A GORSICAN VENDETTA

By C. A. GUNTER,

The Successful American Playwright,

CHAPTER 111. (Continued)*

The pistols have just been loaded, and cle Belloc has chosen his weapon as Barne g approaches the men. " You must excuse an outsider speaking at such a moment; bub outsiders generally see most of the game, and I do this in th name of common humanity. There's no surgeon upon the ground.' The Frenchman looks suddenly about. " You are right, Mr Barnes," he says; J. had until now presumed that these gentle men had brought their ship s doctor with "Why, wo had counted on your regi mental saw-bones," replies the imdslnp- would have been here j but he has lately joined us, and, not being acclima tised, he was suddenly struck down this morning by the malarial fever common to this island." , , . "Our surgeon couldn't leave the ship on the mornine'of our sailing ; to have pressed the matter might have giyen our captain a hint of our business, and then youd have whistled for us in vain." . . At this, both seconds go to their princi pals, and, after a moment's conference with Antonio, the. captain turns and says :, 1 no gentleman I represent still demands that the affair shall go on." ''A surgeon does not count for much when it is a Iα mort, as this must be in terrupts the young Corsican with a laugh that has a cruel ring. His English antagonist had been on the point of speaking ; but at these words he checks himself. The second answers for "All right, it's as fair for one as the other : what's a Frenchman's chance is an Englishman's chance; surgeon, or no sur geon, we : ll fight it out. So now we 11 toss for corners as quickly as you please, for that ship is hoisting in her side-ladders, and when she sails we must be on the quarter-deck! Give me your lucky penny," he continues, turning to the lieutenant, " I'll win the shadiest side tor y °The latter silently takes from his vest pocket a silver English crown piece and hands it to his second. A moment after the toss is made and the Englishman wins The distance is settled at twelve paces the standing points marked on the shingle by a couple of small white stones. . . , The two seconds turn to their principals to place them in position and give them their weapons. As they do so, the Lnghsh sailor cnves bnck to his principal the coin, saying": "Here's your lucky penny; its won you the place with the least, suni in yottr eves, that's something." The English lieutenant pockets the coin ; but, as he does this, whispers hurriedly to his comrade, and the midshipman, after a few words of ap parent dissent, comes again to the centre, and callir.o- de Belloc to him, says, in a tone significantly careless : " By the bye, I forgot to state that my man, before this affair goes any further, wishes to apolo- S "" To apologise?" echoes de Bolloc in sur- P "'Yes, Mr Frenchman, he desires me to say for him that he's sorry ho knocked that young man down, blackened his eye, and spoiled his beautiful features !" The very nonchalance of the Englishman s tone ia almost an insult ; in fact, as he speaks Barnes knows that he wishes to make it one, though compelled by his principal to say the W( " Very well!" says de Belloc after a short ffloamy pause, during which his face changes from rlge to a sneering smile. " V ou have made your proposition ! Now hear mine ! his voice coming from him very slowly, but high and clear as a buele call. lfae gentleman yourepreeentwuhee toapolofcieo! Then let him come here and stand beside me, and passively on his face receive the sarno brutal blow he placed upon his ; and frfter he has beaten him, the man 1 speak for shall receive his amende, and not bß Ad 6 ead silence falls upon the group as they listen to this most atrocious demand Ib lasts but an instant; then the English bull-d6» has clenched his fist as if he were about to strike de Belloc. r™i; 9 »i But ho is put aside, and the English gentleman, his principal, stands in his place confronting the Frenchman. As he has heard the monstrous indignity proposed for him, a deep flush of rage and shame has rushed over his face ; but now every drop of blood has left it, and he stands pale as one Who dies of the cobra bite, which turns the blood to water ; and looks as deadly as that fatal snake, as he says very quietly : It may be the custom among Frenchmen to be beaten like curs ; but we English have not acquired the habit. You, sir ' (turning to the Corsican), " wish my hfe-you shall have your chance at it—but I shall also Bhoot to kill!" .. , . To this Paoli makes no direct reply, but says hoarsely to Belloc, " Give me the pistol!" and his eyes still answer to the Englishman, "alamort!" Had nob Barnes induced the latter to apologise he would not have received the insulting proposition from d 6 Belloc which changed him from a man only anxious to defend his own life, into one thirsting for his opponent's. But Barnes's efforts have introduced a still more dangerous factor to Marina's brother into the meeting; for now the young Englishman comes to hihi and m an undertone says: " I've kept one promise, vbusee with what result; cotnmon sense taiuifc tell you I.can't keep the other— that gentleman standing Opposite me says it is • c Iα rnort f I shall do my best to make it so When you taught me how to miss my man, you also utowed me how to hit hito. Aim two feet to the right and the bliiiet will go plump through him, at twelve paces, I believe you said. Many thanks, Mr Barnes!"— and he walks to his firing P °Witrhout the knowledge born of Barnes's experiments with the pistols; Marina's brother would have been comparatively safe. , _ ~ , Half a second after the young English man, who cannot even hi this desperate moment of his life forget his British habit of fairness speaks again, this time to Mon Bieur de Belloc and aloud : "I'll take Ho undue advantage in this affair. Tell your man that Barnes a few tninutes since* sighted these pistols; that they both shoot at our -distance about two feet to the left of where they are pointed ;" and then he mutters hoarsely to himself " My mother !" for he knows that his words have rjut great addition to the peril that is on him ; tad lie tiias still a mother living in England, and is thinking that perchance she will never See him again in life. Yet with that rianie upon , his lips he is still ready to kill. . At the Englishman's generous words, his second mutters to himself : "The chivalric fool — he's given away the trick of the weapons !" The French captain looks at Barnes for confirmation, for it is hard to believe that any" •man could so put peril on himself, for an idea." - , ■•■ tin. • Bub the American simply says: It is gospel trufcli ! I signed those two pistols, and the one with the name on the butt shoots almost two feet *o .'the hsfom the point ibis Jieldab; the other a little less— aboufc one foob nine inches. You know my skill wit* the weapon. I pietf&tflily honour, de Belloc, that I am mmM; And tarn?

