PHASES OF THE MOON.

AUGUST

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1897.

THE MOTOR CAR.

The days of the Paris cab horse are numbered. So, in tffect, says the Paris correspondent of a London con temporary. Accord ing to this authority, within a year cab horses will have almost entirely disappeared from the streets of the capital. Some time ago the hope was expressed that the horseless carriage would have replaced the present one before the 1900 exhibition ; but it was never expected that the transformation would take place so rapidly as now seems assured. The managing director of the Oab Company declares that he will have five or six hundred auto cars on the streets by the end of the year, and the first of these will make its appearance in three months. The motive fowe is to be electricity ; the carriages can run for ten hours, and it is understood that arrangements will be made at all cabstands for renewing the supply of power. By next April, it is thought, there will be 4000 horse less cabs plying fc>r llire in Pa«s- Charles Lamb used to say that the presence of beggars makes the streets picturesque. That may be said with far more reason of. the horses that draw our public and private vehicles, and autocars will not, therefore, give i an added charm to the thoroughfares of the French capital. But in such a matter picturesqueness has to give way co the public convenience, ;

AN ENGLISH TILAK.

Thh Morning of July 8 has the following:—-" The ravings of homicidal maniacs are, as a rule, passed by in this, country with a contempfcuousshrug, but we have received an intimation from a man named Hytwiman that he will publish in the next issue flf an obscure Socialist paper an article which calls for very serious notice on the part of the authorities. This m*a,

from the police-guarded security of an | ftngliah office, is about to pour out a 1 stream of the vilest abuse on our countrymen in India who are devoting their lives to the good government of the people of ludia, and is about to tell the bad characters of India that a section, however intellectually and nunißrically insignificant, of English men is with them in their murderous attempts on the lives of officials and soldiers, This man Hy adman brings the most insane ac usations against 'he Government of India, and says rhat he • would gladly see the villains hanged, from Lord George Hamilton upwards, who have created this famine und have murdered the natives by the million,' Moreover, he goes on to say that if ever rebellion was justified in the history of the world it is justified in British India to day. And all this garbage is printed in spite of the plain fact that many officials have !aid,down their lives in the struggle to prevent the people of India from suffering from the consequences of their own insani tary folly, and that the Lord Mayor's fund for the starving in India was the most generous ever collected in the history of the world." Other news papers referred to the infamous in tention in similar terms. That he should use a Socialist paper for his purpose is likely to bring discredit on Socialism, which is thus ostensibly identified with treason and bloodshed.

Local and General.

