The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XIV. NO. 3019

A.SHBURTOIN: Friday, August 11, 1893,

PRICE: OXH ViWTSY



j^usineas Notices. WHY RUN UP DOCTORS BILLS? THE ELECTRIC CURE IS THE BEST. TTEALTH without Mediolna, Hum ll bug, or Quackery I The weak, depressed, rheumatic, paralytic, nervous, and debilitated may quickly recover health, strength, tone, and vigor by using Cunningtoit & Co.'s Direct Acting Medical Ooils, as used in the Christchurch { Hospital and by nil the leading medical practitioners »nd medical electricians throughout the colony. Sufferers should write for circular and full particulars to CuHiracoTO* A Co., Electricians, 190 Gloucester street, Christchurch. 9 5



Business Notices UiifM rMPUiIML 11, Place de la Madeleine, Paris, X E GRAND'S SPECIAL PRODUCTS | j Savon-Oriza (Oriza Soap)— From the for mule of Dr O. >Revell. The best soap for rendering the skin white and soft, Sweetly and refreshingly scented (rose, green and white). SAVon-Oriza-Velonte, exquisitely per fumed for the toilet and. baths. Savon-Oriza (Oriza Soap)—No, 2, extra ifine, in boxes, S oakes. 12 exquisite perfumes, No. 1. ; Orita-Savon-Incorore, superior quality,' 'rose tea, white heliotrope and white riolet. , Aqua-Oriza—New toilet water, refreshing to the skin. Orixa-Hay—A toilet water wth the perfume o new mown hay. Oriza-Aciduline—Toilet vinegar, aromatic and disinfectant, specially adapted for adies' toilets. Oriza-Scoteh-Lavender— Sprigs of Scotch lavender flowers; a rich toilet water. de-Cologne-Oriza — The high-life toilet water Oriza-Water- Concentrated and lasting. Extract of superior Eau-de-Cologne. Gonttes • Oriza • Dentifrice —An extract for preserving he teeth and gums in good health and preventing decay. Oriza-Dentaire, in paste or powder, for whitening the teeth without affecting the enamel > Ebb Oriza •et - Orlza-Lys—Perfumes for scenting linen and the handkerch c without staining. OrbvOil—Variously perfumed ; for ren dering the hair soft and brilliant, and preventing it from falling off. Oriza-Lacte (Oriza Milk)—-An emulsive lotion, refreshing tonic to the skin, removing re spots and preventing wrinkles on the face. Oreme Oriza (of Ninon de Lencios)—For producing a beautiful white com plexion with the clearness and velvety softness o* youth. Or saline-Colorante (the best hair dye)— For instantaneously dyeing the hair to any shade and with no danger to health. boxes, each with brushes comb, ctus, and bottle; or in boxes, the bottle only without accessories Ess-Oriza Incoiore Violette of the very most exquisite perfume, quite a nosegay of violets. 88-O;iz) Suave white lotrope Bou quet of the fk wet



BmfsOOTHINGI ipJpOWPERSI RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT, PREVENT FITS, CONVDLSIORB, ETC. PnMMrv* a h«althy state of th« constl. t*^on during ths psrlod of Toothing. < • A* words "JOHK BTESDMAK, Jf. C»wmlat,Wal«vorth, Surrey," ffP An enerfT*d on tt* Om*mmmt Stamp qjl**i U *aeh ratM- Sold Bt KEMPTHOKNE PROSSER & 00.



