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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1901)
CRADLE HYMN. Hush, ray dear, lie still and slumber; Holy angils guard thy bod: fttavenly blessings without numbor, Clently falling on thy head. Steep, my babe, thy food and raiment, House and home, thy friends provldo; All without thy care, or payment, All thy wanta are well supplied. Boft nnd easy la thy cradle: Coarse and hard thy Savior lay, When his birthplace wan a liable, And his softest bed was hay, Blessed babol what glorious features Bpotless, fair, divinely bright! Must ha dwell with brutal creatures? , How could angels bear tho slght7 I Was there nothing but a manger, Cursed sinner oould afford To recclvo the heavenly stranger? Did thoy thus affront tho Lord7 Boft, my ohlld, I did not chldo thee, Though my song might sound too hard; TIs thy mother sits beside thee. And her arms shall bo thy gunrd. Tot to read the shameful story. How tho Jews abused their King How they served tho Lord of glory, M.ikos ms angry white I slug. See tho kinder shepherds round him, Telling wonders from tho sky; Where thoy sought him, there they found him, With his virgin mothor by, Bee the lovely babo addressing: Lovely Infant, how he smiled; When he wept, tho mother's blosslng Uoothed and hushed tho holy child. Z.0 ho slumbers In tho manger, whore the horned oxen fedt l'oacc, my darling, hero's no diuigcr, There's no oxen noar thy bed., Twos to save thee, child, from dying, Havo my dear from burning llaino, Slitter groans and endless crying, That my blest Iledeemor cnm, Mnyst thou live to know and fear him, Trust and lore him all thy dnys; Then go dwell forevor near him, Bee his face and sing his pratso. I could give tnce thousand kisses, Hoping what I most doslrot Not a mother's fondest wishes Can to greater Joy asplro. Dr. Watts. The Black Alpaca. Thcro was no denying It, Lucy Ann Hobart was queer! From tho prim, low-posted, white fence, enclosing her story uml u half iLouho, surrounded by it profusion of flowers, that traced their ancestry liaclt to tho hollyhocks, marigolds, phlox and morning glories of her grandmother, to the square- front par lor, closely shaded with (lowered green curtaltiH a "proper pretty pattern" thirty years ago there was every In dication of Miss Hotmrt's sympathy with ancestral worship. 1 "Strango alio doosn't have that llttlo old-fashioned fence removed," was tho ofton-repeatod soliloquy of Mrs. Eli jah Hobbs who lived next door. "It doos 8com bo out of place when there's nothing but grcon lawns on both sides tho street. I don't mind tho (lowers so ,,much, but that straight up-and-down 'irhlto fenco reminds mo for all tho .world of an Individual graveyard." j "Yet tho parlor," declared Miss Em erson, who was visiting at the Hobbs "is tho quoorcst. When I wbb In thoro yestorday. It was too hot to stay In the kitchen, so I was taken Into tho holy of holies, and It sooiucd as though I'd stepped Into tho last century. There .woro hair wreaths framed on tho man tel piece and such quaint green glass candle sticks. "But tho whatnot in tho cornor you should see ltl Such a variety of object as It holds; it is rightly named. iDaguorrootypos, shells, samplers, a unch of wax flowers really, I can't :tegln to namo all tho things thoso shelves contain. If I had tho money Bbo has, I'd let tho dead bury Its doad, and bo moro modern." I "No, sho's too odd. It sho did that slio'd be llko other folks, and that would never do for Lucy Ann Ho lart," and Mrs. Hobbs glanced out of her window across her own neatly kept lawn to the llttlo white-sentineled cottago on tho ndjolnlng lot. In spite of nil Miss Hobart's "qucer nosn" she had as kind a naturo as could bo found in Hobron. Sho was always helping somo one, but In such a way that her left band never knew .what was being dispensed by her right, to suffering humanity. However, Miss Hobart's philanthro py had never extended beyond tho boundaries of Now England, rarely beyond her own state. "If folks everywhere lookod out for tho suffering right around them, there would never be this continual calling from place after place a porson nover heard of," was always her closing ar gument against foreign mlaaiouB, no matter how urgont wero the needs prcsontcd. "I don't know whether to aBk Miss Hobart for anything or not," hesitated Allco Randall of tho soliciting corps, las tho aid commlttoe was about to ad journ. "She's always refused In othor cases and thero's no reason why she .won't In this, unless their being a Now England family may carry somo wolght" "There won't be any harm In try ing," suggested Mrs. Thompson. "It's uch a destitute case wo mustn't lose any chances. If roports aro truo they havon't clothes enough for tho chil dren, to say nothing of food." In the spring of 1897, Rev. E. D. tIIammond had volunteored to opon a mission school in tho Indian Torrltory. It had prospered much beyond their expectations until the falling health of Ithe overtaxed preacher and teacher teompolled him for a time to abandon 'his cherished work. I "If wo can only get along through itho winter," ho Bald, encouragingly, "I am sure I can go on with the work tiii warm weather," Instead of improving, he grow slow ly though steadily worse, but not once Idld ho or his bravo llttlo wife loso faith In Him who sent them to do His work. "If wo could only have nourishing food for Just you," said Mrs, Ham mond, glancing from her husband's cpityU wound tho dostituto appearing dugout, I bollevo you'd get strong faster and thon we'd got along splen didly." "Not for mo, dear, but for you and the chlldron I can get along," nnd her husband looked anxiously Into his wife's face. "I don't dare to send to town for things on crodlt, for we don't know what may happen. And I don't suppose," ho added, "that they'd trust a poor mission tcacbor If I did. But wo'll get along dear. The Lord didn't sond us here to starve." A report of the closing of tho mis sion, and tho destlluto condition of tho bravo llttlo family In tho West, came to the notice of the church at Hebron, nnd tho mnttor was speedily laid bo foro tho aid committco of tho church bonovolcnces. Very llttlo money could bo colloctod, as tho church members wero not well to-do, nnd thoso that had means de clared thoy had plenty of opportuni ties of disposing of it that educating Indian chlldron was not required In tho Blblo. Yet n good-sized box ot provisions and clothing, together with fifteen dollars In money, was Boon ready for Its first missionary tour. "I did hopo you'd get nt hast five dollars from Miss Hobart," said Mrs. Thompson an sho disappointedly took the parcol which Miss Hobart bad con tributed, from Miss Randall's bands. " T will havo to bo made ovor," at tho samo time shaking out a worn black alpaca dress. "It's largo enough, probably, for two women tho stzo of tho missionary's wlfo. "Yes; sho said 'tw uld do to cut up for tho children if thoy wero very destitute." "Think of four-year-olds dressed In black alpaca,"' and Mrs. Thompson laughed, much to tho surplrso ot the serious look on hor kindly face. "But then It's moro'n wo really expected, though I thought she might break n custom, seoing ho wont from New England, nnd was n Hammond hor mother's name was Hammond, you know." Tho next morning the snugly packed box wns speeding on Its way to the small dugout In tho Indian Territory, and nono too soon, for their scanty provisions were noarly consumed, and "No ono know but tho blessed Lord what wo'll do when they're gone" said tho missionary weakly. "Team stopping horo!" exclaimed Mrs. Hammond a week lator as Both, tho oldest child, ran in where her mother wnB stirring up their Inst bit of meal. "If tho Lord has only sont us food nnd medicine," nnd bIio trem blingly hurried to the door. "A box for you mum; you're tho Hnmmonds, aren't you? Sceln' 'b I wns comln' right by I could take It's woll's not. It came on tho trnln; Just got it ovor to Dry Creek." Ho eot tho box In tho dugout, nnd Immediately was gone no ono thut they'd ovor Been before, but whom they'd never forget. A letter on tho top ot tho contents explained its mission, and tho patient little woman with a new-born hope knelt beside her husband's couch, whllo with her hand In his ho uttered brokenly tho thanks within tholr hearts. With medicine which a part of tho fifteen dollars procured, warm cloth ing and food, tho sick man began to mond, and by tho middle of wlntor he was nblo to leavo tho room. "If we only had a llttlo moro money for medicine," said Mrs. Hammond anxiously. "Tut! tut! dear. Don't you think tho Lord know how much it would tako!" "Yes; but you aren't well yot, and the medicine Is about all gono." Tho following day she began to rip up the blnck alpaca. "There's enough of It to make Both nnd mo both a dress," Bald Mrs. Ham mond as sho held up tho garment ap provingly. "Let me tako tho scissors," and her husbaud reachod out his hand. "I haven't dono anything for weeks you've dono it all." Mrs. Hammond got up to get a necdlo. "Mary! Mary!" ho called. "Seo what I've