The Ashburton Guardian.

rOL_ XVII. NO. 3980

Ashbukiois: Friday, September 4, 1896.

PBICE : ONE PENNY



kMmm I DRAGIES I orsewt-Browureoflron. I *Sv*ry outlay made for the benefit of Health 9 is an economy. * Or. ROCHARD. 9 PX*3 e S* VLeV * •©_«_■-*■ are the best 9 2_IIJ,. n< i.C?la*a!*!S: inous tnediclnes against: 9 --&iiv CHLORO § Is * HYSTERICS. MENSTRUAL 9 SK!" 5 ' _**UCOBRH(EA. EXHAUSTION, PALPI- TATIONS or the HEART, CHOREA, and all diseases proceeding from the Impove- rished condition of the blood. — Why? Because.it is the only, remedy which without ever constipating, regenerates the blood and soothes the nerves. For, out of ten chloro-anemic persons, nine are enervated,,excit-ble, subject to headaches, palpitations; ans all 'nervous symptoms, which are only to be cured by -Jr. Becqnet's _>rag-e_, because these alone, are at the -same time reconstiluant and anti-nervous.' Dos« ; To taka at'flnt two, fattr on. four ot Ax dragftet a day, before the aie-lr.. ELIXIR and SYRUP of DR.HECQUET I or Sesqufßromure of Iron. 9 FBA.NCB, MONTAGU, 1 3, Rue Lombard*, PARIS 9 _ SYDNEY, Australian Drug Company Id- « _V AND BY ALL CH.MISTO. __^^ DENTISTRY* PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH ■-.'......,• by ; . NITROUS OXIDE GAS. A Specialty. Fee for administration ...6s. All kinds of Dental work executed the premises, Satiotaotion Guabahtbed. G. F. "Fo£)DS, SURGEON DENTIST, BtTBNETT t?TItEET, ABH BUTTON 9 ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. ADVA NO E S of £25 and upward made on ]_ FREEHOLD PROPERTY, repayable by Monthly, Quarterly, o_ Half- Yearly Instalments. Loans also granted for fixed periods 3 current rates. Fnriher particulars on application to EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager By „ _ 3-. By PPECIAI. j^ral^jif SpECIAt Appointment, *fe_3^*^y c Appointment Patronised by Lady Glasgow. A. EGBERTSON & CO., DYERS AND CLEANERS OHRISTCHURCH, - x BEG to announce to the Inhabitants of Ashburton County that MRS ALOORN, of Havelock street, has kindly contented to act as their Local Agent a*__L, all Orders left with her will be Promptly attended to. Awarded Silver and Bronze Medal and First-class Exhibition Certificates at Nelson, Dnnedin, Sydney and Melbourne Branches m Nelson, Wellington and Ohristchurch. 14 The tender of Mr Galliehan has been, accepted for the patent rights, stock-in- trade, &c, of the celebrated Bee Oint-j ment by Mr Scott, D.O.A. It is* the' intention of Mr Galliehan to sell the Bee Ointment m addition to his A. G. Ointment &c. Bee Ointment WILu oe found an excellent Ointment lot the many diseases the human fleßh ib so frequently attacked with. Bee Ointment is used snd recommended by loading dootors and midwives. Bee Ointment can be used on the weakest of children, and with equa. Buoce.s on the most robnsr. We invite a trial of Bee Ointment and guarantee Batis, faotion, Prioe Is 63. TRY GALITI CHAN'S AmC. Ointment A SURE OURE for Bronchitis Severe Golds, Burns, Boils, Ear_ ache, Sore Legs, Chilblains, etc. -•"'"" Price, Is 6d. A.C. COR"n" CURE. For hard or soft oorns, warts or bnnion Prioe Is, A.C. VEGETABLE PILLS For Constipation, Dyspepsia, Sick ■Headache, Indigestion, Want of Appetite, Female and all Stomach and Liver Com- plaints, etc. ~ 30 Pills m a box ; price Is 6d. The Ointments are speoially matufaotured as a horse and oattle dressing. Dairy farmers and horse owners will find them oheap, effiaa* tious and eoonomioal. Prioe 23 6d. The above lines are etooked by chemists ; and stores, and will be found quite equal to any imported line. ! Irademark and my signature on every pot.' EDWIN CALLICHAN, i PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE? .'] -.shurst, N.Z. Canterbury Representative, - :. MR G P. HOATTEN, A-hburton, ';? ■ . _■— — ■ — -" .: Drink only Kozie Tea ; it s absolutely puro» H, zaswsr, Sole Agent



