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THE OMAHA M H CAL AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE
OORNRR 9th AND HARJ RY STREETS , OMAHA-
For the Treatment of Every Kind of GHRONJG DISEMSE and Diseases ofihB Eye and Ear ,
Ifnll we suy of our Institution ,
nnd ourndvantngos and facilities
for the successful treatment of
dlsensels not found , on your arrival
(
rival and investigation , to bo just
as we hnvo represented them ,
WE WILL PAY ALL THE EX
PENSE OF YOUR TRIP AND
YOU CAN RETURN HOME AT
ONCE.
Our Office
AND
Consultation Rooms
are furnished with n complete
supply of Surgical Instruments ,
Appliances for Examining Dis
eases , Compressed Air Appara
tus , Ear Speculum , Ophthalmo
scopes , Microscopes ; New Ap
paratus for Applying Electricity
or Magnetism , New and \fc\- \
proVed Vaporized Inl > Sier ) At
omizer , etc. In fac thefinestand
most valuablcollection of medi
cal , surgical and anatomical ap
paratus to be found In any hospital -
pital , infirmary or medical insti
tute In the country.
SUSS OF THE HE ,
We have had wonderful suc
cess in this department in the
past , and have made many im
provements In our facilities for
treatment operations , artificial
eyes , etc.
DEGREES IN THE LODGE ROOM ,
What They Cost Among Masons , Oddfellows
and Fyth-ans.
THE NAMES OF THE SEVERAL STEPS.
Tlio Institution of Side Degrees for
Ladles , and How They
Are Eni-otirngcil hy
the Orders.
Dcforo catering cither of the three great
fraternities which flourish in this land of the
free , the Item of CXIHJIISO is generally the
governing Idea , in connection with the good
to bo derived from association with the mem
bers and the prestige derived from member
ship. As far as general results nro con
cerned it is considered that there is little
difference on that score between the frater
nities in question.
The oldest secret society , and in fact the
ono from which all others are descendant , is
that of tbo Ancient , Free and Accepted
Masons. Tills Is the order which attracts to
Its ranks the solid , substantial business men ,
anil these who wish for fraternity for its
own sake , without wlshincr or expecting to
bo pecuniarily benefited by the association.
Masonry is the most costly o ! all of the
icorct orders and requires the greatest length
of time for reaching the top of the dogree-
liuldor. The foundation atone of Masonry ,
upon which the entire system rests , is the
Blue lodgo. Membership in this is necessary
In order to acquire unit retain membership in
the so-called higher degrees. The Dluo lodges
In this city huvo established a rate of f50 as
an iultlutlon fco for outnmco into the mem
bership of the ledge and the conferring of the
three degrees. At least one month must
elapse between the conferring of the several
degrees. The dues of each member amount
to $1.50 per annum.
Following the Blue ledge is what is known
ns the Chapter of the KoyalArch. In this
there are four degrees and the membership fee
is $50 , with dues amounting to 2.50 per an
num. No spccitlcd time must elapse between
the conferring of these degrees , although the
requirement that there must bo three candi
dates for tlio last dcgrco sometimes keeps a
would-be member waiting for six months or
Dioro for two candidates to Join him.
Tbo next step is the council of Royal and
Select Masters , to which there are but two
degrees , the fee being $10 , with dues amount
ing to $1 , This latter body is really the sum
mit of ancient craft Masonry , thu so-called
blgbcr degrees being modern additions which
have really no connection with Masonry.
The next stop is the comniundcry of
Knights Templar. The only connection
which this body has with Masonry lies in the
fact that IU members nro required to
be members , ia good standing ,
In the blue ledge , chapter and council ,
There are two degrees In the work of the
coiumundcry , although they nro sometimes
Increosud to three by dividing the second.
The ilrst is the degree of Knight of the Kcd
Cross , nnd tbo sccoud is Knight of Malta and
Ktilght Templar , ' . ' 'ho admission fco into tha
comumiidory in this city is ll&U , which enti
tles the member to u uniform. The annual
dues are (5.
Tha blue lodge , chapter and council belong
to what Is termed York rite Masonry. There
is another branch la the Mmonlo btmcturo
which is known as Scottish Uite Masonry ,
and which consists of thirty degrees , from
the fouith to the thirty-third inclusive ,
There arts five bodies In tlili rlto , namely ,
the Ledge of Perfection , which includes all
the degrees up to and including the four
teenth ; the Council of Princes of Jerusalem ,
which comprises the fifteenth and sixteenth
degrees : the chapter of Uoso Crolx , which In
cludes thu seventeenth und eighteenth de
crees ; tbo council of Kadosch , which inulucJM
the degrees up to nnd Including the thlrtlett ,
mud tha grand consistory , comprising thu
and . The
thlrty-llrst thirty-second degrees.
thirty-third aud lost degree Is conferred la
certain cases and under certain conditions.
