THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884.

Printed and published daily, for Tjis ASH burton Guardian Company, Limited, b Henry Vincent Sawtell, of Bune Street, Ashburton, at the Company's ISH* iag House, West street* Ashbnrtoa, ■><sg | Monday, Dctiember



fIIHB, THOROUGHBRED HORSE DIGBY GRAND, . v = By Traducer — Aglaia (imp). , Will Travel the Districts of METHVEN, MOUNT SOMERS AND HINDS, this Season. ! 9 1476 JOHN GRIGG. HE CARRIAGE ENTIRE HQRSB DEXTER | will travel the Ashburton district this season. Dexter is a beautiful brown horse rising eight years old, stands sixteen hands ope inch, high, with black points, has‘ Splendid action, good temper* and ;SQTe foal-getter. Dexter was got by that tooted horse Talisman out of the far famed trottingmaro Gentle Annie (well Known both in Canterbury and Otago), imported from Australia. For farther par icnlars apply to SCOTT & NEWMAN, 9 1784 , ' Proprietors. w .5 ■ CHEVIOT, Trac}uc« —Idalia. (For extended pedigree see English or New Zealand Stud Books). ILL SERVE MARES THIS SEASON. . i " ' TERMS : Thoroughbreds, £lO 10s; half-breds £5 ss. Before -using another horse breeders will do well to see Cheviot, admittedly r t Hie; grandest thoroughbred ever produced ’ ' €iood paddocking for mares at Is 6d For further particulars see cards, or apply to the groom in charge, at Totty , and Lovell’s Stables, r-- W. COOKSON, 13 1851 Groom, in Charge. ~--raj. fjpp STAND THIS SEASON—IBB4 ; And Travel the Ashburton, Methven and surrounding districts, GOLD COAST. Net* Blood; Winning Blood. . Pedigree Gold Coast is a bright almond chestnut, five years old, bred; by 'X Field, Esq ,of Tasmania. He stands 16 hands-high, by St Albans out of the dam of West Coast by Peter Wilkins (imp.) g dam The Dove by English Gen i tlepian jQmp ), i g g dam Farmer’s Daugh ter by Jersey (imp.), g g g dam Pet by -nßoliver (in?p. ), g g g g dam-Whizgig (imp.). ‘Gbld Coast claims to -e very closely related to the most noted performers on the turf up to the present season —Tas- man, Johnny Faulkner, Captain Webster, Stock well, Malua, Sheet Anchor, Prodi gal, Blink Bonny (winner of the Caulfield Oup), and a host of other winners. Gold Coast is very fast, but could never be got to the post fit enough, owing to his leg getting a wrench on board the steamer when being shipped. ■ Terms—L3 5s for season,, payable Ist January; L 5 5s guarantee, Ist July; Ass-gtddmago included, payable first ser vice. Apply to the Groom in charge, or ' W. DAVIDSON, 11 2033' Upper Eiccarton. i Business Notice. _ Horse Breaking. fftOTTY & LOVELL are prepared to | Break Young Horses to Saddle at L2 each ; Saddle and Harness, L 3 10s. ■ j VICTORIAN STABLES, Tancred street. 9 1647 O T J C NEW BAKERY & FLOUR STORE, &o. Benjamin Morris Denres to return his best thanks to the public for the liberal support accorded to him since he haa taken over the Wester field MiU». He begs to state that he naa now OPENED a STORE in the TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, where ail orders by his former customer and others will be promptly attended la



