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half the Senators and Representatives were to be
elected; and he believed that Congress directed
by the Constitution simply to enact into law the
concentrations of the President. He to see the
Speaker. He wanted to learn from one who had
been long in Congress- He remained for an hour,
and asked many questions He also expressed his
views various questions The Speaker talked and
leave, the Speaker laid his hand on his shoulder
like father giving parting benediction, and re-
marked:
MY dear Mr. Blank have read some of your
articles. You WELD facle pen, and you have
made reputation as an investigator: You have
come to Washington to investigate Do you know
what | would do if | owned you?'
The magazine Strengthened up.
Would Have Him Study Government
MO, l don't mean disrespect," continued the
~ Speaker kindly; you know mean if | could
control your time and talent. If | owned the maya
zine and could command your services, l would 10
cate you in Washington and have you investigate. |
don't know whether you ever studied law or not;
but whether you have not, l would give you
good law library and have you study it. l would
the law that has been enacted and the decisions
of the Supreme Court. Then would have you study
the great executive departments, really to know
what they doing and how they doing it;
Congress and its methods of legslating the COURTS
and, he paused and his voice softened into
ing tone-"a and at the end of ten years l would
have you write something about this wonderful ma
chine called the peoples Government
The magazine man stared at the Speaker; but
Uncle Joe seemed not to notice any change he
went on gently Twenty years would be better
I've been here more than thirty and l don't know
it ALL by great dea1-but l wouldn't let you write
a line under ten years.
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taches to the hazel tree. The old alchemists
used to make their divining rods out of hazel
twigs, and they fostered the belief that it
would mysteriously direct it's owner to hid
den treasures, if it was manipulated with the
absolute faith that was required in all those
occult entertainments of the Middle Ages. AS
time went on, the rod of Jacob" as branch
of hazel was universally known, gathered
new powers. Not only would it lead to the
discovery of buried boards but it would also
act as an infallible agent in locating runaway
servants and escaped criminals. 1t was
sure guide to underground springs as well,
and was an unfaiing charm against the light
ming
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Bay Tree Un1ucky

T ONG before the time of Shakespeare the bay tree
- object of superstition. The whitening
of such a tree was believed to be sure indication
of coming misfortune to those with whom it was
in anyway connected. Shakespeare gave voice to
the superstition in Richard H. when he made
one of his characters say:
It's thought the king is dead; We'll not stay
The bay trees in country wthered.
1t thought by the ancents that lightning
would never harm this tree, and it was customary
among them to carry bay leaves charm against
the thunderbots of Jove. The belief
long prevalent in England and reference to it
may be found in an old poem dedicated to Ben
Jonson:
l see that wreathe which doth the
Gainst the quick stroakes of thunder, is charm
To keep off deaths pale dart
A curious survival of the days when the ma
gicans of Europe sought indefatigably for the phi
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DEsPITE education, culture, polish, Or
- what you will the primitive passions
and instincts of humanity are still
alive, and whenever the occasion warrants
they crop out to prove that a mans
man for a " the progress of the centuries,
and still believes in the superstitlons that
were the bane of his father
Particularly is this true of the trees. The
groves were Gods first temples and in
countries as widely separated as Mexico and
India, Madagascar and Sweden, tree worship
was one of the first religions of the inhabi
tants 1t surrounded the Israelites in Pales-
tine, and they were so prone to fall into the
ways of their neighbors that the patrlarchs
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Hoping thus to meet good luck;
If no luck l get from thee
| shall wish thee tree
To the ancient Greeks the hawthorn emblem
attic of happiness and hope. This the meaning
that attached to throughout Europe until Sir
John Vaudeville published his Travels in the fiji
tenth century and spread the story that the Savors
crown of thorns was made from the hawthorn. An
early French superstition that the hawthorn groans
and weeps on Good Friday also instrumental in
changing that tree in the popular estimate from
charm against evil influences to omen of disaster
In many parts of England, and in this country,
a person sleeps in the same room with a sprig of
hawthorn The myrtle, the other hand, is
sdered emnently lucky plant to have in the
house, and its possessor is assured of all manner of
good fortune On Saint Catharine's Day, too, it is
particularly effcacious for love charms.
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with the verses:

Even ash, | do pluck thee,
Hoping thus to meet good luck;
If no luck | get from thee,
! shall wish thee on a tree.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
WAS A SPEEDY RECOVERY
The Admiral Regulated the Sick List
to Accord with His Own
Ideas.

