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ECOGNIZING the fact that the Holiday trade will soon demand ' great quantities of goods in our line , being heavily overstocked and
. " RECOGNIZING our customers the benefit of low prices at a time df' i the year when our goods are most in demand , we have concluded to
( ' r-y- CUT PRICES all to pieces without regard to cost of articles nlentioned. The goods offered at cut prices are the same quality and < u
, purity that we have always sold , and we guarantee their purity We handle no imitation goods or any description. A glance at the
. .J _ . prices given below will convince customers that we have done as we said , viz : CUT PRICES ALL TO PIECES ' .
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Wines Imported Imported Domestic Whiskies Whiskies , Wlllislies
: . , Wines Cordials Ch anyp agues /
Pure Calnorttta
Sweet Wines . AlIlsettl' , Stlpartlae.$1.50 [ Ilcr. .
arto11 & Gushcr 'I\lurt. ' \ $ 1m.UU per clse. ; ! : Ol'CClllllllo PIIl'O Brc. . . . . . u . . $2,2 : , Wu hll\"o ( III United Stllte : Bond ell
, . , . . . . . . \'t HOc gallon . Cherrl In MnrIsehlno. : [ . 1 uc per Scllt'ry : \011 [ [ 01 ! : I , $1.00 quart : HOc pint '
Port : : Oe III1U't , s. .
III1U C1 lt.et . , , . _ : Johll laatecon C Son 9 Dllbllll " .
Sherry . . . . . . . . : .lOe 1111:11' : I , 00 c II II" ' . . ' quart e4,30 - 1 lCI c.IIoIC. . - Case. : . . . 1)\I'I\'I11' \ , { ) , 00' ; IllIII , $10.00 _ Crceubrier " . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , $ _ . . . " . , 0 "ulchoIlSO.
" ' . . $7.00 . " , . . $ . " , ' curt$17)0 / ) . . . . .
St. Jttlhnt \ , 15S' 1 . . . . . . . . . . . , $ Absltithe$1.ru 11"1' 1IIItll'I 1 . . \I'hiskey$13 quart \ , $13G0 case . '
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' , OOe gallon lutkeuhclmer
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Augellcn..8O : ( quart 111 ' . ' Rye spring
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! ; l\rlIux. \ ! . 18St . . . , . . . . . . . . . $ 0.00 pet cast' U b',1 . "
Sluscalel..80c : IllIal't ' OOe gallon 'olll"t " "UIIUt . lSB . . . . . . . . . . S10 . O { ) llUIIllIetllw ! . S" , LOO IIPl' quart , $ 2OO : ! r . (1t a Slletuuulolh ; H 'c. . . . . . . . . , , . . $ " _ " 10 Crt'en brier SOUL'1 : . ' h . '
I'Cl'lI Jlnsh . llrlllJ ! 01 ,
: \Iaclelm. ( . . . . .aOe quart ) , We ) gallon Chateau 1.1\ nose , 1884.1.\.00 : : ; \ ( vel' CliloIl' " f' 1t1C Cotnpal1Y . . . ' - ;
Malaga.ior : : quart , nOe gallon Chllllleau : Lafele , lSS1. . . . . . $ li.OO : Chlll'Il'llIse.OO : : : ; : ( ) per 1)1111 ) I' t , $ : ! : ! .OO Aubrey Distillery Private Stock : . . _ _ . . . . _ . . . ,5'/,00 : 'n : : and 'O3 : ! .
1 'I' o J. II } . . . . . . . . . : : Oc quart , .ruC gallon White 1Viue 111'1' cllse. Gulllell elll. QIIUl'ls , $1.80 , lIIIIK ( $1 Id ay , Scotland , . , , . _ _ " _ _ . 1 . II. [ Scldtnycl [ " 1'11\'lnJ ; ' fit . : -t '
! HWl'ct ( 'IIIII\\'lm.aOc : quart . \JOe \ gal. ' ' , . . . . . . . . I . . HCl'mltago..wc let t ( Il\llU'I , _ d"ler ) ,
Sauternes , 1801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.00 ! : Bitters , .
. JIlllcldJeI'l' ' WIne , aOe Ill. DOe glllluu lout SlIlIlel'IIl'S , 1S31. . . . . . . . . $ S.OO Al1gostora I Quarts . . . . , , $ t.i : : ; per case ! , $ tI.riO : /ulloll. / P t.tCCS
11 California Frederick . It.ote's . . . ' . ' . , . . llil " , .1\ \ Old 010W. .7C ' ' ' , $ , . ! . - . - , Quoted on Application
I ' SIIII'rals11:01'1101'1I. / : ( Bitters $1..t0 p torte hie 11\1' \ 111111'1 .td per
I Dry Wines Caftans Rhine and per quaff ,1 ; ' .UO IICI' ) t 1 uxt'a. l\\otttreat
t ' . ' ' . . . : ! ! ; II tlloa .
