SPORTING.

TARANAKI RACES. Presß Association— By Electric Telegraph New Plymouth Racecourse, Feb. 17 For the second day's racing rain fell dur ing the morning, and it is still threatening. The attendance is moderate. Following are results : — Grand Stand Handicap" — Donovan 1, Rex 2, Eton 3. Dividend— £2 15s. Time — lmin 30§sec. Hurdles —Napoleon 1, Dummy 2, King of the Downs 3. Dividend— £3 10a. Time — 3min 58secs. Hack Hurdles— Riot 1, Adam 2, St Hiko 3. Raupo 11., ~ Storm Ring and Zephyr, also started. Time— 2.s3g. Divi dend—£2 lis. Autumn Handicap, t- Vedette 1, Panoply 2, Donovan 3. Won easily. Time— 2.ll § Dividend— £2 14s. Huatoki Handicap. — Bowshot 1, Kanaka and Australina dead heat 2. Time — 1.18. Dividend- £3 1. Second Hack Race.— Okoari 1, Foud royant 2, L*dy Helena 3. Time— 2.l9 Dividend — £1 si. Farewell Handtcap. — Waiorongomai 1, Australina 2, Panoply 3. Time— l.4s. Dividend— £l 14s. /

C.J.C. SUMMER MEETING.

Presß Association— By Electric Telegraph. Christohuroh, February 18 Midsummer Handicap, of 250 soys. One mile and a half. — Mountebank 1, Culver m 2, Sequin 3. Haria and Black and Red were Boretched. Time — 2.39g Dividend — -35. . Lyttelton Plate, of 120 soys ; for two year-olds. Five furlongß.— Djin Djin 1, Ben Farley 2, Circlet 3. All started. Won easily. Time -1.55. Dividend— £2 9s 6d. Craven Plate, of 150 soys. Seven fur longs. — Vanilla 1, Remorse 2, Crescent 3. Oannonßhot, Bracelet, Mauser, Bloomer, Mariin and Female Franchise also started. Won by a length. Time— l.32J. Dividend — £6 lis. 'Jelegraph Stakes, of 40 soys. Four furlongs. — Miss Charm 1, Medal 2, Weary 3. Spectrum, Confusion, Art Jewel, Cherry stone, and Pleasure Seeker also Btarted. Time— o.sl§ Dividend— £4 43.

RAILWAY ENQUIRY.

_*___- Press Association -By Eleo trie Telegraph, j Ekatahuna, February 18. | The inquiry into the derailing of a train at Newman began here to-day. Guard Jones said he had sigualled to the ganger to lock the point", and thought tbat that had been done. The train was late, and he was anxious to get to time by reaching Carterton. He had been ill for a week with influenz i, and only wont back to work on the morning of the accident. Ganger Germane said he saw the guard signalling, but did nob under stand what he said. Saw him point towards Che block stops, and thought he meant to lock the stop blocks. Later on he heard No. 6 train whistle for breaks. He ran out and found the points unlocked. Witness denied that he had promised to lock the points. Guard Jones might have said lock the points as well as stop the blocks. He never knew the points or blocks were open. Before, he knew tbat both stop blocks and points must be open to allow a train to go out. Could not say why he attended to the blocks and not to the points. Considered that he was lacking m oare m not looking at the points after locking the stops. It was an oversight on his part. The points were working well on the day of the accident. The points always worked, and he . could not understand why they stood open on the day of the accident. Thos. Flaw?, engineer, driver of the train on January 31 said, that when leaving Newman he saw the points open and whistled for brakes to be put on. He reversed the engine, but the ttain ran eff. The engine and two waggons left the rails. The fireman of the train said that he heard the ganger say the accident was partly his fault. Smyth, carriage inspector, deposed that Ganger Germane said — " My God, it's my fault, he (meaning the guard) asked me to lock up, I only locked the stop blocks." The enquiry is dosed.

DISEASED CATTLE.

