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Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
FOR TIE FARM AND HOME.


A German method for destroying
thrips and red spiders is to have large
vessel filed with clean hot water at a
temperature of 1873 degrees. The in
Tested plants are dipped into the water
for the space of four seconds when
the insects will be killed, and no
damage result to the plants; it is best
not to continue the immersion longer
than the time noted. If afterwards q
few insects appear that have developed
since the operation, it may be repeated
The temperature of the water should
be watched and not allowed to fall
below 122 degrees. 1t is said that
even young shoots and flower buds
will not suffer in the least from this
trcatment.-Vick.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
Prophecies for the Credul0us,

Hardly had people recovered from
the nerve-shattering soothsaying of
Mother Shipton when the weird words
of wind-compelling Virgins is well
rubbed from recollection, two ancient
prophecies have been unearthed for
the present year. One is from the
writings of Nostradamus, French
astrologer of the sixteenth century,
which may be thus rendered
ain eighteen hundred and eighty three,
When woods in vernal green shall be,
Against misfortune and mischance
lame man shall protect our France"
The Comte de Chambord is lame,
and may be taken to represent the
''boiteaux" or "boiteux."
The second blood-curdler is:
"When Easter falls in our Lady's lap
To England shall come n great mishap."
Now, Easter Sunday this year fell,
for the first time in about a hundred
years, on Lady Day." March Is.
We now manufacture another
prophecy
When in ma week fall Sundays two,
Prophetic Thy mes may chance come trusl
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
Budding and Grating i,

An address read by A. F. Barron
before the North of Scotland horticul-
tural society, is published in the
London Garden, occupying several
columns. 1t contains o statement of
many interesting facts, but some of its
statements, not being of universal
application, may be modified. One of
these is that "in strong calcareous soils
dwarf stocks for fruit trees do not
succeed" In this country we have
never had better success with dwarfs
than on strong calcareous soils, good
cultivation being given. Another is
that peaches worked on the plum are
far more hardy ard vigorous" We
find otherwise. They grow slower on
the plum, and so far as this retarded
growth exists, with its earlier ripening
of wood, the trees are slightly harder,
precisely the same as when the growth
is reduced on poor soils or in unculti-
waited ground. Again, "a pear may be
grated on the apple but does not live
beyond a year or So" Some pears will
live for several years; we have seen
the old summer Bonchretien some
twelve years or more grated on a
Spitzenburg apple, bearing well, and
some other sorts several years. The
same writer further states that a
gardener grated IA certain pear on a
common hawthorn, and "the fruit was
very similar to haws." Obviously, he
mistook a shoot closely below the point
of union for one above it; or else in
serted by mistake one of the shoots he
had just trimmed from the hawthorn.
We have known both these mistakes
committed by men usually CAREFUL
CnltiDdtOr.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
How to Feed Meal to Cows.

1t is a matter of some Importance,
says a writer in the NeD England
Farmer, how meal is fed to cows.
Owing to the peculiar structure of the
cows digestive organs, when meal is
fed alone, instead of going into the
first stomach where the hay goes and
remaining until it is remasticated, it
goes directly to the third and thence to
the fourth stomach. The consequence
is that the meal is not subjected to the
softening process which the hay
undergoes, and which would render it
more easily digestible. Where consid-
cradle meal is fed u portion of it is
liable to be imperfectly digested and
thus occasions loss. BY wetting the
meal and hay and mixing them together
before feeding, the meal will be eaten
along with the hay and will be sub
jected to the whole digestive process.
1t is believed that by thus feeding the
cows, more meal can be digested with
out disturbance of the digestive organs,
and, consequently more milk obtained
than by feeding the milk separately.
This is matter worthy the considera-
ton of those who feed dairy cows.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
How Butter May he Spoiled.

