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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
A RATTLEsNAKE oHARMER.
He Tells Interesting Incidents of His
Strange and Dangerous Business.

From the New York Times.
Kingston, N. Y, Jan. N.-In a wild
valley at the foot Of a rocky and precipi-
tious mountain, near the little hamlet OF
Long Eddy, in Sullivan county, is the
home Of John G. Geer, whose business is
the charming Of rattlesnakes This &C.
centric individual who lives in this isola-
ted spot Is known throughout that part
of the country as 'the rattlesnake MANS
Though over 60 years Of age, he Is as ac-
tive almost as he was twenty years ago,
and for mountaineer, horned and reared
In that untutored country, where people
Of any kind are scarce, he possesses a
rare intelligence.
A better insight into his strange and
dangerous business cannot be given than
by the following story, told by himself:
II have been engaged in catching rattlers
at the foot of this mountain for many
years. Some seasons l get from 200 to
800 of them, many Of which ! tame and
ship alive 10 museums in New York and
other cities kill COCO many and ex-
tract the oil, for which find ready sale
at from 50 TO = an ounce. The skins are
worth from 81 10 So each, according to
their size and condition.
"1his mountain back Of my house is
fairly alive with rattlesnakes; thousands
of them live there in their lairs in the
crevasses of the rocks. One day last year
| started below my house, and In two
hours and a half caught twenty-five rat
tiers and a black snake. ] catch the
snakes with hook or snare, and put
them into back In which bring them
home. Do they ever bite me} Well,
sometimes, but very seldom, as ] know
what rattlespake's bite Is. and am
always very careful how l handle them.
Six or seven times they have been too
smart for me. and have sunk their fangs
into my hands, but | am alive yet, for
have an infallible cure for the poison. The
bites always leave scar. though, as you
will see by the back of my hand. "
This hand has number Of small, deep
scars, which look like a very pronounced
pockmark, and these, the "rattlesnake
man" declared are the results of the bites
he has received. The ''infallible" cure
which MI. Greer used is compounded by
himself Certain it is, he has been called
upon many times to save people who
have been struck by the poison-laden
fangs of rattlesnaFes, and his remedy
has never failed to cure.
No less weird and interesting than the
man is his rude loghouse, which is al
ways the home OF from dozen TO thirty
or more of the venomous reptiles These
are kept in boxes, and many of them are
very tame, actually seeming TO be fond OF
their master II does not take the old
man long 10 subdue there wild creatures,
and he often has them crawling about the
floor while he smokes his pipe and medi-
tates He is fond Of having visitors come
TO see his pets, though few persons can
be persuaded 70 enter his den OF rattlers
and black snakes This amuses the old
man, as long association has taken away
every vestige OF fear OF having them
harm him, and he thinks no more OF hand
ling the reptiles than If they were play
ful kittens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
A KANSAS HERMIT.
Gen. Hugh Cameron, Whose Whiskers
Reach His Knees.
From the St. Louis Republic.

From the st. Louis Republic.
When Gen. Hugh Cameron returned
from the army he built of logs one-room
cabin on his forty-acre farm, three miles
northwest Of Lawrence, Kan. The cabin
stands there to-day and Cameron has oc-
cupied it alone all these years. He is
now nearly 20 years old and his hair and
whiskers are as white as snow. His
whiskers, when combed out loose, reach
his knees, while his hair, when hanging
down his back, touches his hips He was
never in barber's chair in his life, never
put razor to his face and his hair has
not been trimmed since he was babe 8
years old. He is native of Pennsylvania,
and is related to the Cameron family OF
that state.
To a correspondent Cameron said:
"People say am singing away my day
of grace by getting married." he said, II
am nearly seventy years old, strong and
hearty, and work twenty hours day. /
get up at 4 o'clock in the morning. get my
breakfast, which 1 cook myself, take care
Of my cabin, by that time IL Is light
enough TO 90 to work on the outside. ]
work as late in the evening as / can see,
get my supper, do such washing or mend
ing as may be needed, and then study and
read aud write until IL o'clock or later
Yes, four hours In bed is enough for me. "
"Neither Christ nor any Of His discip-
les was married, and Paul, the greatest
philosopher among them, did not find mar
rage a necessity. Besides this, many,
very many unions Of to-day are founded
on sensual passion that destroys the puri-
~ of the heart, taints the soul and wrecks
the body Cf men and women too. No, /
have no remedies 10 propose. | am simply
irving TO live the life believe Christ and
and the apostles lived and preserve in
this mode Of life the freedom and indie
pendence most prize.
81 eat bread and butter, cheese and
milk, fish, fruit and nuts. do not use
meat of any kind, nor drink intoxicants in
any form. no use tobacco. l see nothing
unusual in this. II seems to me TO be the
natural food Of man, and undoubtedly
prevents diseases consequent upon the
consumption of rich animal foods. Now,
as 70 my hair and whiskers. I believe
there is strength and health Ia permit
ting the bair and whiskers 10 grow TO
their natural length. You will see that
my whiskers are plated and tied around
my neck, and my hair Is dressed In the
same way, the electricity In the hair and
whiskers thus furnishing me a natural
battery for the use Of the body
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04

