THE WINTER FIRES.

How to Secure Best Results With Economy of Fuel.

To kindle any fire small sticks should be laid across each other, basket fash ton, with paper below. See that the drafts and dampers are all open, the upper front check closed, and apply the match before a bit of coal is put upon the wood. When it has begun to burn well, put on one shovelful, allow- Jing the air to pass through unchecked |o as to kindle that In a short time more may be added, then more, and ,when the coal begins to glow red shut time draft, then another.

Turn out of doors the first person (who dares to dream of using kerosene to help start a fire and severely ad monish her who persists in filling the Ere box to the top of stove or range. jThat is the way to burn out or crack fche stove and to destroy the fire brick. Besides, it chokes the draft, causing less lieat to be given out. A hot fire is a plear fire, with the draft coming un checked through the bottom damper. The persons who boll their tea are the same that fill the range as full as it Will hold and, when it fails, as it then taust, to give out the needed heat, take ioff the cover and punch and poke it flown from above, thus crowding the coal into a still more compact masa. Such a housekeeper has her range tepeedily filled with clinkers and wastes much fuel.

A neglected range implies ignorance imd indifference. How many there are Mho complain of a poor oven, yet allow soot to accumulate above and below it, bo census has estimated. Neglect jneans poor cooking and waste. Clink ers, too, should be watched for in the fire box and broken off as soon as they appear. It is a too common fashion to fill the range, leave the dampers all open and let the fire burn as it will till it is reduced to debris. Then dump In more coal or throw in some kin- Jdlings first and continue as before. On the contrary, the fire should be watch ed and a little coal added at a time, witli the dampers only opened before mealtime. In this way alone can a good fire be economically maintained. JTor a young housekeeper it is need ful to note these things. Otherwise the ashes will be half coal, to the detri ment of the household exchequer.—Re .view.

How to Make Apple Ginger.

Peel, core and slice down four pounds <of good apples. Prepare a sirup with three pounds of sugar, three ounces of ginger roughly bruised and tied up in a piece of muslin, the juice of one and thinly pared rind of half a lemon and XVs pints of water. This sirup should be pretty thick. Lay in the apple and boil it all together till it jellies, remov ing the ginger and the lemon peel at the last.

How to Bake Apples.

Take six good sized, perfectly sound pound sweets, remove their cores with an apple corer, place the apples in an earthern pudding dish, fill the cavities left by the cores with granulated sug ar, pour half a teaspoonful of lemon juice over the sugar in each apple, fill the dish with cold water to half the depth of the apples and stand in a slow oven. Cover the dish with an enameled pan and let the apples bake for half an hour. Then remove the cover from them and let them bake till very soft. Let them get cold be fore removing them from the dish in which they were baked. When ready to serve, place them in a glass dish ; and cover the apples with whipped cream slightly flavored with vanilla.

How to Smooth Clothes.

When dresses and clothing of any kind have been packed up, they fre quently become creased and crumpled. To remove these creases hang, if pos sible, in front of a good fire, as near as possible without scorching. If no fire is available, hang them in a hot, sunny room. Spread them out as much as possible. They should hang for a day at least

How to Fry Cauliflower.

Clean and separate the cauliflower and trim the stalks to a point. Cook five minutes in boiling water, drain and cook again in fresh boiling water to whick a tablespoonful of salt has been added. When tender, drain again and roll each piece in sifted bread crumbs, cover \mh beaten egg diluted ,with two tablespoonfuls of water, Grain and roll again in crumbs and fry in deep fat to a golden brown. Drain on soft .paper and serve at once on a folded napkin, with sprigs of parsley between them and tomato sauce in a separate dish.

How to Make Cheese Strips.

Out good puff paste into strips t&jjee. quarters of an inch wide aj&efc six inches long, sprinkle thickly wsth Par mesan cheese, grated, dust with pa prika, fold the strips lengthwise upon themselves, press the two sides to gether and bake in a quick oven. When crisp and cold, these are delicious.

How to Keep Guns From Rusting.

First of all remove the rust spots by the following process: Make a mixture of boiled linseed oil and red lead, spread on a piece of worsted and we3":i rub the barrel till the spots disappear* ffhen make a mixture of one poun^crf lard free from salt, one ounas of, camphor, black lead powder and. drag on's blood, finely powdered and sift ed, each two drams; melt all together on a very slow fire, constantly stirring for 15 minutes, pour in a tia and allow to cool. When it is ready for use, ap ply by simply rubbing it.oa the article with a soft rag.

How to Remove Jam Stains.

