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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , fiftJGUST 31 , ISDO-TWENTY PAGES , 11
BROWNELl OF OTHER DAYS.
The Original Hall Obliterated from the Face
of the Earth.
ORIGIN OF THE FAMOUS ACADEMY ,
How It Attained to Us I'rcNcnt Ktnml-
Ingulth n I-iist of Brine of tlio
> i < ililo Women Wlium It
Orndmitctl.
A. single rickety chimney , pierced hero nnd
there by rusty thimbles , marking the stovepipe -
pipe holes of days gene byIs all that rears Its
unsightly head above where , twenty years
ago , stood the prou Jest us well ns ono of the
most noted Institutions of learning in the
'city.On
On the cast sldo of Seventeenth street , be
tween Jndtson nnd Jones , bus stood for years
n brownish-red , thrco story frame structure ,
with brick basement , which was the alma
mater of many of the most prominent women
of Xcbratka. Although of lute years its walls
have not echoed with the sounds familiar to
the study hall and class-room , and though
they have been for , omo time devoted en
tirely to tenement purposes , it once rang
with girlish laughter us the leaders of today's
upper tcndom and the mothers of many of the
present promising "buds" romped through its
classic halls.
It was the Hrowncll hall of the old days ,
nnd though far from being as pretentious a
structure as the Brownel ! hall of today , Its
name and faino were not confined to the state
of which it was the pride. '
Ilrowncll hull was founded In 1SV1 ( by
Bishop Tnlbotas n seminary for young ladles ,
under tlio auspices of tlio Episcopal church.
The Sctcritccnth street structure was not
Its primary location , however , ns it was first
established outside of what was then the city
i lin'lts , the old Saratoga Spiings hotel being
, purchased for college purposes , and It was
there that Biowncll's first chu > s began their
academic studies.
At that time Bishop Talbot presided over
what vas known as the jurisdiction of the
northwest , Including tbo vast territory noith
of tlio Kansas line between the aflssouri
river and the western ocean.
The original Ilrowncll hull was n two-story
structure , I0xf > 0 feet in sizeami , ould hardly
furnish comfortable counters for two do/en
pupils.
bo unsatisfactory were tlio accommodations
that u I thin a few years it was decided to
build n now hall , and tbo Seventeenth street
site wus selected as the most suitable location
lor the now building.
A lot was purchased of Mr. Herman
KountzoforlrUOland that gentleman pre
sented the collcKOwith the adjoining lot ,
which furnished ail the ground that v as then
deemed necessary for the purpose in view.
That wns In 1MH , nnd the new building
costing $10,000-\\iis erected under the direc
tion of Bishop Ularkson.
It may hero bo stated that real estate at
that time was much higher than It became
years afterward , nnd as recently as ISbO ,
twelve years later , adjoining lots that wore
fully ai desirable In o\cry way could readily
bo puicha&cd for $1,000 , nnd two of the con
tiguous lots were offered for $1,300 , the snnio
price that had been paid for one lot years bc-
foie , nnd ono of those lots was sola about
ttiat time for STUD.
In Its dny Ilrowncll hall was considered a
very siipoilor building and was capable of
providing for 100 pupils.
Preparatory to entering upon its extended
carter of usefulness , the institution was in
corporated , and of the original incornomtors
Colonel Champion S. Chnso , Henry \y. Yutcs ,
lion. J. M. Woolworth nnd Judge G.V. .
Boano still ictnin the places on the board of
trustees that they have held for the past
twenty-two jears.
The then now building was 50x00 feet In
sl/o and contained foity-llvo rooms.
For a few ycnrs tlio structure was found
biifllcicntly ample in size and appointments to
xincet the demands made upon it , hut the
ruthless march of tlmo soon outstripped it ,
anil * its accommodations were found to bo
v holly inadequate.
The institution was rapidly growing in
public favor , and to meet the demands nrndo
upon It it was found necessary In ISNi to
make another clmnpo whereby the present
magnificent buildings , spacious grounds and
beautiful chapel on South Tenth street \\ero
prepared to curry on the work that had been
.to auspiciously begun.
This building Is in the shape of nn H and
Is 200 feet long and 100 fcotdeep. It has
thrco full stories , basement and subbasement
ment , and cost $ & 5,000 , exclusive of the fur
niture , which cost $ . ' 0.000 moro. The south
wing is not yet completed , but it Is believed
It will bo necessary to complete It at ouco to
provide necessary nccommodntlons.
It Is unnecessary to speak at length of the
elegantly furnished parlors and reception
rooms ; the spacious balls and cozy apart
incuts , wncro tno pupils arc provided with
more than tbo ordinary comforts and con
veniences of home ; the largo study hnll ,
with Its beautiful stained-glass windows ,
nnd desks for 140 ambitious students :
.tlio score of class rooms ; the dancing-room ;
t\io music-room , with its dozen of ndjuccnt
practice rooms , caoh with Us music rack ana
plauo ; the dining hull , the kitchen and laun
dry , and so on ad Inflnltum. They nro nil
there , and oven more , nud they arc tbo piido
and delight of tbo student as well as of tlio
visitor.
It Is hardly necessary to see all of the
apartments of this struc turo to iuingluo the
difference In the accommodations provided
for the Browncll girl ot twenty years ago and
those furnished her younger sister of the
present tlmo , jet It Is very doubtful If ono of
moro recent graduates of tjio Institution
takes a hit moro prldo In her alma muter
than the one who walked forth from the portals
tals of the recently demolished structure on
Seventeenth street to cntur upon the great
battloof lifo.
The graduates of the now Brownell have
hut recently passed the wonderful threshold
and como face to fneo with the stern realities
of o\ery-dny life , \Uillo those who left the
shelter of the older building In the earlier
years hiuolongsluco learned to appreciate
the careful training there received , and value
it accordingly.