The fee for the degrees from fourth to the
Milrty-secoud iuclusivt la $183 u > 4 the w *
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13S Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute , 9th and Harney Streets , o
A specialty. Wo have lately
DISEASES OF WOMEN
added a Lying-in Department
for Women during confinement. ( Strictly private ) .
Only Reliable Medical Institute Making a. Specially of
Private Diseases , !
All Illood nituaipssuccessfully treated. Syplillltio Poison removed from tlio system with
out inurcury. New Hcstoiutho treated for Lots of Vital 1'owor. I'utinnts iiiiahln to visit us
tuny bo truuti-il at hoinu by coricsuoiuloncc All communications umifldcntlul. Medicines or
Instrumentsst-ntby mull or cxpiuhs securely packedno murks to Inilleatuionlents or sender.
Ono i > erM > mil luturvluw prufuiriMl. Cull and consult us or send lilntory of your case , and wo
will Mund In plain wrnpp-r. our HOOK TO MEN , KltKK : upon 1'rUutu , Siifc-lal , or Nortous
Discuses , luipotciioy , Kyphillu , Gleet und V'lHcot.ulo , with question list. Address ,
OMAHAB
Corner 9th and FTarney Streets , Omaha.
nual dues are $3. In the ordinary course of
events a mouth is supposed to elapse between
the degrees , but this is not usually the case ,
the average time re < iuired helntr from six
months to'a year. In several of the eastern
cities it is the custom to hold nu annual meet
ing or reunion of the grand consistory , at
which all who havoreccived the fourteenth
degree are recall red to he present aud ro-
colvo the remaining degrees , a whole
week being usually consumed la the opera
tion , the members nnd candidates putting in
all their time nt the temple.
In some states a candidate for the Scottish
Rtto degrees is required to have received the
degrees of the chapter , council and command-
cry in addition to those of the Blue lodge , but
ordinarily the only reciuinnnent is that the
candidate shall bo a Master Mason In good
standing.
\Vltuln the lust few years an addition 1ms
been made to the branches which are hoiiig
engrafted onto the parent stock of Masonry
This is the order Unown ns thu Ancient Ar.i-
bio Order of Nobles of the Mystic Slirino , or
the "Shrine , " ns It is usually styled. In
order to gain admission to tbls order it Is required -
quired thut the candidate must bo either a
Kiilt'ht Templar or a ! ! id degree Mason.
There is only one degree in this order uud it
is almost invariably conferred unon a largo
class and not upon Individual applicants. The
foe Is * - ! . " > and tnera are no dues.
This completes the list of Masonlo bodies ,
and when the ambitious candidate shall huvo
readied the top uud shall have been initiated
into the mysteries of the vniious- bodies tie
will have expended ? 12d In fees and bo sub
ject to annual dues amounting to $15.
For the special accommodation of the
wives , daughters and sisters of Master
Masons a side degree is attached to tlio order ,
known as the order of the Uustern Star , to
which all Master Masons in good standing ,
tticlr wives , daughtersandslstcranraeligible.
The fee for admission Is $ o und the annual
dues are § „ ' .
onnrcuows.
The next oldest secret society wnicn is in
operation in this country , is thut of tlio In
dependent Order of Oddfellows. This order
crowds the Masonic fraternity very closely in
point of numbers , und resembles It in its gen
eral operations. It differs from the latter
very materially in one respect , namely , In
that it U announced that members will re
ceive n certain amount of money each week
incase of sickness and another amount In
case of death , whereas the Mason ie order
holds out no such Inducements to proselytes.
This featuroof the Oddfellows is very popu
lar , nnd has been a godsend to ninny a hoino-
ICAS , helpless brother who has been
sick among strangers m a strange
land. The amount of money ex
pended In this mumicr annually reaches
into the thousands , uud is made one of the
most prominent features of the order.
In the Oddfellows , as in tha Masonlo order ,
there are a number of dlllorent branches , the
foundation of tlio order being what is known
ns the "subordinate" lodge , which corro-
siwids to the blue lodge of the Masons.
