Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. Monday, April 18, 1898. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

She householders throughoub New Zea land will be called apon next Monday evening to elect School Committees for the district m which they live, and we may take this opportnnity to comment upon the action of the North Canterbury Board of Education m neglecting to advertise meetings m the papers most generally circulating throughoub the various country distriots. The Board used to advertise these meetings m the local papers here and elsewhere ; bub latterly In its wisdom has been content to insert one general notice m the two Ohristchurch papers, so that non-sub scribers to these journals have a poor chance of getting the necessary informa tion. It Is said thab this has been decided upon from financial reasons ; bub we are Inclined to think that the cost of properly advertising important meetings would be a much more justifiable expenditure of the public funds than some other disburse ment) that have come under our notiae. It is, however, certain that the insufficient notice of these annual meetings of house holders is a reason for the poor attendances thereat, and the so-oalled elections result ing therefrom, have had a most prejudicial effect upan the interests of education throughout the country. Everybody who does know anything about the way school committees are elected, Is probably aware that i\> is a perfect farce to speak of the average school committee, as m any way, a representative body. Look at the method of election. Tear after year a small section of the public gather m the schoolrom of their district and proceed to nominate all and sundry— begit ning with the old committee — as members of the new one. The sameness of these annual proceedings may be satisfactory to some who have gradually assumed a sort of patriarchal authoniy over all school matters m thtir locality, and who would ! resent, aa a personal affront, any attempt to introduce new blood or new ideas into the local school board. We do nob wish iit to be understood, however, thab these perennial (jornnuttecmen are nob some times the ba-it men ob.talnab.le. But it is a well known fact that many of them have no better recommendation for the position th»n a strong will, and a deter* mination to " boss " tb.9 teachers. Men of this stamp can be found m many committees even m this district-, and thty have done incalculable harm to the cause of education, The opportunities, which under thepresenb system they can find to, harass teachers, and even to drive them from their positions, are co many, that only those gifted with . phenomenal tact, and the patience of Job, can holdtheirown. Many excellent men and women, possess ing all the qualities necessary for succeßs i fully educating the rising generation, have been driven from positions they might 1 reasonably have expected to fill for years with honor and credib, by the persistent animosity of one or more of these domineering members of the school committee. The history of nearly all such, cases is the same. The ' f boss " Committeeman interferes with the proper functions of the teachers, and m the event lof opposition, a charge of setting at defiance the authority of the committee is formulated, or, worr>e still, a system of petty annoyance is resorted to, which seldom fails to drive away the teacher of independent character. A« often as not the member of committee who acts jn this w»y is utterly unfitted for the position he occupies. And yet year after year he has been re-elected, partly because more suitable men stand aloof, and partly because he has been so long a member that people have begun 10, look upon his right to a seat on the committee as prescriptive, and fancy his relegation to private life would be an educational— if not a national — calamity. Within the past year more than one example of this state of affairs has come before the public and the need for some reform has been generally admitted. The remedy is m the hands of the householders. They have simply to estimate the question of the education of their children at its proper value ; to recognise thab the fitness of a teacher to make good citizens of the young people'entrusted to his care does not depend upon his inclination to toady to members of the school committee ; to understand that a good pommlttee should work with and not against the beaching staff, aid to endeavor to assist In elevating the tone of the sohooj socially, morally, and intellects 'l'y j and last, but not least, to recognise that the standard of the committees themselves should be raised, by the Inclusion thereon of the best men obtainable. These should not shirk their responsibilities as they are m the habit of doing, and then complain of the manner m which others with fewpr advantages and opportunities are looking after the interests of oqr schools. If, with a full knowledge of the great issues at stake, and tbe serious responsibilities of members of school committees, the most suitable men m every district will attend the householders' meetings on Monday evening next, and will accept office If elected ; then we might look for a new era m the history of our public schools We might hope for the abolition of that wretched sentimental nonsense which is fnsb under mining the discipline of our schools, and crushing out all that is manlj m our boys by dragging before some tribunal or other any toaoher who may attempt; to enforce discipline and inculcate some respect for law and order. We might give much needed encouragement and support to our teachers, whose ' work must have afar greater influence upon the future of this cout.try than thab of the ablest of our statesmen, or of the most brilliant of our orators. Ib may safely be asserted thab the election of a good or bad school committee will re-aob upon posterity nauoh more decisively than

