Health of Horses.

(_Journal of Chemistry.)

The health and comfort of horses have of late years been greatly improved by the better construction of stables. They are made more roomy .and lofty, and provided with means of thorough ventilation. In many new stables loftsare done away with, or the floor of the lofts is kept well above the horses’ heads, and ample shafts are intro duced to convey away foul air. By per forated bricks and gratings under the manger land elsewhere round the walls, and also by windows and ventilators, abundance of pure air is secured for the horses, while, being introduced in mode rate amount and from various directions, it comes ,in without draught. Too much draught is almost an unknown stable luxury. qjTo secure a constant supply of pure air horses require more cubic space than they generally enjqy.Even when animals are stabled only at night a mini mum of 1200 cubic feet should be allowed. In England the new cavalry barracks give a minimum of 1509 feet, Avith a ground area of fully 90 square feet per horse, and the best hunting arid carriage horse stables have more room.

Subsoil Irrigation.

A limited a-niount of Avater (says an American contemporary) Avill irrigate ten times the amount of ground on the sub irrigation plan than it Avould on the flood ing or surface method. : It is only a question of limited time when this new method of irrigation will be generally adopted in all countries where irrigation is required j iand especially in Southern California, where it will soon bring thousands of. acres into cultivation that otherwise 'would remain in a Avild state, for years to come. That, the reader may have a more definite idea of sub irrigation, ..we will- explain the modus operandi, ‘and Avhen' once understood it commends, itself a success to every intelligent mind. ; jit consists of pipes made of lime and sSn'd, made by machinery (and is continuous, if desired, Avitliout joint) and laid 1 along each row of trees, 18 inches or tAvo feet below the surface, so as to be’out'bf the '■ ‘way of the - plough. At each tree there is a small orifice in the pipe, from Avhich the water issues. This orifice is protected by .a pipe which rests on the main-pipe, and extends above the ground six or more inches. The water passes out under- the lower end of it on to the roots of the tree, sending them doAvn instead of to the surface, as in sur face rrigation. Evaporation takes place under the earth, and spreads moisture for many feet around, so that the ground mid way betAveen the rows is sufficiently moist to groAV any kind of crop.

Exciting Milch Cows.

The “ National Live Stock Journal ” in treating on the effect bf exercise and ex citement, on milk, says : —The dairyman’s s pocket is sensibly affected by a proper understanding of this, question. But there'are very feAv, comparatively, avlio have discovered the real .effect of exercise upon the milk product. Many suppose that severe exercise in the cow simply affects the quantity, but not particularly the quality '; and a still greater number have neA'er given the matter any consi deration, but evidently do not think it has any bad effect, as Avitness those who Avorry their cows Avith dogs. Many allow their cows to be driven on a run to and from pasture, no doubt regarding this as so much gain in time. But any violent exercise has a very serious effect upon the most valuable element in the milk—the butter. Liebig observed that the milk of the cow had a much larger proportion of casein Avhen subjected to much exercise. Dr. Car penter suggested that this comes from the breaking down of nitrogenized tissues. He also states that coavs in SAvitzerland that pasture on the sides of steep moun tains, and are obliged to use great mus cular exertion, yield a. very small quantity of butter, but a large proportion of cheese ; yet, the same cows when stall fed, give a large quantity of butter and a very small proportion of cheese. It seems to be well settled that active exercise or excitement lessens the proportion of butter in milk. How important the application of these facts are to the profitable dairy ing must be evident to any one. Those Avho have been in the habit of driving their cows long distances to pasture, and returning them in the evening to be milked, will see the necessity of discon tinuing this, or if that cannot be done, they Avill see the propriety of driving them as steadily and leisurely as possible. Any large amount of exercise is at the ex pense of the yield and quality of the milk ; but excitement from rough treatment is ■ most unprofitable of all ; and a dairyman Avho employs a rough, passionate milker among his cows, does little better than he who worries them Avith a dog. Such a ■man may easily reduce the yield and quality of the milk in the herd more than all his labor is worth. He deserves to be treated as he treats his cows—kicked off the premises—but as violence only excites violence, it is better to restrain such in dignation, and inform him, with all due . courtesy, that his manners cannot longer ■be suffered to demoralise the herd. In deed, this is -not a small matter ; it would lake millions to compensate for the losses sustained from the rough, . brutal treat ment of dairy stock. We trust that dairy men will begin at the commencement of the season to study, not only the points given in this article, but everything to the improvement of their herds. Let every cow be examined, and her good and bad qualities noted, all from the standpoint of profit ; that is what they are kept for, and it is not unlikely that Avhen brought to the

•• standard of profit, many in most herds of !\ much size will be found unprofitable, and they should be weeded out.

