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Birmingham. He had once been a
gentleman. He taught me French
and how to play the flute. Between
while he treated me like a dog.
He wished me to become mem
Der Of his orchestra. My tastes,
however, inclined to the stage.
From early childhood | had pos
sessed an almost perfect talent
for mimicry. When was 10 there
was not an artist had ever seen
whom l could not represent to the
life. One morning, about that
time, in a fit of drunken rage, my
father gave me terrible beating.
The result of irregular meals and
bad food, / could neither retaliate
nor defend myself. l ran away
from home. l walked to Liverpool,
and easily obtained employment at
a music hall, where for three years
I nightly initiated every actor and
person Of note whom the Liver
pudlians wished to see. They
grew tired of me at last and
ceased to applaud my turn. was
promptly discharged. l made my
way to London. The London mar
ket, however, was simply glutted
with mimics, and before three
months had passed was penniless
and still without place. l haunt
cd the theaters and employment
agencies to no purpose.
At last day came when l stood
in the Strand owning nothing in
the world but the suit Of decent
black I wore and my makeup box
| mentioned the fact to the mana
ger of the next employment
agency l visited. He had seen me
30 often that he knew we well.
Look here" said he. IF you are
30 hard up as all that, your only
hope is to try your hand at some
hing else"
I'm ready to turn bootblack!"
assured him.
UWell, WELL" said he, "a client OF
Ssrs inquired yesterday for a va
let. II you are really willing tc
put your pride in your pocket
hall personally recommend YOU
II have no PRIDE" answered
but l have also no experience"
He gave me a plying smile
Certainly not, but believe that
ron are hungry--you look IT,"
A few minutes afterwards was
Walking as fast az | could towards
picadilly with n letter IN NJ,
rocket which bore the address
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lin MANY
|GlJISES


"Sir William Dagmar, Bart, ga
Curzon street."
It was q small two storied house
but It looked good and I raised the
knocker tremblingly.
A, footman opened the door. He
was civil because my clothes were
we'll cut and because l have the
appearance of a gentleman. He in
vited me to seat in an ante-room
and went of with my letter. When
he returned he carried his nose in
the air.
HUH" he shifted. step this
way, but wipe your shoes on that
mat first, pleased"
He led me to a room on the first
floor, opened the second door and
announced in an oily voice
THE valet-Sir William"
walked into the room with the
most respectful mein l was able to
assume.
The door closed behind me. The
walls were piled from floor to cell
ing with books. Books Uttered the
carpet about the bases of the
shelves. A revolving bookcase
crammed with books stood beside
the chair upon which Sir, William
Dagmar sat. The apartment pos.
sessed no windows, and was lighted
from the roof like gallery of pic.
lures. A second after I entered the
room l looked at Sir William, but !
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10

had already said to myself: "A
bookworm!"
He was of middle size and age
His features were regular and even
handsome. His complexion was vel
low and bloodless. He possessed
broad rather than high forehead
and a large head covered with a
mass of stubbly iron gray hair. His
nose was long and straight. His
china was a trifle weak. He was
clean shaven. The key to his face
was his mouth. II was large and
sensitive. 1t had trick of scerw'
ing itself up at the corners, and
sending the upper lip into curl OF
sneering righteousness, which inn
mediately experienced an itch to
initiate. His teeth were long, even
and very white, but the right in
cisor was lacking. His eyes were
gray like my own, but set deeper
in his head. and the man had twice
my weight of years STOPPING his
narrow shoulders.
He regarded me apprisingly. 81
need a valet" he began. His voice
was quereulous like his mouth.
Eyes, sir" said I.
"You are recommended by Mr.
Bray. You look young-rather toe
young. Why did you leave your
last placer"
my employer could not afford tc
keep me any longer. l was with
him for three years, SIR"
"Show me your references"
had expected that demand. ~
gave them to Mr.. Bray, sir" an
swered glibly. did he not send
them on to your"
A bored look crept into his eyes
81 suppose they are all right" he
muttered, YEARLY. Il like your
voice; 1t is soft. II you want e
please me. never raise 1t. My heat
aches very easily"
II shall remember, sir" l an
swered in my mildest accents.
"When could you commence your
duties?"
''At once, sir"
He raised his eyebrows, theI
nodded languidly.
every well. | shall give you ;
trial. Your wages will be pounds
n month and your keep, Butts. tn,
footman. will show you to you
room and explain my ways to you,
"Thank You, sir"
"lsy the way, Bray writes tha
your name Is Agar Hume | disllk,
it. Once upon time haa a frien,
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THEATER
SPOKANE

