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The Cartersville Demi-Weekly Express. published on every Tuesday and Friday Mornings VOLUME X. The Cartersville Express ih -1 Homi-Weekly on every TUES v vni> FRIDAY, l>y :{. \ L tu'vn of Cartersville, Bartow County, Ga. Terms of Subscidption: ONLY $2 A YEAR!!! IS VAIII ABLY IN AD VA NCE. Thursday Morning Edition, one year) 1.50 This latter proposition is conlineilto citizens , pirtow county only. Torms of Advertising: r , <n!fnt < On* Month or Less.) per square often /a Sont)arid or Brevier lines or less, One *i ii ir for tie* first, and Fifty Cents for each sub *' oi'Uhl or Contract, One Hundred and Twenty . i,er column, or in that proportion, y.onai ~J«3tan W. Wott*«rd, ATTOffNcY at law. CARTKSSVILLK, QKORf.IA. (>fiice over Biukorton’s Drug Store. Oct. 17. i. ’r. vrovi'dttn, a. r. wokkohd. Wofl’ord «fc Wofiord, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CA UT E KS V ILLS, GEORGIA. June 18, 1870. 21. W. lurplicy, ATTTORNEY AT LAW, OADTERBTILLI, GEORGIA. Will practice in the courts of the Cherokee i in:nit. Particular attention given to the col lection of claims. Otlioe with Col. Abda John- _ Oct. 1. John 4F. Jones, MTORNEY AT LAW & REAL ESTATE AGENT, CARTERSVILLE GEORGIA. Will attend promptly to all proffessional busi [W,. entrusted to his care; also, to the buying j, selling of Real Estate. Jan 1. Jere. A. Howard, Ordinary of Bartow County. CARTRitSVII.LF., GEORGIA. Jan 1, lffflfc A.53. Foute, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CAKTEIISVILLB GEORGIA. ( With Col. Warre.n Akin,) Will pr ictice in the courts of Bartow, Cobb, Polk, Kl ,yd, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield and ud joiuiug counties. March 30. T. W. UILXKR, O. n. MILNEB. 31 i liter & M3l iter, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. CAKTKRSVIIiLE, GEORGIA Will attend promptly to business entrusted to their care. Jan. 15. Warren Aklsi, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CARTRRSVI' LE, GEORGIA. Wul practice in all the courts of the State. Ham. IS. Fat ilia, Tailor and Agent for Sowing Machines, WILL attend promptly to the Gutting, Re pairing, and Making Boys’ and Mans' nothing; also, Agent for the sale of the cele rated Grover <% Baker Sewing Machines. Of tico over Stokely & Williams Store. Entrance from the rear. feb 17. W. H. Motanteaxlle, Joweler and Watch and Clock Repairer, OARTEIISVILI E, GEORGIA. I'ltice in lront of A. A. Skinner A Co’s Store. Me*iuse;*mw Mouse, MARIETTA, ..GEORGIA, IS ■.till open to the traveling public as well a« summer visitors. Parties desiring to make nrrangcincnls for the season can be aecomtno ii i Rooms neat and clean and especially adapted lor families. A fine large piazza has Win recently added to the comforts ol‘ the estab lishment. FLEI’CILEIt & FREYER, junelSwtf Proprietors. S. 0 \SI IIE L DS7~ Fashionable Tailor , Cartersville, Georgia. • 8 ' Kin .i received the latest European and 5 1 American styles of Mens’ and Boys’ Clotli | ; ami is prepared to Cut and Making to or der. Olliee upstairs in Liebman’s store, East side of the Railroad. sept. 29. I>P. J, A . J«<‘kJ4ol», PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, OF Fit ’E iy THE ME W DR UG A TORE. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. Jan 4th, 1871. ¥31.0. BOWLER, MANUFACTURER OF:, AND DEALEK IN, SINGLE AND DOUBLE HARNESS, .. .*£« Saddles, COLLARS, LEATHER, AC. REPAIRING DOVE With neatness and dispatch. ~&?!s“*Shop on West Main Street, near the old Market House, CAKTJEKSVi LLK, GA. _f I)21-wly WM. O BOWLER. “ GEAR SHOP,” by. jyfcT % i mwsm CARTERSVILLE, GA. Manufacti iieh of Harness, Bri (Bes, Gear, etc*, and Dealer in W SnJdles, Lentliei*. tug uoii® on short notice 4 . Work war— S}° lest - Wanted M4l jan. 1871.-swly v . ■ t!i drawn without pain, by the useoi nar~ Cohc »Pray. inch 9. V S SEEN HOUSE, 1 ' over Nos. 10 and 40. between W. It. fowe & Cos. and Lawshe & Haynes, * uHeltall Street, Atlanta, Georgia. Dansient Board $2 00 per day. 20.-swtf ER. SASsEKSr. Ag’t. Pvop’r. Ma Jl. IT is well known to Doctors and to Ladies that Women are subject to nunivrous diseases pe culiar to their sex—£iich a- .Suppression of*tlie Menses, Whites, Painful M’nthly ‘Periods,’ Itheu inatuin of the Back and Womb, Irregular Men struation, Hemorrhage, or Excessive ‘Flow,’ana Prolapsus L’terior Fall ing or the Womb. Thc.se diseases havesel dom been treated successfully. The profession has soughtdilligcntly ior some remedy that we’ld enable them to treat these diseases with success. At l.i si. ill fir remedy has been discovered by one of the most skilful physicians in the State of Georgia. The remedy is Bradneld’s Female Regulator* It, is purely vegetable, and is put up in Atlan ta, by braDfield a CO. 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 as Quinine is in ( hills and Fevers. For a history of diseases, and certificates of its worderful cures, the reader is referred to the wrapper around the bottle. Every bottle war ranted to give satisfaction or money refunded. LaGkangk, Ga., March 23, 1870. BRADFIELD & CO., ATLANTA, GA.: Dear Sirs: T take pleasure in stating that! have used, for the last twenty years, the medi cine you are putting up, known a- DU. J. UR VD FIKLP’S FEM ALE REGULATOR, and con sider it the best combination ever gotten to gether for the 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 1 aonsider it a boon to suffering females, and can but hope that every ’adv in our whole land, who may be suffering in any way peculiar to their sex, may be able to procure a bottle, that their sufferings may not only he relieved, but that they may'be restored to health & strength. With my kindest regards, 1 am, respectfully, W. B. FERRELL, M. !>.’ Wo, the undersigned Druggists, take pleasure in commending to the trade, I>r. J. Bradfleld’s Female Regulator—believing it to be a good and reliable remedy for the diseases for which he recommends it. W. A. LANSDELL, PEMBERTON. WILSON, TAI LOR A CO. RED WINE & FOX, w. C. LAWS HE, Atlanta, Ga. W. ROOT & SON, Marietta, Ga. A CTS with gentleness and thoroughness .xjL upon the Liver and General Circula tion—keeps the Bowels in Natural Motion and Cleanses the System from all impuri fal I J ! to"Cure Li v«ri|i)r. 0. S. rropnitvsjpisoase m an yj| a |Jform. Tor pidi- . K „|. meat, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Loss of Ap petite, Nausea, Sour Stomach, Heart Burn. Debility, Low .Spirits, Cold Feet and Hands, Costiveness, Listlessness, Colic, Chronic Diarrhea, and Chronic Chills and Fever. Comdhuned in strict accordance with skillful chemistry aud scientific pharmacy, this purely veg-i "*”7—l Je t a b 1 e Compound 3 I [has. after the severe-!! CELEBRATED Iji’st test of t w e n t yS j 1 'years in cessant TTUTlfbeeu styl ed the Great Restorative and Ruccperant by the enlightened testimony of thousands us ing it; so harm 'doi’ dy adjusted that it keeps the Liver in healthful action; and when the directions are observed the process of waste and replenishment in the human system con tinues imiuterrhptedlv to a ripe old ago, and man, like the patriarchs of old, drops into Die grave full of years, and without a struggle, whenever j i ""** |D e a th ctaiinshis *. ('preroga tive. Ada-j{Liver Medicme.iipt ed to the most) J l (delicate tempo r a-„ & robust constitution, it can be given with equal safety and success to the young child, invalid lady or strong man. june 2, IS7I. nn. o. s. jphodiiittts Anodyne Pain Kill It. NEVER FAILING! KILLS PAI3V IV EVERY FORM. CURES Pains in the Boole, Chest, Ilips nr Limbs, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Coughs, Colds, Bronchial Affections. Kidney Diseases, Dys pepsia, Liver Complaint ; Colic. Cholera, Cholera Morbus, Pleurisy, Asthma. Heart Burn, Tooth Ache, Jaw Ache, Ear Ache, Head Ache, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Contusions, Sores, Laoerated Wounds, Scalds, Burns, Chill Blaine, Frost Bites, Poisons, of all kinds, vegetable or animal. Os all IJPAIN KILL L T ill the Remedies over discovered for the relief of Buffering humanity, this is the best Pain Med-tea tor known to Medical Science. The cure is speedy and permanent in the most inveterate diseases. This is no humbug, but a grand medical discovery. A Pain Kilt.er containing no poison to inflame, paralizo or drive the inflammation upon an in ternal organ. Its efficiency is truly wonderful —Relief is Instantaneous. It is’destined