that I've made everything as fair and as dangerous for one ab for the other, 1 hope youll kick me for a meddling fool !" Here Mr Barnes thinks he heard a sound of horses' hoofs in the far distance, and re membering Marina, runs up the stairs cursing himself for the danger his experi ment lias placed upon these two men's lives. A moment after, the French officer taking a step towards the English lieutenant, bow.-s and says: "Had i known you before,! should nob have made that proposition which gave you pain, buc now gives me greater, for you are not only a brave bub a true man. 1 salute you, sir !" And he does so in the simple manner of a soldier who de sires to honour a comrade. Then, turning to the young Corsican, he remark*: "X advise you, .Paoli, to remember Mr Barnes's advice ; he knows more about pistol shoot ing than any man I ever saw," and with that passes to his station to give the signal to fire.

From the balcony of the inn, through Barnes's field-glass, Marina can be seen coming, bub her horse is tired and lame. Two men are following her through the dust. One is her foster lather - old Tomasso —the other Count Mueso Danella. .She rides as if she thought she was riding for her brother's life, which can be to her, at best, a guess, tor Barnes's hurried note to Danella only mentioned that her preaoiice here might tavo Antonio from committing , folly. : She is still half a mile away, and will be —nay, is—too late ; tor at that instant from below come the sharp reports that say the men have tired.

The two pistols speak, almost together ; the sound from the (Jorsicau's a tritle the first. As the smoke rolls away Antonio is standing, though he seems to have placed all the weight of his body upon his lett leg. The Englishman staggers and would fall; but his second, running to him, supports him, and says : " Where is it, old fellow '/ Are you much hurt '!" To which the other gasps : " It's here—in my side ;" he presses his hand upon the spot, groaffii--4lien looks surprised and then re lieved as hecak>ed from his vest-pocket hie lucky silver crown with the pistol bullet flattened against and embedded in it. "How do you teel now?" says Barnes, who has hurried to him to do what could be donu without instruments, for, though not a practising surgeon and dignified by a diploma, everything that the American did he did thoroughly, and he was a bettor doctor than many who wrote M.D. after their names.

