A SCOTTISH POET.

T_o Aut&or of>,T_o; Drunka-d's Rft_gß.lt Woa-n." .

ONL-r.-ithoYOther day tho grave-closed over the mortal -,remains,., of one ,of Scotland's sang nobly.and not in vain. Although not dowered with the-llbftiest imagination and his song was never" lost-ih'the cloudsilike the skylark he had,/ for, humanity's sake, a gift far excelling high flights of fancy which simply please,the taste.and tickle the intellect; his talisman was power to touch the human heart in ite inner depths ancl truest chords —thoigift.of pathos which is begotten of lovoiand Christian charity, the euerclon of the" poet' whose heart ever shares the sorrows of the poor, the weak, oppressed and suffering, and' Who td'lii. own labour of lovo adds the teaching of his thoughtless fellow-man how, thoir miseries may be ul leviat'ed/c. Such: wasthe gift of James' Paul Crawford':;' the author of the beautiful Scot tish lyric " The Drunkard's Raggit Wean," a song which has..done an incalculable amount of good1 in -'the Temperance cause, and which has boeri sung/all, over the Eng lish speaking world.., . Mr Crawford was'born in the Ayrshire village ofCatrine, 14th. June,. 1825, and in his fifteenth year the family removed to Glasgow, when young James was appren tices ;to the-'tailoring trade, after which, for experience- he spent some-time both in tho London and French capitals. On his return to Glasgow,"ho entered into part nership with his : , father,; and, carried on the; business after his father's death. He became '-a 1 -member Of the Gbvan Parochial Board.in 1856,, on which he.sat for tweuty years.- earning..the esteem of all by his integrity, ' iarge-heartedness, and wisdom in council. About, thi3 time the tide of Temperance song ran high, and in the May of 1855 he penned '-Tho Drunk ard's Raggit,Wean..,, The striking truth fulness.,i,of ,'the picture,. tho beauty and pathosi fof the i song, i tonched the hearts of the million, and it became'a'universal favourite. -tT;his song, its, author, was wont good-humouredly to tell, was composed in church-Mdring the Sermon ; and who dare say the distraction upon that occasion -was not a greater act ; bf/piety than listening to the dull words of a sermon which-would all be forgotten before nightfall ?

THE DRUNKARD'S RACK-IT WEAN.

A woe bit raggit laddie gangs wan'rln thro'the stroet, ■' '•',, -.""' _ ~.. ~ Wadln' 'mang-the snow wi his.woo haokit feet. Shiverm" i' tho cauld blast, greotin' Wi' tho pain; Wha'sthopuir weo callani He's a drunkard's iaggit wean.-/ '.';•'

Ho stan's at ilka'donr, an* ho keeks wi' wistfu'e'e, To see the crood aroun' the firo a' lau_hin' lood

wi.' aloe.' . ■ "• '•'■ -'. '• •»)* '• Buthodaurna venture ben, tho his heart be

e'ersae fain, ; . < . For he niauua'play wi'ither bairns, tho drunk ard's raggit woin."..- ■■■■■■-.

Oh see. tho woo bit bairnie.-bts heart is unco fu.' Tho sleet is blawin. oauld and he's drookit

through an'through. He's spierin' tor bis mithor, an ; ho wun'ors whaur she-s gone,' -' '■> But oh! his mither she forgets her puir wee raggit wean.

He' kens riao'fafthor's-love, an he kens nao niither's care ' - To sootho his woe bit sorrows or kamo bis tautit hair, .""ft" *- ' ■•/ /' . , , To kiss him whon ho waukoris, or smooth his bed at c'en, An' oh! he fears his faither's faoo, tho drunk ard's raggitwean. ' ''

Ob, pity tho ,weo laddie, sac guileless and sac youngji'-*'- '-'■''' <'•';". The oath that lea's his father's lips -'ill cettlo on

his tonguo, An.sinful words bis mither spoaks his infant lip 3 "iUistain, For oh ! there's" nano to guide tbo bairn, tho drunkard's raggit wean;

Then suroly we micht try an' turn that sinfu' (t___bbeiiß heart ■'■'~. An' try to. get bis faithor to, net a falthor's part An' mak" them lca;_ tho..druukard's cup and rieVor t_st-iigalH, * - ' ; An'-cberißh wi'a parent, care tholr pulr weo -. CT j?as_iiu_yaii''/''/. •'. .'.'::':.:.: ~ .

After a qufirfcbf'df 8 century fif business lifeiMr Crawford became Registrar for the 6oYaii|district, a parish with which he had been so'lohg/arid honourably identified. Hero' he for five years, beloved apd)esteemed by all, when, towards the end of January of this year, he. found himself too unwel) to attend to his duties, arid after an illness (which was scarcely deemed serious) of three weeks, death came sud denly-as a startling blow to his many friends, on the morning of 13th February, 1887

1887.•■■ ■'• ■ :'; ■•-■ '- ■■---■' ' '"■ '-•' :oi;- - ' <In<-James* Paul Crawford the man and the poet are as one; we cannot judge them'! apart: Hisl poems' are full of the truest'i'spirit/'of • Christian charity,- and wholly"' devoid of the cant and platitudes sf the, Pharisee or modern Christian (?) ; his life :Was f the same. His poems breathe the tend ere. t' sympathy for the suffering poor, for 3 the-'helplessj the waif arid the orphan, !,t:5 Mo was ati active exeriiplification of >>rsvjpbetry.:. His poetry gleams with the eai'ty^spirit'o'f purest furi, with satire and Christie'wit for the deserving:; such/the m'ariv geriiar; and'witty, with an infinite scofH';forsha_i/'in]usticb; arid'pretence.' The following may.serve as an example of thei pathetic tendeinees with which' be gives expression to a hopeless passion :— ---vi TBI. LUYE I DAURNA TELL. ... (_J' borini- 'Aniile'Allison, w_en_e_ thy face I see, ~".'" Though I rould-kiss itowre and owro, it brings sair.pain to nie^r n a -j „ . ~,„- -, a A sad'.';safr poiri- to roe," Annie, for luve Tcanna quell; ___'<_maun-,hide,vyithiri^my breast the luvo I ~f , .:_4urna;,telL,.-,.,..-., ..-, ~,.-,

An'whan'ye sing somo bonnie saig, ob, aftls.lt -.- an*.hear ' ■ ,>,,,.,. An' feast upon yourtbonniefapo,- to me sac sweet an<i dear; /•n' weary, wearily Idree a fate aao sad an' fell, That I roauri-Vide within my breast a luve I ~;, ~„,.,. ■.»■■,,,, »ig***

Oh. bonnie Annie Allison, if yo ha c over -. guessed *- = -

Wha hides a luve he' daurna tell within his weary breast, ■'" " "Wi' oruel words o' scorn, Annie, Oh! dinna •break thospell, ' iflv/ii-'i ' . .'!< ■' An' I will hide fro. a' beside tho luve I daurna ■ tell* - : ' • •■'"'- "■ ' '"'-■ ' '■

Ari_ when your haun' is clasped in" mine, .' wheriefer wemeetorpairt, ; ;' ■ ■■' nod' Yc'llmaybe feel the.surgin' thrill that obbs frao obtmy'hedrt; ■■■'••• Bu^,;oh,in rher.cy mind. Annie, though wrang, tho iuve is.leal, , ",..' , ... ~ , AridT!\vTlli-,hido''withiii rriy breast the'lave I ,- (l da,urpa'.teil^;-)--vjv; yfi ii_„! -•;;<' -r*,.. ..-/ Oh! dear, dear! Annie Allison; urisecn.where'er. ;i y_ gO; -~)•!,,, i ': >}[. -/[,, •...,-.-;/ •,'•!; ■-.-, Aloyin' ,car,e, a fervent prayer roun thee will ''''float ari^flovv-. S;' -'/'-" :,";". _"'"'•'-1.,:' Aft'aye' to thee/Kke' ceaseless soa, niy heart.will .-.cub aa' swell.■■;.. ,-ui.:^....: ■:•-•*.;.> ,««.;%.> nffc Though I maun bide, withmipybreast the Juyo I ■ '.Jdaurna/i'tejL'fr ,/-..-;,,',■■-„.•.!'•• ','-' ' \.<iH\ j'tDfjliis: sympathy "for children, let the fol lowing lyric .speaks .- -,;;..;' ~ ,i\Xxv war,", THE'WEELASS.E SITTIN' AT THE DOOR' ItiVi t-A. ■-',) >■■ :•) ■■■>■ '.:■' ■:>;: .-■•;, ,;-,:,-; ~-af ■/<•: There's awee lassie sittin' at the door a hor lane. 'An'the wee thing's aobbiri'unco sair; '■' " An'there's riaebbdy kens'the wee-wearit wean XGow'rin' in froe the 'cauld on the stair. -• • j Ob.tber wcoheart flllsus her story she tells, ~, , ,A_'her tears'come tricklin'o'or; ~' .-' For, jiho daurna gang harne; that puir weo - Weari— '■' ' ■.•■■ ''' > : ' t, The wco lassie sittin' "at the door* : ';.-. ~ Oh, the lip, that should kiss and the hbartthat ■ Vl1'1 shouldbles'3 ; ' •■'■< J1 -;' >*;.-• _«« \nt/i . " A'y,*afadipray for the wee lassie, weal;/ -•;■; Qh,.sho-whashould.tend, an'herbairnio defend, /_Dri,YQ3,her botfoiytobeg or. to steal. '~; ",~ But fjjeiveeth'infj'mindso'tbdfathcr that's gario, '-' Foi? He 'tail Id her the'thief to' abhor;' !_gi '•'(•: An' she_l noibegfor shame, sad sho daurna gang SifrVbjyne{,,.( :,.. n~- ~ -~.,, ■; ~, That weo lassie sittin' at, the door. ; But her pale bro'o tells she'll no bo lang noo^ ilivth.oilandiu'olw-e, want, an'care; \ Hi .-,'> T,oh,er r-amf,. lanK hamo gaes the heart-brokon "''WO'iiri, '-..""• ' "" '•./:; "- :-' ,rJ '•';-" r*Ari'-^8He'll nb'er ken a'sdrrb'w thero;_« U-iw Ob, Bho*i_;thcn bo at rest in tho Ian"! o" tho blest, i «A! ; her ; griefs an' hor,sorrows ,o|er;, ') Wli'au'r thoreSjoy for the'lane aiid'the wee. wa icwi'oin— I ■'■'■■>■ < i>n< 03 ..t-.j-; ; The \\to lusßie bittin' at the door,

