Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1898.

Few people have any idea of the numbers of men occupying high and responsiblepositions WHAT PERSEVER- who have risen from ANCE CAN DO. the humblest ranks

of life, and by sheer pluck, force of character and ability have elbowed out of the race for dis .inction others who have commenced with every advantage which wealth, rank, and education can give. There are thousands of such successful men m every country m tho world, but it is only by accidental circumstances that the rest of us become aware of their history. The case of Admiral Sampson of the American Navy, whose name is now known from end to end of the civilised world is one m point. Here is his history : — Admiral Sampson, who is m command of the American squadron m Cuban waters, is the son of a, day labourer at Palmyra, Hew York, and he came into the world 4S years ago, when his parents were m rather straitened circumstances fie did his share towards the maintenauce of the family by splitting wood, raking hay, and doing any work be could find (o do among the neighbours; but he kept on going to scnool. The lad's industry and indomitable pluck at tracted attention. Congressman Morgan, of Wayne County, took an interest m him, and gave him an opportunity to try for the Naval Academy, iie passed his examination with flying colours, and was graduated with honors m 1860. He stood higher than Commodore Schley, who was m the tame class. He early realised the importance of good social connections to a young man who baa to make his way m the world, and he made the roost of the opportunities that came m his way. He was a good tennis player, and the young ladies invited him to tbeir parties on that account. He was of a retiring, almost taciturn, diaposition, but he tried hard to overcome it, and made many friends and an advantageous marriage.

Local and General.

Obituary. — A Duaedin telegram states that Mr William Somerville, for many years clerk m the Magistrate's Court there, died this morning. The Fatal Fight at Nelsoit. — Ab the icqueab at Collingwood on the body of Mc&enna, the verdict was thab death was caused by rupture of a blood vessel m the lungs, caused by over-exertion or excite ment. Railway Improvement — Passengers per the north and south mid-day trains this morning could have had little to complain of m the matter of the accommodation provided, &h two new and comfortable carriages jußfc frooi the shops were attached to each train ; one a emeker and the other a non-smoker. Tho carriages are lofty and commodious, and a great contrast to the old style. He Took the Hint. — Mr Albert Lucas tells an anecdote of Remenyi, who was a great boaster, and particularly proud of being Hungarian. Lucas w« ab an hotel m Johannesburg when the violinist came ia and introduced himself thusly : "I, Remenyi, artist, musician, Hungarian." Whereupon Lucas struck an attitude, and exclaimed : " I, Lucas, a?tor, artist, thirsty." Remenyi took the hint, and they drank. A Profitable Week.-— According to the Shipping World (says the Daily Ntws of May 2) one of the romances of trade m con nection with the boom m shipping on the E&ab Coast has now been completed; Sir Christopher Furness ie represented as having sold several steamers to the Germans and others, and as having netted a profit; m one ' week of £100,000, and certainly of £80,000. In some degree this profitable transaction will compensate Sir Christopher Furness for the loss of York. The Brbjjner Mine. — Work m the Brunner mine is being resumed, and is expected to be m full swing this week, Ab a general meeting of .coal miners ib was agreed to accept a reduction of 2d per ton m hewing rate and boundary pillar work m the Brunnerton mine, and a reduction m the timber work of the Coolgardie mine from 3s 6d to 2s 6d per set. Arrangements are being made to schedule references satis factory to the employers and the men, and for the Conciliation Board to certify to them for a period. Pauperising Sport. — Speaking at tho ! meeting of the Lancaster Park Company on Monday, the Chairman said that much non sense was talked upon the supposed evil influence of gate money. No sport could exist without adequate funds, and no rational being could deny that it was far better thab clubs and associations should depend for the necessary fundts upon the quality of the sport they provided, whioh the public were willing to pay for m a legitimate manner, rather than upon the pertinaoity of their officials m dunning for donations. Nothing was more demoralising than charitable aid, especially when applied bo athletic sooleties, one of whose aims was to foster the virile virtue of self-reliance.

School Buildings m Newly-Settled Districts.— A Press Association telegram 1 from Wellington states :— •• Ihe Minister of Education has invited tho various Boards of I- duration to make application for grants from the vote of last session for the building of schools m newly-settled districts, for suoh schools as they may be proposing to bwild, or as they may have contracted to build, or may have built since the vote was passed by Parliament. The Minister hopes tbat the vote will enxble the Government to allocite sufficient to defray the co3t of building such schools aa come within the acope of the appropriation, and he trusts that the Boards will, m submitting their proposals, base their estimates on reason abb lines, as the amounts due for e<oh school will have to be apportioned on a similar scale all over the colony.

