THE WEATHER

ALFORD STATION. The following is ths meteorological repor or the weekending May 5, 1898 :—

Rainfall durlDg April— Alford Forest 2*66 inches ; Alford Station, 171 inohes.

COMMERCIAL.

ABHBURTON GRAIN MARKET.

The Aohburton Agency of the New Zealand farmers' Co-operative Association of Canter bury, Ltd, quote as follows on May 9 : — Wheat- Prime milling Pearl .- 4a Bd. „ „ Tusoan... 4s 7d „ Hunter's 4s 6d Seconds, dean ... 3s 7d to 3s 8d Oats—Dans ... ... 2? 6d Good stout feed ... 2s 6d Tartars Unprocurable 1 Danish ... ... 23 6d to 2s 9d Peas—Prussian blues ... 4s 6d Partridge ... 3s 3d Ryegrasß—Parmers' lines 3s 3d, 3s 6d Chaff—Good oatsheaf ... 80a Potatoes .- .- ... 90a The above ate telling prioeß at Ashburton.

THE ASHBIiBTON (MJABI>IAN ,! ; JT^SDAY,, JMAY  10, 1898;

Printed and published by Henb* Wtttia, o Peter Street, Aohburton, for the Proprie tors, at their Printing Office, Burnett Street, Aahburton. * TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1899,



'sWde.' HJg,, state ■•■' l i i ¥ 'Date.- ■ ..^~— — -— ia of • fini;.-^ -:: : Low. yigb Sua weather. , Saturday.. 38- 62- 85* Fine N.W. ■Suncl»y - 40 •■' -63.', 120- :„ Calm idondfty .. 39- 55- 101- „  •^Tuesday .. 40' 52- 80. Overooßb N.E. •v. Wednesday 40 £>5- 116- Fine Calm Thursday.. 34* 63" 118* ,» >» Friday .. 32- 73- 124' „ „



Pitt , bssor Bioke'vcoh reports tba SAXON TEAS is absolutely Pure and of good quality PALM AND JOKO TEA- INDIAN AND OEYLON. OUR 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) b noted for producing 200 large Tea Cups of first-rate Tea to the pound. Thla is the Tea Mr George Jameson sold bo largely. OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) ua equally good value for the money. OUR TEAS are bo popular that wo frequently hear of Instances of other Teas being packed and sold m our empties. * Imitation is sinoerest flattery,' but the public should see they get the genulna article. Retail from all the prindpal Store- keepers. WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON & CO-, 155 Colombo Street, Obbistohvboh NEW YORK LJfiVEK ) WATCHES. NEW YORK LEVER WATCHES.- "VTEW YORK LKVER WATCHER ONLY lOs Od.



E. DUCKWORTH & SON, TTNDERTAKERS, Cabinetmakers, and KJ Upholsterers, Funerals oonduoted at the followingprioes :— Covered Coffins, with hearse and coach complete, from £7 10s. Polished Coffin, silver plated furniture £8. Children from £2 10s Bubnbtt Street, Ashbttrtow Residence— Opposite Fire Brgrd Station. 105 THE TRADE SUPPLIED. THE TEA OF "THE ACUfi SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA. fnRY IT, AND YOD STILL HAVI NO OTHER. ( 1 SAXON TEA. SAXON TEA,



G. JESSON, SOLE AGENT. S. CLEAVER IS now SHOEING at the followiag prioea: — DRAUGHTS ... . 5s pet nt, HACKS ... .. 4s per ft, SATISFACTION aUARANTEHD. burnett street shoeing forge 219 ashburton. jelozie: tea i« Best 1



DRESSMAKING. To thb Ladies op Ashbubtojt. MISS BALL k CO., from Christohuroh, wish to announce that they have commenced business m Ashburton as DRESS- MAKERS, East Btreot, a few doors below Mr W. Patching, and they ask x for a share of the publio patronage. Fit and style guaranteed at moderate charges. A 56 GL K. ASKIN, CTCLE MECHANIC, '.TANORED STREET. Near Tucker and Bean, ASHBURTON. AGENT FOR— ATT&I'X'IfcAJLi CYCLE AGENCY Co. BEESTON HUMBERS. MACHINES ALWAYSfON HAND. LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPBOIAUTE SPECTACLES. Sole agent for Ashbnrton District. S. S A L E *. JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. T AZARUS Patented Bystem ensure _R-J comfort and correct sight. Pont spoil your eyee by using badly fitting Spectacles.



Accept no substitute that may be recom- mended to be "just as good.']. It may be better — for the dealer — because Jof its better profit, but m such an instance *|the^dealer is not|the one who needs help. FROM ALL CHEMISTS &|STORE- KEEPERS, pkioe 2s 6n 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 I Benjamin Gum. There is no Cough Medicine like it. In- troduced into Canterbury only last winter its success was 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 oatohpenny Qaaok Medicine. Ib is made by a folly qualified Chemist, who knows his business* It) contains the same Ingredients as Fbiars' Balsam, which was first made by the Monka and Friars of Europe m the days of old. Friars' Balsam has been used for 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 process for internal use, Are you troubled with your Gheßt? BENJAMIN GUM Will heal the Lungs. Ib will nob heal them at once. It must be used for some time, and used regularly m old-standing oases. Have you a Cold m the Head or a Harsh Cough BENJAMIN GUM Will Heal the inflammation of the throat and passages of the nose as Friars' Balsam heals outs. Coughs disappear with this inflammation whioh causes them. BENJAMIN GUM Is not a ohewing gum, bub a very palatable liquid. The bottle contains almost twine aa much as any other Cough Mixture m the market. It is the KING OF ALL. PRICE : Is 6d AND 2s 6d Chemists and Stores. Spencer Vincent, CHEMIST, OHRISTCHUBOH, PROPRIETOR,



ALAXUM ««» Biliousness, Bilious * Headaohe.SDizriness, Costivenesß, Sour Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Coated Tongue, Indigestion Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Heartburn Fains and Distress after Eating, and all functional derangements of the "system of nutrition ; NOTE THIS WELL,- The whole syßtem of a human being may be perfectly sound, and yet through derange- ment or weakness their 'ni of the body may perform their 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 oanses thousands of people to fancy that they are consumptive, while they are really only m need of a remedy to sco 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 theße 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- tion of the food ; and where there is no organio disease health must follow* This is common sense and cannot be gainsaid.



A VICTIM OF Functional Disease, A 1 ayi i m NEVER * &aa an y onß * n XTldAUlll 6UC h a predicament. To sufferers from Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Constipation it is *• A friend 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 personß afflicted with constipation havetesti* Bed not only to its immediate relieving properties but to the fact that the cure lotto. No care is required while ÜBing it. It does not interfere with the diet, habitß or occu- pation, and produces no inconvenience m i 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.



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BICYCLES, BICYCLES, BICYCLES. LANDELLS~AND SON, EXPRESS OYOLE WORKS, BURNETT STREET (next The Olnb.) The oldest and largest Cycle Building and Repairing Shop m Ashbnrton. IMMENSE Stock of New and Second-hand Bioyolea on hand at prices which will defy competition. SECOND-HAND MACHINES AT £2 10a, £3 10a, £5, £6, £7, £8, £10, £12— MUST BE CLEARED. Large Stock of Outer Covers and Tubes. Also, Lamps, Bells, Saddles, Toe Clips, and everything connected with the Bioyole Trade. OHEAPEBT EVER OFFERED IN NEW ZEALAND 10 179 WINTER SEASON A. P. WILLIAMSON T S NOW SHOWING a Choice Selection of the Latest and Most Fashionable DRESS MATERIALS m Tweeds, Serges, Vicugnas, etc., suitable for the present Season. NEWEST TRIMMINGS, FANCY BRAIDS, GIMPS, Etc., Eto. FIRST-CLASS DRESS-MAKING AT MODERATE CHARGES NEW FLANNELS, Blankets, Rugs, Etc., Value Unequalled. New Flannellettes, IMioom, Sheetings, Tablings, Eto. New Tartan and Floral Flannellettes and Moletona, now so fashionable for Blouses and Dressing Gowns. MEN'S, YOUTHS' AND BOYS' TWEED SUITB, MBN'3 MACINTOSHES & TWEED OVERCOATS, BOYS REEFER COATS. Shirts, Sooks, Scarves, Hats, Gaps, Braces, eto eto. PJEtICES RIGHT. SPLENDID VALUE IN MEN'S COLONIAL VESTS AND PANTS A. P. WILLIAMSON, CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, TANCRED STREETJ New Zealand Insnce Company. BSTABLIS HIBD 0 ' 1 « 185 9J CAPITAL-^ONE MILLION. THE PREMIER AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY, FIRE AND MARINE RISKS. . ALSO,- RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, Ac, ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRENT RATES HANMER & GBAVBS. AGENTS,



DRESS & FASHION. ANDREW ORR TTAS Opened an immense Stock of New Goods for the Autumn and Winter. Hundreds of New Capes and Jackets, m all shades. The latesb styles. DRSSES, COSTUME MATERIALS. SPECIALLY SELECTED. LOVELY GOODS. ISO Dozen Ladies' Corsets m all makes, inolnding the Cycle Corset, LADIES' GAITERS IN ALL SHADES, i Millinery, NEW SHAPES, NEW MODELS, m the latest up to date style. - Ladies' and Gentlemen's boots and Bhoea— French, English, and Colonial. THE BEST MAKES ONLY KEPT IN STOCK. ALL GUARANTEED MARVELLOUS VALUE. INSPECTION INVITED. (x) ANDREW ORR. FENCING WIRE. FENCING WIRE. IC\ TONS No.|©, 9 and 10. I X TONS GALVANISED BARB WIRE. IRONJ3TANDARDS IN ANYiQUANTIHES. I Q 000 HEART STAKES. POSTS AND STRAINERS, ALL SIZES. Gates Made to Order. HURDLES ALWAYS IN^STOCK. W. H. COLLINS & CO. IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER t COAL MERCHANTS. Agents Royal Insurance Company Ltd.



