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The Cartersville Semi-Weekly Express.
Published on every Tuesday and, Friday Mornings
VOLUME IX.
The fnrtemille Express
nubliriliwi Semi-Weciil)' on every TU KS
DAV AND FH I DAY, by
S. H. SMITH & Cos., Editors and Prop’rs.
In the town of Cartersville, Bnrtow County, li».
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| DR. W. W. LEAK
fit KNDEBS his professioruvl services to the
I citizens of t artersville and vicinity. Sp*»-
rijd attention gjven to Diseases of Women and
Children. May he found at Bent* Kirkpatrick’s
Drill? Store, and at his residence. jan. 9-tm
.lolait IV. Wolior«l,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, ........ GEORGIA.
Office over riukerton’s Drug Store. Oct. IT.
w. t. worvoitn, a. r. wokkoud.
IVotkord A Wofloril,
AITORNEYS AT LAW,
CARTERS VILLE, ...GEORGIA.
4 une ‘23, IH7O.
JR. IV. Miirpliey,
ATTTORNEY AT LAW,
CaUTKUSVII.LK, GEORGIA.
Will practice in the courts of tile Cherokee
Circuit. Particular attention Riven to the col
lection of claims. Ollice with CoL. Abda Joltn-
Oct. 1.
John J. JoilCH,
ATTORNEY M LAW & REAL ESTATE AGENT,
C ARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA.
Will atm ml promptly to all prolTessional busi
ness entrusted to hi* care; also, to the buv>7.^
and selling- of Real Estate. Tail 1.
3 ere. A. Howaru,
Ordinary 0 f County.
CARTER*', ItLK,.. GKORGIA.
Jan 1, 1870,
■ ■ i I ■ ■ ■ 1 * * m '~
A. 91. Fouio, •
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
C ARTERSVILLE GKORGIA
( With Col. Warren Akin,)
Will practice in the courts of Bartow, Cobh,
Polk, Flovd, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield and ad
joining counties. March 30.
T. W. MILNER. o. I!. MILNKR.
Tliliier Jills, cr,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
Will attend promptly to business entrusted to
their care. Jan. 15.
Warren Altin,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
CARTER??VI LE, GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the courts of the State.
Nam. 11. Patillo,
Fashionable Tailor and Agent
for Sewing Machines,
WILL attend promptly to the Cutting, Re
pairing, and Making Boys’ and Mens’
Clothing; also, Vgent for the sale of the cele
brated Grover .V Baker Sewing Machines. Ol
licc over Stokely & Williams Store. Entrance
from the rear. feb 17.
® W. K. MoHntcaMtle,
Jeweler and Watch and Clock
Repairer,
CARTKItSVILI K, OEOP.GIA.
Office in tront o! A. A. Skinner & Go’s Store.
Keiuifsaw House,
MARIETTA ...GEORGIA.
IS .till open to the traveling public as woll as
summer visitors. Parties desiring to make
arrangements for the season can he accommo
dated. Rooms neat and clean and especially
adapted for families. A fine large piazza lias
been reocutlv added to the com forts of the estab
lishment. ' FLETCHER & FREY HR,
junelSwtf Proprietors.
S. (USHII LDS,
Fashionable Tailor ,
Cartersville, Georgia,
HAV E just received the latest European and
American style* of Mens’ and Bovs’ Cloth
ing, and is prepared to Cut and Making to or
der. Ofiire upstairs in Liebman’s store, East
side of the Railroad. sept. 29.
Hr. J. A. Jackson.
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
OFFICE IN THE NE W DR UG STORE.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Jan 4th, 1871.
w. o. CREEK,
REPAIRER OF
fIMEHM||JEWELRY. clocks,
AMD WATCHES;
/ Uso keep on hand and for
Bale the above goods.
Room in the store of Simon Liebman.
Cartersville, mob ’LL
£ t ATTA WAY,
Plain and Ornamental Painter,
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA
Will do painting promptly and faithfully.
dec 20, 1870. wly
“ GEAR SHOP,” by
w. c. m&im, rm
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
MxNt FAOTURKR or Harness, Ilri
dies, Gear etc., and Dea L kr ik
T. S a d(lU»K, Leuthev.
Repairing done on short notice. Work war
ranted to stand the test. Hides Wanted,
jan. 24.1871.-swly
Teeth drawn without pain, by the use oi nar-
C'Qtic spray. rich 9.
ATLANTA SACK FACTORY.
YY H„l re , pre i?» re <». at ;l 'l seasons, to fill or
siae O „,m for trr,llu and Flour Hacks, of anv
hint’a ty ’ or quantity at our factory in At
wJllf 1870.w1y W - A ’ MITCIIEU * (JO ‘
READ
■ T is well known to
| IL .I ■ 11 ii--and t,i L;wlis
that Women are subject u
to nuni«rous diseases pe- wiUsy*
culiiir lo their sex—such
Menses, Whites, rainful
mat ism of the Back and ’•AI'A
Womb, Irregular Men- C’jßnSKjV - • MmN
struation. Hemorrhage, ’A <^§SSEHhC N vi.J^
or Lxcc-sive‘Flow,’ami
Pnilaji-iis I’terior Fall- 1b
ingot the Womb. >. NX. M
These diseases have sol
dom been treated successfully. The profession
lias songhtdilligcntly for some remedy that we’ld
enable them to treat these diseases with success.
At last, that remedy has been discovered by
one of the most skilful physicians in the State of
Georgia, The remedy is *
Bradfield’s Female Regulator.
It is purely vegetable, and is put up in Atlan
ta, by BRA life* I ELI) A (JO.
It will purify the blood and strengthen the
system, relieve irritation of the kidneys, and is
a perfect specific for all the above diseases; as
certain a cure a* Quinine is in Chills ami .Fevers.
For a history of diseases, and certificates of its
wonlorful cures, the reader is referred to the
wrapper around tlie bottle. Every bottle war
ranted to give satisfaction or money refunded.
LaGranue, Ga., March 23, 1870.
BR VDFIKLD .V CO., ATLANTA, GA.:
Dear Sirs: I take pleasure iu stating that 1
have used, for the last twenty years, the medi
cine vou are putting up. known as I»R. J. BRA l>-
FIKI.D’S FEMALE REGULATOR, and con
sider it the best combination ever gotten to
gether for tlie diseases for which it is recom
mended. I have, been familiar with the pre
scription both as a practitioner of medicine and
in domestic, practice, and can honestly say that
I consider it a boon to suffering females, and
can but hope that every lady in our whole land,
who may be suffering' in any way peculiar to
their sex. may be able to procure a lw>ttle, that
their sufferings may not only be relieved, but
that they may be restored to health A strength.
With my kindest regards. lam, respectfully,
W. B. FERRELL, M. D.‘
We, the undersigned Druggist*, take pleasure
in commending to the trade. Dr. .T. Hriidfiefd’s
Female Kegel a l or —bid iev i ng it to be a good and
reliable remedy for the diseases for which lip
recommends it. W. A. LASBDKT,L
PEMBERTON, WILSON, TAYLOR A .‘0
RKt>\VINE k FOX, cU ’
XV. C. LAWS HE. a,Wo m
W. ROOT * Ga ’
t>R . PROPHITT’S
Celebrated Liver Medicine.
It is purely vegetable, and will act upon the
*l,iver and Kidneys as promptly as Calomel and
Buehii, without any danger of salivation or de
struction of the hones.
Parties taking the modiidno need not fear get
ting wet, or any other reasonable exposure.
Symptoms of Liver Disease:
Headache, Dull Feeling orthe Hines, Sour Stom
ach, Sick or Nervous Headache. Heartburn, In
digestion or Dyspepsia, Bad or Hitter Taste in
the Mouth, the skin has a thick, rough feeling,
and is darker than usual. Costiveness, Melan
choly Feelings, Cramps, (old Feet, 4Jolic, Dys
entery, or Diarrhosv Chills and Fever, and
Piles. In fact, where the Liver is out of erder,
you are liable to every disease that is not conta
gious.
l’ropliitt’g Liver Medicine, if taken properly,
will prevent and cure any disease resulting from
a deranged liver.
It will regulate its functions and thus cure all
diseases caused by the failure of its healthy ac
tion.
It has been used for a great number of years,
and has given universal satisfaction.
There is no brother or son claiming to have
the origional recipe. It is put up in both Pow
der and Fluid form.
Faihblkn, Ga., Sept. 4, 18GS
im. O. S. I’UOIMI ITT:
Sir: My wife lias been an invalid for fifteen
years. Doctors all agreed she had “Liver Dis
ease.” In connection with their practice she
used various and noted remedies, none of which
seemed to do any good. Sometime ago I procu
red a bottle of your “Liver Medicine,” of your
agent here, C. A. Harvey, which being given ac
cording to directions, lias affected a comulete
cure. Respectfully, &c., GEO. L. THOMAS.
CH ARLOTTE, X. C., Sent. »4,1868.
I have used Dr. O. 3. Prophitt’s Liver Medi
cine as a tonic, and found it to be powerful and
efficacious. It is excellent for functional de
rangement of the Liver or constipation of the
bowels; in most cases superceding the necessity
of a regular course of medicine.
E. J. MEYNi AUDIK, Pastor Tryon-str. C’h.
Mario* County, Texas, Aug 1,1869.
DR. (). S. PROPHITT:
Dear sir: 1 write you this to inform you that
I have been troubled a great deal with indiges
tion, but after using one bottle of your Liver
Modi clue, 1 find great relief. I cheerfully re
commend it as a good Family Medicine, and feel
confident that it is good for anything for which
it claims to be an antidote. Verv respectfully,
DICK. LOCK ETE.
