. Tb tfar dear love my heart i much beholden, .
Vet never more shall 1 be passing here;
The sands of time, albeit they say, are golden.
'Bat running out so Taut, so fast, my dear.
Tbe dew soon dries upon the morning mead
ows. The midday sky so soon is overcast;
Vhen cometh afternoon with length'nlng
shadows.
And anon the gates -of starlight will be
" passed. . '.
Sitting tonight beside the smoldering embers.
' The . flickering tireliglit like my fond desire
HHni up a uiuuwui; now my ueari remem
bers. -
Twill anon be time to cover up the fire.
. i j . -
Ah! well I mind me of thy dear caressing;
if lore's sweet story hath not all been told. :
Send with the pa-ssing year a parting blessing
From thy heart's treasury of pearl and gold.
If thou hast yet one gift in thy : bestowing.
bend it upon the glad wings of today:
TImmi see'st with what fleet steeps the years are
going:
. ' Like thenu'we never more shall pass this
.j. ' ' way.'-- ;- " ' -'
Ths) king is dead, huar'st then the church bells
: ' W-Jiinnng? . ' -
' Xaiig lire the' king! With new hope to In-
Y.,..j pre; '
Rat if for me mere naught but idle rhym
ing Ah! well, 'tis time to cover up the Ore.
. -Detroit Free Press.
THE MAJOR'S DUEL.
The flagship Martingale, of the South
. Atlantic sqnatlron, ' was moored in the
beautiful harbor of Rio Janeiro.' The
flag of Rear Admiral" Sansouapost flew
front the mizzen trtick.; The war be
tween Brazil and Paraguay was 'pro
gressing slowly, but as it affected many
interests of foreigners domiciled in both
countries, a large number of warships
"were on the South American coast, and
the metropolis of Brazil was gay with
uniforms and the constant festivities
consequent upon the presence of so
many strangers.
The days of dueling were past. The
larger courtesy consequent upon better
education, ami a more careful regard
for personal rights, had practically con
demned it. and the naval aud military
regulations of all nations threatened se
Trere penalties for its exercise.
The night was calm, dark and starless.
and the AlartmgaJe lay listlessly at her
anchors off the plaza landing.
The officer of the deck lounged over
the capstan and thought of home and
longed for his interesting watch to be
over. ' The band had ceased its evening
concert and had been dismissed. The
charming strains of the old time tattoo"
with fifes and drums liad died away.
-Two bells" had been struck, and the
boatswain and his mates ' had "piped
down." Lights had been reported out,
and a perfect stillness succeeded the stir
made by 400 men. who had retired to
their hammocks.
"Boat ahoy!" sang out the quarter
master. t "Boat coming alongside, sir;
can't make out the answer." The mes
senger boy with a lantern flew over the
gangway and down the ladder, and soon
a brisk, dapper little man came on board
and presented himself to the officer of
the deck with a graceful salute.
"Sir," said he, vpermit "me to intro
duce myself. 1 am Baron 'Knockoffj of
the Russian legation, and I have had a
personal difficulty with a Brazilian gen
tletuan on shore. ' I am going to shoot
hint in the morning: We have no Rus
sian ship in port,- and . relying upon the
friandshirj that exista ltftwin nnr na
tion and the United States, 1 have come
on board to! auk one of your officers to
act us my second. Is Major Randall on
board?"
The officer of the deck woke up in an
instant! . Here was some mischief out of
the' common line, and he could scent
some Tun in the air that would relieve
the tedium of his watch with a ven
geance. Oraspitig the baron by the hand he
shook it warmly delivered a brief ad
dress to him reciprocating hia friendly
sentiments, and assured . him that he
bad come to the right place and at the
right time to get accommodated. . Un
fortunately the gallant major of marines
"was on shore, but might return at any
moment Something inu6t be done to
keep the baron amused for the present,
o the officer of the deck sang out:
Orderly, ask the captain if I can see
him."
Captain Tompion had eaten- an ex
cellent dinner. The better part of three
bottles of claret had disappeared down
his throat, and he was at peace with all
the world. He belonged to the fighting
men of the "old navy," and any hint of
a tight was tmic to his ears. To. him
appeared the officer of the deck, with
the little baron in tow. .
