Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-25
CHIEOR NIFTY IN TEXT SOCKS.

Parents, teachers, scholars and all friends
Of education, will be rejoiced to know that
there is now rea sonable prospect that en-
tire uniformity in the text books to be used
in the public schools Of this county will soon
BE secured. The convention Of sub direc
tors Of this county, he'd . fev weeks since,
appointed q committee on text books, which
committee, as will be seen by record Of its
proceedings published elsewhere, a, a D>e;,
ing on the 18th inst, appointed . Special
committee, consisting of s. q Fierce, Co.
Superintendent; Wilson Palmer, Principal
Of the Public scbrol Of this city; r. s.
Searles, Albert Clarke aud L. S. Allen, 10
recomwe.,ti series of text books ftr geusr
o. r.iop.ion.
We believe this committee will discharge
their duties in the interes, Of our schools aud
without reference, in the least, to the pock-
cts of book publishers. Give the schools
he very bes, books published and let there
he no changes under three years nj least, un
| less by general consent of the various boards
Of directors. We trust ,ae boards will adop,
the books recommended BY the committee,
| ard thus pm. M end to the unmitigated
nuisance Of forty difcrent readers, spoilers,
Biographies. xrishmetics, grammars, 6c.--
Now Is the time TO strike at the very root Of
| the matter, and effect o permanent reform.
Then good by to isinsraat book peddlers.
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Miss JAcoBs LEcrrsg.-Miss c. A.
Jacobs gave her lecture as announced, at
the Bapii., Church, on Saturday evening.
| The speaker laDored under the di Ivan.
tase of rather small audience, and Of Sc
srre indisp0stion. and could not therefore
10 herself fall justice but she nevertheless
disclosed wonderful command of Ian.
guage and Al enrnest christian patriot m.
On Sunday evening she delivered tbs fines,
tened. The church was crowded wi a
! delighted audience. Tie children were
very attentive and must have been dec ply
impressed BY the earnes! lessons and happy
Illustrations of the speaker. Miss Jacobs
| iuhuenc. in this sphere Of labor, cannot but
prove 10 the highss. degree advantageous TO
lie eause of christianity.
Mr. James wh4i, and @. w Rice returns
ed on Saturday from a pa.en, righ, tour II
Southern Iowa. They have been selling
1 rights for Whniss combined seeler, eul,iga
'or and corn plow, which seems 10 be ~
taking machine among The farmers.
judging from tie saceess ofthe above parties
in seliiag rights. Mr.. Wtai, informs as ,ha.
he has reserved Northern Iowa as a field for
the sale OF machines Of his own manufacture.
quite an extensive scale.
While upon this snbieci Of paicn, rights
~e will state that no incon,iderable influx oi
capital is constantly going on through this
source. Mr.. @. ". Pond is manufacturing
srea. quantities Of Bis Iowa Corn Hasker.
which be Is sending TO all quarters Of the
country by every expfess
Mrs.rs IIerriek & Sherwood are shipping
large quantities of their unique li..le curtain
fx,ur.s, which are entirely manufactured
here.
We understand Mr. Ingalls,, who has been
termed The Head Centre Of the patcnt righ.
fraternity Of Independents. will manufacture
. large number Of his seedcs in shs city
darins the coming winter.