pples of this year s crop have made on tncbenches of a show !

Let me congratulate you on your new type. Your print now of the reading matter will compare with that of any paper in the colony for clearness, and your neat black clean-cut headlines are quite an outset to the paper's appearance. Good print is a great desideratum in the country, where the light is not always very brilliant, but your print is now so clear that it might almost be read in the dark. After that hadn't I now better say.—So long.

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. For the Ashburton Racing Club's Autumn Meeting the following nomina . tions have been received . — - First Day. HotdliK Race Handicap, of 45 soys. ■* ■' " ' Two miles. Ixion Carpenter Royalty . JLittle Arthur Moana Nightingale Cathedral 'AtTTUJIN HANDICAP, of 60 v ":.' soys* ' One mile and a half. Ruby Preston jAhua ', Leinster Yarra, ti Quibble .Lord'Aston .  Helmsman .Alcinous ■ Nightingale District. Welter Handicae, of 30 soys, - _'. -, One mile and a half. ' Martha '\- - Yarra liberator ; J Pennine Jack" - - 1 • ■ Derby TaumutU- ' .. - R6ad Metal Zuleika Authentic . : Fidelia Cymaro Cathedral | Loo~ > Flying- Handicap, of 30 soys. Six fur longs. Lord Aston Road Metal Alcinous Quickstep Leinster . Sir Julius JennyXynn Second Day. ' County Hurdle Handicap, of 35 soys, One mile and a half. Royalty . , Little Arthur Carpenter Oymaro Cathedral Grand Stand Handicap, of 60 soys. i One mile and a quarter. Ruby Leinster Ahua Quibble Yarra % Helmsman Lord Aston Nightingale Alcinous "Wakanui Handicap, of 30 soys. One mile. Martha Derby Liberator Road Metal Jack Authentic Zuleika Quickstep Fidelia Sir Julius Pennine Open Welter Handicap, of 45 soys. One mile. Martha Road Metal Yarra Quibble Preston Sir Julius Leinster Harvest Handicap, of 20sovs. Six furlongs. Jack Kiwi Jenny Lynn Quickstep Tamutu Loo Aparima Coinage Pennine Lopear Road Metal Authentic Cymaro Glenrowan Outlaw

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.] si>xt Be*aion. Wellington, April 14. The Session will probably be opened on the second Thursday in ■ June—the 12th. The Mall Steamers The Alameda with the mails of March 22nd left 'Frisco, April 9, four days late. The Mariposa with the mail of March 24, arrived at 'Frisco on April 12, contract date. Impure Milk. Dtjnedin, April 14. The Inspector of Nuisances has made a seizure of alleged impure milk. Civil Ca*F*. In banco, Judge Williams gave judg ment in Barron v Tramway Company, awarding the plaintiff £90 damages. In Winmill v Gallic, the Judge ordered account to be taken of Mrs Gallic's receipts from the estate from the time of the decease of the intestate.

STARTLING EVENT IN A VILLAGE

To the Editor of "Saturday Night, { Birmingham. I recently came into pos-, sion of certain facts of so remarkable nature, that I am sure you wijl be glad to assist in making them public, The follow ing letters were shown to me, and I at once begged permission to copy them for the Press. They come from a highly Te sponsible source, and may be received without question. MESSAGE from George James Gost ung, L.D.S., R.C.5.1., Ph. 0.1., Licentiate in Pharmacy and Dental Surgeon. Stowmarket, July 18, 1889. To M$ White, The enclosed remarkable cure should, 1 think, be printed and circulated in Suffolk. The statement was entirely voluntary, and is genuine in fact and detail.—G. J.G. "To the Proprietors of Mother Seigel's Syrup, "Gentlemen, —The following remark able cure was related to me by the husband. Mary Ann Spink, of Fin bprough, Suffolk, was for over twenty years afflicted with rheumatism and Neuralgia, and although comparatively a young woman at the time she was attacked (she. is now £%), she was compelled, in consequence, to" walk wjth two sticks, and eyen then with difficulty and pain. About year and a half ago she was advised to try Mother Seigel's Syrup, and after taking three bottles and two boxes of Seigel's Operating PiJJs, tJie use of her Hmtts was r^tored," and she is now able to walk three miles to Stowmarket with ease, frequently doing the distance in three quarters ojf an hour. Any sufferer who doubts this story can fully ascertain its truthfulness by paying a. visit to the visage and enquiring oi the villagers, ij^ho will osrtify'tp the facts." !'. Appended'is the husband's signature to the statement. ' "(RlSpjnk), "G. S. Gostung, '.' Ipswich, Street^ Stowmarket." *fhis \s certsiinjy a very' pitiable case, and the'happy cure 'wrought by this simple bu.t powerful remedy, must move the sympathy of all hearts in a, common pleasure.: This poor wojnan had been a cripple |or twenty of "her best years; yetfrfe'pi which she'should have had such £ojsfort and enjoyment as life has to giye. But, o# the contrary, the was, a miserable tvirden to, herself and. a source of £ftre to ${qwj an'agg when the yess of us arg gro,win~g she, in a manner, r§ngVs hap yo^th and almost Begins a n§w existence,' What a blessing snd vhat a wonder it is! No one who Jcnows her, or who reads her story, but will be thankful that the good Lord has enabled men to discover a remedy capable of bringing about a cure that jj. miuads us—w C - ~*-- ti^ \ t reV erently—of the age of miracles. It should be explained, ihat this most rei^jjarkable cure is..]iue"to the fact that *hetmiatism isa disease of the blood. Indigestion, constipation, and dyspepsia I the poison from the partially! digested food to enter the circulation, and ' ■Jie blood deposits it in the joints and

muscles. This is rehumatism. Seigel's Syrup corrects the digestion, and so stops the further formation and deposit of the poison. It then removes from the system the poison already there. It is not a cure-all, It does its wonderful work en tirely by its mysterious action upon the digestive organs, But when we remem ber that nine-tenths of our ailments arise in those organs, we can understand why Seigel's Syrup cures so many diseases.

THE ASHBTJRTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1890.



lublic Aotices. WILLOWBY WESLEYAN CHURCH. Reception Tea Meeting to the Rev. J. H. Gray, in the Willowby Schoolroom, I TUESDAY, APRIL 15th. j Tea at 5.30 p.m. Admission, Is Addresses by Ministers and Friends. | 4}82 Music by the Choir. tinwals~coal aniTfire wood DEPOT. JA /CLOTHIER has for fl . \J Sale—Best New- I castle, Westport, Grey Valley, and Mount ' Somers Coal, Firewood and Stakes. Prime Oaten Straw and .Sheaf Chaff, at Ashburton prices. DANCING. MR T TJ "D ROOKS, R J. 11. XJROOKS, Assisted by first class Local Talent, is open for engagements. Balls, Socials, Evening Parties, and Entertainments of all descriptions supplied with music, from 1 to 5 performers, at lowest possible prices. Terms on application. IN BANKRUPTCY. In the Estate of Joseph Clark. A MEETING of Credicors in the above Estate will be held at the Court House, Ashburton, on FRIDAY, the 18th day of April, 1890, at 11 o'clock. J. C. BELL, Deputy Official Assignee. Ashburton, April 12th 1890. 4J93 UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. "VT'OTICE is hereby given that the _Li South Road near Saunders' Mill will be stopped during repairs to the Bridge. The attention of travellers is called to the fact that there is another road on the other side the railway line, which will answer all purposes meanwhile. By Order, J. DAVISON, Clerk. April 12th, 1890. SATURDAY, 17th APEIL. IMPORTANT SALE" OF SUPERIOR DRAUGHT STOCK. BLAND AND HUMPHERYS have received instructions from Mr Edward Saunders to sell by Public Auction at the East Street Horse Bazaar on the above date, — •i CT Superior Draught MARES -ft; ±D and GELDINGS, J.O 3 to 5 Years Old, Broken to All Kinds of Harness, and will be Sold Subject to a Trial. The Auctioneers have pleasure in draw ing Special attention to this grand line of Draught Stock. Mr Saunders informs us that they are the best lot he has ever brought from the South. Sale at 1 o'clock. BLAND & HUMPHERYS, 4§94 ' • - Auctioneers. UNRESERVED CLEARING SALE AT TINWALD. THURSDAY, APRIL 17th. ' BLAND & HUMPHERYS have re ceived instructions from Mr Cyril Jephson, of Tinwaid, who is leaving the district, to sell by Public Auction, on THURSDAY, April 17th, 1890, the whole of his superior household furniture, com prising, Dining Room, DraAving Room, and three Bed Rooms, Kitchen and Office Furniture. PIANO by PAUL HESSE, a first class Instrument, also Dairy Utensils, Fire wood, Posts, Stakes, Wire, Wire Netting, 2 Horses, 2 Cows (springers), 1 Bull, Fowls, Guns, Fisliing Tackle, etc., etc. ALSO, At the same time and place, unless sold privately (2) two acres, (1) one rood of land, with confortable house erected thereon of 7 rooms, hall, etc., well finished and in perfect order, washhouse, set copper, concrete cellar, and Dairy. Stabling accomodation for 4 horses. The grounds are nicely laid out with fruit and ornamental trees, and a full sized Tennis Court has also been made. The Property can be seen on application. Sale at Noon. BLAND & HUMPHERYS, *B*l Auctioneers. SUBDIVISIONAL SALE OF PART OF THE CELEBRATED WESTERFIEU) ESTATE. 1150 AOPBS CHOICE LAND TO BE DISPOSED OF. I HAVE been instructed by C. G 1 Hawdon, Esq., to OFFER FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY, The Undermentioned FARMS OF GOOD LAND, VIZ:— ' NO. I—Containing 272 ACRES, well fenced and subdivided, with large Plantation (forty acres) in the centre of it. NO. 2—Containing 560 ACRES, with splendid improvements, f;irm build ings very complete, well fenced and subdivided, with frontages on three roads. NO. 3—Containing 125 ACRES, re claimed swamp, very rich'land, would make a splendid Dairy Farm. NO, 4—Containing 175 ACRES re claimed swamp, well fenced and subdivided. NOTE.—Running Water in every Pad dock in the Block. Inspection Confidently Invited. Terms —One-third cash ; balance, three years at 6£ per cent. For particulars, apply D. THOMAS, 4 95 Ashburton. SALE OF PRIVILEGES. TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16th, 1890. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING. MR D. THOMAS has received instruc tions from the Stewards of the Ashburton Racing Club, to Sell by Public Auction at Tattersall's, West Street, Ashburton, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16th, At 12 o'clock, The following Rights of Privileges of the above races, via. :— LOT I.—Luncheon Room and, Publican'^ j Bar under G.ra,ns Staftd, ''"* *'' '  2,—Pt^bljcai^s Booth under new Is "' * "Stand.  3.—Confectioner's Booth under new Is Stand.  4.—Right to charge admission to new Is Stand. „ 5.---Right Qf Spoi'tH, i  6.—Horse Yards; '* D. THOMAS, 4+96 Auctioneer,



