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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
FUaMY OLD STORY.

Tom Marshall was engaged i'll the
trial of case in the interior Of Ken
tuckY, when a decision struck him as
so bad that he arose aud SAID.
There never was such ruling as
that since Pontius PLATE presided
over the trial Of Christ
Mr. Clerk said the Court, fine Mr
Marshal ten dollars fol contempt Of
Court
I confess your honor continued
Tom that what l said was little h ard
on Pontiua Plate, but it is the first
time in the history OF Kentucy juris-
prudence that it is held that to speak
disrespectfully OF Pontius PLATE is
contempt eff court.
'DIr. Clerk make it twenty for a
continuous contempt said the judge
solennly.
We'll, judge, Tom added, as you
won all nay money last night at po-
k=r, lend me the twenty.
Mr. Clerk cried the judge hastily,
remit the fine. The State can afford
to lose the money better than I
cam
I congratulate the court upon its
sane condition, said Tom, resuming
his seat amid roars of laughter.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
The KENO BELL.


Gambling is usually considered a
vice and its devotees seldom need any
coaxing to seek the round table when
they have any wealth about their
clothes. One Of the most amusing
sights on the streets Of an evening is
to see that sol Of Africa meander up
and down the sidewalk and in a So
norous voice proclaim to the passer-
by that q keno game is about to COM
mence. and ring bell as though he
were calling the homeless ones in to
a free dinner Or an auction was about
to be held. Perhaps nowhere outside
OF Tombstone can such a sight be
witnessed, and this place can, at least
claim the credit OF being decidedly
ique.-Tombstone Epitaph.
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and Southwest
MERCER SLAUGHTER, G. T. A.
Alexandria va
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
AHelEgT AND EsoDERH PROPOSALS.

NEW STYLE. ,-
Her eyes shone beautiful, joyous
Light when heslelned forward and
said:
julia. I lrave something confden-
tial to tell you.
What is it, Augustus?' she asked
in low, silvery voiee-a kind Of
German silvery voice.
Well, Julia, TO be frank with you
l think'-and then he seemed to be
thinking. I think, he said, that I'M
der some circumstances I might love
you. Now, do you love me?'
yes, Augustus, I do love you
you know do and she flung her ala
baster arms around has neck.
I am very glad, Julia, he said,- for
I like to be loyed.'
Well, Augustus:'
Bat Augustus never said another
word. Fashionable fellows never say
moressthan that nowadays.
They were never married.
OLD STYLE.
May I call you PauiaY' he asked
moiestly.
Yes she said, faintly.
'Doar Paula. may Icall you that p
q suppose so.
DO you know Love you:'
Yes
And shall I love you always?'
II you wish to-
And will you love ine?'
Paula did not reply.
'Will you Paula?' he repeated.
You may love me, she said again.
'Bat don't you love me in return !?
I love you to love me-
Wont you say anything more ex-
plicit?'
L would rather not
They were married and happy
within three months
Moral-Girls meyer tell q fellow
you love him till he has asked you to
be his wife.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
A .ayea Gom9asED YOUTH.

Among other compositions recently
produced ia the Columbia Grammar
School was the following on the rhi-
noceros:
The rinozerus lives in Ashar and
you kant stick a pin in i'm cause biz
3ayslzut i bilt og ole stoves. Wen a
rinozerus II gonter be kid you mus
alwaze go up to him from before so
az he'll kno somtllin Of it am try an
max place for a built to git in.
His nose is got upper teeth that's got
no business ware it IL, and if boy
shoot set down on it he better sta
plugd up with the tooth rels he'll be
all won pore III ruther be poll
wog if I wuz a riaozerus, tho I spose
if wuz I woodent.'
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
BABIES SENT By EXPRESS.

