THE ASHBUB'fON OUABDIAN .- THUBSDaY, FEBBUAKI 1, 1960

Printed and published by Hknby Willis i f Peter Street, Aahborton, for the Proprk ton, at their Printing Office, Bora tt Streeb, A*hbuitton, THURSDAY, Ftbraary I, 1900



Bww a i nrci IS iT mm WHILE T0 BUY THE iI I SilllX "EfiCrGLOP^EJJSA BKiTAIiICA? «||l When a man asks himself whether ib is worth if while to buy a book, the burden of proof rests 11 upon the book, and not upon the purchaser. •*■ The vislnertise, the rule that change and move -1 Yaffil <rv lr* in ments shall not occur withonb a cau3e is the ISI Si' ■I IVI ill elementary law, that keeps the planets in their §1 II IH\ Hi places, and is as sound a rule of conduct as 11 lii llrl i l 111 °^ Pn ys'cs- There is the money at the banker's, . H.JUI \/Ij.KJjJ capable of transformation into any one of a thousand pleasing forms, and desirable in itself, without: any transformation- a power in reserve, a swocd in the ecabb&rd ; and a sword that does nofc ruat, but grows longer and sharper day by day, doubling itself after a few years If one leaves it undisturbed. Yet within the last yair more than twenty-five thousand of the people of Great Britain have exchanged money for copies of th« *' Encyclopedia Britannica," believing that the books are of more use to them han the sovereigns would have been. Why ? Everybody reads, everybody thinks about what) he readp. If he reads nothing bat jests, his thonghts never rifle above a tittar j if he reads nothing but the weekly police reports, his mind never esoapes from the fog of crime and misery ; if he reads nothing but cheap fiction, his mind never grasps the essentia. facts of life. Everyone, however, reads one thing worth reading nowadays, the daily newspaper. The man •who has nofc heard of the South African catop^ign, or any one of the dozen topic* of the day, is unimaginable ; he ceased to exist when popular education became part of national life. And the reading of the news of the day is in itself a keen stimuus to mental activity. Fiction is mixed with facts ; matters not worth a thought munt find their place in the newnpapers. as th«y do iv the world's history, which is the function of the newspaper to chronicle from dy to day. But, on the whole, the news of the day is sound food for thought, and every man who reads his newbpaper, and thinks aboub what he reads in it, is using his mind to good purpose. If he does not think about it, his time has been wasted; he might as well have been shaping the paper into boats, like a child, or tearing it % ith his teeth like a puppy. It is when he begins to think about his newspaper that he finds the need of books. The newspaper may print a war map to help him to understand the mov naents of an army, but ib cannot print a ■ ' ■ ■ - rfof r-a^rseU;^ & mlv oml guinea in cash the treatise must be accessible if the To be followed by Sixteen news ia to be clearly apprehended ; the Monthly Payments of One reader must refresh hte recollec jonß in Guinea Each one c*se, acquire new information in ano- _____ ther case, in order intelligently to form The complete 25 volumes of The limes, his opinions. Books are Indispensable to (London) Reprint of the •« Encyclopedia, the newspaper reader, and therefore to Britannioa" will be delivered all at one everyone, as a chart do a navigator. A time upon receipt of a preliminary pay library of some sorb is a necesaary of ment of one guinea, the remainder of the intellectual lite. purchase money to be paid in monthly The question then chanegs. Is it sums of one guinea each, worth while to buy the " Fncyclop»*ia . The instalment system of Belling books „T .  .ti.iT \u X, «ro 18 by n° means a new one. bub the plan of Britannica 1; rather than some other ey ß . & tf .P^ .^ tematised library ? A syatematised library yersion of the familiar proceßg . The o ld Ibmusc be, since Its function is to answer tneory o f te Uing a large book in parts was questions, to meet any one of the doubts , nat k ne purchaser received the volumes in thai present themse'ves from day to day, dribletß and paid for them in driblets. Here, aga!n, the consideration of cost, This plan apparently gave the purchaser of the other uses of money, must be faced. & great advantage—the convenience of The Times Reprint of the Ninth Edition gradual payments—but, on the other hand, ©! the " Encyclopedia Britannic* " ia a he got no real value for hia money until he much lower priced book than the original had completed hia payments, for the hv edition, although it is a verbalm reprint, complete parts gave him no more than a in the same wJrds, in the same type the with which Tke name illustrations ;no abridgement or 7imgs £ fferfl fche „ E c , Britaa . curtailment, But, nevertheless, it costs, Qi(ja „ presenta the convenience and e i im i. In the cloth binding, £17, or in monthly na tea the inconvenience of this old process, payments, £17 17s, at the rate of one [; ne complete work ia delivered as soon as guinea a month. the purchaser begins to make his serial Can an equivalent library be par payments ; the only postpoLement in the ' chaaed for less money ? JNot in the form transactions is for the purchaser's benefit of a work of reference, that is certain, —he enters into immediate and complete because there is in the English language possession of the work, and pays for it no other work of reference which attempts at leisure. to treat in detail such a variety of subjects ■ ' ' as are included in the " Encyclopaedia Britannica ;". It is, in its own field, quite with out a competitor. Cannot a man, however, purchase" isolated treatises, dealing with the various branches of knowledge, for this money ? That is a question which everyone can answer for himself; it is a mere matter of figures and the calculation will, in itself, furnish agreeable and instructive food for thought. Of the sixteen thousand articles in the " Encyclopie Ha Britannica, fit least fourteen thousand are brief essays. There are certainly not more than two thousand enbiects which are each important enough to justify the existence of a separate book Upou each subject. Of these not more than five hundred are long enough to make each a book in itself. Upon nearly every one of these five hundred subjects separate books have been published ; many of them written by ths same men who wrote the articles for the " Encyclop:«dia Britannica.' Everyone knows roughly whafc books coat—a good history so much, a geod biography so much, a good hand-book upon any special subject so much. ,,,. . 3 The most satisfactory way to answer the question at the head of this colunm ia to take pencil and paper, and estimate the cost of five hundred good books.



