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Mysteries of the Past.

Some time ago pamphlet was pub
lished by some anonymous author
which contained some very noticeable
speculations which may be men
toned in connection with the heaven
of Figuer. Starting out with the an
nouncement of the fact that light re-
auires time in its passage from point
to point, he concludes that we do not
see, for instance, the sun as it is, but
as it was eight minutes before. The
sun might be annihilated and we
would still see it for eight minutes af-
ter the recurrence of the catastrophe.
The time required by the passage of a
ray of light between Uranus and the
earth is two and q half hours; hence
what is occurring on either planet
would not be visible to the other until
two hours and a half after it had ia ken
place. A resident of Vega, if he had
q vision strong enough to see what is
happening on the earth, would only
see things after twelve years had
elapsed. With these premises the
writer then proceeds to say.
"Supposing it to be possible that a
man could move from point to point
without any employment of time, and
provided with q telescope which
would penetrate any distance and rem
der all things visible, it would be EN-
tirely possible to recall every event in
history, and to look on it at the very
moment of its occurrencer If, for in
stance, we wished to recall Luther,
and see him before the council OF
Worms, we must transport ourselves
i'm O second to O fixed star, from which
the light requires about 300 years Tor SO
much more or less) in order to touch
the earth. Thence the earth will ap-
pear in the same state, and with the
same persons moving on it, as it actu-
ally was at the time of the reforma-
ton.
LET us imagine the traveller with
infinite powers of vision in star OF
the twelfth magnitude. He would see
the earth as it was in the time of Abra-
ham. Let us further imagine him
moving forward in the direction of the
earth with such speed that in an hour
he comes to within distance of one
hundred millions Of miles, being then
as near us as the sun is, whence the
earth is seen as it was eight minutes
before, and then we have this: Before
the eye of the observer the entire his
tory of the world from the time OF
Abraham to the present day passes by
in an hour"
This is labor which is quite within
the power of the superhnman spirit
conceived by Figuer. With limitless
vision, and the power to move through
space at will, he can at any instant be-
come a witness to any event which
has ever occurred in the universe.
The soul curious as to the mysteries OF
the past can thus satisfy himself on
every point. Under such an inspira-
ton there is no phase Of national or
individual past that cannot be re-ex-
amined.
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The Family Income.

Every mistress of household, espe-
cially every mother, ought to find out
what the family income is and where
it comes from, and thereby prevent all
needless extravaganza. Half the mis-
erable or disgraceful bankruptcies new
er would happen if the wives had the
sense and courage to stand firm and
insist on knowing enough about the
family income to spend it proportion
ately; to restrain, as every wife
should, q too lavish husband; or fail
ing that, to stop herself out Of all lux
uries which she cannot righteously af-
ford. Above all, to bring up her chill
dren in a tender carefulness that re-
fuses to mulct "the governor" out of
one unnecessary halfpenny, or to
waste the money he works SO hard for
in their own thoughtless amusement.
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Notice.
Sale Under Power Contained
in Mortgage of Realty.

DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER con-
forred on us in mortgage of real estate,
executed by John a. Moore in our favor
on the twenty second day Of January,
1886, we will sell to the highest bidder at
public outcry, on
Saleday in February, 1888,
within the legal hours Of sale, tho follow
ing described real estate, to wit:
l. All that lot or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in the town Of Ninety
Six, in the County and State aforesaid,
containing
Twenty-Six Feet Front by Ninety
Five Feet in Length,
moro or less, bounded by Cambridge
street on the West, by lands OF Mrs. X.
+. NcCaslan on the East, by lands OF
James Rogers, Jr. on the North and by
lands of A. S. Osborne OH the South, be-
ing tho lot upon which is a STORE
HOUSE occupied by said John A. Moore
at the time of the execution of said mort
gage.
2. Also one-half of all that lot or par
eel of land situate, lying and being in the
town of Ninety-SiX, in tho County and
State aforesaid, containing
Twenty-Four Feet Front by Ninety.
Five Feet in Length,
more or less, bounded by Cambridge
street on the West, by lands of Mrs. X.
L. NIcCaslan on the East, by lands OF
James Rogers, Jr. on the North and by
lands of Mrs. II. P. Galphin on the South,
being the lot upon which there is a
STORE HOUSE which was occupied by
Messrs. Wenck e. Osborne at the time Of
the execution of said mortgage.
3. Also all that lot or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the town of
Ninety-Six, in the County and State
aforesaid, containing
One and One.Half Acres,
more or less, bounded by Cambridge
street on the East, by lands OF w. II.
Purkerson on the North, by lands Of
Elizabeth IT. Moore on the West and
South, being the lot upon which there is
a DWELLING HOUSE which was oc-
cupied by r. l.. Pratt at the time Of the
execution of said mortgage.
The said property is advertised for sale
4 IL e Sc
flying the amount now duo under said
mortgage, including attorneys fees and
all costs incident to such sale. The pur-
chaser to pay for titles.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
A. J. SALINAS & SON,
Mortgages.
Jan. IS, 1888, 3t
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OF One Who is Deaf.

