A Medical Student's Gruesome Adventure.

It happened at the end of lh.B last | century. Those of us who have read Biekena' "Tala of Two Cities " will re' m pmber JprryCruncher and bis gruesome calling. My grandfather, who was then a medical studtnfc at a great London hoa- | pital, was no better than his fellowa, ar.d when ho wanted a suij^et for his studies resorted to gentlemen of Mr Cruncher's ; description. Lafe ob« winter night), juf>t aa he was starting off to spend a jolly time with some kindred spirits, a low tap at his window warnfd him that the "en*j ct" itiad come, opening his door, so that hia landlady might have no suspicion of the ghastly visitor he ushered in a man who carried a heavy sack upon his shoulder*, Has'ily depositing his barden upon the fl »op, he received payment, and my jmmdfathar dismissed h'm My i granc! father then proceeded to oniie the Back, but —so unaccountable is poor haman nature—a feeling of shame at the dastardly deed of diet orbing the dead in their graves stole over the careless but chivalrous Irishman, snJ, laying it pently down, he went out, carefully lock. Ing the door behind him and pocketing the key. , All that evening conscience was bneily at work, and he told his friends that for the future he intended, not only never to patronise "body-snatchers" again, but to do all fn his power to Influence ohers to follow hie example. It vm very lato when he returned ta his lodgings, and after nalncking the door he instantly Bfmck8 fmck a light.—r.ot as you or I strike a match, dea reader, it was long before the clays of Bryant and May—however, wh^n the light, was struck he turned towage the firepbee, where a dreadful sight met his eyeis. Seated In his armchair, and tf"retching two thin white arms over the dying embers, was the nearly naked figure < f a girl, whose long, damp hair, mlng'iag wi h the Mds of a dtrty sack, hung over tier shoulders, the tone ensemble being wel"d and ghastly. For one short moment my grandfather nnde certain at he was either drnnk or dreaming. Tnen the "surject" turned head slowly, and fixing her wide-open dark ey©3 upon him, shuddered, and Bald :—» "I am very cold " No more dreaming ! I have called my .graodfother a chivalrous Irishman— and, Indeed,, the whole of h!s life, spent in generous help and work for others, has amrtly testified to it. George Sblpton, M.D., F.1.C.5., whp lovingly remembered by many Ion? yea 8 ifter thegunisfhad been fired over his grave at the Cape of Good Hope. Tearing off his coat and wrapping it round the poor creature was tho work of a moment. After pour?ng oub some spirit, and making her drink It, he flew up to his room, and, returning with a blanket, folded her close In its warm shelter. Then bidding her sit still, he quickly mended the fire, throwing on fresh wood and ranking a cheerful blaze. His nest step was to awaken his land' lady, and esolain the rather awkward efrcumstancs to her. She, however, after giving him a good scolding for such anlawial ways, and for bringing "dead bodies Into her noire," came to the rescue like a true woman. Having an emp'y bed ab her disposal, the ha'f atuptfied girl was placed In if, and the good woman, acting cinder the direc ions of the yotms> stodf-nr, had the pleasure of seeing h«r unremitting efforts on behalf of her patient errwned with success, In a comparatively short fime, the girl hat! made eoch progress towards recovery th«t she was oMe to return to her frlendn. It transpired that, she h':d been gover ness in a rich fatnily living in Lonoon, and had been taken ill with what tbry considered adargerons fever. K'vSden^y etie must have fa'len into * state of coma, and been pronounced dead. Owing to her ennplayfti'ii feat- of infection, she was burled with most indecent has'e in a slovenly, ill•c^nßtracted grave, theirvby falling an ea^y prey to men of Mr Cruncher's calling. After her somewhat startling adven tures, the made a perfect recovery, thanks to the kindness of »ny grandfather and bis charitable landlsdy, they also having the pleasure of restoring her to her r-t ia'lves. Under the circom^tancpa. Ib aoited all parties to hash ap 'he matter. Aid. Indeed, later on. the frightful crimes which the detection of fhe Buike and Hare murderers brought, to light gave a final blow to the diae;r&e<-ful custom of stealing the dead for the sake of science. Still, good comes out of evil ; and but for Cruncher and science a fair young life would have been lost in a most terrible way. After the journey through th.B frosty night the reaction caused by coming Into my grandfather's warm room had revived the dorment hearfc, and hfs speedy measures for her restoration completed \ the cure, I never heard the girl's name. Though she was yoianp and very pret y, and hn also young and very handsome—lf our eld miniatures are to be believed—still no romance or marriage resulted from their strange meeting, and they never crossed one another's path In after life. But ray grandfather's devotion to women was a life.long trait In his I character, and if he did wrong in his j youth he amply atoned for it by a useful, unselfish life.—M.M.B

Personnel of the House of Commons

Many weary hours ara probably in Store for the Speaker before be can be said to have mastered the personnel of the newly elected Parliament. The Wihsons of whom there are eight again take the lead, and next in order come the Balffourgj the Smiths, the Thomases the O'Briens, aod the Murrays,o£ whom there are four each, of trios there are also several, such aa the Davieses, the Lowtfaere, the S'aoleys, the Ridleys, the Peases, the Morgans, (he Gordons, and the White?, and to add to this nigbnaare of names with which the First Commoner will find himself con fronted, there are, besides?, a perfect maze of couples, two Chamberlains, and a Chamber!ayne, a Lee, -a Lees, and a LeesiPj a Hardy and a Hardie, two Greenes, and a Green, a Johnaton, and and a Johnstone, two Fosters and a Foraterj a Moore and a More,two Reida and a Beed, two Whiteleys and a Whit ley, and an Allan and an Allen,

THE ASHBURTON ODABBlAN) WEJDNESDa^, JANtJARS 10, 1901

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__ 30000 fc-/^sq"^^% Cooking- Ranges , !■".", ,'"■ iiHimMrLMwl. i—.'i«»».iirMi In Use in the Colony jni r*"'T"*TJ /^r =::::r^^^ m: c/ urn l"ign!6e, (Troe Coal, or Wood up m I Ss£^S|rfc NO SETTING REQUIRED. f? 'mSSBs! J^r^-^Ji \\ With Stove Pipe can be worked ont in t 1 ry'iferNy WfiNS^^l °Pea< Splendid Bread Bakers !S£Sn| "jl Wlth ca*fe iton ot copper boilers. The pSßtj I *^r><^"y[fc: copper boilers are large and tin lined inside. \ fegS^ BliSa^i Jjr Remln are a Mlnimnm, IlliJi S\ ®"--/f wSREBEBhmD Msds In all sizes, single or double ovens* fin ft; •y<mm™ ..JA." ..: ' S3 High or lowpressure boiler *-j- ""** Sol dby nil Iranm gere, from whom O» io i acs can be ofadai ed, or from the mlk H. E. SHACKLOCK, LTD. SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, Pbinobs Stbeet, DUNBDIN



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J. SEALY & CO., THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED SEKD FRM IN ASHBURTON. JCI 0 4~\^ ARE sbill to the front, asd n prepared to supply their ro&ny »D« Ou \jO* P*troßß with reliable SKH>B, oi every description t ;THAT WILL GROW, at lowest awkeb rates. SEEDS FOR THE FARM, VEGETABLE SEEDS, FLOWER SEEDS, & GARDEN REQUISITES of e«ry {[description, Direcb from the Growers and Matwactubbbs. Our Stookt of NEW SEASON'S SEEDS are fron the Celebrated Firms/JAMES Cartbk & Co, London, and Petek Lawson & Bon, Hdiofourgh, and they arefof the belt quality obtainable. FRUIT. FRUIT. FRUIT. LARGE STOCKS of all Seasonable FRUITS alwas on band,



BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST TTpGR TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, .ND ANY OTHER CROP. SPECIAL MANURE c&n be mad 3 for any kind of Soil,)? description o! crop. ..■:.■. ' ■■ i gATISFADTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON. MANURE CAN BE SUPPLIED IN lOwfc. or g Cwfc. SACKS Orders received b/ J^ItIKJDLAIVJDKra 13X0191., Limited,> OA.VII> THOUAS, OR I ThlE* W.Se.. 'F4BMEBB «0-OJP*iICiSLT. lI"VE3 i) BHOCIATIUN OF CANTIRBUBY, limited., OANTEBBUEY FROZEN MEAT kKD DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY. LIMITED. 8 80 i. WAYMOP Seoftary.



NEW ZEALAND INSUEANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED ... ... 1859. j CAPITAL—ONB MILLION | fTIEK Premier and Wealthiest Colonial X Company, Hoted for Promptness and Lberality Paid-up Capital and Reserves, £100,000. Fire and Marine Bieks, Also,— 3sfefcß on Growing Crops. "Tlire^hing Machines, etc, accepted at lowest current rates. E. W- Hanmer, AGENT H. McBBIDE, Monumental Sculptor, 60 Stafford St, Timarn t\ LWAYS in Stock—A firs xi. olajs selection of Marble and Granite Monuments, Designs and Estimates for warded on application. Letter Oaiiiug ia i



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ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. j T OANS GRANTED FJROM £2B and upwards, at current rates. Fu? Particulars on ttpplication. Office — Tanored Streets Office Hours—9.3o a m till 4pm First Tuesday in Month—-9 30 am till pm; and 7 till 9pm ALBERT ROBER Manager Kennedy & Muir BEG to Notify the Farmers and Borse Owners in the Ashburton County that they have TAKEN OVER Reid & Gray's £shburton Branch of JOBBING & ENGI NEERING, and are prepared to carry on all daises of work as usual; and also intend 1 to extend the BnsineßS by adding HORBE-BHQEING, COACH BUILDING, & GENERAL WHEELWRIGHTING* ! Both having been employed by Reid & Gray for many years, and having large experience as Horse Shoers, Implement) Makers, and Coach Builders, all wark entrusted to their . care will be executed with despatch and ab '■ moderate prices, 10



MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STOEE IS THE KING OF BOOT SHOPS. Pronounced by the Ashburton Public to be the Cheapest and Most Reliable Boot Shop in Ashburton. rpHE FOLLOWING IS A FFW OF OUR PRICES:— Men's Good Blnchere, greab value ... ... ... 5s lid Men's Good Shooter Boots from ».. ... ... 9a 6d Men's Light Sunday Boob, good value, »b ... ... 83 6d Ladies' Pretty Oxford Shoes from ... ... ... 6a 6d Children's Boots from ... ... ... 1« Od Boys' Strong School Btofs, very cheap: only ... *.. 4a 63 Laaies' Leather Slippers from ... ... ... 3a lid Men's Oanvas Shoes , ... ... 6s 6d Aod a Thousand Other Lines fchab Defy Competition at J. MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON.



SECORE A SHARE OF THE PBOFITS OP TME Australian Mutual Proyident Society FOR THE CURRENT lEAR, BY EFFECTING A LIFE ASSURANCE POLICY WITH THAT OFFICE BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR. NOTE.—The amount of PROFIT distributed amongst Policyholders for the One Year, 1899, exceeded FIVE HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND POUNDS CASH. ACTUAL IXAMPLES, Of BONUS DECLARED as at 31st December, 1899, on Whole-Life PoMoles effected daring OOTOBEB, NOVEMBER, and DECEMBER, 1899. Policy No. Age Bcm Assured Premium Fa id aey Bonos. ££ad £ s d 408,654 16 4CO 6 11 0 5 8 0 408,521 22 1000 19 14 2 14 14 0 408,365 25 SCO 10 13 4 " 7 8 0 408,497 £9 1000 23 10 10 14 6 0 408 420 36 £00 14 5 5 6 14 0 408,530 42 fQO 17 4 7 6 16 0 BONUSES VEST WHEN POLICIES HAVE BEEN TWO (2) YEARS IN FORCE. Remember the Name of Cffice and Address, because no other Australasian Mutual Office Divides Profits Yearly. Branch Office-(JCSTOM-HOOBTC QUAY, WELLINGTON. EDWARD W LOWE, Resident Secretary. District Office—OATBEDRAL SQUARE. OBRISTOHUROH. JAMES HAIR, District Secretaiy.



CHARMING SPRING NOVELTIES. JUST OPENED: 50 CASES NEW GOODS. MEW MILLINERY, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, RIBBON, &o. N«w Dre«B;;Fabrlci, Barges, Costume Oloth; will not shrink ©r spot with tain, Novelties ln'Zephyre, Prints, Fancy Piqnw, Spotted Muslim?, Lustues, plain & figured. Special Value la Black Dreas Goods of all kinds. Magnificent! Asßortmenb of Plain and Figured Silks, Mantles j Oomt«, P D and 0.8, nnd alec various other makes ; Lace Curtains, White Counterpanes* Umbrellas and Sunshades, all prices. Up-to-date Millinery, very styliahi DRESSMAKING.—Ladies leaving their orders are getting 'evnrv eatiefacUoQ in fib and style. /( AILORTKGK--A thoroujtbly up to date Stock of Suitings and Trousering* In English, Scotch, Irish, &»d Colonial Tweeds, Satisfaction Qtjabanibep. XOlOases >f LINOLEUM and CARPETS jnst opened. | .. | r .,»Q' —— ANDEEf 0 R R .



ASK YOUR SHOE DEALER ' FOR EVERY f~/? . IKCOX3RAGE a™*™ BOOTS & SHOES,| NDDST " MANUFACTURED BY S. ANDERSON, TIMARU.



HAROLEY BROS. GAS AND SANITARY ENGINEKi,3. co p g «* - - ff «Sg § S ssm S S £ % 5 * ; I BH g 2 j a & J H X m D -a « g S a? riIHE Trade Supplies always in Stock Large quantity of Tubes and Fibticga BATHS, TANKS, SINKS, BASINS, Estimates given. HARDLBY BEOS-, East Street, Ashburton NICOLL BRO£ Nioolii. E F Nicoll, L & Niooli* Merchants k General Agents f BUYEBSOF FAT SHEEP & LAMBS. 4GBNTS FOR— Christchuroh Meat Co/, Ltd Islington Fertilisers Little's Sheep Dip Ocean, Accident and Guaraatee Corpora tioa, Ltd United InauraDce Co,, Ltd. (Fire and Marine.) GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COM I MISSION Wo shall be pleased to receive samples rom farmers who have parcela for disposal. Station Books Keft and Audited. We have received eumß of Trust Monies, ranging from £100 to £1000, to lend on Freehold Securities ab 4£ aod b per cent. FEUIT. We receive regular Consignments from Auckland, Sydney, and the Islands ,and have in atock Apples, Pears, and Fruit in! «ensoD aU the year round* SEEDS. We stock Clovers, Byegraan, Baps, and Turnip Seed of reliable quality, REID & GRAY. HAVING PURCHASED ODHE ORANGE HALL, Intend to convert) the same iato the most complete Show room in Canterbury, where a full Line of all Agricultural Implement and Fittings will be kept. Farmeri, Contractors, and Agricultura lists generally ace invited to cai! and inspect for themselves. Engine Belting, Oils, Steam Gauges, &o, " Deering'; Ideal Biuders, Mowers Ice American " Mast" Drills &o. ! REID & GRAY, BURNBKT BTREEU,



<3L MEJODIISIfc, THE PEOPEE'S IRONMONGER. T HAVE JUST LANDED BRASS PRESERVING PANS, ENAMELLED PRESERVING PANS, Al In Quality and Cheap. HARVESTING TOOLS &MATEBI ALS. Hay Forks, Hay Rakes, Scythe Blades and Handles, Fork Handlep, Reap Hooks, Reaper Sections, Machine Oils, &c. CARPENTERS' TOOLS. Now Landing—All Kinda of Tools suitable for Carpenters and Farmers. A special line of Disston's Sawe at reduced prices. You are invited to call and inspect. RANGES & REGISTER GRATES, Agent for Shacklock's, Scott's, Barn m seam's and Stokrier's Ranges. Register Grates and Mantelpieces reduced in price. LAWN MOWJEftS. A few left), to be sold cheap to clear, including ;—'New Easy,' 'Pastime,' Crescent,' < F & N7 and * Philadelphia. Address— Burnett Street, opposite Arcade.



TBIAD £>JEtIZIQ COmi»J3IXITXOJ*I THE "TRIAD" offew » prize of two guineas to ths person who gives the correct number (or nearest to the correct i number) of births registered in the colony for the year ending 51sr, December, 1900. To close 20th January, 1901' CONDITIONS. AH that is necessary to enter for this ootn petition is to write down a number (enclosing a receipt for ss, or more, from any Tbiad advertiser) to " The Manager ol the Tbia», Dunedia " Competitors may send soy number ol guejseß, provided each is accompanied with a | receipt for ss, or more, tsm a different * Triad' ndvertlser, as p<tf list below. Ajax Washing Powdera Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. Auckland forwarding and Parcels Delivery Agency Blag, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Boots Curtis, F, Jewellisr Gawae's Sauces, Pickles, Vinegar; eto Gear Meat Co Gregg and Co, W, Coffee, Starch, eto Hayward'a Plcklea and Bauces Jones, H M, Triad Agent Kirkpatriok, 8, and Co, X Jams Kharki Cigarettes, Eagle Co'e Kozle Teas, all Grocers , Lane's Creosoted Emulsion Meddbs, G., Ironmonger Mrs Miller's Cookery Books Nelson, Moate and Go's Tes» N.Z Express Cullen, agent feficholas & Piokford, bootmakers Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corpora tlon, Ltd. Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's Scotch Whisky Somerset Hotel, H S Drummond Sf ring Blossom Tea Suratura Tea Teed and Co% Corn Cure Tonking'a Linseed Emulsion ' Wahoo Loasby's, * Koolibah Loa«b/s Waltko's Soap Wjlla' Three Castles Cigarettes & Tobac Yates & Co, Arthur, seed merchants



WANTED KNOWN I HAVE a splendid variety of fancy Chocolate Boxea just to hand, both useful and ornamental.' Please call and inspect. Freeh Toffies and Candies, English and French Chocolates and Confectionery alwaya in Stock, Iceß, Strawberries and Cream, Hot Pies and Light Refreshments always ready. A fteeh supply of local and Island fruits arriving daily. H A FLOWER, 12 Confectioner &, Fruiterer, Easb Sb WANTED KNOWN—That J. Moison has received a large stock of fashion able Summer Boots and Shoes of the best material, also about to arrive new Btock of the latest French Goods, and invites the Public for inspection, J. M. being the only reliable and practical Bootmaker is the town, this gives him superiority and facility to know the best value and quality Repairs carried on just the same, in the cheapest, neatest), and moat fashionable style. Best leathers used, and workmanship by the best of tradesmen, at The Hall, East Street, Aahburton, I You can depend on ridding your childre of worms with Wade's Worm Figs, the I woadesful Worm Worriers—ls t



Datgety and Company LIMITED. Head Office— 52 Lombard Street, London, E.G. MERCHANTS, WOOL AND GRAIN BROKERS. AUCTIONEERS AND VALUATORS, STOCK, STATION, FINANCIAL, & SHIPPING AGENTS. ! BRANCHES: Chrlatcharch, Danedlo, and Napier, AGENCIES: Tfmara, Oamaru, and Gore. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT D ALGETY AND COMPANY, LIMITED, desire to intimate to the Farming Community of South Canter bury that they have opened a BRANCH OFFICE in TIMARU. D ALGETY AND COMPANY, LTD., are prepared to receive consignments WOOL, TALLOW, & ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE For Local Sale or Shipment to the EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES MADE on Favourable Terms on Growing Clips of Wool 5 also Tallow, Grain, Sklop, and other Produce, consigned for sale in the London, Australian, and local markete; NO COMMISSION CHARGED ON ADVANCES. . . Farmers' Accounts kept free of charge,' and financed at lowest current rates o interest). Stock Sales held ab the different eaie yards throughout Canterbury; Woolpacka and other Station Requisites always on hand. TIMARU OFFICE, STAFFORD STREET, Opposite Bank of New Zealand



\ The Grip' mk In that tickling cough of J^Tla^ yours there lurke a, Mem£f^^< crouching tiger! It's Mgffi^HM ready t0 s PrinS 3ust w«i^piSst3sl «\ the moment you're off ( JWte»>^j|*P/ your guard. Damp wjA@k/«I\ feet, a little more ex- Rw^i^y posure, moist air, or |BSmKj^pg^ some little change, B^j§*sgftfi^ft and you are down with, WjaSßßpSg pneumonia. Take no ' S^^PhS&S chances with. such, a gv fKjk|u dangerous foe. wr»t wW^ ■') you may not havo iS^J^the Grip hard, but there is Wiir a^ways alttger ot pneumonia. is the great preventive of serious lung disease. It's a prompt and certain cure for the Grip. Your hacking cough stops at once, the soreness ia your chest passes away. Your escape from pneumonia is complete. j In Large and Small Bottles. A cure is hastened by placing: over the chest one of Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Plasters, Prepared by Dr. J* C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., VS. S. A. THE MoCORMICK TTT AS iWA'RDED AT THE CHRISTOHITKOH SHOW, Gn November 9,1500, The Certificate of Merit, Which carries with it ft SILVEB MEDAL, the highest award given to Harvesting Machinery at this fiiiow, Ib wina in PABIS mote Awards fehtfn any other American Exhibitor there, besides ANNEXING the Grand IFieid Xfl Trophy of a Gold Medal and 200 Francs, AGAINST ALL OOMERS. . and Inspect this Superb Machine before baying elsewhere. Morrow, Bassett & Go> ASHBURTON, M. PRIEST, Manager THE HOUSEWIFE'S FRIEND. mHE RAPID LIGHTNING GLOSS is pronounced by the Ashburton Public to be the only reliable SHIRT GLOSS in Ashburtonl A Trial will convince you the difference in quality Tfrom all others in the m&rkeb. Said by sll the leading Grocers la Aehburtoa



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Bander & Sons' Eucalypti Extract— Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the Kirjg of Italy, awarded "Diploma at the International Exhibition, Amsterdam, Acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uni versities all over the globe. That the crude, resinnua oils, which are now foisted upon 'he ru'olic anfjpr the Dame of Eacalypi Extrao'B, rnav not be mistaken for Sander & Bor>^ J Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract, we pt-at.e :—lt ie proved by teats made by the Medical Clinics nf the Universities ab Bonn and Griefswald (Prussia), that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed o acids, resinous and other substances adherent to primary nistillation, will develop the curative properties posßeßeed by the plant. To avoid Mie appalling consequences result* ir-g frnrn the appucat:cn of substitutes, etc., in croup, brnnohitip, riipfathena^yoentery, iriterr's! inflammation, eto>, insist 'n getting •-AKDFB ANJi r-ONS! FxJBB VoiJl) ETJCA LYPTI KxteaCT, and be safe