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Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Circumstantial Evidence.

A party of gentlemen were recently
conversing at the Sergeant house, in
Rome, Ga. The subject was circum-
stantfal evidence. One gentleman re-
marked that if he were Juror on a
case where the life and liberty of a
man was at stake no circumstantial
evidence, however strong and well con-
nected, could influence him against the
accused sufficiently to render verdict
of guilty. He said that he had at one
time been arraigned and tried for his
life, and narrowly escaped an ignomin-
GUS death. He had difficulty at night
with a young man, and was so exasper-
ated that he threatened to kill him be-
fore morning. He went to his room,
and his roommate, observing his ex-
cited manner, asked him what was the
matter. He replied that he had just
had difficulty with Ben Jones, and
that he intended to kill him before he
slept. His roommate tried to quiet
him, but he was determined and would
listen to nothing he said.
He seized his pistol, rushed from his
room and was soon on Jones track
Within half an hour from the time he
left his room with pistol in hand Jones
was a dead man, weltering in his blood;
a pistol shot had killed him just as the
man who was bounding him was
about to fire. Annoyed and COMPOUNDED
at seeing his intended victim fall sim
Infamous with the report of some other
mans pistol, he rushed to the spot and
bent over Jones lifeless body, his own
pistol still in hand, when police Off
Ger appeared and arrested him. One
barrel of the pistol he had was empty;
all the others were loaded. Thus the
evidence was conclusive, and after SEN
tence had been passed on the innocent
man the real culprit on his dying bed
confessed his guilt.-Rome (Ga.) Buz-
letin.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

The editor Of the Uvaide HeSperi0n
has made visit to the famous Nueces
canon, including the Angora ranch of
5. j. Arnold and brother Here the
canon widens out for distance of
seven miles-ir fact it is the widest
and most beautiful spot in the canon.
These gentlemen own and control
about $4,000 acres, embracing the rich
valleys of Maverick creek on the west
and Ranch creek on the east, which
are only miniature canons puttingin to
the Nueces valley from either side,
furnishing an abundance of grass and
water the year round, and which is
used as a summer range, while
in Kinney county they have
another ranch where they winter their
sheep until after the lambing season,
keeping the goats on the home ranch
during the kidding season. Six years
ago last July these gentlemen COM
menced with 875 goats and 1,400 head
Of sheep. Now they have 1000 of
the former and 5000 of the latter.
Their losses in sheep will amount to
about the same in money value as their
purchases, while on the goat question
they are $4,000 ahead of their losses,
besides the increase. During this
period their losses from disease and
otherwise have not been over two
per cent. on their goats. They run
seven different tlocks, which gave steady
employment to seven herders, besides
viciero (who superintends the flocks),
as well as extra hands to attend to
other work on the ranch. In the
shearing, Landing and dipping sea-
sons of course the number is greatly
augmented. On this ranch the goats
have been improved up by the best Of
thoroughbred billies, until the grades
run from one-half to five-sixteenths.
Last spring their goat clip amounted
to l,20O pounds, which was sold in
New York at an average of forty
cents We have often heard the ques-
ton asked, What profit is there in
goats? In common goats the profit
lies in the hides and tallow, which al
ways command good price, and the
supply of good meat in shape that
will not spoil in warm weather before
it can be used up. BY using Angora
sires flock can be graded up so high
that the wool is more profitable than
that of sheep, where the animal itself
is harder, more prolific and less ex-
pensive.-G0loesto19 (TeTaS) Neaos.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

when you appeared" she said 81 was
sure had lost you-and l deserved it.
"Thank God, we don't all get our
deserts in this world" he said, with a
happy smile. GLOW did you escape ?"
by not being in the train" an
swered Elinor.
$50, after all, the lovers quarrel
must have been foreordained," said
Mel "who knows what might have
been ?"
but we won't try it again." muir
INJURED the girl.
"Hullo p cried Osborn. "I see it's
all right Introduce fellow
care you going to New York this
morning?"
Not this morning." cried Mel.
"Well, good-morningw
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

