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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
KNIGHTS Of Pythias.


Grand Chancellor l.. 8. Calkins an
nounces that he will officially visit lodges
as follows during December:
December .. Pomona-Aetna No. l07. Nero
No III and Ontario No. 222. Jointly with No.
December II, Santa Monica--Pacnc No 2o3;
December IL, Moneta--America No. 219; Decem-
ber l3. Long Beach--l>ong Beach No. 2lo: De-
ciaD: December Is, San Pedro-san Pedro No.
iss: is December a. TehasapiITehseap! No:
sumner No i4s. Jointly with No. IS: December
10. Merced-Yosefnite No 30: December 20, Oak
dale-oakdale No. 200; December 21. Modesto
esio s. NJ Fulton % P'cis of Gait is about to remove
to Southern California, and 8. z. Lassing
of Lodi has been Appointed to succeed him
Oak Leaf Lodge of Lincoln, Placer
County, gave successful ball last
Wednesday night Porterville Lodge of
Tulare County gave party Thanksgiving
Washington Lodge Of Vallejo is now
happy in its new hall on Georgia street,
and has changed its meeting night from
Thursday to Wednesday.
Tho uniform rank company at Fresno
Is growing rapidly In membership. and it
pieces will shortly be attached to tho or
ganization. The Raisin City subordinate
lodges are also enjoying marked pros
West Side Lodge of Tracy always has
we'll attended meetings, Notwithstanding
that many OF its members are farmers
who live from five to twelve miles from
the town.
No. 13s at the hustling little town Of
Newman is one OF the most active lodges
IN the Ban Joaquin Valley, and has rank
work at almost every convention.
MENDOZA Lodge, which has a neat new
castle hall, Is growing steadily. and The
accessions are OF the most desirable quai-
ity.-
The lodge at Orosi is keeping pace with
the growth Of the prosperous fruit rais-
ing section that surrounds the town, and
II VIII make 2 fine showing at the inter-
fall.
Sanger. No. 17S, Is making a feature of
having frequent social gatherings, and Its
meetings are always well attended
Selma Lodge Will either soon muster in
q company OF the uniform rank. or q
number Of Its members Will Join the Fres-
The team Of Bonnie Brae Lodge at Ex-
eter has attained great proficiency In the
work OF conferring the various ranks, and
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
The National Union.

Golden Gate Council. of the National
Union. after the transaction of routine
business on the last Tuseday in Novem-
Der. opened its doors wide to admit a
large number of friends and acquaint-
ances, who had been invited to enjoy a
programme of entertainment and the
councils hospitality. There were short
addresses by Senator James L. Field and
President Bessicker, choice selections by
the Golden Gate Council Quartet, solos
by individual members of the quartet
and volunteer talent. During the even
ing Friend l.. Fl. Wahrman served to all
an excellent lunch and fine New England
cider. Just before the close OF the coun-
ell each member wrote his name ON a
slip OF paper, which he placed in hat.
after which the chaplain. Friend Thomp-
son. being hoodwinked, drew five slips
out of the hat, and each one whose name
was on the slip was given a plump
Thanksgiving turkey.
Friend w Healey, who has been usher
Of Golden Gate Council since It's institu-
ton. has also finished ten years in that
position and In that period has been alb
sent from his post but once. He is also
inside sentinel OF George H. Thomas Post
OF the G. A. r., and has held that Office
for fifteen years. and there he has never
missed a meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
The Eastern Star.

Installation CT the new officers of the
chapters Of the Eastern Star Is now in
order The local chapters will commence
installing during the coming week.
Last week Mrs. Clara Abbott Giberson
the worthy grand matron, installed the
officers Of Unity Chapter at public meet
ing Of the chapter and at the close of the
service was presented with handsome
basket filled with exquisite flowers by the
chapter through Past Matron Monck.
Mrs. Eunice ArvIiia Glines, the retiring
matron, was presented a magnificent
Jewel, also a handsome pearl and gold
pin, the presentation speech being by
Augusta Dunn Wilson, p. q. M.
The officers of Morning Star Chapter
at Petsluma will be installed on the even
ing Of the third Tuesday in December at
q called meeting.
The officers Of Beulah Chapter will be
installed on the night Of the 9th inst. and
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

American Companions.
On the last Monday In November Grand
Chief Companion Miss Ticoulet, In COM
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

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
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 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 a 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, a liquor
made from the cactus, which if imbibed
to any great extent brutalizes the fac
ulties. To its use is attributed the de-
graded condition of the poems of the
country. From these people of
mixed blood, more Indian than any
thing else, most of the laborers are
drawn. Among them, while it is
hard to procure cup of the coffee
which they are cultivating, one may
easily obtain atole ian Aztec drink,
chocolate, or tie de ojas (hot water
poured on orange leaves). -
Coffee growing was first introduced
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
TALK ABOUT COFFEE.
The Worlds First Supply Came
from Araby the Blest.
Nowadays Brazil, Central America
and Java Control the Worlds
Markets-Immense Planta-
tiOns In Mexico.
Especial Mexican letter.

