j,qricaltiroti prparimmt
Ashes and Bones.
. A correspondent of the 'German
town Telegragh writes ; the follotvina :
„In 186 - 9 I had a worn farm-whichneeed
cd renovation, and not being able to
procilre maitre enough by ordinary
-farming, I bought leached ashes.
They cost, deliveredlwo and a half
-miles-froM home, twenty-five cents
per htishel. _ I applied them at • the
time-of seeding, at the rate of one
- hundred and fifty bushels to the acre,
in connection?with other manure, the
. whole being well harrowed in. This
practice was - eqntinued for ten years,
having nsed in - that time seventeen
thousand buSliels: My soil was hard
gravel, and insome cases bard cl 4
loam. The ashes produced both a
mechanical and chemical effect on
the soil. They -made _the soil finer,
and in my Opinion set - at liberty la
tent plant-food by breaking down
the mineral in the soil it" as dark
er in color after-the application.' The
etreq was to largely increase the hay
• crop. As this course was • began
before the high price of hay in--
-'!:70-71, it proved very' profitable.
Hay then sold at $3O per ton at the
barn, twenty tons being taken from
seven acres in the latter year 'at a
, single cutting. When the crop,show
ed signs of failutel we plowed and
seeded with ashes and Mal - lure-as be-
fore. but with hardly as good. result
as - at first. It took more ashes for
the second than for the first applica=
tion to produce the same amount of
hay. This is.the' general verdict of
those who have used them 'extensive-.
:The ashes induced the- rapid
growth of red -clover, which ontinu
. ed.froM year to year.. We cut our
• fields twice in a season, aftengetting,
more at the second cutting than at
the first cutting. Our fields came to
be knovn far and near for their 'pro
ductiveness. We had continued this
course so long that a ,change was
thought desirable. We have taken
bone, using half a ton to the acre
with manure, with satisfactory re
`. sults. It lt much easier to
having sown about five tons the Fres
• cut year. Sore of the large farmers
iu Salisbury,, Mass., (a few miles from
here,) who fOrmerly used liirge quan
tities, of ashes, have for years given
up their use and substituted bone in
place, with the very best success. An
Irishman who had worked fot one 6f
them bought an old rug out f4m in
a town two miles away; and surpris
ed the natives considerably by buy
ing a number of tons of bone-dust.
They predicted that it would never pay
and that they woufil look a long, time
at before paying it for a ton of
bone. After several years' trial I
_find on making inquiry that it has
proved a suecessfill and paying ex: ,
periment- The best farmers in that
- town are now using large quantities
. of bone and feel that it pays them
well. There is no doubt but on lands
which are, prop'erly grass lands, that
ashes and bone will be found bent
ficial, and when they can be bought
- for a ! reasonable price, their use will
•be found profitable. .
Bensons for Tillage.
Sand, unlike clay and muck, has
no pores for holding water.• In sand
-the water is held between ,tbe parti-.
cies; in clay -and muck it is held be
tween and• within. This is why
muck and clay 'shrink by drying,
while sand does not. A ,soil to be
in the best codition for rec•eii•ing
and holding the proper quantity •of,
water for plants should be perfectly
compact, but light at the surface,
and firm beneath. The old custom,
tau ht by early writers, orstirring the
surface soil in dry. weather. to make
it -take in CiatO -from the
ItmOsphere is all Wrofg,Tor soils do
we, absorb water r?-5n the -atmos
phere except in the form Of . dew:
When a crust is formed upon a, soil
by rains, it - should , -be broken up to
prevent evaporation - , which. is - "very
active through such a crust. lint
. the soil should be stirred very shal
low' at suchAimes, stirring often, and
deep with a cultivator in dry weath
er tends-to dry the soil by exposin*
-large portions of it to the drying in
thiences of the atmosphere, -bbt
shallox stirring after a crust is form
ed is like cutting a lump wick just
aliocc the. oil: The connection is
broken' in both cases. The best soil for.
conserving moisture is th it made of
materials whiCh within themselves
tind tubes from the top to the bottom,'
through which the moisure low down
can be efirried for the use of plants.
The poorest soil for -Itolding-,Moest
dye' is that with a line.--surface, capa
ble of great evaporation, overlaying
loos coarse sand, incapable of
eaffyiiir; up water to the surface of
th" soil;‘though such a soil connot
dry 'quite as rapidly after rains as if
the bottom soil had a greater capaei
ity for sukiim down inbisttiN. Soils
•nced plowing and cultivating to
keep these capillary- tubes. active
and in order." A dormant soil, • like
that of an old mowing field Or pas
ture, is acted upon by every rain,
like masoii. work- under the mason's
trowel. The Clinks in the soil are
constantly Idling. We should plow
to break up this mason worß7 and to
mutifily these water tubes.
A RELISH. FOR • BREAKFAST
Take one-fourth of a pound of fresh
eheeke, cut in, thin slicea, put in
frying l pan, turning a cup ,9f siFeet
millo over add one-fourth rteaS
porm - full dry- mustard,' a pinch of
salt htul pepper, and a piece of -but
ter about the size of a butternut ;
stir tl e mixture all the time. Roll
three I,oston • crackers very -fine And
sprin le in gradually; then turn at
once in alvarrn dish, send to table
iuttnc iatelv.
