OIF DR. A. J. COOK , HRONIC DISEASES ! Diseases of Women and Diseases of the Rectum a Specialty. it The Dr. has been located In Coun cil Blaffi nesily two years-and hav- ng boon called profeaaionally during that time into the host families in the city and surrounding country , takes pleasure iu an announcing that ho has cotne to stay. Hia constantly increas ing practice at homo , in the midst of hia nwn people , in the best evidoncoof hia skill as a SPECIALIST , and ho wishes it understood , once for all , that his methods of treatment are STRICT LY scientific ; that ho doapiaca quick- ery aa well among so-called "Regular'1 and "Homeopathic" practitioners aa among traveling charlatans and "Cure- Alls. " He haa devoted fifteen yoara to the atudy and practice ot hia SPE CIALTIES and haa had the benefit of the moat ckillful training in the best. > * colleges and hospitals in the laud , and his no hesitancy in promising the very ' "s ' t * D6B' results to bo obtained trom scion * f i tlQ cmedicine and surgery. SPECIALTIES , It must bo evident to every cloao observer that no one miud , however gifted , can group morn than a mere ntnattoring of medical science , The field la too largo and the natural divis ions too numerous for anything more thin a cursory viaw of the vaat obatn- olss to bo encountered by the "gen eral" practitioner. Wo have our em inent surgeons iind our eminent prac titioners of medicine , after which fol io IT the noted aoeclalista , embracing the Eye , the E r , the Throat , the Langs , the Kidnoya and Bladder , Dia- oaisoa of Women , Insanity , &o , it3. , any ono of which requlrta yoara of patient atndy and practice to insure proficiency and ultimate success. The busy practitioner of to-day the "family" physician oui no more o-nbrace all these apoclaltiaa in his pr.ictico and do j'latico to his patients than ho can "bottle up sunlight , " yet how many physicians in the western s , WATER WAVES. \ t never require crimping , at Mr ยง . J. J. Quod's Hair Store , at prices never befcre touched by ny other hall dealer. Also a full line of switches , etc. at oreatly reduced prices. Also gold , ( I lUror and colored nota. Waves made from ladles' own hair. Do not fall to call before purchasing V ilMwhere. All gooUs vairanted as represented. MRS. J. J. GOOD , fi 89 Mam street , Council Ulutfa , Iowa. MORGAN , KELLER & GO , A.CEJ : xe , s The finest quality a d larpeijt stock west of Ohicat'O of v oodcn and ik- tulle Ca cs. Call * at tended to xt all h mri. We d fy c mpetiil > n in quality ot goods or prl 'ex. Our .Mr. Morgan ihaa served asu ider'akcr for forty yean and thor oughly u dcrstands Lin business. Warcroomx 34B and 3A7 Or an way. Upb bterlru In all IU branches promptly attended to ; nso carpet-Uy- lug ai.il lambrequins. Tclrgraphlc aru mall or- den filled without delay. _ EOWIH J. ABBOTT. Justice ot the Peace and Notary Public. tIBBroadway , Council Bluffs. JACOB SIMS , Attorney and Counsollor at Law , OOUNOIL LLUFFS , IOWA. OSiit Ucllahon bl-ck , rooms 1 and 2 KMn triit. WU1 practice ID Bute and court ) . $500 REWARD. The above reward will be paid to any person who will produce a Faint that will equal the Pennsylvania Patent Rubber Paint , for preserving Shingles , Tin and Gravel Roofa. Warranted to be Fire and Water Proof. All orders promptly attended to. Cheaper and bet ter than any other paint now In use. STEWAKT & 8TEFIIKN80N. Bole Proprietors , Omaha llouec , Omaha , Neb. REFERENCES. Officer b Pugey , Dr.lUco , Dr. Plnney , Full * Council Bluffs , Iowa. Din office. Omaha Neo v o EUROPEAN HOTEL , The meet contrail ? located hotel In the city. Boom Itt 11.00 , II.Mand W.OOporday. Fir C'm Restaurant connected wit tht hota _ HURST. - - Prop. . Vsurtbmd ' * fV Streets. 