found!" and ho took from between tho waist lining nnd tho out side goods tour crisp flvo dollar hills. "Oh, Harry, now you can havo more modlclno!" "Only thinking of mo," and ho ten derly drew her towards him. "No; not ot you only I'm thinking also of her who sent tho dress." And she was thinking of "queer" Miss Hobart Adolbert F. Caldwell In Portland Transcript. Does Two-Year-Old Baby Pay. Does a two-year-old baby pay for It self up to the time It readies that In teresting agoT Sometimes I think not I thought so yesterday when my own baby slipped into my study, and "scrubbed" the carpet and his best white dress with my bottlo of Ink, says J. D. H., In tho Detroit Froo PrcB3. Ho was playing In the coal hod ton minutes after a clean dress was put on him, nnd later In the day ho pasted fifty cents' worth pf postage stamps on tho parlor wall and poured a dollar's worth of choicest "White Itoso" perfumery out of tho window "to seo It wain." Then ho dug out tho centor of n nicely baked loaf of cake, and was found In tho mlddlo of the dining-room tablo with tho sugar bowl botween his legs nnd most of tho contents In his stomach. Ha has already cost over $100 In doctors' bills, and I feol that I am right In attributing my few gray hairs to the misery I endured walking the door with him at night during the first year of his life. What has ho aver dono to pay me for that7 Ah! I hear his llttlo feet pattorlng along out In tho hall. I hear his llt tlo ripple ot laughter because ho has escaped from his mother and has found his way up to my study at a forbidden hour. But tho door is closed. The worthless little vagabond can't get In, and I won't open it for him. No, I won't I can't be disturbed when I'm writing. Ho can Just cry If he wants to. I won't bo bothorcd for "rat, tit, tat," go his dimpled knuckles on tho door. I Bit in silence. "Rat, tat, tat." I sit perfectly still. "Papa." No reply. "Peezo, papa." arlm silence. "Baby turn In peezo, papa." Ho shall not conio In. "My papa." I wrlto on. "Papa," nays tho llttlo voice; "I lub my papa. Peezo let baby in!" I am not qulto n bruto, nnd I throw opoii tho door. In ho comes with out stretched llttlo arms, with shining eyes, with laughing face. I catch him up Into my arms, nnd his warm, soft llttlo arms go around my neck, tho not very clean llttlo cheek la laid close to mine, tho baby choico says Bwcetly: "I lub my papa." Doos ho pay? Well, I guess ho does! He hns cost mo many anxious days and nights. He has cost me timo and money and caro and self-sacrifice. He may cost mo pnln nnd Borrow. Ho has cost much. But ho has paid for It all again and again in whispering those three llt tlo words Into my ears: "I lub papa." Our chlldron pay when their very first fecblo llttlo cries fill our hearts with tho mothor lovo and the father love that ought never to fall among all earthly passions. Do our children pay? Floral Notes. Commercial llorlsts aro interested in a fungus that Is said to prey upon carnation rust. It appears to bo a case of ompioylng a thief to catch a thlot and tho bonotlt to tho carnation Is yet to bo determined. When cuttings aro to bo potted or potted plants shifted, tho pots should bo dipped In water until they have taken up all thoy will absorb. Pots one and one-half to two Inches In di ameter aro usually chosen for rooted cuttings. A good mixed soil for potted plants consists of decayed pasturo sod, sand, leaf mold am decomposed ma nure Tho prlmo necessity Is to secure a soil that will not harden whon it dries out. When tho potting takes placo the soil should bo slightly moist and should bo well packed around the roots. Drainage Is very essential and Is provldod for by filling the pot one third full ot bits of broken pottory. It sphagnum moss is placed abovo tho broken pieces, dirt will bo loss apt to wash out. Suggestions, A writer In ono of the magazines ar gues well for the stimulating effects of pretty toilets. Her Instructions are: When in pain but ablo to be up, do not go around tho house in your oldest wrapper with your hair down, but on tho contrary put on a pretty gown and look as cheerful as possible on the out- lido. Strawberry Julco was an Innocent cosmetic which our frivolous grand mothers used to employ. To clear their complexions they used to rub It into tho skin at night and wash It off in tho morning, continuing tho treat ment for about two weeks, which was the limit of strawborry time in thoso days. It was also used to whiten the tooth. An old-time recipe for restoring crape Is as follows: Heat half a pint of skim milk and water and dissolve In It a square Inch ot glue, thon re move the mlxturo from the fire. Rlnso tho crape In vinegar to clear it, then to stiffen it put It In the glue and milk; wring it out and slap it until dry. Lay a piece ot paper over It and smooth it with a hot Iron. To soften hard water thero are sev eral methods. Ono may uso a little qulckllmo (2 ounces to 20 to 25 gal lons) allowing the wator thus treated to ataud over night before using, Tho llmo unites with tho carbonates and tho salts which causo tho "hardness" are precipitated. Wood ashes or a bar rel of good lyo will soften a barrol of water In one night Ammonia will also sotton water but la too expensive to uso In large quantities. Two ouuees of sal soda should soften throo-fourths of a boiler ot water. A box ot con centrated lyo may be dissolved in a quart o water and bottled. Ono tea spoonful of this will sotton half a Bollorful of water. Borax will soften clBtern water that has become hard ened by long standing. oped from plants taken at some time from fields In which they wero native, but somebody else has had tho pleas ure of watching tholr dovelopment In tho bulletin montloned Prof. Ar thur gives tho history of the specimen of Starry Qrasswort which he secured from a roadside near Qrcensburg, In diana. He says of it: Under cultivation, tho plant spreads out ovor the ground In a close mat of foliage. In a manner characteristic ot many members of tho pink family, to which our plant in fact belongs, ns for instance tho clovo pink, which it furthermore resembles In remaining almost free of roots arising from the prostrato stems, making It possible to readily lift tho wholo plant from tho soil, except nt Its central attach ment. A Blnglo plant may cover nn area of two feet or moro In dlamctor. From this low-growing mat ot branch ing stems, nnd narrow inch-long leaves, thore arises In early spring n wealth of slender perpendicular Btalks hearing a succession of symmetrical flowers, nearly a half Inch In dlamotor. Each flower possesses flvo petals', but by tho slmplo dovlce of slitting each ono through the mlddlo from the top often almost down to tho base, there is tho nppearancc of ten petals, and tho beauty ot tho flowor Is greatly en hanced. But tho Blnglo flowers are too small and dellcato to Individually ox clto much nttention; It Is their abund utico and the brilliant refined appear ance of tho mass that makes them no table. Ono great vlrtuo of this plant Is Its habit of blooming early, Bometlmes be ginning tho last of March and reach ing Its full glory by tho last ot April. Another vlrtuo is Its perennial f-llage which makes a close carpet ot green leaves throughout the summer furnish ing an attractive background for other bloomers with light foliage, as for in stance perennial (lax which Prof. Ar thur employed to beautify tho bed in midsummer. In tho winter tho Oiass wort maintains tho same mass o! green leaves. Professor Arthur also recommends It ib a cut flowor und reports that It will keep fresh In wator for a surprising long time. ltcclpe. Creamed eggs Boil six eggs 20 min utes. Place six slices ot toast on n hot platter. Make ono pint of cream snuce. Put a layer ot sauco on each plcco, then part of tho whites ot the eggs cut in thin strips, rub part of tho yolks through a sieve on the toast Repeat this nnd finish with a third layer ot sauce. w m Eggs a la Suisse Spread the bottom of a dish with two ounces of fresh butter; cover this with grated cheese and brenk eight wholo eggs upon the cheoso without breaking tho yolks. Season with rod popper and Bait. Pour a llttlo cream on tho Bttrfaco, strew about two ounces of grated cheese- on top and set tho eggs In a moderate oven for about 1G minutes. Strawberry Jelly is made by boiling with tho Juice for twenty minutes an equal weight of sugar. It will never becomo hard, but tho addition of a little dissolved gelatine will stiffen It. For Jam boll tho berries and sugar together twenty minutes with Jolly nnd Jam, turn at once Into Jars and cove: when cold. Rhubarb Tapioca Ono pint of chopped rhubarb, add two dozen cook ed prunes, one-fourth cup of liquid In which tho prunes wero cooked and one-half cupful of sugar. Boll for five or ten minutes, thon add ono-half cup of tapioca which has first been soaked for half an hour in threo fourths of a cupful of cold water. Cook until the tapioca Is transparent and servo elthor hot or cold with cream and sugar or whipped cream. Canine Game Warden. Mock Oyster Soup Four onions, four largo potatoes; cook In two quarts of water until soft. Mash flno, add ouo quart ot cream or rich milk, ouo teaspoonful ot salt with half as much poppor. Servo with croutons. A NatWs White Bedding l'lant Tho botanist of the Indiana Agricul tural Experiment Station, Mr. Joseph C. Arthur, In 189S prepared a bulletin on "Starry Qrasswort" (ccrnstlum ar venso oblonglfollum) sotting forth tho many attractive features ot that na tlvo flowor as a bedding plant and in that connection urging that (lower lov ers keop a look out for wild floral neighbors that promise to thrive un der cultivation and to ropay tho gar dener's care, A personal lntorost will attach to such plantations that cultivated plauts do not Inspire. All our garden favorites have been devel- Brains on Toast Soak two calves brains in cold water until blood Is drawn. Skin carefully and wash again letting them Ho In cold salted water for ton mlnutoe. Drain nnd wlpo dry, put In same pan, cover with hot water, add one-halt tca3poontul salt, ono fourth cup of vinegar, a sprig of thyme, one-half dozen wholo peppers and a bay loaf If possible. Let boll flvo mlnuteB and drain well. Melt ono tablespoonful butter in -frying pan, when brown add ono-half tablespoon choppeS parsley and flvo drops vine gar; let cook a minute, ut brains In small cubes, arrango on slices of but tered toast and servo. Tomato catsup may bo added to tho gravy it preferred. HurprUe rartlea. Wo confess that wo havo never been able to understand the passion some pcoplo have for surprises. To tho per son surprised the shock overbalances the pleasure In many cases. A sad example ot good Intentions ot this sort that resulted In tragedy, has been re cently reported by metropolitan dallies. Two young peoplo who went from Philadelphia to Salt Lake City fifteen years hgo and who had married and aottled chore, conceived the Idoa of re turning and surprising their mother on hor Blxty-fourth birthday. They ac cordingly took Btops to carry out tho project on the most generous scale. After reaching Philadelphia a day was spent in making preliminary arrange ments for a family dlnnor at Hotel Bellovuo. Presonts wero bought and the guests were Invited. On tho day tho affair was to como off they ap peared BUddcnly betoro tho object of tholr festivities, who threw up hor handB exclaiming "Will!" "Nell!" and fell In a swoon from which she never recovered; and a funeral took tho place ot tho anticipated reunion. Had they prepared her for It by a letter explain ing tholr Intentions thoy would prob ably not bo today mourning tho loss of a mother. Even when all goes well, tho recipi ents ot ouch attentions nro generally bo embarrassed and upset that half tholr pleasure Is spoiled. In our opin ion surprise partlos aro questionable amusoments. . His namo Is Sclp and ho Is a four legged detective. From a dog fancier's standpoint ho Is not worth thirty cents, says tho Now York Sun. He Is an undersized cur with bright eyes and sharp ears, of badly mixed lineage. He is owned by ono of tho state game war dens, whose duty It 13 to examine cer tain trains coming down from the gnnio regions, to soo that all gamo transported Is nccompaniud by the owner and Is In plain sight, and that thero Is no smuggling of gamo meat or birds, or any othor evasion of the gamo laws. When tho gamo season Is at Its height tho wardens' hours nro long and busy. Hunters by tho score, and car loads of deer and mooso como down over tho lino of tho Bangor & Aroos took railroad. Evory pieco of gamo must bo checked up, and suspicious package" examined for contraband gumo. Cases of game smuggling are frequent. The Malno law positively forbids tho taking out ot tho state of game birds under any circumstances, but the averago amateur hunter Is tempted to pack away a braco or two of plump birds In hla gripsack or bag gage, while the high prices to be ob tained aro a temptation for tho pot-hunters to run tho biockado and laud goods in the Boston nnd New York markets, it possible. And right here is whoro Sclp gots in his work and enrns his board and keep. As tho peoplo alight from tho down trains few notice u little dog dodging about among them, sniffing at this handbag nnd that bundle and acting for nil tho world llko a dog hunting for his lost master. But Sclp is far from 'oat. Soon the warden hears a plaln tlvo whining bark nnd ho knows that Sclp has discovered something worth 'ooklng after. He finds tho llttlo dog nosing about tho hccl3 of perhaps an elaborately togged out sportsman car lylng a big grip, or it may bo a woods ui an, with his clothes and possessions tied tip in a meal bag. Tho warden closes in on the gamo pointed by Sclp, and tho nstonlshed suspect Is Invited Into the baggago room, whero he is told to open his baggage for Inspection. Thero is usually something of a stormy scene. Sclp squats CI030 by and looks on approvingly. Tho search Invariably discloses game of some kind, sometimes u saddle of venison, but often a number of birds. Once In awhile the offender is Ignorant of any wrongdoing, but it has hap pened that notorious poachers havo been brought to book by Sclp and his mnster. Tho dog ha3 never made a mlstnko after he has come to a point, nnd It is doubtful If much has escaped him. But inspecting the personal effects ot the travelers is not all of the canine detective's work. After tho passengers ure all out ho hop3 Into tho baggage or express car and applies his sharp little nose to everything in sight. Fre quently ho is found scratching about an Innocent nppearlng trunk, ense or barrel, which artlclo promptly comes in for examination. Belt's star piece of work was accomplished a fow dnys ago, when he broke up a smuggling scheme which had evidently been in operation for Rome months without suspicion. While mnklng his usual Inspection of tho car for express mat ter ho came across a barrel, to all in cnts'nnd purposes, containing fish, it ftnelled fishy enough, and was tagged "Fish." Sclp sniffed at it, wont on, nnd then came back and sniffed more thoroughly. Then he sat down and considered. Finally ho camo to a dccl H.on, and began scratching nnd bark ing about the barrol as it It was full of ratfi. Tho warden found him In a highly excited state about tho fish, and thought that tho dog had made a mis take for once, but with faith in tho little animal born of long experience he investigated the barrel and found in the centor of a liberal lining of fresh shore cod several dozen of nlco, plump partridges. says "Golden Days," Is tho ouly accu rato system, whlh Is In use In all the recrultlug offlcos of the United State Army: btrlp to tho waist. Hold your arms abovo your head, the tips of tho fingers, touching. Havo the .measurer put a tape round your chest under tho arm pits. Inhalo and exhale naturally. Let your arms fall oaslly by your side. The tapo will slip down to tho maximum: girth of tho choet. This Ib the mean chest. Exhale all you can, still keep ing your nrma by your sldo. This is the minimum chest. Inhalo and Inflate all you can, in tho samo position. This Is the maximum chest. Tho dlfferenco betwoon tho minimum and maximum chests Is called tho mo bility. ' A mobility of over .threo Inches in a man of medium height is consid ered good, below two and ono-half Inches It Is poor. Artificial movements of tho ari3 or muscles Interfere with proper meas urements. Having made tho abovo measure ments, record them In your diary, and then repeat tho measurements on tho (list day of each month, for one year. By that means you may keep an accu rate nnd Instructive record of your muscular progress. Our Coniumptlon of Coffee. The prospect of a return of perma nently peaceful conditions in tho Phil ippines and tho present existence of conditions in Porto Rico and Hawaii favorable to American producing and commercial enterprises lends addition al Interest to somo figures Just com piled by the Treasury Bureau of Sta tistics regarding tho coffeo consump tion ot tho United States and of tho world. Tho people of tho United States aro sending out of tho country more than a million dollars a week in payment for coffeo consumed In this country, all of which could bo readily produced In Porto Rico, Hawaii nnd tho Philippine Islands, which have al ready shown their ability to prodttco coffee ot a high grade commanding hlt'.h prices In the markets of - tho world. Porto Rlcan coffeo has long been looked upon as ot high grado, and for many years has commanded high prices in tho markets of Europe; and tho developments ot coffeo culturo In Hawaii during the past few years havo also been very satisfactory In the qunl Ity of coffee produced nnd tho prices realized. In the Philippines tho prod uct is of high grade and tho fact that In physical conditions and climate tho Islands are very similar to thoso ot Java, tho greatest coffee-producing islands of tho world, BUggests great possibilities to those who desire to seo American money expended under the American flag. The fact that tho United States Is by far the greatest coffee-consuming country ot the world and Is steadily increasing hor con sumption further suggests that Ameri can capital and energy may turn their attention to this promising field now opened In the Islands where Amorlcan enterprise can safely enter upon busi ness undertakings. Our coffee impor tations during the nine months ending with March, 1901, amounted to 617,344, 000 pounds, with a value of $45,218,000, a sum nearly $5,000,000 In excess ot tho vuluo of the coffeo imports ot the same months of tho prccccdlng fiscal year, Indicating that for the full fiscal year tho total value of the coffeo Imported Into tho United States will bo about 160,000,000. Even this is somewhat be low tho annual averago cost of coffee Imported during tho docadc Just ended, the reduction In total value being duo to the fall of about one-halt In the im port price. A Charitable Empress. But few people have ever realized to what extent Empress Elizabeth car ried her prlvato charities. She was not, like so many other wealthy wom en, satisfied with sending money to the poor; far moro refined and dell cato was her way ot giving, for she preferred to do so In person and al most always Incognito that Is to say, she took as many precautions to con ceal her good deeds as did her name sake, Elizabeth ot Hungary. I remem ber many' a secret errand upon which we went together, unaccompanied by even so much aa a servant, at dusk, in the most squalid quarters of Vien na and Budapest Dressed In the plain est fashion possible, wo wended our way through a narrow alley and as cended damp, moldy staircases, where It hardly seemod safo to tread, in quest ot the dark dons of the truly de serving poor who belong to a class too proud to becomo actual beggars. Many a sick bod was brightened by iiio flowers and fruit, ot which Eliza eth always insisted upon carrying hor fair share. Hor sweet face brought light and Joy to the mlserablo wretches rolling tholr fovored bodies on dingy beds; no soro was too repulsive, no task too fatiguing for her slender im perial hands; and, Instead of the cant which 13 used by so many when bent on Buch errands, sho would find Bomo oncournglng, cheering words of hope and sympathy unattalned by rellgtous exaggerations ar.d preachings, whlcb went straight to tho heart of the Buf-ferors. Ha Ilud Knougb. Thero is a New York physician, says the New York Tribune, who takes an active interest in politics and is popu lar with tho "boys." In splto of hla Jolly disposition ho is an extremely thin man, so thin that many a Joko Is aimed at him. Hero is the latest story they aro tolling about him: A grocer's boy entered tho doctor's office the other day with a basket of flno fruit which some grateful patient had sent to him. The doctor told tho boy to place the basket In a cabinet which stood against tho wall. At the samo instant ho stopped out of the room, and, going into an adjoining ono, manipulated a contrlvanco which caused an articulated skeleton within tho cabinet to wagglo its head and limbs in an appalling manner Just as the messenger boy opened the door. With a yell of horror tho boy fled. When tho doctor had onjoyed a hearty laugh, he picked up a flno apple and followed the boy Into tho street to give It to him. "Como hero, my boy!" he shouted, "Horo Is a flno npplo for you!" "Not on your life!" replied, tho af frlghtened youngster, taking to his neels again. "You can't fool me with your clothes on." How to Measure the Chest.' Evcvy boy should develop his chest if ho wlBhes to grow up Into a strong and healthy man. Every boy Bhould also know how to mcasuro his chest, from timo to time, eo as to keep a record oj Jiis development, and liejro, Good Points of the limine CaU Those who are contemplating Invest ing In cats might study this to nd- vantage. A good cat tho kind you want to havo around tho house will have a round, stubby, pug nose, fat cheeks and full upper lip, and a well-developed bump on top ot tho head and be tween tho ears, betokening good ua ture. A Bleepy cat, ono that' purrs a good deal, is apt to be playful and good-natured. Avoid a cat with thin, sharp noso and twitching ears. A groat mlstako is In over-foeding domestic cats with too much meat It they are over-fed they will bocoma lazy, and will not catch mlco. Over feeding also loads to stomach troubles and "fits." It has been rnlculated that somo' thing llko 1 ,'250,000,000 pints ot tea aro Imbibed yearly by Londoners, and that tho teapot necessary to contain tills amount, if properly shaped, would) comfortably tako In tho wholo of SL Pajiil's cathedral. J i ."St