better for that in this world; ar.d I hope, of course, he will be the better for it in the next. I have the happiness to be acquainted with some Jewish families in London, and-amongst them more accomplished ladies, or more hu mane, cordial, high-minded, or better educated gentlemen, I have ne\er met. It will not be supposed, therefore, that when I speak of Disraeli as the de scendant of a Jew that I mean to tarnish him on that account. They were once the chosen people of God. There were miscreants amongst them, however, also, and it must have certain!} been from one of those that Disraeli descended. He possesses just the qualities of the impenitent thief who died upon the cross j whose name I verily believe must have been Disraeli. For aught I know the present Disraeli is descended from him, and with the impression that he is, I now forgive the heir-at-law of the blasphemous thief who died upon the cross.”

TRUE LOVE AND TOOTHACHE.

In the ladies waiting-room at, the Central Depot the other day were a newly married couple from Grass Lake. They had been visiting in the city two or three days, and were then ready to go home. They sat side-by-side, of course, with his arm round her waist, and she leaning on his shoulder. A long-waisted stranger from the East, having sore eyes and a big heart, walked in, saw them thus seated, and in about a minute he asked of the husband : “Has that woman there got the toothache ?” The husband looked up in surprise, but made no answer. After two or three minutes, the long-waisted man again remarked, “ If that woman has got the tooth ache, I have got a bottle of pepper mint in my satchel here.” The bride rolled her big white eyes around, and the husband looked some what embarrassed. The man from down-East unlocked his satchel, furm bled among shirts and * collars, and brought up four ounces of peppermint essence. He uncorked it, touched the contents of the bottle against his big red tongue, and, handing it forward towards the husband, feelingly said : “ Just have her sop some on a rag and rub her gums with it. We have used it in our family for—” The bride’s eyes threw out sparks as she lifted her head from its loving position, and, striking at the bottle, she snarled out: —

“ Tuth-ache, you fule! If you don’t know, the" difference ’tween true love and the tuth-ache, you had better go to grass with the geese !”

Another opportunity is now afforded- to our readers of proving the sincerity of our remarks regarding the advancement of Ashburton. We spoke; upon a late occasion about the necessity ot encouraging those who did their best to fewer trade in the neighbourhood. We observe amongst bur latest advertisements one calling attention to an extensive sale of Drapery, Cloth ing Boots, Shoes, etc., by Messrs. Aitken & Co., and wouid advise all who read this notice to take advantage of an opportunity such as seldom occur to buy one ponnd’s worth of goods for eighteen shillings, Messrs: A. O. Aitken and Co. having decided to take ten per cent off the price of all goods paid for in cash, will be glad to give all a chance. Vide bills great clearing sale, from 24th Julv, /or one month only.- Advt. A pretty and stylish young lady called in a store the other day, and requested to see some lavender kids. She was shown a variety of shades; but, unable to chose from so many dif ferent shades of color, she asked, “Whichof these pairs are the lavenderest ?” '“Curing Green Hides.-—The fol lowing plan, if adopted, is considered the most proper and profitable one of getting up the hides for the market Lay them flat, flesh side up, and form a nearly square bed, say 12 x 15 feet, sprinkle the hides with two or three shovelfuls of coarse salt, as the size may require. A sixty-pound hide will need ten pounds of salt—at all events cover the hides well, as it need not be wasted; let the hides lie in this form ' from twelve to twenty days, after .which take them up, shak e the salt out, and , “bible” them. Many butchers lose a good profit by neglecting their hides and not knowing how to prepare them for the market. Professor E. B. Taylor said, in a recent lecture “ On the Philosophy of Languages,” at the London Institution, “ Should the extraordinary increase of English-speaking people continue at the t existing ratio, there will in twenty years be 860,000,000 of them as against 80,000,000 of French or German.” “ What I object to,” said a Texas horse thief, as he was about to be „ drawn up, “is your (hanging me here in the sun, when there’s plenty of shade close by; however, go-ahead.” The manufacture of corsets, says the Danbury News , has become so per r;,j; fected, that hugging a girl is about aa satisfactory as squeezing a parlor stovei Sfl TITS tew

THE SUEZ CANAL.

It may be interesting to some of our readers, at the present time, when so much is written relative to the Suez route to India, to have a translation of Strabo’s account of the opening of the canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea by Ptolmies : “ This canal was first cut by Sesostns before the Trojan times, but according to other writers, by the son of Psammi tichus, who only began the work, and afterwards died; lastly, Darius the First succeeded to the completion of the undertaking, but he desisted from continuing the work, when it was nearly finished, influenced by an erroneous opinion that the level of the Red Sea was higher than Egypt, and that if the whole of the intervening isthmus were cut through, the country would be overflowed by the sea. The Ptolemaic kings, however, did cut through it, and placed locks upon the canal, so -that they sailed, when they pleased, without obstruction, into the outer sea and back qsain.” Diodorus Siculus also gives a similar account of the construc tion of the inter-oceanic canal, of which the remains at present exist: —-“Darius the Persian left the canal unfinished, as he was informed by some persons that by cutting through the isthmus he would be the cause of inundating Egypt, for they pointed out to him that the R.ed Sea was higher than the level of Egypt. The Second Ptolemy afterwards com pleted the Canal, and in the most con venient part constructed an artfully contrived barrier, which he could open when he liked for the passage of vessels, and quickly close again, the operation being easily performed.” Herodotus attributes the construction of the Canal to Pharaoh Necho, under whom, he says, 120,000 laborers perished in the execution of the work.

The Evening Echo, Tuesday, July 23,187&



WANTED, a Tidy GIRL, as Nursemaid and to make herself generally useful. Apply Echo Ofeice.- W ANTED, an Active BOY for the Print ing Business. Apply Echo Office. TOWN SECTION. WANTED, to purchase, in or near East street, a Quarter-acre SECTION. Apply, by letter, stating price, &c., A. 8., office of this paper.



PAPERS by the San Francisco Mail now on Sale at the Echo Office, Stationers’ Hall, East Street:— Lloyd’s Weekly Reynold’s Newspaper Pictorial World Illustrated London News The Farmer Penny Illustrated News Home News Police News The Field Punch N NOTICE. g C. FARR, ARCHITECT, &c., can be consulted at Messrs. W. Montgomery and Co.’s Buildings, Ashburton, EVERY SATURDAY; or any communications left at Mr. Charles Braddell’s Office, will be promptly attended to. , Ashburton, July 12, 1878. ENCOURAGE LOCAL ENTERPRISE! AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASES where you get Value for Your Money and a LARGE ASSORTMENT To choose from. To make room for more New Novelties from America and other novelty markets, the Undersigned is OFFERING to the public AT GREAT REDUCTIONS his present STOCK, comprising— ABOUT 900 NOVELS FROM 6d. UPWARDS Books on Gardening, Cookery, Farming, Bird-keeping, « Etc., Etc., Dictionaries and Ready Reckoners, Journals, Magazines, Song Books, Stationary, and FANCY GOODS of every DESCRIPTION. Novelties in Enless Variety, including CARDS, DRAUGHTS, CHESS, - DOMINOES, LOTTO, and other Games. &T Note the Address — A. WESTON, BOOKSELLER AND AMERICAN TOBACCONIST, ■ DEALER IN FANCY GOODS, General Advertising Agent cr.d Bill Poster. Agent for the Sale of the renowned Weston’s Wizard Oil, Q.C.E. CIGAR DIVAN, ,Ea§t Street, near Bullock’s Auction Mart,



O. O. F., M. U. V -Ah m ki MANUUESTXR. UNITY" or jAzaorjs.vitKflrr oh/jm err ODD ygLLPWS_ LOYAL ASHBURTON LODGE. THE above Lodge will celebrate its Anni versary by a Public Dinner To be held at the Somerset Hotel, .this (TUESDAY) July 23rd, at 8 p.m. When all friends are invited. TICKETS, 7s. 6 d. each, To be had from the Committee : Brother J. C. Dolman, G.M. ~ T. Corbitt, N.G. „ W. ]elfs, V.G. W.-Ledbrook, E.S. ~ Chas. Brown „ H. A. Gates. „ William Price, P.S. ~ James Wilkie, Chairman. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. , NEW FIRST-CLASS BOARDING-HOUSE. jyjß TPIOMAS CLARKE has to announce that he will commence immediately the erection of a FIRST-CLASS BOARDING HOUSE, to supply a felt want in Ashburton. The House will occupy a site within One Minute’s walk of the Railway Station, and will afford the following accommodation : FIRST AND SECOND CLASS DINING ROOMS. SMOKING AND READING ROOMS. WELL VENTILATED, LARGE,' AND LOFTY BEDROOMS. PRIVATE ROOMS FOR FAMILIES. The work has been contracted for at the price of £ISOO, and the Blouse will be under the supervision of an experienced manager from Christchurch. FRUIT IMPORTED DIRECT FROM SYDNEY. J. MOOAR & CO., Wholesale & Retail GREENGROCERS AND FRUITERERS, REMOVED to EAST STREET, (Shop lately occupied by Mr. Cambridge.) TUST ARRIVED A LARGE STOCK J OF Oranges, Pine Apples Lemons, Bananas Apples, Vegetables Confectionery &c., &c. Delivered to all paits of Ashburton. MR. BRANSON, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, East Street, AS PI BURTON. E. G. CRISP, JgARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, Has removed his Offices to MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS (Ist Floor), BURNETT STREET, A S H B UR TON. JAMES BAKER, BUILDER, CONTRACTOR, AND UNDERTAKER, HAVELOCK STREET, Ashburton. FUNERALS FURNISHED ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE. W. R. BOYLE, C* STATE AND GENERAL AGENT, LL, MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. [A Card.] PRIVATE LESSONS TO YOUNG LADIES, Pour times a Week in Music, French, German, and Drawing, at * MISS STEANE’S, Oxford Villa Burnett treet. CHEAP FUEL. SPRINGFIELD COAL, NEWCASTLE COAL, AND FIREWOOD. SPRINGFIELD Coa l can r be highly recom mended for every purpose, and the fact of its being used on the Railway must be a suffi cient guarantee of its quality. G. PARKER & Co., Near Railway Station, Ashburton.



Saunders Bros. I-lAVE .(>/ t 0 EEND upon TOWN . SECTIONS and othei FREEHOLD SECTIONS PROPERTY. eo to be INVEST £j/ZjUUU FREEHOLD Security. p 9 O nn to be ADVANCED in Sums of ;£ioo and upwards. Preference given to town sections and house securities. £2o r\r\n to be ADVANCED 'jUCNJ on GROWING crops, LIVE STOCK, and other AGRICULTURAL Security. Messrs SAUNDERS BROS, have for Sale, Situated on the NORTH BANK of the RAFAIA, 4 o acres, partly improved. 690 ~ unimproved 675 „ fenced 760 ~ 400 of which are now in Turnips 72 ~ unimproved 4 ’ j> i) WAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 130 of which are ploughed 201 „ highly improved 255 » » 201 „ „ House, Stable, &c. hi „ » 936 >» » 200 ~ ~ Sixty Acres four miles from the Township. Several Valuable Town Sections. DRAUGHT HORSES. THE Undersigned have FOR SALE a Number of Broken and Unbroken COLTS now to be seen in their Paddocks, adjoining the Ashburton Domain. SAUNDERS BROS. NOTICE TO FARMERS, HORSE BREEDERS, AND OTHERS. THE Advertisers are prepared to Receive HORSES for Sale by Public Auction or Privately, and to make Liberal Cash Advances on same. Good PADDOCKS and Plenty of FEED lor Stock. SAUNDERS BROS. C. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND VALUATOR, ASH B U R TON jpARMS to LET and SELL, of all Sizes and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated near in all parts of the District. 2000 Acr es FREEHOLD )To be Let for 5000 » LEASEHOLD [ a term of 5 5000 SHEEP ) or 7 Years. 3J97 Acres FREEHOLD 3085 » LEASEHOLD with Purchasing Clause. Near OPAWA Railway I To be Sold on easy terms. Terminus. 1445 Acres FREEHOLD, very rich land, with Seven-roomed HOUSE, Improve ments, Orchard, etc., etc., Within one mile of MAKIKI Railway Station. 900 Acres near the KAICAHU, within six miles of Winchester. LAND of all descriptions, or of any size, between the Rakaia, Rangatata, Ashburton Forks, etc., etc. Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. DECLARATION OF WAR. W'HEN the first note of preparation was .sounded in the East, and the war cloud was no laiger than a man’s hand, and while the principal potentates of Europe, though breathing peace, were silently girding up their loins for a struggle as fierce in the encounter and more baneful in its results than any which has hitherto devastated the face of our mother earth —it was then that he sought every means in his power to avoid such another' calamity that befel Plevna, by obtaining for the coming winter a very Large Assortment of Horse Cloths, Oil skin Leggings,* and Sou’-westers, to enable the nhabitants of Ashburton to stand a long Winter Siege. WHO HAS DONE THIS? Why, THOMAS DUD SON, SADDLER, Burnett Street, And, for further emergencies, has on hand; the Largest and Best Stock of Saddlery and Saddlers’ Ironmongery ever exhibited in Ash burton. CARDS and Boxes, Mavors Spelling, Royal Readers, Slates, Copy Books, Drawing Books, and other school Requisites to be obtained at our premises, East-street, Ashburton. . FURNESS AND DIXON, Stationers’ Hall,



STATIONERY, BOOKS STATUARY, FANCY GOL DS School Requsitls, &C., &C., < . JMPORTED direct from the’best Markets, . and Sold cheaper than any house in Town. A large stock of ACCOUNT BOOKS,I N CASKETS OF STATIONERY, FANCY {GOODS* PENS, PENCILS, &c., Just opened from London, marked off at prices never before beard of irrAshburton, Inkstands, Stationery Cases, Date Cases, Pen s Racks, Writing Desks, Paper Weights, Office Bells, String Cases, Invoice Files, Letter Balances, and every Office requisite at very, low prices for cash. Writing Papers, Envelopes, Pens, Inks, Blot ting Papers, &c., &c. * Photograph Albums, Scrap Books, Purses, Ladies’ Bags, and a large number of Prize Books and Cards. Church Services and Hymnals, Wesleyan and Presbyterian New Hymnals, Bibles, in various bindings, Color Boxes, Mathematical Instruments, Rulers, DrawingPencilsand Pins, Drawing Papers, Tracing Paper and Cloth, Indian Ink and Colors. Hair Brushes, Combs, Oil, Perfumery, Scent Bottles, Hair Pins, Brooches, Earrings, Bracelets, and numerous other useful articles. All to be'sold very cheap, at THE STATIONERS 5 ? HALL ( Evening Echo Office, EAST STREET, SOUTH, ■ V fASHBURTQNf P|g|



NOTICE.! NOTICE!! NOTICE I • REMOVAL. Firth, Pass, Sc Co. Beg to inform the Inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that they have REMOVED TO THEIR HEW PREMISES Next the Union Bank of Australia, EAST STREET. . piRTH, PASS, & CO. take this oppor. tunity of thanking their numeious customers who have so liberally supported them hitherto, if and to solicit a continuance of their pationage at the NEW PR EMISES, • TO BE CALLED ’ f The Old Bank Stores (late union bank).' Orders entrusted to our care will re ceive prompt attention. Families waited on for orders weekly. FIRTH, PASS, AND CO., Grocers, Drapers, Ironmongers, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, &c. East Street. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. VICTORIA FRUIT DEPOT, East Street, near Orr & Co.’s, WILLIAM BIRTWELL, PROPRIETOR, BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashbur ton and sutiounding districts that, having removed to more central is now pre pared to supply, at the lowest price for cash,— Fruit of all descriptions Confectionery of best quality Vegetables & Herbs, all kinds Potatoes, not to be excelled Poultry, regularly supplied Cheese, &c., &c. J Pastry of the best quality kept in stock. The Central Foundry, PETER STREET, AS H B U R T ON. W. J. HESSEY, BEGS respectfully to inform the public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has now completed his foundiy in Petci Street, where Castings of every description in Iron, Brass, and other metals, will be carried on under his own superintend ence, and from the many years of practical experience he has had in America, England, and the Colonies, can guarantee to turn out work satisfactorily. Highest prices given for old cast metals and brass. Orders can be left at the Foundiy. W. J. HESSEY, Proprietor. TJ'URNESS and DIXON have on Sale a l Choice Assortment of Interesting and Popular Works, including the following:— Saved from the Sea by Kingston. Robinson Crusoe, ico Illustrations. Swiss Family Robinson, 3c 0 Illustrations. Boys Book of Sports. Every Boys Annual. Ethel Clinton. Little Hazel. Polly and Jack. Nannette Dampier. Prince Übbely Bubble. Told in the Twilight. : Aunt Martha s Corner Cupboard, By Hesba Stretton,— Fern’s Hollow. Cassy. Max Kromer. Little Meg’s Children. Fairy Frisket. The Silver Casket. Aunt Jane s Hero. Richard Hunne. With the Tide. The Fairy Spinner. General Beckwith. Barriers Burned Away. The Teacher s Handbook of Questionin on the Gospels. Men Who Have Made Themselves. The Sword and Garment. Grace for Grace. Lite of D. L.. Moody. \ Church Life in Australia. Recreations of a Country Parson. The Land of the Sun. Military Heroes;of England. . Enquire Within. j The Revolt of the Field j a Sketc of the Rise and Progress of the Max \ * meat among the Agricultural Labouro 0/England. ■- \“■ , Martyr Graves of Scotland.] , A Cloud of Witnesses, TOdofOWOeew,