The Ashburton Guardian.

VOl VII. NO- 2441

ASHBURTON -: SATyR|^Y,jOj^^JSOO

PRICE : ONE PENNY



Public Notices. pHABLEST)RADDELI Licensed Landbroker and Valuator nder "The Land Transfer Act, 188E .. v - ESTATE, HOUSE, LAND, AND IajBNERAL COMMISSION AGENT T .;pni<;p--Burnetb Street, Nexk to' "Mail 1 Office. , | TIKWALD AND MOUNT SOMERS RAILWAY. MOUNT SGatERS AND CAVENDISH ROYAL MAIL COACH. 3[iHß abor* Coach leaves Hood's 'hotel L ; for Carendish RaUway Station ererj y, meeting each tr&in. : Passengers by morning train may pro ceed by coach to Alford Forest, thence tc Methrtn in time for the last train foi Cfhristchurch, or may return in tim« fox tne hst train for Ashburton. Paroele and Orders will receife every Attention Horses and Buggies on hire. JOHN HOOD. HU L I N 1 S U L I N' S :GOLD FOUNTAIN PEN] Warranteed 14 Carat. •:i'rWhi f9 (37s 6d) per doz. .Retails readily for II 5s each. •~ -Th« besfc pen for the price ever made. .. **itße; everywhere and giving universal satisfaction. ° 'x - HULIN'S LETTER FILE. ' iWm-hold'3ooo lettenr-alphfttetically ar ringed. Mbre than 5,000,000 in use. Price, in gross lots, 3.75 (6d) per doz. . THE MOST POPULAR LETEER FILE EVER MADE. Ofiter though Commission Hottsee, ■ lv3^J_ 'SjTfc made by persons cf either sex, in their own localities, at irorlc for us. New business. All meet with-ifphderful success. , Any one can do ' the work. Capital not required. We " will start yon. Outfit worth £1 mailed free. The. employment is particularly . adaptedto the region in which this publi cation circulates. Boys and girls earn nearly a much as men. Full particulars and instructions mailed free. Now is the time—don't delay, but write to us a once. Address Stinson and Co., Potrtland, Maine, United States. THE ASHBUETON FUENI TUEE WAEEHOUSE TANCRED STREET. T3ICKFORD anTuNDRILL have a ~t~^ —larger-miu careiaiiy seiecceci stoat oi FURNITURE now on view, including Suites, Sofas, Couches, Chests Drawers'* Chairs, etc., etc., of their own manufac ture from well seasoned materials. Iron Bedsteads in various patterns. Bedding in great variety. Special line of PERAMBULATORS, '^tfri.fche thing for the holidays. ■ ■ - A Choice Assortment of OfllNA, GLASSWARE, ORNAMENTS , Very, fuitable ft* Christmas presents JEST AJEtRIVED. Er "WAKEFIELD." A oonsigninent of Assorted. CHAIRS AKD FANCY GOODS. miVEOnOV WBEELY INVITED . Furniture designed and made to order »t ■hortert notio» —Koto the address— TANOKED STREET Oppocdtw fhe Arcada AITTtJMN&WINTFiE, 189O i^vUR NEW GOODS now »n hand, vl. .«omprisf the|ollowjnk :— Tanoy Mid PJajn DIAGONAL. Worsted" CoatSogs, Black and Blue. Worsted Suitings and Trouserings, CHECKS and STRD?ES. HEAVY TWEEDS FOR WINTER WEAR. We haveatoo a few FANCY WORSTED VESTISGS, very Stylish. H JPr- TH~ /HRAIGHEAD * CC JjJ, TA I L O E S, ANORED STREKT ASEKUTCfON ASHBURTON COAL & FIREWOOD DEPOT. EQ ~~T> EAN, . . JO, JJBAN, COAL & FIREWOOD 1 MERCHANT OATS BEAN CHAFF •« ETC BTC. JOHN "\1"OISON OHN .M.OISON XTAS^NOW REMOVED to the J~L TOWN HALL BUILDINGS »d having had considerable Alterations made, jfehe premises are now Complete for is biisiD ess. STOCK is large and season able and for s*le at his usual Low Rates. J^" Rhpitju" Pbompm>y Attbndbd To JOHN MOISOX



