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past the time that she gives up looking
for him, or he appears on the scene two
or three days in advance. In either event
she is taken by a surprise that bids fair
to become perennial
When Michael is released it is his in
variable practice to make as straight a
line as possible for the little room his
wife maintains. If the door is locked it
his powerful shoulder to open it, Julia
always promises him when he is on his
way to punishment that she will be at
result might possibly be different, but she
never has been so far, for the reason
stated. So Michael is invariably disap-
pointed and left to his own devices,
temptation seizes him and makes him its
own.
His first act after he has verified Julia S
absence is to gather together her little
wardrobe of clean-starched calicoes and
other garments and take them to the
pawnbroker's- This he follows with the
bed, the two chairs and the cooking uten-
silS. In fact, he cleans out the room ex-
cept for the stove and an old and bat
tered milk can, which he regards as COM
panion and friend. Having sold or pawned
Julia's effects for what he can get, he
buys a demijohn of liquor and peck of
onions. Filling the milk can with water
at the hydrant below. he retires to the
stripped and ungarnished room for self
communion and qualification of his pecu-
liar and besetting sin.
Michael sits on the clean floor takes
a swig of whisky, bite of onion and
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NIPPON AUCTIONS.

They have a queer way Of holding
auctions in Japan. The auctioneer
puts UP the object to be sold and asks
for bids. Each bidder then writes the
highest price he is prepared to pay on
a piece Of paper and deposits it in a
box The box is opened and the OBJ
ject handed to the one who has Of
fered the most
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SMART SET
By Sally Sharp.

Miss Elsie Clifford and Miss Evelyn
Clifford were among several san Fran
, cisco maids who attended series OF
teas in Berkeley a day or two ago. A
number of the fraternities entertained
during the afternoon, extending hos
pitaIity to the various sororities- Miss
/ Evelyn Clifford is a graduate this year
of Irving Institute. the commencement
exercises to take place Tomorrow even
ing.
Miss Jessie TuttIe and Robert Ar
mour will be quietly married to-day
| in the Sweuenporgtan church 1h=
bride is the daughter of Captain Fran
els Tuttle OF the United States ship
Perry.
The Clarennont Country Club will
hold ji6ks to-day and among the inter-
estfng features is the golf tournament,
in which there are to be many promi-
nent players. Society from this side
and Oakland will make a conspicuous
figure as spectators
Miss Florence Ives and Miss Sara
Drum are two leading golfers, having
devoted much time to practice and at
tained a high standard in preceding
tournaments.
The marriage of Mrs. Mabel Crouch
Tickell and Frank Hadley Mnchnors
was celebrated on Monday In Boston.
Mrs Muchmore was formerly Miss
Mabel Crouch. daughter OF Judge
Crouch of Napa- and was well known
in the society of her native town and
in San Francisco. The groom is also
a Californian and a graduate OF the
Mark Hopkins School OF Art. He is
located in Boston.
The marriage of Miss Alice Living
ston Newhall and Rev. John Alexander
OMeara will take place Thursday.
June !, at $3.50 o'clock The service will
be read in ST Paurs Church. after
which a reception will be held at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs Henry
| Gregory Newhall. on Clay street
Miss Maye Colburn will spend part OF
the summer at San Mateo as the guest
of Mrs Christopher Refs
Among the visitors this summer at
Colonel Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper's
ranch in Oregon Will be General and Mrs.
Charles Austin Coolidge. They viii leave
town in June to attend the Portland fair.
and viii visit extensively through Oregon
Miss California C1un viii be the guest
| of Mr.. and Mrs John c. Wilson at their
season.
Mrs Harry Rosenfeld entertained at
luncheon at the ST Francis yesterday.
Mrs Jonathan Brooks, with Miss Ma
rion and Miss Ruth Brooks. sailed Mon
day for the Philippines. where Payrnaster
| Brooks is attached TO the Ohio at Manila.
Mrs. James c. Crawford is entertaining
Mrs j. o. Corby of Omaha for a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colin Boyd are settled in
their summer home, Casa Boyd" IN
Alameda County. and will remain through
the summer and fall
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin j. Crane, formerly
of Chicago, have been touring the State
and have spent much time at Coronado
and other southern resorts. They are es-
tablished again for the present in their
apartments at the Palace.
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MICHAEL'S
REGULAR
HABITS

NA ICHAEL HALEY is a man of regu-
III lar habits, though most of them
are not the sort of habits that pro-
fessors of ethics recommend to their pu-
pills His ordinary occupati ton is the
driver of the wagon in one of the penal
institutions of a big city. This he varies
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No Chance for Discussin.

