The Ashburton Guardian.

Vol xxi. no. 5232

Ashburton ; Thursday, October 11, 1900.

prick -.One Penny

BIRD'S FOUNTAIN ON KRUGER'S HAT.

Some time ago, when the Inhabitants of Pretoria were erecting a statue to Oom Paul, a deputation waited on hie wife to a«k her opinion of tho sketches, and to beg her to add any sngg stions. The drawings represented him in his black coab old fashioned top hat, and best black suit,' Mrs Eruger looked at them with delight. She thought them beautiful. The teats were in her £yes in the excess of her grafitud" and pride. Then modestly she made a request. She begged that the crown in the top hat might be left hollow, so that tha birds would always be able to drlt k from It, bier husband took a pull or two from his old black pipe. Then he granted forth— " Tis well. The birds at least will be arc)rsciouslygrateful for my existence." And so the hollowed crown of Iho hat catches the rain when it falls, and the birds flutter around it to drink and to ba he.

WORKING CLASS PROSPERITY.

Let us r< joice with our brother, the working man^ for shall net his prosperity mean joy and gladness— n^y, eren iulr.ess of the mom-y-bf gs and peace of mind— to rc-any a hard created medical practitioner. Tbe Labour G_ ;tce for this month shows the enormous increase which has taken phice in the wages of largo groups of the work ng classes during the last five months and when we consider how large apiopor tion of the work of doctors is done among weekly wage earners It cannot be without interest to note this turn of affairs, for if now is the timo of their prosperity, now also bhould be the time when old Ecorea should be wiped tff, at d when some son of readjustment should be made of the in'qultous club ratos which, as the result of a senseless downwa;d com pet lon, have come to be accepted as the basis of medical remuneration by many general pr act it ion era. It appears that the changes in wages reported during May aft>c_d about 181, 2CO wotkpeople, inly a few hundred of whem suffered decreases. _ho net result of all the changes waa an average increase of Is Of d weekly per head, the principal increase occurring among coal miner*, furnace men, and earthenware woikers. Jut if wo take tbe five months from January to May we tind that the number of separate iudivtfu'U woskprople who were reported as having nceived increases or decreases of wages amounted to about 950,500. Of these 944 OOD obtained a net average increase cf 2s 2J3 weekly per head a*id 5600 eustaincd a t_ t average decrease of 2s lid we kly per head. Tnus the general t _.. cfc <■ f a'i the changes was a rise of 2d 2d per week in the wages of the 650, 500 work people affected. Think of it! A rise of £JOO 750 sinca Christmas in the amcunt distributed in wages week by week Think of the millions of pounds extra now being received In wages" by the working clauses, and then thifck of the miserable ratejß of psy given by clubs and friendly societies for medical attendance, cf ten not exceeding a halfpenny <r a penny a week. As woiking men ourselves—men who woik very hard i&deed- we naturally are much gratifed to hear that "labour "is in such good case. All the same we feel that under tbe circumstance*, now is the time for some readjustment being made in the standard rates of pay for medical attend ance on club patients sne friendly societies rates which always savoured of charity to a far greater extent than was either just or desirable — The Hospital

Tommy Atkins's Chinese Fare

Unless Tommy Atkins in China can adapt himself to his dietary surround* inga he is likely to have a sorry time ol it. In the last war there some of our soldiers, says The Gem, could spin some queer yarns about messing ail day long on rice, and snatching the cooking pots from under the very noses of the enemy. The Chinese, of course, make rice a staple diet, and j hiloeophers may again interest themselves in beholding the two races in conflict —the farina ceous yellow man versus the carnivor* European. Strangely enough the Chinaman detests as poison cold water as a drink. He takes scalding tea, boiling rice wine, and corn brandy with relish, and some observers hold that this mania for hot liquors causes him to be old, ugly, wrinkled and toothless before his time

New "Railway Trucks. —The new iron 4_" goods trucks are cuming into more general use lately. 3 hey are heavier than the wooden ones, as tbey weigh nearly four tons, but they carry 7£ instead of 6 ton loads. They are a trifla higher above the rails than the wooden ones. Ihe designers for the Department should try to devise a spring-top to catch the doors when letdown, as they utuaUy are, with a bang that tends to shatter the wooden doors and to band the iron ones. Taranaki Land VALUKS-Tha Taranaki Herald siys quite an erroneous impression appeals tj prevail as to the prices paid for land for dairying purposes in Taranaki. As a result of careful inquiries, our contem porary states that the land that has brought over £30 per acre has been acquired for cutting into suburban lots, and only about £16 has been paid for land for dairying. A Reminder—We wish to remind all who may require new suits _o, ■* before the Show," that we have already opened out a large variety of New Goods for the Spring and Summer seasons, comprising the most •• up to date " beat quality wortte suitiege, ko, imported direct from the manufacturers. For a number of years we have always had such a " Rush " of orders just before the holidays, that we found it impossible to execute all by the required time, We would therefore respectfully urge all our friend (both old and new) to kindly call and favour us with their esteemed orders as early as possible to prevent disappointment, and blige Craighkad & Berrvman, the leading Tailors and Outfitters, Ashburton ' TO THE DEAF—A rich lady, cured of Deafness and Noises in the Head by Dr Nicholson's Artificial Bar Brums, gave £500 ---to his Institute, so that deaf people unable to procure the Bar Drums may have them free. Address^ No. 667 d, The Nicholson Institute, Lonsreott. Gunnershury London



SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR LONDON. _*__ J^OYAh MAIL STKA fSS__»*_ MERS, withtuperior _^«g^y accommodation for all olasses ~.<<^___ 0 | pasß_gers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Tonerlffe and Ply. mouth, Vessel Ton Commander From j Date. Karamea 646* Barton ... Lytb'n Sept 22 Qothja _,7_o_Mley JWel'b_Jan 31 _ """q^jjqo STEAMERS. ~"~ Kamara ]6OoOHootland IWelig'n Oct 25 Tokomaru 6258 Miiwall Nov Maori _17|Moff_b Nov —_—,—MWM i. i n ll»il_»» in .. »... r E. W. HANMER, _ _ _ Agent, new ZEALAND LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS FOR LONDON, te Video, ITenerlffe A Ply_.t_h ______ StMmert. [Usne. Port. Date. _.l_—, — —'— ■■»■■■ Wakatana 8000 Welling! on October 11 Waimate 5610 — Oct — Wakanui 5706 — Nov 1 Bakaia 5628 — ■ Nov— Faparoa 7000 — Co follow Walkato 4767 — „ Rimataka 7700 — „ Tekoa 4050 — „ Fapanni 3808 — „ Otarauaa 6372 —  RangStifcei 7700 — „ Rnapehu BCOO — __ h Far further particulars apply to FKISDLAHDKR BROS., L«». ,_■_«■_■_ i i ■. n i, , , n ■ UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY Off NEW ZEALAND, Limitid 6TE4MERS 8 All FROM LYTTELTON ASUNDER: For Weabpbrt and Grey mouth—Weekly Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thura day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra Bailings see advertise ment in Christchurch papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and . alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Fioton, via Wellington— Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; eferonco should therefore be made to Ohrietchttreh daily papers for dates and hoar of sailing "For farther particulars apply to F FERRIMAN, Agent, Aahburton



_LIiRY""~STEPHENSON / (successor to Alfred Harrison.) Established 20 years. AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND JOMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock, Clearing Sales of Stock, Household Furni ture, etc., aa per arrangement in any part of the county. Advoncea made on all goods placed in my hands for Sale. Regular Consignments of Colonial Grown end Island Fruit sold pivately through the week, and at Auction on SATURDYS. Ao__: Jfarwlofa Onion Fire Insurance Company It Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay menta from _SO_ per month. HIHEY STEPHENSON, AUCTIONEER.



A OABD. A Branch Office has* been opened by the undersigned at Mesbbs Niooll BBOS,,Eas Street, where they will carry on praoticejas Barristers and Solicitors. MAUDE k HARMAN, Solicitors, Chrlatroh oh Money to Lend at Lowest Current Rates;' •a Freehold Security. No Procuration bee, MAUDE _ HARMANj 1-48 Ashburton.



G. JESSON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, TTAS REMOVED to temporary premises ;NEXT MESSRS.. SEALY & CO. Bast Street.



(THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Ltd. Offices, Warehouses, and Grain Stores: West Street, Ashburton. ™ E _ __=i _ __i X_ Requisites at lowest rates. iShroeerles, Hardware ! Saddlery, Oornsaoks, Woolpackt, Twine, Oils, Tinware, Horse Covers, Etc. Etc. GRAIN SOLD oFcOMMISSION. ' Having reliable information from our kgsats In other parti of the Colonies, we are k a position to obtain highest possible prices br all grain placed in onr hands for diipoiah \ Sharsholders should he particularly oar« ---;nl to tafuire from us and inspect our goods bef _• ordttlng eliewhere. f. F, QIBSON, Manager



SEE DS. SEEDS. S EEDS. IIOJOO. - I- SEASON, « - 19 0.0. Mmmo and Blair's FAMOUS STANDARD SEEDS VEGETABLE SEEDS FLOWER SEtfDS w 3d. PER PACKET. |Id. PER PACKBT.J NIMMO AND BLAIR'S SEEDS GROW, FEW FQUAL. NONE BETTER; ALL THOROUGHLY TESTED BEFORE B_NO BENT OOT.f (gT OIiDER EARJbY - - And have your Seeds in hind whanf it ia time to bow. CATALOGUES CAN BEIHAD^ON APPLICATION. FLOWER SEEDS in one hundred varieties. This list includes tbe moat hardy varletl s an well as the B'iowieat, and eaih packet contains mere hm sufficient Seedjto plait in an ordinary ga-den. SOW THEM AND YOU WILL NOD HAVE ANY DISAPPOINT MEKT, | SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, | Makiet House, Ashburton* ! NOTICE TO FARMERS. ABE CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT IN ANY QUANTITY Please take your Samples to the Mill We oan supply Oorasackn at cost price, CANTERBURY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. (ROLLITT AND C 0.,) D. WOOD, Manager 17th Mar-.h, 1900.



W. »XJ_A_TG_-, Sole Pabtneks ahd T, COVJB_t»____3 Propbiwobs. - ■ - :x: " THE CHEAPEST WAY, THE BEST WAY, THE MOST SATISFACTORY WAY When baying ftrtyfchtog is A [LARGE ESTABLISHMENT, such as our own. We buy ENORMOUS QUANTITIES F EVERYTHING AT A TIME, AND WE BUY FOR HARD CASH, Consequently we can offer Patrons a very wide range of goods AT PRICES TO SUIT ALL PURSES. For up to date Drapery, Stylish Dresses and Dress Goods, Fashionable Mantles and Jackets, exquisite London and Continental Model Millinery, &c, _c, House Furniture and Furnishings, Wire Mattresses, Pure, Sweet Bedding, First rate Venetian and other Blind?, Ready Made Clothing (all these lines being manufactnred by ourselves) WE ARE UNRIVALLED TN NEW ZEALAND WE ARE ALSO BESPOKE TAILORS, . This great Department of our Business being conducted on West End of Londo lines, STYLISH. PERFECT FITTING^ SUITS FROM £33 IT MAY NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU To come to Town to see Us ; if you cannot spare the time to come, you e%n WRITE TO US. PATTERNS, PRICES, AND PARTICULARS post free on application to any addresd. HUNDREDS OF LADIES MOW SHOP WITH US BY POST, THIS S* T_M WE FIND WORKS SMOOTHLY, EASILY, and PLEASANTLY AND GIVES GENERAL SATISFACTION, STRANGE~$ >~COMPANY, CHRISTCHURCH.



M ft L L O R'« ; ZEA LANDIA BOOT Sf ORE *,■"**■ _>:_.l_##_ a_/_lr r_____________ ■ - 1 < <_____■________ \ =am^r tJ (G^r^ V_ / I <I ________________r ■ ■'■ _^^'" -V' /_rVC__( _ <J r ________B___B____b_ x V x '._X^ j / Vifliiß_—fe—*^______P__^"-'; ** HpBE only Up-to-date Boot Shop in Ashburton. For real good Value, Style, and Fitting try the *• ZEALAN IA BRAND. Every pair guaranteed- Remember our Price a tho CHEAPEST, and our Stock tho LARGEST in Canterbury. If you want good Value for very little Money, then be sure you 0010 MELLOR'S ™^™*f*™™ TANCRED STBEFT, oSHBUBTDN



J. SEALY & CO., THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED SEED FIRM IN ASHBURTON. J__ __" _^/_ AR _ still t0 fche *rODt» and are Prepared to supply tbeir many %KJ • k\> KJ\J» Patrons with reliable SKEDS, of every deeciiption, THAT WILL GROW, at lowest market rates, SEEDS FOR THE FARM, VEGETABLE SEEDS, FLOWER SEEDS, & GARDEN REQUISITES of every description, Direct from the Cbowbhs and Makufactobeks. Our Stocks of NEW SEASON'S SEEDS are frcm the Cel«brtt_ Fitms, Jamks Carter & Co, London, and P_m Lawson & ,cosr, Edinburgh, and they arefof the ' best quality obtainable. FRUIT. FRUIT. FRUIT. LARGE STOC KS of all Seasonable FRUITS always on hand, at lowest rates,



I H. M. JONES. H. M. JONES. STATIONERY BOOKS. ACCOUNT BOOKS. 2£_fi AAA ENVELOPES, imported direct. Commercial Envelopes, WtUVU from 3s 6d per 1000; 5000 at 3s per 1000. Boxed Stationery, latest styles, from 6d|9d, Is, Is 6d, 2a box, PIANOS. ORGANS. 44 payments of £1 each will purchase 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 boy elsewhere. Organs from 10s per month; Pianos from'2o* per'month. CRICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIAL Just arrived, ex Gothic, from Wisden and Son's, London. RACQUETS, London inlaid, Victoria, Invicta, Champion, Match Popular BALLS, Plain and Covered, Siazenger's, Silvertown, Wisden's. CRICKET BATS, Warsopp's, Wisden's all cain, Duke's, UnioD, Hearnea and others. BALLS, Hearne's, Duke's, Wisden's, Craven, Match, and Practice Ballsi H. M. JONES.



LINOLEUM. LINOLEUM. JUST ARRIVED PER «S.S RANGATIRA,'AT JL_ Jul. UINJDKJLL & CO. S, LINOLEUM. LINOLEUM. NEW _ CHOICE DESIGNS AND COLOURS. LINOLEUMS AND OILCLOTHS. The Largest Stocks to Choose from, at Prices to suit all, at T. H. UN DRILL & 00. S. Also, Some Remnants at greatly reduced prices; also, a Large Assortment of Oilcloth for Dados. bedsteadsTbedsteads. We have just opened another Large Shipment of Brats and Iron Badsteads in the latest designs, direct from the Best Manufacturers in Birmingham, which enables us to give you the best possible value, BEDDING k FURNITURE of all kinds made on the premises from the best material. We invite all to inspect our Stocks. No one pressed to buy. !• _El. uJN_D_IvIJuJL & CO.* CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, PICTURE FRAMERSI _ UNDERTAKERS, TANCRED STREET, Next BuildinglSooietyis Office 1



THOSE who deaire a convenient house' and or-t. date, should consult Hard j_r Bros., fc r "tsd supply of hot and col water Poisoned Terrible Feelings. Loss of Sleep. Impurities often accumulate in the blood until they produce the most dangerous symptoms of poisoning. Tho appetite is lost, digestion weak ened, and nerves exhausted. Mrs. F. Flynn, of Adelaide, So. Aus tralia, sends us her photograph and says: - \ "I used to have terrible feelings come over me. The doctors could do me no good. I could not sleep, my appetite left me, ana I was a most miserable woman indeed. Having read of „AV__ Sarsapar_a I thought I would try it. To toy great sur prise, after taking only two Dottles I found myself very mucli better in every way. After taking six bottles all my disagreeable feelings left me, and I was completely cured." If your bowels are constipated, take Ayer's Pills. They are gentle and sure. They cure biliousness, dyspepsia, and sick headache. Take them with Ayer's Sarsaparilla; on© aids the other. Ptttarcd »y Or. J. & Aye? & Co., _well. Mass., U.S_.. " N_W~~ZEALAND ' . INbUBANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED ... ■*■... 1859. OAPITA_^ON_ MILLION THE Premier end Wealthiest Colonial Company, Noted for Promptness and Liberality Paid-up Capital and Reserve?, _400,000. Fire and Marine Riska, Also, — Risks on Growing drops. Threshing Machines, etc, accepted at lowest current rates, E. W. Hanmer, AGENT LLEWELLYN OWEN, M'CS.M. CERTIFICATED TEACHER. LOCAL Representative of tbe London College of Music, and of the Muaica International College, PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, VIOLIN, MAN DOLINE, SINGING, HARMONY AND COUNTERPOINT.



TO STUD HORSE OWNERS! TTORBB OAR-S k HORSE [RECEIPT BOOKS Printed at? the MAIL aa. GVARDIAN Office) with Neatness and Despatch and at Moderate Prices. T@ _Ti__' THIS SEASON, AT MR GUDSFLL'S FARM, TIN WALD, And Trave„ the Wakanui, _nwam>, Lokgb _eh, _ Emus Districts — The Thoroughbred Stallion ; MARQUIS OF ZETLAND, (Parkin Warboek ll—Reverie—(Bred fey Ma E Gates, at Grove Farm) MARQUIS of Zatland is a dark bay colt with black points. He a'ands 15 hands 3 inches, haa greaD strength and sub {stance, and during his racing career he proved bimaalf to be one of the fasteet horaea of the many good ones brad 01 Grove Farm. Feea—Season £3 3a. For further particulars apply to R BURNETT, Tinwald TO STV_ D AT ALIEMTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT The Beat/tip r_ Bay Horse (I6shds) GENERAL TRACEY. (Record 5.4.) By Berl'n- Jem>y Tiacay (both fmported SIRE of Victory 11, General Grigjr, Experience, General Standiah, Traci y Belle, General Shafter, and many others tco numerous to mention For farther particulars, appy to THOMAS HAROLD, 9 173 Groom in charge