.
- that
TnT. Worcester Spy says ear
ly in the Winter.a.lady in—Ashburn
ham. \lass., took a dry stick ftsuw-a
bruli heap, and pat it in a flower-pot
to su port a house plant. Soon after
ward a green spot appeared on the
Seemingly dead stick, and developed
inton bunch of apple blossoms, with
all the beauty and perfume of June.
.BREAKFAST MUFFIV4S.— t.e , TIVO ermir..
of . _ ,
well beaten, with, cupfqt sugar and
" 5- tt lump of butter the seize of an,egg ;
to this add one pint of milk, with a
teaspoonful of- soda, one quart of
flour and two-tablespoonfuls of cream'
t.irtar;' bake in muffin rings t or, in
i'gein pans in - a quick oven. This is a
dainty- substitute for bread at break
'k
'llist or tea. 1 .
. .
Goon. principles incalculated in a
heart are like golden nails
which : time drives in faster and no
philogophical claw can completely
draw them out.
Ci 1:: TS and peiees of bread shcinld
be kep!, in an elivitlien jar, closely
e , ,Vered, in a dry Cool place,
tducatioad IPpariment
E: E. Qum"
Committee
J. A. WILT,
J. T.3lcCoLLois
Associate migoris
G. W. RrAN.
. Communications may be sent to Other of the
above editor*, a 5 may be preferred, and will appear
In the Liana of which he has charge.
G. W. nYAN, Editor.
TEA Cl 2/.: HS' EXAmrNAnoN.—Teacbeis'
examinations will, be held as. follows :
Rome, March 26th ;. Troy, March 28th ;
Towanda, March 30th. Examination will
begin at' ft A. r. Teachers_ must come
prepared with paper, pen and ink, or pen
cil, and Union Fifth Reader.,
_ J.-ANDREW WILT,
County Sup't.
THE vacancy in the Editorial Commit
tee of Educational department will be
filled during the coming week, / and after
that each editor's name will stand at the
'head of the column during his week even
if he fails to furnish : matter and the , col
umns following are a blank. Tho corn-
Mime agree(' to this some time since, but
it has not•been invariably practiced, and
the result of uneertriinty as to whose name ,
should be placed at the head has been
very disagreeable to the real editor. Prof.
McCollom sent matter to Towanda for
his column last week, and th:ough some
blifinder Supty Wilt's name appears as Ed
itor.
GRAMMAR
" To think alike is philosophically im
possible." and wisely is it so ordered: in
most questions. We - do riot fully agree
with Prof. Tyndall that it it profitable to
spend a very large amount of time, on
"Paradise Lost," and
. similar works as
specimens tor_zarsing and- analysis,• yet
we are decidedly in favor of learning
thoroughly the principle- features of Eng
lish Grammar. "1i hatever is worth do- •
ing at all is ' , worth doing well," and many
conductors 4 Teachers' Institutes are do
ing a great injury to.education by filling
too credulous teachers with the idea that
"writing compositions" 'the "royal
road to essential grammar. By all
meant t commence with an abundance- of
such iw6rk with suitable criticism, • and
continue it thro,:gli an entire course, but at
the same time teach the analysis of the
seußities uSed, and the properties of their
elements, the principles of syntax used in
condensation, expa4sion, transposition
and correction. lead pupils up to an in
tellf ~ o r rather than mechanical use of
correct language, regardless whether such
pupils may become teachers or not. Make
thinkers not machines.
The difficulty is not that too much
grammar is taught, but that teachers fail
'to have it rool bythe pupils; the remedy
lies in teaching no less of grammar, but
of lisisig it more. .
Parsing is condemned by those teach
ers of teachers as "trash and hutubug,"
gird yet certificates are issued in grammar
by i4nperintendents largely on the result,
ofisome parsing eXercises. Parsing should
not be considered au end in grammar s bit
a nreqns. It is simply concisely and' rap-
illy re . rielning the properties and relationa
of words, .and, such knowledge must -be
acquired before anything more than the
merest-rudiMents of syntax can be intelli
gently studied. Time at Institutes is too
Often taken up-with such tirades against
grammars: teachers attempt to practice
t
he ideas, and the result is that frominir
rentfrwm Ark:As—tile source--of the major
ity of our teachers4come aspirants for
teachers certificates Who are pronounced
unqualifiLd, as the 'school law requires that
such applicants possess a good knowledge
of the principles of English Grammar.
With reference to such unwise advice,
using the motto, "with charity for all,
and malice towards none," we bad better
forgive half and forgive the rest.
THE PLURAL OF PROPER NOUNS PRECEDED
BY A TITLE
Mn. Enrron :—As there is some differ
ence in the opinio;is,Of the authors of our
English GrammarS in regard to the for
mation of the pluTal of proper noun, 'pre
ceded by a title; and having several of the
best authorities at hand I thought it
might be a convenience to teachers , to
have the opinions of some of these au
thois compiled for ready reference.
