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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
OLONIAL sECRETARYs OFFICE, NEW SOUTH WALES.

special Correspondence of The Sunday Republic.
Sydney. Australia, May 2l.-The working
mans continent!
That Is how the people down here speak
of the New Australia They say they pro-
pose to make II the paradise Of the Ia
borer. They have all sorts of new schemes
to propose to the Federal Parliament. the
gist of which seems to be how to sell the
least work for the most money.
The country already has the eight-hour
law. This is common in every city and
town. II was adopted by some firms more
than a generation ago. and Is now a fixed
institution.
There are all sorts Of laws as to facto-
ries. The regulations Of disputes between
labor and capital are much the same as
those of New Zealand. The various trades
have rules "a to the employment of their
members. and the Government has the right
to send inspectors TO the shops at any
respect the laws. Records must be kept
showing just what each man does: how long
he works and what he gets.
The law as to holidays il rigidly observed.
and there are ell sorts Of restrictions az
companied by appropriate penalties.
Employees cannot be paid in store orders.
Children under l3 cannot work in the facto-
ries. and the limitations as to tho hours
of their work are very strict.
1t is the same as to girls cierking in the
stores. although in some cases fifey-fwo
hours per week is there permitted. There
must be recesses at fixed intervals for
meals. In many of the shops there are
recesses for smoking. and, in fact. such in
stitutions are run with quite as much re-
gard 70 the laborer as to the employer.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

posted in . conspicuous place a~nncuncinG
that everything was free. When he thought
he had sufhcient FUN" he turned the place
over to the landlord. This cost him 5000.
The day of the hotel transaction Steele
was up on Arch street. A rain setting IN,
ne approached . hack in front Of a FASH
tonable store and essayed to engage II to
carry him to the hotel. The driver aid it
was impossible. a. he had a party in the
store. Steele tossed him a 500 bill, and
the hackman said he would risk IL. When
he arrived At his destination Steele said:
See here. cabby. you are a likely fellow.
How would you like to own that rig?"
The driver thought he was joking, but
later the driver returned with the state
ment that he had purchased the rig. Steele
then . him 1900 more to buy q stable,
and the man to-day 10 the richest hack
In philadelphia.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
Is There Profit in
The Eight Hour Day?

How many have you here in New South
Wales?' l asked.
I'VE have 5000 on our salary list" said
Mr.. Perry. "and some others on p~iecework.'
And hat IL your population"
about l.356. CO." was, the reply.
We'll" said I. let US figure It. Divide
your L.35S,00O by roo and you will find
that at least one man in every forty is a
Government employe. II We had as many
employees I'm the United States. with our
population OF 800 90. we would have 1900.
0o Government officials. which. at the low
average OF $50 a year. would cost US at
least 81 .0O0.0 cocoon a year"
I don't know. but l should not be sur
prised to hear that a careful counting OF
all your officials. including Government
clerks. school teachers. policemen. etc.
would almost foot up that many"
ID You really think the eight-hour Law
pays. Mr.. Perry?" 1 asked.
What do you mean?'
Il mean. can you run the country on an
eight-hour basis? At present you have
much undeveloped land. and the chances
Tor mony-making are many. When Aus
tralia becomes settled and the profits de-
crease. can you run your business here OF
eight hours. when Europe has ten or twelve
and all Asia more?'
i don't know," replied Mr.. Perry, but 1
believe such things regulate thmselves.
You work short hours in the United States
ana still you are beginning to manufacture
Tor the world. 1t may be that the shorter
hours give your men time to think and
hence the Yankee inventions for which you
are 50 famous.
"A fresh man will do twice as much as
a tired man. and l believe We get better
WORK by shorter hours. After a man works
ten hours he comes home dog-tired and
throws himself on the lounge or the floor,
prepared to be disagreeable. He has no
time TO get acquainted with his family nor
10 think OF anything outside Of his routine
work.
Our iaborers are. I believe. the happiest
OF the world. Nest of them own their own
homes. They live well. but they save
money"
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Your Australian Is Very
Fond of His Tea.

l am surprised at the amount OF tea
which these Australians drink. They swi.l
tea as the German swills beer. Every per-
son has his cup of tea every afternoon, ard.
ike as not. another cup or so later in the
evening. They drink more tea than any
other nation. except the Russians. They
drink II everywhere. 1t is served without
extra charge at hotels, and at the railroad
stations 1t Is given out at so much per cup
at the same tables as the beer and whisky.
Inc tea is always served with milk and
sugar. and every person takes four Jumps
The people have sweet teeth. and they eat
so much sugar that their teeth are often
decayed. This is a good place for a dem
list. and l am surprised more American
dentists do not come here to practice.
As to whisky and beer. the consumption
Is large. 1t varies In different parts of Aus
traia. Here In New South Wales they drink
less than In Iictoria, and everywhere less
han In Western Australia. where the con-
sumption of whisky amounts to about five
gallons annually for every man. woman
and child In the county. or from twenty to
twenty-five gallons per family. The amount
OF beer consumed there averages twenty
four gallons per head or about a hundred
gallons per family per annum.
speaking of cost of living, Mr.. Coghlsn
shows That the Australian has TO work less
for his food than any other man in the
world, except the American. He quotes
Muinall. the great statistican, as his au-
thority. showing that 1t takes less work
to buy food In the United States. Canada
and New South Wales than In any other
country. He shows that the e-man and
Russians have to work twice as many DAYS
during the year to I'LL their stomachs as the
Americans or Australians.
The Australian must work liz days for
his food and the American only IS. while
tne Enghshman has to put in 127 days. the
Frenchman 49, days. the German I,7 The
Russian 15s. and the Portuguese Ia DAYS
per annum for the same purpose. The
Australian and the American feed better
than any OF the others: they eat moro.
drink more and spend more. Indeed. it rs
estmated that II costs about 500 per year
to keep an Australian.
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Two Labor Settlements That
Seem to BE Prosperous.

one OF the queer labor movements of
Australia resulted In the establishment of
a number OF labor colonies or settlements
IN the oinerent States. This occurred along
atfut ire panic of 1892 and 1898. when
there vas a vast number of unemployed.
several OF the colonies set aside lands for
settlers and advanced money TO them. In
some settlements the lands wore he'd In
common. and in others they were SO ar
ranged ma after a given time the people
cot'd vote whether they should continue
10 hoio them as a settlement or should d.
vide them up among themselves.
There are two such settlements in New
south Waies-one at Wilberforce and the
other at Bega. The Bega settIemnt is about
300 miles west Of Sydney and twelve miles
from the coast. on the Bega River. To
reach 1t you go on the railroad to within
seventy-four miles of the place and then
take . coach. or you can go nv steamer
twice a week The settlement has twenty
eight families and Is said to be a success.
So1th australia has similar settlements
q hundred miles or Sc from adelaide on the
Murray River. Each Of these settlements
was given 5000 acres to hold in common
and each was advanced something like ST.
900 for buying tools and stock.
The people have built houses, set out or
chards and are engaged in farming Of vari-
Gus kinds They have. / am told. many
lemon and olive orchards, hocks of sheen.
They work but eight hours. the days la
Dor beginning and ending with the blowing
of a horn. They have a common store and
have attempted TO run their villages on So
~cialistic lines.
have not visited the settlements, but /
understand that they are doing fairly well,
although there Is some dissatisfaction as to
the division of work. the bachelors claim
ing they v TO work more tor what they
receive than the married men who have
families.
Thirteen years after the foundation of
each settlement the member expect TO de-
eide oy vote whether they shall hold the
ability u that the vote will be In favor Of
div1saon. FRANK G. CARPENTER
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I pound: he buys his for about s cents q
pound. He pays % cents a pound for but
ter. 1s cents a pound for cheese. 4 cents for
sugar. a cent and a half for rice. II cents
I for bacon, and 81 cents for tea. His eggs
cost him 25 cents a dozen. his beer so cents
a gallon and his tobacco from 81 to $40 a
pound.
The Australian has to pay as much in the
way of house rents as the average Amer
lean workman. and he has as a rule poorer
Accommodations. In Sydney a three-room
fiat costs about 81 "A month or something
like 80 cents per room per week. A four
room house costs about SO and a fve-room
house about Sl2 a month. Very few of the
laboring men live in houses of more than
five rooms unless they have sons
or daughters to contribute to the .amily
earnings.
AS far as / can see the workingmen live
very well. Few OF them have wrinkles in
their stomachs or hollows in their cheeks.
The average cost of the food consumed per
fnhabitant Is ssi a year. while our average
is less than So a year. They are great
meat eaters, and in New South Wales last
year they ate $3.50 tons of beef. Is 30 tons
OF mutton. and s.9o tons of pork and ha-
con, footing UP a total OF 10000 worth
OF meat for one colony alone. The meat is
good. too. You will find no better mutton
anywhere. and the beef is as fat and as
juicy as the best cuts of Chicago.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

