E. ROSENFIELD'S IS HEAD-QUARTERS FOR CHEAP WINTER CLOTHING HATS, CAPS, NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HOSIERY, and full line of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, which are offered EXCEEDINGLY LOW Call and sue me, examine good*, learn price*. St c M M. K ROSENFIELD. 1331. THE CULTIVATOR *BBO. AND (Country (xentleiniin. The Best of the AGRICULTURAL WEEKLIES. It 1* UNSURPASSED, If not UNBQUALXD, for he Amount and Varioty of the PRACTICAL INFORMA TION it contain*, and for the Ability and Extent o( It* OOHRHUPONDBNCN— in the Three Chief Direction* of Farm Crops and Processes, Horticulture and Fmit-Frowiug, Live Stock and Dairying— white It ulao include* all minor depuUneiits of rural interest, *uch as the Poultry Yard, Entomology, Bee-Koeping, Green house and Grapery, Veterinary Replica, Farm Question* and Answer*, Fireide Reading, I>omosLi Koonomy, and a summary of the New* of the Woek. It* MAUKKT RRPORTS are unusually complete, and more Information ran be gathered from it* column* than from ahy other toorce with regard to the Prospect* of the (hop*, a* throwing light upon one of the moßt important of all qnestlons— If hen to Buy and When to Sell. It is liberally illustrated, and con*Ututc* to a greater degree than any of it* contemporaries A LIVB AGRICULTURAL NKWBPA.PRK Of never-falling Interest both to Producers and Con sumers of every class. The COUNTRY GKNTLKKAN IS published Weekly on the following terms, when paid strictly in ad vance : One Oepy, one yew, $2.50; Four Cople*, $lO, and an additional copy for the year free to the tender of the Clu/>" Ten Copies, S2O, and an additional copy for tk year free to the bender of the Cluh. * For the year 1880, these prioos include a copy of tho ANNUAL RHQISTKROF RURAL AFFAIRS, to each abscriber—a book of 144 page* and about 120 ne gravingu—a gift by the Publishers. All NHW Subacrlbera for 1880, paying in ad vance. now, will receive the paper WEEKLY,/row receipt of remittance to January lat, 1880, with out charge. 40~Spcclinen copies of the paper free. Adddress, 1 LUTIIKR TUCKER It BON, Publishers, Albany, N Y. DECLARED ! | The subscriber having leased the large and com modious barn, known as the Means House Horn, Is now prepared to make war om % I A very arid Stabli n £ We have room for all. Come along with jour horses. lhit them where they are safe. Feed or not, aa you choose. We Guarantee Satisfaction. i E. E. BUFFINGTON. row MjrsutMjrc J*. ♦ Against in old, reliable, firmly established and honorabe crmpanies, with MILLIONS OF CAPITAL! call upon C. MMJtWjfj, Attorney-at-I JIW, To wanda, Penn'a. Jiui. 18. r..w rou A farm of IfiO acres near W t valusing, I^a., 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 NOR TOWN PROPERTY. inquire of CHAS. M. HALL, Attoruey-at-Law, Towanda, Pa. Jan. 18. A T Vft. 1, Middleman's Mil or k, (Bridge Street, near the comer of Main.) Mrs. S. 11. Sweet Offers a constantly increasing ttock of and Fancy Oa-oocLs, Consisting of Hats, Fancy Goods, Toweling, Collars, Comforters, Embroideries, Flowers, Ribbons, Handkerchiefs, silk, linen and embroidered, Feath ers and Tips, Slipper Patterns, Card-board, Zephyrs, Combs, Jet Ornaments. Hunching, Necklaces, Veil ing in all colors, Java Canvas Patterns, Lace Capes, Crape Pcllisses, Babies' Knit Stockings, Ladies' Hose in ail colors and styles, Hulls, Children's Sacks, Hoods and Mittens, Ladies' Nubias iu all colors, Bracelets, Pocket Books, Mottoes, Birds and 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 THE PURCHASING PUBLIC. The late Are has left, on hand A QUANTITY OF GOODS that must be disposed of at ALMOST ANY FIGURES and at all hazards, for Fresh Invoices. CALL AND EXAMINE AND DETER MINE FOR YOURSELF. MRS. SWEET'S Fancy Goods Bazar, No. 1. BRIDGE STREET. i Towanda Jauuary 21, 1880. 0° Al ' NATHAN Tll>l>, T'KAI.KJI IK PITTSTON, WILKES -BA HUE, AND LOYAL SOCK COAL. Invito* the patronage of his old friends and the pub lic generally. 1 shall keep a full assortment i of all Hires, AND BIIALL HBLL AT LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH. Yard and office, foot of Pine street, }nst south 01 l Court House. Aug. 30 . , , N. TII>D. Y ertical Feed. As usual, the Vertical Feed ewing Machine took First Pre mium, at the late county Fair. J FIGHT MIT SIGKL and ail HONORABLY DIBOHAAOKD SOLDIXKH will oonsolt their own Internets ny calling at JACOBS' ioag established and well known ONE PRICK CLOTHING HOUSE, PATTON'S BLOCK, and boy their oouta, pants, vests, overooats, shirts, overalls, Gloves, Hose, Hats and Caps, and every thing in the line of fine and stylish GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Don't be deceived by persons falsely representing themselves to be JACOBti, but oome directly to my store In Patton lllock, Main street, near Bridge st augK H. JACOBS. Text Booh Uniformity. RESULT WHERE ROOKS HAVE TO STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT. ! At a Convention of School Directors, of ; Centre County, held a Rellefonte, Decera ! her 2G, 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 lollowing 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. Stone rod, of Snow Shoe township, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whkkkas: 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 lie solved, 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 each sehol board in tne county lor examination and to i 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 publishing house to be permitted to do any work hi the county, to be either general or local agent, beyond sending his hooks and terms as above stated. Any house or agent violating this under standing, their books to be counted ou of the contest. 7 hird. The several school hoards of the county, after examination of the various books which may have been submitted, to bold 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 Rebersburg, Pa., prior to' the tirst day of June, 1879, wiio shall ma / o 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 eountv uniformity. The County Superintendent, af.er 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. Heinle, Chairman. J. C. P. JONRB, 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 eaeli book, under the foregoing plau and resolutions: READERS. No. vote. w i i for eacah New Graded 74 Independent 20 Appleton's 17 New American SPELLERS. Swinton's 83 New American 6 Independent 23 Appleton's 1 Patterson's Sander's Union Itaub's 1 GEOGRAPHIES. Swinton's ... 400 Colton's 14 Mitchell's 10 Independent 1 Monteith's 5 HISTORIES. Swinton's 63 Redpath's 5 Barnes' Brief 7 Butler's Ouaekenbos' 1 Watson's 0 V KITTEN ARITHMETIC. Robinson's Shorter Course 67 Greenleaf's 1 a Brook's Gilne's oq Boff's 12 Nrook's Union Mew American MENTAL ARITHMETIC. Milne's Greenleaf's ALGEBRA. Robinson's Greenleaf's COPY BOOKS. Spencerian 00 Appleton's 30 Ellsworth's 10 GRAMMARS. Kerl's 73 Swinton's 1* Clark's Brief ' 111 Bullion's 1 Harvey's 20 Ouaekenbos' 3 hewsmith's 1 LANGUAGE LESSONS. Kerl's 5 Clark's 1 Harvey's $ Morton's 5 BOOK-KEEPING. Bryant & Stratum's 44 Folsom's a Smith's CIVIL GOVERNMENT. Townsend's..
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