What broke UP the ladies' debat-
ing society?''
The leading member was told to
prepare an essay on the yellow peril.
She did so and the opening sentence
read: Yellow apparel is very trying
to most complexions.' Washington
Star.
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CRIBBAGE = c., Weed, Siskiyou
County, Cal. If in a game Of cribbage
the cards are played 8, 4, l, 2, 5, there
are two runs; one for /, 2, 8, f. count
ing 4, and one for 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, counting
s. 1t makes no difference in which man
ner the cards fall so long as sequence
can be counted from three up.
EXPLOSIVES-C. H. A., Mill Val
ley, Cal On the subject of the force
of high explosives Charles E. Mum
roe of the Columbian University,
Washington, D. c., says: There is a
very common but erroneous belief that
gunpowder explodes upward and that
high explosives explode downward. 1t
arises from the fact that if a quantity
of dynamite be laid unconfined upon
the surface of a rock, on detonating it
the rock will often be fractured, where
as if gunpowder is thus placed and
fred it produces no effect upon the
each explosive tends to act in all di-
rections about the center Of explosion,
as exposed in air they are subjected
to the weight of the air above them
and are to that extent under contine-
ment. When the high explosive is de-
tonated the gases are set free so fast
that the air acts as a tamping agent;
when gunpowder is exploded the gases
generate so slowly that they have time
to move the air. Although high ex-
plosives usually produce shattering
effect, when fired unconfined upon
body, the effect is markedly increased
this it appears that dynamite, which is
a high explosive, does not shoot down
with more force than in any other d1-
rection."
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don't know what it is myself And
have him leave on the mustache. I
hate mustaches. Here is my music
teacher. So long. Yours
MISSION GIRL.
p. S-Don't forget to have the
photographer pose him I suppose you
have pictures ahead for several DAYS,
but please get his in as soon as you
can Yours truly, M G
City, May Is.
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whenever his SEN
tence expires by go
ing home.
Mrs. Haley is con-
siderably older than
her husband, whom
she married because
he was such a fine
figure of q man. She
had supported her
self for many years
before MichaePs six
feet of sturdiness
disturbed her maid :
en- fancy. The neigh
bors say she did all
the courting, and
even the proposing.
and it is certain that
the fact of her being
a n accomplished
bushelwoman or fin
isher of fine gar
mentS and in receipt
of a good weekly
wage had more to
do with Michaels
acceptance of her
than either h e r
years or her beauty.
Julia. Mrs. Haley,
is a treasure. Her
little room is as
clean as soap and
water can make it,
her clothes are al
ways neatly washed
and ironed and hung
up under a cloth in
the corner by the
bed, and she is trust
worthiness itself to
her employers, and
to the neighbors
willing and generous
to a fault. But she
has one fatal weak
ness: Though she al
ways knows just
row long Michael is
sent up for, she has
never been able to
figure out the day
when he may be ex-
pected home. Either .
in rms on Sn far
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drink of water. Aft
er the three have
been combined in
varying proportions,
it is his custom to
break forth in song.
1t is a fine, powerful
voice he has, and
the neighbors hear
and know that he is
home. They also
know that some
thing will presently
be doing. and they
generally notify the
patrolman on the
beat. At least that
official is always on
hand at the climax.
Michael Haley is
not a composer, but
he weaves together
coon songs and his
Connemara dialect
in a manner that
would win him in
stant fame in any
vaudeville perform
ance. They go some
what as follows:
Weep no more, my
lady, says he, !.
o, weep no more to-
Gay, says ne.
We will sing one
song, says he, for
my old Ken
lucky home,
For the old Ken
lucky home, says
he, far away,
says he.
Sometimes t h e
neighbors go to the
place where Julia
Haley works and
tell her of Michael's
temperance, some
times she finishes
her day and is made
aware of the resto-.
ration of Michael to
the bosom Of his
family by his melo-
dious tones floating
down to her as she
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IN GAY PAREE.

