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MILITANT VIEW OF EASTER AetlTitj of Oitlllxition's Forcei Olorlfj the FeutiTal, RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DAY Mighty Truth DlfTiiRliiR Their I'unrr for (noil anil lOli-vntlnu llu itinnlt Htrlklnjc l.rnnon of Knntcrt lilr. (Copyright, 1W0, by R. S. MnrArthur.) No Easter day In the history of this glorl oua church festival hns been so markcj be cnuso of tho mighty forces of civilization now In exore'Ro ns will bo tho Kaster of thin year of graco 1900. At all points barbarism Is making way for civilization. Tho Kastor sky Is becoming radiant with the crimson ond gold of a brighter day. This year's Kastor bells ring out liberty's to ileum with a .gjadncaa nnd glory unknown hitherto In tho' history of tho human raco and nt tho Bamq time th(o bellH aro uttering a prophecy of a still gladder Kastor whose coming will be In tho near future. Tho word Kastcr Is cf hoathen origin. It fa to bo regretted that tho word which com memorates tho most blessed fact In Christian faith should como from pagan sources; but na muttt tako It nn It In found, and fill It with noblor, higher and diviner meaning.!. Tho names of tho days of the week and the months of tho year aro also heathen In origin and In thnlr earlier associations; but vo roust accept them, as wo cannot unnrlto history nnd unmako language. Kastcr Is tho Suxon oatcr. ostnn, meaning rising; Tho Gorman Is ostern, tho Hebrew Greek form Is pascha, tho French parities, tho Scotch punch, the Dutch pascben, the tlwcdlsh pak und tho Danish pnaskc. Tho Apostlo l'uul calls Christ "Our Pasch." No doubt tho old Teutonic name was con nected with tho festival of tho goddera Os tarn, In Anglo-Saxon Castro, and so was con nected with our word oast. Tho goddess eeomn to have been tho personification of tho morning or of the rant, nnd alro of the be ginning of spring. It 1h well known that tho Anglo-Saxon namo of April was Kstor monath; and In Gortnany thin month Is still known as Ostermonath. From northern Ger many In the early day tho worship of Os tara was brought to our ancestors In Great Britain. Many of tho popular observances of Kastcr, even to this day, clearly Indicate Its heathen origin. Tho heathen bonfires were perpetuated In the paschal tapers with which tho churches wero onco lighted on Kastcr cvo. Tho brilliant Illuminations of the churchos and parts of some of the cities In Russia ut this ucason aro nlso reminders of thoao early heathen festivals. The "pasch eggs," when stained ond knocked together, carry us back to that faeathen atmosphere out of which so many Christmas and Kimter customs have come. In Scotland it has long been the custom to search for tho eggs of wild fowls on Kaster morning for breakfast, and their discovery Is supposed to be an omen of good fortune. Ilenthnn rVstlvnU. We know that the oarly Christians adopted and strove to transform heathen festivals which wero so deeply seated In popular customs as to make tholr noglect lmposstblo on tho part of the heathen. This was a worldly-wise policy, perhaps, also, It had a deep religious significance. The Chxlstmns festival wan tho transformation of somewhat kindred heathen festivals such as the Saturnalia, Juvenalla nnd Ilrumalla. These wero observed In Homo in the month ot Docombcr. They were held In honor of thounconqucrcd sun and In commemoration of tho golden age of freedom and equality. They were days of great Joy for slaves nnd children. It was natural that tho early Christians should strive to glvo these popu lar festivals a higher significance: they could Cot bo rooted out, but they might toe transformed. In many parts of tho coun try today wo ore acting a similar part to ward tho holidays of tho Chinese. It was natural that tho heathen birth festival ot tho sun, -which after the winter solstice begins to run a now career, should suggest the birth festival of Christ, tho sun of righteous ness and tho light of the world. But thoro is a deeper truth In these cor respondences. In these pagan festivals, not withstanding their