THE CHIMNEY CORNER.

THE DISRUPTION: A TAUE OF TRYING TIMES. CHAPTER XXIII— -co7itinued. “Why should either of you,” said the student, insist on laying me under obligations which I do not ask for ? ” “Ye need help, Jimes,” replied his aunt; “ye need help to get decently through " the college, and what for should ye refuse’t when it’s freely offered to ye ? ” “ I cannot accept it, aunt, and feel myself as free as I do at present. I will not forgo the liberty to act accord ing to my convictions, for the sake of any other advantage.” “ I wish to help you,” said Stiffriggs, “just for that very reason. If I didna think you a conscientious lad, I wad rather pay fifty pounds to keep you back frae the ministry than lay oot a brown bawbee to help you on.” “You have my best thanks for your kindness, but I beg you will allow me to decline the favor you intend, and not take offence at ray refusal, for I assure you I am not in need of assist ance.” “ Now, Jimes,” said Mrs. Renshaw, “ that must be nonsense. Ye have naetbing to keep you that I can hear o’, except what ye get frae that daft man, Mr. Dirty Bacon; and that’s but a sma’ matter. Besides, ye canna get justice dune to your learnin’ when ye have to spend sae much time wi’ him.” “ You know, aunt, the understand ing we parted on at Whinnyside. For the sake of being free to follow a course of which you did not approve, I renounced my dependence on you, and made up my mind never more to be burdensome to you or any other friend, as long as Providence should vouchsafe to me health and strength to earn a living for myself.” “ But what is to come o’ your learn in’, though?” said the lady, pertinaci ously bent on being kind. “ My learning may go to the dogs if I cannot use it without sinking ray independence.’ “ Hear him noo, hear him ! It’ll never do for your learnin’ to be lost, and ye needna boggle at taking the help that’s offered to ye, for ye see Mr. Stiraperton thinks your way is the richt way, and I’m sure I’ll never try to drive you aff’t again. No but that I think ye’re wrang, after a’; and no but I would rather see ye a parish minister than onything else; but if ye’ll no be’t, just be what ye like, and tak’ the siller withoot mair ado.”

“No. not a penny will I take on that score, Mr. Stimperton. I already owe to my aunt much more than I can clear by doing a service for her that any honest person would have done in my place.” “Trowth it’s the like o’ you they should ca’ Stiffriggs, my man,” said Stiffriggs, “ for ye’r stiffer in the birse than me a hantle. But if ye’ll no tak’ a present o’ the siller, ye may tak’ the lend o’t shurely, and pay’t back whenever it answers ye.” After some further discussion, Mr. Duncanson was prevailed on to accept of the money on this footing ; and honest Stiffriggs, when he had succeeded in effecting his arrangement, shook the student and Mrs. Renshaw heartily by the hand, as if he had received rather than conferred a favor. As he shook hands with the lady, however, he could not resist the temp tation of whispering into her ear—“Od, mistress, I ne’er saw onybody mair the better o’ ought than ye’ve been o’ yon flee-water.”

CHAPTER XXIV. Old Edina’s heart beats high. Youthful vigour lights her eye. And her welcome fills the sky. Welcome to Victoria 1 R. L. MALONE. Robin Afleck allowed none of the absurdity of Mr. Bacon’s message to Miss Stimperton to be lost in the delivery. Ye are to be ready,” said he, “to gang wi’ him to the Queen’s show at Dalkeith, on Monday at eleven o’clock, and ye’re to be dressed in a long trailing gown and to have naething on your head but a bunch o’ peacock’s feathers.” “ Saft Shusie ” heard these directions with perfect composure, and was not even startled by the peacock’s feathers; but her brother listened with surprise and not a little indignation. u What nonsense is this, Robin?” he inquired in an angry tone. ** Ou, nae nonsense ava, Mr. Stim perton; only Miss Shusie, ye see, is gaun wi’ Mr. Bacon to see the Queen, and I’m just lettin’ her ken the kind o’ style he wants her to appear in.” “ Trowth, Shusie shall gang nae sic gate, wi’ my consent at least, wi’ a daft man like this Mr. Bacon.” “ Fegs, sir, she maun though, for she has promised already, and Mr. Bacon canna gang withoot her; he’s nae mair daft than me after a’, but only a wee thocht droll in his way.” “ Daft or no daft, he’s ne’er get a sister o’ mine to carry oot his capers wi’, if I can help it. And, Shusie, I think the least ye conld ha’e dune was to speak to me on the subject before ye entered intil sic a ploy.”

