THE CHIMNEY CORNER.

MUTINY ON BOARD. At Sydney 7 , towards the close of a sultry day in December, 18—, I was pacing the quarter-deck of 11. M. S. Frigate Herald, when the old quartermaster called my attention to an unusually fine merchantman that was just rounding Macquarrie Point. She was a very handsome clipper, and as she slowly came up before the faint breeze, her sun-bleached sails shone out in dazzling whiteness against the dark forests of gum trees that surround the lovely harbor of Port Jackson. Her long hull, though low and b’.ack, was yet ex ceedingly graceful, and, for a vessel of her tonnage, she seemed to sit lightly on the water. Having nothing io do, I resolved to b« ard her, and accordingly ordered the gig to bo manned. As with long steady strokes we ap proached the vessel, the slovenly way in which they were taking in sail, the general slackness and untidiness of everything connected with her, became painfully ap parent. Not that she was worse than the generality of merchant vessels, hut, leav ing a frigate in the magnificent order and seamanhke condition of the Herald, with out sd much as a ropeyarn out of pdace, the contrast was so very great. On board all was noise, bustle, and confusion. The captain, who received me courteously at the gangway, I was surprised to find, was a young, gentlemanly looking man. In command of these Australian clippers one generally finds rough, bearish old Scotchmen, who take pride in saying that they “ came in through the hawse holes,” by which they mean that they were originally common sailors. Anyone not knowing much about them would never doubt the truth of this favorite boast of theirs.

However, in this case it was entirely different. The captain, as I surmised, was a protege of the ow'iiers, and was ac cordingly placed in command of this fine vessel as soon as he had satisfied the very moderate requirements of the Board of Trade.

He was a most agreeable man, of good education, but totally deficient in any strength of purpose, any firmness of will, or quickness of decision ; hence I saw that he was by no means the right man in the right place. After our first meeting, we were a good deal together whilst the ship was dis charging cargo, and taking in her home ward freight. As I expected, the greater number of his crew deserted in Sydney, and he had to make up the complement from the loafers and villanous riff-raff that abound in a colonial seaport. The day before he was to sail for England he expressed to me his distrust of his new crew ; they were certainly as rascally a lot of ruffians as one would be likely to meet with. Having had considerable experience of the merchant service, I knew tolerably well what these fellows were ; when once out on the High seas, they would be all right; but whilst at anchor anywhere inside the harbor they became nearly un manageable. I therefore volunteered to see my friend out of his difficulties, by accom panying him to the mouth of the harbor, a distance of about six miles, and then returning with the pilot. My offer was gladly accepted. On the following day I went on board just as the half-drunken crew, with much shouting and singing, were weighing the anchor. The fussy little tug-boat lashed alongside was hissing and steaming, and, as soon as the anchor was at the bows, her powerful engine began to move the two vessels slowly out from the circular quay into the stream. Then all hands dropped their work, and swarming up the rigging, greeted the bystanders and the shipping with drunken cheers. And so they con tinued to work spasmodically, and repeatedly leaving off to cheer, feebly and discordantly, anything that was passing. It was only too evident that there would be trouble with them yet, if there should not be uind enough outside the Heads to enable the ship to get clear away to sea that evening. The captain was already as nervous as he could be, and so I said nothing of my fears. It was with much concern for him that I noticed the veering flaws of wind growing every moment fainter and fainter. As we slowly wound in and out amongst the lovely bays of this superb harbor, at every turn apparently landlocked in a different lake, each of a beauty surpassing the last, the wind gradually died away. The golden rays of the setting sun steeped one shore in a glorious flood of warm light, whilst the high cliffs and richly wooded slopes of the other were in dark sombre shade. By degrees the lengthen ing shadows, extending far out into the blue waters, stretched over to the other shore, and enveloped all in a cold grey twilight. ly this time the noisy rattling old tug had taken the vessel within sight of the Heads ; and it being now a dead calm she was brought to an anchor near a reef called the Sow and Pigs, in such a position that she could stand out to see with the first breeze. This done the tug-boat was cast off and permitted to return to Sydney. As soon as the cable was secured the mate reported that the crew demanded grog. The men being already in a half intoxicated state, their request, which was really a demand, was not complied with. This was the beginning of troubles. There immediately followed much mur muring and many growls of dissatisfaction, gradually getting louder and more vehement. Presently angry voices were heard, in fierce altercation with the mates at the very doors of the cabin, and then about thirty of the worst of the crew rushed violently into the saloon, at the farther end of which the captain and I were sitting. They were an ugly-looking mob, some with blue shirts, some with red, many with neither, but nearly all brandishing large open knives. With frightful oaths and-threats, they demanded that the keys of the ‘ lazarette,” in which the spirits are kept, should be given up to them. This, of course, was refused, and they were ordered to leave the saloon. At this they yelled .and shouted defiantly, still de manding the cask of rum. I attempted to speak to them, but my voice was immediately drowned in a torrent of im precation. In the adjoining state-room of the captain’s, a revolver was lying on a tabic. I stepped quietly back, and returned witli it under my uniform coat. The captain then, by my advice, ordered the boat swain to pipe to supper. This command was received by all with derisive laughter and yells of defiance. The time for action had come, so, putting the captain a little aside, I stepped forward, at the same time taking care to let the revolver be seen. The sight of the deadly weapon produced an almost instantaneous silence amongst the cowardly mob. Then, speaking slowly and firmly, I said, “Boatswain, you have been ordered by your,s£»tain to pipe to supper : do so. ” He ang&ered, with a string of oaths, that would .not, and concluded by telling me to mind my own business. Taking no notice of his I again spoke to him, in a tone That implied that I should he as good as my word. “Boatswain,” I said, “I have given you an order ; if you fail any longer to obe/ it, I will put it out of your power to obey or to disobey another order in this world ; for, as sure you stand there, I will send one of these balls through your bend. How, then, what do you say to ' itr

