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A ETIVINNSBORO, S. C. OCOBi{OL.2. NO. 106 BILL ARP ON OLD TIMES. somiT,irNGA .,O UT A DAAOCICATIC (JAN)) IDA TLE. A Skotch of His Early Life, With Somo Independont Philosophical Reflec tions. A very bittor contest is now going on in- the Seventh Congressional district in Georgia, betwoon Judge Lester, the regular Democratic can didato, a one legged soldier, and Parson Felton, an Independent Democrat, who has already twice carried that district. Bill Arpl has onlisted in bdhalf of the "crutch," and thus gives his friend a lift: "George Luster was the first boy I ever know outsido of homo. I reckon I know him a little better than anybody-his mother excepted; and the fact is I know where he was and what he was doin' a heap of times when she didn't. He was a busy little cuss as over you seed, and could run faster and jump further and holler louder and turn moro summersets than any boy in the town. I lived on one side of the strot and he on the other, and when our mother's dident want us to churn or pick up chips or toto water or nurse the baby we was a frolickmn' together. You see we was all poor folks then, and we had poor folks' ways and wo've got 'em yet to some extent, for if a colt is a scrub, lie's goin' to show it as long as he lives, no mattor how much you carly him or how high you feed him. We used to play "Jacky my ring' all" 'round the court-1house of moonshiny nights, and pick chinkapins, and top chest nut trees, and Luster was always too smart to cut the limb off be twixt him and the tree. I wonder if he has got that little hatchet yet. I said we was all poor-, but our folks wasent as poor as Luster's. We had a store and that set us up right smartly. The fact is we ranked next to tho lawyers and the doctors, and could put on right smiart airs when it was necessary. I never saw s boy whose daddy had . c storo that dident attach imou i importance to it than was becoin I and no miatter how mnuch the other boys got tie advantage of him ha could look like a little do curin his tail and sueY "M y Pa has got a stogron Well, I ve thought Ia hap over it, a ind y opinion it' a risky nstitution to raise a family on for it's oran natur to want a pow er of things, and if they are in the storo they ar bound to have 'e for it looks so much like they dident cost anything, and if they did you don't have to pay no one iuindred pr cont. profit to git 'mn, and so ;he family bill runs away up yonder, and the wife and children climeb a little higher and a little higher in tile world, and suddely thae old dogairs gto o the mattrpwhaie out the ciosmptin an failyo pride i~yonmsght it in withr non talc callse ftr a while. I've nicte pthPrberiaons a long time for bthe arumghall nigr al mtorcanpt, and thein wives neat utain wrld gilteedooin' lass Btu an ooth ta,and tencotk-etorai't allh furthe aoff thn the leand oey hemdor'tkno it all tif sae aos he cantcharlyhlpmsl, and ifte what eggs host ith'le imprve'm,ntsr Swuhte prmoneyrs fidometi oran-os quiliy've got an to, andlothtse ofwhere hundre napkinsandsfilvIe' spomonsumto and fadoaniy wre -grace ovte s dithe as maliin Wn'mt they willinanusall coid thes, iteisyaris aong orme,yoor tharoefmguyghal merchants, rr andsbteriven ga be tell youorldi a desn housego a mityi' good furcher tof cheer thm Bile and theyor maotzthat,all the smeas?h ButrI ad jutmnapsn' slng. ered to sasy thing fore' f olks was poor-vory poor. They dident have any goo ds and chattles, lands and tonoments to speak of, but they had hope, and courage, and industry, and a good name, and never told lies on anybody nor stole anything-that is, until our Goorgo got at it a few years ago akkordin' to the independent records, and I have thought that if the old lady could be itado to believo it she'd wollop hii now, as old as he is, and then lay down and die broken hearted. Well, you see we boys had to go by old Ike Andeer's cotton patch on the way to school, and one day we peeped through tho crack of tho fence and I)erus(d somo wator melons a lyin' around and we thought we would jest got over easy and see how big they was and thump 'em a little, only this and nothing moro. .But you see Luster lie wouldent go. for lie said his mother wouldont like it, and so the rest of us made the venture, and shore onuff old Ike was a watchin' of us all the tinie from his gin house winder, and he slipped around grabbed us before we could say "Jack Robinson," and then lie marched us along to "old Pat," the teacher, and old Pat whipped us all round until Ike was satisfied, and I tell you we three boys yelled amaz n', but Luster never opened his mouth nor batted his eyes, which old Pat said was the unrepontin' spirit, and he whipped him all the harder, and that evenin' he kept us all in to pray for us, for lie was a mighty good man, old Pat was, and when we told hin about George he begged his pearion and hugged him, anid I dis, remember whether he left him out of his prayers or put him in, but that evenin' goin' home, lie was the first one to propose loadin' up with rocks and pitchin' in to old Ike like a liarrycane as soon as we met him. And we loaded, but fortunately for both sides we dident meet and the battle was indefinitely postponed. Well, in the course of time and tido Luster got to be a right sniart yearling,' and Judge Hutchins took I a likin' to him and took him in his offis to read and study books with calf-skin backs on em'. He got along splendid for a while, but one day shure enuf lie got a bad fall and it liked to killed him, for you see lie fell in love and struck on his left side, and as the girl wouldn't have him, it seemed to affect his heart. Well, the girl she liked him veryI much as a friend, you know, bit she said lie looked so much like a ber 3he was afoored to got right close uip to him. But Luster rallied af ter awhile and picked his flint and Rired away at another one and missed, md from that timo on he just went ibout a lovin' of 'em all like Hice Rowell, and he jined a debatin' society, and one night when the school room was crowded with all the nice people of the town the .uestion was whether a man in a state of natur had more gumption than a woman or not. Luster was for the womn, of course, and lie niado a splendid speech, and qjuoted i power of beautiful poetry fiom aeneoral By run and Bill Sh aksp eai'e md Colonel Milton, and the girls bhrowved flowers at him, and ho set :lown puirty well satisfied wiith him self and the rest of mankind. But ['ye noticed that if a man hain't got thme conclusion in an argument lie iin't safe by no means, especially if Bus. Wright is to follor him. But this wasn't Gus. this time. It was Bib, Gib Wright, the same feller who is bi'other to Bill, and is a judge :owvn country somnewhere and car eioes his head on his left shoulder for sonvenience in ease he's to be hung. WVell, Gib was a splendid boy, and Lie thought lie would set our George ack a little; so he rose for ward to sr perpendi kler, exsoptin' his head, mud havin' thr'owed his tobaker out f the winder, ses he, "Ladies and gentlemnen, if quotin' other folks' poetry is to gain this case, I am some myself." "Old mother Hub-. bard, she went to the cupboar~d to get the poor dog a bone." "Hey :liddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon." 'Old King Cole was a jollyr old soul, m jolly old soul was he.' And lie went on after that fashion some ruinits ontil lie got the grin on [juster, and Luster got mad and L'ose to a pint of order, and he and (*ib liked to have had a collision, but after a while it was all smooth 3d over and the vote was taken, and wvery woman in the house voted for c3eorge's side, and it done him a power of good, shore. And he's been 3limbin' up the ladder ever since, but nex6 winter, wheni he nmakes his maiden speech in Congress, he won't set down with 'half the -satisfaction he did in the nid nahnn1 house, will ho ? Yours, Bir.L. P. S.-I wouldn't scnd this paper to Lustor's house, for it mout make Mis. Luster fool bad to know she wasn't his first love. No doubt, he's kept it from her up to this time, for you know how it is yourself, don't you? B. A. WASHINGTON GOSI. The Election In the West--David Davis and the "New Party"-- The "Vil ting Statesmen" - -The Yellow Fever. [COHIMI-HHONDENCE OF Tur XW8 AND HERALD.] WAsHINGTON, Octobor4, 1878.