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Loug Age. I sit beside the sinking fire, Watch the weirl faces iI its glow'; All throuighIi the Iight I slioul not tire, But thavy ve faded long ago. Ah-dust !,) (IIust !-tie last repose Ashes to ashes !-well I know llow surely Ilis IbIt i been vith thos'e, Those wvhom .1 loved, so long ago. How surely tis with me will be From every potty joy and woe, From fncided slight, fromI jealotisy Made free and safe-ah ! long ago. And yet may some things with us stay; As on the waters, ies blow In white anl green--jnat as they lay .In white and green, .o 11ng ago. Tis pleasant now to thinzk--Perhaps hi Memory's light one's face may g'low;'' "Oit, upo lTillc!' -for all things Ia pse In that sad, dreary long ago. Ellt Wwhel IIl'l deal, (on't /ou forget Thou whoi li used to treasure so; Yet iay oln tear' thjine eyelid we't, Because I loved thee-long ago No MISTAKE IN 11 ER.-At noon a gir, about 1 years old, and wearing a ewlCha.t faided cost ti c C up to ie delivery wihnlow of the lpost o1lic. I IrewV dowll a letter, and said to the ilerk. 'Is that air stauip all squee-gee?' 'Yes,, it seemsl. to be all right.' 'An', is. lie addre5s vrit so's t har' hin be no show of its gittini' V1Y'n the trail an: iaonkeyin'1 all 'un I tl (he couit ry afore it its to whiar' its athlressed? 'Oh, I riless so. The mail boys canI limaniaget I --' 'I I Nt walI It 110 guiess work a hout it, fur that 's a matter 0' life and death. I th:t l-ttter'ii go straight say 0, and, if it wont. just, tinilinher your I onugue and give int square inulsi.' -l'll geluar:iiitee that it will find the person it \\ h.mIII it is addressed.' sail the erk, whoi haIld decilvhred I he h'.e ogly ph ciI n he nlop 0CI e. 'Thini, that's all righit, but if it (ont get th111 on tinm I'll have votu took lip fir lllurdcr. That h-tter's fuor. my1N, fuller baek in Illiioy. :ni h wrt f Iwoldn mn-y him riiht oI, he'd kill lissclf, an' l 've vrit 1 back 1hi:t h (an COme on an' douhle 11) .iIt as sOOnI ais le Wants ter. I 1 hat lettet doii't vit i I t r st rai. t .im ' .inst fool enou"ho swaller a (lose (f pizen ()r somneth'::,' :ui' mind), ywo!ag" mait Ih:it you are liable to be pull(edl :.My miintle for murder if he does. My uiine'a s Roda Loulv, al' aybod'y t now I'ml not to be fooled with 'when imui:lii life's at Ytake.' And she shook' ai wa1ring Iinhger a t (1he clerk an d walk *-d out.-L~e:1(lville 1)emnocrat. A M Et<ICAN N EWSPAPFEns IN I18S4. Fr-omi t he ediition of Messrs. 1;o P.)i iRowell & CJo. 's Amliericanv Ne wspa per I )irectory, nown in press, it aippear's t hat kinds at presenit issuecd in the United' *f 1,402. T1his is a neit galin of precise- I y v , 600 durn g t he last I wel ve mont hs, I anid e shiibits ain incriease of 5,61 8 overl I lie total nuimber ipublkihed juist tenm year .'fi n1ce. '1Iahe increase ini 1874 over I ihe total for 1873 wats 493. Duiring the! ~ palist 3et1 t he dailies havt e i ncesed SC f'rm I,138 to 1., 254; the weeklies frm !,0'J2 t o 1 0,I)'8; antI t lhe mnontlies from i ,( 01 to 1,43t9. T1he greatest increase isI ii the Western Strates. hllinois, for n !stan1Ce, no0w 'hows 1,009 papers in i place of last year's total of 90 t, while Missouri issues 604 instead of th 5- 3 rted~l~f in 1 883. Other' leadinlg Wes- I "trn Stat es also e.x Ihbit a great p)eeen 1;ige of increase. Th'e total number of, papers in New York State is 1.523, a gainlst 1,399 in 1883. Canada has shar- t ed in the general n1 crease. -.*ohni K nignt. wh) lives tip in) Ed ni op)eed the criaw of a sick chicken I I heI ohieri day,and( e'xr e'tedl therefrom 1wo. 'po(ssu1m ribs one' inch anid a half: long. a id a piece of the jawv bone an inch long with a tooth in it. lie se w-I ede un (lhe wound and ti~ h aic,, s.... . -A Strange story boisslom Morgantown, N. C. lribr the war a Federal Captain n'amed Liv igstone was imprisoned at Salis bury, N. C. An affection sprang .p between himself and a Miss Austin, daughter of a guard, who 1inally enabled Livingstone to es ape. 'In 1$67 Livir stone reir1.1 '( to Silisbury in fJLlfilinent of is promise and was reeoegnied as 1 igs Austin's betrothed lMishhnd. T ingstone suddenly disappeared and. ifter hearing nothing from him For a year the girl married a form er suitor named Bird. A few days algo after a violent quarrel with her husband .Mrs. Bird infornimed the authorities that she had learn ed froin him that he had murdered Livingstone and buried his bodN kvith the assistance of two negro men. One of the negroes who was round corroborated the story, and be and Bird were arrested. Mrs. Bird is said to be 35 years old and - very hanldsome woman. -Of the 27,000 tons of steel. mail ordered by the Richllond & Danville Company a short time -ice, the first invimC consist ing of i000 tons, has arrived and is be g hauled out of Richmir6onid for listribut ion along tihe road. Every root of iron rail between Atlantua Id Waslington city is to be tak-1 "Il Up an(d ai entire steel rail, rock )allasted tracks, is to be Iut down. Io ns i d erabl e attention is now be ng paid to tihe improvement of tihe -oad bed, 11n1d by tilc suimell r is .lly upon us the lHichiond & Dan-: cille will be running a 40 mile chedule. The route Nort h . w ill ,e over time V i'(rinia M idn and Ale traills will go through unbro wcn.