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THE FLESHfilitON ADVANCt- I itt ESTABUSHBD -/88I- ^1x9 ^dvancs mUSnED WEEKLY AT TH8 OFriCE, 8TD- ENUAM BTREET, FLEAHERTUlf, 0>'T. , BY W. B. IHURSTOX. %\ per aniinni,8trlctl7 tn adTancc AdvertiBine Bates : \}ne Colamo, 1 yekr, t50 ; hklt col., 1 year, quarter eol., on* jear, (15. •M Tranalent adrertlseioent eharced at the rate 6 cents per liae tor first Insertiou an J 3 cunts each subsoqueDfe iusertioo. The Snltan of Turkey is utill dally- ing with tLe powers, and the efficacy of diplomacy in keeping things peaoe- lul in the East is still in doubt. lion. Wilfred Laurier leaves this week for London, wlicre Le will at- tend the Jubiico fcstiyities. He will, uo donbt, return " Sir Wilfrid." It ^onnds euplionioaa. Almigbty Voice kicked np an al- mighty fuss in the KorthweHt during the past week by running amuck. He was an Indian mnrderer and bas bcveral murders to his credit, includ- ing that of the postmaster at Duck Lake and several members of the po- lice force. He took refuge in one of the bluffa near Duck Lake but was shelled ou'. by the mounted police. His al mighty voice will be heard no more, but it cost three lives and a lot of valuable ammunition to sileuco it. Teachers' Convention The 20th annuul nie«lin;{ of the South ijrpy Teucliura' auS'ici-ititui wua held iu tliu achuol house, Markdiile, <>n 'i'liiiia- diiy and Fridiiy, tho 27th and 28ili of May, 181*7. Tlie iiU'elini; was Kpcntid by luadiug by tlio prisidoDt, tiill.>wi-d l.y player by Mr. T. Allan. Tliu iiiiiiuloB «f last iiicetinu were nut ruad, ua i\ivy liud been sent i>ut tiiHll teticluMM in Hlunt furni. The (Mfaident ihtin ruad hia bddresa nn "the characleriHtica of n gmid luuulitr." ThiH addrvas yaxa pructicnl «nd hi<;hly appreciated by t!i'«y who beard it. Tlie accietary ^tluii guvu a brief report oftliu Uutariu Educational AaaociatioM, after which tho following committees were apitoinled. yiitstiiiii <lrawerâ€" Mesar.'i. Allan, BhiUf»ton,lt'i\ve and tli3 I'ri'Hidont. Audita â€" Me.saiK. MillHund Oruliaoi. Nominatintt com- iniitee â€" Misses Kord and \Vrii;ht,MvHaiH. HIakcbton, (ji'iihain and M.IIh. There beinu only a fuw teacher* prrfcnt ihu lonininiler of the fort'iiuon waa taken up with general discussion. On rcauniin){ iu the afternoon Mr. Tlioa. Allan, head master of Dnrlmui model school, addressed the ewnvuniinn on the Buhjcct of "How un J what to lt<Ach." iJiHcuasion followed this by Messrs. Dixon, llanna and Cinihain. Mr. Wni. Houston, M. K., then spoku on poetry. lie said the meaning of the pouni should luit bo explained. All the l/ood a child nill ilerivoout of a poem is the discipline and culture derived from finding out i's lUHauing. Let him find this out for himaelf. I«ola single woid should bu said abeut the author ; let the Rcqiwiiiitancu ho made with the author llir<iu^h an ac(iuaintace with tho au'.hori)' woik. All culture is self cultuie. 'J'he â- |>e»ker pivu an aiialyis of the p luin '•Lenil, kindly li){ht." A pocni, ho said, is as much a work of art as a picture â€" it was not iiccessaiy to bo of grc.it lonj^th ill Older to contain a gieat deal. Lyric poetry should be crammed full of emo- tion, hence it should beneceasanly shoit. Kvcry good lyric jioem is short. He citid Tennyson's "Crossmi! tho Bar." Poetry is the languajje of thu coniiiKiu- place ; poetry lifts us out of the cenimon- place. Dr. Esso of Markdnio then gave a very Taluahle add-ess on "A sound mind in a sound body." This addrena will hu Eubllsheil entire iu all tho local pa|iutu, ul a fuw notes here may not bo out of place. He snid the object of education should be loHiouro a sum d mind in a sound bridy. I'lie object of educitiiin is to lit the individual for life. While physical dovolopmeut is not ignort'd, yet thu mental developiaent is given thii greatest prominence. Knuwledgo has a two-fold valueâ€" a practical value and thu training of the