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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Duke of Marlborough is going into business aa a market gardener and grower of orchids. It he keeps steady, and advertises well, he may make a good thing of it. The eight yearlings by the New Zealand sire Sir Modred, offered at Mr Haggins's sale m New York on the 26th June, averaged £425 flioh. The " Buenos Ayrea Standard" announces that 800,000 negroes from the United States, with a oapital of £400,000, are about to emigrate to that republic and form an agricultural oolony m the Chaoo. Edison has a oontraot from the Spanish Government to build a flying mhohine, to be worked by an eleotrio battery on the ground, from which photographic views can be taken of the position of an army. The Bey] Walter Harper, incumbent of St. Miohael'a, Ghrißtohuroh, preaohed yesterday, morning and evening, at St. Stephen's. Thero was a very large congregation at both services, and the discourses wore generally very muoh appreoiated. •' Commandant " Herbert Booth, the third son of the general of the Salvation Army, is expeoted to reaoh Now Zealand, having sailed from London on the 11th August. Mr Booth bos ohargo of the training homes, and is assisted by 140 stan officers. Ninety oases of cheese Bent Home by the Fairfax faotory (Southland) Bold m London for £287. It cost £80 to got it Homo and sold, of whioh £49 odd was for freight at Id per lb, and £12 odd for railage to port. Another lot of 119 oases sold for £801, of whioh the makers only got £184. The first lot netted 3Jd, the second 2Jd per lb. Borne time ago there was considerable talk as to whether a profitable market oould not be found for New Zealand produce at Bio de Janiero. The Waiketo Dairy Faotory made a trial shipment of cheese only, alaß, to find when they got tho account sales that a loss of £40 had been made on the two tons of oheeßO shipped. Mrs Crawford, who was aßsooiated with tbe soandalous Dilke divoroe oase, and who seemed to be tho flightiest of the 'flighty, kas beoome a member, \t is said, of the Wesleyan Methodist bq^y. Jn the'rnisßion work oj the West Und of London Mra Crawford is one of the moßt self? saorifloing and energatio helpers, and frequently takes part m the aervioe at St James' Hall. ' Sorvioe was oonduoted at the Wosloyan Church yesterday morning by Mr W. T. Glover, who also addressed a crowded meeting at tho Salvation Army Barracks last evening. At a Committeo meeting of the Alliance Auxiliary, held on Saturday night, final arrangements wore mado oonoorning the demonstration to tako place at tbe Oddfollows' Hall this eyening, but m oonßequenco of tho flooq 1 Templar Lodges being engaged guile up to tho time whon Mr Glovor'a meeting will oommenoe, it was deoidod to abandon |he proposed procession. From tho energetic way ijn whioh tbe Oommjfctee aro arranging all dotails, combined wjth the well-known abilities of Mr Glover, and tho promise of oxcellent muaio, it is oxpeotod that the accommodation at tho Oddfellows' Hall will be taxed to its utmoßt to-night. Mr Bnxton, M.H.K., takes the chair at 7.30 p.m. 41 A mother " writea from Biverton to the " Southland News " complaining of the manner m whioh tho burial of the late J. MurrUon, who waß a seaman on board tho b.b. Eakanui, and who died on the passage: from Dunedin to Biverton, was oarried out. Tho body, she states, was oarried ashore m an old tarpaulin, intprred m tbe plpthea worn by tho dooeaßed— ioreey, tfrouserß, oto." Even tho boots would hayabeen left pad hot a bystander taken upon himself to romovo them. It is also stated that none of the oflloera or orew follpwed the remains to tbn cemetery, and the copdugt of all ppncprnpd js ouaraotdrißcd as heartless m the extreme. Tb.e pprfeeppudeJlt adds;— " One more question, and that ia— Why was there po inquest ? The papers say be died of heart disease, and I don't say he didn't, but bow oould an? person tell when there was no examination of the body, not even tho olothes removed.

Houoway's Ointment and Pills.— I Glad — Some constitutions have a tender <0f to rhuematism, and are, throughout the» iU, borne down by its protracted tortur »i Let such sufferers bathe the affected piutsV»ith warm brine, and afterwards nib m this soothing ointment. They will find it the best means of lessening their agony, and, assisted by Holloway's Pills, the surest wav of overcoming their disease. More need not be said than to requ.egt few Kays 1 , trial' Of this safe and soothing treatment, by|which the 1 disease; will ultimately -be 1 completely swept away.. Pmns that would make a giahtshutfder 1 sire assuaged without difficulty by Hplloway'tj eahy and 4hexpensive remed^ 9# whicb comfdirt ty J lift?. .% "«iid ? - l " '

August has proved the coldest and wettest month of this year so far. The rainfall was muoh above the monthly average. At the B. M. Court this morning, before Mr D. Thomaß, J.P., John Bryan who was up on Saturday for drunkne°s, waß again brought up, charged with a similar oflenoe. He was sentenced to seven daya imprison, xnent. A sample of the roller skates to be used at the Rink de Pftris, is to be Been m the window of Mr H. G. Flower, Town Hall, the pnnoipal, we notioe, being " The Henley Steel Spring Olub, and " The Monaroh " Bkateo. The Orioket Olub is likely to take a new life, and if the interest displayed m getting the ground m order is any index of the interest to bo taken m the game duriDg the season it may at once be said that the season will be a very prosperous one. A stranded balloon was dftaovered m the wood near Duluth, Minn., recently. The dead and half decayed body of the aeronant was found on the limbs of a tree. There is no olue to his identity. It is supposed the balloon ascended from some southern point last spring and wai wreoked m a gale. There is nothing like dreaiing your looa itemß m rhetorical finery, even if you do have to come to plain English at the end. See an example: A paper desoribeß a fire, saying that " the red flames danced m the heavens, and flung their fiery arms about like a blaok funeral pall, until Sam Jones got upon the roof and dashed them out with some pails of watar." The Rifle matoh between the First Canterbury Battalion and the Second Battalion of the Devonshire Begiment of regulars, has been won by the former by 15 points the soores being—Canterbury 766 pointß, Devonshire 751. The teams were ten men } seven shota at 200, 300, and 400 yards. The volunteers fired with Snidero, and the regulars with Martini-Henria. It is somewhat suggestive as to the true nature of this age of athletioa sports and exeroisea that official returns show fifty jW cent, of the recruits who qfi er themseWin England for military to be rejeoted as physically deficient by the dootors. An explanation ia^given m the education oraze, whjch-/umong the rest, drives the population "bt the country into the towns. But, m any case, the faot is significant and alarming. The " Euroa Advertiser " states that a private letter lately reoeivad by a resident of Euroa conveys the information that Captain Moore, who, it will be remembered, was m the Company of Miss Laura Swain some months sinoo when she unfortunately met with a melancholy death by drowning, and was acquitted of being the cause of her death, has committed suioide, leaving a written admission to the effeot that ho purposely threw Miss Swain over the Yarra Bridge. A report from China conveys the information that until reoently the present Emperor had eight nurses, twenty-five farmers, twenty, five palanquin-bearers, ten umbrella-holders, thirty physicians and surgeons, seven gastronomioal direotors, twenty-seven inferior oooks, fifty waiters and messengers, fifty dressers, and other attendants to the number of four hundred. Seventy-five astrologers, sixteen tutors and sixty priesta oared for his spiritual and mental welfare. Pig tails are of somo use after all, for Theodore Leuro says he could not think of cutting them off. He says:— The tails are the thermometers wbiohindioate the animal's oondition. If not feeding well, not thriving, if his food does not agree with him, the tail will begin to straighten. The sicker the pig the straighter the tail, While the conventional curl retains its plaoe there need be no anxiety about the pig. If a double ourl be seen he may be regarded as m perfeot condition. The awful consequences of " mean advertising" are shown by the following :—" A man down on the south aide put a sign m his window whioh read: *Boy Wanted.' A few hours later passers-by saw him jerk it down wrathfully and tear it up while he gave vent to some bad language. Finally a neighbour approaohed and asked the oause of his anger, when it was learned that his wife had just presented him with triplets." If he had "used the columns of the local paper" instead of his window he would have got exaotly what he wanted.