The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-09
LECTURE ON
AUSTRALIA
PHOEBE WILEY OF PLY
MOUTH GETS COMMEN-
DATION AT CHICAGO.
Australia Presented by Word
and Picture to Reading Club
There.

The East Chicago Globe, of
last FRIDAY contains the follow
ing account of a lecture on Aus
tralia delivered by Mrs. Phoebe
Wiley of Plymouth, in that city
on last Thursday. Follows the
account.
The Tuesday Reading club en-
joyed an innovation in the way
of Guest day meeting last Tues
day evening. Since the club was
organized on March Is, 1902,
there have been about twenty
meetings to which guests were
invited. There were given a num-
Der OF lectures and musicals, be-
sides the New Year receptions.
The lecturers came from Chicago
| Valparaiso and other places, the
subjects have been various.
This lecture was different in
this respect also, IT was illustrat-
ed. and was one of the best, il
not The best. ever given in this
city. The speaker, Mrs. Wiley,
had spent nearly three years in
Australia, had studied life and
conditions there and was well
prepared to give an interesting
and instructive lecture which
was illustrated by stereopticon
views. Mrs. Wiley is a member
of the state lecture board in the
reciprocity department for the
State Federation of Clubs.
During the three years of Mrs.
Willey's sojourn in Australia, the
land of peculiar animals, birds
and flowers, the greater portion
OF her time was spent in New
South Wales and Queensland.
She began her story by telling
her trip across the Pacific until
her destination was reached.
Views OF hau-bors, streets and
buildings in Sidney and Brisbane
were presented and described /;
leaving the cities the speaker
took her auditors out into the
bush where plant life and alb
omgines were presented. The Pc
culiar animals, birds and flowers
were shown and told about, all
of which was most interesting.
Birds without song, talking
birds, and flowers without fra
GRANGE were presented and de-
scribed.
The principal industries, such
as sheep-growing, wool and
sugar were mentioned. 1t is not
a manufacturing country says
Mrs. Wiley. The sugar industry
is crippled somewhat owing TO
the prohibition of importing la
borers from the island The ma
tive blacks are of little use for
labor. They are the lowest speci-
men OF humanity and not easy
to civilize says Mrs. Wiley. Min
ing also come in for rehearsal.
| The schools and government
were touched upon. The children
says Mrs. Wiley are not SO tall
as our children, heavier set, and
no uncommon thing to see them
wearing artificial teeth. She saw
one little girl OF 8 with full set
of false teeth. In Mrs. Willey's
opinion, in a few generations
more the Australians will De
toothlesS.
Mrs. Willey's relation of her
subject was most pleasing and
interesting. During a period
when the carbon needed atten-
ton she told some stories per-
tanning to the language which
was London English" the prices
and translating of our money
and that used there. The differ
ent naming of articles. such as
calico here is called print in the
stores there; muslin here is cal
No there. etc, was spoken of.
The lecture was given at the
NJ. F. church and the lamp was
manipulated by Mr.. Palmer al
OF which is much appreciated by
the club. Mrs. Meade the pres
ident opened the meeting by
thanking on behalf of the club
the trustees of the church fol
their Kindness in permitting tht
church to be opened for this pur
rose, and also Mr.. Palmer fol
, the use of his lamp. She then in
'trddrced the speaker.