WHEATEN MEAL from Westerfield BRAN and SHARPS always in stock : He also begs to intimate that he n ° W OPENED A BAKERY, 5 Q nder the - management of a .first-class Baker, and trusts by strict attention t business to merit a share of publi patronage. ANALYSIS OF WESTERF ELD FLOUR. . * have examined both chemically and microscopically the whole grain flour manufactured by Mr B. Montis. 1 find it to be quite free from adulteration, an/ made from sound wheat of good quality “A. W. BICKERTON, “ Colonial Analyst. ’’ August 25th, 1884. 8 158 c bown iron works, ARMAGH STREET, Christchurch. Portable Ranges To Lurm WoOd and Gcal—in Four Sizes. PAINTED CORRUGATED IRON ■ IN Four, Five, Six and Seven Feet Lengths. 40 pet cent. Cheaper than Galvanised Iron. 10 1988 L L ’ S HOTEL, Q c 1 LIVERY, BAIT AND LETTING Stables, ir ASH,? URTOH. JOHN BEECHER begs to inform his ,oWeru3s and the public that he has under ' taken' the management of the above Stables for Mr Quill, and trust*.that his long experience in this particular line of * business will ensure a share of public patronage. Single and double buggies always on jbaud Jot biro, and only first-class quiet •pd good horses, both in saddle/and bar |WW,hept qatbe premises. ' -Wedding and Picnic parties liberally iitantted with, and those requiring con veyancesof any description will save money by calling- at the above Stables hiring elsewhere. , * Bforsea bought and sold on commission end quietly broken to raddle or harness, end all chargee Strictly moderate. * J„BN BEEOHBR, |Q 80QA Manager.



ORR & CO.



00 RRR.ERR AND CO O 0 R BE R AND 0 0 O O RRR RRR AND 0 00 O OK RRR AND O O O O OO R RR R AND CO OO BEG to inform the ladies of Ashburton that they have now opened an ex tensive shipment of New Drapery Ex as. DORIC, direct from LONDON jomprising Newest Styles in Checked and striped zephyr cloth, new patterns in sateens and prints, the new repp print (the latest novelty), new Galatea stripes and Harvard shirtings, a choice selection of ladies’ and children’s straw hats, an exquisite lot of new flowers and feathers, white, cream, black and colored laces, broche capes, four in hand, mantles and dust cloaks. An immense variety of ladies’ and childrens hosiery, lace curtains, toilet and maisella qniUs, and a complete assortment of domestic drapery, sheetings, towels bleached and unbleached, damask tabling, white and grey calicoes, twilled and plain, etc. THIS SHIPMENT COMING DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS and having been marked off at exception ally LOW PR'OES we have the utmost confidence in recommending them to the attention of purchasers. An early call is respectfully solicited. Special notice is requested to our CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, in which we have just opened out an immense variety of boys’ Norfolk suits, sizes 3 to 11, youths’ and men’s suits from the Kaiapoi W’oollen Factory, bought at job prices, to bo sold at corresponding j reductions.



Orr and Co., IMPORTERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS, BAST STREET.



N;Z-:lioan and Mercantile Agency- Company,: Liihited. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company, Ld. CAPITAL £3,500,000. RESERVE FUND £220,000. THE PREMIER WOOL HOUSE OF THE WORLD. mHE COMPANY’S TRANSACTIONS FOR THE LAST SEASON WE AS FOLLOWS:— SHIPMENTS TO LONDON 72,721 BALES SALES IN MELBOURNE 37,686 „ „ SYDNEY 2,900 „ „ NEW ZEALAND 11,132 Or a total 0f..................... 124,439 B ALES Showing an increase of 15,263 Bales over the operations of 1882-83. As the Wool Season 1884 6 is now approaching, we would direct the attention of Wool Growers to the advantagoour opportunities that the Company offers for the disposal of their Clips. Throughout the Season Periodical Auction Sales of Wool will beheld in our WAREHOUSES, DURH'M STREET CHRISTCHURCH, where special attention is given FOR THE EFFICIENT DISPLAY OF EVERY BALE, and all Lots on arrival will be valued and classed by Experts. FREE STORAGE on all Wool intended for sale locally, or for shipment to any of our Stores, at ASHBURTON, CHER 1 SEI, or RAKAIA. the London Market, will be given a Liberal Cash Advances Will be made on all WOOL placed in our hands, either for Local Sale or Shipment to London FREE OP COMMISSION GROWERS are reminded that, as we act solely as Selling Brokers, they may rely upon their Consignments obtaining HIGHEST MARKET VALUE. Further particulars on application to H. H. SEC RET AN, Agent, Ashburton ; and to 9 1789 C. W. TURNER, Agent, Rakaia.



