British Agriculture.

{lhe Times, Sept. 6.)

The official returns of fcha Board 0! 1 Agriculture, recently summarized m oar columns, saggesfc more or less interesting reflections upon what., m spite of all drawbacks and the depres-' dion of the past quarter of a century, is still the greatest ol our national indus tries. Let any one who doubts this statement visit a market town m a. jruwl district on the weekly market day. The crowds of afcurdy, sunburnt, gaitered farmers from miles around, nil employers of labour, many of them concerned with local administration m Church and State as churchwarden?, guardians, parish or district or county oorancillers j the inn yards full to over flowing with ' trapa' of every sort, and Mod aod boraee of every degree, from blood atock to the sorriest Rosinante , the ihops full of womenfolk laying m tbair household stores or feminine adornments ; the general air of life and business and sober eojoynieat that per vades the streets, so dull on other days of the week—all this gives a tan gible idea of the far reaching impor tune© of the agricultural industry m oar national life. No large fortunes •re made out of it nowadays by the heads of the industry ; the earnings of its rank and file bear no comparison with those of the operative m a Btifl. ing factory, or the mirasr «t his sunless toil m the bowels of the earth. But round ife centre the lives, and on it depends the dail? bread, of vast num bers ; and from it is continually being recruited the effete atock of the indus trial population of great towns. The Stalwart policemen who control the in tricacies of daily traffic or line the streets upon a London holiday, the ' daibing Grenadiers' on whom nurse mafda gaze m distant admiration, the pick of the'handy meo, 1 who guard the waterways for British commerce and uphold the safety of the Empire, are many of them country bred, with thews and constitutions developed, not In reeking slums, but m the free freeh air of the fields and daily contact with the soil. The importance of our agricultural industry Is sometimes minimised on the ground that, as we are, and probably always shall be, de pendent for our food supply upon foreign importation, the fortunes of home agriculture are of comparatively slight moment to the nation. But no one, surely, can contemplate with equanimity the prospect, already too tap realised, of 'a bold peasantry, 9 their country's pride,' dwindling from their native soil to swell the crowded competition of town life. None of us can wish to prove Goldsmith's picture of km * Deserted Village' too accurate Of too general a forecast

The English Language.

An interesting correspondence hug fcsoii going on m a contemporary on the subject of h universal language. Not withstanding the preponderance of English, gome of the writera contend that its difficulties »d<! anomalies render it unsuitable for a world tongac. The following lines will perhaps help to illustrate the point ;— Wa'l! foagln with a box, and the plural i% boxes; Buti the plural of ox should be oxen not oxes. CL'beH one fowl ii goose, but two are called geeae. Vet the plural of mouse Bhould never be meeee. Yots may find a ions mouse, or a, whole nest of mice, Bab the plural of house is houses, not hioe. If the plural of man ia always cil'ed men, Why should the plaral of pan be peD ! The cow m the plural may be cows or kine, Bub thß plural ol vow ia vows, not vine, If lipeak of a foot, and you show me yoar feat, And I give you a boo 1-, would a piir be called baa. ? If oae ia a tooth, and a whole ret are teeth, Why shouldn't iba plural of booth be beeth ? If the singular's this, and the plural te thea •, Bbonld the p'ueal of kiea be described as keeaa ? OThsa one may be that, and three would be those, Teb hat m the plural would never be hose; We ipeak of a brother, and alao of brethren, Bab though we »»y mother, we never say methren. CThec masculine pronouns are he, hie, end himt Bnt) imagine the feminine~>ahe, eh if, and shim 1

A Curious Legacy.

Some time ago an eccentric* though rich, Count died In France, leaving a Bom of money to be divided between the two taileafc male and female giants m tbe country. Every now and then another giant keeps turning up at Kcraeo, anxious to convince the execu tors of the Coinfce de Piernecourt that he is th& biggest man m France, and therefore entitled to a half portion of the Count's £4000 legacy, writes a Paris correspondent. To ell of them ii returned the game answer ; tbe will is being contested before Ike Courts, and the tall gentleman will have plenty of time to keep growing before the case is settled. The Pierrecourt heirs have already b9gtm suit to have the •' giant couple" claose m the Count's will set aside, averring that the testator was not of sound mind wh m ha stipulated that method of improving the breed of Frenchmen In the meantime, the documents m the case are filed at the Mayor's office, and are accumulating amazingly. They comprise written applications enough to create the im pression that there are not more than a bandfol of citizens m the whole country less than seven feet high.

