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MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1889.
NO. 24.
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BUSINESS  CARDS.
T  G. SPANGLES, M. D,
—PHYSICIAN & SUBGEON,—
^-Office on Main Street, near Juniata
House.  ______
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—JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.-*
AU business entrusted with Wm will receive
-woper attention. Collections made and Immediate returns given. Legal writing promptly executed.
J-S-Office on Main street.	
T  E. SIMPSON,
HnNTOTODON, Pa.
FIRE AND LIPE INSURANCE,
IN SOLID EELIABLE COMPANIES.
_#*3-Call at office, or send tor circulars.
-|IT   H. & J. S. WOODS,
ATTOENEY8-AT-LAW,
No. 327 Penn Street.   Opposite First National
Bank.
Hxjhtinodon, Pa.
£\  W. MATTEEN.
PAINTING and PAPEB-HANGlNa.
Am prepared to do painting, graining, glazing, paper-banging, ete, in either town or
country. Satisfaction guaranteed in every
case. Eesidence on Bailroad street. Drop me
a postal.	
J.
P.WILSON,
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ANTHEACITE, BITUMINOTJ8, &
OANNEL'COAL, & CiONNlELLS*
VILLE CEU8HED COKE.
SBr-All orders promptly filled at the lowest
prices possible. 	
«a P. STUBBS,
f —CARPET WEAVER.—
and dealer in aU kinds of Carpet Chain and
Materials.
Prompt attention to business and satisfaction guaranteed.   Charges reasonable.
■JIJISS MATTIE BOBLEY,
—DRESSMAKER.—
AU kinds of Plain and Fancy Sewing done
tot Bhort notice.   Aim to please customers.
^SJ*Give me a call.	
TjB. J. 0. YODEE, ,
—DENTIST.—
Office opposite Leister's Drag Store.
HcirrnJODOK, Pa.
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EOEGE T. NUMEB,
FASHIOHABLE BABBEE
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A Son's store.
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ANTHRACITE
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Xwiiiii fill orders for Anthracite Coal, delivered off the
■car, until a change of price at the
mines, at the following prices:
Nut,          (Net Tons)       f 4.40
Stove,         "     I $4.40
UTo. 4,          I      " $4.65
Xieave your orders at the office.
Main Street Near Depot.
-.    M* L MX.
Mamma, is
the sky a curtain,
hiding heaVen from our
sight;  Mid the moon and
sun but windows, made to give1
the angels light?   Are the stars
bright lushing diamonds, Shining
from God's hand afar, and the clouds
hut veil* of vapor, dropped from heaven
floating there? If        the sun's a window,
mamma, don't the angels throu' it
peep, ere it kisses   earth    at
watching o'er us while we sleep?
Is the rainbow just a ribbon, gir
ding heaven and earth about,
or a railing made of roses so
tiie   angels won't fall out? Is
the shining tn       the treetops songs
of praise some      angels sing, and
the snowy flames
of Winter feathers falling from
their wings? Are
thedewdrops
brightly shining
in   the   early
morning   hours,
kiss-spots left by
elves and fairies,
where they slept
among   the
flowers?
Is the lightning rockets,
flying when
the Prince
of Glory
comes;
And
the thunder but the
rattle   of   the
baby angels'
drums?
?   ?   ?
FIRST   IMPRESSIONS.
•'The bridge broken? How provoking!-'
And Barbara Lynn leaned from
the carriage window to speak to
the brown-faced boy who had volunteered the above piece of distasteful information.
"Yes, ma'am: the freshet carried
the timbers clean away day before yesterday."
"But how are we to get across?
We are going to visit Miss Staple-
ton at Stapleton Park."
"Tbey keep a ferryman there,
ma'am, with a little boat. He'll
take yon across: and if you'll drive
around by Uncle Ezra's, he'll send
your trunks by the mountain
road."
'•Very well, Driver, follow the
boy's directions."
Close under the green sweep of a
clump of water willows lay a little
boat fastened by a rope to the upright post whioh alone remained
of the destroyed bridge, and tenanted by one in a picturesque straw
hat whose broad brim shadowed
his face altogether.
"He's reading, I declare, instead
of minding his business and looking out for passengers. A literary
ferryman!" sneered Edna Carson.
Miss Barbara made no verbal
comment, but walked resolutely
down the landing and aroused the
absorbed boatman from his studies with the point of her parasol.
"Bring your boat around," she
said, sharply, "we want to cross
the river.   Be quick."