7VCO. Bend $1 , 52 , 53 , or $5 for & re. tail box by Kxprew of the best Candles in America , put up p ; alcgant boxca , and strictly pure Suitable for fpreaents. Expreai : hargea light. Refers to all Obi- sago , Try it once , OQ O. P. QUNTHEn : Confectioner , - Chic * : fl-28am Hyacinths. Tulles. Crootuea. And all other far Fall Planting. Largoit MWJ merit ever ehown In Chicago- niiutratvd Catalogue free. Bend for It Hiram Sibley & Co. , BKEDMEN , CD-SCO EindolphBt , GMc MBS , E , J , HARDING , M , D , . Medical Electrician AND GYGNEGOLOGIST. Graduate of Electropathlo iDitltntlon , Phila delphia , Fenna. Office Cor , Broadway & Glenn Ave. COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA. The treatment of all diseases and pulnfol dlf Scultlcs peculiar to females a cpocUlty. W. R. VAUGHAN : JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Omaha and Council Bluffs Real Katate & Collection Agency. In Odd Fellow's block , over Savings' Bank. jac8-t ) WINTHERLICH BHGS. , Are now ready to contract for small castings of every description in MALLEABLE IRON , GRAY IRON , And any ALLOY OF BRASS. Six-da ! attention is called to the f ct that the metals are me ted in CKI'CIIILIM which glvea tte ycr > best cMtlngs , Burning Brands FOR DBTTLLEHS , BREWERS , PACK- BUS , 01GAR and TOBACCO FACTORIES , Etc. , Etc. , Aa well.as Cattle Brands ARE NICKLY EXECUTED. Works : Corner SUth street and Eleventh aveuua , COUNCIL ULUFF3 , IOWA. tucs. ornciB. w. n. M. rcair. OFFICER & PUSH , Coocil Bluffs , la. Established , - 1856 Dealers In Foreleiind | | aa d borne lecaritlt * . \ country are PKKTENDISO to do ao , to the coat and injury if thuir pitioats. CHRONIC DISEASES , Tnu D ; . duos not prucuuU tu can ) ALL chronic diaaaioa. II-j claims , however , that yoira of pitiont atudy and oraotlot ) , in the hospita'sind ! BJ- where , give him advantages in their trea'mont whlali no ordinary priotl- tlonar cm poialbly have ; that ho CAN CURE many c sea now pronounced INCURABLE by them , and glvo relief liof to hund * ed * of othori whoao dia GWBi cnmu within the range of hisSPK- ClALTIES. Ho is praparod to vu the moat upprovad electric treatment and medicated vapor bitha , when needed. Parties rea d ng at a diatincu , whose moans will not admit of their taking a regular courtio of treatment her < > , wiil ba furnished blanks with quujtlons , which can ba niuworod and r turned to the Djotor. who will mak-i up hia di ignosia and give trp.V.mmit if doiirort , bit ho much nref ra to mko a A GERMAN ! WAIF. Raturnlnc' from a buainooa trip , I entered my wife's boudoir and found her kneeling before a low chair , on which sat a boy baby with largo , round and wondering eyes , She got up and came ruatling la her silken robe do chambro to mo. She reached out her hand and greeted mo not more heartily - ly not yet more formally than wo vroro acouatomod to greet each other in thoao days. "Thoro it is " said wife , iny , pointIng - Ing to the child. "What ? " asked I. But she stooped down before the little stranger , hold a biscuit to its upturned , and half turn ing toward mo , replied ; "Well , you know did wo not read of It in the newspaper ? Don't yon re member the day before yostordaj ? And la It beautiful ? " Now I did not recollect that a few Ighta before she had The Qizotte un- er the light of my student lamp , and , olnting with her finger to an advor- .wement , said to mo , "Please road hat. " It was the well-known appeal , ho cry cf despair from a bleeding heart addrecsed to "good peoplo. " A ihild was offered for adoption to per inns well off. "What would you think i our taking It ? " my wife had said ; and I had returned the paper to her with aahrug of my shoulders. "But , Martha , w hat have you done1 cried I , in a tone vibrating with anger. ' You have really " "Certainly , as you BCD , And then t bolorgi to me ; I myself have settled everything with the poor mother who "a iu reality to bo pitied. I have sworn to tbko good care of U ; and r.o I will indeoa. " She took the little head , with its blonde , silk curia , batwoou her white hando , and fondled and caressed It. "la ii * not so little one ? you will beloved loved ? " But the somewhat sickly and doll- cato little f ice showed no signs of nn- deratnndlny , except that out of the heart-shaped little mouth came ono of thoao sighs that sound so strangely from children , I at once gave up all serious objec tion. Had wo not been accnttooicd far yoara to act independently of each other ? Our marriage was not a very happy one , although wo had not mar ried for lovo. During the noijo and bustle rf the crowded exchange our fathers hud contrasted this union. She had to tear her heart from a beloved ono , and In mlno had glowed a pasiion not outspoken. But parental wishes cocquorod. Wo chose to bo obedient children ; and so it happened. At the commencement wo were to each other a silent reproach ; after which followed a declared war , until finally wo came to a polite but gloomy peace , To bo sure , she was beautiful ; she was good and bright and sparkling. Others cilled her angel. And II Well , I bollovo I was no monster either. The analysis showed the bright est colors , still the ann was aliasing , We we sir years married and had no children. Perhaps had heaven sent us them Well , this child belonged entirely to personal examination and treat all patients hero , when possible , thua avoiding nny ohanoo of orior in diag nosis , The Doctor treats all forms of chron ic diaoaao , without mentioning uny ono in particular , and hai no husiUncy in 8 yiug that ho OAN and WILL give the best treatment known to mod' icil acisnou , and charge only a reason able fee for hla'aorvicds. DISEASES OF WOMEN This is ono of t.ho SPECIALTIES to which the Dr. haa devo el the boat yoara of hia life , and hnndreda of women , now living , ura roidy to teati fy that they found rolioE at his hands when others had failed to bonofi them. The "family" .phyaic'mn can not treat thoao diseases successfully , for ininy important ro.uuma. , chlel -nont ; which la , that ha has not tie limn to devote totholr study , nor the patience to do * thom jnstno. Nor her ; I hoard later that she had pi von $1,1)00 ) , the price of a so : of jewels which she had sold secretly. "Why did you not tell mo cf ill" I Bald , half angrily. "Becanso it would have boon too late , If I had waited for your return to the city ; and , beside. I wanted to have it entirely for myself ; I want'to call it my own , " she said , poutingly. My horses , my does ; her canaries , her gold fishes 1 could endure that ; but that she wanted to havp her child for herself alone , that was too much for mo. The thought of it tortured mo ono , two days long , On the third d-ay my wlfo had gone out in her car riage ; there came a veiled woman and demanded entrance. It was the mother. Like a shadow she glided Into the room , and , with a half- aupproaaod sob , bogged to see her child once more. She could not part from him forever without Imprinting ono more Lisa upon his chocks. I opened my saf 3 quickly. "Hero , my good woman , " said I , "take that ; they have not given you enough. " Her tears fell down her wan chgoke ; she begged me not to judge her too rashly ; she had another child , a cripple and helpless ; she herself was sick and would not live much longer , and what was to become of the children ? Then the thought I , myself had to finish the sentence , which a violent fit of coughing had interrupted. Yes , " she had thought : "I will sell the healthy ono In order that the money may help the cripple < rhon I am dead and gone. " No , she must not bo judged harshly ; wo rich know but little of the trials and temptations of the poor. When my wife returned I gave her an account of the call I had had , add- ng that I hud given the unfortunate ono exactly the same cinount as eho had. "And now , " said I , "you must aoo the child , belongs to both of i. " She bit her lips with her little whlto teeth. "It Is all the samn to mo , " said she , after a moment's nflaction , nnd with that she pressed a tender Usa on the little boy's mouth. It sounded almosl like a challenge. "Oar child ! " I scarcely over saw It. An.1 the changes that were made in our household for his sake were made entire.y without mo. Some times , after the most Important things were decided , my consent was then asked. "Wo are obliged to have i nnne ; I hired ono , Anaelra. " I nodded silently. "Wo must fit up a nursery ; that room ia too warm for the child. " I nodded silently , but I hoard the sound of the workmen who were already at work In the hall. Whatconldldobettet ? Was It not all djno for our obild ? My wife and I did not talk much about the child , and vf lion wo did mention tion It , wo used only the name "It.1 But this "It" could be hoard through the house at almost uny tlrao of the day."Hush "Hush ! not so much noise 1 I Bleeps ! It must have its dinner ! I should bo taken out for a drive It has hurt itself ! " And to the whole house began to turn round our "It.1 This namrlosa neuter vexed mo. "It must have its own name , " sale I ono day. "I entirely forgot to ask the motho I moan the woman what ita name should it bo oxpootoJ of him , in thr kbieuco , porhtps , of special tnininx and oxporiono , find in the hurry anc iicitomout of general praolioo Tao Dr. ia prepared to treat all fn male disoasouna skillful and a until ! nnqr , having devoted several yjarc : o their study .ma treatment , both iu hi hospital and in no ivo practice Diseases of the Rectum , I'hoao oinbraco Llemorrnoida , or Piles , Fiatulos , Fissures , Prolaps , or fating of the anus , tumora , otc , oto tnd constltu'o OQO of the Deter loading apoclattiua. All rootal Umor.i ire treated by the now method of in jecting and orj thoroughly and speed- tly romovol. with but lit IJ or no pain Oiaoi of Piles , from ton to twenty veara standing , have bean pormtnont- ly cured bp this now mothoJ , many of thorn residing ia and near the city at present. present.EPILEPSY , Many cviua ot E ilop-ty , or Fits a , " answered my wifo. "Sho inI I ended to corao again. But she does ' lot come ; she is certainly sick. Now call it Max. Max is a pretty short uatno , iu it not ? " "H'rn , " returned I , between two Irafts of my cigar. "Fritz would also 10 quite a pretty name. " "Ono can not change the name now on account 'f ' domoatica , " answered she , shortly , and then called out loudly , "Is Max up already ? " Never mind , was it not our child ? Once , though , I played my justifi able part toward our child. At din ner it was always served at a little able in an adjoining room. At such imes wo could hoar , between the scantily dropping phrases of convorsa- ion , its merry prattling , accompanied > y the clattering of i's spoon. My wife had no rest ; there was a contin- lal coming and going bo' woon us and lim ; the soup might bo too hot , and 10 might cat too much ! "Wife"said F , very quietly , but very decidedly , ' 'from to-morrow it shall cat with us at our table. It is old enough now , with its two years. " From that time on "It" ate with us. Bo sat there In his high chair like a prince , close to my wife both oppo- lite to mo like declared eneinlou , as it wero. The yellowish paleness of poverty liad yielded to an aristocratic pink iu Ills little chocks , which now , becoming quite chubby , sat comfortably on the stiff folds of hia nnpkln. It worked powerfully at its soup ; and now , that it had finished , tot up the spoon like a eoaptor in its little round flit on the table. My wlfo and I had exchanged a few words , and now wo cut silent. Apparently on account of this sUenco its largo eyes begin to open wider and wider. They stared on mo , stared on my wife , with rt surprised expression , as If they had a prcHonta- mont that all was not right between us. I confessed that these eyes em barrassed mo , and that I had a feeling if relief when Frederick entered with a dish. And I think that my wife felt the amo. And the following days there were the same largo , wondering eyes , like an appealing question , staring Into the causes if our conversation. It sounds ridiculous , but it Is neverthe less true , wo were culprits baforo the child , wo two grown personI And by degrees our conversation became more animated. The occasional prat- tllngs of the lltllo ono were noticed and Hpokon about ; Indeed , sometimes there was mutual langhter at his at- tomptH to speak. Ah ! how light , how boll llko pure sounded her laughter ! Had I never , then , hoard that before'/ / And whal was the matter with mo , that I sometimes - times bent over my writing desk lie- toning as though I hoard from a din- tixnco thee tame silvery tones ? With the first sunny spring , "If began co play in the garden , which I could overlook from