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WILL LAST lOREVEfi.
Australia, Latest Arrival in the
Family of Nations.
Itn Government In tinned on the Prin
ciple of Ufitinl U1k1in for All
ami In Dentincd (o Endure
for All Time.
I HE most important twentieth
JL century event tip to the present
time is tlie starting of tho po
litical machinery oC the new com
monwcnlth of Australia, which oc
curred in tlie eity of Melbourne on
May 9, 1901, in the presence of the
duke of Cornwall and York, heir to
the Ih'itish throne, and gathering
of distinguished English visitors and
Australian statesmen.
The commonwealth of Australia, as
now constituted, consists of the five
colonics of New Wales, West Aus
tralia, Victoria, Queensland and Tas
mania, containing a total population
of -1,500,000 and a territorial area of
2,973,000 square miles, or only 029,000
square miles less than the United
States. While, numerically, the Aus
tralian commonwealth is compara
tively -weak, yet on account of its
vast agricultural and mineral rc
Hourccs and its isolated situation in
the South Pacific it must henceforth
be reckoned among the great nations
of tho world.
To tlie foreign observer the growth
of Australia's wealth must always
seem a marvel; but tho.se fnmilian
with tho country can explain it most
logically and readily. The continent
was, in tlie first place, settled by a
"hardy race -which with industry com
bined nn all-conquering spirit of en
terprise. Inventions of every kind
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STATUE OF AUSTRALIA
were put io practical use in cities and
towns while European municipalities
still wrangled over their probable
usefulness. Labor-seeking machinery
was introduced in mines and on
farms and ranches; and within a
period of 40 years the five colonies
gave to the world over $2,000,000,000
in gold, copper, conl and tin. Each
year the country supplies Europe
with 225,000,000 pounds of mutton;
45,000,000 pounds of tinned mcatrf and
about 700,000,000 pounds of wool; and
its shipping has reached nn minimi
total of 20,000,000 tons.
A land blesse'd with such phenom
enal resources could withstand tho
onslaughts of the mightiest nation,
even if it had no financial standing
whatever. But hero again Australia
leads the world. Its revenues for the
current year will rench a total of
$150,000,000; and its savings bank de
posits amount to over $760,000,000, a
per capita average of $150 for each
and every white inhabitant. In ad
dition to all this, the commonwealth
owns miles of rnilwaj's.
The consciousness of being citizens
of the most affluent country in the
world is calculated to arouse the
highest form of patriotism among
people who are accustomed to labor
and who are not yet familiar with
the vices which undermine older eo'in
munities. Yet the Australians' are in
tensely loj'al to Great Britain, and
unless the London government com
mits most grievous blunders England
can forever depend on Australia in
times of need for both money and
men. Parent governments are not al
ways sensible, however; and to pro
vide against any unwelcome en
croachments upon their rights the
federated Australians have ndoptcd a
constitution and a government which
makes them virtually an independent
nation.
The unification of Australia is to bo
commemorated by the erection of
buildings and statues in various cities,
the most ambitious of these plans be
ing one advocated by E. W. O'Sulli
yan, minister for public works for the
colony of New South Wales, who pro
poses the construction of a colossal
utatue to be placed in Sydney narbor,
on a scale similar to thut of the
iamous Bartholdi statue of Liberty in
New York harbor.
The statue is to be placed on a
small island in the harbor, A maiden
holding a stair in her hand, as though
prepared for a long journey, is in
tended to represent Australia facing
the dawn. Aloft fcho will hold a halo
of stars, one for each of the fcdcrul
fmmmNBK mmmi'7ri!rv
states. The height ir, to bo 230 feet
over all, including tho base, the fig
ure Itself ljcing 100 feet in height.
Important events in the development
of Australia from the landing of
Cnpt. Cook in Botany bay in 1770 to
the recent opening of the first feder
al parliament are to be pictured on
bronze friezes around the pedestal of
the statue.
Americans hnvs renson to congrat
ulate themselves niul tlie new nation.
Themselves, because this system o2
government has proved so successful
that the Australians have adopted it
almost In toto. The Australians, be
cause they had the wisdom to recog
nize that stability depends on a lib
eral recognition of the Ood-g'von
right of equality.
G. W. WEtPriERT.
TRICKS OF ItlONKEY TRAINER.
Chicago Dealer In the Anlninlit Telia
How 111m ImlintorN Come
to Grief.
'l ha,d a couple of imitators last
fall," said a Chicagoan who mude a
business of furnishing monkey aero
nauts for country fairs and street
shows, reports the Chronicle, "but
they came to grief, and as a result the
monkey market is pretty stiff. These
fellows lessened the visible supply by
a considerable number of the simians,
who lost their lives by dropping from
a perilous height. The secret of my
business is the naturalness with
which the monkey hangs to tho trapeze-bar
of tlie balloon or parachute
attached to it.
