MARIE ANTOINETTI'S MILLINER'S BILLS.

Under the above title Mr Sala, m tho " Angaet Fortnightly," giveß *n account of the journal of Memo Ekffe, milliner to the Court of Louis XVI., which haa been recently edited by the Comte da Beiiet. We anVijoin some exfctac's from this interesting article : —

There is faithfully reproduced a drawk>g of a corsage or bodice m pale green eilk which waß 'trammiUed by the Qieen to Madams Pcmpry, the fou> der « f the Ooart milliner's ft> m, 'n serve ac b p<t*t- m fo«- »ny future gowns which Her M&J9-ty Blight order. lo 1880 fhis coreage was submitted by the. two dauphters of M. i-u^noi tct> whose poEßeieioD the garment had come, to the eminent Parisian c •atumiere. Madame Aurelly. This akilfu) «• mp^tress showed the bodice *o her head cut-er, who prononnoed the girth of the Koyn] waist to have been 58 centimatms, and that the exact technical came for the fabric and its hoi was tea-greeD Another well known dressmaker held that tha stnff was pojllt de aoi ant'que ; that the color was eaa- de-NU, and that the Qaoen'B waiac only meaenred 51 ceut mo rea Both Penelopea, however, agreed that at the time tola corsage was consigned to Mdme. Pompey the Queen was growing very itont, and furthermore that the vestment had formerly been adorned with lace and jeweli. From other sources M. de Keiset Inclines to the opinion that the Queen wad not very tall, bat that until embonpoint overtook her, her figure was exquisitely beant:fol ; that her hands, her arms, and her fee* %ure models of symmetry ; that her eyea were blue, fall of charm and •zpreiaion, and, finally, that her forehead was high, reeembling that of her sire the Raiser.

Marie Antoinette had to go to the •otffold m the end, after she had druuk In the Temple and In the Oonciergerie the cop of angaish and ignominy to the drega. ' Yon forget her unequivocal charaoter ; yon forget hervlndubituble tergiversation, wrcngfulnees, and last of away. You see • only a woman with her heart lacerated m a handred placet bereft of faithful consort by a bloody and disgraceful death, accuted by the indescribable villains of the Sections of having corrupted the mind of her young son. As she grows more and more miserable she becomes shabbier and shabbier m ber apparel. For a moment, at the Tnlleries on the 20th of June, 1792, the had been forced to wear, shuddering, tbe bonnet rouge, while the mob shrieked 'Down with Veto and bis wife ! Down with tbe Austrian- ' Two days afterwards •he consoled heeaelf by ordering frrm Madams Eloffe a host of fal-lals, including ■ix of her favorite fichus Anglais. Then came the of the royal f»mily m the Temple, and on the 19h of August the last entry m tbe journal of Madame Eloffs occurs! A certain j Jaiiard is debited with the enm of four lirrei a ruban d'etlenne. When she was removed to the Cone ergerle, Lord Donald Gower's 'my queen, ' Edmund Butke's cynosure of beanty and gracn, bad two dresses, a black and a white one. whloh she wore on alternate days. She had three chemises fine enough m texture and trimmed with lace, but droDpirg into r»ga from over me. Mesnwhie a blessed young creaiure called Baa it waa almost incessantly occupied m mending the linen, .the enoes, and the ttockings of the captive. This girl Bault — rest her acul — was tho daughter of the concierge of tbe prison, and pitied with infinite compassion that most mlrerable woman In tbe doDgeon, discrowned, disgraced, patched and dirty. Tho girl Bau t preserved tbe Queen's tatterß, which were bepged from the prisoner piec>* by piece by furtive. RoyalUts. Tbe ruffian gaolers had tern from her the gold watoh acd the two diamonds tings which she had brought witn hej to the gaol ; bnt they allowed her to keep her wedding ring, and she contriveJ to accrete, m ber bosom a' miniature oi the Dauphin m a little beg made from a canary kid glove which the child bad worn, Sne had also kept a large coik'ng pin, and with thia ahe scratched on tbe whitewashed walls of her cell, side by side with ecriptoral texts, minrjte little schedules of tth items m her daily diminishirg wardrcbe. These were the Ut>t of Mnrie Amoineit«'B milliners' ni'U.'

AN AUSTRALIAN ABSCONDER.

The " Aha California" (Sun Franc'eco) Bays:— *• On July 9th last John H. StairengLi arrived m thin ciiy from Australia, on the steamer Mariposa On July 18th the Britibh Consul here, Mr Donahue, received a cablegram from lifeibourne requesting the arrest of Stsireßghi, if he was still m t*an Francisco, for forgeries aggregating 75,000d01, on tbe Union Bank of Melbourne. The matter was reported by the Consul to the police, and btatrenghi was soon located by the detectives and put uuder a close watch pending farther developments As a dispatch was received that a constable with the necessary papers would arrive by the steamer Al arced a to take Stairenghi back with him to Australia, it was thought best to make things Eure, so Captain Lees arrested StaireDgbi and locked him up m tbe tanks. It seems from what is so far ktown about the case that PtaireDghi is a member of the firm of George Synr>ot and Co., wool brokers, at Geelong. Staireughi was manager of tbe firm, which is one of the oldest m the count i y, Bnd rated very high m business circles. This standing enabled him to make overdrafts m the firm'p name at the Union Bank, Melbourne, to tbe extent of abont J812.0C0. He is also alleged to have negotiated forged notes on other firms to the amount of £3000. When the bank demanded a settlement, Stairenghi, to make such settlement, is stated to have given the bank's notes, purporting to have been signed by local cottiers Tand farmers. These notes were discounted and the amounts credited to tbe firm to ofieet tho overdraft!. When the first of these nosea was presented it was repudiated as a forgery b> Alexander Thompson of Exford, Melton, by whcm it was pur ported to have been drawn. Adverse speculations plnnged Stairenghi deeper and deeper, and at the end of the las June be found the game was nearly up, j and resolved to leave the country. Send ing telegrams to the finns who were pressing him the closest to meet him »t a point sb far away from bydney »s possible, he left for that port and took ftofttner for Ssn Francisco, leaving there on Jate 16. He lived a very retired Ufa In San Francisco with his wife. On the day of his arrest bis furniture had been removed to an suotion room, pre paratory to his departure for the East. StaireDgti acknowledged that he was m some trouble with his creditors m Australia, but stated that it could be arranged on his return there. What money he had secured from his transac tions m Australia must evidently have been engulfed there, for when arrested he bad but a few dollars m his possession. He Btated that he only brought come 600dol here wl'h him "

