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VOL'. LIKE .4 EA'SL6EY, ,IOT .AOL INA 12' S , JUK . 1.884E. VOL. 1.] . EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA, F'RID)AY, JULY 4, 1884. [NO. 39. Eatexled at the Postoffia a(t Easleyi 1. C., as "Iecond Clas Matter. J. R. HAOOOD, Editor and Prop'r. TEyRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year, strictly in advance......$1.00 Six monthIs "cm....6 R ATES OF ADV'ERTISI'O-. Onte square (1 h-h) 1 insertioln ...... 7e Eall sihsequent isertlon...........40e Liberal <lisConit oil contracts or byi the colnlml, half or. quarter eohima111. Marriawe nohtices free amd solleited. Obituarie over 12 lines charged for. Correspotldents. to inlsutre attention, munst give their full address. We a re. not responsible for the opin 'oiq of onr correspon den t-. All comtmIliietiolns for the p- iper miust be addressed to the E'ditor;' businlesslA letters! to the 111bliiiher of the MESP'NGER, *Ealey, S. C. If yolu have a cheerished ecret, Don't you tell. Not voil frielui--for his tyi nnI)U ill i i a bell, Wichel its echoesu. wvide rehmuldingy. M1.iltipliod and far resounding. Don't you tell. IH y)1.-mrelf youI collnot ke-ep it, Th'len whovcan1 I ('hild you mIr' VXecept of :ny Ot her in ? Yet You put him1, if he te(lls it - If ie giveA'away or sells it Under bnl. I'v'll your geus to atyi 1ye Ill the mun: t; (f youriu wNealtlh to feed1 the hiunigry Spal'e a pal'. son tlhe opllu po-10t. 1 ir set---kee it, lmck it Iil TElir heal:u't. BILL A I P. What are tile Poor G Irls of 1 he Coun try to dol. [From Athinta Conti~t ilii.] "What shall Iwe (b Ivith u r ir1s?" I have heard :g ig-o. n ny fathers ask that questiol ! I ('on't imeall rich fathe&rs V ho have IM anx) iety ab1out their daugh)-lters;, but I alh1de to folks in the middle w alks of life whose daugditers have haol ani educaitioni and the father has nothing else to give themu. What. is a p)oor girl to do~ when she quits schioOl or comest~ honiel&' from cuollege'. it is r'ighjit hai:1rd fort hier to des'Mcend fromI1 the bea ut if'ul Iileiglts of st rSIIOn)omfly alitIt t eb elx (t' hlistory andt b)otanyl aiil t he 'lirtg&eri Of hotusekee'ping andl~ o 1-1loh thles. Ihut supp~ose' she is a good (dutiul("i g iiln is willingo to d1o thazt anid miore', the qinestioni is what dotes it amiouint to and~ cant she do better y ( 'an' t sheO take hold of somnethinig that will excite her amubit ion and interest lier andk~ liake her someW mon1ey y do not marry a4d whose fathers are poor will need some Money at ter avhile when the roses begib to fade, the roses on their cheeks. Some are independent enough to go to millinery and dressmnakiig but this grives employment to but a few. Some pai nt flowers and do faney work and sell what they make, but not many have the gift of genius in that line and so the qouestin still comes up what can tle elever country girl do) to make aI living for themselves and feel in Elependenlt? Not long o() I was over in EaOnstemi North Carolina and I 16found the qj uestion answered in iome places. I fouid m01110 nice well ed1ucated .>irls cultivatingj snall fruits andi vegetables for! market. They dilnt plow the ground~ but thley planltedl and hoedl anl( weeded anild gatlered the crop. I s:W ,,An acre of Strawberries th it tvo sisters had plallt-ed ali they made a frolie (fr it., that is, they went at it with. a will and took iively happV interest inl it, and ty gat hered 4,000 arts and -;ail they Voulil ()et a t hiou sand m1ore, :ui they par ked them in tle; little baskets :inl the ba kets in to erates and(l sent them North and their sales had avermage 10 (ent . quart. Iheir total Cxpe (ses for hire Iof kelp l anid c()st of baskr'ts and1 freight to markAt was $200' ai1l this left a thumsand.i for their wrk anl watchiiiig and cistant ar.Well those g2irls are proud(1 an 1 ine:endent. Thieiir fat her hal five acres anuid he was o40 -a ;o)(i de-i1 (it, money, never Saw a nicer biusiness nor )1( SOti sill pean Sue Th 1and was }Mm) nn I saiuulv. Th1c oWS tfiree f'eet upart. N01e11 thel plant s get wet set a poe , o1Iii M ~) v! 0m t'acl -4i (ie And tli'- Ill I us i e f filler eWithi votoi st' :i andiei ue. eaThe luWIIIvil ack 1)11 ae cotto en teed after that the vines arue u11clhed with pile straw an I that is all. I ievr saw vines as smizall or her iies as numerois. I cuinted 2.0 oni one pilanit. IThey Ll dio one anoiit her. Th'lis vine haud tecn lpick Hi three''i times(' andt there were 240 left. They fr'equetlyti p)icked a qUart fromi :8 plaints aiiii left mrany not ripe. TIhiey pick till S o'clock in the nmorning~ andi the girls aver auged 1 5 (quarts by that time. Thmey bin a~ it 4 ini thet aiftern1ooni andt I et 15. ji quts mored'. Wh len Iheuy lirickr hypa . et a quart tot girls andt 2 c(ents to b)oys for' the irls are mlore careful anid tit not mh11: h h i~ erries nior spill themu ulu and d 10 nt at e'very big' lluit t hi is is noUit aill. Thee~J gis have got a crtop ot raspherries just heh inla nmi t lev will make two or: nd gooseberries tand talk about going into potatoes and beans and beani and grapes and all that. Well, why not. Fruit vrrowing is a nice business for girls and so is raising vegetatbles. 