HowChristmasCame to the Poorhouse The Milverton aun rin tl As told by the Rose that grew in the Poorhouse Window, | jedy that will straighten the BY EDEN E, REXFORD. 1a tho best Local Newspa ae Perth. ft is est Acvertatey One day there came to the poorhouse a woman whose head was white Sipe toitae kill the pains and pangs i Kale asooae Subscription | With the snows of sixty odd winters, and never sadder sight this deplorable disease. $l per yea tri tly in advance. y—with fot so paid. —M. MacBeri, G.T. R. Time Table ‘Trains due to leave Milverton. corsa sour, jes 56 bm THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1905 Growing Old Before Your Time, Broken in spirit, weak in body, neryous and discouraged, Something is wrong, and each day sees you fail- ing away. Just one thing to Build up. ‘To do this, use Ferrozone. What a tonic it is! Appetite, why it makes you eat tremendously. Digest indeed you wil. Rich red blood will carry nourishment to every corner of the body, tired organs take on new life, color, spirit and ambition are re- stored, Perfect manhood and abound- ing health is the unfailing product of Ferrozone—try 1t, 50c per box every- where. as REPEL WELESLEY COUNCIL. The Municipal Council of the Tan ship of Weliesley met pursuant to journment on Monday, the 3rd day of Dec, 1906, at the Council Chamber, Crosshill, at 10 o'clock All members ef the Board were in attendance. obertson, the reeve, in th Me folld ide kosounta ere passed: A. Newton, bonus for 60 rods wire for 156 wire fence } p Bittler, 10 loads stone $2.80, J. Haid, .-filling in approach and cleaning ditch $2.50, Jac Bricker, gravelling and putting in culvert $9.00, Jas. McKay, Gryelien and gravel to pathmasters ‘m. Hahn, work on bridge $19.! a atts rata Oo., repairs to road aeesline se 85, Jos. Moser, erroneous- sed $2.15, Municipal ous supplies $5.23, Jas. Becht, rep ‘Ament, gravel $8.10 Geo, Allies, gravel $11.50, John Davari Josiah Bowman, gravel $6.60, gravel 80c, Boucher, gravel 3 60 John McKay, gravel $3 10, Jas. Brenner, cleaning ditch $3.00 ‘Hy. Runstedler, putting in culvert $2.00, Jas. Beggs, rep. culvert $1 Weidenhammer, for anitoxine $5. 50, John Gies, grav- elling, 5 days and rep. culvert $7. as, Ch, Frey, 464 loads gravel, 3 p $4.65, Thos Hillyard, 48 Yeats of gravel } p 4,80, John Volmak, irons for culvert, 22, p 20c, L. yaar di ‘unded $1.00, refunded $1.00, J. F. Chalmers, grav- el account 2.45, J. E, Koebel, tile $ 120, Adam Seal putting in cul- vert, ete. 3.75, J. K. Hammond, for} “ 100 yards gravel 10. 00, J.B. Lichty, « pipe account 328.15, Jon Shiki 163 i a 1.40, Joi 2 . Crawford, refund of statute labor 4.60, J. Gilliland, refand of statute labor 4.00, ennel, putting in calvert 2, 00, Peter Glebe, refund of tax 1.00, J, Rowing lum- ber account., } p. 9. 60, Thos. Dough- erty, compensation for sheep killed by dog 5.33, Geo, Fink, compensation for sheep killed by dogs 4.66, Louis Hub- 1, compensation for 2 sheep and 1 Dae killed by dog 16.00, John Boe- gel, compensation for 2 lambs killed by dogs 10.66, Geo. Vetter, filling in 2 approaches 15.00, A Martin, cedar timber and delivering same 3,00, Thos, Burnett, balance work on road mac! he ine 9.32, W. H. Knight, selecting of jurore and attending court. of appe: 7.00, E. R. Meyer, do 6.00 M. sey do 6.00, P. F. Schummer, do 6.00, A: B, Robertson, do 4 00, A. Shoemaker, conerete tile account 379.46, Peter Glebe, overpaid statute labor. 1. 00, ‘ohn McGoey, filling in on road 2.00, Ratz & Fieischauer, lumber acct. 83.- ¥ p3.50, E Roto sewer pipes, 4 eo. Vogan, cleaning ditch, p2.50, R. Lintick, rep. 2 culverts, P.6.00, W. Peffors gravelling per contract, Aa p 5. ssed that the sum sum . Fink, and the sum of $5 33 to Thos. Dougherty, allas com-| 0) pensation for Jc or lambs killed by a dog or dog: again at the Tp Hall, Crosshill, on Sate taney: Dec, 15, 1906, at 10 o'clock be PETER F. SCHUMMER, ». Clerk. ’s office, St. Clements, lec, 8th, 1906, Tunnisne | Have I seen—and I’ve seen full many!—than the poor, old wrinkled face, “I don’t want to die in the poorhsuse,” she said, with a heart-breaking moan. Al a.m| “Why couldn't they let me stay there?