The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL X. NO 2343

ASHBURTON : TUESDAY. MARCH: 3L 1891

Pf^lCE : ONE PENNY



j Public Notices >Jj Asthma, Influenza. Consumption j&c. , , . ' j TRAY'S Compound Essence of; LmT ►, . _L\. seed Aniseed, Senega, SguiA, ), | Tolu, etc., with Chlorodyne. " j TRAY'S Compound, demulcent expect } Jl\_ torant, for Coughs, colds andehes s I complaints I^AY'S Compound, for Coughs and X. Colds is equally serviceable for Horses and Cattle. g TRAY'S Tic Pills, a specific in Si eu rnlgia 3 -LA. Face-ache, etc. Contains Quinine Iron etc * I INUM CATHARTICUM SPILLS I / an agreeable aperient. pIOAGULINE,— Cement for bro*c V J articles, - - - Sold Everywh ere. Manufactory, ; Stockport, England FOR the Blood is the Life-Clark s'worW famed Blood Mixture, warrantedto cleanse the blood from all impurities from whatever causes arising. For scroful a scurvey, skin and blood disease.^ and sores of all kinds its effects are marvel " lous. Thousands of testimonials, s Sold i in bottles 4s 6d, and Us each by chemists and patent medicine vendor' everywhere Sole proprietors.: The Lincoln anft Mid land Counties Drug Co., Lincoln Erig]f.*» "" r BOWELS' ""PENNYROYAL ~AIND I STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, arid-re lieve the distressing symptons so preva lent with the sex. Boxes Is lsd to 2s~9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine V^n dors. Picparcd only bv the LINCOLN aud MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG'* CO., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesa'e Houses. Beware of imita tions ( \NE~boTcf Clark's B 41 Pills is war V / h ranted to cure all discharges from the urinary organs in either sex, (acquired or constitutional), gravel ana pah. in the back. Guaranteed fr-je from mercury. Sold in boxes 46d each, by all chemists and patent medicine vendors. Sole proprietors, The Lincoln and Midlard Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England For sale by the wholesale Houses. "EATING'S POWDER : detroya . BUGS, FLEAS, .MOTHS, BEETLES, and all other insects, while quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly c 1 ran in application. See the article you purchase is "KEATING'S," as imi tations i.ro noxious and ineffectual.' Sold in Tins, Gd, Is, and 2s 6*d each,b> all Chemists BIANCARDS IODINE OF IRON rTT T C APPROVED by the Academy ol Medicine of Paris, are especially recommended )y 4ie Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, Kings Evil, etc.), the early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weakness, Poorness of Blood add for stimulating aud regulating its periodic course. Nore genuine unless signed Blaneard, 40, rue Bonaparte, Paris. Sold by Druggists and Chemists through out the Colonies .— _ -"*■*■• - ' *- KEATING S POWDER, KEATING S POWDER, KEATING'S POWDER KEATING'S POWDER. KEATING S POWDER. KEATING S POWDERi (BUGS, FLEAS^ KILLS] MOTHS, BEETLE^I TTllllirtWfl iMOSQUIIuB « HARMLESS TO ANIMALS HARMLESS TO ANIMALS. fBUGS V- FLEAS AILLS { MOTH* * BEETLESN \MOSQUITOESriJ* but is, unrivalled in destroying FLE AS BUGS, COCKROACHES, BEETLES MOTHS in FURS, and every other species of insect. Sportsmen will find this* invaluable for destroying fleas in their dogs, as also ladies for their pet dogs. The PUBLIC are C UJTIONED that packages of the genuine powder bear'the autograph of THOMAS KEATING Sold in Tins only. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. A purely vegetable swketmeat, both appearanee and taste, furnishing a nios agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy r intestinal ot thread worms. It i a perfectly safe and mild preparation * and is especiall adapted for Childre « Sold in Tins by all. Druggists." Proprietor, THOMAS KEATING, [ London. THE LENITIVE PECTORAL SYRUP. HXHLON is an Infallible remed ♦ Jj for Catarrhs, Bronchitis, Colds, and all Bronchial Affections. It is for over Sixty Years prescribed by the Medical Celebrities. ■;&EOBffi^ PASTE EPI N A L A PECTORAL LIQUORICE BONBON is proved to be efficacious against Colds Nervous Coughs, and all irritations of th, Thioat and Chest. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. REYNALSONS et Co., Chemi&ts !28, Rue Taitbout Parts. I. Salek andCcv (Next Bank Now Zealand ■WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS?. Lowest Christojiurch Prices as usual. 5S WATCHES CLEANED aud fTS guaranteed 12 months. %J PEBBLE, Pantoscopic, and Crystal bpectacles. Sights tested free Several good second-hand Rotheram and Other English LEVERS very cheap and guaranteed. A SPECIALTY.— Ritheram's English Lever EXPRESSLY made to OUR OWW ORDER. The best, and most reliable timekeeper in the world. Every descrip tion of Gold and Silver Jewellery made up or neatly repaired 1. SALiiK AND CO., _ m Next Bank of New Ze*lac|