That II all on the forty-eight-hour-per'
week basis" was the reply. The wages
are practically fixed by the unions and the
time by the Government. Every one knows
what the wages are to be. and contractors
make their bids accordingly. We can OBJ
tect II the labor is poor and demand that
better men be employed. but the wages and
time are fixed"
rs there not a large force in the Govern
ment employ" I asked.
Yes" replied Minister Perry. but 1
doubt whether. on the whole. We have many
more Government clerks than you have. We
have the railroads. the telephones and the
street cars under the Government, but you
must remember that you have IN enormous
number Of employees In America"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
Produces No Increase
In Amount of Drunkenness.

But do not the short hours increase loaf
ing and drunkepuess?''
Il don't think So" was the reply. Those
VINO drink will drink anyhow. Those who
are Industrious find time to do work about
tner homes. and a great many spend their
leisure In going about with their families.
Inc men Feel better. they respect Them
serves more and are far better citizens"
But still you have many unemployed, -.
Yes. but not so many now as some wear.
ago. One department OF my bureau IS de-
voted to the unemployed. The first wear
mat this branch was established we found
places for s.00 laborers. In the second ICr
1000 and in the fourth for 10000.
The chief duty Of the bureau was IN ret
the men to the places where the work VAS
we gave a great many railroad and steam.
mp passes. allowing the men to take care
OF themselves as soon as they reached thar
places of work. When the times were hard
We organized relief works In which a mart
OF the wages were paid In rations. This
was along after the panic In 1891 and 1892
We had a great many bank failures. There
was a general distress throughout Ans
traiia. ana thousands were thrown out OF
work.
At present the times are good. aItbou,a
there are always more or less unemployed
We now have something like q hundred an
piications a day. sometimes more. some-
times less"
The conversation here turned to w.~e.
and Mr.. Perry said he believed thar the
workingmen Of Australia received more
and lived better than his fellow in anv
Fart Of the world. He broueht out . late
Government report by Mr.. +. A. Corhlan
On the wealth and Progress of New
South Wales" and showed me the ware.
the men were getting In 1900. Here are
some Of them:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
His Poverty and His
Removal to the West.

Suddenly 0teele's wealth came to m end
When he was flying the highest Captain J.
J.. vandergTift Of PittSburg and others
kindly urged him to save some Of his
money. He thanked them for their friendly
advice. but he atd he had made . living
necessary. but he could not rest until he
had meat biz entire fortune.
He 0uccoeded tn spending more than his
income. and was In debt. Creditors. scent
ing hts downfall. ven pressing him. He
mortgaesd his farm tor . largs sum. and
and more reckless dissipation than before.
but with lsss to % upon. ana The . came
quickly.
Afser . short time Of d~estitutioo. In which
he was deserted By all who had prsyed up
on him. 10 went to work driving the 0irard
10 and from the dspots. He soon waried
Of that. and some one paid his fare back
70 Oflofook. venongo County. where be OBJ
tsined employment - Q freight handler at
Rouesville. That Was not sufleisnt to sup
port himsslf n family. and there was
nothins moro rsmunsrativs that b could
finally his wife raised By the sale Of her
jsWetry . sum su1neient for the transpor-
tattou Of the family to Nebraska. md there
Goal on Johnny settled doWn to live.
Realizing The handicap Of his ignorance
took care that his son. . bright lad. should
rscetve . oood education. When the boy
Oh enough b entered the railroad
business 1t Ashland. Neb.
M. otee1e b now Q p1osperous farmer
and yessiy visats be eh homestead In
pSansyivauia-
yos ssns I'M - has not bssa nsDyins
10 buUfDoqa WheD h . rominfnoeix moo6
Whfle visiting at his old homeafe.d h. -.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
LabOrers Get Good Wages
And They Live High.

