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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1891-9-25, Page 1Volume 19. • • owlmozalcmumontavaftma..•...manaumgrAwvigrianix.r.m....................vaus.ouwatualum....ms.amumganhamuorca.uomneuirnrwastukuratzo,..toggs,amunguypasmamovaosost.r.... Jaz :161:0g16 .01110110,11MIMIS.PAM1001r9 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1891 Number 11. .......,,,,..6.r.iirgpaimintrwmariose!...waguiamtamegmarmouvrammulam.rinsrnmgoaa,amomprommosesamomovragruslowemoreswat Teacher's COD -Tendon. The numbers of Had and West Huron Associations held their Union Convention in the Oliaton High Sohool, ou Tharsday and Friday, 10th ond lith hide. Tho forenoon session WAS mostly taken up by the meeting or Bast and West Miran As. sooiabione n seperate divisions, to troth• saet businees. moots stegome. At the union meeting of the two As- soelotions the eubjed of the propooed ehanges in the deportmental regulations were introcluued by Inapector Tom, and the disonssion thee followed was intermit,. ing and instruutive. On me count of lack of time the disousaion was podponed till the aftethoon session, svrairsooll 1,3000I0S. After the adoption of the report of the general business committee, the disone- eion on the proposed (Menges in tloe de- partoneuted regulations was rammed. The following motion by Inspector Tom was adopted ; "That in the opinion of the oombinod Aosociations of Best and West Huron the sttbjeots of algebra and euelid should be included in the week for public school leaving examination." A. H. Musgrove, of Wingham, took up the subject of "How we are governed." He spoke of the difficulty of teaching this part of the history and suggested that every teacher should obtain a copy of a little book entitled "An Ontario Township," The vague answers given by many of the eutrance pupils showed that this chapter had not been taught as thoroughly as it ought to be. He thought the best results could be obtained by teething, (1) The government of the British Empire, and (9) That in the colouies. He woald explain thee the British Parliament is composed of (1) the Sovereign, (2) the Hoose of Lords, and (3) the HOLM of Commons. After the pupils had a clear oonoeption of the composition, duties and term of office of each, he would next loud them to see the analogy between the British Purliament and that of Canada. The government of °aerie should next be exploined, also that the rnunioisedities of Ontario, viz., counties, townshipe, cilia, towns and villggea hove their head offices and gov- erning bothee. The judiciary system should next be taken up with the class, beginning with the magistrate and end- ing with the Privy Coancil of Great Britain. He requested Leeched not to try to teacb tou couch in oue leseou but to put frequent drill on what had been taught. to. toady vote of thanks wits tendered by the Association to Mr. Mus- grove for his able and instruotive ad- dress. Geo. Baird next gove 0 short address on "'The limit titble of Uniform Boaruin. otione," suggesting some important clumges, among others, that temperance and hygiene should be taken up with the third Wass by way of Mike, The address was followed by s lively Rad intending disounion in which Messrs. Brown,Rose, Delp/My and Inspectors Robb and Tom took port. Drawing witlt the third oleos was taken up by Miss Burritt, of Godelich. She exhibited a few eamples of full hand drawiugs, bused ou the figures in the flret and nand part readers, She next showed her method of teaching the Bab- ied to a class. She used only Demos aontaining straight linos. .After drawing a couple of guide lines very lightly on the blackboard she would ask the pupils to draw vertical, horizontsl and oblique lines on their slates, as dictoted. When familiar with the work on their slates the pupils would next be mime to mat drawings neatly in their books. The lathe oontothed some vary valuable 111010 to teachers. Inspector Robb next !showed his method of teaching arithmetic to third and fourth chooses. He wao of the opinion thee two things were netoessory, viz., (1) applying, and (2) rubbing it in. He began his od. dress by making the following proposi- tions (1) That the educationist value of o mere probletu is olmost a zero. (2) That problews are best taught In the shape of exercises. He was in fewer of