HOLIDAYS.

(The Times, The demand for holidays, and tho Buppoeed necessity for taking them of toner and looger, sre to some extent an artificial need, the most potoist factors in which are cheap and easy locomotion and greater prosperity. In days when to move a few miles from borne wis a troublesome matter people did not care to go far afield in search of holiday pastime. Evon well to do people were content with an annul journey to London or the eensiiie. Bat that was an expensive matter ; and loose who coald not aftord it wore content to Bt*y at home. But, now that travelling is bo easy and so cheap, and all classes of the com munity— except;, perhaps, land lords and clergy—have more money to •pare, the holiday-hunger jjrows apace, and never segroa satisfied, •' Week end" outings become a matter of course ; Bank holidays have a tendency to last half tho week ; and a wise and beneficent Legislature has lately de creed that Saturday aftirnoon,for holi day purposes—among them, as was alleged, that of football—ah all begin at 12 o'clock. Where is it all to end, and-to what thin and attenuated pro portions will the working day, or week, or year ultimately shrink ? Those who think that the habit of holiday makmg is overdone, and that we are In danger of having too much of a good thing, will sympathise with the chair man of a certain raral district council, who recently, upon the request of a relieving officer for a few days' holi day, demurred on the ground that such Officials •• are about enough, and get plenty of fresh air." On this ground, »a another member of the council re marked, people who live in the coan try ought not; to want any holiday at all, for they always have plenty of fresh air. Without endorsing so dras tic a suggestion, even for those who habitually breathe the fresh air which to the jaded townsman is one attraction of his holiday, it is open to question whether holidays are not in many oases becoming too numerous and too long; Certainly theyj are often the adverse of beneficial to those who mis use them because they do not under stand either the true end or the proper use of a holiday* The object of a holiday is rest and refreshment of mind or body, or both ; and its beat use is that which will best secure this object. To some, pure Idleness, mere cessation from work, is sufficient holiday. Tho farm labourer leaning over a gate, pipe in mouth, or the brain worker stretched upon the sand with vacant mind, or joining in his children's play, are making real, though apparently uninteresting, holi day. To others change of work is in itself 'a rest Tried by bis test, of chaDge that brings rest and refreshment to body and miod, much of the holiday-mak ing now in vogue among tho industrial classes is found wanting, Bank holi days have their seamy aide in tempta tions to extravagance and excess, and, in the case of many trades, in enforced idleness and loss of wages because so many of the men will nots return to work for two or three days after the holiday, perhaps for the whole week. That they can ©Sard to do this, and do it to an ever increasing extent, sug gesta reflections opon their frrqnent agitations for higher pay and fewer hours of work. No one wants the working man t6 be a stave; Bat in the perpetually increabinj? demand for holidays it is sometimes forgotten that In this country workers of every kind enjoy, as a rule, the blessing of the Sunday rest, to which, in a majority of trades, Is added the Saturday after noon. The French ouvrier —a more discontented and, consequently, more dangerous member of society than bis English brother—gets no such privi lege ; and it is, we believe, the expe rience of contractors for railway or other work abroad that his Bevea days' work, though sometimes cheaper, is worth less than the six days' work of an Englishman. The French peasant proprietor, again, who l«ad a life of sordid, grinding toil that no English farm labourer would submit to for a week, is a living example of the fami- j liar adage that "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Holidays and recreation from work are necessary for every one, from Cabinet Minister to plougfaboy ; but in holiday recreation as in everything else, we need th* golden mean. When tho time devoted $o holiday making exceeds dae propor tion, or the recreation taken is not conducive to bodily and mental refresh ment, there is something wrong. A Ministry which, by taking unduly long Parlhmentary holidays at Easter and Whitsuntide, embarrasses the business of tho Besßion, and the workmen who prolong their Bank holid«y to the injury of their employers' trade, are alike, in their way, offenders against moderation and sound sense ; ss also are those who spend their holiday, be it long or short, in a rush and bustle and over exertion that defeat their end, and bring the tired worker b*ck to lite work more tired than before.