- As" a committee-man' or chairman Air Crawford was in great request, ttnd accord ingly we find him figuring largely in these capacities. We-remember'his genial f pre sence in the chair at a sooial meeting of the bards of the West of Scotland some ten years azo. < Upon that occasion, however, he had a mine sprung upon him by the object of his generosity. A smart young journalist named Gordon Gunn, intent on making a " mr " at the expense of tho poets, wormed himsolf into Mr Crawford's grcaoa as far aa to gain a ticket of admission, the social meeting being strictly private, and in anti cipation of tho event wrote a," report ol it for "Tho Bailie," a .comic journal, in which he burlesqued the chairman as "Trousers McPuff" -an ;illusion to our poet's sartorial occupation as ho would have styled it Unfortunately or Gunn, the poets, I had a frieud in court who furnished them with tho proof slip in advance to be read at the party and handed round amid derisive laughter. Mr Crawford and the company enjoyed the joke, but. for once in his life the comic writer was unable to la.iejh at his own fun, and ho penned a smart but ungentle manly skit entitled "An Eveningon l-arnas sus" to which one of, the, bards replied in the following strain — A set of silly, rhproingassos. '. „ ' Onco spent ''an ovcn'mr on, Parnassus; And 'mongst their number there was ono, V/ho. wishing sport, had bought a gun, Which said gun was a puzzle. ' Twos nolthor necdlergvm nor Schneider (snldorl, ' ' ' ' • ~_. Its mouth than blundorbus was wider; And yet the poople sitting near It, Secmod not in anyway to fear it, But crammed it to tbo mu.zle. For no ono thought tho weapon carno Intent on taking;, deadly aim. To wound them in tho oyoi of mon, " As sorely as with sword or pen. To run amok tho lot Till all at once, when finished priming ' With "pastry," ".weak-teak,' "gas, and "rhyming," ~ ~ Liko meteor flash, just whlloypu'd cough, • The vilo gun suddenly went off, But proved a sorry shot. His barrel, Rtaion, being bent. His bullots missed, woro lost or sponfc, So nobody was hurt ; And of thoso prosont every one Was much surprised that such a Gun Gave such a weak report 1 , Mr Crawford's humorous phoms aro of a , hearty, mirth-provoking order, and we would dospair of the man who could not find a good lausyh in "The Do'il's Elbo," " Watty's Weddin'," " The Laird o' Tra queer," or a dozori others we might name. As an example of .the playful spirit that animated his muse betimes, let us take ; the following from an unfinished operetta that he hid sketched, for. which his son ; (an able musician who predeceased him) was to have written'the music :— " I love to gather—-"' " Como, sop your song 1 • I know what you would say— You'd gather the wild flowers all day long The cool and shady trees iinionar, Whoro tho feathered minstrels play." "Hove — " "To brush from tho bright blue-bell ; Tho tear of tho midnight fay, That gleamed in tho moonlight oro it foil ' Liko tho eye of tho maid you lovo so woll— Dent I know what you would say V "I lovo to gather tho yellow—" __ " Flower S Of tho do w-filled buttercup. And stray through tho wood and sylvan bower. ■ , • Alone at Naturo's matin hour. As soon as the sun poops up." " I lovo to gatbor tho yellow " "Cup Of the primroso on the wold. From which tho bees ilicir breakfast sup —" "I lovo—" "Boquictr I lovs —■" " Shut up !* "I lovo to gather gold." It is to be regretted that Mr Crawford [never published^ in book form, although often pressed by his numerous frionds and admirers to do so. Had. ho beon spared another,year.or so,'however, he would un dpii,btQs]y have done so, .as durihg the last two years he contemplated publishing an edition gf his poems,.and for that purpose gpUoptgcf find arranged his pieces. As ho ' but rarely contributed to the press or magazines, and even then generally undor noms. de plume or initials, his ability as a writer is generally measured by his con tributions tothe ''Crystal Fount" alone, and indeed, some look ujx>n him as a ono song poet But Mr Crawford, although not a persecutor of editors,'has written well, and we trust tho day is not far distant when the public will have' an opportunity of gauging his merits a. a poet and song-writer for themselves, in a collection of his works in book form—a fitting testimonial to tho poet and another poetic legacy to Scotland. .•',.:•■ —Ddoald MaoFadyex.

The Duke of Edinburgh and the Saxe-Coburg Duchy.

" Troth" says: " The Duke of Edinburgh sho)vs practical shrewdness in putting forward his eldest son to stand in his own shoes in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Coburg. In this way the hereditary German dis tinctions, emoluments',/and estates are kept in the family; .• and . the parlia mentary pension and-naval salaries of the Duke do not return.to the British tax payer. It was arranged that when HiR.H. became Grand Duke of Suxo- Coburg-Gotha, he was. to depend no longer for an income on John Bull. In France, he would have been, even under the ancient Monarchy,kepb to his bargain; the lawyers would have held' that he had not the power of making away with his Gorman heritage to his son, in order to retain his easy and charming English position. His. pension, thoy would have contended, .falls -.through, whether, he wishes it Or not."-the day that his uncle dies ~ unless,' indeed, the Grand Duchess, bofore that event'happens; were to die, and her husband .marry agairi, and be presented by his' second wife with an heir." ' ' . '." ' ' \ - '

