MARRIAGE.

Clayton — Bean.— On Monday, December 5, 1898, at St. Stephen's Church, Ash* burton, by the Rer W. S. Bean (brother of the brine) assisted by the Rev T. A. Hamilton, Thomas Ernest, eldest son of T ClaytoD, of Glentunnel, to Alice Maud, fourth daughter of R. S. Bean, of Ash burton*

DEATH.

Ealham -At Oherfcaey, on December 5, William Chables. the beloved hnßband of Margaret Thompson Ealham, and f.on-in-law to Mrs Henderson, Montreal Stroet. Sydenham. Aged 40 yeara.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1898. SUICIDE

the man who has been taught to trust m God, and that hope will cast a ' benign ray upon all the troubles of life. Of suicide by the hand of one bereft of reason we have nothing to say, but we are quite sure many of the v suicides while temporarily insane " would not have been committed had a proper foundation of faith and right principle been well and truly laid m early youth, and the foundation built on with advancing years.

Why live when Ufa is sad, Death only sweet ? Why fight, when closest fight) Ends m defeat ? Why pray, when purest prayer Dark thoughts assail ? Why strive, and strive again, Only to fail ? Why hope, when life has proved Our best hopes vain 1 Why love, when love is fraught With so muoh pain ? Why not cool heart and brain In the deep wave 1 Why not Ha down and rest In the still grave ? Live — there are many round Needing thy care. Fray — there is One at hand Helping thy prayer. Fight— for the love of God, Not for renown. Strive— but m Hia great strength, Not m thine own, Hope— there ia heaven's joy Laid up for thee. Love— for true love outlives Itß agony. Fight, pray, and wrestle on, Loving God best ; Then, when thy work is done, Lie down and rest.

It has been said that, both m New Zealand and the Australian continent, suicide is far more common than m any other part of the British Empire. This is a statement which, m the absence of reliable statistics, must be taken with the proverbial grain of salt, but we are quite willing to allow that it is far too common to be pleasant. It may be, perhaps, that as neither our own islands nor the colonies of the Australian continent are so densely populated as, say, Great Britain, or the more thickly settled states of America, with their teeming towns and cities, more cases of suicide are reported m detail m the publio press, and thus these cases are brought more pro minently before the reading public, and special notice is taken of them. If the daily news of the morning papers is even cursorily looked at, it will be seen that the collectors of the items have but a limited range of events to deal with — fires, sports, little scraps of municipal matters and doings, acci dents and offences, and suicides. These make up the list of items that the re porters have to send by wire, and of course very few suicides, or alleged suicide?, are omitted. Then, again, a good many so called suicides by drowning may not be suicides at all, but perhaps were the truth about them probed to the very bottom, it would be found that the deaths were not pre meditated, but purely accidental. Sapient juries, however, find verdicts of suicide m cases tbat would be far better met by open verdicts, and open verdicts are occasionally given when the giving of verdicts of suicide would have been perfectly justifiable. Still, sufficient evidence is not wanting that far too many people lift unholy hands against their own lives and seek refuge m the nepenthe of death from such troubles as may afflict them. The frequency of suicides was one of the questions discussed recently by the Anglican Synod at Nelson, and the following resolution, signed by all the Protestant ministers m the Synod and m the immediate vicinity of Nelson, appeared m the Colonist of November 23 : — lf That we deeply deplore the sad increase of suicide m this Colony ; suicide being an act which every Christian community should view with horror as a sin against God, and a crime against the State. That we much lament the growing tendency to look upon suicide as heroic j and with the view of impressing especially our young people with a true sense of the aacredneas of life and the enormity of this deed, we hereby earnestly appeal to the public to discourage everything m the form of display at the funeral following such an act ; such display being fitted to create a false impression as to the nature of the crime, and as being Hk6ly only to add to the pain of relations and friends." With every thing contained m this resolution ex cept the preventive measures proposed we heartily . agree. But we contend that the grave is not the place to begin to deal with men. The deed of suicide is done then, and if it is to be prevented at all it must be dealt with while life is lusty m the body. The old proverb " speak no evil of the dead " is one which, whatever else may be dis regarded, is respected m New Zealand, and as the unfortunate suicide when cold m his coffin cannot be influenced either by respect or disrespect shown to his remains, the proposed remedy seems to us somewhat like blank cartridge. There has been a great outcry of late against godless education, and it is sought to remedy this by virtually making the bible a lesson book m the schools. We do not fancy this would encompass all that is desired. Gladly would we see every teacher a model m morals and high Christian principle for the pupils to copy, but it is m tho home, we fancy, where the great training should begin with the earliest dawn of intelligence m the infant. A French writer once said that though there were many' crimes of a deeper dye than suicide, there fo no other by which men appear so for mally tp renounce the protection of God. Let our children by all means be taught there is an Almighty God above va — a God who ia a God of love and mercy, and cares for His creatures, and that to Him man must come m time of trouble. We have no wish to make this article a sermon, but we do contend that that parent is culpably negligent of his child if the latter is allowed to grow up without respect for the great moral principles; the practice of which should be the result of the faith tbat as Christians we ought to have m the God who made us and whom we should all adore, Let no boy or girl ever be allowed to believe that it is heroic to escape from trouble m this world by daring with rash hands' i the mystic portals of the next. Let them rather be taught faiat the far nobler course is to bravely face what ever of good or evil Hfe has m store for them, and that only the coward will cravenly seek to escape from these. The more of God m life — the greater the desire to do His will — the less will any tendency t# ae.ek to escape the Divine providence be manifested. When youth begins to recognise that life is not ours to destroy — to live out or to lay down as we choose — but be longs to php Great Being who gave it, then possibly youth, and manhood too, will realise tbat it is a thousand times more grand and noble to face and over come all jbronbles, Pain and suffering, Wals and adversity will pome to all, but these are the discipline laid upon man by the M aster, &nd He gives us prayer, and resignation to His will as exercise for the hope of heaven which so illumines the path through life o!

Local and General.

The Wellington Absoonder.— The bond for security to bring baok Myers was signed yesterday morning. — Press Assooiation tele gram.

Ariel Bicycle Club. — The members of the Ariel Club have been invited by Mr Grigg to visit Longbeaoh, and will do bo on Thursday, assembling ab the Somerset corner at 1.15 p.m. The invitation extends to members only.

Bank ojt New South Wales. — On Fri day nexb, December 7, the Bank of New South Wales will remove their Ashburton business to the new bank building at the corner of Burnett and Cats streets, which will be opened on that day.

The Mails. — The Moan*, with the English mails of November 19, left) Ban Francisco on December 1, nineteen hours late. The colonial mails of November 2, per Oruba, from Melbourne, arrived m London on December 3, one day lata.

Wedding Presents.— The list of presents to the bride on the occasion of Miss Seddon's wedding last week occupies nearly two of the extra long columns of the N.Z. Times, Wellington. There were over twenty cheques, one bible, and enough plate and glassware to set anybody up m a large way of business.

Paba»isb Dtjckb m the Domain.-— Visitors to the Domain will for the future miss another of itß late interesting denizens. The paradise duck, with its white head and amusing habits, is no more, and her mate is not half as pugnacious and lively as he was when he had her for a companion.

A new serial entitled vOnu On statutory grounds " ia commenced ia this issue, and appears on the first page. A report of the meeting of the Wakanui Road Board will also be found en our first page. On on'r fourth page will be found notes from our Ohertsey correspondent, and the nominations far the two trotting events at the Rakaia Boxing Day sports and races.

Proposed Ne\t Sports Association. — The executive of the 8b Patrick's Day Sports Association have called a meeting for Friday evening next m the Arcade to form if j possible a permanent) - Sporta Association 1 which shall have for its binding elements the raca sympathies of the Gaelic people. There is room for suoh an Association, And it ia to be hoped one will be formed.

Beware of House Breakers.— Oa Satur day evening last, just after dusk, the private residence of Mr Fletcher, Tanored street, was entered, and ransacked, evidently for money, bub none was found. The entrance waa effected through one of the back win dows. As it is evidenb someone is about who requires special attention, householders and others will do well to be on the alert.