Shusie made no reply to this rebuke but by a few tears, which might be either expressive of regret for having acted so foolishly, or of vexation at the prospect of being prevented from gratifying almost the only strong wish she had —the desire to witness the pageantry and splendors of the royal court. Mrs. Renshaw interceded for her, or rather for herself, for she had a purpose to serve in the matter. She had not given up her project of send ing homely presents to the Queen which were before alluded to, and hoped to get Mr. Bacon to take charge of them. It must be confessed that the idea was a good one, for such a charge was certainly very appropriate to the man, both being somewhat un common. It was to be feared,- how ever, that the prevention of Miss Stim perton from accompanying him would prove a serious obstacle. Mr. Bacon, in that case, might not go at all to the Drawing-Room, or, if he did, would not be likely to undertake the presen tation of Mrs. Renshaw’s oat cakes and jam. She therefore plead strongly that Miss Shusie might be allowed to go; but Stiffrigs was inexorable. Robin Afleck was completely taken aback by this unexpected turn of affairs. With a disappointed expres sion of countenance, he called Mr.

Duncanson aside to request him to use his influence with Stiffriggs to relax his opposition to his sister’s intended dis play with Mr. Bacon. But the student refused, point-blank, to undertake the task. “I cannot,” said he, “advise Mr. Stimperton to permit anything of the kind. And you know, Robert—” “ Mr. A fleck, if you please.” “ Well, Mr. Afleck, you are aware I have always set my face against this foolery. 1 don’t wish to see Mr. Bacon make himself ridiculous, and far less can I consent to have a hand in leading any simple young woman like Miss Stimperton to take part in his absurd ities.” “If it be sae daft like as ye seem to think for folk to gang to the Queen’s Drawing-Room, I dinna see but Mr. Bacon and Miss Stimperton have just as gude a richt to get making fules o’ themsel’s as ony o’ the gentlemen and ladies that’s to be there. And mair than that, sir, if Mr. Bacon be disap pointed in this business, I’m dootious ye may loss your place as his secretary, for he’ll be ill pleased in the hale bilin’ o’ us.” ■ • “ As for that, Robert—” “ Mr. Robert, if ye please, Jimes. Man, it’s strange ye ne’er can mind to gi’e me the mister as well as ony ither stewdent.” “ I beg your pardon; I shall try to mind hereafter. But as for the motive you speak of, I would be ashamed to allow it to bias me in the least in such a matter, whatever my circumstances might be. At any rate, I do not in tend to continue any longer in Mr. Bacon’s employment, for luckily I shall no longer need.” Robin stared inter rogatively, but before he had time to put any question Mr. Duncanson added, “I will-tell you-the Reason of this when we are more at leisure, but in the meantime you may rest assured that what I have told you is true.” “ Weel,” : said the honest-hearted rustic, “ I’m glad to hear it Mr. Jimes; but if ye be dune wi’ Mr. Bacon, I’m no just dune wi’ him yet; and rather than see him disappointed, I’ll try to get Jean Broun persuaded to be his companion at the Queen’s Drawing- Room —and fegs Jean can ack the grand lady fifty times belter, than Saft Susie Simperton. I reckon ye’ll no think there’s ony harm in letting her gang ? ” “No, if Jean herself or her mistress have no objections; but I daresay, Mr. Robert, your sweetheart has too much sense to play the fool in public with Mr. Bacon.”

“ Sense ! ay, she has plenty o’ sense ; rather muckle for me maybe ; but, man ! she’s desperate fond o’ fun, and I think she wad risk being laucht at for the sake o’ gettin’ a lauch hersel’. Then the mistress, she’ll be glad to let her, for the sake o’ gettin’ her presents to the Queen sent by a safe haund.” “ But would Mr. Bacon be pleased with the exchange ? ” “ Pleased ! he would be delightit; for d’ye ken he has ta’en the rue already about Shusie. He is deep in luve wi’ her yet (the auld sumph that he is); but he has ta’en a fricht about marrying that makes him half unwilling to risk himsel’-again within sicht o’ her; and he says he’ll never venture to look at her excep through green specks.” H ere Robin related hurriedly the substance of Mr. Bacon’s Malthusian dreams.