But is there , after all , so much difference
between tbo dear , old Hrownell of yesterday
and today , or of today and the future J Wo
rend of progress and advancing civilization ,
but In these mutations of tlmo is there any
change iu human natural
If those old rafters nud dusty corners could
huvo spoken , nml those sphinx-like walls of
the now temple of learning could bo Induced
to sKiik | , don't you suppose that there would
bo a remarkable similarity in the tales un
folded into our willing ears ?
Weren't there , dear"friends sworn to life
long fealty , then as now !
M'iv it Impossible to exchange the most
iiderful nud confidential secrets tuenty
ago !
Were llttlo Jealousies and heartaches un
heard ot la that former tlmo I
Did not girls then consider themselves In
duty bound to full inadly in love with some
strange- youth , good-looking or other
wise , Just because some circumstance
of " tbo mooting suggested n tlnga of ro man cot
"Was homo slight touch of sentiment over
then mlstaku'i for tlio bursting o ! the mighty
passion I
i Were quarrels followed by the painful yet
pleasant "mnklng up" In sous nnd tear * !
1'crhans not , vet old Hrownell could surely
have told us differently.
\Vbat a pity that It IIM passed awnv , with
its countless harmless secrets unrovealed. In
its latter days , whcu the mlco scampered
fearlessly across its nttlu floor , whllu the
spider , undisturbed , spun her silken meshes
across the rafters , old Ilrowncll umy have re-
llccted on the Iinprluass of earlier yccrs , hut
wus too true a frleiitl to betray any of Us con
fidences.
The friendship and rivalry , the pleasure
mil pain , the Joys and the beuilaches that
there asserted themselves nro not for the
public knowledge , but they llvo again In
tunny hearts when thoughts of the old hall
arise.
Old Browncll has gone , and lu Its place
pvill shortly rise the walls of u commercial
mart , which will bo Its monument.
The epitaph must bo written. "It died a
victim to the progress and civilization that
It had fostered and encouraged , to malic room
lor another not us It was , hut as it desired
jultobo , "
Among tbosovbo will subscribe to this
icnthucnt are the following who ouco trod
those classic halls. AVbeiji not otherwise
Itntcd they arc residents of Omaha :
iirs. Ilclca Burr , Mrs. Flcmoa Drake ,
Mn. K. H Davis , Mrs. Ida Tllden , Mm.
Willis Yatcs. MIssMlnnlo 11. AVIlnon , Miss
Mtllonn Hutlcrlleld , Mrs. Joy Morton of
Chicago. Mrs. S. U. llarkaloxv , Miss May
Cirnpbcil , Mrs. Theodora L. Hingwnlt , Mrs.
Krcd Harris of Ord , Miss May Uundy , Miss
Kannie U'nll , Mrs. Lucy M Wiiffgoncr , Mrs.
Hlhard ( Hall , Mn. Cnrrlo M. Trcmnlnc. Miss
Oslo Abbot of Fremont , Miss Jennie Wittcm ,
Miss Anna Nllsson of Fremont , Mrs. Lulu
Urlswold , Miss lulu Shears , Mrs. "Will
Chambers , Miss Wipijc-nhoni of Ashland ,
MM Elizabeth a. Hall. Mlw Flora Oistcttrr
of lilair , Mrs , Gcorgo Smith , Miss MaryU.
Thomas of Tails City , Miss Minnie Comfort
of Logan. In. . Miss Lucy K Burgess of
Plottsmouth , Misses May nnd Carlotta Craw-
font of West Point , Miss Ethel Davenport of
Nebraska , Miss Lcoln. Carter.
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Dr. Ulrnov cures catarrh , Hco Wdg
4
JMTE11AKV XOTKH.
The Forum for September will contain
a political ossuv on "Money Interests in
Political Affairs" by the editor of the
Now York Hvonln Post , E L. Godldn.
In the Buino number , Sotuitor John T.
Morgun of Alabama replica to Senator
Clmndlop'H recent arttclo on "The
Federal Control of Elections. "
Harper's YoungI'coplo for August 20
contains llio lust inwlsilmont of Mr.
Howclla' berltil "A '
juvenile , Boy'n
Town. "
Mrs. Ouster's now book , "Followinpr
the Guidon , " 1ms just been published
by Harper k Brothers.
When the young Loid DuiTorin
readied his majority his mother , Helen ,
countess of Gilford , and guinddnughtor
of Shufiilnn , presented him with u silver
lamp nnd pooin. Ho built a tower ns u
fhrino for tlio lump and had the poem
engraved on si gold tablet. Lord Tenny-
bon , touched by this ideal deed , was
moved torito a poem , which was ulso
engraved on a gold tablet. The story ol
"Holcn's Towor" is told in the Septem
ber Wide Awake.
Already over six thousand copies of
"Flvo Llttlo Poppers Midway"a bcquel
lo "Five Llttlo Peppers and IIow They
Grow , " have been sold in the last two
months.
It Is understood that Mr. Ilopklnson
Smith , the well known artlbt , who lias
recently written Borne chutmlng articles
upon Mexican lifo , will appear as a
novelist iti the coining year of The Cen
tury. His llrst novel , a fivo-pajfo fclorv ' ,
"Colonel Carter of Cartersvillc , " wi'll
botriii in the jfovombor number.
"Pierre's Soul " Ohnot's
, Georffos now
novel , bids fair to rival his very success
ful story , "Dr. Hiuneau. " It is pub
lishcd by The "NVavecJy company , St ,
Louis.
The August number of the Jenness-
Miller Majjazlno is unusually full of mat
ter , the physical culture aiticlo leading ,
as usual. Kate Kauffman discusses
"Varying Types of Beauty" inapaiticu-
hirly happy fctyle. Mabel Ilnvden con
tributes a grncoful poem , while the edi
torials are timolv and well consideied.
The Woi'thlngton companvKow York ,
haa just Issued a strong dramatic story
of French lifo entitled "Catherine's Co
quetries" by Camille DoBaus , translated
by Leon Mend.
"Tho Rag- Picker of Paris" by Felix
Pyat , a rival of "Lcs Miwirablcs , " has
been ibsued from the prcbS of IJenj. Ii.
Tucker , Uoston. "Tho novel combines
the piibsion of Shakeripoaro and the rea-
eon of Moliero , " pays tlio yrcut critic
Ileinrlcli Heine.
Among the latest books issued by the
Humboldt publishing compuiiv of Now
Yoik are "I'hyslojjnomy and Expres
sion" by Pablo iviantego za , 'Tho Quin
tessence of Socialism" by Pro' . A.
Schallle , and "Darwinism nnd Politics1'
by D.ivid G. Ritchie , M. A.
The eleventh volume of the Library o
American Literature , juat published ,
contains additional selections and
biographies of all authors whoso writ-
Inps are included in this collection , This
volume completes the workwhich coveis
the entire Held of American literature
from the time of Captain John Smith to
the present day. It contains selections ,
in part or complete , from the best works
of American authors , not only of those
whoso names are known to fame , but
also of many a forgotten favorite , whoso
works are thus preserved from oblivion.
In this work is found the gleanings of
the best American thought , embracing
a period of almost 300 years and ranging
in variety from the negro melody to the
sermon.
Dr. Birnoy euros catarrh , 33eo
Sleep.
Whatever feats of endurance men iniiy
accomplish they cannot llvo long with
out sleeping. The victim of the ChinoKS
'waking torture' ' seldom survives moro
than ten days. Those condemned to dlo
by tbo waking torture , which la inli-
nitoly worse than tlio deatli buffered by
Kcmmler two weeks ago , are given all
they wished to cat and drink , but whenever -
over they close their oycs they are tabbed
with bpears and sharp sticks until they
awaken , says the St. Louis Republic.
There Is no tortuio more horrible.
Men sleep under condition of bodily
ily and munUil suffering. Tlioso con
demned to die , oven tliouiih they fear
their fate , generally sloop the night before -
fore execution. Soldiers have bcun
known to sleep \Uion on a long and
wciiriboiuo march wliilo walking in the
ranks , or Ijlng on : i bed of stones or in
the mud and water. No ono knows just
what bleep is. The prevailing theory as
tolls nature is that of the physiologist ,
Proyer , who holds that icfuso matter ac
cumulates in the nervous centres ia such
quantity as to bring about insensibility.
This Insensibility is sleep , which con
tinues until the brain lias boon relieied
of this waste matter by its absorption
Into the chculatton , '
Dr. Dirnoy cures hay fever. Bco bldg.
On Snake c-reck , n few miles above Its
mouth an eld man of thonarao of Chalkcr
lives all alone who is so familiar \\lth the
snakes Unit by common consent lie is called
Snnko Chalkcr , writes a Montnise , If. Y. ,
correspondent of tlio Now York Sun. His
largo f.um lius uloujj tlio creek , extruding up
011 either side to the \cry top of the hills , Ou
ono occasion , while passing that way , the
writer bitched Ills horse at his cato anilcnt
in to sco him. HunUK ; ! up nil around the
old-fashioned llreplaco I observed what ui *
pesrod to bo dressed eels , pioparinft for the
table. They were exceptionally lurjio of their
Wild , aud I asked where hu caught sucli largo
eels.
eels."EelsI"
"EelsI" said ho. "Those nro ray rattle-
iiukci. "
"And 'vlmt are ) ou going to do with
them I"
"Eat them. They nro much finer than eel. "
I'asilng toward his back door , ho said :
"Coino out and scowhat I , have in the
jai-d. "
In tuo yard were snaUcs by the score ; nil
Itlnds , but bl.icksnaKes and inttlouakca In
Kroiit numbers. How ho caught thorn , how
ho put them where they were , ho explained
follows s
as :
"You boo these tubs , as I call them , in
which 1 keep them. Tbco are hollow lops
sawed off about ton foot long , burned out and
made smooth Inside , so tlio snakes can't pet
out. I place ouo end of the lo ? , or tub , about t
llvo feet In the ground. I then put the snakes
down-about twentj or thirty In each tub.
and Itcop them , feedliip them every dny until \
I want to use them. Snakes , jou knowcome
out of their dens on ; \ arm , pleasant days and 1
lie on the rocks to sun themselves , 1 cut a
small stick with a crotch ut 010 ci.d. I up-
pronch them quietly , aud placing- the crotch 1
on thosnuko's ueck.liold It firmly down until 1
I put a stout pin through his lips. Then 1t
twisting' it about so bo can't open his mouth
or bite , 11111 my pockets or a basket and tulco
them homo and replinlsb my tubs , When I 3t 3I I
want a snnko to eat or sell I slip a noose over
his head and bring him up. "
Dr , Birnoy euros bay favor. Bco bldg ,
WITH ITS GLITTERING EYE ,
The Snaio Charmed the Manager so that Ho
Couldn't Morn ,
A STRANGE MONSTER OF HISTORY ,
People Carried OfT by llio
Ueant Himkrs Her Only Friend1)
Haulers fur
Food.
If over n man's hair stood on end through
fright that hair belongs to James E. lrwlnas- ,
.sistant malinger of thoclcctilc light works of
Plnlnlleld , N. J.
IIo had nn experience the other night which
ho will recollect until his djlng day. feeling
tired ho lay on the lounge in his oftlcoand was
Just doring off Into n ple.isaut llttlo sleep
when ho heard n rustic among the waste
paper in the Basket.
