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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02
KNOWS THE REPTILE WORLD.
Peter Gruher of Rochester Buys
Snakes by the Pound.
From the Denver Republican.

From the Denver Republican.
Peter Gruber of Rochester. n. Y, who
was one of the party that banqueted on
ratuesnakes in the rear of Woodbines CT
gar store. 1445 Curtis street, on last Thurs
day evening, is very sage in snakeology.
He knows all about snakes and their do
ngs from the cradle to the grave More
over, MIR. Gruber, more Familiarity known
in the east as "Rattlesnake Pete" can
tell these stories in such a persuasive and
realistic manner that in short time one
feels creepy" and decides never to go
fishing for cells lest the eels should prove
to be snakes. That Mr. Gruber is not only
a good story teller, but. also, a diplomat,
is shown by the fact that in Rochester. N.
y, he has for some years conducted with
much success a joint restaurant and mu-
scum containing live snakes. The proximi-
ty of the snake does not seem 10 rob the
restaurant patrons of their appetites
Mr. Gruber was born SO years ago in Oil
City, Pa. A the age of q he was out
hunting one day in the Allegheny noun
tains, when he saw woman kill a rattle
snake and take out the layers Of fat. The
skin was such pretty one that he asked
for it. From that time he had a laundering
after snakes and snake skins and collect
ed them whenever opportunity offered.
This WAS a source of immediate profit to
him, as he had already at that time been
in the museum business for five years in
Oh City.
In the spring" said Mr.. Gruber last
night, Il often go snake hunting i'm the
woods and captured whatever snakes
meet. one has to slip up on them care
fully or hold them down with q forked
stick until one can grab the snake by the
tail. Then push him into sack before he
can say Jack Robinson, and you are all
right.
In the springtime the snakes come out
of their dens, which are beneath shelving
rocks. They lie in the sun from day to
day until the nights get warm. Then they
go down INTO the fields and gain a ivelt-
hood by catching field mice. chipmunks
and the like. On this account a snake is
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02
ORIGIN OF PINK LEMONADE.
How Circus Clown Met Texas
Emergency.

Emergency.
From the New York Commercial Adyer-
t!ser.
1.-THE origin of pink lemonade" said an
old circus clown to a reporter has long
been shrouded in mystery. Ike some other
beginnings in history. But here is the
true story: In 1857 / was travelling in the
south with Jere Mabies big show. I was
doing a tumbiing and acrobatic act in the
ring and had not yet begun TO aspire to
the cap and bells. one afternoon, just be
fore the doors We're opened, Mabie came
to me in great distress and told me that
The clown had jumped the show. A circus
without clown would be serious affair
anywhere, but in Texas in those days 1t
meant destruction to our properly, and
possibly bodily harm to ourselves You
see, those Texans didn't have much else
to do, and 50 they found time TO study the
| bills carefully. They insisted upon getting
/ their fun moneys worth, and wanted eV-
erythng promised on the bills. Some OF
our best printing couldn't be put up IN
Texas at all. because, you know. there are
things on circus posters which are beyond
the possibility of fuhllment. We show
men look upon these pictures with the
artists eye, and we got to feeling sorry 60
think what the Texans were missing.
"Wel to come TO the point, 1 went into
the ring as clown and made hit. ! kept
it up for a couple of weeks, doing my
| other act as well, and all for one salary
zone morning / went to the manager
| and told him that | would have to have
! some extra seouins # he wanted me to
/ play clown any more. He answered that
! I was getting enough, and If ! wasn't salts
! fed / could quit. He thought ne had me
! there, for Texas was not the kind of coun-
! try man would enjoy being left in. But
/ was youngster then and didn't mind
| taking chances. Besides, / had saved
| about $40 and / felt rich I quit the show
| right off, bought a couple Of mules and an
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02

strictor and the anaconda are harmless.
The specialties of those snakes are to
squeeze creatures TO death. Once l owned
a young l0-foot anaconda, which is really
variety of the boa constructor. l per-
mitted IL to coil about my right arm. A
friend stood by to cut off the snakes
head if it got the best of me. The creature
wound its tail around my wrist, taking
good hold by catching the tail around the
first coil. Then it wound on and my hand
was soon black and blue. l made a des-
perate grab at the tail-hold and undid it
Just as my friend was about to snip off
the animals head. Knowing by experience
what lO-foot anaconda can do, am pre-
pared to imagine how easily 25-foot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02

