Eccentric Christian Names.

A large class of <ccanfcnb first names Is of Biblical origio. These are spe cially common m the Midland and Nonhern counties of England. Man? scriptural naiis 1 s are, of course, fami liar enough ; but Shadracb, Boaz, Vaahti, Delilah, Kerenhappuch, and the like are less common. There ia a utory told of a > mco'n- Shire farmer who fell iuto diffum'tiew about the time a son was born «o him The newcomer, unfortunate m the moment of his arrival, was christened Ichabod. By and by a little brother came upon the seen*, nod the parents, with hope m their hearts, proposed to nam® him • Besur^aai.' The pumou ol the parish, however, rn'nfled 10 give the child this t-cofnt.ric narao, and recourse being Isad to the Bible, the Ikilepnewas chriatened by the first, name which came fco hand, which hap pened, to be. Uriah. There used to hn n millwright m a Certain corner of Yorkshire, whose own fifttue was Noah, who had named his three sons Shesn, Ham, and Jaohets. An East Anglican paper of some six teen years ago reeordad that a small shopkeeper m a Norfolk village had been summoned to show cause why Ills daughter l Shelomith Bnthshrba Adorn Bone/should not be vaccin*tfd ; and the Iwies not so very long ago chronicled th« death of a ' Joseph Ari ttjiithea.' It is also on record that a Dorset boy was christened Mahfilahalalhash bak, which for daily use was mercifully {shortened into Shalal. In not a few cases where thcrw have been five boyß iv a family, the first foar have received the names of the four evangelists, while fcho unlucky fifth has beeu bap tised • Actß,'— The Globe

A School for Wives.

Many an otherwise happy marriage has ended m total failure simply he cause the young wife has plnnged into matrimony without any previous troin in* for her new life and its responsibili ties. And anpunctual habi% thought less extravagance, lack of forethought and prudence, have combined to bring things to a crisis. All these pitfalls may be avoided, and the management of the new home will run on oiled wheels', and be a model one. On start ing housekeeping, your first important doty ia to buy an account book and enter all your expenses, A book th&t holds two years' accounts at once is tho most convenient for reference; Never omit to put down every penny spent, if it is only a bunch of parsley. Pay ready money when possible for every thing- When impracticable, pay by the week. Make the tradesmen send m their books weekly, and a^nd a list of goods with everything ordered. The baker acd milkman mast put down daily m a special book what they leave at the door, or you *viil neve? be able to check them. Your husband muat give you an allowance according to bis Income, which is for your exclusive me, and you roust keep an account hook for this separate expenditure. Make him tell you at once how much he can allow you for honse kreping ; portion this-out into weeks, and make a rule of never spending the whole of it. Never run into d^bt if yon Haven't the money to spend : $o wi hout what you fancy. Don't spend thoughtlessly on useless triflea. Pennirs are soon spent, but have mounted into poondH without your knowledge very soon. Every husv»ard should insure, not only his lif>, bnt. his furniture, and he will never live to regret if. Kainy days and sicknefH come to all, soil yoa are wieeyou will put by something, however small, m the bank week by week. In warm weather put by month by month what you would have spent m the winter on coals, and if your cfllar is big enough lay m a ton now and then out of this fund when coals are cheap, Thia plan can alab bf followed m buying wood and candles and oil, and eaves much m the end, Never try to live beyond your income. Take a pride m managing to hava the best for your money. And do your shopping m person, not by deputy, if you want to save money.

Characteristic.

"Lan Maclaren" recounted thSa story m a lecture on Scottish hnmonr :— In a dull Scottish village on a dull rnornlnp', one neighbour called apon another. Ha w»s met at 'he door by his friend's wife, and. the conversation went thus : — ••Canld?" "Ay." *'<?aen to be weefy (rainy), I think." -Ay." "Is J,hn in?' V Oh, ay, he's m." " C^n 1 see him? r • No." "Bat a wintecl to see him. 1' *' Bat you canna see him John's deid.' •* Dcld V « Ay." "Sudden " *' Very sadden V •'Very sudden." "Did he say onything about a pot of green paint before ho deid ?'*

Fandbr & Sons Eooalvpti Extract,— Under the distinguished patronage of Hi Majesty the King of Italy, awarded Diploma al the International Exhibition, Amsterdam, acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uni veraitieu all over the globe. That the cruda, resinous oile, whiuh fare now foisted upon the public n'tdpr the name of Bucalj p Extracts, may not be mistaken for Sander & Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypii Extract we Rtate :—lt i« proved by tears made by the Medical Giinica of the Univeraitiea at Bodh and Grieiewai'i (Prupsia), (hat only producta that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acide, reeinous and other substances adherent to primary distillation, will develop -the curative propertieß possessed by the plant To avoid the appalling consrquences result ing from the application of Bobetitnteß, etc, m croup, bronchitis, diphtheria.dysentery kiterna! inflammation, etc, insist m getting Sakder and !r oks' Fvbb Yolatinb Eec ltpti Extract, and be safe The new washing machine beiDgiotroducod into thia district by the DIC is having a tremendous run. The first and second shipment are all sold out, and testimonials from this district are now coming m freely. The third shipment ex 'S.S Indramy' is expected m a few day?, m the meantime the publio are reminded that orders for free trials mnßb be m before the end of the present mouth No doubt weie Dickens still alive He'd yet write many a ta'.e, Though he ia dead his works survive, Their reading ne'er growß stale. So man/ try to imitate, Bat they remain obscure, For coughs and coida dont hesitate Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure

THE ASHBURTON OTTARDIIN • THUK I)\Y APftIL 25, 19(1

Printed and publish**! by AIFRED John Tyrrell-Baxmb, of Burcatt street est <4p* oaa Proprietors, Robhbs Bell «q uPknby Adam Maoeat, »t fcheir Princin Office Burnett Street, Achburtcn 1 a?HURBDAY, APRIL 25, l»l



