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We'll, Mr.. President, what would the
Cabinet say IL they saw you now upon the
piano?'
"Lincoln's retort was
If member of the Cabinet would
place his foot beneath a lee Of this piano
I am convinced that an impression would
be made upon his understanding for life. y
The spirit OF Lincoln is one Of the doctors
most esteemed correspondents. One note,
in a handwriting like Lincoln's, reads az
follows
DEAR SIR 4 BROTHER | feel II very
pleasant to communicate with YOU. and ]
ain ever as ready 10 be A servant as a master.
II you can serve me. | am the master, If |
can serve you. ycl are the master. Some
times the servant profits more than the mas
ter. Don't let your matured and excellent
jud gment he swayed bv the fol-de-rol and
fddle-faddle talk Of this one or that one.
When | knew I was right n nation could not
sway me. Those who oppose you " i'll yet hum
BILE at the shrine of your achievements and
he glad - partake of the sacraments OF your
knowledge and wisdom; for. sir. you are to be
the instru nent for some wonderful products
OF, spirit power and prescience. Your career
Is only lust begun, your fame not yet com
menced, but both will march along with
rapiditv and power. You will carry knowl-
edge into the heart Of Europe, and be the
wonder and the guest. Of the monarchs Of
Kingdoms and empires. A. LINCOLN.
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DEAR SIR: I feel that the treatment given
me was not the right one. j arm not familiar
with the water treatment. but ! believe 1t
might have been eff ~cacious. Thank you.
good sir, for your kind thought Of my case.
JAMES A. GARFIELD.
A singular class Of photographs In DR..
Hansmann's collection is those OF what
he calls Observation-Disclosures Of portions Of
the living body" Among these ia n Of
the top Of the doctors head with the skull
dematerialized and showing what is APP
parently the brain.
The doctor has had an album Of some OF
his more remarkable spirit photographs
published at Barcelona, Spain, by a spirit
ualistic paper Of that city. A curious mis-
take, the doctor af1rms, was made in one
picture. which is unique from the fact
that it contains the likeness of a spirit dog.
This dog got mixed up with the doctors
shirt front and was converted by the Span
ish printer into a Russian beard Of gigantic
proportions and bestowed upon the doctor
himself.
A rarity In DR.. Hansmann's collection is
a spirit photograph of a considerable portion
Of the city Of Washington, taken from a
window Of the doctors apartments. The
air Is seen to be full Of spirits, which are
disclosed in a mixture Of streamers Of
vapor and globules of light.
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the fact that he deliberately spoiled a
spirit photograph Of L person who nsulted
him at a seance.
His manner Of doing this vas to place
his own person, great enlarged. ~ front
of the photograph e. his er2my in the flesh
and several relatir es and completely 10
obscure them and, it may he supposed.
any other spirits w'u appeared upon the
soene. The doc'm concludes from this
and similar bel avior on the part Of the
ancient that he is q cynic, perhaps biogenes
himself.
The doctor is in possession Of on
regarding the interest taken in spiritualism
in their lifetime by certain historic persons
which is not to be found in the ordinary
histories or biographies. Thus he states
that Queen Victoria's protege, John Brown.
was a great medium and was accustomed
to hold seanoes at which only he and the
Queen were present. On these occasions
the spirit of Prince Albert, the Queens
dead consort, was wont to manifest him
self and converse with his spouse. Princess
Beatrice. mother Of the present Queen
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Victoria OF Spain, the doctor describes as
one of the greatest writing mediums that
ever lived,
President Lincoln said DR.. Hansmann,
was a firm believer in ~spirjtualism, and
during the terrible days Of the civil war
was accustomed to have Belle Lowrey. the
famous medium, come TO sec him at the
White House, when he would consult with
her, or with the spirits through her, upon
important and momentous topics.
Belle Lowrey possessed. among other
gifts, the power Of causing material OBJ
jects to be suspended in the air; this is
known as deviation. On one occasion
Lincoln and a number of other gentlemen
seated themselves upon a grand piano in
one OF the rooms of the White House, ard
upon the invocation of Miss Lowrey, the
piano and those upon it rose in the air
until near the ceiling, to which indeed,
Lincoln, from his ~ Ia height, ives In
uncomfortable proSr'iCy.
'One NJ the gentlemen turned to Lin
coin, who in this sxstel but novel situation
retained al his faculty FOR repartee, and said
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just enough to take up the water. This
is a f~avorite vir ter vegetable dish
String beats are prepared in the same
manner, opl7 they arr boiled in ralt water
frat, and lemon IL used instesd OF sugar in
the ina cooking. The water Is not allowed
% boil away at the end either, but is thi's-
eoed with Jour to form a tart sauce.
THE Hungarian practice a adding sugar
to their vine beets and jiluting the
acid with water Is a greet Improvement over
our way Of preparing them. |; lakes away
the biting sharpness a"o c'hTs forth the
favor of the vegetable.
zone OF their favorite methods OF pre-
pairing potatoes is to fricassee them. A
small onion Is sliced, put in a saucepan with
butter about half the size of an egg, paprika
and salt and fried a light brown.
The potatoes, cut in small pieces, are
then poured in and covered with boiling
water. When the water has boiled away
the potatoes are soft and mealy and tinted
a golden red from the butter and paprika.
IL am glad I remained with my Hun
garian friends late enough in the spring to
taste asparagus prepared their way. 1t
was the best | ave ever had.
"In the first place, the entire bunch was
soaked in salt water for half an hour. Then
every separate stalk was regularly peeled
not scraped- with a knife, removing the
tough and bitter outside skin.
After this il was boiled in salt water
until it was almost falling apart, when 1t was
placed on a tin plate to drain for ten minutes,
the plate being placed over a pot Of boiling
water to keep 1t hot. Bread crumbs were
Drowned In butter, seasoned with paprlka
and salt. and when the asparagus was quite
dry these were spread over it as a dressing.
There is no waste to this asparagus. The
stalk is so tender that it can be eaten all
the way down"
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From His Friends the SpoOks
A Washington Mans Collection Of Spirit Photographs
and Autographs