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fHB ASHBUETOE GUABDIA& ; SATTJEDAY, NOVEMBER 23, lSfoj,

Printed and published by Feank Hanoox, for the Proprietors, Robert Bell and Hekby Adam Maokay, at their Printing Offioo Burnett) Street, Aahburton » SATURDAY $ NOVEMBER 23, 1901,



Bahdeb & Sons Eucalypti Extract,— Under the dietingulsbed patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, awarded Diploma at the International Exhibition, Amsterdam, acknowledged by Medioal Clinics and Uni vereltiee all over the globe. That) theorude, reuSnons oils, which are now foisted upon the ptsblio under the name of Enoalyp Extracts, may not be mistaken for Sander & Sons' Pare Volatile Eucalypti Extraofc v we abate :—lt Is proved by tests made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Grlefswald (Prussia), that only products that are aatniated with oxygen and freed of aoide, realnons and other subsfcanoes adherent to primary distillation, will develop the curative properties possessed by the plant).- To avoid the appalling conieqaencea result ing from the application of rabatitutes, etc., In croup, bronchitis, diphtheria, dysentery Internal inflammations, etc., insHt 'n getting Sandbb and Sons' Pdbb Voj itinb Euca liYPTI Exieaot, and be safe



WHOOPING COUGH. A woman who haa had experieneo with thfo disease, tells how to prevent) any danger oub consequences from it), She Bays : Our three children took whooping cough last Bummer, our baby boy being only three months old, and owing to our giving them Chamberlain's Oongh Remedy, they lost aone of their plumpness and came out in ZQuoh better health than other ohildren whoae parents did not use this remedy. Our oldest) little girl would call lustily for cough eyrup between whoops. — Jessie Pinkey Hall, Springville, A!a, U. Si A. Thh Remedy ia for sale by Ashburton Drug 00. Wabes Teething Powders for Babies are soothing, reduce fever and prsveot U<stch@s; prise, U



Cured Her When a Little Girl. Cured Her Again When a Mother. Takes Out All Disease from the Blood; * Gives Strength? A Splendid Tonic; An Indispensable Household Medicine Ayer's Sarsaparilla " I first used Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla wlien a little girl for debility and poor ness of tho blood. It strengthened me greatly, built mo right up, and made me well and strong. After a recent attack of typhoid fever I found myself very weak and again I thousci.it of this wonderful strengthening medicine. So I began its use, and with great and lasting benefit. All my robust health is back again, thanks to Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It is a splendid_ tonic, purifies the blood, makes it rich, and is an indispensable household medicine." This is a practical experience which Mrs. H. A. Steinberg, of Nelson St., East Adelaide, So. Australia, has had with Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla. With this she sends a photograph of herself and child, which we reproduce above with her permission. Indeed, Ayer's Sarsaparilla is "Ths World's Greatest Family Medicine." Perhaps Mrs. Steinberg describes your condition, also. Perhaps your blood is thin, making you pale and weak; perhaps you are depressed, discouraged. Then there is a remedy that will build you up, made you strong and vigorous again. And it is a wonderful medicine for the children, too ; giving them good iiesli, rich blood, and steady nerves.



Takes Out All Impurities from the Blood. | [ AVER'S PiLLS are ge^tte, safe, thorough. BUSINESS NOTICES SPRING CLEANING. SPRING CLEANING. WE have juat landed pet s.s Karamea, and are now showing the Choicest Assortment of LINOLEUMS, &c, Ever Shown in Town, in New and Chaste Designs and Colourings. Come early and get your pick. Also, a Nice Lot of Carpets, Rugs, Mats, Jap and China Mattings Also, some beautiful Tapestries for Furniture Coverings As this is the season for Kenovating, we are prepared to Repair and Re«cover Furniture, making ife equal to new. Estimates given and work done on shortest notice. Take our advice—-Oorne early and avoid the rush later on, AGENTS FOR **f^Sv~'* THE FAMOUS ANCHOR SEWING MACHINE. jfft^lf The Oheapeat and Beat Machine mace, at half the usual price. yßffi§§\_ Also, the Gold Medul Wesner Piano, 01 egg's Perambulator and Go-Carts, Burson's Wicker and Rattan Furniture, F. Andrews and Go's ' Birmingham' Celebrated^ Brass and Iron Bedsteads. "Venetian Blinds made and repaired. T. H. UN DRILL & CO., CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, PICTURE FRAMERS, ANJD UNDERTAKERS, TANORED STREET,



