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SATURDAY MORNING. On Saturday morning the retiring president, Mr. A. McKee, gave place to the president elect, Mr. T. T. Young. Both gentlemen made short, appropriate speeches. Delegates to the Provincial Teachers Association-Mr. George McKee, Oril- lia .; Miss Miller, Orillia ; Miss Overend, Orillia; J. Ryerson, Orillia. . - EVENING CONCERT. In the absence of Prof. McLe1lan, through illness, an impromptu concert was prepared for Friday evening to take the place of his intended lecture. A large number attended and were well pleased with the programme provided-- trio, M~iss.Stewart, Dr. Arnall and Mr. D. Stewart; reading, Mr. J. B. Day, of Randolph ; reading, Miss Wilkieg . solo, Miss Dyment ; duet Mr. and Miss Stewart; solo, Dr. Arnall ; Solo, Miss Stewart ; reading, Miss Miller._of Oril- lia; solo, Mr.-J. B. Edwards; solo, Miss Dyment; solo, Miss Bingham; solo, Mr. D. Stewart; trio, Mr. and Miss Stewart and Dr. Arnall. A hearty vote of thanks, moved by Mr. Geo. McKee, of Orillia, and seconded ` by Messrs. Geo. Reedy, `of Barrie, and E. Ward, of Oollingwood, was extended to all who assisted in the evening's entertainment. Executive Committee-Miea Rose, Orillia ; Mr. Hindle. Wyebridge; Miss Oven-end, Orillia ; Miss King, Barrie; E. Shear, Barrie. Auditc >rs-Messrs. Foster and Shear ienderaon---MoK_ee-That all dele gates who at.tended' the convention in Toronto be paid their railway fares, and one dollar per day expenses be paid; nmcmrox or Aomvrcnns; The following oioera were elected :.4 _ President, T. T. Young, Dalston; Vice-President. E. Ward, Collingwood; Secretary -Treasurer, G. Henderson, Barrie. V N. smunn mans msmrm. ContinuediI'omPne..3."`' ; "f ' `i A discussion` followed; the question of spelling was touched ; `on, the opinion of most teachers who spoke being that bad spelling is owing mainly to defective eyesight. _ The following motions were carried: J. D. Knox--Henderson`-That an examining committee be appointed to read the summariesof books read by teachers who take up the reading course prescribed by the Education Depart- ment. - Sentenced Years. --- -u--u -uu uuvuv; on ycuun Subscribers now in arrears for three months and our will be charged 8I. per aunum. - We have marked down every suit of clothes in stock by $1.50, $2; $3, $4 and $5 from lowest cash _ price in other stores Every pair of pants reducefi by 75c. to $1.50. New Fedora Hats 75c, Mens `Shirts, Collars. Underwear,` Braces, Caps, Straw Hats,Neck Ties, etc., at 55c. on the dollar. `Every article and every yard of goods in the store for 1655 A ' lmoney i than` you can buy it elsewhere M0116) ` . back on all goods if not exactly as represented. MEN S CLOTHING. A very large stock ot new Dress Goods, Crepons, Cape Cloths, Prints, Shirtings, Denims, Ginghams, Sheetings, all reduced as follows: 75c. and 900- goods to50c; 50c. and 65c. goods to 35c.; 40c. and 45c. goods to 25c; 25c. goods to l5c.; 18c. goods to 11c. ; 15c. goods to 10c.; 35c. Tweeds for 20c; 50c. Tweeds for 350.; 75c. Tweeds for 500; $1.00 Tweedsfor 60c. For Men s and Boys Suits, Ladies -Bicycle Costumes, etc., Ladies Shirt Waists, $1.25, `$1.50 to $2 00. Choice for 75c. uvm sounmms new BIIDTS Ann suors to as suusumrn. '- Baillie & Co. s big stock and 1500 pairs of manu- facturers samples. We have marked these down in many cases to just half the regular price. Don't buy Boots or Shoes until you see our stock. BANKRUPT STOCKS} 550. [IN THE Illl Remnants ofibbons, Laces and Embroideries. H. I. Fraser 8. Co. `No new name will be adled the Subscription LII! until the money in paid. Eul._-.2L-__ ..-... 3.. __._--__ 1-, .1 A - ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3| TO BE CLOSED OUT AT AN AVERAGE OF IRWIN, Remnants of Prints, Lawns and Muslins. gWe commence a regular clearing out of the ogd lengths -of all sorts, making a great bargain opportunity. There are lengths of all kinds, suitable for Children s Dresses or Blouse Waists but too short for a full (lress, so they must be cleared out. Everything `will be marked the length and price and sold for cash. Remnants of Dress Goods, OF' THREE Remnants of Silk. 61.199?