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.VToF4.bla.ne.- On Autjnst ]2 at *Bhbur ton, the wife of R S. M3Farlane of a daughter.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1896.

In this colony, and m the Australian colonies generally, the colonial-born youth does not. circumstances speak with the ac alter cases. cent of his parents. But at the sama time his pronunciation of the English language is not that of the old country schools. Nor can it be said to savor of any particular town or county m any of the three kingdoms. Tf it i« anything at all, it is Cockney. There i can be no doubt that the colonial bom's pronunciation of "a" as m " fate," and " o " as m " no " is purely Cockney. The New Zealand school boy: would read to you of the " fyte " that awaits all, aad would say "now," if he were asked a question to which his answer was intended for a negative. And we are afraid that this fault is nob very easy for correc tion, seeing that many of the State teachers are not themselves wholly guiltless. There are other directions m which the young colonial's accent differs from the standard of the

English schools, and there is every likelihood that m another generation the pronunciation of English by the New Zealander will be as widely different from the standard accepted at Home m the best circles, and m the great assembly of the first men of the Empire — the House of Commons — as the pronunciation ot the men of the northern counties differs from those of the south. There may be no fault to find with the manner m which our children are taught other thiDga m the public schools, but unquestionably they are not taught to speak correctly. We. fudge bj the results we see, for if efforts are made by the teachers to correct the faults, those efforts are not successful, and the peculiar pronunciation of the vowels is noticeable everywhere. , We take it there must be some cause for this tendency to establish an " accent " of his own on the part of the colonial boy. That he seems to fall naturally to the peculiar pronunciation of the vowels he affects has been noticed frequently by many writers on the subject, but not one of them has come to any satisfactory conclusion as to why the peculiar accent should pre vail. Some have thought m a popula tion such as ours, recruited from .every part of the Three Kingdoms, and with a fair sprinkling of representatives of the Continental races, the young people have taken naturally after the accent of the majority — the representatives o£ the great city and the country within easy distance of it. This may be so. But the very mingling of the dialects and accents, like the mingling of colors, may tend to produce a mongrel accent which is neither one thing nor another. The Americans are pre sumed to be an English-speak ing / race, but m their century of separate existence from the Mother Country they have contracted an accent which is distinctly their own. They have gone further than that, and have coined words for themselves, and ap plied others differently from the appli cation of the English people. An American writer m a very interesting article on this subject, says : — * We speak of a railroad when we wish to describe what the English call a rail way ; we speak of cable cars and horse cars to designate that which English men call trams ; the coat which gentle men wear at morning receptions is called a frock coat m England and a Prince Albert here ; we wear a hat which we call Derby and Englishmen call a billycock ; the article which the English call boots we call shoes, and what they call shoes we call ties. Englishmen patronise shops, we deal at stores ; a shop with us is a workshop, which m England is called a factory ; we send a prescription to be filled at a druggist's, they at a chemist's : we in vite a friend to take a drink, they take a dram ; and above all, we call the Englishman's country Great Britain, while he is content to call it Britain, and we call our own the United States, while he, like the Oalifornian of the early days, calls it simply the States. These differences m the meaning and application of words seem likely to multiply rather than to diminish. Each people adheres to its own form of speech, and every- year some new colloquial phrase is added to each language and does not cross the ocean.'

In a recent interview, Mr L. J. Bag nail, who attended the Timber Con ference at Welling the timber ton said he believed industry, the Conference was called m conse quence of the recommendations of one or two so-called experts, who had been impressing upon the Government the importance of having all the timber felled at certain seasons of the year, thereby establishing what has been called " a close season for felling timber. A circular was sent to sawmillers con taining these recommendations, *and suggesting $hat legislation should be introduced to give effect thereto. This caused some alarm amongst sawniillers, who adviaed that fuller information should be obtained on the subject before taking a step which would be disastrous to the timber industry. The conference was therefore called to con sider this, amongst other matters of importance, to' those engaged m the sawmilling and timber trade. All the sawmilljng districts of the colony were represented, but the Hawke's .Bay, Taranaki, Wellington and Westland distripts had a larger attendance of representative? than pther parts of the colony. A few builders and. joiners were present, and several of those attending were experts m forestry and tree-planting. Amongst the latter was Mr G. S," Perrin, tlje chief of the Forestery Department of Victoria. Unfortunately Mr Perrindid not reach Wellington until the last day of the Conference, so that his valuable — -fledge came rather late, He f u <"-- _ .!.:„„ a tour O f is, however, ma&iu^, the colony, and will report to i the Government on forestry matters. I ] |Id regard to the ''oloee season," Mr Jj