STBATHMORE PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF WOMEN TS NOW OPEN FOR PATIENTS. For full particulars, apply to ,I__B MATRON, Strathmorb Hospital, 170 vhriNtchurch, •- ■•■■■•-' ■  ■ ;• ■ THE TEA OE THE AGE. Saxon Tea. Saxoh Tea m fpRY IT, AND YOU WILL H__VlS NO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. Professor Bickerton reports that SAXON TEAS ire absolutely Pure and of good quality PALM AND JOKO TEAS INDIAN AND CEYLOIv \UR2i_d INDIAN (Palm Brana, i ' noted for producing 200 large lea 'ops of first-rate Tea to the ponnd. This 4 the tea Mr George Jameson sold s .rKely. OUR'-ts TEAS (Palm and Joke) are qualJy good value for the money OUR TEAS are so popular that we ■ equently hear of instances of other Teas elng packed and sold m oar empties. Imitation is sincerest flattery, ' but the ■ablic should see that they get the genuine .tide Retail from all the principle Store | eeperr WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON, AND CO. 155 Colombo Street, Christchuroh 9 68 . , _ — _ JlHfi GENUINE DR GUILLIE'S L ELIXIR Tonic, Anti Glarious, and Anti-Bilious. Prepared by D.r Paul Gage Fils, Chemist or the Ist Class. The only proprietor of that remedy. Rue de Grenelle, S. Germain, Paris. Dr Guillie's Elixir iB one of the most economical medicines, both as a Purga- tive and as a Depurative, it is the best remedy against all bilious -and glarious disorders For more than seventy-five years Dr Guillie's Elixir has been employed with soocess against diseases of the liver, the | spleen, the heart, rheumatism, gont, tever, influenza, skin diseases, etc. Beware of imitations, and see that you get the genuiue Dr Guillie's Elixir, ; which bears the signature of Paul Gage, and mark that each bottle is acoompanied by Treatise on Glairsi Sold by Druggists, Patent Medicine, Dealers, and by AUSTRALIAN DRUG CO., Sydney, N.S.W. r* ■'* r £-J___W^O|__,^P^- MMOATEJttf t_-.t»Rfi3s M_DAtl__» '"' PIJRECEYLON.IKDIAN TEAS Hdm Within Hie Reach of AH PURE PlTff CEYLON I/O PURE •,. L** INDIAN I/HI BLEMIED &jQ EACHPRICE '■£$* AMD UP TO o_B IM 4/PERLB.-i-f/4 § Mam Tm a M a JM/MgM M M M M M M am f f _»*^_*-«PW'/*_-M__-_-_-__*---M_-rt_- SOLD BY AH. CROCERSa HAVE NOTHING ELSE. WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Proteotors, Goggles, Folders, and verythlng In the optic* line at S SiJi_lS,OptloljW



■j nHEAEMAI BROS.; MABKET HOUSm; "^^aggie, you will keep on drinking " Oh, yea, dear I now well remember aai fu m j Uok whloh y° u bu y afc fche door '> How Auntie suggested that Tea, a i Pf.^°. ct ? r8 f or ever are Bm *hng» And a blessing from all she'b entitled •ana life ib becoming a bore." For suggesting such excellent*7«.. " Dear Mother, I know that your nerves are How happy our home will be, Maggie, are all ruined, v Your father is getting so free And your system is wrecked to tae core ; Of those ailments he suffered so greatly. But behevo me the Tea that I'm drinking Through drinking inferior 7«.. is the stuff thab will quickly restore. " I -r .„ Then let's drink to the health of the' m w 8 tat, ght me m drinking Agents, lo be careful of poisonous blends And our pledge we all three agree wu* U u /J T drinkin g th e Tiger That from now till the end of existence wmon the doctor so highly oommendn. We'll swear by the Tiger Blend Tea" Shearman Bros., our Grooers are Agents] God bless them for giving the Q, t To a drink that's a great earthly blessing -/ "■ And saved ys from bidding Adieu. SHEARMAN BROS., MARKET HOUSE- AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON RATTRAY * SON, Agents for New Zealan DAVID THOMAS, (Late Matson, Oox and Oo.) Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estite Agent, Valuator, Woo! and Grain Broker, ■i* .. ASHBURT ON. Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock — Tinwald and Ashburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Fridays Sales __ Wool Throughout the Season ' Grain Bought amd Sold on Commission Cleari jg Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Christchuroh Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohristchurcb White's Sheep Dip Massey-Harris Reaper aud Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Company '-• Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and Co, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures ~ ' I beg to inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Mr W Barcook as my Agent m the Rakaia district r DAVID THOMAS, A-shburfcon .-,'■• GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PLANET JR. TOOLS. David Thomas, ASHBURTONJ IB ml l % a-H ' l_H________-______________-____^__3_^_l New Zealand. Insurance Company. ESTABLISHED' __ M 185 9 CAPITAL^ONE MILLION. THE PREMIER ANd"wEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS _iND LIBERALITY FIRE AND 'MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, * THRESHING MACHINES, Ao., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES HANMER & GRAVES, -GENTS Garden Tools. , ________ iin_^— i " : J BW a**N • H_§ Sl^—H—Rlß l_fii _S _s _^ —8 5"»*»_1 3flH I h_h _ S _ — Sbw LAWN MOWERS, SPADES, SHOVELS, FORKS, DUTCH AND DRAW HOES, TROWELS, HEDGE SHEARS, PRUNING KNIVES, GORSE KNIVE3, By Best Makers at Lowest Prices AT John Orr & Oo.'s ASHBTJRTON,