I * Press Association — By Electric Telegraph Napier, February 18. The Borough Council several years agi . made by-laws for the inspection of dairie , i supplying milk to the town, and under thes ) a number of cattle, suspected of disease were killed ; but the by-laws did not extern , to dairies where all the milk was made inti i butter. The stock department has recently been inspecting some with the tuberculosi ; test, with the result that a number of cowi i were condemned. In one herd of sixty thirty-five were set aside for slaughter Tliese, with fivre others from other dairies were slaughtered at Pomaana to-day. Thirty eight proved to be tuberculous, the othei two suffering from actiomycosia.

JURYMEN'S PRIVILEGE.

* Press A sociation — By Electric Telegraph Napier. February 18. A deputation from the jury, who acquitted .Jas. Wilson, on a charge of robbery from the person, waited on the Chief Justice to-day, and complained that a constable, acting on instructions from the Sergeant, had endea voured to find out who voted for conviction and who for acquittal. Inspector Emerson denied all knowledge of the matter. Con stable Ramsay explained that he wae instructed to find out, Leoause it was believed the foreman was a relation of Mr Cress well, the solicitor who appeared for the defence. His Honor said such an inquiry was most improper ; but though Napier might be entirtly free from suspicion, there were places where there was a good deal of reason to believe that the same sort of thing went on between a jury and a prisoner, or his friends and advisers, legal or otherwise.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves respons.b'e for the opinions expressed by oar correspondents/

THE WORLD'S WHEAT SUPPLY.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— My advices on the above, to hand yesterday, and on which I can absolutely rely, state the world's deficiency of wheat, is shown by the very latest corrected re turns to be 200,000,000 ; deduct 25 per cent to cover any possible error, and we have a de ficiency of 150,000,000 to face m thiß year of grace, 1898. — Im, etc., j William Harker.

The Stranded Battleship.

*. — . — Cairo, February 17 I All attempts to refloat the Victori- I 008 bave failed.

MAIL NOTICES.

[ Mails close for tho following plaoes as | i under, subject to the nicessnry alterations : I | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19. j For Australian Colonies (yin Buff), Cey lon, India, China, &c , and specially ad dressed correspondence for United Kingdom nnd Continent of Eu.op'. (via Sutz), ;i so South Africa (per Woollcomocloo fiom Mel bourne, 3rd March), per express nt 12.30 p.m. Due Melbourne February 28 h, Lou don April 3rd. , The Letter Box will be cleared for the despatch of correspondence from Ashburton for the undermentioned placeß as follows : — Corrected to 14t.h January, 1898. Burnham and Dunsandel, daily 3,15 pm Chertsey and Rakaia, daily 6 30 am 3 15 pn. 6 30 pm Dromore, daily 630 pm Christchurch and north, daily 630 am 3 15p and 6 30 pm and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridayß at 10 30 am Eifielton, Willowby, daily ... 10 .SO am Lismore, Tuesday, Thurs j day, and Saturday ... 10 30 am ; Elgin, Wakanui, and River side, daily ... .~ 6 30 am Seaview, Seafield, Kyle, and Newlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 630 am Wheatstone, Waterton. Ash ton, Longbeach, and Flemington, daily ... 3 "> pm Lowcliffe, Monday, Wednes day, and Friday . . .. 10 30 am Highbank, Tuesday, Thurs; day 10 30 am Mount Somers, Springburn, Staveley, Alford Forest, daily ... . j ... 4pm Winohmore, Greenstreet, Ash burton Forks, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday 6.30 a.m. Methven, daily 3 15 pm Geraldine, and Orari, daily.. 12 30 pm Dunedin, Waimate, and south, daily ... 12 30 pm Ealing, Rangitata, daily ._ 10 30 am Temuka, Timaru,- daily, 10 30 am and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pm and Saturday ... . . 315 pm Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am 1 daily 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday ... am 315 pm Ruapuna, Monday and Thm-a day „ .- .... 4 pm Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm Westerfield, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday 4 pm Letters containg anything of value should be registered. Letters containing coin or bank notes posted unregistered will be compulsorily registered and oharged double registration fee. c-a->>--H>-a--a-M____________a__nM

RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Trains leave Ashburton FOR THE ORTH every day at 7.20 a.m., 3.40 p.m. and 7.5 p.m. (express). On Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays, an extra train leaves at 11.0 a.m. Trains arrive from the North every day at 10.45 a.m., 12.48 noon (express) and 8.0 p.m. Trains leave Ashburton FOR THE SOUTH every day at 10.55 a.m., and 12.53 noon (express). On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.50 p.m. ' A train leaves for Mount Somers branch me every day at 4.25 p.m. The branob rain arrives m Ashburton at 9.45 a.m. Trains leave Fakaia for Methven daily Thursdays excepted) at 7.5 p.m., on Tuesdays at 10.10 a.m , and on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. Trains leave Methven at the following times respectively • 6.50 every day, except Fridays ; 10.30 Fridays 3.10 p.m. Tuesdays. ■»'■."—_--_- -s <

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN . SATUBDAY, FEBROARY )0 1898.



Public Notices DRINK DELICIOUS _a__tt AV-h *»5> __4W_^__U___£_t__ __-__-?■£? fr ' PERFECT IN QUALITY, FLAVOR AND BLEND. Paoked ax Tins, the delicate Aroma 7_ Absolutely Preserved. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GROOERS WOOLSTON STEAM WOOL WORKS, OHRISTOHUROH. (Established 1868.) THE Undersigned begs to notify that be ia Scouring as heretofore. Squatters' consignments to tbe Ohristohuroh or Woolaton Station will receive prompt attention. Quick despatch and Lowest Rates. T. YOEK. 1099 ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. —^™~ ON and after Thursday, the 7th day of January, 1897, this Office will be CLOSED FOR THE WEEKLY HALF-; HOLIDAY, ON THURSDAY instead of SATURDAY, And will be"open^until 4 p.m. on Saturday after that date. , EDW.ARD STEPHENS, Manager LOOK CHEAP WINTER FIRING. NEW MOUNT SOMERS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled daring the las twelve months. IT IS USED EVERYWHERE. This Coal is the Best and Cheapest Steam and Household Coal m the market. Used m the Woollen Faotory and Canter bury Flour Mills. GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WRITE FOR PRICES io o. t. pase;, MOUND 'SOMERS, STEATHMORE PMYATE HOSPITAL. EXTENSIVE^ ADDifcIONS JUST COMPLETED] UNEQUALLED TN THE COLONIES FO MEDIOaAL AND SURGICAL OASES. f°f AN Accommodate upwards of FORTY M)) MALE »nd FEMALE PATIENTS TERMS . From 2 Guineas per week] PATIENTS CAN BE ATTENDED BY rHFrf^ OWN MEDIOAL ADVISER. Apply to— THE MATRON, Stbathmobb Pbivatk Hospital, •erry^Road (just over East .Belt), .Christ 1135 ohuroh. ;s M O X E THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatio Plug Tobacco. IE CELEBRATED & BfiST'sfANL Bt&KTJafAOIUBBD FROM CHOICEST VIRGINA LEAP SIGHT TESTING AND



NOTICE OF REMOVAL. WILLIAM SPARROW T_>EGS to notify that he has REMOVED to Premises lately oooupied by MESSRS L. F. AFDREWFS & G. J. NEILL. Friedlander's Corner, EAST STREET MY NEW WALL PAPERS j n s.i? t o aiAm an r>. TT\RAWINQ.ROOM,n DINING-ROOM, ANDJ PANEL CEILING PAPERS A SPECIALTY. J.WILSON, CORNER OF ARCADE AND BURNETT STREET, 11 ASHBURTON THOS. E. KILWORTH & SON ENGINEERS, BRIDGE WORKS, ABHBURTON, TJNDERTAKE all k'ndi of. Engine Work, all kinds of Millwright's Work, General Engineering, Woodworking, & Biacksmithing. KILWORTH & BON. ASHBURTON. CHRISTMAS PRESEJNTS. GENUINE PLATED WARE. TTTE HAVE just landed a choice of Plated Goods of Esguisite Deßifcnt, Ohoioe Patterns, and Good Quality. THEY have been marked exceptionally low of price, and persons requiring Presents for their f rienda will do well to oall, inspect our «tock, and^make their teleotion early. W. H. COLLINS & CO. EAST STREET, ASHBURTOn! H. M. JONES. (x) BEST OASH VALUES OBTAINABLE IN THE OOLONY IN Pia/nos. Pianos. Pianos. , A BE AU TIFUL UPRIGHT PIANO, 4ft 4io high, overstrung, Full Trichord. Brass z\. Wreste Plank, Patent Cheok Repetition Aotion, Seven Octaves, usual price £55 for S4B lOh net cash. A Good Piaao, similar to the above, but smaller, u'snal i t rice £45 for *38 lOa net cash. These are SPECIAL PRICES and cannot I ' a beaten. "f I . (o) < Organs. Organs. Organs. ORG_ANS from £S 10s CASH to £45. A SPEOIAL LINE OP ORGANS, 7 Stops with Octave Couplers; 2 * 3ta Reeds, very sweet Tone, for £16 NET CASH. ( X ) Bicycles. Bicycles. Bicycles. A Shipment of Wavei^ley Cycles, Ladies' and Gentlemen's, just to hand, )to date, high grade, well finished, guaranteed. To be sold at Lowest Oash ' rice. Terms arranged. Tbe Monarch and other machines supplied. Cycle -- :tra,s. Purchasers taught to ride. VIM TYRES, the beßt m the woild and the cheapest Thompson's Patent Vamper. ALL NON-PLAYERS should have one. Simplicity itself.' Call and ipect. | LOWEST OASH PRIO-BS I H. M. JONES. WHEAT. WHEAT. - i rrE ARE PROMPT OASH BUYERS HH RIME MILLING WHEaH AT HIGHEST MASK FT RATES, are alio prepared to Store GralD on Farmers account m onr New Grain Stoi^^^S West Street, Ashburton, on very favourable terms fI_HH Ful si_ed Cornsacks and Twine Supplied at LOWBSI CURRENT RATES B^H ROLLITT&CO., B CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS. HH OFFICES AMD STOKER WEST STREET.



