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To skate my brave hoy and away 1 Cold winds and our downy beds adorning, The face of all nature looks grey 'Xia a beantlfnl, clear, frosty morning t So that is what foa have been •boating as you ran to the Domain at five o'clock in the morning 1 You mast have found it hot indoors ! lam » EDQch obliged to yon, for your promise to teach me to ekate. I shall come to Aabburton on purpose to iearn, My ileve Professor Lightfoot! Did yen tsaver know that I learnt at Home % That I have skated in moat distin ~ gowned company on the Serpentine 1 Oh ! yon have a great deal to leatn »b well aa to teaoh, I can assure you: I wonder what kind of ekafees you me. Anything yon can get, I suppose. Bow, I will teii yon that you mast have two different pairs of skates for different purposes if yets are to be an accomplished skater, You mast have oas pair for speed skating, and one for figure ekatiug. The same pair won't answer for both styles of skating. The speed skates must have a much thin ner blade than those for figure skatiag bust I suppose yon are not ambitious— as yst—and are quite content, as long AH you can preserve the perpendicular, well, keep moving, I wish I were thereto see. How many ladies have you scattered in your mad career. What do yon think is your travelling pace? <Oou.ld.yoa do you? ten miles' an hour t Which reminds me that I read (he other day, that 'wheeled ikaies,' roller skatea simply, were used on roads in Holland as far back as 1770, I wish they would Introduce them in Canterbury, they j would pufe out the bicycle com pletely, they would be so much cheaper and easier to manage ; of coarse we haven't roads to compare with those t>f Holland, but; they ara nearly as flat. Couldn't somebody invent something— yoc might try, and ao make an Immense fortune perhaps—that would answer. I would do all. I oouSd to' promote the movement f isn't that the right sx pressioc. I can't' do' twelve milts an aoor on my '* wheel/ though you say it is your average! |Do yon know, I actually law a professional skater, a Norwegian—Harold Hagen— skate two miles In smin 43|b»c ! That was pretty good I think. I have not had skates on my feet since coming back to New Zetland. I believe the real pleasures of i frost are to be found to perfection in Canada, Uncle Ned lived for some years in Toronto, and he s»ys the air was so dry land clear and calm that you did not feel the cold so severe as you i would.expeci. In Canterbury it almost always blows when it freezes, and it is ; that, which makes as shiver at a much | ieaa degree of cold. The toboganning, the sleighing, the gating, in the pare, brilliant sunshine must be exhiliratfns; -—and yet—how would wo like to fiud the waier in our kettles—left on hot stoves at night—frozen to the bottom ; the bread and cold meat frozen hard in the pantry ; the milk frozen t olid in the p»Q ? I must confess I admire frost i sad snow and ie, most in poetry, and I sometimes wish they could be found nowhere else. I; hay copied for you Lowell's lines on the frost THE FROST. Down swept the ohiU wind from the moan* :- t»ia'« peak ' From the enow five tbofn.uud Bumm<?ra old ; On open wold and hill top bleak, 1' had gathered all the cold, And whirled in, liko sleet in the wanderer's cheek : Ir bad oarried a shiver everywhere j From the unleaved bough* and past-ore* bare, The tittle brook heard it> and bu It a roof 'Neftih whioh he could hocae himself, winter psoof. Rotnetimod his tinging waters nlipb Down throagh a froafc leaved forest orypt 1, Long eparkling aielee of steel B<ercvmed ttee* t Beudina: to coantsi fait; a br b> %\ \ Sometimes, tha roof no fretwork knew But silvery masses (h%b downward grew • Same'lmes it was sat-ved, io eharp relief With qiaiot arab'eq'ieH of iop.fernieaf, Som tunes it was simply smooth ned clear For the glndnens of Heavt n to Rhine through ; snd here Ho had caaghb the nodding bulrush tops, , Aad hnog them thickly with diamond drops Wbioh crystalled the beams of the moon and bub, And made a star of every one, No mortal builders tnost rare device Coatd match thin winter palace of ios ; *Tw&B m if every image that! mirrored lay la hi* deptba eereae through the snmtner ■ #ay, ' ■• ■ ; Kftoh flitting shadow of earth and sky, Lest the happy model should be ios', H»d been mittiiokod in fairy masonryt By the elfin builders of i he frotjfc,

TEE ASHBUFTOK OUaRBIAN : THURSDAY. JULY U, 1901

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A woman who has been married many years es*ys that ber husband grows more brief in his letters to her evfify year. The first letter she ever received from him ended thus, " Youra my dear "Mm Blank, most sincerely John Smith." It wag a mere note, bat ha aaed ten woide to bring it to a end- After they were engaged be signed his letters, " Yonrs mj darling (or angel), affectionately, John"—a reduction of fifty per cent from his conclusion aa a mere friend. They were married, and the first letter he Bent to his angel daring hia first trip away from her wassigned, '• Youra John." That waa seventeen years ago. The other day she received a letter from her beloved, and after scrawling over half a dozen pages in a well nigh illegible band, the devoted husband sent his love from " J " eim ply.