A WOMANIN ICE

''A. airengu &t ry,' t&jz " Suniißh* " rom-K f r oui .Htuerica, bearing evkenoo of ili-i wonderful tvagnifjicg powsr .f ic< . It aypearß ih.it a party o! friontis recent r< w^nt to ihti c».l ba>ka, located abiav- 20 rn;l"s from Trout lake, Washington territory. Tha third niabt cut tht-y cßmped near the famous ice oavea m that vicinity, at d not bfcing pressed for time tho party resolved to explore them. A belf-mile di^Lart from the caves is a large fitsu c through t'no basalt. One of tho party, namel Kennedy ay.d h« bad v'aitHd t\\\ spot last summer, at, which time the fissure warn m places fii'ed wi:h ice, and m others open to fvc o^faihomnhlo depth. Now cdoio? an almost iaoreriiblH phase of tin prrty'e exporatioa ' Early m the aucoeedirg mnniiiig,' to relate the advautare m Hie largutge of a member of the patty, ' K^unedy and I f >r«nd thf fi sure ao elaborately described bj him the preoodmj eTening', it beiDg ooui piete'y fi It d with ioo of singular cl«arneß9 presonting a surface of gentle annuls- ions, appearing much aa if the Pacfic Ocean near Panama h d baeo ifistaotaneously frozen over. We travelled several hucdrtd yards along the edge o* the fiesurs, admiring the pr Btnatio r»ye reflacted from ita surface, when I w»9 startled by a endden cry from Kennedy, who was iitoDßeiy excited. I Bpproached him, impreesed with the idea that he i had become insane. Be had dropped on his hands and knees and, with an abnormal expression depicted upon his face, his eyea were intently staring into the crystalline depths. Following his

wi'd guze, 1 beheld at an apparent, depth of 20fc the head and ah-ulders of a gigantic woman, with eyes wide open and beautiful complexion. The face, bo far as I could judge, was well proportioned, the noiee somewhat retrotissl. Her gown, or what we could ace o f ft about the neck »nd shoulders, waa constructed of & rich material. The rest of the body was indistinct, owing to come flaw m the ; o. The face seemed about 6ft m length, the featuresappearlnpßtran2 reiyf»nailiar.]Soth ing was said of this discovery till the &ext morning, when we all visited the enormous fissure, taking with us a ciude mining outfit and resolved to dip the woman out I of the ice. The firat day we reached a depth of 14ft , but were determined to recovir the huge, well-preserved corpse That night we pondered upon how the woman got there, and when Did she belong to a prehistoric race ! But. then her attire w»s so much like that of the present day. Bowever, who knows, but what she was contemporaneous with 'he uiastodon, wboße bones tell us of their prehistoric existence m the north west ? We all tried to sleep, but m vain, so excited were we ; and we sat smoking about the camp fire all that blesßed night, specu'ating hb to what the next day's res' arch might bring forth. At the first streak of day light labor was reounv d, but we had to work cautiously as the fine ice had ob-

Ecured the body from view. By noon a depth of 21ft had been obtaii ed, and Fulton relieved me. tak ng hie turn m the ice shaft "About three o'oli ok Kennedy who had been remarkrbiy quiet while at work, requested to t.o hauled up When he reached the surface he placed a piece of ice a foot rqaars. Nt my fett, then he threw himself Hp^o -he gr- und, rolling over and over iv tb.n most alarming and hysterical manner In reply to my auxi us apptal to him for an explanation of his strange conduct he nniy pointed to the chonk of ica be brough up Examining it I tan a piece of card board embedded m it, which proved on cno sine to be an advertising card, with the picture of a beautiful woman on it, and beating at the bottom aome words of advice as to the use of a certain sapoDaceooß manufacture. How did it get there 1 Perhaps thrown In last summer by some i outlets, covered by the winter's Ice, and osiing nvo m-n two days' work to recover, simply became the ice, by ite varying density and peculiar shape, had magnified the picture a hun dredfold, and lent if a natural appearance. 1

NEW MILITARY RIFLE.

