A USEFUL BOOK.

The Ashburton Publishing Company a Almanac for 1898 just i.^ued, will be found an exceedingly handy little book for anyone to keep. Besides a large quantity of useful information concerning Government, Kail way, and Post ami Tt-legraph officer there are odds and ends of mutters which make the little voluire a regular encyjlopecVa of useful knowledge. Persons noc m business will find within the limits of seme hundred and fif cy pages reliable dala with regard to ihoße thousand and one little thiugs which crop wp in daily life effecting our domestic arrangements, our travelling expeditions, and our Bmall speculations. For here we hare tabulated information re money orders, telegraphic and cab!e rates, re.dy i^ck •ncr, and various weight and mony tabes, and there are all sortß of valuab c hints to h"uae. keepers, farmers, and others. Not the least striking features of this almanac are a neat cash book and a very convenient diary of household expanses. The book contains a few illustrations of the Koyal family, Lord Kanfurly, etc., and a number of advertise ments of local business men, which will enable the possessors of this very convenient almanac to find m a moment whore they can buy any article they can possibly require, or where to go if they want any buaineßa ! transacted for them, or any service done. The almanao can be had for the small sum of sixpence from Messrs H. M. Jones or H. N. Anderson ; also from Messrs Hardy j and Co., Rikaia j Shannon Bros., Chertaey ; and Hibb»' Bros., Methven.

MAIL NOTICES.

The Letter Box will be cleared for the despatch of correspondence from Ashburton for the undermentioned places as follows : — Corrected to 14th January, 1898. Burnham and Dun&andel, daily 3,15 pm Obertsey* and Rakaia, daily 630am315pm 6 30 pm Dromore, daily ... .- 630 pm Cbristohurch and north, daily 630 am 315pm and 6 30 pm and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridayß at 10 30 am Eiffelton, Willowby, daily ... 1030 a m Lismore, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ... 10 30 am Elgin, Wakanui, and River side, daily ... — 6 30 am Seaview, Se&field, Kyle, and Newlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 630 am Wheatstone, Water ton. Ash ton, Longbeach, and Flemington, daily ... 3 *5 pm Mount Somera, Springburn, Stave'ey, Alford Forest, daily ...  ... 4 pm Winchmore, Greenatreet, Ash burton Forks, Tuesday, Thurß- , day, and Saturday 6.30 a.m. Metkven, daily 315 pm Geraldine, and Orari, daily. . 12 30 pm Dunedin, Waimate, and south, daily ... 12 30 pm E-»ling, Rangifcata, daily .- 10 30 am Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pm and Saturday ... . . 315 pm Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am 1 daily .. 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday ... j, 315 pm Ruapnna, Monday and Thurs day „ .- ... 4 pm Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm Wester field, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday 4 pm Letters containg anything of value should be registered. Letters containing coin or bank notes posted unregistered will be compulsorily registered and charged double registration fee.

THK AUHBOMTM GOABDUK : WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1898.

