SPORTING.

AUCKLAND WINTER MEETING. SECOND DAY. Auckland, Juqo 7 Fine weather prevailed for the concluding day's racing of the N nth N.Z. Giand National Meeting. There was a good attend ance. Results :— Maiden Hurdles.—Lady Agnes 1, Gl u vena 2, Dentist 3. Eleven started. Won by five lengths. Dividend-£56 7a. Pony Hurdles.—Recruit I, Bob 2, •■"Etbeller 3. Seven started. Won by » neck. Dividend—£2 18a. Napoleon and Daisy Bell fell. Waldron (rider of Daisy Bell) is Buffering from concussion of the braiu. Great Northern Steeplechase, of 500 eov«; 3£ milea.— Levanter 1, Tally-ho 2, Miss Nelson 3. Time—B.sl. Dividend ■ £4 9s. „ , Hurdle Rack, 1| mile.—Annabello 1, Tim 2, Dummy 3. Time~~3.47. Dividend— Bl In. T^i-TiT-HO Steeplechase, about 2^ miles.' —Perform 1, Tally-ho 2, Sam 3. Time— 3.41. Dividend—£3 4a. Second Winter Wkltfr, aeven furlongs. —Bonnie Blue 1, Pyroxylin 2, Donovan 3. Time—l.39. Dividend—£22 15s.

One Thousand Liamas Laden With Gold.

:—» — Who floesn't like bo read about) buried tremor* ? Who hasn't dreamed of finding it ? Wine delight suddenly to possess vast rfehee? Shining gold, spaikling jjems I Tnings for whloh we have nof been obliged to scheme or toil; that will free us from all need of scheming or toil- Ing thereafter. Ah, lot ub not indulge such fancies. They make work seem like slavery and wages like pinches of common dost. Yet; that such hidden masses of wealth exist there is no uouht. Bhd where are they ? About four centuries ago the Emperor of Peru was a captive in the hands of the Spaniards. His people sent a train <J 1,000 Hamao (a small beast of burden resembling a came!; la'en with gold to ransom him. While on their w*y, cross ing the Andes monntains, the men in charge of the expedition heard of the death of the Emperor, and concealed this enormous treasure so eftvc ual'y that not a trace of ifchaa ever been found. G<> and dig it up, and yon wi;l never agai>.> feel the sting of poverty. But clap the brakes down hard on the wheels of your imagination. What was money to Robinson Crusoe ? Wh%t would the wealth of Peru have baen to Mr.-. Jane Stranks, during the certain period of eighteen mouths that she tells about/ Bufet, my dear fellow, countless pinches of common dust. Here is th » reason why —one more picture if that fearful furn;ic<; in which all earihly desires are melted into one prayer—' Oh, (Jod, deliver me from pain ! * In Jun<», 1891,' she says, * I had an attack of influenza, followed by bronchitis, which Itfc me very low and feeble. I had no appetite, and the litfcle food I forced myself to take gave me pain and palpitation of the heart. I had a weary, Making feeling at the pit of the stomach and was obligtd to fight for my breath; I had 9 continuous hacking c-ugh, and spat up quantities of thick phlegm. Later on I had gout all over me, as it were, my bauds, face, and lees being puffed up, and was in agony day and night. I became so weak I could not raise my hand to my mouth, aud liad to be fed. * For months I lay perfectly helpless and almost lifeless having to be li tod in and out of bed. Four doctors attended me for t-iaa months without tfFocc. Then they told me they could do i:ot,l:-ii:g for me, one of them giving me a. letter of recommendation to Guy's Hospital, At. Easter, 1892, ray husband took me in a cab to that hospital, and 1 was paced in the Miriam Ward, and ex'.min d byseveral