ndrew Orr. Great Slaughter of Boots! ANDREW ORR J"AS SECURED THE BALANCE OF A MANUFACTURER'S STOCK OF BOOTS, AMOUNTING TO NEARBY £BOO, AT HALF PRICE. THEY WILL BE OPEN FOR SALE ON SATURDAY MORNINt Aa to Price, Sizes, and Particular* e« Friday evening’s GoißOtiN, Opening Announcement. GRAND DISPLAY OF PLAIN AND FANCY DRAPERY. A. 0. PRICHARD (LATE OFMR ANDREW DRR), HAYING secured the Premises in EAST STREET lately occupied by Mr Wm, Gavin, is now showing A Splendid Assortment of New Goods. The following are a few special lines: — 20 dozm Women’s Black Kid Gloves, 2 Heavy Holland, s£d fsstenerp Is fftpe 60 Now Sunshades, from Is lid, worth String lowels, from 5, Tickings, from 3id Ladies’ Trimmed Hats, 2s lid Strong Grey Calico, 2s 9d per doz Ladies’Corsets, from Is 8d Turkey Twill s^d Strong Prints, from 3d Linen Table Danmouth, Is ; 11-wove Flannel, lUd . B °? 8 Smts for Sa 6d And all the requisites of a well appointed DRAPERS* &IUOJA. The above Stock has been selected with great care, and is the pick of THIS SEASON’S SHIPMENT, All New and Fresh Goods, And will bo submitted for CASH ONLY, at prices to suit the most limited means. COMB EARLY and inspect this New Stock—where Elegance of Design, Latest Fashion, and a Marvel of Cheapness are combined. Note the address — A. C PRICHARD, STREET, NEXT MR CAMBRIDGE, CHEMIST. 11 2088



Public Notice. Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Guardian Office, W-wt street. T- aND op loveliness. ■album Containing TEN VIEWS of New Zealand Scenery, consisting of Beau tiful Lakes, Magnificent Mountains, and Superb Scenery in various parts, making a handsome present for friends at Home H. M. Jones. o 1 m/% O A per day to be made by per 5bJ. TO St3l sons of either sex, In their own localities, at work for us. New business. All meet with wonderful suc cess. Anyone can do the work. Capital not required. We will start you. Outfit worth £1 mailed free. The employment is particularly adapted to the region in which this publication circulates. Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. Full particulars and instructions mailed free. Now is the time—don't delay, but write to us at once. ddress Stinson and Co., Portland, Maine, United States. |HE MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF VICTORIA (LIMITED). Head Office : 77, Collins street west, Melbourne. FOR LIFE ASSURANCE AND ENDOWMENTS. Policy-holders Divide Profits. Head Office for Middle Island, New Zealand ; COLONIAL BANK BUILDINGS, Dunedin. Diieotors— Hon William Bayles (Mel bourne), Hon W. H. Reynolds, M.L. 0., chairman ; John M. Ritchie, Esq., J.P. ; John Roberts, Esq., J.P. WILLIAM WILLS, . Resident Secretary. CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT aGENOY Cot Chambers, Hereford street, (Opposite Bank of New Zealand). i W. H. BROWNE, District Agent. , Local Agent, i Geo. F. Henry, I BAKER **. BUILDINGS, | Havelock etreet, Athburton, 10 93l J 1



Public Notices. AS H B U R T O FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, Next the Post Office. J. A. Persson, Begs to inform his friends and customer that he has cleared out all his old stock and has opened with an entirely NEW and SERVICEABLE STOCK of House hold FURNITURE TO SUIT ALL CLASSES, and at most reasonable terms, and intending purchasers cannot do better than inspect J. A. PERSSON-’S stock before going elsewhere. Agent for the Cheapest Venetian Blind J. A. P. having made ar rangements for a Hearse and Mourning Coach is prepared to execute funerals in Town or Country cheaper than any other house in Ashburton, J. A. PERSSON, Ashburton, Warehouse and Workshops—Opposite Railway Station and next to Post Office.



