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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

owns the railroads and it will eventually
control all the street car plants and cleo
the capital. is farther down on the same
island on Cook Strait. 1t has 5000 and is
growing faster than any other city of New
! Zealand. 1t has steamship lines to all
parts of the world and does a great trade.
Christchurch and Dunedin.
Crossing over to the Middle Island, the
largest city IS Christchurch. with $4,000 pop
ulation, situated on the famous Canterbury
Pains. and still further south on the same
island Is Dunedin, with a population Of 60
0W. Christchurch and Dunedin are rival
towns. the spirit Of the people being much
like that which animates Minneapolis
and st. Paul Christchurch is an English
town. 1t was founded by a colony of Eng
lish Episcopalians about sixty years ago.
Dunedin was founded by Scotch P~resbyteri-
ans at the same time, and in its early days.
I am told, 1t was by no means safe to ques-
ton Denomination, election, justification.
sanctiication or infant damnation within
its borders.
To-day the people Of Dunedin are nine
tenths Scotch. There are Scotch names
over the stores. Scotch names for the
streets, and when 1 asked a rosy-faced little
boy the name of the church he replied
with n pronounced Scotch brogue:
THAT. sor. is the Fierst Kirk"
The Dunedin men say that their churches
are far better off than those OF the rival
city. They are all out of debt and nave
money in the bank. When the city was
founded one-tenth Of all the land was set
aside for the church. This is leased out
on ground rents for twenty-one years at a
time, on the condition that at the close Of
each such lease all the improvements shall
belong to the church.
Plenty Of Leisure.
All the New Zealand cities are we'll built.
They have their theaters, libraries and
stores. their banks and their factories.
Every one has its cricket club and its rec
reation grounds and many have botanical
gardens. There are saloons or hotels as
we'll as churches, and the people devote a
large part of their time to enjoyment The
eisht-hour day gives plenty Of leisure night
and morning. The man stops work in time
to dress up for the evening IL he so wishes,
ana during his half holiday he spends more
than though he were at work.
American Drummers for A~ustralasia.
1 tird that our trade here is rapidly in
creasing. We send about one-tenth of the
total imports, amounting now to about $iO,-
100000 a year. Great Britain has the bulk
of the trade, Australia coming next and
then the United States. The people like
American goods. and they are friendly to
Americans. They are proud to call them
selves our cousins. and there is no doubt
that We might double the trade IL we tried.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

pirg in the business section at an agri-
cultural implement store. The show room
was filed with farming machinery. I no.
ticed that half OF the supply was Ameri-
can. There were several Chicago drills.
two Ohio harvesters and some Illinois
| plows. 1 entered and talked with the pro-
prietor. He told me that he found a good
! sale for American reapers, and all sorts
of American farming tools. but that the
British and Canadians were trying to crowd
us out of the market. Said he:
"One OF your chief competitors Is Canada.
The Canadian firms will sell on longer time
and We can get better prices for their goods
on that account. We have to charge less
when we sell for cash. and It Is much hard
er to sell"
Farther up the same street I saw Ameri-
can bicycles in n shop window. and farther
on American handsaws. At present the most
of the cotton goods sold here come from
England. but the people would take our
prints. l saw some in a wellington dry
goods store and asked the merchant where
he got them. He replied that he had given
a trial order TO see how they would go. and
that they were selling well. He showed me
his invoice. 1t was for $500 worth Of goods
and this he called a trial order. Most
firms in the United States would consider IL
q good order. 1t would seem to me that
the cotton manufacturers of Massachusetts
1890 ~ sO's1' ~ u dbAohu 4" looh VIZ
this matter.
New Zealand Gold Mines.
Within the past few months New Zea-
land has been ordering mining machinery
Of the United States. 1t has Just received
some gold dredges from Chicago, and It is
probable that more will be needed. The
ordinary dredge here costs from So 900 to
SS5.6N. and the demand Is such that they
cannot be gotten fast enough.
Gold mining in New Zealand has curious
features. Most of it Is a~IIuvial. Here and
there along the coast of the middle island
are plains, the sand of which contains a
gold flour. The plains are along the edges
Of the sea. backed by mountains or hills
containing quartz or other auriferous rocks.
For ages the streams lave been carrying
this fiour-gold. worn from these rocks down
into the water, and the tides and storms
have thrown it back upon the land. In the
meantime the sea has been slowly leceding,
leaving a chocolate-colored sand II con-
glomerate mixed with gold.
These plains have been taken I'D b.. min
ers in tracts of from fifty to 100 .cres.
They dig out the sand and flow it over
amalgam plates or tables covered. with
mating or plush. AS the water cont dining
the sand runs over the plush the goll falls
and Is caught in the nap. while the sand,
being lighter, flows off. From time 20 time
the plush Is taken off and wash d. In
some places the sand is dredged nut by
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

