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| in ■ m I Wholesale sacrifice of range CATTLE IN THE WEST, j ••an* liMgoag* Which Is Plain on This Subject—Not Baoush Cows in the United Mate* to Produce a Steer Crop Thatla ftafflctent for the Desaurt. Any person who has had access to the toarket reports contained in any of the papers published throughout the coun try during the last four years knows that the marketing of cattle has been Something wonderful. They know also that cows and calves hare been forced on the market, and if the result has not |>een a reduction something is wrong. Any person w,ho has been connected with the range business knows that the object was a reduction or sacrifice of cattle, as it was no longer a profitable tiling to run range cattle at the ruling price, which has dropped lower and lower because of an overcrowdedmarket. Now if this wholesale sacrifice which )m been going on since '86 has not re ■olted in a reduction it is one of the •even wonders. Cattle holdings are not increasing in this country; on the contrary, they have been falling off for years, and at this moment there is such decrease in numbers as compared with former yean that a general knowledge of the facts as they exist would stimulate *alnes, for the reason that once it be came generally known just how many cattle there are in the country, the ship* Bent of she cattle, yearlings, calves and vnripe stuff would cease and a shortage would at once be seen. We have said before that the trouble with market prices of cattle is overmar keting, and it is going to be apparent Very shortly that there are not cows enough in the United States to produce la steer crop sufficient to supply the home demand for beef if we should keep th» she stack and yearlings off the mar ket for three years. Cows are worth double the amount they will bring on the beef markets for use at home if own en could only be convinced and hold them off the market till the actual con dition of the product of the country be comes apparent, for the farm cattle have been as systematically sacrificed as the range cattle, and the whole matter is go- Ing to be forced upon the country with aU the horrors of a robbery of beef from the dinner tables of the working classes. Take a "hunch" and hang on to any thing in the way of a beef animal till the shortage appears; it won't be long and is inevitable. This is the wrong season of the year lor silver lining editorials, so this .cannot be classed as such.—Montana Stock Growers' Journal. ; Ayrshire*. The division of milk cows of the best known breeds seems to be as follows: I Jerseys for butter, Holsteins for cheese and Ayrshires for both milk and cheese. The Ayrshire is probably the best cow for the dairyman who supplies milk to city customers. She gives a great quan tity of milk, and is not such an immense feeder as the Holstein. AYRSHIRE. The cow in the picture gave 8,000 pounds of milk in 10£ months. One ac customed to cows would know at a glance at her immense udder that she would be a famous milker. A large, well formed udder and fine hair are the two ■urest signs of a good milker. Ayrshire butter, however, is rather pale, and needs to be colored. The Ayrshire thrives and is very popu lar as a dairy cow in a hilly, moderately cold climate, though there is no reason to suppose she would not do well else where. She is the "old reliable" in New England and the middle states. Ayr shires are easily kept, are hardy and ex cellent breeders, producing calves till they are 20 years old. Cattle of this breed are of a rich dark red color, verging often upon brown and spotted with white. Like all milk breeds the cows have small, narrow faces and muzaies, with thin tails and delicate legs. The neck tapers finely, the hair is soft and thick, and the back is remarkably straight. In a good milk er the udder always shows particularly large behind, and the teats are set well apart. Ayrshire cows are very gentle And docile in disposition. Salt Lake Stock Yards. The stock yards scheme of Salt Lake City bids fair to be consummated, and i» being pushed with commendable enter prise. There are over 120 incorporatora, including many Omaha, Kansas City and Chicago capitalists, as well as Salt Lake business men. The plans for the new yards have been prepared by Super intendent Childs, of the Kansas City Union stock yards, and cover about twenty-five acres, including buildings, stable, yards and sheds for the handling of cattle, sheep, hogs and horses. The exchange building, which includes the office of the Btock yards company, offices for the various commission firms, proba bly a bank, etc., has a frontage of about 130 feet, is two stories in height, and has a depth of 50 feet. The present plan also contemplates a hotel and restaurant separate from the exchange building. No reason exists why a large and profit able cattle trade should not be built up at Salt Lake, where the business of Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah can be concentrated.—Field and Farm. Senator Hampton cays that a thor oughbred stallion is the gamest cavalry horse in th» world. LANDELLS AND PfiESTUJ* ENGINEERS and CYCLE EXPEBl 51 GUN AND LOCKSMITHS "VTAME PLATES, Stencils, Engra* _I_\ ing and Die Sinking. Sewing Machine?, Lawn Mowers, &o , repaired. LAJNDELLS AND PBESTON will commence business in Ashbucton on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, n the Premises in Burnett street, up 9t 9 Ashburioi Club MEDIOAL Coild in ado and repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. Wa^Kßß's, Old Knd^r g«rten,