l\1.osel1e Wines AlJuott's Angostura / : BlItI'I'IoI.l.O " -
f\lnrrt. . . . . . . . 20c : ! 1IInl.t. me gallon par gnarl , $ lOO : per lIoen. Chatt1pag1l'1eS" Club 1 Canadian Rye
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Kl'otes 7eltlll ' > ( )
1' $0 per'r 'r
( IeI' case
lhtfandel..2ie : quart 70c gallon IIh'lhlilI ; ; ' , . per : . I7 . h . Aris ) PCliIoIln Itlllerv.S'3 ' ; Oscar PClJlI'I' ( i\ic per ganef ' , $9(0 ( ; . ,
. Krotefl . a ' $ ( ) per cage ! ! . CkCr111nt1 I , lIl1rCItCC SPI1l'kl1l1g 1l'c lulvt I fu I haul I 1 . Port I of Omaha \ I ,
> tart , SI.IOO ' " ' ' '
ltlcsliug t I . . . . . 9Uc gnarl , GO' gallon . . . . v t'r IJu'I\'t t $1 ' per cae ; '
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l'H Ig. hrotes 1 KOIII/sun / : I. $ D ! ) IllJr case : ' ' . . half ' .
: : - - lieliaedyls ' East 1 o'\llln Bitters . , noc SI1tltllllt ll1r Y I ( oynl Quarts , $1.00 : pints , 1i0e ; plots ( , pcr ! gallon ] tnult'y's Scotch Whllolldl's and
California NII'ctls & Co's Bordeaux Per quart , $ (1.00 ( per cae. ! QI1I11'ls. . . . , , $9,00 , per case $222.iO : : ! , lOc : ; 'IIIIII'IN' ' gluts , trie. . . .
. . \SIIIU'UIIS ! BItIt'rs.,4jUl' per quart , III'Ol" . . . . "I'O .1111l1es E. Peper ) ! . 7c per quart , \\'besIrish11'hiklesalso ! ! ! ! .lntualca
Brandies Imported COrd1ats . $ U.OO per case. . 1'1 118./ / ! ' , " , pet \ tat $ .huU Irish . , . . . . . . , _ . , _ . . .qllllrll'l , OOe , , '
- $9i3 : ! ' galloll. ! tutu . Y ( s
Clliforllll I } Irullly.ICfl-.wga. 1 t - I Iurischlll ( ) . $1..10 tt . " " . $ . 13 - case . . . ; c-llc" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . ' 111111'1. t . : , .JOe Per
- Cretnt : Deulhltlie . $110 'I. . $ 1- CUSO Iinported , . . _ _ ' I
Cullfol'ula Brandy$1 lit. $ : htiU gul. W. n. Clll.ar\-II.e [ \ per quart ,
, Cllracou , nJugs ! , $1.50 11t.li.OO case Port and Sherry Gibson 1'1II'U H 'c..IiOc Per } quart ,
Gull . ' - , . . . $ : ! .ii : per glilloll.
BEER- V. O. P. 1'm't. . . . . . . . . . $1.00 quart 11 $1.73 per ! gallon. r .
. . ' . 'Tarragona 1'01't. . . . . . . . iil.lll.l.lJuart . ' , 1'\1"1'111111'111' . " Itt00c „ gnarl , 0 I' . C. , ] " , , 1"101' . . - " , ' ' , $ ! I : L.u PI . ices
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Anthony 1 & IUhnS I St Louis 'xport } l3CCr , I2/c qt. or HO ' 111 . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . clll.t.lllllll.t , ( ; ( > I1 ( > \'a . ( flu . . . . . . . . $1.00 IL ! , 'r matt \ " ' " 'Joe. IIC'I' . " llylor -cII"I'II\ltll'l dI , ,
1 \ $2.25 per case of 24 qts. delivered to any part of city. Atllutltlunao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 Old ' lout . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 7uc $9,00 : ! per ! /alloll. / : per ! ; allull. Quoted 011 AppItcaho11
t INSTRUOTIONS TO OUT-OF-TOWN OUSTOMERS : , .
"vVe assort Bottle Goods , putting in just such an assortment as you may wish. We do a strictly business-do not send in an order without money remittance , as goods will Hot be shipped until the money
is received. In sending money to us , remit by postoffice order or bank draft ; personal checks will not be accepted. Express compauies will not receive wines or Liquors for shipment C. O. D. , so , to avoid delay send
money with order."vVe make the following charges for packing : Each package of one dozen bottles , or one , gallon jug ISC extra over quoted prices
p IMPORTANT--From now on until the 1st of January our out-oE-town orders arc very numerous J and while we try to pack goods and ship promptly , we are'sometimes so crowded that orders arc delayed
hence we desire customers who contemplate ordering from us to order a few days ahdad , so that goods will bG sure to arrive when wantcd. No attentioll paid to orders unless money is remitted.
Open Evening ; till 9. M . J rJ ; MAN I X Open Saturday ; . Eve. till.10 .
r 1310-1312 Fal narYl 8tl 3t , Omaha . Nel : > raska.
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TWO coon STORIES OF UNCOLN
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now lIe Spent n Day Trying to Got n
Bearing in the Pension Office
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KINDLY ACT fOR A SOLDIER'S ' WIDOW
' A ; mister 1Vhont t.ln'utu HII.l Jenon'1l
for -'nr. . Sit % " ( ' d from 'ceutlou "
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IItoll Ilnl Senator "OOI'JaCCH.
( I'yrlghtpd , 1993 : ; . by B. S. McClure LlmHp < )
StorIes of Lincoln's gentle , generous deeds
ere countless , but the followlnl Incidents
related : Iy , persons who were parties to them
t 'speclal1) ' merit preser\'atlon. The lIrst Is
told by General Schuyler IIl1mllton.
It was a blisterIng day In the hot midsummer -
summer of 1861 , a fortnight before the first
shock of arms at Dull Itun The Washington -
ton streets ankle-deep In dust resounded
with tramp of arriving regiments and batteries -
tertes hurried forward by the loyal governors -
.rnors for the coming conlllct alit ) over all
] kung a palpable , omluous foreboding , felt
uowhero more keenly 1 than lit the head-
quarters of the army where I then held the
J10sitlOll of mllLlllry secretary 10 General
Scott I : , with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
About 3 : J o'clock In the afternoon of the day
in question the doorway was darkened by
the shallow of a tall gaunt \ form , and Pres I-
lent 1.lncoln entered the olllce of the gen-
cral-In-chiet. lie wore a long linen duster
tolled hY dust and stained with sweat , his
vest unbuttoned , his pantaloons hung limp
about his long angular legs and a thick
coaling ! ! ; of dust covered his ahoes. All In all
1:0 : looked the very picture of weariness and
I1lsgust. Without waiting for General Scott
to rise 10 welcome him ho sank wearily Into
the first chair to which he came , and , taking
pit his battered slouch hat . began wiping his
face with a hugo bandanna handkerchief ,
General Scott meanwhill' . had gained his feet
11mid bowed courteously 10 the chief magistrate I
but his fine old face showed plainly his sur-
stir-3 I
expected appearance.
"Sit down General sit lawn , " said Pre l-
cenl Lincoln kindly as ho willed the dust and
1I10leturo from his face "Il Is too hot to
stand on cerem ny. I have only dropped
in to tell you that I have learned something
:1etOlla : ) ' . "
"What Is I that Mr. President ? " asked
General Scott his composure gradually re-
tur ing.
LINCOLN nEI USED AN" AUDIENCE.
"That It Is a great \ thing to bo an 01l1ee-
Ilolder , " President 1.lncolnI'ent on. "Since
D o'elock title morning I have been trying
may best to get" 'Ie" with some clerk
in the pension "h. . ' but without success -
cess I have been upstairs and downstairs
from : the ground floor to the attic half a
dozen times , and I al\1 completely fagged
out : '
"PartIon Inc. Mr President " General Scott
broke In with a gentle wave of the hand ,
"but It Is rather an uncommon thing for the
president of the United State : : to become a
tlollcltor of pensionsVhen you have any
1111slno.s of that kind demanding attention sand
it to me , and Colonel lIamllton hero will
JJo glad to attend to It without dela ) " , "
" 1 am sure that the claim 19 a ju..t one "
the president continued , without noticing limo
genera ! ' : ! Interruption , "for 1 have gone over
the papers 11\ the case with care Here ho
_ drew a bulky package of papers from one
of his pockets and adjusting his steel rimmed
spectacles ! went over them one by one.
"You see . general the applicant Is the widow
of a corporal of Inrautr . who was killed
by the Indians some t\\'ent-l1\'e years ao. ! ! ;
She would have bad her money long ago , but
I nobody seems to have taken any Interest
In the case. She has been haunting the white
Louse almost dally for week : : , until wlwecn
you : and mo , I am afraid that : 'Irt > . Lincoln
ta Ielllng : a trillo jealous I am resolved
to wind the mailer up on6 w ay or another
today , and I have promised the poor woman
an answer at 4 o'clock She II waiting over
' bm8dtug : ttt : ; a'lC ' air , between the two
atl
° furnt
annsy' , re ar to KO house without
ODD . . , . _ u C'k" .
A nw and add \ crusade asal
1 of bicycling has been Instltutcd
cllco aid \ tbi1 ntlgbborlnc ell )
! rhe Soalety far the Prevention o.
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laving finiahed the job , " and the preE > ldenl's
eyes twinkled merrily-
I had been an Interested listener to this
conversation and when General Scott called
"Colonel Hamilton" I was Instantly a hIs
elbow.
"how long do you think I would take you ,
colonel , to get the case through the pension
office , " asked the president.
'I should bo done In half an hour , "fr ,
PresIdent , " I replied ss I glanced over the
papers to see If they wert In the proper form
" \'alt here , " 1 added "and I will return In
twenty minutes , or , If you wIsh It . I will
take the certificate to you at the white
house , and save you that much time. "
"No , no my son , " Mr. LIncoln broke In ,
"Hrlng them back hero . and I will walt for
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At that time mho pension once was located
In Seventeenth street a little war from the
War department and live minutes after
leaving the president I was In the o0lce of the
commls910ner. I had not arrived a moment
too soon . for the officials and clerks were
cleaning up their desks and preparing to
quit work for the day. The commissioner
politely asked what ha could do for me.