Looking at the basket Mr. Irwin became
transited , nnd tlie sight ho behold stalled
the cold perspiration from every pore in his
sklu.
sklu.A
A huge snake was slowly gllillnir over the
op.Vhcn Its tall reached the lloor It celled
ts body und swuj ed its head , Its glistening
alack ujes being ll\edon Mr. Irwin.
That gentleman says he appeared to lose all
ontrol over his arms , legs and body. IIo
ould not rise from the lounge nnd ho shouted
or help , but the noise of the machinery in the
hlg room adjoining drowiml hts erics. The
nake then uncoiled Itself , and , with n slim-
lus motion , started for the lounge.
The spoil over Mr. luvlu seemed to ho
> rokcn , and seeing n big wrench on a shelf
ho gentleman Jumped off the louniror.nd
n.ulu for It. The snnko saw the act , and
uhun ensued nn nwful battle. Irwin aimed a
hlow with the wrench at the snake's head
and missed It , hut hit the reptile on the body.
Three successive times did Air Irwln tty to
denl the fatal blow , bat each time failed.
With its body crushed whcio tlio wrench
lad fallen , the reptile writhed nnd twisted In
a \aln endeavor to reach Its enemy , who wns
low dodging around the worn , keeping dear.
The ofiice Is a small room \\lth ono oatlet ,
nnd as the snake was bitween him nnd the
door Irwin was a prisoner. Watching his
chance , he suddenly rushed in to doao quar
ters and by n well-directed hlow crushed tlio
snake's bend and ended the lltsht.
Mr. Irwin then called some of the men
ind together they meisured the dcid reptile.
[ t was seven feet ono Inch lon nnd the body
wns as thick as a man's arm. Those who
aw it did not rccogni/o its spiclcs.
In March , 1701 , a frightful creature , which
Pierre Despaire cays was a niKtuie of man ,
bear nnd wild bo.ir , made its appearance
near Gevuudnn In France , says the til. Louis
Republic. During the summer several prov
inces wcro terrorized by the nwful deeds of
the uncanny creature , which , notwithstand
ing its many depredations , managed to keep
out of sight until about the mlddlo of the De
cember following , when n peasant voninn
claimed to have met a monstiosity of tlu'inobl
frightful kind , having the boitvofan ulll a-
tor , the lull ot a lion , the claws of a wolf and
the boriid , mocking laugh of a furnishing
liyena
According to this woman's story , the beast
lind the head of u man , with the sUn so
tightly drawn over it as to give it tlio appear
ance of n dc.Uh-hendthi3 eyes being so ikcph *
sunk In' their sockets as to bo invisible al
though the creature stooj directly In front of
her. The woman told her story in the \illage
but vuts disbelieved until the follow ing mornIng -
Ing , vl cii It was ascertained thut two little
jjirls and a boy , whohuJ gene to a pastuio
with some goats , were missing. In thcnfter-
noon of the following day the head of the boy
was found In a raUne. No other UMCO of
their w hereabouts e\or \ discoveica.
The people were no\v \ completely panic-
stricken , and they would search for the crea
ture only in squads of tv.elvo or morefearing
to separate lest the brute would devour them.
Tbo legislature of Languedoe. offered y.OJJ
llrrcs for the animal's head , cctually sending
out a detachment of mounted soldiers In
search of it. In January , JM , only about
tbrco weeks after tlio boy and the two llttlo
girls were killed by tlio thing. It attacked
some children who were herding sheep in
the mountains , but all esiped , perhaps by the
brute taking a feast of mutton Instead , The
day but ouo following it appeared again , this
tlmo carrying off ono of the children.
It was next heard of in the viciultv of
Mozel , where It carried off one woman and
several children , besides , nn old account
says , "taUng the heado cleano uv a man , "
The Gazette do Franco published u full ac
count of these ravages in February , 17iVi , und
the king offered O.OOJ livres to the pjftiou or
persons that would cap turo it. Captain
Duhamel of the dragoons organized a gcnoi-.il
hunt , dressing his men as wo'nenund , hiving
tboni attended by children. The hunt was a
failure and the clcaolator kept up his i jy-
nes during the .spring and summer of t < Tj ,
until September 'M of that year , when It was
killed by Sleur Kciiihardt. No one wus
allowed to see the ercaturo except the
mounted guruds under the ilulro of Orleans.
It Is believed even to this day that it wns a
creature , unknown and unheard of , notwith
standing two repot is , ono of which said It
was a bluck lion , the other thnt it wns a Rus
sian wolf.iieithor of which seems likely when
It is known that it killed and can-led off nut
less than sixty-eight men , women and chil
dren from December , 17C4 , to September , 17ti. > .
A singular character , by name Martha Ann
Tillson , and \\lio vuis known as "tho snuko
woinnn"died near hero iceontly , suvs a
Salem , To. , special to the PitLsburg Dis
patch. She lived iu a little cibin at the foot
of Twelve O'clock ICuob anil led a hermit's '
11 fc. having no ono to share her nboJo ex cpi
snakes. By the few who were ever nllov.ed
to see the interior of her cabin it is said to
luivo literally swarmed i1th her strange com
panions , with which she ate and slept , .md
which wcro to bo seen lying In her bosom and
coiled about her nock , body and llmhs when
ever she was caught slcht of.
Her extraordinary predilection for these
unpleasant ctcutures Is supposed to nave
niisen fiom a morbid feeling tl'ftt she -was ,
llko thorn , hated of men , for. natimlly deformed -
formed , sbu rccehcd in addition an injury to
the spine while an Infant , and , though per
fectly sound In mind , was of so sensitive u
nature ns to render her miserable and uneasy
in the presence of any but her parents. She
was observed to steal away every day with a
can of milk iiiul on being followed was found
to bo caressing a dozen or so hideous rattle
snakes , while they drank from the vessel
which bho held in her lup. Horrified , her
parents tried to reason with her , then to
punls\ and finally to couilno her , in an en
deavor to break her of her fondness for the
reptiles , but s > he jiined so for her pets that
they feaicd she v.oulddlo If kept from them.