• There seem, tqln , a divided opinion as
to whether the title alone ; the name
alone, or hiptli*the title aml the name
should be made plural. 'There being a
difference in feachin - F, on this suftject, by
our Ilbeiors,•-it is very natural that there
should be a difference in use by different
) •
This islsoitethitor which wear called
• "
.upon retry ay to use, and. is important
that we shonld settle on some uniformity
in regard t? 'this part of the use of our
* tongue
What. then slip be our guide in this
matter? .We are obliged to. go back for
this law, as for all the laws of our lan
guage, to the usage of the best writers
and speakers of the language.
Tile users of the best language compel
the'Formatlon of rules in accordance with
it. !Mr grammarians are supposed to
know better than others, what this law
is, and the one that quotes the usage of
the best 4uthorities . should be entitled to
most rcspect i
Let me see what the grammarians say.
Here is what-Mr. t Kerl says : "When the
title Mr.,,Miss, or Dr., is used with a
name, the whole term is made plural by
making plural the title only ; as Mr. Har
per. Messrs. Harper, Mjss Brown, +he
Misses Brown, D r . Lee, Misses Julia and
Alice Clark.
When the title is Jlrs., .or when the
word two, three,• etc., stands• before the
title, the latter noun is made plural ; as,
the Mrs. llarlows.—lrving ;" the two
bliss Scotts.—ld.',
Mr. Kern; Grammar has been-used so
long in Ibis country that this ti.;3e is quite
common here.
Messrs. Rea and Kellogg, in their
" Higher Lessons in English," published
-this year say, "Compounds consisting of
a proper name prpceded by a title, form
the plural by varying r etther the title or
the name; as, the Misi Clarks .or the
Misses lark ; but, when the title Mrs. is
used, the name is usually varied ; us, the
Mrs."Clarks, and in a foot note .they say,
"Of the two forms the Miss Clark,s and
the Misses'Clarki we believe that the An
ther is most 1m: id by classical authors.
The latter is now quite popular, but ex,.
cept iu formal notes or when the title is
to.be emphasized, it is rather stiff, if not
pedantic. Some hy,,that wherralnumer
al precludes the title the namef should
always be varied ; as the two Misa Clarks.:
The . forms, the Misses Clarks andthe two
Mrs. Clark, have but little auttority.
A title - used with two or more different
names is made plural as, Drs. Grimes &t'
Steele, Messrs. Clark & Maynard." .
Brown in his Improved Graminar says,
" Nyhen a title is prefixed to a . proper
name, so as to form a sort of compound,
the nanie and not the title\ is varied to
form tlip'plaral ; as the Miss Ho warns.,
But a title not regaided as a part of a
Compoun. name must he bode - plural If
it refers o more than ono ; as Mein?.
Lambert & Son ; the Lords Calthorpe and
Erskine." ' Fowler's "English Langui s 'ige
in its Elements and Forms," one of OwlirlNE HUNDRED
most scholarly and comprehensive works:l V
on English says, " When a title and a
name aie used together, some grammari
ans recommend that the title only lave
the plural form ; as, the Misses Seymour
anti others, !that both have the plural
form, as, the Misses Seymounsl. and oth-1
ers that the name only have the plural
form as, the Miss Seyreours. The last
is the correct form if the two words are
viewed as a coinpojrnd -term ; the first, if
they are viewed as in opposition ; the sec
ond, if they are . viewed at if in, e.iassiarl
language. The last, namely, the Miss
Seymour& is sanctioned by high amthori
ty use is divided,"
Noble Butler, in his "Practical; and
Critical Grammar of the English %13.
guage," recently Published,
\ five, "Pr 'O
yer names take the plural fon*when tw.o
or more persons of the same name are
classed together ; as,- the Mertens. So
when a title, such'as Miss or Mr. eta., is
prefixed ; as "the Miss Mertens, the Dr.
Mertens, the Mrs. Mortons.
If a title is used with two or more dif
ferent names it is made plural; as Misses
Julia and Maria Morton ;-the Lords. Ox
ford and Chesterfield. With the title
'Messrs., borrowed froth the French the
name remains singular, as the Messrs.
Morton." In a remark, after which fel
low-examples, the author says, "Some
writers, not of the high4t dais rabbis
the French construction, and. givu, the
plural forms to the title only ; as the Miss
es Mortons. Sorne grammarians say that
when the title preceded by a numeral the
name is pluralized, but that without a
numeral the title is pluralized; as, the two
Miss-Morton's ; the Misses Morton. - In
classical 'Usage there is no foundation for
this distinction. The following examples
show the correct form : Thd MisreFlani
boroughs'—Goldsmith„ The Miss Horn
,eckst—W. Irving. The Miss Berrys'—
Sidney Smith. The' Miss Bertrams—Sir '
W. Scott. The six Miss RoWirolds'--!By
ron. The 'two Mr. 'fellers—Dickens.
One of the Miss.Germans'—Macaulay.
The Miss llills'—T. Campbell. The Miss
31entgomerys'—T. Moore."
There are many other examples given
by the same author, showing.the usage of
the bast English authors from the earliest
of standard authority all the way down to
`the best authorities of the present day.