'Ihose girls have the advantage of ours for the market is nearer, but I have never seen the time th at )ice strawberries cohildn' t he sold at hone for 20 cents. and that will make lots of mouiev. And then aga~qini tihe exerise is ) (roo(1 for their lealth, andI t1e occupatioln is so cleanly and delicate and suits their nimble :and delicate fingers so well. Woman was tihe tirst to pick tie fru it an I have always thought she ought to have beeni orgive6. for her first th ought when she found the fruit good was to gif 0 her husband some. But he like an old rascal went aid laid all the blame on her an11d tried to get out of thei scranpe. Now there is a1 chance foi our girls to Leke me lOneV. 1et themi try I Sni0l1 patch, say one-fourt hi of 'in :mCe. P lant inl Aulist and have n goot (i0.) of rulit next ipring. It canl he donet. I heatrd a1 Nash vile. man 1av tIant two 0ears ago() the're Was lo such husiISS IrN)ud l NashviIle as gow()ig1 her I"(es for Northern 11111kets but now there was 150 bushels shipped a Any' V fro ()i One town, the town ol Franklin, atnd they netted 20cen.ts a quit, i $ a bushel, a11(l the girls diI mot (o f t!he work. I wish tite dear creatires were all richbI e1ough to live withoit w.ork and onl hald to wmk when they f'lt like it. anId I never see ladies of culture and retillment doing druudgery 1 but what it shocks mry humnanity anrl 1 want a society est-ablished for the prevention ofl eruel tv to angels. But work is the commIioll lot for ]imit anld ror: w()man too, and I rectoik tiy are i hajppier for it. I was r1mnflinatilng2 ov'er these Bell Mu the. tr'ain. (anordtheol relia,1ble conductor whoim every I ao T k 1ows and1 every I A, II I V and1( we got to talking ab)out the(' timies audl the rops, ainl wheni I mientionled .Johni Il. .James(' anid his bust upi, Sanford saidi yes, that is mrighity haud on .1 amies anid lhad on the poor fellows who hadl their mioney'', in ihis banrk. lie haul a thioudandr~ dolb~Irs ther'e hie said, a thiouisandi dlollar- the samvings- of ten ye~ar'siu nd ow lhe lhad to taike a1 new start, and~ his plans :aml his hopest' wer'e broi kenl 111, )fr)0 he was g.oing to take $200( of that money('* andiu s(end ('lithford to Moore('s'' buis-i ness col lege an Ud the $M)( was lfor his (laughter who hard been so go0:1 (end( wvorked so wvil ingly andr' faithf'ully at horme, and( he had Iicked out a nice little place to the rents, but the money was gone and the prospects Was b)ad, very b)a d. After tellingy me of the dlark side lie brightened pl) and said, -well, I Won't give nt) 80(111 for Mr. James failed in 187:1 and li owed mie $500 then andi he paid it in full interest and allowed me a premiun of 12 per cent for mv gold, just what it was wort.h wlenl I put my gold in there, althiouigh it Was wor'tlh only 4 per cent pre iium when he paid it back. Ih% is a good maln, James is, and will do the best lie can and he can't do ally more. Sone folks abuse hiiin for Speculating on1 olr 111mev but I notice t h(ev ne,"ver abuse -t man until he has had lu(ad luck niul breaks. .J ames specul Ia ted in G'eorgia railroad stk two vetrs tgo alid made, thev say, $100,000 and every , N. I s1iled and sn iiI Jan-s was ionig-headel, not oic said a word against him1, but now thev abuse him tr beino a speul a -toZ. A bout I his tile We met the down train ail the n(gineer, M r. Ad11n!s. cale up to Salito'rd :1nd1 said, ".w hiat's i ie news, mv frien i will we ever get anythinig ' A nd Sanford heered him ip a little and then told ma that Adamin had $2,500 in there, and it was his hard earninmgs inl cold and( he2t and winter and a sunfniir and dav and night, while he stood at hi 1st of duty, which is the the post. of danger. Well, all this is had, very had, and there are many worse cases. Saniford toldI me about them and said he was sorrier for some othi ers.than he was Ior himself. "But then,'' said he, Mr. James is yourg enough and smart enough to rise again and I believe lie will do it, and l'm not going t) say a Word to hurt his feelings or larss him, for he has load enough LO carry now ald my wife says I will get, that imoney Nole (ay she hiac faith and she cheers me up whenm I aim downi, and that is what a good wife always does. She belheves that money earned honestly is niot goinig to be lost. -'What have voli done about your c'laimi,'' said I. "Nothling, therme is nothing to do that I know of. I gave t he certificate to Mr, James and said, -I have heaird a bou11t your troubles and .1 thought I would( hi ing you this anid let you mnainage~ it for you know better' how to do it than the lawyers or any body else.'" WVell, I wish everybody had as much faith and( charity as Sonford Bell. .1 reckon his boy will get to the college sonme waiy, and if his daughter will go to raising straw berrie-', I think she will make thle 800) back inm two or three vaars. I