AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. 1888.

the following »»• I- \u25a0 ••\u25a0•»« V™ to ! a ' field of grain for the Pi-ovinoW Di-tnoi of Oanlerbnry : — WHEAT. OATS. B BLETE Aahbttrton ..1.8L4.486 66,805 34 215 \u25a0 S^yn . . 1 527 876 1.011.413 167,»63 Aiaroa .. «.435 3 540 6.575 Ashley.. .. 750,506 495,326 28,222 fattolAmuri.. 47,070 17.075 5,238 Mackenzie .. 45,690 110,390 430 GeralS 1,009 070 684.329 28,410 - Wftimate .. 772,710 672,523 41,770 Total 1888 .. 5,976,443 3,656,401 312,423 Total 1887 . . 4,012,790 3,870,519 238,074

A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE CASE

Mr Justice Stiriog, BiMln* ia the Chancery Division, L t-don, ha.l before him a romantic man 'age. c^ae »rUlng ou of the death of Comma d. r Bfh-11, wt> was shot ry tho Uoetß m 1884 m a engagemeot m «h-c^ Sir «mt»il-f> Warren also to.k p*»t. \u25a0 om >a«>dep EUneu * few m >ntha before h>s death had b*c m ' aiumoured of a native g-rl belonging <o the Bar»long tribe, at.d m.rrird Jier according to the ritea of the t ibe ih« ceremony consisted of th* aUu^ ter of »n ox the head of whicb w»s Bsnt to the mother of the bride, while the father w»c provided wi b a plough to plough the land. The name of the bride who Teepon, and about ten d*ya after the death of Commander B^thell ahe gave bl m to » daughter, who was baptised under tha uame of M*buel« m auirg "Mother of Baibell." In support of these stat mens, Mo^tsi a, an 'frican King, and chief of the Koralatde Cavalry made an affidavit to the effect ti-at eepoo wa3 duly maried to C.mruander Beibell. The latter, by his will, left a cettam number of hnfera to Teepoo and directed that if a child were born it euould be educated m England after it reached «igbt years of age and if a boy h*t he should enter th English a my, but that Teepoo should forfeit her property if sh behaved improperly. Commander B< thell left co-:Hirterab!e properly m Yo'K ghire, and the ques i n *>»-fore he 0 urt was whether tho marriage was a leyul one, and the da«ght r coubtqu :ntly legiti mate and c -it ed to ihe pn perty. Ihe case was not conclude 1 when iho Court rose"

FIDELITY OF A LION.

The circumot-ujces attun>:iog the recent death of an Am. ricao hon-tam^r. n mfl>i Stewar-, are really ye y v uc^>n4 -» illnsttanve of the «incert y of >.ff ttou tVat may exiat b< tween man and beast. Somo months Bgo it m LarnueJ th«t ao Individual — now ptorei to t aye bean tne lion tamer m question— came tn ihe suburb of Romßovii c, j >st c ut-ide Paris, to t ke up his abod« iv a cotttf^o there He appealed to bu of a mi*HUthropic<vl torn of miud, of stianuf w«ys and insisted on un'oH^iofe himatlf, m the Otmoßt stcreay, the Urg- »a gin he alleged to cootbin his ho echo d belong- Inge. The purple m the netuhrmrh ud marvelled ub or h : ra, aT.d then forgot him, for be was r^re y seen ouv of d( or» excej t'ng when he wni.t to the m*rkei to parcha?e la>ge quhutitits uf the com tnoueat kind of meat A week or b . ago, however, it w-s rem*rkeii by the gossips of the lccality tt at the strantjflr h»J noi been _een for tome t me st the market p ace. and the aitenti >v of the ao horitiex was called to the circumatauce. The cottage was forcitjfy irntaied, no oue within responding to the oema: da for adm Bai"Q, and the corpse of the iii>n tamer, who bad fallen upon evil days, was discovered m one of ihe room*, <-ver the remains b<-ing stretched the lifel^as body <f an old lion. It ia suppo»ed th,; deceast d scccumbt-d to an apoplectic stroke, «nri t^»t the fithfal lion l.y o-lo ly down to die of grief aud hunger by the aide of its »n»Bt r

WHAT IF THE WRONG MICROBE ?

A Northern rjapt r referring to the advent of M, P.eteur's nephew with chicken cholera nalcrobes saja :-" What, bowevs-, will be tfe cm a q ieiio if the eminent nephew of the great Profeasr»« shou'd bxppHa to have m hit pocket < i germs a wrong miorcbe. I my be possible, though not probable, t*>&( m the Parisian lab-raiory, a hfdr phobic i mloobe might get c qua tii g »i h a Chicken oholera germ, a. d t c Ul-asEort'jd pavr find their way into tha ves\ pocket \u25a0 f M. P-ißt^nr's nephew. The result vroald be easily 'ureseen. A short time aftor the French deliverer takes op his quarters m Australia, inspectors, and sub inspectors, agents and trappers wlli be watching with m xwd feelings the rise and pr- gress of chicken cholera amongst the Nrw South Wai 8 rabbi's, wheu sudden y an ioocu lated buck, instead of crawling slowly to bis burrow to die, will begin to skip about and bite madly at all other rabbita ia his district, and presently quite a whole colony of cranky r^bbtts wiU be biting each other, and conducting tbemxelvea as no weli-re^u at^d rabbitM oii(.ht to bi-havp,, 'J here wil; then o me alo'tu an Inppcr , or with his d)BB, Hi>d (he rabid r^.bb tt \u0084,_ stead of rnunin^ from tht» d<g<, w ( u' run at tbf-m. hud (he tables niii boc,,, p e te y turned by mad rabbits chnsinij mH (J doss 83? d mad dis V-ntnin t»>eir *r, ad masters.