"Sir." said he, l have great pleasure
in introducing to yon Baron Knockoff,'
r the Russian diplomatic service. He
has had a personal difficulty with a Bra
zilian on shore, and as there are no Rus
sian officers here he has come on board
to ask one of ours to act as his second.
1 have assured him of our sympathy and
assistance, and he "desires to consult with
yon and await the return of Major Ran
dall, who is on shore." , ' , :
Captain Tompion was on fire in an in-,
stent. Shaking the' baron warmly by.
the hand, he sang out: "Steward, a bot
tle of champagne.. Baron, be seated.
Order. Call the first lieutenant and tell
him that I wish to see him. Going to
hoot him jn , the .pjorning, eh, baron?
Bless my tull this 'seems like old times,1
indeed Stand bf jMTtofXxve, we
"will.- nay bdf. Have another glass of
wine. Steward, cigars.' j
Lieutenant Lawrence, the first lieu
tenant, came, up tb,e hatch tall, stern,
jrect as a soldier -and '-'passed into the
.cabin. The popping of corks . ensued.1
and the conference began. . ' ; t -
The officer of the, deck caught a stray
messmate and sent him to the wardroom
. with the story, 'and Boon an interested
group gathered ..on. the quarter deck,
eagerly awaiting developments. .
"Such punishment as a court martial
Tnav 'lul-inrtcrrt ttiav Via -infHtW! nn tLtrtxr
person in the navy who sends or accepts
a challenge . to fight a'dnel or acts as a
. second in a duel." ' .
T'.: U !:-:- ? t'-n rti1 n
. . . . . . . 1. . 1 . g J ... I . 1 . .
conduct pf ; thefe; gallant; joSiwra.-wh;'
were aiding and abetting the feiron.
. ; The officer of the deck. was summomjd
to the confers uce. Durinjj the continued
use of vhamnnaws it.was deteruiined that
'it was a solemn moral duty to stand by
the baron, and another bottle was oxieneil.
Still the missing major came not. Time
was. passing. . Something must be done,
so Lieutenant McKillen was sent for.
, After being introduced to the barou
and hearing the case, the captain in
formed the lieutenant that our liouor was
at stake and that he would ' have ' the
high privilege of ai-ting , as the baron's
second, when. just at this juncture. Ma
jor Randall came on board.
' With a flower in his buttonhole, his
coat thrown back from his ample chest,
humming a popular nir from the "Crrand
Duchess" aiid apparently at peace with
all the world, the gallant fleet marine
officer -stepped from- the onter'darkness
upon, the ; quarter deck. He was .prob
ably the most peaceful, warrior is the
wor!4 at that ,time.c .Correct in. habits.
tmil4 and gentle injdeuiea-uor, with apro-
tounti respect -ror regniation ana a great
care not to break them, he seemed' to be
the last person in the, world to assist in a
duel. , .' ... '.
Upon him pounced the officer of the
deck. '"" ' ' ' '
"Major," said he. "prepare your mind
for something very serious. You will
require all ypur fortitude for a painful
and trying duty: one that von .must ner-
'form for the honor, and predit of the .flag
and of the uniform you wear,' and before
the astonished soldier could ntter a word
the 4eck, officer rushed i hini into tho
cabin. : ' " ';.'.'- ' '".
"Oh, major, you are just in time. You
have just come very near to losing' a
chance' to distinguish yourself in a seri
ous matter. Have a glass of wine."
So spoke Captain Tompion, while the
baron shook him effusively by the hand.
The matter in question was explained
to the major, while the captain and the
first lieutenant impressed upon him Bis
duty iu the ciise. Lieutenant McKillen.
who was now out of the fight, took great
pleasure in helping .the major with
friendly ad vice, while the steward opened
another bottle of champagne.
What passed through the pacific mind
of the soldier no one knew at that time.'
If he" mentally beheld a vision of a gory
field of battle, with one or possibly both
combatants stretched upon the grass
wounded or dead, if he thought of hip
own arrest and trial before a court
martial, he gave no sign of his feelings.
On the contrary, like one waking from
a sleep, he suddenly exclaimed. "Baron,
I will act for you in this case with much
pleasured . ' 1 am quite at your service,"
and after each had shaken him solemnly
by the hand, they all took -a drink.
It was getting late. The major, saying
nothing to any one, carefully arrayed
himself in his best uniform coat, and ac
companied the baron on shore.
