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INSURANCE LICENSE.
EXECUTIVE

OFFICE OF CONTROLLER GENERAL,
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. II, 1885.
CERTIFY, that T.. A. EAST. of Newher-
ry. agent of The National Life and Matu-
rity Association, Incorporated by the State of
Washington, d. G., has complied with the
acquisitions OF the Act OF The General AS
senbly entitled "An Act to regulate the
Agencies of Insurance Companies not incor-
porated in the State of South CarOlina,'' and
l hereby license the said l.. A. EAST, Esq,
Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transact all
business of insurance In this State. in the
County OF Abbeville, for and In behalf Of said
Company.
. Expires March 31st, 1856.
W. r. STONEY,
COMPTROLLER General.
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TIE skating rink was opened last Saturday
night for the benefit of boys who wanted to
learn the art of skating. We hope our young
ladies' may let the boys have all the fun to
themselves at the rink.
MR.. CHARLIE LTON is now employed in
the store of hcssls. Wardlaw e. Edwards
where he will be glad to wait on customers.
SCUTT CIIILES OF Greenwood was lodged in
Jail last week. charged with stealing IL mule.
1t WAS a family fuss, with mitigating circuln-
stances.
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Old PLAN REVERSED,

I'VE TO WIN. One thousand dollars
every five years. Small monthly dcpos-
its required. No medical examination. The
%grandest advance in The history OF Life Insu.
ISOLATION, of Washington, D. G.. issues certif-
Gates for $1,000 and 500, payable in 5 years,
Anyone (rcgardIeSs of age) is eligible 70 mem.
bersh!p. For tull particulars see
L. j. MINIS, Agent.
Dec. 1G, 1885,. 2t Ahbcvillc, S. C.
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the whiskey men TO cast odjum on the tenn
peyancc people, We are still inclined to the
belief that the opponents OF the wbisicy
traffic are reasonably respectable,
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Masters Sale.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE,

COURT OF COMMON f
James II. Dunn VS.. Alice 4. Ferguson ct al
Partition.
PY virtue Of an order of sale made in the
- above stated case, I will offer for sale at
public auction, at Abbcville G. H., S. G., on
Saleday in January, 1886, within the lega!
hours of sale, the following described proper
ty, situate in said state and County, to wit:
Nll that tract Or parcel of land containing
Two Hundred and Fortv.Nine Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands Of T. ]. Ellis,
w. G.. Martin, Margaret E. Simmons, and
others.
in twelve months with interest from day OF
sale, secured by bond Of the purchaser and 4
mortgage Of the premises. Purchaser to pay
the Master for all papers.
Dec. II, 1885, ct
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EXECUTORS Said,
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.

Abraham y. Thompson ct III. VS.. Janc l.. Todd
ct al.-1iclicf.
n accordance with the provisions of the
will of James r. Todd, decreased, and by vir.
tue Of an order OF sale made in the above
stated case by the Hon. j. s. Cothran, Judge
public cutlery, at A6beville G H., S. C., on
Salcday in January, 1851, within the legal
hours Of sale, the following described proper
ty, situate In said State and County, TO wit:
/. All that tract or parcel OF land known as
the Ebert Johnson Tract, containing
Four Hundred and Forty-Two DAY.
Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands of Estate OF
Thomas Davis, deceased, by lands once the
lands of Joel J. Cunningham, and others.
Q. Also, that tract or parcel of land, con-
tanning
One Hundred and Ninety Three Q93)
Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands Of Mrs. Mar.
garet +. Ellis, Cyprian Pratt, and others.
3. Also, hat tract or parcel OF land, con
tanning
Slxty-Two (62) Acres.
more or less, bounded BY lands of Jno. McDill,
W. H. ANslin, and others.
4. Also, that tract or parcel Of land, con.
tanning
One Hundred and Forty-Nine and
One.Half Q49D Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands Of W.B. Ack'
er, J. Z. Gordon, and Others
5. Also, that tract or parcel of land, con
tanning
One Hundred QOO) Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands OF lar Tay.
lOr, w. {. Davis, and others.
6. Also, that tract or parcel of land, con
tanning
Two Hundred and Five (2O5) Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands of Moses
Smith, J. ID. Neel, and others.
Divisions of larger tracts mentioned above
will be announced Oh clay Of sale and plats
exhibited. Purchaser to pay for papers.
TERMS or SALE-Onc-third cash, balance
on one and two years time, with leave to pur-
chaser to anticipate payment. Credit portion
to be secured by bond and mortgage OF prem.
iscs sold. Interest from day Of sale at 10 per
cent. per annum.
4. Y. THOMPSON,
HENRY NJ. YOUNG,
JAMES F.. TODD,
Executors of James II. Todd, Decd.
Dec. IL, 1S5, If
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Two Hundred and Five (2O5) Acres,
Sheriff. s Sale.
Edwin Bates d Co., and others against Young
4 Standardization.

