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subtlety, artistic sensibility, grace of
movement, warmth of temperament and
quickness of sympathy. Altho emotion
al and sentimental too, tho she dis
claims 1t, tie Australian woman has n
singular faculty for holding her own
and remarkably clear eye for the
main chance. She has been taught to
rely upon herself, and has been neither
chaperoned nor shut in, consequently
she knows her world pretty well, and is
not often the victim of an unwise or
unhappy love affair. The age is one OF
experimentation with the Australian
woman. She is attempting many things
looking for new interests in many di-
rections. She has splendid abilities and
opportunities. What she may develop
as the country grows and loses some
of its ebull:ion remains to be seen. AL
most anything may be expected of her
Natural Resources.
If natural resources are considered
in proportion to population, Australia is
the richest country in the world. Altho
the united population of the entire Com
monwealth is under 100000, the total
production for 1899 was, $3.50, 900, 900,
or over $50 for each individual. Aus
tralia's largest item for national wealth
lies in her sheep. When Capt. Phillip
first colonized Australia, bringing with
him among his cOnvicts some 20 sheep,
little did he think they were to play
such an important part in the future
of the little colony. The finest wool in
the world, which has made Australia
famous, is obtained from some sheep,
the offspring of valuable rams present
ed by the King of Spain, bred with the
best of the Australian sheep. Enormous
as is the number of sheep in Australia,
estimated at about 100000, there is
room in ordinary seasons for 167, 000,-
900 more. Australia derives from her
sheep an annual income of more than
$3.50, 100000, of which nearly $115, 000,-
600 is for wool exported to England
and other countries. More than 1901
900 horses are at present in Australia
and tho these have not been exported
to any extent the Australian horse is
gaining in reputation for strength and
endurance, and the export trade will
probably grow. Much Of Australia is
never likely to be of any value as agri-
cultural country, but undoubtedly In
time a large part of that now used for
grazing will be under the pillow. AL
ready the crops of the Commonwealth
total nearly $90,000,000 annually, about
three-sevenths of the annual pastoral
production. More than 100000 more
acres are now in cultivation than were
In 1861.
From the date of its first discovery
The National tribune., 1908-03-04
THE NATIONAL WASHINGTON THURSDAY

train passes between long rows of burn
ing trunks of trees outlined against the
sky, is one of strange beauty. While
every Summer sees many small and
comparatively harmless bushfires, Aus
tralia has been visited by others which
have devastated the country to ter
rible extent.
An Australian Landscape.
The Australian landscape has charm
and loveliness all it's own, which I'M
folds itself more and more to the dis
eliminating, appreciative eye. 1t is
true that in most parts of the country
the prospect is not pleasing to those
accustomed to color harmonies, the
long, brown-green stretching plains COW
cred with stubby grass and stunted
eucalyptus being quite devoid in either
color or form of what is considered
beauty But there comes a time in the
evening when a rich glow from the sun
kindles a light that is seen nowhere
else, which softens and glorifies every
thing it touches and makes of Australia
for full half hour the loveliest OF
lands. She reminds one then of a wo-
man to whom nature has been beggarly
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MAN OF NORTH AUSTRALIA.

