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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JANUAKY 13. ' 1880.-STXTETCKT Sure Cures ! } ESTABLISHED 1 86 1 ( ISO So. Chicago , Ills. ( ClarkSt , The Regular Old-Established PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON licllll Treating with the GreatMt SKILL and SUCCESS Chronic , Nervous and Prlvale Diseases , C3-NERVOUS DEIUI-ITY , Lout Manhood FalilnK Memory , Exhausting Drains , Terrible Dre.im % Mead and Back Acne nnil all the eCTect leirliiuto early decay amlp'-tliap * Consumption o Insanity , trcatrd scientifically l/y / new methods with ncver-failm , ! MICCCM 04-SYPiULISaml ill bad Blood and Skin DIs eases permanently cured. flri-KIDNKYand URINARY complalnU.aieet Gonorrhocn , Strlctu re , Varlcocele anil nil dlseaie of the Cenlto-Urmary Organs cured promptly wllhou Injury tnSiomsfh , Kfnneyi or other OrRans. itNo experiment ! . Age nnJ experience Im ? 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' lly III 11 > e IliuutuiitU ol ro c ol lunu taiiillnu1 IIUVM uet'u cim-il. 8n. lroim U our lallli hi III riirallru i > o t'r Unit wo will mull one imcfciwu runs tot or ) nunorur nuixllni ; IDconUillvcr urdnuipt for-io-tuxi- , Atldrou T1IKV. . Mll.l./MID Cl > IH'f KAI ( I. N , V. T/nr Nlllltt'llni : uLoveoiriTltnu luiiubui ; . Vnu ncititdly UHcHo n uov or rile Cure KiimUy : return mull ( nut u lut nl rlivulurt ) , mid ono ui'pllruilon vtlll t'lirlnro you of ll wurlli. VinUCV a"a u" urinary troubles onMly.tud MUnCI lyuuddufelycurodbyUUUl'UUAI . Sevi'i'.il ca ! > < - cured In seven tlay.i. Hol II M tier box , all dnii- lia , or by mull from ! > > cutu Mfi'.Co lU\Vliltoat..N. V. I'ull Dli-ectlouj * ir ; h c - iri-ti i T \ JiTl f * ' r * t * " A Curious Character and His Strnngo History. THt STORY OF KASPER A HUSER Pns CH His Childhood In n Cnvc Ills After Ijll'o AttomptH on Ills tare An Olil Story Kctolil. Knnpor Ilnmer. Post Dispatch : Ntircmburg , , that quaintest of all European cities , has a quaint old castle , and attached to the castle Is a rude slono tower , older and quainter than cither the city or the castle , for It was , if we may bcliovo his torical tradition , the veritable begin ning of both. Many night-soon ; , tired of sight-seeing , nro glad to leave the old tower unvisited , yet it is well worth a visit , if only to interview a mediaeval lady who occupies a small room in the upper story. She is called , among other names , "Tho iron virgin , " and though forever dumb , yet spualteth , nml loudly , too , for those who have ears hear. "Tho iron " is to virgin" a nui- chlno In the shape , or rather with the face of a woinauwhch ! opens on hinges. On the front portion of the interior tire four rough spikes , live or six inches in length , the use of which is sulllclenlly evident to the spectator. In "the good old times , " now happily passed away , criminals who had mortally offended the Dowers of church or state were brought into this upper chamber , stripped naked and placed in the back part of the infernal machine. Then the front part , or door , was closed and screwed tight , and as the screws tight ened the two upper splices were driven into the eyes of the hulplosi victim , and the two lower into cither breast. After a certain time the door was opened by the executioner ami the lifeless body dropped through a small trap-door in the lloor to unknown depths below. In one corner of the chamber Is an altar properly equinpod , at , which it is sup- poxiMl the victim received religious consolation before being consigned to the deadly arms of "Tho Iron Virgin. " Altogether the place and its furniture are not particularly agreeable to look upon ; so the custodian , probably to soften the horrible impression made uppii visitors , has ornamented the walls at the footof the stair-ca&e with a col lection of pictures of the clidipe.st fcort , but having some interest for eccentric antiquarians. Among those is a litho graph , or engraved portrait of a young man apparently between eighteen and twenty-one. Mather a good face , broad and high foreheadbrown hair and eye , plump cheeks , well rounded chin , and mouth which , if weak , lias a pleasing expression. It i.s the portrait of KASl'All HATS A It \vhoee story familiar enough tifty years ago is no .v bullicicntly forgotten to bo worth