Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-29
MOTHER and five CHILDREN
WHAT THE REPORTER SAW AT THE
UNION PACIFIC DEPOT.
what An Old lowan Has 60 Say OF
Them-He Entertains tho Reporter
for More Than an Hour, and Then
Tells Him a Wonderful Tale,
.pid you ever get to a railway station about a

"Did You ever get TO a railway station about a
half hour too early for your train, and there, for
the want of something better to do, study the
different characters about you also waiting Z r
the same train?' asked an old citizen of Iowa OF
a reporter, while chatting oyertheir cigars in the
waiting room of the Union pariac depot several
days ago. II never get TO the station Sc early,
but | have often arrived in time TO see the trais
pull out and see a rival reporter make a 'scoup'
i lad thought of making myself" answered the
scribe, whowas then feeling very blue on account
of hayingm missed the South Omaha dummy train.
see that boy there. I'll wager that that is a boy
youcould trust TO attend to anything almost. as
well as q grown man. Why, did you say2 why
because he sits there, minds HIS own busi-
ness. and is not running about the room inolder
peoples way and giving his mother an unlimited
amount of trouble and worry. See that woman
there, she has Ave children with her, the Oldest
not more than ten years old and that baby can't
be more than six months old, but she appears to
be happy any way because they all are quiet and
well behaved children, but all the same | would
not care to be travelling all alone with Ave yonng.
bless them, they are all sweet girls. They have
been up TO Boyd,s opera house TO the matinee,
/ am not surprised at the way they are pleased
with 1t. Now look at that chap in the corner,
look how sad he looks: l suppose he is going
somewhere to a funeral, perhaps has had a tele-
gram that u near relative or a dear friend has
died. i feel for him.. Now there is a young man
just came in, he is an. acquaintance of mine. L
VIII introduce you and he can tell you something
that will be news to your readers. He has just
passed through an experience that many n resi-
utul mere Ctn avail UleDlSeiNeS Oh II lney Only
took the trouble and realized the danger they
were mourning.
The writer was then introduced to Mr.. william
Ward, who has lived in Omaha for nearly three
years, and is employed as a coachman at No. 2522
Davenport street; on being asked to tell his eN-
perience, he told the writer the following: Il
was troubled with the catarrh about four years.
1t commenced with a fresh cold. / had fits Of
sneezing, with chilly sensations followed by a
feverish condition, and my nose was stopped up
although ! had a watery discharge from my nos.
trils continually, until the edges of my nostrils
looked red enough to satisfy the most fastidious
old toper, and my eyes would be filed with tears.
This condition soon lessened, and would cause
me but little annoyance. but each new cold
nent condition of cold in the head. The dis
charge was then thicker and changed In color.
Icould hardly breathe, through my nose, and
the discharge would collect in my throat. which
kept me continually hemming and splitting, the
slightest change In temperature would Affect
then the other. After going to bed, If | laid on
my right side my right nostril would stop up, If
on my left, my left nostril, and | was compelled
to keep my mouth open to get sufficient air. My
voice had a muiied character and kind of nasal
twang."' Ihad a continual pain over my eyes,
and in the back part of my, eyes, my food did
was changeable, / ate a very light breakfast,
due no doubt to my being compelled to hem and
spit so much upon arising. / suffered this way
until l became discouraged. After. trying nu-
merous patent preparations and obtaining no
/ had been reading about DR.. Mccoy and his as
sociates and visited their Office in the Range
Block, ana must say that i was benefited by
their treatment. for / feel like a new man
again. ! feel to-day like a man who has been
liberated from a close confinement. ] do not
have the pains over my eyes any more. my head
is clear and my nose also. have no more dis.
charges from the nose, my appetite Is good and
what / eat agrees with me. / am gaining in
flesh. l sleep well and get up the morning re-
freshed, no more hemming and splitting, and in
short l feel much betterthan have for over four
years. ! feel like doing and saying all l can for
DIR. Mccoy. and certainly recommend all who
are suffering with catarrh to give him a trial,
for he has worked wonders for mo-