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
