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The war in Europe

f-s
LIS now settled fact and itmay assume
a i1naglritlide5 hitherto unsurpassed in
modern times for destruction OF lives
and property. For every soldier in the
field the world has enc less producer OF
food, and already great vacuum has
been created and an almost urprecedent-
ed demand for food has been made on
the Continent We are feeling the result
by the sudden rise in all kinds Of bread
stuffs. With all this staring us in the
face, it behooves our farming commune
ty to increase the acreage Of corn, peas,
potatoes, and every species Of grain that
will make up an abundant supply OF
food for man and beast. By using Solu-
bic Pacific Guano under corn, planted
after grain is harvested, it will be made
to mature before the frost can overtake
it. 1t is now an admitted fact that the
use of Soluble Pacific Guano not only
pags largely by increasing the yield but
it tpushes the crop to maturity several
weeks before it can possibly do without
its use. For corn and potatoes Soluble
Pacific Guano is specially adapted. BY
experiment of B. Leisure, Knoxville,
Ga, for 1876, under direction of the Com
missioner of Agriculture of Georgia, the
use of 80 lbs. Soluble Pacific per acre in.
creased the yield of cotton from $50 lbs.
A 77O ,lhs Itr irca troI,1ad fba 1,iaId tof
corn and quadrupled the yield of pota-
toes. " S:sls -.
as- Good supply kept at all, Depots.
Call on Local Agents. Price S6l.75. or
475 lbs. Middling Cotton, delivered.
.qq7 JOHN Ii. HUIET.
sGen'l. Ag't: G. G. & A. r R,
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Shoes and Hats Very Cheap.

Mems Brogans from 81 90 to 81 65 per
pair.
Mems Dress Shoes from 81 10 to 800
per pair.
/. Women's heavy Shoes from 9oc toSl %.
Women's Dress, Pegged Shoes from
81 90 to 81 so per pair.
Ladies' Dress, Sewed Shoes from 81 90
to $5 90 per pair.
Misses Shoes hom 75c to 50 25 per pair.
[ Men and Boys Straw Hats from 1Octo
$50 each.
Men and Boys Wool Hats, from SOC to
81 so each. -
Men and Boys Fur Hats from 81 25 to
So so each.
Extra wide brim Hats, all colors, and
a very full stock of Boots,s Shoes and
Hats for the Spring Trade, now on hand
all of which will be sold at low prices
for Cash, at ~ m I.t# or ,a
IT, 6s WM. MULHERIN'S, 9p
293 Broad ST., Augusta, Ga.
May Q, 1877. IF 20
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state OF. South Carolina,
EDHEFIELp COUNTY '''.' :, :,
74.l.1. In prnh1tte C,n1L1.t = y. q.

EDHEFIELp 'COUNT3 :,
III Probate Court. -, =
DY l.. Charlton, ESD, Judge Of Pro-
I'D bate in said County.
;, Whereas, Louisa NJ. Grafton has made
suit to me, to grant her Letters of ADJ
ininistration of the. Estate and effects Of
GeorgeyM, Grafton, decd, 4iq ,.t,t q.
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish. all and singular, the kindred and
decd, thst they be and. appear, before
me, in the Court: of Probatelnto be held
at l:dgetield 9. II, on Tho Ttl day Of
June, \. y. 1877, ii.ter pubhcatihn here
of, ut ] o'clock,A ~ .Scsto si,ow-catise. if
any they have.g wliy;the satds Atlnifls+
tration should not be granted. Given
under my hand, this 22d day of May A..
D. 1877. - {, L. CHARLTON, j. p. 9.
May %, 2t23
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For the Advertise
Wade Hampton, as Pet Name for
Lawful Children, versus ID. III. z
Chamberlain, as an Appellations
for children That ss Come the
Lord Knows How.o
Lord Knows How
A eood Piece Of Summer Reading.

