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Memphis and her Debtors.

The recent decision OF the Tennessee STU
prCnlc Court afilrmS the validity Of the leglS-
lntive act abOlishing the city of Memphis and
holds That the r~cIncOrporation of tie people
and territory Of that dcfunct municipality as
II taxing district" under q general law OF the
state, IS also valid. The vacation of the city
charter was rcsnrtcd tOus Il means Of escape
for the people from the taxation necessary to
pay the city debt. The same matter has al
ready been on trial before the United States
Court for the District OF Tennessee. and that
Court ruled that the act repeating the city
charter was null and void, and intimatcd that
unless the Stale Court accepted this view of
the matter the United States Court would I'M
dcrtnke, through It's wv ministers, the levy
and collection Of taxes sufficient to satisfy
the claims OF the city's creditors. The Chica-
the Supreme Court clenrs the way for the
threatened subsequent proceeding of the
Federal Judge. It Is probable, however. that
the matter will be taken into the United
states supreme Court before anything OF con-
sequence Is done IN the job o: assessing and
collecting the tax. The power OF the FEEDER
ri Courts to enforce payment OF municipal
debts in this way has been asserted by the
Federal Courts in other districts in time past,
hut from the failure OF the Supreme Court to
affirm it no Mxes have yet been collected by
United States Marshals. a definite decision
upon that point may now bereaclled. 1t Will
bc Of particular interest to MI immense num-
Der OF municipal bcndho!ders, as well as to
nan municipal corporations whose people
have voted them into debt with great cntIu-
siasm, and devoted a great deal Of ingenuity
ever siucc to the discovery OF some way OF
getting out again without paying. II 1t is
found that the Federal Courts, While holding
that such debts must be paid. have no power
to compel payment, tho Ingenious device Of
the Memphis people will be likely to be imi-
tatcd by other Overwhelmed communities.
The honest cities, however, Will have no diff.
lculty in xctting all the money they wait, 1T
a low rate OF interest. no matter how ample
may be the legal facilities offered for evading
lust obligations.
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Hampton on the Presidency.

General Wade Hampton recently visit
ed New York, and while there fell an
easy victim to the inevitable interviewer.
With regard TO the Democratic nonli-
nees for President and Vice-President he
is quoted as follows.
ave do not intend to ask a place upon
tine Presidential ticket for a Southern
man. We want the party in the North to
place two good men on the ticket and we
will support it for the national success of
the Democratic party. With reference t
the particular choice of the South for par
tieular Presidential candidates, | do not
think the South has made any. l believe
that there has been a feeling that in JUS
tice to the old ticket, il. should be renom-
mated. There are many reasons, lowev-
er, which may be urged against this, and
the refusal Of Hendrix to be put in nom
inaCion again seems to render it ilnpOsSi-
BILE 1 don't think the South cares a cop
per who the next Presidential candidate
may be, as long as he is a strong national
malL They do not care where he comes
froia.o or what his financial views may
hc"
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HI BREAD CROP.

The Wheat Crop Below the Average
of Last Year SO Far as Heard from
but the Deficiency more than Likely
to be Made Good by New Fields in
the Territories Implanted Last Year
..South Carolina Eighteen Per Cent.
Above the Average.
WASHINGTON, June l4.---The June re-
turns to the Department of Agriculture
show the average condition Of winter
wheat ut ninety against nlnetv-elght last
wear. The Pacific coast is considerably
over the average, Oregon rising to 104.
The South Atlantic States average ninety
six, South Carolina reporting los, and
Georgia ll2. The States north Of the
Ohio River average n~incty-tive Indiana
reaches lO3. New England averages
ninetv-four. The Southern inland States
average lightweight. The Middle States
average cighty-siX. The Gulf States 4v-
erage eiehty-thrcc. The t~rans-NlisSis-
Sippi States average Scvcnty-ninc. The
drought has been felt more or less severe
iv in all parts Of the country. From the
South come somc complaints of win
ter killing, and from the north and west
of the IlcsSim fly. GraSshoppcrs have
also been heard of beyond the Missis-
sippi,
Spring mhcot.---Average sown this
spring about 1 per cent. increase over last
spring. On the Pacific coast, California
reports ovcr 10 per cent. increase, while
New Orleans falls Off l per rent. The
trans Mississippi States and New Eng
land have increased per cent. Texas re-
tains her previous acreage. or tho States
south of the Ohio River, Ohio and lndi-
ana make no reports of spring wheat.
The other three States fall oil 3 per cent.
Minnesota increases 8 per cont, while
Iowa decreases l per cen The middle
fall Off 10 per cent. The condition
of spring wheat is about the same as win
ter whcat---9o per cent. all States being
below the average. The crop has been
subject to the same climatic influences as
winter wheat. In the Territories wheat
has advanced westward more rap
idlv than statistical inquiries have been
able to reach. There is a vast increase,
must he left to subsequent inquiry
The department has information that
one county in Dakota which last year
sowed out fifty acres has this year under
vigorous growth V 1000 acres. In
other cases an immense increase is
reported,
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Wednesday, June Is. 1879.
Grant.

The wanderincs Of Ulysses arc near
" ended. lie is now in China or ia
pan or far Cathay, and he will cross
the Pacific ocean and land ut San
Francisco in July, during the dog
days. lie is a MAI Of few words ana
If let alone he would say as he tnuch-
cd the American shore, Every dog
has his day. l have had mine. Let
me alone. Let ne rest. Ulysses has
sroke.n But his friends will not lot
him alone. His friends are that
"kind- hearted" sort that SHERIDAN
net Phil Tecumseh, used to swear at'
aud they havea plan. They mean I"
fern a grand Grant procession at the
the Golden Gate, the modern OStla,
they mean to blow the trumpets, beat
the drum as they march along, rain
or. are whirled along the Union Pa
cifc Railroad, the modern Via AppIa,
they mean to conduct the trinmphai
~n,,x.ession in the triumphal cars right
up to Washington, the modern Rome
and they mean to carry Ulysses ;.
Grant. the modern Caesar. into the
Capitol. \ magnificent programme.
II heats Barnum. 1t is even expected
that the great African lions, Blaine,
Garfield, and other wild beasts, Will
h. ,et loose in the streets as the pro-
cession moves on, to show how tame
they are. All this will happen If the
fstcs are propitious, if the people will
like, if Grant will permit it, if his
friends can have their way. Much
virtue in an "If."
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Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.

DAN in the right side, under the
| edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able TO lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain IS
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top Of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
Tor rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss Of appe-
ti;e and sickness; the bowels in gem
cral are 'costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. Their. is
generally a considerable loss OF mem
DRY, accompanied with a painful SEN
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet arc cold or burning,
and he complains Of a prickiy sensa-
lion of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer.
else would be beneficial to him, yet
ne can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them cx-
;sted, yet examination Of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER
DR.. C. McLANE's Liver PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGuE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive Of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements, and as
a simple purgative, they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has a'red wax seal on the lid,
with the impression DR.. McLANK's LlvEk
PILLS. -, i
The genuine McLANk's LIVER PILLS bear
the signatures of,C. McLANE and FLEMING
Bros. on the wrappers. sgp
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. e.
McLANE's LIVER PILLS, prepared by Elem.
ing Bros, Of Pittsbutgh, Pa, the market being
full Of limitations Of the name McL0ney
spelled dife, entity but SAME pronunciation,
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Cure for DiarrhGa.
IkerShU,U GuzeHe.]

AS there are many deaths OF late from dlar-
and dyscntary, ! will make known
what | believe to be IN inflllible remedy, as |
have used It for years In my fumily, and have
hundreds of others who have used IL
and never knew 1t to fnil. IT. being so simple
n remedy, many will laugh Mt 1t and not give
IT. Il trial, but remember that 1t Is not always
the c~ostlicst medicines that do the most good.
/ have to.say Is, try 1t once, md sec whnt
effective remedy Is within the reach OF all
without price and without cost.
UpOn the first intimation Of q looHcness OF
the bowels take about one tnblesphon-full OF
wheat -four, put it IN q TN plate over the fire
and constantly stir it until It Is OF n deep
brown, let the patient ent the burnt flour
IN drink whatever, and miss one
meal of vlctuals. All symptoms of the mall
ady Will disappear In twcnty-four hours. 1t
as food and medicine both. For very
small children Il little pulvcrlzcd sugar may
be added, which makes 1t more palatable, NJ
though IL Is not unpleasant without. The
will nc left IN a healthy condition,
which cannot be said of all medicines.
If the complaint has been running several
days, it. may take n little more of tho remedy
and q little longer time 10 effect n cure but 1t
Will surely accomplish the object: Try IT,:
PRO BONO PUBLlCO.
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William Gilmore Simms.

A most interesting ceremony took
place in Charleston last Wednesday,
the unwilling of a monument of the
South Carolinian novelist, poet, es-
sayist, historian, William Gilmore
Simms. The monument is in the
form of a bust of Simms in bronze,
said to he a faithful likeness and OF
excellent workmanship. Hon. w. ID.
Porter delivered a speech on the oc'
casion which was worthy of novelist
and of the orator.
Who is the next one of our illustri-
Gus dead whom u people delight ia
honor? Is it not Timrod-the Keats
of South Carolina? Is it not true
that for him
Somewhere waiting for its birth,
The shaft is in the stone?
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visit friends, to attend church, or to 60 on
business at living rates. When we asked Coz.
Forcacrcif he lost anything by such libcrali-
ty, he promptly replied, "Oh, no, when we al.
low them to do SO, people go twicca as often at
half price US thcy do mt whole price. We lose
nothing by the arr;lnscmcntnn our custom.
crs appreciate our efforts to be obli%lnT. IL
makes no difference in cost to us whether we
carry Il dozen or fifty passengers" The AR
Linz is one Of the greatest roadS In Anlerlci',
and under the present liberal ana cncrGetlc
management OF Colonel Forcacrc, Its business
will certainly increase. Living us we 90, on
the road and withouthaving seen much OF IL,
We had little idcaN Of itssplcndid management
and the immense benefits it bestows upol
those living along the road.
The meeting of the Association, IT Is said,
was the most pleasant ever held. The ncNt
meeting will fake place in tirccnVi!le, THeni
il is thought an excursion to Cesar llcad
will DcarTnngcd for.
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Killed.

The News and Courier yesterday
evening gives the sickcning details of
a homicide which took place in Sum-
ter las: Saturday. Jack Rogers shot
and killed w. G. McCuthen who was
unarmed, at q game of base ball.
They had a difficulty a year ago.
Rogers notified McCuthen that he
would kill him or whip him last Sat
urday. He killed him.
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4 Good Corn Crib.

A gentleman gives The following, which he
says Is his own continuance, has been IN use
for seven ycarSand never been known tohnvc
II raj in It. The crib Is 10 feet long. feet wide
s feet from the tloor to the plate above, 8
bcnts, sills framed lntO the posts Is inches
10 feet Iorg, set In outside posts four-lncll
scantlinss FOR nail ties half way between
four inch scantlirgS, by 4, set In lcngthwise
To sustain the floor. The floor ~ Of inch
plank, doubled. laid crnsswiSc, and sawed OIL
even with the outside sleeper. TO which the
lowe; ends Of Si:lings are nailed. The door Is
set in, Ii inches above the floor or 3 feet from
the acknowledgements Herald,
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Wants 10 Put tile Women to Work.

The Sumter True Southron thinks
on provision should be made fol
putting our womcn to work. we
think there should te some provision
made for putting our lazy men to
work. AS \ rule, in this country the
women do more work than the men
Many a poor woman does the cooking
wailsing and house-work fora whole
family while the husband lies about
in the shade, doing nothing. The
great trouble with our lazy, half-civ-
ilized men is, that they think their
wives should be their slaves. we
have no respect for the man who does
not help his wife in her arduous du-
ties of housekeeping. We want to
hear no 0 such reflections on our
women who do more than their whole
duty, unfinchingly and uncomrlsln'
iprly.
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The Press and Banner.

Throughout this great world, a paper brightly
Shines
Directing and leading Intelligent minds.
Attracting wise pcupic from near and from
far,
Delightins the ladics-'tis the AbbcviUe Ban-
Hcr!
Far out in the country this paper finds It's
way
1t shines in December ~ brightly as In May,
1t shows to all people where bargains rare
\ national blessing is the Press anil Banner.
This papcr.is an emblem of good TO mankind;
OF value to all who to save are inclined;
1t points out unerring that famous ba2lar,
The home and the birthplace OF the AGGcttHc
Banner.
From North and from South, from East and
. from West,
The message comes daily to Banner addressed;
We find that your prices are way below par,
And that's why the people like the Ab6criNe
banner.
NINErY-SIX, May %. W. +. 2.
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and for their continues acts Of kindness and
c jurte y sllo Hn w..
Mr.. McSweeney offered the following reso-
l~utions, which were also unanimously pass
ed:
ResolUcd. That the members OF the Press
Association Of South Carolina return thanks
To his EXcellcncy Governor a. n. Colquitt, OF
Georgia, to the Mayor, Aldermen ana mein-
beers OF the press, and TO the citizens OF At
lanta generally, !or the many acts Of kind
ness and courtesy extended us on our visit to
Atlanta on this the 18th day OF June, 1879.
Resolved, That the thanks OF the ASSOCIATION
are hereby returned to McSsrs. Scoviile, Sell
den & Co, proprletors OF the Kimbuli House,
for entertaining the State Press Association,
their families and their invited guests during
our stay In Atlanta. and we take pleasure in
tcStiiying to the princely entertainment aE-
fordcd its guests by this the largest and best
hotel in the South.
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Stick to the Farm.

- ##.
IN the long lists Of business houses and lots
advertised for sale for taxes, which we find
among our exchanges, none OF them are own.
cd by hrnlers Very recently while some
men have made money specializing In cotton
q large number have lost 1t in the same way.
II true to himself and his farm the owner OF
that farm In the long run Is about as happy.
lives rs comfortably and has about as little to
annoy and try him as a man can have mt any
other business. The successful merchant OF
Atlanta brings skill, ~fOreth0ught, energy,
economy and Judgment to his business. Now,
farmer. You dOthc same. There Is no royal
road to learning there are no crowns with
out tllOrns-in fact there ~are'variOus old say
inssand adages that may be applied to fnrm-
ing.
BE true to yonr farm. give 1t your time and
attention. Get you ON agricultural books
and papers and read them, and If you find In
them new ideas aud methods which seem rea-
sOnable. try them. Plant cotton not only to
makeall you can at as little expense as posi-
bic. but so cultivate and handle 1t as to put n
desirable article In market. AS Of cotton 50
let 1t he OF corn, wheat, oats, in fact Of al you
grow or raise. You cannot make a fortune
on ~ farm in one or twO seasons, but persist
ent labor on that farm will bring n sure re-
ward. The foundation OF our national wealth
and strength Is agriculture, and 1t will liber'
ally support that man who will engage In 1t
p~ropcrly.-dHdntd Constitution.
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Educational Suuibs.

From the Educational Column of the Or
dnge6ur0 Democrat We take the following:
"Nothing so cXhilarates the weary plodder
af the soil, as a meeting with some OF his
brother farmers and q report from them OF
the condition of their c~rops-thcir successes
and revcrscs. SO, the carewnrn pcdagogue de-
lights to with his "brethren I'm the
cause by slipping encouragement from IL re.
cital of their trials and tribulations." We
like to know how others manage.
There are many teachers who believe
things they can not prove, and nuny more
who attempt to prove what they do not be-
leive. If every teacher were required to teach
only what he knows and know all lie teaches
there would be u better state OF things in the
country. The country would then get rid Of a
few fools and fanatics.
"Kentucky has $4,000 voters-one-third OF
her e~lcctors-who cannOt read the ballot they
cast. What q sad commentary on the cducl-
ti0nnl status Of the old "Dlue Grass" State.
How can n government he pure and virtu.
Gus when their voters arc ignorant Inc god.
less ~
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VIZ have given much OF our space
this week TO the proceedings Of the
State Press Association which we
hope may be of sufficient interest to
repay a reading. The represe ntative
of the Press ana Banner eEdeavorcd
to make his report as short a. possible.
The official report covers all that he
did not touch upon.
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Adger College.

We have received al invitation to
be present this week at the Commence
ment exercises of AdyerC College. Wal
halla, and regret very much u ina
bility to attend. The Cedar ,Springs
Centennial and other circumstances
will prevent our being there to write
up an account of the interesting cere-
monies.
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M,Sr-nF- Is vo,r IN, rn yard manure

MASURE.-What IS your barnyard n
worth Il year? one says $50 and another says
500, another S2m and still another says >iUD.
Then do you know that economists estimate
that one half of its value Is wasted ny expos
urc to rain and sunshine, washing away and
evaporation. Lose no time In building one
or more shelters to protect this Invaluable
commodity. The increased value for ono
year alone, will more than pny for all cN-
penScS incurred. The outlay for one ton of
guano will build you II shelter that will pro-
tect and annually double the value Of 100 tons
OF rukingS from the barn yard. Besides, You
can safely put In with plaster such chemicals
az will again double its value without costing
you half ms much us your guano bills. Now
Is the time to commence this business. You
should also buy all the stock you can raise
forage for during tho wintcr.-fcrstG,D Ga
zcUc.
When n Georgia Senator makes q speech u.
u. H." OF the Chronicle ant CunMifutiOnuiiSt
mounts Il high horse. rides To The top Of the
hill and shouts "ErREkA - but when n South
Carolina Senator makes Il speech, he gets on
his nll-fOurs, craWls into the valley and
throws cold water.-EigJictH Monitor.
The friends OF the late Col. Robert a. Al
StOn propose SO bnilf Il monument to his
memory. II VIII probably he erected over his
grave IN the Decatur Cemetery,
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Pac0let High School.
FCnroiinH SpnrtQn.1

We had tho pleasure. of attending the cXhi'
biti0n Of the Tacolet High School, under the
auspices o. Prof. J. G.. Cliniscalcs, Friday, the
9Th instant. The exercises were opened With
prayer by the Rev. VIM. HItto, which was
the Cedar Springs Cornct Band. We are sor.
rs that time and space Will prevent US from
giving ~ detailed account Of each pcrformnllcc
for surely 1t deserves It. While all acquitted
crcditahly, yet there were 4 few
who. II possible, c%rc.lcd themselves Tho
debate between Messrs. Gossc!t, on the mfr.
native, and Ward, on the negative, rs tn
whether or not there should be n Fence Law,
was discussed with much force and spirit
and would 'lo credit to far older lcads tina.
theirs.
We congratulate the people Of Pacnlc, on
their good fortune in procuring an instructor
so competent as Prof. CiinkSLulCs.
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A Word TO GJRLS.-Ncvcr marry n man
who has only lis love for you to recommend
him. 1t is very fascinating, but 1t docs not
make the man. If he is not otherwise what
Inc should be, you will never be happy. The
most perfect man who did not love you
should never be your husband: But though
marriage without love is terrible, love only
will not do. If the man Is ~dishOnorable To
other men. or mean or given TO m vice. the
time will come when you will either loath
him, or sink to his level. 1t Is hard TO re-
member. amidst kisses and praises, thatthere
~ anything else in the world to be done or
thought of butlovc making, but the days of
life are many, and the husband must be Il
guide to be trusted, a companion, n friend as
lover. Many a gill has married a man whom
she knew to be anything but good "bccause
he loved her So" And the flame has died
out on the hearth stone of home before long,
and beside it there has bccn sitting one that
she could never hope would lead her heaven
waId-or who ir she followed him as a wife
should. would guide her to prrdition: Mar
rIagc Is a solemn thing, u choice for life; be
careful in choosing.
STARTLING.-A great many people laugh at
the habit OF their lady friends of looking un-
der the bed before retiring. The wisdom or
such n course was fully cncmpllicd night be-
fore last. at the residence of Mrs. Pearson,
within call of our Office. Observing the us
nal custom on the evening mentioned above,
one of the ladies before retiring, found en-
sconscd under 1t a hurly. ugly, negro scamp.
Inc DScI1l1lE ulT GCSOlilltcN WIN III
the household, and quickly our hands struck
off and repaired to the scene, and learned
what we havc recorded above. The scamp GS-
rnpcd. We do not wish TO make our lady
friends nervous, but suggest to them TO Keep
mp the practice of looking undo the bed
GrccnrfNc NcCs.
The Harvard University authorities last
week declined a hcgiCSt of Sl0,Wm MADE ny q
to tho Medical Faculty on CONDITION ina!
women should bc admitted to the Medical
School,