Dr. Prophitt’s Dysentery Cordial,
Is one pl‘the most valuable compounds now put
up for Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Cholera Infantum,
or Cholera Morbus.
This medicine has been in use for years, and
gives uniuevsal satisfaction.
The most delicate child may take it with im
punity.
Covington, Ga.,Nov. 9, 1867.
DR. PROPHITT:
Having a severe attack of Dvsentery during
the past summer, I was induced to use your Dy
sentery Cordial, and derived thcrefrmn’immcdi
ate anil permanent relief. It gives me pleasure
to recommend this remedy to all who may be so
attacked, believing that, should the directions
be followed, relief would surclr be obtained.—
Truly, &c. 0. S. P(»RT Eli.
Cubs at a, Texas, 1869.
DU. PKOPTTTTTi
Dear Sir: Your Liver Medicine and Pain Kill
It is a complete success. J. L. WHITTLE.
West Point, Ga., Aug. It. 1869.
This is to ccrtifv that T have used Dr. O. S.
Prophitt’s Liver Medicine myself and in my
family, for twelve months or more, and I unhes
itatingly say that I believe it one of the best
Family Medicines in use. M. T. WALKER.
PROP II ITT’S
Pain Kill It.
Tin's is the celebrate! medicine that run. Perry
Davis’Pain Killer out of the market, wherever
it was sold. Davis made l’rophitt change the
name from Pain Killer to PAIN KILL IT.
For Rheumatism, Neuralgia, or pain of any
kiud it has no equal.
For Luts, Bruises, Burns, or old Sores, it is the
best thing you can use as a dressing.
For Snake Bitesor Stings of Poisonous Insects,
it is a perfect ANTIDOTE.
It is good for Colic, Colds, Coughs, or Bowel
Complaints. Its name indicates its naturefullv.
It i> truly DEATH to pain. '
Manufactured and sold by BHAI >F 1 ELD a
CO., Atlanta, Ga., and for sale by all druggists.
Dooly Booty, Ga., April, 1867.
This is to certify that I was confined to the
house, and most of the time to my bed, and suf
fering the greatest agony imaginable with Rheu
matism, for five months, and after trying every
available remedy, with no relief, I was cored
with two bottles of Dr. O. S. Prophitt’s Anodyne
Pain Kill It; eaeh costing fifty cents only.’ It
relieved me almost instantly. I therefore re
commend it in the highest degree to others suf
fering from similar disease. 1 can say that it is
one or the finest Family Medicines now out, cer
tain. Yours, truly, ' W. A. FOREHAND.
Dooly ( OCHrY, GA.,l>ct. 57,1867
DR. O. S. PROPIIITT’; 9
I have, during the last cigctcen months, used
your Pain Kill It, and I consider it tinequalodby
anything for pain in the head, breast, back or
side, and for colic nothing gives relief half so
quick as your Anodyne Pain Kill.
It is doing much good in the community in o
tner families as well as my own. Yours, Ac.,
1). T. FOB EH AN D.
DR. PROPHET?* GA ’ XoT ’ 1967 *
..An** st *himcr my horse sprained liis knee sc
whole leg to swell to about
nm’r.u,!,.*. * atoral , s . ,zc ’ and renderingliim almost
K ill’ iWmT.? a l’l* llc ations of your Anodyne Pain
Kill It thoroughly cured it JNO. B. DAVIS.
nTATLOI- GEORGIA,) Know all men bv these
- . hl : TON «ocxty. presents, That 1 have
dar. tor value received, sold and transfer
red to BRAIL’ ILL D A CO., the sole right to
manulaeture and <ell my Famtlv Medicines and
have furnished them with the lull recipes ’ and
have authorized the said Bit A DFI ELI) A CO
to print, or have printed, anything they may see
proper concerning any and all tlic above named
CARTERS VfLLE, BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA, APRIL 28«i>, 1871.
Medicines. This 13th dav of June, 187 H.
i [Signed] ‘ O. S. PROPHITT,
\ hi presence of Th-mias F. Jones, and Robert
Crawford, Notary Public. (!.. a.)
Manufactured and for sale bv BT’ADFIELD
A. CO.. Broad street, Atlanta. Ga., au*l for sale
by all druggists. j.dy 20 -wly
CERTIFICA T ES:
X\ e, the undersigned, iiaved used Dr. l'roph
itt’s Prepaartions, and take pleasure in recom
mending them to the public, as being ail he
claims for them:
CoL It J Henderson, Covington. Ga.; OT Rog
ers, Covington. Ga.; O S Porter, Covington. Ga.;
Prof. J L Jones. Covington. Ga.; Rev. M \V Ar-,
j Bold, Georgia Conference; Rev. W W o*l in, Ga.
