A Model Love - Letter. “ People,” says the Manawatu Herald, “ should be careful of love-letters. Ihe following model and most gushing effu sion, bearing signs of many ‘busses/ was picked up in Foxton two or three days ago, and we print it for ‘ general information/ and as a ‘specimen copy/ for the hosts of gloomy bachelors who wander aimlessly oer Manawatu, ‘ homeless, ragged, and tanned, with out a partner to sew on their buttons, darn their stockings, or share their pleasures :— ‘ Dearest A sense of • .»> VV.. elicacy and modesty, whether true or se”my heart cannot imagine, makes dopt this mode of approach to one horn I cherish sentiments of the st esteem and admiration. Do startled at the abruptness of this Since I first had the pleasure f seeing you,. I have hardly had a moment’s peace from the everlasting wish to see my darling . Will you meet me, my dearest, at the gate, to-morrow night, at eight o’clock. Ever yours .’ Really young ladies should not carry such pointed Cupid’s darts in their pockets.” Garibaldi on Socialism.—Gari oaldi in a recent letter to an Italian oaper expresses sympathy with some, at east, of the aims of the Social De nocrats, when rightly interpreted,, bu icknowledges the universal necessity of jutting some bridle upon socialist tesses. This is to be done far more easily, he contends, than most men think. Four simple principles are sug gested by him as necessary to be. kept in mind by all politicians who wish to fight effectively against Socialism. First and foremost of all, he proposes the abolition of the standing armies of Europe, and the consequent release of strong meprto turn their exclusive at tention. to the development of agricul ture ; secondly, the turning of iron into ploughshares and pruning hooks, in stead of into instruments of slaughter ; thirdly, every man must learn to con tent himself with possessing at most enough to feed twelve men, and not be discontented if he cannot grab enough to feed a thousand ; fourthly, the pro curing of an International Court of Arbitration must become an object of desire and endeavor with the statesmen of the world, so that the strifes between nations be regulated in a human, and not in a wild beast fashion.

The Evening Echo, Thursday, September 19, 1878.



READINGS CLASSICAL AND POLITICAL. EJERNINGHAM WAKEFIELD will . read Selections from English and American Authors, and deliver • a brief address on THE TAXES IN NEW ZEALAND, with appropiiate Musical Interludes, by a Pianist, at TIIE TOWN HALL, Under the Patronage of the Worshipful the Mayor, T. Bullock, Esq. ON FRIDAY 20TH, and SATURDAY 2IST inst, beginning at 8 p.m. Prices : 2s. 6d. and is. Tickets at tae Echo Office ; Messrs. Jones, and Weston, Stationers, and Mr. Wakefield, Somerset Hotel, all in East Street. Details of Programme, varied on second day, will be published to-morrow. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. I HEREBY accept W. Arthur’s challenge to run the iollovving distances : 100 yards ; 150 yards ; 2CO yards —he giving me 5 yards in 100; 10 in 150; and 15 in 200, for a side, to be run in Baring Square on Saturday 21st inst at 5 p.m. A. RESTIEAUX. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTION. NOTICE is hereby giver, that the Partner ship hitherto carried on .by the under signed as Stationers, Printers, and Newspaper Proprietors,|under the style or firm of “ FUR NESS AND Dixon” has been dissolved as from the 9th day of September, by mutual consent. Dated at Ashburton this 18th day of Sep tember, 1878. SMITH JAMES FURNESS. CHARLES DIXON. Witness to both signatures—E. G. CRISP, Solicitor, Ashburton. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the Business . of Stationers, Printers, and Newspaper Proprietors hitherto carried on in East Street, Ashburton, by Smith James Furness and Charles Dixon will, in future, be conducted on the same premises by Horace John Weeks and Charles Dixon under the style and firm of WEEKS & DIXON. All debts due by the late firm of Furness and Dixon will be settled by the new firm of Weeks and Dixon, to whom all debts due to the late firm must be paid. Dated at Ashburton this 18th day of Septem ber, 18 78. Witness— ) ‘ 11. J. WEEKS, E. G. Crisp. \ CHAS. DIXON. DR. STEWART H AS REMOVED to his New Residence,' QQRNER OF MOORE STREET AND mmn soap.



WANTED A respectable, intelligent BOY. Apply at once at * ECHO Office. WANTED— Four Young Ladies, as Ap prentices to the Dressmaking. ORR & CO. WANTED.' —A situation as FEMALE COOK.—Apply ECHO Office BOARD and Residence for a Respectable Single Gentleman at a Private House. No Family. Apply Echo Office. WANTED KNOWN. 'T'HAT SANDO’S BREAD CART will 1 be round Every Morning. Please leave orders at the Shop, East-stret, near the Echo Office. GARDENER.— Wanted, a Good Gardener; Liberal Wages given to a good hand. Apply to W. J. MILLER, Moore Street. TENDERS are required for a HOUSE to be built in Moore-street, Ashburton, for Mr. F. Dufratus. Plans and Specifications may be seen at the office of Montgomery & Co, where Tenders will be received up to 5 p.m. on SATURDAY 21st instant. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. FOR SALE. A QUARTER-ACRE SECTION in Have lock Street, on very easy terms. Apply ECHO Office. JOB LOT. DOZ. Ladies’ Colored Josephine KID GLOVES, slightly spotted, will be sold 1/- PER PAIR. ORR & CO. THE TAXES IN NEW ZEALAND WHO PAYS? WHO DOESN’T PAY? WHO OUGHT TO PAY? A HANDBOOK of Taxation Reform, by E. Jerningham Wakefield. . Price One Shilling. Sold at the “ Echo ” Office, and by Messrs. H. Jones and A. Weston, Booksellers; can also be obtained from Mr. Wakefield, at the Somerset Hotel, until Mon day, 23rd September. Orders from the coun try, with Thirteenpence in stamps for each copy, duly attended to by post. FREDK. PAVITT, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. (Close to the Railway Station.) Land and General Commission Agent.



W. J. MILLER, PRACTICAL GARDENER AND SEEDSMAN. GARDENS laid out, and kept in order at the lowest current rates, by day or contract. Jobbing work done. Orders in Town or Country left at the Shop, Moore-street, Ashburton, near the Court House, promptly attended to. CHARLES BRADDELL, Agent for Press Company, Limited. Secretary Town Hall Company. Agent for National Insurance Company. Removed to Montgomery’s Buildings, entrance from East and Burnett Streets. W. R. BOYLE, gSTATE AND GENERAL AGENT MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. Wood Turner and Venetian Blind Maker. JOSEPH RULE [S prepared to execute all orders for Wood Turning, Venetian Blinds, Bedsteads, Tables, and every class of Furniture. Window Poles on hand, or made to any sixe. Orders to be left at A. O AITKEN & Co’s, Havelock Street. MESSRS. HARRIS & IRELAND, BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Will shortly commence the practice of their profession in Ashburton. SCHOLASTIC. M ISS BARR ATT -is now prepared to receive pupils for Daily Instruction, at her residence, near the Town Hall. 85 CANTERBURY DYE WORKS. (Near the Post Office) CHRISTCHURCH. J SELLARS is still Dyeing to Live, and • Living to Dye. Ashburton Agents: WEEKS & DIXON, Wh*!ifi owUculars may bs obtained, f fid ’ ' Qism left.



BREAD. BREAD. BREAD. K. SANDO, GROCER ETC., EAST STREET, Ashburton. gUPPLIES really Good BREAD at sj4d per Quartern Loaf, Cash, and 6d. Monthly Accounts. Families in Town and Suburbs waited on daily. Note the address, K. SANDO, GENERAL STOREKEEPER & BAKER, East Street. BAKERS’ NOTICE WE the undersigned Bakers of Ashbur ton, beg to inform the Public that on and after the 26th August, we will reduce the price of the Quartern Loaf to 7d delivered and over the counter for cash. We trust that the public will still continue to support us, and take into consideration that we are not Millers, but Bakers, and are paying a LONG PRICE for GOOD FLOUR, so that we may satisfy the public by supplying a good article, free from all adulteration. Let this be your motto— “LIVE AND LET LIVE” Signed— THOMAS HICKS. THOMAS TAYLOR. MASSON & GRANT. NEW BUSINESS. COAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT F. P. Le Breton, In commencing business begs respectfully to solicit a share of public support. Burnett Street, near Friendlander’s Grain Store, and opposite Montgomery’s Buildings. Coal and Firewood supplied in any quantity to suit customers, and delivered to all parts of the district on the shortest notice. VVORNER’S EMPIRE BOARDINGHOUSE (Opposite Parkins’s Steam Saw Mills). MR. G. WORNER begs to intimate to the public of Ashburton that he has pur chased the Boarding-house recently kep by Mr. T. Bradford, and having made extensive alterations, he is now prepared to supply first class accommodation to boarders, and others visiting Ashburton. Meals 1/-, Beer given with dinner; Beds 1/- Board per week, £l. G. WORNER, Proprietor.



STATIONERY, BOOKS STATUARY, FANCY GOODS School Requsites, • &c., &c., JMPORTED direct from the best Markets, and Sold cheaper than any house in Town. A large stock of ACCOUNT BOOKS, CASKETS OF STATIONERY FANCY GOODS, PENS, PENCILS, &c., Just opened from London, marked off at prices never before heard of in Ashburton. Inkstands, Stationery Cases, Date Cases, Pen 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 niDums, 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, Drawing Pencils and Pins. Drawing Papers, Tracing Paper and Cloth, Indian Ink and Colors. Hair Brashes, Combs, Oil, Perfumery, Scent Bottles, Hair Pins, Brooches, Earrings, Bracelets, and numerous other useful articles. All to be sold very cheap, at THE STATIONERS’ HALL, Evening Echo Office, EAST STREET, SQUTP



MRS. MOREY, JgEGS to announce to the LADIES OP ASHBURTON and Surrounding Districts that she has’ OPENED A SHOW ROOM FOR MADE UP AND FULLY - TRIMMED PAPER PATTERNS OF ALL THE LATEST FASHIONS .FOR LADIES’ & CHILDREN’S WEAR. LADIES’ OWN MATERIALS CUT OUT At Moderate Charges. MRS. MOREY, TANCRED STREET (Next to Mr. Chapman’s, House Decorator). NOTICE. PO 'R SALE AT T. QUINN & CO’S, DRAPERS and CLOTHIERS, MOORE-ST. ASHBURTON. 75 Men’s and Boys’ Suits, at 30s per Suit 40 doz. Silk Handkerchiefs at is each. 20 doz. Straw Hats, 7 s per doz. T. QUINN & CO., Moore Street, Ashburton. NOTICE! NOTICE!! NOTICE!! REMOVAL. * Firth, Pass, & Co. Beg to inform the Inhabitants of Ashburton



and surrounding districts that they have REMOVED TO THEIR NEW 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, and to solicit a continuance of their patronage at the „ new premises, TO BE CALLED 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. RUBBER STAMPS ! RUBBER STAMPS i RUBBER STAMPS ! THE only Manufactory in Ashburton for these very useful Stamps, which can be made any size, shape, or design. Rubber Stamps for Cheques Rubber Stamps for Receipts Rubber Stamps for Banks Rubber Stamps for Societies Rubber Stamps for Companies Rubber Stamps for Books Rubber Stamps for Linen Stamp, Ink, and Pads supplied at Moderate Prices at the EVENING ECHO OFFICE, East Street. FOR SALE, A Second-Hand American CABINET ORGAN, by Mason and Hamlin. It has five stops and a knee swell, Elegant ease, for Parlor or Church, prjee £3s cash. Echo «?sce,



GRAND SHOW. OF New Goods AT m E are now opening up a second shipment of ISTETW GOODS, Consisting of Gents.’ Black Satin Hats Gents.’ White Shirts Gents.’ Black Cloth Suits Gents.’ Trouble and Single Breasted Suits Gents.’ Felt Hats Gents.’ Kid Gloves Gents.’ Colored Shirts FLOWEHS. lo boxes New Flowers 5 ~ New Feathers 30 ~ New Ribbons 50 shades of Bonnet Silks to match New Ribbons FGPUN3 & SILKS. A large assortment of real Irish Poplins, direct from Pim Brothers, of Dublin.



POINTS. An mmedse assortment of New Prints, French Checks, and Stripes in great variety. COSTHMES. A large assortment of New Costumes are now being opened up. BOOTS & SHOES. JUST REGEIVED, io TRUNKS NEW BOOTS. Men’s Watertights, pegged and riveted. Ladies’ Kid Boots in great variety. Children’s Boots of every make. DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. This department is managed by a First-class Dressmaker, with competent assistants. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. Prices Strictly Moderate. ORR AND CO.



S. W. BROWN, A RCHITECT AND CIVIL ENGINEER, EAST ' STREET, Ashburton. The Central Foundry, PETER STREET, ASHBURTON. W. J. HESSEY, BEGS respectfully to inform the public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has * ON HAND and FOR SALE, Working Men’s Kitchen Ranges, cast or sheet iron ovens. Cambridge Rollers, at Christchurch Prices. Wire Strainers. Repairs of Castings in Iron or Brass, of every description. U- O'. BEISTO ACCOUNTANT, COLLECTOR, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, > ■ -- Prospect Buildings, East Street, Ashburton. Commissions of every description Executed.



DRAPERY. HEW GOODS! HEW GOODS!! A. O. AITKEN & CO. Are now opening up, a large ahd choice assortment of HEW SPRIHG AND SUMMER DRAPERY, • Which will be offered at •PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. New Dresses New Fischues New Prints New Ribbons New Feathers .New Flowers New Hats New Bonnets Note the address A. O. AITKEN and CO. The Pantechnicon, HAVELOCK STREET, Ashburton. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. NEW FIRST-CLASS BOARDING-HOUSE. MR THOMAS CLARKE has much pleas ure in announcing that his large Private Boarding House is now in course of erection and is situated in Wills-street, next the Prim itive Methodist Church, and close to the Rail way Station —being one of the most healthy and pleasantly situated sections in the township. The accommodation will be second to none in Ashburton, and the House is let, and will, be onducted by an 'experienced person from hristchurch. FIRST AND SECOND CLASS DIKING ROOMS. . /U -Tv, SMOKING AND READING ROOMS."" WELL VENTILATED, LARGE ' ‘ '• FOR FAMILIES. Every attention will be given to customer? combined with moderate charges.