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Self-Denial in Children.

Children should be more frequently
put in the way of self-denial and self
sacrifice Each good deed they do com
nits them to the love of the good, and
to trust in the good Take them with
you at times into the homes of the poor,
so that they may see for themselves;
study carefully also and discuss with
them the lives of the illustrious martyrs
the great example Of usefulness in his
tory. Sc when you rouse. in them de-
sire to be like them in fidelity of prin-
ciple you kindle generous spark of
enthusiasm which will ennoble and beau
tify their lives "-ProfeS8or adler.
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No. NAIL leaves Richmond daily except
Sunday, for Huntington. Connects closely at
Gordonsvllle for Lynchburg Connects at Hunt
ington with steamers for Portsmouth Maysville
and Cincinnati
No. EXPRESS, runs daily to Huntington.
Connects closely at Gordonsville for Lynchburg.
No. 5 ACCOMMODATION leaves Richmond
daily, except Sunday, at $3.50 P NJ, and arrives
at Gordonsville at 7:15 P M on SATURDAYS only
will run to Staunton, arriving at 1915 P. M
No. q MIXED, leaves Charlottesville daily
except Sunday, at APO P. M, on arrival of Viz
ginia Midland Mail from Danville and Lynch
burg, and arrives at Williamson's at lis A. NJ.
SLEEPING CARS on No. 8 from Richmond
to White Sulphur. On No. l from White Sui
phur to Huntington
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A Low VoIoE-A good Quaker, eigh-
tty-hve years of age, whom no one ever
heard speak cross word, was asked by
a young man how he had been able,
through the trials anG 2erplexities of
long life, to keep always so pleasant. He
replied, Dayton, if thee never allows thy
voice to rise, thee won't ever be likely to
get very angry" Remember this chill
dren, and try to keep your voices soft
and low"
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lessness that are thus formed are not the
greatest evils resulting from this bad
practice: the selfshness that it fosters is
the worst thing about it. How devoid
of conscience, how lacking in all true
sense of tenderness, or even of justice,
girl must be who will thus consent to
devote all her time out of school to pleas
uring, while her mother is bearing all the
heavy burdens of the household st.
Nicholas.
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Answer to Enigma.

The answer to enigma in the paper of Sep
TENDER 18th has been given by
Belle M. Barney, fredericksburg, Va.
Louie L. Gaines, Burkeville, Va.
Wright Denny, Amelia c. H, Va
Wade Vaughan, Norfolk, Va.
Mary Claud Bean, Dagger's Springs, Va.
The answer is, =" Let brotherly love continue"
Heb. xiii /.
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A connects for Farmville, Lynchburg, and all
points in the Southwest.
B connects for Milton, N G.
@ connects for Asheville and all points in
West North Carolina
D connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia
E connects for Jacksonville and all points in
Florida
F connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia and Chattanooga, Nashville, Mem
phis, and all Texas points.
G connects for Selma, Meridian, Jackson, and
Vicksburg
H connects for Galveston and all Texas points.
Trains from the above-named points aTriye IN
Richmond at 4:43 P NJ, $50 A. NJ, and 6.39
PM
Trains between Greensboro and Salem run
daily except Sunday.
Trains on North Carolina division make CON
nection at Goldsboro' with the w. & W.R.R. TO
and from Weldon and Wilmington.
Pullman Palace Drawing-room and Sleeping
Cars run through on Train No As from N. York
and Richmond to Atlanta and from Greensboro
TO Augusta, and on Train No. AZ from Boston,
Mass to Savannah, Ca, vid. Richmond
Tickets sold to all points south, south east, and
southwest, and baggage checked through.
No lay-over checks given on local tickets.
:. r. MACMURDO
General Passenger Agent, Richmond, Va.
I. M. r. TALooTT, General Superintendent
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No. NAIL, leaves Huntington daily, except
Sunday. The No. 2 train leaving Huntington
on Saturday lies over at White Sulphur from
$50 A. M. Sunday till 900 A. M. Monday.
Virginia Midland Mail from Danville and
Lynchburg connects closely at Gordonsville with
No. for Richmond
No. 4 EXPRESS, @. B. s. & P. P. steamer
leaves Cincinnati at P. M daily, and is due at
Huntington to connect with No. Express,
which runs daily to Richmond.
No. 6 ACCOMMODATION, leaves Gordons,
vile daily, except Sunday, at 525 A. M, and
arrives at Richmond at 800 A. M. On Mon
days only runs from Staunton, leaving Staunton
at 2;55 A. M.
No. %, mixed, leaves Staunton daily except
Sunday at 5:40 A. NJ. receiving passengers from
Virginia Midland train, leaving Washington al
7:10 A. M, and arrives at Richmond at 5 P. M.
Sleeping Cars on No. 2 from Huntington to
White Sulphur. On No. from White Sulphur
to Richmond
For Rates, Tickets Baggage Checks, &C., ap-
ply to R. II. Fisher, Agent, G. & o. Depot. Or
A. W. CARRIER, Agent, 826 Main st., Richmond.
W M. S. DUNN,
Engineer and Superintendent.
CONWAY R. HOWARD, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent
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pichmond, fredericksburg and
IO Potomac Route.
ON AND AFTER NOVEMBER 9TH, trains
IN fbic road rr,;11 c,11