While this was passing, Mrs. Ren shaw had contrived to induce Stiffriggs to propose that he and Mr. Duncan son should accompany her and Miss Stimperton on a walk through the town to see the illumination. This was immediately agreed to, and as the windows were already lighted up, the little party sallied out at once and mingled with the multitude with which Ihe streets were crowded. After they had visited the most remarkable points in a scene which was all like enchant ment to the simple country people, who were almost blinded by the excess of light and deafened with the con tinual explosion of gunpowder, they they were about to turn up the North Bridge on their return to Nicholson Street, when they got fairly jambed in the mass of people who stood admir ing the brilliant display. in front of the register office, the Theatre, and other buildings in that vicinity. Unable either to proceed or go back, they re mained some minutes almost on the same spot, but swayed to and fro as the pressure became greater on one side or the other. While they stood here, a number of burning squibs were thrown among the crowd, which in creased the confusion. One of them fell on the shoulder of a lady who stood at no great distance from Mr.* Duncanson, with her back to him, and seemed to be in company with another lady and two elderly gentlemen. Im mediately her shawl was in a blaze. The student, by a vigorous effort, forced his way to her and succeeded in extinguishing the flames before she was fully aware of her danger, or he had discovered her to be his own Agnes Montgomery. The surprise of both was great; but they had no time for words, for a gang of pickpockets took advantage of the accident to close around them for the purpose of doing a little business. Stiffriggs, however, observed the movement, and struck in with his enormous fists just in time to knock down several of the thieves, and to save old Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Calmsough, for these were the compan ions of Agnes, from being rudely hustled and most probably robbed. Of course, Mr. Duncanson and his stalwart friend could not leave the little party they had so opportunely met, till they saw them fairly out of danger; and accordingly Stiffriggs, with Mrs. Calmsough “at one arm and Mrs. Eenshaw at the other, the student taking charge of Miss Montgomery and Miss Stimperton, and the two old gentlemen assisting each other as well as they could, urged their way through the living torrent to Pitt Street, Arrived there, the good people of Burncrook could not do less than invite their pro tectors and escort into their lodgings. Mr. Calmsough and the ladies did so; but Mr. Montgomery, just at this point, was so overcome by a fit of coughing that he could not, or at least did not, join in the polite request. The invita tion was, however, accepted and Mr. Duncanson found himself once more happy in the presence of her from whom, but the night before, he thought himself banished for ever. Agnes was so overcome by her feelings, and so apprehensive of her father’s displeasure, that she could hardly venture to look up or speak; and there would have

been a painful feeling of restraint on the company had it not been carried off by the boisterous frankness of Stiff riggs and Mrs. Renshaw, neither of whom knew the circumstances which had disturbed the same scene the pre vious evening, or were of a temper to be much put about though they had. While this unsophisticated couple were keeping up a hillarious feeling by giving blunt and free expression to all that came uppermost in their minds, the company received an accession in the persons of Sir John Baldwin and Mr. Simon M‘Quirkie. Sir John had heard of Mr, Montgomery’s sudden illness,' and a brother Moderate as well as a neighbour, had called to see hi in. Mr. M'Quirkie, who was now almost as constantly with him as his shadow, and studied to comply with every wish the great man chose to express, accom panied him as a matter of course: Simon, however, remembering keenly the ludicrous upshot of his wooing at Burncrook, felt some reluctance to appear again before Miss Montgomery, but he mustered up courage enough to do that,, though not enough to face Mrs. Renshaw, whom he little thought of meeting on this occasion. Accordingly he became quite crestfallen when he found what company he was ushered into. His natural assurance (a precious gift of which he had a pretty liberal stock) for the time forsook him, and after making awkward obeisance to all around, he shrunk cowed and abashed into a corner. When tire conversation began, as it soon did, to turn on his favourite subject—the Church question —he had not a word to say. There was, however, no lack of argument. Sir John Baldwin rallied his burly tenant on his Non-intrusionism, and Stiffriggs retorted unsparingly on the Laird’s Erastian principles. Mr. Duncanson kept himself, on this occasion, almost as reserved as his chum M'Quirkie, but for a very different reason. He was apprehensive of irritating old Mr. Mont gomery, and for the sake of Agnes he refrained from joining in the debate. He made several attempts to change the subject but all in vain. The two laymen had tackled to it with irrepres sible ardour, and turned every other topic, no matter how foreign or unto ward, into the same channel. Even the Queen’s visit was treated as a Church question. Both admitted its bearings on the controversy, and agreed that it was intended to allay the prevailing ferment in matters ecclesiastic; but they differed widely as to its probable effect. Sir John declared his conviction that her Majesty’s presence in the country would have a soothing influence on the public mind, and lead people to forget their ecclesiastical bickerings. “ Trowth, Laird,” said Stiffriggs, “ I see nae muckle appearance o’ that. There’s yoursel and me—ha’e we for gotten our differences the mair o’ this gallantin’ o’ the Queen amang us, this pluffin’ of poother, this bleezin’ o’ gas, this ringin o’ bell and firing o’ cannon ? I trow no, Sir John; for beggin’ your pardon, ye’re just as far wrang aboot the Kirk question as e’er I saw ye, and as little like to gi’e up your Eraus tianism as I’m to forget that it’s a heart-deadenin’, soul destroyin’ prin ciple.” “ Pooh 1 Ringan,” replied the Baro net, “ this is all fudge and balderdash. It would be far wiser of you to look after tile-draining and guano than to trouble yourself about things altogether out of your line.”

