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Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10

sheriff, who noticed their behavior,
said to the reporter that the only re-
deeming trait in Parker's nature was
his love for his wife, whom he had
married about two and half years
ago. She was considerably above him
in the social scale, and sacrificed her
family ties to link her fate with his.
While the husband and wife were con-
versing Parker's lawyer asked that he
might have conference with his client.
Accordingly the prisoner was taken
from the cage by deputy sheriff, and
walked through the court into the jury
room. His wife walked by his side,
and his sisters and attorney followed.
They took seats, and the prisoner
began to give his lawyer list of wit
nesses. The wife was seated by her
husbands side. Something drew the
attention of those present from the
prisoner when a shot rang out, and
before any one could interfere, second
one was fired. The first shot sent a
bullet through Mrs. Parker's brain,
killing her almost instantly. The
econd shot Parker fired while he held
the weapon close to his own temple.
He died within an hour. Neither he
nor his wife spoke after they received
their wounds. Late in the evening a
letter was found written by Parker,
wherein he showed that the whole plan
was arranged that he should kill him
self and his wife and that she had help
ed him plot against her own and his
life. When she went to the court
room, therefore, she knew she was
going to meet death. Yet she walked
across the room without tremor and
entered the jury room, though she
knew that to cross the threshold was
to step into the grave.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
FAMILY DOCTOR.

People are advised by Dr.. Foote's
Health Monthly not to sleep in the same
undergarments worn during the day.
1t may be useful to know that
hoarseness may be relieved by using
the white of an egg thoroughly beaten,
mixed with lemon juice and sugar. A
tea-spoonful taken occasionally is the
dose.
The London Lancet says that the
people who sneeze oftenest are some
times the healthiest. A sneeze sets
the blood circulating and throws off
cold which is trying to settle.
An exchange says: Not one in
hundred, at the most, know how to
make mustard plaster, and yet mus
tard plasters are used in every family,
and physicians prescribe their applica-
tion, never telling anybody how to
make them, for the simI lie reason that
doctors do not know, as general rule.
The ordinary way is to mix the
mustard with water, tempering it with
little flour; but such a plaster as
that makes is simply abominable.
Before it has half done its work it
begins to blister the patient, and
leaves him finally with painful, hayed
spot, after having produced far less
effect in a beneficial way than was in.
tended. Nova mustard plaster should
never make blister at all. If a Bills
ter is wanted, there are other plasters
far better than mustard for the pur.
pose. When you have a mustard
plaster, then, use no water. whatever
but mix the mustard with the white
of an egg, and the result will be 9
plaster that will "draw" perfectly
but will not produce blister even up
on the skin of an infant, no matte,
how long it is allowed to remain or
the part. For this we have the wore
of an old and eminent physician, a.
well as our own experience
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
Horrible Tragedy.

The jury room of the criminal court,
in st. Louis, was, few days ago, the
scene of an extraordinary tragedy.
John G. Parker, a criminal who has a
record of the blacklist kind in many
western cities, killed his wife and him
self. He was a native of st. Louis,
and about thirty-three years old. He
was awaiting trial for killing John Pay
ton in saloon. His pretty young wife
Nellie, and their five-months' old baby,
was in the court room in company with
his two sisters. The wife leaned
against the wire screen and talked to
her husband soms time while another
case was being heard. 1t was remark
ed at the time that they were very
affectionate to one another. A deputy
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
California Hero.

the recent explosion of a gunpow-
der factory at Berkelay, CAL, develop
ed hero. Frank Roller saw the
shower of sparks set fire to a taupau-
lin On the deck of a schooner lying at
a wharf. He knew that fifty tons of
the explosive was aboard the vessel
The crew were aware of it, too, and
they scampered away as fast as posi-
BILE. But Roller leaped through the
window of his house, ran to the peri
lous craft and extinguished the flames
by throwing on water with bucket.
If the fire had reached the cargo the
town and everybody in it would have
been destroyed.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
VOL. II---NO. 81.
Tie Girls.
Hear the laughter of the girls

Hear the laughter of the girls
Pretty girlsi
What fund of mer1iment each ruby lip uniurh
How they chatter, chatter, chatter,
In the balmy hour of night,
While the stars that over-spatter
All the heavens hear their clatter
In a soft and mild delight,
Keeping time, time, time,
In sorter-kinder rhyme,
To the Naturalization that, unceasing, ever
purls
From the girls, girls, girls, girls,
Girls, girls, girls
From the Wild capricious, saucy, jaunty girls.
See the flirting of the girls
Radiant girls;
How the softencd brain of lover wildly whilrs
Through the mazes of the ball,
Up and down the stately hall,
How he skippeth to and fro,
And persmres.
Would that we could tell the idiot all we know
Into which the false one hurls
Each new victim-see the flame-how II swifis,
How it curls,
How it curls;
Better far that they were churls
Than fall victim to the girls;
To the prattle and the rattle
Of the girls, girls, girls,
OF the girls, girls, girls, girls,
Girls, girls, girls
To the sacking and heaIt-racking OF the girls
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
Showed His Money.

John H. Won Dohlen, German gro
Ger in New York, changed $40 note
for stranger, and, in doing so display
ed large roll of money. Soon after
wards two young men entered the
store and said they had made bet as
to whose hat would hold the most
molasses.
"Dots holdings to me-" said Dohlen.
'I know holdings aboud such pisi-
nesses."
But the young men were not to be
put off. They said they would pay
for the molasses. The grocer grum-
bled about the "voolishnesses' as he
took the hat they wanted him to fill
and went to the rear of the store.
AS he returned with it to the man who
held out his hands for it, he stepped
between the two. The one who took
the hat said:
"Well, how much does it hold?"
Before the astonished grocer could
answer he was seized from behind. and
at the same time the hatful of mo.
lasses was clapped on his head and
pulled down over his eyes. Blinded
and bewildered. he could make no re-
sistance while his money was taken
from him, and when he got the hat off
and ran out on the sidewalk, dripping
with molasses, his dispoilers were gone.
He lost 1914 and the molasses.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10

slant, and then resumed its gloomy
expression.
"Mr. Croydon has gone, and 1 sup
pose every one else is off enjoying
themselves" continued Ella.
II thought Mr.. Croydon was fix
ture; had come on purpose to see you
that is"
"Dear me, nor laughed Ella. "He
is on his way to my Aunt Hattie's,who
lives at Liverpool. He is to marry my
cousin in August, and only stopped
here to consult papa about something"
"Nliss Terrell Ella-dear Ella! l
have been such a.fooll"
OF course no right-minded person
would like to intrude on the converse
tion which followed; suffice it to say
that two weddings came off in August
instead of one, and one happy pair
consisted of Ella Terrell and Mr.. Perry
Dayton.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

It bears the palm-The hand.
A telegraph wire is like mustache-
1t is of no use when it is down.
1t doesn't take much provocation for
a man to "get down on soft bed.
Worth makes the man. When Worth
makes the dress he breaks the man.
Lumbago is one of the back taxes
that you can't readily supply check
for.
Herein differeth ye damsel from ye
potato: She masheth the more readily
when raw.
The churchman and the family UNI
brella closely resemble each other In
one particular. They both keep Lent.
Mercury is called the "god Of elo-
quence." This may account for the
eloquence let loose on the subject Of
Thermometers during cold wave.
People who don't understand why
parrots are invariably SO vicious in
their discourse, must be stupid. What
would you expect from bird but fowl
talk?
If you really dislike man it is well
to remember that nothing will mad
him more than to catch him near a
hand organ and go up and offer him
some cOppers.
1t has now become fashionable in
Eastern cities to be married as early as
six o'clock in the morning. This starts
the bridegroom into the habit of early
rising right off
A little girl was walking along the
street the other day, when she saw very
bow-legged man with short coat on.
"Oh, mar she cried, "There's a man
with tunnel under himv"
. civilian, my son." says an econom.
ical mother to her son, 'for mercy's
sake don't keep on tramping up and
down the floor in that manner, you'll
wear out your new boots" He sits
DOWN. "There you go-sitting down.
Now you'll wear out your new trousersl
1 declare, never see such boyl"
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
Fire Escapes.

