AUCTIONEER'S REPORT.

Mr Alfred Harrison reports sales for the Week as follows : — Thursday, 16th June, I held a sale of furniture, which was disposed of under till of sale. The furniture was of a bettor class, and every line cleared, prices being quite satisfactory. Saturday, 18th June.— Notwithstanding bad weather there waß a very heavy Bale, and good pi ices all round realised. Cows.— -In profit, £4 12s 6d to £5 10s ; stores, 30s to 40s. Pros.—- Weanera and slips, 3s 6d to 6s 6d, and up to 10b ; porkers, 15s to 25b ; I bows m pig, 14s 6d to 15a ; stores, 10b to 12b 6d. Poultry.— Fowla t Is 7d to 2s 2d : ducks, 2s 8d to 3s 6d ; geese, 5s pair ; turkeys, 6s. • Carcase pork, l£d, 2d, 22d, 3*4 to 3§d 1b ; mutton, fd to l£d lb. Pboduce. — Derwents : a null market, I strongly advise pitting, 30s to 40s ; ohlck wheat, 2a to 2s 6d -, oats, U7d ; j sharps, 7s ; bran, 4a 6d;onioQß, £d to l£d; j carrots, 2s ; ham, 2d to 4d lb ; bacon, 2d • to 4d lb ; cheese, 3d to 5d lb. Implements, harness, drapery, furni ture, etc, , m full form as usual.

A JUBILEE PASTORAL.

(A very long way after Virgil.) Oh a Jubilee stump sat a Jubilee youth, "With A Jubilee pips m bis Jubilee mouth, On his Jubilee baok was a Jubilee coat, And a Jubilee collar round his Jubilee throat With this Jubilee youth was a Jubilee dog, Hunting Jubilee frogs m a Jubilee bog. By his Jubilee Bide sat a Jubilee girl, . On whose Jubilee head lay a Jubilee curl. In that Jubilee field was a Jubilee bull, Eating Jubilee turnips his hunger to lull, When that Jubilee youth asked that Jubilee miss From her Jubilee lips (or a Jubilee km, As that Jubilee bull raised his Jubilee head, Saw her Jubilee hair was a Jubilee red, Flashed his Jubilee eyes, raised his Jubilee tail, Tossed the Jubilee spoons o'er the Jubilee rail.— (Exchange.)

PAYING FOR THEIR DINNER.

"I'rath" says that the colonials who oNuei at the Si Michael and St Georgo dinner m St James* Palace will not be greatly Impressed with Royal hospitality. -The Knight and Companions of this . " moat noble order " were charged £2 eaoh for. their dinner, and an additional 5a eaoh for patting the kitchen range m order, for this had to be done 00 es to 000k tho dinner. This last charge was really monstrous. To make the quests pay for their dinner was bad enoagh, bat to make them pay for mending the kltohen range would not eyen be done at a respectable restaurant. As there were 180 quests, and 6s per head would amount to £45, the kltohen range must have been very much ont of order, or somebody's pooket must have required to be repaired with a golden lining. ,

THE KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELDS

' *» ■ • Diggers who returned from the Klmber ,. ley by s.e. Tannadice state that when they left the field there remained only •bonk 300 men out of the thousands tfho reached there only to coma back dis heartened, with more experience but no gold, and all their money wasted. The •ufferings on the field are reported to have been terrible, dozens of strong healthy men perishing miserably from sourvy and dyiontery, while thetrackßfromCarabridge ... Gulf are strewn with bleaching bones of man and horse, and at the Gulf there are ■omethlng like thirty graves. They agree that there is little or no alluvial gold to be got, while it U yet donbtful whether the country poaaesaoa any good qaarefe reefa. 'The expense of testing would be enor mont, from the great distance of the. field from civilisation. Throe ounoas of geld obtained there m quartz mining would, Jierhapp, be only equal to ldwt obtained nVlotoria^ .

DISASTROUS EXPERIENCE OF AN AMERICAN TITLE HUNTER.

One of the latest sensations m Paris, according to a story published In a French newspaper, concerns 8, yonng American lady whose name is not given, but who may be recognised by the alleged faots of her misadventure. It appears that she wanted very much to become a countoßß or baroness, and being immensely wealthy, m order to secure such a title, ■he commissioned one of her friends, who wa» going abroad, to find her some old representative of the nobility who would be willing to exchange his coronet and tiastle for a comfortable bank account and ira aoßurad income. Not long ago the irlend wrote back that she had just the man right nnder her thumb. He was a count of a most aristocratic family, whoao name figured m the Hall of the Crusaders at Versailles. The American lady made ■II haste to get to Paris, and m due time wai presented to the oount. They were mutually satisfied, and an engagement foltowed with preparations for a speedy marrlagp. The oount m a few. days, representing that he was being pressed by his creditor*, asked his futare bride to let him have 200,000 francs, m order to latiofy them and square upahfer gambling debts. The sum was tamed over to him In less than twenty- four hours, but on the lame day the count bad pooketed the money he disappeared, and has not been nan nlnoe. Wh»fc has become of him no one known, and the only thing that hat been learned is that, instead of being a count, the man is only an ordinary adven turer and confidence operator, who had Imposed himself upon the oreduloas Americans as the Qonnt de Roohebrune. The lady, who left Paris on account of the scandal, now tows, though rather late In the day, it mast be confessed, that she will never marry for a title. — N. Y. Graphic.

CODLIN MOTH PLANT

The oodlln moth plant (says a Walkato correspondent^ th<) flowers of which act, •B a trap to moths of all descriptions, de stroying them b> thousands, han been successfully grown by a gentleman fn Wanganul. An the matter is of general i Interest, especially to oroar diets, the fol lowing particulars of its growth, received from the grower of the plant m response to an application for seeds, will be accep table to your readers ; — After regretting that at preaent he has no Beedß ripe for distribution, the writer says he is expeotlng more seed from the Gape, where the plant Is Indigenous, and is himaelf trying to ; grow some from cuttings. The plant la easily raised. In his case, the ground was dag alongside of a stake fence, and the seed was sown slightly* Nothing ihould be planted along with it, a» shade poems to kill it, Judging from appear aaaea, a chain m length of this creeper will yield 100 pods of seed, and a pod of seed will sow about half aohain m length, so that once a few seeds ara obtained, the plants may be rapidly propagated m any tflatrjot, fa \,ho hedges of creepers thus grown by thljs gentleman last summer, thousands of moths o! different varieties were captured dally, so that, he eayu, presuming that It falls to, attraot the codlin moth, it ii more than probable that It will kill many others that are destruc tive to plants m pur gardens. Mr Kirle, Chief Commissioner of the Forests Depart ment, Wellington, has, It is Bald, applied for seed for the purpose of growing It next year, so as to be able jjjo distribute the seed *■ throughout the colony.

ROYAL SCANDALS.

The "New York World" nays; Ihe Court of Vienna has been distracted during the last few weeks by a suoceßslon of scundalß. The relations between Orown Prince Rudolph and the Orown Princess Stephanie have long been strained, and their Bqaabblings have recently brought them to tho verge of separation. The Orown Prinßess abruptly left Vienna for Abcßz', having expressed her intention of returning to Belgium at the close of her s'.ay on the Adriatic. The Emperor has personally interfered to avert Mis daughter-in-law's departure, and the Pkluc* «.nd Ptiuce&a of Saxa QoburgGotha aud other relatives have also exerted themselves with the s*me object. The result is that the Orown Princess ia to pay a six weeks' visit to her parents at Brussels. She ia to be joined at Loeken by her huaband, and toey are to come to England together to represent the Austrian court at the Jubilee celebration. Tho Grown Princess will afterwards visit Spain, and aha (a not to return to Vienna until the autumn. Still worse is the oase of the Archduke Otto, son of the Archduke Charles aud a nephew of the Emperor. He was married lastjyear to the Princess Mirla Josef a, the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Prince George of Saxony. Hhe Arch- , duke's conduct has been so bad that his bride hns left: hltP, with the full approval of hoc relatives, and It is by no means unlikely that he will be imprisoned for the good of his health and the correction and reformation of his manners and excesses. Lastly comes the Archduke Ferdinand, ! brother of the aforesaid culprit, who in herited part of the vast fortune of the Duke of Madeira, and who has been dis graced and forbiddon.the Oo.irt m conse quence of a most gross outrage on Borne peasants, whioh wbb brought to the notice ; of tha Emperor by the Bishop of Leoz It Is stated that tho Archduke and Bora© of his equally halr-bralried brother officers were riding m the country, when they met a peasant funeral. They compelled the procession to stop, insulted the mourners, and finally, incredible aft it seems, they are acouaed of having opened the coffin and then takea the corpse out, I after whioh they leaped their .horses over It. The Archduke . mußt be a brutal rnffUn if he waa guilty of this outrage; The story, however, has been common talk at Vienna for weeks, although no natloe has been taken of it m the news papers, as they are afraid to mention members of the Royal Family except to eulogise them.

VERY HARD LINES.

HOW THEY WERE WRITTEN ORDER. • "

[leaf from a laureate's diary ] I 9 a.m. — Bother the Jubilee. What, Jn the name of fortune, can one do with such a lubbishing subject ? But here's Mac millan waiting, and I haven't done a single line yet. Must get something put on to paper, if only to quiet him; But how on earth to begin. Get m "fifty " somehow. Want fifty somethings tbat come but once a year. Christinas? Good. That suggests Clown. I have it. Fifty times the Clown has grinned and' tumbled. No. That won't do. It's too shoppy, stagey. Has a soupcon of the " Promise of Slay" about it. Wants something wider, fia ! The Bow, suggesting tho Boaaon of course. Fifty times the Bow has filled and emptied. No. Don't like it Heads as if I was talking of a.cißtern. Too heavy. Try something lighter. Pastry ? Feathers ? Flowers? Ha! th'at'B it. Flowers, of course. Here, I've got it. Fifty times tho Rose hag flowered and faded. Anyhow tbnVH do to go oft with. Let's see. I want fifty domethiag-etaes to fol low it up with What shall it be? Oactloada? Handfuls? Armfuh? Autumns? Harvests ? Good again. Not that there's . any precise oonneotton between them ; bufc one muafc stick do«rn something How'U thfo do ? Fifty times the golden hat vest fallen. Ye.B, that reads all right. Is there any other way of putting " fifty ?" Yes, "twice twenty-five." Bat that won't come id. Then there's " four times twelve and a half ." No ; that won't do Enough, ♦' fifty." Now we want some allusion to Her Majesty. Must get m a "nines." I have it: "Slace our Quoen assumed." Capital. Here you are ! Since our Queen assumed the Globe, the sceptre, Come ; that's a beginning anyhow. Tbree lines ! But they've quite dried me up. Besides I can't go on m verse like this. Don't feel up to it. Must try another metre. What metre 1 ? And then what on earth am I to say m it ? I haven't had each a job as this for a long time. Could weep over it. A precious ode I shall make of it. For though I know not anything, Yet must I not my lot upbraid ; Since as a Laureate I am paid, And, being paid, am bound to sing. Bat "a glass of sherry will make me merry." I'll try one, 6 p.m. Confound the Jubilee Ode ! Have now been at it all day, and am floundering worse than ever. Have got m something about illuminations, sanitary improvements, subscribing to a hotjpital and penny dinners, and given a kind of backhander to George the Third, bat who, on eaith, I refer to a» the " Patriot Arohiteot," and whfti I mean by asking him to Shape a stately memorial, Mako It regularly — no, " regally " — gorgeour. Some Imperial Inatitnte, I don 7 t know. But if I arrange it m parallel lines it will look like poetry, and that'll be near enoagh. Feel I'm making a horrible hash of it. Might go for a turn on my bfoyole. May clear my hand. Mighty to try. Will, Have dined, and now, at 9 p.m., have again settled down to it over a glass of grog. Am m a more hopeless muddle than evar; Trying to bring m everybody m a wind-up appeal. But look at thin— You, the snubbed, tho unfortunate, You, the Lord-Undertaker, You, the Lord OmnibusConduotor. Tbat doesn't seem to ran very well, but it'a the kind of idea I want to work In: Pon't seem to be able to manage it- You the Lady-Amateur Aotor ? .■■ No that won't do. Shall nevei get It done to-night. 10 p. m , — After awful hammering, managed to knock off two more line*. Head spinning, but must stick to it. Feel I've never turned out aaoh stuff In my life before. Hopeless. • • . . • 10.30 p.m. — Two more lines screwed out. But what lines. Won't soan, and as to rhyme— ha Iha I— oatoh me rhyming to-night. • • » . . 11 p.m. Have come to a dead stand-still. Equal to It. Have had recourse to the wet towel. Refreshes me. H», I see light. Happy thought. . As I can't do it m verse, why not write It all In prose, end then out it up into poetry af terwardu ? Sure tb get out up whon it appears. Why not do it myself firßt ? I will, ' Anyhow, here goes. Midnight. — Done it.' Labelled it "Carmen Ffcculare." Looks all right, bat quite the toughest piece of work I've ever had to turn oat. Posted It to Maomlllan. Hope he'll like it — Pnnoh.

ELECTRO-PLATING THE DEAD.

The disposition of the body after death has been a BUbject of- interest from the earlioßt recorded era. The olasalo writings are filled with references to this matter ; and the various kinds of burial or its equival nt, and tho ceremonies- attendant upon the last rites, form no inconsider able portion of both Greek and Latin literature. The ancient kinds of burial were ohteily four— burying, burning, em balming, and storing, the latter having referenoo to catacombs, vaults, and similar receptaolee.- All are t< o familiar to need more than a passing reference. The cußtom of the Jews eeems to have betn to bury the bodies of tha dead ; the Egyp tUns were the great maatera of the art of embalming; the Romans excavated great catacombs, *> hioh are ol e of the wonders of the Eternal City to-day ; while tho practice of burning bodies seem to have obtalued generally among most ancient nations m certrln oircumstancee Modern science, on sanitary grounds, has deter mined positively against the common practice of iuhumatlon. Wheiever the population is dense —aa it is m all great oitieB — it is seen at once that the custom of butying tho bodleß of deoeried persona la a certain and fruitful Bource of disease. Water and air are alike polluted and rendered dangeroua to life by the placing m the earth of the lifeless lumps ©f clay which will m time be resolved iDto their original element, but which, m the meantime, give forth noxious exhalations. For this reason the practice of int amoral burial has baen done away with and modern cemeteries are placed as far as possible from muni cipal centres. In lieu of Inhumation, the scientists of the present day have devised four methods — namely, oromatlon, cemen tation, coking, and tltc ro-plating. Ore tuauou la only the clr.ilo -.funeral pyre, without any of its unpleasant md revolt ing attendants. The body la tedaoed to a handful of aahes by intense heat m a ; furnace bo arranged thatv nothing die- \ Bgreeable pasies off during' the prooesa. The process of coking is 'similar ;. but instead of being burned, the body is ex poßed to a flamelno heat and reduced to a j nard, brittle substance instead of to rshos. Cementation does not deal dlrect'y with the body, but with it? environment. It consists ia hermetically sealing the coffin by placing A COat of the finest cement «(i around It. The advantages ©f a sr^co phagua are m this way secured without muoh cxponßa; But the latest method, and one which la grojr.'ng into popular favor, ia electro plating. It ia the appli cation of a perfectly oven metallio coating to the surface of the body it. elf by the same proceaa aa that whioh produces an electrotype. The method is brltfly this:— The body is waihed with alcohol and sprinkled over with fine graphite powder, to ensure the perfeot conduction of electricity. It is then placed m a bath of metallio solution containing a piece of the metal to be used. To thla is attached the positive pole, of a strong battery; the negative pole is ap plied to the corpse, and a fine film off the metal at once begins to csver the- body perfectly and evenly. This may be kept up until tho oating attains any desired thiokneas To this process there would seem to ba no valid objection. Jn effect it transforms the corps into a beautiful Statue — form, features, and even expres sion being perfectly preserved. The body being hermetically sealed within ita metal inclosure, merely drlc3 up aud assumes the aspect of a mummy. This method ob viates many objections which have been" urged against cremation, and at tho same time maets the wishes cf those whose sentiment, if nothing else, inclines them to favor the ordinary way of burial. The feeling of desecration of the human form divine, whloh Ita reduotion to a handful of ashes causes to v many people, h entirely done away with, as no rude hand ia laid upon, the once loved form. No ohaoge ib j brought about m appearance except that faoo.and figure are covered with a shining I veil, through which the fr.mUiar lineament. j appear with all their well-remembered characteristics and expressions — Oassell's Saturday Journal."

A VALUABLE NEW WHEAT.

"SOHOLEY'S fcQDARE-HEAD."

It was discovered growing m a small garden wheat plot Borne dozen miles from here and proposed by the discoverer until he had a little to Bell, when a friend of mino, residing m this township, pur chased some, and sowed it m the autumn of 1867 ; and the following harvest reaped a crop which produced the extraordinary yield of rather over eighty-one bushels (631 b) per Btatute acre throughout the field ; which he had re-surveyed, thoreby assuring himself that there was no more acreage m the field than it was gaid to be, and this yield was realised on the new survey. It was from the produce of this crop of rather over ten quarters and one bushel per acre of 1868 that I obtained my seed, and during five of the six succeeding years I made experiments with it against — m each year— from two to five other vaiietios, tho best I could obtain, either from London, Edinburgh, or the South of England, from one of which localities I had, an nually, for some yerrs bought fresh seed until 1 got hold ct the Square-head. .Theeo experiments were conducted with the greatest fairness and impartiality, measured seed and measured ground, and the quality and condition of tho land as unvaried as possible. In the autumn o£ 1873 I wrote to on© of the moßt eminent seod firms m London for four of tho most prolific vaiietiea they knew, at the same time informing them that I wanted the wheat for the purpose of testing them against tho Square head. Tho kinds they sent mo were the Kessing land Bed, Rough Chaffed White, Hunter's White, and Golden Drop. In vhe course of our correspondence the firm wrote,. 'We regret you cannot wait a few days, so that we might get you some Browick Rod, a variety becoming every year moro and more m favor with wheat growers-.' I had, however, the aamo reason already obtained Browick Ked from a loading firm m Edinburgh, tor the purpose above named ; and I may here stato that I grew tho Browiok Bed and tho bquae-head m close proximity for five years, and that tho lattor boat the former on each occasion. In 1873 the Square-head beat the Browick by 6641 b., oi rather ovor 10£ buahe.'s (of 031 b.) per Btatnto acre. . . In the previous year it had'tfcaten the Bamo variety to a ! still greater extent, »nd m 1874 it not only again beat the Browick, but every other of the five varieties (one of whioh was the late Mr George Hopo's well-known Ponton wheat) that were put m competition with it. Feeling sure that the wheat would becomo a favorite with growers, I under, took the work of selecting parent oars and propagating their produce, and have, asbieted by my son, and the most intelli gent of my workmen, devoted many years to its improvement by using tho utmost oare throughout each succeeding season -j and I have for several years supplied my patrons with Beed- from tho produeo of repeated selections from the stock of one magnificent ear, from which nearly the Whole of the Square headed wheat m cultivation is descended . DESOIUETJ.ON. Thle wheat possesses m an extraordinary degree the property of being able to Btand ereot during the months of July and August, when moot other kindl get 'laid' (and consequently auffar greatly both m yield and qaality), which fin & matter of great importance on well-farmed land, where large orops of straw are pro duced ; and to thh excellent qualification, oombined with the sloguhrly uniform filling of a n,ofc extraordinarily long ear

—but one that is wide and exceedingly well developed both at top and bottom, where most otter varieties exhibit great' deficiency — is to be attributed the success of thin very superior wheat. Straw varies m length from 4ft 3ln to sft, according to tho quality and condi tion of the soil. Cattle like it aa wel 1 as the straw cf any other wheat, and as It stands bo well (for, an one of my Scotch customera observes, 'It will soarcely go down '), It retains ita bright nets and quality. After torn yoars' ex perience w.ti a self-binding harvester.. I j feel qrite ceitaiu there ia no o her wheat I grown that inconsequence of its keeping ao erpct, is ao conveniently reaped by «fcU-Mvw!tu\g macbluaty, wh'oh ia evory year becoming moie und more m favor with agriculturists. The spikeieta of this wheat sand very olobo together, whloh In the early stages of ita cultivation caused aotno growers to think it might hold wet, and consequently not dry bo quickly after rain m harvest a* thinner Bet varieties ; but after several years' experience of it m seasons more or less wefc and unfavorable, I find it to be quite as hardy cs other kinds; and I may here mention the fact that m the I veiy ' cvtohing ' barvc3t weathor of 1872 1 had tho Square-head' and another variety In stock together m the Bt'me field, and although the ialtor was much sprouted and di.-co'ored, I could not say, even after several close examinations, that the Square-head had a sprout m It, except m tho ears whioh woro laid on the ground amongst tho young seeda with which the field wos sowo. • On being broken, the grains of this wheat will be found to con tain a veiy superior quality of flour. Millers like it very ranch, aa it ' breaks ' fully up to expectation. Ihave also recently made experiment* with severe 1 new- and highly recommaaded , varieties, but found none of them to equal the Squai'e-hoad, whioh result appears to be the experience of many of my oustomera, if I may jadgo by tho great amount of testimony 1 rec ive annually. I c\n give yod no exact s f ithtica bb to the acreage now sown with Squaie-headed wheat, but know that many thousands of aoreß of it are now annually grown, and that oar ordera thii Berson, notwithstand ing the great depres ion m agricultural matt 31 ■, are greatly ii excors of j-™t Bea« sons. Thare is not a county m England into which I have not sent this wheat, 1 asid'i a gioat many m Wall's, Scotland, and Ireland, and on tbe continents of Europe, America, and Australia, This wheat ripens early, and, as the grain ia bold and heavy, it H advisable to cut it when the Bti\iw Is rather greer. When the ear and about two feet of the upper pirt of the Btem havt> r-sum.d a golden hue, tho. whe^t may be cat with safety, It is then, I think, m the very beat condition for being harvested. — T. O, Soholey, E.»a,toft Grange, Goole, York shire, November 10th.

■THE' ASBEIitrBTpN GUABiJIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1887.



'Maryland, My Maryland.



* * * " Pretty Wives. Lovely daughters and noblemen," " My farm lieain a rathetflbw and mias- matic situation, and "My wife 1" "Who?" " Was a very pretty blondo I" Twenty yeara ago, became "SaTow!" . - . • «' Hollow-eyed 1" " Withered and a~edj" Before her time from " Malarial vapors, though she made no particular complaint, not being, of the grumpy kind, yet causing me great un- easiness, . ■ . .. "A Bnort time ago I purchased your remedy for ouo of tho children, who had a v.ry severo attack of billiousness, and it occurred to me that tho remedy heJp my wife, as I found that our little girl upon recovery had 11 Lost 1" " Her sallownoss, and looked a3*frosh PS a now-blown daisy. Well, the story is soon told My wife, to-day, has gained her old-time beauty with compound in- terest, and is now as handsome a matron (if I do say it myself) as can bo found m this county, which is noted for pretty women. And I have only Hop Bittoro to thank for it. ' . "The dear creature just looked over my shoulder, and says : ' I can flutter to the days of our courtship,' and that re- minds me there might be more pretty ivives if my brother fanners would do p.b I havo done-". ■ : Hoping you may long bo spared to do good, I thankfully remain. 0. L. James. Beltsvilke, Prince George Co., Md., \ ■■: May 2Gth, 1883. J Prosecute the Swindlers ! If when yon oall for American Hop Bitters {sco green twig o Hops on tho white label and Dr Soule's name Mown m tlie lottle), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as you would a viper ; . and it he has taken your money for anything else indict him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swinr"o and we will pay ycu liberally for tho oonvio- : tion.



Strata and 00. A WATEEBUEY WATCH FOE 11s-6d. '■■' A WATEEBUEY WATCH, WITH GUAEANTEE, I2s 6d. A WATERBURY WATOH,^ with 6 KNIVES or FORKS IA 0« 6 A or anything olse marked / lOw 0U 3a Gd. J A NY Wateibury Watch repaired m half jCX an hour's notico, as*ftll material is made on the premises ; and having mado a small machine for making Waterbury Watch hands at 100 a hour/ -we can &t them for sixpence. No other firm can compete with our prices as thoy hare to import <thelr material. ' Inspection Invited. J. F. STBATZ & CO., 261 High street, Christchurch: REVOLUTION IN THE WATOH TRADE, w/ AB formerly a Watch conld onlyt& bad by a wealthy man, but now, with the aid of improved machinery, and •a new system of business, \ JV R STEATZ & CO., PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS, JEWELLERS & MANUFACTURERS, . 261, BlftH BTKEBT, O h r.;i st c eo.r;c b, i.\ -c 3 th:m within the reach of all. ,• cfIE^HAT^ADY^ONE^OTS DO. We have just received the* FIRBT SHIPMENT of EHRHARDT'S ENQ- LISH LEVER WATCHES, nnder oar new contract with Mr W« > Bhrhardt» *fld as our contract ia to tako so many bundled a year, we get them at a price that enables ns to sell at 10s, A PEEOE . and we guarantee them to bo exactly tho same kind of Ehrhardt's Watch that has been sold m hundreds m your districts, *n credit, at from £4 to £8 a piece, and then I perhaps £2 10s was paid down to start I with. . I NOTICE, ! I Please notice that if we had not started 1 to sell Watches at a low profit m yonr I districts, you would still have to pay^tho I came old exorbitant prices. I J. F. STEATZ & COS I £5 10s I ENGLISH HUNTING LEVER& I If anyone can Ret a better 'made, bett« I finished, or moro suitablo Watch lor ■ colonial use at £10 10.3 at any plaoe m I New Zealand than our £5 10s English ■ Levers we will make yon a present of ours, I J. J?. STEATZ AND CO. I Are the Government contractors for the * I Repairing and .Timing the Clocks on tho ■ Oanterhiry Eailvaya, whioh vre do at the fl rate of 2s per Clock a year. • These Clocks ■ have to go to half a minute, and since the H beginning of our contract, which is now ■ 18 months, we lave not had a single H complaint. . - I I SOMETHING TO ASTONISH THE WORLD. I J. F. STEATZ & CO. I Have just Icon eetabliehed 10 years the ■ beginning of June, and m that time hays H moro OIOCISB Out With their name and address on than any other 2rm m Canter* H I bury, many of whom have oeeacataollaiied ■ I 1 80 years. ■ To anyone who can provo this not to bo irne. We woald be pleased if oar cnatomera who have bought watches from us would eend testimonials of the watch's* perform* once, and satisfaction given, at they are of gi ut Bcrvice to us, and if any Watch or deck does not give perfect satisfaction, we are wiling to change it 50 times if neoes* I eary, until satisfaction is given, i THE WATERBURY WATOH, H Which is so well published «\U over New Zealand, and Is sold at 18s Gd, can be had from onr firm for . 1L 6,, I And as' soon agj^we can'^make direct arrangements with the makers, we expect to be able to sell them at a much lower price. In 1881 we had 25 Waterbary Watches as a sample, and/{sold some of them then as low as 12s 6d. SPECTACLES ! SPECTACLES 1 1 H J. E. STEATZ & CO. ■ . Have received a large consignment of Bpectacles of every description, to snitnll Bight?, which we aro Belling from Is ft pair ; gennino crjstala, 5s 6d. GnaTantecd best pebbles, 7s Gd pair ; goggles, Gd pair ; eye protectors, 2s pair. We have also mported tho latest improved instrument fcr testing the sight, which . we will do at any time freo of charge. J. P. STBATZ & CO.'s I SEW PRICE LIST FOR REPAIRS, Hj Watch Glasses fitted to Waterbnry and other Watches, (Id. ' Hnnds fitted to Waterbur.y Watches, 6d. Waterbnry Watches cleaned and repaired from Is to 2s 6d, highest charge. Geneva Watches cleaned, large sizo 4a 6d,^^| ' small Bize 5s 6d. I^H Geneva Watches mainsprings fitted, wi th^^H bars 33 6d; f -plate, 4a Cd. American Levers cleaned, arge size 4s Cd,^^H small Bizc, 5s Gd. American- Levers xnainspiinga fitted, vrith^^^| bare oa (id ; 4a 6d. English Lovers, winding to. th& xigbt^^H cleaned 53 Gd. English Levers, winding to the right^^^| I mainsprings fitted, 4s Gd. English Levers, winding to the left^^^l . cleaned Gs Gd. English Levers, winding to tho left, main^^H springs fitted, 5a Gd Watchcß sent from country districts, ii^^H thoy can be returned by rail, Gd extra mus^^H be added for carriage. ALL WOBK QUARAISTBED, J. E. STEATZ & CO. H Bell! over 1000 Clocks a year, which i^^^| "more tban all tho other shopkeepers i^^^| Ghriatchurch put together soil. £60 to who can prove we have not Largor Stock of Clocks than any otht^^^| shop m Christchurch. We have alwa' r^^^| GOO m stock, vary m a iu^prices from 2a o^^^H to £10 103. * CLOCK REPAIRS. Our charge for Clock RepairsATim^^^H pieces,, ia one half the Watch Kopftir^^^H Striking Olooks a small extra charge. Inspection of our largo and well^assort^^^l Stock invited. Note'.tho 'Addrcgs,— J. F. STEATZ & CO. ; The only double-fronted Jewellers' Sho^^^^| the city, one window for Ladies Jewollery,^^^H one for Gentlcmen'ti . 2GI HIGH STREET, TRIANQLJ OHEISTCKUBCS, ■



V^r ANTED KNOWN. -Andrew Orr v * nrincuncca Hint he h.iK just secured tbo eorvicoa of a First-cksß DrcsßmaV-cr who has been accustomed to City Trade, and whose atylo and fitting is all that can be desired. Ttf7"AftTED KNOWN.— That the Groat *■ Jubileo Salo ia now going on. Pceaonta for all customers who porchase 63 worth. Androw Orr, ,i> ; ■ -___—____ _______ ' RANTED KNOWN. —That Long! f * Curtains at 3s lid, Brussels Carpets 3s lid, Tapestry 2a 6d, Uoarth Bugs 2s 6d, Oil Cloths greatly reduced at the Jubileo Sale at Andrew Orr's. TTTTANTED KNOWN.-A Large Stock vv of Ladies', Gents, and Children's Boots and Shoes at yonr own prices ; Ladies' Boots 4s 9d to 5s 9d ; Children's Boots from Is.— Tho Jubilee Sale, Andrew Orr. WANTED KNOWN.— That GeDta' Suitß made to measure from Ashbuiton Tweed fcr £3 7s Cd. You can select your own Tailor. — Andrew Orr. WANTED KNOWN- Andrew Orr will give, np to the 20th June, one of the Queen's Jubilee Medals to every Customer that purchases to tho amount of 63 worth ; 'those who purohase 20a worth ard upwards will have tho choice of ft groat variety of valuable Jablleo prosenta. Andrew Okr. Known— A good Blanket, VV ■ Anhbutton mado, -63 6d} finger- Ing wool, is, Is 31, Is 6d and 2s per bundle, at tho Jnbileo Sale. Andrew Orr, "YX7"ANTED Known— Ball Dresses and VV Tailor-made Costumes a speciality at Andrew Orr'B Dresemaking Department "TTTANTBD Known— Scotchmen to the VV front—Sporrane, hose, tartans, caps, etc, at tho Jubilee Sale. Andrew Orr. ' ■ ' '■ ' •• ' l - ■■ '* ': IS' ' "' ': EACINE FAN EiEM MILL THIS TESTED JPARM MILL. The Cheapest and Best F&n Mill m the Market. • ;. No Farmer valuing Ulean tieed can a ff to ro without a EACINE IAN MILL. Practical Farmers have pronounced it tho Best— read TESTIMONIALS helow. Whjle it haß capacity to Clean from GO to 93 buahek per hour. Ho. \ FARM MILL Is 2ft Sin over all, and is furnished with one Wheat Hnrdle, one Wheat Screen and Grader with eids spout, one Barley Sieve, and one Oat Bievo. Sievcß for other purposes furnished and charged for as extras. F, FERRIMAN; FFERRIMA.N would call your attention • to this Improved Farm Fanning Mill, which combines all the advantages of the various Mills now m ÜBe, and aIBO the follow- ing important and greatly needed Improve- ments : — FiitST.—ln the width of the Mill, it being wider thah most Farm Mills of similar size, thereby increasing the cleaning capacity to a large extent. Bkcond, — The improved plan of hanping the chro upon strong strap-hinged hangers. thuß preventing constant breakage. Tihiid.— ld the matters* fastening the drum or head to the posts by means of a castiron half circle, and secured to the posts by screws (instend of wooden cleats morticed into posts and held by wooden keys), adding increased strength and durability to the Mill. Fourth.— The great advantage of raising or lowering the slide m the Hopper means of a screw. The irons pie of the mest approved the wheel, pinion, and shake irons being strong. -The gearing is all placed otf theinv eido of the mill, out of the way. Tha hearing is formed by tho hub of tho hrge wheel run- ning ia a thimble or box, three inches |ong, of Chilled Iron and extending through the posts, giving it a steady and easy motion. For cleaning and separating all kinds of grain, we guarantee thio Mill to be eq-ual to, and m fact superior, m all respects, to any now lin nee. The fan with wind boards are so ar- ranged that the wind strikes thehnrdlo m such a manner as to blow all fcul stuff and light grain over the hurdle. The Bide spout delivers the No 1 £rain at the side, and the No 2 grain at the front of the.Mill. The grader can be so adjusted ns to scparnte and deliver through the side spout a greater or less portion of tho best gmin: Tho wheat screens and grader are so arranged ns to effectually take out oooklo from No 1 and No 2 whsatt No Farmer or Dealer should bo without one SB they are inraluablo to all who wish to market their seed m good condition, and thus save the hoavy deductions usually made for impurities and foul stuff, and also the extra freight charges and coat of cleaning. They a'eo save time, and by the thorongb and com- plete work which can be accomplished with them, soon repay tho cost incurred m their purchase. ♦ To Farmers raising large quantities of Grain, or fc'ee'ls, we would recommend the No 2 Ware- house Mill, aB specially adapted for their use, as tho great saving of time will componaato for the deference m the first cost. They can be ran hy hand as easily as a Farm Size, altboigh construct 3d much heavier, and made moro du r able. Bs guided by cxpetienca of others and order a "Racine Mill." You don't want a better record than it has, Bead. ■ MADE A SPLENDID JOB. I put some bapta of wheat fcbrongh legt spring, thoy made a splendid jolj. A neighbor borrowed mino to run through some oaty wheat j ho was highly' pleased with the job thoy mado; — William Blahis, Hillfort Waiwera. NEVER SAW ITS EQUAL. 1 have only used tho " Racine " Mill, as yet,' for dressing oats, wheat, and grass seed. It has given mo great satisfaction, I have never 82en its equnl for grading wheat for seed, and I have scon and helped to work a good many. —WIILIAM BnOOK, Church Hill. Waiwera. COMPLIMENTARY. I ana very much pleased with it,— JOHN Camkhon, Swift Creek, Kelso. COULD NOT HAVE A BETTER CHARACTER. I have given the " Kacine " Warehouse Fan Mill a gooi trial, and it giveß "every saMsiac- t ! on. I consider it ft first-rate article. It ckans and grades grain rapidly and well, is strong, works smoothly, and will, 1 think, prove durable. It is much Erpeijior to any other machino of the kind I have ever seen — F. W. Mackenzie (the Captain), Pomnhaka. BEST MACHINE OF THE KIMD I HAVE EVER SEBN. I have tried it with wheat, oats, and turnip seed. I can confidently say that it ia all that it claims to be. In fact, it is a long way tj^e h^b machine Of tho kind I have ever seen. With a larger assortment of riddles, I boHovo it will dress m a superior manner any kind seeds.— William Littlejohn, Waiwera WOULD hOI LIKK TO WANT ONE NOW— NO ONE SHOULD. I can confidently recommend tho " Racine Fanners ta do their work well, and witK extreme facility. I would not by any meana like to want one now, and I think no farmer Bhould — David Mackenzie, Waiwera. Want of space, not of TESTIMONIAL (more may bo porußed by those requiring moro testimony), requires our making a halt just hero, but wo invite you to call and inspect MILLS and TESTIMONIALS



Public Notices. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. HO. ORAIGHEAD has great pleasure , m intimating to the Public of Ash- burton and surrounding districts that he has admitted Edwin G. Craj'Wead into partnership with him, und thai the busi- ness will for the future be carried on under the style or firm of H. and E. Craiqhead. DEFERRING to tho above, H. and E. JAi Cbaiqhead beg to state that they have joet ordered a new supply of Tweeds for the Winter Season, and hope by strict attention to business, a good fit, and first- olass workmanship, to merit a fair share of the publio patronage. H. & E. GRAIGHISAD, Tailors, 6 2 Tnncred Street, Ariiburton, HAVES & GO.'S Ureat Sale. OBLIGE BY READING THE FOLLOWING :- BLACK Straw Hats only 3d Felt Hats were 8s 6d, now Is I Grey Calico, l^d White Twill, 2}d Blankets, from 2s s sd Lot Velvet Buttons, all i•. 3 dozen for Id Cashmere Gloves, from 2d Men's Good Waterproof Coats, from 7a 6d ■ Loco Curtains, 1b Boys' Caps, 4sd Men's Black Felt Hats were 63 9d, now 2s3d Heavy Dresß Goods, 6|d| Lot of Wide Ribbons, Id Good Shirtings, 4£d Wool Squares, 6d Tweed Trousers from 5s 6d Let of Diagonal Coats were 21s 6d, now 10a 6d A Grand Lot of Overcoats awfully Cheap, and a quantity of other goods too numerous to mention m this advertise- ment. __.< In addition to the above, H. &Co. will, during the Bale, give a Discount of Ono Shilling m the Pound. Only call and see tho WONDERFUL BARGAINS at HAVES AND 00. 'Si 6t29 ' H. Matson and Co. STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A Li .BG QUANTITY OF GRAIN , N O vITr MI N. H. MATSON & CO., • ASHBURTON. ARE CASH rUROHASKR OF Wheat Oats Barley, Eyegrass H. MATSON & CO., A3HBURTON, George Jameson ASHBUBTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALEYARDS CO., LIMIT D. DIPPING SEASON, 1887 npHE CONCRETE DIPS are now 60 1 feet long, and fitted with ,all the latest improvements For particulars as to coßt of dipping sheep, apply at the Caretakers. GEO. JAMESON, 3 164. Secretary. v Drain. Pipes. A LL SIZES— From 3 to 15 Inches— With BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNCTION FOR SALE BY GEOEGE JAMESON, ASHBURTON; T. Bullock. TINWALD. I TO LET— A Cottago near the [School. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET — 5-Boomed House m Cameron < Street, opposite the Wesleyan Church. Apply to T. BULLOCK. EOR SALE, very cheap.-— A New Single-seated Buggy. Apply to T. BULLOCK. niy -t(\B TOWN SECTION 260, dm/ I S.\J Tinwald, near the Rnilway Station for sale at the above price. Pernora desirous of qualifying themselves for a vote at the forthcoming election this offers them an opportunity. T. BULLOCK. *pO LET.— Dwelllnßhquße, together with X small stable, Moore's Road, noar the Presbyterian Manse. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET— Two Cottapes m Grey street known aa Coutts' block ; rent at 5 per week. T. BULLOCK. TO LET,— At a low rental, Property In Tanored Street, recently m the occupation of Mr Dolman, on whloh la erected Shop, Stable, etc, — Apply to T. BULLOCK. EOR SALE,— Central Site, being part of TS 177, containing One-eighth of an Aore, having a frontage of 33 feet on Burnett Street, and adjoining the "Mall" Office. Very liberal terms of payment will be accepted. — Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOB SALE— Lot 25, fronting the North Town Belt. Price, £19. Libera termß if required. Apply to T. BULLOCK. ! TO PAINTERS, TO LET at a low rental, Shop and DwollinghoußO m Moore street, latelj m occupation of Mr LucasJ T. BULLOCK



Public Notice ST. STEPHEN'S OHUROH, ASH- BURTOIN. SPKOIAL Jubilee Service. THURS- DAY, Juno 23rd, at 730 p.m. Proacher : Yen. Archdeacon Harper. J ÜBILEE NOIIOa ' ALL Accounts agaiust the Jubilee Committee m connection with Monday's Demonstration are requested to be rendered at once. \ By order, „ ■ H, W. BARRETT, 1 __^_^^ Secretary. GRASS LAND TO LET. A HIGHLY Improved Farm of 710 Acrep, In 7 Paddooka, Becuroly fenced, and Water Race through each paddock, the bulk m English GraßS. For further particulars apply to • GEORGE JAMESON, Ashburton. TENDERS are invited for the ereotion of a new Grain Store at Canterbury Mills. Plans, epecifioationa, and model oan be seen at the Mill. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. The time for tenders, owing to holidays, has been extended to July Ist. DAVID H. BROWN, 6 131 Manager. WE have various suma of money to lend on approved Freehold Securities at Lowest Current Rates of Interost WILDING & LEWIS, Solicitors Ashburton, CANTERBURY COURSING OLUB, TINTRIES will close for the Canter- Xj bury . Coronation Cup of 3 guineas each and the Jubilee Puppy Stakes of 2 giiiuea3 each, at fin Shadea Hotel, Ohrißtoharch, on FRIDAY, the 24th Inst. . at 9 p in. Jha Stakes will be iua on* on tho Lagmhor Estate, Aahborton. OH AS. A. CILVJSRT, 6 148 Secretary. fpENDIRS are invited for the Clearing X nnd Grubbing of Gorso on the Chat- mcs3 Estate. Full particulars canbe ob- tained from the Manager on the property, to whom Tenders must be Bent m Dot 1 later than MONDAY, 27<h inst. The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac cepted. . MILES & CO , 204 Hereford Street, Christcburch. 6*123 0~l QK~ Four-roomed House and Seo- -3L/jL/ot/ tlon, noar tho Wakanui road, for aalo at Iho low price of £125. Only £10 caßh required, balance by instalments, Interest at 8 per cent. As tho owner is determined to sell, tbb is « favorable opportunity for a working man acquiring a freehold property. For full particular apply to T. BULLOCK ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. 4 PPLIOATIONS are invited from per- £Jl eons willing to act as Water Rungor for the Water Supply between the North branch of the Kiver Ashburton, and Bakaia Rivor, at a salary of £160 per aunum, and for tho Water Supply between the South branch, of the Aahbutton River and Rangitata Rivor, at a salary of £125 per annum. Schedule of duties are on view at' the County Council Offices, Ashburton. Applications will be received at the Council officos up to 11 a m. on FRIDAY, tho Ist July, 1887. By order. F. MAINWARING, Clerk. Afihburtoa, June 7th, 1887. Volunteer Ball UNDER TBE PATRONAGE OF LIEUT-COLONEL BAILEY.) n RAND MILITARY and Fancy Drea \J Bill, FRIDAY, 24ih Inst. Ticket can bo obtained from the Officers of both Corps, Sergt.-Major Soott, Oolor-Ser. geants MoDonald and Keir, Privates Hepburn, Curtis, Hicks, Nokes and Stewart. Prices of Tickets— Gentleman's, 7s 6d ; Lady's, 2s 6i ; double, 10*. A. J. MULLER, Lieut., Secretary. TEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR* rHE NEW GOODS FOR THE WINTER SEASON ARK NOW OPENED OUT The ck is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the varioty of Stylo and Pattorns m Men's, Youthfl', and Boys' Olothitig I loavoß nothing to bo dosired. Thousands of Men's and Boys Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Twoods. Every garmen i warranted shrunk Jvorcoats, Waterproof Coats and Leggings 1 iv great variety Hats, comprising every new Bty)« worn Ohildron's Jersey Suits, Child/} } Men- of- War Suits Gentlamon's Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxford ! Jogatta and White Shirts I Bugs, Portmantoaua, and Trayelli •£ Baga p ho celebrated WERTHEIM SWING MACHINE. Time Payments. N,P CLOTHING FACTORS', I?i8T STBKKT. A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. j SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produce smd Merohandlao. FOR SALE— Fanning Implements, and Vohiclee of all kinds constantly iv Yards on view for Sa'e. Clearing Sales , held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyers -and Sellers. Rents collected, and the business of absentees managed with care. Valuation mado of ProperfciGß or Mer- chandise on easy torniß, Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale. Agent fer the Norwloh Union Fire In« Burance Company. « Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIAj ALFRED HARRISON,



Auct'on''. SATURDAY, 25th. JUNE. LOTS 7 and 9, Hinda,. tho aite on which ! the Hotel atood, for sale by Order of i the Mortgagee. MR T. BOLLOCK haa received in- sttuotions to Sell by Public Auction 'afc the Arcade ou the above date, on aocount and by Order of the Mortgagee, — LOTS. 7 AND 9, HIND 3, Depooited PJan 229, part of »■•». 4391, tho aite on which the Hinds Hotel stood, together with a Stable therein. THIS PROPE"RTY WILL BE ' SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE. Terms at Sale. Sale at 12 30. •~~T, BULLOCK, 6J145 Auctioneer,



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