retelling in brief fashion ; the more , as there is nothing like it in fact or llction. On the L'lith of May , 182& . in the after noon , a shoemaker living in one of the least frequented portions of Nuremberg &aw a lad leaning against a wall in a peculiar attitude , as if , for some reason , he coul'l not properly use his logs. He approached the stranger , who hold out tt ) him a letter addressed to the captain of the Fourth Squadron of Light Hus sars , stationed at Nuremberg ; at the same time mumbling some unintelligible words , and moaning and weeping bit terly. The hussar captain lived near by , and the shoemaker conducted the hid to the house , where he sank down exhausted. Meat , beer and wine wore brought to him , but ho spat them from his mouth with great disgust , Bread and water were swallowed eagerly. The captain not being at home , his servant took the boy to the stable , where ho dropped upon the straw and fell into deep sleep. T1IK LKTTI'.K when examined , read something liice tuis : " ] am a poor day laborer with ton children of my own. The mother of this lad left him at my house on the 7th of October , ITlli.lnil 1 have never found out who she was. He wants to bo a sol dier and to join the same regiment in which liis father hcrvort. Tic has bcon taught to read and write. If you do not , ' j wnnt to Keep him put him in'a lottery or yet rid of him any way you please. ' ' In the letter ( which was dated "from a place near the Bavarian frontier which ahull be nameless , 1S28) ) " was in- clo.seil a note , apparently in the sumo hand. hand.The The child already baptised , You must fr'v ° M"1 ll surname yourself. You limit educate him. Ilia father was one of the Light TIor.se. When he is seventeen years old , .send him to Nur- emburtf to the regiment of Light Horse , for there his father was. I nslc for hib education until he is seventeen. Pie was born tlio 'iOtli of April. ISl'J. I am a poor girl and cannot support him. " When the captain returned lie could furni > h no explanation of these htrango missives , aad bo tlio poor ccoaturu was rotihcd from the straw and talcen to the police oDico. Hero he was questioned , but nobody could umicrbtami his ans wers , Them llioy gave him pen , inlc ivnil paper , and to the surprise ot all ho wrote ; plainly the name "Ka par Ilausor. They asked his place of resi dence , but his reply was unintelligible. So he was convoyed to the common prison for rogues and vagrants and locked in a cell , whom ho quickly fell asleep , fie remained in prison seven weeks , but was not regarded as a pris oner , and wan treated very kindly by thu jailer , to whom ho soon became " strongly attached. In I'KIIKON'AI. Al'I'KAKANCK. Young TIauscr was , iu > may be im agined , somewhat peculiar. His age apparently wnsaboutsoventcon ; height , four feet and nine inches. In llgure ho was stout , with broad shoulders and delicately formed limbs ; hands and feet small and well shaped the Boles of thu latter being as soft as the palms of u lady's hands , or as his own , which were of infantile softness. Ho'had been in- occulalcd on both arms and on one arm was a small wound , evidently tccant. His hair was light and curly. Ills face , though not bad , was absolutely devoid of meaning or intelligence ; as dull and stupid almost as that of a brute , though wlion pleased it was lightened up oy a babyish smile. The two sides of the face wore not exactly alike ; tlie loft being perceptiblydrawn.und frequently distorted by convulsive spasms. The clothes he wore when found wore of a. curious mixture of town and country costume ; coar o , ill-fltting and clumsily made. In his round felt hat was u small picture of Munichpartly scratched out. A rod-ohcckod handkerchief around his iiecK was marked "K. II. " in rod thread. In his pocket was a rosary , u key , a paper of gold-colored sand and a u number of printed prayers and tracts In Gorman , It ) mind and manner ho was , to all Intents and purposes , u child n baby , indeed. Ho noticed nothing and nobody , but was attracted by any shining object and cried when ho could not get It. When he first sawa lighted candle ho Immediately put his lingers in the flame and cried from the effects , When ho first saw a mirror before him , ho looked at the back of it to see the owner of the reflected face. And , as has been