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THE ASHBURTOfI GUARDIAN; FMDA*, AUGUST 12, 1898



Absolutely Preserved. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GROCER SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug I Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST- BFAND MANUTAOTUBRD [fEOM OHOLCEST VIRGINA LEAF J CHEAP MONEY ! CHEAP MONEY! CHEAP MONEY IN SUMS JF £100 » ( £IO,OOO, ON COUNTRY, CITY, AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At exceptionally low ratea of interest. FOR FORMS OF APPLICATION AND FULL INFORMATION, Apply to the DISTRICT MANAGER, Christcburch. J. H. RICHARDSON, Government Insurance Commissioner. 2217 The Wife's Welfare. tortatfae ported free. It will teach you more than M iS? *£ n J°*' v * Hved. Erenr woman ehouM wadlt. Write Pro/eßßOrHenii*nii,henohSpeoiall«t, I OoUlaa-pUoe, Melbourne. YOUNG MEN, Write to mt (or raluable free Book ooncernlnr ycof. ■elreg. Professox Hermann, Bpeoialiat, A Collinit 1 vlaoe. Melbourne. STBATHMOEE PKIVATE HOSPITAL. EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS |JTJST COMPLETED] UNEQUALLED IN THE COLONIES JFO- ' MEDICAL AND SURGICAL OASES. /"IAN Aoaommodate upwards of FORTY' 40) MALE FEMALE J PATIENTS TERMS ; Frort-2 Guineas pet weekj PATIENTS CAN BE ATTENDED BY TTO.< OWN MEDICAL ADVISER, Apply to— THE MATRON, Strathmobe Private Hospital, Ferry Road (just over East Belt), Christ} 135 church.



[ « v t i v m. I m es knight, I SECOND HAND DEALER, WAKANUI ROAD, I TX7ISHES to thank the publio for the I VY liberal patronage received by her m I the past, and she takes this opportuni'y of I informing the public that she has disposed jof her business to Mbs Maby Ann Robin* I bon, for whom she Bolioita a continuance of j the anpport accorded to her. I M. A. KNIGHT. JTN reference to the above I wish to cay IJ. that my best endeavors will be need to I follow m the steps of my predeoessor. I MARY ANN ROBINSON. REWARD. I /~\NE POUND Reward will be given to I\J anyone giving such information at I will lead to the conviction of anyone i putting m lead, washers, or m any way i wilfully damaging the Lollie Machiße at the I Railway Station, Aahbnrton, J 113 J. MARSDEN. DENTAL NOTICE, MkG.F.DODDS \\J ISHES to'notify tojhii Patients that YV he has left hit former roomi In Burneto Street, and may now be consulted at^his residence, corner of Tancred and Can streetß, next door to Db, Leahy. 4 84 DRINK DELICIOUS rail X && *m flf PERFECT IN QUALITY, FLAVOR AND BLEND. Packed m Tins, the delicate Aroma



X 1200 Aores near Chertsey, either larger or Bmaller acreage can be disposed 800 Acres Seafield, well improved. 1690 Acres Sea field, 400 acres m crop. Thoroughly improved. 500 Aores Westerfield, six roomed House, Stable, and Woolahed. 500 Acres Hinds. Improved. 270 Acres not f-vr from Tinwald, good land, thoroughly improved. 830 Acres near Shepherds Bush, good land, all m grass. 270 Acres Dromore, half m crop, balance m English grass. 100 Acrea perpetual lease, Ruapuna. For terms -and particulars apply DAVID THOMAS, f ASHBURTON. WHEAT. WHEAT. ITTB ARE PROMPT CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, . We are also prepared to Store Grain on Fermors acoonnt m onr New Grain'jStorea West Street, Ashbnrton, on very favourable terms Fnl Biised Cornaacka and Twine Supplied at LOWEST OUBRENT RATES ROLLlff & CO.. CANTERBURY FLOUR MILLS. OFFICES AND STOAEb, WEST STREET. := 19,000 ORION" COOKING RANGES IN USE IN THIS COLONY I I II [""wraßcdjf !| U ' l "\-^ *" —^ I THEY BURN LIGNITE, TRUE GOAL OR WOOD UP TO 24m NO SETTING"EEQUIRED. With Stove Pipe can be worked out m the open. SPLENDID BREAD BAKERS. With Cast Iron or Copper Boilers. The Copper^Boilers are large and Tinned inside. REPAIRS ARE A MINIMUM. Made m all sizes, single or doable ovens. High or low pressure boilers ■ ■ m.. *Q* i Sold by all Ironmongers, from whom Catalogues oan be obtained, or from the maker, H. E. SHACKLOCK, SQUTHEND FOUNDRY, DUNEDIN. 631