. Not tho least romark&ble part of this story is the reason -SjilgftM for tlio Diike . act, viz,, that Germans" would riot like the idea of one of their Princes holding a high command in "the English navy. If this delicacy on the part of Germans, had been made public a little/earlier, there are several comfortable;appointments'in both Our services "which might be how. occupied by'• Englishmen,,'■'/' Cottaidoring all we have' done for 'Genrian Princes,' the Germaris will be singularly ungrateful if they begin' now 'to coldshoulder our "Royalties. ' The juke's situatiori at Coburg is not an agreoablo one, and his iiriclo will' try to leave, him as little as possible to keep up tiie dignity'of the Grand Ducal' title. Prince/ Alfred is a greater favourite ; but' I do nob' think that this will alter the uncle's sentiments^ there being a number of Fitz-Coburgs for Whom ho feels it his duty, as well'as his plea-ure, to pro vide.

Remember This.

ilf you are sick Hop Bitters will surely aid Nature in making you well when all else fails. If you aro costivo or dyspoptio, or are sullcr ihg from any other Of tho numerous diseases of the stomach or .bowels, it iß.your own fault if you remain ill, for Hop Bitters is a sovereign remedy iri all such complaint?.' If you are nervous use Hop Bitters. - ' If-you-have rough^pimply.or sallow skin, bad breath, pains and aches, and fool miserable generally, Hop, Bitters will' give you fair skin, rich blood, and sweetest breath and health.

That poor,' bedridden, invalid, wife, sistor, mother, or, daughter can ,'be mado tho picture of hodlth, by American Co,'B Hop Bitters, cost ing but a trifle. Will you let thorn suiter? In Bhort. they curoaU'diseases of the stomach, bowels,-blood, liver, .nerves, kidnoys, Bright, disease. £500 will bo paid fop a caso they will not euro or help. .Druggists and chemists keep it,'/ ". ". ,' "'.,•'. ■'.'"■ ,- '".-:' ' : ■"■ '

Utilization of Damaged Fruit.

Oub readers will know how frequently we have advocated tho advisability of fruit growers turning their attention to the making of jams, jollies, and other preserves as a means of profitably utilizing their sur plus fruit, or any fruit for which through any cause they cannot easily obtain a paying market in its fresh state. We aro therefore glad to see that Mr H. Dobbie of Whangarei has made a trial this season of converting damaged apples into jelly and jam, and has Sublished the results obtained in tho rorthern Advocate. Ho writes : A settler who like Mr Dobbie thus not only makes a trial of a useful industry, but also gives his fellow settlers through, tho press tho benefit of his actual experience ufter such a trial, is a public benefactor, and we only wish his example i» tin, re«pect may he universally followed by every reader of Tub Farmeb. . Aa we have said 0n..,a previous occasion, wo think the best result, in, preserving or drying fruit, so far as profit is concerned, would bo attained by co-operation amongst tho fruit-growera of a district, whereby a good ancrauffieiont plant could be jointly purchased, and the whole of tho fruit of the district intended for preserving there treated on a uniform plan. Bach patron of the preserving works would bear a eharo of tlio cost proportionate to the amount of the fruit he might bring for treatment. Thus much saving in cost of manufacture would be effected ; for instance, the sugar bought in largo quantities would como cheaper and cost lei=s per pound for freight. The samo would bo the caso with regard to tins, bottles, or jars required, and so on in every item of expenditure.- We cannot really see any great difficulty in carrying out such an idea.

Select the Smaller Trees.

Many persons, when about to set out fruit t>ees, choose such as are older and larger. But this is a mistake, as tho experience of every old farmer in orchard planting proves. The digging up of tho stocks from tho nursery grounds is necessarily a severe interference with the various con ditions of their growth, consequently the larger the tree the greater will be tho effort to overcome tho injuries after the trans planting, for that effort or reaction must go on through every ce'l and fibre of tho stock, whereas a ■rfm_ll<»' tree will require less effort in,!.'*;.! direction—bc-ide, in tbo digging up will sustain less injury, generally • more of its fine rootletß retained to • the now growth. Generally, our peop this fa*t age are too impatient in tne _1. »> of fruit growing. Thoy want to have an orchard quickly. Lifois too short. They cannot wait. Eo their visions of delicious apples, peaches, and pears prompt them to order of the nur seryman his largest trees, Theo _ they plant, only to find in after years that in not setting tho younger and smaller trees they made a great mistake.

Poultry Items.