"HERE has been probably no
greater factor in our civiliza-
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 Cromwelrs 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
land of gardens, olive trees and vine
yards. Here is Yemen, from which all
the civilized world at first obtained
its coffee supply. Mocha, the chief
town, stands on a sandy seashore, at
Ine entrance 10 tne hcu sta, ny inc
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. 1t is 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
natural state the plant grows tall, but
when cultivated its top is cut back.
The white flowers resemble those of
the jessamine. The ripe berry is red,
like n 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
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

into Mexico from the West Indies by
n Spaniard. His successful experi-
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
stock of patience and one of money
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

sufficient to last him for five years
al least, for that length of time must
e,apse before he receives any appre-
cable 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. IL necessary
(many growers do not believe in the
pruning processes). When about
three or four years old the first bios
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
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

the winter months, the green berries
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 a basket suspended around
the neck Of a 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 a 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 hulliiig.
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 a stone mortar.
Or course, this process bruises them
somewhat and they are less regular
IL 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 .
mat, the chat being famed away.
The coffee is now put up in sacks
EDWARD JULIAN.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
For q Worn.Out System.

Mrs. Catherine Toff, President "VaR.
kyrien Association" 5619 Cottage
Grove avenue, Chicago, Ill.,, writes:
81 often advise Peruna In cases OF .
WORKOUT system and broken down
constitution.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

A First Class Tonic.
VIM. A. Collier; Assistant Paymas-
ter u. S. ~, writes: 81 have taken
Peruna and recommend Ii to those
needing q frsf-class tonic"
A Great Tonic.
Hon. M. C. Butler, Ex-U. S. Senator
and Ex-Governor of South Carolina,
writes from EdgefeId, S. c.: 81 have
been using Peruna for q short period
and feel very much relieved. Ills In
deed wonderful medicine and besides
q great tonic.
Splendid for the Nerves.
Robert B. ManfeH, the famous actor,
writes from New York City "Peruna
Is splendid and most inVig0rafilg-
refreshing to the nerves and body"
For General Debility.
Hon. Jno. " Wright, of the Law
Department, General Land Office of
Tennessee, writes: 81 wish every
one who Is suffering with general
debility or prostrafion could know OF
Peruna."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
Builds Up the Entire System.
Makes Steady Nerves.

D. L. Wallace, Charter Member In.
fernafionaI BARRIERS Union, IS Western
avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
writes: al now feel splendid. My
head Is clear; my nerves are steady,
Ienioy my food and rest WELL"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

A Spring Tonic.
Mrs. d. w. TimberEake, LynctbuEg,
Va, says: "There Is no better spring
tonic than Peruna, and have used
about all of Them"
A Good Tonic.
Captain Percy W. Moss, Second
Arkansas Volunteers, writes from Par.
agouEd, Ark: 81 find Peruns q very
good spring tonic, and will readily
recommend 1t at any time"
Builds Up the Entire System.
Miss Jennie johnson, 5IIS Lake Park
avenue, Chicago, Ill.,, Is Vice President
of Chicago Teachers Federation. She
writes: "Peruna restores the func.
tons of nature, induces sleep and
builds up the entire system.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13
For OVerW0rk.

Mr.. Teft Johnson, q prominent actor
of Washington, d. c., writes from
Fourteenth and "P' streets: elm tho
effort to improve q condition Impaired
by Overw0rk, have found nothing
that has done as much good as re.
Funa."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-04-13

The Best of Tonnes.
Hon. w. C. Chambers, Chief Justice
of Samoa, says: 81 have tried one Dot.
tie of Peruna and can frufhfuIIy say IL
Is one of the best t0nics ever used"
A Grand Tonic.
Mrs. Gridley, mother Of Captain
Gridiey, of the "OIympia, writes' ~
used Peruna and can trufhful!y say II
Is q grand tonic.
The colored American., 1901-03-09
Town Topics.

