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"I live," answered Uinslopogaas, "and I am hungry." "It is time," said the other; "since with toil I bore you hero through the forest, for twelve days you have lain without sense, drinking water only. Twice I was near to killing you, that you might cease to suffer and I to be troubled, but I held my hand because of a word which came to me from one who is dead. Now eat, that your strength may return to you. Afterward we will talk." And afterward, as they sat at night by the fire m the cave, they spoke together. "How are you named?" asked Um slopogaas of the other. "I am named Galazi the Wolf," he answered, "and I am of Zulu blood—aye, of the blood of Chaka, the king; for the father of Senzangacona, the father of Chaka, was my great-grandfather." "Whence, then, came you, Galazi?' "I came from Swaziland—from the tribe of the Halakazi, which I should rule. This is the story: Siguyana, my grandfather, was a younger brother of Senzangacona, the father of Chaka, but he quarreled with Senzangacona and became a wanderer. With certain of the people of the Umtetwa he wandered into Swaziland and sojourned with the Halakazi tribe m their great caves, and the end of it was that he slew the chief of the tribe and took his place. After he was dead my father ruled m his place, but there was a great party m the tribe that hated bis rule because he was of the Zulu race, and it would have Bet up a chief of the old Swazi blood m his place. Still, they could not do this, for my father's hand was heavy on the people. Now I was the only eon Of my father by hia head wife and should be chief after him, and therefore those of the Swazi party—and they were many and great—hated me also. "So matters stood till last year m the winter, and then my father set his heart upon killing twenty of the headmen, with their wives and children, because he knew that they plotted against him. But the headmen learned what was to come and they prevailed upon a wife 01 my father—a woman of their own blood —to poison him. So she poisoned him m the night, and m the morning it was told me that my father lay sick and summoned me, and I went to my father. In his hut I found him, and he was writhing with pain.

" 'What is it, my father? I said. 'Who has done this evil?'

" 'It is this, my son,' he gasped, 'that I am poisoned, and yonder she stands who has done the deed,' and he pointed to the woman.

"Now the girl was young and fair, and we had been friends, yet I say that I did not pause, for my heart was mad m me. I did not pause, but seizing my Bpear I ran at her and, though she cried for mercy, I killed her with the spear.

" 'That was well done, Galazi/ said my father. 'But when I am gone look to yourself, my eon, for these Swazi doga will drive you out and rob you of your place! But if they drive you out and you yet live, swear this to me, that you will not rest till you avenge me.'

" 'I swear it, my father,' I answered. 'I swear that I will stamp the men of the tribe of Halakazi Hat, every one of them except those of my own blood, and bring their women to slavery and their children to bonds!'

" 'Big words for a young mouth,' said my father. 'Yet you shall livo to bring these things about, Galazi. This I know of you now m my hour of death; you shall be a wanderer for the few years of your life, phild of Siguyana, and wandering m another land you shall die a man's death, and not such a death as yonder witch has given to me.' Then with a great groan he died.

"Now I passed out, dragging the body of the dead girl after me. In front of the hut were gathered many headmen, and I saw that their looks were sullen.

"'The chief, my father, is dead!' 1 cried, 'and I, Galazi, who am the chief, have slain her who murdered him!' and I rolled the body of the girl over so that they might look upon her face.

"Now, tho father of the girl was among those who stood before me; he had brought her to the deed, and his heart was maddened at the sight.

'♦ 'What, my brothers,' ho cried, 'shall we suffer that this young Zulu dog be chief over us? Never! The old lion is dead; now for the cub!' and he ran at me with spear aloft.

" 'NeverP shouted the others, and they, too, ran toward me, shaking their spears.

"I waited; I did not hasten, for I knew well that I should not die then; I knew it because of my father's words. 1 waited till the man was near me; he thrust, I sprang aside and drove my spear through him, and on the daughter's body the father fell dead. Then I shouted aloud and rushed through them. None touched me; none could catch me.

"I fled from the country of the Hala kazi, nor did I linger at all m the land of the Swazis, but came on swiftly into the Zulu.

