SPORTING.

D.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. Dunbdin, March 22 First Hack High-Weiohi! Handicap, of 50aovs ; 6 furlongs.—Abercrombie,l jWitoh. craft, 2; Bed Banner, 3. Won by a head. Tima-119. Dividend—£s 9a and £5 33. First Httedlh Handicap, of 100 soys; If mile?.—Nicholas, 1 j Social Pest, 2 ; Olarenoe 2. Izil scratched. Dividend—£4 7s. Champagnb Stakes, 200 eovs.—Courtier,' 1; Glenogls, 2 ; Susannah, 3. Dividend— £1118. Cup-~Dj!in Djin, 1; Malatua, 2 j Sequin 3. All started*

NAPIER RACES.

Napibr, March 22. There is perfect weather for the opening day of the Napier Park Autumn Meeting. The course is m capital order, and there is a very large attendance. Following are results:— (Fbiai. Hurdles. — Tataratnoa 1, En Avant 2, Ruby 3. Flying Shot was scratched* Won m a canter. Time— 2.511 Dividend—£3 ss. Esk Handicap, aeven furlongß.—Sbßrigid 1, Baccarat 2, Dude 3. Hobart and Sirocco were scratched. Won easily. lime—l.29s. Dividend—£3 9a. Sapling Stakes—Rosella, 1; Fleka, 2; S6. Mark, 3. Scratched—Hastings. Divi dend— £1 17s.

FEDERATION.

United Press Association—By Electric [Telegraph—Copy right.

(Received Wakapuaka March 23, 1.50 am, Guabdian Office 2.17 p-m) Sydney, March 22 The Legislative Assembly has re jected the three cardinal amendments made by the Legislative Council m the Federal EnabliDg Bill.

fHE A.SHBU&TON GUARDIaN j WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1899



REDUCTION IN" ROLLER FLOUR. SOOIb Sncks - I4s £>Olb Untrn ,„ 3s lOd lOOlb Bags tv Ocl SSlt> Hug* .„ &» POLLARD AND BRAN ALWAYS IN STOCK, TEAS TEAS. TEAS, W7*B H*VS ISOW ON H\NO A SPUCI 0* • ■ • FINEST PaNY NG BUDS TEA, Specially Recommended b}' the Medical Profession for those suffering from Indiges tion snd ot' er ailments, who c cnot drink a strong LiquoriDg Tea. This Tea 'is u-ed m a'l the Leading Hospitals m Australasia, ' . PKKOB OETLON TEAS. CHINA TEAS, BLENDED T&AS. A Splendid Line of Pokoe Ceylon Tea m £ib and lib Packnts, 51b and 101 b Tin», and 50 b Chests, which we can with confidence recommend to ihe public of Ashburtoo. (Samples may be had on application. We muko a Specially of Teas. 'agjomtsj for toe famous diamond jubilee tea perfect wringers, sauofpanp, kettles, buckets, baths, brush wars',- enamelwark, lijjseed, neat-foot, and lubrtoa.ting oil^ AND ALL OTHER LINES IN HARDWARE AT LOWEST CASH PRICES. WINES AND SPIRITS. We cjm Supply Assorted Tkzeus of Spirits from 15s a Dcren. Finest Scotch Whisky irom 243 per gal. English Boi tied Stout (qtg) from 13a pet do* Finest P<»le Brandy  26a   St Julien Caret „ 25». „ „ Very Old Port Wine  20a „ „ Wai-Rongoa Mineral Waters,, 356 d,, „ ' Finest Australian Wines  17d   Lager Beer (pißts) 9a „  I Very Old Port Wine (hotfctorl) 36*perdcz.  „ (q«ar!«) 15j „ „ English Bottled ale (pt?) from 8s 6i „ „ All other Wines and Spirits at equally Low Pricea. . (x)—~ Orders by Poet despatched with Punctuality. Goods delivered Daily SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS, IRONMONGERS WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, MARKET HOUSE, BURNETT STBEET, ASHBURTON. Telephone No 53