Carpenters. blacksmiths. bricklayers and
masons are paid SIS per lay: plas.era-s
and painters receive -: common laborsrs
$1-62. while boilermakers get $3.50 Wool
washers get 81 a week: farm lahore-s.
$50 a week. with board. and shepherds
about $D0 a year. The wages of house
servants are about the same as with rs.
Girls OF all work get SIS per week: house.
maids. $275; nurses. n.H, and washer
women and cooks. N-75 per week.
We also talked Of the cost Of living. and
from the same source I was given the
price of many things. They are fully as
low as In the United States. ana in MANY
cases much lower. We pay s cents for 4
one-pound loaf Of bread III Australian
gets q ~two-pound foaf for the same money.
Our bssf costs " freo Is to - cent? :
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
None Of the theories hitherto advanced
to explain optical Illusions seems to COM
psetely ut this one. recently worked out in
one OF the Government departments At
W~ashinstoa- A. yoa look upoa thos elr-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
Some of His WAYS
OF Spending Mony.

He ordered -champagne-not By the bot
tie. but by the case. He gave . 1900 dta-
mond ring to . negro minstrvi for sinGirg
. song that pleased him.. o. one oceas3on
he wagere4 . bottle q wene INT - eau11
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09

Laws and Customs of the Country as Labor rand gs-IAt Commissioner of New South
Wales Discusses Conditions sand Probable CMngs-The Commonwealth Will Adopt :ueF Forty
Eight Hr Wek-BgP PAY rO Overtime Cost of Living Reef at Five Ces a Pound, Bread
at Half Pree-The Greatest Tea Drinkers Of the World AuNrMasL hur Bills
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
Hired a Hotel and Gave
A Cabman $500.

large business.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01

Alex Young, well known darkey
about town died Sunday morning
about l1:50 and was buried the follow
ing day At noon. Elders J. NJ. Suggs
and j c. Bell. conducting the funeral
services. Young was the neighbor of our
mau-of-all work, John b. Brown. by
whom he is sadly missed. He was also
a deacon in the colored Baptist Church
of which he has been member 80
years. Young leaves wife and eight
children.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01
Spreads Like WildfIre.

When things are the best" they be-
come 1.-The best selling" Abraham Hare.
a leading druggist of Beleville. O., writes
Electric Bitters are the best selling bit.
tiers | have handled in 20 years" You
know why. Most diseases begins in dis.
orders Of stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels.
blood and nerves. Electric Bitters tones
up the stomach, regulates liver, kidneys
and bowels. purities the blood, strength.
ems the nerves. hence cures multitudes of
maladies. 1t builds up the entire system.
Puts new life and vigor into any weak.
sicksy. rundown man or woman. Price
so cents. Sold By j. II. Dunayant, drug.
gist.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01
a Physician Testlfies.

Il have taken Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
and have never used anything in my life
that did me the good that did" says Coun-
ty Physician Geo. w. ScroggS, of Hall
County, Ga. being a physician, | have
prescribed it and found IL TO give the best
results" III the food you eat remains IN.
digested in your stomach. it decays there
and pOisons the system. You can prevent
this by dieting but that means starvation.
kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests weat you
eat. You need suffer from neither dysptp.
sia nor starvation, The worst cases quickly
cured. Never fails. Sold at Duuayauts
drugstore.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01
WHAT ONE EATS

should be the best the world can
furnish. Our stock Of food prod
ucts is an all-round exhibition of
prize winners. In quality, variety
and pleasant prices we claim ev-
erythlng. Avoid cheap canned
goods, poor fruits and vegetables
badly put up. Make good digcs-
ton wait on appetite and order
your groceries from us. You can't
be mistaken here.
w. T. SANDERS,
THE GROCER.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01

Arch Deacon Weber will hold a
mission lasting Eve days at the Church
of the Good Shepherd beginning SUM-
day night November 10. The deacon
is one of the most eloquent pulpit ora
tors in the country, and among other
things he will give description of the
Passion Play. Cher Amar Gar, which
he witnessed short time since.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01
LANDYoIGHT & FADAKIN.