Bagnall said the proposal was that all timber for sawing during the year should be felled during the months of May, June, July, and August, but if ifc u-H.re found impossible to fell suffi cient during these months permission would be given to fell during January and February. The theory is that timber felled during the several months mentioned is better and more durable than that felled at other times of the ye ir. So far aa New Zealand timbers are concerned no reliable experiments or data are available m support of this theory, while on the other hand so much extra cost would be incurred m the working of bushes with great loss of timber through worm and rot, that the Conference was almost unanimous m condemning the proposal. Kauri logs suffer much loss by lying a few months m the creeks. The sap, which is a valuable part for many purposes if cut fresh and sound, soon becomes wormed and rotten if allowed to lie m the bush or creeks. Kahikatea logs suffer even more, if allowed to lie exposed to the sun for any length of time, The timber becomes black and I rots quickly when so treated. The sooner kahikatea logs are sawn up after, the trees are felled the better both ' , for the appearance and durability of the timber. Speaking of bush lands, Mr Bagnall said — 'In the past, millions of feet of timber have been ruthlessly destroyed m the interest of settlement. Giant trees of rimu, matai, and kahikatea have been felled and. fired, and now we see" m many districts the decaying trunks lying m the paddocks. One "Wellington sawmiller told me that a friend of his had taken up a bush section, and after spending £1000 m clearing the bush, had to abandon his holding. ( If,' said the sawmill r, ' the regulations had allowed my friend to do nothing to his land, the timber which he destroyed would now be worth £5000, and he would have saved his £1000 as well. It was one of the best pieces of bush I ever saw,' The Conference recom mended that the timber should first be disposed of, and after it had been removed, the land could be dealt with. Conservation of existing forests and planting new ones was also urged by the Conference. In the opinion of experts, much of the poor land of the colony Could be profitably used m growing timber-producing trees. It is said <• that the pumice lands of Taupo could be used to advantage m the growing of wattle for tanning bark.'

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Te Eorero Club will not meet to night. Meeting postponed till farther notice. The.total quantity of kauri gum exported since 1853 is 175,803 tons, having a value of £7,683529. Horse-owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for all events at the South Canterbury Jockey Club's spring meeting, must be m the hands of the secretary, at the Grosvenor Hotel by 9 o'clock on Saturday night. A wild boar, which has been known to have ranged m the South Wyndham bosh for 'the past twelve ye »rs, was shot last month., It is believed that it was the last of the species ia the district. Nelson' Hospital and Charitable Aid Board has declined, with thanks, a legacy of 35 Bank of New Zealand shares. Ig was stated by the chairman of the Board that; at the tima the will was drafted the shares were worth £500. The public debt ab the 31sb March, 1896, is stated m a return laid on the table of the House on Tuesday, to be £43,050.780, and the accrued sinking funds £778,891, leaving the net debt at £42,271,889. The yearly interest amounts to £1,696,002.