Theapeoial oommmeH of the new army lifl'bavn been conducting a long a»ries of experiments, with a vievr to fixing a standard bore as well ib settling the form of mhgßzine to be adopted m the service small arm. As already stated, it has been drcided to fix Ihe diameter of the b< re of the new r;fla at a point near '3. The exact gaage is to be 31, which mepns a bul et about the diameter of an ordinal y pencil or penholder. This ia a consider able lessening of size from the *450 of tbe present Martha-Henry, and mudi below the '400 of the rifle < f the future that was to be— the Enfitld-Maitlnl, Over one hundred thousand stands of th-ee Enfield- Martinis have been completed with sword bayonets to St. That num ber is actually m tbe armouries, and the re*armirjg of the force* with time rifles wee to have been undertaken at en eerfy date. The adoption of the still newer and smaller bore of 31 renders the un issued Jinfield-Martiniß obsolete, so that the Goverrjmept will be forced to sell them as useless o r unnecessary stores, In the experiment* with tbe now chosen rifles of the British soldier, the 31 bote, It was found that although the bullet is not much bigger m diameter than thsft cf a ealooa pistol, it was re markably efficient m range and destruo tiveness. At 2000 yarda r»Dge the shooting vai exceedingly oloa* Com pared with ito diameter, tbe bnl'et li very long. Ab it is fired with a lariie charge of compressed ganpower, it has a high velocity and, •onsrquently, verj flit trajectory. Op to five hundred yaids range the soldier need not raise tbe beck sight, but firing low, can eadly hit hit enemy. In order to teat the destructive- D6BB of bullets of bo small a calibre, shota were fired Into the oarcvsaes of dead horses and other animals. It was found that bnlletß that had a email alloy of copper m them gave' most eucceeiful results. So satisfactory were theae re peatt d experiments with the 31 rifle that It left tbe committee m no doubt, and its »d< ption wbb recommended.

Having iettli»d on ihe bore of tbe rifle of the future, the committee fou> d lean difficulty with the other portion o f tbeir labors, nnmely, leleot'ng the type cf mag»z.;ne. Wiih the use of a small ballet, ana, as has also been decided, the ad( pt'ion of the new compressed powder m toild drawn cane*, not ooly is tbe weight cf Ihe ammunition reduced, bat a gresttr number cf cartridge* can he placed m »he inapt sine of tbe rifle. F»r some time tbe cnmiaairtee hay* apparently bt-en di«poaen to t ke up thb imi roved Lee r fli The eh ef oi j otion to this weapon by military me» wan t at the magr.z ne, wben of a convenlei.t practical bizh, could only hold five cartridges That DDtnber, it was agusd, was too few, and unless they oould be made to oarry eight or ten caaes, it was not worth while having tbe magazine, as a soldier cud fire five shots almost as quickly by single loading, picking the oar "ridges from hia bandolier The new bullet and case wiil permit of an increase m tha cumber of charges that can be placed m the Lee ntagaajne The committee are, however, still conducting their inquiry into the question of the beat form of magazine for military purpeses, and have by no means finally sbttled to tdopt tbe Lee. It is tolerably certain that the future rifla of our troops wUI now be a magazine gun, containing not lees than eight reaerve shots, which, m the supreme moment m assault or repulse, can be almost instantly delivered m a death dealing shower.

A PECULIAR MISTAKE

j A mi.stftke which might have lod to Boric-us reßnhs has beon dinonveredaby the Victorian Dofeoce department A coq -B'gnment ot several thousand rounds of black ammunition for cadet rifles, from N M-'sarß K/noch and Co*, of Birmingham, WeS icsued to c*det corps after aa ex | amination of samples. It now transpires ! th-tt Borne boxes labelled aq containing I bl^nk were acuslly fi led with bal* cartridge. A echo >1 teacher afc tho hesd of onti of the cirp* brought tho matter ander the nutico of the Defence d'-part naent, hitii^g himself qirte ancldin^-i'.ly made the discovery when distributing the ammunition. As tho l&bels are unroliab c, the department hits sent a circular letter to all echo'ls m conmc'lcn witU which cadets corps are established, warning them, and urt ing that the ammunition on hand should be cirefuily examined before bping; dia ributod.

ALMONDS.

The rival of the walnut among nuts is the almond, says the " tan Francisco Call " This is a nul which has been known from the very commencement of Listory. It ia mentioned m Genesis, and allusions to it are frequent throughout the Old Testa ment. Aazon's rod, which swallowed up the rods of the Egyptians and magicians, is said by. commentator* to have been an almond switch. The tree was groivn all over Palestine. Fine groves of it are still m existence. Yet the almond is a danger ous fruit. Both the kernel and the leaves of the bitter almond contain hydrocyanic acid, which ia rank poison A small dose will kill a dog ; a large dose of the dis tilled water of the bitter almond produces instantaneous death m the tuman species. Even the sweet a mond, which is bo agreeable to the palate, is extremely difficult of digestion.

The importation of a 1 mond a into the United iStates amounts to about 3,500,000 lbs yearly. California imports none. Whe raieeß, on© year with another, about 2,000,000 lba, the great bulk of which goes east for consumption. Tho European almond* is mainly grown at Malaga and Valencia, m Spain It is from there that Boston and New York get tneir supply If we devoted a little more attention to the cultivation of that valuable fruit, we might take this market from Spain. There m no reason to fear that the market will ever be over utocked.

It is curious that the Hebrew word for almond should be sliaked, which a'so means hasten. Commentators explain that, when the almond blossoms the fruit hastens to appear and lo mature. Those who are satisfied with this explanation are welcome to it. It is born out by a passage m Jeremiah, where the Lord ap pears to the prophet and asks. " What seest thou ?" Jeremiah answers, " The rod of an almond tre 1 ." Whereupon the Lord replies, " Thou hast well seen, for I will hasten my word to perform it" It is rot to be supposed that the inspired writer wonld have condescended to make a pun.