"Dd you sea a tall . dark complexioned .
gentleman \ her today ? " I answered. lie
wore a linen duster and slouch hat all was
Interested In the pension of a womau who
lost her husbanll In the Seminole war "
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" the , " the commissioner -
"Olm yes , I remember man
missioner replied carelessl' . "lIe said he was
a lawyer from the west and has ben bother-
Ing us all do ) ' , "
"Wel ; said I dryly . " ) 'OU have got your-
self In , pretty fix. That man Is President
Lincoln ant I have just promised him that I
would bring him IIn answer from you inside
of haI an Hour lie Is wailing for I now In
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General Seot's omce.
The change worked In the pension office
by this brief announcement was nothing less
than marvelous , hells were rung , heads of
divIsions sent for and desks hastily unlocked
while clerks and messengers ran 11ro and
there at the peril of life and limb. A dozen
times . while giving orders to his subordinates ,
the conlnlssloncr passed to apologize for the
shabby tredtmtt time president had received
and 10 beg me to txplaln to blm that It was
all a mlstale. Wihin twenty minutes all
limo statement and affidavits had been veri-
fled and the case certified for payment Be- ,
fore the promised half hour had expired I
everything hall been properly signed mind executed -
ccutCI and I hall placed the final papers In
the bends of time president lie looked them
over carefully to make sure that they were
right and then , while a quizzical smile spread
over his face . askN : "Can yon tel me ,
Colonel 1lamfllon . how It Is that I was so long
and failed ! " , and you were so short and succeeded -
"To speak frankly Mr. President , " I said ,
I very promptly Informed the commissioner
of pensions that It was the president who had
made himself the champion of this poor
woman's caNe You could not do that of
course , and ther did not know you there sir "
The president laughed heartily , put the
papers In his pocket and turing to General :
Scott said :
"I am told , general , that Is one of your
standing riles , that when the president or a
member of the cablnt comes 10 see you a
member of your staff shall keep him company
on his return home. I should b glad to have
Colonel lamlon go back with mo today , "
l\ccordlngly. I walked "lh time president
to the white house . and \ on the portico wo
found an old Irish woman waiting for : lr.
1lneoln le went up to her and , handing
her the papers , saId :
"Here you are , my good woman. Your
pensIon Is all right and all you need to do
Is to go tomorrow morning at \ o'elock and
get time 10ne ) ' . But from 1) ' own experience
- advise ' not to before
todJY I would you go
10 o'elocl I you do you won't find the
01l1cera there. "
The poor creature caught the presblenl's
hand and covered It with kisses at the same
( into showering I thousand blessings on
her benef.1elor' head.
"Don't thank me " he answered kindly .
as ho gently freed himself from her grasp.
"This young man deserves all the thanks. "
Anti he stepped aside and seemed to keenly
enjoy the fervencywith whIch the old woman -
man floured her store of benedictions upon
me Then remarking that lee must 10 and
tell : 'Ir Lnoln that It was all right ho
bade me good d3) and hurried awa )
SATES TiE LIFE O" AN OLD FREND ,
The second story I told by Senator Daniel
W "oorheca :
One gloomy afternoon In the winter of
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1863 I was wring at my desk In the house I
of representatives at \'ashlngton. when I
card was brought to me b ) I pagc. I bore
the name of a gentleman named Ilullltt , II '
resident of my congressional district , with
whom I had long been on friendly terms
and whose hospitality I hall often enjoyed.
Something told mo that ho was In trouble
and when I went to him In the ante room
my worst fears were conlr11 His wife i
was wih him and the faces of both gale
evidence of the keenest d'stress. Their appearance -
ptJrnce showed that they had just come
from a long journey antI had been for some
time without sleep or rest. I escorted them
t ( a committee room , and there : lr. Dultt ,
with frequent antI sager Illerruplons from
hIs wife . made known to me tlto cause or
their hurried visit to Washington. The
rather of Mrs Bultt was Henry M . I.ucket
an aged Methodist mInister who at ( llffcrent I
times had been In charge of churches In
Illinois . Kentucky , Missouri and other w = - stern -
or stJtcs. When the war opened he was a
resident of St Charles Mo" , and the pos-
sessor of a moderate fortune , but sudden
reverses had swept e\'er'lhlnp away and left
him almost penniless. 'o a man 'of his
years-h6 was then past. iO-the blow was
a heavy one , and toll sadly upon his healh
and spirits. The gloomy conviction that he
would bEcome a pauper and die a public
charge took possession of him , and though
com hated by his family anti friends , gained
strength and force as time went on.
