The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23
EDUCATIONAL Department.
NJ. A. DOANE, Editor,

EDUCATIONAL Department.
NJ. A. DoANE, Editor.
10 those who feel neglected by the
County Superintendent, we would say,
that having had scarlet fever in lis
family, his absence will be less regret.
ted than his presence with the disease.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
An institute will be held at Worth.
ington about the middle of April. We
would ask that all teachers, school
boards, and in fact everyone interested
In education to pr 9 mt. Full par.
ticulars will lie published early.
This institute will he in session one
week, and will 10 for the benefit Of
teachers. district officers, and all hav-
ing children to educate, Us in fact. all
who wish to live in a progressive, INTEL
ligent community. Opinions and
methods belonging to sc! is and dis
trict government will be discussed and
compared. All may get and give some
new idea of school and district man
agement.
We would earnestly recommend dis
trict boards that have schools III session
at that time, to give their teachers Il
part. if not i'll the week of the institute,
without losing the time. Districts do
ing so will be we'll repaid by the fresh
vigor and the new ideas OF teachers
and pupils who attend.
We will do our best to find boarding
places for teachers. The citizens of
Wo,thington will, we think, aid us by
taking one or more each at very reas.
enable rates.
We ask the teachers and school off,
GERS to help make our first institute a
success. and add so much to the eff
cheney of our schools. Teachers OF al-
joining counties cordially invited.
LITERARY NOTICES.
THE New SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
OFFICES We are glad to announce
that the Scientific American came out
Of the late fire in New York, like the
fabled PhGuix, with renewed life.
The Subscriptio lists, account books,
patent records, patent drawings, and
correspondence We're preserved in mass
i've ire.proof safes. The printing Of
the Scientific American and Supple
ment was done III another building:
consequently the types, plates, presses,
paper, etc, were unframed, and no in
terruption OF business was occasioned.
The new Scientific American offices
are located at POI Broadwa corner of
Warren Street il very central and ex.
cellent situation. Nearly opposite, and
q few hundred feet distant from the
Scientific American offices, is the en-
trance to the great Suspension Bridge
over the East River, between New
York and Brooklyn, which required
ten years to construct and twenty mill
ions Of dollars to pay for. In front, al
so, of the Scientific American is the
City Hall Park and Printing House
Square, with its statue OF Benjamin
Franklin.
The new Scientific American offices
are admirably chosen for active busi-
ness. Here. in addition to the issuing
of their interesting publications,
Messrs. Mum & Co., aided by trained
examiners and draughtsman, prepare
specifications and drawings for Ameri-
Can or Foreign patents. II any Of our
readers should happen to make a new
discovery 1--WE hope every one of them
may do so, and gain y fortl,ne). they
have only to drop line to Mum & Co..
26l Broadway, New York. who will re-
ply at once, without charge, stating
whether the invention is probably nov.
el and patentable. A handbook of in
strmctions. with full particulars. will
also be sent, free. Messrs. Mum & Co.
have had over thirty five years. expert
ence III the business.
A JOURNAL FOR MECaAN1Cs.-The
publishers Of the Mechanical News, an
Illustrated, practical mechanical Jour-
nal. for eleven years published at
Springfield. OHIO. haze decided to re-
move their paper tn their Eastern Of
fee. No. l1O Liberty Street, New
York, on or about the list Of March,
The Mechanical News is one Of the
best Journals of its class published,
and it is the intention of the Proprie-
tors to still further improve it. In or.
der to do this econ 1mical|y. and in the
best possible manner, they find that it
is essential ta remove the same to the
Metropolis of the United States. where
they can make the paper first class in
every respect. The News is y hand
some sixteen page Journal printed on
tine paper. with engravings of the lat
est mechanical devices. and subjects
that cannot fail to interest every read .
er. They propose not ONLY to make it
popular with the artisan. bnt 4 welcome
visitor tn every mechanics household.
The publishers send specimen copy
and Premium List free on application.
Their subscription price is very low.
only One Dollareaer year, and u useful
premium included.
Living Witnesses.-The hundreds of
hearty. and healthy looking men, wo.
men and children. that have been res
cued from beds OF pain. sickness and
we'll nigh death by Parker's Ginger
Tonic are the hest evidence in the
world Of it's sterling merit and worth.
Y"u will Gnd such in almost every
community.
The Republic is painfully surprised
that a score CT more of intelligent and
sensible ladies of Jackson really and
seriously are aggrieypd at 4 recent off.
hand and thoughtless note that ap-
learpd in these columns. The item
WAS neither personal, obscene or indie
cent and was really Of small conse-
quence. The persons whom we esteem
should be needlesslv offended by any
thing our pen in.'ites we deeply regret,
but if they insist upon making a
''mouhtain ont of Il mole hill'' and in
dnlging in nnbecoming anger at that
which meant no unkindness or disre
spect, we suppose we will be COMPELLED
to take the conseQuences-howevel
much we may shudder to receive them.
jackson Republic.
y ps''aw, Burt, they'll get over it.
They used to get mad ut us twice day
and a dozen times = week, till they
fOund il didn't win Whv thoro ,vore