A MUSEUM OF RELIGIONS.

ptojre«B i* b niade wi'h the building " f » mu-ev,, n rj , ar the 1 rt.c-mecv Palac .m Pari*. fr. r the txhihi'ion of (h magntioout. col 1 ecuou fm m d by M Gmmei at v yona, to i.lv- r.to 'he 6 fferent rtliiiinTia of the world M. Gaitoei'fl col'ecioa was s'aried a> Lyons, but he hta bee>i ii.duc-d to tnke it to Paris, ani th^fJ »^).Komao c ifica wh eh Is being bailt for it will be a ve-y large one, C(»rupHßlt g as it will, ia addition t < the gallerf. bio wh eh the pubic will h. Admitted to view t c c«H' cimia ihrrn \u25a0elves, librwiei and a udt s f. r pr<>less >s and othtr eclei>' fij ruto. T»n total cost -'if the bu lcting ig e-tiru&t. d at £40,000, a third of which wi 1 be |ri>vined by the Mi'iia ry or Pobi'c I 'BtruftJon, Bnd the remmnoer b) M. Gaiuit-t t irnself ~ho Imo aino ixk^u npon h meelf th • xpenae < i ojovtig t c O"llect<ou te P ria *h d of itself is ett< matfd at n. a«-ly £000 Ia one wmt j of the ma^mu wi 1 b- cr>e J^p neae | dlvinitJfH, and thu Mnndn-a n ku d of i Japanesn Olympus, th» Egyptiai |i vi iitep, : and c>>H<rctiu< s of Jrt|.a lene porcela>n, while ibo »hch, face the Aye« oe d 1 Te a wjH con'a'n t c divmi'ie* of Ohinf», India, Gre«c , Tt*ly hn^ G^n> In another winu, " t y^t ba<l< will be exhibited the ditini'ie»<>f Afno*, Oc> ania. e'O , »h le m »no h< r p»>t of tn buildup • ill b<« »«urf es for ih« Usp ot the peraors *mpU'yed ti tranalnti' In«i n. Chini-B •iid J.ipsn cc tnanasjnt.iß. Toe mutenm ~» I^, it '8 v> pc , be op- ned hi the ear y part of 1888

TWB ABHBUBTON GTIAKDIAN. MONDAY; MARCH 12, 18S8

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Holloway's Ointment. — Miners and Workers m the Golufibldf. — 'Ibis invaluable and rer<owned ointment is extensively used and patronized by such people to their very great advantage, being easy of application and portable m small compass. When used m con junction with Holloway's Pills m accordance with the dear and concise directions for use which accompany each pot and box, there are bat few of ihe diseases which afflict man. fei' d which will not yield to the sanative powers of the combined remedies. Hull way's Ointment and Pills do not deteriorate by beeping nor by change of ol>ma<e ; as they contain no deleterious mineral drug, they can be used with the r_oat p' rfeoi safety under the moati adY«Be oiimaie &_„ B&oilary



DIPPING REASON, 1888. ! BROOKE'S "Perfect" Sheep Dip. IS THE BEST FOR THE WOOL, AS PROVED BY PRACTICAL TESTS. T)REPA,RED In acjordanca with the Utoat »dvancemen!B m chemistry as applied to JL the Woollen Manufacturing Industry. It ia a decided improvement on the old f shioned dipa snd only rcqairea a trial to provo ita superiority. At the late Sheep dipping Competition, conduced by the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Awoola tien, the Kaiapol Woollen Co., on behalf of the Association, for wool dyeing and general manufactur.ng purposes, awarded th 6 first placo to Brooke's " Perfect " Sheep Dip ; m fact, Brooke's Dip was the only one that actually improved the wool m this important respect, the undipped wool being second, whilst all the others were more or less dlaoolcred The Association also pronounced BROOKE'S "PERFECT" SHEEP DIP to be superior to the Zoalanrlia, Little'a, Hatch a, Cooper's and McDougall'H, and also to leave tha wool tn better oonditiou than Thorna* 1 Dip. Brooke's Dip having con- -eqnenty been prov*d to be better than the E> glish Dips, y^ur practical support of the colonial article is respectfully solicited. To ensure Brooke's Dip being more \u25a0 homuahly lasting In its good effects, m f utur* it will be sent oot 20 per cent stronger '••ee of ex*ra charge Prnp.-rtiotis f :>r use — One Gallon of Dip to 100 Gallons o water. M-x-s readily with cold water ; dorm not require Btirrlng while nipping, R m-*rkably emollient, leaving the wo 1 In perfect condition, without the "Hgntea \u25a0»t*tn from the first »l»y of Dipping, Ccnoentra'ed m comp -snlon to reduce coat \u25a0 i ferriage, and put up In a. portable handy form for use , It ia also one of ihe ohe»pe . Dips m the Market. REDUCED PRICE : 14s per tin, to m*k>' 200 gallons wash ; 70* per o»se, oon- fining 5 tins, to m^fce 1000 Gallons ; 65a per case for uot less than 6 cases. Paokagea free. \u0084„, F. M KEIG, Agent, Ashburton. GEORGE JAMESON. WEPT STREET, i I HAS FOR BAL&,— ! Ry Corn, Kye Com, Jtiye Corn, Gre\ stone Turnip Seed, 1 Whitestone Turnip Seed, c 4 Little's Sheep 1 ip, Thomas' Sheep Dip. it \u25a0I «____—__ iS v AGENT FOR— t • o New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company. le ' — — — — • '• Risks on GROWING CROPS or bTACKS accepted at lowest current rated vl ,J CASH PURCHASER OF £ WHEAT, OATS and BARLEY. [>t 2 B tO -\u25a0 I \u25a0 .1 II!. ' IHt S ANDARD ? FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY *• OF NtW ZEALAND. »c WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. \u25a0n CAHTAL— £I,OOO7OOO STERLING. " HEAD OFFICTTT DUNEDIN. SB V I NSURPRH have the most undoubted Security under this Company's Policies 1 together with an as-uranc« of Prompt and Lr e>al Settlement of ClaimH. ' v FIXE au«l M KIN'C Ivl X ' accepted ot a I descriptions o' Property and 'y Merchnudise also Crop, and Machine Rißka at Lowest r-ate* of Premium, ridelity of Persons holding si uutions of trust guaranteed, ? OhFICE : BERKFORD STRBKT, CHRFSTOHUHUE. (Opposite batik of New Zealand ) 18 AKCHILUI D s-COTT, D Munsiuer for Canttrbmy. c ALBERT ROBBIITS, 'J -5 AGENT, ASHBURTON c — . , — . I \JLBKKT JROBEHTe ;| BAS FOR SALE,— n Corn sacks LARGE PIZE AND FULL weight. 8, * fa SEAMING TWINE tn ANY QUANTITY. >f _______ h o , CLOVERS, — >t ; £ RED, WHITE, COWGRASS, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. g ' UYEGRASS, CuCKSFOOT, j.vd RAPtii. 7 j, ' —-______. ™ AlsCfiOß Binding Wire and very best Binder Twine. y Golden Tares, Gape Barley, '8. _m_____»__n_» rOOPER'S SBEEP DTP «* Jjissolutiou of t'arta^riship. r» _________ I £5000 WORTH OF HARDWARE £500f * -AT COST t \u25a0 ________ j. BARGAINS REAL, BARGAINS, \ Monster Bargtms! ,i »> v Important Cheap Sale of Builders Requisites, House Furnishing and General c Ironmongery, C-ockery and Glassware, m cousequence of the i. Dissolution of Pannerstiip of the firm of ; HENRY ZANDER & CO. '» _________ i, -»»----_-- ie » s JIpHE UNDERSIGNED, having purchased the extensive business is under necessity ot X makngalage and spesdy REDUCTION, nt a sacrifice, ot the STOCKS m the tt above liEPARTvIi N IS, to c fleet whichahge DISCOUNT will br allowed o'. all CASH Pi* KCH\St-S for t'>e next three months ; also extra special reductions on many lines m *" which lam ove stocked X my ne who is riu ious o f my ability to compe'e \vith Chritchurch pri es, will please lR pay an early visit to my .*>TORK and 'est the pric^, when their d übls will vanish like the moiiii « dew. Come and let your pockets be lightened and allow your hearts to deligh' at w the L< iW p It ES all GOODS arebei g offced aV. <. •me one. come all, and judge for y yourselves an' do noi spen your money at places, where there are no bony fdc sales, but mere advei tisements, quoting prices which are nev-r adhered to, and simply delude the P iLIC ld The STOCKS m the va.ions D T - P VRTMENTS are larg*> and w e ll selected, bpihg im 1 Q ported direct from the English, American, and Continental Markets, and w.ich I intend !( j selli ig at prices hiihetto unheard of m Ashburton ! y I am also anxious to take part m the continn ous struggle for business which is now beinc jjj carried on m this town, and 'o BEAT THF TIMES AND COvI^ETI ON, I have j. made substantial rdluciions m the Grocery and Provision Departments, and will SELL a , c foe ter article at a L<>WE< PRlCci thana <yone m Ashburton— for CAS II ',q NOTE:— Sale will commence on SATURDAY next. Come early and make your \u25a0 c selections 5 HENRY"ZAISrDER V «_-_____c_»__»_____i y y AGENCIES: y StJN WRE INSURANCE C MPANV C.\N TON MAkIVE I <SUR*NCE COMPANY f '\u25a0 NATIONAL MUTUAL tlFfi ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRAUSI



" Public Notices. tTIOR COUGHS, COLDS Bbonohi is ' Asthma, Ooryza, Influenza, Con- » j sumption, <fco. •* I T AY'S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, iV Aniseed, Senega, Sqnill, Tolu, &c with Ohlorodyne. KAY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent exrec*or*u t, for Coaghß, Colds, »nd Cbert Complaints. T \T AY' 3 COMPOUND, for Gonsrhß, and 1 |\. Colde, 1b equally (serviceable for Fi •torsos and Cattle. M KAY'S TIC PILLB, a speolfio m Neuralgia, Face-ache, &c. Con- m t,alna Quinine, Iron, &o. \, /^OA-GULlNB.— Oancent for Broken \j irtiolea. jj, Sold Evorp where. w Sola Makers :— KAY BROS., Stock- c i port. Knglt»tirl p ONE box of Olark'a b 41 pills is war. ranted to cure all discharges f/om the urinary organs m either aex (acquired of constitutional), gravel and pains In the baok. Guaranteed tree from meronry. J Sold m boxen 4« 6d 9»oh, by all ahemisiß iod patent medicine vendors. Sole pro- prietors, The Lincoln and Midlaud Conn. I rlea Drug U«»., Lincoln, Kngland. For *alo by th«« wholesale Rousoe. tfKATEFUL— COMFORTING. | EFPS'S COCOA. BREAKFAST. BY a thorough knowledge of the natnra laws which govern the operation! o) Ugestlon and nutrition, »nd by a oarefu application of the fine properties of wel selected coooa, ML 1 . Epp» bn provide <\xr breakf«at tables with » delicate- -1» von red beverage which «n»y Rave ti many heavy dootorV bllla. it is by th. od oiout use of snob artiolea of die* '"m a constitution may be gradually bunt vi antll strong enough to reslot every tei denoy to disease. Hundreds of aubti «nftladl»s \ra floatlnf, -ronnd u» ready Attack wherever there t weak potn* Ye may escape many t fatal sh*ft >- keeping onrHelveu well fortified with pa- food and a properly nourished frame. An artlole m the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling wnter or mil* Sold m |lb paoVets by *3roeoM, labeH. thus i— JAMES EPPS AND CO., HOMffIOPATHIO OHBMIBTS, LONDON, KNGLANI i OWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND 1 STKKL PILLb KOK FEMALKn lUiokly correct ail irregularities, ana relieve the distressing ayaiptows so pre- valent with tho sex. Boxes la ljd and 2 > 9i, of all Ohemtste and Patent MedlcUu Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoh and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, E inland. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations. STEEDMAN'S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Meo cine has been argely tested m all part world, nnd by al) grades of society, for upwai of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned, extt» sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which m OUTWARI APPEARANCE so closely rese- «ble the or gina us to have deceived «nany purchaser* The proprietor therefo»" viels it due to public to give i special Nation against the u>t jtBUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested t fully observe the four following 1 characteristics, without wh.ch none genuine: — iat, — In every case the words JOHr STEEDMAIS CHEMIST, WALWORTI SURREY, are engraved od the Governmei Stamp affixed to each packet. »no. — Eact Single Powder nas directions !he dose, and the words, lohn Stkedm Chemist, Walwo/th, Surrey, printed thereor 3rd. — The name, .^teedman, is always s ] c with two EE's. -jth.^ — The manufacture ii carr ed on btlely t V*> worth, ourrey. Sold a Packets '^v all Che w-s nW Me cine « . -i.iors at is i&d and 2s Qcl each. K.EMPI riOKNK, Pkussjik anu Co PRINTING OF ALL KINDS INOLUDING- Blllheada Circulars Memorandum Formi Agreements Liens Conditions of Sale Catalogues Posters, &c.^ And every description of LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL LETTER-PRESS executed at the shortest notice and m the LATEST DESI INS i SPICIAL and moßt favorable terniß offered to 1 WHOTE^ALB ORDERS, r ASHBURTON GUARDIAN OFFICE, '



The Parabolic Water Motor. FOR Driving Churcli Organs, Ice Cream T Freezer*, Printing Presses, Elevators, x Fans, Ventilators Coffee Mills, Sewing ne * Machines, ani all light machinery. \ f_ J Actual test, m competition with other $ b0 * makes show that the Parabolic Watei Motor, J m a given time, and using the same amount t f le Of water, did over 100 per cent more work. *? u All parts subject to the action of water of sin brass, bearings of anti-fric^on metal. Will ' ° work with sandy or muddy as well as with , clear water. Made m 5 siz-s, supplied com- int plete, with fittings by the manufacturers. ™ SEYMOUR HTwmTWGK, v -al 43 Lawrence street, Newark, N.J., U.S.A. Also Seymour's Patent Rotary VentilaJng v Fans m all sizes and styles. Our Gas Governor. THE American Gas Saving Company dr- sire to particularly call the attention of gas corsumers to their cele ra ed (»AS GOVERNOR or RK« ULATOR, which is attached to the m ter for t u e purpose of «•\u25a0• I due ny: the pressure from the street mains, and keei ing it uniform m the pipes throughout the building, thereby preveating blowing and waste at the burners, causing them to give a steady and brilliant light, at the same time saving from 1<; to ijo per cent of the gas. T* ese G VERTSORS ire m use m all the Public Buildi' gs at Washington, including the Capito', where the weie placed after cm- petitive t sts against all comprs, including 'he mercury a 1 d qly< eiine machines ; on the Man* httan Elevated Railway, where they have saved over §75,000 since 1884, saving §11,519.37 m five month* ; the Mutual Life, j New York Life, 1 iverpo 1 and London and Globe In urance < omeany's Asto House, \u25a0' inclair House, and ma y o'her public nd private bui d>ngs Our mi hines are guaran- teed f r five years. We guar ntee a large per cnt-ue of saving over any others. -*11 communications will receive prompt ; ttention. The price is nominal, and is mo c than covered tfce first year by the saving ii gas. Send for pamphlets. Agents wanted, AMERICAN GAS SAVING CO., No. 23, DEY STREET, New York, U.S,A. THE WALKER Cork Extractor. Pronounced the bes ( . Mechanical r ork Extractor m the Market, as it pulls the Cork the eas'est, and removes it quickest from the Screw. Its use prevents the agitation of carbonated or other bever ges and allows the sediment to remain undisturbed m the botile. Designed for the v c of hotels, restaurants, saloons, cubs and iam lies. Ornamental m appearance and lull ncktl plated. v pecial terms to jobbers. Manufactured by the E. WALKER TOOL COMPANY, Erie, Pknn., U.S.A. Also manufacturer- ef Walker's A r)just*ble Face Places, Detached Handle Chisels and Gouges, and Micrometer Surface and Marking Gouges. HTJLINS G'»LD 'OUNTAIN PEN, Warranteed 14 Carat. Price 89 (37s 6d) per doz Retails readily for 81 50 ach. The best ten for the price ever made. Tn use Everywhere and giving universal satisfaction, HULIN'S LETTER FILE. Will hold 3,000 letters alphabe'ical'y arranged More than 5,000,000 m use. Price, m gross lots, 53. 75 (15s 6d) per doz. THE MOST P PULA.R LETTER FILE fcVfcß MADii. Order trough Commission Houses. JOHN S. HULIN, MANUFACTURING STATIONER, Dealer m Useful Office Specialties and Labor Having Devices for all Ace untants. 411 Broadway, New Yopk, U.S.A. The Times Windmill, 6TEONG AND DURABLE. Has the correct inclination to the wind. Patent Bearings. LARGE BRASS OIL CUPS. Large 11 foot Mill, f.0.b., cars, N.V. $35 ; pakced, weight soo'bs, size 33 cubic feet. Constructed with 4 or 6 wings. THE ' I.X.L. LAND MEASURE. NOTHING LIKE IT. 23lbs packed weight } size, 12 cubic feet ; j f.o.b. cars W.Y., $1.50. THE COMPLETE Wire Stretcher* Packed weight per dozen, 20lbs ; size, f qulhc foot; f.o.b. c.,rs N.Y., per dozen, 82.25. Circulars Free.l < BAUS MA N, MANUFACTURER, Lancaster, P.A., U.S.A.