charged up which has not actually been
used by the family and the household.
1t is barely possible that there are other
households in which nothing goes a-gley
from morning until night, and in which ac-
cidents never occur TO mar comfort; but it
is reasonably certain that there are not
half dozen homes in the world-royalty
counted in-in which the mistress is kept
Iealously from knowing anything Of the
accidents which the proverb says must
occur in the best Of well regulated fam
f1iaa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
A MILLIONAIRE'S HOME.
A View Of a VandeTbilt'S Domestic
Affairs.

Managing the Household-Mme. Boil
lets Remarkable Duties-Arrangtng
The herald., 1894-11-08

con, Republican nominee, is probably
elected. and Schwartz, Republican nom.
inee for constable, although Walter
Rechtwig, the Democratic nominee for
constable. is uncomfortablv close to him.
They claim a majority OF two votes for
Schwartz.
The friends and supporters OF Tom
Douglas, for justice OF the pc ace, are sur
prised he did not get there. and his
opponents are equally surprised that he
polled go many votes.
Justice of the Peace Moore got left, SO
did Pete Winthers, the present con-
stable, for there were too many conflict
ing elements pulling against them. The
Sailors union, which supported Winth~
ers last election to a man, were for
Walter Recht wig, and the support they
gave Moore was not sufficient, showing
they favored come OF the numerous other
candidates.
Steiglitz ran away ahead OF his ticket
down here.
Choate, for coroner, was hot favor
lite.
Kenyon outvoted krdis for assem- bly,.
man.
Budd was general favorise with our
electors. showing that vilifcation reacts
on its authors.
The herald., 1894-11-08
REDLANDS.
Tho Republicans Roll Up an OverwheI.
ming Msiprity.

Tho Republicans Roll Up an OverwheI-
ming Msjority.
REDLANDs, Nov. 7.-Out of q total
registration of 851 voters in this city 744
electors made use of the franchise at
yesterdays election. It was about 8
O'Clock this morning before the last vote
was counted in Precinct 4, which made
the returns complete. The result is a
victory for the Republicans on all sides.
Redlands township, which includes
Mentone and Ssven Oaks, pollsd 800
votes for Etee. 1859 for Budd, 140 for
French and 7S for Webster. Millard,
for lietenant governor. received 1872
votes secretary OF state. Brown, 359 !;
comptroller, Colgan, $40; treasurer,
Rackliffe, 406; surveyor general, Wright,
361 clerk OF supreme court, Ward, 4l9;
superintendent of public instruction,
Black. 1865; superintendent OF state
printing, Johnston. 2S4; associate JUS
tice of the supreme court Qnll teym).
Henshaw, 376; Torrance, 376 (short
term), Fleet, 1862; representative in con-
gress. Bowers. 470; board OF equaliza-
ton, Arnold, 1868; railroad commissioner,
Oiaths ooo, aoeomuly' CoNOEby -oiRHsu su
district. Lynch. 1856; Judge of
the superior court, Camp
bell, 348; sheriff, Holcomb, 39l I;
county clerk, auditor and recorder, Dlss,
469; treasurer and tax collector. Reeves.
5l7; district attorney. DAILY, 1903; asses.
sor, Kendall, 404; superintendent OF
schools, Bssttie, 39l public administra-
tor. Tay lor. 352; coroner, Ksating. 355;
surveyor. Cook, 4e6; Justices OF the
peace, Camp 377, Baker 800; constables,
Rivera 48S, Futrell 245.
All of the constitutional amendments
received a majority ''yes" vote except
tine one relating to the pay of members
of the Legislature which was showed un.
der with ''noes."
The Daily Facts received Associated
Press dispatches until early this morn
ing, and issued special morning
edition. The Daily Leader also received
the United Press dispatches throughout
the night, 30 our people did not want
for the latest political news.
Budd's probable election to the COVER
norship is q sumner to all but Budd's
supporters.
The herald., 1894-11-08
ANAHEIM.
The Local Officers Elected-5oms News
Mattors.


