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Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
! OVER loo, 600 s. Z

the land rapidly. Do not delay until this
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B ST. Louis Globe Democrat: Col
Mosby is doing q great work for the
government in rounding up the cattle, |
kings who have laid illegal handslon
Uncle Sans lands. The old Con
federate raider seems TO have lost none
Of his daring and activity in these
piping times of peace. & he is engaged
ina work which, if: successful, as it 4
probably will be, will bring him the /
country plaudits. The cattle barons,
like the rest of the trust magnat tes. ate 1
learning that in these Repnb nbliean days
rich and poor men alike must obey thu
law. S.
sllwatonDas Chronicle: IA companyof
prominent ladies of this city met last
Saturday evening at the residence Of
Mrs. IN j { Eddy on Cedar and Rice
streets to consider matters directly per
tanning to the moral Welfare of the
boys and girls and young men and
women of the city. Once enthusiasm
lis thoroughly aroused and the general
public is informed Of the fearful moral
cond ditiOns in I sOwatonna, the ladies M
|terestsds believe the slay and city or.
Edinances will be eSmOre srigidly enforced
and general raising the moral
standard Of the community will result.
w hite Is. d. Leader The editor
and wife had another square meal Sun
day onaac count of having received AN,
Invitation to dine at the ahutel. Perk
said he was afraid we Foul ldn't accept.
but we did. For the benefit Of our
|lady readers we will state that they had
the chicken and the stuff that goes
with such q layout, and strawberry
Ishortcake and lettuce Qnr wife wore
her blue and white and looked real
Idear. Mrs. Perkins had 9 new skirt
and looked too sweet for anything.
The editor wore his Sunday, Monday.
Tuesday w ednesday, Thursday, Fri
day, Saturday suit, and was sick all
nlgnI. szfss#= a.
pioneer Press: That Fred Ame.
must pass six and q half wears of hi.
lprime in prison il the least Of his
punishment. The penalty lie is to paw
IS the penalty paid by almost eyery
convict. the 8 KNOWLEDGE that he has
lost forever the respect and confidence
Ilof almost every man acquainted with
his history. In sthe case of one in his
posltlon, one VINO !1sv hau no Sadeqnate u
motive 70 petray ms trust as g pu1ohc pll11
toMeer put .1t llDerately, 70 entered upon
partnershlp l e with the lowest forms of
vice, THIS az exaetlon o1 l lltelong penalty
will not @ evoke much sr[l'llei pity: Neither
want, ambltl q l'ltl sudden De- passion nor
Esudd1}en &, temptagllon can an De pleaded as
anSexcuse ss[s g for= g MS co purse.
# ()Watonna Journal: The arrest Of
William Braelford CHARGED with main.
Itaininp rooms is this1 1citys for Immoral
lpnrposes. promises to lead to 7agreat
fthinas ,by Way of sensations. They san
4 that ha has fnrnished 4 strinrt; off7 names
i ward Ionp to the al thorities, m These
4 lpesople.$ he = saws. arc likewise guilty
Il at least many have patroniZed his
IrOOmS ana the rooms Of others that
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

bona -t;da s,,l,scrih rihars than A,1stin has
ever had. AT the rate the orders are.
now being taken, there. will be eight or
nine hundred city subscribers and more
than two hundred farm line subscribers
connected with the exchange at Austin
by the time tits. completed. Arrange
ments have been made so. that connec-5
tions can be made with Lyle, Leroy,
Lansing, Rose Creek, Dexter and all
the leading towns Of the county. s.ss ssssS s55s
The equipment that this company is:
furnishing lis the best that modern
skill and material can produce.
rhe service which has sheratofora
been almost universally furnished
throughout the rural districts is what
is known al the single wire, ground re-
turn system. This system IS everywhere
$35unsatisfa actory owing 10 the circuit
being completed through the grodnd,
which causes the.line To- become very
noisy and very ma ateriallys impairs tie
transmission on even short lines. s%
:s,rha .aarvica vvhich =Riill ba furnished
hv, this ,con,nanv.,r;ll IA smnch snnerior
Ito that which has been q furnished,
owing to the fact that! q full metallic,
two wire circuit will be used. s, The
metallic circuit will not only furnish
bett te,ir local service but will make. It
possible for the farmer to talk from
his own phone TO any Of the large
cities or markets.
This company will furnish all ma
terials, will build Nthe lines complete
| md maintain them. The only expense
that the subscriber will have is asmall
monthly rental.
! Many 81 the farmers have wanted
I y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
PORTO R|CO'S COFFEE
Has Had a Varied and In
teresting History.
BEFORE SPANISH WAR
ITS GROWING SPREAD PROSPER
ITY THROUGHOUT ISLAND.
Commercial Arrangements With Spain,
France, Italy, Germany and Aus
tria Are Desired.
BEFORE SPANISH WAR
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
SAN JUAN. February II. 1903.
Within the next two weeks the executive
council will have passed and Gov. Hunt
will have signed a memorial OF the legisla-
five assembly OF Porto Rico to the President
OF the United States, praying that CONNER
cial arrangements be made with Spain,
France. Italy. Germany and Austria. pro-
viding for the importation Of Porto Rican
coffee into those countries under a reduced
tariff duty.
Formerly. In the principal markets Of the
nations named. Porto Rican coffee COM
manded a good price; but now. owing to
the high tariff duties levied in the countries
cited, It Is impossible to sell at a price
remunerative to Porto Rican growers.
. Prior to the Standardization war coffee
was the principal product of Porto Rico and
its growing spread prosperity throughout
the island Then came the hurricane of
August. 1890. Gripping the coffee planta-
tions. plunging into misery a large number
OF Porto Rican people and impoverishins a
multitude of wealthy families. a.3f-.
1T is now necessary TO ind a market for
the coffee Of Porto Rico. so that It's sale at
an advantageous price may to a degree
compensate for the scarcity Of crops and
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nest in the crotch of some old oak or chest
nut tree, and lives like king on the store
Of nuts he and she have worked all through
the fall to gather. The hedgehog rolls him
self up In some snug retreat and sleeps.
'And meantime those winged challengers
of the cold, the hawks, the owls, the wood
peckers, the little chickadees and others
that scorn to seek the south because old
Boreas blows, screech and boot and ham,
Mer and twit, seeking food and pleasure.
Whatever animal or bird does the wood
man know 1t. He knows more about them
than books or bookmakers. Daily he learns
from the woods something new about ami
NAL and plant and tree, and knows well
that although he continues daily and night
ly of and among them, he has not years
enough to live-even If his life be of the
longest-wherein to learn it ALL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
NOSES SCARCE I'm NOME.
Half the Citizens Have Lost Parts Of
Body by Freezing.

From the Chicago Tribune
Half the citizens of Nome, Teller civ.
and other far northern Alaskan frold towns
ana camps are minus fingers noses. ears.
toes' 1eet and legs This statement has
been brought back from the goldseekers'
country by Henry j. Dieter, who was one
OF the first to enter Alaska. The gold seek
efs have paid a high price for the metal
they have secured, he says They have
been so frozen and frostbitten that their
heads and trunks are about the only por-
lions of their bodies which have not been
injured.
This prospector is of the opinion that
there Is hardly one entirely able-bodied man
hearing of his own experiences one does not
wonder that the country Is filled with Grip
Piles. The disasters of the winter of 1900
killed all his companions who were located
with him north Of Teller City. Many were
lost in the billiards. some died of hunger
and many others succumbed to the severity
Of the cold
During these days Dieter recorded the
readings. The average Is forty
degrees below Zero He devised a unique
method of determining the extreme temper
allure. Mercury froze at thirty-nin below
zero. at sixty degrees below his can of kero-
sene would burst. at seventy-two degrees
below his bottle Of pain killer. which every
Alaskan prospector cherishes, would. 20
.'pop." and when the whisky turned solid
he knew that the temperature had reached
the limit of termination-that II was eighty
degrees below zero.
Dieter tells one pftfful story OF the killing
Of one Of his companions and the injuring
of another. The two set out on q three
quarter mile journey across the Ice. They
had scarcely started when a blizzard
swooped down on them. They lost their
way, being unable to see foot ahead Of
themselves. For Ave weeks they wandered
about In the ice and snow. At night they
buried themselves In the snow Tor protec-
tion. They ate the roots and buds of REIN
deer moss. AT last they fell faint from
hunger and exposure. The older OF the two
men died. The younger lost his reason.
The dead body and the crazy man were
found by a relief expedition, but the sur
vivor never has regained his senses.
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NEWS FROM ANT HILLS.
Latest Pointers Sluggards and the In
dustrious May Get.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Many who are not sluggards have gone
to the ant and considered her ways, but
the diligent little woman's store of wisdom
is not yet exhausted.
Woman is correct and so Is "her,' for
most Of the ants, as well as the bees, and
all the workers of both species are fe-
males. And Of these females all but the
queen are old maids, eschewing matrimony
as a nuisance and an impediment to useful
work. Now the astonishing discovery has
been made that their celibacy constitutes
no bar to their perpetuation of the species,
at least for several generations. 1t has
long been known that virgin queens, both
of bees and Of ants. lay eggs, and 1t has
become known more recently that the
workers, which never mate. do the same
thing, but 1t has been assumed. from infI
perfect observation, that these eggs always
hatch into drones or males. never into fe-
males of either the queen or the worker
variety.
A German naturalist named Reichenbach
has been putting the. matter to simple
test, which, however, has occupied several
years. In the spring of 1899 he imprisoned
eleven worker ants in an observation nest.
Soon they laid eggs. which Matched not into
males but into workers. Later In the sea-
son., at the natural mating time In July. a
few males were Matched out The same
thing was repeated next year. Then the
colony had Increased from the original
eleven to some 300 only two or three dozen
of which were males. The process was re-
peated In 1901, but the colony had begun
to dwindle, and in 1902 it persisted from
unknown causes" and thus put an end to
the experiment.
No perfect females (queens) were pro-
duced although the insects were provided
with an abundance of food which is COM
monty supposed to favor the production of
T2.If he VIC tArS uvn~ fa, in nv
cess of the maies,a which, according to the
prevailing theory. should have constituted
the entire product.
The remarkable fact IS that these work.
ers, instead of producing only males, which
cannot carry ON the species without mating,
produced workers like themselves, which
could and did lido So This went on for sew
eraI genera lions.
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afford credit to the growers to improve and
extend their plantations.
History Of Porto Rican Coffee.

Porto Rican coffee has had a varied and
interesting history. The bean was intro
duced in 1893 from Guadalupe. In ITO
the productions was 72s,025 pounds and In
1776 rose to 1.228225 pounds. During the
Napoleonic wars the financial situation in
Porto Rico felt their baneful influence and
expectation of agricultural products les
sened. The culture Of coffee however, took
on new impetus after the French refu-
gees came from Haiti. Fleeing from revo-
luton there they carried to Porto Rico new
methods for cultivation Of the coffee crop.
From 1850 to 1897. inclusive. Porto Rico
produced 492.66S tons OF coffee, valued at
SS269. 479. an average OF more than 3D.
OOOOO pounds year worth nearly 81, 500
600 annually. In 1898. 1899, 100 and 1901
the crops were respectively 1880 TONS
9. 720 TONS 9.170 tons and 1880 tons. This
was an average Of Il. $50 tons per annum,
valued at s., 916,000.
So many inquiries are now being made
concerning Porto Rican coffee and its pros
poets that some of the facts included In
Governor Hunts recent report to President
Roosevelt are especially timely. The gov
ernor shows that the area of coffee lands
planted just prior to the American occu-
patton was about 10000 acres, with an
annual average yield Of 26,3sO tons of mar
ketable coffee.
The present area. including all groves
that have been renovated to any degree of
bearing condition since the hurricane of
1873, Is eStlIndtSO at 1ZS,oCS dCIeSy Oh winch
the annual average yield should amount to
II 925 tons.
Planters Greatly Encouraged.
The work Of clearing the plantations and
repairing the injuries inflicted by the tenn
pest progressed slowly at first because Of
the financial distress OF the land owners,
reducing the coffee crop for the year 1860
to 900 tons: but the planters have been
greatly encouraged by the heavy yield on
restored plantations during the last year.
and it Is thought that the crop last har-
vested amounted to two-thirds Of the nor
NAL yield.
Many groves which have been practically
abandoned since the cyclone are now being
renovated and completely restored. and
even some entirely new groves are being
planted. notwithstanding the present. low
price OF the berry. The trees are full OF
well-formed healthy fruit. and promise an
abundant yield this season. a7ssss
A good grade OF coffee land, well cult
waited. produces at least four quintals OF
coffee annually an acre, and generally more
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WINTER IN THE WOODS.
Hyperborean Joys Of the Woodsman's
Life Among Pines and Hemlocks.

3 -
Life Among Pines and Hemlocks
From the New York Sun.
There Is pleasure and independence In
the winter life in the lumber woods that Is
more than recompense for its many dis
agreeable conditions" said one who has
had personal experience In that life. 1.-THE
wholesome exercise. the pure. brisk, spicy
air, the very isolation Of the woods, where,
for weeks none in the camp sees anything
of the outside world or even hears from it,
conduce to good appetite and good diges-
ton. hence to health and cheerfulness and
content. SO that even the tyro in the camp
can join with good heart in this lusty
song Of the woodsmen, with which genera
tons Of their robust Nrebe8rs were wont to
begin their labor or fpundHout the evening
in the fire-it cabin: X
.The music Of ouflburntshed axe
Shall make tie Mso ds,I Tsso ,,'ma
Shall tumble to sfke gf0und
At w s'fn sing aE0 asi, 81 s ,ss.P Sies
Oh vel 1nm range =. ~ woods over
The companionshiR sof he lumber camp
means dainty. One :doe5 not wrap the
drapery Of his cough anSat him and lie
down to pleasant dre3msS spring mat
tress. for the couch Nay IKE straw-tick in
lock or spruce bousbs Oh the cabin floor.
as he may choose WheA he turns in for
the night. IL he were bltad his nose would
tell him that felt boots and wooden stock
ings, in use all day in the snow, were dry
ing by the fire. But freedom is in the air.
Sickness or poor appetite Is unknown. The
food. though coarse. Is we'll cooked. A bad
cook in lumber camp would be run out
of 1t without delay.
"a lumber camp Is a true democracy.
Every man is as good as his brother but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
Fugitives From Home.

Thomas Elmer. nineteen years old. and
James Curry, three years his junior. were
found on Pennsylvania avenue today by
Policeman Acton and taken to the first
precinct station as alleged fugitives from
their parents. They live In New York city
and their parents are in good circum-
stances. In conversation with the officer
they said they had come here to see the
sights. They had seen enough and were
anxious to return home. Being short of
cash they requested that their parents be
asked to send them money enough to pay
their car fare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

Considering the minimum production Of
four quintals an acre, at so each, that be-
ing very low price for the Porto Rican
coffee, we have a total of $40 an acre.
A quintal of coffee can be laid down at
the seaport for expectation at total cost
Of production, plus interior transportation.
Of 81. This sum may be multiplied by the
four quintals which an acre produces, and
makes total expense Of $2s an acre. which
being deducted from the $40 gross yield,
leaves a minimum net gain of $12 an acre.
being possible to produce from $50 to 500
gross revenue from each acre planted IN
coffee when in full bearing, giving a net
profit of from SIS to $6S an acre.
Should Have Plenty Of Land.
1t Is the general opinion that a person
going into the business OF cultivating coffee,
In order to make 1t lucrative. should own
from 500 to 1000 acres of suitable land
This. properly administered, will yield a
good revenue and secure a permanent In
come.
The tree bears in five years after planting
and Is full bearing at seven, and as a year
Iy producer can be relied on to last life
time. Very little machinery. and that OF q
most simple description. is required in pre-
pairing the berries for shipment and sale.
Few properties In the island are used sole
ly for the cultivation Of coffee This crop
|
fruits and vegetables Shade IL indispen-
sable to the raising Of coffee In Porto Rico.
and other iruit-bearing trees can furnish the
necessary protection.
The opening or the markets Of the United
States and the construction Of roads in the
interior OF the island have given a great
impetus to this as well as other agricul-
tural Industries. The coffee has not had the
sale it deserves in the American market.
Travellers who know its flavor commend It's
superiority, and In time 1t will command
the best price.
From July /, 1901, to July /. 1902, Porto
Rico exported to foreign countries coffee
valued at $3,16S,662 and during the same
period sent but So. 1888 worth to the United
States. The increase In the foreign exps,r-
tation of coffee in one year was $1.6T4. 400.
This shows the healthy increase in coffee
growing In Porto Rico.
| 1t is believed that the presence In San
| Juan this month of 200 business men of
New Orleans, on trade excursion. win
stimulate the sale of Porto Rican coffee In
New Orleans. 1t Is also hoped that Porto
Rico's coffee exhibit at the st. Louis ex-
position next year will substantially help the
coffee growers of BorinQuen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
Good Wrestling Promised.

The wrestling match which will take place
on the stage of the Empire Theater to-
morrow night between Billy Reagan Of the
South End Athletic Club and Frank Will
Jams Of the Potomac Athletic Club prom
ises to be very interesting bout. Both men
are in good shape and as there has always
been an intense rivalry between them, the
bout should be an exciting one. The men
will get together about 1880 and the match
will be the best two out Of three falls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

-Four prisoners confined in the county
iail at Appling. Ga, made their escape
by tearing up portion Of the jatl noor
and tunneline path 10 the edge Of the
building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
Bows Wear.

We'd like to have a heart-to-
heart talk with the mothers of boys
here tomorrow. We're going to
prove beyond any doubling our
ability to undersell every clothier
in Washington in Boys Clothing.
Boys finest tailored Atwood Navy
Blue Cheviot Sailor Suits. made with
deep full collar. with eight rows Of silk
stitched soutache braid: embroidered
shield and finished with black silk tie.
Trousers are taped and
have patent waistband. All n no
sizes from to 10 years. Nh WS
Special price.
Boys Fancy Cheviot Norfolk Suits. in
the latest spring shades and spring
tailored in the best manner. n 10
Sizes 8 to y years An ex- ST. US
ceptiOnal value at...-.....
Boys Fancy Cheviot and Cassimere
and Worsted Knee Pants. in light and
dark spring patterns. Sizes to 16.
Owing to a special purchase 30
of this lot. We'll offer these aHVC.
SOC. Pants tomorrow at.....
A special lot of SO dozen Silk and Sat
In Shield Bows for Boys, made ~
Of best quality material. Special VIC
odluEUdy
Boys Shirt Waist Blouses, in beautiful
light patterns, of cheviot and percale.
Made with collar attached. fine pearl
buttons; double stitching. Laundered by
hand. All good washable de-
signs. In sizes 4 to Ii years. .kQDT
Special price Saturday. ....... " 70
Boys Serviceable Percale Shirts, made
with two separate collars. All
sizes in the lot A special pur- 90
chase enables us to offer you .HVVC
SOC. Shirts at....................O W
The newest effects in Boys Clothing
for spring are the Sailor Norfolk Suits,
in sizes to years; made with deep
sailor collar, pleated front and back and
pretty gun metal buckle on belt. All
the newest materials used N 90
in these suits. Special in M VIZ
troductory price.
Twenty patterns to select from of
Cheviot and Cashmere Two-piece Suits.
In sizes s to 16 years: made in double-
breasted style, of light and dark mate
rial. New long lapel, military fitting
and made in every way to ID no
give best satisfaction. Spe- ~ II WS
cial price Saturday. .......
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Referee in Bankruptcy.

The court In general term today reap
pointed Mr.. William NJ. HaIIam of the Dis
trict bar a referee in bankruptcy for the
District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
he Dependable Store. 49, 9TH and k Sts GOEDENBERGS.
ARemarkabIe Bargain in Mems Q00
NeqIqe Shirts at - OOOs
GOEDENBER0'S.
The Dependable Store.
9TH and k SITS.

Ngge Shirts and there 600
me they about
the necessity Of prompt buying The reason we got
bargante biggest bargain that has
along for year.
all the materials and congs has tasty dressers
Percales
stripes and blue and white black and white and pink
cuffs full
yoke wristbands They equal to
fit perfectly
H8-and
price simply ridiculous OYNe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

Six girls were badly burned In an explo-
sion OF fireworks In factory at Newark,
q. J.. Wednesday. sesa
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Stylish Spring Jackets.


SH
Your either plain Vel opteYO
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Jewelry and Toilet
Articles.

Many standard preparations are
listed in this sale at a great saw
ing-why not profit by the oppor-
tunity to buy what you need or
will need now?
Large Black Beads extra long length,
3 styles to select from. ............4 ACC
Woodworths Nina Toilet Water. .25c
Genuine Cocoa Butter. Sc
Sanitol Tooth Paste and Powder. 80. lie
Myrka Rice Face Powder. lie
Jergen's Soap, 9 odors. 8 cakes for. .25c.
Colgate's 7th Regiment. Vioris and
Cashmere Bouquet Soap. lie
Genuine Contis CASTLE Soap. DC.
COlgate's Large Size Floating Soap. sc
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Others at Soc, 49c., Toe. and. ~

Children's little Beauty Waists, In
corded and full blouse styles, made Of
fine jean and canton flannel,
with rows of buttons. Sizes
1 to L years; reduced from II QQC
zoe. To-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
Corsets Less Than Half.

50 dozen of the Celebrated Thompson Govehting Corse
of best quality with sateen stripping medium length
white and dab. The comfortable and best wearing MNo
corset 3 Regular $75 Corsets reduced WV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27

special lot Of so dozen Silk and Sat
In Shield Bows for Boys, made
Of best quality material. Special WC.
SATURDAY price. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.