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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-02
Select Poetry.
THE BEAUTY OF OLD AGE.

I often think each totterng form
That llmps along in life's decline
Once bore heart as young, as warm,
AS full of idle faults as mine
And each has had its dream of joy,
Its own unequaled, pure romance,
Commencing when the blushing boy
First thrilled at lovely woman's glance.
And each could tell his tale of youth,
Would think its scenes of love evince
More passion, more unearthly truth
Than any tale before or since.
Yes they could tell of tender lays,
At midnight penned in classic shades,
OF days more bright than modern days
And maids more fair than modern maids.
Of whispers in a willing ear;
Of kisses on a blushing cheek,
Each kiss, each whisper far too dear
Our modern lips to give or speak.
OF passions too untimely crossed -
OF passions sighted or betrayed
OF kindred spirits early lost,
And buds that blossomed but to fade
OF beaming eyes and tressess gay,
Elastic form and noble brow,
And forms that have all passed away,
And left them what we see them now.
And it is thus - is human love
So very light and frail thing?
And must youths brightest vision move
Forever on Times restless wing
Must all the eyes that still are bright,
And all the lips that talk of bliss,
And all the forms SO fair to sight,
Hereafter only come to this?
Then what are all earth's treasures worth
If we must at length loose them thus
If all we value most on earth
Ere long must fade away from us?
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Hard Times for Railways.

Same facts ate gathered by the Chit
cago RailVdy Age regarding the fore
closure of mortgages on American rail
ways during the year just ended. It
appears that the actual sales under fore
closures cover 3, 875 miles of road, with
bonds and debts of $119. gag, 700, and
capital stock of s7D, ,O45, 700. The capital
stock is practically rendered volueless
by foreclosure, and mortgages later than
the first generally go the same way, so
that it is probable that the proceedings
recited above involve net loss of not
less than hundred millions of dollars.
In addition to this, there have been or
dered sold, but not yet brought to tue
BANNER, 2, ,3SS miles of road, with $129,-
S33, 400 of bonds and floating debt, and
1926, 921 900 of capital stock; and in
these cases the sales involve loss of
not less than $3.50, 10000 In the pre-
ceding year sales were made of 3,S46
miles of road, with $219, 100000 of
debt and capital, so that it is not unreas-
enable to set down the shrinkage of rail-
road property involved in the cases of
these two years at $3.50, 100000 The
end is not yet, but it is generally be-
ieved to be near, and the 10000 miles
or more of road involved il the above
statistics may, as rule, be regarded as
reduced to hard pan, and ready to do
fair work at reasonable profit for their
present owners.
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Religions Statistics.

Whittaker's London Almanac, very
valuable compilation, presents the fol-
lowing estimate of the numbers adhering
to the several forms of religious faith
held by the Enghsh-speaking peoples all
over the world Episcopalians, II, ,500,- :
900; Methodists, 13, 500, 600; Roman
Catholics, 13, $50, 900; Presbyterians,
10,G00, 900; Baptists, S,000,0 900: Congre-
gationalists. 7,OOO,OOO; Unitarians. l.
600, 600; minor religious sects, 1,5O0,-
600; unclassifed, 1000, ,OOO This makes
a total of 7s, $50, 900. The Lutherans are,
however, omitted, who must have in
this country population of over !, 1,500,-
0O0. According to the same authority,
there are registered in England and
Wales $50 Gn round numbers) religious
sects, and 1886 places of meeting for
religious worship. The State Church
has 2 Archbishops, % Bishops, &c
Deans, "a Arehdeacons, 610 Rural
Deans, and %, 900 clergymen OF every
class. The number of benefces is 13,
600; the annual revenue of the church is
estimated at e8,O0O,000 The State
Church population of England is put al
12 800 600
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The Usual Way.

$50 you love me, do you?" inquired
a sweet girl of the youth who had been
been talking to her. "That's bad.
What have done to deserve it Have
not always treated you we'll ?" You
have, you have" was the earnest re-
sponse. "But why is it bad, on pride
OF my heart2" 81 trust" she went on,
musingly, "you will not select the usual
weapon. IF must die, want to go off
in some untisua1-hot IN the stereotyped,
the common and vulgar way. Oh,
promise me that you will not disappoint
me in this 1t is my last request. 5"
Why, what do you mean?" inquired
the youth, staring at her. "I mean
that ain obliged to refuse. you. / am
engaged to Mr.. Smith. You will kill
me, of course. It is right that yot
should. Tt is the usual way. But pray,
pray do it with dagger. Do not use
the vulgar revolver. Let there be some
thing nice and original in this tragedy.
AS l said before, it is my last request. :"
'ftshall be as you say" he replied
in husky voice; and, in proof of his
honorable intentions, he fired his re-
volver in the air and rushed to the near
est hardware establishment
City Times.
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through the streets on bis way to the
M0rkshi1f