All Run Down No Appetite. Weak. Discouraged. I Warm climates always debilitate tho nervous system. Tile digestion Is slow, and tho live* becomes sluggish. Im purities in the blood accumulate, and you go about downhearted and de pressed. All this may be quickly ' changed with proper treatment. Mrs. C. Kennedy, of 26 Erskine St.» North Melbourne, Victoria, sends us her photograph aad this letter* •' I had lost my appetite, -was very ■weak, and all run down. Nothing did mo good, and I w&3 discouraged. I then tried AVER'S Sarsaparilla and it forongkt me right np to my usual health and b trengtli. And I want to add a word hero \ about Ayer's Cheriry Pectoral. It has cured rae of such bard cougnß and colds that I feel I co" 1-! not do-without it. For family reaae* dies i rely on tbat word, • Ayer's.'" ' Keep srottr5 rottr bowels in good condition with Avers Piils. Take just enough to produce oue good free movement of the bowels daily. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Aycr Co., Lowe!!, Mass., V. S. A. f FOR~BAIii7~ NICE BUILDING SITE. IRood 20 Fetches, being part of Lots 42 and 43, fron ing the Waksnui Road and jnst beyond the oornerof the East Belt Easy terms if required* , _ ■ _ ; T BUt-LOOKjAg?!^- CHBAP Property ab Trevorton—-2 Booda Ifa Perches, togetbec with email Cottage, Shed, etc, Particnlara on application •^ _ | T BULLOCK { FuK SALE rpHS Jfollowiug good bailding aitea — T S 427—1 rood, Tanored Street; central position T 8 823—1 rood, Cox Street j high and dry, good land T S 1130—1 rood; Cameron Streeb Wee* (£ S 112a—1 rood, Wills Street West ' Inspection invited Apply to ! T BULLOCK. FOR SALE. O A f\ PRKJE required for Towd Section ob4t\J 1150, ooßfiaining 1 rood, frontiug Oameron Street West. Good site for private residence Terms ii required T BPLLOOK FOKSALE 50 ACRES 50 Befog R S 32465, fronting Road leading from Maroa&n so Rnngitaia Traffis Bridge ; • in its native stale; suitable tor paddock for travelling stock Particuiara oa application | T BULIOCK. ! | T U L ii. 1 | Desirable Reeicience irocting Main South ! Road, Tinwali), comprising — Comfortable Dwelling House of eighfi rooms, verandab, washhoustt, etc, also stable, chaffhousej trap | shed, etc, togethot with 4 aorea; of land, j parb of which forme garden and orchard j at preeent in the occupation of Mr Henry Ford. Fall particulars, term*, elo, on applioaf ion ID BULLOCK, Agent J Colds, or any irritation of the throat, lungs, or jjp py bronchial tubes, physi- J^ j cians are constantly jJ/u I recomiribnding vl^l r 'Xane's v * Creasoteb Emulsion of €ot> %fver They recognise that it is the one positive, speedy, and absolute cure for Croup, Doacseneoo, $r<?ncbitio, ! and. those affections of the lungs and bronchial tubes, whioh, if nofc checked j in tim«, finally lead to Consumption. Lanb's Orbasoted Emolsion is an original and distinc&#pftparai;ion. It iB ! Cod I*nßr Oil, Lime, and Soda, im mensely improved by the addition^ of the finest Beechwood Creasote. Fresh eggs is the ingredient used to perfectly I blend and emulsify, giving Lake's Ckkasootd Emulsion a food value no other Emulsion contains. It iB pleasant to the taste, and so easy to digest that young babies, and moat delicate men ; and women take it regularly. PRICE 2«. mi Cbemisto & Stores Sell It. "a. corunio oough "quickly CUBED. BfiKJAMIN GUM SCORES. Mr Liwrol IToode, of Chrißtbhuroh, writes; Benjamin Gom had a marvellonß effect on my oough and cold, which I contracted early lasb winter. I tried various advertised remedies bub got no relief. A lady friend advised me to try your Benjamin Gum, and a very few doeoa gave me relief, and it quickly oured BENJAMIN GUM always aots like this— It is pleaaanb to take—Ohitdren like it— Suitable for yonng or old Benjamin Gum, price la 6d and 2s 6d, from all Cbemiste and Grocers, or post free, from LOASBY'S WAHOO MANUFAOTUR ING CO., Lt», Dunedln. Wholesale from all Merchants DAFOIKG & WOOD OAItVINa MRS CURTIS boida above Q'asseu for FRIDAYS at Arcade Cbwmbera Wood Oarvißg 1.30, Children,*. Classes, 2.30, Practice Olaaa 7.50 j:___i , 'notice of removal. 8100ND-HAND BTJ.SIIiESS. MRS ROBINSON has removed to new premises at the Triangle, j! Thank ipg the publio for Kippbrfi received dnring fehe past three yearn-, and hopin| by BbripiJ attention to bußicesfi to merit a continuance. Ladies Waited on ab their residences. Al letters punctiiaily attended to; furniture bought, cold, or exchanged. ;. 6 r^i 1 gSoSSe J&MS excel ail others O they are delioiouf, Bold by all sto?e *«epere 5 313



Kaht>er& Sops Kucaiypw Exteact,— Under tho disbingaiahed patronage of Hia Majesty the K.iog of Italy, awarded iMpiotna «t the international Exhibition, Amsterdam, acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uni verities all over tho globe. That, thecrode, resinous oils, which are now foisted upon the public andnr ttie name of Buoalyp Extfaots, may not be; tnist&ken for Sander St. Som! Pare Volatile ISucalypti Extraov, we atate :—lt ia proved by t©Bts made by the Medical Oliniea of the Universities at Bono rand Grieiswaid (Prussia}, that only prodnots, fihab lire litoiated with oxygen and freed o Raids, resinous and other aubatancee adherent, to primary distillation, will develop thy | onrative properties possessed by. the plant To Avoid fclie appalling eoEeequeuces result Bjr from the application of aubetiifcutas, etc , ?tj cretip; broischitlß, dsfpbljrWjr.!^, sdysentsry jut weal ini.atrtmation t -^lo> ( |iiia?it fn getting KAKDBB AND fOXS 1 PttkH Vdl ittHß ■ StJOA tYPTf EXSCRAOT and be Bafe The biriipie Campbell, which hie just arrived io Wellington, after ft perilous passage ia which onfe of her seamen was killod, bringa ISO Washing Machines for the D I.C. Of these 25 wiH oome to Ashburton, making the fifth shipment. The following testimonial ia to hand ;—" Enclosed pleaae find cheque in pnymarit of the Waahing Machine you Bent tip on a fortnight's trial. My wife ia very pleased with itj: and Jsays that it does ita ,yrotk quickly and well. She ' eonsiderß it in every respeofc a labor 'Saving'! machine, and can thoroughly recommend it -Yours faithfully, H H Shabpwk, Alford I'omt SavmuUi I



A. AGER, AECHITECT, AROADB CHAMBERS, ASHBURTON, AND 22. BEDFORD ROW, OHRISTCHUROH. SPORTi i^POBT BPOKT GTJNS GUNS GUNS. hardlFy Be os- EAST STREET, HAVE TO HAND, direob Jrotn. the MunofactnrerH, a large Ooafiignmenfc of the Famous 1 NEW RIVAL' CARTRIDGES. Large eupplies also arriving of Bley's Amberite, Blue Shutge, Kvnook'g NobeHa, «tc. Special clearance of Wire Cartridge!, , owing to being oversstccked. G U N 8, GUNS. For Flrst-clasi Ounn, at a low prioe, give : up a tritil ; our prices defy competition. HUNS of all makes REPAIRED and put ! ie firet-o'aM order by a Practical tiunimlth, 1 Addrees— HAEDLEY BEOB NFIW ZEALAND i¥su¥aNo~E OUMPANY SBTABLISBBD ... ... 