THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY .

Moonlight Evenings. The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines .till nearly 1 o'olook in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 in the morning. una moon at 10 days old is full, and shines all night. Tbe Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.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.

MARRIAGE.

Dickson— Bboomfield —On tho 31st December, 1887, at Ashburton, Tjy the Rev. D. MoNlcoll, Gborob Dickson to Joioe, eldest daughter of Benjamin Broomfield, Ashburton, Canterbury.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1887. MISSIONS.

Under the somewhat alarming and me nacing now dcplumt of "Will Saymore," , £ letter appears in our present issue in s&icfe the writer seems to take excep tion to owr haj/iflg reproduced certain statistics with reference torsion work. The writer evidently labors under tfce misapp e'lension that our object in publishing Canon Taylor's figures was to disparage mission work, on the ground that the result was not worth the cost. Far be it from us to enter -1 tain sy£h unworthy ideas. Our object ' was sipxply to the great difficulties .with whjch missionary societies have to ,qontend. We knov/too well that the value qf an immortal sou,f cannot be estimate^ by " pounds, shillings arid pence. v Were oyr pwn views on this subject scared in 'by $e fitpst there would be no more war. Qiijc inner nature is shocked when we jread ' of somo awful shipwreck whereby hundreds of lives were Inst and yet, strange to say, we read with the calmest unconcern of pitched battles being fought whereby not hundreds only, but hundreds of iito^sands, are, in the language of War Correspondents:, " sent to hades." The hutnati mir.d sfcrinjes from attempting to assess the Gojn.tfterAiaJ value of a single soul , simply, because #ie £njte cannot grasp the infinite. The same reasoning applies to mission work and in truth we are rather sorry that Canon Tayicv /;a« imported s<3 much of the commercial ele#ie#t into his statistics, An eternity of b.i^ a^id y/ A e cannot be represented by pounds shillings q.n.d pence. Our object in publishing tiie statistics, was simply to call attention to the great difficulties under which the various missionary societies labor and &> tbe urgent need of universal sppport. !

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In order to give our employees the usual New .Year's holiday the •« Guardian " will not be published on Monday. Out of the population of New South Wales ' — a little over a mi11i0n— 622,942 are native born. Euoalypti trees grow in Batavia to a height of 300 feet, and even higher than that. The Russian Government is about to levy a tax on marine and railway passenger tickets. Fines have been inflioted in the Sydney Police Court for the sale of newspapers on Sunday.

A curious explosion occurred at the tunnel on the Yea to Alexander road, Victoria, on the 14th inst. It appears that a ganger named Jordon and Peter Byrne, a laborer in oharge of the powder-monkey, were in putting in a charge, and from oircurnstances unexplained an explosion occurred; Byrne was killed, the force of the explosion sending him a considerable distance in the air, and he was picked up quito dead. Jordon, the ganger, received terrible injuries, but there jb hope held out of his recovery. Fennell, another of the men, was seriously injured, and the men employed on the works hod to spall the huge blocks of stone that rested on him. Another man was with Fennell, but he esoaped unhurt, and he oannot account for his fortunate eßoape.

Towards the end of September last a re markable atory was published in these columns relative to the finding of an albatroee dead at Freemantle, W.A., bearing round its neck a tin plate with a message prioked upon it, in French, signifying — "Thirteen ship- j wrecked mariners have taken refuge iu the Orozet Isles. August 4, 1887." Intelligence of the disaster reported in this Eingular manner was at once sent by cable to England, and the French authorities having inquired into the matter, came to tbe conolußion that the wreck must be that of the Tamaris, a three-master belonging to Bordeaux, whioh sailed from Noumea on the 13th Deo. last and not having been heard of sinoe, was thought to have perished with all on board. The crew of that vessel consisted of thirteen persons. The French Admiralty determined to send out a despatch boat from the Mada gascar station to the Crezet Isles. Every hope is still entertained of resouing the ship wrecked crew, for the Crozet Isles are stated to abound in game and fish, and the fact of the words quoted having been written on tin plate makes it appear probable that some of the tinned provisions that were on board tho Tamaris have been saved. The facts oonneoted with the discovery of rubies at Eketabuna have been communi. oated to the " Wairarapa Star." It appears that the disoovery was made by Mr S. Bacon in a blind gully, seven miles from Eketahuna. Following up the Makakahi, the formation of the gully on one side is Bandstono, on the other grey and white marble. Close to this is a patch of volcanio formation, which has greatly surprised the Geological department, as they believed the formation through the bush to be green pipa. Tho rubies discovered were about the size of small pins' heads, and were found washed up in the gully, having come originally, Mr Baoon thinks, from the volcanio formation. The marble will be use. ful as a building material if a solid body is found. It contains 90 per cent of carbonate

of lime, and it is said would make better quick lime than the Maurioeville limestone. The rubies are too small to be of any oom meroial value. An invention for stoerlng bulwns Bultablo for military purposes has just been purchased by the German Governments tor a million marks. Good carpets from oommon moss are the production of a French manufacturer. The remains of a boy who was drowned nine years ago wero found in England re cently, and recognised by bis boots and a tooth. Journalism has readied such a state of irritation in Buffalo that one paper there accused another of stealing even its " typo graphical errors." The " Liverpool Post " says : — « ' Horr Ludwig had a touoh-and-go journey before he oaught the Servia, whioh left Queenstown on Oct. 23rd for New York, where the famous baritone has an engagement to sing. He missed the oonneoting train at Dublin. Hiring a locomotive, he packed his baggage in the coal-tender, and, paying £50 for the servioe, started after the mail. He, however, failed to reoover sufficient time, and on reaohing Queenßtown found to his dismay that the Servia was under way. There was still a ohance. The penalty was heavy for failure to fulfil bis engagement. Herr Ludwig called out, 'A tug, a tug; any cheque for a tugy j One was seoured, and tbe baritone jumped on board with his luggage ; and out he went upon the second half of his adventurous journey. A stern chase is proverbially a long one : but, thanks to much ' booting ' from the tug's eiren and other signals, the atten tion of the Curnardor was altrsoted and the engines were stopped, the singer in a few moments finding himself on board, but £100 poorer than when he left Dublin,"

fhe question whether an action for breaoh of propripp of marriage can be maintained against tb.o .©xoc,utojrß of the faithless pro miser is s. somesrbat ppyel subject which has been argued in the Court of Appeal, and that the point is a complicated and diftcijlt ope is shown by tbe fact that the Court took time (o conflider its judgment. A young lady named Finlay brought an action against a gentleman named Chirney, but before the case was tpied, Mr Chirney was dead and bur-Jed, a#d the^ueat^u j£ whpther Miss Finlay cap proceed. tWJej jmay seora to Le something vindictive in seeding damages from the estate of a dead roan, but business is business ; the evil that men do lives after them, and the wrongs they have done must be righted if possible. Though Mr Chirney is dead, his property remainß ; if he bad not died he would have had to stand the brunt of tho aetiop, and if Miss. Finlay has really Buffered damages it in forf that ehe should not be recompensed because an evani with which she bad nothing to' do, and could In' no 'SfHf £ ftve influenced — the death of' the I dejfenaant— h/ib pppurred. >

To prevent meat from scorching during baking, put a basin of water in the oven. The steam generated prevents scorching, and makes the meat oook better.

Two large farms, in North Hanst, England, have just been let rent free, tho only condi tions being that the buildings are to be main tained, and the land properly cultivated, and the tenants are to pay tithee, rates, and tsxes. An Otago farmer reports that he has been milking three cows whioh have given the following satisfactory results for some weeks past : One purebred shorthorn, 721b of milk for the 24 hours ; one colonial bred, 59ib ; and one two-year-old heifer, 58lb. It is doubtful whether Canada has grown enough wheat for her own consumption this year. In Manitoba (says a Home paper) it has been estimated there will be a surplus of 6,000,000 to 7,000,000 bushels, but tbe defioienoy in Ontario, compared with tbe average produoe of the last fire years, amounts to nearly 11,000,000 bushels, while the quantity grown in Quebec is even less than usual. During the seven finanoial years ended on June 30th, 1886, the gross exports of Canada wore 62,579,707 bußhels of wheat and 2,958,354 barrels of flour, while the imports for the same period were 31,8£9,692 bushels and 2,948,530 barrels. The net experts for the period, all reckoned as wheat, were 19,759,311 bushels, or at the average rate of 2,822,759 bushelß per annum, whioh is considerably less than the defioienoy for the current year. From these figures it seems likely that Canada will this year be a wheat importing country. Hollowat's Dinthbnt ano Pills.— A fre quent oauße of gout aud rheumatism is tbe inflammatory Btate of the blood, attended with bad digestion and general debility. A few does of the _ Pills taken in time are an effective preventive against gout and rheuma ' tism, Anyone who has an artack of either , should use Holloway's Ointment also, the ; powerful action of whioh, combined with the operation of the Pills, must infallibly effect a ' Bure. These Pills act directly on the blood, 1 whioh they purify and improve. Having once subdued the severity of these diseases, perße. verance with the Ointment, after fomenting > the affected joints with warm brine, will 1 speedily relax all stiffness and prevent any , permane contraction.

WARNING TO SPIELERS

Auckland, December 30. Tbe hflarlng of the oases against eight '• spielers" arrested at Ellerslle Race course on Monday, was concluded at the Police Conrt to-day. Mr BaJcely, R.M., imposed the following sentences — John Grappel, John Hart, Frederick Holmes, Charles Shearman, and Allen Cookburn were each fined £30, or to undergo two months' Imprisonment ; Albert Ohatband, £50, or three months' Imprisonment. Similar obarges of unlawful gaming against MoAnulty and Smith were dis missed.

SPORTING.

C.J.O. MIDSUMMER ME2TING.

Christohurch, December 30. 1 he following acceptances for the O J,C Midsummer Meeting were mido to-night : MIDSUMMER HURDLES. Tree Seo M*o ' Secretary Mammcc Teddy. MIDDLEPARK STAKE*. Sprlngston Credulity St. Swithin Adulation Carbine Manton Exchange. GRAVEN STAKEP. Russley Ruby Torrent Marlborough Jaok Mokoia St. Iren Rose and BlaoU HORNBY WKLTBB, OhantUly Kavonooi-alg St, Ives Kimberley Mao Archduke Enid Leon.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland, December 30.

Another pleasure boat is repotted miss- In?. A man named Edward Powell, with a young man named Hitchens, left on Monday morning in an open boat on a fishing tour, and taking no provisions, as they Intended to return the same evening. They have not since been heard of, and » search has proved In vain. Wellington, December 30. The General Property Tax is made payable on tho 31st January. The National .Insurance Company of New Zealand was interested in the serious fire which occurred last week at Messrs Anthony, Horden and Co 'e stores, Sydney, to the extent of the risk of £2000 on the building, part of whioh was re insured. Tho South British Company had riskß amounting to £11,500 on the buildings and stock, which, however, was largely reinsured. The fine recorded against Mr Honshaw, of the firm of Me«srs W. J. Hunt and Co. of £200— £1.00 in each of two charge* of I selling by auction without a license— has been reduced to £5 in each cose. A Bbarp ehock of earthquake was felt this morning at a quartor to five. Tbe Resident Magistrate's Court was occupied nil day bearing charges against Edmund Koily In connection with the reoent mail robberies. Evidence wee completed to-day on the firßt series, and a second series of charges wi'l be taken to-morrow. Hokitika. December 30. An old man named William Eskoy, better known as " Old Ned," hanged him aelf at Kanleri last night. He had been rather the worse for liquor. He was quite dead when found. Dunemn, Deoember 30. James Moore, a groom in the employ of Mir Tsggart, died to-day from the result of injuries received about a month ago, through the horse hfl wgs driving for Mrs John Roberta bolting. ' '

THE MARKETS.

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} London, December 29. 3 .Consols, jo^.'*New Zealand four f per cents, 97. + ' "■' ' . [The previous quotation was mutilated In r transmission ] t The market rate of discount is 4 per t cent, and the bank rate 3 per cent. ', Breadstuff-, and tallow are unchanged. 1 The weekly returns of the Bank of Eog- J , land published to-day show the total ] reaerye |n notes and bullion to be £i2,xocl,qqq, a decrease 0f^700,000 during the ■ week: The prdportjorj of reserve to liabilities has fallen 'to 43 per cent. > . Hypney, December 30. 1 New Zealand w^jeait is qupte.d at 2s fpd to 3s 2d per bushel, but pjri£es aje , merely norpinaf. New Zealand oat?, is iod to gs ?d per bushel. >lai>e, j 3s rod for 561bs. There i*re flo pota- ; toes offering, Mblbouenb, December 30. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Company, Limited, report that accounts from the other colonies are taif.J" satisfactory. Consequent upon the favorabie 'Vfather for har vesting operations, more gram .'? coming forward. The yield so far is rather over than under '» good gyejrage I and it is anticipated when the heavier! I I crops are cut it will be proved that- the 1 surplus available for export will be 1 'considerably p excess of that for the { pait'M) pwsdrV -.'■ ' ' |i

THE RAKAIA TRAGEDY.

THE INQUEST.

VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER.

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Bakua. December 31.

An inqueer, touching the death of Thonms Blackstop Dalzell, drowned by bis mother in the river on Thursday, was hold at Miller's Rakaia Hotel to-day before Mr Ollivier (coroner) and a jury of whom Mr A. Makeig was ohos9n foreman. Pearce, one of the jury summoned, did not turn up, and was fined 20s. Pearce subsequently appeared and apologised, and the fine was remitted. The jury having viewed the body, Sergt. Felton said that tho mothor was unable to attend, being still iu a state of c ma The following evidence was taken : — James Reynolds, laborer, residing in Chriitchurch, reoognisad deceased as Thomas Da'zell, aged 3 years and 4 months. Martha Dalzell is nia mother. His fathtr. Tom Dalzjll, died about four months ago His mother was witness's stepdaughter, and was living with him about nine months, up to the time the husband d ed. Had not seen Mrs Dalzell since the morning of December 21. She stopped at his bouee the previous night, and went away with the child. She was in the lunatic asylum about 12 months ago, and was in for nine mouths on account of drink. Her husband put her in, and when not drinking she was sensible. When Bhe left witness's place on the 21st she was quite sober, a»d there was notling the matter with her or tbe child. She was very fond of the child. Sbe was brought before the Court for stealing a rirjg and a pair of boots. This was on December 20th, and the was released on probation for six months. Mra Dalzell cried when she came home after sentence had been passed, but witness not'eed nothing else remarkable in har demeanour. With regard to beiuiz: troubled in her mind about the sentence, she was not unusually depressed. She made no threats as regarded tho child or herseli. To witness's knowledge, she did not drink on this occasion. She Baid Bhe was employed by Mr Randall, of Dunsandei, and on the 21st left witness's house with the intention of going theie. She was an industrious woman. Never heard her thteaten to take her own or the ohild's lite* Never 'heard her say she was tired of the world, even after her husband's death. All witness knew was that she got drunk after her husband's death. The day he died she had another child, but it li dead now. Had known her about fifteen years. Her habits o2 intoxioallon commenced about the time her husband took the Oxford hotel, about two years ago. Never knew hor drink before. Up to the last twelve months had not seen muoh of her. Was not in a position to say what her general habits were. John Loabody, bridgekeepor, saw a woman in widow's garb, oarrying a ohlld, paes over the bridge on Thureday, Did not Bee the child's face. Believed It was dooeaafd. The woman appeared sober and respectable. J. A. Randall, farmer at Dunsandel, •aid Mrs Dalzell had been In his employ as houeekeeper. She was of Intemperate habits. He found her helplessly drunk at the Dunsandel railway fltatlon last Wednesday nl»ht. Made arrangements with the hotelkeeper to take charge of her that night. Had not seen her since. Believed deoeaned to be tho child a he had with her when In witness' employ. ' T. Stone, licensee of the Dansandel hotel, said that on Wednesday, about 5, Mrs Da'zril with a little boy came to his plaoe, had tea and got 2s worth of gin In a bottle. She went to the station to go to Bakaia. Later on witness was asked to take charge of her. and found her asleep at the waiting room, She was | suffering from the effeots of drink. Next | morning she asked for a shilling's worth of brandy, whioh he refused her. Witness saw her go with the boy in the direction of Rakaia, about half-pait aaven, She was sober, but appeared low spirited and melancholy, Ellen Ashworth said that Mrs Dalzell > and a little boy came to her honsa about midday on Thursday, The woman got a glass of beer and two shilling's worth of brandy In a bottle, taking the latter liquor away. Caroline Thompson and her brother saw the woman and oblld go into the. river bed on Thursday afternoon. When they came to the seoond stream witness heard the child cry, " Mother, don't drown me." The child got away from her and was running away. The woman caught tbe child, and witness saw her take off her drawers and garterß with whioh she bound the child to her. She entered the water. The child again cried out, the woman rolled over, and then floated down the stream. Witness ran and told her father. The woman and child were found lying under some scrub about 50 yards away from the stream. Witness was too far awoy to see if tho woman had been und<)r the influence of liquor Edward {Street fou ad the woman, with a chi.'d tied to her, behind a flax bush. The woman was olive, but tho child dead. Identified tbe child as the deceused. Constable Black detailed the search for, and finding of the woman and child.

Jamea Santy identified the woman as being Mrs Martha Da'zell, who had been . employed for about three years in Rakaia fc and knew tbe locality well. Dr Tweed said that ho had made a J post mortem examination of the boy, whioh showed that death wsb attributable to drowning. He found the mother In an unconscious state, whioh seemed the result of extreme 'proetr&tjQn, and pro bably alcoholism. This was all the evidence. The coroner pointed out to the jury what was their duty In the matter. This : was to return a verdict in aooordanoa with ! the facte, no matter how unpleasant tbe duty 'mlgjiil; bo. * In reply to a jaryman the Poroner said tnijro was no evidence to show that the woman w<ja otherwise than compos mentis, Tne jury retired at 10 minutes past one to coneider their finding, and after br absence of eighteen minutes they re« turned with tho following verdict—" Taat we find that Thomas Blackatop Dalzdl came to his death by being oarrJed into the river Rakaia by his mothor Martha Da'zall and tl f at £he evidonqo before us appears to disclose the /'act tjiijt she desired to saorifioe her own life aa well as that of her child, and< in this opinion we all oonour." The coroner need not say that that was tantamount to a verdict of zgdrder ; he concurred with the idry and would direct the police jtp take the proper proceedings, ' ' ' r

s ,'..: .. ,', " ,y,i. ,■. ' v:n r.^Mff^v:' The Fiji co-respondent of tyo .' ' Sydney Morning Herald " states that tho Wesloyap body in thoso islands claims to have X01,15Q attendants, inoluding Fijians, Polynesians, Indian coolies, and other aliens, at public worship throughout this group. They have established 1 7??^ av BObools, with scholars in ; attendance to the number of il, "I** 'H.45J3 ] tflinday oohftol children • and number in their i ranks 631)0 lay teachers and-leiia^, 10:20 ( teachertf candidates for the ministry, ''aid [ M mjaisters, native Pij(« M| work in the J

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondent?. MINIONS.

TO THE KDITOB

S*IR,~ I think Canon Taylor, whose | Btotlßtios on missions, aB quoted by the! 11 Argus," you gava in Thursday's issue, whether he be an authority or no will have done good "service if he draws 1 attention to the utility of the labors of Christian Missionaries. Not to go farther at present, who does not know that Livingstone's labors Iri Afrloa were most prolific of good, while the number of converts calculated from a pound, shillings, and pence point of view might have shown them to be out of proportion to the outlay, j Yours, etc , Will Say Mobe. December 30,

THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN WALES

The annonncement that a very rioh reef has been discovered near Dolgelley, in Wales,' will be a surprise to many Aus tralians, who have been acoußtomed to look on this aa the gold-bearing country par excellence. Yet tbe Romans worked quartz reefs In Wales ; and up to a recent data gold- mining has been carried on near Dolgelly, 53000z being produced In 1863 I n 1875 the mine was again opened, ' and produoed 7300z. Then it was again close 1 The gold was still there, bub not payable. There are quartz reefs also in the oouutlos of Cornwall, Wioklow and Sutherland. Mr William Pritchard Morgan, (according to our London corres pondent) who discovered this retf, Is an old Queensland colonist, one of the best known men In the North. He Is the son of a We'sh clergyman, a-.i was born at; Newport, in Monmouthah'ro. He Barved his "artioles" at If s v '•< h and Mary borough, In Q leenaland ..;.l twenty years ago was admitted as ■• solicitor. The higher and lower branches of the pro fession in the North are amalgamated, so Mr Pritohard Morgan had full scope for his powers as an advocate. He possessed the Oeltio gift of tongueß, and was very sucot.B3.ul on mining townships He practised at Gympie and Charters Towers, and was about the first lawyer at Cook town and on the Palmer. The fees he obtained would startle tbe junior bar of Melbourne. Bub most of hiß earnings went In mining speculations. He un successfully oontested tieveral constituen cies In the north, but was always beaten by the efforts of tbe Catholic party between whom and Mr Pritohard Morgan existed a bitter vendetta. His remarks upon Messrs Maorossan and Perkins, and their oritiolsms upon him cannot be re , peated. Mr Pritohard Morgan wis, by a ! certain class, batter hated than any m«n in Queensland. Three years ago he left Charters Towers, where he was then practising, on a vialt to England with a mine "in his pocket." He fhated this successfully under the name of the "D'.sraeli," the Prince of Walee, It is Bald, being one of the shareholders. Thlß mine Ib on the Broughton, near Ohartera Towers, and has paid good dividends. Mr Pritohard Morgan was thus tbe first to Introduce Queensland mineß to the Englhh market. He took an office near the Mansion Hous?, and went into other speculations, floated other oonoerns, some good and some bad, became a director io various companies, and got Intimate with the Jniverie- He made a coup over Mount Morgan, and Is known in the city as a bold and daring speculator. Mr Pritchard Morgan, two years back, bought a property in Wales on the slopes of Cader Idris, near the Mawddaoh river, a few m'les from Dolgelly, Gold has been worked there before. With the Austra lian mining speculator's faith in the pooolblo, Mr Pritohard Morgan has had men working at this for a long time. At laßt it appears that a rich reef hao been struck, and tbe Queensland lawyer la likely tc_ be one of the richest Aus ralians at Home. Hie persistency has mat with its reward. Dolgelley is also likely to be considerably benefited. At present It only contains 3000 inhabitants, who live in narrow stteots or small squares. The houses are all of stone, and tbe place has a look which reminds one of the .old smuggling days. By the river it Is oon neoted with Barmouth Estuary and the 838. There is an old building here where, in 1404, Owen Qlendower assembled bis Parliament, The snrronndlng country is ooouped by Bheep farms, and flannels and tweeds are manufactured in a small way. Owen Tudor boasted of his powers as a magiolan, but be conld summon from the deep no spirits so powerful as that of gold-mining, whioh will change the whole face of the country around Dolgelly Mr Pritohard Morgan is likely to go down to history with a character eclips ing that of the Welsh Pretender;— "Age."

