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ghe fgzegle Saesefger. J. R. HIAGOOD, Editor and Prop'r. EASLEY, S. C.. JANUARY 4. Alaswer to "YOs O 1." Dear friend, I've listened to your suit. Youve asked me Yes or No ? I'm not the girl to act the lirt Tro ga i ra pitbgu; Nor I the Viai'd to tiruiitvayv, Ini anger and( dlisgut, The mnit) who Simply s 1ks my h1nd "Igldl u lving trgekg g i cannot fusk likeo41ett4 f4sk'W. N or do as traitors do; My vord is simple and my bond, And shall be so to you; VI'mbut, agh] tinln1d,-IOngVS't.-gir A tIen4t Ti .iyvto be;A . Whintever answer I shall give Your canl depenld on me. I like to Ihink of honest m-11 O mIlel.whupe hen t. art, t e, ny i p r r1 do d ake And silih I k ii Ie vou, Y6d'1ve asked ind toin&your ' fe. 'hIl-t's all I should have hI Ie.ird, I know you mevanl just w hit 3ou sy. For you hvI VpaSS(e1 our word. You've told ie t 1 m1t'*for one lonig year. You've loved rue asyour life; Nov in aniswering' ""Yes or Nc,' I tell you 'tis no strife. "li deepest waters (uie't sle: The shallowm urmiglw All the answer "I give or ask Is brielly-Yes or No.'' If I say Yes, you'll be rejoiced; You'll not (Jenspair, if No. That's not the way I must be loved BY him wh)o is 1113' beau. You're "'but ai lonest business mani, As all your dealings show;'' lRat now yountIg Ianl, I'm not for sale. I anIswer'l brViely-No! W'. Greenvrille, AS. C., Dec. 29, 1883. CnRP ESTInMAT1's. -,J. R. Dodge, Sta:1tistiiln of t he Agicuiltuiral D)epart esMtimates of t he prileip~aJ crtop)s of the' yeair 1883, which are to be prinited as a speeial report for D)ecember. They' show that potatoes, asM well as5 all other roots, and oats, have grown) Iuixurianit ly and yielded abundantly. Thei aver-I age yield of corni per' acre for t he pr'es ent year, Mr. D~odge says, is uear'ly 23 blushels, or, miorec exactly, by pre'lim aV'y estimuates, 22 7-10, wh~eh is within 12 per cent. of the aver'age yiel for a ser'ies of years, or 1,531l,360,83-> bush els. The wheat Cr'op is slightly in excess of 400 000,000 bushels, anid thre cotton pr1oducZ(t, as shiowni by thre December r'e turns, is about 6,000,000 bales. There will be annt her investigatioln after the (lose of the cottonr harvest and tihe shipment of a largec port Ion of t he cr'op, when'1 pr'eise r'esults can be appr)loached miore rnear'ly thran has hit her'to beeni possible. ---Very few men are so stingy that they will not share a kiss with a pretty girl. _____ --The dark ages--a 'woman be tween twenty-five nde sixty The Greeniville Daily News and Our Taxes. A comparlson of t he tax levies for this year and last year will suggest some questions to tax payers. The State levy is five mills which Is i fourth of a mill more than it was in 1883 on an assessment live millions less. In otw(l' words, thd people will Ie re (IIuired to pay aboit'$80,000 more ext year thati they did last year, ilt Iongl the CoImptroller-Generi in his very copllete and able report estinaited that we woNld need about $60.000 less than last year and' Ih-it the neessary amRuIt conhl be raised by a tax of Four11 mills. Woe h1 y %beel1 iriingtaxes Stead ily anld persist ently despite the reven 1o fo te spaesdu all heeange of IhI1" peInitentiary from a heavy eost to a sou trce 6f revenue. ' 111 1877.'78, Ih, first. year of luliisputed Denio eratic sway, our Sute taxes were $(..0,000 ; in 1878-7) t i -y were $368, 000 ; last year tly were $(8.000 ; this year t 'y ' a'ire $~50,000. 'Th counties are kteping step with th State, and about htIrf of thei tlhe' coilnty taxationi is higher ilh Iml it was last year. Now, w hN111.11 and w h re is th.s thing 'oilg. to Stop'? Iow far :e we ro inIIg' We pay ourio State anlld coun-e ty legislation by short teriis, omr piblic .cho'ols areb wrt N1ch3-dly iladeq ulte. We save at all the small s.piggots and let the mney flow oit thloyiih the hung holes inl thousandlls alid teins of ShI I oua n ds. O1ur hole system and idea of gov (.rInmiienlt Ilst be clalgl(i we are to prosper avl main I Itain supremnc. 