WOOL SEASON 1901-2, i WE sball be represented at the Christchnrch and Timarn Auction Sales, and have made satisfactory arrangements for disposing of Olipg privately at Ashburton, Consignments will be received at our Ashburton Stores, and aont ou to either Ohiistcburch or Timaru, free o£ all charges except railage. ! Clients who wish to send their Wool direct from their nearest railway station will please consign as follows :— If intended for sale at Ohristchurch— Brown andiJSon's Siding, Addington. If intended for sale at Timaru—Mill & Company's Siding, Timaru, If intended for sale at Aehburton—Friedlacder Bros', Ltd, Siding, Aehburton Woolpacke, Twine, Branding Oil and other Shearing Requisites, supplied &% lowest rates. The Season's Sales have been fixed a& follows ?—« OHRTSTOHUROH. TIMARU. November 21st, 1901. December 6th, 1901; December 12th, 1901. January 14tb, 1902. January 17tb, 1902. February 26th, 1902. Febrnaryi2obb, 1902. FRIEDLANDER BROS., LTD, The Cheapest Shop in Ashburtou. LAWN MOWERS. LAWN MOWERS, FROM 223 @d EACH. Including ' Monarch,' • Pastime,' • New Easy,' &c. j GARDEN^OOLS. | The Greateab Variety in ABhburton, at prices to suib everybody, lQcluding;Jthe"New American Scuffle, Dutch, Garden and Plantation Hoea. Garden Rakes, Spadeß, Forka, Trowela, Syringee, Border Forks, Boys' Spadeß, eto AGENT for tho CELEBRATED • SYRACUSE' Combiaation Seed Drills and Oaltlvatora. Horse Hoes and Cultivators superior to Planab Jr at £ lesa prioa SHEEP SHEARS^'IsHeeP SHEARS. I have just received my first shipment, including TUB, BB A, HA, eto ; also Turkey and Washita Oil Ssones all at bedrock pricks CARPENTERS 1 TOOLS—Aa usual, I ata up to date la variety and price. (The j largest eelection in the Ashburton County to select from j GL MKDDINS, The People's Ironmonger, Burnett Street, Opposite Arcade



SPECIAL NOTICE. THB undersigned begs to inform his numerous Customers and Friends that he has removed from his former residence to a more Central and prominent} position i OB the Main Boad, within five minutes walk of his former place, hiß Business having increased so considerably these last Caw years that he found tho land inadequate to cultivate stock enough for his customers. Thanking his Patrons and Friends for their increasing support, and trusting by unremitting attention to their requirements to secure a continuance of their confidence, and tho honour of their kind recommend** tion, Jams Porter, CLIFTON NURSERY, Allenton, Ashbmton. FOR WATOHBSJ CLOCKS, JEWELLERY, SILVER AND ELEOTRO-PLATE SEASONABLE NOVELTIES, Etc, GO TO k G. JESSON, Practical Watchmaker and weller j Burnett Street, (opposite Somerseb Hotel) Ashhurton. ' —Bepairs v Specialty.-— Presentation Committees liberally dealt with. MRS iLCORN is now showing a beauti ful Assortment of New Drcsß Goods, Silks, Mnsllns, Printß, Laces and Trimmings. Also a lovely selection of Parisian MllUnery in Hats, Bonneba, Straws, Flowers, Quills, and Feathers. Having secured the services of a firat class Milliner and Dressmaker, satisfaction is guaranteed to all, Newest designs in Art Needle Work, Silks, Wools, Transfers, &c, always In stock*