dew-drop falling on the wild sea wave,
Exclaimed in fear, 81 perish in this grave;'
But in q shell received, that drop of dew
Unto pearl of marvellous beauty grew,
And happy now the grace did magnify
Which thrust it forth, as it had feared, I'd
die;
Until again I" perish quite" it said,
Torn by rude diver from its oceans bed,
Oh, unbelieving! so it comes to CLEAN
Chief jewel in a monarch's diadem.
The seed must die before the corn appears
Out of the ground in blade and fruitful ears:
Low have those ears before the sickle lain
Ere thou canst treasure up the golden grain;
The grain is crushed before the bread is
made,
And the bread broke ere life to men con-
veyed.
Oh, be content to die, to be laid low,
And to be crushed and to be broken so
If thou upon Gods table may'st be bread,
Aife-giving food for soul an hungered.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Summer and Autumn.

Gorgeous leaves are whirling down,
Homeward comes the scented haN
Ger the stubble, scar and brown,
Flaunt the autumn flowers gay;
All, alas !
Summers pass
Like our joys theyipass away.
Famed by many a balmy breeze,
In the spring loved to lie
Meath the newly budded trees,
Gazing upward to the sky:
But, alas
Time will pass.
And the fowers'o spring must die!
Oft my maiden sat with me,
Listening to the thrush's tone,
Warbled forth from every tree
. Ere the meadow hay was mown:
But, alas
Summers pass
Now, wander all alone!
Love, like summer time, is fair,
Decked with buds and blossoms gay;
But upon this autumn air
Floats voice, which seems to sa
Loves, alas
Also pass,
AS the summers pass away ~
George Arnold.
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HUMOROUS.

The modern pie-rate-ten cents
piece.
There's very little or no opposition
70 red-hot poker.
Where does water resemble GYM
aast? Where it makes spring.
Before an apple becomes cider it
must go the rounds of the press.
1t is the man with swelled jaw
who realizes that silence is golden.
Tom Thumb is said to own yacht.
We suppose she is sailed by Thumbs
crew.
Latin is dead language, and that
is why doctors use it for writing out
their prescriptions,
Inquirer: Are there any signs of a
hard winter? There are. Seven for
tign lecturers threaten to visit this
country.
Glass in Geography. Teacher:
"Name the great bays" Small boy
bay of Fundy, Bay of Biscay, Arab
Bey''-- Teacher: "Oh! Pashaw."
Chicago girls have discovered that
by keeping five or six beans in the
mouth the voice is given an "old, aris-
tocratic family" accent-something be-
tween fall down stairs and trying to
sing with the head in box.
Yes, my boy, there are 53,20O,OOO
people in this country. And you are
only one of them. Just one. Think
Of that, once in a while, when you get
to wondering what would happen to
Che world if you should die.
A scientific journal tells US that a
little bird, the redtail, has been seen to
catch 100 flies in an hour Science is
a great thing. 1t gets round to giving
us this information when tiy-time is
past and it's no use to buy redtail.
An esthetic invitation to dinner con-
cluded with these words: II have
asked four minds to meet you."
Thanks" replied the uncultured one,
I'm awfully sorry not to come, but
have already accepted an invitation to
dine with four stomachs the same
night"
We are informed that in " best soci-
ety." jelly sis now carried to the mouth
on fork" Well, if "best society"
has been in the habit of car
rying jelly to the mouth with the
fingers it is about time change was
made. They will find forks a very
useful article when thy let used to
them.
The obliging visitor, to show that he
really is fond of children, and that the
dear little one is not annoying him
in the least, treats the kid to a ride on
his knee. "Trot trot trot How
doyou like that, my boy Is that nice?"
Yes, sir replies the child, "but not
so nice as on the real donkey--the one
with four legs i
A student of human nature was the
sch olma'am who undertook the care
OF hool out West, where her pre-
decessor, a man, had been tossed
through the window by the rebellious
pupils. She got along splendidly;
and, when asked how she managed it,
replied, "Oh, easily enough, thrashed
the little boys and mashed the big
ones"
A member of the genus bore who
met a journalistic friend the other day
inquired, allow can l get up to see
you?" "Oh, it's way up under the
roof ; you can't get there "But amt
there an elevator? demanded the
would-be visitor. "No; no elevator,
no stairs ; no way to get there. The
only way to get up is by climbing a
knotted rope, hand over hand"
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