THE ABHJBURI'OI GOAKDIaW : WEDNESDAY, NOVBMBBK 20, 1901

Printed and publiahad by Fbank Hancox, for the Proprietors, Robert Bbll *nd Hhnb¥ Adam Maokay, at their Prlnt'og Office Burnett Street, Ashburton WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20,1901,



BUSINESS NOTICES TBIAD JPrlse© Competition. GNYRMALOATITNMZIEADH. npHE above letters form three words. On *• A.the 2ht December the envelopes marked • Sentence • will be opened, and tbe sender of the first corrsot sentence opened will receive Two Guineas, To olobs 20th December. - CONDITIONS. All that is necessary to eater for thU competition is to write out the word* tod post came (encioaing a receipt for ss, or more, from any Triad advertiser? Ac per lteb below, to •• The Manager q! the Tbiad, Duaedin.' Oompefcl tors may send as many solutions as they please, provided each complies with *boy« conditions Aiax e Waehlng Powders Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. Auckland Forwarding and Parcels Deliver* Agency * Bermallne Bread—all Bakera Book Gift Tea, all grocers Brinsley and Co.'s Ranges Bing, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Boofa Commercial Hotel, T N Grange Cope's Cigarettes and Tobaooo' Curtis, F, Jeweller * Duulop Tyree Gawne's Sauces, Piokles, Vinegar, eto Gatea, HA, Music seller g*ri 6EO Gregg and Co, W, Coffee, Staroh, eto Hayward's Pickles and Sauces Joneß, H M, Triad Agent Kirkpatrick, 8, and Co, X Jams Lane's Creosoted Emulsion Loasby's Wahoo, Kooliban, Benjamin Gum, and Cinnamon Cure, Meddins, G., Ironmonger N.Z. Clothing Factory Nelson i .oloate and Go's Tea Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's Scotch Whißky Spring Blossom Tea Suratura Tea Teed and Co Corn Cure Tonking's Linseed Emulsion Sykea' Cura Cough (Trinity College Examinations Waltke's Soap Wills Three Castles Cigarettes and Tobaooo Woodrows' Hats, Gollio & Co., Agent! CHRISTCHURCH, "DEG to announce that they have opened UP TO DATE SAMPLE ROOMS m BURNETT STREET, for the convenience of their many Customers m the Ashburton County, MR GEORGE SANDRY, our JRepreeen tative, who is m attendance all day on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays, will b« pleased to meet his old Customers and others and show them tbe very many new attractions our Sample Room affords, La compbising— Just test Novelties m SPRING GOODS. arrived from our London buyers— Colonial. English, and American BOOT 3 and Shoes, the best value m town China and Glassware of all deaoriptiona BeddiDgs, Bedsteads, and Furnlture—onr own manufacture Estimates given for Furnishing Houses visited and measures taken lor Venetian Blinds, Linoleum, and Carpets FHEE OF OHAKGB g jgj GOVERWraEWT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Established 1870. EVERY POLICY GUARANTEED BY THE STATE. Bird's-eye View of Growth of Office, FUNDS, 1878 .. £292,523. 1898 .. £2,861,533. At the present time the Funds amount to over THREE MILLION POUNDS. Present Annual Income, over £400,000. The leading London Insurance Journal, The Post Magazine and Insurance Monitor, says,—"The only institution of the kind at present m existence managing its affairs on commercial principles is the Life Assurance Department of the Colony of New Zealand. . . . Although the operations of the De partment arc confined to a small colony, the figures reached are very large, exceeding those of the great majority of British com panies. . •' ; Many of ouv companies at home might learn from it a useful lesson." J. H. RICHAEDSON, B] Commissioner WOSDBRI'IJI HIDIOIII BEEGHAM'S PILLS For Billious and Nervous Disorder*, anoh as Wind and Pain m tbe Stonmon, Biok . Headache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling after Meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold, Chills, Flushings of Heat, Lose of Appetite* Shortness of Breath, Coativenees, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervoua and (Trembling Sensations, eto. (The Fibst Dosb will onra Relief m Twenty Minutes.. Shis is no Fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to Cry one Box of these Pills, and they wil be acknowledged to be •Worth « OUIjfEA a BOX BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken aa diteoted,, will quickly restore Females to complete health They promptly remove any obsbrao tion or Irregularity m the By stem Fork WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic—a few doses wil work wonders upon the Vital Organer strengthening the Muscular Syßtem, restor ing the longloat complexion, bringing bao the best of appetite, and arousing with the robu|t health the whole physical energy of the human frame For throwing off fever m hot climates they are specially renowned Time are ' facts' admitted by thousands, sb all classes of Society, and one of the beed guarantees to the Nervous and Debilltathe is that BEECHAM'S 'PILLS have t Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine m tne World BKJESCJHAM.'S PIX.JL.S Have for many years been the popular family medicine throughout the British Colonies, and they now atand WITHOUT A RIVAL. PBbPaBED ONLY BY I'HOMAS HEIBCMAMI ST. BLENDS, £ Sold everywhere m ttles—9|d, Is 1 la 9d eaoh relieve feverish heat, , pßevent fits, gonvulsiohs, etg. Preserve a healthy state of the consti tution during the period of Teething, The words "JOHN STTEDMAN, CHsM!ST, V/ALWOSTH, SURREY," <§ Arc e'lgravcil on th-; dnrcrmnent Stamp affixed t» i-i'h ]>c.r];et. Kempthorne, Proasec & 00, Agents