A wet Whit-Monday means a lose of £10,000 to each of the (Jreat British railway*. The New Zealand Clothing Factory have a new advertisement in this issue which may repay pemal. The attention of shipowners ia called to a notice from the Chief Inspector of Stock which appears in our advertising columns. Our readers are reminded that the next stock and sheep sale will be held at the Methven ualeyards on Thursday, 26th inst. The confirmed gamester is said by those who have observed him carefully to lose, in hia devotion to gambling, his taßte for all other vices.— British Review. Dr. Nansen will make about £30,000 out of his book. Already it is printed in Eng land and America, also in Dutch, German, Norwegian, French and Bohemian. The Ptemier and party arrived at Colomb* on their way back to .New Zealand two days ahead of tlnie-table. All were well, They expect to reach Wellington about the 14ch prox. The plant for lighting the car riages in Auckland by gas arrived in New Zealand by the Tokomaru. The installation will be complete in about two months. Similar plant for the Wellington railway is expected shortly. " Where is the island of Cuba situated ?' asked an Austin school teacher of a small forlorn-lookingboy. "1 dunno,sir." "Don't you know where sugar comes from ?" " Yes, sir % we borrows it from the next-door neighbour." Cutting-out classes have been established amongst the girls in the Napier District School, and ie has now been decided to obtain a report as to the advisablenees of teaching the boys the elements of carpentry and glazing. Mr Andrew Orr informs the public that his sale of Mr W. S. Mitchell's stock continues, and as an inducement to country people to pay him a visit undertakes to pay the railway fare of all purchasers of over £6 worm v. .'   -p. ,j *nd MoDiaruiid are Messrs McDonald . .. # t clearing out several lines of slipj.. ..__,, very low prices to make room for sumiu. goods. They claim that their asbestos lined boots are the most comfortable in the market, both for winter and summer wear. For the morning lesson ab the School of Cookery on Saturday the fol'owing will be the work essayed :—Galantine of tongues ; apple pudding ; Genoese pastry ; m tcaroni cheese. In the afternoon the chief item will be stuffed shoulder of mutton, as described recently in these columns. Scotland claims the credit of having the smallesb burial-ground in the world. Ie is situated in the town of Galashiels, between Bridge street and High street. It measures only 22i ft by 14|ft, and is surrounded by a rickety wall about 7ft high. It has been closed as a burial-ground for many years. The Governor leaves Wellington for Auck land on Tuesday. Steps are being taken there to give him a fitting reception. An illuminated address is to be presented. The local bodies, Friendly Societies, Volunteers, etc., are to form a procession. The public school children are to be grouped on a slope in Albert Park, and to sing the National Anthem. At a meeting of the Dunedin Charitable Aid Board on Thursday, a letter was approved of stating that it would be in advisable to suggest that funds applied to charitable aid should be a charge upon the Consolidated Fund, as there is some check upon the disposal of the funds by the present system. The Board prefer to await the issue of the proposed legislation. before discussing it, and as it is thought the pro posed conference in Wellington would carry small weight, the Board considers the expense of sending delegates is not war ranted. The following is a list of the awards from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia granted in New Zealand during the past year :—Silver medals — Robert Oliphant, Auckland, rescue from drowning; Henry Giles, Cambridge, rescue from fire. Bronze medals — William Mehaffey, Queenstown, George Hill. Devonport, rescues from drowniDg; John Gauntlett, Wellington, and John Hunt, New Brighton, attempted rescues from drowning. Certificates of merit —F. C. Moyle, Auckland, John Singleton, Wellington, and W. H. Williams, Wellington, rescues from drowning. Three centuries are now very nearly com pleted since, in 1600, the East Indian Com pany obtained from Queen Elizabeth their first charter, at the close of a period in our history during which the territory governed by the English Crown had been reduced, for about 150 years, to an extent much smaller than before or since. For nearly 300 years after the Norman Conquest the English kings ruled great possessions on the Euro pean mainland ; but we had lost them all (except Calais) by the middle of the fifteenth century. Scotland was still an independent kingdom ; Ireland was a wild country in. chronic revolt; the settled dominion of the Tudors was over little more than England, Wales, and the Channel Islands. The frontiers of the British Empire are now far in the interior of America, Africa, and Asia; and our little wars are waged on the slopes of the Afghaa hills. In Elizabeth's day we fought on the Scottish border, or made a foray among the wild folk of Ulster or Kerry. — Nineteenth Century.

The monthly meeting of the Primitive. Methodist Band of Hope was held last evening. The Rev. J. Olphert occupied the chair, and made a few remarks suitable to | the occasion. A very interesting programme was piovided, including solos, dialogues, i eoitations, and conundrums, The accom . pauists were Miss M. Oolliaou and Mr G. Hight. At the Methven Police Court yesterday, before Messrs W Morgan and J. Batty, Js.P., T. Matheson, D. Duff, A. Church ward | and J. MoCrenor were fined Is per head and co its for having horses and cattle at large. In the civil cages', J. Levett v. ,1. McOfenor, plaint ff was non-Buited with costs ; Hibbs Bros, v J. Bute, plaintiff was non-suited with costs; J. Goldsmith vL. 0. Bitnler, Stone v. Home, Stewart v. Stack, judgment for plaintiffs with costs. Mr L., a broad-minded pressman, met Mr C, a Prohibitionist, the ofcher day. "That's a, nasty cough you've got," said L. " Come and have a rum hot; it 9!! do you good." " No, thanks; Woods' Great Peppermint Care for me ; it beats all your rum hots for coughs and colds, it's sold everywhere.

"THE DIVINE HEALER."

Death in the Wilderness.