Sad Occurrence. — A sad occurrence is reported from Sutherlands, Pleasant Point. On Wednesday last Mr Chisholm, who owned two farms, and was staying at the out-farm, where two of hia sons were work ing, left the house, saying he would try to shoot a hare, as they were short of meat. He did not return, and on Friday night the matter was reported to the police On Saturday morning Constable Madden, with Mr Chißholm'B sons and nine or ten neigh bors commenced a search about the Lime stones farm, and after some wandering about one of the sons found, m a rocky gully, his father's hat, torn to rags, and about thirty teet away lay the body. The con stable reports that he found the body lying on its back, a double-barrelled gun between the legs, a atrap from one of the triggers around one foot, and the muzzle grasped by both hands on the breast. The unfortunate man had apparently fired the gun under nib chin, and the whole of his head above the jaw was blown off. The body was at onoe removed to Pleasant Poinb to awaib the inquest.

CORRESPONDENCE,

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for th« opinions expressed by our correspondents) DISEASE 3 AMONG HORSES. TO THE EDITOR. £ir, — It is exceedingly doubtful if, since the days of Vegetiuß, any Buch extraordinary contribution to veterinary literature has found its way into print as that which appears m your issue of June 20 over the name "W. T. Kingston." tio extraordinary indeed is the production that one feels inclined to speculate as to whether it is merely a prelude to the wiping out of the entire veterinary soientifin world as at present recognised, whether it is meant to ' be a universal bletsing to agriculturists, or whether it was intended for the columns of Ally Sloper or the Burragadtheen Side-splUtet , ana crept into your columns through error. With appropriate humiliation be it confessed that until your con espondent's letter was peruaed by me, I lived m much ignorance. Indeed, I believed that no Buch disease as '• dropsy " existed, or ever had existed, that the condition known by the term was purely symptomatic— a result of a disease, but not m any Ben- c a disease m itself Following on m ihia pitiable ignorance, I believed that treating or removing symptoms or results was beginning at the wrong end of the ladder, and I actually aimed at curing the disease of which dropsy is a result, m the belief that removal of cause would be followed by result. When, however, the result (dropsy) during the existence and 1 progress of the causal agent occasioned distress to the sufferer mechanically, by pressing upon the diaphragm, limiting respiratory space, and bo interfering with breathing, I have not hesitated to puncture the abdomen and withdraw the dropsical effusion ; at the same time never relaxing my efforts to remove the cause. What I followed the withdrawal of the effusion? Temporary relief, and m a few hours a recurrence of distressing symptoms, and the abdominal cavity rocccupied by a similar quantity of a similar fluid to that previously removed. Re-tup as often as you pleaso, at intervals of a few hours, and each time you find the space has become reoceupied by fluid. Then again, with regard to equine anatomy, iv the face of your correspondent's letter, I must also plead gross ignorance, but I am determined to make a clean breast of it, especially, co as every veterinary scientist extanD is m tho same boat as mytelf m this matter. I did believe thafc the stomach Was a membranous sac found within the abdomen or belly, that the chest was anterior to the abdominal cavity and separated therefrom, and that the head was to be found at the anterior oxlremity of the body. If, how ever, W. T. Kingston's sentence commencing with " Ascil-ea " conveys anything, ib is the possession of a knowledge of equine anatomy sufficiently exact and comprehensive to enable its possessor to proclaim that the " stomach, chest, and head " are all located m the same region, viz., the belly; or is the sentence meant to convey that the horse is an organism whose interior, naturally a vacuum, ifl liable to be occupied posteriorly by a fluid (dropsy), which, when the animal is slightly tilted, flows into tbe chest, and when further tilted, into the head?— l am, etc., J. R. Charlton, M.R.C.V.S. (London.)

A SUGGESTION.

TO THE EDITOE, Sir, — Kindly allow me space to offer a suggestion to the Tinwald Town Board, viz., that they allow cyclists to use the footpath between the traffic bridge and Tinwald Hotel, until the road (which at present is the worst m the district) is put m fair order. It seems hard to be fined fcr riding c.long the only track m the section mentioned, and when on an average you meet a pedestrian m a mile. Hoping the Board will consider the' matter, or put the road m order. — I am, etc, Continually Capsized, [The road m question has just been metalled. Doubtless until the main track has become smoother the Board's ranger will shut thej other eye — perhaps both — when our corv respondent is on the footpath*— Ed ]

THE FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS.

