. A Word \\ it'll My
( iistoincrs.
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 1
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
V O
return to my old home, not be
cause 1 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
SI ITINGS, &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
1 ...
never visited my store, I remain 1
Faithfully Yours,
J. DOUTRICK.
IB3L THE CULTIVATOR 1880.
ANI)
Counti'y < rent leniii.
The Best of the
AGRICI'LTURAI, W EEKLIRw
j
It in UNSURTASSKU, if not UNEQUAI.KD, for he i
Amount unci Variety of the PRACTICAL INFORMA
TION it contains, ami for the Ability and Extent of
its CoKKKHi'ON t) E NCK —IN the Three Chief Directions
„r
Farm Crops and Processes,
Horticulture and Fruit-Frowinjj,
.
Live Stock and Dairying;—
while it. also includes all minor depstincnts of rural
interest, such as the Poultry Yard, Entomology, j
Bee-Keeping, Greenhouse and Grapery, Veterinary
Replies, Farm Questions and Answers, Firesit,e |
Reading, Domestic Economy, and a summary of
the News of the Week. Its MARKET RKTOUTS are
unusually complete, and more information can be i
gathered from its columns tliun 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
A G RICULT URA L NE WSP \PER
Of never-failing interest both to Producers and Con- !
siimer* 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 render of the Club • Ten Copies, S2O, and an
additional copy for th year free to the sender oj
the Club.
For the year 1880, these prices include a copy of
the ANNUAL REGISTER OF RURAL AFFAIRS, to each
übscriber—a hook 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 WEEKLY, from
receipt of remittance to January Ist, 1880, with
out charge.
##~3peclmen copies of the paper free. Adddrcss,
LUTHER TUCKER .V SON, Publishers,
Albany, N Y.
E. ROSENFIELD'S
IS HEAD-Ql ARTKBF FOR
CHEAP
WINTER
CLOTHING
HATS, OAFS,
NECKWEAR, GLOVES. HOSIERY,
and a full line of
GENTS' FTRNISIIING GOODS,
which are offered
EXCEEDINGLY LOW.
Call and see me, examine goods, learn prices, See.
■
M. E. ROSEN FIELD.
Y° K Johnson,
FASHIONABLE BARBER,
Under Market, out* door south of Ward
House.
Careful and experienced workmen alrudycway*
to wait upon customers.
REVIEW !
< >ni v e
'
ents si Mon tli.
TRY IT?
63®THE REVIEW, is the
j
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heat ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Do no
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forget
13t6iMvSrf VAIi'VX AND CAI.WNu VARUS
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printed to order.
C o.„,
NATHAN TI1)1),
DKALEII IN
PITTSTON, WILKES -HA HUE, AM)
LOYAL SOCK COAL.
Invites the patronage of bis old friends and the pub-
He generally. 1 shall keep a full assortment
of all sizes,
AND SHALL SKLL AT
LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH.
Yard and otllee, foot of l'ine street, just south of
Court House.
i Aug. Ik) N. TIDlh
i
Vertical
Feed.
•Vsusual, the Vertical Feed
Sewing Machine took First Pre
i
miutn. at the iate county Fair.
J FIGHT MIT SIGEL
t
and all
HONORABLY 1)1 SCI IA KUI£I) SOLDIERS
will consult their own interests oy calling at
.1 A CO US'
long established and well known
ONE PRICE
CLOTHING:
HOUSE.
PATTON'S BLOCK,
and buy their coats, pants, vests, overcoats, shirts,
overalls, Gloves, Hose, llats and Caps, and every
J thing in the line of tine and six lish
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
Don't be deceived by persons falsely representing
themselves to be JACOBS, but route directly to my
| I
J store in I'atton Block, M;tin street, near Bridge >t
I !
i
J augl'G ii. JACOIiS.
Text Boole Uniformity.
RESULT WHERE ROOKS HAVE TO
STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT.
At a Convention of School Directors, of
Centre County, held a Bellefonte, Decem
ber 26, 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 lifty directors being present
, and nearly all the district in the county
, being represented:
COPY OF MINUTES.
Upon motion of C. I'. St.onerod, of Snow
Shoe township, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHKKEAS: 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, be it
Ifesolced , Bv the representative directors
here in session, that a system of text-books,
suitable, complete and uniform, he adopted in
accordance with the laws of the State,
throughout the county.
Upon motion of .1, C. P. Jones, 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 books to each so hoi
board in roe county lor examination ami 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 ofanj publishing bouse
to he permitted to do any work in the county,
1 to he 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 he counted oil of the
contest.
third. The several school boards of the
county, after examination of the various*
books which may have been submitted, to
hold a meeting at which each director shall
make out a list of the books which lie prefers
to have adopted in the county, and send it to
Henrv Meyer, Esq., County Superindcnt, at.
Rebersburg, Pa., prior to* the tirst day of
June. 1875), who shall ma e
i several statements so sent, and the books up
on the various branches having tin ighest
number of votes or preference shall be the
series recommended for county uniformity.
The County Superintendent, after having
made the above eanvaos as above, to send the
result of the same to each of the papers in the
1 county for publication.
W. C. HKIXLK, Chairman.
J. C. I'. JUNKS, 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 eaesh
New Graded 74
Independent 20
Applet oil's 17
New American 12
SPELLERS.
Swinton's 83
New American 6
Independent 23
Appleton's 1
Patterson's
Sander's Union
Kaub's 1
GEOGRAPHIES.
1 Swinton's PK>
Colton's 14
Mitchell's 10
Independent 1
Monteith's 5
HISTORIES.
Swinton's C 3
Redpath's 5
Barnes' Brief 7
Butler's
Ouackenbos' 1
Watson's .... o
V IMTTEN ARITHMETIC.
Robinson's Shorter Course 37
Greenleaf's i-t
Brook's
Gi I ne's 22
Rolf's 12
Nrook's Union 3
Mew American 4
MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
Milne's 7
Greenleaf's 4
ALGEBRA.
Robinson's 53
Greenleaf's 1
COPY BOOKS.
Spencer ia n 09
Appleton's 30
Ellsworth's JO
GRAMMARS.
Kerl's 72
Swinton's 1?
Clark's Brief 15
Bullion's j
Harvey's 20
Ouackenbos' 3
lewsmith's j
LANGUAGE LESSONS.
Kerl's 5
Clark's j
llarvey's 5
Morton's 5
B< )OK-K EEPING.
Bryant & Stratum's •• 44
Folsotn's 0
Smith's
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
Townscnd's..- .