do j tors "' At this time a h*rd substance s jemed to have formed in my stomach, which the doctors Kaii! was a tarn->r. and trea:td we for it. I got weak-r and weaker, unfil one Light the nurse told me that; the doctors had ssai i I was as bad as I cou:d be, and would not probably live through i he night. ' The nursp placed a serein around my bed, expectingme to die. * Taking a slight turn for the bettor, I returned home, but was soon as bad as ever. After this I got a letter of leoom roendation from our landlord and a> tended as an outdoor patient ab Victoria Park Hobpital. After being under treatm-nt s month, I lost all faith in mcd.cine and ga«re up taking it. I was now little more than a living mise'y I was tired of life, and often prayad that th Almighty wonld take me. I now had fits of i-hak ing so bad that the bed trembled under m'j. My head was so full of pan that I thought I was going m»d, and several tim-sa day I lost consciousness ' In this dreadful condition I lingered on until November of last year. 1892. when a book was left at our house telling of a medicine called Seigel's Syrup. I had lost all hope of getting well, b-1 my husband wouldhave ma try this raed cl c To plesise him I did so ; and, affc^r taking it a few days, I felb a little relief. My breathing was easier and ir.y appetifcj revived. Continuing wiih the medicine all paia gradually left me, and I gained strength daily. In six weeks I was able to go aboil" the housss and do light work, the first tima I had done anything in eighteen months. lam now in good health, and abla to do any kind of work. I owe ray life to Seed's Syrup, and wish my case to bo nude kuown.' (Signed) Jane Stranks, 22 Caywood Road, Hob Street; Walthamstow, near Londrn, April 20. 1893." No wards of comment can be too strong for a case to remarkable. We stand before it at a loss what to say. It Is not a miracle, of course, although many a repatrd miracle has been less wonderful. How Is it possible that Seigel's Syrup could, with such apparent ease, have restored to health a person in so despera* c a strait ? Yet that it did restore her is certain. The facts have been thoroughly investigated established btymd dispute, Mrs Stranks was on the crumbling edge of the grave, and was thence brought back to the region of health, acsiv'ty, acid en j.yment. How was it done ? There is the simple secret. The ii fluenza left her whole system debiiita'td, a it usually doea, Indlges ion—which in tho first place invitgdinfluenzi —attacked her with increased power. Asihma, heart disturb ance* nervojs prostration, the infUmed and.c.ongested stomach, which wan mis taken for a tumour, etc; etc-r-all results and symptoms of arrested digestion — followed. The private and also the hospital treatment failed, because it was directed to the symptoms, not to the causa. Finally, Mother Seigel's Curative Syrnp was appealed to, and responded by setting the digasttve function in operation, expelling the poison from the blood, and placing Mrs Straoks at the head of her bouse, a saved woman. But it was a marvel all the same. As to that pile of treasure hidden in th^ Andes. We should like to have it. Oh, yes. No use saying we shouldn't,. JBu as between riches and health—give n> health. For what would ?old hive b en to Mrs Stranks the night she lay behind fche screen ~given up to die 1 Ask y.ur self that qnestitn.

rTHE ABHBOBTON GUARDIAN : TUESDAY, JUNE 8. 1897.

Printed and Publi»hed by the Aahbnrfon Publishing Company, Limited, at tbeir St^Rjp Printing Offioe, Bamett Btreet| Aphburton. TUJSWMXi JUNE 8. 1887,



ROAD BOARD, WAItAMJI. The Wakauui Road Board met on S .tur day. There was a fuil attendance, CHAIRMAN. Mr F. whs re-eiccted Chairman. BOLL ALTERATIONS Two alterations to the roll were sanctioned, subject- lo the payment of all rates owing. BACK FORDS. The Board decided to agiee to the*Counl y Council's arrangement as to the maintenance of race fords, the arrangement to com mence aa from the beginning of the present , month. I MR LEADLEY'S FENCE. Mr Leadley waited on the Board on the aurject of a fence he had been aßked by the Board to remove. He contended that when he to:>k the reserve he had been granted liberty to erect the fence in question. If he now hud to remove the fence he would re linquish the reserve and ask the Board for compensation. The Board decided to require the removal of the fence, and to l«t Mr Leadley take his own course in the matter of compensation. RESERVES. A reduction of £1 per annum was made on the rent of Mr T. Cavill's reserve, provided that all arrears of rent were paid A sum of £5 was ordered to be paid to Mr Thomas Laneley for gravel taken from a grave pit on Mr Lan^ley's section. It was decided to give Mr tt. Maxwell fourteen days in which to make up his mind to sign a lease of his reserve, and failing, to put up the reserve for fresh tender. RATES. It was resolved to write off a small sum of rates on a section the owner of which could not be found, and to sue for all others outstanding, ADVERTISING. The question of advertising waa held ovei for an indefinite period. PAYMENTS. Accounts amounting to £97 were passed, and the Board adjourned. QAKDIiR &8on« eucalypti Extract There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming rude resinous oils. In order tliat these crude oils maj not be taken, OUR PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTKAOT, which is recognised by the medical division of tho Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as their information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we state:— Is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of tht Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr Hosier, Director of the Medical Clinic at GreifswalJ, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinous and other substances, adnerent to primary distillation, wil develope the sanativa qualities proper to the plant according to these authorities, and according to Pro fessor Dr Lister, of England, and to Drs Bauei Mclotire, WooJ, Hazard, etc., of America, is the only extract corresponding to scientific te t~, and the ofllj one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. Sander & Son's Eucalypti Extract. All other erode oilrf are to ba classed amoog the urpentines,which have, when used as medicine, nc therapeutic effect, and are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so-called Eucalypti 3 Extract which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as commercial articles are used for mechanical purposes areo ly dscernible. By their deficiency in cundgent oudour—which om product th 3 only genuine Eucalypti Extracts develops most freely through its surplus oi oxygen. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance being reduced in specific density through the presence of acids. By their taste, the result of the contracting ten dency of resins and teunates. If t)>ese crude oils, so-wlled eucalypti extract", arc applied by mistake in cases of croup, bron hiti, diph theria, internal inflamations, dysentery, wounds, th< Conseq ences are. appaling. For safety- always asl for SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT andge 1; the old, well tested, a".d reliable preparation —Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDER & SONS. BEGS to Notify the Farmers anc Butchers of Ashburton and Surround ing District that he has Opened up Business in the Premise? adjoining Hanmer and Graves' Stables aa a Cash Buyer of WOOL, SKINS, HIDES, FAT, and HORSE HAIR in large or small quantities. Office Days-—Tuesdays and Saturdays, A'l Communications Ctrefully attended to, _o_16( NOTICE. H. BAIStSTOW TTAS;"REMOVED to more centra, Premises opposite Mitchell & Turners, TANCRED STREET. FLAGS FOR THE DIAMOND JUBILEE. EN>IGN HANDKERCHIEFS, suitable for Flags for the Diamond Jubilee, ircluding Australian Ensign, New Zealand Ensign, and the Jubilee Flag on Sale at 6d each. 9 ANDREW ORB. X ADIES from the Country requiring Xj medical treatment will find a very Comfortable Home, and every attention given, at MRS RANGER S Aitken Street. 3 16 Tl/T ISS mREEBY, BEGS to inform the Ladies of Ashburton that she has commenced Business as Dressmaker. CHILDREN'S GARMENTS a Specialty. Terms moderate. MISS TREEBY is prepared to visit Ladies at their residences in town or country if required. Address-Mrs Baxter, Wills Street Bast, Ashburton. 4 235 ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY, AND get your UMBRELLAS from the Maker, SMITH MACKWELL, East Street, Aahburton. Umbrellas neatly repaired and re-covered with best materials. Knives and Scissors ground. WANTED KNOWN—Mrs Hufj?am having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neill, intends to open same as Ladies' Dining and Refreshment Roon:s s where visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. TVTOTICE, —Are you going to build. Jl i Fecause the cheapest shop for Roofing Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spout ing, Water Tanks, Pumps, Ranges, Register Grates, Looks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Hardley's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith Telephone 32. IF you are in want of a good strong work ing boot be sure you call tit Mellor's Zealand in. Boot Store. WANTED Known—l have a splendid assorted block of ladies' Boolw and shoes,—Mellou s Zeglandja Boot (SfcQWi



Henry Zander. 1 JUST LANDED 1000 BAGSIOO0 BAG* MAURITIUS QUGAR. USE NO 01 HER FOR YOUR JAM. ' i Henry Zander, Cheapest Grocer in Ashburton. JUST LANDED, Ex Kaikours and Fazilka, 100 Cages CASTOR OIL 100 Cases VALVCLiNE 10 Bales SEAMING TWINE 1000 Feet LEATHER BELTING 100 Galvanised STEbJL COLLARS HORNSBY & RANSOME PLOUGH SHARES Barbed anrt Plain FENCING WIRE 200 Drums LINSEED OIL CROCKERY and GLASSWARE Etc Eto HENRY ZANDER, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT. TO FARMERS AND DEALERS, /CLEARING AND SKIN SALES con \J ducted, and S&leyarda regularly attended to, under the Supervision of MR DAVID ZANDER, Auctioneer. Brooke's and Odham's Sheep Dips always oa hand. Advances made against Shipments of Lamb and Mutton. My London* Agent is known'for his utmost reliability. HENEY ZANDER, , STOCK AND STATION AGENT. TO CONTRACTORS AND CARRIERS, T HAVE ALWAYS FOR SALE OATSHEAF CHAFF CRUSHED OATS CRUSHED BARLEY FEED OATS BRAN and SHARPS HENRY ZANDEE, GENERAL MERCHANT. XBEG to intimate that I have just landed a Large and Varied Stock of GUNS. GUNS. 1 GUNS, HOLLIS' BEST MAKE. Single and Double Barrel, Breach* and Muzzle Loading, well worthy of inspection^ REVOLVERS. REVOLVERS. AMMUNITION. AMMUNITION. Cartridges and Cartridge Cases, Caps, Shot, Gunpowder, Powder and Shot Flasks, Cartridge Belts, Recap pers, Loaders, Wads, Punches, etc. Henry Zander. TjIVERYONE accustomed lo usiDg the Xh A.G. Ointment Will find equal satisfaction in using tha Bee Ointment, For which everyone is kindly requested tc ask instead of the AC OINTMENT.; Carefully note that a diagram of a Bee is in the centre, and Edward Gallichan'e Factory, Ashurst, New Zealand, on the end of every pot. Bee Ointment is every mother's true friend; on the weakest baby, or the strongest man's flesh it is always successful. Price, Is 6d. Bee Ointment is especially manufactured as a horse and cattle dressing Price —2s 6d AC Corn Cure, for hard or soft coma warts, and bunions—Price Is AC Vegetable Pills, for male and female use, 30 pills in every box, and quite equa to anything imported—price Is 6d EDWIN CALLICHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURER Ashurst, N.Z. Oantarbury Representative, MB G. P. EOATTEN, ABhburton, BJThe following testimonies to the value of i the Ointment are good enough for any j thing :— I Dear Sirs, —We have great pleasure in j recommending your Bee Ointments. We | have given them a thorough trial, both on : man and beast, aud they have proved to be i quite as good as you represent. In future » we intend to keep a stock always on hand— \ We remain, yours faithfully, tHAEPLIN & Co. Medical Dispensary, New Plymouth, October 19, 1896 Dear Sir,—l have aold your Bee Ointment 5 and AC Corn Cure and Pills for the past j three years, and I have never known of j one purchaser to express a regret for pro- I curing your lines. They have in every case which has come under my notice, given every satisfaction. Your Bee Ointment has | proved itself one of the best healing oint | menfcs procurable. Kindly forward me one gross of Bee Ointment, small size, at your earliest convenience. Yours truy, A. F. Sykes, Chemist. Hundreds of other testimonials too numerou to publish. DENTISTRY. PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF * TEETH by NITROUS OXIDE GAS A Specialty. Fee for administration ... ss. All kinds of Dental work executed on the premises. Batisfactign Guaranteed. G. F. DODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burnett Street, Abhburton. /



' "_The New Woman, the new fashion, the " ■fat^st draze, have some particular vir;ue to commend them bo it is with the new cough mixture, Wood's Ureut Peppermint Curj inßtantaDeous relief for man, woman, or child is the feature of this unfailing remedy. AH grocers and Cbeinista keep it, the pr oa



Hanmer and Graves. , POTATOES. fTTE HAVE FOR SALE-Prime Blue v j Derweat Potatoes. ALSO, A Splendid Sample of Golden Tares, for sowing with Cape Barley or t Dun Oats for early Spring feed, HANMER & GRAVES. WANTED, 50 TONS OR MORE OF GOOD HEAVY OATEN SHEAF CHAFF. 4 71 HANMER AND GRAVE 6. DIP. _ DIP. WARE AGENTS FOR LITTLE'S DIPS, and keep them in Stock. WE have taken over the DIPPING YARDS opposite the Ashburtan Kaleyards lately in the occupation of Mr Brooke, and are prepared to dip sheep ther at current rates. Little's Dip will be used PIG FEED. CHICK FEED. WE have for Sale—Crushed Barley (good) for pig feed. Whole and Broken Ohiok Wheat. ' SEED WHEAT, SEED OATS, SEED BARLEY. WE can Supply SEED WHEAT and OATS, all varieties, ajrown in various districts; also Chevalier and Cape BARLEY FOR SEED. SEA OF AZOF BARLEY. WE have imported seme of this well known Barley for winter feed, and will be glad to let Farmers know of its special qualifications if they will call in. JSPAiiROWBILL OATS FROM SOUTHLAND. WE have a Grand Line of these for Seed purposes. FEED OATS. ATFE Have for Sale Long and Short YV Feed Oats. CHAFF. CHAFF. WE Have for Sale PRIME OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, also a good chap line for Cow Feed. "~PLOUGH~SHAREa ! i TIEGUL A R Supplies imported by ns, XV direct from the makers j both Ransomed and Hornsby s —standard sizes. Prices, lowest current. RQYAh OIL—ISO Fire Test Water "White, Odourless, and Perfectly Safe. WE hold a regular Supply of this well knewn Brand of Kerosene, acknowledged to be the meet Superior Oil in the market. AGRICULTURAL SALT. FOR Dressing Californian Thistles, or for Salting Straw or Chaff. We have a quautity on hand for which we are prepared to quote low. WE always have in Stock Farm and Station Requisites of nil kinds, in cluding Tea (specially packed for us and imported direct by ourselves from Ceylon), Sugar, Soap, Candles, Oatmeal, Flour, Bran, Sharps, Salt (best table), Rock Salt. Fencing Wire (plain and barbed), Staples, Galvanize! Sheep Netting (most suitable for fencing oft turnips), Clover and Turnip Seed, ali varie ties ; Ryegrass and Cocksfoot (machine dressed), Oils—Castor, Machinery, Boiled, Tattoo Oil (for branding Bheejj) &c, &c. WE HAVE the following Properties on hand FOR SALE. 1 n A ACRES, Lowcliffe, rich reclaimed JLOO Swamp, divided into eight pad docks. Seven-roomed House, two-roomed Cottage. Easy terms. 01 A A^RES» Dear Geraldine. Good /4JLO House, Stable, Granary, Coach House, and Men's Hut. Divided into con venient paddocks aud well watered. £1300 of the purchase money can remain on mort gage at 5 per cent. £")£CAA ACftE.S. Lauriston. Large fdjyJxj Dwelling House and Stables, Woolshed, Men's Cottage, Sheep Yards and other improvements, which are all in first class order, A low price and easy terms will be accepted for thia property. OF LEASE OF 1 fVAA ACRES, Rangitata. Good J- / \J\J House, Stable, Woolshed and Yards (ail new). Rent 2s. HANMER & GRATES. ,NOTICE. ANY Person found tresspassing on the . Riversdale Estate with Dog or Gun (or otherwise) after this date will be prosecuted* (Signed) |J. R. WILLIAMS, Manager. Dated this 3rd day of April 1897. 4 33 WANTED, KAAA SECOND-HAND BAGS. NEWCASTLE, WESTPORT, BRUNNER NUTS, MOUNT SOMERS, AND ALLANDALE COALS, always in Stock. , ALSO— COKE, FIREWOOD, POSTS, RAILS' i STAKES, and all fencing material. I wish to draw the attention of the public the celebrated AILANDALE COAL, Which has held its own against all the Lignites in the market. It is screened, and burns with a flame to a clean ash, leaving no dangerous embers, and is really the best and cheapest Native coal to be had. One trial will convince you. James Elliott, SOLE AGENT, WEST STREET, Opposite D. Thomas' Grain and Wool Stores. Telephone No. 83. WANTED Known—For good boob wew try Mkllob's Zealaoaift Boot Store j