The “ Book Farmer. ” —Nofarnier can succeed at the present day unless he be a “ book farmer,” and the first book he will need at this time will be a memo randum book in which he may jot down whatever: (may occur to him as needing to be done- he attends to this “book farming’: properly, he will find that a good many entries will have to be made, and everything set down should be taken up in order. The secret of those who are known as great workers, is that they work methodically, and do everything at the proper time, and there is no business in which so much, will fail, unless the work be done when : it should be, as that of farming, One day’s delay may not be re covered'during the. whole season.

THE VICTORIAN REVIEW.

SECOND NOTICE. Since our first notice of the “Victorian Review ” a feAV issues since, the second number of the magazine is to hand, and we are happy to admit that its appearano e has considerably dispelled some mis givings we had of the future success of the magazine. Victoria was the burden of song in the first number, for six of the ten articles in it dealt directly Avith Vic torian politics, and tAvo others bore in directly upon Victorian interests. To a certain extent perhaps, the first number may be itself an apology for this excess of Victoria in its pages, seeing that as a rule all “first numbers ” have to be made up rather hurriedly from usually a limited number of sources. But the second launches out into Avider fields, and though it has not wholly left the realm of Vic torian politics, the articles on these sub jects are of a kind that may be read Avith interest by readers outside. In the first number the first article Avas headed “The Plebiscite,” and Avas an onslaught simply on mob-rule. The writer holds that in a country like Vic toria, where the administration of lands, of railways, mineral deposits, education, postal system, State forests and tele graphs, is in the hands of the Executive, and “ where dissentient newspapers can be punished for non-servility by the with drawal of the Government advertiser ments, a Cabinet could control a pldbis-' cite just as effectually as Louis Napoleon did when he caused 7,4.39,216 votes to be cast in condonation of the infamous massacres connected with the coup d’dtat of 1851.” The write l ' contends that, both local and general experience in Vic toria warrants the assumption that the conduct of public affairs may fall into the hands of unscrupulous Ministers, not only occasionally but perhaps frequently, and wherever the supreme poAver is lodged in the hands of the majority of the people, that majority Avill be composed of men who are more likely to be led captive by the plausible clap-trap of the unprincipled and self-seeking demagogue, than to listen to the careful statements of the patriotic and high-minded statesman, Avho has too much self-respect and too genuine an affection for the masses to fawn upon and flatter them. A pretty clear idea of what the writer would be at may be obtained from the following extract : “It is no disparagement to the masses to assert that, in general, they have not the leisure, nor have they received the mental training and discipline, which would qualify them to look at public questions in a judical spirit ; and, in soliciting their suffrages, the political philosopher would stand no chance against the fluent stump orator Avho could play upon their passions, appeal to their class sympathies, arouse their national, credal, or social prejudices, and convince them that they are down-trodden or oppressed, and that their oavii misfortunes and suffer ings are not the result of personal conduct, but are attributable to political causes ex clusively. Even in countries where a limited suffrage prevails, avo have seen a great statesman like Peel, a famous historian like Macaulay, and a true noble man like Lord Carlisle set aside in favor of altogether inferior men ; and there was a time when an impudent impostor like “ the Claimant” could have beaten—if he had been free to contest a seat in the House of Commons—the best man Avho could have been brought against him in any one of *at least a score of English constituencies.”

A paper in the first number by David Blair entitled “ A Last Word on the Education Question,” has brought out, in the second, replies in two articles by clergymen. The three sides of the educa tion question are well shown —the advo cate of secular education has his say, the Catholic view of public instruction is pre sented, the Bible-in-schools side has its advocate, and all the papers are fairly written. The “ Berryism ” paper we quoted from somewhat copiously in our last notice, is replied to by J. C. Dow, M.L.A., in the second number, and did our space afford it we might give an ex tract or two to show how staunchly Mr. Dow defends his cause, but in a cursory newspaper notice, we must content our selves with only a passing notice of a very freshly written paper. A paper on “ Finance and Finality,” by Dr. Hearn ; another by Mr. R. Murray Smith, M. P., on the “ Victoi’ian Tariff;” and a third by J. S. Horsfall, on the “ Squatting Leases,” concluded the Victorian political articles in the first number. An anony mous paper on the question, “ Will the Anglo-Australian Race Degenerate 1 ” is a very readable one. The writer travels over a large portion of the earth’s surface for instances to show that the men and animals living upon certain qualities of soil, take their mental and physical charac teristics from the geological formations upon which they dwell. That is, as the human body is built to a con siderable extent out of the vegetation of the earth, directly from vegetable food, and indirectly from animal food fed in its turn on vegetation : and as vegetation is largely affected by the soil, and the soil again by its geological formation, the geo logical formation of a country on which a race resides is bound to contribute certain characteristics to it. By quite a string of instances the writer aims at proving that residents upon the earlier formations do not develope high civilization nor powers for such, while the more recent formations bear people of an altogether superior class, both physically and intellectually. From these instances he deduces the follow ing: sique, intelligence, and morale of a race are determined by the geological condi tions of the country it inhabits, we are brought face to face with the conclusion that we, the members of a branch of the human family which has been settled for ages in regions belonging to the quar ternary formation, and therefore “ fore most in the ranks of time,” have trans ferred ourselves to a part of the world, in which a greater part of the soil consists of palaeozoic rock, while a small portion only belongs to the mesozoic and tertiary strata ; and that, having done so, we must be prepared for an inevitable de generation of the Anglo-Saxon stock.” “ Civilization without Delusion” is written by Marcus Clark, and the first paragraph is sufficient to show the reader what he may expect: “ Sin cere believers in Christianity must be seriously troubled at the increasing number of persons who, if not frankly hostile to the dominant creed of the civilised world, are at least indifferent to its teachings.”

A paper full •>>' useful information on the “ "Woo! and Woollen Industries of the United States.” is supplied by the editor, and well repays perusal, while a novelette, “ A Bad Bargain,” by Francillon, brings up the rear of the magazine. The second number of the magazine is altogether a better piece of reading, and gives a more hopeful feeling to those avLo wish to see the only representative of Australian magazine literature make headway towards a permanency. Ft opens with an opportune article on the “Agri cultural Distress ja England,’ by Edward Dicey (London), and James Smith follows Avith a strong advocacy of free trade in a AA-ell-written paper entitled “ The Farmers and Protection.” Then Forrest, the explorer, gives “ Notes from a journal of exploration in Western Australia,” Avhich will be very acceptable to all classes of readers. David Blair con tributes a most readable sketch of Edmond About and his Avorks, and immediately afterwards Ave find ourselves reading a de scription of the races for the Melbourne Cup from 1861 up to that in the present year. Marcus Clai-ke Finds himself some what roughly handled in this issue by the Bishop ofMelbourne, for his “ Civilisation without Delusion ” in the first number of the magazine, and we fancy the Bishop has the best of it. The editor again takes the modest place at the back of the book just before the second instalment of Francillon’s interesting novelette, but the paper lie writes is eminently practical, on “ the Victorian Railways and their Management.” We wish the “Victorian Review” every success, and hope that sufficient support will be given to it to secure in these colonies a magazine worthy of their importance. The two issues now before us give intrinsic evidence that literary talent exists on this side of the sea sufficient to give to the world an Aus tralasian magazine equal to taking a high rank with contemporaries of older stand ing and published under greater advan tages in the northern hemisphere.

Holloway’s Pills. —Mind and body are so closely entertwined that for the former to be vigorous the latter must be healthful. The first step towards tlie maintenance of health is to secure perfect digestion, Avhich is readily obtained by this noted medicine, the most com petent effectually to restrahi every adverse Influence which can mar, impair, or vexatiously modify this all-important proeess.. The student, merchant, man of pleasure, and humblest labourer may each in turn derive vigour, ease, and strength from occasional closes, or a longer course of Holloway’s purifying Pills. However wavering the mind, orunstrung the nerves this fine medicine will track the derangement to its sourse, where it will over throw it and established order and purity in its place.— ADVT.

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

[Wednesday, December iy, *879.



For Sale. TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. EOR SALE, at an early date, — One Second-hand Double Demy Tape Printing MACHINE, in thorough working order, with rollers, moulds, Ac., complete. We are replacing this machine by a Double Royal Wharfedale, which necessitates removal of the Double Demy Machine now used for printing the “Herald ” and “ Ouardian,” for hand or steampower. Can be seen and all par ticulars obtained at our office. WEEKS A DIXON. Ashburton, October 14, 1879. 565 a Business Notices. JUST ARRIVED. PAPER BAGS, PAPER BAGS. /N ONFECT lONERS , Fruiterers, H, i Grocers, Drapers, Seedsmen, Ac., can be supplied with Paper Bags, all sizes, and Printed or Plain. WEEKS AND DIXON, . General Printers, East street North. TV ALL PROGRAMME CARDS in §ji very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Herald Office, East street, near Railway Station. BROWN PAPER, strong, and large sheets, at skl. per lb. WEEKS AND DIXON, Stationers, East street North (near the Rail wry Station), Ash burton. fTjnEACHERS can obtain the MULTI -3 PLICATION TABLES, printed on gummed paper, in any quantity at the Herald Office, East street, near the Railway Station. INK for Marking Packages, Sten cilling, Ac. Large bottles, 2s. each. WEEKS A DIXON, Stationers, Ac., East street. FOS 1880. The press almanac And Diary Can be obtained from the undersigned. Price —One Shilling. WEEKS AND DIXON, Herald Office, Near Railway Station. W. T . DAVI SO N, Q_REENGROCER A FRUITERER, Has on Sale— Good Oranges Lemons Dates Rhubarb, in any quantity Cocoanuts Good Potatoes Onions Cabbages Turnips Garden Seeds Thyme and Sago All kinds of Herbs Orders delivered in any part of A shburton. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (>' EXT TO FOWLER'S, GROCER), TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. 563 a



Business Notice. NOTICE. J /jrISS HOPPER, lately arrived from JXjL London, begs to announce that she has commenced business as PRESS ?.! A LvJSSt in Moore street, Ashburton, near Dr Stewart s residence. Prices strictly moderate, and no effort will ue spared to give satisfaction. Til I S 8 II O D D E R, Drrssmaker, . MoO R E STRE ET. IG9 651 a NE W ZEALAND JVESLE VAN Pubushed Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “New Zealand SJS Wesleyan” for December. Price Gd Sold at the Herald Olhce, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Army'';. jTF you want a CHEAP SUIT OF C LOTHES go to G. J. F. LUDLOW, T A I LORINO DEPOT. Triangle, Ashburton, Between Post Office and Baldwin’s Central Hotel. G. ,T. F. Lublow, importing his own goods, is enabled thereby to make as Cheap a Suit of Clothes as any tailor in New Zealand, and a First-class FIT is Guaranteed. Terms—Strictly Cash. 5 per cent. Discount off all Orders Paid IN ADVANCE. 813 a



SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, })EG to thank their friends and the y public of Ashburton for the liberal support accorded them during the past five years, and to intimate that they HAVE OPENED new business premises in East Street near the Bank of New Zealand, where they Avill be prepared to supply Agricul tural and Garden Seeds of every descrip tion. SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, EAST STREET. The facilities we possess for testing the quality of all Seeds offered by us, and our desire-to extend this branch of our .bus!-, ness, will be a sufficient guarantee that all Seeds offered by us Avill be such as will give the utmost satisfaction. SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET. 306 a



PUBLIC NOTICE. nnRADESMEN and others who intend g using the Ashburton Gas Company : s Gas should give their orders at once have their premises fitted with Gas Fittings, to ensure no delay when the Gas is brought into the town. J, C. DOLMAN, LICENSED GASFITTER, Plumber, Locksmith, Whitesmith, Bell hanger, Zinc and Tin-plate Worker, Hut and Cold Water Engineer, TANCBED STREET, ASHBURTON. N. B.—Artesian Weils sunk and Pumps fitted and repaired ; O. G. Guttering fixer at Current Bates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town a nr 1 country. 812 Boarding Houses. CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baking Square (Near Town Hall). EE-OPENING of the above commo ) dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. BROADBELT, PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public on REASONABLE TERMS. Weekly Board and Lodging ... £T Weekly Board 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Dinner on Saturday from 11.30. Beds (single),.ls. 6d. Private Room for Ladies _ 153—624,i Public Notices. IN BANKRUPTCY. A^TOTICE —The “ Ashburton Herald’ is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Ore liters Acts. F you want anything known, put it in JL the “ Herald ” —Twenty Words for a Shilling,



Public Hotices FOR S ALE BY PRIVATE TREATY. E have tiie following Properties V v placed. in our hands for Private Treaty TIRWALD : 100 Acres improved land, R. S. 21G09, situated II miles from Tinwaid' part in crop, and a permanent stream of water running through the pro perty. 131 Acres improved land, R.S. 18097, 20307, 20300, 23308, situated g mile • from Tinwaid, fenced and sub divided into 3 paddocks, with two streams of water running through the land, also a nicely well-finished three-roomed cottage thereon. 300 Acres Education Reserve, in crop. HART’S RUN : 200 Acres Unimproved Land. AVAR AN U 1 : 127 Acres improved Land. SUBURBAN BUILDING SECTIONS, ASHBURTON TOWNSHIP : Lot 93 E. Belt, with four-roomed cottage. T.S. 458, Burnett Street, with three roomed cottage. TIN WALD : Lots, 182, 183, 00. AVATERTON : - Lots 102, 103, 104, 105, 100. AVAKANUI : Lots 74, 75. HINDU OPE : Lots 1,2, 8, 10, 13, 15. TREVORTON: Several Sections. For further particulars apply to EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY, Auctioneers and Estate Agents. YAN SALE by the undersigned— -50 Bags Potatoes Grain Strippers R. and G. D F Ploughs 50 Bales AA T ool Packs - 100 Bales Corn Sacks And all kinds of stores, Are., &. Agents for the Marsh Reaper and Binding Machine. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAAVLEY, Auctioneer, Stock, Land, and Commission Agent. Farms, Town and Suburban Sections, for Sale and to Let. J. LLOYD CRAAVLEY, AUCTIONEER, Offices, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. 737 a To Let and for Sale. mo Persons desirous of renting GRASS JL LAND near town, 120 ACRES to Let, situated close to the Racecourse. Rent low. T. BULLOCK. TO LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS, CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS. liAOR SALE, 50 Acres GRASS, suitable ' for Seed or Hay. T. BULLOCK. TO LET, at a Very Low Rental, TAVO X SHOPS in East Street ; also, one in Burnett Street. T. BULLOCK. rjpO LET, at a veiy low rental—Bakery, together with Dwelling-house an l Shop, near the Post Office. 393 a TVOS. BULLOCK,



T OLE T , WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, FOE SALE, CHEAP, 4 K 9 ACRES', Which would make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mr. Digbys Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. OR



£ 2 —866 a FOR SALE, GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. FO R SALE, COMPACT FARM, well-watered, and rea’iy first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lonsrbeach Estate. • For full particulars, apply to 6 THOMAS BULLOCK. T7\OR SALE, Cheap, or TO LET, with Jj a Purchasing Clause, a FARM, of 150 Acres, partly improved, anti situated about three and a half miles from the Township. Apply to 5 TIIOMAS BULLOCK. _jT OUSEMALDS. —The Herald ashs a I Housemaid for you in 20 words.for finHE “ Herald ” is on every Tea'Table J_ in Ashburton



Business Notices. FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, &c.,_ &c. ' ‘ ‘ NOWN^PEN. F: F ; t B-N E S' : S : :Hii —' II)EOS to inform the public of Ash -13 burton that he has just opened a .- . • v NEW -..STOCK - ■ v ~ OF. .. „ • FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY IN THE SHOP NEXT TO UOODER & CO.’S, Saunders’ New Buildings, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Dates, Nuts, Almonds, Coiif eciionery, • Biscuits, ' Ate.', '' &c. , ' ■ - 678 a BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS, NORTON FARM, SEAFIELD. JONES AND CO., Norton Farm, Sea held, return thanks to their pati’ons for the hearty support accorded to them since Norton Farm was opened as a Butchery, Bakery, and General Store, and solicit a continuance of past • favors, assuring customers that their interest will always have first consideration at the hands of The advertisers. Jones and Co. beg to inform their friends and the public in the Seafield and neighboring districts, that their Bread, Meat, and Store Carts travel the following routes' on the days given below : Seafield to Kyle, and Acton — Wednes days. Seafield to Wakanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creek, back by Christie’s Road— Thursdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road— Fridays. In view of the Harvest, orders for at tendance of the Cart may be left at the Store, Norton Farm, Seafield ; Wakanui School, with Mr. Ginney ; with Mr. Lambie, at Kyle ; and with Mr Brown, Clontarf blacksmith. JONES AND CO., NORTON FARM,’ Seafield. - Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and Seed Merchants. AGENTS FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND ' ‘ ' - •= ■ • GUARDIAN. . G79a



TINWALD. SHEARER AND GALLOWAY MILLWRIGHTS, AGRICULTURAL . AND GENERAL IMPLEMENT MAKERS, Great South Road, Tinwald, ' Beg to thank the public generally for their very liberal support during the past twelve months, and to announce that they have now every facility for carrying on their business in all its branches to the entire satisfaction of customers, as a trial will prove. COACHBUILDING. Orders received fcr making or repairing all kinds of conveyances by thoroughly practical workmen, and none but the best materials used. .. .’. .' A iIGJUY AGRICULTURAL. •.- ' Implements of all kinds made or re paired. Also, Combines, Engines, Reap ers and Binders, Chaffcutters, Bruisers, &c. BUILDING. Estimates given for all kinds of Build ing and general carpentering. Cocksfoot Grass Seed Threshing Ma chines, for hand or foot, made to order, great saving of labor. : s '. SHEARER AND GALLOWAY, ' ’Tinwald. ; 165—641 a REAPERS AND BINDERS. |nn HE Undersigned having been a;-- 1. pointed agent for the sale ».f McCORMICK’S & W. A. WOOD’S REAPERS AND BINDERS is now prepared to treat with those who will want them for the coming season. FREDK. PAYITT, 555a—3.8 . East Street, Ashburton. TNNYELOPES- ; NOTEPAPER, EN lli VELOP-E’S, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, .-Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. The Stud. THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE COLT Of the Traducer Blood. To Travel this Season the ASHBURTON AND WAIvANUI Districts, See futdrelAdvertisOhents for Particulars. S. H. FOWLER * CO„ Proprietors, )04.a—20 ■ Winslow IT is only a Penny, is to be got .every where in Town, along the Railway line, and of the Country Agents., . mALE. —The Herald publishes apor ’ tion of.a readable story ever Satur day. Read it.



General Merchants. JUST RECEIVED Per S.S. Durham and. other late arrivals, EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS TO STOCK OF GOODS SUITABLE FOR THE PRESENT SEASON, HOLIDAYS AND CHRISTMAS. ON SALE AT T. R HODDER ■ AND Company’s, ■ : THE NEW STORES, *■ • : • • ;"i i:ii; i'i'i ‘.. • .< ‘ 'i ) EAST STREET, ASHBURTON (opposite . AY station). A large assortment of Rich Dress Fabrics, chiefly Lustres, Silk Mixed Mohairs, Orient Cloths, Satin Cloths, Grenadines, Galateas, Pompadours, Mus lins, and Prints. Newest designs in Hats, Bonnets, Cos tumes, Capelets, Fischus, Jackets, Ac. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF French Flowers, Ostrich Feathers, Ribbons, Scarves, Gloves, Ties in the New Tints. The La Figure and other new shapes in Corsets. GREAT BARGAINS IN Underclothing, Baby Linen, Cambric Handkerchiefs and Shirts. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING By Competent Artistes. f Hosier^', Calicoes,' . Sheeting, Towels, •• Druggets, and Tweeds, To reduce heavy stock will be sold V regardless of cost price. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Well fitted up with everything suitable for everybody. TAILORING IN AIL ITS BRANCHES BY EFFI CIENT HANDS. Orders, promptly and correctly attended to. Boy’s, Youth’s, arid Men’s Straw, Leg horn,. Tuscan, Rush, Tweed, and Cloth Hats and Helmets. * A Lot of Good Tuscans at Is 6d each. A Lot of Good Felts at Is 9d each. BOOTS AND SHOES Best Imported and Colonial Makes at the MOST REASONABLE PRICES. GROCERY, CROCKERY, AND HARD WARE DEPARTMENTS. Well fitted up. NEW SEASONS’ TEAS. Splendid quality, not to be surpassed for prices. SUGARS—"Brown, Soft, White, Yarra villa, Crushed Loaf, and Chopped. Christmas Fruits, Currants, Raisins, Almonds, Nuts, Jams, Tart Fruits, &c. PRIME HAMS and OLD CHEESE with every necessary and luxury. WANTED 5000 DOZEN OR EGGH. T. R. HODDER AND . ; •, .. ■, f . .. - . ' lit COMPANY, MERCHANT STOREKEEPERS Agents for. The Norwich Fit* Insurance Society.