mind. Physical culture should have a greater promiuonre in our Nchouls. Children have niilural un.l ac- i^uiied tastes for kno<»ledge. The food prenentud to the child's iiiind should be . auch as the child can digest and assioii.'s'e. Physical development depends upon physical aclivitios. So mental trainiiit! grows out of mental effort on the part of the student. Sound health and guO'l physical deyelnpment have been characteristic of all great nations. Teachers should know something about the physical ability of the Child and the amount of mental work he can en- dure. A beaity vote of thanks was given Dr. Eiio for his excellent address. Mr. Walter Nichol read a carefully prepared paper on Uumo Work. He thought home work a necessity, but it should not bo new. It should be of a review nature. Tho subject was dis- cussed at considerable length, after which the afternoon session closed. EVEHINO MEETINO The ereiing meeting was quite an in- novation upon tho ordinary entertain- ment. It took the form of an " at home," tendered by the ladies of Mark- dale in Miirsh's hall. The hall was very tasterully decorated, and tea.coffee sand wiches and cake supplied in abundance. It was nearly ten o'clock when the program was entered upin. This con- sisted of an introductory speech by the chairman. Inspector Campbell ; two sulos by Miss Pickell ; a couple of read- ings by Miss Christina Kichardson, of Flesherton ; a violin solo by Miss Edith RichardsoM, of Flesherton ; A solo by Miss McFarland, a short address of a humorous nature by Mr. Win. Houston, M. A., Director of Teachers' Institutes ; a couple of comic sungs by Mr. T. ben- son, and a chorusâ€" The midnight lire alarmâ€" by the eiihool. The program was most excellent in every particular, and reflected much credit up-'U those who took part therein. During the course of Mr. Hou.iton's address be informed his hearers that in his youth he walked 22 miles one morning to Suuthampton, wrote at his examination and had his certiticatu bi;fore six o'clock. Wo could not do things with such celerity now-a- days, but he thought probably it was beat that it was not so. Tliosewho took part in tho enlertainiiienl and the Mark- d.ile ladles in particular whj luid pro- vided the excellent luncheon, received enthuiiiastic voles of thanks, and the af- fair came to a close at 11 o'clock by a hearty renderiiu of God Save the t^ueeu. rRiniv >iouNi.N(i The session opened at 9 o'clock by reading and prayer. Mr. Howe, the ener^'ttlic principal of Markdale public school, next took up a lessi'U in geo- graphy with a third class. The lesson consisted of an imaginary trip ihroujih the piovinces of Canada, thence across tliK Pacific to Australia. Mr. John A. CJraliam next spoke on public exaininntioiis, and thought they were of much beiulit iu bringing teacherti and parents more in touch with each other, 'i'lie address was favorably coin- mentcid upon by several. Mies MeenaKh read an essay on "The respoii.sibiluy of ti'iicheis in iiioial train- in^.' She said the teacher should be a model, and should try ami elevate the moral tonu of the pupils. Some children do Hot receive thu ii.o:»l training at home that they should. Give pupils acsihitic 6UiTouii(liii;^s in the school (grounds, etc. I'raclical application may III- mud'j in trullifulnoHS, honesty, and other virtue', uiid made practical ap- lilicatioii of this with regard to reading leHKoiis, Miss Mieiiui-h's (aper was also ordered to be piibliKliud in one of tho Kchool papers. The el ction of olliccra was then pro- Rcedeil with, and resulted as follows: President, W. 1). MilU ; Vice Piesid^nt, Miss Muemigh ; Secretary, Thog. Allan. Exeoulivo (.'oinmittce -Misses Ak'Hio Itnll, Mag,{ie Dei by, Itullu Mwrrison, and Messrs. J. W. ISrowii, W. L. Dixon, and W. .1. lilake^ton. In tho aftornoon Mr. Houston gave a Iriigthy and imporlaiit addiusa on teach- ing hiHtory. He ihoii^lil the lunchiiii{ of hisioiy was the woiat tauuht subject in our SL'hool. Mr. llouslon is a rather disciMKive talker, but his inntlor was of an ihleresting and practical turn. It would spoil the perfection of his address to attempt to give a synopsis. Mips Pull read a insist oxcellent paper on thu object and advantages ol the study of literatuio. Mr. (ilendinning then spoke on thu subject of tho value of classics in a liberal education. In view of the tact tli<\t hure- aflor in the cuniculum one of the classics had to be sliidiod, thu (|Uusti<iii was olio of inturoHt to teachers. He gave his view of a practical education as being tho syKlematic developinenfc of all our powersâ€" physical, menial and moral powers. Mo never got any spiritunl n lUriMlimBiit from tho clas.-ics, but moral and physical Coiild bo secured in the classics. In tho old Grecian her-ics we find the highest typo uf physicd culturo, and these are tho types that would be put before the pnpila. Latin had had a wide intluoncu upon our vocabulary. Three-fourths of our language is made up of Latin. So that it is necessary to have, al least to some extent, a kimw- ledtfo of the cl.ifHicsi. In order to learn and umbrstaiid our own langiinge well it was almost necessary to have a kiiow- ledjjo of the classics. The greateft value ill his estimation was to translate the cla«sica into our own language. Ta ac i|iiire a knowledge meant three yeais work. TranslatioiiB, howuvor, took r- way thu soulâ€" we have tiic meat, tho raim.-nt>, but nol thu soul of it. Latin and Oreik had been dethroned from tho high pedestal which they once lidd andoi r Eogliih Unguaue replacud, and the speaker thought tho classics necessary in order to a proper underatHndi.i); of our own language, and he bulievud this the reason why the Minister of Education had placed it oii tho cuniculum. Inspi'Otor Caiiipbell then spoku upon the subject of " 'I'he educntim we want." Uo decried spread eaglei^iui as practiced largely in the United States schools. He had two South Orey teachers in mind, where one appeared to bring out all the points in a lesson so that pupils under- st( od it, while with the other pupils knew nothing whatever of what they had been taught. He accounted for this in the different methods of teachini;. Some teachers were oblivious t'l all their sur- roundings except the lesson in hand and did not observe the inattention on the liatt of pupils. A good teacher always cominands the active attention of his pupils. He did not believe in doing work for the pupils. The most success- ful teacher was one who made pupils du the work for themselves. The last subject, and one which did not occupy much time, was handled by Mr. Mills, of Durh.im. It was uu grammatical analyeis of compound and complex sentrnces. Aftur this liad been disposed of the ?onvention adjourned about 4.30 p. m. NOTES There were 72 teachers present on the &rsc day â€" probably the largest number ever attondini; a first day. Tho bicycle is doing wonders for the teachers' convention. One young teach- er wheeled all tho way from South Siincoe inspectorate in order to be pre- sent ; another from Hanover, etc. The next convention will be held in Durham. It was Flesherton's turn, but we got the go-by f»r some reason. The principal of Flesherton public schuol was not present either day. Perhaps that had sornethini; to do with it. Durham has the president and secretary now. Because Durham bas such handsome looking teachers should bo no reason why they shall have every thing handsome in the way of ofHcera. Principal Howe, of Markdale, looknd as if he would like to hug himself at the immensK success of the gathering and the handsome way in which Markdale treat- id delei^ates. In this latter matter they should bo copied by other towns, but it would bu ditlicult to boat them. Yesterday mornint; Mr. Edwards, old, friendless and pressed by the iohrinities of age, asked for six months in jail. He is -m old soldier of tho British Army, but, unfortunately, he did not serve long enough to entitle him to a pension. As far as we Could loam Mr. Edward has never coniinitted any particular otTonce, but he seems to ho oiiu of those many uiiforl nnales who neglect their tippor- tunities, and who persistently spend as fast as they earn, until at last old a;.o comes, and tliey are driven frvin po.