TO Stand thb Heaeon at Wellbetk, Tinwald, the Imported Stallion OBLIGADO Oimonde (winner BenT Or(vmner of Derby ard of Derby) „ grandsire e.f F.y Mac , roll j (win . . r; ing Fox) ncr of Derby) _ p5 ■ _____—_—_— , ■ ' ' co O Shotovor (w n_r Hermit (winner ** of Derby and of Derby) | Two Thousand Stray shot, by a Guineas roxopholi'e, the fc _—- ________ re Mnsk't. 6 trapp'st (winner . of the Stewards Hermit (winner <3 Cap at Good- of Derby) wood and one of O the moat bril — —- 9 g li»nt horses oi , 2 fe -— < . f_i Macaroni (win Oner of Derby) Frivolity (winner ....... of Middte'Park Miaa Agnea (one Plate and Alt- of the greatest horp Park marea in tbe Stakee) English S;tnd ~" Book) • J Obligado is one of the most fashlonab y bred horses ever imported from England. His sire, Orvllle, is by that greatchampion Ormonde, out of Shotover, who won amongst other races, the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby. His sire, Hermit, i also won the Derby, whilst her dam Stray Shot is a grand-daughter of that great mare Mcd leant, an Oaks winner and a dam of a Derby winner Frivolity, the maternal granddam of Obligado. was a very brilliant mare, winning, amongst other races, the Middle Park Plate, and she is one of the great Agnes family j in fact, Frivolity Is full sister in blood to Lily Agnes, the dam of the great champion Ormonde. to The pedigree of Obligado, back only three removes, shows six Derby winners, together with a double strain of the great 1 Hermit and Miss Agnes families -a blend -1 Ing of fashionable blood that cannot fall at the stud. Obligado met with a slight accident last winter, which prevented him being properly trained, but he is a beauti ful mover, and before meeting with his accident proved beyond a doubt that he was possessed of great pace. There is no more promising Imported sire in Anstralia or New Zealand. TERMS : — Thoroughbred Mates, 10 Guineas. A Limited Number of Halfbreds at 5 Guineas. Apply to E GATKS, 996 Wellbeck, Tinwald. ,



.HO TRAVEL LAURISTON, METHVEN X RAKAIA, & HICHBANK Districts, KOYAL ROSEBERY. For terms, etc, apply JOHN BRAWLEY, 10 41 Proprietor, Marawiti ___ __ — CHEAP WIJNTER FIRING, | NEW MOUNT SOMERS GOAL. OUTPUT has Trebled during the les twelvemonths, iqj IS USBJ EVERYWHERE. This Coal is the Best and Cheapest Sieatr, _d Household Coal in the market. Used in the Woollen Factory and Oante eury Flour Mills, GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WRITE FOR PRICES to 0. T« PARK) MOUND SOMERS



I WEAK LUN.GS^jpD- I Can get more Comfort, '7 More Nourishment, 5 Flesh and Blood and Strength, out of U, •• • Emulsion of Cod Liv*?r Oil Than from the Finest Beef. | Beef strengthens only the already , healthy system. Lane's Creasotkd Emulsion soothes Lung Coughs, and heals the Irritated bronchial tubes. It gives warmth, strength, and vitality to . , the whole body. Nothing equals Lane's Ceeasoted Emulsion in nourishing properties. It is the one medicine that will positively cure Consumption, and make you fit for hard every-day work. It is Good for the Baby, •*• It is Good for the Man, • It is Good for Old Age. Ask your Chemist for LANE'S. If he tries to sell you anything else, refuse it. . ... PRICE 2s. * Manning Ado's, NEW SEASON'S I BOTTLES ALES AND STOUT, j IN QUARTS AND PINTS, THE BEST IN~THE MARKET Equal to the Leading Brands of ENGLISH ALES. Agents for Ashbarton—Messrs Shear* manßsos. j



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