THE PREACHES AND THE KING.

Once upon a time, runs the most au thentic story, one of the Great Frederick’s chaplains was taken from him by the hand of death. The peculiar qualities in the deceased ecclesiastic had not been more than his devout piety and heartfelt reverence —than his known courage in danger and presence of mind in seasons of astonishment. Said the great king : /“ Ah, me ! where shall I find another man so truly devout and so conscientiously devoted to his religious duty, who will at the same time possess such presence of mind ? Ah ! good Father Isaac’s wits were never wanting. ” At length, however, a candidate was commended to his favorable consideration, a man known to be pious and devout, and against whom no breath of scandal had ever been turned. “But what of his courage?” demanded Frederick; “ What would he do in a - moment' of mortal terror which burst un expectedly over his head ?” The proposer shook his head. He could not say. “Ha !” cried the king, “we will try him. Look ye. He shall preach in our chapel next Sunday afternoon, and I will be there; But he is to have no sermon prepared. " I will myself, when I enter the chapel, place a sealed package, within which? he will find the text; and from that text he will preach Iris serman.” .. r The ecclesiastic was consulted, and readily consented to the proposition. The eventful day arrived, and the clergyman entered the chapel, and as he passed up the centre aisle an officer in gaudy uniform -aide-de-camp of the king—put a sealed paper into his hand, at the same time whispering, “ From his Majesty !” 5 The clergyman ascended the pulpit, • read the Scriptures, gave out the two hymns, made an appropriate prayer, in which the king was recognised without fulsomeness, and then he arose and broke the seal of the missive he had received and found it—blank ! Not a word or pen-mark appeared. With a calm smile the clergyman cast his eyes over the con igregatiqn, and then said : " “ Brethren and sisters, here is nothing,” and he held up the paper to show that it was blank. “ Blessed is he whom nothing can annoy, whom nothing can make afraid or swerve from his duty. We read .-that God made from nothing all things! And yet look at the stupendous majesty •. of His infinite creation !” . - . And thereupon the candidate went on ...-with a powerful and eloquent discourse on the "wonders and beauties of creation.

jrfyf. Suffice it to say that Frederick bestowed j £ upon him the vacant chaplaincy, and that in time he came to be the king’s chief j . confidant and spiritual adviser.

A REMEDY FOR NEURALGIA.

. The Paris correspondent of the Boston “ Courier,” referring to liis recovery from " a dangerous illness, says: —‘I mention this illness, that I may tell you how easily 1 was cured. I was bent double. I could not" breathe. My physician ordered me to y take a fiat iron and lieat it has hot as I could bear, put a double fold of flannel on the painful part and move the iron to and fro on the flannel. I was cured by enchantment. My doctor told me that some time since a professor in one of our .colleges, after suffering some days with neuralgia in the head, which he himself had tided to cure, sent for the former, who prescribed a hot flat iron. The next time the doctor saw the professor the latter ex claimed, ‘ I had no sooner applied the heated iron to my head than instantly all r'C- pain vanished. 5 My physician was sum moned recently io the bedside of a woman «;i? who had neuralgia in both sides and so violently that she alarmed the whole neighborhood by the screams which her intolerable anguish rung from her. She r;i '- was taken from her bed and .borne near . the fire. In such cases a heated iron is not energetic enough. He has an iron rod fastened to an ivory handle. He :S heats this rod to white heat (which causes less pain than red heat) and applies it very slightly to the seat of the pain, first in longitudinal then in latitudinal lines. The application is so slight that no trace is left but red lines on the epidermis, which are soon effaced. In twenty ass; jnihutes the woman walked back to bed and - the- third day afterwards quitted it entirely -freed'from neuralgia. This in -0 strument is not to be entrusted to awkward hands.’ ! : vl, y i

Wednesday, October i, 1879."!

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

Printed and published by, HORACE John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at th«r Printing Office, -East Street. - Wednesday, October, i 1879.



Public Notices. IN THE MATTER A BILLINTITULED AN ACT to Enable the Ashburton County Council to Supply the Rate payers of that Part of the County of Ashburton between the Ash burton and Rakaia Rivers with Water. INJ OTICE is hereby given, that application is ' intended to be made at the next session of th e General Assembly of New Zealand, to introduce a Bill to enable the Ashburton County Council to supply the ratepayers and residents of that part of the County of Ashburton be. tween Ashburton and Rakaia Rivers with wa ter, for Domestic, Agricultural, and Pastoral purposes and for such purposes to take water from the said rivers to the extent of one half the volume thereof or from the tributary of the Ashburton River, known as “ Pudding Hill Stream,” to the ex tent of three-fourths of the volume thereof, and to purchase and hold all lands necessary for such purposes, and to make and construct all the necessary works, and borrow the necessary money to enable the said County Council to do so, and making provision for the payment of the interest upon any loans and providing a sinking fund for the payment of the principal money. /.Iso defining the boundaries of any district within or in respect of which any water supply is to be provided. Also empowering the Council to enter upon any land within any district for the purpose of making the necessary surveys. Also enabling the Council to obtain the con sent of the ratepayers within any district and defining the mode by which such consent is to be obtained. Also enabling the Council to provide for and regulate the supply of water to ratepayers and the charge to be paid therefor, and to make al necessary By-laws affecting such object, and to make all regulations necessary for the guidance of the Council in carrying out the provisions of the Act, and to fix penalties for the breach of any by-law or regulation, or for the wilful or malicious injury to, or trespass upon any work, or for taking or abstracting water therefrom, and for the recovery of such rates and penal ties. J Notice is hereby further given, that copies of the proposed Bill may be obtained at the offices of Messrs. Garrick and Cowlishaw, Solicitors, Christchurch, and the following places : The offices of the County Council, Town of Ashburton. Road Board Office, Town of Ashburton. Solicitors for the Bill, 344 a Christchurch.



]\J[ RS. SCOTT'S IMPERIAL BOARDING HOUSE Durham Street South, CHRISTCH UR C H. Board and Lodging, 20a. Beds and Meals, Is. each. 509 a JpNVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN VELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Saunders’ Buildings. Tentmaker. NOTICE. RE-OPENING. WM. PATCHING of dis- EGS to inform the inhabitants Ashburton and surrounding tricts, that, having purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, he -will continue the f/. • MANUFACTURING of TENTS, TARPAULINS, HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS, &c. LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— Druggets, assorted patterns Tents, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Hose •Al ' ing ; ; Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, &c. Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls Flax and Hemp Halters ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. The following:— Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Bojs’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS. the address— WM. PAT CHI N G (Late Sando & Olsen), East Street, Ashburton. ioßa



•Coddling a Streak or. Lightning.— A lady writes : “At night my husband comes home with a rush, hangs his hat •upon the floor, throws his coat on the first chair, sends his books flying in another direction, works liis.feet into his slippers while unfolding the papers, reads, eats, reads again until bed time, throws his paper down for some one else to pick up, and rushes ofF to bed. This is the pro graihriie, with exceptions, until Saturday night. Sunday morning he bolts his break fast, and tears round while getting into his ‘ Sunday best’ and rushes off to church ; comes home and bolts his dinner (never .eats)', reads a little, sleeps a little, and away he goes again. When he tries to be quiet he is sure to make the more noise ; if he starts to go around a mud puddle he is sure to step flat into it ; if he crosses the floor carefully he is sure to kick the table leg. or fall over a chair ; and let him go to a table where a spare clean cloth has been spread and you will see more of ‘ decora tive art’ in five minutes than you ever dreamed could be accomplished in so short a time. He is temperate, naturally kind hearted, attends strictly to business, and pays his debts like a man ; was once chatty .and domestic, fond of his family and home, but has ollowed himself to drift with this rushing, reading habit, until now nothing could break it up short of breaking his .neck. Fancy a wife trying to coddle such a streak of lightning.” - ' Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Colds, Coughs, Shortness of Breath.— These corrective remedies are infallible for these pectoral complaints, which, neglected, often.end in asthma, bronchitis, or consumption. - The Ointment, well rubbed upon the chest and back, penetrating the skin, is carried directly to the lungs, whence it expels all impurities. All the blood in the body constantly passes through the lungs, and there all noxious parti cles tending to produce disease, can be quickly, •thoroughly, and permanently neutralised, rendered harmless, or ejected from the sylem. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills perfectly accomplish this purification ; and through the blood, thus: cleansed, the jnlLience of these wonderful medicaments reaches the remotest parts of the human bod) ; and thus cures all diseased action, whether internal or external. —Advt,



Public Notice. NEW TRI-WEEKLY MORNING PAPER. (gwattfiatt. PRICE—TWOPENCE! PUBLISHED ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and SATURDAYS. The size of the Guardian will be Six pages demy for the present, pending the arrival of suitable machinery, when it will take the same size permanently as the Christchurch Press. The Guardian is intended to meet the want in the County of Ashburton of a paper specially devoted to the agricultural and pastoral interests. It comes into existence in response to the expressed desire of a numerous section of the influen tial farmers, merchants, and other settlers in the country dristricts, and it purposes to supply an excellent compendium of the news of the day, derived from the most trustworthy sources. Arrangements have been made with able correspondents in every district in the County to supply intelligence of all events of interest c curing in their locality, while advantage will also be taken of the great facilities now given by the telegraph for securing the latest news from all parts of the colony, and, through Reuter’s Agency, of sum maries of intelligence from all parts of the world. I Special attention will be given in the Guardian’s columns to matters of interest to agriculturalists, and no pains will be spared to make the Paper an indispensable item in the economy of the Ashburton farmer’s household and a welcome guest at every fireside. Travelling reporters have been retained, who will personally visit the various dis tricts ; and arrangements have been made whereby reports upon the condition and progress of the crops, &c., written by men with a practical knowledge of the subjects on which they write, will be secured. On this point it may be mentioned that papers have been secured written by some of the ablest and most practical pens in the colony on subjects of moment to the farmer ; and these will appear in regular succession. The Guardian will be thoroughly inde pendent, and appears with its hands untied, and in no way trammelled by the influence of any party, its aim being, while the progress of the farming interest in the County has first place in its desires, to secure the greatest good for the greatest number. In politics it will give an honest support to thoroughly Liberal measures, and will be loyal to any Government, who, having the country’s confidence, is prepared to legislate upon a wise and liberal platform, and is capable of administering public affairs with prudence, honesty, and ability. The price of the Ashburton Guardian will be Single Copy : 2d. Terms to subscribers : ' In advance. Booked. Quarterly 6s. ... 7s. Half-yearly 12s. ... 14s. Yearly ... 245. ... 28s. Advertising terms on application at the Office. WEEKS AND DIXON, ; : . PROPRIETORS. Publishing Oppice, East Street, Ashburton.



Business Notices. SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, BEG to thank their friends and the 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 will 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 busi ness, will be a sufficient guarantee that all Seeds offered by us will be such as will give the utmost satisfaction. SEALY~BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET. 306 a



NEW TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT, THE TRIANGLE, Wakanui Road, near H. M. Jones’. G. J. F. LUBLOVV, PTCArTTGAT TAILOR AND HABIT MAKER, Begs to announce to the public of Ashbur ton and the surrounding district that he HAS COMMENCED BUSINESS, and is prepared to execute orders equal to anything in the Colony. One trial will be sufficient as to Fit, Style, and Workmanship. Dress Suits, in various styles,, and latest fashions. Iweed Suits of every kind in latest styles. Fancy Coatings and Vest ings. Cord Pants; Trousers strapped and cuffed. A good assortment of Tweeds and Cloth in Stock. Reasonable Prices will, be charged, and satisfaction guaranteed. the address— G. J. F. LUBLOW, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. 283 a Gasfitters, &c. PUBLIC NOTICE. TRADESMEN and others who intend 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, Hot and Cold Water Engineer, TANCREB STREET, ASHBURTON. N.B.—Artesian Wells sunk and Pump fitted and repaired ; O. G. Guttering fixed at Current Rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. ' ; j Orders punctually attended to in town and country. 812 Fruiterers, &c. W. T. D A v 1 s 0 N< GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, HAS ON SALE Onions, Good Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips, Herbs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (Next to Fowler, Grocer) . TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON 7sa Cabinetmakers. TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. OHARLES Jg RA D E R CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, &c. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. Repairs Executed with Despatch, Note the Address—- Great South Road, Tinwald, (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Makei 286 Business Notice. IN BANKRUPTCY. rEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North, — PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE,



Wholesale and Retail Stationers, fee. BOOKS! BOOKS! CLEARING OUT SALE Reduction of ss. in the Pound. WEEKS AND DIXON JP>EG to call special attention to their Clearing-Out Sale of the undermentioned Books, at a Great Reduction on former prices, in order to effect a Speedy Clearance, as they intend giving up the Book Trade, and carry on the Stationery and Account Book Business on a more extensive scale. Particular attention is invited to their Large and Varied Assortment of Church Services, Wesleyan and Presbyterian Hymn Books, some of which are in Very Elegant Bindings, all to be Sold Out at 25 per cent, reduction. REDUCED PRICE LIST.



The Little Camp on Eagle Hill, 3s. 6d. Sceptres and Crowns, 3s. 6d. Fairy Stories with a Purpose, 2s. Marco Visconte, 2s. lOd. Sydney Stuart, 2s. 4d. Aunt Martha’s Corner Cupboard, 3s. 6d. In India, 3s. 6d. Little Mercy, an Australian Temperance Tale, 3s. 6d. Favorite Fairy, Tales, 2s. Bd. The Fairy Spinner, 3s. Hall’s Vineyard, a Temperance Tale, 3/6 Too Good for Anything,; 2s. 4d. Prince Übbeley Bubble, 3s. The Lost Father, 4s. Miss Roberts’ Fortune, 2s. Little Hazel, 3s. 6d. Washed Ashore, 2s. 4d. Turnaside Cottage, ;3s. Trot’s Letters to her Doll, 3sl 6d. Told in the Twilight, 2s. 4d. Penelope, 2s. lOd. Tract Magazine, Is. 6d. On the Eve, 2s. lOd. The Silver Casket, 4s. Swiss Family Robinson, 4s. 6d. Becreations of a Country Parson, 4s. A Cloud of Witnesses, 6s. Moody, and his Work, 6s. The Argonaut (2), 3s. 9d. each Church Life in Australia (2), 2s. each The Home and the Synagogue, 4s. Christmas at Annesley, 3s. Richard Hurine, 4s. Sword and Garment, . 2s. 9d. The Land of the Sun, ss. Lectures on Preaching, 4s. 3d. Tales of Old Ocean, 3s. 6d. Military Heroes of England, 4s. Earth and its Treasures, 4s. General Beckwith, 3s. 6d. The Diary of Dampier, 3s. 6d.



Scott’s Poems, 3s. Lyric Gems of Scotland (2), ss. each. ~ ~ morocco binding, 6s. 6d. Goldsmith’s Poems, 4s. 6d. Sunday School Speaker, Is. 2d. Sabbath School Reciter, Is. 2d. Temperance Speaker (4), Is. 2d. each. Excelsior Reciter, Is. lOd. Afloat and Ashore, 2s. 3d. Sons of the Gross and Crown Is. 6d. Under the Microscope, Is. 9d. Humming Birds, 2s. 3d. City Sparrows, 2s. 3d. Conrad and Columbine, 2s. 9d. The Children and the Robin, 2s. Stories of the Apostles, Is. lOd. Diversions at Holycott, 2s. 3d. The New Year’s Bargain, 2s. Child’s Corner Book, 2s. 9d. The Absentee, 2s. Children of the Line, Is. lOd. Philip and his Garden, 2s. The Boy’s Book of Recreation, 4s. 6d. The Boy’s Prize Book, 4s. 6d.. The Boy’s Book, 4s. 6d. Every Boy’s Annual, 6s. Once a Week (2;, 3s. 9d. each. Nails Driven Home, 2s. 3d. Nettie’s Mission, 3s. 6d. Revolt of the Field, 2s. Elate Brunton, 2s. Homely Proverbs, 2s. Phrenological Works (2), 4s. 6d. each. Ball Room Companion, 7d. Ready Reckoners, 6d. each Mercantile Letter Writers, Is. each Carpenters Spelling, 7d. Comprehensive Letter Writer, Is. 2d. Advice to a Mother, 2s. British History, 2s. Royal Readers, 2s. 3d. Grammar and Analysis, 2s. lOd.



—REMEMBER— The Sale will be held for a limited period, to make room for Consignments of Stationery, Account Books, &c., SOLD AT THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE WEEKS AND DIXON, PROPRIETORS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



I^inters^dPiiblisliers. THE ASHBURTON HERALD • AND BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTISER (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE EAST STREET NORTH, ASHBURTON, (Near the Railway Station.) rpHE Proprietors beg to intimate that they have imported a first-class “ATLAS” TREADLE Printing M achihe, FOR JOB WORK ONLY* CAPABLE OF THROWING OF ; 2000 IMPRESSIONS AN HOUR Unrivalled and unequalled in the estima tion of Printers. It is capable of executing the finest work in - Colors <2f Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, by means of this labor-saving Machinery j be GREATLY REDUCED. ; BILLHEADS, .RECEIPTS, . NOTE HEADINGS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS LABELS, CIRCULARS, ’ ■ PAMPHLETS, ’ ■ CATALOGUES. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the BEST ST YLE, and at Prices which cannot fail to. GIVE SATISFACTION! WEEKS AND DIXON PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFIC E East Street N@rth Ashburton.