While 111 depressed ho paid a visit ! tea
a niece lit Memphis , thrn In possession of
the federal forces under command of General
nurlbnL hero lie had fallen In with cer-
lain shrewd but not over-scrupulous m < l-
hers of thc federal secret service , who taltlug
tholr cue from hits conNtant and ofm unguarded -
guarded lamentatons over his losses told
him that the southern forces stoOl In press-
Ing need of quinine and of precession caps
and would pay handsomely the same :
that ! It was /n ea , ' ) ' matter to trade through
the lines and that t he would undertake , to
supply these wants he could , epeedlly and
with comparative safety repair his sudden
losses. The poor man hall fallen an ea1
victim to his tormentors , but had been arrested -
rested with the contraband articles In Ills
possession , Inlet d ! by a miitary court and
condemned , to death. "H < Is to be shot ( lay
after tomorrow " Mr. Bultt concluded
"and wo have come to you knowing you will
help us If you can We do not know what
else . to do , nor In fact whether you can do
an.thlng. leforo leaving home we got
some papers slgnel by those who know
Fattier I.ucllet and are familiar with his
condition , "
So saying he handed me a number of
written ! 'tatements ' which confirmed his own.
For a moment I was lt a loss what to do.
l was then late In the afternoon and , within
fort'oelpht hours time poor old man was to
tile. 1 knew that to appeal to Secretary
Stanton for a mitigation of the sentence
would bo worse than useless , President
Lincoln was our only hopo. Fortunately 1
knew ] him well. \1 had oren met In thc
courts and , both as lawyer and president he
had always treated mite with unfailing
1.lnllncss and consideration , Still , I was In
doubt as to the best methcl , of approaching
htm. The offense committed ! by the aged
minister was of the gravest character . smut , I
was \ArHlade,1 that the 11resldent would not
Interfere unless manifest and proper reasons
for clemency were shown himii Henry S.
Lane and Thomas A. HI11Irieks then represented -
6enle,1 Indiana In the senate and I resolved
to enlist their alI In : lr. Luckett's behalf. 1
hal , studied law In the office of Colonel Lane . ,
and wo had been warm friends for many
mal
years. I Ihererorl hastened to call upon him
at his hotel When I made known I ) ' er-
rand howcI'e. ho interrupted , whim much
warmth , and said that If 'Ir. I.ucket had
been supplying the rebels with ammunition
and quinine under no circumstance would he
interfere to save hh Ifo Knowing : argument
to be useless I bade hIm good evening and at
once sought our : 'Ir , lendrle s. I hail , intended -
tended , to ask the latter to go with Colonel
Lane to the president but was now forced to
entreat him to go without his colleague. 'Ir.
Hendricks listened to my story and at its
conclusion promptly alrmed his willingness
to accompany me to the
) mt prEIlent on our er.
rand of mere ) I was quickly arranged that
I shoulll call for him the next morning , after
which I made my way to the lodgings of
Colonel Wiiam n. orrIson I , then a member
of the house from Illinois. Though a demo.
cram I knew that Colonel 'Iorrhon was held (
In hlsh regard by the presldent. He re-
sllol\ed \ promptly and without the slightest
elghtet
hesitation to my appeal
Tbi evonlnf ( was now far advanced , and ,
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bellcvlng that 1 hall demo all that coull be
done until the morrow . I turned my steps
homeward. Some errand the nature of
'which I have now for\oten , caused mo l0
pause for u few mom nts In the omee of
the Metropolitan hotel , and here ! , to my surprise -
prise . I again came face to face with Colonel
LaneIle drew moo aside and said that he
hall been looking for me for some time lie
had mentoned the l.clett caw to his wife
at dinner , amid had been thinking of It slncc
"r do not feel satisfied , " said he , "and If
you will come with me , m ) room we will
talk the matel' over.Vlmen , we reached
his room he carefully xamlned the papers
Mr. lullt hall given mine . and declared
wih emphasis that he would join In an
appeal to the president lor clemency .
'fwo carriage containing our party of
six drove Ull to the white house entrance
at 10 o'cloel' the next mornhng Senators
Lane and lendrlcls and , Colonel : 'Iorrlon
were In one carriage , and , 'Ir. and Mrs.
Bultt and myself In the other. The
11resldent received us without delay Senator
Lane , who had been selected as epolcesmnn !
of the party brleny but feelingly explained
time occasion of our call. When he had finIshed -
Ished there was un awkward pause , and
then Mrs. Uullt , addressing limo tlresldent
as "Mr. Lincoln , " brolE In with an earnest
and moving uppelll' for her father'n life.
Until this tme the president hind IMened
patiently . hut without apparent feeling , to
our aplleals. Now however he turned
quickly ! to Senator Lane and Inquired :
" 1ane , what did you say this man's name
was ? "
"Luclett , " replied the senat'Jr. '
dent "Not Henry : ' 1 Lueket ? " asked the prcsl-
"Yes , " 'Irs r Bull broke hem " ! ) '
father's , name Is lenry M. Luckett. "
"Didn't he preach In Springfield years
ago ? " asked ! Mr. Lincoln , II look of the leE.n-
cst Interest now animating his sad and rug-
gcd fees. ,
"Yes my father once preached In Springfield .
field , " was 'Irs. BulllU's reply.
"Wel , this Is wonderful " Mr. Lincoln
want on. "I knew this man well old , have
often heard him preacn Be Is tail and dark
like I am . and I have been mlstaln for him
on the street And he Is to be shot day after
tomorrow ? No , no ! There will be no shoot-
Ing or hanging In this case. There must be
somthlng wrong with him or he would not
bo In such a scrape as this. I do not know
what more I can do for him , but you can rest
assured my cdulld . " turning to Mrs. Dullt ,
"that your father's life Is safe "
lie touched u bell on the table all II telegraph -
graph operator appeared from an Illjolnlng
room . To hl.1 lr , LIncoln dictated a dispatch -
patch to General lurlbut , directing him to
suspend time execution of Henry M. Luckett
and await further orders In the case. As we
thanked him and took our leave Mrs. Bulitt
sobbing and laughing ! ! ; b ) turns and the others
with tears In their ores . the presiuemmt repeated -
peated as If to In1ol !
"Henry M. LuekEtt ! jJo not ; there will be
no shooting nor hanging In this case , "
A few weeks later Mr Iucklt was released -
leased and , rejoined hula friends In the north.
Without delay amid poor as he was he jour-
neyel , Woshlngton to eXprfoS his graUulle
for his rescue from violent and Ignoble
death ! lie called me Ifrom my seat In the
house and , met me exactly II'.here I had met
those who came to plead for his life a few
weeks beroro. lie wanted , to cal and thank
limo president II 'person for hIs ] great kind-
ness. but the clrcumstlnc s lit the dune were
not favorable to such a cal all It was nol
made 10 remained with me only a tow
minutes and then , In the harried manner ' of ,
one who has much to do anti whose lme Is
short , moved away and I Raw him no more
le died soon after . and nearly nil the other
actor In the Incident 1 have related lu\o
slnet followed him. e nU US WH.SON.
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VERY NEAR TIE DIAMOND
New and Valuable Product Turned Out of
nn Electrio Fulce ,
TiE MANUfACTURE OF CARBORUNDUM
, \rUlelnl II-Iun. StOICN front 1
en"Jalnntlol ur Stilt . Sued ' , Cole
trim Sn n'1 " "t-lh'Cnl. of
the l'1'oe'ess.
The current 51p11N1 from time great power
house at Niagara Pals has boon turned on
one of limo new furnaces of time Carborndum
company . writes a correspondent of the New
York Sun. The current comes Into the fac-
tory at a pressure of 2,200 volts , and goeS
Into the largest transformtr In the world
which supplies to the furnace the enormous
current or i.OOO amperes at a pressure of 18 ;
volts.'hen this current was first turned
on 10 all appearances nothing happened In
the furnace room. After some time a curious -
ous smell , caused by limo escaping gases ,
was pHcel\'eI , A lighted match was then
applied to the furnace . and time gas ignited
with an CXllloslon After the current hall
bran on for a couple of hours the furnace
presented a beautiful sight. Lambent flames
played all around the waits , and along the
tOl10f ) the furnace waves of blue flame trav- ,
ded to and fro. Slight explosions tool place '
every now mend then , which suggested the
Ilea that the furnace was a miniature fort ,
from which continual volleys were being
fired.
C.1rborundum was discovered , In ISn by
Edward I G. Acheson , who Is now president of
the Carhorundum compan For several
years prior to 18iO Mr. Acheson had been on
the lookout for mmelhln ! ! ; that would suggest -
goat a moans of crystallizing carbon 01 , In
other words forming diamonds h ) artificial
means. I was not till he became connected
with IIn electric light company In Mononga-
hela , Pa" , that ho had an opportunity to con-
duct the experiments which he had previously -
ously thought out In hIs first lxperlment
lee used an Iron howl lned with carbon and
filed with a mixture of carbon and clay.
Into the center of this mixture a carbon rod
was Introduced and to It one of the wires
supplying the electric current was attached .
whlo the other wire was connected with the
Iron howl. When the current was turned , on
limo mlxturo was fused and a violent chemIcal -
Ical reaction appeared to take place. When
the mash bad cooled down It was opened
and examined , , with the result tnt a few
very small crystals of a bright blue color
were found.
In time experiments that followed the Iron
bowl was IIbandonell and ( a furnace built of
refractory bricks was aubslltutcd . Its In-
tenor dimensions were ten Inches long four
Inches wide and four Inches high. Into either
end of Ihls little furnace carbon rods were
introduced all an alternating current of from
100 to 200 amperes was supplied to them
Though Mr . Acheson hall hoped to obtain I
crystalne carbon b ) this procees , It soon
became evident to him that the crystals were
not carbon only. They were blue In color
and of such hardness that the ) ' could abrade
a diamond which UI to this time . could only
bl abraded by Its own dust Owing to the
color of time crystals and their general fora
it was believed that they were some com-
pound of carbon and aluminum and thus It
was that the new material was called car-
bornndum , by combining the words carbon
and corundum. Later I was found by chemIcal -
Ical analysis that carborunllum Is a compound
of carbon and silicon , so that It really I a
carbide of silicon.