« Formation of a New Cabinet. United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph— Copyright Paris, June 27 M. Brisson is likely to succeed m forming a cabinet, June 28 Portifolios m the new Cabinet have been alloted as follows : — Interior, M. Brisson; Foreign Affairs, M. Delacasse; Finance, M. Peytral ; Justice, M. Sarrien j Education, M. Bourgeois ; War, M. Cavaignac ; Marine, M. Lockroy ; Colonies, M, Oouillot ; Agriculture, M. Viger ; Commerce, M. Maruejoia All are Radicals or Ad vanced Republicans,

THE DREYFUS CASE

. » . Charges Against the Military Staff United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph— Copyright Paris, June 27 M. Jaures, the Socialist leader, has written to the P elite Republique, charg ing the French military staff with having perpetrated prodigious frauds and uttered lies, m order to shield Major Esterhazy, who is declared to be guilty of the charges upon which. Dreyfus was condemned. The court martial dismissed Joseph Reinach's action m connection with the Dreyfus case. — ■■■— B^— — — — — »

PARLIAMENTARY.

UDited Press Association -By Eleotrio Telegraph Wellington, June 27 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Council met at 2 30 p.m. THE NEW COUNCILLORS. Mr Lee Smith, Mr Twomey, and Mr Tomoan-*, the recently appointed Coun cillors, took the customary oath and iheir seits. ADDRESS-IN REPLY. The Address-in-Reply wan agreed to after a short debate, the motion being moved by Mr Lee Smith and seconded by Mr Twomey CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES Captaiu Bail lie was unanimously re-elected Chairman of Committees. REFORM OF THE COUNCIL. The Bill for the Keform of the Legislative Council was read a first time, and ihe second reading made the order of the day for Friday.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.20 p.m. NKW MEMBER* Mr McNab, the newly elected member for Mataura, took the oath and his seat. TRAVERSING THE MOTION FOR THE ADDRESS-IN- REPLY. Captain Russell gave notice to move as an amendment to the motion on the Addresß-in- Reply— "That the. House regretß that His Excellency'E advisers should have thought lit, without the authority of this House and for a purpose not contemplated by it, to ao largely exceed a specific appropriation of £7000 for the construction of a new library, suoh action being a dangerous subversion of that control over the public expenditure whioh exclusively belongs to this Houbo." The Premier said that it) .would have been jusb as well to have waited until the Addreaß-in-Reply was moved by the mem ber for Mataura. Therefore, he would not go on with the business until' that motion was brought up, and would give the earliest opportunity for the lsader of the Opposition to move his amendment. He, therefore, asked that the Orderß of the Day be post poned m order to enable the member for Mataura to move his motion. It was agreed, however, to dispose of formal buaineas. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS OF THE HOUSH. The Premier announced that the Govern ment had recommended that Mr A. F. Lowe should be appointed Bill Reader to tho House. Captain Russell held that the officers of ihe House Bhould receive appointment as from the House, and not as from the Govern ment. This appointment should, therefore, rest entirely with the Speaker as chief exe cutive officer of the House. In acting as the Government had done the Premier had gone back on his promises to the House m the matter. Captain Russell alleged that there had been grava Ecmdals m connection with appointments to the staff of the House, and said that it was time that the whole matter was threshed out.