ASK YOUR GROCER FOR -1 - ■ -; ''• '- X *•▼ -UF-,,. A \ ■ i : ' l!Jil (^X rjT^ /gi \N.S?,UWUBraiAI GAZETTE. r • T#!&AATi/<rl 1\ pirAA £i M ?fMjSk\'-^■M-V/The blending is entirely »«en- ' I iBSt I CAS # •.BftlS^^r %aed to. by Mr. JNelion hlmMlf, : -')i J^I'QS t\ iiwi? ncf> l|Ul4 nat ha<l * special ' IM 1 TUIP" ' \C\ M ■Hrfl raff^ffA • training intha art." . , '^ I ... ;/f# i/sSSSfISLTf"-" TI«ABt!HEIiA'LDr [yf^ '. * VHv #Mr Tt "I I™*} V" AW "Tl>» firm deserve* the wp« "Kn'Dl :V/!cW° # ESfesSßv \ »porto£allt)urßhaseriofTe« II W Tid»B,:i #j»rrß SuSoAi -«h*s the artieta th« 7 offer it M-;-r< Wta t*W mB BBiid»\- ' m-superior to anything we *\Y^ M' /& <■ ]jtiipi^LT wV % fessional Taiter ud thoiDgh^. *iF j/? j jjSljKe^^Jl^. Ji." s lillfraHfS efrafs' Atf«|O^E Hi GTON, ffttR!BTCK!fRCH, DUNEOIN. « Agents everywhere. Sf&D IN ASBBtfRTON BY iriid rail the ?^ri^cipal storekeeper* STEEDMAN'S ■ SOOTHING POWDERS F#ft CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this -well-known Family Medicine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS Its well-earned, extensive sale has indoced SPURIOUS IMITATIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the original as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor, therefore, feels it due to the public to give a special caution against th« use of SUCH IMITATIONS Purchasers are therefote requested to carefully observe the four following important characteristics, without which none ar« genuiue :— Ist.—ln every case th« words JOHN STEEDMATsT. fiTTKMTST. WAL WUxvxn, o-u-iirxirsr, * t « engrareci on tne Government Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd.—Each single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd—-The name,.Steedman, is always spelt with two EE'S. 4th.—The manufacture is earned on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors at Is lid and 2s 9d each. Kbmpthornb, Prossbr al*d Co. New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company ESTABLISHED ... m ... 1859. CAPITAL—ONE MILLION. PMMIEK AKD WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED TOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY} FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. A£B«,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &©., AOCEP TED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. GEOBGE JAMESON, AGENT, ASHBURTON. 73/ *\TI> F fe^iig^aglJ WATCH AND CLOCK **V>M3_ * !iy<P&Sx!| MAKER, JEWELLER,. &c. MURRAY K^M EAfiT STREET, i LARGE aßd Varied 'Aworlmenj rf New Jewellery^ Plate, &c. A nnajr.nJ £X ficoni Rtcck of Wa»cheß and U'ccks atp»icea tangiD/* from a few'shillings lo £30. Every . Watch or Clock sold will be Guaranteed, i make a Special Lim of High Classed Eogliah Wateh-js. f Wel|.»t>P.9J. nl^ W rk^P3 unlor my porßjnal. prmrioten-ejce' aasur a all work beinit turned oat promptly and in firrt-c'ase condition. *Vn Vj)jj^ iv]i w]]yn}]'; .:



THE' {WTfMltf OFFICE OF?NEWZE*UtND offers the adrantages of efficient and confidential management amd provides for the administration of Estates umkr Marriage Contracts, Settlements and Wills at reduced Ba^ei of Charges.. PeWms ▼ho;are about to marry, or who may be desirioW of jionntitmting Trusts: for benevolent or charitable purposes, should consult th# P»bli# Ttubtih, or any of his Agent*. "JLirttwprtnij** Liir* made tot the conMnuants* of the services 'of family - AOl&AfcP; BARNS InD CO.