1869 CAPITAL—ONE MILLION THE Premier and Wealthiest Colon 1 Company, r Noted for Promptness and Liberality Paid-up Capital and Reserves, £100,000 Fire and Marine Riskf, . Al«o,«— Risks on Growing Crops, Threshing Machines, etc, accepted at lowest current rates NICOLL~BRO^, I "' Agentr ] NATIONAL MORTGAGE & AGENOY 00. OF N.Z, LTl\ TSMABT! IMPRPVED FARMS FOE SAIK. • 630 aorei Rangibata, 250 acroa Olaremont 260 acres Wsiioti*, 200 acres Waihao, 250 lores Kingsdown, 1000 aorei Ota'o, 500 acres Totara, , And others of various dicer in Soe <th Oanter bnry ' Improved Farms {or lease, with right o purchase 1170 acres Fairlie, 505 acres Totara, and 265 acres Totara Also unimproved agricultural and crazing I. I taw of various sizes on tha Rainnliffs and revelß Estates, and two well improve tatian properties of 7000 aorei each. TRIAD 3?r!see Competition. nPHE "TRIAD" has In the pre»«, and X shortly to be published, a book entitled " What to see end Where to Stay in New Zealand.! A prise of Three Guineas is offered for the most Sntorpnting and wmusing; anio'e of about 2000 words, entitled " What to see and Where to guy in New Zoalaod." lo close 20th eEPTEM BEB. Puzzle Competition for children under 14, tee TRIAD CONDITIONS. All that is necessary to enter for this; oompetllion is to post) your article (enclosing a receipt for 6s, or more, from any Triad advertiser' to " The Manager of the Triad, DanMin.' Ajax Washing Powders Anglo N.Z. Cycle 00. i Auckland Forwarding and Parcels Deliver ' Agency | Bermaline Bread—ell Bakers Bcineiey and 00. 'b Ranges j Bing, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Boots Commercial Hotel, T N Grange "■£ < Cope's Cigaretlseß and Tobiooo i Oartis, F, Jeweller Danlop Tyres Gawne's SaucßS, Picklw, Vinegar, eto I Gates, H Aj Mueio seller j Gregg and To, W, Coffee, Starch, etc j Hayward'n Pickles and Sauces | Jones, H M, Triad Agent Kirkpatriok, S, and Co, X Jams Eharki CigtrettbD, Eagle Go's ■ I Kfizie Teas, ail Grocera" Lane's Creoaoted Emulsion Loasby's Wah'oo, Kooiibuh, Benjamin Gum, and Cinnamon Cure; Meddins, G., Ironmonger N.Z. Clothing Jaotory Ndsob. dioate and Oo*a Tea Ocean Accident and Guarantee,' Corpo | tion, Ltid. \ Orr 4 A, Draper . ! Sanderson's Scotch Whisky ; Spring Blossom Tea Suratura Te ! Teed md Co Corn Cure tFooking's Li seed Emulsion " Tni" Extra tefSbap Waltke'a Sor ! Willslhree Castles Cigarettes and Tobacoo | Woodrows' Hats, GolUdb & Co., Agents ""LadijbibT ™~~, f^ FNUINE Tailor-made Ooßtßmei, Habits XJ Jackets, Rainproof Mantles &o, made to tneasnro in the latest Stylet; and newest Materials. Fit and workmanship :gnaran «aed. ■■,,•:, ';. GENTLEMEN! We nave jast opened out ez s.B'Ranga- Hra' a large Shipment of New Winter: Goods ;< We respectfully invite inspecdor of our new Worsted and Vicuna Suitings, Serges, Scotch, Irish, and West of England and New Zealand Tweeds, Moltons, Beavers, Veoe tia.ne, New Rainproof Covert Coatings, real 1 ©onhybrdok' Irieh Friesoa, &c. SHifci to meosare from £3. Trousers from 159. Oui motto is always ' Satisfaction !' CRAIGHEAD <fc BERRTMAN The Leading Tailors and Outfitters, ABHBURTON FOR WATOHE?" CLOpKS, JEWELLERY, SILVER AND ELEOTRO-PLATE SEASONABLE NOVELTIES, Ew, go a?o G. JESSON, Practical Watchmaker and Jeweller, Buroebfc Street), (opposite Somerast HofelJ, Ash.barton. —^Bepairs a Specialty,— Presentation Committees liberally dealt with* Monumental Sculptor, 60 Stafford St, Timaru tA LWAYS lo Stock—A flrifc XjL olaea selnctlon of Marble and Granite Monuments, OeaSgna and Estimates may be inspected ab the estabiishmenb otJ.Mr John Wileon, Painter, Burnett Stteefe, Ashbarfcen Letter Gutting io any style