The New York correspondent of the Argus writes on the 19th June :•—

The bleached skeleton of Francis Sohlabter, "the Divine Healer," was found two weeks ago under a tree, in a desolate parb of the Mexican State of Chihuahua, about fifty miles south of the international boundary. He had, probably, died of starvation. On November 13 last he suddenly departed from the City of Denver, State of Colorado, where more than 5000 persons were waiting for treatment) at his hands, and more than 10,000 handkerchiefs had just) been received by post from persons who desired that these bits of linen should have his blessing. In his room he left a notej which said :—" My mission is finished. The Father takes me away." It was his intention to fast forty days in the wilderness. As he made his way southward thiough the Rocky Mountain region his appearance was occasionally re ported. In February he was arrested in Southern California as a vagrant. la May he was seen near the Mexican line. A little later ho died in the wilderness, and his Bible was found by his side. For some time in 1396 the newspapers were publishing long accounts of Schlatter's work in the West. Three years ago, while laboring at a cobbler's bench in Denver, he heard " silent voices," in obedience to which he gave away his tools and set oat on a pilgrimage. After his reputation as a " healer" had been established in the region between Colorado and the Mexican boundary, he was induced to return to Denver by a merchant named Fox, whom, it was said, he had cured of deafness by the laying on of hands and by prayer. For two months, at Fox's house, thousands begged daily for Schlatter s benediction. They came from all parts of the land, and before sunrise every morning began to take their places in the line which was to move past this man from 9 a.m. until 4 p m., onanarrowsidewalk, while the Healer stood within reach in Fox's door-yard, separated from the applicants by a low fence. He was accustomed to bless handkerchiefs scut to him from distant places by the sick, and when he suddenly disappeared more than 10,000 of these, as 1 have said, which had been received had not yet been blessed. In the morning after hie departure there was in front of Fox's house a great crowd of the disappointed, wetping women, exhausted and complaining men, whose hope of relief had thus been taken away. Remarkable stories qi his curative 1 powers were told. The man lived in the ' simplest way, and uniformly refused to accept either fees or gifts. Undoubtedly, it was his purpo.-e to return from the wilder , ness, and to resume in Chicago the work he had done in Denver. But his franticiam led him to prolong his fast, in all probability, ' until his strength was gone, and there was i none to save him in the desolate mountain region where two mining prospectors found his bones and Bible, 1 Singe hia disappearance several other ; ♦• healers. " have risen, imitating his methods, aob ooneealing their mercenary motives. ;„: , .* "**n more or Je»» in evidence ihere has also i».w "' -^mlth named lor a year past a joay blao.*.. Newell, who left his anvil in the State v.. : Vermont to cure the afflicted, and accumu -1 lated 40,000d0l in 12 months as pay for his i services. Newell visited London as a mem ' ber of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery I of Boston, and it appears that the Prince of 1 Wales was induced to teat his powers for the relief of a alight attack of rheumatism. j But Sohlatter was unique—a most interest i ing person, a benign and unselfish enthus t iast, whose brief career and Btrange end . were equally dramatic and startling.

M. PAUSE'S VISIT TO RUSSIA.

Departure from Paris.

Explosion of a Bomb.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— j Copyright. Paris, August 18. MM. Faure, Hanotaux and Besnard left for St. Petersburg to-day on a visit to the Czar. Shortly after M. Faure had passed along the Boulevard Magenta, leading from the Place de la R«spublique, a bomb was exploded under a flower stall. The incident prominently brought to mind the threat made by Golli, when under examination for the assassination of the Spanish Prime Minister, that the next victim of the Anarchists would be M. Faure, M Faure takes an immense number of presents to the Czar, including seventy-one of the finest pieces of Sevres ware. August 19 The police, to minimise the effect of the bomb thrown in the Boulevard Magenta, attribute the act to a mad man. The Director of the Municipal Laboratory declares it was a dangerous j infernal machine, but a slight flaw] prevented great damage. I M. Faure received ovations in Paris and Dunkirk.

Royal Visit to Ireland.

Press Association —By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

London, August 18 The Duke and Duchess of York arrived at Dublin and were accorded an enthusiastic reception. Their tour of Ireland extends over three weeks. August 19. Dublin was gaily decorated in honour of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit. Joyous cheering was general, and no disaffection was ap parent.

FEDERATION.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

j Sydney, August 19. I The Legislative Council, after con^ siderable discussion, decided that the representation on the Senate should ibe proportional with a minimum of, threa members for each State ; the Senate to consist of not less than forty meoibers.

"YOU MUST ALTER HUMAN NATURE."