" A good deal better now, thanks to my lucky penny," replies the Englishman, looking at the coin and pocketing it with affection. " I'll not forget it in a hurry." Which was trUe, for its impression made his ribs sore for maiiy a day alter. " Yes, 1 hardly think you'll die just at present'—but Barnes is interrupted by the voice , of De Belloc, which comes cool as ice :

" Under these circumstances my prin cipal demands another shot." " Which ab present I haven't time to give

him." "Why not? You are nob disabled, and my principal can stand." This is the tirst intimation that the Cor sican is wounded.

The English officer takes one look to sea ward, then speaks straight at De Belloc, his voice ringing out as if on his quarter-deck ; "That gunboat is now moving ahead to break ground with her anchor. In a moment she will sail for Alexandria to go into action. When that ship goes under the fire of the Egyptian guns we must bo upon her quarter deck."

The other has already run down to their boat to cast it oil from iho shore.

" There is tiiue yet. ' "There is too little now. You are a French officer — don't stand between an English one and his duty !" But the young Corsican now speaks with almost alarming faintueas : " This pistol e broken — aud — 1 cau stand —no more ! With that he sinks down, sitting on a neigh bouring rock.

The Englishman looks ftb him and ex claims : " Hit in the le^—-oli V I'm glad it's no worse ; and if I come buck from Egypt, and you insist—"

Bub he says no more, for now a stream of tire shoots out of the smoke that hangs about the distant ship and the sound of her farewell gun comes over the water. The lieutenant springs to the boat cry ing with an anxious voice : " Five guineas, men, when you're alongside of that ship ! If wo miss her it's our ruin and disgrace. ' The Corsican fishermen bond to their oars, as he shakes the British gold in their face with one hand and steers with the other, while his second throws off his coat and takes an extra oar as the boat darts from the laiid to out oil' the steamer, whose propeller is already moving. (To be Continued.)

THE AUCKLAND EVEMffG STAR, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1887.