thteug III the streets an bis way to the
Workshop,
His mind, however, WAS a complete
! bla.sk tss to es-s4t,yit thing wnicn occurred
afterward, until he found himself lying
in narrow alley, surrounded by i'll.
looking people. When he came to him
gelf he was parqlysed !, by fear on
hndine. az he thotght, that te lad
been robbed Of his bag His brain was
dazed with the thought of the fearful
accusations which would be certainly
brought against him. Who would be-
lleFe that he was giiiltiess IF .auy crime
sheil appeafShoes We're SO 1Iidch against
him How could he explain away his
seeming state Of ipto&icatiQn when he
2Fet.t on board II ths taartiinss .8nd,
above all, how could he explain the loss
of the bag? He could remember that
up to a certain time, after leaving the
public house. he still had the bag safe
In the breast pocket of his coat, for he
had a a.sti4ot tscot,eCtiGn e E5ep;ng
his arm tightly pressed against it. He
had dim recollection of finding him
self amid streets of tall stone houses,
and of ree1ing against several people on
the pavement but sitter that his mem
ory was altogether blotted out. All was
darkness and vacancy until be awoke.
Then feeling Of blank despair took
possession of his mind. How could he
ever again show. himself among his
ftiehds-=he wh6 had held his head go
high, and had been so forward in de-
no,incing vice and drink9 He would be
laughing stock TO all tie world. then
the stain upon his honesty! Messrs.
Smith & Jones he knew to be very hard
people; they never had spared any body
in their business dealings, and they
would certainly bring criminal charge
against him. The idea WAS horrible.
He would rather die than submit to such
indignity.-
Pondering these things over in his
mind. he had wandered heedlessly
through the stfeets without remarking
whittier he was going. Fate or instinct
seemed to lead him to the riverside
again, and he found himself at last at ST.
Katherine's dock. Exactly facing where
he stood was a flaming placard, announc-
ing the departure that day of a boat di-
rect for Calais, at very low rate of pass
Why hot cut the difficulties at once, and
put the sea between himself and the
scene of his disgracea
I0 "oo ~ OOWaiolS u1l1lblrh WHICH,, IL
his intellect had been in clearer state,
would have been instantly rejected with
scorn, but the poisonous drug which he
had imbibed seemed to have utterly TN
manned him and deprived hum of the
courage necessary to face his trouble.
He yielded to the temptation and made
his way through to Paris, where, Under
an assumed name, he succeeded in get
ting work, for he was very expert in his
business.
Nothing could exceed the delight of
the worthy commissionaire at having
been the means of clearing up the mys-
terry, except, indeed, his pride in retell-
ing the oft-told tale. Nor was his hon
esty unrewarded in more substantial
manner. Messrs. Smith & Jones pre-
sented him with e100 as recognition of
his integrity and intelligence.
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Why There Are So Many Tramps.

The Hon. Montgomery Blair, in pre-
siding over charity convention in Bal
timore, undertook to explain why there
were SO many tramps in the United
States. There has been an enormous
accumulation of wealth in the han1s of
the few. "John Jacob Astor," he re-
marked, "was in former years the
wealthiest man in the country, and yet
was not worth half a million in 1880;
while now there are hdndreds of million
aires, whose incomes are millions. He
computes Vanderbilts income as equal
to the earnings of 10000 work1ngmen,
and that of Flood and O'Brien at $40,
900, 600, which is equal to the earnings
of $4,000 laborers. Three hundred
such incomes, he goes on to say, would
absorb the earnings of $4,000, 600 labor
ers. 1T is certainly a startling condi-
ton of things" he adds, that at least
1 300, 600 able-bodied, intelligent, and
energetic men have been suddenly left
without employment, to wander through
a country abounding in natural wealth,
and capable of supporting ten times its
present population, while all its wealth
is accumulated in comparatively few
hands.
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VOLUME XIV.
NOW-A-DAYS.