BUSINESS NOTICEB X HAVE FOR SALE — The Latest and Moeh Up to date ' L Farm Machinery m the rnarkeb THE GOLD MEDAL DBILL The only Drill that carried off a Gold Medal m an actual Field Trial. Light draught combined with etiength, a perfect cower, and a trial givenj Inspection invited, THK PLANO LEVER HARVESTER AND BINDER The aimpleet, Btrongeat, iight draught, ' will oaf and tie any croj'. Moat; up to d*ta m tbe market. See testimonials to confirm above* JONHS 1 CHAIN DRIVE MOWER Doing away with the nogs makes it the almpJeßn trnd best catting maohine made. HA5f RAKE—lnspecb Hay Rake for I streDffth , ! THE ROTARY DIBO RIDGER Thia Maohine takeß "the |ilace of three Implements, and does its work better, A great saving to mangel and turnip growers. Ploughs, Harrows, Springtined Oultlva* tore, and all kinds of Farm Machinery Kept on hand. Prices Moderate, aad Terms very easy. Extras for above kept m stock Agent for Southland Implement and Engineering Company BICYCLES and all Requisites—The latest model Chain Envoy, beautiful maohiae for Btrength, style and finish. The coming machine—ChainleßS Envoy, no cogß or chain, bub rolls along the easiest running machine m the market; once ridden, always ridden. Inspection invited Dietriob Agent Colonial Mutual Life Association Fire and' Marine Insurance effected FO B SALE. Some Good FARMS, from 50 to 5000 Acres MONEY To Lend from 4| per cenb For particulars apply W. STONYEK, ARCADE, Machinery, Grain, Insurance, Land, Estate and Commission Agent [9 243 THE McCORMICK STILL LEADS, mHE WINNER OP THE GOLD MEDAL. At the Chdstchurch Show, THE MoOORMIOK LEFT HAND OPEN BAOK REAPER & BIN DEB CARRIED OFF THE GOLD MEDAL. Orders Now Being Eeoeivedu Momw t Bassett & Co, Wills Street, Ashbueton. M. PRIEST, Manager BOOKS :—Works by Scott, Dickens, Thackeray, Lytton, Damas, E P Roe, 4 J E Wilson, Rhoda Bronghton, Mrs Henry Wood, Bret Harte, Ethel Turner, Guy Boothby, Rider Haggard, Gep. Elliott, and every other modern writer are given away with the famous BOOK GIFT TEA. ESTABLISHED 1874. Will 1111 IMII II wo°l ma!'kQ* has 111 UIBII I[l IJII assumet* it* Eor' 111 111 I 1/1 111 I ma' efca*e»we oaa HA MM \j II iJ Ml MM. gj ye much better Ac <JO, value this season £3 10s. Juat Received — Samples Ci TTTflipj of Choicest TWEEDS ever kl I |i|!|] Bhown. Consequently £3 10s i% I II i% Suits are far superior this 111 I I Li season. KfUM M.KJ JUBILEE BUILDINGS 9 104 WHETHER YOU A«E ASSURED OR .NOT YOU OANNOX DO BITTER THAN APPLY FOB Combined .Life & Accident Policy, WHICH covers an Assurance payable Id event of Death from any cause m &Dy part of the world, and also Oompeusa* tion for Disablement by Accident. Thia is the Twentieth Century Speclallt offered by the Mutual Life Association 0 Australasia. HUGO FRIEDLANDER, Dietriob Agent JOHN TOTTY, Representative for New Business, 9 51 Ashburton FOR watches; olooks, jewellery 8 silver and electro-plate SEASONABLE NOVELTIES, Eto, go to a. jesson, Practical Watohmaker and waller Burnett Street, (opposite Somerset Hotel) ! Aehburton. —-Bepairs v Specialty.— . Presentation Committees liberally dealt with, i Smoke New Venus