! T. A. GATES, PETERI U [STREET O g L M f D PICTURES I W Framed Artistically. N E MAPS Properly Mounted. G None but the best ONE but the best matbrialo E Cabinet-making Executed G W in inimitable atyle, N and Cheaply. J MAD O | I u UNDERTAKER & CABINETMAKER. SHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY, The above Society pays Interest at the: rate of 6 per cent, per annum for Dfi-i posits it Gall, 6$ per cent, per annum for' three mouths, and 6J per cent, per annum if fixed tor (J months or over J WARD, Manager. Office : Arcade Chamber*, Gurnet streak o



Business Notice. gNGLISH WATCHES I englishTwatches I SPECIAL ANdImPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. STEWART DAWSON AND CO.’S LIVERPOOL WORLD-RENOWNED ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES. STEWART DAWSON AND CO., of j Liverpool, have much pleasure in announcing to their many Customers and the public in general that they have opened a Branch Es tablishment in Auckland, at 195, Queen street, for the sale of their unrivalled English Lever Watches, which will enable all to secure a watch of the highest quality at less than half the prices charged throughout New Zealand. The extraordinary merits of Stewart Daw son and Co.’s Liverpool English Levers are too well known throughout the whole of New Zealand, as well as from East to West of the Old Country, that comment here is unneces sary. Suffice it to say that their perfection in excellence in value has given S. D. and Co. a patronage never equalled in the history of watch-making. ORDER EARLY. ORDER EARLY. Please note.—The following include duty paid by us. Every watch, quality con sidered, cannot be bought retail under Double the Prices. A £7 lOs GENT’S ENGLISH SILVER HUNTING LEVER For £3 15s. The most perfect English Hunting Levers in the world. Every watch manufactured en tirely in our own workshops, These watches are specially adapted for bush work, squatters, miners, etc., as they will stand the hardest wear; send for one of these watches and com pare it with what retail dealers call their finest English Hunters at from L 7 to LB, and you will at once declare ours to be the better watch, A £lO 105 ENGLISH KEYLESS HUNT-



Business Notices.. BAKER BROS., Builders, Under- 5 takers, etc., Wakanui road and Cass street —B.B. desire to state that having the mu recent and improved Hearse and Mourning Coach, are prepared to furnish and conduct Funerals on special and most reasonable terms. Country orders will receive prompt attention. Note the ad dress, corner of Wakanui road and Cass street. Orders may be left at the Ash burton Coach Factory; or Box 16, Post Office, Ashburton. 167 rp HE CANTERBU R Y Tea Warehouse. As we have imported an extra large Stock of Now Season’s Teas direct from the Gardena of China and India, we are giving better value than ever. Original Boxes, 12s 6d, 13s 6d, 15s, 16s, 20s, 24s— equal to what is sold at 30s Half-chests, 401 b each, la 2d per lb to 2s 4d Our own blends are superior to any Tea sold this side the line, as we have no agents and only one profit to take. Pac :ed in £lb, lib, 121 b tins, 401 b half chests ; and sold at la 6d, la lOd, 2s, 2a 4d, 2s 6d, and 2s lOd for the very best. Every one who really loves a cup of good tea should drink them and judge for themselves. White Crystal Sugar, 3£d Best Snowdrop, 4d per lb Our stock of Groceries are large and well I assorted and of the best quality. We might mention that we do Beat Rice at 3d per lb. Best Tapicca, 3d per lb Spiced Meat in tins 6d each Pickle Salmon, 6d per lb Our Stock is too numerous to quota the price of each article, but those who favor us with their orders will find it to their advantage. Orders per Post receive attention and despatch. KINCAID & MARRIOTT, Tea Blenders, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, 155 ana 157 Colombo street, Christchurch, 9 1718



