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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15
SPELLING MArcu.-rhursdsy CIV,

SrgLLIso MArcn.--rhursdsy even.
ing. at the Fair. there will 10 an old
fashioned spelling match for the prize Of
a Eve dollar gold piece. Any one who
wishes can enter. and the last ons
spelled down viii! receive the prizs.
During the Fair q match for the chsm>
pion speller Of King county will 10
held. To decide the winner. Prof In-
graham will pronounce two hundred
III the bardeat words he can nnd in the
Eaglish language. which are TO 20
written by the contestants. lie or she
who writes the greater number correctly
shall bs declared tho champion spcller
Of King county.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

The Census OF 1880 10 nov . thing oi
the past. but il has punctured many
bubbles and lsft behind it manv heart.
burning. The ruthless figures have
brought Low the prs;entions OF ambi
ti"u. ans and cities. hut the number
1T er~.gs Who have been cured Of
bss .ele aud kidney di.es.e, by ,hs
u e Of the Oregon Kidney Tee u y
@nch greater than the prnpsie or.
hoped for or imsgined. that they hsv,
doubled their capacity for manui.ctar.
bag u to keep psce with thu demand
Sold everywhere.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

WHITMAN COUNTY NOMINATIONS
The Democrats Of whitman. county
have made nominations as Iollowr: For
Councilman--J IADow. For Repre-
s+ntatives John Tabor and w n
Ea.sea. For Prosecuting Attorney ~
v OD~n. For Auditor w r McKsrn.
For Treasurer Thee Kennedy. Fos
Scnooi Superintendent - Miss n DAvis.
For Assessor-R DUFF County Con-
missioners = h Woodwork. 3 ID Stew
ems and q II Mcqueen.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

Deputy p N.--Dusing Postmaster
Cars absence 10 the East the postcffios
II this city viii be snder the supervi.
sion Of Mr. w J Colkets. . young man
who has bsen in the office several
months. aud Who IL familiar With the
routine Of postolfice work. This an.
noancement 10 made ct the instance ol
persons concerned, to correct . missp.
prshension that has arisen from the er.
roaccus statement OF . contemporary
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

SPoKAN NOMINATIONS The Demo-
Gratis Of Spokan county have nominAte
G > Irby for Probate Judge, r A
Hutchiasoo for Auditor. VI Sullivan for
Sheriff. Stephen Whitman for Treas
urer. John N HofNetter for Represen.
tstive. and T r Jennings, J W Stevens
and A Harker for County Commission.
sioners.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

Rails. A few drops Of rain fell last
evening. It's coming Is . warning to
grain sud hop farmers 10 hurry in their
crops. Next week will be lifetime for
our fall eqninoctiai. and there is no
telling how much rain and wind we'll
have then. Delays now are dangerous.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

THs DAKorA.--JAck Levy received
. Dispatch last evening from Victoria
stating that thu Dakota had arrived
there At II o'clock Monday evening.
and would not sail for the Sound before
wulnesday morning. thus making her
ass hcrs At o'closk today. The
esener victnria. Of 0oodall. Peftins B
casline. arrived 1t Victoria ct o'clock
yesterday morning. but will not coms
% the Sound this trip.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

A MEASUREMENT Some unreliable
scribblsr. writing from this city TO the
Portland Standard. says that "Mrs
Harmon. Of the New England. IL absut
to lease her hotel TO popular man Of
this city" This assertion, We are au.
thorisod to say. Is false from beginning
70 end. Mrs Harmon has presided
over the New England ever sincs u
was opened. and for sught she knows
will continne landlsdy Of her house a.
long A. she lives.
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NieAe,.'. saaa,l,s,s l.j.e.,o.,

Niehels'a 1alaili6ls lnJe~slon.
Guaranteed to cure promptly and per.
manently every case Of 0onor rh9a.
elect and Whites. no matter Of how
lsng stsnding. II directions ere followed.
Intsrnsl medicine not rscommeaued or
usceesary. A cure guaranteed o. money
refunded. For aals BY N. r. Cody &
Co.. vholesals and retail druggists. Sc.
attic. W. r.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