Cheistmas Cantata.— The choir of the Baring Square Church under the leadership of Mr W. McDonald, are practising special music, to be sung on Christmas Day, which this year falls on Sunday. The selection comprises marches, anthems, hymns, carols and glees, oomposed by Dr T, L, Fowle, M.A. The whole cantata is particularly tuneful, and, as will be assumed, the words have reference to Christmas, and are largely taken from scripture.

MiLKPoisomsrq,-— '• One child m eight attending Melbourne hospitals dies from acute milk-poiscning," was the remarkable statement made to the Ohief Secretary of Victoria. Out of 16C0 infantile deaths, 1000, we are told, are due to thia class of disease. In other words, the most of those thousand deaths are preventable. They occur because the milk given m summer months to the children is too often stale and contaminated.

Remabkablb G;un Accident.— Mention waß recently made of the case of a boy who walked to the Melbourne Hospital with a ramrod Bticking m his skull. In the Ptiffield limps (Yorkshire) of October 22, a similar case is mentioned. It saya — A youth named Doadea, of Bpalding, farm servant m the employ of Mr H. Procter, of Wykeham, who some time ago sustained a remarkable gun accident, has been discharged from the Johnßon Hospital at Spalding, and appears to be well on the way to complete recovery. The boy had been engaged m scaring birds, and while ramming down a charge of pow der into a gun the weapon exploded, and the ramroc} passed right through the boy's head. : When firsts adnfitSfcecl into the hospital no hope was entertained of his recovery, and the statement how the aooident ocourred was reoeived with inoredulity. The medical offioers of the hospital, however, entertain no doubt that the ramrod did actually enter the boy.'s forehead, and come out at the top of the skull. Styaoga to say the youth's iriensaj fapqlbjep seem to b^f m no way im paired.

Great Railways."— Within three years (says a writer m the Fortnightly Review) a man will be able to get into the train at Ostend and travel straight through to Port Arthur. In five years a parson will be able to travel m a railway carriage from the Cape to Alexandria. There ia yet a third great world ' liDe from Constantinople, via Palestine, Persia, India, and Burmah, to Hong Kong. The importance of these three great lines of communication oannot be sufficiently dwelt upon ; it oan certainly not bo exaggerated. With the Siberian railway we have nothing to do now ; with regard to the other two this is to be noted — they both of them meet m Palestine. Palestine is the great centre, the meeting of the roads. Whoever holds Palestine oommands the great lines of communication, not only by land, but also by sea.

Swimming.— Tho usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Amateur Swimming Club was held last evening m the olub's rooms — Mr Gates, the captain, m the chair, and all the members present, The secretary read his report) on the opening day (ports, which had helped to bring the olub well before the public, and to greatly further cwimming; The club, having decided to hold a series of monthly races, the first will come off on December 22. ; The chief event will be t)re school championship, for' which a handsome Bilver oup has been presented by D. Thomas, Esq., and the following will also be held:— 3o yards senior handicap; 50 yards junior handicap ; long dive handicap ; 30 yards championship ; and 120 yards handicap. The comoiittee are sparing no pains to make swimming a' auqoess this year and hope to be helped m thla by the general public

CjHRISTMAS — Craigl^ead and Berryman have juab opened pub a splendid lo£ of new guifcings as now worn at Home, direpb from London ex o.«. " Tokomaru." Alfo, latest novelbiea m Shirts, fiati, Ties, «to., kit) jjj time for the holia^i.'-Aovx,

Thh Rainfall. — The rainfall at Alford station during November waß 3*36 inches ; at Alford Forest, 5*57 incheß.

Barbytown. — The manager of the Barry town Flat Goldmining Company reports 55 z of retorted gold for the four weeks ending December 3. Daring November only half time cou'd be worked, owing to having to shift the elevator and clean up the bottom.

The .Land Tax — Farmer! aad others who h «.ve nob ye* paid their land tax are reminded that the days of grace expire on Monday, the 12th inßb. Ten per cent will be added to ail amounts unpaid on or before that date.