Let the reader draw his own conclusions
from what - has been given of them au
thorities, but it seems clear that thetpeli
ing of these grammarians, backed by the
best usage, is that we should say "The
Miss Homecks', Misses Julia and Mice
Clark, the two Mn.. Wellers, Messrs.
Lambert and Son, (borrowed from the
French) ; the Lords Oxford and Chester
field, the Dr. Mertens' but Drs. Grimes
& Steele, the Misses Barlovrs and thd Mr.
Morton's. -L 4 I
EVADING BESPOBSIBELITY
In every vocation of life we need ag.
gremcire progressiveness, .not Simply-drift
ing forward with the current, buil push
ing on ahead of the tide or boldlrsteming
it.
Especially is there necessity for this in
educational matters. ..E deli factor should
cheerfully assume suite responsibility
and not attempt to shift it tipon some one
else. Abuse of others for,the sins of self
is frequent. As the cry ofAstop : ply171;) , :
a culprit often protects\hini s frolni.eniTPW .
so persons, often shield thetnielVeS4o:tit
merited censure for neglectKof duty
hurling abundant vituperations at grime
faithful and honest worker. \ /
Quite tcy.prone 'are parents and\pnpils_
to 'blame . the teacher ; the teacher/to
blame parents - and directors; - the drec
tors, to' blame the superintendeai; the,
superintendent to blame the teacher and
•
directors; the minister and rulers to blame
the peopl ; and the peoplefohlame them
,t//. i
The judicious,horseman best starts the
overtasked team--not by swearing and ,
scolding, , but_ by an urgent yrefiii or a
shgulder to the wheel. The skilled me
chanic is made fmui 'a
clumsy apprentice
by a master's guiding touch at proper
;hue and place.
The inexperienced unsuccessful te#cher
is best improved by encouraging visits
from parents and directorsi by frequent
visits of County Superientendent, during
which counsel is given, assistance render
ed, and difficulties removed. Many teacti 7 _
ers are failures for lack 'of opportunities
fur culture and development and simply
peed to have defects pointed out, reme
dies suggeste4 methods of teaching illus
trated by superintendent and friends in
o true spirit, to become7successful and
appreciated 'laborers. •
. Only those who expect to.. teach but a
term or two and are indifferent of success,
and certain fossilized ones, would fail to
ue benefitted by the hints above indicated.
Let every assistance and encouragement
be given to the poorly - qualified but slit
tfl,,r and progresure teachers or pupils,
let suitable recognition of successful ex
perience and -merit become general, and
the drones and leeches will soon seek oili
er fields.
Ile the motto,
"Dare to do right,
Dare to be true,
We oath have a work
That no other can do.'
•
EXAMINATIONS. Examinatiort \ ques
•
tions for teachers'are too often a batch of
puzz!es—familiar to the examiner. from
much study and experience instead
questions based on the simple -practical
principles and problems of the books in
daily use in the school room.
The point to be determined is whether
the applicant pcw•sesses sufficient knowl
edge of the principles and examplei of
text books to explain, analyse and teach
them well. The
all
is not expected
to boa target for all the mathematicians of
a community to lauch strange problems
and puzzles at, neither should ho be
pected to successfully disentangle the
strange, unreasonable intricacies of -some
examiner's queries during the brief peri
od usually alluded.
_ Since most of our teachers closely fol
low the matter in - text books they should
be qualified to teach that thoroughly and
correctly, and for summer schools the-ele
mentary rather than most advanced parts.
TRH following problem which was pub
lisbed in the REPORTER some months
since, has been correctly solved by Prof.
CaAwFoun, of the Graded School, and
also by ono of the students in the school.
Prof. C's solution will be published next
week :
The distances from a point within an
equilateral triangle to the vertices of, the
angled are 20, 28 and 31 feet. Required
the sides of the triangle?
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PM An BBIS
. VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
tfetave Rosewood ?Selodeons
5-9ctave Rosewood Me%deeds 20.00'
5-Octave Rosewood Melodeons, Piano-Cass 35.00
4.octave Portable Organs,
3-Octave Black-rilnut. 'Doable-Reed Organs, 50.00
6.oetave Black-'Walnut„ Doable-Beta Organs, 65.00
6.octave DouSle-Reed Otgatte, 3 SW7a 76.32
1-oetavoltexozway Planes
6y-Octaro 841 mood Pl4„toio
7-oetleve Wisewood Pianos
TO WA NDAPA ,
7-Octave Rosewood Pismo', Carved Legs
WAIGIANTED All. IN" GOOD OMAR
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CHICKERING PIANOS
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achlch art. tha ay./ t01114t.1.. tegtrunwirtti of their
n,.ulr, nod n Ifirh or. rp.n o-4I tient
!dace f , itlfin tie.. mach "f oil. 'A'nembe.r
II:1 , n 1.4 , •0 nod. 41, aro otter..l at bar
gairrt. 1 1tt1 nt r••• ‘l , 414. 1/ erilt4 tO•V
4 4 arvt..1 Pti ar,l lyre, ,t.::(41. thee 1i1t... colt..
Jt, Hamlin (Infra.-
11.1t4.41-f.t reed', SDI...
Vinnos 011 Vilsy uuartlilp
C14,11,-1.11
L. B. POWELL,
• 7 1.15 Wyoming Avenue. Serunton„ Ps.
~V,tt in R,Tet,ti,-,nt Leihtiaj.
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AND NEW GOODS
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Has filled up the old store of 0. A. Black with
full lino of
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CROCKERY,
• SILVER PLATED GOODS,
STONEWARE!
•
BABY WAGONS, .
FANCY MOODS, •
' TOYS, TOYS -
•
Houst FURNISHING GOODS!
A greag, r.srletyor
LAMPS, LANTERNS, CHIMNEYS !
SION&
Sowing Machines of the leading makes sold for
Cash at store, at wonderfully low prices.
LADIES, GENTS AND CHILDREN
Am Invited to look over our assortment, as we are
&tenanted to do In our power to . please. Re
member the place,,
Towanda. iLay 10, 107
ATTENTION FARMERS!
If, you wish to sell your,
RAY, GRAM, BUTTER 47, PRODUCE
generally for IMADY CASH, at the highest market.
rlees call at
S3lllll it riftli"S WYSAUXING, PA,.
ware you will also flit a well se/nth:4l Stock o
goods, selling at bottom prices.
Wysauking, Sept. 20, 1877. .
WII; DODGE,
•
FIRST NATIONAL ;BANE, TOWANDA,
_.43IRARD FIRE INSURANCE CO., of Phßola
:AND
MUERTE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Over slBo,ooo , lasusaace.ais lives la Bradford Ca
Towanda, Pa., Feb.,l, 1877.
3MOIII Inetramenti.
AND
GEORGE WOODS do CO.'S
QUALITY OF TOlifft.
ELEGANCE OF STYLE,
IMPROVED VALVES,
r.O,rExT c;:tsrs,
•lANO ATTACIIMF.NT,
A NI) UE,'LLOWIS
ItICIItS Attie loUretl. figures.
uit as represented. Don's
agents, but enure directly to
you are sure Of getting Just
1101.3iES s PAS SAG
OffESS-A• NtAISER OF
SECOND-HAND
MS. POWELL IS THE CETI TEAL A'SETIT FEISI THE
OE
MASON & HAMLIN 'ORGANS,
Crockery Ware.
N. J. Madill
CHINA, CHINA,
GLASSWARE!
CUTLERY,
A NEW DEPARTURE
MACHINE NEEDLES & OIL
"OLD CROCKERY STORE."
REPIIESZICTEI
of Hartford.
Coal sad Lim.
HENRY -MEROURI
ANTIINACITE AND
SULLIVAN AN'IIIUACITE
COANSU rAnit AXD ItlY H7OLiT6, TOWANDA,
Coel.sereened, and delivered to stip art of the
Boro', adding mine to the above
ORDSBB mvair DK ACCOMPANIED DY TUX C•e11
est Mk-
jfiawanda, Jan 5, 1577.
COAL,
COAL' -• •
COAL.•
°We keep on hand at 011 r yard all sizes of rlttston
and Wilkes Barre cal. and Loyal Bork coal, from
the Fulllran , County MMus. Also, Barclay Lump
and Smith. '
• We keep the hest quality of Lime, 'Bair and
moot, Brick and Plaster,-all of which we- will
at bottom prices. .
PIERCE 4SI SCOTT..
Towanda May tat, 1876.
• uot
too of
to Olt
CHEAP COAL AND LIME.
Prom and•after July 1, t will sell coat, limo, &c.,
for ca lilt only, and the price , list Will be corrected
PRICZ OF - COILL #3Oll JULY, FIR TON OF 2,00011 w,
Pittston Stove, Chestnut anti runusee
" Pea
Carbon Run Lump
Smith
Barclay Mountain Lump
Smith
Allentown Limo ‘I bushel.
, •
Latti 'l4 31 • - .. 22:i
flair 74 bushel' .. 40
. .
Brick ili If ' • • 10 00
I am always prepared to deliver purehases ou
short notice at the weal price of delivery. •
1 also•teuder my thanks:to,tuy piany friends and
customers for their very' liberal patronage In the
past and hope nailer the now departure to make it to
their Interest to continue to buy where they can
get the best goods for the least money.
Those who are Indebted to toe wilt tali notice
that I must have money or I can't buy for ca4sh and
Pay freights. They must settle by the first 61 Au
gust next.
Towanda. J lay 1,1975
Was= and Carriage:.
T"
OLD ESTABLISHMENT
STILL TAKESTIMI LEAP!
Cartlagys 11: THAW EVER. atitl Fiat
form Wagons at a GUEAT REDUCTION.
Prolintitor of the tilt] Carriage Maiiiihietrs.
Math TOW Elizabeth streets. would call Me special
attention of EAltlitEltti others to his large
a n d complete assortm •tit or
OPEN ANli TOP BUGGIES -
AND PLATFORM• 1V AG ONS,
All nr big 0 v 0 manitrarture, and warranfrd In
evvry partleulr to lorcqual to the most expensive
city N ork. -
NOW IS YOUIITIME TO BrY
.$lO.OO
Leek at the figure., atith remember that every
y
'set:fele Is tram:l:lett :
70.00.
PLATFORM WAGONT,
OPEN RIA;(iIES
TOP 111.:GGIES
CM
• The priers are tar below Cho cost of manufacture
and H ill not Pe inatntai tied after The present Ht!)ek
is disposed of, so . yon must iniiko selections
40.00
60 .00
150.00
~mn't be Imposed upon by Inferior work and
poor materials. lint porrliaso at :he establishment
whleh been In op , ratlou • for nearly half a cen
tury Wild Is permanently located.
REPAII4NU TROMPTLX ,ATTENDEIi Tel
oah at4irractms cur. Main and El iz:ibetlt streets
l'olvre:da, .1 um. ISi7. •
itRIAUE PACtbRY
East of the Reporter Whets,
Mclntyre I Spencer
Respectfully annoomett to the public that thry are
prepared to build all kludeut -
FAMILY (7 RR' AG Eli,
TOP A'til) O . PEN BUGGIES.
MARTON & PLATFORM SPRING WAGONS
TROTTING :SULKIES SE SKELETONS,
Made of the best malei . kil aml.ln the hest style
All work warrauted to give ',effect s.atisfaelloti.
PAINTING A SPECIALTY
WO havc-oue of the best Carriage Painters in the
country; awl du all work in this line at the lovmst
rates,
Neatly - and promptly done at reduced prices
Making new springs and' repairing old ones a
specialty. All work guaranteed. Plea.w give uia
Towanda, April 24..1877
• • narclwaro.
THE . GRAPHIC
PARLOR STOVE,
• - Tott • SALE AT
:T.. JUNE'S .HARDWARE
•
STORE!
IN MERCUR BLOCK,
TOWAND.A, PA., If you doubt, call and ckantinC. -
IS THE BEST 'IN USE.
Oct. -
, r
Dealer la
COAL,
11. BIERCUit,
=I
....M
... 1 00
... 3 00
... 3 sg,
Very Respectfully Yours,
J. if. PIfINIY
JAMES BitTANT
floo to eto
. 80 " 100
125 " 150
JA3IES BRYANT
-4---
AU kinds of
itErAntrxG
MeINTYRE &SPENCER
Drape and itedielnes.
Dlt.E. C. PORTER'S
OLD CASH DRUG STORE;
• • Caner Main and PIIIe Sta., Towanda, pa„
' (Eetafatehed over a quarter of a Century,]
Wholesale and 'Retail Dealer In -
DAMS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
• ACIDS, DYE-STUFFS, & GLUE, •
PERFUMERY, TOILET AND FANCY GOODS,
SPONG ES, BRUSHES, BRACES dr-TRUSSES,
SOAPS, COMMA, POMADEER. 114114 DYDS,
TEETH, SKIN, and* HAIR PREPARATIONS,
RAZORS, POCKET-lEFIVEs
POCKET-EOOKS A ND PORT-MONNAIES,
MACABOY and SCOTCH SNUFF,
rouzioN AND DOMESTIC CIGARS,
GARDEN, FIELD AND . PLOWER SEEDS,
Pare Wines and Lioness, for lledlcinalTurposes
RoTAStc,Ect.a.ctic A 1101111C01"ATIIICICZYNDDLS,
• And all genuine popular Patent Medicines.
SCSPENSORIES, MINAS? Marti,
NIPPLZP, NIPPLE Sirel.t.s h BuTELDRe
NVICAING BOTTLER, TENTIIING NINGA,
i3I4:OIGES, TIED rANA: UntuNALA, TISERNIOILIr
Tana, FIANTIC &MEMOS, &C.,
'KEROSENE OR COAL
WICKS, CHIMNEYS, BATH BRICK, ,
SPERat, LARD, WHALE, NEATS FOOT,'
TANNER'S, AND MACHINE OILS, •
AA.cOnot, AND SPIDITSTuirEN+INIII,
Sash,,Paint, - Vcitnish, Whitewash, Cou n ter,
, • • Horse, Mane, Shoe, &rubbing, •
And ail kinds of brushes.
WINDOW AND PICTURE CLASS,
of all sizes.
PURE LINSEED OIL, PAINTS, PUTTY,'AIID
VARNISH.
READY MIXED PAINTS
OP ANY DESIRED COLOR
BY THE POUND, PINT OR GALLON,
GROUND
. IN OIL OR VAIINISIL,
AND DRY COLORS or ALL if UES.
AU artielis icarr4nted as repreaented.
Prescrtiations carefully, enuoKnindrd at all hours
of day and 'light. Open Sundays fur Preseriptluna
from 9 to 10, A.M., 1 i to 1 and 5 to 6, ir.st.-orkayl373.
Clothing
ASSIGNEE'S SALE. *
27.
The verdict of the, people is.
that. Al. E. ROSEN FIELD'S' is the
CHEAPEST
PLACE TO BUY
CLOTHING:
And now I am again before the perl.le , withalo
BIGGEST I.NDUCEMENTS
'That have over been (aeril to the
CITIZENS OF TOWAN.DA•
Anil Its stirhqiutlings
A larg , .. EA STE GJ. .0 THING
...
110 USE beidg obliya to
MAKE A-N 'ASSIGNMENT
For the benefit (2f their ereditore,ll4.
assignee has sent to no
810 1 000.000
WORTH . 'OF RIADY-MADFi
CL(YrIIING;
TO BE SOLD 'WITHIN THE
NEXT TEN DAYS
My posit ire in,tniettons twoithe a.Rigneo aro to
sell &Liebe gotlls for easli, ns suun as yokslble,
WITHOUT REGARI/ TO WHAT
TIIEY COST
We broroalso a largo Hire of
GENTS'..FURTSIIING GOOFS;
RATS, CAPS, A; C.
Como Cawly if You
M. E. ROSENFIELD.
Towanda, Dee. Y,17
Jl~c01;.5
i is now receiving his
FALL AND WINTER SPOOK
CLOTHING!'
• • ,4 ) -
Which has never been EQUALED be
fore in this market, either for
QUALIT
LOW PRICES.
Patton's Block Main Street,
Towanda, Sept. 4, 1357.
DITILADELPHLk & READING
!?I,AILBOAD.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER !RAINS
Prates katis A/tatter:on at follow*:
(offs Agrktomea Biaseh.)
FO3 . Phlliallelplda at 6.50, 11.10 a.m., $,15 awl 54.5
P. in.
For Philadelphia, at 3.10 p.• au
Roar Fenno—Brooch.)
.
For Heading, .1?-30. 5.50, 8.15 a. m.(12.16, 2.10, 4,2;
and 9.00 p. m.
Tor Harrisburg, n..so, 5.50, 5.65 a. my 12.16, 4,2 s
and 9.00 p. in. ' • ~
For Lancaster and Columbia, 5.50, 6.55 a, re, and
4:30 p. m.
tLoes not run on Mondays.
SUIYDAYEL.
For Reading, 2.30 s;.in., and 9,00 p. m;
For Harrisburg, 2.10 a. in. and 0:00 p. m.
Tiwinsfor .ditantmen iedve dejoihnos
- (c(a Perkin-ant tranc4.)
- Leave rhiladelphti, 7.20. a. In., 1.60 , 1.30,
p. m. •
Leave_Philadelphla, 8.18,a. in.
-
(via' East Penna. Branol.) •
Leave'Reading. 7.40, 7.43, 10.35 a. to., 4.00, SAO,
10.30 p. m.
Leave Harrisburg, 8.10 a. tn., 2.00, 3.t.,7 and
7.65 p. in. •
Leave Lancaster A.lO A. m., 12,85. and 3.45 p.m
Leave Columbia 8.00 a. in., 1.00 and 3.35 p.
SUNDAYS.
Lewin Reading„7.2o, a. m.
Leave Harrisburg, 5.20 a. in.
Trains marked thus'e) run to and.from depot
oth and Green streets, z7ther trains. to Ind (rota
Broad-street depot.
The 6.50 a. m. and 5.55 p. in. trains from
town, and the 7.30 a. m. and 5.15 p. zn. trains from
Philadelphia, have. through cars to and from nal.
aztelphia. .
• J. E. WOOTTEN. General Manager,
C. G. - fIANCOCE; General.Tleltel kgent.Toet44s - ,
_ . _
NORTHERN oENTRA
WAY TIME fA.BLE.,
•
• Through and direct route to Waablhgton.
more, Elmira. Erie, Buffalo, Igoeheater and Niaga
ra Falls.
. .
. .
- Ou awl after SUNDAY, November 26th, 1876,
traltiteen the Northern Central Railway will ah as
follows:
Niagara Express;—Leaves liarrisbnrg
rept Sunday at 10: . 40 a. m., 1{1111am:will at p.
m.. leaver Elmira at 5:24 p. in., leaves Canandaigua
at 11:25 . p in.. arrives at lindalo at 12:45 a,n2., arrive
at Niagara Fail at 1:14 a. in.
Mill leaves Baltimore daily except Sunday at
/00 a. m., arrives at Harrisburg'dally except Sun.
day at 12:15 p. in.
Fast line—Leaves Baltimore daily at 11:38 a. tn.,
arrives at Harrisburg daily - at 3:10. p. in., leaves
liarrtsblirg - dally except - Sunday at 3:20p.m., leaves
Williamsport at 7:30 p. m.. leaves Elmira at 10:50
p. m.,..arrives at Watkins 4tlen at 11:50 p. in.
Pittsburg Expross.—Leaves Baltimore daily ex.
rept Sunday at tr:os p. in. Arrives at Harrisburg
daily except Sunday at 10:30 p. tn.
einclional Express—Leaves Baltimore daily at
n:10 p. in.. arrives at Harrisburg at 12:45"a. rn.
Eric Min—Leaves Harrisburg daily except Sun;
-day ; at 4:15 a. in, leaves 55' illianeqx.rt at 5:45 a; In.,
leaves Elmira al 1'2.:15 p. arrives at Canandal
-dua at 3130 p. In.
.S:mthern Eapres-4.eaves Canandaigua daily
except Sunday at - 6:15 p: in., leaves Elmira. at - 9:30
'p. m., leavea Williatitsport at 72:15 a. in.; arrives at
HarrtAurg daily...except :11,uttlay at 4:043a. m., ar
rives at iialtlrw. , re at 7:45 a. m.
l'eNt Line--LeaveS Canandaigua daily except
Sunday at 6:55 p. nt.; leaves Elmira at 9:30 p. in.,
leavee Wildatmpott daily except 3fenday at 12:55
p. in.. lea.vvs ilarri,a3urg dilly at 4•yo a. m., arrives
at ita:tiuu•re tlaily'at 7:45 a.
Wasttingti,u Eiprots—Leaves fat rishurg daily
exvrpt Sunday at 7-:30 a. al.. arrives at italtimora at
o.
Leaves Harrisburg daily except Stultify at
arrive...at Baltimore at 6:10 p. m.
llyyv Expre. , — . Leaves Watkins Glen daily except
Sonfitty ata:eo a. m., leaves Elmira daily except
Sunday at 9:10 a: tn.. leaves Williamsport daily ex
cept Sunday.at 12:40 p. m., leaves Harrisburg daily
at 4:25 p. m., arrive. at Baltimore daily it 7:35 p.m.
t trains making connection at Baltinicire for
Wa.hington and the South.
Poi. further information, apply at the TicketOt
flee
lu the Pennsylvania Itrallroad depot.
IrIIANB, THOMPSON,
General IL:Magee:
11MM
FEAT CENTRAL ROUTE TO
lU‘ TII:E WEST. VIA NIAGARA FALLS.•
GREAT WESTERN AND
MICHIGAN CENTRAL'
RAILWAYS.
• -
ROUTE to points In CAN A.
I. TO isrrgorr., rt,lY CITY. SAGINAW,
GRAND EA VMS. KALAMAZOO', CIRCA“O.
.NILLW A rIiEE. ST. PAT'L.. ST. LOUIS. DMA.
- ,/1 A. SAN A NCIScO, GALVESTON, DAL
LAS, DENISON, nod alLpointi West.
TIIE CELEDEATED ly AG stu PALACE
MCA WIND-10.'03T A ND SLEEPING-CADS.
nun nn Expregs :rains from noto'ester to (7 h ca.
. go and aq iwints wcst n ttliottt Olange.
NEN AND Et FA:A ('AI-
Have recently teen player! nn . this IlneAatrording
tviTy zr:tv,ler nu the through trains as; IlpilfatiMity
in enjoy Itr..takra-t. Dinner and Supp,r at Icbure,
at : the pupular.prlvc-75 . cents per Meal. -
• . This Is the only line to the West via NIAG.
ARA. FALLS, affording an opportunity or ',km - .
•
fug rho FIUS and SlPenelY Or Niagara while crust , .
fug or.er szipenslou Drid,ge.
. •
Tickets can be had at the depot; of all eon
neeting lines, and front all Agents representing
this line.
'IV 1.; TIG AR,
Pahl' Art,
40111!„ I.E.W
'Tilaveling
HENRY IRKT.SE,
COIZNER. MAIN & STREETS
This large. commodious and elerintly-ffirnhled
lom,e has just been opened to the traveling public.
the iii , prieter has splrod neither pains nor expense
In ina44-ug his hotel first-class In all Its appoint
ment', and r•-specttnllv ..ollelus a share of public
rAiriknage. MEI.La AT ALL 1101.31t1.e. Terms
ttisult the times. Large stable attached.
NV .M. 11EN ity, wTuff
Towanda. .inns` 7. '774f. • •
TIOVSE, :TOWANDA
COINER MAIN AND BRIDGE STItKETS
4
The Ifors!s, llarno.ss, &c.. or all guests of this
hissuse, insured against loss by Fire, without any
extra, eliame. ~
A . s4error quality of Old English Bass Ale, PISS
feCeiVt•ti T. R. JORDAN,
Tor:anda, J311..244. Proprietor.
THE CENTRAL HOTEL,
ULSTER, PA.
The undersigned' haring taken possession
or the above respectfully solicits the patron
sg•_, or i d : old Ulundi; and the public generally.
M. A. rpititEsT,
SKELEV . 'S OYSTER BAY AND
'F:UROPEAN JIOVSE.—A few Ilan.* sonthof
the Means ti.olse. Nona, by the day or week on
reasonal,:e terms. Warta tat'aiS screed at all hours
Mystery at wholesale and retail. ' fibt'EL
EAGLE no..TEL,
1
, :At tho comer of .Court and River-Me., directly In
.the vicinity and south of the Court House. .
JOHN BURKE, PR9PRIZSOR.
• The above house has been relnruished and re'
tilted. and Is now open to the traveling public.
The Bar will at all times be supplied with the Vest
'Bliquors. Good stabling attached . tu the premises.
oarderso by the day or week aecouimodated t
May 10, 1576.) . — JOHN BURKE.
17LWELL
1.4
.1911.5 SULLIVAN.
Haying leased this house, Is atm ready to steers
modal e the trafellhig pudle. No pules nor expense
will i.e spared to give sattsiiet Lou to those who may
44-North aide of Public ST are, east of Merrur's
new block. •
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WM. H. LESI.III,
Gen't Ticket Art.
GEO. R. SHERWOOD
Eotels.
CON THE EU 1101 . EAN PLA
TOWANDA, rA
11* A PA
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