Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1888 — Educational Items. [ARTICLE]

Educational Items.

All schools in the county, town as well as country, will be dosed next week. > Seventy-five of the teachers in the county are taking the course of the Teachers' Beading Circle, this winter. After Jan. Ist two new books will be added to the list from which teachers may choose for reviews or essays, for examination. They are Hawthorn’s “Marble Faun” and Carlyle’s “Heroes and Hero Worship.” These two volumes are included in this year’s course] in |the Teachers’ Reading Circle. Superintendent Warren has been very active in visiting schools and Township Institutes, this season. Up to last Saturday, he had visited-61 schools and attended 8 Institutes.

The teachers of Eastern Jasper and Western Pulaski are arranging for a joint institute, to be held at Medaryville, the third Saturday n January. The superintendents Tom both counties will probably >e present, and also a large numjer of teachers. \ The State Teachers’ Association will meet in Plymouth Church, Indianapolis, Dec., 26, and coninue 3 days. Tickets will be sold on all railroads at one and onehirdfare for round trip. Arrangements have also been made for reduced rates at hotels in the city. This will give the teachers a good opportunity to visit the places of interest at our capital and to hear and see the leading teachers and educators of the state.

John B. Carson, general manager of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, is in New York, and General Superintendent Woodard, General Passenger Agent McCormick, and Traffic Manager McDoel are South looking over their new acquisition, the Louisville Southern road, which promises to be a valuable line for the L. N. A. & C. people. —lndianapolis Journal.

Smaller towns throughout the State are complaining of an ingenious soap swindle which is being worked. Female agents claiming to be from Chieago, canvagb from house to house, leaving a cake of soap as a sample. Then then they return and ask the lady to sign a printed “testimonial,” the same to be presented to the grocers to influence the latter to handle the trade. These testimonials afterward turn up as “orders,” calling for soap in various quantities at fancy prices. The wording of the so-called “testimonial” is very ingenious.

The second trial of Patrick McGuire, for the murder of Michael Kain, was to have begun in Rochester, last Monday, but when the case was called McGuire failed to to appear and his bail of $2,000 was declared forfeited. It is supposed that he has left the country. It is also believed that a wealthy brother of McGuire’s, from Cincinnati, has made good to the bondsmen what they have had to pay for McGuire’s non-appear-ance.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria