Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1928, Page 89

. (For ten years before writing “Forever Free” Honore Willsie Morrow made an crhaustive rescarch into all of the ma- trrial that is available on Lincoln. Per- sonal letters. state documents, journals of prominent men were studied. Every record that could yiecld a trace of in- Jormation regarding Lincoln's character. his daily life, his thoughts. his habi his joys and his sorrows teas gone ov Out of her research she was able to re- consiruct several entire days from Lin- c€o™n’s life—including virtually the cxact words he used. In the following article :-r has told the story of one of those ays.) BY HONORE WILLSIE MORROW. Author of Forever Free™ and “Still dim. T was early in January, 1863. Lin- I "ol had been 'in his office since § v'elock in the morning, trving to l ge! his desk work done bafore the interruptions of the day began. About 5:30 the night watchman had discovered him huddled over his papors, almos® extinguished by the folds of his gray shawl. The watchman had routed out’ James, the colored factotum, who had built a fire of oak chunks—coal Was scarce in_thess war days—and had brought the President a cup of coffee from the ssrvants' early breakfast in the kitchen. About 6 the warmth picrced the ghaw! and Lincoln cast it aside. and. rising, bagan to pace the floor. hands clasped behind him. He wore over his dress suit pantaloons the new and hand- some padded sz dressing gown that Mary had brought him from New York. It was of 2 rich wine color. but his feet were not so smart. They were thru-t nto a pair of old carpet slippers, color- less and shapeless. Up and down he paced. up and down, sometimes staring with unsecing eves at the shabby office. with the picture of Gen. Jackson over the fireplace and the great oak cabinet table with fis ink- stained felt covering shouldering his own tall desk at the window, zad some- times pausing to look out inio the Win- ter darkness. He was checking over what he called his big troubles. The lesser ones must take care of them- &lves. He occasionally uttered a grunt or a rueful laugh as he realized that h really didn’t know which were the big and which the little. P 'l‘HEHE was the matter of retaliation. The South was bitter over the edict of freedom which on the first of the month he had issued. following th~ prociamation of emancipation. Jeffer- #on Davis. commenting thereon. had said: “Our own detesiation of those who have attempied the most exscrable measure recorded in the history of | guilty man is tempered by profound contempt for the impotent rage whica 1t discloss” The Confederate Congress was declaring that “white officers of | nogro Union soldiers shall if captured b> put to death or otherwise punished ' at the discretion of the court.” The Conlederate Secretary of War had de- clared that a marked distinction would b~ made between the megro troops and the white men leading them. Th~ wiite men were to be dealt with red- handed on the field or immediately thereafter. the negroes were to b= taken back into slavery. The North was as much excited over these threats as the South was over the edict itself. Tremendous pressure was being brought on Lincoln to issue a threat of retaliation. Wiether or not to €0 s0 was one of the matters that had | g:ven the President a sleepless night. And at that, as he told himself this morning. he didn’t know whether it Was a major or a minor matter. Fred Douglass. the negro leader, had called on him to plead for retaliation. Hc had refuse# to bind himself io Douglass. “Once begun. I don’t know ‘where it would stop. I can't take men out and kill them in coild blood for what was done by others. If I could gt hold of the persons who are guilly | of killing colored prisoners in cold | blood. the case would bz different. But 1 can't kill the innocent for the guilty.” Nevertheless. 1o get the matter, minor ©r major, off his mind he made a mem- orapdum to th cffect ghat “to sell or engiave any captured person on account of color, end for no offense against the laws of war, is a relaps into bar- barism and & crime against the civiliza- tion of the age ... It is therefore ordered that for cvery soldier of the United States killed in violation of | the laws of war a rebel soldier shall be executed. and for every one enslaved by the enemy or sold into slavery a rebel soldier shall be placed at hard labor on the public works and continued at such lzbor untl the other shall be released and receive the treatment due o a prioner of war' He scratched this off vigorously and put it into his chief secretary’s tray. “There,” he sald aloud, * issue thet a little later. and I'll bet my new @res:ing gown against Jeffie Davis' beat siovepipe hat