RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Trains leave Ashburton FOR THE.I NORTH 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 Pakaia for Methven daily Thursdays excepted) at 7.5 p.n>., on Tuesdays at 10.10 a.m , and on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. Iraius leave Methven at the following times resj —6.50 every day, except Fiida-y-; 10.30 Fridays 3.10 p.m. Tuesdays. Trainß leave Ashburson FU.< ■ fcUi SOUTH every day at 10.55 a.m , and 1*253 noon (express). On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.50 p.m. A train leaves for Mount Somerß branoh line every day at 4.25 p.m. The branoh train arrives m Ashburton at 9.45 a.m. . _ ■ — ------------i «• —^— ~— ~— ~— ~— ■ »

THE ASHBUBTON GOAtfDIAN: MONDAY, Sbhl 25, 1898.

Printed and published by Henry Willis, of pter Street, Ashburton, for the Proprie. MOHPAI, m. tf, 189?



Public Notices. reward! ONE POUND Reward will be given to anyone giving such information as will lead to the conviction of anyone putting m lead, washers, or m any way wilfully damaging the Lollie Machine at the Railway Station, Ashburton. 113 J. MARSDEN. r-— ■ — - — _ f DENTAL NOTICE, Mk G. F. DODDS WISHES to notify to his Patients that he has left his former rooms m Burnett Street, and may now be consulted at.his residence, corner of Tancred and Cass streets, next door to Dr. Leahy. 4 84 POKE THE NEW> VENUS Dark Aromatio Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BBAND I MANtWAG-TJBBD JBOM CHOICEST VIBGINA LEAP. CHEAP MONEY ! OHEAP MONEY ! OHEAP MONET IN SUMS JF £100 » £10,000, ON ** COUNTRY, CITY, AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At exceptionally low rates of interest. FOR FORMS OF APPLICATION AND FULL INFORMATION, Apply to the DISTRIOT MANAGER, Christchurch. J. H. RICHARDSON, Government Insurance Commissioner. 2217 W. H. SUTHERLAND, BEGS to inform bis customers and th public that he has removed from Tancred Street, to the OI.UB OYSrER AND FRIED FISH SALOON, BURNETT STREET (Next the Club) SPECIAL ROOM FOR LADIES. Where hot dinners or hot suppers can be had at any time. Fresh Fish and Smoked Fish by Express every night. WANTED, FAT FOWLS AND DUCKS. WANTED to Buy, one thousand pairs of Hares — large or Bmall quantities, at once POULTRY A BPECIALTY. "The Wife's Welfare. Irwatise posted free. It will teach you more than }■? years y° u ' ve lived. Every woman Bhould l¥r,}r Wnte Prof eSBOr Hermann, Frenoh Speoialirt, _ Collins-place, Melbourne. YOUNG MEN, Write to me for valuable free Book concerning your. •elves. Professor Hermann, Specialist. 4 Collins. Vlane, Melbourne. STEATHMOEE PRIVATE HOSPITAL. EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS JUST COMPLETED UNEQUALLED IN THE COLONIES FO MEDIOAL AND SURGICAL OASES. /■"IAN Acoommodate upwards of FORTY 40) MALE *nd FEMALE PATIENTS TERMS ; From 2 Guineas pet week] PATIENTS CAN BE ATTENDED BY TBVim* OWN MEDIOAL ADVISER. Apply to— THE MATRON, Strathmore Private Hospital, Ferry Road (just over Eaat Belt), Christ 135 church. -TotTok M*s KNIGHT, SECOND HAND DEALER, WAKANUI ROAD, WISHES to thank the publio for the liberal patronage received by her m the past, and she takes this opportunity of informing the public that she has disposed of her business to Mbs Mary Ann Robin* son, for whom she solicits a continuance of the support accorded to her. M. A. KNIGHT. IN reference to the above I wish to say that my best endeavors will be used to follow m the steps of my predecessor. MARY ANN ROBINSON. S. CLEAVER IS now SHOEING at the following prices : — " DRAUGHTS ... _ &m per set. i HACKS ... «. 4s per set. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. BURNETT STREET SHOEING FORGE 219 ASHBURTON.