"Last summer I explained that the
trick was easy, that the monkey would
never let go a nut in his hand and as
long as he gripped it with the hand
thrust through a mannele attached
to the bar he maintained an acrobatic
attitude. I said the other arm was
FACING THE DAWN.
held down by a bandage and the monk
could not reach ;the nut with his
other hand. A feV slick fellows got
some monkeys and started in opposi
tion." "Why should npt tlie trick work for
them?" inquired 'a listener.
"They forgot that the monk's feet
nre as serviceable as his hands, and
as 1 had not enlightened anyone on
the care of that part of thu simian's
anatomy they lost some high-priced
animnls."
A COSTLY COFFIN.
It Took Seven Slonthn to Make, mid
the Curving oil It Alone
. CoHt $500.
A very beautiful burial casket, and
one about as costly, too, as is ever
made even in these days of lavish ex
penditure is one shown in the ware
rooms of a big manufacturing con
cern in this city, says the New York
Sun. This casket is of mahogany of
a deep, dark red, its coloring like that
of some ilne specimen of old mahogany
furniture. The corners of the casket
itself and the corners of the casket
lid and the escutcheon upon the top
of the lid and the handrails along the
sides nnd upon the ends of the casket
are richly carved.
The carving upon this casket occu
pied the entire time of an expert for
nearly four months; there was paid
out for the carving nlone within less
than $15 of $500. In the getting out
and preparing of tho material of
which the casket is made, in the cabi
net work upon it, and in the various
details of its construction there have
been employed upon it from first to
last, half a dozen or more men, and
the total time occupied in its construc
tion was seven months.
It is an admirable specimen of work
manship, the price of which hs $2,500.
Until Won mill Lout.
"My wife and I tossed up last night
to see whether she'd get a new bonnet
or I'd get a new suit."
"Who won?"
"I did."
"What kind arc you going to get?"
"Well, Bho hasn't decided yet wheth
er to have it trimmed with flowers or
fenthers." Harper's Bazar.
One on the Count.
"Mr. Dubrnu, how did you avert a
duel with the near-sighted count?"
"Easy enough. X bent him a porous
plaster with a note explaining that it
was my target practice at fifty yards.
He did not care to stand up before
such n'dead shot." Chicago , Daily
News.
FANCIES OF FASHIOiN.
They Are of the Daintiest and Most
Delightful Nature.
New Skirt In Graceful In Itn Line
unit Universally IlrvnmliiK
Illotine.i Trlmmeil In I, no en
mill Embroidery.
Special Chicago Letter.
AS FAR as it is possible to judge
at the present moment, there
seems to be every reason to be
lieve that the fashions of the imme
diate future will be of the daintiest
and most delightful description. The
weatlter this spring lui3 been so cold
nnd generally disagreeable that really
smart clothes have been in very little
demand, in consequence whereof
modistes have had a much longer pe
riod of rest than is usually the case,
and they seem to have employed their
leisure to the greatest possible advan
tage in the designing of charming
gowns suitable for both early and mid
summer wear, which are far prettier
and more generally becoming than
anything which has been seen for many
Reasons. To be sure, some of the'nmln
features that marked the spring styles
nre carried out in the summer modes,
but all arc changed and Improved upon
to such a degree as to be hardly recog
nizable. The new skirt Continues to fit with
glove-like snugness about the hips, and'
with the same wonderful amount of
flare at the bottom as heretofore. The
jaunty little bolero is to be seen on
every other gown ns of yore, while
the old, yet ever new, blouse-bodice
still reigns supreme; but, somehow,
by a bold contrnst of color, an extra
sasli to the rever of the bolero or a
deft twist to the pouched bodice, tho
clever modiste hns managed to give an
air of extreme novelty to these sum
mer gowns that is both pleasing and
fascinating.