Which we can dispose of at reasonabl | prices. F. & HT'STEEL. Victorian Steam Carriage and Iron Works 96 West Street, Asbburtoa. EAWIHORUDEN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIBLO. BOARDERS ANIJ DAY PUPILS Principal ... Mrs DAVID MoKEB. HAWTHORNDEN is Healthily Situated m Upper Fendalton, about four miles from Chriatchurch. Pupils have the advant- age of pure country air. The Groundß are extensive, and contain a Gymnasium and Tennis Lawn; and Biding Lessons oan be arranged for under careful supervision. The different subjects are taught b? Trained and Certificated Teachers ; and special classes are held for the Matriculation and Junior Scholarship Examinations at the University. Further information as to terms, etc., oan be obtained on application to the Prinoipal S. CLEAVER IS now SHOEING at the following prioes : — DRAUGHTS ... -. G» per set. HACKS .., _. 4s per flat. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. BURNETT STREET SHOEING FORGE 219 ASHBURTON. FOR SALTS— 4 Acres Good Land, Alford Forest Road, good fences and m grass. FOR SALE— I Acre Land near Wakanui Road, good House and Stable, with ohaffhouse and trap shed. FOR SALE— I Acre Land Weßt Belt, good pump and fences. rjlO LET— 3 Cottageß, town and suburban. TO LET — Premises suitable for Dress- maker or shop central. APPLY— H. W. BARRETT, AGENT, ARCADE, ASHBURTON. Baker Bros. TTIURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Corner of Wakanni Road and Oass Streets and at Baker and Brown'i Coach Faotory. Havelook Street. EVER! REQUISITE SUPPWKD TWJBttWW NO, 68,



5 moke the Best. dunlop's S There is no reason why |f i§|g|j| p^^ik a^. <*y& I W \ you shouldn't— I 1 : doesn't ■i|Ps|i j 1 % jlp ||f"" *™ p §11 j Ask your Tobacconist. - g o oc t. ABHB ™~ 8 ™. LMNG New Zealand taraoce Company. ESTABLISHED*'-. .- 185 9] ON and after Thursday, the 7th day of CAPITj&T C>PIP MTT T ION January, 1897, this Office will be %-MM 1 Jli* — UJVH Mll*l**UJM % closed for the weekly half- THE PBEMIKB AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL i holiday, COMPANY, on NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY , THURSDAY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. Instead of ALSO,— Saturday, RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, And will be open until 4 p.m. on Saturday THRESHING MACHINES, *0., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES -•■"SirißD Stephen^ HANMEB & GRAVES. "" AGENTS THE TEA OF TBE AGE. ; SAXON TEA. = PURE SEEDS. = mxl . T HAVE lately erected, regardless of coat, the most COMPLETE AJLLriM X -CiiL» SEED-OLEANING PLANT south of the Line, and I now ask intelligent Farmers to inspect the same at work. - I am now prepared TO CLEAN for Farmer* any description of TRY IT, AND YOD WILL HAVE SEEDS AND GRAIN, j and will guarantee to give them satisfaction. ujq OTHER ( ———. 1 I can supply best RYEGRASS, weighing from 261ba to 441bs to the — bushel ; and COCKSFOOT, locally grown, U£lbs to 16&lbs to the bushel also, best CLOVERS, dressed by my own machines, the parity of which , mußt be seen to be appreciated. SAXON TEA. ALSO— HURST AND SONS BEST ENGLISt CLOVERS] TURNIPS RAYON TEA RAPE, LUCERNE, TRKlOiu, Em WOOL. WOOL WOOL. Vbofbsso* Biokebto* reports that _AM QQyf mftking liberftl OASH ADVANOES FRBB 0F COM SAXON TEAS MISSION upon all WOOL placed m my hands for SALE either m Ashbarton or elsewhere. " • ha °' nt * y °' g °° a COHNSACKS. FOU oAijJil. LARGEST SIZE AND BEST QUALITY 4tS 7U PER DOZEN. WOOLPAOKS, TWINE, OIL, AND BRANDING MATERIAL TT7"E Have on hand several ALSO— NEW and SECOND-HAND FENCING WIBE, BARB WIRE, & STAPLES. GIGS, & OTHER j The best quality on Sale. n ' T HAVE the following 'Cheap Properties for Sale,—