New York, Dec. 31.-The most elan. .r-
New Year toilettes in the world are n It,
by japanese bellies. The women of J5-
pan have been having a New Year lae
hundreds of years before the wompr ot
Christian countries, according to ta.e
chronology of the age of the world ana
they have learned to make much nor. d..
1t than the women of shorter-lived Chas-
tan nations
The New Year in Japan, falling uttle
later than ours. brings the flowery k..e-
dom into its fun fioweriness; and ON tl5t
day the whole glad New Year is called iu
TO celebrate the advent Of another twelve
month.
1t Is commonly supposed that women
in Japan hold a secondary place to- mon
and that no festival could be carried on
by them and for them. But, far from be
ing the case, there is no nation on earth
that values its women as highly AS the
Japanese, nor no country where the New
Year as more beautifully ushered in by
them.
Women have a strange way all over the
world Of bringing in the New Year. Other
holidays are common to all. men and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02

(old covered wagon, and had just enough
left TO invest in some peanuts, sugar, tar
taric acid and one lemon. Talk about good
friends. Why, that one lemon stuck to me
to the end. / followed the circus with my,
wagon and pair. and every time the tents
We're pitched 1 would mount a box end sing
OUT
Here's your icet-cold lemonade,
Made in the shade
BY an old maid.
Stick your finger in The glass,
I'm freeze tight fast;
The depecr you dip
The sweter it grows
Just like honey from a rose.
SO good, so sweet, so sour,
lt'll give you joy for half an hour
The lemonade sold sDIendidly and
couldn't wait on the negroes fast enough.
one day, while ! was surrounded by n
mob scrambling for the liquid refreshment.
| noticed suddenly that my water supply
had about run out. There We're no wells
or springs in sight so 1 rushed into the big
tent to get some water The elephants had
just been fed and watered and all the
tanks Were empty. In The excitement of
the moment / invaded the dressing tents
Fannie Jameson, the old-time queen of
bare back equestranism was standing in
front OF tub wringing out a pair of pink
tights that she had been washing The
aniline dye had stained the water deep
pink. ! didn't stop to ask any questions
but grabbed the tub and ran. AS | mount
ed the box ! threw in some acid and the
property lemon, and called out to the Gus
toners to come up quickly and buy some
fine strawberry lemonade My sales were
doubled that day, and since then no we'll
regulated circus is without pink lemon
AIDE
ITS not easy to get the better Of show
men, continued the old clown. They're
pretty well up to the tricks of the average
community and have a few of their own
l was with the first steamboat show that
ever sailed down the Mississippi and il
was almost swamped by the big licenses
demanded whenever we landed. Finally
at Memphis the thing eliminated The
merchants were up i'm arms against the
show because they said we would take too
much money away from the city. We
Were notified that no license would be is
sued and that we would not be allowed 20
give our show a the wharf So we steam
ed out into the middle of the river started
our ca Hope apipng and had our little tug
ply back and forth between the shore and
the steamboat The idea of a circus on
board of steamboat hit the Memphis peo-
pie hard That night we were crowded
to the guards and we played three mid
stream return dates in the neighborhood
within a week"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02

tiny bit OF rouge is put upon the
OF her chin
me japanese rouge is a smooth, soft
g, MUCH like our vase.ine, and IS not
Hleasant TO thought or touch.
When her toilet is made the japanese
bale plays with her children upon the
or talks with her women, embroiders
I conducts her household affairs. She
..5 not receive strangers into the house
IL is not etiquette 20 do so. nor does
.e receive men callers unless they ac-
,1npany her husband home, in which case
she may. If they be specially honored
ends of the family, wait upon them
with tho New Year rice cake and the
N.,y
Ihe japanese belle makes her pretty
NeW Year toilette for her own husband,
ard when YOU see how carefully she pre-
pares herself to be beautiful in his eyes
goa think that, after all, the religion that
inmates her life is not so bad.
Ralph Cruger.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02

of the treasure, was a slave in Mississippi
before the war, and when he was the
senior United states senator from that
state he procured a federal appointment
for his old master then impoverished, but
with admirable delicacy he induced his
colleague, the late Justice L. O. c. Lamar
to father the appointment. The emancip-
ated slave did not wish his former owner
to know that he was indebted to his old
niger" for a means Of livelihood.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02

snake of the variety could crush all the
life out of mans body. But luckily, an
acondas dont run loose near Rochester
n ="
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02
WAYS OF AFGHAN WOVEN.
One Chastiscs Her Husband aud An
other DOns Male Attire.