BTUD_KOTIOKa ' t'i («!>%& &-*M TO STDD HORSE OWNERS | 1 ORBE OABDS and Horse Ee ceipt Bocks printed at the Mail and Guardian Office with neatness and despatch, and at Moderate Prices; TO Travel the Ashburton, Mebhven and surrounding districts, and stand at Newmans Stables on Saturdays, the standard bred Trotting Sire IMPERIOUS. By Director—Mandane, For fuil pedigree see carda Terms—£s 69, payable on or before January 1, 1902; groomage fee, 5?, payable a& time of service MANGAN & WILSON, 62 Proprietors, Riccarton •rp.HB Imported Thoroughbred Stallion, BENZOIN* Wil stand at Buccleuoh during thia Season. A perusal of his pedigree will show he is one of the beet bred horses ia the Southern Hemisphere a Touchstone 14 Camel 24 v Banter « §S Beeswing D7^teF37~ .-S g Btwiwiug Tomboys dam g v ' 101- 4 ~ g A o Tadmor 12 Palmyra " *"M.BB&Uon 5 0 jo The Baron Hi " 1| | ffl stockwellS p.o(lall2IILa?__. , f jja Melbournol *!5 o W^3 Blink Bonny 9ue: Ma j? _ gj 'y 0 I ~ i'o'.'cilStOL6 ■™ * i, %'£ Orlando 13 Vvl_laro_ N _ £_ t«lfKy Martha Lvun ■ 9 "* «———i— 'iJjo'Bai'uira!^™ © §S R:.taplan 3 Pocahontaa" „.: 2fl o I M? V Aloiiaourueas "^ v j « V Alice 1 Sw'ct Hawthorn "a S — 7, ~~~- Uladiateur 5 ! f^ jjC Lord Gough 12 Battaglia a T   Xii g Trumps 2 H Irritat lo u Patience ( ■° — Ithuricl -l 5 1 6& | Longbow 21 Mi s Bowera __ Q | g^ Pantaloon 17 g £J.a Legerdemain dr o£ F daPutal g . -|,j lO Baron 24 P* « StockwellSj Pocahon'as ■o" o Moss Xro pft 18 J « H Q ueen Ma)y For ful! particulars, apply to B. GATES, 9 285 Mount Somera KING ITo YALJ (Bay Oolt, rising 5 years) SIRE, King's Pride, by King of the Van, quiehers, dam, Flower, by Grown Prince by Young Watty, dam Marohioness, Dam, by Lord Salisbury, For full particulars, apply to 275 PETRIE AND WILLIAMS. BERLIN MAX) WILL Travel tha Wakmul and Sue rounding Districts, and will a!s© Stand at the Owner's Place, South East Belt, Aahburton. BERLIN MAC, 7 years, whose perfor mancea aßa Trotter are well known, is by Berlin, dam Qaiclmlver mare. Terms—£2 2s; payable Ist January, 1902. For further particulars apply T. LESTER, 0 165 Ashburton. BUSINESS NOTICES Mrß Johnston, ID EGISTERKD Teacher of the Pianoforfc & Singing Havolock Street, BAKER BROS. i ! UNDERTAKERS, COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., LONDON. ACCIDENT, MORTGAGEES' INDEM NITY, FIDELITY GUARANTEE, FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE. TOTAL ASSETS EXCEED £3,000,000. nnHIS Company ia now accepting proposals JL for Insuranoa iigainst Personal Acci dent and for Indemnifying Employers against liability uader— The Workera' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1900 The Employers' Liability Act, 1832, End Amendments, Employers' Liability at Common Law, LOWEST RATES CHARGED. FBIEDLANDER BROS, LTD, 10 199 Agents for Aehburton MRS /LCORN is now showing a beauti ful Assortment of New Dress Goods, Silks, Mnalins, Prints, Lacea aad Trimmingp. Also a lovely selection of Parisian Millinery m Hats, Bonnets, Straws, Flowers, Quills, and Feathers, Having secured the servicea of a first class Milliner and Dressmaker, satisfaction is guaranteed to aIL ■ Newest designs m Art Needle Work, Silks, Kiaaenes Wools, Transfers, &o, always la stock; MONARCH Lawn Mowers 12in, 22s 6d ; 14in 25? ; American Churns from 10a j Milk Pans from 2a 6d ; Wood Frame Wrin gers 13s 6d at Carson & Co, Tancred Street KOOLIBAH, cures headache instantly, relieves all pains quickly. WANTED— Everybody to look nice by wearing a pair of Mellor's Zealandia Baofcs. Great value ab Mellor's jast now HOW to get s beantifal Library for nothing. Use the famous BOOK GIFT Tea and select) your Books from Catalogue of 500 books that are given away free. KOOLIBAH, the wonderful Pain Re liever, 2i chemists and grocers. MELLOR'S Zsalandia Boob Store Is now showing some pretty lines m Ladies Boots and Shoea, In the latest styles and shapes WANTED KNOWN—We consider that satisfied Customers are the best pOßeiblo advertisement, and we do all m our power to "get there." Don't forget^ this when making out your-household list of Drapery and visit Mitchell & Tubner, 'The Drapers ' , WANTED— Every Lady to look nice on Show Day by wearing a pall-of our American Shoea—MellorXZealandia Boot Store '



