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Omaha daily bee., 1884-01-07
Plain Facts Plainly Spoken.

AT one time . discussion Of tho secret vice was en-.
trely avoided by the profession, and medical works
but q few years ago would hardly mention It.
To-day the physician is Of q different opinion; he IA
aware that II Is his duty-lisagreeable though IL
may .be--to handle this matter without gloves and
speak plainly about II; and Intelligent parents and
guardians will thank him for doing SO.
The results attending this destructive vice were or.
merry not understood, or not properly ~ostimated; and
no importance being attached to o subject which by
Its nature does not invite close investigation, it was
willingly ignored.
The habit is generally contracted by the young
while attending school; older companions through
their example, may b. responsible for 1t, or 1t may be
acquired through accident. The excitement once OK.
perionced, the practice viii be repeated again and
again, until at last the habit becomes firm and com,
pletely enslaves the victim. Mental and nervous Of
fictions are usually the primary results OF seli-abuse.
Among the injurious effects may be mentioned lassi.
tude, detection or irrascibility of temper and general
debility. The boy seeks seclusion, and rarely Joins
In the sports OF his companions. II he be n young
man he will be little found In company with the other
sex, and Is troubled with exceeding and annoying
bashfulness In their presence. .Lascivious dreams,
emissions and erup.ions on the face, ETC., are also
prominent symptoms.
II the practice Is violently persisted In, more serious
disturbances take place. Great palpitation Of the
heart, or epileptic convuls,ons, are experienced, and
the sufferer may fall into a complete state Of idiocy be.
fore, finally, death relieves him.
To all those engaged in this dangerous, practice, 1
would say, first of ALL, stop 1t at once; make every
possible effort to do so; but II you fail, IL your nervous
system is already too much shattered, and consc-
quently, your wil-power broken, take some nerve
tonic to aid you in your effort. Having freed yourself
from the habit, / would further counsel you to go
through n regular course OF treatment, for It is o great
mistake to suppose that any one may, for some time,
be t EVERY so lite give himself up to this fascinating
but dangerous Excitement without suffering from its
evil consequences at some future time. The number
OF young men who are incapaciated to fill the duties
enjoined by wedlock is alarmingly large. and in most
OF such cases this unfortunate condition Of things can
be traced to the practice Of self-abuse, which had been
abandoned years ago. Indeed, q few months practice
OF this habit Ia sufficient to induce spermatorrhpat :
later years, and l have many Of such cases under treat
ut the present day. Ann
Omaha daily bee., 1884-01-07
A FRIEND TO ALL.
One Who is Needed and Nobly Fills his
Place.

Denver Is msre fortunate than she knows in the
possess on Of the talents and energies of a man who
has given his time and thought not merely to the
perfection OF his skill as q practitioner OF his pro-
fessicn Of medicine, but to tho study OF those pro.
found things OF science and nature which tend to the
more complete understanding OF the problem Of life
and of the laws Of nature and the means OF gaining
the greatest practical goods TO mankind from the in
form ation thus acquired In the abstract. Such q
man IL DR.. ii. Wagner, who IL located at 343 Larimer
street. Or. Wagner devoted msny years to the ac-
question OF the knowledge necessary to his profess
sion in a number Of the leading medical schools OF
the most eminent and profound teachers, such
names as DIR. Gross and DR.. Pancoast appearing
among his preceptors Nor dI his studies end here.
They continue d In the field Of the practicing family
physician and in the experiences Of man II extern
siye travel. He has visited every section OF the Uni
ted States laying studious attention to the different
characteristics Of the variCu, portions Of the country,
particularly with regard to their effect climatic and
otherwise upon health and tho different forms Of dis
eases. With the combined powers OF close study, ex
tensiye oh. eryation and almost unlimited practice
DIR Wagner came to Denver three years ago equip
ped as few have the right to claiui to battle the Toe
OF mankind, the dreaded enemy, disease. In order to
render the greatest good TO society, DIR. wagner deci.
ded to lay aside the general branches OF practice and
bring oil hiss ripe knowledge and power 10 bear up
ON The foe which among tho army OF ins'dious
death agents Is the greatest. Hi. vide experience
had taught bin what weapons to use and which TO
discard, and after equipplng himself u, his trained
| Judgment YVES 30 we'll able to advise him he cor-
menced boldly and confidently his attack. In esti'
mating the results and success achieved, 1t 10 only
| necessary toknow the doctors position and standine
| to-day. WINE located IN TINS CITY, MS practlce IL Dy
no means confined to ITS limits nor this section OF
country, His correspondence and express books ties.
tiy In black and white to his possess on Of a field OF
practice bounded only by the lines which bound the
length and BREATH OF the country, and which has
placed him where O man OF his skill and intellectual
attainments deserves to be, and shopld to be enabln
him TO reach the highest sphere Of usefulness to sui
feriDg humanity-the plane OF financial indepen.
dence. DR.. Wagner has contributed of his p~rosperi-
ty to the substantial Improvement OF Denver In the
ere .tion OF fine block on Larimer street, opposite
his present office, No. 34S. 1t will be ready for occu.
papcy In q few weeks, and IL an evidence that the
doctor is to be numbered among the permanent ard
solid citizens Of the metropolis Of the plains -lDen-
Yer Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-01-07
Middle Aged Men.

There ! !, many at the age Of 80 to 90 who are
troubled wil-.oo frequent excavations Of the bad.
der, often accompanied by q slight smarting or burn.
Ing sensation, and q weakening OF the system In q
manner the patient cannot account for. On examin-
Ing the urinary deposits n ropy sediment will often be
found, and sometimes small particles OF albumen will
appear, or the color will be OF thin milkish hue, again
changing to q dark and torpid appearance. There arc
many, many men who die Of this difficulty, Ignorant Of
the cause, which Is the second stage Of seminal-wcrl-
ness. Dr.. W. will guarantee a perfect cure In all Cases
and q healthy restoration OF the genito.urinary or.
gans.
vice, 90.
All communications should be addressed, DR.. Henry
Henry Wagner, p. o. 1889, Denver, Colorado.
The Young Mans Pocket Companion, by DR.. II
Wagner, il worth its weight In gold to young men
Price sl,2t. Sent by mail TO any address.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-01-07

ST see that Minnie Cummings con
tinues to keep herself before the public
said a well known citizen the other even
ing, as he was standing at the Paxton
hotel newsstand and reading a dramatic
paper. "Listen to this" said he, as he
read the following:
A short time ago Miss Minnie Cummings,
the well known actress, purchased of Mr..
John Hoey a large piece Of land at East end,
Long Branch, N. j, On this property MISS
Cummings has begun the erection Of three
handsome Queen Anne villas. The actress
will occupy one of the cottages next summer,
and has rented one of the others to Mr.. Lewis
of st. Louis.
81 had almost forgotten about this
Minnie Cummings" said the gentleman,
as he laid the paper down, ''but this little
item recalls to mind several interest,
ing incidents in her career. You
know she was an Omaha woman
'Perhaps you could give me a few remi.
niscences of her." said The BEE Man,
81 don't mind if | do" replied he iii
was about twelve or thirteen years age
when Col. Frank Cummings located IL
Omaha daily bee., 1884-01-07
Real Estate Transfers.

The following deeds were filed for
record in the county clerks office Janu-
airy A., reported for The BEE by Ames'
real estate agency:
Charles Slattery, unmarried, to Wat.
son o. Forbes, W d., lots ! and 8 in blk
] in Dwight and Lyman's add to Omaha,
$500,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-01-07
DIR. WAGNER,
THE LEARNED
Specialist +!
343 La RIMER STREET.
1EAsoNS
1EASoNTS

Why you should try the celebrated DR.. II. waVner's
methods OF cure:
L. CDR. II. Wagner Is a natural physician"
o. 8. FowLKR,
The Greatest Living Phrenologist
"Few can exec you as q DOCTOR
DR. j. SIMMs,
The Worlds Greatest Physiognomist.
you are wonderfully proficient In your knowI
edge OF disease and medicines"
DR. J. MATTHEWS.
4. "Thc afflicted find ready relief in your pres.
enco." On. I S,vua
b. "Dr. III. Wagner Is n regular graduate from
Bellevue Hospital, New York city; has had very OK.
tensivo hospital practice, and Is thoroughly posted on
all branches of his beloved science, especially on
chronic diseases"
DRs. BRowNELL h EWING.
g. "Dr. II. Wagner has immortalized himself by
his wonderful discovery Of specific remedies for pri.
vnte and sexual diseases. Virginia City Chronicle.
y. Thousands OF invalids flock TO soc him."-San
Chronicle.
g. 1.-THE Doctors long experience as q specialist
should render him very successful. "-Rocky Noun.
tain News.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-01-07
Young Men

Who may DO suffering from tho effects of youthful
follies or indiscretions viii do well to avail themselves
OF this, tho greatest boon over laid at the altar OF sui.
fering humanity. DIR. WAGNER will guarantee to for
felt $500 for every case Of seminal weakness or private
disease Of any Kind and character which he under.
takes to and fails to cure.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-07
why He Felt Mean.

Ifever I go into new locality again
/ will study my geography better than
did this time, formy ignorance got me
into most uncomfortable position. AS
the boat neared Sanford was standing
with others on the deck, when very
pretty young lady came up TO me and
with sweet smile on her face, looked
up into mine with pair Of lovely eyes
and asked "Are you going to Kissme,
sir ?a II some one had offered to lend
me $40 could not have been more sur
prised, and hardly knowing what to say
in order to gain little time, / gasped
out /: Pardon, Miss, what did you
ask 2" I felt that she knew | heard her
but she said sweetly, Are you going to
Kissm- might 2" There was no mis-
understanding her this time. | heard
her, and so did others, and felt the
blood rushing into my face, and / STAN
mered out, Il would like to accommo-
date you Miss, would truly, but ] have
wife and thirteen small children on
board with me, and if my wife should
see me kissing you-n kissing me, you
hateful old thing Who asked you to
kiss me? You did, | yelled ; you asked
me twice "You old fool, asked you
if you were going to Kissme-KiSsme
City, tonight don't you know any
thing 2 and off she went and if any
body ever felt meaner than I did, /
would like to exchange photographs
with him.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-07
A Supreme Act Of Folly.

BY his persistent treason Mr.. Randall
has probably purchased his pew in Con-
grass for another term Mr.. Eaton has
redeemed his pledges to the Republican,
manufacturers of Connecticut, and the
Morrison bill is, defeated-defeated by
the votes of the Republicans in Congress.
and their renegade Democratic allies.
Ii this meant simply opposition to d
measure upon, its general merits, that
would be one thing. But it does not.
The measure has, come to be accepted
as embodying the great popular move
ment for revenue reform in this country.
It's full Significance has been under
stood, as, well by those who have oppOs-
ed as by those who have supported it,
and those who have voted to strike out
the enacting clause have indelibly in
scribed their names upon the scroll OF
history as opposed to any and every ap-
preciable change in systm of taxation
established for war purposes and now
in tims of profound peace taking from
the peoples pockets over $180, 600
more than is needed for the legitimate.
expenses Of the government, besides
many times that was direct extortiOn
from the great consuming public,
privileged few being the benefciaries.
How long, O Lord, how 10ng?" Not
much longer, we trust. We believe the
one think needed to quicken their
knowledge Of the situation, with its bur
dens and Its wrongs, and set ablaze the
righteous wrath of great people, has
been supplied in the supreme act of fol-
5ly that has defeated tbs Morrison bill.
We are not hopeful that any other
measure looking to reform Of the tariff
will prevail at this session of Congress.
The appeal must be made to the coun-
try we do not believe it will be made
in vain, and the present is a good time
to serve notice upon q number of Con-
gressmen that when they come home
they can bring their trunks with them,
for it will be to stay. w, w. Eaton is
one W whom We would especially desIg-
nate for retirement,-Boston Post.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-07
Treasure Vault.
vanderbflt's Fortress Of Iron.

John Swinton's Paper: stood the
other day in the vault of the formida-
BILE fortress of iron and masonry on
Forty street, where last year
the richest nabob IN the world locked
up his $200,000,000 in stocks, bonds, and
other securities. Il is one of the most
redoubtable works of defence on the
American continent, though you may
not be entirely certain of that by sur
veying the building from the outside.
Its foundations were blasted out of the
rock; the front wall is five feet in
thickness, and the side and rear walls
are three feet, the materials used being
pressed brick with brown stone trim
mings. The beams, girders, and main
pillars are iron, ineased in fire-proof
material. The doors, window frames
and minor partitions are iron, marble
and glass. No wood is to be found in
the structure. The great vault is 32xA2
feet, Of wrought iron, steel and Frank
Unite iron, is imposing in strength and
proportions. and is situated on the
ground floor. Its four outer doors weigh
$500 pounds each, and have every effec-
tive and known Improvement in defen-
sive devices. "A massive wall of mason
ry surrounds the ironwork. The vault,
which is burglar, fire and water proof,
constitutes a distinct building in itself.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-07
WIlsae to BE.

The highest attainment for you young
man is to be man. The world is full
of counterfeits. But it is grand thing
to stand upright in defence Of truth and
principle. When persecution comes,
some hide their faces until the stoEm
passes by; others can be bought by a
mess of pottage. From such a one turn
away. But stand by q friend be a
man; do not run away when danger
threatens TO overwhelm him or yourself.
Think for yourself. Read good books
and good Haen's faces. The eye is the
window OF the soul; use your yesand
hold your tongue. If opposition eames,
meet it manfully. If success erawns
your efforts, bear it quietly. Do, your
own thinking and keep your own Sc
crets; worship no man for his wealth
or lineage: Fine feathers don't always
cover 8ne birds. Be s9ber, bs, honest,
be just III all your DEALINGS with the
world lie true. Wear butmaDe face,
and let that be an honest eee.-Ex-
change. "
St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-07
Dangerous federation.
IAmerican sentry.1

One of the most alarming signs of
the times is the easy federation with
which people too generally regard the
greed OF unearned gain that prevades
almost every department of business
life: Stock and grain gambling are es-
peclaily conspicuous, but not the most
mlschieVOus outerOppiug of this evil
tendency which infests every avenue of
i production and brade in which it is
possible Cor it to obtain a foOthold, and
tleads to the adulteration of food ma
terials to q degree that carries disease
| it not death into millions Of house
! holds.
All know Of the mixture of glucose
| IN almost everything that goes under
| the name OF sugar, mOlasses or syrup
as, well as. of the vile and poisonous
adulteratio9s of tea Cor the purpose of
reaplng enormous profits from the sale
OF cheap articles at a high price.
The coloriag of pickles with copper
to give them an attractive appearance,
and the sale each year of many millions
of pounds OF Oleomargarine as butter,
are too generally known to require
consment.
Bat another iniquity in this line, of
which millions of people are unsus-
pecting victims, has recently been ex-
posedin this CITY.
Last week the Sanitary Superinten-
dent of the Health Department pre-
sented a report to the commissioners,
showing the results, of an investigation
in regard to the cOlOliRgs of inferior
coffee, so as to give it the appearance OF
being a superior article, which has been
extensively practiced for years.
Samples of the coffee that had been
colored were chemically examined, and
the cOl0ring matter was found to con-
tain arsenic, chromate Of lead, Prus-
sian blue, yellow oehre and other vile
Materials, rendering, the use of such
coffee dangerous
Dealers were found to be ignorant OF
the fact that poison canno5 be driven
off or neutraliZed by the process OF
roasting the coffee.
10 properly understand the utter
vileness> of this whole business of adnl-
terating food materials and medicines,
it must be borne in mind that while it
purpose of deceiVingr the buyer and
flchingsmOney from, him by the mean
est of false pretenses;it it not anfrequent-
ly involves the additional crime of
knowingly destroyingst health if not
the lie OF the purchaser. In this view
OF the case the occupation of the COM
mon thief or highway robber may fair
ly considered as an honorable one when
comparrd with that of the man who
knowingly prepares-oE sells such mer-
Ghandise, and yet men who think them
selves deserving OF the respect and con-
fdenea ofltheir fellow-mens buy and sell
such fraudulent goods, caring nothing
for the fact that they are deliberately
robbsngSGhe purchaser of money and
health.
While these things go or and people
applaud the swindlers as sharp business
men, me to he he respected re- p in proportion to
to expect that official unfaithfulness
and corruption will.root IL out.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-07
fsa rs 1t Enterprisk.

An engineer on the North.sastern tells
the following funny stor0 II The other
night he w&Jpulling freIg it train, and
when nearing Poplar Che, l7e noticed a
large bonfire. AsSffe appg<Gehed the fire
he could see man stay Y5Ang4n the mid
die of the track, tagging him. He call
ed for the breaks and the train had pass
ed the place about one length before it
was stopped. He backed down and the
man stepped up to the engine and ex-
claimed: Friend, got some very fine
cheap" All the crew tainted. Poplar
vile is in Mississippi,
St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-07
MARSHAL xEY.
StOBy AbOIss His Living
Im AmReric8.
N. Y. World.

| M l. Ius
MoCKsY1LLE, ". c., May SIN The
year of 1929 there came to Davie county
q man calling himself Peter Stewart
| Eeyy who possessed a fine military bear
| ing, had some means, and gave sucA
evidences OF education as to enable him
| to open and carry on school for boys
| during space of over twenty years.
| He spoke French we'll, English bro
| keDly, was accomplished and skilled in
the use of the swom and all warlike
weapons, and his ability as teacher
has rarely been equaled in these parts.
He commanded the respect and gained
the love of his pupils,to an eminent de-
gree. A long list OF men noted as jUr-
lists and scholars, as soldiers and states
men, could be given who were taught
by this man, about whose life and man
ners there was enough. mystery to JUS
tify many reports.
He lived in close intercourse with the
people of the neighborhood of Mocks-
willie for twenty-five years; only once
when sober and cool did he claim to be
other than What he appeared on this
occasion, overcome by the kindness of
Mr.. Houston, with whoal he thea lived,
who tried TO console him during his
deep distress on the accession OF Louis
he confessed that he was.in truth. what
MANY firmly beIieyed-that eminent
nersonaoe. Marshal NeVu He gave as q
reason for coming to the backwoods Of
North Carolina that il he STAYED near a
city lie might have been recognized and
asSassinated. besides bringing ruin On
his friends in France. who had risked
so l,Nr,ch in assisting him to escane, #
was currently rep0rted that affer the
overthrow of NAPOLEON, Ney. who was
slppoged to have been shot for treason
on Lsecember IL. 1815. really only feien-
ed death. and was saved 6y the cOilu-
sion of his old soldiers. who, had heen
detailed to shoot him that they fired
blank cartridges and afterwards assist
ed him to f,scane to America. where he
arrived ia January. 1916;
Tlsere are some DaDers now in the
possession Of a professor of note in this
State. written by the yeritable New, and
others by p. s, New. Of Dsvie, These
have been comuared by exnerts who
declare that the same hand penned
both,
When this moor schOolmaster heard of
the death Of the Duke OF Reichstadt.
Napoleon's son. he burned a great MANY
papers and endeavoreds to destroy his
sword. which he had always kept with
St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-07

A Monroe four-year-old found new
ly laid egg the other day, still warm
which he carried to his mother with the
announcement that it was already boil
ed. The same young hopeful recently
rejected an egg without a yolk,, at
breakfast, on the ground that the "'hen
didn't set it right Monroe Bulletin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-25
stephen Girard's apprentices.
From the New York Tribune, Dec. /.


Fifty years ago, Stephen Girard
died in Philadelphia. He had been a
sailor, merchant and a banker. and
by his sagacity and frugality became
the wealthiest American citizen of his
time. The bulk of his large fortune.
estimated at 81 000.000, he beaueathed
to the city of Bhiladelphia for the en-
dowment Of college for the main.
tenance, clothing and education of
poor white male orphans between
the ages of SIX and ten years, who.
upon the completion of their educa-
ton, were to be bound out as appren-
tises to useful trades and occupations. "
By the development of lis large tracts
of coal lands in Pennsylvania. and
careful management of his real estate
in the city, the income to-day is $3.50,
900 per annum, and Girard College
and buildings, embracing an area of
forty five acres, contain LILO pupils
and 29S adults, supported solely BY
the munihcence of this charitable
gen tleman.
In Nc Girard's time there were no
organizations debating a limit to the
number of boys who should be per.
mitted to study handicrafts, nor were
manufacturing enterprises owned by
corporations as they are to-day. The
evolution from the day school to the
workshop was then the rule of every
boys life. He was indentured as an
apprentice to a master mechanic. who
made him member of his family.
and was required by law to care for
his physical, mental and moral train
ing But the apprenticeship system
having of late become obsolete, the
directors of the college (twelve of
whom are appointed for life by the
Judges of the courts, and three of
whom are the mayor and presidents
Ct councils) were at their wits end to
obey the injunction of the will.
This led TO an investigation aud
approval OF the system of tech
nical education, adopted in many Eu-
ropean schools. by which the eyes
and hands of the boys are educated
sufficiently to fit them for Immediate
and remunerative employment upon
leaving school Five years expert
ment has proved remarkably success
full, many boys having recently left
the college, after two years instruc-
ton in iron-working, capable of earn
ing So and SIS per week at is years Of
age
To day the directors formally open
the new building, just erected at a
cost of nearly 500, 900, exclusively
for this branch of education. 1t has
: capacity for 500 boys, but its classes
will be limited at present to350, who
will be instructed theoretically and
practically as modelers, carpenters
and workers, under skillful and
experienced teachers. and with the aid
of the most approved machinery and
tools.