Good butter may be spoiled in
churning. Over-churning ruins the
texture and changes the proper waxi-
ness to disagreeable, sickly greasi-
ness. This is the more easily done in
churn with dashes, which press the
butter against the sides of the churn
and squeeze and rub it until it is
spoiled. Too long churning spoils the
quality by the oxidation of the butter,
and the premature formation of strong
favored acids in it, the full presence of
which we call rancidity. 1t may be
spoiled at too high temperature, by
which it is made soft and oily and of
greasy texture and flavor. No suisse
quent treatment can remedy this error.
1t may be spoiled before the cream
reaches the churn by keeping it long,
or, what is practically the same, by
keeping it in too warm : lace; so de-
grees is about the right temperature if
the cream is kept week; if it is kept
at 81 degrees three days is long
enough. White specks are produced
in butter by overchurning or by having
the cream too sour. Either of these
fats produces curd in the milk, and
the small flakes of this cannot be
washed out of the butter. So will the
use of salt containing specks of lime
which unite with the butter and form
insoluble lime soap. White specks are
covered up to large extent by using
good coloring, which is made of oil as
the solvent. But this use of coloring
being used to disguise fault and to
add an undeserved virtue is worthy
of denunciation.-Ame Dairy
man.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
Taking Tea with the Japanese.

Says traveller: "The great peculiar
ity of this tea drinking ceremony con-
sists in the exactness with hich every
thing is done. A spoon, cup, or what
ever is handled, has to be taken hold of
in particular way, set down in par
ticular place, and touched in particu-
lar part, and everything is done with
the same strange precision. What l
saw was part of the ceremony of thin
tea drinking and part of the ceremony
of thick tea-drinking,' but the whole
is simply lesson in those laws of
politeness which were formerly so
rigidly eXacted in every mansion and
on every state occasion; and which
are still largely kept up in the houses
of the old aristocracy. Originally, the
ceremony was of secret character, and
no servant entered the house in which
it took place--the master kindling the
fire, boiling the water, making the tea,
and, in short, doing everything for the
guests; but in later years it has become
mere ceremony of an extremely fash
ionable character. One or two things
in this service struck me as especially
strange. Thus, both host and guests
knelt from the time they entered the
building till the time they left it; and
even when the master had to go to a
little back room to fetch water, cups
or whatever else he might require, he
shuffled on his kness to the slide which
served as door, and then, having
opened it, shuff1ed through the opening
till he was well on the other side, when
he rose to his feet; but this he must
not do while in the presence of his
guests. The chief guest, moreover, is
the spokesman for the company, and
no word is uttered save by the chief
guest or host dusing the service, be it
ever so long. The chief guest also de-
mands everything--,thus he asks for
tea and refreshments; but the particu-
lar moment at which each request has
to be made is arranged by the code of
etiquette. At opportune moments the
chief guest also asks if he may look at
the tea-caddy, spoon, bowl, or the tea
pot. Receiving the necessary permits
sion, he shuffles on his knees to the
place where the object demanded is,
takes it, bows his forehead to the
ground, then rising, touches his fore
head with the object received, and
begins to examine it. Looking at the.
teapot, he asks if it is silver; then,
who made it; then opening it and
smelling the tea, what tea costs per
pound; after which inquiries he passes
it to the next guest, and makes a re-
mark to the host which should, if pos
sible, be at the same time compli-
ment and pun. After each guest has
duly inspected the object, the chief
guest shuffies again across the floor,
and returns it to its place. Object
after object is brought, examined and
returned in the same manner"
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
CLIPPINGS.

Railway signals: Signal extoruon'
signal neglect, and sigma. impudence.
Never say "Bo'' to a goose; 1t is I'M
grammatical. Say beau to the gander
belle to the goose.
The boys in one Of our grammar
schools call their schoolma'am "Expe-
rience," because she is a dear teacher:
"Why is young man like kernel
of corns" asked young lady. "Be-
cause" said another, che turns white
when he pops"
Marriage" said an unfortunate
husband. sis the church-yard OF low
ers." "And you men," replied his
wife, "are the grave-diggers."
"The best conductor of electricity
at present known is silver" The best
conductor into society at present
known is gold. 1t used to be brains.
"Why is it, husband, that whenever
we send for pound of tea or coffee
to the grocer's, it falls an ounce
short?" "Oh, it's just weigh he has
A lawyer, who died recently, left
the greater part of his money to the
asylum for lunatics and idiots. He
said the money ought to go to the
classes from whom he received it.
A western journal has been sued
for libel for calling a man horse
chief. He will prove that he owns a
livery stable and should have been
called an eXtortioner instead of thief.
Prof. Langley, of Pittsburg, discov
cred remarkably new black spot upon
Venus during her transit through that
city. This is the usual experience of
visitors to Pittsburg. They are lucky
if they get off with only one spot.
An attorney, about to finish a bill of
costs, was requested by his client, a
baker, "to make it as light as he
could "Ah!" replied the attorney,
"that's what you say to your foreman,
but it's not the way l make my
bread"
"Come, pa" said yDungster just
home from school, chow many peas in
apint?" "How can anybody tell that
you foolish boy?" II can every time.
If you don't believe it, try me-"
"Well, how many are there, thenT'
"Just one p in every pint"
"That butter is all right" said a
clearinghouse keeper; "it's tirkin
butter, and tastes little of the wood,
that's all" "If that's the case, replied
the boarder, who is a contractor, 81
should like to get some of that wood
to make railroad bridges out of"
"What is the matter, old fellow
You seem worried" '"Well, l am
Pm being dunned up hill and down
dale by my internal creditors" "Oh,
you owe a large sum of money?''
mo, but many small sums, and debts
are like children the smaller they
are the more sspther they are
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

On the Central and Southern rail
road orders have bene issued requiring
every one of the ten thousand en-
ployes to file a personal description of
himself, with numerous points as to
his history, and Photographic por-
trait. This is intended to protect the
companies against employing men who
have shown themselves untrustworthy.
AT the same time the system enables
the good men to benefit by their
record.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
A wealthy young farmer from Butler

A wealthy young farmer from Butte,
county, Neb., came to the capital last
week to find wife. He was intro.
duced to young woman, proposed and
was accepted. On his second visit he
took his betrothed out to ride, and on
returning to the house apprised her
that he had concluded not to marry.
Being importuned to give reason, he
said he had discovered that she pow
dered, and he thought no woman who
powdered could possibly make a good
wife. The district court will decide
whether powder is a sufficient cause to
break an engagement.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
we Present no Pretended NTiracIe.-
"Truth IL Mighty aud Must Prevail."-

we Present no Pretended HIiracIc.-
"Truth IN Mighty and Must PrevaiI.o-
No SophIstry cnn Withstand the Power
otits Honest Utterance.
Editor If Evening Press:
DEAR SrR-Feeling deeply grateful for the grea,
benefits which have received from the use of
very valuable article which has its origin and home
in our beautiful city, and hoping that others who
afflicted as have been may find like relief from
its use. beg the indulgence of few lines in your
valuable paper for the privilege Of communicating
to you brief statement of facts for the benefit Of
the multitude Of sufferers to be met with on every
side. Many Oh my friends well know that have
been very severely afflicted with heart disease for
number Of years. and have suffered from it as only
those suffer who have that disease; it reduced
my strength low that could scarcely walk across
my room, and the least exertion rendered me 30
short-breathed that dared scarcely move. and life
seemed very burdensome. was treated for my NAL.
ady by the best physicians. and derived no benefit
from their treatment prescriptions until was ad-
vsed by my family physician to use Hunts Remedy,
my trouble was caused by inaction of my kidneys
which affected very seriously tho action Of my heart
commenced taking it Having little faith in it or
any other medicine), and it has helped me wonder
fully, and am now great deal better, and have
been since began its use. In fact have taken
medicine that has benefited me so greatly. Ny
breathing is easy and have gained in strength 30
much that am able to do my homework cheer
fully recommend Hunts Remedy to all who may be
afflicted as have been, who are suffering from
general debility and nervous prostitution.
Respectfully, Mrs. A. o. ROCKWELL
Pearl Street. Providence, RI
A standard medicine for curing Bright's Disease.
Dropsy, Kidney Bladder and Glandular Maladies Il
and team an ss
a1h p Of the arc
health and vigor the constitution when II a. he
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
A New Use for Sawdust.

