I
x \. Word M'ith My
Customers.
4
Two years ago, when I came
among you a stranger, you kind
ly extended to me a generous
patronage, and our relations have
been of the most cordial and I
trust mutually beneficial charac
ter. I am certain you have all
shown me that you were friends
indeed, and I have striven to
merit your confidence and pat
ronage, and now being about to
return to my old home, not be
cause " I love Ceaser less, but
Rome more/* 1 desire to give
you all some evidence of my ap
preciation of your friendship, and
have decided to offer my entire
stock of GENTLEMEN'S FUR
NISHING GOODS, WINTER
SUITINGS, &C., at greatly re
duced prices during the remain
der of my stay in Towanda.
The goods will be disposed of
at a sacrifle in order to close out
stock. Hoping to see all my old
customers and many who have
never visited my store, I remain.
Faithfully Yours,
> J. DOUTRICK.
1831. THE CULTIVATOR 1880.
AND
Counti'y Grentleman.
The Best of the
AG It ICULT IT RAL WEEKLIRv>.
It is UNSURPASSED, if not UNEQUALED, for he
Amount and Variety of the PRACTICAL INFORMA
TION it contains, and for the Ability and Extent of
its CORRESPONDENCE —in the Three Chief Directions
of
Farm Crops and Processes,
Horticulture and Fruit-Frowing,
Live Stock and Dairying—
while it also includes all minor depatments of ruraj
interest, such as the Poultry Yard, Entomology,
Bee-Keeping, Greenhouse and Grapery, Veterinary
Replies, Farm Questions and Answers, Fireside
Reading, Domestic Economy, and a summary o
the News of the Week. Its MARKET REPORTS are
unusually complete, and more information can be
gathered from its columns than from any other
source with regard to the Prospects of the Crops, as
throwing light upon one of the most important of all
questions— When to Buy and When to Sell. It is
liberally illustrated, and constitutes to a greater
degree than any of its contemporaries A LIVE
AGRICULTURAL NEWSPAPER
Of never-failing interest both to Producers and Con
sumers of every class.
The COUNTRY GENTLEMAN is published Weekly
on the following terms, when paid strictly in ad
vance: One Cepy, one year, $2.50; Four Copies,
$lO, and an additional copy for the year free to
the sender of the Club' Ten Copies, S2O, and. an
additional copy for th year free to the sender of
the Club.
For the year 1880, these prices include a copy of
the ANNUAL REGISTER OF RURAL AFFAIRS, to each
subscriber—a book of 144 pages and about 120 ne
gravings—a gift by the Publishers.
All NEW Subscribers for 1880, paying in ad
vance now, will receive the paper WEEKL Y,from
receipt of remittance to January Ist, 1880, with
out charge.
4®- Specimen copies of the paper free. Address
LUTHER TUCKER & SON, Publishers,
Albany, N Y.
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j REVIEW !
< >nl v T went y-Five
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Cents i\ Month.
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TRY IT?
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j TOE JOHNSON,
FASHIONABLE BARBER,
i
Under Market, one door south of Ward
House.
j Careful and experienced workmen alradyeways
to wait upon customers.
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E. ROSENFIELD'S
IS HEAD-QUARTERS FOR
I CHEAP
! WINTER
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CLOTHING
HATS, CAPS,
NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HOSIERY,
and a full line of
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
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which are offered
EXCEEDINGLY LOW.
Call and see me, examine goods, learn prices, &c
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| M. E. ROSENFIELD.
CHRISTMAS, 1879.
NEW YEARS, 1880.
EXTR AOR DIN AR Y INVOICE
OF '
HOLIDAY
AND
IM illiner\v O-OOCISJ.
Mrs. S. 11. Sweet
Offers at her Emporium of Fancy Good*
MILLINERY AND YANKEE NOTIONS.
A FRESH STOCK
Recently purchased, at the
LOWEST I'OSSIRLE PRICES.
, Consisting of Hats, Fancy Goods, Toweling, Collars, i
Comforters, Embroideries, Flowers, Ribbons,
Handkerchiefs, silk, linen and embroidered, Feath
ers and Tips, Slipper Patterns, Card-board, Zephyrs,
Combs, .let ornaments. Tluschlng, Necklaces, Veil
ing in all colors, .lava Canvas Patterns, Luce Capes,
Crape Peliisscs, Babies 1 Knit Stockings, Ladies'
Hose in all colors and styles, i tolls, Children's
Sacks, Hoods and Mittens, Ladies' Nubias in all
colors. Bracelets, Pocket Hooks, Mottoes, Birds and
Feathers, Shawls, .Jewelry, Ladies' and Gentle
men's
UNI) E R W EAR.
