The Ashburton Guardian.

Yol xxi, No. 5657

Ashburton : Saturday, May 10, 1902

Price - One Penny

The Remounts.

WHERE THLY COME FROM AND HOW TREATED.

The bumble bat indispensable " rt» mount " bis compelled a good deal of publio attention of late. The tri«U and sufferings of the remoanl begin bt^ fore he baa shaken the dust of nil native country from off hii uasbod hoofs, The majority of him come from the Argentine Republic, bni not a- Urn are natives of Australia, Austria-Han* gary, and North America. In the first mentioned country he, in the days of his youth, is one of perhaps 5000 " likely" horses, who at yet have not made acquaintance with shoe, or saddle or bit, He roams about from year end to year end across great stretches of country, thousands upon thousands of acres in extent, foraging for hie food at did the first horse that left the Ark. The only hint of civilisation it the mom or less primitively-built house occupied by his owner, and surrounded by a, stockade. Then the day comes that pats a period to this wild,

HAPPY GO LUCK? EXISTENCE,

The breath of war sweeps across the prairie from distant South Africa; An ominous and unaccustomed bustle animates the men folk at the farmhouse. A band of cowboys, who have been making it their business to ride from farm to farm, offering their service* in those stirring, money making times, appear on the scene. Early in the morning they sally forth on well trained ponies, and carry con sternation among the great 'bunches* of roaming horsest They are aooom panied by a makeshift coramiraariafc and, most unpleasant light of all, a ■branding crew,' Pleasantly on all sides the air shrieks with the whirl of fcbe lasso, and the earth thunders under the stampede of reluctant and rebel lious hoofs; Relentlessly, hour aftar hour, the work goes 00, and by sun down a good number, it may be him• dredsj of untamed, unknown, and

WILD-EYED SEVEN TKAB OLDS— the best fighting age for a horse—-have been driven in to the corral. The 'branding crew' build their fires, the six foot irons are heated to a glowing red, and one by one the none* are branded on the near flack with the private mark of their owner. The on happy broncho it now a 'rsmounV destined to help to fight the battles of a country he baa never seen to ft country he wots not of it. Without m opportunity to say farewell to hit relatives and friends, he is marched, along with hundreds of like sorrowful comrades, to the nearest railway station, which maybe a couple of days* tramp from 'the home he'a left behiod bioj.' On the long walk to the railway station the cowboys, who look after the heid, have their handß full, although so skilful are these riders that foar of them can control.

AS MAN? AS A THOUSAND ANIMALS. Ultimately the station is reached, he remount is packed tightly in a rail way truck, and hurried away lo the nearest; port at a speed and by an agency chat fill him with wonderment. Meanwhile hie quondam owner is cast ing up Lie gains on the ' deal. 1 Each of the hundreds of horses has cost him from £110s to £3, and he hat received from the representatives of the British Government anything from £20 to £40 a head, Arrived at the port of embarkation, the ' remount' is taken Ito the docks, a sling is secured round i his body ; then a steam winch makei a few ewiffc revolutions, and a very much surprised and disgusted horse finds himself suspended between earth and heaven. But not for long. He It put into a stall on board ship, which will not allow him to lie down, and for three weeks or a month, in fair wind or foul, he is either half roaited with the heat or buffeted about by the elements, When he reaches the port of arrival his legs are swollen like bolsters. Despite this fact he, with hundreds of others, is put into an open railway truck, and

HURRIED UP OOUNTRY.

Before be smelie real war be has to be drilled like a two-footed recruit, and in time he knows when the com* manding officer gays ' Right wheel I* ( Halt! 1 and does it without any guidU anoe from the mm on hit back. Bat long ere then he has come to recognise the bugle call, * Feed horses !' Some times he grows obstreperous, and develops into a rearer. When in fcheee " Untrums" hit trainee will glide off his back over his tail, tod with a vigorous tag tt the reins, pall the rearing horse oq to its back. Or he will crack • bottle containing gome red fluid between the remount's «arf, and as the staff trickels over the horstt ftoe he fears the worst, and becomes €ufeti6F« t* Ouoe bo has ba«n brought to mliie the foolishnes3 of losing hit temper he takes a more or less philosophic view of his life. He has learnt that it is no aae trying to g«t the better of theoool active man with the set jaw, who seemi to understand his very mood bettw than he does himself, and so it is less trouble to obey quietly. When he has reached this stage he has become a awful am mal and is treated with more coniider •tion. ________.___»_——



SHiPi-UiNO. THE NKW ZfSALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE OF ROIAL MAIL STEAMERS ■.. FOB LONDON, via Monte Video, Teneriffe and Ply» month ~ '"""Probiibl-Jidiw ' Steam ecu, Tens. ' Port Date Tongarlro* 7661 Wellington viu,y 29 Blraataka* 7765 Ly Melton May SI Otarama 3935 June Ptipaauif 6582 July 17 ffeketa 4050 To follow Kakafa 5628 Walmate 5610 Kuapebu 7705 Waikafco 4767 Wakabane 4715 Wakanui 5706 Paparoa* ' 8563 * Tvfiu sorows For further particulars apply to FWDtANDER BROS, Ltd SHAW, SAVILf. AND ALBION COMPANY, LTMITUU, FOR LONDOs. ... fc fc-^V-^ -JMO STSA i*" o j p^Brengtrj, tilling *t Monte Video, Teneriffe cud Plymouth Vaeeel Tea CteajKandOTj From f Data Kutnara 6034 W Scotland/Wel'gnjMay 8 •Ath'nic 12234 OKempson/Wei' nlMay 8 tßngtiire 5317 T Meff»t> Wei' p M^vy 31 4043 J Nicole Lyteltn May 31 * Twin Sorew f No paaeengera oarried For farther putiottlarß, apply KIOOLL BROS. CORONATION CELEBBATIONS. GREAT NATIVE FESTIVAL AT ' j SUVA. JUNE 28ed to 28th Next. For particulars of s'teamei-s, salllcgi, aotl fires apply F FERRIM&N, Agent, Ashbutton HENRY STSPHENBON HBKKY STEPHEN SON. IN respoase to appeals from a anmber of my i'lients to laolade the Sale of Farms, (Town Properbiec, Saburbaa Properties, Sections, eto., its my buaine^s, I have decided to do so, and am prepared to reooivo particulars of such, and my terms will be esoeptionnlly easy, NO SALE, NO CHARGE. I bava several Town and Suburban Properties on my books, which I will ba pleased to receive offers for, &nd ft!i busineaa in this directioo will receive my prompt and bast abtentioa. My Weekly Sale of Poultry, Pigs, Oattle, Furai^ore, etc, as usnal, EVERY SATURDAY, 12 o'olook. Cloariag Sales of Stock, Household Furni ture, etc., as par arrangement io aoy part of the county« Advances made on all goods placed ia my bands for Sale. MOKIY—I have sevsral sums awaitiog Investment | Colonial Grown and Island Fruifc Sold | privately dnring nhe week, also all hinds of j Produoa ' Agent: NoFwfoh Union Fire Insurance Company Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PIANOS and ORGANS on time payments from SOs per month I have also several second &and Inatru meute on hand, cheap HINBY STEPHENSON, AUOTIONBKR, LAND ESTATE AND OOSfIMIBBION AGENT AND VALUER Ashbarton BUSINESS NOTIOE3 &. SfoBBIDB, MonutnonCal Sculptor, 60 Stafford &t, Timaru tA LWAYS in Stock—A first XIL clatio solocMtoa of Marble &a<l Gi'acita Monuments, O«ctigQEi and Estimates may bo inspected a'j the establishment of Mr John Wilson,, Painter, Bornetb Street, auhburioa Letter Gutting in any Btvle PRINCE Alberb Private Hotel, Wills Street (near Railway b.ation and Post Office), Ashburton. Under New Manage ment First Glass Acoommodation for Boarders, the Travelling Public, and Fami* lisa. Good Table kept, Hot and Cold B*ths, Tarlfi moderate. Loose Boxes for Horses, Letters aod Telegrams promptly replied to. —A, H, FJESLLINCJHAM Proprietor. 11176 EOYAL HOTEL, ASHBOETON. MR A. WHITAKER, late manager of Ashburten Olub, has entered into possession of fcha above Hotel. Every oomtorb and oonvealence, Fishing Hub at mouth of Ashbarton Kiver COOKING EAHGES. ' TT> ABNIN GH A M AMD 00. 8 ' IMPBOYED ZEALANDIA, j NEW PATENT. Needs no Setting. Can be tised as Opes Firei ,;iSK FOB TH3 IMFBOVED ZEALANDIA, WHAT prize takers for pastry use Patty Pan baking powder, the great imeity.



KUMNttSij NO i ICES ■ . CYOLIKG SHOES GO TO H. Pa.niiell ■ Biotinaker & Importer, 90 and 95, Manchester Street, Gfariat chnroh Cycling", It turnings Tennis,;! And every description of Athletic. Shoes ffiade to order and in stock Write for instructions for self mta'iuremeot FIT GUARANTEED FARMERS. HARVESTERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, Please Take Notice That GEORGE &UTHEBLAND HAS tttken over the Hair dressing Parlour auci Tobacconist Shop NJiXF EMPIRE FOTJ-L, HIGH STREET, CHRBTOBURCH 4 238 LANTB~KOA OINTMENT To the Relief of Bronchitis, Carnphorate Oil Superseded. Piantekoa Ointment •A UNIVERSAL Hfi&LER,' Landsdowne, Maeterfcon, June th 1900 Sir,—-I «isb bo testify to the efficacy of your PLANTEKOA OINTMENT, I have found it a good Universal Healer, [We gather from the slstemeofc ' universal healer' that this lady has used tfaa Ointment for any and everything as occasion required, and found it equally good all round.] I have received great benefit) from its use in theo&se of BRONCHITIS. I applied it nightly between the shou'desr blades, and it gave me wonderful relief; and I wish to reoommend it to others who suffer id like manner* I rem&ie, yours sincerely, MRS HBNRT JONES, S'orekeeperß feOcarlee Jtokssn Saundera Buildings, Agent. CHEAP MONEY CHEAP MONEY IN SUMS Of <£IQO to «81O»Q0Q. COUNTRY, CITY, AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLDS AS 4J PHE OBKT. Terms of repayment of the most liberal aharaeter, which can be aecertained on Bnquiryi Fo? forms of application apply to the Diatriot Maoagf-r Government) 'Life' lasur? woe, Ohriitohuroh. J H RIUHARHBON, . Government Insuranoo Oornmisaioßsr. TAILOR AND MERCER, 127 Manchester Street, Ohristchntob, HAS a Choice Aaaortmenfc of guifctngß suitable for the season. Ohesterfielde and 3overfc Coats a speoinlty. Samples sent to kny Address. Gentlemen's Mercery of ever kaenptien, and the LAIETf FASHIONS IN STOCK. ■„ \ LLEWBLLIN OWEN, MOSM. OERTIPIOATBD &-REGISTBRID TEACHER. STUDENTS prepared for smy Musical Examination held In Nsw Zealand, All branches of Moslo taught. Candidates prteented ad Fxamlaation 137 ; average marks gained, 94 per cent* 2 The Boot Palace. W. SPARROW. A RRIVED- L&DIES' & GENTS BOOTS h SHOES. CHILDREN'S STRONG SCHOOL BOOTS GUM BOOTS, GOLOSHE?, GENT'S FOOTBALL BOOTS. Ladios' Evening Shoes a Speciality. Corner East and Moore Streets, Ashturcoul I Jb I BEST isbJs ht b STARCH USE NO OTHBK Procurable from all6rrqcera and Storebeeperß throoghoud the oolooy



BU>IN-KSS NO MOWS NiSW ZEALAND INaUBANQfi" COMPANY Established, 1859 ■ Capital-—One Million mHE Premier and Wealthiest Colonial J. Company "'Ncted for Promptness and Liberality Paid Up Ckpifcal and Reserves^ £400,000. Fire and Marine Risks, Also, Risks en Growing Crops, Threshing Machines, &c, accepted Jat Lowest; Current Rates HICOLIf BROS. Agents FAT LAMBS AND Q XT 17 I? ~O Ks JL..JL JLJ JLJJ JL • TO QDHE farmers of ashburtoin AND SurroundiDg District. flf 7 E Have pleasare to notify that we will be BUYING either by the heed on the farm, or at per 1b in the Factory, at TOP MARKET' VALUES throngboufc the coming season, NICOLL BROS. ABHBURTON? I H UNDBILI, . E UNDEIOi T. H UNDRIIiL & CO BURNISHING UNDERTAKERS AND EMBALMKRiJ. DDANORED BTK£KT, ASHBURTOJ^ EVERY EEQUISXTS ON HAND, Pchßhed Coffina a Specialty A Choice Assortment of ArtificSn.l Wreath gjjook. —•—■ Prlv&to Addrsos, Peter Btjreet 9 diroobly behind Oddfeliewa* Hall jaleo car© of Mr T. Andrews, EaaS) Belt WILLIAM WOOD & CO., MERCHANTS, 139 HEREFORD STREEDD CHBISTCHUROBT. ipASH Bayers of SHEEP and LAMBS for Freezing. Ageuta for John Fowler and 00, (Leeds Limited, Traction Engines, Etc, Rueton & Proctor, Limited), Thrashing Machines, Etc, ABHBURTON OFFICE, The Arcade. Representative in attendance eve»f TUESDAY and SATURDAY. 1 147 PISKMANENOJ BUILDING AND INVESTMENT gOOIETY. LOANS GRANTED FA O M and upwards, ab currenb rates Fall Particulars on appiication. Office —Tancred Street* Office Hours—9.3o a m till 4p ru Firsb Taeßday in Month—9,3o a m till 4 pm; and 7 till 9pm ALBERT ROBERTS, Manager J. W. Malcolmßon 9 FARMERS 1 AGENT, ARCADE, ASHBURTON. tAMf A BUYER OF MEAT AT Fairfield Freezing Works. Also, ~ WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, i & PEAS, On Trucks Ashburton or Country Stations Agent for North Queensland Inenrance Company (Fire and Marine.) 2 188 JUST FANCY —Mellor's Zealandla Boot Store ia selling Ladles Good Leather Shoes at 6a 3d. I .cannot make it out how Mellor can manage to give snch wonderful value for co little money for you always get.the very beat bootsj|or ahoes ab Mellor's



f BUSINESS NOTICES. I p^j 30.000 »»—■ Mrrr — NM 1 Cooking Ranges |ff£--~~-- —^!Il!ir^Ci«MMd[j^jft In Ufie to the Oelony C3ul> r wfl QChey burn Lignite, True Goal, or Wood up /TllEiS! rf^^^^^l N0 SETTING REQUIRED JLf l^t^l I •33r^2$fc9 . With Stove 6 oan be worked oat) in tbe "iff! ;-->4Ji <i^*Nlwf^4 °Pen Splendid Bread Bakers ■ I af"*s^ tfi sCo^>-S3*li 1 With oast iron or copper boilers The copper E 1 fw^Mf II w^Jfl J I boilere are large acd tin lined inside 8 5 jrppsSSSjji a Repairs are a Minimum |Ly| KJawßadS a SSSSSgaijj Made in all sizes, Bingle or double ■^uAl^i^*^"fi^^M^i™Bßßßl''l High or low pressure boilera ii' "^sSjH Sold by all Irormongere, from whom r ■ J"lWJ^^lwt *l|"Wß*w*M^gjH Oal3alogae3 can be obfcalnedi or from the makers H. E. SHAOKLOCK. LTD fOUTSiF.VT> rnUNDEY, PriDcess Street, Dunedin ~~ MEL L 0 R 9 S ZEALANDI^KOGf STORE THF LEADTIfe BOOT SHOP, PRONOUNCED by the Ashbartou Public to tbe most reliable Boot Shop in Ashburton Wise fathers and uiotbers, if yoa wish to save Money go straight to Mellov'a Notf-d Boot Shop, where you wil! get the best value in footwear, Tbe following are a few of our Prices ; Men's gocd strong Shooters, 10^ Men's Lace Boots, great, value, 7s lid Girls' Shoes, wonderful quality, 10 to 13, 5a 6d Ladies' Pretty Btrap Shoes, only 6a 3d Girte'end Boys' School Boots from 4a 6dl And a thousand other lines that cannot be beaten for price or quality Remember, if you give as & trial you will be convinced that MBLLOR'S Zealandia Boot Store leada for value in BOOTS and Shoes. Note the addreßs-— J- HSLLOB, ZEALAND!A BOOT STORE, Tancred Street, Ashburton WE AEE CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT OFFICE IN ARCADE; Open TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS CORN SACKS SUPPLIED. Ci OTCinnTXI C* "done on farmers 1 " IJTJ i I D 1 1 IN VX ACCOUNT. —————— ———. 0" ■ -■———— CANTERBURY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS COMPANY, D. WOOD, Manager. DO YOU IIVE YOUR CHILDREN . ■■■«» AITI r'<s r"OlTOA Absolutely futi of Nourishing: and AULSCDKUUftk *3 %^\JV\//\. Sustaining Properties. SBBaigBaa«MII»EMMiaaMIUIIIW«IIMMtMHM^^ BELFAST AND FAIKFIELD FREEZING WORKS : MANURES, ARE THE BEST JjIOK TURNIPS, RAPE, WHKAT, AND ANY OTHER OROF SPECIAL MANURES are mad 3to suit any kind of Soil or.description of Crop, Samples of SOIL ANALYSED free of coßt to Farmers ÜBing our Manure | For the present season aa all round redaction in price of 7s S& per Ton 1 has been made, | SATISFACTION GIVEN iyBRYWHERE LAST SEASON. If there is no agent in your district, send to the Office for Price List and Testimonials CANTERBURY FROZEN ISIIS AND' DAIEY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY, LIMITED. F. WAYMOUTH Seorebary 139 Hereford Street), Ohriatohuro -u— me iiuuww.uiiULiii.il. .nil ■MiwiiMiniiiiiiiiiimi mi ■it t~ni ii iiihim 111 iiiii ii^TrmmnMn SMOKE ONLY . NEW VENUS. A PERFECT TOBACCO,



BOSINEB8 WNOTIOEB ' ENGAGED COUPLES TTEADS of Families, aad all who may be thinking of FURNISHING OB EEFUBNISHINO are advised to place their orders with as as we SUPPLY FURMTURS FROM THS FACTORY TO THE -PUBLIC DIBEOT.— ---WE m*ke all the Furniture we Sell, and are complete House Furnishers, and in addition to supplying Fnrnitare of oar own make at the lowest possible price, we supply *PUBE SWEET BEDDING, 1 of the best quality, and every bit of which we can guarantee, because we have a Bedding Factory of oar own, and make all oar Bedding; Prises to saib all parses. WIRE MATTBESSES. Wire Mattress making is another of oar indastries. We are daily prodaeing these comfortable, durable, and hygienic mattresses at oar Mattress Factory. All prices. N.B.—Our Wire Mattresses ere in use in HUNDREDS of New Zealand Homes VENETIAN AND OTHEB BLINDS. We also manufacture of the Best Qatlity Only, yet our pnoeß are very Moderate. No bester Blinds than oars are procurable CARPETS, FLOORCLOTHS, LINOLEUMS, MATS, MATTING, RUGS, BLANKETS, CURTAINS! j Etc , Etc., we import; in enormous quantities from the WORLD'S LEADING MANUFACTURERS. We have also a Department for famishing Ironmongery and all sorts of kitchen requisites, and a Special Department lor Crockery and Glassware, A stroll through our great Furniture Warehouse will astonish and delight you, ____. , , STRANGE & COMPANY, COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS, Ohristchurch. n Beautiful Booklet for tJs_jgjjy»l I cyclists. Splendidly illustrated with cycling sketches, etc. Send your name and address to i I THE DUKLOP PNEUMATIC TYRE CO. OF ATTST, LTD. i I 128 Lichfikld street, Christchurch, and at Melbourne, Sydney, Adtlaide, Perth, Brisbane *n* ,„. , . ■■■■■■■■ ■ '"^H : .... ■ -1 .mi 11... 1 I''j^jsirsss. y I Pop Speed, Comfort and Durability. M 1 '%sEa»SEßEßgSgS3s>3afcii^iW>ggE^^ GUNS. GUNS. GUNS. I UST LANDED.—SingIe and Doable Barrel Breech Loading* A real *J Good 8.8. at 455. D.B. from 65s upwards. AMMUNITION TO SUIT ALL. CARTRIDGES, including Eley's Universal and Blue. Nobel's BalUstite, Smokeless. NEW OLUB. NEW RIVAL. Fowder, Shot, Caps, Loading Implements, Gun Oases, Cleaning Rods, &c, LAMPS, AND LAMP WARE- Library or Dining Boom from 27s 6d to 55a ; Table from 2s 6d to 30a; Call and ingpecfe the •• New Miller." — Hand Lampa from Is. LAMP GLASSES AND WIOK.S OP ALL KINDS. CARPENTER'S TOOLS Of all Descriptions fit Reduced Prices, Greatest variety and Cheapest in sAshbarton. RANGES & REGISTER GRATIS TO SUIT THE TIMES; G. MEBDINS, The People's Ironmonger, Burnett Street, Opposite Arcade PROPERTIES FOR SALE T HAVI FOR SALE— SEVERAL GOOD FARMS 1 IN THE ABHBURTON COUNTY Amongst Them Being 90 Acres, near Tinwald, Improved 1512 Acres, Roapuna, subdivided, well 1000 „ Lauriaton, no butidlnga watered, with hoasejstable, black 233 „ Mitcham Road, improved smiths shop 420 fl Chertsey, well-Improved 290 Acres, Winohmore, subdivided, 3000 „ grasa land, Lyndhurat house of six rooms * 5000 „ Hlnda to Baling, In tuasock, 1936 Acres, Bankside, subdivided, well In blocks to suit purchasers watered, house of eight rooma, 53  Carter's Terrace, extra heavy stable, wool shed* eto " i aa£ i 330 Acres, Mayfield, subdivided house 476  Sprlngburn, Improvements, of 3-room* stable, chaff house nearly new, land good 140 acres, Ashbutton Forks, aubdlviaed 200 Acres, Buccleach, sabdivlded, house into 5 paddocks, boose* stable, and wool shed, stable; all in good chaff hoaae, well fenced and order ' watered 3 Shops, with five roomed Dwelling, 962 acres, Mount Hafcts good house and Tancred Street, Aehburton stable 3500 Acres, good land, Woodstock, South 404 acres, Elgin ; heavy and light land, subdivided, well watered! boose, 302 Acres, good land, thoroughly stable, shed and sheep yards Improved, Woodstock, Southland 180 D acres, Newlands ; subdivided and 900 Acres, Falrfield, thoroaghly itn- well watered, Improved ; good home, proved stable, and granary 45 Acres, Tinwald 112 acres, Hinda 2500 Acres, Lauriaton 87 Acres Hinds 155 „ Tinwald 80 Aorrs, Elgin 123 Aorea, Dromore 122 acres, Hinds 1180 Acres, Springburn, thoroughly ioa 696 acrea Hinds proved, good honaa and all neces- 100 acrea Oalmbrae eary oatbulldiaga 600 acrea Ranglbata 1200 Acrea, Dorie ß subdivided into eight 1693 acres Rangltata paddooka; 12 stall stable and chaff ,250 acres Lauriaton, well 4l f enoed.s cub house, hut; all sown down in divided, land 01 good quality, stable j English grass this year* 4 roomed houae.tnor 400 Acres, Barrhill, subdivided; seven Prove;* „  * roomed Hoaae, stable, trap^houae, 500 Acrea Westerlield eto I^4oo Acres,;Ooldatream, Hlnda D. THOMAS, ABHBDBXOM I



If you are suffering from Broach Ms, send to your chemist for TUSSIOURA* You will instantly receive permanent relief. Consumers of Fletoher Bros' well know" brands of tew will see bj? the above firm* cew advertisement that in their next tea competition they have decided to give ft prlw to everyone who sends in over 30 coupons. First prize, handsome clook and otobjm or hand painted dinner Bet Pneumonia, with its swift attack, Shows mercy to but few, ......^ And those that strength »nd gotdjMUlk laok Oan't hope to pull safe through* When winter brings its cold and weW Such things we oan endure If we bat have the lense to get