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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
AT THE HOTELS.

At the Harper-AIrs. Catherine Hoff-
man, st. Paul; William II. Joge, St.
Paul; j. q. Bates and wife. Des
Moines; Charles Graham. Des Moines:
Charles Moore; w. W. Newhall. Kan
sas City: Z. Enright, Kansas City; Il.
Osam, Chicago; !. y. Perkins, Chica
90; F. Lobdell, Chicago; 5. y. ID. Tarr,
Aledo; George c. Wedding, AIedo; F.
G. Gregg, Kansas City; II. W. Lind
holm, Boston: F. Brown, Chicago; L.
\. Fitzmaurice, Chicago: F. II. Ort-
man. New York; H. W. Wright. Chi
cage; j. w. Justin. Indianapolis; Max
SandpIe. New York; George H. 10y.
Chicago; \. II. Bauman, Cincinnati;
II. 5. Whitmore. GaIena; j. c. Bur
lingame, Chicago; Theo Spiering. Chi
cage; q. r. Herring, Philadelphia; j.
Walker, Kansas City; c. S. Johnson,
Sterling; +. w. Bunner, st. Louis: G.
w Boyden. Sheffield; W. Rosenfield,
Moline; j. Richmond. New York: j.
+. Arnold. Indianapolis; William Nue.
man. +. Seyforth. r. Schwartz, Chi
cage; George Il. Scott, New York;
w \. Nayler. Chicago: s. V Deem,
Galva; Guy Fulton, Cincinnati; Roy
{. Hardin, Chicago; F. f. Wilson, Jr..
Cincinnati; F. E. Newberry, Chicago.
At the Harms (Europeam-L. 7.
lrepster. Chicago; l.. j. Milton, a. c.
Grogan, e. b. Ramsey, c. r. Airing
ton. New York; b. b. Gibson. c. ].
Anthony. j. c. Lalle. Chicago; s. V.
Richie Peoria; f. A. Simpson. j. j.
Mansfield. Chicago; s. Z. Swanson,
Pittsburg, Pa; f. e. Nelson, ST. Lou
*: &. Hamburger, Chicago; James
l.. Rowland, Bloomington; NJ. j. My
ers. Bloomington; II. j. LAWYER, Kan
Sas City; n. L. Randall, Burlington;
Cecil Owens, New York: Lottie Leares.
Boston: Karrel Rowe and wife, Boards
town: Wilson II. Todd. Milwaukee;
Humphrey Prince. Holyolle. \. Y;
John Franklin, Chicago; Sidney s.
Gass, Chicago; Il. II. Willmenter, ST.
Louis; j. w. O'Brien. St. Louis;
Brooks johnson, French Lick; 10.
Lee. Chicago; Charles Charlson. Gales
burg; G.. NJ. Sharrack Chicago; j. X.
Stone. Burlington; Frank Stomb. Chi
cago: r. \. Hall, Aledo; l.. j. Enlatt.
Bostonians.
At the Rock Island - Olof Olson,
Illinois City; +. d. Blake and family
Nidl ONAiiCl. W IL Nutill.
y. W. Wilson, Chicago; A. Quist. Rock
Island; j. b. Weton. St. Louis; NJ. A.
Smith. New York; G. f. McNabney,
Hampton: j. c. Whisten. Chicago;
Robert HolIyhock and wife. Oneida;
b. Z. Penn. Chicago; John Smith, Dav-
export; NJ. \. Rolliford, Peoria; c. s.
Peck, Rock Island: William Mantle;
Adair l.. Iertzler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
A. NJ. LOFGREN DIVIDES
ESTATE AMONG CHILDREN

