Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-06
LOCAL EDITORS CHIT-CHAT.
A Medley of Spicy lettings Doaon
Which aoiU Imply Repay PeratsaI.

Dear little boy, when prone you lay
Across the maternal knee,
Beneath the slippers vengeful play,
In smarting misery,
And young companions howl with joy,
Dear child, do not get vexed-
You may laugh at that same boy,
1t may be his stern next. Eek.
STAR only $l.00 per year.
Go about your daily work cheerfully.
The rage for improvements advances
steadily.
Potato bugs have already made their
appearance.
The new hustle resembles large
pin-cushion.
Red straw hats will be the things in
the summer.
Coins with holes in them are rapidly
disappearing.
The bare-footed boy is just making
his appearance.
Let the fresh ali; every day into your
sleeping rooms.
Beautify and make your homes
pleasant and attractive.
Attention is called to Executor s
Sale" in another column.
Live men advertise in the STAR
dead men in the-cemetery.
Young America is longing for warm
weather, to 60 swimming.
The new style purple automatic PEN
Gil leads are very poisonous.
1t is said that an average of ninety
two deaths occur every second.
The reduction of letter postage to
two cents would please the people.
Dark green contrasted with sun
flower yellow is seen in spring hats.
Educate your children to labor and
to appreciate the dignity of labor.
1t takes three people to keep secret
we'll, but two of these must be dead.
Mr.. Lum Sherman has purchased
the fine riding horse owned by the late
DR.. Miller.
Summer boarders are beginning to
inquire for vacant rooms and other &C.
commodations.
1t has been noticed that there are
ladies who do fancy work, but who
don't fancy work.
The small boy is anxious to know
whether we are going to have any cir
cuses this summer
Show the STAR to your neighbors,
and tell them to subscribe for the best
paper in the county.
Spring flowers are beginning to
bloom in all directions and filling the
air with their fragrance.
Husbands are now doing considera-
BILE skirmishing to get money to buy
new bonnets for their wives.
The uncouth tramp and the ire
pressible trade drummers have COM
menced the spring campaign.
The young caterpillars have already
commenced work. Destroy them as
early as possible in the season.
Nothing gives g, man more credit
than "a big bank accoun We have
just made this discovery; not that we
have money in bank, however.
You can always tell man who ad-
vertises from one who does not The
former wears out the soles of his shoes,
the latter the seat of his pants.
To advertise where it will do the
most good, select the newspaper which
goes into families of those whose GUS
tom is valuable to the advertisers.
IT'S admitted on all sides that the
STAR gives more live news, sprightly
selections of reading matter, and bet
ter local happenings than any paper
in this part of the State.
Our citizens should unite in clean
ing up. All garbage and dirt in Gel
lars and out of the way places, as
on sidewalks and streets, should be
removed as soon as possible. Clean
illness is health.
The ice-cream season will soon be
open. Already the pretty little girls
of Stephens City-and they are legion
wear the sweetest of smiles when
greeting our young friend Ed. NJ.
Look out for EN-, Ed.
Considerable activity is manifested
in this vicinity this spring in building
operations, and numerous fine houses
and barns are going up in all direc-
tions, attesting the prosperity and en-
terprise of our farmers.
This is the way brother pencil
singer gives currency to an item Of
domestic news: Professor Proctor,
who was not long ago married to a
Missouri lady, has just discovered a