The next morning an intense but quiet
excitement pervaded the after part of the
ship. In low voices the officers discussed
the matter in all its bearings. Had the
duel come off and the major secreted
himself until ho could evade the authori
ties on shore and efecape to the ship? Had
the cpnibatante gone a long distance into
the country and not yet returned? Such
queries were discussed pro and con, and
still no major came. Breakfast passed.
Quarters, and no major. Lunch, and he
was still absent.. Every boat was scanned
for a sight of his stalwart form and
genial face. At last it was resolved to
send a delegation on shore to look him
up. when, just as they were about to
start, a boat came alongside, and the
major stepped on deck.
His countenance was soletuu, almost
stolid, in its expression. His coat War.
buttoned up awry and was unbrusheti.
His usually resplendent shoes were un
polished,, but drawing his form to its
fuir height he saluted the officer of the
deck in a military manner and deliber
ately said. "Sir. I have returned aboard."
Making a half face to the left he pro
ceeded to the hatch and carefully went
below.
His expectant messmates were iii the
wardroom in force to hear the news.
Whether he was the bearer of tragic
words or whether of cheerful ones was
the question. The hero seated himself
at the table, and all gathered around.
After a moment of silence the major
spoke as follows: "If any of you fellows
want to' tight a duel, call on me to act
for you. 1 can ilo it right every time."
"How was it; major?" '
"How did it come out?",
"What did you do?"
Such questions came in fast. The
major pulled himself together, called
for a glass of water and said. "Sit down,
gentlemen, and 1 will tell you all about
it." . : . '
"Messmates.".' he . began, "judging
from my dilapidated appearance and
my somewhat interrupted speech, you
may imagine that. 1 am the victim of
grief, or of a hurried flight from a tragic
scene. 1 beg to assure you that it is not
so. There is , nothing the matter with
me bnt conviviality 4 and ' that, of , the
strangest kind, .' 1 . , hereby renew . my
offer to act as a. second in any further
duels that may come our way, and the
major leaned back in his phair and pat
ted his swelling breast approvingly.
.- "Ineed nqt, tell you. gentlemen, that
when j J Btartedj ashore, last pigh with
thebturDoif , could iwiseetnyway out
of what promised to be a very serious
scrape. After reaching the baron's room.,
over a bottle of campagije, he gave "me
his case.u j it seema lht tja ball the pre-;
vions evening the Brazilian gentleman
spoken of by the baron' had given him of
fense by something that he had said, and
, the ljaron waa-deternuned, 4q demand
satisfaction. He was ready to tight at
daylight with, either sword or pistol. 1
at once demanded that my principal
should ..put rhimse..f unreservedly , into
my hands, and be governed by any ar
rangements that I Bhonld make. For
tunately 1 knew the Brazilian well, and
as the baron ' insisted . o: i haste iu the
matter, 1 proceeded at once on my mis
sion, although it was after midnight. ;
"1 assumed a'' severe expression of
countenance, and summoned the Brazil
Ir.r. t" .". rv.frrrr.rp from his bed. FE?
received 'me very courteously, bst ex
pressed, some surprise at so late a call.
' "I said,; My -dear , suvyou have given
great offense to my friend. Baron Knock
off, and he has. desjred me to demand'
satisfaction of you;' " " ; '' t ' -i
i. "The gentleman was greatly surprised,
and said that hp knew the. baron very
well, and ' regarded him as ' one of his
friends, and was utterly unconscious of
giving him .offense at; the .time mention
ed, and that the baron was mistaken.
He said that be had no desire to fight
without cause, and . that in this case he
saw .no cause. . . - . . - .. ;
"I thought this was a good time to get
in a bluff, 1 can only say that it did not
work. 1 said with a 'frown, 'Am I to
understand that you refuse to meet my
friend?.- .---.. .. ; ' :'
-?The result was not just what I antici
pated. -The Brazilian gentleman jumped
up and said: . . ..': -.. ' : '.:' '
. " 'You can tell Baron Knockoff that I
shall shoot the top of his head off . if he
gives me just cause, and that 1 1. won't
stand any nonsense about it.'either.- (.,'.'
'Boys. 1 came near falling off my
chair, and it took .about half an hour to
pacify the fellow. At last he cooled off
and opened a small bottle.
