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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 600, 18 January 1921, Page 2

In a New Year's message to fanners, published in the Wanganui Herald, Sir James Wilson says :—-"When in boyhood days I was at; school near London the vernacular of the street was not long in being adopted. The Londoner is great at coining phrases and cries. These, often repeated, are echoed everywhere without under-standing, what was \ meant or their origin. One about this time was : 'Keop your pecker up," about which there is no mystrey as to the meaning. It is what I should like to offer as my i contribution to vour New Year ! collection, as a suggestion to the fanners who take a despondent view of the future. The farmer is the must iin portent class of the community. Generally he stays at home and dosen't talk much, though given'lo much thought; today his success means thai the dissipated wenlth will be restored to the Statu. The more ho works and the greater assistance given to him the sooner this will be done. I suggest, therefore, lie should 'Keep his pecker up' even if there are thraeteniug clouds on i his horizon, with the sure promise that they will disappear and the j weather will be fine.''