Cherries. — There were on view, at Mrs Raudeli's fruit shop to-day, some very fine oherries of the varieties known as blaok heart and white heart, the latter ex ceptionally large. Both were grown by Mr W. Rose, of Baaoh Road.

Bicycles on the Footpaths.— As the practice of riding bioyoles on the footpaths appears to be on the increase m Wellington, the Stipendiary Magistrate m that city has decided (says the Post) to fix £1 as the minimum fine for that offence.

London Missionary Sooiet? Aoonfer ence of members of the Wellington Congre gational Uhurobes had under consideration a proposed scheme for uniting the Australasian ( auxiliaries m ■ connection with the London Missionary Society. The scheme, whioh it is hoped will bring the isolated auziliariea

into union was adopted. The Samaritan- Home. — A meeting of delegates of local bodieß, oalled by Mr 0. J. Harper, waa held at) the Charitable Aid Offioe, Ohriatohuroh, on Monday, to con sider the question of how many trustees the looal bodies were entitled to elect on the Board of the Samaritan Home. Mr Harper, for some unexplained reason, was not present. Atter disonssion, it was decided that the bodies represented were entitled to eleot five trustees. At the statutory meeting held afterwards, Messrs J. Hamilton, B. P. Manbire, F*. Board, O. J. Marshall and J. L. Wilson were eleotod. The Bathurst Hubs. — An occurrence at the sale of sheep skins at Inveroargill yester* day indicates the necessity for stringent Government regulations. Amongst the lots sold were skins of Australian sheep, slaughtered at sea for use on an intercolonial steamer. The wool of these was literally matted with Bathurst burr. Prioks of the burrs had penetrated to the skin, and with the seed pods the wool was almost as hard as a board. It is suggested that snoh skins should not be disposed of m this colony, bub returned whence they came, and so prevent the spread of one of the worst pastoral pests to this country.— Press Association telegram.

No Flies m Darlinghurst— People m the interior of New South Walea find I flies the bane of their lives m the summer time, and are often heard m their annoyance to ask whether there is any plaoe on the earth where these insects cease ; from troubling. There appears to be Buoh a place, according to an affidavit read m one of the Sydney courts on a motion for the attachment of a person for non-payment of divorce costs. The party proceeded against said that it was a case of persecution, and the opposing solicitor had told him that he was bent on patting him " where the flies would not get at him." "Where is that? I would like to know," queried Mr Justice Simpson. "In Darliughursb gaol," replied counsel ; " they have soreens there." The Eradication op Tuberculosis.— ( The present Government veterinarians, three m number, find that they cannot oope with the task of eradicating tuberculosis, and several more will be appointed at the beginning of the year. Mr Gilruth is now working m Wellington, and Mr Park m the Hutt Valley where the disease is found to be rife. Of one heard, nearly a third were condemned. The owners m the Valley have held a meeting to consider the position. Under the Act of last session compensation to the extent of one-half the value is being paid, and the condemned animals are seat to Che digesters and turned into manure. A meeting of Hutt farmers was oalled with the avowed object of protesting against cattle baing destroyed, unless full compensation .was paid, and a resolution was moved to f that effect, but by tweuty-one votea to 807611 an amendment was carried approving of the action of the Government, and encouraging them m their endeavour to ensure clean herd?.

Wales and the Royal Standard. — At a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee of the Cardiff Corporation, a letter was read from the Marquis of Salisbury with reference to a proposal that a deputation should wait upon him ko urge the inclusion of the Arms of Wales m the Royal Standard. Lord Salisbury, whilst fully appreciating the feel ing of the Principality, points ont that the proposal is a novel one, and that he does not feel that the present moment is opportune for introducing so important an alteration into the Arms of the Royal Standard, which were established at the time of her Majesty's Coronation by an Order-in-Council, and have remained unchanged ever since. It would be necessary to submit the proposals to the Queen before any steps could be taken, but Lord Salisbury fears that there would pro bably be considerable objections, both con stitutionally and heraldic, whioh would