THE ASHBURTON OUARDIANm THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1880.

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(To be continued—commenced on *fuly 26.) Holloway's Pills.—These Pills are more efficacious in strengthening a debilitated con stitution than any other medicine in the world. Persons of a nervous habit of body, and all who are suffering from weak digestive organs, or whose health has become deranged by bilious affection, disordered stomach, or liver complaints, should lose no time in giving these .admirable Pills a fair trial. Coughs, colds, asthma, or shortness of breath are also within the range of the sanative powers of this very remarkable medicine. The cures effected by these Pills are not superficial or temporary, but complete any permanent. They are as mild as they are efficacious, and may be given with confidence to delicate females and young chil dren. Their action on the liver, stomach, and .bowels is immediate, beneficial, and lasting, restoring order and health in every case.— ADVT;



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Business Notices. HORSE FEED. OATS, BARLEY, &c., CRUSHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. JOSEPH CLARK, 69g Timvald. WM. ANDERSON, SADDLER AND HARNESS MAKER, Ashburton, TTAS always in STOCK a complete til assortment of every description of Saddlery, Harness, Whips, Saddlers’ Iron mongery, &c., imported direct from Eng land. Goods to order manufactured on the premises of the best Materials, and at the lowest rates 11 SELF-BINDING HARVESTERS. WM. R. DUNN, Reaper and Binder Expert, HAYING located permanently in Ash burton, at the corner of Peter street, and close to Wakanui road, wishes to notify to Farmers, Contractors, Mer chants, and others that ho is prepared to Adjust, Repair, and Repaint all kinds of Reapers and Binders. Extras and Duplicates, in Wood and Iron, on hand. None but the best of material used, and all work guaranteed. Machines examined or repaired in town or country. Orders may be left at Messrs. Jameson and Roberts, or at the workshop. Vm. E. Dunn, Junction Peter street and Wakanui road (late Hessey’s Foundry), Ashburton. 1760 ASHBURTON HAIRCUTTING ROOMS. IMPORTANT NOTICE. MR. E. A. GARNETT begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has DIS POSED of his BUSINESS to Mr. F. CLARK, of Christchurch, and while thanking them for the liberal support accorded to him during his residence here, would solicit a continuance of the same on behalf of his successor. Referring to the above, F. CLARK hopes, by strict attention tp.bpsinessvand moderate charges, to merit a fair share of public support. F. CLARK, .HAIRDRESSER, TOBACCONIST, STATIONER, AND FANCY GOODS MERCHANT, Ashburton. ; Agent for the sale of the Ashburton Guardian and livening Herald. 725c-92g



