The Worthington advance., 1882-02-16

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Algebra to Quadratic Equations. Solid
Geometry, Cicero and Virgil completed.
After Eight Long Years.-C c ia
cobs, 78 Folsom Street, Buffalo, wri-
tes that for eight long years he had
tried every known remedy to cure
him of piles. also had been treated
by physicians without success when
he was ultimately cured by Thomas
Eclectr;c Oil.
LITERARY NOTICES.
LIGHT ABOUT THE HOUSE WE LIVE
IN.-The well known author of ''Medi.
Cal Common Sense" DR.. B. N Wolfe,
| OF Cincinnati, o., has just published u
new book, called ''More light about the
house we live in!" which is attractive
ly illustrated, and abounds in ''plain
talk, but true,' against swallowing
drugs into the stomach, for any dis
ease of the nose, throat, or lungs. 1t
is i wholesome little volume to read,
and should be in the hands of every
subscriber to the ADVANCE. Send ten
cents to the Doctor, and get a copy of
it free by return mail. Address as
above.
ST.. NICHOLAS FOR FEBRUARY O.
pens with Il story Of the adventures of
4 Mexican prince. illustrated with
beautiful frontispiece by F. Fl. Lun-
gren.
Other short stories are: "The Man
in the Atoon," The Round Stone," a
Hungarian Folk-story, "Cornwallis's
Buckles" AL incident of Revolutionary
times, ,."Lady Ann's Valentine," a tale
of interest and tender feeling.
"Men-and- d-Animal-Shows, and how
they are moved about" is tie title Of
an interesting article. There are many
illustrations to this, tue first half Of
the article; the conclusion, which is to
be even more fully illustrated, is prom.
ised for the March number.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, the Editor,
relates in this months installment Of
her serial, ''Donald and Dorothy" a
gallant rescue by the hero; and Edward
Eggleston, in h:s serial, 1.-The Hoosier
School-b boy" carries the young people
of the story through stirring scenes Of
frontier school life, as it was in his
own boyhood. Mr.. Harry NJ. Kieffer,
in "Recellections of Il Drummer Boy"
gives graphic accounts Of camp life in
winter during the late war, and Of the
terrible scenes on the field after 4 bat.
tie.
Several poems and humorous verses,
besides comical single pictures help to
enllven the pages Of this number.
THE MIDwINTER (FEBRUARY) CEN
TURY.-After the new cover, the first
"midwinter issue'' Of the Century is
,1, ;AA, I;ofi NV itc ,n1
range of popular contributors. whose
names Of themselves awaken in the
reader the desire to see their contribu-
tions. Of these are Ralph Waldo Em-
erson, Henry W. Longfellow, the late
ellis, Frank r. Stockton. III. H." E.
whom has his special audience. Add
to these attractive names the other fea-
lures: 4 fine frontispiece portrait of
George ". Cable. author of "Old Gre.
ole Days" and 1.-The Grandmissimes,
engraved by Cole, with sketch OF Col.
Waring; another of the unique and
amusing title Club" papers, illustrat-
ed by ten Of the members of the Club;
the text somewhat abridged) of Mrs.
Burnett's play OF "Esmeralda," now
running successfully 1T New York
theatre: AL illustrated account of the
growing sport of Lawn Tennis. with
full directions; review Of ''Signiii-
cant Features Of the Atlanta Exposi-
tion," by Edward Atkinson. Esq, who,
we believe, was the prime mover in
that enterprise; and beautifully Illus
trated paper Oh THE Phidian Age of
Sculpture''-and it will be seen that
the number contains rare elements of
popularity.