JyJ E. ROSENFTKLD'B IS HEAD-QUAUTEKS FOR CHEAP WINTER CLOTH INO HATS, CAPS, NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HOSIERY, and a full llee of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, which art offered BXCEEDINGLY LOW. Call arul BW me, examine good*, lturn prions, ftc M. K. ROSENFIELI). L 1831. THE CULTIVATOR 1880. ANU Country Gentleman. The Host of t he AGRIC L' LT UR AL W ELKLI Do. It is UNBUKIAMEI, if not USKQIALKO, for he Amount and Variety of the PRACTICAL INFORMA TION it contains, and for the Ability and Extent of iUCoKRKBPONnKNCE—in tlie Three Chief Directions of Farm Crops and Processes, Horticulture and Fruit-Fro wing, Live Stock and Dairying— while it ai*o included all minor depatnjout* of rural Interest, such a* the l'oultry Yard, Kntoinology, Bee-Keeping, Greenhouse and Grapery, Veterinary .Replies, Farm Questions and Answers, Fireside Reading, Domestic Economy, and a summary of the News of the Week. Its MAUKKT 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 qnestions— When to Ruy and When to Sell. It is liberally illustrated, and constitutes to a greater degree than any of its contemporaries A I.IVK AGKICULTUIiAL NKWBP AI'KH Of never-falling interest both to Producers and Con sumers of every class. The COUNTRY GENTLEMAN > published Weekly on the follow ing terras, when paid strictly in ad vance: One Crpy, 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 <ojry for th year free to the Mender of the Clvb. For the year 1880, these prices include a copy of the ANNUAI. UEOISTKROF RURAL AFFAIRS, to each übseriber—a book of 144 pages and about 120 ne —a gift by the Publishers. All NEW Subscribers for 1880, paying in ad- Biner note, will receive the paper WEEKLY, from of remittance to January lit, 1880, with £ut charge. Wa-Spceiincii copies of the paper free. Adddress, LUTHER TUCKER & SON, Publishers, • Albany, N Y. \X^ Ali DKCT ' ARKI) ! i \ i 1 i ! The subscriber having leased the large and com modlotiH barn, known as the ! A/c(ins House djt/rn,' J Is now prepared to make war on i I 1 Avery ull d Stab 1 iii l I j We have room for all. Come along with your horses. Put them where they are safe. F<>cd or i i not, as you choose. We Guarantee Satisfaction. j K. E. BUFFINGTON. ijrswmJurcE AgainstFFi e I 1 j in old, reliable, firmly established and honorabe | crmpanies, with MILLIONS OF CAPITAL ! I j j cail upon ti-ltstj, Atturnoy-at-Law, To- ; ; wanda, Penn'a. Jan. 18. i I pfH.fl FOR VILIv. A farm of 150 acres near I i I ! j Wyalusin<r I'a., I Contains of improved lands 125 acres; good barn, I fine orchard, well watered, w itii four miles of I.e- j i high valley railroad, is uner cent of cultivation. I Will be sold at reasonable price, or I I i EXCHANGED FOR TOWN PROPERTY. j Inquire of CHAH. M. HALL. Attorney-at-Law, j j Towanda, Pa. Jan. 18. j A T I ,Vo. 1, Heidi Htork, (Bridge Street, near the corner of Main.) I Mrs.S. 11. Sweet Offers a constantly increasing stock of j Mil lino t\y and Fancy Goods, ' Consisting of Hats, Fancy Goods, Toweling, Collars, j j Comforters, Embroideries, Flowers, Ribbons, | | Handkerchiefs, silk, linen and embroidered, Feath- I ers and Tips, Slipper Patterns, Card-board, Zephyrs, j Combs, .let Ornaments, Bunching, Necklaces, Veil i ing in all colors, .lava Canvas Patterns, Lace Capes, Crape PtHisses, Babies' Knit Stocking*, Ladies' , Hose in all colors and styles, Dolls, (children's I Backs, Hoods and Mittens, Ladies' Nubias in all colors, Bracelets, Pocket Books, Mottoes, Birds ami ; j Feathers, Bhawls, Jewelry, Napkins, Xc., Ike., LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S' UNDERWEAR, All these things can be found at greatly reduced i prices ; aud some of them I I AT PRICES THAT WILL ASTONISH THE PURCHASING PUBLIC. :!