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Hornsby’s Ploughs, H., H.H., R.B.,and R.C., and extras for same ; Reid and Grey’s Double and Treble Furrow Ploughs, and extras for same ; Drays, ana 3 axles ; Zigzag and Flexible Chain Harrows ; Cambridge and Plain lield Rollers , Broadcast and Hand Sowing Machines ; best Ironbark 2,3, and 4-horse Swingle Trees; Bentall s Chaff-Cutters and Corn-Crushers, all sizes ; 6to 9 feet, best brands ; Ryland’s best Fencing Wire, No. 6to 11; Fencing Material, Consisting of Staples, Stakes, Posts, Rails, and Wire Strainers. Also a very large Stock Douglas’and Gould’s American Pumps, Force Pumps, and Piping (14. 14 and 2), and Farm and Station Stores of all kinds. We have always on hand a large assortment of Saddles, Shaft, Leading, and Plough HARNESS. Horse- Cloths in every variety. The Deering Twine Binder Was awarded the Gold Medal at Ashburton, six machines competing. It also took the Special Prize at the Oamaru trial, etc, Having been appointed Sole Agents for the above machines, we are now prepared to TAKE ORDERS for the coming season. The New Improved Althouse Yaneless Windmill Is now on Exhibition erected in front of our Store. Prices are lowered, and are within the reach of everybody, we therefore invite the public to examine the same, j o- Ironmongery Department. We' beg to call special attention to the above, and have determined (to meet the present depressed times) to reduce the prices to lowest remunerative rates .To parties, furnishing we can offer advantages seldom met with, having just received a large and well-selected stock of household requisites, comprising Single and Double English and French Iron Bedsteads, Fenders, Fireirons, Coal Vases, Scuttles, Fountains, Boilers, Kettles, Saucepans, Stew and Preserving Pans, all sizes ; Electroplated, Nickel Silver, Britannia Metal, and Tinware of all descriptions. To builders and contractors we offer special inducements, having a heavy stock of Leamington,Patent Ranges (2ft Gin to 4ft Gin); Cindrella, Queens, Victoria, Vesper, and Kaiser Stoves, Register Grates, Carpenters’ Rim, Mortice, and Plate Locks, and general builders Ironmongery. We have also on hand an extensive stock of painters’, glazier’s and paperhangers materials, consisting of Red and White Lead, Paints, and Colors, of all kinds ; Raw and Boiled Linseed Oils, Turpentine, Varnishes, Brushes, Window Glass, of all kinds; Putty, Paperhangings, etc., etc. Carpenters and joiners would do well to call and inspect our stock of Tools. We are now landing a shipment of American Goods, containing a great variety of Tools and Yankee Notions. A large stock of Rod, Bar, and Sheet Iron, also a large and good stock of Black_ smiths’ and Farriers’ tools on hand. A limited assortment of Patent American and Colonial Washing Machines. o Grocery Department.



The above Department is now well stocked with New Season’s TEAS, in half-chests and. boxes; Green and Pekoe Tea, for mixing purposes. Superior Mauritius SUGARS, white and brown Crystals and Counters. “ Venus Twist” and “ Nail Rod” TOBACCO ; “ Centennial” Cut-up Tobacco (Golden Leaf), in quarter-pound tins and half-pound packets. PIPES of every description. Currants, Elhmes, Sultanas Muscatells, and Figs (all New Fruit); Jordan and Shell Almonds, Barcelona Nuts. Neaves’ Infant Food, and Robinson’s Patent Groats and Barley. French Prunes, Bottled Fruits, Essences, Spices, etc. A large stock of English and Colonial Con fectionery. A full assortment of Pink’s, Morton’s, and Crosse and Blackwell’s Pickles, Sauces, Potted and Preserved Meats, Fish, etc. New Jams, Marmalade, Red and Black Currant and Apple Jellies. Van Houten’s and Fry’s Extract of Cocoa, in quarter-pound and half-pound tins. Cheese Rennet Extract and Extract of Annato. PERFUMERY AND PATENT MEDICINES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. China and. Glassware. We invite this Department in particular, as we have just unpacked Nineteen Orates of General CROCKERY, consisting of richly enamelled and gilt, white and gold, enamelled and plain Toilet Sets ; white and gold China Cups and Saucers—small size ; Dinner Services, complete ; and Soup Turreenes; Hot-water Ju"s in sets, etc., etc. And Eight Casks of GLASSWARE, consisting of Sets of Cut and Pressed Decanters, Water Caratfes, Tumblers, Wine, Custard, and Jelly Glasses. o— ' INSPECT OUR STOCK BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. EIIEDLANDER BROS Agents Colonial Fire Insurance Company.