ING SILVER LEVER FOR £S 15s. Stewart Dawson and Co.’s Superb Keyless Hunting Levers, a triumph of utility and con venience, a watch that is also perfectly air tight, dust-tight, and damp-tight, keeping the works perfectly clean. Unequalled at Ten Guineas, our direct cash price to customers being less than the actual wholesale price to the trade. . , Price, £$ I S S * Worth £lO 10s. Also same watch in open face, price £5 15s. A £l2 12s ENGLISH SILVER HUNTING CHRONOGRAPH for £6 15s. Each watch a model of perfection ; finest -plate movement, full jewelled in rubies, real chronometer expansion balance, decimal dial, centre seconds, and outside stop; each timed to dead beat in positions, to go exactly the same in extreme heat or cold. Notwithstand ing the matchless perfection of this watch, we positively sell it a less price than retailers charge for ordinary inferior made watches. PRICE, £6 15s FULL RETAIL VALUE FOR TWELVE GUINEAS. Also, same watch in open face, price £5 15s A £7 los LADIES’ ENGLISH HUNTING LEVER for £3 15s. Every watch a work of art, elegant in shape, •jhaste in design, of sterling English workman ship, watches that with fair usage will last a lifetime. We ask you to observe that we sup ply opr magnificent English Levers at a far less price than often charged for cammon foreign watches. Price, in Hunting Cases, £2 15s; in open face, L 3 Ss; practically saving to each purchaser from £3 to £4. A £4 HUNTING DEFIANCE WATCH For £l 15s. None should hesitate to send lor one o these watches, truly named “DEFIANCE,” f only to see the perfection that can be at tained by a firm whose enterprise and energy have revolutionised the watch trade of Europe. Also open-face crystal front, £1 ?s 6d; all sterling silver cases. S. D. & CO.’S LAD! • S and CENTS Magnificent English GOLD LEVERS are truly marvellous value. We sell our Ladies’ Gold Open-faced Levers at Ly 15s, better watches than sold retail anywhere at/11 15s. Hunters’ ditto, at/ 15s, positive value for £l3 15s; Open-faco Keyless, at £lO 15s; and Hunters at Li2 15s, nowhe e equalled under L2O, Lhese are facts beyond dispute. Gents’ pen-face, £lO 15s; Hunting, £l4 15s; Key ess Open-face, /14 15s; Hunters, £l6 15s— watch saving to the purchaser from £5 10. Stewart Dawson and Cr English Gold fhree-quarter Plate Chronographs should be seen by every gentlemen who contemplates buying a Gold Watch, The finest, handsomest, best, most modern, and greatest value in the world. ADVANTAGES TO CTSTOMERS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE. First—Our gigantic resources of manufac turing, through our complete and efficient factory organisation, and our universal cash sales, enable us to supply each watch at less than half the usual retail priae. ‘ Second—Each customer is supplied with, a watch on a week’s free approval and trial. The full amount paid is returned to anyone dissatisfied. Third—Every purchaser secures the most perfect English Lever ever made, manufactured entirely in our own workshops, in Liverpool, England, unequalled for beauty, for strength, dr durability, or as a time-keeper. The per fection of improved mechanism throughout, in solidity of construction, and lasting qualities, each customer eceiving an English Lever that will wear out three foreign or American-made Watches one after another.



Medical. Q N E W Dear Friends—We ha tion in addressing you in lowing, but hope that looked at in any invidious state that it is only our i health that causes us to c been a Firm of Analytic many, many years, and h course of this time manu Medicines that being bat formula and absolnte car in manufacture, have enjc far in advance of any oth( cal Preparations of the i cessful we have been in note the extraordinary sales of odr Haydock a 1 We have the pleasure t have sold 28,089 Vials o New Liver Pills. The re maud is because we fin New Liver Pills a wonde ordinary combination i medicine. The Victor Electric Telegraphs, Stt —revolutionised the whc globe, and made mankin ter. So, although thei Pills used for diseases ai as to their merit, the covery of Dr Haydock 1 all, and has founded a N tern. The Doctors, whc four or five pills enfec and paralyze the bowels, the man who restores hi with one or two of h Vegetable Pills. One oi dock’s New Liver Pills the stomach in perfect appetite, and renders th( buoyant. If the Liver is tions are restored, and System is enfeebled, it is sustained. TRANSLAT Aykab, Provlucs of Honored and Learned unworthy one who darea and come before you hun begs for hia people deign to look upon their and cure them with ; grains (Pills). lllust most potent medicine is 1 their children, and all tl are empty and your Soul This humble petitioner, gnoble and unworthy to ipreaence, prays that yot permit your Life gr ; ua ( Aykab. To the mi-.l le Physician Haylock (Ha name. Native to the St; united in North Atnerici Serviely signing for hin three others, the Petititi



