SPORTING.

CUP ACCEPTANCES.

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Dunemn, February 20. The following are the acceptances for the Gap : — Gipsy King Teliwd Artillery Q »^bls Snapshot Torrent St. CUli Bpringaton The Brewer

FORBURY NOTES.

Dttnedin, February 21.

Artillery did a good gallop over the Oup dlatanoe to-day ; Tetfotd aloo had a nioa ipin over the same distance ; St. Clalr •od "Quibble went together at racing speed; Torrent shaped fairly well m a two-mile gallop. 11 Mszappa," m the " Herald," goes for Sprlngston for the Oup, and Goodman's beat, probably Silvermark, for the Publi can I*.1 *. '•Pegisns" tips as follows :— -Hardies, Secretary or Garibaldi. Cap, Gipsy King. Public^. I*,1 *, Roee and Black, with Goodman's Apropos or Silvermark next belt.

THE FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION

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ChribtohtjbcA, February 20. The Fire Brigades' Association this tfternoon deoided that members entitled to three silver two-year service bars should be entitled to exchange them for one gold bar ; that all medals, except loDg-service medals, moat be worn on the right breaat ; that only teams winning five-men everts shall be debarred frou competing m the consolation events. Toe following offioats were elected :—Presi dent : Lieut. Smith (Otiristchuroh) ; Vice-Presidents : Oapt. Sdott(AshburtoD), Capt. Page (Wellington) ; Secretary and TreMorer : Supt. Gilbert (Napier) The 3neitlon of the next meeting-plaoe was •ferred to Thursday. Chrmtchubch, February 21. The weather is iiue for the Fire Brigade eampetition. There are 3000 people present. The start was very late. After two teams had competed m the hose and hydrant competition for 5 men the main bnrst. The teams which competed were : Bunedfn City 55 3- sth sec; Fore Chalmers 71« ec

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

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A GLOOMIER OUTLOOK.

FURTHER ALLIANCES.

EXODUS FROM THE GERMAN FRONTIER,

(Received January 20, 8 p.m.) Berlin, February 18. It is believed m official circles that the prospects of war are worse. A number of German residents on the frontier are now leaving for the inland towns. It is reported that Prince Bismarck has arranged an alliance with Belgium, Holland, and Spain. As one of the terms of the agreement with Spain it is believed that the latter Power will occupy part of Morocco without hindrance on the part of Germany m the event of a European war. Paris, February 18 In the event of war the French troops will cross the frontier at Basil, m Switzerland. The French Govern ment offered to protect Swiss netrality, but the Government of the Confederacy replied that on the outbreak of war the Landsturm would occupy the line of the Jura Mountains, and will only accept assistance if necessary.

Bomb, February I§. The Italian Government have con cluded arrangements with Spain for the mutual protection of their Mediterra nean interests. Hong Kong, February 17. It is believed that m the event of Russia beicg involved m war, the ) Chinese on the northern frontier will attempt to regain Mantchuria, ST- Pbxbbsbobg, February 18. | The Powers are still actively parley ing relative to Bulgarian affairs. It is officially statsd that the Russian Government have re-opened the Bul garian question, and have commenced fresh negotiations for the settlement of the difficulty, (Received February 21, 1 10 p m.) Pabis, February 20. Le Temps says the Prench fighting squadron is being rapidly equipped m consequence of the present outlook of Europe. Buohabbrt, February 20. The Roumanian Parliament opened to-day. In his address to the Senate King Charles advised the strengthening of the Roumanian forces m view of the present European outlook. Bkbun, February 20. It is denied m this city that Germany has made overtures to Switzerland,

