Oducational ißeparhm;t II A.ESOCIATE IMITOI2B I E.E. QUINLAN, . J. T. McCOLLOSI, J. A. WILT, - 0. W. RYAN, . - A. T. LILLET. —,— LComMunleatiOns may issf sent to any one of the i t bote * editors, as may be preferred, and will appear I tho issue 9f is - biotite has charge. A. j r. LILLLY, Editor. SCHOOLS IN GREAT BRITAIN Among 'Other imprciveteents made by the new education law in Tfolland, is the one Which does aw•a with the custom trf having pupil teachers or boys and, girls, _some of them not more than fourteen yeais of age, to give instruction in the English branches.. Without sufficient training to enable them to be thorough masters of what they were endeavoring to give to others, With no self-discipline and -no experience in imparting knowl edge, the plan, cheap though it was in a present pecuniary sense, was dear in its permanent effect upon the people. The failure has been perceived and' rcmedied there, but in England, where the same system prevails, and which is supposed to be one great cause of the low 'standard of elementary instruction, the fight is now going on. While the salaries of the expe rienced teachers who are employed are liberal, there are not enough of them. Their work is supplemented in the way above described, and the results cannot be other than deplorable. Nine years ago Great Britain put into operation the laic of compulsory attend ance, and thiS has worked a wonderful change 'in the elementary schools. The number of .scholars is grOtly inCreacAi, as was to be expected, and has necessitat ed a great expansion of accommodation. Vet the latter falls far short of what is re quirtl and prevents.the law from being enforced in many localities. : According to the report of the Educa tional Department in England, about '.),000,0p0 children should be upon the roll, -while in reality thete are only 3,500,- 000. Eefore the passage of the act wbich forbade the employment of little ones in the factories and workshops below a cer tain -age, the deficiency was much great er. P'is, with the,. Compulsory law,lhas driven into the school rooms thousands who would otherwise never have learned to read and write. It does not seem as if any large body of people could exist in a civilized Country NS Ito would notsee themecessity of an ed, neatiou in order to place their children Matti au equality with other lifead tiers, or give them an equal chancb with their fellows. But the facts show bath in ill-eat Britain and in t 'United' States that there are many who have not only an indifference to. the improvement of their offspriffg, -through the influence of the schools, but that stubborn opposition will be elchibited if an effort is- made to influence or compel theM to take advan tage of the opportunities affoidedi Es pecially is this true where self-inteiest is at stake. Ignorant themselves, can not see how an educatiOn can compensate for the loss of the few dollars that their ehildten can earn every week. It is to fil;lit this class that a compulsory law is needled everywhere. It is of vital imPork mice to the well being of the State that its citizens should possess the highest in telligence that it iS possible for them to iilitain, t and hence its right to losik after the education of its children. Aside from the posSesiion of this law, it would appear that the public schools of the United States are, in many respects, in .advnce .of thrso of Great Britain. There is not the same general determina ti o f to get cheap teaching, and instruct 4:s of youth are looked upon with great c respect, a thing which has much to do with the elevation and the efficiency of the schools.—Blade. Tits: session of the District Institute livid at Leßoy Center .January 10th, was attended by a majority of teachers in the vicinity. The exercises consisted of class methmis of teaching, and discus si;ois. The following teachers acted as instructors : .1. N. Wright, .1. Bowman, C. 0. Thiagland, Belle Chaapel, Miss WAster, and' A. T. Lilley. The tic• principally of a practical nature, just :such us is needed . in the school room. The teachers adViicate More thorough instruc tion in mental arithmetic. •DIRECTORS should attend the District Institute to see whether the exercises are such-as to result in a benefit to the pupil Of our schools. Director Lawrence, of Canton townslrip, did the right thing in the right place when he told the teachers: at the Institute at East Canton, on the d instant,.that the schools would receive no benefit from the discussion that arose on the subject of grammar on that occa sion. COMMUNICATED. 6 g‘ Mu. Enrrou :—ln your issuO.of sth, I notice a communication signed, "Teachers? Friend," in which the writer attempts to be very severe on a short ar ticle written by me, and which you were kind enough to publish. e As the editorial " we " is used, I am to Understand one of the other fellows whosS names stand at the head of the Educi : tiunal Department of your paper, has tale-dulup the flail to give thet poor School hire ors another thrashing.' I am very sorry- that "Teachers! . Friend " (?) was not he nest eough to quote my language correctly, forJit gives him the appearancq of intentional perversion and misrepresen tation for the double purpose of pling me in a false po ition, and of setting up a man of straw that he could easily de -molii:h-p.and thus gain the credit of an easy victory. Feeling that School Directors were un justly eeniitinitlfor the low wages paid to teachers, any kect iu