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Psiddlers and Harncssniakcrs. TENNIS RACKETS Rcstrung and -*>^"^ Repaired. -*&j>^^ K larffo and superior; ossortnaentofLadics' -<f\, and Gents'SADDLERY. 165, QUEEN STREET. 02 A W 12 u> (1 F. HILL, Sadolto, 175, Queen -pfc. Jo (next isrltieh llote<), b':{;s to unnonneci to hiafriuuds that Jjo lnis opened up a splendid and well-assorted >Siock wh.eli ho will oiler ac (■really Reduced Prices, to met the limes. Gents.' Saddles, complete with mounts, from 'Wh to £7 lOh ; L idies' Saddles, complete with mounts, from 7CH to £12 325; Bu/gy Harness, fioin £6 to £121; Spring Carl, Harness, from£6fas to .£lO ; Curt Harness, from S-A lOslo £10 P:outrh Ifniniss, Binjrio act. from 37s 6d to £2 2s: Cart Collins, all sixes, from 16s 6d to£l; Piped Col lar, from 183 lo £1 ss; Pack Nauw.Kss, hU-quk nndservioeab c, with strong leather Haps anil heavy strapping-, rawhide sentf, from £2 17n6d lo£4 10-i. Alavgoasaorirnentof Bridles, Whips, Spurs, Hags, Ilowe-Uovcrs, &c., &c, at equally low prices. KEPAIKS Neatly and Prompt Executed, ut the lowest poMibJu rates. j^.B.—Full ftllowanofi Kivon for Sucond-hand ■i ....,,.ti taken in I i.han^c. Business Notices. ALEXANDER TTARVEY, ALBERT-STREET (Corner of Durham-street), Direct Importer and Manufacturer of All Kinds ok D.uuv Utkssils, Tix, Ikon, and Coi-per Work. DAIRY TACTORIKS AND (IRKAMKRTES SUPPLIED WITH ALL REQUISITES. Estimates Given , . BEST VALUE IN JAM TINS. HONEY TINS, BUTTKH TINS. Etc, t> EWARD FOR LABOUR !—Oarrick's i\) Patent Mineral Soap surpasses anything hitherto dincoverod for hoimehoid purposes, washing linen. woolloi'S, boards, paint, dclfj bi vor, and everything soap i« ruqnirod for, without soda and with very little labour, with c.ti'o lent n-sii ts. Directions for uho; Two Tub esiioonsfulH to a H okot of Hot. Water. All Tria'fl have proved liipjh y satisfactory. Sold in 2i,b Tins, (>d: 281b Boxes, 4m: lobohad of all store-keepers and Kfocera Manufactory : Grey «t.. Auckland. 1). NOKDKN, Agent, N\ oodbine Cottage, Oroy-slroet. MISS SM 1 T 11, COriSKT & ISANDAGK MAKER, Has always on hand v t>ood Supply oi' Stay Material. STAYS MADK TO ANY PATTERN. RidiiiK' -Stays, ytaya for Invalid*. and Shoulder Braces on the moat approved principles. STAYS CLEANED AND REPAIRED. Has been Kilter for twelve yours* in the loading establishment In Edinburgh. Ladies waited on by sonrihiif adilrcss to ESKBANK CO'ITAGE. (JUNUHY-STRKET, NEWTON (by now Epiphany Church). RESTAURANT FRANCAIS. "WHARF HOTEL. Mons P. Pic, late chief cook of tho Norlhorn Club, has the honour to inform his Friends, the Uenorul Public, and Travellers, of Auck land, that ho has tnken under his super vision tho new Cafe RcHtanraut above named, where, in addition to the usunl service compriHing , iireakiast, Luncheon, and Tea a Special Service. a-la-CU'ti. , , has been installed from and after 11 a.m., and for which with J>in- Horor Kvonlnuf Suppers he will dovoto all his attention. For the last purpose two ep/nnal rooms nvo for the sole uso of all hl» c ienU, who without doUH, will appreciate his efforts to obtain the patronage he ilea r^s ; HOME-MADE BREAD, CAKES, SCONES, HOP BEER, &c.. easily made by iißint? CROOK'S AMERICAN DRIED YEAST. Cheaper and mom desirable l.han Biking l'o\v»ior. It should be sold in every country Store, used in every country homo, is'ull direc tionson each packet. Samplo packets by post 3d, from J. T, JOiINS, Seymour-street, sonby, Auckland. Wholesale Atcents— L- D. NATHAN & Co. Q L E D H I L L'S DERATED WATER AND CORDIAL FACTORY, VICTORIA-STREET EAST (Late Sharlattd's. Aβ vny ac "d • (lato Hallett). FAMILY BOTCHER, MAN'V XA U ROAD, PaRNUM. List of Pricks, FOR CASH— Lees Mutton, 3d pcrlb Sirloin Beef, 4d and 5d Loin Mutton, 3Jd „ Rib Beef, 2Jd to 4d Shoul. Mutton, 2id „ Corned Uecf. 2d to 4d Forc-qrtr. ~ lid „ Rump Steak. 6d Chops, 4d „ Moef „ Id and 5d Ox Tongues, 2s each Beef Sausage?. 3d Lamb. 2s 6d to 3s 6d Pork „ £d and 6d per quarter Sausages Fresh Daily. Families Waited on for Orders. JUST T ANDED, JU EOLL BACON AND HAMS, CHOICEST FEED AND CURE. EYedK; "Whitehead, tea importer, VICTORIA STREET AND PONSONBY ROAD. Friends who declined other brands can be supplied now. DEVONSHIRE DAIRY FACTORY BUTTER, STAR BRAND. Having completed cur Factory for the manu facture of Butter (in the district o , Mangare), and are now receiving n large supply of: milk, we are selling our Star Brand Butter at 10d per lb at the Devonshire Dairy Depot, Karanf?ahupe Road, and at our branch, comerr*f Picton-street and Poneonby Road Any Star Brand sold else where (for the present! will not bo from our Factory. Having secured the most modern machinery obtainable, and being situated in the best butter-producing district in the Province ol Andkland, we are in position to supply a better article than can bo obtained from any other source. We respectfully solicit a trial from all who desire to obtain first-class butter. AMBURY AND ENGLISH, Proprietors. ti RASS CVs. £7 7 10b, ofullineroliantt.



