The Ashburton Guardian.

V^ol xxi. no. 5328

Ashborton / Woiineßd*y, February 6, 1901

Pbice ; One Penny

AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM A WELL KNOWN SALVATION ARMY OFFICER.

Salvation Army Officers' Quarters, 1 Jessia Street, Wellington. 15th JannaflK 3900 To Proprietors, " Plantekoa" Kjibedies.

Dear Sirs,—l would Hke to inform you that when I arrived in Wellington, a little over twelve ihenths ago, I was terribly ran down in health. For two or three weeks I was unable to take any activa part in any meetings, I was com plefcely worn oufi, and always had thafc tired, languid feeling we hsar so much abonfe, and neither sleep nor food seemed to refresh me, or do me any good. Someone advised me to, try "PLANTS KOA," which I did, and after I had taken HAXfi 7 THE CONTENTS OF THE BOTTIE I felt much better, and I am delighted to tell yog that from that date till the time of writing this note {over twelve months) I have enjoyed the best of health, and my work is a pleasure. If these few lines are of service to you, make use of them. Yours sincerely, Mrs Captain Lock.

The testimonial of Mrs Lock should be of interest to AthbOrton residents, she having spent some considerable time in this district, before taking 'Planfcekoa Mrs Lack had tried almost every remedy friands could suggest. The shelves in the scullery of her house were fall of bottles, boxes, and tins, she remarking • It's like a chemist's shop.' However, in 'PL4NTEKOA' she found a Sovereign Remedy, and strongly recommends others to try the same.

An Heroic Lie.

SERVE© LIFE SENTENCE FOR A FRIEND'S CRIME.

Twice condemned to death for a crime he did r.ot.commit, David Putter h«§^ recently been released from piison aftefr" serving a term of 27 yesrs. It, was in 1873 that he stood in the dock ,ab Tpswfeh j&esize Court wi£h another J'mam charged with the mnrder of * Sfamekes'peron the estateof <he Maharajah Dnleep Singh, The whole burden of the guilt wag assumed by Rutter, who exonerated his companion from blame, and, on his own confession, was condemned to death. Mauy, however, believed in his inno cence, and on the plea of a deformity In his neck, which would make hanging a horrible torture, a respite was obtained. Medkal examination failed to confirm the theory, and he was again ordered for execution. Petitions still poured in, however, and afc last his sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life. Now, on his release, an old man, he tells a sensational story. • It was the other man who shot the gamekeeper, battered his head in, and threw him into a pond. But there was a woman whose heard woold have been broken, and whose children would havo been left fatherless ; while Rutter was a!pne in the world. So he took the whole 'guilt upom him self, and has just crept out from beneath the burden of it—endured for 27 years.

A Right Royal Settlement

The Queen of the Netherlands has an enormous fortune,part of which belongs to the Crown, while the rest is her own private property. The Royal estates in Holland and in the East are also of great value. Queen Wilhelmina is going to settle twenty million of marks upon her future hasband, the arrange ments being that the interest (cay £30,000 a year) will be at his own dis* posal, while the capital is ultimately to pafl to the younger children of the mar riage. If there are no children, Prince Henry is to have ahsolute power of dis posing by will of five millions of marks while fcbe fpmalnder will ultimately revert to the Queen's estate.

The Speed ef Motor Cars.

Several county councils (says Engi neering) are seeking sanction for new by-laws concerning light locomotives on highways These should be care fully watched, and energetically op posed if unreasonably stringent. Owing to the remarkably efficient brakes with which motor cars are equipped, and the facility with which they can be steered, it is absolutely certain that they can be run at much higher speed than horsed vehicles. A very startling con firmation of this was afforded in the police courts the other day, when a policeman swore that a drunken man careered down the Strand on a motor car at a speed of 15 to 17 miles per hour, and yet, it appeared, did abso lutely no damage, No one, of coursßj excuses such a speed in such a tho roughfare ' } but everyone knows that had a drunken man attempted to drive a hansom down this street, at even half the speed quoted a serious accident would be almost inevitable. The limit ing legal speed for motor cars might very fairly be fixed at 10 per cent more than that for a hoised vehicle, a regulation which would err on the side of safety ; in fact, adds an advantage of 25 per cent would not be an unreasonable concession.

