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he ftIg ~enenger. J . h AGOOD, Editor and Prop'r. Ent.aed tt :the 'Postoice at Easley, S. C., as s4econel Clase Matter. TEMS OF SUBSCRIITION. One year, strictly lin advance..*..1.00 Six months " . 65 RATES OF A DVERTISINO. One square (I inlch)'I inisertion ...... 75C Eadh subsequent Insertion...... ...... 40c Liberal discount on contracts or by the column, half or quarter column. Marriage notiices free and solicitd. Obituaries over 12 lines charged for. CQrrespondeents, to insure attention, must give their full address. We are not responsible for the opimn 'ons of our qrrespomndets. All domiunications for the papel must be addressed to the Editors; lusiness letters to the Publisher of the MESSENGrLt, Easley, S. C. [For The Messenger. THiREE SCORE YEARS AND TEN. Come, ask the sire of t bree-score years and tenl, W\ould lie have back the all of life agai, Perhaps some1 inobler, grander aim at tainl, Perchance to better-perchan ice re claim. (.h1 1; no, I wvotnd not will it, I aiun Con tent, For Lam almost at Imly joumrney's en( d This pilgrimage of life, alone was lent, To fooli-hwat-rwieysnd With the franchise of Inm'as allot ted Amid scenes of changes, these maIny Wit I pliohts anid yhdm, guite ail ar rayed, Oft swept away; qu1i1te undi:splayed. No synidienite that, man canl make, But is a hazard gailme of chaime - II combination, some will take the to ken - They wil by\ chi mee, pvofe siollally spoken.f I wouIld niot sarv chane. devises Yes orI No, Nor' exclursive niatutre exp)orts its show; I ife is not thme gamiblingi. throw, Nor chanmce the uisual way of grow'th. TIhe Altar wit nessed some born to( grace a thronie, While other' some areC exile'd to a lep ers (loom, Yet, equal light to both have sh->ne, Thie spirit pathway to ilhune(. All my years through light ando shade, Thiy journeiy's end is gravely draw.. jug nea.', I long' for rest--but Wait the admuittinig shrine, While reverently I ask no0 more in dulging time. This suburban dtwelling is nmot manL's goal, 'TIwas niot so spokenm of I lhe sou l, ThrQog~ faith we sceek, t.hiuough faith While 'tis grace that chimes the jum bilee. B. The weak may be joked out of any thing but their wecakniess. [For The ;Mesjejger. A Thrifty Enterprise. MR. EoDITOR:--The Orst opy of TlHE MIESSENGER I SaW was qttite small, but it soon grew to several times its first proportion, and not withstanding it id only afew months old yet, it has grown again to twice its second size, an( I find has grown in favor and popularity in propor tion. You are rather small, in statue to run a big paper, but from the way you have started in, I imi agile you have the will, and I hope you may find the way, and find it both pleasant and easy. The determination to succeed ''is half the battle," andl no doubt you have entered the Journalistic' field to succeed. May your every effort be crowi.ed with success, and while I wish you success with your paper, and finances, I wish the good people of Pickens County some good luck, which is in their reach, and which they can secure; to themselves and posterity, by taking a firm and an eariest hold of the ofFere( opportunity to get the C. C. G. & C. R. R. Our Air Line R. R. tax looms up before tle eyes ot our people, until the way of reasoning with therm about another subscription is hard. But are we not "-Master of tle! situation,"' now? Could we afford to take half a million for the actual peciiiii'ary benefits of the Air Line ? Not much. I believe we could as well or bet ter afford to pay $100,000 to the huiblin g of the C. C. G. & cA. R. R. than the one-fithi of it to the Air-Line. If this road was complete( oul county would save in one year, on p)rice of pr1ovisions, mules, tools, etc., what would amount toJ a cred itabie sub)scriptionl for the county, counting nothing for the adlvane inl properMty. Fall in gentlemen, and put your shoulder to the wheel, and then we'll IFYr IER OLLh. lhsTRnsSING Niews.