siiid , he had no language which any ono could mitlorstnud ; only a sort of an animal gibberish. As par tially confirming his own story , wncn able to communicate , it must bo stated that his lower limbs showed plainly that his previous life had been spent mostly in a silting posture and with his legs stretched out Hat at right angles to his body , vVhen thus seated the knee-pan lay in a hollow , instead of projecting , and the knee joint was so close to the lloor that a common card could scarcely be thrust under it. Ho walked with great dilllctilty ; his eves could not bear the light of day without becoming painfully inflamed. Ilo could , however , see in the darkness as clearly M" other people do in daylight , and Ill's sense of hearing was abnormally acute. So was his sense of smell , mid the nor- fume of ( lowers made him sick. The touch of a magnet affected him disagree ably , and ho could detect one meta from another by its power of Attraction. This strange being found a gooi friend in Herr Hinder , the burgomtis tor , who was deeply interested in his case and had him frequently brought tt his house. In thone interviews , by din of questioning and helping him to words , the burgomaster gradually ob tainud the material of a statemen which was olllclally published la July 18U8. This is the substance of KAsl'AKV bTOln . as confirmed by Him at a later period when ho was able to talk plainh enough : Ho neither know who ho was nor where ho was born. Ho did not know there was a world until the da.\ ho was found in the street of Nureni- burg. Uoforo that he had always been in a holf , or cage : always seated"on the ground , barefooted , and having on only shirt and troupers. Ho never hoard a sound and never saw daylight. He slept much , and when ho wakened tln-ro was a loaf of bread and a pitcher of water beside him. Sometimes the water had a bad taste from laudanum , he after wards thought , and then he slept longer and more soundly than usual. When ho wakened his nails had baen cut , his hair trimmed and he had on a clean shirt , hi winter the-hole was warmed by a small stove , shaped like a beehive , lie had wooden her os dressed with ribbons to play with. A man came into the hole occasionally , but gener ally treated him kindly , except when ho ran his hor-ses too hard. lie taught him to write , and tried to teacli him to wullr. Finally the man came and car ried him on his buck out of the hole , up and down a long hill ( or stairs ) into the street ; led him a long distance , then put a letter in his hand and disap peared. How long ho lived in the hole he did not know , nor did ho know any thing more about himself than what has been here stated. At the expiration of about two months the authorities of Nuremburg removed Kaspar from prison and placed him in charge of Prof. Daumor , a schoolmaster and worthy man. who immediately began HIS KDt' by teaching him to talk. Ho was as ignorant of everything as a child of two years ; know nothing about natural law or objects thought nine-pin balls felt pain when they struck against each other ; was sin pry with a eat for not using its paws as ho did Ms hands ; luul no ideu of God , iuimortality , or of the difference botwuen good and evil ac tion. When able to talk , however , ho silked innumerable questions , and dis played in faomo respects a mind quite equal to the average. Ho was very Kind-hearted , would not hurt oven a fly , was truthful , obedient and orderly in his habits. It was a longtime before he could he taught to oat meal , and much longer before he was willing lo give up his wooden horses .and other childish toys. His progress in gonor.il knowledge was reasonably rapid , and in reading and writing he speedily became quite proficient < that in the summer of 18-11 he was encouraged to try and write out the details of bib history , 'so far as ho could remember them. This became known to the public , and the result proveu Hint ho was carefully watched by the enemy , or enemies , from whom he had already btilTorud so griev ously. They probably feared that the storv of the poor victim might , if fully published , lead to their own detection und puni.shment. So it came to pass that at 1'2 oVloek ( the dinner hour ) , Oc tober 17. 1820 , Kaspar was missing. Search being made by the DiTumer family , TRACKS or iti.oon were discovered on the staircase , pas sage , and in the lower part of the house , all lending to a cellar , the en trance of which was on a level witli the ground. The door being lifted Kaspar was soon lying at the farther onu of the cellar hlcoding profusely , and appar ently in a dying condition. When brought out ho e.wlnim'-d : "Man ! man , und was then seized by paroxysms so violent that several per sons were required to hold him. For the next forty-eight hours ho was de lirious , raving about ' 'the man. " his former keeper , and who had attacked him. There ivas a soveiv , but not dan gerous , wound upon the forehead , ap parently made by a sharp instrument. When sifter some days ho had recovered from the nervous shock ho gave this ac count of the occurrence : Flo had gone into the lower part of the house for some purpose , anil while there saw a strange man stealing along tlio passage. The man'H head was so black that he thought him a chimnoy-bweop who had frightened him once before. Suddenly toe man attacked him , but with what weapon ho did not know ! His nsoailunt had si black covering over his whole hand , but ho know ho was "the man. " Ho ran up stairs for helpbut finding no one there ran down again , and in his terror hid himself in the collar. Where "tho man1' wont ho did not know. There was A ( IKltAT SKN'SATION in Nuremberg when the mysterious at tack became known and every effort was- made to discover the author , but in vain , Kuspor was lomoved to the hoiibo of ono of the magistrates , carefully guarded there and never wont out of doors without the escort of two police men. Iu Juno , 1H0 ! ! , n prominent citi- v.on , Ilorr Von Tuchor , was formally appointed his guardian , and with him . ha remained some mouths , peacefully pursuing his education. It would have . been much hotter for him had ho re mained permanently , as ho might have done but' for the appearance upon the scone of an eccentric ICngUshmun , Karl Stanhope , father of the historian. Vis iting Nuremberg in May , 1881 , ho saw Ilausor , and thought him by far the greatest curiosity in the curious town , In u short time ho became BO much in terested that ho proposed to adopt the youth and take him to England , The authorlHos xroro quite willing , und the adoption was formally and legally con summated. Of course the adopted father at once proceeded to spoil tlio adopted sou M * treating him ono day as child und tlio next as a man , making him fine presents , und supplying him lioorally with money. Von Tuchor vainly protested and finally gave up his guardianship altogether. Thou ( December - comber , 1831 , ) Karl Stanhope removed Kuspor to Ansbuch and -placed him iu Cor. 15tli and Howard Sts. , Slieely Building. We are bound to dispose of our entire stock at once , and in order to do so rapidly , have made tlie following EH Bent Sinith's lO-wire Tapestry 72-ic BestWiltons * . \ . " . ' . .77" , : $ 1.65 Double Extra Tapestry 65c Best Axminsters 1.65 Extra quality Tapestry 55c Best Moquettes 1.25 Palisade Tapestry 50c Best Wilton Vel vets 1.22i Best Lowell Ingrains with a stick in Good Wilton Velvets 1.15 them 62Jc Best Tapestry Velvets 97ic Best Lowell 5-frame Body Brussels 1.00 Philadelphia Extra Supersall wool 55c Best 4-frame Body Brussels 85c Bangf-up Extra Supers , Unions 35c Other grades at77 ? = .c and lower. A good 2-ply Carpet 25c Best 3-pIy on earth 85c Other grades at corresponding low prices. Best Roxbury Tapestry 75c a apcrics , etc , all at If you are not POSITIVE of tlie above assertion youfself , get prices from , other dealers and then visit us. No one can duplicate the above prices , If you expect to have use for a new carpet within the next year , you had better bii.y now as we are closing out our stock to quit business. Cor. 15th. and Harney Streets. charge of a teacher named Meyer , where he ) eft him and returned to Kng- aucl. The simple people of Ansbauh thought tlid ' 'boy was the destined lioir of th < 3 rich Englishman and treated him accordingly. They called him "my lord" and flat tered and fooled hini as if ho were a .ord indeed. Poor Kaspar's head none too strong at best was turned by , his treatment. Ho would not study as do had done before , and became , it _ is said , more secretive in his disposition mil less frank and truthful. Mean while it was rumored thai the secret of us life could be discovered in Hungary jy diligent search , and .Stanhope ac cordingly sent him through thai coun try in charge of Herr von Tucher and mother person , who made all possible nquirics and investigations , but with 10 result. The parly visited some of , ho principal places in Ciermuny and ivaspar wus every where treated with jrcat consideration. Nevertheless. _ it Yiis apparent to those who know him > cst that his character was dotenor- iting rather than improving. SUui- ioiC as might have boon anticipated grew weary of him , and the family in ' which he' lived at Ansbach showed signs of similar weariness. Release brail concerned was close at hand , and t came in tin shape of A DISMAL THAOUDV. On the Mth of December , 18SJ. ! in the ifternoon. while Herr Meyer was sit ing in his room , Kaspar suddenly burst n upon him through the outer door , jxelaiming with wild gestures and in jrokeii words : "The man had a knife Umoiiu - nont gave mo a purse and then t.ibbld me. I ran as fast as I could , 'urso loft lying there. " Ho was quickly put to bed and a lolieomnn sent to the spot mentioned , 'hero was found a small purse of lilac- olored silk. It contained oiil.y a scrap > f paper on which was written in pencil his pii//.ling message : "To bo delivered. Ilausor will bee o toll you exactly who 1 am , anil vhencc I come , but in order to spare lim the trouble , I will tell you myself. I conio from The Bavarian frontier IJy the nvur. I will even tell you my iiuino M. L. Oo. " Nothing elbe was discovered , and the hickly falling snow had covered any races of footsteps around the niouu- nont. Mca.uwhilo two physicians were n attoiidnhQO upon Ilausor , who had ocolved * u small but deep wound upon ho loft bctyiht , the weapon having cut lirough Wadded coatwaistcoat , front- ) icco amPJoiii't. At the end of two lays ho wjaK ; Tlo to make deposition , ho essential points of which are these : Da the llthjjf the month , at 7 a. in. , ho mil mot it-ipan near the court of np- leals who IbdUcd like a workman , This nun saidkomjin : " "The court gardener ends yr/ii/tins / / best compliments , and ) cgs you to'efyno a little i.ftor ! t o'clock o the courts gardens , where ho will jhow you tlio different clays to bo seen .11 bln'kinjfifto artesian well. " Ho did nit go tliMrtqy , because it was wet , but .old a frlcnQ'ii wife about it , and she tti-ongly tulvised him not to go at all. 3n the 1-lthUho same man appeared to lim , at the- same time and place , and repeated the invitation. Ho went it the hour appointed to the gardens ind straight to the artesian well. Find ing nobody there he went to the U/ monument , and there , at the two stone icals , a tall man suddenly came forward , TIIVQ him a put-so and stabbed him. I'hon he ran home as quickly as he jould. Ho thought lie recognized the iilao purse , but tap person who gave it Lo him ho had never seen before. This ivas the substance ol the answers to for ty-two questions asked the dying man , On the ovdning of llio. 17th ho was dead. I'ho government offered a reward of M.OOU for the detection of the murderer to which Karl Stanhope added $2,000 ; juL'ln spiteof this powerful stimulus to MTort , nothing mono was ever known ibout the inurder ; and the life and death of Knspar llauser have been shrouded in a veil of impenetrable mystery from that day to this. Ofcour.se , during his lifetime and after , numerous theories wore proposed in regard to him ; but none of tliom have been een partially confirmed by later revelations. The visit to Hun gary was made because on one or two occasions he showed signs of mental ex" citoiuent when hearing Hungarian words. Then it was assumed , quiet gratuitously , that ho must be the son of some illustrious Hungarian family. Hut when taken to that country noitlun- the language , costume or scenery made the slightest perceptible impress ion upon him. Then it was thought ho was one of the Baden princes , sons of Stephanie , hitherto believed to have died in infancy , and who was known to have been born in l.SIi. The grand duchess was much distressed at the cruel supposition which rather strengthened popular belief in it. but investigation quickly demonstrated its utter falsity. In short , wo have here a humble copy of the historical conun drum , "Who was the Man in the Iron Mask1 and