TuREE SICK CHIIDREx.--Mr Maid
ment l. sorcly afflicted In the mxtter Of
family sickness. Master Dick. though
convAlescent. 10 still confined to the
house. where hs hss bean for many
long weeks past. Nov Hattie and
Charlie are down. and are ~ sick ~
ever Dick was. II Is rough on The ia
ther and mother. as we'll a. on the
children themselves. and ne hope that
no mors sickness will trouble them for
an ordinary lifetime 20 come.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

PsssoxAL.-Nr Ellioott. Of the U 6
Coast Survey. l. 10 the city. Mall
Nortnn. after An ahsenos II . nonth q
.. came home last night.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

The 6rs ~ oaly shines when On the
ring. So il h With the mfnd; when
CO Ne sset We darkeu.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

THE Boss LUNCH AND THE BEST
BExR. you will always 6nd .: the
Concosdis Hall. ON Mill street, not
only the hcst Of home made. hat also
the sxcsllsat ilamboldt Lager Bier.
Also imported bser IN quart ~ pint
bottles Rolled ham and oil kinds OF
cold lunches % order.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15

] VS. dying slowly bat surely. not
non eonesmptiou, hnt froa the equally
destructive dis<ase. Dyspepsia. Getting
wore aad weaker uuder the trsstmcns
Of soinene practitioners. / concluded n
try bottle Of PfuDdcr's Oregon Blood
Purifier. snd An glad - ackuowledse
herewith my steady improvement.
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Well Punished,

Our faithful friend, Jet, a powerful
dog, lived with us on the Navesink
Highlands One summer we had a bright
little fellow who, although not in the
least vicious, yet had boys propensity
to destroy, and to injure, and to infict
pain. Master Willie loved Jet dearly,
and yet he would persist in torturing the
patient dog outrageously, striking hard
blows, punching with sharp sticks, and
pulling hair cruelty. One summers after
noon Jet was lying on the front piazza,
taking a nap, and Willie came out and
assaulted him with new carriage-whip
which had been left in the hall Jet
knew the child ought not to have the
whip, so he went and called the nurse S
attention, as he often did when the chill
dren were getting into mischief or dan
ger. But the girl did not give heed, as
she should have done, and Willie kept on
following Jet from place to place, plying
the lash vigorously. Finding he was left
to deal with the case himself, Jet quietly
laid the young one on the floor, carefully
took good grip in the gathers of his
little frock, lifted him clear, and gave him
a hearty, sound shaking. Then he took
the whip, trotted off to the barn with it.,
came back, stretched himself out in the
shade, and finished his nap. The young
gentleman did not interfere with him
again, and ever afterward treated him
with great consideration. st Nicholas
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A Mothers Training.

There were six children in the house
hold-three sons and three daughters.
The mother was a CHEEKY, quiet, religious
woman, thoroughly bound up in her
household. The husband was resolute,
defiant, outspoken unbeHever. He was
a journalist, and lost no opportunity to
have his fling at Christianity. Unbeiiev-
ers, bitter as himself, were frequent guests
at his table, and made themselves merry
with the Bible and religious faith before
the children. The mother seldom bore
any part in the conversation. Not one
of the children entertained the opinions
of the father As they grew up one after
another came into the church. The sons,
especially, were noted for their intelligent
Piety. l felt great curiosity to know
how Mrs. Long accomplished her difficult
task-by what means she had neutralized
the influence of her husband, and how
she had led her entire flock into the fold
OF the Redeemer. [ asked Mrs. Long to-
give me some clue to her method. "Well, >"
she said, it is very simple matter.
never opposed my husband, never argued
with him, nor disputed on the subject Of
religion. | never belittled him in the
eyes of the children. Butt never allow
ed them to go to bed without reading a
few short verses of something the Saviour
had said put his words over against
the words of men. If the devil cast in
the tares and went his way, might not
the truth be as potent? And that the
whole Of it. Christian at Work
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What was the surprise when, on opening
the gullet, a gold necklace fell into his
hand The wife looked at it confounded;
the weaver exclaimed, 1.-The Lord helps,
and in haste took the chain to the nearest
goldsmith, told him how he had found it,
and received with gladness two dollars,
which the goldsmith offered to lend him
for his present need.
The goldsmith soon cleaned the trinket
and recognized it as one he had seen be-
fore. "Shall l tell you the owner?" he
asked, when the weaver called again
" Yes" was the Joyful answer, for l
would gladly give it back into the right
hands.
But what cause had he to admire the
wonderful ways of God, when the gold
smith pronounced the name of his master
at the factory Quickly he took the neck
lace, and went with it to his former en-
ployer. In his family, too, there was
much JOY in the discovery, for suspicion
was removed from a servant. But the
merchant was ashamed and touched he
had not forgotten the words uttered by
the poor man when. he was dismissed.
" Yes, he said, thoughtfully and kindly,
the Lord helps; and now you shall not
only go home richly rewarded, but 1 will
no longer leave without work so faithful
and piOus workman, whom the Lord so
evidently stands by and helps you shall
henceforth be no more in need" Thus,
He who fed Elijah by living ravens,
proves himself equally able to supply the
needs of his tried servant by the same
bird when dead,-Advocate
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A Brothers Legacy.
BY NJ. H. ROWLAND.

A telegraph messenger ran up the
steps of No. 10 Place. At his quick
ring the door opened, and young lady
took the message. There was but one
line, yet it stood out in the morning
light with terrible distinctness:
Your brother Ralph died this morn
ing, at 5 o'clock"
The color faded from the girls cheek,
and she leaned heavily against the door
way, gazing at the paper as if stricken
dumb The boy waited moment, then
softly touched her shoulder, saying:
Please, ma m, there's ten cents to pay.
" Yes, forgot" she said then me
chanically drew out her purse, paid him,
and entered the house.
The boy ran down the steps, saying
wonder what was the matter p
What lUaS the matter Only one line
of writing, yet how much it meant
Ralph was dead, he, the loved and
absent brother, would return no more to
the hearts that missed him Far, far
away, whittier he had gone to in a
place for himself, with the dew of youth
upon his head, he had lain him down and
died.
There was a sound Of great weeping
in that home, for the terrible shadow Of
death was there.
Two weeks afterward, the bell rang
again, and an expressman carried into
the house trunk marked d" Ralph Gray -
Kind letters had come telling of the
brothers sickness and death, telling also
of his life and the honored name he had
left: pleasant words were these to the
loved ones but nothing had made his
death so real as the sight of Ralph s
trunk without Ralph
Helen Gray knelt before her brother S
trunk, and, with trembling hand, raised
the cover; kind hands had neatly packed
the things within, and as Helen took out
the folded clothes, still bearing the i'm
press of the wearer, each garment seemed
to speak his name. At last, as she
opened his desk and saw a few boyish
treasures within, a great wave Of grief
swept over her, and, with a burst oil
tears, she cried 10, Ralph, come back
come backl'
Then her fearful gaze rested on worn
little book half diary and half account
book. Opening it, she saw pasted on the
first page a newspaper slip containing
| these words
"a worthy Quaker thus wrote j
rexpect to pass through this world but
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The Dead Raven.

