RAILWAY TIME TABLE

Tbainb Abbivb at Abhbubton— From Christ huroh and the North, at 10.15 a.m.(expreoß), 4.85 p.m., ana 7.10 p.m. Prom Timaru, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and Sooth, 5.27 o.m. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 Tbixns Leavi ABHbubton — For Ohrist huroh ana North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., an 5.87 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and Sooth, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 445 p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m

THE ABHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Malls close at the Ashburton Post Office follows : — For Ohrißtohnroh and North at 6 a.n> 0.30 a. m. , and 5 p.m. , daily. For Ohertsoy Rakaia, &c, at 10.30 a,m «nd 5 _p.m. dally. For Dunedin,Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Oolditream. Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, »nd Geraldine, at 10 ».m, daily. For Temuka, at 10 vm, and 4,30 pro Wly. for Tlmani and South, at 10 a. m. , and /30 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet and Ashburton Forks, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.30 ■ a.m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, 'ad Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and turdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p. m For Mayfield and Kuapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4.30p.in. daily. For Fletnington, on Mondays, Wedne» itys, and Fridays, at 4.30 p.m. For Newlands, on Taesdaya and Fri at 10.30 a.m. Mallb arrive at thej Ashhurtou Po«t ffioe — From Ohrlutchurch and Raltafa at 10.15 . m., 4.36 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. From Ohertsey <&c at 10.15 * and ,85 p.m. daily. From Dunedin •id Intermediate plaoes 6.3^ "i.m. daily. f Froia Tomuka an Timara at 10.40 a, ni p 5. 50 p.m daily. From Greenstreet and Ashbarton Forks, Wednesdays *nd >«turdays, at 4 45 p.m. From Wakanui, Elgin, Beavlew, Sea field and Kyle, on Toeadays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at sp. m. from Mount Somers, daily at 10. 5 , m. From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed nesdayo and Saturdays,, at 10^ a.m. From Anhton, Waterton, and^tong chat 10 a.m. dally. _ '^^ - ' From Newlanda, on Tuesdays and Frl at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thun. days, and Saturdays, at 10a.m.

DEATH

At Tancred street. < shburtou, on D.\Y, 10th February, Kveli'EN Gmdys younjjGdt child of George and Agne* Jameson, nged 12 months.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1887. SPORTING RUBBISH.

Of all the idiotic rubbish which daily finds its way into print, ihe most utterly inane and senseless is that with which the newspapers are flooded under the head of "Sporting." Pro fessional bookmakers, jockeys anc? stable boys excepted, nine-tenths of it can be of no. earthly interest to any human being, and ninety-nine out of every hundred newspaper readers are inclined to resent the inordinate space devoted m the average colonial news paper to such miscalled news. For ourselves, though we receive and have the privilege (?) of paying for as much of it as do most of our contemporaries, we decline to inflict this sort of thing upon our subscribers, consigning it to that useful receptacle the waste-paper basket. Horse-racing is all very well, and the results of some of the principal meetings are ot general interest, that is when there are really first-class horses engaged and important events decided, but as for twopenny-halfpenny country meetings, where the value of the cattle is under forty notes a head, perhaps under twenty, and the stakes themselves a mere bagatelle, we cannot conceive that it matters a traction to anybody what are the winners or what are the losers. Positively, to our mind, there would be infinitely more fun m a genuine donkey rase, especially if ridden by sweeps — meaning they of the chimney and not of the course. Even m the case of first-class meetings, all the general public wants to know are the results,* and we do not believe that anybody beyond the owners of horses, the jockeys, the bookmakers, and a few amateur betting men, cares a jot about the weights, and scratchings, and all sorts of things, which Press telegraphic correspondents seem to think of more importance than anything else under the sun. And yet, day after day, this sort of stuff is tele graphed at so much per hundred words to the journals of the colony, to "the infinite disgust of most, if not all, of those who have the pleasure (?; of paying the wire charges. For example, only yesterday we received from Napier a message of well on for two hundred words, giving all the weights declared for the various events at the Napier autumn meeting, which could only interest the limited class above referred to, and who can obtain all the information they want from the columns of the Referet or other papers specially devoted to the sporting interest We did not think it worth while to load our columns with matter useful only to so select a few, and we feel sure that the great majority of newspaper readers would prefer its omission. This, however, is not by any means at all a bad case — indeed, m view of the importance of the Napier meeting the sending of the message was pardonable* enough — it being at our option to print it, or not, after receipt', but we cannot say so much for another message which reached us on the same day from Dunedin, and which supplied the startling infor/natton that "Patrician and Derwenter were out before daylight, and there being no spectators it is impossible to say what was done?" Really now this is too distressingly sensational. Then follow particulars of how " later on Puck did a long sweat, while Quibble, Silver mark, and Lady Ellen joined him, each m succession," that " Ike and Argonaut did slow woik together, and Trapper followed suit alone," that " Molly Bawn and Garibaldi were treated to two miles at half-speed," that Sinclair, too, had "a long sweat, with Mokoia for a companion for two miles, and St. Swithin for the rest of the journey," while the awfully interesting news is added that " St. Ives covered a couple of miles slow." Is that sort of news of any value at all to any living being we should like to. know? We don't believe that it is, even to the horsiest of horsey men, and we protest I against such silly stuff being wired to any other than those newspapers whose special business it is to chronicle such information (!). Recently, we believe, the Press Association instructed its agents to " spread themselves" m the way of collecting news, and the caution may have been necessary, as often much legitimate news is missed that might ond should be sent, but if the " spreading out" is to lead to a deluge of trash such as that under notice then all we can say is that a warning to the agents to " contract themselves" will become an imperative necessity.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bruce Herald states that the heavy gale of Saturday has done enormous damage throughout; tho district. Many of the ripe grain crops have boon laid, and m some oases threshed out, while the fruit trees have been well nigh stripped.