Referring to the last Blenheim flood, the War Cry says :— * God, m a marvellous manner, kept the quarters dry, although they looked like a house In Venice. ' Does the War Cry mean that Providence did not permit the water to rise to its natural level within the Salvation Army barracks The match at draughts" for the oham pionship of South Canterbury, between Messrs A, Beck, of Seadown (the challenger), and J. Sim, Temuka, was conoluded on Monday evening. The con ditions were. 24 games, restricted open ings, and the match was excellently con* tested throughout, the. scores standing even when 22 games had been played. Mr Sim had the nomination for the last pair, and elected lq play the ** Dyke " opening, and wen both black and white sides of the game, thus retaining the championship. . . The British Trade and Navigation Returns show that during the five months ended May 31st the value of living anfmils imported for food was £4,414,031, agalnsb £3,015,887 m the corresponding period last year. There were 230,910 oxen imported, against 133,664 ; 622 cows, against 735 ; and 385,118 sheep, against 370,637. The ■ value of corn imported was £18,699,274, against £17,797 220 Of dead meat the value was £9.870,092, compared with £9,562,469; butter £6, 648,585. against £6,244.102 ; margarine, £1,048.735, against £0 070.287 ; cheese, £1,383 951, against £1,365,289 ; and eggs, £1,578,489, against £1,519,711.

Farmers, as well as other people, are apt to be swindled by money lenders, but fortunately these swindlers may be apprehended and punished, as m the following case, lately reported m England: — Herbert Pocketb, a money-lender, trading uncjer the benevolent name of Wilberforce, was reqenitlyisenteficed to six months* hard labourjmd a fine of*£soo, with an additional term o? imprisonment, not exceeding six months, m base of the fine not being paid. He appears to have made his living chiefly by obtaining preliminary fees from would-be borrowers on false pretences, and for this he was condemned' He advertised money to be lent at 5 per confc, and only after getting a fee did he send details showing that this meant ,5, per cent per month, or 6Q per cent per year. ■

During Whitsuntide is the season for holding Hiring fairs m the North of Eng land. For North Lonadale, Ulveraton was crowded, and as most of the other fairs had been held previously, ib formed a sort of test for wages. Servants held oat for higher wages, bqt as work was well advanced od most farms, consequent oh the dry season, farmers were reluctant to meet the demand for higher rates,' and a ntfmber of youths failed to find situations. The difficulty of meeting with goo^ woman servants for farm work appear^ tp inofeaie each year. The fpllowingmay betaken ag a fair indication of ttye wages for tl^e next half-jreav, board and Iqd^ing in cluded :— Heai men £16' to £1$ j firat olass men, £14 to £15 ; seoond-class, £11 to £13 ; youths and boys, £4 to £10 ; oonipetent dairymaids, £10 to £12 ; first class women, £8 to £1Q 5 seqond ; olass, $§ to £7? girls, £3 to £Q. Confound it 1 said a testy o'd gentleman, the proprietor and editor of this paper ought to be proseouted ; I waß just reading a nice pithy litlle paragraph, and found it wound up hv advising me to take Woods' Great Pepper. " v - •"•» nnlds. BOld \>l &U mint Cure for ooub^o— - - '. Grooera and Ohemists the price was only la i ; Wt but the advioe was iaviluable, {

The buaint3Bß at the Court this morning w»s not heavy. In one case, Oorbitt v Oorbitty a suit between two brothers for £39 17<» for a bHggy and work and labor done, the right of plaintiff to the bugey was sustained, but payment of certain sums due by him to defendant was ordered —practically a nonsuit. A case of some incereat to farmers and ruoholders was called. S. S. Collins, a pointer by tr,»de, h d been engaged by Mr Dancan Cameron, of Springfield, at 10s a week and found. According to defendant's version of the case Collins (who did nob appea.) had done some panting on the farm, some gardening, had helped the cook, and been generally odd man about the place. Ho had been supplied, as most station hands are, with go ids from the station store, and the value of these— £4 15a 6 I— had been deducted from his ohtque at final settlement. He raised no objeotlon at the time, but was rather plea -ed to find thac he had been paid slightly over what he had expected. ..He now sued under the Truck Act 0f ,1891. for the amount deducted. The defence was that Collins, employed on the station m a general way, c»me under the exemp* tions set forth m the Act, which did not apply to seamen or persons: engaged m agricultural and pastoral pursuit*. The Magi V.rate took a broad view ot the caae, and the plaintiff was nonsuited.