Kews About Carpets. Afl tvt tins time of year many house keepers are thinking of getting new car« pets they may find some useful hints in toe following t It is only a short time Since ft was hard to purchase a carpet that wpuld stand dirt and wear, but for tunately the style of carpets has changed, and now the better grades of carpets £bnie in soft, rich colors that are as serv iceable as they are handsome. The oheap &t as well as coolest floor covering is > matting. It can be bought as low as |5 a roll—4° yards in a roll—but such mat ting Boarcely pays for putting down, un-1 less it is to be covered with rugs and is nsed merely as a background. A very inbstantial matting, with cotton chain, oan be had from $14,50 up. Probably no carpet that is intended to stand hard wear is more satisfactory than body brussels. Those of this season come in ifcf t, rich colors and oriental rug patterns that are very effective. A good body brussels can be had for $1.25 a yard, The Very beet are Wt 10 cents a yard more. Body brussels in these small patterns Is peculiarly suitable for hails and bed rooHps. Ifoquettes come in exquisite shades and patterns, but they are ufeually not 4 satisfactory carpet to buy. As a rtfle they fade very rapidly, O&e season vlually finishes a moqiuett?s>eaniar. An •lira Quality of velvet cai be had for a 4TO&mor& tnan a moquette, but which Mil far outwear it. These velvets come fothe same patterns and colors as the wiltons and aiminstets. These last two tare the best made, and they will Mong as one wants a carpet to Tliey^nave a soft, thick pile and irja $1.50 to $2.60 a yard.—-New An American Girl In Stuttgart. Although |he is best known to the general public in America as a writer, Blancue Willis Howard has for some time devoted her attention mainly to her duties as chaperon for American girls in Stuttgart, her present home. She was parried there several years 029 to Dr. xpk Teuf el, a prominent physician. Miss F&nrße M>cke, now Mrs. John Kenneth $|^kenzie, daughter of Rev. £>r. Clin ton £). Locke of Chicago, studied Ger-, E| and spent some timß in Europe un the chaperonage of Mrs, yon Teniel. 9 Margaret Ayer is now in Stuttgart, and Miss Harriet Ayer, who afterward became the wife of a wealthy Brooklyn man, perfected her educatiQjjth^re. Miss Bessje Bull, daughter of Stephen the president and principal owner of the J, t. Case "threshing Machine company ill Racine, is just home after spending 8| years there. Mrs. yon Teufel is also editor of an English magazine published in Stutt gan. One of her best known novels,, '•One Summer," published in Boston in Id7B, was said at the time to be a record olthe author's own romance, but this afterward proved to be a mistake. In "Quenn,'' however, published in 1882, it is believed that Miss Howard, in the main, recorded her own experience.— Bt. Louis Republic. A Preposterous Objection. In a certain district in Derbyshire a Methodist lady is a candidate lor the board of guardians. We are greatly sur prised to learn that some objection has been offered to her candidature on the ground that, while personally eminently suitable for the position, there is no need to have a lady on the board of guardians. That argument fairly takes our breath away. Surely those who use it have for gotten that the great majority of paupers are women and children. Does anybody seriously argue at this time of day that a pack of men are the most suitable per sons to make arrangements for women and children? As a matter of fact, we could, if neces sary, mention most ridiculous incidents that have occurred when unhappy boards of guardians have had to deal with femi nine and infantile questions. No, no! Let us admit the superiority of man in his own sphere, but when it comes to feeding, clothing and otherwise minis tering to women and children man is de cidedly out of it. If there is any public body in the land of which women ought to be members, it is the board of guard ians.—London Methodist Times. Glass Cups For Tea. The old adage that history repeats it self is again illustrated in the latest fad of having glass cups on the tables of those who desire to be in the fashion. We understand that the proper thing now at the tea table is to have the cups made of glass of different bright colors, with plain white sailcers. This certainly does brighten up the table and adds greatly to its attractiveness.