acknowledged sensual abuses thcro was a profound religious sig nificant and n lofty spiritual potslblllty; thoy havo been well called "unconscious prophecies" of the truo ond dlvlno Christmas feast. No doubt tho heathen origin of the Christmas festival accounts for tho giving of presonts to children and to tho poor, for tho lighting of wax tapers, and for tho gen eral use of Christmas trees. In llko man- nor, heathen customs color our observance of tho Raster festival. Joy nt tho rising of tho natural sun, and at the awakening of naturo from tho sleep nnd apparent death of winter, was an Illustration of the higher and diviner joy over tho resurrection of Jesus Christ, tho Sun of Righteousness, from death and tho grave. Here again natural things -wero tho significant prophecy of heavenly things. Religion Mlsiilflcnnne of ICnater. Tho resurrection of Christ Is the crowning snlrnclo of Christianity. To this miracle Its (first preachers ma do constant and confident appeal. It this greatest event could be iprovnd all other miracles were at least crodlble. No greater miracle than this can Ibo Imagined; If the greater be established tho leaser may bo believed. Our Lord fore told his resurrection; that resurrection, thoreforo. was tho fulfillment of a prophecy as woll as tho performance at a stupendous miracle. To bo a witness of tho resurrection mas a chief function of aho apcBtollc office, In uIb great discourse on tho day ot Pente. cost It was to this event that Apostle Paul made chief reference. Not otherwise was It with lApostlo Paul when he ad dressed tho mon of Athcnu; In that match Iosb dlsoourso this peerless apostle declared that "God hath appointed a day In which JIe will Judgo tho world by that man whom (Ho hath ordained; whereof He hath raised Mm from the dead." In writing to tho Corinthians he clearly affirms that It Christ Ibo not risen our faith Is vain. Tho resurrection of Christ alono accounts for tho existence ot the church. The church was nnd Is; that fact no amount or degree ot infidelity can deny. But If we deny the resurrection ot the. foundor of the church wo cannot account for tho exlstenco of tho church. The rceurreotlou of the Christ Is tho koystono In the arch of the Christian system. Changing tho figures we may say that tho cornorstono ot the church is laid Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It nrti tlclully digests the food nnd nlds Naturo in strengthening and recon Btructlnjr tho exhausted digestive or gans", ltlsthelatestdlscovercddlgest nnt nnd tonic. No other preparation can npproach It In eillelcncy. It in tantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulenco, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Ileadache.anstralgla.Cramps nnd oil other results of lmpcrfcctdlgestlon. Prlco Socnml II. Largo sire contains S tiroes (mull Uc. Hook all nboutd vspepsla mulled f res Wared by E- C. Dt'VlT A CO., Chicago fin the empty grave of the rle-n Christ, It has been said, with equal spiritual signifi cance nnd rhetorical beauty that "the res umption ! (Jod'a ncn and the hallelujah of humanity" over tho completed solvation prepared and offered by Jesus Christ. Tho real battle between lljlit and dark ness, between heaven and hades, was fought In Joseph's tomb. Tho resurrection W tho pivotal fact In human history; It was tho divine triumph In the drama of eternity; It was tho triumphal moment In tho history of Christianity. There h-ivo been other re ligions with their founders, such as Con fucius, Zoroaster, llrahma nnd Moham med, but thcro Is no evidence that any of them roio from tho dead. The resurrection of OhrUt Is tho unique fact In Christianity; It Is tho fact which widely and eternally differentiates it from all other religions. Writers on tho llfo of Christ havo often called attention to tho fact that tho resur rection Involved the whole earthly life of the I-ord. This Is a fair Implication, for It Ho rose from the dead He must have died; If He died He must havo. lived; If Ho lived Ho must havo been born. Thus tho empty tomb proves the occupied cradle; thus tho resurrection Implies tho Incarnation. It would bo difficult to name any facts of history more easy of certification than tho birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As well might a man deny tho birth, llfo nnd death of Julius Caesar or Napoleon Uonnpartc as deny the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. His resurrection has changed the art, tho music, tho poetry and tho religion of the civilized world; It hns changed all cur thoughts alike ot time nnd eternity. 