The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XVIII. NO. 4311

Ashburton : Monday, October 4, 1897.

PRICE: O\E PEiVAr

SPORTING.

GRAY'S STARTING MACHINE.

Press Asoooiation—By Eleotrio Telegraphs- Copyright. London, October 1. A trial of Gray's starting machine took place at Newmarket race* yesterday, in the presence of the Prince of Walea, Lord r.'osebery. Lord Durham, Lord Stanley, Mr J. Lowther, and many other prominent sporting men. The apparatus was used to start a field for which there were nine runuer-. The machine is regarded with great; curiosity by the horsea, which were greatly excited, and huddled together, some being half turned round when the signal waa given to start. Though the trial could not be regarded as entirely satisfactory, thoM present expressed themselves in favor of tho machine. The Sfiottsman, referring to the trial, feels confident the apparatus will bt adopted on English racecourses.

At a meeting of citizens on Friday it wu decided to give Lord Kanfnrl? * public rev ceptioD on his arrival to Chrtstchnrch on November 6, Arrangement are alto being made to hold a. conversazione in hie honour on the following M onday. A strong repman« tative committee was appointed. The meeting was very enthoaiaitic.



Shipping. _____ ,^|f«f NEW ZEALAND • 'l^iliijSHlPPtN'G 00. S LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Mcate Video, Teneriffe * Plymouth. Best) Accommodation for all classes of passengers at Lowest, Babes. Port of Steamers. Tods. Departure. Date. Ruahina 6127 Wellington Sept. 20 Rimutaka 4516 ~ Nov. 25 Kaikoura 4507 — Deo. 23 Tongarirq 4163 — \ Jan. 20-98 We are now prepared to book through passages to the West Coast of South America and Bahia, Pernambuoo, and the Falkland Islands* Rates and other par ticulars on application. For farther particulars apply to tfRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agents, Aehburton. SHAW, SAYILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. .*VX "DOYAL MAIL STEA ijGSk H MERS, with superior jJJ^BBk' accommodation for all classes l^^**^*l of passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply moQbh. Tons Commander From I Date. Aofcea ... 6346 Scotland .„ Wel'tn Oct. 9 Tonic .„ 4753 Kempson.« — Nov. 6 Delphic ... 8355 Sdwden ... — Dec. aothie .». 7730 KMley ...I — Tokomaru 6238 Maxwell... — """"" CARGO STEAMERS. Maori .., 5200 Moffatt ... Well'n July 27 Rangitira 4045 Burton .. — Mftmari i 3583 Levaok ... — Matatua... 3320 Holmes ... — Pakeha ... 4331 Prosser, ... — Aotea and Tokomaru carry saloon passengers only. HANMER AND GRAVES, Agents. tinion"steamship company U OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited STEAMERS S &IL FROM LYTTELTON AS UNDER: For Westport and Greymouth—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra sailings see advertise ment in Chriatchurch papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Picton, via Wellington— Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Cbrlstchurch daily papers for dates and feoar of Bailing For farther particulars apply to F. FBRRIMAN,  Agent, Ashburton. j^^^^gmummupmj^fl \mw. i* " hi ii i m w \ "ii m i"1" Tin [WBiiiiriiiinirMnwnßrT**iiM| A " TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH A TERRIBLE COUGH 94i Commercial road, Peckham, July 12. •• Dear Sir, —I am a poor hand at express- Ing my feelings, but X should like to shank you. Your lozenges, have dene wonders in relieving my terrible cough. Since I had the operation of ♦ Tracheotomy' (the same as the late Emperor of Germany, and unlike' him, thank God, I am still alive) performed »t St. Bartholomew's Hospital, no one could possibly have had a more violent cough } it was so bad at times that it quite exhausted me. The mucus, which was very copious and hard, has been softened, and