Edwin Bates d Co., and others against Young
4 Napier.-EXecution.
by virtue of an Execution to me directed
~ in the above stated case, / will sell to the
highest bidder, at public auction, within the
legal hours of sale, at Abbeville Court House,
on Monday, the fourth day OF January, A. D
All that tract or parcel Of land, Situate, lying
and being In the County of AbbcvilIe, South
Carolina. and known as the Jay place, and
containing
THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIEE
Qess 0) ACRES,
more or less, and bounded by lands Of ]. F.
CressweIl, Estate w. X. Bradley, and others.
Levied on and to be sold rs the property OF
S. O. Young to satisfy the aforesaid Execution
and costs. Sold at the risk OF the former pur-
chaser. TERMS-Ca Sh.
J. +. G.. DUPRII,
Dec. II, 1885. Sheriff 4. c.
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Masters Sale.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE.
CoCRT OF COMMON PLEAS,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
W. y. Hall against Sarah a. Boyd ct nj.
RY virtue Of an order Of sale made in the
- above stated case, I will offer for sale ut
public cutlery at Ahbcville G. H., S. c., on Sale
day In January. 1854, within the legal hours OF
sale the following described property, situate
In said State and County, to wit: All the in
ierest Of Sarah A. Boyd and James F. Boyd,
deceased, In that tract or parcel of land, cen,
tanning
Ninety Acres,
more or less, lying on the East side Of Rocky
river, on The North side of Cannon's creek.
bounded on the North by Jams Murdock's
land, on the East and South by w. N. Hall.
TERMS OF SALE-One half cash. the bal.
nncc on Il credit OF twelve months with inter
est ron day Of sale, secured 10y bond of rur.
chaser ard a mortgage of the premises. Pur'
chaser to pay the Master for papers.
j. {. KLIIGFI,
Dec. 1G 1851. Master.
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WE trust that the application for charter
and land grant to the proposed railroad from
Charleston to Sullivan's Island may be
granted
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comes exempt from all labor for the
rest of his life, which is passed in a
lodging provided for his special use,
and he has servants to wait upon him,
and due provision made for his susten-
ance.
The camel has served other purposes
than those of commerce and religion
be has been pressed into the service of
warlike sovereigns, and employed not
only to carry the luggage of their
armies, but to draw scythed chariots
and to carry bowmen and swordsmen.
The legions of Xerxes suffered by their
camels being carried away by lions in
the night, and Cyrus defeated CrGsus
by crafty taking advantage of the an
tipathy the horse bears to the camel.
He mounted some of his soldiers on
camels, and ordered them to charge the
famous Lydian light horse. The
chargers of the latter. rendered unsov-
ernable by fear, fed from the field, and
with them the hopes of the wealthiest of
monarchs. The time is possibly not
far distant when the camel will be
superseded by the great iron horse but
as long as the Arab finds in him q use
full servant, meat, drink, clothing and
fuel, we need not wonder at the faith of
the true believer, who expects to find a
white-winged camel awaiting him as he
steps out Of his sepulchre to convey his
soul to paradise. -BrOOkiyn Eagle.
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Wall OF THE REMOVED.

For twenty wears and more I've been post
master in Maine:
I've led a free and easy life and got both
large and stout
L We lived on pie aud cake and beanS-and
now, IN language plain,
say l think its mighty mean that Cleve-
land put me out
Indeed had snecure; the Office ne'er oped
Until little distance of heard the coming
train,
And from the Office to ma home 1 always
swiftly sioped,
When the mail had been delivered to the
maidenS sweet and plain.
never did Il Bit of work; used to lie around
And listen TO the gossip of the matrons at
the door:
My offspring took the mail bag to the station
wife u bound,
And another, Isabella, read the '.postals"
Ger and DER.
And now l think III have to go a living for to
III have to work from sunrise till the twi-
light softly falls.
And M dinner shall carry in a little polished
And I'll labor in a check shirt and pair of
oYerlllS.
shah soon be fair and slender for my fat
And look like no great statesman with a
rosy tinted nose;
In fact. Il grow So slender that / soon shall
see the day
When II be small enough to wear INV Little
Andy cl )theS.
No more I'll grab the mailbag as it comes
upon the hy,
No more Il have to stand around and lick
the postage stamps;
In nv old arm ch air, doing like a tom-cat
shortly
Shall see one of those undetermined Demo
cratic trampS. Puck
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THE SCENT OF a FLOWER.

