Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-09

The children are beginning to set
their minds on Christmas.
Three persons joined the M. E.
church on Sunday night last.
Bangs are going out of fashion, and
wavy hair is succeeding them.
Controversies now arise as to who
shall get up and build the fires.
Our exchanges say the prospects are
good for rapid decline in pork.
One good newspaper advertisement
is worth score or two of fence signs.
Many an honest man stands in need
of help that hasn't the courage to ask
for it.
Small doses and large bottles see
advertisement of Simmons Liver Reg
ulator.
Our stores have received large
supply Of fancy toys for the coming
holidays.
The Good Templars will admit the
public to their debate on Saturday
night next.
If it wasn't for the bell(e)s great
many people would miss going to our
churches.
Now is the time to hunt up your
cast-of clothing, and give it to the
deserving poor.
] The most animated scenes to be
found anywhere are about the school
houses during recess.
/ If you have offended your neighbor
i during the campaign 90 to him, shake
hands, and make it up.
Il Before making your purchases take
4 a glance at the choice collection Of
Toys at j. w. Rhodes.
Many people believe in the eight
hour system. They go to bed at eight
o'clock and rise at 8 regularly.
With prices of everything up to the
top notch, the present winter will be
a hard one upon the poor.
The festive fowl is now fattening in
the coop, and trembling in anticipa-
ton of the approaching holidays.
The matrimonial market is bright
ening, with fair prospects of heavy
increase as the weather gets colder.
December 2lst will be the shortest
day in the year, unless the recent
democratic victories should make a
change on it.
1t comes as natural for small boy
to rattle stick by holding it against
picket fence when walking along, as
it does for duck to swim.
"Now is the winter of our discon-
tent, murmurs the tramp, as he hob
bles up to the back door on frosty
morning, and calls for waffles.
w. H. Baker has Just completed a
handsome bank barn, 35x4S feet. for
w. L. Bauldon, in Buffalo Marsh, a
few miles north of Middletown.
Do you ever drop into the schools
to see how your boys and girls are
taught, and how the schools are man
aged, or is it none of your business !?
We are always pleased to hear of a
young man settling down, but it gives
us far more pleasure to record the fact
of some of our subscribers settling up.
In many places the potatoes are rot
ting, and we believe that by next
spring potatoes will be in demand at
. much higher prices than at the present
time.
Christmas gifts are of costly pat
tern this year, indicating that manu-
facturers of such gifts believe that the
people are in a condition to pay for
them.
1t will cost three cents for one of
the new postal money orders for sum
less than SIS, and the service is 80 ex-
tended as to raise the limit of orders
from $50 to 500.
Take look at the new advertise
ment of Undertake, Stickley & Guy
er. This popular firm is attracting
custom from far and near, and every
: body is praising the quality of theil
goods. They always keep the best
and sell at prices lower than the same
quality can be had elsewhere.
Persons who are too stingy to sub
scribe for newspaper now have the
J, opportunity of laying in their annua
: stock of almanacs for winter reading
: They can obtain them free at some o
the stores, thus getting valuable Ii
brary of books filled with pretty pic
lures, and instructing the little chill
e dren how to cure cancer, consumption