HOPE ON.

Though black and angry clouds may rise To hide the blue of summer skiea From strained and weary waiting eyes,

The sun will shine when clouda an; gono, i&nd when God's hand dispels the gloom The birds will sing, the flowers bloom- Cheer up, f»int heart, hope onl

Though steep the way and dark the night, With ne'er a friendly ray of light, And dim and feeble be the sight,

Still happiness waita in the dawn; There, just beyond the darkness, lies Love's sweet, gunlighted paradise- Be brave, poor heart, hope onl

For every heartache, every tear, For every patient, struggling year, For every sacrifice made here,

When heaven's mystic veil is drawn, A rkh reward, ten thousandfold, Will come, with happiness untold— Hope on, dear heart, hope onl —Memphis Scimitar.

The Parson's Safary.

=~ The Church Was Too Poor to Pay = E= It, and He Went Without It. = l!l[!![!!ll!!!L!!![|l!!!!!l!!!!!!!ll!!HIS!!!l[!ill!ll!!i!l!IIIii

The Rev. John Sopoß tried hard to do his duty when he became pastor of a church at Windport, down on Long Is land. It was his first charge, and he Boon began to think that, when he was called to the ministry, either the wrong John Sopor answered- the telephone or the message was a fake one. One of the first things he found out was that the church was In debt and willing to become more so. For a month or two he got the whole of his miserably small salary. Then he got only part of It, and finally he found it necessary to Bpeak about the condition of things.

Deacon Sifter was the chief man in the church. He had the reputation of being well to do. He was the principal storekeeper In the village and lived away from his business in an old fash ioned dwelling, facing on the main Street. His daughter Rachel was a very charming girl of 19 or 20. All the young men around were anxious for her acquaintance. But Rachel had re ceived a good education and was, moreover, sincerely pious and had no taste for the boorish manners, uncouth speech and careless habits of most of the young men around. The new pas tor was a very different man from the natives in all respects. He "Was tall, strong and erect, with a manly face and gentle methods. He was well in formed and knew how to talk and didn't assume an air of superiority, as some young pastors do. I think that it is best to say at once that he fell in love with Rachel and that she was Willing and glad. Neither is it neces sary to say that he visited the deacon's house oftener than any other in Wind port. I have said that the pastor's salary was miserably small. So when it came in regularly it was barely enough to pay his living expenses. When it ceas ed to come in, he was taken aback. So he went to the deacon and had a long talk with him, and the deacon said be would see about it.

"I hope you will as speedily as pos sible," said the pastor, "for, you see, I am a poor man and possess no other Income."

The deacon and his wife after this laid their heads together. They had noticed the pastor's liking for Rachel and felt rather flattered, taking it for granted that a young man who had spent years at college, always dressed weE and had accepted the charge of so poor a church Aaust have a good in come apart from his profession. The result was that husband and wife agreed that the pastor's visits must be discouraged, as they expected their daughter to marry a man of means and not a pauper, no matter how good he might be. Of course it devolved on Mrs. Sifter to let the pastor under stand in an offhand way the views of herself and her husband as to their ex pectations about Rachel.

So when the pastor called soon aft erward and was having a pleasant con versation with Rachel in the parlor her mother bustled in and greeted Mr. Sopor with much fervor. She sat down and talked about the weather and the crops and the Sunday school and the hard times. Then she suddenly re membered that she wanted something from the store and supposed that Rachel wouldn't mind fetching it. Rachel at once rose, excused herself and departed on her mission.

"See how readily she goes," said her mother. "She's a real good girl, and I'm so thankful that, in spite of her fine education, she is always ready to help me. You see, some people thought we was spiling her when we sent her to college, but she was our only one, and we were anxious that she should be a fit wife for a good man, no mat ter how high up he might be. We've Been a many nice girls make tip with young men and marry them, though they hadn't more than $10 or $12 a week, and In most cases when any thing out of the way happened they had to fall back on their parents for help. Of course we've got a little something laid by, but don't intend our daughter to depend on that when she gets married. Better stay single and bide at home than do that."

Tiere was only one interpretation which Mr. Sopor could find for this speech, including the $10 or $12 a week allusion, and that was that the deacon and his wife had seen his liking for Rachel and wanted it understood that they would strenuously object to him as a son-in-law.

A few days later in the evening a church meeting was held, and the pas tor ajjoke very plainly about his salary and the failure of the members to at tend the services and subscribe. He .Turns always a plain speaker. In the pulpit he used simple language and homely illustrations and uever talked politics or lectured on novels, but kept close to his text.

"I won't be in debt for the food I cat." he said, "and so. you must either

pay me the salary agreed on or release aie and let me go elsewhere." "Ye see, pastor," said one of the dea cons, "we thought ye'd ha' gathered in some o' the worldly minded people around, but^te don't seem to take. I see the young men come along and lis ten for a minute at the church door and then go. Now if ye'd had a rotis- In way with ye and made things hot they'd ha' come right in and might ha' bin converted." "I am quite aware of rny.lmperfee fions," Mr. Sopor said, "and am ready to remove them and myself out of your sight and hearing, but I want it under-, stood that you have covenanted with me to pay me so much a month and you haven't done It, and I must either live on credit or starve."' "I've lived on credit and traded on credit," said Deacon Sifter, "and no body thinks the worse of me, but then I never was a confessed pauper." "You are at liberty to live on credit again," Mr. Sopor said, "but as a Chris tian you are not at liberty to force your pastor to do so. It would be a disgrace to the Christian name." The meeting grew stormy and ad journed without any attempt to pay the pastor's salary. The very next day, however, something happened to ren der the pastor less anxious about his salary. He received a letter, Informing him that an uncle had died, leaving him an estate of over $200,000. Just as it was growing dark he started for the deacon's store, intending to smooth things over about the salary. The dea con, however, had gone home to sup per and Mr. Sopor directed his steps toward his dwelling. He found the door ajar and was about to knock with his knuckles on the panel when the door opened and a small parcel was thrust Into his hand, and he heard the stern voice of the deacon's wife: "There! Take that and be off with you. And don't you come loafing J around here again." The door was banged In his face. He stood dumfounded. Then he turn ed away with a sigh and went toward his boarding house, still holding the * parcel. When he reached his^apart ments, he struck a match and lighted his lamp. Then he looked down at the parcel which he had laid on the table. It was covered with a piece of brown paper. He took it up, felt the weight of it and wondered what it could be. He had once lent a lamp to Rachel for her bicycle, but it didn't feel like that. So he slowly removed the wrapper and found within—two slices of stale bread with a slice of cold meat between them! His heart sank. This was indeed a wicked act, a most unprovoked insult. It was throwing the dog a bone and then kicking him out. Next Sun-day after the preaching Mr. Sopor told the congregation that he was going to leave. "You owe me four or five months' salary, but I'll make a present of it to the church," he said. "I am sorry I've had to complain of poverty because of your failure to pay me what you covenanted. Still I am grateful that at least one among you showed a dis position to ]*elp me. I went to the door of one of the members the other night, and the lady of the house kindly thrust this parcel into my hand." He held up the parcel, opened it and exhibited the two slices of bread and the slice of meat. There was consterna tion all around, but most of all in Deacon Sifter's pew, as the pastor held ■ up the sandwich and turned it in dif ferent directions so that all might see it. Then he pronounced the benedic tion.

I am not informed what the congre gation said or thought I only know that while the people in the village were at dinner Deacon Sifter went round to the pastor and carried him away to the Sifter dwelling. Mrs. Sifter had recovered sufficiently from hysterics to talk between sobs and spasms. This was the explanation she gave: Just at dusk a tramp came to the house and asked for something to eat Mrs. Sifter put up a big, substantial sandwich and handed it out at the door to the tramp, as she supposed, for it was pretty dark, and she saw only the outline of a man. She accompanied the gift with the admonitions already I recorded. Afterward she was sorry she had given the rogue anything, for she found that her husband's overcoat was gone and was sure that while she was getting the sandwich the tramp had entered through the unclosed door and stolen the garment. So it turned out that just after the tramp had absconded with the coat the pastor come up to the door, and hence this story. Mr. Sopor didn't leave the church, and he did marry Rachel, and I am going down next week, If all be well, to see the baby.—Brooklyn Citizen.

Mirrors In Show Windows.

Effective results in show Windows are often produced by the aid of mir rors, doubling the exhibit, or even seeming indefinitely to extend it. A curious illustration of the effective ness of mirrors in such use was shown in a window of a big toy store. Ranged in companies and battalions, following one another upon a foot wide strip of glass raised above the floor of the win dow and extending along close to the window in front and along the entire width of it, was a long column of toy soldiers, marching, or seeming to march, the figures being ail In march- Ing attitudes. At the side of the win dow was a mirror standing vertically, but running back from the front at an angle slightly acute. Seen from the sidewalk and at a little distance from the window, the reflection in the mirror of the marching column of sol diers had the appearance of a continu ation of it, the column turning at the mirror, at a slight angle from the course of its march along the glass, the effect being produced by the angle at which the mirror was set.—New York Sun.