Another popolar nut which we eat, bat do not grow In this Statu, is the hazel nut. Perhaps round no nut bo many boyish delightful naeuinriea cluster as round the h°zl nut. Id »Ibo is of high antiquity. Kesiaarchea into the retn»ii>s of tao iake dwi-lleß m Switzerland prove that they ato the hazel nut and dropped the shells into the lakeß. The Romans, evtr famons for the eocentncity of theii haoits of reeding, roaated the haz'l nut. The biz 1 uut of commerce Is really the Icatiau filbert, bo called from its fall beard or elongated husk. Tbe filbert is grown m the Eas'ern States, bat not successfully. B'iya go hunting fur them and eat them ; but as a table fruit they riave no rank, and cannot compare with the f reign fruit which c mea mainly from Italy, France, and Spam.

1» their own couotry «rie Italians h-*ve subsisted to a larye extent on cheetnuts, from the time of Vrpil. They ate them mw — m which st&te they are sweet, but iudlgeatible — roaated, boiled, and ground Into fliorand made Into cakes. There are villages m the Apennines where the chestnut thkea the same phce that the o m patch dot-s in oar Southern States. They are likewise largely consumed m Southern Franca, Spaio, and Switzer land. Tn our Eistern States a much smaller nut; ia grown, and It 1b a favorite with the boys and girle. It la sweet, but will not ketp. Jefferson, who introduced the cheßtnat of Proveoca into Virginia, believed that he was Bupplylng hia State with a new resource Bot the b ; z> of the fruit deolined almost from the very first, and the tree is now chi«fly valuable for its wood. Tbe life- of a oheatnut tree at the East Id 30 years — that is to say when it is 30 yearß old it 1b fit to out down for firewood. Experience h&a proved that, when a pine grove ia cut down, nature supplies it with a successor m the shape of a giove of oak or chestnut, and, when theso *re out down, the pine grove succeeds it m tarn. Thus a long lived man harvests two oropa In hia life time,

Finally, to bring tbe Mat of edible nutß to a close; the peanut 1b raised m various parts of tbla Ptate, though most of theae outa come from the Southern States on tbe Atlantic seaboard. Tbe natural home of the peanut is In Africa and m Virginia and the Oarolinas. An onormouß trade is carried on m psauuts between Mar seilles and the North African ports, for the Frenchman, like tne American^ is a lover of the crisp not.

rHE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN, MONO A?, OCTOBER 24, 1887.