—House Fur nishing Review. The Up to Date Kiss. ' It is no longer the custom to kiss upon the mouth. The proper method is to lay your left cheeks together, young women. You may succeed in kissing each other's cheeks, or you may unexpectedly make the noise in the open air, having failed of the mark entirely, but in either case you will have filled the requirement of fashion at the present time, and you may therefore rest happy.—Exchange. ' A Club of Bright Amateur Authors. A dozen bright college girls in London have started a truly educative club. It is called the "School of Fiction," and each member is supposed to write a story a month. These creations are read at the fortnightly meetings and are then bound in a precious volume, which be comes the joint property of the club members. Dr. Morris' Free lectures. An admirer of Dr. Sarah H. Morris, a woman deeply interested in the hygienic and physical culture work at the Wom en's union, made the statement recently that Dr. Morris had delivered 70 lectures in the free hygienic course during the last nine years.—Buffalo News. To Keep Roses. A splendid way to preserve roses which are to be sent a great distance is to insert the ends of them in potatoes. This is alco an admirable idea for artists who paint floweie and are obliged to hay« them out of water hours at a time. TO STAND at Methven and travel the surrounding district 8, THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION YOUNG HUNNINGTON. YOUNG HUNNINGTON is syr» old and is a bay horse-with black points, with plenty of bone of the right sort. He ia by Hunnington, dam Minx, by Anteros— Leevina. Hunnington by Talisman dam Nancy by Diotnedes, imp., Talisman by Traduoer. Young Hunnington was bred by M. I. Brown, Esq., of Highbank, who has used him solely for stud purposes. Anyone wishing to incpecfc this horse's stock should pay a visit to Highbank and have a look at thfl young ones got by him on the station. Terms—Season 12, payable January 2, 1894 ; Guarantee £3, payable July 1, 1894. All mares sold or changing hands to be paid for as season mares. Groomage fee ss, payable first service. For further particu lars apply Groom in charge, or JOHN BLAKE, O OMEItSET Meat Mart. The oldeaV O the largest, the best, and the cheap est Small o*oods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solic ted ~tf< J, Inooo* it 3



BEAD THIS! XN Consequence of the Great demand for Gash and being und«r the necessity of reducing Stock owing to heavy shipments purchased during my stay in London and on the Continent, I have made SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS in Every article in the Grocery and Other Departments, and until further notice will SELL for CASH at CHRISTCHURCH PFICES- Ido not advertise quotations for the eimplfc reason that they are copied by small Shopkeepers, but I guarantee to give every article of the Best Quality CHEAPER than any other firm in Ash burton. Come and judge for yourselves and be Convinced of the Truth. 20 Tons Mauritius and Queensland Sugars for the Jam Season now to hand; Kerosene, Matches, Tobacco, Sago, and Tapioca, and all other Goods too numerous to mention, at UNHEARD-OF PRICES in Ashburton. Comb and see our Windows. CURRANTS, RAISINS, &SULTANAS cleaned by Machinery specially imported and now on view on the premises. These fruits are ready for use without further washing. Teas. Teas. Teas, CHINA, CEYLON and INDIAN. Our own Mended Teas at 2s. 2s 4d, 2s 6d in £lb, lib, packets, and 101b tins (blended on the premises by machinery) are 3ckaowledgf d to be the best flavored and best value in the district. A special allowance of 2d per lb on 101b tins Italian Goods. I have now landing ex Coptic the Finest Delicacies ever seen in Ash burton, and Inspection is invited Price lists and particulars on application. BUTTER. , Highest TRICE pad for BUTTER in any Q>jant; ty. 1 few good Dairies wanted. ALL Goods in IheHardware and Crockery |Depattment are equally reduced. JUST LANDED (ex Coptic) Two Hundred Galvanised Steel Elastic Horse Collars (in all sizes). Early application necessary. BINDING TWINE BINDING TWINE BINDING WIRK BINDING WIBE NOW IN STOCK. Also all other Harvesting material. Do not give your order without get* ting my quotation. I have some second-hand McCormick and Massey REAPERS and BINDERS for Sale at a LOW figure — ONE MASSEY MOWER. All in Best Order. Wincß and Spirits, Ales and Stoutj Liqueuore and Havana Cigars, Cigarettes, in view of ap proaching holidays, AT SPECIAL LOW RATES. CAEPisTS, LINOLEUMS, J OILCLOTH!?, etc. In order to make room for harvesting and other Goods now landing and to ar rive, I will sell the whole of the above Stock at 2 5 per cent Below Cost Price. This is a real fact. Come and see for yourselves. WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW. APPLY EARLY— HENRY ZANDER AGENT FOR Australian Mutual Provident Society Sun Fire office J. T. Ford and Co.