- After some talk' he said' he did not
know where to look for a second at .that
time of the. night, and : at last he asked
my advice in the. matter. .. , - i
..."'You are a . military man said he.
;and Are accustomed to 'these affairs.
.What do you advise?".- . . . . '
;I answered that I thought that if ' he
would write a', note to the baron dis
claiming any intention of giving offense
I could arrange the matter. He said:
That 'would' look like an apology: ' 1
won't apologize to any man that hauls
me out of bed like this. I would rather
fight him.'
"1 hastened to assure him that he had
mistaken my meaning.
'.'.' WeU.." said he, 'you write out such
a note as you think I ought to send and
we will see bow it looks."
"So I wrote out a pacific note, ex
pressing regret that the baron had taken
offense, and stating that none was in
tended." ...
" "The 'Brazilian read the note aud said
he did not like it. At : last he said,
'Major, you are a military man; if you
were in ihy place would you sign that
note?
"Boys, 1 meant all I said when 1 an
swered. '1 certainly would."
"So he signed the. note, and after mu
tual expressions of good will. I returned
to the baron.
"I found him with a bottle of wine be
fore him smoking a cigar. He jumped
up when I entered and said: -
" 'Well, major, which is it, swords or
pistols?"
" 'Baron. said 1 deliberately. '1 am
the bearer of a communication to you
from your antagonist to which I beg
your earnest attention.'
"I handed him the note, which he read
with a frown on his. face. He threw it
down on thetiible, and said: 'The fellow
is trying to get out of this thing. 1 won't
accept his note. . u'
."I at once, arose and buttoned up my
coat. 'Baron, said I with all the dig
nity I could assume, 'I will remind you
that you put yourself unreservedly in
my hands. ' In view of your remark' in
reference, to this note 1 must at once
withdraw from this affair. ;,': t. - i ; -
" 'My dear fellow.'' said the bardh,
don't bo offended; let us talk this mat
ter over.' Ho read the note again, and
after some conversation he asked, 'Ma
jor, you are a military man: if you were
in my place would you accept this note?"
"1 can again assure you. brethren, that
1 spoke with much feeling when I an
swered, ! certainly would."
" "Then I will accept it." said the baron.
We will go and get the gentleman up:
and shake hands over a bottle of wine.'
"We did so. and .have been shaking
hands in the same condition ever since.
"So, gentlemen, bring all your duels
to me. 1 will be your second." said the
major.
It was at once voted tliat for bravery
and diplomacy the major took the prize.
Commodore Rockwell. U. S. N.. in
Harper's Weekly.
A Good Kule.
Semioccasionally oue hear3 the de
tails of the life of this man or that wom
an who has lived to be eighty-five or
ninety years old. his or her habits being
stated as illustrations of what it is neces
sary for 'a person, to do to live long. 1
I believe .there are nearly as many
methods of reaching an active, comfort
able old age as there are persons, and
that . what will serve one person will in
jure the other one. There is ono rule,
however, which if followed will 1 be
lieve help all' persons to live to an ad
vanced age. Believe that life is worth
living, like to live and avoid .worrying
about anything. Doing this one cannot
conscientiously abuse his or her stomach,
and with the stomach used decently the
rest follows. Detroit Free Press.
" News Stamps.
News stamps range in denomination
from one cent to ninety cento. -; There is.
a 10 cent stamp, a 15 cent stamp and a
SO cent stamp. . The., highest denomina
tion used by the United States is a $60
stamp, with which newspapers some
times , pay. their, postage billsi i Fpr-.the
same purpose are the $ 1.92 stamp, the $3
stamp, and various others, ranging from
that on to $48. Philadelphia Ledger. '
: i -.. ..BeraUarfM's Bui. ; .,i -y,'f ,...
Every one Jias heard of Sarah Bern-,
hardt's curious bed. which is like no
other one to be seen in France' or else
where. It is nearly fifteen feet broad.
and.-when the fascinating Sarah is indis- J
posed and receives her intimate friends,
reposing on. her couch, she, looks like -a
red plumaged bird floating oh a great
sea of white satin. Philadelphia Uphol
sterer, ti ' . ' ' ;: ;..
What the' End "Will Be.