I'll never have to carry out its threats Lincoln’ BY W. H. SMITH. O the present generation the old Concord coach is unknown ex- cept by tradition handed down by grandparcnts, or through pictures seen in some old maga- gine. Yet in the first half of the ninc- teenth century Concord coaches, with their huge bodies, usuzlly painted favn ‘eolor. with their two, and sometimes four, gayly caparisoned horses, were the pride of the country. The body v mounted on huge leathern sprine which gave it a sort of rocking move- ment when in motion Concord coaches were built 1o carry 10 passengers, nine inside and one hy the driver. In the rear was a platform styled “the boot.” It was covered by Jeathern apron, and was designed for ihe carrying of the luggage of passengers. The mall sace was ususliy carried in_front under the fect of the ariver. Dashing slong the highwe they were the wonder of the ploneers the delight of the children. When was heard the farmer was sure W #top hir plow o look at it and the Iarm children all crowded down ‘o the fromt fence to see 3t go by. It was the f2vorite eonveysnee in those days of paseengers and the mail. The people never dreamed that anything more speray more comfortable " or luxurious for traveling would ever be invented “The Griver slways carried 8 whip with ® lash Jong enough 1o reach the leaders of his team. anG was expert in handling the whip. He would give 1t & swing ano & rudden Jerk, making the ¢ 3 the end of the lash snap like s pisto oo On syprowcting & village or town e woul@ wind his horn 1o et the le know he wer coming. us engi- 15 of to8uy sund their whistle for The same gt o He slways Arove ot w town #0 Tull gallop, drawing his tewm U mosop in Tront of the post offie with s sadGenness which ofien Lhrew Yhe norsex on Uheir bmunches One Gy e date Full of 1847 08, ne of U popules costhes wes howl Ik Wiy the ol Kationsl 1osd. the faet powG b be conruced by the Government su8 which slmost brought B Gisniution of the U T Government invifen un Hta 10 hulla = 1B without the consent of Bhe BUete 0 BEA bl ONe pessengEr, B »en bong of body end of Lmn He wa Greenen i & st of 1-BIbng clotie. 818 wore sround bie ehoulders one of e gray shawls w0 populer 0 ihal me gn 8 part of 1he weating -plmn of men, Wik eheek bones were high Dk eyed relLer caverngus knd he had O heir el 1efusen ohedience v comb or brush AL Terre Huule VWi new paosch entered One of Uhem wee 8 1ising young Jewyer who wes destined o few Jater Wowin @sbnction in the omatl wervice M usme wes Thomps Nelon e wes & bother of thet Gen Williem Nelwn who we ed by Gen Jeft Davie i (e Houre #0 Lowieville during he v Y ockw the Jong sngiler form uf e War When he snd Hie compan “Now. as to our French friend—noth- ing short of Gen. Butler's head would | satizfy him, and now he's got that he's | insisting on intervention anyhow. Wisu T cculd talt it over with Louis Napoleon myseli. Somehow the French Minister and I misunderstand more in each other than the language. Reckon I'd better ask Charles Sumner to_come up | and talk to me about trat. He's wiih | "me against anything tha® wul bring | | about war with France, no mutter how | he fights me on other matters.” * oxx o E wrote a note to Summer and dropped it into Billy Stoddard s | basket. Then he began to go through the usual great pile of rcports and re- quests for counter-signatures from Gen Halleck. the general in chief of the army. Halleck seemed taking full responsibility. “He ana Burnside shillv-shallying over what tc do next with the Army of the Potomac, and those poor boys drowning in mud No wondsr the country is desperate. . Ishan't dally long with Burn- McClellan taught me that much. I wish I knew what sort of a man Grant 1s, out there befors Vicks. burg. This doesn't look as \‘l diplomacy was his strong point— - | He was scowling over the last para- | graph of one of Halleck's letters to | Srant. Crla‘::l(‘nlx\ shook his head and said in a loud. firm voice: "I necd a man!'™ “Then 1 suppose I won't do! claimed a laughing voice. It was Mary, his wife, in a lavender flannel breakfast sacque trimmed wih deep lace ruffies, which she wore with A black skirt over an enormeus crinu- line Her chestnut hair, twisted in great braids around her head. gave a certain hauteur to the pose of her head that was belied by the abandon with which she threw her plump arme around her husband's neck and kis< d m!’