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t. BULLOCK. . ________ _ nOTTAGE of four rooms, detached wash __ house, etc, centrally situated on town section 235, Cameron Street, near the Rail way Station. Apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent T 0 L E~f ~ DWELLING of 6 Room?, also Stable; together with 2 aorea of Land, front ing Charles Sneer, Allenton, and near the Woollen Factory. Apply to T. BULLOCK, j Agent I - ________ e _-_ FOR BAL6. OO'V ACRES mostly Firttolass Land, £)& I suitable for all round farming. Further particulars furnished on applica tion. T BULLOCK. " For tbe Blood is the Life "~ CLAKK.EVS WOR'.D-FAMED BLOOD MIXTURE ia warranted to cleanse the blood from all impurities from whatever causa arising. For Scrofula, Scurvy, Ec • zema, Skin and Blood Diseases, and Sores of all kinds, its effects are marvellous. Thous ands of testimonials. Sold in bottles, 2i 9d, and Us each, by Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors everywhere. So'e Pro prietors, The Lincoln and Midland Coun iiibs Dbuo Co, Lincoln, England. rfiHE UJWUINE DR~~GUILLIER J_ ELIXIR Tonic, Glairoas. and Anti - Bilious pared by Dr Paul G*!?e Fils, Chemist of the Ist Class. The only proprietor of that remedy Hue de Grenelle, S. Gt. rmain, Paria. Dr UniHie's Elixir is one of the most economical medicines, both as a Purga tive and as a Depurative, it is the beet remedy against all bilious and glairlous disorders. For more than seventy-five years Dr Gaillie's EJixir has beea emplt ytd with success against diseases of the liver, the spleen, the heart, rheumatism, pout, fev*r, lt.fluenza, si in diseases, etc. Beware of imitations, and see that you get the Genuine Dr Guillie's Elixir, which bears the signature of Paul Gage, and mark that each bottle is accompanied Treatise on Glairs. Sold by Druggists, Patent Medicine Dealers, and by AUSTRALIAN DRUG CO.. Sydney, 3S.S.W, Immediate and sure recovery from all the diseases of the Stomach by the ELIX R GKKZ More than Twenty Years of estab lished success affirm the really marvel lous properties of the Flixir <«rez which taken at the end of every mea' as a delicious liquor at the dote of a small glass, is unquestionably the best remedy to facilitate digestion. The Elixir Grez has been adopted in all the hospitals, and is prescribed by the most eminent medical authori ties of the world, PARIS. Messrs Oollin <fc Co,, 49 rue de Maubeuge. Mr W. Ramsay, Collins & Swanson St MELBOURNE "notice to advertisers INSTRUCTIONS as ti the insertion or withdrawal of AdvtrlistmontH must be in writing,— Advertisements rec 'ivi'd without written ohde- a will b inserted until countermanded, and changed accordingly. 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THRATRIOAL ADVERTISE MENTS MUST IN ALL OASES BE PREPAID. All communications intended for the news or correspondence colutnus must be written on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the name and address of the writer—not necessarily for publication but ss a guarantee of good faith—and ad rested to " The Editor " SUBURBAN PROPERTY 5 ACRES, 5 Good Land, all in grass, well situated on Winter's Road. A nice site for a house. Exceptionally eaßy terms of Payment. T BULLOCK. 51C()N" Isl)olißhing~aad' Stiffening Pow. der for Shirts, Cuffs & Collars. Simplest and best ever nlacad before the p blic. To be had at John Orb & Co., Bast Street, and Sheabjian Bros., Burnett Street, flehburtoD. Give it a trial. 1 28 PARLIAMENTARY Decision sgafnat JL Trading Couponc. No such legislation ! necesßary in the case of a straigh-out system of giving Cash Discount at the rate of Is in tne Found off every purchase of Ninepence worth and over. The same all round sterl ing value aa usual in General Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc;, at H. C. Barrett's (late Barrett Bros.) "The Hall," East Street, """" Ambbrmsy, Dec 7, 1899 [Copy] Messes Craig hkad And Berryman Ashburton, Dear Sirs, —Could yon make a su>t at once. I am sorry I forgot to order it sooner. The last oneis still wearing. It fitted beautifully, smd has given the greatest satisfaction. If yju have time to make one for my son at Geraldine, I will get him to ride up on Satur day to be fitted. If there is not time to aend patterns, I will trust you to chooße for me, something like the last.—Yours truly, $3T Th.B original letter as above from a well known gentleman and many others of equally high compliment may be seen ab our office—Craighbad and Bekryman, the Leading Tailors and Outfitters, Aahburton. Smoke New Venus. RlZfcjTouTiTR V*. —For sale, cheip, t reduce stock—Pure-bred Golden and Silver Wyandotte, Andalusian and Orpington cull chicks about three months old; as good as show birda for breeding and utility purposes. Apply office of this paper or Pelham yards, Peter Street^ You can easily buy worse ; You can hardly buy as good ; You cfinnot buy better. rnHERKFORE score out the two top X Lines and plump for McKenzie's Unblended Hondal-Hanka Teas—packed in Ceylon. _ Smoke New Venus



miNWALD—" Tonal, fat's makin' Tou JL gal sac blyth like." "It iaa the Hee land tea o' the Maokeczie he ia driakin', to be eurely!" Hondai-Lanka Tea, recom ntepded_bv_Gopßßt.L, Storekeeper. IJARLI&MBNTARY Decision against JL Trading Coupons. No such legislation neoestsary in the case of straight-out system of giving CMh Discount at the rate of Is in Pound offovery purohaaeof Ninepenea worth and over. The name all round sterling value as usual in General Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc., at H. O. Babbems (late Barrett BroF.) *• The Hall," East Street. For Children's Hacking Cough take Woodi' Great) Peppermint) Cure—ls 6d and , si 6a 1



BE NOT DECEIVED BY OTHER SALES, I BUT REMEMBER THAT THE SUMMER, CLEARING SALE AT 11 THE CORNER" is GENUINE, 4*T E ARE OVERSTOCKED IN Towels, Flannelettes, Dress Goods, and Clothing (Men's and Boys'). To make room for NEW GOODS these shall go to you at Cost Price for Spot Gash. ALL REMNANTS AND SUMMER GOODS AT NOMINAL FIGURES. Our Word is Our Bond. NORTHCOTE& HEFFOKD : M li; L L O X' S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE THE LEADING BOOT SHOP, TS the Mosb RELIABLE House for GOOD AND CBEAP;BOOTS. 0 aim is to give you the best value for little money. HONESTY ia out jPolic We wil' not Guarantee youjan article unless we .know it will give you] every^Satis. acbion. One Trial is all wejask—Our Goods' Sell themselves. «rNoTETHBADDBEBB" J. MELLOE, TANOREP RTRKET, ASHBUBT3JW



A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. DON'T FORGET mO Call aud See our Stocks of FANCY GOODS, suitable for PRESENTS, and those preparing for Friends should see us for BEDSTEADS, BEDDING, ANi) ALL OTHER HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS PERAMBULATORS, PIANOS, |» .» SEWING MACHINES FANCY OHAIR3 ' DRAWING R i(M FINING ROOM WICKER CHAIRS. FURNITURE, Etc. Garpets. Linoleums, Rugs, Mats, Etc. UST ARRIVED—AiLARGE;ABSORTMENT OF BAMBOfcVERANDA BLINDS T. H. UNDRILL & CO., CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, & UNDERTAKERS, TANCRED STREET, opposite Aroadb.



WOOLSTON Steam Wool Works, CHRISTOHURCH. (Established 1868.) THE Undersigned begs to notify that he ia SCOURING as heretofore. Squatters' Consignments to the Christ church or Woolston Stations will receive prompt attention. Quick Despatch and Lowest Bates. T. YORK. w



OUK COMPLIMENTS TO LADIES RESIDING IN THE COUNTRY, And we beg to remind them that our &REAT ANNUAL SALE OF ENTIRE EXISTING STOCKS (including Balance of oar Lovely Summer Goods) IS NOW ON! NOW ON!! "TTTE ARE PROUD TO THINK THAT THE FIRM OF W. STRANGE & CO. is as highly thought of in the Country as it is in Town, and oar particular desire is that LADIES RESIDENT IN THE COUNTRY should participate in the benefits offered by this Great Sale 1 Tho&e Ladies who cannot spare the time to come to Town for this Huge Sale are invited to SHOP WITH US BY POST! Which is the easiest thing in the world. All you have to do is to get one of our Catalogues (we will send you one post free on application), see what we have to sell, make your selection, write down your requirements, enclose remittance to value of goods (P. 0.0., Poßtal note or Postage Stamps will do) and Post to ua as soon as possible and we pledge our word that if the above simple directions are followed, we will execute your order immediately on receipt of your letter. And, as we naturally desire to retain your confidence and keep your custom, you may be quite sore we will be as careful in selecting the goods you ask for as if you were present in person at one of our Counters. THIS IS A TEMPTING SALE Full of delightful surprises for Buyers who may reckon on getting Splendid Value for their Money in Dresses, Dress Goods, Dress lengths, Robes, Costumes, Mantles, Jackets, French Millinery, Gloves, Sunshade*, Cottons, Woollens, Men's and Boys' Clothing, and Hundreds of Other Lines. W«M> *lf *i hi SEND FOR A CATALOGUE. Well illustrated, and attractively pre pared, it will be sure to please you. May be had post-free on application. CoMi up for the Sale by all means if you can, but, if you can't why then SHOP WITH US BY POST! We have Hundreds of Post Customers. Why shouldn't you be one, too? W. STEANGE .& CO. CHRISTCHURCH.



NEW SEASON'S FRUIT. NEW SEASON'S FRUIT. NT) ALL OUR FRUITS ARE WASHED AND CLEANED mlJm BY PATENT MACHINERY. Finest New Currants .„. ... Os 5d Finest Dried Apples  .. Os 9d Finest New Sultanas .. .. Oa 7d Finest Dried Peaches Os lOi Finest Selected Ral&ins .. .. Os 6|d Finest Dried Apricots .. .. Os 10d Finest Mixed Peel Os 8d Finest Preserved Ginger .. .. Os 8d Finest New Figs Oa 8d Ship's Lime Juice .. .. .. Is 3d Finest New Prunes Os IQd Lemon Squash (quart botfle)  la Od Finest New Prunes (7lb tins) ... 5s 4d Pineapple, Lemon, Raspberry, and Finest Icing Sugar Oa 6d Black Currant Syrup .„ .. Is Od Finest Cut Loaf Sugar ..  Oa 3Jd Mason's Herb Beer Extract .. Os 9d Finest Dessicated Cocoanut ... Oj 7d Mason's Wine Essence .. .. Os 9d Van Houten's Cocoa, per 1b .. 3s 3d Cieam of Tartar .. .. .. li 3d Jelly Powders, assorted ... .« Ot 6d Carbonate of Soda Os 3d SUGAR. SUGAR. SUGAR. Now that the Jam Season has started, and you wish your Jam to keep veil USE MILLAQUIN Al FINEST OANI SUGAR, 701b bag for Us. Every bag stamped " Finest Cane Sugar." | JAM JARS. JAM JARS. MASON'S IMPROVED SCREW TOP JAM JARS—The Oheapeit and Best Jam Jars in the Market. ALSO—THE FAMOUS AMERICAN FRUIT JAR. j Those desirous of Preserving Fruit in Syrup, will find these Jars superior to any other in the market. The mouth of the Jar being made wide so as to enable the whole fruit to be placed in the Jar with ease, also being fitted with a strong spring lid, making it completely air tight. WINES AND SPIRITS. We have a large and well assorted stock of all lines, ASSORTED OASES PACKED FOR CHRISTMAS. English and Colonial Ales and Stout always in[Stock, ——-:o:—— SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. MARKET HOUSE, BURNETT STREET, ASH BURTON (Telephone No 53



I THE ABIEL CONFECTIONERY. mHE REFRESHMENT BOOMS for the reception of Ladies are now completed. Fruit Salad, Ice Cream, Summer Drinks, and all the latest Fruits in season at the Misses Paces' New Shop, lately oooupied by Coopbbßrcs, East Street, next Craighead & Berrymao. L_ .-- 189 Smoke New Venus



LLEWELLYN OWEN, M'C.S.M. CERTIFICATED TEAOHEB. LOCAL Representative of the London ' College of Music, and of the Musical International College. PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, VIOLIN, MAN DOLINE, SINGING. HARMONY, « AND COUNTERPOINT. The new term will commence January 22nd, Intending pupils kindly communicate early. J ijilNEsT New Oabmeai, 25ib bags 2«6d~ , V Roller Flour, 2001b baga 13s; 1001b \ 7s 6d ; 501bs 3s lOd ; i's!bs 2a, and further I reductions by the ton at FmstCHBR Beos», J Otib Supply Stow,



WANTED KNOWN -A f ew of bha mbb'es to bo, had at Mitchbti, & Tubneb • removing Sale. Beautiful Laoea 4| inches wid<\ Is 6d per d.-z-n; Lusies' Black Gloves, 2d per pair; Children* Stock ings, 21 per pair; Ladi** 1 B,'a<.k O-shtnera Hose, li a pair ; Udies'CMored Silk Glovea. new moda, Is 3d ,* pair, were 3s ; dark colors Berlin Wool, Is per read. Dilaya are dangerous. > — — — ____ __, ■ WANTED KNOWN.-To be had for 10a 6d six 42s Ladies' Black Jackets, 25* Duat Cloaks for 2s 6d, Ladies' Merino Combinations 3s 6d, Knitted Wool Combin* tioos 5s lid, Is 6d Cooking Aprona for la, 25s 6d Mclo toshes for 12* 6d,. La dies' 2a 6d I Sailors now la. All eorbs of underclothing, I children's pinafores, coats and bata at cleaz- I Ivg prioea at Mitchell & Turner's remov I ing Sale. The early buyer gets the nibblta I Established 1876. I FOR OHRIBTmIs"pRBSBNTS AND j HEW YEAR GIFTS, j Also WEDDING PRESENTS, I lOSO GEORGE JESBON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, '■■- I East Street, Ashburton. I THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN TOWN I FOB i WATCHES, CLOCKS, I AND I JEWELLERY I Of Every Description. I INSPECTION INVITED; I T. H. Usxaant-t [_, c_»dbil_ T H. UNDBILL AhD CO., T7IORNISHING UNDERTAKERS I 1 URNISHING UNDERTAKERS. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND.; PoUahad GoflSna a, SpecUlty. 4 A Choice Assortment of ArUfioiaJ Wre»tha n Stock. Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Ht.ll; alao care of Mr T. Andrewa, Em 6 Belt). 2 J. L. HIGGS, PAINTER, PAPERHANGEB, SIGNWRITER, Eic. BUSINESS PEOPLE requiring Sign writing would find it to their interest to consult J. L. HIGGS, sa ht does the work himself, therefore there is m> second profit to pay. His ability is wall known as tormerif signwrlter to Mr J. Wilson, with whom he has severed all connection. ESTIMATES GIVEN FREE For all classes of painting and honee decorations. » ARTIST'S MATKRIALS, and latai esigna in WALL PAPERS, in stock. TANOREIT^STBEET. TO ALL MY OLD CLIENTS FARMERS, AND RESIDENTS OF ASHBURTON COUNTY. I BEG to inform you that I have aevered my connection with the C»nterbnry Mill, which was under my management for over aeven years, and have PURCHASED from Mr Edwin Thomas the WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. The Canterbury Mill, which is tha property of the Bank of New Zealand Aaceta Board, ia still trading under the name of Rollitt & Co,, go so avoid confaaioc with correspondence, I would like to aakyon to addreja all orders to THOMAS^ ROLLITI' WAKAHUI ROLLER iFLQUR MILLS, ASHBUBTON On and after OotobeTTat, I ahall b« pleaaed to supply yon with firat-olaas ROLLER FLOUR, WHEAT MEAL,BRAN & SHARPS, at! lowead current ratea. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF FARMERS DOING GRISTING, I have arranged to keep a supply of Flcnr, Bran, and Sharps at the Storet of the N.Z. Farmers' Aasooiation, West Btreet, whew Farmers, Sbareholdere or non<Shareholders, can leave their Wheat; and get Flonr, Bran, And Sharps in exohange. THQMAB~kOLLITT, WAK4.NOI ROLLER ILOUR MILLS, I 9 285 ASHBURTON. ___________ /^»i ' Sound the PURE GEYLON OB BLENDED METHVEN- Why is the British aoldis like Hondai-Lacka Tea? Beoan the quality is quickly shown when in ho water! Hibbs Bros, * sell it in packeta and C ylon packed boxes. Smoke New Venua