***" ""* »»■■»■— ■ i „ ", m ji.iiiiJiil " wr WANTED Kuowu — 'lUt MitsmeiX and Toknek are showing bpecial Novelties m Suede Gloves, Vreps Trimmings, BIou?e Goods, and ravishing models ia MHHnerV _ __ ' T H Usdhim. ' E UkdbT£iT 1 T H UNUBILL & CO FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS IAINCEED SIREfiT, ASHBURTOK ' EVERY REQUISITE ON HAKD. Poushed Coffins a Specialty? A Choice Assortment of Artificial Wseath ia Stock. —~ Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall; also oare • Mr T. Andrews, hw>ti TJ*U. 3 BAKER BROS., FUBttlftß l£H* Yf 2Sl>£M IAKERB URNISHING U KDERTAKERS DIRECT Importf-rs of Beet and Latest Designs m FUNERAL FUEK iSHINQ^i FU3SERALS eondnoied with the greatest care and satisfaction, %t most reasonable charges. Corner of Waksnal Road and. Oats treets, and Baker and brown's Coach actory. JAMES BAKEfc Fdenishikg Wabehocsb, (Havelock Street; TT E guarantees to Beit at Ohristehurofe prices for Cash or Time Payments. 1 I McDONALD & COY, TAILOR?, BuraetS Street. TN Cone?qmnce of having comparatively .NO BAD DEBTS | if,) 4A KO OLD STOCK 1 4-i HI NO MIBS FITS Ici'ltllJ WE can offer you a Rpleodid Sait at the above figure. 3 160 T> EMEMBER that Mbliok's Zealecd XX Boob Store ia the leading BcctSho Wonderfu valae afc Mellok 3^ 171ARMEES and others, prepare for th 1J Winter, acd have your Home made cheery acd bright with tbe powerful Acetylene Gas. Estimates given by Habdlet Bbos._ TCTEVER Wet or~Botha^- KM about Kruger, but get your House fitted up with Hob and Gold Water. Satisfaction guaranteed by BAED B*oa. iT 13 Wonderfal how nice year Shirfc will lock after using the Rapid Shirt loss KAYE & GARTER ARE CASH BUYERS, highest current ratea, all FARM PRODUOE Agents tor Button's and Lawson'b Unrivalled Seeds. New Season's Supplies of KAPE, TURNIP, MANGEL ■ ' CLOVERS, & &o, JUST LANDED, LARGE STORES at LYTTELTO EXTENSIVE OLEANIN& MAOHIMER7. CORNBAOKS always on haud KAYE & (3AETEE, CBRISTCHURCH THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS 00 OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Ltb Offices, Warehouses, and Grain Stores: v West Street, Aahburtoia. Ip VERY Description mmt Farmers, 'J Requisites at lowest rates. Groceries, hardware Saddlery, . CorntacVs, | Woolpaokt, Twine, Oils, Imware, ' Horse Covers, Etc. Etc. GRAIN SOLD ON COMMISSION, Having reliable information from our Agents m other parts of the Colonies, we are m a position to obtain highest possible price, I for all grain placed m our hands for disposal, Shareholders should be particularly care ful to enquire from us and inspect oar geods before ordering elsewhere. WE have several really first-class Farms for Sale on our books, and farmerr wishing to purchase would do well to call on us fer particulars ;— 1000 Acres Lauriston District 750 „ Wakaaui „ : 1031  Chert sey  | 1958 „ Dromore „ 1180  Spriagburn „ I 276 h .. .. ! 574 „ Water ton „ 1287 „ Seageld „ T. F. GIBBON, Manager ~~~i TAKE OaKE ARE you getting the very best value { or yon money m Boots and Shoes 7 | If not, why not try D Swook'B Blue, Boot Store next time, and save 2a it) the £1 Bend us your repairs, we wane them, aud will do them well, | LADIES ! /"I FNUINE Tailor-made Costumes, Habitfl v!X Jackets, Rainproof Mantles &c, made to measure m the latest Styles and newest Materials. Fib and workmanship guaran** teed. GENTLEMEN ! We have just opened out ex s.s 'Ranga* tira> a large Shipment of Now Winter Goods We respectfully invite inapeocior of ow new Worsted and Vicuna Suitings, Series, Scotch, Irish, and West of England and New Zealand Tweed e, Meltons, Beaverp, Vsne* tians, New Rainproof Covert Coatings, real 'Donnybrook'lrish Fritz as, &o. Suitt to measure from £3. Trousers from 16s. One motto is always s Satisfaction !' OKAIGHEAD & BERRYMA^T The leading Tailors & Outfitters Ashhufteo WlST^D~Eio¥i^"fhab'" every fehfog necessary to comfortably and fashionably clothe the outer man, wa do and do well. Every depcription of Clothing m sto'ok and to measure, at MITOHEUi^AHD Tubnkr's, Tho Clothiers rr'TTt-lliin m.. i MimiiM ■