— American paper. The •• Otago Daily Times " reports that Messrs Beid and Gray have just completed something novel m the way of ploughs m the shape of a combined double-furrow, selfraising plough, with subsoil and draining attachment. The plough may be used either as a double-furrow plough, as a'aubsoiler, or as a drain plough, or the three things combined. The drain plough has two straight coulters and a special board, and it may be set so as to out a drain 12 m deep, 14 m wide at the top, and lOin wide at the bottom, or a larger or smallef drain if required. The plough is also fitted with a self-raising attaohment and a Beat for the driver, and is a most oompltea labour-saving machine m every way. Mr John Bid well, runholder, of Wairarapa, was tho originator of the idea of making a plough of this kind, and him had one— also made by Messrs Reid and Gray— workjpg for some time, whioh has given great satisfaction, A meftfng of the Licensing Committee for the Borough of Ashburton was held at the Courthouse this morning. Present Messrs T. Scaly (chairman), D. Thomas, F. T. Mayo, and D. McLean. The Olork to the Benoh, Mr J. B. Oolyer, said that since the last meeting one of the members, Mr A. Harrinon, had sent m his resignation. This had been forwarded to the Government, and Mr F. T, Mayo had beon appointed m Mr Harrison's stead.— A traaafear of the license of th« Boyal Hotel from Margaret Toppin to Henry Davis, was granted. — Application was made for the transfer of the lioenso of the Central Hotel to Alex Kelly. Sergeant Felton said that the conduct of the house under the previous licensee had beon very bad, so much go that tho owner ejeoted him. Under, DJJr felly's management, however, a great improvement had taken plac,e. ' Alterations and repairs, were m progress where necessary, and %\io. gother the houso was being conducted m a oreditable waj. The furniture waa not yet so complete as the pojioo would like to see it, but Mr Kelly was attonding to this matter. The police had no objootion to the transfer as aßked for. The transfer was accordingly granted. Sergeant Felton aßked the Benoh to remind the licensee to be careful m the management of the house, booause if there wbb any future cause of complaint the polio.c, would apply for tho license to be cAodetted, If the former licensee had icema'ined In the house the pol^o would have objeoted to » renewal. The Bonoh, m compliance with tho request of Sergeant Felton, adviaod tho applioant to oontinuo to oonduot the house m his prosent careful manner. This was all the business. SANDER and SON.S' EUCALYPTI EXTBAOT.—Jn promotion of the worl& wide fame our manufacture has acquired all over tho globo, wo publish the following -.—Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology an* Diseases of tho Mind and Nervouß System, says m an editorial published m the •♦ Olinioal Becord : "— •• We havo examined half-a-dozen Bpeoimens of difforont manufactures; the preparation of Sander and Sonß was the only one that proved to bo reliable and correspond, ing to Boientifio tostß." Another cpnoootion,' called " Refined Extract ot, Euoalyptus " has mado its appear.anoo since. This produot stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious eoebts. That gentleman Communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Sooiety of Viotoria, that a child living at Fitzroy beoame most eoriously Undisposed Inrough its use. In another catjo, a .lady Btatea on the strength of qtatu,tory declaration thty she Buffered, pr«plly from the ofleots of W Bam,e oopcpoty>a. To guard the high reputation of. our raanufa.6tn.rQ wo fee Warranted m exposing tho above foots, and desire the publio to. oxeroise care and precaution whon. buying SANDER and SONS.— (Advt.) 7

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1934, 3 September 1888, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1934, 3 September 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1934, 3 September 1888, Page 2

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