The Ashburton Guardian.

xxi. no. 5329

Ashburton ; Tlinrßday, February 7, 1901

Price ; One Penny

AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM A WELL KNOWN SALVATION ARMY OFFICER.

Salvation Army Officers' Quarters, Jessie Street, Wellington, 15th January, 3900 To Proprietors, " Plantekoa " Remedies.

Dear Sirs,—l would like to inform you that when I arrived m Wellington, a little over twelve menths ago, I was terribly rnn down m health. For two or three weeks I wae unable to take any active part m any meetings, I was com pleteiy worn out, and always had that tired, languid feeling we haar so much about, 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 bad taken HAM THE CONTENTS OP THE BOTTLE I felt much better, and I am delighted to tell you 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 uee of them. Yours sincerely, Mrs Captain look.

FARM NOTES .

[By Cockatoo.] The irregular weather of late hag had the effect of retailing the harvest very considerably thin year. ? Th« occasional rain, however, is filling tho grain splendidly, and although a late harvest, fxceptionbl yields may •be anticipated. Already small paddocki of early crops have" been threshed out of-the stook and have yielded well, some threshing from fifty to seventy and eighty bushels of oats. Barley abo ip yielding well. Several crops of sixty bushels are reported. Th» prices offering for barley at presen* »rft not suffio-ent to warrant much fousineaa being done; We have heard of one parcel quitting at Is 6d per bushel; Mnall quantities of this fieasoo's oatß have been sold at Is 6d per bushel.

The prevailing practice of threshing out of the stock cannot be too strongly condemned, depriving, as it does, the grain of what nutritious constituents remaining m the straw after cuttlDg, which, if stacked for a month or six we.f-ks, wili be absorbed m the grain, thereby increasing its weight and quality, which naturally beloegs to it and nofc the straw.

It is wonderful to Eec bow enger farmers are to get tho threshing machine into their crops m order to get the grain bagged as quickly ai possible after cutting. It must be patent that there is as ranch mlc attached to stacking unripe grain m Sacks as to have it pxpoaed to the weather m the stooks, and the haste displayed m threshing ehould be avoided. Tho machine aleo experiences great difficulty m threshing the straw clean and making any kind of sample of'grain which is nofc m a fit state to stack. Farmers wlo intend keeping their grain m stack, whether it is of long or short duration, should, take time by the forelock and secure it from al! weather by thatching. This useful work is generally over worked by the farmers, and bad bi'ilfc stacks which have to stand any length of time are sometimes spoilt by neg lecting to thalch the stacks. A prudent man wouid take the precaution to do this as soon as his stack was built, because ifc is ri&ky to depend upon the weather.

The root crops everywhere are look' ing well, and judging by appearances now oae would expect to see plenty of wiuter feed this season, especially when roost of the farmers have not been over stocked through the summer. The high price prevailing probably account ing for this. Flock owners will scarcely refuse to sell lambs at 15s, and ewes at about 16s,

The big prices which draught horse* are fetching remind one of the old times of twenty years ago, when a hundred guineas was given for very ordinary animals, Anyhow, the lesson to be taught is to breed more of this class of horse-flesh.