■ — Tp l@£?l b A VICTIM OF Functional Disease. A 1 N EVER fails any ona m /\iaXlim 6UC h a predicament. To Eufferers from Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Constipation it is *' A friend m need and a friend indeed." Assist Nature by Alaxum, and you will avoid a multitude of distressing functional derangements and diseases. Of all known medicines for renew- ing the energy Alaxum is the best. Its secondary effects are marvellous. Many persons afflicted with oopafcipation have testi- fied not only to its immediate relieving properties but to the fact that the oure lasts. No care is required while using it. It does not interfere with the diet, habits or ocou- pation, and produces no inconvenience m its action. It is at once a laxative, an appetiser, and a stimulating tonio, prepared scientifically, and endorsed Dy the Preßs as the most valuable medicine that has ever been offered to to the public m a*, popular form. ALAXUM ODBBS Biliousness, Bilious Headaohe, DizzineßS, Costiveness, Sour Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Coated Tongue, Indigestion Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Heartburn Pains and Distress after Eating, and all functional derangements of the system of nutrition NOTE THIS WJELJL,,— The whole system of a human being may be yerfecttv sound, and yet through derange- ment or weakness the > i of the boay may perform their functions or their work sluggishly, thuß giving rise to want of appetite, and a consequent general impover- ishment of the whole being. Such a con- dition causes thousands of people to fancy that they are consumptive, while they are really only m need of a remedy to sec the organs of the body working harmoniously. Reason points to two essential qualities m a remedy for this purpose. It must oreate an appetite for food, and at the same time assimilate its nutriment. With either >|_ these qualities alone the remedy would be worse than useless, but with both it becomes a power with incalculable good. Alaxum is the only medicine which combines these two qualities. It is a natural appetiser, and its first action is to create hunger. After the appetite is satisfied it acts directly on the stomach, liver and kidneys, clearing away all effete matter and exciting them to activity. The system then receives nutri- tion and new life from the prcper aseimila- t, \on of the food ; and where there is no or disease health must follow* This ' ia en sense and cannot be gainsaid. Ace epfc no substitute that may be recom- mended to be "just as good.' It may be betur—fc'Y the dealer— because of its better profit, bu 1 * m such an instsnoe the dealer is not the on© 1 who needs help. FROM iVLL CHEMISTS & STORE- KEEPERS, whob 2 s 6b