4FrI DDll " ~
InS ,he vs p6re in heart were there.
Oo! .:-. II Henry Morse Of Boston, Mass.,
ALs A.,lirg lr1 at 3I8 E street, southwest.
o"FT " Bother and wife OF Bel i
d. Nd. N, attended the Inaugurs l Ball
rl P. Shepard of Pittsburg and
VI. L5.as,miog ., ii wife were Inauguration
,,,, ~ Lille May Richardson OF Ten
AL'' me gnest Of Mrs. john Mich
I@. lgs Elm street.
~, John Mowery Of Salisbury, n.
Nj IL. IN Town for the Inaugural cere,
or-, 1nIls McMonee of Milwaukee,
3. al'' was the guest Of MISS 4. A.
.rstf tg9j 7 street.
Al fne c-lored saloons did bust
g. ." last Monday that would make
FI3ndIEe looA like 80 cents.
The rugged but genial DR.. John
lnG I.norof Thg Pension Office was 8 Wis
e. ar-i ~ this ssnctum last Tuesday.
MIRA sJE.C Carroll Of Baltimore, MO,
- Wrs II. Johnson Of Easton,
n. ere stopping at 322 E street, s.W'
Tho genial DR.. J. Ames Of Detroit,
,Iab formerIy Of this city but now q
osmFar % Of the Michigan legislature Is
the city
Money must be fairly growing on
Pas out in the states by the way WIS.,
Ios sIung the Iucre around these parts
urng the past week.
Beng Negro does not seem so hard
hen one cOntemIlstes the r6prehen-
Ill conduct of I1ts of white folks who
ere in town the past week.
Prot Btorum will read a paper before
Bethel Literary and Hi5tOr ical AS
bcistlOn mkt tuesday evening on
WHITTIER are We Drddng?"
The cll9Ied clubs occupied the first
see Of honor IN the parade, that Is,
oking at the parade as travelling IN
opposite direction.
Dr. Jas II. RJbina0n, one OF Harper's
suy most esteemed and we'll 10 dc
DIOfed citizen, was the guest Of Mr.
sry W Cornell. l742 Z street, q. ".
bring the pa week.
Mr. Mckenzie Scott was too busy
lsljDg to take in the parade. AS one
this clly's future leaders in CONNER
sti2irs, Mr.. Scott is q conner.
Rev. a. r. sauerfield, pastor ShllOl
spti8t church, Trenton, n. J.. Is IL
be city. He was in great demaI d Il
each at the different churches while
re,
The cCl)Ted rifI-raff did not seem Il
out iu ss generous numbers as usua
Inauguration day. 1t is prObatl.
TBlng up its enthusiasm for Emanci
rOn Day.
AlTs j. n LangstOn and Mrs, r
aYls Of Detroit. Mich, are guests o
B, Thompson, IVA P street for tn,
RsuTsI season. MIS-. LangstOn i
suglter Of Mrs Thompson.
AesSts. Fred Neuick 8ndJOhn Nixo
Ominent members Of the Heury Gar
IRepublICau Club Of New York Wer
2lglTaI visitors While here the
Pc the guests Of Mr.. James E. CraW
Oh 40 l street, Il, W,
Inc colored elite turned out as on
at the AeoIian Mandolin and Gu
CL10 concert at Odd Fellows Ha
Saturday night aud the concert wa
NY WHIT worthy Of the distinguishe
dIenCe.
ne Pension Office clerks had q We
: snap during Inauguration, bein
Vn Win pay and no annual leav
8 oaGted nendiDg preparations for tn
-ll ball, These horny sons an
d 4ghleLs Of toll VII be much benz
: Cd " this grateful surceese.
: U.s. Benz. We]I7s, Mr.. and Mrt
: '1tSlu Lew Of Cincinnati, O., Mr.
j Brown, Lieut.. TOOmey's siste
! ~ d llmCre, Md. MIR. George Clemr
u #5$# lEQlFEEsp Afvs N~Nvoo,,yz
The colored American., 1901-03-09
Ocean City BreezeS.

Ocean City, n. J., SPecial-Ihis beat
tifuly growing and progressive city IN
South New Jersey is located on ali il
land south of Atlantic, City, and bound
ed by Great Egg HarbOr Bay, CarsOn's
Inlet and Great Egg HarbOr ILlet and
Is 60 miles from Philadelphia access
ible to Atlantic City by trC LEY cars
and steamboat. Ocean City without
execution is the finest city On the coast
from Long Branch to Cape May, n. j.
The princpaI feature ia the govern
ment Of the city is that the liquor traf-
fic is forever prohibited in the city
therefore 1t is sought by the most re-
fined and elevated classes.
Its population of cClored people is ir
creasing rapidly. Work Is pIentifU |,
esnecisIly for The laDoIer, and during
the summer season there Is q dearth OF
help, good prices are paid for all classes
of employees. Notable among those
who are contemplating becoming per-
nasnant residents here are the Rev. DR..
Henderson, pastor Bethel A. III. e
church. Philadelphia, and VINO pTomN =
es rs the Ministers Retreat fer ten
davs this summer, Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Bsssell, Mr.. w liam Tribbett
and wife, Mr.. Perry ThOHas, Mr.. Her
ry Hector OF Salem, II J. The city's
most prominent cOloIed residents are
Miss Taur chle Rodgers, Richmond
Va. MIR. and Mrs. William Still rs Ia
tives of William Still Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Jackson, Princess Ann,
Md,
The colored American., 1901-03-09
THE PRESIDENT OF OBERLIN-
Entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. H H.
Terrell.