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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turning the Table? on the Shark. Another Asylum sensation. Auckland, February 21; Some exoitement has been oaußeti by the publication of the death of a laoatio named Edwards at the Aeylum. It b stated that he was found dead m bed and It Is alleged that there was. an Insufficient staff of attendants. Dr Urembninl objected to a man acting on the jury who had been recently dieobarged from the position of asylum warder. Oamabu, February 21. Thtl morning a shark measuring eight feet six Inches was caoght off the beaoh at the same spot where a man named Grant vaa attacked. The shark is believed to be the identical one that injured the man UnA caused the loss of h's arm. The fjah wafs caught with a small 6ehing line, and Jilayed until an opportunity of shooting t through the head presented iteelf, the \u25a0hark no* being exhibited for the benefit of the Injured mad and family. Several leading citizens have offered to subscribe the necessary amount to have the fish prepared for the local museum. New Zealand Rifle Association. Over one hundred pounds has been inbsctibed here fcr the North O|ago match at the New Zealand Rise Aasocla t&rn. l ' sum is expected to be largely ijigreased. The weather is now delight fali ftniTpromlseß to continue ao. An Absent-minded Jeweller. \u25a0 Udnbdin, February 21. The premies of Macarthur. jeweller, together with his safe, were left open till a late hoar last night, but the fact escaped the notice of the dangerous claea who Infest the City jast now, or they could hare made a nice haul. Abient.minded neu of the assistant w»s the cause.

LATEST GABLE NEWS.

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(Received February 21, 1.20 p.m.)

THOROUGHBRED STOCK.

Sydney, February 21. The s.s. Mariposa, which leaves for San Francisco via Auckland to-day, will take with her a number of thorough - bred yearl'ngs which have been pur chased by American residents.

THE FRENCH ADMIRAL.

Admiral Le Fevre has left for Noumea, to take command of the French fleet sailing m the Pacific.

N.S. WALES RAILWAYS.

Mr C. A. Goodchap, the present Chief of the general establishment of the Railways, New South Wales, will probably be appointed Chairman of the new Railway Board.

SMALLPOX.

Advices have beerf received that four vessels which have recently arrived at Part Darwin from China ports have several of the passengers down with smallpox. The vessels have been placed m quarantine along with other vessels which arrived some days ago.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.

Mitrailleuse has come with a rush into the market for the Newmarket Handicap, and yesterday was backed to win Mitrailleuse is now the favorite at 10 to 1. It is reported that Chicago and Don Giovanni have gone amiss.

THE CHINESE.

Adelaide, February 21. The poll tax of -£io which is ex pected from all Chinese landing m the colony will, it is believed, put a stop to a sudden invasion of Chinese at Port Darwin en toute for the ruby mines. Should, however, this course fail all vessels arriving with Chinese will be quaiantined until the Legislative As sembly can pass regulations restricting their admission into South Australia. The authorities m Victoria and New South Wales are m accordance with the authorities here m preventing the influx of Chinese.

TROUBLE BREWING AT TARAWERA

Hlnemon, the Maori prophet, may not be so far out m his predictions about Tarawera af ser all.. The *' B.*y of Plenty Times" says : — Lake Rotom»haoa is again filling np wi'h water, and will be con slderabJy larger than the lake as formerly kuowD. There is no visible outlet for the accumulation of waters, and It is believed that by the coming winter they will have risen to the bate of the mountain and find an outlet eithePm the 6asure or rise to saoh a height aV;o again make Tarawera their outlet. In the former case things will be more lively than ever m the mountain aB the contest between fire and water becomes fiercer and fiercer and m time this is pretly certain to lead to another eruption though such would not be likely to be so extensive as tbat recently experienced.

A FRENCH VIEW OF THE SITUATION.