militate against her Majesty's approval being given to so novel a departure from established precedent. 10 was agreed that the matter should remain m abeyance. Cycling. — The Christohuroh manager of the Duulop Tyre Company, Mr E. B. James, has received a cable message from Melbourne stating that the Century relay ride, open to teams from any Australasian Club, has b<sen won by the Christchiirch Cycling Club's team. Immediately on the closing of the competition on Ootober 31, this result was announced, bub subsequently it was reported that the pivot Club of Geelong had acoom plished a atiU better performance. As there was some doubt as to the aoouracy of the record pub up by the Australian Club the Dunlop Company decided to give that team another opportunity, under certain con ditions, to repeat it. This the Pivot Club declined to do, and the ten gold medals therefore come to the team which has the fastest authenticated record, viz , that) of the Christchurch Cyoling Club. The team consisted of Messrs Gr. Sutherland, A. B. Barker, T. Clatkeon, E. A. Wall, 0. Gray; H, Ritchie. G. Henwood, W; Clarkajiji,' D. Price and W. H. Trengrove. The average riding time for the one hundred miles was about twenty-three miles per hour.

COMMERCIAL.

United Prosß Association— By Eleotrio ' Telegraph— Copyright

London, December 4

The quantity of bales of wool catalogued up to date is 51,378, of which 46 930 have been Bold. " Mangatoro " clip sold at s£d. Frozen mutton, crossbred ; wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury, 3^d ; Dunedin and Southland, 3 5-16 d; North Island. 3£d. Lsmb ia not quoted. River Plate mutton is unchanged.

News m Brief.

This is the last week of Messrs Hardley Bros.' aale, and to dear m the atipulated time still further reductions have been made m all lines.

Attention Is dr^^yn to the Bale &b BangU tata island oh Tharaday next of the live and dead stock on the farm of the late Mr Henry Grainger, and the furniture and effects of Mrs Grainger. The sale will be conducted on cash terms by Mr David Thomas,

Messrs NiooH Bros, have been appointed sole agents In Ashburton for the Romeo and Juliet bicycles, the product of an American house, and up-to-date m every particular. A shipment has just arrived, and are on aale at £20 (ov cash, or terms as may be arrsbge(J f ■■ i -

An assistant female teaoher, under the N.Z. Eduoation Department, is required m the Levuka public school. The salary is to be £100 a year, and full particulars oan be obtained from the N.Z. limes, Wellington. Appliqatipna will be received up to the 15th January. ; : '' ' 3 ' ' '■ c

CABLE NEWS.

Uniceti Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. London, December 4 Detectives have sailed for Capatown io fetch a man named Squires to Eng land, m connection with a charge of sonspiracy to defraud the public, pre ferred by the Public Prosecutor againat bhe directors of the Wtat Australian Sold Districts Trading Corporation. December 5. The Qaeen, accompanied by Lord Khartoum, visited the Netley Hospi tal, and decorated the heroes of the Soudan campaign. Glasgow firms are spending a quarter of a million on a sugar factory at Jamaica. The steamer Londonia was aban doned m the Atlantic. Eighty of the crew are missisg. Berlin, December 4 A journalist m Lippe-Detmold has been sentenced to six weeks' imprison ment for insinuating that the Kegent caused the publication of strictures on the Kaiser. Washington, December 5 America has requested Aqainaldo to release the Spanish prisoners. Sf . Petersburg, December 5 Russia is spending 118,000,000 roubles (about £18,500,000) m the re organisation of the artillery branch of the service on French models. Madrid, December 5 The Oarlists are causing increaßißg anxiety m Spain. Several Bishops are suspected of sympathy with the move* ment. The Pope has written to the General of the Jesuit Order, asking them to co-operate m maintaining the domestic peace of Spain. Bombay, December 5. The Mad Mollah'a followers are deserting.- Sydney, December 5 In Norton's ewe to-day, accused's cross-examination of Meagber threw interesting side lights on the famous Dean case. Meagher claimed that he had proved his innocence, and said he told Crick of Dean's confession. When he made his famous declaration of Dean's guilt after Orick and he were arrested, he did so because Crick was of opinion that the facts were against them. He said he would stand by Dean, but Crick would not because he would be sure to lose. Orick promised Meagher that if he would make a declaration he would give him an interest m his (Crick's) business for the rest of his life. Meagher refused, and aaid he would fight the matter oat to the bitter cod. Crick sent for Meagher's wife, and laid the facts before her, together with what pur ported to be a communication from the Attorney-General to the effect that if he declared Dean guilty, Orick and Meagher would be discharged when they came before the Court, when he made a fuller -declaration exonerating everybody except himself and Dean. The document was as much Crick's concoction as his. Norton waa acquitted.

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

United Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright

Vienna, December 5

Semi-official reports are circulated that after the visit of Duke Sergius to Windsor, the Qaeen instructed Lord Salisbury to confer with M. de Staal, the Russian Ambassador, with a view to a more friendly understanding regarding the Far East. . The confer ences between them have increased the chances of an entente cordiale between the two nations.

THE DREYFUS CASE.

United Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright;

Pabis, December 5

Colonel Picquart has asked the Court of Cassation to decide whether he is amenable to civil or military jurisdiction. The public indignatioti is growing. The Royalist party are greatly divided on the question. M. de Freycinet hopes the court-martial will spontaneously adjourn. Colonel Picqiiart'a persecution is attributed to his having stopped the payment of secret funds to army officers for pseudo espionage.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

United Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph — Copyright. *- :

New York., December 5

The Columbian Government has re fused an extension of time for the completion of the Panama Canal. M, Hutin, a Director of the Company, offered the Canal to America for 13Q million dollars (£26,00.0,000). # c ' stated that if America refused his offer the Canal would be completed and foreign warships admitted, and rates lowered so as to compete with the Nicaraguan Canal. President Me* Kinley accorded M. Hutin a brie| audience, buftook no heeel of the ofler or the threats made, " :

THE HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA

United Press Association— By Eleobrlo Telegraph — Copyright Melbourne, December 5 It is fearfully hot — 109 m the ehada io-day,

Received Wat*p«aka pec. Q, 3J5 a.m, Guardiak Office 9-37 a-m !r - Melbourne, December 6 The he%t wave effects the whole colony. Destructive! bush fires m various parts have done great damage to the standing^crops, grass, and fencing. Several townships were only saved by the residents fighting the fire en WjCiSSc. A Bruthen, some houses or the outskirts were destroyed. n " =4

TYSON'S WEALTH.

United Preai Association—By Electric (Telegraph— Copyright) *'"' lV Brisbane, December 4 Tyson's wealth is estimated 'at £5,0QQ,0Q0. ' ' '

Ijeceinber §. Another estimate of Tyson's wealth U §eyea to eight ailllooi,

THJffi ABHBURTON eOAj&DJLAN : TUESDAY, DECEMBER $ iB9B^



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THE Ashburton Drug Co. (LIMITED) HAVE just unpacked, dfreeb from the English Manufacturer, a now Btock of all the Drugs used m compounding physicians' prescriptions, specially made m conformity with the new British Pharmacopcea, 1898. Til© Il**.f of dispensing medical pre- portant acriptions is the special and W ork constant care pi the manager (J. M. CAMBRIDGE!), Wi)O has been engaged m tbii duty for 36 years, as well as having had the benefit pf |H» £*H|3»lisli training and experience, and holding an Epglish certificate. To those .who unfortunately have to take wcdiciue, especially incaaeß of SerionH Ib is of the utmost import- Illness, ance that the drugs should be new ' and freshly im- ported ; that the medicine should be accurately and skilfully prepared ; and that exaotly what the Physician orders should be uaed, and nothing elee substituted m its place. 1 lie Prlioe should never be the first and only consideration— Drugs oan be bought at all price?. We prefer to import all our Drugs from a firm we can rely on, though we could buy many of them oheaper m the colony. Bub we oharge no mo ; e than is usual m moab of the larger towns, and generally a iittie iesa. AT A.LJL, Ab urgent oall for medicine TIJMEEJe is responded to ab once, whether during business hours or at night, Sundays pr holidays. Night Dis- pensary—opposite Dr Maude's, and ppjtb to Dr Hunter's residence. J. M. Cambridge. I MANAGER. 11 135 Cbaigheap & Bppeyman have just opened bub another large shipment of new summer goods, comprising some of the moat fashion- able patterns and beßb qnality suitings ap now worn ab Home, whioh cannot foe obtained m any other establishment fc the ibfcdQt.-(Advto



