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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 115, 15 October 1901, Page 4

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REMARKABLE SELF-SACRIFICE. Th r happy eircumataooe occurred oq a Sunday evening in summer. He escoried'her to and from church, and upon arriving at her home their discu»sion of the sermon and the extreme beat suggested ae invitation—readily accepted by Charles—to step into the house and partake ot a cooling glass of lemonade. She led him to the dining-room, and there found her naughty toother Beo about 10 squeeze the last lenon in tho house, for his pwn individual benefit. Calling him aside, she induced Ben, by weans of sundry threat* and promises, to dissect that lemon and make Charles and beiraelf a glass.--A self-sacrificing thought struck her. '

“Now, Ben,” said sho, “putthe juice of the whole lemon into Charlie’s ghse and bring me a glass of water. He Won’t notice it j there’s no light in the room.” Ben was making one good, strong glass of lemonade, as directed, when Charlie quietly slipped out and remarked—“lsay, Ben, put the juice of the entire lemon in' your sister’s glass, and bring me some iced water; tlieie’s no light in the room, and she won’t notice it.” Ben’s forte is in obeying orders. With p merry twinkle in his eye he drank the lemonade, then carried a glass of water, which they drank-, with much apparent relish, asking each other between the sips ** if jfc was sweet enough ?” And brother Ben with the taste of that lemonade in his mouth, stood out in the hall, and laughed and laughed till Lis sides quite ached to hear them assure each other that it was “just right.”

MAIL SERVICES AND WOOL GROWERS. Of particular interest at present, in view of the impending discussion in the Honse on Home mail services, is the proposal to start & Co-operative Woollen Company at United States. If the Company is formed the China Mutual Steam Navigation Company is prepa ed to extend their business and place a fast line of steamers to connect New Zealand and Australia with Seattle. Woolgrowers in. the Hawke’s Bay distiict have already promised to take up shares n the company to the vane of £7OOO, J and this sum is likely to be considerably augmented. Commenting on the scheme the ' Napier Telegraph says :—“ What strikes us is the opening whicji this venture and that of the coicession to the steamship company alluded to seem ito provide lor direct wool trade with the United States and Canada. This view, we consider, ought to influence Parlia, ment in discussing mail contracts, and lead the House to decide In favour o f the Vancouver route.” ,

QUEENSLAND & FEDERATION.

Mr Philp, the Premier; of Queensland, addressing a gathering of commercial men, eaid thab he bad fought to secure » majority to rote for Federation, if he had the same question to decide again he would be a strong anti-Federaliat. The action of the Federal Government from the first would .reflect no credit on gentlemen who pretended Iq be statesmen. He appealed to the people to resist to the utmost any interference with the •ugar industry. He did. not advocate civil war, bat would follow the Bill from the House to the Senate, and till ii reached the Imperial Government