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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1724, 24 December 1887, Page 3

I CHEISTIAS ANDJEW YEAE, The " Zealandia " Boot Store HAS made epecial preparation for tho ITcri lay time, and is BELLING at the LOWEST possiblo PRICE, Ucods suiablo Kr Presents, etc., together with the usual EVE HYDAY LINES. CONE AND Si E FOR YOURSELVES. Everyone can bo suited, bolh m PivlCE and QUALITY, mil the Stock ia 1 rger and better soiled than anywhere c s\ GIVE THE ''Z. 8.5." A TRIAf.-, AND YOU WILL GET THOROUGH SATISFACTION. "ZEALAtfBIITBOOT STORE, EAST STBEBT. " H- M- JONES- ~~~~ / J'IHE Revolution of tima has brought us to another ORTSIS m the History of Life JL culminating m the arrival of SANTA GLAUS, who is expected here between the 24th and 25th inst. To ailord a propsr and fitting reception of the above mentioned distinguished visitor, the undersigned has procured from the best Market a LABGB and VARIED assortment of STATIONERY, B3OKS, TOYS, FANCY GOODS GLASS and BASKET WABE, ORNAMENTS, and other GOODS too numerous to particularise. ' OPENING OF NEW PREMISES. In order to extend aad facilitate Business, the Proprietor -has erected large and commodious premises adjoining the Somerset Hotel, East Street, which will be opened temporarily for the XM AS tiade. GOME AND SEE THE Is TABLES ! COMIC AND SEE THE 6d TABLES I All (' ooda marked m plain figures at lowest possible prioea. OOMB ONE ! COME ALL ! ! 00MB EARLY TO AVOID THE CRUSH. SCHOOLS LIBERALLY DEALT WETH. SMALL PROFITS, LARGE AND QUIOK RETURNS is the MOTTO of the Proprietor. 12 9 F- AND D, DUNCAN", WILLS STREET, ASEBURTON. IiESTDES the ordinary Implements m use on Farms, we ara manufacturing the followinff • > GOBSE uUTTEKS, Keir'B Patent, simple, strong, effective, and c'aeapf Tais Machine m fuuy seenrei under Letter's Patent, and all the parts thereof. Anyone iafrinsini? a»ld Patent rights will be pros3cat9d. a b DISO HARROWS, tha Bimpest, cheap3st, most convenient for handling, and most effective Disc Harrow m the Markofc. DRILLS, b 7 Btricfc nttontion to the wanta of the Farming Conraumiy, we have beca enabled to produce the beßt DRILL yet made m TSew Z aland. We have, after due consideration, adopted the SPOON FEED Car Drilh will, therefore, drill any kind of SEED oc oml?^ Turnip tfeed to Beaun; English 01 American Ooult.rs same prhe. STALKER'S AUTOMATIC FEEDERS for Throwing Miwshinea. Althagh the cantos of KnglißQ Growers has been at work on th'.s question for the Isat 23 yeirs, id has been reserwd ;2 r a w!S. e «»i J^ r «r ld t0 ?? lye . fcbe Problem. We have every confidence m recomnundine these FEEDERS. We wou'd ask Machine On-nera not to listen to interested peraonßwhd decry these FEEDERS, bat to apply to anyone who his given them a FAIR TRIAL, Wo mention the following gentlemen aB being experience! and successful Threshers, who have used our FEEDERS with satisfaction to thercsolvoa an J their 01 cats :— MR THOS. PERKS, MR NELSON EDEN, MR JOHN MOORHBAD. Anyone desiring information ro our FEEDERS, can obtain the same from any of theaa Qsutiemen. Repairs to Machinßry. We are favorably situntid for repairing every claaß of Machinery. Castings of every deßCiiaiion m Caifc Iron, Steel, Brass, or MalUble Oast fcr repairs, canba had from U3 on the shortest notico. Repairs to Reapers and Binders. We keop a large Block of extras for repairinc these Machines, and wo have a number oi improved fittings, jnepaira effsoted m a proper mamwr on the shortest notice, and at reasonable prices. 12JI84: J. KEIR, Mana K er. STILL AHEAD OP ALL OTHERS, ' AND THIS IS ENDOESED BY THE BUYING PDBUC. SALES FOR 1886, 46,667 MACHINES. fW\B IS record etanda unparallerl. It ia laid before the pabHo as the best evidfliiJt J of the merit of the WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and BEAPKKSThis exhibit of Paleß showing at once their volnme and their raaTvolloas growth f has always had, and must continue to have, 8n irresistible iiafluence upon the judgment of the farmer m determining what make of machine it la practically and economically his interest to own The best possible test of the merit of machinery Is rrraparlaon. This is the tesi npon which we aro BatJafied to rest the claima of the WALTER A. WOOD HA.RVESTING MACHINES. Each yeat'a addition to the record of aaleß contributes to the valne of the teet. It will bo seen that more than 45,000 machines have been placed Jn the hands of the farmerß during last eeaeon, and it Is everywhere known that these farmers unite In the verdict that the harvesters, binderß, mowers and reapers that do the beat woik m tho grain field and hay field, that are most readily understood and operated by the driver, that are most easily drawn by the team, end t that last the longeet, ata those that bear the came of WALTER A.. WOOD. •mmc which. these maohlnes have lorg made familiar m all civilised parts of the world, DURABILITY OP THE WOOD MACHINES. Sales of t repairs less than for any other Machines. It lo a fact attested by agents who sell them, and by farmers who nae them, thai Wood's Machines requires far less repairs than any other machines m nee. N« other harvesting machines are 8 a durable and free from breakages. E. FEEBIMAN, Aslibiirton, Agent. AGAIN VICTOBIOUS 1 flflE latest Honors-first prfza-Gold Medal and 500 francs awarded to the I- Walter A. Wcod Binder, after a three days' Government trial, at Melon, Annce. MoOormlck Wood-f rame 2nd, Hotnaby 3rd „„...._,. The "Cultivator and Country Gentleman "says.:--" The trial at Mean wa a grind success. It was attended by the French Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, and tb Department Director, aB well aB irany other French Government officials. M, Rr^llldre, In^pector-Generalvf Agriculture, having persoral direction. Tho result has been published m the leading Amer can dame- oast-west— north and south— ln the following cable despatch, whloh was cilpyed from tha Sew York Tribnne," of 11th A gnat, 1887 :— A Government flarrebter and Binder Contest wbb held near Melon July 29, 30, 31, tho most important Eoropean contest Blnce 1885. The WALTER A. WOOD Machine received first pr'^-goid oedal and 500 franca. MoOormlck Wood-framo, second ; Hornaby, third MoOormlck St iVktm JtoWiWi ••» ' T atoft Bj v»A Aolsbos«t a Maohloes aloo compete* to th|