THE CHIMNEY CORNER.

THE EXPRESS TRAIN. “ The engine gave a long shriek of horror, that made me start as if it were Blakeley’s own voice. “The next instant we rushed out of the station, and dashed through the low lying farms at a speed -which seemed dangerous to me. “ ‘Putin more coal,’ said Blakeley. “ I shovelled it in. “ ‘ We are going very fast, Blakeley,’ I ventured. “He did not answer. His eye was fixed on the steam gauge ; his lips closely shut. “ ‘ More coal !’ “ 1 threw it in. “The fields and houses began to fly past but half seen. We were nearing Sunbury. Blakeley’s eye went from the gauge to the face of the timepiece and back. He moved like an automaton. There was little more meaning in his face. “‘More!’ without turning his eyes. “ I took up the shovel —hesitated. “ Blakeley ! We’re going very fast. We’re going at the rate of sixty miles an hour. ’ “ ‘ Coal!’ “I was alarmed at the stern, cold rigidity of the man. His pallor was be coming frightful. “I threw in the coal. “ At least we must stop at Sunbury. He had told me that was the next halt. “ The little town approached. As the first house came into view, the engine sent out its shriek of warning ; it grew louder, louder. We dashed up to the station, where a group of passengers waited, and passed it without the halt of an instant. I caught a glimpse of the appalled faces of the waiting crowd. Then we were in the fields again. “The speed now became literally breathless ; the furnace glared red-hot. The heat, the velocity, the terrible ner vous strain of the man beside me, seemed to weight the air. I found myself draw ing long stertorous breaths, like one drowning. I heaped in the coal at intervals, as he bade me. ” “ I’d have done nothing of the kind !” interrupted ore of the listeners. “ The man was mad.” “ I did it because I was oppressed by an odd sense of duty, which I never had in my ordinary brain-work. I had taken this mechanical task on myself, and felt a pressure upon me to go through with it, at any cost. -“ I know now how it is that dull, ignorant men without a spark of enthus iasm, show much heroism sometimes, as soldiers, engineers, captains of wrecked vessels. “ It is this overpowering sense of routine duty. It is a finer thing than sheer bravery, to my notion. “ However, I began to be of your mind, Wright, that Blackeley. was mad, labour ing under some frenzy from drink, though I had never seen him touch liquor. “He did not move hand nor foot, except in the mechanical control of the engine, his eye going from the gauge to the timepiece with a steadiness that was more terrible and threatening than any gleam of insanity would have been. ‘ ‘ Once he glanced back at the long train sweeping after the engine, with a headlong speed that rocked it from side to' side. , “ You would catch glimpses of hundreds of men and women talking, reading, smok ing, unconscious that their lives were all iri the hold of one man, whom I now' strongly suspected to be mad. “ I knew by his look that he remem bered that their lives were in his hand. He glanced at the clock. “‘Twenty miles,’ he muttered. Throw on the coals, Jones, the fire is going out.’ “ I did it. Yes, I did it. There was something in the face of that man that I could not resist. Then I climbed forward and shook him by the shoulder. - “ ‘ Blakeley,’ I shouted, ‘ You are run ning this train into the jaws of death. ’ ; “ ‘ I know it,’ quietly. “ ‘ Your wife and child are on it.’ “ ‘ Ha ! ’ “He staggered to his feet. But even then he did not take his eye from the gauge. “ ‘ In a minute “ ‘Make up the fire,’ he said, and pushed in a certain valve. “ •’ I will not.’ “ Make up the fire, Mr. Santley,’ very queitly. “‘ I will not. You may murder your self and w r ife and boy, but you shall not murder me. ’