job couaHa, golds, bronchitis, asthma, Inflnenza, Coniumption, &c, &o CAT'S COMPOUND BS3BNOB OF LINSEED, Aniieed, Senega, Squill, Tola, &o /AY'S COMPOUND, a demulcant expectorant, for V Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints XAT*B COMPOUND, for Coughs and Colds, is equally V swrioeabl* for horses and cattle /AY'S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia, Faceache, V &c. Contain Quinine, Iron, &c INUM CATHARTIOUK PTM,9, digestive, correa _ tire, and agreeably aperient COAOULINB-Cement for Broken Articles. Sold •▼wywhm. Manufactory, Stockport, England rXKR box of Clark's B 41 Pills ia war- VJ ranted to cure all discharges from the urinary organs in either sex (aoquired or constitutional), gravel and ains in the back. Guaranteed free from mercury. Sold in boxes 4s 6d each, by all chemists and P&tont medicine vendors Sold proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lincoln, England For sale by the wholesale Houses. XpOR the Blood is the Life. Clark's world JD famed Blood Mixture is warranted to oleanse the blood from all impurities, from whatever cause arising. For scrofula, aourvy, Eczema, Skin and Blood Diseases, aadsoree of allklnda, its effects are marvel ■ lons. Thousands of testimonials. Sold n bottles 2s 9d, and 11s each by chemists •od patent medicine vendors everywhere. Sole proprietors : The Lincoln and Mid and Counties Drug Co, Lincoln, England. TOWLBS' PENNYROYAL AM) STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, and re- Ueve the distressing symptons so preva lent with the sex. Boxes Is l|d to 2s 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Yen*) don. Prepared only by the LINCOLN tnd MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG 00., Unooln, England. Wholesale of all the Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imlta - tfona



PAE OIDIUM MANUFACTURED BY Gounelle Jeune, SALON—FRANCE. Sole Agents for Australia: GEO. BURK FRANCART & CO., a ioxubiei! place, MELBOURNE. A MOST powerful Insecticide, and guaranteed to destroy Oidium, Mil dew, Vine. Parasites, Chlorosis, and Para sitical Insects of Plantß, Vegetable Gardenß, etc. Is now in use in most of the Vineyards in Victoria and gives great satisfaction. The Far Oidium has been tried in the great Western District on Peach Trees with great success. ORPHAN OIL, The great discovery for Phylloxera, Codlin Moth, and disease in Sugar Cane. For Pamphlets and al information apply to GEO. BURK PRANCART k CO., 3 Somibset Place, MELB O ÜBNE,



ITBATING'S LOZENGES TTEATING'S LOZENGES TREATING 3 LOZENGES "A Sdci-li Paot abotjt" KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. Ask throughout the world, In any country that can be named, you will find them largely sold. There is absolutely no remedy that is so speedy in giving relief, so certain to cure, and yet the i most delicate can take them. A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH •4, Commercial road, Feckham, July 12. " Dear Sir, —I am a poor hand at express- Ing my feelings, but I should like to thank you. Your lozenges have done wonders in relieving my terrible cough. Since I had the operation of 'Tracheotomy'(the same as the late Emperor of Germany, and unlike him, tnank God, I am still alive) performed at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, no one could possibly have had a more violent cough; it was so oad at times that it quite exhausted me. The mucus, whioh was very copious and hard, has been softened, and I have been able to get rid of it without difficulty. —I am, sir, yours truly, J. HILL. 1 lITTERLY UNRIVALLED UTTERLY UNRIVALLED lITTERLY UNRIVALLED The above speaks for tself. From strict Inquiry it appears that the benefit from taang Keating^s Cough Lozenges is under stated. The operation was a specially severe one, and was performed by the ■peoiaUit, Dr H. T. Butlin, of St. Bartho lomew's Hospital. Since the operation the only means of relief is the ose of these Lozenges. So successful are they that one affords immediate benefit, although from the nature of the case the throat Irritation Is Intense* drf EIGHT IN GOLD WEIGHT IN GOLD WEIGH!! IN GOLD Under date September 8, 1891, Mr Hill attain writes: "I should long since have been dead, but for your Lozenges— they are worth their weight in gold. I will gladly see and tell anyone what a splendid cough remedy they are." . Keating's Cough Lozenges, the unrivalled , remedy for Coughs, Hoarseness, and Throat Troubles are sold in tins by all Chemists. BUNCARDS lODINE OF IRON pTT T C APPROVED by the Academy of Medicine of Paris, are especially i ecommended by the Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, King's Evil, etc.), the early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weakness, Poorness of Blood and for timulating and regulating its •arse, None genuine unless signed Blancard, 40, rue Bonaparte, Paris. old b Druggurtd and Chemists through the Polonies AN ENORMOCS AMOUNT OF labor dared TN SCRUBBING Passages and Floors I BY USINO The New HOUSEMAID'S FRIEND. Obtainable from all Ironmongers, Store keepers, eto. t and wholesale from the manufacterers. CuiraiNaTOM & Co., 190 GtIQWWtW Strwt, gimsteUurch, 931