New Zealand Insurance Company. ' BSTABLIS h"ed°* L _ 185 9j CAPITAL^OnF MILLION. : THE PREMIER AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED 808 PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND 'MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MAOHINES, Ao., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES HANMER & GRAVES. AGENTS In all Paris of the World t-e NATURAL FOOD FOR A BABE is R/iOTHER'S M i LX, and TH JS DOES NOT C NTAIN -TARCH. Young Infants CANNOT digest STARCHY FOODS, a perfect Artificial Food for Infants must, therefore, NOT CONTAIN STARCH. CONTAINS NO STARCH. BUT MAKES A PERFECT FOOD FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILD. Q MELMN'S FOOD Jor infants and InvaHds.may be obtained of aU Dealer., throughout the World • MELLIK'S FOOD WORKS, PECXHAH, LOtDOlt, EMUIS, INCANDESCENT GAS-LIGHT. (WELSBACH PATENTjSft. j GREAT REDUCTION IN [PRICESJ HAVING made Special and more Advantageous terms? Jwith thos [Australasian Incandescent Gaa Light Company, Ltd., and being appointed Sole Agent for Aahbnrton, I am now able to offer you theae burners at the followingfreduced prices]: — C BURNERS, PLAIN, COMPLETE, 15a EACH. O BURNERS, "AVON," WITH BYE PASS, 17s«;6d EACH. N BURNERS, PLAIN, 10a EACH. N BURNERS, WITH BYE PASS, 11a 6d EACH. Mantleß for above are now reduced to 2a 6d each. No Householder can aflord to be any longer without the Incandescent Light The 0 Burner gives FIVE (5) fcimea the light of an ordinary gaa burner with consumption of leaa than TWO-THIRDS of the gas. The N Burner gives DOUBLE the light of an ordinary gaa burner, with a con' sumption of gaa leaa than ONE-THIRD of the gas. FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO W. J. ADAMS, PLUMBER AND GAS FI T T EJR, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON, SOLE AGENT FOR ASHBURTON. 99 Tor Bilious and Nervous Disorders, such as "Wind and Pain m the Stomach, Sick Llcadache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling after meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Costiveness, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling j Sensations, &c. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN twenty .minutes. This | fe no fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to tiy one Box of these Pills, and they | Will be acknowledged to be " WORTH A GUINEA A EOX." f BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as directed, will quickly restore females to complex I nea.lh. They promptly remove any obstruction or irregularity of the system. J "or a I Weak Stomach, ; Impaired Digestion ; Disordered Livsy ; j thoy act like magic. A few doses will work wonders upon the Vital Organs; Strengthen. ng th* i Muscular System ; restoring the long lost Complexion ; bringing back the keen edge of appetite! .md arousing with the Rosebud of Health the whole .physical energy of the human frame. Tl esc aro " facts admitted by thousands m all classes of society, and one of tho best guarantees to the _* ervi.ii . and debilitated is that Beeckam's Pills have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m the -iror/J Full directions with each box. j Prepared only by THOMAS BBBCHAM, St. Helens, Lancashire, BrttrJand Sold everywhere, m Boxes, Old., 1%. ljo., and 2s. Od. each. -mZ-Z 19,000 _~ •ORION" COOKING RANGES IN USE IN THIS COLONY. _r~] - J p THEY BURN LIGNITE, TRUE OOAL OR WOOD UP TO 24w» no settingTrequired. With Stove Pipe can be worked out m the open. SPLENDID BREAD BAKERS. With Oaab Iron or Copper Boilers. The Copperfßoilera are large and Tinned inside. REPAIRS ARE A MINIMUM. Made m all sizes, single or double ovens. High or low pressure boilers Sold by all Ironmongers, from whom Catalogues can be obtained, or from the maker, H. E. SHACKLOCK, SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, DUNEDIN. 691



