The Ashburton Guardian.

V^ol xxi. no. 5259

Ashburton ; Tuesday, November 13, 1900

price ; One Penny

Care of The Incendescent Film

"Work" contains an article on fixing and repairing Welsbsch incendeecent burners, in which the following instruc tions for fixing a new burner are given. As the processes are identical in the case of plain »nd bye-pass burners, the instructions apply equally to both. The burners are tapped | incb, and usually the thread of the socket simply require! a coat of tallow before screwing on ihe burner If the socket is screwed inside only, the taper piece with each burner , mast be used, the burner being screwed on it. Tallow is need in preference to the white lead, as the baraer is then easier to remove. The top of the burner and chimney are then placed in position ; by standing a short distance away, the fixer will be abc to see whether the burner is perpendicular. - !Kext remove., ■•the top of the burner, fix the support |in position, and carefully hang the mantle by the loop across the top into the fork at the top of »he support. Clean and fix the chimney, then place the whole on the fitting after putting the braß6 plate in position. New apply a light to the bottom of the mantle, igniting the collodion ; when the fUme dwindles to a small'lght round the collar at the mantle top turn the gas slowly about half on ;it will remove Eoot left in the mantle in burniug oil the collodion. After the mantle is cleared, turn the gas slowly about half on ;it will give a brilliant light If the burner fixed is a . bye pass, it is often advisable to turn the tap of the fitting full on, and slightly to tighten the screw at the back, so that the stiff ness prevents the use of the wrong tap #

Book Notes

The first of the two novels in which John Murray resumes the publication of fiction will probably be designated the least interesting. This is • A Gift From the Grave,' by Edith Wbarton

Since the 'Trottings of a Tender foot,' Captain Clive Phillippa has writ ten notbing better than some wild, harum scarum adventures entitled 'TheOhicamon Stone' It is written round an incredible gold bearing ledge, and in a measure resembles (With Edged Tools.'

Mr Clement Fcott means to call hii new paper The Free Lance. The title is a good one

Messrs Chatto and Windus have in readiness a new novel by Sir Walter Besaat,' The Fourth Generation,'also in preparation for the coming season a new To'ume by Mark Twain, 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburgh,' and other stories and sketches

Mr Fisher Unwin is about to pub lish a unique and fascinating book by Josiah Flynt, entitled ♦ Tramping With Tramps.' It 'is an account of the ad ventures of a scientific student who lived the lifa of a tramp, with all its perils and vicissitudes in various coun tries, that he might study the question of tramps and their relation to crime on its own ground and in its own peculiar conditions and environment. Russian, German, American, and English tramps were among those studied, and there is an interesting chapter and glossary at the end of the book dealing with the tramps' jargon Mr Fisher "Onwin will also publish a fully illustrated book on the British Army, by Major Arthur Griffiths, en titled ' Famous British Regiments.'

A new book by Dr Weir Mitchell, whose Quaker story, * Hugh Wynne,' evoked such eulogies from the Press, will be published by Mr Fisher Unwin under the title, 'The Autobiography of a Quack.' The quack's story, which deala with his frauds, adventures, and general experience?, forms somewhat exciting reading, and will rdoubtless prove welcome to Dr Mitchell's name* rous ad mire re.

The Grave of Annie Laurie.

— -•-— ■ It has just beoD discovered that the grave of Annie Laurie, the heroine of the world famous ballad, has remained all these years unmarked by a tomb atone. Many people are under the believe that Annie Laurie was merely * figment of the poet'<j brain, but this was not bo. She was the daughter of Sir Robert Laurie, and was born in Maxwelton House, which stands on the "braes" immortalised in the song. Her birth is thus set down in the Bar* jorg MS. :—" At tho pleasure of the Almighty God, my daughter, Anna Laurie, was born upon the 16th day of December, 16&2 years, about six o'clock in the morning, and was bap tised by Mr George, Minister of Glen cairn." Maxweiton House is stiil full of memories of this wins me girl, and in the long drawing .room there still hangs her portrait. Her lover and th« author of the original song was young Douglas of Fiogland, but whether he, as is common with lovers of poetic temperament, did not press bis suit sufficiently or whether she wished a stabler husband, she gave her hand to a prosaic country laird, her cousin Mr Alex Ferguson. They lived the rest of their lives at Craigdarroch House, five miles from Maxwelton, and when she died Annie was buried in the beautiful glen of the Cairn. Lady Scott Spottiswoode, who died early la the present year, wrote the modem version of the nocg.



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ISEED& SEED& 3ffißD> T 1900. - - S£AS;OH. - .- 19 00 --->V . ... ■ ■ ■>■■:• j Nimmo and flair's 1 FAMOUS STANDARD JSEEDS TESTABLE SEEDS FLOWIE SEJffiDS J&d. PIRIPAOKET. JID. PER PACKET. 1 NIMMO 4ND BLAIR'S SEEDS GROW, FEW JsQUAU NONE BETTER* ALL- THOROUGHLY TESTED BEFORE BEING BENT OUT. EaRIiY -■■■- And have your Seeds in hnnd whenj it is time to sow.| . : CATALOGUES CAN JBE H&DgON APPLICATION. FLOTER SEEDS in one^hundred varieties. This li3G includes the moat h»rdy v*r'etieg as well as the showinst, and each packet contains more than sufficient Seed to plant in an ordinary garden. SOW THEMfAND YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY DISAPPOINTMENT. —(x)— SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS Maekbt House, Aahbarton, r~~l 30.Q00 fig? /<^s>-i <§E^l\ Cookina' Rouges , " [rnZimr ——■■a In Use in the Colony i II ft' 'X .i ■ -HgTbT t tW«/ bom Lignite, True Coil, or Wood up k-iL- 4 (ft ~>~>JU_ t6 2ft6in o flblJC-jB <t3r NO SETTING REQUIRED. " y ' SmSb J kO>Ljw_ With Stove Pipe can be worked out) in the ' ir-**"s^ k *&^tJ& I open. Splendid Bread Bakerc I With cast Iron or copper boilers. The QKSSP *^r^i» K2 copper boilers »re large and tin lined inside — i sSSSiSy i L —■—JUh Repairs ate a Minimum. "■" t ©/? nQBQQHBD Mad» in all a'aei, tingle or doubl ovens 3.,!,'.',; 'gj. 1""^' TV*^^^^*™!!^ High or low pressure boiler i-il nUi . ,k — „ f »"^B gold by all Ironmongers, from whom Cata logues can be obtained, or from the makers, H. E. SHACKLOCK, LTD., gQTTTnttrrD FOUNDRY. Pbinoks Street, rmNTfrHTN NOTICE TO FARMERS. AKB GASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT IN ANI QUANTITY Please take yoor Samples to the Mill We can supply Oornsacki at cost price, GRISTING DONE ON FARMERS ACCOUNT. CANTERBURY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. (ROLLITT AND C 0.,) D. WOOD, 'Manager 17th Mardb, 1900. CKOWDED WITH NEW GQODSj FROM FLOOR TO CEILING. Having just opened 25 cases ex b,b* * Gothic' and * Bangltira, 1 we are now able to ask onr Clients* inspection of a WONDERFUL VARIETY OF FRESE NOVELTIES! COMPRISING ;—New Mantles, Hew Jackets, New Skirts, New Blouses, IN DRESS GOODS We have bhe latest Black'and White Effects, Lustres and French .Fonlls. In BLOfI.SE FABRICS We show Fancy Muslins, Valeadennoa Maalina, Organdie Stripes, Mercerised Sateens. Silk Zephyrs, Crepe and Chiffon Stripes, also a very pretty range of NEW PRINTS. NEW MILLINERY 1 NEW MILLINERY 1 I Masb be inspected to be appreciated. (We make a Speciality of Children'■ Head Gear.) WHITE AND CREAM PIQUE COSTUMES Io the Latest Shapes, Oowes, Marlow, Keswiok, etc. LOVELY LACES Very choice"; inJValeneiQnneg^Guipare, Torohoa and Oriental,"»nd"laeertionß|to mttflb, FANCY OVERALL LACE (very chaste) UP-TO-DATE VEILINGS In Magpie, Oream, White and Black), finest lot yet shown at The*Gorner. NEW BRAID TRIMMIISGS (specially selected) Tbe Lateet in Fieohuß, Scarfs, Buffs, Bows, Veßte and Fronts. A smart Jlot otj Child KHAKI BLOUSES and CAPS to matciu NEW SUNSHADES. Pretty White Kid Boote and Shoes for Infants, Tastfal Tsn Shoes in StraplforlLsee Umee. Ladies' G!a«e Eid Shoes (French and American), in Lace, Button »nd Strap JUST ABBIVED from the famous Mosgiel and Wellington Factories .— BOYS CLOTHING Of Khaki (rettolatien clotb), Saxge and Tweed, in Transvaal, Baden-FoweU and Btilos Shapes LADIES NOTE THAT «OUR DRESS-MApNG DEPARTMNT," d er Mies Cu»»u (from Wellington), is new in fall awingi Kindly plate foil Old H for the Show and Baoei KABLY, to avoid diaappointmept NORTHCOTE°&HEFFORD, "THE OORNER.f EAST AND TANCBBD BTBBET <



BY SENDING TO J. BALLANTYNE& COMPANY Ostitomers at a distance may re»y*|on obtaining*{th« CHOICEST |GOOD3| WITH THE LBAST DELAY. ) Tk»t[SyUm of dealing with orders by post in' A |MOST PERFECT ONE, And Coantry Gllnti favoring BALL\NTYNB'S>ith their oaitom can rest aisared ALL ORDERS WILL BE FAITaFCJLLY. »nd that they are being supplied with HIGH-OLAB3 GIOD3 AT REASONABLE PRICES. BALLANTYNB'S STOCKS were »cv- r more replete with EVERYTHING SUITABLE FOR SUMMER WEAR than they are at the present timp, and THE WHOLE IS CHARACTERISTIC OF BALL ANTYNE'S, whoie name is synonymous for GOOD QUALITY, GOOD TASTE, A GOOD VALUE One Shilling In the Poand Discoant for Cash. J. BALLANTYNE & COMPANY DCTNSTABLE HOUS^, OHBJSTIhUROH. i Affi YOUB SHOE DBAIiIB I FOR B^SJR* • • BNCOUBAOB r*m / COLONIAL nuutm,. BOOTS & SHOES j ■".""■* | MANUFACTURED BY | S. ANDERSON, TIMARU. H. M. JONES. H. M. JONES. STATIONERY BOOKS. ACCOUNT BOOKS. 9P\fi nAA ENVELOPES, imported direct. Commercial Envelopes 4UV*UW f rom 3g 6d per 1000; 5000 at 3s per 1000. Bozed^Staiionery, latest styles, from 6d, r9d, Is, Is 6d, 2s box, PIANOS. ORGANS. 41 payments of £1 each will pnrchase a splendid overstrung, fall trichord, massive iron-frame Piano, up-to-date in every particular. Only £1 required to be paid at time of purchase. Call and see this before yon bay elsewhere. Organs from 10s per month; Pianos from||2oi per month. CRICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIAL Joic Arrived, ex Gothic, from Wisden and Son's, London. RACQUETS, London inlaid, Victoria,- Invicta, Champion, Match Popular BALLS, Plain and Covered, Slazenger's, Silvertown, Wisden's. CRICKET BATS, Warsopp's, Wisden's all cais, Duke's, Union, Hearaea and others. BALLS, Bearat't, Duke's, Wisden's, Craven, Match, and Practice Bails; H. M. J O NEB. LINOLEUM. LINOLEUM. JUST ARRIVED PER «S.S RANGATIRA,'AT T. H. UNDRILL & CO.'S. LINOLEUM. LINOLEUM. NEW & CHOICE DESIGNS AND COLOURS. LINOLEUMS ABB OILCLOTHS. The Largest Stocks to Choose from, at Prices to suit all, at T. H. UNDBIIIi & 00,' S. Also, Some Remnants at greatly reduced prices; also, a Large Assortment of Oilcloth for Dados. bedsteadsTbedsteads. We hava juit opened Another Large Shipment of Brats and Iron Bedsteads in the latest designs, direct from the Best Ma&afaotnren tn Birmingham, which enables as to.gire you the best possible value. BEDDING & FURNITURE of all kinds made on the premises from the beat material. We Invite all to inspect our Stocks. No one pressed to bay. T. H. UNdSJIL & CO., CABINETMAKER.. UPHOLSTERERS, PICTURE FRAMERS] & UNDERTAKERS^ J OHORki) STREET, Nut Building Seders Office^



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BMOgesoon No Appetite, General Weakness. If your food is only partly digested then the hody is only partly nourished. | Th» blood rapidly becomes thin and filled with impurities, the nerves are t, easily exhausted, there is headache, j restlessness, and the whole system is 0 greatly debilitated. Mr. A, ChaufEourier, of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, sends us Sis photo graph and the following testimonial: " While reporting for the local an&xbetro* politen press in Riverina, I contracted a severe chill which developed into a. general weakness of my digestive organs. A short course of AUK'S Sarsaparißa enabled m© to continue my work all right. My appetite improved, my t&ste for food came back, and my general health was greatly im proved in every way." . When taking the Sarsaparilla, it is best to use Ayer's Pills also. Take just enough each night to produce one good free movement of the bowels daily. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Aycr & Co., Lowell, Mass., U.S.A. ESTABLISHED 1879. F.FERRTMAN, LAND & ESTATE AGENT, LICENSED LAND BROKER; , T7IOR SALE—Brick House, on J acre, X? Nelson Street, Hampßteafl»within'Baßy distance of the School, and in a direct line with the Railway Station; a sound investment for the price required, £220. Oash dr- terms . ' i^v V F FBRRIMAN 1 XH^R SALEi Ashburton Suburbs—B acre* X? 32 perches of land, possessing ample frontage on good roads, with substantial buildines, consisting of a good 6 roomed House, Shop, Workshop, excellent Stables, and Cow Sheds; first class orchard well supplied with water. The land is well situated for subdivision F FERRIMAN FARMS FOR SALF— 84 acres, capital investment, would let to P*F 8| per cent on price required 500 acres, £10 per acre, within 2£ miles o Railway Station 600 acres Several Blocks of Good Sheep Coantry from 1500 acres upwards F FERRIMAN FOR SALE WINTER'S ROAD, ALLENTON, An Opportunity to Erect Your Own House I HAVE been instructed to Sell Lots 24 and 25, containing one Acre situated as above. The Piles suitable for a new house and als a chimney with fire place are already on the Land, as is al-o a pump with abundant supply of water. The only other thing necessary is a Carpenter with timber and iron to make a comfortable home F FERRIMAN T>BRPBTUAL LEASE FOR SALS at JF Hinds—An exceptionally favourable opportunity of securing a comfortable borne, with 44 acres of good graz:ng land ; small yearly rental. Inspect this property before baying your home F FSRRIMAN FOR SALF, BAVELOCK STREET WEST. TOWN SECTION 1171. A splendid opportunity of securing a building site in the favourite portion of the Towd. F. FERRIMAN. E TpOR KALE-Several Sectioai at Fnirton [ F FERRIMAN " TO LET | 1 EAST STREET SOUTH A SHOP available for immediate occupa tion F FERBIMAN I H Undbill., k undbiu, T H UNDRILL & GO FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON KVKRY REQUISITE ON HAND. i Polished Coffins a Specialty. I A Choice Assortment of Artificial Wreaths in Stock. Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall; also care ef Mr T, Andrews, East Belt. $



TO STAND AT ALLBNTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICP The Beautiful Bay^Horse (18|hds) GENERAL TRACEY. (Reoord 5.4.) ByJßerlfn—Jenoy Tracey (both imported SIRE of Victory 11, General Grlgg, Experience, General Btandfah, Traoey Belle, General Shaf ter, and many others too numerous to mention For further particular!, appy to THOMAS HAROLD, 9 173 < Groom in charge LUWaLYN OWEN, M'CS.M. OERTIFIOATED TEAQHER. LOCAL Representative of the London i Oollega of Music, and cf the^{Ma«ica InternatiotAl College. PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, VIOLJN, MAN DQtJNE, SINGING. HARMONi' . AND COUNTERPOINT. BAKER RROa. IJIUBNTSHIKG T r NDKIW aKBKB ■ UKNISHTNG U NDERTAKERS, DIRECT Importers of Beet and Latest Doelgnß In FUNERAL FURNISHINGS. FUNERALS conduolad with the greatest care and sattafrotion, it most reasonable charges. Corner of Wakaiusl tload and Oasß Streets, and Baker and Ooaoh Factory. J. V. DX BEEE WATCHMAKER & JKWELLER TTAS Just received a Large Shlpmen OF WATCHES. WATCHES 6 Dozen Nickel Levers at 27s 6d Specially made to order, Strongly built to suit hard wear. 2 Years Guarantee. 8 Dozen NIOKEL WATCHES at 20s' The best value in the Colony. 1 years Guarantee. A New and Fall Stock of Gent's and Ladies Gold and Silver Watches to hand. S PECTACLES New Frames and Lenses on the Interchangeable System. To meet the requirements of 'those using the famous "LAZARUS' Spectacles a special importation of his Frames and Lenses to hand. SIOHT TBHTING A PERFECT FIT/GUARANTEED. J. V.DKBEEK i WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, | " Ashbnrton i — — , _ . A PECULIAR CASE UNDER TREATMENT In the Blenheim Hospital, BUT IT TAKES PLANTEKOA TO EFFECT A OURE. Read the following. It will interest you :— Beavar Road, Blenheim. Jane 21st, 1.900. To Proprietor of Piantekoa, Dear Sir,—Kindly permit me to add my grateful testimony to the value of yoar Great Remedy Piantekoa. My wife was suffering from a decayed jaw and povbety of blood, and was treated for a month in the Blenheim Hospital. Your Representative recommended me to get Piantekoa for her. Almost from the fibst cose she commenced to mend, and is now qoite herself agala. I consider it the best Medicine I have ever known, and shall recommend it to all who suffer. Believe me, yours sincerely, W. Day, Junk. If you are sick or suffering, TRY PLANTEKOA. It will care you. Doea yoar Chemist or Grocer keep it If not, call on CARSON AND CO., Or Amtral Botanic Company, Piantekoa Proprietary, Wellington.