-On Tuesday the 8th inst. very impor tant elections will be hold, and those in Ohio and Indiana, especial ly, will have great infineoe on the vote in the November States. In none of the States is there a clear fight between ' the Democrats and the Republicans, and it is impossi ble to predict permilent party ad vantage on the result, whatever it may be. But so far as the election of members of Congress is con corned, and the advantages to be derived in 1880 from the possession until then of the House of Repro sentatives, there seetne no reason to doubt thit both the States men tionod above will strike a hard blow at Republicanism. $tarting at the adjournment in June ini a caipaign the chief object of which was an niounced to be the recapture of the House, the Republicans have lost already some of the votes they pos sossed. There scems to be no good ground for believing they can gain in the West after unexpectedly losing in the East. Senator David Davis has now but four days in which to reply to those Washington politicians who some time since asked him to put himself ol record as a friend of a "new par ty." He should remember that whatever the result of the October elections, he will thereafter be for ever too late to take the lead. If the result is favorable to those who offered him a great opportunity they will think themselves strong enough to go without him, and will disre gard him. If the result is unfavora ble we all know that the Senator will not attach himself to the falling causo. He should speak at once. The Post of this morning has an interesting story of ciplher tolegrams whiech passed between the Republi. can "Visiting Statesmen" in Louis iana and Florida, during the mis.. counting of tho votes in those two States. The despatches, the Post says, will be put before the Potter Committee, and will show that the Returning Board at New Orleans daily informed the Sherman-Hale committee of the progress made in the count, and that such information was as often sent to the Noyes-Chandler party in Florida to stiften the backs of MeLin and others in Florida. This fact is especially interesting as Sherman, Halo and others have sworn before the Committee that they had no knowledge of what the result of the count would be until it was completed. Speaking of Louisiana, another eminent citizen of that State, no less a man than the husband of Mrs. Jenks, famous as a witness before the Petter Committee, has been ap pointed to a place in tile Treasury by Secretar'y Sherman. For the relief of the yellowv fever sufferers there has been raised in this city nearly forty thousand dol,. lays in mnor.y, and there have been lar'ge conx ributions of provisions and clothing. Two of our citizens ar'e now in St. Louis, charged with the duty of loading relief steamers wvith provisionls. These steamers wvill be sent to remote localities where tihe fever rages and which are not accessible to the ordinary means of relief, One of the boats leaves St. Louis to--day, and others will follow. Thlis idea, I believe, origina ted here, and seems certainly to be a most excellent one. A.UsTIN. LIvEh Is KING.-The Liver is the imperial organ of the whole human system, as it controls the life, health and happiness of man. When it is disturbed in its proper action, all kinds of ailments are the natural result. The digestion of food, the movements of the heart and blood, the action of the brain and nervous system, are all immediately con nected with tihe wvorkings of the Liver. It has been successfully proved that Green's August. Flower is unequalled in curing all persons afflicted with Dyspepsia or. Liver Complaint, and all the numferous symptoms thlat result from an ani., healthy condition of the Liver and Stomaelh. Sample -bottles to try, 10 cents. Positively sold in alIl. towns onz tihe Western Continept. Three os will prQO tliat ft ia jzst wE.a yoiw ant. Why is it that a man cannot so a bundle of tooth picks without help ing himself when ho does not neod them at all 1 Ex-Gov. Hayes will visit the fair at Cumberland, Md., October 6th. He appears to be the original fair liond.