MR F. N. WHITCOMBE, SUEGEON PIITIST, PLUNDERS' BUILDINGS, (Oppoiite Railway Station, Aahburton) I BEGS to intimate that ho has commenced practice at the above etddres». Having imported the latest appliances direob from London and New York, he is prepared to do first olkhb work alj moderate fees* All work done with oare and despatch, and only the beat mateclftle used. Stoppings and cure of Children's Teeth & specialty MR WHITOOMBE"wiIT Tiait as follows:— RAKAIA—Fitit and 1 hird THURSDAYS of every month at the Railway Hotel. Houbs—9 till 1, and 2 till 5. PILLS CURE BILIOUS ATTACKS, FITS OF DEPRESSION, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, GIDDINESS, &b. They possess three grand qualities, being SPEEDY, SAFE AN^D^CERTAIN. The Schoolmistress, St. Anne's School, Wandswor en, writes as follows. uMy mother and eldest sister have taken your Pills for years for bilioua attacks and sick headaches, and have always found them most beneficial.'' Manufactured only at 78, New Oxford Street. London. Sold by all Chemists and Medicina Venaorff. ~ r ' ■mmi.uiM-i.wiiWMHwn'T'—WTm-rriWMiimii i in* im him* mini m »-i iiijiiiwaiaMgß^Miy^awui— — SMOF.E ONLY NEW VENUS _(o). — A PERFECT TOBACCO. M. & T. HAVE ARE NOW & NOW OPENED SHOWING Gcoclb for the. Autumii, T7AOH AND EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THEIR EXTENSIVE PREMISES BBINGfFULLY EQUIPPED FOE- AN EARLY AND HEAVY SJCASON'S BUSINESS. MITCHELL AND TURNER, THF DRAPERS. COAL. COAL. COAL. TJMBER. TIMBEK, TIMBER. TF YOU WISH to save money, yon should buy SHAG POINT GOAL— The Cheapest and Cleanest Coal m the market, and effect a saving of 30 per cent. : BEFORE you commence to build, we advise yon to call and jjinepect. our splendidj Stocks of RfiGISTBR GRATES,^ ENAMEL MANTLEPIEOIS, and OOOKING RANGES, We can give you better value than any other house m the trade. TF YOU REQUIRE your Residence PAINTED and DECORATED; we have the Largest and Choicest Stock of WALL PAPERS m the County to select from, and can give you every satisfaction. j IF YOU WANT Table Knives, BUTCHERS' KNIVES, Pocket Knives, and Razors, We have just opened up ;6200 worth of Cutlery direct from the makers, the quality of which is unapproachable. W. H. .COpJNSiS CO., '. IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER & COAL MERCHANTS. 4^ENTS, ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY MELLOR'S " ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE IS THE KING OF BOOT SHOPS. Pronounced by the Aehburton Public to be the Cheapest and Most] Reliable Boot Shop m A&hburton. rpHE FOLLOWING 18 A FFW OF OUR PRICES:— ~ Men's Good Bluchers, great value ... ... ... 5s lid Men's Good Shooter Boots from ... ... ... 9s 6d Men's Light Sunday Boot, good value, at ... ... 8s 6d Ladles' Pretty Oxford Shoes from ... ... ... 6s 6d Cbljclren's Boots from ... ... ... Is Od - Boys' Strong School Be ots, very cheap," only ,„ .„ 4s 6d Lades' Leather Slippers from ... ... ,„ 8s lid Men's Oanvaß Shoes ,„ ,„ ... 6a 6d ApdJa^Thousand Other Lines that Defy Oompstition^at J. MEiLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANORED STREET. ASHBDRTON.