“He looked at me. His kindly grey eyes glared like those of a wild beast. But he controlled himself in a moment. “ ‘ I could throw you out of this door, and make short work of it; but look here, do you see the station yonder ? ’ “I saw a thin whip of smoke against the sky about five miles in advance. “ ‘ I was told to reach that station by six o’clock. The express train meeting us is due now. I ought to have laid by for it at Sunbury. I was told to come on. The track is a single one. Unless 1 can make that siding in three minutes, we will meet it yonder in the hollow. ’ “ ‘ Somebody has blundered? ’ “ ‘ Yes I think so.’ “ ‘ And you obeyed ? ’ “He said nothing. I threw on coal. If I had had petroleum I should have thrown it on. But I never was calmer in my life. When death has a man actually by the throat it sobers him. “ Blakeley pushed in the valve still farther. The engine began to give a strange panting sound. Far off to the south I could see the bituminous black smoke of a train. ‘‘ I leaked at Blakeley enquiringly. He nodded. It was the express. “ I stooped to the fire. “ ‘ No more,’ he said. “ I looked across the clear, wintry sky at the grey smoke of the peaceful little village, and beyond, that black line com ing closer, closer, across the shy. Then I turned to the watch. “In one minute more! “ Gentlemen, I confess ; I sat down and buried my face in my hands. I don’t think I tried to pray. I had a confused thought of a mass of mangled, dying men and wotnen, mothers and their babies—of little Charley, with his curls and pretty suit , “There was a terifiic shriek from the engine, against which I leaned. Another in my face. A hot tempest swept past me. “ I looked up. We were on the siding, and the express had gone by. The hind most carriage touched in passing. “ Thank Heaven ! You’ve done it, Blakeley ! Blakeley ! ’ I cried. “But he did not speak. He sat there immovable, and cold as a stone. I went to the carriage and brought Jane and the boy to him, and when he opened his eyes and took the little woman’s hands in his I came away. “An engineer named Fred., who was at the station, ran the train into Harridge. Blakeley was terribly shaken. But we went down and had our little feast after all. Charley, at least, enjoyed it.” “ What was the explanation ? A blun der of the director, or the telegraph opera tor ? ” “ I don’t know. Blakeley made light of it afterwards and kept the secret. These railway men must have a firm brotherhood amongst them. “All I know is that Blakeley’s salary was raised soon after, and he received that Christmas a very ‘ handsome testimonial for services rendered,’ from the com pany.”

SINGULAR DISCOVERY.

Early one morning recently a lad en gaged in repairing the drain of the house No. 23, Via dells Stelletta, Rome, found a little shiny piece of metal, and put it in his pocket, waiting for the chance of showing it to some connoisseur. In the meanwhile, a good deal of the dirt from the drain was carted away in the direction of Porta Angelica. The lad had his piece examined by a goldsmith opposite, and he was just receiving twenty francs for it, when the head mason and owner of the house, who had heard somehow of the affair, came to stop the bargain at the right moment. Search was made imme diately on the spot, and 142 gold coins were found scattered between the drain and the walls of the house. Policemen were sent after the carts ; they overtook them just outside Porta Angelica, examined the contents, and found forty-two more coins, to the great amazement of the drivers, who had no idea they were removing gold from such an unexpected mine. The treasure num bers consequently 184 gold coins, of the largest size, perfectly fresh, as if they had just been taken from the mint. The period to which they belong goes from 1450 to 1550 ; the earliest are of Pius 11., the others are of Innocent VIII., Alex ander VI., Julius 11., Leo X. Hadrian VI., Clement VII., and Paul 111. Nearly one-third belongs to Clement VII., a few coins to the Viscuuntis Milan and the Wladislaws of Hungary. I am sure some were engraved by artists worthy to vie with Dontello or Benvenuto; they are of exquisite beauty. The next day Mon signor Casali, the owner, was offered 36,800 francs for the group. Of course he refused. The treasure was not concealed carefully in one single spot ; the pieces lay scattered in more than 1,000 cubic feet of dirt.

CHISPA’S LETTER.