writing my former lulicle was to place the;' responsibility lehcre it properly belongs, viz, with the people. For, as I attempted to SLOW then, and as I say now, the "i;c1rool Direc _tors are wluit the people make them. Theyylare elected from the people by the peoo e , and are enweted to carry out the will or Wishes of theiCconstitnents, as are our iepresentatives td the Legislature AA' to congress. The language 'I used as coming from "tax-pavers" 1 gave exactly as I 'ave hoiwiit Many limes. In that article I made no attempt at giving my r own indi vidual views, except to show that School Directors were unfairly treated, and' as i'l,intly - intlicated in the closing Parigraph. ‘1 am very eor.lident that 'if ‘1 we," or "Teachers' Friend:" (?) will read that article through a pair of honest specta -cies. he will he willing to aegnit'rne of of fering an "insult to the many.able teach ers of our . county." In the course of my seven years' experience as School Direc tor, I am happy to say, 1 I ate met with many young men, and yo rig women too, who were working bravel -, under 'many discouragements, to tit tit =elves for the high calling of teacher. _hank fortune we have a number of the in our town now, bf whom Fam proud and I am will ing they samild say wheth r they consider roe Weir friend, or wheth r they think 1 4. would offer them a "direct insult." My sentiments hare not been "hid under a bushel." I have freely ventilated them to our present worthy County Superin tendent. Some twenty years ago or there about's, I took occasion to urge upon the people the necessity of electing their best men to the office of School Ditector, in a little article which the &unman REPOR TER was kind enough to publish, and which that good man, Professor Contrast, very handsomely commended. On several occasions, I have urged through the pa pers substantially the same thing, and I know that the last paragraph of the arti cle to which "Teachers' Friend " ' (?) takes exception, if honestly read, and fairly interpreted, will prove me a friend to the teacher, the County Superintend ent, and the school system of Pennsylva: 'via. Pardon pie, sir, if I question your right to the title of - "Teachers' Friend," so long as yodate not .honest enough to quote correctly the language of the arti cle you attempt to criticise, and so long as you resort to perversion, misrepresen tation, and mis-stateniefit of the position and sayings of a writer; for the purpose of placing him in a false position. • Excuse me, if I tell you plainly, that I think no "Teachers' Friend" would re sort to that. Nor would he seek by Bueh . means, and 4 stirring up animosities by ,abusing School Directors, to widen the gap between them. That there are scala wags among School Directors I am free to admit; but I find' scalawags among doc tors, lawyers, preachers, and all kinds of office-holders—yes, and among, teachers, too. I beard a man say only a few days ago, and he was not a School Director ei ther, that be thought the office of County Superintendent was useless, and a waste of the people's money'. If the people will elect men to the office of School Director who hold such views before election, they will bp pretty likely to hold the same sen timents after. election. About "the present barbarous system of boarding around," I said never a word, and yet "we " or "Teachers' Friend " brings that as a charge, by inference' at least, against me—at any rate against the School Directors. Who is responsible for that barbarous system? llas it not been_ handed down to the Directors from a for .. inerTeriod of the necessities of the peo ple to the present Directors? Go among the people to-day, and you will find many earnestly, and I have no doubt, honestly, advocating the continuance of the system. Let the people say the word, And I will venture to assert that the Diree l tors would drop it as quickly and as cheerfully as a cat would a hot potito. • And now, Mr. " ft.,.ach . ers' Friend" (?) if you are a teacher., as I suppose you are; allow me to say to you that I think you could put your time and talents to much better use, than to spend them in abusing School Directors. Suppose for a change,: you would, if you could, go to . work in a legitimate, honest, gentlemdnly way, to enlighten the people, and the School Di.: rectors too, if you please, as to their du ties. Point out to them the better way ; try, for instance, to create a healthy pub lic.sentiment in the direction of the ra forms you seek. If you find it hard at first, come to me, and I will do my best to smoota the way for you. To start with, by the advice I gave you at the close of my former article. Don't get discouraged if you are found fault with, . , . you would never do for a School Three tor," Never ! never ! never !if you faint at a little fault-finding. Let your motto be "onward and upward." Keep'in' view the object to be attained, -- viz : the good of the scholar ; the elevation of the Direc t r ; the lifting up of the teacher ; the en lightenment of the peopht the building up the school systedi of the State of Penn sylvania ; and when you shall have accom plished all this, you may rest assured fu ture generations will rise up and bless you. Then you can lay down your pen and rod with a full Consciousness of hav ing done your duty. •• Then'you can smile at Satan•s rage, And face a frowning—teacher;•• Now let another Come.. Respectfully, etc., SCROOL DIRECTOR Sayre, January 9, 1880. e 6ilrbinare. _ • HARDWARE AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! H. T. JUNE, AGENT, Is now opening a large and general aasortment o Hardware, Cutlery. Stoves, Nails, Iron, Glasii Vahan, Oils. Varnishes, Tinware, House Furnish ing Goods, Jtc.. purchased for cash and offered for sale at Bargains te . those who pay cash for goods. ANGES and Cooking Stoves, for _LA, Coal and Wood, at low prices, at JUNE'S. THE Gossip, the best low-priced stove for ,of lees and chambers ever made, at • JUNE'S. L'OR Horse-Shoes: and Horse-Shoe Nails, goto • JUNE'S. LARGE stock of Bar, Square, Round, Half-Round, Oval, Halt-Oval, Rand, and Htiop Iron, at JUNES. ' FOR Paints, Oils, and Tarnishes go to JUNE'S. 7 . 