Mr W. Corrie Johnson is announced to deliver a series of Gospel addresses at the Town Hall, commencing on Sunday next, at 3 p.m., when the subject will be " Balaam as a Spiritist."

The cheap railway excursion to Timaru to-day Y?a3 largely patronised. The express train from Christohurch consisted of thirty oarriages, drawn by two engines. The num ber of passengers wa3 1050.

The I/ijttelton Times calls attention to an anomaly m railway matters, m that " a work man can travel between the City and the Port for Is 2d, but if he wishes to make the shorter journey, between Opawa and the Port, be must pay Is 6d." We oa,n supply our contemporary with another. Torday excursion tickets to Timaru and back were issued at Ashhurton at 4s, and at Tinwald, a mile and a half nearer to the South Canter bury metropolis, Qs 3d was the oharge for the single journey by the same train,

HoLIiOWAY's PiLiifl.— Weakening weather.— The sultry summer daya strain the nerves of the feeble and decrepit, and disease may Qvontunte unleßßßome restorative, such as these purifying Pills, be found to correct the disordering -tendency. Holloway's medicine gives potency to the nervous syHtem, which is the source of all vital movemeuts, and presides over every action which maintains the growth anil well biting of 'he body. No one can ovnr estimate the necessity of keeping the nerves well strum:, or ihe ease with which these Pills accomplish that end. They are the most uufailitig antidotes to indigeetion, irregular oiroulation, palpitation, siok headache, and coßtivenesß, and have therefore attained the largest gale {tag higUest reputation, g S3

It will be seen by a Press Association telegram that the Premier goes Home to attend tho Imperial Conference, leaving by the next 'Frisco mail steamer on the 28th instant. The special correspondent of th ■-. Lyttdllon Tows, adds that ho is convinced that Major Atkinson will accompany Sir Robert. [Since the foregoing was set up we have received a telegram, which will be found elsewhero, stating that Sir Robert has finally decided not to go Home, and that the repre sentation of New Zealand will be en'rusted to Sir W. Fitzherberfc and Sir F. D. Bell.]

A woman with no less than nine illegitimate ohildren applied to the Otago Benevolent Institution last week for relief.

The Sonth Australian v.h.iu crop is double that of laßt year. Viotoria has 50,000 tons available for export.

Speaking at a meeting m Rosa the Most Rev the Primate is reported to have said "At present they were enjoying all the blessings of a great State ecluoation, although religious instruction was shut out from tho grand system, and however muoh that might be regretted, still, perhaps, the proper place for that was m the ohurches, the Sunday Bohooln, and the homes."

A report on religion and morals brought up at the Presbyterian Assembly, now sitting m Auckland, condemns gambling m the billiard- rooms and on the turf, and censures the church for sanctioning the| same principles m lotteries and bazaars. Objection is also taken to Volunteer parades on Sunday as tend ing to desecrate and secularise the Sabbath.

A wonderful discovery is said to have been made by experiments oarried on with funds supplied by the Prussian Government. It i 8 of a glass which will increase the power of the mioroaoope enormously. Ordinary glass contains six substances — the new glass con tainß fourteen. The most essential elements of which it is composed is phosphorus red boron, neither of whioh ia used m common glass. With the old glass the full power was the discernment of the 500 th part of an inch, and with the new glass it is olaimed that the 201,700,000 part of an inoh oan be perceived.

American Oo.'s Hop Bitters strengthens, builds up and cures oontinually, from the first dose. Be sure and sea

Weakness and sickness changed to health and strength with Hop Bitters always those made by American Co. See

Certainly the most effootive MEDIOINEiu the world is SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects m Coughs, Colds, Influenza, etc.; the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Read this certifi cate: — " 24th April, 1885.— Mepsrs Sanders and Sons, — It is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extraot. Having had inflammation on the bone of the leg, whioh oame on after a Bevere attack of low fever, I was attended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but without success. He then found it necessary to amputate my limb. Having heard m the meantime^of the wonderful cures worked by the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the extract had not been applied more than au hour when I began to feel greatly relieved. After apply ing the extract every four hours for nine or ten days I was out of all danger. I would persuade all who may be affected with any such disease to give the Eucalypti Extract a trial, aud I am convinced that they will find it tho moßt wonderful of medicines. — Yours, etc., B. J. Curnow, Wattle street, Sandhurst. — (Advt.)

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Attokl\ND, Febuary 9. Arrived W. Phillips, barquo.Capt Potter, from New York, via Dunedin During the passige from tha latter port a seaman named Fred Barley was drowned. He was jn the jib boom, stowing the jib, when three days out, and fell into the pea. The high sea and wind prevented launch ing a boat, aod nothing was seen of the unfortunate man after he fell.

The Hiege ot 'ho hbHtnrock Hotel his been r ised, Urquh>rt, the I o nsoe, being adjudicated a baimrupt. Ho surreude-^d tit he Offioinl Assignee this morning, having held the hotel ngainat twelve at tempts to capture it ei&ce Thursday night last.

Wellington, February 9. A meeting of the creditors of the Rev. J. O. D )dwe!l was held to-day. From the bank; up 's statement Ir, appears 'hat m March, 1884, Mr Dodwell waß appointed to the paniohial charge of the district of Bulls. At th'it tim» his family was m Melbourne, and the consequence was that he had to keep two homes. ; y hla wife came ovei* from Melbourne, and ho incurred heavy liabilities m purchasing furniture, paying passages, etc. He wae just recovering himself when the Bish->p aummarily dismissed him wlihoot assign ing any rensun Law pr< ooedingo were instituted by the bankiupt ngaiuat the Bishop, bat the judge's decision was that the Bishop had a perfect right to dismiss a clergyman without &Hr:ignin^ a reason for bo doing To this cmse whs att^bn ed the failure The b uk upt ia at pruseat holding the position of third mu*tec of Newton school, at a salary of £120 a

ear. On« creditor moved ihat aa the debtor had incurred liabilities without any hope of paying them hia discharge be op posed, and the motiua was carried.