“nfl 't you mean that you want vour breakfast. not a man:" she went on as he looked down into her blue eyes with a smile. “Unless you've at last (url’w"v ran‘lvlb: at last'?" he asked as he per- mitted her to lead him toward the pri- | vate passageway into the family quar- | "I think it would have a salutary fect on the entire world if you simpis gobbled up a few of the pests—and some of them are in vour cabinet, too. She spoke with a trace of exasperation in her voice. ; “You necedn't enumerate. my dear exclaimed the President hastily. “If | nd Taddie will go down and stari st T'll be with vou as soon as I | side | | “Nothing of the sort.” laughed his ife. “You've fooled me once too often! S y you let half of Oo:'\grtss into vour room while you dressed. no breakfast till 10 o'clock. This morn- ing Mary Lincoln will be your sole audi- | nce. She established herself by the door of his bedroom, answered with great firm- ness the several knocks that came dur- ing Lincoln's hurried toilet, and then led him down to the pi t» dining room. whare Tad was impatiently waiting. | Tad was 10 years old now. but he looked much younger in the ruffied cam- bric blouse which hs wore with an as- tonishing pair of short plaid trousers | and striped stockings. He was some- whet more subdued than usual. for a new tutor, the second since January 1. was at the table, and Tad was absorbed in seeking out this pale young man's vulnerab'e points. For once, his father | and mother were able to talk practically uninterrupted. S ARY put up her usual struggle to keep the copversation away from business and to win a laugh by describ- ing. the scene that had ensued when she had caused the watchman on the pre- vious day to make the rounds of the Mary Lincoln Hospital with her, carry- ing a bushel basket of cucumber pickles. “All the poor fellows who have lost much blood are ravenous for them.” she said ¥ “Don't!" ejaculated Lincoln, pushing his plate away. | h, I'm sorry!" exclaimed Mary. “But,” forlornly, “what shall I say to win you from your worrles?” “You shall say whatever you please, my dear wife,” picking up his fork again. “I'm a soft old fool.” “You're soft, but I won't admit the rest of the impeachment,” smiled Mary. “What's the matter with your hand, Abr'am?” as Lincoln shifted his fork to his left. | “Return of the Ne v Year d s Comet passenger already in the coach they sized him up a: back-country farmer d proceeaed to expend some of their |wit on him. They asked about the crops, the price of hogs and talked | lb'n;lfll the hard time of farmers. They did not see the quiet smile of the farm- er, who responded to their inguiries in the broad dislect of the West. Many thing: were up for discussion— politics, the recent war with Mexico, | who would likely be the next President On all subjects they constantly appealed | 1o the stranger, who replied with quaint | sayings. more and more convincing them of his rural occupation. At that | ! time & comét which nightly blazed | acrots the skies was a matter of much | concern t the scientists, many of whom | predicted there would be a collision be- | tween the erratic heavenly visitor and the earth Thir subject was finally brought up by Nelson, and he and his companion talked learnedly of the great catastro- phe that would bappen in case the comet Wok & notion o take a Uit &t the earth. Horrible plctures were ver- bally drawn of how everything within 7 radius of hundreds of miles of the spot where the collislon should take place would be burned —cities, forests, farmhouses, people, snlmals—all were certain of destruction. ‘They noticed that while they discoursed of this awful destruction the farmer looked al them in wonder, his eyes fairly popping from his head When they had got him warmed up 0 this point Nelson asked him what he thought would happen In case there win | & colliston. “Wall,” he sald, “I don* know, but I think 1t would be a bad thing for that thur comel. I 0 strikes out in our nelghborhood the hoys will Jaisn the darned thing wnd use 1t | Light up thelr corn-husking and cider- | muking frolies ! |7 The yenrs went by and the three pas- | wengers Aid not meet wgaln. In 1861 | | Nelson recelved sn sppointment i o | | aiplomatic service He came W Wash- glon for dnstructions and w consulta- {tion with Becretary Sewnrd Later he | | wee taken 1o the White House wnd in Ltoduced tn the Prestdent as “Col | Thmss Nelson” — As the President | renched ont his hand he said wiile » L browa smile Nghved his countenance | 1 say, ‘Tom, did thel comel ever hit [ the " eartn?” " Nelon was confounded, | | for he quickly recognizea in the Fresi dent of the United Biates the hack country farmer whom hie hnd tried 1o make the butt of his wit In the old | Coneora coneh He quickly recovered from his amase ment wnd replied “No, Mi Fresident | thist comet ig not sirike But s comet Dima it Uhle Lovea country of ouve it | ey you must Insen, wa you seid the hoys would Vhe comet we once Aiscunsed " Yew outd the President, who had become serous once more. 1 must with the help of the good people of this countrs