In short, EVERYTHING pcrtainin.it to a complete
assortment of seasonable
FANCY GOODS
autl
STYLISH MILLINERY.
HATS TRIMMED, in all styles and colors, and
of every variety of material: Fur, Felt and Straw, at
MRS. SWEET'S
Fancy Goods Bazar,
Dec. 17 Main Street, Towanda.
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J FIGHT MIT SIGEL
and all
HONORABLY DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
i wlli consult their own interests oy calling at
J A C () B S'
long established and well known
ONE PRICE
CLOTHING
HOUSE,
PATTON'S BLOCK,
and buy their coats, pants, vests, overcoats, shirts,
overalls, Gloves, Hose, Hats and Caps, and every
thing in the line of fine and stylish
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
Don't be deceived by persons falsely representing
themselves to be JACOBS, but come directly to my
store IJQ Patton Block, Main street, near Bridge st"
I aug2G H. JACOBS.
Text Book Uniformity.
RESULT WHERE HOOKS HAVE TO
STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT.
At a Convention of School Directors, of
Centre County, held a liellefonte, Decem
ber 2<>, I*7B, pursuhnt to the call of H.
Meyer, Esq., County Superintendent, for
the purpose of considering the propriety
of taking measures to secure a uniformity
oft lie text-books used in the schools of
said county, the following action was
taken, over titty directors being present
and nearly all the district in the county
being represented :
COPY OF MINUTES.
Upon motion of C. P. Stonerod, of Snow
Shoe township, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
Whkkkas: Great expense and waste are
frequently incurred by the present and eon
nstatly changing variety of text-books used in
the common schools of Centre county, there
fore. he it
Jiesolred, Ry the representative directors
here in session, that a system of text-hooks,
suitable, complete and uniform, he adopted in
accordance with the laws of the State,
throughout the county.
Upon motion of J. C. P. Join's, the follow
ing plan was adopted with hut one dissenting
vote, to carry into effect the following pre
amble and resolutions:
First. The various publishing houses to
send samples of their hooks to eacl sehol
board in toe county tor examination and to
submit therewith the lowest exchange, intr -
duetory and wholesale prices, and the length
of time th y will guarantee to furnish them
at said price.
Second. No agent of any publishing house
to be permitted to do any work in the county,
to he either general or local agent, beyond
sending his hooks and terms as above stated.
Any house or agent violating this under
standing, their hooks to be counted on of the
contest.
Third. The several school hoards of the
county, after examination of the various
hooks which may have been submitted, to
hold a meeting at which eaeli director shall
make out a list of the books which he prefers
to have adopted in the county, and send it to
Henry Meyer, Esq., County Superindent, at
Rebersburg, Pa., prior to the first day of
June, IS7!>, who shall ma e
several statements so sent, and the books up
on the various branches having tin ighest.
number of votes or preference shall he 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
I county for publication.
W. C. llkinlk, Chairman.
J. C. P. Jonks, Secretary.
The following is the result of the votes
of the Directors of Centre county, Pa., on
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 0
Independent 23
Appleton's 1
Patterson's
Sander's Union
Rank's 1
GEOGRAPHIES.
Swinton's 100
Colton's 14
Mitchell's 10
Independent 1
Monteith's ft
HISTORIES.
Swinton's fc'3
Rcdpath's 5
Barnes' Brief 7
{ Butler's
Ouaekenbos' 1
Watson's .... 0
V RITTEN ARITHMETIC.
Robinson's Shorter Course 57
'Green leaf's 14
Brook's
i Gilne's 22
i Rolf's 12
N rook's Union 3
Mew American 4
MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
i Milne's 7
Green leafs.... 4
ALGEBRA.
Robinson's a 53
GreenleaPs.* 1
COrY BOOKS.
Spencerian (59
Appleton's 30
Ellsworth's 10
GRAMMARS.
I Kerl's 72
Swinton's 1?
Clark's Brief 15
Bullion's 1
Harvey's 20
Ouaekenbos' 3
lewsmith's 1
LANGUAGE LESSONS.
Kerl's 5
Clark's 1
: Harvey's 5
. Morton's i
BOOK-KEEPING.
Bryant & Stratton's 44
> Pulsion's c
i Smith's
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
; Townsend's