A meeting if racing club delegates to oonsidei the use of the totaliaator, has been postponed till the Napier Autumn Meeting. The Wellington Raoing Club will send a delegate.

The Colonial Secretary and Under- Seoro'ary leave for tho South to-morrow, on business connected with the Sheep and Rabbit Departments. A meeting of sheep inspectors will probably be oalled a( Timaru.

It ts considered certain that Sir l ? obert Stout will proceed t<> England as oue of the delegates to the Imperial Conference. Sir Robert leaves for the south to-morrow, and will be absent m Dunedin for a few days arranging business matters He returns tie -a to attend a full Cabinet oalled for Feb. 21, and it 1b believed ih *t Mr Robert, m company with Lady Stout, 1 will loav« for England v 4 America by the next ."fan Francisco leaving Auokland on Web. 28. Whether any other delegate ia to be nppoln'ed i* not known, but a further meeting of the Cabinet will be IMH to-morrow evening. HoKtJIKA Fe, r.;My 9. Bl«hop HU»p;>r, A.r-(.'h(Mn Primate of Nkw Zoaiund, ou an official vibk to thi* portion of his dioceao, hits confirmed 127 candidates. He proceeds to Greymouih, m the diocese of Nelaop, m response to a warm inv:ti'ion. A public welcome will be given to him. lie afterwards goes to Neleon, to consecrate the pro Cathedral. Speaking at Ross to a public assemblage, the Bishop is repotted by the local paper to have eald, concerning the education syatem ;— " At the present they wore en j >yiDpj aU the blessing's of a great State education, and although religious ins- ruc tion was shut out from the Byi -tain, and however mnoh that might be rogi fitted, «Ul, tno proper \ lace f »r th t was m th-' churches, t c Sunday aohoolo, and t)»e homes."

'"im^ku Febiu'» r y 9 At to-day's meeti> iz of the Ho»pha) and CHahtiblw Aid Bomd, Dr Drew's resigna tion of tho reaide/it suigconcy of tho Timavu Hospital v/hb uocoptod with miny eip eesioua of regret. It is umieiatood that L)r Drew propones entering into pri vate practice. Highly eulogist o remurku were made on to bis eurgioal ek\]\ and Qiretulneßß,

STALKER'S THRESHING MACHINE FEEDER.

A. trial of h.i c*utoni<iuc feeder for threshing machines, invented by Mr .1 Km b Hiker, of I'lnwaldj ni^H patented ••y h m iu>'iut tw«» y^ars ago, to;;k place , itsteid >y, tho feade.- beiug attuched t- Vlr PerkY m.ohiie, whloh ia iliroiDinga orop of wheat on Mr Adair's property ai SiMfield. A. paty consisting ol Mobsth J. Keir (of Mesars P. uud L>. Duncan), -V Kwi'urts (tU'-eaaio-j aii.chiiid pio prietor), and J. •■Stalker (i.ho luvuntor' ii d pa onnif), and ropreaeniAtivoH oft-") Ashburton Mail aiid Oiiribtchurch Press 'oft Afcliburton about eleven m the morning, and on arriving on the ground, the scene of the trial, were joined by Mr Hoyoe, a ihreahinK-miil proprietor reaid »:»tf at Rnkais, and others. The feeder wa>* foand to be doing its allotted work m excellent style.

Some time ajo Mr Stalker became impressed with the idea that ihe method generally adopted of supplying the straw to be operand on to the drum of the threshing machine, vfz , by the nun saehiiicaily known aa tho •' ftieder." who rook t,h.\ thouvea fx-orn^tha '' bandcuUer," slir-twinji *h« atr;iw ia with hi* hands, uigJt be iropoved upon, aa hueh suuply even with iho best of ' feedois " was apt to be Irreguhr, caoaiug j^i-s an i st>>p. uages of the machinery, aud oona-qneut loaa of time. It ia trua mechanical f eerie, a were m existence, but, the majority, at aoy r»te, of them, m addition tj being very .lomplioatud aud cumbersome, were by go means the bucceaa that could ue desired In view of this, therefore, iyjr Stalker set to woik himself to construct ■* machine wh oh would perform the work r. quired of it, and the present feeder was the result. Ha worked it with hia threshing machine during the seasun of 1885, aud so sat.stied was Lv With it that he duy applied for letters p»toiit, Last year Mr Sa-kef again worked it with hia machine, and so also, we believe, did Vlr Quigley ; while thiu year Mr Perks i itd~is another to those who h.ve made use of this bandy tiitle feeder. Thure can be no doubt that these feeders, which are made for Mr dtalker by Moaara P. and D i>nncan, will make their way into favor when their raunta become known, All who have used tbt.m and they are certainly entitled to speak with aa thorny, aooord them the highest, praise.

The feeder U a moJei of simplicity, but without h woodcut or other illustration, it is rather nifliju.lt to describe. How ever, as moat of our readers _have douot less seen it exhibited at the laet two Agricultural dhows, a mil description will not be necessary Briefly, it is aa follows, two pieces of woodwork, some five feet bread aud two fuet an-i a half deep, join e^ch other m a V sh»pe, but at an augle of übout 60 degrees. Kound one of these boards a number of eudlesa belts, about an inch wide, revolve, the motive power boing supplied by a pullty, to which is attached a Binall belt from lue thresher. These b Its are provided at distance of about fcix inches with atripa of metal or teeth. This is tho feeder complete. Ie is, of course, attached to the machine just above the drum, and the band cutter, as soun aB he removes the bindings of i he sheaves, aimpty casts th^m into the V-snaped apparatus, when the teeth attuotted to the belt. Btizj' the straw, and supply a rapid and regular stream to the d> urn. No jolts are notice aule, because the supply is ao even and regular.