meuicai. AN OLD ESTABLISHED AND A. POPULAR MEDICINE. Baxter’s Lang Preserver has been es tablished over a quarter of a century, and patronised by all ranks of society, and enjoys a success unparalleled. - Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, and all affections of the Chest and Throat, EFFCTUALLY RELIEVED & CURED BY BAXTER’S Lung Preserver. TESTIMONIALS ; From Rev. Ohakles Penny— Reefton (Late of Christchurch), March 17, 1884. 1 am happy to say your Pulmonic Elixir afforded my wife and children almost im mediate relief in coughs and colds, and many to whom I have had the pleasure of recommending your specific have spoken of it as invaluable. In one case when every remedy tried was powerless to give relief (the cough was so distressing) the first dose of your Elixir proved most effective. In another case (sore throat) a cure was soon brought about that the patient resolved in the future to take no thing else. Other cases could be cited, but these will be sufficient to show that your Pul monic Elixir .is a remedy of no mean order. From C. F. Salteb, Esq., Barrister and Solicitor— Inglis’ Buildings, Christchurch. March 20,1884. I have used your Pulmonic Elixir in my family for some years past, and have found it very efficacious in chest and throat complaints. From William Xbucn, Esq., Shipping and Customs Agent— Lyttelton, Nov. 28. 1883. I have usedyonr Lung Preserver in my family for the last fourteen years, there fore have the greatest pleasure in bearing testimony to its efficacy in the treatment of coughs, colds, bronchitis, croup whoop ing cough, etc. I have recommended it to my friends, who have also proved it a very palatable and speedy cure for . chest and throat complaints. I have uniformly found a single dose of “ Lung Preserver,” check a severe paroxysm of coughing. ; I shall on all occasions have great pleasure in recommending it to sufferers, as I con sider it a boon to mankind. Jfrom Isaac Allen Esq., Commission Agent— Hereford street, Christchurch, December 6, 1883. After seven years’ experience 1 have great pleasure in testifying to the efficacy of your “ Lung Preserver,” having proved it in my family to be a specific for coughs, colds, etc., a few doses invariably subdu ing the nasty harassing cough, while re lieving the throat and cheat, it does not, like other nostrums, disorder the digestive organs by inducing nausea, constipation, headaches, loss of appetite, etc. I can heartily recommend it as the best, cheapest and moat palatable mixture known for coughs, colds, bronchitis, whooping cough, etc. fee highly do we esteem it that we always keep a supply on hand, Frdm W. B. Scott, Esq. , Builder, etc., Peterborough street, Christchurch, December 4, 1883. Some years ago I was recommended to try a bottle of your “ Pulmonic Elixir and Lung Preserver,” for tightness in the chest I did so, and from that time I have never been without it In the' house. 1 have found it to answer in every respect for coughs, colds, and sore throat, and would strongly advise those that are suf fering from such complaints to try it. To be had of all Chemists and Store keepers, iu bottles, Is l£d, 2s 9d, 4s fid and II s each. Wholesale Agents—J. Baxter, Chemist, 21, Victoria street, Christchurch ; Messrs P. Hayman and Co., Saiuabury, Ellisdon and Co, and Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., and may also be obtained of mer chants throughout New Zealand. are requested to ask for Baxter’s Lung Preserver, Be cautious against being put off with some other medicine, which dealers may recommend, solely on the ground of having mote pro fit. DR. ROOKE’S MEDICINES. DR. ROOKE’S ORIENTAL PILLS. DR. ROOKE’S SOLAR ELIXIR.



