PHASES OF THE MOON.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1896 FAITH HEALING.

There are, as is well known, certain sects of religionists who regard the medical profession as wholly un necessary, and rely for the recovery of the sick solely upon Divine aid in answer to prayer, accompanied by the laying on of hands and anointing with oil. They plead in justification iof ■■their refusal to adopt ordinary methods the passage of Scripture which says that "the prayer of faith shall savethp sick," ignoring the requirement thvt prayer for the assistance of a higher Power implies the concurrent use of all available means. That is the view taken not only by the Churches gener ally, but also by the Civil Power, as if jdeath result through deliberate refusal to obtain medical assistance, those responsible for that refusal expo e themselves to the penalties of man ! slaughter. Notwithstanding this, how ever, the journals of the day have from time to time to record instances of this kind, and we suppose that there will continue to be such instances among religious cranks so long as 'he worlH asts. What makes for the continuance of this curious delusion is the un doubted fact of the power of mind over matter, and tbe numerous instance-* of recovery from sickness which occur as the result of the will force either of an operator, or of the patient, and the power of imagination. Numbers of •lilments disappear through the effect of one or other of these causes, to the first of which the phenomena of hypnotism are largely traceable. We day largely — and not wholly — because there would appear to be avis medicatorix natural of some occult kind which has been variously described as animal electricty, or magnetism, odic or psychic force, which is consciousl or unconsciously used or exercised by mesmerists and hypnotists. To this class of phenomena those of us who are unable to accept the theory of modern miracles attribute the cures for which Lourdes became some years ago, and still is famous ; and to it also we attribute numbers of other instances of what is called faith-healing which occur in other parts of the world. ( >i , these some of the most remarkable are reported from Colorado in the United States, where last year the doings of one Francis Schlatter filled the Ameri can papers. Schlatter, says the San Francisco " Chronicle," is an Alsatian peasant, who settled a few years ago in Long Island as a shoemaker. He was regarded there as a queer fellow who had ' visions, 1 and who could ( talk like a book/ Removing last year to New Mexico, he was soon heard of as a 'New Messiah,' with a wonderful power of curing diseases. He went to Denver, the capital of Colorado, where he is said to have effected extraordinary cures parallel with those of Lourdes On one morning alone he received 2104 letters from sufferers all over America who begged his aid, and in one month he received over 42,000 letters. He ' blessed ' handkerchiefs, and they were taken home by believing patients, and what is more these patients ware cured, or at least so they say. Tn one case a handkerchief was applied to the face 6f a boy suffering from a terrible chronic catarrh, and he was entirely cured. An intelligent witness who, so far from being an | ignorant, superstitious peasant, is divi sional superintendent of the Union Pacific Railway, declares that ' the j sensation of touching the hand of Scblatter is something like an electric current being turped on.' This current the witness felt passing into his hand when he was treated by Schlatter for deafness. Soon he felt hia ears hum, and then it seemed as though plugs had been taken out of them. Now he can hftar as well as ever. The Union Pacific Railway Company has actually notified such of its employe's as are suffering from ailments of chronic standing that it would , convey them and their families to Denver free to consult Schlatter,

and 150 men accepted the invitation, with several remarkable results. Francis bchlaiter is of course a religious enthusiast who believes that he has a divine mission to alleviate the woes of the world. He was ' called ' twice to his mission, but resisted; on the third • call ' he left the shoemaker's bench } • and went out into the moun tains, bareheaded and barofootf d, and fasted for seventy-five days before returning to begin healing at Albu querque, New Mexico.' Then his [career as a 'healer' began, with the marvellous results we have alluded to. Ho is described as a large and power ful man, wonderfully broad across the shoulders, his hands always warm, no matter how cold the weather. .... A few days ago Schlatier, who lived at the house of a deaf ex-alderman of Denver, one of his patients, disap peared, leaving behind him a brief note stating that his ' mission ' was 1 finished ' and bidding his host ' good bye.' Crowds of disappointed patients waited for some time on the chance that their benefactor might return, * but they withdrew after demolishing the fence for souvenirs/ It is said that Francis Schlatter has disappeared among the mountain valleys of Colorado." Another A merican journal, the Ne«r York " Tribune," writing of and his patients says "it seems he established by numerous reputable witnesses that he has effected a large number of remarkable cures ' and confesses that it finds it not easy to form an intelligent judgment as to the source or cause of the power he exercised. For ourselves we are of opinion that, admitting the phenomena, it will be safe to attribute them to the combined effects of faith on the part of the patient, and the exercise of hypnotic force on the part of the operator.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Awhburtqn High School re-opens tomorrow.

