Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-08
MOTHER AND FIVE CHILDREN.
What the Reporter Saw at the Union
Pacific Depot.
what an Old Iowan Had to Say About
Them-He Entertains the Repor-
ter for More Than an Hour,
and Then Tells Him
Wonderful Tale,

"Did you ever get to railway station about
half hour too early for your train and there, for
the want OF something better 20 do, study the
different characters about you also waiting for
the same train2" asked an old citizen Of Iowa OF
n reporter. while chatting over their cigars in
the waiting room of the Union Pacific depot sew
eral days ago. 81 never get to the station so ear
ly, but have often arrived in time to see the
train pull out and see rival reporter make
.scoup' had thought of making myself" an.
swered the scribe. who was then feeling very
blue on account OF having missed the South
Omaha dummy train well have" replied
the old gentleman, now see that boy there. I'll
wager that that is n boy you could trust TO attend
to anything almost as well as a grown man.
Why did you sayY Why, simply because he sits
there minds his own business, and is not run
N ng about the room in older peoples way and
giving his mother an unlimited amount of trouble
children with her, the oldest not more than ten
years old and that baby can't be more than six
way because they all nre quiet and well behaved
children, but all the same would not care to be
travelling AL alone with I'VE g. youngsters to 10 look
are ali sweet girls They have been up to Boyd's
opera house to the matinee, near how they talk
at the way they are pleased with 1t. Now look
at that chap in the corner, look how sad he looks
perhaps has had a telegram that a near relative
or dear friend has died. feel for him. Now
there is u young man Just came in. he Is an
auaintance of mine will introduce you and
he can tell you something that will be news to
your readers. He has Just passed through an
themselves of If they only took the trouble and
realized the danger they were incurring. Three
months ago that young man could scarcely hear
n locomotive whistle, but now he can hear any
thing as well as any person, but Will let him
tell you his story in his own may, while go on
studying these people here in my own way"
The reporter was introduced to Mr. ludwig
Taeppeson tailor, who resides at 14li Farnam
street and Is employed at the Continental Cloth
On being asked to tell his story he began fol
lows:
years with my ears, was dreadfully hard of
hearing and when icaughtcold, which did fire.
Quenty my ears would become worse and then
] could scarcely near anything. | was afraid
would lose my hearing entirely and came very
near doing that too, let me tell you. | became
alarmed. and hearing and reading so much
about DR.. Mccoy and his associates, | concluded
would go and see them about my7ears. When
went there my ears were iniiamed very muCn,
] had numerous assesses in the external audi
tory meatus, the drums were perforated and
there was n continual discharge Of pus in large
amounts, when went to bed at night always
soiled the pillow with discharge from my ears
When called at their office in the Range block
corner OF Fifteenth and Harney streets. could
not hear watch tick even when held close
against my ear, but now / can hear it as far
away from my ear as you or any one can. To
make a long story short can hear all right now
and have heard that way for over month, and
feel satisfied that the cure is permanent"
'Dlu you Wy any Otuer physician lOr your
troublep inquired the reporter.
ayes. I tried several but obtained 10 relief
from any OF them, and made up my mind that it
was only throw ing money away, and when first
~thought of going to see Dr. Mccoy it was with
little hopes of ever getting my hearing back, but
the first time went there ] was impressed at
once that he knew what he was doing, and my
experience has been that was right, for can
now hear all right"
"Do you care if publish this report" asked
Che reporter
"No. don't care II can be the means of in.
Guencing some poor sufferer to go there and be
cured am glad to do So"