I Business Notices. Llewellyn owen pianofortbTsinging and HARMONY ARCADE "CHAMBERS. (Dances not attended.) 4 2 EX ARAWA. Fl*hing Tackle. FISHING TACKLE. WE ARE LANDING A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF FISHING TACKLE FOR THE PRESENT SEASON HICKORY, CANE, GREENHEART, and BAM BO RODS With Snake (Rings] and Bickerdycke End Rings. Winches of all kinds. Devon and Whitebait Minnowi. Braided Water pi oof Silk Lines, AU sizes. Traces, Swivels, Gaffs, Flys, Hooks, Wading Stockings, Fly-Books, Ferrules, And Anglers' Goods o! all kinds. WE ARE ALSO SHOWING AN IMMENSE VARIETY OF SllYer AND Electro Plated tfooda BY THE BEST MAKERS. INSPECT OUR WINDOWS John Orr & Co, IRONMONGERS •" AND PROVISION MERCHANTS. A NEW AND POWERFUL INVENTION. "The Crystal Soap' HAS ALREADY been tried and proved to be the Beet. Household Cleanser in the Market. The following are a few of the numerous testimonials already received: — Messrs Oraighead Bros. Sirs 4 —I have used your Swap and find it excellent for all cleansing purposes.— Mbh Williamson, Ashburton. - Seaview, September 16, 1893. To Oraighead Brbs. I tried your £<oap and found it answered very well for washing and scrubbing.— Mks P. Stewabt. Tinwald, September 19. Craighead Bros. Sire,—l have used your Crystal Soap and find it a great labor-saving soap for scrubbing and washing. Ie is also ex cellent for cleaning glass and tinware.— Mrs M. A. Woods. , Wakanui Bead, Ashburton, September 16, 1893. Messrs Craighead Bros, Dear Sire,—Your Crystal Soap for washing and cleansing purposes give perfect satisfaction. I can highly recom mend it.—P. AirimwoK. To be obtained from J. Orr & Co,, H. Zander, B. McC»llum, G. Light, Working Man's Co-operaf ive, Ashburton, and from J. Gudsell and J. KoWnson, Tinwald. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY CRAIGHEAD BROS., ASHBURTON WANTED, BY a Suitable and trustworthy servant, a situation in town or country. Can f'arnißh the moßt satisfactory refer ences from the best of families and public places. My qualifications as a servant, are— I am colonial bred and born. lam young, well built, powerful, with A constitution of stone. I am a good worker, willing to work night and day, as I never tire. I never require a holiday, as I have no friends to call on. I seldom require a doctor. I never strike for wages or join an society. I require no food, and am a total ab stainer. Of water I use a large quantity no matter how filthy. I have not a single vice or bad habi*. I work for all nationa ities and un.ier* stand one language as well as another. I have no particular religion, bat * nil conform to the belief of my employer. In politics I vote on all sides, particuv larly on Old Rvlb's side. I am employed among the rich and the poor as well as In all public places. Every one likes me, and once I work for them they cannot do withovt me. I am a saviour of the people's health. I hold daily receptions in Tancred street East, to which you are all cordially Invited. My name is RULES ACME WATER FILTER



WHY IS THIS? [.■ . ■ ■- o - FUNDS ARE LOW, CASH IS SCARCE. ■ o —— TTIHESE ARE| NIBBLE S, D;ON'T MISS THEM Good White Blankets at 10s 6d| Men's Flannelette Shirts Is 9d Heavy White Calico 3* yard Men's Colonial Tweed Trousers 6s lid Slate Silesia 2|d yard white Honeycomb Quilts at 36 6d Cream Holland 4|d Heavy TwUl Flannelettes 3fcd Unbleached Table Damask ll*d Cotton Shirting 3W yard White Table Damask 2a Heavy Forfar 4£d Honeycomb Towels 3 or Is Three Pieces Cretonne 4|d 2yds wide Brown Twill Sheeting lOfd White Twill Sheeting B£d Women's Fast Black Cotton Hose B|d Men's Leather Shirts 2a 9d andls4d. No seams Men s Colonial Tweed Suits 25s 6d ODD LINES CHILDREN'S BOOTS AND SHOES ANY;PBIOE:TO CLEAR. MITCHELL & T GFR NE R TANORED STREET. WOOL SEASON 1893-1894 -np-K ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBEBAL CASH ADVANCES Dc all WOOL placed in our hands FOR SALE at Ashburton, or for Ship fr went *« London or Antwerp. OUR STORES are rery suitable for the proper display of Clips entrusted