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Printed and published by Horacx John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashbiuvr, Saturday, Nouembcr I, 1879,



General Storekeepers, GREAT BANKRUPT SA L E OF THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN, AND CO. .£6,345 10s. U. AND CO. JJAYING been fortunate in securing the whole of the STOCK of Hooper, Aitken and Co., at a nominal Price, will offer for Sale on SATURDAY, the 27TH, And following days, at THE PREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED BY J. H. PASS & CO., (Next the Union Bank of Australia.) In submitting the following GREATLY REDUCED PRICE LIST, we beg to assure our numerous customers and the public, that it has been our determination from the first to keep ourselves abreast of he age, and in every department of our Establishment we have endeavored —in all cases —so to conduct our business tran sactions as to command legitimate success. The rapid growth of our concern in all its branches amply attests this fact. Quotations for Cash : Children’s white Socks, at 2d to 6d Children’s colored Socks, at 3d, 4d & 6d Ladies’ Stockings, at 4d to Is Ladies’ striped Stocking, at 6d to Is 3d GLOYES. Ladies’ lish thread, at 6d to Is Ladies’ kid Gloves, 2s to 3s per pair Ladies’ silk Gloves, Is to 1s 4d. H APERT) A SHF.RY. Black silk Fringes, at 8d to Is fid Colored silk Fringes, half-price Black and colored Lraids, all prices A splendid stock of new silk Buttons, in all shades, at 4d to fid per dozen, to match dress materials Ladies’ leather Bags, half-price Carpet Bags from 3s fid upwards Belts at 4d to 8d each LADIES’ SILK SCARFS. 1230 ladies’ silk Scarfs, decided novel ties, at fid to Is New Girina silk Scarfs, embroidered a both ends, at Is to Is fid COLLARS. 25 doz. ladies’ linen Collars, at fid. to Is lid Rink Collars, at 4d to 8d STAYS. G doz. Stays at 2s, worth 4s 9d The new belted Corset, on the newest principle, easy fit, half-price UNDERCLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Ladies’ Cemesoles Ladies’ Night-dresses, 2s fid to 4s fid Ladies’ Chemises, 2s Id to 5s fid Ladies’ drawers, Is 8d to 4s fid PLAIN AND FANCY DRESS DEPARTMENT. 1500 yards Spring Lustres, at 8d to lOd per yard, worth Is fid 800 yards Taffete Cloth, French goods, at Is to Is 3d French Merino, all colors, at Is fid to 2s fid 20 pieces all-wool Plaid, at Is to 2s fid 600 yards Japanese Silk, at Is per yard, worth 2s fid BOOTS DEPARTMENT. Ladies’ French kid Boots, at 6s to 7s 6p Ladies’ buttoned Boots, 7s fid to 8s 9d Gents’ Boots, 6s per pair under price Children’s Boots, at Is to 2s fid CARPETS. Tapestry, 2s per yard under price Kidder Carpets, Is fid under price Cocoanut Matting, at Is under - price. Blankets at half-price Flannels at half-price CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Men’s Suits at 40s, former price 70s Men’s Suits at 355, former price 60s Men’s Hats at 3s to 7s fid It is unnecessary to quote prices, though we have given a few above, as the public know that this is a real genuine Sale. The Goods are all quite new, having been im ported within the last few months. Terms will be strictly Cash, as we could not afford to book at those prices. . : Dressmaking on the premises. All orders executed uuder the Superin tendence of a most experienced dress maker. ORR AND CO., IMPORTERS, . ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA. 9 former former former former