The boatman pushed back his
broad-brimmed straw hat with a
look, half puzzled, half amused, that
made Barbara Lynn turn towards
her companion with the petulant
words;
"I believe he's an idiot!"
"Where do you wish to go, ladies?" asked the man, when they
had safely bestowed their multifarious flounces upon seats at the
smallest of the accommodations.
"To Stapleton Park landing."
As the oars flashed through the
bright, tideless water Edna Carson
drew a deep sigh of relief.
"Well, we shall be there soon, I
hope. If you had only written,
Barbara, Miss Stapleton would
have sent some one to meet us—
perhaps that astonishing brother
of here."
"Yes," said Barbara, curling her
lip; "and a nice first appearance We
should have made, tired and dusty,
with out dresses all crumpled and
our hair uncurled! No—I choose
to meet Harry Stapleton en grande
toilette, when I do meet him. Everything depends on first impressions, you know."
Edna pnt up her little hand to
hide a yawn.
"And you really mean to captivate him?"
"I mean to try."
"How do you know that he will
make a good husband?"
. "What difference does that make
He's rich!"
The boatman stepped ashore,
and, doffing his hat, pointed to a
superb gray stone mansion whose
gables and mullious gleamed
throngh the groups of trees just beyond saying:
"There is Stapleton, ladies—
you will have do difficulty in finding it."
Barbara tossed a piece of silver
to him.
"See that onr trunks are sent
up as soon as they arrive," she
said, loftily.
"And now, girls, get ready for
dinner as soon as yon can!" said
Miss Stapleton, as she ushered her
visitors into a dainty little dressing-
room all panelled in oak and gold-
green, with curtains of pale green
silk, and mirrors that reached
from ceiling to floor. "I have a
delightful party of guests staying
here, and I want you both to look
as lovely as possible. Remember
our old school compact, Barbara—
you are to captivate Harry!"
Barbara did look lovely as she
entered the drawing-room, where
lights, and flowers, and delicious
perfumes made a sort of fairy land.
She was dressed in rose-colored
tulle, caught np with bouquets of
moss rosebuds, and a branch of
trailing roses and buds fastened in
her glossy brown curls as carelessly as if it had fallen from the vine,
Edna was pretty, too, in her-white
muslin and lilies—bnt Edna's
beauty was to Barbara's as twilight
to sunshine—pearl to the imperial
diamond. Anna Stapleton's eyes
brightened with a sort of admiring
pride as she came forward, leaning
on a gentleman's arm, to greet her
guest.
"Miss Lynn—my brother, Mr.
Stapleton!"
And Barbara's cheeks blazed into scarlet fire, as in the calm glance
of the gentleman bowing before her
she recognized the dark blue eyes
that had beamed so quizzically beneath the shadow of the ferryman's
straw hat. She was literally struck
dumb—she could not have spoken
to save her life, but Harry Staple-
ton was'less embarrassed.
"We have met before," he said,
with a half smile. "It was my first
appearance in the role of ferryman. I hope it gave satisfaction.
Everything depends on first appearances, you know. Pardon me
for not disclosing my name, Miss
Lynn, but your orders were too
imperatively given for me to disobey!"
He stopped abruptly, for Barbara overcome with shame and mortification, had fainted away in his
sister's arms.
And then and there ended all
her hopes of ever becoming the lady of Stapleton Park. Alas! what
radiant visions "a little mistake"
will sometimes overthrow!
PASS   IT ALONG
I asked her what paper she preferred,
And warmly kissed her cheek,
Then pressed her for ber heart's reply—
"Say, darling, can't you apeak?"
She moved a little closer then,
And answered: "Lovely Sir,
The one of all that suits me most
Is the Wayland Register."
— Wayland Register,
Just kiss her on the other cheek,
See what she thinks of that;
Then press her for her answer,
And she'll say, "The Democrat."
—Livingston Democrat,
Just kiss her on the mouth, and see
If she shows you surprise;
She'll kiss you back again, and say:
"The Daltou Enterprise."
—Dalton Enterprise.
What nonsense 'tis!   Give us a rest!
Don't you say so, kind reader?
When you caress, hug her to yonr breast,
And she'll gladly cry, "The Leader."
—Bolivar Leader.
In Harrisburg, to hug your girl
"Till she gasps, shows your no clam;
When she gets her breath, she'll love you to
death
And hurrah for the Telegram.
—Harrisburg Telegram.
There are no flies on the Lewistown girls,
But they will seek revengeful redress,
If you attempt to monopolize their lips
Without an occasional Free Press.
—Lewistown Free Press
A beauty she is, and smart as a whip—
A good judge, this Philipsburg gal;
Among all the papers she reads right along.
She prefers The Daily Journal.
—Philipsburg Journal.
Mapleton girls are not so rash,
To jilt the beaux that like 'em;
And when yoa ask for all the news,
They hand you the Mapleton Item.
A DESCRIPTION OF CHRIST.
What the President of Judca Wrote
to tbe Roman Senate.
This was found in an ancient
manuscript, sent by Publius Lentul-
us, President of Judea, to the
Soman Senate:
"There lives at this time in Judea a man of singular character,
whose name is Jesus Christ. The
barbarians esteem Him as a prophet, but His followers adore Him
as the immediate offspring of God.
He is endowed with such unparai-
lei virtues as to be able to call back
the dead from their graves, and to
heal every sort of disease with a
word or touch. His person is tall
and elegantly shaped, his aspect
amiable and reverend. His hair
flows in those beautiful shades
which no united colors can match,
falling in general curls below the
ears, agreeably touching on his
shoulders and parting on the crown
of his head like the head-dress of
the sect called Nazarites. His
forehead is smooth and his cheeks
without, a spot, save that of a lovely
red. His nose and mouth are
formed with exquisite symmetry;
his beard is thick and suited to
the hair of his head, reaching a
little below his chin and parted in
the middle like a fork. Hit eyes
are bright, clear, and serene. He
rebukes with majesty and counsels
with persuasive language, his
whole address, whether in word or
deed, being elegant, grave and
strictly characteristic of so exalted
a being. No man has ever seen
him laugh, but all Judea has frequently- beheld him weep, and so
persuasive are his tears that the
multitudes aro unable to restrain
their tears from mingling with his.
He is very modest, temperate, and
wise. Whatever this phenomenon
may be in the end he now seems to
be a man of strange beauty and
divine perfection, in everv way surpassing the children of men."
—For a mild cathartic and efficient tonic, use Baxter's Mandrake
Bitters. Every bottle warranted.
JTVST A HINT TO BO VS.
I stood in a store, the other day
when a boy came In and applied'
for a situation.
. "Oan you write a good hand 1"
was asked.
"Yaas."
"Good at figures?"
"Yaas."
"Know the oity well?"
"Yaas."
"That will do—-I don't want
you,-- said the merchant.
"Bat," I said, when the boy had
gone, "1 know tbat lad to be an
honest industrious boy. Why don't
you give him a chance?"
"Because he hasn't learned to
say 'Yes, sir,' and 'No, sir.' If he
answers me as he did when applying for a situation, how will he answer customers after being here a
month.
What conld I say to tbat? He
had fallen into a bad habit, young
as he was, which turned him away
from the first position he had applied for.
"LETS."
A bright Boston woman wbo
abounds in laconic wisdom not only asserts the possibility of happy
and ideal marriage but "lets" us
into the secrets of it in these crisp
hints:
Let each consult tbe other's feelings.
Let each realize the fact that
they are one.
Let the husband frequent his
home, not the club.
Let his "having to see a man"
wait till next day.
Let his latch key gather unto itself rust from disuse.
Let bim speak to his wife and not
yell "Say!" at her.
Let him be as courteous after
marriage as before.
Let him confide in his wife; their
interest is equal.
Let him assist her in beautifying
the home.
Let him appreciate her as his
best partner.
Let her her not worry him with
petty troubles.
Let her not narrate Mrs. Next
Door's gossip.
Let ber not fret because Mrs.
Neighbor has a sealskin.
Let her make home more pleas-,
ant than the club.
Let her dress as tastefully for
him as strangers.
Let her.sympathize with him in .
business cares.
Let her home mean love and rest,
not noise and strife.
Let her meet him with a kiss,
not a frown.
—Thousands walk the earth today who wonld be sleeping in its
bosom but for tbe timley use oft
Downs'Elixir. -
—The tobacco crop for 1889 in this
state is pronounced one of the best
grown for some years, both as regards
quality and yield, the growth being remarkable, owing to tbe favorable season and a rare degree of perfection in
the leaf. The worms did not do any'injury to speak of tbis season. The crop
has been housed in excellent condition.
—Now is the time, for those who desire
the ornaments of flowers and plants during th* winter season, to repot and start
their plants and vines. They make a
great addition to the living room when
tbe snow lies on the ground, and the
chilling blasts of winter are howling
around. It makes home attractive to the
boys and girls, and tbey are less apt to
spend their evenings elsewhere.