Alas how everything has changed
Since l was sweet sixteen;
When all the girls wore honaespun frocks,
And aprons nice and clean;
With bonnets made OF braided straw,
That tied beneath the chit,,
And shawls laisi t.est'S OF lh6 neck,
And fsstsaed With pin.
But nowadays the ladies wear
French gloves and Leghorn hats,
That take up half yard ST sky,
In all queer shapes and aatsi
With gowns that do net fan sS io&
As such tlsihsn oiight to fall,
With waists that you might break in two,
Ard shoes q size too small.
1 recoilect the time when
Rode fathers horse to mill,
Across the meadow, rocks and field,
And up and down the hill,
And when our folks were out at work,
As true as I'm sinner.
I jumped upon horse, bareback,
And carried them their dinner,
Dear aei Young ladies nowadays
Would almost faint away
Te think Of riding all alone
In wagon, chaise or sleigh;
And as for giving "pa" his meals,
Or helping "rua " to bake,
Oh, saints 'twould spoil their lily hands,
Though they sometimes faahe rsffS,
When winter css5ie, Inc Tnaidens' hearts
Began TO beat and hutter;
Each bean would take bis sweetheart out
Sleigh-riding in cutter;
Or, if the storm was bleak and cold,
The girls and beaus together
Would meet and have NEST s,crto1s fun,
And never mind tho weather.
eat now, indeed, it grieves me much
The circumstance to mention,
However kind young mans heart,
And honest his intention,
He never can ask the girls to ride
But such a war is wagedi
And il he sees her once a week,
Why, surely, they're engaged.
never thought that I should try
My hand at making Fbytncs,
But tits the ~ey to reprobate
The pHesent evil times;
For, should preach morality
In common, sober prose,
They'd say twas older than the hills,
Or else turn up their nose.
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NUMBER 43.
TIE LITTLE BOY WHO WOULD MOI
TAKE CASTOR OH.

Once there was l:..sie boy,
His mothers pride his fathers joy
4 right good-natured lad was he,
And bale and hearty as could be.
But dhee, apon en- autumn day,
He pushed his dinner plate AWAY
az ca-not eat to-day" he said
g. feel an aching in my head"
His mamma, apprehending harm,
seht for the doctor in alarm.
The doctor came-'' Our little Ned
Is somewhat sickly, ma aiii, " bs said
"In order we disease may foil,
He must imbibe some castor Gil
BIT Ned declined and shook his head
~ hste tl.at serrid oil ~ he said.
In vain his mamma, dear, ltnpfors3:
In vain his papa ripped and swored-
r,ey eouldn't get that OF dcwn Ned
4" No Gil fc- rse," he firmly said.
So thinner, thinner every oSy;
He faded quietly away.
50 pics, no cakes, no bread, no meat
Irid he have appetite to eat,
And all in vain his pareats toll
To make him take the caster OH
That nostrum that would ease his pain
sJ>a make him well and brisk again
But Ned refused-s7 nauGht could save
The child from an untlniel5 grave;
And thinner, thinner, day by day,
He faded like dream away
I'll one night by the parlor fire
Sst E5wsrd, ready to expire.
The draught fas strong and fercely drew
And sucked him up the chimney 6ue-
His POOR mamma went nearly wild.
And ioti5 fsewailed her foolish child.
But Ned went sailing hefe ana there,
The sport of currents in the air.
Forever tossed by cruel winds,
No peace, no resting place he finds.
And, as he ttlmbles in the skies
4" Oh, give me castor oil ~ ne cries.
TOO Iats t.. Too lNte'' the wind replies
How often in your trundle-bed,
Have you, my child heard foolish Ned
CslI down the chimney, hoarse and shrill,
In tones tEes ynsde your heartstrings thrill
Or on the frosted window pane
Come tapping once and once sgsia7
an Francisco Chronicle.
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Eternal Punishment.

Canon Farrar, OF the Church OF En-
gland, ia publishing his recent remarka
BILE sermon On eternal punishment, takes
occasion TO say that he expressly repu-
diates Universalism as a dogma, as he
also repuIiates the dogma of purgatory
and conditional Immortality, merely Civ
ing his reasons far refusing to assert
that soul is necessarily doomed to end
less torture if he dies in sin"
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A FOurth.of.July Family.

Potter's american Monthly publishes,
in its department of "Notes and Que
nes, the following statement concerning
what is called 6 Fourth-of- July Faml-
ly," living IN Allentown, Pa. The par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Ward, have
been married little more than ten
years, and the births of their eight chill
dren have succeeded each other in this
regular order:
July 4, 1869, 8 daughter, Bridget, iv-
ing;
July 4, 1871, son, James, dead;
July 4, 1872, son, Barney, living;
July 4, 1878, son, dead;
July 1, 1874, son. Charles, living;
July 4, 1875, daughter, Mary Am,
dead;
July 4, 1875, SOD, dead;
July 4, 1877, son Winnie, living.
1t is mentioned in the statement that
Somebody complains because the faith
er has been unable to take part in
Fourth of-July celebrations out of
town."
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Oklahama Territory.