| T. Bullock. . FOR SA; E.— An improved Farm of 245 Acres, being Ii S. 27237, situated about smi es from Chertsey, Low price and literal toims npp'y to T. BULLOOK. CHEAP PROPERTY for Bale fronting the A ford Forest Road, being Lot. 25, containing about 2 roods, on which is erected a 4-roomed DivelJin? house, &c Tliia property ia wo 1 situated, will be sold cheap ani on easy terras. Arply to T. BULLOCK. riIHR V E- Roomed Cottages near the tU« X Workß to let at a low rental. T. BOLLOCK ri LE r.— 7- Boomed House m Burnett X street near the Orange Hall. -. T. BTTLLOOK.^ TO LET at a low rental.— 4-roomed Cortage at Hampstead. , T. BULLOOK. MoOORMIOK TWINE BINDERS. PERSONS having auoh for sale will please oommanlcate with the under- signed. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD. TO LET, at a low rental, a 3-Roomed Cottage, nearMaSHBARBRs, Machinist, Apply to T. BULLOCK. VJ LET.— 8-roomed Dwelling-houßej together with an acre of land, pleasantly situated on the Town Belt North, fronting the Domain, Apply to : T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE at a low price and on liberal terms, 15 acres of land with 2-roomed Cottage thereon, fronting the Fairfield Road, not far from the County Saleyards. Apply to T. BULLOOK. T3UILDING SITE near the Woollen jj Factory For Sale, being Lot 47, con- taining more than 1 acre, fronting Alford. Forest Road, and next to Mr Wlldamlth 1 property. A large proportion of the money can remain on interest at 6 per cent, per annum.- Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. r\oU3£,s:-SE^TED American Waggon, Apj:>ly to T. BULLOOK. IrOR SALE,— Central Site, being p»r F of TS 177, containing One-eighth of aa Acre, having a frontage of 33 fee' on Batnett Street;, and adjoining the '•Msi Office. Very liberal terms of payme ' will be accepted. — Apply to t. bullook. tTnwald" "-""" TO LET— A Fopr-rccmed Honae with Shop, adjoining Mr Heseltine's pro- perty, and near the Railway Station. A off rental will be accepted. T. BULLOOK. ' TREVORTON. " ff^O LET.—Trevorton House, conta'n* X ing 0 Rooms together with &boucf acres of land laid out as follows ; — Large Lawn m front of the House, Shrubbery round about it. and a belt of forest trees, Remainder m grass paddock. There is also a Stable and Coach house erected on the property. App'y to T. BULLOOK. Willie Brewed a Peck o* Maut.— On Show Kigbt. TKWALD RACING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. January 2>d, 1888. Pbebident. Donald McLean. Vice-presidents. J. O; N. Ghigg and 0. Mi Strachey. Judge. Matthsw Stitt. Stewards. Jamea Begp, Geo. Jeiues, H, Fowler, M. hcott,C. Jephßon. TREASURHa. M, Scott. Star er. David Thomas. CiiERK of the Soales. Stephen Clark; ulkrk f the Course. B. Honks. Easdicappbrs. The Committee. v First Kace to start punctually at 12.80. 1, Handicap Hurdle Race, of 16 soys; ovtr 6 flights of hardies, about 3ft 6in high, becond lioreo to receivo 60s from the staka. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance t 6s. 1£ miles. 2 t Buvel Btjrdlh Race, of 20 soya; over 6 fl' gkts of tiurdleß, about Bft Gin high. Winner to be cold by auction, and the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. Weightiest. Post entranca 10s. 1£ miles. 3. Tinwald Cup Handicap, ef 80 soya. fceeond horse to receive £5 from tho»take. Nomination, 153 ; accepcanco, 15j. 1£ miles. 4. Trotting Race, Time Handicap, of IS soys- Second horse to receive fiOs from the stake. No weight under 10it. Nomina- tion, 10s ; a ceptance, s^. Poll »nd go. 5. Maiden Race, of 10 soys. Weight for age. Entrance, 10s; 1 mile. 6. Flying Handicap, of 10 says. Entrance, ICe. Cap wini.er to carry 71b penalty. 6 furlongs. 7. Novel Race, of 20 soys. Winner to be sola by auction, aod .he whole ot the pro* reeds to go to th« funds of tha Club. Po*t entry, 10j. Weight, 83t np 6 far- longs. B. Consolation Handicap, of 10 soya. En- trance, 10;-. 1 mile. 9. Hurrt £ curry, for entrance money. Bn» t-ance, 10a, For horses that have never won public money. Oatoh weights. RULES AND BEGULATIONS. 1. No entry for the above Races will be re- ceived except on the condition that all dis- putes , claims, and objections arising out Of tha racing shall be decided by the Bte^arfß, or wh >m they ma) appoint, their deoieion onaU poi.tß c nnecti'd with the carrying oat of this programme to ba final 2. C J.U. rales will be m force. 8. The races a c open to any horse com* monly resident m the district from the Ist of October, 1&87, to ihe date of meating, and owned by a person who has resided m tha di»trirt during the came period. 4. The dißt'ict above mentio ed is bounded > n the north by the Selwyn, and on the south by the Orari. i. Five per cant will be dedncted from the grcss of all monies payable m accordance j with this programme for expenses of tha coarse. 6. No protest will b? received unless lodged within 15 aiiautea after the race hos been ran, to which the t<rot Bt refers, and must be aa* oompani; d by £2 m cash. 7. Horses breaking m tbe Trot must pull and go, and tiot to the satisfaction of the Stewards. 8. All nominations and acceptances goto the funds of the Club. sjsm a^«akJ KOM»ATIO&ST fr -^ All nominations must b? accompanied by fees, age. nime, description of horse, colors of ' rider, to be m the hands of the Secretary, ad« dreß&ed Bcott's Hot 1, Tinwald, bofore 10 p;m. I on S&tmday, December 10th, 1887. J . WEIGHTS.' • Weights will be declarod on Saturday, 17th ! December, 1887. * ACCEPTANCES. 1 Acceptances and Mr iden entries must be m the bands cf the BrcreUiy, at Scott'B Hotel, t Tinwald, not later than 10 p.m. on Tuesday, l December 27th, 1887. An efficient Band will be on the ground, alift a totulisator of ■he most approved make, Charges— Adalts, la each , children, half price ; carriages, 2* 6d each ; horses m saddlf* CYRIL JEPHSOfCa 10 10$ * Secretar^



Pub?ic Notices. 3 SHEEP SHEAES. JUST Received, ex « lonic," a new lot 0 of the following,— 8.8.A. H.Z. \\ A., U. 38 A.S. with and without Driiers 78. ALSO,— Real Turkey Oil- stones J. OKK & CO. | (LATE ORR AND ALOQRN.) KOBE BARGAINS. TT7B have received ANOTHER BIG TRAVELLERS' SAMPLES,- Which we can Sell at English PMOE ,» Th , c P rlnol Pal lines are Boys' and Men a fcnlts and Tronaer*, Hatu, Hoelery Towels, Quilts, Shlrtß, Infant's Pellaseß Corsets, Suns laden, etc. The lot are marked In plain Figures, and now Ready for Sa c COME EARLY AND SATfI 60 PER OffiNT. JOHN OKR & CO. ECONOMY IN TIME : ECONOMY IN LABOR : ECONOMY IN FENCING MATERIAL. Patent Titan] Wire Strainer. ADVANTAGES: TT strains a wire anywhere, either at poßt or midway ; makes the best knot, and one which seldom breaks old wire ; does not Blip about m working ; strains with unrivalled power, ease, and freedom from annoyance ; does not allow the wire to slacken moro than ONE- SIXTEKNTH of an inch while being secured ; combines lightness end strength ia the highist degree ; can be conveniently applied to all purposes which require wires to be joined under tension. A REVOLUTTON IN WIRE FENCING EFFECTED BY REID'S PATENT TRIPLEX WIRE STRAINER. (Patented m 1885 throughout Great Britain, the Dnited States, and the Colonieß.) No StraimDg Poßte required except at the angles of fences The boring of Straining Posts unnecessary. The advantages claimed for these, the latest and most improved means of Btrain- ing wire fences, are : - THEY COST NOTHING, because they pay their cost m the straining posts they save THEY ARE A DIRECT GAIN m economy of time snd labor, because no boiicg of straining posts is required, and the whole process of straining occupies only about quarter the usual <ime. THEY EFFECT A FURTHER SAV- ING of time and labor as long as the fence exists, because they are left perm a nently attached to the wiroß, » bich can therefoie be tightened or slackened when- ever desired Compaative Estimate of 14 chains of 6- Wire Fence UNDER OKDINARY METHOD. No Wire Stretchers left attached. a d. 2 strains of 7 chains each, requiring 3 straining posts at say 3b each 9 0 Labor at 2 strains of 6 wires, say 1 man for 1 hour, at Is per hour 1 Labour digging, erecting, and fixing 3 straining postß and stays i'or same, cay 1 man for 4 hours, at Is per hour ... 4 0 Labor boring two straining posts, cay 1 man for 20 minutes ... 0 4 Total 14 4 UNDKR NEW SYSTEM. Triplex Wire Stretchers being left attached to Wire. 8. d. 1 strain of 14 chains. Patent Triplex Wire Stretchers used midway, and straining 7 chains on each side ; only 2 straining posts required, at say 3a each .... 6 0 Labor at one strain of 6 wires, say 1 man for 20 minutes, only no fastening being required ... 0 4 Labor erecting, digging, and fixing 2 straining posts and stays for same, say 1 man for 2 hours, 40minut<S > 2 No boring required 0 0 °Cost of 6 Triple Wire Stretchers, at soy about 8d each 4 0 Total 13 0 *NOYfl WELL. — If lITAN WIRE STRAINER be used and removed after straining, the above item of 4s will aleo he Bayed, thougk at the expense of future efficiency, t how ing New System to be so much more economical than th"s old *ne — that a balance is 'eft over ajter Including the cost cf Triplex Wire St-cxclui 1 1 1 McCalluia &^ Co.



