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AN Undeniable Truth.

You deserve to suffer, and if you lead
a miserable, unsatisfactory life in this
beautiful world, it is entirely your own
fault and there is only one excuse for
you-your unreasonable prejudice ana
Skepticism, which has killed thousands
Personal knowledge and common sen se
reasoning will soon show you that Green's
August Flower will cure you of Liver
Complaint or Dyspepsia, with all its
miserable effects, such as sick headache,
palpitation of the heart, sour stomach,
habitual costiveness, dizziness of the
head, nervous prostration, low spirits,
ctc It's sales now reach every town on
the Western Continent and not drug
mist but will tell you of its wonderful
cures. You can buy sample bottles for
In cents. Three doses will relieve you.
~ 0oA lY Al
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A GREET RELIEF.

A Cass farm citizen was aroused
from his midnight slrlnbers the other
night by the tread of feet on the
grass under the window, and he soft
ly raised the sash to behold three
men on the lawn.
"Fellows haze yon come hero
with your fddlcs and sore thFoats
to serenade my daughters and give
lpe another years sickness Z? de-
maaled the eitiGer
mo, sir we came to steal your
garden-hose = meekly replied a avolce
from the darkness.
''Ah that is great rellef-a bles-
sed relief! Take the reel along; too
gentlemen
He put down his window and went
back to bed, ard the strangers de-
parted without disturbing anything
Free Press.
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SHEAR YOUR SHEEP
AND
Manufacture the Wool.


The subscriber has at his Office, 162
Reynolds street, samples of several
qualities of Woolen Cloth manufactured
at Athens, Ga. 1t is the best manufactured
in the State, first quality, is called Buck
skin-either black, gray or brown, 60c.
per yard.
The second quality, rather lighter,
called Doeskin, various colors-black,
brown or gray, at SOC. per yard.
The third grade, heavy as either of the
above, old style, colors as above, 4oc. per
yard.
The owner is credited with this Wool:
Clean washed........,...............40c per ID.
Unwashed, free from burs.... 30 to S5c.
Unwashed, with burs, more osless, 20 to
25c
Wool consigned to the subscriber, at
Augusta, Ga, will have prompt attention.
PORTER FLEMING
Augusta, Ca, May 16, 2mR
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yEIITYPUONE,

a machine which, though supassinq
all others in perfection, will probably
never be of use save as a scientific
toy. 1t has the miraculous power oi
speaking The truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth. To any
question it replies with strict frank
ness, and is very amusing as toy
Here are Few of the questions asked
and answers returned
Question by u Boston journalist
why have come here?
Answer-"Becausc you had free
pass"
Question by another Boston Jour
nalist--"What is the distinguishing
characteristic OF the modern Athens p
Answer-"SupernaturaI modesty.
Question: Vixen shall We have
civil service reform p
The answer to this question was
awaited in deep anxiety by all the
party; and the struggles of the ma
cninc 10 get out IL reply were painful
to hear and see. The Aywheel re-
vcIyed rapidly, but only gurslins
noise resulted, and ii confused vocal
sound in which we caught the words
freezes over" once or twice then
followed peal Of wild laughter AND
an explosion which shook the build
ing and strewed the Aoor rwith wheels,
springs and fragments Of machinery
The labor of years was undone IN an
instant through the thouShtless levi
ty OF base Bohemian alta moment
too, when | was about to confer a
priceless boon upon humanity by i''d-
inc out the author or authors ol
Beautiful Snow
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THE MoropHoNE.I