A coloredi man named Al. Hall is
ibe- consignee Of curious shipment
Of 'perishable merchandise made by
express and received here. Hall had
left his two boys down at Bryan, in
Southern Texas, with sister, and
th,. latter. firing Of her charge, adop-
ted a novel expedient Of ridding her
self Of the two hungry encumbran-
ces to her domestic happiness. The
two little darkeys were sent to the
their father by express, c. 0. D. (call
on dad, sure enongh). They arrived
here in good time, and the father,
on being hunted up, exhibited not
the least h=Sitancy in drawing the
amount OF thu express charges
1880 from his wages saved aud laid
bv, on the payment Of which the
Texas express company turned over
the two personal articles as duly bill
led through. fhat $16.5O is likely
to prove a mortgage on the future
happiness Of those two little niggers,
who will be threatened with fore
closure every time they play with
the fire Of q parents wrath.-Chicago
Times.
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she looked beautiful beyond express

ION.
One last glance she cast upon
the. wounded and discounted wretch
at her feet, and then, accepting the
ann of Godfrey Willis, whom all
now saw was her lover as well
as second, she left the field on
which she had won such a victory,
and punished the man who had
made her suffer in the past.
Doyton Musgrove recovered from
his wohnd, but the story got out,
and he sailed for England, unable
to face New York society again.
Barbara and her lover were mar
RED, and doubt if a happier cou-
pie exist than they. The past has
gone and they live in the joyous
present.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
SMILES anp TEARS.

Where is the individual who caught
the fish with baited breath.
If you are troubled with sleepless-
ness, imagine you have got to get
up.
Never, says an Irish orator write
an Anonymous letter without signing
your name toit.'
Many young fellow thinks him
self the cream of society when he is
nothing but a milk-sqp.
a love Gk)not. She-T do wish
him near, because 7 love him, father.'
He-'B Because you love him near, /
do wish him farther,
A man in England'once said, spea-
king Of ayouth who had married i'm
prudently, Why he didn't want a
wife any lnoof'n a toad wants side
pocket
'Durn The dog he said; III settle
his hash Tor him when L go down
there to see Kate tonight And he
proceeded to saturate the seat Of his
trousers with strychuine.
How do uniformity of action, The
abiding place Of talent, and mans in
tellect, resemble each other? The
first is homogeneous, the second is
home o'genius, and the third home
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
pRUAxEaEss lNGURA8LE.
The retreats for hasitual drunkat

The retreats for hasitual drunkatds
which have been established in Eng
land do rot, according to the report
Of the official inspector, appeared to
have accomplished much. There are
but two of them, and the number Of
patients admitted during the last year
has been only fifteen, of which seven
were females. Five have been dis
charged and ten remain under treat
ment. The Inspector, Mr.. Hoffman,.
admits that he is unable to point out
a single case where permanent cure
has been effected. In several cases
however, some good has resulted, and
the general health of the patients has
improved, Of course, during their stay
in the retreats. The experiment, it
will be seen, has been conducted upon
small scale. The most successful
Of theeAmerican retreats have hardly
reformed one out of fifteen Of those
subjected to their treatment; and yet
they are regarded as rather remarka-
bly, successful. Ms. Inspector Hof-
mann is not discouraged, but thinks,
with few amendments and further
experience in working, great progress
may be made toward attaining the
beneficial object proposed.-New York
Stor
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
EaR. SMITH AND THE BEAR

A few days ago Thomas Smith, OF
Hope Bay, had a very narrow escape
from being killed by Il wild beast
He had been to the woods searching
for, cattle. and on coming cut found
himself. face TO face with huge
be,, The aaimal. instead Of fleeing,
turned apon 3Er. Smith and was soon
hugging him for all he was worth.
Being unarmed, with great presence
Of mind Mr. Smith lei2ned death,
and dropped, dragging tie animal
with him, The bear probably reas-
cned that his victim was now safe,
and that he might go for his mate and
have company at the feast. At any
rate lle molested Mr.. Smith no fur
ther, and when the wounded man
looked up Bguin was nowhere to be
seen. Dir. Smith found that his arm
was badly hurt BY bite, and he was
otherwise injured, but still had
strength enough to walk, and he
walked homeward with the best speed
possible, When near his own house
the bear was heard pounding through
The brush, and hal but a few yards
to go to reach his victim when Mr.
Smith fell exhausted within his own
doorway. - Toronto Globe.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
NO. As

