THE MIDLAND RAILWAY

THE BPBI«GIfItiLD SECTION.

TheMldlend Batiway Ooinpwy, J.J.. have accepted the tender of Mesw» J. «£ A. Anderson, of Ohrlstohtmh, for be conduction of the first section of the Company's line »t Springfield. Their tender wbb the lowest of the eight which were received, though othere o&me very cloee to It. The total cost to the Coropn? of thfs section, Including corattmtoo, rain, equipment, and administration wHI exoeed tfco £60,000 provided by tho iAldboe Railway contract. . Tba Hne to be oonslmoted oxtenda from Spslngfiald to the Kowat Bnsh, adliUnoe Of five miles and a half. Two bridges are Eeqnited—a large one over tbe Big Kowal river, 373 ft In length ; a*<l oca of aoasllfcr dimensions, 155f« long, over the Little Kowal. These bridges will be constructed j of iron cylinders, Thore will a'ao he t, ibort tunnel, about ftnr or fi^e chains,j cccnpylng a central pon'tlon iv the line which fa the (subject of the contrast. The etrthwork to be done ie heavy throughout, —"Lyttelton Times."

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL

PBESB ASSOCIATION.)

Zasziba.k, Jannaey 6. At Katanga, a place within the sphere «f British influence, the Portugese, searched Makololo canoes, and com pelled them to surrender the flags given them by the English. Consul Johnson has organised & k-rce from among the warlike tribes of the district, and hosti lities with the Portugese are imminent. London. January 6. The " Pall Mall Gazette " advises the Beiaure of the Delagoa Bay railway, in south-western Africa, in which English •nd American capitalists are interested. (Received January 8, 1 30 pn.) y London, Jan 7 Lord Salisbury cavalierly ignores Portuguese pretensions in Africa, and insists on the rights of England being respected. He threatens an immediate diplomatic rupture, or worse, unless ■atisfaction bd given for Major Pmto's outrages. • The report that a British fleet had been ordered to proceed to the Tagus is believed to be premature. Stanley insists on vigorous action being taken to restore British prestige in Africa; German engineers are laying mines in the Tagus.

SOME GOOD CONUNDRUMS

When are eyes mot eyeal— When tho wind makes them water. Wby la the word • yea' like a meant am 7 —Beoauae it ii t.n assent. Why are good resolutions like feint ladles 1— They w»nUo be carried cut. Why are b»ndccff<J like guide books ? —Because they are made for two wrists Why is a prudent man like a pin 1~ Because h>a head prevents him from going too far. Why ie playing at chess a more ex* BDoplar'y occupation than playing &t-cards? —Because you play at chess with bishops, bat at oarde with knaves.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

'PSB PBBSB ASSOCIATION.

The Weather Wiiximgton, January 8 It has been raining heaviy all night BDd tbiamorolng, Ran w«b very badly wanted foe tho grass, and waß all tht mote welcome bb yesterday was a bright gunny day, tbe hottest this Bnmmer, and save no promise of a wet evening. Polluted Llteraturfl. Oheisichoboh, January 8. The polluted literature casi-Boome up at tbe B.M, Court this morning, Chargeß were preferred against James Anderßon, Stephen Powell, Charles Christian Som mera, William fioßklnßS and Chaileß HeDry Rhodes, The oases were adjourned toe a week. Thin U the flret prosecution of the kind ever made in the Colony, Rifle Association Meeting. Dunedin January 8 The Governor opons the t fla meeting at 11 a.m. on Monday. The d ffioolty aboat telegraphic commanloulun has beeu over come. Resigning. The Maoandrew's mo»d School Com mittee intend reßignlrg in a body as a protest against the Indifference of the local bodies to sanitary matters, the condition of which has already led to the closing of the ■cbool, dlpntberia being prevalent In part of tte district. f • Selling in the Exhibition. 2?Mr Catew to-d*y gave judgment in the cute Bgaloßt the Exhibition Commissioners for ejeotlng a stall bolder detected in idling. He declined to sdjedicate as the Cftfle W»* beyond bis j'lriadiction.