The Local Offcers EIscted-soms News
Matters.
ANAHEIM, Nov. THE election passed
off quietly here yesterday. the perfect
weather being conducive to geniality
and good will among men and toward
men. A large vote was cast, but much
scratching made the count tedious and
laborious task, keeping the members OF
the board busily at work from the time
the polls closed until O'Clock this
morning to complete the count. The
candidates for local Offices rscsiv ed the
following number of votes:
Supervisor, Third district - Pott er,
Republican. 481; Porter. Democrat,
344; Watson. Populist, 53 Far justice
OF tue peace -Landel,, Republican, 354
Peirce. Republican, 274; Rogers. Demo-
crat. 228; Baxter. Democrat. 154 ! Cad,
Popuist, 226. onstables-Groas. Re-
publican, 5l7; Schumacher, Republican,
I15; Bitner, Democrat, 23S; schumacher,
Democrat, 165; Raub, Populist. 12l.
For the county offices the Republicans
are claiming all except Bowers
The Fraternal Aid association of this
city will initiate new members on Fri.
day evening. An entertaining pro.
grnmme will be given, also supper, by
the ladies OF the council.
w. l.. Cressey OF Oregon recently ar
rived in Aneheim. having made the trip
overland. Mrs. Cressey preceded him
some days, having come by rail. They
will make Ansheim their future home.
Mr.. Goldthwaite, formerly OF Anaheim
but recently of Los Angeles, came down
yesterday to visit friends and look after
affairs ou his ranch.
Miss Clara Cristee, the popular mill.
ner, went to Los Angeles Saturday
evening, returning Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. A. Mcconnell of Uni
versity, Los Angeles, are the guests OF
Miss Clara Cristee.
Miss Roberts. principal of the Ana.
helm schools, is confined to her rooms
with an attack of mumps.
The dinner and supper given by the
ladies of the Christian church yesterday
was success, the net proceeds amount
ing to over $40.
Miss Lille Brown of Garden Grove
has taken a situation in the Gazette
Office and is making her home with Mre.
Lulu Wood.
Joe Kroner. recently OF Pasadena,
will spend the winter in Anaheim in at
tendance at the East Anaheim school.
recent letter from S. Littlefield,
dated at Lerdo, Mexico. states that the
party OF gold hunters are all we'll and
that they had reached the last settle.
ment and would soon be in the desert.
They have train OF 80 burros and
seven mules. Lsrdo ia in Mexico, 70
miles south of Yuma.
Some of the Democrats in Anaheim
are kicking themselves today for not
taking proposition made by w. H.
McAlvray to put up $50 that Estee
would down Budd in the gubernatorial
race.
The herald., 1894-11-08
SANTA MONICA.
Election Day Gossip-Ths Local Tioke
Elected,

Election Day Gossip-Ths Local Ticket
Elected.
SANTA MONICA. Nov. 7.-Election day
passed off quietly, light vote being
polled in all precincts. the Republicans
making gains in all precincts. The
total vote cast in the township was
1892, OF which there were cast in Santa
Monica'a two precints 464-San Vicente
81 and at the Soldiers home 764 the
average Republican majority being $50,
With M. n. Estee, the governor, the
lowest name on the ticket, McNally,
Mrs. Galpin. K. f. Hewitt and DIR.
Choste running strong.
Immediately upon the close of the
polls the people commenced to congre-
gate about the street corners and dis
cues the situation, and as soon as the
news came in the HERALD agency and
Republican headquarters were thronged
as the night wore on. The county re-
turns being meagre, the eastern dis.
patches were eagerly scanned and the
Republicans were elated. while the
faithful members OF Democracy, headed
Barretto, felt kinder cold, but good
natured.
The morning paper was eagerly
scanned. and when batch of HERALD
extras came down they went like hot
cakes, everyone admiring the enterprise
displayed.
The local ticket elected ia: judge I.
Fl, Wills and e. E. Bsrsckman for jus.
tees Of the peace, and Myers and Hunter
for constables.
The surprse of the day was the large
Popuist vote in Santa Monica and San
Vicente.
Tue good news OF Mr.. Budd's election
cheered all Democratic hearts and gave
nnhlicana
The herald., 1894-11-08
Physical Culture of Children.

