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Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-01-27
Text Boo6 Unitforneity.
RESULT WHERE BOOKS HAVE TO
STAND ON THEIR OWN MERIT.

At Convention of School Directors, of
Centre County, held Bellefonte, Decem-
ber 26, 1878, pursuant to the call of II.
Meyer, Esq, County Superintendent, for
the purpose of considering the propriety
of taking measures to secure q uniformity
of the textbooks 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 OFMINUTES. =,
Upon motion of @. p Stonerod, of Snow
Shoe township, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS: Great expense and waste are
frequently incurred by the present and con-
nstatly changing variety Of textbooks used in
the common schools of Centre county, there
fore, be it
Resolved, BY the representative directors
suitable, complete and uniform, be adopted in
accordance with the laws Of the State,
throughout the county.
Upon motion of j.. G. P. Jones, the follow
ing plan was adopted with but one dissenting
vote, to carry into effect the following pre-
amble and resolutions: at'.sl
First. The various publishing houses to
sfnd samples of their books TO each schol
board IN Jne county tOr examination and to
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 ofany publishing house
to be permitted to dc any.wOrk in the county,
to be either general or local agent, bey yond
sending his books and terms as above stated
ANY house or agent violating this under
standing, their books to be counted on Of the
contest -.,ua3
Third. The several school boards of the
county. after examination of the various
books which may have been submitted, to
hold 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
RebersbHrg, Pa, prior to the first day of
June, lSlA, who shall mae [ Nv 4e
several. StAtaments s0.sent, and the books up
on the yatiOus branches having the ,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
county for publication. -, ,t,.,..t
w. G. HEINLE, Chairman.
J. @. p. JONES, Secretary. .'''
The following Is the result of the votes
ofIthe Directors of Centre county, Pa, ON
the uniformity OF Textbooks in said
county, with the number ofvotes cast fro
each book, under the foregoing plan and
resolutions:
READERS. No. vote,
41- ---l
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05
FAIRViEW
Mineral Springs
Two miles Southwest of
Two miles Southwest of

KOsse, Texas
Analyzed by Prof c. F Chandler, Chemist
and Assayer of the School Of Mines, Columbia
College, New York.
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THE HERALDANp COM MERCIAL
AaGMTs AND BRANCH OFFICES.

The following partie are Agents, and have
charge of branch offices of THE HERALD
At the places named, to solicit snb-
scriptons and make contracts for advertise
aents for this paper and to.eollect and receipt
for the same
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05
The Best Route

To the North and East is by way of Mem
phs and Louisville, over the Louisville and
Great Southern railroad line. From tie
principal points of Texas to Louisville it is
over one hundred and fifty miles shorter
and many hours quicker than any route via
st. Louis. It's also shorter and quicker to
Cincinnati and all points East. 1t is the
only route by which we can take in the great
Mammoth Cave, of Kentucky, and its
through arrangement Of Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars is unsurpassed.
Mr.. j. +. Thompson, the passenger agent,
of DALLAS, solieits the patro mage of the travel
ing public, and takes pleasure in answering
all correspondence, and furnishes maps, time
schedules, etc.
Let's try the Louisville route.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05
The Jackson Wagons.

The following explains itself and accounts
for the unprecedented demand for the jack
son wagon all over the world:
TECUMSEu, Mich, April 2, 1880
A. Y. IL W. Manfg Co.
tell you, all things considered, the
jackson Common Sense" is the wagon.
When William Hayden moved from Jack
son, twenty-five years ago, he brought a
jackson wagon with him, which he used
twelve years there, sold i to u farmers he
used it live years, then ttld it to w. Com
fort, miller; he used it five years. 1t was
Just sold by him at auction for S25 (twenty-
five dollars, and will stand several years use
yet. never heard of wagon with such u
record before; seventeen years drawing flour
and feed; five years onn farm and sCld at
auction for S25. Yours truly,
KENNEDY IL HAYDEN.
Sold by D. Bryant, west side of court
house square, Dallas, Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05
How are You this Spring,

My old friend? asked bright-loolling man.
ooh feel miserable. [ am bilious and
can't eat, and my back is SO lame | can't
work" "Why in the world don't you take
Kidney-Wort? that's what | take when | am
out of sorts, and it always keeps me in per.
feet tune. My doctor recof4mends il for all
such troubles" Kidney Wort is the great
spring medicine; the sure cure for bilious
ness and constipation, Don't fail to try it.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05