Public ]Notio^s. j nanni.r aad G....u5. i *. Duckworth & son, F i^m ,<v Reason I TTKDKBTAKKRS, Cabinetmakers, and VI' 1 k.WABUII. VJ Upholaterers, C j Funerals conducted ntthe followingprices :— - I Covered Coffins, with hearse and coach complete, from £7 10s. \^l7 B ac P ro i jare(l to yil> SHEKP at Polished Coffin, silver plated furniture V* our DIPPING YARD-, opposite to £8. 'he ABhburton Salcyardß, and shall me Children from £2 10s Burnett Street, Ashburton LITTLE'S DIP 1 Residence— Opposite Fire lit grd 105 THE TR-iDETsUPPLIIiai- Which we are also prepared to Supply to I ' ' Fanrers at Lowest Possible Quotations. A. WARREN, T^IZT | BASKET MAKER, V^UJLvJN NEXT E. W. Hall's, Herbalist, (nearly _ ~XXT E ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY opposite Aroade), VV THESE AT TANORED STREE 1\ ASHBURTON. LOWEST RATEW. ALL KINDS of WICKER WORK Made TTTE ARE BUYERS OF to Order and Repaired. 12 2 ' ' GOOD OATEN-SHEAF OHAFF, "- ~ WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, T. H. UNDBILL AND CO RYt GRASS, ETC. BTO. _ SUTION'S SEEDS. HAVING been appointed Agents m Ashburton for Messrs Sutton and XIJDjIVLvJ V /\ I J Sons, we can supply all this firm's well known RAPE & TURNIP SEEDS, "l^ryxril I'/^ITp Besides a large variety of ■ * GARDEN,*, VEGETABLE, ftfIFLOWER [SEEDS.] / These Seedß are ail carefully selected, and j we can confidently recommend them. J ■yyE bag to intimate that we have RE- -r-r™ HAVE ALWAY S IN STOCK- MOVED to shop a few doors lower down AND HORNSBY'S PLOUGHS Long and Short Feed Oats, Prime Oaten Sheaf Chaff, Rcyal Oil (150deg. Fire Teat), T.nc^St.e.M.e.tMrE. W. HU* m <%s?_ ** J g&k T%g_&_x!A Salt, Farm & Station Requisites of all kinds, «■_,„.»_,.«.« „• __• • a. L . _,- r including Tea (specially packed for us and temporary premises during the building of importe d direot by ourselves from Ceylon), Sugar, Soap, Candles, Oatmeal, Flour, Bran, n „„ „ om aUn . . ... Sharps, Salt (besb table), Rook Salt, Fenoing our new shop, where we purpose holding a wire (plain and barbed), Staples, Galvanized Sheep Netting (most suitable for fencing of) turnips), Clover and Turnip Seed, all varie- a— -.--_—_--, . -___^ _, .__ ___ ties; Ryegrass and Cocksfoot ( maohine IjFTK, A P ft AT, Hi dressed), Oils-Castor, Machinery, Boiled, vJJJ.J-l_l-rI.X KJJTI. I iVi. Tattoo Oil (for branding sheep) &c, &o. 600 AORES AT RUAPUNA. WE are instructed by the owner to offer „„.,. for private Sale 500 aores situated at Ruapuna. This property is subdivided into convenient sized paddooks, with water m each paddock. The buildings consist of an eight- roomed Houbo, Large Stable and Wool Shed. Terms — Small cash deposit, balance at a low rate o interest. T: H. Undrill d Co; HANMER & CABINET-MAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS f*i jy a tt |^ q & PICTURE FRAMERS:. . Henry Stephenson. TANORED STREETS ' HENRY STEPHENSON, (ouccessor to Alfred Harrison.) , Established 20 years. -_-x -_--_- -w- --- _ AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND J3IIj Ij IARDS COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER. 11/TR ROBERT hT£I has become Lesse W E ISaL. B^^ etoT StoCk «f ITm n • i ix .. i EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'olock. of the Commercial Hotel clearing Sales of Stock, Household Furhi- BILLIARD ROOM f&wMJ.*" arraD * ement ' in^ **« .... . Advanoes made on Goods plaoed mmy ( which has been reupholstered and decorated, hands for Sale. thus making it one of the UHAFF, OATS, WHEAT, FLOUR, „„„„, , SHARPS, BRAN, ONIONS, POTATOES BEST AND MOST COMFORTABLE SEEDS, etc., ROOMS IN CANTERBURY. S ° ld DaUy * B™ll8 ™ 11 Quantities. Mr Hill has had a large experience m this Norwioh Union F j™Zu tß xnce Company 3 onnection and hopos to receive a fair share & "* ,f Mf™.™ PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay- )f patronage. menta from Qg per month> »" ' t> a t n/r a -kt-pw -r_r%---^ »-.--. . HT^O LET, two Shops m Jubilee Buildings, , PALM AND JOKO TE> X Burnett street. Rent, 12s per week INDIAN AND OEYLON. HENRY STEPHENSON, E OUR 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) le AUCTIONEER, noted for producing 200 large Tea >Bg«-»gy»i-»-M>->-ww^g Uupß of first-rate Tea to the ponnd. This s the Tea Mr George Jameson sold so argely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are THE TEA OP THE AGE qnally good value for tbe money. __ §, OUR TEAS are so popular that we requently hear of Instances of other Teas Cl A rriTfl A elng paoked and sold m our empties OiLAUIN IJCjA. Imitation is sincerest flattery,' but the -*"^*-v^_ui _■_ _i_^.x.m_ • üblio should see they get the genuine J& '""* * v *' pri, " I,p " , stOM " SAXON TEA. * ' U{ WHOLESALE FROM R II — ex f P RY IT » AND Y °V HAVI ao uolohbo Stbbkt, Ohristohubob X ~3~ ~~ JSO OTHER. J&jJl^^^^ SAXON TEA. \ SAXON TEA, GIEQQnRI X™ ** B < BSSOR Bickerton reports tba \fc • ■■■ For J : . SAXON TEAS LADIES' RINGS ?Vf, \ 1b abßolnto]y Pnre and of good V KEEPERS And quality f KNOT RING?. — -pj Gold Watches ' W. H. SUTHERLAND, -t I Oliver Watches T>EGSto inform bis customers and the mm n __. en.-n .. -D publio that he has removed from QOLD /\nd SILVIB CHAINS Tanored Street, to the We o . _ •. OLUB OYSTER AND FRIED FISH Brooches, &c. \ saloon, burn ett street ■ii 1,. » (Next the Olub) jgjjM fflflß "_} ~3 SPEOIAL ROOM FOR LADIES. \jmiiiij £_* Mm*Wm}m_mmmm^ Where hot dinners or hot suppers oan be got Wl_WL_m_W iMiM_SJSC__r /' ab aDV time. Fresh Fish and Smoked Fish / M_W_ME_mmm9>J <^s^B__P^ 7 Express every night, 1 mf^^l^^S^ "***' " WANTED, FAT FOWLS AND DUOKS. j



, BUSINESS ; NOTICE*  ______ IHAVE THIS DAY disposed of my Stationery and Fancy Goods Business 1 m East Street to MR P. SOUNESS, who 1 intends carrying on the same m the shop 1 known as Blue House. In thanking the publio rr the liberal sup- ' port tendered to me during my two years' residence m the town, I would kiudly ask a contiuuance of the liberal support to my 1 successsor Mr Souness. H. N. ANDERSON. IN. REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE, and m taking over the very large and well assorted stock of Stationery, Books, ' Albums, Bibles, Prayer Books, Law Stationery, Ledgers, Account Books, School Books, and other requisites, including all lines of Fancy Goods, too numerous to men- ' tion, I intend to hold a CLEARING SALE FOR ONF. MONTH FBOM THIS DATE, \ when every line m the Great Stock will be marked down for disposal. Now, School Committees, Road Boards, County Councils, Merchants, Storekeepers, Hawkers, Business men and all others, I invite you to inspect my Stock, and see the great reductions I have made. SALE FOR ONE MONTH ONLY c AT BLUE HOUSE, P„ SOUNESS. 2 6 { GRAHAM & CO's i< O A T R:N T PERM AN E NT FOOT-ROT CURE, Is a certain remedy for the disease, and k can tia applied afc a coat of less than * ONE HALF-PENNY PER SHEEP. p : ai Road opinions of Government Inspectors of Stock. k_ Blenheim, Marlborough. In re your remedy for Foot-Rot I have no I hesitation m snying it is the most effective have met, and has been used m the distriot under my oharge with tbe beßt results. I ! have reoommended end shell oontinue to recommend it to any owners of sheep affeoted 1{ with Foot-Rot, a disease whioh I regret to say is bo often neglected until it takes such a strong hold on the flock that it oan no longer *~ be ignored, when it might have been easily put down at its firat appearanoe by a little attention and the use of your remedy, JOHN MOORE, Inspeotor ot Stook February 28, 1896. Department of Agriculture, Hawera In reply to your request as to my reporting to you my opinion of the result of your dressing cheep at Mr Lyßaght's an M* Nioholas' with your Foot-Rot Speoifio, 1 have every oonfidenoe m Baying that tbe cure was a perfeot one, although tbe weather was very wet and stormy, and the examination waß only six days after the feet had been dressed. Some of the sboep were very badly affeoted", nearly -the whole of the foot having rotted off I should reoommend all sheep ownerß to use yonr Speoifio if their Bbeep are troubled witb Foot-rot, aB it is easily put on, and I am Bare it will give satisfaction. — I remain, yours truly ALEXANDER MONRO, Inspeotor of Stook, Jcje 22, 1895. ' Genuine only from D. THOMAS, ASHBURTON, Or from the Sole Proprietors, GRAHAM AND CO', Carlton Gore Road, Roßeneath, WdUDgton. > ■ ■ ■»■ j H.OZIE XEiV ft* J3e*t



SAIMOIQfI.* Sc Sons £!uca> Iy p % i Ex t mc t . Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, as per communica- tion made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the Consul-General for Italy, at Melbourne, March 14, 1878. Awarded diploma at tt.e Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883. Acknowledged by Medioal Clinics and Universities all over the Globe. There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract m the market, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order thab these crude oils may not be taken, OUR PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we tate :— It is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prusßia, and reported by Dr. Sohulz.Profeßsor of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr. Mossier, Director of the Medical Clinics at Greifßwald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of da resinous and other substancos, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant All crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extraots a-e to be classed according to the named 1 authorities, among the turpentines, which are abandoned long since as au nternal adicameut. Theße crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible : 1 By their deficiency m pungent odour whioh our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract develops most freely through its surplus oxygen. By their alcoholio thin and mobile appear- ance being reduced m specific density through the presenoe of acids. By their taste, the result of the contracting tendency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, so called euoalypt 3xtraotß, are applied hy mistake m cases of 3toup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal uflamations, dysentery, etc., the con- sequences are most appalling. For safety ikeaskaIwaysforSANDER&SON'SEUOA- jYPTI EXTRACT.— Sandhurst, Viotoria, Australia. SANDER & SONS. KOZIE TJEiJ p*.



DISTINGUISHED TESTIMONY. His Honour, William F. Courtney, Mayor of Lowell, writes under date October 31st, 1896, of the benefit he derived from Ayer's Sarsaparilla. "I have great faith m the healing virtues of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, be- cause it has helped me. The medicine cured me of indigestion, which had troubled me seriously for several years. "•Since I began taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla my appetite has improved, I have slept better, and m fact my health m general has been greatly benefited." We take pleasure m reproducing above the portrait and testimony of Mayor Courtney, whose services m the cause of good municipal govern- ment have been recognized m his recent election to the mayoralty of his native city for the third year m succession. His experience is the same as that of thousands of other people, of all sorts and conditions, who have found freedom from sickness, and restored health and strength m the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." There are many worth- less imitations seeking to profit by the world-wide reputation of fe Ayer's Sarsaparilla.' See that the name— Ayer's Sarsaparilla— is on the wrapper, and blows m the glass of each bottle. Prepared by Dr. J. O. Ayer & 00., liowell, Mass., XT. S. A.



Since 1878 there have been nine epidemics of dysentery indifferent parts of the country m which Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and '■ Diarrhoea Remedy waß used with perfect success. Dysentery, when epidemic, is al- most as severe and dangerous as Asiatic cholera. Heretofore the best efforts of the most skilled physicians have failed to check its ravages. This remedy, however, has cured the most malignant cases, both of ohildren and adults, and under the most trying con- '■ ditions, whioh proveß ib to be the best medioine m qhe world for bowel complaints. For s-le by Ashburton Drug Company. Fob Indigestion, the best remedy iB un c doubtedly Norton's OaiMOMiLE Pills. They c can confidently be recommended as being 2 mild m operation and absolutely free froir I a injurious drugs. Acting at onoe as a splen- I " did tonio and a gentle aperient. For nearly * 100 years they have proved uz»equallet? for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, siok Headache and for Liver and Stomach complaints. Sold In bottles _6 l_d, 2e 9d, and lis, by all JVed • * fine Vendors throughout tbe world HOZFJB2 TEA. i* Pur* • -- ■ *}