E. ROSEN FIELD'S
IS HEAD-QUARTERS FOR
CHEAP
CLOTHING
HATS, CArS,
NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HOSIERY,
and a full line of
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
which arc offered
EXCEEDINGLY LOW.
Gall and see me, examine goods, learn prices, &c
M. E. ROSENFIEI.D.
1831. THE CULTIVATOR 1880.
AND
Country CJ-entlema,!*.
The Best of the
AGRICULTURA L W EEKLIEvj.
It Is UNSURPASSED, if not UNEQUALED, for he
Amount and Variety of the PRACTICAL INFORMA
TION it coDtainH, and for the Ability and Extent of
Its CORRESPONDENCE— in the Three Ghief 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,
Bee-Keepjng, 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 Grops, as
throwing light upon one of the most important of all
qneßtiona— 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 Gepy, one year, $2.50; Four Copies,
$lO, and an additional copy for the year free to
the sender of the Cluh • Ten Copies, S2O, and an
additional copy for t/. 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
übscriber—a book of 144 pages and about 120 ne
gravings—a gift by the Publishers.
All NEW Subscribers for ISSO, paying in ad
vance now, will receive the paper WEEKLY, from
receipt of remittance to January Ist, ISBO, with
k out charge.
dVßpeclmen copies of the paper free. Adddress,
LUTHER TUCKER & BON, Publishers,
Albany, N Y.
! DECLARED !
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The subscriber having leased the large and com
modious barn, known ae tho
Hearts House rljujfi,
Is now prepared to make war on
I livery and Stabling
We have room for all. Gome along with your
! horseß. Put them where they are Bafe. Food or
I not, UB you choose.
We Guarantee Satisfaction.
E. E. BUFFINGTON.
rK hys utu
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Against !
in old, reliable, firmly established and houorabe
crmpanieß, with
MILLIONS OF CAPITAL!
j call upon f.Jti. MM.I ij fj, Aitorncy-at-Law, TO
i w.uula, I'enn'a. Jan. 18.
p-.1/f.H /'OK SJML.TI.
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A farm of 150 acres near
VV.}/;il 3P.,
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Contains of improved lands 125 acres; good ham,
fine orchard, well watered, with four miles of Le
high valley railroad, is unor cost of cultivation.
AVill be sold at reasonable price, or
EXCHANGED FOR TOWN PROPERTY.
Inquire of CIIAS. M. HALL, Attorney-at-Law,
Towanda, Pa. Jan. 18.
A T
*Vo. I, Kcitlfeman's tifock,
(Bridge Street, near tlie comer of Main.)
Mrs. S. 11. Sweet
Offers a constantly Increasing htoek of
Millinery and
Goods,
Consisting of Hats, Fancy Goods, Toweling, Collars,
Comforters, Embroideries, Flowers, ltibbons,
Handkerchiefs, silk, linen and embroidered, Feath
ers and Tips, .Slipper Patterns, Curd-board, Zephyrs,
Combs, .let Ornaments. Reselling, Necklaces, Veil
ing in all colors, Java Canvas Patterns, Lace Capes,
Crape 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, Shawls, Jewelry, Napkins, &c., &c.,
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S'
UNDERWEAR,
All these things can he found at greatly reduced
prices; and some of them
AT PRICES THAT WILL ASTONISH
THE PURCHASING PUBLIC.
The late lire has left on hand
A QUANTITY OF GOODS
that must be disposed of at
ALMOST ANY FIGURES
and at all ha/.ards, 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.]
OOAL.
NATHAN TIDD,
DKALKR IN
| PITTSTON, WILKES - BARRE, AND
LOYAL SOCK COAL.
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Invites the patronage of his old friends and the pub
lic generally. I shall keep a full assortment
of all sisos,
AND SHALL SELL AT
LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH.
Yard and office, foot of l'ine street, just south of
I Court llouse.
J Aug. 30 N. TIDD.
Vertical
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Feed.
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\susual. the Vertical Feed
Sewing Machine took First Pre
mium, at the late county Fair.
j J FIGHT MIT SIGKL
and all
HONORABLY DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
will oonsult their own iuterest.s Dy calling at
J A C O B S'
long established and well known
ONE PRICE
CLOTHIHG:
HOUSE,
PATTON'S BLOCK,
and buy their coats, pants, vests, overcoats, shirts,
overalls, GloTes, Hose, Hats and Caps, and every
thing in the line of due and Btylisb
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
Don't be deceived by persons falsely representing
themselves to be JACOBS, but come directly to my
store iu Puttou Block, Main street, near Bridge stj
aug2C H. JACOBS.
Tecct Booh 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 2G, 1878, pursuant to the call of 11.
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 :
j COPY OF MINUTES.
Upon motion of C. P. Stonerod, of Snow
! Shoe township, the following preamble and.
, resolutions were adopted:
Wiiekkas: Great expense and waste are
frequently incurred by the present and oon
nstatly changing variety of text-books used iD
the common schools of Centre county, there
fore, be it
Ji'exolved, 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. O. 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 es.eh sehol
board in toe county lor examination and to
submit therewith the lowest exchange, int.r -
diietorv and wholesale prices, and the length
of time they will guarantee to furnish them
at said price.
Second. No agent of any publishing house
to he permitted to do any work in the county,
to be either general or local agent, beyond
sending bis books and terms as above stated.
Any bouse or agent violating this under
standing, their hooks to be counted ou 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 each director shall
i make out a 1 it of the hooks which lie prefers
to have adopted in the county, and send it to
Henry Meyer, Esq., County Supcrindcnt, at
Uebersburg, Pa., prior to the first day of
June, 1879, who shall ma j o_/ ju i e
several statements so sent, and the books up
on the various branches having tin igiiest
number of votes or preference shall be the
series recommended for county uniformity.
The County Superintendent, after having
made the above cunvaos as above, to send the
result of the same to each of the papers in the
county for publication.
W. C. lleinlk, Chairman.
J. C. P. Jones, Secretary.
Tl-ie 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
Now Graded 74
Independent <2O
Appleton's 17
New American 12
SPELLERS.
Swinton's 83
New American o
Independent 23
Appleton's 1
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 eg
Redpath's 5
Barnes' Brief 7
Butler's
Quackenbos' 1
Watson's... 0
V KITTEN ARITHMETIC.
Robinson's Shorter Course 67
Greenleaf's
Brook's
Gilne's ** 00
Boll's J2
Nrook's Union 3
Mew American 4
MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
Milne's 7
Green leafs [ 4
ALGEBRA.
Robinson's
Greenleaf's j
COPY BOOKS.
Spencerian 60
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
lewsmith's 1
LANGUAGE LESSONS.
Kerl's ,5
Clark's 1
Harvey's 5
Morton's 5
BOOK-KEEPING.
Bryant & Stratum's 44
Folsom's 6
Smith's
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
Townscnd's..