Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-12-20

2THE'frst legislative act authorizing til.
construction of a railroad i'll Pennsylva
MIA was passed on March 81, 1928, ant
on April 16, 1884, the first train rar
through from Philadelphia to Columbia
From that beginning the Pennsylvania
Railroad has grown to its present pro
portions. The approaching semi-cen-
tennal anniversary will be appropriately
celebrated by the great corporation.
The last of the terrible Modocs of Laws
Beds fame, a writer in the st Louis
Globe-Democrat says, dwell on a tract Of
1000 acres near the village of Seneca,
on the division line between the Indian
TERRITORY and Missouri. There are
twenty-six families, numbering 106 per
| sons. They arc losing their warlike
| character, and are becoming agricultu'
rists, and in doing this they are still as
listed by the general government. which
suppl1es rations and an instructor in ag'
riculture. -r-.-tnu
u ori Wasn't a Liar.
Arkansaw Traveller.
What is your name?' asked
the United States attorney of an
| old 'squatterhw who had been sum-
moned before the court as a wit
ness. 7no O. OTIS. 80 '
(which name, squirrel
\ Your right name, of course
'Iiain't got none.
what, you don't mean to say
fthat you haven'tgot a name
oh, no sir ~
This sum mons says that your
name is Ananias Peters. Is that
SOP
Reckin 1T is.
) Thought you didn't have a right
name!
s I amt.
Look here, don't triAe with this
couht. Your prevarication will not
be liberated here. Why did you
saySthat Ananias Peters was not
your right name7
Case'it wasn't right to name a
boyAAnanias, therefore it amt a
rIght name. The Bible, I believe,
Esorter called Ananias a liar.
which, interposed the Judge,
makes it peculiarly applicable to
ito your case.
r Look ashere, Jedge.I don't want
to progic with you, case you've
got the upper hand of me, but I
don't want5you to hit me with the
Bible. A mans in a bad enough
fix when yer fling the law at him,
but when yer fling the law and
the gospel both he amt got no
show.
Il Where do you lives asked the
attorney.
l. At home.
But wherei is your home?
In the neighborhood o'whar l
i've
The Judge turned away to con-
eeal a smile, and the attorney,
giving the squatter a look of ex>
treme;severity, said: Do you know
where you are, sir?
n Yes, sir; I'm here.
| You won't be here much longer
unless you answer my questions.
IA 1 am answerin' your questions,
Squire. Go on with your rat KILN.
Where we're you when Mr.. Jas.
en-, the defendant, cut timber from
government land?
81 When did he do the cuttin'7
That's what l went to find out
81 think it was some time in Octo-
Der.
WALL, sometimes in October I
was at one place and sometimes a
luther. =.
Did you ever see him cutting
government timber?
[ believe I did.
Whena
Durin' the war, when he was in
the army.
None of your foolishness now.
Didn't you come along the road
one day in October and talk to the
defendant while he was chopping
down a tree?
No, sir,
Remember that you are on your
oath: So you didn't see him while
he was chopping down a tree?
Didn't say that, Squire, fur l did
see him chopin the tree,
Did you stop and talk to him.
Yes, sir.
Thought you said you didn't
stop and talk to him7
Didn't say it.
What did you say?
Said / didn't talk to him:while
he was chopping, fur when l come
up and spoke, he quit chopplng
Eff thars anything else you want
ter know, fire away.
Nevada Society Gossip,
Carson City (Nev.) Tribune.
MISS Log Davis, of Caudelaria,
will conduct the keno game at the
':Hole in the Wall" tonight.
Lively times aft the tHola in the