MASHER WITHOUT : How the doose is ib, Fi-ed, your trousers never bag at the kntes ? MASHER WITH : Something in the cut, old fellow. Try WOOLLAMS,' OF " SYDENHAM HOUSE, GREY St. lie has cut my pants for yoara- Mill k ijy JONES, who wears orio of DALTON'S Suits at 50s, has all the girls ranning after him when ho walks out. "ITTHILE Montmorenci cle Howard, who wears a shop suit, can't get the girls to look at him. EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS g S SUITS \ X % 50s. 655. 60s. o g ~ Crs. 70s. 755. ~ fed % I TROUSERS $* fl y i 12s. Gd. IBs. 17s. Cd. >\^ p 3 .70s. 225. Gd. 255. ~ g as Ax H. ROBINSON, Tailoe, J~ 2 > wV corn En of jg£~: H 7} Cook & GnEY Sts. jw \ I QSKY gTRKKTS. "1 V H. ROBINSON. Business Notices. j. H°wD EN, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, QUEKN-STREET. Has now convenience for making and repair ing of Jewellery and for the repairs of every description of Watches. Chronometers, Sec, Sec, and to further ihcreaso his repairing and manu facturing department, ho is disposing of tho remainder of his PIANOS at and under cost. Persons having old gold jewellery can havoit mc>le up into new and fashionable articles to c'.vlcr. and all tho batter class of watches and chrcacn:etcv3 receive his personal supervision. ltcthorhams' Gonuino English Le yew in stock. COALSi COKE, CHARCOAL, WOOD. Best Rata, Ti'rce, and Puriri Firewood; also, first-class Tanpirl, Newcastle, and Kamo Coal, at Lowest Price for Cash. Furniture carefully Removed, and Goods Delivered to all parts of tho city and suburbs, at Lowest Rates.—Note the Address: C. PIPER, opposite tho Ponsonby Reservoir, and corner of Newton and Karanga h.ape Roads. In ish c r & o 0.. ' WHOLESALE SHIPPING AND FAMILY BUTCHERS Established ISG4. By Special Appointment to His Excellency tho Governor, air VV. F. .Jervois; His Excellency Sir James Ferguson; and H.R.11. tho Duke of Edinburgh; also. Kosha Butchers to tho QUEISN-STitEET, AUCKLAND, N.& Families waited on in Town or Suburbs. POULTRY of all kinds DRESSED to ORDER. Dealers in Gatne Home-cnrcd Hams and Bacon Corned Beo f in Large Quantity. Imports of Sausage Casings The Trade Supplied N.B.—Calves' Rennet* tsou Customers Supplied with Ico. Telephone No. 3f>B. P.O. Box No. 13t TTNVENTIONS and TRADE MARKS JL registered in aH parts. All drawings, etc.. accurately prepared at the International Agency. Offices; Hill'p '"'ambers, Queen-street.



