A Word AVitli My OuMtomei's. 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-' 4 I love Ceaser less, but Rome more," I desire to give you all some evidence of my ap preciation of your friendship, and have decided to ofier 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 sacrifie 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, f ~ * J. DOUTRICK. 1831. THE CULTIVATOR 1880. AND Country Gentlema. The Best of the AGE ICU LTURAL \VEEKLIPA>. It is UNSURPASSED, if not UNKQUALED, 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 rural interest, such as the Poultry Yard, Entomology, Bce-Keoppig, Green house and Grapery, Veterinary Replies, Farm Questions and Answers, Fireside Reading, Domestic Economy, and a summary of the News of the Week. Its M ARKET REPORTS are unusually complete, and more Information ean 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 Copy, one year, $2.50; Four Copies, i $lO, and an additional copy for the year free, to the sender of the Cluf • • 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 ; uhscriber—a book of 144 pages und about 120 ne gruvings—a gift by the Publishers. All NEW Subscribers for 1880, paying in ad vance note, will receive the paper WEEKLY, from , receipt of remittance to January Ist* 1880, with I out charge. Specimen copies of the paper free. Addres. ' LUTHER TUCKER & SON, Publisher?, Albany, N Y. , REVIEW ! I I | I i Only Twenty-Five Cents ft oVlontli. I I TRY IT? I JOE JOHNSON. ■ i I FASHIONABLE BARBER, j Under Market, one door south of Ward House. Careful and experienced workmen alradyeways | to wait upon customers. M. E. ROSEN FIE LI >S I IS HEAD-QUARTERS FOR • C HEAP WINTER CLOTHING [ HATS, CAPS, NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HOSIERY, and a full line of . GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, which are offered I EXCEEDINGLY LOW. I , Call and sec me, examine goods, learn prices, &c J i M. E. ROSENFIKLD. ji NATHAN TIDD, DEALER IN PITTSTON, WILKKS - BARRE, AND LOYAL SOCK COAL. Invites the patronage of hi* old friends and the pub- He generally. I ahull keep a full assortment of all sizes, AND BHALI. SELL AT LOWEST Pit ICES FOR CASH. Yard and office, foot of Pine street, just south of Court House. Aug. 30 N. TIDD. Y ertical Feed. usual, the Vertical Feed Sewing Machine took First Pre mium, at the late county Fair. J FIGHT MIT SIGEL and all HONORABLY DISCIIAROKI) SOLDIERS will consult their own interest* oy calling at JACOBS' long established and well kuown ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, PATTON'S BLOCK, and buy their coats, pants, vests, overcoats, shirts, overalls, Gloves, Hose, Ilats and Caps, and every thing In the lino 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 in Patton Block, Main street, near Bridge stf aug2G H. JACOBS. Text Book Uniformity. RESULT WHERE BOOKS HAVE TO STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT. At a Convention of School Directors, of Centre County, held a Bellefonte, Decem ber 20, 1878, pursuant to the call of H. Meyer, Esq., County Superintendent, for the purpose of considering the propriety of taking measures to secure a uniformity of the text-books used in the schools of said county, the following action was taken, over fifty directors being present and nearly all the district in the county being represented: COPY OF MINUTES. Upon motion of C. P. Stonorod, of Snow Shoe township, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whkrkas: Great expense and waste are frequently incurred by the present and oon nstatly changing variety of text-books used in the common schools or Centre eounty, there fore, be it Resolved, , By the representative directors here in session, that a system of text-books, suitable, complete and uniform, be adopted in accordance with the laws of the State, throughout the county. Upon motion of J. C. 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 each sehol board in tne county lor examination and to submit therewith the lowest exchange, intr - ductory and wholesale prices, and the length of time they will guarantee to furnish them at said price. Second. No agent of any publtshing house [ to be 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 | eontest. Third. The several school boards of the i county, after examination of the various I books which may have been submitted, to , hold a meeting at which each 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, 1879, who shall ma e i several statements so sent, and the books up ;on the various branches having the ighest 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. Hkinlk, Chairman. J. C. P. Jonks, Secretary. The following is the result of the votes | of the Directors of Centre county, Pa., on i the uniformity of Text-books in said county, with the number of votes east 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 Cotton's 14 Mitchell's 10 Independent 1 Mopteith's 5 HISTORIES. Swinton's 03 Redpath's 5 Barnes' Brief. 7 Butler's Ouackenbos' 1 Watson's .... f V KITTEN ARITHMETIC. Robinson's Shorter Course 57 Greenleaf's 14. Brook's _ Gilne'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 Greenleaf's 1 COPY BOOKS. Spencerian 09 Appleton's. 30 Ellsworth's 10 GRAMMARS. Kerl's 72 Swinton's 1* Clark's Brief 15 Bullion's 1 Harvey's... 20 Ouackenbos' 3 Fewsmith's 1 LANGUAGE LESSONS. Kerl's 5 Clark's 1 Harvey's 5 Morton's 5 BOOK-KEEPING. Bryant & Stratton's 44 Folsom's 4 Smith's CIVIL GOVERNMENT. Townsend's a *
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