The will of the late Andrew Manuel
Lofgren, Of Moline, filed for probate
in the county court today. distributes
his estate among his children and
grandchildren. He bequeaths $1,000
insurance carried on his life to his
three daughter, Mrs. Emma S. Ceder-
lund. Mrs. Eva NJ. Swanson and Mrs.
Lydia Roadstrom, to he equally APP
portioned among them. He orders
that his personal and real property he
converted into cash and the proceeds
divided into seven parts, a seventh
each to his children, Gustaf T.. Fred
E.. and Charles w. Lofgren, Mrs. En-
ma f. Cederlund. Mrs. Eva NJ. Swan
son, Mrs. Lydia BCadstrom, and the
remaining Cne-seVenth to lie divided
between his two grandchildren, Leroy
and Anette Swanson. BY the prOvis-
ions of the viii the son, Charles. must
pay to his sister. Mrs. Cedcrlund. $3.50
Of his one-seventh interest in the
proceeds of the estate. J. +. Gustus.
of Moline. is appointed executor Of
the will. which was drawn June z.
1901 His bond is fixed at $4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08

mouth of the Ohio to Minneapolis is
contained in the appropriations for
1905 in the report CT Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw presented to congress
yesterday.
The finance committee of the board
of supervisors is in session at the
court house today checking up the
accounts of the county officers pre-
paratory to the submission of their
reports to the December meeting of
the county board, which assemblies
next Tuesday.
The brick residence of Peter Nc
Carl, of Rapids City. was destroyed
by fire Sunday evening. Mr.. McCarl
went away from home, leaving fire in
a stove, and the supposition is that
the blaze that destroyed the building
in some way originated from this.
The loss is about 81, GOO and there is
but little insurance.
George Flynn. a switchman on the
burlington, met instant death in
Galesburg yesterday morning. He
was standing on the switchboard of
his engine with two other men, and
in endeavoring TIC shift his position he
fell and the engine passed over his
body. He was Al years of age and
leaves a wife and family living al
Gales burg.
The ladies of the Christian church
at their social afternoon and evening
of Friday, Dec. IL, will have fancy
and useful articles, aprons, dressed
dolls and homemade candy for sale;
also a Ladies' Home Journal booth,
where subscriptions will be taken for
the Journal and Saturday Evening
Post. Ice cream and cake will be
served, and 15-cent lunch from )
to :.
\ pointer for those who have money
to invest: There will be a great de-
mant for vacant houses in the spring,
owing to the fact that the G. II. l. &
p. Railway company viii put on a spe
cial train between their new shops
and this city for the exclusive use OF
their employees. Preparations are also
being made at Rock Island arsenal for
the manufacture of small arms. which
will result in bringing a number of
strangers to this locality. Now is the
time to take advantage of the ex-
tremely low prices that | am offering
on Columbia Park lots. For particu-
lars call ut +. j. Burns agency. room
Il, Mitchell & Lynde building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
WILL BE ISSUED SATURDAY.
Big Edition of The Argus With Pointers
| for Christmas Buyers.

The Christmas shoppers edition of
The Argus, which is Il feature of the
holiday season for Christmas buyers,
will be issued next Saturday. This
year. as usual. it will be filed with
timely information for shrewd buy
ers. and will contain many happy
suggestions TO help you out in the
selection of Christmas gifts.
All the different lines will be rep
resented, and it will be worth your
while to give it Il careful perusal in
order that you may be best informed
as to when and where the best OPP
portunities are offered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
Military Scandal in Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. S.-The federal
grand jury has begun the investigation
of matters in the department of the al
jutant general of Nebraska. Adiutant
General Culver, s. ID. Davis. of Lin
coin, and y. q. Smith, the latter con
nected with the adjutant generals de,
partment during the last state admins
tration, have been summoned as wit
neSses. The investigation is in connec-
ton with the appropriation of money
to reimburse the government for blank
cts supplied TO the state penitentiary
after the fire at that institution tive
years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
TENEMENT HOUSE ROOF
SET ON FIRE BY A SPARK

Fire in the roof of the frame tene-
ment on Thirteenth street between
Third and Fourth avenues. owned by
George Wood, Of South Heights, at
$3.50 this morning. resulted in a call
for the department, but volunteers
had the flames eXtinguished before
the arrival of the companies. The
fire, which started from spark from
a chimney while burning cut the SCOT,
caused but nominal damage. The
blaze was in the portion of the house
occupied by the family CT Engelbert
WiesIer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
JURY FINDS DICK BOS
GUILTY ON ONE COUNT