Parisi Paris, No other city knows
how to amuse itself, exclaims the
Journal des Debats. The passing of
time, elsewhere so pitiless, here brings
nothing but a succession OF feast-days.
which follow so rapidly and closely
that one has hardly time to count
them.
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ANSW ERS.

JACK MUNROE-W. F. NJ. City.
Jack Munroe and Tom Sharkey met
in Philadelphia, February q, 1904,
when Munroe defeated Sharkey in six
rounds. # M
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FLY PAPER-H G., Valley Center.
Cal. A very thin preparation of liquid
glue mixed with syrup, spread on sheets
of paper with a brush, makes fly pa
per that will attract the flies to it and
tangie their feet.
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business houses and puhlic men b. khs
Press Clipping Bureau (Alleu'sl, 30 Gu,
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TownsendPs Gala Glace Fruits. t ar
tistic nre-etched boxes. 10 Kearny st
and new store now open. .'7s7 Market St
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10 to 3 D. m. Eyeglasses, specs. gold plahsd
and filed. 15c up 81 4th st, front OF rest .
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Mr.. and Mrs Edwin j. Crane. formerly
of Chicago, have been touring the State
and have spent much time at Coronado
and other southern resorts. They are es-
tablished again for the present in their
apartments at the Palace.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Colin Boyd are settled il
their summer home. Casa Boyd" ii
Alameda County. and will remain through
the summer and fall
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-17

The marriage of Miss Alice Living
ston Newhall and Rev. John Alexander
OMeara will take place Thursday.
June 1. at $3.50 o'clock The service will
be read in ST Paul's Church. after
which reception will be held at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Henry
Gregory Newhall, on Clay street
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Miss Maye Colburn will spend part OF
the summer at San Mateo as the guest
of Mrs Christopher Refs
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29
at which all ladies attending will re-
ceive a handsome souvenir
"THE vReINIANv SUCCEEDS

Thousands of lovers of sound, sin
cere and convincing romance have read
Owen WiSter'S stirring story of 'The
Virginian,' and it is almost safe to say
that the more discerning and critical
the reader has been the more he has
enjoyed the book and the more genu-
inely in love he has fallen with the cow
boy who is its hero. 1t is seldom in re-
cent years that any character Of fiction
has taken so firm a grasp on the heart
strings of the better class of readers as
has this wild, young American. 1t is
therefore not surprising to read the
announcement that the dranlatization
of the story is to be offered at the Met
ropolitan for the week of Feb. 5. In
New York and in Eastern cities the
stage version of "The Virginian" has
been met with real delight, and it is not
difficult to believe the report from the
theater that the receipts of this play
have been unusually heavy.
The Virginian has lived the life of the
typical cowboy and is far removed
from the conventional 'tgoody- goody''
hero. The story deals with the Vir-
ginian's strenuous wooing of the dainty
little Vermont school teacher, who re-
fuses to surrender to him until he has
shown himself to be her master in some
surprising ways that irresistibly draw
her to him. The play that has been
made from the book is said to be dra-
matte and powerful in its development
and If 1t has retained the charm and
interest of the original story, one can
hardly imagine its being anything but
an overwhelming success. III the COM
pany are Dustin Farnurn, Frank Cam
peau, Guy Bates Post Helen Holmes,
Marie Pettes, Frank Monroe, Frank
Vail and Marquita Dwight.
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pear in their new guise of burglar
and detective in this farce. Although
this venture'is styled a musical comedy,
1T should, If reports be true, be named
Mason comedy, for in it the Masons
are said to have raised the standard of
German dialect work to a point that
comes as near to the legitimate as a
dialect comedy dare go. Their infec-
tous laughter and good humor are
counterbalanced by their laugh maxi
Ing qualities. Fritz and SnitZ" of
course, hinges upon the case of mis-
taken Identities, in which the two Stel-
lar titles and a German baron are the
principal figures. There is no neces-
sity of going into detail. Suffice it to
say that the plot is novel, and that its
musical features are said to be good,
the latest addition to itssmusieal Feper-
tolre being military song which the
hIasons sing, entitled .I Want to Be a
Soldier" 1t is said to be one of the
prettiest of the new songs. There are
also other songs, notably "The Leader
of the Coon Band" a widows song un-
der the title of "Girls for Sale," be-
sides some eighteen others. The COM
pany that supports, the Masons in
cludes Della Stacey as prina donna,
Charles Horn, Josephine Crawford,
James Corners, Anna Suites, Lew Kel-
ley, Sue Stillman, Fanny Midgley, John
Tobin, Myrtle Leavitt, Frank Hayes
and Maude Scott. The production is
said to be the best equipped that
Broadhurst and Currie have ever sent
en- tour.
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WILLIAMS AND WALKER COMING