The Premier maintained thai, constitu tionally, the duty of making appointments rested not with the Speaker or anybody else, but with the Government, as they were re sponsible for the finances and administration of the country. The control of the officers of the Houbo, however, waa another matter, and lay entirely m the hands of the Speaker. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS POSTPONED. Questions were postponed. COMMITTEES. A number of committees were set up. The House adjourned at 4.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7 30 p.m. THE ADDRESSIN-REPLY. Mr McNab moved the Address-in-Reply. ' He referred to the Governor as having made a new departure by specially visiting the out lying centres of the colony. He ridiculed the idea of basing a want of confidence debate on a little expenditure of money m Wellington, Beeing that money was expended similarly m other parls of the colony only on a much larger scale, and nothing was said about ib. He commented on the various subjects dealt with m the Governor'a Bpeech, and m reference to defence said that it consisted m the efficiency of the British navy, wherever located — the Baltic eea, the Mediterranean sea, or the China sea ; and not m the fortifications on the chores of the colony. He "believed, howcveri m the reorganisation and proper treatment of the volunteers, the training of marksmen, and the encouragement of rifle clubs. Id referring to the trade m frozen rabbits he advocated that rabbits should be inspected prior to exportation. He expressed regret that the Speech disclosed no determination to extend the trade of the colony m a comprehensive manner, not to capture a passeDger trade, but cargoes, by means, for instance, of the British-India boats touching at Wellington, and connecting with Singapore and Calcutta. , Mr O'Mera seconded the motion. Ab the close of Mr O'Meara'a speech, Captain Russell rose to move the amendment of which he had given notice m she after noon. He said that the mover and seconder of the address had damned the Government with faint praise. Speaking of defence he said that the volunteer force was m a dis grateful state of disorganisation m conse quenoe of the ignorance of the Defence Minister m regard to what waa essential to an efficient colonial force and tho defence of

the colony. He ridiculed the idea of acquiring land from people who were using it, and then disposing of ib to persons m whose interests special efforts had to be made by the country to enable them to succeed, He supported the freehold as the best form of tenure. Coming to his amendment, Captain Russell dwelt on the unconstitutional action of the Government m undertaking general additions to the Parliamentary Buildings intended to commit the country to an expenditure of £40,000, or £50,000, while the house had specifically voted only £7000 for a library. He ascribed the Government's conduct m the matter of its origin to a desire to influence the Wellington by-election, and he detailed the manner m which men had been employed m connection with the work as a proof of his contention. Even if a general addition to the Parlia mentary Buildings were necessary it should not have been undertaken until it had bf en duly sanctioned by the House as representing the people, and responsible to them for jth^e expenditure of public money. YMr" Hall- j ones followed Captain Russell aa^ began by chaffing' the Oppositiqn on som i of tHeir party phrases and tactics. He dweU Hf> t'h 6 anomaly of one of the chief follopri °f th.9 l e ft 4e T of the Opposition beiuji a gentleman who, h,&d brought vile 6har& eB B g a ip ßt3 ib.6 members of a Govern, menWQ* Whiph Captain Russell had been a mem /er. As to the expenditure which formed the subject matter of the amend mex y>, Mr Hall- Jones traced the history of the ? te P.9 taken towards the erection of a g re jproof building to provide fop the safe k ee j>ing of the colony's Invaluable Parlia mentary Ijibrary. As far back as 18?5 the co^ W£ * B eatim,atpd at £14,000, and last year awQ w aa voted.. At that time ib was nob kn<* wn whioh plau would be seleoted by the frtprary Committee, and on December 28 he, aa Minister of Public Works, was informed of the plan selected by the Committee, and thi plan approved was approved on the motion of Mr Rolleston. Ib was the adop tion of this plan whioh entailed the expendi ture to which the Government stood committed, and to which the .Opposition took exception. _ " ; Mr George Hutchison said that the cir> cumatances imposed upon him a sileno^ which prevented him from dealing as he otherwise mighb with the Minister's insiSioiy references to himself personally: As to ttjs main question at issue he contended th)t the House had voted £7000 for a specfic purpose, and that had b/ee.n t^e guiding i'^fe before the Library CommiMiee, the Gfovern) ment, and the architecb employed by ,b?e Government. One of the plans themselves exhibited a recognition of the £7000 lifiit for exceeding whioh tiie fitoyepnoient \pre solely responsible. Mr J. G. Ward contended thai she member for Patea had labored to pla<? a false issue before the country. Mmist?? 8 ? ad i ) , O /^ e L«° B ? end with m an y °ne yeardp to £100,000 of unauthorised expenditite, and the contention that the Government iad acted unconstitutionally m the matter uider discussion waa groundless. Besides a Urge portion oi the old Parliamentary Buildjaga had to be removed before the library could be proceeded with, and that removal justi fied and entailed recreating. The Bum of the wfaolo wetter m* that Ue Government

bad done no more than exercise a fair and reasonable responsibility. Mr Herries moved the adjournment of the debate. The House rose at 12.30 a.m.

WAR NEWS.

AMERICA AND SPAIN.

