The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. V.-No. 1557

ASHBURTON. FRIDAY MAY 13. 1887

TRICE-ONE PENNY



Stratz and 00. \ , BEVOLUTION IN THE WATOH  TRADE. . AS formerly a Watch conld only,b* J\ had by n wcnltliy mon, but now, *• with tho nil of improved machinery, an i a new system of business, « ■J. R STBATZ & CO., y PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS, JEWELLERS & MANUFAOIURBBP, '." 2fll, Hum Ethert, s ODBIS.TOHURO.H, \\ Places them within tho reach of all, • BEE WHAT READY JJONBY WILL DO. We have just received the FIRST SHIPMENT of EHRIIARDT'a HNO. LIBH LEVER WATCHES, nnder oor :l new contract with Mr W. Ebrhnrdt, and 1 as our contract is to take so m»ny bnsdred s a yonr, wo got them at a price that enables us to cell at i &2 lOs. A PIECE and wo guarantee) them to be exaatly the came kind of Ehrhardt'a Watch that hai been Hold m hundreds m your districts, «n credit, at from £1 to £8 a piece, and then 1 perhapß £2 103 was paid down to start with, [ NOTICE. Plonso notice that if wo had not startea to sell Watrhcs at a low profit m yonr districts, you would still have to pay the same old exorbitant prices. J. P. STEATZ & COS £5 lOs ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS. If anyono can get a better made, better finished, or moro suitable Watob. for colonial use at £10 10 1 nt any place m New Zealand than our £5 10s English Levers we will make yon a present of oars, ■J. F. STBJHS AND CO. Aro the Government CAntroctors for the Repairing and Timing Iho Clocks on the Canterbury Railways, which we do at the rato of 2s per Clock a year. Those Olookl havo to go to half a minute, and tinoe the beginning of our contract, which la now 18 months, wo have not had a single - complaint, SOMETHING TO ASTONISH THE WORLD. J. F. STEATZ. & CO. Have just been oetabliphed 10 years the beginning of June, and' in that timo bare - jioro Clock* out with their name and addroßß on than any other firm m Canter* Jmjy^njany of whom have been established 1100 . 1 To anyone who can provo this net to be truo. Wo would bo plonscd if onr customers who have bought watches from ns would eond tcßtimonhlß of tho watch's perform* nnco, and satisfaction given, at they are of great aervico to us, and if any Watch or Clcck docs not give perfect satisfaction, wo are -witting to cbasge it 50 times if sectf* Bary, until satisfaction is given. THE WATERBURY WATOH, ! Which is so well published •til over New j Zealand, and is Bold at 18s Gd, can be had from our firm for ; Us 6 D And ns soon an wo can make direct E nrrnngcironts with themakore, we expect to be r.b)e to cell them at a much lower ' price. In 1881 we had 25 Waterbnry 1 Watches as a sample, and sold some of them then oa low as 12s 6J. 1 I BPEOTAOLESI BPEOTAOLEBU ; J. F. STRATZ & CO. i ) Have rcceivod a largo consignment of Spectacles of every dcscriptlen, to suit all i sights, which wo aro selling from Is ft . ) pair; gtnnino crystals, 6s Od. Guaranteed i beet pebbled, 7s Gd pair 1 goggles, Gd pair | r oyo protcctoiß, 2b pair. We have bjbo » imported the Infest improved instromovt 7 for testing tbo B ! f ht v hich we will do at I any timo frco of itu go. 0 J. F. STBATZ & CO.'S r l NEW PRICE LIST FOR RBPAIBB. 5 Watch Glasses fittod to Waterbnry and a other Watches, Gd. . -ITands fitted to Wato bury Watohcfl, «d. Watcrbury Watchos cloanod and repaired !r irom Is to 2d Gd, highest charge. Geneva Watches cleaned, large sing 4s od| , email sizo 5s Gd. Oonova Watches mninsprings fitted, wi th '' baraSa Gd} f. plate, 4a fid. f American Lovcra cleaned, largo size 4s tid. J 3 small size, 03 Gi. Amoricnn Levers mainsprings fitted, with bars Ss Gd ; |*p)ate, 4s 6d» . Englinh Levers, binding to' the right, ?» cleaned 53 Gd. Lt EnglUh Levers, winding to the tight, a \ mainsprin gs fitted, 4 b 6d . ' a Englißh Levera, windicg to the