E. BOS ENFIELD'S IS HEAD-QUARTERS FOR CHEAP 4 CLOTHING HATS, CAPS, NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HOSIERY, and full liuc of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. which are offered EXCEEDINGLY LOW. Call and see me, examine good*, lenrr. prices, ike * M. K. IiOSENFIELD. 1831. THE CULTIVATOR 1880. AND Country Gentleman. The Best of the AGRICULTURAL WEEKLIES. It i UNSURFABSKU, if not UNKQUALKD, for he Amount and Variety of the PRACTICAL INFORMA TION it contains, and for the Ability and Extent of its COUUKBFON DKNCK— in the Three Chief Directions of Farm Crops and Processes, Horticulture and Fruit-Frowing, Live Stock and Dairying— while It also includes all minor depatmcnts of rural interest, such as the Poultry Yard, Entomology, Dee-Keeping, Green house and Grapery, Veterinary Replies, Farm Questions and Answers, Fireside Heading, Domestic Economy, and a summary of the News of the Week. Its MARKET REPORTS are unusually complete, and more information can bo 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 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 Cepy, one year, $2.60; Four Copies, $lO, and an acUlitional 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 the Club. For the year 1880, these prices include a copy of the ANNUAL KKUIBTEKOF RURAL AFFAIRS, to each übscriber—a book of 144 pages and about 120 ne gravlngs—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. copies of the paper free. Adddress, LUTIIKR TUCKER & SON, Publishers, Albany, N Y. DECLARED J i The subscriber having leased the large and com modious barn, known as the Mean s llon so, rljojiv i, Is now prepared to make war on Livry and Btablin o- We have room for all. Coine along with your horses, Put them where they are safe. Hoed or not, as you choose. We Guarantee Satisfaction. E. K. BUKFINGTON. I TOR i.vvj /f.i.vri; JL Against Fire I In old, reliable, firmly established and honorahc crmpanles, with MILLIONS OH CAPITAL ! call upon C. Jft. H-tWJM*, Aitorney-at-I.aw, To wanda, Penn'a. Jan. 18. p.i/Mf ron SUMMjE. A farm of 150 acres near Wyalusing, Pa., Contains of improved lands 126 acres; good bam, fine orchard, well watered, with four miles of Le high valley railroad, is uner cost of cultivation. Will be sold at reasonable price, or EXCHANGED FOR TOWS' PROPERTY. Inquire of CIIAS. M. HALL, Attorney-at Law, Towanda, Pa. Jan. 18. A T •V®. 1, ReUitcman's Riock, (Bridge Street, near the corner of Main.) Mrs. S. 11. Sweet Offers a constantly Increasing htock of Millinery and Goods, 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 (Japes, Crape Pellisses, Babies' Knit iStoekings, Ladies' Hose in all colors and styles, Dolls, Children's Hacks, Hoods and Mittens, Ladies' Nubias in all colors, Bracelets, Pocket Books, Mottoes, Birds and Feathers, Shawls, Jewelry, Napkins, ike., &c., LADIES' AND GENTLEMENS' UNDER WE AH, All these things can be found at greatly reduced prices; and some of them AT PRICES THAT WILL ASTONISH THE PURCHASING PUBLIC. Mr The late fire 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. Towanda January 21, 1880. p^OAL. V W / i NATHAN TIDJ), DKAI.RK IN I'ITTSTON, WILKES - BARRK, AND LOYAL SOCK COAL. Invites the patronage of hi* old friends and the pub lic generally. I shall keep n full assortment of all sizes, AND BHA 1.1, HKLL AT 1? LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH. Yard and office, foot of IMne street, just south oi Court House. Aug. N. TLDI). Vertical Feed. As usual, the Vertical Feed Sewing Machine took First Pre mium, at the late county Fair. J FIGIIT MIT SIC,EL and all HONORABLY DISCHARGED SOLDIERS will consult their own interest* oy calling at J A C O II S' king 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 fine and tAylish GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Don't he deceived by persons falsely representing themselves to be JACOBS, but oome directly to my store in Patton Block, Main street, near Bridge st aug2C H. JACOBS. Text Book Uniformity. RESULT WHERE ROOKS HAVE TO STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT. At a Convention of School Directors, of Centre County, held a Bellefonte, Decem ber 2(5, 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: COPY OF MINUTES. Upon motion of C. P. Stonerod, of Snow Shoe township, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whkukas: Great expense and waste art 1 frequently incurred by the present and con nstatly changing variety of text-books used in the common schools of'Ccntre county, there fore, be it Resolved, lty the representative directors herein 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. (J. 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 hoard in toe county lor examination and to submit therewith the lowest, exchange, intr - duetorv 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 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 i 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 j make out a list of the books which he prefers : to have adopted in the county, and send it to Ilenrv Meyer. Esq., County* Superindent, at Rebersburg, Pa., prior to" the tirst day of June, 187U, who shall ma / e 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 j county for publicat ion. W. C. llkinlk, Chairman. J. C. P. Jonics. Secretary. The following is the result of the votes i 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 New Graded 74 Independent 20 Applcton's 17 New American 12 SPELLERS. Swinton's 83 New American 6 Independent 23 : Applcton's 1 Patterson's | Sander's Union | Rauh's 1 GEOGRAPHIES. Swinton's ... 100 Col ton's 14 Mitchell's 10 Independent 1 | Monteith's 5 HISTORIES. Swinton's C 3 Redpath's 5 j Barnes' Rrief 7 I Rutler's Quackenbos' Watson's .... V RITTEN ARITHMETIC. Robinson's Shorter Course 67 Greenleaf's i* | R rook's Gilne's 22 Roff's 12 N rook's Union Mew American MENTAL ARITHMETIC. Milne's Green leafs ALGEBRA. Robinson's Green leafs COPY ROOKS. Spencerian (59 Applcton's 30 Ellsworth's 10 GRAMMARS. Kerl's 72 Swinton's {f Clark's Rrief Ift Rullion's ] Harvey's 20 Quackenbos' 3 Fewsmith's 1 LANGUAGE LESSONS. Kerl's ft Clark's 1 Harvey's ft Morton's ft BOOK-KEEPING. Bryant & Stratum's 44 Folsom's . <f. Smith's CIVIL GOVERNMENT. To wnsend's....... ••
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