She was a little , fair woman of about forty-
fUe , with sandy hair , very abundant mid
long , which she were in n number of tluht
plaits , which , combined with her deformity
nnd the odd , miscellaneous style of dressing ,
the result of her refusal to hold communica
tion with a fellow-being served to make her
a most remarkable looking object. She was
looked upon as a witch by the negroes about ,
who declared her to bo posso.scd of tlio evil
oje , and hated und feared her accordinirly ,
though her lifo \\as a most harmless , quiet
ono. She had been dead some days when
discovered , and her dead body was Ittemllv
covered by a writhing muss of snakes , which
had to bo killed before It could bo removed ,
for the reptiles turned viciously on ull approaching
preaching the remains. On her heart was
found celled u hugo rattlesnake dead.
Jesse Jones , "a Turmer living near Cola
Springs , ten miles vest of Lawrence burg ,
Ind. , passed through a most thrilling oxitor-
iciice tbo other etcnlug whilent work bind
ing wheat on his farm , says the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
lie had stooped to gather n sheaf ofwheat
i In his arms to bind It , and while holding the
bundle to his breast for that purpose
black snake glided from the sheaf of grain
aim encircled his neck.
As ho felt its cold , clammy body tlght ning
Its folds around his throat ho dropped the
bundleof wheat and excitedly clutched the
rapidly enfolding reptile with both hands ,
He strove to tear it from his neck. This in
creased the rage of the make and twice it
bit him ouco on the arm nnd oneo on the
hand , at the snnu tnno throwing a cell of Us
body around the arm and with Its strong
folds pinioning the limb nnd drawing it close
to his neck , rendering it useless.
Jones , fully realizing the terrors of
his situation and unable to scream in
a loud voice , struggled with the
unrestrained arm to keep the furl-
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Urinary Troubles
KIDNEY AND LIVER DISEASES
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PRIVATE DISEASES.
It is the duty of every lionorahlo phy-
bluiun to dn all ho can to roll eve human
sulTurmg , and , whiio such diseases
axUt , wo doom it our duty to minister
to tliolf alleviation and euro without
questioning tlio degree of depravity
\\hiuli has brought on the trouble.
Munv men and women of pure minus ,
who have nevoi parted from tlio paths
ol virtuo.have unconsciously rontractud
diseases which , sooner or later , will sap
the springs ot life or lay the foundation
for a miserable old npo. unless ulicckud
and cured. Hiivinp had n larpo oxucri-
cncc in this class of diseases , wo can , in
all sincerity , assure the afllieted that
under ourmethod of treatment rapid
cures arc ulTcuted in the worst conceiv
able ciisea in. n short limo und at a rea
sonable expense. Remember that the
only danger comes Irorn neglect or at
tempting to cure jouiNolf by using ure-
scripilons that have uroved successful
in curing : your friondri. Do not-there
fore waste time and complicate the dif-
lii'ully , no'- ' let false modesty dolor jou
from at once upplyiilg u * , either in
pet-ton or by , letter. Strict , confidence
wilt be observed , anfl exposure
never cone : at aur hands.
J.BETTSOETT
Medical and Surgical Institute ,
1409 DOUGLAS STREET , OMAHA , BEBRASKA ,
FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALL
Chronic , Nervous , Special and Surgical Diseases
AND DISEASES OF WOMEN ,
Dis. Hctts & Itetts are the oldest , most experienced and widely
known specialists in ( lie United States in the ticatincnt of Chronic
and Surgical Diseases. Our extensive American and European Hos
pital , military and private experience , should entitle us to your con
fidence as the most skillful specialists in the conntiy.
Drs. Hetts & Belts cure \vliere \ others fail , With them , in every
case , cure means cure. Consultation , cither in person or by letter ,
is fiee.
A Cure ( iniirantccd ml
CHROXIC DISEASES
01 ?
( I
Jlcn and IVoracn Suc
DISHASIiS , cessfully Treated.
Ijc > t Mnnhooil , Nerv
' ous mia I'liynlod llrlill-
ALL IISOiUn'S ) ! !
Ity. l.xhaustodVltnllty.
of tbo I'ru ' i ni tun ) Dcollnu ,
\\iMikiieHS \ \ In Wonii'ti
and ull functional < ! < -
SEXUAL ORGANS riiiigriiicnli tlmt rtiult
fioni > oiillifiil follies or
court ) cei Hlii nftoryuuri.
A 11 communications
And manhood nnd energy - nnd cuiiM'iMitlutis sacredly
coiiltdoiillul.
credly
.
orgy M'Morcd.
Consultation Free' '
nnarintciil iicrmnni'iit
cu r ' , ruinova I com jilete ,
u It limit cult Ini , ojuistl"
nr tlllitutli 11. I'lirtiof-
A FRIENDLY TALK WILL foetal al lunno by pi- :
tll'llllllMUlt II II I O-
COST YOU NOTH iin > iil' ' < pain or annoy-
iinct' A. vimclirful loin-
ING. wlv whlcli iitvor futli
A. SUR.1S OURl . nnd nl-o curts allilt--
iiml Irritation.
The awful I'iTccts nf Ktily Vice , whirl.
PILES brlnrs oiRJiilo oal iie s < lc < trmlir.r lmtl > \\osnccissfiilly tieiit
, inliid and lioily , ullli ull Its ( lieaclftil Ills.
Rectal pciniuiiontly cured. \Von.uig \ ] . Her Diseases
Fistula Ulcers
, DR.S. BISTTS
E > cry ( uniplatiit Inol-
CUHEI ) . n thc o who luixo liupiind t'lotn- iluut to females lit the
liy liniiiop'r liiiliilcciiciBiiiiilMtlltury
No Unlfo usrd. ? Co iiln : linlilthldi i iiin Ixilb In dv and mind , 1111- llio iiiu of
or ( Irlontloii from biibl- IlltlnK tliuin for business , sti.dy suid iniu- nnillliu cliaiiiit ! ol Itfo ,
iioss. < "nn > cii r.mteul. 1 1 ice1. fi'iniloLMl.iios \ - , , pro-
Co'isnlut'onfroit. MA.HUIKHMV.N. ortho-o cntuitiizoiillint 1'ip'iis u'pil , iilcc-rnllo : ! ,
happy life u aru of phyiletil ( lubllllj- UMIOIirillllM. IlllLCtOlll
If w i can't curi' vou ( ifiiot liliv nnil bliuldcr ,
wonlll fianlily tell you OUl-i SUOOB SIs H ilns in tin ! luck , pain-
. ( ill ur > riHiCl Mien-
so.
sup ]
Is 1 n-i\ \ facts. Vliit 1'r.ictliitl
ninjinii OMIO- sti tuition. lioutmuiit
rl ii" < - fcoco1'nny ! ciso Is t'liei'lnllv \vanantul to prMliici'
il , ( Iiu-i st irtln.'iifK'lit. ' 1 lilnlMull - .
Ihdrocclc Varicocdc i > \icct | fl ioMilt > Advice -
, lues re Ui.i ml liiniirlnbcjraton ev.i' tlj vice frd , oonlicUntliil
Permanently Ciiied. ' iistf , lima etluftini ! euioi lth- an Jiollablu.
.
'ujiiry.
ADDRESS OR CALL. ON
DRS. REITTS 8c BE/T'TS ,
Ofllco IJours : Sa , rn. tciS p. in. ; Sunilajs Kin. rn. to 1 p. in.
S. E. Cor. Sixteenth and Capitol Avenue.
t i -oplctutolo nrt ieprrs''iit our faculty , The one wltli p3ctaclpslia\ the tifliiblrd look , Is Ihc booU-ktcrci of Hntlibuii&
Co. . nf tl c I'rnctleal Depart incut , lie en unit gut hlslionks tnjialiiieisiiiullt worries him , as lie must liaio Ms woik rculy fur the
nuxtdnyor Icso liN job. The otlicr1wo will nunUoii In nnolhur Is-uo. Ilnok-lccplnn Is tniilit ! by Actual Himliicss Practice , h'n llsli
l.r.inclus , I'cniniiii'h 11 , Muirtliniii1. mill Tjpi writing. I'ciiiiinnthli ) anil niiellsliiuuisu frco to Slinrtl and svhuliiis. Our fceliool IB the oldest
Iiuvi" > tiuii1 l > c-t Intlius ate. SitIsJjctlon sum antci'il or money luftmdeil. 'llio o intetliig In fevptcuibci wlllieccho 10 per cent discount.
Cull unor
unorRATHBUN. . EWING & CO.
ou& Minim from choUIng him to death l > y
uripplKgit- near the bead. holilliiR the rcptllo
BO us to prc\cut It from bltitifrhim niain uinl
weakening its jioncr of scjucczlns the brcuth
out of htm. Ho stavtiKl to rou In thut condi
tion to another p.irt , of thu llelitnhcro hi ?
fattier and Mr. Bossong veixs uorhhiK. The
men spied tno jontig fcllovv coinlntr hur
riedly toward thennnd , divining from his
stmnijo actions that something \ viisvroiif ? ,
hiislcncd to meet hi ni. Nor did they reach
him any to boon , for with the heat , excite
ment and stnifjplo bo was undorgoinir , the
] > oor fellow's ' strength was fast failiiu'
iilin , and to have fallen or loosened his hold
upon the squirming twisting snnko would
Imvo cnuhlcd it to Imvo oxcrtcd Its full
strenRth inidj bavo tightened its powerful
coils about his neck , clioktuii him to dcatu.
So llrmly had it ciiUvlned Its body about the
youiif ? man's throit that-the two men could
not easily uncoil Its strong folds. The father
drew bis pocket knifa aud cut the living
nei'klaco in twain. Wh vi released the unfortunate -
fortunate vK-tiin waasoi-.iaik that ho could
scarcely stnud , and had1 to bo assisted to the
house. HH hand and unri were bitten and
swelled toun ImmodcratoBlzo , but ns tlio bite
of a bliultsnuko Is not poisonous no serious
apprehension Is felt on thnt account. With
homo remedies freely applied the wounds uro
expected to cause no inconvculeuto utter a
foudms' soreness.
Tbo fierceness of the reptile and Its stub-
horn , nggrcsbivo llfilit usoinst the man was
considered unusual , but''Several ' old farmers
acquainted with tno pccnllnrlties of this
strange snake say tlmt hot weather , and
thirst make that specie1 * of rcptllo llerccly
snvago , and thut It is not Itff recpjunt for them
to attack man and beast. Often they will
cell themselves about the ICKI of a cow and
hold the animal In place until they have ex-
traded from her udder nil the milk their ap-
pcnlto craves.
After seeing Jones to Ills homo and carlnp
for him , tbo men returned to tlio Held and
measured the dead snake , and found Its
length to bo G feet and 1 Inch ,
Jones declares thut no money could over
induce him to undergo again tlio torture ho
endured during twenty minutes ho was
almost helpless In the embrace of his Miako
shlp , and says that at times It hccmcd as U
hit eyeballs would burst from their sockets.
Only by keeping his presence of mind was ho
able to resist the dizzy feeling that preceded
unconsciousness , which ho know would allow
tlio snuke to unresistingly choke the Ufa out
of him.