There was a poor weaver living in the
little German town of Wupperthal; a
poor man In his outward circumstances,
bat rich toward God, and well known in
his neighborhood as one who trusted in
the Lord at all times. His constant faith
expressed itself in what became his habit
ual ueterance under all circumstances
Of trouble and perplexity "The Lord
helps, he was wont to say and he said
it undauntedly, even when it looked as
if the Lord had forsaken him Such a
time it was when, in season Of scarcity
work ran short, many hands were dis
charged and the master by whom our
weaver was employed gave him his dis
missal. After much fruitless entreaty
that he might be kept on, he said at last,
Well the Lord helps, and so returned
home. His wife, when she heard the sad
news, bewailed it terribly; but her hus-
band strove to cheer her with his accus-
toned assurance. The Lord helps he
said and even although as the days went
on poverty pinched them sorely, nothing
could shake his firm reliance on Him in
whom he trusted At last came the day
when not penny was left no bread, no
fuel in the house; only starvation stared
them in the face. Sadly his wife tidied
and swept the little room on the ground
floor in which they lived The window
was open, and possibly the words were
heard outside with which the weaver
strove to keep up their courage "The
Lord helps Presently a street, boy
looked saucily in, and threw dead raven
at the feet Of the pious man There
saint, there is something for yen to eat,
he cried.
The weaver picked up the dead raven
and stroking The feathers down, said
compassionately Poor creature, thou
must have died Of hunger" When, how.
ever, he felt its crop, to see whether il
was empty, he noticed something hard
and, wishing to know what had caused
the birds death, he began to examine it
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once. If, therefore, there is any kind
ness can show, or any good thing can
do to any fellow-being, let me do it no,U.
Let me not defer nor neglect it, for |
shall not pass this way again
This, then, had been the motto for the
last year of Ralph's earthly life, and the
record following showed that it had not
been forgotten. The expenses recorded
were comparatively few for himself, but
long list of items showed how his small
income had gone. There was written
down: A present for my mother" "a
present for my sister - A donation for
the Sunday School," Bought flowers of
poor woman = Books for my class"
" A Christmas present for my landlady;"
A Christmas present for my washer
woman; Fifty cents to poor cripple,
and so the generous list went on-a great
number of small kindnesses, giving beau
tlful evidence of the noble life that Ralph
Gray had tried to live.
AS Helen closed the little book her
tears ceased to flow Surely this young
life, though brief, had not been in vain.
A g low of grateful gladness came over
her face, and looking up to heaven, she
exclaimed: Dear Ralph, this is your
best legacy -
"Sorrowful, yet rejoicing, Helen Gray
went on her way, holding very precious
the name of Ralph, and cherishing in her
heart the sacred words from his legacy
" expect to pass through this world
but once. If, therefore, there is any kind
ness [ can show or any good thing 1 can
do to any fellow being, let me do it now.
Let me not defer nor neglect it, for l
shall not pass this way again. "-Neoc
York Observer.
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Ghilaren's Column.
The nightingale.

One of the most celebrated of song
birds is the nightingale, or night-singer
1t is a migratory bird Do you know
what this is? 1t is bird that visits it's
northern home early in the spring, and
quits 1t for the south early in the autumn
1t migrates
This famous bird is common in nearly
all parts of Europe 1t haunts woods
thickets, and gardens. 1t migrates into
Egypt and Syria 1t has been seen
among the willows Of Jordan and the
olive-trees of Judea. In no part of
Europe is it more common than in Spain
or Italy; but even in these southern re-
gions the bird is migratory.
The nightingale is shy in its habits
Its nest is placed low, and hidden from
view. Its eggs, five in number, are Of
an olive brown. Its food consists of in
sects' In color it is brown with a red
dish tinge on the back and tail
AS songster the bird is unsurpassed
Though its notes are heard at intervals
during the day, they are poured forth in
their greatest perfection on quiet even
ings, an hour or two after sunset; and
when the moon is nearly full, and the
weather is serene, the melodious song of
the nightingale may be heard at mid
night.
The late Bishop Stanley of England
gives an account of one that he raised
from the nest. 1t was kept in a cage
two years; then the cage was hung open
at the door, and the bird was allowed to
go out.
At first it returned regularly every
evening. AS the season advanced it
sometimes stayed out all night in the
garden but if called by some one whose
voice it knew it would return and feed
from his hand In the autumn, as the
evenings got cool, it returned to its cage
again before nigbtfall 1t was taken as
usual into the house and was kept there
for the winter This is curious instance
of the force of habit overcoming the in
stinct of bird.-THe Nursery.
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EAST BOUND.