BE.tablishect Over 30 ears BEST SELECTED STOCK RHFAPFQT linilQF PIIDIIICUCD uncArtoi nuuou runnlontn IN NEW ZEALAND. COMPLETE FURN-SHINGS FOR \J BEDROOM -6XO lOs, V Beadetoad, Spring Mattress and All Carpets from "5s 6d made and laid FreO of Charge. COLOMBO STREET & CATHEDRAL SQUARE, Christohuboh " A. MARSHiLL Manager. A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECIAMS PILLS. F-R Bilious and Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fullness and Swelling after meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness^ "Cold Chills, Fln.hings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, CostiveneSs, Blotches on the Pkin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, etc. The First Dobo will give Relief m Twenty minutes, .his is no fiction. Every sqff.rer is earnestly invited to try one box of these pills, and they will be acknowledged to be " Worth a Guinea a Box.' 1 ' Beeoham's Pills, taken as directed, will quickly restore females to ccmplete health. They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system. FOR A WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED # DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic — a few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs ; Strengthening the muscular system ; restoring tbe long lost Complexion ; bring- ing back th) keen edge of appetite, and arousing with the rosebud of health the whole physical energy of the human frame, For throwing off fevers m hot climates they are specially renowned. These are " facts " admitted by thousands m all classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and De- bilitated is that i' Becchaui's Pills have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medio me m the World. Full directions on each box. Prepared only by Thomas Beeoham, St Helens, Lancashire, England A.J. WHLTE'S Artistic and Economical House- Furnishing Warehouse, rHE Reoent arrivals of several Extensive shipments have made his stock m all Departments most complete. OAR.PFT**} ' FLOORCLOTH AND LINOLEUM FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING, UPHOLSTERY CROCKERY AND FURNISHINGS, .IRONMONGERY A. jfWHITE INVITES ALL TO GALL AND INSPECT HIS STOCK COTTAGES FUKNISHEDI Includin COTLER-* BLANKETS, SHEKTS, NWARE, POTS, Bufl. TWU ROBMS COMPLETE ... ... _..__. «9 to £10 FO OR ROOMS .~ ....— . ... .- « £17 to £25 FIVE ROOMS, from ... .- - ... ... £35 to £80 SIX ROOMS __ -. .- .- .- -. £50 to £100 CATALOGUES POSTED FREE WAREHOUSE AtfD STEAM FACTORY TUAM o. St. ASAPH STREETS, OHRISTOHUROH X]U^ ABE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT OATS BARLEY, RYEGRASS COCKSFOOT, AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, In Large or Small Quantities, JUST LANDED EX MOUNT SIRION,— 1000 BALES COBNSACKS. Full size and ftiU weight Friedlander Bros., Limited.