` __-Eclvance. Ju'1m2" An 8 Page 48 Column Newspaper. `ll Published from the Office, rag Dunlop Street Berriepin the County of Simcoe. the _Pro- vince of Ontario. Canada. every Thursday Morning. by TH:_l_\_ljqnTH:nN govnuca 45:4..- GOLD MEDAL, 1697.} I Permanent uuounaaaownasioaaa Iy ll4'I&\I\ll'd lI\aJ.J\l&Vg BARRXE T0 ALLANDALB. . #135 S-'1a,.`7.55 3.121., aomng 18.59?-lu, 5033 :p.m., 5.31: p.m.,:.7.a5 p.m., 7.50 pm. 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Tums or Sunscnu-non, , Doro` um. `I Ana ax-iascac .Pho:onph aepmxa" largely on the` Materials, Instru- ments and Bnhxs " ,,,,,., _ ---. PENETANG. Accommodation. Accommodation. -v-wu- HAMILTON. Rm IIVU 2' 11.18 mm. P 3- gen`: J -u--- ? .McLellan, principal of School of Bede-` gogy at 8900') 3 year, -and the receiver * of man? rqycltiee` on teitbccke, vpe"to "have been present it 5 colt of .,.,wc~z detained-by"-cickneu. No euheti- ` .._I t'.o *f."'.|?h_e cf.fEdnc-T FROM. 3:}: "-'9" ' The Spanish-American we} i : gettipg tiresome to all not engaged in the war, and that Ieem 'te:inolude`pretty nearly every; person jnet how. It is nearly two months Iinoe_t'he`_mnl,e was killed}: At Menteuumnd in the Cuban vioin -- ' '`\ '- .' city ha" little meat H The many voqtftheoeb .=' It will not pay Canada to waste any T of her energies in courting the friend- ship of the United `States. The popu- . lation of Canadaiis rapidly increasing, ; particularly west of Lake Superior. _ Western agriculture and mining inter- -, eats are developing` with marvellous _- rapidity 5 in factthere seems to he more Canada than there are `Canadians to ` occupy it. A large foreign element is , therefore gaining foothold in dierent parts of the prairies. Dr. Robertson, in addressing the Barrie Presbytery on Tuesday, remarked that these foreigners must be assimilated with-Canadians and _ Canadian habits and institutions 3' other- wise they may become a menace to the stability of -the Dominion. Canada is a vast fertile 5conntry_ with thousands of squa_re_ miles of 'produotiv_e soil still" unbroken does not tocater to her. southern . ._neighhor _`wh_o never yet missed an` opportunity to. -pick nice ripe cherries fr_om.;.Ca'nadian tr-ees,.snd -is"`e,vsroh't he loo'k-ont,for'~more.' - 7 The spirit `of good will that has sud- : denly developed in the United States towards` ~AOanada and the restof the , British Empire is not taken seriously by _many thoughtful disciples of John Bull. It is of mushroom growth, they say. In time of `trouble Americans are ' desirous of placing themselves close to their Anglo-Saxon mother; no one blames them," it is a good place" to be. V Their -sincerity, however, should be considered. It is very probable that once that troublesome and hard-to-find Spanish eet has been destroyed by ' American shot and shell and lies on the bottom of the sea, the wayward child will become as bumptious as ever `and a resume elaborate compositions on.th_e V greatness and power and independence y of the American nation; the eagle will screeoh louder than ever and ap his A wings in John Bull's face until John concludes that the spiritof good-will must have been drowned with the Spanish eet. V - The contention in some quarters that ministers should -be prohibited from doing anything towards securing a call for themselves savers of sour grapes, and a law having such an-end in view would be very hard to enforce. 7 It is V quite possible that in many_cases per- sons who wish the ministers to`. leave .- themselves entirely in the Lord's hands V in the matter of position and salary, do. = so. from a desire to shift respon`sibility ; from their own shoulders. Wedo not know that it is the duty of ministers, any` more than other people, to assume a passive condition in the Lord's hands. The Lord expects a man to help him- self in all honorable, and legitimate ways, and why should ministers be exempt 9 He cannot live without money any more than other men, and ` it is diicnlt to see that he alone is committing a em by trying to get a . situation that will be advantageous to himself and family, provided, of course, greed is not in the game. The stubborn j kick by many laymensgainst the super- annuation fund and the perfect willing- ness `of some retired ministers to add to their income by extracting from this fund, are not consistent with the argu- - ment of these same men, that ministers actively in the work should not be allowed to assist themselves to lucrative or more desirable positions. , t "yetj _ paign th rcughout Province acquaint. ing people yrith um virtues cfthe Grit Government. ' He like many other men fwho `come to see you only when they want your vote; If Hon. G.'.W. ing and devote his platform energies to visiting andaddressing my teachers occasionally, as he is pleased to call them, with a view to inspiring them to better work he would be assisting in , the education of the children of Ontario; as itis now he ignores the public schools ` and public school teachers except for 8 political purposes. The `public school teachers do the work that is of most value but receive the smallest `pay. As the scale of oicisldom is ascended the__ pay increases and the amount of work that tells decreases, until the fat salaried hgureheads are reached. ' Rosrwould quit his political `campaign-` The Education Department is apply- ing the lash to Ontario teachers. Two , weeks ago the Minister of Education, through the Inspector, issued a request containing a disguised threat`,Tthat all` teachers in North Simcos must attend the annual -meeting of the Association,` held last Friday and Saturday ; in other words, that teachers living in the north of thecounty must spend four or ve with Education Depart-' dollars to attend a convention that was not worth ve cents to them when they returned to their classes on Monday morning. ,, If the department issues a at of this kind and does not at the same time make reasonable `e'ort_ to ensure a protable meeting, the present ment autocracy will rapidly increase. What is the Director of` Teachers In? ' stitutea Tori Ostensibly to draw his salary of 32200. We would likto * know of what benet hehas been to 3 spun `Simone Teachers z..ae..e.z;..;g ii; at least `the last1`two Dr.`_1 .g..2_v_ _.'-"""" H. 3 I" `IV A Z" - ' gm: The news of the day. is the bom- hendment of the outer forte ot_ Senti- ago by Commodore Sohley a eet. Gon- eiderable, damoge appears to have been done to the Metro, or outermost fort, but the reports to hand no for are too magma to spank. with -deniteneuq -i`either_.oz_1 thin, poi_n___t.or no to thpextent I-othe ia,m08a.if IIii- N ; A ~ It is a;uthoritnbively"atated that the United States squadron has the'Bp|n- I iah eet bottled up in S.antiIgo_h_u-bor. 1 n Ann _-1--_,L-, 12,090 vaunte$A};;5;;;&7:; P;-eaident McKinley at Washington on Saturday, a. krger ' number than have the clone of thepiyil war. .. gathered at the American Cabin! ainoev A oorreoted return of the dead and wounded at "the battle of Manila shows 91 Spaniatda killed and 280 wounded. -War Briefs. Cuba has notyet been infaded. ' V . The. Spanish Cabinet is considering the question of provisioning the army in ube. V Miss Ellie O Neil'l of Fergusonvale, was the guest of Miss E. Loftns lately. Our picnic passed off very quietly on the 24th, the principal attraction being a football match between Oraighnrst and Phelpston; Oraighnrst winning by two goals. .. i SOME OBSERVATIONS. The cornerstone of the House of Refuge was laidseveral years ago when Tan ADVANCE published its first article urging the erection of` such a building. as a home for the unfortunate poor of the county. The laying of a stone in -the south-east corner of the building on the Queen's Birthday was merely the seal -by which the County of Simcoe, through its representatives, acknow- ledged the validity of our arguments." Still the Beeton World was the only -county .paper honored with a place in the cornerstone! This was probably` ' -an oversight on the part of the County V1 roporty`Oommittee ; the stone should be taken out and a copy of THE An `VANCE enclosed. Possibly the com- ` unittee did not wish to hear that oldo ` `vtilne wail again, Barrie gets `every-_ thing. M r. W. A. Platt renfned home; from Tgronto last Monday. ' A.