4 AN TERNS—a great variety at tll low prlreA, at JUNE'S. I OCKS, Latches, and Bolts, every lariety and kind, at JUNE'S. __— CAST and Toe Corks (Steel), at JUNE'S. DISST(A'S Celebrated Saws, at JUNE'S. T ABLE and Pocket Cutlery, at JUNES. H OUSE Furnishing Goods, at JUNE'S _..._ 'TAILS and fyikes, all sizes, at' , 11, E• JUNE'S. NORWAY and Sweed's Iron at JUNK'S. MECHANICS will find a good as sorttnent of Tools at JUNE'S. ALARGE stock of Philadelphia Can lage and Tire Bolts, at JUKE'S. WIRE Cloth, at JUNE'S. Po W DER, Shot and Caps, for sale at JUNE'S. BLASTING Powder, at auvr.l3 FILES and Rasps, a full assort tnent, at JUN E•MERY Cloth and Paper, and Sand Paper. at JUN:zI3. WINDOW,GLASS, from ix 9 to 24x3G. at JUNE'S. SCREWS and Tacks, direct from the manufacturers, for sale at Wholesale and tetal4 at reducled prices, at 4IINE'B. LAMPS Lamp Burners, Chimneys, Shades, iind Wick, or every vartety,at JUICE'S. THE Graphic and New Jewel, tb most perfect. and ornamental heating stoves I' Wiled. St JUNE'S RQPE, Sash, Cord, Twine and Wick, all sites, a JUNE'S. GET YOUR HAIR CUT AND SHAVING, AT THE NNTax , 42. MElLtnuse, Shaving Parlor airWo study to please. , • . V.'STZEIGr i Prop*/ ?mina", 1611119. Vaikoabs. LEHIGH VALLEY -AND PENN. k YEW YORE RAIL ROAD& driangetoeut of Paueoger iTralas to tate elect NOVEMBER 110; 1378. . 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Sleepingears on trains n Niagara Falla sad Philadelphia yowl and New York without charges Trains 2 and 9 between Niagara eights without change. IL A. YAWNER., Supt., •• "ne. 10, 1878. Y. & N. Y. R. R. =ZZZ Wiscettaneous NEW FIRM! R. DAVIDOW & BRO., No. 4, Boldletaan Block, Bridge-at., Towanda, Pa. CASH PAID FOR FURS, HIDES, • PELTS, WOOL AND BEESWAX. Towanda, Oct. 30,1879.1 yr. / BEST IN THE WORLD I .4 . 0 wuluktejk SALERATUS, Which is tho same thing. Impure Salentine or lll.Carb Soda (Which is the same I hingi is eta slight ly dirty white color. It may appear white, examined by itself, bat a COMPARISON WITH CHURCH it Cogi 64 ARM ANDIISMINER" BRAND will show the difference,. See that your Saloratus and Bak• tug Soda is white and PtIltl; es should ho ALL SIMILAR SUBSTAN. C.OS ustd for food. A simple but severe teat of the comparative value ot different brawls of or Moreton is to dissolve a dessert spoonful of each kind with about &pint of water (hot preferred) in clear stirriiig until all is tb oroughly dissolved The deleterious insoluble matter in the toreador Sod i will he shown after settling some twenty 'ninnies or am mei% hp the milky *appearance of the solution and thequantity of floating 11 °city matter according to quality.. lle sure pod ask for clturch k Co.'s Soda and Salerattis and ace that their name is on tho package and you will get tie purest and 'whitest wade. The 12.0 Ot thin With sour milk, in prefer ence to Baking - Powder, eaves twenty times its zest. pen ono pound pactago for valuable tn!ormrl• .n aid read carefully. SHOW THIS TO YOUR OROCER. CLOTHING HALL IL E. Rosenfield Main St., Towanda, Pa. We have received a very large stock of Fall and Winter Goods, i In great Vailety, embracing SUITS MEN'S BUSINESS, MEN'S DRESS, YOUNG KENS', BOYS' UNDiRWEAR Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Umbrellas, &c. OVERCOATS, Gloves and Mittens A SPECIALTY Ii'RICES, THE VERY LOWEST Jar Please call and examine before purchasing elsewhere. • ' M. E. ROSENFIELD Towanda., Pa., Oct. 29. 1879. IMPROVED Agricultural Machinery The subscriber is prepared to furnish the tateat draft beat machines for the farmer at the fewest price*. TILE WIARD TETE CHILLED PLOW This is the best and Cheapest of all the chilled plows, and Is adapted to all kinds of soil and work. WHEELER'S. NEW OOUBLE-GEAREH TWO AND THREE HORSE POWERS . With Steel Rods; large truck wheels and lateat Improvements. This Is an excellent power and has no superior among double-geared rowers. • . KNEELER'S NEW THRESHERS AND CLEANERS..—unth oreishot and undershot. Attention is called to Wheeler k Melick•s New Improved Undershot Thresher, one Of, ,which will be on exhibition after July 7.01 h. Several Other kinds of Threshing Machines for sale, among which are Gray's Steel Sher Power. and Threekers and Cleaners. and Peerless Double-Geared Powers, and Peerless Threshers and Cleaners. FARMERS• FAVORITE GRAIN DRILL This Is the most complete Grain. Drill In use. Simples on exhibition. WAGONS. I am prepared to supply anything in the line of Parm Wagooe, Half Skeleton, Open and Top Bug gies and Carriages, eery cheap. Contend, Bath and Empire Wagons and Carriages. Empire and Jackson Farm Wagons, etc. HYDRAULIC CEMENT, Just received s carload of Fayetteville Excelsior Cement. the best and cheapest in the market. batlsfactton guaranteed. MIRED PAINTS, Tor Rouse and other Tainting. Ready