DR.. Barrows, the President OF Ooef-
lin College, was entertained by MI
opd Mrs r. Il. Terrell at their res
Gence. 326 T street, northwest, on iasI
sunday evening, March 0Fo. AII01 IS;,l
tea many OF the graduates OF OoeIilS m5
College resident IN WasnlhgC,.n gt...1.sa.n" CS!aI"
to pay their respects TO the uiS' lns us
ed educator. Sunday afternoon DR.
Rarrows spoke at the Church OF the
Covansnt. President Harrison's place
of worship when he wss the head OF our
Government. He also addressed the
students Of Howard University.
The colored American., 1901-03-09

DR.. L. h Harris has returned from
his trip to New Orleans, La and is
loud in his praise Of the treatment be
received during his stay at the hands
OF that well known. brainy, popular
Beau Brummel and Chesterfield OF the
South, the Hon. J. Madison Vance.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T, LOmack, of 1922
Madison street, had as their guest for
the Inauguration her brother, Mr., Rich
ard 3. Camper of Flushing, L l her
sister ard husband Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
A. L. Camper and their adopted daugh-
ter OF Cambridge, Md Miss Z0ra Wa
ters, Mr.. Benjamin SImms, Of Baltl'
more, Md.
Mr.. and MIS-. Barnett Of Chicago
were Insugursl visitors here and at
tended the Citizens Ball.
Me- srs. II. Anderson. w. Lee, Il.
Garnett Lee, and Fernandez, all OF
Baltimore, attended the Cosmos Clubs
Ball.
MessIs. a. Il. Hughes Of the True
Reformer. Richmond; w. ?. Hamil
ton, Benedict College, Columbia, 5. O.;
DIR. s. P. Wright, Salisbury, N c., We're
guests of Mr.. 81. A. Kelsey this week.
Mrs. De Lindsay of XenIa. Ohio, is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs y. q. Black, 1910
Eleventh street, northwest.
Mesdames Annie Henry, James West,
Laura Goodwin, all Of New York City,
are the guests OF Miss Maud Eockley
Of 1853 Madison street, northwest.
The reception given last Wednesday
by Mrs. Griffin in honor of her guest
and cousin Miss Tutie SOngOw OF Phil
adeIpbia, was one of the most delight
fnIIg enjoyable ''crushes" that has TAX
en- place beTo in quite while.
Mrs. Josie Lewis Aldridge and son OF
New York City are IN the city. They
are guests OF Mrs. Mary Il. Brown, 1445
n. street., northwest.
A public meeting of the Afro -Ameri-
can Council was held at Cali raith A.
M. e Zion church last Wednesday ever
ing. Among the speakers were Law
yer Frederick L. McGhee of st. Paul. !.
Mimi, Bishop Walters, DR.. Lucy 4.
Moten, Rev. Geo. w. Lee, and Hon. Z.
B. S. Pinchback.
Mr.. John 81. Wills the irrepreF sible,
| lhe only c0lOred and successful vendel
of rare books and choice literature and
the proI of a book estak lishment
at sos I1th street this city, was wei
come visitor at this Office last Tuesday
There is only one John 81. Wills. ANY
thing that might be attempted in COM
mendatiCn OF his hustllDg Commercial
activity would be supelfluOus. He is
breathing demonstration Of ''git up anC
git."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-01
SOME NEW LAWS.

Morgantown New Dominion,
Fishermen and piscatorial experts
are not little interested in some new
laws the past Legislature passed. One
referred to fishing on private proper
ty is of considerable Importance. The
legislature has put cneck practically
upon all fishing under this head where
property owner have signs displayed
warning people from angling. The new
statute provides that property owners
shall display signs at least one foot
square notifying the public that No
fishing is allowed. Violators of this
section will be treated as harshly as
if they had robbed store. For the
first yuAation offender shall be
fined not less than $40 nor more than
$50 and may be confined in the county
jail not more than two months. On
the second offense he may be required
TO provide a stiff bond for his good be-
havior in the future. Fishermen say
the penalty is highly excessive. Not
= at they want to violate the law, but
they say there is no necessity of having
such a stiff provision.