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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1478, 12 June 1905, Page 4

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A Wellington journal statos : —Tho old prophecies of “ galloping to a deficit ” are so completely played out that you never hear oi t,hem now. An annual surplus, aver growing bigger, has ceased to bo a phenomenon, anti is so completely normal in its incidence that the Government finance is left severely alone. The effort tto score points in that direction seems to have been givon up as an enterprise promising about ns much glory as Don Quixote’s tilt at the wind-mill. An aged witness in the Pensions Court lately testified that ho knBW an applicant very woll indeed, “ seein’ as he was shot in tho same leg as meself in the Maori war ! ” It bits Wellington self-esteem rather hard to be told on the word of an “ other side” speilor that Wellington is “ a sweet little town for mugs.” Ho was making j£2s a week out of them when Broberg caught on. The tobacco monopoly has yielded the Austrian Government the enormous net profit of £5,000,000 for'one year. Messrs Williams and Co., of tho Giqborne Soap Works, ' have scoured the services of Mr Chas. Cook, "who lias had over do years’ experience in' the soap industry. Everyone give “ Lynda *-• soap a trial.

[Urgent to school two- urchins sent The truant played and fishing went ; One caught it hot, .his pants were thin, One caught a cold, for he fell in;; The cold grew worse and caused alarm, Till some hind neighbors brou'ght a charm, A charm it proved that did endure, They called it WOODS’ GI tit AT PEPPERMINT CURE. Gent a’ Black and Colored Sox, Bd, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is Od per pain ; Specially; Imported, and : A1 [Value. Be sure and see these at C. ROSIE AND COVS

JACKETS— VERY SPECIAL! VALUE in LADIES’ AND. CHILDREN’S JACKETS., A' lot of Travellers' Samples bought at a big Discount;.- Quite New, and Latest Styles. Be s.uxe and see them. ' G, EOSIE AND CO-