'I'll I m Present Hnnter. Many of the lessons of Kastcr belong to nil countries nnd centuries, but each era nnd year may learn lessons pecullnr to Itself, Nothing Is moro certain than that wo ore entering upon one of tho greatest eras In . human history. Problems ot tho profound est meaning are uniting for their truo solu tion; questions ut widest reach arc demand ing immediate answers. Wns the recent peace contcrcnco nt the Haguo entirely in vain? Tho two grent branches of the Anglo-Saxon race nro now engaged In deadly warfare. Is tho tlmo when a!! interna tional dlfllcultles aro to be settled by Inter national arbitration indefinitely postponed'.' Does this Kastcr find tho Prince of Peace less gloriously dominant In that character among the nations than Ho was n decade, or a mlllonluin, ago? Lot us not bo too hasty to answer these questions with an affirmative. Rod's tlmo Is often a long time; to Ood a year Is as n thousand years, and they sometimes aro as n day. There aro no clocks In eternity. Hourglnsses do not stand on tho throne of Ood. Wo are hasty, Impatient, Impetuous and sometimes petu lant, riod moves In majestic circles; Ho takes a step and centuries pass; He speaks and empires rise ond fall, and nations wax ; strong nnd then grow weak. Ood Is king. Tho pierced hand of tho risen and omnlflc Christ is on tho helm of tho universe. The time Is coming when nations will not think of settling their disputes by war any moro than educated men would now think of settling porsonal difficulties by personal encounters. Tho trend of the best thought of the hour Is In this direction. Tho spirit r" v of altruism Is In tho nlr. This term wns first employed by tho rosltlvlsts or followers , of tho French philosopher, Comtc. It Is a good word. It signifies devotion to others ! and thus stands sharply opposed to selfish- ! ness. It is, If ono may so say, "othcrlsm." ' We aro following apostolic teaching and oxnmplo and so aro learning, not to look Blmply on our own things, but nlso on tho things of others. This Is a difficult aocom pllshment; It Is an attainment Involving many of the noblest elements of character. To many persons their "own things" are virtually tho whole world of things. When our Lord said, "He that flndeth his lite shall loso It; and he that loscth his llfo for My sake shall find It," Ho formulated one of tho greatest laws ever promulgated among men. This stntoment Is not truo simply be cause Christ uttered It, but Ho uttered It becauso It Is eternally true. It Is a law universal as gravitation; It Is a law oternal as Ood. All noblo lives, find their true in spiration In their obedience to this law. The law of self sacrifice dccnlnates nil l worthy life. Our Lord's words horo strlko at all forms of selfishness. The man who loses his outward, secular, selfish llfo finds ontlro eighty houses aro generated from two tho Inward, spiritual, eternal life. Selfish- j batteries. A slnglo gardener of proper dls ness Is death; self abnegation Is llfo and j cretlon Is thus enabled to regulate tho tern peaco. Jesus Christ Is now tho world's prophet, priest and king, because onco Ho died as tho world's sacrlflco. Hero is the dlvlno altruism. This thought Is found In many of the great frntnrnal organizations of tho hour. Even though outsldo of tho church, many of thece bodies of worklngmn nro illustrating somo ot tho noblest principles of truo religion. Iluiiinnlniii. Closely allied to altruism Is humanism. Onco humanism meant simply polite learn ing, and a humanist was a jnan voreod In tho humanities, In classical learning ana pollto literature generally. We havo now broadened our definition; a humaulst now Is a man versed In tho study ot human naturo, a man possessing a disposition be longing to man ns such, a man who labors to humanlzo and to dlvlnlzo his fellow men. Tho changed meanings of words of this class Indlcato tho progress of tho race toward a nobler manhood. For all this progress Eauter today stands. Long ago, when thCBo words of Tcrrcnco, "I nm a man, and I doom nothing common to man foreign to me," wero spoken In a Roman theater, they evoked thunders of applause. They ovoke heartier enthusiasm today. Easter ban given them a deeper meaning. All men are now our brothers, Wo touch not only elbows, but hearts around the globe. Hallways, ships, telegraphs and telephones havo made tho world a -whispering gallery, and wo aro filling It with noblo thought, nnd diviner Inspiration than over before. If thero be too much evil still remaining to allow us to Indulge In unlimited optimism, thero Is at tho same time too much of good to per mit us to sigh In hopelces pessimism. We can at least cherish n cheerful meliorism, bollovlng In tho constant betterment of tho world In all that relates to tho best interests of tho human rnce. The diapason, that is the pervasive, dominant, unltlve, concordant noto, today In tho oratorio ot humanity Is brotherhood. This Is tbo peculiar thought of tho hour. Sometimes it breaks out In un restrained forma of socialistic theories, but the thought Is present, tho thought which challengrs the attention and rejoloes tho heart of all lovers of their race. Thcso great lessons Easter toaches, ennoblca and glorlllea. Thus Easter teaches that In tolerance, Illiteracy, bigotry and tyranny must be destroyed, and that altruism, liberty nnd humanity must triumph. Today America stauds. m some measure, for these great principles. Today nothrono of czar, kaiser or queen Is higher than tho presidential chair In Washington. Today no volco Iffeulng from nny palace In Europe or Asia Is moro potent In the councils of tho nations than tho voice which ltsttej from tho White House. Today America sits crowned ns queen In the congress of nations. Today Liberty's To Doum Is chanted on tho Cuban shoro with tho muolo of the Carib bean t.ca as Its subllmo accompaniment; ono day its diapason will bo heard over tho Philippines nud eventually over Spain her self Its "Hallelujah Chorus" will roll to tho musto of celestial choirs, (lod Is on tho throno, night. Justice, truth, love hall ono day triumph. The white horso of peace will follow tho red hone of war; modernism will replace medlaevallsm, civilization bar barism and a blesse4 peace rulo cruel war. Kaster alngB again the song of the angels which echced over the plains of Hcthleheni tho night Christ was born: ''Olory to Ood In tho hlgheat, snd on earth peace?, good will toward men." This Is tho sweetest note In the heavenly muslo of the Easter bolls of 1P0O. KOHKUT STlMrtT MACARTHUR. i Calvary Study, Eaitertldo. 1900. TIT ft OMAHA 1RADE IS EASTER BLOSSOMS High WUr Mark in th Floriits' Bnslnaia in the United Statei. LEADS THE WORLD IN FLOWER FARMING (SroTTtli In iteRlntprril Orer nhotiflen mill In Ilulb (.'tiltttrr Wlint U line In Atiiprlrnii Stiunlilitp mill American l.iivlsliiies. For the last six weeks or more In tho thousands of commercial greenhouses now rrg'otered In this country, plants of In numerable vnrloty havo been timed nnd tended for Kastcr blooming. Thoso too forward aro set back somewhat that form in ijuuh may oe ueiayeu; mose nacKwaru pt'shed nearer the warmth and fostered with all tho gardener's art. And all last week nt tho hundreds of express olllccs nnd rail- road stores, florists sheps and cut flowor missions vnns nnd attendants have been busy I moving tho seascn'o donations of spring blosscms. I Tho flower Industry In thin country.shows marvelous expansion. Where, according to tho government census of 1891, there wero 4.G39 establishment fnr ihn prntvlnt- nnil ;Bai0 of flowers, a conservative estimate now i . mltB tho numi,cr , in n00. Then, nrn