Business Notices. "W ALLis & Coates, CROWN BUTCHERY, KARANGAHAFE ROAD. PEIMEST MEAT PROCURABLE. CAS II PRICES. Five Shtlltxoj Orders Delivered to any Part ov the City. BEEF Rump Steak Gd pcrlb Sieak 4d „ Sirloin W „ Best Ribs, Honed and Rolled .. 4d •• Best Ribs 3d ~ Other parts .. Idto2d „ Corned lid to 3d „ Ox Kidneys 5d each Ox Hearts .. .. Id „ Ox Tongues .. .. 2s and 2a 6d „ Tripe 3dperlb J tripping .. 4d „ MUT'l f ON- Chopa 3d „ Rides 2d „ Legs .. . . 2Jd to 3d „ Loins .. " •• 2kl „ Foio-qiiai'ters I'd ~ Fries 2d each Kidneys Id ~ Tongues lsurrtoz Pork and Corned Pork .. .. 3d to sdperlb Veal 2d to 4Jd „ Our well-known Beef Sausages .. 2d „ Pork Sausages 4a ~ German Sausage, retail 4d ~ wholesale .. .. 3s Pr 121b CUSTOMERS I^^^A And tho public in general. f ,i«- C. C. BROWN (Late of Cook and Hobson streets) HAS REMOVED TO QUEEN-STREET (Opposite Auckland Savings Bank), And wishes to notify that he has a largo stock of first-class FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY A T Low Price s. Which he will SELL PRIVATELY AND BY AUCTION At dates which will be advertised. Goods sold on commission. No work but of first-class makers accepted. // The .American COliN BROOM CO. EXMOUTH STREET. BONES. —Our price, delivered afc the Works. Railway wiwrf, in quantities not leas than half-a-ion, iB .£4 16s 6d per ton : or, £5 per ton at Chemical Works, Westfleld Siding, Otahuhu. Bags supplied or returned to Port or Rail Station.—-Freezing Company, Auck land and Westfiold J. BCTCHEK.J [J. GROOM LOCAL INDUSTRY. Everyone interested in tho prosperity of Auckland should purchase OCALLY-MADE SHIRTS AND UNDER CLOTHING, And not imported goods. See that your draper supplies you with tbo best articles, whiun are made by THE SIIIRT AND UNDERCLOTHING MANUFACTUIIINO CO., GREAT NORTH ROAD \ USE \qlqsqros; \ • BLENDS OF \piJEE /l n\ TEAS ■■• \ / PER LB. \ WJIm \ Pronounced the best valuA in Auckland. \ "PIREWORKS ! "piREWORKS ! ■piREWORKS! D. EVITT Offers as usual a lame stock of James Pain's Fireworks, imported direct, from the maker. Selling cheap for cash. CHINESE NOVELTIES. Guns, Rifles, Revolvers, asd Ammunition Of overy description. FISHING TACKLE. A New Invention for Sportsmen :— John's Patent Automatic Sporting Shrapnell Shell FOR FOWLING-PIECES. WILL KILL AT 140 YARDS. REPAIRS and fvery description of Gun work done at the lowest possible prices, end satisfaction guaranteed. D. J T T  GUNMAKER & IMPORTER. [ 254, Queen-street, Auckland ' (Opposite the Market House).



