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FACE TO FACE WITH A SPRING SNAKE.
Study the Ways Indian Snake Charmers and Learn
How to Treat Reptile

This l. the season Of year when snakes
eunic out 81 THEIR holes. They have been
hibetnating during the winter. aud now
sun upon the rocks. A snake. more than
any other animal. l. the terror Of man.
nhd W all the plaques aud pests Of the
earth were collected their combined hor.
fors would probably be- voted hy IN.
majority Of people. less than that Of tho
single animal. the snake. That j. why
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rcason why you could not bold Il all day
nhd of course you agree 10 do 10. Some
you eau hold Il and this greatly plcasc-
him,
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swell In your hands nnd gets 80 big aud
uneasy that you drop II Ia The ground.
Then out from IL there coulcs crawling
d yunng cobra, which wrlsglrs away out
" sight ns yon look az II.
The snake chnrmcr does not operate
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falls 10 account for the strange state Of
ave aud pleasure Into which the animal
u thrown.
One of the most remarkable tricks per.
torIned ~ the snake chnrmer y the ball
trick. You are handed a ball aud arr
asked 10 huli II hrnly between your
hands. The snake chnrinef tell. you that
" you VIII hold u for i've minutes be-
viii give you back the money you paid
for your admission. The ball i no lar.
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exclusively upon the snakes which he
cnrrirs With HIN. lie viii accept any
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iheln precisely a. though they we're hls
cobra or other poisonous snake IL placed
before him he begins By swinging
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
From Lesiie's Weekly.


To Northern men. campaigning in a
tropical country during the rainy season
presents many discomforts and disadvant-
ages; but all of these, being recognized as
unavoda bic Incidents TO the climate, have
been accepted by our soldiers in Cuba and
Porto Rico in a remarkably cheerful
spirit.
The tarantula of Porto Rico is the most
venomous and aggressive spider in the
world. 1t has a brown. furry body as
large as, and sometimes larger, than a 30
cent piece, supported by long, hairy legs.
il does not spin web, but makes its
home in holes which il excavates in the
ground and lines with its silk It is the
terror of insects, wandering about after
dark in search of its prey, and pouncine
upon and devouring its victims with sur
prising activity
Almost, II not quite, as dangerous as the
tarantula is the scorpion. whose sting is
greatly feared. II resembles somewhat a
tiny lobster, and has curved and sharp
singing apparatus through which Il emits
the venom contained in its poison glands.
II hves iu the ground and IN dark places.
often invading dwellings. When disturb.
ed II runs very fast, with It's tail curled
over its back. It's bite Is painful, but
there Is some doubt as TO its ever prov
ing fatal, except perhaps. to persons IN a
low state OF health. / know OF no in
stance Of soldier being bitten by a scor-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

cavern beneath the soil ghosts of the
masascred miners were watching as sen
tries over their lost treasure.
After this incident the spot became
forgotten, as none of the superstitious
diggers could be induced to return. But
the story still lived. The source of my in
formation is such as to lead me to suspect
the truth
"Another clew to buried treasure which
1 heard in the Southwest is the following;
A dozen or more years ago an American
named Adams came hurryiug from the
Navajo country into the coal mining town
of Gallup, on the Santa Fe Pacific road.
in Western New Mexico. literally weighed
down with huge nuggets of pure gold.
1.-The people in the locality at once be-
came wild with excitement. Adams told
how he, with several companions, had
discovered a rich mine in the Navajo re-
servation and how they were just gather
ing from the surface such huge nuggets
as he carried with him, when they were
all Taided by hostile band Of the Indians.
While fleeing for tier Ives all were
butchered excepting himself
"a large party was at once organized
with sufficient strength to recover the
mine, but Adams, who held the key to tire
situation, suceumbing 70 the excitement of
his terrible ordeal and narrow escape,
meanwhile went raving mad and had to
be confined in an insane asylum, in which
he soon aiterward died. The party, how
ever, attempi ed the recovery of the gold
but soon returned unsuccessful
up to a few years ego there were made
similar efforts ali equally futile. Such
constant intrusion up the Nava o reser-
walton. became 50 much of an annoyance
to these Indians as to nece ssita'e the dis
patching of a military expedition from
Fort Wingate for the purpose of making
a reconnaissance of the lost mine, and, If
possible. of determining he value of its
deposit.
with the aid of the Navajos themselves
this party came upon gold in the Carriso
mountains, in the northern part of the
reservation, and this was believed 70 be
the lost Adams mine. But the gold in
sight occurred only in small quantities.
and ii Yves decided that it would MT pay
to mine il. In and about Gallup there are
still many men, Witnesses of the arrival
of Adams, among whom there is serious
doubt as to whether that found by the
army expedition is the mine which, before
the collapse of his mind, he described in
such glowing terms"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
From the Nav York Press.