Conference; F M Swanson, Montieello. Ga.; llo
l»ert Barnes, Jasper ( oiinty, Ga.; A M Robinson,
j Montieello. Ga.; James Wright, Putnam county,
! Ga.: A Westbrook, Putnam countv. Ga.; Judge
JJ Floyd, Covington, Ga.; W L ’Rebec, “Cov
ington Enterprise,”; A H Zachrv, Convers, Ga;
I George Wallace, Atlanta. Ga.;' Dick Lockett,
Davis county. Texas; W Hawk Whatley, Cus
seta. Texas; \Y C Roberts, Linden countv. Tex
as; Tommy ,* Stewart. Atlanta. Ga; W A I-uis
dell. Druggist. Atlnnta. Ga; R F Maddox ,* Cos.;
Atlanta. Ga.; Criali .Stephens, Cartersville. Ga.;
A N Louis. Lowndes county, Ga.; Joseph Land,
Lowndes county. Ga.; .las’. Jefferson. Carters
ville, Ga.; W L Ellis. Doolv county, Ga.; W A
Forehand, Dooly countv. G;u; John B. Davis
Newton Factory. Ga.; B F Bass, I.owndncs co.
Schedule ot' the
Western «fe Atlantic It. It.
Tlie Day passenger trains pass Cartersville,
Going 17p, at 11.00. a. n».
Going Down, at 11.53, a. m.
The Night passenger trains pass Cartersville,
lining Uis at lfeW, a. m.
Going Down, at U 7, a. in.
CARTERSVILLE ACCGMMOCATION,
T.eave the passenger l>e|*ot, Atlanta, .3.00 p. m.
Arrive at Marietta. ... a o*> , a|
“ “ Cartersville,
Leave Cartersvillo,.,, " •> v» V
Arrive at Marietta V.V.V.V&i' 2
J }m ‘ 2T ‘ A. 1.. 11A UR IS, M. T. &8.
fechodulc oFtho
CARTERSYILLE A YAN-WERT R. R.
OX and otter January 20th, 1871,“the trains
will
Leave TAYTiORSVILLE, at li.JO. A. M.
“ STILESRORO’. at 10. A. 31.
“ FORREST HILL, al 10.25. A. 31
Arriving at CARTERS VILLE, at 10.50, A }1
CA RTERSVIT.LE, at 1. I*. M.
Arrive at TAYLORSVILLE, at ... 3, P. M.
A Hack will soon be running from Codartown
to Taylorsville via. Van Wert, connecting with
the trains.
An Extra train will be run to Cartersville and
Return to Taylorsville, every Friday evening.
By order of the President.
IK W. K. PE ACOCK, Sec’y.
Western Ac Atlantic Railroad.
CII VNGE OF SCHEDULE.
On and after Sumdat, February 12th, 1871
the Passenger Trains will run on the West
ern ii Atlantic Railroad as follows:
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
I.eaves Atlanta 10.15 P. M.
Arrives at Kingston 1.14 P. Al.
“ Dalton 3.26 P. M.
“ Chattanooga ~ 5.40 P. M.
I.eaves Chattanooga , 9.00 P. M.
Arrives at Dalton....* ....11.11 P. M.
“ Kingston 1.51 A. M.
“ Atlanta 5.17 A. M.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta 8.t5 A.M.
Arrive* at Kingston. 11.45 A. M
“ Dalton 2.13 P. M.
“ Chattanooga 4.25 P. M.
Leaves Cliattanoo 5.50 A.M.
Arrives at Dalton &10 A. M.
“ Kingston io.no a. m.
“ Atlanta 2 00 P. M.
E. B. WALKER, M. T.
Lawshe & Haynes,
HAVE ON HAND AND ARE RECEIVING
the finest stock of the
Very Latest Styles
of Uiamond and Gold
JEWELRY,
in npper Georgia, selected, with great care for
the
Fall and Winter Trade.
Watches,
of thw BEST MAKERS, of both Europe and A
raerica;
American and French Clocks;
sterling and Coin Silver Ware;
and the best quality of
Silver Plated Goods,
at prices to suit the times;
Gold, Silver and Steel
Spectacles,
to suit all ages.
Watches and Jewelry
RKrAIRSO IST Co.MI’MTSJfT WoRKMBX;
Also Clock and Watch Makers
Tools and Materials.
sept 13,-swly ATLANTA, GA.
W. 11. QILHKKT. A. BAXTER, T. W. BAXTER, Jr.
GILBERT^ BAXTER,
(SUCCESSORS TO YV. 11. GILBERT A C 0.,)
Dealer** In
HARDWARE,
IROX, STJEKL, MILS,
CLOVEK & GRASS SEED.
AGENTS FOR SALE OF
COAL CBKEKCOAL.
Peruvian (Guano.
And other Fertilizers.
Agricultural Implements,
Agricultural and Mill Machinery.
ALSO
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
For sale and Purchase of
COTTON, WHEAT, COEN.
And all other
Country Produce, Cotton, Hay
AND OTHER PRODUCE SHIPPED ON
LIBERAL TER NS.
GILBERT 4. BAXTER,
Carlersville C»a.
Jan. 10, 1871—ly.
JAS. W. STRANGE,
Dealer In, and Manufacturer Os
TIX WARE, AJVtt
HouMic-Furnishing Goods,
ALSO DEALER I\
First-Class Stoves At
The Lowest Cash I*rices.
WILL BARTER
FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE, RAGS^&C.
Cartersville, Jan. 20th, ’7l-ly.
Onward and Umvard.”
Heavier tlie ( rim.
K:.O.M TIIE OEIIMAX Os BMOI.K.
Heavier the cross, the nearer heaven :
No cross without, God within.
Death, judgment from the heart are drivn
Amid the world’s false glare and din.
O happy be with all his loss,
Whom God hath set beneath the cross.
Heavier the cross, the better Christian :
Thi* is the touchstone God applies.
How many a Garden would be wasting,
Unwet by showers from weeping eyes.
The gold by fire is purified ;
The Christian is by trouble tried.
Heavier the cross, the stronger faith ;
The loaded palm strikes deeper root ;
The vine-juice sweetly issucth
When men have pressed the clustered
fruit ;
And courage grows where dangers come,
Like pearls beneath the salt sea foam.
Heavier the cross, tlie heartier prayer; .
The bruised herbs most fragrant are.
If sky and wind were always lair.
The sailor would not watch the star;
And David’s Psalms had ne’er been sung
If grief his heart had never wrung.
Heavier the cross, the more aspiring;
From vales we climb the mountain crest
The pilgrim of the desert tiring,
Longs for the Canaan of his rest.
The dove has here no rest in sight,
And to tlie ark she wings her flight.
Heavier the cross, the easier dying;
Death is a friendlier face to see;
To life’s decay one bids defying,
From life’s distress one then is free.
The cross sublimely lifts our faith
To Him who triumphed over death.
Thou crucified! the cross I carry,
Tlie longer, may it dearer be ;
And lest I faint while here I tarry,
Implant thou such a heart in me ;
That faith, hope, love, may flourish t here ;
Till for the cross niy crown I wear
[Written for the Savannah Morning New*,]
SNAKE BIT!
OK
The Adventurer* of a llcn-I*eek
ed Baehclor.
After numerous solicitations I have
at last consented to give you some
thing of my adventures since emigra
ting to the land of ghophers, salaman
ders and rattle-snakes. In the first
place, Mr. Editor, I was born and rais
ed iu the State or South Carolina, and
up to the time of emigrating to this
State had never seen a rattle-snake—
only know them from history, which is
amply sufficient to give us some idea
of their danger, the bite of one of those
immense reptiles being not only calcu
lated to kill, but to turn the whole
body to a solid mass of corruption in
fifteen minutes time. Soon after com
ing to this country I was ejected to
the office of Tax Assessor and Collec
tor of Columbia county, which county
was at that time ns large us the State
of lUiode Island. Siuce that time it
has been sub-divided, and now com
prises Suwannee, Bradford and Ba
ker counties.
Soon after my election to the office
ot’ Assessor and Collector, it became
necessary for me to make arrange
ments for my departure iu the dis
charge of duties appertaining to my
office. I therefore mounted my mule
Peter, and leaked out. On my first
rouud it was my duty to select suitable
places for my future accommodation,
where I could be well cared for during
the dark shades of the night. The
first evening after I left home, I halt
ed in front of a little cabin, about
dusk, and it quired of the gentleman
of the house if I could spend the night
with him. He replied that he was a
very poor man, and was not prepared
to take in any one. I told him that I
too was a poor man, and knew bow
poor folks lived, that I did not expect
auything extra. It being then dark,
be agreed that I could stay, if 1 could
put up with his fare.
I got down and walked in. I found
a very pleasant family, consisting of
husband, wife and five children; among
the latter was a daughter some eigh
teen years old, very lovely indeed.—
By the time I had made my toilet,
supper was announced. At the table
I had a good view of the entire family
by the light of a torch, which supplied
the place of a candle. After supper,
as soon as the table was cleared of the
dishes, we entered into a general con
versation, the old lady and children
participating. About ton o’clock I
came to the conclusion that I would
retire. Just about that time I hap
pened to cast my eyes up in the direc
tion of the roof, there being no inter
vening loft I saw above my head,
suspended to the joist, what I suppos
ed to be two bunches of popcorn. I
asked Mr. T. what they were, when he
informed me that they were rattle
snake’s rattles. I asked him to take
them down and let me look at them,
they being the first I had ever seen.—
He did so. I found upon counting
them that, there were on© hundred and
fourteen rattles on the two strings.—
I asked Mr. T. if the snakes that bore
tbo3e trophies li&d all been killed in
Columbia comity. He looked at me
with supprise, and replied that they
had all been killed on his plantation,
and immediately around his house.—
I suppose Mr. T. had about twelve
acre£ in cultivation.
