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THE ILLUSTKATEl) BEE. Coffee in Philippines" Grows in All Islands CURE VARICOCELE WITHOUT DELAY DO NOT WASTE TIME WITH TREATMENTS WHOSE SOKE RECOMMENDATION IS CHEAPNESS. .Inly 120, 1000. (Copyright, 1900, by Frank G. Carpenter.) JOLO, Islnrd of Sulu. Juno 4, 1900. (Spe cial Correspondence of Tho Hoc.) The United Stntes uses ns much coffeo as nil tho rest of tho world put together. We Import moro than $SO,000,000 worth every year, and nnnunlly consumo more than eluven pounds to every man, woman and child In our country. Wo nro Increasing our consumption every yenr, and tho llrazll Inns and otlier coffeo producing peoples of tho world nro fattening themselves on our nppetltc. There In a bare probability, however, that tho dnys of their fatness will cease. 1 saw excellent coffeo grown In all parts of I'ortb Rico and Cuba, and there nro evidences hero which lead to the belief that tho Philippines might supply a great share of tho world's product. 1 saw an experi mental p'antntlnn today which surpasses In Its luxuriant growth nny coffee plantation of Hrnzll. I found excellent coffeo trec3 nl out Eambonnga and in other parts of Is said to resist It, and thin Is the character of tho coffeo hero at Jolo, I met a coffee planter In Honolulu who told me they had recently discovered an antld. to for the blight. I think It was of a parasitical na ture, a little worm or bug, which ntlackH tho parasite which causes tho blight and kills it, nnd which multiplies bo rapidly that It will, In a short time, drive out the blight paras I to and free the plantation of them. Tho new parasite drca not Injure the tree. Experiments with It are now being nindu in tho Hawaiian Islands, and It Is said, successfully. On the ship which brought mu to Manila from I long Kong was a man from Hawaii win expects to Invest In coffeo lands here, because he can buy them nt n low price in account of tho blight, and by ihtr. duclng this parasite con redeem them. 'Hiey l'nlil TwMily-l''lv' 1'er Cent. In the past coffeo raising has paid very well, the plnnters nnd shippers making about - - " " - Sana mm V.OI.O GIRL SLAVES HULLING COFFEE. 1 n P Mlmlanoa, and there nro scattering plants as far north ns tho upper end of Luzon. Tho Philippines Ho in ono of tho great coffeo belts of tho world. Those who have paid most attention to the cultivation of this crop have decided that tho best coffeo grows within fifteen degrees of tho equator, although in some places nn excellent article Is produced ns far from It ns twcnty-flvo or thirty degrees. In America, for Instance, wo And good coffee all tho way from Mexico to Paraguay nnd southern Brazil. Tho bulk of the Brazilian product Is grown In Santos nnd Kin Jnnelro, fully ns far from tho oquntor as northern Luzon, nnd tho plants thrivo best nt nn nltltudo of from 1,000 to 1,000 feet nbovo tho sea. In Java, Just below hero, and between this nnd tho equator, some of tho best coffeo known In tho world Is found, so thnt tho wholo of tho Philip pines may bo said to bo In tho coffee pro ducing zone. I.iiiiiIh Adopted to Coffee, Tho lands h-aro are of a nnturo adapted to tho product. They nro rolling and moun tainous, so that almost nny desired altitude can bo secured. Tho plantation which I visited hero in Sulu Is only 100 feet nbovo sen level, but thcro Is no doubt that tho berries will ripen In this cllmato as high ns C.000 feet. The fact that tho moun tainous regions nro tho best places for coffeo culture Is a very Importnnt ono to tho United Stntes, for as yet llttlo moro than tho lowlands of tho Philippine Islands have been taken up by tho people, ami uluiost nil of tho mountain lands belong to our gov ernment. ' It Is In thla part of the world that tho coffeo Industry as ono of the great world products wna born. Wo usually think of cofTeo as originating In Arabia, but tho Arabian trees enmo from Abyssinia, and their product was so small that coffeo waa not generally used until the plantations of Java wero started. This wna Just about 210 years ago. At that tlmo an old gov ernor genernl of tho Dutch East Indlce got somo Arabian coffeo seeds from a sailor nnd planted them In his