MELBOURNE __ CENTENNIAL [< INTERNATIONAL 4 nl aac EXHIBITION. 1 I AM prepared to represent Manufacturers desirous of opening up or extending bu*i- \u0084' ness relati' ms w ththe Australasan Colonies, * at above Exhibition, which will open m Mel- bou** eon Ist <*Ui_ust, 1888. " Having acted as Special Representative at the several International Exhibitions held m Australia during 1880 and 188 1, and ha vine \ sir.cc resided m the Colonies lamin a posi- t. t on to advise intending Exhibitors. r ™| I shall be glad to -upply full m ormation to " intending Exhibitors, meanwhile re'erence may be made to Bank of H'itish North n America, the City o Melbourne Bank, ,$ limite:, London nd Melbmirne. '.» Advances made on consignments, account lendered, and lemittances made monthly \u2666>< G. H. ADAMS, 119 Pitt Street, *-ydney. 15 Flinders Street, Melbourne. Where all letters and samples should be redressed • and at Brisbane, Adelaide, and .^ucUand. H. P. GREGORY and CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. and PORTLAN , 05EG0N, SYDNEY, N.h.W. & ELBOV'RNE, VIC. AUSTRALIA MACHINERY AND ' GENERAL f (MUSIM MERCHANTS. Offices and Stores m Australia : 17 Pitt Street, Circular Quay, Sydney, /vS.W.,& 104 Bourke Street, West, Melbourne, Vjctoria. 1 SOLE AGENTS FOR J. A. Fay and Co.'s Wood Working Machinery Frank & Co.'s Wood Working Machinery Boult's Variety Moulding and Dovetailing 1 Machine G. F. Blake Manufacturing Co.'fl Steam Pumps New York Belting and Packine Co.'s Rubber Goods Sergeant Prill Co.'s Celebrated Triumph Kock Drills E, W. Bliss' Presses, Dies and Special Machinery i it Eclipse Wind Engine Co.'s Solid Wheeled Windmills > Tanite Co.'s Emery Wheels and Grinders n w Sturtevant's Blowers and Exhausters Judson's & Pickering's Engine Governors Disston and Sons' Saws and Files c Korting's Injectors and Ejectors T Pennsylvania Oak Tanned Leather Belt- * ing Fathom, Davy and Co.'s Safety Engines Smith and Coven' ry's Machine Tools Lamf-eron and Co.'s Steam Engines, RoaH Eolle s, etc. \u2666 Geo. R'chard and. Co.'s Medart Pulleys, Shafting and Fittings. r Correspondence solicited. AI! enquiries promptly and lully replied to. a • I BRANCH OFFICE & FACTORY: 754 Washington Strf-et, Isew York. THE BEST IP J± I N T IN THE I _— WORLD Any shade from Pure White to jet Black. A COMBINATION of the purest paint w ih India Rubbtr, forming a smooth, glossy, firm, durable, elastc aid beautiful Par t, "n^fftcted by charge of tempe<ature, is perfectly water-proof. and adapted to all classes of wo k, and is m every way a better paint for either insirie or outside paint ng t an a; y other paint m the world. I einn from one«thiid to one-fourth cheape- and las'intj at least three times as long as the bes> l^ad and O'l paints. Be sure that our trade mark is on eve y package. Prep.ned and jeady for nse and s-old by thi? g lion on y. There has never been a paint oft'ereo the lublic th <t has become so popular (m the same time) and given as perfect satisiaction as the Rubber , Paint. ABSOLUTE PROTECTION AGAISSf FIRE, MANUFACTURE RS OF VULCAN PAINT AND S O T E R I A. Absolute protection against extension of fire. Color card- and e*t shingles with instructions and proofs o( our v atenals furnisbed. VULCAN PAINT is manufactured from the very best ma erials, cost'n g less, and equal m durability and finishing qutvliiies to the best pai> t known. Man es cannot spread over surlace-< covered with this paint. We manufacture the Vulcan Pain m all colors, and will lurnisb any tint < esired. Soteria will give ptrtect security t> all roufth interiir surfaces suc'i as fl or beams joists, lathing, etc., and \vh le boteiii is furnished at less than ne-half the cost of our Vulcan l J &int, its fire proof qua ities are equal t 1 the Vulcan lairt. We furnish it n all col rs, and a ver> va uable property of Soieria is, that, like our Vuican Paint, it p eserves the section covered from decay. NEW YOKK"""fIRE PROOF PAINT CO., O FICE AND WAREHOUSE : 65 Maiden Lane, 85 William Strfet, New York, U.S.A. Manufactory, Elizabeth, N J. Goodsshipped dtect from <w own stock. <