morn ! than 75,000.000 square feet of greenhouse acreage under cultivation now. as against 38,000,000 nlno years ago. (And the value of cut flowers, which ri'nrfMOntl In 101 something over sll.000.000. Is now Indel to havo reached flvo times thnt sum. or 1 $70,000,000. A fact that the flower chiefs nrlde them- solves on at present Is thnt America leads turns to the florists. Every song queen or tho world In growing roses and rnro plants stage favorlto who crosses nnd recrosscs In winter, and Is frequently called upon to the ocean carries a wealth of flowers as In send flower plocca nnd hnmpers to Paris, stances of goodwill. And the trade kings Ilerlln and London for wedding gifts nnd prosperous brokers and business men purposes of social congratulation. So per- , seldom omit sending flowers to women feet Is the method of packing and tho fore- friends about to take i voyage, regarding tho stalling of accident or 111 usage In tho formula as quite established nnd quite apart transit that thew hothouse flowers reach rom anv romantic association with tho ro thelr foreign destination as fresh nnd.cPont- fragrant as If only a day or two on the On tho theory that thcro can tievcr bo too way. much ot n good thing tho florist is often This country Is acknowledged to have tho ' commissioned to dupllcato tho bouquet, nl best equipped nnd irlost perfectly sya- though In dlffctcnt flowers, each morning tematlzcd greenhouses In existence. And that tho lady Is nt sea, n perpetual re lately projects have been wtarted by Amcrl- minder of good-byo wlshoi that will en can growers that promise to materially niter duco until her destination Is reached. Tho the flower trade, both geographically nnd purser and stewnrd of the Bhlp shares In traditionally. Within a short tlmo a pro- tho lnrgcss from this custom, for tho florist gresslve flower grower and nurseryman with depends on them to keep hl.3 wares fresh years or successful experience In the busl- 1 ness has begun to h!p palms and house plants of rare follngo to Europe, thus beat ing tho old world florists on their own ground, for It Is only slnco 1892 that this class of plants wns cultivated to any marked extent In America, n branch of trade that has crown .nnnnnitHlv Today tubo roses nro holng shipped by tho thousnnds from North Cnvollua. Flor- .... " il M,'u lex 10 Ioro'Rn markets and glndl- lrm and tne ivcw Jersey and nrcenhou.es aro alio exported In ''u""""es- The flower growers classed In tho North Atlantic division of territory, which cm- " i"o i'-ngiana suues, now York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, havo hitherto monopolized the center of the flower trade, ko output from their greenhouses being largely in excess or tne ntnount of flowers and plants produced by the growers of nny other section. Of Into years, however, lilt- nols and Indiana have devoted n'large area of space nnd a great deal ot capital and en- crgy to flower growing, somo of the most prominent commercial growets In tho coun- try having settled thero. Trnile Kciiiiomloi. In the latest constructed flower factories tho utmost business system nnd economy of management obtain. For Instance, a cer tain grower owning eighty greenhouses, most' of them 150 feet long and as wide as a street, oporatcs them nil with far less nolp than a florist of former days was wont to employ about a very limited C3tnbllsb- ment. Tho heating and ventilation for tho ; pcraturo for tho various grades of plant property throughout tho entlro system. At night a -watchman, who might bo called the flower nurse, makes the rounds at cer tain lntorvals, lowers or heightens tho tem perature according to need. If the wind rises ho Is alert to alter the ventilation and screen his charges. If it comes on muggy and GRIEF rear lire tho slupes of Olivet, Ami Ilunuon's hillside, dewy-wet; While lnuiiim heartH tho pathos nee Of lonesome, sad Cietlisomnne. AlonK the shore of Kedron's stremn, Whnt shatlows rise, what sunlights Kieam l'or, throush Ions ages dim and drear ' Tho careworn form that had no peer. In touching, tender, lordly worth, There lit a Ood-k'Issed space of earth: With splendor of unmatched degree Master, and Man of Gnlllee. DATLY BEE: SUNDAY, damp, ho must temper his machinery It It suddenly turns colder ho Is on hand to guard. Tho even climate ,of spring mut b kept within his glass houses. Too tnu.h moisture, n tendoncy to parch and dry out. too chilling or too forcing an atmosphere, cntt bo avoided nt wilt by tho manipulation of thoso magic knobs nnd screens. More over, tho manager can keep ttb on his care taker's movements with marvelous accuracy. A series of tell talo buttius registers the man's visits to his different wards. Anil according as theje imllctors titand In the morning Is It kuown at headquarters whether tho nurse fell asleep nnd failed to attend on his patients or kept faith to the letter. Tho employe's time Ij kept track of In a similar way nnd In all departments Is exact machinery substituted for human re sponsibility. To this perfect system Is duo American ascendency In tho growing of delicate flowers in tho Icy season. European flower growers nnd buyers como hero and oco and own that tho American system takes tho palm. Then to tho bright American sun, shining in dependable ferver all the year except from mid-November to January 12 tho florist attributes much of his success, Tho greenhouse built by nn architect whoso entire energies are devoted to greenhouse needs Is contrived so ns to conservo every bit possible ot tho sun's warmth and prcs- once, an atmosphere that Is ns near llko a summer outdoor garden ns art can contrive, In thoso parts of Kuropo that havo tho sun tmnliant-ffwl thnrn nrn nn hiiglnpAS florists working on tho plan of tho American, Tim nrnducis from tho big crcenhoutes find ready, oven lavish purchasers In the American public. There is a largo percen- tago of comfortably wolloff people and there nrn thlrtv millionaires tlOW to every ono thorn wns twenty years ago. the majority of them delighting to do things on a liberal scale. The matter of farewell bouquets nnd panniers of flowers alono brings largo re and comely In tho boat's Ico boxes. Vorlf of Npeelnlliitii. In the flower Industry nt largo specialists In nil departments of flower-growing vie with 'each other In producing novel spec!' menu ot their favorite. ' In commercial cir cles also specialization obtains. .Tho 8Wce" PC1 38 "prescnieu u ui .....iuu uu.. charming varieties grown In California Is - In.itnnnn 4 Yi n t cjt Itf) h'lV flf mtlhnil KMI?- ' , ,u, Z ' " " " "V" A western 'woman has lately b ought the 'u u"""' lzo nnd coloring. One man becomes nn authority on tho dahlia and earns all thcro ' " ",. . ' """""" experiments with that brilliant flower. An- other cultivates altogether carnations, an- other roses, another panslrs. A number of societies anu ciuus ior wiu uevuiumcub ut tho sovcral flowers they favor have been lately founded on nn enduring basis and tho prlzrn put up for tbo best specimens at tho annual exhibits nro donated by a varied membership. Somo prizes aro offered by wealthy women who nro not flower growers, but aro anxious to stlmulato Interest. Klch ' business men volunteer prize money and prowperous florists nt ease as to their own circumstances nnd having a genuine lovo for their profession. Throughout tho Und tho Interest In flowers Is spreading. The seedsmen' attribute growth In their business to the number ot forolgn tradesfolk and laborers who havo done well In America and demand flower eacds to plant tho first thing after settling Into homes ot their own. The cut flower grow;ors and commission men sny that tho Orock peddler has done much to cronto a love for flowers among tho masses. Pitts burg, Boston, Chicago, Now York, nil havo thcso Oreek and Italian peddlers selling flowerw at nominal rates along the thorough fares and bringing directly to tho peoplo n sense of ploasuro and beauty that pre viously they had not thought of. Manufac turers -with sparo land about their factories aro growing flowers and offering prizes to EASTER. FOUND ITS SOLiACK WIIEUK HE Uv Joel Denton. Orlcf found lis solace whero Ho Htooil, And righteousness Came to supplant the sway of sin, Through doorways man might enter In. The dreams of ancient prophets rose To fair fuHlllment. Ilumuii woes That looked through hopeless, wan despair, Found heavenly hope and comfort there. This pattern, so divinely high, Had Its rare Imprint from tho sky. And shaped the laws of I.ove and I'eaco Tor all ohedlent unto these, So, Sorrow fatlcs and Ills forlorn (5row less upon this Kaster morn ; Where nntlons touch the purple he t- Of one, low born, In Uothlehem. m AfHTTj 15, 1!)00. THE WONDERFUL VAPOR BATH. 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Dr. Shepard of Ilrooklyn states that he has never fulled to draw out the deadly pois on of snnlto bites, hydrophobia, blood poison, etc., by this Vapor Hath, proving that it Is tho most wonderful blood purlllor known If people, instead of tilling their systems with more poisons by taking drugs nnd nostrums, would get Into n Vapor Hath Cabinet nnd stenm out these poisons, unit iiHslst nature to net, they would linve pure blood and u skin ns clear and smooth us tho most fnstldlous could desire. The Jin port ii ii I Feitturc of this Cabinet Is that It gives n hot vnpor bath Unit opens the millions of pores nil over tho body, stimulating the sweat glands, drawing out nil the Impure waits, nrlils and effete mntter, which, If retained, overwork tho heart, kidneys, lungs, nnd eutin disease, debility and sluggishness. Astonishing Is the Improvement in henltli, feeling und complexion. Th tlrst bath makes you feel like a new being; ten years younger. With tho Cabinet, If desired. Is a llcui! nml Conitilcxliin S ten in or. In wlilc-h the face, head nml neck are given the same vnpor treatment ns the body, producing tho most wonderful results; re move. pimples, blackheads, skin eruptions; cures tatnrrh. nsthmn and bronchitis. c mltu. Mt. Henlthy. O., writes: "lnre using this Cabinet my catarrh, nsth m.?..n.mi nn' fver. with which I have been attllctect sinco cniinnooo, nns never re turned. Worth $1,000 to me. I have Bold hundreds of these Cabinet. Kverv ono was delighted. 'My wife finds it excellent for her 111," Whatever Will llimtrii Pcraiilrndon every one knows Is beneficial, but other methods aro crude nnd Insignificant when compared to the convenient mid marvelous curative power of this Cabinet, known ns the new 1302 stylo Square Quaker Knlillnir Thermal Hatti Cabinet. Wo find It to bo a cenulnn fnhinet TvUh ... i j .. A .. V.. i ; v"""!' shoHiir'-iir'cut!1 rrhr- ssee,nitwil;1o'1'r" I BCPRRD TRAINS FOll CHICAGO LEA VIS AT 12:10, NOON, AND 7l3B P. Ma New Short Line fo Minneapolis and St. Paul Laav at 7 a. aatt 7i30 p. au TICKETS AT 1403 B" A It NAM ITUIBT. The N.w OMi." Whea other fail cosnTt DOCTOR 5EARLE5 & SEARLES OMAHA. mmi mm & 0P MEN SPECIALIST We guarantee to cure all cases curable of WEAK MEN SYPHILIS SEXUALLY. Cured for Life. Night Emissions, Lost Manhood, HydroceU, Vcrlcoccle. Gonorrhoea. Gleet. Svnhllls. Stricture, Piles, l-'Istula and ltoctal Ulcers and all l'rlvule DlncnNCN nnd Disorder of Men .Stricture nml Gleet Cnrml nt 1 1 nine. Consultation Free. Call on or address lilt. SII.Vlll.US .fc MUAltl.K.S, 110 South llth St. OMAII4. ft CHICMCaTKR'S tNQLIBrl Pennyroyal pills hVW4'l1 HKt l4 Uld tim ...1.4 V iJ '!- nubtllaU. ul llu. I''.?!.'.'. !?rtl"!f"..T.ll..lU b4 "it.u.r r., (,,,, , r. llrmilm. Cklk..UfCWLl'.' Wntl.Q Ikl. . MldU.i . ruin., yti WANTED-Cu ot Dad health lht R-I-I'-A-N-B will not benefit. Send t cents to Illpinn Chemical Co., New York, for II ample and 1.000 lutlmonlala. IT tight; handsomely made of best, most dur able, wnter-proof goods, rubber lined. A heavy steel trnnie supports It, making it a strong and substantial bath room within It eir It linn top curtulns; In fact, ull the lii't-xt Improvements Tho makers furnish nn excellent stove with each Cabinet, also vnluablo recipes and formulnn for medicated baths uid ail ments, ns well as plain directions. It folds lint In one Inch space, when not In use; easily carried, weighs but ten nounds. Peomo don't need bath