Business Notices. B L I G H* S CANTERBURY RESTAURANT, Papanui Road, near Post Office, Christchurch. MEALS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. Board and Lodging, 175., 18s., £1 a week. BEDS & MEALS—Is. Each. 452 CHERTSEY. A. R.. MARKHAM (Next Montgomery’s, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAVING taken over the store of Messrs. Orr and Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply first-class articles in Grocery, Drapery, Ironmongery. etc. Agent for THE ASHBURTON HERALD. 423 Medicinal. S TEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS KOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTWaRD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none are genuine : ist—ln every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE’s. 4th —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medi cine Vendors. Sold by Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Auckland. 49° HEAI.FH FOR ALL. HOLLOWAY’S PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Purify the Lioo 1, correct all disorders of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and Bowels, and are invaluable in all corn* plaints incidental to Females. THE OIBTMENT la the only reliable remedy for Bad Logs Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Cousin, Ct Ids, Gout, Kh' um itism, and all Skin Di leases it has no equal Sold Ly the Proprietor, Thouab Hollowat, 533, Oxford Street, Loudon, and by all Medicine Vendors throughout the World. GRATEFUL—COMFORTIF G. BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tabled with ? delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by tne judi cious use of such articles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating arcund us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata jshaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blcod and a properly nourished frame.”— The Ctvi, Set vice Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Homoepathic Chemists, London. KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES. COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM. Composed of the purest articles. These Lozenges contain no opium nor any deleterious drug, therefore the most delicate can take them with perfect confidence. Their beneficial effect is speedy and certain. This old unfail ! ing family remedy is daily recommended by the most eminent physicians. In use nearly 60 years. MEDICAL TESTIMONY. 22, Cold Harbour Lane, London, July 25th, 1877. Sir, —Your Lozenges are excellent, and their beneficial effect most reliable. I stiongly recommend them in cases of v,ough and asthma. You are at liberty to state this as my opinion, ormed from many years’ experience. J. Bringloe, M.R.C.S.L., L.S.A., L.M. , T. Ke' ting, Indian Medical Service. Dear Sir, —Having tried your Lozenges in lia I have much pleasure in testifying to ir beneficial effects in cases of Incipient asumption, Asthma and Bronchial Affec is. 1 have prescribed them largely wkh the t results. W, B. G , Apothecary, H.M.S. Keating’s Cough Lozenges are sold by all Chemists, in tins of various sizes, each having the words “ Keating’s Cough Lozenges” engraven on the Government stamp. 637 KEATING’S WOEM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, Doth in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for childi en. Sold in tins by all chemists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, Export Chemist and Druggist. 637



tfueful InfomatUh, NEW ZEALAND STAMP DUTIES. Affidavit or Declaration ... ... o 2 6 Agreements, where the value is of or upwards. ... ... o I o Ditto, deed, I Os. counterpart Annual License, Joint Stock Com pany, on every £IOO of nomi nal capital ... ... ...o 1 o Appointments, of power over pro perty ... ... ... o 10 o Bill of Exchange, on demand ... o o 6 Ditto, ditto, inland, not on demand, for every £SO or part thereof ... o I O Bill of Lading, or receipt, or copy... o 1 O Certificate of Incorporation -"5 0 0 Cheque or dra t for any sum ... o o I Conveyance for eveiy £SO, or part thereof .. ... ...050 Deed of Settlement, foi every £too, or part thereof ... ... o 5 0 Deeds not otherwise charged ... o 10 o Lease, without premium, for every £SO, or part thereof annual rent ... ... ...020 Ditto, with premium, with or with out rent, or with premium an annual rent of £2O or more, same rate as Conveyances, on the premium and rent : Coun teiparl of Lease ... ... o 2 6 Policy of Insurance, Marine, for every £IOO or part there of... ... ... ... o I o Ditto, not exceeding six months for every £ too, is. ; 12 months ... o 2 o Power of Attorney ... ... o 10 o ; Promissory Notes on demand ... o O 1 Ditto, other than to bearer, on de- | mand, not exceeding £25, 6d ; not exceeding £“:o, is; and for every additional £SO, or part ... ... ...o I o Receipt for £2, 01 upwards ... o O I Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed £2O, is ; £SO, 2sfid; £IOO, 5.5; exceed ing £IOO for every ,£SO or part thereof ... ... ... o 2 6 Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every £IOO of value ... ... ... o 10 o MOONLIGHT EVENINGS. The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o’clock. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o’clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly I o’clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sun down till about 4 in the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise. THE HOUSEWIFE’S TABLE. The following is a very valuable housewife’s table, by which persons not having scales and weights at hand may readily measure the article wanted to form any recipe without the trouble of weighing, allowance to be made for an extraordinary dryness or moisture of the ar ticle weighed or measured : Wheat flour, I pound is I quart. Indian meal, I pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, 1 pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, I pound is X quart. White sugar, powdered, I pound I ounce ate x quart. Ten eggs are I pound. Flour, 4 pecks are 1 bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful are I "pint. Eight large teaspoonslul are I gill. Four large teaspoonsful are x /z gill. Two gills are % pint. Two pints ate I quart. Four quarts are 1 gallon. A common sized tumbler holds % pint. A common sized wine glass is a gill. A tea-cup is 1 gill. A large wine-glass is I gill. Forty drops arc equal to I teaspoonful. Four teaspoonfuls are equal to I tablespoon ful. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MAR RIAGES, AND DEATHS. Births. —Parents and all other persons pre sent at a birth, are liable under the Act for Registration under penalty of £10; failing, the occupier of house in which such birth took place is liable. Births are registered free up to sixty-two days, day of birth and of registra tion, both inclusive; afterwards up to six months, on payment of ss. penalty, and after declaration as to truth of particulars being duly made ; and beyond six months only after conviction before a Magistrate, and on pro duction of certificate of conviction signed by Magistrate or Clerk to Bench, and within one month of such conviction. There are other provisions as to registration of children found exposed, and registration of names within one year of birth. ' Marriages. —Marriages must be solem nized with open doors, between eight in the morning and four in the afternoon, in the presence of two or more witnesses. Persons objecting to be married by a clergyman, can be married in a Registrar’s office by a Registrar. Persons desirous of being married must give notice to the Registrar of the district, and take out a Marriage Certificate; but before doing so, must have resided in the district three clear days immediately precaadmg the application for certificate. The fees are :—for Notice and Certificate, £1 2s fid ; Marriage by Registrar, £1; and 2s fid for Copy of Marriage Registrar. Persons wishing to be married out of the dis trict in which they live, can only do so by residing in the district in which they wish to be married for three clear days, and obtaining certificate from the Registrar of that district. And persons living in different districts must either both reside for three clear days in the same district, or else obtain two Certificates, viz:—one from the Registrar of each of the districts in which they reside. Any person making false affirmation, declaration, or repte sentation before a Registrar, is guilty of mis demeanour. Deaths. —The occupier of house in which death occurs, and all persons present at a death, are liable for the registration within thirty one days; and failing these, the Undertaker or person so acting, under penalty of £10; but any of the persons liable may depute, in writing, some person acquainted with par ticulars required to attend and register ; and the person registering MUST in all cases take to the Registrar the Doctor’s Certificate of Death. In all cases of burial, the Undertaker or person so acting, must return to the Registrar within seven days, the Burial Cer tificate, duly signed by Undertaker and officiating Minister, or two householders pre sent at such burial. Undertakers not return ing such Burial Certificates within seven days are liable to a penalty of £5 : ind Clergymen officiating and not signing Burial Certificates are also liable to a penalty of £5. Any person not attending to register, alter notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to a penalty of £2O There are various other provisions defining powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing penalties for neglect in complying with various provisions of the Act.