Tbe want of a seed sower has often been felt that would bow the smallest quantity of grass seed with any quantity of clover. In consequence of this, farmers have often to sow more grass, than they require. For instance, when a paddock*, has been cropped once there Is usually a^jood deal of gra«>B m the land, and only a very small quantity resown would suffice. A machine fc6 do this, and at the same time bow aa much clover as may be required, ia the sort of machine Mr J. W. Hardley claims to have": invented, and for which he has applied for letters patent. The new machine gets rid of the trouble of the clover running out m a steady stream when the machine has been halted* and is a distinct departure from all other seed sowers. It combines m one machine the duties of a grass seed sowers and a turnip sower. The seed canisters with which everybody is familiar artf dons- away with, and a screw wheel adjusts m a moment twenty seed holes/ Through these holes any kind of seed may be sown from the feathery carrot seed to the portly bean. The machine oaa be fitted to any kind of farm Implement m use, but can be supplied on carriages. The machine will be en exhibition m the Arcade on Saturday, and, is certainly worth farmers' notice, as indeed. every alleged improvement m ■ apparatus for sowing is, . ... ;. _  .

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v. SURREY.

. London, August 19 Surrey— First innings *.. i. / v.t.296 The Surrey match was resumed to-day* The weather was fine, but the previous day's rain had. rendered the wicket heavy*. There was a large attendance. At 2 p.tm the score was as follows :— . , Australian— First innings, Darling, c Thompson, b Lohmann . . " ' 31 Iredale, c Hayes, b Richardson ... 38 Giffen, c Wood, b Richardson .. V. ; 34 Trott, c Hayes, b Abel .. ... .. 32 Graham lbw, b Hay ward .. .. 11 Total for five wickets 172 Later. The Australians are all out for 224.'

Sydney, Aagast 19' The Cricket Association has cabled to Iredale :— •• Decided that New South Wales members of team must return at end of November. We play South Australia on December 17- "

The Banking Committee

The Banking Committee of the House still halts on with its business, and occasionally passages at arms occur of a lively description. The correspondent of the Otago Daily Times thus describes Tuesday's doings :— The proceedings of the House Banking Committee were same what sultry to-day, and the climax was reached at the conclusion. Mr Watson was giving evidence regardiag correspondence botween Mr Henry Mackenzie and the InveroargUl manager of the Colonial Bank m regard to an oats transaction ab Timaru with ' which Mr Ward was connected. ■ He read portion of a letter from the Invercargill manager, and then stated that the rest of the letter referred to other matters that he was not empowered to mention. Mr Hutchison wanted the whole of the letter read, and a sultry discussion followed. Mr Watson then asked per* mission to make an explanation con sequent on the reading of the letters. Mr Hutchison objepted to this until the whole letter had been read. The Premier declared this to be a moat monstrous thing, stating that he had never tyeard anything more • unfair since he had been on the committee. He contended that Mr Watson should be allowed to refute the rancours so industriously, circulated by Mr Maslin. Mr Maslln ; denied that ha had circulated any rumours m regard to this particular matter,' What he had spoken' of was an entirely . different: matter. After some further *' wrarigllug, the Minister for Lands accused MesßN Maslln, Montgomery, and Hutchison of wasting the time of the committee, stating also that they were assisted m this by the chairman. The Chairman: ' I cat not allow that.' Mr Hutchison : 'He ought to withdraw It.' The Minister did not withdraw it, but went on with his remarks. Subse quently Mr Watson was allowed to make an explanation, and he then charged Mr Maslin with obtaining his information from an ex-official of the Colonial Bank; a clerk now m his employ or associated with him m business. Mr Maslin, he knew, had given information to persons outside the committee about this matter. Mr Watson went on to refer to a conversation- he bad had, bub M? Hutchison rose to a point of order an<J wanted to. know If this wh evidence. The Premier: "You don't like it."^ The Chairman said, °It is merely hearsay.' 1 Another wrangle here occurred, and the Premier moved the adjournment of the committee till 11 o'clock next day. In doing so he went on to say something about a complete refutation, when he was interrupted by cries of "Order!" He persisted, however, and again referred to Mr Maslin as haying circulated rumour* concerning the matter spoken bf by> Mr Watson. Mr Maslln emphatically denied the statements made by Mr Watson as far as they referred to himself. No ex-clerk of the Colonial Bank, he said, was m his employ or m any way associated with him. In the heat of the conversational discussion which concluded the proceedings; Mr Maslin remarked to the Premier, ** Yoiir - mind is wandering,^' ~' Mr^ Seddori re torted, " Well/ 1 have a mind to'wander | you neyer had one." Mr Maslln: ••Itis' better neyer to have one fcfoan to Ips.9 it." The committee then adjourned. '.'-."