It is reported from Washington that
the Congressional Committee having the
matter in charge are going to report IA
vorably bill to organize the new Terri
tory of Oklahama out of portion of the
Indian Territory. A Washington CORE
spondent says it is a scheme to bring
%, 600, 900 acres of the best land of the
Territory into the hands of three rail-
road corporations, with all that such a
subsidy implies, with confusion, htiga-
ton and disorder and other evils The
Indians oppose the measure, and have
their representatives at the capital.
They claim that they have something
mo1e than susufruct title to their
lands; that they own them as tribes by
virtue of a patent regularly issued by
the United States, and that they cannot
be lawfully and equitably deprived of
them without their consent. They claim
that they are rapidly advancing in edu-
cation and civilization, in numbers, and
in wealth; that the Government cannot
afford to break faith WITH them; and that
the friends of the Indians ought not to
countenance these efforts in that direc-
ton by their silence. Chicago Journal.
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GUSTAV FFHRS

=" ATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. OFFERS
W his services for repairing all kinds of Clocks
and Watches. Has fine and wei selected as
tsortment of the latest and best styles of Clocks
american, English and Swiss Watches, as also
Store on Sth street South side, one door south of
kremers, Manitowoc,
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A. B. MELENDY.

PHOTOGRAPHER, EIGHTH ST, WHITES
Il new block. Manftowoc, Wis, is prepared to
take photographs or TintypeS of every size and
In the latest style of the art. All negatives re-
touched Call and examine specimens ana
prices; copying and charging old pictures
speciaIty. keep constantly on hand q large
assortment of frames for the trade.
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CHARLES HOVER

NJ BbCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISH
VI ment, Sth street. near so1th nni 81
Bridge The tailoring department is complete
ana contains a large assortment of fashiona bIs
cloths and Gents furnishing goods co-,st.r,st,, :,
on hand Please call and examine before pur.
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MRS. E KERN.

WORK STREET, MANITowOC. WIS. DEAF.
L er IN Dry Goods Groceries, Crockery Fam
cy GoodS, Glass ware, Boots and Shoes Ready
nsue n StstfCng, Paper HangingS, Hats, Caps,
poys. Iy Children Carriages Live Geese Feathers,
bird cages, Kerosene Oil and Lamps &C. &C.
a sharc Of public patronage is solicited.
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r. RANSCH-

IEWELER AND PHOTOGRAPHER. ALL
- kinds of work in the line of my business
promptly attended to, and warranted to give
satisfaction have just received Wing Orns-
iDey's Multiplying CAMERA OBSCURA, with
DER, for one dollar per dozen. Photographs taken
OF all sizes. Albums and Frames constantly on
hand. York Street.
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L.. K PAINE. M. d.

"OMGsOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, SURGEON
4 and Accoucher. late resident Physician at
the Hahnemann Hospital, Chicago. has pcrman-
tlF located at Manitowoc. Office in Piuinb's
building, corner of Buffalo and Eighth Streets
OFFICE HoURs( sto9A. NJ.
to2. and to P. NJ.
Diseases of the eve and ear treated.
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FRED, SEEGER

ntFERS TO HIS FRIENDS AND THE PUB-
y iic geneTstiy, choice selection of Fresh
Meats, Ssit Pork and Beef, Smoked Beef and
rams, SHOULDERS, SausageS, Tallow and Lard at
the lawest rates. Market on Commercial Street
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DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, TENDERS
l. MS professional services to the people of the
City and County of Manitowoc. Office on York
street, between Eighth and Ninth. where night
calls will be attended to-
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The municipality of Durango, Mexi-
co, win give s., 600 annually toward the
payment of the debt due the United
States. The matters of the City of Mex
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DENTISTRY

1 hR. a. J. PATCHEN, DENTIST. OFFICE
4 y IN Shcfrnans new building, on Sth Street.
Manitovuc Wis - ~ H'iee''
ES Teeth extracted without pain.
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III. G.. & W. J. TT
WHITE & FORREST.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, OFFICE ON sTH
"A Street, South side, over Kehlers store, Man
dtowoc, Wisconsin.
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III. COAKLEY. M. D.