THB APHBT7RTON GUARDIAN t THURSDAY/ MAY 31, 1900

Printed and published by HIHBY Wmn Peter Street, Aihbnrton, for tht Pro prietore, ab their Printing Office, Burnett Street, Aihbnrton. THURSDAY, M.jr 31, tfoo



New Zealand jnggnace Goipanj. KBTA BL I S h"5!> O"™L _ 185 9 ■t—Mima n*ii'wiin»nM CAPITAL—ONE MILLION. THE PESMISB AHD""wEALTHIEST COIiOHIAI, COMPANY, NOTED FOE PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY PAID-UP CAPITAL AND RESERVES— ,£400,000. FIRE AND "MARINE RISKS* ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, CHBB HUNG MAOHMKS, &o. 9 AOOBPTRD AT LOWEST TORRENT RATBa X W. HAN MSB



E. W. HANMEB. TO FaBMKRS. TAM prepared to make very liberal cash advances on all piocluce—Grain, Wool, Frcz'jn Mutton or Lumb, Sheep Skins, etc, etc., which may be placed ia my handa for "a.\e. here—or for sale by my representatives in London. I shall not charge any Commission here far the advance—and my repriEeiitaiives in London having tha full knowledge of dealing with all produce consignments which they may receive, and having plenty of money to meet my drafts, will not sacrifice ftnything entrusted to their care, if there is the slightest oharce of doing better by holding for a while The quet-tion of selling indis criminately because they do not know per sonally the consignor, is a very strong fea ture in the mode of doing their business, I which has always recommended thrm. E. W. HANMER. BrT. "CLARK, GRAIN AND PRODUCE BROKKR, & GENERAL CORN AGENT. Takored Street, Ashburtoh TAM Agent for Messrs D. and W Gibbs' Sheep Dips and Disinfectants. Ue Gibbs 1 Sheep Dip for disinfecting your back houses. Asa tin, mixed with water, ,wil disinfect your premises for 2 years. This is the cheapest Disinfectant you can use. Large qu\Dti'ie-i have been shipped 'in hoard the New Zealand Troopships It ie being used extensively on the wharfs in Wellington, Auckland, I yttelton—with good results.



Irnn Agent for the I'ctaluma Incubator, the moat successful machine used in America Orders booked for machines to arrive in July. To ensue success in poultry farming for the export trade you muab use these machines to get early chickens. If you want your machines here by July you mutt order now. Orders booked now for breeding stock for the coming stftson. The success of the Poultry Fxport Trade depends on tho QUALITY. To gel quality you must use yure bred stock. Urder now for next eaaon. I am Baying Agent for all classes of Merchandise in the British, American, and Continental Market. Indents a specialty. Get y ur goods direct from the manufacturer! and save money. A FEW ARTICLES YOU SHOULD USE: Use Gibbs 1 Sheep Dip Use Richmond and Co, London, Oas Stoves Use Henry Wells' Oil Co (London) Oils for maohinery Use J Hollis and Sens' Bicjclts, "The Hollis," easy terms Use 8 McCaußland (Belfast) Field and Garden Seeds Use Murchison's Sorub Exterminator on Californian Thistles Use Knowles (Melbourne) Spray Fumps in the Orchard Use Knowles (Melbourne) Insecticides on American Blight Use Preservativ for preserving butter Use Petaluma (America's best) Incubators for raising chickens Use X' mp's Sheep Branding Liquid to brand your sheep Use Jadoo Fibre to grow Pot Plants Use Clark's Calf Feeders to rear Calves Use Normal Powder Company's Cartridges when out shooting Use Norton'd Egg Preservative to preserve Kegs Us» Kempthorne'a CrurKd, Bones and Poultry Spice in the Poultry Yard f i , mmmmm NOTICE. IV/TR CHARLES 01 OIL WILLIS ha« been appointed Canvasser and Collector for the A&hburton Publishing Company (\Sail& Guardian.) HB.NRY WILLIS, Manager, Ashburton, 20th April, 1900. THE J-HOW SEASON PRIZE 'POULTRY, OWING to the number of new houeeß 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 Birds, Prizo Winners, Young Birds, Etc. For particulars apply the Guabdian Office, or at the PJBLHAM POULTBY YARDS PJBTER STREET, ASHBURTON. T. BULLOCK ~~~~T 0 LET." * of 6 Booms centrally situated in Burnett Street Apply to T. BULLOCK Agent. — _____ __ Price Required, £165 ON account of the Public Trustee, estate of S Burforfe, deceased, Hampßtead, fronting continuation of North East Belt— 1 looi 36 perches, being part R.S. 14380 with two cottages thereon. Cfl^ra are invite! for this property.] Terms can be arranged. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE "TTALUABLE Town Section, nea<* th V Post Office and Railway station, being No, 505, Wiils street, containing J-Acre, estate of J. Page, deceased. It is centrally situated, opposite Oddfellows' Hall. Easy terms of payment can be arranged. T. BULLOC TO SPECULATORS AND OTHERS. RAKAIA. TOWN PROPERTY Estate of W. Cox, deceased ; on account) of the Public Trustee. Being Lots 356, 354, and part of 352, con taining in all 2 Roods 20 Perches, fronting Mackie and Rolleston Streets, with Build ings thereon ; let to tenants Offers are invited for the purchase of this Full particulars on application T. BULLOCK TO LET. » /^* UITE of Rooms, centrally situated in the new Victoria Buildings next Ar cade, Burnett Street. T. BULLOCK. — for¥ale 1 A rVI/ ACRES, "I A ryh 14/ /a acres, 14/ /a "IDANGIT ATA District being R.S. 26204 XX fronting the Road leading to the Rangitata Traffic Bridge, some distance above the Hinds station. Easy terms of Payment. tE. BULLOCK, Smoke ftivTVeriu*