Probably the most interesting ma
chine in his laboratory is the Mote
phone, a simple little toy which con-
veys the vibrations of a diaphragm to
ratchet wheel that moves machinery
Of any size or power. AS ore of the
children began to cry while we were
examining this instrument, the pro-
fessor gravely sat the child on a low
stool and placed the diaphram a few
inches from the babys mouth. The
latters shrieks at 2nce set in motion
a large wheel with paddles that rose
and fellin the we'll known manner of
a trip-hammer, each paddle falling
with regularity and precision upon
the most vulnerable portion of baby
humanity. We had an exhibition OF
conflict between mind and matter
which promised to be very interest
ing unfortunately before we could
see the issue Mrs. Edison rushed into
the room and with truly feminine dis.
regard of science stopped the per-
formance IN its very crisis. I regret
to add that her remarks were not
complimentary TO the party for
which the professor, however, courte'
ously apologized. He says he does
not mind Mrs. E. s remarks, but de-
pic IS her lack of Interest in science.
She positively refuses to experiment
with
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back of his chair and the top OF his
head, its a little more than his ven
cradle natur cali stand. On such oc-
casions, it amt to be wondered at
that he gently shakes himself aloose
and exclaims, "Lord have mercy
upon me. But then, the like OF this
must he endured. It's a part OF the
bargin, implied if MT expressed, as
the lawyers say, and no man ought
to dodge it. Humor EN-, play hoss
and frolic with EN-, WASH EN-, un-
dress 'e!s, tell EN- stories about Jack
and the bean stalk, and what you
done when you was little boy
scratch their backs and put EN- to
bed, and if they can't sleep, get up
with EN- away in the night, and nod
around in yeur night-gown until they
can. Let en- trot after 20" heap
In week days and all day of Sun
day, and don't try to shirk Oft the
trouble and the responsibility on the
good woman who bore EN-. Solomon
says: " Children are the chisf end
of q man and the glory Of his de-
chnin years." and raisin' of EN- is
the biggest bisness I know OF In this
life, and the most responsible in the
life to come.
Yours, BILL ARP.
P. S.-Harris kseps on axen me
about the Bundle bees glmlet. l
reckon he must belong to the bug
buro, or may be he's been stung by.
one of than insects, and wants to
find out whether it bit him from be
fore or bored him from behind. Il
he hadent been raised town boy he
would have known that Bundle bees
make their nests in the ground, and
Carpenter Ices in wood. Them last
go in pairs, and amt got any gl@a(et,
but gnaw the hole out with a gOngc
They are all called Bunsb3c bees be
cause when they fly off from yaller
blossom they make anoise like tu1nJ
a singin thro the air. Please "az me
sumthin hard" 3. a.
N.B.-Ax Harris how a ground
squirrel digs his hole without leaving
any dirt aroung the top, and how big
WAS that gratis egg that he said he
saw at the Smithsonian institute
z
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LIKE A SYMPOSIUM.

After this painful incident, Prof.
Edison had little heart for showing
us his sother treasures. Ina perfume
tory manner he pointed out his Joco-
ollograph, which is run by gas, and
gave us all feeling Of homeslckness
when it said, with stately utterance
Let us conjoin the testimony of ms
tinct, intuition, experiment and syllo-
gism, as we tread the yeasting foam
Of the multiplex labyrinth and can
Gel the orphanage off fdelirious doubt i
the Phoneparagraph Quilt for a
st. Louis editor) shaped with pair
of shears and made of steel-the
electric button, for editors and candi-
dates, which when grasped by bore
completes the circuit Of powerful
battery and instantlykills the holder
lie has gangs of thirty men working
night and day on this Weapon, but is
not able to supply half Of the de.
mand. Tae Sophomorograph, a hol.
low aut 'maton, not icularly use.
full except to main and kill small
freshmen, smoke cigarettes, attend
op ra boufles and bray naturally
and hundred other quaint and Gu
rous inventions, all of which You car
see by paying vssit to Menlo Park
and mentioning my name.
Ipr,
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ANOTHER STYLE.