Rev. F. E. Taylor, of Argenta. is in
the city for few days. aiding Rev
w. c. Davidson, of the Methodist
church, in series of meetings, which
have been and are now being held.
He was pleasant caller at this Office
Tuesday, and We, in common with his
legion of friends throughout
the city. were delighted to see
him and grasp his friendly hand Rev
TAYLOR is ENJOYING splendid health,
looks as young as he did ten years ago,
and although not now regularly en-
gagged, (haying just recently been trans
ferred from the Missouri conferenee)
he IS prosperous and happy.
The big invoice of Musical Instru-
ments. purchased in New York CITY,
direct from Importers. are now on sale
at the Newsstand. We bought them
cheap and have marked them right
down 10 short-crop prices. The stock
includes Victims, Mandolins, Guitars
BanJOs, Harmonious, Calliopes, Clap
pers, Harps, Music Wrappers.
Music Cases, Pandean Pipes,
Tin Flies, Mandolin Picks, Violin Bows.
Harmonica Holders. and an immense
line of Accordeons. We are also agents
for the best Pianos, Organs, and all
other musical instruments and mer-
chandise. Please call at the Newsstand
and look at our new line.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01

A sad event occurred at the Hotel ST.
Francis last Saturday. Mr. aud Mrs.
Thos. Green, who reside in the bot
toms. brought their little daughter,
Rachael, TO town tor medical atten.
ton, bat the little one was beyond hu-
man aid. and AT $50 o'clock died from
congestion, The remains were laid to
rest in the cemetery the same after
noon.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you if you used DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Thousands of
sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for sick and nervous headaches.
They make pure blood aud build up your
Lealth. Only 25 cents, money back ii not
cured. Sold by j. II. DunaYant, druggist.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01

Mr.. I. B. Caldwell, of Caldwell, will
leave for Oklahoma in few days, to
| make it his permanent home. Mt
Caldwell drew prize in the Oklaho-
ma government land drawing. We re
greet to loose such citizen as Mr. Cald.
we'll has proved to be, and while we
wish him all the success in his new
home, cannot help wishing that the
old saying, He who drinks of st Fran
els waters is sure to return again, y
may be fulfilled.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01

a Fountain Pen is a JOY to the pen
man. We have a good trade on this
class of goods, and it is our aim to sup
ply the best pen on the market at a
reasonable price. With this end in
view. we have purchased the largest
stock ever carried in this city The
Jointless Lucky Curve Geo 5. Parker
Fountain Pen is the success OF the age.
We have them in all grades. Do you
want really good Fountain Pen:
Then try the Lucky Curve. For sale
at the Newsstand.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01

Something extra in any line will al
ways attract. and so, too. is 1t tina
good whiskey will attract the appetite
L. c. Folbre & Co. have in stock :
brand of Yannissee. Is years old
which they serve over the bar. W,
only say, try it.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01

One always finds clever company
and fine liquors at the Magnolia. Any
and all kinds of plain or fancy mixed
drinks are served In prompt and
courteous manner. special attention
being given to the slightest whim or
taste of each customer. T. c. Folbre
< Co.. are up-to now in their methods.
and if you don't think they have the
best liquors, ask to see invoices, DUAL.
ity, age, purity, guaranteed.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-01

My residence property on North
Rosser street is for sale at bargain.
Title perfect. and 10 my OWN right.
Halt block of grounds, good stable,
servants house. fruit trees. convenient
to business, churches and schools. The
value of grounds increasing yearly.
Good reason for selling. Will sell for
cash or tankable paper only. For fur.
ther particulars call on or address E.
L. Vadakin, Forrest City, Ark. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
TWICE TOLD TALES.
No Meat Extracted from them by
 Some who most need the Facts,

We have more than twice told the read CT of the fact that he or she may per haps easily discover the cause of the daily i'll feeling and the experiment is not difficult to make
 But there are readers who think truths ara for some one else and not for them selves.
 Some day the oft told fact will flash upon us as applicable when the knowl- edge comes home that day after day of inconvenience and perhaps of suffering has been endured, the cause not being recognized or believed, although we may have been told of the cause many times over hut never believed it applied to Us.
 It would startle a person to know how many people suffer because they drug themselves daily with coffee. We repeat if if ia a powerful drug, and so affects the delicate nervous system that disease may appear in any part of the body. all parts being dependent for health on healthy nervous system.
 Relief from coffee for thirty days has cured thousands of people who never sus- pected the cause of their troubles.
 The use of Postum Food Coffee is of great benefit to such IS 1t goes to work directly to rebuild the delicate cell struc- lures from the clements nature selects for the work. Relief from heavy drug and the taking of proper nourishment is the true and only permanent method.