A Franoh journal, "La Paris, thus ooDclßely Buma op the situation m Germany m its own fashion * — " The Emperor la QO years old. All bio friends are dead. He can still understand what is said to bim, bat cannot give expression to his thoughts, for hia strength is wan ing, and he must husband it. The coming winter will soon coufiae him to the house? will the return "f Bpring etiU gad him alive ? The Emprcas is 70, and her health ia drooping. The Orown Prince la at San Reino ; the question is whether hia disease will only dtst-my hia organs of Bpeech for the time b»ing, 01 kill bim at once, He la f6 ; bia son, Prince William, will soon be 29 ; he ia the chief of tho Qerman military party, He hates France, and loses no opportunity to pose as ft partisan of war. For all that he is seriously ill. With ns this man eater could Dot serve aa a private, as every medical board would reject bim W unfit for service. He may do for an emperor, bat not for a soldier. Marshal Moltke is said to have educated papils — Wsldersee, Sohellendotf, and others, He is 87< If the present lying peaoe were ended, what horse would be gentle enough, what carriage comfortable enough to carry m the wake of his armies thio calculator without genius, this desk strategist, who has fancied himself a Bonaparte because he had only incapables before him ? Prince Bismarck is 73 His glory ia immense, bla genius is vivacious, but his star Is growing pale. Ao ho has deceived all those whom he has not oon qaered, ha can only gather around him doubtful allies, whom he atrlveß to en tangle ip his nets. The farce now enacted on the Galician frontier, as well as at Sofia, h«s no other object. Nevertheless Russia remains Impassive, and allows the Chancellor to wear out m impossible combinations the remnant of hiß strength and audaoity, and is preparing to resist, but will not attack. Thus the whole fabrio of German policy — men, ideas, laws, and things— «fß crumbling away. The army is still powerful, but Us strength ia thai of a consumptive athlete. The Umpire is dy lns;.— Vive la France I "

AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION IN ENGLAND

Some remarkable Ipoldepfcs of agri cultural depression bavQ b,een qarvated m the ° Morning Post." In one paragraph it was stated that a Morayshlre farmer disposed of a goose for 7a 6d and bought two oalves for 6s, returning home with a balance of Is 6d. This story was capped by Dr Wiogate Saul, who wrote that at a weekly Btook sale m Lanpapter t, good healthy calf waa recently aold for the 10th part of the value of a goose— namely, 9i. And.^byl Because, said the writer, such is the present deplorable condition of agriculture, at \?s9t as fo? a,s atocl^ raising g^ss, that if yoa let a farm rent free and supplied the occupier with oalvei at farthinga apleoe, he could not rear thsm without losing money. I* it really so Jjad as all that, even m the gragmg dfsklots ? If It ba, these will ba nothing tot it bat ruin Qr some herolo measure which nobody at present ha,a the pluott to mention, \u25a0

THE RABBIT QUESTION.

The enormous amount of mischief which has been wrought by the rabbit, repre senting as it does an actual money loss to the colony which may be reckoned by millions, renders it a matter of national .importance that the evil should be vigorously coped with. Not m New i Zealand only, but m the Australian colonies this is generally recognised, and not only have the various Legislatures passed more or less stringent Acts for dealing with the pest, but one colony — that of New South Wales — has offered a very substantial inducement, m the shape of a bonus of £25,000, to any inventor who can devise a thoroughly successful remedy. This, of course, has stimulated the energies of all sorts of people m all parts of the world, and hundreds of suggestions and schemes have been the result, most of which, however, are ntterly futile, and some so silly as to remind us of the venerable hoax of our nursery days about catching sparrows by salting their tails. One sapient inventor proposes to fit up big crates filled with green fodder of the most attractive kind, through which are to run a number of wires connected with an electric battery, so that all the rabbits that go into the crates to feed can be killed at once by the pressing of a button, and transmitting to them a powerful electric shock. Another, a senator, too, by-the-bye, proposes an armature of steel spikes to be strapped on to a number of buck rabbits, so that they may fight their unarmed relatives to death, while many other similarly silly mechanical contrivances have also been suggested from various quarters. Then a M. Renard (why isn't there a "y" m his name — the sly fox) described as a Professor of the Practical School of Agriculture of the Paraclete, near Boves (Somme) France, proposes that the rabbits should be inoculated with sheep scab, declaring that this would be an infallible means of destruction, having been tried with success m France. No doubt the remedy would be effective enough, but then unfortunately scabby rabbits would infect all our sheep country, and the sheep may just as well" starve because the rabbits eat the grass, as be destroyed by scab. Clearly M. Renard 's suggestion is out of Court altogether. Then there is the " natural enemy" method of coping with the difficulty. This is no doubt to a large extent effective, particularly m suitable localities, and the Fijian vga crab and native owl might perhaps prove very useful allies m the war agaiust bunny, and would not, we imagine, be destruc tive to poultry, or likely to attack either young lambs or young children. In this respect they would be a great improve ment upon the ferrets and weasels, which will probably do both Indeed, we greatly fear that the wholesale importa tion of mustelida, which is now going on, will yet leah to very serious trouble m this respect. For notwithstanding the assertions of those who maintain that there is no danger to be appre hended from these creatures, we ar« constantly coming upon evidence to the contrary , For example we read only a day or two ago that recently "At Richmond, Yorkshire, a child of three years of age Avas nearly worried to death by a ferret. The mother was working at the paper mill, and the father was left m charge. He, however, went out