1.-TWO things are needed" said John
Decker to a reporter, "to secure to the
public security against loss of life by
fire. The first is a common sense es-
cape, the second the universal adoption
of such an escape. For thirty years l
served as volunteer fireman, sitting
for eight years on the board of en-
gineers. and holding for five and half
years the position Of chief of the de-
partment, and not few have been the
number of so-called fire-escapes brought
to my notice. l have given the sub
iect mucn time and study, and the re-
cent fires with the attending loss of life
have confirmed the opinion l have held
for years In this matter. Balconies OF
iron extending across the front, side or
back of building, the floors connected
by ladders of iron, endless chains, por-
table ladders and towers and folding
window-escape may all be well enough
as far as they go, but they do not go
far enough. Inmates of burning
building intuitively make at once for
the stairs. A practical fire-escape, then,
should be constructed with this fact in
view. This to my mind can be done
in no better way than by building one
or more iron staircases enclosed by
some fireproof material and separated
from the building proper by a hollow
wall. These stairways should connect
with every floor by automatic iron
doors, which should open from the hall
so that no impediment to their being
readily opened might obtain. Thus.
upon an alarm of fire, the occupants ol
a building could descend in safety
without fear of falling or exposure
which fear, 1 believe, has occasioned
the death of more than one person dur.
ing the last year. If the building be E
large one, then, two, three, or even
four of these fireproof staircases might
be built, each one of them communi
eating with every floor of the building
When 1 was in the legislature the
question of fire escapes came up ano
was the subject of much discussion
but that was all that came of it. Th
general adoption Of some such mean
of escape by our hotels, theatres, apart
ment houses and large factories woul
soon educate the people to a knowleds
. of the means at hand for escape |
times of danger, and would not di
figure the buildings or call upon wea
! women and little children to clim
= hand over hand down swinging chai
: or hanging ladder. In my preseI
capacity as superintendent of iii
|, appliances for the Erie railway n
t means for observation are numeroI
a and varied, and no one plan but tn
4 suggests SO many good features or sue
+ likelihood Of meeting the requirement
4 of the emergencies of fire, in theatr
: dwelling or hotel.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
Should Carry Bells,

According to ruling of the secretary
of the treasury, a vessel cannot be
fined for the failure to have fog-horn
on board in ordinary weather, but
there may be an imposition Of fine If
a bell is not sounded while the vessel
is at anchor in fog. In view Of the
many accidents from collisions of late
it would be in the line of enforcing
precaution if all vessels were fined for
not carrying bells.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
A Morse Legend.

A Morse Legend.
A Morse king sat in his hall one night,
And the tempest was raging without;
The sea roared and dashed on the rocks near
by,
And the lights of he,ven were out.
A great fire blazed with dazzling light
On The hearth Of solid rock;
The brighter it cleaned tor the blackness Of
storm
And the sound of the oceans shock.
While he sat and talked, q bird few in,
And over the monarchs head;
Then out through the open easement again,
To the wild, dark night it Sped
"Such is life," said the king, "from darkness
to light,
FROM sunshine to storm, without rest;"
eyes, sire," a courtier replied, "yet the bird
Has somewhere in safety, nest"
M. l.. Emerson.
Delta chief., 1883-06-20

in the Mexican army until not one living
Apache pollutes the fair fIce of our country"
As the officer stopped he rose and left the
fire. For moment ] nee hung over the
party, until Colonel Garcia. turning to Us
with smile. said: "0ur young friend does
not look like person who could be very
blooI,hirsty or savage" NO" we answered.
I'VE would, on the contrary, say that he had
n nature that was particularly gentle and
sympathetic" "Yet." continued the Colonel,
"in that same slaughter that boy threw aside
his repeating rife, came out from behind the
ambush, and, climbing to the edge Of the
precipice, lifted large rocks and dashed out
the brains of the siuaws and papooses crouch
ed in the canon below. He received two bull
let wounds, and was compelled to send
three Of the men TO compel him to retire TO
shelter. His two brothers were killed yeas
since by the Apaches, and he has sworn re-
venge." Who Of can say that his provoca-
tion was not great. ani his claim Of justifiea-
tion wrong?
Delta chief., 1883-06-20
A High nr.arc.

The bridge across Canon Diablo, in Apache
county, Arizona, on the Atlantic & Pacific
railrond, caught fire from sparks from an en-.
ginc crossing il on the Soth ultimo. The
flames, however, were soon extinguished.
This bridge spans one of the deepest canons
in the Territory, ii being over three hundred
feet in height instead of two. hundred and
forty, as stated. The walls of the canon are
Of solid rock and almost perpendicular, while
the canon contains no water. 1t heads on the
Mongollon mountains, and travcrscs the huge
plain east of the San Francisco mountains,
the railroad crossing it about half way be-
tween Winslow aud Flagstaff. ltwas ut first
thought by the engineers that u suspension
bridge would be the easiest constructed, but
owing to the facility of obtaining rock for
abutments or pillars in the botiom Of the
camon this idea was abandoned. There are
eleven abutmcnts or supports three of which
are In the bottom Of the canon, and the others
on the sides, growing shorter as they ascend.
Those in the bottom ARE only thirty feet in
height, and are capped by the framework Of
the bridge. Tho stoncwork on the bridge was
commenced In June 1881, and the first engine
crossed II In July, 1852, upward Of $50 men
being constantly employed for over year.
Delta chief., 1883-06-20
Trouble borrowers.
There's wany n trouble
Would break like a bubble.