—it wouldn’t be long, I know!— x. re_{ alt, but one can pay too much for Il wet with tears as they left her in the pauper’s lodging place. nd the ae of the poor old creature would have touched a heart of stone. formly cures all much dreaded di ‘wastes, found in And end my days in the home? Ob, how can they treat me so!” os san ike eran and pass away ari hs pee of this Neetes as By and by she told me her story. Her husband had long been dead. in ” A ac My d to pure water. “He died when Benny, my youngest, wa3 ten years old,” she said. Ana then, when dissolved, these poisonous wastes “An’ 1,ve been so glad, so thankful, that he didn’t live to know freely pass from the system, and the cause of What was in the hearts of the children that he loved and trusted so. tism is gone forever. There is now no real need—no actual excuse to suffer longer with- “My children, be kind to your mother,’ he told ’em the day he died. ‘outhelp. We sell, and in confidence recommend | ‘T know you will care for her always,” an’ he called ’em to his side— | Robe: Marthy, Sarah y «Py children,’ said h ee uc Dr. Shoop’s Rheumatic Remedy THE PUBLIC DRUG STORE. H. sutton Ree ee AND “Robert, the oldest, was twenty when his father died, in May, ne he took things into his own han’s in a val geht kind o’ way. An’ if I tried to advise him he wouldn’t lis’en to ‘For women don’t understand b’isness, though they think they do,’ said he. “So it wasn’t long before Robert had everything all his own way An’ rather than live in a jangle, I didn’t have much to say, An’ it seemed as if Martha an’ Sarah had somehow got the idee That they knew better than I did, an’ they wouldn’t fis’en to me. ey an’ I—poor Benny, who loved me better than they— We knew that we wasn’t wanted, we felt we was both in the way; But we just hel’ fast to eath other, an’ he’d tell me of many a plan That was goin’ to make things diffrent when he got to be a man. New Raisins......... 12% cents “Tt seemed as if Robert jest hated the boy for his share in the farm, ne ae An’ he blamed him for this thing an’ that thing, tho’ he never was guilty of Gurantsne gina 1) harm; re eT € An at Inst I snid, ‘Benny, don’t stay here! Iti kill me to have you used so. Laser) oe eae Tvl be awful lonesome without you, but I'll stan’ it—jest pack up an’ go.’ Ne ated suas cee Io “ “An’ he went, ‘Run away,’ Robert told ‘em. ‘Good riddance, says Marthy| ,, ne ys she. Oranges: gcc. sacs 25 But it seemed as there'd ben a fuu'ral an’ the only mourner was eee g 4 Oh, Benny, my Benny, my baby! He loved me, an’ what saat 6 say EMODS. ..0-0ee see 30 Tf he knew I was here in the poorhouse, an’ they called me a pauper today!| « Prunes............ 10 “ ant an’ by, when Robert got marri'd, the girls said that they wouldn't stay] ,, 1 “ bossed ’round by: his wife; an’ left home, an’ they live in the city today. Peels,,0+5 <c0ssheas 20 ah rthy and a man that’s got money—they say he’s as rich as can be; i-Maraiatades to 8 Bat she! i let me die here in the poorhouse—an’ Sarah’s as cruel as she, “Robert's wife-she was allus ag'inst me, an’ Robert would say she was right An’ I couldn’t do nothin’ to suit ’em—it was find fault eae mornin’ to night. I tried hard to make ’em no trouble, I wanted to earn my o' But T couldn’t, an’ that is the reason I’m here in the pout is deg i: It was the morning of Christmas, and we heard the glad bells ring In the joy that comes at the birthday of Christ, our Saviour King, “The day'll bring gladness to most folks,” she said with a sorrowful sigh, “But when one’s homeless an’ friendless it’s the best of all blessin’s to die. 11ST SIS “I wonder if Robert, an’ Murthy, en’ Sarab’ll think to day 6 SBS ee TER. fe the mother they sent to the poorhouse, to get her out 6’ the-w a = st er ts Lage their Chris’mas dinner? God grant that they may uever Investigati on What ib tox hhave thsisohildces bua aginst ’em so, a Ghe Royal Commission showed THE The door swung back on its hinges to let the visitor pas “Mother! My poor, old mother, it’s Benny come back - last!” DOMINION TIRE She felt his strong arms round her, his