for about nn hour, leavjng $hp chud asleep m bed. During his absence a ferret got loose from a box and attacked the child m a most ferocious manner. The child cried loudly, but the neighbors took no notice, believing the father to. be m tho house. When the father entered the house he found the child literally covered with blood, and his face and arras were much injured." In the face of such occurrences as these it will not be a very pleasant thiug to {jave ferrets crawling about the pouu,try to thousands ; and if we are to fight tho rabbits by the aid of their natural enemies, it is well worth enquiring whether we cannot select for this purpose creatures which will not be dangerous to human beings and domestic animals. If we can do that, then by all means let this method, .of dealing with the nuisance be employed, but we are inclined to think that by far the most hopeful prospect of dealing with it successfully and thoroughly lies m the direction of propagating some disease which will be peculiar to the rabbit and which will not infect other animals, M. Pasteur's suggestion of Vising the microbes of chicken cholera looks the most feasible that has yet been offered, but presumably this mjght prove destructive to feathered creatures of all kinds, and it is not yet shown conclusively that under the altered conditions as to. climate, its importa tion iutq New Zealand could be conducted with absolute safety to sheep and other stock. The proposal to try the experiment upon some island on the coa.st is a, good one, but m order to its completeness there should be sheep, -cattle, and other animals as well as rabbits placed upon the island selected, as the theatre of tho experiment, m order | that it may be shown that while fatal to the rabbits the diseasQ pvopag^ted is not communicable to other animals. If both points are satisfactorily demon strated, M. Pasteur will much more than deserve the £25,000 offered by New South Wales for tho solution of the problem, as his discovery \?ill me&n the saving of millions ot money. Meari white, that is whilo we are experi menting m the hopo of finding out a process of cure, there can be no two opinions as to the wisdom of using, alt possible means for the prevention of the evil spreading, and as the very bes.t measure to this end is v the fencing out of the rabbits from the country not as yet overrun, we are glad to see that it has been determined to erect at once the proposed rabbit fence on the Soytb,ern and Western bounds of . Canterbury, This will prevent the incursion of tbd Otago rabbit, wfcose hosts were threatening to pour m upon us, aud which once established among our back country would have speedily wrought as. great mischief as they have tUnje m Southland.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

MANY PERSONS INJURED. (by bleotric telegraph oofybight.) (per press association.) (Received February 2i, 1 20 p.m.) Hobart, Febnary 21, An accident happened on the Bridge port-Srottddale railway this morning. Several carriages left the rails, and many of the passengers were seriously injured. Full particulars of the acci dent have not yet reached here.