^hristchtireh, Local Agents. ; _  *— - •"•'*' "£t*~ ' , ''' ,",; ; ] "**■ •I' WHEAT. WHEAT. WHEAT CASH BWTKBH ROL L.I T & C 0,, CANTERBURY MILLS, ASHBUIITON, ARE still prompt Cash Buyers of Prime Milling Wheat at highest market price. Flour, Bran and Sharps always on hand. Gristing by patent Roller process done on the shortest notice. I AM A CASH BUYEROF— WHEAT, OATS, , AND I RYE-GEASS TN ANY QUANTITY jCORNSACKS, TWINE, Etc., ALWAYS ON HAND STORAGE AT~CURRENT RATES. ALBERT ROBERTS, WEST STREET,- ASHBURTON W. GR GG AnJp.C'jMPAHY PUKE BLTC&DED TEzVS NFW BKAS*<%. ISB9-90, —-' od l'b PACKETS, Zb F4NCY OANISTERa «nd 61 TRY TBEBJi TI«Y TIITSE BLENDS i/ -* \/ 33 4d N\ /& Bd\ //sT^ (CROWN ([ EAGLE )j (ExhiUtiou j) ICL U U One Tria! will establish, their constant use j To be obtained from j OHN" OEE & CO AJND D. MSFARLANE wp H. ZANDER. The Union Fire Insurance Company, Limited Head dee, Christchnrch. CAPITAL ... ... £2,000,000 PAID UP £100,00? RESERVE AND REINSURANCE FUND £65,000 DIRECTORS,- Hon. J. T. Peacock, M.L.C., (Jhairman. P. Cunningham, Esq., H. E. Webb G. G. Stead, Esq., Deputy Chairman, Esq., Hon. W/Ree,<tes, M.L.C] ■I. Anderson, Esq., J. Palmer, Esq., General Manager, W. DEVENISH MEARES Offices, 172 Hereford St., Christchurch. Special Features : The only Institution of the kind with its Head Office Christchurch. Liberality in Settlement of Claims Ra"*bs, *he lowest current. AGENT FOR ASHBURTON AND DISTRICT JOHN a EESTELL WEST STREET. JOHN G. EEBTELL, , WE-ST IBTEEET, ASHBUKTON, — AGENTPORI—J The Mercantile Finance and Agency Co. Limited, The Union Fira and Marine Insurance Co. Limited 1 The Ceylon and Indian Tea Association, The Deering Reaper and Binder, | The Titan Windmill|(Dankß maker) COMMISSION BUSINESS OF ALL KINDS UNDERTAKEN, of Town and Country Propertiea^made. LOANS ONjFREEHOLD PROPERTIES NEGOTIATED ' i" - ■ A [ on Security of Bills of Sale, Wool and Agricultural LiewJ



Public Notioes. ' jDOFkOn To lend on approved d^J^JtJ V_/V^' freehold security. JOHN C. CORR, Barrister & Solicitor Burnett St Ashburton. F FLAVALL ENGINEER AND MACHINIST, Ashburton. STEAM Engines and Boilers refaaired, .i Threshing' Machines overhauled Latest Improvements fitted into old machines. Numerous testimonials on application. Shop—Acland and Campbells Old Auction Rooms.- - $188 E B • PAINT in the —WORLD—' Any shade from Pnre White to Jefc Black. A COMBINATION of the | purest paint with India .Rubber* forming a smooth, glossy, firm, durable, elastic and beautiful Paint, unaffected by change of temperature, is perfectly waterproof, and adapted to all classes of work,! and is. in every way a better paint for'either inside or outside painting than jfiiy other paint in the vrorld. Being from one-third to one-fourth cheaper and lasting at least three times as long as the best lead and oil paints. Be sure that our trade mark on every package. Prepared and ready for use and sold by the hallon only. There has never been a paint offered the public that has become so popular (in the same time) and given as perfect satisfac tion as the Rubber Paint. DOGS. 11T ANY years since we had the pleasure ; IYI to introduce to the publio the BUFFALO MEAT.DOGS; BISCUITS, now so extensively used in the principal kennels of the "world. Sinoe that time we have made many im portance improvements in their manufacture —improvements not of the nature of veget able compounds which may be added to any | food of a trifling cost, but of the nature to produce good hard flesh and muscle, ingre- j dients which no other Biscuit or Dog Food possesses, and for which we have received numerous medals and high recommendations, amongst which we may mention that of Pro- ; fessor D.i Zurn, who after many careful I analysis and experiments pronounced these biscuits to be of the greatest excellence, and to contain double the quantity of nourish- ' ment that is to be found in the flesh, thns farming the best and most successful food for dogs that is possible to produce. It is'important to notice that every biscuit is stamped—"Buffalo Meat, Trade Mark," the quality of which we guarantee. Twenty shillings per cwt, carriage paid. SOLE MANUFACTURERS, I W. G. CLARK & SONS, ANCHOR PATENT BISCUIT WORKS, LIMEHOUSE, LONDON, E.C. Established 1851. BRANCH OFFICE & FACTORY. 754 Washington Street, New York. ABSOLUTE PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE. Manufacturers of VULCAN PAINT AND SOTERIA. Absolute protection against extension of fire. Color cards and test shingles with instruc tions and proofs of on materials furnished. THE WALKER CORK EXTRACTOR Pronounced the best Mechanical Cork Extractor in the Market, as it pulls the Cork the easiest, and removes it quickest > from the Screw. Its ure prevents tho agitation of carbo nated or other beverages, and allows the sediment to remain undisturbed in the bottle. Designed tor the jise of hotels, restau rants, saloons, clubs and families. Orna mental in appearanae and. full .nickel plated. Special "terms to jobbers. Manufactured by the E. WALKER TOOL COMPANY ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILD ING and INVESTMENT SOCIETY. PAID-UP CAPITAL ... £JK) ~pVEPOSITS of £5 and upwards re ' \J ceived at the following rates of ' interest:— At call or 3 months ... 5 per cent. Six months ... c ... 5^  Longer Periods 6  All information on application o EDWARD, STEPHENS, ; - Manager. 1 ffice—Tanored Street



Public Notioes. ASHBURTON "GUARDIAN." DUNriDIN AGENCY. TITR R. T WHEELER, Stafford Street, Dunedin, has been appointed our Agent, and will be able to arrange^ terms with advertisers for contract advertise ments. ; St/ITS td MEASU&E. rpHE Largest Stock of' JL TWEEDS ever shown in Ashburton to choose from. - QUALITY AND FIT GUARANTEED. Come and see the prices. 'ASHBURTON ; CLOTHING MART. SAUNDERS BUILDINGS. 'T?.- AIJCORiISr- THE LENITIVE PECTORAL SYRUP. HT7ILON is an Infallible remedy • JD for Catarrhs, Bronchitis, Colds, and all Bronchial Affections. It is for over Sixty Yeaks prescribed by the Medical Celebrities. GEOEG^ PASTE j EPI N A L A PECTORAL LIQUORICE BONBON is proved to be efficacious against Colds Nervous Coughs, and all irritations of the ThJoat and Cheat. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. REYNAL SONS et Co., Chemists, 28, Rue Taitbout, Paris. BLAAD and HUMPHEHVS BLAND AND fIOMPHEBYS Hold YVeeky Sales of HORSES, PIGS, CATTLE, PRODUCE, V FURNITURE, &c. EVERY SATURDAY. j \ | L i;V E i STOCK SAL B_S ; Every Tuesday at Tinwald and Ashburton Yards alternately^ CLEARING SALES TOWN AND COUNTRYJ According to arrangement. —We have for Sale Privately— 0 REAPERS'AND BINDERS 1 Crosskill ROLLER, GRASS STRIPPERS \ITE are instructed by Mr L. Markey- W to SeU by Private Treaty the balance of his Thorough-Bred Horses, in ! eluding a number of Brood Mares, Colts and Fillies by "Johnny Faulkner." BLAND & HUMPHERYS. "YI7E have placed in our hands for VV Private Sale, A Compact little Farm of 200 Acres, situated three miles from Town. It is sub-divided into several Pad docks, and laid down to English grasses, with plenty of Water. The Buildings consist of a Comfor table 5-roomed House and 4-stalled i Stable. Also, — x FOR SALE PRIVATELY— i A Q.iT\ A°RES at Maheno, in the Otepopo district, well fenced and divided into 8 paddocks, with a well built 11-roomed House, 6-stallcd Stable, Coach House, Cow Shed, Sheep Yards, 4-roomed Cottage/Blacksmith Shop there on. All in good order and condition. The Farm has been well" worked. The half is in English grass and the balance in stubble and turnips. This property is within a mile and a half from the Maheno Railway Station, and is well -watered. Price Low and Terms Easy. Also, — r\/j a ACRES four miles from the Hinds ; Virgin Soil, at a Very Low Price. BLAND & HUMPHERYS. ' Ye have been appointed Agents for JOHNSON and Go's ARTIFICIAL MANURE [_ I__ j WE HAVE ON HAND 5 TONS i {Sample and Particulars of which can be had on application. _r BLAND and HUMPHERYS; AUCT ON-EERSj



Public Notices ■" GOVE»NMENT LIFE. INSUBjSnCH DEPARTMENT. ; LOANS' OAT MORTC ACE.' / T7VROM liino to time a limited portion of tha JC fundw is lent qu ftret^fiortg>vgo, of freoholi security, with optidii of repayment'l/y fixed iv« stalm'outß, spread over 12,15,0r 20 yeais. ').'•'■ ' . _al?-yoai-lyS Payment for eaeu _IQD. Period of Loan-— ■ ' s £ 8. d, .'"." j-.Tifefwe yoarß . ..•'■ .- ... 6-4 7 ■ ' 'Fifteenyo&iri" ... \','•"..; ,6? 8 9 ■ 'Twenty years ... ••"' ...f 413 8 T.'r-'.:.'- :.,;■ ..."el '■ i'\ ■:'--.'icTrby pvin. i- ■.'. : ■ . .: .ii -i ■ ■ !. I i.i 11,: ■• :'..'■■: m ■■■.■■.. i . ■■■ ■■■■,: a ■■ ■ •..- la '.'.'.■ ' ."<.<.:; !.r:r..(.'i iMii'i.'.-.i 1,-ii to "::!itii The borrower may, before the expiry of thi fujl period, redeem tbo ]•'■«"• v-ittl ny "•i*i'r».it notice, on terms which ■ ■.■ ■ :. ■ .: i .it office, or at any of the c ■ :', '.'. ) >.i'..i, .1, vliore hlfo {onus of nppJic'itio!: poujli&obtainc^ For full l'liiiicul.irs us to loans ,nmily to th« Head a_d liruucli Oflices itul Tost Oflki'S. V. \V. FKANKI.AND.i'M.A., n ro'MTiii«!"!or<'i >un! fi'ivf. Acttinry, TOWLE'S PENNYROYAL & f STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES > quickly orrect a!l irregularities, and relieve the distressing ymptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is ljd and 2s 9d, of Chemist arid Patent Medicine Vendors/ Prepared only by the LINCOLN and MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG CO., Lincoln' England Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses Beware of imitations. Though imitated by many, surpassed by none." '' LEVIATHAN RAILWAY TEMPER ANCE HOTEL. (Opposite the Railway Statiou) DUNEDIN. " ' MRS SILK, PROPRIETRESS THIS very popular Establishment con , _ _ .tinuea.toafford ,yery KT supe^iqr accom» modation to tourists and others who desire the COMFORTS of HOME, combined with j Very Moderate Charges. The sole management of the house as well as the cuisine affairs, are under the personal supervision of Mrs Silk. " The