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Public Noticks REMOVAL NOTICE. EL No Anderson, STATIONER, [T AS REMOVED to those centra i premises known aa THE BLUE HOUSE, NEXT JOHN ORR & CO. iThe Stock is now replete m all line* Buitabta for the Christmas Trade. Just Landed, four cases of SCHOOL PRIZE BOOKS. These books have been specially selected, and School Committees would do well to inspect the etook and com* pare the prices before buying from oata* logues. CHRISTMAS CARDS m great variety. A look at the windows speakß for itself. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS m great variety. Inspection invited. No one pressed to buy. NOTE THE NEW ADDRESS, NEXT JOHN ORR AND 00 Late Blue Home. H. N, ANDERSON, STATIONER. DRINK DELICIOUS PERFECT IN |QtJAUTY,^FLAVORJ AND BLEND. ~ ! Packed »n Tins, the delicate 'Aroma} ■ Absolutely Preserved. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GROCERS \i Jj 171 VERYONE acoußtomed to usiog the A.G. Oinimeni Will find equal satisfaction m using j Bee Ointment, For which everyone ia kindly requested to ask instead of the AC OINTMENT. Carefully note that a diagram of a Bee is m the centre, and Edward Galliohan'i Factory, Ashurst, New Zealand, on the end of every pot. Bee Oiotment is every mother's true triend ; on the weakest baby, or the strongest man's flesh it is always successful. Price, Is 6d. Bee Ointment ia especially manufactured as a horse and cattle dressing Price— 2s 6d AC Corn Cure, for hard or soft corns warts, and bunions— Price Is AC Vegetable Pills, for male and emale use, 30 pills m every box, and quite equa to anything imported — price Is 6d EDWIN CALLICHAN, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFAOTC7REF Ashnrst, N.Z. Canterbury Representative, MB G. P. HOATTEN, Ashburton, The following testimonies to the value of the Ointment are good enough for any. hing :— Dear Sirs, — We have great pleasure m recommending your Bee Ointments. We have given them a thorough trial, both on man and beast, 'and they have proved to be quite as good as you represent. 'In future we intend to keep a stock always on hand— We remain, yours faithfully, Shabplin & Co. Medical Dispensary, New Plymouth, October 19, 1896 Dear Sir, — I have sold your Bee Ointment and AC Corn Cure and Pills for the past three years, and I have never known o one purchaser to express a regret for pro. curing your lines. They have m every case which has come under my notice, given every satisfaction Tour Bee Ointment haa proved itself one of the best healing oint. ments procurable. Kindly forward me one gross of Bee Ointment, small size, atyonr earliest convenience. Yours truy, A. E. Sykes Chemist. Hundreds of other testimonials too numerous to publish. PALM AND JOKO TEA INDIAN AND OBTLON. OUR 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) is noted for producing 200 large Tea Caps of first-rate Tea to the pound. This la the Tea Mr George Jameson sold so largely. OUR 2a TEAS (Palm and Joko) are equally Rood value for the money. OUR TEAS are so popular that we frequently hear of instances of other Teas >eing packed and sold m our empties. i * Imitation 1b sinceresb flattery,' but the public should see they get the genuine arfciole. Retaii from all the prlnolpal Store* keepers. WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON & CO , 155 Colombo Street, Ohbistohubob



THOS. E. KILWORTH & SON L ENGiISEEBS, BBIDGE WOKXtf, j -i ABHBURTOW, rTNDERTAKE all k r nds of Engine Work, all kinds of Millwright's Work, jleneral Engineering, Woodworking, J & Blacksmithing. , KILWORTH & SOJN, ASHBUETON, _ HOUSE PAINTIkG & PAPEEHANGING. IHAVE just to hand a shipment of GENUINE WHITE LEAD &.PURE LINSEED OIL for the present season's Painting and Decorating. Persons desirous of having their homes well painted with GENUINEfMATERIALS k GOOD TRADESMEN.are requested to call upon ua. OIL OLOTH FOR DADOS IN STOCK* TO ARTISTS. gdAVE a Splendid lot of.Opal Glass m stock, specially prepared for Artists Juse, whioh o&n be cub to any size required at a moderate charge. J. WILSON, CORNER OF ARCADE & BURNETT STREET. Telephone ]P.O. Box 16 GREAT CLEARING SALE OJB 1 Snmmer Drapery & Clothing, FOR ONE MONTH, COMMENCING] FRIDAY, January 14. — W— Wonderful Reductions. Great Bargain^ Genuine Clearing Sale OP Surplus Stock. A. P. WILLIAMSON, CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, TANCRED STREET BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY /~1 REAT ANNUAL SALE of Surplus Stock of DRAPERY, CLOTHING, & BOOTS, WILL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY, January 15. IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. (x) ANDREW ORR. GREAT CLEARING SALE AT "THE CORNER." SUMMER DRAPERY AND CLOTHING will be offered at BARGAIN PRICES, FOR ONE MONTH FROM SATURDAY, JANUARY 15. Genuine Clearance Sale of Summer Goods of all kinds. GREAT BARGAINS. W H. COLLIER, CASH DRAPER AND CLOTHIER.