Every device and trick known to
the trade is employed to produce the
graceful fullness at the bottom of the
approved skirt, and according to the
decree of Dame Fashion it must show
cither tucks, plaltings pr one or more
graceful flounces ns its most dis
tinctive feature. A taffeta foundation,
matching in color the goods, ndda
much elegance to this new skirt, es
pecially when the material chosen hap
pens to, be crepe de chine or the all
cojiquering nun's veiling. Satin
faced foulard promises to be among
the favorite materials for smart aft
ernoon frocks. The fancy of the mo
ment is to trim these silken gowns
with ono or more accordion-plaited
ruffles, made of black point de esprit
net over ono of white taffeta silk. An
other fad, and a very pretty one, too,
is to have a little cloth bolero
matching the prevailing color in
the silk. For instnnce, a laven
der and white foulard was fin
ished with a smart-looking bolero
fashioned of lavender cloth nnd
DAINTY BLOUSES
trimmed with narrow silver and white
braid and tiny silver buttons. An
othergown in which this idea was very
prettily carried out wns in a lovely
shade of rose pink lightly patterned in
black and white. The chic bodice was
rendered doubly so by means of a
jaunty white cloth bolero, cut very
3hort in the back to show a folded
girdle of turquoise blue pnnne velvet.
I know the intermingling of rose pink
and turquoise blue sounds rather dar
ing, but In this particular instnnce the
combination was introduced by the
artistic fingers of a master hum, with
results that were simply stunning.
The extreme daintiness of the new
cotton, fabrics cannot but appeal in
the strongest manner to the love of
the beautiful innate in womankind.
Cool-looking dimities .and French
lawns ure to be reckoned among tho
most attractive materials now on ex
hibition, whllo the nilk ginghams nnd
embroidered cotton batistes are love
ly enough to tempt the unwary into
rank extravagance. They como in
white, palo blue, light green and all
tho pretty new shades of pink. Some
of '.lie silk ginghams have a double
botder of silk woven on the edge,
which is meant to lie used as a trim
UMiig in connection with much lncc anil
yards upon yards of tho ever-popular
Persian ribbon. Many of tho new
Diei'Cerizcd ducks aad cheviots, cotton
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though they he, nro exceedingly beau
tiful, nnd so closely resemble the most
lustrous silk ns to make them quite
admirably suited for any but the most
dressy wear. Within the week I have
seen some very swell-looking tailor
gowna fashioned of both these mate
rials, those of choviot being particu
larly fetching. All were as carefully
tailored, even down to the smallest
detail, as though made of the finest
broadcloth. Some showed to particu
lar advantngo with their short Eton
coats tucked both back and front,
while the skirt was treated lit n similar
manner, thou finished with a deep
yoke of yellow lace. Others again
have their seams finely strapped, and
to bo strictly up-to-date thesu strap
pings Bhould be either of silk or cloth.
Tho blouso and the shirt waist again
show a tendency toward much lino
handwork nnd incrustations of lncc
and embroidery. Tho very prettiest
nre of finely-tucked lawn or batiste,
and their beauty is further enhr.nccd
by the wise introduction of fine lncc
insertions. The sleeves nro tight at
tho top but become fuller toward the
CREPE DE CHINE GOWN.
wrist, and like tho remainder of the
waiBt seem to bo no intricate mass of
tiny tucks and fine lace.
Some of the prettiest plain glace
and crepe de chine blouses have deep
collars of embroidered lnwn. These
collars are worn low on the shoulder
and give rather a sloping effect, with
an inner vest of tucked lawn and lace
to correspond. The popularity of tho
lace blouse seems rnth'er to wnx than
wane, andjust now it is the proper
caper to have it made of handsome
Maltese lace. I am bound to tell you,
however, thnt this lace used in the
making of tho approved blouse, in
which much fino handwork must ap
pear, would run the price of the gar
ment up to n figure that would plucc
it quite beyond the reach of the aver
age purse. '
The newest and very smartest
shade in millinery is a lovely nut
brown, and is dividing the honors
with an cquully exquisite shndo
known as "ilame pink." Soft strnws
in this latter shade are particularly
populur with milliners just now, who
FOR SUMMER WEAR.
veil them with tulle and generally
trim them with flowers in dead tones,
sometimes mixed with old lace.
One of the mgst lovely new models
in headgear I have seen was a nut
brown straw toque, trimmed with
soft pink roses, with home old pat
terned coffee lncc placed to droop
low over the brim. Shapes are very
flat and wide just now, nnd very often
they arc curved at the side. Flowers
will be immensely popular later in.
the season. Many of the new hats
are worn tilted off the face, and cut
up the back to show the new low
coiffure, the brims being lined with
some controlling color. Some nre
quite hqunre in front, the entire
crowns being garlanded in flowers.
The wide boat shape is kept flat and
simply trimmed with foliage. I
rather doubt whether this new flat
style of headgear will prove becoming
to many, but it is a change; and so
we welcome it for its air of novelty
if not for its beauty and general be
comlngncss. KATE GARDNER.
Kxcollt-nt nt 'llmt.
"Art they good to rat?" asked the
visitor, looking at the pet raccoons.