It <vaa thought by aome thai the supply would uob bo faut euough, but when the feeder is aeen at work this is Bpeedily found to be erroneous. All who were present, at the trial yesterday im pressed the opiuiou thai the feeder was a great success

After the conclusion of the trial, and before the ptrty left for home, thty were very hospitably entartaiued by Mr G McLean, the in.tna^erof the property en which the trial took pace.

THE IMM ENSE SALES OF BINDER TWINE.

(Australasian and South American ) Una vi the greatest duma iu'b for twine cornea from thy format a ; who consume 35,000 tons annually upon the »elf>bli>din $ narvenferp, -Allowing 5 pounds to the M.ile. this woui'i bo equol to a string long f-nougb to go moe than "six times round the earth. It i-kea a ltsn^th of about 3 .t'eec of twine tn tie a bundle ot etraw. Ihe farmer aits on his machine, dr.ves alone through his grain field, and without any xasisiance cuts, bundles, and tiea 12 acres of wheat graM per day. To BUch perfection as th s has the American in ventor reduced maohanism for doing farm labor. Tiie twine used on the eelf-biuder la generally madt> either of sisal or manilia hemp Trie sisal is the cheaper material, but is not an (strong or durable as the ina:nlla. lv aome twines a mix ure of the two is employed. For binder purposes the twine should have 16 turns to the foct, and a length of 3 feet would have a breaking strength of not less than 70 pounds. The average consumption of twine on a blader harvester is .2 pounda per acre. Abou<, 1,200 feet of t*ine per acre are required. Ie cos: 8 the faimar about 25 ceuta an acre for this twine.

TOBA CCO CULTURE AND FREE TRADE IN ENGLAND.

Speaking of the cultivation of tobacco m Great Britain, the London Graphic recently remarked : For many years past little or nothing ha< been done by the Government on behalf of the agricul tural interest. The transfer to beer, of the tax which need to be levied on malt, was euppoaed to be a boon to the farmer, but it proved a delusion and a snaro, for beer haß distinctly deteriorated m quality, while barley is lower priced than ever. *a for the three aoreß and a cow, Hodgo has not yet got them, but if the Tories are wiae enough next session to give him us near an approximation as poeeibla to

this aspiration, they may make him a firm fiiend for m<ny jeara to como. Mtanwhilo let na aak a eroall favor for

the farmer, on whoßo bosom the Free Trade bogey cits very heavily at the present time. The price of oureals ib bo

low that, unless a rice takes place, the itome cultivator mast before long cease

to grow them This will be a queer lookout m caao of war, but, as it is the legtti mate outcome of Free Trade, wb ouijht to throw up our cupa and ahuut " Hooray !" But now for our small

favor. As the British farmer oau no longer rvow corn-crops profitably, why m,t let him try his haad ut tevmcco 1 The nxperi.neuta of the past Bumra-r con oiusively aho9*that t baocu • \ fair quality o»n be yrow^)r"ficHbly m this oountry provided that the excise difficulty an be OFeroorne. But tbo present rrpulatioua of the Inlmd Revonue officials are to striDgeofc that ib would be useleaa for any farmer to try tobaooogrowing an a commtroia} venture. Why not relax theeo regalatiouß, and givo tho Borely burdened British furnier, one little rag of ProtaoHon to oover hlB Free-Trade nakedness ?"

BREEDING HORSES.

A correepondoot, Blgm'n? with the

initial* ' H « ' itea &a follows to the Tatanaki Herald :— T »ere are auch thin>>e -8 h-»ta d at.* horß«i6 ! Mos'- unfortunately •me oWa of them — Innumerable m Aua r»Hn a: d N»w Z »'and, and mora ps»r --1.-..al:»r- uv Uii-, Vx>vince tie • uywhete •.'•fie — rt.-e wh.ft is a hundstdfjJd moro

<--;)tv<if.(t ):■> farnj!-t« tr.an either burrowing ;o'j!.m<, i 2 bird <r oo>r< give 8 Ut(, ftud wintmv.' fairly be >ut d.wn m the category of worthksa weeds ; scarcely m faot, could a much greater muudaoe bleea ipg be conferred, on their, owners than a

iiu.>-*ni winnh would sweep all such qi 'duip^dfl ■ ff th-t Ptjrface of the earth, as tie BUBt)>nar;c<) of oach amounts to as iniwh as nrould support two head of stock ! H'hore are also another numerous class, >ut hardly quito as prol-Qs as those just cited, whioh, for ordinary am, are not without many good p -tints, aud exceed ingly useful m a way to their proprietors, b t the mißchief m th*<n ia this : When ever they are wished to be roalieed upon they add to their maarer'a o.fi.-ra, bat ..-it to nothip» at all ! fcuch a dtre, and mo 4 disappointing conaoimnaiion is, In most caßea, owing to suoh horses being under ihe standard mark of height foe bringing the tip-top price. Had half as much attention for the last twenty years In Taranaki been paid to stal wart Biros, as there has regretably been to racing ones, this province now Bhould be several hundreds of thousands of pounds the rioher 1 The horae from fifteen and a-half to sixteen and a-half hand* high, that m, from five feet two to five feet six from the gtound to the tip of the withers, with a small head, thin neck, crest firm and arched, a light mouth, broad chest, body short t»nd compKot, the bocks w*U bont, power behind to push through diffii rui'iea, with br iu,d, well male fubt turned outward, will nowcumnand .vhareve itis to be got, fully fifty pounds sterling. Then, m the case of any promoted, formidable wnr there ia no telling how much more even the above price may be enhanced, as m is at the preset day one of the gravest problems' wi h English military administrators, where, m the event of being embroiled m war, would they pet remounts for their artillery and cavalry

Therefore, takiDg all these important matters into ooniiidaration, would not breeders act wisely to aim at getting something which would sub^c-i c to the right aide of their bocking account, la st cad of that which would not do much more than enrich them to tha value of a aaok of pumpkins Only let our farmer! *> once fairly make op their mind tooroer with what may be calculated upon to produce the meritable points above enumerated and m a few years —almost impercep ibly— they will own horses tot which iheje will not exist fh> least difficulty to dispose of greatiy to their »>d vantage.

MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD.

The Mount tt u.ert» Koad Board held th-ir asual monthly meeting on Monday la'jt.' Member* preaKnt : Messrs Peaohe fohairnun), Harriaon, Edsou, aud Mo- F<*rlane. ROUTINE. The raioutes of the las' meeting were read and confirmed. The Overseer's repart w*s read and considered. The Bum i;f £5 wa3 crJered to> be spent on the Downs lioad. The Gorge Road wa« ordered to be repaired near Booth's outtiag. The Over»«er was ordered to cill f:»r tender* to be lv by mxb meeting of the B>*rd for Btiugling 60 ohains of the Alford Forest T ainway Koad ; also to build a briu'ge over the water raoe near the Vtouat Somars Post Office. CORRESPONDENCE . Correspondence waa road as follows :— From the As -burton County Council, aaking if the Board wouid recommend that >ir Cooper sell do« coilars the same a* last year. Mr Cooper having no objection the reoommandation was made, from the tame sating that the Council would deh ay the expense of ereo ing ft bridge over the water rpce In front of the Mount riomers Poat < .;ffioe, on oondition thnt the B-ard gave the material. It was roßo' ved to give the necessary timber, and the Overseer was ordered $o get the> brLge built a» soon as possible. From Mr D Syme, asking that Mr A. W. Smith's name be put on »he roll m place of his own for R.S. 19884. The alters tton was ordered to be made. From Mr E F. Wright, calling <hu Board's atten tion to the bad Btate of the Gorge Koad ne^r Bioth's cutting. The necessary repairs wore ordered to be done at once. Prom the anine offering to pay £6 3s 6d as his Bhare of cost of repairing the Coal Pit Koad . In was resolved to aocept tha amount. From the Colonial Secretary* (ffice etating ihat the r-pacial ord^r mada by tho Mount Somers R >ad Board adopt, ing the Local Bodies Loans Aot, 1886, h*d bßon dn'y published In the Hew Z nl»nd Gazette, of the 13nh Janaarv. 1887.

MOUNT SOMEBB TRAMWAY. The Chairman stated that he had on behalf of tha Mount Sotnera Road. Board Mgi.ed the petition for the Mount Somew Tramway. The action of the Chairman was approved of.— On the motion of Mr MoFarkne it was resolved that the members of the Road Boacd firm a Commit* cc to wntoh the inturHsta of the ratepnyora m oonneotion with the Mount Sowers Tramway

EETIRIKG MEMBERS, On the motijQ of Mr Jiickon the mem> bers drew Jots who should retire at the coming election, and it was deoided that Messrs McFarlune and Harrison retire the first year, and Messrs Walker and Edson the second year.

ACCOUNTS.

The pay-sheet, amounting to JP66 7«, was pBBBeI for payment and iLo Dcai.il then adjourned to M-»rch 7.

MEETING OF RATEPAYERS.

A meeting of rate* ayers was held on. Monday m the Mount Somers Road Board office to consider whether the road recently advertised 10 be closed should be oloaed or otherwise. Five ratepayers were present, Mr Ptwche m the chair. The Chairman read the uotioe calling the meeting, also the notice deeoribing the road proposed lo be closed. *fter answering aevoral questions the vote was trken, resulting m the proposal beiDg rejected. The meeting then terminated.

CREMATING BY ELECTRICITY.

A movement h»« been safe on foot In Italy towards ereotina; m one of tha principal towns an electrical crematorium, I» this edifice the corpus will be instantly consumed by means o? an intense heat caused by electricity. Various European, orcmation societies are reported to hay» despatched representatives to Italy to make inquirte as to the feasibility of th* eoheine, which it is expected will, it successful, very Boon repboe the more elaborate mt thoda now adopted. Pattt* cans of oremnttoD are sanguine that the introduction of electricity would iuatantly remove the oljeotiona held by many European States against the burning of '■odiee. Dogs have already been aabjvc^ed to the prqcoßs by itß inventor with a con siderable decree of suoaeaj. Their bodies forthwith evaporated into uothingness, and there was percepHble none of that disagreeable odor of burning flaßh Vrhioh inhabitants of Woking are eaid no greatly to reaont.— Aiistralasian and South American.

SOMETHING LIKE A DINNER.

Tha greatest dinner ever known la England waa that given by Lord Romney to the Kent Voluntrwß, on August 1, 179;), whbii George 111. reviewed them near Maid tone. Tbe tables, amounting to 91 m number, for the timber coat £1600. The entertainment, to which 6500 persona ■at down, ocxißtsted of 95 lambs m quarters, 20i> diabes of roast beef, 700 fowls (three m a Jish), 220 meat piei t 300 ha us, :00 tongue., 220 froit plei, 2iiO d>Bhes ot boiled beef, 22J joints of ros i v-h'. Keren pipes of port frer# hot I'd if nd 11 butts of ale; and m ajuo.i iso;7,]<r ba»«- was alto plaoed ia Uru-i Tt as Jk to supply tba oompany\ After dino^r Hla .r j .-, '■ heath will given iv a buonper by too \ olantesri ; %I|. strndlng aticovewd, with three tittfi three, acoorap&nied by the laailo of sll the baode,

TEIE ASH BURTON GPAKDIAN, THURSDAY, FEBKDARY 10, 1887



P«r Quarter. . 6a 6d, by post, 9a 6d Half-year 12a 6d, by poßt, 18a 6d Tear .. 2ia Od by post, 37a Od



Quarter.. 7a 6d, by pOBt, 10a 9d „ Half-year 15a Od, by post, 21b 6d „ Year .. 80a oa, by pout, 43b oa



Special Adrertissmente. pEAPEUS& BINDERS FOR* SALE. , McCormick Wire Birder ... £20   j „ ... 12 m »» i> ••• 4 Doeriug Twine Binder ... 10 SArnuelson 'i w'mo Bin J.cr ... 12 T. V-VIJ/ X N i.; T i ■- E. [1 iER KB V give Mr C. FI A RRO LD public notion that >t is my intention • o S"ll the lioree otvneri by bim unlens \ho ninou'it oE the t?aid horde's keep be at once paid to me, and that failing such payment the animal will be sold by public auctioa at Mr Bullock's Arcade on Saturday next, February 12th . 2j43 A. TURNER. W. F. HANNAFOED, (B-.irtie.tt street, opposite " Mail" Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, WISHES to inform the public of | Asbburton an I the surrounding districts thnt he keeps m stock or can MANUFACTURE TO OKI^R all de- scriptions of TINWARE for FARM or DAIRY purposes; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly executed m a ekilfu manner, .All gonds sold at lowest remunerative prices A Trial solicited. HORSE-HAIR and BEESWAX bough m any quanti< j for CASH. . 1 VUtJLIU JNu'llOaJ. IN rotlring from the Tailorina Bnsiueßs so long and successfully carried on iy mo under the style of Oratgheid and On. I beg moat heartily to thank tho many- Kind friends and patrons who have a<> liberally supported me during the time I have resided m Aehburton, also to inform them and tbe public generally that I have disposed of my business to Mr Hugh C. Oralghead, who cornea to w ew Z>aand well recnaimonded with over thirteen yearß piastica! experlenoe, and all the latest and newest ideas connected with the trade. ALEXANDER ORAIGHEAD. Ashbnrton, January Ist, 1887. pEFERiUA'G to the ub re, I have £t much pleasure II intimating to the residents of Anhbujtou and surrounding district that I have decided to settle m Aahb'Uton, and hope by strict attention bo business to merit the same favorable support which has been extended to my brother. The Ashburton Tweeds being quite nqua!, and m some respects superior to icu ported good?, I wi>l support the local industry as f«r »s tho requirements of budincaa will permit. Fit, Style, and Wobkm^ship Gtjaeantebd. HUGH O. ORAIGHEAD. Ashburton, January Ut, 1887. 12 MARVELLOUS Steam Washer. A WASHING MACHINE AND BOILER IN ONE. Saves Labor, Time, Health and Money. Everybody does their own washing now. A child fourteen years of ape can wash fifteen bhiits m twenty m nutes. Hundreds of Ladie« are buying the Marvellous Steam Washer. THE Marvellous fetenm Washer U a square boiler inside of which revolves a hollow wooden cylinder that holds your clothes. Pour into the boiler wiuer to the depth of 3 inches. When the water boils you have steam, then revolve your wheel for 15 minutes, your clothes are then ready for rinsing. Steam has done your work, for steam is many times more powerful than w»Jcr. The oftener clothes ar« washed with thiß machine the whiter they get. Instead of tbe back breaking, bard rubbing, and Gnger-bleeding operation of the aemi-burbarouA washboard, nl> tho while inhaling the effluvia of the washtub, you have a Kentlo and hoalthy exeroit-e, giving a rotary mntion to 1b shirts at once, instead of rubbing on a HQiall part ot one. In-tead of being bent over the unhealthy fumes of a washtab, you are using a rotary boiler with but a little more Bteam than nn ordinary tea-kettle boiling. Instead of boi'ing and Bcrubbing hard lor several hourß over 16 shirts, you wash them all ia 15 minutes. With this machine an ordinary family's washing can be done m 2 to 3 hours, and the clothes all on the line, whi^h ia often a great advantage m drying thn clothes ; and dinner can b'i «ot ready as on nny other oay. • As a health preserver it v of the greatest impoitance, as the steam will thoroughly k;lt all ..germs of dieeasa that might bo m any clothes, wh'ch is sure to be i,\ those of the sick or consumptive. It ie well- known by everyone of common Bbnee that washing cloth- a m tht: o'd way is the hardest of all wor&done by woven, aud i> time gives rheumatum, swollen joints, drawn-up fingers, and other i vils, but by using the marvellous Steam Washer the ter-ors of wash-day are over. Keid a few of tho many testimonials received: — " Tho Steam Wnßher I bought 3 weeks back is a great success nnd workw well. — ARTHUR Frisby, Batwell Farm, Willowby, November 22nd, 1886." «'lho WaßUer works well, leaves' the olotheß a beautiful rolour, and does not i* jure them. — Mns Chahtvton.. December 15th,1886 " "•JMy wife iequeßiß me to state that the Machine wo bought from you is a perfect mkh'CßU. The work that us dto take Bor 9 hours to do is now completed m 2 hours and a half, the work btingdone with very little labour, Tha bteam Wat- her works better than wa« expected, both for washing and heating the !oi Ik for chse:-e making It m a great boon, and w«:ll worth tho money. — Hbnry HursoN, ' Elgin. ' '•The Machine I bought has given every sfttiuf action, and doe* ull you alleged it wout 1 . My wifo hvjr it c avpa hard labour and the clothes, the iubuing boird with it ia never nsed nor needed, and m thy invtntion of the fctoam Washer you have conferred a great boon on the domestic circle, and its usa wili become univeisil as Boon as its «ner<ts are approsiateil — Rev. J. Kennor." 14 In reply to your card, we find the Washer a most useful and labour-saving machine. There is nothng equal to if m the washing line. It is all you claim for it, and our women folks would not bs wiihour. it. Even a delicate fejnale can do "■ large washing m half a day. I cannot epeak too highly of ie. — Mrs Dr.. HIOKEy." Mr barroll, Sir, — The Washing Machine that -vsm pnrchuß d from you after trial ha:i proved to give foil satisfaction, nod can be hon«'tly recommended to ®very houaeh >ld as a great saving m time and labour — MRB Uhas i onnklly, Upotiki, Bay of Plenty,, neu-.- Auckland :) A b ill larger demand expected than mv late iis'< of buyers Bbowuri, from what tbe lacii'-H t-jll me of the premises their hucbani;* ha™ ni3de tht-m "You shall have ono of F;rrim'in'B Mai'Fulloud Washing Machinea after bnrvcsi." F. FEiiRIMAN, Bole Agent,