garden In natavla. They sprouted, and within four years wero each producing from two to threo pounds por year. From tholr seeds other trees wero sot out, and Java becamo tho coffeo coun try of tho world. From its plantations seeds wero taken to tho West Indies, Mex- Ico, Venezuela nnd nrnzll, so that Java Is really tho mother of tho great coffeo In dustry of today. Slnco then tho child has so far outstripped its parent that today Java produces only about ono-elghteonth of tho coffeo consumed by mnn. Her annual product Is not now much moro than 100, 000,000 pounds, whoreas last year the world's production amounted to about 2,000,000,000 pounds. Tin; ColTftt IlllKlit. Tho Java coffeo trees havo boon seriously affected during recent yeara by the blight, so that today there aro not moro than half as many plantations ns thoro were somo years ago. The blight has also afflicted the Hawaiian Islands, and It has practically ruined tho coffeo Industry of tho northorn Philippines. In 1883 15,000,000 pounds of offeo wero shipped away from Manila, and now tho shipments do not exceed 200,000 pounds. Java Is trying to avoid the blight by planting a species of Llberlnn coffee which 25 per cent out of tholr Investments, (iood coffeo lands with tho trees In benrlng wero until lately worth about $00 gold per aero. At preocnt their vnluo Is only nominal and somo of tho planters havo been pulling up tho coffeo trees and putting In sugar cane. Up to tho tlmo of tho appearanco of tho blight tho most of tho coffeo was grown In tho provinces below and about Manila. Tho best camo from Datangas, qulto a lot was raised about Laguna do Hay, and also in Cavlte. Many of tho plantations wero lnrge, containing numerous trees. Tho trees wero shaded. Tlioy wero sot out so closely that 1,728 trees wero grown on ono acre, nnd It may have been this closo planting that caused tho low yield per tree. Tho amount produced averaged not moro than ten ounces each, or 1,000 pounds to tho acre. This nt 12 cents a pounds, a low rato In tho past for this variety of coffee, gave an Income of 120 per aero per year. In Drazll many of the trees yield two and threo pounds each. The harvesting of tho crop In Luzon was usually dono on shares, women nnd children picking tho berries nnd hulling tho seeds for half tho profits. Practically no modern machinery has been used. Much of tho pulp haa been allowed to dry on tho berries and then poundod off with mortar nnd pestle. Aftor this tho chaff was removed by winnow ing tho seeds In tho wind. Somo of tho planters hired tholr work dono, but nearly nil wero moro or leas In debt, bo that lliero has not yet been a practical test of orio raising In this part of tho world with mod ern machinery and nlenty of capital. How Tlu-y IliilHe Coffee In Sulu. Tho coffeo conditions in the Sulu Islands nro far different, howover, from thoso of Luzon. Hero thero Is only ono plantntlon, but it covers seventy acres, and It now has 35,000 trees. It Is owned by two Germnns, who havo married Moros. They havo a largo tract of land and nro testing coffeo raising as an experiment. Tholr trees nro now only threo years old nnd they nro so loaded with berries that tho limbs nro breaking down with tho weight. Thoy will got ono pound per treo this yenr, and thoy tell mo thnt they havo been nlrcady offered 28 cents silver or 11 cents gold per pound for their crop. Within two years from now they think tho trees will bo producing nt lenst threo and a half pounds each, and It looks ns though they had n fortune In sight I spent somo tlmo In going over the plan tation. It lies about threo miles back of Jolo on tho foot hills of tho mountains, and Is renched by a brldlo path through the fields, Tho lands surrounding It nro llko a natural park, filled with tall forest trees and overgrown with a tall growth of luxu riant grass, Tho grass In many places was taller than my head as I sat on my pony. Tho enrth of tho path whero the grass was worn off was as black as that of tho valloy of tho Nile, until wo camo to tho plantntlon Itself, where it nssumcd tho reddish tlngo so common to good coffeo lands. Nearer tho plantntlon the sceno grow wilder. Wo crossed several streams and