THE ASHBTJBTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, FEBKUARY 21, 1868



H. Matson and 00. For Sale. OKfifi F °UR-TOOTH Picked Merino fCO\)\) Maiden Ewee; grand condition fit for etad ewes. FOR SALE. QEVERAL GOOD PATIMB CHEAP, TO LET. OKA A ACRES BALING 6O\J\J half English grasp, 3s pet Aore OAAA AORES NE^R BALING, hi \/\J \J tuasockp, 2s 63 per Aore 0 i Art AORES ALFORD FOREST, /CtXjV half English grae», 3s per j Acre B. MATSON & CO. Ashburton. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FJRE INSUBANCE3 COMPANY. WE have bee*> appointed Agents for 1 h9 above Company, and are now prepay ed to take riaka on Buildings, Stock; and Crops at current rates. H. MATSON & CO;, Ashburton; Money to Lend IN lARGE OR SMALL SUMS. Apply H. MATSON & CO. I have oeen appointed Agent FOB THE Mercantile Finance Co., CHBISTCHURCH, Wbo are prepared to advance Money apob BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOCK, CROP LIENS, or other Security! D. THOMAS. i i. i \u25a0 IWE ARE APPOINTED. Pole Agents From Raka'a to Eangitata FOR MURTON AND WHITE'S Prize Sheep Dip Placid Ist by the Canterbury A. and Association after an exhaustive trial. H. MATSON & -CO. Ashburton. Agricultural Implements. WE ARE APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS IN ASHfIURTOtf FOR Mebsbb BOOTH, MoDONALD & Ov/a Carlyle Implement Works, Chrlstcharch, Sam* .c Implements on hand Inspection Invited. H. MATSON & CO. Aehburton, GARDEN & FIELD TOOLS We are appointed SOLE AGENTS m Abhburton for the PLANET JUPR. HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR COMBINED, GARDEN PLOUGH AND DBILL COMBIS^*,. H. MATSON & CO. ABhburton. STORAGE. STORAGE. FEEE .KROMJ 7EBMIN. H. Mafcson & Co.



DIMAIfT AND COE i • TTAVING deolded upon retiring from bu»laeßß at the end of the present month (FEBRUARY), have. to reipectfully rcquc-Bt that all ACOOfTNTS will be paid ob or before the 27tb inßt,, atter which date the*eame must, of a necessity, '..ha left m the hands of a Collector. Aohburton, February Gib. 1888. DIMANT AND COE. GEORGEIJAMBSO^ Wool and Grain Merchant, HAS FOR SALE,— SEEDS for Autumn Sowing, CAPE BAELEY, EYE, CLOYEES, TURKIPS, eto SHEEP DIP THOMAS> AND LITTLE'S, PLOUGH SHARES, OILS, and STORES of all kinds, OORNSAOKS AND SEAMING TWINE. AGENT FOR— New^ZealandFire and Marine Insurance Company. Risksjon GROWING^ ROPS or STACKS accepted at lowest [current rates, CASH PUECHASEE OF WHEAT, OATS, and BARLEY. 