my seat iu my oiliso. Bho was generally with him. Iconld hoar the sound of hia little foot on the pebblec , and then her footsteps. Now oho would playfully chato him , and a chorus of twittering sparrows would join in their notea with their merry laughter. Now she would catch him and kiaa his ohceki over and over. Once I opened rnj window ; a warm balsamic air stroamet around mo , and a butterfly fluttered In can bo cured if taken in t'itno , and es jecully in young snbjoota. The Dr dooj not claim to euro all cases that como to hiai for treatment , but can point to numerous instances where a permanent euro haa boon wrought within the last five yours. Modi ino * will bo aunt by express when patients cannot como to the city. TAPE WORMS , These troublosoino parasites oan be roiuovod in a few hours , with but lit tin iiioonvonionco to the pitiout. The Dr. wtll send modiciaos by express , with full directions for use , at mi ) tlmo they may bo ordered. . The Dr. makes no promises but what will bo fulfilled to the letter. It ho oxatni ica you and finds your dii oaao incurable , ho will toll you so in plai i words ; if ho fi ids you can bi benefit ted ho will treat you for a mod erate fee and give you the bandit ol nil that medical science can do for your ctso. This is all that any caroTn and lit on my inkstand. Just then she came out of a green , vino-grown > ovrcr ; she was dressed ip. ft dazzling rhito negllgo , trimmed with a costly see ; all over her streamed the golden sunshine , oxcnpt that her face was overshadowed by the pink of her par- aanl. aanl.now now slim she appeared ! how grace- : al In hew movement * ! Had I boon jlind ? Truly the aunts and cousins vcro right ; she wea in reality beaut 1- oil A sweet oniilo transformed her 'oaturcs , she was happy and her mppinces came from her child , Then t voice made itself known iu my jroaat , which said very plainly , "Yon are a monster ! " I got up and walked to the window. "It is a cold day , " called I. I know how cold and pro- a&io it must have sounded to hor. It came like a heavy cloud-shadow over , hp landscape. She answered some thing that I did not understand ; but : ! IQ brightness wasgono from her little [ BOB. Then she took up the child who was stretching out his arms to : ior , and kissed and caressed him beFore Fore my eyes. There It was when the first fooling of jealousy was aroused In mo ; a jealousy , truly , but what a strange jealousy , which could not make olrar to itself who was its object ? If "It" said "mamma , " there came pain to my heart ; and the caresses with which she overwhelmed him almost drove mo wild. I was jealous of both ! It pained me that 1 had no part in thlrt weaving of love , that I was not the third in the union. I exerted myself to gain apart of their lovo. I did it very clumsily. The child persevered In certain shynots , and she had I not kept myself forcibly away from her during tlicuo long , long yoart ? Ono day at the dinner table after a skirmish of words , came a treat still- nrna between us , a stillness tnoro pain ful than had ever been. I glanced down at the flowers on my plato of Saxon porcelain , my displeasure show ing In my fact ; but I felt plainly that "It" had its eyes on mo , and rilso her oyos. It was aa if these four eyes burned on my forehord. Then sound ed suddenly In the stlllnoBs : "Papa ! " and again louder and moro courage ous. "Papa ! " I shuddered. ' It" eat there and stared , now very much frightened , over at mo , wondering perhaps , whether a storm would be raised by Us "paoa. " But her face was salTuBcd with glowing redness , and her half-opened lips trembled slightly. There came a flood of gladness over my heart. Certainly no ono but her had him this " " taught "papa. Why did I not spring up , bound to her and with ono wordono embrace , strike otit the loneliness of the last six years ) Ono light word in this moment and all would have boon well. It remained nncpoken ; I Boomed to have lost all power to act ; but on a certain page of my lodger are still traces of the tears I shod iu anger at my own stupidity. There wun no doubt about U ; on other