Mail train arrives at Richmond daily
except Sunday at 4.3O P NJ.
Express train arrives at Richmond
daily at 700 A. NJ
Accommodation train arrives at Rich
mond daily except Sunday at 900 A. NJ
Mixed train leaves Staunton at las A. NJ.
taking passengers from Virginia Midland train
from Washington, and arrives at Richmond at
10:45 p NJ
A connects with Virginia Midland train for
Lynchburg, Danville, and Atlantic, Mississippi
& Ohio Railroad stations, and with Virginia Mid
land train, leaving at 5;1O P NJ for Washington
B connects with Virginia Midland train leav-
ing at 405 A. M. for Washington and the North
c connects with the. Virginia Midland train
for Lynchburg and Danville.
D connects with Valley railroad accommoda-
ton train, leaving at 3:15 P. M for Harrison
burg.
E connects with Valley railroad train, leaving
at 1880 A. M. for Harper's Ferry.
f connects with stages for Lexington
G connects with c. B. S. and P. P steamers
tor Portsmouth and Cincinnati
II connects with Scioto Valley railroad for.
the Northwest
Jconnects with all lines divergng to the
West, Northwest. and Southwest.
w. NJ. S. DUNN
Engineer and Superintendent
CONWAY R. HOWARD, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent
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A connects for Milton n c..
B connects for Asheville and all points in vest
ern North Carolina daily, except Sunday
c connects for Macon and al points in south
west Georgia
D connects for Jacksonville and all points in
Florida
z connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia, and Chattanooga, Nashville, Mem
phis and all Texas points.
+ connects for Selma, Meridian, Jackson, and
Vicksburg.
G connects for Galveston and all Texas points.
Trains from the above named points arrive n,
Richmond at 443 p M and $50 A. M.
Trains between Greensboro and Salem run
daily except Sunday.
Trains on North Carolina division make con.
nection at Goldsboro with the w q 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 N. York
and Richmond to Greensboro
Tickets sold to all points south, south east. and
southwest, and baggage checked through
No layover checks given on local tickets.
J r. MACMURDO,
General Passenger Agent, Richmond Va.
T. NJ. r. TA1coTr General Superintendent.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Enigma.

| am composed of nineteen letters.
My 9, 6, II, 10, is something we can't do
without.
My II, Il, l, 10, 1, 7, 10, is of recent inven-
ton
My Is, IL, 8, 10, 3, is a tree.
My II, 5, l6, II, f. 6, IA, 2, is a verb much
used
My 10, II, 3, 10, s, II, 3, II, is common
game.
The first letters of these words 9, II, Is, IT,
10. is that by which | am run.
My whole is a power with the Church, is run
on wheels, and has regular conductor
Alexandria, Va G..
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And here is another

LIBERTY, VA, March 10, 1880
Nessrs. Edjtors, have found the answer to
the Geographical puzzle, but Jack had some
thing wrong. He made slight mistake in
what he said the sailors did he had cruiee, for
cruise. The answer is "Americus Vespucius."
Ny brother, Sam, takes your paper, and en-
joy reading it very much.
Respectfully, .JUyfA A. GRAVES.
Junia is right. May be the printer made the
mistake-EDs
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Biblical Enigma.

BIBLICAL Enigma.
| am composed of thirty eight letters
My ., II, IL, 80, 80, Is, is a son OF Michael
My %, 81, 81, 10, %, is man who walked
with God
My Fl, s, 81, 50, s, is one of the men who
helped Paul in his missionary labors
My 10, 4, l, 10, is city where Paul wrote
several letters while in prison.
My 20, 80, IA, 33, was one of the sons of Ham.
My Z, "a, 2S, 80, 35, 3, is a Roman Governor
before whom Paul appeared
Ny 30, 20, ., SO, is what Abraham dwet in
My 10, 80, IL, is the father of Joshua
My 2 20, is a word used very often in Psalms
My s, 8, l, 26, 16, was one of the sons of Jonah
My %, "a, l3, Is, ason of Shaphat
My 80, %, l3, l, 81, SO, is sacred mountain
called by three names
My s, Is, %, 20, 80, is the name of the king
whose heart was hardened by God against the
Israelites.
My whole is a familiar proverb
"A II
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ID edmond & DANVILLE RAILROAD.
IL On and after NOVEMBER 10th, 1879.
the trains on this road will run daily as follows