The Daily Review.
Towatuhi Pa., F r day, Januury 2, 1880
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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.
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Prices Now and a Year Ago.
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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
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HOLIDAY
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>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
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j FUR,
HIDES,
PELTS,
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WOOL.
j
| BEESWAX,
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No. I, Ilridlrman,* Itlock, Bridge St
Towanda, Oetoher 28.
! J FIGHT MIT NIGEL
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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.
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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