spirit hod stepped in with ita little curly head the spirit of love ; and that made mo a stranger in my own house. A precious sunshine brightened the rooms , oven when the ono in the heavens was hidden by clouds. The faces of the servants and even inanimate objects streamed back this radiance. But mo , only , this radlonco did not touch , I felt myself always moro and moro > ractitionor should promijo his pa tents' It is all he OAN promise them tnd bo honest. Parties u i ing the city for the pur- > ese of consulting the Dr. should jomo directly to hii ofli jo , where the > nat references i i the city will bo f ur- lishod when desired , and whora pa- ionta will also bo assisted in prour- ng board and rooms at reasonable rates. OFFICE : 3JO. 36 NORTH MAIN ST. ( Olio Block North of Broadway. ) Address all Lottora to DS , A , J. COOK , P. 0. Box No. 14C2 , Council Bluffs , Iowa. nah'ippy ' in my loneliness. Jealousy g'ow In mo ; it gave mo all sorts of tooliah thoughts. I wanted to rebel against the httlo autocrat ; that would bo ridiculous. I wanted togivo her the cholco between him and mo. I , audacious ono , know very well which side her heart would choose. At an other time I was ready to take stops to find the mother , and with the the power of gi > ld force her t6 ; take back her child behind my wife's back ? That would bo cowardly. The sunshine would not lot itself bo banished , and the spirit of love was stronger than I. With his flaming a word ho drove mo out. "I must take a long journey , Martha. " My voice trembled as I said this this. My wife must have noticed It , for comothlng like pity trembled In her beautiful eyes. At my taking leave , she hold the Httlo ono toward mn and asked , In soft , caressing tones , "Will you not adieu to our child ? " I took up the little ono , perhaps too roughly ; at all events ho began to ory and to resist my caresses. Then I put him down and hastened away. I traveled In uncertainty through the world , and boholdl after the first fdw days , In addition to my ordinary traveling companion , bad humor , there oamo another fellow that told me plainly that I was a fool. First it sounded like a whisper , then louder and louder , "You are a downright fool. " Finally , I road It in the news paper before mo ; it was traced on the blnp mountains ; the locomotive shrieked it to mo. Yes , I bollovo It ; why did I not then and there turn my ftco homeward ? Well , the fool mast firnt travel it all off before everything would bo right again , At last , ono day , with a violent boating of the heart , I again entered my dwelling. What a solemn still- rsess rclgnod there ! I could now hoar the sound of whispering voices ; ray wife oamo toward me. "It Is sick , very tick , " moaned she ; "it will surely die ! " i tried to comfort hor. Only a short time , however , proved that her fears were but too well grounded. During the last night wo both sat by the Httlo bed , she there and I hero , each ono holding ono of his Httlo hands. Ah ! those feverish pulse beats ! ovej-y stroke sounding like an appeal. 'Lova oich other ; bo good ! " We felt eventually these throbbinga , and wo understood the appeal. Oar eyes met , full and earnest through the glittering tears , as In a first , holy vow. Words would have seemed a sacrilege then. Not long after wo laid our darling in the warm spring earth. When wo again sat down at our table there was a stillness between us ; but it was not the same stillnois as that which the Httlo stranger had broken in upon with his parting "papa. " Even by the wall stood his hinh arm-chiir , and on the Httlo board before It lay hia spoon sceptor. My wife reached her fair whlto hand ovirtho iublo and asked ; "Did yon also love it at loait a Httlo ? " tier voice trembled "My wife ! my sweet , my own wife ! ' cried 1. Then I fell ut her foot and hold her hands fast ia in mine. " 1 love theo , my , wife ! oh , my wlfo. " After the first emotion had subsid ed , I pointed to an arm-chair , "fhe Httlo one came to teachus love , " whispered I. "And when It had tin- Iflhod Ita teaching It went egiin to the aogols , " added she through her tears.