Etitutional act, that small installment
of liberty from which was to be evolved
In good time complete self government.
With this stigma removed a more de-
sirable class immigrated to the country,
and the discovery of gold in 1851
proved an overwhelming attraction to
large numbers of men from all parts
of the world, who flocked to the new
country to make their fortunes. Grad
ually the other Colonies were formed,
each Of which in time received self
government from England, and from
these unpropitious beginnings the great
Commonwealth of Australia was evolv-
ed. which stands in its youthful vigor
to-day a more or less unknown, untried
quantity, since all it has acquired has
been thru peaceful means, and the true
spirit and mettle of Nation can only
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in the way of beauty of color and fea-
ture but who has endeavored to COM
pensate for this by giving her a much
higher charm-a glory of expression. In
her work -a-day mood and dress Austria
liza may be unattractive, but when she
puts on her robe of evening and lifts
her face with its sweet. soft, clarifying
smile, no old-world beauty can com
pare with her.
But the scenery of australia is not
all without color by any means. In
Western Australia in tie Spring there
are many districts covered with a pro-
fusion CT the loVelieSt wild flowers,
which, judged by any standard, would
be considered supremely beautiful. And
the mountain scenery must not be for
gotten when enumerating Australia s
natural charms. The Blue Mountains
especially, the most beautiful parts of
which are only about 70 or so miles
| from Sydney, are of no great hight, it
| is true, but their attractions lie in their
bold outlines, the grand sweep of their
curves, their steep precjpices, over
which leap magnificent waterfalls. The
color scheme here also is full Of charm,
| for in the deep hollowS is exquisite
vegetation, thick forests of eucalyptus
clothe the hillsides and SUBMITS, whose
steel-blue color, mingled with the red
soil in which they grow, form Il delight
full color contrast, and when the even
ing glow sheds its radiance on this
mountain scene no more beautiful tout
ensemble could possibly be imagined.
The People.
While there may not be, strictly
! speaking, any such thing as national
character, yet there are certain quail
ties or virtues which come 50 promi-
nently before the observer in Australia
/ and which seem to be so generally
/ shared by its people as to almost merit
the designation of national traits The
| most conspicuous Of these is that OF
hospitality, for while the Australians,
politically, are exclusive and inhospita-
BILE, as individuals they are among the
most open-heartcd and generous in tho
world In their homes they are Away
entertaining not one or two persons. but
as many as they can accommodate, and
| the more you sample the wines and
cigars of your host the better he is
| pleased
In Australia, if one inquiries the
| whereabouts Of certain street or house
he is not only told. but is usually ac-
companied TO the desired point. part OF
the way at least, by his amiablc infor-
mant, who Shows unmistalabie pleas
ure in being able to perform this little
act of courtesy. If an Australian has
a new motor car or anything else which
| can DE shared with MS lflcndS, ms one
idea seems to do this, and his pleasure
in its possession is found by the large
ness of the circle who are benefited by
It.
Another virtue which the Australians
possess in common is u certain open.
nlindeaneSs and willingness to learr
from others and tolerance towards
! those who do not share their views. The
:! Australian holds, in theory at any rate
"a oh no OF n 81. n
! There is something elastic in his atti
tude toward life, an attitude which ha:
not been influenced by centuries of con
yentions. customs and meaningless rou
tine. They are still young, and thi!
Iyouthfulncss Is very apparent. 4 GER
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THE COMMONWEALTH
OF AUSTRALIA.
CONTINUED from page one.)

tho the Dutch continued their eXplora-
tions but with unimportant results.
1t was the famous discoverer, Cook,
who first opened to enterprise the Aus
tralian coasts, sighting the mainland in
ITO. and making his way up the entire
length of the eastern side. Still moth
ing was done toward occupying the new
country for Is years after Cooks dis
covery and had England delayed any
longer she would have been obliged to
share her new possessions with otherI
Nations, for longing eyes were being
cast in its direction. In 11SS, therefore,
England having lost America as
dumping ground for her criminal class.
and being overrun with that undeSir-
able element of society, in looking
around for some substitute, bethought
herself of her new possession, Austria
liza, and early in that year Capt. Phillip
was dispatched with 1000 convicts, in
Guiding IT'S marines, landing at what
is now the great city of Sydney.
The prospect before the intrepid Phil
lip was indeed a disheartening one.
Around him stretched limitless desola-
ton of sailless ocean and uneXplored
country, which contained he knew not
what, and the only tools he had with
which to ciyilize that great wilderness
were a handful of convicts, criminals OF
the worst class, outcasts from society.
Otner Sn1plOdOS o. luese uHuesii doiSS
were soon dispatched to him, whose
care, added to the maintenance of dis
cipline among SO many discontinued
desperadoes, became indeed heroic
task, but Phillip was equal to it.
A Firm Settlement.
He discovered good farming lands,
founded settlements sent back home
for free settlers, especially farmers and
skilled mechanics, explored the country,
doing much to conciliate the blacks,
and when he returned to England, in
1892, left the colony firmly rooted in
the new soil.
The succeeding Governors had quite
as serious problems to solve as Phillip.
These were naval or military officers,
and they ruled with despotic power.
The convicts were used in building
roads and bridges, and a route was
opened into the interior. Altho Eng
land continued to send her criminals
there to some extent until 1889, it was
not primarily a penal settlement after
1923, when the Home Government made
It Free Colony, granting it, by con-
The National tribune., 1908-03-04
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40 matter where located or how severe.
Muscular, Sciatic, Lumbago, Gout-
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Magic Foot Drafts are to-day in use
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Magic Foot Drafts are the only Amer
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household remedy.
Magic Foot Drafts are always sold
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having been accomplished on the pay
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could succeed on our plan.
The National tribune., 1908-03-04

