The Ashburton Guardian.

Vol xxi. no. 4949

Ashburton : Tu©s<lny, Ootobai* 24, 1899,

a price : One Penny



'* V I T A D A T I 0. THE OREAT HERBAL REMEDY. ANOTHER GREAT TRIUMPH OVER " HYDATIDS." A grateful Patient gives unsolicited and valuable testimony to the efficacy of this great Herbal Remedy. Read carefully and investigate for yourself. 29 Packingston et., St. Kilda. Mr S A Palmer, Vitadatio Institute, „ Bonrke at. Sir,—As I consider Webbers' Great Herbal Remedy, " Vitadatio/' has been the tola means of saving my life I think the least I can do it to hand you this test imonSal, so th»* others suffering the same as myself may knew that there is a certain roHahle enre foe them m " Webber's Vitadatio," if it is only given a fair trial. The s mple facts of my CM* are as follows:—For the pa»t 10 ye»rs I have been under tbetreatroentof doctors m Fits^oy and S>. Kilda, as well as some of the best m Collins street Some were of opinion that I was Buffering from consumption, .whilst others stated it was pleurisy. At any rat* they could give me no relief, let alone our* me. You can easily imagine that I bad little hop 9of ever being cured. Bat one day I noticed an advertised cure by "Webber's Vitadatio/' and the symptoms of the patient being somewhat similar to my own, I thought I would give it a trial, with the reeultr that, much taking only two large bottle*, I felt after better, and continued the medicine* By the time I had Uken eight bottles I wai wonderfully recovered, but one day took very ill, and vomited up a lot of slimy matter, which was afterwards examined by t he doctor, and pronounced to be Hydatids. I continned to vomit these "Hydatids" for some time, but at last it died away. This natura'ly left me weak, but I continued with the "Vitadatio," and gradually my strength returned, until to-day I can honestly state I have never felt better m the whole of my MU. I consider " Webber's Vitadatio" a miracle worker. I am well-known m Fiteroy, and them are mat.y others just as much astonished at my cure as I am. I shall be pleased to speak to anyone and give them my own experience of the worth of •* Webber's Vitadatio." You are at perfect liber'y to make what use you like of this testimonial, I may add I am new able to do all my own household work ; a thing I have been usable to do for years.—-Yours very gratefully, Mrs) CARRIE HOCKING. Witness-G i< Richardson, 19/9/99 VITADATIOU A TRULY WONDER FUL MEDICINE. Vitadatio sold everywhere, 5} 6d and 3j 6d Head Office for N.Z —39 Mtmnets Street, Wellington. Ask your Chemist or Grocer for it. «^_ —. i_ uu n,i i ""■ L'Kar Boy,— "TTOUgrfat babyT »B yon Twin-tMT-r ---abou the tiff we had the other nighfe Don't keep a grudge over a little thing like that. I haven't seen him eiac<?,&nd next time Ido I'il be very coo! to him. Will that do ! Come over aud see me soon ;my new wheel has arrived It's a beauty*. I told yon I was going to get a STERLING, and I have, The more I hear and see of it the gladder I am Not a word against ib, and all the girls who have ridden one nay it is too perfectly lovely. No trouble with repairs. Strong at an ironclad aud so dainty m appearance. It is a darling. , Just call on the agents.and they will £tel 1 you all about the chain and bearings and things better than I can. But Ido .hop* you'll get one. I'm sure I'll like your look belt on a STERLING. Youni lovingly,— Nellie. Frank Curtis. THE LEADING Wtttclimnlcer, & Jeweler, EAST STREET, HAS juet opened up FRESH LINE 3 nearly every department. New stock OF Rothernm'M ~Walohei> to hand. Jewelled iv six holes, con pen?a> Jon balances, heavy cases, huntiig and open faced, latest movements, keylesr, Mid key winding. Also a new line of WALTHAM WATCHEH, which are well worth inspection. Best value m Nickel and other IkiheapJ Watches m Ashburton. Largest and besb stock of EngagemkkT and Gem Rings. T-give especial value m this line, miking f it a speciality. * GOLD & SILVER BROOCHES. {NoveltieiJ Neat charms and Greenstone Pendant* m , every variety. SPECTACLES & ~BYE GLASSES Accurately fitted with latest sight testing apparatus. __? NOTE.—AII my Spectacles are of English Manufacture. Beware of cheap French and foreign goods. Old Jewellery re-made into latest design at moderate charges. Watches and Clocks repaired with accuracy and promptitude* FRANK CURTIS, THE LEADING WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER. INEST Strain Mangold Seed, 91 per Ib; finest selected Carrot Seed from 2a 6d per Ib; Turnip Seed from 7d par ! Ib, at Fletckbb B?qs,, Cash Supply Sfeorw. i



