ARMERS' COLUMN.

EFFECT OF PASTURAGE ON THE QUALITY OF MILK. The following interesting letter on this subject appears m Hovre's Dairyman, from the pen of Professor F. W. WoH:— ln dis cussing the effect of food on milk production the change m the quality of milk when the cows are let out on pasture m the spring is often brought forward as a point m question; it is claimed that lower tests are obtained at this time of the year, or that a larger quantity of the milk is required per pound of butter than ac the end of the winter seaion, and the deduction is made that food has an influence on the quality of the milk ( produced, at least m this instance. There are doubtless authentic eases on record where the milk has turned more watery, showing a lower fat content, with the change to pasture ; bub the evidenoe at hand indi cates that such oases must be considered exceptional, and are explained by an insuffi ciency of data, either as regards the number of animals under observation or the length of the period of- observation, or both. Where averages for a large number of animals are considered, ' or for a smaller number for a sufficient length of time, the testimony m the opposite direction is entirely decisive. As this is not according to common belief among dairymen, it may not be amiss, to give here some of the facts that back up this conclusion. A careful investigation of this subject was continued for a series of yean at the Vermont experiment station, and the evidence gathered goes far towards proving that the milk produced during early pastur age is rioher, instead of poorer, than that produced by the same animals while they were still kept m the barn. The average results for a herd of twenty cows during five years were a gain of 751 bof milk and 41b of butter daily, and an improvement m the quality of the milk '39 per cent total solids and *17 per cent fat. Thirty herds, aggregat ing over 500 cows, m the spring of 1891 increased about 16 per cent m quantity of milk and made a gain m quality of milk on pasture amounting to about a third of a pound of butter to each hundred pounds of milk, which two results combined made the entire effect of change from barn to pasture a gain of about one-fourth more of butter per day per cow. The -records for more than ten thousand cows m north-western Vermont show 3.69 per cent of fat m April and 3-88 per cent of fat m May. The evidence appears over- ! whelming^ Director Hills concludes that cows on early pasturage — May and June — make not only more, but richer, milk than during the last months of their barn life. The results obtained m Danish feeding experiments with milch cows go m the ■ same direction. The feeding period m these experiments has, as a rule, been continued until after the cows have been on pasture for a month or six weeks, In their last bulletin, giving a summary of results of eight years' work with about eighteen hundred cows m the aggregate, we are told that an * appreciable and very characteristic change m the composition of the milk has occurred m the experiments with a change m the feed, viz,, when the cows were let out on pasture m the spring. The per centage of fat m the milk of individual cows then sometimes rose above one per cent, and on the average, * for single lots, sometimes over one-half per cent, tho averages of the last ten day periods m the barn being com- 1 pared with those of the first ten-day J periods on pasture. But this increase m j the per centage of fat m the milk always dis appeared very rapidly ; as a rule, it could not be traced farther than a few weeks.' The cause of this change m the quality of the milk, they add, is not apparent from the experiments. la the early part of the summer the cattle m Norway and pa<*ts of Sweden, and I believe ako m Switzerland, are driven to the mountain pastures and are kept there till the fall ; it has also been observed that the milk produced on the mountain pastures (saeter) is richer than that pro duced by the same cowa m the valleys, judging from the number of pounds of milk required to make a pound of butter m either case, bat no careful investigation of the subject has ever been made, so far as I am aware; Hero, as m other cases, the change m the quality of the milk has bren laid to the influence of the highly nutri tious, short, and juicy mountain grass which the cattle eat with such relish at the saeter. The evideDCß cited m the preceding shows that the quality of the milk is m general improved when the cows are taken from barn to pasture ; whether or not the exceptions to this apparent rule are all ex plainable by the cauees already stated, which are both covered by the term in sufficient data, is difficult to say with cer tainty, but I am inclined to believe that they are. However, whether the change is m one direction or another, it is not at tributable to the change m feed, but to a change m feed m connection with a number of other different conditious, as fre3h, pure air out doors, instead of a stable atmos phere more or leas charged with carbonic acid and foul gases ; full unobstructed sun light, moderate exercise, mild tempera ture, etc — conditions which have an in vigorating influence on the system gener ally and increase the activities «i the vital functions. The action of the mammary glands of the dairy cow, as, m fact, of all glands m the bodies of animals, is under the direct influence of the nervous system; each and every gland m the body has its specific nerves controlling its secretions both as regards composition and quantity. There is, therefore, the moßfc intimate rela tion between the general feeling o { we ll being of the animals and the milk product. When the change from barn life to pastur age ocenrq, we need not, therefore, be sur prised that it makes itself manifest m an improved quality of milk, but we are by no means justified m ascribing the change to difference m the character of the food ; m fact, we know that it does not make any difference m the quality of the milk produced whether hay or grass is fed, and the effect of ! pasture is therefore not one of feed, but of the accompanying favourable conditions for J full play of the highest activities of the animal system.

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THE ASHBPRTON ftPARDIAN ? PBIDAY, MAY 22, 1896,



Business Notices. JOHN McOox «-XL. 1 BEtt Tv i£Ui>K my' Uastomwa _*- m the W*kanm and Surrounding Districts for their past support-, and to inform them that I am now Shoeing Hacks at ss, and Draughts ab 6s. 4 214 loz .Prevention TS WORTH POUNDS OF CURE ■*■ Why ruin your Reapers and tiLowes by using inferior Lubricating Oils, whio.* tire your horses and clog the Machines, when you can obtain a true Lubricant ike which has been thoroughly tested all over he world and pronounoed Unequalled, A Ob S lnable from Sto «*eepera or th EDWARD EEECE & SONS OHRISTCgnRng ALFRED CURTIS, a RAIN BROKER a^D COM MISSION AGENT* ARCADE. Agenb for Northern Insurance Company FIREI FIRE!! FIliB!!! SWEEP ! SWEEP ! ! SWEEP !!1 R. J. DONOVAN HILLGROVB. MOORE STREET, IS Ready to Sweep Chimneys with his New Maohines. He lives here And Sweeps the Chimnies far and near, And if, perchance, they should take fire, He puts them out at yonr desire. Organ may be Jefb at bis residence, Moore street, or at Mail Office, Burnett Street, or Mrs Knight, Beoond-hand Dealer, Triangle. ' 4 NEW COAL MINE. DEEP LEVEL SEAM. TN ANSWER to Numerous Enquiries ■*• re pries o£ the New Coal, I take this opportunity of stating that the Price has KOT been Raised on account of the Superior Quality as is generally supposed. It is Btill sold as before at the following prices per four ton truck (freight paid* on receipt of cheque or P.O. order :— per ton per tori Westerned 15a Od Dromore 16s 6d Winslow... 16 Od Chertsey 16s lOd Hinds ... 16s 6i. K*k»ia ... 17a 3d Ealing ... 17s Odl Lauriston 19s Od Rangitata 17b 6d ftfethven... 19s 6d Orari ... 17s 9d Ashburton— All Coal Merchants gborg"e pack, MOUNT SOMERS. LIVEKY& BAH* STABLES. MRB G. F. SCOn deshes to notify that she has disposed of her business as Livery Stablekeeper, Burnett Street, Aahburton, to mm j. iJLOYf*, and trusts that he will be accorded the same liberal amount of support she has always received, IN REFERENCE to the above I can confidently assure the Public that good Horses only will be kepi) m my Stables, and Traps from a Dog-cart to a Waggonette, Pony Cart, etc., can always be obtained from me ; also Saddle Horses and Vehioles at all hours at reasonable charges.. 4137 J. LLOYD. WEBSTER'S WOOL SCOURING WORKS. W. T. WEBSTER'S WOOL S POURING WORKS, TIHTTAID, ARE AGAIN OPEN, And Mr Webster is prepared to BTTY FOR OASH FAT, HIDES, AND : SKINS, 4 74 AT CUBREKT BATES. : J. WILSON, Painter* Glazier AND Paperhanger, fJIHE OOKNBE OF AROADE. OGTAVIUSDIGBY. XN Thanking the Inhabitants of Aah- -A. burton and surrounding distrlots for the very liberal patronage already extended to him, wishes to inform them that he is still prepared to Sell Meat and Small Goods, of the Very Beet Quality, ab the undermentioned prices FOB. CASH:- Sirloin of Beef, from ... 4Ad per 1b Prime Ribs of Beef , from 4d perlb Boasts of Beef ... ... 3d per 1b Beef Steak ... ... ... 4£i to 6d Corned Beef, from ... 2|d per lb Sides of Mutton ... ... 2d per*lb Hindquarters of Mutton ... 2£d per lb Forequarters ... ... 2d perlb Legs of Mutton 3c» perlb Shoulders of Mutton ... 2Ad per lb Loins of Mntfcon ... ... 2|4 perlb Prime- Sausages ... , 4 . 4d perlb Dairy fed Poik ... ... 4d perlb Quality, Cleanliness, and Civility Guaranteed. OCTAYICTS DIGBY. ' " ' ' 'V- 323



/2jw*O BRIDGE WORKS. /f3i^fi^^ KILWORTH & SON , =V§9r^^l&s ENCIHEERS . I v js§r fiH f§Tt kBE Prepared to undertake all i^V*l§liF\ JdiP v -Agricultural Work that Requires l^^^^^Z^^^^^^^y-^g^ Stei 1. Iron or Timber m its I DON'T be afraid to call, with any kind of job; we have the Men, Machinery, and Material to execute it. There is often great talk about our Local Industries. Here is an opportunity for you. Encourage one and see it grow. Three years ago, when we started, we were laughed at. To-day, we have the largest works of the kind m. tho county. The Seed Sowing is now upon us again. We are making a Specialty ii Repairs of alljmakes of Seed Dtills.j GIVE US A TRIAL. Warehouseman's Clearing* Hale. OALE OP THE STOCK OF LATE H. OLNEY, CHRISTOHURCH. W. H. COLLIER, HAS BOUGHT FROM THE ABOVE ESTATE A line of YOUTETS' OVERCOATS, 6s 6d upwards, worth double. Men's OARbIGAN JACKETS 4s 9d, worth 8s 6d. Black OSTRICH TIPS 4£d, worth Is each. A line new black bead DRESS TRIMMINGS 3d to 6d, worth double Ladies' handsomely beaded Cashmere MITTS 4|d pair. White embroidered COLLARETTES for children 8d each, formerly Is. Children's Woollen JACKETS Is 6d each, about half-price. Sale ITow On. "THE CORNER.' — SAFES.— I HAVE FOR SALE sevoral Safes by first-class makers, weighing from Bcwt to 1 ton each. P. FERRIMAN. — ALLENTON.— I HAVE received instructions to Sell 4£sacres of land of first class quality, well situated, and within an easy distance of tho town. Upon the land is erected a very substantial dwelling of seven rooms. This property is well worth the attention of buyers either as an investment or for residential purposes. F. FERRIMAN. The Portable Swing Water Barrow. Prevention is Better Than Cure THE few cases of Typhoid m Aehbmton Borough and Suburbs afford no ground for a " scare/ but it is only by using reasonable . precautions that the dread scourge can be kept within bounds. In view of the subject being referred to m the public journals, it may be of service to reprint an extract from an issue of the " Nineteenth Century " of list year, m which special reference is made to Diphtheria, but which applies with equal force to Typhoid. The writer remarks, that the latest epidemics m Russia swept away nearly all the children m gome villages ; and m Prussia, no less than one-sixth to one-fourth part of all children dying m the age of from one to five jears suc- cumbed to Diphtheria, and the same proportion prevailed m Western Europe as well. Keen interest is being t«ken m the experiments of the French Doctors, Roux and Tersen ; but Diphtheria, like Anthrax, Cholera, Typhoid, Malaria, and other kindred