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CHAPTER XXIX. I Open the Safe. “It is true.” she murmured. “It is true, and too horrible.” “Do not lielieve it,” 1 said obstinate ly “li is impossible.” "Can one deny a fact? Am i a child to be solaced with smooth words" I have seen; 1 must believe, though God knows the truth makes me wish a hun dred times that 1 lay beside my poor disgraced brother " It is always painful to see one whom we respect the prey of an emotion un controlled. It was doubly painf'Sl for me to see this strong woman, whose dominant quality was courage and calm, writhe under the blow that de prived her for the moment of all power to think colierently. I dared not tel! her my Ijelief that I held the combination of the safe, and that be fore many minutes were passed I might have the papers in my posses sion. The woman who tortured us both stood at the threshold of the little room Helena had jus: left, a malevo len' figure in her hour of triumph As i kitted toward her. tempted to ex ne! her brutally front that room, and if my surmise was false, to force from he. even by violence, if necessary, the combination of the safe, she with drew hastily, leaving Helena and my self alone. It was then that 1 feared the worst. She had appealed to Hel ena Site was confident of her suc cess. Still I held Helena's hands tightly m mine. I wished to give back to her her poise, her calm courage. ■‘Mr. Haddon." she whispered pres ently, ‘ do you think—is it possible— to do this thing?" "It is possible; but it would be the act of a madman and a liar,” I said gently. "You say it is possible." She with drew her hands almost roughly. Her voice was monotonous and harsh. "Then you will save us. mother and myself, from this deep disgrace" “There is no service that I would not do for you. Miss Brett, that would bring you peace and happiness—" •‘Peace’ Happiness!" she interrupt ed with tierce remonstrance. “I do not look for peace or happiness. Hon or itsell—and the motto of the Bretts is ‘Honor. My Swerd—can no longer be our proud boast. But if silence can tie purchased it must be. I dare not let my brother’s name tie held in re proach. I utnv not. I cannot, for his mother's sake, let it be known that he utt- been faise to England." "We may yet save bim it— "Yes.” she broke in with a strange exultancy 'that was even more dread ful to me than her despair, "and it is you whom 1 have despised that is to save us A life for a life—those were the words I said to you at Lucerne. Nov it is to be dishonor foT dishonor. I am asking you a terrible sacrifice. I am dragging you with me to the depths. But there is no other to help us. Say that you will." “Your grief robs you of your rea son" 1 said gently. “Escape is not to tie found in that way It is the last hope of a desperate and unscrupulous adventuress, who has herself little hope of success. It is her last card, and she will lose nothing by playing it. But we. you and 1, we risk every thing—" "Ah. you refuse! You are afraid of the risks. I might have known you would be afraid. That woman said that i was hopeless to ask a service so heroic from one who was a proven — Oh. forgive me. I did not mean to say that." • Miss Brett, l tnmk tnere is no dis grace J would not gladly endure to help you. 1 Bwore to rescue your brother’s honor if it were possible. If 1 could do so now. though I sacrificed myself, I tell you I would. More than that, though every instinct tells me that I should fail, I will do what you ask even now— "Heaven bless you!" She cried brokenly “But first of all 1 want you to realize dearly just what you are adking. I want you to be quite sore that you are not adding dishonor to dishonor in asking me to do this thing. No; it is not that 1 am afraid. 1 have not that kind of fear. But I think that neither of us should be so cowardly as to yield to this woman’s demands. In the ora tory yonder lies your brother. Ask yourself, when you see him. if it is merely the merciful hand of death that has smoothed his forehead, or whether the calm and serenity is that of a man who held the motto of his house. ‘Hon or. My Sword. ” This appeal was jierhaps not wholly Bincere. One cannot deny facts he cause one wishes to. it still seemed to me that ft must be true that Sir Mortimer was proven guilty ol taking bribes. Nor did I dare tell Helena now of my wild conjecture. I dared not raise her hopes at the risk of a sjieedy dis illusionment. Once the papers were in my possession, together we could defy Madame de Yarnier. And if dis appointment was to be mine 1 hoped that by the bieT of her brother Helena would recover her courage and clear vision. Again I was alone. But Madame de Varnier who had awaited the result of Helena’s intercession, now came to ward me. 1 saw with a thrill of thank fulness that the door of the room of the safe was not closed. “Yon told me that it would be for her to decide," she said confidently. “I know that she has decided. And your own decision? Does your reso lution falter?" “You are mistaken." I began to ■ : m the safe. "She has not yet de cided. 1 believe with all niy heart that she will refuse. She is in yoar oratory there. She will gain strength from the presence of the dead to defy you.” ''Perhaps,' sneered the woman. She seated herself near the table slightly turned from the room she had eft. An instant and 1 had gained it. and drawn the bolt. .Another ami 1 was on ni> knees, my fingers tremblingly whirling about the shining suriace of the little knob that controlled the com bination. t-OWA-KT) 1 whirled it this way and that, then pulled at the handle. li resisted mv efforts. A cold per spiration broke out on my forehead. I had been a victim of my own madness. But again I moved the knoh: this time slowly, with inftniu- cart, with the calmness that comes with despair. I heard the woman without cull my name in a frenzy of rage, her hands beating against the door Once more 1 turned the handle. It yielded to my touch. The sale was open. I saw no palters of any son in the large compartment. It was empty with the exception of a jewel case. I slipped out a drawer, the only one in the safe. Two packets were th-3re. 1 seized then: greedily. I was about to oiten them, when a shadow fell across the room. There was it light step behind me. 1 looked up, the pa lters in my hand. Captain Forbes was standing by my side. He had made his entrance through the open window — “G-O-W-A-R-D" “Good evening. Sir Mortimer!" I rose to my feet, staring at him stupefied. “I am sorry if my abrupt and un ceremonious entrance has alarmed you," he said mockingly, and regarded me with a cold smile. “You have managed to escape?" I stammered. “Exactly; and I hope 1 do not in convenience you. With vonr permis sion. sir, I will withdraw the bolt. This little rwom reminds me too well of the one I have just left. It is too damped i tor my taste." He brushed by me brustpiel y and ; drew the bolt. 1 thrust the pajiers in | my breast pocket. With one motion I I closed the safe softly, and turned the l knob. — CHAPTER XX*. Trapped. Captain Forbes passed into the larger room I followed him slowly. ‘"Ah, that’s better.” he sighed. "Now j 1 am among friends ” His sardonic smile took in Madame de Vamier and mvBelf, who had not yet recovered from onr astonishment. Indeed, it was rather embarrass ment that held me speechless. Pres ently he would know that ft was not -Sir Mortimer whom he had surprised at the safe. And knowing that, it was inevitable that he mistake me 1or one of the conspirators. First of all at Vttznau—1 had taken dispatches from his hand. Had I indeed been realty' under the influence of an opiate I might have urged that as the reason. ; 1 could have said that I wai; nod. con scious of any deception; 3 was simply a victim of Dr. Starve and Madiime de Vamier. and not responsible lor my acts. But not only had 3 not taken Use opiate, but Me lame de Vamier knew that 3 had not, and even had 1 wished | to tell tiie lie she would have contra dicted me. And now he had caught, me red handed at the ante. He would draw •his conclusion! swiftly. It would the absurd to suppose that I shook! know the comblnatien of the safe, merely hostess doew not vouchsafe to her guest the key of her strong box. If I were not Sir Mortimer, I must be in : league with Madame de Vamier and Dr. Starva. That was the conclusion he must ar ! rive at. To tell him the absolute truth -*-that by one chance out of ten thou- ; sand 1 hail stumbled on the combina i tion—would only deepen his eonvie I tion as to my guilt. And Helena? What would she think? Would her faith in me be so strong that she would believe me" Had Captain Forbes not surprised me ( at this moment my guessing of the rid ! die of the safe would have seemed | miraculous indeed, but the fact that I had the papers, and could place them in her hands to be destroyed, would support my story readily enough. Iiut I dare not give to her these palters before Captain Forbes and Madame de Vamier? It seemed to me that the king's messenger of all per sons must not know of Sir Mortimer’s guilt. For though the palters, the proof. waE in cur possession, the fact remained And if Captain Forbes knew that I was not Sir Mortimer Brett, but an impostor, would he not i demand those papers? And having them, would he not lead them? And Madame de Vamier? To what extremes would she nor go in her rage? Now she believed that in some way i had been cognizant of Captain Forbe s escaite. and had gone to the room containing the safe to give him assistance. But when she knew, as she must presently, that 1 had taken the paiiers from the safe 1 could not doubt that she would not submit meek ly. She would have her revenge both on Helena and on myseli'. She would insist on telling Captain Forbes of Sir Mortimer's guilt. He would demand from me tiie pa l>ers and my cleverness would have gone for nothing. For the mind of Forbes moved in an obstinate channel. Duty to him was a soldier’s first im pulse. In doing what he thought his duty, he would sacrifice all. Not Hel ena's tears, nor my own entreaties, would prevent him,, from hurrying back to Downing street with the proofs of Sir Mortimer’s guilt. For some seconds after we had 1 reached the large anteroom, the three j of us stood like so many wax figures. Each of us had amp!* reason to feel ill at ease. “I have; the honor to report to your Excellency,” said Forbes at length, in a voice that was admirably controlled despite his indignation, “that the sec ond dispatch—a dispatch of profound importance, as I warned your Excel lency at Vitznau—was stolen from me last night. May 1 express the hope that your Excellency has received it?” “No.” I said calmly. It was time to put an end to this game of cross-pur poses. “Then possibly madam can enlighten you as to its whereabouts.” “I. your Excellency? Oh. no!" She Bwept me a mocking courtesy. “I am | not so deeply in your Excellency's counsel.” “My patience, Bir Mortimer,” cried Forbes, breaking into direct speech,! “has its limits. 1 set; you at Lucerne only with the greatest difficulty. I warn you of the grave purport of a dispatch which I am saable to deliver to you because of your condition. The next morning, when I wouid see you. yo» have disappeared again I trace you here with difficulty. When for the third time I attempt to deliver this dispatch, 1 am held captive; the dis patch is forcibly taken from me. When I ask you if you have received it, you give me an indifferent answer. I dare not believe that you are so far -lost to your sense of duty that you .counte nance these violent acts of a bandit. But I must inBist—'' He paused abruptly. 1 thought ft because he realized that his anger had carried him too far. But when I looked where he looked. I saw Helena Brett. “Miss Brett!” he exclaimed in pained surprise, ‘*1 am sorry to see you here.” “And J am infinitely rel*eved,“though bewildered, to find you. Captain Forbes.” She extended him her hand, smiling wanly. “But you will help me to make your brother realize the danger of further misunderstanding." he said gently, his anger at my indifference vanishing at sight of her pale and haggard counte nance. “My brother. Captain Forbes, is dead. He lies in that room.” she an swered linnly, though her lips trem bled. She hud made her decision. She. too. was determined at all hazards not to act a lie. As for Captain Forbes, he was dumb with astonishment. His eyeE widened with dismay and concern. But though he did not s]>eak his startled glance dwelt on me. “Mr. Haddon is my loyal friend,” said Helena, interpreting his look. At the same time she reassured me with a quiet smile that more than her words expressed her trust. A slow flush of anger mounted to the temples of the king's messenger. He towe-ed over me menacingly. “You have dared tamper with his Majesty’s business; you have tricked one of his servants. By Heaven, yon will rue it dearly!" “Captain Forbes!” Helena laid her hand on his sleeve in her distress. “Madam!” He turned on her in dignantly. “This man has deliberate ly passed himself off as your brother. He tricked me into giving him impor tant papers of state. Yon know that. i and you defend him? You dare call j him friend?” “I did not know that,” she replied firmly. “But I dare cal) him friend. Captain Forbes. You do not under stand—" “Understand!” he stormed, before 1 j could make any reply myself. “I un derstand this only too well; he is in i league with a notorious woman, and the still more intamous Dr S Larva, two Bulgarian adventurers of the most dangerous type. 1 think that is enough. That he has obtained under falBe pretenses my dispatches convicts him of high treason. He will not leave my sight until he is piaced under arrest.” “I am an American,” 1 said quietly. “You may find it more difficult to do that than you imagine ” My mild expostulation maddened him only the more. “An American?” He advanced to , me as if to lay hands on me. “Do you flatter yourself that your nationality leaves you free to play the spy and ' traitor with impunity? Give me those j papers. He came a step nearer. Instinctive- j ly 1 placed my hands at my breast pocket as if to protect the precious pa- j pers. But again Helena, distressed at bis violence, restrained him. “Captain Forbes.’ she pleaded, “pray restrain your anger. It is natural that you should feel the deepest suspicion against Air. Haddon. But if you will be patient, i am sure he will make all clear to you.’’ “Miss Brett,” he said sternly, “this is a man’s work. It is hardly becom- j ing in you to defend one who has wa j duced your brother's honor. How dare j you claim an impostor like this as friend? He must be indeed a clever villain to have so deceived you.” “Mr. Haddon has done enough.” she answered proudly, “to justify my faith in him. And let me tell you. Captain Forbes, that I believe in his word so implicitly that I have given him my word that until midnight to-night 1 shall neither question his motives nor interfere with any action of his. Nor shall 1 permit another to act on my be half.” Indignation and surprise fought for mastery, as Forbes answered with res olution : “I shall refuse tp obey you. Miss Brett. You forget that it is not your self who has been wronged so much as Sir Mortimer and myself. Now, sir. give me those papers that you took from tile safe." For the first time Madame de Var nier. shocked into rigid attention, spoke. Her surprise at the demand forced from her a contemptuous de fense of myself. “You are mad!” she cried involun tarily. “You see. Miss Brptt;” exclaimed Forbes, with satisfactftm, “his accom plice defends him.” . (TO BE CONTINUED.) Women as Centenarians Once more woman has demonstrated i her superior vitality, to the discom fiture of mere man. Of the centenari ans who died in the United Kingdom during last year 42 were women and only a paltry 15 were men; in 1905 the numbers were 35 and 23i respec tively, and in 1904, 41 and 22. During the last ten years the women who died after completing 100 years, at least, of life, exceeded the male cente narians by 227 to 177—an advantage of nearly 85 per eent. Tested by length of life woman ram equally claim the sujiexiorlty. Bridget Dana her, who died had March in 1 .One rick, was said to be 112 years old; Mary O’Hare, anotlter daughter of Erin, was only two years younger, and itrB. Sarah Egan, rtf King’s county, was credited with 1,07 years, while Bridget Somers, who ended her days in mm lUMn in March, IMS, *ad reached the rine old we of mj So healthy is Ireland that it is said she has at present more than 500 cen tenarians, while England. Scotland and Wales can only muster 192 rnimg them. Adding to His Pile. The hired man of a man who hart made his money by sharp practice was delivering a load of hay, which he ac cidentally overturned upon a cow. The cow was smothered to death before they could get her oat. Her owner called up -the master next day and de manded payment for the low of his cow. “Certainly," said the master. <rWhat do you think she was worth?" “Well, about ten dollaw,” said the owner of the cow. New Life-Saving Projectile Apparatus intended for Life-Saving stations along the coast recently test ed by the government; a stout rope is attached to the anchor-like projectile which is shot over the wrecked vessel and the people on board are then car ried ashore. OWNS UNIQUE STATUE HARLEM TOBACCO DEALER HAS FIGURE OF WASHINGTON. Colossal Wooden Likeness of First President Is. It Is Claimed by the Owner, One Hundred Years Old. New York.—Every now and then a relic of revolutionary times of which little has been heard comes te the pub lic: notice. In the possession of a Harlem tobacco dealer is a colossal wooden statue of George Washington The owner, Joseph Liebman. says it is 100 years oid. in the colonial days there was a statue of King George in Bowling Green park. After the struggle for independence this statue was re placed by one of George W7ashington. It was of heroic size, and according to the information obtained by Mr. Lieb man it was the first statue of George Washington erected in this country. The statue is nine feet five inches from the base to the top and weighs 800 pounds. Gen. Washington is wearing the continental uniform— long blue coat with brass buttons, buff breeches and riding boots. The right arm is extended and the left, carrying his hat, is resting on his hip. On the right side is a Job and watchcliain Mr. Liebman has looked up the his tory of the statue, and he says that it was put up in 1792. It stood for 48 years, when it was decided to make some improvements in the park. The city officials looked over the Btatue and decided that it was too old-fash ioned and not dignified enough for the city because it was of wood. As a result it was sold at auction to a Mr. Jacques, a collector of things of the revolutionary period. He paid $250 for it and sent it to South Norwalk, Conn., where it remained until he died, in 1860, when it was sold again. The purchaser this time was Antonio Decorate, who lived in this city, but eventually it fell into the nands of Prank Theobold, the tobacco dealer. Mr. Theobold sold his business to Mr. Liebman, and with it went the statue. Its present owner puts a high value on It. He says it is worth $5. 000—at least he has been told that by persons who profess to have some i knowledge of tile subject. Mr. L.iel> man says he has been advised by Dr. Kelley of the City History club to hold an to the statue, as it is sure not to depreciate in value from the collec tor’s standpoint. During the centennial of 188f> it had a place on the temporary arch at Washington square. It is a fine piece of work and It was admired by thou sands It would have gone to the Chi cago world’s fair had those in charge of the arrangements here known of Its existence in time to send it. At the time Senator Depew sent a letter saying that he did not find out about the statue until too late to have it shipped. Mr. Liebman has made many in quiries from the Sons of the Revolu tion and the Colonial Dames about the statue. He is not rich, he says, and he finds that the competition in hit. trade is pretty stiff, but he intends to hold on to the statue. SPARKING BTART6 THE GUNS. Comedy of Errors in Courtship Al most Proves Tragedy. Williamsport, Pa.—A comedy of errors came near ending in a tragedy at Montoursville. Constables Rogers and Shinn at midnight were spooking around the houses in search of a trampish-looking stranger, who they believed was a burglar. Edward Wadsworth, of Galeton. a school teacher, who had come to town during the day, was spending the eve ning with his sweetheart. They saw the constables sneaking around and thought they were burglars. W'adsworth said he would watch them. He followed. The constables saw him skipping from out of one dark comer into another. They thought he was the tramp the}' were looking for and gave chase. Wadsworth took to his heels. Con stable Rogers fired three shots, and Wadsworth threw up his arms, expect ing the “highwaymen” to go through his pockets. Instead the two con stables grabbed him. tore his coat, and were hustling him to the lock-up when his young lady friend, in a con dition bordering on hysteria, appeared on the scene and explained the situa tion. SLEEPS ON ’PHONE POLE Lineman Twice Takes Naps in Peril ous Places. Baltimore. Md.—John Leitner, 27 years old. lineman for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company .has a mania for falling asleep on telephone poles. Twice within 48 hours Leitner has slumbered peacefully an the top of a pole, and in both occasions the police have been called upon to take his sup posed dead body from the wires. A few minutes before 12 o'clock the superintendent of Timanus’ Mills telephoned to the Northern police sta tion that an employe of the Chesa peake and Potomac Telephone com pany had been stricken by electricity and that his body was resting on the wires. A moment later the Mount Vernon Mills, the Timanus Mills and other industries in the neighborhood were emptied of their workmen going to dinner; but nearly all of them halt ed and with pitying glances and hor ror-stricken faces leveled then eyes upon the still figure on the top of the pole. The man lay perfectly stMl. One leg was thrown over a cross beam, the other was wrapped about a cable, and his arms were extended and partly resting his drooping head on the beam above him. Just as the ambulance approached the pole the supposed dead man awakened, but lay down again. The policemen recognized bim as the same individual who had fooled them before and they ordered him down. Leltner descended, and when he reached the foot of the pole he staggered bo perceptibly and talked so vaguely of the “wires being hot” that he was taken into custody and charg ed with being drunk. Naturally. Ethel (reciting!—Oh, tell me, where is fancy bred? Tommy—At the bakery. I suppose. —Harper’s Weekly. u Wooing Terms Are Marie. “Composite Mother” Sends Them to Bachelor. Huron, S. D.—A lew weeks ago a number of Weraington Springs girls adopted an orphan girl and now are giving her a home. Since the fact be came known the girls have received numerous applications to adopt other children, bat the most interesting feature of the whole affair is that a wealthy Nebraskan writes offering to marry any one of the 12 foster-moth ers, and also to adopt and educate the rhlM The girls gave the proposition a businesslike consideration, and in re ply to his letter made a counter-prop osition. It was that the oldest of the 12 accept hte offer Of marriage an That he ptom, that he Jb sincere That he as Qualified in every way lug to make provision for her every need and comfort That he shall abstain from the use of cigarettes, tobacco and Intoxicants That he use no profane language. That he spend his evenings at home. That he will not flirt with other women and will attend church at least once each Sunday. The Nebraskans answer is awaited with interest. ttaw It Is Telephone Neck. Derby, Conn.—The women df the farming districts of Connecticut are getting the “telephone neck.’’ Doctors say that the sex is destined to be de formed. Some time ago the telephone was Installed in nearly every farm house. -Since then the women have used the phone by the hour, standing in a position which throws their heads to the Jaft side. The muscles of the neck dD not: fully recover and imif of PRISON TRUCK FARM ONE OF FEATURES OF MISSOURI PENITENTIARY. Is Started Because Warden of Institu tion Likes to See Things Grow— Welcome Change in Con vict Fare. Jefferson City. Mo.—Truck garden ing on a large scale has become one of the- features of the management of the Missouri penitentiary, under Matt W. Hall, who is a farmer when not in the public service, and has the inborn desire of all farmers to see things growing around him. On what is known as the "state farm" he has this year produced a tremendous amount of garden stuff of all kinds, all of which is utilized on the prison table, affording a very welcome and health ful change of menu for the convicts. The "state farm" consists of 47 acres of land Part of it has been cut away in supplying clay for the prison brickyard, part is utilized as a pas ture. and about 14 acres are tilled for the prison garden Some idea of the magnitude of the output of the prison garden can be gained by the statement that 470 bush els of “snap" beans have already been fed to the convicts this season. It takes 70 bushels to go around at one meal in the prison dining room. On three-quarters of an acre of ground 20.500 pounds of cabbage have been cut this season. This is not all of the cab 1 tags crop, but this wras an early and unusualii prolific “patch." There are several acres more of the garden in cabbage. Onions to the amount of several hundred bushels. besides several meals of young onions, served early in the spring radishes, rhubarb and other stuff were grown in the greatest, abundance. The pride of the warden and his su irerintendent. John Brumer, centers, however, in the tomato crop. Eleven thousand seven hundred vines, cover ing something over three acres of ground, are in full fruit, and yield now something like 40 bushels ]>er day. A more welcome addition to the prison fare than sliced tomatoes could not be supplied. The crop is exceedingly prolific and fine this season, and the vines will keep on hearing until frost. Col. Hall .figures on having enough green tomatoes to pick late in Sep tember to make several hogsheads of, “'chow chow” and other pickles to add to the prison larder. The garden lies on top of some of the high bluffs overlooking the Mis souri river. The land originally was not the best, but has been brought to a high state of productiveness by fer tilization Six or eight crippled and superannuated convicts are employed in the garden under the supervision of Mr Brumer. It is the intention of Warden Hall to put in next spring a small herd of cows for the purpose of supplying milk and butter for the prison hos pital. They will be kept in connection with the garden and will work a con siderable saving to the state, as the milk and butter supply for the hos pital now costs something like six dol lars per day. RUNS AWAY WITH AN INDIAN. Mother, However. Spoils Boy’s Dream of Wild and Woolly West. Hammonton. N. J.—White Tiger, who claims he is a full-blooded Apache Indian and has been giving wild west exhibitions here, was arrested charged with attempting to kidnap John D. Laughlin, aged IS years. The boy left his home in the morn ing to work in Skinner’s glass factory. Instead of going to work he met White Tiger and went to Winslow's Junction with him. There they were arrested by Officer William Kevser on a warrant sworn out by the boy's mo ther, just as they were going to leave on a freight train for Jersey City. At the hearing before Justice J. H. Gaston the boy said the Indian had told him that if he would go with him they would make lots of money giving shows, and would go to White Tiger’s Indian home in 'Oklahoma. The Indian showed that he was a United States prisoner out on parole from the Lawton (Okla. i penitentiary He was discharged by Magistrate Gas i ton, who decided that the boy was too old tD be kidnaped and went with the Indian voluntarily. Old War 8ioop to Be Bold. ■Washington.—The old sloop of war, Saratoga, a relic of the navy of the United States, has been stricken from the official list of naval vessels and offered to be sold It was built at the navy yard at Ktttery, Me., in 1842, was ship-rigged and carried 20 guns. It had a length of 147 feet six inches and a beam measure of 36 feet one inch. Its mean draught was 16 feet, and It had a displacement of 1,025 tons. Gives Wealth to Needy. Webster City, la.—Abraham Slim mer, a multimillionaire, and Iowa’s most noted philanthropist, who in hlB youth lived in Wa.yne county, OhJ% has adopted an unusual plan of dbN tributing alms. He is driving over the state personally looking for those who need help, and giving it to whom soever he finds in need otf it. In this 1 way he proposes to spend $6,000,000 still left to him. ‘1 shall travel over all Iowa, giving my money as I go,' he said “Then I may go into other states. I intend to spend all mv money before 1 die, giving It to those who need it.” Finds Way to Make lee Last. Rhineland*". Whs.—J. M. Harrow, connected wi.h the paper mills here, claims to have discovered in a waste product of the mills a preparation which will preserve hie indefinitely The compound, it is Bald, can he manufactured at a cost of 47 cents foi 1,080 gallons, and Is called di-nltro cellulose. Housekeepers with this