house is situated ■ within a few minutes walk of th<» Post Office, Steamboat Landings; and other places. ■'") TOriN GILMCUR'fT STEEL'P E r N S ARE THE BEST. _______ lODINE OF IRON DTT T O A PPROVED by the Academy of Medicine tx of Paris, are especially recommended bp the Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, King's Evil, etc.), tho early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weakness, ,Poorness of Blood, and a stimulating and regulating its peiiodic course. None Genuine unless signet? "Blancard, 40, rue Bonaparte, Paris. ' Sold by Druggists and Chemists through out the Colonies. TT^OR the Blood is the Life-Clark's world _■ famed Blood Mixture, warranted to cleanse the blood from all impuritios from whatever causes arising. For scrofula scurvey, skin and blood diseases, and ■ sores of all kinds its effects are marvel lous. Thousands of testimonials. Sol in bottles 4s 6d, and 11s each by chemist and patent medicine vendors everywhere Sole proprietors : The Lincoln and Mid land Counties Drug Co,, Lincoln England G~W- TAYLOE & CO- General Auctioneers, Land and Estat . Agents, 20, Collins Street, West, Melbourne, ARE prepared to undertake Sales o Freeheld Property, Household Furniture, Merchandise, etc. Libera advances made on goods for unreseryed sale. Monthly list of Property for sale, '- or to let, issued free Loans negotiated, Absenteesrepresented insurances effected, charge moderate, settlements prompt. Land sales conducted. _______ j7ranger SADDLE, COLLAR, and HARNESS MAKER. "F""T"AVING Purchased the business of I I Mr A. Ireland, and removed into those commodious premises, lately occupied by him n Burnett Stroet,. begs most sincerely to thank' his customers for past support, and solicits a continuance of the same, which he will strive to deserve by keeping the best stock o. Saddlery and Harness, and strict atten tion to bitsiness, combined with good workmanship and reasonable charges, epairs neat • \nd promptly attended FOC COUGHS. COLDS, Bronclnts, Asthma, Inflnen_a. Consumption' &c. T7""AY'S Compound Essence of Line - ___ seed Ainseed, Senega, Squill, Tom, etc., with Chlorodyne. KAY'S Compound, demslcent expec torant, for Coughs, colds and chest complaints. TRAY'S Compound, for Coughs and _l\_ Colds is equally serviceaVe for Horses and Cattle. "T7"AY'S Tic Pills, a specific iuNouralgia __ Face-ache, etc. Contains Quinine Iron^etc- Sold Everywhere. - : Sole Makers— KAY BROTHERS, Lim., Stock ort, England THE MIRROR,' A HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Soialc Political, Literary, and Dramati paper, to be published every FRIDAY price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne re, Russell Street, Melboune; - CHERTSEY SHEEP DIP. V, • [ FARMERS OF THE CHERTSEY DISTRICT, . IHave much plcasu-v ":i •'■''•'.*: M-nt my tender for the «, II Hi IS n Ml' has been accepted, and that I will use MURTON / AND WHITE'S PREMIER DIP through out the season. Mv man will be at the Chertsey Saleyards every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and - FRIDAY, dthing the Season commencing MARCH 19th, from 8 o'clock till 4. l Prices foe Dipping Id per head tiil 14th Aril; Ud to 14th May. I would strongly advise Farmers to Dip r Early. . Instructions can be left with Mr ivlcDowell, Chertsey. D. THOMASV 44 Ashburton.