A writer to the Home and Farm,
Kentucky, makes mention of the use
of sawdust in planting potatoes, and
asserts that the product where sawdust
was used was twice as great as where
none was used. and larger and
smoother. II was not stated whether
The sswdust was used rs ~ absorbent,
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
No Speechmakers.

Washington never made speech.
In the zenith of his fame he attempt.
ed it, failed, and gave it up confused
and abashed. In framing the consti-
tuition of the United States, the labor
was entirely performed in a committee
of the whole, of which Washington
was chairman; he made two speeches
during the convention, however, ac-
knowledged the master spirit, and his
torians affirm that, had it not been for
his great popularity, and the thirty
words of his first speech, pronouncing
the best that could be united upon, the
constitution would have been rejected
by the people. Thomas Jefferson
never made speech. He couldn't do
it. Napoleon, whose executive ability
is almost without parallel, said that
his greatest difficulty was in finding
men of deeds rather than words.
When asked how he maintained his in
fuence over his superiors in age and
experience when commander-in-chief
of an army in Italy, he said by re-
serve. The greatness of man is net
measured by the length of his
speeches and their number.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

The VoLTA1o BELT Co., Marshall Mich, will
send DIR. Dyes Celebrated Electro Voltaic
Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for 30
days to men, young or old, who are afflicted
withnervous debility, lost vitality and kindred
troubles, GU aranteeing speedy and complete
restoration of healthend manly vigor. Nd
dress as aboye..-N, B.--No risk II incurred,
40 thirty days Trial Is allowed, -
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

Wooden mills established in New
Zealand have proved highly successful,
and already consume over 5000 bales a
year. The most important are within
ten miles of Dunedin, the capital of
Otago province. Much of the ma
chinery employed is American.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

He was at breakfast, wrestling with
piece of remarkable tough veal. His
wife said to him-"You always say
there is something to be thankful for
in everything. | fancy you'd be puz-
zled to find something to be thankful
for In that VEAL" mot Mt oil; was
just thinking how grateful we should
DO i we met II when II was young
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
ARcmnrkabIe Cure of scrofuIa.

William s. Baker. of Lewis. vego count. Ind.
writes follows: MY son was taken with scrofula
In the hip when only two years old He tried sew
eral physicians but the boy got relief from their
treatment. Noticing your Rosadalis recommended
so highly, 1 bought some of 1t Of you in the year
1862, and continued taking 1t till the finally
healed up. He is twenty-one years of age, ard
being satisfied that your medicine did him so much
good when he used it, want to try 1t again in
other CASE and now write to you to get some more
of it."
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

Young men, and middle aged ones, suffer
ing from nervous debility and kindred weak
nesses, send three stamps for Part VII of
pENsARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

"Worth her weight in gold" is not the
most complimentary thing that can be said
about woman, as she would have to weigh
800 pounds to bring her value up to 500, GOO.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

Two young women at the birthday party
of Jesse Taylor, Findly, Ohio, moved his
chair from under him as he attempted to
take seat between them. Jesse fell and
broke his neck. One of the young women is
now maniac through grief.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

Sick and bilious headache, and all derange-
ments of stomach and bowels, cured by DR..
Pierce's 'Pelets"-or anti-bilious granules.
20 cents vial. No cheap boxes to allow
waste of virtues. BY druggists.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

Superstition is the child of fear and fear
is the child of ignorance. The more men
dread nature the less they wish to know about
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

''What will attract sinners to church,
asks religious exchange. Good opera
bouffe music and preacher that talks pretty
broadly will fetch good many.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

LYONS Patent Metallic Heel Stiffeners keeI
new boots and shoes from running over
Sold by shoe and hardware dealers.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

Gasfrine.
Ladies are particularly recommended to
try GAsTRINE for hi lache, nausea, etc. All
dru ppists
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

thou little frlcksy Puck!
With antic toys so funnily bestuck;
Light as the singing bird that wings the air,
(Carboline, Carboline restores the hair.)
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

IT'S TRUE,
Ts pity and pity tits tits true that don't check
that insduous disease which is sappng your life you
will have to square your accounts in the Beyond.
New Life the great Cough Bemedy, will relieve you of
your cough. W. l.. VAIN clerk of the Baltimore Post
Office, says 1t cured him when everything else failed.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

A correspondent of the Army and
Navy Register, writing from Fort
Keogh, NJ. t., says" The post schools
are sorry affairs, although from Wash
ington one would be led to believe them
excellent in their effects. The writer
lately visited post school at seven
company post. He found only two
students. The rooms were uncleanly
and ill-lit. The teacher worn out by
teaching children all day. There were
no maps no descriptive pictures, moth
ing to tempt men to come.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
GOLD and SILVER PAINT.

Bronze Paint. ARTISTS Black.
For gliding Fancy Baskets, frames, Lamps.
Chandeliers, and for all kinds ornamental work.
Equal to any Of the high priced kinds and only
1octs package at the druggists, postpaid from
WELLS, RICHARDSON e. CO.. BurlirEton,Vt
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

Use st. Patrick's salve, and learn its great
value. One trial convinces.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

In Germany third of the population is
married, per cent. widowed, GO per cent.
unmarried and2 per cent divorced or separ-
ated
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

Mother SWANS Worm Syrup.
Infallible, tasteless, harmless, cathartic;
feverishness, restlessness, worms, constipa-
ton. 25c.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05

The Quick, complete cure, annoying Kidney
Bladder, Urinary Diseases. 81. Druggists
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
Vital Questions!!


Ask the most eminent physician
OF any school, what is the best thing in the
world for quietipg AMI allaying all irritation
of the nerves and curing all forms of nervous
complaints, giving natural, childlike refresh
ing sleep alwaysp
And they will tell you unhesitatingly
"Soine form of Hops!"
CHAPTER I.
+. Ask any or all of the most eminent ply
gsicians:
"What is the best and only remedy that
can be relied on to cure all diseases of the kid
neys and urinary organs such as Brights
disease, diabetes, retention or inability to
retain urine, and all the diseases and ailments
peculiar to Women p
emphatically, Buchu.'"
Ask the same physicians
"What is the most reliable and surest cure
for all liver diseases or dyspepsia, cons ipa-
ton, indigestion, biIiousness, malarial fever,
ague," ETC., and they will tell you:
Mandrake! or Dandelion!"
Hence, when these remedies are combined
with others equally valuable,
And compounded into Hop BitteH, such
wonderful and mysterious curative power
is developed which is SO varied in its opera
tions that no disc Use or i'll health can possibly
exist or resist Its power, ana yet IL is
Harmless for the most frail woman, weak
est invalid or smallest child to use.
CHAPTER II.
'Pntierts :,
''Almost dead nearly dying
For years, and given up. by physicians OF
Bright's and other kidney diseases, liver com
plants, severe coughs called consumption,
have been cured.
Women gone nearly crazy!
From agony of neuralgia, nervousness,
wakefulness and various diseases peculiar to
women.
People drawn out of shape fiom excruciat-
ing pangs of Rheumatism,
1nfammatory and chronic, or suffering
from scrofula!
Erysipelas!
Salt rheum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia,
indigestion, and in fact almost all diseases
frail
Nature is heir to
Have been cured by Hop Bitters, proof of
which can be found in every neighborhood
in the known world.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
hotel clerk named Briscoe,

A hotel clerk named Briscoe,
Stumped his foot out in Frisco,
1t hurt him like thunder,
But the pain was got under,
BY st. Jacobs Oil rubbed on histoe.
A conductor who lives at Belair,
Got hurt, being thrown on a chair,
They took him away.
But in less than a day,
st. Jacobs Oil made him all square.