to us for Sale, they being commodious and well lighted. ALL LOTS, however large or small, are valued most carefully prior to c, and no lot is sold under our valuation without the consent of the owner. Vendors can depend upon our obtaining highest prices for their clips. ALL WOOL remaining unsold at Abhburton will be {properly packed]and delivered into:tTOoks free o! *" 68 to the vend°r- :(o): WOOLPACKS, TWINE COLORED BRANDING OITi ETC., ISOPPLIED AT LOWEST CURRENT BATES, OUR .FIRST SALE OF THE SEASON WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1893. FIiEJEDLAN DE R BK( )8 1 X "STEPHENS BROS., MARKET HOUSE, "TH VITE all lovers of a real Cup of Tea, to drink nonebut MLandarin and Tiger Blends, ACKNOWLEDGED BY EXPERTS to be the BEST AIL BOUSD GEAS st thePriceß— 2s, 2e 4d, 2s 6d, per pound, Injl,- 5, 10, 20, and 401bs packages. SOLE AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON, Stephens Bros., market house. Sole Agents for New Zesland-J. RATTRAY & SON, DUNEDIN. #^obertlurray. ASHBURTON, -~ HOROLOGIST, DIREO IMPORTEF, /vJ©^ MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS OF CLOCKS, WATOHES, OPTICAL GOODS, PLATE, JEWELLER'S, AND MATERIALS. Only High-class Goods kept in Stock. £600 worth of Watches to select from. Jewellery and Plate m great variety. AS I intend making extensive Alterations to my business premises at an early date, there will be a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of TBN per cent given on all CASH Sales of Jewellery, Clocks, and Plate up to January 20,1894, in order to reduce more quickly the very large Stock now on hand. Just to hand—A parcel of Rotheram's World-renowned English Levers. A Beautiful Stock of specially imported Spectacles and Optical Goods. TEN PER CENT DISOOUNT FOR CASH. "■■" n ■ ■————————————__——__———_——————————-—————• IN THE ESTATE OF S. W. ALCORN & CO. IN LIQUIDATION . THE STOCK OF Drapery* Dresi Goods, Mantles, Millinery, Etc., To Be Sacrificed Regardless of Loss, NOW IS THE] t TiME~FoR BARGAINS. :&T THE WINDING UP SALE IS NOW ON AT , S W, ALCOKISr & CO/S EAST STREET. ,



North British and Mercantile insurance: company, Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. AUTHORISED CAPITAL, £3,000,000. SUBSCKIBED CAPITAL, £2,750,000. PAID-UP OAPITAT £687,500 TOTAL ASSETS NOW EXCEED £11,000,000 RESULTS FOR 1892 :-- FIRE DEPARTMENT. NET PREMIUMS, after deducting Re-insurances ... .... £1,467,318 12 4 NET LOSSE3 by Fire, after deducting Re-insurances ... 998,384 1 This embraces not merely all Losses actually ascertained and paid, but a full Estimate of all Claims that had arisen prior to December 31. THE FIRE FUNDS, after providing for payment of the Dividend, and irrespective of the Paid-up Capital, are as follows:— Reserve ... ... £1,550000 00 , Premium Reserve .... 489,106 41 ■ , Dividend Reserve 150,000 0 0 Balance Carried Forward .... 62,447 18 8 £2,251,554 2 9 ASHBURTON AGENT— F. F£RRIIW. See that Substitutes are not imposed upon you—PUSHED FOB GAIN FORD'S S6OUR AND LUNG-WORM MIXTURE. By Royal Letters Patent. THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDICINE RICE, Hi PER GALLON, Iff TWO GALLON TINS.jWILL DRENCHI32O|SHEB FJFERRIMAN, ASHBURTON, PATENTEE^ PROPRIETOR. WALTER A. WOOD. TUBULAR STEEL MOWER. HAT RAKE. To Our Farmer Friends. We greet you in 1893 with a finer line of HARVESTING MACHINES THAN EVER BEFORE. OUR RELIABLE MOWERS, HAY RAKES, REAPERS AND BIND ERS LEAD EVERYWHERE. falter A, Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company, ■. * Send for Annual Catalogue. HARVESTER AND BINDER. ENCLOSED GEAR REAPER? he WaiterAiWoodm^ Binders, Mowers, "^b^b^b^bbv t T^^Bft Reapers and Rakes. «^^B^^ r jA^B^DON'T WASTE CROPS. • W|B^N^ A GOOD MACHINE.'* VT/ s^b^b^bVbSs^bSbm r \ ys^^^M^^^s^^^^^s^^s^H^ h^^^^h b^b^L^b^^^^ y^^^^^^^t &2<A|b i»The most reliable machines the world has ever had WALTER A/WOOD MOWING \ REAPING MACHINE CO. I WOOD I WOOD I WOOD I WOOD WOOD Binders Twine Mowers Reapers Rakes f CALL QUICK AND EXAMINE THEIR FAULTLESS QUALITY, v ,n ■ ■ . ■ m^m^mmim^ . . . ...