'Mjßn.ning & Oo's NFW PERSON'S BOTTLED ALES AND BTBUT, IN QUARTS AND PINTS, THE BEST IN THE MARKET Equal tr the Leading Brands of INGLISF ALIS. Agents for Ashburton— Mksshs Shkar MAW Bros - FOB HOUSE I>AINTING, ODSB I AINTING, lONWRITING, JiJTO, TRY J 1., H¥O€*«, TANOHBn STBBOT. fifiRMANENT b^xuDUSIQ AND iNV?SBI!MJSNT SOOIKTY. 1" OANPGRANTKDPAOM and upwards, at currant ratM ] Full Fartioalara od applloatloa. WORKING EXPENSES oo all Sharof re now due and payable Office —Tsncred Street* Office Hour*~9.3o a m till 4pm FiFßfi Ttwaday In Moath—9,3o a»."tlH pm j and 7 till 9pm ALBERT ROBBBTB, Manager^ f^HB GOVfeKNMBNT TKstri". ANCB DEPARTMENT ia prepared to grant EMPLOYERS OF LABOR Covers against Risks connected with their Trade or Badness under " The Workers' Compensation Act,*' "The Employers* Liabilities Acts," as well j as under tbe Common Law, Owners of Property and Mortgagees also protected Binder Special Tables. PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE EFFECTED IN- ALL BRANCHES. For particulars as to Rates, etc. apply to the Local Office of th Department. J H KIOHARDSON, Commissioner flltaptcn, 6th Juoe, 1901. _^ \kj ANTED"Known — Men's Good '** Shooter Bo.its only 8s 11 d, ab MKi/tou's Zealandja Boot Store ~ AUSTKAT3AiT^IJfUAir' PBOVI D E N T SOCIETY. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH : J Head Office, Custom-house Quay ! Wellington. Local Boaui> ov Dieeotors : I Tha Hon. Morgan S, Grace, M.l) j 0 M.G., ML.C. (Chairman) | The Hon. Cha»lcs J. Johnston, M.L.C i (Depnty Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. TheHon, Edvirard Kichar&aon, O.M.GL M.L.C. 'ohn Dun oan; Esq. "MEDICAL OyjPIOEE Dr. a iv inson, M.D., M. R.O. England fl *XX Oldest, Wealfchiß36, and most I. I'rosperoos AUSI-KALAV LIFE OFFKCK AN/J THK LAROKBT MUTUAL OFFIOK IN THPJ BRITISH KMPIRE. Thp only Mutna! Life Office which de ciares A BONUS EVERY YEAB The Method of Valnatlon adopted by this Society if of the most etrlngenb Character, and Ensures a larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than that heid by at.d other Office In the Australasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £16,500*000 (SIXTEEN AND A HALF MILLIONS) STERLING, ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2,000*000 (TWO MILLIONS) STEELING, Policies in force 1&U24 Smn Assured £46,628,09 Cash Bonuses Divided ... £8,815,73 BONUSES. I Cash Bonns for one year, 1899, £506,138 yielding Reversionary Bonuses amount I jig to £942,500, after making specia re^erVes. Cash Bonuses deolared'' or lesac five years. over Two MUHotnij yielding Reversion ftry Bonuses exceeding' Four Millions. ASSURE YOUR LIFE . JSf THB M.,p. SOCIETY, And Sacare a BONUS EVERY YEAR. expenses of Management:— 9 J'er Cen on the Total Inocme. Edward W. Lowe, Resident Seorstsry Branch Office— Custom Houee Quay, Wellington. Jamks Hair, District Secretary. District Office draiSiuat; ChrtetohuraH KAYE d GARTER ARE CASH BUYERS, highest onrnfnt ratei, all FARM PRODUOB. Agents ' tor SumtON's and Lawsoh Unrivalled' Seeds. t: m SeaSon'a Sapphen of RAPE, TUIiNIP, MANGEL CLOVERS. & *o, JUST LANDED, LARGE STORES at tffTTELTO " EXTENSIVE CLEANING MACHINERY, CORNBAUKS always on haxid^ PLAYE & CARTER OHRIBTOHUROH ' MONEY. ,•; MONEY TO LEND od Ftwtoli Security, inßatfes to Bale borrowers. Apply to MR 0, W. PURNHILL, Solicitor, Montgomery's Botldln Smoke New Yeans