Although an Afghan woman is supposed
10 exist entirely for the benefit of her
lord and master, she is not anyways as
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02

Edward Dun, for many years United
states minister 20 Japan, will open large
mercantile houses in Yokohama and Kobe
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
A FREAK.
The Writer of This Letter EVIDENTLY
Belonged to the Class Called
Swamp Angels.

The following letter was received by
A. B. Darragh, chairman of the Repub
lican county committee, before election,
in answer TO letter sent by Mr..
Darragh, who supposed II was going to
a Republican. The spelling, capitah-
zation and punctuation, are the same as
III the letter:
EMERSON, Nov. 4th, 1898.
Mr.. A. b. Darragh
Dear Sir
Yours of the 2d inst as chairman of
Republican committee duly reed. Yes
sir, you bet / Will be at the polls early
Tuesday morning and get there all day.
Take my neig we'll / guess so, not
only one but "a lot of them. No II seems
as thong the present condition of our
country would be appeal enough, why
Just think of it two years ago wool sold
for l2 cents and now 1t brings Is cents,
but say what makes sheep down, 2years
ago got 50. 90 per 100 pounds for lambs
and Task week l sold better ones at 81 90
SENS as though Mckinley was little
off Oh sheep. But wheat, why Nc
Kinley give us a big crop this year
over 30 bu to the acre while years ago
old Grover only give us about 10 bu to
the acre of course Grover SOLD 1t for us
az 80 cts but then old Grover didant sell
only about as much for us. Corn,
gosh you just ought TO come down
through Emerson and see what Nc
Kinley has done in the corn line, the
goldarndest crop you ever saw he just
hit it pat the first time for last year v e
had smashing crop, he didant do so
well on oats last year, as they were
rather light, but he is on TO his job this
time for they are dandy this year and
they bring 20c, while last year they were
only 10 cents. Say don't you suppose
he would raise the tariff on taters If
some of us farmers would write TO him
about it, they are purity darn cheap and
the tariff ought to be raised, but say
maby Ping can fix that all right he is
quite tater man, yes that makes me
think, say, Ping may be all right, bat
don't just like his ways, if he would ap.
point me TO some Office like Bank In.
spector perhaps / would vote for him,
but say that George Steel will never get
my vote, no never, and say, never was
stuck on that man Giddins, and as fol
Wood if they had just put Bias ina the
place of II. l.. we would had as gooo Q
, candidate as we have now, and say then
silver fellers as got some mighty gooc
fellers on their ticket, there is Nc. thu
, Sheriff he is all right the Supervisor
tried hard to find fault with his claims
but when the committee compared then
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11

The free silver issue is as
dead as a coffin nail 1t is without a
living chance of adoption in the United
States. 1t has had its chance under the
most favorable auspices that could be
conceived, and has been Indignantly re-
iected. Even in Colorado the erstwhile
disciples Of the free silver teachers have
thrown mp their hands and acknowledge
their cause a hopeless one. 1t is simply
going the way of the Greenback move
ment and all the other tiat.money vent
ures in national politics 1t is finally
and c1nclusively settled that the Ameri-
can people are honest.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
Az word to the wise Is sufficient

Ely's Cream Balm has completely
cured me of catarrh when everything
else failed. Alfred w. Stevens, Cald
well, Ohio.
Ely's Cream Balm works like charm;
il has cured me of the most obstinate
case of cold in the head; would not be
without it -Fred'k Fries, 2o3 Hart st.
Brooklyn, n. y.
A Ioc. trial size or the soc. size of Ely S
Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by
druggists Ely Brothers, 50 Warren st
n Y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11

Ifthere is one thing more than another
that is admirable about the American
people as "a whole, it is their adaptable
ty. They go through "A political con-
fiict that would throw the citizens of a
Latin nation into revolution, philoso-
phcally accept the will of the majority
and proceed to business again as though
nothing has occurred Bitter as was the
fight waged in this county and state, it
will leave no lasting marks, and the
daily affairs of life will be carried on as
though nothing had happened TO inter
rupt them
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
Notice.