to banish pains and aches, wounds and bruises, from the face »f the earth, may 6, 1871. CERTIFICATES: We, the undersigned, haved used Dr. Proph itt’s Prepaartions, and take pleasure in recom mending them to the public, as being all,he claims for them: Cob R-T Henderson, Covington, Ga.; O T Rog ers, Covington, Ga.; O S Porter, Covington. Ga.; Prof. J L Jones, Covington, Ga.; Rev. M W Ar nold, Georgia Conference; Rev. W W Os!in, Ga. Conference; F M Swanson, Monticcllo, Ga.; Ro bert Barnes. Jasper County, Ga.; AM Robinson, Monticello, Ga.; James Wright, Putnam county, Ga.: A Westbrook, Putnam County, Ga.; Judge J J Floyd, Covington, Ga.; IV L lichee, “Cov ington Enterprise,”; A H Zaehry, Conyers, Ga; George Wallace, Atlanta, Ga.;’ Dick' Lockett, Davis county, Texas; W Hawk Whatley, Cus seta. Texas; W C Roberts, Linden conntv, Tex as; Tommy & Stewart, Atlanta, Ga; W A Lans dell, Druggist, Atlanta, Ga; R F Maddox & Cos.; Atlanta,pa.; Uriah Stephens, Cartersville, Ga.; A N Louis, Lowndes county, Ga.; Joseph Land, Lowndes county, Ga.; Jus. Jefferson. Carters ville, Ga.; W L Ellis, Dooly county, Ga.; W A Forehand. Dooly coimtv. Ga.; John I>. Davis Newton Factory, Ga.; B F Bass, Lowmlnes co. Bridles, GOWER, JONES & CO MANUFACTURERS OF And Dealers in CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, u, F i *7oj fZX-/ 1 Di*. IF. M. J ohnson, ■ DENTIST. Cartersville, Ga. A.isrr> 1, 2 & 4 Hors 3 Wagons. MATERIALS, &C. REPAIRING , of all Hath, BONE WITH NEATNESS and DURABILI TY. CARTERSVILLE, GA. feb. 7, ISTl.wly i* BSP Suits of Clothes from $2,00 to $4,00 at Sattehfztld, Pylon & Co’s. CARTERSVILLE, BARTOW COL ORGIA, JUNE %?, 1871. ■S. '.,A Scliedule of* i ho CARTEUBVILLE k YAN-D'EST 11. ]£. AN’ and after .January 90th, 1871,"the trains A / will LeaveTAYLOTiNVILLE, at <V», A. M. *’ STILESRORO’, at in \ y “ FORREST HILL, at 'l()2.»*A *M Arriving at CARTERSVILLE, at 10.50, A M Leave CARTERSVILLE, at l p m Arrive at TAYLORSVILLE, at 3,' P.' M.‘ A Hack will soon be running from CeUartown to laylorsville via. Van Wert, connecting with the trains, R An Extra train will bo run to Cartersville and Return to Taylorsville, every Friday evening. By order ol the President. D. W. K. PEACOCK, Seedy. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE, WESTERN & ATLANTIC It. It. CO. ON and after2Bth Inr-tant, trains will run oa tin- Road as follows : N IGHT PASSENGER TRAIN—CnWABP. Leave, Atlanta. r, so, r. M . Arrives at C hattanooga, l 43, a. m. DaY Pas.-jEXGER TRAlN—Outward. Leaves Atlanta 8 15, A. m. Arrives at Chattanooga 4 25, p. m. NIGI H PASSENGER TRAlN—lnward. Leave- Chattanooga 5 10, r. M. Arrives at Atlanta l 42. a. m. day passenger train—lnward. Leaves Chattanooga 5 00. a. m. Arrives at Atlanta l 38, p. m. DA LTON ACCOMMODATION. Leaves Atlanta 340, p. m. Arrives at Dalton It 58, p. m. Leave. Dalton 3 25, A. M. Arrives at Atlanta 10 20, a. ai. E. B. WALKER, may 25,1871. Master of Transportation. Lawshe & Haynes, HAVE ON HAND AND are receiving the finest stock of the Very Latest Styles of Diamond and Gold JEWELRY, in upper Georgia, selected, with* eat care for tiie Fall and Winter Trade, Watches, of t.liQ BEST MAKERS, of both Europe and A merica; American and French Clocks; Sterling and Coin Silver Ware* aud the best quality of Silver Plated QGods, at prices to suit the times; Gold, Silver and Steel Spectacles, to suit all ages. Watchcs and Jewelry Repaihs« by Competent Workmen; Also Clock and Watch Makers Tools and materials. sept 13.-swly ATLANTA, GA. W. H. GILBERT. A.BAXTER, T. W. BAXTER, Jr. BAXTER, (SUCCESSORS TO W. 11. GILBERT & C 0.,) Dealers In hardwyre, IStOX, STEEL, CLOVER & GRASS SEED. AGENTS FOR SALE OF COAL CREEKCOAL. Peruvian Criumo. And other Fertilizers. Agricultural Implements, Agricultural and Mill Machinery. ALSO GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS For sale and Purchase of COTTON, WHEAT, CORN. And all other Country Produce, Cotton, Hay AND OTHER PRODUCE SHIPPED ON LIBERAL TERMS. CIL&ERY& BAXTER, Cartersville <Ga. Jan. 19, 1871—ly. J AS. W. STRANGE, Dealer In, and Manufacturer Os TTX WARE, A^ T l> Honsc-Furnisliing (J GotL , ALSO DEALER UV First-Class Stoves At The Liowest Cash Prices, WILL BARTER FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE, RAGS, AC. Cartersville, Jan. 20th, ’7l-lv. Five Acres of LAND IS CARTERSVILLE For Sale S mn.VT BEAUTIFUL PLAT OF LAND in JL Cartersville, known as the Tobacco Factory Lot, containing FIVE ACRES, more or less. On the premises is a splendid well of freestone water*. The laud will be sold in a body, or in town lots, to suit purchasers. For further particulars ap ply to M. L. Pritchett, Cartersville, or Thos. HUTCJTEJu-oN, Wulesoa, Ga., or i.