isis Hopkins" plays another per
Torrance tonight, which Is the
same as saying there is one more
chance to see the most outlandish.
ly funny stage production in its
line that you are likely to see. Sis
is an old timer, everybody knows
her and yet folks keep right on 60
ing to see her. Rose Melville, of
course, is the whole thing and she
has fair support in two or three
characters.
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named Hume. l shall call you
Brown"
VERY good, sir"
backed out of the room and
found the footman in the passage.
His air of defiant Indifference in
formed me that he had been listen
ing through the keyhole.
"Sir William has engaged me,
Mr.. Butts" l said in a low voice.
will you be good enough to show
me to my ROOM"
"You won't stay here long" he
mumbled, as he tiptoed off. They
never do"
hod no intention of staying one
day longer than could help. But
l did not confide the fact to Butts.
AS I followed him my one thought
was to get my hands on food as
soon as possible. He took me up
stairs to an attic room at the back
of the house.
"Here you hare!" growled Butts.
put down my make up box, and
faced him.
II should like to be friends with
you, Mr.. Butts" / said. what do
you say?" I offered him my hand.
He grinned and took it. My ap-
parent righteousness had melted
him at once.
"All right" he said. whats yer
manner"
Brown"
what did yer think OF imp" he
jerked his thumb over his shoulder.
"A book worm, isn't he-but
what do you say if we discuss him
over a glass of beer and some
bread and cheese?"
With an alacrity that delighted
me, he led the way by the servants
stairway to the pantry on the
ground floor. For beer, however,
he gave me port wine, and for
bread and cheese cold porridge.
"You seem to live well here" l
commented, with my mouth full.
$50 sol" answered Butts, with a
sigh. But it's so cursed lonely.
Master seldom goes out and its
very rare e hever has any company
here, honly about once month"
ooh! bit of hermit, eh?"
"A bloomin' misanthrope-that's
what l call i'm! He 'ates noise like
poison"
Married."
mo. He 'ates women wors'n
noise. | believe"
"How does he pass his time?"
Breads all day-haif the night
too"
"What does he want with valet
them"
Butts wagged his head He's a
sick man is Sir William Dagmar!
what is the matter with Sir
William?p
Consumption! He's got 1t bad!'
"Oh! Is he rich?"
"Rich as Croesus."
ANY relatives?"
"a cousin he 'ates wors'n noise
and wors'n women. A young char
name o. Seton Dagmar. He's heiI
to the title, but I'm not thinkin
he'll get much o the plosh. Hi
there's masters bell Hurry up, he
ates to be KEEP waitin'."
| was up the stairs in a twinkle
Sir William looked bored to death
"Some gentlemen will dine with
me tomorrow night, Brown" he
drawled six In all. Their names
are ON this paper, and their table
places marked wish you to serve
Butts Is a clumsy waiter"
Every good, sir" | murmured.
"IOu will also see that CO :
tables are arranged In the smoking
recon-"
CTo be- continued,l
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10

Just now, Mrs. Clarence Mackay,
wife of the present head of the
Mackay house, figures before the
public as a leader of the suffrage
cohorts.
But that Is only one of Mrs.
Mackay's many activities. The ma
tives of Roslyn, the pretty hamlet
ON Long Island sound where Mrs.
Mackay sepnds three-fourths of the
year, are at present puzzling their
heads over the model school which
Mrs. Mackay proposes to conduct
in their midst. For six years she
has been a member of the school
board, and one by one she has
nodded the other members, men
and women, into her way of think
ing. Mrs. Mackay's shibboleth is
For the child of tomorrow" and
on this plea she proposes a COM
modious building, which must sit
back from the street and be sur
rounded by a lovely garden, to be
cultivated by the children. In the
Enclosure all street cries are dead
ened by the walls. These walls are
so constructed that they serve as
radiators in cold weather and thus
render unnecessary the heating ap-
paratus of former days, which occu-
pied so much space on floor and in
the cellar.
The model school for the child of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10
cRITIclsEs METHoDIsTs.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-"To re
ward the criminal course of Saint
Carnegie and Saint Rockefeller and
the steet trust because of donations
by these men for worldly obliga
tons and appreciation might be
characterized as twentieth century
indulgences. The Methodist church
has laid itself open to be called the
church of holy petroleum"
With these remarks, Frank 8
Monnett, government prosecutor OF
Standard Oil, and trustee of the
Methodist Wesleyan university in
Ohio, began his address before the
Methodist preachers in New York
at their weekly Monday meeting.
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| tomorrow probes swimming pools
in a nearby stream, and winter and
summer the pupils must take their
plunge. In the warmer weather
each child will be permitted to
keep pets in the garden Enclosure
and to raise such crop as the pets
need.
The vacation will be devoted to a
Robinson rCrusoe existence under
the care of men and women who
have a i've of the open and can
instilldt INTO their pupils. They will
build huf; tents are tabooed. The
child of tomorrow must know how
to make a home, if only of reeds.
Mrs. Mackay was before her mar
riage MISC Katherine Stirling Duer
She is the great-great-granddaugh-
ter of Kitty Duer, lovely daughter
of lord Stirling, who as the most
famous belle of revolutionary days,
turned the heads of wings and
tories.
Mrs. Mackay's school walls will
be coered with pictures in accord
with the studies of each class. The
benches and woodwork will be of
odorous forest trees, and there will
be the fresh smell of the woods, in
and out of season. A theater
wherein the pupils are to be both
actor and audience is another pro-
pOsed innovation,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10
SPOKANE MEN LED
WHOLE TICKET