There's many n trouble
Would break like a bubble,
And into the waters Of Lethe depart,
Did we not rehcnrse 1t.
And tenderly nurse it.
And give 1. prominent place in the heart
There's many
Would vanish tomorrow.
Were we but willing to furnish the wings:
so sndly intruding
And.quie,iy brooding
II matches out all sorts OF horrible things.
How welcome the seeming
or looks that are beaming.
Whether oue's wealthy whether ones poor:
Eyes bright a berry.
Checks red cherry,
The grunn and the curse and the bcartache can
cure.
Resolve to be merry,
Al worry to ferry
Across tie famed waters that bid Us forget
And no longer fearful,
But be happy and cheerful.
We feel life has much that's worth living for yet
Delta chief., 1883-06-20
The r-nrni.

Far In the son, warm West
There lies an orchard nest,
wher every spriny the black caps come
And build themselves downy home,
The apple houshs eniw!ne,
And make u network flnc.
Through which the morning vapors pass
That risc from the dewy grnsss.
And when the spring warmth shoots
Along the apple roots.
The Fparied old bcuEhs grow full OF buds.
That elcam and leaf In muirituIes.
And thea, hrst cold snsi white.
Soon flashing with delight,
The blossom heads come Out aud blow
Aud mimic sunsc, tinted SNOW.
Delta chief., 1883-06-20
The p-oekiy~ bridge.

The twenty. y.fourth day Of May will long be
remembered as the date which threw open the
greatest triumph Of engineering, the eighth
wonder Of the modern world. The twin cities,
New York and Brooklyn, IRE forever joined
together by this link of communication, and
the beautiful harbor now possesses the great
est ornament In the grand Brookly bridge,
with cyclopean towers and arches, and airy
fabric Of cables shading the blue waters and
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-18
JAMES III. MANLON.

DEGS TO INFORM HIS NUMER-
I'D Gus friends, and the public gen
orally, that he can now be found at the
Bay Horse premises, where he will
attend to all horses, either lame or sick
$40
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-18
Lost, stolen or strayed.

nNE SMALL BAY MARE with three
W white spots on her body, where the
saddle is placed, and one white spot on
her forehead. Branded p on left hip.
A suitable reward will be paid on return
ing to this Office. 464 tt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-11
Official CROP REPORTS.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The Department of
Agriculture reports the condition Of the winter grain
crop on April over it, entire breadth In Michigan and
other northern territory wheat still covered with
SNOW In the Ohio Valley winter protection had been
partial for term locally varying from three 70 Ten
weeks after which loss from freezing was quite general
The average depreciation greater In the upper part OF
the ono Valley and In Kansas, than elsewhere. East OF
the Aeshancs the condition good in the northern
belt declining slightly In lower ATTITUDES. 1t is notup
10 the average any part OF the south The aYerageIor
the crop ia Last April 1t was lOi in 1881 80. Ine
most observing reporters have examined the roots ana
in many cases found them healthy, while the plants are
brown There Il good for believing that the real
condition Of wheat H. therefore, less unpromsng than IL
seems
The averages OF condition in the states OF large prodc
ton are: New-York, 101 Pennsylvania, 30; olio' ~;
Kentucky, sO Indiana 10 Michigan, 90; Illinois, 80:
Missouri 49, Kansas 70; California. g. The average
al Nntcr wheat varies little from last years Dredun
the returns indicate increase OF per cent llnOls
returns = per cent increase Ohi0 MlchlSan, lnidht
aud Missouri per decreases California, 10 per
cent increase A slight decrease appears III tue Gun
states acreage Of winter W per cent Vi "S
ycar's breadth. Average cond'lon, vi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-11