Tho scent of the flower is a wonderful thing
1t plays round the heart like the zephyrS of
spring;
So subtle, SO soft, so resistlcss its power,
No monarchy rules like the scent of flower.
Some odors so blend with past happier years
They move like melodies breathing
through tears;
For they bring back the faces and forms that
are cold,
And walks in the wild woods mid sunsets of
gold.
A fragrance exhales from a flower that
know.
Dear pledge of a love in the sweet long ago.
When tastes were more simple, and purer
And gifts of fresh blossoms were hottest
treasures.
One eve, when the dew on the leaves glittered
bright,
He prOffered the prize with a tender Good
Night
And my, spirit grew faint with ecstatic
emOt on,
For L felt in that flower lay a lifelong de-
vOton.
He is gone-yet the scent of that delicate
Hover
Still holds me with all the old passionate
power;
And OFT my sick heart would lie down in de-
But that mercy divine melts my sorrow in
prayer.
Consider the lilies" Lord, grant us to be
by the teid and the garden brought nearer
to Thee;
To read in sweet blossoms Thy goodness and
And an infinite love in the scent of a flower.
The QHiCer.
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a SOCIAL TYPE,
The Unmannerly Pig of the Boarding
House,

House.
A person frequently met with at the
seaside is the boarding house pig. The
breakfast bell has hardly sounded
when you see him scuttling down the
stairs, pushing and jostling every one;
when you reach the room he is already
seated; he has gathered two or three
eggs, some bacon and sundry and divers
other articles around his plate, but still
he is not happy; he watches the door
with breathless interest there are
always one or two delicious little dishes
brought in delightfully."- hot at the last
moment; perhaps it is kidneys, perhaps
chops and mushrooms; anyway the pig
wants them.
The waiter and dish appear-the pig
gets wonderfully agitated; the waiter
comes nearer and nearer-the pic
watches him eagerly and calls his name;
the coveted dish is put down two or
three persons away from him; he sighs
and leans forward
Mr.. Grey" he SAYS, ''may l trouble
you for those kidneys? rer-I'mm,"
smiling, particularly partial to them,
so if You would be so kind"
Mr.. Grey, perhaps, replies that others
nearer to him are also partial to them.
and the dish is cleared before the pigs
face, the blood surges up into his head,
and hiseyes grow watery with veXation.
He falls to on his eggs, etc, still keep
ing a sharp lookout at the door; when
the next dish appears he starts up,
leaves his seat, relieves the water of his
burden and returns to his place
He invariably eats with
rapidity, tucks the end of his
serriette as a rule into the top button
hole of his waistcOat, and pushes his
plates into the middle of the table as he
finishes with them. The other visitors
hate and circumvent him on every pos
sible occasion; the walters lOathe him;
but for all that, by his own untiring eX-
the tidbts generally fad their
way to his plate. Yinsiey's Magaziae.
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Football,

