THE CHIMNEY CORNER.

AMONG THE AUSTRALIAN BLACKS.

Some years ago I was employed as stock keeper on an extensive cattle-run, situated near the junction of the Lachlan and Murrumbigee rivers in the colony of New South Wales. The gold fever was then at its height, and working men were very scarce in the interior, although squatters would give almost any amount of wages to bush servants who would engage for twelve months certain. In consequence of the great difficulty of procuring properly qualified stockmen, I was obliged to be constantly in the saddle, and had to take charge of herds of cattle which were usually looked after by three or four men. However, I had to manage as well as I could, and every evening, as 1 rode into the home-station I looked out anxiously for the sight of some strange faces about the men’s kitchen, in the hope that some one in search of employment might have arrived during the day. At last, as I dismounted one evening, a man who was a stranger, and evidently a stockman, came out to meet me, and I thought I had got a mate at last. But the hope was extin guished when the stranger spoke, for he announced himself “ one of Rankin’s men returning from Port Philip,” and he added, “ There is a mob of cattle belong ing to this station dow r n at M'Cannon’s on the Murray, and they want them to be sent for at ©nee, for they can’t spare a man to tail them. ” This was by no means pleasant, for M'Cannon’s was sixty miles away, and on the farther side of the Murray, which is the largest of the Aus tralian rivers. My employer had gone down into Victoria with a drove of fat cattle, and there was no one on the station whom I could send. Still it was my duty if possible to get the cattle back on to their run, and if by neglecting it the cattle should be lost, I knew that, in Colonial phrase, 1 should have “ to stand the racket.”.

Accordingly, immediately after supper, I went over to the kitchen and com manded the attendance of Reuben. This Reuben was a tall, powerful black, about twenty-five years of age, a capital bush man and a fearless rider. He had been occasionally working on the station for the last five or six years, but, like all the aborigines, he could not be depended on, for you could never tell how soon he might take into his head to return to his tribe and desert “ beef and damper” for “ fish and ’possum.” I at once explained to him the position in which I was placed, and that I wished him to accompany me ; and added that I would give him plenty of tobacco and a new red blanket. The last temptation was irreristible ; he con sented to go with me, so I told him to have the horses up to the station by sun rise.

Next day we started for the the Mur ray, and travelled over wide plains covered with salt bush, across occasional sand-hills planted with pine or fir trees, and through wide and almost impassable swamps; and after proceeding about thirty-Sve miles, we camped for two or three hours during the hottest part of the day. In the afternoon we pushed on again, and finding that the river was

greatly swollen, and our horses after their long journey not in good condition for swimming, we determined to camp for the night. We accordingly rode down into the bend for a short distance, and dis mounted, hobbled and turned loose our horses, lit a fire, and made some tea. I had brought plenty of bread and corned beef with us, so we made a hearty sup per, and then lit our pipes and made our selves comfortable. Before it got dark, we went to have a look at our horses, in order that we might see how they were heading before we lay down for the night. They had wandered some little way, and having found them, we were turning to retrace our steps, when we saw to our astonishment and consternation reflected on the water the red glare of the camp fires of a tribe of aborigines. I at once proposed that we should saddle our horses immediately, and at all hazards try to swim them across the river ; but Reuben would not agree ; he said “ best fellow plan to go up direc’ly ’long a camp belonging to black fellow.” I tried to pursuade him to follow my advice, but in vain. Reuben had made up his mind, and no people in the world are more obstinate than the Austra lian aborigines. I did not fear for my own safety, for none of the blacks in the neighborhood w r ould dare to injure me; but I was just as confident that no one of the Murray tribes would hesitate one moment about murdering Reuben (who belonged to the Lachlan) and taking his “gore-ei.” Gore-ei is the fat surround ing the kidney ; and if a black imagines that another wild black has by enchant ment taken away his gore-ei, he will assuredly pine away and die. The only way to cure him is to send and spear the man from whose spells he thinks he is suffering ; and then, when he is anointed with the enchanter’s gore-ei, he will at once recover his health and spirits. Should he, however, die, the doctor, after various ceremonies, sends a party to murder. They must go in a particular direction, and then kill the first strange black they meet, as a sort of sacrifice to the manes of the dead. It is a singular superstition, but common in Australia.

I could do nothing more under the cir cumstances ; so we determined to make a virtue of necessity, and at once claim the hospitality of the tribe. We therefore took up our “ ’possum-rugs ” and saddles, extinguished our fire, and directed our steps towards the place at which we had seen the gleam of the fire. When we came pretty close to it I “ coo eed,” and, after hearing the answering cry, we advanced, and, going up to one of the largest of the fires, we laid down our burdens and looked about us. The camp was a tolerably extensive one, numbering over a hundred. Of this number about one third were warriors or hunters. As Reuben and I stood by the camp fire, the party assem bled round it, viewed us with some curiosity, and presently one of the men said “ Good ev’ning my boy. Which way you been come up 1 ” I named the station from which I came, and then an other black called out my name, and said that he knew me for a long time, that I was a good fellow to blacks, and always gave them plenty “tuck-out” (food). Several others of the tribe also came up, and I was recognised by many of them, who made me welcome to their camp. The result of their good offices was soon shown, for four or five of them took up our “ swags,” and calling on us to follow them, they conducted us to the further side of the camp, where they kindled a good fire for us. They also brought us some opossums and several large fish, and I began to think that my apprehensions on Reuben’s account were groundless. (to be continued.)

CHISPA'S LETTER.

“ l am not yet so bald that you can see my : brains.”— Longfellow.

What has happened to Ashburton? There seems to have been quite a rhyming fever on last week, and a 40-bushel crop of poetry (?) has been carted in by a host of friends to the humble shanty of yours truly. I hope my kind friends when they take an attack of the muse will kindly send their effusions in turn and not all at once, as it is impossible I can do the persuasive with your printer to get such a lot printed all at once, and besides the gushings are, som e_pf them, second hand.

For instance, though my reading is not very extensive, I think I have read the 23rd psalm before, I know I have read the old song “ The Arethusa ” before, because I can sing it, and probably the fair lady who forwarded the delicately scented note with a request to publish the (enclosed) poem begining “We met, twas in a crowd ”

will not be offended if I tell her I have sung that too. Of course I couldn’t think of asking you to print these very excellent pieces, because all your readers have seen them before, though perhaps the pieces are new to the senders. But some terribly bad man sends me a piece on the “ Love of Money,” with a peremptory order to have it in or he’ll stop the “Herald.” Put it in, just to show the rascal rip. You can stick it at the end of my letter, or anywhere, no matter. But I wept bitter tears ewer the following

Farewell. Farewell, Ashburton’s bleak domains, Her bankrupts, and her tussocked plains, O’er which nor’-westers blow. Farewell, a blessing now I leave you, As of my talents I bereave you, And to Hawera go. Farewell, Tom Bullock, thou’t bereft Of my paternal cave ; But faithful George, to you I’ve left, My part in him thou’lt share. Adieu too, to you too, My Hugo, bosom friend, What hearting to my parting Does your Mayoralty lend. What bursting anguish tears my heart, From thee, my Chispa, must I part, And thou didst love me so. Alas, I could not go the pace I ought, if I would win the race, And so I choose logo. Thee, and the Town Hall stage so dear, A fond and warm adieu ; And when in “ spout ” I next appear, I’ll still remember you All bail then, the gale then, That wafts me northward, ho 1 In a bumper —a thumper, Won’t you remember Joe ? No more I’ll gush on water scheme, No more the footpaths be my theme, Nor concrete for the drains. No more I’ll quote from legal lore, When G. D. Branson I would floor. With my excess of brains. No more I’ll fight with “ gentle ” Harry. I’ve paid him his 2 quid. No more I’ll at the Court House tarry — I’ll not again be had. So long then, my song then, Is small here for a time But wait ye, old mate ye May see me back again.