left, ' ' cleaned 6s Gd. English Lovers, winding to the loft, main* spiingß fitted, 6a Gd Watchos sent from country distriote. if they can bo returned by rail, 6d extra most bo added for carriage. '£ ALL WORK GUARANTEED. It . « J. F. STBATZ & CO.] fK 801 l over 1000 Clocks a year, which 19 moro than all tho other shopkeepers In „ t [p Ohristchurch put together soil. r ,t £50 to who can prove we have not a ,ho Larger Stock of Clocks than, any other 3n , Bhop m Chrißtchurch. Wo have always , V n GOO m stock, varying m prices from 2s 6d of to £10 10a, 3 CLOCK REPAIRS. l 0" Our charge for Clock Repairs, Time* itb pieces, is ono half tho Watch Repairs* an* Striking Clocks a bid all extra charge. ne; Inspection of our largo and well assorted Btook invited. L Note the Addre»f.«- Sea J. F. STEATZ & CO. The only doublo-f rented Jewellers' Shop ift the city, one window for Ladies Jewellery, ant I ono for Gentlemen's. 2GI HWH'.STBEET, TRIANGLE, CHBISTCKUBCa  i



SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH HOLLOWAY'S PELS & OINTMENT TniS UNIVERSAL MEDICINE IS PIOUSEIIOLD REQUISITE EVER 1 WIJEKB,  THE PILLS p Purify tlie B]oo<], impart tone to the Ncrvoi *_ system, and net most powerfully yet soothing] on the ! ' LIVER AFD EOWEfS, 0 Promolfng Digestion and Assimilation, an c endowing the whole bodily frame wil Strength nnd vigor. Nervous Headache; Tremblings, with Lassitude and Gencr; Debility quickly yield to the potent force c these well-known PHIf, and they are uji rivalled m tlicii ciTicacv m all f FKMALE COMPLAINTS, B Removing all obstructions, skin blemishes 1 pimples and boil?, better than any othe family medicine known. THE OINTMENT HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION lt heals every kind of Sore, Ulcer am Wound, more certainly than any .other knowi salve. Its marvellous penetrating power; render it invaluable m all THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES, Curng Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Actkivw reducing Glandular Lumps, closing ami healing Abscesses and Fistulas, fo alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM, GOUT, And Neuralgia it is unsuspasscd. fails to remove Scurf and every species r disease. The Pills and Ointment are manufactured No. 8, New Oxford street (late 533, xford street, London), and are sold by nl vendors of Patent Lines throughout ths Civilized World. J irections for use m almost every language, •S" Purchasers should look to the Label on Pots an d Boxes. If the address and street are not on they aic sputious EACINE FAN FARM MILL. the testebTfarm mill. Tho Cheapest and Beat Fan Mill m the Market* No Farmer valuing Clean Peed can afford to (ro without a RACINE FAN MILL. Practical Farmers bavo pronounced )t tho Dcßt-read TESTIMONIAL below. While it Ins enrncity to. Cltnn rcm GO to 90 bushels per hour, No. i FARM MILL Is 2ft Sin ever nil, nnd ie fnrnifihed with one Wheat Hurdle, ono Wheat Screen and Grader with side ppout, run Bnrlo> Eicve,nnd one Oat Siovo. Siovcß for olhor purposes furnished and charged for as oxtras. F. FERRIMAN. FFERRIMAN would call your atttn. # lion to this Improved Farm Fanning Mill, which combines all the advantages of tho Im^efYhM iUc hM" t sii'Mif'' A titeßl& u WsfßV& mentfl: — Fhibt.— ln the width of tho Mill, it being wider than moflt Farm Mills of similar size, thereby increasing the cleaning capacity to a largo extent. fcEOOND. — Tho improved plan of hanging tho blioo upon strong fctrup-hinged hangers, thus preventing constant breakage. Tmnn — Tn tho mat ( er of fastening tbo drum or head to tho postß by mcanß of a cast- iron half circle, and secured to tho posts by screws (instead of wooden cleats morticed into posts ard held - f woodon koye), adding increased strength and dv: ability to tho Mill. Fgurth. — 'Iho great a\.*antago of. easily rasing or lowering tho slido <iho Hopper by means of a scrow. The irons aro of the most approved pattern, the wheel, pinion, and shake irons being extra strong, Tho gearing is all placed on the inside of tho Mill, out of tho way. Tho bearing ia formed by the hub of tho largo wheel running m a thimblo or box, tbrco inches Ion?, oi I Chilled Iron, and extending through tho posts, ' giving it n stoady and oapy motion. 1 For cleaning and ncparating nil kinds oi grain, we guarantee this Mill to bo equal to, and m fact Buporior, m all respects, to an; 1 now m use. Tbo fan wita wind boards are bo t arranged that tho wind etiikcß tho hurdle m such a manner aB to blow all foul stuff and 1 light £ra*n over tho hurdle. Tho sido Bpout ' delivers the No 1 grain at the side, nnd tho No 2 grain at tho front of tho Mill. Tho grader cr.n bo so adjusted as to Bcparato and aolivei through the side spout a greater or less portion k of tho beat grain- Tho wheat eorccna and grader aro so arranged nB to effectually take out cockle from No 1 and No 2 wheat. No Farmer or Dealer should, bo without one as they tuo invalnablo to all who wish tc market thci' seed m good condition, and thui savo tho heavy deductions usually mado foi impurities ond foul stuff, and also tho cxtn freight charges and cost of cleaning. The} also eavo timo, nnd by tha thorough am complete work which enn bo accoinplishct with them, Boon repay tho cost incurred it their purchase. To FurmoJs raising largo quantities 0 t Qrnin, or Seeds, wo would recommend tho N< 2 Warehouse Mill, ns specially adapted fo their uso, as tho great aaving of timo wll compenEnlo for the diff.crencj m tho first cob! They cm ba *»n by hand ns enaily qb a Fan tizo, although constructed much heavier, am made moro durable; 12e g aided by tho oxperionco of olhora an order a ••Racico" Mill." You dou't want a bcttc record than it has. Read. MADE A SPLENDID JOB, I put Eome bags of wheat through las spring , tlwy mado a ep'ondid job. A hoirl bour borrowed mino to run through some oat; wheat : ho was lighly pleased with tho jo 1 they made. — William Blakib, Hillfoo NEVER SAW ITS EQUAL: I havo only ÜBcd tho " Hncino " Mill, as ye for dressing oatß, wheat, and gra«B seed . 1 has given mo groat Bat ifif action. I havo nov< Been its equal for grading wheat for ecod, arj I havo seen ana helped to work a good manj —William Bkook, Church Hill, Waiwcra. COMPLIMENTARY. I nm very much pleased with it,— Jon Cam UK ox, fcwift Creek, Kolao. COULD ISOT HAVE A BIiTTER ' CHARACTER, I havo niven tho fi Kr.cino " Warehouse Fsi Mill a good trial, and it gives every Bitisfn tion. i ccnßidir it a fiißt-rato article. olcnnß m.d grades grain rapidly and well, strong, works smoothly, and will, I think, pro durable. It is much superior to any oth 10 machine of tho kind I havo cvor seen.— F. '" MACUUKZUS (thoCftptnin), Pomahuka. BEM 1 MACHINE OF THE KIND I HAA EVER SEEN. I havo tried it with wheat, oats, and turn seed. I can confidently suy that it is all tli it clnims 10 bs. In f«ct, it ia n long way t bcßt macWn.o of tho kind I have cvor eu With a largor assortment of riddles, I balic it will drea-t m a superior mannor any kind seeds— William Littlkjuun. Waiwora. WOULD NOT LIKE TO WANT ONI NOW-NO ONE SHOULD. I can confidently rccommond tho "Raciu Fanners to do thoir work well, ana w oxticmo facility, I would not by any mci like to want ono now, nnd I think no fare should.— Davis Mackenzie, Waiwera. Want of apace, uotf of lESTIMONIA (moro may be perused by tho&o requir ' more teßtimonj ), requires our making a t innt here, but wo invito.von to call and insp I 1



To Meet the Times. W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, &c. 1N r JEND3 to SELL FURNITURE of all kinds at Prices NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF. Note the Address— FURNITURE MANUFACTORY, EAST STEEET SOUTH, ASHBURTOK , v AN INEXPRESSIBLE BOON TO MOTHERS, Dr Auguste Kiirsteiner's ELECTRO GALVANIC TEETHING NECKLET Endorsed by the Medical Faculty of Europe, And pronomicod by al Leading Physicians The Greatest Discovery of the Age IN placing the Electric Necklet before the New Zealand pnbllo tho dlecdverer and proprietor bejjß to draw Special attention to the fact that the material Burroond- ing the inner ohain of rootallio substances is Impregnated with a chemical solution, harmless In itself, and yet containing tiianlo powers, which generate a continuons light enrrent of galvanism, and tho Necklot In coniiequonce contains ail tho virtues of a miniature battery, and is therefore not a ueolcbb artiolo liko bo many of the so-called olootric appliances, which cannot possibly produco any good results, as thoy. are Incomplete m the rcoßt essential requirements, and cannot generate galvanism nor produce galvanic effeoto. Thla Nooklet In the outcome of a long-continued sorlcs of Investigating experiments by that well-known and eminent scientist and Bpocialist, Dr Aaguste Kursteiner, who la iho highest European authority on all diseaaoß of women and children Tho Lanobt, tho loading medical journal of tho world, saya :— " Tho hot that tho discovory and Invontlon of these ftocklets Is announced by Dr Kurotelner Is a euffiolont guarantee that a means has at last been discovered which will save the lives of millions of children, and reliove the anxiety of many mothers. ' Although new to New Zealand, these Necklota have been used for the last five years with tho moat Wonderful Success m England, on the Continent, and m tho United States, and are now conatautly preacrlbod by tho moat eminent physicians In their daily practice. It is needless to comment on tho anxloas and sleepless nights paused by thousands of mothers during tho painful period of the teething of infants. Every , day brings to an untimely gravo hundreds of Infanta whose lives might have been saved by tho use of tho Blmple Necklet. In addition to the relief from pain afforded by the Necklet during tho period of dentitiou, by its nervo-glvrg force it warda off and prevents Measles, Whooping Cough, Scarlet Fovor, Croup, and Chicken Pox, thuß relieving ohlldhood of lta , martyrdom, and gladdening the heart of every mother who Invokes Its aid, 1 Dr Kursteinor has appointed Mosßrß CONROD & CO., Auckland, hla sole agents m New Zealand for tho Bale of theeo Necklets, from tfhom only they can be obtained. The price haß been placed at the very lowest poßßlblo point, point, barely covering tho cost of importation, and is within the reach of all, as one Necklot will last a life time. Aside from its many virtues aa a remedial and preventive agent, tho Necklet 1 a handsome ornament, and will be Bent free on receipt of One Pound, by potta note, monoy order, or registered letter. No cheques received. Addreßß-J. CONROD & CO., P.O. Box 408, Auckland, N.Z. 'ALBERT ROBERTS IS A CASH PUROIIAbER OF Wheat, Oats, and other Farm Produce, Offers STORAGE FACILITIES on Advantageous Terms. Has lor Sale, — GOLDEN TARES, CAPE BARLEY, PLOUGII SIIA.RES (all bizcp). SEED WHEAT, OATS, BARLItY, CLO\EEP, COCKSFOOT, RYEGR RAPE SEED, CORN SACKS, SEAMING TWINE. COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Acknowledged to bo TEE BEST IN THE MARKET. wT PATCHING TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OF^ALL SIZE CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS.jJ Manilla:.Rope,|lPlough Linos, Fishing Lines, Clothoß and.Gat:don|Linoß. ' IJR.ON AND. WOODEN BLOCKS;, Special attention is called to tho woll- assorted STOCK OF HORSE COVERS All tnado on tho Promises. « Mi. fro* 6 ,18 t0 24 x SOWwaysT^ MARQUEES .from 12 x 24 to % x 65 ON HIRE. >,il; Orders byJ LETTjm ob Telegram Promptly Attended to. W- PATCHING 10861 B a A*»T STREET, A 8 H;BJD.fI T OJN .



. . — ■- ■ - - — ■■ - i ii, 1 Hill HK .PRBUIBB COLONIAL COMPANY CANTERBUPcY BRANCH. f«TABU?HED 1859, t 1000,00 UN LIMITED r //78/ll ' YOF SHffREHOtDERS FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RlS^yS ON GROWING CROPS ACCEPTED AT THE LOW]' ST CURRENT RATES, George Jameson k AGENT ABPBURT N DIPPING^ SEASON^ISB7. TOMLINSON AND HAY WARD'S LINCOLN DIP, (POISONOUS), glyceriTe dip (NON-POISONOUS), WILL MIX.WITH COLD WATER AND NOT DISCOLOR TIIE WOOL. rr>HESE DIPS ÜBcd togothor In equal proportions Ravo the highcat flatlsfaotlon laat 1. Sear as l« evidenced by numoroua Teatlmoniala which can ba aeen at the The Glycerine Dip Ib tho beat over Introduced for Wool Growing pnrpoaoa ; and the Lincoln Dip m the moat durable In tho Wool, and will keop uheep clean longer than any other yot IfllO^n. Tbo two DIpB uaod together raako a perfect Dip, and keep >any ordinary flook or uheop cloan the whole Boauon. They oomblne highly nutrltloua and atlmnlatlng properties, bb well aa laatlng qualitlea. They are certain killora of Tlcka, their egga ; Lice, their ova ; and all paraaltea lnfeattng tho aklna of Shocp. For very looey and filthy longwool llocko, tho LINCOLN DIP ALONE la reoom- mended, being the moat lußMng In Its effootß. Testimonial!) prove thnt. In ovexy Instance aheep dipped In the mixture have come 1 In a shearing with perfectly cloan healthy akina, entlroly froe from vermin and Daraultes, and the wool peculiarly aoft and beautifully gloßay. v PRIOB-, 3s 6d PER GALLON, OR £3 10a PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WASH H. MATSON & CO., i - AGENTS, ASHBURTON s . — ■ — — ■ ~ \ TP% 4 VflV B #\ NZ. INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 1 ICJ #* r*^ 1 1 11% Aft B /A\ m I- Tlw Wending is entirely nlteiidcjl to I*HJvTJILUiI^ B /ll\ m <<V Mr Nelson tilnisi-lf, who Is a I ■fr»\B-*'| IT/j k l# /A \ m -'J'nstcr of ftrcnt oxperlcncc, and I>.iß 1 |#VvV M. VMUW Kw \ >m liiid a epuuliil training' l" Uio art. ' * V IN THE/ # jt^L^^n. m 'This nnn desorves Uio sup- B/tSZi «)•% B K^rtAQ A T p^S^* mns tho mtklo tlioy offer 18 i Ar^\ ■■» ft \\ B M JAlfewyL \ m. superior to anytlittijr wo havo JZ II E# 1 \3 B /^rCwHl yot seen In tlila Colony." /^^*VZT~~?' B m Tfln JUM IrTM \ m vu M r - Nelson Is a pro- I I G\jy<e)^ » <V B / __JU* SCa^w, \ m fesslomil Tautt-r and x S O^hough/ /I|^^^H(V \PR' CES I I " COPIED B iw/2//[jC^Sl&^s- te\\\ P/- 2.1 4-' a. BY ALL l^&JvA & I;|i %S|»^^^^\ % / / ! PURE BLENDED TEAS AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH^DUNEDIN, OBNTBAIi_ HOTEL. _ IQHBB j CASH PRIOES glveD £ JW. MoRAE having taken the above ■"■ , Hotel, Hollolta a aharo of patronage XKT~ _ M nI il n !„ i^ a ?y from the people of Aahbnrton and aur- WOOI aHuI HoKIUS [?' rounding dlatrioti. Beßtßranda of Wlne'a . ■" lk . Spirits and Beers. »; AT TBB ng Good StabUag— Feedo, Onk Shillino. I = p^".rz d t Sr&f l6t on hIM " Astaton Woollen Factory. inf. Fov the oonvenlenoe of tiavellera hwon Mb will meet *litralu«, 4°114



} Goods delivered m any part of town and suburbs. Agent for Wakanui Flour Mills. Prepared only by FOR SALE— Chaff, ISran, Sharps, and Chickwhcat. Oamaru Potatoes and Bluostono. Swan, CheiQlSt, Families Waited on for Orders Weekly. Wm. BAYLIS, East Stueet. 12, rue Oabticilione, Paws.



BnsineßS Notices. •^ •■ « mEB worst form of Fever, Prickl; I Heat, Smallpox and Measles rapldl; cored by LAMPLOUGH'S PYRETK rr SALINE. "It savod my life, for th fever had obtalnod a strong hold on me. 0, Fiztokrald, Oorreßpondont of Man t Chester Guardian, In Albania. Abundan B medical testimony enoloned with eaol 7l bottle. It is tho oare for Cholera am PREVENTIVE of most diEoaßeo Inoldon *" to Tropical and Colonial life. It allay 0 thirst m a remarkable manner and 000 l * and vitalloes tho blood. J. 8. Pukdy >r Esy.. writeß:— "l would tather go shor of anything than this nover-falllnj y travellers' friend." 986: 0. 0. FOOKB AND SON, J Axchitects, c Oivil hmaat&Bß, Valvatobb, Liokibii l " SURV«rORB, AND LAKD BBOKBBa, J TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAI c Abhburto*. a | 'i A SHBURTON PBRMANBN A BUILDING & INVESTMENT BOOIBTY. - The above Soolety pays Interest at rate of 4J P e * oent « P er annnm for V, 6 posits at Call, 6 pe* 6«nt. per annum fo * three months, and _ cent, per annoo If fixed for Omcuthi or over. J WARD, Manager. Offioo; — Aroade CJharu ooib, Bninet 1 tree^ „ • NOTICE. NOTICE. TO MEET THE TIMES. TAM NOW LANDING COAL, ox W, McLaren and Tekapo, which I am proparod to dolivor at tho LOWEST CASH PBICES. Also, WESTPORT and MALVERN COAL, OATP, CHAFF, BRAN POTATOES. &o. A Trial eo'icitod, r. sTbean, Aehburton Coal ond Firewood Dop6t, West Street. FOR COUGHS, COLDS, Bronchitib Asthma, Coryea, Influenza, Con sumption, &o. TRAY'S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, J\. Aniseed, Sonoga, Squill, Tola, &o with Chlorodyne. KAY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints. KAY'D COMPOUND, for Coughs, and Colds, is equally aorvicuuijio to* ' Horses and Cattle. KAY'S TIC PILLS, a specific ia Neuralgia, Faco-ache, <Src. Con- * tains Quinine, Iron, &o. i^OAGULINE.— Comeot for Broken \j Artioles, Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers:— KAY BROS., Stock- port, England KEATING'S POWDER. HEATING'S POWDER. KEATING'b POWDER. KEATING'S POWDER. KILLS BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES. THIS POWDER is quito HARMLESB to ANIMAL LIFE, but is unrivalled m destroying FLEA 8, BUGS, COCK- ROAOHES, BEETLES, MpTHS m furs toad every other Bpeciea of insect. Sports- men will find this invaluable for dcßtroy- ialz fleas m their dogs, no also ladjes for tneir pet doga, THIS ARTICLE has found bo GREAT a BALE that it has tempted others to vend a so-cnllcd article m imitation. Tho PUBLIC are CAUTIONED that packages of tho genuine powder bear tbc autograph of THOMAS KEATING, Sold m tins by all Druggists. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS, KEATING'S WORM TABLETS, KEATING'S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT both m appearance and taste, furnishing i most agrecablo method o£ administering tbc only certain remedy for INTESTINAL o; THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and milo preparation, and is cbpcciall} adapted foi children. Sold m tins by al Druggists. Proprietor— THOMAS KEETING, London GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. EFFS'S 0000 A. BREAKFAST. BY ft thorough knowledge of the natun i laws which govorn the operations < digestion and nutrition, and by a oarefi Application of tho fino proportion of wo selooted cocoa, Mr. Epps has provide our breakfast tables with a delioatol flavoured beverage which may uavo \ many heavy doctor's bills. It Is by tl ud'olous uso of such artloloa of diet th: » constitution may be gradually built t until strong enough to resist every toi denoy to disease. Hundrods of subt maladies xto floating around us ready attaok wherever thore la » weak poln Wo may escape many • fatal shaft 1 koeplng ourselves well fortified with pn food and a proporly nourished frame.* An article m the Oivil Service Gazette, Made simply with boiling wator or mil Sold m packets by Grooen, labelli thai :— JAMES EPPS AND CO., HOMOCOPATHIC OHBMIBTR, LONDON, ENGLAND. BLANCARD'S IODINE OP IRON PILLS. APPROVED by the Academy of Medici of Paris, aro specially recommended .the Medical dolebritiea of tho World i Berofola (Tnmoru, King's Evil, etc), tho oai (stages of Consumption, Constitutional Wet nees, Poorness of Blooq, and for stimulati anil regulating Us periodic course. Nc genuine unless signed " Blanoard, 40, ruoßoi Jparto, Paris." Bold by Druggißte and Chemist thiough< be Colonies,



Conveyance* qVHWAU) JffIBHOTI MOB MOUNT SOMB^InD OAVBNDISI ROYAL MAIL OOAOH. The •bore Cow*" leaves Hood's hot< OTOwndleh Railway Station every daj "pSJJoSm by morning train may pre eJdbf coach to AHord Forest, thence t Methvln In time for the last train fc Ohfiitehuroh, or may return m time fo the last train for Ashburton. I&eeS \n& Order, will receive ever; Attention. Horeee and Buggies on hire. lB JOHN HOOD MOUNT SOMERS A METHVBI BOYALJMAIL OOAOH. On indtitei January lit, 1885, th «nAtfilgn«d will run ft Oo»oh Moh Mon SLyrwSneßday »nd Saturday, starting a noon from Hood'e Hotel, Mount Somen |«rSpfinrfwint.nd Alford Forest, then J^SttogwlthDnfiPi.Ooaehfrom Methvei btrnvSJiTieturo, 3s j Alford Foreit, n ntnra, 6t. _ xxl^ r X IT Tl H* 2 " public Annotincements. A WONDBEFDL BOOK FOR Ib. ooirrAmmo if / \/\ TBIOKB AND DBLTJBIOSS WITH XUU OABDS. 25 If ABVELLOUB COIN TBIOKB, or the peifennence of which only a rommon pack of cards and the ordinary coins of the realm ue needed. ALL V TJLLY EXPLAINED Also, a large oolleotion'o AMUSING RIDDLES, CHABADES, 6AMEB, Ac, And over JOO TBIOKS WITH CONJUBINO APPABATUS. A illustrated, explained, and mado simplo With a catalogno of Englißh, French, and American Novelties, Games, Toys, &c« Coveting Over WO pages and illustrated w over 800 woodblocks. rotb.books mailee free for Is. JACK AtfD HIS BBIDB. Meonanicai: FIQUBEB DANOBI to MU6IO \ and keep perfect tune. Is 8d each, the pair 2s. THB WIZABD oT"tHE NOBTffB OHANGBABLB PACK OF CABDB Wenderfnl Changes with Lightning Bapiditj Is 2d, pout free. N.B.W. stampß taken at par{ m\ • ®»f« So« nStlmedßtlole. to one adate» pet '"""AUimal***-: • s - rasa ayssaWoSSr- D.I.C. WHOLESALE AND [FAMILY {WAREHOUSE 0a B b'.b Stub b't", CHBISTCHUKCH. HOW POWIHG AUTUMN NOVELTIE! IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. OPECIAL jprovielon for our largo 55 and increasing Country Trade, offerinff every advantago \u i'iilVK, VABISTY, o y nd 1PBO1&T EXECU- TION of OBDEBB. Samples with vnoes ybbb od application! y\ HAt/Ll!;^b Chairman E O.LBBOW * Mana