frubUs feMiasi* _ JUST ARRIVED— SECOND SHIPMENT OF STATIONERY, DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTORY. Now Opening Up . To Meet the Requirements of the Countv of Ashburton, WEEKS AND DIXON Are now Importing, direct from the makers, Every description of Commercial, Law, and General Stationery, which they are in a position to supply, wholesale or retail, at prices that will compare favorably with any house in the Colony. The Goods now being opened up include a Choice Assortment of Plain and Fancy Note Papers and Envelopes, and some very superior kinds. 10 CASES STATIONERY 10 2 BALES PAPER Full particulars in Printed Lists. 2 Commercial and Law Stationery Notepapers in great variety Envelopes of the newest styles Inkstands and Bottles Pens and Penholders Pencils and Pencilcases Account and Pocket Books, Etc. Wholesale and Retail. WEEKS AND DIXON, Saunders’ Buildings, East Street ASHBURTON.



JUST ARRIVED. CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF Commercial AND Household STATIONERY. THE Largest and Finest Lot ever opened up in Ashburton, AND Equal to any exhibited in the Colony. WEEKS & DIXON, Printers, Publishers, AND COMMERCIAL, LAW, AND General Stationers, Guardian Office, EAST STREET ASHBURTON.



Moditioni, Testimonials. Tuam Street, Christchurch, . April 28, 1879. To Professor Guscott. Sir, —I have been troubled with Liver Complain these last six years, many times not being able to attend to work. I have tried everything in the shape of patent medicines. I have been an outdoor patient in the Hospi tal ; I got at times temporary relief. I could not sleep on my left side; I kept rolling about backwards and forwards in bed. When I got up in the morning, I would rather be in bed but work 1 had to attend to. When I had eaten a light meal I found it always lodged in my stomach. Always costive, a great palpi tation, pains across the chest, more particu larly under the left breast, always a violent pain between the shoulders, felt just the same as if any one was pouring water down my batk, feet always cold. Happened to get one of your bills when you came to St. Asaph street, which explained to me the symptoms I was laboring under. When I applied to you, you told me all my symptoms, and guaranteed me a perfect cure, which, I am happy to say, you have done through your herbal treatment. I should recommend those troubled with Liver Complaint ta place themselves under your treatment, i I am, Sir, Truly thankful, W 1 lliam Manson. Colombo Street, April 21, 1879. To Professor Guscott. SIR,—I have been troubled with Dysentery for the last three months, so much so that I was .perfectly exhausted, the linings of my intestines peeled away in flakes. I tried every remedy tnat I could hear of, but to no purpose. Hearing that you were in Christchurch, and seeing the many wonderful cures, was induced to place myself under your treatment, and I am happy to say in one week I am free from the diarrhoea, and gaining strength from your herbal treatment. I am, yours respectfully, Ellen Brown. I give you this testimonial for the benefit o others, as I know there are a great many others suffering from the same complaint in Christchurch. Borough Hotel, Manchester Street, Christchurch, April 21, 1879. To Professor Guscott. Sir,--I have been troubled with Sciataca and Rh.umatism since the commencement of the West Coast diggings in 1864, where I had to leave through medical advice, and went to Melbourne, and thence to Sydney, and then I thought I would try the tropical climate of Queensland, and only found temporary relief. I came to Christchnrch, and tried doctors of the best' medical repute, and got no better. Thinking that it was useless to go any further 1 gave up all hopes of being restored ; 1 could scarcely walk, and staying at an old friend’s, he advised me to consult you, and I am happy to say I am in as perfect health as I was in 1864, when I crossed the ranges of the West Coast, and was only ten days under your treatment. John O’Brien. To Professor Guscott. Sir, —Having been troubled with asthma for the last seven years, on several occasions I have been propped up in bed, and many times I had to get up and walk to get a breath of air, and had become so bad that 1 was not able to t-tend to my business ; in Let, I had become a burden to myself and the people with whom I was stopping. When I came to you you told me all my symptoms, which gave me confidence to place myself under your treatment, and, being a believer in herbs, and seeing the large assortment in your establishment, and also the references from other sufferers the same as myseif, in looking back to the time of my suffering so long, and spending so much money without receiving any benefit from the treat ment until I applied to you.—l remain, yours ever thankful, Donald Smith. Great King-street, Dunedin, May 30. To Professor Guscott. Sir, —I have to inform you that I am able to return home after your treatment of 4 weeks’ duration, having been troubled with dropsy this last 4 years. 1 have been tapped twice ; have been under the doctors in Oamaru, and Iso in Dunedin, and never received any bene fit from their treatment. When my sister called on you last April you told her if I would came to St. Kilda and stop with her you would treat me for a fortnight free of charge, and after that time, if I were no better, you would require no payment ; but I am happy to inform you that I feel as well as ever I felt, and free 01 dropsy, and can eat and sleep well. I trust that your days nay be long in Dunedin. You may be assured that I will speak of the cure you have effected in me on my return home, as I leave my sister to-morrow. —I remain yours ever grateful, Mrs. Isabella Fraser. St. Kilda, June 10, 1878. Manchester Street, Christchurch, April 29th, 1879. To Professor Guscott, Sir, —I have been troubled with Neuralgia for a length of time, and have suffered the most excruciating pains; tried everything that I could hear of, I then saw your testimonials in the papers, and the “ Star. ” I was advised to give you a trial, but I have this to say that I am perfectly free from pain. I can eat and sleep well, and am not disturbed at nights or meal times as I have been for a length of time. I have told several the pain I suffered, and the wonderful relief I have had, and I would ad vise anyone troubled with Neuralgia to apply to you, as they can depend on a perfect cure. Yours ever grateful, H. B. Williams, Tuam street, Christchurch. To Professor Guscott, Sir,—Having for the last four years suffered from bad eyes, being totally blind in one, and from using a solution of nitrate of silver as a lotion, which had penetrated my whole system, causing me the most acute pains, which, added to rheumatism, prevented my sleeping at night, and rendered my life absolutely burdensome to me, 1 have consulted and been treated by doc tors in different parts of Canterbury, as also in the Christchurch Hospital, but without obtain ing the slightest relief. Determined to leave no stone unturned while the smallest chance remained of an abatement of my sufferings, I applied to you immediately I heard of your arrival, and the cure which you have effected would seem to many incredible, but as I am still here a living proof of the success of your treatment, as can only be testified by hundreds in Christchurch, who knowing what I was like for so long up to a week ago, look with astonishment at the change which you have wrought. Wishing you many years of happi ness and prosperity "in pursuing your useful career, I am, dear Sir, yours respectfully, Patrick Burns. Sexton’s Allenton House, St. Asaph-street, Christchurch,



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