Dont Punish The Child

Did you ever note that 40 per cent of the children of the whole world nave weak kid neys ? Mothers know it, and there is a mis taken policy ot saying nothing abouS it. Sweet clean, dry, beds should be, and oan be, th« resting place of our little ones* Some mothers attribute it to habit; it is not habit at all. Why are these children who have this " habit " thirsty at bedtime ? Let as tell you Weak kidueys become inflamed by the daily activity of the child and demand something cooling. The result is the same whether they drink or not. You write to schoolteachers asking them to permit Fred or Nellie to retire at request quickly, as their kidneys are weak. Let us set you right m this matter. Give Buoh children one Doan'a Backache Kid ney Pill twice a day. As sure as you do this their kidneys become strengthened, and sweet rooms and beds and undisturbed studies at school will be the result, Their weakened kidneys are nearly always the result of some former sickness, and can be as eaei'y cured as any other childish ailment Mrs M C Hamilton, Beckman street, West Maitland, New South Wales, ssys :—My little boy, ten jeara of age, has always been troub led with weakness of kidnays. Many mothers punish their children for this, but I knew my boy couldn't help it, I read about Doan's Backache Kidney Pills curing incontinence of urine m adults, and thought they might help the little fellow. I procured a box, and tbeir use produced a marked effect at once. I con tinued giving him these Pills until he was completely cured. It is only out of gratitude that I oangite this testimonial for publication and because this trouble is & prevalent one and it is rarely spoken about, Physicians do not appear to be able to cope with this evil, and I consider it a mother's duty to tell others when she discovers a specific for this annoyance. Doans Backache Kidney Pills always cure such cases as above* It is important to get the same medicine which Mrs Hamilton gave her little bo; ; therefore ask for Doans Baok aehe Kidney Vills. They are sold by all chemists and store keepers at 3s per box or six boxes 16s 6d or will be poßted on reoeipt of price by the pro. prietors, Foster MoClellan Company Sydney, Bub be sure your aßk for Doans



Gebhan Law Of Libei,—The English I&w of libel has its peculiarities, but the German law of libel is also curious. It is pointed oub that an editor recently Bald m his paper tbat a certain man was an unmannerly boor, ia consequence of whLh a libel action vrai brought against the paper. The evidenaa given seemed to show that the only fau't with the expression was tbat it was not strong enough. The oaee was talrea from court to court, until it reached the highest tribunal, when it was decided that the editor would have been perfectly justified if he had said that the plaintiff had sotadlikean unmanner ly boor, but cts he had said tbat the plaintiff wae an unmannerly boor, h© had committed libel. In Germany it is libellous to aall a man a pig or an aas, but perfectly safe to call him a pig ass or pigdog, as no suoli animal exists



Old Harnes Machine Belting, Etc. SET with a Hammer. From all Iron mongers and Storekeepers. BIFURCATED RIVET CO., Ltd., London, England. Foil particulars from Harrison & Webb, uckland. (Cut this out and show your onmonffer.t 111 Emulsions of Cod Liver Oil have some Value m healing the Lunga and Curing Consumption, Lane's Creasoted Emulsion Has a medicinal and food-supplying value distinctly higher than all other Emulsions. It contains, bositles God Liver Oil of the purest and best m the world, the highest quality of Beechwood Creasote, and .chemically pure hypo : phosphites of lime and' soda. These ingredients are perfectly /7J blended and emulsified J/ with fresh eggs—not gum, ■ ( wmon only closs tlie dw J system. Doctors for many oil r / years have recognised the jb n high value of Creasote fil j m curing Consumption. V<Ly/ Lane's Cheasoted Emul fjK^* I*^? siok is the first and only VM^ A Emulsion containing Crea- sote, and is the only one —_™/, emulsified witih eggs. It is I all food — just tho medicine-food that all thin, weak, nervous, pale men and women need. You can now see why ■Physicians order it m wasting diseases and general debility. Ask for; and accept only Lane's Creasoled Emulsion. # . . PSlldE 2s. . . ■<? At all Chemists and Stores. S. McBRIDE, Monumental Sculptor, 60 Stafford Sf, Timaru tA LWAYS m Stock—A firs JA_ class selection of Marble and Granite Monuments, Deaigne and Estimates for warded on application. Letter Cutting m any style KKRNARD & WHITE, City Pork Shop, Havelock Street, . HAVE just opened New Business m .the Pork Line. Small goods of all descriptions always on band. The public are specially invited to oall and inspect; | Pork Sausages, (fresh. Daily cash buyers . Of dary fed Pork. <



The testimonial cf Mrs Lock shon'd. be of interest to Aiihburton residents, she having spent snm*3 considerable time Sn this district, before faking * PJautf koa Mrs Lock had tried almost every remedy frlenda could suggest. The shelves m the FOKilery of he? house were full of bottles, boxes, and rins» she remarking * It's like a chemist's shop. 1 However, m ' PLANTIKOA ' she found a Sovereign Remedy, and strongly recommends others to try the same. From Chemists and Grocers everywhere. Correspondence Invited. PLANTEKOA PROPRIETARY, Wellington.



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NICOLL BEOS. NiooLt. E F Nictoix, L A Niooll. Merchants & General Agents, BUYEBS O¥ FAT SHEEP 'ft'LAMBS. 4 GENTS FO R~ i Cbriltohuroh Meat Cot, Ltd Islington Fertilisers Little's Sbeep Dip Ocean, Accident and Guarantee Corpora* tios, Ltd United Insurance Co., Ltd. (Fire and Marine.) GRAIN BOOGHT AND SOLD ON OOM MISSION We 8hal! be pleased to receive samples rom farmers who'have parcels for di»poaal. Station Books Kept and Audited. We have received Bums of Traat Monks. ranging from £100 to £1000, to lend on Freehold Securities at 0^ and ti per cent* F E U"l T. We receive regnli»r Oonßignmente from Auckland, Sydney, and the Islands ,m& have m stock Apples, Pears, and Fruit m season all the year rounds SEEDS. We stock Clovers, Ryegraee, Rape, and nrnip Reed of reliable quality fiIHE OHRISTUHUROa MEAT CO, J Limited. ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for WHEAT, TUKNIPS, BAPE and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. Greatly teased production wherever used. Satis otion given everywhere. Niotix Bros, store five varieties of th eelet/Ated fertiliser. Price on application Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention, NICOLL BROS, District Agents. S« H, GRAVES, SHABEBROKER AND FINANCIAL AGENT, 185 HEREFORD STREET, CHRIST CHURCH & AT GREYMOUTH.; ; T> ELIABLE Information on Dredging E\> Stocks. Correspondence Invited. Codes : Bedford McNeill'e, Moreing and ' Neal's, A.8.0. Code (fonrtn Edition. MB F MAKEIG, Aahburton Representative Tbiboraphio Address: GRAVES Christehnrch. '. Greymontb—Brownlie, Greymouth THE I)AINTIEST~LITTIE WHEEL THAT EVER WAS " I * The Rambler" HAVING sold out of my old stock of these snperior Bicycles, I have nsc opened op a fresh consignment of the LATEST PATTERN «• RAMBLES," „ SPECIAL LIGHT RACERS, ROAD BACERS, | & ROADSTERS n all sizes and all fitted with the eve* laßting & & J detachable Tyre. " TJHLI3 JK-A.MIBJL.EJX*.' CALIi Afoß INSPECT THE STOCK. Price Easy. Riding Easy. Machines the Strongest; on Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK ! OTHER MARES FITTED WITH G & J TYRES, D. THOMAS. HOLIDAY 8 U ITS-I have a large Btook of Men's, Youths', and Boys' Suits, made to my orders, special finish for wear, style, and appearance equal to anything proouvable. Suits made to measure m bsst style, fid guaranteed. Genbs', Ladies' and Children's Boots and Sfaoee la great variety, o 'Hobk&x Aloork'



fh IIS f? IFE WORTH LIVING? I jjh t|) I THAT DEPENDS UPON THE TtVEr] (q) (p I'IMPEY'S MAY APPLE") | fOI Mvef f KWftey. ahd sto%«h ConiJ>liints J are Cured fs\ \tj by this New Vegetable Refnedy. L^j ' * a« # • OlOimxKiAmtm And *tov«s • as. l)f



The Equitable L/fe Assurance iociety, of U.S Head Office for New Zealand-—Wellington. I DIRECTORS, with power to lum Policies and pay ol»lma : M O Bill, Esq, Chairman. I Percy M TnojrfioN, Inspector of Agencies. Aunua Martin, Es«, MD. { | £ Trhvob Gould, Reaident Secretary; STRONGEST LIFE ABSUKANCE SOCIETY IN THE * WORLD m Financial PoiraioK, In force ... .« £219,670,068 I Sefplas over|Kftbiliiie> ... £12,711,97 Abeamolated funds;.. .- Jb08,373,186 j Annual income .„ _ £11,286,14 A Mutual Office. Alt surplus belongs to bhe policy bolder*. Send for particular* of the Guaranteed €a»h Value Policy. NICOLIT BROS {Agents, AshburtoD, 12 47 —. ,sonnn • M ' 'ilij^^-lfegplt Cooking' Ranges j 11, I iiiimi i nuniiiniTn ihi ill ';■■ ; '/' i "^f ' - In 'Use In the Colony #% V "!t" I^j^li'"'*' "'^y 1 'ihe ' *)tnfn otte» Troe Goal, or Wood np . - 'Eo || *^P*3lfel NO SETTING REQOIRED. D ' iSEmm M&ZSmA«I With Stove PjPc P»° be worked ont In t IC3S3IBr*SS^IH I • Open< Sp^ndid Bread Bakers; I llv^ffgVtllir •<^*^lP«J With cast Iron or copper boilers. The MHMnI If I" copper boiler* &r« !arge and tin lined ineide. 0_ '""' TfffirliT '"'P™_::'' ' llrl Repair* ate a Minimum. T 1 1 \ g) fi ,>BBBmB i Madam all giaes, single or doubla ovena. »iiiiiii.ii i i ,«a f^\ .. TTTnTr J< High or lowpressure boiler w'*' '" , "*■ Sold by all Ir^nmgers, from whom Oata logues can be obtited, or from th« maker, H. E. SHACKLOCK, LTD. SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, Pbinoeb Street, DtTN.^DIN J. SEALY &GO., THK OIDEST ESTABLISHED SEED FIRM IN ASHBtJRTON JQ 0 S*\ _^ ARK still to the front, and are prepared to supply their rainy •O« Ou \jO» Patrons with reliable SEEDS, of every deßoription,l?EHAT WILL GROW, at lowest market ratos. SEEDS FOR THE FARM, VEGETABLE SEEDS, SXGWER SEEDS, & GARDEN REQUISITES of every description, Direct from the Growers and Manufaoturbes. Our Stocks of NEW (SEASON'S REEDS »re from the Celebrated FIra»,£JAMKB Cabter & Co, London, and Peter Lawbon & 6on, Edinburgh, and they are ofjtbe best quality obtainable, FKUTT. FRUIT. FRUIT. LARGE STOCKS of all Seasonable FRUITS always on band, GEEAT JUKI LE E SAL E OF High - Class Draper y* Clothing, & Boots OOMMBNGING SATURDAY, JANUARY 19. (FOJE« ONE JMLONXH.) IMMENSE REDUCTIONS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT ANDREW ORR WILLIAM PATCHING, EAST & BURNETT STREETS, ASBBTJRTON, SADDLBK & HABNBBS MAKEB.J v*/ Ik Iff V COMPETENT STAFF now [inclndes FIRST GLASS COLLAR ANDg SADDLE j MAKERS. Fife and Workmanship Guaranteed. Repairs Executed Promptly and *t Moderate Rttei "BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT.' 1 PURVEYORS OF THE CELEBRATED HONDAI-LANKA CEYLON PACKED AND SEALED T E A||! TOjthe Elite aQdalse to the "Plain People'—None too high orjt.oo !ew^»S«ppred»te i ltd unblended goodoesi, BLENDED TEA DRWKEBB (TB¥ TJNBLENDBDIIIttONDAI-LAFKA^ MAHARAJAH XfaElf ust awaedTaris exhibition.



/CARPENTERS Tools »t bedrock prioes, \J Registrar Orates from 12s 6d, Tiled Registrars and Matutlepleoes complete, from 52s 6d. Oar prices defy competit «c B -~ Hardlby Bbos _ ~ FOR^ALE, WELL Cured Prime quality HAMS and BACON. Cheaper than Beol ir Mutton. Guaranteed grain fed by Farmers of this district. FARMERS' MEAOJ SUPPLY CO. 1 J E Ruts.



FOR SALE. BHEEP FARM OP 1&D& acres Laird QITU&TED aboab four miles from a Rail- O way Station, divided into eleven p&ddooko, good Farmhouae of 8 rooms, Bcullery and Pantry, Stable, Woolshed, Sheop Yards, and Dip, Well watered with Oouaty Water Baoee. Fall particulars fariiUbsd on application j ws _ -t ___ T BULLOUK> | Smoke YeansJS'ew



SPECIAL SHOW THIS WKI'K OF CURTAINS, BLGUSE MUSLINS OUKTAIN MUSLINS, DRESS LAWNS, OUBTAIN NETS, PIQUES & HQUKTTIS, CHEAPER THAN YOU CAN MAKE THEM BOYS' DRILL SUITS IN ALL SIZES & COLOKS —New Goods ex e.s. Delphic — LINOLEUMS, ALLOVER LAOES, OARPBT SQUARES, VAX,* TOCRON LAOES, 11 EARTH KUGS, h\\ OY &MaUK ET BASKETS, .x: —— LADIES AND GENT'S UNDERCLOTHING IN FULL ,RANGE-i OF ZfiTA & VARIOUS OTHER MAKES. MITCHELL AND TURNERS Importer of Jlrtistic 4raiMnts>-'«*x. m mi i iir i ~ ~ ~ i 11 p<■i»i n»i ' i i mi iummnuiiiii nnwm am^mtaummmmt NOTICE TO FARMERS. \yE ABE CASH BUY Eh So F PRIME MILLING WHEAT IN AKI QUANTITY Please take year Samples to the Mill We can eapply Oornsacka'at coat price, GJEt]£4l£G DOS® OK TAIW1B& /CCC-rM 1. CANTERBURY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. (ROLLITT AND C 0.,) ID WOOD, Manager 17th Marol?, 1900. WOOL, WOOL, WOOL TAM now making LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, FKEE OF COMMISSION, _^ upon all Wool placed m my hands for eale, either m Aahburton, Ohrlatchnrch, Timara, or for Shipment. TMa Season's WOOL SALES for Canterbury have been fixed as under, viz [;— GHBISTGHUBCH— February 19,1901 TlMAfiU— February 7, 1901 1 shall be represented both at CBRISTCHURCH and TIMARU, WOOLPAOES AND ALL STATION REQUISITES SUPPLIED AT LOWEST MARKET RATES 3rd gaIe—TIMARU 7th Februaiy, 1901 Wool to be consigned—N Z Loan & Mercantile Siding, Timara, account D THOMAS 4th Sale CHRISTOHUROH—I9th February, 1901. Wool to be con signed—Seed Co.*B Siding, Addington, account D. Thomas DAVID THOMAS, ASHBURTON, PURE SEEDS, I have lately erected, regardleßß of coat, the MOST COMPLETE |F£ED CLEAN ING PLANT south of the line and I now aek Farmers to Inspect the same at work. I AM PREPARED TO CLEAN FOR FARMERS ANY DESCRIPTION OF SEEDS OR GRAIN AND WILL GUARANTEE TO GIVE THEM SATISFACTION I can supply beet Kyegrase and Cocksfoot locally grown, also beet Clovers, droesed by my own Machines, the purity of which mast be seen tolfbe apprgciated Albo-HURST & SON'S ENGLISH CLOVERS, TURNIPS, RAPE, LUCERNE, TREFOIL, Ac. D. THOMAS ASHBURTON



SHAW, SAVIU. AND ALBION | COMPANY. LIMITED ■ FOR LONDON. ' • *-*^4 Ti^™" **AU, BTEA. £$$BIW f^ MERS, witheraperlor ...' : V-^J^^'aMommodatloaforallclasses -I ■■■■^^ ' of paaaaagsi-a, calling at: out® VMeo or Klo, Tenerlffe and Pljr. ouih. ■'• Vessel Too jOommaader From Date, j Qothto *. TOJokidley WaH'aJaa 31 ' GARGO STEAMERS. Delphic p273powden vvel'g'a Jaa 17 Walwem te2sTOfcaarb Wellg'n feb 14 Aotea ' p364JE«ana I „ Feb — _____ _^ HANMIJ^ Agont. __ „ ..___, S^fej^ '"!'SSfHIPPING OQ.'S LINE ROYAL HAIL STEAMERS FOR LONDON, rla, Monte V!dso c fTeneyiffa & Plymouth, Probable final Staaaaera. Tona. Port. Date. Papaaal 6372 WellingloEi lan 31 Wftlkftfco 4767 — February 9 Baoffahire ■ 5537 — RVbraary 28 Otorama 3808 — February Wakatttoe 5715 — March Rlmntaha 7700 — March 28 Wfttmate 5610 — To follow Paparoa 6563 —  Wttkanraf 5706 — „ Tou^ariro 7700 — „ Raßpehn, '8000 —  W«t farther partioalara apply fca 9RIBDLANDBR BROS., Lid. fHamrjm n «—»,.«■. i n., i-nn.»». ■ m UNIOtS' STEAMSHIP COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND. Limited f-TEAMEByS&II FRCMLITTBLTON AS UNDEI^: Fer Waabpore and Greymouth—Weekly Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, ThurE day and Saturdays KOTE—For extra sailings see advertise menfc m Christchurch papers Danedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Picton, via Wellington- Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; eference should therefore be made to Ohriatchtsrch dally papers foi dates and boar of sailing For further particular*) apply to F FERRIMAN, Agenti, Ashburton "hemW stephbnsonT" (onocsssor to Alfred Harrison.) Established 20 yeara. AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT AND VALUER WEEKLY BALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, efco., EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 o'clock. Clearing Sales of Stock, Household Furni ture, etc., as per arrangement m any part of the county. ildvsgcis made on all goods placed im my hands for Sale. Bogular Consignments of Colonial Grown and Island Fruit sold privately through the week, and at Auction en SATURDAYS. AOBrfT: Norwich Oaion Fire Insurance Company ft Dreaden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay ments from per month. HBNBY STEFHBNSON, AUCTIONEER. NEW GOODS. J. V. DE BEES, WATOHMAEEB dr- JEWELLEB rßow obowtßg the largest and ben assorted stock of choice Gold and Silver Jewellery . EvmtA-Lvs SblecwedJFob CHBISTMAS. 'Jooeiating of NEW GOODS to saife tht coming Seeson. i/iepectiou is invited, no alyoftihe diaplfty m the Window, but) of the large aseortmeafc ©f Jeweilery^&o, m the Bhoff .Gases within, the Window' accommo- SatioQ being very limited. WATCHES for the Boys, IQs. (Good Timekeepers) SILfES, U. P. WARE, CLOCKS, ko. New Stock for the Season Bapftirs Cheap and Prompt as usual. Om V . UJJJ JDHiUjXI WATCHMAKER JEWELLER, A&hburton A OAED, A Branch Office has been opened by the undersigned at Mbbbbb Niooll Beos , Eas Stoeeti whore 6hey will carry ©sa practice ac Basrlsten s>M Soiioltor^ MAUDS & HARMAN, Solicitora, Ghristrch oh Money to Lead ati Lowest) Oarreml) Rates? sa Fraoboldi Beoudtiy, "Wo Prooarattea Hea. ' MAUDE & HARMAN 2« Aehburton,