-- - -1 Mrs. James Doyle, `of Breohin, paid no `a visit on the 24th. , ' Mrs. S. Draper and daughter, of Elmvsle, are visiting friends in this vicinity at present. . ' - Mr. Richard Rogeraon is improving his barns by "putting 9. stone foundation `under them. T Churchill. Advance Correspondence. Mr. Robt. Boyes was visiting friends in Flos lately. Misses Lucy and Carrie Matthews were visiting friends in Elmvale. The annual picnic will again be held on Dominion Day at. De Graesi point. Our oreamery is averaging about fteen hundred lbs. of butter a week at present. - -(nc -: Mr: nnd Mrs. Will Cumming, accom: panied by Miss L. Turner, have gone to Sault Ste. M aria for a month. Ccinratulationa to.Mr. and Mrs. Jae. `Cumming: a tiny lady visitor has-oome to stay. Miia Hattie Monjo;i;e;3;,_E"i;;i1;>_l;n, Man., is the guest of Miss N. :`Cum- minq. V The 'maso`n's alre iiaitzilding 9. stone milk house for. Mr. John Richardson. Mia; E. O NeiIl"viaited Miss Ella Loftua, Phelpston, lately. NHL- .._-..-w`~ ` - `IAMUEL WESLEY. PROPRIETORN `visiting friends here. Miss Phynila Keir, of Langman, is Mr. and Mrs. J. MoTague have gone to live in Phelpaton. Mr. W. H. Swan called on friends here this week. Fercusonvale. Advance: Correspondence. Farmers have commenced statute labor. Mrs. R. J. Fletcher and little daugh- ter; Olive, have returned home after spendmg a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Brownlee. T Mrs. E. Thompson has returned to her home in Barrie after ependinge short time with her mother, Mrs. A. Budd. Miss M. Glennie has returned to her home in Barrie after spending a short time here. -Miss vMaggie Rose, of: vt_)rel`;Sbation, is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. Graham. Mrs. Samuel Arthur is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. C; W Palk, Barrie. .Mra. Donald Graham spenb-the 24511 with her mother, Mrs. Ross; Oro Sta- tiono ~ J. D. Martin attended the teachers convention in Barrie on Friday. `In In 3 `Is an \ .., _- prompt ostai connection and delivery throughout the town. here are eight schools (one Separate) em- ploying thirty-one teachers: twelve churches. three weeklv newspapers. one commercial college every (la is market day, machine shops, laning mills, rist mills. saw mills. marble cutters. icvcle works. oat `builders tannerv, breweries, ten butcher shops. sever- al hrst c ass hotels with reasonable rates. three liveries, three laundries. one creamery and all other modern `conveniences. Stores are numerous and carry tull lines of all kinds of first class goods; com etitxon is been and prices are as low as in a. city. elegra h `and day and night telephone systems connect t e town with all places near and_ distant. Barrie is fast becoming a favorite resort with summer tourists. | _ M1-.`i3. Br6wn' is the gnet| of Mr. [and Mrs. Thomas Hart. shanty. an , V Advance Correnpondcnoa. . Miss Jennie Goods inyiaiting -friends in, Toronto. Mr. Milletdand family Have moved to Woodlands. ' ' ` Mrs. Drury, of Toronto, `has been visiting friends here. EDITORIAL NOTES. s The Creemore Scar says that Mr; Jos. Hood would be perhaps as strong a candidate as` the Reform party could bring out. Who is Joseph Hood, any- way '3 ' ;c...g-,;.