all that can bo truthfully said about the undiscoverable secret in volved is sullicicntly expressed on the tombstone in the little cemetery at Ausbach : I lie Jacet ; GASIiius HVUSBII , Sul lomporls , Ignota nattvitas , Occulta inors MDCCCXXXIII. IM-JSM'HKMINr A Rioux Ih > v savi "civill/atioa is like a anil lui-,1 to find. " Tlio people who never tret right in this world ure those who pet left To territories wistnng to ] irocnro their spring garments of statehood : ( Jomeoaily anil avoid tlie rush. It Is said Mrs. Hclvn Lockwood snemlb much of her time knitting stockings , but the yam scents Improbable. The ninn wiio "shot at random , " not hit- tintr it , has since lent his rlllu to thu youth who .limed nl Immorality. A German paper says Henry M. Stanley in wandering in Africa on uccuuntof a love uf- lair. LJnifoubtedly. A love for exploration. Many a mun who thinks ho is marrying the lady finds out in tlio course of three or four yiMM nfterwurd , thut ho hus got the tiger In- stc-iul. Tlio number of ladles who Imvo discarded the hustle Is exactly fourteen , and all of them nro complaining about the ' 'hung" of tlicir drosses. "WuslunKanit Pupils In Theosophy Taken In , " is a Huston sign which Hliuws that tnu spgis of knowledge still shelters the city of brains and beans. It is enough to druw tears from u wooden Indian to see n sleigh nianiifautuicr and tin icu packer meet on a street comer these days nnd swap sympathy , Chicago , having i.early recovered from Its attack of noonday lectures on Ooetho , Oanto and Aristotle , is now preparing to astonish thu world with its spring trade In sparerlbs "Well , Browne , hero is another now your. How about that diury you started to keep lust year ! " " 1'vokcpt it. Hero it is , just as peed us it was a year ago. Not even u murk on any page. " "I nm Klud to see your husband keeping fie steadyMrs. Urnvler. I notice hu U piirfcci.lv sober every Saturday nipht of late , " "Yes,11 was the reply , "Ho has recently had his payday changed. I'resldeat-clcct Harrison may not be B be liever in spiritualism , but ho knows a few cabinet tricks. The personality of his ma terializations nro awaited with much anxiety In seine quarters. Ho At lust , my dear Amelia , the happy moment Imi arrived when I fan tell you how much I love you. She Kor goodness siiko , Mr. Tompklns , don't tell it here. He-Why J There ore tie wllneascs. She That's Just. . It , It is time for a revival of reading , writing and arithmetic Iu tlie public sepals , Clay iii ! ; nml music are nice accomplishment ment- , but the children when grown cannot handle mud for their board nor sing for their supper. The man who lii-st suggested the use of an X as the signature ol a person who could not write was no philosopher. The fitness of things should have led him to suggest thu cipher , winch as u nuutograph is eminently significant in most cases. First stae ; robber What did you get yes terday , .Jerry ! Second robber Notliln' . There wasn't nobody in the stage YcptitCn lawyer , two plumbcis , and a prima donna , an' professional comtesy wouldn't allow mete to touch 'em , of course. A London physician , nftrr u study of wrinkles , reaches tlio conclusion that most of them como from laughing , and not worry ing , us is generally supposed. Yes , but how docs thu London physician account for "whiskers on tlio moon ; " Mis , Hushrroft Thut now boarder need not to to m.ilio mo think ho is a bachelor , lie is cither married or a widower. Millings How can you tolH Mrs. Ilushuroft lie always turns his back to me when he opens his pocl'ctbook to bottle. Hrido of a it.-iy to her husbniidwho is doing his best to entertain her on the train Do stoji talking u little while , John. John ( ten derly ) What is the matter , dear ; arc you ncrroiibf Undo No , but 1 want to hear what the women are haying in the seat be hind us. ' 'I ho Ideal country is that whore there are no classes , " sighed young Mr. Honeymoon. "Hut theio nru no classes in this country , Alfred. " fluid his I'uir you tig bride , stirrint ; the butter for the dikes. "Yes there are. There are cooking fhiMes , " rejoined Alfred , and uguin ho sighed dceplv. First Hencdict Yes , it's mighty quiet at my home. Whoa wife and I are alone in the evening jou could hear the clock tielc. Kcc- on'l lieiiediel ( unhappily wedded to a