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The Rtud. rpHE AMERICAN TROTTING HORSE Blaciwood Abdallah, Will stand this season at Lynd!>urst, Dan- das, aod at owner's iStabie, Ashburton. For particulars apply to MAX. FRIKDLANPER. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON J_T THE ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. mHE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE COLT, Johnny's Fancy. Bred by Mr James Gow, of Taieri, by Lord Salisbury, dam Sally 2nd. For particulars and terms, apply to MAX FRIEDLANDE 9f148 Propr TO fcTAND THIS SEASON, AT OWNER'S LIVERY STABLES, BURNETT STREET. ' mHE THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE ! Athlete Bred by Mr Sibbald, of Burkes Pass. ATHLETE is a beautiful brown, and stands 15 hands 3 inches high. He is by Detractor, dam Promised Land Detractor ia by the celebrated Tradueer, Promised Land by The Pit r For extended pedi- gree see N Z Stud Book. for particu ars and terms apply GEO. F. SO'/TT, Proprietor. 10f97 Bazaar Livery Stables. TO STAND THIS SEASON. mHE STALLION Wizard, By King of Clubs, dam Charm both imported. WIZARD is half brother to Spade Guinea and Stonyhurst, and full brother to Charmer, and waß bred by the Middle Park Stud Company. He is a beautiful whole-colored chestnut, and shows grand power and quality. For full particulars apply to O. KEA.^NS, • Or Wm. HEALY, Proprietors, 9«12 Ashburton. TO TRAVEL THE ASHBURTON AND LONGBEACH DISTRICTS. mHE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE, Young Major. YOUNG MAJOR is by Major, who was imported to Tasmania from I'ngland by R. Q. Kebmode, Ebq. H^ took first prize at the Hoyal Society's Show m Kngland, and many first prizes m Tasmania. YOUNG MAJOK was bred by Mr James Btabk, his dam, Smi er, imported from Tasmania, where she was a first prizp taker, and her progeny gained many awards. Terms : One Maro £3 ; groomage, ss, payable first service. For 3or more mares, property of one owner, special terms may be agreed on. ANDREW DAWSON, ! Proprietor, 131 Water ton. TO STAND THE SEASON GROVE FARM' TINWALD, mHE THOROUGHBRED HORSE, Perkin W^rbeckll. PEDIGREE. v Touchstone 3 Newminster Beeswing H S CO- . 3 CO | Palnia Emilius — jf Francesca h| Ho > o Voltaire ' £ Voltigeur MarthaL {J Stockwel rrj Eglantine _ _ — w Touchstone g| | Newminster H S 3 Pahna Emilius Q S Francesca n _! M ~ S o Melbourne W 'J 3 Prime Minister panlalonade B*2! ~ I I Candlestick Prime Warden Maid of BurghUy PEHKIN WARBEOK 11. has splendid action, posßePses great strength, is as handsome as they are madd, and is a horse calculated to throw a most valuable clasa of racing or other stock, An examination of his pedigree _ will show that he possesses a double strain of the celebrated Adventurer blood, and is one of the very best bred arn'mals m the Southern Hemisphere. The Bona of Now minster have, as a family been more successful at the Btud than any family of modern days, and with the exception of Hermit, who is now standing m England at 200 guineas, Adventurer, tho grandsire of Perkin Warboc kII has produced the moat winners of them all For further particulars appty to EDWARD GATES, Grove Farm, 10*10 • Tinwald. MO^EY TO LEND. I HAVE £200, £400, £1,400 and other sums, waiting investment on good freehold security at current rates of interest. JOHN A. OAYGILL, 10t58 Solicitor, TaQore4 BtjeetJ



Pal'lic Notice fi^Oß SALE— The Lease of tho Cbert- Sj eey Bo* el, with over five years tc v run Apply to the proprietor, * lOf 119 H. CHILDS. ASHBURTON AGKICULTUIUL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. . fin HE Burgesses aro reqursted to observe j I FRIDAY, 28th INST., as a j Holday, being the day appointed for this 9 Association's Tenth Annual Show. r (Signed) THOMAS SFALY, r 10-j-137 Mayor. i . r ] BANK HOLIDAY. PURSUANT to "The Banks and Bankers' Act Amendment Act, 1882," FRIDAY, the 28th day of October, 1887, is hereby appointed as a Special Bank HoHday at tha offices of the under- mentioned Banks at ABh burton and liakaia. The Union Bank of Australia, Limited, JOSEPH PALMfi K, Chief Officer. The Bank of Australasia, — E. W. MORRAH, Inspector. The Bank of New Zealand,— D. L. MDRDCC3T, 10 141 . General Manager. n . ; ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. THE TENTH Annual Exhibition OF STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, &o. WILL be held at the County Saleyards Ashbnrton, on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28m In addition to tho Private Prize List already published, the following Prizes are offered : — Mr Leonard White, £2 2a— For the best Yearling Draught Colt or Filly. De J. M. Tweed, £1 Is -For the best Fox Terrier of any age, dog or bitch, Mr John Small, £1 Is— For the largest Collection of Small Birds' Heads. Phfs3 Co pany Limited, Ohrfet- church — Special Prizi to the largest Prize Taker m Butter. Price to be paid for Birds 1 Heads and Eggs, la 6d per 100. Exhibitors are requested to enter as early as possible this week. ' JOHN G. REBTELL, 10*5 Secretary.* Wee Jouky Daidlea.— Show Night. TIMARU AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION'S TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL SHOW OF STOOK, «_o,, WILIi BE HELD ON THE ASSOCIATIONS GROUNDS, WAI-ITI RUAD, ON TUESDAY, 26th, and WEDNESDAY 26th October, 1887. CONSISTING OF SHEEP, CATTLE, HORSES, PIG 3, DOGS, DAIRY AND AGRIOTURAL PRODUCE, IM- PLEMENTS. WOOL, &c, &c. PRIZE 3 amounting to about £550 will be given m Pieces of Plate., Medals, or Oaih PRIVATE AND SPECIAL PRIZB LIST, and for further particulars see Poßters, Entries close for Sheep, Cattle, and Pigs on SATURDAY, 15th met. ; all others on TUESDAY, 18fch inst. Prize Lists may be obtained on applica- tion to the undersigned. F. W. STUBBS, 10 57 Secretary. George Jameson TURNIP ANDRAPE SEEDS. FOR SALE- Purple and Green Top Aberdeen, Mammoth, Greyatone,and other varieties. These hay» been thoroughly tested, and are guaranteed new and fresh GEO Gal JAMESON, j lO§l7 Ashburton. Wool Season 1887-88. T IBERAL CASH ADVANCES;! made \j on Large or Small Clips at Current Rates, Woolpaoks and Twine Supplied. GEORGE JAME&ON, 10$ 16 Ashbarton* CLOVER SEEDS JUST landed, ex ateamer " Kaikoura,' my first shipment for the season of BED CLOYEE, COW GRASS, WHITE CLOVER, AND ALSYKE. These Seeds have been carefully selected and are the beat obtainable. I HAVE ALSO IN STOCK— MachiDe-dressed Ryegrass and Cooks foot, also Linsetd, Feat-, Barley, Oats Wheat, Potatoes, and all kinds of STATION AND FARM STORES. George Jameson, ASHBURTON. Wool. WooL MESSRS MILES AND CO. beg to inform their friends and clients that they propose holding ► Local Auction Sales of Wool Throughout the Season as usual, and are now prepared to make Liberal Advances on large or small clips free of Commission, and at a low late of interest. f SALES will be held as formerly m r MR GEO. JAMESON'S SHED, WEST STREET, Where every care and attention will be b given to each lot entrusted to our care. The Shed is well lighted, convenient, and m every way suited for the pioper display - of Wool. WOOLPAOKS AND TWINE supplied 1 at Lowest Current Rates. s J T. FORD, Auctioneer. i It 113 GEORGE JAMESON, Agent. Echoes of Neil, Gow.— Scotofc . Ooaoerti