The most important event of the
present theatrical season is the engage
ment Of Williams and Walker and their
supporting company of coIored per-
formers and singers at the Grand for
the week following Mason and Mason.
This is the first American tour of these
representative negro exponents of that
which is most truly American humor
and melody. While this company was
in London they were obliged to appear
before the king and the queen and the
royal family to help celebrate the birth
day of Prince Edward. The engage
ment was very successful one, and
the king and queen expressed them
selves as very much delighted and in
terested, especially in the cake walks
and the droIl hurnor Of Mr.. Williams.
After this royal recognition, of course.
they became the fashion in London.
The colored musical comedy for this
season Is called in the new, 'In Da-'
honey" 1t is framed up with new
songs, musical numbers and interpo-
lated with much comedy and dancing.
The costunling and scenery are said
TO be very elaborate, and an advance
on anything ever seen.
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when there come into the apartment
which the departing bride and groom
wish to lease three characters, who
form the chief principals in the play.
Hoggenheimer, a suddenly made mill
lionaire. impersonated by Mr.. Bernard,
better known as "Piggie" is looking up
apartments. merely because his social
sponsor, an impoverished son of the
English aristocracy, suggests it might
relieve the tedium of the hour, as Hog
genhelmer, affecting the smart set, is
terribly bored. Miss Winnie Harbor-
ough, played by the invincibIe Miss
Hattie Williams, also comes from
Kay's millinery establishment to deliver
to the bride her newest hat. Winnie
had been of>the chorus few moons
back and had known the groom. She is
surprised that her former sweetheart
is married. She plants on the not un-
willing cheek of the groom a kiss just
as the bride enters. Result, domestic
explosion.
While this tragedy is going on Hog
genhelmer sendeayors to make the ac-
quaintance of the pretty millinery girl.
He argues that everything he does is
correct, merely because he is rich. He
can do rude things and be forgiven
Winnie at first shows resentment, but
finally consents to acknowledge Hog
genheimer as a good friend. Later
their friendship develops amazingly
Winnie has exquisite clothes and is at
the seashore in Hoggenheimer's COM
pany, and it happens that the bride
and groom have come to the same ho-
tel. Then there is more trouble. Many
complications arise. The domestic diff
ferences of the bride and groom and
the engagement of Hoggenheimer and
the milliner are brought about later at
the Savoy hotel in London The play
is said to contain more. real, rich fun
of high order than any similar theat-
r1cal offering that has been shown in
the United States for many years. Sam
Bernard has good reputation, much of
which he acquired when associated
with Weber and Field
The piece is in three acts and in the
cast are about forty girls, some Eng
lish and some American, who are said
to be adorned with beautiful costumes.
There are numerous songs and dances,
and much merriment is promised in the
antics of Mr.. Bernard, assisted by Miss
Williams and their fifty or sixty asso-
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III 7 is very largely a matter Of phys
III ical as we'll as intellectual train
III ing, this equipment for the pros
fesslonal stage. Nothing SO indis-
putably proves this as glance at the
efforts of amateurs on the stage Of a
theater.
ST. Paul had an opportunity to OBJ
serve this last week at the Metropol-
ftan opera house, when an aggregation
of young men essayed to present a mu-
sical comedy regardless of sex. That
is to say, a number Of susceptible
young men, with dramatic predisposi-
ticns impersonated all the dramatis
personae of a comic opera, including
the ever essential female chorus.
Clever as they were, they neverthe-
less demonstrated the natural supe-
riority of woman over man, when it
comes to exhibition of herself upon
the stage. Woman, even though she
be an-amateur, displays ready adapt
ability to graceful display of her God
given grace. When she dances, If she
dances at all, you wish her "a wave o.
the sea, that she might ever do nothing
but that" But when man attempts
to dance behind and beneath skirts,
how angular and jerky his movements
what an aggravation to sympathetic
muscles. to watch him! Even the
gowns and luxuriant wig cannot hide
his spasmodic antics. The merest nov
ice of a real chorus girl is a poem in
comparison, when she makes her feet
chime with the music.
This little difference between the
real and the sham illustrates the test
of artistic worth. Grace of action is
characteristic of woman, nowhere so
conspicuously as on the stage of
theater. The imitation cannot pass
muster when the spasmodfc awkward
ness of the imitator is so apparent
That is why the stage holds up such an
exacting mirror-the public eye-which
detects counterfeit instantly. 1t be-
hoovess every actor to have the mus
cles of the body under as ready a con-
troll as his faculty of memory. He
dare not forget his lines; he must be
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ing. The management makes claim
that in the wake of the favorable in;-
preston made during its two seasons
successful career that they have put
together three courses of tuneful and
joyous hilarity for this edition that is
calculated to not only increase it's
popularity but to uphold the standard
established by it as a financial winner.
The musical portion of the pro-
gramme consists of two one-act "mu-
sical hipf1aps," incidental to the action
of which many pleasing and unique
novelties are introduced. The feminine
contingent is made up of twenty well
trained and talented young women,
whose grace and beauty entitle them
to first honers. AS a vaudeville entree
the following contribute: James E.
Cooper and company, Brown and Rob-
inson, La Veen and Cross, Jules Ben
nett. Olga Orloff, Julia Natus and
Elsie Fay, while Mile. Bartoletti and
Lucia Cuerbo contribute much to the
success of the Offering.
Special matinee for ladies on Friday,
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"THE GIRL FROM kAY's" AT THE
METROPOLITAN

