The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1896

The Rev. Mr Chapman, a Wesleyan i minister at Balclutha, and a prohibi tionist, announced rup compbnsa- that he would TION question, deliver a lecture on prohibition. The local prohibitionists turned out m full force, only to be sadly di-appointed when the reverend gentleman admitted that there was justice m compensation. Mr Chapman frankly declared himself a ' corapensationist/ and that 'm certain cases where publichouse3 are closed compensation ought to be given aa a matter of justice between man and man. For this reason : the liquor traffic has hitherto been carried on under a partnership — the publican is one partner and the State is the other, and for long years the State has derived enormous sums from the business. Now we want the State to dissolve partner ship, and the publican to sutler all the loss. lam a Briton, and as such I love f airplay. No matter bow bad the publicans are (and they have been painted. pretty black), they should be treated wjth common justice m this matter. Let John Bull, like the gentle man that he is, put his hand into his pocket, and share the losses consequent upon the dissolution of partnership.' He explained a plan whereby the compensation would be provided by carryiug out a policy of reduction of licenses, increasing the license fee of the few houses remaining, and finally give five years ' notice to quit ' to all hotelkeepers. He claimed that 'the advantages of such a scheme would- be these: You would leave the liquor party minus this one argument — viz., that the bread and butter is being taken out of their mouths.' You would be educating public sentiment m the direction of national prohibi tion; and the lecturer's argument concerning the tyranny and injustice of prohibition could no longer be used.'

The popular favor is truly a curious thing. The popular idol may do what he likes — for a time. popular favor. But by and by a change comes, and the man whose notoriety may have been due to questionable proceedings, but stamped with the hall mark of success, findn himself shunned by everybody, and practically ostracised. | History keeps on repeating itself. Alcibiades, Miltiades, Pericles, and others went through -the same kind of experience. The people's idol one day , — the next banished. Mr Ward, our late Treasurer, is having a similar time of it. What the populace think of< him to-day is indicated by what . happened at the Theatre Royal, Wellington, a few nights ago. We are told that Mr Ward was amongst the patrons of the dress circle, and as he approached bis seat he was greeted with a hearty round of applause by a large portion of the audrence. The inevitable change m popular feeling must come to Mr Ward as to every other public man m every country under the sun.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr D. Thomas will cffer for sale to-morrow, at 11.30, the house at the corner of Havelock and Grigg street, Ashburton, known as Mrs Qainn's. The annual examination of the Borough school has j aab been ooncluded by Dr Anderßou aud Mr Kitohie, the Board's Inspectors, and the school has broken up for a fortnight's holiday, as the Udual winter holidays were not given m July. Pretty Housemaid — An' so you were at the O'Flaherty weddiDg? Coachman— l wor. P. H. — An' jWho was th« best man ? Coachman — It. wor Dennis O'Toole. 1 een him wollop three of the biggest chaps n the room afore the plieintrles wor over. — Melbourne Times. . A rather novel entertainment was given to some of the telephone subscribers on Thursday. The Ashburton Estudiantina Band, under the leadership of Mr Llewellyn Owen, spent the afternoon m playing selections to various friends through the telephone, all of whom were j highly pleased with the performance.

A recenb invention consists of an appa ratus by means of which a microphone suspended over a child's crib automatically rings an electric bell situated at any convenient point on the least noise made by the child. The microphone, as is well known, Is a very sensitive form of telephone transmitter capable of detecting the faintest) sounds. ;

The following formula show? how to find the day of the week of any date. Take the last two figures of the year, add a quarter of this, disregarding the fraction ; add the date of the month and to this add the figure of the following list, one figure standing for each month: 3—6—6—2—4 _0 -2 s—l—3- 6— lr Divide the sum by seven and the remainder will give the number of the day m the week. And when there is no remainder the day will be Saturday.

It is usually supposed that the sudden downpour whiph usually follows a bright flash of lightning has m some way been caused by the discharge of the electricity. The most advanced weather experts are now making experiments which, it is believed, will prove that the contrary |b the d'xacb cause ; m other words, that it is' the sudden increased precipitation' which causes the lightning flush Instead of the lightning flash causing the sudden increase m rainfall.

Curious sidelights are being thrown upon the licensing laws of England by the testimony before the Royal Commis slon. The Hon Algernon Bourke, manager of" White's Club, Willis rooms, Btated that if the closing of the houses designated m the laws should be enforced, club life would be destroyed and members obliged to do as men of similar means do m the United States— that is, live m hotels. He said that there has been a great decrease m drinking at thi Wepb End clubs m the lust twenty years. Lovers of architectural beauty, lovers of the captivating historic lore of the great empire on which the sua never sets, lovers of the sacred inflaences that hallow the names of the great departed of that great empire, and lovers withal of fine language eloquently spoken— must not negleob the opportunity Mr Hurst-Seager will give them to .night of gr» ify. ing their likings to the full m his lecture entertainment, m the Oddfellows' .Ball, 1 when he will make * Westminster Abbey the subject of his eloquent descriptive a Confound it 1 said a teaty old gentleman the proprietor and editor of thie paper ought to be proaaouted ; I was just reading a nice pithy HttleVragraph, a° d li>uniltI i> un i lt w^? nd up by advieing me to take Woods' Great Pepper muft Cure for ooughs and oolde, Bold by all Grooeraand'Obemieta tboprioe was only U H butfclji »4Ww w^B,tovil»ftWfli : ,

The Government employed 22C6 men on various co-operauve works m the c lony last month. In the s\roe month 131 unemployed were assisted.

A Prees Association telegram states f ha 1^ Mr J H B »ker, Ooratniasioner of Crown La* ids, has resigned,' and takes up his

•rd«nca m the Old Country.

A notable Maori woman, known all over the Taranaki coast as * Old Kate,' died at Waitrtia kat week, her age being Btatod ac over 103 years. She is popularly supposed to have beea the cause of the Tarat.aki war of 1860, through obstructing a survey.

An elderly man, who was refused assistance by the Benevolent Trustees at Wellington, stated that he would let the general public know how he was treated, and finished by stating that he had swallowed seventeen dictionaries, and was quite capable of doing what he intended.

Pig breeders will b*) pleased to learn that at the Ohrlatohuroh Bhowgrounds some sixty new pens are to be added. They will be erected along the fence on the east side of the ground, behind the produce shed. Arrangements have also been made for grading, metalling, and otherwise improving the approach to the main entrance to the grounds.

-; At Tapanul on Thursday, Edward Sheath, a young man, was committed for trial on a charge of per jury m connection with the evidence he gave m two oases of alleged ely grog selling. Sheath, on that occasion, denied giving Information to a constable, and denied that the statement produced was signed by' him. A witness now gave evidence that he was with Sheath when he made his etatemont, and saw him sign it.

The Times says :— A parry which has for the last three months bean prospect ing the Southbridge beach for gold, has purchased one of the best American amalgamators, the " Gtold King," for the purpose of working the sand and shingle. A start will be made m a few days, and satisfactory results are expected, as another party which, for several months, has been working on the beach with somewhat primltivn appliances, has, it is understood, done fairly well.

A storekeeperat Waikoualti was charged on Wednesday, under two informations, with being unlawfully In possession of a sealskin,' blubber, etc, and with unlaw f ally taking and killing a seal during the close season. The defendant pleaded guilty, and said he bad found a seal on the beach and shot it, not thinking that that sorb was protected. Mr Chambeihin, rhe Collector of Caatcmg, said as defend ant had donbtless acted m ignorance of the law, he would ask leave to withdraw che information under section 46, which provides for a penalty of £600. Leave was granted, and a fine of £5 with costs was inflicted. The Collector pointed out that the public should know that all seals were proteoted. As the engine attached to the express train from Invercargill was about entering •he cutting at the Cavershain gasworks, on Saturday evening, the driver and stoker became aware, by the jumping and jolting of the locomotive, that there was aome obstruction on the line. They reported the , matter on arriving at Dunedin, and on an examination being made it was found that a large stone, weighing from, 501 b to 601 b, had been placed between the rails by some evil* minded pet son It was seen, from tho m%rks on the ballasting, that the cow catcher had struck the obstruction several times, carrying ib forward for a distance of sixty yards before finally throwing it cle-u* of the rails. Fortunately the engine was travelling slowly at the time, or a serious accident might have been the result.

A Christchurch man who 'fancies' himself pretty considerably as a billiardisfc, scrolled into Warner's room tii'e other evening, and meeting a couple of acquaintances put them both through at, pyramids, and then looked round for somebody else to bowl over. Jusc then Weiss", the well-known professional player entered, and the marker, by way of a juke, introduced him to the successful amateur as 'Mr Smith.' 'Do you play pyramids Mr Smith ?' queried theamateur. ' Well I have played ' replied Weiss, with the aoceat on the ' have. 1 ( Give you a game?' 'Oh' said Weiss, ' You're too g»od for me.' * Not at all,' said the other fellow, 'Very well,', remarked the champion, ' I suppose I'll have to let you take me down.' Everyone m the room knew who.' Mr Smith ' was, bar the man tf ho had challenged him to play. And you beb everyone else enjoyed the joke immensely. Well* the game commenced. The amateur potted one ball. 'Mr Smith ' potted all the rest. And you ought to*have seen that amateur's look of surprise t— Spectator.

Hari Das, ; the great Hindoo fakir, who lived m the first: half of the century, Is the only wonder-worker of modern times who has ever allowed himself to be buried m the\ground tor months. In the year 1839 Hari told General Ventura thab for a certain fee he would allow a committee to test the c'atms which he made of being able to die and remain dead for months and then come to life again. When all was arranged Hari hypnotized himself te such a degree that his circulation was wholly stopped. When he was pronounced dead to all intents and purposes he was burled m a garden and a high' wall built around the grave. Guards were stationed on the wall so that interference or decep tion would be impossible. Four months later Hari was exhumed according to agreement, and after a few minutes of vigorous rubbing of his body by his friends he opened his eyes, and an hour later he was well and ab'.e to walk, The fakic was clean shaven when buried and 1b said to have come out of the grave m the same shape, a fact which is cited to prove that vitaU y must have been completely suspended. . *

The third match between Ashburbon and Tinwald Hockey Clubs was played at Tinwald yesterday afternoon m a paddock of Mr Rolllnson, and resulted m a draw, each side securing a goal. Owtag to the recent wet 'weather, the ground was a little slippery, but although the game was a fasb one very .few of the players lost control of their feet. In both spells the Tinwald players had certainly the best of the game, and frequently threatened their opponents' goalline. On several occasions the ball passed within an inch of the Ashburton goal, and ab other times a score was just prevented by the strong , defence of the Ashburton goal keeper. Messrs Broad and Cowlishaw made several splendid runs but they were not sufficiently backed up by their side, consequently the Tlnwaldgoal wa? only seriously threatened t once or twice The A&hburton Olub however, it may. be mentioned, were under the disadvantage of playing one man short. Ib seems strange that a club that has a membership of thirty-six oannot muster a full team for a club match. We fear that the olub is nob m a nourishing state and iadly needs re organising.

Holloway'B Fills. Teaohing of Experience; —The united testimony of thousands, extend* ing over forty years, must Btrongly recom mend these pills as the best purifiers, the mildest aperients, and the surest restoratives. They never prove delusive, or give merely temporary relief but attaok all ailments of the atomaob, lung?, heart and bowels m th<s only safe and legitimate way, by depurating the blood, and co eradicating those impurities which are the source and constituents of almost every disease. Their medicinal effioaoy ia wonderful m renovating enfeebled constitutions. Their action embraces all that h desirable m a household medioine. They expel every noxious and effete matter, and the • strength is matured aqd toe energies •tatatta* ' . ,

Fire at Lyttelton.

SEVERAL SHOPS DESTROYED,

About half-paßt two this morning a fire broke out m London street, Lyctelton, i P f£° y t d 86TOraI b « il <W- ihe.ein fSiWr * T O0 T cl ? pied b y^Richdale, trmterer; Mr Johnson, tailor- Mra iverb^h millin -f r , ; and Mesars Owen and Ife^2tro^!r e »^ r^ St ASS?. The inßMa Ja

CORRESPONDENCE

•Ye do not hold ourselves responsible for tn« ooiwons wpiessed by our correspondents)

DEATHS AMONG LAMBING EWES.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,-.As the_ cause of pre-parfcnrienb deaths among fat ewea carr&g twins hat and' S my ° piai ? n ' bee * diaofvwed yet' and aa we are just entering on another lambmg season, i would most r<«p«S ask for space m your valuable paper Slay before the medical gentlemen of iihburto? a few facts m eonneotion with sheep, whioh thing new oonoerning this important subject. J mention medical men lot two reaSS first, because one of them (Dr LeahyTwai kind enough to take an< intirW m The subject lart year, secondly, beSuse I hatl not the slightest faith that anyone not poßted up m physiology, pathololhr Tnd anatomy, can ever arriveat the bottom of the mystery It i 8 a known facbtKhe tively accelerated to subh a dT«ee that years of age. We cannot now,^B fc i££ Son^d 86 i hea « eof Wghly modified mutton sheep by the number of their permanent inoaoF teeth. We of ten find six hilyldeveloped teeth now where former? we could only fi ad four, and eight whew only six ought to be present. It S evident that man's intelligence has brought "bout theae changes , n the animal; but one S gestation, which has neither been abridged Se re S? d aY Now.wehavenodaSTto the period at which the impetus Howards ErekSfcShi^!,-!^^ m °di4edewes are feept m high condition during the Deriod state, may become subject to the power SindtfS 8 "" early maturit y» p d£s£ mother before the day of parturition arrives? Darwin says, m an article on develVmment and embryology :_« We can see how by changes of structure m the young, m con formity with changed habits of life, together with jnhentance at corresponding aces. animals might come to pass through stages primordwl condition of their adult pro-

In sheep breeding, we first of all take advantage of a law of variability found inherent m the animal. Then by selection JTJr i. dl F ectlon a ] m °d at, we can form a flock having a tendency to fatness or lean ness: a black, white, or speckled, flock ; a flock of well formed or ill-formellmimals. By keeping strictly to the same breed and type of sheep we wish to improve, we can m %«£fl ? e li^ c «»te, as it; were, a different stamp of animal altogether from that with which we started, and fix m it the required .hereditary force of blood where wit^—aided by annual rejection of weedß— to perpetuate the distinctive characteristics we have sought to establish. I wonld respectfully suggest, m conclusion, that as there must be a limit to the distance we can go m the direction of e%rly maturity and fattening, it is possible the improve ment may m some instances have reached a pomt where Dame Mature has already exerted her authority and said—" Hitherto shalfc thou come, but no further/ I am, etc., : j>. Oliver.

FOOTBALL.

OTAGO.v. NORTH OTAGO.

Oamabu, August 27 The Otago v North Otago football match began at 12.30 p.m to-day. The weather was wet. At half-time the score stood Ofca go. 9, North Otago nil. Stevenson scored two tries and Mason one. The final score was as follows :— Otago 15, North Otaeo nil. . °

CABLE NEWS

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

SIR JACOBUS DE WET'S SUCCESSOR. LoBTDONi August 27 Mr Oonyngham Greene, Secretary of the British legation m Teheran, succeeds Sir Jacobus de Wet as British agent m Pretoria. AUSTRALIAN MAtL SERVIOE. The Duke of Norfolk, the Post master-General, forwards the : mail tenders for the Australian service to the colonies for the consideration of the Colonial Governments. THE SOUTH SHE^LANDS, It is stated that the Argentine Republic will occupy, the South Shet? land Islands, south of Gape Horn,, m - December. -H.M.S. TRIBUNE, H. M.S. Tribune, which has been attached to the * Chatham Station, is being refitted prior to being com missioned for the Australian Station. THE OZAR AND OZAKINA. Paris, August 26 Le Nvrd states that the rumor that the Czarina proposed to stay at Balmoral while the Czar visited Paris to lay the foundation stone of the Paris Exposition, is incorrect, and that she accompanies her husband. PORTUGUESE AND BOERS. Capetown, August 26 News hatfbeen received here that the Portuguese at Lourenio Marquez fired on a party of Boers, wounding a lajdy. The cause is not Jcnown. ?

AUSTRALIAN.

SHEEP BREEDERS' SHOW.

Melbourne, August 27 At the Sbeep Breeders'- Show the Grand Championship fell to the ram Nelson, by President, belonging to Jsf James Gibson, of Tasmania ; the grand champion ewe belonged to Mr "D, McOaghey^of New South OBITUARY. Bbisbass, August 2? The Rev. John McNeill, a well known Presbyterian evangelist from Victoria, died very suddenly to-day. The rev. gentleman had only fust re turned from a tour of Northern Queensland.

THE ABHBUKTOIS GDAJRDIAN : FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1896.



Fob Indigestion, the best remedy is nn doubtedly Norton's Camomile Fills. They can confidently be recommended as being - mild m operation and absolutely free from injurious drags. Acting at once as a eplen. '■ did tonio and a gentle aperient. For nearly 100 years they have proved nfceqnallec? for Indigestion, Dyppepsia, siok Headaohe and or Liver and Stomach complaints. Sold m bottles 1b ljd, 2a 9d, and lla, by allUedi- oine Vendors throughout tho wprUU A •imple, taff wid wrW^ipfdy/ -



WANTED Known— We are clearing out all our Macintoshes, Jackets, Lined Cloaks and Dressing Gowns. No reasorable offer refused for anything 'soiled or ** not up to date/— Mitohpll & Turner. iy ANTED Known— That J. Moison » will giva a good Discount for Oash for six weeks, being over-stooked and to make room for Summer Boots and^ Shoes, which will be m next week. Noth n» but the choicest and best quality kept. Repairs as usual done at once at the Premier Boot Store, Town Hall, East Street, Ashburton. OKEDS SEWDS. Flower Seeds, Id O pur packet. Vegetable Seeds, 3i per packet All guaranteed New Seeds — Flktchsh Bros , East Street. C^HISaPKHT House m Canterbury for Girden and Farm Seeds is Carson AND Co. '9. Six packets of Vegetable rieeds for Is ; Flower Seeds from Is dozen; Gai den Tools, pf all sqrte. . - "'■■VirANTED Known— Just opened, ex • * Pakeha and Gothic, Flannelettes, white, stripes, and colours ; Velveteens, black, all prices ; Colours, large variety, including new shades m Reseda, Hum- boldt. and Hungarian— Mitchell and Turner. 11/ ANTED Known— Everybody- to rol VY up to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale Now's your time to buy. T AMPS. Lamps. Beautiful Bismarok JLj Lamps, 3s lid each ; Alarm Clocks, 3s lid each.— Fletcher Bros.* East Street. . * ■ ; ■ • WANTED Known-^Monste Clear ing Boot Sale at Mbllob' Zealan dia Boof. Store. , ' ■ KENT'S Famous for Ladies and Gentlemen can now be, obtained from Carson and Co , Agents, Tyres and Extras m great variety. WANTED Known— Large delivery o! . the 'Economic' Kid Glove?, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more. — \V H. Collibr. V a/ ANTED Known— Ladies Shoes V V tan or black, 6s 6d. — Mrllor's Cheap Boot Sale. ,4/f EN'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong -tfJ. Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d j a nioe assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots nd Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R Aloorns WANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Boots and Bhoes to pick from Mellor s Great Boot Sale. V.a /" ANTEDKnown— Go toTHß Corner V W for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. WANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Huffam having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neill, intends to open same as Ladies' Dining and Refresh- ment Rooms, where visitors will .find a long felt wariT) supplied. Meals fit all hours. A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. 4 196 WANTED Known— We intend to shake up every Boob Shop In Ashburton.— Mellor's Clearing Boot Sale OT ANTED Known— lf you miss thel .W Che*p Boot Sale you will be' sorry. — Mbllor's, Tanored Street. ,;-- : ■■TVTKW Tarf Register, 10s 6d ; Young IN Ladles' Journal for August ; Weldon's Dressmaker and Children's Bazaar, J uly ; Quarterly Something to Read : Soraps and Snapshots ; Half-yearly Boys of England ; » Virginia ' Waltz, 2a j Gold and Silver Paper for Fancy Dress. Large selection of Fans. — Andrewes, Andehson, and Co. NOTICE.— Are you golpg to build. Because the oheapesfa . shop for Roofing, Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spouting, Water Tanks, Pumpe, Ranges, Register Grates, Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, Is J. W. Hardley's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. j I OLID AY Suits— A Nioe Kaiapoi O Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' Knlokes apd Cambridge Suits * from 7s 6d, Men'r Suits to Measure from 455, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's Don't Gough. — Relief oan be obtained immediately. Use HEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES well known ag the utterly unrivalled Cough Bemedy. Strongly reoom- mended by many eminent physicians. They at once oheojk tb/3 gopgh and remove the oauae-Uwittiojit any after egeot : the most delicate can therefore, take them. One Logenge alone gives eaue-one or tWo at bed- tuneieneoraar«B^ Sold everywhere m tin



Wanted. LOST— Umbrella, bntween Mr Harris', Wakanui Koad, and Mr C Davis', North Belt. Finder rewarded on return- ing name to O. Davjs' Restauranb, 8 192 ITIRESH SUPPLY of all kinds of JJ Fruit, cheap and good, at Mrs Randell's, the oldesb fruiterer m Ash- burton. 8 193 OUR POULTRY have won 37 First and numbers of special prizes this season. Young birds of various breeds for Sale very cheap. Eggs— Dark I Brahma, Spanish, and Polish, 7s 6d a sitting —Pelham Yards, Aahbarton, _J 8153 OEVIRWof Roviows, Weldon'sLidics JL~l> Journal for July, New Books; Cameos by Marie Oorelli; Mr Mangua; The Story of Eleotriolty; Mrß Woods' Woks; cheap editions Boys' and Girls' Own Paper ; Family Reader, quarterly partß.—H. M. Jowbs. . \X /ANTED Known— A Large Stock of VV a. YatesA Co. f s Reliable Vege- table and Flower Seeds to hand.— A Lawbie, Saunders' Buildings. 8 140 WANTED Known— The •Boonomtc ■ Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9 per pair, 1b the Glove for everyday wear. — w. H. Ooliibr, J*IO~UGH, Cough, Cough— l am still >4 making roy celebrated Cough Drops,. None genuine unless stamped Flower's Cough.— H. .A. Flower, Confectioner, East street. - 5 24, BANANAS, Bananas, ripe and sound ; also sweet, D.B. Oranges at H. A. Flower's, Confectioner and Fruiterer, East Street. HOW not to be ill, by Dr Emily B. Rhyder, eat) fruit, choice fruit, good frnif, H A. Flower's fruit. East Street, Ashburton. [if ANTED Known— Great Reduction at W: Mbllor's Cheap Boot Pale. ! OWN Make m Ladies and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Piua fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorns new shop, Baker's Buildings. WANTED Known— That E. Mahood is still selling all kinds of Grocery, Crockery, and Glassware at as reasonable a price as any other house m the trade Orders by letter or Telephone promptly attended to Families waited on daily. Telephone No 76> ,  ANTED Known- You save 6s m every pound if you patronise Mellor's Cheap Boot Store.



WATCHES. WATCHE^ WATCHES. THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR WATCHES [of every description Jis ' ; : J3w SALEK'S, EAST {STREET. Rotherham's English Levers, specially made to S. Salek's order, are THE BEST. JUST RECEIVED, a shipment of S. Salißk's famed DIXIT DIXIT DIXIT WATCHES. The only aENUINJJ Djxlt . has : ■ " 3. SaiißE, ABhburton" engraved on dial. \ . '• * - ■ ' ■ •' See that you get it. For -i ONE MONTH ONLY these Watches are offered at the specially low price of 15/- 15/- 15/- - . • each at S. SALEK'S WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET. ■■•■ -"• ; \ ■ . • WAHOO! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Ashburton Drug Company, Agents 11 10 WANTED Known— Men's Merpery, Clothing and Boots. For Goods thab wear well, fib well, and look well, try that old established firm— Mjrccbbll



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Public Notices. LOOKOUT! IK 0111! HOI! SPRING AND SUMMER. Thb BLUE HOUil Tub BLUE HOIIIE! A FTER Carefully Studying tha adaptability of Ashburton for a Strictly Cash Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing busi- ness, HAVE rEOIDED TO GO RIGHT INTO IT, and having made Satisfactory arrangements to lease, m con- nection with the present



\ Garden Tools. LAWN MOWERS, SPADES, SHOVELS, FORKS, DUTCH AND DRAW HOES, TROWELS, BIBDGE SHEARS, PRUNING KNIVES, GORSE KNIVES, By Best ? Makers at Lowest Prices ■■ h - ' ..■■' . ' John Orr & Oo.'s ASHBTJ«TOM.



GET YOUR Seed Potatoes, Seed Potatoes. FROM FLETCHER BROS. A CHANGE of Seed Always Pays, as a Better and Heavier Grop is pro- duced. Our Potatoes are all specially raised for seed purposes from -^selected stocks m the very best potato producing districts. We would advise orders to be sent to us as early as possible, m order that they may be filled from «iar otyn stocks, which occasionally become exhausted before the end of the *^ season. , * 4 BEAUTY OF HEBRON,' This variety is Very Early, coming to the table before either Early Rose or Aehleaf Kidney, and is far superior both m quality and productiveness. • QUEEN OF THE VALLEY.' A very heavy cropper and early potato. The tubers are handsome and solid (capital variety for exhibition), boiling as white as milk as dry as flour, and is also a fine keeper. THE < BRUCE.' This Potato, the potato of the future, is remarkable for its productiveness and its resistance of droughts and frosts, they have yielded at the rate of 17 tons per acre, having very few Bmall, and is a first-class eating potato. ASHLEAF, 'MYATT'S EARLY PROLIFIC/ An, excellent and well-known variety ; valuable for sheltered borders and x very early use. NfiW POTATO— « RICHABD SEDDuN.' '_.....;_■. •'.'■',. i "i This fine new Potato, selected from a number of eeedinga four ago, \aas been sent out to us from England by the raiser with a very high report of its qualities. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and rather compact, the haulm j not exceeding 12 inches m height, with rich green smooth leaves. The tubers are fairly large, of an oval shape, and somewhat distir ct, with few eyes near the surface ; flesh close m grain, and when cooked, of a dry and mealy nature, witli a flavour equal to the finest of Potatoes grown. Being early and a heavy cropper it is fitted for an early market potato, and from general reports from the raiser we may class it with the best of all varieties now grown. : 'AMERICAN ALPHAS.' An excellent early variety, most prolific, and of excellent flavor. 'LAPSTONE KIDNEY.' .1 N ~^v- A well-known Kidney variety, excellent for winter use, good quality. •;' 'BATH KIDNEY.' A weil-known and approved variety of good quality, 'DERWENT&' ] We have some apiendid samples from Orari and North Canterbury. { « CLOVER SEEDS.' White or Putcb (Trefolium repens), Red (Trefolium pratense), Crimson , ■ • . (Trifolium incarnation). « MANGEL WUBZEL.' The greatest possible care is taken m growing all on r Mangel Seeds. Grown from selected roots they cannot fail to give the greatest satisfaction, and may be relied on for producing the greatest weight possible per acre under rich and liberal cultivation. Mammoth Long Red r , Golden Tankard, Champion Orange Globe, Etc, lIETCHER BEOS.. E A T STRE ET. Sole Agents m Ashburton and Ohristchurc for Nimmo & Blair' . Standard Seeds. taHPHON. 24 Box 67



t» II I ■! II ■ ■! I I. ..■ ■ . I ■ ■ ' Business Notices THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY. G. J. NEILL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS. #-<ORSETS 2i 6d, OORBETB 2a 9J, New Dress Goods Reduced 60 per cent New Velveteens Reduced, All Wool Flannel (Colonial) 9ja Flannelettes 33 6d doz Silesia 3s 3d doz. > ] Blnnkets about half-price Double-bed White Twill Sheeting 9£d Double-bed UuWeashrd Twill Sheetirg, 9JJ Large White and Brown Tarkish Towels, reduced from la 6d to Is CLOTH I NG. Men s All Wool lYes Salts 215. . Men's Tweed Tronser . s=? lid Men's Overooats, Macintoshes, Oilskin O >at», and Leggins, reduced 60 per cent Boys' and Youths' Suits half-price. Men's Gapfc Boys' Caps, Braoes and Shirts, ab Ridiculous Prices *■*.-'•:■• : Men's Woollen Socks, 7Jd pair BOOTS. " " BOOTS. We Defy Competition. Every pair Guaranteed to wear ■•>,-_. Every Pair Made to Our Order Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid Men's Light Shooters 8a 6d Men's Watertight Bluchers, pegged, 7s lid Women's Strong Leather Shoes 4s lid A Large Assortment of Ladles' Best French Glace Kid Boots and Gloves to choose from. f% m J. MKllili, Friedlander's Corner, East Street.