As one apart In mellow shade,
With smiling sadness she doth dwell;
No sounds or harsh or sweet invade
Her cars unvibrant shell.
Yet she, on lips that Love hath taught,
Can read the pantomimic word:
With sphcry search that Gathoms thought
1t seems her eyes have heard.
So do the stars, to lonely men
Who cross some vast and open wild
Deepen with all discerning ken,
Unswerving, just, yet mild.
Although to them arrives no sound
Of all that fills our lower night,
They probe the human heart profound
With silent shafts OF light.
O, who beneath nights searching skies
But feels his inmost being known,
Or who that meets her star-pure eyes
But his unworth must own?
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Notice to Creditors.

WHEREAS, A. Glenn Youngblood of the
w town of Bradley. 5. c., did on the 9th
day of January instant make an assignment
of ali his property, real and personal, and es-
pccially of his dwelling house and lot, and OF
his stock of goods, wares and merchandise, in
the store house lately occupied by MN IN inc
eft of his creditors, Notice is hereby given to
all the creditors of the said 4. Glenn Young
blood, that n meeting OF the credltors wi, VII ne
held in the town of Bradley, on TUESDAY,
the 18th instant, for the purpose of appointing
an agent to act with the assignee in the prem
iSeS. j. i. GOUNGBLUOD,
Ian. TO- 1855, 1t Assignee.
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Mrs. Rose Terry Cook says Ameri-
can women don't know how to live.
If they want health, she writes, let
them learn to live in fresh air-open
their windows, wear flannel night
gowns and take a jug of hot water to
bed if they are cold, but never sleep
with closed windows; and air all their
old clothes and their room daily; eat
simple, wholesome food; wear bone
less waists and button their skirts on
them, and take the heels off their
boots. Then, she argues, they will be
rosy, happy, healthy, and comfort to
every body es well as themselves.
"Does your wife ever pay you any.
compliments?" asked Fred Jimson of
his friend Benderly. ,...-,
"Well, mine does she fiatters me-"
"Often ?" -.
o, yes, frequently; particularly in
winter" -. 80.
"And why does she flatter you so
much in winter?"
10, whenever the fire needs replen.
ishing she points to the fireplace, and
says, Frederick, the grate.'"s
An eminent financial authority in
New York, speaking of the defalca-
ton of ore of his clerks, made this
suggestive remark to q reporter
"This clerk was always most exempla-
ry and competent, an excellent paying
teller, cool, methodical and imperturb-
able. Had known he had not hap
py home would not have kept him as
having teller. would not have any
man in such a capacity who did not
live happily at his home"
If milch COWS be fed upon dry hay
it cannot he expected of them to give
full supplies Of milk, for without sue
culent food the udder cannot, except
upon limited scale, carry OH its milk
secreting operations. In view of these
facts every farmer should make it q
part of his business to raise sufficient
quantity of beets, carrots and parsnips
to give each milch-cow OH his farm
half a bushel daily during the winter
and early spring. -. ...
THE DANGER IN MoULD.-In the
opinion of DR.. NJ. w. Taylor, of.the
London Fpidemiological Society, some
common kinds of mould may give
rise to diphtheria. He gives instances
in which serious outbreaks have been
traced to the mould developed OH the
wet plaster of leaky walls, while old
fieeces of wool and mouldy skins ap-
pear also to be sources of diptheritic
infection. '..-~
Nothing in a recently published
compilation of like definitions eXcels
the following, said by the Norwich
Bulletin to have been written by boy
in school in that city, in a language
lesson in which the word "organic"
was to he used in governing the sense
of the sentence: 1.-THE italian is the
most organic man OH the face of the
earth.n
Keeper of the employment office:
II am afraid the trouble is with you,
Mrs. Prim. You've tried German,
Irish and"
Housekeeper: "Yes, but they're no
good. My neighbor has an excellent
girl. She's q Swedenborgian. Send
me one from Swedenborg."
A knotty pun-Caleb Whiteford, of
punning memory, once observing a
young lady very earnestly at work
knotting fringe, asked her what she
was doing. "Knotting, sir" replied
she. "Pray, Mr.. Whiteford, can you
knot? II can not, madame" he an
swered.
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IL so VIC are prepared to show you me laTS.
est stock and best variety OF SADDLES
ever opened in Abbevillc. We mean this and
will convince you that it is true. If You, will
rive MS n look. We have every grade, kind
and price from the cheapest wagon to the Gel
ebrated Kentucky Spring Seat, Ask to sec
our spccialties, "TENAS RED" and "GEN-
UiNE KENTUCKY SPRING SEAT"
R1nJNG and BLIND BRIDES, MARTIN
GALES, REINS. LINES. STJRRUP LEATH-
ERS. plain and covered ST1RRuPS, llAR-
NESS, and any and everything In this line;
Our stock OF COLLARS is complete. Best
wool-fllcd, good, medium and cheap leather
duck, &c. -, ,o,,, e.,,,rr, g. cn>-
Ian. q, 1888, If
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The most powerful telescopes now in
use magnify two thousand times. AS
the moon is two hundred and forty
thousand miles from the earth, it is
thus practically brought to within one
hundred and twenty miles, at which
distance the snowy peaks of several
lunar mountains are distinctly visible
to the naked eye.
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An Act,