NJCuLL BEOS. H F Niooi.l,. E P Niooli,, L A Niooll. Merchants & General Agents, BUYEBB OF FAT iSHEEP & LAMBB. AGENTS FOR- Chrlstoburch Meat Cot, Ltd Islington Fertilisers Little's Sheep Dip Ocean, Accident and Guarantee Corpora tion, Ltdf New Zealand Insurance Company GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COM MISSION We shall be pleased to receive samples rom farmers who have parcels fot disposal. Station Books Kept and Audited. We have received sums of Trust Alonfcj. ranging from £100 to £10,000, to lend on Freehold Securities at ty and 6 per cent. F R U"l T. We receive regular Consignments from Auckland, Fyduey, and the Islands .and have m stock Apples, Peara, and Fruit In ie<*son all the year round* SEED S. We stock Clovers, Hyegraes, Rape, and Turnip Seed of reliable qualify. mHB OHKISTUHUROH MEAT c 67 j Limited. ; ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for WHEAT, TOHNIPS, BAPE and any ether crop, and to suit any desci iptlon of soil. Greatly inereaued, production wherovei used. Satisfaction given everywhere. Nikix Bbob. store five varieties of th celebrated fertiliser. Price on application AHowanos made for quantities. Letters will reoulve prompt attention. NICOLL BROS, District Agents. TRIAD JPliotogrraphic Competi tion. mHE " TRIAD " offers a Ist prize of two X guineas and a second prize of one guinea, for Photos ot Scenery by Amateurs, not less than cabinet mounted or unmounted. No photos senfc can be re turned, and may ba reproduced m TRIAD, To close 20th May, 1901 Puzale Competition for children under 14, see TRIAD CONDITIONS. All that is nßceßflary to enter for this com petition is to post photo or photos (enoloeing a receipt for sb, or more, from any Triad advertiser) to " (The Managerfof the^TßiAD, Dunedin.'ij Ajax Washing Powders Anglo N.Z. Cycles Co. Auckland forwarding and Parcels Delivery Agency . Bermaiioe Bread—all Grocers Brinsley and Co.'s Ranges Bing, Harriß & Co, Arrow Brand Bootß Commercial Hotel, T N Grange Onrtiß, F, Jerraller Dual op Tyres ■ Gawne's Sauces, Pickles, Vinegar, eto Gear Meal) Co Gregg and Co, W, Coffee, Starch, eto Hay ward'a Pickles and Sauces Jones, H M, Triad Agent v Kirkp'atrick, 8, and Co, X Jams Kharki Cigarettes, Eagle Go's Kozie Teas, all Grocers', " Lane's Creonoted Emulsion Loasby's Wahoo, Koolibah, Benjamin Gum, and Cinnamon Cure Meddins, G., ironmonger N.Z. Clothing JWtory Nelson i Moate and Co'e Te» Nicholas & Pickford, bootmakers Ocean Accident and Guarantee Oorpor tion, Ltd. Orr, A, Draper Penrose Bros, bootmaker Priest and Holdgate, Ironmongers Sanderson's Scotch Whisky Shag Point Coal, John Cowles, agent Spring Blossom Tea Suratura Tea Teed and Co., Corn Cure Tonking's Linseed Emulsion •• Tui" Extract of Soap Waltke's Soap Wills' Three Castles Cigarettes & Tobacco Woodrow's Hat?, Gollin and Co, agents gates ft Co. Arthmr. Reed merchants LLEWELYN OWEH, M.0.8.M., CERTIFICATED TEACHER, Local Representative of tha London College of Manic And of the Mußioal International College, Tlf 7 lIiL Resume Mublo Leßsohs (practical VV and theoretical) on i FEBRUARY 4. Students prepared for any examination held m the Colony. Candidates presented, 10? average mark bbaiied 93 per benfo.^ "~ PRIZE DUGKS. FOR SALE ~ Purebred White Pekin Ducks, from first prise stock, 5s eaob Apply H 0 Bebwman, Anhburtoo g



S. H. GKAVES, SHAEEBEOKEE AND FINANCIAL AGENT, 185 HEREFORD STREET, CHRIST CHURCH & AT GREYMOUTH. T) ELIAjSLE Information on Dredgln t\> Stocks. Correspondence Invited. Codes : Bedford McNelll's, Morelng and Neal's, A.B.C. Code (foartb Edition. MR F MAKEIO, Ashbarton Representative Tklegraphio Address •. GBAVEb Chrlatchurch. Greymonth—Br wniie, Grey mouth To the Farmers OF THE ASH BURTON COUNTY. I TTERE IS A LIST of a few of th THINGS WE SELL :— Mohawk Fpring-TooUi Harrows, Line Harrows, Patent Lever Harrows, Turnip Grubbers, Hornsby's & RansoWa Plough Share* {all sizes), Castor & Cylindrine Oile, m «ny , * quantity, Oorn Crushers, Bone Mill for Fowl Fanciers, Excelsior Horse Hoes, Garden Cultivators, Sterling Bicycles— (Ohai or ChaJDlesa, and all Accessories), AND ALSO TH« McOORMIOK Reapers and Binders, Mowers, Daisy Reapers, Hay Eakee, and Knife Grindere, OAIiL & INSPECT BEFORE ORDERING ELSEWHERE. Morrow, Basseti & Go 9 Wills Steeet, .Ashbubton. M. PRIEST, Manager THE ImIKTIEStTIITTIE WBBEL . THAT EVER WA§" v The Bamblerr HA VING sold out of my old stock of these superior Bicycles, I have osc opened np a fresh consignmenb of the LATEST PATTERN "RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT RACERS, ROAD BACIRS, & ROADSTERS n all tfam and all fitted with the eve* lasting Q& J detachable Tyre» . " "3T«.JKS UAMBJL.KB.' OALU hisn INSPEOI THE STdbK. Price Easy. Riding Easy. Machines the Strongest on Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK. ')THER MARES FITTED WITH G & J TYRES ( D. THOMAS. WANTED Know* — Th« Rapid Lightning Shirb Gloss is sold by all Grocarfe ; a wondorfnl Shirt; glaze ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOOIBTY. T OANS GRANTED FROM d 826 and upwards, at current rafcea F'.iU Fartioalara on appHoation. WORKING, EXPENSES on all Sh»re are now duo and payable' Office -rTanored Street* Office Hours—9.So am till 4p r* Fireb Tuesday m Month—9,3o ntt, till pm; and? till 9 pin ALBERT ROBERTS, ' Manner _____ _™- D WELLING of 5 Rooms, Verandah, Washhonse &o, oonveawntly elba&ted ia Trisriglo^and only a few phaini front! th* Post Office aod Railway Station



.': ■' " vrr-} ; soooo . i ORION JP IIIIMI" !' ■ g, jg, ; Cooking Bhi-i^6k) ' f^^Sj .^7""^ . Ib Use m the Colony B% "*""*'**" a mkiijiiiaj j-Jj!! . 'Jg^*^ fl'he^ burn Lignite, Troe Coal, or Wood up fejH| 11*0^3^Is N0 SE: TIING Required. HSSj^ai JiL/^^, "~r^|j With Stove Pipe can be worked out m t opeia. Splendid Bread Bakers QjgL'jll ili^C^/^ji With cast iros or copper boilers. The MHHHi HI popper boilers are large and tin lined iiuide. yww«»<fi.jU JIJL^——b^JJP * Repairs ais a Minimum. -"'' a^j^jM MQMM: Madam all eSaes, single or double ovens, ™^jjj -^—wCiUjW^Wi^TBL ■ • Hgh or lowpreesnre .boiler Bold b ell lit !> f tti,.f i<d v i , ogaee t> he ibHtd, tr frrtnthem H. E. SHACKLOCK, LTD. SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, Pbinobs Stbkbt DUJifBDIN FOR TOURING AND ORDINARY EVERY DAY RIDING MASSEY-HAEEIS BICYCLES ARE ESSENTIAL. | T- Tubing, Sprockets, etc, m a MASSEY abe oi 1 such high gbade atbkial and thework put into Ifcs manufacture so carefully carried the MASSEYHARRIS bicycle win. withstand the severest ountby riders who trade with the MASSEY HARMS COMPAQ ¥ CANJI KELY UPON ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION BEING GIVEN. Our Guakantee is a liberal ome aud the teems easy, £ econd ha»i) M aqbijjes are taken m pakt payment. Canada Cycle & Motor Co., Limited. (MASSEY-H ARRIS BRANCH) DUKTDIN DEPOT-121 a GEORGE STREET. Branches and Agencies everywhere thronghont Hew Zealand.



FOB SALE; " L BUILDING SITE/, 1 - ' AOftE ' 2/ ■■ i, [2 AORR /2-;t H On Thu Western Side BEING T.S. 1129 and 1130, fronting Camerou Street;, Easy terrtiß if r« quired. ; Apply bo ___ T BULLOCK. ■ TO LET ' AT A LOW RENTAL SHOP Bjul premises at tha ocrner of the Iriangle, fronting Often Street #nd Wakarmi Bond, leading to the Poet Office i»nd Railway Bt»iion ' T BULLOCK DWELLING of 4 Rooms with Garden, | &o, fronting Cambridge Street, tfampatond- Apply to < T BULLOCK, Agent Manning & Gos':. NEW SEASON'S BOTTLED ALES AND STOUT, IN QUARTS AND PINTO, TliE BEST IN THE MARKET £qual to the Leading Brands of ENGLISH ALES. Agentß for Ashbarton— Messrs Shear man Bros /^OVERNffoIENT LIFE INSURANCE x* DEPARTMENT. Policyholders and ihose abor* to insmfl should cola the three esseaSltls of Li:« Insurance, — BEOUBjjfy. liIBEBAUTY. ECONOMY. IN THE GOVEENftfENT OFFICE,— SECUBITY ie unimpeachable; the pay meat of every policy is guaranteed by the State; and, m addition, the accuiuu lated Insurance Fund, invested m the roundest securities, now amounts to over three millions sterling. T IBEBALITY is unequalled. Policios m J_J arrear are kept alive so long as tho charges on the policy are not m cxcos6 of the surrender value. Policyholtlers arc Unrestricted as to travel, residence, n.nd occupation. Claims are promptly paid. Premiums are charged for age nearest birthday. Policies are unchallengeable on any ground except fraud, or suicide within six months. ECONOMY is insured by direct Parlia mentary supervision. All expenditure outside payment of claims, &c, has first to receive the sanction of the Legislature. Funds, over THREE MILLION POUNDS. Annual Income, over £400,000. Cash Surplus m 1896 (for three years), £225,000. 3. H. BICHABDSON, ■ 6] ConimisPiOTi^T J. V. DE BEEB WATCHMAKER * JEWELLER *|3 EGS to announce tJiat he ia making extenalvo Alteration to his Business Premises, having imported ttTWELY HEW WINDOW FITTINGS of the Latest English Design, which when complete will enable him to Show his Large and Select Strck to the best advantage ON SATUBDAY, APBIL 6. The Finest £took of NEW JBWBILEEY WATOHES, SILVER W^HB, Ever offered to the Ashburton Public w be diufilaysd. Daring Altorationß Bnainesii will be earrift on as uejsal, J. V..DE BEER WATCHMAKER k JEWELLER, East -Street, 4Bsibnrton ALLAI^DALI OOaJTCOTXTD" j A SAVING OF 25 PER OfiNT ON YOUR COAL BILL. I WE have appointed MR JAMES ELLiO'IT, Coai Merchant, Ash | burton, Agent for the county, who Wi supply Cuatomera m larpe or small quantities This Coal Company ! ai now opened two fresh Bei>ma worked at a distance of 30 feet and §5 feet, the thickness being 5i feet and 6 feet, tiud is the best produced on the Eastern Heaboard, It is an excellent Steam Coal, Unrivalled, for Bakers, and a good Domestic Coal, burning with a flame, does oob ep&rkle, and leaves a white ash. It is both Cheap and Excellent. Newcastle, WestporS and Mount Homers Coal alwety» m Stock. Firewood and Stakes of all kinds. JAMES ELLIOTT,' COAL MERCHANT, . . ABHBURION . ' J l&Wj^m Jr Cr wW m* t* «* S^ B BELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT, PREVEHT FITS, CONVULSIBHS, ETC. Vxmorv® a healthy state of the consti tution during the period of Teething, The words "JOHN STE£DMAN, OHEMIBT, WALWORTH, SURREY," * Are engrayod on the Government Stamp affixed t* each Packet. Kempthonae, Proaser and 00. Agents " ""TCTIIf ~~~~~' /COTTAGE of four room and Soallery, \j centrally situated In Wills Street West, near Hallway Statior,, and frynifing Domain, ■ "* * !l BULLOeiCy Agent. TO LET, TINWALD. SQUARE Dwelling House of Five Rooms, Scullery, Pantry, &o, froatSng Mc- Murdo Street, together v» th f ( of on Acre of Laad. Apply to T BULLOCK, i Age 0 Si



-AH Run Down ] No ippetife, Weak. Dlscoyraged. Warm climates always debilitate tho nervous system. Tlio digestion is, slow, and the liver becomes sluggish. Im purities m tho blood accumulate, and you so about downhearted and de pressed. All this may bo quickly chaugoil with proper treatment. Mrs. C. Kennedy, of 20 Erskine St., North Melbourne, Victoria, sends us her photograph and this letter* 111 had lost ray appetite, was v<wy w<»lt, mid [ill run down, Notnlng did Uto good, timl I was discouraged. I tlum tried AVER'S Sarsaparilla sind it brought mo right tip to my usual health mid Btrength. And I want to add a word hero about Aycr'a Cberry Pectoral. It has cured mis of such hard coughs and colds that I feel I could not do-without it. For family reme dies I rely on that word, • Ayer's.'" Keep your bowels m good condition with Ayer's l*ills. Take just enough to produce one good free movement of tiie bowels daily. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass., I). S. A. <*AUSTRAT.IAN MUTUAIf ! PROVIDENT SOCIETY. NEW ZEALAND BKANOH : Head Office, Custom-house Quay Wellington, Local Board o? Dikectqks : . The Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M.D., CM.G, M.L.O. (Chairman) The Hon. Gharries J. Johnston, M.L.O (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Eeq. The Hon. Edward Richardson, O.M.G. M.L.O. John Duncan, Esq. "-HBDICAL OFFICER," Dr. G Jfi Anson, iM.D., M.R.O.S England riIHE OldesS Wealbhieab, and most ! JL Prosperous AUSTRAL AN LIFE OFFXOE AND THE LARGEST MUTUAL OFFICE IN TH BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Mutual Life Office which de clares A BONUS .EVERY YEAR The Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most btringen Character, and Ensures s» larger Reserv to meet Li-bilities than that heid by at. other Ofßce In the Australasian Colonie ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEED £16,500,000 .(SIXTEEN AND A H*LF MILLIONS) STERLING, ANNUAL INCOME LXCKIDS £2,000,000 I (TWO MILLIONS) STERLING. Policies m force ... ... 1fi1,741 Sum Assured ... ... £45,528,090 Caeh Bonuses Divided ... £8,815,731 BONUSES. Cash Bonne for one year, 1899, £506,138, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amount ing to £942,500, after making specia reserves. Cash Bonuses declared or last 6ve years over Two Millions, yielding Reversion ary Bonuses exceeding Four Millions. ASSURE ¥OUR LIFE IN THE AJM.P, SOCIETY. And Seonre a BONUS EVERY YEAR. Expenses of Management—9 Pec Cent fon the Total Income. Edwabd W. Lows, Resident; Secretary Branch Office— Custom House Qaay, Wellington. James Haie, ." District Secretary. District Office Cathedral J?quar6, Chri&tcbmch B.EEIHAM'S PILLS For Billioue and Nervous Dioorders, such as Wind and Pain m the Stomachy Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling after Meala, Dizziness and Drowsineee, Ofld, Chilli, Flashings of Heat, Lnga of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Ccativeneea, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreatnß, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, etc. The First Dosu wiLt give Relief m Twenty Minutes. This is'no Fiction. Kvery sufferer ia earnestly incited to try one Box of these Pills, and they will be acknowledged to be Wortta a <KBJii.«HA at BOX BEECBTAM'S PILLS, token as directed, will quickly restore Females to complete health They promptly remove any nbtbruo* tion or irregularity m the By stem For a WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic—a few doses wil work wonders upon the Vital Organs strengthening the Muscular System, reator ing the longloat complexion, bringing bajjk the beat of appetite, and aroueirg with tl« robust health the whole physic*! energy of the human frame For throwing off fevers m hot climates they are specially renowned Thijee are * facts ' admitted by thousands, ih 'ill classes of Society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and Debilitated ia that BKECHAM'd PILLS have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medio2ne m tne World BEECHAM'S JPII^JL.® Have for many years been the popula amily medicine throughout the Britia Colonies, and they now stand WITHOUT A RIVAL. I'RBPA.TtED ONLY BY XHOMAS JBERCHAItr, ST. HELEN'S, B Sold everywhere m ttles~9£d, Is 1 1b 9d each _ fV)B SAUS 500 IS 500 DIVIDED Into five Paddocks, good for all round farming. Portion of ib m oew grass, and pa.tr suitable for pxifctiag uto wheat this year. Fall particulars furnished on application T BULLOCK Yoa can depend on ridding you children of Worms with Wade's.Worm Figs, the wonderful worm worriers, price, la OH Where, oh where is the BeaY'Boo Shop ? why Msllob'B Zaalaadia 800 I of soaue,



K>~LIST—Two Bhopa m Kwab Street at 08 eaoh par weak. .Apply e>t) the SfMS':!PAGB