■•- . The Intended .attack on Spain. The American Squadron' Defences of Santiago. "Washington, June 28 Oomuaodore Watson, commanding the squadron comprising the Newark, lowa, Oregon, Dixie, Yosemite and Yankee, has been ordered to proceed to the Spanish coast, and afterwards to pursue Admiral Oamaraa's fleet. General Shafter's outposts are at Bio Guama, within sight of Santiago. An attack will be made on Wednesday if sufficient artillery can be got to the front, Spies report that the defences are extensive and formidable, every hill being occupied by a blockhouse.

Strict Neutrality.

The American Expedition to the Mediterranean. Spanish Measures for Defenoe. Reoeived Wakapuaka June 29, 9 15 a.m, Guaedian Office 9.55 a.m. Cairo, June 28 The Egyptian authorities refused to permit Admiral Oamaras to engage stokers for his squadron at Port Said. Washington, June 28 Commodore Watson has sailed from Key West for Santiago, where he will take command of the squadron ordered to bombard the Spanish ports m the Mediterranean. Admiral Sampson will provide Commodore Watson with supplies sufficient to last four monthß. Madrid, June 28 The Spanish Government have called out 26,000 additional troops, to be employed m the defence of the Spanish Atlantic and Mediterranean ports.

Extension of Blockade Area.

Received Wakapuaka June 29, 11.20 a.m, Guardian Office 12.14 p.m. Washington, June 28 President McKinley notifies that the blockade area of the southern coast of Cuba has been extended from Cape Francis, the western extremity of the Isle of Pines, to Cape Oruza, the southernmost point of Cuba near Santiago.

THE LATEST.

+ Home and Foreign- United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Received Wakapaaka June 29, 9 15 a.m, Guardian Office, 9 55 a.m. New Japanese Premier. Tokio, June 28 Count Gkuma succeeds Count Ito as Premier of Japan. This is regarded as a victory for party instead of class government. Received Wakapuaka June 29, 9 25 a.m, Guardian Office 10.23 a.m. The Coal Strike. London, June 28 The miners on strike m South Wales have appointed delegates to ask Mr Ritchie to intervene between them and" the employers. Earl Dunraven suggests arbitration with two assessors, and the miners are willing to accept this method of settling the difficulty. Anti-Jewish Riots m Austria. Vienna, June 28 Further serious riots have taken place m Galicia. Mobs ransacked the Jewish quarters m the towns of Altsandee and Meusandec, but were i eventually dispersed by cavalry.

ENGLAND IN EGYPT.

; Remission of a War Loan. I Intentions for the Future. i United Press Association — By Electric » Telegraph— Copyright ; London, June 28 I In the House of Commons Sir i Michael Hicks Beach moved the re ' mission of the war loan granted to Egypt m 1897. [ Speaking to the motion tne Ohan i pellor saic( that immense results had J been achieved at a oast of £§1,850,000. When Khartoum was oaptured it would \ probably only be necessary to retain a small British force m the Soudan tem porarily. It was not contemplated to undertake large military operations for the recovery of the southern provinces. Gunboats would keep the Wile open for trade, and f rieudly relations would be oultivated. The motion was carried by 155 to ! 81.

AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTS.

Victoria. United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright Melbourne, June 28 Parliament opened this, afternoon. The speech from the throne, m addi tion to the forecast already telegraphed, referred to the fact that federation had received a temporary delay at the hands of New South Wales, but the, Government were hopeful that suoh a pronounced expression of the people's desire must result m the early union of the colonies. i

flew South Wales.

Received Wakapuaka, June 29, 9.55 a.m. Guardian Ofi^oe 10,5? a.m., Sydney, June 29 The Opposition caucus has decided that the federal issue muat be placed above all others at the coming elections, but the fiscal issue must, remain m abeyence only till tlje new parliament hw decided the federal queptioo,

CABLE NEWS.

Boms and Foreign.