I soon found by a calculation that
twelve into one hundred and fourteen
would go nine times and six over,
makiug nine and a half snakes to the
acre.
Now, Mr. Editor, up to that time I
had never BeeU a rattle-snake, and af
ter seeing such au array of rattles, as
a matter of course, the cifiversatioo
was decidedly siiasey.
Mr. T. informed me of some very
narrow escapes he had made; told me
lof several persons who had been bit
ten, some of whom died on the spot,
some died in a few months, and oth
ers recovered, having fits, «kc, every
change of the moon.
Mr. T. was one of those open-heart
ed, truthful meu that we sometimes
meet in our travels, and I knew from
his looks and manner that every word
lie uttered was the whole truth. Af
ter he got through his, to me, intense
ly interesting narrative, the children
pitched iu generally, giving me the
benefit of their experience. I was
much pleased to hear them describe
their many thrilling adventures, iu
which they had escaped with their lives.
The young lady especially was interest
ing. Jrfhe stated that she WaS washing
one day nud went out to get some
wood, iitid finding some dry wood in
a little pile, she stooped dowu aud
gathered it up in her arms. A» she
w»s walking to the house she felt
something move. Bhe looked, and be
hold she had gathered up with her
wood a huge rattle-snake four feet
long. Shu had the presence of mind
to drop the wood, snake and all, nud
escaped uninjured.
As uiy attention was rivited on the
rustic beauty, I thought how I would
liked to have been in that snake’s ['lace
in tb se arms.
Here, Mr. Editor, the conversation
closed, it being 11 o’eloek. I was
'ightod to uiy bed m a small shed
loom. It was a very small bed; don’t
think it Was more than live feet long,
which was entirely too short fora m.»u
who stands six feet three inches.—
When I first cutered the room I ob
served at the foot of the bed a barrack
There being only room enough to ad
mit the barrel, and not being one of
those prying characters we read of, I
did uot look into, but divested myself
of niy dry goods and went to bed. I
disposed myself as well as possible iu
“niy little bed,” which, as I have said,
\>as about one half too short, and us I
lay there coiled up like a capital S, or
a man with rheumatism, I very uutu
rally commenced meditating on what
I hail heard, and as a matter of course
had rattle-snake ou the brain,
In the course of an hour or so, I
changed my position, tinned over on
my back, and stretched myself out full
length, running one leg out over the
foot-board. The barrel being at the
foot of the bed, and in the right posi
tion, niy foot passed over it imagine
my horror! Something bit me! Quick
er than lightning I sprang from the
bed, and made for the door, “tchooping
from the landing” I called aloud for a
light. Soon Mr. T. and his daughter
made their appearance, torch in hand.
One terrible thought engrossed my
mind—‘Snake bit! I’m snake bit!” I
exclaimed. My host was the picture
of terror as he stood there iu the dim
light of his pine-torch: while his beau
tiful daughter, all forgetting her charm
ing dishabille, stood in mute but elo
quent distress at my misfortune. Mr.
TANARUS., with much agitation, hastily exam
ined my wounds, and at once confirm
ed my dreadful apprehensions. I was
snake bit, sure enough. The blood
was oozing from two wounds, in tbjj
calf of my leg, about an inch apart.—
I imagined that the ankle joint was al
ready stiffening, and that the limb bad
swollen to nearly double its natural
size.
I came very near fainting when be
pave his decision. I asked him if he
had any whiskey; he said lie had not.
I asked for tobacco; lie had none. I
then asked him if he had any spirits of
turpentine; he said he had. I told
him to get it as soon as he could. He*
ran for it—stumbled pv&- a bench, fell
down and broke some crockery. He
soon returned with the turpentine bot
tle. I turned the bottle up over the
bite, and then commenced making what
the lawyers coll a verbal will, as I had
no time to write, being satisfied in my
own mind that I would be a dead mao
in fifteen minutes. I have no idea that
I could have written my name, if I had
had all the pens, ink and paper iu
America. I corded my leg very tight,
in order to keep the poison from en
tering my body. Mr. T. asked me if I
felt sick; I told him I did. I sat up
and kept the bottle on the place about
one hour. Mr. T then gave me con
siderable relief by informing me that
the turpentine had drawn out the poi
son, else I would have been dead a
half an hour ago.
Thus encouraged. I ventured to take
the bottle away, telling Mr. T. to look
for the suake. The daughter held the
light at the room door while Mr. T.
ventured near enough to pull off the
bed clothes. He commenced pulling
off on© article at the time. I looked
every moment to see a rattle-snake as
big as an anaconda roll out of the bed,
as I had forgotten the position I was
iu when I was bitten. After a careful
examination of the room and bed, Mr.
T. declared that there was no snake
on the premises. I obseaved ke
was looking under the bed a large ap
erture whose the shed room was join
ed to like main body the house,, and
cauac to the conclusion that the snake
had made his exit through that hole.