“I am not yet so bald that you can see my brains.”—Longfellow. Of course I was one of the inaugurators of John Frazer’s railway. He came to me and said —“ An say, Chispa, auld man, am gaun tae open the noo line, ye ken ; an’ there’s twa-three big railway bugs cornin’ up tae look at it—tae in speck it, ye ken. An’ there’ll be a wee drap whusky a-gann, an’ a bit snack tae eat as week Ye’ll no be nane the waur o’ a hurl up jist tae see what we’ve been daeing, an’ the fresh air’ll blaw awa’ a’ yer ill-nature.” Honest John looked so hearty on the subject, and so proud of himself and his line that I could not but say “ay” and “ thank you ” to his kind invitation. I once felt myself in the like circumstances to John, and could have kicked the man into the middle of next week who refused to come and rejoice with me on the completio.. of my contract —which was the making of a tramway of a few miles long. The man I invited to my little lay out drew himself up to his full height, bent his scornful eyes upon your humble servant, and wanted to know if there was nothing else for a man to do but go and look at a trifle of a tramway, and pass compliments on a work of which he knew nothing. It was the first year of my connection with the teetoC and the man I wished to be tlrate knew it. He knew my young enthusiasm in the cause was burning brightly, and he believed that the whole thing would be a cold water and lemonade affair. But he forgot my partner was a namesake and a fellow countryman of Mr. Frazer, and that the Scotch Highlands are portions of a splen did whisky country. He did not know that Tam Frazer had been up at Ben-y- Gloe the week previously, and that a hearty-looking barrel had come down the hill to him on its own feet, and that that bar rel was as innocent of all knowledge of her Majesty’s name and the “ trade mark ” of her excisemen as Tam himself was of re spect for the law against smuggling. But that scornful one looked rueful the day after the event when he heard that 37 of the most whisky proof men of the district had gone down before the potency of that barrel’s contents, and had been carried home vainly endeavoring to sing that grand old Scotch song “ Happy we’s been a’lhegither Canty we’s been ane an’ a.” The scornful man was of that class of lushists who don’t drink to get drunk, but take spirits to become sober. He usually swallowed a pint of raw forty-rod of a morning before he could steady his nerves to write, so you can imagine his feelings when he heard that the mountain dew had been flowing like a rivulet. I never forgave that man for his refusal, and I judged John Frazer’s feelings by my own. It was my first job of the kind, and I was proud of it. It was John’s first job, and he was proud of it—and well he might. So I went. Of course, I expected to see the representatives of the press there, but I missed them., There was only the big man from the “ Guardian.” I pass over the compliments that were showered upon Messrs. Frazer and Co.—are they not written in the “ Herald’s” chronicle of the event ? I pass over the blessings that were invoked on Tom Quill, his cook, and his liquor. They need not be chronicled, lest on a future occasion they should be insincere by being second-hand. But I must compliment the “ press” men [small “p,”Mr. Printer], who stood up man fully for a time to their liquor, but finally, having enjoyed the full pleasure of a gigantic befuddle, and aired an elo quence that was at least well meant, if it was misplaced, and a trifle incoherent, went to bed on the return journey, without even going through Jack’s formal selection of the softest plank. I -was sorry for the editor of the “ Mail.” He was not of the jolly company of inaugurators. Ido not know if he regretted missing the chance of “tasting life’s glad moments” after the fashion of the “men of letters” who hover like carrion crows over the “ copy” he supplies ; but 1 do know from his jeremiad over the w r eakness of human nature, and over the prone ness of humanity to fill the temporarily vacant places of representatives of the press, that his soul was vexed within him with those terrible mixtures of words and saliva that were blurted out by the be fuddled ones in the belief that they were “replies for the press.” The “London Times ” has before now been annoyed by amateur reporters, says the leaderist of the “ Mail,” and in the same breath he tells us how his journal has also been so afflicted. He chooses company, don’t he, but would his company choose him. 1 have gone off with the soldiers to the Review', and your readers must excuse my short letter. When I return, and have laid down the sword, I will again assume the pen. Chispa.

Useful Information. GARDENING

NOTES FOE THE PRESENT MONTH, BY A PROFESSIONAL GARDENER, KITCHEN GARDEN. Sow during the month the last sowing of cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, winter spinach, to stand in the seed beds over winter, to come in for transplanting in early spring. Onions should be sown as early this month as possible, as it often happens that they are sown too late, and hence dis appointment is suffered, as the first sharp frost lifts them out of the ground. But by sowing early they will have taken suffi cient hold to resist the action of frost. The best varieties are Brown Spanish, Giant Boccd, and Brown Globe. By sow ing in lines they can be thinned out, and transplanted in early spring. The Giant Rocco, treated in the above manner, pro*

