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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MAIIOH 29 , 1891.-SIXTEEN PAGES. DON'T YOU ; ' WANT TO GO 10 THE WORLD'S _ , . Jlkw ! * J bma * - b k n V F QR- , hi * FIFTY CENT WEEK ; DROPPING A NICKEL -IN THE SLOT OUTDONE. Tlie World's ITair ExcursionEind liiYestment Co. , INCORPORATED. ( CAPITAL STOCK $1OOOOO.OO. ) .COPYRIGHTED. Has been organized for the purpose of taking people to the World's 'Fair in Chicago in 1893 , entertaining them nicely for EIGHT DAYS , and returning them to their homes for the sum of $ B2 , and Omahan's can pay instalments of SO cents -week , to be deposited in the OMAHA SAVINGS BAMK : S W GOR I4th AND DOUGUAS This $52 is all the expense you will have , and includes railroad fare both ways , admission to the grounds , meals , and all other first-class hotel bills. "You will be treated like a prince. Intelligence offices at prominent places on the grounds. Railroad tickets good returning for 30 days. 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Treasurer C , W , Hosier , l Fremont National Bank , Fremont. i 1 and loading capitalist. PAGAN OR CHRISTIAN RITES , Universal Aooeplanoo of the Easter Festival' as a Gladsome Day for All. MERRY-MAKING SUCCEEDS DEVOJION. Why Protestants Ccietorato Season Formerly Observed Only by Hit- unllsts Faith nnd Hope Are Awakened. Anew. y' Knuter Morning. Kcv.r7iHlfp rooJc . Tomb , thou shall not hold him longer ; Death is stronR , but life is stronger ; Stronger than the dark , tholipht ; Stronger than the vrronp , the right ; Faith nnd hope triumphant say , 'Christ will rlso on Easter day 1" \Vhllo the patient earth lies waiting Till the morning shall oo breaking , Shuddering 'ncnth the burden dread Of her master , cold ana dead , Ilnrkl she hears the angels say , "Christ will rlso on Easter day I" And when sunrise smllos the mountains , Pouring light from heavenly fountains , Then the earth blooms out to Kruot Once ngaln the blessed feet ; And her countless volcca suy , "Christ has risen on Easter Day I1' ' Christian niitl Pagan. Kn.stor. Shall the festival bo Christian or Papanl queries llov. Dr. A. T. Twombly In the Now York Independent. The word "Eastor" comes from Eostro , goddess who was worshiped by the Anglo-Saxons with i > cculiar ceremon ies in tbo mouth of April. The Saxons after their conversion changed the ceremonial but kept the name , to which wo have bocorao so much accustomed that wo have forgotten .Its original slgnltlcatloii. Is thu day Itself losing its spiritual meaning ) If the profound Im port of the resurrection of Christ Is to bo ob scured by doubt of the historical fact , or overlaid by elaborate rites llko a sepulchre in a garden overgrown with flowering creepers , then Eostro nnd not Easter , will he the more appropriate name by which to dcslgnntotho duy. duy.Tho The Christian idea Is faith , with a basts ol probable evidence. Faith cannot "hang in the air. " The later Pagan Idea Is tbo ac ceptance of a pleasing myth for the sake o : Its popular lulluonco. Tbo whole fabric of tbo Christian system stands or falls with the fact of tbo Savior's actual resurrection , and the later i'agan scholar is bound to provo the still moro iDcrodlblo proposition that tin t original religious system which grow out o belief in the resurrection , and which has ox pnndod Into its present vast spiritual proportions tions , is based on an Illusion. 1 Christ makes his triumph over phystca death tbo koy-stono of the arch. Ho assorts that the Son "hath llfo in Himself , " plainly olludlnp to physical as well as to orgauii spiritual life. "I am the Resurrection ant the Life. " Believers are to come Into ful ' maturity of llfo by the power of the rlsoi Lord. Kxlstcuca is completed In Him wbo xoso from the dead and lives In glory. Itejcct the historic fact and a dark ahys r.wiis beyond the grave ; immortality Is a surmise of Socrates ; the death on tbo cross la nn unselfish bat impotent attempt to save luaikind ; conscience resumes its hard con domnaiory ofllcc ; God's law remains an In flcilblo decree , nnd behind the shadow o dtMth sits a mysterious deity whom each eoul must conceive for itself , unaided by th revelation which Christ claims to bring fron the