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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
STANFORD MANDOLIN CLUB.

lied two years ago and has been through
the State with its own glee club once,
which undertaking was considered quite
successful. Although the glee club does
not seem to have survived this effort and
to all purposes has become extinct, the
mandolin club has maintained its organiza-
ton and promises to become permanent.
The tour about to be made by the wear
ers OF the cardinal and the blue and gold
is somewhat Of a novelty on this coast, but
1t is by no means such in Eastern States,
where the concerts given by the college
organizations are looked forward to with
eagerness as the musical and social treats
of the year,
Their clubs sometimes go as far south as
Florida and Louisiana and west to Denver.
Ihe muslc-makers from the rival univer-
stiles, who will leave early in the morning,
expect to carry out the most extensive
undertaking Of the kind ever made on this
coast.
Their first appearance will be tomorrow
evening in Stockton, and on the following
night they will perform at Marysville. On
the 9th they win give concert at Eugene
City, Or; 7th, at Albany, Or; 9Th, at
Salem; 10th, at Tecoma; 18th, at Victoria,
p; O.; 18th, at Fairhaven, Wash; 18th, at
olympia; 18th and 18th, at Seattle; 18th,
at Astoria; 18th, at The Dalles; and on
the 18th and 10th at Portland.
On their return the boys will probably
make stay OF few days at Castle Crag
to recuperate, as the trip will prove some
what fatiguing inasmuch as whenever a
jolly crowd of coliege-boys strike town
they seldom leave without being rendered
banquet, reception or ball.
Besides the regular makeup OF the two
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TOLD WHAT SHE THOUGHT OF HER
But She Didn't Have the Satisfaction Of
Knowing What She Was Doing.

But She Didn't Have the Satisfaction OF
Knowing What She Was Doing.
When the car. stopped at Monroe and
Dearborn streets stout, matronly looking
woman, with her arms full of bundles, got
on. She dropped one of the bundles as
she did SO and another portly female
picked it up for her; their eyes met and a
confused look of recognition came into
them, says the Chicago Times-Herald.
ats u nice day." tentatively remarked
the woman who had picked up the bundle
Eyes, indeed. l declare, your face is SO
| familiar, I must have met you some
! where"
''That's just what I was thinking. At
church, maybe, or some kind of meet
ing"
Yes, or a funeral. Say, believe it
was at Mrs. Walkers funeral on State
street"
$50 it was. I haven't seen you since.
Been to see the Walkers lately?"
'No, l haven't. My nursegirl up and
left me, and I haven't had minutes time
to myself"
"That's too bad. I've got good one
now, tell you. Why, / don't even have
to hide the novels when go out and leave
her with the children"
well. keep her close. Mine was good
when she was out woman-I won't call
her a lady, not if she wore lace and dia-
monds-persuaded her away. She was
wearing a dress and cap and apron. I'd
got her SOS she'd look neat, and that
woman liked her looks so well that she
offered her place at 90 cents week more
than was giving her; yes, and told her
there was barber-shop right around the
corner from her house.n
"You-you don't say SO? Why, those
flowers in that store are lovely! Mrs
Walker got some elegant ones at her fun
eral, didn't she2''
"Indeed she did. The girl up and left
me that night. If you see any of the
Walkers tell them I've been TOO busy to
call and, say, just tell them how I lost
that good nursegirl told them had"
Quite cool spell we've had, wasn't it?''
Eyes, indeed. And would you believe
it, that girl didn't want to leave the dress
I'd given her, said it wouldn't fit the new
girl, anyhow. I told her I'd make it fit. !"
"Mhm. l hope the fruit isn't hurt
much"
IT hope not. Did you ever hear of such
a mean trick as that woman did2 Mrs.
Blggers her name is, and If / ever lay eyes
on her I'll tell her just what NV, do
you get off here? You live long way
from where / thought you did"
AS she settled back in her seat she said
to the young woman with her: '.Nice
lady, isn't she? I'd have introduced you,
but / couldn't just remember her name,
though it seemed right on the tip OF nv
tongue. Let me see; it begins with B.
Wen, declare, if it wasn't that very Biz.
gers woman herself, sure as you livel'
And, glancing back, they saw the portly
female tanning herself with a NEWSPAPER.
While she waited for the next car
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
IN AN IRISH MUD CABIN,
Little Light Penetrates the Dfnry
Building-No Disagreeable Odors.

