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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1998, 6 February 1907, Page 2

Tho nervous strain of household care wears out even the strongest women. Take Stearns’ Wine, tho peerless tonic, which builds up the body and makes the weak strong. Pleasant to the taste.—Advt. Commenting on the Legislative Council appointments' the Observer states:—“lt* cannot even bo said in defence of the Government policy that tho apointments, with two or three notable exceptions, were warranted by tho political qualifications ot tlio individuals chosen, their services to the country, or the prospect that they would make even reasonably good legislators. Sir Joseph Ward offers the plea that they were the best that could be cliosen from the party. It this is really so, then Heaven help the. party. 'The most that can honestly he said from tho Government point of view is that these persons have proved themselves useful to the party, and that it was desired to provide them with an ample reward, and'that they were no worse than an army of other individuals who aspired to the title of “Honorable,” the free railway pass', and the honorarium. This is probably true enough, but it is not sufficient reason why the people of tho country should continue to : be deprived of the democratic right of direct self-govern-weut.” . . V' ■