\ },. JioON, who lives near the premise*. jam 24-swtf S. 31. ~ PATS'! !TalzO,"a -eilt GROVER & BAKER'S CELEBRATED 1!I« MMmm. BOTH THE ELASTIC ANU> SHUTTLE OR LOCKSTITCH. SUITABLE FOR ANY KIND OF FAMI LY SEWING- JIONE BETTER. Men and Koys 9 Clothing Made on tbo Most Reasonable Terms. In fact, almost any description of SEWING done As Cheap «js the Cheapest! AND IVTnEBW STYIzE. Qtuvard and XJvward.” SHARP & FLO YD, to Geo. SHARP, Jr., ATLANTA) GA„ Wholesale And Retail Jewelers. We Keep a Large and Varied Assortment of FINS WATCHES, CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, AND SPECTACLES. sea® mm i m, A SPECIALTY. We Manufactuae Tea Sets, Forks, Spoons Goblet', Cups, Knives, etc. Jfhjemiums I‘or Ain'icuUuryl Fairs. We are prepared to fill anj - order for Fairs at short notice; also to give any information in regtird to Pretniitmn. Orders by mail or in person, will receive prompt and careful attention. We ask a com parison «f Stock, Prices and Workmanship with any house in the State. Watches and Jewelry carefully Repaired and Warranted. Masonic Badges and Sunday School Badges made to order. All Work Guaranteed. ENGRAVING FREE OF CHARGE. SHARP Sc FLOYD. May 23, swly. CONSUMPTION, Its Cure and 14* Preventive BY J. E. SOHENCS, M. D. MANY a human being has passed away, lor whose death there was no other reason than the neglect of known and indisputably proven means of cure. Those near and dear to family and friends are sleeping the dreamless slumber into which, had they calmly adopted Dll. JOSEPH M. SCHKNCK’S SIMPLE TREATMENT. aud availed themselves of his wonderful effica cious medicines, they would not have fallen. Dr. Schenck lias in his own case proved that wherever sufficient vitality remains, that vital ity, by his medicines and his directions for their use, is quickened into healthful vigor. In this statement there is nothing presump tuous. To the faith of the invalid is made no representation that is not a thousand times substantiated by living and visible works. The theory of the cure by Dr. Schenck’s medicines is as simple as it. is ui failing. Its philosophy requires no argument. It is self-assuring, self convincing. The Seaweed Tonic and Mandrake Pills are the first two weapons with which the citadel of the malady is assailed. Two-thirds of the cases of consumption originate in dyspepsia and a functionally disordered livei. With this condition the bronchial tubes “ sympathize’’ with the stomach. They respond to the morbific action of the liver. Here then comes the cul minating result, and the setting in, with all its distressing symptoms, of CONSUMPTION. The Mandrake Pills are composed of one of Nature’s noblest gifts—the Podophillum Pelta tum. They possess all the blood-searching, alterative properties of calomel. But unlike calomel, they “LEAVE NO STING BEHIND,” The work of cure is now beginning. The vitiated and mucous deposits in the bowels and in the alimentary canal are ejected. The liver, like a clock, is wound up. It arouses from its torpidity. The stomach acts responsively, and the patient begins to feel that he is getting, at last, A SUPPLY OF GOOD BLOOD. The Seaweed Tonic, in conjunction with the Pills, permeates and assimilates with the food. CliyliQeatioir*is now progressing without its previous tortures. Digestion becomes painless, and the cure is seen to be at hand. There is no more llatulcnec, no exacerbation of the stomach An appetite sets in. Now comes the greatest Blood Purifier ever yet given by an indulgent, father to suffering man. Schenck’s Pulmonic Syrup comes in to perform its functions and to hasten and com plete the cure. It enters*at once upon its work. Nature cannot be cheated. It collects and ripens the impaired portions of the lungs. Tn the