`...a `Indies. between the -Amerioxim-.snd' Spanish eets (if the letter. has ever been there) has `grown very `monotonous, for it looks as if both eets are studiouslv avoiding even the possibility of getting into the same corner st the some time. Readers all over the world have perused war specials unto the thirtieth edition without com- ing across anything serious. ' Phelpston. __. l`-__-__ -- J mm NORTHERN Anvmon summer resorts and parks_. The population of Bar- rle is 7,000. Streets and sidewalks are first class and hendeome residences are numerous. Streets. public -buildings and dwellings are lighted with gas or elec- tricity. The waterworlts and_sewerage svsterns are `very eicient and rovide spring water, good drain- age and reliable re protection in every` part of the town. Barrie is a railway centre for Central and Northern Ontario. Thirteen passenger trains arrive Ind depart daily. The posts. service is all that can be desired: thirteen mails arrive daily; there is prompt postal collection and delivery throughout the nlnuina 1-kl-hy_n..- musk--- . o...-I.... -|..._.-i_ -_ 4_l___-, olll-' Ulla DU_Uo l_.\I_ Ulla Dtolllli III ` 5! not uilty as against Max-gs:-at. Stevens, `sndg Wu` t'o~Wult`er Ftnnknni. with '3 recommendation to the meroul condan- tion of the court. The `Chief Justice un- tonood tlubpy tothroo you-0 in-the reform- stonr. - ~ . \ ' _..-v uv VIIUIVII -VI Illl 11509559 W mg in which is ntuted that Fnnknm had shot him, but that Mrs. Stevens had lent him for the gun. The case was given to the iury at 6 30` p.m., and at_9.1_0, theyhronght in verdict. of nct RIItV II llinlt vhnnhn A----- __ _ _---w- .9353! At the openin of the Assize Court at Bracebridge on onday morning the prison- ers. Walter Franknm and.Margaret Stevens, were arraigned on the charge of killing James D. Rankin. The tragic end of James D. Rankin was the outcome of a family years been at` enmity with many of his neighbors, and had been tried on criminal charges. At one of these char his sister, the prisoner Stevens, was is tnees on his behaif,.bnt later on, when..he was again tried on a charge of stealing. cats from one Jennings, the" prisoner espoused the cause of Jennings as against her brother. Since that time there has been trouble in the family; `frhe de" ` ition or `the deceased was roads e_s`tat'e thatFran_k,n_m` had shot him. I...L AI__A The meeting adjourned at 11.30, to meet next year in Orillia. at such time is may be decided upon by the execu- tive committee. ' V ` - - * *' - """'J """" """""l"'-Y J. D. Knox -A. McKee--That' the expenseaof Miss Julian be paid in con- sideration of the veluable paper prepared by her. -_ Mme J ulum was the only per- Stephcens-;15ay:'-l`hat the County Council and Minister of Education be asked to allow North Simcoe Teachers Institute to meeton Thursday and Fri- day, instead of Friday and Saturday. I 'I\ `I2 ...- -_. -vvv- Inspector entered his protest against the department's decision that one of the two convention days must be Saturday. Some. teachers could not remain twofnll days and reach home on Saturday night. If the days were Thursday and Friday the department could reasonably demand that teachers attend the sessions throughout. The following motion was carried :. (1 The queatloll :f'"f;d"f"dr .1898 came up; it was decided not to collect any fee at this meeting 3 the new fee` of 31 will be int:-odurced in 1899. Mr. W. J. Ross, of Excelsior Busi- ness College, Barrie, read a paper on commercialleducstion. He scored that method of teaching book-keeping which resorts to elaborate copying of forms and sets ; or depends on much reading of book keeping books. Book-keeping is regarded by the teaching fraternity of too little importance. He advocated teaching single entry before double entry. The paper was full of practical truths. The thanks of the association was extended to Mr. Ross. ` The question of teachersunions was then discussed, and arguments pro and con were presented by` Inspector Mor- gan and Messrs. Knox, Young, Ward and Hsllett. M The following motion was then carried : ' G. A. C'ole-E. Ward--That Messrs. Morgan, Hsllett, G. McKee and J.- D. Knox be a. committee to further the interests of :1 teachers union. Barrio is bea_utifully situated on a picturesque r. qverlookxpg Kempenfeldt Bay, an arm of e'S1mcoe. mne miles long and from one to three miles broad, and one of the prettnest bays in Canada. In summer boats ply daxlv to and from neighboring Oummor resorts and parks. The population of Bar- He !.ooo. Streets and sidewalk: am r-at plan: gm!