There are four degrees in this lodge , and the
fco is & 3. Ordinarily , one week must elapse
between the conferring of the degrees upon a
candidate. The annual duos uro 3 , and the
amount of sick benelltsls llxod by each lodge ,
being as high as IS per week iu some lougcs.
Tbo amount of this bcnellt is usually gov
erned by the circumstances of the case , aud
often exceeds the amount stipulated.
The next higher degree Is known ns the en
campment , which lias three degrees. The fee
iu this body Is $13 and two weous mu t elapbO
between the degrees. The duos are $5 pur
annum.
The next and last body in the order is the
uniform rank or Canton , as it Is called. In
this there is but one degivo uud the fco is
Si : . ' , with dues umountlni ; to &l per annum.
Each member is required to supply himself
vtlth u uniform which costs in the neighbor
hood of $ .V ) .
As In thoMosoulo order there is a side de
gree for the ladles , to which members of the
subordinate lodge are eligible , as well as the
wives , sisters or daughters of members of
the subordinate lodgo. There is but ouo do *
gree iu this body , and the fco is (1 wlta an-
uuul dues of the sumo amount.
KNIOI1T3 01' PYTHIAS.
ThoICuighU of Pythias Is another frotor *
nlty which has had a wonderful growth in
this country. Unlllto the two great orders
above mentioned , which are international in
character and huvo lodges In every corner of
the civilized world , this order is confined al
most entirely to this continent , aud is con
sidered a thoroughly American institution ,
There are three decree * in the order of
Spectaclis and Eyeglasses.
A scientific test of the Eye by means
of the Opthultnoscopo and Nnchot's
Trial Cnse la made by our Oculist and
Optician , foi the proper adaptation nnd
adjustment of classes. All persons suf-
ferlnp from Defective Vision will find
it to their advantage to consult our
Optician.
A full line of Spectacles always in
btoelc. Scotch , Italian and Brazilian
Pebbles. Artificial Eyes inserted with
out pain , of the finest French make.
Batteries , Inhalers , Braces , Trusses
And all kinds of medical and surgical
appliances manufactured. The physi
cians und surgeons in charge of the
different departments are men of largo
experience , skilled in their specialties.
Knights of Pythias , called "ranks. " The
Tee for admission is S20 , and the annual dues
imout to SJ. At least ono week must elapse
Between the conferring of the degrees except
in special cases. This order also makes a
specialty of paying stated sums to members
in case of sickness or death. Tno minimum
Hxed by the supreme lodge is $1 per week in
case of sickness and $ .JO for funeral expenses.
Ench lodge llxcs the amount It will p.iy In ex
cess of these sums aud in the majority of
cases the amount Is much larger , as the ne
cessities of the case demand.
The military branch of tbo order known as
the Uniform Hank , is the limit of the de
grees. Inthis there is ono degree , the fco
being $ ) , with dues amounting to $1 per un-
num. Each m.oniber is required to provide
himself with a uniform which costs from &il )
to * 50.
Several efforts have been made to attach a
side degree for ladies and two such hnvo
been organized but the supreme loJgohas re
fused to afford them recognition.
Tlio 1C. of li. Growing.
During the 11 vo wocks ending Saturday ,
September 0 , charters word IssuoJ to eighty-
two now local assomblte ? of ICniglits of
Labor. The list is as follows :
Miners , Dlosshurg and Car.lift , Ala. ;
mixed , Kearney , Arlc. ; mixed , Norwich ;
brass and iron polishers , Now Haven , Conn. ;
farmers , Wayes precinct. Ga. ; miners , Cen
tral City , Springiield , Kingston Min.-s nnd
Head sUity ; car repairers , East St. Louis ,
111. ; plate glass castcrsICokomo , ; mlxol , Heeds
City nnd ( Joshen ; carriage workers , Connors-
vlllo , Ind. ; mixed , South McAllster , Indian
Territory ; mixed , Gaylord , Honnlngton and
l\Iaeksvllle \ , Kan , : mixed , Blndonsburi ; , Md , ;
mixed , Nowtonvlllo ; stock litters , Lynn ,
Mass. : mixed , Calumet , Mioh. ; mixed , St.
1'ruil , Minn. ; minors , Higbeo ; lead aud zinc
miners , Carthage , Mo.mixed , Pine
Log. Wilbur nnd Dunbar , Neb. :
mixed , Howe , Los Alamos , Maim-
uelitos , T.a Jo.va , Clara , Loma Purdu and
I'ouil , Now Mexico , mixed , Burnt Swamp
tpwnsbio , North Carolina. Bookbinders ,
Saugertlesjcarpentcrsundioiners , New York
city ; bricit handlers , Brooklyn ; l.iboiers fj ) ,
Brooklyn ; glassbloivors , Biruilughaui ;
Plumbers , etc. , Auburn ; railroad employes
(2) ( ) , New York city and Cauastota ; tailors
( 'J ) , Buffalo and Rochester ; garment oper
atives , New York city ; shipsmlths1 helpers ,
Now York city ; weavers , Auburn ; mixed ,
Ticonderoga aud IMoira , N. Y. ; mlucM. lie.
hoboth ; salesmen aud saleswomen , Salem ;
mixed , Payne and South Webster ; potters ,
Tifllii , Ohio ; miners , Ashcroft ; mechanics ,
etc. , Dunmoro ; barbers , Scru..ton ; ghmbouso
worisers , Jeannctte ; plate glass workers ; Du-
potters , Kittanuing , Pa. ; mixed ,
Mitchell , \Vo3slngton \ Springs , Vermiltion ,
Hapld City aud Hill City , S. D ; mixed , Co-
inunchu and Uustlne , Tex. ; mat-bin polishers ,
Brandon , Vt. ; miners , Handloy , Aiaybcury ,
Catnwba anu Camdensburg ; tobacco work-
era. Wheeling , W. Yn. ; shoemakers , Water-
town , Wis. ; mixed , Capo Kongo , Quebec :
mixed , Palmerstou , New Zealand.
During the same period twcnty-ono assem
blies huve been reinstated or reorganized , as
. J.vy ; -
mproand Hastings , Neb. ; Knglowood , N. J. ;
Binghamtoii , N , Y , ; Pittsburg , Pa. ; Jour
nalists , New York city ; waiters , Now York
city ; railroad employes , Jersey City , N. J.
miners , Aiisonville , Houtzdnlo , Bcuulngton
Furnace aud Harrison City , Pa.
Ht. John's llranch O. M. II. A.
On last Wednesday evening , Crelghton college -
logo hall witnessed the imposing ceremonies
Incident to the organization and installment
of a new branch of the Catholic mutual bene
fit association.
Supreme Deputy Dr. J.T. Klaslor , assisted
by T. J. Mahoney , J. B. Furay , A. Henry
Blumer , W. A. L. Gibbon , P. MoArdlo , Dr.
F. 1C. Murphy and other members of the
older branches , initiated and Installed the
now body , corporated under the mime , St ,
John's Branch No. U , C. M. B. A. , of Omaha ,
Nob.
Nob.Before
Before being admitted into the mystic
penetralia of tbo scene , thu members cloct
wcro known to regard the stop they were
about to take with much trepidation nnd con
cern. They know not the extent aud variety
of the gamDols and capers peculiar to that
particular v.uadrupod of the ecnus Cupra
DEFORMITIES 0V THE HUMAN
BODY.
BEST FACILITIES , APPARATUS AND REME
DIES FOR SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT
OF EVERY FORM OF DISEASE REQUIRING -
' QUIRING MEDICAL AND SUR
GICAL TREATMENT !
In this department we are especially
successful. Our claims of superiority
over all othora arc based upon the fact
that this is the only medical establish
ment manufacturing surgical braces
and appliances for each individual case.
"Wo have three skilled nintrutnont mak
ers in our employ , with Improved ma
chinery , and have all the latobt inven
tions us well ns our own patontnand im
provements , the result of twenty years
oxourionco
which Dr. Kluslcr held In reserve for the oc
casion. The doctor has many goats , but for
unties antique and ways unexpected , obscure
and fantastic , the barnecl patriarch , tor the
iionce , quito exceeds the rest of the llock.
IJut the results were gratifying , and
though each of the gentlemen rode like John
Gllpln , metaphorically speaking , through
marsh and copse , through brake and fen and
wlldwood , ho held IIH scat on the capricious
capra throughout , escaped unhurt , and was
at length declared entitled to nil the rights
and emoluments accruing from a membership
In the association.
Upon being organized the members of the
now branch elected their ofllcers as follows :
Spiritual dictator , Rev. T. B. Fitzgerald S.
J. ; president , Harry "V. Burkley ; vice-presi
dent , J. F. Murphy ; second vice-president ,
J. C. Kluslcr : recording secretary , 13. K. Me-
Million ; usslstuntrccoruingsecretary , Charles
K. Furay ; flnuuci.il secretary , John AL Mul-
leirs : marshal , \V. F. Wchor ; guard , P. J.
McArdlo ; trustees , B. S. Firestone , B. J.
Scannoll , A. P. McConnell , M. D. Hussieand
and F. Murphy.
The other members of St. John's Branca
No. Ji , are : Lorenzo C. Hill , David J. O'Brien ' ,
Marshall A. Dillon , Peter O'Mulloy , Edward
J. MaVun , William Manor , Patrick A. Bos-
loy , Dr. A. T. Tu gart. Uobort E. Teuton ,
August S. Borglum and Charlto B. Gibbon.
Yiiilting mainbors from Council Bluffs
wcro : liev. T. J. A. Molloy , James H. Wat
son , John II. MoWUliams nnd others.
Father Fitzgerald. 1 > . MoArdlo , T. J. Mahoney -
honey , JB. . Furay , Dr. Kinsler , J. F. Mur
phy , W. A. L. Gibbon , Harry V. Burkley ,
Dr. F.J. Uuspeeker , A. Henry , Dr. F. K.
Bluiner , Dr. F. K. Murphy , Father Mulloy
and other hrothern of the visiting branches ,
addressed the assembly in words exphinas
tory , dldactlu or advisory , hut all In a happy
manner and wore as liappily received.
This branch commences with n largo char
ter membership and is expected to grow , cro
long Into the hundreds.
A. O. U. AV.
William M. Butts of Baltimore , who held
the ofllco of watchman hi the supreme lodge
of the order , died on tho4thlnst. from the
effects of morphia. Ho was found wander
ing about the streets of Baltimore in a stupid
condition and was arrested for intoxication.
He was unable to glvo his name , which was
found upon a beautifully engraved watch.
After ho h.ul been lying in the tell in a coma
tose condition all night the police sent for a
physician , who found that Bulls was suffei-
fng from morphia pMsonlnir. An investi0M-
tiou disclosed the fait that Liu Its had taken a
quantity before leaving the olllco and then
wandered about the streets until ho was
picked up by the ofiidir. The discovery was
inado too late , however , nnd the man died
that night. Brother Butts was the pub
lisher of the Protector , ono of thoofticlul
organs of the or/lcr / , and had been in the
su promo lodge for it number of years.
1C r i .
Virginias lodn o will inaugurate a series of
"atag" parties ou the ITth lust , at Goodrich
hall.
hall.Liuncelnt
Liuncelnt division has boon rouvcnntoj ]
and has elected the following ottlcerd : Ed
Paulson , captain ; VlHtam Whaland , lieu
tenant ; Herman Paulson , herald ; Jcsso
Poteraon , treasurer ; F. T. Dow , recorder.
The division now has twcntv-oight momhors
in good sUndlng and in casting about for anew
now hall In which to hold meetings.
A putition is being circulated for a charter
for n subordinate lodge. Tlio projectors In
tend to mike till4 lodge a strictly military
organization , and In accordance with this
idea It is proposed to have It composed ox-
cluslvi'ly of Sir Knights and all the work of
the lodge will bo done in full uniform. It is
stated Unit sixty signatures huvo bcou se
cured to the petition for a charter.
Household of Until.
The order of the Household of Iluth , MO ,
composed of the wivo , tiauijntors and sisters
of colored Oddfellows , o lobratod tha second
anniversary of Its organization last weolc by a
street parade la carriages , followed by a lunch
at Exposition hall , and a concert at night ,
alter wliloh tha following now oflleora were
duly installed ! P. M. N. 0 , Altes Jullu
Washington ; M. K. U. , Mrs. Frances John
son ; H. N. G. , Mrs. D. A. Thomas ; recording
secretiry. Miss Maggie Thorno ; lliianclnlsoc-
. rotary , Sira. 0 , B. Franklin ; treasurer , Mrs.
I 12. S. Clemens ; prelate , Mrs. M. J. Halscy.
CASES TREATED BY CORRES
PONDENCE ,
Casoa treated by correspondence receive -
coivo the most careful attention. Each
case is analyzed : ind examined by ques
tions. A record by number islcoptin
our private clllco of each case and the
remedy used. Prices arc either so
much Tor the full treatment wliothor it
takes u. lonpror or shorter time ; payable
in advance , or so much a month payable
monthly in advance. It will bo under
stood that for u certain amount wo
agree to treat a case until cured , oharcr-
inp no more if it takes a greater length ,
of time than we have calculated upon.
\Vo send medicine to every part of
the Union , both by mail and express ,
with such clear and explicit directions
for use that no mistakes can occur.
While It is always desirable to see a
pntiont , our thorough knowledge of the
human body and It * ailments enable us
to proscribe with certainty and success
in many cases if a description of the
case is given.
Where Early Oraakus Made Love and Built
Their Firesides.
THE SIMPLICITY OF THE FATHERS ,
How tlio Original Structures AVere
Greeted nntl Docoraled mid
'Xlicy Appear in the Eyes of
the Stranger.
Cornel drink to tlio honica
That u know loni ! line ,
Tlioso mansions now turning touustl
.Omaha mansions of twenty years agol
The old , old homes of those who have hero
won wealth and prominence.
Tliero yet remain many of the early-day
c.istles , Many a volume would ho required ,
however , to tell the story of ullof tlioin. Only
a few can bo told hi the space at hand , and
those hut briefly.
In most instances time , and the towering
business palaces of modern Omaha hnva had
n Idndly shcltoiinu care for these early
hearthstones , In scarcely u single instance
is the picture n very sorry one when viewed
from the exterior , but to get beyond the en
trance , to poop Into the old ganct then do
jou flndHow
How very near these Idols are
Toerumullng huck tutlust !
A few momentsSDcnt In rummaging through
almost any of thcso mansions of twenty years
ago. will result in ascertaining several very
evident facts. You will observe that they
were hullt of "mighty good stuff ; " ' that evi
dently a piece of ornamental moulding , how
ever modest , was not known in those days ,
and that the lord * of these mansions must
have occupied n considerable poitlon of their
time milling pieces of tin cans over rat holes.
Another thhiff noticeable will bo that several
of the fathers of Omaha believed In having
their street doors open out Instead of In just
as the laws of this period insist thut the
doors of all public buildings shall swing. It
will also bo found that vrimlow-
weights und patent window fasteners
hadn't ' been "pushed" so far west when
these homo shelters were erected. Tno wub-
ble-slded condition of the sasU makes it pret
ty plain that a stick under ono side of the
sash was the proper ciipor as an uld to venti
lation , while a knife stuck between tbo easing
and the sash was the nearest they cnmo to a
window lock. In this connection It may bo
conducive to the satisfaction of some of these
old-timers , and to the enlightenment of new
comers , to note that n national convention of
sclontlllo house-builders has just decided that
that old knlfe-stuck-in-tho-wlnilovv fit-homo
furnishes the only absolutely burglar-proof
lock there is for a window.
vVlth barely two or three exceptions thcso
mansions towered skyward to the dizzy
height of 0110 full story-but oh how com
fortable , cozy aud homo like they must huvo
been ,
They had their broad , vino-dad porches ,
rose-embowered nooks , aud their wide white
pebbled walks.
Noble old Urcplacos supplied rich cheer
through the long bleak winters and hoard
many a wealthy banker and mcichunt of to
day speak the word that won him the mother
of Omaha's present holloa and beaux ,
Each of these mansions and Its own well ,
which furnished as bounteous a supply of pure
sparkling water as ever was cariicd
to the top of earth , so the uo\v
gray-haired owners toll us. while as
for ttio muddy Missouri which wo of this
day nnd gcnomtion must depeiiduponsolely
wasn't counted good enough for the thrifty
young wife of that duy oven to do her week's
washing , while to drink it was thought to
ho almost disgraceful if not inhuman.
To look , then , upon these mansions of
twenty years ugo. now trembling with Tirno's
decay , is to Atitl ileU'ct the fact that In their
day they must have been bright und always
inviting Httlo homes , the pride uiid inodt
cherished resort of their owner * ,
The aristocratlo rciidenco portion of the
town ut that tlma uos Howard und Hnrnoy
streets , between Ninth and Twelfth struts.
Today this section for tbo most part is the
IN Tllli COUNTRY ,
Organized -with a Full Staff of
Skilled Physicians , Surgeons
and Trained Nurses.
HOW TO REACH THE IN-
STITUTE.
If you come by the B. & isi. or
U. P. railroads , go to the Hth
street side of Union Depot nnd
take motor cnr to Hnrney mid
walk two blocks enst to Oth nnd
Hnrnoy , 01 * tulce cab from depot
to the Institute. If you coma by
other roads take the 10th street
motors at Webster street transfer
without extra charges at Cnss
street to lltli street motor , get of/
at Hnrnoy and go two blocks
enst to Institute , or take ncab.
Institute Open Day and Night
Our many new improvements
and facilities for- treating tbo
various diseases of the enr have
In a great measure been tlio
cax.ise ofour great success in this
department ,
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Genitourinary Organs Address ,
OMAHAra
Corner 9th and Harney Streets , Omaha.
very heart of the great wholesale dlstilet
where a dazzling number of millions of del
lars' worth of business it done every year.