- ' **m\ The late lire has left on hand A QUAN TI T Y O F G GODS that must be disposed of at i ALM O8 T AN Y FIGU RE S and at all hazards, for Fresh Invoices. *m\ i* CALL AND EXAMINE AND DETER MINE FOR YOURSELF. MRS. SWEET'S Fancy Goods Bazar, No. 1. BRIDGE STREET. ' I Towanda January 21, 1880. C o„ NATHAN TIDI). UKALKK IK PITTSTON, WILKES - BARRE. AND LOYAL SOCK COAL. Invites the patronage of his old I'ri. ml* anu the pub lic generally. I shall keep a full assortment of all sizes. JIND SKALI. BKI.L AT LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH. Yard and olllce, foot of I'lne street, just oottt.li of Court House. Aug. IKJ K. TIPD. V optical Feed. As usual, the Vertical Feed Sewing Machine took First Pre mium, at the late county Fair. J FrGIIT MIT SIGEL and ad HONORABLY DIHCHAHOKI) HOLDIKItS will consult their own interests t>y eaitinv nt J A C O B S' lon# •st&Mished and well known ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, PATTON'S BLOCK, unci buy '.heir coats, pants, vests, overcoats, shirts, overalls, Gloves, Hose, Huts and (Japs, and every thing in the line of tine and stylish GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Don't he deceived by persons falsely representing themselves to he JACOBS, but eotne directly to my store in Datum Block, Main street, near Bridge stjj aug2G _ H. JACOBS. Text Book Uniformity. RESULT WHERITBOOKS HAVE TO STAND ON Til Kilt OWN M Kit IT. At :t Convention ol" School Directors, of Centre County, held a Bellel'onte, Decem ber 2d, IS7S, 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. Stonerod, of Snow Shoe township, the following preamble and resolutions wire adopted: WHKHKAS: Great expense and waste are frequently incurred by the present and eon nstatly changing variety of text-books used in the common schools of Vent re eountv. there fore, be it llesolved , 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. 0. 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 seho! hoard in tne county lor examination ami to submit therewith the lowest exchange, intr - duetory and wholesale prices, and the length of time th y will guarantee to furnish them at said price. Second. No agent of any puhltshing 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 nr agent violating this under standing, their books to he counted ou of the contest. Third. The several school boards of the county, after examination of the various j books vfhieh may have been submitted, to | hold a meeting at which each directifr shall ! make out a list of the hooks which lie prefers to have adopted in the county, and send it to | Henry Meyer, Esq., County Superindent, at j Kcbcrsburg, Pa., prior to" the lirst day of [.June, 1879, who shall ma ; ,< ;c, t e i several statements so sent, and the books up !on the various branches having tin ighest i number of votes or preference shall be the i 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. .TONES. Secretary. ; The following is the result of the votes ! of the Directors of Centre county. PH., on i the uniformity of Text-books in said j county, with the number of votes cast lro I each book, under the foregoing plan and ! resolutions: HEADERS. No. vote. for eacsh New Graded 74 Independent 20 Applcton's 17 New American 12 SPELLERS. Swinton's 83 I New American C Independent 23 Applcton's 1 Patterson's Sander's Union Uauh's 1 GEOGRAPHIES. Swinton's 100 Cotton's 14 Mitchell's 10 Independent 1 ! Montcitlfs f> HISTORIES. Swinton's 63 Red path's 5 Barnes' Brief 7 Butler's Ouackenbos' 1 Watson's .... 6 V KITTEN ARITHMETIC. Robinson's Shorter Course 67 Greenleaf's i<t Brook's , * v Gilne's 22 Boll's 12 N rook's Union 8 Mew American 4 M ENTA L ARITHMETIC. Milne's 7 Greenleaf's 4 ALGEBRA. Robinson's 5g Greenleaf's j COPY BOOKS. Spencerian (ft Applcton's 80 Ellsworth's 10 GRAMMARS. Kerl's 72 Swinton's 1" Clark's Brief 16 Bullion's ] Harvey's 20 Ouackenbos' 3 Fewsinith's 1 LANGUAGE LESSONS. Kerl's 6 Clark's l Harvey's 6 Morton's 6 BOOK-KEEPING. Bryant & Stratum's 44 Folsom's 6 Smith's... CIVIL GOVERNMENT. Towuscnd's..
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