gdurational pepartment
ASOCIATE EDITOBR
E. E. QUINLAN, J.
NV MT, T. Nic_ROLLOIR,
R. W. RYAN.
A. T. LibLEY.
Communications may be sent to either of the
above editors, as may be preferred, and win appear
In the issue of which be bas charge.
G. W. 'RYA .! , t, 'Editor.
REPORT OF THE 00. SUPERINTENDENT.
Each County Superintendent is requir
ed to make to the State Superintendent,
(annually, a complete statistical report of
educational matters in the county, accom
ekupanied by a trritten report. The fol
lowing is the, report of Superintendent
-Ryan for the year endinfOlay 30, :ISiO :
ROBE PONE
Feeling that the condition and necessi
ties of 407 schools, scattered over nearly
12.00 square miles, required incessant la
labor, I have Spent, since assuming the
. duties of Superintendent, in Juue last,
dv•S, and parts of many nights, in of
ficial duties. r ; 0
I have visited 500 schools—all in the.
'county once, ,except two, temporarily
elosetbat time df visit, and '93 twine—ati.
an average of , one and one-half liming
each, about the average time of visitation.
-in the State ; traveled 4;100 miles ; writ
ten 615 Official letters ; mailed 1150 Circu
lars ; held 18 public examinations, 17 Id ;
cal institutes, and. a two weeks' county
institute ; examined 1025 teachers, of
Whom 755 received certificates, and 26 per
cent. were rejected ; copied and forward
ed the annual reports of districts, besides
doing much other work pertaining to the
Superintendency. By holding the Coun
ty Institute in August, when do schools
are in session, and die Examinations
silting and fall,
.when only graded schools
. are in 'session, I have at• all other times
found schools in session in certain por
tions of the cOunty. •
EXAMINATIONS
Certificates bare not been endorsed
during the year, nor have private• exami
natiuns been granted during •the past six
tilf nt)),,
The, examinations b.ive been thorough
and comprehensive, covering the more
advanced as well as the sre elementary
portions of the text books; and no certifi-
rate has been marked 1 in any branch;•
unless the examination in that branch
was free from errors. The result has
been poofer grades fo'r certificates, but
far more self-culture arid successful teach
ing. • The standatd in examinations dar
ing the year has been as follows : if 'the
solo of nine branches on certificate did 1 ,
not exceed 20, a year certificate was
granted ; if from' 20 to *3O, one for six
months if poorer than 00, no certificate
' was issued. To supply our schools under
present reduction of wages, some quite
poorly qualified have had to be licensed,
but the. numbei• of such has been kept at
a minimum, and a rigid impartiality per
sisted in. Every ,precaution has been
taken to have the ccrtiticales, show the
qualitica.tions of teachers, 'and be a guide
to direl•torsdn entpkrying. To economize
time, applicants were successively 'called
to blackboard or:desk, and examined or-
ally in reading, arithmetic, grammar, and
giography. while the class was answering
sets kif priwed questions." Each applicant
had .a different set of punted questions.
The improvement this year has been such
that for the ensuing year the standard
will be' for year certificates, and from
to 27 for those of half year, •
.Knowing that in this year of, business
depression, and clamor for retrenchment,
bat lit tleCould be accomplished for im
provement of school property, or increase
of teachers' -wages, I have thought it best
for , teachersto qualify themselves, and do
most efficient. work in school room, hop
:nig that such. will 5. , 00n . be suitably re
w•anled, and to aid in securing such re
stilts, I have devoted my time principally
t.. y,xam Mations and Visitations. Daring
the coming year; I. hope by addresses and
institutes, to pace the public observe
am/ ree.q,,rni 7.0 the %difference bet wren
those uho have thus qualified themselves,
and:are thorough, faithful- and prlogress
ive, and the indifferent drones, who' cla
mor for equal pay, but in reality are
continually "obtaining money under Odic
pretenses. ,,
6CEIYM PROPERTY
.1 new School house, located on a lot of
tlutlici t size,"and furnished with patent
seats and desks, has been erected in each
. of the following districts : Overton (Inde
poudent I ; Warren. Those
111 ( )Ve.l ton and Granville have blackboard
ar,mnd :Zinn, but too high from door ;
the
unit in Warren' across ono end only.
As the expense little'if any more,
iu contracting for new houses, directors
should specify to have blackboard around
the room ; and, in repairing, it would be
ei•,monq to cover a strip three feet wide,
- of ditipidated plastering around the romn,
matched lumber t)ainted black. The
cold is thus as effectrially excluded, and
the surface is of great utility to - ' contain
pernnment outlines - and analyses for drill
and review, and for primary pupils. The
teachers and pupils of many schools, by
the admirable systems of map drawing
taught in the: county, have constructed
ts-aiitifai serviceable colored maps of the
State, United:Suite's, Graiid Divisionsand
i6nispheres, on Abe plastering above
blackboard, thus ornamenting the school
room and saving the expense of procuring
otGr-maps. Globes will soon be found
-in most of the schOols. Few houses in
the county are properly ventilated, or
supplied witjr .suitable outbuildings—the
latter in Many cases are entirely wanting,
to the dispacc of the diStrict, the endan
gering of health,- and corruption of. mor
als Such buildingi , i should be 011 SEPA
RATE PORTIONS' OF SCIIOOI. fiIiOISND FOR
1' El: t:NT ssxr.s, sell constructed, and
the pupils -slmuld be interested to see that
thvy are cleaned at 'intervals, the same as
the sclicol r00m, , ---to_ induce . a pride in
keeplng them clean„ and in the exposure
el olio:tiers.
Athens and Canton districts have fur
lashed a number of schools, as repaired,
with „patent .seUtti and .desl iN and new
tiousesM the county arc seldom supplied
with ;air "
IMEI=
In many eases there seems to be a fixed
determination to reduce wages, and to
make no discrimination between the qual
ified and the ignorant, the workers and
the 41rones, the conscientious and the in
diffeient, and then to indulge in chronic .
gr umbling about "schools being poor and
worse than in days .of yore ;" hence Cer
din I.)ealitieli 'ale avoided by our best
teachers, almost as if a poor house. It at
litchi:m.lc is impossible to - make the total
amount paid to teachers any more, it is
ouivo•sible to distribute it equitably-' 7
a/To:ding to. qualification and success--
thu.; pbcing ability and success at a pre
ninon, and ignorance, mediocrity, or fail
me, id a disc , ,unt--eneouraging the wor
thy, disgusting •and efitninating the
v.or'.l OP, h. Tim ti..arliers as a Istnie
11l
w , ,:)) itni , rovernertt durin.: the yeqx
in i!'talifi ,. .alion and iiheienc:y it) teaching,
dimaiminatr, and a ". dead
0.1 1,4 : tonv 1 ,1:1, 1Lt. , 1 in, OW
.11V dJ ;11,4itaol,d1 thy xutk
,": 1 1 , 1 11.. 1 .11 , , 1*
•
D!II'ECTORS---SCIIO9L LAWS.
Most of the directors, are earnest, eapa.
ble, efficient men, 'willing as far as the
public will permit, to benefit and improve
the schools,—a few carelessly, ignorantly,
or perversely, pursue a course ruinous*,
the cause of education.
In some cases, the teachers, direetcm
and Superintendent, have been invtived
in serious ditliculty,lfrom neglect of teach-
ors to conform to school lar, and to corn:
mence school only When in possession of
legal certificate ; also, front failure of di
rectors to employ only teachers who have
a legal certificate, and to forward a list uJ
.those,employed, to the Superintendent. ,
Many people, and some directors, are
ignorant of the fact that the school law
requires, as the basis of obtaining the
State appropriation, that the President of
the school board WEAR to an annual re
port that no teacher has lbeen employed
without valid certificate, the Secretary
countersign, and the Superintendent, un
der oath of office, approve and forward it
to the State Superintendent at Harris
burg, which ignorance is due largely to
scarcity of copies of scho. , l law. Either
too few 'copies have been supplied to this
county,'or they have been too largely dis
tributed to others than directors ; for di
rectors have been continually asking for
school laws, and none were in the Super
intendent's office in June last or could be
obtained from the Department since.
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
Educational departments have been
maintained by' leading teachers, in the
Bn'snFoien REPORTER for several years
and in the Bradford Republican during
the past year. ; Teachers, and the public
generally, are beginning to properly
inTeiate and support these excellent edu
cational agencies.
The Graded Schools and the Susque
hanna) Collegiate Institute are liberallY
patronized, and are still doing very valu
able work in general culture and disci
pline, and in preparation of teachers.
• District Institutes discontinued for
several years—have been re.establislaed
in several townships, and it is hoped dur
ing the coming year to hold them in all
districts..
In but few cases has the time been
granted to teachers, as should be done,
and doubtless will be, when the great
benefit to our schools from these sessions
beconxes apparent. Much credit is due
to' those who, at considerable sacrifice
and inconvenience, have aided in, this
work.
A two weeks' session of the County In
stitute 'Was held during 4Lugust in the
Graded School building, Towanda. Three
hundred teachers registered, and the av
erage attendance was good. • Four times,
daily, theinstitute was -divided into ten
sections, and sent to different rooms for
drill, and review of subjects taught in
main call, thus clinching the instruction
impatted. The entire work was perform
ed by the teachers and residents of the
county, and that the plan of making a
two weeks' sciroot. of the institute, hay
ing all work asiwell as listen, is admira
ble, and that the instruction was eminent
ly satisfactov to teachers, were attested
by the unanimous vote of, the members to
hold the ensuing session on the same plan
for two weeks of August, at Towanda.
Instructicin waLgiven by E.E. Quinlan,
J. T. :NcColiom,- E. T. Burgan, Hon.
George Moscrip; J. Andrew Wilt-, E. L..
Hillis, Rev. D. Craft, J. P. Keeney, W.
11. Brown, I. S. Crawford and others.
Addresses were delivered by . Rev. D.
Craft, Rev. G. C. Jones, Professors -Bax
.terOwen, E. E. Quinlan, J. T. McCol
lotri, and by the Superintendent.
The practical exercises of the sessions
ofothe Quarterly Teachers' Association,
are securing a large attendance and muck
interest on the part of teachers, and few
now feel they cad affoid to be absent.
coNcLustos.
=-It is earnestly hoped that our schools
may continue to increase in prosperity
and efficiency, that evading or shifting re--
gponsibility, with consequent repining
and complaining, may rapidly diminish,
and that ail may cheerfully and faithfully
discharge any :duty necessary for the
highest 'welfariw of our schools.
In conclusion, I desire to express my
earnest thanks to teachers, directors, the
public press, the Department . of Public
Instruction, and citizens generally, for
cordial co-operation, valuable assistance,
and; many kindnesses.
USQUERANNA COLLEGIATE iN.
S
STITCTE. Fall Term will begin MONDAY.
A CGUST 1879. Expenses for board, tuition and
furnished roioin from 1072 to litBo I,er year. For
catalogue or further particulars address the Prin.
ei EDWIN E. QUINLAN. A.M.
Vo l ;rat.da, July 3; 1873.771
•
Groceries anb Vronisions.
STEVENS & LONG
General Dealers in
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
COUNTRY PRODUCE;
I,: EVA 4, z 4 A 6 01, , A N I
TO THEIR NEW STORE.
CORNER OF MAIN ,tPINE-Sts
(The old stand of Fox,"dicier Mercur.)'
They Invite attention to their complete assortment
and - very large mock of Choice New Goods,
which they hare always on hand.
ESPECIAL ATTENTION GSVEN TO THE
I'ItObIICE TRA E.
And Cash path for destiable
M. J. LONO.
Aprl 1, ISIO
S&C A WEEK In your,own town. and no capital
VOW risked. You can give the business& trial
without expense. The twat opportunity ever over.
ed fur thoie willing to work. Yon should try noth
ing-else until you see for yourseq what you can do
at the business we offer. No room to explain here.
You can devote all your , time or only your spare
iinie to the business, and make dual Ivey Jur every
hour that yoU work. Women make as much as
men. Send for *metal private terms and parliell
tam which 'we mall free. f 5 outfit free. Don't
complain of hard times while you have such a
chance. Address U. II ALLETT at CO., Portland.
131
8300 A. MO NTH guaranteed. fl 2 a day at
home made by the industrious. cap
not required ;we will start you. lien, women',
tle ys and girls make money faster at work for us
than at anything else, The work Is light and
1,111.11 , Mit. and such as a nyone can go right at. Those
who are wise who see this notice will send us their
addresses at ..111, Mid se. , for itteruSelve,
outfit and terms. free. Now is the time. Those
I site:l.ly at work are laying up large sums of money.
A ddttas TLtI.IE. h t't)., Augusta, Maine.
BRIDGE STREET
FURNITURE STORE.
'lining doubled out facilities this yr ar by t we a.
hying two atom , , wo arc 'mammal' to der y ou a
Wier stock than over before, and at teddo t ot
prices.
FITRNITTIRE
CHEAP
CAE - ATEST.
At the same time Ivep up the standard tot we
goods.
UNDERTAKING,
We gnePantee malefaction. We are prepared todo
anythlnj! In that fine on short notice. and are de- -
teftnitmki to please. ,
Towanda, May int, 1819
TWENTT-FIPTII GRAND ANNUAL
MEN'S, BOYS' AND CIiIL
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
Of the Neatest and Best Styles, and at the-lowest
I beg to call the attention of our mothers If they l '
want a nubby suit for 'their little boys, In Kilt and
all other styles, please call on me.-
CALL AND EXAMINE BEFORE PURCHAS
IND ELSEWHERE.
GREAT BARGAINS!
And
GEO. STEVENS.
ptatittert ;
TWO STORES IN ON t
We are salting
t aU It'suls as
GM
CHEAPER
Than the
'((ICE 'SPECIALTY),
Call and see for yourself
N. 'P. HICKS.
grotliing.
.M E. Rosenfield's
CLOTHING HALL..
OPENING EXHIBITION,.
M. E. ROSENFIELD'S.
SPRING OF 1879.
Noveltles in
MIEN'S WEAR:
Consisting of an entire Pew line of
SPRING AND SU3I3IEIt CLOTHING,
Hats, Caps,. tte.,
POPULAR PRICES.
15 PER CENT. LESS
Than any other house In the county
M. E. ILOSEXFIELD.
Towanda, March la, 1179.
J. DOIJ TA 1.0 11,
MERCHANT TAYLOR,
Opposite Pact, TOWANDA, PA
FANCY .SIIITINGS
PANTALOONS.
(FOODS JUST ARRIVED.
Fine Cheviots,
Worsteds,
Wool Diagonals,
•
and Plaids,
OVERCOATINGS,
In great variety, made to order, at the
VERY LOWEST PRICE.
LACIEL MATAI.ASSS CLOARINGS,
GENTS ,YU R N ISII G GOODS,
at reduced prices.
Windxpr St•arfa,
AS'(lk 'Handkerchiefs,
Colored Hose,
Suspenders,
IMMI
t . Prom 38 to 52 1:8 size
,
gir pf
An Insctlon of oar stock,wlll cowrltice the
most, taindlods.
J. DOUTRICII, v
. .
Main Street, Towanda, Pa.
Dated Oct, 24, 1478. :4-er
JACOBS
Is now receiving his
SPRING & SUMMER
STOCK OF
CLOTHING!
= WHICH RAS NEVER
BERN EQUALLED BEFORE IN
THIS MARKET,
Ettber for
Quality or Low Prices,
Every Artile First-Class.
PLEASE CALLA: EXAMIN
BEFORE PURCHASING
lIE SELLS ?OR CASE AND - MILL NOT BE
17!iDERSoLD
Patton's Block, Main-St
Towanda, Ps.. AMU 1, It
T . EITIGII VALLEY •
. ,
PENN. NEW YORK RAIL ROADB.
denotement of Passenger Trains to take. effect
• - NOVEMBER 10, ISM
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933
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900
903
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1910
101
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11 41
DID
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1113 ISt
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2051140
3301 246
P. 14.14.11
4 60
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an
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13 15!
9 10 1
1000
Tralus 8 and 15 run Jally. Kleepingtars on trains
a and 15 beareen Niagara Palls aad Philadelphia
and between Lyons and New York without ensiles
Parlor ears on Trains 2 and 9 between Niagara
Balla and Philadelphia without ihange.
R. A. PACKER, Supt.,
Sayre: Pm. Nom 10. 1878. " P.* N.Y. B. B.
HAYING
HARVESTING TOOLS
GRASS AND GRAIN
M" NI" II 3M" !
Scythe
_Smiths;
Scythe Stones,
Hay Forks,
Revolving Horse Rakes,
Horse Rake Teeth,
Hay Fork Handles,
• Hay Fork Pulleys
GRAIN CRADLES !
OF' THESE WE HAVE A %TARTE
TY OF THE POPULAR KINDS AND
SHAPES, 80 THAT ALL CAN BE
SUITED.
Cradle Fingers,
Mowing Machine Sections
Rivets SI Cuards,-
We hare exercised SPECIAL CARE in
purchasing our stork of HAYING AND
HARVESTING TOOLS, and we are
confident we can suit the, farming commu
nity both in QUA MTV'. and PRICE.
Carriage. Makers'
OVERCOAT' SGS
3PeAla:it& dc Colin
33,41111)
A. D. DYE & CO.,
Underclothing
Towawls, duly 3, 18714
N EW FIRM
Has Oiled up the old store of 0. A. Black with a
full line of
CROCKERY,
CHINAf CHINA,
GLASSWARE
BABY WAGONS,
FANCY GOODS, •
TOYS, TOYS;!
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
A treat rarte!yor
LAMPS, - LANTERNS, Clll3l-NEYS
Sewing Machines of the leading makes sold for
C•eb et store, stwondertally low prices.
LADIES, GENTS AND CHILDREN
Are Invited to took over our assortment, as we are
detelmlned -to do all lu our power to' please. E.
member the place, •
Towanda. tar 10. 1877
Sl"a month and corpennos glitirantt.e4 to Agents
il
(malt tree. Sirsw h Cu:, Augusta, Maine
Vititreabi.
LICEM
STATIONS,
P.M.
1 03
it
110 00
411
7 41
4 05
tilarrarallr
. Rochester.
...
820
61 ,
425
51 ,
244,
...Geneva
Ithaca.
. Auburn
•... 9 25 4 40
6 3t , 25
12 40 6 15 6 60
1150 5.4 0 785
111.335 1074 z
,11 339 04 7 35
111 24;4 541/ 21
11 14'4 47 . 1 11
al 00;9 30; 00
111 44 9 24:A Si
110 38 4 161....
4030'4 10j... .-
10 20 , 41 02 . •...
100S3 521....
9 469 341 0.-
9 429 30
- 9 26:3 151--
9 1913 00 P
8 552 471 9av
8 4412 379 20
62112 269 05 -
806 , 2 05'601
7 3011 40 640
1110.560
!10V74 34
'4 64'420
:9 21,3 50
9 152:0
9 30 , 1 00
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Eltnirs
.Waverly
8 23
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4481
4 38
431
..TOWASIDA .
wysauking
.stierston,
Itunijerflold
tiPmnebtoirts
.Wyaluslng
Lacerrllle.
Skitt's Eddy
Alexhopp,„
,
Mehoopany.
:Taint:ha:et*
I.l.aarsnge.
!MO
LkK June•nf
Wilk -Ilium
China
!Allentown
I .ftethiehetn.i
;..,Eaekton... ;
1•1111Adlphla
1.14 aw York. 1
I
Wiscettancous.
-AND--
Hand Rakes,
&c: - .; Lc., ac:
Our Stock of
and
Blacksmiths' Szppies,
AND GENERAL
ALWAYS COMPLETE
Main Street, Towanda, Pa
groclieni 'Ware. ,
AND NEW GOODS
H. J. Madill
CUTLERY,
SILVER PLATED GOODS,
STONEWARE I
A SEW DEPARTURE
MACD&E NEEDLES $ OIL
"OLD GROCERY STORE
MaINTTIM 33110TEERS,
Successors to Mclntyre cl) Russell, Dealers in
EC D 4!:, AR E
ZE:I
2 32
Aut . )!
0N....
Main Street, -
MARBLEIZED. MANTLES
Plain Mantels. Complete — 515.001 White Marble for Children 55.00
Extra Fine - - -", - • 20.001 " . Extra Fine 10.00
Cranite Monuments - 150.00 i Suitable for Crown People 8.00
" Extra Fine for Frilly 225.00 I 64 " Ex.Finel 5.00
air l would recommend espe`eially the Beautiful COLUMBIAN MARBLE, and far more durable for
thla climate, will not SVIL or pi,CULOII with age like other maride.
A., W. A=RS,
411, 116 - and Granite lard LIS, 160 162 East Water Street, MU, 1.
rom the Factory to . the Wearer.
stlmira Abvertisements.
GERITY s MORREL,
fF:9laldiehed 1647.)
WHOLESALE. DttUGGISTS
DEUGGISTS ts UNDIO r.yl ENT IfEDICINETI
(tr., SC.
• 126, LAKE STREET,
Fel), 28, - ELMIRA, Y
T J AMES ANI) GENTS,
SouFyour
FADED DRESSES, COATS, OB ANY ARTICLE
THAT NEEDS CLEANI.Nv OR DYEING,
To us. u 4111
GIVE SATISFACTION 1 PAY FOR THE
GARMENT k.
WM. ROB ' RTS'
CELEBRATED DYE ACL ANSING WOHES,
934,.36 i. 2.1 t ATER-ST,,
ELMIRA, A Y. '•
•
Established t lss.
•
Sir Wort returned O. kf. by, erprecBlf dr4
'
WOODEN H
WATER 41)1.PE
CHAIN PUMP TU.BINO
The nnderilgn:•d baring. resumed husiness at his
old place. Is now ready to siipply Farn Tannees,
and allothers in need of pipe, with a
SUPERIOR ARTICLE,
AT PRICES TO SUIT TILE TIMES
Miecessor Go 1. S. !(,,unite, Elmir.)
122 R. R. Ave., Elmira, N.
Elmira. June 10, 1078
TIF M. KENT
11 7 144kleswle acid Retail
CLOT EI NG
Gents' Furnishing Goods,
J 3 3 EAST WATER 931EET,
, •
LORING BLOCK, ELMIRA.
Elmlra, N. N. Jnne 13, ISIA
WE RAVE" ON HAND; A
LARGE STOCK OF
LAUNDRY Aiyip
TOILET SOAPS,
WHICH WE OFFER TO THE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
TRADE AT THE RY LOW-
EST CASH PRICES
L L .1S1) .E -V.4.711_1 7 E It
GOODS
E. F. DITTRICH
Towanda, July 3. LS7LI.
&at bwart, gittware, &c.
STOVES AND TINWARE,
Shirts of Superior ititislin. Extra Fine Linen Shield Bosom,
Open Back, French Yoke, and completely finished. for
$7.50 A DOZEN!!
Tinvlnz complete/1 nreancen,,nu with ont:e (A! el3raet.tf2lton Fletette, trt the rnll,l4nteeif.e sn tin
Iltntted *apply riShiri:n,e :tlttelin. at r Ith, a , "l etzr
the nt thao Inne of boys , e.htrfr, , Ml •, T.:••1.14 e.aie nn I , ni , roet thr
.tre. Ir.urt .-nr•e ••••t+lly tr • t -, ,.. •-• L . •tt, ro.oirtt•Ott,
tt ,atetum,r, t r t. I I, lalthihallatli aid th. rctall
truth., e: 4. sto elakr the r • r . • •(
1: U l.:Len Finlthed k tn.., I'. Ite ready let
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Av t S io a r+ht srt tn 114,1 e gmd r..iiar rt . h , t, Fhirt,
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ty
PEALE 1:
-A I)-
TOWANDA, PA.
.Ist, 1879 !
OODS ARE
CHEAPER
=
M2IMMfII
Miscetrancons.
•
'I A
RD WARE
AT GItrATI.V
REDUCED PRICES
. 11. 'l'.. .1 CNE, AGENT,
41.,•nit,1; Int g‘• :II 41 getiet4l n..,ortment 0
n!tivrs. Nan , . trop. Wahl.
ratzir,
•TiftWar.., ifoll,e Furnish
itoae;,li and otf,n-ol fur
saw at Itatgalt,. to it. r Nt• ,111, c 3,11 for
I) AN . Es' 811(1 Cool in!! Stoves, for
(%..tf .Itti i at .1 C N E's.
TilE Gossip. the best,_low.p r i ee d
_ oni us And thalt.tlera t'Vt•T taailf , , at
JUNE'S.
poR L IItn o - se•Shoes and Horse-Shoe
SaI JUNE'S.
A I. ARGE stock of Bar, Square,
Itatt-Ittetutl, Oval, Half-Oval, Rawl,
and tlotqi Iron, at JUNE-S.
IOR Paints, Oils, and Varnishes,
go to JUNE'S.
LTANERNS—a great variety at
pr}i`e,,, at JUSE.S.
.- -
LOCKS, Latches, and Bolts, every
variety and):lnd, at JUNE'S.
CAST and Toe Corks (Steel), at .
-Jusx-s.
D ISSTON'S Celebrated Saws, at
.! (INF.'S.
, rABLE and Pocket Cutlery, at
JUNE'S
_
lIOUSE Furnishing Goods, nt.
- JUNE'S
_
T. ILS and Spiiws, all sizes. at
.
NTORWAY and Sweet's Iron - at
E 1: 1
1 A NITCS.,
at
will lind a
. ;; L o s. . s
o . cas•
A. 9 .
tLARGE snick of 'Philadelphia
_iv - rani::v and T :re Itott, at • JUNE'S.
WIRE Cloth, at
_ w V
DOW DER, Shot and Caps - for sale
A . at .111 N
. .
B LAS T IN G, Powder, at
1, - 4 1 1!.,ES and Rasps, a full assort
s,. stwllt. at JUN ,
M \1 1 IFNI' 'Cloth . and Faller,4' • • an
531..1 Paiwr. at ..JUNE'S.
Air 1 ,.. ND(/W GLASS, from ix 9
~4t o
ICIIP,WS and Tacks, direct from
the mann faezurers, for sale at whole...ale and
recall, at redo •od Flees, at • JUN
1 - A MPS, Lamp Burners, Chimneys,
ana 11 - 1,..k5,,,r every variety, at.
THE Graphic' and New Jewel, th
pt.rtect and ornamental heating stoves )
the world, at JUNE'S
01'E, Sash, Corti, Twine and AV lel:, all sizes, a
TIN WA RE—a large 'and general
t a“...rtment at Um prlees, at .1 UN E'l4.
CRAY'S SPiECIFIC MEDICINE
TIRADE MARK. The Great TRADE MARK.
E 1.1 El
• lnientrdy.,
„• WIII promptly
rtoll, ally cure
A every case
1, • ot ereous Debits
.410 Ity .1k Weakness,
•,'`e z result of hulls. :O"'
crction.excess or
Before Takingoverwork of the After Tain
t. ra I tt nervous
"Y"tell: : is perfectly harmless. acts like magic, and
tuts been extensively leesl for over thirty years
011 h grrat Ain - Fill! particulars in 'our
pamphlet:Mild. w. .testri.. to -send free by Mull to
ev..re one. gee_ The t‘feel fie Medicine is cold by
nil .fruggists it per package. or six packages far
x, or witi be vent free by wail on receipt of the
111 , 1110 y by
Timm. DIINY MEDICINE CO..
No. :V.Alvoliaolos' Mork, IIs:TTEEEIT: MICH.
vil.SolElfil Towanda by C. T. KlltitY, and by
Elraggists everywhot , . Johnston, Holloway SE Co.,
aconts. (April •
Coat,
lIENRY MERCUR,
Desier Su
ANTHRACITE AND
SULLIVAN ANTHRACITE
COAL,
CORNER PARE AND itIVILIt STILLETS, TOWANDA,
Coal screened,- and delivered to any part of the
Hero', adding cartage to the above prices. ALL
011.11E1:4 . MOST BE ACCOMPANIED DT TIIE 'CARD'
Towaatla. .I.v. p, 1t,77
ROST'S SONS' ,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
FURNITURE!
. We tire now prepared . fot the !WILING TRADE
with A fultilne of . •
NEW AN D.DESIRABLE GOODS
' OP 711.11 . •
LATEST STYLES AND LOWEST
which No Invite the public to call examine
PARLOR SUITS IN RAW SILK,
TERRIS, PLUSH AND
HAIRCLOTII,-
a very large, And our prices as low as tbo lowest.
Wd have a fall Duo of
CHAMBER SUITS IN ASIT,
WALNUTAND SOFT WOOD,
which we are selling at a very low price. .A.full
line of
SPRING BEDS, MATT/LASSES
AND PILLOWS.
GEE
EEO
UNDERTAKING
In this department we always hate the beet pod ! .
n the market, and are continually adding
wltti ail the
LATEST IMPRQVEMENTS,
while our prices AM the lowest.
- J. 0. FROST'S
Towanda, April Ir, 1879.
NEAP MARKET.
E. D. RUNDELL,
would respectfully at.nounee that he is continuing
the Market business at the old stand of Mullotk &
Minden', and will at all ttinea keep a flit! supply of
1
FRESH
DUI
Ell 3
FRESH & SALT MEATS,
GARDEN VEGETABLES,
FRUITS, &c.
Si` All Goods delivered 'Free of Charge
Towanda, Pa., June Iy,. 1b79.
THE OLD MARBLE YARD
STILL IN OPERATION
The undersigned baiting purchased' the MAR.
BLE YARD of the late GEORGE 111cCADE., de
sires to Intern' the public that having esupinYed
experienced tnen, he Is prepared to do all kinds of
work In the line of
MONUMENTS,
In tbe:very best rnannerand at lowest rates.
Persons desiring anything in the Marble line are
Invited to call and examine work, and savi, agents'
commission.
JAMES Mtj.!ABE
Towanda, Pa., Nov. IS, 1878. -
NEW ARRANGEMENT
i .
'COAL BUSINESS
The underblgued having purchased
from Mr
McKean the COAL-YARD
AT THE FOOT OF I.IX E STREET, NEAR THE
COURT Ill)e.SE.
Invites the patronage of his old trleD4s and the
public generally. I shall keep a full assortment
of all sizes,
EITTSTON, WILKEsRARRE AND LOYAL.
socii COAL,
• - AND SHALL SELL AT -
LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH
NATHAN Tlan.
•
Towanda, Ea.. Aug. 21, iB7B. - 12y1
MEAT MARKET!
,11'NE'S
REIDLEMAN's BLOCK, 111[1410E STREET,
FRESR AND SALT MEATS,
DRIED REEF, FISIi, POULTRY,
°AUDEN VEGETABLES AND a BEICRIES IN.
LT' All goods delivered free of ebarge
MYER ik f DtVOE
Towanda, Pa., May 2A, in:a.
3IARKET.;
ROSECRANSE & BREWER,
Announce to' the people of Thwintla and vicinity
~ t hat they are now prepared to furnish
••
FRESH AND SALT MEATS , .
POULTRY, FISH, OYSTERS, •
And Vegetable!; In their season. at the most reason
able rates. Everything purchased of us
delivered promptly free of charge:
Afr• Our location. ONE ,DOOR NORTH OF
SCOTT'S BAKERY, is convenient for all.
ire . buy the best stock, and take great pains to
keep everything In the best order. Olveus a call.
ROSECILANSE & BREWER,.
Towanda, Dec. a, Ist's,
NEW LIVERY
•
8111113
BOARDING AND EXCHANGE
. .
The undersigned having rented the old Means
nous'e Barn, and prvilde'd himaelf With
NEW BUGGIES AND WAGONS,
to nqw prepared to accommodate the public at
It EASON A PRICES: •
WNew Burgles for sale cheap
B. W. LANE.
Towanda. Pa.. July 16. 1878. tyl ,
CATARRH
ELY'S CREAM BALM
HAY FEVER IS RELIEVED BY ITS ESE
Harmless, Effeeltial and Simple Remedy.
Applimaiimi Easy and Agreeabie
The effect Is truly magical. giving Instant relief
and as a curative Is without an equal.
it Is a local remedy substituting the dlattgreeablff.
use of liquids and mains that only excite and glve7
temporary relief. , •
CRF: A M BALMI%V:fIa g rocr°„.
pious Sores In the nasal passages are healed In
few days. Headache. the erect or Catarrh, Is dlsk
alivated In an almost magical manner.
ASK YOUR URUOIi'IST FOR CIRCULAR.
pits, Vile. EL7 yotoTitr.ttfi. Owego, Y.
y.
frof sale by MUSK 11. POUTER, Ward
prugglst
Interenting Item.
Messrs. A. J. Ilit..nx% St Cti—ltinghamion,l4. V.:
Gentlemen—l r. ' nnd so match relief from using the
sample bottle of Ely's Crean' Balsam, foreaterrh,
that .1 purchased. three bottles dl large sire, which
has.alruost cured n.e. I had suffered with catarrh
fer ten years; at limos ti l e Two would be be... bad
that I was obliged to Stay Ut the house and tend for
a doctor. I bad entirety lost all sense of smell.
The (ream Halm has ,worked a miracle for me.
shall persevere in Its use, furl agn
effect a-euro.
H. 31ERC It it
§funtitute,
IPRICES,
Our assortmeo t of
NEW STYLES
'glasittess g, arbo.
Ogsterfi in their Season
E. D. RUNDELL
HEAD °STONES,
MANTLES and
SHELVES
EEZMEI
MYER A; D,EVOE
Located 14
Krep ou hpid
THEIR SEASON: .te
STABLES
AND
GOOD 'HORSES,
IS CI:ItEll Ult
131:1
C. t 4. lIALEvs, Mugtiatnton, N. Y
arm anti §ousithold.
' WHITE outrEß.
The distant Mlle the lent day thro ,
Haire tented Ina blaze of blue;
The sun bas been a burning
Tieday has been a warm desire,
list ail desire is over
The lights are, fading from the West,
The night has brought a dreamy rest,
And deep In yonder wood Is heard
•
The sudden singing of a bird;
While here an evening wind has stirred
A slope set thlek with clover.
The fields base lost their lingering light,
The path is dusky thro' the night,—
The clove{ is too intreet to !ma
Ifer fragrance with the gathering dens,
The shies are Wlll{lll shove her.; '
The cricket pipes his song agate,
The cowsare waiting In the lane,
The shallows fall atlown'the hill,
And silent Is the whip+normill,
But thee' the summer 'twilight stilt
You smell the wilt-white clover.
The glory of the diploid ceased,
The mom has riser/ In.the East,
The distant hills, the meadow near
Are bathed In moonlight, soft .and clear,,
That yells the landscape over;
Awl horn of rare and strange perfume,
Ditre as the clover's odorous bloom;
Dear Hopes, that ate but half confessed,
Min thoughts and longings fdl the breast,
.Tll/ lost again In deeper rest
Museig the blossomed clover. "-
-Dorn Read Gooda le, in Sunday Afternoon
-~-a--•-•~.-.~-_e
Improving the Skin and the Hair
Country Oentlemun,
Your correspondent ”M. W. 0."
of 316 bile, Alabama, (page 478)
wishes a receipt for removing freck
les, and a wash for children's hair. I
have a very simple remedy for re:
moving freckles, tan and sunburn,
that i infallible. I ;have. quite a'
fainiWof very thin-skinned yOung
folks, and 'one of my littlegirls-was
as speckled as a guinea: - hen. my
medicine - entirely removed the;.un
sightly freckles,, and her skin
,is„ as
pure and white as a lily.
• • Bathe the face in buttermilk,.sour
of :course; it is not quite agreeable,
I know. Take a soft rag and, dip
into a cup of the buttermilk, ,and
wash every part Of the face,...neck
and hands. If there has been a great-,
'er exposure to the sun than usual,
jafter washin g the face well•squeeze
out the cloth and just wipe. the skin
'-off, and let it remain onJ without.
washing till morning, • You wilt be
astonished to see how soon the freck
les and tan will disappear. For keep
ing the hands. white and . the Ain
soft, there is nothing equal ,to butter
milk. When 'one. gets harmed with.
the hot sun, one or two liathings in
bpttertaill: will cause. the smarting
to cease, take out the inflamation ;
and, render it comfortable quicker
than.nny Other remedy I ever tried:
There 'is something
_in, the acid con
tained in the butterthilk that doe's'
the work. When one has stained
fingers, with either berries, apples or
nuts,' it . will retnove the stains almost
immediately: \lt is particularly
.sool
ing to the skin:\ You will never-try,
any other lotion for beautifying the
complexion after \sing . the butter
milk, if you can obtnin that.-
For cleaning children's heads, take j
a half a pint of wheat s ifran -in a tin
dish, - turn a (plait of, Wling water
upon it, stir it thoroughl3and let
steno( and settle' till cold. `Drain offl
the liquor, and add a teasponnful i efl
spirits of ammonia. Wash the head'
and hair well' with a sponge dipped
in the liquid; then rinse with pure
soft water, and you will. have your
little peoplc's heads- as clean -and
•
sweet as you could. Wish. Dry otf
by rubbing with a soft dry towel,
and a good brushing. (Fine-Toothed,l
combs are not a good thing to use
with children unless you' are ob/i!jed
to.) I find this wash for ele:ining j
heads- just as good-for grown- - uplolks'
heads as for children, and theynneed.,
it applied quite as frequently.
This liquid will keep sweet tvio or
three weeks if a little salt is added,l
and it is kept in a bottle, either in
,the cellar or refrigerator. •Try it.
' once to prove its efficacy, and you
will not wish to test any other re
ceipt for cleansing heads. •
When one has had'a fever, - and the
hair is falling off, take a teacupful of
sage, steped well in a quart of soft
water; strain oil into a tight bottle,
with an ounce of' borax added. Rub
the head with it daily, and it
stop the hair falling .olf, invigorate
the growth, and make soft and
bright, instead of rough and brashy.
I have used it in my own family very
successfully, and recommended it-to
others, and 11•::Yer . yet knew it . to fad.
Any such remedy requires. frequent
applications and attention; to insure
a cure. One or two trials are not of.
much account, as it takes time and
patience, which in this, as in most
other business matters, will accom
plish
.
what they undertake.l •
rmotEit'i. wirE.
Strawberry Plants for Setting,
F - xch3ng.
What is wanted
. to secure g o od
vigorous plants is not the nsualway
of letting them run -at random un
attended to, the old stock more or
less exhausted' by rearing, and the
young plants choked' and robbed of
their pabulum by the weeds. Thd
plant thus treated will not be fit.to
set out during the simmer, and. if
done in the' fall, the winter will -be
severe upon it, and likely will kill it:
If left to be set out in the spring. it
will be little better. Suclra beginning
is not generally the must successful
for raising ;strawberries. On 'the
other hand, if the plant Is to succeed
welt, it must be attended lo from the
start. My experience has demonstrat
ed the excellence of thisylan t and I
know of no exceptions. 41 strength
en the old plants by mainfring and
watering, so as to secureTstrong run
ners. As soon as• the runners are
fastened (and 1 have the ground mel
low for that purpose), 1 drench them
with liquid manure, and occasional
waterings after; if • the season re--
quiresit, pulling up all the weeds aS
they appear. This makes the young
plants thrive remarkably. They will
soon be fit to transplant; and then
up with the adhering earth and set,
the whOle carefully done, there - Will
be no' check to the growth. The
earth attached to the roots, having
been previously enriched to grow the
young plants, now continues, to push
them. And the impetus must be
kept up, either by manuring or: by.
previous preparation
.of. :the land,
giving it the proper' texture and the
necessary nutriment. •In addition,,
the ground is to be cultivated ;and
runners kept off • This, at the.Wgiti-
Ding of the winter, will secure aS'fine
plants as one can wish . for,'surpass-?
ing the usual spring planting, and
with the prospect' and almost certain -,
ty of bearing a heavy crop the next
season. Cover. with hemlock brush
during the winter.. I always manure
the plants. a little in the fall before
the growth: ceases. It affords sus
tenance during the winter, and aids
the plant in the. spring. This - is
_taking some'pains, but it pays well,
always insuring a crop.
The Cabbage Worm.
Country Gentleman. ;
Ilepeated inquiries come to us for
tbe best remedy for-this formidable
destroyer of the cabbage.
.From the
many, experiments made, we are in
duced to discard the-various applica-
Lions. which soil or contaminate the
leaves. Inen.the plants ate young,
and when the worths- first make their
appearance in, comparatively_ few
numbers, they are 'to be removed by
hands The plants may be'cleared as
rapidly as .by the Various applications
used, counting in the time in prepara
tion, or procuring these applications.
As soon as the heads form, use hot
water. — If any injury results from
the heat, it will be only to the edges
of the outer leaves. The body of
the head cannot become heated. If
the insects have become numerous,
this will be found a iapid mode for
their extermination. We are often
asked for the degree in temperature
to which' the water should be heated.
We -cannot the precise degree.
The watering-pot in which it is carried
will not retain a high heat long, and
th'e fine streams of _• water from the
rose are partly cooled in their pass-:
*age .through the air. It is supposed
that a temperature of 120 - degrees
will `Mill the worths, but a greater
beat is better, provided the cabbage
Jeaies are not scorched. Some prac
tice, is ,required to do the work right,
and the operator may experiment on
a.few, small heads, or else begin with
• warm water and gradually increase
the„temperature. In a little.time he
will learn to apply the water as it
should be. Immediately after filling
the watering-pot, when the water is
hot, he will give a quiek or intitanta
neims dash, and this will be sufficient
to destroy all the' worms; after the
water has partly . cooled, t he washibg
wilt continue. longer. .The great ad-,
vantage of this treatment is that the
cabbages are left perfectly elcan.•
A Plea for the CM;
Ens. COUNTRY G.ENTLEMA.I4.-4t is
impossible for me to read or think of
stanchions for fastening cattle ih
stables, without being reminded of
that erne! Chinese - torture, the
"Gangue:" Your readers already
know. that - this Chinese punishment
consists in fastening the neck and
wrists of prisoners in holes out
through a heavy plank, and keeping
therkthus confined for any 'length of
time: A. little reflection and Tobserva
lion:cannot fail to show the similar
ity, of this torture with that of fast
eniff.-T cattle in stanchions.- The.poor
animal's head thus held is kept in a
constant position Without possibility
of being brought . hack towards the
b6dy, and can only be raised or low
ered. Any observer - of the habits
of cattle must have noted that one of
their favorite positions when at rest
is with the head 'turned more or less
sidewise,:.and often resting on the
I flank. Thie' . very natural position
cannot be taken with the stanchion,.
nor can that other genuine comfort
of a cow, scratching herself with the
tips of her horns,_ be enjoyed. Then
think of having one's neck caught
and stretched out a': *hole night in
I the same . position! Well, it will
stace to sum up the description of
;.this cruelty by Saying, •"put yourself
inAbeir place."
We owe our faithful workers and
sources of milk,' butter and chieSe,
all the ease and comfort we can eon
\
trivefor them. ;Stanchions are only
a device of torture, with the very
poor excuse for them of savingius a
little trouble and a small space in the
stable. Let me beg for the poor
dumb brutes through_ your , widely
circulate& and 'influential paper, a
discontinuance of this very cruel
practice, and a return to the more
humane old system of a - good rope
around the horns or neck, with
ample play 'for the animals to assume.
all natural -positions. - L A. II
)tons', Y.
FLIES.—Thoe trouble
some annoying little torments can be
kept, in .bounds by various means;
anything . is better than poisoning
them. I tried fly paper two seasons,
and my chickens died off about as
fast as - the flies, and the dead flies
were everywhere in the house; d be ,
came fairly disgusted with it. I like
the fly traps made - of wire cloth, for
we know Where. they are, and can
either scald them or smother in the
oven, and there is an end to them.
.A tutublei of soapsuds, with-a bit of
pasteboard smeared with sugar, on
the undersidewith a - small hole the
size 4 a three cent piece, will dis
pose of a good many; and a paste,
made of a spoonful of rosin, a-spoon
ful of lard, - and two -spoonfuls of
sryup,.simmered together, and spread
thinly on papeis,'and laid on window
stools and she Hes, will catch a gr,eat
many, and They can be flung into the
atoVe, paper, flies hnd all, and that is
the end of them; but do nitrt - use
poison in any forM; it cannot be
wholesome to have it in the house,
and it is almost, impossible to get the
dead flies all gathered up.
Household aoWledge.
PuEsEttvixo ToLvroEs. -4 have
preserved the plum tomato—a small
yellow variety:--and
.though I cannot
-Speak from:eicperience, I have no
doubt the large. red ones would do
nearly as well; ;but : they would of
necessity-.have to be peeled; while
the small ones are nice without. I
slightly .mash each one, and having
allowed three. pima& of sugar and
two sliced lemons to five pounder of
fruit, I : c.00k thoroughly, hut not. too
much, as it -is important that each
tomato retain' its shape, if one -de
sires them to be very , nice. it will
need a great-deal of stirring. If the
sauce shows signs of •ferractitation„
scald anew and it will keep IN e , as'
long - its one allows . it to.—GS:We.
Thomas, in Country Gentleman.
_ :Pleks.r, Faurr.'—Th'e' folloWing
exeellent mode is practiced in many
families : - . To each- peck of fruit al
low four pounds cif, sugar, a pint of
sharp_ vinegar, and spice to taste;
boil the . vinegar and sugar-together
for - a few minutes, then drop in the
fruit and boil untirmoderately soft;
when 'clone pour the vinegar over
them and let them stand until cold
before covering; Plums, peaches.,
leum, etc., can be done in' this way
BEEFSTEAK AND OYSTER Pug.—
Beat the Steak gently with a rolling
pin and season•with pepper and salt;
have ready a deep dishiinc& with
not,, too rich
_a pastiy; put in the'
meat with layers, of oysters;
then the oyster liquor with a little
mace and a teaspoon of eatsup4 cover
with top' crust and bake, 'Val will
do as well- as beef,
6 ILA nANt GEMS.—One guar otf milk
and two:even cups of Graham Our.
Beat well .so as to leave no lumps;
pour in well .buttered 'and very: hot
gem irons and bake in a quick oven:
r„tItMI S WIFE