duces immense bulbs, sometimes weighing from 31bs. to 41bs. One of the best for early use, Brown Spanish, also produces an excellent crop when transplanted in early spring. White Stone and Golden Ball Turnip should also be sown as early this month as possible, which will keep up a supply of fine tender roots all through the winter and early spring months. Care should be taken not to cover the seeds too deep, as in nearly all cases disappointment arises from their being covered too deep or not covered at all. Seeds, as a rule, should in no case be covered more than twice their own thickness, except peas, beans, and such barge seeds—these from 2in. to Sin. Radish will do well sown this month. FLOWER GARDEN. The principal work will bo to collect flov er seeds of all the different annuals, &c. Stow them in a dry place. Cuttings should be taken of all flowering plants, such as geraniums, verbenas, petunias, cupheas, Phlox, Drummoni, &c., and placed in pots or boxes. To ensure suc cess, place about two inches of well-rotted manure mixed with loam in the bottom of the pot or box. Mix good ordinary loam, three parts to sand one part, well together. Fill the balance of your pot or box, putting a light covering of pure sand on the top, in which insert the cuttings. Geraniums cuttings should have little or no water for a week after being put in, as they are likely to damp off if kept too wet until they begin to color. Verbenas, fuchsia, petunius, &c., must be kept damp and shaded ; but geraniums will root more readily by being placed in the sun. To strike fuchsia cuttings, ver benas, &c., lay some pieces of glass over the top of the box, to keep it air tight, for a week or so after the cuttings are put in. Persons purposing to lay down new lawns should embrace the first opportunity, as lawns laid down this month do much bet ter than when done in spring, as it has the double advantage from the autumn rains and spring showers to give the young grass a thorough hold of the ground he the summer drought set in.

Useful Information.

VACCINATION. By an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, it is made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by Government forthc 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. For breach of this law a fine 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 pai cuts of the consequences. Children, al though vaccinated, whose vaccination certifi cates arc not forwarded to the Registrar of the district arc still liable to a fine of 40s. Inno culation with the virus of small pox is a crime punishable by a penalty of £io, 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 sny 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. If such slaughter-house is within theabove described limit, application lor the license must he made to the Council of the nearest Borough. I! 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 eld shines till about half-past 10 o’clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly I o’clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sun down till about 4 in the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise. THE HOUSEWIFE’S TABLE. The following is a very valuable housewife’s table, by which persons not having scales and weights at hand may readily measure the article wanted to form any recipe without the trouble of weighing, allowance to be made for an extraordinary dryness or moisture of the ar ticle weighed or measured : Wheat flour, I pound is I quart. Indian meal, 1 pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, I pound is I quart. Loaf sugar, broken, x pound is I quart White sugar, powdered, l pound I uncc are I quart. Ten eggs are 1 pound. Flour, 4 pecks are 1 bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful are 1 pint. Eigiit large teaspoonslul are I gilk Four large teaspoonsful are % 'gill. Two gills are % pint. Two pints aie I quart. Four quarts arc I gallon. A common sized tumbler holds ]4. pint. A commsn sized wine glass is % a gill. A tea-cup is I gill. A large wine-glass is I gill. Forty drops are equal to I teaspoonful. Four tcaspoonfuls are equal to x 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 .£lO ; 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 2s6d; 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 £10 ; but any of the persons liable may depute, in writing, some person acquainted with par ticulars required to attend and register; and the person registering MOST 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 d,iys, 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 £s. 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 th<* Act.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1880.

Printed and published by Horace John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, ns Tuesday, March 30, iSBq,



Business Notices. A. J. WHITE’S STEAM CABINETMAKING AND FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT, CHRISTCHURCH, Will be found one of the most convenient in New Zealand. THE Stock being so varied, that pur chasers may at once select any Article they can possibly require, suitable for any class of House. This will be found an IMMENSE ADVANTAGE TO COUN TRY CUSTOMERS Thus saving time, trouble and expense. 589 a H. M. J ONES, Baking Square, LAW & COMMERCIAL STATIONER, BOOK AND MUSIC SELLER. Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Str'ngs, Concertinas, &c. Magazines, English Papers, & Periodicals, by each Mail. Bookbinding Executed Avith Despatch Gazette in Bankruptcy. V. R. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN (County Agricultural and Sporting Recorder) is a GAZETTE for all Notices under The Debtors and Creditors Acts. Medical. Advice to mothers.—Are you broken in your rest by a sick child, suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to the chemist and get a bottle of Mrs. WINSLOW’S SOOTHING SYRUP. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediate!}'. ,It is perfectly harmless ; it produces natural, quiet sleep by reliev ing the child from pain, and the little cherub arvakes “ as bi'ight as a button.” It has been in use in America, and is highly recommended by medical men. It is very pleasant to take ; it sootha the child ; it softens the gums, allays all pain, relierms wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentry and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslorv’s Soothing Syrup, and see that “ Curtis and Perkins, New York and London,” is on the outside wrapper. No mother should be without it. Sold by all medicine dealers, at Is. l£d. —Depot, 493, Oxford-street. •VVTHO 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 Avants 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. WinsloAv 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 avc 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 lier duty to her suffering little one, in our opinion, until she has given it the benefit of Mrs. WinsloAv’s Soothing Syrup. Try it mothers, try it noAv. — Ladies’ Visitor, 2ffew York City. STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none are genuine : Ist—ln every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Wahvo; th, 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 Kempthorrb, Prosser and Co., Auckland.