There is an easy explanation for the sit
uatIon In which the house of Harper &
Bros. found itself, after many years of
the most extraordinary prosperity. 1t got
behind the times and there is nothing
which viii so surely kill a business enter
prise. whether it is a publishing house, a
newspaper, a theater, a railroad or a fac
tory. l mean 1t did not keep up with the
American people. Every year the house
did numerous things, any one of which
was sufficient to bring success if it had
been handled in a modern way. But Har-
per & Bros were satisfied to do the thing
and let the public discover for itself what
had been done. And the public did not
disCov It. The public no longer goes TO
a publishing house or any other house to
see what it is doing. II demands that the
house shall come to its
The management OF Harper's was anti
quated. With every other thing la its
favor il pegged along in the fashion of
twenty years ago as regards reaching the
public while publishers of lesser note and
smaller value. keeping up with the times
rushed on with the public advance and
got the business and made the money
That has been the only trouble with Har-
per n Bros. But Il was a fatal trouble
Curiously enough, what effort the house
made TO reach the public Il made through
channels which were as out of date as the
management Of Harpsr's itself Ii tried
nothing new. and old Itself and cllnglng
to The Old. il fell behind in the race along
with what Il chung to.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
COVER THE RANGE means M, -
Sad Origin of IA Common Ter.
the West

From the Chicago Times-Harar,
over the range has become an. a,,s,.
ed synonym for death throuebo,i, th.
West. In fact, it is ow.famfliarly ,..,
stood as meaning death in alrnos- -
part Of the United States, but Their. 49,,
few, indeed. who know the sad or,..i-
the expression. The few SURVIVING e,rl,.
pioneers of Colorado-the men VIII, :,
dured the mountain hardships Of -
fornia GuIch days" of SO and 'sl-lraa,
why over the range" has come IA. ~,
uea.h- Ihey know when il was dearh IN
reality. -->'A n
According to these old-timers !, 49,.
mountains the expression Originated ms ene
after Bakers expedition into the s1.,-E
western part of Colorado nearly -
years ago. AT that time gold excite,
was rife Ia Colorado. The unexplored I'M
dition of the Rocky mountains only s.t71l
10 the miners dream, and every reD,rt ~
new strikes" became eXaggerated 49,.
fold. The finding of a single nuegss1 ~ -.1iy
low metal in some distant guIch frsousnt-
iy caused a stampede of prospectors
During these fevered and visionary ti,,.,
1t became whispered throughout the min
ing camps of the eastern slope of tb.
mountains that lover the range" w.
stored away fabulous fortunes of viro3,
gold No one knew the exact spot yvbera
these strong boxes of nature were stored
but the keys by which they were to bs
opened each miner confidently believed IN
be in his own possession. The whisnar-
ings multiplied and every word from tho
new ell dorado famed the minds of tba
eager fortune hunters.
An exodus began. Whole caravans vera
soon trailing through the mountain passes
toward the West. In their eagernass
men Travelled night and day, each follow
ing his own reckoning will o-the-wisp tbat
his dreams had told him would lead 10 tha
treasured ore. The paths became widely
separated. Few were prepared 60 weather
the mountain hardships of the new conn
try, but still they journeyed on. Hunger al
last overlook many, and these turned
about, In hope of again reaching the camps
of the eastern slope. The way was long
and hard for many had lost their bear
ings These became an easy prey to hum
ger and the relentless Ute. The suffering
which ensued is one of the distressing
pages in the history. of the Rocky noun
tains. Thousands of prospectors had
passed lover the range" never to retur..
A few, emaciated, came back, but the ma
jority of the eager searchers for gold had
disappeared forever.
Thus was brought to a sad close one
of the largest movements of prospectors
ever known in Colorado, and thus the ex-
preston over the range" has come 10
mean death.
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pion.
Then there are swiftly-moving centipedes
of various sizes. They travel with a
snake-like movement and are very repuI-
sive in appearance. The ones saw were
about four inches in length, but others
twice as long exist. They feed on insects
and conceal themselves in dark places.
Their bite is said to be very painful ana
possibly dangerous
The loathsome, dark-brown land-crabs.
dinner-plate size, such as the American
soldiers encountered in Cuba, are as COM
mon In Porto Rico as hop-toads in the
United States. Aside from the pinching
propensity possessed by all crabs. they
are harmless. The natives consider them
to be good food. One morning at Ponce I
met a native fairly loaded down with a
string of them which he had caught dur
ing the night, which is the time they sally
forth in search of food. These crabs live
mostly on vegetables.
There are several kinds of lizards on the
island, including small and large black
ones, which would chase up and down
the tents On day l saw one run UP on
the back of a horse tied on the picket-llne.
These are innocent; there is however A
brilliant-hued variety which occasional
ly observed, and which is said to be dan
gerous; at least, the natives warned up 10
keep out of its way, asserting that no
cure is known for its bite
The mosquitoes of Porto Rico might feel
aggrieved if 1 failed TO make some men
ton of them. They are distinguished nv
bodies as big as our house-hies. During
the fright they would congregate IN tha
little sheter-tents and amuse Themselves
by singing and making onslaughts on the
soldiers, drawing blood every time In
Inc morning we would see them at tho
top of the tent, gorged after the banduet.
In fact, these buzzards of the insect tribe
spilled more American blood than did All
the Spaniards in Porto Rico. AT first thev
were very annoying, but after time we
became mosquito-immunes and Indifferent
to them; or perhaps they ignored US when
the climate had reduced us in weight All
the way from twenty to fifty mounds
apiece. Mosquito netting was early dis
earded by the men, the atmosphere heinz
too close for its use with any comfort
The ants should not be forgotten in tbis
connection The large black ones vo,1Id
infest our mess-klts by the thousands
and the little red fellows would Oct re-
tween our fingers and bite with a Vicious-
ness out of all proportion to their siza
Then there are wasDs, which one Of nc
men stirred up one day while knocking
down green eocoanut, and which swarm
ed over the horses and caused them TO
stampede. Another insect well TO avosd
Is the 'jigger" flea, which is fond of bnr-
rowing in a persons flesh and LAYING Ire
eggs under the skin, necessitating surptcaI
attention. The soldiers We're not tronblet
by them, however, as they prefer 10 a.
vote themselves to persons who go abont
in hare feet 1871
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