Punctual.. H&r TT^ /CRAIGHEAD, , 06 JIL. VyRAIGHEAD, i TTTT AIL 00 RR SSS T A A I L OORRS T A A I I, 0 0 R R S T AA A I L, O O R R - SSS TAAII, OORR S I T A AIL OORR S - T A A I LLLL 0 0 R R SSSS TANCEED STHEET, ASHBURTON, ARE CASH PURCHASERS OF ! §£COXD* WIIFAT IN AN Y Q U AN TIT Y A.t UigrlieNt ]>l£ii'lfet Ktitew ROLLITT & CO. ' 1221 I THE DOMESTIC PAPERPATTERNS I OF NEW YORK. Mrs Pope WISHES to inform her many friends and Customers that she has the Agency of the above celebrated Patterns, and that by each San Francisco Mail she will RECEIVE NEW ONES. —Also— "X" he .»t yle " Price 3d Monthly. THE BIJOU ART NEEDLEWORK DEPOT, Morten's Buildings, Opposite Bank New Zealand. CHRISTCHURCH. ~" JAMES BAKER TIMBEE MERCHANT, AND GENERAL FURNITURE AND Y4NOY GOODS WAREHOUSE, HA VELOCK STREET, Opposite Harrisons Auction Mart, FURNITURE ' and Picture Frames mr.de to order in any design at shortest notice. Sole Agent in Ashburton for Olegg's erambulators. Also' WIESKKR PIAMO3. Sharplio, Vincent & Co SAWMILLER ; AND TIMBER MERCHANTS, BP.BIN.GBURN. HAVE erected large Sawmills at Alford Forest, and can now supply any amount of Building Material, also Bridge Timber and Planting to any; size in Birch Timber, Gates, Hurdles, etc.. made to patters as desired, Splitor Sawn Posts morticed by machinery. Prices will be found reasonable, and orders will be "executed promptly. Timber can be delivered by train, or at the Mills, cr by rail from Springburn to, any part of the district. The Mills are within l£ miles of the Springburn Railway Station. * FIREWOOD, SLABS AND WASTE T.MBER Always on hand. Orders by post prompty attended to. ANDREW ORR 13 NOW SHOWING I THE T ARGEST <^TQCK OF NEW DB APERY, CLOTHING, AND MILLINEEY EVER SHOWN IN ASHBURTONJ v A, OER.



Publics Notices. YOUR_MONEY i^ANNOT be better invested than ir \J purchasing a COMPLETE MEDI CINE CHEST containing Colemane and Son s Eucalypti Remedies For a Postal Note or 22s 6d the following remedies will be sent, enclosed m a Neat Box, to any address, postpaid:—~l Bottle Educa lypti Extract, 1 pot Victory Ointment 1 box each Ladies and Gents Liver Pills, 1 pot Eucalypti Honey, p box vo|ce Lozenges, 1 Cake Eucnlypti Soap. Full direttions for use enclosed. Alt SAFE and SURE remedies. Beware of imifca tioiM. See that you get Colemane and Somi ECUALYPTI and no other. "Whr»K..le and Retail Agent, W. J. ALEXANDER, 142 Cashel St., Christchurch. Where orders are to be sent Send for circulars* toe Making AND - REFRIGERATION On the Linde System (compression Anhydrous Ammonia.) Fipr Cold Stores, Freezing and Chilling Establishments, and all Icemaking and •• Refrigerating Purposes. SPECIAL MARINE TYPE FOR SHIP USE, As fitted on board the s.s. Teutonic, &c, for the Dead Meat Trade, and the s.s. Merapi, for making Ice and pre serving Passengers' Provisions} Dry Air Refrigerators on Lightfoot' System. 1000 Machines Ordered and Supplied up to the end of 1889. The Linde British Refrigeration Company Limited, 36 Queen Victoria street, E.G. ; ani Managing Director : MR. T. B, LIGHT FOOT, C.E. ESTABLISHED, 1818. "DORTER BLANCHARD'S SONS} CONCORD, N.H., U.S.A., Manufacturers of and Dialers m all kinds of l>aiirr Goods SPECIALTIES) the~mirror; HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social Political, Literary, and Dramatic papeifc to be published every FRIDAY price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and I Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Pub Tarace, Rus*elJ Street, Melbourne. " Art Needlework AND FANCY REPOSITORY. $MRS ADAMS I; 1 $ now showing some nice designs m X Plush, Canvas, Raised Woolwork Crash, Arresene, New Shades inMacrame, Tinsel Silks, Filloselle New Transfers, Cords, Tassels, Fringes, Braces & Smoking Caps, Ready for working. China Glass and Japanese Ornaments m great variety. Wedding and Birthday Gifts. Agent for Mesdames Weigel and Butterick's cut paper patterns and Eclipse Dye Works. Registry office for Servants, EAST STREET, ASH BURTON.



Mr W. F. Thompson, SURGEON T^vENTIST, URGEON UENTIST, 218 HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH Hours— lo a.m. to 6 p,m, Having purchased Dr N. A. Nebly's Dental practice, MR THOMPSON may be consulted at the above address. 211 • JD. D E Y M O U R SURGEON DENTIST, 16 Colombo Street (new Buildings nea Corner of Gloucester Street.) Established 1869 Scale of Charges : J Extraction, 2s 6d per tooth ; fillings, i 5s per tooth. | A reduction made where anumber require attending. 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 Iticulars given on application. Consulta ton free. Nitrous Oxide' Laughing Gas) adim nis' ered whe nrequired. Attendance 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 15 Colombo Street, Chrisichuhch.



(By App intment to His Excellency the Earl of Onslow.) \U WM fiRQSER FOR « I XIR . X fijfl am. a BM # /|\ \ H.Z. INDUSTRIAL OAllßft . ,1, -'I UA^ /AX % " The blendine n entirtW attan- ', •^ 'i I GELS # I#«#P»» -m^ded to by Mr. Netam ihM* ,< tf 1 V*fM M gWglimllP % who is a Taster of grott «ayari« ' "^" JV3 EvSKSII % ance, and has had • (pedal 5 ... r- >V JLb 533*1 A % trailing m the art." m IN «HE M gnjuMlk-. \ TIMAIV HBI4IAT I* M /r^^SwSV % "This firm deMnr«tlMMr> VXi* m t \1 # SiMWik \ % port or all purchasers o(TiA %^ I 1 •» M.O'Ji 25 SSSmLS «V m superior to ai»thtnf I*9 # £& V.raSraHSn" :t\ mfessional Ta»t«r and THOUGH' /^^MS&i'LA PRICES: H. M. CAEBON, 'agbnt, ANb SOLD BY THE PKINCIPAL STOBEKEEPBEB "KIEdMAN'S SOOTHING POWDERS FOTJ CHILDREN CUTTING; TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well known Family Medicine has been large'y tested m all parts of the and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned, extensive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITATIONS, some of which m OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the originl as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor, therefore, feels it due t the public to give » special caution agaiast the use of SUCK IMITATION'S Purchasers are therefore requested to carefully observe the foui foTlavnSg important characteristics, without which none are gemiiue :— Ist—ln every wwo the words JOH:T STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WAIr- WORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd.—Each singla Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd-—The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE'S. 4th.—Th« manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold m Packets by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors at Is l|d and 2s 9d e*ch. Kempthoene, Prosser and Co.



New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company ESTABLIS He"d°' " 18 5 9 CAPITAL—ONE MILLION. PREMIER AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND ~MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &c„ ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES GEOKCtE JAMESON, ! AGENT, ASHBURTON



WHEAT WHEAT WHEAT WE AEE PROMPT CASH BUYERS Of PRIME MILLING WHEAT at highest market price. We are also prepared to STORE GRAI.N on Farmers' account in our NEW GRAIN STORES, West Street Ashburton, on favorable terms. Cornsacks and | Twine supplied at Lowest Current Rates, ROLLITT & CO., CANTERBURY MILLS. OFFICES and STORES: West Street, Ashburton GREGG AND COMPANY Pube Blended Teas, NEW SEASON, 1889-90, IN P> and lib PACKETS. 2ib FANCY CANISTERS and 51b a«d 101b TINS. TRY THESE BLENDS. TRY THESE BLENDS] ©/& 4d \ /2sßd \ // 3s \ (( EAGLE j) ((.inhibition» A C LUB )) V per lb. II V per lb. Jf Vper V* J One trial will establish their constant use. To be obtained from JOHN ORR &CO H* ZANDER



VJ OTICE.— Anyone found Tress passing m pursuit of game 01 otherwise on the Riveradale Estate on nd sfter this da*w will be prosecuted. J R. WILLIAMS. River dale, 24th May 76 SPUING FASHIONS, New Millinery. WE have now opened the latest novel ties for the season m Ladies' Hats and Bonnets, m the most Fashionable shapes and Superior Quality, together with the choicest Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers. &c., procurable. New Jackets, New Mantles, New Dust Cloaks, New Bordered Costumes, New Cheeked Dress Goods, New Plain Dress Goods, New Ginghams and Zephyrs, New Prints and Sateens, New Flannelettes and NEW GOuDS m Every DEPARTMENT CALL EARLY. AND INSPECT THEM AT S. W. ALCORN t Co., EAST STREET JP'.EPH GILLOTT'S STEEL PENS ARE THE BEST. " Though imitated by many surpassed by none LEVIATHAN RAILWAY TEMPER ANCE HOTEL. (Opposite the Railway Sta 'ion) DUNEDIN. MRS SILK, PROPRIETRESS rT*HIS very popular Establishment cor.- I tinues to afford very superior accom modation to tourists and others who desire the COMFORTS of HOME, combined with Very Moderate Charges. rjnRANSPARENT BLOCK~TCE JL MAKING MACHINERY. A sizes, 201bs hourly to 50 tons The most reliable »pp*»mfctrir oTer pro duced. The Ico Blocks from 12in to 3()in square and 3in to 12in thick. FAMILY lOE MACHINES SODA WAI'ER APPARATUS. Cheapest and Best. Ice Cream Machine Refrigerators, Filters, Seltzogenes, Freez ing Powders, Mineral Waters, every wfcicle connected with Ice, Cooling, or Medicinal Drinks. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Catalogues Post- Fkbb, : H J. West & Co., Stamford Works 116118, Southwark Bridge Road London, $.E. MR S. B. SEYMOUR, SURGEON -DENTIST OF CHRISTCHURCH, WILL VISIT A S H BU R T ON < n dates to be announced, and may be nonsuited at MR CAMBRIDGE'S, CHEMIST* Andrew Black WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND OPTICIAN, East Street Bron7« Medallist for Watchmaking, London, 18SS7 ALWAYS on hand, a select stock of Jewellery at moderate pricey, comprising Ladies' Dress and Engage ment Rings, Gold and Silver Brooches, Gold and Silver Charms, Gents' Gold and Silver Scarf Pins Pencil Cases, &c, &c. A large and varied stock of Clocks m Marble and other designs. Rotheram's English Levers m Hunting Cases dust and damp proof. Spectacles and Eye Glasses to suit all sights. Watches of every description. Repeaters, Chrono graphs, &c, accurately and promptly repaired and adjusted. First-class repairs m Jewellery and Clocks. Electro-plating arid Gilding. Axl Work done on the Premises A Trial Solicited. ANDREW BLACK, WATCHMAKER, &c., EAST STREET C5. Tliornton. X>u.clley LAND, ESTATE AND STOCK AGENI 161 Hereford Street, Christchurchl I have sums of T»oney to. end on gooc! security Pt low rates o ntereat. Seveta Farms for Sale



Carter'w Celebrated TURNIP MM I FOR SALE cr se^x/st <» oo 1



Public Notions """"ASfißUß'xi'N "GUARDIAN DUNEDIN AGENCY TITR R I WHEELER, Staffer Street, Dunedin has been appointed oui gent, and will be able to arrange term with advertisers for contract advertise AYEB9 PILLS. Supply the need of a prom pt safe, anc reliable family medicine-the standing remedy for diseases of the Stomach, Liver and Bow els. They are easy to take and gentle m operation ; and their pecu ar coating of sugar and other preserva tive materials, with waterproof wrapping, insures them against deterioration m all climates. They contain neither calomel nor any other injurious drag, and for cos tiveness, pick headache, dizziness, and bilious attacks are UNSURPASSED They relieve neuralgia, rheumatism, gout and piles, and are of great b enefit n colds, female weaknesses, malaria, and all disorders occasioned by sluggishness of liver and impurity of the blood. Un like other cathartics, Ayer's Pills thor \ cughly cleanse, without weakening, the stomach and bowels. As an after-dinner pill, they prevent DYSPEPSIA and sharpen the appetite ; and they in variably induce natural and healthful on without causing costiveness. Xnvcdnihie bo travsllsrs, sailors, miner _J^_l-.»- R ' S- P I L L S Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayjsr and Co., Ldweix, Mass, U.S,A. Id by Druggists and Medicine Vendors. Tjl L I X I R -XT I T M FOR COUGHS AND COLDS. This wonderful preparation is the pro duct of experiments extending over five ears, and has been judged to b© without •xeeption the Best Cough Mixture ever offered to the suffering public. The ingredient* have been carefully selected and proportioned so as te exactly suit all these Coughs and Coldi unfortu aately too frequent m our climate. If your cold is slight, a dose or two of Elixir Vitse will cure. If severe, you may have immediate relief by using Elixir Vitse. If your chett is weak, or you seem in clined to be consumptive with a little cough now and then, Elixir Vitas will work wonders m your case. Elixir Vitse is sold m Bottles atls6d and 2s 6d each. All Grocers and most Chemists. /nociaESPiLLsi r FREE FROM M ER CURY COCKLE'S PILLS, FQR uyER COCKtB'S PILtS' FOB BILE. COOKX/R'S PILLS FOR INDIGESTION. COOIOiE SPILLS _„ FORHEiKTBURN COCKLE'S PILLS FOR SICK HEADACHE COCKLE'S PILLS FOR ACIDfJ!Y] SOCKLE'S PILLS, (IN USE EVERYWHERE COCKLE'S PILLS, N USE NINETY YEARS. In boxes at Is 1R 2s SM, 4s 6d, 11s and 225. At all Medicine Venders througho »c TTorl*



HENRY ZANOEB —SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT— I BEG to intimate to.the farming com munity and the general public tljal previous to my Annual Stock-taking I an. determined to REDUCE, my Large and Varied Stock m the respective Depart I ments by at least £3000 and to carry thisout successfully, I have re-marked the old Stock to ABIOIISHIIGH W PRICES so as to ensure a speedy reduction. Pur chasers will find it to their advantage to call at once and judge for themselves, . GUNS I GUNS! GUNSf HOLLIS'BEST GUNS ! Single and Double-Barrel, Breech and Muzzle-Loading, REVOLVERS! REVOLVERS!! AMMUNITION I AMMUNITION!! Cartridges and Cartridge Cases, Caps, Shot, Gunpowder, Pouches and Flasks, Cartridge Belts, Recappers, Loaders, Wads, Punches, etc., etc. The largest Stock of CROCKERY and GLASSWARE (just completed by various direct shipments) m ABhburton to select from. Toilet Sets, Tea Sets, Dinner Sets, Dresden Plaques and Figures, etc., and notwithstanding the increrse of cost m the Home market, I shall sell as stated above. Ransome's and Homsby's Ploughshares, Galvanised Iron m all sizes, Orb brand Cement (Knight, Bevan and Co.), Fenc ing and Barbed Wive, Farming and Garden Tools, General Station and Family Groceries, Mauritius, China and Queens land Sugars, Wines an-? Spirits, Ales and Stout, Australian Sherries and Clarsts, China, Indian, and Ceylon Teas. A direct shipment of the finest German Lager Beer. lam well stocked with all requisites for Threshing Machines, viz. :—Best Eng lish Leather Belting Castor and all other Oils, Valkollne. Perforated Zinc m all sizes, Asbestos Packing (m sheet and round. I have always for SALE, — Straw and Oaten Sheaf Chaff, Oats, Bran, Sharps, and Chickwheat* HENRY ZANDER GENERAL MERCHANT DIRECT IMPORTER —AGENT FOR— Sun Fire Insurance Company, Canton Marine Insurance Company, Slesinger s Celebrated Horse and Cattle Medicine Australian Mutual Provident Society. Walcot's Emery Sharpening Stones. G- W- TAYLOR & CO General Auctioneers, Land and Estate Agents, 20, Collins Street, West, Melbourne A RE prepared to undertake Sales o jl\~ Freehold Property, Househol Furniture, Merchandise, etc. Libera advances made on goods fcr unreserved sale. Monthly list of Property for sale, or to let, issued free Loans negotiated Ajbsenteesrepresented insurances effected liarge moderate settlements prompt. Land sales conducted, ! SMITH'S PREMIER lIIHEAT fkRESSING. remier Wheat urbssing. THIS preparation has been extensively USED by Agriculturists m the Eastern Counties m England for 40 years, and is still at the present date j THE FAVORITE Most popular and effective dressing for the prevention of SMUT, And the ravages of Birds, Grubs, etc, THE ASHBURTON DRUG COM PANY, Ld., have secured the SOLE AGENCY for New Zealand and are now able to offer it to Farmers on most favor able terms, and solicit from them a TRIAL during the approaching Sowing. SMITH'S PREMIER WHEAT DREW Is sold m packets sufficient for eight bushels, and m bags containing suffi cient for 80 bushels of seed—with full and most simple directions for use. u&«*3e* 3JU7