ENGLISH JOCKEY V AMERICAN EXPRESS RIDER

At the Agricultural Hall, on November 15th, the main feature of the ?' World's Athletic Carnival" was a twenty mile riding matoh between Marve Baardsley, a noted oxpreifl rider before the American Continent was girdled with Iron roads, and J. Rellew, a young English j Dckey, of great promise, at present serving bis apprenticeship to Mr 0. Wood. Each man used five horses, changing at will, and the race was run on the tan track seven laps to the mile. Baardsley was one of the horsemen in the recent coitest, and this of course gave him a familiarity with tho traok, whioh stood him In good stead as against his antagonist ; but this was a minor advantage oimpared with Wb immense superiority in what may be termed the equine gymnaßtlos practised by the cow boys of the Weßt In imitation of the Bed men of the prairies. Marve Baardßley won the match solely by his capacity for remounting quickly, the sort of work for whioh, of course, an English' fPs_n hRs no special training. Jumping from one howo at%bofyns he gushed at his new mount, "user -or °1? al<Je in diffjrently, caught hold of of the bridle and saddle, and, starting oil' at a full gallop scrambled into the saddle while going full speed with ease and aglilty» Young Bellew, who rides admirably, might Bafely bo baoked against Beardsley \% a otra'lght-eff distanpe race, from the capeglty he exhibited' of nuriing and getting the bejttar ont of h'fe 'tpbunts; but rapidly ghanglng froj# one horge to another, he was, as compared with hfß rival, simply nowhere, Moreover, once hfa bridle broke, and he was thrown, and very narrowly escaped being trampled on. Ho wsb up, however, like lightning, rushed baok a quarter of a lap for a fresh horse $t}d was o# In grand atyle belore all the SpeotatoM., we*e &w&rp of wfcaf; ht»d oc ourred..'. This lost, hlis a "lap, whllo another lap.was loot fro/jj Marve; Beards ley's splendid agility in remounting. This lofes was affooted early In the race, after Rellew haijjl led Iqm a g^ori; time, but as between two and three laps tbe iiiaglish jockey again and again oiught and passed Beardsley, though the 'track was barely wide enough to accomplish $xe v feat, and though he was beaten, he certainly lobl no credit by hia defeat.' .^eardsley ulti mately won by two Jepß atjd one length.

Keating's Powder destroys both moths, flea beetles, and all other insoots, while quite harmless to domestia animals. In extermi «_.».„.!' V *" H,M, « the sucoess of this powder is noting „„ v ._. . -«-«ioan inAnnli extraordinary. It is peneou, * mU " citipn, Sae the artiole you purohas" Rating's, ""as imitations are noxious and netleotual. Sold n tin*, 6d, Ib, and 2a od aaab, by »11 oboraiitff,

HORBOBB AND CURIOSITIES OF NIGHTMARE

( ' Osssell'i Saturday Journal ") A Frenoh physician haß recorded a very extraordinary case in whioh the nightmare attacked an entire regiment of Boldiers. Dr Laurent, the physician in qaeatlon, said he was surgeon of the Frst Battalion of the Latour d'Auvergue Regi ment when it was garrisoned at Palml, in Calabria. At midnight in the month of June tbe order to march with t\U poislble speed to Tropeo, 40 miles away, was given. At seven o'clock on tbe follow. Ing evening Tropeo was reached, soaroely a single halt having been made by the way. The men arrived in a pitiful state of exhaustion and f ft tl gae , i n oonse quenoe. mainly of the iotenie heat, hot they found their rations cooked, their qaartera prepared, and, after a hearty meal retired for the night in an aban doned monastery, a building much too small for them. They had to sleep upon heaps of straw, some In one room, some In others. Just before booupying their unwholesome quarters, some of the soldiers heard that the monastery was haunted by a demon dog, and spread the story from one to another—some of them uncomfortably, most of them, merrily. There seemed little fear of their Bleep being disturbed after each a day's work as they had done. Bnt at midnight the deep silence was suddenly broken by loud wild cries of terror. The whlte-faoed soldiers rushed tumultously from their chambers in every direction, and one and I am at once told the same tale of super (Stitious terror— one and all had been visited by the phantom dpc. The monastery was abandoned, and the westy soldiers, veterans In war ani famous for their bravery, wandered about the town or slept In sheds or outhouses, rather than again face the terrors of what was un doubtedly a bad attack of nightmare consequent upon sleep following an undigested meal taken while in a condi tion of great fatigue. Some idea of the awful state of terror into which the distorted images of the fancy or memory have thrown people may be gleaned from the fact that medical men have reoorded many oases whioh hare resulted in death. An artist of eminence, whose engraved pictures are now to be seen In every print shop window, has the night mare occasionally ; but with him it in variably takes one form. He seems to be awakened by a sensation of coldness suohss mlghtbe caused by the sudden admission of outdoor air, and at the same time sees a man s hand busy with the window fasten ing He slips gaietly from his bed, takes up the poker, conceals himself behind tbe window curtain, hears the fastening of tbe window thrust back, and with a sensation of spiteful glee raises his weapon to brine 1 , 111 all W> fc^e upon the head which he knows will In a minute or two be thrust into bis room. The window is softly and slowly raised, snd he Is in a quiver of eagerness to deal the vengeful blow. There is a grim smile on his face, a fieroe fl«h in his eye, when, Id ! the head appear*, But-horror of horrors ! —the artist s upraised arm is atiH and rigid; he cannot strike the blow. And the face then turned towards him Is one of hideous mockery and scorn, with a protruding tongue, thefabgV of the wild beast, and the expression of a fiend. And so he remains faoe to faca with a frightful enemy, utterly helpless, and in a state of indescribable tortare. The effect of night mare mollis form is almost a maddening one, and he oan only aooount for its frequent repetition as resulting from an unusually powerful impression made upon his memory, in oonjanotion with Its curious ally, the imagination, whioh Is, In his case, one of more thin usual power. Dreams of the nightmare form are some times spoken of tea spades of sleep. Insanity, and it la an Undoubted fact that the sensations they ocoaalon, and the peculiar ?in«J e iU ho !*\ i6 . tM , lm *** B > «• olo **y allied with the fancies and aeniatloni which certain^ mad people habitually experlenoß, Brien-e de feolsmont, who devoted no Hit?a attention to this subject. ppints,out that tbe strong analogy between nightmare and madness explains the presence of hallucinations, and that theia are obaervable not only in various stages «Mi£. an / nd m ? omanhood » bot »'«o fa childhood. They frequently, he alio points out, assume the intermittent form. He says that generally the sufferer cannot realise the unreality of the dream, but that sometimes the consciousness of Its !L Dg 0 2 1 1 a dreim u present, and he addß : "The hallucinations of dreams may be traced to by.gone reminiscences or tha associations of ideas." The danger of these hallucinations is that their frequent nightly repetition during sleep may engender a tendency to be Influenced by 'r? m ln the houra of wakefulness. Thus ohlldren, suddenly awakened, while suf fering from nightmare dreams, will con tlnue in a state of delirium in oon Jequonce of the dream images itlll refcintite their hold upon their imaginations.