India cashmere makes the most re-
fined and simple suit for travelling and
for early autumn.
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to the brim, and bake in a moderate
oven until the custard is firm. They
may be served i'll the cups or may be
turned out and busted with powdered
sugar; any kind Of pudding sauce pre-.
ferred may be served with them.
PLAIN CusTARD-Made with pint
Of milk, two or three eggs. two tea.
spoontnls Of sugar, pinch of salt, a
teaspoonful Of Aavorlng, and a grating
Of nutmeg. baked in cups set in q pan
Of water and served in the same cups,
accompanied by plain cake. is as good
as it is simple. The excellence de-
ponds on the baking, which should be
done slowly. Three eggs make the
best custard. but two will answer.
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HOME LETTER.

DEAR Ep1rREss.-My thanks are due
and are hereby offered to"Housexeep-
er." for the recipes which she SO kind
ly sent in, in answer to my inquiries;
have tried the recipe for pickles and
found it excellent.
About canning corn-I tried year
after wear and only had my labor for
my pans, until l came across . recipe
in the Rural Neso Yorker. which tried
and found to be good. To every quart
Of corn add one teaspoonful of tartaric
acid and can in the usual manner in
self-sealing glass jars. Keep in a cool
place. When you open a can add just
enough soda to change the acid; add a
little butter, pepper, salt, and a httl
cream; heat, but do not boil. This
never fails.
Ihave made very pretty rugs by TAX
ing a thickness of stiff pasteboard the
required size and shape, and crochet a
heavy but narrow border of common
homemade yarn dyed scarlet; fasten
1t to the edge of the pasteboard, hav-
ing frs. covered it with some kind of
dark cloth. q used the back breadths
Of an old waterproof dress.) Then a
row of dark brown about three inches
wide crocheted in scallops, then row
of scarle, like the border; another row
of brown, and row of scarlet, alter
mating brown and scarlet until you get
to the center. Each row should over.
lap the one directly outside Of it, and
after fastening on the rows until the
pasteboard is entirely covered, line the
whole with a good coffee sack, and you
will have handsome rug.
Unjust tell the readers ofthe GRAPHIC
how l hide my heating stove in Sum.
mer. 1t is too much trouble to move
it out IN the Spring and back again in
the Autumn, SO fill two-gallon crock
with good rich earth, set row of COM
mon ground ivy around the edge, and
a nice root of madeira vine in the cen.
ter. Set it on the stove and keep it
we'll watered. The ivy will grow and
cover the stove, while you can train the
madeira vine all over the pipe.
"FAIR Play"
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THE HOME CIRCLE.
BY MRS. NJ. woLvERToN
WRITE THEN A LETTER TO.
NIGHT.


Don't 70 to tie sheaser. concert o. halt
Bat stay In yosr room tonight:
Desy yosrself to the friends that call.
And eovd long letter write.
Write 70 the sAd old folks 81 home,
Who eli when the day 10 done,
with folded hands aud downcast cyes.
And think of the ahscnt one,
Don't selnshly scribhlc, Excuse my hasss-
"I've scarcely time to write,''
Lost these broo. ing thoughts 70 Wandering back
To many by-sonc-nighi-
When they lost their needed sleep and rest,
Aud every breath - prayer
That God would leave their delicate babe
To their tender love and care.
Don't let them feel that you've no more need
OF their love or counsel wise.
For the heart grows strongly sentative
when ere has dimmed the eyes,
Il might be we'll to let them believe
You never forget them quite.
That you deem Il pleasure when far away,
Long letters home 10 write,
Don't think that the young and 9iddy nieiids
Who make your pastime gay.
Have half the anxious thought for you
That the old folks have to-day.
The duty 6f writing do not put OF;
Let sleep or pleasure walt.
Lest the letters for which they looked aud losgec
he dav or an hour tso late.
For the sd old folks II home.
with locks flst turning white,
And longing to hear nom the absent enc
Write them = letter tonight.
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A VISIT FROM MISS SCOLLOP.