I have been able to get rid of it without difficulty. —t am, sir, yours truly, S. HILL.' A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY. A DOCTOR'S* TESTIMONY. South Park, Cardiff, South \Vales, September 28, 1893. *' I have, indeed, great pleasure in adding my testimony to your excellent preparation of Cough Lolsenges, and I have prescribed it now for the last eight years in my hospitals and private practico, and found it of great beneit. I often suffer from Chronic Bron chitis j your Lozenge is the only remedy which gives me immediate ease. Therefore I certainly and most strongly recommend your Lozenges to the public who may suffer from Catarrh, Bronchitis, Winter Cough, or any kind of Pulmonary Irritation.—Yours M.D., L.R.C.P. and L.M Edinburgh, L.R.OS and L.M. Edinburgh. USE KEATING'S LOZENGES USE KEATING'S LOZENGES USE KEATING'S LOZENGES It is 75 years ago since Keating's Cough Lozenges were first made, and the sals is larger than ever, because they are unrivalled in the relief and cure of Winter Cough, Asthma, and Bronchitis; one alone gives relief. lITTERLY UNRIVALLED lITTERLY UNRIVALLED aTTESLY UNRIVALLED XutingV dough Lozenges, the imrballe sttinedy for Coughs, Hoarseness, and Thr jwtblae are sold in tina by all Che m iatß. d *r O L A F 1 .Aliment <rf economy against fatigue fhtmeer, and thirst # Antadeperiie, antifatigumg, stimula ting, teeojjstitaenfc Indispensable to Velocipedists, aseen^ ftionists, rowers, racers, hunters, and to •ny of fcbem who have a muscular efiort lo develop , Jranee, M. Ch., Marnier, 8, Rue dcs Frani>Bonrgeoiß, Paris. THE AUSTRALIAN DRUO COMP*A$ Y > Limited Sydney «w nwi By r«P tf HypSoS^ 1* the faculty for fche ctire' ?l%?St lion, Ohronio (Jough aL * &mm f Toontatestwo at tl« principal■ tagre^ 1 "jgSg^ I for bnildjng up the Human Frame, R-^JJi' 5" considered deficient in the above oomp- *"*™t,_!■ Phasphoros and Lime. It oanno be tw PW l f eeonmended for delicate children. Dr Churchill's Compound Syrup of HYPOPHOSPHITES g real brain iood, and in oases where muacuia and nervous exhaußtioa haa acquired a world-wide reput lion. Bsch bottle bears Dr Churohill'g signatur*. Prepared only by SWAN, CHEMIST.



! ABBBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING i ' AND • -/ ; j INVESTMENT SOCIETY. i I AN and after Thursday, the 7th day of \J January, 1897, this Office will be CLOSED FOR THE WEEKLY HALF HOLIDAY, OK THURSDAY instead of SATURDAY, And will be open until 4 p.m. on Saturday after that) data. EDWAED STEPHENS, Manager, PBOSIfECTBfe OS 1 THE WHEELBAND FLIGHT SPECIFIC COM PANY, LIMITED. IN 4000 SHAKES OF £1 BACH. Of which 1000 fully paid up Shares are to be issued to the Vendor, 500 Shares to be j reserved for future iaßue if necessary. | 2500 Shares remaining are offered on the | following terms :—Payable Ten Shillings per Share on Application, and the balance, Ten Shillings per Share on Allotment. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS: Joseph Scaly, J.P., Seed Merchant, Mayor of Ashburton ; Richard Bird^ Architect, Ashburton; Hknry Davis, Hotelkeeper, Ashburton; Francis Sorint, Farmer, Ashburton; Isaao Sargent, Sheep Farmer, Ashbarton. BANKERS: The Bank of New Zealand, Ashburton SOLICITOR R. M. CUTHBERTSON, ASHBURTON. SECRETARY: William Home. Ashburton. BROKER: N. Dunlof, Ashbukton and Wellington nnHIS COMPANY is being formed for _1_ the purpose of acquiring from the vendor the sole patent rights held and ap plied for by him in the above invention in ' all parts of the world. Ihe vendor to receive £1000 in shares, and £500 in cash for the rights acquired by him, the whole interest in, and the title to which are handed over to the Company. ! It is proposed by the promoters of this Company, that when formed, the Company proceed with the manufacture of the Blight Specific, and dispose of the same to the beat advantage, and it is confidently anticipated that the sale of the above men tioned specific which is increasing daily, will realise a very handsome return to the shareholders. > The mixture can be safely applied to al parts of the tree from the fall of the leaf till the bursting of the buds again in Spring. The stem and main branches may be safely dressed at any period of the year. One good dressing will be found a most effectual oure for Scale Blight, and the tree will not re quire further dressing for years. For Aphis, Red Spider, Codlin Moth, and all Mosses or Lichens, Wheelband'a Patent Blight Specific will be found a most effectual remedy, it will also promote a healthy vigorous growth of wood, and a plentiful crop of prime, clean fruit. The above advantages are admitted by leading Nursery Experts as being the only 1 means of destroying Scale Blight and Codlin Moth, increasing the growth and keeping the tree in a fresh and healthy condition at a cheap and reasonable cost. In confirma tion that the Specific possesses the requisite qualities it is gratifying to be able to Herein add the very satisfactory reports of the ex ceedingly severe teats to which the Specific has been subjected. The specific being manufactured under the care ana supervision of the patentee can be sold at the small cost of 10s per gallon, which wili undoubtedly leave the Company a handsome profit. i Early application for shares is NECESSARY, AS A LARGE NUMBER ARE ! ALREADY SUBSCRIBED FOR. 9 48 I , : 1 : : j' W § g H HK h3 P ft ° % ii *g s 2 Baker Bros. CnUBNISHINO UNDERTAKERS, Corapr of Wakanul Road and Cass Streets and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory. Hayeloek Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED Telephone No. 69. FBED. MAKEIG, BROKER & COMMISSION AGENT, ' Barrytown Flat Gold Mining Shares and Auckland ?oW Mining Shares for Sale. GRAIN BOUGhTT^D SOLD ON COMMISSION. [ FRED MAKEIG, U Aro*do



SPECTACLES.^ SPECTACLES. R. MUItRAY & SON, OirTICIANS, GOLDSMITHS, Etc. IN QomwqaenciTof the large increase intbia branch of our business, we have found it necessary to augment our already large Stock of Optics, by frequent ccHmignmentß bpeotM^ ina!l claßße* of OUR Me R. Mubray having had upwards of THIRTf-FIVE YEABS' Experieace of Opticu, and during that time has made carefal Btudy of the relation between Spectacles and the organ of sight, the result being that he is able to quickly discern the errors of vision, and oorrect them by the use of suitable Lenses, an advantage that cannot be adopted by those having little or no Experience of Optics. OUSTOMEBS may have teeir EYES TESTED it necessary, and also ha.a Spectacles fitted to oorrect the sight in Eyes of UNEQUAL VISION. BPECIAT CURLED SIDES, for riding, or mechanics at their work WON'T fall off when stooping. NEW FRAMES NEW SIDES, NEW LENSES, Repairs Naafe and Strong fn all Parte of the World the NATURAL FOOD FOR A BABE Is MOTH ER'S MI LX* and THIS DOES NOT CONTAIN STARCH. Young Infants CANNOT digest STARCHY FOODS, a perfect Artificial Fodafor Infants must, t&erefbre, NOT CONTAIN STARCH. C®*VFRXN& NO STARCH. BUT MAKES A PERFECT FOOD FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILD. I $ MELMN'S FOOD Jor Infants and Invalids may be obtained-uf all Dealers throughout the World. iMELLirS FOOD WOMS, < PECBHftM, LOKDON, ENGLAND. NOTICE.^ NEW SPRING GOODS. T ATEST NOVELTIES FOR SPRING AND SUMMMER WEAR. NEW DEBSSEB in all the latest materials and colorings. NEW PEINTS AND WASHING FABRICS in the newest designs. KEW BIBBONS, LACES, TRIMMINGS UMBRELLAS, Ac, oW now: opening up. CASH DRAPEK & CLOTHIER, TANCRED STREET. For Bilious and Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling after meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Costiveness, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, &c. The first Dose wiix give relief in twenty minutes. This is no fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try one Box of these Pills, and they will be acknowledged to be " WORTH A GUINEA A BOX." , BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as directed, "will quickly restore females to complete health. They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system. For a "Weak Stomach; Impaired Digestion; Disordered Liver; they act like magic. A few doses -will work wonders upon the Vital Organs; Strengthening the Muscular System ; restoring the long lost Complexion; bringing back the keen edge of appetite, and arousing with the Rosebud of Health the whole physical enkrgy of the human frame. These are " facts admitted by thousands in all classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and debilitated is that Seecham's Pills have the largest Sale of any Patent Medicine in the world. Full directions with each box. Prepared only by THOMAS BBBCHAM, St. Helens, Lancashire, England Sold everywhere, in Boxes, 9Jd., Is. IJa., and 2s. Qd. each. THE AWIRAL CYCLE AGENCY (LIMITED), SOLE AGENTS FOR: iNUMBER? "SWIFTS "SINGER" "TRIUMPH, AND "ATALANTA" CYCLES, "THE HUMBER" Ha* Had "SflLxtYG Oeuuiue Snceesses ODJian any other Cycle in the World and Still Bef^ns Supreme, WE ARE THE « WOKLO'S GBEATEST CYCLE DEALEBS» only THE HIGHEST GEADE «™n ARE PURCHASABLE AT ANY OP OUR DEPOTS. Head Office—2Bs, Collins Street, Mklboukne. NEW ZEALAND DEPOTS— Manchester Stbkbt, OHRIBTCHDRCH. 123, George Street, DUNEDIN, SHJJAKMAN BROS., AGENTS, ASEBUETON,



'' TUST Reeeivsd, a Consignment of ihe ! O Celebrated "NEW YOBK" LEVEE WATCHES. ONLY lOw 6d. To be obtained only from G. JESSON, PRAOTIOAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, East Street, Ashburton.. ~5000 PAIRS OP BOOTS AND SHOEB TO PICK FROM. Try our new leathers. Every pair Guaranteed. JAMES "MELLOE, TANCRED STREET MAKE NO MISTAKE, MELLOR'S ZEALAKDIA BOOT STOEE. rpHE PUBLIC BOOT BENEFIT. Second to none in Canterbury FOR GOOD CHEAP BOOTS & SHOES. Pronounced by the Ashburton Public t<i give wonderful value for little money. STEATHMOEE PRIVATE HOSPITAL. EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS JUST COMPLETED. UNEQUALLED IN THE COLONIES FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL OASES. fiAN Accommodate upwards of FORTY 40) MALE and FEMALE PATIENTS TERMS : From 2 Guineas per week. PATIENTS CAN BE ATTENDED BY THEIR OWN MEDICAL ADVISER. '■■, ' "• ' ' '. 1 Apply to— THE MATRON, Steathmorb Private Hospital, Ferry Road (just over East Belt), Christ -6 135 churoh. Gold~Medal — PARIS. ASTHMA AND CATARRH May-Fever, Oppression, Neuralgia, etc. Cured ]by ESPIC'S CIGARETTES OR POWDER. Recommended by the highest Medisal authorities. The pectoral Fumi g'atox* Espio ia the most efficacious of all remedies to oombat the diseases of the respiratory organs. is&ve intyyGtxrßi of- success. J. ESPIC, Paris, 20 rue Si- Lazare Melbourne, Messrs Bourbaud and Co, Hosier Lane, Wholesale Agents. Spld by all Ohemists and Druggists. Kequire the signature on every ciga rette, Each box. of Cigarettes and powder ontains a prospectus with direction^ WANTED Known, in fourteen days intend to sell 1000 pairs of Boots.— Mbllor's Zealandia Boob Store. ANTED~ENOWN~Ladies" jackets, capes, and waterproofs, all new goods, 50 per cent off usual prioa ; ladies' dressing gowns, at English co»b-rA<i A- Obb's cheap m\t>, i. ■ ' W



