THE ASH&URTON GUARDIAN: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY d, 1895.

I , , Printed and published by the Ashburton Publishing Company, Ltd, at their tteajr ttrintinp office, Burnett Street Ashburton WEDNESDAY, January 9, 1895,



JOHN WILS O .\. aetist)s"~~mTteeialß. I have Received am a position to Supply I chers, Foreign Canvas.- I Select 3tock of Winsor the Artists of Ashbur- ! Academy Boards, Oi»s, I and Newton's Abtist's ton with Oil Tubes, j Easels, Etc., Etc., at a Materials, and am now Brushes, Canvas Stret-1 Very Cheap Rate. House Painting~~&" Paperhaii^mg. T HAVE Especially hanging Dwellings dur- Very Best of Oils and 1 Reduced the Prices ing the summer months. Lead used m the work. of Painting and Paper- N.B.—None but the A Large Stock of Paperhangings, Window Glass, and Picture Frame Mouldings on the Premises. J. WILSON, CORNER OP AIiCADB AND BURNKTT STREET, ASHISCB.TOS. CLEARING SALE. H. M. JONES. WILL OFFER THE WHOLE OF HIS STOCK TO THE PUBLIC FOR ONE MONTH AT A TREMENDOUS REDUCTION FOR BUSINESS FIRMS- n . _ . Ledgers, Cash Books, Journals, Day Books. FOR SCHOOLS- , , _, Hundreds of Prize Books at Less than Published Prices, FOR LADIES & GENTLEMEN— . Books, Fancy Goods, Stationery, Birthday and Christmas Cards. FOR CHILDREN- t t _ . Balls, Trains, Dolls, Picture Books, School Books. THIS IS A GENUINE REDUCTION, EO NOT MISS THE CHANGE. H- M- "T6 NE S, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 12 82 ■ — • A GREAT NATIONAL CRfSIS, mHE high prices that have hitherto been charged m Ashbarton for good and J_ reliable GROCERIES, BREAD, and FLOUR have now become almost like THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, a recognised institution. Although public opinion is very much divided upon this question, there can be only one opinion about the vast cum of money that CAN BE SAVED by Housekeepers who buy their Groceries from TAYLORS, whose system m catering for the CASH purchasing public with reliable Goods at popular rncea direct from the Importers and Manufacturers OR Producers, to the Consumer, clearly proves how easily Middlemen's profits can ba DISPENSED WITH. We respectfully ask the pablic of Aehburton and district ta show their appreciation of our method of doing business by PURCHASING OUR'GOODS COMPARING OUR PRICES, NOTING OUR QUALITY, AND JUDGING FOR THEMSELVES. Save intermediate profits by dealing with JUSsJifil TAYLOR, Grocer and 15aker, East Street, Ashburton, the Cheapest Store m town tor reliable Groceries, Bread and Cakes. Money cheerfully returned for any goods not approved of. Splendid Crystal Sugar 2f d, 51b tins Ceylon Tea Bs, 101 b fins 15s 9d, 31bs any brand Tea 5s 6d, Flour at popular prices. Groceries supphed of the best quality at Lowest Cash Pricea. Try our noted Bread, 41b loaf 13d. Ine Best Fruit Cake m the colony only 6d per lb. Parties supplied with Pastry, Confectionery, Wedding Cakes, Birthday Cakes at reasonable prices and bhorteat ° 'Goods delivered by van to any parb of the town, and customers waited opon for their weekly requirements. . , , . Bread deliveries m town Daily. Orders for Groceries, etc, entrusted to driver of bread van will be promptly executed. NOTJS THE ADDRESS JOSEPH TAILOR, OLD ESTABLISHED BAKERY, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. AROAIDE HOUSE, Spring Goods. Spring Goods. W. W. SPENCER & CO- A RE now showing s»ome beautiful NEW and FASHION ABLE SPRING FABRICS, being especially selected for the Ashburton District. We have also a nice Selection of STRAWS LAOES, FLO WEES, FEATHERS, _GLOVES, _____ FRILLING, and OHEFFONS, BOOTS- BOOTS- BOOTS NEW BOOTS and SHOES for the summer weather. Men's, Boys', Ladies', and Children's of all descriptions. OLOTBIITG. CI-OTHIMa. Cf-OTHIW©. MEN'S TWEED SUITS, TROUSERS, COATS, VESTS, &o SHIRTS, OOLLA.RS, TIES, 40. SPEtfOER and CO., UOADE HOUSE. USE LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP " FLUID DIP, the best Non-poisonous Dip Used and Recommended by Owners of ovw 5,000 000 Sheep m N.Z.alone. PRICE (m casks) ss_ 6d per gallon. 1 Gallon Fluid makes 100 gallons Dip LITTLES'" POWDEIT DIP A POISONOUS DIP, combined with Glycerine—the outcome of many years' experience Wonderfully Successful. Is displacing »11 other Poißonous Dips. Sales have TREBLED each year since introduced. FXTPRMINATES VERMIN, KEEPS WOOL SOFT & BRIGHT, EASILY MIXED ljAil 'KflU" Cheapest and BEST POISONOUS DIP m the Market. (In Improved Iron Kegs) sOs per cwt NOTE FRICE —)j n o ases o f io, 101 b packets) 60s per case One Cwt. Makes 1,000 gallons of Dip. Chief A-getita— BLAOKBURNB 4 00, Ohrlatohurob. district AGENTB-Miles and Co., Limited, Ashbtuton and Bakaia.



SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS AND IRONMONGERS. SUGAR^ SUGAR. SJDjGAJR^ We Have Ju^fc Landed 1O TONS OF MAURITIUS SUGAR for the Jam Season. Al who wish their jam to keep well should use Maubiti s-buoA ■nINEST "VIEW CURRANTS, TfALENCIA TJAISINS n nULTAN These Fruits are a Splendid Sample, this season's crop> WE have also to hand, per s.s. R^ngitara, 5 Crates of Assorted Crockery including some choice lines of CUPS AND SAUCERS, MOUSTACHE CUPS AND SAUCERS, TOILET SETS, SETS OF JUGS, Etc., Etc., Which we are now offering at Very Low Prices. INSPECTION INVITED AGENTS for the Famous TIGER BLENDED ALL GOODS SOLD AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES FOR Orders by Post despatched with punctuality. Goods Delivered m Town and Suburbs. Customers waited upon for Orders. Satisfaction is Ova Motto. SHEARMAN BKOS, MARKET HOUSE KAIAPOI HOUSE. A HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO YOU ALI MANY THANKS FOR PAST SUPPORT. TTTE HOPE TO DO STILL BETTER THIS YEAR, LARGE IMPORTATIONS, FAIR PRICES, MITCHELL & TURNER, TANORED STREET. W7R COLLINS & CO CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. WE Have just opened up a parcel of SUPERIOR ELEOTROPLATEI GOODS from the Factories of Messrs Rogers and Dixon, England. They are of Chaste and Elegant Design, and of Superior Quality. An; person requiring]an article that will wear a lifetime will do,well to make thei purchases early. SEE ODE WINDOWS, ' w h:- collins ■<& 00. ("Royal Insurance Company Grey Valley Coal Company AftttKTQ van J Springfield Pottery Company 4.U&JN ib *V& - Oor i, en and Co s Enamelled Mantelpieces McKenzie's Furniture Renovator \_Black Ball Coal Company Twine. Twine* mo MEKT THE TIMES WE ARE SELLING TWINE AT THE FOL LOWING PBICBS1; ---ftfanilki, 7tl nixed, 6d Flax, r<l LESS 10 PER GENT, WITH A FURTHER REDUOTIONIOF 2£ PER CENT FOR PROMPT CASH. ' Tbefunwary are.Pwarned>ot to purchase Twine having a " special brand." These j 'Twines are like " the wolf injsheep s clothing." FRIEDLMDER BROS.



TO THF_ LADIES ANDREW ORR HAS MUCH pleasure m intimating that he is showing a beautiful selection of NEW GuODS m every Department. IN MIbfINERY "Will be found a lovely collection of Stylish Hats and Bonnets of French Patterns, also Ribbons, Flowers, and Feathers. THE DRESS DEPARTMENT Contains a large and well selected Stock of New French Designs, also Washing Dress Goods that will astonish you. LADIES' CORSETS m all the special patterns—V and N, Corded Zone; P and D, Feather Bone; and other well-known makes. Splendid Variety of Ladies' SUNSHADES and UMBRELLAS, Champion make. INSPECTION^ INVITED. MILES AND CO, LIMITED, Grain Season 1895. WTE ARE CASH PURCHASERS OF Wheat, flats, Barley, AND Grass §eeds. FOR SALE. CORNSACKS, TWINE, A.ND MACHINE OIL, Etc., Of Best Quality, at Lowest Current Prices. ANGLO-CONTINENTAL SUPERPHOSPHATE. Highest Analysis and Testimonials. Farm & Station Stores REDUCED TO CHEAPEST BATES FOR CASH. WOOL. WOOL WOOL LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES made on "Wool for Sale m Christchurch or Shipment to London Branch. MILES $ CO,, Limited, E. W. HANKER, Auctioneer, ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA. DRAPERY SALE ! DRAPERY SALE! DRAPERY SALE! (2RJEAT BAR*,; VI V* —————— = r~ DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR NEXT TO NOTHING. Is.VERY AKTICLE TO CLEARED OUT. /CUSTOMERS are delighted with their Purchases the Ust Fortnight, and we ar< V^ induced to CONTINUE THE SSALE for a short time longer. The following are a few of the many Cheap Lines we are offering :— Dress Goods 2Jd, 3|d, and 4£d White and Grey Towels 2£d Double Width Dress Materials 7id Lace Curtains Is 9d per pair All Wool Serges 4|d " Ribbed Hose 6d per pair or 3 for la Flannelette 2Ad Ribbons all shades Id per yard Yaid Wide TwS; led Flannelettes 5Jd | Pure Combination Prints 6i<J, usual price Silesia Linings lgd 10Jd White and Grey Sheetings B£d } Good Prints fast colors, 3£d and \%A AND EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RE-MARKED TO THE LOWEST POSSIBLE FIGURE. G. H. Mogridge, EAST STREET, ASH BURTON. BINDER TWINE. as we Have no connection with the binder twine manufacturers' combination We are thus enabled to SELL TWINE at much LOWER RATES than we would otherwise be able to do, and we would request all Farmers, Contractors', and others TO GET OUE QUOTATIONS BEFORE PURCHASING. MACHINE OIL FOR HARVESTERS. We have Large Stocks of all the different makes, including our celebrated! LUBROLBINE, Which is unapproachable as a lubricant for the harvest field, being uualfectedf. either by heat or cold. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE McCORMIOK REAPER AND BINDER. JOHN OJEtR, & CO. HAKDWABE AND PBOViSION MEBCHANTS. ;



FOR mFMTS _AgPj^ft°> g MELLIN'S LACTO-GLYCO^e OR IVIII^IC FOOD. SPECIALLY ADAPFED FOR COWRIES WHERE FRESH COW'S MILK CAHHOT BE CSTAIREU BOT-FLY EEMEDY. IMPORTANT 0 NOTICE. OWING to numerous requesta of large owners these remedies ha*e been^redwed to 7s 6d, and where two sets or mcrs are taken to 6s 6d per set. Ho remedies «ver introduced into this colony have proved so successful m restoring the suffer ng horse m WALKWR'S BOT-FLY REMEDIES Very highly recamended at the Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastorial Association Show. Awarded the highest; Order of Merit at the Northern A and P Show, very highly commended ab the Metropolitan Show at Christchurch , , , , „ T u.i: a _- j* *„ v«. MrSeisenger, Veterinary Surgeon, Dun- work hearty "dwell I boheve.it to be a cain, writes:-! .m acquainted with that medicine unequalled, andl can "commend it nuance more than any veterinary m thae with all confidence to al hors lownen, as the Colony, having had great experience m beet borne remedy m the market. America U S and practiced my profession m I arSiZila £ Victoria and New Zealand Jo such ratisfae. ««„,», J£l H,«T HfiM tion to tbe pubio that no veterinary m the Soutbbndge, August 2, 1892 colonies can produce testimonials of the Mr Walker. S»r,-I am glad to bear testa, "urea affected a, myself. I have had mony to the wonderful effects of your Bot hundreds under my treatment, the B ame Fly-fly Remedies; One of my best honeiibe which I gave Mr B Watker, and every came very bad; the skin tight, the eye life worse I treated reovered when taken m time, less and a b»d color ahd got low m cond.Uon Walker's Bot-fly Bemediea therefore are tbe Anxious to finish ploughing a paddock I did only proved guaranteed cure for the hots and not want to lay him up until be became on ehould be given to every horse at once, able to lift his feet or do any more. We had father hc^hes si^or not tf"BU£jST £ Mr He^ine^Thitraß^/riU ESftjft? £ Mta^Mi JZX^&%n^u£VwX x qai'e believe, had