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»a€ L 4# t mt Ehe SDurham Acviec, Junior Leaving standing will be obâ€" tained only by passing in the preâ€" scribed subjects at one examination â€"Toâ€"day, Thursday, Sir Richard Cartwright will address a big meeting in Toronto on the political issues of the day. Advancing years tell on the activity ot the old warâ€"horse, but he is still good for cogent argument and staurdy blows. ers of Form I Certificates will be enâ€" titled to certificates of having passed the examination of Part 1 Junior Leaving by passing on arithmetic and mensuration, grammar and history and taking the prescribed percentage on the total of these subjects. â€"Dreyfug revision still go>s on, and he has a bard ti ne of it. â€" Riots in Parâ€" is on Sunday, worst ince 1870, Poor France +eems one of Saliâ€"bury‘s "Jying nations, ‘ Paul Kruger still rejects British propesals, but wants new negotiations, This is ve y exasperating to Britain, for all the while the Transvaal is being made an arsenal and of course Britain is not idle, Read the account of Boer life on ingide page of this Review. â€"‘Two _ shiploads of ammunition from Hamburg, Germany, are being retsed admittance at Delagoa Bay by the Portuguese, and President Kruger is wrathy. Hon. Ed. Blake is in Canada, but as he persistently refuses to be interâ€" viewed, the press has little to say about him. The Globe of Saturday last gives important changes in the ccurses of study in the High schools ana higher forms of the Public schools. _ We sunmarize a tew points : to Form V of the Public schools and Forms I and Il1 of the High schools, and will place a responsibility on the teacher which we fancy will be gladâ€" ly accepted. This looks like the small end of the wedge giving the individuâ€" ality of the teacher more play, and may result in the end in dealing a blow at the everlasting machineâ€"like grind of examinations, where often true worth owing to nervousness and other causes, is relegated to the backâ€" ground and bold superficiality wins the day. â€"The Lord Mayor of Dublin has isâ€" sued an appeal to Irishmen the world over for fumds for a monument to Charles Stuart Parnell. â€"â€"Sir Wiltrid Laurier has gone to his home in Athabaskaville to rest. Sir Chas. Tupper is in England, and sails for home Sept. 7. A great and imnportant change, it seems to us, is that putting che choice of postical Literature to be studied in the hands of Principals, no selections being prescribed by the Department as hitherto, this to be followed by such supplementary reading as the Prinâ€" cipals may recommend. This applies Present holders ot Public Scekool Leaving Certificates and present holdâ€" Agriculture is made obligatory in Forms IV and V in rural schools, but is optional in urvan ones. Text books are to be used in Form V, but for Form IV instruction by conâ€" versation is to be the method. Leaving Course. The examination for Form I of the High schools is abolished. The examination for Public School Leaving will hereafter be the same as that for the first part of the Junior Britain pour‘ng trcops into South Atrica, the Americans hav‘ng da‘ly engagements with the ‘wsurgents in Philippines, assass‘mation in France, Russian peasants starving with faâ€" mine, while the ‘‘"nation " is cqueezing China and making ali the world suspicious, fearful hurricanes in the West Indies, and the Seottish coast swept by a storm. Needlework, domestic economy and manual training may be taken up in town schools at the option ot trustees. â€"Arrangements recently completed by Misister Mulock, enables mail matâ€" ter to reach here from Dawson in ten davs. Premier Laurier ‘ntends to address a series of meetings l.hrougluml Ontario. Thursday, Aug. 24, 1899. EDUCATIONAL CHANGES. TROUBLOUS TIMES. #» * 4 4 + or in two parts (I and II) as defined below, which may be taken in differâ€" ent years : Each question paper will hereafter be valued at 100. _ Candidates for Junior and Seniot leaving standing will be reâ€" quired to make 530 per cent of the aggreâ€" gate marks prescribed for each of the parts into which: the examinations are divided, as well as 33 1â€"3 per cent on each paper. _ Seventyâ€"five per cent, of the aygregate will be required for honors. If, after all the answer papers are read, any question rupw should be found by the Board of Examiners easier or more difficult than intended, the minimum on the paper shall be correspondingly raised or lowered, and the total number of marks correspondingly increased or dimâ€" inished, â€" Each candidate who makes the required aggregate may be awarded a certificate, even though he should fail to obtain the minimum in a subject proviâ€" ded he was regarded as fit to pass in that subject by the staff, as shown from the confidential report sent to the departâ€" ment before the examinations. County Model Schools, The abolition of the primary examinâ€" ation will not affect the rights of holdâ€" ers of primary standing, obtained in 1898 or a previouns year to attend county model schools. 14 should be understood that County Boards of Examiners are not allowed to award third class certifiâ€" cates to candidates who do not make the higher percentage required by reguinâ€" tion 63. A district certificate shall not be granted under this section of the regâ€" ulations unless there is a scarcity of teachers, and until the consent of the cepartment has been first obtained. Reâ€" newals, granted under regulation 87, are valid orly in the county where issued. Beginning with the exammations of the model schools of 1900, an additional paâ€" per in methods will be submitted to test the ability of the students in training to teach drawing. writing, bookkeeping and elementary secrience (botany or agrieâ€" ulture). â€" There will also be an examinaâ€" tion in reading. The subjects prescribed for Part 1. of junior leaving standing are the followâ€" ing:â€"Reading,. drawing. geography, bot any (or agriculture), writing with book. keeping and commeâ€"cial transactions, Engclish grammar, English literature, a. tithmetic and mensaration, English com position and history. _ The course in agriculture Will include what is taken up in the authorized textâ€"book as far ns page 73. The course in the other suh jects will be based as heretofore upon the work prescribed in the regulations for Forms I. and IL subject to requireâ€" ments for examinations hereinafter men tioned. â€" For 19€) no examination will be held in reading, English literature, drawing. bookkeeping, botany or agricâ€" ulture, but no name of a student who has not given due attention to these subâ€" jects is to be included in the confidential report of the principal. Results of Tests made by Ontario Farmers. Lighty varieties of winter wheat haye besu grown in the Experimental Departâ€" ment ol the Ontario Agricultural College for at least fiye years in succession, and the power to withstand the eold weather, strength of straw, amount of rust, yield of grain, weight per measured bushel, etc. of each variety have been carefully deterâ€" mined each year. ‘The results of these practical field experiments at the College form the basis for the selection of a few of the very best kinds for testing on the farms throughout the Province. The coâ€" operatiye experiments of the past few years show that those yvarieties which have given the best aycrage results in the experâ€" iments conducted at the College for five years in succession have nearly always zive» satisfaction on the farms of the Province. The following table gives the comparaâ€" tive yield of straw and grain per acre of the yarieties of winter wheat tested on Tue past winter was excepcoionally severe on the winter wheat crop throughout Oatario; consequontly the number of comâ€" plete tests is not so large as usnal, Reâ€" ports of successfully conducted coâ€"operaâ€" tivo experiments with winter wheat were recelved from seyentyâ€"two experimenters belore the 12th inst. at which time we sarted to work up the summary results in order to place the information before the wheat growers at as carly a date as possible. It is interesting to know that these seventyâ€"two good reports came from no less than twentyâ€"seven counties and districts in Ontario, including Essex in the west, Carletoa in the East, and the District of Algoma in the North As we sow about one miilio» acres of whent in Ontario each anut imr, the results of the winter wheat experiments ecoductel on the different farms throughont the Provâ€" ince are of inestimuble value to those inâ€" terested in whert growing. I#: the autumn of 1898,saven varieties of winter wheat were used for the coâ€"operâ€" ative test<. These were diyvided into three sets with three varieties in each set; the Dawson‘s Golden Chaff being used in all the sets as a basis by which tho resnlts ot all the varieties should be compared with one another. The subjects prescribed for Part HI, of junior leaving standing are the followâ€" ing:â€" English grammar and rhetoric, English composition, English literature, ancient history, arithmetic and mensurâ€" ation, algebra,. geometry, physies. Latin and one of the following groups:â€"(a) French and Greek, (b) German & Greek, (c) French, German and chemistry. (4) French, physics and chemistry, (e) Gerâ€" man, physics and chemistry, (f) Botany physics and chemistry. _A @andidate who has already obtained a certificate of having passed Part 1 of Form IJ. will not be required to take the papers in arâ€" ithmetic & mensuration, English gramâ€" mar and rhetoric and the obligatory physics. WINTER WHEAT. Percentages. Mr., and Mrs. Wm. Barnet spent Sunday last with Glenelg friends. We hear that Mr. D. C. McArdle, son of Mr. Joseph McArdle, has had an operation performed on him in the hospital in Toronto by having his back lanced or opened twice for a bealing, but is now out ef danger. Osituary.â€"On Saturday, Aug. 12th, 1899, at 10.35 p. m., after a lingerâ€" ing illness ot several complicated serofulous diseases, Thx HorPEvILLE Foort BaLut CLuB, quite young. An extended obituary notice will follow next week. Mr. George Deans, our leading framer, has taken a wi‘e in the person of Miss Sarah Dorren. _ They drove away to the south to zet the knot tied and witnesses. A quiet wedding. 4. Dawson‘s Golden Chaff and the Early Gonesee Gigut â€" possessed . the strongest straw uind the Bearded Winter Fife the weakest straw in the eats of this year. 3 The Early Red Ciawson and imperâ€" ial Amber were the first and the Bearded wintr Fife and Stewnrt‘s Champion were last to mature in 1899. dal on 55 Stewart‘s Champ on a~d the Bearâ€" ded Winter Fife produced the .ongest and the Golden Drop the shortest straw in 1899 6. To the coâ€"opeiative experii=<â€"nts of each of the past six years, Genesee Giant was one of the most & fectes by rust. Mr. John MeArthur is abie to drive out occasionally. Miss Mary Dezell is still confined to her room at her father‘s. vOoNCLUSIONS. 1. In the average yield of winter wheat per acre, the Dawson‘s Golden Chaff stood bighest among 11 varieties tested oyer Ontano in the year 1893, among 9 yarieties in each of the years 1894, 1895, and 1896, and amoung 7 varietâ€" 2. In the coâ€"operuative experiments for 1899, the Scewnrt‘s Champion, Bearded Winter Fite, and Dawsou‘s Golden Chalf came through the winter the best, and the (Golden Drop the poorest. 7. In 1899,al1 vamesos were practicaliy free from siuut which 18 nâ€"erly always the oas: when no smuli ig 8oâ€"wn with the Whout. y Some tew nights of light frost here, but xo damage done. The weather hbas been hot and dry for some time past, Rain is wanted. The first column in the table is the O, A. C. Tests, ayverage of 6 years in bushâ€" es per acre. â€" The second column is Ontâ€" ario Tests, average of 6 years in bushels per acre: Dawsoun‘s Golden Chaff 47.5 _ 3W9,4 Early Genesee Giant _ 43.5 _ 27.6 Farly Red Claw:on 435 â€" 21.6 8. The Stewart‘s Champion an t Dawâ€" son‘s Golleu Chaff produce i tne plumpest and Imperiai Awber and Eurly Red Clawâ€" son the most shrauken gr in in this year‘s tests. 9. The Stewart‘s Champion and Dawâ€" sou‘s Golden Chnff were the most popular varieties anud the Golden Drop was the least popular variety with the experimentâ€" ers in 1399. Set 2. Dawsou‘s Golden Chaff. Pramound G.i;. Gold Coin,. Each person wirhing one of these sets should apply as early as possible, mentionâ€" ing which set he derire=: and the graim, with instrnctions for testing, ana the blank form on which to report, will be farnished free of cost to his adiress, until the supply of grain for distribution is exhausted. 10. Doring the past seven years, the Dawsou‘s Golden Chaff his Leen an ex« ceedingly popular yariety with the farmers who hauve been conducting these coâ€"opera. tiye experiments thro ghout Ontario. Distuistvrion® or Sekxp Fox® ‘TxstIixg Purrogis. The following two sets of winter wheat varieties will be sent fre»r by maul in oneâ€" balf pound lots of each variety, to farmers applying for themw, who will carefsliy test the three kinds in the set which they choose, aud will report the results after harvest next year. Tho seed will be rent out in the order in which the applications are received as long as the <upply lasts. Set 1. Dawson‘s Golden Claff. Early Genessee Giant. Early Red Clawson. 1).wâ€"on s Golaen Chaff _ 1.3 22.0 stewart‘s Champion 1.1 22.4 E.riy Nes Clawson 1.3 24.1 Eariv Genesee Giant 1.2 21.3 Imperial Awber 1,3 20,4 Bearded winter Fi‘te 1.1 19.4 Golden Drop I.J 16.2 Three of the foregoing varieties have been used in the coâ€"operative tests over Ontario for each of the past six years. The next table gives theo average results of the siz years‘ experiâ€" ments with each of these varieties at the Agricultural College and also thronghout Ontarnio. All communications â€"uould be adâ€" dressed to seventyâ€"two farms in 1899: (a)â€"Straw per aore in ‘Tons. (b)â€"Grain per acreâ€"Weighed buskels. (@) (b) D.wâ€"on s Golaen Chaff â€" 1.3 22.0 Mood‘s Pilils Rouse the Liver Guelph, Aug. 17th, 1899. _# # # â€"â€"â€" I;n“o;;:'hâ€"â€"o; the: 'y« ars 1897.' 1898 and ture‘s mild laxatives, and while flgenth: are reliable and efficient. They Cure Sick Headache, Bilâ€" iousness, Sour Stomach, and Constipation. Sold everywhere, 25c. per box. Frepared by C.1. Hood & Co.,Lowell, Masa, Lavitz, Exverimentalist. Avcmeultural College, <IO AKCHIVES TORONTO Hopeville. sul n from Na» * tÂ¥ The only Arsiâ€"clasas Hearseiu town South Grey, Durham, Sept. 26 to 27, North Grey, Owen Sound, Sept. 12 to 14. Industrial, Toronto, Aug. 28 to Sept. 9. Western, London, Sept. 7 to 16. OFFICEâ€"Melntyre Block, money iO LOnrnâ€"IiOnnpry q960 £ PETARLE Tw , &i~ Funds. Low Rates. Easy Terms. _ | wo C‘"'O{ld'& of Tudhope BUGGIES to | â€"â€"â€"»â€"select. _ We have very nice Buggies and â€"â€"â€"~ | o K Democrats. _ Prices of rigs are on th« OFFICES$â€"Owen Sound, Markdale and Durham. l‘llse but (il)ll' stock was bought early, and a good protit saved in freig ht 1 alone. ri rom &5 ra ie cb ie Note.â€"At Durham, Mondays 10 a, m. 3 ices from $50,00 upwards. to 4 p. in. and Court Days,. At Pricee WAGONS! a full carload toselect from. See our Farm TRUCK These ville, Mondays 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. : are the Celebrated Adams‘ Wagons. ho . s Will now buy a Seven Jeweled Waltham or Elgin Watch in Nickle Screw Case. _ We have Sevenâ€" teen Jeweled _ Walthams â€" av â€" prices never offered before. Collections and A geney promptly attended to. Vills, Deeds, Mortgzages, Leascs, Agreements, &e, correctly prepared. Estates of deceased persons looked after, and Executors‘ and Adâ€" ministrators‘ Accounts prepared and passed. Surrogate Court Business, Probare of Wills, Letters of Adminisiration aud Guardiunship Obtained. Searches mude in Registry Ofhce and Titles reported on. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOaTRY PUBLIC, CONYEYANCER, ac. Offliceâ€"â€"LOWER TOWN. DURHAM. Company and private Funds to Loan on Mortgages at low st raves of interest. Valuations made *y a comnetent and carefal Valuator. LUCAS, WRIGHT & BATSON. As Usual a Full Line pArRIgTERS, SOLIC!!ORS: know what these Goods areâ€"the best in NOTARIES, CONVEYANCERS. | Money to Loanâ€"Company and Private hew Funds. Low Rates. Easy Terms. ‘n"flfll[q n"n wnfln"g""l"“: Would intimate that she will continue the , Furniture and Undertaking Busines estabâ€" lished by her father in Durham in 1858 and will endeavor to give all old and new custom ers the same entiresatisfaction. Furniture of the Best Make ; ALWAYS ON HAND. PICTURE FRAMINCG A SPECIALTY Undertaking rad Embalmirg on latest prinâ€" ciples atreasonable rates, I B LUCAS W H WRIGHT C A BATSON Money to Loan at reasonable rates and on terms to suit borrower. Romember the standâ€"opposite the Market. Dm-ham.Wfi G. LEFROY McCAUL. Y MISS SHEWEL arrister, |YNotary, veyancer, Qtc., é{tc W. S. DAVIDSON. $5 B/ILL ! MISS SHEWELL Charges Moderate â€"FULL LINE OFâ€" FALL FAIRS DURHAM, Oxt. (Over the Bank on as a preparation for the battle of life, The business Course at this Institution is complete in every detail and emâ€" braces all the subjects which will be of use to you in real life and is far in adâ€" vance of any similiar course in Canada. Also an unequalled Shorthand _ and Typewriting course. If interested write for Catalogue to Owen Sound, Ont. Turnip Sowers, Seuffiers, Ploughs, Harrows, Hay Forks, cetc. all in stock. Attend to your Fire Insurance. We have the old estig)lishcd London Mutual Insurance Company, and other good Stock Companies. LOTS OF MONEY to Loan at 5¢. Issuer of MARRIAGE 1 LOWER TOWN D Implement Warerooms. WM CA[ F gpring and Summer A Fuill Line of the Best YOUNG PEOPLE fb Should consider the advantage of a Course at the MNORTHLRK, \dyf%: /.”Z .‘,1’{/ / o( 7. ols y m /A , , | Purns ASNAIIUTIJE _ im OwWEN soOUND, ONT. : Te A ent For several good Fire and Lifte Insurance g Companies. Money to loan at lowest rates. HAVING NO TRAVELLERS the farmer gets the benefit The Peter Hamilton Implements : Binders and Mowers, Horse Rakes, Seed Drilis, Spring Tooth Cultivators, Gang Ploughs, Seuffiers, Long Ploughs and Harrows. The Busy Farmer C. A. FLEMING, We have been moving lately and have not had tim« to tell you about our stock: Listen now! R. MacFARLANE, Sr. of the saving of expenses. BUGGIES and CARRIAGES of every description at fine prices. Wants the best and wants it at once. To meet these two conditions he will examine and buy, Pruxomran Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. ()Fl"l(?E FIRST DOOR EAST C1 the Durbham Pharmacy Calder‘s Block. â€" Residence first door west of th« Post Office, Durham. THOROUGHBRED DURMHAM BULI will be for service at the Central Hotel Durham, for the season of 1899, of Masseyâ€"Harris Binders, Mowers, Dise Harrows, Rakes, Ete. Y ou the market. Buy no other ! Dr. T. G. HOLT L. D. S. DENTISTRY. Bull For Service. Issuer of MARRIAGE Licenses CALDER «sifh : e GEO. RYAN, Pr |Qoods * The C. & The Bad Spi For further :» com> and see 2z $\ Shâ€"in black, 12 New Go 40â€"in Serges, | A Vant welo @MCH {stand u; Culls, 20 with 1: spring 1 50e yard wide, 20 broidered ways khe Call and Oxfords. the . and 200 10c ©2 C PURSS To C "H CS WOOL TWEED GROCER & t 09) | MacFARL Opaque Buggy Du Boots & 10â€" 10 gars will â€" results n« careful yor not buy th get them f F].00I pRHY GAX BOOTS & We can gi run two : to Manit West ut |) V in We are dle you produc satisfae OfFf bes As Pu Spi 13 PP]