RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Thins Arrive ki Abhburton— From Ohriflt , buroh and the North, at 10.15 A.m. (exprcaa), 4.35 p.m., and 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 O.m, (eipresß). From Mount Somers, 10.5 i.m Tiuinb Lbav« Abhborton— For Ohrist huroh and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., an 5.87 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and South, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4 p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Malls close at the Ashburton Post Office follows :-— For Ohrlstchnrch and North at 6 a.m 0.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertaeyßakala, &c., at 10.30 a.ra and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Ooldstream { Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, «nd Gernldine, at 10 ».m. daily. For Temuka, at 10 km. and 4.30 p.m Wiy. for Tlma/u and South, at 10 a. a., and f 80 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, on WecTneadays and turdays. at 10.45 a.m. For Wakanuh Elgin, Seavlew, Seafiold, id Kyle, on Tnesdays, Thursdays, sad ' turdays, at 6.30 a. m. For uount Somera, daily at 4.30 p. m For Mayfield and Buapuna, on Mon i days and Thurslays, at 4.30 p.m. For Afthton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4.80 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes Uys, and Fridays, at 4. 30 p. m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Frl at 10.30 a.m. Malls arrive at the, Ashburton Post ftee— From Ohrlstohuroh and Bakala at 10.15 . hl, 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. FromChertsey &c. at 10.15 t and ,35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin •Qd Intermediate places 6.3^ *>.m. daily. tYrou* Temuka an Tiraaru at 10.40 a. m p 6. 50 p.m daily. From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 ».m. Fjxm Mount Somers, dally at 10.6 . m. From Mayfield and Rnapuna, on Wed oesdayi and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long i tefcat 10 a.m. daily. ... .. -, . . From NewUnds, on Tuesdays and Frl *."-^*«t 8.80 p.m. - 'itMom Flemlngton on Tuesdays, Thork. fl»ys,ead Saturdays. »t 10a. a».

DEATH.

PiuuKa— On January SI, at Borne* t street, Jearie, beloved daughter of Jamri H. and Maggie Pauling, aged one y«ar.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1887. FAITH-HEALING.

The world has never been without its pretended miracle-workers, and we do not suppose that it ever will be so long as mankind continues to exhibit so large a proportion of ignorance and credulity as to justify Carlyie's cynicism that the race consists " mostly of fools." Were it not for the latter fact, it would be surprising that every now and then, m spite of past experience, people should lend willing ears to fresh claimants to the possession of marvellous powers, and accept unhesitatingly their out* rageous pretensions. Not that all the pretendeT3 are knowingly frauds and charlatans ;^ o sjime them—perhaps mostfs=a^,- themselves deceived, and I Gofifpi&lhw under the denomination of ■ .haf^brairl^^«ritfeilstasts or, as the ; expressively put it, cranks. Under one or other denomination, it appears to us, must be ranged such men as Mr Milner Stephen, ol red flannel celebrity, and the Rev John Dowie, and we prefer to place them m the latter category. Both claim to possess marvellous healing powers, though their modes are different. As regards the first, if the scientific investigation, which tie has recently challenged m London, takes place it may safely be predicted that those who have hitherto believed m his pretensions will be speedily undeceived, himself probably excapted, for a man convinced against his will we know remains of the same opinion ■till. As regards the latter, time, we think, will perform the same service for the public, if not for the Rev. Mr Dowie himself— that would probably be an impossible task. Unlike Mr Stephen, the reverend gentleman does not profess to cure by magnetism im parted by breathing upon red flannel or by any natural means. He dis tinctly claims to be able to dispel disease and suffering, to restore sight, cure cancers, enable the lame to walk and, we suppose, to remove any ailment, of whatever sort — by means distinctly supernatural, by the power of prayer and the exercise of faith. Now, although to refer to such a matter as this may at first sight perhaps appear to be outside the domain of a news paper because of its quasi-religious character, we feel justified, nevertheless, m commenting upon it, because the question has a much wider bearing than most questions of the kind. For if Mr Dowie be right, then Govern ments are annually expending millions of money m the most foolish way, throwing away a large proportion of the public revenues m the maintenance of hospitals and infirmaries and m thspay of medical officers; and private in dividuals are collectively spending millions more, that might and ought to be saved and diverted into other channels. It is indeed not only worse than foolish, it is positively wrong, to waste money m this way if, for the cure of the sick, prayer and faith are the Divinely-appointed and effectual means. Grant that Mr Dowie is right, and our matcrta medica may be wholly dis pensed with instead of being dis pensed, druggists' shops may be all shut up and doctors done away with. It is then clearly a question of public interest as to what ground there is for the claims put forth by the Rev gentle man. Taking up the a priori line of argument, it is at the outset startlingly inconsistent with Mr Dowie's theory that thousands upon thousands oi Christian men, generation after generation, should have lived and died m utter ignorance of this healing-power, which he claims to be exercisable by each and all of them. Is it possible that the saintly and learned men who have •domed the church, m past centuries, and they who still adorn it m our own day, should have missed so great and important a truth, and that it should be left to so obscure a person as this travel ling lecturer (to use his own language) to remove "the stones of ignorance which have choked up the well of truth " for all these ages ! Surely not, and such a reflection as this might suggest to Mr powie the possibility of something lik.e presumption on his part. But we will let all that pass, and come to. the evi dence which he professes to adduce of the reality of the wonders worked through his instrumentality. At Dunedin, at Invercargill, at Timaru, at Christchurch, various persons have professed to have been cured but, as was pointed out by a Mr Lewis m the pftjly Times, it is a noteworthy fact that m nearly all these cases the ailments cured werp su.ch as yield to the curative effects of animal magnetism, and we have not yet seen one single instance m which the cure of a congenital de formity or of organic disease has been effected, if even attempted. There was Indeed a statement telegraphed all over the colony the other day that a man named Crosier, who had been lame for yjEnrsafl4 fowl b esn discharged from 1

the Timaru Hospital as incurable, bad been wholly cured by MrDowie. But mark the 6equel— on the 27th inst " A Lover of Truth " " wrote to the South Canterbury Times, stating that this story is "a tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end," that he " has personally known Mr Crozier for \ears and can guarantee that he has done as much manual labor as any man residing within miles of Pleasant Point." He adds --" I can further state that our worthy citizen has not been a cripple, as I have often seen him walking about the place, besides marching m the ranks of the Salvation Army without showing any eigns of lameness." Thus, what ap peared to be really an authentic instance of faith-healing, is blown to the winds, and it remains for Mr Dowie to produce some undoubted evidence of healing by faith, independently of all natural means. And here is the crucial test Let him attempt the restoration of a limb after amputation, or the remedy of the smallest con genital malformation — let it be only, if he pleases, the cure of hare-lip with out the use of a knife— and we will admit that he has substantiated his claim. Does he say that that is too severe a test? Then he limits the power of the Almighty, for there is no more difficulty to the All-powerful m creating a new limb than m curing a fever-— nay, we might even, if Mr Dowie claims that because the sick were cured by faith m the days of the Apostles so they can be cured now, demand that Mr Dowie should be able by faith to raise the dead as the Apostles Peter and Paul did. The whole issue is this — Mr Dowie asserts that the Divioe Power will be exercised m these^ days as it was m the early days of the Church, independently of the use of natural means, that, miracles can still be wrought by the exercise 01 faith or rather, perhaps, we should say, will be wrought as the reward of faith. We hold that m these present times natural laws, which are the laws of God, are not suspended, and that we have no Scriptural warrant for asking or expect ing their suspension, and until Mr Dowie is able to produce a clear instance of such a miracle we shall continue to regard him as a mistaken enthusiast who, possessing, perhaps, considerable powers of animal magne tism, has deceived himself and deceives others into the belief that he is a veritable worker of miracles.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the B.M. Court yesterday morning, before Mr H. 0. S. Baddeley, R.M., J. Hennessey, alias Brian, alias Smith, was oharged with being on premises without law ful exouse, at 3.30 a.m. Several previous convictions were recorded against him. He was sent to gaol for nine months. J. O'Leary, ft man who about a fortnight ago severely injured hia hand when arrested and who bad been sent to the hospital m consequence, was further remanded for a week. A first offender, for drunkenness, was discharged with a caution. Colin McLean, on a charge of having been illegally on premises, was ordered to be imprisoned for fourteen days. A cable reoeived from London last night states that the wool market continues firm. A lawyer has been defined as " a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies — and keeps it himself." English racing atatstios show that the Duke of Westminster won £84,432 m stakes during the year 1886. In Germany and Switzerland the principals of all eohooli ire required to dismiss their pupils at noon •very day on which the thermo meter at 10 a.m. registers 77 degrees. A eoeial gathering will be held m St. Stephen's Sohoolroom this evening for ths purpose of bidding farewell to the Rev E. R. Otway. The attention of shareholders m the Templar Hall Company is drawo to an announcement that calls now due must be paid on or before Friday next, or legal pro ceedings will be taken for their recovery. It is also notified that a special meeting to con* aider the proposed winding up of the company will be held on Monday, 21st iost., at 8 p.m. The magnificent mausoleum whioh the Empress Eugenic iB having prepared at Farn borough for the reception of the bodies of the Emperor Napoleon and the Prince Imperial ia now on the verge of completion, and ac soon as the Empress returns from her visit to Faria and Switzerland preparations will bt made for tha removal of the bodies from St. < Mary's Ohoroh, Obislehurst, to Farnborough, co as to permit of the annual requiem services for the deceased Emperor being held at Farn» borough on Jan. 9, whioh is the anniversary of his death. It is stated that the removal will be effected m as quiet a manner as possible, though all the members of the Imperial family are ezpeoted to be present at the ecremony. The Napier Evening Wews, a journal whioh has been m existence only two years, has now been permanently enlarged to the size of the Wellington Post. A report has reached Oisborne that a Maori man and woman have been murdered at a place some distanoe out of town by other Natives. The cause of the murder alleged is that they have been beating other Natives. Ths police are making enquiries, but up to the present no authentic information is to hand. A northern contemporary eayi that at the next election Sir Julius Yogel will ba a can didate for Newton. It is said that several of the Tuapeka mining ventures ara to be amalgamated and placed ou the London market, and that Mr J. 0. Brown, M.H.R., Trill go Home as agent to float the projected oompany. " Queen's bounty " is about to be claimed on behalf of a mother residing at Tozteth Park, Liverpool, whera four children— two girls and two boys— have made a simultane ous appearance m the world. The icoident beoomea the moro portontous when it is borne m mind that the mother of the four had on two previous oooaeionß given birth to a quartet. Mr George Ure, Dundee, has sold at the Crystal Palace, two of his pouters for tbe extraordinary sum of 150 guineas, and re ceived an offer of 100 guineas for another pigeon. A few weeks ago, says the Kaikowa Star, s mongoose was seen on the Messrs Ingles JJinoaid Estate, and a second one m the swamp a few days ago. These must be some of the number obtained by the Messrs Bulleo a considerable time ago. Of the moral effects of the totalisator, the Auckland Herald writes : — '• There is at present doing penal servitude at Mount Eden the steward of a looal steamer, who, with all the passage moneys of a trip on him, went to the raaes, and sinking £30 of it on the totalisator, followed it up, m his recklessness, with £20 on debauohery, of moneys the pro pirty q! bis employers,

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY

Kelson, January 31. Mr Brodie Hoa.-e and mmbara of the Board of Advice of the Midland Keitwaj Uompwy, together with ihe En^inee s, tp ceive;! a deputation co'.'fisttQg cf M Hurehouse, &1. H, K. for Motueka, ano three other gentlemen interested m >he constituency, who urged the advisibility of the Midland line being taken from Richmond through Wairaea, Weat Mou tere, Dovedalo, Stanleybrook, and Sedg moro 1o the Buller at Hope Juno lon, Instead of from Bel^rove via Tophooae as surveyed by tha Government . They sad already an additional population of 3500 would be served by this line, and that i» would not have to be carried to so high an elevation by 560 fe-t They asked that enginenra might go over the line. Mr Hoare said the objaoi of the Com pany waa to make the beat line at the least oost. Mr Wilaon would run trif* ! lioe3 through, and the Board would a* ait hia report, and the best route for the 0 im pany wool! be oboien a-iVj^ot to the con sent of tha Government. He said, how ever, that the^sarvey would occupy com« mmths. Nelson February 1 The banquet to Mr Allan Scott last night was a most successful »ff ar, one hundred and sixty persona being present, including the Bishop of Nelson, leading citizens, and representatives from all parts of the district, and also Mr Brodfe Hoar»« and •he railway party, who were present at Brunnarton. The Mayor of Nelson presided, and proposed Mr Scott's health m a vety complimentary speech . Mr Scott replied, and congratulated tbe people of the districts concerned m bavins; shown that great public works could be carried out on commercial principles without going to Government for pecu niary aid. Mr Soianders, vice ohairram, proposed "The Midland Ralw.y Oorapary," coupled w<th the name of Mr Brodie Hoare, whose reply was tbe speech of the evening. He said though he left Eng land with some mtigivings, after seeing the country for himself he was perfuctly convinced the railway oonld be made right through, and prove a great suocei'. He had been apked to state his irap<-es ■ions of New Zealand, and ater tavo!- Hnj? a'l over it, he was convinced the coantry was of immense wealth, but wanted population. It was far better lotted to English emigrants, than Canada with ano*y winters and Austral a wi h torrid summers. He then described the prevalent imoreasion m London about New Zealand that wad spread m politfoal railings : Bvary corporation had a loan, ever? place with a ditoh and horee-pjnd must have a harbor, and that individuals were too fond of borrowing, tbe result being that New ZeaLind 4 par cc U, honestly worth- 106 were qu ted at 95 He warned them very earnestly against floating bogus companies m tba London market. He considered New Z >aland was a very favorable fi^ld for the employ ment of capital, but it must be above suspicion, He leaves wi h moat favorable Impressions of iho colony. . The proceedings terminated after mid night. '

CRABTEEE'S ESCAPE.

Wellington, January 31 ♦ The prisoner Ot»bfcree is still at large At the < .metal inquiry to-day it was Bhown that the method by which he obtained his liberty w*a ingenious. He had by some means obtained a g^uge, and firs 1 : tried ti remove tha staple of the door. \ On finding this fmnosi^le he gonged oat the hiogcß, and was then enabled to fnr.j« the door open from the back, and sque'Es himself out. flow h« got over the gaol wall with ut being observed is not known but as the w«ll«i are not high there would be no great difficulty la doing so if the convict got out of his cell while dark ness prevailed. The inquiry alums negligence on the part of the warder whose duty it was to inspect the cells through the night It is believed Grab tree is being shelteied m the town 11 pin. Up to the present Orabtree fa still at large, but a boy has reported to the police that he had seen a mam answering the description at Lowrj Bay, on the opposite aide of the harbor. Wellington, February 1. Orabtree his not yet been oaptured. Several reports are ourrent that the pri ■ener has been ieen m various parts of the town, but these are without f und i tion. The warder on duty at the time of the escai c h-n been sauppnded.

THE CAIN CASE.

Dunedin, January 31 To-day's proceedings at the Supreme Coori brought ■ the conclusion within a measurable distance The evidence for the defence was prooeeded with. Joseph Edwards, of Tavercargill, deposed that on one occasion Jn Jone, July, or August, 1885, Oain was aick m Slarer's draper's ■hop at Timaru The other evidence was •II medical, and was giv<m by Drs Alexander, Maunsell, and B*kewt4l, and was intended to show that the symptoms of Captain Gain's illness were not inooo sis'ent w'th death from the diseases from which he was suffering, but were not so consistent with antimonial poisoning. Dr Balewell, m fact, went bo far as to say that antimony, administered m Braall doses, aach as, judgim? from the amouat found m Oain'n remains, was the case with him, would prolong life, and would o"unteraot the tffact of over-<3'imul»n<s and nlcoholio poisoning, from which Oain was suffering. He was ino'ined to give uremio poisoning as the oause of death, and to eliminate antimony, ai, from the symptoms desoribed m the last days of Gam's illness, he was eviden ly not suffering from antimonial poison ng. Mr Chapman opened the d fence m a speech which promises to be of great length and great weight. He commenced by refer* ring to the gravity of the charge, and the sense of responsibility under which he rested, the present being the first case m whioh he had undertaken the defenoa of a man, the issues m which might put that man m peril of his life. He then pro ceeded to analyse part of the evidenoe, but as he only spoke for a little over an hour, and is likely to speak for another four houre, he only oleared the ground a little.' Ddnedun, February 1 Mr Chapman's address is likely to las 1 : well into the afternoon and it Ib doubtful if Mr Haggltt'a address will be over before the Court rises. Mr Chapman has just brought his address to a closh in«in otedly. I SANDBRI AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.— Cure of Skin Diseases. Inver sargill, N.Z., 3rd July, 1880. Messrs Sander ud Sons, Sandhurst.— Having suffered from jczema (a skin disease whioh is very preva lent m this colony) far about nine years, I lad consulted numerous medical men here ' md m Australia, and had taken arsenic, itryohnine, iodine of potassium, etc, inter lally, and had used preparations of zinc and i cad externally. In fact, I had tried all the ' BmodieB known to the faculty, and what i >otw«en travelling, doctors' and druggists fills, had spent a small fortune, almost, if tot wholly, without results, except to injure ay constitution. During a reoent visit to ( lokitika I was reoommended to try your Sxtraot Eucalyptus Globulus by a brother i ?ho had experiended great benefit from it m < alleviating a severe cold, and no less to my { urprise than satisfaction, I found the disease i rhioh troubled me ao long was conquered. ! ud the skin resumed its normal condition • Fhis was Bfleotod by the external use of less ! han two fewo-ounoe bottles. You ar« welcome \ o make r.ny qe you please of this letter, and ' Bu'ißcriba myself.~Yours, etc, Bigned John x I. Kerr, Manager Union £ank of lAuetralia, c 1 •

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Attcklmso. January 31. The Supreme Court Civil sittings have been adjourned till Wednesday on noonunt of the indisposition of Mr Justice Ward. The case to be henrd is a di pute over a will, aud 18 expected to occupy three daya. Mr Ballance returner! from Waivera on Saturday evening, nnd was Interviewed by a deputation, asking him to have 4000 acres of Crown lands m the Thames Valley opened for a special settlement association m terms of the proposal lately publicly expounded by Mr Cook Mr Ballance appeared favorably impressed with the idea, which has been somewhat modified, and promied to lay it before the Cabinet. Mr Fallaoce leaves this afternoon to visit the Northern Special Settlement. He received several depu* ♦ations to day, including one of the Rotorua Natives Sir Julius Vojjel arrived unexpectedly to-day from Waiwera. He will leave on Thursday by the Hineraoa for Wellington to attend a Cabinet Council on Monday next to arrange tho programme of the session. He is now arranging; for his promised address to the Chamber of Commerce respecting the proposed Colo nial Exhibition ia Auckland. He will be unable to take part m the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Govern ment Insurance Offices nest month It is possible that instead of a publio address Sir Juliua Yogel will have a conference with the Chamber of Commerce. Arrived, yesterday, barque Cassandra from Sharpness, England Sho left on September 6, with 600 tons of u»lt, part for Southern ports; a deputation waited upon Mr Baltanoa to-day re the conservation of forests, and pointed out the terib'e des' motion of forest* by fire, principally by gnm diggers. Mr B illance eaid the Government would look Into the mater to ccc if legislation, were necerstry. At a meeting of shareholders m the Union Saah and Door Company, the report showed a defiofeooy on the ye«'a operations of £16 000. The loss In attri buted to interest indebtedness, deprea* eion m the value of timber, and cassation of the building Industry, Mr JQ, Mitohelson was re-elected a dlreotor. In connection with the meeting of 'be Kxesntive to oonsider the ease of Oafifrey and Pann, it is said to be quite on the cards Mr Justice Ward will be personally summoned t> attend a meeting of his Ex> oelltnoy's advißers. Professors Brown and Thomas have passed through Rotoru* on a solenttfid expedition to the Ease Coast. They la* t^ad making; a study of the various volcanic deposits as they co to see tha effect thereof on vegetatioa generally. Wellington. January 31. Price, a dangerous lunatio, who escaped from the Asylum on Friday, has been recaptured. Nothing baa been heard of the convict Crabt cc, who escaped from Mount Cook yeßlerday morning. Mr J. R.* George, Manager of the Welling on Gas Company, haa received a letter from M<?BBM W, aad B Coran, a large metal firm of London, from which the following is an extract : — • VVe have bought a few ions of Endeavor Inlet antimony, and find it m all respects of excel ent quality, and suitablo for our pnrp ses We shall continue to use it if, bb we hope will be the case, we are always able to obtain it." The Endeavor lolefc Antimony Com pany have received a telegram from theie manager that they have Btruck a reef In & »e«* level. This gives them a fresh level for stopes with 175 ft of bocks and aooafc 1000 ft greatec length than the present workings. Wbbitort January 31, ~ The export of oal I>.bl week waa 3603 tonß, the largest weekly retnrn yet reached. This a from the West-port Coal Company's miiiß only, the Union Company's Koranui mine being dosed. - Measles, which have been scouring other West Coast towns, have reached Westpott. In urging an extension of the railway ten miles to Mokih nui, the Chairman of the Coal Company cuuranteed an output of 40,000 tons a year. The Minster re quested that the matter be laid before the Cabinet m wrttinsr. Grbymouth, January 31. The rs*« oeased yesterday, and thfo mnri.in^ and to-night the weather is just as clos/6 aud hot as before the rain fell. Tima.ru, January 3JL John Thomson and Arthur Duggan members of the Salvation Army, were charged at the R.M. Court with obstructing tho street, and continuing to do 80s when ordered to move on, on the 25th instant, m Boawick street, be tween the Grosvenor and Royal Hotels. The information was laid under a borough bylaw, and the offence was fully proved. Thomson (captain) cross examined the witnesses with great Bkill, but failed to shake their testimony. Two members of the Army d -posed that accused did move on when desired, but one caused consider able diversion by naively admitting m cross examination that they continued to walk up and down, " just loitered like." The Bench inflicted a nominal penalty of 10s each, and costs 30s. Aoona^l su>n they had got no money, and t>iucted to go to gaol for twelve hours. •' All right ; my portmuntoau is paoked," exolaimed the captain as he marched off. An elderly man was found to-day dead under the viaduct near Mr Perry's house Two boys reported the matter to the police, who forthwith fetched the body to the Melville Hotel, to await an inquest From papers found the man whb named McHenry, and it is supposed he was employed at the Freezing Worfcav It is believed that the deceased fell from the viaduct when walking home on Saturday night When found he lay Face down, with the eyes and nose much bruiaed, and his temples stained with blood. O amaru, January 31. On Saturday Owge Turner, -eaidlog j at Hakateramea, was gored to death by a < oow. He leaves • wife and one child The ss. Elderslie, now m part, takes from here 11,000 carcases of mutton. {Port Oualmerr. January 31. Sailed, Neleon, ship, Captain Banna tyne, for London Passengers—- Rev. Primrose and Messrs Smith and RusboU. Cargo— 62s2 bales wool, 28 do sheep. ekinß, 30 do rabbit skins, 184 cases pre« served milk, 20,000 horns, and 3 planks totara. Douedin. January 31. " A youug man named Edmund Alfred Baldwin, twenty years of age, emp'oyed m £ argood's Boot Factory, was found dead on Saturday niuht on tbe town belt, with a revolver m one hand and a bullet mark under his left jaw In deceased's, pocket a letter was discovered, from which it appeared that be had committed stiioide owing to a quarrel with his rela tives. He loft his home m Union street about 740 a.ra on Monday, with the intention, as it waa thought, of going to work. He did not turn up at the work« shop, nor did he return home again. The indications are that he ehot himself on Monday. Invercakqill, January 31. A Maori named Henare Huruhura has committed suicide at Biverton. A girl named Hose Fißber, aged 4£ years, was drowned on Saturday. De« ceased accompanied her father and sister to look for watercress, and after they had been so engaged some time she waa missvd Her father saw her hat floating m a waterkole, and thought sho bad lost it, and gono home to escape reprimand. He went to the house, ana as the obild was not there, returned to the water hole, dived, and found tho body m about Bft of waier,

THE ASHB^BrOU GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 18S7



JD.IX\ IMMENSE [STOCKS I or CHOICE DRAPERY, MILLINERY, MANTLES, CARPETS, AHD FURNISHINGS. | IT ib a well-known and widely Admitted fact that, ia consoqaenco i of tho opening of the Drapety Im- porting Company's buFiaoes ia Christchrirch, tbe cost of drapery and ' furnishings hu b&en rtdnced by nearly one-third. COMPARE THE D.1.0.'S . Regular poods and prioes with those j offered at the so-o»lled OHEAP SALES, And bear m mind that we hold BO old.and bad stocks DEAR AT ANY PBIOB. Onr special feature* being that every article is quite new, specially selected, fc and of exoellent valno.



1 Special Advertisements, W. F. HANNAFOKD, (Burnntt strftft, opposite " Wail" Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, WISHES to info m the public of Aahburton an i the snrrounding districts that he keeps m stock or can MANUFACTURE TO ORDER all de. scriptiona of TINWARE for FARM or DAIRY purposes ; also, all REPAIRS of any natorc promptly executed m a bkilful manner* All go' de sold at lowest remunerative prices. A Triaii solicited. HORSE-HAIK and BEESWAX bough m any qnanti j for 0 iSH. 11 7 i'UBLIO NOTICE. IN retiring from the Tailoring Bushiest ■o long and successfully carried on by ■ t ma under the style of C?it«ghe*d and o>. t I teg most heartily to thank the many • kind friends and patrons who have •" liberally supported me during the time I \ have resided m Athburton, also to inform t them and the public generally that I him , disposed of my business to Mr Bugh 0. t Oralghtad, who oomes to N ew Zaaand ■ w«U recommended with over thirteen years pianiovl experience, and all the i latest and newest ideas oonneoted with 5 the trade. » ALEXANDER CRAIG HEAD. E Ashbnrton, January Ist, 1887. REFERRING to the abjre, I have - Jtv much pleasure m intimating to the i residents of Avhbnrton and surrounding ! distriot that I have deoided to settle m Ashburton, and hope by strlot attention to business to merit the same favorable support which hat been extended to my j brother. The Ashburton Tweeds being quite equal, and m some respects superior to Imported goods, I will support the local industry as f»r as the requirements of buainent will permit. 7s?iT, Style, and Wobkmakbhi* r GUABANTBED. HUQtt 0. CttAIGHEAD Ashbartoa, January l*t. 1887 12 HUSBAND AND WIFb. The Husband, Dear wife, I am weary of seeing Ton toil every day for your bread, While I am a poor helpless being ; ■Tis often I wish I wese dead. Y< n ne'er were accustomed to toiling, Yonr hands were once white like the snow { While I watch you work night and morning Yont movements aeem wearied and slow The Wifb, Dear husband, give over yonr worry, My work ee-mB Ji^co labor, I ween, But I am r. ever compelled, dear, to hurry Now I üße Ferriman's Washing Machine. It lightens by two-thirds my labors. And maXes all my garmento bo clean, That onr clothes are the envy of neighbors Who adore Ferrim&n'a^Washing Marhine TO :THR WIVB^NP^MOTKRUIJ ■•*& ASHBURTm AKI> THE GENERAL . ' fqs&t#qfVbw zftAL&NQt •' -••^ r ..In preeetttjOK-to the public of Ashßmtou ' the marvellous STE \M WASHBRv I believe! am confer 'ing a boon of incalculable worth on every .wife and mother m this beautiful land, an whom that most important function of every household devolves, known (and hitherto dreaded) as washing clothes of every de* scription. By the use of this Machine, this distasteful and slavish work is entirely relieved of i*a drudgery, and made a source of pleasurable oxcrcißO. The unequalled qualities which it possesses of thoroughly blf ichine the clothes fiving them an unparalleled whiteness, and its armlets action npon delicate and colored f-ibrice, render it peculiarly useful and popular. ')he saving qualities of the Machine quite m keeping with its other meritorious features. Any person who will give it a prac- tical test will be unquestionably convinced that from an ECONOMICAL Bt ndpoint it is unsurpassed and nneaualled. Thn CAnßamf- tion of fuel m materially reduced. The saving effected m this iteti alone will m one year equal the price of the Machine. As it only entails the consumption of two-thirds the amount of soap n>ed m the ordinary way of washing, this item of oc< nomy is self-evident to evorv person The greatest saving, ho*- ever, i 9 effected m the wear and tear of the clothes. Every intelligent individual knows that thi nan of the washboard wears thi varions fabrics more than anything else, and as the marvellous Ptejim Washer renders its ns« absolutely nnne^essary, and thereby . ob- viates almost c tirel) the necessity for " clothes mending," its saving qualities m thi- particular will be at once apparent and appre- ciated. But all it<> savin? qualities of a financial character are eclipsed, and dwindle into insig- nificance, when we take into consideration the frail, delicate, and weakly condition of thousands of wires and mothers who are forced to tax their energies and waste their limited strength m Jthe old wiy of washing; bnt who may, by the asa of its magical pro- perties, do the work without any fatipne to their feeble bodies, and with infinite Batipfac- tion and pleasure to their minds. Thin, more than any desire or expectation on the part of the inventor to make money out o the article, was the prime object he had m view. From the marvellous results obtained from ito j nee. however, and the unbounded and emh«isi« aetic commendations trom everyone having used it since its introduction to the public, aB 1 annexed list of names of persons who have pnrchared the machine and are willing to testify to its meats, will folly attest, the advertiser has deemed it wise, m ordar to place incomparable article of household use more prominently before the intelligent people of the district, to frive the postal address of a few of the buyers, m order that an nnprejadiced and entirely impartial opinion of its intrinsic value, may be readily obtained by anyone desirous of getting such information from actual rmers and purchasers, who will un- doubtedly be best calculated to give a just estimate of its valno. Mrs Herbert, Seafield MrM. Bruce, Seafield Mr Collison, Seafield Mr D. Koes, Lauriston Mr G. T. Marriott, Ashburton Mr T. Olaridge, ABhbnrton Mr W. Charlton, Aahbnrtcn Mr Bradbury, s.ehburton Mr H. Hudson, Elgin Mr J. Lloyd, Newlands Mr E. Thomas, Waka*ui Mr A. Friaby, Afhburton Forks Mr 8. Chapman, Willowby Mr G. Grice, Willowby Mr J. Williams, Willorby J. Hearn. Ealtng Mr A. McLeod, Tinwald Mr W. Anderson. Flemington. Mr 0. 0. Foofcs, Alford Foreßt Road Mr PoW Lownie, Wnk-tnui Me William Brow", Wak^nui Mr J Johnetone, Trevo:ton Mr Carles Warl, Ashburton Mr William J3a lie, Ashbarton * Mr Charle* Fowke, Ashbnrton Mr An rew D iwson, Watertou Mr John Small, Wi'eatstono Mr J H. Carl ton. Ho <nt Somers Mr W. Brown, Wakanui Mr J. Shearer. Asbburton Mr J. Farluna, Mount Corners Mr O Lpray, Mr W. Allan, Dromore >nd 181 others m all parts of the district. DIRECTIONS FOR USE. ' teep the clotheß over night, then wring out. Boap a'l th 9 dirty parta well, "When tho water is boi'incc violently, which will at once b • evident by heavy and foaming suds rising to the top of the machine, take out the clothes and put them at once into clean water (*a the dirt is liaolo to set, and difficult to remove if tbis is neglected). After this, rinse and pat them m blue water- Prints and Ginghams, soap same as whits clothes. Put them all mat once ; when water is boiling turn for five minutes. If water is not boiling, but very hot, turn eight minutes. Lace Onitainß, wet and soap them , put thorn m a pillow slip ; tie them up. Turn for ten or fifteen minutes. Cold water will do for wcttfne all the above. Woollen fllankete. We' » fl warm water i Soap and put them m looeo. When the water ; boils turn fen minutes. Rfnse m warm water. RedFlann'ls. Wet them m wijrm water. . When wfitcr is just ready to bop, turn for one ■ ninute. Rinee m wa^-rn water, tor white flannels tarn for five minntes. ' Hose. Ladies' and Children's Hose, highly i rolored, mußt not be pnt into boilin* water, i bnt have good and hot. Turn one minute, if ; not highly colored torn five minutes. 1 F.FEURIMAN, , tiole Agent, Ashburton. { FOR^aiLB. | A Good Wire Mr Cormiok BINDER. A wcoTjd-baud Wood's STRING. ' F.yiBBIKAN I



Special advertisements. FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY yeara of great Bnccesa pro; laim its superiority m the trtßtment of Violent . Golds, Irritation of the Clest, Aching, 8p: aina, ; Bprainß, Sores, Sca'da, Corns, Bunions, 6oft , Cornß, etc This medicine, the proj>erty of , which his been established more than half a centnry by thoasandu of cures, isjo' an inva^a« J ablft nee m many inflammatory diseases against , which there are not n.any effi actons remedies, and is therefore jnstly considered by a gre»t number of onr moat eminent physicians as the most activo and least irritating agent m the 8 boveaff.ctions. > c. 1 ' or<ler t0 * voi d counterfeiting, Messrs , Fayard and Blayn's &ignaturo has to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. Whokeale 80, Bne Baint-Merri, Pane ' if { an f c )« ftn<J BOl d by all Chemiate m tht , Colonies. • VALENTINES! VALENTINES!! , New Stock of Valentines just received 1 pers.s. "Coptio" from London. Cora- f prising a variety of the newest and most beautiful desi ns. Now ready for selec- -1 tion, and at very low prices. 4 Also,— , COMIC VALENTINES In Great Variety. Cheap, d ■ N E W GOODS Juat opened out. PH< TO Frames, Fire Screens, Writing Desks, Foxes, Photo Albums, Scrap Albums, Writing Albums, Docu- m ent Basketa, Letter Clipß, Inkutandß, fen Knives, and every description oi d Fancy ana Commercial Stationery. We have ,lso a large Hook of Brown Wrapping Paper. Grocers' Grey Bags, also Confectionery and Fruit Bags N\w Books and New Music by every mail steamer, . ;'  : . Subscribers supplied)." with; English, American, and Coniinental Newspaper* and Magazines immediately on arrival ol mail,. .'■-'■■_■ ■■' ■■>-^. : :\' . ■■'''■''.■..■..•';■.. Special attention is given to all orders for- Bo kbindbg, Pnotioe, Engraving, and f Uhography. Specimens on viev, Special List ounts allowed to Librart aLd School Committees. Catalogues and Lists on application. , Any Botk wan ed which may be temp- orarily out of stock will be immediately procured from our Christchurch Establish- ment, the stock of which is one of the largest ard beet assorted m the colonies j or from our London Agency by direct mail steamer. H. J. WOOD & CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printero, and Bookbinders, STATIONERS' HALL, 'ABHBURTON. WHITE, CAYGILL, &"COi BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Notaby Public, 1b hereby given that the x^ undersigned, Messrs White ahd o. (White. Smithaon, and Raymond), of fitaaru, and John A. Caygim,, of Anh« burton, have this day entered Into Partnership as Barristers and Solicitors, at Ashburton, under the style of "White. Oaygilland Co." Mr J, W. White, will attend the sittings of the Courts at Ash- urton. WHITE & CO.. JOHN A. OAYGILL. Money to lend m any sums on approved freehold security. Offices: Bullock's Arcade 10*803 WILDING AND LEWIS, " r>ABRIBTERB AND QOIIOITORS. f. wiTdino, NOTAKY PUBMO. Ofhces: Next "Mail" Office, Burnett at., Ashburton. Mr WjiDiNG will attend the sittings of the Ashburton Courts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally n these days. The firm is now represented m Ash- burton by Mb Clayton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be In daily attendance at the office to receive instructions «nd confer with ctoot*. *IQQ 8 A CERTAIN CURE FOR BALDNESS. HICKMAN'S Eclipse 'flair Producer. (Registered). PRIciT 4s. ANEW DISCOVERY for the growth of Hair on the Head and Face ; for removing and preventing Dandruff, and nrrestiog the Fall of the Hair. It cures any Disease of the Spalp, and causes new growth on the head after being bald for years. None genuine wMiout the trade mark and signature— JOHN HfCKMAN, To be obtained at all Chemists. NJ6W ZEALAND GLUTTING FACTOBf TUB NEW SoODS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON ARE iNOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LABGEBT & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Style and Patterns m Men's, Youths', and Boya' Clothing i Jmvflfl nothing to be desired. rhousands of Men'a and Boys Suits, . newest styles. Trousers apd Trouseru ■ and Vests manufactured of Jlew ■ Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk Jvercoats, Waterproof Coats and Leggings m great variety ' Hats, compris ng every new style worn i Ohiitlro?>'« Jersey Suits, Children's Men- ' of- War Suits Gentlamon'm Posiery, Scarves ; Oxford j .regatta and White Shirts j Hugs, Portmanteaus, and Tr^ypjjing-Bsge The celebrated WERTHEIM BRWINtf MACHINE. Time Payniepta. »y OTXKBING FAC'IORe, Bast &j?wt<



Wanted. WANTED Known— F<>r cheap drapery go to H. O. Fegeus' Genuine C.ear Ing Sale. Fresh bargnins just opened. Melford House, Eaet street, WANTED Knowu. —Girl's gloves, 2J; ladiei' hardkercbiefs, 2d ; blacV AlftP&oft, s^d ; toveis from 3d ; ladia*' straw h»ts, 3d ; ladles 1 »iik gloves, 6d ; grand value In dress stuff*, at 6£d. H. O. Seqbbs' Great Gleatiug S»lo. WANTED CASH.— New Currants 5Jd ; Valencia", 6d ; Sultanas, 7d ; Eleraes, 7d ; Muscatels, Is 6d ; l^lb boxes New Figs, 8d ; Whito Sugar, 2£d Jaß. MoGregob, opposite the Arcade. WANTED Known.— For gentlemen's shirtt, vests, p«nt«, socks, braces, tier, etc., go to H. C. SfOBRS 1 Genuine Clearing Sale. Great variety of each juat opened. FURNITURE— To meet the times, W DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds cheaper than ever. Chest of Drawers, £1 5s ; Spring Couches, £1 5s Every other article cqua'ly cheap. AM new furniture at second-hand price. 804 Special Advertisements. CENTRAL HOTEL. JW. MoRAE having taken the above # Hotel, solicits •> share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and sur- rounding distrlotß. Bent Brands of Wine's Spirit* and Beers. Good Stabling— Feeds, One Shilling. Hones and Baggies to let on hire a prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom c>b will mept all tr»<nn. fi^HE undersigned have Just Received X FRESH SUPPLIES OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL YD.L. TIMBER V.D.L. PALINGS BOILED. AND R&W OIL CASTOB OJL WHITE AND RED LEAD AMERICAN LOOKS HOUSE VARNISH SCRIM . - ■ ' WIRE NETTING WIRE NAILB \*4or ■ FENCING (Barb) FEgPIKG WISE (Plain) inspection" invited. McCallum and Co., TIMBER, IRON, AND COAL MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS GREAT ANNUAL SALE OF SURPLUS STOCK or DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AKnj v BOOTS. Commencing Saturday, Jan. '22. ! GREATEST BAEGAINS Ever offered m Ashburton, FOR PRICES SEEfHANDBILLS. ANDREW OKR. MOUNT SOMERS COAL PIT. COAL CAN NOW BE HAD AT TBE ABOVE PIT ♦ FOB tjUGHI SHILLINGS PER TON, Or m Ashburton at 3EVENTEEN SHILLINGS, PER TON, ( By the Truck. f FOB CASH OjnLY. j IS. F. WEIGHT.



Victoria House. IN Ooneeqneucs of Requis'te Alte~ations to Premises, which will afford greater ficilit-e8 for .conducti. g onr rapidly increasing business, it has beon found necessary to Greatly Kedace our Stock within 'he next few weeks, large pnd liberal Heductiona are now made m every Department Holders of Glassware Gift Coupons are requested to present the sumo as early us convenient to enable the (Jift Dstribu'ion to be satisfactorily closed. DIMANT~& COE, GENERAL DRAPER*, OLOrHIERS, &0., East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



i NOTICE TO THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON. MRS PAULING has REMOVED to WALTON COTTAGE, Green Lane, Bamfstead. 145 t - ; N MRS MANHIRB, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE, Saunders' Buildiugb, East street. FANCY STATIONERY, Toys, and Christmas Presents m variety. Christmas Cards, &c, &c. Ladies' and Children's Pinafores and Aprons, 6c, &c. 9624 CAUTION TO POACHERS. XN consequence of so much Ponching of Trout from the Lagml.or Creeks I hereby give notice that anyone found so doing will be prosecuted ; and further, that a reward of £20 will be paid to any person who will give such information as shall lead to the conviction of such offenders. DONALD MoLEAN, 11*38 Lagmhor; nnOWLE'S PENNYROY*L AND JL STEEL' PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all Irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre- /alent with the sex. Boxes li l&d and Is 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drng Co.. Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses, Beware of Imitations. TRY KIRKPATKICK'S NEW SEASON'S . JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. TT-IRKPATRICKi~NBW SEASON'S - XV JAM i 8 made from NKLSON GKoWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hours ufter the fruit has been gathered It thus retains most of the natural flavor of the fresh fruit. KIBKPATRICK'S NEW SEASONS 'AM is the most delicious preserve m market. Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and vi inferior brands of Jam, Ihe remains of old HI •tock, which muat be sold at any price, but /SK for KIRKPATRICK'S NEW r BEASON JAM, and see that you get it- *• J THE BEST IS ALWAYS TBE HEAPEST. Kirkpatriok's New Season '-amistho best. CAUTION. None is genuine unless our name is ■tamped oo each tin, and bas our registered Trade Mark "Lord Nelson' i on the label. j S.Kirkpatrick&Co. s MANXJFAGTUBEBS, JSBLSON, N..Z, 13