form of gatherings, it prepares them for expectoration, and lo ! in a very short time the malady is vanquished, the rotten throne that it occupied is renovated and made new, and the patient, in all the dignity of regained vigor, steps forth to enjoy the manhood or the woman hood that was GIVEN UP AS LOST. The second thing is, the patients must stay in a wa,gm room until they get well ; it is almost impossible to prevent taking cold when the lungs are diseased, but it must he prevented or a cure cannot lie effected. Fresh air and riding out, especially in this section of the country in the winter season, are all wrong. Phvsirians who recommend that course lose patients, if their lungs are badly diseased, and vat because they are in the house they must not sit down quiet ; they musj, walk about the room as much and as fast as the strength will hear, to get up a good circulation of blood. The patients must keep in good spirits—tie determined to get well, i his has a great deal to do with the appetite, and is the great point to gain. To despair of cure after such evidence of its possibility in the worst cases, and moral cer tainty in all others, is sinful. Dr. Schenck’s personal statement to the Faculty of his own cure was in these modest words : Many years ago 1 was in the last stages of consumption; confined to mv bed. and at one time my physicians thought that I could not live ii weeki then, like a drowning nimn catch ing at straws, I heard of and obtained the pre- Davations which I now offer to tiie public, and they made a perfect cure of me. ft seemed to me that I could feel them penetrate my whole system. ■ hey soon ripened the matter in hit lungs, and I would spit up more than a pint of offensive yellow matter every morning for a long time. As soon as that began to subside my cough, fevei, pain and night sweats cK began to leave me, and my appetite became so great that it was with difficulty that I could keep from eating too much. I soon gained my strength, and have grown in flesh ever since.”” “I was weighed shortly after my recovery ” added the Doctor, “then looking'! ike a mere skeleton; my weight was only ninety-seven pounds ; my present weight is two hundred and twenty-five pounds, and for rears 1 have ” Enjoyed good health.” Dr. Sclicnck has discontinued his professional visit to New York and Boston, lie or his son, Dr. J If. Schenck. Jr., still continue to sec patients at their office, No. 15 North Sixth street. Philadelphia, every Saturday from !) a. m., to 3 p. in. Those ivlip wish a thorough examination with the Rcsmromctcr will hi* charged five dollars. The Respirometer declares the exact condition of the lungs, and patients can readily learn whether they arc curable or not. Tho directions for taking the medicine are adapted to the intelligence even of a child Follow these directons, and kind nature will do the rest, excepting that in some eases the Man drake' Pills are to be taken in increased doses ; the three medicines need no other accompani ments than the ample instructions that do accompany them. First create appetite. Os returning health hunger is the most welcome symptom. When it comes, as it will come, let the despairing be of good cheer. Good blood at once follows, the cough loosens, the night sweat is abated. In a short time both of these morbid symptoms are gone forever. l.)r. Schenck’s medicines nre constantly kept in tens of thousands of families. Asa laxative, or purgative, the Mandrake Bills are a standard preparation; while the Pulmonic Syrup, as a enrer of coughs and colds, may be regarded as a prophylacteric against consumption in any of its forms. Price of the Pulmonic Syrup and Seaweed Tonic, .$1.50 a bottle, or $7,50 a half dozen. Man drake Pills, 25 t cents a box. For sale by all druggists and dealers. JOHN F. HENRY, EIGHT College Place, New York, WHOLESALE AGENT. "ATLANTA SACK FACTORY. WE are prepared, at all seasons, to till or ders for Grain and Flour Sacks, of nny size, quality, or quantity at our factory in At lanta, Ga. W A. MITCHELL & CO. sept. 20, 1870.w1y [From the New Yoik Journal of Commerce.' The Tempi atlonn of SI. Anlliony. We have published this celebrated dosoiiptive vers”, but the demand ior it is to-day as fmh as ever. Corres pondents from all parts of the country have been pleading with us for more than a year past to reproduce it for their benefit, aud in compliance we once more present it to our readers.