MEssRs. EDITORS: Having something
of prying disposition aud being some
what curiously inclined (you knowthere
are such people,, I took it into my head
some months ago to make an effort to as
certain the number of namesakes our
honored Governor. has within the bor-
ders of our State. After boring post
masters, school-teachers, County Clerks,
County Commissioners, local politicians,
&C., ad infpitun,, almost to the verge of
distraction, I can give the figures with a
degree of certainty almost marvellous
owing to, my persistency! Up to IL
o'clock, midnight, 25th May, there were
But hold on! Before L state the num-
Der, I will give you the benefit of my
experience while engaged in the work.
Having such a host to write to. my first
attempt (stereotype1 ran as follows:
!, aDear Colonel: Tor Judge or General)
Being engaged in & very Important land
seeminglyto me) praiseworthy under
taking, beg that you (who are looked
upon as the prominent man i'll your vi
cinity) will favor me with the number
of Wade Hamptons, or namesakes OF.
our honored Governor within your Town.
ship. You will please exercise great dis
elimination in the selection of your as.
sistants, so that your report can be re-
lied on implicitly. Time yourselfso that
I can get the latest births up to l2o'clock
P. NJ, May 25, 1877. AS compensation
the combined statistical returns OF all
the honorable gentlemen favoring me,
will be mailed to each one on the COM
pletion of the work. I have the honor.
to be, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, j. G. H.
You see, toremind each one of hisim-
poriance, 1 thought, would make him
more Jealous in my behslf. I will now
give you, uerbattn,, some of the. answers
received:
J. G. f., Esq.-Dear Sir: You are cor
rect as to my being prominent man of
vicinity. Do you desire namesakes
among blacks as well asSwhites?
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BlrrEN. BY A, SNAKE.--A son Of sheriff
Holley; Of Aiken county, S. c., thirteen
years of age, was bitten on the foot by a
ground rattlesnake ona day last week.,
white. chopping out corn in field about
one mile from the house. After killing
the snake; the boy, who was accompanied
by anfelder brother, went to the residence
ola brother-in law, a short distance off
who, as the foot was swelling rapidly.
carried the lad home on;a mule. gWhiskey
swas freely. administered to the matter of
about PM, with no appearance Of, in in
.toxicatioaa, and the foot bat6ea with alno-
MIA The boy recovered and is now well,
with only slight swelling in the foot
that was bitten - Chronicle. & Coastitte4
tionaiiSt.
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g On Sunday morning next there
will be diTine service in the Episcopal.
Church-with the administrationof the
Holy Communion In the afternoon the
RevaD. y. Brunson will preach in the
Baptist Church. The Methodist Church
viii be closed. tist izs
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!, Ladies' and Misses, Straw and Chip
Hats, Artificial, Flowers, new stock Of
Ribbons. Ruohings, Ladies' Linen Sets,
beautiful SILK Ties, 6 Gross Of white Ivo-
ry and Pearl Buttons for Calico and Cam
,bric dresses, at reduced prices. a..,.. ..s
If % JAS. N COBB,
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"a Pair Ladies' Kid Congress Gators,
very fine. IL pair Ladies' Cloth Congress
Laced and FoSed Caters, good assort-
ment of Children's Bnttoned Boots, Lac
cd and Foxed Shoes4 also 24';pair Balti-
more inanulaetnred Misses Cloth Gait
ers, .iustopened, atsI.5o per pair. c,entss'
,handsmadeT Shoes, Dress Caters end
Prince Albert Caters, 1T reduced prices.
tf23 J. N. COBB.
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Our Senator-M. C. Butler and Gen.
Gary Hats, gotten up in the latest and
styles of the season, with a
large stock of Mems and Children's Straw
and wide brim Planters Hats, opened
to-day at .a
If 90 J. II. CHEATHAM'S.
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er Col. BeM. TALBERr, Capt. E. E.
JEFFERSON and Mr.. LUTHER Ransom
are Agents for the aADvERTIsER, . and
are authorized to solicit and receive sub
scriptions for the same in South Carolina
and Georgia. -: s9if;EtEies Z
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Now is the time for the Ladies to buy
Shoes. J. II. CHEATHAM has just OPEN.
ed 100 pair of Laced and Elastic Caters,
and Foxed Caters. and Oiled Pebble
Goat Shoes, and has put the prices down
from 1915 to S225 and $3.50 per pr. [ls
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a Pieces plain and striped Linen Drill,
I piece tinewhite Linen DUCK for Coats
and Yests, i piece handsome Black Doe
skin, fancy Cassimeres, Tive eds and Cot
.tonades, atreduced prices for CASH. ~
tf2s .7s7a17' ,...i.. .l''.'H J. M. COBB. (.
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OUR AGENTS.