Docks with Hens.-Do not allow hens to bo confined in yards with chicks, for in that caso they will interfere with each other. If a good gamo cock is in the yard he will knock a duck down whenever ib gets within striding distance, while" ducks will teach tho art of feathor-pulling to perfection. Ducks will pluck the foatbers from fowls, when confined, until they are completely naked. Beeidos, in the matter of feeding some difficulty will be experienced. The duck has a bread bill, and when bulky, soft food is thrown in the yard they manage to get tho greater part of it at two or three swallows, while, on tho other hand, if small grain, such as wheat, is thrown to them, the hens manage to moro tban hold thoir own. NSwßii_k ( i>_6rlßß-.--Tlieycftrjustclos-d was prolific in new breeds and varieties of poultry. - AtttOng those, ;_avs-the '/^cifrr? Farmyr, which iWe cl»iraed notice are the pea combed and the white Plymouth Rook, tho white and the golden laced Wyandotto, while tho white Java, which bears so close a relationship in blood and in appearance to the white Plymouth Rock, although now bred for a numbor of years, and hardly a now breed, is looking up and coming more prominently into notice The pea-combed Plymouth Rock, and tho white Wyandotto huve received a cordial welcome from the Sublio. This is also true of tho white Java, one of tho ' golden Wyandottcs have yet been offered tor sale, their breeders pre ferring to retain them for the present in their own possession. Soil Affecting the Colopr of Fowls.— Upon this subject a writer says :—Among other factors the chemical constitution of the soil has much to do with tho colour of fowl . plumage. Especially is this matter to be regaided in birds which have a freo range, for then they aro more apt to have their colour affected by the soil or other local influences, than are these in confine ment., notwithstanding thoy aro far more healthy when permitted full liberty. Keep ing birds on a soil strongly impregnated with iron will tend to make them vigorous and healthy, and at the samo time will bring out the dark ' colours on plumage to perfection. But it will injure the white markings on parti-coloured birds, and tend to mako the plumage of solid white ones brassy, We are not speaking pow of the direct contact of the soil wiih the feathers, but of the influence on the pigments in tbe blood, effected by the cbaractor of the soil where fowls run and feed, and swallow moro or less earth and gravel, to say nothing of the vegetation of the locality which they consume and which is also modified by the chemical composition of tho soil; To have Eggs when they are Dear.— Give the Leghorns or any good laying breed the best food to bo obtained, and there will be little complaint about eggs. The quan tity, quality and size are satisfactory. ~Not one person in ten knows bow to feed fowls, or to. give -the, treatment they, deserve. Farmers in general.do not. get the lull benefit of the fowls they keep about thorn. Too offen--.tb.ey tolejwte. them instead of keeping themi For the money Invested, a hen pays as large a profit as a cow. , Farm ers do not stop to inquire into the matter thoroughly. Heeding only the larger things, the little ones are allowed to es cape. Thoy are satisfied if their hens pro- I duce a fair quantity of eggs during spring, andsummer, while in March, April, and May fowls, may^ be: . made to.-,-, give the golden profitl ; .<:Eresh. eggs are prized at this season. Fowls, in fact, have been left to shift for themselves. < Purity of breed also tells on this, propitious .time, the purely bred fowls ; responding more readily to the demand than the mongrel. Profitable Poultry Keeping.—Thero is a great deal, in fact everything in the man agement. The same treatment will not do for all breeds alike. Too often the fowls are blamed when in reality it. is the keeper's fault. Tho grain is stingily doled, out with a grudging hand, and is quickly consumed, and, I might add, beyond supporting the meager life of the fowl, it is wasted, when ns much more added would- bring a hand some profit.' Autumn : laying of fowls is much bo be desired, and many have a be lief: that is peculiar; to: a: few breeds, when ib lies in a great measure with the keeper. There are, however, many breeds that put off laying until late" in the season, leaving a blank during the ninth, tenth, and eleventh months; This may in a moa^ure be obviated by care and generous feeding. Separate the sexes, at moulting time Indeed this, should,be dono as soon as all the eggs have bean ■ obtained for hatching purpos • It ia better for: the welfare of both, and were cocks are not required for another season, it is better to fatten them. No benefit arises from keep ing acock when there is! no use for him.

_--,r_4_rT*rr« qtat? ciATURD^Y, JUNE 4, 1887. TTTtt AUCKLAND EWING STAB, bAiuw M ,,- ,. ~.,,,,,, ~,,,,

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THE COMMG -GE^^ E veky reader of the STAR who is entitled to do so should register, his vote, end to assist him in doing so, wo give a copy of the a***^ I directions for using it. DIRECTIONS. ........ B ':.'' i. Cut out the form. ';;■ H " 2 Fill in the blank spaces A and B the name of the Electoral District for which you claim to be enroll ■ \M 3. Si-n your name, address, and occupation, on the lines at the. foot where indicated, in the presence of an elector.of the district whose na*^ I on the roll. : '/ ':.",.;,".'-,-,■'",„* ']'/'"'■,' "• :'■" * m ' X See that said elector also signs at foot of the attestation.....^ '; '.'-I 5, Fill in the blanks left for day and date at the left hand bottom corner. | i.r« i'fc in an envelope, address it to the Registrar of Electors for Parnell, or City West, or whatever may be the L; , 1 electo^S <<Claim t0 V°te'" wLh renderS a P °StaSe I Qftice box. ~..-. " " _' , , ;'.,,.''../.,/!/' \, ' i'\...... .'/■ '-~-' -~ ■' '"' ' ■■'-•' ■■""''"' ': ' | ■ BEGISTRATION OF ELECTOKS, ACT, 1879." \ 1 CLAIM FOR ENROLMENT. '.''^^'-t^;::;;.ij9 ■ To the Registrar of the Electoral District 0f.........:..-.H - •-; — — — *~~*~~*^*xr __,_» A | ll HEREBY claim to have my name inserted on the Electoral Roll 0f................................ .............„........:..„..„. B j And I declare that my name, place of abode, and occupation [or addition] are correctly stated at the foot hereof : « and that I * have resided within the Colony of -New Zealand for twelve months, and Within the Si^ district fori ■ ■ . | .'.,,/, the six months immediately preceding'the. date hereof,' ': , .. " -\kt^l|S Dated the . aay.°.f Li' /. ": - .... . | 1 >tt>^ „„._,_,„_._- „-,_.... (Address.) t-,: 188 f -■".'■" ~ —rr~- "" - :' 1 J '■'■'„ ...... ....."..„ ...........;.....(Occupation.y | Signed and declared by the claimant this ) j day of ,in the year 188 , before me-fj X _ .... ..An Elector of the District, or Registration Officer, or Justice of the Peace. | . N OTE.-ment_octota_^^ - ' 11