— We first saw it many years ago in Bentley's Magazine, over tho signature of “T. H. S.” It has been ascribed to the author of “The Ingoldsby Legend,” but who the writer really is we cannot say. Those who have seen Tenier’s paintiug3 cannot fail to recall his vivid and comical picture of the temptations to which our poor St. Anthony was subjected. “He would have parsed a pleasant life of it, in despite of the Devil and all his works, if his path had not been crossed by a being that causes more perplexity lo mortal man than ghosts, goblins, and the whole race of witches put together, and that was —a woman.” —Sketch Book. St. Anthony sat on a lonely stool, And a book was in his hand; Never his eyes from its page lie took, Either lo right or left t» look ; But with steadfast soul, as was his rule, Ihe holy page he scanned. “We will woo,” said tho imp, St. Anthony’s eyes, Off from his holy book ; We will go to him all in strange disguise, And tease him with laughter, whoops and cries, That he upon us may look.” The Devil was in the best of humor that day That ever his highness was in ; And that’s why he sent out his imps to play ; And he furnished them torches to light their way, Nor stint themincense to burn as they may— Sulphur, and pitch, and rosin. So they came to the Saint in a motley crew— A heterogeneous rout; There were imps of every shape and hue, And some looked black, and some looked blue. And they passed and varied before the view, And twisted themselves about; And bad they exhibited thus to you, I think you’d have felt in a bit of a stew — Or so should I myself, I doubt. There was some with feathers, and some with scales, And some with warty skin ; Some had no heads, and some had ails, And some had claws like iron naila, And some had combs and beaks like birds* And yet, like jays, could utter words ; And some bad gills aud fins. Some rode on skeleton beasts, arrayed In gold and velvet stuff, With rich tiara? on the head, Like kings and queens among the dead; While face and bridle-hand displayed; In hue and substance seemed to cope With maggots in a microscope, And their thin lips, as white as soap, Were colder than enough. And spiders big from the ceiling hung, From every crack and nook, They had a crafty, ugly guise. And looked at the Saint with their eight eyes; And all that malice could devise Os evil to the good and wise, Seemed willing from the look. Beetles and slow-worins crawled about. And toads did squat demure; From holes in the wainscoting mice peeped out, Or a sly old rat with his whiskered snout; And forty feet a full span long, Danced in and out in an endless throng; There ne’er has been seen such extravagant rout, From that time to this, I’m sure. But the good St. Anthony kept his eyes Fixed on the holy hook; From it they did not sink nor rise; Nor sighs nor laughter, shouts nor cries, Could win away his look. A quaint imp sat in an earthen pot, In a big-bellied earthen pot sat he: Through holes in the bottom his legs shot out, And holes in the sides his arms hadgot, And his head came out through the mouth, God wot! A comical sight to sec. And he drummed on liis belly so fair and round, ' On his belly so round and fair; And it gave forth a rumbling mingled sound, 1 wixt a mu filed bell, ani},a growling hound, A comical sound to hear: And he sat on the edge of a table-desk, And drummed with his heels; And he looked as strange and as pictu resque As the figures we see in an arabesque, Half-hidden in flowers all painted, in fresque, in Gothic vaulted cells. Then he whooped and hawked, and winked and grinned, And his eyes stood out with glee; And he said these words, and sung this song, And his legs and his arms, with their doub le prong, Keeping time with his tune as it galloped along. Still on the pot and the table dinned As birth tv liis song h v gave; “Old Tony, my boy ! shut up your book, And learn to be merVy and gay; You sit like a bat in his cleistf' , #d neok, Like a round shouldcre'd fool of an owl yon look; But straighten your hack from its booby crook, And more sociable be, 1 pray. “Let us see you laugh, let ns hear you a ng; Take a lesson from ma, old boy ! Remember that lifa has a Heeling wing, And then comes Death, that stern old king* So we’d better make sur® of joy.” But the good St. Anthony bent his eyes Upon his holy book! He heard that song with a Uugh arise. But he knew that the imp hail a naughty guise, And he did not care to look, Another imp came in masquerade Most to a monks attire, But of bring bats his cowl was made, Their wings stitched together of spider thread, And round and about him they muttered and played; And his eyes shot out from, their misty shade Long parallel bars of firo. And his loose teeth chattered like clanking bones When the gibbet-tree swayed in the blast; And with gurgling shakes and stiSed groans, He mocked tho good St. Anthony’s tones As he muttered his prayer full fast. A. rosary of beads was hung by his side— Oh, gaunt looking beads were they 1 And still, when the good Saint dropped a bead, He dropped a tooth, and took good heed To rattle liis string, and the bones replied, Like a rattlesnake’s tail at play. But the good St. Anthony bent his eyes Upon the holy book-; He heard that mock of groans und sighs, And lie knew that the thing had an evil guise, And he did not dare to look. Another imp come with a trumpet snout, That was mouth and nose in one ; It had steps like a flute, as you never may doubt, Where his long lean fingers capered about, As he twanged his nasal melodies out, In quaver, and shake, and run. And his head moved forward and backward still On his long snaky neck; As he bent his energies all to fill His nosey tube with wind and skill, And he sneezed his octaves out, until ’Twas well-nigh ready to break. And close to St. Anthony’s ear ho came, And piped his music in : And the shrill sound went through the good Saint’s frame, With a smart and a sting, like a thread of flame Or a bee in the ear—which is much the same— And he shivered with the din. But the good St. Anthony bent his eyes Upon the holy book ; He heard that snout with it gimlet cries, And he knew that the imp had an evil guise, And he did not dare to look. A thing with horny eyes was there, • With horny eye like the dead; And its long sharp nose was all of horn, And its bony cheeks of flesh were shorn, And its ears were like thin cases torn From feet or knee, and its jaws were bare, And fish-bones grew, instead of hair, Upon the skinless head. Its body was of thin birdy bones Bound round with parchmeut skin ; And when ’twas struck, the hollow tones, That circle round like drum dull groans, Bespoke a void within. Its arm like a peacock’s leg, And the claws were like a bird’s ; But the creep that went, like a blast of plague, To loose the live flesli from the bones, And to wake the good saint’s inward groans As it clawed his cheek, and pulled his hair’ And pressed on his eyes in their lair. Cannot be told in words. But the good St. Anthony kept his eyes Still on the holy book ; He felt the calm on his brow arise ; And he knew that the thing had horrid guise, And he did not dare to look. An imp came then, like a. skeleton form Out of a charnel vault; Some clingings of meat had been left by the worms, Some tendons and string on his leg and arm, And liis jaws with gristle were black and deform, But his teeth were as white as salt* And lie grinned full many a lifeless grin, And he rattled his bony tail; His skull was decked with gill and fin, And a spike of bone was on his chin, And his bat-like ears were large and thin, And his eyes were the eyes of a snail. He took liis stand at the good Saint’s back, And ou tiptoe stood a space ; Forward he bent, all rotten black And he sunk again on his heel, good lack ! And the good Saint uttered some ghostly groans, For the head was caged in the gaunt rib bones, A horrible embrace 1 And the skull,hung o’re with an evlish pry, S. IT. JSmith Cos., Proprietors. And cocked down its India-rubber eye To gaze upon h s face. Yet good St. Anthony sunk his eyes Peep it the holy book. He felt the bones, and so was wise To know that th« thing had a ghastly guise, And he did not dare to look- I.ast came an imp—hew wniiko the