w, 81. YELDELL, Longmires.
JOIN n. HUIET, Batesyille. t-
w. a., ,OpoM, Meeting Street.
]. x. DuRsT, .Kirkseys x Roads.
E.B. FORREST, Mine Creek.
sc. CARTRIDGE, Ridge Spring.
TYRE ETHEREDeE, Leesyille, s, G..
DIR. 3. B. ABNEy, Richardsonyille.
.. e. Cook, Graniteville, SC. =.
Capt. G. w. NIXON, -Woodlawn, s. G..
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I Our stock OF, Shoes is now complete,
embracing every variety, and viii! be
recruited from time to time, as the as
sortnent is broken. Give us a trial: We
are sure to please You. 80.
tf19 w. Il. BRUNsoN & GO. I
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A lot of Liens Liens for Rent and for
Advances, also Liens combined with
Bulof Sale of Stockand Waiyerof Home
stead. Pss3; j II II s9sslG3
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l Case Prints, 10 Pieces Pants Goods,
Hamburg Embrcideries, Tuck Combs,
Ladies' Gloves and Notions in variety,
to arrive this week at
tfl9 w. II. BRUNSON 81 cos.
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Splendid yard wide Bleached Shirtillgs
at 8, 10 and IL cents per yard. Dwight's
extra heavy-soft finished-offeredlat IL
cen5s at ~.
tf1s J.H. CHEATHAM's.
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@ We have received-but too late
for. publication in this issue--obitaary
notices5of the late Mrs. Sarah DeLoach
and the late Or. R. T. Minis. They shall
appear next week. s5li
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The Mountain Belle, Atlantic, Surf,
and Society, are the newest things out in
Ladies' and Misses Stray wYsHIa!s Hats Exam Exam-
inc the assortment at
tf19 w. II, BRUNSoN & cos,
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State Of South Carolina,
EDGEFIELD COUNTY. -. 80

AobO - A&SAS - w ~ 4ses'isf
- II, Probate Court. ~
tPY Z! Charlton, Esq, Judge of Pro-
LIP bate in said County.
Whereas, J. P. Blackwell has made s1it
to me to grant him Letters pf Adminis!
tration of the Estate and effects of Henry
Jepnipgs, dcc.d....s.'' 80 : =. ~ =
These Ae therefore TO cite and adtnon.
ish all and singular the kindred and cred
itors Of the said Henry Jennings, ,Edec' d. {
that they be and appear before me, in; the
Court Of Probate to heliheld at Edgefield
G, H., or, ,the, ,4th day of june; A. D..lS77,
after publication hereof, at IL o'clock,
A. NJ, to shew cause, If any they, have,
why the said Administration should not
not be granted: Given under my hand
this 18th day OF, May, A. D. 1871
J.. CHARLToN,lJ. T.. C.r.
May II, ;ia,s - .i. 2te 3 srailctg 24 "a.
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Our stock of Ladies', Misses and Chill
dren's Straw Hats, trimmed and un-,
trimmed, is now complete. All the new
and late styles can be found in our stock,
at low prices.
IF 10 5iAW.sH BRUNSoN g. co.
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Call in and look at our splendid stock
of Felt, Wool and Straw Hats. The very
latest styles for, Men, Youths and Chill
dren, opened this day. sl,21
tfl0 w. II. BRUNSoN & CO. !.
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g Trial Justices Blanks OF. every
description can be had at this Office at
the lowest cashtprices. Orders for Job
Printing, of any Kind, will be promptly.
ot+an,ded II, s'sisirr
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w. H BRUNsoN & Co, have received
their Spring and Summerstock of Ready
Made Clothing, which they are offering
at very low prices for cash. An inspec-
tion is invited ffl9
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1e On account of the great mass of
Legislative news we have compiled this
week. our whole series OF local items is
crowded out sliei.aaga y ee
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rHEzADVER FIsER.
8 !rerms,. is2, So per Amman. J
Rates of Advertising.
4 Advertisements will be inserted at Il

Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate of S1.5e persquare (tenminionl lines,
orless9 for the first insertion, and one
dollar per square for each subsequ uent in
sertion. 80 h = &! {. =
Ahberal discount will be made to those
wishing to advertise by the year.
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g Read the cyclopadia article upon
Liberia. '.1ss+ ~.
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J. Mai. - Reg. S. NJ. 70. S.