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Public IsotlGss. J WE INVITE FARMERS j TO CALL AND INSPECT THE \ McCORMICK Reaper & Binder XTTHICH Scoured the b?l£j V.ISIS. MEDAJL for the. BEST BINDER on the ground at the Christchuroh A. and P. Show. We have sold out our first Consignment of these WORLD FAME MACHINES, and would adviie farmers \o call early if they wish to seoure the BEST BINDER the WORLD HAS EVFR PRODUCED. We ara also Agents for the Colonial Drill, Whioh was awarded the GOLD IVXEO^VI^ for BEST COMBINED DRILL *t> the Drill Trial ou Mr Boag's farm. Morrow \ Bas sett & Go, WILLS STREET, ASHBURTON, M. PEIEST, Manager,



WAYERLEY TO THE FRONT. A BHBURTON AMATEUR CYCLING & ATHLETIO OLUB'S ■"" ROAD RACE, C. WILLIS (scratch) FIRST H. SARGISSON ... SECOND BOTH MOUNTED ON THE WELL-KNOWN WAYEELEY. The Proper Way to Construct BICYCLE BEARINGS. A YEAR'S USE upon many Thousand Wavbrley. Bicycles, and elaborate tests upon our Friotion-Measuring Devices, have demonstrated tbab the Wavebley method la the only by whioh absolutely true Bicycle Bearings can be obtained. THE CONES SLIDE IN - WAYERLEY BICYCLES - Instead o! Threading the Cones or Cups, for adjustment, m the usual way, the Cones and Caps m WAVERLEY Bicycles remain always m the precise relative position m whioh they were ground, the Cones, for adjustment, sliding to or from the Cups. For 1898 we have devised universal Cones, fitting either side of the front or rear wheel, and having a double faoe with two Ball races. They can be pub on the machine m eight different places or ways, thus making it impossible to assemble the beariDga incorrectly. And the Bearings are Absolutely Dust Proof FORK CROWN SAFETY. FOR MEN AND WOMEN. fTIHE Hollow.aroh drop-forgfld Fork TX7" E Offer this year but One Model of JL Crown of the Wavjri.es is a VV Bicycle, but that the finest our triumph of mechanical skill— tbe Btrongeat skill and reßonroes can produce. We yet devised. don't make tandems. We don't make juveniles. WAVEBUY BIGYCLtS. WAVEBLEY BICYCLES- SIMPLICITY. SURPASSING ALL OTHERS infto WAVERLEYS are Marvels TXTE this Year make but One Model, • JLOyO oi Mechanical Construction VV and crowd into that all possible and skill, yet so Birople any child oan quality and beauty. There is no Bicyole understand and care for them. to compare with the WAVEBUY BICYCLES. WAVEBLEY BICYCLES. The Secret of Smooth Running. The 1898 Wavebley Bicycle runs with Noiseless, Friofcionlesa Smoothness. Each Link of the Chain Slides Into place on the Sprocket Teeth as silently, & gently as if friction were a thing unknown. It has taken marvellous maohinery to produoe this result m Sprocket Catting, and years of study. Bub it is only one point that mark* tfce Superiority of WAYERLEY BICYCLES. The Beautifully Printed and illustrated Wavebley Catalogue for 1898 has muoh that will interest you, whether yon are a rider or not. Free. The Catalogue tells also of the new antomatio rear-hub Brake, with whioh Waverlbt Bicyclea are equipped for 10s extra. Your safety requires this brake. On Wavbbleys only. JOHN ORR & CO., F(JJI ( i 3 T