2*3 Dissolution of Partnership, £5000 WORTH Or HARDWARE £5000 AJF COST! BARGAINS, HEAL. BARGAINS, iMonster Bargains! Important Cheap Sale of Builders Requisites, House Furnishing and General Ironmongery, Oockery and Glassware, m cousequencc of the Dissolution of Partnersnip of the firm of HENEY ZANDER & CO. THE UNDERSIGNED, having purchased the extensive business is under necessity of rnak : ng a large and speedy REDUCTION, at a sacrifice, ot the STOCKS m the above DEPARTMENTS, to effect which a large DISCOUNT,wiII be allowed on all CASH PURCHASES for the next three months ; also extra special reductions on many lines m which I am overstocked Anyone who is dubious of my ability to compete with Christchurch prires, will please pay an early visit to my STORE and test the prices, when their doubts will vanish like the morning dew; Come and let your pockets be lightened and allow your hearts to delight at the LOW PRICES all GOODS are being offered at. Come one, come all, and judge for yourselves, and do not spend your money at places, where there are no bony Jidc sales, but mere advertisements, quoting prices which are never adhered to, and simply delude the PUBLIC The STOCKS m the varions DEPARTMENTS are large and well selected, beihg im« ported direct from the English, American, and Continental Markets, and which I intend selling at prices hitherto unheard of m Ashburton I am also anxious to take part m the continuons struggle for business which is now being carried on m this town, and to BEAT THE TIMES AND CO I have made substantial reductions m the Grocery and Provision Departments, and will SELL a better article at a LOWER PRICE than anyone m Ashburton— for CASH NOTE ;— Sale will commence on SATURDAY next. Come early and. make your selections HENBY ZANDER 1 AGENCIES: t. \ SUN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY CANTON MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY IONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA: ALBEET EGBERTS BAS FOE SALE,— Corn sacks LARGE SIZE AND FULL weight. SEAMING TWINE IN ANY QUANTITY. Clovers, — ;EED, WHITE, COWGEAtfS, ALSYKE, and TEEFOIL. RYEGRABB, COCKSFOOT, jnd RAPE. ANCHOR Binding Wire and very best Binder Twine. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, COOPER'S SHEEP DIP THE STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. "WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. 1 CAPITAL— .£I,6ob7oOO STEELING. HEAD OFFICE^ DUNEDIN. ; TNSURERB have the most undoubted Security under this Company's Policies JL together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FIRE and MARINE RISKS accepted on all descriptions ot Property and Merchandise also Crop, Stack, and ttfaobina Risks at Lowest Kates of Premium. 1 Fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE : HEREFORD BTREET, OHRTSTOHURCH. : . (Opposite Dank of New Zealand. ) J ! ARCHIBALD SCOTT, t. Manager for Canterbury. ! \u25a0 ALBEBT EOBEBTS, 16 . AG6JNT, ASHPURTQJS



