© N.Axfx 'DAIUX a31mI > ; Ulzsnn.Y , trUhrl , e , x8t8. ,
STORY F THE VACANT iIMR
&eollectlous'of the Author of Famous War
Poem
1 _ -
PATHETIC INCIDENT EMBALMED IN VERSE
llclannhnly I'nle of n ilcrnle Snt Ier
Boy Win Fell nl Ihvll'a IIIuG-
i. . Iopulnrlsrd by Ibc Press
1Ay nud lint to 1laalc.
( Copyrlg1it , 1899 , by Ilerbert r. Jllison , )
We shall meet , but we shall miss him ,
Thcru will be one vacant etmir ,
R'e shnli linger to caress him ,
1'hen we breathe our evening prayer.
when a year ago wa gathered.
Joy was In his mild blue eyu ;
Hilt a golden curd Is severed ,
And our hopes In ruin' Ile.
At our flreslde , sad and lonely ,
Often will thcbolwm , swell
Au renw mbrnnto of tInS atory-
Iluw our noble Willie fell ; .
how he 'tVovo to bear our banner ,
Through the thk kcst of the light ,
And upheld our country's hututr
With thu strength of rnathoud's might.
True , they tell. . us , wreaths of glory
F.vermore will deck his brow ;
But this stolhe $ the anguish ant , ,
t Sweeping o'er our heartetrhngs now.
Sleep today , 0 early fitllenl
In thy green ouch ntlrrow tied ;
Dirge , ; train the pine rind cypress
Mingle with the tears we shed.
1Ve shall meet , but we shall mis him ,
There will be uno encnnt choir ,
We shall liner to caress him ,
I Wheit Wu breathe our evening prayer.
Throughout the length and breadth of not
' nnly this land , but others , the words of this
familiar song aid poem have carried comfort -
fort and balm to thousands of sorrowing
hearts for more than thirty years. Anti
upon no day of the year arc they inure fitting -
ting and impressive than upon Memorial
day , when the nation honors his fallen
heroes , and loved ones tenderly lay flowers
upon the groves of those who have died
in bottle. hardly- person can be found
who i3 not familiar with "The Vaeant
Chair , " and who has not softly sung the
/ f 'v r r
Ixtii ,
I , ' i ; '
, p1.tJ ffrl..fltC
r l
} ION , IIENItY S , WASHnURN , AUTHOR
OF THl : "VACANT , CHAIR. "
chorus , "We shall meet , but svostiall miss
him ? " Yet it deems strange ; iliat little is
known of a piece of such international fame ,
and which has won so many admirers. Such
k' , nevertheless , a tact. Outside of what
might almost be termed nut iinmedlalo cir-
cli of friends of the author and the family
or the brave lad whose sad death inspired
its writing , little , really nothing , Is known
of the origin of the poem , Its author , and
t hero.
This comdillon was brought nboul by the
peculiar way In which the verses were first
given to the public. The poem was written
by lion. Henry Stevenson Washburn , and
t was Insplred by the death of a very promising -
ing young ofllcer , Lieutenant John William
Grout of the Fifteenth Massachusetts volunteers -
unteers , Company D ,
Subject of the i'uent ,
Lleulenant Grout , ( ho subject of "The Va-
cant Chair , " was the only on of Jonathan
and Mary Grout , and was born hr Worcester ,
1 Masi „ July 25 , 1842. his father was a
successful business bun , and the sou enjoyed
the best of educational advantages. In early
life it WS evident that he was endowed
by nature with rare gifts , physically and
mentally. A writer of his time remarks :
"Of medium stature and symmetrical proportions -
portions , erect carriage and remarkably fine
and manly features , and with elastic vigor
and the glow of health , he might have been
soiceted as a model for an artist. " he ryas
a diligent student , and mastered easily subjects -
jects to which his attention was given , but
he turned with special interest to history ,
in its relation to nations , and their conillcts
ono with another. Ile seemed to have been
born for a military life , and inherited , undoubtedly -
doubtedly , a lava for the camp from Ids an-
cestors. Ho was of the sixth generation
from John of Sudbury , who was a grandson
of an English knight , anti who distinguished
himself for his heroism in leading his
townsmen triumphantly against the assaults
of the Indians In 1G7G , for which he was
rewarded with a captaincy.
It ? vas early a question what profession
to life he should follow , a matter which
was not settled till he entered the highland -
land Military academy , at Worcester , where ,
In the military dSparttnent , ha was active
and enthusiastic add soon became corn-
mender of ( ho cadets , winning their favor
by hla genial nature nod his attention to
duly , liardly had his ambitions been thus
gralillcd when thin civil war became ( ho
matter of all-absorbing interest to the pce-
plo.
No one was quicker than ho to ace that
tits hour hail cone , and he desired at once
to miler the army , but ilia parents withheld -
held their consent for a while , chiefly on
account of his youth , for he had barely attained -
tained the ago when his country could
legally claim his services. When , however ,
they yielded to his importunity , his joy
knew no bounds , and with all the ardor of
his nature ha began preparations for the
service before him , such as sleeping on the
lloor to inure himself to ( ho hardships of
life in camp and eating plann food.
When the Mussuchusetts Fifteenth regiment -
ment was organized he received a commis-
non as second lieutenant in Company Dan -
an honor rarely bestowed upon so young
a loan. lie was very popular in the rsgl
meat his knowledge of military tactics
was such that his services as a drill master
were in constant demand , lie assured his
friends at the time of hla departure for the
front that he had girded on his armor for
all the emergencies of war anti far victory
or death. Flo seemed to feel the solemul
ties as well as tlto responsibilities of his
position , but stover faltered in his purpose ,
or in the duties which devolved upon him
later.
Curuale fit Itnil'a Illufr ,
It was the fortune of ( tie Fifteenth regiment -
ment to suffer great loss in ( lint disas
lrous conflict at Bull's muff , October 21 ,
1861 , ( ho Ilrst in which the regiment ! tad
ever participated. The union troops hail
crossed the Potomac river from their camp
at Poolsvllle , some miles back on the Mary.
land shore , in clumsy mudseowa , expect.
lug to surprise and capture a confederate
camp some distance back on the Virginia
shore , anti lIttie or no preparation had been
made for a hasty retreat. Hardly had the
forces landed and scaled the steep bluff
to a little clearing beyond before the confederate -
federate troops were aware of their presence -
ence through a skirmish between the ad-
vance guard of the union trodps and a company -
pany of confederate cavalry. This placed
the union troops in a peculiar position.
They had tonne over to mike an aggressive
fight , but , knowing that the confederates
were aware of their intentions , they deemed
It unwise to advance into a country of
which they knew little. There was no prep.
nraliona for a retreat , The action of Oen-
crni Stone in aendirig the troops over in
such a way was the occasion of much dls
cussioa , and he wastcourt-martialed for it
after the battle.
The clumsy scows which brought the
troops across were most of them on the
island , 'nfid piaetlcally ttsetess in a hasty
departure. Not knowing what else to do ,
Colonel Devens drew his men up in battle
line in the Ilttlerctearing it the lop of the
bluff and awaited the nttaok , The clearing
In which the troops were stationed faced
the river , and was surrounded on the other
three sides by a thick growth of woods ,
When the confederates reached the scene
they did"hot'lenve1be'lfibods , but , fired on
the union trahpa.under Ihclr cover , doing ,
deadly work. They filled the treetops with
shnrpsttdbters , who added to the deftrue-
tioh. , . + . . a , . . , K
The position of the union , forces was welt
nigh hopeless , but they fotf ht'ltko heroes.
