THE MARKETS.

« [keoxbr's telegbams— copyright.] London, July 1- Reports of the hop crop are very dis couraging m most districts. Consols remain at ioi^j. New Zealand securities are unchanged. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,920,000 or 190,000 quarters more than last week. The wheat afloat for the continental markets is 682,000 quarters. Adelaide wheat ex store is 6d lower, viz., 35s ; Ade laide flour, 6d lower, 24s 6d; New Zealand wheat, lowest qualities 345, best qualities 365. Australian beef tallow, 22s 6d; mutton tallow, 245. New Zealand prime mutton is selling at 3^d to 4d. The total stock of tallow m London is 14,000 casks. At the wool sales to-day 11,800 bales were offered, good competition being mani fested for all lots. London, July 2. 'At to-day's wool sales 8500 bales were offered. The market continues firm. Adelaide, July 2. Wheat, 3s nd to 4s; flour, country brands, 5s to 10s ; town brands, £g 10s to j£io.

LION-TAMING AND MAGNETISM

Some 200 journalists were present on May 11 at tne Folies Bergere, where a sort of general rehersal wbb given of a seance of magnetism which took place In a cage containing two fine lionesses, SrfcU and Sarah, and an immense lion, Romular. The cage, says a correspondent, was placed on the stage, aud the lion-tamer, Giacometti, having entered it, he made the animals first perform m the usual way, but the grea; "Attraction was the entrance into the cs» s e of M. de Corey and his " subject," Mdlle. Lncia. This sub jact is cot more than 2 ) years of age, plnmp, and what may be called plain. She was dressed m white, and had her hair hanging loose over her sbouldere. After presenting her to tho spectators, M. de Torcy told her to go Into a cage placed against the onn containing the lions and communicating with it by a doo*. He followed her m and made a few passes m front of her eyes. In a minute Luola seemed to be fast asleep. Opening the door leading into the lion's cage, M. de Torcy entered It, an i, m obedience to his order, was followed by his sub ject. She walked straight up to i he lions, which were kept m respect by Giacometti. Romulu3 ee?med to bb half asleep. Sarah appeared afraid, and only S?i ia kept on roaring. AT. de Torcy then made Lncia kneel down m front of the Urns. Her arms we?e ttr t:hed out towards them, and the expression of her countenance changed from that of *aton : shment to joy. "Roused op by Giacometti, the lious now began rushing and bounding rouod Lucia, who remained motionless. The lioness Said a was then made to stand oo her hind paws. While Giacometti held her jiwb wide open, M. de Torcy ordered Lucia to stand up and walk up to the formidable animal. The subjxt obeyed with the utmost com poßure. Two heavy arm-chairs were then put into the cage, and, asristed by the lion-tamer, M de Tcroy placed Lncia, who wbb row as rigidly Btiff as a board, wi'.h her head rising on the back of one and her fee* on tre back of the other. This was the barrier over which the lions were made to jump, with most formidable roiring. The gas o' "he nstabl'ahement was toraed low, Bengal fires were lighted, and the lions, urged on by Qiacometti's steal whip, reared loader ns they continued to leap over this of human fish Bud blood. From the beginning to the er.d there was something terrible m seeing the young woman, m a s.ate of unconscious ness, placa herself m what appeared imminent danger of being devoured, and tbe unpleasant feeling was considerably increased whoa at the last jump the lioncßs St'i la failed to o'ear Luci», and scut her roiling on tbe ground. She fell heavily, but remained iiert till M. de Torby waked her np by blowing on her forehead. On opening her eyes Locia appeared more astonished than frightened m findir g herself among the wild beasts. The performtnee was over, aDd Lucia. M. de Torcy, and Giacometti left the cage, and were greeted with hearty applause by the spectators. It is announced that the same mixture of lion taming and hypnotism ;s to form part of th,t» per formance given nightly at the Folies Bert c re.