QW # GOLLIS BROWNE'S CHLOROD^NE. The Original aod Only Genuine Advice to Invalids.—lf you wish to obtain quiet, refreshing sleep, free from headache, relief from pain and auguish, to calm and as suage the weary aohings of protracted disease, invigorate the nervous media, and regulate the circulating systems of tho body, you will pro vide yourself with that marvollous remedy dis covered by Dr. J. Collis Browne (late Army Medical Statf), to which he gave the name of CHLORODYNE, and which is admitted by the profession to be tho most wonderful and valu able remedy over discovered. CHLORODYNE is the best remedy known for CbUßhs, Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma. CHKORODYNE acta like a charm in Diarrhrea, and is the only specific in Cholera and Dysentery. CHLORODYNE effectually cuts short all at tacks of Epilepsy, Hysteria, Palpitation, and Spasms . CHLORODYNE is tho only palliative in Neuralgia. Rheumatism, Gout, Cancer, Tooth ache, Meningitis, &o. KromSymes & Co;, Pharmaceutical Chemists, Medical Hall, Simla. Januarys. ISBO. To J. T. Davenport Esq., 33, Great Russe.ll-street, Bloomsbury, London. Dear Sir,—Wo embrace this opportunity of congratulating you upon the wido-spread reputation this justly esteemod medicine.'Dr. J. Collis Browne's Chlorody»e,bas earned fOr itself, not only hi Hindostan, but all over the East. 'As a remedy for general utility, wo much question whether a better is imported into the country, and wo shall bo glad to hoar of ita.finding a placo iv overy Anglo-Indian homo. Tho other brands, we are happy to say, aro now relegated to tho native bazaars, and, judging from their salo, wo fanoy their sojourn thoro will bo evanescent. Yvo could, multiply In stances ad infinitum of tho extraordinary efllca'ty'of Dr. Collis Browne's Chlorodyno In Diarrhoea, and Dysentery, Spasms, Cramps, Neuralgia, tho Vomiting of Pregnancy, and as a gonoraißcdative, that have occurred under our ■ personal observation during many yoars. In Choleraic Diarrhoea, arid oven In tho more terrible forms of Cholera itself, we have wit nessed its, surprisingly, controlling, power. We have never used any other form of this modi cine than Collis Browne's from a firm conviction that it is decidedly tho bestand also from asonse of duty, we owe to tho profession and tho publlo, as we are of.epipion that tlio substitution of any other than Collis Browne's Is a deliberate BRKACH OF FAITH ON- THK PART*. OF THK CHEMIST TO PRESCRIBE AND. PATIENT, ALIKE. •r-We are, Sir, faithfully yours, Symes and/Co., Members of the Plmrm. Socioty of Great Britain, His Exccllenoy the Viceroy's Chemists. :. '' .CAUTION.'-ylcerClinhceij'qr.. Sir. iWhPH&'e Wood stated that Dr. J. Collis Browne wps, undoubtedly, the Inventor of Chlorodyne : that the story of tho defendant Freeman was do liboratoly untrue,, which, ho regretted to say, had been sworn to.—Seo ',' The Times," July 13, 1864." '. '""'.'".' Sold in bottles at Is lid, 2s Od. 4s 6d, and lis eaoh. None is genuine without tho words " Dr. J. Collis Brqwne'SiOhlorodyne" on the Govern ment stamp. Overwhelming medical tcstiiriony accompahics each'bottle. -• • Caution.—Beware of Piracy and Imitations;* I . .(Sole Manufacturer^.. T. DAVENPORT, 33, Great Itusstill-stretit, Blooipsbury, London. - SOOTHING POWDERS -; FdR CHILDREN -THEIR .TEETH CAUTION TO PURCHASERS : Tho value of this well-known Family Medicine has beeri largely tested in all parts of the world, and in all grades of society, for upwards of fifty .■ears, Its well-earned extensive sale hoe in duced spurious imitations, somo of which in outward appearance so olosoly resemble, the original as to havo deceived many purohasers. The proprietor, therefore, fools it duo to tbo public to given, special caution agalnst'the use of such imitations. . . ~... .> Purchasers aro thereforo requested carefully to observe tho four following distinctive 'characteristics, without' wbiob none, aro genuine:—. \, -. : , . ~. Ist In ovary case the words John Steed man, Chemist, Walworth, 'Surrey, are en graved on tho Government ■ Stamp affixed to each packet, < •:■.,. . . :2ud..,Each Single Powder has directions for tho dose, and the words. " John Sieedinan, Chemist,1 Walworth; Surrey." printed thereon. j 3rd; i Tbo nainoStoedamn is always spelt with two JCE's. ;-•,.-, i...-- ,f .... 4th. Tne manufacture Is carried on Solely Iri Aval worth, Surrey. '<••'+ ' Sold in Packets by all Chotriists and Medicine Vendors, at Is _Jd to2s 9d each. Agents, Kemp thorn'e, Prosser and Co.. Auckland, Wol lirigton, Chrißtchurch, and Duncdiri. - * •" i