BUSINESS NOTICES J TN AN ASSIGNED ESTATE. FOE If A L E BY PRIVATE TREATY. A Qj&ntity of NEW HOUSEHOLD FORNI TURI AND EFFECTS, Comprising — Bedstead, Duoheese C'leßt, Beautiful Overmantleß, Washstand, SidebotT.l, Very Handsome Dinner' Service (70 pieces), Sofa, Chairs, Tables, Pictures, Fenders, Fire Btasseß, Coal Scuttle, New Singer Sewing Machine, etc. EVERYTHING QUITE NEW (never used)' MUST BE SOLD QUICKLY TO REALISE ESTATE. iOBAIGHEAD & BEKBYMAR ASHBURTON. I HAVE FOR S ALE — The Late»t and Motfh Up to date Farm Machinery in the market THE GOLD MEDAL DRILL The only Drill thab carried off a Gold Medal in an actual Field Trial, Light draught oombined with etiength, a perfect power, and a trial given. Inspection invited. THE PLANO LEVER HARVESTER AND BINDER The simplest, strongest, Hghb draught, will cut and tie any crop. Most up-to date in tbo market. See testimonials to confirm above. JONES' CHAIN DRIVE MOWER Doing away with the cogs makes ib the simplest) and best catting machine made. HAZ RAKE—lnspecb Hay Sake for strength THE ROTARY DISC RIDGfc.R This Machine takes the plaoe of three Implements, and does ite work better, A greab saving to mangel and turnip growers. Ploughs, Harrows, Springtined Cultiva' tors, and all kinds of Farm Machinery Kept on hand. Prices Moderate, and Terms very easy. Extras for above kept in stock Agent for Southland Implement and Engineering Company BICYCLES and all Requisites—The latest model Chain Envoy, beautiful machine for strength, style and finis.;. The coming machine—Chainleaa Envoy, do cogs or chain, bub rolls along the easiest running maohiaein the market; ones ridden, alwaya ridden. Inspection invited District) Agent Colonial Mutual Life Association Fire and Marine Ineuranoe effected for "Ta l c . Some Good FARMS, from £0 to 5000 Aorea MONEY To Lend from ty per cent For particulars apply W. STONYEK, ARCADE, Machinery, Grain, Insurance, Land, Estate and Commission Agent .9 243



Mrs Johnston, "OEGISTERED Teacher of the Pianoforte ±\> & Singing Havelock Street, h i % *? W1 « O £I i ° £ i ! 1 >h m g » § pvj •c a is? g«s| aa 1 E §-l?iilIi S £_J O Coy Bos eKg pq 1 liSiifig CO J. V. DE BEEE WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER



ESTABLISHED 1874, if HA IT 1 ¥¥1 Now thab the I<l fll iilillll w°ol rnar^ot hae 'ii 111 II ILI lill aSBUtQed i^ nor ifi I If Ijllili ma'Bta'e»weoan iliL JLv tfiß IM MMmP give much better «Sc CO, value this season £3 10s. Jusb Received —■ Samples r4 ffTtfflP< of Choicesb TWEEDS ever i' I I'ilk' shown. Consequently £3 10a i% 1 I I i% Suits are far superior this I1 1 II if JUBILEE BUILDINGS 9 104 IMPOKTANT. i T" DESIRE to THANK my Customers! for Fasb Favors, and to intimate that) as I am HAVING THE DISTRICT, ra is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAS ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS BE SETTLED FORTHWITH. For Absolute Sale, AT ANY SACRIFICE, ALL MY FURNITURE k FANCY GOODS} JAMES BAKER Furniture and Fancy Goods Warehouse, Havelock Street. 10 103 Fishing Season, 19014902. HAEDLEY BEOS.| AGAIN to the fore with their new IMPORTED STOCK OF PISHING TACKLE in fjreab variety—Minnows,sFliee, Reeb, Lines, Waders, Rodß, ebc a etc Anglers call and inspect WE are also prepared to give eetlmatea for Hob and Cold Water Services, Tanks, Baths, Portable Boilers, and Tinware of ' every description HARDLFy BROS. EAST STREET, BARGAINS la Boots, Bargains in BootSj ab Mellor'a Special Boot Sale MELLOR'S Zealandia Boot Store is now showing some pretty lines in Ladies Boots and Shoes, In latest styles and shapes