J. G.. FL, Esq.-Sir: AS to being most
prominent man,in my Township, lam
not so certain; still have filled several
important offices of trust in my County,
and am willing to meto the frontagain
for the good of the people. In this Coun-
ty there are number of children named
Wade Hampton--some named Wade
straight, and others with the Hampton
mixed up in their family names. Do
you want all, or just the Wade Hanp
tons? Respectfully, M. D.
j. c. H.-Dear Sir: AS to being most
prominent man, that's all bosh. Some
Fool has been imposing on you. How
ever, as have got nothing particular to
do, Tll help you all CAM Il lltake. the.
trouble to count all the babies named for
Hampton. But you didn't say babies,
you said nameSGkes. If it's to count all
the game roosters, fancy dogs, horse colts,
bull calves, cats, and all other
Ud,mintS so named, decline the job in
favor of some other prominent man, who
has less to do, forit woulGtake about the
balance Of his days. fright again and
let me know what you do want.
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One more. and from Edgetield !:


Dear jim: What in thunder are you
driving at now? You must think have
precious little employment Just guess
at the number of boy babies born in the
last months, and every other domestic
animal. and divide by. three, and you
will not be-far wrong, provided you are
good at guessing. Yours Truly, -
Another from dgefield-notvcry com
.piimentary:
Dear Cousin: Your kind favor just to
hand, and contents pcrused with much
concern by both myself and wife. am
so often reminded, my dear jim, of'the
words of your good old father in regard
to yourself: "That boy will never turn
out to be much" (ouchD What benefit
do you expect to derive from such infor-
NATION should you be ever so fortunate
in obtaining it? You had better get at
something more practical. The very
idea is absurd! If, however, in your
wild undertaking, you should, at any
time, be thrown in Gov. Hampton's COM.
pany, and havean opportunity, it might
not be aniiss for you to speak good
in casually as being fitted for most any
County office-and all that-and as one
being too modest and retiring to ever
bring himself forward, although having
the entire confidence of the people. You
can be Us adroit and circumspect as you
please. I wouldn't have it to get out
aroundihere that l am fishing for an Of
flee for the world.
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Affectionately,

P..S.-One week later.-Since writing
above, have been interesting myself for
you, and think by the time mentioned
for return to be made 1 can give you a
tolerably accurate report. l am begin
ming with he'young of the ge1asS homo,
and find the name much more frequent
than I had any idea of. I sometimes
meet up with amusing incidents as well
as unpleasant receptions. On more than
one occasion little strangers have come
into the world lin certain localities) the
Lord knows how-that is, having no par
ticular father; and invariably they are
called d. H., or nicknamed that by tho
boys IN the neighborhood. Upon inqui-
ry, have been informed that this nick
name is used rather generally through
out'the State for that class of children.
There is great propensity among'all
classes to name domestic aninals and
poultry. On almost every plantation I
lind fine young roosters named Hamp-
ton, and other fine ones named Butler or
Gary, and where there is an unusually
smart and promising little fellow, he is
generally named Johnny Sheppard.
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Grand total of .namesakes. 7,149
AS far as. heard from, Of the children
coming the Lord knows how" or
having no particular father"
On
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Just Printed

and Georgia. =; =: =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-17
General News.

Farmers were plowing IN towns the line of
the Old Colony Railroad Wednesday.
The National Grange, at its session in Cincn-
natl, unanimously indorsed the Michigan ship
canal project.
A steamship from Boston is taking out con-
signment of American robins for acclimatization
in Yorkshire, Eng land.
A new idea this season is the use of japanese
fans, wide spread over chamber doors aud win
dows, to give q tone of brilliancy to The room.
Cheap fans serve the purpose, and they secured
with brsss-headed tacks.
Gen. Early is writing articles in which he at
tempts to show that Gen. Longstreet was response
Bile for the loss of the battle Of Gettysburg. 1t
will be many years before the officers engaged on
that field cease to fight the battle o'er and DER.
A young couple from the country rode into Kan
sas City few days ago to be married. They had
but one dollar and the load of hay on which they
| rode BY night they sold the hay realizing
| enough to pay the wedding expenses, and went
home happy.
Nearly two pages Of the Congregationalist OF
last week are occupied by the replies OF the cir.
cular sent out by its editor to hundred represen
| tative clergymen Of the Congregational denonina-
ton throughout the country, asking their opinion
on two questions suggested by the Indian Orchard
Council; first, If there ha. been any essential de-
palture from the faith in the doctrine of eternal
punishment. and second, how far belief in this
doctrine should be insisted on AS pre- requisite to
the ministry in the Congational churches; ques.
tons which have been discussed with great deal
of earnestuess Of late in the religious press OF
seventy-three clergymen who reply twelve would
judge each case on its general merits, and not de-
mand an equivocal statement of belief in the doc.
trine of eternal punishment and five declare
frankly for full liberty of individual belief
Among the twelve are the Rev. j. L. Jenk ms of
Pittsfeld, the Rev. c. B. Rice of Danvers, the
Rev. w. S. Leavtt of Northampton the Rev DR..
j. w. Strong Of Mortified, MINI, the Rev r.
g. Green Of Orange, n. j., and the Rev. j. II
Dsnfoth Of Philadelphia; and the five for liberty
are the Rev. DIR. n. j. Burton of Hartford. the
Rev. E. w. Bacon OF New London, Conn, the
Rev. A. l.. Park of Gardiner, the Rev A. T.
Tinker of Auburn, and the Rev Charles Ii
Richards of Madison, Wis. The majority ex.
press the opinion that there has been no change
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-17

Our affairs with Mexico are seriously
engaging the attention OF Congress. SEN
ator Blaine's note of warning sounded last
summer in his Woodstock speech is now
admitted on all hands 10 have been a wise
one. The well informed Washington
correspondent of the Providence Journal
SAYS:
The facts already arrived at by the military
committee are held by many prominent members
to show conensively that but for the prompt At
tention given to the Mexican question by the
House and the united movement of the Senate for
Senator Conkling's resolution, the government
would have drifted or been driven into war. The
charge is made openly, both by democrats aud re-
publicsns 10 each House, that Secretary Evartss
management of Mexican affairs has been such
that out for the check which Congress has put up
on matters, he would have had war on hand at n
very early day. For the first time since the pres
ent administration came into power the represent
tatiyes Of the Mexican government here feel re
heyed from the great anxiety they have feared
lest war should be precipltated. The action
charged upon Mr.. Eyars Is persisiing 10 not rec
ognixing the Representative OF Diaz. In the face
Of this refusal, the evidence shows that Diaz has
exerted himself more actively 10 maintain peace
with the United States, and that his conduct from
the first has been such as should have secured bis
prompt and most hearty recognition. 80 far as
the examination has proceeded, those engaged in
1t have been eonsinced that the President and Sec
reisry MeCrary have been very earnest in theii
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-17

desires to keep peace, and arc resolved now that
no trouble shall come if they, by honorable
means, can avoid it. These same gentlemen are
as positive in their belief that Secretary Evsrts,
hy the delay in recognizing Diaz has made dhicul-
ty with Mexico, and view war as an almost cer-
tain result of such refusal. The House commit
tee has also had its attention directed to the fall
ure on the part of Secretary Evarts to send into
the House a one Of the documents including in
the reply TO his resolution, report of Consul
Wilson, at Maiamorss, which shows conclusvelv
that no cause of war existed; that the troubles
along the border have been of late constantly
growing less, and exposing some of the real infu-
eDces at work to ferment trouble. A sub commit
tee have called on Mr.. Evarts in regard TO thus
important omission, and it is to be supplied. Mr.
Conkling's friends make no secret of the tact
that his resolution is aimed directly at Mr.. Evarts,
with the idea of showing that his action IN MeNi-
can matters has been such as to bring the nation
to the verge of war, which. if avoided now, VIII
be the result of prompt action on the part oil Con-
gress.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-17

The Maine Standard devotes nearly three
columns to abuse of Mr.. Bureigh and
glori6cation of Edmund Madigan's Prov
ess before The Executive Council. but il
omits to mention MadIgan's dress rehear-
sal Of his speech in the corridor of the
gentleman's "toilet room" down in the
basement of the State House. A gentle
man who was an uninteniional and un
suspected auditor gives an amusing ac-
count Of the manner in which MadIgan
vociferated his part, practising impressive
gestures before the looking glass, and
striding up and down the passage with
wildly swinging arms. II was striking
exhibition in an appropriate arena.-Ban-
gor Whig.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-17
DRUGS, MEDICINES
No. ~ Union Block,

AUGUSTA, Me, Dec. |, 1877.
Have sold my stock and good will to Mr.. p. c.
kalloch of Augd.ta, who has lust passed a tho.
rough examination before the state Commission.
ers Of Pharmacy, which is n sufficient guarantee of
his compotency as Druggist and Pharmacist
While thanki The citizens of Augusta and vicini
~ for their very generous support during my resi-.
dence in this city, hope the same will be extend
ed to my successor, who is in every way worthy f
your patronage. A c. DANA
dec1-tu Druggist and Pharmacist