To remove jam stains from a light | tlress take a piece of clean flannel and some cold water and rub well the soi' ect part, after which allow it to & ir L slowly, when the marks will have appeared, ' ;

THE ASflßtThtOS GPAftbTAN , TUESDAY, APEIL 3, l§oo

Printed and published by Henby Willis t f Peter Street, Aehburton, for the Propria tors, at their Printing Office, Burnett Street, Ashburton, TUESDAY,;ApriIS, 1900 '



TINWALD foe Tale OQUAKS Dwelling TT^ cms an ct seebion, O oaatrallyßitnatc(' > j ßAroh ib a ld Street. Ihere is also a Bmall t »ble on the Property. Terras and parti <cu j aF3 furnished on sppli c itioH. V. BULLOCK, Agent ~WSE sale T^WLDING Allotments near the Canter X> bury Mills, No 39, 10, 54, 55, each containing J acr0 > having two frontages on Boftds running through block known »8 paddock. Good Land—Healthy position. 1' BULLOCK. "~ TO~~LET. Dsteiiing, iv Eton Street, Hampatead, together with two J acre sections; rental 8s VH Week> T- BtJLLfiCK' Smoke N^w Venus J



Wm. BTBANGB f Pole Partners and ) Thos. CUVEIIDALIfi! \ Proprietors, j W. STRANGE & CO. i TT AYE pleasure in advising Ladies resident in tie country that their first shipments of ; Jusl Arrived ! Autumn Just Arrivetf ! Juat Arrived ! £t Winter Jast Arrived ! Juit Arrived! Goods. Jusb Arrived ! Have ja»t atrivedt Theas useful, beautiful, novel and tempting lines were shipped to us duecfc from car London House, 139-141 Wool Exchange, E C, and comprise Fashionable, A. JELomt Fashionable, Oeefal, ot Useful, Novel, Attractions. Novel, Ail Prloae ! All Prices ! The ntw goods, expreia^y deugoed for Autumn and Winter wear, include nob merely a. grand assortment of plain, ever? -day Btuff, euoh as »re in request all the year round, but) The 3NOVJBX-.TIEJS*! The Latesb BJ O VJEJI^. rS.''IJES I • Lateab London &nd NOVEJLTIES! London and Continental INOVJEUTUSS I Continental Novelties ! Novelties ! J.e , Novelties in Dresses and Dress Goods, Blouses, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, Gloves, Corsets, Underclothing, Sunshades, Macintoshes, Promenade and Evening Dreßses, Opera Wraps, and Well worth Hepps of Well worth Coming so JPr©tty Coming to Town 'J.'liing'® ? Town f>o See ! to See ! But, Bupposo you can't come, bbafc you live too fur away, that you ean'fe spare the time for a trip to town—whab then ? We will tell you ! Good Advice ? Get Geb a Good Advice? a Catalogue! Good Advice ? Catalog?ue 1 Geb a Good Advice ? Catalogue ! They're jusb oab, and will give yea, ia a very attractive form, some account of the new goods. Having gob yonr Catalogue read ib carefully, make your ecJectioa, write to us telling us plainly whab jou want, enclose remittance to value of gcods, and Hundreds of felioi> An Effective Ladiea do! "WltJi xisj Pan, Hundreds of by Post! An Effective Ladies do! " Plan. N.B.— REMITTANCE MUSI ACCOMPANY ALL LETTER ORDERS. We will send you juab whab you want, and select the goods for you as carefully as you c Juki do it for yourself 1 you wore present ab fche counter. W. STRANGE & CO. MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, & FAMILY DRAPERS, CHRIS OHUROH. i iit m nm»mn«"i»miiiiii mil jimi i ■_uuun_,i.iii-Uii---'n wii—■■■■[■■■■■«iw'w~™™i-iTrTirr —r~ —i n — IMPORTANT NOTICE, DON'T FORGET, mO Call andi See our Stocks of FANCY GOODS, suitable for PBESENTS* and those prfip^ring for Friends should see us for BEDSTEAD^ BEDDING, AND ALL OTHER HOUSEHOLD FUENISHINGS PERAMBULATORS illl_»^ jyj ir^/^ PI-N(>S, h EWING MAOHINES ; FANOY CHAIRS * DRAWING ROOM ffiSSOBsSBS^ DINING ROOM WIOKSB. CHAIRS 1. FURNITURE, Em Carpets. Linoleums, Rugs, Mats, Etc. I tJST ARRIVED—A LARGE!ASSORTMENOO OP BAMBO VERANDA BLINDS II 'f. i :x:-— — i T. H. UNDRILL & CO., OABIHETMAKBRS, UPHOLSTERERS, & UNDERTAKERS, | TANCRED STREET, oppoaifca Aaoio?; BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST "T7IOR TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER CROP. SPECIAL MANURE ■ can be macta for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON. I MANURE CAN BE SUPPLIED IN 1 Owfe. or 2 Owfc. SACKS, : ' Orders received b/ BTEtTMSnDXoATSDBIIEt, BROS., Limited., DAVID THOMAS, OR THE j^.Z. FARMERS CO-OJt*JEiRA.TIVE il BSOCIATIOW OF CAWTERBURY, Limited., CANTERBURY FROZEN I^EAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY. LIMITED. 8 80 #• WAYMOUTH Soor*iftry.