TUST Arrived, TWO OASES OF o Electroplate and Sterling Silver Ware from the celebrated Manufacturers WALKER & HALL, SHEFFIELD. Articles suitable fo» Presentation? and Wedding Presents a Specialty, INSI' "SOTION INVITED. WATCHES. Another Parcel of three dozen NICKEL KEYLESS LEVEES at 27s This la the watch that has given each unfailing satisfaction, that 1b is needless to mention its numerous excellent qnali ties. Everyone sold is an advertisement In itself. JSIEW JEWELLEEY fil ENGAGEMENT RINGS. £20 Brooches, Bracelets, Bangles, Maff ch»ins« The Newest Novelties n Gold Charms The Latest Appliances and Appointment FOR SIGHT TESTING jaat to hand J. V.DE BEEE East Street), Ashburtoo PICTURE FKAMING BY j. Wilson; ■ I HOUSE DEOORATOB, BURNETT STREET. LARGE STOCK MOULDINGS. 'f¥TANTED Known—A Special Boob » f Sale at Mellor's ior a few days only. Now is the time for bargains PATTY Pan baking powder contains a patty pan At each end of tin.



WANTKDS, Etc i ' fipHlS oannob be bear for Valae.— A. Gent's up to date Light B x>ta 7s lid at Melior's Zealandia Boot Store KOOLIBAH, cures headache instantly, relieves all pains quickly. OUR Country Friends will do well to try Mellor'a Zealandia Boob Store for epeciol bargains in Foot Wear. 2000 pairs to pick from at Mellcr'a mHE •« LILY STARCH " h euperior to X any. Housewives will find ib most economical, Sold by all storekeepers 5 312 PA'ITY Pan baking powder wants one trial without prejudice, two patty pans I oc nothing DO you want to save lota of money, it you do then try ftlelior'aZealandta Boot Store for special bargains fipHE Enquirer's Oracle, the best JL reference book on everyday subjects, is given away with lOlba BOOK GIFT Tea HpHE mosi up to date ovelty ot the day X Patty Pan baking powder WANTED— Everybody to remember that Melior's Special Boot Sjkle is now on. They Bay you get great bargains at Mellors 17* OR the Show, for the Holidays— Men's Wood Boots 7a lid at Melior's Zialandia Boob Store PATTY fan baking powder ia the greab esb novelty you ever saw. Sold all grocers. SOD GEORGB Potted and Preaerved Meats —Tongues, Table Delicacies, eta—have no equal. All storekeepers WANTED— Every Lady to look nice on Show Day by wearing a pair of our American Shoes—Melior's Zeaiandia Boot Store WAN TED—Everybody to look nice by wearing a pair of Melior's Zealandia Bjots. Great value at Mellor's jusfc now ITIARMERvj and others, prepare for the JU Winter, and have your Home made cheery and bright with tbo powerful acetylene Gas. Estimates given by Hakdley Bros ___ TIIHE Crowning Glory of a Woman is her X Hair. For promoting an abundant and luxurious growth of hair there is nothing to -equal Hbndy's Egg Julep. Bottles la, at H E Bonninton's, Chemist. WHAT prise takers for pastry use, Patty Pan baking powder the greab ooveJby. npHE SHOW, The Show-Be up to L date and save money by going to Mellor'a Special Bargain Sale, In Tanored Street KOOLIBAH, cures Backache, Headache, Rheumatism, Sprains, etn. CURTAINS of Quality, Style, and Low _. Price. The sorb you want ia the best for the money, and that in our sort* Come aca see ftb Mitchell & Turnek's WANTED— For promoting an abundant and luxurious growth of hair there is nothing to equal Hendy's Egg Julep ;it arrests all dandruff, and leaves tho hair beautifully glossy. Bottles Is ; on ealo at, H E Bonnington's, Chemist, BUSINESS NOTICES