~ have a. large order" continued
the professor, from the same execu-
tive committee, for an assortment Of
visiting statesmen. | make them OF
wood, with brass mountings. Here
(tapping a stalwart figure with his
knuckles) is cne J. have just complet-
ed to Gil down East order" The
professor thereupon, applying his lips
to the figures ear, said "Say, James,
what about those railroad bonds p
Scarcely had the diaphragm ceased to
vibratc before majestic voice re-
Piled: You're rebel and traitor.
| apprehend u second rebellion and
defy the malice Of our countrys foes =
The enunciation was superb and
made every hearer forget that the
words spoken were neither an echo
nor al answer to the original query,
This marvellous piece Of mechanism
is called the "sel.f-vindicatins states
man and idol-son,
ORDERS FOR 4 CONFIRMATION ONE.
Edison says he is opcrrun with or.
ders from the West for combina.
tion automaton with two faces and
bi.lingua organs, which shall be able
to cry "hard'' or "soft' on the money
question at the owners pleasure, but
coulesse he finds it hard to make q
successful mode.
HORRORS ON HORRORS HEAD.
He showed us the perfected plans
Of an automatic agent with place fol
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sewing machine, lightning rod, life
Insurance, or subscription book at
tachments. The attachments are put
in and wound up like ordinary barrel
organs, being protected from damage
by triple plates Of boiler iron war
rantel boot-proof.
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The Cincinnati Commercial predicts
ee-breeches will be worn nextyear.
We never saw the time yet when
breeches were not wearing AT the
knees.--Eee Press.
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john q. Calhoun.
George McDuffie.
Jaldge "A. II. Butler.

.l T.
Chancellor T.. H. Ward
law.
Governors Pickens. faith
er and som.
Gov. P. WI. Butler, Colo
Rael OF the Palmetto Resi-
HnRent.
Senator Louis It. WigfaIl
Judge O'Neal.
Gem. VVaddy Thompson.
Gen. James Jones.
EdlMund Bacon, ESQ.,,
alias "Ncd Brace of the
Georgia Sccnes.n
Major lack Jeter.
HAOza. Preston Brooks.
Gov. s. Ed. Miller.
And others whose names we have not
space TO mention just now.
Later we will take up such men as the
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EHOD. j. P. CARROLL.
Gov. M. a.. HsOnhaRRs.
GeRa. AbHer Perrin.
dNnnn RH NNI Gnnnr

EHO1D. j. P. CARROLL.
Gov. M. a.. BonhaRas.
Gen. AbHer Perrin.
Gen. M. w. Gary.
Gen. He. G. M. DullOvaEEe.
Generals kersilaw, ken-
ncdy, Losan, COnEOr, WAL
lacc, aEc G0SyaN, M;sgOOd,
aaad Bee.
Col. Thomas G. Bacon.
Col. Thomas q. Lamar.
Col. Joseph Abney.
Dol. w. q. M0raglht.
Speaker JnO. q. Shcp-
pard.
Col. Arthur SilMl1ihs.
Gen. Jas. Chestnut.
HON. w. I'D. SilApsoRn. r,
HON. G.. I'D. Tilan.ala.
Cos. EHbert Bland.
Capt. Ee. w. TOlmpkfns.
Col. WIN. Gregg.
Major TilHnllan Watson.
Dr. EaarwO0d Burt.
Esr. John Lake.
Rev. Joseph MO0rcA the
famous Methodist preach
cr Of EdgefieHd's early
days.
ssev. John Trapp.
Escy. James CiileS,
Rev. I'D. I'D. BrunsoRn.
Esev. Luther G.yaltney.
Solicitor JnO. R. Abney.
And others whose names shall occur 10
US in The future,
Subscription Price, $3.50, per annum.
in advance. Address:
ADVERTISER.
Edgefeld, S. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-04