Soon , however , the lerribla'fire became too
severe to endure anti the order to retreat
was given , anti down the sleep bluff to the
water's edge the soldiers tumbled pelt melt ,
The confederates tollowed close upon them ,
thronging up' to line ddk tcof the bluff , from
whichposltlou they shot the retreating aol-
tiers down like dogs as they rushed madly
up and down fhb river bank , crossed in the
boats pr sprawled out in the water swimming -
ming for liberty , Escape was well nigh urn-
possible , but many preferred death to cap.
tivlty and took the slim chance offered ,
Truett Dealit.
It was ! luring the fight hod retreat that
Grout's character , his bravery and training
asserted itself in a manner never to be for-
gotten. During the battle , while men fell
oil every side , he csgnpgll unharmed and
his courage and self-possession urged his
filet to renewed efforts. When the day was
lost and the men were torce l to retreat to
the river , he seemed to be utterly regardless
of himself in lla desire to have the wounded
conveyed to the opposite shore. lie crossed
the stream with n boatlond of sufferers , and
seeing them safely landed , returned to render
der like assistance to others ; but the deadly
fire made it necessary to abandon the boats
and he was soon obliged to plunge into the
stream to save himself from captivity or
death , lie lied reached the middle of ( lie
river when he exclaimed to a comrade near
at hand : "Tell Company D I could have
reached the shore-but-I'm shot-I must
sink. " The waters iumetilately closed over
him and his spirit was freed from the cot-
diets of earth ,
When his death was nnnounced , Colonel
Devens , with deep emotion , said : "Dear
little fellow , he calve to me at the close ut
thu battle and said : 'Is there anything
more , colonel , anything more , ( lint can be
done for ( he men ? ' and I replied , 'Nothing ;
but take care of yourself , '
It was later learned that Grind asked to
bo relieved from the duty of omcer of the
guard , to which he was detailed on the day
of the battle , and which would have kept
him in camp and out of the fight , in which
he lost his life , hind he so desired.
For some tinto the I'otomac held the body' ' ,
Im its embrace , but it was finally surren-
tiered to loving hands , and inter was ten- ' ,
tlerly borne to his native city for burial ,
The "heart of ( ho commonwealth" had
never known a sadder day than when his
'remains , under the escort of the Illghland
cadets , attemletl by the mayor and both
branches of the city government , Colonel
Devens and a large concourse of sympathizing -
thizing citizens , were taken to Rural cetoe-
( cry for iulertnent. There his body now
rests , marked by a simple monument. Many
tears were mingled with the volleys fired
over the grave of the hero , who , at the
early age of 18 , fell a voluntary sacrifice
upon the altar of his country.
Sorrows aN un Irtapirntiomi.
The dealb of so young and promising a
soldier , at the very threshold of a brilliant
career and the beginning of the avnr , made
a strong impression upon the author of the
poem , who had seen much of Grout , owing
to his closy companlonship with Mr. Wash-
burn's eldest son. One November day , not
long before Thanksglving , as Mr. Wash-
't t
iJ
_ an2 .
Y
I ,
OF LiIIUTENANT JOHN WILLIAM
GROUT.
burn was walking along anti meditating
upon ( be sad death of the bravo had , his
heart wcntt to the bereaved family ,
whom he knew would nfss with such acute
pain the absent loved one on the approach-
lug day of feasthtt.4 Suddenly the wards of
the poem unshed through his mind , and lie
wrote them dowmon'lie ( spot , just as they
now statid , srlfh hardly a verbal alteration ,
his idea \vns td'sel , them to ( lie family ,
Latter they-were given to a Worcester paper
and printed willi imply the initials , "Ii ,
S , 1l. . " ntlachetl , Corning as they did in
the hour of anxiety and sorrow , with their
sweet and consoling beauty , they were
speedily'copicil nr and wide in the press
of the country. Anlong others they met the
eye of George F , Root , the composer and
writer of war songs , who set them to tousle.
without-evet'knuw'Ing who ( Ito author teas.
This added to the poems fame , which soon
became liilerational. So 1t stands today ,
as it ever will , for vacant chute must
always be sources of deep sorrow as long as
( ho human race lasts.