A NOVEL VIEW OF EDUCATION

("Taranaki Herald.") A theory gaining ground at Home as to tbe cause of the universal depression is <\ novel one, being no leas than the so called education system m force. A work called •• B itain'o Slaves," by Me George Challis, ia largely quoted by the Press, nnd the l^ook, being widely circulated, is doirg muoh to convince people that school teaching jb b?ing carried to too great an extent amongst the poorer classes. The writer 6,15 v, "No one knaw* how much depends upon onr little workers ; tie their hands from helping each other, their parents and themselves, end then ycu will begin to see the t ffect of compulsory education. In a large family, wber9 many liltl" hands work, the hbor falls Hghfly. Father's morey buya food, one child's earnings pays the rent, another's buya aboee, stockings Ac , whilst a third helps with the house hold work and the universal baby, selling the mother* bands free to sew, bake, and wash. Tie all these children's hands by nuking them keep at tchool, and their parents will be slaves. It reducts the Incomes of the poorer claeaeß ; and if working men have lesu money to spend m the wareß, merchandise, and pro duce of the country, the shopkeepers J Bnd trarieapeople will placa scantier orders with the merchants and manufac tnrers. There will be slackness of work, which will cause masters to employ fewer bands, ranking a further decrease m the incomes of the already impoverished families." Mr Challls puts into the mouth of one of his characters, for tbe book we refer to is written as a novel, the follow ing words, which are very true : " People can live very well upon plenty of money and education, and no money won't fill people's stomaebs. You see so much education puts a Btop to work, nnd wl en , work etop3 money stops, and when money stops food nnd clothing stop. Everyone alive cannot get a living with education, /here are many losiog their time with ' education who will never need it.^and don't value it ; acd it would be et^nor look out for the world at large if it was not so. God is wiser than man m order ing it co, otherwise no one would work. Keeping children from work so many years and filling their heads with rubbish, certainly is unfitting there for hard coarse work which must be done The cruel law of compulsory education robs parents who are poor of the assistance or! their chil dren and is making every one poorer. It cripples the poor man as well as the shop keeper. To a workiDg farmer it can be spelt m four lttters-Ruin 1" It is a bold subject to lake up m the manner the author hae, but the book being an interesting one, is finding many readers,

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THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

In connection with, or rather as a part of the thorough system of retrench ment m the public expenditure which - the leaders of all political parties are agreed is an imperative necessity, and which the electors of the Colony are unmistakably resolved upon, it cannot bul be that the question as to whether it is not possible to reduce the cost l without interfering with the efficiency ~ of our educational system should occupy, as it does, a large share of public attention. A charge upon the public purse of per annum, and which goes on increasing from , year to year, is so enormous as neces- ; sarily to challenge attention and is, we venture to think, notwithstanding the benefits derived, heavier than we are able to bear. And Sir Robert Stout, notwithstanding, we are convinced lhat retrenchment m this direction is per fectly possible, and that the true way to preserve our national system is not to permit it to become so burdensome financially as to break down of its own weight, but to bring its cost within reasonable limits. One of the pro posals m that direction, which has been frequently made, is that free State education should be limited to the fourth standard, and it has much to recommend it. Replying to Sir Robert's objections to such a proposal that the maintenance intact by the present system is a democratic necessity, and that to limit free State education, to the fourth standard would be a benefit to the rich man and an injustice to the poor, the Wellington " Post " says :— " There is not a particle of truth m this reasoning. The tacts are precisely the reverse of what such an argument would make them appear. The poor man is now being taxed, indirectly it is true, but none the less taxed, to main tain standards of education, of which very iew of his children can avail themselves, and which we venture to say would, m the majority of cases, be of very little real benefit or advantage to them if they could. The poor man is paying heavily through the Customs, and m other ways, to provide high standards of education for the children of classes who can well afford to pay for such instruction if they require their children to receive it. We ven ture to say that if a return could be procured it would show that the vast majority of the children who remain at school after having passed the fourth standard are those of well to-do parents, and that the children of the poorer classes, who cannot aspire to civil service, or commercial clerkships, but must earn their living by manual labor, are generally taken away from school, if not before, immediately after having passed the fourth standard. If the workshops of the colony could be searched, we expect ihat very few tt the apprentices would be found to have remained at school after passing the fourth standard, Those who do remain after lhat generally expect to find what is termed " genteel " employment, and regard with a kind or contemptuous pity those schoolfellows who have to use any more laborious implement than a pen to earn their future living. Our school system is crowding most unduly the ratfks of seekers after "genteel" employment. Sir Robert Stout talks of the industrial war of the future, but this is altogether beside the question. Our present school system is not of a technical character, ncr does it qualify for industrial puisuits. On the con trary, its tendency is to create a dis taste and disinclination for such pur suits, and m this lies one of the greatest objections to it. Our public schools are not turning out from their higher standards, laborers, tradesmen, artisans, farmers, or domestic servants. The boys all want to be clerks of one kind or another, and the girls, if they cannot be shopwomen, prefer factory work to domestic service. In fact the chief end and effect of our present educational system is to turn out a very useless article to swell the number of non-producers, and to flood the clerical employments with hosts of super ficially and really very imperfectly educated candidates for situations m which they can wear fine clothes and need not dirty their hands. For boys and girls who are content to be workers — and the vast majority must ultimately depend on manual labor for subsistence —-it is not necessary that school teach ing should be carried beyond the fourth standard. This will give them a'start ing point, from which they may work onward if they possess the abilities, but m the vast majority of instances they will learn little beyond it at school, which^ will be of much advantage to them m after life. For youths designed for professional life, the secondary schools are the proper place after the fourth standard is passed. We believe that the teachers Of the secondary schools much prefer to receive pupils from the State schools after passing the fourth standard than after the fifth or sixth standards" Passing on toconsider the further proposal to raise the mini mum school age our contemporary writes :— " Sir Robert Stout says if the school age was raised or the standards reduced, country schools would have to be shut up and the already poor pay «of the teachers be still further reduced. Neither would be necessary. There is no need of insisting on absolute uniformity, and the exceptional cir cumstances of sparsely populated dis tricts could be exceptionally dealt with, while the diminished number of teachers required would enable better salaries to be given to those who were retained, while at the same time a great saying 01 expenditure would be at-, tamed." Summing up the whole ques tion the " Post " concludes an article with which a large number of thinking persons will entirely agree with the following remarks :— " Such a reduction as we advocate m the education system would, we are convinced, be for the benefit of the poor rather than the rich, would make the system more practically useful, and would m every way prove beneficial to the colony. With reduced standards the difficulty of finding money to provide school buildings would m a large measure be solved. The present buildings would suffice for requirements for some time to come. Whether Sir Robert Stout likes it or not, we are sure that the colony will demand substantial curtail ment m the present expenditure on education, and that demand will be thoroughly m the interests of the democracy."

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THE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY; JULY 5, 1887

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NOTICE TO OWNERS OF DOGS. I HEREBY give Notice- that all Dogs found interfering whh Sheep oo tli'i 'Eb-fca-Jie wfil be destroyed, and 'iheOwrftri saed for anydamßpe dmie. DONALD McLE>N 1 167 ■ Ls*n-:*i---- POBILrO HOTIO IT E3G fco lnfor«n.my iriotidij ?.oo  • ' <ion?eri> that I have disposed oi ';iit business as Che ci and Druggist, vrh>ch I have carded on m this own for fcfoe past twelve years. In retiring thevafrom 1 thank most sincerely my large oirble o friends for .their kind and oonsisten* patronage extended -to me for bo long a time. My successor (Mr A. Kamsitzer) will, I trust, meet with the same favorable support. J. M. CAMBRIDGE. Ashburtony May 1885. n reference 10 the above A , Eamnltze m succeeding to the business, hopes to fca favored with a continuance of the patror» age so long enjoyed by Mr Oambrldg* A. Kamnltser, R.G.A, and M.G.A.U. has had large experience In some of the, largest Apothecaries -on the - Oontlneni o \ Europe, and has made complete arrange >v ments for a regular supply of drags ohemloals, medicines, -e to., from the prln olpal ondo and Continental housei Everything will be' guaranteed to be 0 the finest quality obtainable, and by dlreo importation tn large quantities, ho will b In a position to sell at most moderat prices. •■• ' Mr Cambridge will, for "the presen , attend to onßtomernas heretofore. • RIESSELIGH AND obT WEAVERS' HALL, EXCHANGE, LONDON, G b _AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, iEstablfijhed 1865 : .; Ship to order »ny*desoriptlon ot British ? and Continental Goods upon 2$ pet cecfc C- co.mmlssidn, selected by buyers with Colonial experience, land attend to the ' prompt realiaaticn of ' Produce at highest' pslces opou 1 per oommlss Oxdnta to be accompanied, by Letters oP. Credit or part jremittanoe In Bank Drafts r or Produce. Open Policies of Insurance; for floating cargoes to cover sea risk?. .7 .V References— Chief Offioe of the Loiidoa 1 ' and Westminster Bank, or Agra Bank, \ London, and most of the Colonial Banks, . Current Price Lists. Produce Reports and any necessary samples or lnformatloirf on application , 1.35z' *— - -■ • - ■• ■ -v; tjEWELtIRS, .fnfc' . *.-•} • ;> £1 TO^4P* rdn to be made by * 11U * 4 nona of either sei, In r their own localities, at work for us. Neir''; Duslness. All meet with •woT?derful suii" obbb. Anyone oan do the wori.-. Capital' not required. We will start you. Outfit rorth £1 mailed free. The employment' is particularly adapted to the region ln } which this publication circulates. Ttijgi 0 and girls earn nearly as much 'as 'nien, Full particulars and Instructions mallei * ree. Now la the time— don't delay, Hut. write to ua at once, Address Bttasbif* , ■twtDo PnHland Maine United States / ONE box of Olarkfs b4l pUls 'irtf. ranted to oure all discharges f/om the urinary organs In either sex (acquired » 01^ constitutional), gravel and pains m th« baok. Guaranteed free from mercury Sold m boxes 4s 6d oaoh, by al ohenu>'t and patent medicine vendors. Bole pjrp prietors, The Lincoln and Midland Conn r ties Drug Co., Lino . '} Bale by the wh . .'..; '", : y: : : ''..;" ■ '•". -^ Thk Bad and Worthlxss . '% are never imitated or counterfeited* This \t % 7 pecially true of a family medicine, and it 0 : positive proof that the remedy imitated* i i( the highest value. As soon as it ha/bor.-,- tested and prove by the whole world that H»Y» Bitte was th purest, best, and mostValukb!-': ♦ medic ne on earth, many imitation : pan began to steal the notices 1 ' 1 in''- phpre and the people of the count. ressed the merits of H, 8., and way trying to induce sufiering, invalid-^ their stuff instead, expecting to mak money ou the credit and good name . of H. B -.■*> Many others started nostrums put up m simi' lar style to H. 8., with variously -ctarlr**? names m which the word "Hoj or "Hr ntt'i were used m a wa/ to induce pe<f to f J\fLJ hey were the same as Hop Bit An^lh pretepded remedies or cures, no pXX» their style or name is, and es rec 2n? X™ wi^htheword «Hop rf or ••PiJ?^-^ wmeorinany way connect^ w *- th th^ 0 ' their name, are imitatior aS or ' counterfelta Beware of them. Touch x.one'of S "v? ? nothing but genuine American Hop Bitted m rS a i b^ D i Ch °5 USher of g ree n Hops on fI?K white label, and Dr Soule's name blown m th-- glass. Trust nothing else. DruSJ «««* chemists are warned &S t Jfcpgfij". , tions r, counterfeifa. «««»■. . STEEBMIN'S SOOTHING c- POWDER ; fob ■ CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH n s,i' CAUTION TO BURCHASBRS. , The value of this weU-known Fam}& pi .  cine has been argely tested m all wutr • ■?' world, nnd by all grades of society, foi*' ■■''•?••••'■" of FIFTY YEARS. Its weli?^ • U P*«, . !>ve sale has induced SPURIOT' £$**£»• TIONS, some of which m s IMITA* APPEARANCE so closely™ OUTWARD gina as to have deceived r -se^We'theori^ The proprietor thereK- '* a , an 7 purchasers; I public to give a ipecial y 'r 6 " li d «c toV;th'c> of SUCH IMITATIO* '% mn agairat the use- Purchasers are th" , -■ ; ■ ■ ■ , > fully observe (hi 't^ to >> characteristics, ♦ .? ar 'Ollowing dis '-'..., genuine:- wthoat. which , L none ':J with two BE'i, »'«aman, v «lwajs ,p e lt KBMFMORNJt, PROSSB* no* r-



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IMPERIAL TEA COMPANY, ; MOBTEN'S BUILDINGS, , CHKISTOHURCF, » mHE IMPERIAL TEAS are havini? a X Tremendous Sale m Christchurch neighbourheod . They are imported direct from the finest Tea Plantations m INDIA, CHINA & CEYLON, And are of the very choicest quality. JOBILEE GIFT, VALUE £10 10s. A COUPON is given with lib of TEA Sold, which giveß the Purchaser » chance of winning our Handsome and Valuable JUBILEE GIFT, Which will be drawn for on SATURDAY, the 6th August, and result published m Christchnrch Papersjmmediately after. These Grand Teas are sold by Mr D. MoFarlane .Ashburton Mr Wm. Baylis Ashburton Mr Wm. Cox Rakaia Mr Jas, Patterson ... Chertsey PRICES : 2s, 2s 6d, 3s and 8s 6d per lb ; also, m 5, 10, 12 and 201 b tins. COUPONS will be given with Tins also; that is 5 Coupons will go with a 51b Tin, 10 with a 101 b Tin, 12 with a 121 b Tin. but with quantities over 121 b Coupons will not be given. FOR the Blood la the Life.— Clarke's world-famed blood mixture is warranted to cleanse the blood from ril impurities from whatever causes arising For scrofula, scurvy, pkin and blood dis- eases, and sores of all kinds, Its effects are marvellous Thousands of testi- monials. Sold m bottles 4s 6d and 11s each by chemists und patent medicine vendors everywhere. Sole proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland Counties Prog Co., Lincoln, England. 1 16 THOMAS CHAMBERS, PRIZE MeDAIiUST, PRACTICAL BOOTMAKER, TOWN HALi,, ASHEURTON, JLXAB great pleasure m informing hla •*-*• old friends and the general public of the district that he has RETURNED ! to ASHBURTON; and all work entrusted t< him at above address will be executed ( m Mb well-known style, and aatisfaotion guaranteed. < BESPOKE WOBK A SPECIALTY. J Repain neatly and promptly executed; 9601



T7\OR SOWING with Turnips to secure UP » Good Crop, nothing succeeds like MAYO'S BONE MANURE. Price— LV. L6,L6. ' Agent In town— H. zJandeb. A Liberal Discount for Cash. I F. T. MAYO, cad Manure Factory, 656 vtthnvtoc, X females qniokly correct all irregulari- ties and relieve thedistrest og symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes la l£d and 2s 9d, of all chemists. Prepared only by E. T. Towle, chemist, Nottingham, Eng. land. Wholesale of oil the wholesale houses.— Beware of Imitations. 1 12 - j PRINTING i i I OF ALL KINDS FNGLUDING- Billheadi I • Circulars Memorandum Forms] Agreements } Lien . i Conditions o Sain ' Cataloguer Posters, &e.,f And every description ol LEGaI. AND OOMMERO AL LETTER- PRESS exeouted at Ue shortest notice and In the LATEST DESIGNS •SPECIAL (and most favorable terms offered to WHOLESALE! ORDERS: „ ASHBURTON GUARDIAN •■ V WFIOE



npOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND JL STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all Irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre- valent with the sex. Boxes la lid and Is 3d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholerale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations. J. Ballantyne & Co. DUNSTABLE HOUSE. THIS Old Established firm have now erected Very Large and Commodious Premises, suitable for oarrylng on % First-olass DRAPERY & CLOTHING BUSINESS, The comfort and convenience of customers have been carefully studied, and the Warehouse, whioh Is spacious, lofty, and welMlghted, la generally acknowledged to be the best of its kind In New Zealand. J. B. & CO. are m a position to place j before the public goods bought on the most advantageous terms from the manu- facturers, and thus secure to all the best value for money — quality and pru j being the reliable test for cheapness. I NEW AUTUMN ITwiNTER GOODM Are now shown In all the departments. H Millinery, Mantle, and Dressmaking ll Flrst-olass Styles. ■ A Large Stcok of m I MEN'S AND BOY'S OLOIHING m Now on hand, so well and iyourably known for Excellence of Quality, Fit, and Workmanship. Our Own Manufacture. A HAT ANd"oAP FACTORY On the premises. Any style made to order. One Shilling off every Pound Cash Discount. DUNSTABLE HOUSE, * Established 1854. 4 491 SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OF WORTH HOLLOWAY'S FILLS & _OINTMENT. mms universal medicine is a •H. HOUSEHOLD REQUISITE EVERY- WHERE, I THE PILLS Purify the Blood, impart tone to the Nervous system, and act most powerfully yet soothingly on the LIVER AFD BOWELS, Promoting Digestion and Assimilation, and endowing the whole bodily frame with Strength and vigor. Nervous Headaches, Tremblings, with Lassitude and General Debility quickly yield to the potent force of these well-known Pills, and they are un- rivalled m their efficacy m all FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Removing all obstructions, skin blemishes, pimples and boils, better than any other family medicine known. THE OINTMENT f HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATIONS It heals every kind of Sore, Ulcer and Wound, more certainly than any other known salve. Its marvellous penetrating powers render it invaluable m all THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES, Curing Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Asthma reducing, Qlandular Lumps, closing and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, fo alleviating the 'excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM, GOUT, And Neuralgia it, is, unsuspassed. fails to remove Scurf and every species n disease. The Pills and Ointment are manufactured No. 8, New Oxford street (late 533, nford street, London), and are sold by al Cidors of Patent Lines throughout ths vilized World. J irections for use m almost every language. IS" Purchasers should look to the Label \ on Pot 3and Boxes. If the address and street not on they ate spurious ,



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Business Notices. j T9B wot-ic form o*. Fever, Prickly Beat Soiai.'pcx and Meas'ea t.\pldly erred by L>MPLOUGB'S PYRETIC SALINE "Ii wed my life, fot the fever had ob La* tied « Vroog hod 00 me." — O. FiztgsralDj Go* revoovdeiK o" Man- cluster Guardian, la Alo^u'a. Abundant medical >es iirony ecc!o3ed wkU each beetle. Ii *h vhe care for Cholera and PREVENTIVE o? mohi diseases incident to Tropical RQd Colonial lile. Ii allays thirst; m a remarkable rra&yet aud oools and vitalises the blood, J. 8. Purdt, Bay., writes:— 'l would uuhat go choit of anything than this never-failing travellers' friend." 9862 O. C. FOOKS AND SON, Architects, IVIL hifIQOtJCBBS, VIIUITOBS, LIOIHBID SUKVBIOES, AND LAUD BBOKXBB, TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD ASHBTJBTOW. A WONDERFUL BOOK FOR la. CONTAINING 1 i \f\ TKIOKS AND DELUSIONS WITH IUU CARDS 26 MARVELLOUS COIN TRICKS, ex the performance of which only a rommos pack of cards ?nd the ordinary coittß of the realm are needed. ALL FULLY EXPLAINED Also, a large collection o AMUSING RIDDLES, CHARADES, GAMES, <fee, And over 200 TRIOKB WITH CONJURING APPARATUS. A illustrated, explained, and made simple •with a catalogue of English, French, and American Novelties, Games, Toyß, <feet 'Jovextng over 300 pages and illustrated over 800 woodblocks. Totb books mailee free for Is. JACK AND HIS BBIDB. alecnanical FIGURES DANOB. to MUBIO and keep perfect time. Is 3d each, tba pair 2a. TBE WIZARD OF THE NORTH'S CftAN&EABI-B PACK OF CARDS 'J7oadeifnl Changes with Lightning Rapidity Is 2d ; poet free. N.3.W. stamps taken at par; post office ordere and nostal notes preferred. If ttamps ot otbfr colonies are sent add 2d m the shilling lezcha&fec Taeb Notice.— To advoitiso onr business ?ve will for a short time Bend 1 de whole of the nbo re mentioned articles to one address poßt 0* fr2s 6d I Address all orders : j H. YORK <fc CO., 401 George Btreet Sydney. Lock Eox 41, Kinß street, tost OfEcej FOR COUGHS, COLDS. Erokouitis Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con- Bumption, &o. KAY'S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, Anieeed, Souega, Squill, Tota, &o wifch Ohlocodyne. KAY'S 00MP0UND, a demu!canfc expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, aud Chest Complaints. T7" AY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs, and J\_ Colds, is equally cecviceable for Horses and Cattle. KAY'S TIO PILLS, a specific la .Neuralgia, Face-ache, &o. Con- tains Quinine, Iron, &o. /~>(O A GULlNE.— Cement for Broken \j A r tides, Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers:— KAY BROS., Stock- port, England ! KEATING'S POWDER. KEATING'B POWDER. •* j KEATING'b POWDER. KEATING'S POWDER. KILLS BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES. THIS POWDER is qni HARMLESS to ANIMAL LIFE, but is unrivalled m destroying FLEAS, BUGS, COCK- ROACHES, BEETLES, MOTHS m furs and every other species of insect. Sports- men will find this invaluable for destroy- ing fleas m their dogs, as also ladies for their pet dogs. THIS ARTICLE haß found so GREAT a SALE that it has tempted others to vend a so-called article m imitation. The PUBLIC are CAUTIONED that packages of the genuine powder bear the 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 a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mila preparation, and is especially adapted foi children. Sold n tins by all Druggists. Proprietor— THOMAS KEETINGi London. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. EPPB'G COCOA. BREAKFAST. BY » thorough knowledge of the natura 1 laws which govern the operations ol digestion and nutrition, and by % oarefu application of the fine properties or wel ■elected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicate!) flavoured beverage whloh may save v; many lieavy doctor's bills, it h by th< ud oioua use of snoh artio!o» of Ul«v *,ha a constitution may be gradually b&itt v; antil strong enough to resltt every,, jben donoy to. disease. Hundreds of subitW maladies Are floating around ns teady c attack wherever there Is t weak point, y Ve may escape many a fatal shrft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pur* food and a properly nourished frame.— An article m the Oivil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk Sold m Jib packets by Grocers, labelled thus : — JAMES EPPS AND CO., HOMOEOPATHIC OHIMISTB, LONDON, ENGLANI BLANCARD'S IODINE OF IRON PILLS 4 PPROVED liy the Academy of Medicine j£\_ of Paris, are specially recommended by the Medical Celebrities of the World for Bcrofaln (Tumors, King's Evil, etc), tho ociiy oLages of Consumption, Constitutional Weak* neBB, Poorness of Blood, and for stimulatiug and regulating its periodic course. None genuine unless signed "Blancard, 4o, rneßona- parto, Paris." So.d by Druggists and Ohemiit throughout be Golonier .