Father. Tbo U rooks could "llout Iran quilly on tbo sea of existence. " and carve do mestic scenes on their tombs , but they knot no Christ. The later Paean must find a tid that rolls back over tbo temples nnd trad ! tlous of Christianity to gain the tomperumon that made them happy. Accept tbo historic fact , with all It lu valves , nd wo have an tuiurcd continuance I Doing. Our resurrection will differ from hat of Christ , because his body did not de ny , nnd our rlsh.p will not deliver others rom dcuth and sin. His resurrection was unique ; ours will bo universal. The world Is challenged to find a substi tute for Christ. "Got yourself crucified and rise again" U the answer to every com petitor. Shall wo then drift toward Goitre , or celo- > rate the true Easter ? Lot those who prof or ho later Pagan way of scanty belief and genial acqul'amco in the old tradition , bo content with similes of butterfly and moth , of spring after winter , nnd for lack of a self- siicriflclnp Savior pralso their to-called 'Heaven ' Father , " the sun , as the "Eye and Soul ot nil things. " Lot them , with their poot-lcador , call on everything to pralso him ilono. "Pralso him , yo mists and exhalations I Pralso him , yo winds , and wave your tops , yo pines 1 Join voices , all yo living soulst Yo birds , bear on your wings and In your notes , his praise 1 Yo that in waters glide , and yo that walk the earth , Pralso him.11 Butfor what ! In words of thosamo Import : "For the rapid undolug , In the present process of decay , of nil that through aces past has been slowly done : for the species ifter species of animals rapidly becoming ex tinct ; lor the final catastrophe , when at last a few scattered families of degraded human beings shall represent the last wave of the receding tide of human existence before Its final extinction , soul and bodv. And so death Itself Isaeadl" Maudsloy "Body and will. " ' From tbls emptiness of'a universe without a risen Savior in It , turn to that brightness which out of the inaccessible hights of heaven beams upon our renovated earth ) Lot him who "could not bo hurt of death" 1111 our vision vrlth his "intcricltmblo sea of light , " Then with the poet , Hlchter , wo may exclaim : "Oh , how beautiful Is death. seeing that wo dlo In a world of life and of creation without end , " Easter or Bostrol Joy .in a person whoso rising Is the harbinger of everlasting life , or m the sun , rising In fallacious splendor to humid an expiring world ! Flowers , musln , profuse garlanding of thn open sopulcncr , may ( traca the Paean ceremonial ; la our hearts must spring up the day star of our hopes , If wo would rise to the sublimes t bights ot being , while wo celebrate the risen Lord. "Tho Lord Is risen 1 This greeting quaint and olden , Aye makes us pause amid life's rush and dm. An angel scorns to bear the message golden , Yo shall victorious rlso o'er death ana sin. "Our Lord Is risen 1 Lot each wisely ponder der On what sweet Import alt these words con tain. If toara now dim thine ejcs , remember , yonder - dor All tbou hast lost shall he restored again. " Raster A Herman lady , writing of the various ways of decorating' Easter eggs in tor fatherland , speaks of the great advance since the days of her youth , when the only colors obtainable wens blue , dull red and brownish yellow , se cured by boiling the eggs for naif on hour with Brazil wood , onion peels , etc. Instead of seeking to surpass nature In costly nnd superb imitations people merely tnod to orunmont the eggs la various simple ways , Hilt the egg was always an egg , The colors being so few , various devices in the way of ornament wore used , such as nrawlng upon them with a gooaoqultl dipped In sulphuric ncld , or oven , when the decora tor was very skillful , etching a design on the deeply colored shell with a small penknife. Mottoes and versos wore frequently In scribed under a spray of Mowers , and not only children but many a grown maiden , was R really delighted with a el ft of this kind. Often the verso otcbed with great care on the hnrd egg-shell closed with these worth : "Hut should you break the egg in twain , Tha hope of love or faith is vain.1 AVtiy the Day Should bo Observed. For a clear statement of the reasons