With those words I slowly cocked the revolver, and took a deliberate aim at his head. At the first sound of that disagreeable click of the pistol-look he cried nut, “ For goodness’ sake, don’t fire, sir, 111 do it adding, in a low growl to the others, “It don’t matter, chaps, I know you won’t go no..e the more for’t. ” The boatswain’s shrill whistle then rang out. shaiqily and clearly through the saloon, but no one heeded it, except to greet it with yells and roars of derisive laughter. As soon as I could make myself heard above the tumult, I said sternly and reso lutely— “ Men, you have disobeyed your cap tain, but you shall do as I tell you. (Here there were shouts of, “ Who are you '! Go hack and bully your own men,” and the like.) “ Now, I order you all to clear out of this cabin.” Here again I was inter rupted by cries of, “ Won’t,” and much stronger exxiressions to the same effect. “Very good,” I continued; “you won’t. Well, then, I’ll give 3 7 0 u three minutes to alter your minds ; at the end of that time I’ll blow out the brains of the nearest man, and then the next, and so on.” At this there was a great buaz and talking amongst the men, j 7 ct they showed no signs of moving, but watched me stand ing with the pistol in one hand and my watch in the other. “ One minute has gone ; yon have only two minutes left, and you will have but one more warning. ” This I said keeping m3 7 03' es on the dial of the watch. The crowd received this with a sulky groan, but yet they seemed as if they would stand to their ground. It was strange to see these wild, almost frantic men cowed into a state of dogged silence by one determined man with a pistol. “Two minutes have gone ; I warn you no more. The instant this hand passes the third minute I fire, and the nearest man will he my mark. ” For a few moments more they stood grumbling and growling ; but on hearing the click of the cocking of the pistol they began to waver. Then, comparing the distances of the former men from me, and fixing my eyes steadfastly on one burly fellow, I said in a low tone, as if squeaking to myself, 3 7 et loudly enough to he heard by all, “I think he’s the nearest, yes, yes, by some inches.” At this he cowered down, and began to draw back to give one of his comrades the xireference. He, in his turn, gave way to one an other, and so on, until it was evi dent that no one was desirous of being the foremost, and so they moved oft sulkily out of the cabin. They seemed sadly apprehensive that the last minute would be shorter than either of the two preceding ones, and it was really ludicrous to see how the last half-dozen men tumbled over one another in their hot haste to get out of the saloon. “Alone again with me, captain,” he exclaimed, seizing me warmly by both hands. “Thanks, my dear friend—a thousand thanks. But what an awful risk you have run. Did you know 7 that there was not a single chamber loaded in that revolver, nor a single cap on 1” “ My dear sir,” I replied, “ I knew that perfectly well, but the men didn’t and I trusted rightly that they would not find it out.” Having somewhat imprudently replacod the pistol in the captain’s cabin, we went on deck to calm our minds with some good cigars. (TO HE CONTI SUED.)