JOURNALISTIC BLUNDERS.

The leading London papers are, as a rule, exempt irom mistakes of a serious character; but surely the " readers "of the Times and Telegraph must have been asleep, or at least dozing, when they allowed the following amusing advertisements to pass without having the heading " Comical News." How eter, we will not dwell on these young 1 men's failings, but proceed to the subject of the charge :-r- A respectable young woman wants washing.—l2——road, Forest Gate, E." Wanted,— A man and his wife, to look after a farm " and a dairy, with a religious turn of mind, without encum brance. Wanted.—A sorrel Colt, must be quiet, and suitable for a.youug lady with along tail—Mies Kingston, Cicle Tilla, Breakenifc road, Ley ton. A respectable young person wanted itged. about eighty-one or ninety-one as Houßemaid, and to wait on a table.— Apply between 12 and 2at , Queen's road, Bayswater. For Sale.—Three handsome donkeys, «-Mesers Bedhill, White, and Chandle, Corn-dealers, Kingston. The following advertisement is from ii Cape paper :— Notice.— Five pounds reward, Whereas some person or persons, ntabbed my donkey on the 26th of January, and well-known about town j and has since died through the wound, nnflicted. I hereby give notice that I offer the above reward to any person giving information concerning tbe cruel deed.—William Cameron, Chiappin Street, Cape Town, January 26th. A Shrewsbury paper once printed an . advertisement thus:— Ladies School—Miss begs to inform her friends that school duties will be resumed ou Thursday, January 30th,

STARTLING EVENT IN A VILLAGE.

To the Editor of " Saturday Night." Bir mingham, I recently came into possession of certain facts of so remarkable a nature, that I am sure you will be gkd to assist in making them public. The following letters were shown to me, and I at once begged permission to copy them for the Press. Ihey come from a highly responsible source, and may be re ceived without ques ion. MESSAGE from George James Gost likg, L.D.S., 8.C.5.1., Ph.CL, Licentiate in Pharnwy and Dental Surgeon. !■ towmarket, July 18, 1889, To Mr White, The enclosed remarkable cure should, I 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 remarkable cure was related to me by the husband. Mary Ann Spink, of Finboirough, 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 fifty), she was compelled, in con sequence, to walk with two sticks, and even then with difficulty and pain About a year and a half ago she was advised to try Mother Seigel's Syrup, and after taking three bottles and two boxes of Sei^el's operating Pills, the use of her limbs was restated, and she is now able to walk three miles to Stowmarket with ease, frequently doing the distance in three quarters of an hour; Any sufferer who doubts this story can fully ascertain its truthfulness by paying a visit to the village and enquiring of the villagers, who will certify to the facts. "Appended is the husband's signature to the statement "(R. Spink.) ' G. S. GOSTLING, " Ipswich Street, " Stowmarket." This is certainly a a very pitiable case, and the bappy cure wrought by this simple but poweiful remedy, must move the sympathy of all hearts in a common pleasure. This poor woman had been 3 cr'pple for twenfy of her best years ; years in which she shou'd have had such comfort and enjoyment as Hie has to give. But, on the contrary," she was a miser able burden to herself and a 3ource of care to her friends. Now, at an age when the rest of us are growiDg feeble, she, in a manner, renews her youth and almost begins a new existence. What a blessing and what a wonder it is 1 No one who knows her, or who reads her story, but will be thankful that the good Lord 1 as enabled men to discover a remedy capable of bringing about a cure that reminds us—we speak it reverently—of the age cf miracles. It should be explained that the most remark able, cure is due to the fact that rheumatism is a disea-e ot the blood* Indigestion, constipa tion, and dyspepsia cause the po:son from che partially digested focd to enter the circulation, and the blood deposi's it in the joints and muscles. This is rheumatism. Seigel's Syruu corrects the digetion, 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 entirely by its mysterious action upon the digestive organs. But when we remember that nine-tenths of our ailments arise in those organs, we can understand why Seigel's Syrup cures so many diseases that appear to be so different in their nature. In oher words rheumatism and neuralgia are but symptons of indigestioa, constipation, and dyspepsia.

AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM A VETERAN.

As this is jubilee year it tends to make one ook back and think'of the flight of time, and ■ n this way I am reminded that I am one of the veterans in the sale of your valuable and successful medicine. I have sold it in England and many parts of Scotland. Well do I remember the first circular you sent out some nine or ten years age. You had come to England from America to introduce Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and I was struck by a paiagraph in which you used these words i — " Being a stranger in a strange land, I do not wish the people to feel that I want to take the least advantage over them. I feel that I have a remedy that will cure disease, and I aye so much confidence in it that I authorise my agents to refund the money if people should say that they have not benefitted by i ts use." I felt at once that you would never say that unless the medicine had merit, and I applied for the agency, a step which I now look bac pon with pride and satisfaction. Ever since that time I have fouud it by f the best remedy for Indigestion and Dyspepsia I have met with, and I have sold thousands of bottles. It has never failed in any case where there were any of the following symptoms :— Nervous or sick headache, sourness of the stomach, rising of the food after eating, a sense of fulness and heaviness, dizziness, bad breath, slime and mucus on the gums and teeth, constipation, and yellowness of the eyes and skin, dull and sleepy sensations, ringing in the ears, heartburn, loss of appetite, and, in short, wherever there are signs that the system is cloggec?, and the blood is out of order. Upon repeated enquiries, covering a great variety of ailments, my customers have always answered, " I am better," or "I am perfectly well." "What I have seldom or never seen before in the case of any medicine is that people tell each other of its virtues, and those who have been cured say to the suffering : "Go and get Mother Seigel s Curative Syrup, it will make you well." Out of the hundreds of cures I will name one or wo that happen to come into my mind. Two old gentlemen, whose names they would not like me to give you, had been martyrs to Indigestion for many yearsr They had tried all kinds of medicine without relief. One of them was so bad he could not bear a glass of ale. Both were advised to use the Syrup and both recovered, and were as hale and hearty as men in the prime of life. A remarkable case is that of a house painter named Jetteries, who lived at Penshurst, in Keht His business obliged him to expose himself a great deal to wind and weather, and he was seized wi'h rheumatism, and his joints soon swelled up with dropsy, and were i very stiff and painful. Nothing that the doctors could do seemed to reach the seat of 1 the trouble. It so crippled him that he could do hardly any work, and tor the whole of the winter of 1878 and '79, he had to give up and take to his bed. He had been afflicted in this sorry way for three years, and was getting worn out and discouraged. Besides, he had spent over £13 for what he called "doctor's stuff" without the least benefit. In the Spring he heard of what Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup has done for others and bought a 2s 6i bottle of me. In a few days he sent me word he was much better —before he had finished the bottle. He then sent to me for a4s 6d bottle, and as I was going that way I arried it down to him myself. On getting to his house what was my astonishment and surprise to find him weeding an onion bed. I could hardly believe my own eyes, and said :— " You ought not to be out here, man, it may be the death of you,, after having being laid up all winter with rheumatism and dropsy." His reply was: "There is no danger. The weather is fine, and Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup has done for me in a few days what the doctors could not do in three years. I think I shall get well now." He kept on with the syrup, and in three weeks he was at work again, and has had no return of the trouble now eea Jyten years, ny medicine that this should be nown all over the world. Yours faithfully, (Signed) Rupert Graham. OfGRAHAM&SON. Holloway House, Sunbury, Middlesex, June 25th, 1887. The abo c wonderful cur 2 of Rheumatism was the result of the remarkable power of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup to cleanse the blood of the poisonous humours hat arise from Indigestion and Dyspepsia. Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup is for sale by all chemists and medicine vendors, and by the proprietors, A. J. White, Limied, 5*3 Farringdon Road, Londn, Eng.o