giving pupils a good deal of practise on questions that have been already taught, giving as his reason therefor thee pupils leern beat by doing. He would try to teach the pupils to get correct results, He thought that the teaching of redue• tion oould be simplified by using ooins of different volues. atirearAMittNr. In the evening a grand entertainment woo given in the Town Hall. Mr. Turn- bull, principal of the Clinton Collegiate Institute, oacupied the °hair. Thous who took part in the program did so ex- ceedingly well as to ref:loot muoh credit on the litentry talent of Clinton. Mr. DOonning gove a shod but instructive ad- dress. Hs pointed out that the Washing prof scion was becoming more elevated aud it tettohers would only love ib onore it would soon be in advance of all others. Ho lamented the feet that only about one in every twelve tithe teaching Ss 15 life profession. The remainder make it a stepping stone to some other more r0. munerative blueness. When he oon• littered that about two-thirds of all the taxes we pay goes towardednootion, he thought that ratepayers should give the subject of eduootion moro of their Motet/. tion and try and find out if they were re - sailing value for ell this outlay of money, ele thought thee the Mother's highest aim shock] be to make ont of the boys end girls outrusted to his oare,. mon ttoid women who would Moles society, make morel eitigens and bring honor to the community in whieh they live. He Was:rely weloorneci the teachers to the Lown of Clinton, The dumb bell swing. ing by a ohms of gide woo a very pleasing feature of the entertainment. The pro. made Outounted 16 ea. gout:Moo sitegION, 5515t0. With IMAMS The moothig of that West Huron As- goolation was opened by ptayer. The auditor's report Wes replied, showing a bolonoe of 351.611 on hand, The follow. ing offloorg were duly °laded for the en- suing year :—President, 11. 11. Red ; YiemProsident, Mies Uurritt ; Seoreary. Treasurer, 0, Hohnan ; Exoontivo Clem• elide°, deo. Baird, 13, latta, W. H. Johnston, and Miseee K. lLtiwkitoS aril L. Moutelth. moon autumn. Mr. Lough, of Cliuton, oddreseed the meeting.o0 'Vim are of soloed praiser. ty," giving some very vainabffi hints. Ile said (--"Our first ditty is to try to prevent dotmage to tohool property by riling vigilance. The teacher should fro -queenly exernine his desks, stove and maps. Train your pupils in /IOUs of carefulness and show them that their ad- eAnoement in future life dapende upon oarefulnese. Lead them to see that the property of the school belongs to their parents end of course afterwards to them. Do net be afraid of giving advice becauee none of a have leornt anything except by the atom of others, spoken or written. Make the pupils who did damage replace the same. I would not allow pupils to mar the desks or other sohool property. IE window panos are broken I would insist on their being paid for (say 20 cents for etch pane) instead of indieting punishment. s The walls should not be peneilled and to prevent it We mat exercise vigilance as this is the only way to success. Let the toaober aid a little to repair injuries. to. nail may repair a desk if taken in time. Atteud to little things in time and try to get yoar pupils to have a pride in the op- 1/carollers of their school. Should parents refuse to payfor damage done I would i put the law n force. For the benefit of my fellow teaohers 1 submit the follow. ing suggestion : (1) 13e tidy. (2) Train your pupils to be neat and tidy. (3) Do not allow cobwebs to collect in the eor. nee of your school thorn, (4) Do not al- low pieces of bread to lie on the floor. (5) Do not allow pleas of paper or apple cores to be plaoed on the floor or in ink bottles. (6) Do not o,llow pupils to throw onythine Into the wood box, as the pro. per place is the stove. (7) Do nob allow the pupils to make a slide on the roof of the woodehed, or climb fenues. (8) Keep the thistles clown and the woodpile straight. (9) If a pupil objeote to carry. ing in wood or sweeping the floor, give these by way of punishment. (10) Do not allow pupils to throw apples in tho room of the sobool as they leave mood on the walls. See thee pupils take good care of their own books. There is no reason why a pupil shonld scribble his books. You might show pupils how to mark their books autl thas be a help to them. We ehmild