WfsWtxdfps. ttes y A. ~ ~ IL
hes~h No HNsief eHllsr'iru ~ sfs,Hh
ebstoefiphs shd fl'oeftpba In ~ spfti
athAf NJ IN ftefsiofe iirnsmanh ~ Waah
lbann Tho lalss, sdIiiar ~ Tho III srs
made Immediately afief ih~ a'isantsri
assassination ~ 'hs kina smi VIr~s ~
Rpain
m Hshstnshn photographed = firiusr ~
iba coupie. AMI ugrn developing " h" ol-
talaed shadowy hut aufnclrn,lv distinct
tiheness~s ~ 'ba spirits who, h" believes
wpge Instrumental In saving tho liyrs ~ tho
royal pait Among other faces not ilen-
sihei Ia mr. trafina y strong l%ikcncDs ~
SCaFmsn sylvia thu pro~nn, Qu""n ~
nnmania
'Tot elsht~~r years I have h-cn adding
~ my collection n spirit portraits and
messages" said pr Hansmahn Whom I
waa nrst induced 10 All for q spirit photo
graph therp were disclosed twu likrnespra
If youthful rrrsons, who tho medium do
clared we're COUSINS NJ ininc
"Now, those same relatives had lately
died AZ quito an advanced age. and when
J took tho photograph home and showed
H. 70 my children, telling thcm the two
youthful figures woro my cousins whom
they remembered m aged parsons, they
burst into uncontrollahln merriment. In
which | was forced to join.
We'll. I said. so much for spirit photoS-
Taphy,'
-Afterward | found that these likeneeses
were actually those Of my cousins. You see,
The spirits can make themselves appear as in
their youthful days on earth, even though
they may have lived many years"
Above the doctors desk hangs n Ira wins
Of Martin Luther done upon n porcelain
plate.
Il obtained this portrait in the following
manner said Or. Hansmann. Il pur-
chased the porcelain plate. placed it be
tween two states. which | also obtained
myself, and went to n certain medium
In this city. | placed the states, with the
porcelain plate between them, upon my
ehoulder, and the medium laid his hand upon
mine.
in a few minutes | was told to remove
the states from my shoulder and open
them, when found this picture. In the
same manner I have obtained various
hkenesses, many with the autograph of
the artist. Thus I have this drawing Of
Christ with the name OF Michael Angelo.
" III NV Uc hlk'IO IdItlt, en-
Well, look at the beard, in which it is con-
oealed, l did not myself perceive it until
It was pointed out by a friend"
The doctor has familiar spirits who
come to him often for their licensees and
who, in written messages and Undertaking.
seanoes, manifest an interest in his life.
Among them are spooks who were quite
distinguished in the earth life. as, for in
stance, Queen Louise Of Prussia, the
Empress Josephine. Cleopatra, Aspasia,
Queen Victoria, Julius CRsar, Ptolemy L.,
Gen. Grant, President Lincoln, Calico
and an unidentified ancient.
This last spook announces himself as an
ancient merely, which has led certain ir-
revorent n ignorant persons to receive
him discourteously at seances which h
has honored with his presence. That this
ancient can cherish a grudge is shown by
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24
KEEP BEES IN AN AQUARIUM.
Good Way OF Finding Out How Doth the
Little Busy.