Business Notice<_ THE " " ' tit to DAVIS SEWING MACHINE. -«__.- XT " THE ' Solb Agents job New Zb____np NEW DAVIS T^ p _-; ! Sr ta J _3__f_S MI NS O N & CO, w ' America has received a very great impetus by the remarkable success they attained at the Chicago Exhibition. Several very im- portant improvement, were there Bhown for 220. OOLCMKII Sm nw._TQTnOTT_*rttr VERTTOAT IT!.™ firßt tim ?' a \ d r3Cei T ed from fche i ud « ea OOLCMBO *• OHRISTOHUROH. v J-JSAXU-Uj JT-_J-J_> thd recognition they well merited— S?boi__. AwABOSr The first consignments of thesa l»teßt improved.' machines reaohed this "*~"""* colony by the ilonio a month since, and ' the Agents Mbsbbs MiNSON _. CO., say «„-» ' SEWING MACTT TN F. they ate muoh approved. At the Antwerp, PER O a Rt\ WEEK. D -31 WXJ* U i-LAUJ-Ll-NJli. Bxhlbicion> 1894t the Diyig MAoHlinj ; A » O-U awarded the Gold Medal.



LONGBEACH COACH. . | ON and after WEDNESDAY, Janu- ! ary 2, the Longbeach Coach will start from Ashburton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, N noachman A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH 94, Commercial road, Peokham, 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 m relieving my terrible cough. Since I had the operation of ' Tracheotomy ' (the same as the late Emperor of Germany, and unlike him, thank God, I am still alive) performed at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, no one could possibly have had a more violent cough ; it was so bad at times that it quite exhausted me. The mucus, which was very copious and hard, has been .oftened, and I have been able to get rid of it without difficulty. —I aim, sir, yours truly, J. HILL.' A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. Routh Park, Cardiff, South Waleß, Sfptember 28, 1893. " I have, indeed, great pleasure m adding my testimony to your excellent preparation of Cough Lozenges, and I have prescribed it now for the last eight years m my hospitals ' and private practico, and found it of great benefit. I often suffer from Chronio Bron- chitis ; your Lozenge is the only remedy which gives me immediate ease. Therefore I certainly and most strongly recommend your Lozenges to the public who may suffer from Catarrh, Bronchitis, Winter Cough, or any kind of Pulmonary Irritation. — Yours truly, A. GABRIEL, M.D , L.R.C.P. and L.M. Edinburgh, LR. C.S and L.M.Edinburgh ' USE KEATING'S LOZENGES USE KEATING'S LOZENGES USE KEATING'S LOZENGES It is 75 years ago since Keating's Cough Lozenges were first made, and the sals is larger than ever, because they are unrivalled m the relief and cure of Winter Cough, Asthma, and Bronchitis; one alone gives relief. JITTERLY UNRIVALLED UTTERLY UNRIVALLED IJTTERLY UNRIVALLED Keating's Cough-Lnzenges, the. unrivalled, remedy for Coughs, Hoarseness, and Throat Troubles are sold m tins by all Chemists. SMOKE THE NEW VENDS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAND MANUFACTURED FBOM I CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF n^fto _^--Mlf_B_____a!a__PjV_U__l! ,^_aV ' Baker Bros. TpDRNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanui Road and Cass.Streets, and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory, Havelock Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED. Telephone No. 69. 6 ED U L COR S U GAR, The only sugar permitted to Diabetic sufferers. Gives to Diabetes, the illusion of: Cane-sugar, of which it _ias not the in- convencies. lis sweetening power being considerable, each lump of the size of a lentil is sufficient to sugar a glass of water, a cup of tea, coffee, milk, choco- late, grog, etc., and is equivalent to a lump of ordinary sugar. Has not to be confounded with the trade saccharine, an impure production which causes frequent accidents, France, M. Ch Gamier, 8, Rue des- Fraries-Bourgeois, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG COMPANY, Limited, Sydney. TPOWLES' Penxiyroyal and Steel Pills for femat 1 quickly correct all Irregularities, and relieve th- 'fstiessing symptons so prevalent with the aex. boxei Is lid to 2s Sd, of all Chemists and Patent "edlclne Vendors. Prepared only by the Lincoln and *• Maud Connties Drug Co, Lincoln, England Whole- -tie *< al the Wholesale Houses. Bewaro of tanita- ale . ' ons s ' | LOW VIIALITT DB CHURCHILL'S -^phosphite of Lime la prescribed by Syrup of Hyv > for the cure of Con-ramp* the faonli, talo Cough and general tion,o_*\ debility ' -rindpal ingredient. nece-Mur** TT contains two of the , **unan Frame, and wbioh are -*• for building up the H. -above oomplaintSa viz, oonsldtred defioient m tlu oanno be too highly Phosphorns and Lime. It -to. ' reoomm-nded for delioate childi* ~*^—~ Syrup of Dr Churchill's Compound . I HYrOPkoSPHITES , .: a '*jula ana lii real brain food, and m cases where mu-. -•< reput nervona exhaustion has acquired a world-widt *tOi tlon. Booh bottle bears Dr Churchill's signatx. Prepared only by SWAN, CHEMIST. PARIS WANTED Known — 6000 pairs of -Boots and shoes to pick from Mellob s Groat Boot Sale. Try Wright's Family Brand Coffee j to b obtained from all Groom and Storekeepers