CONUNDRUM. XXTHY IS BENJAMIN GUM like a Hard-boiled Egg ?— Becaiwe it i 8 HARD TO BEAT THAT precisely expresaea the opinion of all who have used Benjamin Gum. There is no Cough Medicine like it. In- troduoed into Canterbury only last winter its bucocbb wae immediate. Thousands of bottles were sold m a few months, and hundreds of sufferers wrote gratefully to tine proprietor of their Speedy Cure. It is nob a catchpenny Quack Medioine. It m made by a fully qualified Chemist, who knows hia business. It contains the same Ingredients sb Friars' Balsam, which was first made by the Monks and Friars of Europe m the days of old. Friars' Balsam has been used for six hundred years for healing outs and wounds. Spenoer Vinoeivt*® Benjamin G-uno. is a Compound of this Balsam, with other Ingredients, prepared by a apeoial process for internal use t Are you troubled with your Cheat? BENJAMIN GU M Will heal the Lungs. It will not heal them at onoe. It must be used for some time, and used regularly m old-standing oases. Have you a Cold m the Head or a Harsh Cough BENJAMIN GUM Will Heal the inflammation of the throat and passages of the nose as Friars' Balsam heals cuts. Coughs disappear with this inflammation which causes them. BENJAMIN GUM Is not a chewing gum, bub a very palatable liquid. The bottle contains almost twine as much as any other Couejh Mixture m the muket. It is the KING OF ALL. PRICE : Is 6d a _nd 2s 6d Chemists and Stores. Spencer Vincent, CHEMIST, OHRISTCHTJROH, PROPRIETOR.



MOBSTER SAJLE OF WINTER STOCK NOW ON. QTRONG Winter Dresa Tweeds 7|d, ll£d, »nd;la per yard r worth double. ALLJWOOL HENRIETTA SERGES M Atoon and Nary Is 6d, were 2a 3d. JTur^Trimmings, various shades, 9^d, reduoed to 6^(l. LADIES' CORSETS, Good Quality, 29 lid. Sale Price^s 3d. FLANNELETTES. Plain, Stripea, Checks, Tartans, & Floral patterns, all at greatly reduced prices J ; BLANKETS & FLANNISLLS, Large Stock — Great Bargains. Linen Tabling U 3d for 10$ d. j KEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING Macintoshes and Overcoats, Mercery, Hats and Capes. All at speoially low prioea for the Sales. remnantsTremnants. Hundreds of Remnants must be cleared. A. P. Williamson, CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, Tanored Street. GlCOOnil rak • JtoMJNj . w : | h$M For SizSß'- ; j UOIES- RINOS j ! I e^i, KEEPERS And :: - - ,/ If ' .* KNOT RINOS. [j Gold Watches ' '( > Silver Watches  f I QOLD ,/W SILVER CHAINS ' • , i^ j Brooches, &c. " v CLARKE'S B PILLS t , warranted to cure Gravel, Pains m the baofc and all kindred complaints. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years In boxes 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughoub the world. Proprietors, The Linooln and Mid* land Countiei Drug ftrnpAOft Llnqplu



i TTAVE YOU SEEN THE LITTLE WONDER? No ! What ie it 1 WELL^JUST GO TO ; Morrow, Bassetttf Go, i WILLS STREET, ASHBURTON, And you can see it. Theyeare rIboISOLE AGENTS for the ELABTIO STEEL HORSE COLLAR^ STERLING BICYCLES. MoCORMIOK REAPER & BINDERS. BIG <t MOWERS. DAISY REAPERS. DAISY ROAD OARTS. TURNIP, GRAIN, AND MANURE DRILLS. They>lao Bell Caßtor and Oyolindrine Oil Id any quantity. M. PKIEST,, Manager. Bazaar Livery Stables. T HAVE |PLEASURE in^notifying the Public of Ashburton that I have taken over THE BAZAAR STABLES, Burnett Street, fromf Mr S. Tbevurza, and trust that I may receive a fair Bhare of patronage of the general public. CABS MEED ALLi Saddle Howes, Traps, and Buggieß|on hire at all hours, and at reasonable charges. GOOD STABLING* JAMES McCOBMICK. 6 16



