Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-04

SCROLL SAwYERs will find a full
supply of Bracket Saw Blades at mar
ufacturers prices at Steele & Dlnges.
According to present prices, all the
losses from short crops fall upon the
consumer the producer gets as much
for eight bushels this year as he did
last year for ten.
A goodly number of our young la
dies and gentlemen took advantage of
the sleighing and attended dance at
Buffalo Marsh" on Tuesday night
last. They report havirga jolly good
time.
The stephens City String Band" is
making rapid progress in its practice,
and the Brass Band and Drum Corps
will have to bestir tlemse YES if they
wish to keep up with the former ex-
cellent musical organization.
The live stock trade from South
western Virginia to the Northern mar
kets is very light at this time compar-
ed with previous years. On account
of the drought last summer much OF
the stock was rushed to market then.
When sen ling in business loca g
our patrons should remember to mark
on the copy the number of timrs they
wish them inserted. If this is neg
lected we shall mark them "tf till
forbid-so run them, and charge ac-
cordinely. "A word to the wise" &c.
Tie Postmaster General has lately
rendered the following decision, and
it mag be of interest to some Of the
married folks in this region "A wifes
letter to another man, dropped in the
post-ofice under suspicious circum-
stances, cannot be given to the hts.
band"
sPeek's Sun says the Milwaukee la
dies have invented new bonnet
They take buggy top, trim it with
ribbons and flowers, and wear them tc
theatres and churches. We neyeI
knew before that Milwaukee, witlaa
its beer-guzzling, was so badly aHSteo
with the big-head.
DR.. l. S. johnson & Co., of Bangor
Me-, proprietor OF Johnson'S Anodynt
Imminent, will send free to all who
will write for it reliable information
how to prevent diphtheria. the mos
to be dreaded of all dreadful diseases
Write your name, post Office address
county and State plainly.
The Virginia tramps, at least thos'
who honor Stephens City with visit
seem to be of reI Iious turn Of mind
On Wednesday night last one of thu
fraternity made his headquarters il
the colored church, and while Their
burnt up a goodly quantity OF WOO
and OIL After making his morning
additions in the water bucket AM
writing several passages OF Scriptur
on the walls, he shook the. sancvity c
he place from his clothing, and LEI
for parts unknown.
When anybody dies, gets married
runs away, steals anything, falls ei
Ito 4 fortune, or falls and breaks h
neck, builds house, makes big sail
whips his manor his wife -breaL
his arm or leg, or gets the sense knocl
ell ont of him by the always gent
and festive mule. or does anythin
that is in any way remarkable, an
you have reason to believe that yo
know as much about the occurrence 4
an, body else, don't wait for somabod
else to report it, or trust US to find
out by instinct, but come and tell I
, .bout it, or send the facts on posta
card.
A stout BOY of our acquaintance he
a boil in the usual place, and aston
s lshed his school-marm the other da
by getting off the following compos
} t on on "the matter at issue, as OF
r lawyers would say i've got bill
1t has a head, but no sense. l don
see why biles should sneak up benin
, a feller's back and bite him like
r mean dog. My bile eats bread an
r milk out Of a rag 1t is no apple, bl
it has a core. Ny nose is sore b.
cause | have to lay on it SO much.
hate to sit down. If I was to In,
!, another bile, and could choose IL
: place it was to be on, would have
come on another boy"
/, A dish of water should be kel
, upon the stove in every school in II
> country. The steam rising from suC
;, a vessel mingles with the air and re-
d4rs it much more fit for respiratio
The invariable result in our own G
n flee when we have neglected placiI
u kettle of water on the stove, h
d been headache. This seldom ha
5 pens when water is kept on the stow
No teacher need neglect this very Va
liable auxiliary to ventilation. If Il
school board will not provide a suit
Bile vessel, you can secure an emp
fruit or oyster can and set it on or a
tach it to the stove in some way.
r When oil visit to Winchester Ia
Saturday, we met our old friend Jc
Ie Smith, who is a Justice Of the peace
$50 j, ,o.t.,;,, h,;li,violy in tho contb q