Although the democrats were
rather shy In the state election, a
Spokane man came out on top OF
the heap, as was just and proper.
A. c. Edwards, candidate for lieu
tenant governor on the defeated
ticket, polled ITO more votes than
Bryan in this state and led Patti
son, the head of the ticket, by
352.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10
WOMAN KILLED BEAR
WITH A ROCK

WENATCHEE, Nov. 10.-Mrs
Oliver Bates yesterday killed a live
bear in her backyard.
She was alone when the bear
swan to the yard, which borders
the lake, and when it climbed a
tree in the search for provender
Mrs. Bates threw rock and
brought it down.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10
OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT.

Open house to members and
friends will be the S. A. A. C.
order this evening, the occasion be.
ing the opening club dance of the
season. The club has taken ex-
traordinary pains to make the af-
fair one of the most enjoyable in
the history of the club.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10
WASHINGTON

"A Jay Circus" at the Washing
ton theater this week, is getting all
kinds of applause. The antics of
the Rube brothers and the mistakes
the circus manager makes In his
dealings with them result in much
comedy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10
PANTAGES

Although the "Vision of Salome"
is the big feature act at the Pan
tages this week, Eugene O'Rourke
G. Co. are holding their own in a
laughable sketch dealing with the
entanglements of a sporty
drummer who is assigned to an
apartment meant for a bishop.
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AUDITORIUM

Frank McQuarrie is a genuine
sheriff In "An Old Sweetheart OF
Nine" by the Shirley company
this week. The play is full of the
western spirit and describes the
land where might is right and the
weapon rules.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10
ORPHEUM

In the act of Carter & Blueford
at the Orpheum a waterfall Is
shown with a stream of water
tumbling over precipice, a very
clever electrical illusion. Miss Ma
belle Adams, violinist, continues
to captivate the audience with her
work,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10

Tomorrow evening opens 1.-THE
Time, the Place and the Girl" for
Wednesday and Thursday even
ings. There is plenty of entertain
ment in the play and good COM
pany is announced.
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euRiEs HOG, FILES CLAIM

JACKSONVILLE. Mo-. Nov. TO-
Itemizing the time it took him to
chase cows and bail water out OF
the cellar, Henry Reichmann OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-10

When man gets excited over
his ignorance he is likely to think
he is enthusiastic for some truth.
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CHARACTERS

ffHar Hume, alias Brown-Pro
fs3sional mimic, who becomes
valet to Sir Wm.. Dagmar, and
schemes to make a fortune.
+. Sir William Dagmar-Wealthy
bachelor recluse, whose house is
the rendezvous of mysterious
coterie.
Sir Charles Venner-Wealthy
specialist, member OF Sir Dagmar's
morbid society, Of seven, chief pro
mioter of a series of CHASTITY ex
periments.
George Cavanagh-Artist, anoth
er of the society, who has a 70
nance.
Marion De Mar-Beloved of Ca
vanagh, who Is in the secret Of
the society's experiments.
DR.. Fulton, Mr.. Humphreys, Mr.
Pardo, Mr.. Observation-Disclosures Of
the queer society.
DR.. Vernet--A French medical
fanatic.
Jussieu, Beaudant-Negro as
sistants Of Sir Charles Venner.
Seton Dagmar-Heir to Sir vii
liam's title.
Butts-A butler.
THE HOUSE IN CURZON ST.
My name Is Agar Hume. My
mother died when l was two. My
father was the first violin in a sec
ond rate music hall orchestra al
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-08
OFFERS FARM AND $500
FOR WHITE HUSBAND
Girls Father Is of indian.Chinese
Extraction-Dowry for Fortunate
Suitor-Has Buckskin
Suit

SEATTLE, Wash, June 7.-Davfd
Toulee, a successful market gardener
and hunter of Alfalfa, is reported here,
says the Post-Intelligencer, to be offer
ing special inducements in order to pro-
cure a white husband for his daughter.
Forty acres of choice farm land. $500
in cash and a nice band of horses are
the dowry which await the fortunate
suitor, the conditions imposed being
merely that the man be of white blood.
Toulee is one of the interesting char
acters Of the valley. He is of Indian
Chinese extraction, and has made the
qualities begotten of both lines OF an
cestors prove of advantage to him. In
the spring of the year, when the vege-
tation is the great feature of this coun-
try, his inherited skill as a market
gardener shows itself, and he is usually
the first to market the greens and veg
etables. Throughout the summer he
works as tiller of the soil. and as a
farmer reaps good profits on his land
When winter comes and there is no
more farming to be done, his Indian
nature asserts itself, and there is no
hunter more willy or tireless, more pa
tient or successful. His line of traps
have caught many a fur-bearing ami
NAL in the last score OF years, and
probably the county auditors office has
paid out to him more bounty money
than to any other two hunters Of the
Yakima district. After collecting the
bounty, he ships the pelts direct to
such markets as he has selected, II he
does not make better deal with some
local purchaser. In this way every
month is made to yield it's proportion
to his income.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-08

pear in a new American play at the
Stuyvesant theater some time in sep
tember. This play Is to be a radical
departure from anything she has here
tofore attempted.
When Miss Bates first announced her
intention of leaving the Belasco man
agement she gave as her reason her
desire to appear in productions of an
other order than those in which she
had been seen under his direction, and
said she did not consider 1t just that
she should have been compelled to con-
tinue so long in one play, THE Girl OF
the Golden West"
Henry w. Savage, just returned from
Europe, brought with him contracts for
eight operas: THE Princes Child, by
the authors and composer of "The Mer-
ry Widow" "A Jolly Peasant" by Vic
tor Leon, one of the authors of THE
Merry Widow" with music by Lee
Fall; "The Love Cure" by the other
Iibrettist of "The Merry Widow Leo
Stein. with music by Edmund Eysler;
"Vera Violetta," another opera by Herr
Eysler and three Hungarian operettas
-"Piffikus," prince Bob" and THE
Rose Youth"
I'm making these contracts abroad
said Mr.. Savage, you must not think
that / have overlooked our native au-
a stock company at the Garden theater
on the lines of such old organizations
as those at Daly's and the Lyceum.
have already obtained three plays
"Portia Perkins," "A Man Of , HIS
Word" and 1.-THE Happy Family Ihe
first of these, by Edith Ellis, Is scheo-
uled for production in the autumn, and
the length of it's run will depend en-
tirely upon its popularity. If 1t is a
success 1t will continue indefinitely; II
IL fails it will be at once Withdrawn.
and one of the other pieces put IN It's
place. / do not purpose giving differ
ent plays at stated intervals"
Mr.. Savage has decided not TO con-
tinue his English Grand Opera com
pany, though it had previously been
understood that he would continue the
organization in repertoire, finally aban-
doning the production of Madame But
terfiy." However, he has found no new
opera abroad which he considers 1lt
for the mainstav of such repertoire:
Also. the fact that the regular grand
opera companies are to give some per-
formances in English makes him pause
for the moment.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-08
MAY CALL ON WIFE
WITH A CHAPER0NE

NEW YORK, June 7.-Arrangements
for the immediate future of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Hosmer McGibbon, the
-eloping pair of students, have been
made after a conference between
Grandpa Farwell, a Canadian banker,
young McGibbon and FarwelPs law
yers. McGibbon met with Farwell and
the lawyers, who admitted that the
marriage was legal and that there
would be small chance for an annul-
ment, which had been talked over
without the knowledge of either bride
or bridegroom. Farwell left for Can
ada, but before leaving he said:
"The whole trouble was in their ages
and not in the fact that they wanted
to get married-did get married,
should say. Mr.. McGibbon will return
to his studies in McGin university and
Mrs. McGibbon will not leave school
until she graduates in June. That is
about all there is to say and the mat
ter is over until the return of Miss
Farwelrs-that is, Mrs. McGibbon's s.
parents from their trip abroad"
At the Hotel Manhattan young Nc
Gibbon said:
"I have agreed to do all that Mr..
Farwell asked of me. The only OBJ
lection that was ever raised was as to
age, and time will remedy that. l
shall see Mrs. McGibbon at stated in
tervals and with a chaperone. The
story that 1 was not able to take care
of her now is false, as / am able to
do SO at any time, but we all thought
1t would be better for me to finish my
college course"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-08
BENJAMIN FAY MILLS
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
FELLOWSHIP PASTOR BACK
FROM THE EAST
Speaks on Latent Powers In Man, and
Will Give a Series of Lessons
on Higher Psy-
choIogy

An enthusiastic audience crowded
Blanchard hall beyond It's capacity to
welcome Benjamin Fay Mills yester-
day morning. His appearance was the
signal for an outbreak of applause by
the Fellowship members and their
friends.
This meeting was the climax of a
series of receptions that has been ten
dered Mr.. Mills during the past week.
He has recently returned from an evan
gelistic trip through the east, where
Fellowship circles were organized In
Cincinnati and Milwaukee.
Mr.. Mills spoke on 1.-THE Power of
Men," He made the point that mans
latent powers are almost entirely un-
developed; that man is potentially a
god and is open to limitless develop
ment.
Miss Maud Essex of indianapolis
sang "The Perfect Day" and Alfred
Walker rendered a violin selection.
Mrs. Edwin Williams and Miss Helen
Tape were the accompanies.
At the close of the meeting the Fell
lowship gave Mr.. and Mrs. Mills an
informal reception.
Beginning Wednesday evening Mr..
Mills will give a series of lessons on
"The Higher Psychology" in the art
gallery of the Blanchard building. He
will speak every Sunday morning this
month in Blanchard hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-08
DIR. HUNTER ASSUMES
HIS SEAT AS PASTOR
DULY INSTALLED AT FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DR.. Hugh X. Walker Delivers the Ser
mon and DR.. Van DerIas of Mon-
rovla Gives the Charge to
the New Minister

Impressive installation services were
held at the First Presbyterian church
last night when Rev. w. A. Hunter
was installed as pastor.
DIR. Beatty, secretary of the presby-
terry. presided as moderator. Rev. hugh
X. Walker, pastor of the Immanuel
Presbyterian church, delivered an eio-
auent sermon, which was followed by
DR.. Van Derlas of Monrovia, VINO gave
the charge to the pastor. DR.. w. D.
Young. moderator of the Los Angeles
presbytery, gave the charge to the
people. DR.. Maclaren offered the IN
stallation prayer.
DR.. Walker took for his text the last
clause of the third verse of the twelfth
chapter Of Hebrews: "Lest ye be weak
and faint" and spoke on the cause and
cure of spiritual faintness. He SAID In
part:
spiritual faintness is due to three
causes-the atmosphere OF the age,
which tends to draw away from spirit
ual things and to material pleasures
and characteristics.
1.-THE second great cause comes from
the lack of faith within. All men are
not optimists, and of the so-called op-
timists many get down in the cellar
as often as any other persons, ana
usually a little lower.
"Christians have no fear that the
cause of the church Is on the decline.
That some particular church Is declin-
ing in membership is no sign. 1t taxes
but a few days to build a bungalow,
but it takes five centuries to build
cathedral.
1.-The last cause of mans loss Of faith
in Gods purpose concerning his is that
men sometimes feel that work Is not
accomplished and counts for little. The
cure is Jesus, the author and nnlsner
of our faith. By looking at him and
emulating him we need not fear the
spirit of the age.
"The spirit of the age in when ne
lived ridiculed, scorned, betrayed and
killed him, yet he succeeded and nm
ished his work If we look at the
author and finisher of our faith we our
selves shall not lack faith, but we
shall look beyond the visible results,
and there will be no failure. Better
fail on a high plane than succeed on
low one"
In giving his charge to the people
DR.. Young said that there were three
divisions in church workers-jerkers,
shirkers and workers.
DR.. Young said that he thought the
old version, "Now 1 lay me down to
Sleep" ought to be changed to the
following:
Now I get me UP to work.
1 pray the Lord L may not shirk;
II I should die before the night.
l pray the Lord my work be right.
The service closed with benediction
offered by the newly installed pastor.
The church was filled with a large
congregation. In honor of the service
the auditorium had been elaborately
decorated and a special musical pro-
gram was rendered.