FT- EATING'S POWDER destroys both |\ fleas naothß, beetles, and all o'lher insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic tniraala. In exterminating beetles the aaocean oif this powdei ia extraordinary. nil la perfectly alean In »ppHcatlon. Se v the article yoa parch»Bb ia KJSA'FINvf'S. A.H iinit.nt.jons at a ooxiona an} ineffectual >old m ttna. 6d, Is, srnd 2b 6d each, by a'l Chemists. BLANCAKDB lODINE CF " IRON PILLS * PPSOVED »y the Academy of Medicine t\ of Pnris, aror specially rei ommeDded by \u25a0,hs Medical Celebrities of the World fcr Scrofula (Tumors, King's Evil, etc), ths easiy .^ajies of (jonanmption, Oonatitutional Weak- -lena. Poorness of 31oo<?, and for ati'uulatiuf \u25a0ad regulating its periodic course. No:':t; |-anaine nnifss- signed il Blan^a* 1 !, 40, me Bo isv '.t.rttt. Paris." Sol.i by Drqggists and Ctennec cnrouirnnm h^ C ninnier a 'l OUST SOMtRS & METHVBK VI ROYAL MAIL OOAGH. On Rnd after Janaar} 1 it, 1885, tht ndersigi.ed wil) ran a Ooach each Mou *y, Wednt^d»y*»nd Saturday, starting * oon from Hood's Hotel, Monnt Sometß •r Springbam and Alford Foreat, then •nneotiua with Duff's Cnaohfrotn Methvei narutuu same evening. Hat-tsn — Spring urn, 2a, return, 3a } Alford Forest, * tfturu, 6a. *«\u25a0 T. HIX INVVALD AND ttfOO rTT SOMtfR! RAILWAY. vl >UNT SOMEh ASD OAVUNDISI ROYAL MAIL OOAOH. The above Coacn leaves Flood'a hot» .rCavendich Railway Statloo every daj eeting each train. Paßßei.gera by mornlns train may pr< oed by coach vo Alford l'orest, thence t lethven m time for the last train ft hristchurch, or may return In time h he last train for Ashburton. Parcels am" Orders will reoelve- evei Mention. H< rse and Buggies on hire, JO EN HOOP fAYABD AND BLAYN PAPE »"iIXTY years of great success pvotlaim 0 Rnpßriority m t-Ue treatment of Violoi ' lolda, Irritation of the Ciost, Aching, Sprain » Sprainß, Sores, Scilds, Oorns, Bunions, cso Corns, etc. This niedi ;ine, the property *hich his bean esTablißhed more than half sentury by thousan la of cures, iB ot an inval ible nee m many inflammatory diseases again a which there are not many effi actous reaieriie and ib therefore justly considered by gre aumber of out most eminent physicians as tl most active and least irritating agent m tl y bove affections. In order to avoid counterfeiting, Mess g bayard and Blayn's si^uatur*.. has to I equired on eveiy re of paper and < n " Wholesale 80, Bue Saint-Merri, P»i Pranced and sold by all Chemists m tl lonies. MedlcaL i ~~~ ~ " ~" /-v » B W• 0 R 1 l1 DeaeFribnds— We have aomo heait r.'on In addreeaing yon m the manner ft 3 owing, but hope that It will not 1 noked at In any Invidious light, vrhen \u25a0? it,ate that k la only on? tegard for yoi s »ealfh that oauoos U3 to do it. We hr cen a Firm of An&lftic&l Ohemlata f< many, many pewra «nd have m the lor iouree of thia time manufactured certai s Medicines that beiag based on solentU formula «nd absolnta care and pi-eoiaio 'B manufacture, have enjoyed a popular! I f»r m advance of asy other Phartaisceut ;*1 Pr«patati(>DB of the day. How au oeaaful w hsvo bsßii !n this, ia only 1 > ate the eitraopdiioary *monnt of tl aslub of oar flaydock a New Liver Pil We have» tbe plesnari to otrte that « s b.ve aold 28,08» Viale of D» Baydock Sew Liver PUla The rewaon of thin di u)»nd ia becaone ire find m Baydook New Liver Pills » wonderful and extr * ordinary oombtpatlon of ooneentrate medicine. The '7iotorte» of Boienct~ Electric Telegraphs, Steam and Printm ' — revolutionised the whole system of th globe, ant" made mankina wieer and bei ter. So, although there are aoantiee Pills need for dtae&st>B and olfciwing mac. an to their merit, tne- Remarkable div oo?ery of Dr Hayaook has eollpßed thc-n all, and haa foundec a New Medical Syß ' tern. The Doctoto, whose vast doaeu o four or five pills enfeeble the atomaol and paralyse the bowcla, must give way t< the man who restores health and appetit with oiirf or two of his extrouraiuar; Vegetable Pills. One or two of Dr Hay dock's New 1 lver PUIb snihcea to plaa the stomach In perfeot order creates ai appetite, and renders the spirit light an' buoyant. If the Liver is affected Its fucc tlons are restored, and it the Servoo System la enfeebled, it is m pigorated an< unstained. TRANSLATION. Aykao, Provlece of Bnrmah, 8.1. Bonored and Learned Phyßioian — Thi ' urworthy one who dares to addreaß yoi and ccme before yoa hnmoly m the duet hegß iov b(a people (caste) that ;'ou woult deign t<> look upon their ignoble miseriei And core them with your Life-giviU} (Pills). IlluEtriouo one yom most potent medioirs is life to them ant their children, and all th'a Drug Basasn «re empty and yonr Soul is not m them Thin humble petitioner, aithongh he U luwly and net won thy to be m your hlgi presence prays that yoa will graoloualj permit your Life gr 4 us (hilla; to come tc Aykab. To tue mo- learned and wise Physician Haylook (Hwydook) of high uame, Native to the States of Amerloa, united m North America Country. Serviely aigaln? foi himsen *nd twenty- three others, the Fetltitlones places his aign, TNAI 'BKBXBJIKOIBL. Oarniit, .... A[ ril 2, 1884. Db J. Haydook : Dear Sxr — I received your Pills a week ego I have tried them and mast e»y that I never had bo much good done by anything as they have me. 1 have auflered for years with bilHonsneaa and hr.vo been so elck at times as not to care to llvj, bat your Pills have cored me. One aged man here has taken from me only two of your Pills, and I wish you oould ace him. He has had no appetite for five montl a, a&d to-day he »te a dinner such as api aghman eats. I had to oheok him, bat h laughed and said he wnd treating his stomach to ft sew sensation, for it really iras hungry. 1 1 hand yea with this four dollars. Please send at once, a below, yonr Pills Oarml, Illinois, U.S. We would gue you If we flere to go n with them *«> we very well could do, iut the above mint «affv«3. Haydook'a In ew Liver PUIb a:e thg true grains and eaence if health, and the greatest bless- ng that Science haa given to the world. For Nervoua Prontratior, Weakneaa, (General Laaaitude, Want of Appetite and ..Mck Headaiiha, DrHayd'- Isew Liver P(11b will be found a,v jotual heraedy. -.ach vial coutmun " enty Pilia. Pnoe i wenty-fa've Of? \ For sale by all Drug* tj-ista. Any aotptio ot 1 have a vial of Pills Sent him Free on receipt o hie uame and addreßa > for a trial. Send » postal oard for oopy of pamphlet— " The Liver and its Mystery " . * furniphe* valuable information to haydook & oo ; New York, ?.S. OAtrxiowt — Druggists are dealred to no tue that the name of I. H. Frapoit, sole agent, U wrltttm aoroe leaoh do««o v,» o k apei *\l Haydook'. diver P«U._AU wiih



