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not only clos2 quickly at the approach of danger, but are employed in- washing the surface of the eye. Moistening is | required to offset the drying effect of the air, and clearing to prevent the injurious | effect of dirt. v 1 “Every time you wink tlie eye is 'wash- | ed. Inside the eve'is the little tear gland, which, as its name implies, is busy | storing up the supply of tears. - This gland keeps the inside of the lid moist, and you wink automatically whenever the surface of the eye becomes dry or a | particle of dust or anything else strikes it. This work is done as often as neces- | sary, and to realize how often it is neces- | sery try now long you can keep your eyes oven without winking., -Ibid. ' WHEN MEMORY FAILED | ¢ S, " The " ‘well-beloved "bishop of ‘a certain | dioc~se is so absent-minded that his family "is always apprehensive for nis welfare when he is away from home. ! Not long ago, while making a journey by rail, the bishop was unable to fird his ticket when the collector asked for it. “**Never mind, Bishop,’” said the tcket collector, who knew him well, “'l’llget it as the nex: staiion we stop at.”’ £ Howeter, when the trait drew up at thoa novt otanning nloss tha tinlkot waas | Vait MivAL DUpIUS plu\.v LU uLAace ywao ! still missing. : . ““‘Oh,well, bishop, it will be all right if you never find it,”’ the collector assured him. | ~“*No, it won’t, my friend,’”’ contradict- ed the bishop. '‘l’ve got to nnd that ticket; I want to know where I am going. —lb.d. v Whoile families in tenements in Vienna are literally sittiing and waiting for death | according to Mrs. Philip Snowden, wife of the British labor leader, who returned to London recently, atter a visit to the Contirent. "1 found there whole families | literally sitting and waiting for dea'h, all hope lost, and absolutely resigned to | their fate,”’ said Mrs. Snowden. ‘‘The | misery I saw is beyond description. 1 | saw children who had lost all semblance | to childhood. They had ceased to cry of | * hunger. They were beyond that. They | sat, with their starved little bodies hud- dled up, rarely moving, never spezking, just staring into vacancy with big dark eyes. That was when miid we ther pre- vailled. 'Wnat the’ conditions will be in | midwinter passes imagination. Food is unobtainable. The people are begging secraps fromn the 'plates in restaurants where only the rich .are able to ge! any- thing to eat., Thiee quarters of Vienna’s | factories aréidle. The coal shortage and | ‘widespread unsmployment are -accentuat | ing the troubles ofthe afflicted city. Two | million and a half men, women, ana chil- ‘ dren are slowly starving to death. The | city is witneut -hope. Laughter never | rings, and funerals are so numerous-that g O RER A LD they continually block ordinary traffic.”” —l'he Review Herald. ; : SUGAR NOTES. *' The English sugar beet planters have | combined and the government aas come | to their aid and they are going to erect { a factory near Newark. These raisers | are going (o be formed into a corporation with'a capiial of a millior pounds ster- | ling. One-half oi the sum is 'be raised immediately, the government giving a | quarter ot the tunds and the public is to | be allowed 1o come ip on the second quar- | ter. Tnhe Government’s share is to be | witkout dividends until the public has earned 5 per cent and then the govern- ment is not to ask more than 5 per cent on the mmvestment.. Our. English cousins have experimenred with the sugar indus- try before and had one tactery: manned | oy Dutch experts. but the Knglish have beeu very slow-in responding to the field | work whicn always appeared to them as exceptionally hard and tedious. —Louisi- ana Planter. : | ‘The government, of Argentine, accord- ing to recent correspondence arriving in | the United States, refused to repeal the embargouor: exportation sngar, The cen- tral organization of sugar men ‘‘The Cen- tro Azucarero,’”’ has been laboring assid- uously with t. e president of the republic to permit the 50,000 tons of surpius su- gar to be exported. The decree promul- gated provided that when the retail price of sugar has reacned the level ot 41 cents per kilo then sugar can be exported. The labor organizauons and the consuming public is rather in sympathy with the governmen:’s position for they teel that | the manufacturers have made considera- | ble money in the pastand they believe the sugar shouid be retained and giv n to the consumer at a cheaper rate. But the producers argue that, with all the increas- ed costs of manuiacture, they are justified in their position. The latest crop esti- mates put it at 260,000 metric tons. The estimated surplus is 52,1564 though the central sugar organizations places it at 85,000 tons.—lbid. The Erglish Food Con roller "a: | war ed his brethren of the sweet tooth, | that they will ha e their suga ration | reduced from Bto 6 ounces a week ir all probabil ty a .d this is done in order ;0 reduce the speculative possibilities | that are rampant everywhere n the | suzar market. At the rate of consump- | tion hat the _li}nglis'h have consumed | su ar, they:will "have to go to Cuban marke 3 for large quantities, and that wlll mean they 7ill have to pay from 12 to 15 cenis a pound, which scare itis | hoped will make our English cousips feel | kindly disposed toward a I wer ration of | sugar. -Ibid. - ot | German papers are sending out the query: Where is our sugar? One of the papers claims that it has been used in the manufacture of glycerine bu. the amount is small. An editor of a sugar journal says that these questiors of daily papers enquiring where all the sugar is going or where itis border on absurdity. One of them says: ‘‘How can a sugar disippear that has ever existed? He adds: ‘‘Would it not be better to ask: How is it possible that such a splendid, thriving industry has been brought to the brink of ruin ? And again: How ‘can we return to our for- mer ‘'sugar output and to an increased beet sugar acreage ?’’ —lbid. Seven of 38 dealers accused of sugar profiteering were arrested in Chicago on . January 14th. The Government charges that, the See-Moon Company purchased sugar at 104 cts.'and conspired with Surkin & Port.ey to sell 10,000 pounds at 24 cents. £ nother firm sold sugar pounds at 214 cents. Another firm sold sugir soon as they found the Gov- ernment was investigating. The women of Chicago have started a crusade against the high cost ofs living. and this Gov- ernment investigation has speeded them up ‘and they have notitied the depart- ment of justice of a good number of violations. lbid. Embroiderers Wanted. wRI'l‘E to ug}'z)r M}‘)articulars. for doing fine embroidery in your own home. Work is to be sent di- rect to you by mail. You to return the finished work to us by mail. We pay good prices and remit promptly. H. (~ 30WSE, Home Needlework Co. 4910 Washington Park Court, Chicago, ..U .5 4. NORTHERN Assurance Company Limited OF LONDON - GEO. L MARKOE Agent for Frederiksted’s District M. K. ARMSTRONG. Ageni for Christuunsted’s District Policies are not subject 'to average.