It is a mistake sometimes to write your name inside your hat. One morning last week, just after I had breakfasted I took a walk to enjoy the morning air which was bracing,and invigorating, andtheearly sun was only shaking the cats-claw from the comers of his eyes. I had travelled over the greater part of the town at a great pace, and had reached a locality that shall be nameless, but it was said recently by a worthy Councillor that the cabs did most of their trade between the township and the nameless locality. A fine-looking hat lay a yard oft' the road, and I made for the lonely tile. The position of the hat did not at the time strike me, and observ ing that a certain name was written in side I inched it up, and took it home to the wife of the owner’s bosom. “ Yes,” said she, “ that’s ’s hat! Where did you find it 1” I inno cently told her. But no sooner had the fatal land-mark escaped my lips than—— Well, I needn’t continue. That hat still adorns its owner’s head, but he looks at me with the eyes of a tiger.

In looking over a paper a few days ago, I came upon a paragraph in a Wel lington paper, which ran as follows : “ Relative to the hardness of the times, I might mention a little incident that came under my notice at a certain barber’s shop. The tax collector called, and poor Strap was in a terrible state, being exactly eighteenpence short. The collector had called so often that lie felt ashamed to put him off again. At that moment a couple of customers entered, and Strap asked the collector if he would kindly be seated and cast his eye over an exciting leader in the ‘ Times,’ while he (Strap) sent his boy to the bank to cash a cheque. He winked at the boy as he left the shop, and during the next ten minutes Strap worked as he had never worked before ; went through both his customers’ heads, and turned them out in first-class style, receiving two shillings for his trouble. The collector was getting impatient, but Strap was jubilant; and, loudly anathe matising the boy for being gone so long, said, ‘ perhaps he could make up the money in the house,’ which he accordingly did, and so paid out his unwelcome visi tor, leaving himself with a balance of six pence. Strap ought to get on in the world.” Now, I confess that Strap was a smart man—but he paid. Now I knew an oil journalist who scared off a tax collector better than Strap did. The able journalist was a man who now and again was sober. He had been frequently hunted for by the printer, when the mirage of whisky had led him away on paths that were crooked, and when found it was not unusual for him to pull out a stumpy pencil, and write a swingeing leader on the leaves of the printer’s pocket-book, with his own bell topper for a table. But there is always an end to a tether, and the able journalist reached it in time. He found himself run down to living in a garret, in which the only piece of furniture was a chair fractured in one leg, and diseased in the spine. The übiquitous tax-collector found out even this hovel, and entered in quest of a contribution to the State. He found the ratepayer sober for once, but unhappy —unhappy because he was sober, and s >ber because he needs must. The col lector tendered his piece of blue paper, which was a dun for eighteenpence. “ Eighteenpence.” laughed the A. J. “Do you think if I had eighteenpence I would be sitting here?” The collector looked round the empty room, and failing to find anything distrainable, his heart became unnaturally soft, and for once in his life he parted—instead of collecting the three sixpences be left three, and that journalist vacated his ricketty chair, as you may well imagine. The last time I saw him he was haranguing the multitude on the benefits of life insurance, under the auspices of a teetotal society.

For a change, the P. R. representatives went for one another on night last week. The audience was large and—select (in a sense). Talk about Bill Sykes and bull dogs, why, the audience could only be matched in personal appearance and be haviour by that now historical army yclept the Dunedin Naval Brigade. There was expected to be a grand display of science, but Chispa, having done some punching in his early youth, is of opinion that he could knock spots out of any of the pugilists who took part in the proceedings, more especially in repect to the wind re quired for the contest. Talking about fisticuffs reminds me of a series of battles held in the good old days on the Coast, when things were lively. About a dozen of us got bailed up by a flood at the junc tion of the Big and Little Grey rivers. There was no getting away; we were as fast bound as if in the lockup, and no chance of retreat. There were two pubs, and we drank all the whiskey, wore out all the cards during the first week, and slept as much as we knew how to, when one of the crowd discovered an old set of boxing-gloves. Some repairs, with the help of sheepskins, were made, and we took them in turns ; that is, we took the gloves and black eyes in a style which was at once edifjing and instructive. This style of thing lasted for some ten days, and Chispa and his dozen companions de parted on the subsidence of the flood as deplorable and smashed up a lot of colo- ■

nists as were, ever collected together. Oh yes ! boxing is a find kind of amusement, and, as Dan Lea says when he sees a couple of his pupils knocking his gloves and themselves to pieces, “ Nice quiet pi iy, gentlemen,”—but the patrons find their noses pretty sore next morning.

My friend, Mr. Ivess, has gone, and before his departure his friends and ad mirers gave him a feast and a gold ring. The great heart will beat for a time for the rights of some other village, and the persuasive sweetness of his soothing ora tory will be diffused for a time over the hearts of another constituency, but he will never cease to cast longing eyes to the Rnnnymede where he fought so many battles, both legal and journalistic, and where every week brought him a new bill of rights of greater or less importance to strive for. When, after his customary eighteen months’ warfare in the new land whither his wanderings lead him and the fight attracts him, may he come back again to the scene of his former victories covered with honors from fields freshly won, to assume the high positions of Mayor of Ashburton and member for Coleridge. These glories await him when the balm of time has healed all sores, and in a light mellowed by age the memories of his greatness.

It is an old and stale trick on the part of “ cook” in the old country to choke off “'followers” who love her cold mutton more than herself, by treating them to a dish the chemist has aided her to prepare. A nod is as good as a wink, &c., so I need not be unnecessarily explicit. I find that when sots become troublesome at public house bars, it is not infrequent to choke them off in the same way with doctored beer. An instance of this kind came to my knowledge to-day. I do not require to mention names, but if you study this description closely, _ you won’t want a photographer to aid identity. Jamie M‘Swill’s red face so bright Sheds abroad its crimson light, Like a bull’s-eye lamp afar ; Or a blazing barrel of tar. It may be fancy, but one would think That Jamie, poor man, was flushed with drink, As corkscrew like he winds along ; Swearing by turns, and gasping a song. If my readers have sufficient penetration they’ll spot the man who, after hanging like a disease, and a dirty one at that, around every pub. in the town for the last three months, was at last disposed of. But it required, oh such a weight of medicine. It would have killed three ordinary men, and I am not astonished to hear that his landlord has found it neces sary to remove to another house. The Good Templars are to get a recruit. Chispa.

THE LOVE OF MONEY. Money, oh Money, thy praises I sing, Thou art my saviour, my god, and my king, ’Tis for thee that I preach, and for thee that

I pray. And make a collection twice each Sabbath day. I have candles and all sorts of dresses to buy, For I wish you to know that my church is

High— I don’t mean in structure, or steeple or wall, Hut so high the Lord cannot reach it at all. I’ve poor in my parish, who need sore relief, I preach to their poverty, pray for their grief, I send my box round to them morning and night, And hope they’ll remember the poor widow’s

mite. I gather my knowledge from Wisdom’s great

tree. And the whole of my tiinity is £ s. and d. Pounds, shillings, and pence are all that I

crave From the first step on earth to the brink of

the grave; And when I’m laid low, and my body at rest, Place a box on my head, ’tis my last request, That friends may all see, who come for re-

flection I can’t rest in peace without a collection. Money’s my creed, I’ll not pray without it ; My heaven is closed against those that doubt it. For this is the essence of parson’s religion. Come regular to church, and be plucked like

a pigeon I’ll have carriages, and horses, and servants,

and all, I’m not going to foot it like Peter and Paul, Neither like John, live on locusts and honey. So out with your purses, and down with your

money. Fools sometimes ask what I do with this

money You might just as well ask what bees do with

honey ; I answer them all with a wink and a nod, “I keep three-fourths for myself, and give praises to God.” In cold, silent earth I may be laid low,

To sleep with the blest that went long ago, I shall slumber in peace till the great resur

rection, Then shall be first on my legs to make a collection.

THE GARDENER.