kiss on her withered cheek, ‘And for one long, happy moment it seemed that she could ae cae Then, with a abe that choked her, she whispered, “Ob, m Thank God, f shan'e die in the poorhiouse!” And the bells all rang for joy! sae Clean Throughout Danger in Corn Saives and Wanted--Some Live Men. They usually contain avids and tlie the flesh. The one safe cure in liquid form is Putnam’s Painless Corn| Dead mi Extractor, which is purely vegetable, | Cemeteries. causes no pain and cures in one day. |™! Don’t forget the name— “Putnam's”. avay in the deep tomb, but if they es are dead to all the enterprise but of the narrow place of their own interests and yet persist. in walking around, moving their dry bones, calloused hearts and consciences wont to throb and pulse with vigor, they are only (Thamesvile Herald) ‘Well and Economically Managed. men are on. Representative for Perth County : M. M, BRICKER, Berlin, Ont. ——_+—___ Be Careful. Head Office : Waterloo, Ont. (Hamilton Times) There is silver in the ground at Co- Rheumatism| Thave found a tried and tested cure for Rho | § like the drone bee, in the way until even one ten-millionth interest in they are stung to death and dragged chance ts e cnater’ abba labee oo ches si oes outside the hive of legitimate indus- Find out what development lias. been [9+ ‘Twenty real live men are worth mada, what the capitalization is, what M™0Fe 10 the public generally than 1 cost of oparation is likely. to be. round full thousand of useless material Leave plenty of margin, for in noth- that lies around like rubbish in a ris- ing is margin neede so much as in|i?Stream that is.aching and foaming mining, and if you see a big thing in ie our pu and factories. Yes, .| what is left to be divided among the}/'¥¢ men bless, and dead men curse a )| shareholders you will not quite be seh les “going it blind.” LADIES’ NECKWEAR ee ese A Discovery Of Great Value Almost Dead of Bronchitis. oe eae ‘Because a Cure was Found for Few le have suffered more than wpe as ; Inflammatory Rhuematism. John P. Taylor, of D: nt, Today he is well and writes,— There are many types of rhuema- tism, but none worse than inflamma- tory. It was this kind that almost killed Mrs. Edw. Warman, of Kent Jet., zone has been vo me. Twas so bad with bronchitis sometimes I thought it would soon be over with me. Spell of choking would come on that left me prostrated and weak. Since using Catarrhozone I have had no Every known remedy she tried, trouble at all. i te: ate sal different doctors gave their advice, but the disease increased, Weak and despairing, she was at her wits’end when the remarkabl cure of Thos, Cullen was published. This gentleman was cured of rhue- matism by “Ferrozone”. Consequent- ly Mrs, Warman used the same remedy. Here is her statement , “For years I have been rhuematie, I tried various forms of relief without zone invariably cures whether Bron- chitis, Asthma or Catarrh, ‘Two sizes, 25e and $1.00 at all dealers. We're devoting more atten- tion to the newest things in ladies’ neckwear, largely be- cause our customers seem to want them. The style and novelty of dainty lace effects is doing more to enhance ladies’ wear than any other one thing. Such business as we're having in this. de- partment is encouragement for us to do better—and we are doing better, If you want to brighten up an old waist or dress, or change the combination on anything new, come and see + Praise for Mr. Fisher. Toronto Telegram :—‘Sydney Fish- er—may he always “be wrong—but riticize him, wright or Wrong,” seems to be the reigning toast with tho Op- ),| position at Ottawa. Canada ‘is in— debted to Hon, Sydney Fisher for a wise, strong and statesmanlike attempt to grapple with the evil of adalter- ed, my sho wore lame and prevented me from working, Week by week I was losing strength guid Geapatecd sr finding a cure. It was a happy day I heard of Ferrozone. Eyery day I took Fer When Hon. Sydney Fisher attempts to serve the country by the life. creation of safeguards against this ple a wise Opposition would strength- en his hand. What does the Ottawa ‘errozone cured my rhueniatism cured it so that not an ache has_ ever returned. Even damp weather no longer affects me. ‘errozone i power to destroy proving w! F Urie Acid, neutralize and enrich the talks the smallest otieevnde to| blood, and therefore does cure the .