examine the pupils' books quite frequently. Flowers and trees should ha corefully looked after. Trustees are reasonable men and tee can- not blame them if they object to baying ing school supplies when the teacher is careless. You must remember that we as teachers are building charnoter and the future generatioue will be what we make them." Mr. Lough was vary highly oommendea for hia practical addeees. In the discus. sion which followed Inspector Robb sug- gested that a committee of pupils from the senior class be appointed to look after the sobool room at noon hoer. Ile also suggested covering einclows with wire gauze to prevent panes being broken. H. L. Strange, .13. A., of Goderioh, next addressed the emoting on oEntrance analysis ond parsing." I have lathed limb there is a. great deal more in this settled than 1 at fleet supposed. 1 would have liked to have had more time given me so that we could fully disouss the sub- ject and arrive at Immo nommen basis. There seems to be a foiling off at exam- inations in analysis and parsing, I know that the feeling of the Provinciol exam• iners is to have some oornmen plan. Pupils very frequently use grammatical terms thot they do not properly under- stand, The great difficulty is to get the pupils to say just what they mean, be- cause Ws fadl to impress them with oor. rect ideas. Analysis ond parsing should hold it very important position la gram- mar. We should, therefore, try to help oar pupils to a better understanding of the subject and also make it a means of mentel discipline. I would just take up the practical meaning of a, sentence and show the funotiono of words, phrases and clauses. Try to wake sura that the pupils clearly understend the meaning of each term used. I would prefer using the term "proposition" instead of "prin- oipal clause." I would next prOcesd to classify sentencea, (1) According to form into assertive, interrogotivs and inopera- tive. (2) Aecording to composition into oompormd, complex end corm poundmomplex. Very useful di -ill should be given on the grammatical volues of words, phrases and °lenses. In this drill insist upon the pupils know- ing the uee of each iit a sentanoe and get them to have a readiness iu giving imit- able exttmplee. With the subordinate clauses 5 would give a diatinot word re. lotion. 5 would take up the main elausee first aud then the sebordiate. Mr. Clarkson then pee sevend ex. amples on the blackboard, showing his method of teauhing general and minute analysis. A hearty vote of thanks wits tendered lAr, %rang for the able moonier in which he handled his subject. Munn ArsalutioOti 55551000. Mr. Clarkson, of Seoloeth, addressed the meeting on "Entrance gratnmar toped from Anolysis and parsiug." He eta "Owing to preesuoe of work I am not its fully prepared to dead with this onbject as I would like to be. The sub. led of grammae, I believe, ie the moat difficult on the pablio school course of studieg, 5 oonsider ctualyeis and parsing the belie of grommar. Where should wo begirt the issachieg or gammar, and when I week' begin teaching pupils as goon 1110 the 34 get into the third reader, but would lave out mossivo dotaila, no I think them it groat hindrance. As We have Words derived from almost every lan- guage in the world, I find it very diffi- Milt Matter to know where to begin. Would begin orthography fleet, We as teaching do not pay enough Detention to the °erred prommelotion of the vowel souridg. I would suggoet drillialg the pupile on 0 key of tho Wanda, Which mtvy he found in any good dictionary, In loathing the Drat JISPIODS in reading It in neougsatry to give the correet monde, ond have those thoroughly fixed on their minds. When I began to tettolo, at the ago of 18, I load no idea that I did not know how to beitell OM hest reader properly. I and spelling a very difficult eubjed to teach, as it is not pbonetio. It is prinuipally learned by means of the eye. We learn to spell because we want to write ; the proper way be begin is to make the pupils write words on thoir slates. One thing is certain, that it is useless to set a boy to learn words, with- out applying them to some immediate use. Tice long words found in some of our spelling books should not be taught at all. When wo meet with a ace we do not note everything at first. We know more about it when we sea it often. Just do with