On one of the visits OF the Amer
lean fleet to English waters, Admiral
Erben. How t..ired ""as in command,
with Cals. Alfred T. Mahan, the writer
on naval affairs, as his flag captain.
one morning Capt. Mahan came to hi 3
ADMIRAL with an invitation 10 dine
with a duke, which he had received.
can't accept this, said Capt Ma
h;n. as they forgot to invite you
Il should say You Couldn't glowled
tb4 admiral. "In answer for you"
Whereupon the admiral wiote:
Admiral Erbens Timed States navy.
regrets that Capt. Mahan, his flag cap
tain, cannot accept the invitation Of
the duke OF Bank. Capt. Mahan is o.
the sick list
Au hour or so later a messenger
from the duke returned with in,it8-
lions for the admiral and the captain.
Whereupcn The admiral wrote again:
Admiral Erben accepts with pleas
ure The invitation for Capt Mahan and
himself. He wishes also % advise the
duke Of Blank that he has taken Capt
Nathan OF the sick list"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
REQUESTED RECIPES.
Good Graham Twists, Nice Graham
Waters and Crackers and Some
Bran Biscuits.

Graham twists are made OF three
or four parts of graham flour to one
mart sweet cream. Whole wheat liou
may be substituted Sift the graham
-four. and, ii very coarse, add hill
white flour; have flour cold and III
basin: have cream cold and, drop
ming into the -four stir hriskly with
a fork, allowing no wet pools 10 form.
This should make very stiff dough
which should not stick 10 the board
while being kneaded one-half hour, or
until IA piece viii give a swapping
sound when pulled OFF. Roll thin as
piecgust and cut into strips one-nali
to quarters of an inch wldei
twist with hants and lay in baking
pan; the oven should not be TOO hot
When done they are crisp, and The
starch is dextrinized (partiaily di.
gested), as in zweibach.
Graham Crackers-Seyen cupfuls OF
graham -four, one cuptul Of thich
sweet cream Tor butterl. one pint OF
sweet milk. two teaspoonftls of bak
ing powder; sieve and rub the oak-
ing powder into the -four; add inc
cream Tor butter, which should be
rubbed into the flour welD, a lutte
salt, then the milk; mix we'll, and roll!
"a thin as soda crackers; cut IN any
shape; bake quickly; then leave about
the stove for few hours to dry thor
oughly.
Bran Biscuits-One quart Of milk
or water; three teaspoontuls OF bit.
ter Tor lard) three tablcspooniuls
sugar; two tablespooafu!s baker
yeast (any live yeast will dol; pinch
Of salt. and flour. wheat and graham
Take enough wheat -four to use mp
the water, making II the consistcac5
of batter cake dough; add the rest
Of the ingredients and as much Gra'
ham flour as can he stirred in with
spoon. Set away until morning
In ~e morning, grease pan, 'hui
the hands and take a lump Of dough
the size OF 4 large egg, roll lightly
between the palms; put into the pan
and let them rise 20 minutes, and
bake in a tolerably hot oven.
Graham Waters - Cne-third crpfpi
Of butter one'third tupful of sugar;
half teaspoonful of salt; one pint OF
white flour: one pint OF graham co1r
Alix the butter sugar and salt chor
this mixture INTO the white and graz
ham -four mixed; wet it with cole
water into a very stiff dough; kiiead
wen. and roll out very thin; cut w
squares or any shape desired and
bake quiclily.-The CommOner.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
LEAVING HIM WITHOUT a HOME
Girls Decision Affected Comfort Of
Quiet Young Man.

He was a quiet and an unohtrnsiyc
young man. and he had called upor
the same eigl regularly for five and a
half years without in any way divu!g-
ing his future plan OF campaign. Not
unnaturally. the damsel had grown
weary of this, and, to clear the air,
she at last decided that Henry must
be firmly dealt with.
So one evening when they were
costly seated in The front parlor, she
said, without any advance on the
young mans part:
NO, no, Mr.. Bottlewash. ! cannot
marry you, so it Is useless for you to
call upon me any more!"
Alas murmurd The youth. what
shall do? What shall dor
ooh, do not take it so hard, Henry!
| will rcconsider--'
ut isn't that interrupted the man;
but what shall I do for a place to 90
to during the long evenings OF the
coming winter?" Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
EAGLE TO GO WAY OF BUFFALO,
Extinction of the National Bird Seems
Close at Hand.