So much has been said as to what tn,
game is not, that the reader will ask
what football really is. A veteran
PLAYER will tell him that it is the health
lest sport in existence; that it produces
the best action of the lungs, the hael
and the limbs; that good run down q
field in the braeiDg autumn air is worth
a year of life. and that 10 secure S
touchdown against an old rival IS bette,
than falling heir to a fortune. While il
NAV Cr said in illustration of the hard
work required in football. that. before
the recent match with Princeton. the
line of march for the Yale team fror3
the kickoff. with the requisite PLAYS,
was accurately traced out on paper The
Yale team. with One'sliyht error. carried
out that plan of tactics, and in three
minutes and half they had crossed
PrincetOn's goal-line. This is the game
which is pictured as won by brute force.
1t is really won by the greatest GOODNESS
and the quickest thinkiRg.-E. L. Rich
ard, iva Outing.
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nets give them bold and defiant look,
particularly when seen on a woman of
marked features, high cheek bones,
high complexion, and that indignant
expression of countenance which is too
frequently seen among the throngs that
90 TO openings and TRY on" the new
hats and bonnetS.
Printed muslins, long discarded. are
coming in fashion. The patterns are
mostly sprays of flowers, most exquiS-
itely copied from nature, hedge roses,
blue corn flowers, forget-tne-notS, scar
let peoples, dainty heliotropeS and
golden-centred daisies, pictured in all
their natural tintS, on grounds of white,
cream. pale blue, rose, pearl gray, pale
buff and black.
These new printed muSlins, the bat
iSteS. printed challieS and veilingS will
for Young girls and Young ladies not
over twenty-five be made up with full
gathered skirts, full Grecian bodices
confined at the waist with wide SaShes
tied in big bows in the back. and full
sleeves, and full petticoats over a erin
oline hustle will be worn under the full
skirts.
Brocaded tissues of all kinds are
brought out in enormous quanti-
ties. The designs are small, large,
and medium sizes. simple or elaborate,
flowers, zigzags, small blocks, Maltese
crosses, bouquets, and when the bro
cade is all of one color it is generally
two-toneI or in two or more shades of
the same color, the velvet pile cut and
frieze all in one design producing exquiS-
lite shading, and illuminating effects
obtained By tinsel or fine jet or cOlOred
cut glass beads outlining the same
n, I. Sun.
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A CLERICAL ERROR.
The Very Natural Mistakes Made by
PhilanthrOpist.


PhilanthrOpist.
Say, sonny, said the philanthropist,
as he looked down at the mere mite of
a newsboy in Park Row, ''do your
parents or any one help you to EXIST"
Not much" quoth the mite; 1.-THE
ole mans dom a stretch up the river
and the ole woman's on the bum most
O. the time
docs any institution house or feed
you?"
You bet your sweet life they don't"
pray how DO You live?'
30. plug along on my own account.
I'm poorly fly, and it takes Il live chicken
to do me up"
"My my! So precoc:ous!" marveled
the philanthropist. chow want natures
the faculties" and he said: Sonny,
how do you pass the day?"
20, I've got shine route in the
mOrnin'. and just as soon as | work it
off tumble in on Fatty's for n plate
to grease the inside works. Next | clap
on steam and pike along to get lot o
TeLiys fore emmy o the Degoes or
GuneaS around the row CIT their work
in. Then | tackle Oliver for beef and
sneak up the Bowery and catch the
swell blokes that the show don't fit for
an admission. Afterward me and some
other ducks amuse ourselves with suck
erS we pick up. Catch on, Cully?'
What strange precocityr' said the
philanthropist, and went off and wrote
an account of the effect of DOyertV in
maturing the intellect of youth
five years.
Next day he saw the mite again and
thought he would make everything sure.
sonny" he asked. 'how old are
you?" and wondered if he hadn't over
shot the mark.
Coin on fifteen, ole buck" said the
mite. And the philanthropist went
home and. burned the narrative.-N y
Herald.
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UNFORTUNATE SPOIlSMEN.
Not Posted or Making False Statement,
knowingly.


knowingly.
The Republican organs are endeavor-
ing to give the impression that the rush
on Washington by the Democratic Of
fice-seekers is quite unprecedented. They
are simply not posted or are making
false statements knowingly. Lincoln
and his Cabinet, it is said, were so
bored and badgered that they hardly
had time to eat and sleep, and Mr.
Lincoln, oppressed with the feeling that
the country was on the verge of dissO-
luton, tearfully exclaimed: Il seem to
be sitting i'll one end of a great temple,
jmportuned to let apartm, nts. while
the temple i iiercnly burning at the
other end 1t took the battle of Bull
Run, with its train of disasters. to drive
these hungry hOrdes of Northern Re-
publicans out of Washington back to
their homes. When they thought the
rebels were advancing upon the city
from the South this gang Of Otfice-beg
CARS made Il mastery advance due
North, where there were none to modest
nor make them afraid. 1t was Repub-
lican of; ce-Seekers that cost poor Gar
field his life, and Republican office
seeker who committed the bloody deed
Grant was nearly worried to death by
the same old crowd that nearly drove
Mr.. Lincoln into the Potomac or luna
tie asylum. and poor Hayes stood aghast
when the crOwl came who by lying.
fraud, perjury and various kinds of ras-
cality had finally forced him into the
Presidency. Colonel Met lure, of the
Philadelphia Times. is good authority on
this point, and re says: "Any who can
recall The Republican revolution of 1861
must justly appreciate the exaggerated
p ctureS drawn by discomfitted organs.
The rush for office now exhibited in
Washington does not approach the Re-
publican rush for place in 1861 Even
when evil war was raging, The city. the
Departments. and every available nook
and corner of Washington, were fillet
with the most importnnate spuil>men.
The clamor ut that time made by the
Republicans was unuttcrably disgrace
full. If an ofiiceholder was Democrat
he had to get out. Colonel Mcclure
concludes as follows: "Of the many
more than 100000 Federal pIacemen all
are of one political faith, and most of
them holding place as a reward for
active partisan efforts. There are few
exceptions, but the Democrats in Fed
eral place in any community are like
angels visits. few and far between.
Now they have triumphed over the
party that has relentlcs>ly prescribed
them. and rs Democratic and Republic
an human nature are about the same in
quality. the Democrats will clamor for
the spOi!s. but they must far surpass
any >tration of placemen yet
made to equal the eruption of the I'M
Fortunate placemen of 1851. "-IndjanG
State Sentinel.
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PNEUMATIC TUBES.
A Plan for the Transmission of Mails Oh
the Pneumatic Process.


the Pneumatic Process.
A plan for the transmission of mails
between Paris and London by the pneu-
matte process, devised by NJ. Berlin.
is exciting considerable interest. The
following are few particulars of the
scheme: The pneumatic tubes or sub
way would be laid down alongside the
existing railways for convenience sake.
The total distance between the two
capitals is AS kilometres, viz: Paris to
Calais (raiD. 297 kilometres; Calais to
Dover (ChanneD SO kilometres; and
Dover to London (raiD, 139 kilometres.
The pneumatic subway would be con-
structed of caSt-iron pipes of thirty-nine
centimetres in diameter and four metres
in length, connected by means of India
rubber points. This arrangement has
the effect OF giving great flexibility and
elasticity to the whole, and of making
it water-tight besides. The carriage
suggested is composed of a wire frame
covered by sheet of asbestos cloth with
4 metallic warp. This covering would
have a kind of metallic brush coating,
to enable the compressed air to dilate
to a certain extent around the truck
and cool the latter, thus counteracting
the heat produced by the friction. A
truck would travel the distance between
the two capitals in one hour. ard one
could be dispatched every ten minutes.
An engine of from twenty-eight to
thirty horsepower would be sufficient.
N Y Posi-.
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CIViL-SERVICE REFORM.
A Few FOrcible Remarks upon a Much
MoOted Subject.

n
MoOted Subject.
That there is crying need for Civil
Service Reform none but the blindest
spoilsmen will deny. Not mere party
loyalty. but faithfulness and capab lily
are in demand in every branch of the
Government. The purpose of the
civil service is to serve not party, but
the people without regard to party.
But while this is true, indeed, because
it is true, it should be known that
Civil-Service reform does not mean the
retention in office OF officials who SIM
ply happen to be in office at the time
of change of Administration. For
The retention of horde of partisan
Republicans, who were given public
offices without regard to Their special
fitness for the discharge of the duties
with which they were intr,lsted, would
be gross violation of the first prinei-
pie of Clvil-Service reform efficiency.
In the South, in particular, has ell
cheney been VIGOROUSLY disregaried,
and the Federal offices throughout this
region are filled to-day by an army of
appOintees who, with rare exceptions
exceptions so rare that they can hardly
affect the just judgment that must be
passed upon the whole bOdy-are unfit
to bear the responsibilities of public Of
fee. To think of keeping these men in
place for no other reason than because
they happen to be in place would be to
give real civil-service reform . stunning
blow from which it would be unable in
MANY years to recover. Such a policy
would not only be fatal to the success
and the usefulness of the Administra-
ton, but it would effectually discourage
thousands of honest and earnest sup
porters of reform. II years of steady
and persistent efforts to rid the South
of the heavy and iniquitOus burden
of an holding class composed
of inefficient partisans were to
be requited by the perpetuation
of the power of an element so offensive
to the general public as the present Fed
eral office-hOlders in every Southern
State, the effect of such uni ust and I'M
reasonable action would be to paralyze
the patriotic energies of hundreds of
thousands of our citizens, and to dash
ID the ground the long-sustained hopes
of purer and more serviceable govern
ment To outrage in this manner the
popular will and to commit the act I'M
der the cloak of civil-service reform
would be to make the very name of re-
form "a by-word and hiss .ng." But
we feel sure from what We have seen
and heard of the character of the Pres
ident that his strong common sense
will forcibly show itself in all his pub
lie acts, and in none more than in those
involving questions of Civil-Service Re-
torln.-Richmond "a State