The best preserved mansion in this locality
ia found at the northwest comer of Ulnth
and Harnov streets , opposite the
cathedral of St , Philomena. It is
the old home of Jesse Lowe , Omaha's
lint mayor. Pew changes have como
tbat are calculated to make any mem
ber of that widely known fa-nily "sari anil
forlorn" as now and then they drive past it.
There is much about its Mniplo style of arch
itecture to remind one of an old southern
homo. In a word , it's ' just such un old-tlino
homelike looking house as figures , with so
much of effect , in the stones wo iliid In out *
bound , musty volumes of the standard
monthlies. I3ioad , low loof , dotted with lo\v
chimneys , brown sides , long , wide porches ,
aud in the midst of a generous sweep of lawn
heavily fringed with soft maples , Pitting
Indeed is it that this place Is among those
most frequently pointed out to the ctrangor
of today us ono of the most typical , best
homes In Omaha twenty years ago.
Two blocks west , on the east and west cor
ners , at Twelfth and Jlurnoy sti-ects , nro to
bo seen two more of the curly homes of men
who have achieved considerable fame and
foituno. Upon these corner ! livea
Judges Lake und Doane , the former on the.
southeast and the latter on the southwest.
It is a very poor common day Iniiorcrwho
doesn't awn ii match for cither of the struc
tures today. Twenty jcars ago these lots
were bought for about flf > 00apieco. Today
you couldn't buy them for much loss than
$ JO , ( ) ( ) ( ) imiecc. When the gentlemen iu ques
tion H\cd in these Httlo ono-story orpod-
slhly they might be called story mid a
quarter houses It was plain Mr. Lake und
plain Mr. Doane , two gentlemen who had
some misgivings about asserting with any
gieut emphasis as to whore their next meal
wus coming from. Now It is Judge Liilio nnd
Judge Domic , and , as you prolublv know ,
botli are well off and living in luxiny.
Go a block south and you find u third Httlo
one-story structure , painfully plain iu appear-
anco. It contains onlv two rooms aud those
vcrv small indeed. This was tbo early day
mansion of W H , Hughes , now cashier of tlio
Nebraska National bank.
And then , "away out in the suburbs , " ns
they said in tlioso" duys , or Seventeenth
mid Eighteenth and Davenport und Dodge
streets , ns wo say now , them was a sort of
Murray Hill cluster of aristocratic homes ,
s > omo of which remain standing today.
Them is the nine-room , two-story square
brick with framofj that was built oyMr. J.
N II. Patrick thirty-two years ago , and has
a hundred feet ormoraof lawn about it In all
directions. "Tho whole thing , " cost tf,00 >
then , and now is worth morn than ten times
that amount. Itoburt nnd the restof thonow
grown und very popular children were born
thero. Today itls business property.
At the northwest comer of ICtgliU'onth and
Dodge you will llnd a largo force of carpen
ters patching up a frame house thut was
bailt about the same time at the Patrick
homo , and Is a good mutch for it , John McCormick
Cormick was tbo builder. Ho was tlio father
of Charles McCormick and of Mis. Wood ,
wife of lien Wood the banker. Both Mr.
Patrick and Mr. Wood had much to do with
the advancement of Omaha , and their names
will imibcilily be among tiie last to lie forgot
ten in public as among the best friends the
city had.
The little old tu ratio down story-and-a
half framoat 1U10 Dodge stiott wus the man
sion of Hyion Kced , the nowmllllonaiiu land
owner.
That two-story brick across the street and
a little to the oust , was built l > y Aaron Calm
and was ono of the most aristocratic-
looking homes in or about the town away
bade In these early days. It was there thut
ho took hisbrldt ) , ami it wis there ( hat ho
and she guvo many a crush u'ccptlou In the
long ago. Ho paid about ? > * ) for thu lot , and
today ref uses S7SO a front foot lor it.
Ana so this little article mlghtbo continued
on to an iiidollulto length. What has been
written will servo to provide thu city's
loungvr generation with a key to soiuo very
mteivstinirold land marks.
As poems of Omaha's girlhood J.ay the
mansions of twenty yearn ago bo permitted
to endure uutll the last possible moment.
Tourists should read the advertisement of
Kxctlslor Springs , Mo , , today.
Lovers of tinsel will have "Iwjads and em
broideries for garnishing their raiments next
winter.
Dr , Blrnoy cures catarrh , Boo bidjj.
HOABV Foil TilK
Mis. Tioublo-Becuuso women wear thcil
stocldnga longer.
\Vo nro to huvo silk shiits again , milled to
the waist witn lace llounces , 7\
Crimped hair will bo fashionable this wa > \
ter/says a far-famed designer ofcoilTures.
ftlr. Trouble You say that men aroliardof
on stockings tliau women. How do you maKu
that ou t <
All gloves for street wear fit loosely.
I'inclied hands went out of fashion wllb.
cramped feet.
rj.'ho giddy grand dames of fashion have
taken \\uaflng moio silk overcoats with
white bodices and skli'ts.
Plush and felt lambrequins are doomed ,
and thu same futohnsbufiillen thoclolhdraped
pedestals , stands and tables.
The ' -loiely curly" hair pieces sold to bald-
heiulod or high-browed ladies weio never
more expensive than they uro now.
SilKs borrow their imtnofrom the ( lowers.
Peony , anemone , lilac , ulierry and apple slllta
are In the nmruot begging to bo bought and
ta Ken u\\uy.
The extiomo elegance of fashion Is shown
In the quality of the underwear , thu linen
handkerchief , the hat trimming uiid the lin
ing of wraps.
Again the polonaise , this time long In tha
skirt , with a double-bruited front and close
sieves a lady's garment , aud a real blessing
for utilizing old skills.
Toilet vinegar Is made by pouring any seen !
or cologne iu.thu . bath. The faint , swol :
smell tnat will hang around the bathcria
worth u jurd of sachets.
Leather color is to the front for dross ma-
toilul , inlllltieiy goods , traveling-bags and
odds and ends of llncry in the line of fans ,
caid-cases aud bclt-baga ,
U has liocu pronounced an exquisite nnd
artistic fashion to hind the bur : with a illlot
of gold nnd girdle the waist of a white o
light dress with a silver chain.
All the Jackets and wraps , ulsters and
uling-slccvo garments are lined tluoughoul
with summer silk or satin. Uvun tlio HIOD !
garments 1m von gaudy interior , but Hie cloth
is moro cotton than ever.
Kelt hata for tlio full aio in stock. They
are simply trimmed with velvet und short
feathers. The ornaments are slender rods
of gilt , Intended for utility as well as show ,
Mrs. Stanley , the brldo of the famous cx-
ploi'i-r , when she coine-4 to America with hoc
husband on his lecturing trip , will \\cat
twicd and Scotch plaid suits on board
tlio vchsel. She has also in her trousseau a
tightiittlng sealskin abler , which she will
wear on duck.
A Seattle girl thoughtlessly told n friend
that tlio mimes of the donors would not bo
displayed with the presents ut bur we ddmg.
Of course the news got abroad and \vhun \ , thu
day cnmo not oven the presents wcro dls-
plajed. They consisted of it ] plated sugar
spoons and lUsalttmrlnklurs.
All the newest dresses huvo ono flounce
about thu bottom , which inny bo toKen at a
picinoiiltlou that the gowns of next season
will bo ( louua-d to the Avalst , after the stUoa
of our grandmothers. Thus gently dee
fashion luaeit the wedge of an Innovation iu
niodovhlcli piescutly durolouca toc < ea ijcra-
tloa.
tloa.As
As an indication of the fashions of t'jo
future It may be hinted that thick stilpud
Vtoolens , wltli softened shaded cllcctu , are
Ixilug pit-pared for the fall and early winter ;
also soft woollen stuffs , of all kinds , with
fringed borders , or a piece of cloth , withln-
twvnvcn stripes , In Astrakhan , blade on a
color.
IVather bands of nil colors are to bo used
for trimming. High fowngus will h.no a
feather baud around the throat , and low
evening bouicos will bo bordered with feath
ers around the neck and urmholcs. lllucle
rurlcd ostrich bands are used on light-colored
gowns , or cream , old blue , palo pink , yellow ,
und red. Many unlcloi uro mudo wholly oz
fcuthen vesta , collars , pelerines , stolen , and
nmlla.
No pursuit known to the fomliilno world so
successfully and delusively disposes of tlmu
itt shopping. Thuuxpuiluaccd husbiuiil and
father knows thut any engagement with hla
family wltill ) stands at thu i-nd of unhopplng
dny has largo chances ugahibt fulfillment.
Kvcu a woman of discretion li other matters
who lias but an hour at bur UUposal will plan
enough errands for tiiat tlnio to crowd a
half-day.
Dr , LJirnoy euros catarrh , Bco