which induce our cxtreir.ost Protestant churches to make more than tboy have of the festivals of the church , may bo quoted a communication from President B. U. Andrews of Brown university , who represents the denomination which has perhaps been mow strict than any other in holding only to what It could find in the blblo. President Andrews says : Though brought up an ultra-Protestant , with a stroncr , early prejudice against all non- scriptural observance lu church , the writer has grown in spite of himself to think very favorablv of followlngtho ecclesiastical year. The habit is a prlcno aid to the preacher , greatly Increasing , in thn course of time , bis knowledge of scripture , nnd Imparting to bis sermons much variety and freahnoss which otherwise they would fall to exhibit , it is cxually helpful to Christian devotion , subject only to the proviso needed touching all the externals of religion , that tbo spiritual end bo constantly kept In view. Any exorcise what ever that is performed in the narao of relig ion , may doubtless sink to the level of n bane ful formality , injuring rather than fortlfylntr the spiritual life. It is part of our probation to use such adjuncts of religion instead of abusing them. I for one , love to witness the incrcasins re gard which people have for Easter. It can not but do good. Christians themselves are in no danger of reflecting too much upon the resurrection of Christ , nnd it scorns to mo that this momentous fact is brought homo to us by the formal heeding ot Easter more sol emnly than in ahy other way. Beyond the good thoughts which the day intrinsically suggests , the celebration of It- aids faith by connecting the religious lifo of today hack to that of the earlier Christian ages. Quo of the worst mistakes of Puritanic protestant ism was the needless sundering of connec tions like this. It is worth our notice along with the above , that Christmas and Easter are to multitudes of our follow men all nbout us , nearly the solo reminders of Christian truth. Thousands who never say or hear a prayer hnvo at least n passing thought of Christ at these times. 1'nrty for Enmer Monday. At a children's party planned for Easter Monday the supper table will bo sot in Inter esting fashion. A low , flat basket of green willow has boon procured for the central de coration , and this is to bo filled \\Ith cotton wool in which rabbits and downy yellow cblcks and gayly dressed dolls and clownish green frogs are scambllng about together. For simple little souvenirs there will bo placed beside the plato of each small girl a small gilt shoo stuffed with cotton wool and holding a white rabbitt and three or four lit tle speckled eggs of sugar candy. For each hey there will bo a little gilt wheelbarrow which a frog is driving. But the fun of tbo occasion will cornet with the last coursewhich will boa .lark Horner pio. Most women know that this Interesting dish is a largn tin- pan covered with bright paper , with a silt in the middle for putting in the thumb nnd pullIng - Ing out the plums. The plums lu this case will bo bright eggs , of all sorts and dcscrlp lions , some with paper caps and paintct faces and some with tissue paper wings to turn them into butterlllos. After the supper there will bo a game of egg-rolling. PMSl'PKMlXtXT DUOVS. A rattling good tale the rattlesnake's. Back pay kicking a man down stairs. The emptiest inau is usually full ot him self. self.Tho The only pocket-piece tome men carry is a patch. Shipments of gold abroad aro.barrcd goli barred. The dude never knows where to draw the collar lino. Death Is a wonderful mimic. Ho can take anybody off. Sorrows are housed la the tears that are shod over them , The amateur with his snap-shot camera takes bis chances. A snapper-lip of unconslaorcd trifles a foundling asylum. Adam nnd Eve were the first people who wore hung In f. 1. g. The foyer-bug that is not an incendiary the roach in a theater lobby. The ballet girl should not include adl-posa in her list of graceful revelations. People are like buss drums the thluno their heads the more nolso they make. The centipede doesn't know what ruin Is lie has uuvcryot boon on bis last legs. The carpenter , like the country schoo teacher , Is accustomed to boarding