The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume], April 29, 1897, Page 8, Image 8

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KITH' GIFFORD DEAD.
A!*D ALL mv. K »IR«M «)IXC« POIST
TO 91 K ioe.
A WMM« m*a* HflW* *■» ""
tko l)r«4 l.lae— Happy l» «•
n at lO •>€»•«* H»r «»■«<•
IMr I* P*! *■ «•»*■ Blaek « »«»•
—A RotlW Th*» 0«r» C«atal«r4
Oil of Tmmmr '• Foaa4 '* Her
ft mttwm I * Trl^*
to Tell He* Troakle, Bat It I* Tow
Lai*.
Kitty Gffford wa* a pr**ty blonde, and
the women who knew her figured out h*r
aire at about UorC Bh» lived at the
I.yteJle house. Washington street.
Her room was 2* It opened into a room
occupied try an attractive lltti* dark-e\e4
woman wh'i pa*e«-d as I leeste Oiffor'l.
That was an assumed name. Flossie Clif
ford's room oper><d Into a third room oo
ctipled by a man named Elmer Clifford.
Yesterday afternoon Kitty Clifford was to
ail appearar »•* as happy a* tr. time pa»t
when ah* llv»d with h»r husband and chil
dren Before 10 o'clock U»t night her
dead body was carried away lr a black
w air on to Butter*-ortb'a undertaking
rooms, and when Coroner YandeH left a
short time later be carried a small bottle
*birh onee contained oil of tansy,
In the agonies of coming death the poor
woman tried to tell Mrs. Peterson, who
runs the boose. what wa* the trouble.
Kh* could not speak and aa she fell to
the floor *he put her hands to Mrs Peter
son'# face. The *m«-il of tansy oil was
on her hand*
It lii nrrt positive that death was due to
the oil, hut *ll indications point that way.
The womaj: who passed an her sister wivs
she h«* no Id**, snd Olfford «ay* h* can
net aolire the problem. l*o far a* the In
vestigation 01 the coroner, the police and
that of the Post-Intelligencer reporter
went last right, nothing of a tangible
character w%* to the
etttsae. There w»rf one or two tbeorles
offwJ. hut they were theories at best.
Coroner Yand'll n »a> Uo«l an mq .fti and
he pro ha My wiil m;*k* an autopsy.
If Kitty Glfford committed suicide she
did not do so hm» HUM she Is- ked money.
In her trunk was discovered liO' In f-a*h.
FkiMt* Glfford claims part of It und Glf
ford says that he ha* a share. An Glfford
explained It to Coroner Taafkll, it was
a sort of parti ' 'ship purse, and h« hated
to It carried away.
i~t»t Sunday Kitty Gtfford, Flossie Glf
ford an'l Gilford were out to the lake.
Thay grot drunk. Monday Kitty continued
the apr«»e. Tuesday It was not so bad.
sr>4 yssterday she <ontlne»l herself to a
f> w hot clarets. She w,»s In good spirits.
The testimony of everyone questioned
l»»t night was to the effect that the thr»*e
nad had no trouble. Bom»>wh»re about
7 o'clock Gilford left tha houae to take
supper. At 7 o'clock Kitty and Flossie
put on their wraps and started over to
the Seattle restaurant on Occidental ave
nue, between Washington street and Y'en
ler way, to eat. A.* they were Koing out
of the house »key met Mrs Peterson, who
walked a short distance with th«m. When
tn the restaurant Kitty complained to
Flos*!'- that she fislt sick. She left money
to pay th«- bill and returned to her room.
Flossie came back fifteen or twenty min
utes later. The door of Kitty's room was
locked. but as Flossie knocked she got no
answer. She listened and heard some one
moaning She ran down stairs and found
Mr» Peterson.
"Something has happened to Kitty."
•aid FUxwrte, '"and I want to get tn her
room."
Mrs Peterson got her pass keys and ran
up stairs. As she entered the room she
found Kitty standing In the room with her
hat Hutched In her hand. The woman
apnea red to be In agony.
"My God Kitty." said Mrs. Peterson,
"What Is the trouble with you?"
Kitty tried to speak. She opened her
Hps. but no sound came from them.
Agony was depi, ted In every line of her
fa e«> She fell to the floor, and then,
reaching out her hand, put It tn front of
Mrs Peterson's face. Mrs Peterson
sm»lled the tansy ami at once guessed
that the woman hail taken a large dose.
