The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-22

MES, muskrats, minks, beaver, otter, mountain
rats and squirrels in abundance. cotton
wood tree2 feet 10 inches in diameter is shown,
eaten through by beavers.
The secret of the naturalness and life-like
appearance of these animals is that Mrs. Max
well takes the measurement of the animals
after they are skinned, then with an iron
frame and other firm material, and q little
plaster she builds up an exact model, using
only the skull and leg bones, and when the
model il complete. sewing firmly over 1t the
preserved skin. Mrs. Maxwell has been en-
gagged in this business ten years, but has not
neglected her other duties in the mean
time. She is fine specimen OF modest, IN
telligent and cultivated woman, and WONDER
full relief to contemplate In the midst of the
great multitude Of effeminates who are par
ody, if not burlesque on womankind.
AUSTRALIA.
One of the most interesting departments IN
the main building is that of Australia, the
States represented being New South Wales,
Queensland South Australia, Victoria, Tas-
mania and New Zealand, which, though not
strictly an Australian settlement, is identified
with Australia in trade and other connections.
1t is nearly century since England having
lust then. by her own folly and misgovern-
ment, had to part with her American depend
enCies, planted penal settlement on the east
people were still inclined to suppose that this
penal colony tainted the character of the Aus
tralian people, they have only to look at their
pictures of churches, schools, and public build
ings of all sorts, to have their minds dIsabused
of that mistake The rough, criminal charac-
tiers of this settlement emigrated to California
during the gold mania of 1849 $50, and were
disposed of summarily Dy the miners code.
SYDNEY HARBOR.
And speaking about pictures no one should
lose the opportunity of seeing the magnificent
photograph of a portion OF Sydder harbor
shown in the New South Wales department.. 1t
ia thirty-sx feet long, and Is one of the finest
landscape views I ever beheld. The real histo-
nv of Australia dates from the gold discovery III
1857 which attracted large European emigra-
ton. The population lis about two millions,
and each of the States makes it's own laws, the
Parliament being elected by manhood suffrage.
Most of the interior, which, on our school
maps, used to be described as a stony desert,
is now stocked with sheep and cattle, which
feed on the natural grasses, and
NEW SOUTH WALES
alone has 25 000, 900 of sheep, or more than
forty apiece for every man, woman, and cnlld
in the State. Her exhibit of fine merino wool
is very superior and wool Of this class would
be most valuable to our manufacturers, to mix
with the shorter and coarser kinds we produce.
The biggest nuggets of gold found in Australia
were got in Victoria, and the richest quartz
mines IRE in New South Wales and Queens
land. South Australia is the great
wheat-growing State, because OF the large
number of German farmers who have
settled thele and they are now trying
their hand at drying and preserving fruit
Queensland and New South Wales contain the
rich tin fields, whose enormous production for
the last two or three years has brought down
the price so much. New South Wales sends
the finest collection of tin ores seen in Amerl-
lyolv my oXC6DtlDQ
Australia, and our people are examining 1t very
closely to see if they can't find tin IN this
country The whole of the New South Wales
collection of minerals, coal, copper, iron, tin,
gold, etc., is very instructive, and shows pretty
plainly that they have very rich country out
there.
GOLD PRODUCT.
Queensland has a column representing the
gold export from 1868 to 1675-65 tons and
1241 lbs. in value, $35, 0000 New Zea-
land cube AZ feet square and 1873 feet hlgh
or 497 cubic feet, weighing 246 tons, the ex-
port from 1862 to 1875, and worth $151,271,
$685. New South Wales exported from 1851 to
1874 gold to the amount of $167, 949, 355. They
also show some heavy corn cobs, sugar, a
| large lot of oranges, fine samples OF vine,
large exhibit of woolens and feathers
and some of the finest pieces of polished
| timber in the exhibition. South Australia
and New South Wales will be the great
| wine-produciug countries of Australia, for the
grape grows there to perfection. and they have
| already succeeded in making hrst-class wine.
Tasmania has a climate very much like Eng
| land, while Queensland is more like FLORIDA.
| Queensland and New South Wales are the only
States which grow the sugar cane, and they
are by far the richest in minerals Mr.. Robin
| son. Secretary OF the Commission, and act.cg
| Commissioner at the Centennial, tells me that
the object of the different governments IN TAX
! ing part in the Exhibition is to show their
| good feeling toward America and to make their
| productions better known to our people.
| INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
| The Australians have built more than sixteen
hundred miles Of railway and over twenty thou
sand miles of telegraph. These are public
works constructed and managed by the State
Governments. AS compared with the 70, OOO
or $4,000 miles of railway In the
United States, the Australian railways don
amount to much. But the population is
only one-twentieth of ours. Mr.. Robinson
| informs me that the Australian Government
would double their railway mileage at once If
| they could only get men to build their roads.
| They have plenty of money, but nothing like
| enough laborers to do the rough work of new
country, such as fencing, making dams, and
| building railroads Unskilled laborers earn
from eleven to twelve dollars week, and the
cost of living is as cheap in Australia as it ls
here, and in some things, such as clothing, 1t
is far cheaper. 5. III. Is.
A Picture of Marie AntOinette.