The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-14

going from here ont to different parts Of
the state. Brisbane has now more than
100000 people. II is situated on the BrS.
bane river In the southeastern part of the
state. and owes its growth ia n fairly good
harhor and to the Darling Downs near by,
which are, as ! have said, one Of the rich.
est agricultural regions OF the world
| came into Brisbane from the sea, ttav
cling for several hours up the wide Bris,
as our steamer made its way through It We
could look over the railing and thou
sands Of jellyhsh, little mushrooms Of
opalescent hue, floating about tossed this
way and that by the steamer
The lands on both sides are low and
covered with bushes. There are frozen
surrounded by little houses rooted with gal
yanlzed iron. the homes OF the workmen.
Farther up there nre hills, and when YOU
come to Brisbane Itself You ind that II
has as many gullcys as Kansas City. The
most of the town lies on the right bank of
the river. There are many pretty Villas
and rising high above them are the houses
OF the colonial parliament great yellow.
stone building, with mansard-like roof OF
galvanized iron.
After an examination by the customs Of
ficer which was very lenlent, ! took
carriage and drove to the hotel The
streets were not unlike those of an Amerl,
can town The stores looked the same and
the big buildings alone surprised me
Every one of the Australian states has
magnificent public buildings, and In an OF
the larger cities there are big business
hocks. The treasury department of
queensland would do credit to washington
city; Its parliament buildings cost halt
100000. and it has many large buildings
for town OF its size
The stores have awnings over them which
cover the street. 50 that you can walk the
full length Of the principal thoroughfares
and keep out Of the sun. Most of the
streets are wide and well paved ana an
electric trolley line goes through them'
Holidays in Queensland.
ind that there are more holidays here
than in New Zealand, Every town has its
half holiday every week, different trades
choosing different days. They had races
the other day at Charters Towers, and the
municipal government declared that no one
should work while the races were going on
and that the racing days should be public
holidays In Townsville the dry goods
stores close AT 10 o'clock on Thursdays, and
on SATURDAYS the factories and meat-freez-
ing establishments shut down at noon. IN
Brisbane you can buy nothing In grocery
or butcher shop after II o'clock Meuhes-
day, and on Saturday you must buy your
dry goods before midday II you want them.
1 got up early the other morning expect
ing to buy some things before taxing a
train | found none OF the grocery stores
open, although II was already O'Clock,
and learn that the dry goods stores 90 not
expect to do any business hetore y. Al my
hotel the elevator does not start running
until S, and II the guests wish to 60 down
before that time they have to walk. The
telegraph offices are closed all day sunday.
Not long ago there was nmnrder near DIE
/ hane one Saturday night. The people could
not wire the police and they did noi get
/ word to the police station before MonuaE.
! These easy hours and many holidays nave
! made the Queensanders great sporting
| people Every town has it's cricket gronnus
| and every little city its race track. Inc
people 60 wild over cricket, SO mueh so
! mat ! am told funeral procession re,
Gently stopped on passing bulletin board
! TO read the score Of big cricket match !
''''' Whisky and Soda,
! ! End drinking here even more common
than in Southern Australia. Every block
has It's hotel or public house. or as we
would call H. saloon, and every saloon has
lis barmalds. The harmaids are not as
| nretty as those of Melbourne and sydney
! but they do on the whole quite as much
/ business Nearly every one drinks, both
| in the public houses and at home. In many
respectable families i Is common 70 sere e.,
taking the whisky and the women the iea
The Queenslandofs are very soclalhe.
They will not drink alone, anu me custom
| ~ treating is universal. The most eoninlun
I AIM he whisky and soda and the most
common way Of drinking Il Is to sip u IN
our country glass Of whisky o goes a, d% ,Sd
with water, lasts an hour
Australian English.
am surprised al the amount Of slang
nsed among these English people south Of
inc equator The Australians have more
slang phrases than the Americans. Theil
most common ejaculation Is my word
Won hear this everywhere II takes tbs
mace Of mon Dleu.Nin French A .sL
1ntt.d states the Australian evidently
.huinl,i1v his word a better thing 20 sweal
Sn man Tho name Of the Almighty.
~. mnng other slang phrases are the wosai
alnuniF a. salary or income; marked,
81 49, "ensh.h for comfortable; anf
l,nutiine on side" for putting on airs. y
man al ~ is stuck M" and II he has ~
lo o,,sy rhafeyer It Is common. 70 say h
MEN, men az a hsau." Good iron Is an ex
preston Of incredulity At q prsp0stsfou