Preservin£Pans I | Preserving Pant \VK havo the^ largest <3W_ " I Ij^r BeS<i I 0*11^' BrafS, Stvok of aW kinds at W^»«|Bj=JsiaF Kcnrich, Jjop* Lowest Prices, jß^^^Bw Iramelled, and Light) Steel Enamellrd. |: i!|i|f||| J^M J VRS- M^on'a Improved Pints, KlKl?l)fa(gW^^9 | Q'-^fts and hilt Gallons. American Jars, K^tliwa'i^^M i: lillllp' Tie down Jars > hootch Jars, Banner Jeliy Jars. I|q j^^H I - ■,■.:■' i | WEjhave ha I cuch a dpraanl for J»m Jars of all kinds this season that oar stock* are get inst very low, so wa advise our caMtrmers (o call at once (if requiring any of thea vove)so s.s.tosecure them at the extraordinary Low Prices we are quoting, FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, EAST BTRRET, ASHBURTON, AND HIGH STREET, OHRISTOHtJRCH* j Telephone 24 Box 67



GREAT REDUCTIONS GREAT REDUCTIONS IN FINEST ROLLEtt ELOUB. i 2Gon>s * ... 14s. 100 „ ... ... ... "7a 6d. -§g .. ... * 3s lOd I 25 , ... 2s. ,—, ._ ■■ ;, I^CR IIKR Rrtdtc i tsfor Tv.n!ntsor more. Now ia your tittle to lay inyour A Wint-r Supp'y uf B t . B t Rolkr Flour. Bran and f harps equally redaced, also D'pmmd Brand Uatmial (ihe best m the Market) is alao cut m Prices. , WINTER SUPPLIES, When buying your Winter Supplies kindly gke us » f call and we will guarantee that you .will save money by doing so, as we boy for ; Cash and Sell for Cash, therefore you have not to pay for other peoples debts, whereas m a Credit Trade the good payers have to pay for the bad ones. ' '!;;:'."'•■-;:■ ■J| ill, I I i « t'T^ —it —'•—!"", '" , "nzJsssS"-'— ; ™~\, i'iiijr*r**™*|*~i'* .. ~iiT ■ ■■ ■ PRESERVING SUGAR. Brewers Crystals Is universally acknowledged to he the most t conomioal and best Preserving Sugar In Markea. Cnoe used always used, as Jellies and Jams m^dc wish ib aro much firmer aijd'olearer nnd will ketp for yea sif required. This Suejar can only be had from us, as we are Sole Ageirs, Auckland jSio.l and No. 1 ACone Sugar always m Stock,



Have you a Cold m the Head or a Harsh Cough BENJAMIN GUM Will Heal Uie inflammation of the threat and passages ot the nose as Friars' Bjalsam heals cuts, Coughs disappear with bfai inflimmation which causes them, BENJAMIN GUM Is not a chewing gum, but a very palatable liquid. The bottle contains almost twice as much as any other Couj;h Mixture m the market. It is the KING OF ALL. PRICE : Is UD AND 2iS W Chemists and Stores, Spencer Vincent, CHEMIST, OHRISTOHURCH, _ PROPRIETOR To the Deaf and those troubled with Noises m the Head or other Aura] Troubles, Dr Nicholson, of juondon, the world famed aural specialist and Inventor of artificial ear drums, has just issued the 100 th edition of his illustrated and descriptive book on Deaf ness and Aural Troubles. This book may be had from Mr F. Shaw, 160, Adelaide tfcoad, Wellington, N. 2., on receipt of stamps. Mr Campbell, of the same address, was greatly relieved of hia deafness by Dr Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure m spreading the news of the great specialist m New Zealand. A little book on the cure of Rheumatism, Corpulence, Lumbago and indigestion by the same author, may bo a«? from M Shaw en receipt of it&mps



CONUNDRUM. TT7HY IS BENJAMIN GUM like a Hard-boiled Egg ?—Because it is HARD TO BEAT THAT precisely expresses the opinion of all who have used 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 1 proprietor of their Speedy Cure. I It is not a catchpenny Quack Medicines Ib is made by a fully qualified Chemist, who knows his business. It contains the same Ingredients as Friars' Balsam, which was first made by the Monks and Friars of Europe m the days of old. Friars 3 Balsam has been used for six hundred years for healing cuts and wounde. Spencer Vincent's Benjamin CJiim is a Compound of this Balsam, with other Ingredients, prepared by a special] process for internal use. Are you troubled with your Chest? BENJAMIN GUM Will heal the Lungs. It will not heal them at once. It must be used for Borne time, and used regularly m old-standing cases.



A V[ C TIM OF Functional Disease, Aliaviim NeVeU fails any oiia m XXidAUIII 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 ' persons afflicted with constipation have testi fied not only to its immediate relieving properties but to the fact that the cure lasts. No care is required while using it. It does not interfere with the diet, habits or occu pation, and produces no inconvenience 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 ha 3 ever been offered to to the public m a popular form, ALAXUM ™«™ Biliousness, Bilious Headache, Dizziness Oostiveness, Sour Stomach, Loss o Appetite, Coated Tongue, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Heartburn, Pains and Distress after Eating, and all functional derangements of the system of nutrition NOTE THIS W13L1.,.- The whole system of a human being may be "perfectly sound, and yet through derange ment or weakness the organs of the boay may perform cheir fuuctions 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 fcho 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 ol 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 aasimila 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 bo recom mended to be "just as good.' It may be better—for the dealer —because of its better profit, but m such an instance the dealer is I not the one who needs help. \ j FROM ALL CHEMISTS & STORE KEEPERS. PRICE 2 s Go



-GLORIOUS NEWS- T BEG to announce that I have Opened an IMMENSE SHIPMENT, of Autumn & Winter Novelties, Ex Rangatira and Papanui, including the Latest in— DRESS COSTUMES, ' MANTLES, OAPES, MILLINERY, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, GLOVES, UMBRELLAS, RIBBONS, HOSIERY, BLANKETS, FLANNELS, CLOTHING, BO3TS, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, AND LINOLEUMS. DRESSMAKING ON THE PREMISES BBSI WORK, EXCELLENT FIT, SATISFACTION GUABANTEED. ANDREW ORR.



= NOTICE. 1= /~\N and after thin date, owing to the wonderful success m the Sales of the WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINES, I HATE MADE LARGE REDUCTIONS IN THE PRICE OF ALL MACHINES, Thus being m a position to give greater advantages and more liberal terms than any other Person or Company ia the District. NEW STYLES OF PEBAMBOLATOBS AND GO-CARTS, FROM 20s. MANGLES AND PORTABLE BOILERS ON EASY TERMS. All kinds of Sewing Machines Repaired. R. LOCHHEAD, WERTHEIM MACHINE DEPOT, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. H. H. HEATLEY, BRANCH MANAGERS 3 10 _ ______ ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE ALWAYS TO THE FRONT. "OOR GOOD OHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES WE SI AND ALONE We do the Leading Trade, and we mean to keep ir, NOTE OUR PRICES—Men's Good Hhooters, 9s 6d; Children's Anklr Straps, Is ; Ladies' Pretty Shoes, 4s lid and 5s 6d ; Men's Good Bluchers, 4s lid. Thousands of other pairs ab the same Cutting Prices. m n fi«n, n ,. mi, IP You want a GOOD EASY BOOT^ one that will stand the wear^ be sure you go to ME LL O R'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANCRED STREET, ASHBUFTDJ* <«fft:aa, W » —mm mm mmwtmmMJmmHmmmmmMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMmmmmummmmm* JOHN WILSON, IMPORTER OP HIGH-CLASS WALL PAPERS. T HAVE much pleasure m announcing to the Public of Ashburton and Surrounding Distriob thab I shall still continue to carry on the business of HOUSE DECORATOR, SIGN WRITER, Etc., aa heretfore. I also beg to notify that I have REMOVED my Business to the Large and Commodious Premises lately occupied by the Bank of New South Wales, where, with the aauiav ?f Mb 0. Chapman's Stock (which I have taken over, Mr Chapman leaving the town for Wanganui), Customers will find a greatly increased Choice of Goods afe their disposal. PICTURE MOULDINGS, WALL PAPERS, MIXED PAINTS, WINDOW GLASS, ENAMELS, VARNISH, ARTISTS' MATERIALS, Em 3 132 Telephone 65 P O Box 16



AUTUMN AND WINTER, 1899. ■NEW & SEASONABLE GOODS i NOW ON VIEW. MITCHELL AND TIMER



G. MEDDINS (Successor to W. Oongreve.) NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. i A TTENTION is again directed to the i «£3L following regulation with regard to Cash Advertisements, which will m future be strictly enforced :—" Advertisements of under sixteen words will be inserted for One Shilling CASH. If booked, the charge will be Two Shillings and Sixpence. Advertise ments costing under Five Shillings cannot I ba booked, except to regular clients."



THE "PEOPLE'S" IRONMONGER, BURNETT STREET, Opposite ARCADE mHE CHEAPEST SHOP m Ashburfcon JL for General Ironmongery, including GUNS I GUNS! ! GUNS! ! 1 CARTRIDGES ! CARTRIDGES ! 1 Club, Eley's Kynoch's, etc. SHOT, CAPS, WADS, Etc. ALL WlO DATE, NO OLD STOCK« Plough Shares, Plough Chains, Leading and Tug Chains, Plough Line, Bag Hooks, Digging & Manure Forks, Gorse Knives, etc., AT PRICES THAT CANNOT BE BEAT Primus Stoves ! Primus Stoves ! ! Ranges, Register Grates, Marble Mantelpieces, Portable Stoves and Boilers, Fire Irons and Few&exa. LAMPS. LAMPS. LAMPS. Ashburtson Emporium for CAJRPEN TERS 1 TOOLS, Butchers' Knives and Steels, Table and Pocket) Cutlery, Scissor.fi, Brush ware, Etc., Etc.



NOW OPENING UP. NEW GOODS FOR N&W M i U N ! T T U E i A SEASON. R Choice Selection. LATEST NOVELTIES. A. P. WILLIAMSON, CASH DRAPER & OLOTHIIR, TANCSED STREET.



i J- £*• Higgs — Signwriter. ! PLOUGHMAN WANTED. STEADY Good Horseman, about 30, to work several hundred acres by contract. Team and all found. Apply by letter with references as to ability. BOX 17, 3 208 Mount Somers. ARIEL BICYCLS CLUB. MR PETER DRUMMOND, of Lynd hurst, having invited the members of the above Club to hia place on the 23rd inst., those members wishing to avail themselves of Mr Drummond's kind invitation are re quested to meet at the Somerset Hotel corner TO-MORROW, atl p.m. sharp. 3 205 JNO. MULLER, Hon. Secretary.



WOOL, SKINS, ETC. THOMAS McGEANDEL, NOTIFIES to the Butchers, Farmers, and others m the District} that he has taken the premises m Tancred Street, West, (next Bmk of Australasia) which he has opened as a SKIN AND WOOL STORE, and is prepared to buy at Highest Market Price for Cash— SKINS, FAT, HIDES, WOOL, HORSE HAIR, Etc. i In attendance on TUESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. "3 137



NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM KENNEDY has been appointed In spector of Nuisances, Poundkeeper, and Ranger, for the Borough of Ashburton m the place of William De Blaquiere Common, resigned. CHARLESa & FOOKS, 3 212 Town Clerk



ASHBUKTON FOOTBALL OLUB. riIHE Annual General Meeting of the JL above Club will be held m the Arcade Chambers on FRIDAY NEXT, the 24th inst., at 7.30 p.m. Intending memberß invited to be present. LEONARD J. HOBBS, 3 209 Hon. Secretary. ASHBURTON isORUUGifcoUNCiL,



"THE OORNE R." NORTHGOTE & H E F F 0 B 0 TTAVING BOUGHT by Public Tender from the Public Trustee, the STOCK of W. H, COLLIER, Draper and Clothier, " The Corner," amounting to £3289, will hold a GRt A T REALISATION SALS "'■ V-S-/— PREMISES will be CLOSED f-r THREE DAY^, RK OPENING ON "WEDNESDAY, MAECH 22, The SALE will continue from day to day for THUEE WEJKH.S. The Proprietors will RE-MARK every Article at prices that will astonish everyone, their objsct being to Clear Out the Present Stock to make room for aew Shipments. AJ-.IL. <3A.@HT. 2SO DISCOUNT. noethcotF'&^hefjpoed, DRAPERS & CLOTHIERS, « THE CORNER."



Established 1880. Telephone No 6S» BAKER BROS.,' BURNISHING TTNDERTAKERB C URNISHING U NDERTAKERS DIRECT Importers of Besfc and Lafcea Designs m FUNERAL FURNISHINGS FUNERALS conducted with the greatest care and satisfaction, ab most reasonable charges. Corner of Wakanui Road and Cass Streets, and Baker and Brown's Coach Factory. FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Friends of Mrs T. Smith, are res pectfully invited to attend the Funeral of her iate husband, Thomas Smith, which will move from his late residence, Edward Street, Timaru, ab 3.15 p.m. on THURS DAY, 23rd insfci, for the jTimaru Cemetery. 3 211



Friedlander Bros. horsehair! WEST STREET HORSE MART. f\im Next FAIR will take place on FBIDAY, APRIL 14, 1899. We are now BOOKING ENTRIES for same. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. R. FRIEDLANDER, 3 93 Auctioneer.



Wanted. WANTED— Young Girl to assist m Housework. Apply Mrs J. Fletcher, Tanered Street. j> LOOK— Hot Pies, Tea, Coffee, and Light Refreshments always ready at H, A Flower's Refreshment Rooms. A MEETING of those willing to assist m the Testimonial to the Hon. John McKenzie will be held m the Orange Hall on THURSDAY Evening at 8 p.m. 3 113 HE CROWN STUDIO still leadsTn nothing but good work. Cail and see. 3 207 WANTED— A Groom. Apply to Dr Bolger, Ashburfeon. 3 199 ANTED-^Teama for Carting Grafn and Ploughing afterwards. Apply 3. C. N. Grigg, Longbeach. 3 202 FRESH Oysters, Flounders, and all kinds of Fresh and Smoked Fish by express to-night, at J. H. Jkwitt's, opposite Mail Office. Telephone No. 96. 321p J. L- Higgs — G-raiaer. REV. FRANK W. lsiTT~will give his thrilling Lecture " Some heroes of the Emancipation Movement," m the Baring Square Church, To-Ni«ht (Wednesday) at 8 p.m. Mrs Hersert Btbel will sing "The Light of the World.' 1 Admission 6d. 3 196 WANTED— Competent Man to thatch 30 to 40 graiu stacks, -r- Apply R. Herring, Alford Estate. 3 186 WANTED KNOWN—Mrs Hamilton is still paying the highest price for all kinds of Ladies', Gentlemen's, and Children's left off Clothing. Furniture bought m any quantity. Ladies waited on at shortest notice. Note the address— Burnett Street, opposite Mail Office. FLOUR.— Flour at less than wholesale prices: Finest Roller, 2001bs, 14s; lOOlbs, 7s 6d; 501bs, 3s lOd; 251bu, 2s. Bran and Sharps equally reduced at Fletcher Bros.' Cash Supply Stores, Ash barton and Chriatchurch. SAVE MONEY by buying your Flour from ua and baking your own bread,— Fletcher Bros., E«st Street, Aehburton, and High Street, Christchurch. FLOUR Reduced—Rollitt's, Brown's, or Evans':— 200lbs, 14s ; lOOlbs, 7a 6d ; 50lbs, 3a lOd; 2?'bs, 2s.—John Orr & Co. 2 NEW BOOKS—With Nanseo, m the North, Afterwards (laa Maclaren), When Love ia Kind, Katerfelto, published prices, Beeton's Cookery, Dictionary, Home Management Doctor, Ready Reckoner, etc., new editions 2d each. Windsor Magazine for February.—H. M. Jones. NEW Books at published prices,—"The Gad Fly," by Voynich; "After wards," by MaeLaren; *' Fights for the Flag," by Fitchett; "Hester Morley's Promise," by Heßba Sfcretton; "Black Rook "by Ralf Connor. Also fresh lot of very cheap editions, including'"Crucifixion of Philip Strong," " Robbery Under Arms," "The Shadow of a Crime," "A Roman Singer," etc.—A. H. Williams. M"~~R8 ""ROBINSON, Cash Purchaser "of Ladies', Gentlemen's, and Children's ieft-off Clothing, and all kinds of goods. Ladiea waited on at their houses. Note address : Mrs Robinson, Wakanui Road, Baring Square. 11 123