^t to pillar, from pillar to post until the county jail and a pauper's grave aro tho last acts in the tragedy. O.S.Adveriiner. COACH STALLION '' Wiici JCarrj/ " Ko. ISC'!, Vol. 2, T. C. H. S. B. of Knglaiii. No. 40, Vol. 1, C. 11. B. b. of CauaCa. PRIZES WON IN CANADA HfCoU'l fts a two yoar ohl at Toronto, 1KH8; tli-itt aH n two year oM at Hamilton, IKHH; fliHt lit 'I'uruiilo ill a ctaHB of twunty aud Mttflul ovor all ctttu IB in iKiO ; flitit uiitl Sweep'^tHkeH al Toronto Hjiring btalUou show. IHOl ; tlrut at Iu:>nritriA], ItfJl ; «;ocjud at Toronto fprmy Htalliuu bliow, It^J-J. 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No. 40, Vol. 1, Ccftcb Hoinn 8tiu\ Hook of Canada, buy coloi', foalod in 1880, broil by Hun.-y Covtirctale. Hag Farm, Kiiby MutiruHi'do. Yoik sbiio ; pruporty of HaiiieB llruB., (irirrsvilla, Ont. t'iio Khiperor lJa8 ; bo by Kinporor 7:vj; lut by Kmimrorl f); lie by Monoral' Hiiiiuflt 17^; lio by ].u>lock (37.) ; bu hy l(a>lock 'Xi; \w by jtavluok '.''I; bo by Champion tU, (who wan foalod in it)Jl!.) Sivu of Dam Hallot, H. H.; ho by UutUirhand, H. H., out of Adelaiilo, H. H.; by Melbouine, S. It.; U. Dam by lUii toudrof, H. H.; out of KMuoiuUla. 8. h.; by Canada lUl), S. It.; (â- . a. Dam by ]t«dlamite ti. D.; out of i.ady of thu Luho, S. U. ROUTE FOR THE SEASON OF 1897 MONDAY, -May 8i<lâ€"\Viineavo bis own Htsblo, lot l.oon.:i, St. Vincunt, andpiuct'od by way of 'I'iiiid Itiuuand :f and 4 uidu road tu Uovoru Hotol, Tiioi'iibnry, for noon ; tbenuu by way ot Cluiksbiu'u and Iv'tb Liue to F. Biut-Uuru U:Y iiijiht Tin-:;SDAY-Wlll proceed alone lOtb T.ino to Ui'd Wing, iboiioo west to H. (loodfuilow's for noon ; thunce by way of Duncan Sitlcroail and ;ti-d Lino to G and 7 nidtu-oad, thenco to 'i, M. '1 hiiiHtun'B, Kiuibo'ltiy. for night. WKUNKKU vY-\Vill proccod by way of 4th l^iuo south to P. >tunub&w'»< hotel, Fugmiia, for noon ; thonco to U. Hoy'p, Moroy cornorB, fui one hour ; thoneo to A. Muubhaw'u hotul, Fltislmrton, for ni^iit. THUHSDAYâ€" Will procasd by way of Vanrlo- Inur to (ioovKo Bute .inpun'H, Suventb Lino Kuiihrasln, tor iicmn ; tbenutf uortb aion;; Kuvun^b Line to Jan. iscutt'a near Uccklyn, for night. FHIDAVâ€" Will proceed along 7th liino to Town l.liu), thcnuH west to ltd. Claik's lor noou ; tlionco went aloiiK Town Lino to KlovDUth Line, Kt. Vmceut, Ihcnco north to ItuLt. Kwrr'H lot 15, con. H, ftjr ni>;bt. HATT.UtDAYâ€" Mill proceed by way of 15 and !fi to Uoyal Hotel, Bleaford, for noon, tbenco by way of Fouitb Liluo and tho Mail Koad tu hid ovMi Btabbf, wboro be will remaiu until the following Monday morning. The above route will be for ten weoks, health aud weather permitting. Summer ^oots and Shoes TERMS. To tnauro, tS, Binglo loai) $11 cash. Innursd tnavoH inuHt hu rutuniud regulaiiy to tbe liorBo or tbov will bu ubar^oil tho ItiBui'uuce wbethui' ill foal or not. roiBotiH trying uiarua and nut ruturninc tliuiu rugularly to tue liorse will bo cliurL!oil lor buuio. i^ariioa (UbpoKiii^ of tliulr iiKiruh bororo fouling tiuio iniibt pay tho tu- Knranou wlietlior ill foal or not. All aouldunlii nt Ibo ri.>.k of i.wnuis. No eucoud piicofi. Grooni's feua oOo time of service. W. J. tL J. A. HAINES, Proprlttors J. A. HAINQS, nanagcr Ladies' Boots in button lace or congress. Ladies' Oxford, Trilby and Derby Shoes Men's Boots in all styles and qualities, Shirts and Collars in the latest styles and patterns. Hosiery, Ties, Gloves, Hats, Caps and Straw Hats. 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