' V : , " " , ' ' - V " - < f" ? DR. A. J. COOK , ( - .id RONIC DISEASES ! Diseases of Women and Diseases of the Rectum a Specialty , The Dr. has boon located in Coun cil Bluffs nearly two years , and hav- ng been called professionally during that time into'the best families in the city and surrounding country , takes pleasure in an announcing that ho has come to stay. His constantly incroas- Inp practice at homo , in the midst of his nfvn people , is the best ovidoncoof his skill ua SPECIALIST , and ho wishes it understood , onca fur all , that bis methods of treatment are S TRIOP- LY scientific ; that ho despises quack ery aa well atnong so-called "Regular" and "Homeopathic" practitioners as among traveling charlatans and "Cure- Alls. " He has devoted fifteen years to the study and practice ot his SPE CIALTIES and has had the benefit of t he most ekillfal training in the best gllegoa and hospitals in the land , and r as no hesitancy in'promlaiug the very Ost results to bo obtained trom scion- cmedicine and surgery. BIOS. , Are now reedy to contract for small castings oi every description In MALLEABLE IRON , GRAY IRON , And any ALLOY OF BRASS. Special attention Is called to the I'd that the metals are melted In CRUCIBLES which glvca tfco very beat castings , Burning Brands FOR DISTILLERS , BREWERS , PACKERS - ERS , CIGAR and TOBACCO FACTO KIES , Etc. , Etc. , Aa well aa , Cattle Brands * " 'AIIK NICELY EXECUTED. a i _ _ _ _ _ _ Works : Corner Sixth street anil Eleventh aveuue , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA. I. D 1DMVNDSOK , I. I. . BnUOAUT. A. W. BTBIIT , President. Vlce-Pros't. Oaehler. CITIZENS BANK Of Council Bluff * . Organized nndor the lawa of the Stiio ot Iowa Paid up capital . I 76MO Authorized capital . SOO.OOO Interest paid on tlmo deposits. Drafts lamed on the principal cities of the United States end Europe. Special attention given to collection ! and eotrcspcndeuca with prompt retain' . DIUr.OTORS. J. D. BJmundson , K.L. Shagait , J.T.It , tW .Wallace , J. W. Rodfcr , I. A. a A W tltirit _ MKS. fi , J , IflLTOft , M. D. , PHYSICIAN AND SURGE9B , EDWIN J. ABBOTT , Justice oi the Peace and Notary Public. 4l6Broadway , Council Bluffs. MRS , E , J , HARDING , M , D , , Medical Electrician AND QYNEOOLO&IST. Griinate ol Elcctroj thlc trutltntlOB , 1'blli Ullibla , Pcnni. Offlce Cor , Broadway & Glonu Ave COUNCIL ULUFF8 , IOWA. V. , /The treatment ol all dlsawiss and p lnlal dl ; ' - ' Icaltlea peculiar to l male a tpeciilly. ' : L EVERIHCHAM & GO , , Ocmmission Merchants Chicago and Milwaukee , Con.Uumenw of Qja'n , Seedi and Provlilon Ollcjltoj. SPECIALTIES , Ic muat ba evident to uvory close obsarvor : hw m ono mind , however gif'ed , can urAsp moro than n m re araittoring of medical nclec.co. The fiild is too large nud the natural divis ions too nmnurnns for miyUiuii ; moro thau f , oarsury view of the vwt obsta- oloi to b tmoounterod by the "g n- erl" practitioner Wo have our cm- iiiunt anrgoona and our nminmit prnc tttionorb of medicine , i > { .or which fol io < r the noted Hpaolallsts , embracing the Eye , tha Ear , the Throat , the Lungs , the Kldnoya and Bladder , Din- oaeea of Women , Insanity , &c , &o. , any one of which requires years of patient study and practice to insure proficiency and ultimate success. The bmy practitioner of to-day the "family" physician can no more embrace all these specialties in his practice and do jaatico to his patients than ho can "bottle up sunlight , " yet how many physicians in the western HESTORYOFANORPH4NGIRL , Mottle's , ttpry wai simple enough. The orphan girl of a former servant a a wealthy family , Mattlo had hared the lessons and the play of the younger daughter of the house , until tlmo came when it was convenient o tarn the humble companion adrift o work for herself. It may have > ecn a piece of Ill-luck hla neighbors scribed to Drew , that it ahonld have icon ( o his form the girl came as help o his slater , or it may have been a Icco of his good nature that made lira agree to take nndor his roof this tr t < y laso , untrained for aorvlcu and ( Incited far above her station. Drow'a widowed sister , Mrs. Banks , who lived with him , and whoso child t 5rai Mattie had coma to nurao , .mong.it other