EAST STREET, ASHBURTON H. M. JONES. STATIONERY. "I f\ CASES of General Stationery now Landing from London. 900 000 ENVELOPES , Various Sizes and Qualities. LEATHER^GOODS LATEST BOOKS AND MAGAZINES BY EVERY MAIL. Sohool Committees Bupplied with all School Requisites, Ink (m draught},'j,Nigerln cheap), Foolsoap, Drawing Paper ; Exeroise, Copy and ReadingJßooks. FOOTBALL. TENNIS, GOLF, HOCKEY, AND CRICKETING} MATERIALS. (x) TOT A "\T_T_C_ GREAT REDUCTIONS for CASH, this Month, prior to Jl JL___JL\l \J>3. stocktaking. /^VTD/^A"Vrd TWO SPECIAL LINES Bargains for Cash, thin Month VyXivT-_X.XM O* Prior to Stocktaking. /TVY^T TTG LADIES* AND GENTLEMEN'S. Very low rices for KJ X V^JLJ Hi O •"■""" CASH, this month, prior to Stocktaking. CIRCULATING LIBRARY. H. M. JONES W. CONGREYE TIIE PEOPLE'S PRACTICAL IRONMONGER. HAS IN STOCK THE CELEBRATED PRIMUS KEROSENE STOVES, "XTTHIOH are superior to all others because : — They Bum without a Wick. They Create no Smoke or Smell, They will Boil a Quart of Water m Four Minutes, at a Coßt of Jess than one penny per hour. NO HOUSEHOLD IS COMPLETE WITHOUT ONE OF THESE STOVES. tmW You are invited to Inspect them without being pressed to buy. *_$ WE HAVE ALSO IN STOCK— ~~ "" WASHING COPPERS, COAL VASES, MANGLES, WRINGERS, BATHS, ETC. ETC. ETC. All At Bedrock Prices. (X) Call and See Our Windows, and You will be convinced} that the BEST VALUE m Ashburton can be obtained from W. CONGREYE, DIREOT IMPORTER, Burnett Street), opfO.ite Arcaie and at Christchuroh. R. CONGREYE, Branch Manager. JP-*-^*^ £XSV ro ORINK . EASY 10 OXSi^SI . j EASILY THE ft ESI . • "THE CORNER." MONSTER CLEARING SALE OF ALL WINTER AND SURPLUS STOCK. SENSATION AX. BaKC^AINS. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. SEE WINDOWS FOR SPEOIAL BARGAINS. i The whole Stock has been re-markedjfor^thia great Clearing Sale. W. H. COLLIER, DRAPER & CLOTHIER, "THE CORNER." mmmmm^mmmmmmmmmammammmmmmmafmammmm^mamaaamm^mmmmmemmmmmmmmmmmm^mmeammmmmmmmmmwmmmm^m JOHN HI Nil CORNER ARCADE AND BURNETT SIREET. — 00 — WALL _PAPERS. IN order to make"room for a very large quantity and assortment of Paperhanglngs, which I expect early m Jaly> direct, from the Manufacturers m England, I have decided to ! Clear My Present Stock of WALL PAPERS AT A GREATLY REDUCED PRICE. REMNANTS of 1, 2, 3, 4, &c, Wall Paper almost given away. Now is yoor time to buy Cheap Papers. J. WILSON, PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN WRITER, AND GLAZIER, Corner Arcade ana Burnett Street, Aslitmrton. lephone 65. P.O, Box 16. 0 169



Business Notice?. J STOCKTAKING SALE. /AUR THIRD ANNUAL STOCKTAK ING SALE will commence on SATURDAY, JULY 16, And will oontinue for ONE MONTH, , during which time everything m Stook will be GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE. Seasonable Goods and Oddments will be offered regardless of Cost or Value. A few Quotations will auffioe to convince the publio that WE MEAN TO REDUCE OUR STOCK— All Wool Navy Serge, Is lid, now Is per yard. All Wool Navy and Black, 2s 3d, now Is 6d per yard. I An Assorted Lot of Dress Goods rang- I ing from Is to Is 9d per yard, all to I go at 9£d per yard. A Lot of Dreßs Tweeds, usual prioe 2s lid and 3s 6d, to go at Is lid per yard. SPECIAL PRICE FOR DRESSMAKING DURING SALE— Bs *6<l. 33in Flannelette, 3s lid per dozen 72in Twilled Sheeting, 10_jd per yard Trimmed Millinery will be offered at about HALF USUAL PRICE. Lot of Ladies' Straw Hats, price 2s 6d to 4s 6d, put out to olear at 6d each I,otof Ladies' Muslin Aprons, Blightly Boiled, Is ld to Is 6d, must go at 9d each Feathers, Flowers, and Millinery Trim- mings to be cleared regardless of oost 6 only Fur Boas, 4s lid eaoh \ 3 Collarettes (fur) 6s 6d each MEN'S BOYS, AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING & MERCERY, ALL AT SALE. PRICES. TERMS GASH. ASHBUBTOK 'drapery COMPANY. r- . 1 ■ 9 S w = v j = tt, >■- — i • ■- I >. _ -id a * -JM— c- C_> &< s< ~ f °. I> H V "3 r B —m T 1 g *~3 tfr- Q^ | mi o iJLJ tU m-t •m^bf^SmM A) ~ I > « _-5 k 5 a i ? UK f S ,*_ rt _ t - I _____-— © I ti ||SE=^— WANTED KNOWN- Ladies' Hose Is, Fur Top Kid Gloves Is lid, Towels 4._td, Art Muslin Is lid dozen, Dresß Tweeds 9d to Is 3d all wool, Umbrellas Is lid, Corsets Is 9d, at A. Obr's Sale. WANTED KNOWN-50 Ladies' jackets from 7s 9d, 40 Ladies' Capeß 8s lid to 255, all about ha'f usual price, at A. Orh's Cheap Sale. WANTED KNOWN— White Quilts 4s lid, Flannelettes 2s 9d, 3s 6d, 4s 6 1, 5a 9J per dozen, Ladies' Fall Nets, all colore, half price, Blankets 8s lid, Fur Boas at one-third the usual price at Orr's Sale. WANTED KNOWN— Ladies' Millinery at a great reduction, Ladies' Under- clothing at tremendous reductions, iSilks, Gimp Trimmings at your own prioe at A. Orr's Sale. Wanted Known— f*(\ DOZSN Washing Darby Scarves, U VJ 6d each or 5 for 2s. Q£T DOZ FN Silk Derby Scarves Is, 3 for _/ 1) 2 s 6d, usual price 2s 6d each, Of\ DOZEN Silk Bows, latest Styles Is (j\J 6d or 3 for 4s. usual price 2s each. Q fr- DOZ EN Sootch Wool Books, 3 for 4s, HjO usual price 2a 6d per pair. 1O fl DOZEN Full Sized Handkerchiefs JLewU 4 for Is, worth 9d eaoh. A. ORR^S SALEI