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No • reasonable offer refused for anything soiled or ** nob up to date." — Mitchfll & Turner. c ,^, UANTEDKnown— GotoTHBOoRKER for Newest Styles In Drapery and d Millinery— W. H. Collier. d s \\J ANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Boots and shoes to pick from N? ellor s Great Boob Sale. ANTfcD Known— We intend to shake up every Boob Shop m Ashburton.— Mellor's Clearing Boot Sale d . ,i/| EN'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong *-"■*• Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladles' and Children's Boots nd Shoea from Is 9d a pair at <3 R Alcokn s • ANTED Known— 6ooo pairs of Boots to be cleared m one month, —M ellors Zealandia Boot Store. il ANTED Known — Men's Mercery, *'* Olothinu; and Boots. For Goods hu wear well, fit well, and look well, try ih^ old established firm — Mitchell & Turner. f piHE*PE*\T House m Canterbury for Garden and Farm Seeds is Carson and Co 'a. Six packets of Vegetable Seeds for Id ; Flower Seeds from Is dozen; ■*■ Gardea Tools of all sorts. 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[ Public Notices | HALLINSTEIN BROS DAVE received their Trousers *-*• First Selection of New To Spiing TROUSERINGS Measure suitings and COATINGS its ea. i FiaSTNCLASS. ~~~ TAILORING AT Suits to Greatly Reduced Prices Measure ' n ' We Guarantee Every 55g, Garment to be Well- made and a i ■ —^ Perfeot Covert ■.■».' ; Coats, ".'-V. ■':'■<. HALLENSTEIN BROS., *° NEW ZEALAND Measure CLOTHING FACTORY. &%i* cd. Alex. Hbndry, . Manger. STOCK-TAKING SALE. SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK. Alloa Yarn 2* lid lb 1 Linen Tick, 31in wide, Is yard Linen Table Damask, Sale price Is yd Colonial' Blankets, full size, Sale price 13s 6d Colonial Shirtings, full size, Sale price Is 7£d yard Union Shirting, Heavy, Sale price 9£d Trimmed: Millinery— Must be cleared, regardless of cost or value Oddments and Remnants at about Half-price Special Purchase Dress Goods— 3s 9d Cloths at 2s 3d per yard Crepon Velvets 8a 6d — Now 3s 91 per yd Fancy Silks 7s 9d— Now 4s 6d per yd Suitable for Evening Wear pvRESSMAKING during Sale 8s 6d Ashburton Drapery Co., ARCADE HOUSE, WATCHES. WATCHES. WATCHES. DOHE ESTABLISHMENT FOR WATCHES OP EVEEY DESCRIPTION IS S. SALEK'S, EAST STREET. Rotherham's English Levers, specially made to S. Salek's order, are THE BEST. JUST RECEIVED, a shipment of S. Salbb's famed DIXTT DIXIT DJXIT WATOHES. : The only GENUINE Dlxlt has "S. Sales, Ashburton" engraved on dial. ,£©* See thab you get. it. For ONE MOETO ONL£ these Watches are offered at the specially low ! price of ' ■ i ' •■ ; 15/- 15/- 15/- --each at S, SAfcEK'S SyAOJCHMAKJBB AND JEWELLER, jaasT street; WAHOO ! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. ABhburton Drug Company, Agents : - '■ - ; • - ' 11 1Q WANTED Known— Ladies Shoes tan or black, 6s 6d. — Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. NOTICE.— Are you going to build. ,- Because the cheapest shop for RdofinK, I*oa Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Le?d» Spouting, Water Tanks, Pumps, Rangeß, 3?"tater Grates, Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Haedlby's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith, telephone??, *'■, ■ : - "••*•■



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Business Notices c THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY. G. J. NEILL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS. ("CORSETS 2i 6cJ, CORSETS 2<j 9J, New Dress Goods Reduced 60 per cent .j Now Velveteens Reduced, All Wool Flannel (Colonial) 9£d Flannelettes 3s 6d doz Silesia 3s 3d doz Blankets about half-price Double-bed White Twill Sheeting 9£d Double-bed Uubltachcd Twill Sheefcir.g, 9£d Large White and Brown |Turkish Towela, reduced from Is 6d to Is C L OTH I NO. Men s All W<ol Tweed Suits 21s. Men's Tweed Trousers 5s lid •-0^ Men's Overcoats. Macintoshes. Oilskin Cjate, and Leggins, reduced 50 per cent Wp Boys' and Youths' Suits half -price. Men's Caps, Boys' Oips, Braces and Shirts, at Ridiculous Prices Men's Woollen Socks, 7fcd pair BOOTS. '■■/" BOOTS." 1 » ■ . We Defy Competition. . Every pair Guaranteed to| wear . Every Pair Made to Our Order ~ Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid ' Men's Light Shooters 83 6d Men's Watertight Bluchers, pegged, 7s lid Women's Strong Leather Shoes 4a lid . ..' L Large Assortment of Ladles' Best French Glace Kid Boots and Gloves to chobße from. . ; v. ' fwl. J. MEllili» Friedlander's Corner, . East Street. AKDIiEW OER THE - LATEST NOVELTY. JLadiesV Knitted Equestrian tJncler^armentß. mHE most comfortable Garments for Every-day Wear, Riding r Cycling, Hunting, Touring, Etc. AS RECOMMENDED BY DrE. Brainerd Ryder. AHDEEW ORR. "■■ -"it GET -YOUR Seed Potatoes, Seed Potatoes. FROM FLETCHER BROS. A" CHANGE of Seed Always Pays, as a Better and Heavier Crop is pro- duced. Our Potatoes are all specially raised for seed purposes from selected stocks m tho>very best potato producing districts.. We would advise orders to be sent to us as early as possible, inorder that they may be filled from own 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 Ashleaf 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. TT «», . 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. ABHLEAF, <MYATT'S EARLY PROLIFIC/ An excellent and well-known variety ; valuable for sheltered borders and very early use. NEW POTATO— « RICH ABD SEDPoN.' This fine new Potato, selected from a number of seedings four years ago, faas 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 baulm not exceeding 12 inches m height, with rich green smooth leaves. The, tubers are fairly large, of an oval shape, and somewhat distinct, with few eyes near the surface: flesh close m grain, and when cooked, of a dry and mealy nature, with 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/ A well-known Kidney variety, excellent for winter use, good quality. •BATH KIDNEY.' A well-known and approved, variety of good quality. 'DESWENTS." We have some spiendid samples from Orari and North Canterbury. < CLOVER SEEDS/ White or Butch (Trefolium repens), Red (Trefolium pratense), Crimson (Trifolium incarnation). < ''MANGEL.. WURZEL.' The greatest possible care is taken m growing all onr Mangel Seeds. Grown from selested roots they sapnot 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 Gtoldan Tankard, Champion Orange £lobe, Etc. FLETCHER BROS.. BAT STREET, j Sole Agents m Ashburtou and Ohristchurc 'Jot Nimmo &Biim* ■•■ - ■•' Standard; jSeeds, v ■ -:m?ViZ : toBPHOKB U . BOX -67 %■. ■ *