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R. J. HUGHES, FRUITERER AND CONFECTIONER. TKIAINGrLE, AslUburton. 2 189 GRAHAM & CO's pATEUT P.E RMAN ENT FOOT-ROT CURE, Is a certain remedy for the disease, and can be applied at a cost of less than ONE HALF-PENNY PER SHEEP. Read opinions of Government Inspectors of Stock. Blenheim, Marlborough. In re your remedy for Foot-Rot I have no hesitation m saying it is the most effeotive have met, and has been used m the district under my charge with the best results. I have recommended end shall continue to recommend it to any owners of sheep affeoted with Foot-Rot, a disease whioh I regret to say is so often negleotad until it takes such r Btrong hold on the' flock that it can no longer be ignored, when it might have been easily put down at its first appearanoe by a little attention and the use of your remedy, JOHN MOORE, Inspeotor of Stook February 28, 1895. Department of Agriculture, Hawbra In reply to your request as to my reporting ro you my opinion of the result of your dressing sheep at Mr Lysaght's an M. Nioholas' with your Foot-Rot Speoifio, 1 have every confidence m saying that the cure was a perfeot one, although the weather was very wet and stormy, and the examination was only six days after the feet had been dressed. Some of the sheep were very badly affeoted, nearly the whole cf the foot having rotted off I should recommend all sheep owners to use your Spaoifioii their sheep are troubled with Foot.rot, as it is easily put on, and I am sure it will give satisfaction.— l remain, yours truly ALEXANDER MONRO, Inspector of Stook, Jeae 22, 1895. Genuine only from D. THOMAS, ASHBURTON, Or from the Sole Proprietors, GRAHAM AND CO,] Qirlton Gore Road, RopeaQAtb,



NOTICE. Mks KNIGHT, S^aJttlHG SQUARE, IS A CASH PURCHASER of Clothing, Books, Furniture, Jewellery, Portman- ■ teaux, Bicycles, Harness, Tents, Etc A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND CLOTHES TO SUIT EVERYONE. NOTE AODX&X2SS— Mrs KNIGHT, BARING SQUARE. 4 144 CHEAP _MONEY 1 CHEAP MONEY! CHEAP MONEY IN SUMS .OF £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 DISTRICT MANAGER, Christchurch. J. H. RICHARDSON, Government Insurance Commissioner. 2217 DENTAL NOTICE. Mr G. F. DODDS WISHf-S to notify to iria Patientß that he has left hia former rooms Burnett Street, and may now he consulted at his reftidencfe, oorne of Tancred and Caes streets, next oVoor to Db. Leahy. 4 84



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s^:-;«fiv/ f x. BUIiOCJS.. a " ALLENTON. M-. c •■;■■:■:. TO LET. * AzVJ , x. -ES J[y TMIRST-01'^ gs Lftn(Jj with a 113 - .iStantially Built Dwelling House of *»"" rooms, surrounded by Garden and orchard, well Btooked with fruit trees. [There is^alßo a Stable and Shed. The property is well situated at the corner of Middle and Allen's Road, and fronting the Wakanui Creek, Rental required— £4o pet anDUm ' T BULLOCK, Agent. TO LET. 2J ACRES 2i Together with Dwelling House of four rooms 'and other buildiDga thereon, situated between Harlaod and Grove Streets, Tinwald. Rental acquired— 6s 6d per week. T. BULLOCK, Agent. .,..,..;,. , TO LET. House of six rooms, also Stable, with two ftorea of land, near the Woollen factory. Apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent. TO LET, i:' r One Acre of land, together with a four- roomed Cottage and Scullery, nearly new ; good cooking range. Near the East Belt. Rental, 6? per week. : ■ ■ " Apply to &'■■ ->■'•■ ■■■-*■■ T. BULLOCK. """"' TO LET, A NICE Little Property near Town, fronting the Racecourse Road, 4 fkOroa and New House of 5 rooms, etc., or 14 ROres if so desired. For particulars apply to T. BULLOCK. : SUBURBAN PROPERTY. MR Robert Brcoe's, well situated, Alford Forest Road, £ acre with . substantially built modern Dwelling House, ;. etc. . Not having disposed of this by Auction, . . offers are invited for the purchase of it up to Monday next, May 2nd. T. BULLOCK. -,„., ,; ,. ,'. , , Agent. TO LET. , /COTTAGE of 4 Rooms and Scullery, VJ nearly .new, ai< uated m Aitken Street n . Ett»t. Rental 63 per week. Apply to , - T. BULLOCK, Agenb. ;/ TO LET. ~ , , /^IPTTAGE n.of Four Rooms, and two r,,V^-. ; 59«otionp l : fronting Allen's Road, " *""*"*"' r ,.;;,i .;«' »• bpllook - ,''k'io j.,J •■■■ ii »'; j .'-''- .'). Is pw«



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