i NOE-TfleOTE & HEFJFORD i ■ - ■ j ~O AYE now landed their Third Winter Shipment of Up-'.e-date Drapery and Clothing, pu chased for Cash from the leading Manufacturer*. |[§in 3 mwy casts at old prices, and In acme csb' a at slight advances only. W^^TT AJ^F**!? i0 A T HK WRSBa fur Fur Necklets, in iJ t ? Color ial Blanket s, Grey and J Black Bro and Wfait 2 ' ud White English Blankets, all biz».b. ; t o iy b 6d. ORTHCOTffi & HEFFORD fotNew . I Dress Materials, a splendid variety, rpHE CORNER for Now Millinery, plain and fancy; aI BO bergea and New J_ Stylish Hats, also Children's Face Oloths (best vaim in Aehbarton) ( Millinery, all the newest goods. NOKTHCOrB & HtFFORU for] • — — i , 7f IWVTkf l th° n^ Weßb ColoQttl ' T HK OORNB,R for Far Trimming, Is, ls6J,and2 s 6d P eryard. Baid Ornweati, BuokUs, and N3RTHOOTE * HEFFORD for pra '8 Sfltß- Blouse Velveteens, fancy stripes . Wl . ww . t »»..,« , , and total g afcterns, U lid and L6d per A NE^ ariety of Ltdies FawiMtow ; y ar <j r JLX. at 2s 9i each. |>^ORTHCOTE & HriFFORDfor New T HE CORNER iot Kid Gloves, 2a 6d, 1.1 Season's Macintoshes, a splendid X 2s Ud, 4, 9d, 6i 6J j Huede Gloves lot, all the best colors and shades, at 2a lid ; Far topped, grand value, 3s 6d. moderate prices. — — , oßpwrnT^ * Tnrwi?nuT* * xr fl HE CORNER for Ladie*' Oombina* ?iK? «n W^k ¥ HD for New j tionß , Corßetß , Metino aad Lw . and Biue!Yast L^Ho'S^ 01^ Undejclorhing, oar leading lines. Very NORTHOOTE & HEFFORD for ™~~" ——— I—— Ladies'Capw and Mantles, worth T HE COHNER ?£* Dcessiog Gowns seeing, all prices. X and Morning Wraps, Oar Men's Bay and Boys' for Clothing, ' Cabh Mercery, from and Boots " The are'noted Corner" for their of Cheapness, East Variety, aod and Stylish Tancred Appearance. Street. NORTHGOTE & HEFFORD, CASH DRAPEBS & 01 OTdIBRS.