CHISPA’S LETTER.

“I am not yet so bald that you can see my brains. ” —Longfellow. A correspondent of the Christchurch ’ “ Press,” who hides his identity under the nom de plume of “ H. 8.F.,” has recently been painting an Utopia, the realisation 1 of which would gladden the hearts of 1 some of my friends in whose substratum matter predominates over mind. He has it that ere weean approach the Millennium, ' chimney-pot hats and trousers and the such must be conspicuous by their ab ■ sence, and men must adopt the well -1 known and airy classical attire Avhich is ! aptly represented by a cipher, and must no longer tax and deterioate his physical ’ endowments to acquire mental proficiency, ' but in the spa v e and not very delicate 1 costume above indicated sit down before his beautifully executed statues of Achilles ’ and Lares and Penites, .and by close association with these models, tnrough ' the agency cf his vision, mould his im ' perfect form into the likeness of these ’ great standards. This result would be very gratifying, but as the necessary con templation of Art is to be accomplished under the homoeopathic protection of a 1 solitary umbrella, and that a small one, the prudery of our nineteenth century is ■ likely to long delay the realisation of this visionary picture. And, worse still, it is contended that matrimony should no longer be a matter of natural selection, but an insurance of the survival of the fittest. The eligibility of each unencumbered young man is to be annually assessed and publicly recorded by a duly qualified medical and athletic assessor, and “a re spectable girl would disgrace herself and ■ her family, would commit a mesalliance,” 1 who allied herself with the holder of a ; low-class certificate. The youth aspiring to hymeneal felicity may be a Solon, a Solomon, a Nestor, or a second David in , those mental attributes which our shallow minds nave learnt to reverence, but un less a correctly chiselled nasal protuber ance and herculean limbs indicate the worth within, his love, if directed to a “respectable’, girl, must go unrequited. Imagine such a dialogue as this (charac teristic of their sex, the youth quotes, the maiden is original) : Youth —Nothing in the world is single, Everything \>y law divine In each other’s nature mingle, Why not I wi h thine ? Maiden —Because, my love, your number’s low, Your nose is flattened at the tides, In your legs there is bow, And many flagrant faults besides. I don’t know whether the Easter review is regarded as a success by military authori ties. Mars did not smile at my birth, and ball-istics are not ray pet hobby, and although I was an unapplauding spectator of the military evolutions which a section of the southern volunteers executed against the shop of a local confectioner, I cannot from that movement pronounce an author!ttaive opinion on the efficacy of the Bashi-Bazouk section of our national forces. They undoubtedly appear pro ficient in the art of sacking, and even this may occasionally be a virtue in a soldier. While on the matter of sacking, I cannot refrain repeating a story which many of my readers will recognise as the oft re peated anecdote of a professional gentle man of military antecedents, who recently in our midst ministered to the relief of the ills to which equine flesh is heir. “ Yes,” he would say, “ I was frightened once; but never risked another such shock to my nervous sensibilities. You know as much about the Maori Avar as I do, although you Avere never there. What with unmouthable Maori names, and being absent on sick leave half my time, I can never remember a single place rightly. But never mind, it Avas someAvhere, and we had done a very fair morning’s Avork, ejecting a feAv Maori Avomen and a patriar chial looking pig from a village, and the majority of our men had abandoned them selves to appropriation, and I joined them. I couldn’t find anything Avorth lifting for a time; you seldom could in those beastly pahs ; but at last I crawled into a hut on my hands and knees, the door being too low to admit of any other mode of entrance. It was pitchy dark, but after a time my raptorial

eyes became accustomed to the light, and my gaze alighted on two saddles and a blanket. 1 went for the lot with filibus tering alacrity, when, oh horror ! 1 viewed for the first time a sight which made my hair stand on end, driving my hat off liko greased lightning, and my blood felt like as if it had been milk suddenly 7 dashed with fifty per cent of vinegar. There, in the opposite corner, were two Maoris loaning against the wall, each with a musket by his side. I hadn’t got so much as a toothpick with which to assist my civilized superiority, and only a very 7 threadbare pair of pantaloons to cover my retreat. I saw no alternative, so I made a rush for it, struck out right and left, and both men went down without a sigh, and I found that th>-y were two bodies that had been dead for some hours, and someone had planted them in an upright position, for what reason I could never imagine. I need hardly say that I scrambled out of the hut as fast as my trembling limbs would carry me, and from that day to this I have never been tempited by thoughts of plunder.