Lawson Hung at Chattanooga.
Henry Lawson, the wretch who out
ragged Miss donaldson 3 miles from
Chattanooga, OIL July 4th, was hung
at that place last Friday, in expatia-
ton of crime, the most cruel and
hellish, chaps, in the annals of
Tennessee law. The clever girl,
about. u years old, was work in a
field near her home. Lawson laid
wait for her and drug her into the
woods, where, besides perpetrating
rape upon her, he nearly gashed her
in pieces with a razor, and not salts
fed with that, before leaving her,
while her hands were bound with a
withe and her clothes were tied over
her head, he whipped her with
hickory withe till she was speechless
and unconscious. Fortunately the
girl knew Lawson well, and when
found,s she promptly told who COM
mitted kiio crime. Lawson was ar
rested the next day, tried at once, and
in less than two months paid the
penalty witk-his worthless life. This
was speedy aud colnmendable, justice.
About 1000 or 5000 with essed the ex-
ecution. He was sullen on the scaf-
fold, and when asked what he was
thinking OF sd, Heaven There
is but little h3a7pn for such a wretch.
Knoxville Repnblican.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
Aa HONEST NEGRO.

Aleck Stephens has many stories
to tell Of negroes, and one is of a fa-
nous cotton and chicken depredator,
who since the war met the ey-presi-
dent in the ;oad. We'll, Thomas,
was the kindly salutation. 4 am
sorry to hear that you have been in
Trouble about Mrs Trips chickens
Yes, Mars Aleck. but | done quit all
dat now, said the negro very peni-
tently.. How many did you take be-
fore you stopped asked Mr.. Ste
phens. I tux al she had,' was the
perfect innocent reply. a
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15

John Hunt drove up to tke mines
at Willow Creek, CAL. with a load of
provisions, and fastened his horse to
a tree, near precipice, while he went
into cabin. In his absence a blast
let off ia the mine stripped both
horses OF their harness, and left them
hanging by their halters over the
bank. When he returned one horse
was dead and the other was choking
to death. lie then cut them loose,
when the living horse, after a roll of
25O feet, got up, shook himself, and
walked away.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15
TO Wool Grower

Mr.. A. Fl. Broyles, the agent o,
The Doe RIVER Woo EN- MIILs, viii
hereafter keep at w. R. Eink's Store
an assorted stock OF Yarns, and all
goods manufactured at the Mills.
These will be sold, or exchanged for
woolA Ali parties are requested to
cal and examine the stock and prices
before making any arrangements
1ssewhere.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15

Cattlemen estimate that there is an
annual loss to the State of Nevada Of
a hundred thousand dollars by the
branding of cattle and horses. The
hide is SO badly cut and scared that
loss of from fifty cents ITO dollar
a piece incurred. s,ss.a.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15

There's some things as old as the
hills anyhow said old Uncle Reuben.
What are they?' asked his neice.-
They're the valleys between 'em,
child solemnly answered the sA
man. - -
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JOHN SAUI.@
CATALOGUE or
New, Rare anil B9a1tifll Pa. Is.
EHo TI0f

EUEs LEGI,
Will be ready in February, with q
colored plate. tt is full OF really good
plants. New Dracaenas. New Crotons.
New Roses, New Pelargoniums. Sc.
with rich collection Of Fine Foliage
aud other Graon house AL Il Of
house Plants. well grown and at low
prices; Free to ali my customers. to
others ID cents, or a plain copy free.
Catalogues OF Seeds, Roses, Fruit
Trees, Orchards &c. gratis.
JOHN SAUL.
Washington Dc
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st train. South Boun d

Leave Washington. 11:C5 q. N.
Leave Alexandria f1:25 q. n. Ar
rive at Cbaf'otssvilIa 10 p N.
Fast +ra;n North Pound
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-31
MORGAN j A-0ne hundred and sew.