words. Take 0, bad speller and 1st bins copy down words froon a book, and I ilin eure be will do well. Spellitig can be taught without spending so much time on it, by taking it up in. eidently, thus leaving more time for other subjects. I believe tliat there is no use in getting pupilto learn cut and dried definitions. I would have conversations with them, and give tbe meaning of words by intuition. If we get our pupils to give short sentences with certain WOrdS correctly used, we would be teach- ing them something of value. I would ale° give the pupils Boom of the simpler affixes and prefixes. I would begin teaching grammar by syuthesis instewl of analysis. The storting point of 300.01- motico,1 suience is spoech.onaking, and I am fully of the opinion that a great many of the pupils do not. really know the parts of spoeoh. The sentences in the first reader. Teachers oan lind some valuable exercises in Morris' little gram• mar. In conclusion, I would say to my fellow towhees, there is no higher work oil the fun of this planet than that which yen are engaged in, because you are shaping the destiny of immortal souls." Tile discussion which followed was or inuali poultice! value. A number of tbe entranue questions on grammar were ex. plaiged by Messrs. Clarkson told Strang. It was moved by Mr. Johnston, and seconded by Mr. Blackwell, and carried, eThat a committee composed of the °Blare of East and West Huron Asso- (dation, the principals of the High Savoie ancl head numbers of the Model Schools he appointed to drat o uniform scheme for analysis and parsing." The meeting Wooed to meet again at the all of the Executive Committee. L Strong, oE Goderioh, was tnade life member of the Association of West Huron. This honor was conferred upon him as a recognition of his valuable services in the post. 'I'11E NORTHERN FOR MI. Never in the history of the past 14 ex- hibitions held at Walkertou have the prospeas looked so bright and so early in the eeason for 91101.1 a grand exhibition of Live Stock, Agrioultural and Dairy Products, Pena, Vegetables and Ladies' Work, Fine Arts, ate., ed., nor have the list of ottractions been so varied and entertaining as tbe present season's. The prograno put be- fore the many patrons of the Northern in this district this year is larger and beteer than ever. Nowhere outside of Toronto or London oaa be found an ex. hibition equal in attraotiveness and in- struotiou to the Northern. Those who hove patronized the Northern in the past, know that their many and remuner- ative prizes draw a large field of mom pothers end brings out the closest mom. petition in the different clads, especial- ly in Livestock and speeding in the ring, while the list of attraaions easily downs tho bill of faro presented by any rival institutioo in this dietria, and we are oonfideut will satisfy the most fastidious of the novelty loving public, sold a largo shore of whose patronage the Noetheru will justly be sure to retaln. Oa Wednes- day iced Thursday there are three events met day on the track. On Wednesday, single trot, btot three in five hoots. Lathing, boat two in three heats, and a walking race by agricultural teams. On Thuraday—Stallions trot,best three in five hosts ; running, open to all, best two in three and a competition for effielency among the lady drivets. Prot. Cooper, one of the most daring and suo• eessful awonautists in the business, hos been secured to give two exhibitions, to- gether with his trained dog Flizionmons, which is the only canine seronaubist in the world,on Wednesday and Thursday. These daring wend performers asoend in their balloon to the clouds and from that tremeridons height drop from their bid - loon and for nearly 1000 foot desoe»d with awful velocity wino their frail perechute begine gradually to open and they dammed to mother earth in ettfoty. The mamming committees have coloured the servioes of some of the best acrobatic potformers in the country who will, without doubt, please all those intend - ea in the perfornoome of suoli daring feats. Tom Edison, "Thu Wizzard In - venter," has given this age many wonder- ful inventions but none more pleasing ond instructive than this wonderful machine the Phonogropli whieb will be at the Northern. Through this machine can bo hoard, exactly as rendered, geleo- tioa from different operas es Bung by Potti, the voioe of