"What an awful sight o. worritin'
some folks do in this world, and all fur
nothin' 90 fur as kin see, tho mebbe
hain't got call that way. / ha,n't
no manner ofo' use for them ez sees
everything thru smoked glasses. Ide.
clar' to goodness I'd ruther 60 to flu.
neral eny day than visit Miss Newberry,
her that wuz Mandy Giles"
Il put on my shaker and run over a
. minute yesterday. neighbor-like, and Of
all COMPLAINTS and woe-begoneness
and wretchedness of sperit! Bilious,
SEE l to myself right away, sour bread
and pork an beans hez been too much
fur her liver. SIGH list Of grievances
ez that woman strung out to me! |
wuz glad enough to leave afore dinner,
tho he'd intended stayin' ef she in
sisted.
"Her fires never burn without: special
coaxin'; it allus rains on her wash day;
her pullets are all roosters, an them ez
amt won't lay. and them ez does are
sure to die of cholera; her COWS are
sure to be dry in June when she needs
butter an cream fur harvest; her gar.
den is full of weeds; the pigs in the
corn field; chickens in the flower beds
leak in the cistem; water in the cellar;
-four barrel empty; no matches-and
Isaac is SIGH poor provlder!
"Ez l said before, l hain't no use fur
SIGH speritless, bewailin' critters who
wear the corners Of their mouths ever.
lastinly turned down.
IF MIR. Newbeny he'd a-held his
head little higher, he might a-done
sight better than marry Mandy Giles,
tho that's neither here nor there, and
I'm not one to give encouragement. but
il I'd a-dreampt he wuz SO bent on mar.
n iE' so soon after the funeral, I'd new
er a-ben the one to hold back for any
foolish idees of modesty and the proper
spear of my seek. consider it wom-
ans duty to assert herself even at the
risk of bein' considered forrard. when
she sees member ofthe opposite seek
bein imposed on. l don't know as I'd
go to the length of akin man out and
out to marry, but certain degree ov
willingness isn't out O place when the
proper opportunity comes.
"Speakln' O. doleful women, they do
say it's the fashion to look miserable
and wretched and to wear long, limp
gowns with pale green ribbons an no
starch in your petticoats. OF all the
quare fashions this beats me, but l will
starch mine all the same and let tie
sunhowers and hollyhocks grow in the
barn-yard as usual.
awhile I've got it in mind we're to
commence paintin' tomorer an can't
decide about the color. Now what
would you advise? Somethin new an
not too strlkin'. Cousin Maria Perkins
writes as haow they are paintin the
blinds and cornlce crimson, and their
houses green, daown east, but l can't
quite agree to anything SO violent as
that. What do you say? Apale shade
of utive green with darker trimmin's.
l or her think that would suit fust rate
and bleeve III decide ont tho slate
wuzmy preference. l do enjoy above
all things when it comes to fixin up,
house paintin' and the like, to keep
jest leetle bit abe ad O. my neighbors
in style. So olive green it'll be, and l
must say good mornin an be off,"
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CUSTOM GRINDING

On corn and feed. Meal and Feed on sale and de.
liyered to all parts of the citv free OF charge.
A3-Dxys Of grinding-Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays. Call and see us.
noa8tf HOLMES & AMICK.
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CAKE CUsTARDs.-Moisten two cup.
tuls Of stale cake with custard made
Of one pint Of milk. four eggs. and
two teaspoonfuls of sugar; put it into
buttered cups, set them in a pan with
enough hot water to reach half way
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PRETTY THINGS.

The love of beauty is implanted in
in every breast; and the reason why SO
many grown people do not admire the
various beauties of nature and art that
are SO common on every hand, is that
it is ndiculed out OF them before they
attain sufficient stability of character to
think and decide for themselves.
Twenty years ago it was rare to see
pictures and books in the homes of the
poor; to-day the extreme cheapness of
the various chromos and Autographs,
and the ever-increasing number of good
and cheap books and newspapers, rem
der it possible for the poorest to adorn
their walls with copies of the finest eff.
forts ofthe greatest artists, and to store
their minds with the works OF the best
authors.
I am aware that there are those who
scom these cheap limitations as being
unworthy the slightest notice; / sup.
pose they are not as fine as paintings
that represent months and years of Ia
Dor on the part of the artist, and the
price of which is beyond the means of
all except the weaithiest. But what of
it, No one claims that they are equal
to them; but because they are merely
cheap limitations Of something grand
and beautiful, is that any reason Why
those who are unable to afford better
or more expensive articles should be
without anything Of the kinda As well
deny US common furniture or oh. ap
rag carpets, because our weather.
neighbor has mahogany and rosewood
with floors covered with the heaviest
velvet Let US make our homes, our
selves, our dispositions. our minds, and
our lives just as beautiful As possible.
and we will be the better fitted to enjoy
the beautiful beyond.
"BEsslE VICTOR"
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COOKS CORNER.