Mail, all being selected by a Connoisseur. Agent for the Celebrated Brinsmead, Collard and Collard, and Pull and Field's PIANOS. Cash or time payments. A small line of Stationery and Birthday Cards. T\tOJL,IJN TUITION. BESSIE SIMMONDS having made a life study of the above instrument, Pupils can rely upon being thoroughly taught. I can supply an Efficient Band for Balls, Parties or Concerts. Terms on application. Please Note the Address — BESSIE SIMMONDS, OPPOSITE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 233 BURNETT STREET. UNPARALLELED CHEAP SALE OF 1 DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS, FORjj ONE MONTH. EVERY ARTICLE MARKED IS GREATLY REDUCED. ANDREW ORR ~ LOOK CHEAP WINTER FHIING. ! NEW MOUNT KOMEBS COAL. OUTPUT haa:Treblod during the laa twelve months. IT IS USED EVERYWHERE. This Coa! is the Best and Chmp». B t, Strain and Household Coal m the na&ik^c. Used m the "Woollen Facf«w and Canter bury Flour Mills. GIVES fcPLENDIFi RESULTS WHITE FOs PRICES 0. T.^PARK, MOU N"T sOME RS, JO.UN MOISON, HAVING- considerably added tt* his StocJj; as well as his Shop aooo mmo» dation, ia r j a position to supply Boot n and Shoes ab lowest cash values — his own m ake, which i? not to be surpassed, and the best is the oheapest. Repairß with besteaole slather and at onoe, at J. Moison'Sv $ie only 'Practical Bootmulter, "Xho Jftall," Bm(| Street, Aufaburtoq, &• |?



ANNUAL STOCKTAKING SALE NOW PROCEEDING. DEDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK. BIG JOB PURCHASE. ! T ADIES' Black and Colored Straw Hatß _I_J to go ab 6d, 9d, Is, Is 6d each. Regular price for these Roods were from 2s 6d to 8s 6d each. All Millinery TrimmiDgs I must be cleared regardless of coab. Aa an extra inducement to purchasers all MILLINERY TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE. See Window Display. ADVANTAGEOUS PURCHASE. Gentlemen's Ties— to go at 6d, 9d, Is, U 6d. Regular Price from Is to 2a 6d each. Men's Printed Molea—Our regular 7b Od quality now 6s lid. dressesTdresses. SPECIAL VALUE m Navy and Black all Wool Serge, from la per yard. Special quotations for Evening or .Fanoy Dress Ooßtuires. DRESSMAKING DURING SALE- 8s ad. ASHBUKTOH DRAPERY COMPANY. BESSIE SIMMONDS, TEACHER OF THE VIOLIN AND MUSIC SELLER, BEGS to inform the Inhabitants of Ash- burton and Surrounding Districts that she has commenced Business m those pre- mises nexb to Mr Seymour, Dentist, and opposite the ABhburton Publishing Company. Piano and Violin Music by the latest Mail, also choice Songs to select from. Call and see them. Musical Instruments, including a Bplendid line of Violins, very cheap. All Violin Requisites on hand. Any article not m stock will be immediately procured. Violin Strings, etc., best quality, at the lowest Drices. Music and Sonea by every