Gladstone. the Grand Ohl Man, tie ho thundered forth argil. ments in the House of Commone, 'Lon- don, England, er the movie dings of Joe. Murploy. A Jorge Grand Stolid hag been built which will oommend th view of moorything 301013 001 in the grounds. ' On Sept. 29th to Oa. arci tho (4. T. Ls ehargo only a fare and a half, good till Oat, 5th, and on Sept. 30th told Oat. let eing)e fore will bo charged good to re. tern Oot, 3rd, Tho Northern opong ott Walkeoton on Elope 29010 and clone Out. 2nd. Patrouiee the Northern, jos. Smith was recently Orresled 501 Sarnia, for begging. Ho had Ono of his some done up in pinata pools, and (claim- ed that it had been btoken 01 Saginate. Upon as examination the arin was found to be all right ACROSS TUE ATLANTIC WITII CATTLE. 'Po the Editor of Mee Nor. Mon Soi, -As the export trade in live etak to the 13013511 marketto bas goowu to geoid importance and tho solo jeot ono of the most interesting finenoial- ly I thought it tvould not be out of plan to make Is few observations on a round trip with a shipment of cattle in hope they may be interesting to some of your readere. May lath, was e lino bright day in Montreal. In the afternoon we got our eattle ou board moo of the oattle boate (eitici to be the slowest, gated, hook. iest aud oldest boat on the line, being built about 20 years ago) and aboat six &Week got them in position, tied and fed. We got neither board nor bed on the boat that night so had to seek our supper in the city and lie between balm; of bay for a had. The appointed time San starting waS four o'clock in the morning, as no large boat will venture either way on the St. CAWrOnee in the night. We had 100 head of cattle, 30/0 being the boot load, though 501110 take as many as 700. We had live men and tha foreman in our gang. On the 20th we were all mustered on deck to see if eaoh man bad a pass and to find if there were any stowaways on board. They found two and put them off at Quebec, Through sorne mistake one of our nsen load no pass and another foreman bad a. pass but no mon with it, so our man was taken from us and sent to him. We nsissed his work very much, espeoially on the eight watch for eaoh man had to meth holf the night in his turn to see if the cattle got loose or in Any other hod ax. On the same day to door was open- ed from the lower deck to the eattle men's quarters which lay between a row of mottle and the sailor's quarters. When opened the ploce appeared both dirty aud musty. There were berths on three sides, one above the other. We opened the pont-bole, about the size of a large dinner plata, which kad always to be closed when the sea got rough. After a fair inspection I thought it a pretty hard place to eat and sleep in aud I did but vay little of either in it. Oa one side a big steer kept pounding with bis horns on the partitionlmost of the night and on the other aide we oould see the sailor's lights through the cracks and hear them talk and move about. The "look -out man" of the boat and the boll were on the upper deck near our ocibin and what with changing there and the ringing of the bell and our watch ohauging left us a very slim °hence for sleep. On the 20th each man got his bad 0,nd bedding, which consisted of a pretty well worn blanket and the bare boards. My blanket was worn through in more than oue place. We were sup- plied with plate, cap, knife, fork and spoon and each had to bring the ''grub" in his term We bad three rows of cattle on the lower aud two on the apper deck. 21st—The boat glides on with scarcely it perceptable movement, with land on each aide. 22nd—The weather °hanging, the sea getting rough, symp• toms of sea-siokness, no land in sight. 23rd—Storming all night and etill rough, oold and raining, the sea foaming, the W5055 running high, the boot rolling and all hands seamick. Even the rattle am pear siok for they really do get sea -sick when the weather id stormy. Still the work goes on, the cattle are well looked after aud fed voth plenty of baled hay, crushed grain ma condensed SS& water tojdrink, We will now pass on to the 27th when we got our first breakfast in a little room near the galley, whioh was my fifth meal since I left Monteeat and for the three last cloys I bad not taken a partiole of food, not for lack of food, for there was plenty of it, but the disgusting plaee we bad to eat in burned too from eating. A.bout the seventh day on sea another cottleman, who load partaken of about the Shale quantity of food as I had, went with one and we agreed to pay the head cook for our board the rest of the voyage, for we had quite lost our appetite. They soon brought toe around all right again and when leaving the boat WO could tithe a good square meal. I be. lieve if we bad not changed our boarding house we would have starved, 30th— Steady side wind all day and about !oar in the afternoon the boat hod listed on her side so much that we could scarcely work or walk the deck. About six o'olook the Boatswain oeme and told us if we could not move some of the cattle they would have to be thrown overboard. We were in a, puzzle then for all our space was filled, however, we got some of the soiled witis us and shoved the cattle as close as We 0011Id shove them together and moved fifteen along the boob Which made thirty in weight, then she soon steaighteried up and took her proper posi- tion, About 10 &cloak the Boatswain apse again and told us the wind wits going down and we would have to niove the cattle book or the boot would go over on the other side like a limp. During the trip ves moved them five times. I had almost forgotten to. very important item, vis. : The danger of oottlemen ansoltiom among the dry hay. Some of them kept at it perelstently until the °Mewls of the boat ordered notices put up in the dangerous pleas prohibiting smoking there, A fire on land is bod enough bob a boat on fire in rnid•ocewo Is terrible. The "Llity of Richinad" front Now York, loaded with ootton and 300 passongere, took fire on inici.oceon and landed at Liverpool before we left ou one return trip. After landing at th dealt sloe sank to the bottom still on lire wid a rope from the mast to the dock kept her front falling over. 31s1—Siin- day we had a tine view of Wales on our towng mod villages 0030 after the °thee and a nice cloy on doolt. Two o'olook, when mow Liverpool, a tom nod us to tow us into Dirkeitheoul harbor, am roes the liver from Livapeol. The tug brought about ono dozen mon, one with a Inwood fork, another with a orow.boo and the met with stiolts mod whet' they mono on board they don begon te Make thinge lively tearirog down stalls and making other" preparations for londieg the (tattle, When tho doelt was reaohod the bug -ammo( coonmenced, each Mali trying to tole his voice and hie elicit 1. the beet nrivantage gettleg the cattle out. It did not look onueh like Sunday there then. Thue ended our trip owl all in good health, although we lay in our clothes every night, meetly wet to the knees. Gar foremen was a good attire mau and to person of great selfeseteem Lor ha appeared to think that Anything he did not know was not worth knowing. We had a prime lot of cattle and they improved some o» the voyage so looked good when they ware landed. We got grout praise for the are wo had taken of them and we also etruok a good mar. ket, One buyer there expressed a desire to see the country whore those oottle were raised and fed and take back it shipment with him. Next week I intend to give male particulars about the ship- ping and cattle trade and the homeward trip. Yours respeotfully, Sept, 22ud, '91. Desseven. TRIP TO Tito EAT • The following letter from our towns. mon ie clipped from the Wiugharn Ad. 010100 :— SO.—When I last saw you I promised to give you wy impressions of Manitoba and the Northwest, from where I have just returned. I Gonna gpeak zoo highly of tbe country. The crops olong the main tine of the railway after leaving Wfueipeg, as far west as Moose ,Taw, are something grand, more partioularly at Portage la Prairie and Brandon. It is a grand sight to see miles or grotto out atod standing in shook ; we have nothing in Ontatioto touch it. The principal towns on the main lino of railway are Portage la Prairie, Carberry, Bronclon, Griswold, Oak Lake, Yirdea, Elkhorn, Mooeornin, Broadview. Grenfell, Qu'Appelle, and Moose jaw. About nine miles from the latter town lives Wm. Watson, for- merly of Winglutm, whom I had the pleasure of calling upon, and found them all well and prospering. Mr. Watson has a large section of loud, and his crops look flee. no expects to thrash about five thousand bushels of groin ; he wish - 52 to be remembered to all his Wingham friends. From Moose Jaw west to the Bookies I think the country is not so well adapted for grain raising, but fur ranching it must be excellent. Calgary is it substantial and beautiful town, nice- ly situoted, surrounded by the Bow and Elbow rivers. Here I met Goo. Leeson, another old Wingliam man, who, 5 un- deratand, has done well in the west. Oa my return to Winnipeg I called upon Geo. McKay and we epent 0 very enjoy- able day sight-seeing in and about the oity. George sold family are doing well. In aoncInsion I would say to you or any one who may have the time to spare that it would well repay them to take a, trip over the 0. P. R. as far as the Bookies. It wonld take an abler pen than mine to describe the ever-changing and awe-in- spiring soenery along the roete, it is grand and wonderful. Yours truly, Awn Reno East ll'arOL Fall Fair. It wilt be u noomer. On Thursday and Friday of next week, Ont. lat and 2nd, the Dust Riding of Huron Fall Show will be held on the large and improved grounds, (containing 15 acres of land) in Brussels, 11 15 a reeognized fact that no Society in Huron County gives a more voried or extensive prize list than East Huron and the list for 1893. is in advance of any past year. Improvements have been made on the Fair grounds and before another year rolls by there will be nothing to beat it outside the cities. SPECIAL PIOUS. R. Leatherdale offers a ladies' ruttan rocking chair for the best lady driver. Geo. Thomson offers OW pounds of his celebrated black tea for the best loaf of home mode bread. G. A.. Deadman oiled for the best heifer asOf under one year (age to be con- sidered) sired by his Jersey bull—let, 31.00; 2ucl, 50e. He also offers for the best assortment of cakes made with Deadinioes Baking Powder, they to be. oome his proporty—lst, $1.04 ; fled, 10o. ; 3rd, 50o. Mears. Smith, Moloolon th Gibson offer one stemladder obair for the best collies. lion of towers on exhibition, They offer step -ladder °heir for the best speoimen of girls' penmenship, subjeot, first stand, of Gray's 'Elegy" ; 2nd prize by the Secretary, one dollars' worth of Spring flowering bulbs. nos, Farrow, Postmaster, offers prizes for boys' penmanship, subject, the fifth oorumundment —151, $1.25; 2nd, 75o. II. L. Jackson, jeweller, °Here ono eathedral.gong, half-hour strike, 8.day olook, wolnut or English oak ad, fully guatanteed, for the best 50 lbs. of tub butter, the butter to become hie property. W. H. Kerr will give Tun POST for one year for the two largest pumplcine, they to batons° his property. I. 0. Riohards offers a bridle, worth $2.50, for the bast two.year-old roadster tiily. W. IL MoCraokon offers to purchasers of seed from him, as follows 1-1310 Swede turnips, let 5003., Miti 25c. ; six long red mongola, 1st 50o., 9n2 250 ; six Tame Globe mangele, 1st 500., 2nd, 250, The Agrioniture orid Arts Association have presented the Bast Ilk -ling Soolety with two medal ceilidh tho Directors will award as follows :—Bost bord of cattle, any blood, (one mole and four females) Silva Madal. Bost pen of sheep, any breed, (bo oonsiet 01 one jtam, ODO pair aged ewes, one pair shackling owes and one pith: owe boobs) Bronze liedal. SPECIAL ATTHACTIOES. Thursday ovoning'e program—Solea. lions by Brussels Bond ; duatts, violin and organ. Fridoy's program — The oitimens 01 Bruesels hove contributed funds for the following epeeial attractions A wood sawirog oonteet will take place 011 010 Show grounds ot 1 o'olook limp, 151, $2.00 ; 2nd, $1,00. WM°, coat and vest half.mile ran on hereto/seek. 1st, $3,00 ; and, $2,00, Highlanti Oatieing (open to men or boyo) Ilighloa0 Yling and sword danee - -1st, e2.00 ; liod, $1.00. Highland Fling and Sheen Troue (girls or women) let, $'4.00; end, $1.00, Amusing half mile egg race 011 horse. buclo—Ist, 62.010; 2nd, $1.00. Bagpipe competition --March, Strad PM' ntid Reel—lst, $2.00 ; 2nd, $1.00. Brussels Band in ottondanoe. Speeding contests by exhibitors of light horses on the bolf oi1s traok will take plane at 4 o'olook. Edison's wooderful phonograph, or talking machine, will be On the grounds and is a noarvel worth going miles to her. A grand promenade concert, under the asepioes of the Brussels I3and, will be held iu the Maitlittul Skating Rink on the evening of Friday, 2nd inst. Seaforth Show has boon placed on tbe same day as ours and on this twoount the people of the surrounding country should boorn our show as they have never done before. No one pergon can make it a success but a united effort can and will P14405 it away in itdvawars of all the re- cords of the past. Male your entries early and get your neighbor to do ditto. People We Know-. Edward Varoo is on the sick list. Miss Cross is visiting in Mt. Forest. Nelson Gerry spent last Sunday in Mitehell. rdisrsonlitiolia lIunter is visiting relatives in in Miss Jnnes, of Milton, is visiting re. latives in town. Mrs. Frank Wristone has returned from a visit to Galt. Miss Goebel, of Mitchell, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. licenig. DESS Nellie Carlisle has gone to her horne at Hensel' for a visit. D. A. Smole has not been ae well 05 anal during the past week. Richard Livers was home from Allan - ford for a few days last week. The Misses Ellis, of Toronto, are en. joying a visit with their parents. Ohas. Watt, wife and daughter, of Brantford, are visiting relatives in town. Alfred Lowry, wire and son were holidaying at Se Thomas toed Londou this week. Wm. Rutledge has mooed his family here from Galt and will make Brussels his home. James Ross, wife and daughter are 01011153 relatives and friends in London and vicinity. Mrs. Wni. Vanstone is renewing old acquaintances in Brussels. She has been in Galt for several months. Mrs. Herably wed foonily are onee more residents of Brussels. Mr. Hembly went after them to Salem last week. Miss Maggio Stewart is home from Mt. Forest for a holide.y visit of a few weeks. Miss Maggie Ross came home with her. Rev. G. 11, Salton was away at Galt 010 Tusday takieg part in a Harvest Home entertainment in the Methodist church there. Fred, McCracken is home from Pork - hill for a few week's soy, The girls there mast take good care of Fred, sad - ging by appearance. James WW1011 had &MAW paralytic stroke on Wednesdoy of this week. This is the second aud his health is eon - sequently badly shaken. As tvill be Been by notice elsewhere Jacob Bowser aud tliss Lizzie Ramsay were united in marriage on Wednesday of this week. They will 'mote in Bras. gels. Mrs. Etingston so. has been quite ill for the past week or more De her home on john street. We hope she will be speedily restored to her usual good. heoltu. Lev. Mr. Hunt and Mrs. Hunt, ot Southampton, were in town for a few days this week. They are moving into the rectory and are going into the rays- teries of house.keeping. Samuel Rived is oway to West Ox- ford assisting his sister-in-law in the umnimement of the form owing to the recent death of her husband, referred to in last week's isgue of TTIE POST. We are pleosed to hear that G. L. Ball, B. D. S., of Toronto, formerly of Brues Bele, has added D. D. S., from the Toren - to University, to II% oamo. He took firat-oloss honors in Operative Dentisty. Tole POST wishes Dr. Ball oontinned pros- PerittSley Anderson and wife arrived home from Loudon on Monday evening. Mr. Anderson and brothel: will leave ta a few weeds for the Dental Oollego, To- ronto, the former to complete his course and A.Iton to enter on his as far os ooilogs terra is oonoerned. Rev. Itobt. Walker, ot Weikel:tom was in town on Wedtinleasfdoomyilyarbzeigititnig,10tritsaitn- 13141080011roneinniegtery. Mr, Walker was a resident of thio l000lity a number of years ago, He is no disoredit to the plea being a very highly esteemed Megmai snii0 resineiteere.rning the Perth Bat- talion we °lip the following :—Lieutenemt Geo. Currie, of No. 5 Company,Lietowel, joined No. 4 Company, Durham, 81st Batt., in 1888. He afterwards served three yoors as Sergeant 10 No, 5 Goo Brussels, 33rd Batt., and was appointed Second Lleuteaant in No. 5 Company, 28th Cote, in /tomcod, 1891. Eta os a soldierly.looking &limy and an efficient officer. Geo, is populor with the superior atom% owd men of his company. He ig doing a proeperous tailoring businese in. Atwood. In the matter of the West Huron Glom tion petition, the time and place will be the 22012 of October ab Godorioh. Bireholl rood BenWell wets to be eeen hi a corner of the Albion blook, Goderioh, last &dowdily evenieg. The Goderieh High Sehool gyinnacium will shatly be ready for ocoupotion. It is a line building, and so twanged so to septcritto the sexes. James Beattie, of Olioston, has oont- monad tho roconstruotioa of his big livery been whieh woo doently go bodly damaged by fire,