Medical. ENO’S FRUIT SALT. THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF LIFE. How to enjoy good food that would other wise cause Bilious headache, disordered Stomach, Poisoned Blood, &c. —use END’S FRUIT SALT. A NATURAL APERIENT. ENO’S A FRUIT SALT, when taken with water, acts as a natural aperient, its simple but natural action removes all impurities, thus preserving and restoring health. If its great value in keep ing the body in health were universally known, no family should be without it. AGGED, WEARY, AND WORN Anyone whose duties require them to under go mental or unnatural excitement or strain — ENO’S FRUIT SALT is the best known remedy. It acts like a charm. It allays ner vous excitement, depression, and the injurious effects of stimulants and too rich food. Its power in aiding the digestion is most striking. It also restores the nervous system toils proper condition (by natural means). Use END’S FRUIT SALT. You cannot overstate its great value in keeping the blood pure and free from disease. ENO versus STIMULANTS. An in sufficient amount of exercise frequently deranges the liver. ENO’S FRUIT SALT is peculiarly adapted for any constitutional weak ness of the liver. A world of woes is avoided by those who keep and use ENO’S FRUIT SALT. —“All our customers for Eno’s Salt would not be without it upon any consideration, they having received so much benefit from it.— Wood Brothers, Chemists, Jersey, IS7S.” Every travelling trunk and HOUSEHOLD in the world ought to contain a Bottle of ENO’S FRUIT SALT, prepared from Sound, Ripe Fruit, as a Health giving, Cooling, Sparkling, and Invigorating Beverage for any Season. It is the best Pre ventive and Cure for Biliousness, Sick H ead ache, Skin Eruptions, Impure Bleed, Fevcis, Pimples on the Face, Giddiness Feverishness, Mental Depression, Want of Appetite, Sour ness of Stomach, Constipation, Vomiting, Thirst, &.C., and to remove the effects of errors in Eating and Drinking. ENO’S FRUIT SALT.— From the Rev. Dr Hurst, Vicar of Collorly :—“I have used your Fruit Salt for many years, and have verified your statements. The thanks of the public arc due to you for your unceasing efforts to relieve suffering humanity. Long may you live to be a blessing to the world.” GOOD FOOD. OUT! ! !



ENO’S FRUIT SALT.—"After suffering for nearly two and a half years from severe headache and disordered stomach, and after trying almost everything and spending much money without finding any benefif, 1 was recommended by a friend to try ENO’S FRUIT SALT, and before I had finished one bottle I found it doing me a great deal of good, and now I am restored to my usual health ; and others I know that have tried it have not enjoyed such good health for years.—Yours most truly, Robert Humphreys, Post Office, Barrasford. ” Agents for New Zealand, MESSRS. KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER, AND CO. VALUABLE DISCOVERY for the HAIR. A very nicely perfumed Hairdressing, called THE MEXICAN HAIR RE NEWER, now being sold by most Che mists and perfumers througout 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 7, 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. fid. 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 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 fid, and 11s Od, as well as in India, China, New Zealand, and the Australian Colonies.



Medical. F OR COUGHS, BRONCHITIS, FLUENZA, COLDS, &c. IN- P P P OWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. OWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. OWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. IJHE Oldest and Most Effectual COUGH REMEDY. Extraordinary testimo nials. HER MAJESTY S GUN BOAT NBTLEY. 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 be 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. DUC DE MONTABOR.” DOWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. J- “ Sir, —I have for a long time suffered from a severe cough and tried all manner of remedies. Dr. X.iberecht advised POWELI.’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.” O WELL’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 Aniieed; 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'RU LY an EXTRAORDINARY EX -1 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 tcaspoonful 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 yid 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.