- Washington Post. Frank Buckland, the naturalist. declares that babies swim naturally. A friend put one into warm water, and it took to it like a duck, swim ming briskly. Colonel Cox, on trial in Dallas, Texas, with three other Colonels for counsel, and any number of the same rank on the jury, was acquitted with applause. Customer (in quest of a particular brand of cigars): "Are those these?" Dealer (affably): "Yes, sir, these are those."-Newark Sunday Call. The New York GrapAic wants able men to come to Congres4. The Graphic ought to know that they all do come as fast as they are able. Washington Post. They are talking of abolishing funerals in Ohio. Not that the people will cease to die, but the funoral is expensive and the medical colleges get the corpses anyhow. Buft.alo Express. In the make-up of the modern small boy ther-, is altogether too much whistle for the amount of boy. It is most too much like using a two quart funnel in a three-ounco vial. -Bridgeport Standard. Meeting a commercial traveler who was pretty full of old Robinson county, Gubbins remarked to his wife : "Tight as a drum, ain't he ?" "Worse'n that," she replied, "he's tight as a drummer." The Massachusetts Republican convention's approval of the "mo tives" of Hayes' administration is like the recommendation given the deacon, that he was a sound theolo gian but a terrible swearer. The business of nailing lies has commenced. A good sized orator will nail about a hundred a day, and lie will make during the same period about live hundrod for somebody else to nail. The weakness is that it creates no demand for nails. Chicago News. "There would be more saloons in this town," said a native, r.s the train slowed north, through Montgomery, "if it wasn't for one thing." "And what is that ?" aRked the tourist. "Ain't any more - uses," replied the native; and the tourist opened his note book and remained absorbed in thought.-Burlington Iawkeye. THE YELnOW FE YER. WASHINGTON, October 5.-Re ports to the Surgeon General of the United States Marine Hospital Service show : New Orleans-One thousand seven hundred and fifty-four cases of fever and 360 death0 ; totals, 10,218 cases and 6,060 deaths. Baton Rouge-To yesterday morn ing at 9 o'clock, 524 cases and 32 deaths ; totals, 1,417 -cases and 78 deaths. Plaquamine-Two hundred and forty-two cases and ten deaths for the wveek ended September 21st; totals to that date, 547 cases and 63 deat,bs. Camton, Miss.-'! otal cases to Nat; '120; deaths 113. The material is nearly exhauste(d. Mobile-Thirteen cases and six deaths ; totals, 30 cases and 17 deaths. Vicksburg-Seventy deaths ; total Brownsville -S eventy~soven cases and 20 deaths ; totals, 274 cases and 86 deaths. Chattanooga-For ty -three cases and 18 deaths ; totals, 84 cases and 44 deaths. Memphis-One hundred and nines, ty-nine deaths during the week ended the 3r'd inst.; total deaths to that date, 2,627. G*randl Junction--The first case (a refugee) occurred August 12th; total oases to yesterday evening, 120 ; deaths, 52. Louisville-During the week enM ded yesterday evening, 7 cases and 5 deaths. Total cases to date, 102;. total deaths'41. Grenada-eighteen cases of yel. low fever are wnder treetment ; the number of dethts has not been de finitely ascertained. Said the nis to the doet9r: "Sdur, sir,'I only kn6W of one gpod miedicine for the bab.y, aind that is Dr. JBull's Baby 8yryp. * VEGETINE. REV. J. P. LUDLOW, WRITES: 178 BATIC 8TRtECT, BRIOOKLYN, N. Y., M 1 November 14, 1874. IR. UI. It. STRY)INR : Dear Sir-From lpersonal benefit received by Its ie, as well am from personil knowledge of Ihose whose cures hae mcomed almost intrau lous, I can inost heartily and sincerely recom iend tile Vegetire for the complaints wihili it Is olalIined to cure. JAMES 1. LUDLOW, Late Pastor of Cavalry Baptist Church, Sacramento, Cal. VEGET INE. SHE RESTS WELL. 'OUTH! POLAND, AIE., October, 11, 1876. MR. II. It. 8TKvXN.4: Dear Sir-- Itave bon sick two years Witih the liver compla nt, and (luring that time havO taken a groat many different medieines, but none of them did ine any good. I was restless at, iilglits, and had no appetite. Sinco taking the VEORTINE I rest, wel and relish my food. Can recolnend the VIRGETIN H for what it has done for me. Yours reseot fully, s ItS.f A 1ElT RICKEI. Wltnm4s or the abovo, M1R. GIEO1(GE M. VAU01UAN Medford, Mass. VEGErTINE. GOOD FOR THE CHILDREN. BOSTON 110M1 M Tylo r Street, . OSTON, April, 1876. Mit. IT. It. STEVIRNS: Dear Sir-Wo feel that the children in our home have been greally beneilted by the Veg tine you l have so kindly given us from tne to time, especially thoso troubled with the Scrot Ula. With rest4ect., MRS. N. WOIMELL, Matron. VEGErTINE. REV. 0. T. WALKER SAYS: PROVIDENCE, R. 1., 164 Transit Street. 11. It. STKVKNS, Esq: I feel bound to express with my signature tho lligh value I place Ipon your VEERTINE. My fatnily have used it, for the last two years. In tiervotm dlebility it Is invaluable, and I recom muond it to all who may need an Invigorating, renovating tonic. 0. TP. WALKER, Formerly Pastor of Bowdoin-squaro Church, Boston. VEGETINE. NOTHING EQUAL TO IT. SOUTII SALEM, MASS., Nov., 14, 1876. MR. II. It. STICvRNs: Dear Sir-I have been troubled with Scrofula, Canker and Liver Complaint for three years. Nothing ever (lid me any good until I com monced using tle VEGETINE. I am now get. ting along first-rate, and still using the Vege tine. I consider there iN nothing equal to It for such complaints. Can heartily recommend it to everybody. Yours truly MRS. LIZZIE P. PACKARD, No. 16, Lagrange Street, South Salem, Mass. VEGETINE. RECOMMENID IT HEARTILY. SOUTH BOSTON. MR. 871kVRNS : Dear Sir-I have taken several bottles of your VEGETIINE and am convinced it is a valuablo remedy foryspepsia, Kidney Complaint, and General Debilit y of thle system; I can heartily recomnend it to all sufferers from the above complints. Yours respectfully, MRS. AIUNROH PARKER. Prepared by H. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. Vegetine Is Sold by all Druggists. oot 3-4w TOWN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANoR To RATS SUPPLIE1s FOR TUB MUNICIPAL YEA2 1878-79. B3 EIT ENACTED AND ORDAINED, byteIntendant and WVardons of the Town of Winnsboro, 8. C., in Coun oil met, that 1. For the purpose of raising supplies for tho year comumeneing the .first of April, 1878, and ending the first of April, 1879, a tax for the uums and in the man nor hereinaftei- mentioned shall be rMaled and1 paid into the treasury of the said town for tihe uso and service thereof, that is to say: two and one half mills ad valo rem upon every dollar of the value of -all thle real and personal proporti within the corporate lhmits of the said Towzpof Winnsboro; three dollars to be paid by overy male inhabitants of said to* h, be-. twoen thle .ages of eighteen and forty-five years, in hieu of working upon the streets of said town; and three per cent. upon the amount of all sales at auction, 2. All taxes assessed and payable undicer this Ordinanee shall be paid 'in tho following kinds of funds and .no othler: Gold and silver coin, United 8tates Currency and National Bank Notes. 3. All taxes assessed herein shall be duo and payable between the first day of October, 1878, and the thirtieth day :of November, 1878, inclusIve; and all faxes remaining due and unpaid on the first day of December, 1878, shall be collected by distress or otherwise, as nov pre. soribed by law, together with all legal costs. 4. All persons holding property in the corporate limits of the said -Town of Winneboro, are required between the first day of August, 1878, and the six. toonth day of September, 1878, to m'ake a sworn return of said property for tan~ tiori, to the Town Clerk, and the said Town Clerk is hereby rmquired wb~en propertV-holders fail or refuse tE miake said1 sworn returin, to add fifty per oce! tupi to the return of tlle preVioub munlo. 1pal year. - -- Done in Councl this the tbd. I , tyfirst day. if July, A. D.' 1878, 5under the Qoporate Seal of: thfo '--said Town (.oupcil - JAli, A. II1ft Attest: Xntp WMN. QNANPYER, Clerk / Pleasantlyidd fiI & nts~ M 'diessPfNLEY~ HAR(fY&CO.!