MORGAN A--One hundred and sew
enty-fOur acres. Comitc River.
MUSE, Mrs NJ R-Six hundred and
fOrty-fOur acres, Comite River, bounded
northwest AM, east by W Il CLANCY,
south by J B Carney, north by McCantz.
NELSON, Mrs None hundred and
sixty acres, Sandy Creek.
ROLLING, S None hundred acres,
Jones Creek, bounded by Brogden, Pike
and Gordon
SARRADET X Co.-North half ofIots
numbers ! and , square number BIB. T..
UNKNOWN OWNERSHIP hundred and
forty acres, r 5 SIR L. Sec titty-eight
west OF Comte river north of Cunning
ham tract, entered by VIM Cooper.
UNKNOWN Owners or heirs of Conrad
Six hundred and thlrty-nine acres,
I ), $ X f, Sec IS west of Comite riv-
or, on Fland road woods.
UNKNOWN Owners or Est +. Bahr-
Fifteen and 4O-lOOth acres, northeast
half of northwest quarter of 7 RI Il.
UNKNOWN Owners or Roman Forstall
T. Co--One hundred and sixty acres,
bounded north by John Arnold, east by
Mrs. Browning, south by Mullen tract,
west ly Comite River.
amount of back taxes, damages and penalties,
taxes of 1873 and 1850 and costs not included.
j. W. BATES.
Sheriff parish of East Baton Rouge, and ex otIicis
Tax Collector.
PARISH OF EAST BATON RouGE. March 11th.Issl.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-31
POSTPONED Tax Collectors Sales

StTATE OF LOUISIANA, vs.. DELIN.
- auen. Tax Debtors Parish OF East Baton
tVage--By virtue of the authority vested in me
by law will proceed to sell at public auction,
at the Courthouse door Of this parish within
frnal sale hours on
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-12-21

CARNATIONS in Canada and in England, where
the Church has missionary bishops The chief
points of difference between the Protestant
Episcopal and the Reformed Episcopal relate
hrst to what constitutes Church of Christ
second, to the nature of the Christian ministry
and third, to the sacrament
The Rev. Adam Miller, for fifty. three
years pastor of the Congregational church at
Hartford, Susquehanna county, Penn, died at
his home on Thursday. December l. He full
hlled his appointments almost invariably for
more than half century. including the first
Sabbath (6th) of November last on which day
he preached and officiated at the regular com
munion service. From that day onward he
gradually failed in mind and body, until he
passed away. The last few days of his life were
passed in entire unconsciousness
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-12-21
Biblical Research.

What may turn out to be clue to the de-
clpherment of the Hittite inscriptions has lust
been discovered. Mr.. Pinches, during recent
VISIT to Paris, copied small clay tablet in the
Louvre which was inscribed with cuneform
characters OF peculiar form and was written
In an unknown language. The ideographs
employed in the text. however, enabled him
70 see that it related to a gift of silver to the
god. On his return to London he re.
examined tablet in the British Museum.
which had been brought from Kappadokia
and was In the same peculiar language and
style OF writing. The latter, as the ideographs
show, is the record of the sale of eighty
horses from the land of Kusa Curiously
enough, among the tablets sent from Nineveh
last summer by Mr. Rassam are two which
record the purchase of horses from Kusa; the
number of horses bought for the Assyrian
King being in one case just eighty. In the
other case 178 horses were sent from Dana and
Kullania, cities which lay to the northwest
OF Arpad. Dana seems to be the Dana of
4enophon's "Anabasis," a town of Kappa
ookla better known as Tyana and now repre-
sented by Kir Hissar. According TO Strabo,
II was built on the mound of Sen1iramis. To
the two Kappadokian inscriptions thus dis.
covered by Mr.. Pinches Professor Sayce has
added third, copied by him last spring at
Smyrna. 1t is on a small gryphon's head
carved out OF red stone, which probably served
70 ornament staff or sceptre and was found
IN Kappadokia, The discovery seems to show
that library similar to those Of Nineveh and
Ba6ylonia exists somewhere in Kappadokia,
and is the source from which the two tablets
have come, while the close relationship between
9he Hittite and Kappadokians, pointed out by
eayce, in the last volume of the Transactions
Oi the Society of Biblical Archaeology makes it
probable that a knowledge of the Kappadokian
language will assist in the displacement of the
Hlttlte texts. The plural accusatve of the Kap.
P9dokian noun frequently terminates in a. ADar-
nle appears to have signifed "of draught" and
mama young" mirtu means in all, i" and isa,s-
NY and isom'a are verbal forms.-Independen
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-12-21
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS,