IMPORTANT. I DESIRE to THANK my Customers for Pasb Favors, and to intimate that aa I am LEAVING TUB DISTRICT, IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS BE SETTLED FORTHWITH. For Absolute Sale, AT ANY PACRIFICE, ALL MY FURNITURE & FANOY^GOODSJ JAMES BAKER Furniture and Fancy Goods J Warehouse, Havelock Street. 10 105 "HALLOA!" "WHAT'S UP IN BURNETT STREET." WHY, the Great Boot and Shoe- Sale o£ the Year ia now on at the over popular Blue Boot Store, Ladies and Gentlemen, —We have just what you want ia .Neat and Stylish FOOTWEAR. EVERYTHING REDUCED. TAKE A. PEEP at our Windows for Bargains. Oome Eauly and Pick the Plum AT BLUE BOOT STORE, Butnefcb Street, Aahburton MRS J. LLOYD, MUSIC SELLER and rpEACHER of PIANOFORTE and .1 ORGAN. Musical Instruments of every description. Latest music by every mail. Pupils thoroughly taught. Terms, £1 la per quarter AGENT FOR EMPJBESS NEEDLE. - | Designs, Plushes, Woo!, Silks and Frames, as usual' Tanohkd Stbhet (next Hall, Herbalist)



WANT EDS, Etc 1 Wil/i'i prize takers ior pastry ÜBe, Patty Pan baking powder the great novelty \%J AISTKD Known—A Special Boot Wf ;^a]e at ftielior'H ior a few days only. New is the time for bargains OUH Country Friends will do well !,to try Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store for specioi bargains m Foot Wear. 2000 pairs to pick irom at Mellor'e fin HE "LILY STARCH" ia superior to JL any. Housewives will find ib most economical. Sold by all storekeepers 5 312 PAITY Pan baking powder wanta one trial without prejudice, two patty pans or nothing kaa BIRTHDAY Cardß to choose from t/vJO new Designs from Id to 5s each — A T H Williams 25Q A LARGE assortment of first class Eng lish, China jKarthenware, Cutlery and K,P Wure, Japanese Vases, etc, suitable for wadding and birthday pieaents—Caeson & Co, i\ > O you want to aavt 1 lots of money, JIJ It you do then try Mellor's Zealanciia boot Store for special bargains 'jpHli! Enquirer's Oracle, the best! JL refarence book on everyday subjects, ia given away with lOlbs BOOK UiF! Tea ' rSHHE most up to date ovelty ol the day JL Putty Pan baking powder WANTED— X verybody to remember that Mellor's Special Boot Sale Ia now on. They nay you get great bargains at Mellor "b "OATTY Pan baking powder contains a JL patty pan <U sach end of tin, FOR the fehow, for the Holidays- Men'a dood Boots 7a lid at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Btore GEO. Elliott's fine sj;ory, *Adam Bade,' is given away with 61ba Book Gift Tea. Ask your grocev for Catalogue of 500 good books thab are given free with famous BOOK