Public notices. Dentistry— Painless Extraction. MR AUDLEY E. MERE WETHER WILL AITEND DAILY JONES' NEW BUILDINGS, East Street. 2f 51 £20 BEWARD, IN consequence of the amount'gof Poaching going on m the Creeks ! [ on the Legralior Estate, tho above reward will be paid to anyone giving information that will lead to a conviction. From this date NO ONE will be per- mitted to fish m the Creeks on the Lagmbor Estate. 11*58 DONALD MoLEAN. NOTICE. TOURING DR LEAHY'S abaonoo In Kugland, Dr W. T. Hannah will conduct the praotioe, and may be consulted at Dr Leahy's residence, Tanored Street. An Immediate Bettleuieot of all Accounts Is requested. 2*56 HAVING purchaße-1 from Mr Tnit his Stock and business m Burnett atteet, I hope the Public and thoee who have been m the habit of dealing with Mr Tait will continue to do so with me. Everything mil be Bold at exceedingly low prices. A. IBELAND, Saddler, Ashburton. HAVING disposed of my Business and Goodwill to Mr A. Ireland, I hope that all those who hive favored me with their patronage will continue to give the varna io Mk Ireland. 2 79 JAMES TAIT. . Ferriman i F. FERRIMAN AGENT FOR JOSEPH FORD'S PATENT SCOUR AND LUNG-WORM MIXTURE FOR SHEEP. A PERFECT CURE FOR SCOUR AND LUNG-WORM. One Drenching as per instructions, will be found perfectly effectual, and instead of injuring the Sheep m any way, it will give both stoimch and i bowels a healthy tone, and increase the appetite won- derfully, so that the Sheep recover and thrive right awaj\ *"pHE following are a few of the Testi- J. monials that have been received, testi« fyine to the efficacy cf this vrluable SCOUR *nd LUNG- WORM MIXTURE :— On May 3rd, 1887, Mr John Storrier, of Ealing, writes : — Sir, — I hereby beg to certify that you drenched 82 of my Hoggets w th your Patent Mixture for Scour and Lung- Worm, on the 15th April. They were m a weak state, and had begun to die, After you dtenched them not on* died, and on the third day the Scour was stopped, and thpy a-e now doing well. To Mr Joseph Ford, Ea'ing. South Rangitata, June 6th, 1887. SIR,— I have drenched our Sheep with your PATENT MIXTURE, and it has proved a perfect cure. The Hoggets were dying at the rate of from three to four each day. The disease also broke out amongst a flock of four and six-tooth Wethers I had on the turnips, and these sheep were also dying oft fast. I drenched the lot on the 23rd May, and have lost only one sheep since. The balance are all doing well, and the disease has quite disappeared, Yours, &c, Henry Hearn, (Manager for Mr Ruddenklau.) To Mr Joseph Ford. Bankfield, St Andrews, July 25th, 1887.. . Mr Joseph Ford, Ealing, Dear Sir, — I duly received the bottle con- taining yom Lung-Worm Mixture. I tried it as per your instructions, on eight »f the worst weaners I had, and I am very pleased with the result. The quantity you sent me for trial was so small that I could not test its efficacy m curing Lung-Worm so thoroughly as I wou d have liked. But I am so pleased with what I saw of it that I will use a lareer quantity of it next year, and hope that it will prove to be all you claim it to be, and that you can supply it at a reasonable price Your? faithfully, D, McLaren, Flemington, August 31st, ISS7. To Mr Toseph Ford, Dear Sir, — I have pleasure m telliug you that I purchased from your Ashburton Agent two 2-gallon tins of year Patent Scour and Lung- Worm Mixture, and used it m my flock. Abijat 300 of my lambs were very bad a and I gave each of them a drench, taking care that the administration was done by my own hands. In about a week or so all had recovered with the exception of three or four. Those who farmed the exception were hope- less to begin with, and their recovery I should certanly have looked upon as a miracle. Those that recovered are now eood honest sheep, thanks to the kindly action of your valuable patent A. McArtiiura Epperstone Farm, Hinds, September a^'.h, 1887. Mr JosErH Ford, Ealing, Dear Sir, — I wish to add vwy testimony P the great value of your Mixture for Lunty Worm and Scour m Sheep or Lambs. M Hoggets were scouring and had commenced to iie off. I drafted out 24 m July, and after dagging them, gave each a dose of your Mixture, which effected a cure, and 1 had no more trouble with them. Your Lung- Worm and Scour Mixture only requires to be snore publicly known, when I am sure Sheep Farmers will be grateful to you k>r having made so valuable a discovery as. you have done. Yours, &«,,. John Emerson. Waterton, and September, 1887. Tq Mkl Joseph Ford , Dear Sir,— l have used your Scour anc! : Lung- Worm. Mixture with the best possibk results. Yours truly, ; Alexander Kidd* DIRECTIONS FOR USE. One tablespoon ful and a -halt for cacl Sbeep is the quantity Cor each drench. Mj mode of drencMng h to u«».-a > heap's horn, made 10 hold ths neat quantity, care to be taken to. shake, the tin well so as to get al the mgredjents mixed to an uniform thi leness . before drenching. One Gallon is sufficien 1 for 160 Sheep. JOSEPH f"ORD, Ealing,