4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
IA Oissce, corner of Sth and Quay streets
Manisowoc Wisconsin,
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S. SANDERSON.

w Boots, Shoes, Leather, &C., &C. Shop on
BuHaio street, near the corner of Eighth Re-
pairing neatly and promptly executed
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WIT AND HUMOR.

WHAT makes England rise2 Too
much East.
THIS is an "off" year with savings
bank Presidents.
WHY do we call love affection? Be
causc it is disease.
IT was backward debtor who said:
"The dues you say.
To LARD MAKERs-If at first you don't
succeed, try, try again.
fHR Uniform telegraph rates between
France and Germany is now four cents a
word.
The reason why whales frequent the
North pole is because they supply the
"northern lights" with oil.
"PAtA," said little girl, "give me
a ride on your knee, won't you?" He
took the little gallop at once.
In takes all the enjoyment out of a
game of croqret to hear it called ''an
amusement within the reach of hefeeblest
intellect"
A LITTLE girl suffering from the
mtimps declares that she "feels as
though a headache had slipped down
into her neck"
A party of lynchers down Eouth recently
postponed the hanging ten minutes to
allow the victim to finish his cigar.
A GERMAN named Baker attempted to
commit suicide at Ottawa re Gently. He
had nothing more to live for, having
whipped his wife until the thing became
monotonous and unsatisfactory.
A BOY, whose general appearance be-
tokened the want of a father, being
asked what his father followed for liv-
ing, replied "He is a Methodist by
trade, but he doesn't work at it any
more"
MANY evidences of the existence of a
prehistoric race have been brought to
light, but in no part of the wocld has
anything been dug up that would
throw any light on the origin of minstrel
jokes.
THE world may never know what un-
utterable things a hotel waiter thinks
when he folds his arms and leans against
the wall to gaze down upon you in
mournful silence with dreamy eyes,
HaUk-Eye.
A LITTLE boy refusing to take pill !,
his mother placed it in piece of pre-
served pear and gave it to him. In a
few minutes she said, Tommy, have
you eaten the pear2" "Yes, mother,
all but the pip p
AYoUNa man who left home in Con-
necticut some years ago to seek his fort
une recently wrote from Texas, saying,
! GIVE settled here" It has since trans
pired that he was right. He had settled
at 20 cents on the dollar.
IN olden times, when people heard
Some swindler huge had come to grief,
They used the good old Saxon word,
And called that man 90 a thief"
But language such that to-day
Upon too many's feelings CRATES;
So people smile and simply cay,
| 'rehypothecates.'
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Children's Disorders Among the Jap



In regard to the pGSfrEs6hal l,abits of the
people, it is interesting to remark that
they drink very little cold water The
| water is drunk as hot team other
words, e Is hoile.7. OF extreme impor-
tance, too, in regard to cniiate,'- disor..
ders, is the fact that, until they are z
or years old, they draw their nourish-
ment from the maternal fount. No child
is fed CRITICALLY.
On the other hand, it is interesting to
| note that the Japafleae SET hnripe fruit
to an in6rdinate. extent. The moment
ftuit Shows the slightest signs of being
soft, as al ss;dhnch OF ripeness, it is
considered by them as uiiiiiiis tr Sat. It
is astonishing to see them eat hard,
green peaches-clinching them in the
Ast, ss country boy does hard apple,
and biting off each ffaouthfnl with a loud
snap. They eat their pears in the same
| Way /; c4ici1thbets are eaten in more
unripe condition than filth hs e4sn, and
water-melons, which are SO much III
Weighed against at home, are here eaten
by az classes and at all times.
In fact, they seem 20 -e7el IN those
things which at home are considered Sc
productive of fsummer-connplaints. Who
does not recall the astonishment he has
felt at the sight OF country children of
tender age. eating green, apples, green
coin uhceofed, ard similar things, and
yet suffering no Ill effects thetefrom? ?
These facts may not prove, PERHAPS,
that unripe fruit is harmless but, in
connection with the other statements,
they do show that the removal of sew
age matter from houses is the important
poift to consider, and that its removal
insures an absence, or less ntttnbet, of
cases of those diseases which enhance
our death-rate at home, and lends an ad-
ditieeal reason for the necessity of vigi-
lance on the part Of communities re-
garding these matters.-frons 'sHea1th-
Matters IN Japan" in Popular Science
Monthly for January.
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Chicago Failures in December.

The footings of the failures in Chicago
during the month of December. as re-
ported by Tappan, McKillop & Co., were