duties too numerous to mention , for there WAS bat ono serv ant kept Drew's aiator exclaimed in lespair when the farmer brought lome the young lady-like , delicate- ookicg girl : "Wo want a atvonfr , hard-working DBB ? This ono ctooan't know her Ight name from her left. She la as ; oed as a lady , or as bad , and has lever milked a cow in her life ! What were you thinking of to brine ; her here ? " "Ah ! that's my luck ; well , wfl muat do the but wo can with her. K the toward had never mentioned her to me now but then ho did mention ler , ar.d hero she is. " There uho was , and thcro'qhe stayed , apt to learn , willing to bo taught , ; ratoful for the real kindness she met with. Mattlo waa soon the bast hand at milking for mlloa around , and soon devoted to baby. Three years passed quietly , and then came the romance of Mattio'a llfo. She waa twenty that summer. Adam Armltago , a grave man , was fully ton yeara her senior. A great traveller , a member of the world renowned scientific socletv , a student and a dis coverer ho was between two scientific oxpodltiona , refreshing heart and brain by a walking tour through the dome countries , Adam's walking tour ended at the farm Drew , had taken only a year be fore , and the dwelling house it had been found moro convenient to Inhabit thun the amallor bni'dlnc ' on the old land olooo to the road. Mr. Armitaqc found the pure air of thu downs teed ; for him. lie made friends with all the family. To nlattie it waa delight ful to meet once moro eomo ono with nil the tricks and manner of the more refined society , urnon which hei youth had bcon pwed. Little Hatr ; followed hla norr friend wherever hi wont. Harry'a mother called him t right down pleasant gentleman ; th < farmer called him a good man. They all mleaed him when he wenl away. Mattie most of all ; but * the next summer found him there again a welcome old friend this time , and n < stranger. Drew , a keen obierver of all tha wont on around him , waa not BO mnol taken by aarpriae u hli eliter wai om day toward the end of thla aeconi visit. Adam and Mattie were botl country are PUETENDINO to do so , to the cost and Injury of their patients. CHRONIC DISEASES , The Dr. does not pretend to euro ALL chronic dlsanaoa. Ho claims , however , that years of patient study nnd practice , in the hospitals and < 0s3- viidre , glvo him advantages in their treatment which no ordinary practi tioner cm possibly have ; that ho CAN OlJRE many cases now prononncad INCURABLE by them , and glvo re lief to hundreds of others whoso dis ease * come within the range of his SPE CIALTIES. Ho is prepared to give the most approved electric treatment and medicated vapor baths , when noadod. Parties res'd ' ng at a distance , whoso moans will no ; admit of their taking a regular course of treatment hor. . * , wlil ba furnished blanks with quoitlona , which can ba answered and returned to the Doctor , who will make uo his diagnosis and give treatment if desired , bat ho much prefers to make a misterlously missing. Aatrong-armod ass made her appearance before night. Jhe waa the bearer of a note from rlattlo confessing that she and Mr. Armltage wore married , and hoping ho aorvant sent might supply her > lace , oo that no one would be incon- renionoed. Drew might shako his head and look thoughtful , but Mr. Armltage waa hla own master , and It waa not the fiart ; imo a gentleman had married a conn- ry lass. Besides the deed waa done and past recall , They had gone qui etly to ono of the churchoa In the own , and from whence the sound of ) ells floated up to the farm , and had > oen married by special license. Adam lad taken lodging for his bride , and there they passed ono brief , bright week of happiness , then one mornng | hey walked quietly back together , ilattlo blushing and smiling , and look- ng so lovely and ladylike in a almplo dress that she used to wear before nho oimo to the farm they hardly know hor. " Adam explained that ho meant to eave his wlo ( for two days no moro in care of her old friend , at the end of that time he would return and 'etch hor. There wore arrangements to make vrith regard to the scientific expedition about to otart immediately. [ t would sail without him now , but it } ehooved him to do