STUD__Tf OTITJKS I A^y* j • : TO STUD HORSE OWNERS I ? ORBB CARDS and Horse Re ceipt Books printed at the Mail and Guardian Office with neatness and despatch, and at Moderate Prices; i t 1 TO Travel the Aehburton, Methven and ; Eurrounding districts, and etand at j Newman's Stables onSaturdayßj the standard bred Trotting fire ; IMPERIOUS, By Direotor-~Mandaae« For fall pedigree see cards Termo—£s ss, payable on or before January 1, 1902; groomage fee, se, payable at time of service MANGAN & WILSON, 1 62 Proprietors, Biccarton npHE Imported Thoroughbred Siallion, BENZOIN, Wil stand ab Buccleuch during this Season. A peruaal of his pedigree will show he is one of the beet bred horees in the Southern Hemisphere



J. WILSON HAS a LARGE & BEAUTIFUL STOCK OF ARTISTIC WALL PAPEKS, Cheap or Expensive, to Suit All Glasses of Rooms BURNETT STREET! - THE MoCORMTOK STILL LEADS, mHE WINNER OP THE MEDAL. Ab the Christchurch Show, THE McOOEMICK LEFT HAND OPEN BACK REAPER & BIN DEB CARRIED OFF THE GOLD MEDAL. Orders Now Being Received. Morrow, Bassett $ Go^ Wills Street, Ashbubton. M. PRIEST, Man&ger " A THING OB 1 BEAUTY IS A JOY FOR EVEB." fIIHERKFORE Procure the Services of «T. TU. ii IG- GS- es d'Q DECORATE YOUR HOMES With his Beautiful Designs in Paper and Paiub Work. As Spring la coming, apply early to avoid the rush of work, WINDOW, GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, & PAPERINGS IN STOCK. J. L. HIGGS. Tanorbd Stbketi ROSE KANDY Tea—Having cleared a large line of this splendid new Orange Pekoe, we are offering ib ab la Bd, compari son invited with any 2a Tea on the market, --Oabson & Oo KOGLIBAH, the wonderful Pain Re liever, 2a chemists and grocers. Smoke New Yenns



1 d Touchstone 14 Camel 24 v Banter S %% Bcoswine D~r Syntax's? 3 fc g Tomboys dam H ■§.§ Tadmorl2 P^Wl? I ?_" Miss Sellon- iXl nm t *z S2 "3° The Baron 24 ' « p "ao StockwellS. PSE^li'Hfl,^ -m « S § ' Melbourne 1 .2 Z MrD Blink Bonny Que'.- Mary S3 £ I if ~Z~, ~ i'o'jchsione vt Jj a S Orlando 13 Vvllim ® * a- s v , , Suc'iki 7 ' I -2, Eulogy : Martha Lvnn v cs 5g Rataplan_3 Pocahimtas M P I V Melbourne 25 r 1 & V Alice sw'et Hawthorn § S 1 77, TTT~ Grladiaieur'fi p5 £,C 3 Lord Gough 12 • Battaglia ! » a toitatioa IIS!!! 2 I "f —^ Ithuriefa I g 6 2 Longbow 21 Mi.-s_Bowe v 0 2 g=g ' Pantaloon "i7~ § H^ Legerdemain arof FdaPutal S . T ne jjaJon 24 w ■« StockwellS; Pocabon'aa _ I jj Br- SSa^y" For full particulars, apply to E. GATES, j 9 285 Mount Sotners k 1 ifa c 0 yTi^ (Bay Colt, riaing 3 years) SIRE, King's Pride, by King of the Van, quishera, dam, Flower, by Grown Prinoe by Young Watty, dam Majohioaess. Dam, by.-Lord Salisbury, For full particulars, apply to 275 PETRIE AND WILLIAMS. BIiIBLIN MA.C WILL Travel the Wakanui and Sur rounding Districts, and wiil also Stand at the Owner's Place, South East Belt, Aahburton. BERLIN MAC, 7 years, whose perfor manoes aa a Trotter are well known, is by Berlin, dam Quicksilver mare, TiSBMS—£2 2s ; payable Ist January, 1902, ( For further particulars apply T. LESTER, I 0 165 Ashburton,