Hon , Henry Stevenson Washburn wag
born in I'rovidenee , R. I „ In 1813 , but lie
passed his boyhood in Kingston , Mass , lie
comes train good old Puritan-Pllgritn stock ,
his early education w aBIlbera ) , For fifteen
years following 1813 he was engaged in the
manufacture of wire at Worcester , Mass ,
In 1871 and 1872 he represented a ward of
Roston in ( lie house of representatives , and
la 1873 and 1574 was a nteinber of the state
senate , fie was president of the Union
Mutual Life Insurance company of liosten
for sine time , but in 1S7G he resigned and
Sven ( abroad in behalf of the company to In-
vesligato the workings of life , accident and
kindred forms of insurance hi Europa ,
spending several years in Great Britain ,
France and Germany.
During hla long and busy life Mr'ash -
burn has found plensure in hits hours of
leisure in cultivating hits literary tastes ,
especially In the composition of verse , his
subjects have been varied in their selection.
They are pre-eminently poems of the heart.
For many years Itir , Wasbburn's poems have
appeared occaslounlly In leading religious
and secular publications , A volume of them
was published in 1896.
par , \1ahburn is now living at the do-
-
- -
llghtful suburban home of his daughtnrdn
noston , Ills pen is stint fluent and busy.
Worcester has do is mGdi to fidi oP ( liotit.
Ills bust has a plnee in the corridor of one
of the high schools , his portrait 11 sngs
among a well known collection of war veterans -
erans , and a Sons of Veterans camp bears
his name , IIERUERT 1. , JILLSON.r
1'IGtL9 Ow fVAltrltlih'Olttl'IIILS ,
lIxcillag Theca , fort Corrc.pondeq N
nl 1er West.
SVlren the war is over and the newspaper
men have leisure to alt down and think
and write something that will better bear
inspection through' h literary microscope
titan ( lie hurried dispatches that l4ey are
compelled to dash off at present , not the
least interesting of the articles they will
then prepare will be those dgscripltve , of
the extraordinary dimcultfea uater which
they labored to get the news. There never
was a war , relates the I'hlladelphia Times ,
in which the unfortunate war correspondent
was so beset with perils , and s0 hnrrassetl
by the most awful possibllitles. "getting left
on the news , " as in this present remarkable -
' ' . .i -
ble war.
Ti lake the men lvbo arcslatloned , at 1ey
-
West as an example ; Key Weal is , of course ,
the great center for n'ar riitdd , tr Manila
line hail the first great story , it Is
In Key West , where the Cuban news centers -
ters that the most important events of the
war are destined tooccur and where the
newspapers have stationed their best men ,
With the cable cut tIn ro ls'billy' one wad
of getting news-by means of swJft ) ilspnlch
boats , Now the broad expiiise of blue sea
is a very wide stretch for h little boat to
cover. No matter how active , the crew ,
anti how vigilant the captain and the news.
paper men who are oh the hbat for the
purpose of witnessing and writing up anything -
thing ( lint may occur of importance afloat ,
it is not possible for the boat to be in
snore than one place at n time , and wiille
she is cruising off one section of the coast
of Cuba , it is not at all improbable that a
great battle may be taking , place at an'
other point. While one dispatch boat is
piling up steam in an eAi'neat anti well-
meaning effort to keep up with n cruiser
or gun boat that Is chasing a Spanish fishing -
ing smack or lumber barge , the rival dispatch -
patch boat , better informed or more lucky ,
may be racing to Key West with news of
a bombardment or of n capture ( lint don-
We discounts that of ( lid fishing smack or
lumber barge.
And then the mAn at Key West. Out
across ( lie sea there is a blank expanse of
blue water. Away oft in the distance there
suddenly appears a liispateh boat , pulling
along apparently for dear life. The men
ashore are snatching a few hours' sleep.
They have been watching all day for the
news that did not come and just as soon as
they are wrapped In slumber there comes a
hurry call to get tip anti go to meet the
incoming craft. Then lutrryl slap-dashi
down to the docks to meet the incoming
steamer. Any croft the newspaper man
can get hold of is hired so that he can go
nut and ho the first if possible to catch the
news from the incoming steahier or at least
get it as soon as the next man.
It the newcomer proves to be the dispatch
boat of a rival newspaper it Is sad for the
men who meet her. There is no such thing
as "dividing up" at Key West. It is every
man for himself and a sorry fate for the
hindmost. The beaten than knows that his
own dispatch boat line been gloriously left
when he sees the rival come in and no
other boat in sight , but he must swallow
ida grief and wait for the next arrival.
Meanwhile the.telegraph omce is in the pos-
sesslod of the victorious newspaper man anti
there is no sleep for the rest of the frater-
nity.
Possibly the boat that comes in is a gunboat -
boat towing a prize or a captured boat 1n
charge of a prize crew. In that event the
newspaper men must swtrm out and meet
the vessel , catching at any straws in the
way of news that may be floating on the
surface. The reporter must ascertain the
circumstances of the capture , the name of
the prize and her value , get any interesting -
ing paints about her officers and crew and
get it in the best way ho can , for United
States naval omcers , even when flusbed with
the happiness of walling the deck of a captured -
tured boat , are not going out of their way
to provide news for the newspapers.
having got the news , then the reporter's
troubles are about over , thinks the inex-
perienced newspaper reader. Are they ?
They are just about beginning. IL is the
man who first gets.hold of the wire who
enables his newspaper to be ahead with an
extra on a live incident of the war. The
reporter who allows himself in his enthusiasm -
asm to stay too long getting the material
for his story is likely to fin'd the telegraph
wire pre-empteti bya , whole row of rivals
and his dispatches left until all the others
have been sent away , '
Have you ever tried to write on board a
boat that is pitching and tossing in a
choppy sea ? If so , you will know why the
men who are getting the news at Key West
are acquiring the art of using a pencil under
circumstances never before considered pos-
sible. It is fatal to leave the dispatch to be
written when the boat lands. It must be
ready for the race to the telegraph office by
that time.
It is ( ho same with the dispatches written -
ten by the mon on board the yachts , The
"copy" must be written during the run for
the shore , If it is not finished by the time
( ho yacht reaches the barer It 'must be
continued tluring thq jourgey of the small
boat to the dock. Quickness is essential
if the reporter wishes to be' first with the
wire ,
At first the dispatches that were sent out
from here were voluminous and wordy. The
reporter spread himself to give the Amer- [
can public graphic descriptions of war incidents -
dents that would picture the scenes to the
reader and enable his imaginations to have
free piny. Some of the reporters reveled
in words , and the readers .who like that
kind of thing were happy. Suddenly there
appeared on the , scene a bogy' ivilh a blue
pencil whom they caliad ( lie .ceasor , Away
went the imaginative reporter's beautifully
written descriptions ; deal dud Curled were
hla plans of campaign caretuily ( bought out
and admirably written ; ruthlessly blue-
penciled was his inside information about
the intentions of the naval commanders ,
Only Ilse news as ( ho censor taw fit to see
It was allowed to go through ;
It saves a good deal of writing , though ,
What the censor will not allow to go
through the terrible individual who sits in
( lie editorial chair cannot complan about
not getting , It is much easier to write a
story according 'to the censor's Idea of how
is should be written thaniucording to the
ideas of an editor and the newspaper boys
are gratiually getting down tO'tlre'new ' style
of things anti saving ( lie ) yiuapGncll much
work and the journal ( bat employs them
much expense for telegraph tolls ;
Rut even under ( ho best jcImances it
is a tireless task to report a modern war ,
\i'hat it will be whets the 'real , earnest ,
killing , slaughtering , annllitlnt Jg ; lights occur -
cur around Cuba ( lie hardiest of Key West
correspondents hardly darea to' speculate
upon ,
„ M
Mosby stud 1''Itxtilllrh , LCV ,
The conversation had naturally drifted
into war channels , relateslbe'New York
Sun , and the major lead the floor ,
"iVell , Colonel Mosby , you know , was a
good pghter , but when General Grant sent
Inhn to China alto Virginians turne l the cold
slioulder to him. One day ho was making
a speech to Alexandria , lie told the Virginians -
ginians that they ought to vole for him ,
4''Wlty , ' said the colonel , 'I fought all
over northern Virginia for four years. Talk
about my war record ! Why , ray war record
is a part of the slate's history , t\'by , gen.
lienen , I carried the last confederate flag
through this very town ;
" 'Yes , ' replied Fitzhugh Leel 'for I was
hero at the time , '
" 'Thank you for your fortunate recollec-
tion ; gratefully exctalmnrtl Mosby , 'It ' Is
pleasant to know that there still live some
melt who moso aside cmvy and testify to
the courage of their fdilow beings , As I
say , gentlemen , toy wnr record is a part
If the state's hlstoty , ' or the gentleman
here will tell you that i carried the but
confederate flag thtargh this town ;
" 'That's a fact , ' Illd Filshugh Lee. 'I
saw him do it. Ile tmrrlcd the confederate
flag through this town , I tut Kllpatrlck was
after hint , and he csrrletl it so blamed fast
you couldn't hare told' whether it was the
confederate flag or n smallpox warning , ' "
The Cntit eutlunal In Jokes.
Detroit Journal ; 'hr 'woman lingered at
the stamp window oniy.trntll she had asked
387 questions ,
In the meanwhile a crowd of but 1,070 Impatient -
patient people collected behind her.
"Alasl'J sighed the humorist , tearing up
his notes.
For the management of the paper for
which he wrote , had laid it down that anything -
thing short of 100 questions and 2,000 people
Wasn't a Joke ,
An Ambition ,
Washington Star ; "Do you think you will
succeed in outwitting the Yankee pigs ? " inquired -
quired the Spanish officer.
"I don't say that we'll outwit thorn , " was
the answer. "But the landsmen shall not
have all ( lie glory. We'll give them almost
as much dimculty In finding where we are
located nautically as they had in discovering
where we stood tiiplomattcally. "
Biliousness
" 1 have tt.ed your vnlnablc CASCA.
NETS and find them perfect. Couldn't do
without them , i have used them forsomo limo
for Indigestion and billousncss and am now coin.
qictely cured , liccmnmend them , to every ono ,
Once tried , 'ou will never be without thorn in
the family. ' Euw. A. MARX , Albany , N. Y.
CANDY
CATHARTIC
rsAOr MASK RralTEREO
Pleasant , Patntablo , Potent , Patio Good. lie
Good , Never SickeuWeaken , or Grlpotec,2'0.We.
CURE C01ISTIPATION. . .
Sterling tleeea , rnmp.n , , t'1iengo , II..lre.i , x. + York. Stl
I o ro a'I psistol..U ( tETobacco11 bit.
11
Tito
'
gOYERNMENT
wants strong men in its
service. With eae accord -
cord the Ar ny and Navy
endorse nAlt-rtBN as
the greatest k n o w n
strengthener , invigorator -
or nod restorative It
crcates'solhl ' flesh , mus
cio and strength , clears
the brain , strengthens
the nerves nd , causes
the gencrative'orgnns to
quicklyregatn their normal -
mal powers. For nervous -
ous prostration , overwork -
work , imtnlred vitality
In ellher acx , or excesth e-use of opium , liquor
or tobacco , it pasltlvely'cannot ho excclld.
One boa will work wonders. Six will cure.
BAIL-IIEN is for sale by all druggists , an t.tb-
lets , ao centt. 0ne to two months' treatment ,
Fill out and mail us the dlugnosls sheet in each
box , and we will give your case apecial attention -
tion without extra charge. 11AR-liEN is prc-
pared by Iljalmer 0. h euSen , l'it. D „ 13. S. , di-
root from the formula of E. E. liarton , M D.
Cleveland's most erni tent sPrclalist Mailed
in closed package on reed tot price
DRS. BAItTON AND IbINSON ,
I 01 liar-Don Block. Cleveland , 0.
For sale by Kuhn & Co. , l5br and. Doug.
as ; J. A. Fuller & Co. , 110 : Douglas St. , ,
mud Graham Drug Co. , 15th and Farnam ;
( Ing Pharmacy , BUt vud , Leavenworth ;
'el'ton' $ Pharmacy , 24th trod Leavenworth ;
' . J. Sykora , South Omaha , and all other
Iruggists in' Omaha , South Omaha. Council
Bluffs , t'
Heallh r Wealth.
I
gsv llaAtah !
R .CIYFS
TREATM tT _
DR. E. C. WEST'S
NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT
v THE ORIGINAL , ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS ,
Is soldunder positioo Prllten Guarantee ,
hyaathorzodasentsonlytucure ( Weak Memory ,
Dizziness , iVaketulnoas , Fits , hysteria , Quick-
ates , Night Losses , Evil Dreams Lock of Gonli.
deuce , Nervousness , Lasaitndo , nil Drnins , Youthful -
ful Errors , or Excessive Use of Tobacco , Opium ,
or Liquor , which lends to Misery , Consumption ,
Insanity and Death. At'store or by mail , St a
box ; six for $5 ; with written guarantee to
euro or ronntd luoner , f amitptopack-
age , contaitdng five days treatmenkwitit full
inotructtone , 25 coats , One sam tlo only sold to
cads person. At store or by maii.
I ? 'Ned Label Special
q
r Extra Strength ,
i
i q For Impotonoy , Loss of
i rower. Lost Manhood ,
Sterility or narronnosa.t
lil a box ; six for E5 , with '
; written guarantee
tocarojn30dar , Atetoro
na FOREnrbymail. AF .
Myers D111on Drug Cn „ S. E. Corner
10th and Farnnm 9ts. . Onerrhn , Neb.
1VIIEN OTHERS' FAIL. CONSULT
DOCTOHS
Searles & Searles
0
p N ,
Ory
' , ° relriL1 r
SPECIALISTS
Guarantee to euro speedily timid rpdt-
cnlly all NIiit1'OVS , CIlRON10 A'SD '
PRIVATE disea.es + ot Men and women ,
WEAK MiH SYPHILIS
SEXUALLY , cured for life ,
Night Emissions , Lost Manhood , IIy-
drocele , Vericocele , Gonorrhea , Glset , Syp -
Ills , Stricture , ! 'Iles , Fistula anti Sectal
Ulcers , Diabetes , Bright's Disease cured ,
Consultation Free.
! u t
tr tiers eetl l .
by new method witilont pain or cutting.
Callon or address with stamp , 'rreatment
by mall ,
DRS , SEAiiLES & SEARl1S.12t ) . mores , NL'iJ
Twd'Weeks' '
Treatment >
-FREE
To ail
'i'1t151' .11th ; (11.1)
SPECIALISTS
la thi lreatnt.el of all
Cbratlc , Nervous and Private Diseases ,
and all WGAKN68SES
and DISOHDUNS'OP yEN
Catarrh , all Dh.assa of the No. . , Tareat , Ohwlr
Itomach , Llv.r , Dlood , Skin and Ktda.y DI.
aa1.1 , Le.l Manhood , Itydroc.t. , Vsrlcoo.t/ ,
Oonorrbea' Oteet. , syphlll. , Striclur. , Pile , 51. .
tut. aed Rectal Ulcer. Dlab.i. . Datghf. DI.
as. . cured Call ca or addr.ra with .lamp tog
ere. Daok and N.w M.thoda ,
refitment by Mull , Cou.ultattoa urea ,
Owaba Medical and Surgical Institute
-141 tUlll iut 11th al. . Ottaa-- - -
Pictures of the Complete
Navy. : ' : . ' - . , .
. > 1
-Alll.the more important Spanish vessels photographs of Detivc y/
SamPsots Schley , Miles , C oPP to ger , Bt oolcc 1 and all the Drent
officers of the Army and Navy. - ,
Y
.
fa
' VCY 1 L ,
cv : V f 'J e +
N1ThD3TA 5
C opp ri it 7 0 'u c e
. per 20.0 dare e
> ; , Y
ie ut
eS1 d
also '
I 'C' before And After II I I
20 VIEw ' explosion The , of the I i - ATD MAINE I
'akcr7 by
Lfl ar ' ) .s. aJal p o "o ra er. ,
\froPHOTOGRPfl5f \ t
s , W.4 , y
CkilCS1G0 CONKIY PU4LlSi1C4S NBW Yoatt
1 CoklPaaY . , . . . . , . . _ wt. , , . .
0
All the Spanish possessions , Including A Cuba ) Porte P 'co t and tlta
Philippine Islands are shown on maps 24118 inches ,
Large Colored Maps of the I
East and West Indies
Together a with mail and steamship routes , and distances l.0
main seaport towns clearly shown.
Yo crn follow the Movemeuts of every ur Vessel
And know the construction cost size , tonnage , armament , speed ,
etc , of every ship , and see the Portraits and names of
their Brave Officers and Crews.
t
Secure this incomparable work at once.
You Tian get tllis collection of pictures , with the 1
h P . .
ma is , for
This Coupon with 25c will secure 2c and This CoupOri.
The 0 t Mailed to any address iii the United States or Can.
ala , for 4 cents extra postage. '
OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH DEPT.
' 1'114 OMAHA BEE.
adarc5s ,
NAVY PIIOTOGRAI'II DEFT „ Onutha , Bcc Building ; Council Bluffs , 10 Pearl St. ; Soutll
Omaha 1iee , Onlnhu , 211tlt and N , Sts ; Lincoln , 1020 0 St. f
o' ' 4
a
9 a.m 9 e
' ® , t. ,
AI.ToN , Ills , , Nov. 8th , 1837 ,
1
I had suffered so long from falling
of the womb , backache and whites , I
was about to despair. y on the
train I heard one lady tell another that
Wine of Cardui had cured her of female , - , ,
troubles , and it seemed like a voice _ , -
from Heaven for me. I tried the \ VincI +
promptly , and am gaining every day , r I /t '
'
. / u'
I think I will soon be in perfect health.
MRS. T , R. JENNINGS. d , , , '
1 I'
BEN rRANKLIN , Texas , Nov. 14th t 18 7 , 1 , 1s
1
I am thankful to tell you that , al- I y'r I j
though Isuffered fearfully from fr' e male
troubles for twelve months , lime of ! ' I
Cardui has now cured me. I can do jii ' , ' - ' I
- ' - - . t' .J i
and do not suffer. '
all my work easily , . , ,
I am so glad I tried Wine of Cardui.
MRS. Sii.LIE FLOYD.
' ' ardO1
ti ftin&
There is no reason for a sick woman to despair of obtain- , ,
' McEjree's Wine of Cardui. This
she
In relief w h1'1e can get
great medicine cures thousands of the worst cases of female
t troubles every year. It is as near
LADIES' OEPA. . . infallible as any medicine can be
cus lag ups.
tWldlrscnon.addreugtrin-trmW totes , Ladbr' / donorDp4rfineat , . m ade. There is one way y OU Can get
CbattanougaTean The CbsttanuugaafedleloeCo. , well. Take Wine of Cardui , It is
nature's provision for weak and afflicted women.
All Druggists Sell It. $1.00 Per Bottlo.
r
hr' tt t a . a
, , "
t