his best that bis ilaco should be as well filled as it night bo. There was also his mother ; o aoo , and preparing for receiving Mattie. Mattlo walked a little way with her inaband and the farmer , along the jroozy uplands , and then Adam Bent ler back , and hastened hia own stops n the direction of the little station ni : he foot of the downs. When ho came tgain , ho Bald , laughing , it will bo from L station , and that ho would drive in a fly through the Stonodono gate along the track , the only approach preach to a carriage road loading to the farm. Mattlo wont away smiling , as ho meant she ahonld do , and only paused now and then to look after the two men as long as they remained in sight. It was natural that oho should feel a llttlo afraid of thla unknown lady , Adam's mother , but that fear waa the onlyahadow on Mattlo'a path. It waa an idyl , a poem , as true a love story aa the world haa aeon , that had written - ton Itself hero In thla out of the way spot on the lonely Sussex Downo. On the third day they might look for Adam to return , but that day pas- ard , and many another , until the dayn wore woske the weeks months , and ho neither came nor wrote. Mattie remembered how when oho had re turned to look back for the list time rpon that homewqrd walk eho had aeon hia fig ire distinct against the sky for an Instant , and In the next lost II entirely BB ho passed out of Bight ovoi the swelling lines of hills , Juat BC she Boomed to have lost him in ono In slant of her life. And yet she nevoi lost faith and trust in him novel ceased to watch for hla coming again Drew , after a time , either goaded t < the atop by hia alator's loud-voicec arguments , or prompted to It by hli own aonao of what waa due to Mattie not only took pains to ascertain tha the marriage waa real enough , but tin farther pains of searching for am finding the address of Adam Armltagi In London , It waa strange how thl personal examination and treat all patients hero , when possible , thus avoiding any chance of error in diag nosis , The Doctor treats all forms of chrou ic disoaao , without mentioning anyone ono in particular , and has no hesitancy in aaying that ho OAN and WILL give the boat treatment known to med ical science , and charge only a reason able fee for hls aorviooa. DISEASES OF WOMEN Thla is ono of the SPECIALTIES tovhlch the Dr. has devoted the best yeara of hia llfo , and hundreds of women , now living , are ready to tosti' fy that they found relief at his hands when others had fallod to benefit thorn. The'"family" ' physician can not treat these diseases successfully , for many important'reasons. . , chief among which Is , that he has not the time to devote to their study , nor the patience to do them jaatico. Nor ; lrl and her former master , both rusted Adam in the face of hla Inex plicable silence ; In the face of oven a nore ominous discovery that ho had never mentioned Mattio'a name to hia mother , or alluded to Mattlo at all , Aa for Adam , Mra. Armltaco had de clared ho waa not with her then , that uho could not glvo an addreaa that ironld find him , an assertion that con firmed Mattlo in the idea that ho had ao often spoken to her. Aa autumn passed and the evenings ; row chill with the breath of the com- ng winter , Mattio'a health Boomed to 'all. The deep melancholly that op pressed her threatened to break the ipringa of llfo. In order to escape ilre. Banks the girl took to lonely vandorlnga over the downs ; wander- ngs that ended always at Stonodoue ; until , with the instinct of a wounded animal that Books to boar its pain klono , or from the ovor-reoullection of .ho last words of Adam , when ho said t was by the way of Stonodono that 10 would return , aho besought the 'armor ' to Bond away the woman in shargo of the house and allow her to , ake her placo. Drew yielded to the wish of the wlfo whose heart was breaking with the pain of abaouco and the myatory of illonco , and Mattie , on this foggy day iad already lived at Stonodone , on the watch always for the coming of Adam. The fog Increased instead of dimin ished with the approach of ovenlng. Drew could not aoo hla own house nn- til ho was close to it : as ho had re marked , the mystery of Mattlo'a affairs was not moro