I told Mr. T. to go out and look for
him, that he was do doubt under the
house or iu the chimuey corner, re
membering that Mr. T. had told me
that he had killed a very large snake a
few days In sere, outside in the chimney
comer. He soon returned, stating
that he eouhl not find the reptile.—
Somewhat relieved in my mind, I told
Mr. T. to go to bed, and that I would
also lie down, and should I g* t worse
during the night I wool i call him.- •
With words of assurance and kindness
we parted.
Shutting tlie thin cypress board
door, I again sought my l*ed. I had
not been in bed more than oue hour,
when I again unfolded myself as before,
and was again almost instantly bitten
—this time the bile being about oue
inch from the first. I again sprang
from the bed, if anything, iu greater
haste than before. The first time I
opened the door of the 100m —the last
time I ran through the window shutter,
taking it off th« wooden hinges into
the piazza, when I again screamed
aloud for assistance. Mr. T. mul his
daughter soon made their appearance,
the second time. The bottle was ou
band in a minute. Trembling in eve
ry joint, and gasping for breath, I oneo
more applied the turpentine, asking
Mr. T. if he still remembered about
my property, Ac. He said that he!
did. I then made what is called a cod
ed.
It was now about three oclock iu the
morning. I remained up about oue
hour longer, keeping the tupeutine j
bottle turned dowu over the bite. It
then became necessary to make the
second examination. Mr. T. went to
work as carefully and cautious as be
did the first tune. After looking until
he was satisfied, he ugaiu reported that
there was no snake hi the room I
told him to look behind the barrel.—
He did so. While prosecuting bis in
vestigations iu that quarter, he sud
denly sprung back with an exclama
tion which startled me so badly that I
came very near falling out of my chair.
“My Lord! Mr. TANARUS,” I exclaimed,
“are you snake bit?”
“No ’ he replied, “but Susie’s cussed
old domiuicker has almost pecked my
eye out.”
Mr. Editor, yon can’t imagine my
feelings. I never felt as good iu ail
in j life, for I knew then what it was
that had bit me. The barrel at the
foot of the bed had been nearly filled
with moss, nud Mrs. T. has set one of
her old domiuicker hens ou fifteen eggs
in the barrel, and it was that same
old hen that bit me, instead of a rat
tle-snakc.
The next morning I rose early, but
I need uot tell you that I Mt very bad
ly, having spent the greater part of
the night in agony of fright, and hav
ing almost lost the use of my leg from
severe cording. When I went into
breakfast I felt very much ashamed.—
t looked at the young lady, on whose
beautiful face I detected a mischievous
smile. I had no appetite, therefore
ate but little breakfast. I finally mus
tered up courage to broach the snake
subject, and tried to let matters down
by perpetrating a poor joke on my
self. In the course of my remarks,
addressing myself to the young lady,
who found great difficulty in suppress
ing her mirth at my expense, I said I
had often heard of hen-pecked bus
bands, but it was the first time in my
life that I had ever realized the unhap
py situation of a hen-pecked-bachelor.
I begged them to say nothing about
the incident, of course; uot that I
feared the ridicule of my friends, but
simply for the reason that it would be
of no advantage to them, so I assured
the good people to tell it. Up to this
time I have never heard of their tell
ing my adventure with the old betting
domiuicker.
Mr. Editor, this incident occurred
in the year 1850. If this truthful re
lation of it will be of any interest to
your many subscribers, you are wel
come to it. If accepted, I may at
some future day give you some more
of my adventures. Bighl Dughx
A Slow Marriage,
The marriage of Miss Gerolt, the
daughter of Baron Gerolt, the Prus
sian Minister, to Mr. Rangabee, charge
d’affaires of Greece, will take place
about the 20th of the present month,
and will be solemnized by three cere
monies. The first will be performed
according to the rites of the Roman
Catholic church, at the house of the
bride’s father. The second ceremony
Mill take place in New York, at the
Catholic chapel, Mr. Rangaliee being a
Greek Catholic, while Miss Gerolt
belongs to the Roman eh*reh. The
third ceremony will be a civil contract
en s ered into at the Gacek Consnlate in
New York. The wedding will he a
strictly private one. The Prussian
Minister, also a Greek Catholic, will
accompany the hiuEgreos to New
York. The revera} eere«aoni«s will
occupy nearly a week in their celebra
tion.—Baltimore Sun.
t&T A company has been, organized
for the purpose of working a slate
qnnry on the Oostananlo river, four
miles above Rome, Ga. The slate is
said to lie of excellent quality, and in
quantity practically inexhaustible.
I see no fault committed that I
might not have committed myself.
[Gorthe.
*af*Tbe production of the song ‘Pui
me in my little bed,’"has inspired com
petition, and some enbenprising rnusi#
publisher steps to I he fbont with a piece
entiled ‘l’ll rap you on your little head.’
W e have seen the time when we felt
l.ke hearing such a song by religious
congregations.
