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House.
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to wait upon customers.
REVIEW, is the
best ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Do no
forget
BUSINESS PARTY AND CALLING CARDS
printed to order.
AI.VORD & SON.
1831. THE CULTIVATOR 1880.
AND
Country Gentlema.
The Best of the
AGRICULTURAL WEEKLIES.
it is UNSURPASSED, if not UNEQUAI.ED, 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 ail minor depatments of rural
interest, such as the Poultry Yard, Entomology,
%ee-Kceppig, Green house and Grapery, Veterinary
Replies, Farm Questions and Answers, Fireside
Reading, Domestic Economy, and a summary of
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 NKWBP4.PEK
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 tender of the Club' Ten Copies, S2O, and an
additional copy for th year free to the sender of
the Club.
For the year 18S0, these prices include a copy of
the ANNUAL REGISTER OF RURAL AFFAIRS, to each
übscrihur—a book of 144 pages and about 120 ne
gravings—agit't by the Publishers.
All NEW Subttcribcre for 1880, paying in ad
vance now, will receive the paper WEEKLY, from
receipt of remittance to January let, 1880, with
out charge.
4WSpeoimen copies of the paper free. Adddress,
LUTHER TUCKER & BON, Publishers,
Albany, N. Y.
DECLARED !
The subscriber having leased the large and com
modious barn, known as the
Hearts House <£scurrt,
Is now prepared to make war on
Livery and Stabling J
We have room for all. Come along with your
horses. Put them where they arc safe. Feed or
not, as you choose.
We Guarantee Satisfaction.
E. E. BUFFINGTON.
TTOIt /.YSltl.l.Vti;
Aj;a inst Fire I
in old, reliable, firmly established and honorabe
crmpanies, with
MILLIONS OF CAPITAL!
call upon C. JfM. Attorney-at-Law, To
wanda, Penn'a. Jan. 18.
FOI? SALE.
A farm of 150 acres near
Wyaluisin^ 9
Contains of improved lands 125 acres; good barn,
fine orchard, well watered, with four miles of Le
high valley railroad, is uner cest of cultivation.
Will be sold at reasonable price, or
EXCHANGED FOR TOWN PROPERTY.
Inquire of CIIAB. M. HALL, Attorney-at-Law,
Towanda, Pa. Jan. 18.
A T ~~ ~
1, tteifUemanMS fork,
(Bridge Street, near the corner of Main.)
Mrs. S. 11. Sweet
Offers a constantly increasing rtoek of
>Xilliiiei\y and Fancy
Goods,
Consisting of Ilats, Fancy Goods, Toweling, Collars,
Comforters, Embroideries, Flowers, Ribbons,
Handkerchiefs, Hilk, linen and embroidered, Feath
ers and Tips, Slipper Patterns, Card-board, Zephyrs,
Combs, Jet Ornaments, Rusching, Necklaces, Veil
ing in all colors, Java Canvas Patterns, Lace Capes,
Crtipe 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, Hhawls, Jewelry, Napkins, &c., &c.,
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S'
UNDERWEAR,
AH these things can be found at greatly reduced
prices; and some of them
AT PRICES THAT WILL ASTONISH
THE PURCHASING PUBLIC.
The late fire has left on hand
A QUANTITY OF GOODS
that must be disposed of at
ALMOST ANY FIGURES
and at all hazarcs, for Fresh Invoices.
CALL AND EXAMINE AND DETER
MINE FOR YOURSELF.
MRS. SWEET'S
Fancy Goods Bazar,
No. 1. BRIDGE STREET.
Towanda January 21, 1880.
i
QOAL.
NATHAN TIDD,
UEAI.BR IN
. A ' r ' •
PITTSTON, WILKES - BARRE, AND
LOYAL SOCK COAL.
Invites the patronage of his old friends and the pub
lic generally. I shall keep a full assortment
of all sizes,
AND SUAI.L SELL AT
LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH.
Yard and office, foot of Pine street, just south of
Court House.
Aug. 30 N. TIDD.
Y ertical
/ ■
Feed.
\susual, the Vertical Feed
Sewing Machine took First Pre
mium, at the late county Fair.
J FIGHT MIT SIGEL
and all
HONORABLY DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
will consult their own interests by calling at
JACOBS'
long established and well known
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 line of tine 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
H. JACOBS.
Text Book Uniformity.
RESULT WHERE BOOKS HAVE TO
STAND ON TIIEIR OWN MERIT.
At a Convention of School Directors, of
Centre County, held a Beilefonte, l>ecem
ber 2G, 1878, pursuant to the call of H.
Meyer, Esq., County Superintended, 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 1 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. Stonerod, of Snow
Shoe township, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS: Great expense and waste are
frequently incurred by the present and con
nstatly changing variety of text-books used in
the common schools of Centre county, there
fore, be it
Jiesolved , 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 eack 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
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 he prefers
to have adopted in the county, and send it to
Henry Meyer, Esq., County Superindent, at
Reborn burg, l'a., prior to' the tirst day 01
June, 1879, who shall ma ; "
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 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., on
the uniformity of Text-books in said
county, with the number of votes cast fro
each book, under the foregoing plan and
resolutions: u
READERS. No. vote.
for eacsh
New Graded '74
I ndependeut 20
Appleton's 17
New American 12
SPELLERS.
Swinton's g3
New American 6
Independent 23
Appleton's.... 4
Patterson's
Sander's Union
liaub's 1
GEOGRAPHIES.
Swinton's 100
Golton's.. 14
Mitchell's io
Independent i
Monteith's 5
HISTORIES.
Swinton's 03
Redpath's 5
Barnes' Brief 7
Butler's
Quackenbos' 1
Watson's .... o
V RITTEN ARITHMETIC.
Robinson's Shorter Course 57
Greenlcaf's 14
Brook's _
Gilne's 22
Boff's 12
Nrook's Union 3
Mew American 4
MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
Milne's .... 7
GreenleaPs 4
ALGEBRA.
Robinson's 5
GreenleaPs j
COPY BOOKS.
Spencerian 63
Appleton's 30
Ellsworth's 10
GRAMMARS.
Kerl's 72
Swinton's It
Clark's Brief 15
Bullion's 1
Harvey's 20
Quackenbos' 3
bewsmith's 1
LANGUAGE LESSONS.
Kerl's 5
Clark's 1
Harvey's 5
Morton's. * 5
BOOK-KEEPING.
Bryant & Stratton's 44
Folsom'B 6
Smith's
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
Townsend's.... ##