, Land and Estate Agents, m fjHA S. TO" 1 1 L" IA M SOW. HOUSE & LAND COMIiISSIOX AGESI, If ... 83, QUEEN-STREET. M Bankers: NATIONALrBANKOFiffiW M ... :',,;. ; ZEALAND. ,-> , M TELEPHONE NUIIBER-ISL,-, M RENTS i.nd INTEREST Collected. . j ESTATES Managed for.Absentee&^i., m " HOUSES' TO LET and PROPERTIES FOB -:§g SALE placed upon toy Lists _*cc of Charge, p '<-'•' BUILDING ALLOTMENTS -(->': ■! . - AtPBB FOOT:— ' "'f_f Sussex-street, 455" -.. .Pollen-street,7_'ii;..-. Birkeneead, 10s . . Haydri-stjeotigs^.-.-:. View Point Rood, 50s ," Epsom Road.-fi^i, Kyber Pass, £10 ■•- >/• Hepburn-street S3 Newmarket, 80s: :;::■,: ..LigarPlace,BW» Richmond, 40s . . . •,, EmmettrStreel. fflsM; Beresf ord-street, 70s Victoria Pari, 2as Howe-streetS 100s' .': Cohquest'Pls.cei*,; Shelly Beach Road, £5 ■< C'ustondiousMtKfl - Northcote; 10s and £5 . ■ Grey-street, fib ■■ Lake Rood, £200 per acre One_u_ga . And in various other streets at lowrates. MONEY Invested' for Capitalists on IW class ■ Securities -wrrHOrir. charge, -miF cent allowed on deposits until investeai"?' MORTGAGES and LOANS NegoUaW.: ,r / BUILDING 'SOCIETY SHAKES .Bought. ALLOTMENTS Bought and-Houses Built m the Weekly Payment System. -, i.--. *_sDeposit^CottageforSalem the centres the city; balance by weekly payments. • -•.'a-; HOUSES AND;SHOPSFORSALBf *: Wood-street-New 6-rOomedHouse,f3oO Richmond Road-H5-roomed House, £^JU - Marsflold-5 Ropms,, leasehold, ,£l^.;-^;,:.:: Bere-ford-street-_*abehpld,6roomß, ( »3u . Newton Road-leasehold 3 Cottages, m> Oxford^treet-frroomodHoußei ~suy«,L Rokeby„treet-NewHouse-; gos^ 0-!*l^ > * Bbnd-street-5-rbbriied House, _*«/,. . ,• -. Union-strcct-4 riooms,-350 ' , • .;.,,■;... Stuai-t-Btreet-^:Rooiris, £250 ■.%'■!%. im .;•;•, Cameron-street, Bevonporfr-5 Rooms, tm ■• y Brigham's Creek-House and Giac^i^ Collit.gwood-streetP-7 'Rooms,^s£Ml ■ Remuera-8 Rooms and large aUotmentMw Hackett-street-6ro9msi leasehold, «w Stockade Road-5 rooms, £270 ._y._. nta i _& WeUington-street^2-IShopsfan^J.Dweßn| l ,^ WaterlooQuadrant--8room?,;£l.to« .'- Franklin Road-Three Beaut^Hoases,^ Glenriiore—s-roome'd-House, k~y». N( _^H<raft '■ Owen's Road,' Mb__t' Eden-Large >ow ■v* :\£m~-' ■:■•>" 'v :i;- 3 tf! « a V': water.:»s) Rose Road-8-roomed House JgaMfaw, Ireland-street-New House, ,°f^^'Jg-. ' ClaTfemdntistreet-5 roomed touse,^ St; George's Bay-^lO-roOnied House. «w» , Devon-strect-o-roonied House. #»,*,«. , * Onehunga-7 Rooms; stablajj acre, _iir Bond-streetfs-roorncd House, **w £ - ; £135; CommerciaTßoad-Newfrroomedlw^ ;i , •_JlotnTent,TView Pointßo^i^m *^ Waterview-6-roomed- House and i^y . . , "'. classLaridlorchardsA3w f v,v.ij h^;43i2o < Richmond Road-Houß & sta^e,a_nd^ : , Dukb-street-6-roomed Hoiue, new. ' ,- Howe-street^^w.4-roomed.House,*^ . ,Sussex-strcet^a-roomedJtoMe.w~ £550 y ~ Anglcsea-atreet^Newfrrwmed^ouii .„. , , ■Oxford __*-tr^room«fl-HQn*««J , Haydn-street^s-roomedHouse,.*i^^ ~ Summer-Btreetr:6-rpoined; : House, i p»» ~ Dev'on-street-r5 W,ri_ S?%-Sw f> i. ; .-C- Grey-strcot-Boftrdtog-house, g.M»^,-.,.. •How^street-Shopan^DwelMg.^^^ MountEden-Oene^lS^anu^ <~, Russell-street-Large K°^ffi weekly Bere-ford-street^Lcaschold.lis^ k , ~ RunneUrstreet -IxK«ehold, Us tjw j^.,-, , Howe-street-Le M ehold. 9 lls W . , Day-st.reet-Leasehold^l2s m v» w wee ]jy ■ Inkerman-Btroet• Leasebold.J^; ~ Kyber Pass.-Shpptod Dwelling, ~ Pratt-street-4 rooms,jCTSftlfl '■; U Kyber Pass-Shop.^^Sedi House.®: Collmgwoed-steeet-.New.6r°| c - ; gas,** 0 -__S_S4R_ n^S<'Bi ! S_J_SB^J?_*«ftrt Stewart-street,, Mount .Eden ..f,,., -_ House, £270 ■ ' _ . , . bay :«in_io w'*^ Norinan-strSet^ew -Hjjff&fei .'^^ Russeb-street w Homo. 4 roo fiatefc-flgS iClmrmingySeasid^ReiM^lM^ riew, witb 3^,acres,^der.cui ,_,,.„ Devonport:/gr^d yicW. ri^ero^i^«tia« SnWetHowe^ecUg^ f<^MPA^ffi^^^% 16Se^otiucklan^_^0.n^ to e^(0f roomod House » «fe#i