Little Busy.
Everybody is curious to see bees actually
at work. By following the example OF a
writer in Suburban Life this curiosity may
be gratifed.
Take a rectangular glass aquarium and
place it on a window sill, elevated slightly
at the side nearest the window, so that
when the latter is raised an inch the bees
may pass in and out. II desired. the bees
may be kept for some time in confinement,
by raising the aquarium an inch on blocks
and using a strip of wire screen cloth to pre-
vent the bees from escaping.
When confined, the bees should be fed
a syrup OF equal parts Of sugar and water.
A frame or two Of bees may be purchased
for a trifling sum.
Put within this glass aquarium some rustic
supports to represent projecting, unde-
cayed portions OF the inside Of the hollow
trunk. Keep all covered by an opaque
cloth when not observing what is going on
within this glass bee home.
Then the bees will be free to work, and
to adapt themselves to the environment.
They can suit their own fancy about attach
+ ing combs to the sti cks' they may build
diagonally or in any other form that they
may prefer, and they may attach the comb
- >aN'' INFS 'hfS' oatt NV Nltf
think it Is necessary.
in the artificial hives the combs are
attached only at the edges, but in natural
conditions within the bee tree or in it's
counterpart, as represented by the old
fash oned box hive with opaque sides
and in our transparent inverted aquarium,
b bees can build combs and attach them
in any way that they see At.
One OF the most interesting objects for
study is to note when the bees think IL
necessary to put out a side support from
a long comb, They seem to believe tina
they are really within a hollow tres and that
t is likely to be swayed by he gales. or
course, when so swayed long combs laden
with honey or with young bees would be
too much for the unyielding rigidity of the
upper part of the combs These, IL thew
have no side stays, would bend, crack and
be crashed against each other
The bees have learned this and give the
combs a firm support whenever il is neces-
sary. They do this, it is true, to a certain
extent, in the regular eight or ten frame
hive, but not with the naturalness with
which they do it in a large, unobstructed
space.
Not long ago a veteran bee keeper took
a colony OF bees from an attic, where thew
had been for many years.
Well said he, you should nave seen
the funny forms OF those combsNmost
Interesting thing l ever saw. There was
one pillar almost round-a solid centre
right up and several feet lonR-and then
oomb around that; the most fantastic shapes
you ever saw
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24
ORDERING A CUP OF TEA.
Two Methods rs shown in Case Of . Mar
and Woman. ID
From the London Sketch.

wv Dcfeo" ~
Buying a cup OF tea may be a tragedy or a
comedy, Much depends on the sex OF the
buyer. This Is the way a man buys it. He
slides sheeDishly into the shop. takes the seat
in the draught of the door that everybody
else has avoided. and says to the waitress.
with a difident smile:
"Oh. would YOU bring me a cup Of tear"
The waitress, who returns the smile, or does
not return it. according to the rule of the
establishment in regard to tipping, brings
him his tea. slams it down, scribbles out a
check and sails away.
Tho man tastes the tea. finds that II Is bitter
from long brewing. slips out of his seat. pays
the bill and hurries away from the shop.
Now let us see how a woman buys a cup
OF tea.
She marches In with a little hoy on one side
Of her and a little girl on the other.
Il want a table for three. " she says, In the
manner of one about TO order a dinner at ten
g%uineas a head.
Yes, madam" replies the meek attendant.
viii you kindly step this way7'
Mummy, " says the little boy. when at last
waiting to take the twopenny order, mummy.
why has That lady, got a ,turned-np ~nqse?'"
""W% not q Of sf fea ior e ons i oTde sne - ii'tls g,rls
and would you mind brinsing an extra cup.
One tea and one MILK asks the attendant:
order quite dini.rcrly. I want a pot OF tea
for one Rnd an = ,Th cup. That all"
Yes, madam" says the meek attendant,
and drag herself away with the firm intention
of becoming an act ress. let the stage be what
IL may.
Just ole moment. /" says mummy, =. when
the tea is brought. Il should like TO make.
much too strong. VIII You let me have a
pitcher of hot water. please? And ] don't
think YOU have brought quite enough. milk,
the shop. having paid exactly the same sum
for these. privileges as the wIretched man
who could not swallow a mouthfui and who
sat in a draught.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24
FOR PROPER YOUNG WIDOWS.
They Cannot Mourn Correctly in Elbow
Sleeves or Two Inch Hens.

SieeNes or TWO lncn Hen!s.
A young widow, who il not herself
sitting up and taking notice yet fears that
she may be the cynoslre of critical eyes,
sends the following appeal to Vogue:
Please give advice for mourning for 8
young widow. What Is the correct hat and
veil? Are elbow sleeves good taste' What
collar and cuffs are worn? What materials
and trimmings? Give model for travelling
coat.
1t is pleasant to know that in the darkness
Of her affection Young Widow is not to be
left without a CLEAN Of informing light.
She pines to be correct. Vogue gives her
information of so careful a character that
II she is not a model of prope mourning
the onus must be upon her W soul.
Here are the latest rules for the guidance
of young widows desiring to mourn prop
erly:
II you observe the s~trictest standards
you should wear a Grape bonnet and veil in
town and a Grape hat with Grape or chiffon
face veil in the country. There is only one
correct way of draping n widows veil. We
do not care for any OF the fancy drapings
which are sometimes seen. These ara not
good taste.
Elbow sleeves are not good taste in deep
mourning. as they make too much OF an
attempt at dressiness, Collars and ,cun'
OF sheer white organdie are worn by widows
These have a deep hem and measure three
inches or 80 in width. For materials uS"
nuns yelling, Henrietta cloth, crepe Dr.
chine, chiffon, dull veilings or tafetas.
Lace and embroidery are not correct,
trimmings, but you can use dull finished
ribbon, net, f~ootings and hemstltchea
rufties. All white can be worn for summer,
as it is as deep mourning as all black f't
country wear. All your gowns should, be
simply made. For your coat use Gul
finished pongee, with trimming Of stitche"
taffeta.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24
HUNGARIAN FARE IS GOOD,
BEST IN NEW YORK, DECLARES A
WOMAN WHO TRIED 1T.
Cooking in a Home In the Hungarian Col.
ony -IfOmely Meats and Vegetables
Transf ormed Only Freshly Killed Meats
~Used-SuEar and Paprika Seasoning.


= A teacher of English who had entrance
into the most exclusive circle of New York's
Hungarian colony last winter and spring,
being employed to coach a little boy in
the language of his adopted country, is
busily singing the praises of the cooking
she encountered
: There may be better living in New York.
she says, -but / have never found it,"
When the various Hungarian restaurants
in New York we're suggested the teacher
of English smiled. The fare in such places,
she explained, bears abou the same re-
semblance to that in the good Hungarian
home as does the ready made garment,
~procurable at S25, 10 the custom made
creation from Paris.
THE cooking OF the ordinary evening
meal in a Hungarian household axes fully
three hours" the teacher explains. @No
ready prepared article finds favor there.
Though the family in which | taught was
only moderately we'll of, according to
American standards, they had fresh vege-
tables on their table all winter.
o the other hand, while the dollar was
never stinted, the penny was never wasted.
The careful shopping Of the wealthy foreign
housewife is a revelation to one accustomed
to our ways. Then, too, In the Hungarian
menu. we find many homely vegetables
and meats, despised Of American house.
wives, cooked and favored and dressed
into things of beauty and joys to the palate.
Take the plebeian hamburger steak,
for instance. The American cook mixes
ttrwith a little onion, puts a bit of butter in
the centre, and fries it for twenty minutes.
THE Hungarian woman chooses a good
cut Of steak and has 1t chopped to her order.
Then she breaks an egg into a bowl, adds the
soft inside Of a Vienna roll, a small onion,
grated, papriks and salt, and into this
stirs the meat, and after mixing all together
forms it into a ball.
Into a saucepan or kettle which has a
tightly fitting cover she puts an onion
which she has fried brown in butter, then
the meat ball, cuts one or two tomatoes
into quarters and puts them around it,
covers, and let's simmer gently for half an
hour. Then the meat is turned, gently 80
as not to break the ball, and SINNERS an
other thirty minutes.
@When served, garnished with it's dressing
of tomatoes and sliced onions, it is as pretty
to behold as it is toothsome and tender.
The tomatoes are left unsweetened and
give a pleasant snap TO the dish.
Another way Of cooking it il to add a
tablespoonful OF rice to the mixture, then
hollow out green peppers and stuff them
with the, meat. Brown a little -four in
butter in the bottom of a saucepan, stir
in tomatoes gradually until the saucepan
is half full, and when boiling drop the
stuffed peppers into 1t and let simmer
for half an hour.
Still another favorite way OF serving
this meat mixture ia to wrap it in leaves
of fresh s%auerkraut, boil, and bring it upon
the table in this covering.
Not from religious principles but from
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on manufactures; In other words. on the
work Of the hands.
These nations have been competing
for the of the world, and COM
merce, Of course, depends largely on manu-
features. Said the great Napoleon: Had
/ been allowed to reign. | would ave made
every mechanic and every artisan an artist "
None knew better thai he the value OF
hand work, Of technical training in the up
building OF a nation.
"The man who was able to conduct great
wars for fifteen years on a gold basis knew
we'll that without the great wealth coming
from the soil this feat could never have
been accomplished.
Although personally I am an ardent
advocate of the study Of langua ges, dead
and living, of higher mathematics and Of
natural science, at the same time / am con-
WINGED that schools of technology are highly
important and conduce tremendously to
the wealth and prosperity of nations
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24
Worlds for Explorers.

Fr0m ne PhUddcTnhin RetDfd
Notwithstanding the rapid advance ~ H''
ploration in various parts OF the Clob" a r"oeh'
estimate by a member of the American '."'.
graphical Society shows that no, loss iiHa
20 900, 900 square miles of the ear'l : NN'' ''
YET remains UNEMPLOYED.
The largest u~nexplored area I: in, AilI,a'
$500 900 square miles, but even Nori1 w.,
lea contains ! 500, 900 suuar miles uI 't,
territory. II is surprising to learn tina, ',el1.
L. three times as much land AWAITING i'r inb
OF the pioneer In North America az IN e'N'"
America.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-01
FAIRvIEw VALUES

Development of the Fairview prop
erty at Round Mountain was first aiken
up six weeks ago and during the short
period of time which has elapsed since
then $4,000 worth of specimen gold has
been mined by a single shift consisting
of but two men. The production covers
all operating expenses incurred since
the first pick was driven in the acreage.
The ledge from which the quartz was
mined is showing 70 feet wide between
walls and breaks at the rate of $50 in
gold the ton. A contract has been
closed with Chapman & Co., owners of
the mill being erected on Shoshone
creek, to treat the Fairview product at
a fiat rate of $40 per ton, thus insuring
the owners of the mine a profit of $40
per ton minus operating expenses.
The ledge is being developed at a
depth of 20 feet in an incline shaft and
the high grade streak, often assaying
close to 5000 in gold the ton, is located
along the hanging wall. A drift 7 feet
in width. is being run out along the
strike of his lead and so far as ex-
tended is all in ore without a single
pound of waste rock. The vein matter
is decomposed porphyry and contains a
great deal of kid of iron. A tunnel
is being driven into the hill for the pur-
pose of tapping this lead at "A depth of
$50 feet and is to be continued still
further on into the acreage with the OBJ
ject of tapping and proving up several
other lodges which are exposed at sur
face.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-01
RICH SILVER ROCK Is
LATEST ORC STRIKE

Hawthorne. Aug. 12.-Parties from
the old Pamlico mine report a new
strike near there in the Orc mining dis
trict and five or six miles southeast
across the range from the camp of Orc
City.
In the Bundle Bee claim, the prop
erty of ]. II. Miller and others. our feet
below the surface, a rich body of ore
la been struck which la given assays
of 1880 ounces of silver, 24h per cent
lead and small values in gold. There is
great excitement n men are rush
ing in from Min and other camps.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-24
John L. Sullivan.

"They say ! am an old man.
Then he closed his eyes as if in deep
thought. "Me an old man" he ex-
claimed, suddenly. I" Why, don't
you know that President Roosevelt
is only twelve days older than ] am?
And who ever said Roosevelt was
an old man? may be little heav-
Ter than the President of the United
States, but am just as lively as he
is and / feel as young as he does.
My neck to-day measures twenty
one inches. That's what it meas
ured twelve years ago. My arms
are as strong as they ever were, my
eyes are in perfect condition, and |
can dance an Irish reel with the best
of them. don't deny that my stom-
ach protrudes more than Teddy's,
but ! can get it down. ! do light
work every day." Attraction for the
Union City Fair, Sept. 20 %, 1906.