"That's about all they are good for,
miss," replied tho young man who
owned the nuimals. "It costs mo
mighty near half a dollar a duy( to
J feed 'em." -Chicago Tribune.
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It Ileliin to Multe the Farm Richer ,
Allow'H You to Work: It llnnler',
Hurt Siivcm I.'ccil IIIUh. ),
Yes, build a Mlo. You are in farming
as a business. Why not act accord I ug-'i
ly? It will fltinto the whole operation
of your farming, and If you maW
dairying a specialty it will, without'1
a hint of a doubt, fit into your cow ''
keeping.
It does not matter what fellows
who never had silos say. Nor does
the experience of tho man who had a
bad silo and consequently bad silage
count against tho good silo and thp
good silage. Those fellows don't
know. Bettor lake evidence from a
competent witness. (To ask sonic ono '
who docs know nnd who can relnforco
his knowledge with increased live
stock, better kept and more profit
able tho man who hns pnovon the pud
ding by having eaten of it. There linn
been no plant discovered from which
we American farmers can produce us
much good food for our cows ns from
our corn, nnd up to this time no wny ' ,
has been found by which fit much of
the feeding value and tho pnlatability
can be saved ns in . good silo. There
is no other feed that 1 have found more
relished by my cows than silage. A
great deal of tho starch that goes in
with the corn comes out sugar in (lie
silngc, and when It han gone into the
mouth of a good cow it comes out milk
in the bucket,
In corn wo produco food value more
shcnply than in tiny other growth and
in the silo wo preserve it more cheaply
than by nny other method.
Tho silo is not omnipotent; it docs
not hold tho balance of power between
success nnd failure for tho careless,
lazy farmer. But it is like a good wifer
it can nt;sist mightily. It is like reli
gion, ono must linve it to know what a
good thing it, is and only tho good
kind is worth having, Not only are tho
corns and tho clovers nnd the benna
lint into tho silo, but the Bwcet green- ,
noss and tho odors of summer as well,,
and the winter dairy tastes the com
fields from tho slip. Yes, built a silo.
It helps the dairy, and the young Block.
It helps you make your farm richer
nnd allows you to work it harder. It
saves you feed bill nnd fertilizer bills., .
It eases up prosperity n little. W. F,
McSparran, fn Ohio Farmer.
A BARN ROOF PLAN.
Although VnMinnortetl by Pont It
CoiiNtrnetlon In Stronfr KnoHifh
to Stand Any Strata.
This plan of barn roof Is wltlTout
posts in mow-to support tho roof. Tho
roof is supported by four braces (coo
c), which extend from each corner of
the barn to tho center of tho roof at
tho top; they aro 4x12 and fit at top
ends on n 4x4 block, 12 long. On top
of the four braces, a 2x8 picco is spiked
BARN ROOF WITHOUT POSTS.
to prevent braces springing sideways.
The purlin plates (b b), are spiked to
tho four braces so that tho tops of tho
plates will bo even with tops of braces,
so that the rafters will lay on plates
and braces alike and bo spiked fast to
them. All the supports required are
(a u) at each end of tho purlin plates. A
hay fork can bo arranged to work
from either end of tho barn. The
braces can bo made larger or smnller
lo suit the barn being built; thu sizo
given is for barn 30x10, and can be
used on barns 00 feet long, but would
prefer two or three sets of brnccs for
long barns. W. A. Sharp, in Farm and
Home.
IIoiicm and llone Cutter.
Bone for poultry is usually pur
chased from local butchers, the price
depending upon tho locality; some
times it is given nwny. Bones may
be kept a long time by subjecting
them to sulphur fumes for half an
hour in a suitablo box having a lid
An old trunk serves well. Put tho
bones in, light a sulphur candle or a
tablespoouful of sulphur, and close
the lid. A bone cutter is nlinost in
dispensable to success, as bones
greatly assist in making hens lay. It
is not known which is tho best cut
ter, as each has claims in its favor;
but that a bono cutter will soon re
pay Its cost is conceded by nil poul
trymen who aro enterprising. Farm
and Fireside.
Iloraeit Thrive on Dalntlea,
Succulent food should be provided.lu
sufficient quantities to give tho horso
a ration at least once a week Car
rots are a favorite food for horses,
as they tone the digestion and im
prove tho appearance of coat. Horses
will soon learn to eat potatoes, sugar
beets, cabbage nnd rutabngas. If
roots cannot be obtained, ensilage will
bo found u good substitute, especially
If made from clover, or soy beans, to' '
balance tho winter rations. If roots
or ensilage cannot bo obtained, then
n good bran mash should bo substi
tuted once a week. -Rural Wor'd.',
USES OF THE SILO.
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