wound our wny In nnd out through tho Junglo, until nt last, mounting t. low hill, tho whole seventy acres of coffeo bushes rUIng nnd falling with the land In wldo graceful lines of bur nished green lay before us. I cannot descrlbo tho luxurlnnco of tho growth nnd tho healthy look of tho trees. They wero as big around as a man's wrist The sufferer from varicocele inn make no gi enter mistake than to give up hope of being cured nnd to permit tho dlseaso to continue its ravages unmolested. It is natural that n man who has wasted, tlmo nnd money In f ut Ho efforts to II ml a euro should become discouraged. Such a : person should honestly question himself ns to whether he did not allow his mind to bo inllucnccd In experimenting with cor tnlu treatments, such hb tonics, suspen sories, electric belts, lotions, etc., simply because they wero cheap. Price Is n poor recommendation of nny treatment. The question that should bo looked Into with extremo enro nnd a deter mination to get at tho actual facts is "Doos It effect Hpeedy and lasting cures?" Tho Richardson Method for tho euro of Vnrlcocelo nnd nssoclntcd Pel vie and Nervo-Vltnl diseases should not bo Judged by tho results of nny other treatment. It stnnds nlono, and Its merits nro estab lished by over 10,000 cures of Vnrlcocolo nlono, without a slnglo failure. Varicocele lliiNteiiN (Mil Ae. It Is well understood by tho victim of Vnrlcocolo thnt tho dlseaso saps away tho vitality, undermines tho nervous systom nnd brings on prematuro old ago. Nervous Debility and Vital Weakness In men nlmost Invariably arise from neg lected Varicocele. (Copyrighted, 1900, 1) I), Rlchnrdson, M 1) ) Tho knotted nnd feverish muss of veins surrounding the glands produco unnatural conditions that Interfere with Important functions. Tho stngunled blood of Vnrlcocelo also un dergoes deteriorating changes and becomes n menace to tbu general health. Tho minute clots formed In tho retarded blood current are absorbed Into nervo matter, causing Paralytic mnnlfestntlons. It Is snfo to say Hint ono mnn In every ton wenrs n suspensory or resorts to somo other makeshift In nn olTort to rid himself of tho constant ruinoynnco of Vnrlcocolo. Such men entirely underestimate the gravity of Varicocele If they expert such meanurcs to result In a cure. m DO NOT WEAR a Aj) SUSPENSORY THROW f IT AWAY It A suspensory exerts undue preasuro on diseased nnd heated volns and In many In stances does positive harm. Tho Richardson Method Is a radical de parture from all other forum of treatment for pelvic ailments, being a Hclentllle com bination of natural forces applied by npo- elal ineeliatiisiiiH made under my illiccllimK. and only to bo found at the Richardson S.in Itarlum, I enro any ease of Varicocele. I care not of how long standing, nor whether It ln single- or double. In from live to seven days. When Viuicnrolo has existed Tor a long time, and 1ms brought on nervous disor ders, I do not attempt to euro tho nervous condition until lifter the Varicocele has been cured. Any mnn who Is honestly desiious of In vestigating for himself will bo nffordc.l every possible opportunity If he will call at my nlllce. I will take pleasure In hav lug him shown through my entire Institu tion, allowing him to Interview my pa t louts, and will give him tho names of re liable business nnd professional men who will testify to tho lasting nature or my cures. Tho Richardson Method, In Its different modillcatioiis, euros to stay cured not only Varicocele, but Rupture, Stricture, Hydro cele nnd all Prostatic nffocttons. I will send my book to those who de scrlbo their ense In detnll and make no charge for u profeslonal opnlon, either In person or by letter. If tho hnnkn nro to bo sent sealed, enclose ten cents for postnge. Consultation Hours: Dnlly, 10 to -1, Evening, 7 to 8; Sundays, 10 to I. D. D. RICHARDSON, M. D., gfe' nt tho ground, with branches coming out on nil sides, loaded with green nnd red berries nnd blossomu. Tho berries wero In all stages of growth, somo ns big as tho end of your llttlo lliiger nnd others tho size nnd color of a lnrgo red cherry. Unllko tho coffeo of tho northern part of tho Philippines, the berries hero ripen nil