machinery. the flowing tables beiI
nected with dredges. .
This is by far the most profitable !
of mining. and there are to-day 4
dredging companies in different n
New Zealand. nearly all of whictka an
ing money. The miners claim that 4
can get one grain Of gold to q cub
of earth they can work at q profit, y
some cases the results are ten TIM
n Of the first dredges. made by !
by the name Of Mcqueen in 1850,
working. It has taken out Of the (
River more than 500. 900 worth Of go3
other dredge, started by q ChinamAs
so well that the stock Of the compel
500 per cent. and I am told that 81
out Of every twenty dredges which Z
ing worked are making a profit. 81
pense Of running q dredge Is abouta
week or less. each dredge employinI
six to ten men. ii
At present the gold product Of Ne
land is more than 5000. 900 a year, II,
together more than 500, 0OO, 900 worth
have been mined. The country ha1l
1900 gold miners, the most of whti
engaged in placer mining or dredging !
In the North island there Is q fortIl
the man who al invent something |
the iron which Is there mixed vi
sand of the seashore. I am told ths
millions Of tons of such sand so pun
it is almost steel as 1t lies upon the
but that its grains are so small that
it is impossible to smelt 1t at a prohti
are men who are experimenting upoi
and it is probable that they will eve
succeed. At present most Of the irdl
sumed in New Zealand Is brought II
ballast by the steamers which CARR;
the wool. frozen mutton and other hi
to Europe. u
I see large butter factories everyvfi
go through New Zealand, and ! a.
that such factories are steadily incr.I
The annual butter and cheese export
amount to more than two and Oh
million dollars, and last year almdI
million pounds Of butter were exii
Some of this went to Australia, 81
Great Britain and some of the Phi:11
I am surprised at the fine cattle d,
Zealand. The islands have RET
s~horthorns, HerefOrds. Pol.ed Anguish
shires. Jerseys and cross-5reeds.
are more than 10000 dairy cows. ant
average grade Is high. / am told
good mich cows each yield 500 gaIt3
milk e annum and that as muchI1
gallons each Is gotten from selectedtl
The milk Is rich. averaging about Cd
of butter to every two and one-haP,
Ions of milk. so that the commo9
Zealand dairy cow annually produtI
pounds of butter or 500 pounds OF n
Estimating the butter at @ cents ~
and the cheese al Q cents a pound, M
see that each COW brings in abou1j
year, which you will agree Is preft3j
for q COW. FRANK @. CARPEWfi
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"a TYPICAL NEW LAND GOLD NINE.

Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Republic.
Dunedin, New Zealand. March 5-The
trade Of New Zealand is a ripe. red apple
ready to drop into Uncle Sans mouth II
his commercial agents will only climb the
tree and shake it. 1t is a fat apple and
full Of Juice. New Zealand contains less
than 5000 people, but it has the greatest
spenders on the face Of the globe. One
family here buys more than three In Rus
STA, almost twice as much as one in Ger
many and more than tenfold the amount Of
the average family Of South America. In
dia, China or the Philippines.
Extravagant New
We pride ourselves on the luxurious con-
dition Of our workingnien. 1 have before
me the figures of Mulhall, the famous sta
tistician. as to the average annual expendi-
lures per head the world over. The Rus
slams spend $50. the Italians SIS. the Swiss
$50 and the Dutch and Germans each just
about 500 per head per year. The French
have each an annual expenditure of Sll9,
the Belgians $127 and the English less than
3150. The greatest %spenders are the Ameri-
cans, $l64.5O; the Australians, at $3.50 and
tha New ~zealanders.''a SIG. One hundred
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, and seventy-six dollars a head Is soce per
family. the highest OF any nation or people
anywhere. Compare this with the Chinese.
some of whose families live on 81 a month
the year through, and you get some idea Of
the value of this trade, which annually
amounts in exports and imports to almost
si0O, Co., 600.
New Zealand Cities and Towns.
In travelling through New Zealand I SEQ
everywhere evidences of this extravaganza
The people are well dressed. Their houses
are comfortable and their towns have all
the accomplishments of modern civilization.
There are not many large cities. but there
| are scores of towns Of about LOCO and 2,00
| each. and a dozen perhaps ranging between
1000 and 10,0l.
AS to the cities, Auckland, at the north,
under the shadow of Mount Eden, on a
beautiful bay. is the largest. 1t has about
e., 900 population. 1t has wide, well-paVed
streets, great business blocks. n public IL
brary, a botanical garden, clubs and socie-
ties, schools of al kinds and churches ga
lore. 1t has a climate like Naples and has
more rich men to its population than any
other town OF New Zealand. Wellington.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

This ha view ola frequently proposed Forest Park ste hrth Worlds Fair 1hev view is lmost
directly east Foyhe Junction being dmyI seen in he1m middle distance Their nmdt tracks are hose
s of the Colorado Railroad and the Clayton branch Of the Transit Company To the right is that avn
like strip wMh lies between the Lndn boleurdI@ extensions and the Transit Company tracks Near
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

; and over the hills Off OHe right is glimpse Of the Chain of Rocks and Of the MWSppj flowing
; back of the low goudsa across which It's ntnhdh that vast apWoahesa and Gms could advantage
s ouy1 be bt The bluff of the Illinois sheG are also d%y shown. This view is looking northeast,
; and was taken from a point near the mer of the lark
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

This w of OThnP Park gives probably teb @tg general idea of the topography and surround
E ) ms that fNone rt0 the North Enda and muhrMwcteds site for the Worlds Fair of any
- photography ever taken In the fairgrounds a hntof ter dhng hills gansoddd and rubsudded
that area chracershcf OFahnP Park Inhev Mys seen one the roads which wndb between
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

thee caster end &tms strip Tsa part the oeNP Park gf links Tohe cleft in hef0 foreground is "a
10 hHLa part m e&tnsye tract which has, SO far never bGu @d for any bta gdchtualp r
poses From this point as we'll as from farhe west the city is shown in an impressive
panorama.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26
opening Cans with safety.

With the majority of can-openers it
is NO pleasant task to cut the tin which
allows the contents Of the can to be
removed, and oftentimes there is dan
ger of injury to the hands from the
slipping of the cutter, allowing the
hand to scrape across the jagged edges
of the tin. A nan at Cairo, ILL.,, has
designed an implement with which
cans may not only be opened rapidly,
but with entire safety to the operator.
1t consists Of a spring-controlled YER
teal rod, having a cutting blade of pc
culiar shape attached to the curved
upper end, with a foot lever controlling
the movement of the rod. The machine
may be placed on the kitchen table in
a position convenient for use. The can
to be opened is placed on the table
under the cutter, and by depressing the
treadle the cutter is forced into the top
of the can, the construction of the
blade being such hat the sharpened
point first punctures the top, when the
beveled edges finish the work by a
shearing cut. This machine will be
found especially useful in hotels, board
ing houses and restaurants, where
large quantities of canned goods are
used at certain seasons of the year
Chicago Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26
HOUSES BUILT IN MANILA.