™ ST H. !M. JONESj. STIiBET BICYCLES. BICYCLES —iB I CYC L!< S.i= I TTAVING RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF THE FAMOUS " ARENA " CYCLES, I am prepared to offer these Machines at a very Low figure to secure quick Sale and Prompt l?eturns. THESE Cyoles are Well-Made, Up-to-Date, Strong, .Rigid, Lighb and Easy Running, and fitted with Morgan and Wright Tyres, and equal to acy^£2o in the market. These Bicycles are offered at the very Low Price of £IQ CASH- TERMS OAN BE ARRANGED. THIS is an opportunity to secure a well-built serviceable Machine ab Bed-Bock Prices. I am prepared to indent those Cycle*?, Ladies' or Gentlemen's, a a lower price TERMS ON APPLICATION. ORDER EARLY FOB NEXT SEASON. Agent for Mil net and Thompson's Organs and Pianos. M. M. JONES. GUNS. GUNS. GUNS. Cartridges ! Cartridges"! Cartridges, Shot, Caps, Wads. BEFORE Buying any of the above Sporting Requisites call on " THE PEOPLE'S IRONMONGER," who has a splendid selection of Guns, I etc., by all the best kcown makers. | TO Builders' and those about to build I have in Stock a Choice Assortment of Tile and other Register Grates, Ranges, Mantelpieces, and all buildera Ironmongery at Lowest Prices, TOOLS! TOOLS! TOOLS* ! I have an immense Stock of Carpenters' and Mechanics' Tools, all of the very beat makes, and warranted, at prices which are now recogaised as the Standeud Bedrock Hardware Pi-ices in the Ashburton County. ia-REMEMBER THAT MONEY SAVED IS MONEY EARNED & BUY FROM 'C* "H/TTTTM^TATC! \ the people's practical iron- AX. IVJLJjjJLJJLJJ.I\ O, / MONGER, Burned Street. Agent for Cleveland and Imperial Hover Bicycles, ■Mill—liW IHHlMl——■—■■■■■■l MMIII ■lin Ml» II I mill 111 II 111 I 11l II HI II 111 lllliHIII IHH I > I li 111 11 IN mi II THE TOWN WAB ASTONISHED AND NORTHCOTE & HE F FORD Have been Congratulated on all aides on their Lovely Display of Novelties and Millie/: ?y, Their Lady Friends and any number cf folks (not at present regular Customers) acknowledged freely that the VALUE Shown and the TASTEFUL DESIGNS of their MODELS Exc3l by far any previously exhibited in Ashburton and District. —fx) A free INVITATION is extended to ALL to view our GREAT SELECTION, NORTHCOTE &. HEFFORD, CASH DRAPERS, MILLINERS, DRESSMAKERS, & OUTFITTERS, "THE CORNER." - 25,000 IN USE IN THIS. COLON? THEY BURN LIGNITE, TRUE COAL OR WOOD UP TO 2fb NO SETTINGUREQUIRED. With Stove Pipe can bo worked oat n the open. SPLENDID BREAD BAKERS. With Oust Iron or Cop er Boilers. The Copper Boileru are large and Ti enid REPAIRS ARE A MINIMUM, Made in all sizes, single or doable ovens. High or low pressure boilers r . ■ , „ BQ* ii inn ii Sold by all Ironmongers, from whom Catalogues can be obtained, or from the maker, H. E. SHACKLOCK, LTD., ; SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, Princes Street, DUNIDIN,



DRESS AND FASHION. Grand Show of Winter Fashions and Advanced Novelties. AIDEEW ORB TS now exhibiting a Magnificent Stock of High classs Novelties, Winter Jackets, Capes, Costumes, Millinery, Macintoshes, Dress Fabrics, Corsets, Umbrellas, Gloves, Collars and Ties, New Dress . Materials, Trimmings, Velvets Blouse Clothe, Kid Gloves. Gents' Clothing, Hats, Caps, Ties, Gloves, etc. Ladies and Gents' Jtoots and Shoes in great variety. Blankets, Flannels, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Floorcloths, Large purchases have been made previous to the great rise in Wcol and I other Materials, Customers will get the full benefit, DRESSMAKING.—TaiIor afade Coat and Skirt Costumes—beautiful fit. •Oi ™""f""' " ''■•""«■ ANDREW ORR. MELLOR' S = ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE THE LEADING BOOT SHOP, TH the Moat RELIABLE House for GOOD AND CHEAP^BOOTS. 0 aim is to give you the best value for little money. HONESTY is oui [Polio We wil' cot Guarantee yon an article unless we know it will give you every Satis aoMon, One TrlaHs all we ask—Our Goods^ell themselves. «■ h« m to— j MELLOR, (TANORED BTFEF ASHBUFTaN NOT EVEN • . . A N ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR • • . FORGETS THAT SHEARMAN BROS.' SPECIALTY IS Pure Ceylon Teas, Or that they keep the largest SUPPLIES in all kinds and qualities G-QINGr, SOUTS of the line. But they have other LITTLE THINGS BEHIND THEM, SUCH AS GROCERIES, IRONMONGERY, GLASSWARE ENAMBLWARE, CROCKERY, BSUSHWABE, WINES & SPIRITS By purchasing the above Goods from us at the lowest Cash Prices our Friends will always find it y PAY PAY PAY SMOKE ONLY NEW VENUS dark. QUEEN Lion*. —(o) A PEBFECT TOBACCO.



SHEEP FEED I HAVE for Stle 250 Acres of Sheep Peed. _____ F FERRIMAN, WANTED Known—That J. MoiSON has received a largo supply of Summer Boots and Shoes, suitable for the Holidays. They are all of the best brands and makers, and never equalled in Ashburton. J,M. being the only practical and experienced Bootmaker in the town, thus gives him superiority and facility to know best what to get. There foio the public have no need to wonder whpro to go for reliable Boots and Shoes. Uisoount for cash ac usual. Pepaire done at once. Best Sole Leather used and work manship, at The Hall, East Street, Ash arton . THE SHOW SEASON PRIZE 'POULTRY. Ok WING to the number of new house* r recently erected in the neighborhood of the Pelham Poultry Yards, rendering poultry keeping there inconvenient, the Proprietor is prepared to sell cheap the whole stock, including Exhibition Birde. Prize Winners, Young Birds, Etc* For particulars apply the Guabdian Office, or at the PELHAM POULTBY lAKDS PETER STREET, ASHBURTON. J. L.-HIGGS, PAINTER, PAPERHAEGER, SIGNWRITER, Etc. BUSINESS PEOPLE requiring Sign writing would find it to thelt interest to consult J. L. HIGGS, sa ht does tha work himself, therefore there is no second profit to pay. His ability is well known as formerly sign writer to Mr J. Wilson, with when he has severed all connection. ESTIMATES GIVEN FREE For all classes of painting and house decorations. ARTIST'S MATERIALS, and lat b engnain WALL PAPERS, in stock. tancbed~"stbeet. ihe ; " abiel ook fectioneby fpHE REFRESHMENT ROOMS for the reception of Ladies are bow completed. Fruit Salad, Ice Cream, Summer Drinks and ail the latest Fruits in saasonjat th Misses Pages' . New Shop, lately ooc ipicd by Coopbh Bbos, East Streeb, next Graighead & Berry man. 1 99 LOOK OHIAP WINTER FIRING. /HEW MOUNT SOMEKS COAL. OUTPUT haa Trebled during the" la twelvemonths IT IS USSi) EVERYWHERE, This Coal is the Best and Cheapest Steam md Household Coal in the market. Used in the Woollen Factory and Cants oury Flour Mills, GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WHITE FOR PRICES TO O. T. PABK, MOUNT SOM RB. TO ALL MY OLD CLIENTS FARMERS, AND RESIDENT OF ASHBURTON COUNTY. I BEG to inform you that I have severed my connection with the Canterbury Mill, which was under my management for over seven years, and have PURCHASED from Mr Edwin Thomas the WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. The Canterbury Mill, which la the property of the Bank of New Zealand Aaieti Board, is still trading under the name of Rollitt & Co., bo to avoid confusion with correspondence, I would like to ask you to address all orders to THOMAS ROLLIT3J WAKAKUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, ASHBUBTON On and after October Ist, I shall be pleased to Bupply you with firsts-class ROLLER FLOUR, WHEAT MEAL, BB AN & SHARPS, at lowest current rates. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF FARMERB DOING GRISTING, I have arranged to keep a supply of Floor Bran, and Sharps at the Stores of the N.Z. Farmers' Association, West Street, where Farmers, Shareholders or non-Shareholden can leave their Wheat and get Floor, Brui ( and Sharps in exchange. thomas'rollitt, WAKkNOI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. 9 285 ASHBURTON. jppj'k.jkiy IBg!** &S f r Km <J*a Jp|||a Sound the ■ JPfL' ■ PSSMiS£S PURE CEYLON OR BLENDED ""CLARKE'S OTpiJlS"™ warranted to core Gravel, Pains in the back, and all kindred complaints. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 yean. In boxes 4s 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the world. Proprietors, The Lincoln and Mid land O-unties Drug Company, Llooeln Egland