GIFT Tea. OATT x tan baking powder ia the greab JL esb novelty you ever saw. i^old all grocers, fTIHE Drowning Glory of a Wooian is her JL Hair. For promoting an abundant and luxurious growth of hair there is nothing to equal Hendy's Egg Julep. Bottles la, at H E Bonninton's, Chemist. WANTED —For promoting an abundant and luxurious growth of h*ir there is cothiDg to equal Hendy's Egg Julep ; it arrests &11 dandruff, and leaves the hair beautifully glossy. Bottles Is ; on sale at H E Bonnington's, Chemiafc. Ql GEORGE Potted and Preserved Mqate O —Tongues, Table Delicacies, etc—have no cqnal. All storekeepers W ANTED—Ladies visiting Dunedin will find Hendy's Hairdressing Saloons, Princess Btreefc, replete with every comfort for Hairdregsicg, Shampooing, Singeing, etc j Toilet goods of every description 1 TIIHTS sannofc be beat for Value.— 1 Gent'sup to date Light Bjots 7s lid at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store ijiARMKKJ and others, prepare for the Winter, and have your Home made cheery and bright *?ith the powerful : acatyleneGas. Estimates igiven by Hardley Bros i-j-vfb\.-q>. \-F!f&Gm*atiea!Bßtsaaiaoreaaß*B!mßt!Bß&sjymßStaai BUSINESS NOTICES



——■————— J. V. DE BEER WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER FUST Arrived, TWO OASES OF Electroplate and Sterling Silver Ware from tho celebrated Mannfactcrers j WALKER & HALL, SHEFFIELD. Articles suit able for Preservations iiid Wedding Presents a Specialty. ins: action invited. WATCHES, Another Parcel of three dozen NICKEL KEYLESS LEVERS at 27s This is the watch that has given such unfailing satisfaction, that, it is needless to mention its nnmeroun excellent quali ties. Everyone Bold is an advertisement m itself. &EW JEWELLERY £1 ENGAGEMENT RTNGS. £20 Broochos, Bracelets, Bangles, Maff chains. Tho Newesb Novelties n Gold Charms The Latest, Appliances and Appointment FOR SIGHT TESTING just to hand J. V. DE BEEK East Street, Aahburtop v*v r-c *• v * -i 'S i' ' \ T H Undbill E Undbill T H UNDRILL & GO FURNISaiNG UNDERTAKERS TANOUED STREET, ASHBURTON EVKRY REQUISITE ON HAND. Pohphed OofEna a Spoolalty A OLoioe Aascrtraent of Artificial Wreath !n Stock. Private Addroos, Peter Bwcet, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall j alpo caro ef Mr T. Andrews, East Bolt, 2 E. W.BALL. TANCKED STREET. WHOLESALE and Retail Depot of the great Hetbil Remedy, Vitadatio. __ _ __ __ J.UB npHE SHOW, Tho Show-Bo up to R. dato find save money by going to Mellor'a Special Bargain Salo, m Tailored Street I)ARUAINS ia B-jots, B«pains m 3 BootSj at Mellor'a Special Boot Saie



Fishing Season, 1901-1902, HAEDLEY BEOS AGAIN to tho fore with their now . IMPORTED STOCK OF rr&HING TACKbK m .great variety—Minnows,el^iea, Reels, Lines, Waders, Rods, etc, etc Anglers call acd iuspec'i WE are also prepared to give estima'cs for Hot and Cold Water Services, Tanks, Baths, Portable Boilers, and Tinware of every description HARDLjfY BIOS EAST STREET, . '^TiCTUKE™" FKAMING BY J. "WILSON, HOUSE DEOORATOH, BURNETT STREET. LARGE STOCK MOULDINGS, WANTED KNOWN—That a big lin« of Lace Curtains wo havo juat landed, ex b.p. Paparoa, is full of really nice goods at tempblng prices. Full display iv our windows—Mitchell & Tuunkk. Smoke New Venus



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WOOL SEASON 1901-2, WE shall be represented at the Ohristchurcb and Timaru Auction Sales, and have made satisfactory arrangements for disposing of Clips privately at Aehburton, Consignments will be received at our Ashburton Storey and aenfc on to either Ohristcbnrch or Timaru, free of all charges except railagp. Clients who wish to send their Wool direct from their nearest railway station will plea3e consign as follows :—- Ifpntended for sale at Christchurch—Brown &nd! Son's Siding, Addingcon. If intended for sale at Timaru—Mill & Company's Siding, Timaru, If intended for sale at Ashburton—Friedlander Bros', Ltd, Siding, Ashburton Woolpacke, Twine, Branding Oil and other Shearing Requisites, supplied at lowest ratee. The Season's Sales Lave been fixed as follows r— OHRISTOHURCH. .. TIMARU. November 2lst, 1901. December 6lh, 1901; December 12th, 1901. . January 14th, 1902. January 17 th, 1902. february"'26th, 1902. Febrnary|2oth, 1902. I FRIEDLANDER BROS., LTD,



BUSINESS NOTICES^ j SPRING CLEANING, SPRING CLEANING. WE have just landed per s.s Kararaea, and are now showing tho Choicest; Assortment of LINOLEUMS, &c, Ever Shown m Town, m New and Chaste Designs and Colourings. ' Dome early and get your pick. Also, a Nice Lot of Carpets, Bugs, Mats, Jap and Ohina Mattings Also, some beautiful Tapestries for Furniture Coverings As this ia the season for Benov&ting, we" are prepared to Repair and Re-cover Furniture, making it equal to new. Estimates given aod work done on shortest notice. Take our advice—Come early and avoid the rush later on, j AGENTS FOR THE FAMOUS ANCHOR SEWING MACHINE, The Oheaoest and Beat Mnchine made, at half the usual price. I '/Mlyk^cKN Also, the Gold Medal WYsner Piano, Oleeg's Perambulator and Go-Carts, Burson's Wicker and Rattan Furniture, F. Andrews and Go's 'Birmingham' Celebrated^Brasa and Iron Bedsteads. Venetian Blinds made and repaired. £• J. A • U Jt3 A)' $LX>jL JJ RJ ij[' \J\J94 CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, PICTURE FRAMERS, Als'l; UNDERTAKERS, TANORED STREET,



J. WILSON HAS a LARGE &BBAUTIFUL STOCK OP ARTISTIC WALL PAPERS, Cheap or Expensive, to Suit All Glasses of Rooms BURNETT STREEL 1 KOOLIBAH, curse Backache, Headache, Rheumatism, Sprains, etn.



GOOD Invedtment — Splendid Tailor j made Suit, flc you like a glove ; price from £3 7s 6d, ANDREW ORR BICYCLE— If you w?nt a genuine Bicysle, larlieh* or genta', buy the Crescent, £16 10j ; guaranteed nothing like it. ANDREW ORR 1" ATEST Novelties m dress fabrics, JlJ 1 plain and figured lustres ; silks all shades; mercerised sateens ; white piques, &o. ANDREW ORR LINOLEUMS, Floor Cloths, Hearth Ruga, splendid designs, sll prices ; up to date patterns ; prices strictly mode rate. ANDREW ORR WANTED KNOWN—An excellent assortment of New Veilings, plain and fancy, all silk; also laces of every description, Torchon, Guipure, Valen ciennes, &a- ANDREW ORR



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