Stone Does Not Figure In the Construc-
ton of Upper Stories.
The sky-scraping tower of stone and
eyesore in American cities has not In
vaded that land of the earthquake and
the typhoon, the Philippine Islands,
and is not likely to do SO soon. These
perilous ~visitants govern the charac-
ter and the size of the houses, which
are very rarely more than two stories
in height, even in the best quarters OF
Manila. OF these the ground floor is
used as a coach house or to lodge the
native servants. 1t is apt to be too
damp for the family, who live on the
upper floor, which is divided into a
spacious hall, dining and reception
rooms, and bed and other apartments.
The kitchen is opten a separate build
ing, with a rooted passage leading to
the house. Besides it is the bathroom,
an apartment much in demand among
the Filipinos, with whom cleanliness
is one of the chief virtues and bathing
a daily duty.
Thes houses were formerly of stone,
but since the great earthquake of 1880
only wood has been permitted in the
second stories. Thee are fitted with
sliding windows all around, to permit
the freest entrance of air. At the same
time, to keep out the hot glow Of the
sunlight, glass is replaced in the win
dows by translucent seashells, through
which only a modicum of light can Ill
ter. Corrugated iron roofs are com
mon, but they are very hot. To OBJ
viate this, many roofs are covered with
a thin layer Of nipa-palm matching,
which is cooler, though dangerous in
case of fire.
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The DIetic and Hygienic Gazette

says: Walter Baker & Co., of Dor
chester, Mass, u. S. A., have given
years of study TO h skilful preparation
of cocoa n chocolate, and have. de-
vised machinery and systems peculiar
to their methods of treatment, whereby
tbs purity, palata bility, and highest
nutrient characteristics are retained.
Their preparations are known the
world over, and have received the high
est endorsements from the medical prac-
t%jtioner, the nurse, and the intelligent
housekeeper and caterer"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26
NOTABLE MEN AND WOMEN.

DR.. James M. Gray, who has been
engaged in teaching in the Moody BIZ
BILE Institute in Chicago during the
summer, will spend the winter in New
England conducting his classes in the
synthetic study of the Bible in Boston
and elsewhere as usual, beginning in
the fall.
DR.. Thomas McClelland, the new
president of Knox College, vas presi-
dent of Tabor College several years
ago. At that time he wanted a rail-
road to connect Tabor with the rest
of the world. Failing to interest other
roads in the enterprise, he built it him
self and afterwards sold it on favorable
terms to the Burlington.
Major D. W. Whittle, who is said to
be dying in East Mortified, Mass, is
one Of the best-known evangelists in
the country. There Shall be Showers
of Blessing and Il Know Whom l
Have Believed are two of his most
familiar hymns. For two years Major
Whittle has been confined to his bed
by rheumatic fever.
Count Tolstoi, the famous Russian
novelist, neither drinks, smokes o
eats meat. 1t is his boast that he does
not possess a single article he could
possibly dispense with; and he has
even refused to receive a bicycle as a
present, on the ground that it is a
luxury. His ~recreations are chess and
lawn tennis, at both Of which he is
adept.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

II some people were civilized they
would not be holding down such good
Jobs In the dime museums.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

Foolish and obstinate people alone
suffer from neuralgia or rheumatism.
For they can always secure Wizard. Oil
and cure themselves.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

Camille Saint-Saens, the French
composer, has received from the Ger
man kaiser the Prussi3n order "Pour
lie Merite."
Doing His will will lead to delight
in it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup,
For children ~teething, s0ftens the gums, reduces In
nsmmation, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

The painless filling you get at a res
taurant is more satisfactory than the
one advertised by the dentist.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-12-26

IT'S a wise cook that knows enough
to leave well done alone.
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The man who does a little and does IL
well does a great deal.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-09
TSHHAELTTES INCREASING.
THE SOCIETY. WHICH Is COMPOSED OF
WHITE PEOPLE MARRIED TO BLACK. is
A MENACE TO SOCIAL ORDER.
SAYS Mr.. MORAN