All outdoor games that involve running
and active movement of any Kind arc use.
ful adjuncts in physical development,
writes Elizabeth Robinson Scovil in La
dies Home Journal. An immense amount
of exercise is taken under the griso of di,
version. Battlodoor and shuttlecock,
which was long q favorito amusement, is
q capital indoor gano where thcrc is room
to play it and might be revived with adj.
vantage. Bcanbags, colorcd bags fllod
with beans and aimed at u ring or other
mark, and the form of quoits played on
shipboarl with rings of rope may be util-
lied to furnish exercise on rainy days.
Especial attention should be paid to ven
tilation when the children are exercising
indoors. The respiration is quickoncd,
the lungs demand moro air, and there
should be u plentiful supply of oxygen to
meet it. Impure air poisons the delicate
tissues of children. That which has been
devitalized by passing through tho lungs
is unfit to be brcathed again. If tho i'm
purities with which it is loaded could be
visible, we would shrink from inhaling it
and wonder at our folly when by raising
the window a fresh supply is at our com
mand
The herald., 1894-11-08
RIVERSIDE NEWS.
NON-PARTISANS CARRY EVERY
THING IN SIGHT.
This Republicans Only Get Four Candi-
dates In Office A Chrysanthe kgc,g
mum Festival-Per-
sonals.

RIVERSIDE, Nov. THE streets are
crowded with people discussing the
great non.partisan landslide and won.
dering just how it happened. The most
sanguine amongst the non n-psrtisans
never expected such q Wholesale disaf'
fection from the Republican ranks.
The on.partisans control the board oi
supervisors and have elected johnson as
sheriff; Condee. clerk; Woodward, tax
collector; Sherman, coroner Jarvis, as
SCISSOR, and Hyatt, superintendent of
schools. The Republicans re.slect
Noyes, superior jadge; Anderson. dis
trict attorney; Mitchell, treasurer, and
Pierson, surveyor.
Estee was badly scratched by the
Prohibitionists.
Al the Congregational church last
evening was held chrysanthemum fes.
tival, which was indeed quite an enjoy
able affair. The choicest blooms OF
Riverside have been contributed and
the com bination of ths many colors and
shades made a beautiful scene long to be
RENE M bered.
Clyde M. DIETRICH OF Philadelphia ar
rived in the city Sunday. Mr.. DIETRICH
contemplates making Riverside his
home.
Perry Coil was very near Deaths door
Saturday night, owing to q relapse from
his illness Of q week ago.
+. ID. French, the manager OF the
Postal Telegraph company, has.been re-
quested to resign on account OF the
prominence he has taken in Prohibition
circles, interfering with the liquor in.
terest of large manufacturers.
Daniel Sully will play tonight in his
now famous play, O'Ncil, Washington,
D. G.
o. P. Widaman has returned from @
months trip east.
A large crowd gathered at Armorv
hall last night to hear telegraphic re-
turns of the election throughout the
cCultry. 1naiderable enthusiasm and
excitement prevailed.
Cyrus Harvey. rs wears OF age. re.
spected member of the Grand army,
died on Tuesday. Riverside Post,
G. A. r., of which the deceased was a
member, conducted the funeral this
afternoon at 2:30 Company @, Ninth
regiment N. 6. G.. paid their tribute to
the deceased by sending firing squad
of four to the funeral.
The herald., 1894-11-08
MOUNT LOWE.
Extending tho Mountain Road to tho
Hlxher summtta.