| the effect that the troding and com-| worst cases, Mrs. Warman’s state- mercial ee will objec ment proves: this, ay removing the cause of the disease buil novelties. for themselves once we get you to looking. Schaefer & Whaley MILVERTON ed ned goods than in sanertit at Mr. rand quibbling over the adoption of - safeguard: must be enforced if Canada’s e; ie is to escape Yestruction. We guarantee this, Sold by all edlers that. xport | 50c, per settink boxes for $2.50. Pr 8. wees ‘Do not leave your Poultry till the last day Santa Claus is Coming ! §- Just arrived home from Santa Claus headquarters, and we wish to inform the boys and girls in Milverton and sur- rounding country that they can see one of the largest and best assorted stocks of Toys ever seen in Milverton at our store. We expect to have them ready by Saturday. We would like to tell you all we have, but as our space is limited, we simply ask you to call and see them. Read Over .°. This List of Bargains: istmas Handkerchiefs Children's Fancy dkerchiefs ave FF rr 10 for 25 cents 8 for 25 cents “ “ “ 6 for 25 cents Ladies 4 All as and prices We are ae a mae Ey of Hxcelda Handkerchiefs. We have them in men’s women’s and children’s................. . All styles and _ prices. Men’s Lawn Handkerchiefs, hemstitched 3 for 25 cents, OR Sas anos per dozen Ladies’ $s si RZ AORRS AM ee 4oc aS $ “3 aa SO fOM BG a eee 50c isd Xmas Collars for Ladies Our display in this line is simply grand, » $1.00 each. BOYS, see these collars. other fellows sister. The prices range from 25 cents to If you have no sister, buy one for some See the display of Pin Cushions, Match Cases, Writing Cases, Cigar Holders Fancy Baskets, Etc., presents for everybody. Ladies, have you seen the new thing in Squaw Satchels? Wehave them in the new shades. Price $1.50. Men’s Christmas Ties Just opened out a case of Men’s Christmas Ties in Puffs, Derbys, Four-in- hands and Strings. Prices range from 15 to 50 cents. A suitable Xmas present for your husband would be a pair of our nice Berlin suspenders, We havea large stock to choose from. Jewelery! Jewelery! e still have a nice range of Cuff Links, Ladies’ and Gents’ Chains, prices will be cut in half. The Chinaware Berry Sets of pieces will be one of our leading features,,.......75¢ up to $3.50. Nines Sets in 7 pieces from Tt up to $1.50. Bon Dishes and Berry Dishes and a host of other things in the China line of which space forbids us mentioning. Furs at W. K. Loth’s Let us say a few words about furs. The weather has suddenly grown so cold and seasonable that furs almost speak for themselves. Our prices certainly do the We still have a good line in Ruffs, Muffs and Caperines, ranging from $5 to Men’s and Ladies’ Persian Lamb Caps, Grey Lamb Caps, Plucked Coon and Imitation seal. Anyone of the above would make a very suitable Christmas gift. Candies and Nuts Best Royal Mixed - toc, 3 Ibs for 25¢ Orange Slices - - - Best Brown Mixed - toc, 3 Ibs. for 25¢ Coffee Peanuts : . 20 Ordinary Brown Mixed - ¢ Ib. Cream Almonds se ae pep ete Dandy Mixed =~ 10¢, or 3 Ibs. 25¢ ‘Maple “Walngta a S “s Chocolates - - 15 and 25¢ P i Heed Sticks - - - ~~ 12cents | Cupid's Whispers - - 29 « Gum Drops - . eget Chocolate Dates = % 20 « Saratoga Creams - - igo New Nuts are very high and scarce, but Jelly Rolls - - - Zones we are able to quote them at 15¢ a Figs and Dates—Baking Figs 5c, 6 Ibs. for 25c. Natural Figs 8c, 2 Ibs. 15c. Eleme Figs 15c, 2 lbs. 25c. Eleme 20¢ lb. Dates 8 and ro cents, Raisins and Currants—California 10 and 12%, Select Velencia 12%c, Recleaned Currants 10 cents, New Orange, Lemon and Citron Peel. Oranges and Lemons all kinds. few days. Killing Time—try our Butcher Pepper, pure and recleaned 25¢ a Ib. ‘ would ask our customees to call for one of our calenders. We will be pleased to see you between now and Christmas, “= WK, LOTH === We also expect Bananas in a