WINTER GOODS, WINTER GOOPS. NICHOLAS AND PIOKFORD have jtut received ex s.b Wakann! and Paparoa, their Winter Supply of WARM SLIPPERS, EVENING SHOES, WALKING SHOES, BOOTS, &o. Children's Winter Slippers nh Bd, lOrt, 10, 2» 6d, and 3s per pair Ladtet' Winter Slippers &t It, In 6d, 2a 6d, 3e 6d, 48 6d, 5a 6d, 7t 6d, and 8s per pah Gentleman's at ail prices Al*o $ —ObJJdreo'», Ladiee s aod Gentilemec's G^loßhep, The Beet Goloeh tnanofaotDred INSPECTION INTITBDi NICHOLAS & PICKFORD, BAST STREET; JWTTiSOW A »w>o»aw>%- ---• If XJjUV/iln andSIONWRIfEEJ ABTIBTIO PAPERHANGINdS WAREHOUSE I HAVE to hand—A large qawitity of MIRBOR GLASS, which can be cut to sise to iaife Doors, Looking Glasses, Shop W^dowa, etc. I hold » larga Stock of the underment?onßd Godde:— Wall Papers Gold Bronae Enamel Point* Window Glass Gold PaiDfe Torpentine | Ornftmental Glass Picture Mouldings Methy. Spiritg . ! Oils and Paintin Scrim Artists' Materials Varbiibes Distemper Broshos SOLK AGENT for the Beautiful POMPEII DECOBATION, iuifcable (or-Glass toon Side Lights, etc. Sample ehown on application. Aqbwt foe HALL'S SANITARY WATER PAINT. The Bedrooms of the Old Men's Home have been renovated with the Water Paint, and it hai given entire satisfaction BURNETT STEBET, Aihbarttm P 0 Box 16. Telephone 65. JggT- JUST IN IIIMBI lIMB GUNS. OUNB. GUNS. Single «od Double Barrel, from 80s to £7 10s Eley»B Blbo, FmokelefP, «nd Cnivereil; NEW OLCJB, NEW RIVAL HOBSE~CLIPPERS GHEAP AND GOOD. T> A TVT/"^ O.Q ("Orion," MZealandia,"aud'* Scott a") Register JIV Al^ vXJtVO Gratea, Mantel Pieces, Garden and Carpenters Tools, Lamps, Boildera' and Furnishing Ironmongery, etc. Kindly Pay Me a Visit, and Save Money. -*~- (x) — G. MEDDIISS, . The Peoples Ironmonger, Burnett Street, Opposite Arcade GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE, FOR ONk MONTH of ■' "' ' .;.: ':; ■ '- DRAPERY, CLOTHING, : : AND . ' .'!:'. j BOOTS. j ——— COMMENCING SATURDAY. JUNE 29. GREAT REEUOTIONS IN BVEEIg I»PARTMENT.| ANDREW ORR. SMOKE ONLY NEW YIKUB. ■ ' ■ —.—jo:—— * A PERFECT TOBAOCO. H CJ 0B&KR [J W TIMMINS TRADING AB MITCHELL AND TURNER -— Expiration of Term of Partnership AND Realisation of the Whole Stock. THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME A -£gjg^)QQ STQGK OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT FROM 20 - CENT TO 76 PER CENT REDUCTION, V"^±S' ale F a¥ 6 c ceding .zr



J. V. BE BEEE WATOHMAKBR" *■ JEWELLER | — TUST Arrived, TWO ICULBEB OF Electroplate and Sterling Silver Ware rom the celebrated Manufacturers WALKER & HALL. SHEFFIELD. Articles suitable for Presentations and Wedding Presente a Specialty, INSPECTION INVITED. WATCHES, Another Parcel of three dozen NICKEL KEYLESS LEVERS at 27s This is the watch that has given i°nch unfailing satisfaction, that it is needles to mention its numerous excellent goal ties. Everyone sold is an &<- \ ■:' istmen In itself. NEW JEWELLERY $1 ENGAGEMENT RINGS. £20 Brooches, Bracelets. Bangles, Mnff oh&ins- The Newest Novelties in Gold Charms The Latest' Appliances and Appointment FOB SIGHT TESTING just to hand. J. V.DEBEER* East Street, Ashbnrton - ALL TRAVILLiN(i BY LAND™*" oß|B¥ WATER QHOULD EFFECT ASSURANCES Protecting those near and dear to thorn from poverty in event) of