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, Tompsit, & Co. ; Rosenthall & Co. ; Kemptiiorne, Prosser, & Co. ; S. Moffenung <t Co.; Hemmons, Laws, & Co. ; Berkley, Taylor, & Co.; and all other wholesale houses. Proprietor— Thomas POWELL, Blackfriars Road London. KEATING’S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, noth in appearance and tasta, 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 children. TESTIMONIAL. Medical Hp.ll Gildersome, Nov. 28th, 1876. Mr. Keating, Dear Sir, —I think it nothing but my duty to inform you of the immense sale I have for your Worm tablets, which I may justly say is enormous, and in every case gives the greatest satisfaction. I have now in stock two bottles containing the Round Worms brought me during the last few days by customers, one Worm 40 yards long. I dare not be without the remedy.—yours respectfully, M. A. Walker. Sold in tins by all Chemists and Druggists Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, REWARD AND CAUTlON.—Whereas fraudulent imitations of this umsurpassed remedy have been sold, I hereby request any one knowing the vendor of the same to com municate with me, on conviction of the offender a liberal reward will be paid. 637 BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES And all other Insects arc DESTROYED by KEATING’S INSECT POWDER, which is quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary, and no one need be troubled by those pests. It is per fectly clean in application. Ask for and be sure you obtain " KEAT ING’S POWDER,” as Imitations arc Noxious, and fail in giving satisfaction. Sold bv all Chemists.in Tins, rs. & 2s. 6d. each 63c GRATEFUL—COMFORTIN G. jgPPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. 1 ‘ 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 u eak point. We may escape many a fata shaft by. keeping ourselves well fortified with pure bicod and a properly nourished frame.” —The Chii Soviet Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPSANDCO Homcepathic Chemists, London,



Business Notices. «3T THIS ADVERTISEMENT SHOULD BE 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, fer 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. Yet, in the face of these patents, firms—many of respectable 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. 3 We would point out to intending pur chasers that any persen erecting Oval Wire Fences, other than the Patent Oral 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. Wchave had 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 great 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, IN OVAL; And the Patentee’s Tally or Trade Mark ; M E E IN PADLOCK. Manufactured by the Whitecross Wire Company, Warrington, England. By using the Patent Oval Fence Wire yon 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 sea it. PRICES GREATLY REDUCED. ADDRESS M Lean Bros. & Rigg,, IMPORTER , 69 ELIZABETH STREET, MELBOURNE. TRADE MARK : M B R IN PADLOCK. We 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, 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 addressed. The number of Sub scribers has increased so rapidly that un less great care is taken in giving orders as to address and how to be sent, the papers may be left at the wrong place. All orders will receive our prompt attention. WEERS AND DIXON, Proprietors,



TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. For s a l e. —' 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 ail 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. Pjricb £7O. WEEKS & DIXON. Ashburton, January 14,1879 EMPLOYERS requiring any kind of laborers can engage through Herald Registry Office, on payment of Is. in ad vance.



Printers and Publishers. IF YOU WANT NEAT BUSINESS OtRD GO TO THE "GUARDIAN” OFFICE IF YOU WANT WELL-PRINTED. CIRCULAR, TRY THE •GUARDIAN” OFFICE. IF YOU WANT ATTRACTIVE HANDBILL, TRY THE A. "GUARDIAN ’ OFFICE. IF YOUt^f^C MAGNIFICENT POSTER, CALL AT THE "GUARDIAN” OFFICE. IF YOU WANT ANY DESCRIPTION OF PLAIN OR ORNAMENTAL PRINTING CALL AT THE "GUARDIAN” OFFICII East Street Nort WEEKS & DIXON, PROPRIETORS. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Price Twopence, CAN be obtained from the following Agents, who will receive order*. H. M. Jones E. A. Garnett K. Sando D. Williamson M. Guinney M. Atkinson G. Leadley T. M. Jones & Co. J. Lambie Wm. Cox W. Harris J. Davison J. Stephens T. E. Tomlinson P. Tisch A. R. Markham & Co. M. Hudson J; Bowick _ Intending Subscribers will please 'fitSr up forms, which can be obtained from any of the above Agents. They will also by stating on the back of the order tc' which agent they pay their subscriptions. The Triangle East Street East Street East Street Wakanui Seafield Wakanui Ore »k Seafield Kyle - Rakaia Winslow Westerfield Alford Forest Mount Someir Snread Eagle Jnertsey Wafetfton Ma WEEKS AND DIXON, Printers and Publishers