TOLD A "TREASURE" STORY How a Convict Voolcil the Warden nti.l Mado Ul Kacnpe From I'rlnon. Onoof tho most rctnarkablo escapes of stato prison couvlots in Massachusetts ou record occurred under tho adminis tration of Frederick Robinson, who was warden from 1848 to 1810. A convict named William Phillips, alias Porter, had boon sentoucod to tho penitentiary forniuo years for burglary. When on trial, ho mado somo romarka bio disclosures to his connsol rolativo to n largo amount of valnablo property which had been missing for several years and was secreted in a plaeo known only to himself, it being tho result of a successful break which ho claimed to havo mado while in pursuit of his ardu ous and hazardous calling. To tho credit of tho gentlemen of tho legal profession it is believed that tho lawyer was too shrewd to accopt of this buried treasure as security for his serv ices until it had been produced and de manded spot cash for his fee in getting for his client only niuo years' imprison ment, Tho "enterprising burglar" did not despair of turning his rcmarkablo secret to account oven after ho was eg enrnly bohind tho bars of tho jail. Ho first mado a confidant of tho city mar shal of Charlestown, but ho, good soul, could profit nothing by it without tho co-operation of tho warden of tho pris on, who had tho prisoner in durance vilo. So tho warden was taken into con fidence, and the convict told to him his story with so much particularity, witli such attention to minnto dotails and with such apparent frankness and with an houosty that was surprising in ono who had probably beforo ,this never breathed an honest breath in his life, that tho warden was charmed with his ingenuousness and tho prospect of secur ing a shares of tho gains. It was arranged that tho tbreo should go together to Barnstable, whero in a secluded spot, it was said, the stolen property was buriod deep in tho ground, nnd to bo sccuro against interruption it was agreed that the digging should bo &,$ dono. in tho night. There wore to bo no witnesses to tho proceeding, as that might prove inconvenient in caso any inquiry should bo mado as to the right , they had to retain the property in caso 14 tho owners should put in a claim. Bo- . sides it would bo impolite to show any distrust of tho honesty of tho honest fel- l low who had dealt so honestly with them. Picks and spades wore provided, 'and thcro was an equal division of tho 'spoils. Ono man worked in tho pit while tho other two kept watch on tho outside. No advantage was taken of the convict's loss of social cast or his help less condition. Ho was not required to jf;do any more work than tho others, and ..nothing was dono to make him feel Ins idegraded position. Tho work went morrily on until quito fj a depth was reached, and tho poor pris oner wno uau periormca nis sunt was holped out to mako room for ono of his companions, whoso turn It was to go down into tho hole. They wcro assured .that tho reanisito donth had almost $',;fbcen reached, and, whilo ono dug, the . ;"laSfi? other, with the convict, eacorlv watoh- g-ti.;ced tho progress of tho work. But such B'kw' is tho perfidy of human nature that &tho convict. Phillips, forcettimr tho K 'good offices performed for him by his i companions, tno warden ana tno city marshal even forgetting tho fact that ho had given up tho secret .of tho trcas uro whioli ho had carried for years pushed his friend on tho outside into the pit, and abandoning all of his wealth p,to them ran nimbly away, never so ' much as stopping to say goodby. It was with much difficulty that they oxtricat ed tliemsolves from tho holo, and, I. etrango to relate, they also abandoned tho wealth so near at baud. Bo far as auv ono knows, it still remains in that 'retired spot in Barnstable. Tho two offioials wcro as reticent about it as tho I j convict had been, and tho only certain information that was given or tho inci dent camo from tho convict himself, for I', ho wab subsequently recaptured. Ho had tho audacity to say that it was 'only a little joko" ho ployed on tho men, and tiiero was really no treosuro thero at nil, It is posHiblo that tho honest fellow L; again lied, anil that after his roloiuso K from prison thp crafty rogue dog it up . mid iu llt.dir I.. ..mi.ft.i.ts. Imtinviil mill R respected for his 'groat wualth, Certain it u, ho wiw novur arraigned for tho es cape, mm tho only oClcml notice that . ww token of his oscnpado wan whoii a f member of tho JegUlnUiro, wftli aim- moronu turn of wind, Introduced mi imt Appropriating a larKO um of money l'to enable tho wrdo of tho ttto jiri. on to continue ills search for Jililuon irwisiire. " For reasons now forHOtti'il JU Kcjierpuj recoinmeHdnllfM never ho- lamo h )uW -,fintQu TrnuBprljit, h Atvtm ofiiioM pu )U tywMV '. Wo ilio Bieatfint show on earth a miru ancr Blir Aril8utroufAlN" what Lord ArnihtrwnjfcaiipdJt in "iwHMWkiwwwiiwimrytiwi '" n""" "V a,V " Vr r NnWHldJo uJ'yna, n pnenlng fnull Incul urMfMluth h) Ji view Ui' wuJMMou ftlM on jw ' ' m my tin, ruferiiftiioiiai ax-' Hum, ha jisr'fcdj ujyp itu guf. i h)iWr m i.Ttfuur urn? mnn, an, I rP.'Wlfy, Whla ut ihu uluut lli.n. ' ilUVi; i iM. rf,1!nj"1,,,,i.w " j'Hwl w in mllujjjj nii M35jn?. tisra& 'it if ih, Jiu ihfj, to mtmm '-i nun iuiujui !... II "& utwi Lowell ttml Foe. Lowell's friendship withPoe was not destined to good fortuuo. Thero had boon mutual gootl will and respect, with kindly offices on both sides. Tho con nection of Poo with Brlggs iu tho edito rial conduct of Tho Broadway Journal was tho occasion of an excliango of views and facts between Brigg and Lowell which left Poo's reputation very mucli impaired iu Lowell's judgment Poo's admiration for "tho author of 'Rosaline,' " on tho other hand, did not survivo tho lines in "Tho Fablo For Critics," in which his own portrait was not inaptly drown. After Briggs ceasod to bo his cocditor Poo attacked Lowell as n plagiarist, and tho latter expressed ids resentment at length in n passage to bo found in his published "Letters." Lowell, too, hod lately met Poo, just recovering from a spree, and tho im pression then received was sufficient of itself to tcrmjnato their relations. A short time after, in October, 1845, occurred tho publio scandal of Poo's visit to Boston to read a poem lxsforo tho Boston lycoum, which confirmed him in his lifelong disliko of tho Bos toninns. Later, in nn unpublished lotter to .Mr. F. V. Thomas early iu 1840, Poo denounced Lowell with bomo con tempt and inado a public disclosure of liia changed attitude by an unfavorable review of "Tho Fablo For Critics" in Tho Southern Literary Mcssonger in February of that year. Scribnor's Mag azine. Gambling on His life. Tho gambling instinct is strong in most men, but it is seldom that one hears of a man with snflicirut nerve to bet a sum of money on his own life. A wager of this kind lias leaked out iu which two prominent members of a Philadelphia club aro concerned. Thcso two men havo been closo friends for years. Ono is a doctor and tho other a lawyer. A year ago tho lawyer, who had previously enjoyed tho best of health, began to complain of f eoling run down. He consulted his friend, tho doc tor, who, after a minute, thorough ex animation, told him frankly that his lungs were affected, tho action of his heart was impaired and that ho wouldn't livo a year. Tho lawyor, who is a man of indomitable pluck and will power, was naturally stunned for a moment. After tho first shock had passed oft his trno naturo asserted itsolf. ' 'I'll bet you $1,000 you aro wrong and thnt I do live over a year," lie exclaimed. The doctor was positivo that his diagnosis was cor rect and was forced to accopt tho bet. The money was placed in a safo doposit vault, and the lawyer went abroad. In six months ho returned. Tho year was up last week, and ho won his wager. And, what is moro, ho says ho is open for mor& bets of a similar nature. Philadelphia Record. A I'omologlcal Wonder. A queer caso of natural cross fertili zation is reported from Anjon, France. A grapovino, which grows in closo proximity to a largo apple tree of tho russet variety, has developed a full bunch of small apples on tho stem which is usually sot with grapes. Thcro aro 20 of theso queer "grape apples" in all, and thoy aro so thickly set upon tho stem that many of them, all, in fact, except tbosb growing at tho ends, aro mashed out of shape, so that thoy aro almost as angular as corn grains. Each of theso freaks has its "blossom end" liko trno apples, and in tho fine speci mens which havo been examined 11 poorly developed applo seeds wero found. Tho pomologists of Europe aro greatly excited over tho publication of tho facts relating to this queer caso as they ap peared in La Naturo, and many who havo never attended a meeting of tho Imperial Pomological sooloty will do so this year in order to hear tho curiosity discussed. Those who havo over paid any attention to fruit culturo and know how entirely dissimilar tho blossoms of grapovino and applo trees aro will nat urally doubt tho genuineness of this froak. St. Louis Republic. Bhe Cured Ufa Hiccough. About a week ago an old man named Wethcrow was attackod with a violent spell of hiccoughs, which kept up until the doctors despaired of saving ills life, Wotherow's mother-in-law had hoard of an old fashioned way of curing hic coughs, and she determined to mako use of it. Gun in hand, she managed to creep without being detected under the bed in which Wethorow Jay, and when sho and tho old man wero left alouo for a moment eho pulled tho trigger. In her agitation sljo forgot to aim for tho floor, in which tho load might bury itself iu safety, and instead let thu dis charge (our holo through tho nmttrtw on which Wethorow lay- The powder burned tho sick mau'o loon, and in u rngo ho yprnug from tho bed, and drPK" gljig tho woman from beneath proceed ed to Klvo her n nound beating. In hit anger Woiliorow forgot u about UU hiccough, audwhon Jho (Mora called, pealing to eeo riyihtf nmii, ho wm dining, and I lie hud only tho mother' fii'lnw'0 )miBo 10 look after. )tiiMr (Ala.) Pluiuitoli, A Jp)uev tlni. A nrffjht yotrna unlive of Japan who it in huNintwiin Olio city mno into TUVavrmuttanh9Hhwe mmiIiihIo IwtWWW M SMUIlU-y wm! fllijiifj. nwta ttmjluh with hut a ullttht kmi, will Jil w'y dlfflmjJly In ew n- (Mr him)( mm im m mm j JlinHI vuoahnlnry tliwi In Wllly t i.niimunui the word flu liWt iliV V- 1 Jn.ut uiiilldwiuu in JaiiHii'i UllllllUlM Vj- I Ihti find whwi Ii ww iiuuirViid to biw llmt niiiiitt lil $mt wmity in "h'tiun ln im Hn.vs' It I km H WU HAfl TO GIVe bONDS. A IManar WurrlaRe Forraallty Tlimt Struck Terror to Ono llrldccroom. To got married seem-r an easy thing to tho young man whoso fancy lightly turns to thoughts of lovo, but when it comes to tho actual ceromouy tlioro aro a thousand and ono terrors which eur rouud and threaten to overcome him. Marriago in somo states is easy. In others it is difficult as obtaining a di vorce. A well known Phlladelphian was about to bo married to ft beautiful young woman who lived in tho stato of Dolawaro. Ho had no idea that tho inar riago laws of that stato wcro of an ap palling nature Ho had scourod his li ccuso and thought that wad all thnt was necessary. "Havo you filed your bond yet?" said fomo ono to him tho day beforo tho wed ding. "What?" gasped ho. "Your bond," repeated tho question er. "You know every man who is, mar ried iu this stato has to fllo a bond for tho protection of tho stato. " Tho bridegroom was rather dubious. but was finnlly persuaded that this was a fact. "I'll feeo a lawyer about it in tho morning, " said ho. So ho went to a friend, who was a legal light, nnd said: "Sco hero. They tell mo I havo to (tivo a bond to tho eta to when V got married." "Certainly. Haven't you dono so?" in n surprised way. "No; h never hoard of .such n thing before. What kind of bond is it?" "Oh, any wal estate will do." "But I haven't any real estate." Tho lawyer looked at him n moment. Ilieu ho solemnly said: "Haven't you any friends who own property?" "None that I caro to nsk to bind it up that way. I can't nsk my bride'f relatives, you know." His friend looked at him pityingly, "You can't postpono tho wedding, can you?" "What?" fairly shrieked tho uu'for tunatc. "Of courso, of course not," said the legal light soothingly. But tho poor bridegroom looked stricken. "I'll toll you what-I'll do, old man. I'll tend to tho matter for you. Don'l give yoursolf any moro concern about it" Tho young man about to bo manned grasped his hand. Ho could not speak for a moment, nnd then ho poured forth his thanks. Ho picked up bis hat in a relieved sort of way and walked to the door. Theu ho turned. "By tho way, I forgot to ask you how largo is tho amount of tho bond re quired?" "Fifty cents," said tho lawyer. Philadelphia Press. it Meant Mutiny. Ono morning a British man-of-war was soon entering Hongkonc harbor with tho ensign inverted, which is tho usual sign of "mutiny on board. " Im mediately this was noticed a couple of man-of-war cutters put out, full of blue jackets, and dashed across tho harbor toward whero tho uowcomer had anchor ed. Perhaps it was a littlo regatta en thusiasm, or perhaps it was purely the spirit of duty which stimulated them, but nnyhow a most exciting raco onsued in fact, there was narrow escapo of a bad smash as they reached tho vossol. Tlioro tho officers and some of tho crow were at tho taff rail, shouting themselvos bourse and beckoning to tho two boats to como on faster. At last, half dead with their exertions, yet oagor for tliG fray with tho mutineers, tho tars tumbled ou board nnd wcro warmly complimcutod on their rowing pace It must havo blown them badly. Would they havo a drink? "A what? Whero is tho mutiny?" gasped tho senior officer in charge of the boarding party. Jtiny There's no mutiny in thin-ship. -Wo aro ftfl the best of friends, " was tho reply. "Then why did you want s? You yolled laud enough." j'Wo thought it was Hong kong regatta day nnd wero cheering the winuers." Staggered for n momsnt, the ofilcor pointed inquiringly to tho ensign, itlll flaunting its appeal for old that was not roqulred. "Oh, d the boyl Ho always putu it np wrong If wo don't wotch him simply out of stupidity. Let'A all go and punch his hood. "St. James Gazette, f.uek, Abraham Llncjln, after being n mpin 'Mir of roniruS. desired to Kficnroii clerk. jhip in Wellington, but ho wan hfoat wl by Jiixdn Butterfiuld. Hjwiis (lap- polnti'd, Imt had ho not been defeated ho would liuvo piit hly Jlfo in obcnr Hy inteiid of becoming prudent of tho United bUU. Oliver Cr- imyvll Wft one nn hoard n nhip bvuwl for Awfivn, Imt ho ww tnliun huok hy connluble, ami (ho iu inlt wan that ho boutmo ono of Ihu grwitjwt inuii KiiKlttnd im I now. UlyM j)fint would not nuvo in a military muii Jmd it not )mt (Imt hi rival for Wi, Vn wiithu l-l ! fouml to Imvuyly too on wh lo4 iiutwl ( 1vp- Tim HtuM 'Hw '"I"0' t,w "WllVfcr lUng," llH'l hew rilMWrWWl !.' !) Juuky nmUhni ut proMjor thrriwlii oiiiMwnf rwll Jw wfamMvi UrlwM I'Jnw-flMinwitf rir'MryTf,yfrh Dim uf Dim Hjlw;ilw 1)1 jllJHll If f IH niM kJliwu ilmi tlnr m "! w IM ur 1Mb wwil w4 bU m ww iiil Um iwiiw m MhMiM m rnim U wjtwJ iwiNtfifuw il phhvmw urn vry miit xm Ww ' M niW ikfiAihi tomir fl" M; tot m mwdttywa 4 mm A nw There Is Merit Kh Menl'a Arfiftparlllo. I was In bad Condltlou with.- Mettr Htomncti Ilcnrt John Rt Lochary, Roxbury, Ohto. Palpllndon, Hot Flaahe. Blnco tak ing Hood's Sarsaparllla I am as well as ever. I giro Hood's Sarsaparllla nil the credit. I took no other medicine Joun It, Locn arv, lloxbury, Ohio. ltomemher. Hood's Secures Hood's Pills are taking the lead. So. .Mexican Mustang Liniment for Burns, Caked & Inflamed Udders. Piles, Rheumatic Pains, Bruises and Strains, Running Sores, Inflammations, Stiff joints, Harness & Saddle Sores, Sciatica, Lumbago, Scalds, Blisters, Insect Bites, All Cattle Ailments, All Horse Ailments, All Sheep Ailments, Penetrates Muscle; Membrane and Tissue Quickly to the Very Seat of Pain and Ousts it in a Jiffy, Rub in Vigorously. Mustang Liniment conquer Pain, Makes Han ef Beast well again. WE CANNOT SPARE healthy flesh nature never burdens the body with too much sound flesh. Loss of flesh usually Indicates poor ns siiiIation, which causes the loss of the best that's in food, the fat-forming element. Scoffs Emulsion of pure cod liver oil with hypo phosphites contains the very essence of nil foods. In no oili er form can so much nutrition be taken and assimilated rangf pf ttftftlwi fiat m limits tlon fufi(tf wtakMH fxwt, nfi'lStf 65tJMIfc pbwltt B mmam op music Wllluncti' L'nireffll mmmtitmtm SCHOOL TEXT - To the Statu'Bobrd 6f Euuc&tiou: Protest Against Changes iu Te.U-13ookR or Any Contract Fix ng Prices for the Ntxt Six Years ; Governor FtMiuoyer, BecreUry of BUte McBrido and Btule BuiMrlntcudentef Pulillo luttructtou Mcblroy, fcetlbg urfgen: Kiiw: Your petitioner, patrons of the public Bcbobls. Iifipayer and clll zona of Oregon, respectfully petition yout take no action to brhiR about adop tion of new series of publio school text books under tho law naml bv Hie ! lnlluture, nor to enter Into any contract tun it' imtiHB now iu ubv, or mnse iuai iuikiil ue nuiuorizeti ny ynur inard a' preseDt prices, such prices to be fixed and maintained by tho publishers fur Hit next six years, as specified in tbat law. In view of the fact that by stale publication the people of California ate ob IrIiiIiik publio school text books at an average price of uboiittlilttv ceiusaplec for'lhe entire series needed in the common schools, or about one'hnlf what wt puy In Oregon, we demand state publication ut the earliest day possible. NAMES. Cutout the above form of petition) sIku and address it to one of theslatt board of education, or mill it to Tub Jodknal and it will be published and for whrded to the board with others. Men and women should sli?u this petition in protest against pernetuatlng'tbe present systeaa of hlRh-prlced text books for six years to come. F. W. RElTLRMlliin J. H. 8ErrLEMIER ESTABUSOED 1803. ITHEWOODBURN NURSERIES Have ttie largest pud most complcteaseortment of tfRUIT and SHADE TKEES, EVEKGfltEENS, KOSES RUBS OLIMBING PLANTS, Rto On theNorth Pacific Coast. "-We, have :t45-diftereutvvarietieaofpADDle. 167 OirRosw and, other,Btock v- 'in'opoHiori! Sendtfor Gatalogu k , '. rft J.iH. Settlemier Son, Woodburn, Oregofi. Hardware, Wagons, Carts, Road Machinery 2 AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Lateet Ifrvfid Qe4e awl Mweet Frieos, N. W. Cor, State and LIUrty k. SALEM MESON PROPOSALS FOR. STATIONERY. Qrv.cn or thk HacawrAxv wwAxy or statb, i btrwiluul lUUt of. wit, UfVlo furlu MALKM.Ufi Healed nrosoMl will t floa UBillBooa Mavtrnto tbe following mVcm tnr tbo HU or Pnaaa; lOfiwmn !! cup, life, Wo 7rillH. wUlp, florallinr.wliliBlAld. ' v ' wm Ho, fa wulU iwvriopM, mV9l imt, l3(roMrl llre4 M mm, Wo. W, llllott's UmI mm. Ho, m. vvroMiji row oii a ri)M 'Urbroolc "" sum, itiaoi, r-eoir, mov A Wllwi'f lalclHa4. tio, a. m. 4 di). Peck. Ittotr A Vi iloox'i luluUadJ. No. am, ' : :. : :. WOO, VtCV,moW W)CO'PKUB,WP, 4'iU, li An. Ivory oldai,-lncti la4fi, i tint, Ivory lMti 10 luon wwh. .(till WUtllM cup No,.Mi)rA'pl8t, iu ou4. uiuniiM tarf, vwr mtt tMot KSIl'f llftUUt. " irMuii rAt' Irewury Wollln tier,JIq iunmNo, V Kl rtQQiiUr Itad psaollj), I auf, mtniura lufsutniin Hum. uwru. iu io. miwA'iyrttt(M uitf .Vu;i. . 'Av4m. . mi utt!RXt$ fu. lwjikw,', N Imx Fitter fW'rW rub WNWH .f i" yt' lM ptwolJ, JW, , Ixfipij rHf'j... I.ul ,Jj .-i.l,.11 li.l mtid .j,., ,11 n.l.l.i., lll' jtl wr (ttfmtt, 19,1, t & J. iLt.ln I.Mifl Ut t.i.l.m ni.li.iV IJJl'U !. l,fj Idfif 'Mf niff mm M, Auiif, , , miwwj mnm "vmmt m mt f . . . .... mhnmw w wt w w mmigmM tlktiwr 'fHWk i? IMWIfl mM'ulmi mmA mm iVAm.WM 1 ' f "WKWZM. U1T19I BOOK PETITION. as the titate Board of Education of at present publishers prices adopting NAMKS. 225 Acres: 8,000,000 Trees; 1,000,000 PJants. ' . ' -J. "Tic Porcelain Balk " Ul h al at tho m4 JM . m ifim. 7-H J. o, m I lAM, rim, 'j. ) 'I ' 'I I Mi.'w.iwia'i i,;iii '. 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