The materials used In the manufacture of
carborundum as now carried out are sand
salt , coke and sawdust. The sand comes
sal Ohio , the sal from the salt works of
New York stale the coke from the bituminous -
tuminous coal fields of lenns'I\'anla. and
the sawdust from the mills of Tonawanda
When the visitor gels to the furnace buildIng .
Ing his first feeling t ot surprise. The
furnaces Ire of brick built up Into four
walls . formIng a kind of rough brick box , no
mortP wals. or content of any kind being em-
ployed. l'ro\lslol Ii Iace for live of these
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curIous furnaces , each of which measures
about ftcen feet long , seven feat wide , and
six feet hlgh In the center of each end
wall of limo furnace Is a large bronze plate
tl which are clleeted four large copper
cablea. These cables servo to convey the , .
current ! . which Is supplied from the trans-
former room to the furnace buiding by mas-
sl\ ( copper bars laid beneath the hoer. Con-
nected with the Inner surface or each of the
large plates are sixty carbon rods each or
which Is about two feet long and three Inches
In diameter. The rods project through the
walls of time furnace and form the terminals.
When the furnace has been built 111 In this
way the mixture 15 Introduced Into It . about
ten tons constituting a chargo.
Through the center of limo mixture a
core formed of small grins of coke Is built ,
and serves to make n continuous electrical
connection between the two terminals. When
the current Is turned on ! It traverses this core
and presently raises I to an enormous tem-
perature at which the chemical change that
produces carborundum takes place The cur- '
rent Is kept on for about twenty-four hours I
and then the furnace Is allowed to cool down. i
When the furnace ls opened It presents a Ivory I
very beautiful IIppearanef. Heuud the core
Is a ring of beautiful crystals \arlng In color
treat ) " (101 10 violet 'hese crystals are car-
b rullum , I Is also observed that the coke
core ban changed , In IIpperane . for I now
has a somewhat metallic lust re , and Ir II
Illeco bo pressed botwen the fingers It Is
found to ba quite soft and snakes a mark
Iko black leall. At the enormou temnpern-
lure of the electric fnrnaco all Impurities I
hal'o been driven or from thc coke and a
very pure form of carbon remains. 'Ihe crystals -
tals are remo\'cd from the furnace and car-
riel } to a tntll . where they are crushed to a
fine powdor. They are then treated with sul-
phurlc acid washed sifted and stored away'
On last Tuesday an fxperJmental furnace
of a new form was fired and kept ! running
until Thursda , when It was cooled and
011enCl The ylell was eslmatell at some-
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thing over 1.000 pounds of crystals that were
simply remarablu ) for their size and beauty
S'JJ groups showed magnificent black crs-
tals three-quarters of an Inch long ! ! ; : lime
largest en produced at ! onongahlla store
never known to exceed one-quarter of an
Inch.
Inch.I appears further that by lenglhenlng the
new style of furnace somewhat crystals of
better color than any yet produced will be
oblalned , white the expense of the process Is
materlJlly reduced.
Today the workmen are erectng a furnace -
nace according to time new plans the distance
hetween mho carbons being twelve feet nine
Incites and the utput will bo waited for
wlh great Interest.
About two tons of cJrborundum are obtained -
tained from the furnaces hitherto used after
a run of twenty-four hours thus involving
an expenditure of energy of,000 \ horse
power hours . which woul11 Indicate that the
material obtained must be of great \lue ,
Until time invention or carborundum men have
employed certain very hard minerals such
as emery anll corundum , as abrasives Th
utilization of thl : : minerals has proved of
the greatest value In various manufacture
Hundreds of workman are omplo'ell
throughout the world In obtaining -
Ing Ihese minerals. Their value lies
In their hardnesu . for the harder they are the
more time and labor they save In grlndln !
away a given amount of material Now the
saving of labor and time by the use . of emery
In this way pays many time over for Its origInal -
Inal cost. I. then , I material much harder
then emery could he obtained , It would be
much more valuable and carhorundum Is this
nuterlal The great hardness of caborundum
Is well illustrated by the story of one of Mr
Acheson's early experhnents.
"I made the first test In diamond cutting
with carborundum myself . " luld Mr Aclmeson .
"I mounted , 1 disk of Iron In I fat't-runnlng '
lathe and ehllrgtl the surface with fine car-
borundum cr'stals. I then pressed a diamond
ring against the revolving disk , and In four
or five minutes the face , which had been
pressed against the disk seas found to be
devoid of lustrl' . of a milky color , and l'orell
with lne ! 'l'imo second , teat was made In a
diamond polishing establlshm3nt In New York ,
My experiment was satisfactory In Its way ;
but mr diamond did not Ionic nlco and I
wanted It to be repollshoo. I therefore aSY4d
the proprietor : of the diamond polishing works
to polish the diamond , using carhorlulur
power Instead of diamond dust. lie consented
to do this under certain conditions. A new
lap was 10 bo used . free from ail diamond
powder ; 1) ' immaterial 1 would be tried first ,
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and If successful 1 woull , have 10 pay nothing ,
while I unsuccesehul diamond , powder waste
to 0 sub ttuted for the eJrborullnm and 1
would have to PlY $5 for the work . The lap
was mounted and a workman wits Iuppllel ,
with half a carat of euhorundum powder
and told to use It In polishing ! ! ; time tllamond
In the meantme time diamond had been removed -
mO\CI from Its setting and mounted In lead
as 15 limo practice In I diamond polishing.
Much 10 the surprit'p of the worl < -
nlau the proprietor , and In some leasuro 10
myself , 11 appleatou of the Ilamoml to the
lap for a period of twenty mlnnles removc,1
all lines from . the face and restored , It to Its
former hwl ) . 81nce these tests 1 have at
odd times spent several 10urs In watehlnf
the polishing of diamonds wih ealhollulnm
powder anti some workmen ! have toll me that _
the work Is performed In shorter tme thus
when using diamond powder. "
On account of limo Iemarl < uhle hardness of
carbarumitinni It Is a far more s alunbin mm-
terlal than either emery or corundum , In that
It ( lots work quicker , thus saving time and
labor , mind In this way nll' than repaying
its initial expense. Up to time present the
Carborunlum , company has been unable to
mnnuracturo carborundum In suncl'nt quom-
ty to meet thin demand for largo wheels , It
has made a fair numhtr of these , nail , the
huyers seem to ht highly satisfied . I Ih them.
Their statements liS 10 the sUloliorlt ) of elr-
borlulum over emery appear to vary a good
deal , , some saying that It I three or four
times as satisfactory . while ethers 1IIIm that
It Is lt least ten tmE's as ' 00'1 Taklug It lt
tie very lowest estmation , It saves I good
deal of money over emcr ) ' . I Ils been used
with great access In glass elttng , doing
the work well IIndlh great rapidity , .
\n Interosting'test of the ! rlling qualities
of carborundnm male , hy one of tie greatest .
est Iron firms In America. . A tango roll of
Iron was nearly half IIn Ineh out of the true
and under ordinary elrcnmstnnces It would
have to bc recast liS lime t labor or lritulnJ ;
I down ly mEans of eatery would have been
too gr < lt I was thought that It oINN ! UI
excellent . oPl10rtunlt ) to put clrhorundum to
II really severe teat . so tie mlllll was hsll
to turn Imp the roll. Thl result was highly
satisfactory . fur I was found that the work
was done In just onc-tweWh of tie tines
that would have ben required . had ! emery
bean uscd
Curborundum Is solo In various forms such
as wheels hones , slips , files . rub stones
knife sharpeners , scythe stones anti cloth.
The manuraclure of tloso nrtcles from limo
carborundum powder Is stilt carried on lt
: onongalola Clty . whither the pos dor Is
mixed with II binding material moul'I.- .
placed In hydraulic t1resses and , afterward ,
\'lrlfed In kilns. Among denUsla the great
value of carboruulum has been recognized ,
al11 the yearly sales ot dental Instruments IO
atmarpener very large. tee I makes I wonderful knit "
Probably msny peopl" have read with interest .
terest various articles that have uppc3e.1 In
scientific papers about Prot. Henri : 'Iolsal
and , his discovery of artificial diamonds and ,
carbide of silicon , and nt few know that
this cllrlllJn of silicon Is now produced hrro
lit a rate of ahout two tons a day and ell
under the name of calborulHlum. I 19 IIlso
on interesting fact that : 'Ir , Acheson procurol _
Ids patent on Its manufacture In Franco before -
fore M. tolssan had ever commenced hIs eX'
parimnente.
Six thousand , Ions of
emery are used In
America ovary year and no doubt a9 car-
borundum becomes more gcnerl - known It
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will be largely substituted for that material.
L3.o luanttoi of carborundum have been
Iltrchase,1 by European ( ( nets. A company
has bought Mr. Achcson's patent rlghtl In
Austria , and has establahel , I factory at
Prague . An gnglsh company II at prent
being organized to start a carborundulU
factory In Great Irltaln , I may be that In time
future other uses may bt found for car-
borundum one of which haH bees Indicated hy
'Ir. Wllhm : ' 1 l.ko lu an article In time .
Engineering and : 'lnlng Journal , where he
writes :
I ly any modification of the proem' . pos
slimly slower acton and al equable high tem-
Ilorature long maintained large crystal of
this compound could hI fonnod wo should
have I brilliant gem added to our list of
gracious ' ornamental ptones. Its line color ,
splendid ( allauntn6 lustre and Its hardneo1
all fit It to occupy a high place In the series
of j eweil. .
An enterprising butcher on Third a\'enue
New York has I piano In the hack of his
shop , upon which a colored man plays 11P
ular tunes every evening . _ ,
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