In opening^ churchroom m connection with Christ's Church, Epsom, Lord Bosebery made some LORD ROSEBERY observations on the ON THE duty of the Church, CHURCH'S DUTY, which are singularly appropriate at the present time. "I confesg," he said, " I have sometimes been led to imagine what would happen if the great Apostle of the Gentiles were to return to earth and see the position of the Church at this moment. He would see that, m the course of a long develop ment of centuries, the faith that he preached m poverty, m prisons, m stripes, m persecution, to an unbeliev ing world, has assumed very different shapes and proportions at this time, Ha would see the splendour of ritual j he would see great structures, the most beautiful m tha world, formed to com memorate the faith of which he saw the foundation laid under circumstances so different. He would see much to praise, and would see, perhaps, some thing to cond«|mn. But, if I might carry my conjecture a little further, my belief is that his main source of astonishment would be this—that the most beautiful, the most eloquent, the most pathetic, and the most memorable passage even m his writings is the one that m ecclesiastical discussions is most often forgotten. Do you remember the eloquent commendation that St Paul gives of Charity? It was/not alms giving, but it was that brotherly love which sees no evil, which thinks the best of all things, and he sums it up by saying, • iVow there abideth these three—faith, hope, and charity; but greatest of these is charity,' Bo we always recollect when we are disputing about incenso and lights, m terms of soinn violence, that the greatest of all ;hfi virtues that St. P.*ul inculcated was Charity /• tsr all, lam not here for one moment to dispute tha merits and the elevation of ] a careful and beautiful Church sprvicc>j but these are not the essentials of Christianity, and are we not. » little apt, m striving after incidentals, to forget the essentials 1 la there no work for the Church to do outsido these questions of incense and of lights 1 If the Church m this nation, at this time of the world's history, at this oud of the nineteen'h century, is to vindi cate its claim to be the true Church, founded by our Lord on earth, it tnusb ah least achieve this—it must moird the nation, it roust leaven the nation, it must raise the nation, or history will record it to have been a failure." Keating's Powdkr destroys bug , fleas moths, beebles, and all other insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating beetles the success of this powder is extraordinary. Ib is perfectly clean m application. See the article you purchase is •' Keating's," as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold m tins, 6d, If, and 2s 6d each, by all ohemists. Nicoll Bros. ISLINGTON FERTILISERS FOR GARDEN USE MAT be obtained m Cwt. and half Cwt Bags from NIOGLL BROS., District) Agents NEW SEASON'S SEEDS. RAPE, Ciovers, Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Cowgrass, etc., at lowest market pricei. NICOLL BROS., Fact Street FREEZERS. FREEZERS. T7URMERS wishing to consign Sheep on their own account can book space at any time to suit their own convenience, by com municating with us. jNIOOLL BROS, i DISTRICT AGENTS, CHRISTCHUROH MEAT COMPANY.: Limited. 8 T¥/-E ARE CASH BUYERS OF FAT SHEEP AND j LAMBS AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES, ' nicollTbros., i East Street, Ashburton. THE OHRISTOHUROH MEAT CO LIMITED; ISLINGTON MANURES "Especially prepared for Wheat, Turnips, Rape, and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. GREATLY INCREASED PRODUCTION WHEREVER USED. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE Nicoll Bros, store five varieties of this celebrated fertiliser. Price on application. Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. / nicollTbros., i DISTRICT AGENTS i



J. L. HIGGS, ART DECORATOR & BIGNWRITBR, TTTISHES to iatitnate to the. Ladies o Aihburton that he has made a Special Study of COLOUR during the last Seventeen Years, and ia therefore* prepared to'give tr c GREATEST SATISFACTION) IN HOUSE DECORATING. Tkbms Modbbatb. Woskmanship Sxcon .to None. Apply early to' avoid the rushflfor SPRING CLBAFINGr J, L. ITIGGS, TANCRED STREET. _ _______ _, MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. (Limited.) Oapitai. £1,000,000 •eaoo.oooiPAiD up. London',Offioe^B,tGreat WincheaterJ[Street I NOTICE TO FARMERS VXTE are making', ADVANCES on GRAIN, etc, for Shipment on growers account, and, having a thoroughly efficien htaff ir London, can enaore client interests at tbab end having the best possible attention, while selling and ship ping chare es are kept at the lowest possible scale. We are also m a position to "secure freight to London at the very lowest current rate by Direct Steamer. Grain received at out Warehouses, Addlngton, and advanced upon if ! required ; also Grass Seed and Clover-, our machirery for cleaning the latter being of the latest and bestafAmerican patterns. FKOZEN MEAT, we handle m large quantities m both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, employing a special Salesman la London, who has been incur service for some 15 years, andgives special attention to the disposal of consign ments withonti the intervention of oatside Brokers. WOOL CONSIGNMENTS, either for local sale or shipment, will aiways have oar usual care, which ha« earned its own reputatioH from our position m the list of Wool Exporters for New Zealand, while our local salesmen are Messrs Pyne and Co., whose care and attention to the Wool Business is fully recognised by Canterbury Producers. ADVANCES, — We are prepared to make these on Produce placed m our hands for Sale, or pending ultimate ship ment a* Five per gent^lnterest Free of Awtancb Commission. G. F. MARTIN. MANAGER. ii m connection with the abovs we teg to intimate that Mr Ibwird Saundess hae been appointed to act as our Sub-Agent m the Ashburton County, and will afford all information as to charges, etc., on produce placed Jn the Oomp»ny'fl hands for Sale or Shipment, also for the sale of Woolpacks, Corn Sacks, Seeds, etc, all of which we imports, or supply. 9 69 Eatablißbed 1880~~ Telephone 69 BAKER BROS., FURNISHING TTNDERTAKERB URNISHING U NDERTAKERS DIRECT Importers of Best and Lates Designs m FUNERAL FURNISHINGS FUNERALS conducted with the greatest care and satisfaction, ab most reasonable charges. Corner of Wakanul Road and Cass Streets, and Baker and Brown's Coach Factory, WANTED Kuowd— That the arrival of j the lonio completes our season's importations, which are fully double those of previous seasons. Each department ready for big business -Mitchell & Turner. For Children* Hacking Cough take Woods' Great Peppermiai Curs—ls 6d and 2«6d



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- 24,000 - COOKING UlllUli RANGES IN USE IN THIS COLONS KiMM B* '| r ... ...TrmKj —• ' " ..wvraar •HAcrxocnW iK| ' ,i "^ J j* 0 " j THEY BORN LIGNITE, TRUE GOAL OR WOOD UP TO 24ra NO SETTING^EQUIRED. With Stove Pipe can bo worked oat n the open. SPLENDID BREAD BAKERS. With Oast Iron or Cop er Boilers. The Copper?Boilem are large and Tl . inside, REPAIRS ARE A MINIMUM. Made fn all'sizes, single or double ovena. High or low premre boilert Sold byjtfl Ironmongers, from whom Catalogues can be obtained, or from the maker, H. E. SHACKLOCK. SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, DUNEDIN. G. M]EI)DTNSr; (LATE W.OOKGRKV£'S. THE PEOPLE'S IRONMONGER. ——CONSEQUENTLY THE CHEAPEST—-J HAS the following New Seasonable Goods vat opened at prices that defy legitimate competition :— SHEEP SHEAKS SHEEP SHEARS. The Celebrated I..TJ.S and 0.8.A. TURKEY OIL STONES .—Kcal Beautie». LAWN MOWERS! LAWN MOWERS! "New Easy," "Orescent," "Philadelphia," and "Carbine." - JAPANNED TRUNKS." For the Million. Colonial Made. Good and Btrong. BURNETT STREET, Opposite Arcadt, BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST TjiOß TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER SPECIAL MANURE can be made for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON. NM J t i OAN BE SUPPLIED IN X Owt. or 2 Owt. [BAOKS. Orders received by JFXKIJE2I>£.iUN:E>£2ffc BROS., Limited,, DAVID THOMAS, OR TJHK N.Z. FARMERS CO-OJPJSIRA.TIVE jj BhOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Limited., CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY, LIMITED. 8 80 F. WAYMOUTH Seoretftry. Ashburtoii Furniture Warehouse. — WICKER AND FANCY CHAIRS — J^^^^^^^yf With and wlfchout In New | and .Choice CrsaioNs, Designs ab &t Prl°6Blo "uib Bbdubbd Pricbs. troms/6each. Linoleums, Carpets, ftj|>^^^^^^^^^R|^ A choice assortment Rugi, Tapeßtries, S^^^^^^^^^^ m h 1 -* jL ' °' Oreloßnei,"^for Si|li| r'-3^<?*?^(|fa|i^^Sß^^m *-ltl9»i»ODS, to choose FtTjRBJIXXJJOMU o all made on the Premlseai Large Stocks of BEDSTEADS always on hand >nd arriving direot from'^Makers- T. H. UN DRILL & CO., CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, & .UNDERTAKERS, ; TANCRED STREET, opposite lAbcabk. . j



J. SEALY AND CO. NEW SEEDS! NEW SEEDS! NEW SEEDS! FOR THE FARM-— lncluding Clovers, Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Turnips, Rape and Peas. NEW SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN la any Quantity Required, or m3d ackefca NEW FLOWER SEEDS IN I|~PAOKETS OR 94 PER DOZEN PACKETS ASSORTED. NEW GARDEN REQUISITES IN ENDLESS VARIETY. WBEELBAND'S BLIGHT SPECIFIC— Oue dressing according to direction will thoroughly eradicate Scale Blight from fruit trees. TREE "LUCERNE- E?X" d J. SEALY AND CO. 8 52 .^..^_. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. T AM now making LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, FREE OF COMMISSION, upon all W OOJL^placed m my hands for Sale either m Aahburton, Timaru, or for Shipment). _____ This Season's WOOL SALES^for CANTERBURY have been fixed &s under, viz:- CHRISTCHURCH—November 23, 1899; December 14, 1899; January 18, 1900 February 9, 1900. TlMAßU—December 1, 1899; January 5, 1900; February 7, 1900. WOOLPACKS and all Station Requisites supplied at Lowest Market Rates, D. THOMAS, Aahburton. -pure Tod s HAVE lately ereoted, regardless of Cost, the MOST COMPLETE Seed ("leautng; Plant South of the Line, and I now ask intelligent! , Farmers to inspect the same at Work, I amVnow prepared to CLEAN for Farmers any Desoription it SEEDS & GRAIN And will GUARANTEE to give them SATISFACTION. I c*n Supply Best RYEGRASS and COCKSFOOT, locally grown ; &leo, Bast CLOVERS, Dreßsed by my own machines, the purity of which must bo 'jaecn to be appreciated. Aleo-HuBST and Son's Best ENGLISH CLOVERS, pTURNIPS, RAPE, ! iLUCEftNE, TREFOIL, Eto. DAVID THOMAS, ASH BURTON. W. H. COLLINS & CO.. A RE now landing ex « RUAHLNE/' at Lyttelton, a very Choice Selection of _? i'_istic Wall Papers just m time for the SPRING CLEANING. THESE Papers have all been selected by Mb Collins, who is atjpreeent m England, and therefore iatending Customers can rely on getting something really GOOD at W. H. COLLINS & GO'S., PAINTING & PAPEEHANGING WAREHOUSE. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, TEi.Epfiou -14 & J5. P.O. 80x—35. OWING TO THS UNFJtPdCTED ARRIVAL OF SO CASES 30 OF New Goods per s.s, lonic, "TTTJEIOH were intended for our New Building, we"*have taken TEMPORARY PREMISES, [(BELOW MR BURNARD'S) WHERE WE INTENDj;MAKING A GRAND DISPLAY^OF Oilcloths, Linoleumß, & Curtains, MITCHELL & TURNER.



Shipping SITiW, SAYILL AND ALBION COMPANY. LtMirSO. FOR LONDON. Aj, 'OOYAL MAIL STKA. am MERS, wifchsaperloir '^^^^^^ accommodation for all olaases i^>^S'.^m o j p asßQn g er g t calling ati Monfce Video or Rio, Teneplffe and Ply month. __ Vessel Ton Commander! Prom Date. lonia „. 4748 Kempson Wel't'n Ocb. 10 Gothio „. 7730 Kidley ... Wel't'n Dec 7 OARGO~iTEAMERS. "" Waiwera... 6500 Stuart Well'ton Oot 26 Kumara .„ 6^oo Scotland — Nov 25 Tokomaru 6232 Maxwell — Deo Marnari ._ 3583 — Deo E. W. HANME&, ._. fjfy H E jSfmKB? NSW ZEALAND OO.'S LINK ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, i Vl* Ments Video, Tenariffe * Plymeath. Beet Aooommodation for all classes of Pawongera at Lowest Rates. j Port of Steamers, fons Departure, Dale. RaaWae «127 Bluff Oot. 4 Waimate 5610 — Ocb 26 Wakanui 5706 — >fov 30 Rakaia 5628 — Dec 28 Paparoa 6372 — Po follow b'sit farther particularo apply cc FRIEDLANDER BROS. t Lid. Agents, Aahbartan. ""which will" Yoa "take r A RTIFICIALLY C.loured and adul jr\_ terated Teas from China and Japan-— OR BRITISH GROWN .... DIiMONi) JUBILEE. |RAWATTEEGAItDEHfS » | DiwqhdJubilee c • < § . W*i '%? 1 ' -<:•;/{.^ fl z V P « < § "M'KENZIE'S" HONDAI LINK A TEA. Agents : MESSRS SHEARMAN BHOS., Ashburton, anrl GUDSELb, Timvald. Mr Charles Hardy, Rakaia JWkssrs Hibbs Bros., JVlethven Mrs Mary Johnson, Chertscy Packed aud sealed m Ceylon. Pricas : X, Is lOi ; XX. 2s ; XXX, 2* 2d ; XXXX, 2i 6J. ~iENK¥ STEPHENSONT" {aaccesGor to Alfred Harrison.) Establiahod 20 years. AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. Clearing Bales of Stock, Household Furnl ure, etc., as per arrangement, m any part bhe county. Advances made en Goods placed m mj bands for Sala. Regular Consignments of Colonial Grown and Inland Fruit sold privately through the week, and at Auction on SATURDAYS. Asekt: Norwich Onion Fire Insurance Company & Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company, PJANOS and ORGANS on time pay ments from ,^O§ per month. HENRY STBPHBNSON, AUCTIONEER ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. npHB SOCIETY is now taking MONEY _L ON DEPOSIT Fixed Twelve Months 4£* per cent, Full^partionlars on application. EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager, Office: Tanored Street THE DAINTIEST LITTLE WHEEL THAT EVER WAS " I <* The Bambler. 1) HAVING sold oat of my old stock of the.se superior Bicycles, I have jasc opened up a freah consignment of the LATEST PATTERN " RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT lUCERS, ROAD RACER?, & ROADSTERS n alMzaa'and allotted with ove^ asting G & J detachable Tyre. "THE KAMBLEB.' CALL AISD INSPECI THE STOCK. Price Easy. Riding Eaay. ' Machines the Strongeat on Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK. OTHER MARES FITTED WITH G & J TYRES. D. THOMAS.