spGaS s:. c. "a
a. iS + g Ss g. Lave
Sss. .s4a Ss
wsss1S zrs@. 4 g s. e' ana @
n Mnq ne wheat R.' s G sss april f1t IS
NJ sra 1sc a'p No. Do q 70 6sat
S so ''t IS 81 ' 90 Bee, Hans sSssSs
s PsA Ness as % s'S 90 %
smoked sides se lo'c shoulders IA o,es sy 't o.
&C. 40 sSoxss n'1Ie ice S'Ss, Kettle 10
Western iettIe tot DO N,la 800 10 SGtcn sTs
ao Western Good Caoce 120 Bradford
County 13 r9 xr ts'f a. o TO- ca 20
lie aous rsllsv'yan, lli "sssera loSLS ExSs-peaa,
Full roam lIEsli wostero FUN Cream lie. as sn"
Slammed mined 5s7 10 coffee sio ss susar-ki.
s s.5SS' Cn I,, 9: CrSsn 0ss PSWisrei sSscs
Granaated 9sc Mould A ess ss,aiar saS SEEDS
Fsed-wmterSrln: SIS i5ssisSG spras. $40 OCSsslsSg
3 ds 5S scS Sas $500 5u sSD@en CoTn 1000 bus
FANNY a 5OGSl 6O Choice 20 O6Gs5 10 Fancy - loo
& Ca o @ht a. A Ssl o. Nay q
June = OSasR St~ FSy 81 o. Corr hshr az
4s Sc cash April 49, e45c 45sS477e May sssoc
Nav RYE dun az 64c Barley quiet at 55975c.
Butter steady: Dairy, 2OO2fc Creamery, zo9oOc corn.
meal steady at - 50. Whskey steady az 81 ~. porS
SIS 20 Bulkmeas dun Long Clear. $50 short KID.
are: short Clear IO2Oc. quie Long Clear lO60cs
Short RID. lO.7Oc. short Clear; lie Lard nominal.
Germ $1,000 bush; Oats. 5000 busht Rye v none,
barley 1000 BUSH Shlpments-t0ur 1900 Dds -" nest.
I5,OO0 bush: Corn, 5SuDO Dushi OATS oOVO Ou'hi He
and Barley 80, $500, ..., No o poyt
Winter spot and April held at 81 el NAY a. y 0sS1
June 81 lOLo July, III OS2l August " % az the ysa'
II OCH Corn No. spot and April, "a isc' MAY.
"a sc bid asked oats quiet: No. 90 go AZ d dac
eose-Wheat rm; No. Red Winter spot aud Aprl - Vo
May 81 O9's June 81 l9 bid July 81 oet a. Aus snrs
81 OSst; september 81 O3fs all the year. s.Vh I'm
steady No spol. 52hc; April 03lte. ced MAY, ooeI
June. 554c bid oats quiet ana SncIangen 90
bush. shlpments-wheat 4,50O BUSH Corn, 20OoO bush
tat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-11

LIVERPOOL April 10000 D. Enthusiastically
lands Low Midding clause May June denvery o~4d
and September delivery, 6sszd: November
and December delivery, 5'ed also 0ssd Futures closed
barely steafv.
CHARLESTON, ApuI 10.-Cotton arm: Middiug. 97sa
Low Middlng 9sc Good Ordinary. 9ci receipts 7e6
bales gross 1856 bales: safes 800 bales; exports 20
the Continent bales; TO Great Britain - bales
TO France bales; coastwise - baies' STOCK, 34il4
bales
GALVESTON April lO-Coton steady; middling 9osc Low
Mddlng 9e: GOOD Ordinary. Size. net receipts. f,o43
bales gross. 5I5 bales exports 70 Great Britain -
France. - bales: to the Continent. - oales;
TO the Channel bales coastwlse. 6I2 baiesi Sales
D Dales. 6S,4lS bates
NRw.UR'stNS. Apr lO.-Cotton steaiy MiodnR y tsc'
Mdding. Sstsc.; Good Ordinary. o4c not recepIs
lUO67 10 ,7J7 bales: exports coastwlse 70
bales France - bales to the Continent. 5000 Daej
sales 5000 oales evening, baies stock Zopo0'
bales.
SAVANNAH April 10.-Cotton quiet Mddllng , Sac;
Low Mddlng o. sc: Ordinary. SIgc.; net receipts
63i ba.es gross 1854 bales. exports To France -
70 the Continent - exports coastSlse ~ oaes., "
Britain. bales; SAFES, SOO oAesi last o'eAih1'
400 bales Stock, 320lS Dales