JyJ E. ROSENFIELD'S C m IS HEAD-QUARTERS FOR CHEAP CLOTHING HATS, CAPS, NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HOSIERY, and a full Hue of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, which are offered EXCEEDINGLY LOW. h Call and sec me, examine goods, learn prices, &c ; M. E. ROSENFIELD. 1831. THE CULTIVATOR 1880. AND Counti'y (jrentleiiisi. ; The Best of the AGRICULTURAL WEEKLIFAV It is UNSURFASSEIJ, if not UNEQUALED, for he J Amount and Variety of the PHACTICAI, INFOUMA- j TION it contains, and for the Ability and Extent of j its CORRESPONDENCE —in the Three Chief Directions of Farm Crops and Processes, Horticulture and Fruit-Flowing, Live Stock and Dairying— while it also includes all minor depatments of rural J interest, such as the Poultry Yard, Entomology, Bee-Keeppig, 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 can be gathered from its columns than from any other source with regard to the Prospects of the Crops, as j throwing light upon one of the most important of all j 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 AGRICULTUItA 1. NEWBp APEII Of never-failing interest both to Producers and Con- j sumers of every class. The COUNTRY UKNTI.EMAN 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'i the Club. For the year 1880, these prices include a copy of the ANNUAL REGISTER or RURAL AFFAIRS, to each übscribcr—a book of 144 pages and about 120 ne grlivings—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. 4*#"Specimen copies of the paper free. Adddress, LUTHER TUCKER & SON, Publishers, Albany, N Y. DECLARED J j The subscriber having leased the large and com modious barn, known as the \2leans HON tie qlJcutl, Is now prepared to make war on I I livery arid Stabling ! We have room for all. Come along with your | horses. Put them where they are safe. Feed or j not, as you choose. We Guarantee Satisfaction. E. E. BUFFINGTON. tIYSFR*MA*CF Against Fire ! j in old, reliable, firmly established and honorabe | crmpanies, with MILLIONS OF CAPITAL ! I call upon C. HuMEtlj, Attorney-at-Law, To | wanda, Penn'a. Jan. IS. | FOR SMMjE. A farm of 150 acres near Wyalusingf, Pa., ! i Contains ot improved lands 125 acres; good barn, ! fine orchard, well watered, with four miles of Le i high valley railroad, is uner cest of cultivation, j Will bo sold at reasonable price, or EXCHANGED FOR TOWN PROPERTY. I Inquire of ( 'IIAS. M. lIALL, Attorney-at-Law, j To wanda, Pa. Jan. IS. _ •To. I, M£eiflletnttn\s BStorh. (Bridge Street, near the corner of Main.) Mrs. S. 11, Sweet Offers a constantly increasing stock of Millinery and Fancy (jroods, Consisting of Hats, Fancy Goods, Toweling, Collars, , Comforters, Embroideries, Flowers, Ribbons, i Handkerchiefs, silk, linen and embroidered, Feath ; ers and Tips, Slipper Patterns, < lard-board, Zephyrs, : Combs, .let Ornaments. Kusching, Necklaces, Veil ing in all colors, Java Canvas Patterns, Lace Capes, | Crape Pe,Hisses, Babies' Knit Stockings, Ladies' Hose in all colors and styles, Dolls, Children's Sacks, Iloods and Mittens, Ladies' Nubias in all l colors, Bracelets, Pocket Books, Mottoes, Birds and i Feathers, Shawls, Jewelry, Napkins, &c., &c., LADIES' AND GENTLEMENS' UNDERWEAR, All these things can be found at greatly reduced prices; and some of them AT PRICES THAT WILL ASTONISH j THE PURCHASING PUBLIC. The late tire has left on hand A QUA N TI T Y O F GOO D S that must be disposed of at A L MOS T ANY FIGURES and at all hazards, for Fresh Invoices. Mr „ 4N CALL AND EXAMINE AND DETER- ! MINE FOR YOURSELF. MRS. SWEET'S Fancy Goods Bazar, No. 1. BRIDGE STREET, j Towanda January 21, 1880. I NATHAN TIDl), | DEALER IN PITTS TON, WILKES - BARRE, AND LOYAL SOCK COAL. ' Invites the patronage of lilh old friends und the pub lic generally. I shall keep a full assortment of all sizes, AND 81IALL SELL AT LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH. Yard and ofllco, foot of Pine street, just south of Court House. j Aug. 30 N. TIDD. Y ertieal Feed. | \susual, the Vertical Feed I j Sewing Machine took First Pre jmium, at the late county Fair. i | J FIGHT MIT SIGEL | and all j IIOXOUABLY DISCI IA RGKD SOLDIERS will cousult their own iuterests ty calling at JACOBS' long established and well known ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, ; | PATTON'S BLOCK, and buy their coats, pants, vests, overcoats, shirts, , I I | overalls, Gloves, Hose, Hats and Caps, and every 1 ! thing in the line of tine and stylish ( GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Don't be deceived by persons falßely representing ( i themselves to be JACOBS, but come directly to my : i storo in Fattou Block, Main street, near Bridge stf I i I ! j aug2C 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 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 tollowiug 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. 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 ustatly changing variety of text-books usod in i the common schools of Centre county, tliere j 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 countv. 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 schol board in toe county tor examination and to [ submit therewith the lowest exchange, intr - duetory 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 i make out a list of the books which he prefers i 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, 187!), who shall ma :o * e 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 eanvaos 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 foingoing plan and resolutions: READERS. No. vote. xr nil for eacah New Graded 74 Independent 20 Applcton's 17 New American 12 SPELLERS. Swinton's g3 New American 3 Independent 23 Applcton's "l Patterson's Sander's Union Raub's 1 GEOGRAPHIES. Swinton's 100 Col ton's 14 Mitchell's 10 Independent 1 Monteith's 5 HISTORIES. Swinton's gg liedpath's 5 Barnes' Brief 7 Butler's Ouackenbos' 1 Watson's .... g V KITTEN ARITHMETIC. Robinson's Shorter Course 67 Greenleaf's ;.... 1 r Brook's Gillie's o'J Boff's 12 Nrook's Union 3 Mew American 4 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. Milne's 7 Green leaf's 4 ALGEBRA. Robinson's 50 Greenleafs 7 COPY BOOKS. Spencerian fc . ; gg Applcton's 30 Ellsworth's 10 GRAMMARS. Kcrl's 72 Swinton's'. ....! l? Clark's Brief ..' 15 Bullion's 1 Harvey's 20 Qullck(3l)bo8 , g hewsmith's [.* 4 LANGUAGE LESSONS. Iverl's 5 Clark's 4 Morton s• • • g BOOK-KEEPING. Bryant & Stratton's 44 Folsom's Smith's '. CIVIL GOVERNMENT. Townsend's..
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