"Now on the third night I came to a little kratal that stands on the farther eide of the river at the foot of the moun tains. In front of the kraal sat an old, old woman basking m the rays of the setting sun. She saw me and spoke to me, saying: 'Young man, yon are tall and strong and swift of foot. Would you earn a famous weapon—a club that destroys all who look on it?'

"I said that I would have euch a club and asked what I should do to win it.

" 'You shall do this,' Baid the old, old woman. 'Tomorrow morning at the first light you shall go up to yonder mountain,' and she pointed to the moun tain where you are now, stranger, where the Stone Witch Bits forever waiting for the world to die. 'Two-thirds of the way up the mountain you will come to a path that is difficult to climb. You shall climb the path and enter a gloomy forest. It is very dark m the forest, but you must push through it till you come to an open place with a wall of rock be hind it. In the wall of rock is a cave, and m the cave yon will find the bones of a man. Bring down the bones m aj bag and I will give you the club.'

"While she spoke thus people came out of the kraal and listened.

" 'Do not heed her, young man,' they said, 'unless you are weary of life. Do not heed her, she is crazy. The moun tain is haunted; it is the place of ghosts. Look at the Stone Witch, who sits upon it! Evil spirits live m the forest and no man has walked there for many years. Her son was foolish—he went to walk m the forest, saying that he cared noth ing for ghosts, and the Amatongo, the ghost folk, killed him. That was many years ago, and none have dared to seek bis bones. Ever she sits here and asks of the passers by that they should bring them, offering the great club for a re ward, but they dare not. 1

" 'They lie,' said the old woman. 'There are no ghosts there. The ghosts live only m their cowardly hearts. There are but wolves. I know that the bones of my son lie m the cave, for 1 have seen them m a dream; but, alas! my old limbs are too weak to carry me up the mountain path and all these are cowards, There is no man among them since the Zulus slew my husband, cov ering him with wounds. 1

"Now I listened, saying no word, but when all had done I asked to see the club which should be given to him who dared to face the Amatongo, the spirits who lived m the forest upon the Ghost mountain. Then the old woman rose, and creeping on her hands went into the hilt. Presently she returned again, dragging the great club after her. " 'Look on it, stranger! Look on itt Was there ever such, a club?' and Galazi held it np before the eyes of Umslopo gaas. "I looked at it," went on Galazi, "and I tell you, stranger, a great desire came into my heart to possess it.

" 'How is this club named?' I asked of the old woman.

" 'He is named Watcher of the Fords, she answered, 'and he has not watched m vain. Five men have held that club m war and a hundred and seventy and three have given up their lives beneath its strokes. He who held it last slew twenty before he was slain himself; for this fortune goes with the club, that he who owns it shall die holding it, but m a great fashion. There is but one other weapon to match with it m Zululand, and that is the great ax of Jikiza, the chief of the People of the As, who dwells m the kraal yonder—the ancient horn hafted Imbubuzi, the Groanmaker, that brings victory. Were ax Groan maker and club Watcher of the Ford side by side there are no thirty men m Zululand who might stand before them. I have said. Choose,' and she watched me cunningly through her horny eyes. At length she rose. 'Laf la I' she said, 'the Watcher is not for this one. This one is but a child. I must seek me a man; I must seek me a man!'

" 'Not so fast, old wife,' I said; 'will yon lend me this club to bold m my hand while I go to find the bones of your son and to snatch them from the people of the ghosts?'

" 'Boy, your eyes are honest,' she said, still peering at me. 'Take the Watcher, go seek the bones. If you die, let the club be lost with yoxi; if you fail, bring him back to me; but if you win the bones, then he is yours, and he shaU bring you glory, and you shall die a great death at last, holding him aloft among the dead.'

"So on the morrow at dawn 1 took the club Watcher m my hand and a lit tle dancing shield and made ready to start.

I "Now, stranger, if you have strength I come to the mouth of the cave and look ? out for the moon is bright."

So Umslopogaas rose and crept through the narrow mouth of the cave. There, above him, a great gray peak, shaped like a seated woman, towered high into the air, her chin resting upon her breast, the place where the cave was being, as it were, on the lap of the woman. Below this place thQ ro°k ran down sharply, and was clothed with little bushes. Lower down yet was a forest, great and dense, that stretched to the lip of a cliff, and at the foot of the cliff, beyond the waters of the river, lay the wide plains of Zululand.

"Yonder, stranger," said Galazi, point ing, "yonder is the kraal where the aged woman dwelt. There is the cliff rising from the p^ain up which I must climb; there is the forest where dwell the Ama tongo, the people of the ghosts; there, on the hither side of the forest, runs the path to the cave, and here is the cave itself. See this stone lying at the mouth of the cave; it turns thus, shutting tip the mouth of the caye—it turns gently, though it is so large a child may move it, for it rests upon a sharp point of rock.

"Only this, the stone may net be push ed too far; for, look! if it came to here," and he pointed to a mark m the mouth of the cave, "then that man must be strong who can draw it back again, though I have done it myself, who am not a man full grown. But if it pass beyond this mark, then, see, it will roll down the neck of the cave like a pebble down the neck of a gourd, and I think that two men, one striving from within and one dragging from without, scarce ly could avail to push it clear. Look, now, I close the stone, as is my custom of a night, thus"—and he grasped the rock and swung it around upon its pivot, on which it turned as a door turns. "Thus I leave it, and though, except those to whom the secret is known, none would guess that a cave was here, yet with a push of the hand it may be rolled back. But enough of the stone.

"I started from the kraal of the old woman, and the people of the kraal fol lowed me to the brink of the river. It was m flood and few had dared to cross it.

"I bound the shield upon my shoul ders with a string, and the bag that 1 had brought I made fast about my mid dle, and I held the great club m my teeth by the thong. Then I plunged into the river and swam. Twice, stran ger, the current bore me under and those on the bank shouted that I was lost, but yet I rose again, and m the end Avon the farther shore, and I walked on till I came to the foot of the cliff. That cliff is hard to climb, yet I found a way up it and by midday I came to the forest. Here, on the edge of the forest, I rested awhile and ate a little food that I had

THB A-JELBuaTOM GUAKDIAN : MOJiluY, OCTOBEB 2, 1899

Printed and published by Hbnrt Willis q Peter Street, Ashburton, for the Proprie ton, at their Printing Offioe, Bttntt* Street, Aahburton, MONDAY, October 2, 1893





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REMOVAL fiOTICE. TQUfttNG Building Operations I havep£MOVED;to Tempor ary Premises,|next the Ashbur ton Club and;M.S.A. R. J.~GUT, &ADDLIB, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON, Frank Curtis, THE LEADING Watohntali«r, k «T«-m)ll«r» EAST STREET, HAB jusb opened up FRESH LINES m nearly every department. New atock •7 RottiernliVa TTcl««h6« to hand. Jewelled m six holes, compen«a< tioQ ballances, heavy cases, bunting and open faced, tatett movements, keyless, and key winding. Also a new Hat of WAHiTH ABI WATtCJJHLKH, which are well worth inspection. Beet value m Nickel aad other [cheap] Watches m Ashbnrton. Largest and belt steel of Bkgagbicesl! and Gxik Ring*. I give especial value m this line, miking - ib a speciality. GOLD & SILVER BROOCHES. (Novtlties) Neat charms and Greenstone Pendant! m every variety. SPEOTAOIES «fc~EYE 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-mad« into latest design* at moderate charges. Watches and Clocks repaired with accuracy and promptitude.



BOOTS & SHOES OfpJvery Description Made to Meatnrt. Ease and^Comfort Studied, Skill and Judgment being exercised as to Formation of the Feet. Workmanship and Material! Guaranteed. CHARGES MODERATE. Bring Your Repairs to— NICHOLAS & PICKFOPD, Latt McDonald ** MoDiakmid. ~~~ "look CHEAP WINTER FIRING. NEW MOTOT (SOMEBS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled daring the I» twelve moDtbe. IT IS USED EVERYWHERE. This Coal Is the Beat) and Cheapest SHnto rod Household Coal m the market. Used m the Woollen Factory and Cant* bury Flour Mills, GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WRITE FOR PRICES TO G. T. PARK, MOUND SOME RS.



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FIRST SPRING SHOW OF LACES AND SILKS. "TTTE Beg to advise our Customers of the arrival of Ship ments of JAPANESE SILKS m all the Art Shades of the Season. Ihese goods are specially adapted for Table Decorations, DrapiDgs ? etc, and are stocked m several widths and pieces. Two Cases of new LACE GOODS now showing. OUR FIRST GENERAL SHOW OF THE SEASON TAKES PLACE OK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER % AJNI3 FOLLOWING DAYS, MITCHELL & TURNER.



A shbu rt on Fu mi tin c Warehouse. — WICKER AiETpTnOY CHAIRS — Deßignß at \loHri fwwS^W At priceßlo "uib *n> Linoleums, Carpets, * A choice assortment; ITUJtINIT XJXtH; o all [kinds made: on the Premises! Large Stocks of BEDSTEADS always on hand and arriving direct from Makers. T. H. UNDRILL & CO., . CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, & UNDERTAKERS, TANCRED STREET, opposite Aboa&b.



A RE now landing ex "RUAHINE/ 1 at Lyttelton, a very Choice Selection of Artistic Wall Papers just m time for the SPRING CLEANING, THESE Papers have all been selected by Mr Collins, who is at present m England, and therefore intending Customers can rely on Jgfttting something really GOOD at W. H. COLLINS & COS.,. PAINTING & P^PEBHAKGING WAREHOUSF, EAST STREET, ASHBTJRTON. Tei.ephon -14 & 15, P.O. 80x—35.



GARDEN SEEDS MpMpaclel 12 »™ (IA EDEN SEEDS : MMMOgfAISD BLAIR'S CELEBRATED VEGETABLE SEEDS. NIMMO AED BLAIR'S STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS Id — PER PACKET - J«l GARDENITOOLS, GARDEN TOOLS, SPADES, SPADES, FORKS, FOKKS, RAKES,; RAKES, HOES, HOES, [OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AT LOWEST PRICES. SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS, IKONMONGEBS, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. MAMET HOUSE, BUBNETT STEEET, ASHBUKTO3S Telephone No 53 W. H. COLLINS & CO.,



finO Stand This Season At Ashbukton lINKSHOT, By Chainahot—dam La Diva \ u by Bun dora, out of Minille, by Traduoer—Opera. Apply to B. HEALY, 'Groom m Charge, Mr Oookson'e Stables. 8 280 ■ — —■ _________ i TO STAED SEASON AT LONGBEAOH.



mO Stand m Ashburton and ravel surrounding* Districts, the ;|well - known Trotting Stallion PRINGE IMPERIAL, By Hambeltonian Bell Boy—Princess. Terms, 4 guineas ; groomage fee ss« For fuither particulars app'y to; j. McDonnell, 26 Ashburton.



OSBOBN COOMBE, PIANO TUNER & EXPERT (Late of London), Y7ISITS Aehburton and surrounding V Districts every four months—viz. March, July, and November. ORDERS may be left with MR ! LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Music 1 Studio, Arcade Chambers, Ashburton. Ira Commercial Hotel 25 ' E.~wTHANSEJi NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO NEW PREMISES. HAVING a changed premises with the Farmers' Co-operacive Association, have much pleasure m stating that m future I shall carry on my business at the offices and store lately occupied by the above As eoclation at the corner of West Street and Havelook street (the Loan and Mercantile old premises.) STORAGE AT LOWEST RATES. CORNS ACKS AT CURRENT PRICES. 1 152 ~W. HANMER. Stud Notices



WANTED Known—That J. Moison has received a large supply of Winter Boots and Shoes. They are all of the best branda and makers, and never equalled m Ashburton. J.M. being the only practical and experienced Bootmaker m the town, thus gives him superiority and facility to know beßt what to Rob. There fore the public have no need to wonder where to go for reliable Boots and Shoes. Discount for caßh ac usual. Repairs done at once. Best Sole Leather used and work manship, at The Hall, East Street, Ash burton.



NEW STRAWS, Flowers, Ribbons, Ruchings, Giovep, Veilings, Laces, Muslins, Prints, Embroideries, Calicoes, Flannelettes, Dresß Goods, and lovely Summer Capes and Jackets now to hand. The making of Underclothing, Pinafore*, Aprons, Sun Bonnets, and Dresses still receives first attention at Mrs Alcorn's.



MAKING Room for season's stock.— To make room for the coming season's stock, Prizs Fowls of all breeds are being sold cheap at Pelham Yabds, Auh bnrton. Correspondence invited



BICYCLE for Sale, very Cheap—Good second-hand Safety Bicycle, m first class order.—Apply this office.



WANTED Known—That we have jus received 100 pairs of Men's Velvet Cord Trousers, good fop hard wear, to be cleared at 5b 6d, 5s 9d, 6s 9d.—Mitchell an» Turner



rnHE Newest Designs m Stamped Mount _L Melliuk, Moldavian, Countess, Ceylon, .Ribbon, Brooklyn, and Lice Work now m stock. Linen Goods, Colored Linen ; Canvap, Giant, Reliable, Butteifly, and Berlin Wool". Grewel, Leviathan, Embroidery and Knit ticg-Silke. Floss, Arasene, Pesham, Zanzi bar, and Congress Cottons, and all the etce. necessary for Art Needlework to be had at Mrs Alcorn's,



FARMERS and Visitors to Aahburton, will find Mrs McGregor's Refresh ment Rooms, at the corner of East and Burnett Streets, the most central and best m town. Hot Luncheons daily from 12 to 2. Tea, coffee and light refreshments at all hours Confectionery and fruio of the beet always m stock.



BARRETT BROS, have just opened uP their first shipment of New Spring Go ds, and respectfully invite insp ction We have confidence m Bhowing these Goods, as they are m a nice variety, and honest value.—Barr&tt Bros., Drapers, Clothiers, etc, East Street



HOW IS IT the Scorn's can sell so cheap ? Easy, wheu you know, that their rent is less than one-third it would be m Eaat Street, and that they do most of the work themselves. If you want a nice Suit for yourself or your boys, or Baors o Shoes for wife or daughter, come to Robert Alcorn's, Uavelock Street, where you will get them good as well as cheap.



WANTED KnowD—That our Frat fchow of Spring Goods will take place on Saturday, September 2, and following days. 25 Cases already opened.—Mitchell and Turner.



TTITANTKD Knowi:~2So Sucks Finest V* Blue Derwent Poiatocn, Is lid pr Sack, or 2 Bags for 3s 9d ; further nAuc tions by the ton. Beauty of Hebron, 251bS for 18 ; Early Rubies, 20 bs for le, at Flet- CHBR Pros,, Cash Supply Stores.



ALEXANDER'S HEIR, By Sb Alexander imp, dam Pearl, full sister to Mr Matthew Holmes'a Crown Prince HARVESTER, Bay Horse, 4yrs, standing 17 hands, by Workman, dam Bloss, by Lord Beaconsfield, etc., will travel the districts of Lowcliffe, Coldstream, Hinds, Willowby, Eiffelton, and Longbeacfl, CONQUEROR, Thoroughbred Horse by Medallion, dam Siesta, by Traduaer, granddam Bfcmook imp. For terms, apply to the Owner, or man m charge, |JCN GBIGG, 9 233 Longbeftch



WANTED FINEST Strain Mangold Seed, 9! ter lb; finest selected Carrot Feed f;cm 2s 6d per lb; Turnip Seed frcm 7d pet lb, at I l^toher Bros , Cash Supply Stores.



PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND • THEORY OF MUSIC. TUTRS "DOW MAN Tj^OX Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, Wooda' Great Peppermint Cure for Coagh «tnd Colds never foils—ls 6d «nd 2s6d



A LARGE STOCK of the JNewes', Brightest, and up-to-date Jewellery. INSPECT. — INSPECT. All articles markei m Plain Figures. Jußb received a line of Rothkrham's Celebrated English Levebs, Made Specially to his order, with Extra Jewels, and very heavy Cases to suit hard wear. A few Ladiea' Rolled Goll Waxelie*, Ten to Twenty Yeirs' Guarantee, very highly recommended. Greenstone is now very ashionS able. A new assortment of Choice Designs. SPEDTAOLES- SPFCTAOLES- A inll Stock of Lenses, ou the inter changeable system Convex and Concave, both m Bine and White. The Latest Novelty m Eyeglasses, "THE KEVLUC." Lighb and Easy, will not rail off. SIGHT TESTING A SPECIALTY. REPAIRS Prompt. — REPAIRS Neat. J. V.DE~BEEB, J(Late S. Salek) EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. JNEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY.



G. F. MAKTIN* MANAGER. {-—— m connection with the abova wejheg to intimate that Mk Edwaku Yaunde! s has been appointed to act aa our Sub-Agent m the Ashburton County, and will afford all Information »b to c'iarg«s, etc , on produce placed In the Company* hands for Sa'e o* Shipment, also for tbo sale of Woolpack.«, Corn Sacks, Seeds, etc, all of which we import, or supply. 9 &9 J. V. DE BEEB; THE LEADING JEWELLER <§r WATCHMAKER IS NOW SHOWING NEW GOODS- NEW GOODS-



NOTICE TO FARMERS TTTE are making ADVANCES on GR.AIS, etc , for Shipment on growers account, and,having a thoroughly efficient Staff i» London, can ensure clients interests at that end having the best possible attention, while selling and ship ping charges are kept at the lowest possible scale. We are also m a position to "-.ecure freight to London at the very lowest current rate by Direct Steamer. Grain received at out Warehotiaes, Addlngton, and advanced upoa if required ; also Grass Seed and Clovers, oar machinery for cleaning the latter being of the latest and bestsJAraerican patterns. FROZEN MEAT, we handle m large quantities In both the North and South Islands of Siew Zealand, employing a special Salesman m London, who has been m our service for some 15 years, and gives special attention to the disposal of consign ments without the intervention of outside Brokers, " WOOL CONSIGNMENTS, either for local sale or shipment, will aiways h*ve oar usual care, which has earned its own reputatioa 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 ia fully recognised by Canterbury Producers. ADVANCES. —We are prepared to make these en Produce placed m our hands for Sale, or pending ultimate ship ment ati FIVB PER CENT INTEJREST FKEE OF Advance Commission.



TO THE DEAF.—A rich lady, cured o her Deafness and noises m the head by Dr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums, has sent £1000 to his Institute, so that deaf people unable to procure the Ear Drums may have them free. Apply to Department, N. 3 The Institute, "Longoott," Guanerabury, London, W England. g



New Goods. New Goods "VTOW OPENING UP. 50 DOZEN 50 MEN'S AND BOYS' STRAW HATS. ALSO,— LATEST & MOST FASHIONABLE PATTERNS IN TENNIS SHIRTS & TIES- Large Assortment to choose from. New Zealand CLOTHING FACTORY. F. H. BEOKINGSALE, Manager,



NATIONAL MOBTGA.GE AND AGENCY COMPANY OFJNEW ZEALAND. (Limited.) Capital £1, 000.000 JB2OO.OOOJPAID TO LondooJOffioe'^B,| Great Winchester Street



CHEAP MONEY! CHEAP MON£Y CHEAP MONEY IN SUMS JF £100 ~ £10,000, ON COUNTRY, CITY, AND .SUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At'exceptionally low rates of interest.