Business Notices. homeje¥eT^hingla» IT WASHES EVERYTHING,, .from LACE i'O A COALSACK; CLEANS TWOCJSEBS without wetting a finger or I knocking oit a button. i It does away with wet feet, pains in the anna, back, and breast, and docs a big day's washing in two hours. V HOMEIdJjEWEL^^ HUNDREDS OF TESTIMONIALS. M. M. LEVY, SOLE AGENT. ALBERT HOTEL. Iron Curved for V erandas (ANY PATTERN) SHORTEST NOTICE. George EVl c CAUt Manufacturing Plumber, AND IMPORTER OF ALL TRADE REQUISITES WELLESLEY STREET EAST (opposite New Library), and BROWN 8c DAVY STREETS, I'HAMES, HAS FOR SALE— 200 Corrugated Galvanized Tank* (assorted) 500 Colonial Ovens (all sizes) 50.000 feet Lead Edp;e Ridge Cap (all sizes) 50 000 feet OG. Spouting (all size?) 50 000 feet flown pipes (all sizes) 50,000 feet Galvanized Water Pipes (all sizes) Lead-head Nails, Lead Washers. Portable Ovens, Furnace Frames, Copper Boilers, etc., etc., etc. Awarded Three First Prizes for above lines, at Auckland Agricultural Show. Largest and best selection of Gaa Globes fn Auckland. As G. McCAUL is a direct Importer for cash, he in in a position to supply the trade at the lowest remunerative prices. Liberal discounts to the trade. Country Orders punctually attended to. GEORGE McCAUL, Manufacturing Plumber, and Importer of all Trade Her, nisi tee, Wellß3ley-3t East (opposite Mew Library), and Brown and Davy-atreiite, Thames. ifcTEGRO HUMOUR.—Read article ■J3( thereon in this week's " TIT-BITS." (USEFUL, DURABLE, CHEAi'). A , . , McLEOD BROTHERS', Wholesale and Retail Manufacturers of Wicker Furniture. Perambulators, and every description of. Basketware. THE AUCKLAND BASKET FACTORY, ALBERT STREET (near V.M.C.A.) \S JBTtm&is. iF6BS3 TSj E C (5 RATION. CHAS. E. CARTER, SIGN AND TICKET WRITER, GILDER, Aα, TRANSPARENCEDWINDOWDECORATOR 58, GREY STREET, Auckland. /^RION. WHAT IS IT? ! ! ! MESSRS STONE BROS: (My Agents) -.; , . WILL RECEIVE ORDERS FOR ABOVE. Supplies in any quantity from Stow or Works. F. ANDREWS. Obahuhu. V.0.11, 284] [HICiH-STREET & CUSTOMS-ST. >V. A It T H U R M A S V, MANUFACTURERS" AGENT AND WHOLESALE GLASS MERCHANT. ORDERS INDENTED. GOODS IMPORTED DIRECT. QUALITY GUARANTEED. Window Glass Plate Glass AVire Nails Portland Cement China ware Havanna Cigars, etc. FOR SALE, 1,000 CASES WINDOW GLASS (assortedsize.) 11 O U N D LI M E! GROUND LIME Fou Sale, SOUTHGATE'S MAHURANGI HYDR.\ULIO GROUND RQCHIfi LIME Tn any quantity, for Concrete Paths, Floors. Cellars, etc. Next to stone-flagging it Iβ un ri vailed for durabi ity andkard-setting qualities. For tanks and other wet work it, is a nrst-ciass material. B. KEANK SOLE AGENT, C US'I'OMS-STRKCT. ______ W. ~JT " E " v * BOOKBINDER, PAPKII RL'LER, : ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER, W Y.\ni r AM -STREET. MERCHANTS' ACCOUNT BOOKS,, Insnriince and Mining Register Books Specially Kuled and Bound. , Music. Magazines, Public Libraries, and Sunday School Books Well Bound. Bakers' Special Ruled Day Books, Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books Re-boimd. ~.,-m-.r» BAND AND CHOIU MUSIC BOOKS RL-LER



COMPANY Tmrcliaeea tli e ,i: ' -■ ■ ' V\sK '■■'■ ■— * •'? fepi AFFOIIi) housekeeper to uso. '' ™™^i(( BUENS'SAI soap; Itis asiraple.but useful artide, ■QloeertrWit, to use it are still more simple, and not St useful. - M You may have heard of it a THOUSJIwn TIMES without using it ONCH reverse the position and ' '-' J] "■■••■' : USEITGtCE JPvi vtF 1 T P . raise il t0 $*"** a THOUSAND lLMlia.—l have spent hundreds of pouhisla eonvmcing the women of New Zkland M their labour can bo greatly iMteiiM twtS BURNS'S Al SOAP (the Woiud Rsmwß Cleanser !i, but I have fallen short at m m bition if I have failed to COJSVIJN€D-10U, WHOLESALE AGENT- A. BUqBANANr CUSTOMS STREET EAST, jp DG A R AND f\ 0., DYERS, ESTABLISHED 1881. Still Dying to Live and Living wife Ladies' and Gentlcnien's letting Mjo Cicancd, Renewed, 6rLVedduyi3olour, D»mu( Curtains or Table Covers Cieancd, KeMwd,M Dyed. Feathers and GLpves Gleaned.ttnd w« any shade. LaCe or other <jartaih3 Bleached Of Dyed. "~. EDGAR, Dtek, 'EAST, ; ; Bi #' 31OND. COX'S CREEK: TP E A k 'C O.C X, c OPTICIAN, iIATHKMATICAi AND NAOTICAIJsSTBtt^ • , . -.:; .: Always In Stocks v« •/■ Spectacles and Eyeglasses of every k»i,« accurate tit guaranteed Miliar ■ Just Received- Settlers Telescopes, powerful, Setters' SetS d Microscopes, AlsfsStmandßiectroJiotorWorkiag^ and Steamers. _____ Instruments of^everyktodEepalrod. Opposhb iwi'PonrwM*- J; jyl Sold D