United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. London, June 27 Mr George Armistead, formerly' member for Dundee, and Sii Wta, Agnew have each subscribed £5060 to the Gladstone memorial fund: Vienna, June 27 Reports have been received that serious fighting has taken place between the Turks and Albanians on the Albanian frontier. Three hundred were killed and wounded. R< Ma, Juno 27 General Pelloux, formerly Minister of War is forming a new Cabinet. London, June 27 At the inquest on the bodies of the victims of the disaster at the launch' ing of the warship Albion at Black wall the iury returned a verdict of «• Acci dental death." At Bow street to-day, Alfred John Monson, Victor Honour, (a mosey lender), Percival Norga^e, and Robert Metcalfe were charged with conspiring to defraud the Norwich Union Insur ance Company, - Tho detectives declare that Monson and Norgafce have turned Queen's evidence. Mr Sinclair, the Victorian Govern-, ment produce agent, has forwarded to his Government a proposal from cc*. tain London firms to form a wina company with a paid-up capital of £300,000, the company to guarantee to export 500,000 gallons of wine annually under the supervision of the Government, subject to certain stipu lations.

Australian.

Sydney, June 28 The cable repairing steamer Sherard Osborne has arrived from Singapore. It is understood she will be engaged m laying another cable from Australia to Tasmania. The crew of the Adelaide, which is believed to have foundered on the voyage to New Zealand, consisted of Captain Dunn, the mate Ooger, and seamen Mills, McDonald, Donaghue Lew is and Doughty.

COURSING.

» * Owing to several unexpected circumstance! some of the most prominent coursing men found it impossible to enter dogs for the meeting to be held at Pendarves to-morrow, and only eight dogs were nominated for the Maiden Stakes, as under :— Maiden Stakes. Mr W. Fox's fn d Plug, by Ned Kelly— Rose. Mr A. Wheeler's fn d Lord Zetland, by Arawa — Fly. Mr T. Alexander's w b Mischief, by Spring — Ringwood bitch. Mr T. Alexander's bd d Case, by Merchant — Green Garter. Mr A. Lee's blk b Little Dob, by Spring— ■ Lassie. Mr A. Lee's blue b BlueJighb, by Hark away — Yorkshire Laaß. Mr 0. Weedon's r d Saxon, Barrington— Tai. Mr C. Weedon'a bd b Zenobia, by Mer chant—Green Garter. The draw resulted as follow? •— Red. White. Lord Zetland meets Zanobia. Blue Light  Saxon. Little Dot „ Plug. Cas3 „ Mischief. Coursing will begin at 9 o'clock, and will start on Mr Rule's property at Pendarves, kindly placed ab the disposal of the Club for the occasion. Should time permit a Sup« plementary Stake will be run off, entries (108 6d) closing on the ground. Mr. M: Digby has kindly consented fco aob as judge, and Mr M. Healy will as usual officiate aa slipper. The meet will be at the Selma Corner,

COMMERCIAL.

United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright. London, Juna 27 The wheat market is steady, with prices unchanged,

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Take a day off Thursday. Eat turkey and give thanks. Bead m a newspaper that a consumptive cough would be stopped by taking Woods' Great Peppermint Corel Took it on, and dropped the consumptive cough— cost Is 6d. That's worth a holiday, and the turkey's the festival feed where I oatnee from. 3 We beg to notify that we have secured the Sub-Agenqy for the celebrated Massey- Harris Bicycles. Ladiea and Gentlemen's machines up-to-date always m stock. Lowest cash prices or eaay terms to suit customer^ One good . second-hand bicycle for sale, nearly new. Price, £13 10s ; guaranteed. — Cbaighead akd Bbbryman, hn leading TaUoro and Outfitters, Ashburton. Holloway's Pills and Ointment.— A house builb upon the aand oannot havo A permanent foundation j and the same may be aaid of every undertaking m life. Success, to have a permanent effect, must be builb upon something solid, or it will crumbe into ashes when seemingly within our grasp. The foundation of anything of value must be carefully laid, or it will soon become useless Thiß remark is particulhrly applicable m reference to our health, for if it is not firmly established through the blood being pure and the stomaoh m regular order, we are liable at any time to be fatally attacked by disease. Holloway's Pills and Ointment lay a foundation of geod health whioh will bf permanent and itroog m a took, Brooks New Venwj



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Business Notices. OTAGO'3 JUBILEE. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory's JUBILEE COMMEMORATION COMPETITION. fTIOTAL attendance ab Exhibition as official'y declared, exclusive of season tiokefc-holders, 103,539. Neareßb gueßß to oorreot figures being 103,576, made by MR E. W. WILSON, of Sbratford, who is consequently the winner of our prize and has been handed our cheque for - [Copy.] Dunedin, June 17, 1818. 1 hereby certify thab the box containing the guesses for the New Zealand Cloth- ing Factory 'B Jubilee Commemoration Competition was sealed up on May 16, and that I was present at the unsealing thereof on this date, and I also certify thab the guess . nearesb to the actual number was that of Mr E. W. Wilson, of Sbratford, who guessed 103,576, the oorreot number being 103,539. E. A. COGAN, Secretary Otago J übilce Industrial Exhibition.