With the assistant of Flossie she got
Kitty on the bed. and then sent for Dr.
l.yon Before the doctor arrived the
woman was in convulsions l»r.
faithfully to overcome the drug,
and for n half hour It seemed as If his ef
forts were to t>e crowned with success.
The womsn had had two convulsions, but
she appeared to he getting along well.
Mrs |Vt«T«on went down stairs to iret
something the doctor wanted, when she
suddenly heard him say that It was no use.
the woman was dying She *ank rapidly,
and was apparently dead In less than Ave
minutes Dr. T.yon was still not satlsfWl
to Klve her up for lost, and went after an
electric battery. He worked the second
time, long and persistently, but It was
no use. Then he notified Coroner Yandell.
Before the coroner arrived Flo*«!e dis
covered th*t a small bottle of tansy oil
which had been in her room In the after
noon was missing. It was discovered in
the dirt bo* In the hall. The room was
searched for something that would ex
plain the actions of the woman In taking
the oil, but nothing csm» to light. Cor
oner Yandell took < hance of all the e'-
fects. Including a trunk In which w ; is
Btr red the !'!?> previously mentioned The
coroner is Inclined to think that the
death was of the suicide order, but he
would not like ta be quoted as giving an
opinion.
Kilty Otff>>r«l first etme before the p\»b
llc a#»i>ut a ye.ir ag- She had trouble
with Oiffonl, and <ih*app«>ared from a
Washington street saloon. It w»* «up
l>oaed she w*lktnl dow Washington strict
to tha bay and jumjied in. Af»out a week
later a Chinaman found her hiding in a
room In the Pacific house Kitty c.iff. r1
was bom in <>»hkosh. Wis Mer paronts
n>ay be living or may ho d<-a i s*e m tr
rled and had children, which are in F»v
tls. hut whtch sre said to have bc.»n
into fi -iA famill< « She has ||vr> i
in Pakot* ami «t>-k,»ne. C.tfford wa.s with
her In the latter place, and he was living
with her when ehe dl-Mi<;>eared in this
city.
Fer the Rstlaeer fienlee.
The council ehan\< l >er waa iH>nverte»l In
to a aehoel rrvam ywetenlay with bear'et
boys as pupils, and Civil S rv .> Ci n
mtwioeeni J. M Coin »n and John
Hehrarn as pe,! igogues ft w « the ea
amlnation for civil engirt e*. the gmd
uatea to answer the of Ot\ Ft giresr
Thotnaon for men to make t'* jrvey «f
the CNvlar rtver water system
There had been thirty two sppli-ar.ts
for eawmination. .vr><l all hut f-mr put in
an aj>?war*noe. Those who applie.l h-,t
did rot stand the examination w»>re J
H Wert. C. Finch, G»-«">r«T K.>lw»rts . - j
William Penend
The examination questions were pre
pjnxl hy a tsvirt! made up of F H Whit
morth. J. G. Si-airry and slliam I-:.
It W ill Wash
Anything
Fern
Soap...
8 Bdr> fw ?sc.
yt+ I\OCEP v S
OCCID£NTAU»AV Ol
"Troth Is Stranger Than Fiction."
In »X'-h*ng» for any kind of 3eco»vd-hand Goods w* * ' yoa
New S*w Carpets. N»w frr.#ves. or any ktr.4 of New Housebo:* goods.
We will give you all the second-hand foods arc worth, ana you can select froxa
the iargesi atock of new household g<ods m the Northwest.
FREDF.RirK. KELSON 1 MINRO. Rialto Blotk.
Healers la Ftraltart, Carpet*. «tore* *ll kind* «f HontfkoU Good*.
Nichols. Theos will also pa*» upon the
an«wr«. The interrogations were to ?h*
train of a technical nature. There was
an easy <ii' tation of about sixty words
• r.d a simple spelling ter
ror draughtsmen. transitmen. Is-velers
and the speliin* teat wa* on th«
followti • wonts: "Solution. deflection. ex
pression. variance, straight. experience,
oxponent. complete, emergency, neces
»ry."
For ehalnitMn and ax men.
br»«#i. *w*mp. duty, narrow, line, honest,
April, Seattle, fall "
FOUR MUST GO.
I'atveratty la*tnielnr* Who I,o*e
Their Poaltion*—% Repeat*'
A* a meeting of the board of regents
helrt in the office* of Wiley A Bostwtcic
la«t evening the following members were
present: Clark Davis, John P. Fay. James
R Hayden. George H. King and John
Wiley. A great amount of routine buai-
B'Kt kept the board busy until 11 p. m.