Iwssn (et comet And. by ynke. 1wl m-l- .ln..m ‘n- ms_end e oo Gua wil) slagiielp incapable of ! {hook would have no dif THE SUNDAY ME GRANT'S 10B, 1 “OVFERING S| BARKED BUTLER. SUPPO! I reckon. Don't let that worry you. | That's part of being President of the land of the free.” “Humph!" was Mary's retort ‘The meal was not much of a suceess. Breakfasts were growing steadily more hurried and depres-ing as the burden on both the Lincolns increased. Lincoln left the table abruptly without drinking the second cup of coffce for which he had asked. He suddeniy had remem- bered a telegram he must get off (o Grant. In his office Nicolay. the chief sccre- tary, was awaiting him, a rather sallow young man. dark, with a little goatee and a high, beautifully modeled brow. He wore the tired, overanxious air tha marked 2l) three of the President’s soc- retarics, but his smile as Lincoln came in made his face brilliant. “Good morning. sir. See you've been at it already and have a good grist pre- | pared for us. Here's the telegram for Gen. Grant you asked me to prepars lor you." Lincoln patted him on ths shoulder and returned the smile as he. took the telegram. “Have vou the gopy of Lowts Napoleon's nffer of mediation, with m answer? T want to read it to Senator | Sumner.” ! “It's here in my hand, sir. Senator First N the White House there is a mas- sive black walnut bed which 15 known as the Abraham Lincot bed There appears to be nn record which authenticates th) designation, but because of its unusual length and proportionat~ width and the fact that at the time President | Lincoln lived thers black walnut wis much in vogue, the tradition is rea- sonable. ‘The bed is 8 feet long and 5 fect 6 inches wide. The headboard, heavily carved, rises to a height of 10 feet. In the center of it is a large oval panel | within which are two smaller oval pancls, beautiful in curves and propoi - tions. The carving at the top Is plerced and the design is of branches and leaves, with two large birds perched | thereon. | ‘The footboard Is low, higher in the center, where U measures 2 feet 8| inches, curving_down to the slightly | lower corners. On the face of the foot- | board is more carving in bold relief, | and here another large bird sita lightly amid the foliage of a spreading vine. | ‘The sideboards are heavy and are not | carved. At the points where they join the headboard there are heavy arns or brackets with cut-outs but no carv- ng “This bed now stands In the south- west chamber, where two large windows afford a view across the south grounus to the Washington Monument tower- ing beyond and the Polomac glim- mering in the sunshine in_one small spot stll farther on. A brass plate attached to the mantel in this room records: “In this room Abraham Lincoln (depi during hin occupuncy of A White Houte March 4, 1861, 10 Apuil 13, 1865." | As the years pers Into history these personal touches become increasingly ieresting and the hallowed memories clurtered. around this Home of the Natton make of 1t & verituble shrine Too few of them survive. and out of | u desive that the years (o come muy | 2dd an increasing store of such memo- Tien this coverlet for the Lincoln ted | has been mede by the wife of the | thirtteth President of the United Btates, | stiteh by stitch mnd square by square with the hope that ench mintress of | The Prendent’s House will leave (here | some token which shall go down hrough the sges 10 serve us n definite wnd visible Wnk connecting the present | and the pant “The muking of the coverlet wan uc- | compitshied I 1wo years, the MIM”I part being done in the White House and the finsl stitches tnken on hoard the U 8 B Mayflower durlng the | Prestdent's review of (he fieet wt Hamp- ! ton ftouds in June 1921 | 1t 1 impossible o give detalled Al rections making of this coverlet | but with & few general directl experienced wrtisl with the Iy I exe- cuting w coverlet of similar deatgn which would Ot the particular hed for which 1t 15 Intended I The main (hIng 1n 1o ancerlaln how | | many squares the individual who ia cro- “h verlet makea o the Inch “ 3 Plrnning go wh In the coverlel there are 21 aquares 6 dches The materinl used I shoe (hrend, which 15 & Ntle finer carpet’ warp, bub of the aame textiure.The hook wes No, 4 e work shonld he done Himly e counting and | ‘The thiee Inrger hincks were Croeneled separalely A8 was Also the iip Plurihus Onum " and sswn together over and aver with & douhle sirana of the material This method e ease In handling. The In- NGTON, STAR. WASHT orzs, T reckon it's ahout as good 1 chans® as I ever have to It Butier %ick m~ over a baehive. Send ‘em both here, will you?” Nicolay's deep eves twinkled, and he went into the reception room e e Sumner’s in the reception room. boilinz with impatience. Th~ S~nate had him up yesterday grilling him for letting Secrctary Seward interfore with what they call congressional control of for- eign affairs. Sumner threatened to re- sign as chairman of th> committ~e on foreign relations. Gen. Butler is pacinz th> hall with him." QENATOR SUMNER came in firsi, in Lincoln. signing the papers Nicolay 2 a black and whit» chacked sult was rapidly shoving urder his pen, frech from his London tatlor. and with nodded. “Tell Billy Stoddard not to white spats, which at once caught Lin- sond that note to Sumner Did Butler co'n's eye come with Sumncr? “Never saw thos: things off th stage sir At before, Senator: sort of mitts for the lloguing’ tog=ther.” feet, eh? John Hay ani my DBob’ll prout ‘em next, T suppise. sceing that vou're th*ir mirror of fashion” H~ <hook hands vigorously. “How are you The President thought rapidly as he continued to scrawl his names on paper after paper. Sumner alwavs was trying to advance Butler. Gen. Butler, im- Senator?” prtuous, sometimes indiscreet, and with — “Very well. thank vou. Mr. Lincoln.” an enormous politica! following, a Dem- replind Sumner. “As for that state- ocrat—if Sumner were trying to make ment . “Here vou are, sig! - The President handed the"papars to the Senator, then crossed the room to greet a small man of abant 45 who was dashing through an zlipines - with Butler. Buller might') be frritated into dropping » hint sbout 1. He looked up into the sardonic young faece above his, D. C. FEBRUARY 1 Character of Martyr President Shines Through Routine Ex;;ericnces in War Time at White House—Contacts With Conspicuous Figures in Nation Bring Out Wit and Wisdom of Great Leader—Search for Competent Fighter.. | b ilantly hurnishad and a gorgeous vellow more in A | <tk s th~ “Well. Gren. B <h~king his hand. tler, ou'v 1928 - PART 7. . with o2k leaves and said Lincoln. “God help the Union! don= one good Why, Lincoln, those folks down there iob. Are you ready for another?” 1 one of the sofas, while Lincoln seated himself in the mahogany rocker by ! the fireplace and began his explanation, wondering how long it would be be- fore Sumner interrupted. | “M. Mercier has bombarded Seward for months with requests for your re- mova! because of the alleged insult to French Creole women in New Orleans in your woman order. Seward held off | as long as he dared. but a little | too long at that, because Napoleon |made an offer ol mediation. He wants 'to end the Infamies of war waged ' againt innocent women." Over in Eng- land they've gone crazy about the lorder. Lord Palmerston made a speech in Parliament about you in which he least off Anglo-Saxon kinship. We | thought you'd better come home for a while. T think it'l all blow over: _then you can go back." | Sumner nodded, but still said noth- ing. Before Lincoln could. as he told himself, thrust his stick a little farther into the beachive, Butler jumped to his ‘fee! with a roar “Wsa were 2,500 Union men in a city of 150,000. I did nothing. however, until one lady threw » bucket of dirty water from a balcony onto Admiral Farragut, who was walking along the street in full uniform. The women were too numerous to arrest. So I recalled an old ordinance of the city of London —yes, by Jove, of the English them- salves. Let me tell you that the insult- ing of our men ceas>d Instantly.” ! "I reckon they're not a whit more vindictive than our Northern women would be under like condition.” said Lincoln. “Women folks have tiie same impuls=s that lead men to 75 to war. I wish you could have found some other way to put the quictus on them. gen- eral. It was a blot on a first rate job.” * % % % BUT Butler was not to be mollified. He turned to Summ-er. “How do Fou stand in this. Senator?” “In a difficult position, general.” re- plied Sumner carefully. “I indorsed very heartily your stand down there | against the slave holders, and so I was sorry to have to indorsc Seward's de- mand. But when the storm’s blown over, 1 hope Mr. Lincoln will”insist on | your going back to ix>w Orleans. Con- gress.” with a glance at the President. “will be glad to have you take hold of reconstruction down there.” | Lincoln. with a nttle tightening of ! the lips, said to himself. “I'm not the 1 the door, hand on sword bolt. kepi under only one who hopes to sce a bechive b m. He wore a uniform of dark go over. stars bril- So here you are I suppos> that I reall the way * Then aloud* can accomplish reconstructing He was very nearly bald, but ' Louisiana through a sofi spoken fellow inz> of red hair still left he wore lonz over his velvet eollar. like Gen. Banks. Butler dashed his kepi to the floor. Soft spoken! loc - upon softness as weakness! Wa've “I'm ready to go back to New Or- got to treat them as the conqueror al- Mr. Lincoln. nding leans, trick. Anc 1 5 he doesn’t know. That was a scurvy ways has treated the conquered. or Banks 10 replace me! t find out who did it. Stan- tion. Transport the Secessionists and Seward says their fa Halleck says Seward you'll keep peace.’ . sir. T expad h there’ll never be an cnd to insurrec- ilies to T s or Mexico. Then “That's the logical way to care for Butler bnga “It's the Negro." Summer nodded. “Give an outr shouted my him the vote and th> land and he nlendid work of renovating New Or- comes to full manhood at a single 1~ans should be made the plaything of stride. I'm going back. sir!” itician- There must be no halfway measure if you'd stamp slavery out for “T'd like to have you go back and let good and all.” the Prestdent ral f* wics to have 1. Banks go on over to Texas,” said “But your woman order his knee. “Not while I occupy this such an awful smell in Europe place! tha® Seward and the rest don't think vou do so Lincoln brought a great fist down on “Then." cried Butler furiously, “we’ll I'd like put some one here who does not move 7 have you go Wesi, to the Mississippl by half measures.” Valley and- cd Butler Wwell! h for ma, ba: Hks A I pintn my: though right €ize for that butcher.” ¢ you'll stop sweeping up and down rd of buffalo T'll try to ex- 11, #ald Lincoln. patieptly. “I must get back to the Senate cham- Offering me Grant's job. I suppos=!" ber!" exclaimed Sumner. uddenly stoop- 8 big ing to pick up Butler's fust the come with me. General>" taking Butler epi. “WIll you firmly by the arm. Butler,-abviously conscious that he'd i too much, bowed confusedly té the sident ‘and allowed Sumner fo hurry Builor fiunz himsell fmpatiently into 'him from the room. The beehive was » cabina’ chair, Lédy Makes a Coverlet S £ oy 7, 15 D4YN=E24E | S~ bZbl.¥ H [V e A COVERLET FOR THE AGEN, from hook I the foundation chain, 1 1 I each of the vemaining 410 sertion on each side wan erocheted n slrips and sewn Lo the centor aeetion The border was then made and | tehes, turn second vow & chain, Plece ab the foot This plece was | ¢c Inosecond de from hook and | de Jolned to the ends of the border, mak- | I each of next 2 des of previous row, * Ing w hoxed effect which fits down over | ch chain) 3, do i third de from hook the cormern. [vepeat from © Mo center sections weve hegin on & | meales, de fonndation chaln of 414 atitehes. Make | stitohes, | e v three chaln At 1 de cdonble crochet, thread over hook, | end, i fonert In o work, draw loop (hrough thread over hook, draw (hro 2 100K MANY 1OWS 0F 0PN meshes K8 Ap on hook, thiesd aver, diaw theongh | In the diagram. Follow two remaining loops) e fourth stiteh | working from the bottom Lo the top. i | R . fl\ e it WL Mg ALY \“\\'.\\i.tid‘:.’m%:fifléfimr i Mo Latitehes. Follow | the slrip. atwe! W i AR L \ the insertion make a chain of 126 atitehes, 1 de in fourth stiteh from | soft wi 1| hook and in ench of the following 122 hangin the dealgn wirking (he narrow way of the fnsertion The edge Is begun on & foundation until there are 198 open | ohatin of 66 siltohes and can eastly be | ha oeach af twa following | followed trom the diagram the wlo worked the narrow way | For the plece at the battom begin | Repeat this vow until there are as | with a chaln of the same longth s Ar | for the center blooks, 414 atiches, an the deslgn erochet from the top o the bottom of Sumner sank on to upecide down! It was more of a spill than Lincoln had expected. He turned slowly from his astonished stare at Sumner’s great back to meet Nicolay's indignant eyes. “Did you get the full implication there. <ir?” cried Nicolay. "By the eternal, I tel! you. sir——" “Don't tell me, George,” protested Lincoln. “T reckon T'd better chew that cud for a while bafore I hear anything more. Who's next in the reception room " “It's overflowing to ths very stair- head ” sighed Nicolay. “T'll tell Billy to begin sending them in, shall 1. sir>” Go ahead.” Lincoln turned to stare out the window. through which he saw the unfinished shaft of the Washington Monument. the muddy black reaches of the Potomac River bottom, the Virginia hills. He felt as if Butler had hit him below the belt, and he needed a moment to recover. But he was not given the moment, for the day's procession was bagun, It was 8 o'clock .o l:ROM this moment until 6 o'clock that night he had no surcease from visitors. The country was in a state of deep depression. There seemed little hope that the North could win the war. Ihe losses had been terrific. Many Northerners believed the emancipation proclamation was & mistake. Politicians were taking advantage of the unpopu- larity of this move of Lincoln's to un- dermine him with the people. The powerful temperance organiza- tions were bitter with him because he had signed the internal revenue act Ilicensing the liquor trafe The churches were fathering a movement Iagainst Sunday battles. Representa- tives of all these factions and grie\ances came to protest to Lincoln. Al of them had power to do infinite harm to the Unlon cause. All had to be listened to patiently and replied to wisely, while wlwa, the background of his mind he was wondering who would move the Army of the Potomae MAry gave up urging him to come to dinner and about 2 o'clock sent him A tray. which grew cold on his desk (While he listened to a one-legged Ger- man soldier who wanted a pension at once so As to get his father and mother over from Germany. He had brought A letter from Carl Schurs, whom Lin- coln loved Nevertheless, he could not do the impossible. He did the nest bast thing.— He seat the man to Clara Barton for a fob, At 8 o'clock a'delegation from Boston headed by Wendell Phillips, which had called to on tmmediate and com- plete enforcement of the emancipation ACt, WA Just moving out when Mary One Day With Lincoln Discloses His Supreme Human Qualities Mary seated herself opposite in a low rocking chair. Lizzie placed a stool beside the sofa and, crouching upon it, began to manipulate the muscles of the President’s right hand and wrist. For a few moments there was silence. Lineoln's eyelids dropped. But only for a few moments. Jame: came in. “Yes “1 didn’t ring, Through the pri John Hay. in evening elothes. ) “Just caught me. Mr. Lincoln! Im dining with the gods at Willard's to- night.” o I didn't ring. John. my boy," Lin- coln smiled at the voung man. o ‘Th> gardener, the coachman, the steward crowded in. “For heavens sake! What's the matter>” cried Mary Lineoln. Lincoln thrust Lizzie aside and rose as the doorman and tae Presidents bodyguard hurried in from the main hall. “The President’s bell has been ring- ing like fury for 5 ininutes, sir,” ex- plain~d John Hay. Before Lincoln could speak Taddie with his two hound dogs, appzared. At sight of the crowded room, uttered a boy's great laugh. “Jiminy, all of 'em! Papa day. I found the masta’ spring up in the attic and I can make all you call bells sound at once.!” “Thomas Lincoln. I'm going to give you a gnod speaking! You're too big for tricks like that!"” ejaculated his mother. A murmur of approval from the crowd greetsd this, but John Hay began to laugh. One by one the others joined him, Lincoln loudest of all, while Pen- sacola and Sumter, the two dogs. barked and began a sparring match with each other. For a moment, Tad's mother held out. then she smiled. “All right, I'll let him off, this once All of you combins to spoil him, and I have to carrv ths brunt"—— Th2 crowd melted asay, soundiess Lizzie returned to her massaging. Tas curled up on the hearth rug with his pups. Another 5 minutes of peace. Once more a in the private pas- sage. and a shadowy figure materialized near the fire glow into the person of Gideon Welles. Secretary of the Navy a tall man. with a white beard and thick white hair. “I'm sorry to intrude.” said, as he bowed first to Mary and then to the President. “but I don't dare go home to Mrs. Welles until I'e done this er- 1and." “Do I have to gat up for the job?" asked Lincoln. “Pray don't!" exclaimed Mr. Welles seating himself in the chair Mary indi- cat: ‘It won't take a moment. My wife has been interested for some time in a ceriain Laura Jones, a young lad- who was residing in Ricamond and was there engaged to be married. She came up three years ago to attend her sick mother here and has been unable to return through the lines. I'm no hand to tell thess things. and I'm not sure she ought to be passed oack. But I am pretty sure that if you read this letter to Mrs. Welles from Miss Jones. you will give her a pass, Mr. President.” “You hold a candle hers for me Taddie.” said Lincoln. The child lighted ons of the mante: candles from th> coais. and stood be- side his father. the light accenting the I‘ook of his mother in his round littie ac: Lincoln read the leiter. holding it in his left hand. while Lizzie continuee gently to manipulate the right. Then he said: “Oh. poor girl. ‘the vears of my vouth are passing away.’ Yes., ves Mr. Welles, let’s send her back to her lover.” T ought to tell you that her sympa- thies are with the secessionists.” con. tinued the secretary in his dry, carefu wa. Let her go back.” repeated Lincoln ‘ war has prevented enough. The country needs them. Bet- ter have a lot of liitle secessionists thar no babies at all. Anviaow, thevre all Americans: that is what counts.™ He took out ons of his cards from his waistcoat . pocket. “I kebp & few of thes ;Irzcup for emergemey. and I on that's what Laura Jones con- siders this—an emergency. You fll it in, ilr.l Wetlgs. ?nd x;‘\': R to hor. with my bast wishes for a ¥ marriage.” “Father” Welles, up&e newspaper men called him. took the card and rose to go. His voics was as dry as ever, but he said. “Your kindness really is gentus, Mr. Lgy\‘mlkx:’o Mrr:, Welles will thank you. e knows how to Go these things | better than 1.” He bowed and went out. No one spoie. Taddie blew out the candle and went back to join the sleep- ing hound dogs. At a gesture from his mother he did not piay with them. but lay quietly watching the fire. Mary leaned back in her chair. her eyes. very tender in the warm glow. fastened on her husband's face. Lizzie's graceful brown fingers moved siowly. gently. Lincoln's eves drooped. then closed. The two women glanced at each other. Mar: motioned for Lizzie to continue her min- istration. And Lincoln siept. Concerning Celluloid. (:ELLUDOXD is & species of solidifted collodion produced by dissolving guncotton «pyroxylin) in phor, with the aid of heat and pressure. The gun- cotton is ground in water to a fine pulp in a machine similar to that used in grinding paper pulp. The pulp is then subjected to powerful pressure tn a per- forated vessel to extract the bulk of the moisture. but still leaving it shghtl; <10ist for the next operation. This consists in thoroughly incor- porating finely communuted gum cam- phor with the moist guncotton pulp. Ihe propertions employed are said to be one part by weight of camphor to (N0 parts by weight of the pulp. With this mixture any coloring matters re- quired can now be incorporated. The NEXt step s to subject the mass to pow- erful pressure in order to expel from it the remaining traces of moisture. and incidentally 1o effect also the moee in- nulv.-lr contact of the camphor with the pulp. The dried and compressed mass is next placed in a mold, open at the top, nte which fits a sobid plunger A heary hyvdraulic pressure s drought to bear upon the plunger and at the same time the mixture is heated to & temperature of about 300 degrees Fahrenheit. When the mass is taken out of the press it hardens and acquires the extracrdinary !‘\\\IKIIIIE\\\ and ela: that are th distinguishing characteristics of product i e Among its many uses celluloid s very largely emploved as & substitute for tvary, which is imitated with great suc- cess. Turtolse-shell, malachite. mother- appeared from the private passage. She | O Pearl coral and other costly ma- was followed by a colored woman, who | CPRN A al so successtully imitated (hesttated when she saw the room con- | AL e average persun can hardly de- tained others than the President Come vight n, Lisste.” Stoddard, tontans out Ellzubeth Who was bowing Keckley give Mr Lineoln's arm and shoulders & good rubbing, so | YOU Just keep people out of heve for a halt houy foyou don't 1 owill. Now then, Lizate'™ Lincoln looked from his wite to Llagie, who had the appearance more Of an Indian than an Afvican, at fiest EWIE chagrin and then with his de- | lberate, beautiful awu's L UAI vight, wmy dear wite, Ul come down!" He rase and stretehed him- taelt 1o his full helght, then strode | toward the family aitting room [OThis was the octagonal toam, over the blue parior--a room at the moment Winter darkuess, dull old fihe “smiell of freaian An intimate, Quiet room, full of Mary's home-making magle, deapite the fact that she had | NOAINE 10 o with the chaasing | of the anclent furniture e oew | Atood At vight angles o the five Don't Hght up' he sighad. This will reat me” and & loaping fire. There was | familiar i the toet powder j1eat the ariginal from & copy sald Mary., | salling across the room (o waylay Bty | the B | dolls “Rilly, 'm golng to lmei“"""‘" the motion picture industry Collulid s also used as & substitute Porcelan in the manutacture of Without celtuknd. apecially Would 1o doudt be tmpassible . Uhe Ulses of Tale. TALC dertved v soanstone found M VArtous quarters of the worid And I many States of our Ui, s & A general Wing markeisd as rough from e mine. 10 @ sived Wi slabs. from Which are manufaciired various odjects, O L s ground ke powder A great deal of the ground tale % | emnloved I the wanutacture of paper 10 abao enters nto the making of modded Tubber forms and fowndry facings and PAINES, but the farm i whieh it 1 most Not only LB tale dusted It gloves and shoes to ObVIAEe (TIeURI. DUt It i also Dlown i condults o ease the mtroduetion o elevttie wires or athers conducton Soapstane & largely emplved W the | mAnufacture of laundry tubs and stmi- ]LINCOLN dronped an the sata whih | e articles ane | The very beat gradea at tale, free fram faws are sawed up to MAKe peiclls aF orayans. Gias-tips are Al0 wade fram tale o \