Public Notices. i EXTENfoION OF TIME. GREAT SALE. IN THE BANKRUPT ESTATE iV L. F. ANDREWES & CO. T)REMISES have beea secured for a further term, and the Sale will be continued j TILL FURTHER NOTICE. Goods being brought forward daily. Fresh bargains for everybody. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY FOR PRICES. H. N. ANDERSON, ; MANAGER, SAUNDERS' = =: BUILDINGS. T HAVE now to hand a complete and carefully selected stock in all de partments, suitable for the season, and which will be offered at EXTREMELY LOW RATES—keeping in view the fact, " That quality is the true teat of cheapness, Now is the time to lay in your Winter Stock of BLANKETS, FLANNELS, [FLANNELETTES, best makes. MEN'S, YOUTH'S AND BOY'S CLOTH ING, (all sizes). WATERPROOF TWEED COATS in stock and made to measure. BOOTS—Men's, Youth's, Women's and Boots aud Shoes—" Standard " (and other well-known brands. I also bold large stocks of the BEST KNOWN BRANDS IN TEAS |Half-chestß, 5 and 10!b boxes and tins, 'lib and £lb packages. Sugars, Oatmeal, Flour, Bran, Pollard, Potatoes, Kerosene, Candles, Oils, Iron mongery, Tinware, Enamelware, Crockery ware, and other goods. LOWEST RATES. A. LAWRIE. LOOK CHEAP WINTER FIRING. [NEW MOUNT JSOMERS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled the lasb 4J twelve months. IT IS USED EVERYWHERE. This Coal is the Beßt and Cheapest Steam and Household Coal in the market. Used in the Woollen Factory and Canter bury Flour Mills, GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS. jtWRITE FOR PRICES TO O. T. PAEK, MOU NO3 |S OMEft S. T>CY YOUR WATCHER CLOCKS, & JEWELLERY, SILVER AND E.P. WARE FROM G. JESSON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLEK, East Street, Ashburton,. "TTTANTED Knows—A. Orb, Agent for ¥ V the celebrated Fearnought Sergea defy sea. air, and water. 3 139 WANTED Known-A splendid line of Ladies Two-Strap Shoes, 4s 9d. —Mellob's ZealiANdia Boot Store. WANTED Known—That J. Moison has received a lars;e stock of Winter Boots and Shoes, which he intends disposing of at a Discount for Cash. Hia own makes (which never was yet equalled) always on hand. I intend, as in the past, to keep the reputation of keeping the Best Boots in the trade. Nothing but the beat sole leather used. Repairs done at onoe at the Premier Boob Store, Eml Street, lowa Hall, Ash- 1 bwrtoo* 5 115



SPRING BLOSSOM TEA. Packed in |lb, IB), slb, and 10& Ket Weight Aik-Tight Tins. No. 1 (Blue Label) No. 2 (Red Label) No. 3 (Golden Label* 1/9 per Ib. 2'- per ft. 2/4 per Ib, 11 154 Obtainable from all Storekeepers and Tea Dealers.



SPECTACLES. [ R. MURRAY & SON, OPTICIANS, GOLDSMITHS, Etc. IN OoEWJqaence|of'the large increase in tbia branch of our business, we have found it necessary to augment our already large Stock of Optics, by frequent consignments from England of the latest patterns and most approved designs in all classeß of SPECTACLES, FOLDERS, EYE SHADES, LENSES, etc. OUR Mb R. Murray having had upwards of THIRTY-FIVE YEARS' Experience of Optics, and during that time has made careful study of the relation between Spectacles and the organ of sight, the result being that he is able to quickly discern the erzors of vision, and correct them by the use of suitable Lenseß, an advantage that cannot be adopted by those having little or no Experience of Optics. CUSTOMERS may have their EYES TESTED it necessary, and also ha.a Speotacles fitted to oorreot the sight in Eyes of UNEQUAL VISION. SPECIAL CURLED SIDES, for riding, or mechanics at their work WON'T fall off when stooping. NEW FRAMES NEW SIDES, NEW LENSES. Repairs Neat and Strong THE REASON WHY YOU SHOULD PATRONISE BRIDGE WORKS. The Largest Engineering Works in the County of Ashburton. BECAUSE You can get all the Mechanical Work don( • you may require, from the Repairing of a Sewing Machine to the making of a Combine. E BECAUSE We do not take in work, and then get it done at bead-quarters in the large towns. Our headquarters are £rj § BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. Where your money will g cJq go to employ local tradesmen. E^ <d O P3 BECAUSE Webring more Money to Ashburton for work P3 done in other provinces than all the other shops in the same Hue of business put together. 3S w 3 H BECAUSE Within the last three years WE have sent £3 EH close on a J6IOQO worth of Machinery into Otago. These Machines were made by us in Ashburton. KILWORTH & SON, BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. TO HOUSE OWNERS IN ASHBURTON & OUTLYING DISTRICTS. WANTED KNOWN.— SAM CLEAVER who worked so long for Harry Paget |is still shoeing horses in the same old shop, Burnett Street, next|the|Ashburton Club. DRAUGHTS 6s. HACK ss. REMOTES 3s. Steel Trotting'shoes and Racing Plates a specialty, 4 250 J. WILSON. CORNER OPAEOADB. MAGNIFICENT ARTISTIC WALL PAPERS. LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN ASHBURTON. rm/rixED paints, vvindow glass, mirror glass, artisis MATERIALS, PICTURE FRAME MOULDINGS, SORtM, ENAMELS, VARNISHES, &c, IN STOCK. I -Mil T«« ll I. PAINTEP, PAPERHANGER, & SIGNWRITER. Telephone 65 P.O. Box 16 % j 1897. WINTER SEASON 1897 A. P. WILLIAMSON IS NOW SHOWING A FULL ASSORTMENT OF NEW GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR THE SEASON'S TRADE. NEW DRESS FABRICS, in all the Latest Materials. NEW TRIMMINGS, RIBBONS, VEILINGS, CORSETS, GLOVES, HOSIERY, &a SPLENDID VALUE IN BLANKETS, FLANNELS, SHEETINGS, CALICOES, FLANNELETTES, SHIRTINGS, TOWELS, CRETONNES. NEW PATTERNS IN MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING Shirts, Vests, Socks, Hat? and Caps ; Ties, Braces, &c, &c. The Latest Designs in Great Variety. CHEAPEST HODSE IN TOWN. A. P. WILLIAMSON, (Late Beath & C 0.,) | CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, j Taucrod Street Ashburtoa. {



JJOFAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE HRE, LIFE, SEA, and ANNUITIE ESTABLISHED—I72O. Claims Paid—Thirty-seven Millions J. C. BELL. AGENT* Burnett Street, Ashburton, 2 3 PALM AND JOEO TEAS, INDIAN AND OEYLON. OUR 2s 4d INDIAN (P»lm Brand) If noted for producing 200 l*rge £§• Oops of first-rate Tea to the pound. Thta is the Tea Mr George Jameson sold so largely. OUR 2e TEAS (Palm and Joko) art equally good value for the money. OUR TEAS are so popular that wt frequently hear of instances of other Teai being packed and sold in our empties. Imitation is sinoerest flattery,' but the public should see they get the genuine article. ° T Retaii rrom all the principal Store keepers, WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON. ANDERSON & CO, 155 Colombo Street, Ohbistohuboh T AM A CASH BUYER OF— RYE GRASS, COCKSFOOT, AND CLOVER [SEED. C. H. DOWDING. Ageot;for|Cooper'a Shee^JDip. WILLIAM = =PATCHING, EAST STREET, XVTISHES TO ANNOUNCE to hit Farming Friend* and Customers of tht Ashburton County, that) he hat now added SADDLERY AND HARNESS MAKING, to his TENT TARPAULIN AND HORSE CLOTH BUSINESS, and will alto carry on CLARK'S TINVVALD SHOP as usual. NOTE—Having secured the services of MR JOHN CLARK as manager of tht new department, ALL ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY j . ATTENDED TO. NOTE ADDRESS—EAST STREET, jftjHBURTON. 12 170 LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District. S. S A L E *> JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. f AZARUS Patented System ensure LJ comfort and correct sight. Don* spoil your eyta by using badly fitting Spectacles. Baker Bros. TjIURNISHINO UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Waksnul Road and Can Streets and at Baker and BroiTn's. Coaoh Factory. Havelock Street, . ■ EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED, Telcphovk No. 69, , FRED. MAKEIG, T>ROKER & COMMISSION AGENT. Barrytowo Flat Gold Mining Shares and Auckland Gold Mining Shares for Sale. grain bought and sold on commission.; fred makeig, , ■■ Arcade - ~~~noticeT~ I HAVE APPOINTED MR J. W. HARDLKY, Plumber, East Street, at AGENT for my Patent Economical Hot Water Service, for the A«hburton County] Testimonials on application. 3 127 J. H. WALKER* WANTED Known-Men's Boots in great variety from 4a lid to 30s at Meixor's Zealandia Boot Store. ' MAKE no mistake. If you want a nice job made of your repairs, try Mellor, the up-to-date bootmaker. WANTED Known—Spectacle!, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and Everything in the optical line at 8. Sa&bk's, Optician One Box or Clabke's B 41 Puxs warran t^d to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, in either sex (acquired or cons i tutional), Gravel and Pains in the Back Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemist* and Patent medicine Vendors throughout the World Proprietors : Ths Lihooln and Midland oouN«i«BT>BnoooMPAuv, T inor>ln. Knvland