-A telegram received her'e yer'ter'day from To~chie Florida, brought the dis tressin~g inutell igence that Vard ry McBee, of this city, who recently left here for his health, was v'ery low, and his life was d1esp)airedl of. His brother, Alex McBee, jr., left for T~chibie yesterday after'noon. Mr. McBee's many friend(s here exlpressed much regret at this un favorable news, ando indlulge in the hope that it imay pr1ove untrue. -Gr'eenville Daily News. -Niagara falls. Wel, you wouldn't expect it to run uip lill!, WOuld Vou1? Value of the Local Paper. The Anderson Jom-nal says : "The smallest country newspaper Is worth' modre to its subscribers - in one month than its price for one year, and (loes Imore for .its neighborh'od for noth ing than many a high official loeas for his munificent salary." This i certainly true. awd yet it iq Sllprising how few people fully aplpe liate the Cnnty paper. It is the irep resenutative of the People and is a very good Index to their character. If it Is poorly printed, and its editorial an md o CAl CohltI1m1us devoid of intere.t., it is al tuost surely tih' case that its conlstittn nt., ave not inidulstriouls and prog ess ice, but it it is bright awl newsy and full of hope, it futrnish-s the proof that the people of th' county are thrifty. Capitalist; and immigraits appr'ecia te t his a n1 ave ofteni govern)ed by the standing'y if III comuyl v paper. Mlen frepiently co(m11lpaivr ie price oir their le.cal ppeir with that of !-Omec m'nn IIot II j)(1ull plt Is hd1 elsewhere, ai1 contenl I'll-t heanethey cn1 get a! large.r sheet for $2 they shohil get 0t comlity paper for. one-mlf of thisz ofret t n eilt irelv Or imdirect ben-fits vmlferrd by a lib -ra1l ptr11 :1'e of their h1"me paper and Ilte ill fortation it n.)!It al is. of great value to th 'm. IIt vannot he obt ailm-d from any ot h.Ir soturce. It. wonhll be inter vstjuI~g to kno. t h-t umllnher of nlev-pa pers pri-li a nd :U llmagazines, (if all1 killd]- recoeived af- each post ofiliee inl the St ate. Sneh informat ion voih dnht - less htvShow it ager proportion of for ign1 thii 1of lol pul ienition. Ev ery citizen shlwll consider it Ik firszt duty. to sulbsribe to) is coulty p.:por, a11(i thie niake a1 Ithe oIIer IIews p pers thIIt hie (,Il t vtt for. -Co ltnhia Cor)I. All FtumI Dou1..Ass, the qua(lroon, has recently married a Vhite wo man. It is said that, intellectual ly, he was the foremost mnan of the negro race. At the Convention of colore m1e laI LuTisvi lie, a few mon ths ago, FusoEl ex pressed himi self as being proud of tihe negro( race ; b)ut we susp)ect that the in telligoent colored men will have the utmnost contempt ihr him now that has shown the "'white feather'' of his nature. .A.rrangements have been made, it is said, to establish a train be tween New Orleans andI New York that will greatly expedite the time between these two cities. It will be a small train, consisting of two or more hotel cars andl buffet, mail1 and blaggagc and1 exIpresss (arS. Thlie time wvill be.redumced from fif ty-four to thirty-nine houris, an av erage s peedl 0t thirty-five miles ani hour. A mantl in Bumncombe county, N. C., raised a'cr'op of tobacco on one-eight acre of land, which niet ted him, when sold1, and all com missions paidl, $5)80.95. .This is ten times miore than is made on anm acre nilanted in entton. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE MESSENGER F1Ol WiEN 'ANYo c; 'I It will he tore than a "'Dallar ill your Pocket " to exaniue RlOBERTS & DAVID'S Il ns(1e Stock of DIRY GOODS hefon. huyig. antof spaCe forbhis us ivinganythinglike a fullderito of all the good..; we loop; so we c onl( give a partial prieW lis: lltine-mitade bed-ticiking that- will hioll waler, :0. 22 aI 25v. Extra h ly drill 714 ande ; oodI sh'i1rting )v he.Ivy shlirting- 6v ; heet ing 1, ya rd wide, 61. 7 and S(. \Ve sell t he beor D0v b!ehvl) d odI inl t hi worl. it is a full yarl wiIe, ini perfectly free from t I rch.I I lea vy Je is 25c, Gevo rgiha jeanIii 11)e, Nort h ('arolina- ,.)n 7. 33, -11) :ni 4flb. All-wool twilledi redn Fhnaiie onlv 25v; half-wool dress g ioods Wue; worth 25C. Elegant. 4% i lk etleet n BLACK CASHMERES ini the C'ity. l(it's clothi for ClI CI' LA IIS, allwl, .} yAards wide, in :nIl blue, $1.00h :ai si. 10. Wal Iking .Jackebt and Gloa 1 ~ks from I .adies andi~ geniits Fhoneluc Ve.t s from I 0oc. nyp. 1 2 pa ir L:llies White I lose for 90e. 12 pair " c'oloredl ' -- *I.00. We will sell yon a full boned, si!k embrhuoieredl, 5.-hook 75e Oor.set for 50e ; (dIon't forget ti) White ld( spread~(s from O00. up--. our1 $1.41) hea~vy spread1 is a bargain.r Redl comfdorts 0, $1 .00, $1.40, $1.0'), ~$1.75, $2.00, $2.50, $3 00. W\e carry i I th h-ge'st stock of ini the uIlpper p)art of the State. We alIso hiandle G reenuvil le K it tLinug (Jot ion, 100 pr l ;Kuitting Wool 12.je' per - hak, or $1 .00 p)er lb. SP'ECIA L-Every carst omer buyi. ing~ Goods to the :nnuounut of ONE DlOL LAlt or mfore, will be presented wit h one of our hrandsI~ome (O11RISTM'3AN PLAQUIES, (each onei of I hemu is a w~ork of Arit, andI~ fo r d'corattin purpose 1')0(' If you cani not come)~ sendl f'or Sam ies andi Pice List. tONESE RES & JA VIE). D~ee 21--3mu