•' Diamond Jubilee *' Peas—6d per [packe Is per lb. •' Rev. Dt' d Stuart" Peas ~6d |perj packs*, la per lb. Early Rose Potatoes, 121 b fot'Jile. Baauty of Hebron, 121ba for Is And hundreds of other lines from Id to 2a 6d per picket. WANTED-Fresh Eggs, |Butt3iy; Honey and Beeswax. Top price given; CARSON & CO., TEA MERCHANTS, GROCERS & IRONMONGERS. TANCRED SIREET, ASHBURTON. /Yates' Garden Feeds. Agenti for / Nelson, MoaSe & Co'e Teas f ] Walotte Oream Separator 1" Loveil Diamond " Blcyloa



Seasonable Lines. Finest Separator Butter, fresh, Is li Fmo&t C.nd-iiKed Milk 61 Imperial Plumn, per lb, 10' i Dasea {exra qmlity), 31b boxes, Is 6d " Bi»m " Blended Tens, Is 6<J, la 10(1, 23 2d *• May Pickings " Cftylon Budf", equal to any 5i Ten, 2< 41 rer lb AFBortcd Jam, m lib Tins, per Dozen 4s 6d Hmn.Tjr-t' ie Cocoa, 3d packet, Is perlb TVpper (: ure), lib Tins, Is Bi«cni!s—-Ki.;o 6d, Wine 6J, Tea 6d, Zeala'ndU Mixed 6d, Fancy Mixed 9d, Desoert Is (reductions for quantity) Water Biscuits, 41b tins, la 6d Brown and Poison's Corn F:our 4d Golden Syrup, 41b tins. Is "Favorite" Washing Extract;, 4J per lb Oatmeal (Gore or Timi.ru), 251 b bags, 2s 6d Beat Derwent Potatoes, per sack, 2? 9d Wa hare jaat landed onr new stock of



T H UNDIULL A^i) CO,, T7IORNISHIN6 UNDERTAKER?, Jj URNISHISG UNDERTAKERS. TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Polished Coffins a Specialty. A C'-nice Assortment of Artificial Wreaths In Stock. Privi'.o Address, Peitr Street, directly behind Oddftillows' Hall; also care of Mr T. Andrew?, fcasfc Belfc. 2



IT. H. Unm?-_j..j [k. owdbill



$ AGENT FOR— SCOTT'S AND BARNINGHAM'd [JEfc A IM O X 2 ».; EEGISTER GRATES la Great Variety. G. MEDDINS, THE PEOPLE'S IitOIN MOIHGi-BM.J



G. MEDDINS, (Sneeegsor to W. Cokobeve) THE PEOPLE'S IRONMONGER, 'BURNETT STREET, Opposite Aroade, "OESPECTPULLY invites inspection of J\ hia large and varied Stock of — GARDENING TOOLS — — GARDENING .TOOLS —J ;— GARDENING TOOLS — Ikcludino— Digging and Ladies' Spades, Trowel*, Garden Rakee and Hoes, Weeding Forks, Dutch Hoes, Digging Forks, Hedge Shears, Prun- E , iog Knives, Syringes, and Shears, {etc. Also,— BUILDERS' IRONMONGERY,



oornish.no ttndertakers £ urnis ■?'no *j ndertakers DIRKOT Imports cf Best and Lntea Designs iv FUNKJUAL FURMSHINGB FOTIRAL.S oondusted wi>h the greatest care and satisfaction, at most reasonable charges. Corner of Wak&nul Road and Cass Streets, and Baker and Brown'a Coach Factory.



Established 1880 Telephone 69 tiAKER 8R05.7.



FOR FORMS OF APPLICATION AN FULL INFORMATION Apply to the DISTRICT MANAGER, Chris tchurch. J. H. HIOHARDSON, Go?ernmeab Insurance Commissioner. CLARKE'S 641 PILLS warranted to curs Grave), Pains m the back and all kindred complaints. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years In boxes 4s 5d each, of all Chemists and Pftteut Medicine Vendors throughout the world. Proprietor*, The Lincoln and Mio land Counties Drag Company, Lincoln JgaglfcQd



IOTTCIT" " fTIHOSE of our subscribers who have nob JL paid their accounts are respectfully reminded that another quarter ends on 30th insfe., and it will save a good deal of book, keeping if they will pay up before that date, I HENRY WILLIS, Manager Ashburton Publishing Co. ember 27,1399,