Special advertisements. ' FA YARD AND BLAYN PAPJSIt SIXTY rears of great snecesa prciiiim its auperiority m the tmitoeat of Violent Golds, Irritation of the OLest, Aching, Sprains, SprainH, Sores, Scalds, Coma, Bunion?, Soft Come, etc. This medicine, the property of which hrvs heen established more than half » century by thousands of cures, is of an invaln- ablo use m many inflammatory diseases against which there are not trauy effi actouß remedies, ond is therefore justly considered by a gre.t number vi our uiost eminent physiciaus as thi most active and least irritating agent m the boveafftctions. Iq order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs ] Fayard and Blayn's signature haa to be required on every roll of paper and on tho box. Wholesale 30, Rue Baint-Merri, Paris (France), and sold by all Uh-jmista m thi Uoloniea. VALENTINES! VALENTINES!! New Stock of Valentines jimt received pers.s. "Coptio" irom London. Com- prising a variety of the newest and most beautiful desi ns. How ready for selec- tion, and at very low prices. Also,— COMIC VALENTINES In Grea'j> Vauibty. Cheap. NEW GOODS Just opened out. PH' TO /-'rames,. Fire Screens, Writing Desks, yorkv ork ' oxes, Photo Albums. Scrap Albums, Wdtiug Albums, Docu- roeut bankets, Letter Clips, Inkstands, j'en Knives, and every description ol Fa-icy and Commercial Stationery.: Wo have lao a large t tock of Brown Wrapping Paper. Grocers' Grey Bags, also (Jonfuutionery and Fruit Bags. N w Books and New Music by every mail steamer, Subscribers supplied with English, American, and Continental .Newspapers and Magr.zines immediately on arrival of mail ►Special attention is given to all orders for Bo kbinding, Printing, Engraving, and Lithography. Specimens on view. Special Discounts allowed to Library aLd School Committees. Catalogues and Lists on application. Any Book wan ed which may be tem- porarily out of stock will bt immediately procured from our Christchuri h Establish- ment, the stock of which is one of the largest atid best assorted m the colonies ; or from our London Agency by direct mail steamer. H. J. WOOD & CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Bookbinders, STATIONERS' HALL, ASHBURTON. A CERTAIN CUKE FOR BALDNSSS. HICKMAN'S Eclipse flair Producer. (Registered). PRICK, 4s. ANEW DT SO 'VERY for the growth of Hair on the Head and Face ; for removing aud preventing Dundrutf, and nrrestiug tho Fall of the Hair It cures any Disease of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the head atter being bald for yeurs None genuine without the trade mark md signature— JOHN HfCKMAN. To be obtained at all Chemists. WHITE, CAYGILL, & CCM BA.RKISTERS AND SOLICITORS, J. W. WHITE, Notary Ptjbuo. I^'OTIOR is hereby given that the ■*»^l undersigned, Messrs White and O. (Whifco. fcJmithßon, and Rnymoud), of Timaru, ajid John A. CaygiMi, of Ash- 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 utteod the sittings of the Courts at Aoh- urton. WHITE & CO., JOHtf A. OAYGILL. 1 Money to lend m any sums on approved freehold security. Offices : Bullock's Arcade 10*80a «■• WILDING AND LEWIS, DARMSTERS ANi> QOIIOITORS. Jt> _ O F. WILDING, Rotary Public. Offices: tfext '/Mail" Office, Burnett st., Abhburton. Mr Wilding will attend the Blttirjgs f the Ashbunon Courts on Tuesday and B rid ay 8, ond may be consulted personally it these days. The firm m now represented m Abli- burtoo by Mk Clayton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who wilt be m daily attendance at the office o receive instruction i *nd confer with oitmtß, *100 8 l&W ZEALA.ND OLOTfIINQ FACTOR f Uim NKW GOODS FOR THE j SUMMER BICASON ARK SOW OFliNfcD OCT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Style and Patterns m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing JosivoD nothiog to bo desired. Thousands of Men's arid Boys Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers nnd Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment wurrauto^ shrunk vetcoats, Waterproof Coata and Leggings m great variety Mats, compris ng every new style worn JhiioSnMi's Jersey Suits, Children's Men- of-War Suits ;'outl9men'B Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford -nig-atta and White Shirts ! >ugs,. Ifortmantwttus, and 1 ravelling Bags Us celebrated VVKKTHJCIM. SEWING MACJHINE. Tiuie Payments. X,7 OLOC.BIHO FAVIVKY,