THE AggaTOTOIT aPARPIAN, WEPMSDAf, JANCABY 8, 189Q,



Public Notices. SPECIAL NOTICE. " ON and after MONDAY, 13'h Jr.y. wa putpoie closing at 8 p.m. in- Btcad of 9 p.m. us heretofore, gatarday »nd Sauday houra as naval. (Sd)ASHBUBTON DRUG CO. lssß 0. M.BBOOKB, i



Keating's Cough Lozenges cure Cough Asthma, Bronchitis, Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual in the cure 'of these dangerous maladies, One Lozenge alone j;ives ease, one. or two at and time ensures rest, ■ For relieving difficulty in breathing they are invaluable, They contain no opium nor any violent drug, Sold by all £b?miit|ftt II &d ftndastteach,



MR .HJSYCai&V having deoided to leave t&e cjlony ia February or March returns thonka to hia friends and cußtoroera for thiir support in the paat s I and bega to s&form them that the who!o | Stock and Furniture muat be ditpoeed of as soon as possible. Hone, Harness, md Baggy for Sale. Bakaia. January 6.h, ,1890.- l 64 , Tenders for Harvesting. WANTED Tenders for Stocking and Forking 600 Acres oi Crop at Lyndhurat, and 300 Acres at Dundas in lota to Bait tenderers, Tenders close on MONDAY, the 13th inst. 1*56 M&Z FBJEDLANDEtt. TENDERS. WANTED TENDERS for Stocking, Forking and Stacking, 600 acres Oats at Wlnohmore. Tenders olose on THORSDAY, 9th January. For particulars, apply GIO, POOOOK, 1§34 AshburtOD, TENDERS ABE invited for Harvesting one hundred and twenty Aores (more or less) of crop. Apply to B. H. DOBSON, Waipuna, 1 55 Lowcliffa, Hindg.



TENDER?, rpENDERS Wanted for Stook'ng and JL Forking 1700 Acres Wbeat and Oats Tpndera foe tad whole, or la block* of 400 scree, 'o be forwarded on or btfore WEDNESDAY, 15ih Jana«r/, to Maii. Offioe. For particulars apply WM. SUTHERLAND, 1J37 Greenatreot. . f| IENDEJRS invited for Cutting, Stook- JL in?, aad Stacking 923 Acres Wheat at Methvon, in lots to Buit tenderer?, For partica'ara aoply to A'oxand >r Bros. Tenders %o be in on or btfore January 18, 1890, to " Mail" Office or ALEXANDRA BBOS , 1+57 Allen'on, Aehburton. *$ *£* A ST. JOHN'S LOIGE, NO. 1858, E.O THE MONTHLY Meeting of the •bove Lodge will be held in the M&sonie Hall, Asbhartoa, TO-MORRQW EVENING, at 7.30. Viaitlng Brethren oosdfally Invited. H. A. VEBTY 12+79 S'-orpUry. CLEARING SALE AT "The Corner."



THE B \LANOB OF THE SEASON'S STOCK ALL BEDUOED BJd Prints for 4|d Isd Drees Goods .'or B|d 6d Friliinga for Id 3) Sunbonciete for la lid Straw Hate, balf pi ice 50s Baits for 35s CALL EARLY AND SECURE w BARGAINS. W. H, COLLIER ."The Comer." CAimoft.



LOOK ODT FOR FRAUDS. Owing to the eucoess of Dr. Soule'e American Hop Bitters in curing all diseases of the Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Blood, Kidneys and Urinary Organs, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, and Female Complaints, so that it has become a standard household remedy all over tho world, and the immense demand for the original and genuine article, certain persons are offering for saLe various cheap and spurious preparations tinder tho name of "Hop Bitters" which do not contain the medicinal properties found only in Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters. Take none of the cheap bogus stuff simply because it is called "Hop Bitters." TRI7VIES. Dr. SoetVe's American HSop ZEittcra arc the Purcsi nn:l Best IMt? ■■•-. i'ver made. They are compounded from ii(ojts,Biicliii,Mnn drnke, and JDandelian— the oldest,best, and most valuable medicines in Uio wo;Ul, and contain all tbe bo>t and most curative properties of all other Bitters, tieiiif? the jrreatestßtloorl I»isrificr, liiv<;r Regu lator, utid Life and Health Restoring Agent on earth. No disease or ill health can possibly long exist where these Bitters arc used, so varied and perfect are their operations. They give new life and vigor to the aged and In firm. To all whose employments cause irregularity of the bowels or urinary organs, or who require an appetizer, tonic, or mild stimulant, these Bitters are invaluable, being highly curative, tonic and stimulat ing, without intoxicating. REMEMBER. £500 (Five hundred pounds) will be paid for any case that Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters will not euro or help.



See that eaoh bottle bears genuine label bunch, of green hops on white paper with blaok letters. «>



CPRNS&BUNIONS kl^s^^^RßibS Bunions s&ould us© those Wonderfal Little 13 ■ Bjwm 8 m It*B Plftstors. TIIO7 fflvo ease MIIHIIHA»] at once, BTffl^^^^l generally Hnl||llll|H curinff In a few HMRffRiH days- QeKUfll3iH| Irioo Is Ud per bos, of all Ohimitts. V* Agency— - , •" 122, HA»N ». JIRK ;



I FRIEDLANDER B|OS. SJJ^SQBS 1889-90. W l E ABW PBSPABED TO MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES ON THE ENSUINC* CLIP pUced in our bands for- sata. Our Premiaes oeing woll lighted affoid special advantages for the proper Display of Clip*. No Commission charged upoa advacoee, -apd nOoCommission oharged for offering Wool unless a sale i* effected.. Every parcel, whether amaU oi l«rge, is &o A£IOWEBT OUBEENT B4TEB WE ARK DASH iJdIfEBS OF . WHEAT, OATS, BABLEY, and BYEeBASB IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTrfiIPS '" LEADING THE WOELD.— THE HIGHEST A WAR D-ibelng Bn objeo| of «*-^wiii i^wded the Massey Manufacturing Ooy., Toronto, Canada, for their SELF-BINDEB (Ma.ssb*'s Toronto Light Binder) Operstad: In the great Worlds Flald Jrlal b«ld at Kolslel, near Paris, Franc*, Jnly 29 20, 1889, where Fiteen of the mo«t noted maohlnes on earth competed. Aiao-A .OOLD MEDAL waa accorded the Maesey Manuf»otar!nK Company for their genflral exhibit of msohfnei at the Fatls Exposition, Over 700 Mnohines sold In Vfo^orSa his Sewon—a record not befcteo by any other make, ~ ; FRIEDLANDEU BROS, SOLE AGENTB.



JOHtf G. RESTELL COMMISSION, FINANCIAL, AND GENKRAL AGENT VALUATOB AND EXPEBT ACCOUNTANT, ; WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. \ AGENT FOR THE MERCANTILE FINANCE 00., :Limited THE Di^ERINfcULL STEEL TWINE BINDER This M«v lune, always the Eest, still leads the way, has taken as many First Pilzos as any in the Market. ]t is the Lightest in Draught, and the Most Perfect in work. Farmers, Contractors, and pthera are invited to inspect before buying a Machine. " - • THE DEEDING requireß fewer Extras than any Machine in the Field. ; EXTRAS ALWAYS IN STOCK, ' : PANITOLA. TEA COMPANY'S PORE INDIAN TEAS-The Best and, Cheapest in the Market. Once used no other is palatable THE EQOITaBLK INSOIUNOiS ASSOCIATION of ; New Zealand—Fire, Marine, ana Guarantee : ; THE NOBTHEBN ASSURANCE COMPANY—Fire and Life &o , &o HAVING eecured the Premises of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency I Company in West Street, whera my Office for the conduot of the aboVe Baaineßaes will be found, I am prepared to undertake the Storage of Wool, Grain, and other Produce at Lowest Gnrrent Bates. Wool, Grain, and other Produce shipped to any part of the world that my 0 lenta wish at Lowest Ratea-of Freight, and with all charges on the lowest remunerative scale. Liberal Cash Advances made on all Produce entiusted to ma either l'oe Storage or Shipment. Cash Advanced on Real EBtate, Billß of Sale, Growing Oropa, Wool, or any uadoubted per&onal Secatity. Acting as Broker only, I have no ether interest to conserve but th»t: of my constituents. . Complicated Accounts adjaeted, arid Auditing and General Accountants' work undertaken o Indents for Goods from the Home oir aDy other Market will receive my attention FOB SALE—Woolpacke, Com backti, binder Twine, &c, &o. MY GOAL AND TIMBER Bus) *bs will be carried on as heretofore on the Old Premises, and as it la my id ten ilon to sell at a email profit for Cash, prices quoted will be on that basis. When oredit is required special arrangements may be made. i 100 TONS of freshly imported COAL in Stock and to be followed by regular supplies. TIMBER- A Large and General. Assortment now on the way by rail and «es ! IRON—Hardware and all Builders' Requisites. JOHN Gr.~EESTELL. I COMMISSION AGENT



SPRING FASHIONS S. W. ALCORN & CO. i ABB NOW SHOWING NEW GOODS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, THE MUST FASaiONABLE MILLINEEY, mHE Nicest BIBBONS, FLOWERS, eta, 5 The Neweßt Shades and Styles in DEERS GOODS, PRINTS and ZEPHYRS. bUNSHADES, CLOVES, etc., in .Aehbort ARE NOW OPENED UP AT : . S. W. ALCOEN & COAS SPECIAL PUBCHA.SES^ FOE CHEISTMAS TEADE. MITCHELL~~& TURNER — ABE NOW SHOWING —, aySE Grandest Lot of Bents' Tweed Snits-ever opened up in ABhbnrton. Cheap and good fitting Boys' Wellington, T£alapoi, and Mosgiel Tweed Suit a. Splendid Lines in Gents' Trousers and Vest from 14s 9i up. Special VMue In Gents' Saddle Tweed Trousers, ♦* our own make." Men's snd Boys' Hatß in endless variety, cheap and of excellent quality. Sffi'BdOTS BOOTS BOOTS 4f£ ' Oar BOOTS are noted for first-class wear and reasonable prioas. I N. 8.- —" Lud.ea "if you want a Beel of Cotton, or a parcel of Household Drapery we are the people.who give tip top value fir youir money. MITCHELfr& TUEFER KAJAPOI HOUSE TANORBD BTBBET, ASHBURTON.



W. GREGG AND COMPANY, PURE BLTCFDED TEAS, NEW SEABON, 1888-9,* a»d lib PACKBIS, 2ie F4.BCY CANISTERS and sib and Uz TINP THY THESE ELESm&T Tl^Y THESE BL^DS {(CROWN ) [{EAGLE j I Exhibition] CLUB >^per IkJ/ >^per &Jl >kper lb If >^ P« (JJSiS THIAL WILL KSxAJUJian THEIU COKHTANx UHfif >. be obtilnsd f»ov J< )HK OBH & CO AN© Tfl£ BKAWTEORD STEEL BINDER SIZES KOR S^LB, 5, 6, and 7m OUTS, mHfi width of Oat, Lightness of Draught, Simplicity of OomtraotloD, SireogtHi «od X Barabillty ol^llaterlal render It fche moat Suitable Maohlne for Farmern and Oontractore, EXTBAS IN QUANTITY ' ' 'Alwoyi In STOCK, and Sappllod at the Shortest Notloe. i | TWINE, OIL, &c, fofISALE.fj J. QUANE~& CO AGENTS^



10 PER CENT DI -OOONT B^^^^ffl OFF JEWELLERY AND FOR OvSH F=>R W/&t*&Ni ONE MONTH 81 Bff^^S EPf QOODS EOBT. MURRAY WAICH AND CLOCK MAKER, JEWELLER, &o. EAST STBEET, ASHBUETON. CHRISTMAS-TIDE. A LARGE and Varied Assortment of New: Jewellery, Plate, Ac, suitable for Xtaaa and New Year Gifts. A magnificent stcok of Watches and Clocks at pjioe* ranging from a few shillings to £30. Every Watch or Clock sold will be Guaranteed. I make a Special Line of High Classed English Watches. Well appointed Workshops under my personal BuperintendeDct assures all work ing tutaed oat promptly and in fint-olass condition. EVERYTHING SOLD WARRANTED. 12 137



II ,iJ!«Jff! ill 111 ]fl g . P-IIli*l«l ° 5 sql - H- M.JTOKtiB. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING, AND SO 18 OLD FATHER CHRISTMAS, TO give the aboTe a fitting reception and welcome, the uodetalgoed hai porobMfld Urgely of Toys, Book*, sod Fancy Goods suitable for the coming Seaion, and escalated to make Merry Hearts, Happy Ouunteoaooes and Baaatifol Home*. The Stock oolihts of tn extensive and varied Msoriment of Gocda In Pluih, China Leather, Eleoirop ate, exoellont in qaaiity and elegant in design, BOOKS from Religions Traot Society, Ward Look and Co, and Ca°gell and Company, BuiUble for PRIZE REWARDS and PRESENTATION purposeo. OBNAMENTS, YA6ES, FLOWERS asd BIRDS (in glass shades), &c. F*Dcy Cblnaware, Tea Services, GUsaware, J»p»neHe Goods,' Writing Daike, Workboxes, Alcuuis, Photo tTi*mde, loketands. Aoooidiaus, Organs, Pianos, and onmercus other articles to choose from. TOYS, Dolie, Trains, Siook Whip«, Tea Sets, Farnltnre and ereat Variety of all soite from the Id Squeaker to the ijuaomotive going by steam. Toys that break and Toy* that won't break. XM&B, NSW YEAR OARDB. Opalines, Scented Saaheta, Hand-Painted, etc, CRICKETING MATERIAL. h. m. Tones. 12*5



THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEALAND offers the advantages of efficient and confidential management and pro vides for the administration of Estates under Marriage Contracts, Settlements and Wills at reduced Rates of Charges. Persons who are about to marry, or who may be desirous of constituting Trusts for benevolent or charit able purposes, should consult the Public Tbustee, or any of his Agents. Arrangements are made for the continuance of the services of family Solicitors. ~ACHND, BARNS:AyDIO0 M Christclmrcli, local Agents



BINDEB TWINE ; BINDEE WIEE M CCOEIICK BINDERS BINDER FITTINGS MACHINE OIL AND EVEEY EEQUISITE FOE THE HARVEST FIELD JOHN ORB "&■ CO. ' EAST BTEEET, ASHBUBTON.



THE ENGLISH MACHINE AS USUAL IN THE PSONT BANK * T FIELD TBIAX. held 2ad January it Romaay, Viotorla, the HORNSBY BIDDER WAS AWARDED MlSf PEIZE Only • few Meohtneiave left£nu«old, for whfch enr.'y •pptlcatloo-ihould be made. Geo. Jameson, &GBHT.



FOR SALE "I QK ACRES of land near the Hindi ±OU -towniblp, wellfenoed rwlth?Uf» fenoea. Wales race through propMtf*. Price !ow. Termi easy. . .:.. x '£ svz Apply to : ;; 1552 OHARLBS BRADDSLLi " SPECIAL KNTBY. rr"?R? SATURDAY, llih JANUARY fiOJUVW IIONER f, F*noy ;Goofe V^/ Toys, Crockery, .- • '.' ! k.v 1 peir very hardo^me Lamps. AIFKED HARRISON,^ 1*46 Auotiobeer. Johnny's Fancy Bred by Mr James Gow, of Taieri, by Lord Saliebary, dam Sally 2nd, will stand thifl Season at Owner's Stable, Kohaax Turn, Lyndhureti Terms—Season £8 j gunntM^ £445» , - -.'■-- Er/ farther particulars apply to ICanagWjof farm,or ■■•■:■-. ;.-.r ( ; MAX FBIBDLANDBB, : r Proprict<g -^ TO STANDS THIS SEASON aY Netherbv Farm, Ashburton, and travel theDistrieft the Thoroughbred Stallion .. . > Johnny Fatiiknep Pedigree—By StAlbane, out of ImpndeocQ by Peter Wilkins, out of Prudence, by Jenij , out of Black fcal, by Wanderer, oat of Fairy (imp) . - -■•:* fit Albansby Blair Athol (winner of English Derby and tit Leger) is tha sire of Hallflu Sheet Anchor, Tnsman, Blink Bonny, Cbptaln Webster, and Lady Betty, all thesa exoept tha last, bred by Messrs Field,- of Taaman;a 4 H« . also sirs ingwcod, MeteorrCyclopg, and many otherc .ebrated locefcorssa in Australia, Silverihread dam of feilveiton, first faTorita for the Melbourne Cup, is nearly fall siitef to Johnny Faulkner. . _ Terms—£lo 10e for thoroughbred maw»._ — £5 5b for half-bred mares; groomage fee, sa. Good English grass paddocks at 2j pec week. Every care but no responsibility. L. MABKBY; -: 1011 Proprietor 7



TO STAND THIS SEASON at WfIIUHBB and Eland's Eact Street Horie Bum and Travel the Ashburton District, TBE POWERFUL TBOTIING- STAfiUOX Merry Lad, , By Young Performer (imp ) Dam Merry L»n by Quicksilver (imp), Merry Lane has take? several first priz-s.for trotting and also in th Show ring. MERRY LAD was bred by the late W. J. G. Bluett, Esq., in 1881., He is a rioh chettnut, standing 16 hands hieh, with grand bone and £ymmet;y, combined with the gentlest pf tempers. A glares ut Merry Lad is sufficient to show that he is well adapted to breed trotting horsas, hacks, and harness horses possessing superior bone, style, and action, Tbrms—Season, 80s; payable Ist January, 1890. Guarantee, £2103, ajable let Annst, 1890. . ' For farther paztisnlars apply to WiLLIAMS AND BLAND, East Street Horse Bazaar, Or A. 6TUBGBON, Ofilg Ashbnrton. TH B PtJRE-BBED OIiYDESDALJfi ENHEE Conqueror. Heia by LordSa'isbnry (imp.) dan Saotcli-" Aunis (imp.) For fall pedigree and prize list see cards. "■ Terms °. Sea?on'£3, guarantee SA is single mares; or two mares or more, £4 each; groomagej ss, Mares changing; handa to lie paid for as eeascn mares. For other terma apply to groom in charge or THOMAS' JjANaLIbY, 161 ProDr'Pt.ir, Dromo* mHE CAEEIAGE HOBBB Hercules, . .- HEBOULEB is a bearaifcl dark obeatottt 4 years old, standing 16 bands lin high, with i mmeme bone and enbetance, and possesses a pitel temper. At the Ashbnrton Show, as a two year old, erodes took first prize, aho a special prim the beßt. horse likely to produce weight* trying hicks and hnnters. HERCULES' sire, Digby Grand, dam ionic ; Picnic by The Chief t dam Maude < The Chief by Towton, dam Queen of tt« ' Sonth Maude by PrickwiiloWj dam a Blood Boyal mare. lerms: Season, £2 2i; payable Ist Jannuy 13S0; guarantee, £3 Bs. (Jroomage fee, 6ft tayable fint service. For further particulars apply to CHRIS. HARROLD, Ob J J. DAWSON, 9f170 Waterton



TO SUnd at Owner's Farm, and travel the Wakanui, Watertoo, Fkmington, Willowby and Ashburton Forks districts. The Pure-bred Entire Clydesdale



Kelvin, _ Kelvin is a bay horse by Prince Royal imported from Victoria), dam Bess, .py Napoleon, imported by the late John NIMMO isq., toOtago. Terms—Season £2 10s; Guarantee £4 4s. Groomage fee ss, payable first service. For further particulars and cards,— Apply JOHN GILMOUR, - Proprietor.



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