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Ashburton Herald, Volume I, Issue 213, 2 December 1878, Page 2

A spread eagle orator wanted the wings C« of a bird to fly to every village and hamlet in'the broad land ; but he wilted when , t a small boy in the crowd sang out—- “ You’d be shot for a goose before you had flied a mile. ” Bad Luck. —The luck, whatever that maybe, of some people is truly bad. *A young gentleman in a Ballarat lawyer’s, office drew Calamia in one of Miller's £IOOO sweeps for the Melbourne Cup, and • thinking, no doubt, that his horse was too much of an outsider to be near the front at the end of the race, sold his chance back to Miller for-£26, who thus pockets the principal prize himself. Strangers coming to reside in Ashburton, need not be at any loss to find the best lishment to visit and purchase their drapery. ■'.» clothing, and general stores. Leaving the J Railway Station and turning down Havelock--Street, they will see the establishment of A. 0. Aitken & Co., who are now offering special advantages, which exceed any before offered to the public. Keeping at all times a very large and exceedingly well assorted stock, of all classes of goods, bought in the best.mar-: kets and on the most favorable terms, enables them—to use trade parlance— “ the thing well;” in fact the goods offered dy;. them are such as cannot be excelled either in quality or price by any in the trade and are marked at such prices that making any abatement is unnecessary, and the most inexperienced are enabled to buy their good* as favorably W the best ■ ,A