The Preservation of Eggs.

A circular is being circulated ia Monmouthshire by the County Council giving the plan of preserving eggs by means of which Mrs Knight, of Slough Farm, Oaerwent, Chepstow, gained the first prize offered by the Council this year. The eggs have been kept about six months. The receipt is as follows: —loss common raagnesia, l^lb quick lime, 1 handful of salt, 6 quarts of cold water. Put the above into a deep pan and stir it well. When quite cold put in the eggs. This will be sufficient for seven or eight dozen eggs, which will keep for a year if the eggs are quittt fresh when put in

A MINISTER'S GOOD WORK

• I ha.d a severe attack of bilicua colic, gob a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, took two doaea and waa entirely cured,' aaya Rev A A Power, of Emporia, Kan. 'My neighbour acroaa the a tree b was sick for over a week, had bffo or three bottles of medicine from the doctor. He used them for three or four days without) relief, then called in another doctor who treated him for some days, and gave him no relief, bo discharged him. I wenb over to Bee him the nexb morniug. He said his bowels were in a terrible fix, that they had been running off so long that it was almost bloody £ax. I asked him If he had tried Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and he said 'No.' I went home and brought him my bottle and gave him one dose ; told him to bake another dose in 15 or 20 minutes ia he did nob find relief, but he book no more, and was entirely cured.'—For Bale by Aahburbon Drug Company

Smoke New Venus

Wade a Worm E'igs, the wonderful Wor Worrier^ nover fail foi adults or ohildre Prtoe Is



MRS ALCORN is now showing beautiful assortment new Millinery new Maables, new Drees Goods, new Silks etc., in the enlarged premises, Ladies and Chiidrea'B Pinafore?, Aprons, and Underclothing iq tock nod made to order,



HAVE jusb opeued New Business in the Pork Line. Small goods of all descriptions always on band. The publio are specially invited to call and inspect Pork Sausages, (fresh. Daily cash buyers of dary fed Pork.



From Chemists and Grocers everywhere. Correspondence Invited. PLANTEKOA PROPRIETARY, ! Wellington. ' Old Harnes Machine Belting, Eto. SET with a Hammer. From all Iron mongers and Storekeepers. BIFURCATED RIVET CO., Lm, London, England. Full particulara from Harrison & Webb, uoklaßd. (Cut this out and show your oumonirer.) oj £oA &vet Oil Is quite distinct from all other Emulsions. Lane's is an original Emulsion. Besides Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda, it contains the world's best Beech wood Creasote in perfect proportion. These ingredients are tho- roughly and permanently blended with fresh eggs, gpk This makes .-it an all-food #fe4 ,■ Emulsion; and possesses an. £jp>" ' immensely higher medicinal .i.?fe^k value that; other Emulsions. '^Jj^&v No other Emulsion contains '•"" , both Creasote and Eggs, and are worth so much less in Consumption curing value. Ask for Lane's Creasoted Emulsion. Your Chemist or Store will supply you. " ■ . PRiCE 2s. ». McBRIDB, Monumental Sculptor, 60 Stafford Sr, Timaru tA LWAYS iv Sfcook—A fira" XjL olasa selection of Marble and Granite Monuments, Designs and Estimates for warded on application. Letter Gutting in any style KERNARD & WHITE, City Pork Shop, Haveiock Street,



| The New Aperient! | s* * * |." tt.lmpey >6 May Apple "^ S Sucrviter in mo$o; fortiter in re, fe | L . __J * |-M* Two Shillings per Bottle.-**§ * *- r . | t CHEMISTS AND STORES. 5 g /• - ■ '; ; 8



THiS ._ j / ; i-^LOI"S • • j _Smoke .«, v^—::^ —-— ■■ ——-——— <f "tobacco I J |H^ 1^ |» othen * / WANT , . \ ' / , TOBACCO . . Tobacconists L-i^_^. . f '.'..«.■ ■ -.—_—^™, -



NICOLL BEOS. NiooMi. E P Nicom., L A Nioouc. Merchants & General Agents, BUYJBIBSOP FAT SHEEP & LAMBS. ! 4GBNTS FOR » ChrUtehurch Meab Got, Ltd ! Isiingtoß Fertilisers Little's Sheep Dip Ocean, Accident and Guarantee Corpora tioia, Ltdr United Insurance Co,, Ltd. (Fire and Marine.) GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COM MISSION We shall be pleased to receive samples rom farmers who'bave parcels fot disposal. Station Books Kept and Audited. • We have received pnms of Trust Monies, ranging from £100 to £1000, to lend on Freehold Securities at % and 5 per cent* FEITIT. We reoelte regular Consignments from Auckland, Sydney, and. the Islands ,and have in etook Apples, Fears, ana Fruit 10 «e%son all the year round. SE ED S. We stock Clovers, Byegraes, Rape, and urnip Seed of reliable quality. npHE OHRISTOHUROa MEAT CO, J Limited. ISLINGTON MANUBES Especially prepared for WHEAT, TOKNIPB, EAPE and any other crop, and to suit ; any description of soil. Greatly reased production wherever aied. Satis ction given everywhere NiO(LL Bbos. store five varieties of th celebrated fertiliser. Price on application; Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. NICOLL BROB, Distriot Agent;. S; H. GEAVES, SHAREBBOKER AND FINANCIAL AGENT, 185 HEREFORD STREET, CHRIST OHUROH &AT GREYMOUTH,: RELIABLE Information on Dredging Stocks. Correspondence Invited. ! Oodbs : Bedford McNelH's, Morelng and Neal's, A.B.C. Code (fourth Edition. MB F MAKEIG, AibburtoQ | Representative Tbleokaphio Addkess: GRAVES Chrletchnrch. Greymoittb--Brownlie, Greymogfeh THE DAINTIEST LITTLE WHEEL THAT EVER WAS" 1 " The Rambler." HAVING sold out o! my old stook of these superior Bicycles, I have use opened np a fresh consignment of the LATEST PATTERN " RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT RACERS, ROAD RACERS, & ROADSTERS n all sizes and all fitted with tbe ere* hating G Sr J detachable Tyre. " THE it.iLMKJL.EIt.' OALIi AAD INSPEOI THE STOCK, , Price Easy. Riding Easy. i Machines the Strongest; on Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK. OTHER MARES FITTED WITH G & J TYRESt D. THOMAS. HOLIDAY SUITS—I have a large stock of Men's, Youths', and Boy? 1 Suits, made to my orders, special finish for wear, ■tyle, and appearance equal to anything procurable. Suits made to measure ia best etyle, fit guaranteed. Genbt', Ladles' and Children's Beots and Shoes ia great variety, A BOBKBT ALCOBN'I



Jhe Equitable Life Assuratee Society, of U.B Head Offioe for New .Zealand—Wellington. DIRECTORS, with power to Utue Policies and pay claims: H D Eiti«, E«<j, Chairman. j , Percy ML Thomson, Inipeototf of Agenoiei. Albib* Mariik, E8«, IID, j E Tasvoa Qovlq, Retid«at Secretary BTROKGEST LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, IN THE WOELD s*' FIKANOIAI- PoißttON, Aemranoe in feroc, <M w £?.19,670,068 f Barpiui orerlliabiUbigi ' £12,711,97 AoeamuUted faed«.« _ fc08,373,186 [ Annual Income , M M £11286,145 A Metuai Offioe. AU aarplni Mongs to tha policy holder*. Send fee partionlaw of the Goaranleed Cbeb Value Polioy.g; NICOtIT BROS, Agent*, JSuhbarton, 1 12 47 - ' _£. j; 3QOQO I^U grrs^'^^^n| Cooking B^D^es I jp^ j^"^ ll"'"j im. j.—--SBRg^ 'I'he.i burn Lignite, Trae Coal, or Wood ap L m E^f 111 i^^Slfe NO SETTING RFQDIRED. I " BHHWnr^S^r^llr With Stove P 'P< oko be worked out in t I . |C3Ew«iil^v><>S^lH . °P eß' Sp^ndid Bread Baker*! I . lEigSSEjIli vi r^inr***^t|Ri With o«>fc iron or copper boiteri. The I IMBBHMI ){l_^ r>N<»^|nb copper boiler* are large and tin lined inftide* I 1 hjmSSimsM mSSSSSSSyT' R<p»lriut a Minimum. i"^^ij_^—l^ t/_4iJBSbJ~!^SL Madke Jn all ahei, single or double evenit * * . **• Sold by all Ir°nmgers; from whom Oat» logaea can be obt;»ed, or from the milker, H. E. SHACKLOCE, LTD. i SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, Pkiwoeb Stbbbt, DUNKDIN J. SEALy &CO., THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED fIJBKD FIRM IK ASHBURTON JQ JjL. /^^-v ARE ttili to the frofet, and are prepared to supply their many •O» <X> \JU» PAtrons with reli|b!e SEEDS, of every deioript>ion,.THAl WILL GROW, af lowest market rabea. SEEDS FOR THE F4RM, VHGBTABLK SEEDS, ! FLOWER SEEDS, & GARDEN REQUISITES of every description, Direct from the Gbowerb and Manufacturers^ Oqp Stock* of £EW SEASON'S BEED3 aro from the Celebrated Firms,* Jamks Oartbh A Co, London, and Peter Lawiok it Son, Edinburgh, and they are of the belt quality obtainable. FRUIT. FRUIT. FRUIT. LARGE BTOCK3 of ail Seaeonnble FRUITS always on band, > j GREAT J U BIL £E 8 ALE OF High - Class Drapery Clothing, & Boots COMMENCING SATURDAY, JANUARY 19. (FOB OKIE MONTH) IMMENSE REDUCTIONS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. ANDREW ORR. WILLIAM PATCHING, EAST & BURNETT STREETS, ASHBURTGN, SADDLEK & HARNESS MAKEE.| •m/T ¥ COMPETENT STAFF now includes FIRST j CLASS COLLAR AND, SADDLE «MAKERS.? Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed. : Repairs Executed Promptly and at Moderate Rites i "BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT." | PURVBYORB OF HJHE CELBBEAICED HGNDAI-LANKA, GEYI/ON PACKED AND SIa'IJED TEA! TOJthe Elite andalje tetbe 'Phln People'—None too bigb orfloo lewi!to*!ftPDreoiate . tte aobieoded goodnesi. * *CT I BLESDED (SEA DRINKERS TBYj UNBLENDED HONDAI - LAFKA^ MAHARAJAHIJNo. l\ I HST AWABD~PARIs"exHIBITION. : ' ■••*'<» .''•'v.'i-v



/~IARPENTERS Tools &t bedroak prices, \J Begiitrar Grates fram 12a 6d t (Filed Begietrars and MantlepSeoae complete, from 52s 6d. Oar prices defy ■eompeUfesE.— Habdlbyßbot^ _^__ ~r FOB SALI, WELL Cured Prime qnolitjr HAMS aod BAUOK, Cheaper ibm Be«f is Mutton* Guaranteed grain fed by Farmers of this district. FARMERS' MEA'iS] SUPPLY CO. JE Rote, i



smns™ FOB SALE. SHEEP FARM OF " | 1252 IS 1252 QITUATBD about four mllea from a Rall- O way Station, divided Into eleven paddocko, good Farmhouse of 8 rooms, Scullery aad Pantry, Stable, Wooished, Bhe«p Yarclß, and Dip. Weilwafcered with Gouiitiy Water Bases. Fail partiealars furnhbed on application qp BULLUOK. Smoke YanneNew



SPECIAL SHOW THIS WEi X OF CURTAINS, . BLGTJBE MUSLINS OUR^AIN:MUSLINS, DRESS LAWNS," OURTAIN HITS, PIQUES & FIQUBTTIS, CHEAPER THAN YOU lOAN MAKE THEM Bmm DBILiiJ SGITBJIN & OOJL.OBS T ■ —K^w Goods ex e.s. Delphic—- X.INOLEUMS, ALLOVBR LAOES, CARPET SQUARES, VALJ& TOOEON liAOIS, HBARTH RUG-3, FAKCY & MARKET BASKETS, LADIES ANDIGENT'S UNDEROLOTHING IN FULL RANGES OF |Z&tA & VARIOUS OTHER MAKES. MITCHELL AND TURNFRj J.WILSON W^LL PAPERS. "NOTICE TO FARMiiiT ABE CASH BUYERS PRIME MULING WHEAT IN A^Y QUANTITY Please take your Samples to the Mill We can sapply Oornsacks'at cost price. GBISTIIs'G DC-KE ON FAPMIES ACCCV-hT. CANTEEBUEY EOLLEE FLOUE MILLS. (ROLLITT AND C 0.,) |D WOOD, Manager 17th Mar^b, 1900. WOOL, WOOL, WOOL. IAM now making LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, FREE OF COMMISSION, upon all Wool placed in my hands for Bale, either In Asbburton, Ohrtetohareh, Timftta, or for Shipment. This Season's WOOL SALES for Canterbury have been filed aa nmler, via *;•— OHBISTCHUBCH—February 19,1901 TiMAßU—February 7, 1901 I shall be represented both afc OHRISTCHDReH and TIMARU. WOOLPAOKS AND ALL STATION REQUISITES SUPPLIED AT LOWEST MARKET KATES Srd gaIe—TIMAKU 7th February, 1901 Wool to be consigned—N Z Loan & Mercantile Siding, Timaru, aceonnt D THOMAS 4th Sale OHRISTOHUROH—I94h Febrnary, 1901. Wool to be con signed—-Seed Co/a Siding, Addington. account D. Thomas DAVID THOMAS, ASHBURTON. PURE SEEDS, 1 have lafceJy erectfiel, regardless of coat, the MOST COMPLETE |FEED CLEAN ING PLANT Booth of the line and I now aek Farmers to inspect the Bam© at work* I AM PREPARED TO CLEAN FOR FARMEBS ANY DESCRIPTION OF SEEDS OR GRAIN AND WILL GUARANTEE TO GIVE? THEM SATISFACTION I can snppiy best Hyegrass and Cocksfoot locally grown, also best: Clovers,, dressed by my own Machines, the purity of which mast be seen to'be appreciated AIao—HUKST & BON'S ENGLISH CLOVERS, TORNIPS, RAPE, LUCERNE, TREFOIL, &o. D. THOMAS ASHBURTON



SHAW, SAVILI, AND ALBION COMPANY, LIMITKD, FOR LONDON. jy. -pOTAL MAIL STUSfli wß&affißfe^ ""^ MKRS, wiiih naparloir &38O(!imodatIoa!o?a!lalaas63 srac^- -•. ,^w> o l paaaeagoifgj . filing »t ent» Yldeo cr Bio, Tonesrlffe and Ply. oath. 'T«i»el Tost poramaodcrl Wtom Date. O«fefe__ mm _ W@Wn ao. 31 ; ' OARGO BTEAMERS.; W«hte~J^fflff73i©wden Vvellg'n Jan I? Atto»'*; ■ wm\ Euan- ■■ „ V®b — E. W. HANMEft. Ageat. """"" " " rjirelß~™ '■ ' JftßW. "ZIALAHD i JP^""' ' B|H IPPIHB CWS ONE ROYAL MAIL STE&MERB FOE' CONDOV; vh Monte YlAm, OJesierUfe <!l Plymouth. "~ Probable Sraafj Statmtri. Tens, Port. Data. P«pft«nl 6372 Weltiogton lan 31 W*lk»to 4767 — February 9 BuifMttr 5537 — February 28 Ot*r»KS* 3808 - — February WftktttHtile- 5755 — . March . < Rlaratakft ,7700 — March- 28 W»lps»to 6610 — To follow Papsttda 6563 — ' „ W*§Pittßi 8706 — „ ToßgnEnt 7700 — t» BaaytHttf: BQOQ- — . . „, Wm fsvihes partlonlara apply t« FRPBLAMDBE BROS., Lfflß. ■»■"■?'■ [■■,'» ***>, ■■—»■■—.—■—. ■ » TTiiq^' steamship' company w "■' Or NEW ZEALAND,. LnmnD . SIHAIiIRy PAH FECMOTTILTON :i" !' IS ONOER; ftr #«(i^)n and! 'Greymonth-* Weekly Wellington— Monday, Taesday, Thurs d»y and S*tardayu NOTE-—For ctxtra sailings see advertise m«ftHa Ohrisfcohurch papers D&nis(S!a — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Ttiesdayo and Saturdays - Nelaon and PI btcm, via Wellington— TtleaSay ani Saturday Syioey, via Aaoklasd — Aiternato - : Tharsdayi T|»e above are subject to alteration j . sjforenee ahoakl 'therefore be made to Olirtatftlwrrih 1 dally papers foi dates and fe&nir of ssSllng For farther psrffgnkrs apply to F FERRIMAN, .; i Agent, Ash barton IiiSiY"STEPIBNSON~ (aaoceßsor to Alfred Harrison.} EetabliKhed 20 yoare. AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER W"" 'ESKLY 84LE8 of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. QU&tiog Bales of Stock, Household Furni ture, etc, as per arr^Dgement in »ny part of the county, AdvgaceH made on all goods plaoed in my beads for Sale. Begubr Consignmentß of Colonial Grown sod Inland Fruit sold privately through the week,.and at Auction o& SATURDAYS. AGErra: jf erwloh Oolon Fire lußnrance Oompany h Draaden Pianoforte Mannfsiotadag and Agency Oomnany. PIANOS and ORGANS 01a time pay -meats fzom SSOs per montib. EEBBY STBPHEHSONj AUCTIONEER. NEW GOODS, J, V. DE BEEB, WATCHMAKER & JBWELLBB' *T8 now allowing the largest and ben aiiorktd ntook ef choice Gold aadl Silver Jewellery Specially BblectedJFob GHEISTMAS. 'JoMtoblogof NEW GOODS to roife thfc eomiog Beacon, iospeotioo is Invited, no Bly of the display !n the Window, but of il» hrg@ Bisortment 0! Jewel!ery|&o, in the Bhow Oases within, the Window* etooommo d&ttd&'baiug ireiy limited. . WATOHES. for the Boys, IQs, (Good Tlmekeepere) SILVER, ■X. P. WARE, CLOCKS^ feo. Hiw Etoek lor fche Ssascn Bspirii 1 Cheap ud Protmpt ac tißiial. J. V. DE BEEK WATOBMAKER JEWELLER, Ambncion "'-i 1 —Vr—'.-r-i W.'-f: Vinr.ii. hi.ht.l 1. ■ , 1 _.m A OABD, AJSranph Ofiioe haa been opened by the tiisdMtgaed ati Mbbbbb Nkjolli Bbos.,Eaß Bti'est, where they will carry oh practice at tin-iifateM aad Sollditorew MAUDE & HARMAN, Bolioitora, Ohrlatroh oh Money to Lend at Lowest) Ottnenb Rates) 1 m Freahold Seotirtty. I Wo Fracaratfon km- MAUDE & EAFM&IX, 248 ''. ' Aehirariion.