the election of any other local body, arid ib will certainly be a niyatery to the histoiiin of the future how the people of ' this age have failed to realise this. Let us hope thab, m view of the vast import anise of tho issues ab stake, the house holders will begin to recognise the necessity of treating this question of electing school comm ? bteea much more seriously than they have been m the habit of doing.

Local and General.

Sheep Sale.— The next sheep sale at the ■ Methven Yardawill ba held on Thursday, April 28th mat. Timaru Races.— The train arrangements and excursion fares m conncotion with the Timaru races are advertised m this issue. The Mealy Bva. — The Agricultural Department has received a further supply of the natural enemy to the mealy bug, and this is to be divided between Wellington and Nelson. Free Distribution or Mjsaij. — Through the liberality of the Christohurch Meat Company the deserving poor of Christohurch and suburbs received a free distribution of meat on Saturday evening. Nearly 100 carcases of mutton were out up and distri buted free to those who brought letters of recommendation. A Peculiar Find, — When the train from Oamaru reached Timaru at 8 p.m. on on the 13th inßtant, a cap with a gold broooh upon it was discovered on the engine. It was supposed to have got there through someone having been struck by the engine on a road crossing. Search was soon made after the cap was found, but nothing was discovered. Military Drill m Schools. — The Committee of the Wellington Technical School have deoided that military drill, m accordance with the revised regulations, should be taught m all the sohools* Compa nies of from 40 to 100 boys, not less than 4ft 6in m height, are to be formed m the large schools. The head teaoher m each school, (or, m the case of combination, the head teaoher of the largest school), or bis nominee, is to be the acting-captain of his company. A Ladies' Tbofhy.— -The ladies of Ash burton having presented a gold sovereign case for the memben of the Amateur Cycling Club to compete for, a road race to Winch more and back will take place on the 28 ih mat. to decide the winner of this coveted trophy. The trophy was obtained from Mr S. Salek, jeweller, and is on view iv his window- The case bears the following inscription on the front : "Presented by the ladies of the A.C. and A.A.C • for bioyole road race " ; and on the reverse side "Won by . Time, — — . 28bh April, 1898."

The Anglers' Enemy, —On Sunday afternoon, while Mr George Kidd, a well known and enthusiastic angler, was walking m the Domain, he saw the long neck of a shag m the neur distance. In its beak was something it had apparently just) seized. Making for the spot Mr Kidd's presence soared the bird which took to the upper branches of a willow. Mr Kidd'a investiga tion revealed a fairly large perch, still alive, which the thievish Bhag had filched from the lake,, and was about to make a dinner of. The angleva are at everlasting war with shags, and kill them without mercy when ever they get a ohanoe. 'The shags destroy more fish m the streams than the anglers take with rod and line. Trap Accident. — Some excitement wae caused m Burnetb street near the Borough School this morning, caused by a horse belonging to Rev Father O'Donnell being startled by a passing traction engine. It fyegan plunging, and got ope of its hind legs QTer the shaft of the gig, when the vehiole turned over, but the plunges of the horse kept ib turning over aud over. Eventually someone got hold of the animal's head, and after careful handling, it was released. Io view of the rough usage it received the gig must be made of first-class material, as it was very little damaged. The horse reoeived some nasty cuts and bruises, the rein having gob around one of its hind legs, oausing it to kick violently, " St. Andrew's Church, Rakaia.— The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Church was held at Rakaia last week, Rev. P. J. Riddle m the chair. The session reported that the work was going steadily forward. The treasurer, Mr R. Oakley, reported that there was a credit balance of £6, that Messrs Gardinpr and Mo Lean had presented the church with a bell, for which a tower had been erected by a gentleman who did not wish his name to be disolosed, also that two gentlemen had painted the church at their own expense. Neither of these gen tlemen wished that their names should be known, but to them the church was very much indebted. Regret was expressed at the resignation of Messrs Low and Allan, two elders, who are leaving the distriot, and who have done good work for the church.

TgE Gordon Highlanders.— The ninth annual dinner of the Edinburgh Gordon Highlanders' Association was held on the sbh February m the Univeraity Hotel, Chambers street, Edinburgh. A letter of apology from Colonel Dick Cunningham, V.0., commanding the Beoond battalion of the regiment at Alderahot, contained the following : — " Out of a strength, inoluding recruits at the depot, of 780 men, there are 139 Englishmen, $ Irishmen, 2 colonials, and 634 Scotsmen. I fanoy the first battalion is very muoh the Bame, though perhaps the percentage of Scotsmen is nob quite so large." The secretary, Mr W. A. Dalziel, said that this statement was the result of an enquiry of his own regarding the report that the men at Dargaj were mainly Englishmen. Our Scottish readers will also j,be interested m a statement recently made by ' The Regi ment.' It says that the purest national regiment at this moment, from the territo rial point of view, is undoubtedly the Black Watch, which had, according to the latest return, no fewer than 803 men serving m the regiment who were born m the regimental distriot,

Two Fjrb Brigade.— There were dis? played on Saturday evening m the shop window of Mr W. J. Siloock, Burnett street, and to-day m tho window of Mr S. ■ Salek, the rewards of our Fire Brigade team's prowess m the recent competitions at Auckland. These consisted of the beautiful challenge shield won by the team for most points m the manual engine events, and the two trophies won m the rescue and single man competitions. The challenge shield is a massive piece of silver* smith work, about six inches square, beauti fully chased, with a fire engine m gold m the centre, the whole mounted on polished wood, which again is dotted round with smaller shields m silver, the whole m a handseme case, the bottom of which is laid m maroon plush, and the folding top form ing a glass cover. The trophies are silver butter slice and spoon^ and piokle harpoon and spoon, the latter set mounted m opal, and tfre former m ivoty, and m a morocco covered blue silk fined case. Altogether the set out is very handsome, and jf; is only to be regretted that but for a helmet being half an nunee too light tlje grea,b trophy of the meeting would haye bgen beside the shield.

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LAURISTON.

From Our Own Correspondent

The third session of Lauriston Mutual Improvement Society is to open on Monday evening next, when the syllabus drawn up by the Committee will be submitted for approval and advertised. The reßb of tho evening will be spent socially m cards, draughts, and other games of a quiet description. Such institutions as Improve ment Societies should be supported if only for the educational advantages offered by them, and it is to be hoped that Monday's meeting will be patronised by a goodly number of intending members of both sexes. The subscription for the session has been reduced to one shilling. The service of song entitled " Wee Davie," to take place on Friday, 29th inab. t is now under course of preparation. Twenty five voices are engaged m working ib up, and as the task is already well m hand; there is every reason to expect thab the service of song will be well rendered. The connective readings are to be read by the j Rev. G. B. Inglis, of Ashburton.

ROAD BOARD.

Mount Hutt.

The usual monthly meeting of the Mounb Hutt Road Board was held on Thursday, April 14. Present — Messrs Morgan, Mac farlane, and Drummond. SHINGLE. Ib was decided to call for tenders for 1000 yards of shingle on the Alford Forest Road, also to put on teams for repairing water race crossings when the water was shut off. ANNUAL MEETING*. It was decided to hold the annual meeting of ratepayers on Monday, May 2 ; the elec tion on Thursday, May 5. CROSSING. Mr Wallace wrote, re water race crossing on the Urral Road.— lt was decided to reply bhab the work required would be done, also to ask Mr Wallace to clean the race m his paddook. BOLL ALTERATION. Mr T. Dent wrote, asking that his name might be inserted on the rate roll m place of Mr J. Dent.— -It was resolved that this be done on payment of rates. WOBK. Mr P. Murray- Aynsley wrote, asking that some improvement might be made on the road to his land.— The matter waß left m hands of Mr Maefarlane and the Clerk. FORFEITED SECTIONS ON HIGUBANK. The Minister of Lands wrote m reply to the Board re unpaid rates on forfeited sections on Highbank. — The matter was held over to the next meeting. TENDERS. Mr J. Devery'a tender for ploughing and levelling sides of road at 9d per chain was accepted. Me F. Betts' tender for painting buildings, £24, and Messra Stoba and Rands 1 for repairs, £38 17s, were aooepted. ACGOTJNTS. Accounts to the amount of £34 63 8d 1 were passed for payment and the Board adjourned.

ROBBERIES IN TIMARU.

Arrest of a Railway Hand.

Press Association — By Electric Telegraph

Timabu, April 18. Several robberies have been reported to the town police lately. Detective Living stone laid one of the thieves by the heels yesterday on a charge of stealing a caahbox containing; £70 from a hotel on Friday night. £6§ was found under the prisoner's house, the balance having been spent on Saturday ; and m the house a number of articles, stolen previously from other people, were recovered. The accused is Henry Gough, railway fireman, aged 27. He is married and was earning 8s a day. He has been employed on the railway from his boy hood.

PARISH MEETING.

St. Andrew's, Tinwald.

The annual meeting of parishioners was held at the Vicarage, Tinwald, on Friday evening last, when there was a fair attend.

anco,

The Rev. J. Blackburne occupied the chair, and m addressing those present congratulated the Church officers and workers upon the result of their efforts during the past year. The general offertories were not so large as m the previous year, but there had been a marked increase m the special offertories, which was a matter for thankful ness. The attendance at the Sunday services had been well maintained, notwithstanding the faot that several prominent church mem bers had left the district during the year. The choir, he was pleased to Hay, had been strengthened, both m efficiency and numbers, which m a large measure was due to the appointment of Mr Hi Bryant I^ing as choirmaster. In March last, Miss Cowper resigned the position of voluntary organist, which she had bo kindly discharged for so many years ; and the Vestry had recently appointed Mr King to fill the office. Their best thanks were due to Miss Cowper for the valuable services she had rendered to the church. The Sunday School continued to make steady progress, and the numbers showed a slight increase on last year. There were now seventy-four children on the roll, with an average attendance of ovep sixty, [ and a staff of nine teaohers. The Bohool waR examined by the Diocesan Inspector m February last, and on the whole received a. moat favorable report. Ib is a matter for much thankfulness and congratulation that the work, donp m . connection with the Sunday School was of such satisfactory nature. The efficient and eelf-denying labors of the teachers were deserving of warm commendation. The report and statement of accounts were received and adopted. The Vicar nominated Mr GK Oulverhouse as bishop's warden, and Mr D. Teppett was J again nominated as parishioners' church warden. The following were nominated to the Bishop to serve on the Vestry : — Messrs J. Gudsell, J. Robinson, G. Smith, and $. Tremain, Mr 0, Ward was appointed auditor.

A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the members of the Ladies' Work Guild, to the Superintendent and teachera m the Sunday School, to Mr J< Ward, the lay reader, and to Miss Cowper for her services as organist. The meeting was then closed by the Vicar pronouncing the benediptipn.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London office, under date 14th instant ; — :

" Sinbe our last telegram prices of wheat m general are higher by la to Is 6d per quarter. Fair average quality Victorian, new crop, shipment first half of April per steamer to London, is probably worth 38s 6d per quarter of 4801 b c.i.f., and by sailer 37s'' The advance is due to an active demand from the Continent and the proba bility of war,"

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association— By Eleotrlo Telegraph- Copyright. The Powers and TurKey Constantinople, April 16 The Foreign Ambassadors at Con stantinople have sent a joint Note to the Forte requesting the evacuation of Thessaly within a month Great Britain and her Colonies Ottawa, April 16 The Toronto branch of the British Empire League has passed a resolution m favour (^preferential trade between Great Britain and the colonies. It also declares that Canada ought to' contribute to Imperial defence morel liberally. I

Duelling; m Italy Rome, April 16 The Chamber of Deputies has autho rised the prosecution of four of the deputies who are concerned m the re cent duel m which Signor Oavalotti was fatally wounded. An Unhappy Marriage Berlin, April 16 Despite the intervention of the Queen, the Czar and the Kaiser, the separation between the Grand Duke of Hesse and his wife is virtually decided upon.

Australian.

Preßß Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph- Copyright. Bathing' Fatality Sydney, April 16 The Misses White, niecea of the late Hon. James White, were bathing at Armidale when the young one got out of her depth. The elder one was drowned m making an heroic attempt to save her. The Coachman saved the younger girl. Queensland Cabinet Brisbane, April 16 It is understood that Mr M urray, the member for Normanby, joins the Cabinet. Wool Brokers' Association It has been decided to form a wool selling brokers' association m Brisbane, and to hold periodical sales Germany and the British Colonies Melbourne, April 16 Sir Geo. Turner considers that Ger many's threat to withdraw favoured nation treatment from the British colonies is of Htile importance, as Ger many only takes raw material from Australia Federation Melbourne, April 17 Mr Mac Lean, a member of the Cabinet without portfolio, has resigned m consequence of his strong disap proval of the Federation Bill

Not Knowing what to Do

To save ourselves trouble and suffering by learning from the experience of others —that is the wisdom of history. Other wise every generation, and every man and woman therein, would have to begin back where there, ancestors did. Every soul of us has to learn the alphabet for himself ; hot after that he can read and benefit by what others have written. Ia that idea plain as peas m a split pod T Yea. Well, then, let ua see whether it. has anything to pay m the facts set forih m the follow letter : — * After my confinement,' writes a woman, « ia August of last year (1893), X could not geb up my strength. My food did not seem to be of any use to me. In soma way I was ill, but I conld not glva a name to the ailment. My tongue was swollen and thickly coated, and I was constantly spitting out the thick phlegm which withered m my throat and mouth. No matter how little food I took — even a morsel — it gave me groat pain at the ohesb and sides ; and sometimes it would dart through through to my back between the ehoalders. *Of cen I would be Bick, and heave and strain until I was quite sore. Then, again, a pain wonld take me m the stomach and cut through me like a knife. I had a dry, hacking cough whioh never left; me, and I sweat terribly at night. The cough was so bad that I often had to hold my sides when I had spells of it. * Nearly every bit of flash went off my bones, and I got so weak that I couldn't put my foot to the ground. People said J waa m a consumption, and I had little hope of getting better. I was bo nervous thab the lease noise wonld startle and upset me. Those who called said It was pitiable to see the condition I. was m. ' I caw a doctor who gave me medi cines, but I only gob worse and worse. At the end of October (1893) I came by a small book telling about Mother Seigel' Curative Syrup, and,f|aot knowing wha fc else to do, I aent to Mr Baxter, the drug gist, Brookhiuse, and got a bottle. After I had had iaken It bub a few days I waa better. I could eafc something, and it stayed oa my stomach, and the ~piin was leas severe. As I took dose after dose of Syrup the Improvement went on, all the bad feelings abated, and I gained strength. Ib was'nb long before the cough was quire gone, and I was well and strong as ever.

, After my recovery, a neighbour said to me, ' Mrs Bedhead, you have made my hearb sad many a time when I saw you bo bad.' ♦Thank you,' I replied,' and I was sad enough myself, but Mother Seigel's Syrup has made me glad again, for it has given me back my good health. 1 'and m thankfulness for it I am very willing you should publish what I have told you. (Signed) Mrs Mary Jane Redhead, 73. Peter street, Blackburn, April 4bh, 1894. • We congratulate Mrs Redhead, and tender our regards to the kindrhearted hearted neighbour who was so sorry for her. But what a p!fcy that Mrs R. didn't know m August* whafc efte learned m October— namely, that her disease was indigestion and dypepsia, and that Mother Seigel's Syrup, is a cure for ibj some folks say thp only cnre. Well, we suppose she had to wait her turn to find out. There's a deal Of mystery about these things. 1 1 ADyway, (she knows now, and the I ( printing of her story will enable lots of I , other suffers to begin where she left off. They won't cake tjp syrup as she did not knowing what else to do, bub they will take ib the very day they fall \\), knowing that to be the exactly right thing to do.|

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright.

Thursday Island, April 16 Rumours of the arrival of Russian soldiers at Fort Arthur have been cir culated. The Russians are arranging for the storage of 25,000 tons of coal. They are gradually overcoming the difficulty caused through the present scant supply Fbktk, April 16 The Governor of Shanghai has granted a concession to an Anglo- Italian syndicate m the form of the right of working vast coal . and iron deposits St Petersburg, April 16 Russia is sending 6000 troops and much war material to Port Arthur TokiO, April W&" Two Japanese have been arrested at Fort Arthur on a charge of being spies Received Wakapuaka April 17, 9.20 ».m« Guabdian Office 10.28 a.m. Faris, April 1? Le Temps declares the Ohinsee oon cession of Kwangchung Balances the advantages obtained by England m opening the West River

THE CUBAN DIFFICULTY.

European Powers to Observe Neutrality.

The Debate m the Senate.

Cuba's Independence

Spain Required to Evacuate the

Island.

The President to Use Force.

Press Association — By Electrio Telegraph- Copyright

Buda Pbsts, April 16 The Pester Lloyd, published ia this city, states, m what- is described as an inspired article, that the European Powers will observe neutrality ia the event of hostilities between America and Spain, but that after the war they will make their voices heard. * London, April 16 The Times discredits the rumors that the Powers will resort to armed inter vention, and says that if such a thing were proposed Great Britain would refuse to join, although America's reckless virulence, m view of the elections, is discredited m Washington. The French, Austrian, and Italian newspapers express opinions hostile to America's policy. New York, April 16 Five patrol ships and the naval reserves guards the coasts of Mary land, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey. Eight regiments have been ordered to New Orleans, seven to Tampa, m Florida ; seven to Mobile, m Alabama ; and six cavalry regiments to Ohicka mauga; The Flying Squadron ia statioued m Hampton roads. Madrid, April 16 Itjs reported thai the rebel leaders, Gomez and Garoia, have tendered their submission on condition that autonomy to Cuba is confirmed. They are said -to have taken this step because they are discontented at the American Congress having declined to recognisa the present Ouban Republican movement. The Amesican Consulate, at Barce lona, m Spain, has been stoned. Washington, April 16 A prolonged sitting of the Senate was held on Friday. It is expected the vote will be taken to-night. - . During the debate the Democrats endeavoured to impose a mandate on President McKinley, leaving nothing to his discretion, and to force immediate hostilities. A majority of the Re publicans desire war, but do not desire to discredit Mr McKinley. If both Houses pass a resolution recognising Cuba's independence, Mr McKinley must accept a policy which his Message has condemned or veto the decision of Congress. Yet it is clear the independence of Cuba is certain, whatever form the declaration takes. April 17 The Senate, by 51 votes to 37, has adopted an amendment recognising the Republic of Cuba. The Senate, by 67 votes to 21, adopted the resolutions carried by a majority of the Foreign Relations Committee, declaring for the indepen dence of Cuba, requiring Spain to evacuate the island and directing President McKinley to use force. The Senate then adjourned. Receired Wakapaaka April 18, 9 a.m. Guardian Office, 9.39 a.m.

Washington, April 17 The discussion m the Senate turned upon the advisabliness of recognising the independence of Cuba. This hav ing been done, instructions were given to Mr McKinley to use force. As the one House directs the employment of extreme measures, and the other merely gives authority to the President to resort forpe is necessary, a conference between both Chambers is expected Madeid, April 17 At Malaga, a seaport town near Gibraltar, a mob attacked the American Consulate, and smashed the escutcheon over building Received Wakapuaka April 18, 9,30 *,m.. Gfabdian Office 10 28 a.m. Washington, April 17 The Boston Legislature has voted half a million dollars for the assistance of militia of Massachusetts. The vote was granted m half an hour.

LABOR.

The Colliers. Press Association— By Electric Telecranh— Copyrighb. »-*»*- -. Received WakapuakT April 13, 9 a . m ., Guardian Office 9T35a.m. London, April 17 la consequence of the strike of the miners, the iron works m Spotland are m want of goal supplies.

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' F. FERRIMAN. FIFTYTHIiKE YEARS UNIN T li-lirt Ul?TX£jr> lhia Chemioal Prepartion is CARBOLISED as a remedy againab the ravagea of Birds, Rooks, or other Peßts taking the seed dressed with it. THIS PREPARATION IS NOW BEING USED EXTENSIVELY IN THE COLONIES OF NEW ZEALAND, AUS- IRALIA, & CENTRAL AFRICA. WHEAT SOWING. Best and Cheapest Dressing for seed Wheat] OARBOLISED. Patronised by THOUSANDS OF (EHE FIRST PRACTICAL FARMERS la the Kingdom. PBRFEOT FREEDOM EROM; SMUT. It is acknowledged to beJaDlEsbablished Fact that D. CLARKE'S OARBOLISED WHEAT PROTECTOR (Name'and Labelftßegistered under Trade Marks Act,? No. 13,796 and 158,145) HAS .BEEN USED FIFTY-THREE I YEARS WITfI.UNDEVIATING SUCCESS XT has been amply proved by the monials of Thousands of the First Practical Asriculturalists m the Kingdom, that this Preparation materially aesists the Germina- tion of the Seed, causing the young Plant to co ne up much sooner, and grow more vigor- i ously, protects it to maturity from the ravagea of the Slug, Grub, and Wireworm, adds firmaess to the Straw to support the Ear. Seel dressed with this Preparation may remain for any length of time without' sustaining injuiy, and invariably PRODUCES WHEAT PERFECTLY FREE FROM SMUT, And of greater Value than that grown from Seed dressed with other Preparations. S3T Farmers are Solicited to make en- quiry of any Gentleman who has tried it, and decide as to Purchasing it according to the Charaoter given of it. IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL. Wool Pits, Ledbury, Herefordshire, October 23, 1889. DkAR Sir,— l am ploased to testify to the efficacy of your " Carbolised Wheat Pro- teotor," having used your Protector for 40 years and never having grown a Smutty Ear of Corn m my life ; therefore can con- fidently recommend your " Wheat Protec- tor " as a sure preventative for Smut, &o. — I am, yours truly, Mr.G. B. Clarke. G. B. JONES. Prepare by G- B. CLARKE, M.P.S., Manftg. Chemist, Woburn, Beds., England (Proprietor of the Sheep Dipping Com- position.) In Packets containing sufficient to dress Eight Bushels of Seed Wheab, Barley, Oats, or other Corn. AGENT FOR ASHBURTON : F. FERRIMAN. Do fio/Jbepemi/atfei/fQ If oi{ya/)yg/fAe//p//3fio/>s> \\ qyio/y o# sump has s /AeyarepurednawfiofesQ/Dft at *\ fflemsfmofleya/ii/ \ ac . , experience, cap 6uv. j; tewesfsa/e//?Aw//z7as/a\ I a SOLD BY All fiROfFBR _J h iiOZIE XJBA as



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