AUSTIN, MARY HUNTER

(18 death. an American author,. in Carlin near Ill. She graduated fro with University, the of only church. of her books. These include The Litt'e Rain (1903); The Flock ist in Italy (1911); The Man Who\ Northern n't Believe in Christmas (a play, pro-| cowing, ed in New York City 1916), and a| rivers pter on Aboriginal Literature in the | ern nbridge History of American Litera-| roy, an 4 Be twelve \he came) to. Nebraska which sre he acquired a public school educaert 1. For some years he was engaged in The spaper work in Chicago and Cinmean 8°) droughts, the vers. Bureau In 1898 of he Statistics, was appointed in the chief De- | climate,); is important, ome statistician for the National against y Bank, of New York. He is the} strip hor ling of Uncle. a series Sam's of boys’ Secrets, books, Uncle inphe ‘ N. n’s Soldiers, and Uncle Sam's ChilAustralia n. Another series for adults describes great amercial conditions in China, Japan, among | Philippines bearing such titles as opo ums f mmereval Japan, etc. Australian \USTRALASIA (Southern Asia).| spiny is term is sometimes used as the| parrots jivalent of Ocean i a, and as such in-| black ates Australia with the neighboring | flora w Guinea, the New He brides, New] Cam brian. Philippines, and the other islands of | mountainous. Pacific. Geographically it is most| quently used to denote Australia with | may be smania, New Guinea, New Zealand, | tropical w Caledonia, and the Solomon, Bis-| Of H. reck, and New He brides groups. It| crops also popularly used to signify the} coasts, stralian po e ions. See Map Wortp. | tain x Dividing