Guardian Firs & Life Assurance Company, Limited. (Established In 1821). Subscribed Capital .. £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital .. .„ £1,000,00 Total Fonds over Head Office : 11, Lombard Street, London fTIHJB Undersigned is authorised to accept Insurances on all kinds of Property at Lowest) Current Rates. ALBERT ROBERTS, 2 201 Agent for Ashburton. Bedad ! the colleen knows what's best. aou *1S m amond jubilee unblended tea —Shearman Broe., Agents



AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH: Head Office, Custom-house Quay, "Wellington. Local Board of Directors : The Hon,'Morgan S. Grace, M.D., CM.6, M.L C. (Chairman) The Hon. Charles J. Johnston, M.L.C. (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. The Hon. Edward Richardson, O.M.GK M.L.G. John Duncan, Esq. THE Oldest, Wealthiest, and most Prosperous AUSTRALIAN LIFE OFFICE AKB THE LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Mutual Life Office which de clares A BONUS EVERY YEA.X The Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most stringen Character, and Ensures a larger Reserv to meet Liabilities than that held by any other Office m the Australasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUNDS EXCEEDS £14,500,000 (FOURTEEN AND A HALF MILLIONS) STERLING, ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2,000,000 (TWO MILLIONS) STERLING. Policies m force ... ... 134,000 Sum Assured ... ... £41,726,041 Cash Bonuses Divided ... £7,726,170 I BONUSES. Cash Bonus for one year, 1897, £449,268, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amount ing to £835,000, after making special reserves. Gash Bonuses declared for last five years, over Two Millions, yielding Reversion ary Bonuses exceeding Four Millions. ASSURE YOUR LIFE IN THE A.M.P, SOCIETY, And Secure a BONUS EVERY YEAR. Expenses of Management—BJ Per Cent on the Total Income. Edwabd W. Lowe, Resident Secretary, Branch Office— Custom House Quay, Wellington,. Jambs Hair, District Secretary. Districb Office Cathedral Square, Christchurch.



The blood is the medium by which all nutriment is supplied to the body. No organ, for its magnitude, possesses a greater abundance of blood vessels than the horse's foob. Nor ia greater care manifested any where to ensura an uninterrupted supply of blood. Marvellous wisdom is displayed m this beautiful structure j but I how barbar ous is the treatment it receives. A catalogue of evile could quickly be written, the result of such treatment, but which no skill cau effectually remove. The free, natural, elastic step can only be preserved by tbe observance of natural laws. Oar advice is constantly being sough b m so-called obscure causes of lameness. Instead of it being as is generally supposed ■" the shoulder," the trouble is m tbe foot. Pressure, irritating aud inflaming, prevents free circulation, and pus or matter is discovered m the clift. W. T. Kingston may be consulted at all hours, either at his Forge, Wills street, or at bin private residence, Grey street. Fair fa' quid drink ; it gars folk Bpeak as hey think, diamond jubilee tea, the beat of drinks.—Shearman Bros., Agents.