A. CONUNDRUM. TTTHY IS BENJAMIN GUM like a Hard-boiled Egg?— Because it is HARD TO BEAT THAT precisely expresses the opinion of all who have used Benjamin Gum, There is no Cough Medicine like it. In- troduced into Canterbury only last winter its success waß immediate. Thousands of bottles were sold m a few months, and hundreds of sufferers wrote gratefully to the proprietor of their Speedy Cure. It is not a catchpenny Quack Medicine. It is made by a fully qualified Chemist, who knows his bußinesß. It contains the same Ingredients as Friars' Balsam, which waß first made by the Monks and Friars of j Europe m the daya of old. Friars' Balsam has been used fox six hundred years for healing outs and wounds. Spencer Vincent's Benjamin Gum is a Compound of this Balsam, with other Ingredients, prepared by a speoial prooess for internal use. Are you troubled with your Cheat? BENJAMIN GU M Will heal the Lungs. Ib will nob heal them at once. It musb be used for some time, and used regularly m old-Btanding cases. Have you a Cold m the Head or a Harsh [ Cough BENJAMIN GUM Will Heal the inflammation of the throab and passages ot the none as Friars' Balsam heals cuts. Coughs disappear with this i inflammation which causes them. BENJAMIN GUM \ Is not a chewing gum, but a very palatable liquid. The bottle contains almost twine as much as any other Cough Mixture m the market. Ib is the KING OF AL.L. FKICE : Is 6d *»» 2s 6d Chemists and Stores. Spencer Vincent, CHEMIST, OHRISTOHURCH, PROPRIETOR. \ A VICTIM OF Functional Disease. A 1 ayu m NEVER f ails an y ona m •X__lcl.__U.lll such a predicament. To •sufferers from Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Constipation it is "A friend m need and a friend indeed." Assist Nature by Axaxum, 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 constipation have testi- fied not only to its immediate relieving properties but to the fact that the cure lasts. No care is required while using it. It does not interfere with the diet, habits or occu- pation, and produces no inconvenience m its action. It is at once a laxative, an appetiser, and a stimulating tonic, prepared scientifically, and endorsed by the Press as : the most valuable medicine that has ever been offered to to the jf publio m a j popular form. ALAXUM CUMSS Biliousness, Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Costiveness, Sour Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Coated Tongue, Indigestion Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Heartburn Painß and Distress after Eating, and all functional derangements of the Bystem of nutrition NOTE THIS WELL The whole system of a human being may be perfectly sound, and yet through derange- \ ment or weakness the > ' of the boay may perform their functions or their work sluggishly, thus giving rise to waut 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 ccc the organs of the body working harmoniously. Reason points to two essential qualities m a remedy for thie purpose. It must create an appetite for food, and at the same time assimilate its nutriment. With either of these qualities alone the remedy would be worse than useless, but with both it becomes a power with incalculable good. Alaxum iB the only medicine whioh combines these two qualities. It is a natural appetiser, and its first action is to create hunger. After the appetite is Bdtisfied it acts directly on the stomach, liver and kidneys, clearing away aU effete matter and exciting them to activity. The system then receives nutri- tion and new life from the prcper assimila tion of the food ; and where there is no rganic disease health must follow. This is common sense and cannot be gainsaid. Accept no substitute that may be recom- mended to be "juat as good.' It may be bttUr — for the dealer — because of its better profit, but m such an instance the_dealer is not the one who needs help. ! FROM ALL CHEMISTS & STORE- KEEPERS, i mm 2s 6»