Wanted. | WANTED immediately several TEAMS to Stack by Contract Apply to 2 18 GOULD & CAMERON. POAA 10 LEND on good freehold £i£\J\J eecurity.— O. W. Pdrnell, Solicitor, Montgomery's Buildings. WANTED Kaown— For cheap drapery go to H. 0. Seobks' Genuine Oiear Ing Sale. Fresh btug«iua jaat opaued. Melford House, East a u r«at. WANTED OASH.—New Currants 6Jd ; Valencia-^, 6d ; Sultauas, 7d ; Elemes, 7d ; Muscatels, Is 6d ; 1^1 1> boxes New Figs, 8d ; Whito Suga-, 2|d. Ja&. MoGbeqob, opposite the Arcade. ANTED TENDERS for" Equity of Four Brick Shops and Dwcl ings, situated on Section 187 ilavolock street, Ashburton. For particul*r« apply to Jas. W. Baker, Myross, near Jnverc* gill, where tenders will be xeceived to March 3rd, 1887. 2 35 WANTED. — Applications for steward to the Ashburton Club. .Puiticu- lars from tho undersigned, to whom applications with references ci. closed must be sent m not later than 5 p m on WEDNESDAY, February 16th.— G. F. Scott, President. 2 11 WANTED.— Applications for gocretary to the Ashburton Club. Particular from the undersigned. Applications to be sent m tome before 5 pm, oa WEDNES- DAY, February 16.1i.~G. l'\ Scott, President. 2 12 IiWKNITUKE— To meet xho times, W. Jj DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, hast street, Ashburton, is now selling Furniture of all kinds cheap -r than ever. i host of Drawers, £1 5s ; c-prin- Couches, £1 5s Every other article tqumly cheap. Ait new furniture at sucond-haod price. 804 Special Adveitisemenjs. CBNTBAL. HOTE i/. JW. MoltAK having taken tho above , Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Aahburton and sur- rounding districts. Best Brands of Wine's Spirits and- Beers. Good Stabling— Feods, One Shilliko. Horses and Bnggiys to let- on hire a prices to meet the times For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will meet all trains. n^HE undesigned have Just Received X FHISH SUPPLIES OF ":"■■■' NEWCASTLE COAL "WESTPORT COAL t V.D.L. TIMBER V.D.L. PALINGS BCILED AND RAW OIL CASTOR OIL WHITE AND RED LEAD AMERICAN LOOKS HOUSE VARNI6H SCRIM WIRE NETTING WIRE NAILS FENCING WIRE (Barb) FENCING WISE (PJain) INSPECTION INVITED. McCallum and Co., TIMBER, IRON, AND COAL MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS GREAT ANNUAL .SALE OF SUKPLUS STOCK. OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND 810 OUT si Commencing Saturday, Jan.J22. tGEEATEBT BARGAINS Ever offered m Ashburton. FORiPRICES SEE^HAHDBILLS. ANDREW ORR FOR COUGHS, COLDS, Bronchitis Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con ( sumption, &o, IT-AY'S COMPOUND OP LINSEED J\. Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tola, &c with Chlorodyne. RAY'S COMPOUND, a derouloen expectorant, for Coughs, Oolde md Chest Complaints. TJT AY'S COMPOUND, for Ooughe, and JOL Colds, is equally serviceable fo> liorses and Cattle. KAY'S TIC PILLS, a Bpecifio ir Neuralgia, Face-ache, «.¥/o. Con- tntna Quln n«, Iron, &o. C)A<JU?INE.— Cement for Brokei; Article*, Sold Everywhere. Bole Makers:— KAY BROS,, Stock- port, Sogliad



Victoria House, IN Consequence of Rpquis'te Alto-ationa to Premises, which will afford greniur fcciliti'.s for conduct! g our rapidly increasing biihiness, it has been found necessary to Grently Reduce our -tock w thin he next few weeks. Large vnd liberal are now mad v m every : cpurtment Holdt«raof Qlaaswave '-iift. ( oupons are requested to pre*.-nt the s^ine as early ns convenient to enable the Gift D stribution to be satisfactorily closed. DIMAN'J? & COE, GENERAL DRAPERS, OLOTIiIKRS, &c, East and Tancred streets, Ashbnrton.



TRY KIBKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. TTIBKPATBICKi^NEW SEASON'S XV JAM is made from NKLSON GHoWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hours after the fruit has been gathered It thus retains most of the natural flavor of the fresh fruit. KIBKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM is the most delicious preserve m the market. Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and inferior brands of Jam, the remains of old stock, which must be cold at any price, but ASK for KIRKPATBICK'H NEW SEASON JAM, and see that you get it. THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. Kirkpatriok's New Season \ Jam is the best, CAUTION. None is genuine unless our name is stamped on each tin, and has our registered Trade Mark "Lord Nelson', on the label, S. Kirkpatrick & Co« HANUFACTUEEKS, JHBLSON, N.Z, 1»



NOTICE TO THE LADIES OF ASHBDRTON. MBS PAULING has REMOTED to WALTON COTTAGE, Gbebn Lane, Hampsteab. 145 W CAUTION TO POACHEBS. XN consequence of so much Poaching of Trout from the Lagmhor 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 »" jhall lead to the conviction of such ' enders. DONALD MoLEAN, 11°S6 Lagmhor; MRS MANHIRE, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE, Sadndbrb' Buildings, Kaßt street. FANCY STATIONERY, Toys, and Christmas Presents m variety. Christmas Cards, &c, &c. Ladies' and Children's Pinafores and Aprons, &c , &c. 9624 OWLB'S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES qulokly correct all irregularities, and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre- valent with the Bex. Boxes la lid and Is 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. I'repared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations.