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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 246, 25 October 1901, Page 1

The poor man in England who, forty years ago, had ever left his home was somewhat of a prodigy ; now nearly half of his substance goes in excursion fares. A Dissenting minister used to be an object of abhorrence and contempt; now he is quoted in Parliament by politicians. A lord used to be an object of dread and reverence ; now ho is hardly better thau a foreign count. In the England that I remember, third class passengors on the then'newly-Duilt railroads stood in boxes like cattle; now they sit on cushioned seats, the third class cars being so like the first class that the gentry have largely taken to using them.—E. L. Godkin in Evening Post, New York. The Englishwoman’s habit of keeping her hat on all day if she can is a very injurious one. A Frenchwoman remarked once that she believed most Englishwomen “ slept in their hats.” The remark first made me observe how seldom one sees a woman bareheaded in England. The working-classes work in hats ; the idle classes eat in them and entertain their friends in them ; the unwillingness shown by lady playgoers to taking off ttieir hats at matinees is notorious.—The Lady. Two prisoners awaiting trial in Adelaido gaol made a desperate attempt to escape the other day. They throttled a warder, locked him in a cell, and were scaling the outer wall when an alarm was given. One of the prisoners, who had assisted the other up the wall, was at once captured, but his luckier companion, Rfter threatening to brain a warder with a brick from the top of the wall, succeeded in getting off. .He swam the Torrens below the weir, where it is in flood, and got clear away. What is the dairying industry doing for Carterton ? writes a correspondent of the Wairarapa Times. My reply is, “it is Caiterton.” W'ithout this industry the financial condition of many small farmers in the district would be extremely deplorable, and the majority ot our tradespeople would have closed their doors long ago. It is, however, an easy matter to make assertions, but when statements are supported by actual figures they become facts, and these, as we all know, are stubborn thiDgs. Fcr the information and interest, therefore, of your readers I give a few figures relative to our important local industry. They deal simply with what may he termed the Carterton district, and are approximate, although, for that matter, they may be taken as correct. I have included in the Carterton district, the Taratahi, Belvedere, and DalefieUl factories and certain private concerns. Tho cows milked to supply these factories number no less than 3405—a nice herd of first-class milch cows ! The milk in pounds would be about 1,402,320, and the net value £30,000 It should, however, be borne in mind that more than £30,000 finds its way into the district as a result of the sales of the produce. The working expenses, two large items of which are wages and fuel, are also expended in the district, and other money such as that paid for carting to the railway station and so torth. The above figures, however, enable one to form a fairly comprehensive idea of the great value of dairying to the town and district. It is satisfactory to think that the industry is well established, and that far from the most “palmy days” having been already reached, that they are yet in 6tore. “Ail that glitters is not gold,” A proverb old and true, Neither is a cough or cold What it appears to you. Do not treat it lightly, for Tis better to be sure, That you suffer never more, Get Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.