rest ! A beautiful female form ; And her voice «ai like music, that slecp opproesod Sinks on some cradling zephyr'a breast; And, whilst with a whisper, his ohock the press’d, Her check felt soft and warm. When over his shoulder she bent the light Os her soft eyes to his p«ge. It came like a iuocnb«?m silver bright, And relieve him iLen wiib a mild delight; For the yellow lamp lustre soorched his sight That wns weak with the mist of age. Hey ! Hie good Ft. Anthony begoggleu his eyes Over the holy book; Ho, ho! at tLe corners they ’gan to rise. Fur he knew that the thing had a lovely guise, And he could not choose but look. There are many devils that walk this world, Devils large, and devils small: Devils so meagre, and devils so stout; Devils with herns, and dsvila without; Sly devils that with their tails upcurlcd, Bold devils that carry them unfurled ; Meek devils, and devils that biawl; Serious devils and laughiug devils; lrnpe for churches and impg for revels; Devils uncouth, aud devils polite; Devils black, and devils white ; Devils foolish, and devils wise ; But a laughing woman with two bright eyes, It is the worst devil of all. T. H. B, Basis of Social Equality !u New England. Harper's Magazine is good authority, especially in matters pertaining to ne gro civilization, New England miscege nation, &c., and “Harper says;” “The actual practical social condi tion and status of the freedman seems to be, up here in the North, pretty much as it was before we had a Fif teenth Amendment. To all appearan ces he doesn’t study any moie than ho used to; certainly doesn’t work harder; doesn’t go to meeting more frequently; and differs from Sambo of old only perhaps in this, that he votes. Per haps—-and it is to be hoped that it will —the sense of this great privilege in time arouse his ambition for better things. In New England, as per the following anecdote, his position is much as it was of yore. Mr. Dickson, a col ored barber in one of the largest towns ■ of Massachusetts, was one morning shaving one of his customers, a respect able citizen, when a conversation oc curred between ihem respecting Mr. Dickson’s former connection with a col ored church in the place: “‘I believe you are connected with the church in Elm street, Mr. Dickson V’ said the customer. “ ‘No, sah, not at all.’ ** ‘Why, are you not a member of the African church ?’ “ ‘Not dis year, sah.’ “ ‘AY hy did you leave their commu nion, Mr. Dickson, if I may be permit ted to ask ?’ “‘Why, I tell you, sah.’ said Mr. Dickson, strapping a concave razor on the palm of his hand, ‘it was jess like dis. I jiued dat church in good fait I gib ten dollars toward de stated preachin’ of de Gospel de fusyear, and de people all call me Brudder Dick-on. second year my business not good, and I only gib five dollars. Dat year de church people call me Mr. Dickson. Dat razor hurt jou, sah ?’ “ ‘No, sir, goes tolerably well,’ “ ‘Well, sail, de third year I feel ber-. ry poor—sickness in my family—an* I gib noffin for preachiu’.'' Well, sah, ar ter dat dey call mo 010 Nigger Dick son, and 1 less ’em.’ “So saving, Mr. Dickson brushed Lis customer’s hair, and the gentleman de parted. well satisfied with the reason why Mr. Dickson left his church.” A Noble Wife. —A bankrupt mer chant, returning home ono night, said to his wife: ‘My dear, I am ruined; everything WC have is in the hands of the sheriff.’ After a few moments of silence the wife looked calmly into his f ce and said: ‘W ill the sheriff sell you ?’ ‘Oh, no!’ ‘Will he sell mo ?’ ‘Oh, no!’ ‘Will he sell the children ?’ ‘Oh, no!’ ‘1 hen do not say that we have lost overy thing. All that is most valuable remains to us—manhood, womanhood, childhood YYe have lost all but the results of our skill and industry. We can make another fortune if cur heart and hands are left us.’ Can we wonder that, encouraged by such a noble wife, he is on the road to fortune again ? A girl in Wisconsin swallowed twen ty percussion caps. Corporal punish ment is temporarily suspended. “I have not loved lightly!’’ as the man said wiion ho married a widow weighing three hundred pounds. A coquette is a rose from whom ev ery lover plucks a leaf; the thorn re mains for her future husband. NUMBER l