We. the undersigned, do hereby agree
TO refund the money on two 25-cent
sottles of Bakers Mandrake Bitters, II
il fails TO cure constipation, biliousness,
sick headache, of any OF the diseases for
which it is recommended. Also Will
refund the money OH a 80 cent bottle OF
Downs Elixir, if it does not cure any
cough, cold, Group, whooping cough, or
throat or lung difficulty. We also
guarantee one 25-cent bottle of either OF
the above to prove satisfactory or money
refunded. b. S. WEBB.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11

Nathan Church, the renegade, Tho
through. his disappointment in being un-
able TO dictate the appointment of post
master at Ithaca, attempted to defeatCon-
gresham Mesick in this district by issu-
ing slanderous circular reproducing
his drooling, idiotic speech made at
Ithaca few days before election, should
close up camp. The votes of the people,
as well as members of his own post,
have rebuked his actions.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
A Queer l0 Medicine.

There is a Medicine whose proprie.
tors do not claim TO have discovered
some hitherto unknown ingredient, or
that il is a cure-all. This honest Med
icine only claims TO cure certain dis
eases, and that its ingredients are re-
cognized by the most skilled physicians
as being the best for Kidney and Blad'
der Diseases. II is Foley's Kidney
Cure. BIVIHs * RHODES
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
A KIDNEY DISEASE.
Given Up by Four Doctors.

Beaver Dam, o Aug 27th, 1895
Ny daughter, after being treated by
four doctors, and being given up for
lost, a neighbor recommended Foley's
kidney Cure To-day she is able to
walk several miles without fatigue ]
feel we would have lost her il it was not
for your medicine. BIvINs & RHODES
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
We Want At Once

Several reliable statesmen TO sell our
complete line of supplies for Threshers,
Mills, Factories, Engines, etc. Steady
and profitable work all year round. Ad-
dress The Crown Supply Co., Cleveland,
Ohio.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11

One thing is certainly proved by the
recent general election throughout the
United States. and also established be-
yond cavil or the possibility of the
change, and that is that the people of
this nation will not tolerate the finan-
cial heresies which has been the effort of
the unholy combines to introduce.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11

The result of the election on the state
ticket is sweeping denunciation of the
attacks made upon the administration
of state affairs, and shows that the peo-
pie of the state arc too intelligent to be
cajolod by such arguments as tho Popo-
cratic committee put out.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11

THANKSGIVING DAY EXCURSION
G. 81 w. Nj. and D., G.. r. Il w. Ry
agents will sell tickets on Nov oath at
one and one third fare to points within
one hundred and fifty miles of selling
station. Return limit Nov. 25th.
GEO DEHAvEN, Ct Z A.
l02e-2w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
You Can't Afford to Chance II.

A heavy cold may lead to pneumonia
or consumption. Foley's Honey and
Tar taken in time affords perfect securi-
ty from serious results. BIvINS *
RHODES.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11

with Pettits and found them just as
cheap as his they had 10 give mp for you
know Petit was such Il man to keep ex-
penses down and then | think we would
stood a better show with Potter III the
place of Fleming and there is Lane he is
all right but old uncle Hiram Is all
right to and then he has had it one term
and YOU know we used TO say give 1t to
them the second term. So | am going
10 vote for Hi. and say do you know
that Van Deventer cant cary his own
party right here in Emerson, II he don't
run better where he isant known than
he does where he is known he is buried
10 deep for resurrection. rs for Treasures
there amt much IN Il any way and the
same rule applies to that office that does
10 the Clerk so | am going 10 vote for
Read. Well Mccall and Kirby are both
friends of mine but | like Mccall the
best and then he don't chum with Leet
rs Kirby does and as Tim Acles says,
birds Of fether go to gever, yes and that
makes me think Of that man Mesick,
well tell you that man will never go
back to congress if my vote and in
fluence will prevent IT, 10y gosh a b.
don't see why you think we viii cary
the county it looks to me as though them
free silver fellows had dead sinch on
this county, but then honor your grit
but | cant commend your judgement
say don't you think Mckinley would
shown better judgement il he had fatted
those poor Soldiers up Il little on pork
and beans, they are real cheap. cheaper
than ever knew them to be before in
fact A. b. / don't see much difference
between McKinleys prosperity and the
deporable condition of two years ago
Respectfully Yours
EMERSON VOTER
Z. ). perhaps you better treat this as
confidential.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
RESOLUTIONS.