We do not always know the constant
danger that confronts us through all the
daily walks of life 1t may be an acct
dent or sudden illness; or perhaps, a dis
ease that has been stealing upon US from
day to day
1t used to be considered that only urin-
airy troubles were to be traced to the kid
neys. but now modern science proves that
nearly all diseases have their beginning in
the disorder of these most important
organs.
Now by this is not meant that you
should overlook all the other organs and
merely look after the kidneys.
Your other organs may need attention.
but your kidneys most, because they do
most
If you are sick do not neglect your kid
neys, because as soon as they are well,
they will help all the other organs to
health.
The kidneys may get weak or diseased
from thousand and one causes; from
overwork, worry, a simple cold, from lift
ing a strain, or excess in high diving.
Others may suffer from diabetes dropsy,
swelling of the feet and ankles, rheuma-
tism, bad blood, govt gravel, catarrh of
the bladder, sleeplessness, anaemia, ner-
vousness, headache or neuralgia.
All these symptoms are due to kidney
trouble and the most prompt and effectual
cure is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root the great
kidney raYnedv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
WITH WHEELER AT the FRONT
vivid Pictures of Actual Life on the
Firing Line.
From The Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Some vivid pictures of life on the firing
line in Luzon-reminlscent of Kipling at
his best, with the added interest Of being
drawn from the actual-are to be found
in a letter to the Tribune from CORE
spondent who was trying to keep up with
Gen. Joe Wheeler.
There's nothing doin' on the firing
line one commissary officer profanely
known as a cracker box captain" SAID
to the correspondent Wont be until
some troops and mules and wagons and
few things that are used TO carry on a. war
with get over here. There's nothing on
the line but sleeping in little nipa shacks
that the niggers take sight on in the day
time and shoot holes in al night Nothing
on the line but slapping mosquitoes all
day and fighting four-round mills with
them at night. Nothing but heat ana
rains and muddy trenches and sick SOL
dlers or course. when the campaign opens
up and the new troops come and the Hip
hip hurran, come on boys business
starts. then it will be different But Ma
Mia is a nicer place 10 wait for things
than the firing line is"
But Gen Joe Wheeler had said he
wouldn't join the coffee coolers" and the
Tribune man started out to find him
He was so hard to locate that l almost
reached the conclusion that he had grab
bed up regiment somewhere and started
off into the insurgent country to see what
the insurrectos would do II they were kept
moving two DAYS in succession. Bacolor is
where Col. Bell and the new Thirty-sixIh
Volunteers are stationed and Is on the
way to PoracA the town which we are 60
ing TO take some day as soon as every
body gets good and ready and the ipsur-
gents complete the new trenches they are
building. ] figured that as the next move
would be on Porac, and that the Thirty
sixth was sure to take part, / would find
Gen. Joe Wheeler out that way still look
ing for trouble" Sure enough, at Bacolor
/ was told that Gen. Wheeler had been
there, but that he had gone on TO Santa
Rita. which is two miles and half near
er TO Porac than Bacolor,
The next day I went 10 Santa Rita and
found Gen, Wheeler. Santa Rita was a
town Of the ordinary. Philippine type. 10
had a great church In the center Of TIN
town, with a erass-grown plaza Ia front
surrounded on three sides with one-story
houses on stills. Most Of the houses are
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

In taking Swamp Root you afford nat
ural help to nature, for Swamp-Root is The
most perfect healer and gentle aid to the
kidneys that is known to medical science.
If there is any doubt in your mind as to
your condition, take from your urine on
arising about two ounces, place it in a
glass or bottle and let it stand twenty-four
hours. If, on examination, it is milky or
cloudy, if there is a brick-dust settling, or
if small particles float about in it, your
kidneys are in need of immediate attention.
Swamp-Root should at once be taken
upon the least sign of i'll health 1t will
make you well and is for sale the world
over in bottles of two sizes and two prices,
ffty-cent and one dollar.
Swamp-Root is used in the leading hos
pitfalls, recommended by skillful physi-
clans in their private practice; and is taken
by doctors themselves who have kidney
ailments, because they recognize in it the
greatest and most successful remedy for
kidney, liver, and bladder troubles.
To prove its wonderful efficacy, send
your name and address to DR.. Kilmer &
Co, Binghamton, N. Y, mentioning that
you read this generous offer in the Savan-
nah Morning News when you will receive.
free of all charges. a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root and valuable book. by mail,
prepaid This book contains many of the
thousands upon thousands of testimonial
letters received from men and women
cured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
EIeganee ut Eirhtv-


rioih the New York Press
One scarcely expects elegance in an ola
man man OF 80. me lean and slippered panta,
loon at that age begins to slop aroma 60
siderably. But have in mind a patriarct,
IN this city who Is as spick ana snan 81
fourscore as he was at 30. when no We e.
dandy of Lower Broadway. He has al,
n s SHOES mace 20 order at SIG pair. ana
both right and left are shaped ON tba 49, -
last, so that he may change them AT evers,,
wearing. He has seven pairs, one for eacb
day in the week. They are kent in cosa-,
over night His underwear Is rich sillr
re re mas twenty pairs Of trousers. each pro-
vided with It's particular suspenders viii,
have been carefully adjusted 20 give ~
correct hang and are never removed unfil
the cloth Is worn out or cast of All nis
mats are lined with satin by the fasblop-
aDls tllth avenue dealer with whom he
traces His ties are never ready made
than 81. AZ % iesS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