America, constitute a regular Cordil
lera, stretching from north to south,
100 miles in length and with an av-
erage hight of 1.50O feet above the level
of the sea- The rivers flowing down
this slope cut their way thru the sand
stone rocks in deep ravines, but from
their violent and tortuouS course and the
insufficient volume of water in them
are unfit for navigation. The land OF
this coast is very fertile. In the interior
are raised tablelands and great plains.
One-third of Australia lies in the
tropics, the other two-thirds in the
warm temperate zone; yet surprising
uniformity of conditions prevails thru
out the continent. All over Australia
the Winters are mild and the Summers
oppressively hot. Turnout Australia
there is much sunlight and little water.
December is the hottest month and July
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Gus bleating shows that their suffering
is at an end. Perhaps when all or
nearly all of the herd have succumbed
the long looked-for rain viii! descend in
torrents and sweep in floods over the
scene of devastation.
Next 10 the drouth the bushf1re Is
most dreaded by the Australian ranch
man. Kinaled by-a spark, perhaps from
a passing engine, in the hot, dry, Sum-
mer months the flames sweep the coun-
try for miles. leaping from tree to tree,
the squatter's residence protected from
II only by the clearing left purposely
around IL. me sight at evening, e. .
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The Editor to- Keep Out of Nebraska.

w. H. Reid, Sergeant 10th Ill. Cav.
Rosemond, ILL.,, hopes that the editor OF
The National Tribune will keep out of
Nebraska. and thus out of the peniten-
tiary. The veterans would like the
editor of the Nebraska Herald in pen
ike Andersonyille. and see if he would
favor collection for the Wirz Monu-
ment. The editor of the Herald should
have some Of the rough treatment ac-
corded to the men who really fought
in the war.
The National tribune., 1908-03-04

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tain warmth. a certain generous in
stinct, a certain spontaneity of thought
and temper, a certain Observation-Disclosures
and amiability and certain fairness to-
wards an opponent must certainly be
conceded the Australians, whose vices
are no less well-defined than their vir-
tues.
But in this respect Australia differs
very little from other countries, being
neither much better nor very much
worse. They are a law-abiding people,
and statistics show that in the ordinary
crimes they rank about with the moth
er-country. Indeed. a. far as drunk
The National tribune., 1908-03-04

ately poor. and it is practical Christians
ity to fit them for self-support. The
American Board is the only missionary
society at work in central Turkey, where
Miss Shattuck has spent her life useful
ly and happily, buried in teaching
hundreds of girls and boys and in con-
Quoting this large business enterprise.
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The National tribune., 1908-03-04
Alphabetical List Of Battles
With Dates from 1874 to 1900.
Or Encyclopedia of the Wars.
FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS.