A VICTIM OF Functional Disease. A 1 q vii m NEVER ' ails an y one m .TXIdAUIIi &uc h a predicament. To sufferers from Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Constipation it is "Afdend 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 constipation have testi- fied not only to its immediate relieving properties but to the fact that the oure lewis. No care is required while using it. It does I not interfere with the diet, habita or occu- pation, and produces no inconvenienoe 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 public m a 'popular form. ALAXUM CDftES Biliousness, Bilious Headache, Dizziness, 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 WELL,- The whole system of o, human being may be ■perfectly sound, and yet through derange- ment or weakness the organs of the boay may perform cheir functions or their work sluggishly, thus 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 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 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 proper assimila tioa of the food ; and where there is no organic disease health must follow. This is common sense and cannot be gainsaid Accept no substitute that may be recom- mended to be "just as good.' It may bo better—-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, PRICE 2s 6d THE FIRST SIGN OF A COLD Should remind you that the best time to commence taking something is at the begin- ning. It should also remind you that the best remedy to head off a spell of Bueeeing, coughing and general unpleasantness is Benjamin Gum. MEN START AT MY STATEMENTS ABOUT BENJAMIN GUM! Thousands of bottles have been soM, and universal praise of its curative qualities is the result. Note the Name: Spencer Vincent's Great Beujnmia Grtim. Extract PRICE Is 6 Take no other Remedy, buo insist on having BENJAMIN GU M Don't take " Just as Good." TESTIMONIALS. I Woolston, August 10, 1897. I To Spenobr Vinoeht, Christchuroh. Dear Sir, — For some time past I have been suffering from a moßt painful cough. I had quite given up hope of its ever leaving me, at least or the remainder of the winter, and feared that it had become chronic, seeing that other remedies failed to give me relief, much less oure. The pain became so intense that I was afraid of injuring my I throat and bead, especially the latter. II procured one bottle of your Benjamin Gum, I and I may say that I hadn't an atom of faith m its curative properties, but felt that I must take something to ease the pain. I drank contents of first bottle very freely, and am thankful to say m less than twelve hours I was wholly free irom cough. E. W. Sears. p g Nearly three months since cough



Public Notices. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND IN YES IMENT SOCIETY. j ON and after Thursday, the 7fch day of January, 1897, this Office will be CLOSED FOR THE WEEKLY HALF- HOLIDAY, ON THURSDAY instead of SATURDAY, And will be open until 4 p.m. on Saturday after that date. EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager*] LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPEOIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashburton District, S. S A L E K - JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBUFTON. T AZARUS Patented System ensure L-' oomfort and correct sight. Dont spoil your eyet> by using badly fitting Spectacles. G. JESSON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLEK East Street, Ashburton. rpHE CHEAPEST SHOP m Aahburton I FOB KOTHEBHAM'S WATCHES. The Best Watch ever imported into New Ze&laud. SOLE AGENT for the Celebrated 'RELIABLE" WATCHES. gpectaolea, Eye Glasses, & Eye Preservers a specialty. H S % fed - Baker Bros. rnURNISHING UNDERTAKERS, Jd Corner of Wakanni Road and Cass Streets and at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory, Havelock Street. EVER* REQUISITE SUPPLIED Telephone No. 69. -JN OTIC JR. mHE ASHBURTON TAILORING I COMPANY has on hand a very choice selection of the very latest Patterns, by which the public can secure the most Fashionable Suit, and not have any old stock palmed on to them. Our cutter, Mr Pauling, has had a large experience m the best Tailoring Establishments m the colony. Therefore give us a trial, and we will guaran- tee you one of the most fashionable Suits procurable. Gents' own material made up. W. PAULING, Manager WOOLSTON STEAM WOOL WOKKS, CHRISTCHURCH. (Established 1868.) npHE Undersigned begs to notify that he is JL Scouring aB heretofore. Squatters'- consignments to the Christchurch or WooUton Station will receive prompt attention. Quick despatch and Lowest Rates. T. YORK. 10 99 SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Arorwatio Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BPANL MANCPAOTUBED FROM oaroiCEST vibqina leaf KOZ.XI3 TE^> is fcSupert*



A. WARREN, BASKETMAKER, *VTEXT E. W. Hull's, Herbalist, (nearly apposite Arcade), TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. ALL KINDS of WICKERWORK Made to Order and Retwred^ 12 2 o i PI i r+ (A f I J, g •o =— 8. C to '■■mm -*I>a * & sr • £* 1 1 sl l •s-Sg H • " - •■■ f »||s- ? .£sr* § s P © THE TEA OF THE AGE SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. mRY IT, AND YOU WILL HAVi jjJO OTHER. SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA, hit , EBBOB Bickb^tqn reports t\a SAXON TEAS ia absolutely Pore and of good q utility P. JONAS BEGS to Notify the Farmerß and Butchers of Ashburton and Surround- ing District that he has Opened up Business m the Premises adjoining Hanmer e..*d Graves' Stables as a Cash Buyer of WOOL, SKINS, HIDES, FAT, and HORSE HAIR m large or Bmall quantities. Offico Days — Tuesdays and Satdedays B. DUCKWOETH & SON, XTNDERTAKERS, Cabinetmakers, and yj Upholsterers, Funerals conduoted at the folio wingpr iceß : — Covered Coffins, with hearse and coach complete, from £7 10s. Polished Coffin, silver plated furniture £8. Children from £2 10s Burnett Stbbet, Ashburton Residence— Opposite Fire Jicgrd Station. 105 THE TRADE SUPPLIIfIi;. W. H. SUTHEELAND, BEGS to inform bis customers and the public that he has removed from Tanored Street, to the OLUB OYSrER AND FRIED FISH SALOON, BORNKTT STREET (Next the Club) SPECIAL ROOM FOR LADIES. Where hot dinners or hot supperß can be got at any time. Fresh Fish and Smoked Fish: by Express every night. POULTRY A SPECIALTY, 9 ioz Prevention IS WORTH POUNDS OF CURB Why ruin your Reapera and alowe* by using inferior Lubricating Oils,' whid tire your horses and clog the Machines, when you otm obtain a true I^bricanf ike V A L V ID L I X fa which has been thoroughly tested all ove he world and pronounsed Unequalled, Obtainable from all Storekeepers or the Agents EBWABP EEEOE & SON OHKISTOHUROB r^OR COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA m Influenza, Consumption, &o, &o /■AY'S COMPOUND ESSENCE OP LINSEBD V Anireed, Senega, Squill, Toln, Ac /AY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, fox \ Ooughg, Coldß, and Chest Complaints <AY'SCOMPOTIND, for Congha and Golds, is equally eerviocable for horses and cattle • AY'S TIC PILLS, a specific In Neuralgia* Faceaoho \ &c. Contain Quinine, Iron, &o' LINUM OATHABTIOUM PILLS d geßtive,oorra.t Mve, and ngtoeablr aperient fIOA&UUNK— Comont for Broken Articles. Sold \*J everywhere. Manufactory* Stookpou Engtwd For Indigestion, the best remedy is un doubtedly Norton's Oamomilb Pills. They can confidently be recommended as being mild m operation and absolutely free fron* injurious drugs. Acting atonoe as a splen- did toniu and a gentle aperient. For nearly 100 years they have proved unequalled for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, sick Headaohe and for Livar and Stomaoh complaint*, Sold m bottle* *a lid, 2» 9d, and Us, by all Wed . rfa? VeedoH thraujrhv^ tfy} W or|3,



T. Buiiook. FOR SALE. I ACRE i riIOGETHKR with Seven- Roomed Dwell- ( JL ing House iheroon. Well situated m J Tincrod Sircer, beiog T.Ss. 427 and 428. Very easy terms of payment can be arranged T. BULLOCK. TO LET at a low Rental — Shop and Dwelling, frouiing East Street, south ; also an Office or small Shop m the Aroade Rental 6s 6d per week. T. BULLOCK, TINWALD. FOR SALE — Building Allotments m Malcolm and Harlund Streets, and other ptopei ties. TO LET, at a low rental — Cottage anil one acre of land fronting Harland and Grove Streets ; also small Cottage fronting Graham's Road. Easy terms of payment will be accepted for any of the properties that are for stile. T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental, Commodious Premises Eaafc Street South'; prinoipal thoroughfare. 10a per week. They adjoin Mr James, Butcher. Suitable for Bicycle Saleroom and Repairing Premises. Apply to T. BULLOCK. Premises m Moore Stteet 'I O LET at low rental, viz , 5s 6d per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO FARMERS & OTHERS. FOR SALE— Several blooks of good Sheep Country m various parts of the County. Also — A number of Improved Farms. T. BULLOCK TO LET at a low Rental — Shop and premises m brick buildings, Triangle, fronting the Wakanui Road. t. bullock. money on mortgage. £2000 and £1000- TO Lend on Approved Freehold Security at lowest rates of interest. T. BULLOCK. " TO LET, /^JOTTAOE of 5 rooms and scullery, VJ situated m Eton Street, Hampstead. Apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent BUBURBAN PROPERTIES FOR SALE. BUILDING allotments m the Allenton and Hampstead suburban districts. Also, — A number of improved suburban properties. Full particulars on application. ' T. BULLOCK. TOWN SECTIONS. PERSONS Desirous of purchasing Town Sections or investing m other town properties are invited to inspect the list I have for £ale. Eisy terms of payment can be arranged. T. BULLOCK. TO LET. SHOP m Brick Building, Burnett Street, next Mr Seymour. Apply to ;.T. BULLOCK. Public Notice of THANKS. WF^ Sincerely wiah to thank our numerous clients and the public generally, for the splendid support accorded to us during the past, nnd wiuh to intimate that wo are compelled to enlarge our premises to cope with our increasing business, and as the tenders are already out for our New Shop we intend holding a Clearing Sale For TWO WEEKS, to reduce our large Stock, and Bave the expense of removing, etc. WE have a large stock of the following lines, some of which are just landed from the manufacturers and must be sold : — Braaa and Iron Bedsteads, all sizes. Linoleums, Carpets, Floor Cloths, Rugs, Mattings, Mats, AUSTRIAN & AMERICAN WICKER & FANCY CHAIRS. Toilet Sets, Toilet Glasses, & Fancy Goods of all kinds. PICTURES FRAMED & UNFRAMED, Also & large stook of Picture Mouldings just landed. STOOK MUST BE REDUCED. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. CALL EARLY & INSPECT. T. H. Undrill & Co. CABINET MAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS & PICTURE FRAMERS, Next Building Society Office— (Tanored St.) j !



QAJNI>Efrc So isouis Euca- -0 lypti Extrnct. Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, as per communica- tion made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the Consul-General for Italy, at Melbourne, March 14, 1878. Awarded diploma at the Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883. Acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uuivereitiea all over the Globe, There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract m 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, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we state : — It is proved by testa by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prussia, and reported by Dr. Schulz, Professor of Parmacology, at Bon, and Professor Dr. Mossier, Director of the Medical Clinics al Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of ds resinous and other substaocos, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant All crude oils, or so called Eucalypti Extracts are to be classed according to the named authorities, among the turpentines, which are abandoned long since as an nternal udicament. These crude oils, or bo called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible : 1 By their deficiency m pungent odour — which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract develops most freely through its surplus oxygeu. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appear- ance being reduced m specific density through the presence of acids. By theirtaste, the result of the contracting tendency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, so-called euoalypt extracts, are applied hy mistake m cases of oroup, bronchitis, diphtheria, internal nflamations, dysentery, etc., the con- sequences are most appalling. For safety akeask aIwaysforSANDER&SON'S EUCA- LYPTI EXTRACT Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDER & SONS.



AT THE D.I.C. SALE OF FAKCY GOODS. JUST PURCHASED and to be Sold the whole of a WHOLESALE WAREHOUSEMAN^ STOCK, 1 00MPB181NQ 160 LOTS, VIZ. I Mirrors, Easel Pictures, Oleographs, Photo Frames, Blotters, Brackets, Trays, Wire Goods, Easels, Brush Racks, Writing-desks, Companions, G'ove and Handkerchief Boxes, Stamp Albums, Brass Goods, Inkstands, Ladies' Bags, Pictures, Scrap-books, Date Rucks, Hand Mirrors, &0., <fee. EVERYONE should SEE these USEFUL and PRETTY GOODS, whioh will be ALMOST GIVEN AWAY TO THE PUBLIC. As wo have nob sufficient Room to Display these -special lots, they will be pub out m wholesale quantities opposite the department usually oooupied by travelling requisites on the ground floor. AT THE AT THEJ D.I.C. D.I.C. B. HALLENSTEIN, Chairman. & 0, BROWN, Mmmger