roms. as tilts Cabinet may bo used In uny room, nnd tuath tuns nave ucn (liscqmcii since mis inven tion, ns It gives a far better bath fur all cleansing purposes than soap and water, l-'or the sick room Its advantages aro at once apparent. There havo been SO-Cnlleil Cnlilnrln on the market, but they -wero unsatisfac tory. Inconvenient; simply cheap, flimsy nffnlrs. After Investigation we can say th Quaker Cabinet made by the Cincinnati llrm Is the only practical urtlcle ot Its kind nnd will lust lor years. It seems t satisfy und delight every user, und tho Milker liiiitrnutee Iti-mill. They nssert positively, mid their state ments are backed by u vnst amount of testimony from persons of Inllucnce, that thl Cabinet will cure Nervous Troubles, Debility, Purify tho blood, Heiiutlfuy the Skin und Cure Hheumutlsiii. (They offer fM.OO reward for a case not relieved.) Cures tho most obstinate runes of Women'H Tmublex. l.i Urlppe, Sleeplessness, Neu ralgia, Malm la. Headaches, Obesity, Gout, Sclutlcu, Kexeinit, Herofulu, Piles, Dropsy. Illood nnd Skin Diseases, Liver und Kidney Troubles. It will Cure tlir- AVnrl Colli with one linlli breaks up all symptoms ot IjII Grlnne. Kevem. Pneumonia. I'nnanmn. tlon. Asthma, and Is really a household necessity. Given tho most ClriwiMliiK nml Iti-f rcnliliiK Hath known, nnd nil those enjoying health should use It at least otire or twice n week, for Its great value Is In Its marvelous power to draw out of tho system all Im purities that cause disease and for thl reason is truly a God-send to ull iiuntan- IIOW TO lilVI' OM3. All our renders who want to enjoy perfect health, prevent disease und are mulcted, should have one of these remnrkable Cubl netM. The prlco Is wonderfully low. bpneo prevents a detailed desc-rlntlon, but It will beur out tho most exacting demand for durability nnd curntlvo properties. Writ" the World Mfg. Co., 2127 World Ilulldlng, Cincinnati, o nnd ask them to send you their pamphlet describing this Invention. The prlco Is wonderfully low, only JT, no, complete, with beater, direc tions und formulas. Head iittnehmunt, 11 desired, J1.00 extrn, and It Is indeed difll cult to lmnglno whero ono could invest thnt amount of money In unvthlng elsa Unit guarantees so much health, strength and vigor. Write today for full Information, or, bet ter titlll, order n Cabinet; you won't b disappointed, us the makers guarantee every Cabinet and ngreo to refund your money after 30 days' use If not Just as rep resented. We know them to do ns they agree. They are rcllublo nnd responsible; capital, J100,- Tho Cabinet Is Just us represented and will bo shipped promptly. You can remit safely by express. P. O. money order, bank draft or certllied cheek. Don't fall to send fur booklet, nnyway. The Cnlilncl In ii AVimilerf ill Seller. for agents and the llrm offors special in ducements to both men nnd women upon ':' l" ",lr Kiiowieugo ninny nro x,l,ylron, m 10 Jl5 ovury month nnd "St. Louis Cannon Ball" LAST TO LEAVE-FIRST TO ARRIVE LEAVE OMAHA 5:05 P, M, ARRIVE ST. LOUIS 7:00 A, W, Trains leave Union Station dally for KANSAS CITY. QUINCT, ST. LOUIS ni all points east or south. SPECIAL nATEa to HOT SPRINOS. ARK. Homeaeekers' excursion April 17. All In formation at CITY TICKHT OKK1CK, 1415 I-'ARNAM ST., (Paxton lUtel Block) or write Harry ii. Aloores. C. P. Si T. A., Omaha, Neb. I USES Shrubbery, Hoses Orcat variety and largt stock. Como and pick out what you -want and get Just whnt you want. You can pro pare your ground and plant tho same day. Sales Yards, 21st and Farnam Sts. , CIUiSCKVr MJHHKIIII2S, V. TV. 1IENERA.Y, Proprietor. BLEEDING PILES. Mr. E. D. Skelton, a telegraph opera tor of Fremont, Neb,, says; "I had piles for eight years and got bo bad I had to quit work. I crawled up to th drug store part of the way on my hands and knees and got a package ot DR. MASON'S PILE REMEDY, used It, and was utile to work In three days. I have never been troubled ulnce, .Sold In Oninliti liy Knhn Jt Co., J. II. Selimlilt nml II, II, Urnham. 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