Extending tho Mountain Road to tho
Higher SUBMITS.
MOUNT LOWE, Nov. Mrs. Leon p.
Lowe. who has been visiting her friends
in Philadelphia for several months, re-
turned to California with Professor
Lowe and joined her husband. vino is in
charge OF affairs at Echo mountain. She
will be very agreeable acquisition to
social circles at the mountain hotels.
A force of about 40 graders are now at
work ON the new trolley road to the
higher summits. The line OF the grade
can be really traced from the power
house at the top of the incline along the
face Of the mountain past the observa-
tory. but about 100 feet below it, pene-
trating the deep gorge at the head of Los
Flores canon. returning along the face
of the opposite ridge and then disap-
pearing over a low depression in the
ridge and pursuing its course along the
north side OF the mountain into and
through the forest of oaks and pines.
Ite entire course lies through wild and
romantic scenery of the grandest de-
sc.iption.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Fletcher Rogers OF
Chattanooga. Tenn, were accompanied
by a pleasant party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. William G. Harrison and their
daughters. Daisy and Mildred. of Los
Angeles, Miss Fanny Huskin OF Comp.
ton and Mrs. Irene r. Talbot of Occi.
dental college.
Anthony Schoder OF Wood dbridge, N.
j., was escorted over the Mount Lowe
railway by Joseph and Howard Schoder
OF the Union Hardware company Of Los
Angeles.
Mrs. NJ. F.. Bangham of Pasadena
chaperoned Mrs. S. G. Gillis and James
7. Gillis OF Mt. Pleasant. la.
Walter Raymond Of Boston examined
the latest improvements on the mount
ain in company with Mr.. and Mrs. o. J.
Muchmore and Frank II. Muchmore Of
Los Angeles.
Mr.. w. Jackson of Los Angeles, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank G. Bolt and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Stowell and daughter of Pasadena
are ENJOYING prolonged stay at the
chalet. The Stowels came from Boston
a year ago, and have been greatly bene-
flied by their residence in Southern Cal.
ifornia.
Among eastern visitors who have reg
istered this week are Oscar Young Of
Springfield, O.; j. W. Harman, Brook
lyn. N. Y; Mias Gertrude Timmons,
Portland, Me-. Walter j. Lsrden, Bos.
ton Mr.. and Mrs. 1. L. Sherman, Hous.
ton, Tex; Sarah Shoemaker. Polo, ILL.,.
Louise G. Litka and Fred T. Fisher,
Seattle; Mr.. and Mrs. D. Duyckinck
and Mise V. Todd, Riverside,
The herald., 1894-11-08
ONTARIO.
Editor Blackburn Il Elected Super-

Editor Blackburn Il Elected Super-
vlsor-Notes.
ONTARIO, Nov. 7.--As predicted yes-
terday, Editor Blackburn, running on
the Democratic ticket for supervisor o
this district, demolished George r..
Holbrook's vaunted two to one Repub-
lican majority and scored plurality Of
four. AT Cucamonga Blackburn was
also ahead. and the vote which is sup.
posed at this writing to have elected
George Holbrook by about % came from
San Bernardino and vicinity. This
contest has shown that our people in
Ontario are determinedly opposed to
ring politics.
Among our visitors today were Hugh
Todd of Los Angeles, A. S. Blanc OF
San Francisco and Henry E. Shorting OF
South Pasadena.
Building operations are going on at g
lively rate here and the population oil
our town has been largely increased
during the last few months.
Prof. Piutti of Los Angeles gave @
Chopin recital in the Chaffey college
hall last night before large audience.
Max Erkes, the proprietor OF the new
Stewart hotel, San Bernardino, visited
friends here yesterday.
Editor CLARKE of the Riverside Press
voted In Ontario yesterday.
The herald., 1894-11-08
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS ITEMS

for couldn't bear the thought OF kill
ing him that way.
Several times my husband won't out
to the springs and stayed there for day
or two, and during thai time he was
away from the medicine We were giving
him, but went out and would persuade
him to return to the city. and when he
came back we would con tinus the poison
again.
"It was dreadful. o, l know how
dreadful it was, but Salter kept urging
me on, and when he could not persuade o
me he again threatened to shoot me. and
| kept on as BEFORE"
The herald., 1894-11-08
-. -...,st.

Those who have charge Of charitable in
stitutiors for the aged poor will tell you
that no topic is more pleasing to some poor
old women than the discussion Of their
better days" when they were the fortu-
nnto posscssors of everything heart could
wish for" as they arc apt to express it.
Ono old lady never tires of describing
the flncry she had when sho was bride.
Another boasts of having once owned q
''gold band chany teaset'' and six ''solid
silver teaspoons while q third dwells at
great length on the elegance of flowered
silk gown and satin parasol with. fringe
10 inches long that she once owned.
One poor old woman never says any
thing until the others arc done boasting.
Then she calmly remarks:
"Well l mover had no chany tea things,
nor no silk gowns, nor embroidered petit
coats, nor openwork stockings, nor gold
eardrops, nor nothin of that sort, but ]
have had four husbands, and I'd like to
know ii any of you can beat that!''-
Youths Companion.
Go to Eckstrom. 800 q. Main street. for good
wall paper at the right price.
The herald., 1894-11-08
Bucklen's Arnica saIve.

The best sslve in the world for cuts, bruises
sores, ulcers, saltrheum, fcver sores, tetter
chapped hands, chllblains, corns and all skin
eruptionp, aud positively cures piles or no pay
required. 1t lis guaranteed tn give perfect Sat
istaction or money refunded. Price, 20 cents
per box. For sale by G. F. Heinzeman, 222 N.
main street.
The herald., 1894-11-08

sinulant is often needed to nourish and
strengi hen the roc t. aud to keep the hair n
natural colo. Hairs Hair x enewer is the best
tonic of the nair.