impenetrable than the veil hiding all natural objects just then. When ho had put up the horao and gene into tea , Mrs. Banko , ae uho bustled about , preparing the meal which Mattlo's deft little fingers had boon wont to sol with BO much quiet- jH as well aa calority , did not fall to graot him with the question : "Well , how is aho ? " "Sho" had oomo to moan Mattie in the vocabulary of the farmer and hla alator. "About as UBUR ! in hoa'th ' , " Drew replied , lifting the now iive-yoar-old Harry to his knee , "hut troubled in mind though , to ba sure , that la aa usual , too' " "Sho la out of her mind , " exclaimed Mra. Banks , Irritably. "Every one but yourself knows that ; and if you do not know it , it is only because you are as mad aa she la or any ono might think from the way you go on. " "Nay , nay , " Bald Drew gently , as the butter dish waa not on the table with a vohomouca that made the tun- cups rattle. "Thoro are no algns of madness about Mattie ualoas you call her trust in her husband by BO harsh a name. " "Husband ! A pretty husband , in deed ! I'vo no patienoo with him ; not yon cither. Aa if it were not a com mon tale enough ! It would be battoi to persuade the girl to come homo and got to work again , than to encourage her in her fancies , while yon pay another ether servant bore and times BO hare as they are. " "I was thinking to-day. " the fannei went on , softly passing hia broad pain over the blonde head of the child upot hla knee , "I waa thinking , aa I cami along , of how It stands written : 'Hi that loveth not hla brother whom hi ahonld it bo expected of him , In the absence , perhaps , of special training and experience , and in the hurry and excitement of general practice The Dr. is prepared to treat all female - male dhoasoi in a skillful and scientific manner , having devoted several years Co their study and treatment , both in the hospital and in active practice Diseases of the Rectum , Those embrace Hemorrhoids , or Piles , Fiatulos , Fissures , Prolnps , or falling of the anus , tumors , etc , etc. , and constitute ono of the Doctor's loading specialties. All rectal tutnora are treated by the now method of in joctlng and ara thoroughly and speed' ' lly removed , with but little or no pain. Oasoi of Piles , from ton to twenty yoara standing , have boon permanent ly cured by this now method , many of thorn residing in and near the city at present. present.EPILEPSY , Many cases ot Epilepsy , or Fits , lath seen , how can ho love God , whom he hath not aeon ? ' " At that moment the ahadowy form of aomo ono going to the front door msaod the window against which the og pressed closely. Drew eat llttlo Sarry on hla foot and rose slowly , iateulng with Intontnesa and a Bur- arising look that made hla sister ask what ailed him. "Rovor ! the dog does not bark. Who by the mercy of heaven , It la ; ho man himself ! " cried Drew , as the. door opened with a suddenness that caused Mra. Brnka to drop the plates upon the brick floor. For Adam Ar mltago stood upon the threshold. Adam , pal ? and worn , a shadow of ils former self , but himself unmla- takably. Adam looked around the room as .hough seeking eomo ono , amilod in ils old fashioned way at Harry , gave a half curious , half indifferent glance ; o Eliza Banks , aa she turned to the tanner. "Drow , " aald ho simply , "whoro is my wlfo ? " "Mrs Armltago Is waiting for you at Stonodono , air. There waa some alk of your coming back that way. " "Waiting ? " Adam throw np hla lands with a paa.ilonato gesture. "What can she-havo thought ? " "Sho thought you ivoro gene , after all , upon that voyage , and that your otters miscarried , Sometimes aho laa thought you wore dead , Mr. Armltauo , ; bnt never " Drowbroko off and hold out hia hand. "We know yon could explain what haa lapponod sir , " ho coucludod. Adam drnw hh hand across hla eyes n the way a man might do who has atoly boon aroaacd from a bad dream , aud has some trouble to collect hla thou hta , " "L'hat haa happened , " ho aald , "which if It had not befallen me my self , and become a part of my own experience , I should find it difficult to Ind it poaslbln. A strang thin ? haa iuppauod" hero the old amlle they remembered BO well broke the light ever his face "and