How was Jonah punished ? Whaled.
S. If. Smith Sr Cos., Proprietors.
The Wrong Bab)—An Awkward
Exchange in the Cnn.
| [From tl»<* St. Joseph (»!«*.) (iazette, Mnn-lt la.
Conductor Toon Clark, of the Hanni
bal and St. Joseph Railroad, relates a
singular incident that occurred on his
i traiu Friday evening. At Quincy a la
| dy got on the cars bearing in her arras
a little child about four months old,
dressed in white, for which
she manifested the deepest affection—
i When the train reached Shelbina an
' other lady got on board, holding in her
arms a four months’ oM baby, the ex
act counterpart of the one first men
tioned, and dressed in precisely the
same way, and took her scat directly
in front of No. 1. Just as the train
started both ladies had occasion to get
up and pass through the car, and each
one deposited her baby carefully on
the seat. On returning each mistook
her seat, and, singulur to relate, made
a mistake in the babies. No. 1 care
fully lifted in her arms the baby of No.
2; No. 2 earressed most fondly the lit
tle cherub belougiug to No. 1. For
twenty-two miles the two mothers rode
on the traiu, each musing the other’s
child for her own. On reaching Ma
con, the Shelbina lady started out of
the cars, and waa on tbe point of step
ping on the platform with the other la
dy s infant in her arms, when the con
ductor, who had noticed the involunta
ry exchange, culled her attention to
the fsict. fcdie wns, of course, greatly
surprised, and could scarcely believe it
possible, but ou returning to the car
and comparing notea us well as babies
with the other lady, the mistako whs
discovered and promptly rectified.—
Each lady pressed closer to her breast
the little cherub she had come so near
losing, and after a profusion of explan
ations and apologies, which were only
terminated by the ringing of the bell,
they separated and each went on her
was rejoicing. It is needless to say
that Tom Clark enjoyed the affair
hugely, and that he received the hear
ty thanks of the two mothers who had
come so uenr being placed in an awlte
ward predicament.
Why Women Full.
THB PASSION FOR TINSEL AND FIXE DRESS.
Communication in Chicago Republican.]
The “social evil” is not confined, by
a great deal, to the places where it ex
ists in its more public manifestation.—
A while ago, having some curiosity to
ascertain if the “personals” in the Sun
day’s Tribune were bona tide, and, if
so, wlmt was tbe character of those
thus advertising, I answered four of
them. lii due tune I received replies,
with the following result: No. 1. A
widow who keeps a boarding-house on
Michigan avenue, about 30 years of
age, with one child; No. 2. A young
lady on Wabash avenue, near Twenty
second street, about 22 years old; No.
3. A widow on one of the “Courts,”
between Walmsh and Michigan ave
nues, about 32 years of age, with three
children; No. 4. A married woman,
residing on South Park avenue, about
30, with a sickly husband, nud no chil
dren. AH wanted about the same thing
—a “friend” who could assist them—
the young lady ami the murried lady
spoke of dress particularly.
So much for that one experiment,
which I assure you is literally true.--
Now the organ of this class of people
is publishing these “Personals” all tho
time—especially every Sunday. Tho
facts I have related go to show that tho
“evil” is fearfully prevalent all over the
city, and indicate a state of morals not
of the most favorable kind.
One result of my investigations ou
this subject is to lead me to the con
clusion that the passion for dress ami
display is the cause of a larger portion
of this evil than any one thing. lam
thoroughly convinced that more girls
are seduced into a life of shame through
a desire to keep up with the times in
fashionable attire, than in any other
way. In fact, I believe that three out
of every five euter the gate that leads
to destruction through the wiles of the
tempter—Fashion.
The women, themselves, therefore,
who run xiot ua the extravagance of
dress, are primarily more chargeable,
in my opinion, with the existence and
extension of the “social evil” than are
the men. *
A Plenty or Cucumbers from
Three Hills.
A correspondent of the Ifiniicu! lu
rid describes his way of making a cu
cumber crop, us follows:
“I had a narrow border, not more
than two and a half feet wide, on the
edge of a high fence. I planted throe
cucumber hills in tho border, and laid
some brushes, (such ns are used for
pea vines,) between them and the fence.
As soon ns they crept up to the brush,
I pinched off the ends of the vine,
which thickened rapidly around tho
roots, and in every direction, throwing
out the most vigorous foliage and pro
fusion of flowers.
“I did not allow the cucumbers to
s;row, but watched them, and snob as
I wished to reserve for the table I
picked as soon as they became of prop-*
er Sian; nH the rest were gathered ev
ery day for every day pinching
ioff the buds afe the end of each shoot.
In this way the bill continued fresh
and productive until they were touch
ed by frost. Some judgment can be
formed of the valuo of this practice
w’hen I add that more than a barrel of
pickles wf ne made from three hills,
besides allowing a supply for the te.-.
hie.” .
NUMBER is.