POISON IN THE ASHES MANY people believe that Nature has somewhere a remedy for every disease So many and so terrible are the ills of life, and so slight the pleasure we get as time flics past, that such a belief is the least we can how m a gracious and all-wise Providence. A few remedies— but, alas, how few I— have been found. Others, so far, lie hidden from human inquiry. Occasionally death follows quickly on the heels of the evil— an illustra- tion of the dangerous character of the ailment to be relieved. For example, Nervous Dyspepsia is a com* paratively new disease, growing out of the conditions of m life. It is a joint affec- tion of the digestive organs and cfthe nervous system. These two were formerly treated as I separate ailments, and it was left for the clear- sighted thinkers to prove that the b sis of this terrible and often fatal complication lies chiefly m the dis rdered and depraved functions of digestion and nutrition. They reasoned thus : " It* we can induce the sfonvch t.» do its work, and stimulate the excretive organs lo drive out of the body Ihe poisonous waUe matter which rema ns after the life-giving elements of the food have been absorbed, we shall have c mquered Nervous Dyspej sia and Nervous Exhausiion." And they were right. Know- ing the infallible power of Seigel's Syrup m less complicated though similar diseases, they resolved to test it fully, m this. To leave no ground for doubt, they prescribed the remedy m hundreds of cases which had been pro- nounced incurable— with perfect success m every instance where their directions as to living and diet were scrupulously followed. Nervous Dyspepsia and Exhaustion may almost be called a peculiarly English disea c. To a greater or less extent half the people of this country suffer from it — both sexes and all ages. In no country m the world are there so many insane asylums filled to overflowing, all resulting from this alarming disease. Its leading symptoms are these ; frequent or con- tinual headache ; a dull pain at the base of the brain ; bpd breath ; nauseous eructations ; the rising of sour and pungent fluids to the throat ; a sense of opp ession and faintness at the pit of the stomach, flatulence; wakeful, ness and lo*s of sleep ; disgust with fooJ even when weak from the need of it ; sticky and slimy matter on the teeth or m the mouth, especially on rising m the morning ; furred and coated tongue j dull eyes ; cold hands and feet } constipation ; dry or rough skin ; inability to fix the mind on any labor or calling continuous attention; and oppressive and sad fore! o- ings and fear. All this terrible group Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup removes by its positive, power- ful, direct, yet painless and gentle action upon the functions of digestion and assimilation. Those elements of the food that buhd up and strengthen the system are seat upon iheir mission, while Ml waste matters (the ashes of life's fire) which, unremoved, poison and kill, are expelled from the body through the bowels, kidneys, an ' skin. The weak and prostratedjnerves are quieted, toned, and fed by the purified blood. As the result, health, with its enjoyments, blessings, and power, retu'ns to the sufferer, who had perhaps abandoned all hope of ever seeing another well day. Mother Feigel's Curative Syrup is for pale by all chemists and medicine vendors, and by the propmtors, A. J. White, Limited, 35, Farringdon Road, London. Public Notices ~ SATURDAY,' 25th FEBEUARyT ~~ SPECIAL~ENTRY. -i GORSE CUTTER, by David Cairn- X oroua. Sale at 1 o'clock. T. BULLOCK, 2°82 Auctioneer* ASBBORTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held at the Secret»ry'B Office, .Arcade, on WEDNEB- DAY, 22 d Inet., at 8 p.m., to eleot » President. J. 0. DUNCAN, 2*54 Secretary. NOTICE. lif THE ESTATE OF THE LATE THOMAS TOPPIN. ALL debts due to the above estate ap to 13th Febraary inst, have been sold to William H. Toppin, wjiose receipt alone will be a sufftcient discharge. 2 65 MARGARET TUP PIN, NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. EXCURSION TO CHRISTCHURCE. FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION. ON WEDNESDAY, 22nd February, an Excursion train will leave Aenbur- ton for Curistchurch at 9 20 a.m., return- ing at 5.45 p.m. Return fares, 53 6d firet- olass ;4a second. Children 3to 12 years half ra'e-, under 3 years free. Saturday return tickets to Christahuroh will be issued at slationfl north of Temuka en the 20th, 2 1st, and 82nd February, for ordinary trains, available for return till 24th, llfrcire Brigades' Demon at ration at Obriatchurch, February 21etand 22nd. 2*64 hy order. Mount Somers Coal I AM »o*< '4 fc. ppaHlon to supply COAL at considerably reduoed rates. In ; anticipation of a LARGE DEMAND daring the coming season, I have made PRICES such that no one, need want FUEL ; and until, ifcx ther notice will supply at Pec track load at Mount Somers Railway Station, per ton ... 12b Stations on Mount Somera line, freight added, ABhburtoOi pet<tc^ok ; per ton 15* TlnwalA ' m \u0084 15' d .Wjinajovs \u0084 15a Hinda. „ , 16s Krftog „ „ 17« Dromore \u0084 \u0084 lot Ohettsey „ „ 1C: TERM 3 CASH. BOOKING EXTRA. n Ashburton retail quantities delivered to Customers, residences, at 20a p?c ton, CASH. All Information tq be obtained fcotUj and orders left with m Ml' 6. RESTELL, WEST STREET, Whom I have »ppotnted my Agent, anc irbo wlllfcell at above rates FOR CASE



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