According to the theory of Sir Wil
liam Thompson, the end of the world,
which is 10,000,000 years in the future,
will not be brought about by excessive
heat, as hinted, in the Bible, but by the
remnant of humanity being frozen to
death. St. Louis Republic.
i.XBefie,B Ji. -GeVnsMiy. ..
' ' : The place' wliicbthe teacher bas'made
for himself in the educational system of
Germany is -jertalnl most impressive.
This place of responsibility and influence .
is not newly. acquired. -v-It is- an inherit
ance from the past; a transmission of .
powers wpn by the courage, zeal and in
tellectual strength of the teachers of
three centuries., 1 Beginning' with : the
reformation the time 'from which the
present school system of Germany dates
the i teacher has ' filled- a 'prominent
place in .all educational reforms. -
Witness the work of .Luther, Erasmus
and Melancthoni, of Trotzendorf, Wolf
and . Sturm, . of Ratich. Comenius .and
Pestalozzi,' and of a' host of others! not
only in promulgating new philosophies
and methods of - teaching, but in putting
into, practice -Bevf'--courses! of ' study, in
calling out for education t&e actrve in
terest ef : princes- and people, and, -wherever
it .was necessary, in shaping legisla
tion relating to education both high, and
low. Educational Reyiew. .
-.-. i.:.vA Clteap -Dinner.
; Venice is- a cheap city ( especially if you
dine .with, the people in the fish kitchens
of the Street of .the Smiths: - There. -you
get a slice of smoking polenta as broad
as a gondolier's palm and -somewhat
thicker for a penny.. Another penny
will, if -fish be abundant, as it generally
is; buy a plateful cf very palatable fry.
Add to this a third 'penny -for -half a
liter f-wine, and the bill is told. .-':
' There is no doubting the nutrition in
such a meaL . The faces of the clients of
the shops in the Street of the Smiths, are
plump and hearty, and the clients them
selves are n6t fatnishingly impatient to
be servetl when there Ls a crush'; as there
often is of an' evening, when such work
as Venice does is mostly at an end. All
the Year Hound. - - - - . i
ST I PAT I ON.
Afflicts half the American, people yet there Is
only one preparation of Sarsaparilla that acts on.
the bowels and reaches this important trouble,
and that is Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. It re
lieves it in 24 boars, and an -occasional dose
prevents return. "V e refer by permission to C. E.
Elkington, 125 Locust Avenue, San Francisco;
J. H. Brown, Petalurca; II. S. Winn, Geary Court,
Ban Francisco, aud hundreds of others who have
used it in constipation. One letter is a sample of
hundreds. Zlkington, writes: "I bare been foi
years subject to bilious headaches and constipa
tion. Have been ro bad for a year back have
had to take a physic every other night or else I
would have a headache.- After taking one bottle
of J- V. 8., I am in splendid shape.' It has done
wonderful things "for me.' People similarly
troubled ihould try Hand be convinced."
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A Severe Law.
The English peo
ple look more closely
' to the genuineness
of these staples than
we do. In fact, they
have a law under
'which . they make
seizures and de
stroy adulterated
. products that are
not what they are represented to be. Under
this stature thousands of pounds of tea have
been burned because of their wholesale adul
teration. . .
Tea, by Ihe way, is one of the most notori
ously adulterated articles of commerce. Not
a':one are the bright, shiny green teas artifi
cially colored, but -thousands of pounds of
substltutei for tea leaves are used to swell
the bulk of cheap tea,; ash, sloe, and willow
leaves being those most commonly used.
Again, sweepings from'tca warehouses are
. colored and sold as tea. Even exhausted tea
leaves gathered from the tea-houses are kept,
dried, and made over and find their way tato
the cheap teas. ,
; Tho English government attempts to stamp '
Chi out by confiscation; but no tea Is too.
poor for u, and tbe rcalt is, that probably
the poore-.t teas used by any uatiou are those
consumed iu America.. - - .j; hc,;
, Beech's Ta..i,.jrenented wUb thergMarr,
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; In tact, the sun-enreo. tea leaf, pare and" ahnr
- pie. Its purity -insures superior , strength
; about one third less of It being reqaired for
v an infusion than of the a-tiaelai teaa, and It
- fragrance and exquisite flavor is at' once ap-'
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- anteed. it:i sold only in poand , paokages.
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Commencing with the first number of the second
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while , the price ($1.50 a year) remains the same.
Thus both the weekly and daily editions contain
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