BUSINESS NOTICES COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., LONDON. ACCIDHNT, MORTGAGEES' INDEM NITY, FIDELITY GUARANTEE, FIRE, LIFE, AND MARINE. TOTAL ASSE'IS~fiXOEED £3,000,000. fTtHIS Company is now accepting proposals X for Insurance ugainßfc Personal Acci dent and for Indemnifying Employers against liability under— The Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, 1900 The Employers' Liability Act, 2882, and Amendments, Employers' Liability at Common Law. LOWEST RATES CHARGED. FRIEDLANDER BROS, LTD, 10 199 Agents for Ashburton MRS J. LLOYD, MUSIC SELLER and HPEACHEB of PIANOFORTE akd J_ ORGAN. Musical Instruments of every description, Latast music by every mai!. Pupils thoroughly taught. Terms, £1 la per quarter AGENT FOR EMPEESS NEEDLE. Designs, Flushes, Wool, Silks and Frames, m usual* Tanorbd Stbbes (next Hall, Herbalist)



WHETHER YOU ARE ASSURED OR_NOT YOU CANNOT EO BETTER THAW APPLY FOB Combined Life .&■ Accident Policy, WHICH covers an Assurance payable in event of Death from aoy cause in any parb of the world, and alao Oompenaa' tion for Disablement by Aocident. This is the Twentieth Century Speclalit offered by the Mutual Life Asaocmtioa o Australasia. HUGO FRIEDLANDER, District Agent JOHN TOTTY, , Repreeentifttive for New Business, 9 51 Aahburton T H Undbill E Undbtm T H UNDEILL & CO | FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Polished Coffins » Specialty A Choice Assortment of Artificial Wreath In Stock. —— Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall; also care ef Mr T. Andrewsj East Belt. $



BUSINESS NOTICES TRIAD F'risE© Competition. GN V RM ALO A TITN M ZIEADH. 'T^HE above letters form three word?. On I. tho 21st December the envelopes marked i Sentenae * will be opened, acd the cender of the first correct sentence opened will receive Two Guineas, To close 20th December. CONDITIONS, All that is necessary to enter for this com petit ion ia to write out; the worde and post) eatne {enclosing a receipt! for ss, or more, from any Triad advertiser} as por lisb below, to '• The Manager of the Triad, Punedin. 1 Oompetl tors may send aa many eolations as they please, provided each complies with above conditions j Aiax Washing Powders I AngloN.Z. Cyole 00. Auckland Forwarding and Parcels Delivery Agency Bermaline Bread—all Bakers Book Gift Tea, all procers Brinsley and Co,'a Ranges Bing, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Boots Commercial Hotel, T*N Granga Cope's Cigarettes and Tobaoooj Curtis, F, Jeweller Dunlop Tyrea j Gawne's Sauces, Pickles, Vinegar, eto 1 Gates, HA, Music seller j Gregg and Co, W, Coffee, Starch, eto * Hay ward's Pickles and Saucea Jonee, II M, Triad Agent Kirkpatrick, 8, and Co, X Jama Lane's Creoeoted Emulsion Loasby's Wahoo, Koolibah, Benjamia Gum, and Cinnamon Cure Meddins, G., Ironmonger N.Z. Clothing factory Neho&i jdoate and Co'a Tea Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's Scotch Whisky Spring Blossom Tea Suratura Tea Teed and Co Corn Curs Tonking's Linseed Emulsion SykeB 9 Cura Cough Trinity College Examinations Waltke'a Soap Wills Three Castlea Cigaretteß and Tobacco Woodrows' Hats, Gollia & Co., Agentß J CHRISTCHURCH, T>EG to announce that they have, opened up to date sample rooms in BURSETT STREET, for the convenience of their many Customers in the Ashbnrton County, MR GEORGE SANDRY, our Represen tative, who is in attendance all day on Mondays, Tuoadayß, and Saturdays, will be i-leaaed to meet hia old Customers and others aud chow them the very many new tutr&otions our Sample Room affords, La COMPRISING— Just tesb Novelties in SPRING GOODS. arrived from our London buyers- Colonial, English, and American BOOTS end Shoes, the best value in town China and Glassware of all descriptions Beddings, Bedsteads, and Furniture—oar own manufacture Estimates given fo? Furnishing Houses viaited acd measures taken for Venetian Blinds, Linoleum, and Carpets FREE OF OHABGB 9 191