yet a thing not nero strange , aa the world goes , than ; hat you I Bay nothing of Mattlo jut they should have trusted me throughout. I detected no diatrast In your voice , no doubt in your eyes < not oven when they first mot jaat now. They called rninu a rare case , Friend ; they might say the aamo of your belief in mo But Stonedeno , did you Bay ? Walk with mo there and hear my tale M wo g' . " 'This ovuiuuu , and In this mist , nnd you looklbg U\r from well , " boian ; Ellzi Binks. "MaUio lias waited no long already that one night moro will make but littla difference. " "Ono night , ono hour moro than I can help will make all the difference botwcon wilful wrong aud a misfor tune that has fallen on all alike. " Ha would not bo dlojaadod from setting out at once , and In another minute the two men wore pursuing their way through the driving mist , Adam talk ing aa they wont. After parting from Mattlo ho had taken a train to London , where , ar riving In duo course , ho drove in a cab to hla mothor'a house in Qroavonoi Btroet , within a few yards of which hli cab waa overturned , and Adam wai thrown out , falling heavily on hli head , After a long interval , however , he opened hia oyoa and recovered con can bo cured if taken in time , aud es pecially in young subjects. The Dr , does not claim to euro all caaoa that come to him for treatment , bat can point to numerous instances where a permanent euro hast boon wrought within the lust five years. Medicines will bo Bent by express when patients cannot eomo to the , city. TAPE WOKMS , The troublesome pnraaltoa can bo removed in a few hears , with bat llt tlo inconvenience to the patient. The Dr. will Bond modioinoa by express , with full directions for USD , at any tlmo they may bo ordered. . The Dr. makes no promises but what will bo fulfilled to the letter. If ho examines you and finds your dia ease incurable , ho will toll you BO in plain words ; if ho finds yon can bo bonofittod ho will treat yon for a mod erate fee and glvo yon the benefit of all that medical science can do for yoni cine. Thia is all that any careful BcionsnoBB , and aa ho did so slowly at firat , but after a tlmo more fully ho astounding discovery waa made .hat hla memory waa entirely gom. However , thla state waa 'one from which , BO said hla friends , science could at will recall him , and the oper ation necessary to roatoro Adam to ilmaelf waa deferred only until hla icalth permitted of ita being attended : > y a minimum risk. It was while Adams was In the atato ibovo dosoribod that Drew had soon VIra. Armltago. A proud woman , aho was 111 pleased to hear that ho had married n farm servant ; for that waa the ono fact that , stripped of Draw's lanogyrics upon Mattie'a superior odn- satlon and refined manners , alouo stared her In the faco. Hastily resolving there was no need o embitter her own Ufa by an attempt o recall to her son this ill-fated mar riage , oho did not hesitate to deceive ho unwelcome visitor. Change of ceno had boon ordered for the pa tent , nnd bcforo Drew called at the louao in Grosvonor street for the second end time , Adam and his mother were ; ono. It was In Paris , month after nonth , that the operation waa inally Buccosefnlly performed , and ho first word of Adam was Mattlo's name The first effort of his newly recovered powers waa to relate to' his nether the history of hia marriage , and to write to hia wlfo. "God grant the suspense haa neith er killed nor driven her mad , " ho exclaimed. It was to hla mother's hand the lot- , cr waa confided , nnd with that excla mation ringing in her oars , Mra , Ar- inilago stood beside the brazier filled with charcoal and burning In the ante room of their apartment in the Champa ISlyBoes. She waa not a bad woman , but the temptation waa too great to unravel Itself , and what would turn up ? If the girl were dead , why no harm'has bcou done , and the terrible mistake of the non's was rectified at onco. If the other alternatives were to provo true , and Mattlo had lost her senses , Adam would ba equally free from her , or measures could bo taken to insure BO desirable a roanlt , Mrs. Armltago toro the letter into pieces , and waited by the brazier until the fragments were oharrod. Adam naked no