Public Notices. PROSPECTUS OF THE Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Com pany, Limited. CAPITAL, £IOO,OOO, IN 4000 SHARES OF £25 EACH. DIRECTORS : Isaac Wilson, Esq., Chairman, G. H. Blackwell, Esq., E. Parnham, Esq., And Two to be Elected after the Allotment of New Shares. . BANKERS : Bank of New Zealand. SOLICITORS : Messrs. Garrick and Cowlxshaw. Registered Office ... ... ... ... Charles Street, Kaiapoi. THIS Company was established in July, 1878, with a capital of £15,000 inl 15 shares of £I.OOO each, to carry on the business of Woollen Manufacturers,.and accepted the offer of the Hon. J. T. Peacock, for the purchase of the Premises and. Plant of the Canterbury Spinning, Weaving, and Fibre Company at about half its original cost, since which, considerable additionshavefrom timeto timebeen made to the buildings and plant, the latter now comprising four sets of Carding Engines, and thirty-five Looms with necessary machinery, which, with the addition of machinery just arrived, makes the plant -n ell-proportioned and very complete. The sum of £1,200 has been paid since stock-taking, for last additions to buildings and machinery just received per Loch The Manufactory, with the addition of the machinery per Loch Awe, though com plete in itself, will not however enable the Company to meet the greatly increased demand which has arisen for their goods, although, as hitherto, continuing to run a lartre portion of the machinery night and day, and having conclusively proved that the. present heads of departments are capable of working a Mill twice the size of the pre sent one at a saving of at least £2,000 a year on the general working of the Company’s business, they have with a view to providing extended premises and appliances, decided to increase the Capital from £15,000 to £IOO,OOO, the whole to be represented by 4000 shares of £25 each, of which the existing shareholders will be entitled to 825. fully paid up, in exchange for the shares now held by them (including the accumulated ’ profit thereupon amounting to £3,744) ; of the residue, the Directors propose to issue at present only 1,600. . .... . The increased capital will be applied to the following purposes, viz Paying off exist ing mortgage of £7,400 ; enlarging present premises and plant; establishing pre mises in Christchurch ; and for the general purposes of the Company. The following may be enumerated among the special advantages in favor of Share-, holders, viz.:—The original plant was purchased at about half-cost, the staff is now well-trained and efficient, which will obviate the difficulties and avoid a repetition of the losses experienced during the first eighteen months of the Company’s operations, while the whole of the dead stock was- cleared out previous to stock-taking, July Ist, 1880. , , , A good and safe business has been developed, which is steadily increasing, and is capable of being worked up to a much greater extent. All the risks and expenses con nected with the formation of a new company will be avoided, and, as can be seen by a perusal of the last balance-sheet, the new Shareholders will at once -enter into possession of a good paying concern. The present Shareholders shew their faith in ' the concern in the most practical manner possible by taking the amount of £3,744 (accumulated profit, equal to 16 per cent, per annum on the paid 'up Capital) in fully paid up shares, instead of drawing the amount which they are entitled to do. The Company now offers to investors an opportunity to develop a Colonial. Industry which has established for itself a good reputation and meets with popular' support, and which will, it is expected, shortly employ about 400 hands, and at the same time securing to Shareholders a good return for the Capital invested. Intending Shareholders can obtain any information, with an order to view the Factory, from the Directors, or on application at the Office of the Company. The Share List will close on October Ist, 1880. In making the allotment the Directors will take into consideration the order in which the applications are made. The sum of £1 per share will be payable on application ; £2 10s. per share on allot ment ; and the balance in calls of not more than 50s. per share at intervals of not less three months. In this manner the time for fully paying up will be extended to not less than #two years and three months. All Applications with £1 per share deposit, to be forwarded to the Chairman of Directors not later than October Ist, 1880. BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 1880.



STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, For Half-year ending June 30, 1880. £ s. d. By Balance, December 31, 1879 1,041 7 1 ~ Profit on Wool, Shipment No. 1 ... ... 301 12 II ~ Profit on Wool, Shipment No. 2 ... ... 150 o o „ Manufactures Account ... 11,982 2 1 £13,475 2 i Examined and found correct. W. P. WILSON, Auditor, Forms of Application may be obtained by applying, either personally or by letter, at the Offices of the Company. ISAAC WILSON, ; 123 g Chairman of Directors.



GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. EPPS'S COCOA. BREAKFAST. BY a thorough knowledge of the natural laAvs 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 tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctor’s bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every ten pency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.— See article in the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in packets or tins, labelled : TOR COUGHS, BRONCHITIS, IN FLUENZA, COLDS, &c. OWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. Due de Montaboe writes : * “ Chateau de Montabor, Aveyron. Sir, —Having suffered for some time from an obstinate cough, accompanied with fever, continuous head-aches, and sleepless nights, I resolved after having vainly tried several other medicines, to have recourse to your BALSAM of ANISEED. I cannot resist, sir, the desire of making you acquainted with the really marvelous results which I derived from it. From the first dose I felt great relief, the bad symptoms grew feebler, the irritation of the throat was calming down, and I recovered the sleep which had nearly left me. The third dose delivered me completely, and I am now completely restored to health. Receive, sir, with the expression of my gratitude the assurance of my distinguished sentiments. JAMES EPPS AND 00., HOMOEOPATH! C CHEMIST, LONDON. FLUENZA, COLDS, &c. COUGHS, BRONCHITIS, "iN DUC DE MONTABOR



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