ABOUT the first of July, the Aduer-
tiscr will begin the publication of series
of Biographical Sketches. giving, in syn.
opsls, the lives of many prominent and
distinguished sons, dead and living, Of
South Carolina. In connection with
these, there will appear in our columns
each week, portrait OF the individual
whose life is sketcLed, done in the highest
style of modern Photographic art. From
the great and good men of the past, such
selections have been made as
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-01

company by the former, were conclud-
ed Yesterday. The Pacific Mail Co M
pany has purchased the fleet and all
the rights of the Panama Trans sit
Company, including contracts with
the Panama Railroad Company, for
81 $50, 900. OF this sun 81 900 900 were
paid down in bonds of The Panama
Railroad Company, which the Pacific
Mail Company has borrowed of that
company as security for the loan. The
Pacific Mail Company has given to the
Railroad Company a bill of sale of IA
of its best steamships. The remaining
$3.50, 900 are to be paid in monthly
installments.
A representative Of the California
Associated Press to day visited various
bullion brokers to ascertain to what
extent trade dollars are being brought
from San Francisco for sale here.
Owing to the fact That a full publica-
ton OF the real state of the business
might possibly lessen the profits, or
wipe them put entirely, most of the
dealers spoke with reserve. Laidlaw
& Co., agents of the Bank of Califor-
MIA, stated they had received shipments
of trade dollars from San Francisco,
but not within the past few days. Sc
ligman e. Co. stated that they t"le-
graphed to their correspondents in San
Francisco for trade dollars, but were
informed that, with freight and insur.
ance to pay, they could not be shipped
East with profit. The Bank of New
York, which acts as agent of the Me-
vada Bank of San Francisco, says it is
doing no business of this kind at pres
ent. Colgate q Co. stated that trade
dollars are being received from San
Franciscan large quantities every day;
and it was learned from another source
that Colgate & Go. bought yesterday,
from Seligman & Co., 100 900 trade dol
lars, which had come from San Fran
cisco. White. Morris IL Co., another
large house in the bullion trade, say
they purchased yesterday $4,000 worth
of half dollars. which came from San
Francisco. From all the facts CLEANED
it is safe to say that a large business is
doing at present in the shipment of
trade dollars from San Francisco to
New York.
Silver coin A@IH discount. Gold
closed at IL. Money easy at 4@5.
Government bonds strong, active and
higher.
Supposed Loss Of n Fishing smack.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Feb. %.
The fishing schooner. Carrie Z. Nor
tren, is thought to he lost with a crew
of ID men.
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tain Wilson, one of the assienees of the
depositors, and himself, larg-
est individual depositor, had ex.
pressed sympathy with him dun
cam, and was disposed to consider
him less blamable than at first sup
posed. Wilson denies this. He says
he does not believe half what Duncan
saws regarding his ability to straighten
out the affairs of the bank, although,
as a matter Of business, he is willing to
avail himself of any assistance Duncan
can render. AS to his sympathies, they
are all with the poor people who have
been swindled by Duncan. 1t is ascer-
tanned that Duncan's life insurance poll
cies amounted to SOC, 900, of which
$40. 900 were payable to his estate for
the benefit of the bank. the remainder
rayable to his wife. and that all have
lapsed unless the assignees had paid
the premiums.
All indictments against w. S. Man
ming and c. J. Pursglove, pals of Black
lock in the Gulf of California oyster
swipdle, were dismissed in the Munici-
pal Court this morning. The motion
was made by the Assistant District At
torney, on the ground thatthe death of
the man named West, his chief witness,
left him without sufficient evidence to
hope for conviction.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE EASTERN CRISIS.
War Regarded as Immi-
nent.
THE CONFERENCE A FAILURE.
England fastening to the Front.