''At any rate. ne never returned, bud
certain Mexicans, to whom The story was
conhded hurried to find the place desig-
mated After excavating many feet. one
with peculiar markings. which resounded
with such o weird,y hollow tap as to lead
him TO believe that something uncnnny
resided beneath. He fed from the spot
alarming his companions, who, being a
superstitious people, imagined that In a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10


The membership of the new Congress in
Guides more than a hundred brand-nevy re-
cruits in the House alone, who have never
seen service in the national Legislature.
California sends four new Republicans in
d delegation Of seven, which includes only
one Democrat. The san Francis menu
Der, Mir. julius Kahn, is Of Hebrew ante
ce1ents Of course backed by the De
Houngs Of The Chronicle. He is "slbstan-
tar lawyer IN every sense Of the term,
in fortune. in business ana in person
(weighing perhaps 25O). smoo th-facei. dark
compieXloned, and with a nasal append
eye hat can never be hid under a bus ell
lie sue eeds Hon. James G. Mcguire, Dem
ocrat who was defea ed last " ar for the
goNernorship OF The Golden state. Hon
Russell j. Waters of LIS Ange es. Hon.
Victor H. Me calf OF he Third district
and Hon. James G. Needham Of Modesto
complete The nst and give 20 California a
stronger reDresen anon tCan she has had
Tor many years.
Pennsylvania So nds a grandson Of Pres
ident Polk u the Thrtieth Congress-Alr.
Rufus X Polk, of Danvllie. in the seven
tenth district. Like his lllustriaus auces-
icr. ne is Democrat Of he FRS water
end sncce DIS Farmer" kul1, OF Shame
KIN. Another new Penusy .vanlan is
hir- James *. Polk Hail OF Ridgeway. "a
lawyer Of prominence at home. who is ex-
pecied 10 make his mark H. Washington
capt Henry ID. Green OF Reading. a Dem
ocfat ana lawyer. was elected only last
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
Shining Memoranda.

PORT Tampa. Fla, Dec. 17.-Arrived.
steamer Mascotte, Miner, Havana, via
Key West.
Sailed. schr Horace W. Macomber,
Bray. Baltimore.
Kew West. Fla, Dec. 17.-Arrived, steam
ers Olivette, Smith Port Tampa, and
sailed for Havana Bolivar, Weatherford,
charleston. S. c., Dec. 17.-Arrived,
steamers Comanche, Pennington New
York. and proceeded to Jacksonville; On
eida. Staples, Boston, and proceeded to
jacksonville; schrs Fannie Reiche, Buck
aloo Baltimore; Pasadena, Higbee, New
York; George r. CongdOn, Bayles, New
York; Mary B. Judge, Morris, New York.
Sailed. steamer Uplands Bp, Venus sa-
vannah.
steamship Capenor (Br), Wilbur. Las Par
mas; U. S. lighthouse tender Mangrove'
Seymour, Tampa.
Venice; Perundo (Nor). Olsen, Antwerp;
bark G. p Harbitz (Nor), -, Dieppe.
Cleared, steamship Forth (BD, Kyda'
London
Apex. from Dunkirk for Pensacola.
Philadelphia. Dec. 16.-Arrived, steamer
David Baird, Fenandina.
St. Nazaire, Dec 16.-Arrived, steamer
Ardova, Pensacola.
Baltimore. Dec. l6,-Sailed. schr Chaun-
cey E. Burke, Savannah.
Bremen. Dec. 16.-Arrived, steamer Ben
do. Savannah.
New York Dec. 17-saiied, steamer
Asia. Savannah.
Baltimore, Dec. 17.-Sailed schr Robert
w. Snyder Jacksonville.
Philadelphia, Dec. 17.-Arfived, steamer
Westovor, Jacksonville.
pruneu-tck Ga Dec 15.-Arrived, schr
stella y Kaplan. Merritt, Perth Amboy.
Cleared. 15th-Schrs J. II. Parker, Ham
mond. New York; John II. Buttrick,
sprague. do
sailed. l5th-Steamer Navahoe, Staples,
Boston
Darlon. Ga. Dec. l5.-Saied, bark Arvio
mug. Lundahl, Gorston.