Since my last I have fought and bled for my country, doing the regulation six days’ training ; and a particularly good time we all had of it. The fighting was, of course, against an imaginary enemy, and therefore not dangerous to the attack ing party, who consequently performed heroic feats of valour, whilst the bleeding was, I regret.to state, very considerable, and the wounds were in all cases in the direction—,ix., the finances of the army. Christchurch will not regret having been made a garrison town of, and would, I reckon, like to have perennial Easter En campment. There was a great variety of uniforms —from the dashing cavalryman to the hybrid between a Jack Tar and a beach comber ; some being guady in the extreme, especially the Christchurch City Guards. Most of the Artillery looked very neat, and were all as nearly as pos sible alike, whilst one company in a dead black suit, with no light colors to relieve its somebreness obtained the sobriquet of the “Death Watch.” Most of the In vercargill and far aivay South men affected a light grey suit, and were popularly known as the “ Dandy Grey 7 Russet.” It wasn’t all play at the encampment, and and those who went to it with the idea that they were merely on a visit to Christ church to show their manly forms and fine clothes were proportionately disap pointed when they found, as the Cavalry did that their duties commenced at I past G in the morning, and did not end till half past eight at night, with pirecious few and short intervals between , and they were called upon more than once during the not “ silent midnight hour ” to do pmtrol duty 7. There seemed to be a plethora of officers, epecially from the £south — averaging, I should think, about one officer to 2£ privates. In fact, I rubbed all the band off’one side of my cap owing to the terrible amount of saluting I had to do. As you newspaper men say, “ the resources of the hotels and lodging houses were stretched to their utmost limits.” and on the whole the force appeared to be satisfied with their tucker. Two instances came under my notice where the Irish stew and dry hash cuisine was not ap preciated by the boarders, as a company showed their opinion of the purveyor one morning by holding a funeral service over the viands provided for them. The funeral was conducted with military honors, the band (a German concertina), then the Sergt-major with a fish barrow containing the remains, then the company four deep with arms reversed, marching at the regulation pace, and chanting the “ Dead March in Saul. ” As the cortege wended its way down High street all were visibly affected, the boarding house pro prietor showing his grief in a very demon strative manner. It is currently reported that he had so much affection for the remains that he subsequently acted the part of a resurectionist, and the same edibles did duty in a curry for tea that night. The games on the Saturday were the most interesting of the meeting, especially the head and post practice of the cavalry, the dismounting of the guns by the artillery, and the bayonet exercise of the infantry, the two latter latter being equal to the work of regular troops. The cavalry exercise was considerably marred by the line of gallop ing being directly in the fire of a flaring sunshine. Monday’s review was of course the sight of the meeting, and it may be many years before Christchurch has such a crowd on the course. With the excep tion of the naval brigade everyone con ducted himself in a most respectable manner, but this larrikin corps seem to consider their special mission to be the destruction of anything inoffensive that comes in their way. Having been dismissed for a few minutes’ recreation, they at once gave vent to their exuberant spirits by wrecking sundry property in front of the Grand Stand, and continued their depredations until put to flight by the advent of the left troop of cavalry. Ohispa.

Useful Information.