Sport ng. .\- ASBBUKTON~~"~~ .Trotting Club SPEING MEETING, TO be held on the Agricultural Show Grounds, Ashburton, on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1897. Under the Rules of the South Island Trotting Association. President—Donald McLean, Esq. Vice- Presidents—Messrs DanMcKendry and G. Robertson, Stewards—Messrs P. Devane, J. Dore, R- J. Henry, W. Sutherland, Denis McKendry, J. O Grady, K. McC^fferty, and J. Sutherland. Starter—Mr R. J. Henry. Clebk of Scales—Mr D. Zander. Clerk op Course—Mr J. McCormack. Bandioafper— Mr H. Brinkman. Time keeper—Mr R. Alexander. PROGRAMME, 1—1.15 p.m.—Handicap Maiden (saddle), of IS soys; nomination, 7a 6d; accept ance, 7s 6d. Two miles. 2—2 p m.—.Electric Handicap (saddle), cf 20 soys; second horse 2 aovg. from the stake. Nomination, 10s; acceptance* 10s. One and a-half mile. 3—2.40 p.m.—LAGMHORHANDiaAP(harnesB), of 30 soys j second horse 3bo va. from the stake. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 15s. Two miles. 4—3.15 p.m.—Handicap Selling Rack, (optional saddle or harness), of 15 soys; the winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. Nomination, 7s 6d ; acceptance, 7s 6d. One and a-half mile. 5—4 p.m.—Ashburton Handicap (saddle), of 40 soys; second horse 5 hoys from the stake. Nomination, 20s; acceptance, 20s. Two miles. 6—4.30 p.m.—l*armees' Plate Handicap, (saddle), of 20 -uova ; second horse 2 soys I from the stake. Confined to horses { the fana/idepiopethy of farmers resident in the Aahburton County, and must have been the property of much owners prior to the Ist August, 1897. Amateur riders, to be approved by the Club. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance 10s. Two miles. 7—5 p. m.—Dash Handicap (saddle), of 25 soys ;second horse2^ soya fromthestake. Nomination, 12s 6d, acceptance, 12s 6d. One mile. Nominationa must be in the hands of the Secretary, accompanied with pedigree, ago, Stnd description of horses, last three per formances, and colours of riders, also the necessary amount in cash, by 9 30 p.m. on FRIDAY, October 15, at the Somerset Hotel, Ashburtou. Owners are reminded that i<\ accordaice "with rales of the Trotting Axsociution, no nomination will be valid, uor will any horse be handicapped, unless the Nomination Fees are paid at time of entry. Handicaps will be declared on FRIDAY, October 22nd. Acceptances will c'oie at 9.30 p.m. on TUESDAY, October 26th at the Somerset Hotel. Five per cent, will be deducted from all gross winnings for ixpyns.es. The attention of ownera ia drawn to the improved condition cf the Racing' Track, a,U culverts having been removed aud the course put in complete order. W. SIMPSON, 9 108 Secretary. FOR SALE, THE FOLLOWING SECOND-HAND VEHICLES. 1 Family Waggonette in splendid order, low price. 2 Farmers' Whitechapel Traps. Spring Drays from £8. 1 Farm Dray, good order, £6. Several Gigs from £7. 4 Buggies to go at a sacrifice. Any of these vehicles can be seen at the VICTORIAN SHOEING IFORGE AND CARRIAGE WORKS, WEST STREET. F. AND H. STEEL. PROPRIETORS. Manufacturers of all kinds of Vehicles, Gigs, Traps, Spring Drays and Farm Drays. REPAIRS AND PAINTING receive special attention. WHEEL-TYRING done while you wait. Give us a cali, and see our patterns fand get our prices, and we are sure to get your orders. IN OUR SHOEING DEPARTMENT We claim to have one of the most com- \ modious and well appointed Shoeing shops in Canterbury. If you once get your horse shod at our Forge and by oar men, who are praotical as well as theoretical, you will say that Ashburton certainly holds the record for Higß-claßs Shoeing, and that is to be obtained at the works of F. & H. STEEL, WEST STREET, 9 18 ASHBURTON. D U L~C ~0~8 8 U'tiTTli The only sugar permitted to Diabetic sofferera. Gives to Diabetes, the illusion of Cane-sugar, of which it has not the in convfincies. Its sweetening power being considerable, each lump of the size of a lentil is sufficient to sugar a glass of water, a cup of tea, coffee, milk, choco late, grog, etc., and is equivalent to a lump oi ordinary sugar. Has not to be confounded with the trade saccharine, an impure production which causes frequent accidents, France, M. Ch Gamier, 8, Rue dcs Pranc3 Bourgeois, Paris, THE AUSTRALIAN DHtIG COMPANY, Limited, riydney. # j~OK COUPHS, COLDS, BKONOIITIS, ASTHMA "* iufiuanzsi, Consumption, &c, &a <AY'S COMPOUND BSSBNOE OF LINSEBD Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &o <AY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, and Chest Complaints i£ AY'SCOMPOUND, for Conghs and Colds, is eqoallj |\ serviceable for horses and c&ttlg jy AY'S 'HO PILLS, a Specific in Neuralgia-- Faoefcohe rV &c. Contain Quinine, Iron, *c LINUM CATHARTICUM PILLS d geetivo, oorre t tivo, and agreeably aperient /"\OAftUMWB-oeii»»f to* Bwkea ArtW*. 8o!4 l^vrarpbank »wi»lMtow»gtoeipcu *»f!u4



Wanted. J BEARD a mac say that you got wonder fal value for little money, at Mittoa's Cheap Boot Sale. DBMEMBER, Remember, that MEU/m's XX Stock-taking Sale will lut for fourteen day! only Now'b your time to buy. SEVILLE Oranges tor Marmalade. Mandarin», Ripe Bananas, etc.— H. A Flowkb, Fruiterer and Confectioner. TTTANTKD Known, Girl*' Pretty Strap T T Shoes, tan or black, only 3a 6d, at Mellor's Zeulandia Boot Store. WHERE are you going to, my pretty maid ? To Mbllob'b Cheap Boot Sale, air, he said. fTIHOSE who are married may also have a JL pleaßant recollection of the Record Keign by purchasing for their home a lovely toned, well finished American Organ, at a very moderate coat, at H. Bairstow's. XY7~ANrED Known, Mellob's Bargain T T Bale now on. Come early. Chil dren's Straps Is 9d, u»<ully 2s 6d. VTTANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Tt Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and Everything in the optical tina »t S Sjumjc's, Optician. XirrANTED Known, the doora and T T windows are lined with wonderfu bargains, at Me&LOß's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED, wise fathers and mothers t 0 remember that Mellob's Annual Boot Sale is now on. YOUNG MEJN—Write to me for Valu able Free Book concerning your selves,— PKOirßssca R. B. Hermann, Specialist, Collins Place, Melbourne. 880 ~T ADlES.—Write to me for Valuable ■ 1 Free Book concerning yourselves.— Professor R. R. Hermann, French Special ist, Collins Place, Melbourne. 8 79 A NICE Assortment of Dress Goods, Flannelettes, Calicoes, Muslins, Em broideries, Laces, and Trimmings always kept at Mrs £lcorn's. Ladies' acd Children's Underclathiug, Dreßaes, Pinafores and Aprons made on the- premises. Our own make gives satisfaction to everyone. WANTED Known.—Ladies' Water proofs 5a lid, Aprons 6d, Prints 3£d Jackets 4s lid, Art Muslin l£d per yard, Umbrellas Ib, Pompons one dozen for Is, Corsets Is 6d.—Andrew Ore's Great Sale., B_lß m hE RECORD SAL A.— Having JL purchased several sample lots in Waterproof Cloaks, Jackets, Capes, Hats, Bonnets, Flower*, and Children's Millinery, at a Great Reduction, Mrs Alcokn will offer these at and below wholesale prices; also all her Trimmed Miiiiuery, Fancy Goods, Aproca, and Pina fores at great ledueiions to reduce quanti ties before stock-taking. XUST Fancy, Men's Pegged Bluchers 63 O lid, usually 8* 9i.— MKLLOR'S Zsa landta Boot Store. WANTED KNOWN—A lot of English samples in ladies' combinations, meriiiO and wool veete, knitted skirts, corsets, etc., at half price—At A. Orrs' cheap sale. 7 44 \ ]T rANTED Known—Tliat J. Moison has Vt received a lar^e stock of Winter i 3>->i>ta and Shoos, which he inteuds disposing lofat a Discount for Cash. His own makeß (which never waa yet equalled) always on hs-o'j. I intend, as io the past, to keep the reputation of keeping the Best Boots in the trade. Nothing but the best sole leather used. Repairs done at once at the Premier Boob Store, Kast Street, Town Hall, Ash ' urton 3 5 WANTED Known.