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PAGE 8, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1980, WIIITBY FREE PRESS Between You and Me 13% RUTII COL!S ~ÂJ. Today, the day before Christmas, 1980, a few lines from the Whitby Chronical, December 1880. 'THE BETTER PART' "What would I be? " said a beautiful girl, as she shoo k back the cuils from her face, "l'Il tell you;ý I'd be the belle of the bail, and move with iniperial grace, ~AR E YouUp -30E ~yo TO BAKING?% , SAVINGSX We ore hors for your complote baking neods. S HOLIDAY HOURS open Dec 24,10-5, Closed 25 & 26 Open 27th 108, 29th, 30th 10-9, 31st 105 REOffl Jan 5, 10-6 SPECIALS VALID UNTIL Dec 31 White quantifies aest SDolng Your Christmas Baklng? SAil candy - chocolate buds SMacaroons etc........................................... 99 lb J Snack crackers....................................... 1.00 box SAmbassadors party pies........................... ...... 99 350g Nutty club peanuts.. .......... ........... .......89 10 oz bag "~Honey........................0l Apple& lemon pie fIIing ..................... .............. 49 lb Cherry & Blueberry pie fI iing ....S. . g.......te r............. 99 lb 12 bags of .25 boxes of candy , ........... ............. 99 SVoortmnan christmnas cookies ............................. 79 2 pkg Almonds ........................................ 1.99 %lb pkg. SCA R M.EN 792948 South of Wanworth DSO NT BAKING PRODUCTS t avo 320 M.rwood Ave., Unit 3, Oshawa Were In the Industriel Mail Whitby' s Xmas in 1880 I'd glory to see brave men at my feet as I swept by in satin and pearîs, My eyes should be azure, and the.goldenrays thrown out from my lustrous curis. " 4 4What wouid I be? " said a maiden fair; and thoughtful the light ini ber*eyes "I'd write stirring words, and bring out the spel that in today's harmony lies, I'd rouse up the heart with my melodies sweet, and nerve men with words trite and strong and gather the tributes of praise and fame that ever to genious belon. I'What would I be? " said a gentle one, as she smiled with a heavenly grace, "1I'd bind up the woundsand dry ail the tears from poverty's thin pallid face; I'd scatter iiy.gold in the path's of the poor None should hunger and none should be sad, I'd throw precious gifts like incense around and make every heart young and glad. As the seraph stood by, he said with a smile, as he kissed the last speaker's bright face "Thou hast chosen the mission which angels love; To perform it may God give thee grace For pleasure in vain, and beauty must die, and genius dies neyer to rise; But charity shines the bright gem of the earth, and glows brighter when set in the skies." Author Unkown Whitby ChÈonicle December 23, 1880. Need a Buffalo Robe? Great Clearance Sale - J.B. Powell & Co. Dominion Warerooms, Whitby Ont. How about your Christmas Liquor supply? Just meander down to King Street Oshawa, Neale & Deans, County Liquor Store, wholesale and retail. Port and sherry wines of superior quality, $5, $4, $3, and $2.50 an Imperial gallon. Native port and sherrry, $1.75 a gallon. First class cooking brandy $9.75 a gallon. Finest whiskeys in the market, $2 per gallonw, or $5 per case of one dozen botties. Lager beer for witner use, two dozen bottles at $1.25 per case. Stout $1.50 per dozen quarts or .75 cents per dozen pints. Tell me where our retail and wholesale liquor outiets now? How much better to have it on the open market and put free enterprise to the test. So here are a few figures to ponder. High school accounts, 1880, Town of Whitby, teachers salaries. Mr. Robinson, Head-Master, $1,400, other salaries range from $25, no doubt part time, $770, $402, $37.50, $18, $150, and s0 on. Fuel costs, $108.57 and cleaning and repairs amounted to $120.08. In 1880 school attendance was, High School, 205, Henry St. Sehool, 271 Dundas St. Sehool, 106, John St. School, 109. There was a population of 3349, an increase of 94. No doubt the graduates knew their three "R's". I wonder if any of them were refused admission to university because they could not speli or do math? 1 could not for lack of ime find any tax rates; no doubt in line with siaries of that time. Talking of spelling in these times I wonder what gremlin grabs my colurnn before it goest to print? I arn a good spelier and of course make the odd mistakes as I did when spelling Macbeans a few weeks ago; I wrote Mleans and realized a second later but forgot to correct it. I just thank God none of my Mistress' from B.S.S. live in or near Whitby. Anyone for a horse? Livery? The livery business will in future will be carried on by me at the old place, Royal Hotel and I respectfully solicit the patronage of the public. Godd harness' and comfortable vehicles--J.C. Pringle, September 1879, Whitby. Anyone need a tonic? Farmers, working men, professional men and everyman, requires at this- season of the year something to give tone to his systern and prepare him for work. Vitaline. In ail affections of the kidneys. Sold by al druggists, price $1 per bottle. The Gray Medicine Co. Toron- to. Does the Free Press carry ads from New York? Here is one from 1880. Manhood-How lost? How restored? We have recently published a new addition of Dr. Culver- wells Celebrated Essay on the radical and permanent cure without medicine of nervous debility, mental and physical incapacity, impedirnents of marriage etc. resulting from ex- cessivess. Priced in a sealed envelope, only 6t or two postage stamps. The celebrated author, in his admirable essay clearly demonstrates from thirty years successful practise, that alarming consequences maybe radically cured without the dangerous use of internal medicines of the use of the knife; pointing out a mode of cure at once simple, certain and effec- tuai, by means of which every sufferer, no matter what his condition, may cure himself cheaply, privately and radically. This lecture should be in the hands of every youth and every man in the land--The Culverwell Medical Co. New York. This ad from 1880 no doubt would keep many a youth and married man on the straight and narrow path wondering what dreadful fate lay ahead. More effectuai maybe than classes on sex education. But this is 1980 not 188. Nowadays everything is speeded -tlrùp, we have instant communication but in the long run the basics are the same. Have a happy but thoughtful time this Xmas and blessings to ail the children, the older ones and the sick. There is always a tomorrow to look forward to. 25% off ail merchandise *The Shoe Shoppe 40King Street West Corner King & Prince Streets Oshawa 571-1778 Mon.- Fri. 10 -9 Sat. 10 -6 Sizes 5to10 M 6½to 9V2AA