Pohlie ftotioe TTIGHEST CASH PRICES given for Wool and Skins AT THd Mtoirton Woollen Factory. 40114 OENTBAL HOTEL. TW. MoHAB having taken the above „ Hotel, BoUolta a fchare of patronage .ova the people of Aahburton and sur- rounding districts. Best Brands of Wlne'o Spirits and Beera. ttood Stabltog— Feeds, One Shiiling, ~\oreeß and Baggies to let on hire a j>Mii to meet the times. , Voc the convenience of travellers hansom cab will moot all trains. K EATING'S POWDER deatroys oth fleas, moLnn, bedtles, PDd all useotß, whilst qnlie harmless lo domestic animals. In exterminating beetles the uoceßo of vb!s powder is extraordinary. t is perfectly clean m application, he article yoa patohasft IB KEiTING'f" imltaLions are noxious and ineffectual Sold m tins, 6d, U, and 2b 6d each, by chemists. 1 NOTICE TO SHEEP OWNERS, Joseph Ford'sTatent Mixture, A PERFECT CURE for all scour and ludij worm m aheep. Odo .gallon sufficient for 160 sheep. Price, 17s Gd for one gallon ; two gallon tins, 17s per gallon. Sent to any part on remittance to JOSEPH FOAD, Baling. F, FERRIMAN, Agent (or Ashburton. AGENTS WANTED. 4+279 7AYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTST yearß of great Bucceaß proclaim supeiiorifcy m the treatment of Violent Colds, Irritation of the Cheat, Aching, Sprain Sprains, Sores, Scalds, Corns, Bnnrons, Sof Corns, etc. This medicine, the property 0 which has been established more than half a century by tbou6anda of cures, iB of an invalu- able use m many inflammatory diseases against which there ate not many effi actons remedies, and is therefore justly conbidered by a great number of our mo3t eminent physicians as the most active and least irritating agent m the bove affections. In older to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn's signature has to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. Wholesale 80; Rue Saint-Merri, Paris (France) and Eold by all Chemists m the olonies. G.L BEATH & CO. OHBIBTOHUROii. .NELSON, LONHON. Caßhel street. Trai ' !gnr Btrcefc, Fore eireet* GREAT Stocktaking Sale, OF ■ £35,000 WOETH OF GENERAL DEAPERY AND CLOTHING. At tbe came time vr& phall offer tl c Stock of MESSES SHAW & CO., DBNTIIOON, Bought at 6s 8d ANT) 10s IN THE £. Along vitb Warehousemen's Stock (bought at a tremendonß Discount) of 1204iYAEDS. DRESS SICILIANS AND ROYAL CORDS. 1b 9d reduced to 9gd 2a reduced to lljd 23 reduced to il£d 23 Gd reduced to la 3jd i No better material made for giving good •wear. For particulars bob Prioe Lists. G.L. Beath & Co., ARGYLB HOUaE, CHEISTOHUECH. NEW BOOKS AND NEW SUPPLIES OP BOOKS. H". J. WOOD & CO., STATIONER'S HALL, 240, HTGH 8 CHIIIBTCHURCH, AND .FRIEDI.ANDEWB' BUILDINGS, WE reteivo from London publißhin firms regalfir Bhipments o£ from 15 to 20 cases monthly by the direc ateamers. The reading public are respectfully invited to inspect our large and varied Stock of Books m every branch o Literature. As we buy for cash and buy largely, we are allowed extra discounts, and are m a position to give exceptional advan- ( ages to our cuetoir-<rf, and a libera discount on parcel, and to Library Committees. H. J. WOOD & CO. Wholesale . and Retail Booksellers and Stationers, CHRISTOHURCH & ASHBUSTON. ACCOUNT" BOOKS In every variety of fliie and style of ruling, from the largest Imperial Ledger oxtra super handmade, full calf, double Russia bands, down to a penny Pass Book. A very Large Stoc' alwnys kept, and any stylo and size made to 01 dor : Writing, Printing, and Wrapping Papere n nny quantity. . Commercial and General Stationer; and every description o! Stationers' Sundries. Commercial Note and Letter Pai ore by the caBQ or packet — an assortment of over 3000 reams m stock. Commercial Envelopes— over 3,000,0 m stock m Christ church. Cream Laid Rued Foolscap— over 350 reams m stock. Brown Wrapping, Double Imperial' various weights, by the bale or ream- best value m New Zealand. School Exercise Books — over 100 großß assorted n stock. School Slates, Copy Books, atd School Requisites. Parchm ruled and headed "This Dee,d." SUBSCRIBES*: WANTED For Illustrated London News, Sportirjg and Dramatic News, Scientific American, Young Ladies' Journal, Family Heraldl Family Reader, The Graphic, Engineer, Punch, Home News. European Mail, Bow Bells.— We deliver m town immediately on arrival, and we post to subscribers m all parts of the country without delay. H. J. WOOD & 00. Stationers' Hall, 240, High street, OHRIBTCHURCF, J And at Friedlnnders' Buildings, ASBBURTON,