AO Potomac Route.
ON AND AFTER NOVEMBER 9TH. trains
on this road will run as follows:
NORTH BOUND.
9:12 A. NJ, leaves Byrd-Street station daily lex
cept Sunday due at Washington,
lilo ?. NJ; Baltimore 3:O5 P. NJ;
Philadelphia, $50 P. NJ; New York,
1905 P NJ
BOO P. NJ, leaves Byrd-St station daily, due at
Washington, 925 P. NJ; Baltimore,
11:25 P. NJ. Philadelphia, 1925 A.
M. N. York, 6.45 A. M.
400 2. NJ, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for
Junction leaves Broad st. station
daily Except Sunday)
SOUTH BOUND.
1915 P. NJ. arrives at Byrd-Street station daily
exceptSunday) Leaves New York,
8:15 A. NJ; Philadelphia 11:45 A.
NJ; Baltimore, $3.50 Z. NJ Wash
ington $40 P. NJ.
lao A. NJ, arrives at Byrd-Street station dali
ly. Leaves New York, 1000 P. M. ;
Philadelphia, ITO A. NJ. Balh-
more, 4:55 A. NJ; Washington, $50
Am.
843 A. NJ, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN ar
rives at Broad Street station daily
Except on Sundays)
@. A. TAYLOR.
General Ticket Agent.
ED. 7. MYERS, General Superintendent
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& DANVILLE RAILROAD.
LII On and after JULY 18th, 1880, the trains
on this road will run daily as follows:
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THE BEST PREPARATION FOR
THE HAIR NOW KNOWNI

1t gradually restores gray hair to its natural
color, producing rapid and luxurious growth,
eradicates Schurf and Dandruf, cures all diseases
of the Scalp, and relieves neuralgia in the head
and headache, and prevents the hair from falling
out. Try it.
From Rev. W. W. Bennett, D. D. President OF
Randolph Macon College:
tried the Xanthine, and found it to be all
it claims in restoring the hair to its natural color
and removing dandruf. w. w. BENNETT"
de 3-tf
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sees us, too, by name Professor Mitchell
did not know the boys. God knows.
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(CUT THIS QUIZ
(CUT THIS QUIZ
RICHMOND, Va, June &c, 1880.

RICHMOND, VA, June &c, 1880.
Mr.. ". s. Pitcher. Agent for MorrisOns PiHs:
Dear Sir,-On May 18th last, purchased one
set of MoRRISON'S PILLS from you for
Gravel and Stone in the Bladder, and took
them regularly till on the 10th day of this
month, when passed stone ! inch in diane
ter and inch long, and since then have been
In better health than for several years before.
About the first of this month I passed quite
large gravel, and that gave me some relief, but
1 was not entirely relieved until on the 10th
instant. l give this testimonial that others
suffering from this terrible aflction may read it
and find relief by using this valuable remedy.
Yours truly, R. n. ANDERSON"
Or. H. ANDERSON & Co., Shirt makers)
STOMACH, LIVER, KIDNEY or BLADDER
DISORDERS, JAUNDICE, CHILLS, SICK
HEADACHE, INDIGESTION AND
COSTIVENESS ENTIRELY
RELIEVED.
MORRISON'S (English) PILLS Sl.5o per
set; mailed to any address.
W. S. PITCHER, Agent,
81 East Main Street, Richmond Va.
no Ply
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JOHN BOOKER.

NHR CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY.
On and after AUGUST Oath, 1880 Passenger
Trains will run as follows:
, 1880-12-10
A Widow Clrculnyented.

There was o Detroiter among the
trio of officials who passed over the
route of the Butler road to secure the
right of way. In some cases farmers
signed off checrfully; in others money
had to be used, but in one case the
committee found most determined OPP
position, The road would divide a
widows farm, and she was independ-
ent, obstinate and defiant. She knew
that her hay stacks and barns would be
destroyed by sparks, her live stock run
owe by trains, and her slumbers dis
tufbed by the rattle of trains, and she
wouldn't listen to argument. In this
emergency one of the committee said:
Madam, do you know of any widow
in this neighborhood who would be
willing to board gentleman connected
with the construction of our road? He
is widower, and prefers to board with
widow.
"No, I don't know as I do. is he q
nice man ?"
Splendid man, and has money in the
bank, We want him TO locate perma-
nently at this point, and are in hopes he
will take wife. 1t is very unfortunate
that"
81 never did take the borders," she
unused, 'but-"
"H you only could, now I'm sure you
would not regret il. He is extremely
fond of children, and would be like u
father to your little ones"
Perhaps / might to accommodate you. "
"Ah thanks. He would be here next
week if this right OF way matter was de
cided, but as it is he may not"
"Do you agree to pay damages if you
burn my barn?"
"Of course we do"
"And I'll probably get used to the
noise ?"
"Oh, Of course, in week you won t
mind it. Fact is, you'll sit up every
night till midnight, anyhow, after the
gentleman arrives"
.Oh, no, shan't; shall never love
again; but if he is nice man, and loves
children, why, don't know as ought
to stop your road I guess I'll sign y
Free Press.
, 1880-12-10
A Baby Coach In the Hall.
A baby carriage i'm the hail

A baby carriage in the hall.
The happiest piece of furniture that
any house can boast, always making an
honorable exception in favor of the era
die.
The baLy "arria gr means n home.
WItnt E.. only place to stay in.
1t meana dear little dimple dar.
ling'-that makes sunshine all the time
when il hasn't got the collie.
1t means happy mother, whose life
is filed with all tender care, all sweet re-
sponsibilities, all wonderful hope for the
future.
1t means a father who holds his head
up among men with the gnndost dignity
that any man may know.
To the mother it is Baby"
To the father it is ''My boy"
That baby carriage in the hall means
all the wealth of rosy hours as mother
sings lullaby songs perhaps.
Hush, ny dea lie stun md sumter
hnry angels guard thy be ~
When all the time she is the aLgel
that God appointed to guard it, as none
of all high heavens host could do.
1t means world of plans and projects
which all center in that one little lite.
1t means father that studies his bank
balance with wonderful diligence, for
MY son must have Il good education,
AMI II good start in life," you know.
And he goes home and catches the
laughing toddler up, and reddens the
dimples with his whiskers, and then adj
dressing him with comical dignity, asks,
well, Governor, where shall We go
now?".
And although he only calls him "Gov
ernor, D." the mothers heart says and the
father wouldn't deny it were she to put
it in words that more likely it would be
President, in that dim, beautiful and cer-
tainly grand future.
Her choice, though, would be that he
should be good man and happy one.
Between them both they parcel out for
his manhood's years all that makes life
worth the living.
The baby carriage in the hall means o
good deal, does it not?
1t means everything to the father and
mother.
means more than can be told.
II you have such piece of furniture
in use you know all about it,
If you haven'G it's waste of raw ma
terial to bother you with.
, 1880-12-10
The Tramp's Story.