—FourTrunks Carpe Samples, H yard long, just the thing for Bedrooms and Kitchen Hearth Rugs. Four Cases Harvard and Leather Shirtings ; new patterns and splendid value. —Mitohell and Turner. WANTED Known—ThatMiTCHELL AND Turner have opened up their new Prints and Dress Muslins, Sunshades and Umbrellas. Dress Goods t Millinery, and Mantles to arrive per s.s. Aotea, September 6th WANTED KNOWN-Mrs Hujwam having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neill, intends to open same aa Ladies' Dining and Refreshment Roon: a, where visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all houra. A few boarders will find all the comfort* of a home. WANTED Known. — Boys' Overcoata 3s 9d, Boots 4s 6d to 7s lid. Infanta' Boots 6d, four Gent's ties for Is, four pair of Socks for Is, Cap 6d, Best Colonial Trousers 6s lid.—A. Orr's Sale of Assigned Estate of W. S. Mitchell. 8 185 STOP THAT COUGH by using Flower's Celebrated Aniseed and Horehound Cough Drops. To be obtained from stoie keepers, or at H. A. Flower, the leading Confectioner, East Stieet. 163 MRS KNIGHT, Cash purchaser o ladies, gentlemen's, and children's left off ' Oiothing, and all kinds of Goods.—Wakanui ' Road, near Baring Square. 5 13 WANTED KNOWN. — Ladies' shot ribbed hose^ 6d per pair; Ladies' black caahmere hose, la psr pair ; children's gloves, 3d per pair; ladies' gloves 6d per pair; lined kid gloves (fur tops) 2% 6d per pair—At A. Obh's cheap sale. 742 NEW Journals —Young Ladies' Journal (August); Weldon's Ladies' Journal (July); Quarterly Family Reader, Quarterly Something to Read. New Papers—Lloyd's, Reynold's, &c., at H. N. Anderson's, Kast street, Ashburton. 8 143 ANTED KNOWN—French serges, in navy, black and maroon, at Is6<3; worth 2? 6d; dress goods, from lOd per yard; single costumes, reduced from 25s to 7s 6d , silicias and linings, ail reduced—At A Orr's cheap sale. 7 49 W" ANTED KNOWN—Table damask, from Is 3d per y*rd ; table napkins, tray cloihs, doyleys, toilet covers, and table covetß, greatly reduced—At A. Orr's cheap sa'e. 7 46 WANTED Known-A Cheap Boot Sale at Mellob's, for fourteen days only. WASTED Known.—That we expect to rece've our Summer Dresses and Millinery (specially selected by our London agent) about Wednesday, September 8, and from samples received these goods should eclipse anything we have previously im ported.— MITCHET LAND TURNER. WANTED KNOWN —The w^Tthe young people of Ashburton should celebrate the record reign. Geb married, and buy their furniture at H. Bairstow's, Tarscred Street. 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Nothng is easier than to recommend a man to go to Australia. A dcz-<n wordl ot- so oat of your mouth and you have done tt. But for him to act on your _, advice—that is a grey horse of another colour. You see, Australia is half-way round the world ; and to pull up stakes here and go there—family, interests, and m all—is &. j>b no man takes in hand save for the strongest sort of reasons. Yet that ia what Mr Kmry« Morgan Price, grocer aad tea merchant, of Tre hafod Road, Hafod, 8. Wales, was advised ro do by a docior at Merthyr. Now, we don't say bat that the result, if Mr Price had gone, would have proved the dootor'a judgment to be sound j but an it hap pened Mr Priea came out all light in the t ni by just staying an home. The facts are briefly these : In August, 1831, the customary choral competition took place at Abergavenny, and Mr Price attended, In some way—he fails to state how, and it doesn't matter—he took cold and had a chill. When he mived home afc Dowlais he could scarcely breathe. To draw his lungs full of air vra« quite impossible. In fact, he felt as if he were soffr. eating. Of course, there was no more thought of singing; tha question was one of getting breath enough o live on. He ab once