THE PULPIT AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,-—The pulpit is often blamed for negleoting the pressing problems of our own times, for the sake of expounding those abstruse doctrines about which no one cares a rap, but, after the stirring addresses of the new Bishop of Christ church, we may expect a change, and attendants at the several places of wor ship, will, no doubt, be treated to learned disquisitions on Bocial problems. At the Presbyterian Church last Sun day; evening, Dr Elmslie took for'his theme " Modern Socialism," and dealt particularly with that phase of it set forth by Edward Bellamy in "Looking Back wards." Strange to say, the author's theories found no favonr in the eyes of the Key Dr; .'"ldle day dreams," An arrangement of society contravening every principle of justice arid common sense," were some of the terms applied to them. Bishop Julius appears to be of opinion that one of the functions of the Church, is to assist every scheme likely to make for the welfare of humanity. Dr Elmslie differs from him and calmly informed us that,', while he had nothing to say against temperance societies or trades unions, provided they did not coerce those Who disagreed with them, yet the Church or Christianity, could take no interest or hand in things of that kind. If this be bo; I say so much the worse for Dr Elmslie and his Church, and 'those wicked unbelievers will, no doubt, add "'tis a doctrine! for the "rich." Dr Elmslie in formed us that to give every person born into the world an equal share of the comforts and luxuries of life, on the mere score of his humanity, was contrary to all the maxims of justice, for it ignored the difference; between the virtuous and the vicious, the industrious and the indolent. This may be true, and as soon as Dr Elmslie or any other person will invent a plan of distributing the comforts and luxuries strictly according to merit, Edward Bellamy will have to take a back seat, but surely the learned Doctor will not maintain that such a state of things obtains at present. Why it is notorious that the very persons who do the least towards the-production of the luxuries, etc., get the largest share of them, and that those persons who do the hardest and most disagreeable kinds of labor get the least/ It is these facts which are at the root of Socialism, for the laborers see classes above them who, generation after generation, manage to fare sumptuously everyday, and "at the same time avoid everything disagreeable in the way of toiling or spinning. Christianity, accord ing to Dr Elmslie s rendering of it, has Buffered a singular metamorphosis ; from being the comfort of the poor and lowly, it has become a salve to soothe the con sciences of those in comfortable circum stances. If at any time the condition of their less fortunate brothers troubles them these 1 comfortably housed and fed persons are to say to those loss fortunate than themselves, "be converted, 'tis the will of (iod-that I should be rich and you should" be poor, but be converted, and all will be well." It will teach you humility and "contentment, and if you do have to gohungry now and then, and your children don't get reasonably well fed and clothed, never mind, you will all be happy bye-and-bye." I fancy Dr Elmslie made a - great mistake if he supposed these views would be ac ceptable to many persons in Ashburton. I for one,' feel compelled to raise my voice in opposition. Perhaps lam not very charitable, but I do not believe there are many .persons in the county but would welcome such a state of things as is de picted in " Looking Backward." I even think the majority would be quite ready to lay the Bible on one side altogether if it turned out that it contained anything incompatible with/ such a state of affairs I am, etc., • Socialist.

Alterations in the Patent Law.

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Wellington, May 12,

An Imperial Order-in : Council received last week makes a portion of the English patent law applicable to New Zealand. By this inventors in New Zealand are to be allowed a period of seven months dur ing which to apply for a patent in England after having protected an invention here. In the case of trade marks the applicant is allowed four months.

PEND ARVES.

(FROM OTO OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

The annual school treat was held here on Wednesday the 7th, in a paddock ad jcining the school ground. The first part of the programme comprised races among the children for which, Messrs J. Gardiner, W. J. Thomas, G. Vucetich and J. Williams acted as judges, and awarded the prizes which had been well selected while the master, Mr E. Smith, acted as starter. A few of the little fellows showed up in capital form, the starter (an old athlete) complimenting some of them on their style of starting and form of run ing. At the conclusion of the sports all retired to the school to feast on the eumptous spread which had been laid out in readiness, under the supervision of Mesdames Thomas, Williams, Vucetich, Hampton,, Gardiner, Smith, Peebles, Galletly, Misses Gardiner (2), Vucetich, Bennison, and Moodie. After justice had been amply done to the good things, the tables were cleared, and the prizes for school work were presented by the master. The proceedings were closed by the children singing the National Anthem, and giving the master three hearty cheers.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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(Received May 13,. 12.15 p.m.) DIRECTORS IN TROUBLE,

Melbourne, May 13,

A criminal summons has been sworn against the Directors of the Premier Permanent Building Association, which closed its doors%i February, charging them with conspiring to defraud. The Directors include Messrs Dow, Minister of Agriculture, and J. Nimmo, late Commissioner of Public Works, but the former has written to the Press dis claiming all knowledge of any fraudu lent intent.