The PENSION BUREAU uses 1t to de-
termine dates of battles and incidents %
the various wars.
Any one of the s.22o battles. Skin.
mishes. and other incidents of the Civil
ar. or of the 1,25I engagements of tina
Spanish War, with losses in EACH can
be referred to as easily as to a word in
the dictionary.
1t condenses into one book, of On
pages, practically NIL the knowledge or
the various wars.
All principal events are given as thew
occurred from day to day,-this is worth
the price of the book.
1t gives a list of Pension ratings. o..
S. Pension Agencies, Soldiers Homes.
Camps, National Cemeteries, and Numbers
of Troops furnished by States; In fact
1t is Dictionary of Information of ths
various wars.
Cloth binding. s1.00. sent prepaid.
If YOU are not pleased with the book.
return 1t and get your money.
Address: N. A. STRAIT
217 "F' Street N. W., washinxton, ID. g,
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Australia has produced gold to the
value of 1880, 900, 900, two-thirds of
which was furnished by one small
State, Victoria. In the year 1S99-1900,
out of the worlds total production of
s320, 00O,0 900, nearly IS per cent came
from Australia.
Political Experiment Ground.
Australia has an interest to us as a
country for trying political experiments.
AS before stated, the Australians are
people of precisely the same blood as
ourselves, being Scotch, Irish. English
and Welch, with far less admixture OF
continental blood than is found in this
county. They are of the same tenn
permanent, and while clinging solidly to
what we call the elementary principles
of English-speaking civilization and
government, have taken up, and in many
instances reduced to practice, all of the
various suggestions and ideas as to po-
litical reforms that have been current
among the English-speaking people. We
have already borrowed from them the
Australian ballot, and other ideas which
they have worked out or are in the
process of working out have taken root
among us. They have gone thru the
same struggle between the advocates
of extreme States Rights and of a strong
central Government, and the question
a fragrant issue. The main feature
probably of Australian politics is the
struggle between the labor element, rep
resented by the workingmen in the
cities, and the agricultural and pastoral
element. These latter are taking much
of the character of the great landhold-
ers in Europe, since they have immense
estates, produce great quantities OF
wool, meat or wheat, live in baronia
/ StyIp surrounded nv their nlpVe s
and have the virtues as well as the vices
of the old landholding class. The demo
cratic labor element seems. however, &c
| have been in the ascendancy for some
years, and the present Ministry is made
l up wholly of men who made their living
by the work of their own hands. The
Prime Minister has been working
printer. and there is but one lawyer in
| the Cabinet.
Wheat Country.
| Al one time it was expected that Aus
tralia would be our greatest competitor
| in the wheat markets of the world, and
| the rapid growth of that industry had
much to do with the destructive tumble
| in the prices of wheat which brought
so much distress to the farmers of this
country; but the drouth blasted many
of these hopes and took the heart ou
of the wheat growers. The expansion
| has not been anything like what was
anticipated, tho the country is sending
some 25,000,000 bushels of wheat an
nually into the markets of the world
| This Il a relatively small contribution
compared with what Canada, Argentine
\ and Russia have exported to compete
with the products of our fields.
| Our trade with Australia is rapidly
growing. we are buying Immense guam.
titles of wool, hides, skins and gums
and are sending back to Australia greal
and increasing amounts of machinery
kerosene, woodwork, paper and to-
| bdccO.
The National tribune., 1908-03-04
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW It

Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re-
spOnsibIe for more sickness and suffer-
Ing than any other disease. therefore,
when through neglect or other causes,
kidney trouble II permitted to continue,
The National tribune., 1908-03-04
PrevaIency of Kidney Disease.
IfYou Need a Medicine

Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
of kidney disease. While kidney dis
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The Topography.

be brought out by the devouring sword
in great war.
The Topography.
Along the entire east coast of Austria
liza extend a succession of mountain
ranges. which. like the Andes of South
The National tribune., 1908-03-04
Symptoms of Kidney Trouble.

Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything, but if you are obliged to
pass your water frequently night and
day, smarting or irritation in passing,
brickdust or sediment in the urine.
headache. back ache, lame back. diZZi-
ness, poor digestion. sleeplessnesS. ner-
vousness, heart disturbance due 10 bad
kidney trouble. skin eruptions from bad
blood. neuralgia. rheumatism, lunIbago.
bloating. irritability, wornout feeling.
lack of ambition. may be loss of flesh.
sallow complexion. or Bright's disease
may be stealing upon you, which is the
worst form of kidney trouble.
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SwaInp-R0Ot il Pleasant TO
Take

If you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root is what you need. you can
purchase the regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles at all drug stores.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, DIR. Kilmers Swamp Root,
and the address. Binghamton, \. Y.
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orders are the most common diseases
that prevail. they are almost the last
recognized by patient or physicians.
zvho content Memiei1fJ zpab doet0rag the
effects, while the original dueaIs UNDER
mines the system.
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;onyince Anyone.

The mild and immediate effect OF
Swamp-Root, the great kidney. liver
and bladder remedy. is soon realized
1t stands the highest for its remarkable
cures in the most distressing cases.
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Australia has produced gold to the
value of s1,S60.000,000 two-thirds of
which was furnished by one small
State, Victoria. In the year 1S99-190O.
out of the worlds total production of
s320, 900, 900, nearly 25 per cent came
from Australia
The National tribune., 1908-03-04

the boys up and at them Give my
compliments and thanks to Averell and
his command.
Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-20
BROWN ARMY WINS Firing Lasts 5 1-2 Hours and Bridge Is Well De-
 tended. FIGHTING AT PINE CAMP Governor Hughes to Be Guest of Gen. Grant To-day Massa-
 chusetts Men Move.
FIGHTING AT PINE CAMP

Pine Camp, N. r., June 19,--rhe Brown army, the defending force, held tho bridge against the enemy the blue army, in the attack on Pine Camp to- day.
 The firing, which lasted five and a half hours, was participated in by both the infantry and artillery, and was fast and furious from the beginning until the order, Cease firing
 A blue army is retreating south from Ogdensburg to prevent being cut of by superior invading force. The brown Clayton on the night of June IS. The advance guard of the blue and brown armies are bivouacked in the vicinity of Sterlingville and Evans Mills, re- spectively. All the bridges over Black river are theoretically down, excepting the one at Great Bend and there are nc lords. To hold the bridge and prevent the passage of the blue army was the work of the browns, which was sue- cessfully done. Tonight an ilustrat. ed lecture on the battle showing views taken during action, was given and the battle discussed from a technical stand l point.
 Governor Hughes will be the guest of General Grant tomorrow.
 A special review of the troops will be held and the bridges built by the l engineer corps will be blown up witf | dynamite at noon. The Massachusetts militia, consisting of two regiments and numbering about 2000 men, wil leave camp tomorrow night.
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-20
MILFORD.
Special Journal Courier News servicc.)

tSEettHt JbuTuui-tUuFter NcNh StIVICcsJ
 Milford, June 19.-The public exhi- hition of art work of the Milford Cen ter school was held in the town hall Thursday afternoon, Work in all de- partments from the Kindergarten to the graduating class, in both crayon and water colors, were exhibited some of which Is worthy of especial mention. That of Miss Gertrude Stew ems in water colors were excellent; work of Miss Elsie Smith, Miss Hick7 ey, Miss Compton and Master James Tooker were the best All of the work was very good The two Miss Parkers showed good work. Among the ex- hibits of Christmas work of the sixth grade Miss Irene Parker's calendar for 1908 was particularly fine, showing a suitable picture for each month. The maps of the fifth grade were well ex- ecuted and worthy of mention and that of Miss Gertrude Stevens was particularly we'll done, The decora- tions were of laurel and bouquets of red, pink and yellow roses. Miss Ger trude Stevens rendered violin selec- ton with Miss Platt as accompanst. Miss Edith Kingsley gave a piano selection, Miss Minna Stormie sang a solo. A light luncheon was served the members of the graduating class assisted In serving. Miss Beardsley was the recipient of four beautiful boquets of roses from the fourth and seventh grades.