tcm- PIM'The ) silenyc is still more oppressive at my house. When wife anil 1 arc alone you can cub lie.atlio broomstick , TANDARD mYPEWRITIHO ORTHAND I HOROUGHLY CHOOL 1 AUGHT , -J Hlieolcy BIldcK , Onmlia. DR , BAILEY'S ' DENTAL Institute ! Hot got * of Ireili n. rilllnis ill linll rulni Tei-tli uxtrucluil wnlniul | iulu Kxamniiitloii ttf tlift unmlh lioe. boiitl , > iiit btainp mill t tnu-i'jiiUiiicc. | I'axton lillv. , Cor. Kith and Fiirnnm. H. B. IREY. TO LOAN , On C'ity and Farm 1'rooorty ! GASH ON HAND , irht Morlgago HnpeiHought. . ji'ren/.or lloclc , opp. f. 6. Dr.J.E.McGrew . . . One of dm Most SPECIALISTS In the Treatment of all Chronic , Spe cial and Private Diseases , Illy form of treatment If. lecommemtcd by thoiio who liive trlud U , in Ilia very f > tiuaiiut terms. SKIN DISEASES Mistreatment for wlilch leavuii u | > erffct hkln and u nio.it beautiful complexion , A cure giiur- autecd In all f onnn of I'rlt alu Dlxcnsus , All disorders of thu Kuximl organs , citrud.nnd heallh , ttmbltlon und m.uiliood completely iu- Btored , coNflui.TATidN ram : . Treatment by royresptmdetiM , Head Ump for reply. Office Bushman Dloo , IQth and * Doiii-'las Sts. Omaha. Nee A True Statement of the Facts , MR. JOHN MIOPIU1AN7. . Mr. I\rnj 1ii4nn7. was found l > yn reporter at III * rosldencf. No. Mil r-oiitli lath btruut , who fur- nisliud the fell < iulii ( { Htutvniuntof lacts , I niu by trmlc n ciiriietitcr ami work at thu Simmon's M mm fut tin IUK Co. , liuvlit ) : liuun In their employ t\\o y em a. Aliout Iliullniu I conuiKincccl wnrk- Ing there | noticed that broatlilnc tlirouuli my nusuMIH liocoiiiint ; nioic illlllciilr , this troiiblu kept Im rcahlii' , ' until nliini ; iiixt suuniiur. my loll nostril ( jot so bml Hint I coiilil haiilly torco iiir through It , mid only ( initially through thu iluht one , this oompullt'il inu to lirunth iilinost c'litlri'ly thioiiKh my mouth , undiiionilnsswlion I would waku up my toiiKiiound throat felt ns thy as a chip , after rlslnt ; \\oiild 1 BtArtlnto hawk und Hplt until my throat would Rut imr- tl.illvrleurud of the ( ilileum which would ac- cumulalo there dining the nlt'lit. On placing my MiiKcr Into mvlutt nostril , I could fool iih.nril liriijuftioii Just inildu , which Bocmod to J > o tlio ( wiiiso of Honiii of mv troiiliir.s , my throat fait lull n great don ! or thu Hum and I hnddulltmtnt ovrrinyovoH nml tlio lirldKuof my II M. I fult that HomethltiK had to bo done ; liavliiK read ot thu Niit-rcss of Doctor .Ion ] , in In cnucu wlilch up- iii'ineil llkoinlito. I cnncluiled tOKlvu him a call. ) I told mo 1 hail ralarrh , and tlio bcpluin or middle pnrtltlon was hunt over no ns to Ktop ui > till ) loft noKlrll. IIHprlro to me Hunmod vurv re.isonuhle ami I decided toclvuhlm u Irlftl.iuul 1 am Kind I did , for nmv thu no-it ) Us nru open , my lueathliiK fiou , the pnln In my head front ! . 'I'lio uiriiiiiiilntlon of iniiruD has masoil and In fact nil of the troubles I huvu spokou of urn ut end. DOC'I'OKt J. CRESAP McCOY , ( LntoofllclloviiK Ho3plt.ilNuw fork , ) Succeeded by DOOTOU Charles M , Jordan ( I < atnoftho CiuvcrMly of Now Vork City ftiiil Howard L'nlvorMtv ' , WnshliiKton , l > , C. IIAB Ori'lUKS No. 31O and 311 Humcro BuHdlnff Coiner I'lIU unlh und II unity HU. , Oin.itw , Neb , \ \ heru nil curablu cases are tivntoil Wllll 8UCCOS1 , Nnto Dr. C'harlPH M. Jordan has been toil. dent plirMuluii for | ) r , McCoy , In Onmlia , for the ii.iiil yi-ur and is thu iihyrilcinn who Im muilu the curpi that havu been nliWUUij.1 wpi-fcly In this p.ipiii. McdkHldlkcabcstn-ati-d xklllfully. lion. Ilrlpht'8 tllseaH , . , iv ) > , ) iupsla , Ithoiiiiiatlini Ulld llll NliltVOIW DIHKAHICK. All UlMiJWfi jitf- \ cullur to Ilia KOXOS u , m > eclulty ( U ATA U 1C 1 1 ( ONSIfl-TATION nt olllro or by mull , II , ( Jlllce IIOIIM 9tu II u. in. , Ute < p , ; n , , 1 t8p. mriundayolllco hours from Ha. in , . ( < J p. in , ( n uhiioiuli'iicf ) itc l vtw pi oiupt nl ttoiitloti , MAiivulseanuri uru tir.iti-d uccebAfiillv by Dr. Jordan throuitn themiills.und U HUIIIM nosKll'l for thn < e iinnbln u > iimkn a journuy , to obtain ' AT ' TUK'V KN'1 i ic. n , r. Physician and Surgeon OJ'l'JCK , lloum , 10 lo 12 u , in , and 2 lo 4i. \ . nu M Host dcnce 'll Wilt , ( nuur SHiintlerx ) until Ma m and afK'i-fi p , in. Tulfplione Noj ; OUiee I JIi lle.ilOiuca W.