DIVORCES BY THE HUNDRED.

Chicago 111., September 24. —This was the red-lettar day In the history of the divorce courts of Ohioago; More than one hundred default oases alone— Bald to be the largest number on rqcQfd for one day— were disposed of, jphe reputation of Chicago as a divorce head quarters, the material growth of the city's population, and tho fact that the Judges have refused during their vacations this year to hear any but urgent matters, are variously assigned as the causes for the exceptional heaviness of the calendar, I Five courts, exclusively occupied with [divorcee were working simultaneously. The two hundred and odd persons whose matrimonial existence it was proposed to judicially murder were lost in the orowds of sympathising friends and curious spectators who oarae to witness the execution. Away up in the tall oourt house, on the floor nearest heaven, were the fivev dlvoroo mills. Four spacious elevators were constantly kept orowded bringing from the bottom floors the fodder for the mills. Coming and going, np and down, for hours, the elevators oarried their oar#oes— people of tbe most diverse degrpe and kind, some all tears and sighs, others flippant or grimly content, txx\k still others smiling and hsppyv Thflft there were the children, generally brought along to fill some gap in the testimony.') SMILING AT MARITAL MISERY. '. While tho long procession, was passing and repassing the hardened officials looked on, grinning* at the array fof donatio misery spread out bofore them. OwJoe to the Pr^s qf bnß%sß marriage knot! were looped betweph Unmatched couples with even more than the usual' celerity of Ohlqago Divorce Courts. Before every* one of the five jadgea all the seats and the aisles between were densely packed with a motly crowd, and not a syllable ottered by a shamed, . broken-hearted wife esoaped them. Men dropped In only to find themselves .standing within arm's {reach of their e^wlyes, Sometimes a paiMof green eyes would glare at one l of these intruders, ,His,inner consciousness would tell him, and 'he would turn atound a aciredL white face* " - • T «£ap* j p_.pap cried a little girl as ft well-'dresred gentleman came up to one of the elevators, a 'little while after th.i Pourt convened. The" child was sntftohec away for the lady who helcThelr hand, *anc the gentleman turned hie ijea#, ant Instead of waiting fqr thp eleyator walkat dovn tha stairs and oqt info the street, He had just baen divorosd from the lady who had the child- It was well along 1q the afternoon before the Courts wert closed.

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JHE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN, SATUBDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1887.



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TO OUR RAKAIA BUBSOR'BERS. "TTTE desire to intimate that from and VV after Ist January, 1888. SUB- SCRIBERS to this journal will OBTAIN THEIR OOPIBB AT THE STORE OF MR C. HARDY. 1 ■ i PUBLIC HOLIDAY. qiHE "Gmrdhn" will NOT BE PUBLISHED on MONDAY NEXT, January 2nd, bring the usual PRINTEBB' HOLIDAY.



Wanted. TTTANTED Known.— Tbat HAYES VV and CO. bavo a splendid lot of White Embroidery Robes at 14a, worth 21s. .... ■ i -■ — -■■ ■ -■ ■— — ■■ - * Segers' Great Sale.— Melford House; rTTANTBD on a Station situation by VV Married Couple, no encumbrance. Man ss general h\nd — can milk, kill, etc. Wife good cook and laundress. Apoly,— Mrs Panhall, Ashburton. 12t148 Melford House Sale.— H. 6. Segers. WANTED Known. -For Salo, Blue Gum, Stringy Bark, Peppermint Gum, Bed Gum, and Silver Wattle "J re* Seeds, locally grown, and eaved this SeasJn ; also Turnip Soeds, just arrived, ex s.B. Rimutaka,— J. Sealy and Co., Seedsmen, Eaet Street. 11+61 Sale at Melford House.— H. 0. Segers. WANTED KNOWN — Oleograpl e Scenery, and Catholic Subject a Catholic Cards, good variety in Bcrai s Novelties in Penwipers, Crewel Wools ai d Silfeß, Knitting Cotton,' Colored Orotclet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, Ac, &a. % at Am Manhibe's Fancy Repository, Saunders' Buildings? WANTED Known— To the Ladies of Ashburton and surrounding districts, that an experienced monthly Nurse Is deslroos of engagement. Good references can be given. Address— Mrs Hill, Peter Street, Ashburton. 11 18 WANTED Known— Wells sunk, with pump and pipe found and fixed, from £2 10s upwards. All kinds of pumps, Ranges and house-smith work fixed or repaired. Chimneys swept and ranger oleaned, 3s. Registers Is 6d each. AH orders punctually attended to. Note 1 address, H. Dudley, Moore street, Aeh- i burton. 11 22 I — — ■ in nil HI — — — 1