Mr Henry Zinder's new advertisement appears in this issue.

A telegram from Hobart states that they are having very cold weather in Tasmania. Mount Wellington is covered with snow

There will be 124 doctors presenb at the Mpdical Oongreas, which ia opened at Danedin to-day.

The sum of £400 has been realised at Waimate by the Art union in aid of the funds of the Catholic Church.

Nominations for the Christchurch seat will be received up to the s'h instant, and the poll is fixed for Thursday 13.

Over nine tons of grapes were destroyed in a single vineyard at Minro, New South Wales, during the recent hot weather.

An eel measuring 4ft 6in in length, 14in in girth, and weighing 21|lb, was captured in the Mimihau just as it was making for a trout.

Mr Clive, a great-grandson of the historic Lnrd Clive, has been spending a few days in Master ton and fishing in the streams in that neighbourhood.

Messrs Wood Bros, of Christchurcb. uitify elsewhere that they are purchasing gricilt.ural produce, and making ad vane ■:* an same. Mr F. Ferriman is their local

At the Police Court- this momir.g — before Robert Alcorn, Esq, J. P., — Thomas

Pooney, a laborer,

was reminded to

Hakaii, on a charge of stealing a tent and weating apparel, valued at-. £4. from Robert Stewart on Jaauary 23— to be nrought up on Wednesday.

At Mussel Creek, New South Wales, no other day, a man pamed Lees, whilsf playing in a crickec match, was struck with a ball. He was batting at the time. >vhen the ball s track him in the region of

the heart. He went on playing, bui •efore the next ball was delivered h< dropped dead.

We saw a novel kind of binned beef the or.hor evening ; a cow belonging to a -•aidenc on the W a^ ftn Q{ voad havincj got. into a curious dilemma In tfie course of her peregrinations, shb had come upon an eaap;y jam tin, an 1 had literally put he. foot in it, one of the hind >eet being driven in so firmly that it had to be got off with a tin-cutter. A Dew York girl, while attending a funeral reoently, found herself in the same carriage with a discarded lover whom ho had not seen for sav^raJ years. They alked over old times and were on che b^'st of terms again. On their retun • om the funeral they found their carriag' K-cupied by a minister, and, deciding to uak6 the best of the opportunity, they <rere married on the spot. . . A poultry keeper in the neighbourhood •f Aahburton tells of a remarkable egg Uid by one of her fowls the other day it being of anusual siza — as large as a dnck's — the egg was broken and was found . to contain within it a smaller egg, of which the shell was perfectly formed. The nfiide egg proved to be filled wi'h yolk only and the space between the two she I* i with nothing but white. We learn f>>r the Lyttelton Times ;ha' there are at present fourteen cases of typhoid in the 01m«»tchurch Hospital, several of which are considered dangerous The excess of cases tax t a 'he accommoda tion of the hospital. Yesterday two additional cases of typhoid were admitted co the hrspitai, making sixteen patients now suffering from that disease One yphoid patient died on Saturday night. Sir Robert Stout is authority for the statement that his firm do not receive nn? copper for their services in connection with the Midland Railway arbitration. Dr Findlay certainly received a fee (the amount of which is unknown to Sir Robert) aa junior counsel ; but in accord* ance with the articles of their partnership, fans paid to members of their firm by the Ovown do not go into the partnership account.

The North Otctgo Times says that a plague of flea*) visited a district of the Waitaki county this summer, and gave the residents a lively time of It. The fie as used to go to bed with them, and di4 not lpave them during the day time. They distracted the dogs, who waltzed round trying to get hold of their own backs. The fleas were in the houses, in the fields, in fact everywhere, and the faculties of the whole district were centred on the destruction of fleas. No such plague of fleas ever visited the district before. Ic is surmiaed that the warm weather favored the multiplicity of fleas, and they increased and multiplied at such a rate that the inhabitants seriously began to consider the expediency of ordering a cargo of Insect destroying powder to sprinkle it over the district.

floury Waestaff, a brower at Mamra tainoko, was charged with breach of the Boer Duty Acb. On the first charge he was fintd £75 on the sec >nd £10, and on tho third £75, and thu brewing plant to be confiscated. Another charge ia to be. heard.

The following gentlemen have been nominated for the vacant seats on the Board of Education, viz., MeaaisT. W. Adams, J. M. Douglass, R. Meredith, B. M. Moorhouso, H VV. Perjman, R. P. Pole, G. Tombs, S. R. Webb, and T. S. Weston.

At Mildara, the sun has scorched the vines and dried all the juice out of the grapes. One of the largest wine makers complaint* that ib will be hardly worth while picking the grapes, whereas a fort night pvevionsly he waa trying to buy up ali the spare casks about the settlement.

In another column will be seen an advertisement of the nioivhly syllabus of subjects of the Ashburton Bible Reading Sooiety held in the Baptist Church. The >.übjHot for tonight is : — * What consti tutes a Christian" ; to be foilowtd by others which will no doubt be of equal in terest.

The Opoutiao estate of 6504 acres, one of the recent acquisitions of the Govern ment under the Land for Settlements Acb will be placed on the market early next month. The estate, which is situated in the Whnkatane Valley, Bay of Plenty, has been übdi ided into 44 sections, ranging trom 60 to 30u acres, and 15 sections ranging from six to 22 acres each. Some of the land i» said to be very rich, yield tag from 40 to 80 bushels of maize per acre.

The weather ir.dioa'ions on Sunday evening were certainly rainy. The day had been fine, even sultry, but as dark ness seb in dense cloudt* banked up over the hills, and the temperature fell, while the wind chopped round to a rainy eastern quarter. A few drops of rain fell towards ■en o'clock, but ic was not until about i half-past five this morning that the weather broke right out, and then heavy rain began to fall, and the downpour con tinued without intermisßion till well towards mid -day, when id cleared off and there was promise of returning fine weather. In the afternoon, however, the rain came on again, and al hough not so heavy as in the early morning was still heavy enough to cause anxiety, if it were to continue, for the outlying crops, A large area of wheat is in stook, and a continuation of rain is likely to entail considerable extra labour. There are indications, however, that the wet weather will be but of short duration.

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THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the meteorological report for the week ending January 31, 1896 :■—

Hurricane in Tonga.

Atcklanp, January 31 News from Nukualofa, Tonga, is to the effect that word had been received from Haapai that a hurricane had been raging there on January 3, and doing much damage in various parts of the group. In Lofuka and the neighbourhood two hundred houses were blown down, and the damage to the cocoanuts was severe. It will take the islands two or three years to recover their position ixs copra-producing districts. The .shipping suffered severely. The Norwegian barque West Australian, and the German barque Woosing, both loading copra at Lofuka, were driven ashore and abandoned. The Woo -ing had 20 tons, and the West Australian 409 tons of copra on board. The wrecks were sold by auction. The hull of the Woosing brought £100, arid was got off by the fortunate purchaser practically un damnged The German schooner Aele was also wrecked: Captain Mackenzie, of the Auckland schooner Fleet wing, reports that he was in the neighbourhood between Haapai and Vavau at the time, and experien ced fearful weather, but came through without material damage.

SPORTING.

C. J.O. SUMMER MEETING.

Following are the results of the remainder of Saturday 'a events : —

Selling Race, of 50 sovs ; six furlongs- Bizarre 1. Aloestis 2, Speculator 3. Divi dends- £2 16* and £2 13s.

Craven PiiAtb, of 120 sovs ; seven fur longs-Saracen 1, Loveshor 2, Golden Fleece 3. Time— l.2B. Dividends— £2 16s and £2 Is 6d.

Interval Stakes, of 30 sovs ; five furlongs — Remorß3 (L. Markey's) 1, Miss Orwell 2, Fire King 3 Time— l.2£. Dividends— -£3 53 6d and £3 165.

Post Hanoicap, of 50 sovs ; one mile — Culverin 1, Magazine 2, Artillenr 3 Time ly, Dividends— £3 3s and £2 12a 6d.

Volcanic Eruption in Samoa.

Auckland, February 1

News from Samoa, dated January 11, reports that there were alarming volcanic disturbances in the Group on Christmas Day. Native reports from Tutuila state that an eruption took plac9 in the Fale lima district, where twenty people lost their lives by being burned in the falling ashes* There are no further details. At Paaaloa harbor the watera were agitated by a submarine force, and stones, ashes, and water were thrown into the air, and heavy earthquakes occurred. The water of the bay was hot. It is reported that smoke issued from a hill at the back of Tacaloa harbor.

The Herald's Samoa correspondent says the earthquake on Christmas Day did muoh damage. At one place a stone church was thrown down. The Catholic Church on the Vala mountain, just behind Apia, was much injured. . Wooden build in- 8 swayed to and fro in a moat alarming manner. A number of stone fences were levelled to the ground. Nothing so severe has been experienced here within the memory of the Na.ivea or Europeans Financially, Apia is In a worse condition than it has ever keen previously, An epidemic of bankruptcy seems to be im pending. ■

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CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

BUSSIA AND TURKEY.

LONDON, February 1 The "Pall Mall Gazette's" corres pondent in Constantinople telegraphs that M. Nelidoff, the Russian Ambass ador, pays frequent visits to the Palace, in disguise, and alleges,, that numei ous telegrams are passing between him and the Kussian Government. The correspondent also " states that M. Nelidoff has quarrelled with Sir Philip Currie, the British Ambassador. SPEECH BY LORD SALISBURY The Premier, addressing the Noncon formist Union, strongly supported the original Monroe doctrine, but denied that he was bound to fight over it. As regards the Armenian difficulty, be Xrh.r th ° 8e ° £ o Tamerlane ' *" doubted Nnlnt p SUltan Ord6red th6m - None of the Powers, he said, wished t S 1 ? f. rmenia >. «><* he preferred j the sultan. Individual action might produce terrible calamities. The recent troubles were the outcome of anxiety to defend the colonies, whose sympathies and support were welcome; Something greater than formulas and statuest was driving the Empire to gether, and before an expression denot ing federation was invited. He did not care for Great Britain's isolation abroad if she was united at Home.

THE ITALIANS IN ABYSSINIA. „ , _ . . Rome, January 31 * lhe Opposition demand that both the Chambers shall be convened to authorise the cessation of the Abyssi nian war.whiehis conducted, in defi ance of the wish of Parliament, to serve private interests. News of the arrival of General Galliano's forces at ; General Baiatieri's camp was received here with rejoicing, cheers being given for the King and the army.

AUSTRALIAN

QUEENSLAND POLITICS.

Brisbane, February ! The leader of the Opposition, addres sing his constituents said, he was con sidering the desirability of retiring from politics. He could not support the Ministry nor join a Labor Ministry, and he^ could not stand another five years in opposition with a divided team. The position of leader of the Opposition was always difficult, but it was greatly increased in the late Parliament. • ."

THE QUEENSLAND OYOLONE AND FLOODS.

TowNsvrbLE, February 2 The weather has moderated, and the flood water is falling. During the cyclone the wind blew over 100 miles an hour. The face of the country is completely, changed. Trees are up rooted in all directions, and thousands of tons of sand have been carried over pasture lands by the floods. At Ross Island on Monday six lives were lost through tho capsizing of a boat engaged in rescue work.

The latest reporta from Rockhamp ton state that the Dawson and Coinet rivers are in high flood! and S3 miles of the Clermont Railway on the central line are under water. ' .

NEW SOUTH WALES RAIL WAYS.

Sydney, February 1 The railway revenue for the Decem ber quarter decreased by £72,000, as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1 8.94. The expenditure over the like period decreased £35,000. THE BUTLER DIVORCE CASE. Johnston, who was sentenced to three years on the charge of perjury in connection ■ with the Butler divorce case (which has occasioned a good deal of controversy and led to the conspiracy case) has been released from custody. Johnston had served about one yeari and his release was brought about by persistent agitation. Mrs Butler is Johnston's sister, and though her husband obtained a decree in the Divorce Court, it was subsequently proved that Mrs Butler, was innocent, the result was that Butler, and a man named Da vies, also a woman named Peake, were arrested on a charge of conspiracy in accusing Mrs Butler of misconducting herself. Butler and Davies were sentenced to seven years' imprisonment and Peake to four years. MORE GOLD. Perth, February 1 An immense formation has been discovered west of Black Flag. The reef is ten chains wide, and has been traced five miles. The original pros pectors, Williams Bros., New Zea- I landers, sold twenty-four acres of the ground for £8000. The certified assays of stone taken from a depth of 66 feet give from 12dwts to 18720zs to the ton. A ricb lode, carrying heavy coarse gold, was struck at Balligumda, twelve miles east of Kanowyna. A new. find in reported at Pilbarra Burrows. The Badgery opened a r«ef 9 to IBin wide, estimated to go lOoz to the ton. The constructing of the railway from Southern. Cross to Coolgardie is pro ceeding rapidly. The contract provides that the line should be laid to Cool gardie by the middle of March.

Tflß ASfiBtJBTON GUAfcbIAS i MONDAY, FEBRUAKY ■$, -i8fl&



Febbuary— d h m Last Quarter ... 6 0 8 pm .. <> New Moon ... 14 343 am Firat Quarter ... 22 8 45 am Full Moon ... 29 7 21 am Maroh— - Last Quarter ... 6 10 59 pm New Moon ... 14 10 18 pm First, Quarter ... 22 11 27 pm Full Moon ..'. 29 452 pm



Date. Sh&de ' Hi - h Stete ■■ in of weather. Low. High Sun. Fine N. W. to Saturday.. 60- 91 142' S.W. Sunday ... 58' 77 140* „ E Mondav ... 53* 82 124* „ calm Tuesday ... 44* 79* 144* „ N.E Wednesday 48- 94* 156* N.W. Thursday... 49- 84- 142* „ N.E. Friday ... 45- 78- 150. „ E. Rainfall during January : — Alford Forest, 174 incheß ; Alford Station. I*7B inches.



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Wanted. J IK consequence of Sheep worrying, Poison laid on Kosendale's Farm, Boundary Road, near Tinwald.— J. Lloyd senr. 1 155 /CHRISTMAS Review of Reviews, V^/ Weldon's Bazaar, l'ashions : for January, Young Ladies' Journals fur February. Good strong Bicycle, spang frame, solid tyres, in good order, cheap for cash.— H. M. Jones. ANTED Known— Everyb dy to roll ap to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale.' Now'a your time to buy. WANTED Known— lf you miss the Cheap Boot Sale you will be sorry. — Mellob's, Taticred Street. OTHER People are getting Bargains at Carson's Monster bale of Bicycles, Karthernware, Glass, andUhina. Why not You ? 1 84 OWN Make in Ladies- and Children V Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcobns new shop, Baker's Buildings. u ANTED Known — Lad iea J-hot*, '•■■*' tan or black, 6s> 6i.— Mkllor's Cheap Boot Sale. WANTED Known Mitchell and Turner's Show Room is now free to inspect, free to fit nn, and some Gouds free of cost. .. . ANTUD Known- Buuta and Shoes from 1* 3ii to 27s 6d.— Mbllor'h Cheap Boot Sale. WANTED Known— To Harvesters- Men's Strong Cord Trousers, 6s 3d. Good Tweed Trousers 6s 63'; other lines in proportion. — Mitchell and Turner. ,1/fF.N'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong. I*i1 * i Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d j a nict assortment of Ladies', and OhildrenV Boots and Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R Alcorn's ANTED Known—6ooo pairs of Boots to be cleared in one month, —Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. MTANTfiD Known— Just opening a * fresh lot of useful Presents, to b<- given to all Purchasers of Drapery.- H. O. Segers, Melford House \ i ANTED Known - - Bargains from v * floor to ceiling.— Mellor's Stock taklnaj Boot Sale. WANTED Known— Cycles thoroughly overhauled and enamelled. Tyres a specialty— B Kwight, Eclipsa Oycl* 'Works, Tanored Street, opposite Aroad^ 12 85 WANTKD Known— Great Reduction at Mellor's Cheap Boot Pale. nnRY FLETCHER. BROS, for vour * Christmas Fruits. They are of the finest quality that are procurable, and at the lowest possible prices. See thft quality and judge ' for yourselves. — Fletcher Bros., Ashburton - ' PRESENTS, Presents— We are now giving useful P.-esentw to all Purr chasers of Drapery, etc. — H. C. Segers, j Melfurd House . v , - •.' .■? ■ WANTED Known— Mrs SjtflTH, Dress-" maker (late of London West); lia^ 1 Removed from Cameron street to Have-, lock street, opposite Army Barracks ' ' ; 12 148 y|7ANTBI> Known— Men's Suits 17^ *' 6d, Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers &■ lid, Knicker Suits 4s lid, Oapa 6d- The Corner. W. H. Collier ANTED Known— W e intend t- shake up every Boob. Shop vii 1 . Ash burton — MklloVs Clearing:B66tSate. j \ATA N'TED Known— Newest Goods \r I v * Drapnry and Millinery for th * Summer- Season, direct from London^-, i " H Collier The Corner. J' t )■• f W ANT ' - 0 Known - W e are still jjivina ; V V Presents to all Parch*. <?rs o f \ T)rapery, etc. — 0. 0. Segers, Malford | House | i.- ANTIiD Kn wn-6000 nairs «> v Booto and ahoea to pick from. I^ellor'B Gr^a f Boot Sale. ;i ■\ .-,; AN rEDKiiown— '4o t-. TheCornbr ? • -► f :^r Newest Stylefe in Drapery anr l , Millinery— W. H Oollter. $: I^HK Voiy Litest. — Strawberries nnt^ Tee Cream 6d per plae at H A Flower's, the People's Confections Iced Boston Cream and other drinks. WANTED Known- You save ss ; in every pound if you patronise ' Mellor's Cheap Boot Store. * TITANTED Known— oiearing out of * * Odd Linea at Mitchell jpsb r Turner's. Cotton and Wool Dresses, J Lengths of Oilcloths, Linoleums, China ; Matting, Ladies Fabric Gloves, Ladies Boots aad Shoes, etc. r TUST Arrived. —A large variety of ase- \ ?J ful and Ornamental Goods,' Dolls, r Toys, and Novelties j alao, a job lob ovei one hundred assorted Baskets and . Morocco and Russian Leather Handbags, ' to be S(|ld at and under ordinary cost price ab Mrs' Alcorn's. : I . JdM JARS, JAM J4llS.— Fletcher Bros, are jast landing a large ship- ment of Jam Jars of all kinds. Mason Screw Top Jars in Quart .and Half-gallon Jars at very low prices; also Froit Preserving Sugar of the ve ry best quality, in 561b and 701b Bags, .at equally low rates,— Fletcher Bros., East Street, Ashburton. Telephone 24 VftTANTED Known— l am a Buyer of , VT Bottles— pints, quarts. Whiskey, w and Brandy ; also Old Iron, wrought and cast ; Bones in large or email lots ; Zinc, Brass, and Horse Hair. — Charles Brown, bottom o Havelook, Street, Ashburton. 8 11 144 1 — . . — _ — — , _ , 3 \\f ANTED Known— Monster Clear- , V V f n g Boot Sale at Melxor's Zealani * dia Boob Store. u ,— . . WANTED Known -^Spectaoles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optic* line at S. SiUSic s. Optician. n OLID AY Suits— A Nice Kaiapoi r n Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' KnJoker and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men's Suits to Measure from 465, Fit and . Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's WANTED Known-50 pairs Ladies and Girls' Leather Top. and Canvas Teunla Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only. — Andrew Okr 10 136 For Indigestion, the besib remedy is un doubtedly Norton's Camomile Pills. They can confidently be recommended as being I mild in operation and absolutely free from injurious drugs. Acting at once as a splen- did tonio and a gentle aperient. For nearly 100 years they have proved unequalled for Tndigeation, Dyspepsia, Bick Headache and 1 for Liver and Stomach complaints. Sold in bottlea Is l£d, 2b 9d, and lie, by all Medi- oine Vendors throughout the world A flimpifl. wife nnri rmrtiafn rAmoAv | Bargains.— Ladiea' Straw Hate, Trimmed Hats, White and Cream Laoeß. See our windows,— AflhburtQD Drapery Company*



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Business Notices. , { One Month. i I G. J. NEILL i HAS MARKED HIS STOCK OF General Drapery Clothing and Boots BELOW COST PBIOE, i p is now offering it to the Public. Make no niistake the prices Cannot be beaten. Q. J. NE 1 1 L, BPRNBTT STREET NEXT SHKARMAN BROS. REMEMBER — FOR ONE MONTH Box g 7 . Telephone 24 Preserving Reason 1895-06. FLETCHER BROS.. 25 Tons. »sToni. TTAVE IN STOCK AND TO ARRIVE FINEST CAME HVdiilK FOR THE PRESENT JAM SEASON. This Sugar is Thoroughly Reliable for all kinds of Jams, Jellies, etc., and is used by the Principal Jam Manufacturers in the Colony. We are still selling sugar at the old price although the price has advanced wholesale and is likely to be much higher Jgp NOW vIS-U'HE TIME TO BOY TOUR SUGAR. To Farmers* Contractors, Etc. We keep in stock all kinds of Tinware, which we are selling at Wholesale Cost Prices, It will pay you to get our price list Wore buying elsewhere. Seasonable €U»o<9s» Seasonable tfoodfl. We have the following Seasonable Goods in stock and to . arrive . — 5 Cases Gear Corned Beef ' 3 Cases Preserved Peaches 3 Cases Canterbury Corned 2 Oases Raspberry Vinegar Beef 15 Cases lib Sheep Tongues 5 Cases Canterbury Corned 5 Cases 2lb Sheep Tongues Mutton 5 Cases New Zealand Mutton 5 Cases Cocktail Salmon 2 Cases Albert kardines 2 Cases Mackerel : 2 Cases Kippered Herrings 3 v'ases Herrings, in Tomato 3 Cases Preserved Rabbit, 21b Sauce- ! tins, Delicious 5 Cases FresK 3 rases Preserved Apiieots Cases Preserved Pears 1.0 Cases Chip's Lime Juice !v.a*. • Tea. Tea. ■■ i We offer special inducements in all kinds of Tea. Pure Ceylon (Mountain in 5 and 101b boxes and 1 and lb packets Pure Indian in 5 and tOlb tins, and 1 and Jib packets Blended Tea in 5 and I Olb tins, and I and Jlb packets j Nelson and Moate, Saxon, Arab, Jameson and vnder3on,*Etc FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AND 116 and 118 High Street, Oh natchurch. Dixit. Dixit. Dixit. mSESB CELEBRATED WATOHES ARE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN THE WATCH LINE IN ASHBURTOIf. NEW CONSIGNMENT WEAR LIKE SILVER LOOKSLIKE SILVER THE DIXIT, Open Face'*... ... «O§ and 25g THE DIXIT, Hunting Cases ... 3Of BUY YOUR WATCHES FROM S. Salefc. GET \OUR WATOHES, CLOCKS,' ANDBJEWELLERY IREPAIRED ' S. Salek's, B A SET [STREET, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. <V l .argest : fwdp l inest| stock of Jewellery, SilverJJand Electro-plated Ware is to be found at S. SALE K, DIHECT IMPORTER, KAST STREET. ,