LONDON, Feb. %.
Vienna correspondence ave- that
the Russian concession touching the
limits and length of occupation of Bull
garia are quite sufficient with the pres
ent tendency of the Austrian Gov
government to restore confidence. Aus
tria is content and looks t o the confer
ence for rest. Another correspond
ent writes that the extension of the
pr~incipality of Bulgaria to the Egean
Sea would practically mean the secur-
ing of a naval station for Russia, just
as the grant OF a port to Montenegro
would mean a Russian naval station
in the Adriatic. Sill another tele-
graphs that the position appears tx
tremely critical, Notwithstanding the
t%ranquilizing utterapces OF ministerial
papers. The conference is regarded in
Austrian Government circles as adj
journed sine die. A Berlin dispatch
saws the conference has entirely failed.
PERA, Feb. %.
The Russian and Turkish lines at
San Stefano are separated by the little
river Karasu. Russian and Turkish
sentinels stand at either end of the
bridge 100 feet long and the officers
and men of the two armies f%raternize
in a most remarkable
LONDON, Feb. %.
1t is confidently stated that a., 900
troops are ready to start from Bombay
at short notice.
The Elswick Ordnance Works were
recently ordered to manufacture 100
to%rpedoes for the Government with all
possible speed. The order has been
increased t. 800.
A correspondent at Pera says that
Russia will make a great pretense of
eagerly defending heconditions before
the Powers, but she will finally yield
enough to satisfy them. and then ar
range a programme for a p~rotectorate
over Turkey i'm Europe and Asia.
according to the terms of their secret
programme.
The Standard, in a leading article,
saws: All that is really implied by the
selection OF Lord Napier OF Magdala az
COMMANDMENT Chief. and Sir Garnet
Wools!ey as his Chief OF. staff, is that
the terms Of peace, if not modified,
cannot be sanctioned. We have been
brought face to face with war by the
arrogant and aggressive policy OF
Russia.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-01
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
THE DOLLAR OF OUR
DADDIES.
PRESIDENT HAYES VETO MES
SAGE.
The Bill Promptly Passed by Both
Houses.
In tho House., 1876 to "a: In the
Senate, 46 to 10.
WASHINGTON, Feb.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
A message has just been received
from the President, vetoing the Silver
bill. 1t has not yet been laid before
the House.
AT l: 40 p. NJ. the Speaker placed the
veto message before the House, and
the Clerk read it. The President said
it has been his earnest desire to concur
with Congress in the adoption of meas
ures to increase the silver coinage of
the country, but so as not to impair
the obligations of contracts, either pub
lie or private, nor injuriously effect
the public credit. 1t was only on CON
viction hat this bill did not meet that
essential requirement that he felt it his
duty to withhold from it his approval.
The message further states h a the
capital defect Of the bill is that it con
tains no provision protecting from its
operations pre- existing debts, in case
the coinage, which 1t creates, shall con-
tinue of less value than that which was
created. In the judgment of mankind.
it would be an act of bad faith. The
standard of value should not be
changed without the consent Of both
parties to the contract. The national
promise should be kept with unhinch-
ing fidelity. He could not sign a bill
which would authorize the violation of
sacred obligations. Obligations of pub
lie faith transcribed all questions of
profit oil public advantage. It's un.
questionable maintenance was the die
tate as we'll of honesty as of expedi-
ency. and should yer be carefully
guarded by the Executive, by Congress
and by the people.
The House at once proceeded to vote
upon the bill. and passed it over the
veto by 1876 to 70.
The Senate at 4 o'clock p, NJ, passed
the Silver bill over the veto without de-
bate, by q vote Of 46 10 10.
silver I'm New York-Other ImpOr.
tant Items from the Metropolis.
NEW YORK, Feb. %.
It was rumored here last evening that
intelligence had been received from
Havana, stating that the volunteers
were in a state of riot, in consequence
of the terms Of peace the Government
proposed to offer the Cubans, and that
they insisted that the Captain General
should force the Cubans to lay down
their arms and surrender uncondition-
ally.
The World says: Protracted nego-
nations between the Pacific Mail and
the Panama Transit Company, for the
purchase Of the property Of the latter
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EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
hi SILVER DoLLAR.

