Newspaper Ideas.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 143, 19 December 1901, Page 3

Newspaper Ideas.

Little now-a-days is done for honour, and the measure of honourable service i» not love of country, but what can be made out of it.—Paeroa Gazette.

A farmer is never discouraged,. no matter wh>t happens, and that is why he is the only man in t a world whose undisputed privilege it i& to JFeilding Stan When an earthquake comes along in good form, and is evidently doing a oprint, you think less<>; your good points and more of your siu^.—Christchurch ■&peetat'T»

The mother hen oannot always shield her chickens from the hawk, and Zealand is the farthest; wanderer from thn protecting wing. —W;ioganui Chronicle.

It is well known that, with prolonged ta>igi rights, corpses have been kept above ground ev«n for v-eks, so that a by-law prohibiting this custom i 8 vme which is much required.—Opotiki fli-rald.

In the Upper House nob a single man eonnecied with the farming industry has been appointed during the last twelve years, simply; ber-'au-e the farmers.had not raised their voices.—Dannevirke Advocate*

During the past two yeara the paople of the colonies have simply lost their heads in -matters Imperial, and the heroworship indulged*in is positively disgusting to. soberminded Times.

It has long heen apparent that the co-perative system of oarrying on workß is most extravagant, and that if the country ii to get value for it« expenditure the contract system will have to be reverted to.—Wai 1 ako Argus. When the Ballance Ministry entered into office the salary of members was £150» It is now £3oo—just double. This is known in political life as advancing by "leaps and bounds.—Rangitikei Advocate.

Hurrah ! The great Federal Partia-' ment has reduced the duty on condensed milk to a penny per pound. After this, and the reduction on canary seed, New Zealand will surely weep that they are not in the Federation. —Carterton Leader.

The recent earthquake Jußt came in time to prevent us from getting into the doldrumss but this is the season of the year.when things lad, and newspapers have* to feed on raoh little things as mfty nhahce to coma into their way.—Master* ton Times.

. It can hardly, in fairness, be contended that aa a measure of self-protection the fl.iur-millerß have not as much fight to combine as any other trade; and they are not to be blamed for coppe>ating ti> pat a stop to ntidiie competition* which prevents them •irom obtaining' a Ugitimata jarofit on capital invested. Thifl, •we are. filmed,, isu the.function of.the milling trttst.—Hokitika Times. -,'.'.'.; ■.''. .'v, - '•' • j_ii_i