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."'Stf) Jacobs 0i1. ; ... , I QT. JACOBS OIL FOR, NEURALGIA!; SUFFERED FIVi! YEARS—CURED. Mr J. J. May, of Stratford, London, an old soldier nnd member of the Commissioners' : Corps, suffered with intense neuralgic pains in his head for fl ye years, from which there was no relief. Two applications of St. Jacobs Oil removed all pam, and it bos never returned. . .-:'■'■} -"-;<? SntU - ■ - SUFFERED AGONY ; TWO YEARS. ._. . CURED. -Wf," , ' .-.-..- ; Mr William Buchanan, for 24 years engineer in the Curiard Steamship Company's ser vice, 8, St; John's Road, Kirkdale.Liver^ pool; .writes-T-v':! suffered.-two years, of i ~ asony from an affection in tbe head which '.six .^physicians pronounced : incurable. • Thoy^vere divided in opinion as towbether ■ c it was'acute neuralgia of the headorrheu maticjaffection of the brain, but aU agreed that. I, could never,./recover. In niy ,- /par.oxysms of pain it .needed-two ana «o*iietitnes tbreo men to hold me down'in ived. Wbep at death's door, St. Jacobs OH ■. "was applied to my, head. It. acted-.like magic.: It saved niy life..' I'am' well and hearty, and have had no return of the trouble.' . .;• . • ;: SUFFERED IN HEAIT.AND FACE. ..." ,//". ../," ;,CURED... , : ,,,. For over one year Mr C. H?Palriier,'Secretary '"'.' of tho Conservative Defence Association, ! ■ and Overseer of the .District ,of. Islington, suffered* from neuralgia in, his, face and ', bead, arid rheumatism'in his limbs." No ' treatriient did" him'^any good until 'St. i Jacobs Oil was applied, when every trace of pain in the bead and limbs ,waa removed ,;. asif by.riiagic^; ~_/,-•/....,' .„, ////.. " ; .-L TORTURED -WITHOUT HOPE!' > | '■' Missr TWbmey,' :csshier for Mossrs Har-1 rington and Son; ono of tbe oldeetbusiness ~; houses in .Cork, writes, under date July 23, ./ ,18854." For Some timo I suffered torture frbmneurolgia; and tried several remedies " invain. A Ttind friend suggested that I j.i; . should try St Jacobs .Oil. without bope I did so, and lam happy.to state that after ■',-. a'few applicatioris I was quite relieved i;'} frompairi. rJi\ .'■'- ''• if,-! "'■''■'■{ ft!sisn>all9*i I" N. PAIN- .NINE. MONTiIS-CURED: : For more than nine months Mr Harry X ; • , Afrritip, carpenter, in the" Royal Arsenal, '' ■ . Woolwich, suffered from neuralgia-' in the . head.'.Hocould obtain no relief from any :. !>j remedy, but a few. applications/of' St. > Jacobs Oil .removed all pairi,. and cured ■ :.'./. hirii. :-';. ::.',' /'""'!.'"" ' ,•'.' ' .'" Unceasing-raWcured'. ..: ; &'vp i'J • '. "241, High Holborn, London, E.G. -[~" Uutil a friend advised me,of the great/value / . ,of St. Jacobs.Oil.as a ' Conqueror of Pdiri,' - ' 1;' 1 had b.cn a groat saifferer from rieuralgia !" ' to my face and bead, arid had'riever been ~ •i• i a ble to obtain a remedy ,to ease the pain., I ,'. i; .procured abottle,oftthaOil.the,coritentsof ",.'. which/ well rubbed oft,' completely ire | "moved-all paifai'aud T'lhave'-riot; been •■. i troubled withrieuralgia since. fsriiJdoioTft ;•,.. -j 0 ,.■-.».,.. ; :u ~,;, Sidney C.^H. Wokd^l ,/././ "l^olesale ,Agents, Aucklarid--.' it "^iS* HAUTfiAWAY'S ! ft Peerless "'_-H__ 'Riiw g: UIUUMi g m A lecessKy In averf ™ il *®S$M ;fan,i|y- it blades and g •■- i^Sy polishes Ladies'-and _| / gJ^SS Ghlldren ys ßqots, -Ba 5| f^^^i Shoes, Bubbars and s |;^SI Sais* w,i&out f g,vßssa''s^ction« *1 boston, !ia.e». Is coficeded td to' C.L.iiAUTHAWAY.ftBONS 9 ■ 881& 233 Congress Street, Bosto_u 7i