Little Light Penetrates the Dinxy
Building-No Disagreeable Odors.
1t consists of two rooms and possibly a
small semi-detached clubhouse, which is
used as storeroom for perishable articles.
There is not chink in the walls or thatch
save narrow chimney, which seldom il
ever answers its purpose; the doorway
faces the east and emits the smoke. What
little light penetrates inside through the
tiny window discloses the deep chocolate
stain from the eternal turf reek which per-
vades the atmosphere of the interior. and
literally paints walls, roof and furniture q
uniform color. The furniture is rough and
also scanty, few stools atoning for the oc-
cas1onal complete absence of chairs.
The mud floor is always more or less
wet from the patter of the children's bare
feet or from the animals which have free
access to the house. At night there is q
goodly company within the walls of this
spacious mansion. In the inside room
there are two or three boxbeds or berths,
Where the children sleep, according to
their age and sex; from nine to twelve is
not an unusual number in family. In
the state berth is the calliogh, or recess.
at the side OF the hearth, the father and
mother repose unscreened from the live
stock OF the farm, and breathe the same
atmosphere as some eight quadrupeds be-
sides the poultry. Pigs, cattle, dogs. cats.
and probably horse or donkey, have their
bed space, respectively, and jeaIously resent
any encroachment by bedfellow.
Astonishing as it may appear there are
hardly any disagreeable odors. The over
towering smell OF the peat smoke evidently
acts as complete disinfectant, and fortu-
nately it is innoxious to the inhabitants of
the hoyel. Equally astonishing is the fact
that the whole community is in com
parative harmony, and even the babies
rarely cry. There is plenty of occupation
for all the families who are able and willing
nurse the youngest infant.-The Cornhill
MaoaZina
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PARCELS of the q. G. met and formulated
plans for the present undertaking. The
great success with which the Glee Club has
met in its tours through California has been
the means of affording stimulus to more
extended trips, and with past success as a
criterion they feel assured that the present
undertaking will prove satisfactory to the
most sanguine.
There has always been glee club at.the
university in Berkeley, but only during
the last eight years has it been in the
habit of giving public concerts and max
ing periodical Journeys through the State.
The first time the club ventured far
away from home was in trip made to
Pacific Grove to provide music for the
Chautauqua Annual Convention, and so
fattering was their success that they went
to Lake Tahoe the following year to sing
for the same organization.
Since then there has been hardly a
month that the club has not given con-
cert in some town adjacent to San Fran
cisco or in the interior
Three years ago the boys went through
Southern California and gave several per-
formances, repeating the trip in the year
following. Their last jaunt of mention
was made in last December and January
Woodland, Marysville, Chico, Sacra-
mento, Stockton and San Jose.
The Stanford Mandolin Club was organ
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Didn't Recognize Him

Yarns of adventure on the road are in
order o. now that the travelling players are
at nome again. One that New York ac-
tress tells about herself is of her visit to q
splendid natatorium in a city on the Pa
chic Coast, is famous place, and one
OF the sights of the town. 1t is illumi-
mated by electricity at night, and a visit to
it was arranged by party OF friends in the he
company after performance. A swim
was the regulation thing to do on arriving,
ana soon the party were splashing about
In the water.
This particular little woman is not at all
at home as mermaid. and she was floun-
dering about rather badly when a man
near her whose fine swimming had already
attracted her attention, came to her with
some valuable suggestions. His face was
!amiiiar to her, and as they had come out
In carriages with one or two stranger
guests, she assumed this was one of her
party whom she had barely met, She
gratefully availed herself of his directions.
and, as he was an expert swimmer and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02

failing second plan, coming, it is said,
from the executors of the stolen will was
passed around among the attorneys. This
plan suggested nothing less than the with
drawal of the Photographic will, allowing
the stolen will, or certified copy of it, to
be admitted to probate. The original exc
cutors were to be allowed to Hold office
under it for year, and then, one by one,
they were to withdraw and allow the
children to name their successors.
But an unexpected obstacle cropped up
as soon as this latter plan was preached.
In case it was adopted DR.. Marc Loving
ston, executor under the Photographic will,
would lose all the large emoluments which
would be his should the holographic will
be proved and he refused to hear of any
such juggling with his rights. He would
listen to no plan by which the Photographic
will would be shut out, SO that, too, it was
decided to send East to Mr.. Oelrichs.
Mr.. Oelrichs, it seems, would not hear of
the first affair, and as DR.. Levingston
would have none of the second, negotia-
lions for compromise in the Fair case
are at a low ebb just at present. Both
sides claim to be sure of probating the
wills they hold, and so say they can see no
reason for talking compromise with any
one.
Mr.. Goodfellow resents particularly the
lmputatlon conveyed by the first plan
that ne can be bought Off 81 am not in
that business" he told the attorneys who
came to see him about the matter, nor
would he discuss the question with them
AS consequence both plans are off and
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HOW TO REMEMBER.
Advice to Those Wishing to Commit
Songs or Music to Memory,

songs OF music Co memory,
81 wish you would teach me how to COM
NIT to memory the songs I want to sing"
said an amateur musician to friend. "I
have never been able to commit nv music
to memory-at least, have never done So
and think 1t would be of use to me if
could"
1.-The process is not a difficult one,;' was
the reply. 81 have always found it easv
to remember songs and poems by certain
rule or method that 1 adopted long time
ago. Take any popular song. The Last
Rose OF Summer, for example. tits GOOD
plan to read it over and get the Sentiment
OF the verse, which comprehends the idea
OF OF loneliness, the fading away of beautiful
tnings ana the lack of sympathy in sad
ness. The rose is blooming alone Its
companions are faded and gone. No flower
or kindred is nigh to share its pleasures
or answer to its signs. This is the ground
work-the skeleton, so to speak-of the
verse. Impress this firmly on the mind,
and famlllarize the thought with the senti-
ment. Imagine the garden with the one
rose and faded leaves all around Once
this is fixed in the memory it is compare
lively easy to fill in the remainder of the
words. This is one of the simplest and
surest ways of committing the words of q
song to memory.
with most people memorizing the air
OF the song is much easier, and this is
ferring to the music whenever there is any
question. 1t is important to learn an air
correctly at first. for when a mistake is
made at the outset one is almost certain to
blunder at the same place ever afterwardn
New York Ledger.
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opposing sides have again settled back to
strengthen their cases.
JESSE JAMES VIOLIN.
1t Is Battered Instrument With Rattle
snake Buttons in 1t.

Jesse James violin is on exhibition in a
Walnut-street musie-store window. The
instrument belongs to Charles Atkins of
Pleasant Hill, Mo. He brought it to
Kansas City to sell. The fiddle is of ordi-
nary pattern and while it is still intact
shows signs of rough usage. The bridge is
out of position and the sound-posts have
been moved.
Jesse James held the belief, common in
the country districts of Missouri, that no
fiddle, however fine, was of value until it
had been furnished with at least two sets
of rattlesnake buttons, and around the
narrow strip of wood between the two f
holes still remains, in dirty and decayed
condition, the pieces of cord by which he
tied two punches of rattlesnake buttons in
the Instruments body. One rattle of five
buttons still swings by a string in the left
hand F hole. The other rattle of seven
buttons, tied originally at the T hole
On the right-hand side, is loose in the
instrument, and>when the violin is shaken
it gives forth an uncanny noise, says the
Kansas City Star.
The violin strings are all of wire and the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02

clubs, the soloists will be, Guy C. Kennedy,
barytone; Frank d. Stringham and Ray
mond j. Russ in comic songs; Charles K.
Field, who made such a hit at the joint
concert given on March %, will again ap-
pear as Calliope Cardinale in female imper-
sonations, and Charles E. PARCELS, violin.
Burbank G.. Somers, U. c., '92, is director
OF the Glee Club, and Charles E. PARCELS,
U: O., '95, manager.
W. Bittle Wells, L. S. J. u, '95, is direc-
tor OF the Mandolin Club and w. a.. Ora
ham OF Stanford manager. The advance
agent, who has been away for the past two
weeks, perfecting arrangements, is II. j,
Cox of Stanford.
clubs:
Blue and Gold, U. C. Glee Club-R. G.
Somers ldireetor1, T. v. Blackwell, G. r.
Morse, Charles A. Elston, f. P. Taylor,
Douglas Waterman, r. J. Russ, F. D..
Stringham, 0. T. Wedemeyer, George H.
Whipple, Power Hutchins, Dwight Hutch
inson, E. Richard, H. P. Veeder, G. E.
PARCELS and w. B. King (accompanist).
Cardinal, Stanford University Mandolin
Club-W. Bittle Wells, Thomas K. Code,
Edward G. Small, w. A. Graham, A. G.
Kaufman, George B. Wilson, w. G. Lo ng-
well, Mark S. Porter, B. T. Weigle, w. L.
Mcclure, Charles K. Field and w. B.
Wells
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FAIR WILL COMPROMISES
Two Friendly Plans Which
Have Been Unsuccessfully
Attempt
MIR. Oelrichs Objects to One and DR..
Livingston Will Not Consider
the Other.

Considerable speculation is rife among
the attorneys connected with the litigation
over the probate of the will of James G.
Fair as to what has taken Reuben H Lloyd
East so suddenly and whom did he go to
see.
Mr.. Lloyd went East about week ago
and it is reported that he went direct to
New York to see Herman Oelrichs. The
reason for his going is assigned to rumors
of various plans for compromises which
have been going round in legal circles for
some time. 1t was to take the most FEAST
BILE of these plans to Mr.. Oelriehs, the law
yers who speculate say, that made Mr..
Lloyd SO suddenly throw his comfort to
the wind and go flying across the continent
after his client.
Two schemes regarding compromises
have so far been given to the light, OF
which neither has yet found favor and
which are both scoffed at by interested at
torneys as being impossible of accomplish.
ment. Still that they have been banded
from executor to counsel and from counsel
to executor is a certainty The question is
one of buying off the executors of the stolen
will and probating the Photographic will
or probating the stolen will and supplant-
ing the executors named under it.
The first plan was that each of the exc
cutors namedi under the stolen will wasl to
be given 100000 to withdraw all opposi-
ton to the probating of the Photographic
will. All but one of the executors, It is
told, were willing to accept the terms, but
he stood out for 5000. 900 and so blocked ne
gotiations for some time until it was de-
cided to lay the whole business before Mr..
nalr he rhn hoe haov Toe <o-
past.
AS the first negotiations were apnarently
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY,
The Trustees Have Purchased Dr.
Slevin's Valuable Collection of
Hisfor;oap vUorlrs


The trustees of the Free Public Library
recently purchased the valuable library
acquired by the late Thomas E. Sievin,
LID. II consists of 1900 volumes, of
which some are very rare.
DR.. Slevin was at one time president of
the Geographical Society of the Pacific.
His tastes ran in the line of historical re-
search, and it is from an historical point OF
view that his library is chiefly valuable.
It's volumes treat of the first expeditions
from Europe to Iceland and Greenland. of
the voyages of the Norsemen to the then
unknown land of the west, and of the dis
covery, conquest and settlement of this
continent by Europeans.
8In the selection of his books DR.. Slevin
paid particular attention to the history of
the Pacific and that department of his
library is very complete. Several works
relating to the subject are in the Spanish
language.
The Sleyin library was recently examined
by John I. Doyle of bibliophic fame and
by Professor George Davidson. These GEN
tlemen agree that the collection is we'll
worth the sum of $500, but it is under.
stood that the trustees bought it for q
much lower figure.
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FEEDER.
WEDEMEYER.

Methodist Bishops that Bishop GoodseI
shall visit the missions OF the denomina
ton in Europe next year.
The Berkeley Presbyterian Church pro.
pose to erect 10000 church in the Gothic
style of architecture.
Rev. c. L. Mel has decided not to accept
the call extended to him by the st. Peter
parish congregation of this city.
Rev. Father Barchi is very i'll at ST.
Mary's Hospital, suffering with cancer
in his face.
Rev. Charles Vierot of Paris, president
of the supreme council of the churches of
Tahiti, is stopping in the city. li -.
Rev. A. K. Crawford has resigned the
/ passionate of the Oakland Adelphia Mission.
A reception will be given next month by
the young people of the First Baptist
Church to the students of Cooper Medical
College.
Right Reverend Nicholas, the Bishop OF
the Pacific Coast diocese of the Greek
church, has gone to st. Petersburg on an
official leave of three months. During bis
absence the, services of the Russian cathe-
dral will be conducted by Rev. n. s. Green
keritch.
The dedication service of the Japanese
M. q. church will take place next Sunday
at 3 p. NJ.
Special Administrator Appointed.
Edward Everett has been appointed by Judge
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
G[EE SINGERS co FORTH,
The University and Stanford
Clubs Start on a Joint Con-
cert Tour.
THROUGH THE COAST STATES.
An Engagement at Victoria After
the Trip to Recuperate at
Castle Crag.

The University of California Glee Club
and the Stanford Mandolin Club will leave
tomorrow morning on joint concert tour,
to be made through Northern California.
Oregon and Washington, besides meeting
one engagement at Victoria B, C.
The trip has been under contemplation
ever since their successful joint concert.
given on March %, but no definite action
was taken until the early part of last month,
when Managers Graham of Stanford and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02

splendid athlete his aid was both efficient
and agreeable. When, however, the party
reassembled after dressing it was rather a
blow to discover that her water friend was,
on land, the driver of the carriage in which
Times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02

The best parallel case of natural inn
munity from disease is said to be that
afforded by the rat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
A Robin That sings ..whip-P oor-w Will"

A Robin That Sings "Whip-Poor-Will."
There is a robin in Pitts6eld, N. H.,
which every morning and night delights a
crowd of listeners with his song. He
of the elms and wild cherry trees, and
there he sits for an hour at time. He
commences his song as robins do, but
varies it from all others by introducing the
notes of the whip-poor-will once, twice and
even four times in succession. So plainly
does he do this that many persons were
attracted, at first supposing that it was a
whip-poor-will, which are seldom seen or
heard in our immediate vicinity.-Forest
and Stream.
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Coffey special administrator of the estate Of
John II. Croker, who died on the goth ult.,
leaving an estate composed partly of q stock
brokerage business which needed prompt at
tention.
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E string just beyond the bridge has been
heightened and hitched to the tail piece by
the use of larger sized brass wire twisted
about in the most inartistic but thoroughly
secure manner. The fiddle case is decidedly
ramshackle. The hinges gave out on one
end of the box was rejuvenated by the in
sertion of piece of implanted poplar. The
bow is heavy, of old style and thinly
haired. The whole outfit is begrimed and
rusty. Atkins says his family got the violin
from the famous underground stable used
by Jesse James during his raiding days.
Two weeks ago Frank James was in
Pleasant Hill and positively identified the
instrument as having belonged to his
brother by peculiar markings on the body
and fngerboard made by being swung
from saddle bow.
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PASTORS AND CHURCHES.

News of the Various Denominations in
This City.
1t has been decided by the Board of
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Special Administrator Appointed.
Edward Everett has been appointed by Judge
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-18
FOR SALE.

House. rooms and hall. lot 30x120 It.,
18th ST. between Jacob ana Wood $3.50
House, rooms and hall, Chapline sti
5th ward, $500
House. rooms. 18th ST.. $3.50.
House. 3 rOOmed cottage, Jacob ST. near
24th. $3.50.
House, rooms. Centre Wheeling. S60o.
House. rooms and hall. bath and both
gases. Jacob ST. between 18th and 18TH.
S5.7OQ.
House, rooms. 29th ST. $3.50
House, 5 rooms, brick, Eoft ST., Centre
Wheeling. 5000
House, 3 rooms and hall, lot 6OXll0 t.
18th ST.. cheap, $500
House. rooms and hall. lot 5nxl00 It..
near street car barn, cheap, sl,lJ.
House, 3 rooms brick, 1908 Chapline ST.
SLIGO,
Corner lot, Lind st. 50 IT. front. cheap
$3.50.
Lots in McNIechen. North Benwood
Glendale, Island Edgington, Park View
Pleasant Valley ana many other lots in
and near city. CAL ana get prices.
House, rooms, brick corner lot, 23d ST.,
s. zoo.
House. rooms. brick lot 33x122 IT,,
Chapine St, 9Th ward. SiG2.
House, u rooms and store room. Main
ST. near Gst. lot 4fX12o e..
House. 3 rooms, lfth ST., $1,000.
Double frame house, 10 rooms and store
room cOrner OF 33d and Jacob SITS, rents
for 81 per month. $500
House rooms, corner lot oath st., easy
terms $500.
Lots on Lind ST., Belvedere, $50 and
500 each
business property on Market st. at mod
500, 't5, $500 $500 5000 and $500 to
NESBITT & DEvINE,
Telephone 643 1893 Market street.