The most Important business transacted
was the adoption of the report of the com
mitter on ir«truction, which, with Presi
dent Edward*. ha* prepared a statement
of entrance requirement*, which will be
published In the next annual catalogue.
The rej. rt was carefully considered arid
will undoubtedly serve to bring the uni
versity into much closer harmony with the
other educational Interests of the state.
This report was accompanied b> anoth
er report by the name committee, which
severs the connection of the following
from the university faculty after August
I, I«ST7: Thomas M. Gstch, professor of
political and social science; Jo*-ph M.
T-»_\ lor prof. «»or of ip«tbe||atie» and as
tronomy; EHefc J Chamberlin. professor
of English language and literature; and
J.<hn Haan. tutor in mathematics and
Oerm-'tr The other members of the fac
ulty n tain their positions Prof, Charles
F. Reeves is now profe*aor of German,
and !*rof. A F. B«»choidt is profeaaor of
Knglish.
Lieut. John H. Wholley. who Is now pro
fessor of military science and tactics, was
mad"* in addition to that, instructor in
mathematics and civil engineering at a
salary of W»M> per annum The hiring of
student a* ifitants In the library left
to the discretion of the librarian, regis
trar and secretary of the board of re
gent*. an<i all other student assistants are
to be chosen by President Edwards. The
salary of student as*.slants is placed at
ll.* per month each.
The reports of the committee on In
struction w. re adopt>'<l by unanimous vot*
of the regents present.
The bo rd adjourned to meet again at
the same place on next Wednesday ev
ening.
Delivered to all part* of the eltjr
at 7ft«. per month—the Dally «ud
Sunday
STEADILY GROWING.
The 1. M. C", Fund
fTIHI —One Subscription of f HH>
and One for *.*>o.
Another step forward was taken yester
day In the subscriptions toward the Post-
Intclllgencer 12.500 fund for the Y. M. C.
A which is now nearly J7QO. So far the
subscriptions are coming in In large
amounts, and no one seems to wish to
break the Ice with a subscription less
than St. \\ hen those of a lesser amount
than that Isaln to some in. however, they
will undoubtedly come in considerubla
numbers.
The subscription of J M. Col man and
sons Is lu addition to a previous gift to
the r-wltUofl this year by them
of wiitch, how over. * is given tjefor#
the present canvass was start, d, and for
other purposes. which will prevent its
being counted In the present fund.
The <■ >;nj etitlon between the Blancklteg
and the Ctlhounites in the eff >rt to bring
In the largest number of subscriptions un
der |lO in amount between now and May
S *u the subject of a good deal of good
na; -red i h .fling it d bantering at the
Hulls and Bears) dinner sit the Y. M. C. A.
last evening, and showed a red hot tnter
«■' U>e canvass. Already some of the
■M mtnTi have returned the cards given
out for suhacrlptlons filled to their full
capacity with Rubecriptiona. and have
askid for more. Tn. se cannot be reported
In these columns until proper credit is
given to the side for which they have been
secured.
The total subscriptions handed in at this
office up to and Including last evening
amounted to Jtiso. and are as follows:
Previously rejH>rte I qq
J M. Colman and sons Itn <o
Mrs A M ! ,V>oo
Total ItiN) oo
ln»t Msilil'» ) . M. %. llh it >i in-1.
The "nulls" and the "Bears" who have
r< • ntl> arthipaled in the Y. M. C. A.
nv mbervhip oontesi were entertained at
an elegant collation at the building of the
association Inst night, I'M of the contest
ants being -foisted and toasted for the
splendid vi. Tory of one wing over another
that contributes to the glorilb ation of all.
The entertainment was provided hv the
aaaoclation for the workers, sui! the tables
serf wilted on by s. me of the most prom
inent ladles of Seattle's social and chari
table circles. The arrangements were In
c? irg* <rf Mrs W. P Wood. and the event
wis su« <' s ful In every way. Succeeding
the ample spread there were a doren Jolly
ss*. t he* by numbers of the factions whi h
h.;l -t -s\ en to tn.r the association's
lists, an ! Mrs. C. C. Swift sang some solos.
There was the "booby" table, at which
were seated ten members w ho did not suc
ceed. in the contest. In securing a singla
name. B-sides the "booby" table, there
were eirven others, at whtch the more
successful contestants were seated. The
evening was delightfully spent by all.
Iliiw to Iteneb \% linleom.