around. THE LOUNGER LN THE LOBBY , jawrence Barrett's Ambition to Pound a National School of Acting. A FUGUE FOR EASTER DAY. Attractions at the Theaters Which Hold Out Inducements to tlio Public New That Lout is Ended. Today , by a curious combination of social , religious and calendar events , the opening of spring begins , The amusements which have afforded us zest and pleasure for the past five months ought to bo slightly stale and unprofitable after today. Good Friday night was exceeding sloppy and there was a suggostlvcncss around that seemed to Indicate as if the atmosphere meant to keep Lout. The gaslights flickered sensi tively , shivered oven at the rudeness of the wind , while indoors the heat was pleasant to contemplate , for It prcsentea a condition noi a theory regarding the weather outrido. So early does Easter comu this year that the lilacs are still hesitating whether to ap pear In the great realistic drama , "Tho He- turn of Spring ; " not that of Bougeaureau , but that produced yearly by the Infinite as the incomparable manager. But the .days are not fur off when every arah In a Third ward tenement house Knows by the move ment of his soul that the streams will soon gnaw away the ice and will bo singing madri gal , down all the slopes of the zone , It they are not doing so already. At such a time a innn who has any sap In him gets tired of bis own company. If ho has got a tendril in him it begins to curl. If there Is a germ loft it swells. Ilo turps from the perfume of the migonotte to the odor of tbo brown earth. Ho wants to kick off his patent leathers and run barefoot in tbo warm fresh furrows , if ho lives along the pellucid streams of the middle states ho want to got out his fishing tackle and go for suckers , but if ho lives in the west he feels insensibly drawn toward the farm and the f armors alliance , for they ore then the real kings of the earth. This is really nnd truly the spring fever , the name blown In every bottlo. If ho has kept Lout strictly as ho should huvodono for Lent/is ( double injunction in ado to physical as well as to moral well being he will come up to .Easter with a boy's zest and something DID nccuto apprehen sion of the convalescent. Just out of an ener vating attack of la grippe or a long winter's sickness. ] I Then whether bo oo Pagan or Christian ho will hear the choir in 'too ' air. With us Easter ( anticipates the English Mayday. It is onoofjtho signs of our impa tience , but oven in this ; clime ot acrid springs where I the bleak snows so often chill tbo i violets nnd the early rose wo insist on th 1 emblems and the glad ness oven when tbo tacts are behindhand. Thousands of charming creatures who sleep undisturbed when the old year goes oul and the now year comes la tossed all last nlghl in wakofulnuss and watched tbo gray streaks blush into the rose of dawn above the bluffs which Ilo to the eastward. Might It uotcomu on to rain bitterly after alii What would tha delicious variety of weeks and the anticipation of months bo worth if instead of Easter it should blow a nor'westerl ' I rend somewhere that "Easter was only a bit of the broken fringe of nneternal summer blown to us on a zuphyrous faith. " Tlio ut- terer of that thought must have been a woman and a mystic , for somehow or other thoughts like that only seem vouchsafed to women , men usually are too matter of fact to droiiiu in the line of the quotation above. To Ireao , a beautiful licrolne of A. C. \Vhccler are attributed these poetic words 'My dear,1 she said , 'thoro is a tele phone to eternity. I found it In a dismal old rum. They tried o keep mo away , but I wanted o see it. They wore awo-strucic old seers and they si ko in whispers and waved mo back. I could not make out if it had been put there by the priests ot Isls or the Chal dean soothsayers. But It was thousands of years old and I was led through mysticcham- hers to see it. Dear , it appalled me. I looked out into a hard blackness that was like a wall of night. 'That Is eternity,1 said n voice. I saw the wires go up over my head and disap pear lu this terriDle gloom. 