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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 25 January 1911, Page 6

The man who bujis.lt dozen {arms, dis-r possesses- them, of people and/populates' them with sheep, or cattle only is a man who must be fought. The-man who' re-! fuses to lend his capital to enterprise and will Invest only, in first mortgages should be taught a.lesson. The retired farmer who goes' to live in a small town and votes down every, sug-, gedted improvement and development; must be educated to better sense. —"Canadian Courier" Toronto. t . '• _ There is no more marked el>*araetrristic of our national character and the evolution of our. people than the. recuring symptom of new needs bci«jrt me' h v the oldest institutions. and cf modern thought being guided Kir association with some of.ci'r mosi interesting historical institutions.— Lord Selborne. Designs are to be called by the postal authorities for uniform postage stamps for" the Commonwealth. It will be essential that they shall possess features characteristic of Australia. The stamps must be 1£ inch by £ inch in size, an 1 the designs must not exceed four times the measurement. Each design must be accompanied by a photographic reproduction of the exact size required for th? ■tamp. The competition," which is to be thrown open to the world, closes 0:1 May 31st. A board is to be appointed to consider the designs. ' Preference will be given to those which best len.? themselves to engraving on the reduced scale. "~ The word "Australia" must b~ part of the design, as well as the stamn value in Arabic figures, or in both figures and, letters. The conditions cf: the competition will be nublished in th: Federal "Gazette." There will be a prize of £IOO for the accepted design. and £SO for the next. Both will remain the property of the PostmasterGeneral. The others will be returned to the competitors. The Nelson Horticultural Society has imdoubtedJy generated a great deal of interest in; the care of flowers. But gardening cannot be learnt in a day. and information regarding the correct methods to adopt is of much value. In "Lucas' Nelson Almanac" for 1911 tbf gardening information has received spe cial. attention! It 1$ entirely new and ■ up-to-date, and both beginners and gardeners of experience will find it extremely handy for reference, etc.*