Coin ROAST BEEF WITH MASHED PorA.
roEs.-Slice the beef very thin, and lay
it in the bottom of a deep padding dish
scattering on II pepper, salt, sprinkle
of -four and If the fiavoring is liked, a
little chopped onion. Fill the dish in
this manner and add tt it the cold
gravy, with half cotfee-cup of boiling
water put with it. Cover it with plate
or tin and bake 1t two hours. Then
mash some we'll boiled potatoes with
butter, milk and salt, and make high
wall around platter with them cover
ing them over with beaten egg; place
in the oven to become we'll Drowned and
turn in the contents Of the pudding
when 1t is handsomely colored. This
makes an excellent side dish or lunch
dish, and always highly relished. Boil
ed rice, covered with egg and Drowned
in the oven, can be substituted for the
potatoes, and they can 6e served separ-
ately. A pint of canned tomatoes will
ada to the flavor of the dish; 1t can be
put in with the gravy.
Mutton, lamb and veal can be cooked
in the same way.
SrEwED BEEF.-Cooks who are in
in the haoit Of using only stakes and
roasts make great mistrke. A CAPT.
tai disq may be made out of "chuck"
as the butchers call it. or the neck.
when well prepared. Select apiece Of
meat as large as the demand of your
table may require, wash it well to re.
move all blood or soil from the outside
have your dinner pot perfectly clean.
salt and pepper the meat veil, lay it in
the bottom and cover it with water;boil
it for two are three hours, or till it is
thoroughly tender: add half an onion,
sprinkle of sage, thyme or savory
If the meat is fat. let all the water
stew out a half and hour before 1t is
put on the table, and when the meat is
Drowned well on the lower side in the
gravy, turn it over and brown the other
side. When ready, take it up, add a
little flour thickeping to the gravy, or
if you have a dredge box snake the
-four into the hot gravy and brown it,
then and boiling water, and you will
have dish equal, and to my mind, sup
erior to the common roast beef upon
clearinghouse tables. Care mus: be
used to turn it, and equally necessary
is good judgment in having it thorough
well cooked Young Folks Rural.
BERRY BLANcH MANGE.-Stew nice
npe strawberries or raspberries, STRAIN
off the juice and sweeten to taste; place |
over The fire; and when it boiIs stir in |
corn starch wet in cold water, allowing
two tablespoons OF corn starch for each |
pint of juice; continue stirring until |
sufficiently cooked, pour into mold wet
in cold water, and set away to cool;
serve with cream and sugar, and fresh
strawberries if desired. This makes a
pretty and delicious dessert.
CAKE CUsTARDs.-Moisten two cup.
luis Of stale cake with custard made
Of one pint of milk. four eggs. and
two teaspoonfuls Of sugar; put it into
buttered cups, set them in a pan with
enough hot water to reach half way
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l will work up Wool, on the shares,
or by the yard as cheap as any mill IN
the west into Blankets, FlanneIs, Jeans
and Stocking Yarns, plain and fancy
VIII warrant all my work and guaran-
ee satisfaction in prices.
Persons from distance can have
their Rolls to take back with them.
Wool from abroad will be received and
delivered as depot free of charge. Hav.
ing added New Machinery, l have
this mill in condition to do as good
and quick work as any one-set mill in
in the u'est. / will have at the factory
all kinds of wooden goods such as tweeds
jeans, blankets, fannels, stocking yarns,
ETC., of every descrl ption, at wholesale
and retail. Garments Of all kinds
cleansed and re-dyed. Remember,
| will not BE- Saten either prices or
work.
Glenwood, Mo-, April l, 1882.
A. J. WILLIAMS.
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The uniform excellence vehicles carefully selected material
workmanship
dconst
are thcac
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