The jury in the case of Dick Bos,
tried for selling liquor to a drunken
person, went out at 1880 this morn
ing and returned verdict in the
county court at $3.50 this afternoon,
finding him guilty as to one of the
seven counts alleged. The jury failed
to specify which count it had found
guilty on, and was ordered to return
for further elaboration. Court will
be adjourned today by Judge Parmen-
ter until Thursday morning at .
o'clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
DRAW IN ROCK ISLAND
BRIDGE CLOSES TOMORROW

Notice was given today that the
draw Of the Rock Island bridge will
be closed for the season at noon, Dec.
Q. For some weeks past there has
been nothing doing on the river, but
the draw was kept in working order
as long as there was any possibility
of a craft desiring to pass.
The stage of water was 2.4G at 6 a.
m. and 2.45 at noon. The tempera-
ture at noon was 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
Report From reform school.

J. G. Gluck. superintendent, Prun-
tytown. W. Va. writes: after try
ing all other advertised cough medi-
cines, we have decided to use Foley's
Honey and Tar exclusively in the
West Virginia reform school / find
it the most effective and absolutely
harmless" All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08

Washington, Dec S-The supreme
court of the United States has de-
cided that sewing machines may be
sold and shipped into North Carolina
without requiring the payment of the
tax of $3.50 required on the manu-
facture and sale of those machines in
the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS
Last Low Rate Excursion

Dec. the c. r. l. & p. will sell
round trip homeseekers' tickets to
points in Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, also to number of points in
Texas and New Mexico at the rate of
SIS for the round trip. For full in
formation call at depot or city office,
1929 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
WAR; IS HELD IN $4,000
BOND FOR EMBEZZLEMENT

j. W. War; was held to the grand
jury today before Justice Mapes, at
Moline. in $1,000 bond on three charg-
es of embezzlement. He furnished Sc
curity and will be allowed to go over
the accounts of the building and loan
association and his personal accounts
and given opportunity to explain the
discrepancies. War; waived eXamina-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
mon =, New YORK Central 1855, Illinois
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

TOday's Quotations on Provisions. Live
stock. Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Dec. s.-Following are the
quotations on the local market:
Provisions.
Butter-Creamery 2Ic022c, dairy1sc
EggS-FreSh 25c.
Live pouItry-Spring chickens SC per
pound mems &C per pound.
Observation-Disclosures. So to CSC.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers $3.50 to A.75, cows and
neifers 60. 90 TO e4.0o, calves $500 to $500
HOgS-Mixed and butchers 81 90 to g. %
Sheep-YSarHugS or over, per Cwt. f3.0OtO
o. %, Lambs per head s4OO to 600.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn old 5I@52c, new 4Oc; oats, Sec.
Forage-Timothy hay, eS to 5000, praIrle
Is to 9, straw Is. 50.
WOODLAND, per load $3.50.
Coal-LumD. per buShel 14C. mine run
I3c per bushel, slacK peT bushel &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
STATE IMPLEMENT MEN
MEET AT BLOOMINGTON

Bloomington, H.. Dec. S.-Two hun
dIed delegates are here to attend the
annual convention of the Illinois Re
tail Implement Dealers association.
which opened today and will adjourn
Wednesday. President Joseph Baker,
Of El Paso, delivered the annual adj
dress today and reports were pre-
scented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
Our Mission to Abyssinia.

Marseilles. Dee. S-Letters received
here from membersof the United States
expedition to Abyssinia describes their
reception by the French governor of
Somaliland. NJ. Del Barry. on the ar
rival of the party at Jibutil. Following
brilliant fetes, the governor gave a re-
ception at the palace and drank Presi-
dent Roosevelt's health. Consul Skin
ner. lender of the expedition. responded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
Lost His Life bx His Heroism.

rescue his sister, Mrs. Emma Peter
son, from being overcome by gas John
Selin, 50 years old, is supposed to have
sacrificed his life. The bodies of the
two were found i'm their apartments
A defective gas jet caused the tragedy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
nrore AmmunitIon for ChamherIain.

London. Dec. S.-The November
statement of the board of trade shows
an increase of S1S.O27,5 800 in imports
and decrease of $S,052OOO in exports
9th imports and exports of manu-
featured articles declined, the former
$794,205 and the latter $5,612, OPS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
Inst of the Bodies Found.

Hanna. Wyo.. Dec. S.-The bodies of
five men who were killed by the ex-
plosion of gas in the mine June 30
and who are supposed to have lived
for several days, have been recovered.
These are the last bodies in the mine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
COUNTY TEMPLE.

Dec. amelia NJ. Gamble to Harry
III. Ross. lot Is, block ,, University
Place, Rock Island, $1,4O0.
Johanna Plog to Mathilda Uthoff,
lot 10. block 2. Black Hawk Fourth
add. Rock Island, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
Bilious Cole Prevented.

Take double dose of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy as soon as the first indica-
ton of the disease appears and a
threatened attack may be warded off.
Hundreds of people use the remedy in
this way with perfect success. For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08

Chicago. Dec S-FonoWing are the open
ing, highest, lowest and closing quotation S
n today's markets:
Wheat
Dec, s17s: s2S SIS: s256
May. S29s s2x-: Sl2- S26.
July, 7s1s; 1888; 774; ia.
Corn.
Dec, 4l9s; 41as: 40sS 4Oai
Nav, 42K; 42%: 4214-: 423s.
July 1885; 429s-; ~; z2H-.
Oats.
Dec, Sl18: 34al. S415 say
Nav, 36ls 3615 357s-: 20.
July. 1895; S324 $685. 1888.
Pork.
Jan, 100; II 90; 1899; 1922
May, II 80; 1872; ll.25-; ll.z7.
Lard
Dec, 6.32: 682; 50. 6S2
Jan, $40. $40; c. 30 8 80
May, $50; $50, 6.45-. 6.47
Ribs.
Jan, $50 $50 SIS: 5S7.
May, 6 10: 10; SOS; 6 o.
Rye, Dec. FO!5; May SIS; fax, N. W. 97Ik;
s. w sos; Dec; 9ii ma, May 90; barley S SO 5s-
Hog market opened weak TO sc lower.
Light. 81 1O19.45; mixed ana Dutch
1rs. q l594 50; good heavy Alo04-5O; rough
Cattle MARKER opened slow and steady.
Sheep market opened steady
Hogs at Kansas City 10000. cattle 10 COD,
hogs at Omaha $500. cattle 5000
Union stock yards $40 a. m
Hog market slow, sc lower.
Light, - s094 10; mixed and butchers, AIS
94.55: good heavy, t4.150S4 80; rough heavy.
4l5ab4 ..
Cattle market slow and steady.
Beeve5 e3.300b5 so, cows ana METERS I2SG
40. Texas steers 81 SOFAS e.. stockers and
feeders g. I0G4.20 westerns E2. S5@14z0.
Sheep market steady.
Hog market closed active, SC lower.
Light, S4.106D4.45; mixed and butchers u Is
"a So; good heavy, "a l514.60; rough heavy,
a 15G425
Cattle market closed dull but steady.
Sheep market closed steady to lOc higher.
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat leo
corn 1876. oats 100, hogs 1900.
New York Stocks.
New York, Dec. S-The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
Sugar I2l. Gas 9eIs, C. r. L &P. 26A, South
ern Pacific 47N, Il. & o. 79$s, Atchison com.
mon 6S5s, Atchison pfd. 9aH, C. NJ. g St. z.
1913. Manhattan i41a. copper IS, w. u
Tel. Co. 50, L. s. N. 1854, g. & 4. 344, Rdg-
common iisi. Can. Pacific 1lS24, Leather com
mon ~, b. K. II. 462i. Pacific Mail 254. u.
:. Steel ptd. 57%, u. s. Steel common IL Z,
Penna- I1SA. Mo. Pacific Q33z, Union Pacific
7SH, coal and iron 90, Erie common sS5l
Wabash pfd. 35J6 Car toundry 1854, c. & G.
w. 1913, Rep. Steel pfd.42H Rep. steel com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
Lioensed to Wed

Frederick T. Tyson 49, Rock Island
Miss May Dorothy Walker .......
Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
saloon Notice

Dekeyzer & Baldnyek will give an
opening free lunch and dance at 2211
Third avenue Saturday night. Dec. II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
THE WEATHER

Threatening this afternoon
and tonight, with light snow
f1urries; Wednesday, partly
cloudy.
j. NJ. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature--At z a. M. %;
at 2::3O p. NJ. "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
List of Physicians.

Following is complete list of the
physicians given, several slight mac
curacies resulting in the lapse of time
since it was prepared:
Rock Island-J f. Assay, c. Bern
hardi, c. o. Bernhard. Eli Bradford.
II. NJ. Burkhart. j. Il. Burkhart, c. c.
Carter, H. II. Chase, j. p. Comegys, G.
G. Craig, ST., G. q. Craig. Jr., Joseph
De Silva, Cora L. Reed, /. B. Ennis, q.
L. Eyster, F. H. First, c. T. Foster, b.
F. Hall, S. b. Hall, j. r.. Hollowbush,
II. j. Huyett. w. II. Ludewig, j. F.
Meyers. c. f. o. Moeller, y. NJ. Moore,
Z. G. Morey, Mary f. Morgan, Louis
Ostrom. Jr.. f. d. Paul. E. NJ. Sala, II.
ID. Wilson, Emily Wright.
Moline-J. G.. Anderson. Martha An
derson, y. II. Arp. \. NJ. Beal. a. II.
Beal. w. o. Beam, IL, s. Bennett, II.
d. Browning, s. W. BursOn. l.. ID.
Dunn, f. A. Eden, S. S. Edwards. J. f.
Froom, F.. H. Gardner. Swan Hanson.
\. b. Hart, NJ. l.. Huntington. +. l..
Kerns. \. +. Kohler. T. j. Lamping.
o. W. LOCKER, Il. c. j. Meyer, Jane II.
Miller. Louise y. Miller. j. w. Morgan.
r. W. Oakley, c. F. OdeH, Evlan Sar-
gent. j. j. Trembley, p. Fl. Vessel,
y. ID. West, c. E. Whiteside, J. II. Wy
land.
Illinois City - J. II. Bendle, w w.
Twigg.
Reynolds. w. Blan. l.. c. Moore.
Port Byron-W. S. Block, j. NJ. O.
Bruner. o. S. Daley, w. H. johnson,
w II. Lyford.
Watertown - w. \. Crooks, j. +.
Rankin, W. +. Taylor.
Taylor Ridge-Peter Eckhart p
Milan-W. L. Eddy, Joseph Huyett,
p. w. Wadsworth. q. \. Virgins.
Cordova-W. Il. Freek, Jacob Hokc.
East Moline. II. Long. f. ID. Tay-
Tor.
Buffalo Prairie-B. V. Marquis, f.
l.. MarStOn.
Edgington-A !. Miller.
Coal Nalley-W. S. Myers.
Hillsdale-P. F. Rice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
DR.. HUYETTIS DEAN
Milan Physician Oldest Practi-
toner in Rock Island
County.
STATE HEALTH BOARDS REPORT
Ninety-TWo Physicians in Count!
Minister to $4,000
People.

According to the report of the state
board of health just issued there are
90 physicians in Rock Island county
to minister to the ills of $4,000 peo-
pie. DR.. Joseph Huyett, of Milan, is
the dean of the physicians in point
of years of service. He graduated
from Jefferson college in 1871 and
won a diploma from the Illinois army
board in 1862.
\ popularity in the history of the
men practicing in the county is that
none secured his Illinois license ear
lier than 1877. Drs. Huyett, Carter,
Bernhard, Craig and Eyster, of Rock
Island; Freel and Hoke, of Cordova;
Lyford, of Port Byron; Morgan, Yves
sci and Dunn, of Moline, and Taylor,
of Watertown, are alike in this re-
spect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08

All the news all the time = The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-08
TODAY'S MARKETS

Chicago. Dec s-Fonowing are the open
ing, highest, lowest and closing quotation
n today's markets:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
WATTERSON ADVISES BRYAN.