DEATH OR ACCIDENT i Happening to the Breadwinner The Easiest, Cheapest, and most effectoa way of doing this is to seoar a I COMBINED LIFE AND OCCIDENT, POLICY (KOM lEE j MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION , OF AUSTRALASIA. Apply for particulars to | HUGO FRIEPL&NDER, Agent ! JOHN TOTTY, Representative for New \ Business, Ashburton THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Ltd Offices, Warehouses, and Grain Stores Wesb Street, Aabbnrtoa. ¥7! VERY Description of Farmers JQj Requisites at foweeb rates. Groceries, Hardware S&cMlery, Cornsacks, Woolpaoks, " Twine, Oils* Tiaware Horse Covers Soft Goods & Boots GRAIN SOLD ON COMMISSION. Having reliable information from our Agents in other parts of the Colonieß, we are in a position to obtain highest posilble price, for all grain placed in car hands for disposal, Shareholders should be particularly care ful to enquire from as and inspect oar goods before ordering elsewhere. WE have several really first-class Farm for Sale on cur books, and farmer wishing to purchase would do well to oall on us for particulars :—■ ; 370  Springburn ( 108 c Moonb Somers 1000 Acres Lauriaton District 750 „ Wak&oui „ 1031 „ Ohertsey „ 1958 „ Drotnore „ 1180  SpriDgburn „ 476 5000 v , Hinds „ (Iq lots to suit purchaser* 2000 „ Mitcham „ 400  Fairfield „ 1000 „ near Aiford 700 s , Newlands 700 „ Overdale „ 200 „ „ T. F GIBSON iVfanagnr WANTED, 20,000 Hares. IT7E Have appointed Mzsss Aknkx Bbos. to aob as our AGENTS For AaLburton and' District', and they will pay Top Prices. Consign to— TONKIN Am CO.j FAIRFIELD CHILBLAINS CUBED BPEEDILY AND PERMANENTLY BIfUSINCJ Plantekoa Ointment WE have no hesitation in saying tba this OINTMENT is the most Elegant and Effective ever produced by Pharmaoentioal art, and has never been equalled as an External Remedy for Inflammation, Bronohibis, Pleurisy, Asthma, Sore Throat, Croup, Scalp Complaints, Loss of Hair, Burns, Solids, Sore and Inflamed Eyes, Sandy Blight, Ulcers, Tumors, Abscesses, Whitlows, Piles, Cuts and Wounds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Boils, Carbuncles, Pimpleß, Styes, Blackheads, Freckles, Bites and Stings of Insects, Bad Legs, Bad Breasts, Eczema, Erysipelas, Eruptions, and Dry, Itching, Scaly, Crusted,! Blotoby, Chafing or Irritated Skin. ! - . . ■ -i It is the Best Emolient for Rough Hands,' rendering them Soft, Clear, and White in a Single Night, and, used with PLANTEKOA SOAP, surpasses all other treatment for Producing a Clear and Beautiful Complexion a few applications rendering the Skin like Velvet. With reference to its Healing Qualities we aak you to kindly read the Testimonials published. (These speak for themselves. Ask for a free copy of ''The Invalid's Guide," which gives fall information with Testimonials PLANTJiKOA OINTMENT 2s Sample Tin for 6d ■* ■ Plantekoa Medicated Herbal Soap Jt JACKSON, Saunders' Buildings, East Street, AGENTS from Chemists and Leading Storekeepv I



TO 1/ET, lOTQfj, ooßtoiciDg | Aero Good Lad -A frootipg Eton Street, Hismpsrcad -Spply to T BULLOCK, __ Agent; '; NOTICE." ANT perßon or persons found Trespassing on the Riveredale Kutute ia pursuit pf game otherwiua will !t»eptofipcuted. Jl W_9_ SI RANGE Morrow, Bassett & Go, Wills Street, Ashburtoh. IMPORTED]] PLOUGH SHARES. RANSOMES' R.N.F. #,td HORNSBY'S "C SHARE ALL SIZE IRON HELD GATES. 10ft, lift, and 12ft FERCIKGJATEBWL ÜBL. PRIEST t Slacker BEECHAM'S PILLS For Billious and Nervous Disorder*, snoh as Wind and Path in the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling after Meals, Diisziness and Drowsiness, Cold, Chills, Flushing of Heat, Lnas of Appetite Shortness of Breath, Coatfvenese, B'.otcbe on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, etc, Tbk First Doss will give Kklie? in Twenty Minutes. ODhie is no Fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to cry one Box of these Pills, and they will be acknowledgsd to bt Worth a, CTOIjffBA a BOX BEECBASi'S PILLS, taken M;direeted, will quickly restore Fetoalee to complete health They promptly remove any obstrua tion or irregularity in the system For a WEAK SITOMAOH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They aot like magic—a few doses wil work wonders upon the Vital Organs btrengtheoiog the Muscular System, restor ing the longlcsfc complexion,, bringing back the best of appetite, and arousing with th robust health the whole-physical energy o the human frame For throwing off fever in hot dimatwa they are specially renowned Thuf>B are ' facts' admitted by thousanda, Ih ill c!aKBPS of Society, and one of the beat guarantees to the Nervous and Debilitated is that BEECHAM'S PILLS have the J-ftsyest; Sale of any Patent Medioise in tne World BKJKCHAM'S JPII^S Have for many yearn been the pcpal* omily medicine throughout) the Britia Colonies, and they sow stand WITHOUT A RIVAL. ' FHSPAHBD ONLY BY Hold everywhere in ttles—9Jd, 1b 1 1b 9d each GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Established 19?0, EYBBY POLICY OUJtRJUfTBIBO ISY THE SXATB. : Fob the following amongst many reason* No w-Zealanders should sup port their national office :~ 1. Its Security Is absolute. 2. Its Premiums are low. 3. its Bonuses are high. 4. its Funds are all invested In the colony. 5. its business la restricted to New Zealand, the HEALTHIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. New-Zealaoders who insure in offices which ' obtain the bulk of their business from the I Old World a;ad thb other cploaies (including Western Australia and Fiji) have to p&yJ/T the LOSS ARISING FBOM THK HEAVIC MOBTALIT?. OP THOSE COUNTKIES. The death'rats in New Zealand was under 10 pay thousand id 1898, vrhile sn the other colouies it ranged from 12j por thousand in Nrw South Wales to 10 per thousand in Western Australia. , AcoDMUtATi'D Funds at present date amount to over '..'HKEIfI MILLION POUNDS. ANNUAL INCOME, over £400,000. J. H. MCHtABDSON, 'n ____^ Coniinissioner. ' " TO LET AH t. low rental, large room in the Arcade. T BPLLOQK I RhIkSQOTII \mOM I ■ -jflf" M JH i tapm oBSk. vs ■ w^. bMSbWA sH W^ RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT, PREVENT FITS, CONVULSIONS, ETC. Preserve n healthy state of the consti tatton during the period of Toothing, Theirania "JOHN STEEOMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTHj SURREY," Are engraved on the Government Stamp aflml Is ' each Packet. Mr» Johnston, rnEAOHEH of the Pianoforte & Singin" gavelock,B.t e&j) OYJPHEiIS IKODB^TOK CO (Of WVpland, New York, U S A) MANUFiICTUREKS of ' Incubators Broodera, and Pooltry Scppliet. Head ciffiee for I7ew Zealand— Bcoad Bay, I)anedin< Write for new illustrated Hsfrj' ift !• free TTT^NTELY TO SELL~Beys> fimtolaas Dairy Farms/ from 60 to 20ff' Acrea, olete to Sobools s.nd Factories { easy termt— Apply F. Brooking, Land 4 gent, Stratford