VACCINATION. By an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, il is made compulsory upon every parent to lake his child, within six months of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by Government for the district, or to some qualified Medical Practitioner, to have the child vaccin ated, and on the eighth day following to take the child back again for inspection. I’or breach of this law a line not exceeding 40s. may be recovered before any Bench of Magis trates. If the child be properly vaccinated, the Medical Officer or Practitioner is to give a certificate of the fact. If the child be not sus ceptible, or unfit to endure the process, another certificate is to be given, which will clear the patents of the consequences. Children, al though vaccinated, whose vaccination certifi cates are not forwarded to the Registrar of the district are still liable to a fine of 40s. Inno culalion with the virus of small pox is a crime punishable by a penalty of £lO, The word “parent” means father, mother, or other per son having the care, nurture, or custody of the child. SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSES. “The Slaughter-House Act, 1877,” pro vides that “no license shall be issued in res pect of any slaughter-house situated within half a mile from the outer boundary of any borough, unless such slaughter-house has been erected, or was in course of erection for that purpose immediately before the Ist December, 1577. Ifsuchslaughter-houseiswithintheabove described limit, application ior the license must be made to the Council of the nearest Borough. If a slaughter-house is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must be made to the Council of such county. No license, 'not being the renewal of a previously existing license, shall be issued to any person, unless public notice shall have been given by the applicant for the same, once in each week for one month, immediately preceding the time when such application is to be heard.” 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 Muon 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 II 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 TABI.E. 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, I pound is I quart. Loaf sugar, broken, I pound is 1 quart White sugar, powdered, I pound 1 uncc ate 1 quart. Ten eggs are I pound. Flour, 4 pecks are 1 bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful are I pint. Eight large teaspoonsful are I gill. Four large teaspoonsful are yi gill. Two gills are % pint. Two pints ate I quart. Four quarts are I gallon. A common sized tumbler holds % pint. A common sized wine glass is % a gill. A tca-cup is 1 gill. A large wine-glass is I gill. Forty drops are equal to I teaspoonful. Four tcaspoonfuls are equal to 1 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 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 arc 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 proceeding the application for certificate. The fees are for Notice and Certificate, £1 2s 6d ; Marriage by Registrar, £1 ; and 2s 6d 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 repre 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 £lO \ 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 ML ST 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 : and Clergymen officiating and not signing Burial Certificates are also liable to a penalty of Any person not attending to register, after 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 tlv> Act,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN,. TUESDAY, APRIL . 6, 1880.

Printed and published by Horace John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at, their r Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Tuesday, April 6, 1880



Medical. WHO is Mrs. WINSLOW] As this question is frequently asked, we shall simply say that she is a lady who for upwards of thirty years has untireingly devoted her time and talents as a female physician and nurse, principally among children. She has especially studied the constitution and wants of this numerous class, and, as a result of this effort and practical knowledge obtained in a lifetime as nurse and physician, she has com pounded a SOOTHING SYRUP for Chil dren. It operates like magic, giving rest and health, and is, moreover, sure to regulate the bowels. In consequence of this article, Mrs. Winslow is becoming world-renouned as a benefactor of her race. Children certainly do rise up and bless her. Especially is this the case in this city. Vast quantities of the Soothing Syrup are daily sold and used here. We think Mrs Winslow has immortalised her name by this invaluable article, and we sincerely believe that thousands of chil dren have been saved from an early grave by its timely use, and that millions yet unborn will share its benefits and unite in calling her blessed. No mother has dis charged her duty to her suffering little one, in our opinion, until she has given it the benefit of Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. Try it mothers, try it now.— Ladies' Visitor, New York City. STEELMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTICN 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 STEED.MAN, 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, Wahvoith, 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 Kemptiiokne, Prosser and Co., Auckland, 65c



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COCKLE’S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS— These Pills consist of a careful and peculiar admixture of the best and mild est vegetable aperients, with the pure ex tract of the flowers of the camomile. They will be found a most efficacious remedy for derangement of the digestive organs, and for torpid action of the liver and bowels, which produce indigestion and the several varieties of bilious and liver complaints. They speedily remove the irritation and feverish state of the stomach, allay spasm, correct the morbid condition of the liver and organs subser vient to digestion, promote a due and healthy secretion of bile, and relieve the constitution of all gouty matter and other impurities, which, by circulating in the blood, most injuriously affect the action of the kidneys ; thus, by removing the causes productive of so much discomfort, they restore the energies of both body and mind. To those who indulge in the luxuries of the table these pills will prove highly useful, occasioning no pain in their action, unless they meet with an unusual quantity of acrid bile and acid matter in the stomach and bowels. To Europeans on their arrival in India or China they are recommended as a preservative against the fatal disorders peculiar to tropical climates. Their occasional use, if com bined with the strictest attention to diet, will be frequently found to remove at once, by their influence over the secre tions, that congestive and unhealthy con dition of the liver which is so often the earliest antecedent of severe febrile and constitutional disturbance. It must be understood that these pills are not recommended as containing any new or dangerously active ingredients; on the contrary, they are characterised by a remarkable simplicity of combination, and whatever merit they may be found to possess depends as much upon the selec tion of pure drugs, and the unusual labor and attention bestowed upon their subse ! quent preparation, as upon the acknow ledged peculiarity of their composition. They are not recommended as a panacea, nor are they adapted to all complaints ; but as a mild and efficacious aperient and tonic in the various forms of indigestion, it will not, perhaps, be an exaggeration to state that they have been resorted to under all systems of diet, changes of cli mate, or atmospheric alternations with an extraordinary degree of success for upwards of seventy-eight years. This celebrated family aperient may be had throughout the United Kingdom in boxes at Is l|d, 2s 9d, 4s 6d, and 11s Od, as well as in India, China, Kcw Zealand, and he Australian Colonies.



Modical. For coughs, bronchitis, in fluenza, COLDS, &c. ■DOWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. >OWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. >OWELL : S BALSAM of ANISEED. THE Oldest and Most Effectual COUGH REMEDY. Extraordinary testimo nials. HER MAJESTY S GUN BOAT NETLEY. Wick, Scotland. Dear Sir, — Having bad a most distressing and severe cough, which caused me many sleepless nights and restless days, I was recommended by his LORDSHIP the EARL of CAITHNESS to try your most invaluable Balsam of Aniseed, and I can assure you, with the first dose, I found immediate relief, even without having to suspend my various duties ; and the first small bottle com pletely cured me, therefore I have the greatest confidence in fully recommend ing it to the million. Signed, W. LINZELL, H.M.G.B. NETLEY. ■pOWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEEH -*C Duo de Montabor 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. TjOWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED, i. “ Sir,—l have for a long time suffered from a severe cough and tried all manner of remedies. Dr. Liberecht advised POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED; it cured me after a few days. You are at liberty to use this letter in hopes.that others may benefit by it.— I am, Sir, Yours. &c., ALBERT COUNT POTOCKI.” OWELL’S BALSAM OF ANISEED. WILL LOOSEN the PHLEGM imme diately.—The Dean of Westminster’s Verger writes: “I was advised to try the Balsam of Ani ;ecd; I did, and have found great relief. 11 is most comforting in allaying irritation and giving strength to the voice.” Lionel Brough, Esq., the eminent actor, writes : I think it an invaluable medicine for members of my profession, and have always recommended it to my brother and sister artistes. ” 'T'RULY an EXTRAORDINARY EX i. PECTORaNT. —Mr. Edward M. Ullett, of Bury, Hunts., writes to Messrs. Palmer & Son, Ramsay : —•“ Having been in the habit o using Powell’s Balsam of Aniseed for a great number of years, I have great pleasure in bear ing testimony to its incomparable effects as an expectorant. I always find a single dose gives immediate relief, and a small bottle effects a perfect cure.” OWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED.— The effects of one teaspoonful taken in a little water before going to bed is extraordinary’. No family should be without it in the winter. Sold by Chemists and Medicine Vendors throughout the World, is I '/zA and 2s 3d per per bottle ; a great saving in taking family bottles, ns each. Established over 50 years. Prepared only by THOMAS POWELL, Blackfriars Road, London. SK for POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED SOLD by all CHEMISTS and STORE KEEPERS. Observe the Trade Mark, “Lion, Net, and Mouse.” Wholesale Agents in the Australian and New Zealand Colonies -Elliot Brothers ; Eyers & Solomon ; Felton, Grimwalde, & Co. ; P. and S. Falk, Faulding & Co. , Rocke, Tomtsit, & Co. ; Rosenthall & Co. ; Kempthorne, Prosser, & Co. ; S. II lEFENUNG & Co.; HeMMONS, LAWS, & Co. ; Berkley, Taylor, & Co. ; and all other wholesale houses. Proprietor— Thomas Powell, Blackfriars Road London. KEATINGS COUGH LOZENGES,