''Say, pard you've stood by me through
thick and thin, you have. It'll be one
white spot on yer book in the next
world, that will. Raise my head up,
there, that'll do, old pard. You and l,
we've been long time on. the same
road"
"Aye, that we have, joe"
"Do you know, pard, I'm going on a
long tramp in little while?"
"You? why, where, Joe? You and 1
can't give up the road now?"
"Ah, yes, pard, we must; You'll stay
here. Those rains-the cold, wet gar
ments--they've done the job for me,
pard. I'm going to apply at a new door
in short while"
why, you're sick, Joe. You'll bave
to rest here in this old barn till / can
brace up your tired body bit"
'-Ah, friend, I've no need for bodily
rest now 1t is the soul, the mind that
is heavy. I've kept up as long as | could,
pard. But didn't want to give out
till reached this spot"
"Why, Joe, what do you mean-have
you ever been here before?"
''Beforel Come, pard! I'll tell you
something. Do you see those beams up
there? Yes; we'll, when l was boy I've
played many q time tag up there on the
same beams. Those holes cut in the
clap boards up there under the eaves-I
cut for my doves. Open the barn door
there, that'll do. Do you see that little
red house there at the further end of the
lot? / was born i'll that house--yes, J.
was. I've felt this body growing weaker
every day. pard; but l kept up-I
wanted to die near the old home"
"Old home, Joe?"
"Yes, this was the home of my boy
hood. Here in this barn I've helped my
father thresh many bushel of wheat.
I've pulled the wagon out OF the corner
many Sunday morning, hitched the
team to it, and took the old folks to
church. 1t was too good to last long,
pard. / must go to the city, thought.
When left the dear old home l was
honest; yes, honest and would wrong
no man of cent, knowingly"
"Well, / went to the city. went in
to ways of temptation, and fell. The
old folks mt home grew worried-and L,
God help me, went from bad to worse.
/ forged nay employers name to the
check-was detected, and sent up for
four years. They told me Of my moth
er's dealt, after she had heard of my fall.
/ sarved the term out; could get no
work you know how that is. To-day,
when wo came past the gravoyar, ,
you'll remember stopped at two graves
mother and fathcr-both gone. That's
all-rm h-happy-now. j can-see the
old-home- e-anll-and dark mother
keep--your poor-b-boy,
Joe, the tramp, was dead--dead with
his eyes fixed upon his old home and
his pard went out into the world
alone.
, 1880-12-10
To Prevent Fires.

Most of the fires that occur might be
avoided by proper care, and the follow.
ing hints, if carefully observed, will aid
materially in avoiding such accidents:
l. Never leave matches where thew
can be reached by children, and II
one should fall on the floor, be sure
and search for it until you find it. A
match, when trodden upon, readily ip.
mites, and if unobserved, may cause a
serious fire, or, what is more likelv
set lady's dress in flames. Rats and
mice have q great fondness for matches.
and often carry them off to their holes
where, 10y nibbling, they set them on
fire. Always keep matches in tin boxes.
and never in paper packages.
2. Children should be strictly pre-
vented from playing with fire. and
severely punished, if caught SO offend
ing. 1t is far better that they should
undergo the Inconvenience of little
wholesome chastisement than either set
the house on fire, disfigure themselves
for life. or be burnt to death from the
want of being severely punished for disc,
bedience.
3. Never leave lamp or candle burn
ing at your bedside on table when YOU
go to bed, and avoid reading in bed; this
is most fruitful cause OF loss of life and
property.
4. If piece of paper is used to light
lamp, see that it is properly eXtinguish-
ed before leaving it, as it will sometimes
burst out on fire after it is supposed to
have been completely extinguished.
5. If there is an escape of gas, so that
the smell of it is very apparent, open the
doors and windows Immediately to allow
its escape, and facilitate the entrance Of
fresh air; and above all things avoid
coming any way near with light of any
description. AS soon as you can, shut off
the gas at the meter.
, 1880-12-10
mUsDmu Tas SOUTH SEAS
Outragss an Ens ltsh Vessels by Natives
oG the soi oInOn tsiathds,

San FRAscIsce, Dec. I. From the Sydney Herald
of the 4th OF November: The brigantine CoTealis,
while seeking harbor at Win, near Mslata, of the
Solomon group, was attacked by natives. OF the
crew. fve whites and one Fijian were killed. Capt.
Mckenzie, government agent, and boat 8 crew, who
were ashore at the time, pulled distance Of 10
miles 10 procure assistance. Three other vessels re-
turned and recaptured the vessel The of the
murdered Daniel Creelner mate; james
Natherwood and Vim. Kershaw, seamen; w. McKen-
zte, the captains son andgilliam Huntley, appren-
tiee. The steward, George Ward, was severely
wounded, but managed to conceal himself till the
vessel was retaken, Two native men, one woman
and boy, were captured and taken to Levuka The
natives of RewA completely wrecked the residence
Of Mrs. Williams ut Snmatis- who narrowly
escaped with her life. While the cutter Idaho.
Captain Mcmillan, was recruiting labor at
the Island OF Sante natives boarded her under the
pretepse of inQuirlng for labor aud the absence
of boats crew 1T the shore tonahawked the cap
tain and the native crew remaining board except
two, who got below, obtained muskets and drove
the mirderers overheard. The boat's crew were at
tackled at the same time, and all killed but two
who reached the cutter and sailed away. The shoot
ing OF some natives and running down OF some ca
noes, about three months ago were the causes of
the attack. The natives are armed with modern
weapons obtained from Queensland, and grow daily
more dangerous and inbolent. Traders assert that
no ones life IL safe amongst the Islands nor viii be
30 until there Is radical change in the absurd
regulations which have n0nrished contempt in the
native mind Tor the English dag.
, 1880-12-10
Is "Damnr an Oath +!