HOW PJLLS AHE MADjJ



The Custom of taking medicine in the form of pills dates far back in history. The object is to enable us to swallow easily in a condensed form disagreeable and nauseous, but very use ful, drugs. To what vast dimensions pill taking has grown may be imagined, when we say that in England alone about 2,000,000,000 two thousand million) pills a-e consumed every vpt In early days pills were made slowly by hand, as the demand was compara tively small. To-day they are produced in infinitely greater rapidity by machines especi ally contrived for the purpose, and with greater accuracy, too, in the proportions of the various ingredients employed.



No form ot medication can be better than ». pill, provided only it is intelligently prepared. But right here occurs the difficulty. Easy as it may seem to make a pill, or a million of them there are really very few pills that can bs honesty commended for popular use. Mo=t of them tiiher undershoot or overshoot the mark. As everybody takes pills of some kind, it may be well to mention what a good, safe, and reliable pill should be. Now, when on feels dull and sleepy, and has more or less pain in the hea' 4, sides, and back, he may be sure his bowels are constipated, and his liver



uegish. To remedy this unhappy state of things there is nothing like a good cathartic pill. It will act like a charm by stimulating the liver into doing its duty, and ridding the digescive organs of the accumulated poisonous mat .



liut the good pill docs not gripe and pain us, neither does it mate us sick and miserable for a few hours or a whole day. It acts on the entire glandular system at •he same time, else ihe after effects of the pill will be worse than the disease itse'f. The griping caused by most pills :s the rvsu:t of irrititing drjgs which they contain, i uch pills are harmful, and should never be used. They sometimes even produce hemorrhoids. Without having any particular desire to prai-e one pill above another, we , may, nevertheless, name Mother Seig I's Pills, manufactured by the well known housi of A. J. White, 1 imued, 35 Farringdon Road, tondon, and now sold by all chemists and medicine vendcs, as the only one we know of that actually pos escs every desirable quality. They remove the pressure npon the brain, correct the liver, and cause the bowels to act with ease and regularity. They never gripe or produce the slightest sickness of the stomach, or any other unpleasant feeling or symptom. Neither do they induce further constipation, as nearly all other pil!s di. As further and crowning meri', Mother Seigel's Pills are covered with a tas eless and harmles coating, which rauses them to resemble pearls tjius rendering them as plersait to the p-.1-Te as they are elective in curing diseas •, If you bave a severe col 1 and aie threatened with a fever, with pa'nsin 111- head, back an! 1 mbs, oue or two doses w 11 freak up the cod ?nu prevent the fever A coated tongue with a brackrish t.-s*e in the mouth is caused by foal matte in the stomach. A dose of Seigcl Pilis will effect a speedy cure. Oftentimes partialj , decayed food in tbe stomach and bowels prod 1 ces sickness, nausea, etc. Cleanse the bowels with a dose of these pills, and good health will foll-jw.



Unl ke many kxds of pills, they do not make ycu i. el worse be rore you are better. Tbey are, without do .bt, the best family ph;sc <ver discovered. They remove all obstruction to ihe natural funcions in either sex wilhoutany unpleasant rfi cts.



Hollow ays Pilis. — Prevision. —As autumn treads on winter, slender, deli cate, and pale-faced youths become list less, languid, and debilitated unless an alterative, combined with some tonic, be administered to quicken their enfeebled organs. This precise requirement is supplied by these noted Pills, which can and will accomplish all that is wanted provided that the printed instructions surrounding them meet with scrupulous attention. Holloway's Pills are especially adapted to supply the medical wants of youth because his medicine acts gently, though surely, as a purifier, regulator, alterative, tonic and mildaperient. A very few doses of these Pills will con vince "any discouraged invalid that his cure lies in his own hands, and a little perseverance only is demanded for its completion.



LOST. r*\ REYHOUND, young brindle slut, \T Reward—Newman's Stables, Com mercial Hotel. " 4 92 MONEY TO LEND. I HAVE £750 to lend in one or more more sums on freehold security at current rates. GEO. JAMESON, 4 97 Ashburton. LOW VITAUTY " DR CHURCHILL'S Syrup of Hypophosphite of Lime prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Cough and General Debility. ~|~t contains two of the principal ingre- JL dients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which are considered deficient in the above complaints, viz., Fhospho)tis and Lime. It cannot be too highlyrecommended for Delicate Children. Dr Churchill's Compound Syrup of HYPOPHOSPHITES Is real Brain Food, and in cases of Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion has acquired a world-wide reputation. Each bottle bears Dr Churchill's signature. Price, 4fr, Prepared only by BWANN fIHEMIST WANK, \J HE MIST, 12 Rue Castiglione, Paris. John jkangbbT~ SADD.'E, COLLAR AWD HAKNf! MAKEP. HAVING purebred tbe bcelress 0/ Mr A, Ibeiaisd. <md removed lntr those commodious premieta Jato'y 00 ---i copied by b?m In Burnett Street, begf most elrcere'y to thank hfa customers fc ■ paetßopport end pollclta % continusneo c tbe hqibo, whlci. he will strive !r> dcc?rve by keeping the beEt etock <.f S&d^erj i and Hurnoae, *E(J strict attention to hue' nes?, combiuod with good worktct-ehij and JUissor.abio cbarcee. Eppatra m-i»tfy end promptly ftttodded U tl2o JHFBTOKS SAW TIOL, STH?L, A^ "WWKS 08083-OUT *NP HAND SAWB, FJLTIS. £c, iho bett Id the world, INSERTED TOOTH CIRCULARS Have been awarded 'he hlgbeefc Fgomiuaas at all th 3 \varld'B Great Fairs. Mou'ners' Tools, • Michiclßts' Stol S.quarrs, , Irlc'c ntid Piflato.-ng Trowels 1 Bake, L?vc!*, etc.



—NOTICE— T HAVE pleasure in announcing that I ■*• have appointed Mr J. Quinn, Watch maker, *as sole agent in Ashburton for my Improved Pebble Spectacles. Signed 10_15 WM, RICKETTS. NOTICE OF RBM OVAL. JOHN~MOISON BEGS to inform his Customers and the Ashburton Public that he has taken those commodious shops in the Town Hall, to which he will remove his business on Ist MAY next, and in consequence will hold a clearing sale of his present Stock, at REDUCED RATES for CASH ONLY till date of removal. Orders booked will be charged at Ordinary Rates. REPAIRS neatly executed at the shortest notice. 3 MOISON TQ LADIES WHO WOULD DRESS FASHIONABLY AND WELL AT THE SMALLEST POS SIBLE COST. i TNSPECT the New Dress Fabrics, Plushes, Ulsters, Ribbons, Gloves, and Feathers, latest styles, now on view at "THE CORNER." New Stock of Flannels, Blankets, Flannelettes, Hosiery, Men's and Boy s Clothing. The Soundest Value OFFERED. WTT JOLLIER w JLI, VJOLLIER ' "THE COENER." i i THE ASHBURTON FURNI -1 TUBE" WAREHOUSE TANCRED STREET. TDICKFORD and UNDRILL have a JL large and carefully selected stock of 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, just the thing for the holidays. A Choice Assortment of CHINA, GLASSWARE, AND ORNAMENTS Very suitable for Christinas presents JUST ARRIVED. Ex "WAKEFIELD." A consignment of Assorted CHAIRS AND FANCY GOODS. INSPECTION FREELY INVITED Furniture designed and made to order at shortest notice —Note the address— TANCRED STREET Opposite the Arcade] ON and af'or 2ad Docorobor, Me Philip Treat will mn a Mail Cba<r. from AWord Ko-eht llo'el to Bj r'n biri: lU'lwiy S'atloa daily, "o.vinp #.io Foret at 7 ••m, and errlvng > t In ima fo* the tr»<n to Ashbuy'^y. liti2& WTO IS COliNl W. W. SPENCER HAS JUST MtfLKD * la-go and c'oSo.- •>B..itmei;t of NEW GOODS : for the Ciinlrig S ub >b. , New Drt'rß Goods' 'n sIL tha ddOj' F*sbio!)7ib'e Bhfdos at 7Jd. A J-plendld thick nna havy Horn span ct la 3 I, worth Is 9J. Good Hea\y Mtlton Drere TVerde 8J 5 ! "White Sheetings, doub'e width 1 G,cd White O-Mooe- 4; 91 tbo dam. ' • ; r <y OaMo> 2. Hi ad z:o. Ticking 6^3. Ptla's. lawU, ShifU'-gs, KSanne'f Qili:», etc., %*. itbovt HALF PFXOE. W^hin^ Glr-ghao^a iv F.ncy Obccki at s^, . Mcn'e Lweed Salts 18: 61. AG od Tneed Salt 25j Mcn'd Thick Woo 'on Socks I. 41 Mod's FtnDfc Cotut- Sh i; 2 6 , Boys' Ocu'd Moles 2s lid. Men'aOold Mo!es 6* lU. Meii'd Shooter Brots 10j 6 ; Bluchers 6s lid. Oblldren'fl fl/^ng Fnbool Boots Si lid ; A Large Assortment of OMldren'3 ; Patent Lather Shoes and Bj.ta tlwoys in Sl"(k |W. W. SPENOEP THB ARCABE.



WM. SPARROW, TAILOR AND MEN'S MERCER FAST STREET;



) CTHOFNTOM DUDLEY ;LAND, ESr<iTH;.*.f,L>S.O KAGB.N. -IGI tf-jft-J\,rd St pa', ChrimeLu eh. I have buu s» oi money t > lend m good d.curity it Jo-v r<» c <->£ inteie^t. Several Pa-mo f> r THEHtfIRROR/' A HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social, Political, Literary, and Dramatic paper, to be published every FRIDAY, price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne place, Russell Street, Melbourne. teh^ep Dipping AT .BIiOOKE'S MW PUBLIC DIP RAILWAY RESERVE, Opposite Ashburton^Saleyards, IS NOW GOING ON. Man- in attendance every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 9 to 1, oilier days can be arranged by applying to C. M. BROOKE, East Street. PRICE : One Penny per head under 500; Three Farthings per head over 500. After Ist May, One Farthing per head more. Brooke's" Pefd" Sfteep Dip. Equal to any, and superior to most, is sold in the Ashburton County only at 6s per gallon, used 1 to 110 and or 120 gal lons of water, goes further and is cheaper than any OTHER DIP."



The Union Fire Insurance Company, Limited. Head Office, CMstchurch. CAPITAL ... £2,000,000 r PAID UP £100,000 RESERVE AND RE-INSURANCE FUND £65,000 DIRECTORS,— Hon. J. T. Peacock, M.L.C., Chairman. P*. Cunningham, Esq., H. E. Webb, G. Gr. Stead, Esq^, Deputy" Chairman, Esq., Hon. W. Reeves, M.L.O. , J. Anderson, Esq:, J. Palmer, Esq., General Manager, W. DEVENISH MEARES, i Offices, 172 Hereford St., Christohurch. Special Features : The only Institution of the kind with its Head Office in Christchurch. Liberality in Settlement of Claims. Ra™es, fhe lowest current. AGENT FOR ASHBURTON AND DISTRICT, JOHN a. EESTELL WEST STREET. i 48 SIT? E ARE BUYERS AT ALL TIMES OF WHEAT, OATP, BARLEY / RYEGKASB, PEAS, '. ETO., ETC. F.ttIEDLAITOER BROS. WHEAT SHI-PIV!.HINTS TTJB ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL ADVANCES, FBBE OF COMMISSION AND INTEREST, agilnafc »!l kinds ot Proda:o plaoa* la one luces for ihiproent vo the United Kingdom or tho Continent, <J HAVING our own house la London Is a sufficient guarantee that the Interest of Cilenta, who will entrust the shipment of their pr»ln to as, will be well looked after. Clients may alao rely that ezpoaa&s will bo kept aa low aa possible, and tlio hlgtus mirket volue realised* EACH Farmer's Lot (a shipped ender a distinct and eeparato brand, no <w lota being brinded alike, and each lot is sold on its owa merits. Prompt a coun Sales as in the past. WE are also prepared to store grain and other Produce at AshbnrtoD, Lyndhnrat Lytteltcn or Addlngton upon easy terms, and make reasonable advances on lime. FKIEDLANDJSR BROS. NOW LANDING JX"!Maua[Grahem" 20,000 Feet DR*SSKDIKAURI T. & G. FijOOBING T, & G. MATCH LINING AND BOARDS. HX "Spray" 30,000 Feet SPLENDID RED PINK. EX 'Z!or " 20,000 Feet MAGNIFICENT WHITE PINE FLOORING, LINING, AKD SIELV FROM HAVELOOK. IN STOCK AND TO ARRIVE WJESTPOET, NEWCASTLE, GBSY VALL?? AND MOUNT eOMEBS COAL. W. H. COLLINS & CO. Timber and Coal Merchants A> cHBURTON t ABUNDANT OKOPd Üb' UOOU WL»UL, UJ< THE lilQblfibl' MAKK.^/ VALDE FOR ITS CLASS, EBSURKD BY THE USE OF LITTLE'S PATENT SHEEP DIP (KON-POISONOU8.) ADVANTAGES OF LITTLE^TaTENT PLUID PIP :— IF PROPERLY CJSED according to lho Instruction, It Is tho best, the rooEt iffectual and mott valuable Dip kcowc. IT IS NOT POISONOUS to anlmaie, there (b Ihertfure no dang 3 r of polaonln& Horara, Sbeep, Cattle or other animals, by tbo Dip draining on the grace or herbage ; there Is to danger In leaving it about in the way of chi'dren or otbere ; nor la there •cy danger of wholesale poleoalng from neglect, accident, cr design. ITS EFFEOT UPON THE WOOL la exceedingly ImpotUiit to WooJgrowers. It . aptdly taoreatea the value; It tioeo cot orrtet the | rowth ct acy time butprotso!es tka natural aooretlons, and increases the' weight of the fleece ; it does cot stein or dlscoloi the wool, nor Uke out any of tho yolk, but is tt all times the beet Dip for the wool that can be used. IT IS CHEAP acd repays Itself tenfold to tha aheep-oirner. IT IS EASY TO USE, requiring vcrz little preparation, mires lnslontly with cold water, leaves no eedlment, do ecutn, no wsete* Ona gallon of Dip to 100 gallons of watet—tbo wash Is then ready for use. ITISSAF& Whlhs Polaonous Dips tan only be need with oautlon upon cheep, this Dip may be ntsed upon all suimala : Horses to kill It sects and tho mange ; also Dogs ■ for the sune puifoee ; a.BO for extermiDa'iog ineeotß, acd allaying all Irritation cf the •kin qf Cahy Oattls, Ojlvcs, PJgo, eto., for which purpso it is almply lnva!a<»ble, FOR SCAB, LIOE, .TICKS, and Icteaia of all kinda, It (a a moat egeotual B'p, and thoroughly reliable at all times, and in all oilmat^s. LITTLE'S PATENT FLUJD pip has « world-wide rppatatlon cf Ihe highest .possible character. It has zeoelv^i more GOLD and frILVJBiR MBDAL.^ and other ! AWARDS OF EXOELIiEJHOE ASD MER^T th»n peihspa all the otfcei She»p»'Dt ■ ut together' ' ' r !" fliGE^ FOX ASHBUBTON COUNTS « UEO. JAMESON



I TO LET, T AND FOB CROPPING' 4*5 MAX FRIEDLANDEB. JOHN C. COEE j BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, i Bullock's Arcade, Burnett Street, As lilburton, r\ ENERALPRESS AGENCY , REPORTERS, Newspaper Corree pondents and Advertising Agents, Russell Stkeet, Melboubne, Undertake Special Reports of Public Meetings, Newspaper Correspondence, and Newspaper Advertising throughout the Australian Colonies and New Zealand. Communications to be addressed to The Manager. N.B.—Files of Provincial Newspapers are kept for the convenience of the Agency's clients. • 52? ' 00000-OtfOQO ° fcHOW ° o o • CO;00 CO3OOQ o O to __o ■ - I GRAND SHOW! 1 -8 0 COOCOO OOCO O § 1 oOFo NEW oOFo | c ° o .o o % 5 cooooo o, c<oo 2 _j _L. 0_ v 0 •_-'• OOP kj ■ *aa»U. U-AKJUUU ] DRAPERY I 1 GOODS .!: 'i This &r.d the ftl'owlrg Day! f . O A § ■» l ___, - » . § — M'LUN-'i'V — * 1 S JACKS .'8 JACKETS g § tib'co.- 1 5 F.'OWERS F AIII3UB £ j CLOTHINft i: I " Botts }. o 000 JOOJOO'.* (0 03*0 O J Z o o cooo )o o £ g O O.tr;:rta 0 o o oC<»potß^s o o oo i on ii | • §Oi 0000 coo o o oonop' o0 i IRONMONGERY, JOHIfOIU{&CO. Are Offering SPECIAL VALUE FOR CASH Prior to their Annual Balance. AND Having Large Stocks of Lead ing Lines now landing, : Purcha sers will save from 10 per cent to 20 pei cent; i _____ 12 cases new Bedsteads at all prices Guns of all kinds, grand value j 10 cases Sporting Powder ! 15cwtShot 4 cases Fenders from 6s to £6 50 sets Fire Irons from 5s to 30s' 4 casks Holloware and Kitchen Utensil 3 packages Lamps, Globes and Chimneys case table and pocket Cutlery, grand j value 3 casks Plough and Trace Chains 100 drums Raw and Boiled Oil 2 tons White Lead Paints and Tarnishes of all kinds 5 bales Wall Paper" 50 Register Grates from 14s 6d, 15"s 6d to~£s Ranges and Stoves of all sorts 20 tons Bar Iron 1 ton Bolts and Nuts all sizes 4 packages Wringers and Mangles New "Home Sewing Machine" best and simplest . '. Leather: Portmanteaus and travelling Trunks Leather Belting l^in to Gin Manilla and Flax Rope, Hin to Fii 40 coils of Plough Line 2 cases Sellar's Mould Boards Homsby's and Ransome's Plough Shares, all sizes 3 casks Buggy Springs and A-sles 40 kegs Bluestone 75 kegs Wire Nails 20 kegs Fencing Staples 40 coils Barb Wire 2 bales Seaming Twine 1 case Babbet Metal 20 bundles of Spades and Forks, &c, 4 packages Screws, Locks and Hinges 4 packages Saws, Chisels, and Planes 0 cases Picks and Axes 4 cases Gorse Knives 8 cases Axe, Pick and Hammer Handle 1 case Hammers VALVOLINE, LUBROLINE, CASTOR, COLZA, OLIVE, LARD, and NEATSFOOT OILS 10 crates China and Earthenware. v —Including— New Toilet, Dinner, Ted, and Dessert ware. Some of these are really beautiful goods. GROCERY MIPA-RTMENT WHERE GOODS OF THE BEST * QUALITY ONLY ARE KEPT. PURE INDIAN TEA in lib and 51b tins, Avill be found the finest TEA now obtainable. \ 500 bags best Mauritius Sugar 150 boxes Tea 50 half chests Tea 150 boxes candles, 1 ton prime Choesa 100 cases Kerosene 100 bags fme Salt 40 bags Rook &a^ Oamaru Oatmeal Rollitb and Co's Roller Flolu- Alias' Roller Flour (Timaru) Butter from Mk, John G king's famoua dairy. LargQ buyers will be able to get a better; selection and at a lower price than they- can in any house in Christchurch oB Dunedin,. . . J" HN- ARE 'o /HO.



ASHBURTON COAL & FIREWOOD DEPOT. R 1 Q DEAN, COAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT OATS BEAN CHAFF ETC., ETCi ''"'■'- '■>-5-'r.i»»«C BA KE R B R S., Builders, Undertakers, etc. Corner Wakanui Road and Cass Street (Next Central Hotel). I Or at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory, HAVELOCK STREET. 2 90 (Next the Court House.) SLITS TO'MEASURE THE Largest 9 look of TWEdDS ever shown io Ashburtoa to choose ft cm. QUALITY AlfD FIT GUAB INTEBb Oome and rw the prices. ASHBURTON CLOTH* ING MARi BAUNDEBS' BUILDINGS. <■' R, ALOORJsr THE GREATEST CURIOSITY ON EARTH. . A HORSE WITH FOUR HORNS. BRED IN NEW ZEALAND. rr*HE above Unique Marvel of Nature _1_ is now on view at Montgomery's Buildings, Burnett Street. (Next door to Stephens' Brothers, Grocers.) NO HUMBUG ! EVERYBODY SHOULD SEE IT! Admission Sixpence EARLY CLOSING^ V VTE the Undersigned agree to close W our respective places of bu&iness at SIX o'clock on every day, except Saturdays, on which the hour will be 9.30 p.m. This agreement to take effect on and after TUESDAY, Bth April. H. C. Segers D. McFarlane Andrew Orr Robt McCallum Robert Alcorn D. Williamson W. W. Spencer John Orr and Co and Co New Zealand Cloth- Mitchell and Turner ing Factory J. Moison H. M. Jones W. H. Collier Henry Zander L. F. Andrewes (Saturday 9 p.m.) and Co. Stephens Bros S. W. Alcorn Hugh M. Carson Win Sparrow 3J195 Q 1 T0 jQ A PER DAY t0 b ckJ .L d^l 'nr made by person of either sex, in their own localities, a work for us. New business. All meet with wonderful success. Any one can do the work. Capital not required. We will start you.' Outfit worth £1 mailed free. The employment is particularly adapted to 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 at once. Address Stinson and Co., Portland, Maine, United States. O. ti Seymour, SURGEON DENITST, 215, Colombo Street (new Buildings near Corner of Gloucester Street.) ESTABLISHED 1869 SCALE OF CHARGES : Extraction. 2s 6d per tooth ; Fillings, 5s per tooth. A reduction made where a number require attending to, ARTIFICIAL TEETH The charges for Artificial Teeth are made with a view to strict economy, regulated by such circumstances as cases present, or such materials as patients prefer. Par ticulars given on application. Consulta tion free. Nitrous Oxide' Laughing Gas) administered when required., Attendance, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m 215, Colombo Street, Chrxstchurch. 8 167 ,W I s 1H *SS. "I I^,l^* = 6MP ►«- b ° GOVERNMENT LIFE INSUEANCK DKPAKTMEKT. LOANS O.M MORTCACE. EKOM timo to time a limitccl portion of t)i fuiuls is lout on firsi. mort^'ngo of fveobo!' sc.'urily, witlj oi>Uon of rcptiyiiicnt by fixed in fetalmciits, siu-oad over 12,15, or 20 youis. , Hul-'-yoailv Pnyincij for each .£IOO. Pcricu of liE«ft-= £ s. cl. J'l'r'cf ywra ... ... C 4 7 Fiflt'ui yoava ... .« 58 J! Twenti/y cuts «. ... 4 13 8 ' Loans ropnyahloby instalment whereby liiii cij-a! mid iutoto'u m: bc^li liqiiicinlod vttlt.'u r ,'ivon ti-hic, aiiil on levins of a i'/o:.t trt,vo»r>il» liai.K U-r, prer.eutniailved advauiiio'f s to foUle, ::k1 othois. TJic borrower lvmy, l:(;fnrp tlio oxvivy of tV iiu iinvlnd, IX' loom !>)t>- !i V), v. ;0< or v,iu,c-i it!ii.<j mi Ull:i;> w'uv'l '.'JI! !-o "...isn". ,il r Ilice, or ft .•■!>.>'Ol t'lK' Oll'l-i'Mi' Hliri !h);i;i. liiii,! -vliovc al-so JoiiiiS ol n.iii\l«Oiiilo;i ci".: bo obt.iiixj For full iih! li'-uiius us to Imri'.s niT'l" to t]j dead and JJnuacli or.ii.c.> i>.!d I'ort v'iUcfs. V/\V. Fii.VNKLAXD, F.1.A., • H Coiumjsfcioaa' *u<\ Govt. Actuary, I