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erty but strength comes only through
obedience to law? And II this be taken
FOR a sermon. let this be the eyhortn.
tion: "Quit yc like men: be strong"
Although only about two years hive
passed since the Commonwealth Of
Australia was founded. many discon.
tented Australasians are urging the
dissolution Of the union. Robert Philp.
premier Of Queensland. said recently
that not more than one.fifth of the
voters In his state favor the confirm.
ance Of the federation. and that the
voters In the states Of New South
Wales and Western Australia are rs
hostile to the union as those In Queens.
land. How far their dissatisfaction
VIII carry them no one can say; but
the crisis through which Australia IL
passing Is not without precedent In the
British Empire. The Canadian fedora.
ton. which was created by net Of Par.
lament only thirty-five years ago, was
not harmonious one In Its earlier
stages. But eventually the dissnt isfled
elements were appeased. and the union
or the provinces In the Dominion Of
Canada Is almost MS close and rs
strong rs the union Of this great re.
public. II Is probable that the threats
Of secession I'm Australia will have as
little result as did the similar threats
In Nova Scotia. New Brunswick and
British Columbia Mt various periods In
the history OF the Dominion. The net
OF Parliament which created com.
mOnwealth out Of the separate Austria.
lIan states did not provide for dIsso.
luton. The Importance Of tho union
was recognized the world over. After
a time the minor grievances will be re.
dressed and harmony will be restored.
There Is IN ocean OF difference he.
tween housekeeping and home.mak.
Ing. One IL business, the other nm
art. Many women make great suc.
cesses In the business who fail abso.
lutely In the art. Their houses nre
perfectly kept. Every department Is
run with care and exactness. There
Is never u failure to meet demand:
but 1t Ii not home. A home for the
comfort, happiness ana health Of the
family. There Is no department of
that Is not made to Yield
to the needs OF any member. There Ia
never crisis of temper II a meal Is
late or the convenience OF a member
demands a change In the hour. A few
minutes-yea, even number of min.
utes-spent In kindly converse In the
morning, the call Of friend, or the
sudden desire for an hours outing,
never seems to the home. maker VIC.
lation Of the moral code. Dust does
not cause n nightmare or disorder a
display which love and charity agree
to call nervousness. Not things, but
souls, are tho objects Of the home.
makers care. She values peace more
than system, happiness more than reg.
ularity, content more than work &C.
Yet. with 1t nil. her home,
when she touches perfection, is the
essence Of regularity. 1t Is this that
makes home-making an art.
The advance sheets Of "Poor's Man.
nal" for the fiscal year ending June 30.
1902, present statement OF the growth
Df railroads In this country which Is al.
most Incredible. The mileage of roads
Increased by 4,453 miles, the total now
being 10000, OF which about 10000
miles are In operation. The gross earn
ngs Were $1,612, 44S,S26 and operating
expresses 81 ,O02, 154 ,O00 The net earn.
ngs, including miscellaneous receipts.
we're over $5SS, 100000. The roads have
1920 engines, 27,l44 passenger cars,
',6I1 mail and express cars, and 1,4O9,-
l12 freight cars, as compared with a.
'S0 engines, 1i,034 passenger cars, and
'3O, 435 freight cars In 1892. and yet the
locomotive works are behind on orders
md car works cannot turn out freight
AIRS fast enough to take care Of bust.
hess. The total amount of stock, bonds
mi unfunded debt Is $12,326, 40l,52G.
The average interest for the year was
~ and the average dividend 2.G2.
There Is no surer proof of the national
than that contained In these
charitable figures. There has been Il
;reat increase In rolling stock during
he year, but the railroads have not
nough to transport promptly the
reight offered to them.
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Politicians south of the equator are
gain talking about the United States
L South America. AS a preliminary.
he union of Chill and the Argentine
republic was seriously proposed by the
of tho Ghllian arnnu M n