'I h11 State muIst he run on busin I'ess pl iniciples with as few niwn as possi ble, and those men good, fit and w elI 4o10ug(.h paid to commiand then services. We". mvusbandon lxuries , tmn '-imlplicity an d coin nercinIIiruiles, re fusinig to sp~el a dolhllr for anmylting but the acnituial expenses (of conductingo a g"OVrnent amid attend(in~g to thme Our county goverinmts ouglht to be remnodkled, the niumber' of o.file1rs redc~led andii the~ saaries of th->se who rema)in madle adequate to supp)Jort hem cornforta'iy. MoREns aerous THAN Gon). Young men, banish all idleas of marrying wealth ! Earn it, then you will appreciate it and know how to save it. .if you cannot bring her a pure heart and an uin tarnshed repuiitation bring her what a Greek maiden once said she would bring to her husband :What gold cannot pur'chase---a hea-tV un spotted and virtue without a stain, which is all that descended to me from my parents." Get a wifc who has what Dri. Watts calls "'Wealth above what earth can grant and( lasting as the mind." Then will married life be pleasant and 'agreeable, and the end be peacefuil and triumph~lant. -ubscr'ibe for THEri ME1SSENGER. BLYTHE & MAYFIELD, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, GREENVILLE, S. C. Practices in the S/ate and 1. S. Courts. Prompt attention to all bisiness. O0 office ilk Law Range. j Nov 39-1y .............. . ........................ I. A. COOK, DEALER IN - 1 1aV\ V, FURNIS!INGw GOODS, &C., &C., GREENVILLE, S. C. Call oni me ai.d exam'w the "Excelsior Cook Stove" before you b1y elsewIere. mishin Goodsytsor-co en ice.. TITwAms It Wholesale,1 Oh'leaper than11 theC Nov 30-ly L. P". JOHNSON. F. P. CLELAND. SWEET SIXTEEN, AN) UIP TO Ti/Ue Oldest, -lhou1ld h:tve their Pictires tfaken at .TOHNSON & CLELAND'S G;ALLEFRY, G;REENVILLE, S. C. Wec are pr'epatredl to umake FERRIO rYPES, PHlOTOORtAPIIS, Copy and ENLARGE PICTURES, A TI Good Pictures made in cloudy Neather. Pay us nor no one else For poor Pictures. .J0HNSON & CLELAND, Jatllery ini t he SouthA. Nov 30-ly ADAM~ C. WELBOPRN, ATORNEY AND) Counsiellor at Law, GREE~NVILLE, S. C. Tractices in the State and Office in~ Cleve'alan Block, over Isaa~c Nov 3t0-1y LJ, t NIX, VITTORNEY AND COU..SELOR AT LAW, GREENVILLE, S. C. P~ractices in tihe State and.Uniited Slates Coutrts. Nili"- 0f11ce ini Manfsio. HIouse, -161 Nov 9---lv GRAND EXCURSION To see the Circus will not cre.tite the exciteicnt tallt olr Bargalins in Ieds, llmireait. Chairs, 'jables, and every thing pertaining TO THE elegant and tasteful furnihing of yotur houise with Bedroom lanid Parlor Suiits of all grades. Cone one. come all aid and be colvin)ced that you calnot get more goods for less money than we give at FURNITURE HOUSE, A general line of tindertaker's Sup plies always on hand. CoflIns trimlled ait ill hourS, and h sty!e to stilt purchasers. EASLEY, S. C. A. M. IUNION, Proprietor Furniture House. Oct 12-12 J. H. RA9PEY, l)EALER IN GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, ,N TIONS, MILlINERY, BOOTS, SH OES, HATS, &c. EA6SLEMA i, S. . :oc JUST RECEIVED AT A new lot of Ladies hIats, Ribbons and Laces. ALSO, Just received, a new lot of. Ready-made Clothing. Special bargains in Boots and Shoes. ALSO, Just leceived, a Cheap lot of (4roceries. Give me a call, and 1 guarantee satisfaction. Oct 12-12in C. P. RUNION, Easley, S. C., T1o-day Thie "Leader' of Low Prices." We are making a mgnifleent disphay of elegant new ]Fa11 and -winter~ When yon are out shopping, (do not fail to call and inspect our inmense line We have the mlost compleIte assortuimnt of Worsteds from l00. per yard UP to the fi nest [iported fabrics. A Large Stock of Boots and Shoes. Our' variety is uinexcelled for beauty anid dlurability. Ladies, isses, .nn'd1 childrPen's Shoes, all made in the latest Styles. We have a large lot of the gcIuine ''Sitting Bull'' Boot, unsur passed for' beauty, an(d the most duara ble Boot ever' sold in our town. Pr'ie uinequal ed. GROCERIES A SPECIALTY. Cotton Buyer for Exports to New Einglandl States. Oct 12--12nm (GEO.W. TAYLoR. JAMES P. CARY, TAYLOR & CARY, .A.ttorneys at TLaw-, PICKENS C. HI., S. C. Dec 14~.1v