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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13

dried pulp 10 a powder, but docs not in
Jnre the grain. After this the coffee Is
further cleaned IN simple tanning milf.
one Of these machines costs ABOUT $50 Ia
gold. ! should think they would be Of
great value IN Porto Rico.
The private estates are rather Increasing
In number. II used 10 be that most of the
crop came from the government plantations,
whereas II Is now from the private estates.
Liheran Versus Arabian Coffee.
The finest Of the Java coffee as we know
It. IS from plants OF Arabian descent, Il
was this variety that was affected by the
blight The trees are small, slender u
delicate, coming originally from the hills
Of Yemen In Arabia from about the same
region as the Mocha coffee In that cOuh-
try the Mocha coffee still grows, but there
Is so little OF II that Il Is safe to say that
not grain OF IL comes 10 the united
States. Twenty-Five years ago about iU,ph
tons ~ Mocha coffee We're exported. put
e Is said that the production Is now NOT
half that. and that II Is all consumed III
MOhnmmedau households. During my stay
In Brazil ] saw thousands Of bags OF cor
fee which / was told would De fold as MO
cha and 7 visited warehouses where there
were sorting machines IN which the little
round grains we're picked out from the
rest. 10 be put into bags and sold as
Mocha.
The coffee most raised In Java today Is
the Iiberlan coffee IL Is coarse, large
grained variety. The beans are three times
as large as the real Mocha and they have
a different favor. The Lberian trees are
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13

until they come into bearing. The people
are paid for this work. After this the trees
are divided up among the families Of the
village. each having as much as u can at
tend TO- Each family Is responsible for s
own trees and their product, The diife =
ent members 81 the family gather the Dor
rics carry them home and dry them in the
sun. When thoroughly dried they are put
INTO wooden mortars and the hullS pounded
of. The chan Of skins and hulis is then
wnnowed and the beans are carried 10 the
warehouses and sold to the government at
j. forms picul, or at So for 1913 pounds.
This Is too cheap for the natives 70 make
ANYTHING They are not Interested III the
business. and they will not cultivate the
plants carefully, ] am told n the price was
doubled there would he great deal more
old government Java. and that Of better
quality. AT present the best Java coffee Is
raised on private estates.
The Coffee Warehouses.
Tho government coffee warehouses arc
scattered throughout The coffee districts,
ard they are n so 10 be found in the 'Glrtr
cities. sired one 10 the town Of Pocspn
where I stepped on my way to the Bromo
volcano II was building Of woven bam-
boo walls ind roof OF red tiles, with a
cement door On the wide porch In front
Of ii were scales for weighing the coffee
and within. piled 10 like so much oats on
the door. was a little mountain OF green
coffee beans. In the pile were two wooden
.scoop shOvcls far bagging the coffee and
two half NJ kcd men were at work preparing
il for shipment TO market, Near the door
sitting croSs-cgged upon the floor before q
table about foot high. was n turhaned
Javanese I'm spcctacles. lie was the native
government official who bought the coffee
and sent Il 10 the seacoast lie told me
that the government Is now paying less
than cents pound for It's coffee, the
same that we png our retailers 20 cents in
tie United States; so you see the Dutch
are not doing losing business with the IA
tlyes.
The Coffee Nurseries.
| Mas much interested in the coffee nur-
series. These are OF great extent In
places they cover the sides Of the hills,
great sheds rooted with bamboo filled with
thousands OF bamboo pots each containing
coffee seed or plant. Some Of the plants
Mere Just bursting forth from the ground;
others were a few inches high, aud some
a foot high. The plants arc set out 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13
GOVERNMENT COFFEE PLANTATION.

the same earth In which they grow In the
nursery. They mo put only few feet
apart and are shaded when Young. AT hrst
they are kept free from weeds but when
keeps down the weeds.
sauo3 5Vl WuJJ Opus 1tl MoIT saaIl SV3
] wish I cuu.d take q ponyback ride with
Nou MP through these ceuec estates They
arc intcrsprrscd with foWsts, and there
are mans monkeys great long tailed bluck
which jump from branch 10 branch
aud from one tree io another }on gee
them sqnattlns az ne roots oi the branches
and creeping around the tree trunks grin
ming and chattcriug al Won. Now You viii
see one chnllng 10 limb ZOO feet above
The ground, and now catch sight Of one
jumping fifteen feet from one tree to an
Luxuriant Vegetation.
The vegetation Is everywhere luxuriant.
There are palm trees and banana plants
There are an sorts Of winding vines. The
very plants seem 10 love one another, the
trees twist themselves about their follows
and grow up together Even the dead
branches are covered with green; they are
clothed with orchids and moss, the green
ard flowers of the air forming winding
sheet over the dead braShes. There are
orchids everywhere ana such orchids!
IIore ono has wound Itself around a branch
ifFe necklace there one sluats ltEr
monkey nj the root ot a lmb, ana tarlhnr
ovnr are great masses OF green ont 81
,,ltich comes blossoms Of many hueS
me soil on Java Is exceedingly rich. The
land IS one Of volcanoes but Us volcanoes
snout forth mud instead Of stones, anu
tbis mind h OF n chocolate brown, which.
y.herr dry. becomes a fine dust many feet
'.ict In the coffee districts y has red
dish tinge, and is probably impregnated
,ritb ron The best coffee regions are from
9Oo6 10 1000 feet above the sea and some
~ me very best are In the Praenger or
mountainous provinces OF western Java.
pest HJava Coffee" Is from Sumatra.
IN Conversation With some 81 the chiet
American coffee exporters AZ Batavia,
pras told that the very hest Iaya coffee OF
Sisttict ~ padnng aud IS ~ the Arabian
rarietv IL brings o higher price In Bata-
Ma than the hest Java sold ~ orr ordinary
s,orce brings AZ wholesale in New York,
~ MAJ what Is sold az pure Java for from
al To- 40 cents a pound In our stores Is
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stronger than apy others. They have
larger leaves and they grow thick and
stout They produce FAR more than other
varieties and trees have been known 10
Yield sixteen pounds. They viii grow al A
lower altitude and In Liberia are found
wild not far from the seashore. This tree
has been taken 10 lava because Il VIII
Withstand the blight and other parasites,
aud also on account OF It's prolific bear
Ing. Tho plantation on the Island OF Jolo
derstand that there are large plantations
OF similar trees nearby In Borneo. | doubt
whether this coffee would sell wen In the
United States, although there Is a good
demand for II In Europe.
Frank G, Carpenter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13

IN all probability not Java NJ all The
best lava aud the Sumatra Java cost the
Wholesalers In New YORK at least ~ cents
pound. The exporters here tell me lhai
more JAVA cofIee Is consumed In the United
States alone than is raised iu all the Duich
East Indies, and this, Notwithstanding a
great deal Of the product goes 20 Europe.
] was told during my stag M braEil mat
the most 81 the Java coffee SOLD N me
United states was really Rra2linh coffee
nId 10 moi doubt but that the statement
was true.
Notwithstanding this great deal Of pure
Java goes 10 the United states, but II
brings very high prices ana ~ ~ some
times used TO favor other coffee. the pure
article can not possibly be- sold cheap. SO
gain 10 pure Java coffee don't Jake IT,
How Fine Coffee Is Handled.
The finest Sumatra coffee comes from the
descendants of Arabian plants It Is very
carefully cultivated aud after hcing picked
is sorted by hand In the warehouses here
have seen scores Of Javanese girls SQUAT
hing down with basket trays Of coffee in
front or them They handle almost every
grain. puttiug the small ones into one place
and the largcs ones into another, sorting
them as carefully as though they We're
grains % gold. As the coffee comes IN IL
is of rich olive green color. u IS ielt Tor
soma time on the door Of the warehouse,
when u turns q light yellow. No color hg
matter whatever is used. and the couee
Is shlppc1 as pure as IL Is on a plantation.
The best varieties are sent 10 Ncw York IN
sailing vessels which carry nothing else,
The coffee stcumB and cures during tue
long three months voyage, 80 much impr"N-
Ing rs favor that sailing vessels are pre-
ferred TO steamers. Coffee, Ike wine, I'M
proves with age. ana up TO a certain limit
the older n Is tho better IL Is
Javs's Private Coffee Estates.
Some Of the private estates Of Java are
perhaps more scientifically managed than
any other lands Of the world. Al slnagar
vast plantation near Buitenzorg every
thing connected with the curing Of the cof'
fee is done by machinery. The trees are
most carefully cultivated and the greatest
care taken 20 produce fine FRUIT saw
there one machine which cleans -v'UV
pounds Of coffee In day. It reduces The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13

WAFER-J I.NNINGS.- Smithyiile, Texas,
October i0.--one OF the prettiest home wed
dings that has taken place In Srhithyille
In n long time occurred here Yesterday &C
the residence u Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Young,
when Mr.. Edward Il, Wafer OF Houston
led 10 Hymen's altar Miss Jewell Lllza-
beth Jennings the sweet and accomplished
sister of Mrs w II. Young. Rev. y, NJ
Renick Of the Presbyterian church ofieiat-
ing. Mr.. Wafer Is a popular salesman "a
OF Honston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13

NAPIER. Mineral Wells Texas, October
a Jnhn 4, NapIer OF Jackson, Miss, died
here Yesterday. He was been here for tbs
past two months He was 81 years old.
Ills remains were shipped 70 ooHth Mcs
Aiester, /. T., for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23
So ~ Nv 9au ~
Parker Hughes Decision Ex-
pected Friday or Saturday.
If Hughes Loses Case is to Be
Appealed.
CLEMENS is ANGRY.
Objects to Report That He Has
Changed Tack.
Says He Stands Just Where He
Has Always Stood.
CLEMENS IS ANGRY.

The Parker Hughes mandamus case 10
decide who is the legally elected mayor
Of Topeka viii probably be decided by
Judge Hazen on Friday or Saturday
though it is possible that the decision
may not be made until Monday.
There is considerable speculation about
what viii be done in the event that
Judge Hazen decides that Parker must
be given the certificate The only ques-
IiOn is whether on the face of the re-
turns Parker should have been given a
certificate. If the council simply took
the Office away from Mr.. Parker when
mayor then it is evident that it should
be restored to him and if Judge Hazen
finds this to be the case he will find for
Mr.. Parker. Fine legal points viii prob
ably cut but little figure
In the event that the council is or
dered to give Mr. Parker q certificate it
IS evident that the order viii be resisted
for the Hughes supporters have already
visited the councilmen urging them to
stand firm This undoubtedly means
that the case viii at once be taken to
the supreme court and it is the hope
of the attorneys that Hughes may hold
the Office by that means
The arguments were closed yesterday
afternoon at 5:15. The same points of
law were raised as in the injunction
case that there is no city law govern
4ng elections and that the state commits
EiOnerOf elections law still controls and
that the law was not properly followed
Mr. Clemens, Mr.. Overmyer and Mr.
Doran, counsel for Mr.. Parker, all made
the same argument at the trial yester-
day and at the hearing of the motion to
quash-
G. c. Clemens, one of Parkerss attor-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23
"a HAND SAW IS GOOD THING, BUT NOT TO
SHAVE WITH
SAPOL 10
Is THE PROPER THING FOR HOUSE-CLEANING.

from Garfield to the north city limits.
! On Tyler street east and west SIDE
from Fourteenth to the Douthitt tract.
WANT COLORADO STONE.
The property owners in the vicinity
petition that the curbing for the paving
on Huntoon between Harrison and Van
Buren, be of Colorado red sandstone.
Also the property owners make the same
petition for the Buchanan street paving
The council decided to use the iron
curbing instead of stone on Jefferson
street between Fourth and Sixth.
A petition praying THAI the paving of
the alley between Seventh and Eighth
and Van Buren, and Jackson be not or
dered was referred to the streets and
walks committee. The petition sets
forth that the petition to pave the said
alley was gotten up without the consent
or knowledge of the property owners.
The petition to reconsider the action Of
the council and order the Buchanan
street paving to be of vitriffed brick
and Lyon county sandstone was referred
to the streets and walks committee.
A petition for an electric light at JEFF
ferson and Eleventh and at Harrison
and Garfield was referred to the gas
and electric light committee.
The residents on Fillmore and Clay
and Twelfth and HuntOOn petition that
the alley bounded by the above streets
be brought down to grade for the reason
that it is difficult to drain the lawns
The bond of City Clerk squires was
approved
SANTA FE SHOP DEAL.
Councilman Bergundthal was made
member of the joint committee of the
council and the Commercial club to
close up the Santa Fe shop deal bust
ness. The council committee were given
authority to borrow money to complete
the business pending the sale of the
bonds.
The matter of repairs at the city
prison was referred to the building com
mittee. They We're given power to act
and order the needed repairs
The streets and walks committee will
meet on Saturday, May 4, at 2 o'clock at
the council chamber.
The state association Of spiritualists
made application for use of the Audi
forum in May for a state convention.
The Auditorium was not granted them
for use on Sunday, May &C. and they re-
fused to use it on the remaining dates
and will convene at the New Crawford.
An ordinance was passed authorizing
the opening and widening. OF the Spruce
and Morris streets and alley between the
same on West Ninth street Also Lane
near the Moffit tract
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will be advanced from s26 to sos a ton
A meeting has been called for this week
at which members of the pool viii take
action on an advance in price. The in
crease, it is stated, Will take effect on
May l.
1.-The tonnage of steel rails placed so
far this year exceeds that Of any year
in the history of the trade. 1t is este
mated that since the pool made the price
of rails last fall, orders for mere than
1000, 600 tons have been placed.
Among the recent purchases which
have been made in anticipation OF the
advance this week is one by James j.
Hill. president of the Great Northern
for 40 900 tons, an order involving $l,040.-
000 1t was placed with the LackaWan-
ma Iron and Steel company Of Scranton,
Pa. George J. Gould, president Of the
Missouri Pacific and other southwestern
roads, has recently placed several or
ders for rails, the total of which is g..
600 tons. OF this amount it is understood
the Carnegie company, the Federal Steel
company and the National Steel COM
pany have received the bulk of the ap-
portionments. Mr.. Goulds order is one
of the largest individual orders which
has been placed since the pool annOunc-
ed its price.
1T is stated that all the principal rail
manufacturers will be present at the
meeting Since the formation OF the
United States Steel corporation that
company has become the most import
ant factor in the industry.
The Carnegie company. the Federal
Steel company and the National Steel
company. all Of which have been merged
in the United States Steel company.
were heretofore the dominant factors IN
the rail business of the country. The
other members OF the pool which viii
send representatives to the meeting are
the Pennsylvania Steel company. the
Lackawanna Iron & Steel company and
the Cambria Steel company
Local sales agents Of rails state that
advances in prices have been made by
other steel and iron pools in billets.
beam and plates but as yet no advances
in rails have been made notwithstanding
the higher prices for pig iron and other
raw forms Billets. beams and plates
have been advanced on an average Of
So ton. while pig iron is now selling at
prices considerably higher than when
the prices for rails were announced. All
the large rail mills are filed to their
utmost capacity, and the members OF
the United States Steel corporation state
that they have sufficient business on
hand to keep all their rail plants busy
until November !.
mo attention IS paid to foreign rail
orders. although bids have been invited
from Russia. South American countries
and southern European states The do
nestle manufacturers state they are too
much taxed with home orders to attend
to the foreign business. The advance
it is said. viii tend to check the enor-
uaea1s demand from belated consumers.''
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neys. is incensed at the report in the
morning paper that he had changed his
base OF contention He said today:
According to the report. made quite
a conspicuous fool Of myself yesterday
I acquit the reporter of that report. He
is an intelligent young man, not pos
sessed Of special gift OF stupidity An
entire lunatic asylum acting in concert
could not have misunderstood so we'll
the reporter couldn't have done it. He
must have had the assistance. Of one Of
the lawyers on the other side. The points
I made we're agreed upon in consulta-
ton by all the lawyers on Mr.. Parker's
side, and Mr.. Overmyer and Mr.. Doran
backed them UP in court.
My entire discussion OF the election
commissioner law was merely an addi-
uonal argument that the certificates
were the returns and that they could not
be ignored for the tally sheets, that was
all. Instead Of claiming that the coun-
Gil had not canvassed any returns,
I expressly claimed that the returns
they had, having been sent by election
officers appointed by the election COM
missioner, must be presumed to have
been sent under his instructions. and
that they were therefore legally before
the council. but that only the certif-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23
BASEBALL AT WASHBURN.
Home Team and Lawrence Nine to
Contest Wednesday.

Much interest is centered in the game
tomorrow afternoon between Washburn
and Kansas university at the Wash
burn ball park.
Washburn has taken the first two
games Of the season and the local fans
anticipate another victory tomorrow
Kansas university has always been
considered a pretty hard proposition.
but Captain GilIs Kids are another
pretty fast aggregation and will be
heard from later in the season. To-
morrow's game viii be watched with
unusual interest. Game win be called
at 3 o'clock The boys will probably
play as follows: Aitken. pitcher; Mehl,
catcher; Brockett, first base; Cave, sec
ond base; Gill third base. Stewart or
Grey shortstop: Worsley. left field:
Smith, center field and Anderson, right
field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23
Ha Kant His Leg.

Twelve years ago J. W. Sullivan, Of
Hartford. Conn.,, scratched his leg with a
rusty wire Inflammation and blood
poisoning set in. For two years he suf-
fered intensely Then the best doctors
urged amputation, But" he writes. II
used one bottle of Electric Bitters and III
boxes OF Bucklenss Arrica Salve and my
leg was sound and well as ever For
Eruptions, Eczema. letter. Salt Rheun
Sores and all blood disorders Electric
Bftters has no rival on earth Try them
A. J. Arnold & Sons drug store 81 North
Kansas avenue, will guarantee satisfac-
ton or refund money. Only SO cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23
Telephone Trust Projected.

Clark. of the Chicago Telephone company,
admitted today that active measures were
under way to organize the telephone
business of the country into one large
concern, with headquarters in this city
It is claimed that the combination will
affect the telephone business in the fol-
lowing cities: New York, Boston. Pitts
burg. Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago. Buff
falo. Cincinnati. St Paul. Detroit. Rhi1a-
delphia, st. Louis. Denver and Minneap-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23

Gates could be legally sent, and therefore
they alone could be considered
las to digging up an old law it is
the very law under which the Office of
commissioner of elections exists. It must
be very much alive"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23
Kansas City and Return $500 via
the Santa Fe

Account Odd Fellows celebration. Tick
cts on sale April rs and &c, good return-
ing April q. Six trains a day in each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23
STEEL RAILS ADVANCE.
GO Up So Per Ton in This
Weeks Market.

New York, April 23.-The Herald says:
''Stee1 rail manufacturers state that
within a week the price Of steel rails
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-23
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects Of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGs, manufactured BY the
CALIFOREIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the LIQUID laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
themln the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
IS the one perfect Strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually.
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently- It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys.
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make It the ideal
laxative.
In the process Of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA F1G SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations. please
remember the full name Of the Company
printed on the front Of every package.
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Esrsale BY all Druggists.-Price5 Qc. per bottle.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-02-22
MANY SALOONS WRECKED.
Aided by Hundreds Mrs. Nation
Destroys More Property.
TOPEKA JOlNTISTS THE LOSERS
Crusaders Started Out at Daylight, De-
molished One of the City's Finest
Saloons, Ruined Property Stored in
Cold Storage Plant and Barn.
Did Not Rest on Sun day.

Mrs. Carrie Nation put in a busy
Sunday in Topeka on the 18th and as
a result the capital city has expert
enced more genuine excitement than
can be remembered by the oldest in
habitant Mrs. Nation literally cram
med the day with thrilling episodes
She succeeded in having the contents
of notorious joint smashed, broke
into cold storage plant in search of
liquor, ruined the mirrors in several
bars found stored in livery barn, ad-
dressed a large mass meeting of men
and women and was arrested four
times. The last time that the law
laid its hands upon her was when Mrs.
Nation emerged from the church
where the mass meeting had been held