On the lst of June, 1864, convention nu-
der the name of tho "Rsdical Demo cracy'
met at Cleveland, Ohio, and nominated John
G. Fremont for President and General Coch.
rane, of New York, for ice-President. The
Republican National convention of 1864 as
sembled in Baltimore on the 7th of June
Hon. William Dennison, of Ohio, was Presi-
dent. Abraham Lincoln was renominated
on the first ballot by unanimous vote, with
the exception Of the vote of Missouri, which
was cast for Grant. For Vice-President An.
drew johnson was nominated on the first bal.
lot. The National Democratic convention OF
1854 convened at Chicago on the Goth Of
August. Ex-Governor Seymour, of New
York, was appointed permanent chairman.
The vote was: For Mcclellan, 202I; for Sey.
mour 2Sl. George II. Pendleton, of Ohio
was selected for Vice-President on the SO ,ond
ballot.
The Republican National convention me,
st Chicago on the 2lst of May, 1868. Gen.
eral Joseph K. Hawley, of Connecticut, was
selected as President Of the body. A ballot
was taken and the Pr sdent announced that
6l0 votes had been cast, ali for General U. s.
Grant. On the fifth ballot for Vice President
Schuyler Colfax, Of Indiana, received 522
votes and was placed upon the ticket as q
candidate for ce.President. On the Fourth
of July, 1868, the delegates of the Demo.
cratic party met in New York to nominate
candidates for President and Vice-President
Horatio Seymour was selected as Presiden,
OF the convention. The first ballot resulted
Pendleton, 105; Hancock, $685. Church
3i English, l6; Parker, 10; Packer. 20; John
son, 65; Doolittle, 10; Hendricks, q; Blair
!. On the twenty-6rst ballot the vote was
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05

E5BEWAKE uT persons who may claim
to he Agents for the sale of Peters Colony Lands
and OF those who disparage their title and in
other ways only to defeat your choice and pre-
vent you buying them, in order to sell other
lands to you u
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05
Interesting to the Travelling Public

Parties going to Southern Kansas, Kansas
City, Colorado, or to other points West,
should not forget to purchase their tickets by
the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf railroad.
1t makes close connexions with the NJ, X.
& T. at Fort Scott. The coaches are sup.
piled with reclining Chairs, free of charge,
which saves sleeping-ear fare. Remember
this is the shortest, quickest and most COM
Portable route TO Kansss City and the West.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05

Hancock, 1851; English, 10; johnson, 5
! Doolttle II. and Hendricks, 1872. On The
twenty, second ballot all the States voted fol
Horatio Seymour, of New York, and he was
declared the nominee of the convention fol
President. General Frank p. Blair, of Mis-.
souri,. was unanimously nominated for Vice
President.
The National convention of the Liberal
Republican party of the United States met
in Cincinnati.on the lst Of May, 1872, aud
opened the Presidential campsiS.lAoI -tdat
year. Six ballots we're taken. On the first
Horace Greeley received l47 votes; c. +.
Adams, 203; rrumbull, 10; Davis, 92l I;
Brown, 95; Curtin, 62 Chase, y. On the
nth ballot Greeley had 25S and adams, 500,
but on the sixth ballot Horace Greeley was
declared the nominee of the convention Tor
President. On the second ballot b, GRAZ
Brown, of Missouri, was selected for Vice
President by a vote Of 1876 to 26l. The Re.
publican National convention of 1872 AS,
sembled in the city of Philadelphia on the
9th of June. Hon, Morton McMichael WAS
chosen AS temporary chairman and Hon.
Thomas Settle, of North Carolina, ms per.
manent president On the first vote, Ulysses
S. Grant received the entire vote of all the
States and territories in the Union. For
Vice President Hon. Henry Wilson, Of
Massachusetts, was nominated over Hon,
Schuyler Colfax on the second ballot The
record of the year was completed by the
meeting of the National Democratic con-
vention at Baltimore, Md, on the 9th OF
July, 1872. Upon the States being cslled all
the ballots but 45 we're cast for Greeley, who
was declared the candidate of the party. B..
Gralz Brown was nominated for Vice-P resi-
dent.
THE CONVENTIONS OF 1876.
The convention of the Republican party
for 1876 met at Cincinnati on the 18th Of
June. 1t consisted of 1852 members. Ed
ward Mcpherson, Of Pennsylvania, was per-
manent chairman. On the first ballot Blaine
had 1856 votes; Morton, 1876; Bristpw, lib !;
Conkling, 50; Hayes, 81; Hartrsnft So;
Jewell, IL; Wheeler, 3. The seventh ballot
resulted: Blaine, 35l; Bristow, q, and
Hayes, 3S4, or more than majority
William A. Wheeler received 366 votes for
Vice President on the first ballot. The DEM
ocratic convention met 1T st. Louis June q.
On the first ballot Tilden had 403i votes I;
Hendricks, 1881; Allen, Sc; Hancock, 70 /;
Parker, 10; Bayard, 81. On the second bal
lot Samuel j. flden had sos, and was de-
clared nominated, and Thomas A. Hendricks
was unanimously nominated for Vice-Presi-
dent. A convention of the Prohibition party
met at Cleveland, Ohio, May IL, 1876, and
nominated Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky,
for President and G. 5. Stewart of Ohio, for
Vice. President. A Greenback convention
WAS held at Indianapolis May II and nomin'
ated Peter Cooper, Of New York, for Presi-
dent and Newton Booth, Of Californi for
Vice President Mr. Booth sfterward de-
clined and Samuel G, Carey, of Ohio, was
substituted.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF the
DALLAS & WICHITA RAILROAD

Noticeis given to all concerned that ON Tuesday
the 18th day ofJune next, and from day TO DAY
proceed to take proofs and hear evidence of ali
matters referred to me, as special master by thu
decree, In the case OF Allen Il NettletOn vs.,,The
Dallas n Wichita Railroad Co., ct al including
the Investigation of the receivers accounts and
the Indebtedness of said Railroad Company, So
cured by its mortgage bonds and incurred in the
way ofcosts and expenditures in above case. All
persons interested in said matters are notified to
appear before me with their proofs on said date,
and from day to day as the hearing may he adj
lourned, at the law Office of Messrs Welbon,
Leake II Henry, In the city of Dallas
5 J. ADAMS, Special Master,
Dallas, May 20, 1880. ig @
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Send to the HERALD JOB OFFICE Tor
your commercial printing.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04
What a Woman of Will Did.

In Ulster county, New York, there is
q woman of real grit who inherited
fourteen years ago Il large estate, con-
sisting principally of farming property,
heavily encumbered with debt. 1t was
the old homestead and she could not
bear the idea of seeing it pass into the
hands of strangers, and was determined
that it should not. Although then
only twenty.four years old, and with
no more practical knowledge of life
than an ordinary country lass, she as.
sumed sole charge of the estate, de.
termined to clear it of debt. Having
an old mother sixty.two years of age, a
half sister, also helpless from old age,
the two orphan children of a deceased
brother, and brother in the last stages
of consumption to provide for, this
made her task doubly hard. A little
experience taught her that it was i'm.
possible to support her large family and
keep up interest arising from the heavy
Indebtedness of the estate from resour-
ces of the farm. She decided upon
school teaching. She was engaged to
teach in her own neighborhood at IS
per month, and her salary in a short
time was raised to $40 per month. She
has continued school teaching ever
since, directing the work of her farm,
and during the summer vacations going
into the harvest fields with the farm
hands to pitch on hay, rake, bind, &c.
She has earned from teaching school
over $500, paid off the debt of the
old homestead, and greatly improved
the property. She has been an exten.
sive stock raiser. Her wheat crop aver.
aged this year forty.two bushels to the
acre, the largest yield in the county.
A short time ago she learned that a
brother.in.law living in Pennsylvania,
was in destitute circumstances. She
went to him and found him helpless
from an incurable disease, with a family
depending upon him. Ben," she said,
"what can do for your" Nothing,
Libbie," was the reply. You have
your hands full already. We will have
to go to the county house, | suppose" :"
Never, Ben, as long as | live. Come
and enjoy the comforts of the old
homestead with me. | will keep you
and your family as long as you live"
She says she has enough TO do now
without having to support a husband
too, which she might have TO do if she
were to marry.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04
Discovery OF Letter of Jefferson.

Mrs. Mary J. Holmes, during recent
visit to Paris, discovered one of Thomas
.Jefferson's letters in the manuscript
department of the Bibliotheque Ma
tionale" The letter was dated Annap.
oils, December 5, 1888, and was written
10 NJ. de Marbois, Secretary of the
French Legation at Philadelphia. Mr..
Jefferson's daughter was then at school
in New York. Writing of his daugh.
ter he said: "The plan of reading
which formed for her is considerably
different from what | think would be
most proper for her sex in any other
country than America. | am obliged
in it to extend my views beyond her.
self and consider her as possibly at the
head of little family of her own The
chances that in marriage she will draw
a blockhead | calculate at about four
teen to one, and, of course, that the
education OF her family will probably
rest on her own ideas and direction
without assistance"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04

From Special Dispatch to the Times.

From Special Dispatch to the Times.
PITTsBURo, Oct. 29.-Passenger train
No. 80 on the Pan Handle Road, which
leaves here at 4 P. NJ, and passenger
train No. Q, due here at p. NJ, ran
into each other at Burgettstown, 2S
miles west of Pittsburg. Both trains
were travelling eight miles per hour.
The engines, tenders and baggage cars
Of both trains were badly wrecked.
Michael Lanegan, Thomas Cunningham
and John Cunningham, three young
men, tramps, were stealing ride on
train No. 9 and were instantly killed.
They were mangled fearfully. J. Hen.
dersoD, fireman on the same train, was
also killed and Engineers Garvey and
Thompson were both badly hurt but
will live. The accident resulted from
the train men Misunderstanding orders.
The passengers were shaken up but
none were injured badly.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04
Our Mission School.

Only little handful gathered them in the street
Children with heads uncovered and children with max.
ed feet
Children whose eyes looked hungry and children who
shook with cold,
Children whose little faces were wasted, and white
and old.
Only little building, twelve by twelve at the most,
with five unpsinted benches and crazy chair to
boast;
Two windows one to the westward looks at the settling
sun,
Pouring his last beams through II just when our
school Is done.
There on the Sabbath evening, many a month we're
met
There in that golden cleaning you'll find us gathered
yet.
Sweey the voices ring aud brightly the faces shine
And the golden sunlight touches with light divine
And we hear them singing songs of "a savors love-
We think Of the coming Sabbath In heavenly courts
above
Till looking along the vista Of those eternal year,
Dim are our eyes with gladncss and the Joy that
touches tears.
'Tisn't the chiIdrcus faces in the shining
CLEAN,
'Tsnt the ronghened benches 'tisnt the dingy room
just for moment brightly comcth yisioh sweet
OF host of shining angels trcadnga golden street
Bearing seals their foreheads clad in garments Of
SNOW
Wearing trace Of sorrow, met and vanquished be-
low
Yet the gorihed faces seen In that vision bright,
Strangely resemble those lifted to ours tonight.
Then in tender reverence, holding In closer clasp,
Little fingers that tighten round ours in childish grasp
Locking down on faces, watching own the while,
Changing with to sadness Frightening with
to smile
We think of those little children rs heirs of home
above,
Blessed with a Fathers blessing loved with a Saw
ior's love.
Treadng the earth in sorrow but bound for the better
homo,
Where hunger and want and sickness and trial never
come
What If the little building to them in the wicket gate,
Leading away from danger into the pathway straight
Something holy and joyous, surely work must be,
Reaching beyond the present into eternity.
Then in the grand tomorrow, looking back Il we may
| Into the life and labor, living earth to-day;
Truly think remembrance, holy and pure and sweet,
| VIII hallow the dim old room where and the
children meet
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04

There was turned out from the Grant
locomotive works, in Patterson, \. j.,
on Saturday, new locomotive of pecu.
liar construction, intended for the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railroad. Eugene Fontaine, the invent.
or, claims that this locomotive can be
made to go ninety miles an hour, while
the machinery is run no faster than
that of an ordinary locomotive travelling
at the rate of sixty miles an hour. The
machinery is all on top of the boiler
instead Of under it,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04
Saturday, November 20, 1880,

f4rtt1 lie at he in Roll aTunta
co+,,.aau No1,ou,ho- oo 1000
- ,s,,--,~-
ons " ~ - w 'U'''"'"k "e7'"ocd 'ea' :"
'A'' VI u'' 's''"'''''' 70 VII.
No. !.
All that certain messuape. tenament and
" -, - -. - - -, ~ N
tra1i 81 Iana sns.e IN ooege township centre eonn,
~ Itnh' btk'l,t,,us ,,ts,, ~ -, on tnr vi Gnus oi
S1s utarsos anu p, .snnc oy Iaho o.
W, Isi a,o norbs. ,o .,anc. ,han"a ~ ~
vest ~ WY P, Pfrone 20 "ncs, 'neh.n .! lands o.
ngtivuI'uIn @ .oi''k % rDu'h " ees.
,%'i, pe'tn- !" ~, ~ Ss'r aes'
w llV lrvh'' ,to 70 ~ oy snn " -. hus
t Ia :, - " C,sppI. ',,,p 90 lou CIV
i3o piO pcrchcs to stones thence along public road
leading from Pine Grove Mills to the Agricultural
CoHege 1' rt"ns.' ".'n rs 49, ~ 81" PeI.nes Pn 70
% 10, ~" ..h -, ,tr.o. ~, -, s sii, a.,
east ~ i-lu .ss US W P ~ eence oy Su uI si,as
l' $4,000 no',u iti 20 f-S l ~ a, ~ PNt PsJ VI ue
ginning -.1tltNhI"N ~ ~ ann q peI'nes ne'
measure thereon erectea q ,woS'oty frame house
oaek ns'h anu o.ne. 1s'uu''.nks s-Lcd, 'nken @ IN
~ aNeynu"" """ W w WI" NJ ''o f'Pe'' VI "hA'"
= D"'' No Q
All that certain lot or piece OF ground
.,uats in The village Of Roalsburr. Centre county.
Penna. bounded and described as follows, VIA On the
north by main street ON the west by Mrs Hendersnn.
ON the south by an alley aud on the cast by A. Murray
containing one-fouith more less thereon
erected tvetory frame house. stable and other out
buildings Seized taken In execution aud TO he sold
~ the property Of William Galbraith.
NJ
~ D.
All that certain lot or piece OF land sit
nate In Patton township Centre county penn'a
bounded aud Described a. follows Beginning at a
nost being the northeast corner Of Pennsylvana FUR
mace Company lands; thence along said land south
800 east 12s perches to small white OAK thence
along lands Of Thompson MeCoy Co. north 56o east
176 bio peTches to stones thence along land OF
Thompson. Mccoy TO, north 4' west 10 peFches 20
.toaes thence along lands OF Jsre%ish hsyes south
s6o west 100 perches TO the place Of beginhngcNn.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04
PROCLAMATION.

~ WHEREAS, the Hon. Charles A Mayer. Prssi.
dent of The Court II Common Pleas Of the 35th Judicial
District consisting of the counties Of Centre. Clinton
and Cleardeld. and the Hon. Samuel FFanck and the
Hon John nvens Associate Judges in Centre county,
having Issued their prceept bcarng date 81 fAy of
September, lss0. directed for holding Court II
OyeS and TeFminsr aud General Jail Delivery and
QuaFter Sessions Of the Peace IN Bcefonte for the
county OF Centre, and o. commence on the Fourth
Monday Of November next being the 2d day Of Novsn-
ber ls and % ouutinne two weeks Notice l. hereby
given 10 the Coroner usiics Of the Peace Aldermen
and Constahes of said county Of Centre that they be
then and there IN their proper persons az 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon of said day with their records iuaui
sitions, examinations and their own romemhrancsa
10 do those things which to their oce appertalns 4,
be done aud tkese Who hound In reoarnizapoez 10
prosecute against the prisoners that OF shall be IN
the jail Of Centre county. be then and there % pr
cute against them shall be Just
Given under my hand. az Beiiefonte the ath day Of
NoFemsef ~ the year of our lord 1880 and the one
United States.
ts4t JOHN sPANGLER, sheea.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04
CLASS NO. XIII.
CLASS NO. XIII.

NOVEMBER COURT-The Grand and
Traverse jurors for the November term OF
Court commencing on the fourth Monday,
November %, have already been drawn
and are as follows:
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04

On Thursday evening Jacob Mohn,
Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman. was
struck by an overhead bridge, near
Mountville, knocked off the cars and
instantly killed. He was about thirty
eight years of age, and leaves a wife and
six children
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04

The total receipts of the Pittsburg ex
position were $4,000. The expendi
tues were $4,000 the extraordinary
expense being occasioned by making
permanent improvements.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-04

A special from Cairo, Illinois, states
that the construction train ran over a
COW Saturday night near New Grand
Chain and was wrecked. Lewis Wash.
ington, a colored person, was killed and
FIVE other men were injured.