THE NEW DRAPERY/ A Beautiful EVENING DRESS WINDOW. SOMETHING KBW AND CHASTE. MITCHELL & TURNER. NOTICE TO FARMERS. ABE GASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT IN ANY QUANTITY Please take your Samples to the Mill] We can supply Oornsacks at cost'price CANTERBURY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. (ROLLITT AND C 0.,) ,T. B. HOBART,iManager 17th Mar-sh, 1900. SMOKE ONLY NEWT VENUS . —(0)— 1 PERFECT TOBACCO. ""dress and fashionT Grand Show of Winter Fashions and Advanced Novelties. ANDREW ORK T S now exhibiting a Magnificent Stock of Highclasss Novelties, Winter Jackets, Capes, Costumes, Millinery, Macintoshes, Dress Fabrics, Corsets, Umbrellas, Gloves, Collars and Ties, New Dress Materials, Trimmings, Velvets Blouse Cloths, Kid Glores. Gents' Clothing, Hats Caps, Ties, Gloves, etc. Ladies and Gents' Jootß and Shoes in great variety. Blankets, Flannels, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Floorcloths, Lar£,e purchases have been made previous to the great rise in Wool and other Materials, Customers will get the full benefit. DRESSMAKING.—TaiIor tfade Coat and Skirt Costumes—beautiful fit. WATERPROOF CLOAKS ANDREW ORR has opened a Special Purchase of Ladies and Maid's Waterproof Cloaks at LESS THAN HALF-PRICE. LA DIE 7s 6d, MAID'S|4a Ud— t OR ONEfWEEK ONLY. ANDREW ORR.



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TU LET. AT a Low Rental, viz 5* 6d per week Small Shop with Koooib attached rooting Ease Street South. Apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent. WANTED Known-Xhat J. Momon h '.s received a Urge supply of 'umme.' Boots and Shoes, suitable for -he Holidays. They are all of the Beat brand* and makers, and neve equalled in Ashburton. J.M. being the only practical and experienced Bootmaker is the town, thus gives him superiority and facility to know best what to get. There fore the public have no need to wouder where to go for reliable Boots and Shoes Discount for cash as usual, Repairs done ab once. Best Sole Leather used and work manship, at The Hall, East Street, Ash burton- Established 1876. * FOR CHRISTM.'TpRKSEKTH AND NEW FJEAR GIFTS, Also WEDDING PRESENT oo to GEORGE JESWN, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AN JEWELLER, East Street, Ashburton. THE CHEAPEsf~PLAOE IN TOWN OK WATCHES, CLOCKS, AND JEWELLERY Of Every Description. IWSPEOnoFjgVITED. FOR SALE PRIVATELY^ **" I AM now prepared to treat privately for the unsold portion of Mil f&ue Sab. gbnt s property, comprising :— Lot 2—Knox's Farm, containing 246 aswt or thereabouts Ut3—Greenstreet's Farm, containing 166 acre* I LotJ4 —North River Farm, containing 81 acres. .jy^jlMWEß^ S. H. GEAVES, SHAREBROKER AND FINANCIAL AGENT, 186 HEREFORD STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. RELIABLE Information en Dredgfe Stocks. Correspondence Invited. Codes : Bedford McNelll'*, Morelng and Neal's, A.B.C. Code (fourth Edition. MR ALBERT ROBERTS, A»hbur»,on Representative Teiegbaphic Address: GRAVES. Chrlttchurch. . 321 ____^ ...... CHEAP WINTER FIRING. NEW MOUNT SOMERS COAL. OUTPUT has Trebled daring the la. twelvemonths IT IS USED EVERYWHERR. This Coal is the Beat and Cheapest Steam \nd Household Coal in the market. Used io the Woollen Factory and Cant*, oary Flonr Mills. GIVES SPLENDID REBULTB WHITE FOR PRICES CO O. T. PARK, MOUNT SOU 88. TO ALL MY OLD CLIENTS FARMERS, AND RESIDENTS OF ASHBURTON COUNTY. I BEG to inform yon that I have severed* «•„ my. oonaeotion 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 Is the property of the Bank of New Zealand Asset* Board, is still trading nnder the name of Rollitt k Co., to to avoid oonfuaion with correspondence, I would like Io ask yon to addreis all orders to THOMAS ROLLITI? WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, ASHBURTON On and after October Ist, I shall be pleased to supply you with first-class ROLLER FLOUR, WHEAT MEAL, BRAN" & SHARPS, at lowest current rates. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF FARMERS DOING GRISTING, I have arranged to keep a supply of Flonr Bran, and Sharps at the Stores of the N.Z. Fanners' Association, West Street, where. Farmers, Shareholders or non-Shareholders, can leave their Wheat and get Flonr, Bran^, and Sharps in exchange. THOMASIOLUTT, £&!*£& SOUNP THE J^sk * * -*3* AB€? &r PURE CEYLON OR BLENDED TEAS.