NOTES FOE. THE PRESENT MONTH, BY A PROFESSIONAL GARDENER. APRIL. KITCHEN GARDENING. The principal crops will new be either all sown or planted, and the encourage ment of their growth the object of atten tion ; but, where omitted last month, Onions, Cabbages, Cauliflowers and Turnips should be sown at once, to insure success. If not done before the middle of the month, it is better to defer sowing until spring. Where Brocoli have been planted during summer months, and grown freely, growers would find it very advantageous to cut the roots, which is easily done by inserting the spade under each plant. For instance, go down one side of the row and come back on the other. Care should be taken not to cut too close to the plant. Brocoli treated as above will resist the frost much better; for by choking its growth at this season it gets hardy as a natural consequence, and will come in ready for use much earlier than it would if not disturbed. Barth up all crops of growing Celery. Care should be taken not to allow the earth to get in between the leaves, which is done by holding up the leaves with one hand, while with the other, use a piece of slate or other flat tool to draw the earth carefully round each plant, which keeps all the leaves together until you have followed with the spade and banked up. Care should also be taken not to earth up too much at once, as it only tends to weaken the plants. By treating as directed, say once in ten days, the trouble will be well repaid by the pro duction of fine heads of blanched Celery for either cooking purposes or desert. Make a general clearance of all ground not wanted for present sowing or planting. Dig in in a rough state, so that it will be exposed to the action of the weather. Dig Potatoes ; gather Onions, as they r'pen, and store them in a dry place. Vegetable Marrows and Pumpkins should also be gathered as they ripen, and stored in a dry, warm place for winter use. When properly stored they will keep nearly all winter, and are much prized -when such vegetables are scarce. Strawberries may now be planted from the runners. Either make new plots or fill in any blanks in old beds or borders. After selecting plants for all new planta tions, let all the runners that remain be trimmed off, care being taken not to cut off all the leaves, as is too often done not only by amateurs but by persons calling themselves professional men. It is most barbarous treatment, as it tends to weaken the plants and the result—the following summer —is that there will be little or no fruit. Having got the runners and weeds cleared, put a good covering of well decomposed manure over the bed, and let it lie on the surface. Don’t dig it in, as is the general practice. In this way

THE ASHBXJIiIOJN GUARDIAN, TUEbDAx, ARRLL 13, 1880.

Printed and published by Horace John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at their* Printing ■ Office, East Tuesday, April 13, 1880. . j



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A very nicely perfumed Hairdressing, called THE MEXICAN HAIR RE NEWER, now being sold by most Che mists and perfumers tlirougout the coun try, at 3s. 6d. per bottle, is fast super ceding all the old restorers and dyes for the purpose of changing grey or white hair to its natural original color, for it will positively restore the hair in every case of greyness to its original color, with out dyeing it or leaving that offensive smell which most of the hair preparations of the day do. This preparation has never been known to fail in restoring the hair to its natural color and gloss in from eight to twelve days. It promotes growth and prevents the hair falling out, eradicating dandruff, and leaving the scalp in a clean, healthy condition. It imparts peculiar vitality to the roots of the hair, restoring it to its youthful freshness and vigor. Daily applications of this preparation for a week or two will surely restore faded, grey, or white hair to its natural color and richness. It is not a dye, nor does it con tain any coloring matter or offensive substance whatever. Hence it does not soil the hands, the scalp, or even white linen, but produces the color within the substance of the hair. Read the follow ing from Mr. Nathan Berry, Chemist, Walkden : “One of my customers told me the other day he had had grey hair for thirty-five years, and after using one bottle of the Mexican Hair Renewer I sold him, it was restored to and kept its natural color.” It may be had of any respectable Chemist, Perfumer, or Dealer in toilet articles in the kingdom, at 3s. 6d. per bottle.—Prepared by HENRY C. GALLUP, No. 493, Oxford street, London. ]



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 i upwards of seventy-eight years. This - celebrated family aperient may be had throughout the United Kingdom in boxes at Is 2s 9d, 4s 6d, and 11s Od, as well as in India, China, Kew Zealand, and J he Australian Colonies. J