The Metropolitan opera house will
open its doors tonight giving the ST.
Paul public the first glimpse of seThe
Girl From Kay's," which will play an
engagement of four nights only. This
play comes to this city most highly
recommended, not essentially in the
heralding by Charles F'rohlnan and
George Edwardes, who are presenting
II, out by the verdict passed upon it by
thousands of theatergoersg in London.
New York. Boston, Chicago and a few
other cities where it has been seen. IN
the first named city, where 1t had it's
original production, it had a stay Of
two years at the Apollo theater When
hdessrs Frohman and E,dwardes
brought it to the United States year
ago last August, it was installed at
the Herald Square theater, New York.
and that remained its permanent home
Tor the entire theatrical year. number
ing full ten months. In Boston it play
ed at the Hollis Street theater for four
months Its first appearance in the
west was in Chicago in the early win
ter, and there it remained for two
months. Ii has been seen in very few
oIner, cities than those above named
IL is safe to say that it is always the
successful plays that can dwell any
great length of time in one community
rms naturally being the test, the rec
for long runs is an excellent reeom-
mendation in cities where it has not
been seen.
In presenting this play, which, by the
way. Is, designated as a farcicaI COM
edy, with music, it is not intended TO
convey the idea that it is a. musical
comedy, nor is it a light opera, as
these terms are understood in this
country. but purely a comedy, with
music, that could be successfully nre-
sented We're the musical features elm
mated. In presenting the piece its
managers are also introducing Sam
berhard as star, and the reputation
he has made playing the chief charae-
ter Of The Girl From Kay's" adds
likewise to the Importance of the pro-
ductfon in general, as Mr.. Bernard has
come to be recognized as a comedian
of unusual proportions.
Briefly outlined. the story of the play.
The Girl From Kay's,' begins on the
Gay OF one Harry Gordons wedding.
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absence Of all questionable features
from the performance-the women all
being dressed in either Oriental cos
tunes or modern gowns with long
trains. Tights and short skirts are not
to be found in the piece.
The plot of the comedy concerns the
woes of an aged bridegroom, Samuel
pineapple, and his charming but 1eal-
GUS wife, who go to China on their
honeymoon. accompanied by eight
bridesmaids, whose purpose is to keep
an eye on the groom. Of course there
are the usual comic opera DEGREES In
this comic opera of China, and the
edlcts concerning kisses result in the
entanSlement of the newly married
couple-the bride being claimed by the
emperor and the groom being conlpell-
ed to wed the Chinese princess. The
princess herself has INDUCED in lit
tie masquerade. and has become enam-
ored with PineappIe's nephew. SO that
there is double woe in the enforced
wedding of the uncle, whose unhappy