Among the present errors which
seems to be terminating among the Scotch is a
sprout of Ritualism. It is chiefly found in the
Scotch Episcopal Church The int nse sacer
dotalism of some of its leaders may be Judged
from the fact that the Bishop of Brechin lately
lmperiously demanded that the secular words
clergyman and ministers, should no longer be
applied to those who are priests of God. and
who had received the gift by the laying on Of
hands,"
A member of the English Parlia-
Welsh Calvinistic church 100000, provided the
church would raise $4,000 additional. So
stimulating was the offer that in short time
100000 were raised. 1t is for the Minister'S
Fund, retiring fund, we believe, for the old
and infirm.
The Pope caaonized several re-
nowned saints last week He said that he was
"rejoiced in the midst of his tribulations. to be
able to augment the number of the elect, who
interceded with the Almighty for the church
and society" 1t. was a bit of blasphemy but
the Pope was unconscious of it, ITO augment
the number of the elect" is not in the power of
Leo or any of his counsellors Better would it
have been if he had repeated the old petition,
and directed 1T to the Lord, That it may please
thee speedily to accomplish the number of thine
elect, and to hasten thy kingdom"
AS the result of his five years work
In China DR.. Nevius counts 100 villages which
have become centres of Christian work. and in
these are thirty churches His parish extends
over some 300 miles of country in which he is
the only evangelist employed by the Board,
although the number of conversions have in
creased 20 per cent. in the last few years, there
are still whole provinces. containing an average
OF about 100000 inhabitants, unentered by
missionaries
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-12-21
M A r r I E d

September 28th, at Cork, in Prince Edward
county, Va, by the Rev. ]. R. Crews, Col. Will
LIAM a. WOODS and Miss E. R. MIcHAUx.
November 10th. in Prince Edward county.
Va, by the Rev. j. R. Crews, ]. o. ELAN and
Mrs. M. M. WooDsoN.
November 3oth, at the residence of the brides
father, Augusta county Va, by the Rev. James
Murray, H. FINLEY G1LKEsoN and LULA T.
LAREw.
December 9TH, in the Presbyterian church at
Accomack G. H., Va, by the Rev. John G. An.
derson, OSWALD ADAMS and Miss SARAH MIL
LINER.
December 18th, in Houston, Texas, by the
Rev. Il. ID. Junkin, D, D., CHARLES H. SPRoNG
formerly of Rochester, New York, and Miss
GoRDEtIA BLAKE, daughter of the late DR.. ].
II. Blake, of Houston.
December 8th, at the residence of the brides
mother Kinds county, Miss, by the Rev. J. N.
Vance, JOHN B. RoBINET and Miss ANNA B.
SWANSON
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Tribute of Respect
THOMAS s. HASs.

1hOMAo >. HASS.
AT a meeting of the Session of Springfield
church, Winchester Presbytery, held on Satur-
day, December 3rd 1881, the following minute
was adopted, viz
For the third time, in a few brief years. the
mysterious Providence of God calls this Session
and Church to mourn the death of an earnest
diligent, and faithful Elder
On the 22d of November our beloved brother.
THOMAS SoMMERvILLE Hass was removed from
us by sudden and violent death in the 34th
year of his age.
While we bow to this heavy stroke from our
Fathers hand, and chasten our grief by remem-
bering that He loves His church with infinite
wisdom and tenderness we desire as a Session
to put on record some expression of our sense of
loss, and to bear our testimony to the worth of
our departed brother.
Called at an early age to take part in this
ministry with us" he soon won and retained the
esteem, confidence and affection of his brethren.
Modest and humble, he was yet decided in his
convictions and, in all the church courts from
the Session to the Synod, faithfully followed
those convictions. Attentive to all his duties
as man and as an officer in the Lords house.
ne grew rapidly in knowledge and spirituality.
ana gave rich promise of efficiency and influence
IN the church and in the community in which
he lived
Bright but brief was his career. for the Master
came and called for him leaving MS the cherished
memory OF his many excellences. and the solemn
and tender warning" Be We therefore ready
also for the Son of man cometh at an hour when
ye think not"
ResoIved, That we offer TO his stricken family