tor the toroth. Cheap and good. Better than you boy In the ordinary way. SEND FOR CIRCULARS AND PRICES. Ot!lee In the 99 Cent Store. Warehouse In rear of sante and First National Bank, and on alley running train Poplar to flue street. • R. M. WNLLES,- Torso* rs., fay 15,1879 MaNTYRE . -13RQT171-ERI), T I CPITELZieLiSt, I=lot‘v General Hardware, HEAVE AND Stoves, Tin, Iron, Nails, Paints, Oils, Glass, F i 'utty, - Gunpowder,, Shot, Cartridgc%. tarpenters' Wagon Makers'. Supplies, Farming and Dairy Implements, Table Cutlery, Clothes Wringers, Bolts, Chains, Rope, 134 P U RANSOM COTTAGE RANGE, With the Expansion Broiling Chamber, SMYTH'S PATENT DUPLEX GRATE. With pr without Low Closet, Reservoir, or Ornamental Elevated Shelf. The Greatest Combination of Valuable Improvements Ever Presented After the flattering experlenie.of the past year. haying had a very large and extended sale. we find that the Tile Itasrsou Corratot Is universally conceded to be the most desirable naive of Its class In the market. Its general features are the same an In the celebrated Ransom Range. which has for years been considered the finest Range made. It-contains the Batent Expansion Broiling Chamber, which is universally acknowledged to be the only successful and practical broiling attach. merit Of use. It Is also furnished wlth Smyth . % PiStellat Potpie: Grate. This celebrated Grate Is extremely simple In its coudruction. It has now been in active use fur more than Are years, and in view of the universally successful experience of Its operation and durability during that time, as well as the highly satisfactory results obtained by rutin our own thorough trial of its qualities, we have no hesitation In pronouncing It the only complete and successful arrangement for removing clinkers and refuse from the tire-box Instantaneonsly, thoroughly and cleanly, .while the degree of combustion obtained has never. In our Opinion. been equaled with any other style of grate. Toe RANSOM CorrAGX Is a thoroughly f irst-claim Range lac all Its portioneand appointments. .white the price is extremely low. It is so constructed that it can be changed from a Low Closet to a Mingle Oval Range, by merely - lifting the upper part of the Range from the Low Closet and Placing it open a set of ornamented legs. All sizes can also be furnished with the Ornamental Elevated Shelf. The large baled Ash Pau Is taken out at the end of the Range Instead of the front—a much more con venient and cleanly arrarieltent—and Abe capacious Warming Closet extends underneath the whole Range. The liot Water Reservoir Is heated entirely from the bottom, and Is of a larger capacity than will be found on any other Range of this class. Ali the minor details in the construction of this Range have received the closest attention. It has highly burnished ends, nickle-plated knobs of a new and beautiful pattern,' nickle.plated pallets, Hackle-plated. Towel Racks; and the mounting and fittings in in the best style. - Mc NTYRE BROTHERS. Towanda, Pa.,- Octnber 30, 1879. ICARE'LMIZED MANTLES a . _ Children 55.00 . . . Extra Fine - - 20.00) Extra Fine 10.00 Cranite Monuments - 15 0.00 Suitable for Crown People 8.00 I Extra Finetor Family 225.00 64 - 66 Ex.Finels.oo Afirl would recommend especially the Beautiful COLUMB,IAN MARBLE, and far more durable for this climate, will not SOIL or DISCOLOR with age like other Marble. W 2 • fit and Granite lard 15S, AGO 02 last' Water Street, ELENA, N. T. A urniturer B RIDGE STREET FURNITURE STORE. TWO STORES IN ONE! Having doubled oar facilities this year by occu pying two stores, we are prepared to oiler you a large*. er stock than ever before, and at reduced pric We are selling FtRNITURIE Of • all kinds as CHEAP It not CHEAPER Than the CHEAPEST. At the same time we keep up the standard of our goods. lINDENTAKING, • • - mutt sPitClatmo, We guarantee satisfaction.. We are prepared to do anything In that, lice on short notice, endue de termined to pleale. Call and see for yourself N. P. HICKS. Towanda, .May Ist. 1819 prase& demand !bedlam IfsrmiliaVretaiisite. Maw imam can saw weave logs or cord wood In one and c an than two men can the oldirsi. It saw • two lbot log In threw minutes. anteds sow Township waft win iCl i l a bend not Illustrated ClrouWenn e, - • , ammo w. waserrwwice •• leant ham, Shun% ft. DEALERS IN CONSISTING OP SHELF HARDWARE, and, Joiners' Tools, ALSO AGENTS FOR THE -A\ D In one Range. FROST'S SONS' FURNITURE! We are now prepared for the SPRING TRADE with a full line of NEW AND DESIRABLE GOODS OP rns LATEST STYLES AND LOWEST, which we' Incite the public to call And ocluzilne PARLOR SUITS IN RAW. SILK, TERMS, PLUSH AND • EAIRCLOTH, Is very large, and our prices as low as the lowest: We bare a full line of CHAMBER SUITS IN ASH; WALNUT AND SOFT WOOD, which we are selling at a very low price. A tell Ilne of SPRING BEDS, MATTRASSES AND PILLOWS. UNDERTAKING. In Ms department we alwayshave the best good! in the market, and are continually adding NEW STYLES with all the LATEST IMPROVEMENTS, while our prices are the lowest. J. 0. FROST'S SONS'. Towanda, Awn 9,1871. 6 A WEEK in your own town, and no capital $6 risked. You .ran give the business a trial without expense. The best opportunity ever offer ed for those wining to work. You should try path lug 'else until you see for yourself what you can do at the business we offer. No 100111 to explain here. You can devote all your time or only your spare time to the business, and make good pay for every hour that you work. Women make as math as men. Send for medal private terms sad particu lars. which we mail free.l.S outfit free. Dona complain of bard times while you have such a chance. Address H. HALLETT t CO., Portland, Maine. ' gi igONTII teed , a dirk, at 8030‘. home made ry a t r h a e ll lndustrious. Cap. ital notrequired ; we will start you. lieborotnen , boys and girls make money faster at work far us than at anything else.. The wort Is light and pleasant, and tomb as anyone ean go righter. Those who are wise who see this notice will send es their addresses at once and see for themselves. -Costly Outfltand terms free, - blow Is the time. Those already at work ate laying upbuyc itz ir ke tmsof nrpey. Addrese TRIM 1 Aggustal &e., &c. ta ori gt; sr4 o i* c = C 2 UCED PRICE LIST FROM Au! Ist, 1879! ODS :RE CHEAPER X TIIZT UATZ DWI ENTY YEARS garniture. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PRICES Our assortmest of prebiait. i'm:HALUS BALSAM Cures Colds, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Asthma, Croup, Whooping _Cough, and all diseases of "the Breathing Organs. It soothes and heals the Membrane of the Lungs, Inflamed and poisoned - by the disease, and prevents the 'night ewes% and tightness across the chest 'Which accompany It. CONSUMPTION is Dolan Incurable malady. I remedy necessity? to have the right and HALL'S BALSAM Is that remedy. DON'T DESPAIR OF BELIEF, for this benign specific will cure you, even though professional-aid fails. HENRY'S CARBOLIC SALVE the Most Powerful: Healing Agent ever Discovered. iMestry's Carbolic Satre ear'ss sores. Iteney's Carbolic Salvo allays pain. Hennes Carbone Hales cares eruptions. henry's Carbolic Satre heals pimples. Ilenry's Carbolic halve! heals bruises. Ask for flonrylc, and Take No Other. BEWARE OF COUNTERFEIT& .02 TOWNSLEY'S I1)11 JthUiill CERES IN ONE lIIINETE. Eaey's Carbolic Troches, A SURE PREVENTIVE OF Contagious Etimenzes &Me. go issoneEn., Diphtheria, and Whooping CoutS. Pleasant to the .taf.tc. =Cif rin'' syg:6,t:i, littm Ite:ll3V 3 Dysp-min and rilic arnesr. rrr FORS. P. 1.1; 117 ILL: DP.I7C. , _ a 31'6 Jaarl: P. 31R.13.7, CITREALT t: CO., T4 , LS rnorltlt Mit.% 29 Coll , Plato • 7TPw 17oth CRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE. TRADEMARK. The Great TRADE M_RK. ENGI.INM, • Benscily, • A' Will promptly h,,. • . radically cures. ' .anv & every case' ' of Nervous UcLii t ity & Weakness, result of indis. cretion.excess or B e f ore Takingroverwork of ,the A ft i c Taking Main & nervous system ; Is perfectly harmless, acts like magic, and has been extensively tt.e.l for over thirty years with great success. /Fir Full particulars In. our pamphlet, which we desire to send free by mall to every one. IM. The Specific 3fellirine Is sold iiy ail druggists at et per package, or six packages for $5, or will be sent tree by mall on receipt of the money by addressing THE DRAT' MEDICINE CO., No. 3 Mechanics' Block, DErttiwr. 311cIt. Iggl. Sold in Towanda by HIIHIY. and by druggists everywhere. Johnston, Holloway & Co., wholesale 'ants, l'hila. (Aprlllo, lidttql. HARMLESS, EFFECTUAL dr AGREEABLE Ask your Dm:vial for Circular& FOr sale by CLARK B. PORTER (Ward Rouse), DRUGGIST WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Oct. 9, 1879 I ant using Ely's Cream Balm and receiving very beneficial results. It is the only remedy of a great -many I have tried which has acted as a cure. I have been tronbled with Catarrh for over 1.5 years, my head has been, must or the time, stopped and very much inflamed. It has opened my nostrils and reduced the Inflammation In my head—ln fact I feel lam beteg cured. It is the only remedy I have found which can be applied without pain and dread. My eyes are improving so that I can stand strong light, which I have not been able to sin for years.-_ _ NATIIANIht, FX.GLEY. With E. F. MONTz, Merchant STOP THAT COUGH BY USING-. DR. GERMAN•A COUGH AND CON -1411.7.11PT10N VURE. Warranted to give relief or money refunded i READ THE FOLLOWING LETTER WHICH SATS : 3teasrs. Howarth it Ballard Gentlemen : I take pleasure In recommending Dr. German's Cough and Consumption Cure. as I have suffered with a severe cough since last May. Have used all kinds of Cough Mixtures, but could get no relief. Mornings atter getting up from my bed 1 would be so choked up that I could hardily breathe; also frequently vomiting severely. it friend directed me to .use Dr. German's Cough and Consumption Ciae. I did so, with but little faith at the time, but . after using I changed my -mind, and I can conscientiously say, after taking only one bottle. I did not only obtain relief but am not troubled with that :tininess In the morning. My cough has stopped, and Iffran obtain, a good night's sleep—something not enjoyed by me for weeks before. Will close by saying if this letter Will be of any benefit to you, you may have my consent to make it public. Tours very respect. fully, J. E. DOOSII A MER, Bleecker St., Utica. Remember that after using of a-bot tle and you are not satisfied return the bottle and get your Money as we sell no cure, no pay. Price 50c and 11.00 per bottle, as we are authorized to sell on these terms. Turner & Gordon agents for Towanda, Pa. 7',6m r . IPROVIRIM .111500wIllbs_pibil far • coop that DM. = p 7.lU 1110 i core or PROVERBS: •-.• di .inchrig Wolul w a ney on " a l es I MMI PI°. 2Ik, Waligirearg "Leg* do rid Vain tobe t. = PlWalbd Tbsli Ole Ho a muse.. and Bop ft-a. "Bop Bitters bidlds 1114 Simiallots and cum continually trontimiltesidasit" "Meer and VA. wiry aluie canemargall Rindsdtry tly Itor m Oman Con ts the etest ad M is ert aadbast.Aak The SOP PAD fft. Liver and aEats. sliperker timIIIDDI. Ask ! "cbstimmia. pkv. lin 6rl 6 2l•= 1199 Mtn datkr.. littler. Um Mi. sobratr riam tram= ' aficar ilimmthodeti boodatho aad a=. marlizerratorram _wills *am "Calms sad D.L C. to ea = Ambito tor tl.o 0/ ophunotabaceo and narcotics, AU above add by fregit , L timpani ' 4k4 ertglay. ]( .4 /ST OF LFOAL - BLANKS Printed and kept on sale at the BarOttran OPI7CX at wholesale or retail Deed. DBond.ortrige• • Treasurer's Bond: Collector's Bond. • Lease. Complaint. Commitments. Warrant. Constable's Return Articles of Agreement. 2 forillt. Bond on Attachment., Constable's Sales. Collector's Sales. Execution. . Subptena. Petition for License. Bond for Licenre. ' Note Judgement. Note Judgement Seal. Note Jugement 5 per cent. added. Town order Book. School order Book. - 8111nrUctil. INSURANCE! C. S. RUSSELL, Agent, TOWANDA, PA. FIRE, LIFE, AND ACCIDENT Issued on the most reasonable terms. • 'r None. but reliable companies typrisestad. Losses adjusted and paid here. Towanda, Nov. la, 1879., HENRY MERCUR, ANTIIIIACITIi AND a Co .49.1.3 CONNED PATIN AND DIVZU STRUTS, TOWANDA, Coat &screened, and delivered to any parrot the Borough. ALL 011DZI18 MUST BY ACCOMPABILD AY THIS CA 11. • H. MERCUIt, Towanda, Dec. 1,-1679 NEW ARRANGEMENT . COAL IiIISINESS. The undersigned haring purchased from Mr McKean the COAL YARD AT THE FOOT OF PINE STREET, NEAR. THE ' COURT HOUSE, Invites the patronage of Ms old friends 'and, the public generally. 1 shall keep a lull assortment ' of all sizes, PITTSTON, WILKESBARRE AND 'LOYAL SOCK COAL,• AND.BIIALL SELL AT LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH. NATHAN TIDD. Towanda, Pa., Ape. 21. 1828. 1271 Orocaies anb Wrovisions. STEVENS & LONG M4gff General Dealers in GROCERIES, 'PROVISIONS, COUNTRY PRODUCE, HAVE REMOVED TO THEIR NEW STORE, CORNER OF MAIN . & PINE-Sts (The oh! stand of Fox, Stevens & 3fereur,) They invite attention to their complete assortment and very large stock of Choice New Goods, \ which they have always on hand. , ) ESPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE PRODUCE TRADE, And Cash paid for desirable kinds. M.. 1. LONG. Towanda, Aprt 1 1879 ettniia Abvertisments. GERITY lIORREL, astablitdied IS!7.] WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS DROG4TISTB SUNDRIES, PAI ENT MEDICINES &C., &C. Liar STazgT, Feb. 28.78. ELMIRA, N. Y. ME, LAMES AND GENTS, Se - tul your FADED DRESSES, COATS,,OR ANY ARTICLE THAT NEEDS CLEANING OR DYEING, "GIVE SATISFACTION OR PAY FOR THE WM. ROBERTS' bELEBRATED DYE & CLEANSING WORKS, 134, 436 & 123 WATER-ST.. ELMIRA, N. Y. - Wurt returned C.V. b. by express If de sired. map°. • • WOODEN WATER PIPE • AND CHAIN PUMP TUBING. •. The undersigned having resumed business at his old place. is now ready to U pply Farmers,-Tanners,' and all others In need of Pipe, with a SUPERIOR ARTICLE', AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.' A. WYCKOFF; (Successor to I. S. Houma, Elmira.) 122 R. R. Ave., Eimira l 'N. Y. . Elmira, June 10, 1878. j ly 1011 31; KENT . I II Wholsale and Retail CD OTIHING Gents 13$ AI3T WATEX STIREET, LORING BLOCK, ELMIRA. sums, N. t dung 0, 16711. smut POLICIES god. .CDEALER IN SULLIVAN' ANTIMACITZ And i GEO. StErtNEL To oe. We will G ARM EN'TS EstabtisYlect 1855 DEALER IN .-AND Furnishing Goods, ttami and ginagholl Fattenusg Turkeys. It Is a goodly sight, as the summer days wane, to see the flocks of tur keys coming home film the woods and pastures at nightfall with full crops.' If the farm has not been. over stocked with these birds, they have very largely made their living upon grasshoppers, crickets, worms and other small fry. The regular food they have bad has been rather to keep them itronted than to supply any , lack of forage.. As the cool nights come oh and the 'Supply of in 7. sects declines, the- business of fatten ing properly commences. It should' be rememberedthat plump, ielldress ed turkeys not only bring a higher price in mark A., but enhance 'the rep utation of th a producer, and make his market sure for future years. The turkey is one of the finished products of the farm and one of the greatest luxuries in the market. The farmer should do his best in prepariug his flock for the shambles. . The main business now is to lay on fat, and the bird should lave every night and morning a full supply of nutritious and fattening food. Instinctively the turkey follows his feed, and if the ' supply is abundant at the farm yard be will not stroll far 'from home. Boiled potatoes, .mashed and mixed with meal, andfed moderately warm, is a very excellent feed, both to pro mote growth and to - fatten. If the pigs ean be robbed of , a part of the tot petatods and meal, it will very much impr ove the dish. It is very desirable to supply the place of sects with some kind of animal food, and butchers' - scraps is one of the cheapest and most desirable forms of food for poultry. Grain 'should be given at least once a day with ,the soft' and warm feed. Nothing is bet ter than sound corn. The •Northern corn is thought to contain more oil than that of Southern gr4wth. Old corn should always be used for this purpose. The new ( corn keeps them too loose. in fetling only so much corn should be thrown, out as the birds will eat up clean.. Take a lit tie time to feed them, and study msthetics , as you watch the iridescent hues upon the glossy plumage. There is nothing more charming upon the farm in the whole circle of the year than-a hundred or two orthese rich ly-bronzed turkeys feeding near - the corn crib.. You can afford to enjoy the disappearance of corn while the turkeys:arc increasing in weight. . Breakfast Bacon There is i somethin,,cr sensible in the suggestion' contained in the follow ing article which we- clip' from the Western Stock Jdurnal. • There is no good reason why farmers should not -have the choicest and most substan tial food in the land---unleSs • it be that lack Of skill necessary for prop-! erly preparing the materials is a good reason. We quote: . • For country town or village ; the most convenient and -to many per sons acceptable dish for the morning meal is breakfast. bacon.. 'Yet,' while it is charged upon the farmer that he lives upon pork, breakfast bacon, that which is worthy .of the - name, is. seldom seen upon the laimer's table. In any first-class hotel in the larger cities it i 4 regularly found up on the bill of fare, and to say that.it is a popular dish is the least we. can say. But mind you, these houses don't-buy the tough, flabby Old:meat known among the soldiers as-!•• sow . belly," nor the thick, greasy; over salted and over-smoked sides of a three-year old four • hundred pound Mg. The farmer's wife who reads this, and knowS not of the-reputation which the standard bill of fare break fast bacon has before travelers and what are termed genteel boarders, is. read) to ask ; ." Well, tell us exactly what it is?" We will tell you how , to make it. When new I corn is ready to feed, select t two or - three: early, spring pigs that, are strictly healthy, yet are thin in flesh. Feed these up rapidly, thus causing the flesh to be 'tender. At butchering time take the sides and hams,, and the shoulders if yoh like, into , your own keeping. Sugar-cure these in the most careful manner, using plenty-of sngar,.and a small . amOunt each of salt and salt petre ; and after `, being about six weeks in this preparation, smoke moderately, not for a month or two, steady; until the meat is as biown as the skin of a mulatto, three-fourths black-, but gently browned, and hav ing the flavor of the curing process slightly through the meat. Do 'not pursim' that abonlinable practice of leaving the meat -in the smoke-house to be treated to a heavy dose of smoke once a week, to keep the. flies away, but encase each piece separate ly in heavy paper and pack. away In thy wood ashes. When wanted, take one piece at 'a time from the storage 'place, Cut thin g not hair so thick as the' ordinary farm er's bacon is cut. Broiling is better .than frying- is, ." do it nicely, and if you have prepared the bacon and hams from two such pigs as a first venture, you will , need Ito double the - allowance for the next season. Raiiing Chickens The great,point in raising chickens is to keep them eating all the, time, or, at any rate, to keep their disges, tive organs continually well supplied. "Short commons " :are. not economi cal chicken raising. The common custom is to keep a dish Of "Indian meal dough " mixed up,_and two or three times a day a lot is thrown 'down to the chickens. If they eat it, well and good;, not, and the chances are they not. . They haiing become tired of one single article of diet set before them day after day, it stands. and sours. If a quantity is thus found uneaten, the next feed is likely to be a light one, and the chickens, driven by hunger, finally devour the sour stuff. The result is cholera or some other,fatal disease sets in, and their owner won ders "why my chickens are dying off?" In our own practice we find that small quanities of varied food, if given to the chickens often, ppoduce vastly better results than any other method of feeding. • Indian meal dough we banisked from our poultry yard's long ago, and on no conditions would we pgi mit young chickens to, be fed with it. For the first morning meal, we give all our youn g poultry stock Zoiled_potatoes, mashed up fine. We find nothing so good and acceptable; and, as iv& i nse only the small pota toes—those which are unmarketable and not large enough for the table— they prove to be more profitable than any other article of food.. • When, in days gone by, we used to feed the, chickens with the tradi tional Indian -meal dough, we always cou n ted on lOging p large percentage of them, and the numb . irs that died from cholera, diairhceli and kindred diseases were great. Now sick chicken, is unknown to our yards, and we lay our success entirely to the disuse ; of Indian areal dough. After the potatoes are' disposed of we give onr chickens all the fine cracked corn they will eat up clean. We can not find in the grain stores corn cracked to the proper degree of fineness, and we have as a fixture in . our poultry house a large-sized cof. -fee mill, such as grocers use, and we run the corn through that , Of" course, large chiekens, those which are ten or twelve weeks old, do not need such fine-ground corn, but the young birds do. In about two hours after the cracked corn is eaten we give all the wheat screen ings that the chickens will eat, and in another two hours spread before thein a"fresh meal of boiled poistOei. Fbr 'supper they have all 'the cracked corn and wheat they can eat. • •The - best system 61 feeding how ever, will not avail if the yOung birds are' permitted to become overrun with vermin. They should be.anoint ed on their heads and undettheir wings and on theirbacks once a, week with a mixture of equal parts of lard and kerosene oil; and .if the hens are anointed in the same way the addi tional labor will prove re munnerative. Unless proper management . is exer cised, chicken raising ..is one of. the most' unsatisfactory of emp!oyments; but' if it is done systent&tically it is .'as ,profitable and pleasant as any other business./ifassachttseits Ploughman. - Household Hints DORC ['ESTEE PUP ' f a pound of bread,crumbs grated, half a pound of suet„ finely chopped, half a pound of sugar, two eggs, one pot of marmalade (orange). To be boil ed five hours_ in a mould. , Sauce ; Three ounces of butter and three ounces of sugar, to be beaten well to gether; add a glass of brandy; beat all fo r a paste, and put it on the top of the pudding before it <roes to table. • ' M I:STAR)) RELISH.—Beat thelyolk ' of two eggs ; stir into this three table spoonfuls of French mustard, one tablespoonful-black pepper, one half teaspofinful of cayenne, one of salt and also of sugar,,half a cuilof sharp ;vinegar; beat all well togdther and cook until the consistency of custard. If not thick, enough, and - tr.l i or r e cust ard; if too thick -add vinega'r. This is a nice relish for -any ,kind - of meat. SALAD DRESSING WITHOUT OIL.— TAG the yolks of two' hard-boiled; eggs, and rub them quite _smooth' in a mortar; add -a tablespoonful ofd' mustard, a little cayenne with black: pepper and salt to taste, and four Or five tablespoonfuls of cream ; ! lastly add a tablespoonful of vinegar,_ mix well, and it is-ready. Of course it t is much better with*olive oil, but there are people in the world .who reject. it. "REMEDY FOB EAaAcU,.—There is scarcely an ache to which children are subject so hard-to. bear - and so ditficultlo cure as . the'Uarache.. But there is a remedy never . known to fail. Take a bit of cotton batting, put upon it a pinch of. black pepper, gather it up and tie. it, (lip in sweet oil and insert into the . ear: Put a flannel bandage, over the bead to keep it Warm. It will give immediate re lief. To ',CLEANSE GLASS ‘ GLOBES.-If the globes on a gas fixture are much stained on the outside by .smoke, soak Odin in tolerably hot water in which: a little washing soda has been .diSolved. Then put a teaspoonful of powdered ammonia in a pan of luke, warm water, and with a hard - brush scrub' the globes until the - smoke stains disappear. Rinse in clean cold Water. They will be as white as if new: • FoAmixa SAucE.—Beat cup •of sugar with a quarter of a pound of butter until it i's light and creamy ; add the well•beaten- yolk of an egg, then the white cut to a stiff froth and beat Vigorously: Stir in a wine glass of twine very gently, or use water • anal flavoring instead.. Set the.bowl over the teakettle until the mixture is the thickness of cream ; on no ac count allow it to - boil or thq sauce will be - spoiled... DESSERT PUDDING.—One - cupful of of sour buttermilk:; two tablespoon fuls'of. fried meat drippings, - or the same of melted butter; one scant tablespoonful of soda ; a pinch of salt; one cup ..atid.a halt flour; stir together into-a batter, Have. ready two• or three large - apples ; pare and slice them on .a ,buttered tin and ;mc the butter over them. Bake half an hour; 'serve warm, - with sugar :And cream or ; vinegar sauce. - ' APPLE F.RITTERS.—PeeI and core some tine pippins . (other good cook ing apples will answer, but I use pip pins) and cut into slices. Soak them :in sugar -and, nutmeg for two or three hours ; make a batter of four eggs; `a tablespoonful' of ,cordial and a tablespoonful of milk; thicken with enough flour, stirred in gradually to make the usual consistency of batter; mix the batter when you put the slices of apple to' soak; heat _some butter in a frying' pan ; dip each - slice of apple separately in the'bat ter and fry brown ; serve hot with powdered sugar sifted over Weal. • FRIUT PUDDINGS ion WINTER.—: Take . sour cream and aaleratus enough to sweeten it, add it pinch of salt and mix thick: enough for biscuit. Roll out thin and spread any kihd of fruit that has been can ned, omitting the juice, or preserves or marmalade, or dried fruit that has been soaked; stewed and cooled be fore. Roll kle crust up carefully so that . the fruit • will not drop out; close up the -ends, and lay It on white towel .that has been wrung out of scalding hot water and floured. Pia the towel loesly around -the pod ding, leaving , plenty ;of space for. it to swell, then - put it in A. kettle of boiling water, with a Plate at the bot tom. I- Keep boiling constantly until done! • Caour PaievENnvr..—First get a piece of chamois skin, make it like a little bib, cut the neck and sew on tapes to tie it on then melt to some tallow and pine tar fc .. rib some of this in the chamois, an c l let the child wear' it all the tithe. Renew with the tar occasionally . _ TotirtrActiE.—For toothache take equal. parts of camphor; sulphuric ether, ammonia, laudanum, tincture . of cayenne and one-eighth part of" cloves. Stir: well. together. - Sat. urate with the liquid a small piece ' of cotton and apply to the cavity:of the 'diseased tooth..azid the pain will ( cease immediately. " TnE earth, .my dear," said Mrs. Haihmixer confidentially to a new board er; "is round„but sligntly flattened at the polea—like a codlish-ball I"
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