Commercial men are not taking kindly
to the new train Ine igurated re
cently by the Coast line of the Gr<at
Northern railway. whereby they sre ob-
Hit'-I to leave here for New What -om and
way points In the evening. The former
hwvtng time was greatly appreciated For
instar. e. a commercial traveler desiring
to <to bn«ir.ess or ItelHr.gham hay wss < r.-
.C led to give a full day s time to New
Whateom and Fairhaven, the two princi
pal cities, by leaving one day and return
tr* the riegt. The pre***!? «eh**lule ne
cessitates a two nights' stopover. or a
d • r. niy of an extra day A way out
of the difficulty however has been solve 1
h> 1 \'->e « attle by the Se.at'ie a. Inter
nal .ot--u at *AS « m, to Wl kersham.
there trs «ferrin* to the United States
mill stair- Henry »in*er. ici r • rifle
four mves from \Vt«-kfr»h*m to
Whatcom; tfeen by steamer aerr*se th«
<ak* to S'.'ver lie - •?<. th«-Tt by electric
motor to New Whatcom. arriving there at
t IS. in ample Mme for business hours. and
tviurr-i"* to Seattle ne*r morning by the
i\w**t litve. leaving New Whus -ooi at
-r Falrha\ n at T a. m
Tkr«i«k *lne State*.
"•»»# Nerth Western Line comprises or*r
t m mites e* perfectly equipped railway
;n llHnots. lowa. Wlmtohs. Michigan,
v -nesca N h !>ak -ta 9-:*h I'akotv
Nebraska a-I Wvomir r It operates trie
• -set trains ;n the world The aerrlc* to
*h: ag» M le « ikes s" 1 sil the prtn - pal
tt»i"« of Cast sr. t Southeast
« , !r:»-«» S ln«..*t on having r>ur tl-Vet
rts "The Nor*h Western " K W Parker,
rammer al Agmt. First aveaua. sseat
ll*.
If you w to «end Kast for ▼ «r
In* -i?s csl ; . at the N rthtra Fa ;3c i>Oc#
and they will arrange.
THB SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY. APRIL 29. 18!>7.
BOTH LEGS BROKEN'.
William Rassell. a Popular Votnf
M*a. Meet* With a Palafal
ArHdrat.
William X. R .sseli *ho is "»!led "BtlW
by »he mfuVm of the Seattle Athletic
Club, where he Is well kn«wn snd popu
lar. had a fall yesterday afternoon from
a fourteen-foot stepladder whi<-h resulted
in the breaking of both bones In his right
and left l<g« just above the ankle. He
was immediately removed to Providence
hospital, where Dr. Jsm»s Shannon and
r>r. J. B. Eagleson operated up«n him.
It was a very difficult piece of work. The
bones of the right leg were broken al
ir-st at the ankle joint, but did not break
throsgh the flesh The tibia of the left
leg protruded through the flesh at a point
about three Inches above the ankle, show
ing the jasfd edges of the bone where
it had been snapped off.
It was a peculiar accident. Russell wa*
standing on a tall stepiadder. putting In
a porcelain rosette, or cut-off. to connect
th* fixtures with the service wire at Will
iam Herdman's saloon. 11* Second avenue.
The wire carried only 104 volts of elec
tricity. which is not enough to do any
h<rm lie got a sltght shock just before
he fell The ladder moved away, as Rus
sell explains it, and he went straight
down to the floor, a distance of about
twelve f«et. He struck squarely on hi*
f ■••t and th*>n f»Il against a cash register
at the end of the bar. Although the shock
jarred him from head to foot, he retained
full possession of his faculties and stood
up. As he did so he noticed that his left
leg. from a point a trifle more than half
way down from his knee, stuck out to
one side.
"Th- re i* a broken bg for a certainty. **
said Rus«ell to himself, but he had no
idea of how badly both legs had been
smashed
William Herdman, proprietor of the
saloon, wns near the fnot of the ladder
when Russell fell. He rushed to his as
slstanee and then sent out for physicians.
In a short time Dr. J. R Eagleson. Dr.
Dawson and Dr. Jam«s Shannon arrived.
Dr. Dawson gave Russell a hypodermic
Injection, as he was suffering intense pain.
The patrol wagon was calbd. and In the
meantime Russell was put under the In
fluence of chloroform. Just as he was be
ing carried Into Providence hospital he
began to recover consciousness. He was
still in terrible pain, but soon became
quiet under the Influence of more chloro
form.
The surgeons found that the tihla and
fibula of both legs w> re broken, and had a
hard job to set the bones hack into place.
When seen last night at the hospital Rus
sell was conscious and said that he did
not care to have much said about the
accident. "All there ts to it." said he,
"is that the ladder went out from under
me and I went down to the floor, striking
on my feet. I think T must have turned
half way around while falling." He said
that the shock he got from the wire did
not amount to anything. This was verl
flrd yesterday afternoon a short tinv aft'-r
the accident by F. P. O'Donnell, an elec
trician He is a great rrit nd of Russell
and when the question of a shock from a
live wire came up. he got the ladder from
which Russell had fallen and in the pres
ence of a reporter went up and took hold
of the wires where Russell had been work
ing. He held them with both hands for
some time. He said thai he could feel the
current, but that it was of only 104 volts
strength.
There was considerable talk about the
ladder being rickety. t»«.>veral men who
were in the saloon said they did not think
it safe for a man to work from. Russell
said last night that it was his favorite
ladder, and O'Donnell said he had no fear
of working on it all day.
Dr Shannon said last night that ac
cording to present Indications amputation
of either lift will not he necessary. It Is
probable, however, that the right ankle
will be stiff.
Reduced to 7Jic. per month. The
l>all> and st:ndajr "P.-I."
UFV Bill \>T MOMK.
The S. A I. President Returns From
ti \rw Inrk Trip.
Oen. John H. Rry int. president of the
Seattle A International railway,
and deltoralr from his recent official visit
to New York city, Arrived In hi< private
car at 5:25 last evenlnjr having crossed
the continent from M on tha Ca
nadian Pacific railway, with which the
general's own road Is enjoying close
trafffe arrangements As soon ns the train
came to a standstill Oen. Bryant alight
ed. accompanied by Miss Bryant nnd Su
perintendent N'r wm.m Kline and Mr«.
Kline, who had m>-t Gen. Bryant's car at
Yale, on the Canadian Pacific. Mi?s Bry
ant had accompanied her father on his
return trip fr vm New York. The party
was met at the depot by H. O. Strove.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Fred Allen, of the Seattle A International,
and 'nme of the subordinate officials! of
the line
In reply to the inqtUry of a Post-Intel-
representative. Gen. Br>*ant. with
diplomacy, stated that thero
was nothing at all of an important natura
connected with his visit to the Kast He
him*e!f a» being «lad to bo
back in Sat tie and as rather fatigued
from his Journey. When a-ked whether
i he had laid tho matter of extending tho
Seattle International through the Sno-
pa..«s and east to Spok.<ne before
the directors of his company, Gen. Bry
ant that ho had and that the board
1s in pos-*. -*!.*! of al! of the facts, data
and Information on the subject that they
had asked for He «t»ted also, that he
J had not met any Burlington people dur
i ing h'.s aSseuce and that no suggestion as
to the filling in of the 600-mi!e gap be
tween the Burlington's western terminus
at Billings and Spokane had come up. As
to possible construction on the Snoqual
nv- p. -* route f» r the S itile A Interna
tional. Gen. Bryant stttfed that the boinl
of will have to pi>- on th« mat
ter an ! tnat th« re i» httle likelihood that
construction wdl i>e commence! for -one
time. With the ChesterfteldSan elcgnnce
for which Gen. Br>*an< is famou*. h«
brought the interview to a close, agjin
• sssurif.g » little krot of listeners that ha
was delighted to be m Seattle ag^in.
Dtlitfrrd to nil parts of the ritr
j at 7V. per month-the Dally and
Hundar "P.-I-"*
rKR«O> % 1.
Mrs Hr Holbrook. of Cotjpevllle, Is
a* the Filler.
Mr and r>an:"s Gaby, of Olympia.
are at the PiHer.
O K. 1! elitor of the Mount Ver
non New*, is a: th? Diller.
F«nl Gas---f. a miring man of Si!%*erton.
is stayirg at the S'-vena.
Chirit s Matthew-, a • snr.e-% man of An
acoit-s is reg -;er»Hl at the Stevens.
J W Gi?>s:Me. a ranehe- r*f s ds
Fa i. arrt>-~d at th-» Dtiler ves'er'.%y.
W J Ru -ker president of the Ev-rett
t. *. • 5 C- ntpany, * registered at the N »rth-
Mr* Maid' * I- M rir k w*ts toslay on
the City of i .ps-ka for Juneau, to spend
the *ummer,
I' A <vparre!' the well-known mir.rg
man, am* in yesserday on th» steemer
Kingston from Victoria and left
{ day aftem«*»n on the overland for floo
! kar.e. *
HHl'i rTIF.S.
The funera; aervi- e of John Murphy was
heJrt yesterday forr- i. n at Bonney 4k
h'sa-ift s c; hcv.nd» r the aof
tbt Man- - F;t>«nrn * t'n r The int-r
--ment was ic Canary crmetery.
APRIL 30-ARBOR DAY
GOV. ROGER** POETIC PROfI.t*A
TIC* FOR IT* OBSERVANCE.
A Dainty Addre** to the Boy* and
Girl* of Hanhinftoa by Frank J.
Brovrwe. «nperiateadeat of Pabllc
Instroctlon—Snggestioa* for aa
Arbor Day programme by a Co
lombia City Teacher.
"And N'afire. the old rur*e, took
The chtjd i»pon her knee.
Sayir.g "Here ss a .*t or>- book
Try Father has writ :an for thee." **
There is a poetic side to the nature of
Gov. John R. Rogers, a glimpse of which
1" sometime* observable even through the
cloak of official dignity that envelops
his important place as the state's chief
Tr.vfristrate. In no respect is this most
admirable quality seen to hotter advant
age than in the Arbor <ih.y proclamation
which has recently issued from the guber
natorial workshop at CMympia. bearing the
signatures and the great s«»a4 that make
it official. While the rest of the state is
commending the beauty of the sentiment
that prompted the governers proclama
tion, and the little one a are pi*nt;r.g tre*s
and shrubbery that will perpetuate the
memory of April 3H of the present year,
the governor himself is in Central Wash
ington among the fruit growers, whoee
practical observances of the pronuneia
mento find expression in the sort of arbori
culture that produces the fruits that as
sist in making the state of Washington
great, and the governor consequently con
spicuous in the world's affairs.
There is little doubt that while the chil
dren of the city of Seattle are making
holes in the ground with their little spades
and setting out trees (that some day will
towr into the sky. living monuments of
the Arbor day of 1S?7), Gov. Rogers will
make the occasion ot his visit to the irri
gation district, in the interests of the arid
land commission, a memorable one. by set
ting out a whole row of fruit trees some
where in the Wenatchee valley that shall
always be known as "the governor's row."
on which luscious apples will grow;
apples that will be deserving sora«
sonorous nam»» in honor of the
state's chief executive. \\ hlle in the
I-art of Washington that may be re
terred to as its citrus belt," with
out straining at the thongs of fact.
Gov. Rogers wiii study all of the branch
es of arboriculture. grafting, pruning
and transplanting of the many kinds, and
post himself thoroughly on the needs of
the fruit growers, as well as the reclaim
ins of the vast territory that, by the dig
ging of a few ditches, may be made to
bloom and blossom as the rose or, better
still, like the state's own emblematic
flower, the rhododendron. Thus will the
governor's own Arlmr day be spent in the
most practical demonstration of those
theories that are so aptly set out in his
first proclamation.
Gov. Rogers also attaches to his own
expresrioti of sentiments a dainty address
to the boys and girls of Washington, by
Frank J. Browne. superintendent of public
instruction, and suggestions for Arbor day
programmes, arranged by Miss M E. Pike,
of Columbia City.
The governor's contribution is as fol
lows:
"The people of Washington inhabit a
wonderful region. Here stretch out before
our eyes, in elsewhere unequaled profusion,
tha bounties of nature. Nowhere among
tha sisterhood of states comprising th«
American Union are the natural resources
and opportunities hen afforded excelled
or scarcely equaled. With an area large
ly in excess of that Occupied by the six
New England states, the state of Wash
ington presents a wide diversity of oppor
tunity unrivaled in the splendid character
of the Invitation offered to both capital
and labor. It has the best and most pro
ductive grain fields in the world, and the
largest body of valuable timber yet re
maining in the limits of the United States.
Its mountains of coal and iron are in close
proximity to the deep waters of Puget
sound— the grandest harbor of the Union,
with a shore line of l.fa*) miles in rxtent,
the future seat of empire on the Pacific
coast, through whofe ports have already
come durlntr the y ir just passed goods
second in value only to those Imported by
the Imperial city of New York A.ld to
all this a mild climate, where rivers are
never froz»-n and ports never blockaded,
a brav« and self-reliant p-ipic. Indus
trious and en» rgi tic. add it would appear
that everything necessary to man's pros
perity has been provided with a generous
hand; and this is. Indeed, the truth. Na
ture has here lavished her bounties, and
nothing is lacking to complete a perfect
picture of God's favor to man. A people
so favorably situated should early be*in
the work of N autifying and adorning
their homes. Now therefore. I, John R.
Rogers, governor of the state of Washing
ton. do hereby recommend to the people
of this state that they observe Friday,
April 30. 1<97, as \rhor day by the plant
ing of trees, shrubs and vines, and by
such other appropriate acts and exercis* s
a* shall as«lst us in this n*n«t laudable en
deavor. Especially should the children
In our schools be early impressed with the
thought underlying thab great fundamen
tal truth, that the good, the true and th*
benutlfi'l are and always will tie, most in
separably connected.
"JOHN R. ROGERS.**
"By the Governor:
"WIl D JENKINS.
' Secretary of State."
Turning the 1.-af the reader of the proc
lamation is • >r,fronted with Mr. Browne's
prating as follows:
"Spring ttm<> brine* frasrrant flowers
.nd l»:rd songs. Are you also
happy? I hope you are. May your lif«
grow pure an 1 fr:< grant. day by day. as
to the trean.l flowers. Arbor day is
for the st ;.1v of Nature ar 1 for agist
ing Nature in plea-ring matkind. As you
plant a tree or i flower tO<la\, remember
that you are likewise planting a thought
In you r life which will become frsigrant
unit fruitful if it be planted In good soil.
\s you lov thi* birds and the flowers
and the trees, may you likewise love
your school, your country and God.
"Permit me ever to be your faithful
friend."
The programmes nre Arranged for the
various s- h> >1 yeart to Include poems.
Scriptural quotations ar.d recitations ap
propriate to the event and to the under
standing of the pupils years are
those from the lowest grade to the gram
mar school. Couple*i and Hues from the
flr*-jr*nr poem;: are simple and calcu
latei to fill the woo minds with the im
portance »f their participation In the
state s affairs, and are as follows:
"Pussy willow had a e ret that the snow
drops whispered her.
And she purr**] It to th« south wind
whil 1 it stroked her velvet fur."
The lde.,* of the <=tori«i that the flowers
tell is suggested by plaoing a flower in
carti child's h ,nd an.l asking the children
what the blossoms tell them.
A verse from "The Dandelion" Is;
"Bright lit tie dandelion.
Drowsy yellow face.
Peeping up among the grass
With such g»*nt ie gra*.-e;
Minding not the Apr si wind.
Blowing rude and cold;
Brave lit: le dandelion.
With a heart of goid."
Another r- .tatlon fro>.n "he first-year
ia In the nature of a greeting:
"tkw>l morr >w. ftttie rosebush;
Now prithre tell me true.
The iivy*l~ Whirr «n»f Pure
as the Driven Snow.
Pffl.
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lur.g troubles Tne*e peasant little pel
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thousands of lives and prevented much
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with free medical advi e for any disease.
To be as sweet as a red rose.
What must a body do?
To be as sweet as a red rose,
A little girl like you.
Just grows and grows and grows.
And that's what she must do."
The seventh number on the most Ju
venile programme is another poem, cho
sen to lit the imaginations of the tots
for whom it Is arranged. It is entitled
"How the Flowers Grow;"
"First a seed so tiny.
Hidden from the sight;
Then two pretty leaflets
Struggling toward the ligtrt;
Soon a bud appearing.
Turns into a dower.
Kissed by goiden sunt-hine.
Washed by silver shower;
Growing sweeter, sweeter.
Every happy hour!
Kissed by golden sunshine.
Washed in silver shower."
The reference in the above number to
"golden sunshine ' and "salver shower" is
undoubtedly intended to Inculcate bi
metallic theories in the minds of the lit
tle ones, many of whom will, at some
time, have something to say about the
currency of the country. This belief is
justiiied by the repetition of the lines in
which the ring of metal is he*rd. The
last event on the programme for the
first grade is the choosing by vote of a
fl.>wer emblematic of the year.
The literary tone of the programmes
for the second, third and fourth years be
comes heavier as the time spent in the
schools is lengthened, until the grammar
school deals wifh some of the English
masterpieces, appropriate to the occa
sion, intricate in meter and deep in mean
ing. Essays on historical trees, "The
Charter Oak." "The Washington Elm,"
"The Liberty Elm" and "The Tre«uy
Tree'* will be interesting. W<ustiington a
cherry tree is entirety overlooked, al
though it lias a most important bearing
in shaping juvenile minds on a subject
that is generally considered important.
The fifteenth number in the grammar
school programme is Frank Dempster
Sherman's "April;"
"Unseen, alone, young April stood in
fear
And watched to see the white plumed
hunters go
Raiding tha hillsides and the vales be
low—
March and his mad marauders of the
year.
Gray hung the skies, and bleak the world
and dretir.
When, far away, she heard his bugles
blow-
Ever more faintly. Then did April
know
The time of her long waited quest was
here.
So forth she went with all her timid
train.
Bearing new Joy unto the ravished
world.
Music and gladness, blossoms, leaf,
and wing;
And where sane slept, gold sun and silver
rain
Followed, and on the earth once more
unfurled
Her glorious banners m the court of
spring."
Each gruae succeeding the first, chooses
a class flower and the grammar school
bas classified essays on plants. The food
plants, medicinal plants and plants from
whic3i cloth Is made, with subdivisions
on what they are. where found, how
grown and how prepared. There are also
essays on "The State Flower" and "The
National Flower."
It is suggested that each school devote
the afternoon to the programme and to
outdoor planting and decoration of the
school grounds. The assistance of the pa
refits should be solicited, and the day
should be marked by an intense love for
life and nature.
Supt. Barnard says that at each one of
the city schools a programme has been
arranged by the principal and the teach
ers. in which great interest has been
taken, not only by those who have pre
pared them, but by the children who will
participate in their rt-nditlon. Friday
afternoon there will bo no recitations or
classes, and the full time of the session
will given up to the poetic and musical
observance of the occasion.
Spring is full of terrors to all whose
constitution Is not able to resist the sud
den changes of temperature and other In
salubrities of the season. To put the sys
tem in condition to overcome these evils,
nothing is so effective as Ayer's Sarsa
pariila. Take it now.
LcHvr yonr orrtrr today for (be
••I*.-I." Sr*enty-flve cent* prr month
after M«j 1.
Business Lunch
From 11 a. m. to 2 p. ra.
-AT THE-
Royal Restaurant
TODAY.
Soup. Fish. Moat and Pastry Order,
with Coffre. Tea. or M;ik, Claret
or Beer. fbr 25c.
Chicken Giblet a is Creole.
Scotch Broth. Consomme.
Boiled Rock Cod. Egg Sauce.
Baked Salmon »u Maderia.
Fried Tom Cod. Sauce Tartar
Halibut Steak. Black Bass. Flounder.
Steamed Clam*.
Boiled Roll of Be<>f. Horseradish.
Braised Sirloin of Beef, French Carrot*.
Calf s Head en Torture.
Kidney Saute an Financier.
Vea! Chops Breaded, Tomato Sauce.
StfwM Tripe, Spanish S'yle.
Calf's Iviver Smothered with Onions.
Prime Rib of au Jua.
Spring Umh Mint Sauce.
Your* <"hi~k->n Stuffed.
Fried Parsntp* New Peas.
Boiled and Mashed Potatoes
Rice Cua'ard Pudding. ('n am Satire, and
Pie included.
We wish to announce that th« Royal
Restaurant Is under new management.
If you wi«h the best in the market at
Popular Prices, try our meal*.
IKE ROSENTHAL. Manager.
Try our Special M)c Dinner from o p. m.
to H p. tn.
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Paul B Hraer. Rmi dent Ma ~a*ur.
Telephone. Main €L
Friday and Saturday. \pril 3T» ar.d May 1.
First api»earan'-» Tv re of
Mr. and Mrs.
-RUSS WHYUL-
In the Romantic Drama.
"FOR FAIRVf-RarXlA"
As acted by them ov r < -0 times.
Prices: floor V List fotrr rows,
j7S rTts bal< my. *.rst four r*>ws e»nts;
last seven row* Scents; gil!«ry. 25 cents
and » cents. Sal* of aeats beg;a« Wed-
I ceeday. April jfc at i .«£> a. m.
JL , Boys' and
A Children's
W~th. kClothini
l\ W> hnvr had crowd* la tkl» u^.
Mr,' ;f ;\ * partment. hnt nrtrr ta - l>tJ^
A.», v to this nrrk'i hnitlnrM. w* nj
W! | < g f »otn«r to rlMf out maa? lla««
-. that nrrf brokrn, oar aad tw* «f
'V i9k -' * •«*• ' l «r price* will ».Y T JJ
JK * *\t» " laterestln* for inrrnn tht» nw^
Younj
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What Suits
In rheriot, Twfrda, ftc n
We Say I<ot* from i»nr #lO lines, 07.9%,
Wbri Clothin* la Recflrrd In
thia hoaae that doe* aot rouse up
*• ~ ' Pants Suits,
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_ nrokrn lota from oar IS aad f|
®il> M£ ~ 1
sls $lB N t, s ;
doming i«re ! Suits -
Brokca lota from our •T MdH
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finely Tailored Suits at the above
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