Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-30

mated the past season his crops are
good.
The exquisite odor of phosphate is
occasionally borne on the fragrant
breeze.
While beef remains high in price,
dry goods and boots and shoes are on
the decline.
Beware of rotten fruit, it is the
cause of much summer complaint and
cholera among children.
Many man too lazy to make his
own living is very industrious while
making love.
Coal GAL will protect your guns and
pistols from rust, and is excellent for
cleaning them.
The time for picking fall and winter
apples is drawing near. There are
some in this neighborhood.
We learn that the picnic at Mount
Thomas was largely attended, and the
day passed pleasantly with all.
The fall house cleaning is now be-
ginning to agitate the minds of large
portion of the female population.
A story is told of a man who got
out of bed in the night and threw up
a window. Next time he had better
not eat windows for supper.
People needn't wonder at the scare
ity of good servant girls. 1t girl is
good for anything. some fellows going
to find it out and marry her.
| listers, it is said, will not be fash
ionable this year. Sad news for the
young man of fashion who expected
his to serve him several seasons.
The decrease in the length of the
days is now quite perceptible, to the
delight Of our counting young men,
who can call earlier and leave later.
Now is the time to destroy weeds
on the farm and prevent their going
to seed. Instead of throwing them
in the highway pile them up and burn
them.
| Mr.. Hampton Saum has recently
purchased supply of musical instru-
ments, such as violins, harmonious, &c.
Persons desiring anything in that line
will do well to consult him.
| Winter. with his cold, hoary breath,
is swiftly approaching, and it be-
hooves the boss of the house" to hunt
up the necessary apparatus to meet
the change in the atmosphere.
| Advices from the great corn belt of
Illinois report heavy frosts the past
week and serious damage to corn in
the lowland regions. 1t is estimated
that the frosts have cut off ten per
cent. Of the promised crop.
| Our people are sick of paying bo-
muses. to Northern manufacturers and
capitalists sick of the internal reve-
nue. sick of Malone and his traffic in
Offices. All the good Democrats ought
to go to Massey, all the good Republi-
cans ought to go to Dawson, and leave
the rable, black and white, to.John S.
Wise.
| The following is the salutatory of
an Oregon editress eve have served
a regular apprenticeship at work, at
washing, scrubbing, patching, darn
ing, plain sewing, raising babies, milk
ing; churning and poultry raising. We
have kept boarders, taught music,
written for newspapers, made speeches
and carried on an extensive millinery
and dress making business. We can
prove by the public that the work has
been we'll done. Now, having reached
the age of thirty-six, and having a
family to set type, and daughter to
run the millinery store, we propose to
edit and publish newspaper, and we
intend to establish it as one of the
permanent institutions of the country
Some people are always crying down
the evils of Masonry and thrusting
upon the rather gullible public alleged
expositions of the hideous secrets of
the order; but one who has witnessed
the brotherly love and care bestowed
upon unfortunate members of the or
der by their fellows; or stood at the
open grave and listened at the beau
tiful burial service of the Masons, can
not help believing that an order which
shows such unity and demonstrates
such beauties, must be founded on
trotherly love and have for its key
stone the religion taught by Christ
No order is SO often attacked by blind
ed and ignorant fanatics as the Ma
sons; and it seems that none merit
these attacks less.