-Charlotte Observer. - rt.i ym o n an inl the cit Y Hvlledl on hit favorite girl a few nigIts ilec. Ile h:d not been lou - inl file' >ailor before h 1iyoing.. laolv 's little >rok hr caine in il anl c limbed 111)011 his ap. T1e' younhly shpoke to t le lit le felba, : and told hiti lie was too hig ui beav to t on Mr.--'s lap. -No ain't,' retorted the little fellow; I atw yon sitting on his lap the ot her I iiliht,. anud I'mh not ilcar as big and( ieavy as you ar*e.' The lit tle fellow va9s iin di at ely hustlIed off to bed, with listra':g tions te his ma to give him a I->gginlg.-Anderson Intellgencer', Laws of Newspapers. 1. Subsceribers wh)oldo not give ex - >resS not ice to thle ('out rary, are con 1(dered ais wihinig to Conitinue~ th 'ir 2. If submcribers wish their pap~ers o se'nd I hem: until all charges are 3a(. If su~1bscribe(rs ne(glect or refose to ake t heir papers from1 the ofilee or >l&ce to which they are sent, they atre ld reCsponhsible to set~t he their bills and give dueI noti1Ce to dliscon~i tie. 4. If subscribers m~ove to othier pla ~es withiout inforlning the publishier. , hey are h'1ld resp)on1ible. Not ice1 biould aliways be given of the removal. Legal A dvert isinig -Parties having [egal adv~ertkieents to publish, are emiinded thaut thler'e is no0 law govern ng the Hmatter, and guiardian's, admlin1 ~trators, executors and other1s~l, can) mave their priniting (lone at any omiee hey ma~y (designiate. W As TH~E IcsSENGER offers a much lower rate or such work Ihani has~ been the rule teretofore iln this section!, those having he interest of thieirt charge in ind,I vill make a note of this fact. nI WILKINS, -- W.IOLESALE' Hardware, Cutlery, : T URAL IMPLEMENT Agents also for the celebr .1m 1 separators. HIege's IIn lependent Zand Simuli taneous11 JaIl 18-.'lli IIEL I IS T llsum ~LD STON0. Sta un ch & Reliable. IT NEVER FAILS!. Farimiers, if you want to he sure of our1) erOp tdon't stop until1 J. 13. King; 1:114 loaded you with ". OLD STO N(. Ahen you hIve "OLD STO(NO' you MVe Q1ftv, and safety in farin. is lippin ess at home. TIe a that uIIler hi.; erop will snfile all the Sum I Itr. Th't cotton will grow and the m1ile wvill comell.M You will not he askeld to load your %Vwa wagons, as Mr. Kinig will do that or' you. Backl upI yourI wag'on) and( we r'il do (he ICwork. Respe~tct fulily, KI NG & G R A D Y. Fe b) 15--t THi E CHEAP CASH Store of OWNBEY BROS., Is t he place to buy13 your Staple and1( JaneyC GrIoce ries, Tlobacco, Sega rs, Far isers' ilardware, Garden Seeds, &c., OUR SPECIALTIES. We keep Stoves, Crockery and Tin rare. at Iard times pr'ices. Tihumi mig the public generally for heir liberal patronage in thme past, we ope by close attention to buin~iess to [citWI a conitinuiance of the same. Country produnce bought at highest narket price, for cash. Remrember our' motto is qdick sales ,1(d short prollts. Give us a ca-i. Respectfunlly, OWNBskY BROS.. Easley, S. C. Jan 25.-8mn ga r J. T. Arnold, after Feb. the st, will become~ the travelint ag'ent foi' 'uN MRkaiozn: FOE & Go, fDEALERS IN' [ron, Nails, Agrioul tvAND MAI1,CHINERY. :LLE, s. o.. at-ed Eclipse EngnsGn 1proved SawNrA Mills, with 11. .Iil]IS Hecad Blocks. Leading Drug Store, F. A. WALTER, PROPRIETOR., CUr, Main aIwndWa hgo S/s., G EN 1 7V L L E. IN. C. Pure rugsMelinines, Paints. oil :, Dye Stitls,, Toilet articles, Patetii Medlicines, the best brands of Segars and Tobacco, Notions, etc., at prices as low as canl be fointd in the State. Polite and -attentive clerks, with a full and select stock of Goods is o),: Lea ding 1 lidiceiments for patron. Our line of for Preseits, eai nnot be exeelled, as we have tiseffl, as well as ornamental ar tieles, for yomur wife, Iubald sweet hi(~ert, chii -or iend, and all at bot.. tomn prices. DIoni't fail to give me a call, and( y'ou are sure to depart happy. I am sole A gent for' this County foi the celebratedl WIZARD OIL, the merits of whichi '2annot be ov'er-ec... tiimtedl. Decc 21-4f BLACKSMITHIINq Ini all its b~ranl~ce, done by JAMES ROSEMOND. Easley, s. C. Give him a call and satisfaction wil. be given, both as to work and chairges Oct 12-12m TI-IE News and Courier, CARLESTON, S. C. Daily $10 a year ; Weekly $2 a yeat'. The Leading Paper of'the South-East. Largest Cireulation In the Cotton Stat es. Jan 11tf