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Show QUEER COLONY IN FARAOUAV. riSld Vthlcli (luvorn a Hcttloioont at ; Auitrntliiiiii In Hnutji Anu-rlci. From tho Now Vork World: Ono ot the strangest coloules In tho world Is probably thnt of Cosme, founded in Paraguay by colonlsta ot EngltBh blood frm AiiBtrnlla. Tho property of tho colonists Is all hold in common, and ilj, tholr work Is dono In common oulttlyatlng, building, housekeeping but oach family may occupy a houso by' ltsoir. Thoro is no currency but labor, and evory colonist has to rIvo tho colony thlrty-slx hours labor a wejjk. If ho Works longer ho oatab llahos n labor credit which be cau draw qnat any time. Only toetotallers aro accepted as colonists. A single man may put in extra labor to provide hlm-soic hlm-soic with n bouse on bis marriage. It laltor to his credit Is not siilllclent the cofdny will allow him an overdraft to a Sertnln amount. He could havo as largo a house ns ho chooses, although ho would bo considered foolish to havo a larger possosslon than ho needs. Having Hav-ing paid for )1( house ho can draw upon his Biirplus labor for anything olco" he rcuulrcB, or ho can uso hla lcls- Otnrprivnto purpose. Wlulo Iho ftttt,) has beep bu'U by tho man's labor la-bor ho junnot, howpver, Boll it. U la only! hli to occupy. Cosmo does not want single mon, although single women wom-en would be wclcomo.. being scarce, as In niost new communities. Tho women are' occuplod with knlttlpg, sowing, washing and other womnnly occupations, occupa-tions, but when a woman Is married tho colony makes no moro claim upon her, Sho Is doing all that tho community com-munity rcqulrop in managing her hqufio and attending to her children. Mori aro married at, 21, women at 18. Thoro Ifl.no religious servlco," but tho community lives on tho Ton Commandments Command-ments nnd on Its own ethical principles, |