'Where do they gol' I asked , ana the enl } answer was , 'Eter nity I' All the race for thousands of years aavo como hero and shouted Halloo ! and waited. ' " 'And nothing,11 said suudderingly , 'has ever come back over these wires } ' "There was a gleam of wet , weary eyes andashnkoof tbo head : 'Nothing. ' " 'Absolutely nothing ) ' I asked , beseech ingly. " 'Sometimes the children hoar something. ' " 'Ah , ycsl1 I cried. 'The blessed children 4oar something , for tboy are pure ot heart. What do they hear I' "They cannot tell , but they say that they hear something that is like the scent of lilies of the valley. ' " And ever since I read that inystfo conceit of Irene's I can't help associating It with Easter mornine. Do you remember the infernal music In "Itobert lo Diablo. " Not oven Wagner could so sot the demoniac laughter with screams in It of agony. And do you recall tbo Nor mandy ballad of Alice , as she comei down the rock and pours out her simple and delic ious chanson after this feverish bacchanalian tumult ? Easter morning always reminds mo of that. Theio should bo boy choirs enough In Christendom to blow the audible scent of tbo lilies over the souls of the listening world. Lawrence Barrett's sad doatn recalls vividly a conversation I had with him when in Omaha two seasons ago. Although suf fering Intensely from the glandular swelling which so disllgurod him and which detracted so much from bis performances , ho was not averse to granting an audience tea a humhlo newspaper man who sought an interview for a weoklv newspaper. Among other things talked about was the line art of the German actors. Ho know personally Pojsart , Baniay , Sonentbal and others whoso names are famous to the German stage. Ilo admired them greatly and thought them superior to any American actor , and had much to say in pralso of the Saxo-Meinincen company. Continuing ho said , "It Is wonderful how very versatile all German actors uro. They play moro parts in a year than I in my whole life timo. I wish our young actors would go over to Europe and see what they are doing thcro. So nittuy of our actors lack intelli gence which Is so essential. " Then I spoke of the impressions his.acting had made upon mo. especially his wonderful performance as Casslus. "I have novnr demo what I really wanted to do , " he replied. "I love my art and would really llkoto be of some advantage to it before - fore I pot too old. I should like to start an academy In acting In tbo European fashion , and in connection with a national theater something like the Comedio Frnucatso. I would educate the company myself with the assistance of competent teachers. Wo would endeavor to give model performances , pay ing the right attention to scenery , properties and costumes , but never subordinating act- Ing. Our repertoire would consist of old classic dramas and productions of American literature , Let us hope that I will succeed. " Now the actor Is dead and the plan which his fertile brain conceived must remain un tried until the very exigencies of the drama call forth a new Moses to load the chosen people out of the wilderness. The moro sad It is that Lawrcnco Barrett was not yet so old that ho could not have ac complished his ambition of which tmspoko that afternoon two seasons ago when ho and Mr. Booth wcro In Omaha. That Lawrence Barrett's death was very unexpected , is shown In a letter ho wrote his old time friend , John W. Albaugh , manager of the Lyceum theater , Baltimore , just a few hours before his attack , wherein ho stated that ho was "a regular Hercules. " and tbls was ono of the last , If not actually tbo last the tragedian wrote. It Is Interest ing not only from the fuct it makes dates two years ahead , at a time when ho bad only two days moro of life , but as showing what ho thought of his health and strength when his end was already at hwid. The letter Is as follows : JOHN ; Yours recohod. You wll told January 0.18(0. ( Jn naUtmore , nnd Jaiui- isjry 10 nnd 'J3 In Washington for inc. Ulail to bear nlUoos well. Wo lire on the lilch- vay to success here. Kdwln Iluoth. prows stronger us hu works and I am alsualiur- cules. ' It has boon n common beliofthat Lawrence 3arrett's name was a notn do theater , tind that his baptismal nemo was Braunigan , but Mr.V. . .1. Florence quite dispelLs the prevailing opinion by stating that ho knew enow his father , whoso name was