6 These well-known Family Medicines “ have had a continually increasing sale “ throughout the Unite! Kingdom and the l- British Colonies, since their introduction 8 in 1836, and are especially noted for their * Strengthening and Restorative proper ties. Hence the invariable success in the Relief and Cure of Indigestion, Liver Complaints, Asthma, Bronchitis, Pul e monary, Consumption, Rheumatism, 1 Gout, Scrofula, General Debility, and all > Diseases of the Nervous System, whether 1 arising from a sedentary mode of life, un -8 healthy occupation, unsalubrious climate, i or other cause what-ever. r dr. ROOKB'S oriental pills 1 Are sold in boxes at Is Ijd and 4s 6d each, DR. ROOKB’S SOLAR ELIXIR 8 Is sold in bottles at *4s 6d and 11s each. I DR. ROOKE’S MEDICINES > may be obtained of all Chemists and , Patent Medicine Vendors; and of my t Agent , J, BAITER, Chemist, Christchurch. • DR. RQOKE’S ANTI-LANCET. DR. ROOKB’S ANTI-LANOET. Every Household should possess a Copy. All who wish to Preserve Health and thus to prolong life should read Dr. Rooke’s “ Anti-Landet,” or “ Handy Guide t,o Domestic Medicine,” which con tains 172 pages, and is replete with anec dotes, sketches, biographical matter, por traits of eminent men, etc. DR. ROOKB’S ANTI-LANCET may be obtained Gratia of J. Baxter, Chemist, Christchurch; or, post free, from Dr. Rooks, Scarborough, England. DR. ROOKS’S ANTI-LANCET. Gon cerning this book, the late eminent author Sheridan Knowles, observed:—“lt will be an incalculable boon to every person who read and think. * CROSBY’S BALSAMIC COUGH ELIXIR 1 Is specially recommended by ‘several . eminent Physicians, and by t»r. Rooke, < Scarborough, author of the “ Anti Lan cet.” . t It has been used with the most signal c success for Asthma, Bronchitis, Conaump- g tion, Coughs, Influenza, Consumptive Night Sweats, Spitting of Blood, Short- ness of Breath, and all Affections of the ~ Throat and Cheat. Sold in bottles, at la 9d, 4s 6d and 11s t j each, by J. Baxter, Chemist, Victoria street, Christchurch, and wholesale by James M. Crosby, Chemist, Scarborough. w Invalids should rend Crosby’s Pr.sje Treatise on “ Disease of the T.-ungs and at Air-vessels,” a copy of which can be had Gratis of all Chemists. d Agbkt: MR JOHN BAXTER, Phasmccbutioai, Chemist 21 Victoria street (corner of Durham at.), Pi ipA opposite Britannia Hotel, Christ church J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Ageht, East Street, Ashburton, $ 1069 **



TESTIMONIALS have been received dusing the last few years from wearers in all parts of thT world, proving our Watches to be without equal. The following is a specimen Testimonial just received“ To Stewart Dawson and Co., Auckland.—Thames, 18th April, 1884. Dear Sir,—Seeing that you are in Auckland, I write to say that nearly five years ago I sent to Liverpool for one of your English Silver Levers as advertised for A 3 IS S - \ 'duly re ceived th 6 watch, and my son (William Thor bum) has carried it every day since then at his j work, riding, etc., and it has never cost him one penny for repairs. The watch is a splendid timekeeper, and would cost in Auckland at least ten guineas. My son could have sold the watch a score of times, for double the price, that it cost him, but would not part with it on any account] I may also say that I know several here who have sent for your watches, and they have given the greatest satisfaction. You are at perfect liberty to publish this f you wish, as I am \yell known here.—l remain, yours truly, Wm. Lang Thorburn, Engineer, Tararu Thames.” INSTRUCTIONS EOR ORDERING WATCHES. Ashburton Guardian, Cut this Square out, and forward it with P.O. Order, payable to S.D. and Co., Auckland, or cash in registered letter; add 2s 6d to the price of each watch, to pay post and registration when we will forward watch selected and written guarantee by first return of post.—(Signed) Stewart Dawson and Co. Note —All Letters and Orders to be addressed STEWART DAWSON & GO. 19;, QUEEN STB EET, AUCKLAND. 1 on’t iai write for Illustrated Watch Pamphlet—most interesting to all; 60 pages 1 wonderful testimonials, British and colonial, //lustrations of Gold and Silver Alberts at wnolesale English prices. With this will also be sent a new thirty-fwo page brochure, en- , titled “The English Lever, its Invention 1 and Development,” with an essay on S. D. * and Co.’s system of business, which should be £ read by every intending watch-buyer. The c two pamphlets grali" fo the postage, 4d in • 6 I



HAYDOCK & 00 New York, D.S. Caution I —Druggists are desired to no tice that the name of J. H. Francis, sole agent, is written across each dozen pack ages of Haydock’s Liver Pills. All with out this are counterfeits. P. DAYMAN & CO., St Agents for Now Zealand. 1261



