I QOAL! COAL! CHEAP FOR CASH ! The following prices will be charged for *€JV VMS L, in the yard, in all the yards signatures hereto attached, until furthe | notice: STOVE, $ 4 oo CHESTNUT, 4 oo GRATE, 3 75 | EGG, 3 75 Cartage, FIFTY CENTS PER TON IN addition to above, and an EXTRA CHARGE for I carrying in. W. M. MALLORY, Towana . HENRY MERCUR, NATIIAN T1D1), E. B. PIERCE, BARTLEYT BROS., VVysox. At JltiQldIMOR ftMt 19, formerly Phin oey's: Sullivan Coal, LARGE BTO VE, $3 00 SMALL STOVE, 3 2 5 CHESTNUT; 3 25 EGG t 3 00 GRATE, 3 00 SMALL CHESTNUT, 2 \5 With same additional charges for cartage. W. M. MALLORY. ! October, *24, 1879. 50th YEAR of GODEY'S LADY'S ROOK. The oldest and Best Fashion Magazine in America. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE REDUCED TO 82.00 PER YEAR. Subscriptions will be received at this Office iu Clubs with this Paper. The DAILY REVIEW and Godey's Lady's Book for one Year at 84.50. See what Godey's Lath 's Book will Contain IN 1880. Nearly I*2oo pages of llrst-class Literarv matter. I*2 .Steel Plate Beautiful Original Engravings. I*2 Purge and Elegantly Colored Fashion Plates. "24 Pages of Vocal and Instrumental Music. 900 Engravings,on Art, Science, and Fashion. I*2 Large Diagram Patterns of Ladies' and Chil dren's Dresses. I*2 Architectural Designs for Beautiful Homes. 200 ur more Original Receipts for Family Use. Vnd the usual Original Department matters. The January No. of the New Year will be issued December rst. and will contain the opening chap- j ters of one of the Best Serial Stories ever printed in American Magazine,by CHRISTIAN REID, the author of " A Gentle Belle," " Valerie Avl iner," •' Morton House," etc,, entitled ROSLYNN FORTUNE. We have engaged a Full Corps of Distinguished Writers, whose Contributions will enrich Godey's Lady's Book during the year. Send in your Club* at- once. You can add any nut nee a/terwarda at the name price as the original Club. TERMS.—Cash in Advance. . POSTAGE PKEPAID. t >nc copy, one year, #2 09 I wo copies, one year, It 70 ' Three copies, one year, 25 Four copies, one year, 0 GO Five copies, one year, and an extra copy to the person getting up the club, making six cop ies, y 50 Eight copies, one year, and an extra copy to the person getting up the club, making nine copies, 14 00 Now is the time to make up your Club. HOW Tit It KM IT. —Got a i'ost-otiiee Money Order on Philadelphia, or a Draft on Philadelphia or New York. If you cannot get either of these, ! send Bank-notes, and iu the latter ease register your letter. To parties intending to get up Club, a specimen copy will be sent on application. Address, GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK PUB. CO. (Limited), lOOfl, Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Pa REVIEW, is the 1 ! boat ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Do not . forget BUSINESS PARTY AND CALLING CARDS printed to order. CALL AND SEE OUR NEW VISITING AND BUSI NESS CARDS. AI.VOKD A SON. Gl'Pil 1 CROWDS! $ at J. L. KENT'S. and sin IMMENSE STOCK ! DRESS GOODS, CLOAKS and SHAWLS, GLOVES and HOSIERY, 3 button Kid Gloves, only 75 Cents, worth a dollar. SHEETINGS & SHIRTINGS, of the best brands, cheap ! CLOTHS and CASSIMERES, of all qualities and prices. RIBBONS & FANCY GOODS, the best selection ever o lie red in this market. FLANNELS & BLANKETS,! in endless variety. In fact my assortment of DRY GOODS is complete and is not excelled by any establishment in I the country. In prices 1 DEFY COMPETITION ! and cordially invite inspection of my goods and a comparison of prices. Col. Means' mammoth store, second door south of Mc. Intyre Brothers hardware store. .F. IL. KENT, Nov. 14. Agent. V ertical i Feed. As usual, the Vertical Feed ! Sewing Machine took First Pre-I miuin. at the late county Fair. A x ' I Overwhelmino- Stock - OK KVKUYTIIIXG IS M "il litter \ot ions s ixl Fancy (lootls t/ LINK AT MRS. S. 11. SWEET, One door south of Evans & Hildreth's. Main Struct. Having learned by experience where bargains can be found. I mean to maintain my reputation in the future as in the past,and those who desire real bargains should see what I have secured at tin sales the past week ! in New York. Mrs. Swe</ takes great pleasure in auuoune ing to the '.dies that she gives personal atten tion to trimming hats, and by long experienee flutters herself that -Im' ean gi\c satisfaction CALL ANI) SEE, 1 ANI) BE ASTONISHED AT Low I *riees. MRS. S. 11. SWEET. Sept. 30. ft Text Book Uniformity. RESULT WIIKRE ROOKS HAVE TO STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT. It a Convention of School Directors, of Centre Comity, held a Bellefoute, Decem ber id;, 1878, pursuant to the call of 11. I Meyer, Esq., County Superintendent, fori the purpose of considering the propriety of taking measures to secure a uniformity i of the text-books used in the schools of i said county, the following action was I taken, over fifty directors being present and nearly all the district in the county being represented: COPY OF MINUTES. Upon motion of C. P. Stone rod, of Snow I | Shot; township, the following preamble and' resolutions were adopted: WHKKKAN: Great expense and waste are j frequently incurred by the present and con nstatly changing variety of text-books used in the common schools of Centre county, there fore, be it Resolved, By the representative directors here in session, that a system of text-books, suitable, complete and uniform, be adopted in accordance with the laws of the State, throughout the county. I pon motion of J. C. P. Jones, the follow ing plan was adopted with but one dissenting vote, to carry into effect the following pre amble and resolutions: First. The various publishing houses to send samples of their books to etcb school I board in tno county for examination and t submit therewith the lowest exchange, intr - ductory and wholesale prices, and the length of time they will guarantee to furnish them at said price. Second. No agent of any publtshing house to be permitted to do any work in the county, to be either general or local agent, beyoiid sending his books and terms as above stated. Any house or agent violating this under standing. their books to be counted oil of the contest. Third. The several school boards of the county, after examination of the various books which may have been submitted, to hold a meeting at which each director shall make out a list of the hooks which he pinfers to have adopted in the county, and se d it to Henry Meyer, Esq., County Superin n dent, Rebcrsburg, Pa., prior to* the tirst day of June, 1579, who shall ma.o a e several statements so sent, and the books up on the various branches having tin igliest number of votes or preference shall be the series recommended for county uniformity. The County Superintendent, after having made the above eanvaos as above, to send the result of the same to each of the papers in the county for publication. W. C. HEINLE. Chairman. J. C. 1\ JONES, Secretary. The following result of the votes of the Directors of Centre county, Pa., on the uniformity of Text-books in said county, with the number of votes cast fro each book, under the foregoing plan and resolutions: READERS. No. vote. for eaesli New Graded 74 Independent 20 Appleton's 17 New American p> SPELLERS. Swinton's ,s3 New American ft Independent 28 Appleton's 1 Patterson's Sander's Union Raub's 1 GEOGRAPHIES. Swinton's 100 Colton's |4 Mitchell's 10 Independent 1 Monteith's HISTORIES. Swinton's Redpath's 5 Barnes' Brief 7 Butler's Ouaekenbos' 1 Watson's 0 V RITTEN ARITHMETIC. Robinson's Shorter Course 57 Greenleaf's u Brook's Gillie's oy Rolf's 12 Nrook's Union 8 Mew American 4 M ENTA L ARITHMETIC. Milne's 7 Greenleaf's 4 ALGEBRA. Robinson's 53 Greenleaf's 1 COPY BOOKS. Spencerian 05 Appleton's 30 Ellsworth's 10 GRAMMARS. Kerl's 72 Swinton's p Clark's Brief 7 15 Bullion's 1 Harvey's 20 Ouaekenbos' 3 Fewsmith's 1 LANGUAGE LESSONS. Kerl's 5 Clark's 5 Harvey's 1 Morton's 5 BOOK-KEEPING. Bryant & Stratton's 44 Polsom's g Smith's CIVIL GOVERNMENT. Townsend's BOTANY. Gray's 40 Steele's *. GEOLOGY. Dana's 3g DRAWING. White's Industrial 43 PHYSIOLOGY. i Steele's o Cutter's * J NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. I Steele's j The attention of Directors is called to I Section LXII ol the School Laws, which ; requires every School Board iu the State o adopt a series of Text-books every, ; year, during vacation, which books, and no others, can be used during the ensuing school year. This is intended to lix a uniform course of study for the school 01 each district. The undersigned having been appoint ed a Committee to count the vote on j county uniformity of Text-books in Cen-' tre county, respectfully report that they have carefully performed such duty and that the foregoing is a correct can ; vass of the same. SAMUEL FRANCE, JARKD HARPER, , W. C. HEINLE, Committee appointed by the County Superintendent to canvass the votes 1 BXLLEFONTK. PA., June 23, 1879.
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