THE UNIVERSAL SINAPISM MUSTARD LEAF TS of an easy employ, clean, takes little _L space, is ready for immediate ase and acts promptly. Everybody should always have »b hand a few Mustard Leaves, for they are known to prevent a great number of in dispositions. The Sinapism Is employed with success in cases of Neuralgia, Diseases of the Throat, Palpitations of the Heart, Convulsions, Lumbago, Bheumatism, Congestions Paralysis, and Apoplectic Kits. Prepared with choice Mustard Pnwdet the Universal Sinapism possesses all ths qualities of conservation and activity. Directions for use accompany each napism. PARIS: P. Mkuley, 136 Rue St-Antoine. To b* had from all Chemists and fron. Australian Dbug Company ~/td. Sydney



10W VITALITY DR CHURCHILL S Syrup Hypophosphite of Lime the cure of Consumption, Chroni Cough and General Debility Xt mtalns two of the principal lngrs^ diente necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which are considered deficient in the above complaints, viz., Fhosphorus and Lime. Ib cannot be too ghly recommended for Delica Childre Dr Churchill 8 Compound Syrup o HYPOPHOSPHITES is real Brain Feed, and in cases Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion »j acquired a world-wide reputation. Eacn bottle bean Dr GhuichiU's signature Price, Prepared o^ly by SWANN HHEMIST WANNj UHKMIST. PARIS



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_^ Business Notices] Nev Zealand Insurance Company. BSTABLIS h"ed°'~"L _ 18 5 9 CAPITAL^ONFMILLION. THEPEEMIEB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. ALSO,- RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &0., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES MILES & CO., LIMITED. AGENTS'



DEATH £0 PARASITES I I SHEEP.TIOKIMAGNIPIED



(NON-POISONOUS.) (POISONOUS.) "m* •■* recomm«»d«d b Flock. IT*,* and rftennendH uy— Flock. W. Gerard, Canterbury ... 61,000 R. D. McLean, Hawke's Bay 68,000 M. C. Obbbll, Canterbury ... 5,000 Waiapoa Station, Gisborne ... 20,000 )W. O. Rutherford, Amuri.. 20,000 Ida Valley Station, Otago ... 30,000 G. W, Mcßab, Amurl .. 19,000 Scottish and New Zealand In- A. Simons, Marlborough .. 45,000 veßtment Company, South- F. H. Richmond, Mariborongl 13,000 land „ 17,000 And by owners of over 5,00f 000 sheep And by many other well-known Flock in New Zealand, and man millions Owners. - hroughout the world. Wewly Introduced. .Price—(in casks) £5s 6d per Price- (in kege) SOs per cvrt. Cralloii. 1 Cwt makes 1000 Gallons Dip. 1 Oalbn MM mah. 100 dadon, Dip. ..tSffi^SSMSK 1* "* Cliie* AfiroutS-BLACKBURNK & 00, Chriatchuroh. distbict AQENis-Miles and Co., Limited. Ashfrurton and Eakaia. A



TO-DAY. SPECIAL SALE. OF Laaiefi' and Children's Ulsters, Mantles, Capes, and Fiir-Uncd Cloaks. :also, of a WELLINGTON WAEE HOUSE MAN'S ENTiJtiE STOCK Mew Season's Dress Fabrics] THE NEWEST AND BEST GOODS OF THE SEASON AT LESS THAN One Quarter Producers' Cost W. STRANGE & CO.. OHRISTOH U RO Bf.



I IF, YOU LIKE NICE TEA^ASKjiYOUR GROCER FOR NELSON/^ #&*PkxL^ CElEBrUTEDJfTHE'BIffl^^Raie^l PURE INDIAN CHINA&CEYCON TfiASl I PROCURABLE Miles and Co., Limited Plough Shares, AXE PREPARED TO SUPPLY BOTI HORNSBY'S AND RANSOM' 3, nces hitherto unheard of in Aehburton, being in direct communication 6 the makers, and having received large shipments from, both manufactur«n ■SEEDS. We have for Sale Large Stocks of Tn?^?^*/' AnDu?IV ABLE SBE»S, Specially Selected Including Colonial Bed and White Glover and Cowgrass, Timothy, Rveerass and Cocksfoot Importedjed Clover, Cowgrass, White Clover, and iisyke, Clean Seed Wheat, Oats, Barley, etc., of best quality. -»»y** manuSes. MANURES suitable for all condiHona of aoil, Anglo-CoDtinental SsS^i^Q^ 11111"01 pment to coDtein 3713 Lt of TOiubi« station A Farm itores. We always keep in stock the following leading lines-Flour, Bran, Sharp«, Oitmeal. cZ' U^ntß^ Rr mT-- KeT enV? Oyal Oil Brand) Candles» Soa^ fine and Coaree Salt, Boiled and Raw Linseed and Castor Oils, Red and Black Tattoo Oil for i&B&2SS^^ Fencing Wire, all number., Auction Sales, Stock, etc. TASHBURTON AND TINWALD-WEEKLY. IHINDS AND RAKAU-MONTHLY. 1" SALES OF HIDES, SKINS, TALLOW, AND WOOL, HELD FORTNIGHTLY ATASHBURTON -.wiawniM. and^Co,, Limited. E. W. HANMEI?, Auctioneer. %»*n?Mirton anil llakala.



DAVID THOMAS, (Late Matson, Coz, and Co.) AUCTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE, and ESTATE AGENT,jVALUATOR WOOL AND GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Ashburton alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Pat, Hides, etc., ©n FRIDAYS Sales of Wool throughout the season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Clearing Sales as per arrangement AGENT FOB- Matson and Co., Christchurch Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin National Mortgage Company, Christchurch Booth, McDonald, and Co., Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Brantford Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Redwood's Scaly Blight Specific Wright, Stephenson and Co., Dunedm ') Planet Jupiter Garden and Field TcoJ*. D. POMAV ASHBURTOV. Grass Seed Cleaning". Having Erected (regardless of cost) one of the Best Grass Seed Cleaning Plants in Canterbury, I am now prepared to CLEAN RYEGRASS as it ought to be done at Reasonable Rates.) D, Tho m as, ASHBURTON. I fun a CasEa Purchaser OF WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, RYEGRASS, ETC, ' JN^LARGE ORJSMALL QUANTITIES David Thomas, ASHBTJRTON ASHBUBTON SKIN BALES. 1 »HALL HOLD A FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF SHEEPSKINS, FAT, HIDB 1 TALLOW,;&o-, throughout the season, ■tarting from [[FBIDAY, JUNE 23, 1893. B, ThomM* Ashbuiton.



[ Business Notices. ASHBURTON PERitANENT BUILD ING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. .! Omca»: Taxcrid Stbeet, AsnuunToy Encourage the taring of small mini ! -L the Society wiU take I: T MONEY ON DEPOSIT i ; In sums of One Pound and upwaids, In- I ter«st 5 per cent on the following condi ,i tions:— j Sums of One Found and upwarcs . received on Deposit, and Interest will be 1 allowed on every complete Pound deposited, to be reckoned from the day on which c complete Pound shall have ■ been deposited, up to the day on when 1 the money shall be withdrawn, A Depositor may withdraw the whole or part of che sum deposited, but not in less sume than One Pound, except when dosing the aoooont. Deposits taken for 3 months at 5 per cent M m" i 6, :f 9 »» for longer periods at o „ For particular* apply EDWD. STEPHENS, _ Manager. JOITM O. RESTEIiIi, GRAIN k WOOL STORES, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. GRAIN MERCHANT, SHIPPING, FINANCIAL & COMMISSION AGENT. &o. CASH PURCHASER OF FARLEY, OATS RYEOKASS SEED, no. COMMODIOUS STORAGE AT CURRENT RATES. ALWAYS "ON SALE— Cornsftcks, Woolpacks, Twine, Super phosphates, T>«ftrl-Gu»no, General Farm and Station Stores, Ac. Cape Barley, Grass, Clover, Turnip and other Seeds of the beat quality, AT LOWE3T OHRRENT PRICES. AGENT FOR THE New Zealand Loan and M rcautQe gency Company, Ld. Union Fire and Mrrine Insurance Company. Howard's Digging Ploughs. Cooper's Sheep Dip; Sutherland's Manure, aw, JOHJV Gh REBTELL, In conjunction wilh the jiw x«Ax.A3rt> iO4i * ink JOHN R BLAKD, Aactioneer! Auctioneers, Wool Broken, Land and Financial Agents, *c, arc prepared to transact Farm ani Station Business on the most favorable terms. WOOL. WOOL WOOL LIBERAL CASH ADTANCES MADI AGaTNST ENSUING CLrPS. ?o Cotnijlssion on Advancos, and at the LOWKST CURRRNT RATES OF »WTFR£3T



| JOB PRINTING. pOSTE RS, Dodgem, Billheads. ■£. Programmes, Memorandum Wormm Wedding Cards, MemomroSCS vitatlon Cards. Order Blo«ks, Thrashta* Machine Books, Receipt and M Bonks, Banquet Menus, and Tfekata of all kinds. ■"«•» THE LIMITED, Having « eopply of Superior JobWng Typo, Fancy Cards, and Special Lines of Paper, oan execute to? •iescnption of Printing on the shortest notice, fa the best btyle.*and. at reasonable _ rate*, Tucker and Bean O" AVK FOR SA L X ALL KINDS OF COAL, WHITE k BLACK PINE FIRBWOOO LIME AND CEMENT AND BUILDING MATERIALS of every description. PRODUCE. CATS, BRAN, CHAFF, Ao. SPECIAL TO THRESHING MACHINB PROPRIETORS, Just Landing—Splendid Shipment of NEWCASTLE COAL Tucker & flean, COAL, TIMBER, AND GENERAL PRODUCE MERCHANTS



THE RONGO Pal TENEI Kki KOUTOU KATOA SSitcbean Hiewar^s KEW CURE FOR ASTHMA. EW CUBE EOR CROUP "* EV CURE FOR DIPHIfiERIA fEW CURE FOR CHROKIO BRONCIUTTH. Preptrod from the Mountain amdfcreak Plants of New Zealand) ~ In Asthma the New Cure has proved ttee to be Head and Shoulders Abeve ' All Other Remedies"' rpHE NEW CURE Is the only Speotfi X yet discovered for Dipfctheria. In Croup the NEW CURE has no rival It saves emetics, li 6 ating fires, hot baths, and all the attendant worry incidental of the arrival of the Midnight Monster. In Typhoid Jfaver the NEW OC7RI disinfects, soothes, and gives refreshlnM sleep. ■ ■■ " The NEW CURE b the only «rw Long Disinfectant - . In no mstanc has a death oooarted from diptheria when the "New Oan has been freel / ased from the first oats* of the disease, and so great are he pro tective powers, that the complaint hae never been known to spread to" aiiei members of the family. The New Cure, % id; Orindelia Rofew* Oioar Asthma Tobaoco, Si 6d AWING TO THE SUCCESS WmOR BAf ATTENDED HT BUSINESS, I find It necessary to PROCURE ASSISTANCE Whloh I am now endeavoring to d», T TAKE tbe opportunity to thank the Public of Ashbunon for their kind patronage, and to say that I hope to continue to merit their support. CHEMIST k DRUGGIST EAST STREET, ASHBURTCNi



GREAT SALE AT B. ALCORN'S. SAUNDKRS 1 BUILDINGS. DOUBLE BLANKETS a — from 8s 9d to 12s 6d 4 10 — from 12s fd to 17s Sd 4 11 — from 16s 9d to 22s 3d 4 THEJE ARE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IIC NEW ZEALAND. MEN'S Akd BOYS' COLONIAL SUITS, :hais, caps, shirts, shirtings, FLANNELLETTES and FLANNELS RUGS, CARPETS, LINOLEUMS, SHEETING, BOOTS AND SHOES. EVERYTHING REDUCED FOR CASH FOR ONE MONTH. TTXCELSIOR SHOEING FORGE JJJ AND COAOH FACTORY John Paffct, jrunr., PROPRIETOR, Shoeing promptly and efficiently performed. Coach Painting and Repairs a specialty Note the Address - BURNETTSTRE E T, Opposite Orange Hall and next Mah Offioe. _^ THK -NEW ZE-. AND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE. REDUCED FARES FROM LOB DON TO NEW ZEALAND. A RRANGEMENTS can be made XJL. with the Agent-General in London to procure passages by the abore line at the following greatly reduced rates :— Second Saloon ... ... ... £2$ Ob Intermediate ... £18 18s Third Class ... ... ... £13 0« For farther particulars apply at offices MILES * CO., Ldotid,



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