♦TIO MEET THE TIMES. C TRUCKLE, PROPRIETOR of the Prince Albert Boarding - House, Wills Street Ashburton, next Oddfellows' Hall, while thanking his many Friends and Customers for their liberal support for the past 10 years, solicits a oontinuance of the same. Board and Lodging, 16s, 18s pet week, lor 3s per day. Dinners only, 4s per week. Good accommodation for Families, and private rooms for Ladies. 7 52 Mount Somers Coal rpHE TRAMWAY having been com- -*- pleted, the undersigned oa a supply COAL In any quantity : ASHBURTON, 17s per ton, by the Truok TINWALD ...17s „ „ WINSLOW ...17a HINDS ...17a , EAXING ...18s DROMORE ... 17s , OHKBTSEY ... 17s „ „ Terms Cash. Messes TUCKER and RESTELL, Sole agents for Ashbur'.on. "30 E. F. WRIGHT. HEW SUMMER TWEEDS. IN thanking our Customers for piet favors received, and hoping fo . continuance of tbe same, we beg oa announce that we have just received t large assortment of, Summer Tweede, comprising all the latest designs, and of the Best Quality. These Tweeds consist principally of Ashburton Manufacture, and the success the Ashburton Goods obtained at tho recent Show is a sufficient guarantee to their quality, WE HAVE ALSO IN STOCK- HEAVY SADDLE TWEEDY WORSTED COATINGS, SERGES, a to. Customers may rely on getting the latest style, first-class fit and workman- ship. H. & E. CRAIGHEAD, Tailors, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. i ! i i JOHN ORR & CO.'S GREAT CHEAP SALE —OF— SUMMER STOCK, DEAPEBY, CLOTHING, MILLINERY, MANTLES, &<v Commences on WEDNESDAY, December 28th. ASTONISHING BARGAIN^ i i IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. \ l < ] NOTE I— The Great Sale fo* tiie Season i j is at r c 1 John Orr and Co.'s,;



GREAT SALE or Bankrupt Stock v Drapery, Clothing, AKD BOOTS* ANDREW ORR having teeured tbe Stock of A. 0 PRIOHaRD at a great reduction from Invoice Cost, will offer it to the Public on WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28th, AX Uoheatd of Prices. (g-Eimemb.. TUESDAY, tho 37th DE'J. uiK ANDREW OEB. TRY KIMPATRICK'S JAM. CAUTION. NONE is genuine unless our name is stamped on earh tio, and has our Jt-u^OTadlrradeJlMa.^. '^Lord Nelson, •n the label. TRY kiekpatbick's; TOMATO SAUCE. THE most flavoringffor Odd Heats, Chops Steaks, Soups Gravies "Wool Season, 1887-88. WE are prepared to make LIBERAL OABH ADVANCES against Large or SMALL Clip* of Wool, whether In- tended for Sale In ASHBURTON OR ELSE- WHERE. iWe(hare{mademost satisfactory arrange ments fot SHIPPING CLIENTS' WOOL, If{prloes realised in Ashburton are not considered satisfactory. It Is our intention to hold PERIODICAL WOOL SALES Throughout the Season, Of which due notice will be given, and as our GRAIN STORE, »hi/jh wss oon- ■trneted with due regard to LIGBT, will be EMPTY, ire shall have an opportunity of displaying the Wool to the very best advantage, which should be a dlslderatum to the Seller Charges exactly the satne as Obrlstchoroh: Farmers, consult your best interests, and Sell locally, thereby saving Railway Freigh, WOOLPACEBAND TWINE or TR BEST QUALITY SUPPLIED U. MATSON & CO. TO THOgg IN WANT OF REAPERS AND BINDERS, Don't purchase unfil youawihe Buckeye, CHAMPION O? AUSTRALIA, The Lightest and Best Machine yet before j, the Public. Vide account of Public Trials, STYX AND ASHBURTON. IX THOMAS, 12 151 Ashbyrton,' J



ALBERT ROBERTS HAS FOR SALE,— . Clovers, — RED, WHITE, COWGRASS, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, ahd RAPE, Golden Tares, Cape Barley, SEBDiIPEAS, SEED OATS (various kinds), ORLSHED BEANS PLOUGB SHARES COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Ackscrledg^d to be THE LEST IN THE MARKET