All AcCz
TO ALLOW UNIMPRovED LANDS WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE TAX BOOKS
SINCE 1875 TO BE LISTED WITHOUT
PENALTY.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representative of the
State of South Carolina, now met and Sit
ting in General Assembly, and by au-
thority of the same, That in all cases
where unimproved land which has not
been on the tax books since the fiscal
year commencing November 1st, 1875,
and which are not on the forfeited list,
shall at any time before the 1st day of Oc-
tober, 1855, be returned to the County
Auditor for taxation, the said Auditor be,
and he is hereby, instructed to assess the
same and to enter it upon the duplicate
of the fiscal year comm encing November
lst, 1887, with the simple taxos of that
year.
SEC. g That all such lands as may be
rrturncd to tho Auditor for taxation be-
tween the first day of October, 1883, and
the first day of October, 1881, shall be as
sessed and charged with the simple taxes
of the two fiscal years commencing re-
spcctivcly on tho first day of November,
1887, and the first day of November, 1855.
SEC. 3. That as soon as practicable af-
ter the passage Of this Act the Comptrol-
lcr General is directed to furnish copy
Of the same to each Auditor in tho State,
and tho Auditors arc required to publish
the same in each of their county papers
once a week fer three months during the
year 1883, and for tho same period Of time
during the year 1889; and the cost Of
such publication shall be paid by the
County Treasurer, upon the order of the
County Commissioners, out of tho ordi-
nary county tax last collected.
Approved December 10, 1887.
Jan. Is, 1885, 3nl
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"If you pass lady, though a stran =
ger, in the hall of a hotel, or on the
Stair, or if you do her any little ser
vice, such as restoring her fan or glove,
or if she makes an inquiry of you, or
YOU of her, raise your hat.
"a gentleman walking with an ac-
ouaintance raises his hat to those per-
sons whom his friend salutes, but does
not bow.
"Gentlemen remove their hats in
hotel elevators when ladies are pres
ent.
"Well-bred men lift their hats to
their wives upon meeting them in a
public place as deferentially as TO any
other lady.
"Take your hat off and keep it off in
place of amusement.
"Only ill-mannered men wear their
hats at meals in restaurants.
ut is not good form to doff your hat
upon being introduced to q gentle
man, unless he should be very much
your senior. .,
"Wear your hat as little as possible
and you may save yourself from bald
ness.n
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A Necessary PrecautiOn.

"NIary," said lady to her maid, II
am going to take the train tomorrow
morning at six o'clock"
"All right, ma'am:"
eyes. And / shall wait you, conse-
ouently, to wake me up ut five
O'clock"
"Ycs'm. But, I-s'pose-"
"What do you suppose, Mary?"
"I s'pose you'll ring the hell for me,
ma'am, about quarter to five, so I'll
be sure to be awake to call you at five,
ma'am."
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Masters Sale.
The State Of South Ca'o1ina

The State OF S0uth Car0lan0,
COUNTY Or ABBEVILLE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
q. NJ. Brough against Mary f. Brown, ct. al
Foreclosure.
pY virture Of an order of sale made in the
- above stated case, l Will OH Tor SAFE at
public outcry ut Abbevlle c. II. s. G., on
SALEDAY in FEBRUARY, 1SSS, within the
legal hours of sale, the following described
property, situate in said state ana County, 10
wit: All that tract or parcel OF land contain
ing
One Hundred and Thirty-Two Acres,
more or less. bounded by lands Of j. E: Cal
TERMS OF SALE-One-half cash balance
on a credit of six (G) months with interest
from day of Sale secured by bond of purchas-
er and mortgage of the premises. Inrcnascr
TO pay tor papers. j. Y. hLSHi,
Jan, 10, 1855, 3t. MiSleI.
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Seeds ! Seeds | Seeds

SGT ANDRETH'S" GARDEN SEEDS after
l. many years trial have proved them
selves to be not only pure and good, but best
good stool, of these we'll known and reliable
SEEDS and are now prepared to furnish the
trade with any and all kinds. Also, "EARlII
RED" and "WIIITE SILVER SKIN Onion
Sets. w. JOEL SMITH y Sun
Ian, IS, lSSS, If
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Dangerous Drinks.

A bartender plaintively bewailed
the necessity of having to rub CONCEAL
ed drops of sticky beer off the bar.
"But if let them remain" said he, in
the tone of one seeking compassion,
"they rot the wood" .,
"They rot the wood, do they?'.
fiercelv replied a beer bibbler. "Then
what in the name of common sense
does beer do to my stomach?"
Replies the manipulation of drinks
at is beyond me to tell. Of one
thing am confident, and that is mans
stomach is made of cast-iron. Else
wise how could he withstand the
fluids he pours into it. Let Let me n ,e;saa snow W
raw meat on the counter and dropped
upon it a small measure of All import
ed ginger ale. In five minutes the
meat had dropped into little pieces as
though hacked by a knife.
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Get the Best,

WARRANTED for 5 years. The New High
w Arm Davis, Vertical Feed Sewing Ma
chine. No one else allowed to sell them IN
sell the New Domestic, the New American.
The best Sperm Sewing Machine Oil, Needles,
&C., for all Machines. ! oiler the best and
cheapcst stock of Furniture, Collins, &c, in
the county. HENRY j. kINARD, Agt,
March 80 1887, l2m Nlnety-SlH, >. Y.
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VOLUME XXXII. NO. 80.
A Disastrous Ride.

Some little Drops OF Water,
Whose home was in the sea,
To go upon Journey
Once happened to agree.
A cloud they had for carriage,
They drove a playful breeze
And over town and country
They rode along ut ease.
But oh there were so many
At last the carriage broke,
And to the ground came tumbling
These frightened little folk.
And through the moss and grasses
They were compelled to roam,
Until q brooklet found them
And carried them all home.
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A Word for the Young.

Learn all you can for youth is the
time, and the time alone, in which
learning can be attained. I find that
I can now remember very little but
what learned when I was young. I
have, it is true, acquired many things
since, but it has been with great labor
and difficulty; and I find I cannot re-
tain them as can those things which
I gained in my youth. Had not got
rudiments and principles in the begin
ming, I should certainly have made
but little out in life. .a .
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Color blindness is twice as common
among Quakers as it is among the rest
of the community, owing to their hav-
ing dressed in drab for generations,
and thus disused tho color sense.
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A CAR LOAD OF
New Orleans MolaSses

WE have just received SIXTY BARRELS
w of different grades Of New Orleans Mo-
laSses in Barrels, Half Barrels and Kegs.
Packages of convenient size and shape for all
we bought these goods al the very lowest
prices and propose to give this advantage 70
our customers Those in need of q good and
cheap article in Molasses and Syrups will dc
we'll TO give us q call. ,,o,.
w. JOEL SMITH & son.
Jan. is, 1855, If
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rI,UESE WORKS WERE ESTABLISHED in
ls47 By Messrs Geo. Sinclair and James An.
ierson and purchased by me in the year 1886, and
from that time till carried on successfully by
myself NV friends and customers will bear witness
ofthc large and stupendous jobs executed by me. II
was at my works where the largest and almost only
lob of its class executed in this city was done
viz: the making Of the pipes for the City Water
Works in the ycar 1898. .,,
NV stock of patterns for ARCHITECTURAL
WORK, COLUMNS for Store fronts, is large and
various and in RAILlNGS for Balconies, Gardens
and Cemeteries have the largest variety and most
modcrn pattcrns; many of these are patented and
have purchased the right for this State.
In the machine line can furnish my patrons with
STEAM ENGINES and BOILERS of any size and
description, My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have
carried oil the prize every State Fair held in this
city and in their construction have taken pains to
combine simplicity with the most useful modern i'm
provcmcnts and may ilattcr myself that my ClRCu-
LAR SAW MILLS find favor with every sawyer whu
understands his business
The many orders am steadily receiving FOR u
GAR CANE MILLS prove that the public appreciate
the mills Of my make, and SO It Is with my GEAK.
ING for HORSE POWERS. GIN WHEELS, GRlsI
MILLS and other MACHINERY.
have the manufacturin" rights OF many IAI-
ENrS such as castings for COTTON AND llA
PRESSES, IIAWLEY CORN slIELLER and three
or four FEED CUTTERS and other implements.
| will be pleased to send my circulars to any appll'
cant together with price list or estimate. hy prices
arc moderate and assure the public that they are
lower even than those of Northern manufacturers anu
that my work will compare vorahy with that Of any
other maker. Address
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Mortgages Sale.

DY virtue Of a power Of sale, conferred by 2
d mortgage deed, executed by Thomas and
Anthony Crawford to VIM. McNeill, bearing
date the end January, 1855, and afterwards as
signed in part to John McNeill; and by them
assigned to Guilford Cade and rc-cXecuted on
the 81 February, 1857, will sell at public out
cry, on SALEDAY IN FEBRUARY next
(6th), all that tract Of land, owned by the said
Thomas and Anthony Crawford. situate in
DRED AND NINETY-THREE (l93) ACRES,
more or less, and bounded by lands of the
said Wm and John Mcneil, Miss Jane Cor.
don and others; also at the same time and
1nortgagors. TERMS-One-half cash, with n
mortgage Of the premises to secure the un-
paid purchase money.
Jan TO- 1855, 1t Assignee.
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Mortgages Sale.

DY virtue Of power Of saIe contained in q
d mortgage deed made TO George a. Doug.
lass, by Winnie Shaw, on the Eth April, 1852,
and assigned to &. y. White, and by him as
signed to p. Rosenberg IL Co., we will sell at
public outcry, on SALEDAY IN FEBRUA.
RY Wth), the one-third interest of the said
Winnie Shaw, in that tract of land in Calhoun
township, containing FIFTi-TWO ACRES,
more or less. and bounded by lards of Joseph
Bowen, Estate Samuel Morrah and others.
TERMS-Cash.
p. ROSENBERG & CO.,
Jan. 10, 1855, 1t Assignces.
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Masters Sale.
zAe State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE.

COURT OF COMMON rLEAs.
The Trustees of the Estate Of DR.. John Della
Howe against NJ. y. Bell and Il. l.. Will
liams-Foreclosurc.
by virture of orders of sale made In the
public outcry at Abbevillc G. H., S. c., on
SALEDAY in FEBRUARY, 1885, within the
legal hours Of sale, the following properly,
situate in said State and County, TO wit: All
that tract or parcel of land, known as part OF
the Tolbert tract, containing
Two Hundred and Sixteen Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands Of Alex.
Hodge, VIM. Campbell, Lewis Clinkscalcs, r..
l.. Williams, and others, being the tract con-
vcyed by Mrs. Hill to r. l.. Williams and now
in possession Of NJ. a. Bell.
TERMS OF SALE-One-half cash, balance
on credit of twelve months with interest
from day Of sale secured by bond OF purchas.
er and mortgage of the premises: Purchaser
TO nav for papers. ]. {. KLUGH,
Jan. 10, 1855, st. Master.
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To Teachers.

THE PRIMER OF PHYSIOLOGY and HY-
i GIENE can be had of the School Com
missioner at Abbevile. Price 10 cents.
Teachers will be examined on this branch OF
study at the next examination, and it will be
once. T.. COWAN,
School Commissioner.
Dec. 81, 1857, IF Medium copy.