Barrett , andthathewns a tailor. This statement of Mr. Florence's ought to bo quito siifllcicnt. THE Louxnun. There nro certain articles of food that not only never pull on tlio palate , but which are actually essential to the perfection of n satis factory meal , and so thcro nro certain forms of amusement that continue to dollcht old and young alike , and our very familiarity with which constitutes the great charm. Tbo fairy spectacle is ono of these , and the at tractiveness of this is enhanced when pre sented bv such fine artists in their particular line as the Han Ion Brothers. Ono does not look for the dramatic uuities in nn exhibi tion of fairies and mortals , with all the powers of enchantment , represented by cun ning mechanical devices , behind them. "Suporba , " which has been running success fully at the Boyd during the post week , and which closes this ( Sunday ) evening , Is en tirely innocent of dramatic plot. It embodies the old Idea of the struggle between the powers ot coed and evil without a quotable HIV ; in the dialogue or a surprise lu the de velopment of the story. But thcro was the glitter of light on sparkling costumes , the in cessant and captivating chnngo of color , and the ceaseless movement of graceful figures that pleased the eye and captivated the im agination. Two scenes were particularly excellent and railed forth hearty applause a fioral ship design and a balloon ascension. Thc'o features would redeem a less praise worthy performance. "The Two Old Cronies" will plvo ono per formance next Monday night , March SO , at Boyd's , and If their reputation for drawing larger crowds in the cast goes for anything it Is safe to say they will do the same thing bore. Consistent managerial endeavor Wills & Anderson's company constitutes probably the most expensive body of players now on in tbo farce comedy line , and combines all of the essential elements of a profitable amusement enterprise. "Tho Two Old Cronies" is ono of tbo leaders of its class and as long as ihero Is a demand for this style of work thcro will bo no limit to its popularity. A cast of this fam ous company Includes such well-known artists as Mr. Frank M. Wills , Charles F. Jerome , Al Ballman , the basso profundo , and Mr. Harry Doltz , the tenor ; Mr. Frank O'Brynu , comedian : Miss Ada Doavos , who Is well ro- mombcrod wncu last hero with Bluebeard , Jr. , and formerly with Kate Castloton ; Miss Julrn Mackin , the wonderful contralto , commonly - monly kown as a female baritone ; this 'ady has not not her equal in her line ; nnd Miss Joslo Douialno , soprano ; and Mlts Ada Stockholm helm , wing dancer ; Miss Lillian Molbuni and Miss George Glrard , into of the Casino company , and many others equally well known. Tlio newest Important venture in Ameri can theatricals is n comedy entiled "Is Mar riage a Failure ) " which Stuart Uousoti has Just added to Ills repertory. Experienced judgments that have boon trained on it are unanimous lu the opinion that it will bo a brilliant and an enduring success. It Is Mr. Kohson's purpose to alternate it with "Tho Henrietta. " Honcothonow comedy is to him a two fold treasure , in that it affords him a change and provides his public with anew now delight. Mr. Uobson will open Ills pres ent engagement at the Boyd with this com edy on 'Wednesday evening next. "Is Mar riage u Failure ! " is nn original and effective protest against , ill timed and nagging intvr- feronco by father-in-law aud mother-in-law in the domestic economics of young raarnod folk. It abounds In whimsical situations , satirical conceits , keen irony , nlmblu wit and unconventional drollery. Its dialogue is pe culiarly urUp and expressive and it Is ceinmed with hits at certain of our Ameri can fololos. On Thursday evening Mr. Hobson - son will present Ids great comedy"Tho lion- rlottu. " As a play It Is unlijuo. A clover satire on the ways and means of legalized gambling in stocks , the "ticker" plays , throughout aa Important part. Tbo rlso aud fall of stocks is rnudo to point a moral as welL as to afford amusement , and Bronnon How ard's skill as a dramatist is admirably shown in the blending of the comedy and serious In terest -which make tuls story of lore , plots nnd counterplots on Wall street