IFOR the Bleoi 1b the Life.— Clark "" ! world-famed blood mixture warranted to c'eiise the bleod from a (LDpurittea from whatever causes arisia For scrofula, scnrvy, pkin and blood dis eases, and ecorea of all kinda its effeota are marvellous. Thousands of testi- monials. Sold m bottles 4b 6d and 11s each by cheraiats and patent medlcire vendors everywhere Hole proprietors. The Lincoln and Midlstnd Conn ties Urnn Co., Lincoln, England, 1 11 r jnOWLE'S pennyroyal and steel pllla fot 1 females quickly correct all irregularl- tießand relieve the distressing symptoms so prevalent with the aex. Boxes la l^d and 2s 9d, of all ohemlsta. Prepared only oy E T. Towla, chemist, Nottingham, Eng- land. Wholesale of all fcho wholeaaie h inses, — Beware of Imitations. 1 12 X RATING'S POWDER. X EATING'S POWDER, KEATING'b POWDER. K EATING'S POWDER HILLS HUGH, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES. HARM I ESS TO ANIMALS, HAhMLEhS Tv AN JVIALS, HAKMLhJSS TO ANiMALS, HAhMLESS TO AMMALti, HAHMLESK TO ANIM t LB, HAHMLtiHS Tv ANIMALS, but is unrivalled m destroying FLEAB BUG B, (XXJK'iOAUHKS. BBETLBB, MOTHB m fuia ani every other sptoiea of insect. Sportsmen will find this invaluable for destroying fleas m their . doge, as aleo ladien fo: ;heir pet does 1 The PUBLIC are OAUTIONED tha > packages of the genuine powder bear the autograph of THOMAS KEATING. • Sold m tins hy all Druggists. r 'KEATifcU'S WORM TABLETS r KE AUNG'S WORM TABLETS HEATING'S WORM TABLETS. * KEATIiSG'S WORM TABLETS. KEA'llisG'B WORM TABLETS. A PUKEI.Y VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, both m appearance and taste, furnishing, a » most agreeaoie method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THKEAD WOK MB. It is a perfectly safe t and mila preparation and is especially adapted foi children. Bold m tins by all Druggists. Proprietor— THOMAS KEATING, Londoa. t SUCCESS THE BEST TEST OP s WOBTfi t I EOLLOWAY'S \u0084 PILLS &_OINTMENT. r>nHIS UNIVERSAL MEDICINE IS A * A. HOUSEHOLD KEQUISITE EVERY. 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 vig r. Nervous Headaches, t- Tremblings, with Lassitude and General ;. Debility quickly yield to the potent force of c these well-known Pills, and they are un« c rivalled m theii emcacv m all [r FEMALE COMPLAINTS, c Removing all obstructions, skin blemishes, pimples and boils, belter than any cthet family medicine known. p THE OINTMENT 1 HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION. c It heals every kind of bore. Ulcer and o Wound, more certainly than any other known >\u25a0 salve. Its Li>arvelkus penetrating powers - render it invaluable m all THROAT Ax\DCHt-;ST DISEASES, 0 Curing Bronchitis, Cjuinseys, and Asthins, \u25a0 :i reducing Glandular Lumps, closing and healing Abscesses and Fistulas, ai;d for ' alleviating the excruciating tortures ot KHEUMAiISM, GOUT, And Neuralgia it is unsuspassed. It never laiis to remove scurl and every species of Shin disease l'hv. Pills and Ointment are manufactured at No. H, New Oxiord street (late 533, Ox ord street, London), and are .sold by ail ; venaors oi Patent Lines throughout the \u25a0 Civilized World, Directions tor use m almost evtiy lanfuaee. *«" Purchasers sliould look to the i abels on J ot and Boxes. If me address :in ' %|iee« are n >< ••» *h-v a»e <itfi«inii« Driza Perfumery, 207, Kue rst. Honore*, Parln, F E GRaMD'IB SPECIAL PROD DOTS \u25a0savon Orlza (Orlza Sn» D }— From the for- tuaio of Dr (.». Kevoil. The best soap for rendering the akin »hite and joli. 1 Sweßdy «ud reireahia«'lF scca«ed (rose, green and watte). Bavon-Ori8»-7elonte, exqalsltelr per* famed tor <he toilet and b&ttib Savoo-Urisa i)risa boap)— No. 2, extra fine, m boxes, 6 oaKes, 12 exqnitite perfumes, No. 1 Orlsa-Savon-inoorore, superior quality, rose tea, white heliotrope and white violet Orl*»-Tonlc» (extraot of plants) to cleanse the natr — new mown hay, u.Oßßroae, violet, etc. Orlsa-Poirder— Flowera of Carolina rice ; fot aoften'ng and refreshing the Bkin ; In excellent boxes, with powder pnff rl«a-Velonte — Flowers of rice powder, adhering to the skin, with the per- fume of new moon hay Orlsa-J4'lower& (white and ambered) — An excellent woile,t water, tonlo to the* skin, sweetly and delicately per- fumed Aqna-Ortaa— New fcoHet water, refreshing the skin Orlia-Hay — A toilet water with tha per- fame of new moon hay OrlBa*Aoidallne— Toilet vinegar, aromatfo and dlainfectunt, opeolally adapted for ladles' toilets Orl«».fcJootoh.Lavender — Sprig* of Swo oh lavender fluwers ; a rloh toilet water Ean-de-Cologne-Oriza^-The high-life tot- lot water Or Ua- Water — Concentrated and distilled. Extract of superior Kau de Cologne Gonttea-Oriaa-Dentlfrlce — An exillr for preserving the teeth and gnms In good health and preventing decay Orixa-Dentaire, m paste or powder, for whitening the te«th without afleotlng the enamel Kbs Orisa et Oriza-Lys — Perfumes for scenting linen and the handkerchief without staining < >rlßa-011— VfjriouBly perfumed j for ren- dering the hair aof t and brilliant, and preventing om (ailing off OriM-Lacte (Oriia Milk) — An emulsive lotion refreshing tonic to the skin, removing rad spots and preventing wtiukleaou the taoe Oveme Orisa (oi ittinon de Lenolos) — For prodaoing a beaotifnl white eorople*. lv,n with tho olearueae and velvety aoftnena oi youth 'rtialiue-Golorjune »ne best hair dye)— hot iiiotancaneonaiy dyeing the hair to nny anaae, and with no danger to health. Ii x boieß, each with brash, comb, proßpeotas, and bottle ; sr In boxes, the bottle only without acoes- eorlub itin Ori«» Inoolore Vtolette of tn» a moat exquisite perfume ; nosegay of violets tin On«a Suave tr hi tv heliotrope— Boo