A dispatch from Louisville, KY, contains
the following:
Henry Watterson has "et up" on Grover
Cleveland long enough to go back to Bryan.
He says
''Mr. Bryan, we fear, will never get oV'l
1906. More is the pity, because if lie c"ni''.
there might ultimately BE- the making OF =
great man in him. 1t is sad thing to see a
talented young How of lh'ee and forty already
soured and emti,t !, 4llr"np'' - Mr.. Bryans
case there is no reason why he >l"r'd be. The
presidential orbit i,ito which, taking him by
the nape of the neck and the seat OF his
breeches, the fairy god-mother flung him, heels
over head, in 1896, found him obscure and
poor. and it has left him rich and famous.
tsOf all men, he could afford to bide his time
OF all men, he could, with honor to himself
and profit to his party, take phlosophic and
cheerful view of lite, recognizing his mistakes,
revising and correcting his errors, quitting the
drivers seat, from which he dashed the steeds
so furiously and took the ditch so dlsastrously,
to put his shoulder to the wheel of the old car
ryall and get her out of the slough OF Populism
and Socialism and free silver Republicanism-
all dating back to 1896"
In these remarks, Mr.. WatterSon shows that
he is in favor of Clevelandism-Hi lism-Gor-
manism. His fight on Grover Cleveland IS
purely personal matter, and has nothing to
do with his political policy. Should Cleveland
be nominated by the next Democratic conven'
ton, Henry Watterson will support him.
And Henry Watterson is not alone in this.
There is scarcely Democratic paper in the
country-even in Kansas-that will not do the
same thing. They will abuse the "stuffed
prophet to-day, but when he is nominated
(and that is not unlikely, they will say, "Our
party has spoken. We must obey
ANY reformer, be he Democrat, Popuist or
Socialist, who expects to get any lasting reform
through the Democratic party will find himself
a victim of misplaced confidence.
In conversation with prominent Democrat
recently, he told us that he was satisfied that
Cleveland would be nominated in 1904, or that
he would name the nominee.
Mr. Reformer, you must face this matter, and
YOU may as we'll do so now as later
What are you going to do about 1t?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-03
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH WITH GOURDS.

Marcons's system of wireless biography has
rival. 1t is rival which is already centuries
old, and it was in operation long before Frank
lin drew the electric spark from the clouds down
kite string or before Morse devised his system
of dots and dashes over the electric wires. Rev.
c.. A. Rideout, missionary of the African
Methodist Episcopal church of America, who
returned to this country lately on furough
after tour years labor among the native tribes
of South Africa in the territory lying west OF
Natal thus describes this remarkable system
"a large gourd, such as those grown in III ny
parts OF The United States, is followed out and
THOROUGHLY dried Then kids skin, stretched
and dried by native process which makes 1t as
hard and as thin as parchment, is stretched
across the hollow of the gourd. 1t is beaten
with padded drumstick and gives forth sound
that can be heard distinctly at distance from
five to eight miles. The Basuto country is
mountainous and the villages lie along the
mona-Ain sides and in little valleys or glens,
seit,,n being at high elevation.
SO lKa guard who has been trained 10 the II 'e
oi'tir signal code-whch is practically Al
Ahlcau A.v.se a phabet--beats the message IN
his drum in the open air, and tn sound Is CT
ried across the valleys and gle,s 10 he ,ut>t
village, where it is interpreted by anoil er guar
There is always guard on duty to receive these
messages. He can tell at once VIII ther the
message is for his chief or the head man of his
village, in which case he goes to the head mans
hat and makes the communication verbally II,
however, the message is for distant ypart, he
repeats it OH his gourd, and so it carried from
village to village, with very little loss of time,
until it reaches the person for whom il was i'll
tended.
''During the war between the British and tie
Beers, we who were hundreds of miles distan,
from the scene of hostilities got all the news
with surprising rapidity. We knew of every
victory and every reverse which took place In
the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, and
have known of several instances where the
news came by the gourd line hours ahead OF
the messages by field telegraph. You can read
lily understand how this surprised the military
officers.
"The same system is common to many OF the
African tribes, and the secret is confined to the
few trained men in each village who are chosen
for the head man, or chief. Who first devised
this system nobody seems to know. 1t has been
used for centuries.