tho year round, so that you seo blossouiB nnd berries on tho snino stem at the enmo tlmo. Tho blossoms nro whlto, much llko tho Jasmlno (lower, emitting a perfumo which Is nlmost sickening In Its sweetness. Hero nnd thoro nmong tho coffeo plants I could seo tho trunks of grent trees which had been cut down In tho clenrlng of tho Schuck, havo Moro wives nnd a number of hnlf-brced children. Their wives nro tho (laughters of some of tho Moro chiefs, nnd their relations with tho people nro so frlondly thnt they have been of consider nblo assistance to tho Americans In nr rnnglng our pencoful occupation of the Islands, During our visit to tho sultan Charles Schuck was tho Interpreter, nnd his sister, Mrs. Fexer, anil his brother's wife, a Mora princess, accompanied tho party. The Schuck family havo lived In Sulu for iimny years. Charles Schuck's father cnnio hero ns a trader n qunrter of a century ngo nnd established such relations with tho old sultan Hint ho deeded him about 1,000 ncres WtS'TT """"" TT' ' "T WtttKMQ (Hp" ' Z W. " '": SWEEPING I P COFFEE GRAINS CANAL DOCK. MANILA. land and left to rot. There were but few signs of cultivation. Tho grass had evi dently been chopped off with bolos. I wns told that the ground was mowed every month, but that no hoeing or weeding had been done durli.g tho past yenr. While I. ami Oivnei'H, I went over tho plnntntlon with one of tho owners, Mr. Charles Schuck, and later spent somo tlmo with him nnd his family. Doth he and his brothor, Mr. Edward of tho best land of the Island, of which this coffee plantntlon Is a part. Tho story of how Mr. Schuck enmo to get tho plnntntlun was told mo by his son. The old sultan owned practically tho wholo of North llorneo, comprising the hnrbor of Sandaknn and tho vast tract now lensod to tlio North liorneo company. Ilelng In u frlondly mood ono day, ho mado a doed of nil thla land to Mr. Schuck, telling him ho could sell what ho choso of It to tho Ger mans. Thero wns an understanding, I sup pose, that Mr. Schuck was to give him n shnre of tho profits. At nny rnto, tho gift was accepted and Schuck wrote to Prlnco nisiunrck, offering tho Innd to him for n German colony. At thnt tlmo Oormnny had not tho greed for Asiatic possessions It now has. Illsmnrck explicitly said that Oor mnny wns not yot ready to enter upon a colonlnl policy, and that he rnuhl not ac cept tho proportion. Mr. Schuck reported tho result of his correspondence to tho sul tan, nnd his majesty In reply mado a re mark which Schuck did not llko. It may bo that It was nn Insulting reference to Prince ItlHrnnrck. At nny rate, It mndo S"huek ho nngry that lie took the deed granting him North Ilnrneo. tore It In two and throw It ni tho feet of his majesty, telling him ho could leej his old land nnd thnt. neither tho Germnns nor himself wnnted It. Tho sultan. In order to nppenso him, gnvc hlmn deed to thin land Just nutsldo of JnR lie 'kept the llorneo proporty nnd n short Hmo later rented It out to nn English syn dl 'ate known as tho North llorneo company for tho annual pnyment of J.1,000. This sum tho present sultnn la still receiving from tho company. Tlio lands havo beon developed and quite n town has grown up about the harbor of Sandoknn and sevornl llnex of Hteamem nnko It a regular port of call to bring goods nnd tnko away the crops. .SlnrlliiK Hie I'IiiiiIiiMoii. During our chat Mr. Schuck told mo how ho happened to start Ills coffeo plantation. Ho said: "My father lmd planted n fow trees. They woro not well cared for. but thoy grow very fast nnd nro now twenty feet high, with trunks ranging In size from tho thickness of your thigh to thnt of your waist Thoy aro nil In full bearing, but It Is nlmost Impomlblo to pick tho coffeo on nccount of tho holght. When my father died a fow years ago my brothers nnd myself found that wo had this lnnd, but that It was In such a condition thnt It produced no Incnmo. We left tho Sulu Islands for a time nnd went to llorneo, Singapore and elsewhere to earn enough to devolop tho property. In llorneo wo becnine Interested In coffeo plnntlng and. knowing what fathor hnd dono with tho old plantation, wo thought that a now ono could (Continued on Eighth Pago.)