INTERPROVINCI AL.

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Auckland, May 12. Another accident in the football field has to be reported, a lad named Leo Kilfoyle having broken his arm in two places whilst playing in a match. The public canvas in aid of the proposed school for the blind is still vigorously con ducted by Mr John Abbott, who has now collected £456. He hopes to raise £500 and with this sum and the Jubilee surplus the establishment of the school may be regarded as assured. Dunedin, May 12. In the case of Morden who received four months' imprisonment for illegal trespass, the Minister of Justice has tele graphed fco the convicting Magistrate for a report. ' This was forwarded to-day by the Magistrate (Mr John Logan), who detailed the circumstances of the case, and recommended that the term of im-

prisonmenfc be reduced to one week on account of certain statements favorable 1/1 tc Morden which were not adduced at the Wai having reached Wua#

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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IT/ital -Accident.

Masterton, May 13. ' A young man named George Russel Was killed at Te Ore Ore this morning by a fall of earth.

Labor Matters.

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Wellington May 13 v ; The Conference between the Railway Commissioners and the Maritime Council, on the question of employment of casual labor in railway sheds and on railway trucks on wharves takes place to-morrow morning. At to-day's sitting of the Council, the rules adopted by the Federated Wharf laborers', Carters', • and Expressmen's Union were revised.

TEN MONTHS' SUFFERING IN A HOSPITAL.

J There is an old saying that physicians are a class of men who pour drugs, of which they know little, into bodies of which they know less. This is both true and untrue at the same time. There are good and poor awyers, and good and poor doctors. The trouble with these medical gentlemen aaa profession is that they are clannish, and n to be conceited. They don't like to beaten at their own trade by aiders wh have never studied medicine. They there fr|e pay, by their frequent failures, the penalty ot refusing instruction unless the tdacher bears their own "Hall Mark. ' An eminent physician—Dr Brown-Sequard, of Paris—states the fact accurately when he says : " The medical profession are so bound up in their self-confidence and conceit that they allow the diamond truths of science to be picked up by persons entirely outside their ranks. We give a most interesting incident, which illustrates this important ruth.

■The steamship "Concordia," of the Donaldson Line sailed from Glasgow for Baltimore in 1887, having on board as afire man a man named Richard Wade, of Glasgow. He had been a fireman for fourteen years on various ships sailing to America, China, and India. He had borne the hard and exhausting labor, and had been healthy and strong. On the trip we now name he began for the first time to feel weak and ill. His appetite failed, and he suffered from drowsiness, heartburn, a bad taste in the mouth, and costiveness and irregularity of the bowels. Sometimes when at work he had attacks of giddiness, but supposed it to be caused by the heat of the fire room. Quite often he was sick and felt like vomiting, and had some pain in the head. Later during the passage he grew worse, and when the ship reached Halifax he was placed in the Victoria Geneaal Hospital, and the ship sailed away without him. The house surgeon gave him some powders to stop the vomiting, and the next day the visiting physician gave him a mixture to take every four hours. Within two days Wade was so much worse that the doctors stopped both the powders and the mixture. A month passed, the poor fireman getting worse and worse. ,

Then came another doctor, who was to be visiting physician for the- next five months. He gave other medicines, but not much relief. Nearly all that time Wade suffered great torture j he digested nothing throwing up all he ate. There was terrible pain in the bowels burning heat in the throat, heartburn, and racking, headache. The patient was now taking a mixture every four Hours, powders, one after each meal to digest the food, operating pills one every night, and temperature pills two each night to ■ stop the cold sweats. If drugs could cure him at all, Richard had an idea that he took enough to do it. . But on the other hand, pleurisy set in and tli* doctor, toolt ninety ounces of matter from his right side and then told him he was sure to die. Five months more rolled by and there was another change of visiting physicians. The new one gave Wade a mixture which he said made him tremble like a leaf on, a tree.

At this crisis Wade's Scotch blood asserted itself. He refused to stand any more dosing, and t^ld the doctors that if he must die he could die as well without them as with them. By this time a cup of milk would turn sour on his stomach, and lie there for days. Our friend from Glasgow was like a wreck on a shoal, fast going to pieces. We will let him tell the rest of his experience in the words in which he communicated it to the press. • . He says: "When I was in this state a lady whom I had never seen came to the hospital and talked with me. ,She proved to be an angel of mercy, for without her I should not now be alive. She told me of a medicine called 'Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup,' and brought me a. bottle next day. •I started with it, without consulting the doctors, and in only a. feiv days' time I was out of bed calling for ham and eggs for breakfast. From that time keeping on with Mother Seigel's great remedy, I got well fast, and waa soon able to leave the hospital and come home to Glasgow. ■ I now feel a3 if I was in another* world, and have no illnesß of any kind." , • The above facts are calmly and impartially stated, and the reader may draw his own conclusion. We deem it best to use no names although Mr Wade gave them in his original deposition. His address is No 244, Stobcross street, Glasgow, where letters will reach him.

Reading in Bed.

A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.

A distressing occurrence took place in Melbourne on the morning of Sunday, 4th inst., when Mrs Call, wife of Mr F. Call, P.M., who for many years has presided at the CiLy Police Court, was found in her bedroom at her residence, Mildura Cottage, Orrong road, Elsternwick, burnt to death. During the last few weeks Mr Call has been in' indifferent health, and afc the time of the occurrence was absent at his son's residence in Haw thorne. The occupants of the house on Friday night were Mrs Call, her two daughters, and the servant. About half past ten on that night the two Misses Call went into their mother's bedroom to say " Good-night" to her, and found her in bed reading a book with a candle burning on a small table hear the side of the bed. They retired to rest, and heard nothing till about six o'clock on Saturday morning, when they were aroused by the servant girl, who had been awakened after being almost suffocated by a dense smoke which had permeated the whole house. The young ladies hurried to their mother's bedroom, and as they opened the door they were driven back by the great volume of smoke which rushed out. The window of the room was forced open from the outside, and as soon as it was possible to enter, they went in and found the remnants of the mattresses and bedclothes still smouldering on the bedstead, and on the floor between the bed and the wall they discovered the body of their mother, charred and blackened almost beyond recognition. They took immediate steps to extinguish the smouldering debris, and > summoned Dr. Griffith, who lives close by When that' gentleman arrived he could only ■ pronounce the deceased past all medical aid and render his assistance to prevent the house from catching fire, an effort in which he was successful. It is supposed that the deceased fell asleep i.li'V iovlir?. r.nd that in some way the h'-'N'lMili! ■■■ <■; li^'i" fire. She must have been awakened" by, smelling the burning material, arid probably while attempting to make her escape from the room she w«i suffocated and fell on the floor, where her [i charred body was subsequenty discovered, There were no hangings to the bed, and there was, therefore, nothing to communi cate the flames to the wall or ceiling. The sad affair has quite prostrated Mr Call, who is in weak health. He had been granted leave of absence, and will retire on a pension aftor thirty.six years of ?eryicc.

THE ASHBTTRTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1890.



{ HOW PILLS ARE MADE. 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 useful, drugs. To what vast i dimensions pill taking has grown may b imagined, when we say that in England alon about 2,000,000,000 (two thousand million) pills are consumed every year. In early days, pills were made slowly by hand, as the demand was comparatively small. To day they are produced in infinitely greater rapidity by machines especially contrived for the purpose, and with greater accuracy, too, in theproportions of the various higre dients employed. No form of medication can be better than > a pill, provided only it is intelligently pre- L pared. 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 be honestly commended for i popular use. Most of them either under •■ shoot 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 one feels dull and I sleepy, and has more or less pains in the head, sides, and back, he may be sure his bowels' are constipated, and his liver sluggish. 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 digestive organs of the accumulated poisonous matter. But the good pill does not gripe and pain us, neither does it make us sick and miserable for a few hours or a whole day. It acts on the entire glandular system at the same time, else the after effects of the pill will be worse than the disease itself. The griping caused' by most pills is the result of irritating drugs which they contain, Such pills are harmful, and should never be used. They sometimes even produce hemorrhoids. Without having any particular desire to praise one pill above another, we may, nevertheless, name Mother Seigel's Pills, manufactured by the well known house of A. J. White, Limited, 35 Farringdon Road, London, and now sold by all chemists and medicine vendors, as the only one we know of that actually possess every desirable quality. They remove the pressure upon the brain, correct the liver, and cause the bowels to act with ease and egularity. They never gripe or pro duce the slightest sickness of the stomach, or any other unpleasant feeling or symptom. Neither do they induce further constipation, as nearly all other pills do. As a further and crowning merit, Mother Seigel's Pills are covered with a tasteless and harmless coating, which causes them to resemble pearls, thus rendering them as i pleasant to the palate as they are effective : in curing diseases. If you have a severe cold and are threatened with a fever, with pains in the head, back and limbs, one or two doses will break up the cold and prevent the fever. A coated tongue with a brackish taste in the mouth is caused by foul matter in the stomach. A dose of Seigel's Pills will effect a speedy cure. Oftentimes partially decayed food in the stomach and bowels produces sickness, nausea, etc. Cleanse the bowels with a dose of these pills, and good health will follow. Unlike many kinds of pills, they do not make you feel worse before you are better. They are, without doubt, the best family • physic ever discovered. They remove all * obstruction to the natural functions in 1 ither sex without any unpleasant effects. ]



Two years ago Johannesburg was a min ing camp of tents and huts. It is now a city with churches, hotels, a Royal Exchange, and 35,000 inhabitants. The New Zealand Clothing Factory notify that in consequence of its having been de cided to float their business, with its widely exbended ramifications, into a Company, under the " Companies' Act, 1882," it is proposed as a preliminary step to reduce the total stock on hand by £50,000 worth, and that to enable this to be done, the several branches have bean instructed to give special concessions to customers, particulars of which will be found in an advertisement in this issue. r The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ash burton School Committee was held last evening. Present — Messrs Bean, Porter, Craighead, Baker, and Bissett. In the absence of Mr Silcock, the chairman, who has recently met with a severe accident, Mr* Bean was appointed Chairman. The Chairman stated the bank credit balance stood at £20 10s L 9d. After some minor correspondence had been read the Head master's usual report was dealt with. It, seated that the attendance for the month had been —On the'roll, 405; highest daily attend ance, 358; strict average, 326*6. The Master asked for a few requisites, and that the' leaves in the playground should be removed. It wa3 decided to procure a supply of coal, etc., and to do the work the master asked for. Several small accounts were , passed for payment. The Visiting Committee reported on the state of the grounds and buildings and suggested some repairs, and lopping off a few of the trees and removal of others. Mr Porter undertook to do the latter work. It was decided to send a letter of sympathy to Mr Silcock, the Chairman, who was still suffering from the effects of his recent accident. Mr Bean made reference to a letter of Mr Porter's that had lately appeared in the " Guardian " newspaper, and after explaining that his remark re Mr Bisset was caused solely by his disapprovol of the stand Mr Bisset took at the householders' meeting, Mr Porter expressed his regret at having written such letter, which expression of regret was accepted both by Mr Bean and the Committee. This was all the business.



Public Notices. PUBLIC NOTICE. A MEETING will be held at the Flemington School House at 6.30 p.m. on SATURDAY, the 17tb inst., for * the purpose of discussing the advisability of establishing a co-operative Bacon Curing Company, in connection with the Flemington Cheese Factory. 5*92 STEPHENS BROS, BURNETT STREET, BEG to introduce to their Customers and the Public a NEW LINE OF KEROSENE, Which they have just landed, and for which the Manufacturers claim many ad vantages over the ordinary oil now in the market, inasmuch as it is almost odourless and free from offensive smell. It is extra refined and perfectly pure, and will, therefore, produce a much softer and more BRILLIANT LIGHT. It will Not Dazzle or Injure the Eyes, and altogether dispenses with the risk attached to the ordinary lower grades, as well as being very much more economical for household purposes, stores, etc., etc. Although being a little more costly, yet, to keep pace with the times, we will RETAIL IT at the USUAL PRICES, So Farmers and Householders will do well in Securing^ a Winter Supply, and in so doing we are satisfied they will be pleased with their purchase. We have, also, to hand a : GOOD ASSORTMENT OF CANDLES, [ Both English and Colonial, including i • Carriage, Bedroom, Piano, etc.. Our Stock of TEAS is also Increasing, ; and we have, therefore, a Better Selection 1 for Blending purposes and to select from, ' and desire to Draw Special Attention to J our INDIAN, CEYLON, DARJELING » PEKOE, ASSAM PEKOE, and several >. other varieties in packets or in bulk, so \ Customers favoring us with a call will re ' ceive our efforts to give satisfaction, j We will be pleased to wait upon ,Cus -1 tomers if requested, and orders by post ' will be despatched without delay. Orders ' delivered in Town or Suburbs. ST EP H ENS T)ROS TEP IjROS,



I ANNOUNCEMENTS 81 ASHBURTON "GUARDIAN." t ; ~TN consequence oi cherecont altera- I tions in the timo of departure of the Mount Somors train, and tho Longbcacli ) Cjach, we shall in futuro publish two r editions of the "Guardian" the first 3 edition poinc; to press at 3.30 p.m. THE MIRROR." A HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social Political, Literary, and Daunatic paper, to be published every FRIDAY, price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Place, Russell Street, Melbourne TINWALD COAL AND FIREWOOD DEPOT. J; a /Clothierhas for .. ZJI.. \J Sale—Best New castle, Westport, Grey Valley, and Mount Somers Coal, Firewood and Stakes. Prime Oaten Straw and Sheaf Chaff, at shburton prices. £} O X f^\ ( \ To lend on aPProved c& 4J O \-J { J freehold security. JOHN C. CORR, Barrister & Solicitor Burnett St Ashburton. MISS BARRATT'S SCHOOL, Cameron Street, West. WILL Re-open on MONDAY, 19th inst. Subjects taught English, Music, Drawing and Singing. Miss Barratt will be at home from 14th, Came ron Street, West, Ashburton, May 12th, 1890. ; 6J55- NOTICE~OF APPLICATION FOR A . PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. I ALEXANDER CURRIE PAUL , ING KNYVETT, of Chersey, d hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will at the next Licensing Meeting of the Licensing Committee for the Licensing District of South Rakaia to be holden at theR.M. Courthouse, South Rakaia, on the 3rd day of June, 1890, apply for a certificate authorising the issue of a Publican's License for a house situate at Chertsey and known as the Chertsey Hotel, containing sixteen rooms, exclusive of those required for the use of the family. Dated the 9th day of May, 1890. ALEX. C. P. KNYVETT.. R. T. Leathern, Solicitor, Christchurch. 5J68 C. M. BROOKE, PRESCRIBES FOR LA GRTPPF, COUGHS, COLDS, And other Common Ailments. AND in future will be in personal attendance at "The Dispensary" from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and from 7 to 8 p.m. Sundays—Afternoon, 2 to 3; Evening, 7 to 8.30. The Ashburton' Doctors prescriptions accurately dispensed by CM. BROOKE. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. A Large Stock of the best COD LIVER OIL, CHEST PROTECTORS, and other Requisites for the season. Orders by Post promptly attended to. .a 1. BROOKE} THE DISPENSARY, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. \ XUST ARRIVED per " Tongariro "— t) ONE CASE Containing .TREE SEEDS in Variety, ONE CASE . Containing VEGETABLE SEEDS in Great Variety, FROM FIRST-CLASS AMERICAN * AND ENGLISH HOUSES. TAMES TD°RTER O AMES X ORTER, ALLENTON NURSERY, ASHBURTON. MR T BULLOCK THURSDAY MAY 15. clearFng sale OP 212 l HORSES,, 22 FARM IMPLEMENTS, Etc. MR T. BULLOCK has recived in structions from Mr James Heron to Sell by Public Auction on THURS DAY, May 15th, at his homestead, near Flemington, Longbeach district, a number of Draught Mares and Geldings, Farm Implements, etc., as follows :: — M DRAUGHT MARES and -1 A GELDINGS, _Ltt -J Three-year-old FILLY, unbroken, Q Upstanding TRAP HORSES, n Head of CAfTLE, (T) pf Fat PIGS, Three-furrow Plough,. Double-furrow Plough, Reid and Gray, Single-furrow Plough, Blocks and Chains, Shaft and Leading Harness, Dray and Frame, Chaff Cutter, together with Horse Power and Intermediate. > McCormick Reaper and Binder, American Drill, Six-leaf Harrows, Contractor's Hut, Sundries, etc. Also, at same time and place, on account of Mr James Trevtjrza,—  5 DRAUGHT MARES and GELDINGS, O Double-furrow PLOUGH, by Duncan This Sale affords a favorable opportunity, to Farmers in want of Draught Horses, as Mr Heron's have been carefully selected and are well known throughout the district, and as they are just out of work are very suitable for farmers requiring them, for mmediateuse. . By permission of Mr Heron, Special entries for this sale can be made with him or the Auctioneer. Sale at 12 Noon. m v , T. BULLOCK, 5§43 Auctioneer. I



ANNOUNCEMENTS ALL ACCOUNTS due to mo must bo paid to me or to Mk J. C. Coiut, Solicitor, Ashburton, on. or beforo the . 21st DAY of MAY instant, or legal pro b ceedings will be taken to recover the i Biime without further notice Dated this 3 6th day of May 1890. t JAMES GUDSELL, Grocer, &c, 4 65 Tinwald. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOBTa , PUBLICANS LICENSE. | T MARY JOSEPHINE PATTON, of j JLj Methven, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will at the . next Licensing Meeting of the Licensing Committee for the Licensing District of Mount, Hutt, to be holden at the Road Board Office, Methven, on the NINTH DAY of June, 1890, apply for a certificate authorising the issue of a Publican's License, for a house situate at Methven ' and known as the Methven Hotel,, con taining twenty-nine rooms, exclusive of 1 those required for the use of the family. Dated the Tenth day of May 1890: . » st7g NOTICE I)F~APPLICATION FOR A PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. I HENRY BATES, of South Rakaia, } Hotel keeper,; do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain and will at the next Licensing Meeting to be holden at South Rakaia on the 3rd DAY of June 1890, apply for a certificate, authorising (the issue of a Publican's License for a house situate at South Rakaia and known as the South Rakaia Hotel and containing eighteen rooms, exclusive of those, used 'or use of family. Dated 9th day of May 1890. 5 75 . HENRY BATES. ASHBURTON COAL & FIREWOOD DEPOT. JO* JD E AN,/ OAL-& FIREWOOD MERCHANT OATS BBAJST CHAFF ETC. ETC. ■ ■ ■ ■"■ ..■.■'."ft» ■.?.; . ■ . ■ ■ ■ -■■:.i««f . JOHN I\/TOISON OHN JXLpISON HAS NOW REMOVED to the TOWN HALL BUILDINGS, nd having had considerable Alterations made, the premises are now Complete for is business. STOCK is large and season able and for sale at his usual Low Rates. Repair? Promptly Attended To JOHN MOISOX - THE - SONS & DAUGHTERS OF TEMPERANCE FRIENDLY BENEFIT SOCIETY. ■} THE Special Advantages offered by this Society are—lst, a large invested fund; 2nd, the funeral donation being reassured by the National Division ; 3rd, a liberal relief during sickness, with choice of any doctor within the district' for members Skd their families, and; as large funeral donation as is consistent with safety. The Grand Division has established a Central Sick Fund, which secures -uni formity of fees and benefits throughout New Zealand ; allows members to move from one division to another without any increase of contributions, arid affords absolute security to small or weak divisions, . . - Benefit for Male Members :—First Bix months' sickness, 20s per week; second six months, 13s; afterwards, 10s; death of a . member, £30; death of a member's wife, £10. Half the above benefits are received by female members. Honorary Members of both sexes shall be entitled to the services of the physician and apothecary, providing they pass a satis factory medical examination, and recoup to the Division the amount of fees payableby it to those officers on their account. The pledge originally adopted has remained unchanged until the present time, and by it all forms of intoxicating drinks are proscribed. The position the Sons and Daughters of Temperance occupy is a .standing testimony of the value of Total Abstinence principles, and^ compares favorably' with any other Friendly Society; the sickness rate showing one-third less than that of other Societies not based on total abstinence principles; the death rate being only six per thousand in the Sons arid Daughters of Temperance, as against nine per thousand, the yearly average death rate of other Societies. This Ordej should, command the support and attention of all earnest temperance workers, as it gives uncontroyertible testi mony of the value of total abstinence to the health of the body; exerts • a decided in fluence on public opinion, and provides an opportunity for total abstainers to make provision for themselves in case of sickness, accident, or death. The Lodge meets MONDAY, 12th May, and each alternate Monday, at the Templar Hall, Ashburton, at 8 p.m. Every Total Abstainer Should Join. 4 213 W. MURRAY, Sec. IF YOU WANT GENUINE VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY, TRY W. W. /SPENCER'S HE is now offering the best value ever had in Ashburton. A large and well assorted stock of DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS Flannel Is a yard. Good heavy dress tweeds all colors B|d per yard. Winter Homespuns 7£d. Cashmeres and Merinos in all colors at very low prices. Blankets, in grey, white, and blue, a{ very low prices. Quilts, calicos, flannels, hollands, and shirtings, Cheaper than ever. • Double width white sheeting 7|d. Mens, boys, and youths suits. Sox, shirts, and hats at prices before never known. BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS. s The cheapest Boots and the Best Boots ever had in Ashburton are at :■ .W. W: SPBfSßi'* . THE ARCADE. = Men's Bluchers 6s lid. ■ Men's shooters 10s 6d. .. Children's patent leather slippers, shoes and boots. Extra value very cheap, llie best school boots for boys and girls in Ashburton at W. W. SPENCER'S ABCADE, ASHBURTON.



WHEAT. WHEAT. WHE&T. CASH BUYERS I R O L L I T & CO., CANTERBURY MILLS, A S !i iJ U li T O N", f I A RE still prompt Cash Buyers of Prime Milling Wheat at highest market iate i J\. Flour, Bran and Sharps always on hand. Gristing by patent Roll ;; f done on the shortest notice. " ' E*l ■ -■* '? ' .i ? V " """" "I 'J * I' * . wZ2s?W ■I"I i*H "IcOLOMBO,CALCUTTAi^ ifn|, AND Princes ST.DU:NEDIN^S^ ; ■ THIS PACKET IS GUARANTEED'TO CONTAIN ONE POOMDrNETT 1 • ONE TRIAL 'SOLICITECL..V>, • | JOHN G. EESTELL SOLE AGENT, ASHBURTON. , ? TJlfB ARK BUYERS AT ALL TIMES OF ■ ■; • WHEfIT, OATS, BARLEY SYEGRASS, PEAS, ?TO., ETC. F.&IEDLANDER BROS, "WHEAT SHIPMENTS VEfK ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL A&VANCES, FBEE OF w COMMISSION AND INTEREST, against oil klnda of Produce placed io ons hind» for ihfpment 10 the United Klnedom, or the Continent. HATING oar owu hoasa (n London fa a saffioiaat gaarftatng" that the Interest of Clients, who wI!J entrust the shipment of their pram to da, will be well'looked sfter. Client! may also roly that expanaea will bo kept aa low .as possible, and the hlgboi mccket v»lae realised. EACH Format's Lot ia shSppei andcr n dtatlnct arid sopirsto brand, no tw lota being brmded alike, and esoh lot iaaold oa its own msrils. Prompt eoooan Sales as in the past. WE are also prepared to atora gran sal other Pcoduooat Ashbnrton, Lyndbnrit Lytteltonjor Addingtou apou easyjterma, aud make teasonebie t»dy&noei]oa nine, .'FBIFiDLA.N'pjfiU'BKOS.' NOW LANDING MX " M«dlGr»b»ra " 20,000 Feat DittWroDJKAURI T. & G. FLOORING ■ ' T. &G. MATOB LINING AND BOARDS. i EX "Spray" 30,000Feofc SPLENDID RED PIN*!. r EX "Zlor " 20,000 Fe*t MAGNIFICENT WHITE PINS I FLOORING, LINING, AND ST3ELT FROMifHAVELQCK IN BTOOK AND TO ARRIVE ■WESTPORT, NEWCASTLE, GREY VALLEI AND MOUNT SOMKBS COAL. : W. H. COLLINSI CO. " "■:.•./; Timber and Coal Merohfints i\BBBURTOff. __ ABUNDANT OKOPri VI? GOOD WOOL, OF THE HIGHEST MARKET VALUE FOR ITS CLASS, ENSURED BY THE USE OF , LITTLE'S PATENT SHEEP DIP (NON-POISONOUS.) AIJVA^TAGES OF LITIL^i'iATENT PIiUID DIP :— IF PROPERLY USED according to the Instructions, it Is the best, the' mo effectual aod moit valuable Dip known. . , . ■ . IT 18 NOT POISONOUS to animals, there (a therefore no' dangat of pofioninfc Horsos, Skeop. Cattle or other animals, by the Dip draining on tho grass op herbage J there Is no riangrr In leaving it aboat in the way of ohlldren on others ; nor if .there any dancer of wholesale poisoning from nfglect, acoldeDt, or design. ■ ft ITS BFFEOT UPON THE WOOL !s exceedingly important to Woolgrowew. It apidly the valae ; it tfoos pot arrc?t the growth et any time bat promo!cs th<s natural ucoretions, and incro&aee thft freight of the fleece; it does not etaln or dlacoloi the nor Uke out ituy of tho yolk, bat Is ct all times the.beat fDlp for jj!;.e wool that oau be naod. -. . IT IS CHEAP Rtd repsya itoo'f tenfold to the aheep-ownor. IT IS EABY TO USB, requiring very little preparation, vahen Instantly wl*h oold water, leaves no sediment, uo scum, no waste. One gillou Jof Dip to 100 gallons of watet—tbo waeh la tben ready for age. IT IS SAFE. While Poisonous Dips can only be nsed with caution upon iheep, this Dip may bo nsed npon all entraaln: Horfos to kill Insects »nd the mange ; also Dogs tor the earue puvpaao ; also for cxtermiuatiag incecta, and allaying rII Irritation of the kla of DaUv Osttla, OUvos, Piga, etc., for «?hlch;purpcaa it Is efmply in?«lo«blc. FOR SOA.B, LHfi, TIOK3. andjinaeota of all kinds.gttSjla * moaJjleffestual Dip, d thoroughly rallttblo at^il tlunaa,t]aQd°m all climates.  , LITTLE'S PATEHT FLUID DIP has « world-wide tepntstion »f the highest possible oharaater. It has receive J more GOLD and SILVER MSDALS and other AWARDS OFE> rCELLKNf^ AND MERlT|th»n perhapajsll'thelo hei PheepDipt ut togethet ; . . FOX ASHBURTON UOUNM : GEO. JAMESON ;;■ ♦ . J \



TREES _ TREES ABOUT 100,000 FRUIT TREES Of all descriptions, including 2000 APPLE TREES of CHOICE SORTS. ' All Strong and Healthy. J'TTIOR SALE at Moderate Prices. 1 > -i-} Undersigned is also prepared, as ■ usual, to undertake the • ' PLANTING OF FOREST TREES at Lowest Current Rates. WM. GARDNER, 5" . Tinwald. ■ , GO TO .' ... ,„ MITCHELT JP_ rnURNET>' jtchelJLj 06 JLurneXv: TANCRED STREET ?;: *• ■. , . . .•". (■■ • i ."-' ■ ■■•■ '>'':-- ' for '.' ' ■;'',"', r ,- BLANKETS ;■• .' , ','V - ; '•• ' ' FLANNELS ' ' ■ ,7'■;'';.f 1 ,J .'■'_. , DREBS TWEEDS ( ;, HOSIERY CLOTHING - ETC., ETC.- • ' ' >> ■*! , A SPECIAL LINE ' v OF . ,>'-,, OVEECOATS ..-.•■.' '' , AT '.>■''' : I '■■'.■ [ '- ■ IIITCHELT fc rr.URNERJQ JIITCHEIL w I URN.BR b : l/T/iNORKD^THEET. ■" : ■- ——~— ■ • i W^TED KNOWN T MMENSE arrivalsof NEW AUTUMN JL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, and ' BOOTS, ex Kaikoura, at ANDREW ORR'S. v i ____^^ _; i ) -j - TJ^OR MANTLES, MILLINERYNew JJ DRESSES see A. ORRs New ; Stock ■ -_ :  ;</'■'.? r- - FOR WEDDING Outfits, Family Mourning, and General DRAPERY :' goto ANDREW ORR'S. -...■'■ "XTEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.— . ±>( ANDREW ORR is showing ex actly the same Goods in Roslyri Worsted Dress Tweeds, as exhibited 1 at the Exh bition, also Blankets and Flannels. : QAA PAIRS of BLANKETS at , &\J\J Old Prices, contracted' for . when wool was Cheap.—A. ORR. . : BOOTS, BOOTS, for; Variety Quality, Style, and Make .. ' Ladies', Children's, and Gents 1 Boots m at once to ANDREW ORR'S. 1 C\C\ EMBROIDERED ROBES J \J\J Select from at ANDREW ■RR'S No two of the same pattern., r ; SPECIAL VALUE IN " ■• : ■\Q'"Xy' N. "S" '"'■ "T"N Order to Clear the Balance of cur - ■ ' STOCK. OF ' ■. ■; ; git•-n •s, < We hare decided to gire 16 ' ; ' Per Cent off , . , During the Next '--V 14 DATS JP ORR i k