There may not bo any of the big sea ser
pents that sailors tell about but Captain
Green , who commands the three-masted
schooner , .Abby II. Green , knows there are
small ones , for bo has caught and eaten two
of them , ears a Philadelphia special to the St.
Louis Republic. Ho brought la Us vessel to
day from Georgetown with n cargo of lumber
nnd anchored olT Kuipn Point.Vhcn she
eamo ushore ho told his story , Captnlu
Green , to substantiate hli statements. Invites
nil wlio arosUeptic.il to como aboard nnd ox-
ninlno the skin and heads of tbov serpeiiU ,
\vbieh ho has piescrvcd. The greater portion
tion of their llesh was eaten by Ciipt-iin
Green nud his crow , and all ugreo that it was
tlio sweetest me.it they bad ever tasted ,
" 1 Mas Just oft Capo llattonu Light on
Juno Jl , " the skipper said , "wlim itrango
monsters wcro seen plajhifj around the ves
sel. "
Captain Green pot some very heavy cod
lines , baited the hooks und went fishing. No
sooner wcro the lines over tlio vessel's stern
than one of the peculiar fish bo an to gnawat 1
the bait. It was in les ? tlmo tlun it would
take to tell the tale that the fish was caught
and Inuled on uo.ml the ship by the combined
efforts of the whole crow. When tbo catch
H.I.S landed on deck It JumpoJ about from ono
sldo to the other. It was possessed
of wonderful stiength. Captain Green
chopped its head off , aud even then for sev
eral minutes it kicked up a pioatdlsturbanco.
After this ono was dressed Captain Green
tried his luck again. The sea was iulto
smooth and not a bicath of air wns to bo had ,
aud tlio water was clear. Soon a monster
took the bait and pave it a Jerk that nejrly
pulled Captain Urcca over the traftiiill. Ho
sang out for help and several of the crew
came to help him haul In the Ash. Tlio fish
fought like u tarpon , sometimes jumping out
of tlio water mid then dlvlnn down under
neath the vessel's bottom , r'or fully thirty
minutes Captulu Green nnd crow struggled to
overpower this strange animal of the sea , but
at last the line parted und it escaped.
Soon after ho caught another Hsu llko the
first and ate it. Captain Grcon described tbo
serpent us being eight foot long and ucighing
about ono hundred und fifty pounds. Its body
In parts closely resembled that of a rock lUli ,
on a much laincr scale , bat It hnd an enor
mous head. The oycs wcro like these of u
human being , and some of the sailors
believed they hud luukc'd the licad
of tbo devil till convinced cuch
could not bo the case. Cuptnln
( irccu says the vorago Just completed was u
remarkable ono. Ho harpooned quantities of
largo dolphins and brought them on board ,
Tlioso who Know Captain Orocn jilaco
every confidence In his story , nnilwhllo many
disbelieve in tbo existence of the sen icrpcnt ,
they think It extremolr probable that ho bus
discovered a now species of tlsb.
Mrs. Wary Hoot of Mamsbury , the day be
fore the Fourth of July was ; ltltten on her
forxhood by a copperhead snake ivhllo she
was putting a pie on tbo swing shelf in her
cellar , the snake having climbed to the shulf
In some way and lying tlicro celled , SIHS u
Uallpa , 0. , dispatch to the ? e\r "i'ork Bun.
The poison of the snake affected Mrs. Root so
seriously that for several ( lavs iho vas not
expected to live , being mostof the tirno delir
ious. Tli * venom finally succumbed to treat
ment und Mrs. IJoot gradually recovered ,
being able to pet out of the Iiotiso for tbo llrst
tlmo : ast week. Yesterday she went into
the jnrd to hang up clothes. She had her
clothespins inn muslin bag. She laid the lag
on the ground until she was ready to usolt.
When > lie thrust her hand Into the bag to
take out some clothes pins her middle linger
was seized by something , nnd Instantly a
shock of excruciating pain flashed from tor
linger to her shoulder. She quickly dmv
her linger from the bag and dropped tbo bag
on tlio ground. The Instant H struck the
ground a copperhead make ran out
und hurried away In the ( ? rass , Mrs.
Koot's cries brought aid to her , but she
became blind nnd delirious bofflio slio could
bo taken to the houso. Shots now Ulng in a
precarious stuto , und Dr. Hall doubts that
she will survive this second injection of cop
perhead venom Into her system while It vas
still affected by the first charge. The copper
head and its mate wcro found in the high
crass not fur from vhoro Mrs. Root vast
bitten , and both -were Killed
Two cows nnd ahorso running In pasture
on u farm adjoining the Uoot place vcro
found dead mid mueti swollen on dllToicnt
days of last week. The owner bcllcted that
they had boon poisoned by a hired man bo
had discharged , nud lie started for tbo jus
tice's ofllco to swear out a warrant for tbo
man's arrest. On his way to the lustiw's
the fanner took u short cut through the pas
ture where the ciittlo had died , When half
way across ho wns sUntied by ashrlll rnltlo ,
and discovered inn bunch of grass ahead of
him the deadly cell of n massussauciua , or
marsh rattlesnake. Ho killed the iwlsouous
reptile and vent no fuither , IIo know that
maisusaauqua aim not the hired man had
ItIIled his cons and horse.
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Heobldj , ' .
Kiiropcnn Nuvlon ,
M. Gofvlllo-llcucho , nn olllcnl reporter
in the French patllnmcnt. hns calcu
lated thnt botwooii 1871 nrid ISOO
1,101,105,553 ; RutJblai l,070,0im,7i)2. , , ) < - > !
the whole amount ox pond oil t > y bor ,
Fninco dovotcd U5 ix > r cent to tno con-
Btruotlon of now ships ; Russia , 0 per
cent ; England. 41 j,0r cunt ; Aufilrla ,
HI per cent ; Gormuny , 67i per cent ,
Dr. Birnoy euros catarrh , Bco bid ? .
1409 Douglas Street ,
OMAHA , -
SPECIALISTS
Chronic , Nervous , Skin
and Blood Diseases ,
TJrs. lletts A Belts
hands"ut tlio lusincss of trcatlnp ills-
cas-o. Tho.v have boon constantly en
gaged in ix varied und oxtonsi-vo prac
tice for the past-7 joarg.
Ilioy do not conllno themselves to
aiij ono disease , but successfully treat
all bodily deformities , nnd ovary class
of sexual ami oipnnic derangements.
Uhoy indulge In no doubtful experi
ments "just to BOO how it will work. "
Tlioy know exactly ffhut to do and liow
to do it , in evoryciuo. and tliolr surgical
operationsus veil as tlioir methodsol
t"catmcntiirc universally successful.
They employ no students , qunoks.or
ifjnoraniU8but , every man whom they
employ is n thorough practitioner , cu
line physician , ft skillful eurwcon , and
a competent atid reliable man , in whom
pntlorits niny clacocntiro confidence ,
Drs. UetU & Ilotts are phjsiolans.
They are Burgoons.
Thoi are specialists.
They huto wealth.
They lm\o \ ability.
Thcj hmo oxporlonco.
They hnvo a lontr list of patients
\vliom they have cured ot disease to
\vliom they can refer others bliuilurly
afllletcil.
Tholr olllcos are liandsomely mr-
nuhod , thoroufjlily oqwlppcii and
abundantly supplied with o\ory \ facility ,
every modern linprovemcut and appli
ance for tlio successful tro.itmQiit ol all
forms of disease.
The names of these famous bonclac-
tors ol their raeo are known nnd hon
ored ull over the length and breadth of
the land , nhcrovor disease anil sulTor-
ing are known , and thousands of per
sons can bo found in every fccetion ol
tlio country who eve fhoir restoration to
health indeed , tlioir lorylives toth.0
sulll r.nd linovledgB ofthoso cclobratod
inon. If jou are one of the thousands
who are still sufferingdolay no longer ,
Iwt have a consultation ut onto , cither
in pcieonor hy mall , with
BUS. UE'iTS & EETTS ,
1109 Uouslns Street , Omaha , Neb.
DIAMONDS , .
\VATCMES , Etc.
Our siilcs on both DIAJIONDS
and "WATCHES have Ijcoii UNUS
UALLY LiVUGE ol Into , owing to
our CUT PRICES. Our stock of
MOUKTED DLVMONDS was jrot-
tiiij ; prottjlowso , o Imvo justsot
a laiffts number ol CIIOIOE
STONES ol OUR 0\VN IMPOR
TATION" , and \vo \ otTer thoin at a
SMALL ADVANCE ABOVE
COST. The BQttlnpa comprise a
hirtroiiricty of SOLITAIRE and
CLUSfEB BINGS , SINGLE
STUDS. EAR-RINOSDROACIHS !
LACF , PINS , PENDANTS , HAIR
OHN MENTS , SLE11VE BUT
TONS , COLLAR BUTTONS ,
BltACr.LErS , N E C K L.A. C US ,
LOCKETS , etc. SPECIAL , DE
SIGNS OF SETTINGS made and
LOOSE STONES ol all sizes
MOUNTED TO ORDER. Rubles ,
Sapphires , Emeralds. Ponrls , and
all other preclouB Btdiics , mounted
and loose.
OUR GREAT SLAUGHTER
SALE of W-ATCIIES is still in
piofjrcss.
SOUP OOLDVATCIIES for
Lnaics at $15 $ , KO , 25 , $0 , KJ5 , $10 $ ,
i-lr . $ .10 , nnd upward.
GENTLEMEN'S SOLID GOLD
WATOIIIS ol all Icinds , Iromf25
uptotho finest prados ( Elgin , " \Val- \
tl am , Howard , etc ) .
LAU1ES' and GENTS' ' FINE
GOLD FILLED WATCIIKS ,
American movements , -\varrnnted
from 15 to Si ycnrs , onlj $ H.75 ;
wortli$25-anil upward.
SOLID SILVER WATCHES ,
$5 , 75. $8 , $10 $ , $12 $ , JI5 nnd up.
NICKEL WATCHES , $2,50 , $3.76 $
and 9 > 5.
SOLID GOLD CHAINS AND
LOCKETS ; ROLLED PLATE
CHAINS AND CHARMS sold at
HEDUC12D PRICI1S to purchasers
of Watches d urine this aalo.
5.000 FINE SOLID GOLD FIN
GER IIIIS'GS IromSl to lOcnoh.
H 'Watcli Repairing a Specialty ,
NOTICI ! Stranjjors vlstlnR the
city nro respectfully invited to cull
nnd take a look through our estab-
llshraont , whether wishing to pur
chase goods or not ,
MRX MEYER
St BRO , ,
Sixteenth and I'arnara ' Streets.
IKCAXDESCESf ELECTRIC LICIITBC.
Arc Lights and Motors.
Piunll Electric I.lglit plains for storelao -
torli-H , liot lsuto , a | > MiUj" . CorrcKpoiid-
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llulldln , Oiiialiu.NoU
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flflirullW ! tit.d. Km lilirto'
Hit ; a Is tli achnnwi tilrna
lcadlnit renifdylor nllilia
unnilurnl dlHcharKemna
prlvito dlicum-iof nun. A
tullif vrakucu pocullar
tuMnncn ,
ipnicrllKltiuil fctliaf *
In rccouunviilInK It to
BlIiutTerera ,
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Hold t I rn elU r
ruicc fi.vu ,