(Dedicated to the Darwinians.) There was a littlo animal no bigger than a fox, And ou five toeß he scampered over tertiary rocks: '■ They called him Bohippus, and they called him \ • y small, And they thought him of no value, when they thought of him at all. For the lumpish Deinotherium and Cory phodon so slow Were the heavy ariatoerecy in the days of long ago. Said little Eohippue, " I am going to be a horse, And on my middle finger-nails to run my earthly course ; I'm going to have a flowing tail, I'm going to have a mane; I'm going to stand fourteen hands high on the Pleiatooenio Plain." The Ooryphodon w«s horrified, the Dei notherium shocked, So they chased young Kohippus, bub he skipped away nod mooked. Then they laughed enormous laughter, and they groaned enormous groans, And they bade young Eohippua go and view his father's bones. Said they,, " You always were ac low and mean as now we se&, And therefore it is obvious you &r« fclwaya going to be." 11 What! you a great tall handsome beast, with hoofs to g*llop on 1 Why, you'd have to change your nature, 1" said the slow Coryphodon. Then they fancied him disposed of, and retired with gait serene s That was the way they argued in the Early Eocene.

There wa» once an Anthropoidal Ape far smarter than the rest And everything that they could do, he always did the best. Bo they naturally disliked him, and they showed him shoulder 0001, And when they had to mention him, they said he was a fool. Said this pretentious Ape one day, "I'm going te be a man, And stand upright, and hunt, and fitjht, and conquer all I oan : I'm going to cub down foreat trees to build my houses higher, I'm going to kill the Mastodon ; I'm going to make a fire." Loud shrieked the Anthropoidal Apes with laughter wild and gay ; Then they tried to catch that boastful one but he always got away. Then they pelted him with coooanuts, which didn t seem to hit; Then they yelled at him in chorus, but he didn't; care a bit. And last they gave him argumenta, which >. they thought of much avail, To prove that his preposterous attempt was sure to fail. Said the sages, " In the first place, the thing cannot be done; And second, if it could be, 'twould not be any fun; And last, and most conclusive, and admitting no reply, You should have to change your nature—we should like to see you try !" They chuckled then in chorus, those lean and hairy shapes, For these things passed for arguments with the Anthropoidal Apes.

There was once a Neolithic Man, an enter prising wight, Who kept his simple implements unusually bright; Unusually clever he, unusually brave, ; 4nd he sketched delightful mammoths on the borders of his cave. To his Neolithic neighbours, who were startled and surprised, Said he, " My friends, in the course o£ time we shall be civilised. We're going to live in citiea, and build churches, and make lawa j We're going to eat three times a day, without the natural cause; We're going to wear a pile of atuffa outside our natural skins, We're going to have diseases, and accomplish ments, and sins 3 We're goiug to turn life upside dcwn about a thing called gold ; We're going to want the earth, and take as mucu £« we caw hold." Then they all rose up in fury against their boastful friend, For prehistoric patience came quickly to an end. Said one, "This is Utopian, chimerical, absurd," Said another, " What a stupid life; too dull, upon my word !" Said ail, "Before these things pan come, you idiotic child, You must alter human nature." Then they all sat back and smiled. Thought they, "An answer to that last it will be hard to find j" It was a clinching argument to the Neolithic mind. Anon.

"THE CAPTAIN'S JUBILEE."

" The Captain's Jubilee " was celebrated on Wednesday evening by the Ashburfeon Rifles. The celebration took place in the Oddfellows' Hall, and assumed the form of a " camp fire." The corps was accepted on August 15, 1879, and annually this date has been celebrated by the company with some form of festivity. The same date, as it happens, is the birthday of Captain Dolman, but as it fell this year on a Sunday, the most suitable day in the week following for all parties was chosen in Wednesday last, and on that evening the celebration was held. The Committee in charge of the arrange' menta took a new departure. The usual ''social" is not satisfactory to those who do not dance, inasmuch as those who do are so selfish in their pursuit of the enjoy ment as to give any Binger or other per former but small chance to entertain the non-dancers, and the result is that songs at socials are sung while the selfish dancers are flitting about the floor arranging for part ners, or carrying on loud conversations with them. The Committee decided t« place the musical items in successive order, the camp fire, to follow, and the dancing (with nothing to infcerfera with it) to come last. And this arrangement proved emi nently satisfactory. The programme that was first submitted comprised rnoreezux con tributed by members of the band in the shape of quartets, duets, etc., and by mem bers of the family of Mr George Hosken the bandmaster, as well as a well sung solo by Mrs Sergeant Dee, all of which were thoroughly enjoyed. Then the scene changed, and though much was left to the imagination, the picture of the men round the camp fire was an excellent one It showed the troops, the day's duty done, taking things easy, but doing their best among themselves to vary the monotony of camplie. There werebanjoandguitarplayers there, with vocalists galore, and the •• boys " were in the lively and frolicsome form that usually displays itself when the cimp fire is burning and the stern rigor of duty has been relaxed. Lieutenant Hayes took occasion to mention in a •' miscellaneous " way to the lads round the ire that the fiftieth birthday of the Captain had just gone past, and went on to pay the superior officer well deserved compliments on his ability as an officer, but more especially on the fact that, joining the corpß on its first enrolment, he had stuck loyally to it through good and evil, till to day when it held as proud a position and as high a reputation as any corpi in the service. (Do mark the corps' appreciation of its Captain's worth and the services he had rendered, Lieutenant Hayes had been commissioned to present to Captain Dolman, in the company's name, a pair,of handsome binocular field glasses, and this he now did, and Captain Dolman suitably acknowledged the gift;. Dancing then became the rule to the music of Gates' band, s»nd was keep up with spirit till closing time. Mrs Dolman took charge of the supper room herself, and it ia needless to say, judging from her pasb form as chiei of the commissariat, that she was in no way short of previous records, and won golden opiniqnß from all sorts of— hungry people. The anniversary celebration was a brilliant suoceas, and eighty couples shared in the enjoynwnt of the eveuing, among the guests being Major Douglas and several old officers of the local corps.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association—By B tcuic Telegraph— Copyright.

The Accident to .Sir William Jervois. London, August 18 The accident resuming in the death o? Sir Wi Ham Jervois was caused through a horse attached to a dog cart driven by Lady Jervois bolting. Sir William was thrown out on the curb stone, and received such severe injuries that he died in a few hours, mutinous Sailors. A mutinous spirit prevails amongst the orew of the British battleship Royal Sovereign, belonging to the Channel squadron, owing to the stop page of leave. All the punishment cells aboard are full of prisoners. Prince Henry of Orleans. Pabis, August 19 Prince Henry of Orleans is recover ing from his wounds. tiolli's Sentence. Madrid, August 19 GoUi'e sentence of death is oon £rm«d.

Australian.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Post and Telegraph Department's { Loss. Sydney, August 19 The annual report of the Postal and Telegraphic Department shows a loss of £138,000. Brutal Assault and Light Sentence. Melbourne, August 19 A brutal assault took place at Brunswick by a drunken husband, who, after filling cups of hot tea and throwing them over his wife, endea voured to thrust a shovelful of red hot ashes from the grate into her mouth, burning her mouth and tongue terribly. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. IShoals of Dead Fish. Adelaide, August 19 The captain of a steamer which has arrived at Port Darwin report* that on August 12, when in the vicinity of the Pellew Islands, Gulf of Carpen taria, he steamed through immense numbers of dead fish of all descrip tions, with stomachs much distended and entrails protruding. Simultaneous with the discovery of the fish the Port Darwin district experienced earth quake shocks. West Australian Finance. Perth, August 19. Sir John Forrest states that the colony will float no further loans for some time, but he has arranged for a supply of money to keep public works going to the extent of three and a half millions

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign,

Pres3 Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

Received Wakapuaka August 20, 10 a.m. Guardian Offiw 11 a.m. The Arctic Pigeon Message. London, August 19 Mr W. B. Tegetmeir, an authority on pigeons and poultry, writing in the Field, says he considers the message Sound oo the pigeon shot in the Arctic Ocean, and purporting to be from i Andree, is utterly untrustworthy. A Costly Strike, The dispute between Lord Penrhyn and the m§n on his Welsh quarries, i which culminate^ in a strike in January last, has been settled. It is believed the chief claims of the men have been conceded. The strike caused the men tp Jose #200,000 in wages. Bomb Throwing. Constantinople, August 19 A bomb was thrown yesterday out side the polica barracks at Pera, an aristocratic suburb of Constantinople, and an explosion of dynamite occurred in the vicinity of the residence of the Grand Vizier. An Armenian wfes arrested trying t$ set |ire to a' fuse attached to a bomb on the stairs of the Imperial Ottoman Bank.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions oxpressed by our correspondents.)

THE WATERTON CONCERT,

TO TUB EDITOK. SIE, —Your correspondent; " Observer," in Tuesday's iesue, makes the following statement:—" It is a common thing to hear speeches at blue ribbon meetings and Weeleyan anniversaries held in Wafarton that had far better be kept for other audiences than mixed ones." Now I have no hesitation in saying that the above state ment is entirely false, and "Observer" knows it. I hare been at every anniversary held in connection with the Weeleyan Ohunh for the last seven years, at which there has been an average of at least three speeches, from clergymen of the Wesleyan. Presbyterian, and Anglwaa churches, and 1 can confidently assert that nothing of an objectionable nature has ever been heard. However, in case my memory fails me, I challenge "Observer " to name at least one speech that has been given during three years, the name of the speaker, and the objectionable statement made by such speaker. If the practice is so common, the task will be an easy one. If the statement is unfit for your columns, I asic him to enclose it for inspection to your office. Were it not that silence might be miscon strued, I would have treated the letter with the contempt it deserves.—l »m, etc., Longbeaoh, August 19, 1897.

WEDDING.

Moore—Pauling.

A quiet and very pretty wedding was celebrated on Thursday by the Key. G. B. Inglis at, the residence of the bride's mother (Mrs W. Pauling), the contracting parties being Mr Charles Moore, the well known and popular police constable of Ash burton, and Miss Agnes Pauling, second daughter of the late Mr W. Pauling. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr J". H. Pauling, looked very pretty in a cream Bilk dress with heliotrope velvet trimmings. She wore the orthodox bridal veil and orange blossoms. Mies R. Conlan, as bridesmaid, wore navy blue serge, cream trimmed. The bride and bridesmaid wore gold brooches, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridal pair left by the express for the north on their honeymoon, followed by the good wishes of the many friends present to witness their departure.

St. Stephen's Church.

The annual gathering in connection with the Ashburtoa branch of the Girls' Friendly Society, held en Thursday in 8b Stephen's Schoolroom was an unqualified success, and thoroughly appreciated by the friends and visitors. The room was fitted up as a drawing room, the walls being gaily decorated with flags and mostoes, etc. On one side of the room a stall was found laden with the work of the members, and here a continuous sale went on, both in the afternoon and evening. On the other side of the room a Christmas tree, and another stall for the sale of lollies, etc., delighted the hearts of the juveniles. The attendance was not large in the afternoon, but in the evening the room was crowded, o\er two hundred partaking of refreshments provided by the members and friends. The catering left nothing to be desired, and the members made admirable hostesses. A most eDJoy i»ble programme of music and recitations had been arranged for the evening, but owing to colds, some of the performers were unable to fulfil their engagements. Items were con tributed by Mrs Denshire, the Mieaea Douglas, Hamilton, Macdonald, Hoaken, Taylor, Mr A. H. Gordon, and the Rev T. A. Hamilton. At the close of she evening the Rev T. A, Hamilton, on behalf of the Society, thanked all who had contributed to the success of the gathering, the result being a welcome inciease of the funds of the Society. A few remarks about the objects and work of the Society may be of use to the general public, as many persona were completely 11 taken aback" by tho unexpected peep into fairyland with which they were favored last night. Founded in 1875 in England, the Society ia a union of women and consists of associ ates and members : the latter being un married women have given the Society its name, The objects of the Society are as follows : 1. To bind Christian women together in one Society for mutual help, sympathy and prayer. 2. To encourage purity of life, dutifulaess to parents, faithfulness to employers, an"4 thrift. ■*.-■ ---3. To provide the privileges of the Society for its members, wherever they may be, by giving them an introduction from one branch to another. Married women are invited to become associates and take a kindly interest in the members, aasistiDj? ia the weekly meetings. These meetings are varied in form, as there are work nights, Bible classes, Scripture competition examinations, amusement even ings, eto. The motto of the Society is " Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." (Gal. vi) Since Miss Twenty man's departure the Ashburton branch has been presided over by Mrs Hamilton, and latterly by Mrs Bland, who has thrown a considerable amount of energy into the work and infused a spirit of enthusiasm into the members, which is bearing fruit in the in creased attendance. The roll number is now over fifty, and every week brings some new member. The meetings are held every Wednesday in St. Stephen's schoolroom, and every information with regard to the working of the Society will be" cheerfully given by the President or the Vicar.

COMMERCIAL.

sr Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. Copyright. London, August 18. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for tho United Kingdom is 960,0QQ quarters, and for the Continent 800,000 quarters. . The National Bank of New Zealand shares, £2; Bank of New Zealand four per cent. guaranteed stock, 104; New Zealand Loaa and Mercantile Agency Company 4 per cent, prior hen stock, 96. The American visible wbeab supply is estimated at 22,295,000 bushels.

tHE ABHBOfcTOK GtJABDIAN i FttlbAY, AUGUST 26, 1897,



'irst quarter ... 'ull moon iast quarter ... few moon

6 13 20 28

5 55 ai 1 53 ai 7 59 pi 2 59 pi



Business Notices =IMPORTAINT NOTICED GREAT AUCTION SALE. mHE REMAINDER of G. J, Nmll's Baoktupt Stook will be sold by Auction oa SATURDAY/AUGUST 21, 1897. (SEE ADVERTISEMENT. D. THOMAS, AUCTIONEER. BY OBDEB STOOK VENDORS.



DKESSES & DRESSMAKING - EXTRAORDINARY. = AFTER AN EXCEPTIONALLY SUCCESSFUL SEASON WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO TAKE VEBY MUCH BEDUCED PBICES fIOR OUR FEW REMAINING COLORED DRESSES.' A LOW PRICE qwoted for Dr ess Complete, Besb Sby!e>nd Fife. MITCHELL & TURNER.



LADIES' RINGS. RINGS. RINGS BROOCHES. BROOCHES. BROOCHES. SEE WINDOW OF S. SALEK'S JEWELLEEY ESTABLISHMENT FOR-THK LARGEST BTOCK AND NEWEST DESIGNS O¥ LADIES' KINGS AND BROOCHES EVER SEEN IN THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT. MAGNIFICENT New Stock of above, Set with Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires, Pearls, Opals, and other Precious Stones. These stones having been bought and chosen by S. SALEK personally, and made up in 18 carat Colonial Gold to his own deuigns, are superior in regard to Design and Price to anything hitherto seen in the district. PRICES 20 per cent Lower than Usual, marked in Plain Figures' SEE WINDOW. S. SALEK, WATOHMAKEE & MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, EABT STKEET.



MAKE NO MISTAKE. WE ARE ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. SEEING IS BELIEVING. Compare our Goods and Prices, and yon will be bound to admit, that undoubtedly McDonald & mcdiarmid SELL THE BEST ARTICLE AT THE LOWEST PRICE. OWIBG to the extraordinary mild winter, we are overstocked with WINTER SLIPPERS, and in order to effeob a clearance to make room for Spring and bummer GOODS, wifare prepared to Sell them at a Sabatanlial INDUCTION off uaual price. t v > ri«.««f minnam (earn la 63 ncr pair, good value at 2s ; Ladies' German Felfc CfeU- Slippers from la per pa,r; and other hoc lh»b will gl»dden the hearts of the economical housewife. •untvoier and w»rm in winter. ■ TBY THEM AT McDonald & mcdiabmid's BOOT MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS, *««»-*. NICHOLAS. EAST STREET, ASHBtoON.



Public Notices. ; agents for THE ANGLO-NEW ?EALANt> OYOLE COMPANY. XHE OSMOND THE O^LOJBES , TMJE MELTON THIS TOWNEND IF you are thinking of purchasing ft Bicycle, it will be to your own interest to inspect the above High-Grade English Maohines, Ladies" up-to-date Cycles from £19 15s. Gentlemen's Latest Patterns from £1915s The very easy terras we are giving places any of the above beautiful Bicycles within the reach of all by paying a small deposit, and balance in easy monthly payments. Don'c be afraid to come in and ace our Machines. All transactions strictly confidential. Catalogues and terms on application. HALLENSTEIN BROS. & CO., A. G. BARTON, Manage*!