Medical. TTOR COUGHS, BRONCHITIS, IN i FLUENZA, COLDS, &c. >OWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. JpO WELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. P OWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. mHE Oldest and Most Effectual COUGH -L REMEDY. Extraordinary testimo nials. HER MAJESTY S GUN BOAT NETLEY. Wick, Scotland. Dear Sir,- Having had 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 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. DUC DE MONTABOR.” pOWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. J- “Sir, —I 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 ieed; I did, and have found great relief. It 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 and 2s 3d per per bottle; a great saving in taking family bottles, 11s each. Established over 50 years. Prepared only by THOMAS POWELL, Blackfriars Road, London. ASK 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, Tompsit, & Co. ; Rosentiiall & Co. ; Kempthorne, Prosser, & Co. ; S. lIOFFENUNG & Co. ; HEMMONS, LAWS, & Co. ; Berkley, Taylor, & Co.; and all other wholesale houses. Proprietor— Thomas Powell, Blackfriars Road London.



KEATINGS 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 un failing family remedy is daily recommended by the most eminent Physicians. (In use nearly 60 years). MEDICAL TESTIMONY. July 25th, 1877. 22, Cold 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 state 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. I 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 lasts, 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 children. Sold in tins by all Chemists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, Export Chemist and Druggist. 271 c 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 .he fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a 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 shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure bicod and a properly nourished frame.” —The Cizii •Service Gazette. ( I ] T I 3 1( ti n n SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Homoepathic Chemists, London, BJ (5



Business Notices. f SSS” THIS. ADVERTISEMENT SHOULI BE CAREFULLY READ AND RE MEMBERED -BY EVERYONE IN TERESTED IN FENCING. v ~ THE PATENT OVAL SAMSON FENCE WIRE Has now been before the public for fou years, and during that time 5,000 TONS HAVE BEEN SOLD Giving very great satisfaction, in proof o which we hold numerous testimonials fron well-known .colonists ; and the demand ii daily increasing to such an extent, thai numerous spurious imitations have latelj been introduced in the various markets o: Australia and New Zealand, for the soh purpose of damaging the reputation of the Patent Oval Samson Wire. The Samson Wire Was patented and introduced four yean ago in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and New Zealand ; and th< principal claim sot fourth was itsbeingmad( Oval to prevent fraud. Yet, in the face o! these patents, firms—many of respecaltiy 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 Win Fences, other than the Patent Oval Sam son, renders himself liable for damages. The Patent Acts on this point are verj explicit; therefore, after this notice nc excuse can be made. Wehave had instances brought under oui notice where some persons have been so un principled as to mix the Spurious Ova Wire amongst the Patent Oval Samson ir order to make a sale, and damage the the reputation of the, genuine article. We have a great aversion to take legal proceedings in this matter, but shall be compelled to, iii self-defence, unless these practices are at once stopped. The public, when purchasing, are there fore cautioned to see that each coilTißart a tin tally thus : PATENT OVAL SAMSON WIRE, And the Patentee’s, Tally or Trade Mark Manufactured by the Whitecross Wire Company, Warrington, England. IN OVAL IN PADLOC!



By using the Patent Oval Pence 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 Dookie 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, IMPORTER , 69 ELIZABETH STREET, MELBOURNE,



IS ,e ■■■ ll TRADE MARK : i- M B y R f IN PADLOCK. 1 We undertake through our agents, to |f deliver the Patent Oval Samson Wire at 1 any port in Australia or Mew Zealand, r either direct from England or Melbourne. Inquiries by telegram promptly answered. t t i,' 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 1 find it to their advantage to communicate with Messrs. M’Lean Brothers and Bigg, 69 Elizabeth Street Melbourne. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. gUBSCRIBERS in the Country are Particularly requested to communicate with the Publishers if their papers are not; properly scribers lias increased so rapidly thattm less great care is taken in giving orders as to address and how to be sent, the paper*. may be left at the wrong place. AH order will receive our prompt attention. WEEKS AND DIXON, Proprietors.