complaints is due to an infection of the body by ' special bacteria, caused by the effluvia rising from drains, back yards and . premises generally, into and upon which dairy and kitchen slops' have been ' thrown. Without an infection by bacteria or the poisons which they secrete, there is no diphtheria. The Portable Wash Barrow is just the one; thing indispensable m the direction of perfect sanitary arrangements. By its use, a two-fold benefit is derived. The fever acdtliphtheria breeding agencies are removed, and what is otherwise a source of terror becomes *n absolute gain, by conveying the wash to pig trough or to the garden, The Portable Barrows can be put to varions kinds of use, and they are so admirably con- - structed that, with them, a child can do work which otherwise requires the , strength of mature years. The cost is comparatively small. Possession of one becomes an'absolute meaos of sweetness, comfort and profit. Improved Copper Boilers. I have just received direct from the manufacturers a fresh supply of Portable Ccpper Boilers, with patent smoke stack joint, and Semi-double sheeted frame— galvanised. This useful household requisite should be in- spected, when its various excellencies of construction, strength and service- ableness, will speak for themselves, Sizes— l4gals M 16gals«, and 18gals., at prices within the reach of all. F. FEREIIAN, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT. —AGENCIES- Union Steam Shipping Company North British Fire Insurance Company 3 133 WHEAT. WHEAT. -TKT E ARE F^R OMPT C A£S H BUYERS OF Prime Milling Wheat, AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, We are alao'prepared to Store Grain on Farmers account m our New Grain Stores West Street, Ashburton, on very favourable terms Full sized Cornsacka and Twine Supplied at LOWES I CURRENT BATES BoUitP& Co, CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS, Offices and Stores: WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. 160



Winter, 1896. \ \X7E HAVE JUST OPENED OUT A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OP Wcw Winter Qoods, Comprising the Most Fashionable and Parable NEW WIB.TER TWEEDS, FANCY COATINGS, SERGES, TROUSERINGS, MELTuNS, BEAVERS, VICUNAS, and other NEW OVERCOATINGS, Etc. NEW WATERPROOF COATS— AII Btyleß made to measure and Guaranteed Thoroughly Waterproof. NEW WINTER BOOTS, including Beßt English Hand Sewn, Porpoise Hide, etc. (Imported direct from the Makers), NEW WINTER SHIRTS, HATS, TIES, RUGS, BLANKETS, Etc. flgg- THE LARGEST STOCK OF TAILORING GOODS IN ASHBURTON TO SELECT FROM. Call and Compare our Reduced Prices. THE LEADING TAILORS & OUTFITTERS, ASHBURTON , -. — . : _^. i Ashburton Furniture Warehouse. yiyyiiHn drawing-room, IW^EUWA DINING-ROOM, BEDROOM. uHUWwISL FURNITURE i w^RflkJLjkDkß^Bk , In Stock and made to order m V^^^njAuM^nß^V an y deßign. CHAIRs7~OHAIRS. Austrian, American & Colonial ■BBHBMKISwWraJJMP. by the hundred; M^BMBMB»«MQPJwnMH^ At all prices from 3s each. LINOLEUMSrCARPETS, W^SBBttSfiSS^SBUk MATS, etc. Mf FLOOR CLOTHS, WOOL w 818 "^^^^ RUGS and MATS. WKtjmM « GOAT SKIN RUGS & MATS - <^^Bh^H HEARTH RUGS and MATS In Great Variety. FURNITURE. BEDDING.— Brass and Iron BEDSTEADS, Spring Mattresses and Bedding. Wood Bedsteadß from 18s. VENETIAN BLINDS made, re-painted and re-taped. Just Landed a Choice Lot of BEDROOM WARE, TOILET GLASSES, WICKER CHAIRS, OVER-MANTLES, to be sold very cheap. PICTURE FRAMING. —A splendid lot of Mouldings just to hand* Picture Framing done at moderate prices. AGENTS FOR CLEGGS' PERAMBULATORS, BURSON'S WICKER CHAIRS, &o; T. H- UNDRILL & CO., Cabinet-makers, upholsterers, & picture framers, tancred street, Opposite Arcade and next Building Society's Office. 3 181 SHEARMAN BKOS., \X7E have Just Landed for the Coming Seaßon a large consignment of— double Refined Merosene which barns far Longer and produoea a mote Brilliant Light than any Oil m the matket, bb well ss being Absolutely Safe. Also — 100 BOXES OGSTON'S BALMORAL SPEEM CANDLES. These Candles are English Manufacture end are too well known to need any comment, I they do Not Smoulder when extinguished like the majority of Candles. < Preeervis*^ Sugrar. Preserving" Sugrai*. AND MASON'S" PRESERVING SUGAR AT VERY LOW PRICES. $»iing. Oiins. Cpiing. POWDER, SHOT, CAPS, CARTRIDGES, Etc., and all other Sportsmen's Requisites at Wonderfully h educed rates. Anyone m Want of a Firßt-olasß GUN, at a Low Figure, should inepeot Our Btook before purchasing elsewhere. Goods delivered daily Orders by Post despatched with punctuality. CHEAPEST HOUSE m Aahburton for GROCERIES, CROCKERY & HARDWARE SATISFACTION IR OUR MOTTO. SHEARMAN BROS., MARKET HOUSE- Telephone 53 AEE CASH BUYERS* lOF WHEAT, OATSj BARLEY, RYEGRASS, OOOKSFOOT r AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, In Large or Small Quantities. JUST LANDED, EX MOUNT SIRION,— 1000 BALES CORNSAOKS. Full size and Ml weight Friedlander Bros. 5 Limited. H, Mi JONESi H. M. JONES. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS. publishers prices. cheap editions. Bought for Cash* THE ASSIGNED STOCK OF J. MARSDEN at a Low Prloe, and the whole £266 will be Cleared at a Great Redaction. OOME EARLY FOR BARGAINS IN BOOKS, STATIONERY, AND FANCY GOODS. SHIPMENT of Books, ex Talnul, jusb opened up. Great variety, suitable for prize awards and presentation purposes. Liberal Discount to School Com- mittees, to keep the trade here. STATIONERY, STATIONERY, STATIONERY. SPECIAL VALUES m Boxed Paper and Envelopes. Plain and Fancy from €Fd "upwards. Good Business Envelopes from 3s Od per 1000, cash. (Law and Com* mercial .Papers. | ACCOUNT BOOKS, ACCOUNT BOOKS. ' Yarlous sizes aacL Binding* Memorandum, Pocket and Counter Books, Pianos, Albums, Photo Frames. ELECTROPLATED, GLASS AND CHINAWARE FANCY GOODS • In great \arlety. All at Lowest Cash Prices. I have made arrangements to procure any Books, Magazines or other lines re* quired, from London, |Amerioa, Melbourne, and elsewhere, at the {shortest possible notice. H. M. JONES.



NOTICE OF REMOVAL. ' WHILST heartily thanking my numerous Friends and Customers for liberal patronage they have accorded mo during the last six years m the Arcade, I earnestly solicib a contina- ' ftnce of their !av>rs m niy NEW PREMISES, NEXT DOOR TO MR SAJLEK, EAST STREET, Where I keep nothing but the very beßt BOOTS AND SHOES, And decline to give shop room to rubbish REPAIRS A SPECIALTY. Remember, I do not aak ycro to pay for needlesH expenditure on my part to draw your attention to my goods. You require but one glance to see lhab their quality 1b of the highest, and their price fair. Don't forget the name, O'CONNOB'S BOOT SHOP, BAST STRBF3V BIISS A. €t. HOOD IS PREPARED to Teach Drawing its various branches ; also Sketching and Sainting from Nature m water and oils. Orders taken for Painting resi- dences. Hours of attendance at Studio, Arcade, on Tuesdays and Fridays, from 31 a.m. to 4 p.m. 4 61 A. LAWRIE & CO. HAVE pleasure m announcing to their town and country friends that they are now showing an ENTIRELY NEW STOCK OP Winter Goods j Comprising Men's, Youths' and Boys' Clothing m the latest styles and best materials. Men's and Youths' Tweed Overcoats | and Waterproof Clothing m stock and made to measure. A choice stock of Patterns to select from at very low prices, fit guaranteed, A splendid assortment of the best makes of Flannelettes, Shirtings, Calicoes, Sheetings, etc, etc. ENGLISH AND COLONIAL BLANKETS And a nice lot of Dress Goods m i Serges and Tweeds, suitable for the season. All these goods will be found sterling value and will give satisfaction. —BOOTS AND SHOES— All sizes. Standard, Zealtndia, and other noted brands m stock and to arrive, offering at prices to ensure aj quick sale. COMPLETE STOCKS OF i i IRONMONGERY GROCKKIBS i CROCKERY and GLASSV7ARJS OATS CHAFF BRAN and POLLARD AT.SYA.YB VS STOCK. SAUHDEBS' BUILDINGS. TT7 ANTED KNOWN— 24doa Men's Merino Pants at 2s 6d each, Men's Socks, good quality, Is. TTT ANTED Known — New Goods just opened, ex Kaikoura, for Winter Wear. — A; Orr. TTT ANTED Known— Splash Mats 6d each, Combs 6d, Towels 4£d, French Merinos Is per yard, Men's Ties from 6d. — Andrew Ore. TTTANTED Known— That Ladies' Jackets, Macintoshes, Millinery, and Dress Goods iust opened — Andrew Ore. TTT ANTED Known— 3odoz ladies' Corsets m all the Leading Makes and Styles at Andrew Orr's. ■yjTANTED Known — 100 pairs , MosgieJl and Kaiapoi Blankets from 16s 6d at A. Ore's. TTLANNELETTES m all the New Shades, Best Quality. — A. Orr. lITANTED Known— Best Mosgiel, Roslyn, and Kaiapoi Flannels from 9d per yard. — Andrew Orr> <£> 1 0 O O WORTH OP LADIES' and Gents' Boots (also Gum Boots), the Best Value m Canterbury. — Andrew Orr. TTfANTED Known — Men's Suits from 21s, Boys' and Youths' from 9s ; Waterproof Coats, all sewn seams.— j Andrew Orb. ;



MA'S UKU & Koni tTacalyptl Bxtratt ' There aTP Imitations of Eucalypti o Extract m the market now, products of simple distillation forming rude resinous oils. In order that these crude' oils may not be taken, Our Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract, whioti is recognised by the modical division of ihe Prußsian Government to be of per- fectly pore origin, as their information forwarded to as through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878 we state : — la proved by tests by fbn Medical Clinioi of the Universities at Bonn anal Qr'efswal'', Prussia, and ©ported by Dr Sohulz, Fr< feeaoi of Paimaoology, ftt Bon, Kud Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clin.'c at Greifswald, that only products that Are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinocs and other substances, adherent tc primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant aooordlng to these authorities, and according to Pro- fessor Dr Lister of England, and to Drs Bauer Molntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, ia the only extract corresponding to scientiflo tests, and the enly on which possesses the proper therapeutic value. Sander & Son's Eucalypti Extract All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentines, which neve, when used as medicine, no therapentio effect and are abandoned as an interna medicament. These so called Eucalypti Extraots which may have received dJavJiiUtion at Exhibitions aa commercial articles are used for mechanical pur- poses are only discernible :— By their deficiency In i urgent odour (which, our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extracts de- velopeß moat'freely through its surplus of oxygen) By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance being reduced m specific density through the presence of aoids By their taste, the result of th contracting ten- dency of resins and tennates. if these crude oils, so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake m cases o croup, bronohiUsi d iph Uieria, internal infammations, dysentery, wounds, the consequences are appalling For safety always atk for Sander ahd son's jsuoaiiYPTl Extbact and get the old, well-tested anl reliable preparation.— Band hurst. Vlotoria, AuatraHa SANDER AND SONS The women of New Zealand have nearly every right that men pogsess. They have also the privilege of securing a tailor made Waterproof Cloak at the New Zealand Clothing T?actoty . Newest atyles lor winter 1896. We guarantee every garment to have sewn seams throughout. Call at the Factory and inspect our large range cf patterns. Alex Hendry, Manager. — Advt. W A MoGuire, a well known ohizen of MoKay, Ohio, is of the opinion that there is nothing as good for children troubled with oolds or croup as Chamberlain's Cough Bern edy. He has used it m hi? family for several years with th-i beat results and always keeps a bot'le of it m the house. After having la grippe he was himself troubled with a severe oouqh. He used other remedies with- out benefit and then concluded to try the children's medicine and to bia dwlight it Boon effected a permanent cure. For Bale by the Aehburton Drng Company. money! "JV/fONEY TO LEND on Freehold - I *-*- Security at current rates of interest. Apply to MR C. W. PURNELL, Solicitor, 174 Montgomery's Buildings, LAZARUSS SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District), I g g A L E X, JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. T AZARUS Patented System ensuren J_J comfort and correct sighi. Don t spoil your eyes by using badly fitting Spectacles. 5 Haimier &Grrayes ¥E have much pleasure m inform- ing the Farmers and the Public generally m the Ashburton County, that we have m Stock ALL KINDS OF GOODS WHICH ARE RFQUIRED ON FARMS, LARGE OR SMALL, SUCH AS Fencing Wire, Barbed Wire, Sheep Netting with centre strand, Binder Twine, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Seaming Twine, Branding Oils m Blue, Red, & Black, Flour, Sharps, Bran, Fine Salt, Coarse Salt, Bock Salt, English Superphosphates, Bone Dust, all kinds of Agricultural Seeds, the germination of which j is tried before being offered for Sale, j TEA, SUGAR, Etc. We shall be represented at the WEEKLY AUCTION SALES, and are prepared to conduct the SALES OF PROPERTIES AND STOCK PRIVATELY. Haniner & Graves, WEST STREET. Hanmer & Grayes. KNOWING thab the DEAREST THING m the world is CHEAP SEED, we have decided to make this br«nch of our business a specialty, and have accordingly, made purchases of Grain I and Seeds from other localities than m our immediate neighbourhood. WE HAVE ON SALE- SEKD TARTAR'S from toe Waimate Estate. SKED DUNS from Winchester ar»d JLemuka heavy lands. SEED PPARROWBILLS frm South- land. A grand change. SEED CANADIANS off several out- eid9 Est&teß. SEED WHEAT. TUSCAN, PEARL, HUNTER'S, AND VELVET, Clean and true to name. I TFTn 8h SFRm P f U> %? N / S GUARAN- ■ IJiiliiD h>ER.DS m Stock during the * coming sowing season, and all Turnip, Rape and Clover Seeds will be of the very best quality. * i hanmerT graves. ' Wright'B Celebrated Family Brand Coffee ■w the beat m the market j try it s sold everywhere, ■ ■ V !



»Tlie Wellington fcSlioEt. Writing to a friend m Nelson, a Wel- lington young lady thus graphically refers to the alleged gh.ost, which has recently been nightly diacurbing reside nls of the Empire city Timid people have had a j great tcare dariag the psst week by a | ghost. Some men were standing together talking by the Basin Reserve when the ghost jampod over the fence, and the men, instead of trying to catch him, all ran m different directions. Another night he knooked at the door of a houae not f»r from here, and when the girl (who was alone In the honse) opened the door she was astonished to ace the supposed ghos ditinp on the verandah. She was afraid to go m again, so thought the beat thing to do wss to rush at him- She being rather a big lamp, and he not expecting it, went rolling down the stepp, and has not eince been seen m that vicinity."



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