The suasoa for the slaughter of
es giles has set in. American eagles
and golden eagles particularly have
fallen victims TO the insatiate desire
of men to kill. If there is any senti-
mont H. this country at all ii ought
10 be OF sufficient strength to prevent
fhe destruction at least Of the Ameri-
can eagle. as this theoretically is our
national bird. II has already become
so rare as to be a novelty and to lead
correspondents to cons1ne much
space In giving the details when some
hunter brings an eagle down. 1t Is
singular that men with guns want to
destroy the very last survivor of a
disappearing SPECIES OF bird or AMI.
NAL One vGGld think that the rarer
a bird or bCsst became the greater
care there would be to project It, But
the lust for trophies viii not have It
so and The slaughter Of eagles viii
90 on uniil this great bird shall be-
come extinct. except perhaps, N the
national reservations. where tho gov
ernments strong arm extends lndi.
annapolis News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD.
Paul Morton's Story of the Clever
Squelching of a Railroad
Hog.

Paul Morton, at convention OF rail
road men, said OF The railroad hog.
Il wish that all these men could be
treated as a certain Mary lander ono.
was.
The Msrylapder boarded a tram
with two arm loads of bundles. Ha
sat down and piled his bundles beside
him Then he opened paper and be.
gan to read in great comfort.
The car by degrees grew crowded
At last the only vacant seat was tn.
bundle-dlled one beside the Maryland
er. Though several passengers hesi
tated beside this seat. looking at tbs
MarylaRder wistfuliy he made nc
sign. He would rather let the people
stand than remove his goods
Finally some one summoned the
conductor. tie hurried in and said;
Take down those bundles, please.
al once. Don't you see, sir. that Their,
are ladies standing ali about you?
The MaryIanaer was a perfect ex
ample Of The railroad hog. BE said IL
clustering tone.
What Is the matter with you
Those bundles don't belong TO me
They belong to man in the smoker
All right, said the conductor. I'm
pile them up here. then. till he comes
And he put the bundles in the racs
overhead, and gave the vacant seat II
a lady.
The Marylander laughed because he
had not had 10 move his bundles him
self. but. when he came to get off, he
did not laugh so heartily. As he wai
gathering his precious pile together ths
conductor hurried to him and said
6;ernly:
Don't touch those packages. sir
They belong 10 gentleman In ths
smoking car
All, what's the matter with youg
snarled Tie other. They belong Il
MT
You said they didnz. answered thu
conductor, and am going TO take yoI
ct youf word. The only way You can
get them IS 70 coms and identity fbem
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
RAlLROADINC IN TEXAS.
Train That Was Supposed to Be on
Time Was q Whole Day
Late

Opie Read, who recently made lee
ture tour through Texas, tells this
story of an experience he had down
there:
You know, says Mr.. Read, trains
are never expected to be on time in
Texas. When a train is scheduled to ar
rive at eight O'Clock you are generally
safe in calculating that IL will not get
there till IL or L. Well, ! had an en-
gagement in a certain town one night,
and was at another station, about 20
miles away. There was train which
would land me at the objective point
at seven O'Clock In the evening, If ii
happened to be on time, but | thought
1t would be well TO make inquiries. la
reply to my questions the station agent
said:
i reckon there Amt no use expect
in the train to get here much before
ten o'clock. Its been on time once thi.
year. but it Amt no ways safe depend
in on It.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
TOOK RossETTI AT Hls WORD
Artist the Unwilling Purchaser Of
work Of Art"

"OTk OF AEt
When Rossetti was a student Of art
he one day happened TO go with some
fellow-students TO the east end of Lon.
don. There, at a wharfside inn, he
saw an immense canvas on the bar
room wall. Afier laughing at IL for
some time, and Thus provoking the
inn-keepers wrath. the following con.
versation took plnce:
Where did you get that picture"
"Oh. never mind, young man. where
I got It,"
What price do you set on it?"
More than you can afford
Indeed" said Rossetti. Now, how
much?"
Three thousand pounds" replied
the innkeeper.
At this there was a loud burst of
laughter from the young artists.
'oD you know how much would
give you for your threethousand-
pound picture2'
How much7' asked the innkeeper
Three pounds" said Rossetti
Done" said the innkeeper. prompt
is: and to his amszement and smuse.
ment Mr.. Rossetti found himself the
owne7 Of the colossal daub.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
NEXT IN ORDER or DISCOVERY
Cream of Tartar on Hand, Now for the
Biscuits.

Biscuits.
Bill King, a local character of Saco.
Me. was fond OF hunting herbs, min,
erals. etc, One day in the early eisb-
ties he went into the store of d. f.
Littleheld. and, producing specimen,
laid il upon the counter. Then calling
the attention of those in the store,
among them were Henry J. Rice, q
leading citizen and quite wag, and
Andrew J. Small, editor of the Bidde-
ford Times. BID exclaimed triumph
autly: Now, what do you think Of
that?'
Rice stepped forward, and, putting
on his glasses, carefully inspected the
specimen, the rest crowding around
and looking over his shoulder. Finally
Rice Strengthened up, and. looking
straight at King. said; "Blll, that's
cream Of tartar
In the evening edition OF his paper
Small made the announcement that
William King had discovered cream
of tartar mine. This made Bill mad,
but his wrath then was nothing to
what 1t was a few days later, when the
following from the Boston Herald was
shown him:
The Biddeford Times says that VIII
liam King of Saco has discovered a
cream of tartar mine. The next thing
in order for William will be to dis
cover a hill of biscuits"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
Not being in d position to take an,

Not being In position to take any
TO take me across country After thu
lecture | found number OF travelling
men at the hotel, and they were al.
anxious TO get away. There was q
train scheduled for Ills in thu morn.
ing, but the landlord said he reckOne
ii wouldn't be along much before noon,
as ii had never arrived on schedule
time, or ii it had nobody remembered
IT,
"Still. VIC ali got up bright and early
the next morning. none OF us being dis.
posed to miss the train ii ii happened
to be on time, and we were thrown in
TO state of great excitement when al
10 there was long toot helaldina
the trains approach. Everybody hnr
RED down 10 the station aud taefe
right ON the dot at 7.l5. the train
puledin We were SO happy at the pros
pect of getting away. and so filled with
enthusiasm over the engineers achieve
ment in bringing the train through or
time, that we decided to make up d
purse for him. When everybody ha !
Clipped in spokesman was app2inttc
and he went to the cab 20 present the
money After he had made a felicitous
little speech the cash was offered, bul
the engineer pushed It way, saying:
Gentlemen, fully appreciate youI
good will and the generous spirit which
has prompted YOU 10 make mp tn,
purse, but | can't accept the money
My conscience will not permit me l.
do il. This is yesterdays rain
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
chilc NneA BY Instinct.

William 1rien in mis- newly pub
lished "Reool ections" tells this story
of DR.. CoRc, the archbishop Of Cash
el: "Once IN one OF his examina-
lions of the 'iildren for confirmation
the archbishop put to a little girl
the question from the catechism;
What is the preparation for matri-
monyg' The little one blushed and
gicgled and put the corner Of her
bib IN her month by way OF answer.
The question was repeated: oh,
sure. Your lur'lship knows II yourself.
was the rimid reply. Yes. but you
must tell nie. my chDd What is the
preparation for matrimonyT Well,
my lord. little counting. Of course"
ct last came the reluctant answer
f-en arr ro7ary II bushes"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
at our main Office tomorrow. /"
Won't Let Him Go.

Charles Singer, of Charles City, Ia, is
q hale and hearty young old man, who
finds the climate of the Hawkeye state
conducive TO longevity and good health.
He is 81 years of age and has been EN-
ployed ia the railway mail service con
tinuonsly since 1872. He has repeatedly
rendered his resignation of late. desir-
ing to retire from active work, but the
department, recognizing his faithful
service. refuses TO accept his resigna,
tion, DtI grants him leave of absence on
full pay
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14

A few days ago while Edward Hest0n,
an engineer on the Seashore branch Of
the Pennsylvania railroad, was taking
a train into Browns Mills, three miles
from the town and in the midst of pine
forest he saw herd of dozen deer.
The whistle had no effect. The deer
stood their ground, ewing the locomo-
tive curiously Heston stopped the
train few rods from the deer and with
the aid Of he fireman drove the animals
ina the woods.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14

