It Shines For All.” ‘ol VII—No 48 MILVERTON, ON’ T., PERTH €0., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, (898 MALCOLM MacBETH, Editor and Publisher The Busy Corner Some things in this list stand out more special than others and those interested enough), to come early will have the advantage over} These values will sell fast later shoppers. enough without much We make special mention this week of a special department o Crockery an which we want everybody to see, the of Dinner Setts, China, etc., ever shown in Milverton. forbids us quoting prices this week. stock advertising. f d Glassware Tea Setts, give you prices later. In Xmas Toys, Nuts and Candies we quote the following prices. TOYS As usual we carry a_large| assortment such as Games, Purses, Jack in Box, Guns, Pails, Dolls, Tea Setts and| Toys of every description. CANDIES Chocolate. . Gum Drops Le 5C Ib. Brown Mixed Ie 5c. Ib. largest Fancy Space Will SCHOOL MATTERS REVIEWED. After weeks of faltering and cung- ing and eaucusing in holes and corners, the members of the school board, or at least some of them, suiprnoned enough courage to vall a meeting for the pur- pose of engaging a teacher, though the wishes of the people of Milverton were not at all consulted im the selection made. ‘The chairmap and secretary were guilty of gross breach of faith in opening and hawking about applica- tions and testimonials which should have remained sealed until the board met. Weask the public if conduct like this adds dignity to the manage ment of public affairst But this is only the crowning act of a year and a half of the fully of men who have not the moral courage to again face the electorate of the village, and who have shown themselves during their aah ef office as the most minature, despot acrimonous, virile and Tessact ces of nondescripts that ever were trusted with public affairs. They totally lack executive ability as is shown by the fact that they have acted the part of blunder-devils in ore that they he set their hand t his farce- lady" ‘quartette made wake first grand bow to the galleries in their attempted dismissal of Keen with scenic effects, but the audience tired of the play, and before the curtain rung down onthe last act, panic seized the manager and a tragedy was nearly the result of the farce. The secretary was dispatched in post haste to Stratford to consult Miss Keen’s solicitor who was asked just to name his price and settle, with the result that this village paid the piper to the tune of $47, and there is more to pay yet. They then without rhyme or reason dismissed Miss McFarlane who | was acknowledged generally to ing good work and it would be hard to suade the ratepayers even at the resent day that they hadn’t made a Continuation classes were then es- tablished and pushed with so much vat that primary work was consider- 0 be too insignificant for the at- eiagnate of the school and the am- bition of the trustees an Leaving classes were also established for the "benefit of the chosen and the ratepayers of Milverton are aske go down into their pockets to pay the expence while their own children go comparatively untutored. In making thes» strictures we may state that we have no desire to cast. any. reflections upon Mr, Ewing, the Principal, whose We give you strictly new Nuts at cold storage prices. Almonds. Groceries Blue Ribbon "Tea 10 lbs Choice Coffee California Raisins 15c. tb Package Glendo 1 1b. Tin of —~At 25¢. Ib. ‘TIN BOXES. * Lemonsiand Oranges Next Week. n Tea Our Clothing Department Another lot of those heavy Freize Coats came to hand which are going at the old price $6.00 or $5.50 Cash, worth $8.00 A nice Beaver Ove ‘Cash. Arnnice line of Children’s Suits, single|" rcoat at $6.50 or $6.00 double breasted, a dandy at $3.00 Cash. Give us a call. LOTH & GUENTHER. MILVERTON. time, we believe, was fully occupied to depend for a continuation class up- on the one lone star that passed his Public School Leaving last summer ani who is now the king pin of the coach the son of an outsider who hasbeen making himself opprobrius in Milver- ton schoul matters Apart from the pecusiar modes troduced in running the classification of the school, general matters are con- ted in a hap-hazard, stip-shod manner. Contractshave been let bythe chairman without consulting the board; it was only the other day that # trans- ient blackboard finisher came along and engaged to put a slate finish on the boards for $17. He hadn’t hardly go out of the village fe the rate- Fayers’ good mon is pocket be- fore the so called finish pe curling up and dropping upon the floor; but the chairman, no doubt, holds. a guarantee from this man who is here to-day and away to-morrow, and we advise him to tie it up with a blue ribbon and put it away in a drawer for future reference or as a memorial of his folly. h it was claimed by the Con tinuation class enthusiasts that the 8 the other day for the paltry sum of $50. lucing it toa matter of dollars and cents a good Leaving class would have been much more profitable and much more general satisfaction would have been obtains Now if the ratepayers want Junior ites classes. cai rried on at their wi to see are, and the school continue jn its ralized state, why revurn es masters incompetance election day. on ‘The City of Stratford is about to spend $75,506 for waterworks, q in-| pient, after a pause, excl these | it w: “Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind, The foul cubs like their parents are.” A traitor once, a traitor always. No more one man school boards. ‘The sons of Ishmael ure multiplying, There are people who just waste lies. Tf there were no oysters, there were plenty of clams. There are oyster-stews and stews without oysters Triumphal fometing i is still a custom among Seat vines suppers without oysters have isemihs fashionable. nthe man that has malignity petritied in his features. The motto of the knave is to down the man that tells the truth. The most beguiling snake often possesses the rankest venom. The world, the flesh and the devil have ite exemplification. . Some men resemble a pigmy statue carved out ofa guano bed with a muck rake. Beware of the man that has an idea whole tip and that others are nob to be consideret Mr. Wilham Livingston says that it is his intention to retire frot school reason why: he couldn’t save 2 his deposit were he eeper. The pnblie will likely have an oppor- late to judge how ee auras and office. Ignorant Ratepayer—Say, what oes B.A. mean? Intelligent. Trustee —Why, don’t you know what e i ie high means — — ne of them fellers alta! big aA Arihmeto—any school boy knows As there es in the affairs of men when ae at the flood lead on to be waves when whe quicker than the nicitation of a Thomas OverHEarD iN Caucus. — “Well gentlemen,” aid the chairman with a patronizing air, “my experience has een that titles lend dignity in a more than ordinary degree and 1 would his whiskers. But before the Dock could answer Holy Willie, eager to air of this para information the reci- aimed, ‘well T think we should hire a married man, them bachelors is allus givin’ trouble goin’ round foolin’ girls, and more than that they ain’t never settled on their work. No, I don’t favor no bachelor.” “But,” pur in the chairman, “if you di not take a asin ol no good ex man who ney ‘amarebl tials as a teacher, but who is guilty of having a brother who is on good ter with the citizens of Milverton general- ly and that kind of thing must not be wlerated, and ro as trustees are bound by our oes of offic a sting- ing rebuke.” “ell,” said the tall man “that of course alters the case there ain’t no use in takin’ a home man when you can get one from down near Quebec for just a hundred dollars more. It makes it look bigger to geta feller whav’s a long ways of guess Ti vote for a bachelor but at the same. my own opinion runs fora man what's married.” Holy Willie at this juncture felt it to be expedient to say something and declared that it was against all reason toexpect to have a man engaged as teacher who could com mand a circle of friends in Milverton for would not he then be, surely antagonistic to us who have no friends! This argument was clinching, ever complacent John took the pipe out 0! his ee and nodded his assent anc then and there decided thar Wika ide nee ci apply. SRE aS The Model school examinations are in progress now the Stratforc Collegiate Institute, _ ! run against Wendall Hoffert for pound-'| k (. 8. Kerteher, Proprietor. A Christmas Store Indeed“ You will visit this store at Christmas if you can? It will, pay you for your time and trouble. The store is like fairyland, you get waited on court- ously, and the goods are entertaining and beauti- ful. Here are a few of the Dolls we have : Dolls Jointed d’ble jointed Rubber China Dressed. Kid bodies Dolls from Ic. x|to $1.50 each. Some people would rather buy at the Red Flag Store than at wholesale houses. WHY ? “| Sound ° Advice.. Buy your Xmas Goods early ; if you can come in person vou will find Less irritation from crowds FULLER STOCK to select fiom QUICKER SERVICE And so you will have.