CHAFF, OATS, WHEAT, FLOUR, SHARPS, BRAN, ONIONS, POTATOES SEEDS, etc., Sold Daily m Large or Small Quantities. Agent : Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company ft Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agenoy Company. PIANOS and. ORGANS on time pay menta from ttOs per month. V HENRY STEPEENSON, AUCTIONEER. GREAT CASH B3OT S.LS STILL TO THE FRONT WITH PRICEv. AND FASHION. Nexb Door^fo The Bank of New Zea'and). Uuder the management of FRED NOKES. fTIHE PROPRIKTORS OF THE CASH I BOOT SHOP, have pleasure m an- nouncing that t lit y have just opened up another large assortment of FASHIONABLE BOOTS AND SHOES, Which will be sold at Prices never before heard of m Ashburton. ' Men's Balmorals from 9s 6d. Girls' Strong School Boots from 5s Evening Shoes from 2s lid Best Sewn Cookhams from 14s 65 Beat Watertight!! 123 6d LOOK AT OUR WINDOW— One of the Grandest Displays that could temptjbhe eye, fit the foot, and suit the pocket. EVERYTHING GENUINE ! EVERYTHING CHKAP ! EVERYTHING GOOjo 3OOO~TpA.IR.fe* OF BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERS AND GAITERS to seleofc from. lospeob our Stock before Purchasing else- where as we simply defy competition. REPAIRS NEATLY EXECUTED. DON'T FORGET CASH BOOT SHOP, Under the Management of FRED NOKES. NE&T BANK NEW ZEALAND. 6 14 Do no? &e persuaded fo\ £i/yafiygf//iefm//afio/*sx \ //7S/S/0/? &fM& 1 [ imß^WlMfp rfAs\ W&£r#p&/s#*dimfes®m !a tte'&Bsf-&&7iy4mff experience c-yi &m fetyes/sa/gf/jxmfm/as/a.l } *50L0 8Y ALL CROCERSU FjAiNUfUKii!;, SIXOINU, ORGAN, AND JUEORY OF iIUSIO. TVI R 8 "R ° w M A N TT ° x Member of tho Canterbury Society of Profesbiouul Muiicians, HAVELOOK STBEKT, AiBBUETON. RAKAIA— TUESDAYS. Pupil* prepares for Irißity Polleg?



nesdavs, and Fridayß, an extra train leaves at 11 Oa.m. Trains arrive from the JSortu every day at 10.45 a.m., 12.48 noon (express) and 8.0 p.m. • . I Traina leave Fakaia for Methven daily Thursdays excepted) at 7.5 p«m., on Tuesdays at 10.10 a.m, aid on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. Trainß leave Methven at the following times re^cuvely -8.50 every day, except Friday*; 10 <JU Fridays 3.10 p.m. Tuesdays. Trainß leave Ashburron FOB IMJ SOUTH every day at 10.55 a.m .and 12.5 d noon (expre B s). On Tueadaya, 'Jhuradajs, and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.50 p.m. A train leaves for Mount Somers branoh line every day at 4.26 p.m. The branoh train arrives m Ashbnrton at 9.45 a.m. SA.!NI>Ei« &> tasons Euca- lypti EJxtrnct. Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, as per oommunica- •lob made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the Consul-General for Italy, at i Melbourne, Maroh 14, 1878. Awarded! diploma at the AHwrerlum Exhibition, 188u. Acknowledged by Medical CHnios and, UniversitiM all over the Gobe. There are imitations of Euoalypti Extract the market, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these orude oils may not be taken, 83b pure volatile eucalypti EXTRACT, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government be of perfectly pure origin, as per n formation forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, Maroh 2, 1878, we tate :— It i» proved by testa by the Medioal Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greif awald, Prussia, and reported by Dr. Schulz, Professor '•& of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr. '■'"■■: Mossier, Director of the Medical Clinics at : Greifswald, that only productß that are ■aturated with oxygen and freed of resinoua and other aubßtanooß, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant \ll crude oils, orsocallod Eucalypti Extract* are to be classed according to the named authorities, among the turpentinee, which are abandoned lonp since as an nternal udioament. These crude oils, or so oalled Euoalypti Extracts, are discernible : IBy their deficiency m pungent odour — f which our produot, the only genuine Euoalypti Extract develops most freely through its sarplua oxygen. 1 By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear- ance being reduced m specific density throngh the presence of acids. By theirtaste, the result of the contracting tendency of resin? and tenuates. If these crude oils, so called eucalypt extracts, are applied by mistake m cases of croup, bronohitiß, diphtheria, internal nflamations, dysentery, etc., the cun- seqoencea are moat appalling. For safety akeask aIwaysforSANDER&SON'S EUCA- LitPTI EXTRACT.— Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia, Ml SANDER & SONS. Harrison.) j^^^^^HpPßtablished 20 years. LAND ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER ' WEEKLY SA.LEB of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc, EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. Clearing Bales of Stock, Household Furni- ture, etc., as per arrangement, m any part o the county. Advanoes made on Goods placed m my hands for Sale. FOR SALE — Second-Hand Bioycle nearly new.