SAlNl>_3t* Sc sons JE_-ueo.- lypiiExtrnct. Under the distinguished patronage of Hiß Majesty the King of Italy, aB per oommunica- •ion made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the Consul-General for Italy, at Melbourne, March 14, 1878. Awarded diploma at the Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883. Acknowledged by Medical Olinicß and Universities all over the Globe. There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract the market, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, OUR PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, whioh is recognised by the medioal division of the Prussian Government be of perfectly pure origin, as per nformation forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, Maroh 2, 1878, we It is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics I of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prussia, and reported by Dr. Sohulz, Professor f Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr. Mossier, Director of the Medioal Clinics at Greifswald, that only products that are iaturated with oxygen and freed of resinous and other Bubßtancos, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the wnative qualities proper to the plant \llorude oils, or so called Euoalypti Extraots Are to be classed according to the named authorities, among the turpentinee, which are abandoned long since as an nternal adioament. These crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible : 1 By their deficiency m pungent odour— whioh our product, the only genuine Euoalypti Extract develops most freely through its surplus oxygen. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear- ance being reduced m specifio density ] through the presenoe of acids. By their taste, the result of the contracting ; tendency of reaine and tennates. If these crude oils, so-called eucalypt extraots, are applied by mistake m cases of oroup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal nflamationß, dysentery, etc., the con- sequences are most appalling. For safety akeask aIwayBforSANDER&SON'SEUCA* LYPTI EXTRACT.— Sandhurst, Viotorw., Australia. -.^,.,,~ SANDER & SONS. ""~ low^iTalitl DR OHURCHILL'S Syrup ol Hypophoephite of Lime is prescribed by ihe facility for the oure of Consump- tion, Ohronlo Cough and general debility IT contains two ol the principal ingredients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and whioh ore considsred deficient m the above complaints, — I Phosphorus and Lime, It canno be too highl t eoommßnded for delicate ohildren. Dr Churchill's Compound Syrnp of HYPOPHOSPHITES B reel brain food, and m cases where muscuia and nervous exhaustion has acquired a world-wide reput tlon. Each bottle bears Dr Churchill's signature. Prepared only by SWAN, CHEMIST. PARIS GREAT OASH BOOT SaLE STILL TO THR FRONT WITH PRIGES AND FASHION. (Next Door to The Bank of New Zealand). Uiider the managemeot of FRED NOKES. THE PROPRIETORS OF THE CASH BOOT SHOP, havo pleasure m an- nouncing that they have just opened up another large assortment oi FASHIONABLE BOOT 6 AND {SHOES, Which will be sold at Prices never before heard of m At-hburtOn. Men's Balmorals from 9* 6d. Girls' .-trong Jr'chool Boots from 5a Evening Shoes from 2. lid Best Sewn Cook hams from 14a 6*a, Best Wuterlights 12s 6d LOOK AT OUR WINU«W^-One of the Gratides* Displays that cosid tempt the eyej tit the foot, and suit ths yocket, j EVERYTHING GJSNUINE ! EVJiRXT.'HING CHEAP ! EVERYTHING GOOD 3000 PAIRS OF BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERS AND GAITERS to select fsouu Inspect our Stock before P&rohe sing else- where as we simply defy competition. REPAIRS NEATLY EXECUTED. X>OIST FORGET CASH BOOT SHOP, Under the Management of FRED NOKES. , NEXT BANK NEW ZEALAND. 6 142 H. W. BARRETT ! "OEMOVED to Office opposite, next I "Press" Company, Arcade AGENT— Manchtster Fire Company. Live Stock losurance Companj _ Acoident Insurance Company. m* ________-' ____ill__tllllll ___J1 _B ■ r . 1 ■_. Imm L. %^P_H ___. "I -1 ■J . i i 1 i ___p**j fe^YsOOTHINGJ -IrJ'POWDERS I |T^rflTWt-aM----M-i-«-a-B-i-M-l >*/<- RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT, ; PREVENT FITS, CONVULSIONS, ETC. ; Preserve a healthy state of tbe consti- tution dnring the period of Teething. L. The words "JOHN STEEDMAN, p- OHEMIBT, WALWORTH, BURREY," Are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed tm c eacl. Packet. Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Agents HO .«=.-__ TEA umt* au V.7 -i