ono of t o brightest nnd most ch urnctensUc nincug the stage offerings of the times. The Fay Foster English Gnletv company will titxsn an engagement of three nights and Saturday mntlnco at the Grand on Thursday evening next. This Is ono of the strongest nnd best burlesque companies traveling , nnd is britnfull of bright specialty talent. The Washington ( I > . C. ) Chronicle had the fol lowing to say of their engagement at the nntional copltol : "Brilliant British beauties , combined with clover comedians and talented specialty artists make the Fay Foster Gaiety company ono of the most entertaining attrac tions of the .season. The company Is ono ot Miss Foster's most successful enterprises , and is fully equipped with gorgeous now scenery aud elegant costly costumes. 'Our Pleasure Party , ' a nautical skit , which onous the show , is a rich conception en twined with funny situations , senatorial dances nnd lively ladles. It is replete with musical gems aud topical hits. The burlesque , Dear Minnie , ' n travesty on 'Ermlnie , ' is one of the happiest over written , and Is pro duced with careful attention to detail , Includ ing the most artistic stage setting and the most exquisite costumes. It serves , hotter than any burlesque on record , to Introduce the most dazzling beauties nnd the cleverest comedians. It teems with new songs , merry music uud delightful dances. There is , In addition to this , a highly entertaining olio. Vnuola IH a great card , a genuine novelty , engaged at nn enor mous salary , and presents an act that is pro nounced marvelous. " Manager Lawler of thoEdon Museo has secured - cured ono of the greatest curiosities of mod ern times , which ho will place on exhibition this week. Wlnulo Daughcrtv , the Minnesota seta woolly-fnco baby , is one of the greatest pu/iles to the medical fraternity. The child is normal In appearance except that Its face , neck and body Is covered with u growth of flue silken lloeco. The wool resembles that of a Iamb , being very soft and delicate. The child is healthy and bright and there is no way to account for the growth of wool , it being sot down as a freak of nature. In the Bijou theater Strabtka , otio of the greatest Il lusions of the time , \ \ ] \ \ bo presented. Tbo Silurian quartette , composed of Messrs. SIncloton , Clay , Goodull nnd Mason , will nresunt their original sketch , "Fun Around the Old Cabin Door , or Uncle Jasper's Ho- turn , " which is said to bo a line piece of work. The Fowler clowns nud pantomime hat spinners , who hnvo a wide reputation , willuppenr. The Orpheus guitar , mandolin and bnnio quartette , whobojfumo precedes them , will render a number ot iiolectlons of the popular muslo of the day. Besides these Edwnrd Mayo , Jlmmlo Grcon and a company of comedians will present n number of line specialties. The house has recently recclvod a largo number of rare cuilosltlos for the curious. The Kaster display and Easter sou von Irs will bo crand. Wednesday and Thursday evenings Stuart Kobsou nnd company will occuny tbo stngo of the Boyd. Wednesday evening the now comedy , "Is Marriage a Failure ) , " will bo the bill nnd on Thursday evening "Tho Hen rietta. " _ On Frldav , Saturday nnd Sunday evenings next KIralfy's great spectacle , "Tlio Water Queen , " ttlll bo the attraction at the Hoyd. California Pullman tourist Hloopinp our excur sions to California nud I'uolllo coast nolntH leave Chicago every Thursday , Kaunas City every Friday via the Santa Fo route. Tlckut rate from Chicago $47.00 , from Sioux City , Omaha , Lincoln orKaimus GltV $35 , ulooplnf ; cnr tiito from Chlcajro f 1 pur double Iwrth , from City $ . ' ) per double borth. Every thing' funiinhuil except moalH. Theiso oxcuraions are pursoimlly conducted by experienced excursion managers who accompany pnrtlou to doHtlnution. For oxcuruion foldur conUiluliif , ' full ptiftiuu- lars anil map folder line ; time tnblo of SiinUi Fo route and rcHorvlnj , ' of ftlcopliiff carbortlm , mhlroBS B. W , O.jood , iron- em ! iigont , li L. Pulmor , froitfht and iijror apoiit , AT. & S. F. railroad , . Y. LMojildirM Omalui , Nobraalca. The penny-ln-tho-slot weighing'machine. . are often In a cent , yet they uro not innocents Dr. Blrnov euros catarrh. Boo b.d'g.