ROUGHS, 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 un failing family remedy is daily recommended by the most eminent Physicians. (In use nearly 60 years). MEDICAL TESTIMONY, July 25th, 1577. 22, Ccld Harbour Lane, London. Sir, —Your Lozenges are excellent, and their beneficial effect most reliable. I strongly recommend them in cases of cough and asthma. You are at liberty to stale this as my opinion, formed from many years experience. J. Bringloe, M.R.C.S.L., L.S.A., L.M. Mr. T. Keating, Indian Medical Service. Dear Sir, —Having tried your Lozenges in India, I have much pleasure in testifying to their beneficial effects in cases of incipient consumption, asthma and bronchial affections. 1 have prescribed them largely, with the best results. W. B. G, , Apothecary. H.M.S. KEATINGS COUGH LOZENGES are sold by all Chemists, in tins of various sizes, each having the words, “Keatings’s Cough Lozenges ” engrrven on the government stamp. KEATING’S WORM 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 lor childicn. Sold in tins by all Chemists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, Export Chemist and Druggist. 271 c GRATEFUL—COMFORTIF G. jppPPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of .he fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables 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 atcond us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure bicod and a properly nourished frame.” —The Chit Soviet Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Homeopathic Chemists, London,



Business Notices. a®-THIS ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD HE CAREFULLY READ AND RE MEMBERED BY EVERYONE IN TERESTED IN FENCING. THE PATENT OVAL SAMSON FENCE WIRE Has now been before the public for four years, and during that time 5,000 TONS HAVE BEEN SOLD, Giving very great satisfaction, in proof of which we hold numerous testimonials from well-known colonists ; and the demand is daily increasing to such an extent, that numerous spurious imitations have lately been introduced in the various markets of Australia and New Zealand, for the sole purpose of damaging the reputation of the Patent Oval Samson Wire. The Samson Wire Was patented and introduced four years ago in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and New Zealand ; and the principal claim set fourth was its being made Oval to prevent fraud. Tet, in the face of these patents, firms —many of respeealtry standing—have, for the sake of a paltry commission, lent themselves to the intro duction of various spurious imitations, which render them liable to actions at law, and annoyance and disappointment to the users. We would point out to intending pur chasers that any persen erecting Oval Wire Fences, other than the Patent Oval Sam son, renders himself liable for damages. The Patent Acts on this point are very explicit ; therefore, after this notice no excuse can be made. Wehave bad instances brought under oui notice where somepersonshave been so un principled as to mix the Spurious Oval Wire amongst the Patent Oval Samson in order to make a sale, and damage the the reputation of the genuine article. We have a groat aversion to take legal proceedings in this matter, but shall be compelled to, in self-defence, unless these practices are at once stopped. The public, when purchasing, are there fore cautioned to see that each coil bears a tin tally thus : PATENT OVAL SAMSON WIRE, IX OVAL ; And the Patentee’s Tally or Trade Mark : M B R IX PADLOCK. Manufactured by the Whitecross Wire Company, Warrington, England. By using the Patent Oval Fence Wire you get a better and cheaper fence than any other, and the best proofs are the imitations already referred to. comprehensive circular as to its advantages, with numerous testimonials from well-known colonists, will be posted to any address on application. The state Forests of Victoria are fenced with the Patent Oval Samson Fence Wire; the one at Cookie is, without doubt, the best Wire Fence in Australia, and people come from great distances to see it. PRICES GREATLY REDUCED. ADDRESS M Lean Bros. & Rigg 3 IMPORTER , 69 ELIZABETH STREET, MELBOURNE. TRADE MARK : - M B R IX PADLOCK. Wo undertake through our agents, to deliver the Patent Oval Samson Wire at any port in Australia or New Zealand, either direct from England or Melbourne. Inquiries by telegram promptly answered. REWARD.—Fencers throughout the Colonies who can give information as to the erection of Oval Wire Fences, other than the Patent Oval Samson Wire, will find it to their advantage to communicate with Messrs. M'Lean Brothers and Rigg, 09 Elizabeth street Melbourne.



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TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. TOR SALE.— One Second-hand Double Demy Tape Printing MACHINE, in thorough working order, with rollers, moulds, &c., complete. This machine has been replaced by a. Double Royal Wharfedale, which necessitates removal of the Double Demy Machine formerly used for printing the “Herald ” and “Guardian,” for hand or steampower. Can be seen and all par ticulars obtained at our office. For a Country Office this Machine suits admirably, as it can easily be turned by hand, for which we have fitted a fly wheel and handle. Ashburton, January 14, 1879 EMPLOYERS requiring any kind of laborers can engage through Herald Registry Office, on payment of Is. in ad vance Price £7O WEEKS & DIXON.



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