Damn, as q noun substantive is on
old regular word, used frequently in En-
glish writer's down to the first part Of the
seventh century. We do not see why so
ponderous word has been dropped by
photographers. In some places, as, if
we speak of how original sin lies heavy
on US, it seems most appropriate word.
"We inherit, with Adams nature, the
damn cleaving to it," This use Of the
word came down to our American grand
fathers, and lasted even till the time
when the Continental currency was a
dead Gloss" So came the expression
"Not worth Continental mot worth
Continental DAMN" or dead loss"
And for short: ''Not worth damn"--or
bit of paper that was dead loss! 1t is
not to the credit Of our American lexico-
graphers that they have not recognized
this origin OF phrase peculiarly Ameri-
can, and that if 'slang" at first, having q
basis in fact, like countless number of
other words, it has been enrolled as q
factor in our accepted language--as
'gerrymandering" has been. The peo-
pie did better than their writer's of prim-
ers, grammars, and dictionaries. Damn
means loss lin American parlarce, as
above, worthless scrip Damnable,
for It's general meaning, signifies
worthy of severe censure." Only when
used in theological connection does it
imply what Puritans suppose. 1t, most
certainly, is not ''swearing' and, ex-
cept by the imposition OF the Puritan
Specification, it is not cursingl And yet
we remember hearing people, using o
phrase whose history they know not, say
"I do not care cuss"-meaning
curse. Il Freeman's Journal.
, 1880-12-10
TaE NORTH ERN PACIFIC.
More about the New Syndicat~--The Road
TO be N,n,ao o0 Al ..SSisiohs

NEW York Dec IA Philadelphia special fur
nishes additional facts concerning the Northern Pa
cifc syndicate. From the engineers estimate 1t is
thought that SiO,o0O000 will prove more than
enough to complete all the lines. The syndicate
take this amount in first mortgage per cent bonds,
which to be- issued at the rate OF 5000 mile.
As the entire line will be 1000 miles in length,
1t will be noticed that the issue will be exhausted
before this limit ia reached but of the total issue,
an amount equal to the bonds on the Pen d'Oreille
division, which IL bonded at the rate of $4,000
mile, and the bonds OF tho Missouri division which
is bonded at half that amount. will be reserved to
retire those bonds at maturity The syndi-
cate agree to take of the issue during the
coming year and this is thought to be all that
be expended with advantage by the company.
The Northern Pacific IL to build the road
itself, dealing directly with the contractors
who do the work and without the intervening Of n
construction company. As the company has now
completed road enough upon which to issue the en-
treainount OF the bonds that to be sold during
the fret year, work three divisions Of the line
will begin simultaneously. The advance guard ia
now grubbing the line On the Montana division.
The surveyors locating the line on the Yellow
stone division OF 40 miles, and work will soon be-
gin on the Cascade division on the Pacific coast
The expectation now is that the company viii be
able to complies mile day ut least. daring the
coming year.
, 1880-12-10
TRE WHIPPING POST
Reeomme dsd ny Honry Dersh In FOrci-
be Terms.

NEW YORK, Der. Lat meeting In Cooper Insti.
tue last night OF friends of prison reform Henry
Bergh astonished the assemblage by declaring him
self utterly opposed to the sentiment of the meeting
He said; believe that ~ man cannot live with
out numbering somebody, he must be got out OF the
way. say kin him. great deal has been said
about improving criminals, Let me tell You how!
would abolish all pententi aries in the land and
save all expense VI running. In their place would
have whipping poets everywhere, and to make sure
fhat the lash was laid fairly on would offer re.
ward for the invention OF q steam machine that
could not be bribed with Offers of political place or
money. No man has had 4 better opportunity 10 see
what criminals are inhte Of than have had and
tell you that hundreds Of them commit crime 10 be
sent to places which you provide for their comfort
. nney are warm and clean there. They get good
soup and potatoes and everything which hard. work.
ing honest men and women not ges in your tone.
ment houses