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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
GRANTED a Parole,

Phoenix, A. T., Dec. Co. Fred
Hughes, a noted Indian fighter and
prominent lawmaker Of Arizona, only
president Of the territorial council,
has been granted parole from the
penitentiary by the governor. The
parole was signed by many influential
citizens of Pima county, where, as
treasurer of the Arizona Historical So
ciety, he defaulted. The period of
sentence was four years. He served
RA wears.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
thousands Die Of Plncue

Calcutta, Dec. 26.-Lord Curzon of
Kedlestone, the viceroy of India, in
the course of speech Tuesday said
that since the appearance of the bu-
bonic plague in 1898 $4,000 deaths from
the disease have occurred in the
MYsore state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
For Sale.

A valuable home with about ten
acres of land, owned and occupied by
the late James II. Brown, south of the
Railroad and east of the Stock yards.
For price and terms enquire of HAM
BROWN, near the premises. g6tf
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
Il Released.

Montreal, Can. Dec 2s.-James Bax-
ter. formerly of Chicago and lately of
New York. who was sentenced here
some time ago to five years in the pen
itentiary-for his connection with the
Banque Vile Marie frauds, has been
released on conditional pardon" from
St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary. His
wife and friends have been working
incessantly for his pardon on account
Of ill health ever since his conyic-
ton. He is suffering from dropsy and
hts condition is serious
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
Bar Sale.

A second hand Case threshing ma.
chine complete with horse power. II
IS IN good running condition and will
De sold at q bBrgain. Enquire of
2oM d. A. WHEELER, Cresco, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
Accused OF Conspiracy.

Vienna. Dec. pa dispatch from
Warsaw says that SO Poles have been
arrested there. being accused OF po'
litical cons piracy
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
burglar. Rob a store.

Quincy, H.. Dee. 26.-Burglars broke
into the KespohlMohrenstecher COM
pany's store some time Monday night,
and stole 05 bolts of silk. valued at $4,-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
what Shall We Have for Des ert?

This question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer 1t to-day.
Try Jell-O, delicious dessert. Pre-.
pared in two minutes. No baking! add
hot water and set to cool. Flavors:-
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. 8w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
Jell-O. Tho New Dessert.

pleases all the family. -Four flavorS:--
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Try
49, - 6W4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-01
RECEIVES THE NOTE.
Preliminary Joint Demand Pre-
scented to China.
an ANSWER EXPECTED VERY SOON,
Foreign Ministers at Peking Are Re.
ported to BE Unanimous In the
Belief That the Conditions
Will BE Accepted.

Peking, Dec. 26.-The preliminary
joint note was delivered Tuesday to the
Chinese. Ii Hung Chang found that
he was unable to attend the meeting
of the ministers. and his credentials
and those of Prince Ching were pre-.
sented by the latter to the foreign en-
voys.
Prince Ching. replying to the Spanish
minister, Senior b. j. De Cologan, who
presented the note. said he would i'm
mediately communicate its contents to
the emperor, and assured the ministers
that speedy reply was the desire of
the court. as it felt that all China wants
peace and prosperity.
Received by Prince Ching.
Paris, Dec. ga dispatch to the
Havas agency from Peking says: THE
ministers assembled at the residence of
Senior B. J. de Cologan (the Spanish
minister and the doyen of the diplomat
ic corps) and received Prince Ching, to
whom the Spanish minister handed the
joint note of the powers. Ii Hung
Chang, who is still i'll. asked to be ex-
cused. Prince Ching said:
please present greetings to my political
friends of Leavenworth and Kansas. The
principles of democracy still 1--we and the
policies for which the fusion forces fought
will yet be indicated. We can enter the
twentieth century with the confident be.
lief that the people will soon return to the
teachings of the fathers and TO the tradi-
tions of the republic"
Thinks China VIII Accept.
London, Dec. 28.-Aocordlng to .
news agency dispatch from Picking,
dated December -, the foreign minis-
ters there are unanimously of opin-
ion that China will accept the condi-
lions imposed by the joint note Of the
powers within month The note was
started on its way to the dowager
empress and the emperor Immediately
after its presentation. the dispatch
says. but wire communication is slow
and 1t probably will not reach them
until December e.
Significant Action.
London, Dec 26.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Standard, telegraph
ing December "a, says: 1.-The govern
ment has arrested Prince Tuan and
Prince Chaung on the borders of the
Shan 81 and shen 81 provinces. Yu
Hsien has been ordered to return to
Sian Flu forthwith, to be executed, 1t
is supposed. 1t is inferred from these
reports that the imperial authorities
are preparing to concede the demands
of the joint note for the punishment
of the instigators of the trouble in
| China"
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with unwonted enthusiasm the first
hint of change in the styles. With
each succeeding day and hour of the
past week fashion makers have been
unfolding to our rapturous gaze such
bewitching novelties as were never
dreamed of, and one may well pause
to ask what and where will be the
end. Some of these new fashions are
so bizarre in appearance that their
requiem is sung after the first
glance, while others again are so de-
lightfully charming and fascinating
that the unfortunate woman who
likes to be well-dressed and strictly
up to date in all things, and yet must
do it on a small income, will have
trials of her own; for all these pretty
new things cost whole lot of money,
and the prettier they are the more
money they cost.
In the interesting matter of dress
materials I may simply say the va
riety is utterly without limit, and the
same may be written of the price.
All kinds of soft sheer fabrics are in
general demand, while the furore for
the pretty old-fashioned nuns yelling
is unprecedented. Albatross cloth is
also to be reckoned among the most
popular fabrics and is seen to par
ticular advantage in the new plated
skirts which have put in an appear
ance within the week. An exquisite
yelling showing a mixture of silk and
wool is among the most pleasing nov
elites seen thus far. 1t comes in all
the new delicate colorings known to
the dyer's art and is particularly
charming in pastel pink and pale
green. A silken lining is an absolute
necessity with this material, and the
fancy of the moment is to have the
silk the same color as the yelling,
but of a much darker tone.
The popularity of crepe de chine
seems rather to wax than wane. One
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journey, as the natives do, to those in
terror districts which constitute an
earthly paradise. Here one may I'M
derstand the dolce far niente of the
population, and it requires a supreme
effort of the will to tear oneself away.
When a resident in this land, one read
lily comprehends those strange mar
riages with native beauties which can
never be understood in the outside
world. This is the genuine land of
''manana," tomorrow which never
arrives.
Although the cultivation of coffee
was introduced among these people
over hundred years ago it has never
been in high favor with them as bev-
erage, the Mexicans, as rule, prefer
ring chocolate, which is indigenous to
the soil. A native, more than any,
thing else, enjoys his chocolate. unless
he desires something which will inc
briate as well as cheer. when he is
most apt to indulge in pulque, aliquor
Taade from the cactus, which if imbibed
to any great extent brutalizes the fac
ultles. To it's use is attributed the de-
graded condition of the poems of the
country. From these people of
mixed blood. more Indian than any
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the neck of peon woman or child.
These baskets contain about ten or
fifteen pounds, and the filling of one
is worth about 12 cents in our money.
The first year the tree yields from
two to four ounces, twice that
amount the second year and at the
third is in full bearing, producing
about one and half pounds. A
pound per tree is considered an
average crop. In tropical states the
yield often runs to five pounds per
tree. After the picking the coffee
is dried and hulled. Where shipping
facilities are good many foreign
owned plantations are supplied with
machinery for cleansing and hulling.
But in regions remote from rail-
roads and steamboat lines the
freight by burros and pack-mules is
so high that old-fashioned processes
only are employed.
Petates, or straw mats, receive
each days gathering of berries,
which are spread out in thin layers.
Next day, in the full sunshine, they
are removed to the patio, or drying
ground, where they are again spread
out, being constantly stirred and
turned over until perfectly dry, after
which poems thresh them out by
treading on them with bare feet,
separating the husks. The berries
are then pounded in stone mortar.
OF course, this process bruises them
somewhat and they are less regular
ir appearance than those prepared
on the plantations where machinery
is used. After being pounded they
are raised above the head of the
cleaner and allowed to drop on a
mat, the chaff being famed away
The coffee is now put up in sacks
containing from $50 to 200 pounds
large amounts are shipped all over
the world from Vera Cruz. While
waiting for their coffee crop, many
planters cultivate tropical fruits,
sugar cane and tobacco, for which
there is an increasingly good market.
Many of these products may be raised
along with the coffee.
Except CHINA, MEXICO PROBABLY mas
the cheapest labor in the world, but
the poems are lazy, with exaggerated
ideas of their own importance, and
the importation of Chinese labor
bids fair to crowd them into the
background. for although the poems
compare favorably enough with the
blacks of our southern states and
the West Indies, their work marks
poor showing beside that of the in
dustrious Chinaman, who never asks
for a day off and works for small
remuneration. A Mexican peon would
rather half starve in the warm sun
shine on feast day than work. Our
coffee imports from Mexico are in
crensing largely each year. with
prices firm. EDWARD JULIAN.
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TALK ABOUT COFFEE.
The Worlds First Supply Came
from Araby the Blest.
Nowadays Brazil, Central America
and Java Control the Worlds
Markets-Imme Planta-
tiOns in Mexico.
Especial Mexican letter.

%HERE has been probably no
greater factor in our civlllza-
ton than the development of
railways in the different parts OF the
world. To them we are indebted for
the cheapness of many articles regard
ed by us as common necessities, by our
forefathers as luXuries, while 200
years ago they were almost unknown
to Europeans. Among them is the
coffee found upon nearly every break
fast table. During Cromwelps time
the first coffee house was established
in London by man who had brought
some of the berries from Arabia, to
the delight of his friends and patrons.
Arabia may be said to be divided into
three parts, one of stones, another of
sands and deserts, while the third,
Happy Arabia, "Araby the Blest,'' is a
land of gardens, olive trees and vine
yards. Here is Yemen, from which all
the civilized world at first obtained
it's coffee supply. Mocha, the chief
town, stands on sandy seashore, at
the entrance to the Red sea, by the
treacherous strait of Babel Mandeb.
Prices for the berry were SO very
high that the different nations turned
their attention to coffee raising in
their various colonies. France first
sent plants to the West Indies. Brazil
now exports nearly a sufficient
amount to supply the world. tits said
that in that country from five to ten
times as many pounds of corn or
wheat might be raised to the acre as
of coffee, if the laborers were adapted
to cultivating those crops.
Coffee has grown wild in Ceylon
from the earliest times. Natives
mixed the leaves with their food and
decorated their temples with the flow
ers hundreds Of years before they
found any use for the berries. In a
natural state the plant grows tall, but
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ceded to be an able business man,
no one would suppose that he could
distinguish man on telegraph
wire by a mere touch-so to speak
and that, too, when less than half a
dozen words were sent. Mr.. Young
has charge of a large force of men
and when they desire to get off they
send him a message to the capitol
or call him up on wire and talk to
him personally and make their desire
known.
One of his men called for him on
the wire the other day from up
town and asked: Gan I get off to-
night
"Yes, you're excused" responded
Mr.. Young.
The man walked down the avenue
rs far as Fourteenth street, when sud-
denly the fact dawned on him that
he had neglected to state who he
was, and he went back to set the
matter straight.
Again calling up the capitol. he
asked Mr.. Young: "Say, how did
you know who asked to get Off"
"Oh," came the response, ''it's
B. isn't it?"
"Yes."
s,s"I said>y you Sere excused"
well" said the man, as he left the
Office, that beats all ever heard Of.
gave no name and clicked but five
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when cultivated it's top is cut back.
The white flowers resemble those of
the jessamine. The ripe berry is red.
like a great cherry. Squirrels. rats
and monkeys are dreaded enemies of
the coffee planter. The berries are
transported by rail from the interior
to the seaports of the countries men
toned, thence shipped to the United
States, while the product reaches US
by the railroad direct from many
parts of Mexico. That wonderland,
lying so near US, which holds the relics
of an advanced civilization, old when
the nations of Europe were just
emerging from barbarism, has proved
very alluring to coffee planters. To
visit this most grand and beautiful,
rich and fertile land one should not
confine himself to the railways or
most frequently travelled routes. To
fully appreciate Mexico one must
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cannot wonder at this most delight
full state of affairs, for certainly no
more beautiful fabric was ever manu-
featured, nor one more susceptible
of attractive development. Either
tucked and trimmed simply with rib
bon velvet, or else associated with
rich lace, with perhaps a Frenchy
touch of black and gold showing in
its ornamentation, it makes an ideal
gowning for both young and old; if
old there be in this day and genera
ton, which I sometimes doubt.
Soft silks of the foulard and dainty
India variety grow more and more
in popular favor as the season ad-
vances. They are shown in the most
profuse variety of patterns and are
extremely stylish for dressy gowns,
as well as for those intended for
more actual service. Satin-faced
foulards are the fancy of the mo-
ment, but in order to be considered
swell in the extreme they must have
q little touch Of black woven in the
pattern.
In Atwood materials cashmere is
the reignipg favorite, but it must not
be COMPOUNDED with the cashmere of
other days. These new ones are de-
lightfully soft to the touch, and be-
ing exceedingly pliable lend them
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words and here is a man who tell.

words and here is a man who tells
me who / am"
Old-time operators considered this
remarkable, in view Of the fact that
only five words were sent. Things Of
this sort have been done when long
err conversation ensued, or the char
acter of the mans sending was better
gagged by a long talk.
The doorkeepers at the house say
that Amos Cummings, of New York, is
the most popular man in that body
and that statesman Sulzer, of the same
state, is the next man on the list.
When one of them was asked how
he came to this conclusion he said:
Because so many people call for
them every day. Their callers, as a
rule, are people who are in distress
and who want assistance. They know
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either consisting of small kits of cloth
or pieces of mbroidery-merely re-
vival, by the way, of an old and very
popular fashion. But then modes in
dress, like the wheel of fortune, re-
volve with the cycle of time. For in
stance, stripes are strictly Gin it,"
while checks are distinctly at dis
count-just the reverse of last years
fashions. Only a short time ago the
sailor collar was the idol of the hour;
to-day it is seen only to be despised,
and so 1 might run the entire gamut
had the time.
There are interesting things galore
to say concerning the new blouse. The
prettiest are still being made of crepe
ionable dressmakers are trying to in
troduce, or rather revive, heavy satin
for this purpose. it seems safe to pre-
dict that as long as tucks retain their
popularity crepe de chine will be the
material par excellence for the
blouse beautiful. Swell-looking thea
ter blouses are fashioned of the new
crepe de Paris, and it is certainly an
ideal fabric for the purpose, as it.
shows to the most excellent advantage,
under artificial light.
The millinery of the moment is in
deed charming Crinoline is much
used, and the rage for the all-tulle
toque is by no means abated. On all
the French hats there is decided
tendency toward floral decoration
while the New York models, with the.
exception of huge black panne roses,
show no indication of the flower gar
den variety. Time alone will settle
this important matter. Some of the
new shapes are rather eccentric, and,
fear, will not prove generally becom-
ing. The toque shape, tried and true,
still reigns supreme for semi-dress
wear. A beautiful toque with square
crown and rolled brim shows an ar
tistic blending of coral pink, black
and reseda green. Another Frenchy-
looking model had it's entire crown
composed of violets, shading from the
palest down to the richest purple
tints. The softly rolled brim was dec
GRATED with black panne velvet ivy
leaves and the violet foliage in soft;
shades of silver gray.
Bringing with them wonderful Vi
sions of rare days in June are the all
white hats made of tulle. mounted over
white lace. They are dainty and sweet
to degree, and are the thing to buy
if one can afford the luxury of ALL
white headgear. KATE GARDNER
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thing else, nost of the Iaborers are
drawn. Among them, while it is
hard to procure cup of the coffee
which they are cultivating, one may
easily obtain atole Gan Aztec drink),
chocolate, or tie de ojas (hot water
poured on orange leaves).
Coffee growing was first introduced
a Spaniard. His successful expert
ment induced other haciendados to
follow his example, and now the in.
dustry is one of the most successful
and profitable in the republic. In the
extreme northern states of Chihua-
hua, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, it does
not do well because of the occasional
frosts, but further south, whether in
different attitudes, varying climates,
temperate, hot and dry, low and damp,
at Vera Cruz, Oaxaca and even to the
isthmus, it thrives. In the temperate
table land, the ''caffea arabica," re-
sembling mocha, grows. 1t is an ever
green, shrubby and hardy, in height
varying from five to seven feet. The
hot, moist, country variety resembles
Java coffee. The trees are higher.
In order to go into the business
of coffee raising man must have n
stock of patience and one of money
sufficient to last him for five years
al least, for that length of time must
elapse before he receives any appre-
ciable returns from his investment.
Seeds are put in and the plants raised
in small beds, often in the shade of
trees. The seedlings may be trans
planted when about eight months
old, at regular distances (about six
to ten feet apart from each other,
SO that the full-grown trees will not
interfere. They must then be kept
free from weeds, shaded when they
require it, from the too great heat
of the sun, and topped, if necessary
(many growers do not believe in the
pruning processes). When about
three or four years old the first blos'
SONS appear among the vivid, shin.
ing leaves. These and the subse-
quent berries grow along the stem
in clusters, sometimes singly. The
fragrant blossoms first appear in
the winter months, the green Der, les
about July, and in October and No
vember they are matured for pick
ing. They must be taken from the
tree, one at time, by hand, and
placed in q basket suspended around
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selves with perfection to the clinging
effects, now the mode most approved.
They can be procured in all the pref
in somber black and the ever popular
black and white combination. think
the most sought after colors at the
present moment are blue in both me-
dunn and light tones, old rose and
reseda green, in the order in which
I have named them.
A gown saw but yesterday-which
will first see the light of day on Eas-
ter morning, if the weather be propi-
tious-was fashioned of cashmere in
delightful shade of old rose. The
skirt was laid in small plaits at either
side and in the back, while panel of
handsome lace ornamented the entire
front width. Over the tucked, slight
ly pouched bodice was a jaunty little
lace bolero, caught down in the back
by folded girdle of black panne vel
vet. The sleeves were fancifully
trimmed in lace insertion, and were
cut so very long as to fall quite over
the hand, similar in effect to the styles
which prevailed some two or three sea-
sons ago.
For cashmere tailor gowns, as welR
as those fashioned of somewhat
heavier material, tailors still remain
faithful to the short Eton and bolero
styles, although the little cloth coatee
strapped and treated in practical
manner still remains one of the smart
| features of the tailoring world There.
| is no doubt that fashion makers
still cling to the tight effect of the
skirt from the hip to the knee, while
| the amount of fullness required to.
keep the skirt out from the feet be-
low the knee is simply stupendous.
The corselet skirt is the newest
| thing out, and, while too much cannot
be said in it's praise, only the clever
modiste should attempt it's construc-
| ton; for unless absolutely perfect in
| fit and finish it's air of smartness is en-
tirely lost. Tucked skirts are by no
means omitted from fashions list,
only the tucks are much larger than
| those we have been accustomed to
| lately.
Flounces, too, of every known
size and shape, will be worn later on,
| and sometimes, to give them greater
| degree of fullness, any number of tiny
killings of soft ribbon are added.
Many of the handsomest skirts are
being made with inserted panels,
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Dressed as Man Forty Years.

A remarkable story of male jmper-
sonation was revealed in police
court in London in connection with
an arrest for alleged money frauds.
The prisoner. named Catherine
Coombe, aged &C. described as house
decorator, appeared in the dock in
male attire. For 40 years Catherine
impersonate a man and worked on
board p & o. steamers in various ca
pacities, and also for London firms.
She says she was married at Is,
taught school, and then thought there
were better chances of Advancement
as q man.
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FANCIES OF FASHION.
Some of the New Styles Are Charm.
ing, Others Bizarre.
Variety of Dress Fabrics Is without
Limit, hut Crepe de Chine and
Foulards Lead i'm Popu-
lar Favor.
Especial Chicago letter.

FASHION is ever charming, but
never was it more so than at
this particular season of the
year. With the first breath of sweet
springtime in the air how lamentably
shabby and dull-looking our winter
garments appear to be, and we hail