The passage of the Silver bill over
the Presidents veto is announced in
our Washington advices. In the
House it received 1876 votes to 70, and
in the Senate 46 to 10. There were
III absent or non-voting Senators. The
bill is now q law Of the land. The
President based his opposition to the
measure on the assumption of bad
faith to the creditor class, public and
private. The instantaneous improve
ment in the New York money market,
also noted in our telegraphic columns,
shows that he was wrong in all Of his
conclusions.
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DIED.
SALE.

First grand annual clearance sale, now on,
at the MINERS AND MECHANICS
TRADE DEPOT.
IMMENSE BARGAINS in gents furnish
ing goods during this gigantic clearance GALE.
at the MINERS AND MECHANICS
TRADE DEPOT.
THE MINERS AND MECHANICS
TRADE DEPOT offer all of their specialties
Mt prices in accordance with the times, prices
being all along tho line fully - per cent.
lower than last season. This means business.
IMMENSE BARGAINS for everybody, in
hats and caps, during this monster clearance
sale at the MINERS AND MECHANICS
TRADE DEPOT. jy6
FOR SALE-5O,OOO imported Havana and
domestic cigars. which arc for sale cheap. at
the MINEno' AND MECHANICS TRADE
DEPOT.
IMPORTED HAVANA CIGARS.-The
largest stock of imported cigars 10 this State,
always on hand, 1t the MINERS AND Me-
CHANlCS' TRADE DEPOT. jy6
IT'S so! notwithstanding all assertions
to the contrary, the MIN ERS' AND ME-
CHANICS' TRADE DEPOT still offers, and
will continue to offer, without dav, TO you or
any other man, a genuine, warranted, bona
ide imported Havana els ar at one bit, or two
for % cents. Try 'em.
BY THE BOX.-To all smokers: Your at
attention is directed to the fact that at the
MINERS AND MECHANICS TRADE
DEPOT imported Havana cigars are sold at
the rate of Sll per hundred IS, so, or 100 in
a box, and every cigar warranted.
OPERA REINAs; a genuine Imported Ca
bana. Figaro. Henry Clay, Para Toda, Desis-
MO, or any Of the stereotyped Opera Cigars. at
New York City prices-l0 cents each Mt the
MINERS AND MECHANICS TRADE
DEPOT. ia9
NOTE THIS !-Grand clearance sale com-
mences to-day at the MINERS AND ME-
CHANICo' TRADE DEPOT.
TERRIFIC SACRIFICES in holiday spe-
%cialties. fancy glassware. etc.. at the MIN
ERS' AND MECHANICS TRADE DEPOT.
All must go, and will be sold ut ~ cents on
the dollar. Take look.
OPERA CIGARS, at the MINERS AND
MECHANICS TRADE DEPOT.
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PACIFIC COAST.
DASTARDLY N C
His Chances Growing Worse.
RIackI0ck's Pals Slips Out Of the
B~IacklOck's Pals Slips Out Of the
Tolls.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Is

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %.
In the j. G. Merrill case yesterday,
some evidence was taken with a view
of proving j. c. Duncan's connection
with the overissued stock of the Safe
Deposit Company. VIM. Cunning
ham, the present Secretary of the Safe
Deposit Company. testified regarding
three shares of stock which we're found
to have been respectively raised from
10 to 900, and from 6 to 800, and from
2 to 200 shares. Henry Meyers, who
held two OF the certificates, testified
that the receipts on the journal and
stubs were not in his hand writing,
and were forgeries, and Duncan's con.
nections with the transaction renders
it almost impossible that he should
not have been at least a party to the
raising Of the certificates. Duncan re-
Gently stated ip ap interview, that Cap
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worth more than the Endorsement OF
both Of the old parties. Were the is
sue made, we feel sanguine that the
former would be successful. But it is
of possibilities and not probabilities
that We are speaking. We simply
desire to direct attention to the fact
that in the parceling out of local
and State offices the claims of the
workingmen must receive fair consid-
Grafton.