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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
SIMlAN HOME GUARDS.
Monkeys Are Used as watchdegs In
the TransvaaI.

the IFansyaaI.
On his first visit to the interior of
the Transvaal the traveller is astound-
ed at the number of huge monkeys
that are chained in the yards of the
farmhouses. Upon investigation he
finds out that the monkeys are kept
for the purpose of watching the house
instead of dogs. Nearly every farm
house in the interior of Dom Pauls
country has its huge watch monkey.
An old Boer farmer told the writer
that he found the monkeys more relia-
BILE as the guardian of their homes
than the dogs. He stated that it was
true that it took a great deal of pa
thence to train the animals for the
work. but once it was done it repaid
for all the trouble. From the state
ments of the old Boer it appears that
the Kaffirs (this term signifies all the
natives of South Africa who live
south of the Zambezi river stole
whenever they got a chance.
They seemed to do away with the
dogs by poisoning them. but with the
monkeys it is different. The negro
cannot get near enough to him with
safety, nor will the monkey take any.
thing eatable from strangers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS.
The Famous Regiment Now Fight
ing BraveIy In South Africa.


The Gordon highlanders are distin-
gushing themselves in South Africa as
just two years ago they did in India.
On Oct 20, 1896, the Gordon high
landers helped to recapture Dargai
ridge from the tribesmen of Chagru,
intrenched on the summit of lofty
cliffs.
"AIen of the Gordon highlanders,"
cried Colonel Matthias. 'our general
says that position must be taken at
will take itI' And he led the charge
across an unprotected valley. "a zone
of fire" $50 yards wide. swept by the
tribesmens bullets. The pipers struck
up the Cock of the North" and. al
though the killed soldiers fell by the
dozens, the highlanders first reached
the summit and dislodged their des-
perate enemies.
The Gordon highlanders comprise
the Seventy and Ninety-second
regiments. The Seventy-fifth was
raised in 1877 and almost Immediately
proceeded to Bombay, being engaged
three years afterward in the famous
warfare against TippoO. The Ninety
second regiment was raised in 1874 by
the Marquis of Huntley, whose beau
tiful mother, the Duchess of Gordon,
assisted to recruit the regiment, plac-
ing, when all other arguments failed,
the bounty, Il shilling, between her
lovely lips. An old song says that
many stalwart highlander "was
bought and sold by n kiss"
The colorS of the regiment bear the
names of almost all the battles that
have added glory TO the British arms
since 1877. Waterloo. Delhi, Lucknow,
Kabul. Kandahar and Tel-el- Kebir are
a few of them.
The uniform is scarlet, with facings
of yellow, the kilt and the headdress
the feather bonnet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
CRAP SHOOTERS TRUST.
Has Plenty of Dust. and Members
Laugh at Police.

There's the beer trust and the ice
trust and the umbrella trust and the
canned soup trust and the pie trust,
but Harlem comes forth with the lat
est and most novel trust, the crap
shooters trust. 1t was not organized
under the laws of the state of New
Jersey. nor has it capital Of 100000
900, but it is a shining success never
theless.
In the district about Ninety-ninth
street and Third avenue there is a
populous colony of negroes. They are
persistent and enthusiastic crap shoot
ers, and their enthusiasm often leads
them to such stirring vocal efforts that
policemen are attracted by the noise.
Next to a meeting of female suf-
fragists, an assemblage of negroes
shooting craps is the noisiest aggrega-
ton on earth.
Frequent raids by the police had the
effect of putting nearly all the money
in crap shooting circulation in the
strong boxes of the Harlem court.
'Tooter" Cole was arrested so often
and fined so often that he had to pawn
his winter oYercoat to get gambling
money with. 1t was ''Tooter" who
organized the crap shooters trust.
"Tooter" is the president, and Miss
Monte McManus, his fiancee, is secre-
tary and treasurer. Miss Monte is
large and aggressive. 1t is her duty
to see that the assessments are paid
when due.
Each member of the crap shooters
trust pays % cents a week to Miss
Monte and gets n receipt, showing that
he is a full blown member. Every
payment is entered on his card. When
he is arrested, if he is in good stand
ing, the trust pays his fine.
Policemen recently made n raid on q
crap game. "Tooter" Cole and six
other negroes with melodious voices
were arrested. They were arraigned
in the Harlem court and fined So each.
As the amount of the fine was an
nounced the negroes smiled. Miss
Monte McManus arose with dignity
from a seat outside the rail and made
her way to the desk. Tightly clasped
in her right hand she carried the sum
of S21.
Il desiah to pay desc gentlemen's
fines" said Miss Monte.
She was allowed to pay them. and
the seven triumphant stockholders in
the crap shooters trust left the court
room escorting her.
Plenty noah where dat come from.
too" said '"Tooter" Cole. Got about
fohty dollahs in de traisury. an we
don't care If dey pinch us ev'ry night"
New York Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
JOHNS HOPKINS EXHIBIT.
Material the University VIII Send to
the Paris Exposition.

The exhibit of the Johns Hopkins
university, including that of the Medi-
cal school. for the Paris exposition is
being prepared under the direction of
Mr.. Nicholas Murray, librarian of the
university. The collection will be for
warded to the United States commits
siOners at Washington, by whom it
Will be sent to Paris, arriving there
the last Of December or the first part
Of January, says the New York Sun.
The contribution of Johns Hopkins
will form Il part of the educational eX-
hibit of the United States. The uni
versity has been asked to send articles
relating to its scientific publications;
to its work in the physical laboratory
as illustrated by the spectrum. maps
and the celebrated concave Gratings of
Professor Rowland; to work in geolO-
81 as shown by the surveys; to work
in the biological sciences, especially in
anatomy, physiology and pathology.
The exhibit of the Medical school
will be included in this last division
1t will consist of plates illustrating the
work done in the laboratory course
and of publications reporting the origi-
nal Investigations which are being car
ried on under~the auspices of the Med
zeal school.
The exhibit of the Johns Hopkins
press will be put in a separate block in
the collection of American publica-
lions. In connection with the Medical
school exhibit will be shown the Johns
Hopkins hospital reports, now in the
eighth volume: the Hospital Bulletin,
closing its tenth volume. and The Jour-
nal of Experimental Medicine, edited
by DR.. William II. WEIGH, professor Of
pathology.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
NEW SIS SILVER CERTIFICATE
Design Selected, and Note VIII BE In
Circulation Early In 1900.


From several drawings submitted by
the bureau of engraving and printing
TO Secretary of the Treasury Gage and
Chief Wilkie of the secret service bu-
reau a design for a new So silver GER
tificate has been selected. With little
or no modification this design will be
followed in engraving the necessary
plates. and the new bill will be in cir
culation early next year. The officials
of the treasury department regard the
design just selected as the most beau
tiful that has ever been authorized in
the production of paper money.
The most conspicuous feature of the
new note will be the departure from
the custom of printing the portrait of
some distinguished statesman on the
face of the bill. In this case the head
of an Indian feather headdress will ap-
pear in the center of the face of the
bill. Directly above the portrait there
will be in large letters the words.
United States of America" and be-
low it the word Five" To the left
and slightly below the portrait will be
printed in light blue ink the Roman
numeral az" and across the ''V'' in or
namental lettering the word give"
will be printed. To the right of the
portrait the usual words Five Silver
Dollars, Payable to the Bearer" etc,
will be used. In three of the four cor
ners of the face of the bill the Arabic
mineral -" will be used, a different
form of engraving being employed in
each case to prevent ease in counter
feiting.
Since the portrait of an Indian will
be used, it will hereafter be imprac-
ticable for INSCRIPTIONS persons to
raise the 81 silver certificate to the So
denomination. The back Of the bill
will consist almost entirely of lathe
work in attractive leaf designs. The
secret service officials believe that the
new bill will be exceptionally difficult
to counterfeit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
NEW RAILWAY FOR HAWAII.
1t Will he Operated by Electricity
Generated by Water Power.

II Will he Operated by Electricity
Generated by Water Power.
The construction will soon be begun
of new railway on the island of Ha-
wall. The contracts will be awarded
in few days. and the road will be in
operation very soon. 1t will be known
as the Kohala and Hilo railway and
Will connect the port of Hilo, the prin-
cipal city on the island and the eastern
coast, with Makukona, on the north
western coast According to The Rail-
way Age, it will have a total trackage,
including branch lines, of 80 miles
and will open to cultivation a large fer
tile territory originally inaccessible on
account of lack of transportation facil-
tiles. The road will be operated by
electricity, which will be generated by
water power. Three power plants will
be built, each of sufficient size to fur
nish sufficient power TO run the entire
road should necessity call for it. One
will be located near Hilo, another at
Hakalau. which is near the center of
the road. and third at Kuhuihaele.
which is at the northern end OF the is
land.
The track will be of standard gauge,
with 60 pound rails. The company will
start with n hundred 20 ton cars and
six electrical locomotives, two for pas
senger service and four for freight.
Three hundred employees will operate
the road, and the cost of construction
will be about S2.JOO,OOO. 1t is believed
that the road will be of incalculable
advantage 10 the planters of the island.
With the new road the time from Hon
olulu TO Hilo will be only Is instead of
So to 50 hours
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
Told Ont of Court.

In the course OF a trial in Judge
Bowling's court in Kansas City, Kan,
two opposing lawyers INDUCED in hot
words. and the affair finally culminat-
ed in row which necessitated the ad-
journment of court. The judge closed
up the room and would let neither
combatant out until the disputed point
had been settled. When they ceased
fighting and shook hands, the court
resumed its grinding
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
Prince Dining at Re.t.ur.pt..

The Prince of Wales has created
considerable comment of late by eat
ing at restaurants in London. contrary
to his precedent. At a recent dinner
at Claridge's the prince and his party
sat near a table reserved for MT. and
Mrs Bradley Martin. Eax,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
The Roer., Fatal Gold.

While NictOria's heart bleeds and
lamentations fill the air among the rel
atives and friends of the British slain
in Natal the widest jubilation pre-
walls on the London Stock Exchange
and Kaffir or gold mine stocks soar
upward. 1t is in truth gold mine war.
Springfield Republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
c. T. FOSTER M. d.
PhysicIan and Surgeon.

once between Third and Fourth avenues on
Twentieth street. once hours: to ii g. m,
2to4p M. and TO 2. n. Night calls from
Office Phone 1854
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02

J. r. BURKHART, MI
MRS. HADA N. BURKHART, II. q
DIS. BURKHART & BURKHART,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
Physicians

ONCE Tremaun block. once hours 70 IL
T. m / to and z to D. m Phone No. 4CS2
Rock Island, III. Night calls answered from
once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
DR. S. H. MILLER,
veterinary Surgeon ana DeniisI,

AudIseases of horses and cattle treated on
approved principles. Surgical operations per
formed in a scleati1c manner. Dogs treated
All calls promptly attended to- Residence
1929 Fifth avenue. Telephone 4iol. once
and infirmary, l5l5-l6l7 Fourth avenue
(Maucker's staole), opposite No IRE house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
DIR. CORA EMERY REED,
Homeopathic Physician.

Special attention to diseases OF women eno
chIldren also diseases of eye, ear nose and
throat. once hOurs-9:30 to IL a m, 70
M 82l Sixteenth street, Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
PHYSICIANS.
F. II. FIRST, M. D.

T. II. FIRST, M. d.
Physician and Surgeon
Phone on 1887. once, 82o Twentieth
street. once hours: 10 to II q. M; TO AND
Ito p. m Sunday, $50 20 S:cO T. NJ i:So 70
y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
DIR. III. EMMETT STEEN,

Specialist and expert In the treatment OIL
nervous. private and all chronic diseases OF
men and women -.
Hours: 10 to L. 2 o. 6 TO 9. Sundays 10 to ~
Harrison and Second streets, opposite new
Boston storeI
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05

Pickens Sentinel, September 2Sth:-
Seneca is situated in tho midst of fine
agricultural country and is thriving
town of 1900 or 1000 inhabitants. There
have been great changes there in five
years. Old wooden buildings have been
superseded by modern brick structures,
business has increased in volume and
the stocks of goods carried by her mer
chants would be credit to much larger
place. Tho old cornor whore Alf. Thomp-
son used to run q livery stable is now
adorned with modern cwo-story brick,
Store and Lowory, 8yrd &c Co. do rush
ing mercantile business thero. Seneca has
fine graded school and her educational
facilities are No. /. All her peopfo, es-
pecially her business mon, are alive to
her interests and always on tho lookout
for tho advancement and improvement
of tho town." ....
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05
A COTTON MILL. TRUST.

The Manufacturers Record announces
the organization in Now York of syn
dicate composed Of somo of tho londine
capitalists and bankers of that city. ir
connection with leading Southern bank
ers, to purchase and combine large
number of Southern cotton mills. The
syndicate proposes to purchase outright
and pay cash for good Southern cotto,
mills, then to combine them with view
of developing thoir trade to the utmost
giving special attention tc tho up-build,
ing Of tho export business.
Tho incoming to tho South of tho mil.
lions OF Northern capital for the pur-
chase of these properties will turn loose
for other local enterprises vast amount
of local money invested in these mills,
which means, therefore, practical ad-
dition in cash to the active capital of
tho South.
1t is understood that the mills will, in
most cases, probably DO run by the same
men who now control thor, but by opo.
rating undor ono gone' 1t management,
there will be-a great decrease in tho cost
Of manufacturing and marketing goods.
Considerable progToss hes already been
made in securing options on mills
enough, it is said, to secure the organiZa-
ton Of very large company, and all oi
tho capital needed, however much may
bo required, has, it is stated, been guar
antced
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05
PAN.PRESBYTERIANS At WORK.
Statistical Report Presented by General Secre
tary Full OF Interest.

WASHINGTON, September 28. Interest
at the first session to-day Of tho Pan
Presbyterian Alliance was ccntcrcd in a
|statistical report presented by tho Rev.
lDr. e. ID. Mathews, general secretary,
Iend in papor on "Tho History of tho
iWork of the Alliance for tho First Quar-
Saer Century" prepared and read by Socrc-
spry Mathews.
q The statistical report showed that tho
fliahco represents about 100000 actual
sDmsmnnicants s throughout the world,
SJnd attending congregations aggregate
year 25,0Oo,000 of people. DR.. Mathews
SAointed out that Of tho communicates
4 3"O'oo0 speak the continental languages
~ Europe, Asia and Africa, while about
93Yoo,o'D speak tho English language.
Esa interesting and instructive papers woro
Sgescntcd on tho work Of the alliance
sSYd doctrinal and other subjects.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05

Doctors say consumption can't be-
cured. But when thoy sec it cured right
under their face and Dyes by DIR. Picrcos
Golden Medical Discovery, thoy admit
that there's something wrong about their
arguments and something wonderful
about tho "Discovory." 1t isn't miracu-
lous. 1t won't euro ovory case; but it
uui 6" ss o"ipi;%!aS!y, large percentage Of
cases; oven when tho patient is pretty
far Como with bad cough, and bleeding
from tho lungs, and reduced almost to q
shadow. Consumption Is blood disease
The lungs want fresh supply Of pure,
rich blood and plenty OF it; that 10 what
tho "G0lden Medical Discovery gives
them. 1t is n blood-makcr. 1t givos the
blood making functions power to produce
largo quantity of the nourishing rcd
colpusccs which make healthy life.giv-
ing blood. This stops tho wasting; drives
out tho impurities; heals tho ulceration
and begins rapid building-up process, of
so)id, substantial and vital onorGy. t..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.

In this issue will be found a letter from
DIR. A. p. Montague, President of Fur
man University, written to tho South
Carolina Baptist, advocating Christian
education. 1t is q strong paper, worthy
OF close roading by those who arc into
rested neducation. Ho wrtos as Bap-
tist and to J)aptists: still tho article is
we'll Worth the reading oi ali WHO be-
lieye In Christian education.
The question of State and donomina.
tional education has boon ono upon
which much has been written in tho last
decade. 1t has caused much controversy
between the advocates of State and do
nominational colleges. Ono class have
advocated and succeeded in bringing
State institutions directly into compoti-
tion with the denominational colleges.
The advocates Of UNCONVENTIONAL colleges
will never surrender, and it seems I'M
wise that the present conditions should
prevail for any considerable period.
The necessity for ehe expenditure of SO
much money by the State can not be de-
monstrated. The Taxpayers arc bccom-
ing restive under the burdens thus I'M
posed. ae
With tho Baptists numbering nearly
100000, tho Mothodists $1,000, tho Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbytorians and Lu-
therans $4,000, together with their sym.
pathisers, making moro than half tho
white population of the State, it will be
readily seen that their ideas and scnti-
ments must bo respectfully considered.
The South Carolina Baptist two weeks
ago had an editorial strongly advocating
the interest of donominatonal colleges,
to which "Tho State" newspaper replied,
using fayorite word marrow" Tho
State announces that if tho religious de-
nominations desire colleges of thcir own,
largely as training schools for thcir min.
1stry, they can get them by paying for
them. This is no nows to tho religious
denominations. They realize that they
can have them "by paying for them,"
and that, too. for othor purposes than
training their ministry. And thoy can
close some of tho State colleges, too, if
they desiro." 1t would be tho part of
wisdom on the part of the advocates of
State colleges to give moro respectful
consideration to the opinions of the adj
vocates of Christian education. If not
the time will surely como whom tho
sentiments of to-day will be tho de-
mands of tomorrow, and material cur
tailment in the expenditure of public
funds for tho support of State colleges
will be made
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05
N office OF NHimal Set
t4em9mt and NDiSa
Charge ...

NOTICE is hereby given that the un,
D. a, Smith, Esq, Judge Of Probate
for Oconoe county, in the State Of South
Carolina, at his Office at Walhalla Court
House on Saturday, tho 2ls, day OF
October, 1900, at II O'clock In the. fore
noon, or Fas soon thereafter as said APP
plication can be heard, for leave to make
final settlement Of the estate of w.
j. l.. Craine, minor, and for final dis.
charge as Guardian of said estate
w. j. d. CRANE,
Guardian Estate of w, j. l.. Craine,
minor,
September 81, 1800s 3S-4i
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05

The pheasant Pollets" gently stimu.
lato and invigorato tho liver and throw
off biliousnoss, and tone up tho stomach
to secreto tho digestive juices. and over
come dyspepsia. Tho entire digestive or
alimontary tract is !ut in motion in tho
regular, steady way of nature-and health.
This Is what makes the pleasant Pei
ous purginG pills which wrench and
weaken tho system. Druggists may got
more. profit out OF thoso othor pills but
you don't. .n.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05
Robbed the Grave,

IN startling incident, of which Mr..
aan Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the
AoJecr, is narrated by INN as follows
was In n most dreadful condition.
~ skin was a lmost yellow, eyes sunkcn,
SSpgue coated, pain continually in back
I8lI Isldcs, no appotite--gradually grow
~ wcakor day by day. Three physi-
|Tns had given mo up. Fortunately, a
lAShd advised trying Electric Bittors,
~ TO my great joy and surprise, tho
sBt bottle made decided improvement.
sEontinucd thcir ueo for thrce weeks
~ am now well man. ] know they
aIea my life and robbed tho grave OF
sS2ther victim. No ono should fail 10
84'Jheln. Only 80 cents per bottle ut
4 drug stores in tho county.