There is a district IN New-York that is moral
lepro.y spot, and threatens incalcuable danger 20
the city" declared the Rev. Francis J. Clay Moran
yesterday. in the debate of the League for PoIti-
cal Education. "one-half the population is col
ored, and the conditions in that district are worse
than In the lowest negro slum of the South
The proposition for debate was: Resolved That
the problem OF the future Of the negro race In
America can best be solved by separation from
the white in education labor and residence" In
the debate the negative agreed fully with the
Affirmative that the points OF difference were Of
the slightest.
Mr.. Moran opened for the affirmative and spoke
ne said. from sixteen years of study of the negro
For a number Of years Mr.. Moran exercised super-
vision over a school I'm ST Mary's County diocese
OF Washington. D. c.
The only true education for the negro" said he
is in the direction of manual training. Intel
lectual training alone is positive evil and tends
10 ali insane asylums. The pupils of colleges In
practical life. and eventually drift back 10 the
habits of their savage ancestry" The speaker he
HeVed that education among WI ties is a distinct
injury the negro, il units him for usefulness
10 his race. and is injury the white as
n introduces immeasurably lower moral
standard He regarded the evil OF intermarriages
as Increasing in a deplOrable degree and smoke OF
the Society If the Ishmaelites that is scattered
through the country, composed wholly OF white
Deople married TO black. The speaker regarded
This as a menace TO social order.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-09
PLANS FOR WOM4y-s BOTEL.

The following notice has been issued by the
Woman's Hotel Company:
AS some accounts have recently been published
are In part inaccurate and misleading II has
seemed best the directors that the officers should
make brief statement of the facts.
The total cash subscriptions 70 the stock OF the
company 10 date have been 1851 800, of which $50
200 has been received since January l. Subscrp-
tiOns are now coming in almost daily. and the di-
rectOrs confidently expect that the total capital
OF 100000 Will be subscribed during the coming
ranging from 800 TO $4,000. several subscriptions
being OF So and $4,000 each.
The directors have recently purchased a hotel
site the six lots occupied by the Home for the
SITS, just east of Madisou-ave. They are to take
possession on June 10. and by that time they hope
10 have the plans and contracts ready, 70 go
forward without delay with the erection Of the
hotel and TO have ii ready for guests in the early
fall OF 1902
The great demand for hotel OF this character is
recognized by all who have made study Of the
subject. There are many thousand women in the
city who are willing 10 pay from 81 10 SO week
for board and room, and these can be much better
accommoda ted in a hotel of this kind than I'm the
average cherries boarding house. Many such per-
sons enrolled as ready 10 go into the hotel
soon as Opened-enOuSh. in fact. To I'LL IL from
the start These persons are anxiouSly awaiting
ever that the hotel is intended In any
a charity. but IL Is being erected business
terprise and IS expected to pay reasonable re-
the money invested.
LCCIEN c. WARNER,
CHARLES. F. CON,
President;
CHARLES NJ. JESUP.
Treasurer:
CHARLES D KELLOGG,
Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-09
ECLECTTC'S ENTERTAIN.lIE.NT'
FUND FOR THE ARMY RELIEF SOCIETY
GREATLY INCREASED BY THE
CLUES EFFORTS

large gathering Of fair women and brave men,
filled the big ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria last
night 10 enjoy the entertainment offered by the
Eclectic Club for the benefit of the Army Relief
Society. The programme included scenes from the
operas Carmen" Aida and III Trovatore.' with
a act play. Locked Out by Mrs. Leon Har-
vier member of the club.
The operate scenes were rendered in costume.
with full orchestral accompaniment Mrs. Dore
Lyon, the clubs president acquitted herself with
honors Aida. and ably supported by Cheva-
ler Dante del Papa Rhadames and Nine. Jose
phine JacOhy Amneris. with Signor Carlos Ros-
sini as Ramhs. The ballet was a special and ef-
fective feature
Nine. Gina Ciaparelh Niafora sang the Leonora or
''Trovatore." and supported by Signor Ros-
sini Count di Luna. Emma Aron appeared as
Mchaela in Carmen" with Del Papa Don
joss.
The chorus comprised thirty young women. all
amateurs. who have been for weeks under the care
ful training of Signor A. Yianesi.
In the one act play Miss Pauline French essayed
the leading role. with Arthur Forrest leading
Twenty-eight club members and their friends oc-
cuped many Of the front tier boxes. in which gem
eral receptions were held between acts. Among the
Read. Mrs. Louis MatheZ. Mrs D. ". Truss, Mrs
L. r. Hill. Mrs. r. F. Cole. Mrs 5 Bellinger. Mrs
]. F. Kelley, Miss NJ. 3, Hicks and Mrs. John
Zebey.