Shipping. __£__. r r HE NEW ZEALAND "Sj^^^gf SHIPPING OO.'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, j Via Monte Video, Rio, Teneriffe, A Plymouth Port of Steamera. Tons. Departure. Date. Rimutaka 4515 Lyttleton' Ruap.hu 4202 Lyttleton Sept. 3 Kaikonra 4507 — Ojt. 1 Rnahine 6127 — Oct. 29 Tongiiriro 4163 ( — - Nov. 26. .and; thenoe forward every FOURTH THURSDAY Splendid accommodation for all classes of passengers. Warrants issued for passengers from Great Britain on payment of passage men6y, or approved guarantee for same. For further particular- apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, Ashburton. ~~SfIA W, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. JW^X. "ROYAL MAIL STEA- -fflflKflf*^ ;•*-*> MERS, with superior accommodation for all classes "^^^^^""P of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Tenerlffe and Ply- onth. Tons Commander From Date. Tokomaru 623S Maxwell ... -r- lonio ...4753 Kempson... — Sept. 17 Aotea ...6346 Gotland ... — Ooc. 15 Sothio ... 7730 Kidley ... — Nov. 12 Tainui ...5031 Stuart ...... — Deo. 10 Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. TTJSION STEAMSHIP COMPANY U OF NEW ZEALAND, Limixbd. STEAMERS SAIL FROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER : For Westport and Oreymouth — Weekly, % Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday. NOTE. — For extra sailings see advertise- ment m Christchuroh papers. Dnnedin-— Monday, Friday, and alter- nate Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nelson and Picton, via Wellington — Tuesday and Saturday* Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays. The above are subjeot to alteration ; reference should therefore be mads to Christchuroh daily papers for dates and hour of sailing. ■ For further particulars apply, to F. FERRIMAN, T Agent, Ashburton. l-^*"!" ' ■ '- 9 MUSICAL. Mrs Bowman Fox. PIANOFORTEr~SINGING AND THEORY OF * MUSIC AT - Havelock street, Ashburton. RAKAIA— On Fridays. 1696 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ANn FRENCH MBS P7MAKEIG, Cameron Street (Opposite Reid and Gray's.) The next term will begin on Monday, September 14, 1896 Mbs Makbio , will < be at home on Saturday and Monday, 12 and 14, to receive new pupils. TACANOIES m each of the above. Terms on application. THE VIOLIN. '" MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS Teaoher of the Violin, SAUNDERS* BOTLDING , Ashburton A OABD MBS A. crCLABIDGE, TBAOHBB OF PIANOFORTE^ ORGAN, and singing, COX STREET, ASHBURTON. TERMS ON APPLICATION. • — . — > . ■* PIANOFORTE, SINGING &' HARMONY LLEWELLYN OWEN, M.O.S.M. (Local Representative of London College of Music). THE Firsb Term of the Year will com- commence MONDAY the 27ch inst jjj3 OWEN, will be m attendance at his Mu ,B^ > Studio m the Arcade every morning hC° m *° - 1 to a^ e P ro f es 4 ona l arrangements. I. "■■' ■■'■■.• i: ' LAZARUS'S SIGHiT^™« A P SPECIAUTB sp_.^ STAGLBS " v Sole agent for A_iburton I S^ ck^ S ; S A L * *> JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. LAZARUS Patented System ensur. 9 comfort and oorrebb sight. Done spoil yoor eyes by using badly fitting I , Spectacles. Ii TT O LA P E. Aliment of economy against fatigue, hunger, and thirst Antidepertic, antifatiguing, stimula- ting, reconstituent , Indispensable to Velocipedists, ascen- > tionists, rowers, racers, hunters, and to ' *ny of them who have a mupouUr effort to develop Fnnce, M. Ch., Gamier, 8, Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, Paris. ' : THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG ; COMPANY, Limited, Sydney WANTED Known— Buotß and Shoes from Is 3d to 27s 6d.— Mbllobs Cheap Boot Sale. LACKS MAIL COACH meets the train from Ashburton on its arrival ab, Springburn every night. The coach I then goes direct to Alford Forest, and I etums to Bprineburn tho mmc night- J