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THE UHERAED.

Printed , and Published by Horace, John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at theip ii Printing Officei ; : Kast'i Street, Ashbnrtfjj, Monday, July 28, 1879.



Ashburton Trade Directroy. __ Architect and Civil Engineer B. Mountfort, East-street Auctioneers — Bullock and Co., East-street Alfred Harrison, Baring Square J. Lloyd Crawley, Saunders Buildings Ii VRRISTERS AND SOLICITORS — Messrs, Branson and Purnell, East-street Mr. Harris, Saunders’ Buildings. Mr. Ireland, Montgomery’s Buildings. Bikers, Confectioners, Etc.— rhos. Taylor, East-street Banks— Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keepers— John Candish, Moore-st. - Prince Albert Boarding-house, Wills-st. J. Cotton, Spanish Restaurant, Havelock street. Builders, Contractors, Etc.— G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Thos. Williams, Tinwald G. Compton, Builder, Moore-street. Booksellers and Stationers— H. M. Jones, Baring Square. Weeks and Dixon, East-street North (next to Quill’s Hotel.) Bootmakers — T. Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-st. M. Nealas, East-street Brewers and Bottlers — Wood and Co., Cameron-street Quinton Bros., Mount Somers Road Cabinetmakers — C. Bradei, Tinwald Cabinetmakers and Undertakers — T. A. Gates, Peter-street, near Quill’s Thomas Williams, 1 inwald Chemists and Druggists— J. M. Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings Coal and Firewood Merchants — A. Hayes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station Drapers and Clothiers— D. Williamson and Co , East-street- Orr arc Co., East-street Hodder & Co., Saunhers’ Buildings. Furniture Warerooms — A. Spillard, Tancred Street Collins and Son, Moore Street Grocers, General Dealers, Etc. — Orr and Co,, East-street Friedlander Bros., East-street Hodder and Co., Saunders’ Buildings. D. Williamson and Co., East-steeet. Greengrocers, &c. — W. T. Davison, Moore-street R. Madigan, Havelock Street. Hotels— Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East-street Quill’s Commercial Hotel, East Street North hear Railway Station Mutch and McKenzie, Ashburton Hotel, East Street. Ironmongers— Orr and Co., East-street Hodder and Co., Saunders’ Buildings. Milliner and Dressmaker— Mrs. Adams, Cox-street Painter, &c. — ‘ J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street T. S. Tucker, Moore-street. Printers and Publishers — Weeks and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc. — S. Hardley, East Street. J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, Triangle, Wakanui Road Ymlors— Artken and Co., Havelock-street Tentmakers — Wm. Patching, East-street. •STNoticcs in this Directory, £\ per annum. Agencies.



Drapery, ORR AND CO.’S GLORIOUS NEWS! GREAT REDUCTIONS IN ALL CLASSES OF DRAPERY AND FANCY GOODS, AT ORR & CO’S., £IO,OOO to be Sold at a Sacrifice.



PRICES TO SUIT THEjTIMES. 4 cases of snow flake Wincey at per yard, worth 9d. 2 cases Flannel, is. 2d. to is. 6d. per yard, slightly soiled, worth is. iod. 1 case Ladies’ Ulster Cloaks at 18s. 6d. 1 case Ladies’ Jackets at 12s. 6d.. to 255. 1 bale white Blankets at 16s. 6d. to 225. slightly soiled, worth 275. 6d. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN Calicoes at 3s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per doz. 50 doz, Ladies’ Cambric Handkerchiefs at 4s. 6d. to 7s. 6d.. per doz. Ribbons in all shades at reduced prices 30 doz. Ladies’ Silk Ties at 6d. and is. each 6 doz. prs. Ladies’ Boots, stained, will be given away at ss. 9d. 20 pieces wool Tartan will be sold at is. 6d. per yard 5 doz. Ladies’ Straw Hats given away at 6d. each 2 doz. Ladies’ Costumes at half-price. CLOTHING! CLOTHING! We hold an immense stock of Cloth ing—Colonial, Geelong, and Mosgiel made, in every variety and style of suits. Gent’s Ulster Coats in great variety Boys’ Suits, Boys’ Ulster Coats Gents’ Hats, Gents’ Ties Men’s Shirts at 2s. 6d. each Waterproof Coats from 15s. 6d. up wards. As this is a Genuine Sale and all goods of first-class quality we would ask the public to call as early as possible, as a speedy clearance is anticipated. A LOT OF FELT CARPETS AT IS. 60. PER YARD. liressmaking department. We have just engaged a first-class Dre 'ssmakerfrom London, who will take char ge this week. Gov ")d style and perfect fit guaranteed. Dress*. and Costumes made to order on the s!l ortest notice. ORE,, AND 00., IMPORTERS, ASHBI JJri'ON AND RAKAIA.



THE ASHBURTON HERALD hd Borough and County Advertiser (With whichis incorporated the Evening Echo.) &SHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEA, FIELD MAIL EXPRESS. BBBSCRIBERS to The Ashburton Herald, residing at and between the above places will, in future, be supplied by Sando and Olsen’s Mail Express, which leaves Ashburton every Tuesday and Friday. • New Subscribers will please forward Itheir names to any of the Agents, or our 'Office, as early as possible. Subscription : By post or express, Bs. <6d. per quarter; in advance, 7s. 6d. per •quarter ; or 28s. per annum. The Ashburton Herald will contain all Ithe latest telegraphic and other news, grain •.and produce market reports, and particu 3ar attention will be paid to the wants of aettflers. All notices referring to the Borough Council, County Courieil, and the Road Beards, will be found in the Herald. Agencies where The Herald can be obtained : Wakanui School Wakanui Creek.. Seafield ~ ... ... Charing Cross ... Newland ... • McClure ... G. Leadley ... M. Bruce ... T. M. Jones ... G. S. Brown ... Ed Watkins IThe Agents will supply printed forms for new subscribers to sign. ASHBURTON HERALD, Published Daily. Country Edition ... 3p.m. Town Edition ... 4.30p.m! are requested to make known any irregularity in the delivery, whether in Town or Country, which shall be immediately remedied. Country Sub scribers along the Wakanui Road to the school, thence to Seafield, Cambridge, and Newland, are supplied by the mail-cart every Tuesday -ind Friday.



Wholesale and Retail Stationers, &c. BOOKS! BOOKS! CLEARING OUT SALE Reduction of ss. in the Pound. WEEKS AND DIXON j jgEG 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.



T he Little Camp on Eagle Hill, 3s. 6d. Sceptres and Crowns, 3s. Gd. 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. Gd. Favorite Fairy, Tales, 2s. Bd. The Fairy Spinner, 3s. Hall’s Vineyard, a Temperance Tale, 3/G. 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, 3s. Gd. Told in the Twilight, 2s. 4d. Penelope, 2s. lOd. Tract Magazine, Is. Gd. On the Eve, 2s. lOd. The Silver Casket, 4s. Swiss Family Robinson, 4s. Gd. Recreations 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 Hunns, 4s. Sword and Garment, 2s. 9d. The Land of the Sun, ss. Lectures on Preaching, 4s. 3d. Tales of Old Ocean, 3s. Gd. Military Heroes of England, 4s. Earth and its Treasures, 4s. General Beckwith, 3s. Gd. The Diary of Dampier, 3s. Gd.



Scott’s Poems, 3s. Lyric Gems of Scotland (2), ss. each. ~ ~ morocoo binding, 6s. 6d Goldsmith's Poems, 4s. Gd. 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 Cross and Crown Is. 6d. Under the Microscope, Is. 9d. Humming Birds, 2s. 3d. City Sparrow's, ;2s. 3d. . r ?. - 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. Gd. The Boy’s Book, 4s. Gd. Every Boy’s Annual, Gs. Once a Week (2), 3s. 9d. each. Nails Driven Home, 2s. 3d. Nettie’s Mission, 3s. Gd. Revolt of the Field, 2s. Kate Brunton, 2s. Homely Proverbs', 2s. ; ' ?, Phrenological Works (2), 4s. Gd. each. Ball Room Companion, 7d. Ready Reckaners, Gd. each Mercantile Letter Writers, Is. each Carpenters Spelling, 7d. Comprehensive Letter Writer, la. ,'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., #■ ; » y f»> f 4J < ; SOLD AT THE : / ~ Cl | £ • _) 1 ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE; WEE I< S AN I) DIX 0 N, PROPRIETORS, EAST STREET,’. ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. B L I G H’S CANTERBURY RESTAURANT, V Papanui Road, near Post Office,' Christchurch. MEALS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. Board and Lodging, 175., 18s., £1 a week. BEDS& MEALS— Is. Each. 452 CHERTSE Y. . , A. R. MARKHAM 1 ’ ■ ■ (Next Montgomery’s, Chertsey)/ ? GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAYING taken over the store of Messrs. Orr and Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply .first-class articles in Grocery, Drapery, Ironmongery. Agent for THE ASHBURTON HERALD. 423 Medicinal. STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world,: and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned'exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTWaRD APPEARANCE:so' closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none are genuine Ist—ln every case the words TOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. - 2nd—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, arid.the : words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is. always spelt with two EE’s. 4th —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in rackets by all Chemists and Medi cine Vendor's. Sold by Kemptiiorne,.Prosser and Co., Auckland. 49° HEALTH FOR ALL. r . HOLLOWAY’S PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Purify the Lloo V, correct all disorders of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and Bowels,- and are invaluable.in all coin, plaints incidental to Females. THE OIHIMENT is the only reliabl* remedy for Bud Le gs Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Coughs Ci Ids, Gout, Rh< umitism, and all Skin Diseases it has no equal. Sold by the Proprietor, Thomab Holloway, 533, Oxford Street, London, and by all Medicine Vendors throughout the World. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. ' jTJ'PPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a 1 delicately-flavoured beverage which* may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by tne judi cious use of such articles of diet, that a- constitu tion ritay be gradually built up until strong enough to.?resist every tendency, to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating arcund us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata ishaft by keeping ourselves well fortified With pure bicod and a properly nourished frame.” —The C'izii Service Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED ~ JAMES EPPS AN D C O Homcepathic Chemists, London. KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES. COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM. Composed of the purest articles. 1 hese Lozenges contain no opium nor any deleterious idrug, therefore the most delicate can take them with perfect confidence. Their beneficial effect is speedy and certain. This old unfail ing family remedy is daily recommended by the most eminent physicians. In use nearly 60 years. MEDICAL TESTIMONY. 22, Cold Harbour Lane, London, July 25th, 1877. Siiq—Your-''Lozenges are -• excellent, and their beneficial.effeet most reliable. 1 strongly recommend them in cases ofcough and asthma. You are at liberty to state this as my opinion, formed from many years’ experience. J. Bringloe, M.R.C.S.L., L.S.A., L.M. Mr. T. Keating, Indian Medical Service. Dear Sir, —Having tried your Lozenges in India I have much pleasure in testifying to their beneficial effects in ;ases of Incipient Consumption, Asthma and Bronchial Affec tions. I have prescribed them largely, with the best results. ; < W. B, G , Apothecary, H.M.S. Keating’s Cough Lozenges are sold by all Chemists, in tins of various sizes, each having the words “ Keating’s Cough Lozenges ” engraven on the Government stamp. 637 KEATING’S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, both in appearance and taste, furnishing’a most agreeable method of administering ihe only certain remedy for IN T L S T-J bkA I. or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for childien. Sold in tins by all chemists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, Export Chemist and Druggist. 637



Medicinal. Testimonials, t r Tuam Street, Christchurch, April 28, 1579. To Professor Guscott. Sir, —I have been troubled with Livei Complain these last six years, many times not being able to attend to work. I have tried everything in the shape of patent medicines. I have been an outdoor patient in the Hospi tal ; I got at times temporary relief. I could not sleep on my left side; I kept rolling about backwards and forwards in bed. When I got up in the morning, I would rather be in bed but work I had to attend to. Whe.i I had eaten a light meal I found it always lodged in my stomach. Always costive, a great palpi tation, pains across the chest, more particu larly under the left breast, always a violent pain between the shoulders, felt just the same as if any one was pouring water, down my .back;.feet, always cold. Happened to get one of your bills when you came'’to St. “ Asaph, street, which explained to me : the symptoms I was laboring under. When I applied to, you, you told me all my symptoms, and guaranteed me a perfect cure, which, I am happy to say, you have done through your herbal treatment. .1 should recommend those troubled with Liver Complaint ta place themselves under 'your treatment. I am, Sir, Truly thankful, W.ILLIAM MaNSON. Colombo Street, April 21, 1579. To Professor Guscott. Siu.;-~I have been troubled with Dysentery for the last three months, so much so that I was perfectly exhausted,, the linings of my intestines peeled away in flakes. I tried every '•emedy that I could hear of, but to no purpose. Hearing that you were in Christchurch, and seeing the many wonderful cures, was induced to place myself under your treatment, and I am happy to say in one week I am free from the diarrhoea, - and gaining strength from your herbal treatment. I am, yours respectfully, ■Eiaen Brown. I give you this testimonial for the benefit o .others, as I know there are a great many others suffering from the same complaint in Christchurch. '' Borough Hotel, Manchester Street, Christchurch, April 21, 1579. To Professor Guscott. Sir, — T have been troubled with Sciataca and Rhjumatism since the commencement cf the West Coast diggings in 1864, where I had to leave through medical advice, and went to Melbourne, and thence to Sydney, and then I thought I would try the tropical climate of Queensland, and only found temporary relief. I came to Christchurch, and tried doctors of the best medical repute, and got no better. Thinking that it was useless to go any further 1 gave up all hopes of being restored ; I could ‘scarcely walk, and staying at. an old friend’s,' he advised me to consult you, and I am happy to say I am in as perfect health as I was in 1864, when I crossed the ranges of the West Coast, and was only ten days under your treatment. John O’Brien. To Professor Guscott. . Sir, —Having been troubled with asthma for the last seven years, on several occasions I have been propped up in bed, and many times I had t© get up and walk to get a breath of air, and had become so bad that 1 was not able to attend to my business ; in fact, I had become, a burden to myself and the people with whom I was stopping. When I came to you you told me all my symptoms, which gave me confidence to place myself under your arid, being a believer in herbs, and seeing the large assortment in your establishment, and also the references from other sufferers the same as myself, in looking back to the time of my suflering so long, and spending so much money without receiving any benefit: from the treat ment until I applied to you.—l remain, yours ever thankful, A ' ’ : ii,’j jlj Donald Smith. Great King-street, Dunedin, May 30. To Professor Guscott. ~ , * •' : SlR,— I have to inform jyou that I am able to return home after your treatment of 4 weeks’ duration, having been troubled with dropsy this last 4 years. I have been tapped /twice ; I. have been under the doctors in Oamaru, and also in Dunedin, and never received any bene fit from their treatment. When my sister called on you last April you-told her if. I would cime to St. Kilda and stop, with her you would treat me for a fortnight free of charge, and after that time, if I were no better, you would require no payment; but lam happy to inform you that I feel as well as ever I felt, and free of dropsy, and can eat and sleep well. I trust that your days may be long in Dunedin. You may be assured that I will speak of the cure you have effected mine on my return home, as T leave my "istei to-morrow.—l remain yours ever grateful, Mrs., Isabella Fraser. Stf Kilda* June 10; IS7S. y ■ .. • Manchester Street, . Christchurch, :April 29th;, 1879. To Professor Guscott, •' - ■ : Sir, —I have been troubled - .with Neuralgia for a length of time, and have suffered the most excruciating pains; tried everything jthat.l - hear of, I then saw your testimonials in the papers, and the iC ; Star. ” I was advised to 'give you a trial, but I have this to say that I am perfectly free from pain. lean eat and sleep well, and am not disturbed at nights or meal times as I have been for a length of time. I have told several the pain I suffered, and the wonderful relief I have had, and I would ad vise anyone troubled with Neuralgia to apply to you, as they can depend on a perfect cure. Yours ever grateful, j H. B. Williams, ' Tuam street, Christchurch. To Professor Guscptt, H Sir,—Flaving £0 r the- last four years suffered from bad eyes, being totally blind in one, and from using a solution of nitrate of silver as a lotion, which had penetrated my whole system, causing me the most acute pains, which, added to rheumatism, prevented my sleeping at night, and rendered my life absolutely burdensome to me, I have consulted arid been treated by doc tors in different parts of Canterbury, as also in the Christchurch Plospital, but without obtain ing the slightest relief. Determined to leave 'no stone unturned while the smallest chance remained of an abatement, of-my sufferings. I appliedto you immediately I heard of - your arrival, - and the cure which i you' have effected would seem to many incredible, but as I am •still here a living proof of the success of your.: treatment, as can only be testified by hundreds in Christchurch, wha knowing what ij was like for so long up to. a week ago, lpolc' with ■ astonishment at the change which you jiava, wrought. Wishing y,qu years !of happi-' ness .and .prosperity' j'your useful career, 1 am, dear ‘Sir, yours respectfully, Patrick.. Burns. , Sexton’s AUentori House, .; " ; V"' St. AVph-styeet, Christchurch;



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