At special meeting of VIM. Meyer
Post. NO. 1872, &. A X held Nov. z,
1898, the following resolutions were
adopted
WHEREAS; it has pleased our Supreme
Commander, in his infinite wisdom, TO
remove from us our Comrade Albion
Pickett, who by his devotion 10 the Post
and the G.. A r., and his good qualities
as a citizen and as soldier, have bolnd
the neignbors of his vicinity. and especi-
ally the Comrades of the Post, In the
bonds Of friendship. Therefore be it
Resoird. While we reverently bow to
the will OF God, our Supreme COmman
der, we desire to express our profound
sorrow and as Post, of our honored
member: that in the death of Comrade
Pickett his wife has been deprived OF a
kind husband, the Post of devoted
Comrade that we extend TO the widow
our sympathy; that "a copy of these reso.
buttons be sent to the bereaved wife, and
that they also be published in our local
papers.
Committee:
Il n. CHADWICK
u w. 'HOMEs.
.. "A. SHARP.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11

shoes to our ALREADY complete your heard five
soo pairs of ladies Shoes price sa75 $500 and s.
20 pairs of ladies' Dongoa Shoes 9S
Ss@s Al solid @ a1ss5 s SHesi d 2
80 L pr OF Mems Winter Tan and
Milwaukee oil Grain Boots price 50
Close :: 90 Boot .o,.. i5S
ns Of first ouality 249
$50 pairs quality Sock Huron (WoonsoGhets) rs
O quality Arctics (Woonsoche
200 pair of quality Light Rubbers (Woonsoch 81
Knit andSn Proof Rubber only 2 40
and Rubber this is snap at 100
days only All H. ,fl ali RaJ5,; G,,,s lcJy as cheap.
will on Dress Suits at so sI7' s SS ana up
IS ali wool Fancy Suits price $40 and sls sale price $50
70 R, and GRAY Chevoit Suits single price
o. odd suits Which we will close 90
20 good ey ft' s"ts to 'Ssf # % 5 W hare %
Oefosrr at $lo sl2 sl4 and SIS ., 70
Sl2 This coat warranted 10
large ine Of Heavy Uisters s45oos
20 good Beaver Goats worth ~ TO %d wool to close at $50
we have large line OF Boy overcoa ana OlS' tan IS
Boys three piece cages 50 to 3 50
good Mule Skin Glove rs
Leather Suspender for 10
eavy Iersey Knits worth 81 for 90
good wool sock worth 2oe for IE
Heavy Feeced worth for
HEAVY Feeced Underwear (size 81 to 49, for rs
pairs Pants, warranted not to rip worth -
Rubber Lined buck Coat s. so La
The best 81 Duck Coat sale Price ''''''' -
good wool Alackinaw worth s. as for az
Mems I water proof M@kintoses rs Cony leD
A large i line Of all wool Mackintoshes up
L
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-11-11
Clothing and Shoe Dept.

We have added line of Drew seby Co.'S Ladies
o already complete stock your ee e " "
can't themw
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-08-04

eddy brevetted for bravery displayed in
campaign and ON the field Of battle
to first lieutenant 1868 for gallant and
meritorious services at Gettysburg"
captain 1864 for gallant and merttori-
ous services in the battle of Winchester"
then lieutenant colonel United States
army and colonel Of volunteers for "gal-
LIANT and meritorious services during
the war"
He was in nearly all the cavalry
fights of the Army of the Potomac. In
the battle of Fairfield, near Gettysburg,
he rescued and brought off the field the
colors of his regiment when the regi-
ment was surrounded by an over
whelming force of the enemy. His
bravery was so conspicuous that Gen
eral Sheridan, one Of the greatest cav
airy commanders in history, called him
to his side as one Of the most trusted
officers of his staff After the war Of
the rebellion he returned to his regt-
ment and again became conspicuous as
an Indian fighter. At the beginning Of
the present war he was made briga-
der general and put in command of the
brigade made by the famous Fifth
Maryland Regiment, the crack First
Regiment Of the District of Columbia
and the celebrated Second New York
Regiment of volunteers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-08-04

When the Oregon was so CALAMITY
making its way up the South American
coast to join the fleet in Cuban waters
many apprehensions were felt for It's
safety. It was feared that Cervera's
fleet, then skulking about in the Carib-
bean Sea, would evade our feet, get
outside, and attack and destroy the
Oregon. Captain Clark, however, kept
on his course, and the first message
which came from him was: Don't tan
gle me up with instructions and l will
take care Of myself" From the way
in which the Oregon took care Of itself
in the Santiago fight and took care OF
some Of the Spanish vessels also there
can be little doubt that If Cervera' s
fleet had ever run across him on his
way to Florida he would have whipped
the entire outfit.