If her system is in deranged eondi-
ton, or she is predisposed to apoplexy
or congestion of any organ, it is at this
time likely TO become active and, with
a host of nervous irritatioDs, make life
a burden.
At this time. also cancers and tumors
are more liable Ia begin their destruc-
tive work. Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation. hot flashes. dir
illness. headsche, dread Of impending
evil. sounds in the ears. timidity, pal
pitation of the heart, sparks before the
eyes, Irregularities constipa ton. varia-
bic appetite. weakness and inquietude
are promptly Decided by intelligent
women who are approaching the period
of life when woman's great change
may be expected
We believe Lydia +. Pipkham's Veg
vtsbit Compound is the worlds great
est remedy for women at this trying
period. aa. Ell
Lydia f Pinkhamls Vegetable Com
pound inTigorates and strengthens the
female organism. and builds up the
weakened nervous system as no other
medicine can.
Mrs. A. z G.. Hvland. Of Chester
town. Md, in a letter to Mrs Pink
ham. saws;
Dear Mrs Pinkhsm.-
a had been suffering with displacement
for years and was passing through the change
Of fife. | had good deal Of soreness, dizzy
SPELLS, headaches, and was very nervous
wrote ron for sdvice and commenced treat
rrlent with lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable
C.ynIp0mi1d a. yoa directed. and 1 ana happy
70 say that ell those distressing symptoms lesi
i1le- and 1 have passed safely through the
Cbznge of life well WOMAN
Fer special advice regarding this i'm
portsnt period women sre invited te
write 10 Mrs. Pinkbsm- Lynn Mass
She Is danghter-in-saw Of Lydia L.
PiBkham and for nty-five years has
heen advising sick. women free oil
charge Her advice IS free and always
asIptul TO ailing women.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
PENS NOW MADE or TANrALlTE,
This Substance Said to BE Unaffected
by the Ink.

by the Ink.
In December the widely known cleo
trio firm OF Siemens & Halske OF Der
lin obtained German letters patent
for new writing PEN advises Consul
General Guenther Of Frankforton'
lhe-Main This pen Is made Of taniate,
an extremely hard metal. according 70
The Boston Transcript. On Jan ~
1905, the latest progress In lamps tue
new tantallte lamp Of the firm OF sie-
mems 4 Halskc was for the first time
exhibited before the Electro-Technieal
association OF Berlin.
On this occasion DR.. Werner Won
Bolton delivered an introductory adj
dress concerning the method by when
he had succeeded in producing the
metal tantalite in a pure state anu DC
cared that il possessed 4 very ex-
traofdlnary hardness. Sheets made OF
tantalite We're so hard that with Il
diamond drill, which worked for three
days and three nights with 5000 revo-
lutious per minute, hardly noticeable
impression was made and the drilt
itself was fulled At.that~time twas
stated that the firm intended to
manufacture fools and other articles
OF tantalite This latest patent Is the
result OF experiments to make use OF
the properties of tantalite.
The tantalite pen resists chemicals
TO very high degree, It is much
IA, u pfp h1r H.
zen and on that account indestruc-
tible 1t is even more elastic than a
gold pen and ii is predicted that If i:
will be placed upon the market a! a
moderate price it will supersede both
steel and gold pens.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-14
SHOULD THE FEEBLE De SLAIN?
Civilization Dependent Upon the
Safety of Each Life.

safety OF Each Lie,
Civilization depends upon the safe
ty of each life, and it would cut away
our very foundation to give any one
the legal right to destroy others says
American Medicine. 1t is this inherit
ed instinct which causes some states
to abolish capital punishment, though
1t is generally believed that they
thereby do not properly guard the
lives of the normal citizens. The
medical profession has only one rea'
son for its existence. and that reason
Is the prolongation of life. 1t is Il
reason hound up in the very growth
of modern society itself To give a
physician the legal right 10 end life
would therefore destroy the founda.
ion Of the existence OF the profession.
As a body physicians are emphatic
against all such propositions. In adj
dition, it is frequently pointed out
that ii is not always possible to say
when a life is surely doomed. Pa
tents not infrequently recover from
conditions which had every appear
ance of being fatal II physician
had the right to end a painful life.
which al parently was soon TO end
itself, how long would he retain his
practice? People want doctor who
will struggle to keep them alive to the
very end. even when appearances are
all against them.