tried that good old-fashioned remedy, mustard plasters, patting ihem on his chest and perhaps on his back between the shoulder blades. They relieved him for the time as we might expecb. But mustard plasters do one thing-ne more. They draw some blood from the inflamed parts to the suif^ce ; that's all. When they have Bet up a bis of mild counter-irritation they tre done ; they don'c get down to deep causes. And hete there was a deep cause. We will point it out presently. There was a constant whistling noise la his throat he says. You hear ib in chil dien when they have croup. It means hat the air passages are contracted and the breath has to pass violently through \ small oniice. Disease has often strangled pouple fro death that way. ".Next," he says, "a violent cough eefc in. I coughed and i pat op thick phlegm night and This meant more and worse intimma. ;ion, and shows us the spectacle of Nature Irving to get rid of the product—the phlegm or mucus* Bat to cough night And day! Think of It. What becomes of a man's appetite and sleep 1 You can imagine. No wonder the doctor at Mertbyp was anxious and suggested a change of climate, Still Mr Prlc*, as we have s»ld, remained at home and oonsnlted other physicians, one at Dowlais and one at Hafod. AH the doctors agreed that their patient wae suffering from acute bronchitis, and very properly treated him for that. Yet some* how their medicines failed to effect any real and radical good. That they were temporarily helpful we may not doubt. But, you see, bronchitis, once seated, if an obstinate and progressive ailment. It has a tendency to take up new ground and to get down on the lungs, the reason being that rhe lining of the air passage! and of rhe lungs is all one thing. So an affection of any part of it, if not cured, spreads like fire in grass. " As time went on," says Mr Price, MI got weaker and weaker and my breathing became distressing to hear. All my friends thought I was in a consumption, and as a sister of mine had d?edof that com* plaint, I naturally felt alarmed. Indeed, one night in July, 1885, I was so bad that my wife thought I was dying." Happily the lady was mistaken, yet death sometimes comes with fearful sud denness hi that complaint, and her fear was very reasonable. At that time, please r- member, cur gocd friend had suffered about four yei»rs, and was in a state of low vitality. The whole body was feeble - and exhausted, and there would have been nothing surprising in a fatal teixv nation. But a hotter resole was in restore, as we shall now see. Mr Price's letter dated August 18th, 1893, concludes iti these words : ** Butter and worse I continued in chu power of this malady year after year, and had given up all bop«js of ever getting better. Iv February, 1887, aft.tr having endured it h\ year?, I read vi a person at Ponty poui having been cured uf the same thing iy Mother Seigel's Corathe fc-yrup, I gut a KUp^'y of it, and in a few days I felt relief? I kept <>n with it aud grad ually improved. In <-ix mouth-j the __ cough had left me and I was a well man. ' Since then I have been as Hound as a bell. If you like you may publish my state ment, and I will gladly aas*«r any inquiries. (Signed) jbmeivs Morg&u. Price." . ..' Uocd ! That is vesy pleasing and oheerinn to hear, Una wotd—m impor* taut word. Bronchia*, jjoaumoma, rheumatism, gout, nervous disorders, livec complaint, kidnty trouble, and most of our familiar dsbeasus ate ceased by poison iv the blood ; and tho poison la produced by stomauh fermentation, indigestion and dyspepsia. Consumption iisoif cornea in the ho me way. Mother Siegal'g Camiva Syrup diivea cut Ibe [joLon and stops the manufacture of more. Tha.'u why it cured Mr Price and ib will cure anybody.



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