The Daily Review. Towatuhi Pa., F r day, Januury 2, 1880 kdh'OUK : s. w. ai.vord. noble n. ai.vord. ** Daily Review" om/i/ !J5 renin per month. fry it. Mails arrive depart and at the Towauda Post of lice follows. ARRIVE. I'liila. X. Y. and Eastern States..4.oo A. M- Dushore Lnporte Arc 9.30 •• li. V. way mail from the North. .10.00 " Sheshequin &*. 11.00 •• New Era &v Tues. Tliur and Sat. " Asylum Arc Mon. Wed. and Kri. " " Troy Burlington Arc 1.00 i'. .M. l.elaysvil|e Rome Am* " Closed mail from Erie At N < R lis 2.h0 •• L. V. Wav mail from the South. • • 4.30 " Canton ite 3.00 •' Barclay 0.30 •• OlVd mail fr'm Elmira &■ Erie R R 10.40 " II-:pa in. Canton Moni'oeion Are <....0.00 v. M. L. V. way mail South 0.13 CtVdm,l Elmira Erie At NOK HIO.OO Troy Burlington Ate 10.00 Sneshcquin See. 12.00 M. Barclay 1.00 r. M. New Era Tues Thur and Sat.... " Asylum Mon Wed and Kri " " Lekaywville Rome Ate •• Dushore Art; 2.43 " •j. V. way mail North 3.43 $ Y Phil and Eastarn States... .7.43 " Oilwe open from 7.00 a. m. t07.45 p. M. Moivv Order ofliee open from H.OO A. M. to 7.00 l'. M. Office open Sunday's from 0.00 to 10.00 a. m. P. Powell, P. M. j Prices Now and a Year Ago. 1 The following table of comparative prices of farm product in New York at! the end of 187H an i i s 7t> will be found of j use to all who have followed the run of, the article under the head of Crop and j Market Reports the pa si year. It is not expected generally by dealers that prices! will fall much below present rates for; some time to come unless it may be for dairy products and cotton : , 1878 , 1879 ! Putter, creamery.... 20 to '2B 2!) to 38 do dairy 15 to 20 21 to 23 Choose, factory 6 to 93-4 11 to 13 1-4 do dairy ...... 5 to 8 9 to 12 3.4 Cottou, middju.2 8 J-2 9 5-8 t2 1-4 13 1-4 Win J.I, spring 83 to 95 1 37 to 1 48 do winter 1 00 1 09 1 4ft 1 5(1 1-2 Uy< 55 to 60 62 to 64 1-4 Corn, western 45 to 48 62 to 64 3-4 | Oats, western 30 to 34 1-2 50 to 55 1-2 j Barley, stata, 2-rowed 75 to 80 70 to 80 j do do 4-rowed 85 to 95 75 to 90 do Canada 90 1 20 00 1 07 Hops 5 to 15 30 to 40 Potatoes 200 2 87 2 00 2 12 Cattle 7 50 11 00 6 75 11 50 do average 8 50 9 25 Sheep 3 3-4 5 1-2 4 to 6 1-2 Lambs... 4 3-4 6 6 to 7 1-4 Hogs, live 3 00 3 15 4 75 5 00 do dressed 31 -2 4 1-4 5 3-4 6 1-4 —Country C< ntleman. • • • The origin of the fractional currency, which has been in the past few years sup pressed by fractional silver, is somewhat J peculiar and not generally known. The | appearance of this currency, which at; tlrst was always spoken of as "postal [ currency,'. was due to the premium on j specie. In 18(52 small change became j very scarce. Gold being up and taking with it silver, these coins disappeared from circulation. People could not tind change for small transactions. It buying a dinner in the market change had to be taken in beets, cabbage, potatoes and what not, General Spinner was then Treasurer of the United States, lie was constantly appealed to from all quarters to do something to supply the demand for small change. In his dilemma he bethought him of the j postage stamp. He sent down to the j Postoffce Department and purchased a; quantity of stamps; he then ordered up a package of the paper upon which Govern- j ment securities were printed. He then j cut Lite paper into various sizes. On the I pieces he pasted stamps to represent the i different amounts. He thus initiated a I substitute for fractional silver. General j Spinner distributed his improvised cur-; rency among the clerks of the department. ! They took it readily, and the trade-folks more readily. The idea spread; the postage stamps, either detached or pasted upon a piece of paper, became the medium of small change. It was dubbed "postal currency." From this General Spinner got ' his idea of fractional currency and went [ before Congress with it. That body readily adopted it, and but a short time after General Spinner had begun pasting operations law was on the statute book providing for the issue of the fractional currency which bacame so popular. CHRISTMAS, 1879. NEW YEARS. 1K0. EXTRAORDINAKY INVOICE ok HOLIDAY A N 1) >Uiliner,3 (roods. Mrs. S. //. Sweet Offers at her Emporium of Kanoy Goods MILLINERY AND YANKEE NOTIONS. A FRESH STOCK Recently purchased, at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. Consisting of Hut*, Fancy Hoods, Toweling, Collars, Comforters, Embroideries, Flowers, Ribbons, Handkerchiefs, silk, linen and embroidered. Feath ers and Tips, Slipper Patterns, Card-board, Zephyrs, Combs, Jet Ornaments. Ritsehing, Necklaces, Veil ing in all colors, Java. Canvas Patterns, Lace Capes, Crape Pellisses, Babies' Knit .Stockings, Ladies' Hose in all colors and styles, Dolls, Children's Sacks, Hoods and Mittens, Ladies' Nubias in all colors, Bracelets, Pocket Books, Mottoes, Birds and Feathers, Shawls, Jewelry, Ladies' and Gentle men's I N I) E R W K A R. In short, EVERYTHING pertaining to a complete assortment of seasonable FANCY GOODS and STYLISH MILLINERY. HATS TRIMMED, in all sly lea and colors, and of every variety of material: Fur, Felt and Straw, at MRS. SWEET'S K.tncy Goods Bt/ax, Dec. 17 Main Street, Towanda. E. ROSEN FIELD'S Fall Opening CLOTHING HATS, CAPS. NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HOSIERY, •ad a fall line of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, which are offered EXCEEDINGLY LOW. Call and ee we, examine goods, learn prieeg, Jfcc M. K. ROSENFIKLD. TOE JOHNSON, FASHIONABLE BARBKK, Under Market, one door south of Ward House. Careful and experienced workmen always ready to wait upon customers. EW FIRM. H. Davidow & Hro. Cash Paid; FOR 1 j FUR, HIDES, PELTS, I WOOL. j | BEESWAX, ; No. I, Ilridlrman,* Itlock, Bridge St Towanda, Oetoher 28. ! J FIGHT MIT NIGEL I and all HONORABLY DISCHARGED SOLDIERS i will soDnult their own interest* oy calling at J A C 0 B S' long established and well known ONE PRICK i CLOTHING HOUSE, PATTON'S BLOCK, and buy their coat*, pants, vests, overcoat*, shirts, overalls, Gloves, Hose, Hats and Caps, and every thing in the line of line and stylish ' ' GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Don't be deceived by persons falsely representing themselves to be <j ACOBB, but come directly to my store in Pattou Block, Main atreet, ncur Bridge stf ! augSTC H. JACOBS. I Text Book Uniformity. RESULT WHERE BOOKS HAVE TO STAND ON Til EI K OWN MERIT. At a Convention of School Directors, of Centre County, held a Bellefonte. Decem ber 2(>. 1878, pursuant to the call of H. Meyer, Esq.. County Superintendent, for the purpose <f considering the propriety of taking measures to secure a uniformity of the text-books used in the schools of Said county, the lolloping action was taken, over lifiy directors being present and nearly all the district in the county being represented : C OPY OF MINUTES. Upon motion of C. P. Stonerod, of Snow Shoe township, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: WHEREAS: Great expense and waste are frequently incurred by the present and eon nst at ly changing variety of text-books used in the common schools of Centre county, there fore, he it Jtesnlred. IJv the representative directors here in session, that a system of text-books, suitable, eomplete and uniform, be adopted in aeeordance witli the laws of the State, throughout tin* county. Upon motion of J. 0. P. Jones, the follow ing plan was adopted with but one dissenting vote, to carry into effect the following pre amble and resolutions: First. The various publishing houses to send samples of their books to eacl' sehol board in me counry ror examination and to submit therewith the lowest exchange, intr - ' duetorv and wholesale prices, and the length of time th y will guarantee to furnish them at said price. Second. No agent ofanv publtshing house to he permitted to do any work in the county, to be either general or local agent, beyond sending his books and terms as above stated. Any house or agent violating this under standing, their books to be counted ou of the contest. Third. The several school boards of the county, after examination of the various hooks which may have been submitted, to hold a meeting at which each director shall make out a list of the hooks which he prefers to have adopted in the county, and send it to Henry Meyer, Esq., County' Superindent, at Rcbcrshurg. Pa., prior to' the first day of June, 187b, who shall ma * e several statenn nts so sent, and the hooks up on the various branches having thf igliest number of votes or preference shall be the series recommended for county uniformity. The County Superintendent, after having made the above canvaos as above, to send the result of the same to each of the papers in the county for publication. W. C. HEINLE, Chairman. J. C. P. JONES, Secretary. The following is the result of the votes of the Directors of Centre county, Pa., ou the uniformity of Text-books in said county, with the number of votes cast fro each book, under the foregoing plan and resolutions: READERS. No. vote. for eacsh New Graded 74 Independent 20 Appleton's 17 New American 12 SPELLERS. . Swinton's 83 New American 6 Independent 23 Appleton's 1 Patterson's Sander's Union Raub's 1 GEOGRAPHIES. Swinton's 100 Colton's 14 Mitchell's 10 Independent 1 Monteith's. 5 HISTORIES. Swinton's 63 Redpath's 6 Barnes' Brief 7 Butler's Quackcnbos' 1 Watson's 0 V KITTEN ARITHMETIC. Robinson's Shorter Course 57 Greenleaf's 11 Brook's Gillie's 22 Boff's 12 N rook's Union 3 Mew American 4 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. Milne's 7 Greenleaf's 4 ALGEBRA. Robinson's 53 Greenleafs 1 COPY BOOKS. Spencerian 60 Appleton's 30 Ellsworth's : 10 GRAMMARS. Kerl's 72 Swinton's i* Clark's Brief 15 Bullion's ] Harvey's 20 Quackcnbos' 3 Fewsmith's 1 LANGUAGE LESSONS. Kerl's 5 Clark's 1 Harvey's 5 Morton's i BOOK-KEEPING. Bryant & Stratton's 44 Folsom's 3 Smith's CIVIL GOVERNMENT. Townsend's
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