f CHURCH SERVICES. I ST, STEPHEN'S OHUROH. Aehburton. WEDNESDAY— St. Peter's Day.— Holy Communion, 7.30 a.m. ; G.F.S., 7.30 p.m. FRIDAY— Short Service, 7.30 p.m. ; Choir Practice, 8 p.m. SUNDAY SI-RVIQES. (3rd July.) 11 a,m. — Morning Prayer and Holy Com- munion. 3 p.m. — Greenstreet — Rev. T? A. Hamil- ton. 3 p.m.— Dromore— -Mr T. Gates. 6.0O — Kveu og Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE. T HAVE Received instructions from Mb W.H. Robinson to sell his very desirable residence, situated on the N.E. Town Belt, ia close proximity to the High School, con- taining Seven Rooms, with a detached Waahhouae, complete, with a range and oopper build m m brick, together with f-aore of land and a three-stalled Stable. The Land is well atooked with choice Fruit Trees, and is watered by » water raoei Liberal terms can be arranged. F. FERRIMAN. TO LET. 130 ACRES of Land for Cropping. Apply F. FERRIMAN. TO LET. TWO ACRES LAND at Allenton, with a good Four-Roomed House and Scullery. Rent— 9a per wet— F. FERRIMAN. TO LET. WILLIAM STREET. A Comfortable Seven-Roomed House, with Scullery aud Copper. At present occupied by Mr H. 0. Percy F FERHIMAN. TO LET. VVAKANUI ROAD. HOUSE containing Five Booms, and 3 acres of Land. Lately occupied by Mr H. Cameron. F. FE'RRIMAN. SEED WHEAT. '' I Have for Sale some Prime Pear), Tus- can and Huntera. Grown on heavy Land, F. FEKRIMAN. FOR SALE, HOUSE AND QUARTER-ACRE LAND IN COX STREET. I have received instructions from Mb H. J. Tasker to sell his desirable residence, containing Four Rooms and Scullery, situated m Cox Street, together with Loosebox, Chaffhouse and Fowlhouae erected on the property. i-F. FERRTMAN. FOR SALE. - - i i " I HAVE FOR SALE thab very desirable ! block of land containing about Seven Acres, situated on the N.E. Town Bolt and adjoin- ing Mr W. H. Collins. For anyone m search ot a property on which to build this one is well worthy of an inspection. F. FERRTMAN. FOR SALE. BONE DUST. The Best and most profitable Fertilizer thab can be applied to the soil, benefiting nob only the first crop but several succeed- ing ones. A few shillings per acre spent m bonedust often enriches the farmer tenfold, and leaves the land m better heart. I Have the following Farms m my' t hands for Sale : — 600 V 250 k ACRES 100 ) All Situated m Good Localities, and any- one m search of a property either for farm- ing purposes or aa an investment would do well to inspect the above F. FERRIMAN.! PHASES OF THE MOON. June. < D H M Full moon •*. «, 5 141 am Lftit quarter , M , m 11 634 %m New moon »«, «„ 19 549 pm



INDIANA BICYCLE COMPANY. Indianapolis, Ind # U.S.A. Paid t$ capital— oine mxjl.x<io]n x>ojl.j-.a.:r.s. TN the construction of our J achlnes three prime factors have been con- eidered throughout, simplicity, universality, and strength. Subordinate to these we have given careful attention to lightness, grace and modern ideas, snl We oordially invite the most oriblcal attention to onr new models, every feature of which has been submitted to exhaustive teats to demonstrate its practicability before adoption. FRAMES. THE success of the tubing used m '97 Waverleya hag been amply demonstrated by i*s record during the season pisb. The facb thab nob a single Wayorley frame has broken during the entire year speak* volumis for Its quality, and we continue the use of the host grade of hierh-carbon Albany weld 'ess steel tubing m Waverley frames for 1898. with flush j tints of drop forged ateel throughout, preferring to p'acs our dependence upon th's more expensive BUT ON L IT PROPER CONSTRUCTION FOR BICYCLES of the highest standard, T»i her than to use the substitutes now commonly resorted to by many makers who have aimed t-> reduce coats at. the expense of quality. In our Ladies' frame we have used special tubing of 16 gauge at the loop where the strain is greatest, drawn down to 22 srauga at the head, thus combining the maximum of strength with the minimum of weight. FORKS. OC/R now fork ia construe'ed of the same tobinj; aa Hut used m the fram?, with 8 forged steel arched crown hollowed oub for Hghtneses. It was designed and perfected m our own faotory, and we claim for it nob only graceful appearance and lightness, bubib is the strongest fork crown ever made. s BEARINGS, ESPEOIAL attention has been given to the bearing* of our 1893 machine*, with the resulb thab we hwa secured great simplicity, perfect interchangeability, perfect alignment, perfect eoteantrioity, an i perfect protection from dust. In further developing the principle adopted by m Jast year for adjusting by sidi- ng instead «>f by threaded cones, we have dtvised a universal cone, fitting either side of tho front or roar wheel, and hiving a double face with two ball raco3. Ib can be put on the machine In tight diff rent places or •nayß, thus nuking Ib Jmpossiblo to assemble the bearings incorrectly. The cones are prevented from turning on the axles by conlacb between their knurled faces and the knurled surfaces of the nuts which adjisb them. EBp.cial attention is silled to the dus' proof qualities of all tho bearings on the machine as being the mosb effective protesbion yebapp'i-id to bicycle construction. They have surpaßsei any ideal and are as potent as they are evident. The balls rell on one inner face of the coae, while large felt w*shers, held m place by duafc o vps, hava a long boaring rest on the outsido racs, thus formi' g a valve seat. Dust or water coming ftgdnsb this washer only tends to presi ib more tlghsly against the raoa, closing the bearings more effectively against its entrance. All the bearings throughout the entire bicycle ara ball retaining, and the axles and all beari ig parti are large, strong, and constructed of special stock. CRANK HANGER. THE principle of the bearings fn this part of the machine is exactly the same as m the bubs. The arjustraenfc is entirely on the left hand side, and is made positive by a plunger inserted m the crank, which engages one of a circle of tm&U holes In the face of the sleeve. The adjustment of these bearings is very dvllcato, the distance between the holes representing 1-2000 of an inch. SPROCKETS. DURING the past year we have spent much time and money upon the Improve- ment of the sprockeb tooth form, and have finally arrived ab perfection never before accomplished. It will be noticed that m engaging the sprocket, our chain does nob slide in*o its 6e»t by the aid <"f a guide roller eithec on the chain or the sprocket, but simp y tak>s its exacb pi ice. In other words, it walks m and walks out of the sprocket i\ the same manner aa a man pats his foot down and lifts it from the ground. In consequence of this no friction ia caused, and each link of the chain pulls on the sprocket tooth only a part of the load, while with less perfect construction the link slides into place, carrying alone all the load during the time ib takes for this action, tending thus to stretch the chain unduly. This small htretoh ab each joint is continually adding to the total length of the chain nntil finally its pi' oh and the pitch of the sprocket are so different that the chain Oin only run on the poiuts of the tee'h, grinding and cutting uutil both chain at d sprocket are useless. A practical illustration of the perfection of our chains and sprockets may be found m the appearance of a sprocket after ib has been running stveral months, a layer of dust will always be found from the pitch line to the top of each booth, showing conclusively the absenoe of grinding aotion usually present m chain transmibßion. TO the production of our sew models we have unstintingly devoted our best efforts and ripoft ideas. In ils construction we have especially avoided freak mechanism fir iho purpose of obtaining novelties without practical value, and while it presents many new features m keeping with the progress of the cycle building »trr t these have all been submitted to the most rigid practical tests, fully establish- ing their excellence and superiority. IT is designed for all round hard work and wear, combining with its eleganoe and lightness sufficient strength and durability for good service under the mosb trying conditions. JPRAOriC A It Novelties, salf evident ad vanfcaees, and manifest simplicity combine with strength and beauty to constitute our } 98 Waverley the best machine thas we, or, bo far as we know, any other maker, have ever placed upon the market) at any price, and we claim for Waverlty Bicycles full equality with any bicycles Luilt m tho world. WE HAVE APPOINTED JOHN ORR & CO., ASHtfUKTON, Stle agents for the flUe of our machines m the South Is.and of New Zealand. INDIANA BICYCLE COMPANY. INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A.