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FAREWELL TO THEE, MUSE!

Farewell to thee, Musei 1t is time that we sever
The bond of affection that bound us so long,
For the hand that once echoed thy numbers can
More finger the string that is worthy thy songl
Dark depression has lowered her nebuous pInion
o'er the spirit of rapture that guarded my Tyre,
And tear from despondency's dismal dominion
Falling cold on my heart has extingushed Its ire.
Farewell to thee, Muse With a fegned resignation
bend to the fate am destined to share.
Fen the strain that once brought with 1t most
ISOLATION
Seems rise from the echoiess depths OF despair,
Though rude was thy harp and though lowIy thy
numbers.
Dislike never prompted this final adieu,
But our echoes aroused sneering envy from SUM
bers,
And Jealousy poisoned the dart that she threw.
/ would that my soul like phenix rebouuding
Could arise and give vent TO its deephdden rage.
With an echoing thunder like Htna resounding
Would my lips pour torrent power could
asSuage.
Then the tyrants whose enmity prompted this part
ing
Might cover meath vengeance no bounds could
coDhue,
As the lightning Of rage like meteor starting
Burned deep i'll their hearts their arrows In
mine!
Farewell to thee Mnsei thou the loved and the
cherished:
Long, long may dejecton's black midnight re-
main,
But longer shall vengeance stIll linger impoverished
An ember that grief will but mosten in vain
Tn ere remains not theme, save the tale OF our
sadness
Enjoyment Is dying-ambition is dead,
And my brain at times almost fevered to
madness
To think that the dearest in friendship has aedl
Farewell to thee, Muse and though darkly before
The shadows of sorrows dim phantoms cast,
Remembrance in future may happy restore me
An echo to tell OF the joys Of the pastI
And as sadly droop DER the loved recollection
And sigh for the friends who were formerly mine,
The blest tear that oespeaks my undyng affection
The last and the fondest-oh, Muse shall be thine!
&. HoRATIo JEssEN.
Santa Cara College Cal. oct. 10, 1890
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IN FRESHMAN TO
The MANNER BORN,
He Has Been Placed in Com.
maEd of the Military
Forces in Ireland.
LORD WoLsELEY'S CAREER.
Something About His Thirty Two
Years of Service in War and
in Civil Grades, in Which He
Developed a High Degree of
Executive and Diplomatic Abil-
ity-His Views of the United
States.
LORD WoLSELEY'S CAREER.

RANK A. BURR, in a syndi-
IS: j.: s: :: {: :: 6: !:
q mand of the British forces in
the Emerald Isle:
Lord Wolseley is an lrishman to the man
ner born. and no military appointment made
in Great Britain within a hundred years has
caused n.ore comment and Is more signifi-
caut than the transfer of Lork Wolseley
from the position of Acknowledgement at the
War Office and the practical executive
officer Of the English army to the conf
nand of the troops in his native
land. There is much speculation
among all classes as to what the change
means and a settled conviction that he
would not have been promoted to a higher
grade had rot The British Government felt
assured that the peace of Europe for some
time to come at least was assured. For by
common col sent Lord WolSeley, in case of
war, would be sent as the commander Of the
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WAKING.

There's never dream OF sorrow
But the waking makes us glad.''
As one who from an evil dream
Doth sudden wake, with joyous start,
While storms of sorrow, shame or pain
Are sweeping DER his anguished heart,
To find that every pang was naught
But weird phantom of the night,
And that upon his life the sun
OF happy days is shining bright;
So shall not one who shudd'ring sinks
Into deaths sleep, awake TO find
A life beyond the noblest thought
That ever thrilled the greatest mind?
iidmedd, Cal, Oct II, 1890. ANELEH
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BRIGHT. LAND OF DREAMS.

Bright land OF dreams-dear genial land.
Oh! let me roam thy halOw'd strand,
The hearts mysterious resting place;
Unta 1ed by time, uncurbed by space,
Let the proud gonii of thy realm
Command my bark and hold the helm,
And backward DER times pillows float,
Like Charon in his mystic beat.
What retk VIC OF the hottest things
Now shsdow'd by Obvious wings,
Folded meath times advancing wave,
Half hidden by each moss-grown grave,
Or covered by the mists and clouds
Which all the past in darkness Shrouds;
Unfair the gates-for once reveal
The things old time would fain conceal.
Flow backward, flow, oh seas OF time,
Laden with auguries sublime,
Flow back Old times eternal streams,
Along thy shores, oh lard OF dreams;
Yes, bring me back beside the brook
To reyel in each shady nook
Where summers bloom was bright and fair,
And Eden's odors filled the air.
Then backward roll. oh glorious years,
Freightod with human hopes and fears;
Oh! stay thy flight, progressive time.
One moment in thy march sublime,
retrospective glance to cast
Der the worn dial of the past,
Ger plains traversed, Ger oceans crossed.
To seek again the loved and lost.
Fling times old drap'ros once aside,
Draw curtans-ope tue portals wide,
That may view again tonight
Familiar fields and forests bright
Where fow'rs sprang fresh Ger dell and glade,
And all things fair in sheen and shade,
Where In the golden joyous years,
We knew 10 sorrows, wept no tears
oh time and tide, oh years, roll back,
Return, traverse the we-worn track
or Hfe-Uh, once more let me be
boy beside my mothers knee;
Oh! let me taste again the bliss
OF her careSs, her sacred kiss,
And romp around in boyish pride,
With her TO love, with her to guide.
Yes, watt me back for one brief hour,
To gentle Lida's floral bower:
One glimpse OF her loved orm and face,
One whispered word, enGearing true,
Forever old, forever new;
The evergreen of life that blooms
Above the wrecks Of graves and tombs-
OH let NE kneel above the mound
So far away-such holy ground
And lowiy bow above the moss
That mocks me with eternal loss,
And pray the grave restore my dead,
Now mold'ring in that silent bed,
Nor blame the cruel, selfish grave,
That such fair tenant 1t should crave.
Chicago, October 9, 1890. CHARLES J. BEATTIE.
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THE ALCAZAR.
One of the Historic Monuments
That Is 10 Be Seen in Spain.

Everywhere in Spain are to be seen re-
minders of the days when the Moors held
sway in that section of the world. One of
these is the famous Acazar, or fortress and
castle in the interesting city of Segovia.
capital of the modern province of that name,
which stands on the Eresma by which it is
nearly encircled.
The Alcazar, originally Moorish. was re-
built by Henry ~ in the fifteenth century.
1t was the residence of Isabella of CASTLE,
and from thence, on the occasion of revo-
luton, she rode out alone, and "by her
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mutual affection. Not only the coin, but all
their furniture and books were stamped with
devices, his being a yoke and hers a sheaf
of arrows. 1t was common in married life,
says Oviedo, for each party to take device
whose initial correspondent with that Of the
name of the other, as was the case with the
''yugo' and the 'fechas.''
One is struck with the mixture of archi-
lecture it exhibits, the long, sloping slate
roof and dormer windows, giving it the as
pect of a French chateau, the turrets which
break the line of the keep wall proclaiming
it castle of castles, while the earlier por-
tion is undoubtedly Moorish. The latest in
novatlons were introduced by the Emperor
Enrique, who restored it for his own occupa-
ton in 1850. This fortress palace has been
the scene of many royal pageants and resi-
dences, as well as OF events of historical I'M
portance. Charles l, on the occasion of his
romantic expedition in the character
of CGlebs in search of a wife,"
accepted the hospitality Of the Alcaide and
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sweetness of countenance, more than by
her majesty" as the old chronicle says.
won over the people to return TO their
allegiance" King Charles l lodged here
also, and is recorded to have supped on GER
tain ''trouteS OF extraordinary greatnesse,"
doubtless from the beautiful stream below.
At the time of the French invasion the
AlcaZar was turned into military college,
and these wretched students, in freak of
bUysh folly, set fire to a portion of one of
the rooms in 1862. The fire spread, and all
that is now left of this matchess palace is
a ruined shell. the facade, the beautiful
Moorish towers and battlements, one or two
sculptured arabesque ceilings and the port
utilised gateway, each and all testify ing to
its former greatness and splendor. Its po-
sition, perched on steep plateau forming
the western extremity of the town, is quite
magnificent, and the views from the win
dows are glorious.
Constantly repeated in its decorations is
the "Tanto Monta" of Ferdinand and Isa-
bella. which is sometimes aseribed to the
jealousy of Ferdinand; sometimes to their
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THE GREATER MYSTERY.

When earth has shown her gifts OF Joy and sorrow.
When eyes long blind have opened upon life,
And look with awe to each uncertain morrow,
We shall not wage with death such bitter strife.
We shall have learned to read the passing faces,
And find the stern " know" upon the brow
Where keen Experience has left his traces;
That none can mask; that ever clearer grow.
We shall have learned from him to wait and ponder,
And weigh the boding evil OF each breath.
LIES uusolv ed mystery and boundless wonder
Will quench the vague ana helpless fear of death.
And If remorse, love. loss any anguish
Has scared us with its furnace flames hot blast
We, too. shall bear that brand 81 Know" and van
quish
All dread of Death and seek his light at last.
October, 1880. ID MILE CLIFTON.
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made halt here. The spot must have been
congenial to the frame of his mind. and no
doubt his occupation of the old Moorish
castle and gardens suited with his chivalrous
pursuit of his unknown Princess. The castle
contains a donjon-keep, where many state
prisoners were confined. The interior OF the
fortress is rich in Moorish decorations es-
pecially as regards the ceilings. which are
pendant stucco work, gilt and very effective.
Of the royal escutcheOns emblaZoned on the
panels in the great hall the last is that Of
Phillip II, who quarters with his arms those
of England on behalf Of Queen Mary /. his
wife. There are several handsome salons,
of which the Pies del Gordon is the most
curious. 1t is long, wagon-headed room,
and there is legend attached to il, that the
cord Of ST. Francis was preserved in it to
commemorate storm of lightning which
alarmed AlonzO the Wise, while pursuing
some scientific researches there. The Sala
de los Reyes is so called from the statues of
Kings disposed there. The chapel is a fine
building, enriched with arabesque works
md rblae
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MY BROTHE K.

The summer has flown away, taking light from the
sky, cheer from the human heart;
Yet, in soft glances back upon the past,
What bursts of Joy and beauty DER my memory
dashI
Soft twilights painted In nights rare cOlors
Lent their charms of wltehery and delight.
remember, then my brother, walking hand in
hand with me-
He the noblest of earth's manhood bright,
The "heart OF honor" and of love and of truth.
The moon threw its weird light about us them
How nature joyed in her sable loneliness when
We heard song and as 1t died away
We forgot the world in its harshness and battle
And lisped to God our heartful earnest lay.
San Francisco, October, 1890, ALMA ALDEN.
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EDELWEISS.
Emblem OF purity,
Hid in Obscurity-

Emblem OF purity,
Hid in obscurity-
Oh, what a treasure thou art to possess
:" Pure as snow" art thou,
And on thy classic brow
Honor, that puIest gem, gracefully rests.
Nobleness is thy theme;
Always thy lay serene;
oh, in thy beauty how peerless thou art
Would were like thee,
Symbol of chastity
Could but bring thee to reign in my heart.
High in thy mountain home,
Where men scarce would roam,
Meekly thou dwelrst, alone 'chaste as ice";
Emblem Of purity,
Hid in obscurity-
Oh. what is sweeter than thee, Edelweiss?
October g. 1890 NJ r. JOHNSON.
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UNFORGOTTEN.

Alas my friend. didst thou but know
How oft since last we met,
I've thought of thee with kindly heart,
Thou wouldst not think I'd treat thee so,
That could e'er forget.
Nay, d o not think that Pve grown cold,
Or that I've banished thoughts of thee
Because SO long Pve silent been:
For forget not friends of old,
Thou kIowest the mind is ever free.
To thee may Heaven its blessings send,
'1il life and light depart
This Is my sincere wish for thee,
Believe me till to be thy friend
Say not that thou forgotten art
October IS, 1850 LYNN DARR.
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Truth.

Vex not thy soul in rage
Ger words or reproof, till thy face
Be like lettered page
With bushes in crilnsoning race.
blind, impassIoned brood,
DitIused in fiery tide,
Resentng phrases rude
With naughty, imperative pride.
Let not thy spirit fret
Because OF illusions laid bare.
Nor ehafe in hot regret
For words diplomatic and fair.
The face OF Truth is stern,
But sternness and justice SO blend,
Once known and felt, we learn
To recognize it as friend.
The hand that cuts away
The growth from the cancerous sore
Is truer friend that day
Than one who will cover 1t DER.
The piercing words that rend
Conceit in spas nj of shame
But prove him more our friend
Than he who would heighten the flame.
Unvarnished candor gals,
And every ones friend must be sweet,
But surplus of sweetness soon pals,
And only fair Truth is complete.
Spurn not the frieEd she Will send,
But claim him at once for thine own;
For every body's friend
Is nobody's friend but his own.
Oakland, Cal, oct, 1850 MARY LAMBERT.
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WITH BALL
AND CUE.
Champion Pool-Player C. II. Man.
ning's Advice to Beginners.
He illustrates Some Of the Positions in the
Game, Which, During the Winter,
Attracts Much Attention.

@kNE of the indoor games which, next
SSHk TO billiards and bowling, attracts
@N much attention during the winter
months is fifteen ball pool, for which is
claimed science. combined with mathemati-
cal precision and good exercise. Charles III.
Manning, who is now recognized the cham
pion player of America, was recently inter-
viewed by representative Of the New York
Herald in relation to the game:
To be a successful player, said Mr..
Manning man must combine natural
adaptabiity to the game with steady. I'M
firing practice. Some are fine players. be-
cause they are naturally adapted to it, while
others are experts, because by conscientious
practice they have mastered the mechanics
of the game.
An illustration of the born player was the
late champion, Albert NJ. Frey. Frey was
an originator where others were merely imi
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tators. He was q man who needed very
little practice to prepare for match.
Where Frey would practice two hours day,
il would be necessary for some men TO play
six or seven.
When first met Frey ! was electrified by
his marvellous intuition. He would seem TO
grasp the idea of a combination or intricate
shot with greater perceptiyeness and ease
than any one l have seen before.0r since. |
have practiced for matches with him and
had the benefit of his coaching and we have
studied over the various combinations to-
gether and given one another the benefit of
our various experiences.
Alfredo de Orc and Wahlstrom, the Swede,
are also players who were born to the game
Either of these men quickly grasps the idea
of hard shot and can get in practice with
but little trouble.
Alber, G. Powers is frst-class illustra-
ton of a mechanical player. He, of course,
has much adaptability to the game, but most
of his success is due to the fact that he is a
very Woodworking, painstaking player J.
L. Malone is another careful player, and is
considered one of if not the most careful
il the profession. Malone figures on his
chances of making a hard, risky shot for
long time before playing it, and he will play
many more safety" shots than the majority
Ii is his extreme caution that makes him so
hard to defeat, and he plays slow, steady
stroke, seldom shooting without giving the
impression that he feels sure OF making his
point
The accompanying sketch shows the proper
position that ought to be taken for the open
ing shot. The player should stand with his
legs apart about eighteen inches, forming a
right angle with his feet the left foot being
advanced, or in case the player uses his left
arm in making the shot, or is technically
known as "leIt-handed player" his richt
foot will be advanced. The bend in the
body should be from the waist. and not
from the knees, ard the head held directly
over the cue and slightly bent over tue table.
The left arm ought to be extended over the
cushion, having a slight bend outward from
the elbow, and the hand resting on the table
SO that it forms bridge to rest the cue ON.
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afternoon and two in the evening BY this
time my arm is in condition and has lost lis
stiffness and lack of tiexibility with which II
had become afflicted during its rest. 10
strengthen and steady my arms and wrists L
take generous amount OF exercise with In
dian clubs, and to harden the muscles OF my
legs and loins l take long walks into the
country. Smoking is entirely given up, and
as | do not drink anything to hurt me there
is no necessity for swearing off. The cue
that l use has a very small tip, and weighs
about nineteen ounces. The days of large
tips have gone by, and would advise every
beginner to accustom himself to enc with
a small tip, as he will sooner or later feel the
necessity of abandoning sofa pillows"
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A TEAR.

How couldst thou weep for pleasure,
Save when pleasure is pain;
Or was IL joys full! measure
That caused the fearful rain
To fall upon the kerchef
AS 1t on the table lay?
Perhaps twas from loved one
In a land so far away.
Oh, there lay many token,
Yet among the fav ord few
Was letter. seal unbroken,
From foreign land TO you;
And when upon the table
Its opened contents lay,
Oh! had then been near you
To have kissed that tear away.
San Francisco, Oct. II, 1899. MORLEY ASHTON.
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The fingers of the left hand should be
separated about one inch and half, meas
uring from the tip, and the thumb elevated
with the knuckle down, the hollow between
its joint and the first finger forming the
restng-pla of the cue. The cue should he
grasped lightly by the fingers of the right
hand about eight inches from the butt, and
should never be grabbed with the whole
hand.
The next sketch shows the position that
would naturally be taken by a novice when
he began his play. The body is bent for
ward from the knees, with the shoulders
hunched up and the head bent too far
forward. The fingers are held incorrectly.
the first finger being laid alongside the cue
in the evident hope of guiding it, but in
reality rendering the whole structure OF the
bridge unsteady and Shaky.
The main fault | have found with young
players was that they were, as a rule in too
much of hurry to make their shots and did
not take sufficient time to calculate. Would
advise beginners to play slowly and care
fully and to play alone if possible at first,
always hitting The cue ball in the center,
until, By close attent on, the novice is able
tO determine the amount and position of
English that is necessary to bring the cue
ball in position for the next shot By the
term English" is meant the stroke made by
the tip of the cue on one side or the other Of
the ball. giving it twirling motion, which
attracts it to the side on which the ball is
struck. This is the same theory as that
which governs the "curves" and Shoots
used by pitchers in baseball. The novice
should first of all learn to pocket the object
ball aimed at before attempting any posi-
ton shots. | myself played for two years
before | attempted to make a position shot.
The misses which are made by professional
players can almost always be attributed to
too great desire to obtain position"
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A curious advertisement which appears in
one of the English papers states: "Philan-
thropist-A lady would be pleased to hear
from any benevolent persons willing to as
sist her in pro ,uring the necessary funds for
the academical training of an intelligent
young man who is compelled, against his in
clination, to earn his living in trade. Please
communicate" etc.
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GEMS IN VERSE.
Written for THE SUNDAY CALL
WASHINGTON.

-5CROSS century OF change
III We reach our hands TO thee.
Toward one bright and changeess thing,
Os Thy honored memory.
Along the battlements OF Time
No hero lived and died,
Whose name in song and deathlesS rhyme
Is uttered with such pride.
1t stirs the hearts of free-born men.
And whispers to the slave
The truths that cen make eloquent
The silence Of thy grave.
No stain was on thy grand career,
OF lust. or pride, or greed;
Thy sword was never barred because
or some unhallowed creed.
Oh, Washington II from the realms
OF perfect love and light
The immortal thought of one like thee
May earthward take its flight,
Look down upon this land to-day,
Across from sea to sea-
Thy great soul will be thrilled to know
How much We honor thee.
We ask in thy dear name to be
Made faithful to our trust,
And lay our wreaths OF immortelles
Upon thy sacred dust
LdytonUile, Cal, 1890 ANNA NJ. REED.
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THINE OWN.

IL thy work and thy endeavor
Seem to bear no harvest ever,
Seem to bring no gain to thee,
Do not thou grow cravenhearted,
Thou shalt not he always thwarted.
o believe the prophecy!
Thou whose weary soul has waited
For that good ship long belated,
For the golden argosy;
Do thou but be vlgil-keepiDg,
Ger the deep cen now tits sweeping
Bringing what is thine to thee.
Be thou strong and true and daring;
Let no fears thy spirit sharing
Bind thee unto siaveryi
Know the storms cannot withhold 1t.
And the sea cannot enfold It'll
What is thine must come to thee.
Lo, the days. the years 90 flying!
Only fools would waste them signing.
Work in brave sncerityI
Not IN vain is noble striving;
Let thy faith be e'er surviving;
Time will bring thine own to thee.
San Francisco. October, 1890. SELMA SCHMIDT
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ARTISTIC
GARMENTS.
Some of Redfern's Latest New
York Productions.
Tbs Fashionable Henri Deux Cape of Olive
Green Cioth-The Three-Quar,er Coats
Are in Vogue Again.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL

E4IaEW YORK, Oct. 49, 1S90.-It is evil
EASs IDENTIFY an adage with the Redeem
Il VA y establishment that variety is the
spice of life," for there is probably no one
in their line of business which so seldom
duplicates its own designs oris so constantly
issuing new ones. Even their cuts are
changed almost every week, while other So
called ladies tailors" use the same hack
neyed sketches until, like the counterfeit
presentments" of quack doctors and cos
metic manufacturers, they become an eye
sore to the public. This, however. if they
were not SO frequently varied, could never
be said of the spirited Redfern pictures,
which, like the wonderful gowns and wraps
they illustrate, are really works Of art
Two of his latest are here presented to prove
the truth Of this assertion. In the first We
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MY LOVE.

Beautiful eyes with sofrest shade
OF azure blue;
Beautiful lips that smile on me
Tender and true;
Beautiful fingers gently press
In loving clasp:
Beautiful friendship that shall be
True to the last.
Beautiful life when love like this
Crowns days In perfect bliss:
Beautiful thought-when this life's Ger
Love meets love on the heavenly shore.
San Francisco. Oct, 1890. DELMA DUSANNE.
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placed against the
cheek. In three shades-Cream-white
Flesh, and very pretty new Brunette
shade. Price 90 cents. Make your druggist
get 1t for you.
JASMINE KOSMEO is delightful, used
with this or any other Face Powder accord
ing to directions ON the pot. 1t is also heal
ing and soothing to the skin and protects it
from the effects of sun and wind and keeps
it smooth and soft. Price, 75c. Insist on
your druggist getting 1t for you. or Mrs.
Graham will send either or both by mail If
you send postal note or stamps, or cash, to
her at 1903 Post street, San Francisco.
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