02 ' Ol • °° •I g • II S <l «j •«? s§ Ph GO g-e 2<J i{ i - » O § a || . <1 s ■^ i* & -- O m& i s^ h H S| tf 111 o *



Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHUROfI Ashbur&on. FRIDAY — Short Service, 7.30 p.m. ; Choir Practice, 8 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICES, AUGUST 22. 8.30 a m.—Holy Communion. 11 a.m.—Morning Prayer. 3 p.m.—Seafield—Anniversary Service. 6.30 p.m.—Evening Prayer. REV T. A. HAMILTON.



j The man John Whitelaw, who attacked a warder in the Waimate Hospital on Monday morning, inflicting on him serious injuries, was taken out of the Hospital there only to be removed to the Timaru Hospital. Dr Reid, who ordered the man's removal to the litter institution, informed the Hospital Board that he considered it waß Btnndalous to take tbg man out of the Waimate Hos pital in the state he was, with inflammation of both lungs. He needpd hot poultices all the time, and they took him from the Hospital and put him in a cold jtock-up, and then oar ted him to Timaru. He found him, with his temperature IQ2, lying on the floor of a cell so cold that his breath wept off in thick clouds, and he told the warder that hei wou'd not be responsible for his life if he ; remained there—he did not think he would have livod till morning. He therefore took the responsibility of sending him to the Hospital, and told the nurses to put him near some of the stronger men, bo that they could look afcer him if he got up. Though Whitelaw was delirious, Dr Reid &aid he saw no sign of lunacy about him. If the man fo»d a,ot been seat back It a hospital he ffoyli 909n Ji*?f b«tf» w$ $9 Ms oemtfcwy.



Many Ladies complain that the Tea they have been using has neither strength nor flavor. If they try Kozie Tak they will be wt Ufled Try the No 4at 2/4, 'til «up«rb



The true leaf of the Tea plant, lutampered with and pure; this is Kozie Tea, try it.— Jgbu Off &U t »g«^t'%



Picking up JKnowledge Js easy enough if you look for it in the right place. This is the right place to learn just what to do for that debilitating condition which warra ■weather always brings. Do you want to be cured of that languid feeling, get back your appetite, sleep soundly, and feel like a new being? Ayer's Sarsaparilla will do it. It has done it for thou. sands. It will do it for you. Try it. PREPARED BY OR. J. C. AVER 1 CO., Lowell, Mm, U.t. A, OOLD MEDALS at the World's Chief Expositions] Ayer's Pills <wrb constipation. You have ruined your conßfciiufcion sufficiently by drinking inferior teas, recruit by drinking only Kozik Tha, it is pure and tollable—John Orr ft Co., Sole Ap n Snuku New Venus,



BQRSE FAIR. There was a good attendance at Mr D. Thomas' horse fair in the Arcade to-day, amongst whom buyers were numerous, and bidding was fairly brisk ; therefore a large proportion of the entry—whioh totalled between 60 and 70 of all classes - ohanged hands at the undermentioned prices ;— Draughts: Grey gelding, aged, £14; grey gelding, aged, ±518 15s ; bay mare, aged, £11 10s; brown gelding, aged, £8 j blaok gelding, aged, £14 10a ; bay mare, aged, £16 ; bay gelding, agert, £16; bay gelding, ajjed, £21; bay gelding, aged, £10; bay filly, three years, £24 10s ; bay mare, six years, £14 j bay gelding, four years, £27 10s; bay mare, six years, £24; gelding, e*ght years, £23 10a. Half draughts: Grey gelding, 6yrs, £22 10a; back mare, 7yrs, £16 10*. L'ght horsei broken to saddle and harness: Bay mare, 4yrs, £16 ; sroy mare, 4yrs, £5 10s; bay gelding, 7yre, £7 ; b*y g ly, 3y n , '£10 j grey pony, £7 Mr R. Curtis oaoupied tha rostrum in the absence of Mr Thomas, who is at present paying a visit to the West Coast.



CLARKE'S B 4L PILLS «. warranted to cure Gravel, Pains in thß back, and all kindred complaints. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years. In boxes 4s §d each, of all Ctyemistf and Patent Medicine Vendors throughput t>bp world. Proprietors, The Lincoln and Mid find Counties Drug Confpany, Lincoln. England, Kozie Te4, the beat, and vet within reach of all j £o!d at 1/8,1/10, 2/./ »nd BM.^