JESUS. SELECT SCHOOL, ASHBURTON. Conducted by the ReugxouS of "Nona* Dame des Mission's,” Terms : Board and Tuition ... £25 per annum Day Pupils ... ... £6 par annnm Extras /■ Music ... ... ... £2 2s. pet quarter Dn. ;mg and Painting £2 2s. par quarter Laundress’s Fee ... £1 la. per quartor No extra charge fot the ordinit'y Zfessor in Drawing and‘Singing.-, Payments to be, made ad* vance, and one quarter’s notice to be given prior to tbe withdrawal' Of may Boarder or Day Pupil, For farther particular*' ap Rev. Mother Prioress, or, in time to Father Coffey; connect’*—• with the Monastery era Fa Sgboo* H ply tb< to the e mean i Medical. : l < --- •- - Jyj-R F. G. THOMAS,! Surgeon Dentist, will VISIT Ashborton every month, and mky be consulted . Hota i- ; GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. E P PS’S OOOOA. ",'EREIiKS^i^ BT a thorough knowledge of the aatnral laws whiobgoyeirn theopetathnu of digestion and' rintn<jnn,andiiy a oarefu application ofthe fine property cflwell selected cocoa, Mr. Epps had provided onr breakfast . flavoured , beverage which. ns many heavy dobtorV.billa,.? : M del .hr l the . od cions use of such artfotoa of .rdieA that a constitution may be gjtsdnai]y baMt ul jontil strpng enough.jto resist every ten , dency to diseaae. Hundred* of anbtle ■ maladies Are floating around-os ready a [ attack wherever -there is r weak point. 'Ve may escape many- altitalidiaft by . keeping ourselves well fortified with pore ■ food and a properly nourished frame.— , An article in the CHvil ServicA Q<Uusti4i‘ i Made simply with boiling watwr of milV , Sold in £lb packets by Grocers, labelled i thus , james 3 HOMXKOFATHIO OHEMXSTB. , LONDON,-ENGLAND. a ‘



Keating’s Powder. Keating’s Powder. Keating’s Powder. Keating’s Powder. Kills Bugs, Fleas, Moths, Beetles. - ‘ This Powder is Quite harmless to ANIMAL LIFE, but is unrivalled in destroy ing fleas, bugs, cockroaches, beetics,moths is furs, and every other species of insect. -Sports* men will find this invaluable for destroying fleas in their dogs, as also ladies tor their pet dogs. THIS ARTICLE has found so GREA’t' a SALE that it has tempted others to vend a so* called article in imitation. The PUBLIC-aw CAUTIONED that the tins of the genuine powder bear the autograph of THOMKs ABATING, Sold in tins’only. ■ ■ ii •’ Keating’s Worm Tablets, Keating’s Worm Tablets. Keating’s Tarots A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT both in appearance and taste, furnishing a' max 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 and Druggists. , / Proprietor, THOS. KEATIMG. London The Bad and Worthless „ are never imitated or counterfeited. Tbiis ia es* pecially true of a family medicine, and it is positive proof that the remedy imitated, is'of the highest value. As soon as it has heed tested and proved by the whole .world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable family medicine -on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the hodces in which the press and the people of’ the conntty had expressed the merits of. H, 8., and ;in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stun instead, " expecting toraaic money on the credit and good name hf H. B Many others started nostrums put up in :simi lar style to H. 8., with variously devised names in which the word, ** Hop * or “Hops ” were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same US Hop Bitters. 'Aft'such pretended remedies or cures, no matterwhat their style or name is, and especially l those 'with the word “Hop” or “Hop? ” in 1 their naineoriniany way connected with thenr.or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Be* ware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops oh the w* *te label, and Dr Soule’s name blown in th glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and chemists are warned against dealing in 'im fa ions or counterfeit



TEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDEF S The value of this well-known FWily lie& cine has been largely tested in all parts of: k world, and by all grades of society, fcr upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned extern sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITX TIONS, some of which in OUTWAR APPEARANC E so closely resemble th e or ginal as to have deceived many purcha' rs The proprietor therefore feels it due to th; 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 genuine : : ist —In every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN,’CHEMIST, WALWORTH, I SURREY, are engraved on the Governmen Stamp affix to each packet. and—Eacn Single Powder has directions fo: the dose, and he words, John STKEDMA'f Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed there sa. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE’s. ‘ ‘ 4th —The manufacture u carried on at Walworth, Surrey. m Sold in. Packets by all Chemists and Medl cine Vendors. Kkmpthorist, Prosskr and Co. FOR r CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASER