A SMILE AND A FROWN,
Only a frwro t yrt It presand a ntlnpr
InUi the (lay which had been no Kindt
, The ml row turnml to a hwiiMmh thing,
Tho I) hi noufj cwwod with dlricordaui ring,
Ami u heart won heavy and Had,
Only a Rmllnl yet lb rawt a spoil
Over tlw sky which had ma m Rrayj
Tlw ruin made miwli) whorever It Ml,
Tho wind Ming tlw HrniK of a tnartiagu belt,
And u heart wuh light uud Kay.
Emma 0. Dowd In Frank LeslhVa,
AN INVERTED LOVE STORY.
I am a poor, parnlyzud follow, who for
many yurs past tuia lieen confined to a
bed or a tiofa. For tlm lout six years I
havu occupied a small room, looking on to
one of the narrow side caimltt of Venice,
having no one about me but a deaf old
woman, who mnkea my bed and attends
to my food; and here I oke out a poor In
come of about 4!JJ0 a year by making
water color dmwingB of flowers and
fruit (they are the cheapest models In
Venice), and tliene I send to a friend In
Loudon, who soils them to a dealer for
small sums. But, on the whole, I am
happy and content.
It Is ueccHxary that Ishould describe the
position of my room rather minutely, Its
only window Is about five feet above the
water of the canal, and above it the house
projects some six feet, and ovorhaugs the
water, ttie projecting portion being sup
ported by stout piles driven into the bed
of the canal. This arrangement hits the
disadvantage (among others) of so limit
ing my upward view that I. am unnble to
hob more than about ten feet of the height
of tlm limine immediate opposite to me,
although by reaching as far out of the
window as my infirmity will permit 1 can
see fur a coiiHidcrablo distance up and.
down the canal, which does not exceed
llfteen feet In width. But, although 1 can
see but little of the material house oppo
site, I can see Its reflection upxidu down In
the canal, and I contrive to take a good
deal ol' inverted interest In such of its In
habitants us show thmtiHolvos from time
to time (always upnldc down) ou Its bal
confewaud at Its windows.
When I Unit occupied my room, about
six years ugo, my attention wus directed
U) the reflection of a little girt of 111 or so
(as nearly as 1 could judge), who passed
every day on a balcony Just above the up
ward range of my limited field of view.
Hlie had u gluss of (lowers and a crucifix
on ii little table by her side, and as she sat
there, in fine weather, tnm early morn
ing until dark, working assiduously all
the time, 1 concluded that she earned
her living by needlework, Biie was cer
tainly an Industrious little girl, and as far
as J could judge by her upside down re
flection, neut in hor dress aud pretty.
HI hi had an old mother, an invalid, who
on warm days would sit on the balcony
with her, and ft interested uie to see the
little maid wrap the old lady in shawls
and bring pillows for her chair and a stool
fur her (cot, and eve y now and again lay
flown her work and kiss and fondle the
old lady for hulf a minute, and then take
up her work again.
Time weut by, and ns the little maid
grew up her reflection grow down, and at
lust (die wuh quite a little wonuui of, I
auppose, 10 or 17. 1 can only work for a
couple of hours or so in the brightest part
i,t the duy, so I had plenty of time on my
hands in which to watch her movements,
nml si 111 clout imuginutlon to weave a lit
tle roumnce ubout hor, aud to endow her
with a beauty which, to a great extent, I
had to take for grunted. I saw or
luncied that I could see that she began
to take an Interest in my reflection (which,
of course, she could see us I could see
hers); aud one duy, when it appeared to
me thut she whb looking right at me- I
tried the desperate experiment of nodding
to her, and to my intense delight her re
flection nodded to me in reply. And so
our two reflections became known to one
another.
It did not take me very long to fall In
love with hor, but a long time passed be
fore I could make up my mind to do more
than nod to her every morning, when the
old woman moved me from my bed to the
sofa at the window, and Hgain in the even
ing, when the little maid left the balcony
for that day, One day, however, when I
aw hor reflection looking at mine, 1 nod
ded to her and threw a flower iuto the
canal. Kho nodded several times in re
turn, aud I saw tier direct her mother's
a turn lion to the incident, Then every
morning I threw a flower in the water for
"good morning, " and another in the even
ing for "good night," and 1 soon discov
ered thai 1 had not thrown them altogether
in vain, for one day Bho threw a flower to
join mine, and she laughed and clapped
her bands as the two flowers joined forces
and flouted away together. And then
i-vory morning she threw hor flower when
t threw mine, aud when tho two flowers
met she clapped -her hands, aud so did 1;
but when they wore separated, as they
sometimes were, owing to one of them
having met an obstruction which did
not catch tho other, she threw up her
hands., in a pretty affectation of despair,
which I tried to imitate, but in an Eng
lish and unsuccessful fashion, Aud when
they were rudely run down by a passing
gondola (which happened not infrequently)
she pretended to cry and J (lid tho same.
Then, iu pretty pantomime, she would
point downward to the sky, to tell mo
that it was destiny that caused the ship
wreck of our flowers, and 1, in pantomime
not nearly so pretty, would try to convey
to hor that destiny would bo kinder noxfi
time, and that, perhaps, to-morrow our
flowers would be more fortunate and m
the inuocont courtship weut on. One day
she showed me her crucillx and kissod it,
aud thereupon I look a Little silver cruci
fix whloh always stands by me, aud kissod
that, and so she knew that wo wore one
In religion.
One day the little muid did not appear
on her balcony, and for several days I saw
nothing of her, urnl although I throw my
flower as usual no ilowereame to keep it
company. However, uftor a timo ehe re
appeared dressed iu black mid orylng
often, and then I know thut the poor
child's mother was dead, as far as I knew
she was alone in the world. Tho flowers
came no more for many days, nor did she
show any sign of recognition, but kept her
eyes on her work, except when she placed
iter handkerchief to them, And opposite
1 to her was the old lady's chair, and t
i could see that from time to time ehe
would lay done her work and gaze at it,
I and then a flood of tears would come to
hor relief. But at lost one day she roused
herself to noil to me, and then her flower
came. Day after day my flower went
forth to join it, and with varying fortunes
the two flowers sailed away as of yore.
But the darkest day of all to me was
when a good looking young gondolier,
standing right end uppermost in his gon
dola (for 1 could see him in the flesh),
worked his crnft alongside the bouse and
! stood talking to her as she sat on the
1 balcony. They seemed to speak as old
friends Indeed, as well as I could make
I out, he held hor by the hand during the
whole of tnMr Interview, which lastM
qntto half an hour, Eventually he pushed
off, and left my heart heavy within me,
But 1 soon took heart of grace, for so soon
as ho was out of sight the little maid
threw two flowers growing on the same
stem an allegory of which I could make
nothing, until it broke upon me that she
meant to convey to me that he and she
were brother and sister, and that 1 hod no
cause to be sad. And thereupon I nodded
to hor cheerily, and she nodded to me and
laughed aloud, and I laughed in return,
and all went on again as before.
Then came a dark and dreary time, for
it becume necessary that 1 should undergo
treatment that confined me absolutely to
my bed fur many days, and I worried and
fretted to think that the little maid and X
could see each other no longer, and worse
Btill, that she would think that X had gone
away without even having hinted to her
that I was going, Aud I lay wake at
night wondering how 1 could let her know
the truth, and fifty plans flitted through
my brain, all appearing to be feasible
enongh at night, but absolutely wild and
impracticable in the morning. One day
and It was a bright day indeed for me
the old woman who attended me told me
that a gondolier had luquired whether the
Jingllsh signor hud gone away or had died;
and so I learned that the little maid had
" been anxious about me, and thut she had
sent her brother to inquire, and tho
brother had no doubt taken to her the
reason of my protracted absence from the
window.
From that day, and ever after, during
my tliree weeks of bed keeping, a flower
was found every morning on the ledge of
my window, which was within easy reach
of any one la a boat, and when at lost a
day came when 1 could be moved I tonic
my accustomed place on the sofa at the
window, and the little maid saw me and
stood ou ber head, so to speak, und clapped
her hutids upside down with a delight that
was us eloquent as any right end up de
light could possibly be. Bo the first time
the gondolier passed my window I beck
oned to him, and he pushed up along
side and told me, with many brlghtsmiles,
that he was glad indeed to see me Well
again. Then 1 thanked him and his
sister for their kind thoughts about me
during my retreat, and I then learned from
him that her name wns Angela, and that
she was the best and purest maiden of all
Venice, and that any one might think:
himself happy indeed who could call her
sister, but that he was happier even than
her brother, for he was to be married to
her, and indeed they were to be married
tho .next day.
Thereupon my heart seemed to swell to
bursting, and the blood rushed throuirh
my veins so that I could hear it and
nothing else for a while. I managed at
last to stammer forth some words of
awkwurd congratulation, and he left roe,
singing merrily, .after asking permission
to bring his bride to see me on the morrow
as they returned from church.
"For," said he, "my Angela has known
you for very long ever since she was a
child, nnd she has often spoken to me of
the poor Knglishmau who was a good
Catholic, and who lay all duy long for
years and years on a sofa at a window,
aud she hud said over undover again how
deurly she wished thut she could speak to
him and comfort him; and one day, wlteu
you threw a flower into the canal, she
asked me whether she might throw an
other, and I told her yes, for lie would
understand that it meant sympathy with
one who was sorely afflicted."
And so I learned that it was pity, and
not love, except indeed such love as is
akin to pity, thut prompted her to interest
herself iu my welfare, aud there was aa
end of it all.
For the two flowers that I thought were
on one stem were two flowers tied to
gether (but I could not tell that), and they
were meant to indicate that she and the
gondolier were utllanced lovers, and my
expressed pleasure ut this symbol de
lighted her, for she took it to mean that I
rejoiced in her happiness.
Aud the next day the gondolier came
with a train of other gondoliers, all decked
In their holiday garb, aud iu his gondola
sat Angela, happy and blushing at her
happiness. Then he aud she entered the
hotiHc in which 1 dwelt, and came mtomy
room (and it wus strange indeed, after so
mauy years of inversion, to see her with
her head above her feet), and then she
wished me happiness and a speedy restor
ation to good health (which could never
be), and I, in broken words and with tears
in my eyes, gave her the little crucifix
that had stood by my bed or my table for
so many years. And Angela took it
reverently, and crossed herself, and kissed
it, and so departed with her delighted
husband.
And as I heard the song of the gondo
liers as they went their way the Bang
dying away in the distance as tho shadows
of the sundown closed around me I felt
they wero singing the requiem of the only
love that had ever entered my heart. W.
S. Gilbert.
, Prnvokflil Her Sympathy
Husband (groaning) The rheumatism
in my leg is coming on again.
. "Wife (with sympathy) OU, I ara bo
sorry, John. I wanted to do some shop
ping today, and that is a sure sign of
ruin. The Epoch.
During tho past season two naturalists,
G, W. and E. G. Peokham, have found
.that wasps remember the locality of tlioir
nesto for ninety-six hours.
There are iu the country nearly 400
colleges, with about 8,000 professors aud
5,000 students.
LOW SALARIED PLATERS.
GRADUALLY OVERSHADOWING
THE OLD STARS,
The Chi en go CbM Clnfc of Colt
(teem Slmplf Invincible Nome
Changes Looked lor Next Senium
World's Championship Series.
The progress of the National League
contest points to one conclusion as to
the merits of the different clubs. The
Chicagos are head amf shoulders above
all the other clubs. They seem simply
invincible. It is my candid opinion
that ns the Chicago aggregation is now
playing, no other club has a ghost of a
show of carrying off the league pen
nant. The individual piaying is mar
velous. The collective playing match
less The interest now revert! to the
world's championship series. It is just
possible that the association and league
champions will meet sometime in Octo
ber. The association contest is, too, al
ready settled, 'ihe Jiostons have no
competitors in the contest and can win
hands down. Tliev have been playing
"great ball'' and a championship
series with the Chicago's would prove
a great drawing card.
The reasons that have moved the
Brooklyn management to decide on so
sweeping a change in the team are
based on the very poor showing of
Brooklyn the past Beason. The team
had wou the Rational League pennant
of IHSiO, and with the accession of John
Ward as manager aud captain, great
things were expected While to some
extent the fact that Brooklyn is in
faster company this year than she was
lust explains the poor position of the
team, yet it does not account by any
means for the bad showing of the or
ganization. The players are mainly
of the star order, and draw large sal
aries. In the face of this they are
likelf to be beaten out by three
of the cheapest teams in the
league Chicago, Philadelphia and
Cleveland. The management of
the Brooklyn club has observed with
chagrin that teams made up of young
and low-salaried players have toyed
with theu- high-prired stars, and they
, have determined in the future to try
the young blood idea in
' their team. The fact that
Chicago, with the least expensive
team fiat has been in the league in
four years past, bids fair to walk off
with tue pennant has given the Brook
lyn management food for serious
thought. They are so far as is kuown,
entirely satisfi d with John Ward's
work, and lay the ill success of the
team to the actions of arrogant stars
j who kuow more than the manager or
captain at nil stages of the game, ana
are fro lofty in their ideas io follow
the instructions of a good held
general. Therefore the managers
have decided to cast'adrift these stars
and fill their places with young, am
bitious players, who will be willing to
i be guided bv John W'ar-i and work for
the interest of the team, without refer
ence to their own peculiar ideas as to
how the club should be run.
'Jhemuuagers now have their eyes
on three or four promising young
bloods who will be lasbooect for
1 next season, aud there is a settled
deterimatiou to have these young
players even if it is found necessary to
sign ten men in order to get one good
one. It is also a settled belief with
the Brooklyn management that it is
not a good thing for a player to remain
on one team for too many successive
years. If Mr. Byrne's example is fol
lowed by other league managers (and
there is no doubt that it will) the
American association teams and other
unprotected wlubs will lie enabled to
secure all the talent they want
The Boston Transcript thinks that it ii
much cosier to organize a trust than to trust
tuorguuuutiou.
fit rj
PORTLAND
TION,
KXPOSI-
Which opened on the 17th of September,
is proving a grand success in every respect.
There are more and better exhibits than
ever before, the diaplay of fruits and grains
being particularly fine. The music fur
nished by the celebrated Mexican band' is a
leading feature. A number of special at
tractions will be offered during the month,
consisting of war dances and the celebrated
ghost dance by Umatilla Indians, a grand
electrical exhibit, prize drills for the Na
tional (inard, fanners, bench show and for
tne various sections ot the Northwest.
Among the notable exhibits the IbllW
Ing are especially worthy of mention s ,
STAVE B A WAI.KRR.
The exhibit of Htnver & Walker are, nn mm),
th rormt extennlve hh well h the ftnetit hikI lmwt
HttrHctivc in the exposition. Their machinery
difiplay comprises beautifully fininlicd models of
the many kimlH of farm niHchinerv and imple
ments Hold by them, and which Hre in (reneral
use throughout the Northwest. A iHrjre part of
thrirmfliihhirry display this vcar is devoted Ut
the various styles of eujEfnen whieh they handle,
Waver Walker beinR the heatywtrters in the
Northwest for heavy maehinerv of all kinds. A
most unique feature of their exhibits is one of
the world -famous Kturtebakcr wajons, which
they have suspended In the air, and which bears
the suftitetaive sign "The Hmdebaker Wanon ou
Top." The vehicle exhibit of htnver & Walker
is one of the most attractive and interesting feat
ures of the entire exposition, their booth Mug
boautifuilydeeoratea with bunting In rich colors
and made resplendent by the dazzling ravs of :
the electric lights. Their display of vehicles is!
the finest ever seen in the Northwest, prominent 1
among which stands the elegant New Haven
Carriage Co.'s top buggy, which Staver & Walker
will give away on the lust day of the exposition,
tickiitfor the. drawing being,free.
THE FRBEKAN IMPLEMENT CO.
ffave an honest display of their various lines
of .goods, jnsr the snme as wilt be found in
tfhelr. store ami warehouses, foot of Yamhill
street. They carry a large Httek of wagons, bug
gies and mad csrt, the celebrated Hkandhi rid
ing and walking plowfl, gangs aud harrows, the
Freeman feed arm ensilage cutter and carriers,
Van Brunt broad-east seeders ami drills, horse
power feed grinders, fanning mills, disc harrows,
etc, Mr. J. L. Koskett, the manager of the Port
land house, uuderistaiidfi the 'business and the
WHiits of the jH'ople thoroughly, and is prepared i
to give satisfaction to both farmers and retail:
dealers. I
D. H. OSBORNE CO.
The fine display of agricultural implements
Tnsrte at the fair by the l. M. Oslmrne Company 1
ia being widely commented upon as being one of :
the most comprehensive and utilitarian ever be- '
fore exhibited. This firm was established in lKt7 :
at Auburn, N. Y., and has had a most successful
career. The fame of their products have spread
to the most distant civilized countries of the 1
world, and the consequence of this renown, with
its subsequent stupendous transactions, entailed
upon them the net canity of establishing brunch
houses in Chicago, Philadelphia, Ht. Louis, Dal
las, Hult Lake City, Portland, San Francisco and
in Australia, South America and the-uroH!an
countries. In their exhibit this year they nave
confined themselves chiefly to their own manu
factured s)ecialtiei. Kestiug on a platform 1b
their world-renowned No. 11 harvester and
binder, the Oslmrne No. 4 mower and the Os
borne No. S reaiwr. The Osborne Company have
been awarded many medals aud diplomas for the
excellence of these implements. Their Portland
house is located ut Sixteenth and V streets, tieud
for illustrated catalogue.
THE OREGON GIANT GRAIN MILL.
This is a truly wonderful machine of Oregon
invention and tregou manufacture, and has met
with an unparalleled success during the short
time it has been before the public. It Is manu
factured by William E. Wood, the inventor,
at i'iG Front street, Portland, Oregon, and
sold by the Mitchell it Lewis Company. It haB
the distinction of having received the only gold
medal ever awarded by the Oregon State Board,
of Agriculture. With a view to overcome the
objections and to make a mill that would meet
the universal want, that would give to the farm
er, stock raiser, warehouseman, aud all others
UMug or haiiuniig chopped teeu, a mill that
would chop any kind of grain, with little power,
without beating the product, economical In the
way of repairs, simple and strong iu construc
tion and easv to handle, the inventor. Patentee
aud manufacturer of the Oregon Giant Urain
Miil HjK-iit much time investigating the many
faults and few merits of the bebt mills ou the
market, and the result of his htbois came before
the public in the shape of the combined Oregon
Uiunt Grain Miil. It will chop all kinds of grain,
wetordrv, and will do double the amount of
work with the aaine power that any burr mill
Will do. IT IS St'KK DEATH TO WILD OATS, Ulid lb
so arranged us to grind or chop at will. Write
to either of the above parties for further infor
mation. THE PKTALUMA INCUBATOR,
As it always does wherever exhibited, attracts
the attention of every one. It is a truly wonder
ful machine, and has alwuys been awarded first
prizes over all competitors. It will hatch oBtrich,
turkey, goose, duck, heu, silkworm aud all other
kinds of eggs, and is in use in nearly every civ
ilized country In the world. Send for illustrated
catalogue describing incubators and brooders,
how and what to feed, etc., to Petaluma Incu
bator Co., Petaluma, Cal.
Tn the Cufe. " How hard that electrical wheel
whizzes." " It is tli latest invention of the
whixzard of Menlo Purk."
Imitations have been foisted upon the
market so closely resembling Allcock'b
Poroub Plastkrs in general appearance aa
to be well calculated to deceive. It is, how
ever, in general appearance only that they
compare with Allcock's, for they are worse
than worthless, inasmuch as they contain
deleterious ingredients which are apt to
cause serious injury. Remember that All
cook's are the only genuine porous plasters
the best external remedy ever known;
and when purchasing plasters do not only
ask for, but see that you get Alhwks
Poboiis Plastkbs.
AllooiVs Corn and Bunion Shields ef
fect quick and certain relief.
The hotter people feel towards each other the
cooler they act.
A Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.
Superior to every other known.
Used in Millions of Homes
40 Years the Standard.
Delicious Cake aud Pastry, Light Flaky
Biscuit, Griddle Cakes, Palatable
and Wholesome.
No other baking powder does such work.
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Baking
Povder
CATARRH CArf'T BE CURED
With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, si they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood
or constitutional disease, and in order to cure It
you have to take internal remedies, Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts directly
on tho blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Cn
tH!Tu V,m lB Uo 9llHck medicine. It was pre
scribed by one of the best physicians tn this
country for years, and is a regular prescription.
It Is composed of the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di
rectly on the mucous surfuces. The perfect com
bination of the two ingredients ii what produoea
such wonderful results hi curing catarrh. Heud
for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY dt CO.,
,,. . , Proprietors, Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists; price, 76 cents.
Frmh-Alr Boy-Mlntcr, do you have to bur
chewing gum for all ttione cows?
HoABsitHBM. All suffering from Jmia
tionof lite Thrtmt and tloarmim will lie
flf rflf-nhlv Hiirni-isoI at H.o Ji....a.lin.u l!.r
afforded by the use of "frown's Bronchial
Tncliet." Sold only in boxes.
The I'mml Way.-Marlge-Does Anna play the
plnno? Millloent-WBll, he labors at iti one
Thy Gimiea for breakfast.
Vto Euamellne Stove Polish; no dust, no smell.
Lady or irentlemRn wanted to represent associ
ation of portrait painters. Permiment position.
For partli'iilitrs address Leonardo Association,
101 West Mt, New York City.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
ind refreshing to the taste, aud acta
;ently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Ijiver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
em effectually, dispels colds, head
tches and fevers and cures habitual
nstiiation permanently. For sale
m 50c and $1 bottles by all druggists.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO
SAH FHAH0ISC0. CAL,
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SEEDS
Of all kinds and in any quantity whole
sale and retail at bedrock prices.
E. J. BOWEN,
65 Front Street, Portland, br.
Itf Bend for catalogue.
r HEIGHT
OF POPULARITY.
If you are willing to pay a few
cents more for a strictly pure
Smoking Tobacco, buy the Mas
tiff cut plug. Packed, in patent
canvas pouches, which retain the
moisture and flavor o the to
bacco. J. R Tace Tobacco Co., Richmond, Virginia.
J. McCRAKEN & CO.,
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naturally, while asleep. wiUiuut sensations, doctors,
drugii, electricity or trouble. Kntiiely new force;
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Cures all unnatural dlschargesof men
Vfl 1 1 U f 110 maur f how long auuidlng. lm
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