I not given him you. t A&^iA^JSSZ& BeLdies he would have died. You can use Walker's Bot Fly Remedies I got from you. this as you pleaße. Thompson After seeing the state of tbe atomaoh cf my Kobeet Ihompson horse that died, I beoame alarmed about the —— rest of my stock as they all looked bad, I Seaside Farm, drench*d eigh*, following oarefully the direc- Wakanui, April 14, 1894 tiocs, It cleaned them out thoroughly and Mr Walker.Dear Sir,—l have great pleasuK m a few days there was a wonderful change j n informing you thafc the bot-fly mixture 1 for the better I can highly recommend it got f rom jj r Heaeltioe, your Bgent, was b and would advise farmers to lose no time m won a e rfui success. I had four horses drenching iheir stock lest they have their Berioußly ill on December last. After using al! horstß dropping dead as I had, I belbve it to remedies I could think of I was induced be the ccly safe and certain cure for the t 0 t ry your mixture. The result was mar suffering of horses vellous. I strictly followed the direetiom James Lemon giveu and m a week the horees were out ol —— dancer and recovering rapidly I drenched Asbburton Fotlcp, March 1, 1894 two^more m February with the same result Mr J Headline. Sir—l em very gladto Thej all put on flash rapidly, and are now ir tell jou that Walker's Bot-fly Eemediea prime order got from you proved quite a success with P. Stewart my dying horsp. He was ailiDg for fcm; days, hie co*t got very dry, the Finn tight, a running j£ r Cross. Burnham, got the Bemedy for s at the nose and a very bad cough ; find was norße suffering last year; on reaching hom< scarcely able to walk about; we quite expected j, c WBB dead. This season one took bad, alec he would die. I heard a good deal about B h oW i D g the symptoms. He gave the Bemedy, Walker's Bot Fly B?media?, end gave it Bn a tne geC ond day after, the horse passed with 6be most satisfactory resu'ts, and shortly ois j n hundreds and is doing weU. after te got the last bottle he began to lxn rove and by the end of a week was ahls for q rove ana vy AGENT FOR aSHBURTTN—J Heseltine, Saddler MANUFACTURER-ROBERT WALKEK, Canal Reserve, \Aoolston BEEC HAM'S PILLS Iroil Bilious and tfervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain m the Stomach, Sick 1 Headache, Giddiness, Fulness, and Swelling after-meals, Dizziness and Drowsi ne' sa Cold Chills, Flushing of Heat, Ldss of Appetite Sliortness of Breath, Costive nm BktchS on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, &c The first dose will give rehe m twenty nnnutes. Ihu Ino fiotiJn. Every sufferer is «^{f i^*° n S J»e Box «f theae Pdla, and they will be acknowleclccd to be " WORIH A GUIftM BUX. BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken aa directed, w.ll quickly restore females to com i i i^lth Tlipv nromotlv remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system Plel ° WEAK SIOMACH, PIMPAIRED DIGESTION DISORDERED LIVER ; They are like magic-a few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs ; Stren >lh« ning the muscular system, restoring the long-lost complexion ;; brmgins blck the keen edge of appetite, and arousing with the rowbud o£ health the whole t Wsical energy of the human frame. For throwing off fevers m hot climates they irfiSccSh^enowncd. These am facts admitted by thousand,, m all classes c Society nJ one of the best guarantees to the nervous and debilitated is that l"cecWs Fills have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m the world. Ful BEECHAM, St. ll™, Lancashire, Enolakd. S olp by all Druggist m the Colonies. Reduction of 20 Per Cent on all Li Res. ROBERT MURRAY PEACTICAL WATCH & OLOOKMAKEK. TT AVIffG decided to dispose of my business, I am still offering the whole of MY VALUABLE STOCK OF WATCHES, JEWHLLERY, CLOCKS, PLATE, &d., At A ItfSCOtJNT OF 4s IN £ OFF MABKED PRICES. A LARGE SELECTION OF HIGH-CLASS ENGLISH WATCHES HUKDEEDS of these Watches are now m use throughout the Ashburton district, and, after YEARS OF HARD WORK, bear unfailing testimony to the EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP and DURABILITY of R. MURRAY'S SPECIAL GOODS. These Watches CANNOT be obtained m the open market. Ako a Large Stock of ROTHERHAM'S ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES, STRONG PILVER ENGLISH LEVER HUNTERS, reduced to £ 3s ALARM CLOCKS, STRIKING CLOCKS, MARBLE; CLOCKS SOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, GOLD BROOCHES from 6d DIAMOND GOODS, SILVER BROOCHES from Is 61 FAMOUS " PEEFECTIONE » WATCHES. Cased S'JLID NJCKEL, not wear yellow. WONDERFUL VALUE Reduced from $is to 15s f REPAIRS J WATCHES CLTS/NifiD 5i MAINSPRINGS *' bd CLOCKS CLEANED from ** All «oods A Work «waraotecdt j