fI OVER N iW E?iT L I FiL 'IK SUHA ?i CE. vs DEPARTS EsMT. Policyholdcvs ana those about to innwt Ehonld noto the tbres essentials of IJ'c Insurance,-— BEGUIIITy. IirFRRALITY. ECONOMY. IN THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE,— SECURITY is unimpeachable; tlio pay menfc of every policy is gnaTanteed \>y tliq Ktate ; and, in addition, tim accur.iu- Ir.ted Insurance Fund, invesicc'i in tha eoundest seouvities, now amounts to over three millions sterling. LIBEPsAL-ITY is unpqnalled. rolioiea in aivc-ar m-c i;c;:t u.Jivo so lor.g as tbo charges on the policy aru not in o-cco?s of tbc suvj-eacler \aii;o. rolicyboldfi-s aro imrest-L'icted as to travel, residence, and occupation. Claim:; aro promptly puid. rreniiurus aro charged ior ajjo 'nearest birthday. Policies are unehalleageablo • oa any ground except fraud, or suioids "^ ■nitliin Eix months. ECONOMY is insured by direct radia mautavy supervision. All oxpenditnro outside payment of claims, etc., iias first to receive the sanction o? ttio Legislature. Funds, over THREE MILLION FOUNDS. Annual Income, over_£jGOjOOO. Cash Surplus in i p-98 (for three ysars), £225.0007" ~™~~~ S. H. KICIIABD3ON, 6] Cammis-rionor BEEGHAM'S PILLS For Billioua and Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling after Meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold, Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetites Shortness of Breath, Ccstiveaees, Blotches oa the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreame, and all Nervous and Tremblings. SeDsations, etc. The First Dose wili. give Relief in Twenty Minutes. This its no Fiction, JSvery sufferer is earnestly Invited .. to try one Box of these Pills, and they wil be acknowledged to be Worth * CtiOTSEJA a 18«JC BBEOHAM'B PILLS, taken as direoted s wili quickly restore Femalea to complete health They promptly remove acy obH&ruo tion or Irregularity in the system For a WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic~a few doses wil work wonders upon the Vital Organer strengthening the Muscular System, tester Ing the longloab complexion, bringing bao the best of appetite, and arousing with the robust health the whole physical energy of the human frame For throwing off fovee in hot climates they are specially renowned Til be o are ' facts' admitted by thousands, sb all classes of Society, and one of the heed guarantees to the Nervous and Debilibafche fa that) BEEOHAM'S PILLS have b Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine in to{^- Wovld BEECHAM'B JPIL.JL.S Have for many years been the popular family medicine throughout the British Ooloaieß, and they now stand WIIHOUT A RIVAL. PR'EPfVBED ONLT BY 'JOTOM-AS BSECHAM. St. ELEST;s, M Sold everywhers in ttles—9£d, Is 1 la 9(i each rum timm heat, PE'EVuii FITS, GOiiVilLGiG^S, [TO. Prestcrvo a lioalt&y Bints of tlio tutian clurins tiio yoricrl of Teething.,^ Tlie v-ord s "JOi-i U STEF.D M AN, Arc c'iijnivoi.l on t':c (,'nirniment Stamp affixed t§ r..v,'i IVrket. Keiupthorne, Proper & 00, Agents