Public Notices. liG_ ■ ORRHOIDTCON A SURE CURB for PILES. A ne* discovery. Forwarded to any addresi on receipt of 7s 6d. Communications strictly confidential. i WALTER B. MOSS, Ashbnrton. HAVES AND CO beg to inform their numerous Customer*) m Town ( and Couptry thut they have sold the I GKOtEKY, &c, Department of their 5 Business (carried on ia Burnett street for •some yearn) to Mn A. PiiOOTOlt, whom they wish to recommend as their succeßßor m the Trace, being confident that his Goods and style of doing" business will give every satisfaction. 10fll4 ASHBURTON COUNTY HUNT CLUB. A SPECIAL GENERAL. MEETING of Members will be held on FRI- DAY Nsxt, 28th October, 1887, at Quftl't Co-nmercia! Hotel, Ashburton, at 7 30 p.m. pharp, All Members are particularly re- quested to attend. Business t To consider the keeping and hunting of tbe Hoaads for the ensuing year. CECIL WBOUGaiON, for Secretary. Ashburton, 21st October, 1887. 10J128 IMPHM.— Show Night. THE SCOTCH CONCERT. ODDFELLOWS' HALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28th. • CATTLE SHOW NIGHT. Tickets 3s, 2s, und Is. Doors opeu at 7 . Pibroch at half-past, The usual BALL after the Concert. Tickets— Gentlemen. 3s. J. C. DUNCAN, 10J104 Secretary. THE ASHBUETON WOOLLEN MANTJFACTUEING COMPY (Limited.) deposit© RECEIVED m large or small Bums at the following Rates of Interest :— Six per cent If fixod for 6 months Seven per cent ?t fixed for 12 months H. SEMPLE, 1*56 Secretary. nuaw k i n s While thankicg his Customers for the luccees already obtained m his new enter- iriao, has just received a fresh supply, nd ib prepared to bell as Cheap as any louse m Ashburton. Also, — L new line of Men's, Ladies' and Chil- jtn's Boots and. tihoee, just m from the lanuiacturer. C H earnestly solicits a call. Motto : Small profits and quick returns Honest Men and Bonnie -assies.— Scotch Concert. 'O TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN THE MKTBVEN AND LAURISTON DIS TIiIOTS. pH OL YDESDALE COLT,— Diplomacy. Bred by John Grigg, Esq., of Long- >each. Diplomacy's sire is Lord Beacons- ield, dam Pleasant by Prince Charlie. For particulars and terms apply to D. McKENDRY, .o+lß Cairnbrae. g§* LOOK HERE! -jfg THE PEEMIEE TAILOE, Town Hall, rS making Tweed Suits m first class stylo JL from £2 10s Od. Trousers from 18s Jd (specialty). Heavy Saddle Tweed kits, £4 0s Od, _ENT3' OWN MATERIAL MADE UP. Trousers, 7s 6d ; Sac Suite, 35s ; Pageta, 10s. Tbrms Cash 1 TOW N~~H ALL, EAST STREET. Trees Trees Trees NOTICE TO PLANTERS. FT*HE undesigned begs to oall tbe ! X attention of farmers, settlers an<3 others to his extensive stock of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, »mong which are about 3,000,000 Forest Treea, Inola- ding 200,000 Cupressus Macrooarpa, om and two years old; 200,000 Plnns Inalfz- nis, one and two years old ; 100.00 C Pinus Larlcio ; 300,000 Silver Birch; 10,000 Pinna Austri&ca; all other kind* In proportion. All kinds of Oabbßge plants on sale, and a few thousands of very early Strawberry Plants. N.B. — All orderD by post, or othorw'", shall receive my beet attention. JAMES PORTER, IOLTjFTON NURSKRYJ Allan ton, Aah' irton TEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY rHE NEW GOODS FOR THE WINTER SEASON AEB NOW OPENED OUT The k ib THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Btyle and Patterna m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing leaves nothing to bp desired. rhoußands of Men's and Boys Suite, newest etyloa. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of dew Zealand Tweeds. Every garmen warranted shrunk Jveroo-ts, Waterproof Coats and Leggw.ge m great variety Hats, comprising every new stylo worn OhiWron'a Jersey Suits, Childr^ Men- of- War Suits Gentlemen's Hosiery, Scarvet ; Oxford Uegatta and White Shirts Rugs, Portmanteaus, and Travellii a Bag* "ho celebrated WERTHEIM BWIN£ MACHINE. Time Payments. N.Sfc; CLOTHING FAOTOBF, Eta? ftratiT,



Public tfofces. 80-HOE. A PUBLIC MEETING of Fubscribars to the Jubilee Funds will be held on TUESDAY, Ist November, m tbe County Council Chambers at 3 pin., to receive Balance-Sheet and decide what form the permanent memorial shall take. B. W. BaRKETT, 10 ljU •.,.... Secretary. ' 13AZAAB. ABA7AAR m Aid of tbe Rakaia Preff- byterixn Manse Fund will be beld m the Oddfellowa 1 Hall, Rukaia, on WED- NttSDA? and TbURSDAY, the 26th and 27th inßt. The Hall will bo open from 2 to 10 p.m. each day. 10 143 KOTICE. ALL Claims against the Esiato of the late 1 homas Toppih, Koyal Hotel, Ashburton, are required to be furnished to me on or befora TUESDAY, the Ist day of November, 1887, after which date they will not be recognised. 10t 107 W. H. TOPPIN. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. ASH BUTTON AGRICULTURAL SHOW, OCTOBER 28 ih. Q ATUKDAY Return Tickets to Aahbur- )O ton wili be issued at Ohriatcharch, Timaru and intermediate Stations on the 28th October, available for return till 31st inßt., inclusive. The O-dinary Trains for and from Oarißlchurch on the2Bih, will stop at the Saleyarda siding (opposite the Show Grounds) to take up or set down passen- gers if required. Passengers from north of Ashbucton must take Tiokets to Aah- burton, tbose from south re-book at Ash* burton to the Salnyards Siding. Return fares between Aahburton and the Sileyarda. Siding : First Glass, 6d ; Second Olass, 4d. Tickets available for return on day of Isaac, only. 10H3Q BY JOBPBR,



It is impossible to remain long eiok or out of health where Awerioan Gp.'e Bop Bitters Reused, SeasQQtbuJ



Hollowat's Pills and Ointment.— Soldiers and Sailors. — These well-known and easily used remedies are especially serviceable and convenient for those who, like soldiers and ■ailors, are exposed to great ohanges of climate, and the hardships inseparable from their calling. Many of tbe diseases engen* deredin the system from these and other un- toward causes can be checked and controlled by attention at their onset, and m Helloway's remedies will be found a ready means of relief without hindrance from duty. Many a man fs invalided and rendered more or less a burden to hunself and friends from neglecting the early symptoms of bis complaint, which calamity ought be averted by timely resort to &C use of Hollow»7'a PiUa a C d Ointment.