Seven Legs Across the Seas

ree cents a mile. The coaches are of European type, the schedule 30 miles an hour. Compartments are generally fitted for eight persons. One difference was observed in

n trains-foot warmers. But there is one commendable feature about the Australian railway system, namely, no st

ow chilly before morning. It is large enough for us both," he kindly added. As in South Africa, almost every one in Australia carries a rug, or blanket, as we call them. His

The mile square area was originally the business and home section of Adelaide, but residential requirements have far outgrown the original space. Over two thousand acres of land in and about the city are set apart for

his plan was ridiculed by his fellow colonists. Being of a sensitive nature, their criticisms and jibes so worried him that he found relief from taunts in an ear

200,000. Its wide streets and great park space make the area a

e splendid public school system that has been touched on as existing in West Australia and Victoria is maintained by both the municipal and

re mostly one story, containing from five to seven rooms, with a veranda on each and flowers in every yard. Most of these homes are owned by the families wh

ery good. The ambition of the Australian seems to aspire to the best, as little of a shoddy character is in evidence. The statues ab

omfortable accommodation, with good food, was o

lia, too. In the "bush," as the woods of Australia are termed, revel the cockatoo, macaw, parrots of different species; the kookooburra, or laughing jackass,

ty and destructive one to berries, is also an eyesore to the people. This bird is numerous in Adelaide. Rabbits were unknown in Australia before settlers from the North made that country their home. Being very destructive to crops, large

g all day to catch a six-inch fish, and considers his time well spent when he walks into his home, carrying his quarry by a spear of lo

circumstances. The smaller specie is known as the wallaby. Kangaroo is the biggest game on

friends she was to be married to an Australian native. When she reached the end of her long journey and came ashore friends in Australia who met her, p

e dense. Blossoms come out very thick, and leaves, limbs and body of the tree are hidden from view under a profusion of rich, gold-colored f

r the reason that the British are a tea-drinking race, and the same applies to Australia. As evidence of t

miners and troops came about through the authorities charging miners exorbitant sums for gold mining licenses. A stockade was thrown up-it is there to-day-and from that shelter bullets whizzed at the troops, and soldiers' bullets whizzed at the miners. The battle lasted ten minutes, after two dozen miners had been killed.

year, and in five years 337,000 had found their way to the diggings, although in those d

t wide. How many cities are there in the United States, the size of Ballarat, having an art gallery, a museum and creditable botanical ga

n two crack elevens was attended, and the pr

matter of buildings, good li