awkward question , and waa not oven Burpriaed at receiving no answer to hia epistle , since it had announced his coming. The firnt day his health admitted of it ho Bat out alone foi E ishnd. Such waa the Btory. When Dron told of hia ciforts td seek Adam , and had mentioned that no letter had rfruhod Mattlo , Adam TT. at a lost to understand the pare his mother had pUyod Bat ho never spoke of II then cr at any future tlmo. The house door at Stonodono stooc ajar ; ovonlng had closed in now , am the chilly fog was ntlll abroad , but thi figure at the gate waa dimly discern ! bio. bio.Adam Adam hastened his footsteps. "For heaven's Bake , air , bo careful the suddenness of It might turn ho brain , " cried Drew , laying a dotalnin hand upon the arm of hla companion Adam gently ahook him off. "Suddenness , " ho repeated. "Aye It la sadden to you , and to Mrt Banks , but for me and Mattie , whoa thoughts are day and night , and nigl practitioner should promise hia pa tients' II ia all ho CAN promise them and bo honest. Parties visiting the city for the pur pose of consulting the Dr. uhonld oomo directly to his oll'ico , where the best roforonoos ia the city will bo fur nished when doairod , and whore pa tients will also bo assisted in procur ing board and rooms at reasonable rat os. OFFICE : NO. 36 NORTH MMN ST. ( One Block North of Broadway. ) Address all Letters to DR , A , 0 , COOK , P. 0. Bor No. 14 Council Bl n and day full of each other , how can it > o suddonl" Drew stood still , and Adam wont on lone until his footsteps became audible nd Mattlo turned her head to BOO him landing at her side. - Adam had boon right. No fear waa hare for Mattio'a brain. All excite ment , all surprise and wonder came afterward ; at the first supreme mo ment , and with a nullified alrh , M of ihlld who baa got all it wants , Mattlo icld out her arms to him with ono word "Husband ! " Aa Adam drew her to him it waa not nly tin mist of the darkening evening hat blinded Drew , so that for a mo ment or two ho saw neither of them. People say Drew's luck has turned. < Vom that day Stouodono found a onant , It Is newly done up and irottily furnished now ; Mr. and Mrs. irmltago come down hero one a or , wico a year with their children for a iroath of fraah air and to visit old rleuds. REMEMBER THIS. If you are sick Hop Bitten will uroly aid Nature I making you well when all else fails. If yon are costive or dyspeptic , or are suffering from any of the nnmor- ' OUB diseases of the stomach rr bowels , t ia your own fault If youualn / ill , or Hop Bittora are a lovoreign omody In all uuch complalk a. If you are wasting a way f with any orm of Kidney disoaao , atop tempting ) oath thia moment , and turn for a uro to Hop Bitters. If yon are sick with that terrible Icknoss Nervousness , you will find a 'Balm in Giload" in the use of Hop Blttora. If you are a frequenter or a real- innt of a miasmatic district , barricade 'our system against the scourge of all lountrioa malaria , epidemic , bilious , and Intermittent foyers by the uao f Hop Blttora. If yon have rough , plmplo or sal- ow akin , bad breath , pains and aches , , nd fool rulaorablo generally , Hop -Mttora will glvo yon fair akin , rich ) lood , and awootoat breath , health and comfort. In abort they cure all disease * of : ho etomch , Bowels , Blood , Liver , tforvoa , Kidneys , Bright'a Disoaao. J50Q will bo paid for a case they wil not euro or help. That poor , bedridden , Invalid wlfo , later mother , or daughter , can bo made the picture of health , by a few bottles of Hop Bittern , costing but n trifle. "Will you M them nuffor ? W. R. VAUGHAN : JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Omaha and Council Bluffa Real Estate & Collection Agency. In Odd Fellow's block , ever Savings' Bank. ian8-tj MORGAN , KELLER & CO.- , Tha Uncut quality and larjjest ttock west oi Chicago ol Woolen and JletaUo Cases. CalU at tended to at all hours. We detr competition n quality ot rooda or price * . Our 1 * .Morgan haa terveu M unuortahcr ( or forty Soars and thor oughly iiDooittfauito bU nuanoua. Waterooma. 311 llroul y. UPUOLtilElUNO la all 1U branched ufotnotV attended to alto oarctt-la Ing ana lanuroqulns. Telegraphic aua iua or * den filled wlhout uetay. . .J