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Western Star, Issue 835, 16 April 1884, Page 3

An American woman is shrewder than her English sister. She knows how to educe good out of evil. Recently, at a meeting of temperance women, an old lady said.—“l know something of the evils of rum. I have buried three husbands, and all were bard drinkers. But I am glad to say 1 did not fight with them. As soon as I found they would drink, I got them to insure their lives heavily, and let them go ahead. Ah me! each one one of them died from the effects of liquor, but thanks be to kind Providence each death netted me a clear 10,000dols. That husband of mine is three times the man lie was before lie began using “Well’s Health Renewer.” Druggists. The New Zealand Drug Company, agents. {See fourth page.) Wanted. ANTED 12THREE-HORSE TEAMS for gravelling Trig E road, Limestone Plains. Good wages given. Apply on Ihewoi/ immediately to P. SHERIDAN. Sales by Auction. WEDNESDAY, 16th APRIL. STOCK SALE, THORNBURY. X R. MILLS & Co. will hold their next * regular monthly sale of stock, &c., at Poster’s yards, on the above date at 1 o’clock, and sell on account of various vendors — 150 Prime Pat Sheep Crossbred Lambs SilOO loßß ' ® wes 6 y Head Pat Bullocks Head Mixed Cattle Steers in good forward condition First-class Crossbred Weaner 2-tooth Lincoln Rams. Draught Mares and Poals Swing and d.f. Ploughs. Vendors will oblige by communicating particulars to Mr Poster, Thornbury, or the auctioneers, Riverton. FOR PRIVATE SALE. HO ACRES FREEHOLD, 44 ACRES LEASE. - SOUTHLAND’S FINEST LAND. XXTTLLIAM TODD, instructed by Mr Patrick Sheridan, offers for sale by private treaty — Sections 12 and 13, Block 8, Jacob’s Eiver Hundred, containing 110 acres, more or less, freehold ; also 44 acres held under lease, which has 16 years to run —valuation on expiry. About 99 acres of this beautiful property is in English grass, subdivided into six paddocks, surrounded with English trees, distant eight miles from Riverton, on the main road to the Otautan ; first-class gravel road to the door; within 40 chains of Groper’s Bush Railway St .tion part bush—col lage, barn, arid milu-shed, first-class selection in "Western District; guaranteed to grow wheat crop with any river flat. Lind—the whole surrounded wi.h five fence and barbed wire—a Government school adjoining. For p rice and particulars apply at once to P. Sheridan, on (he property, or William Todd, auctioneers Esk street, Invercargill. Terms—One third ash, onc-lhird in (wo years, and one-third in three years j interest 7 per cent.