The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-11
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Nes York TflbAne.
Henry @hax. whD sas buried ST y
flsll. Yesterday xith all the accom-
panin!eslts - respect and honor that
grateful city could bestov upon him,
xas Iesa .i,lsiy known in the East.
uerhsps. than ia the West, but his
name vas none the less familiar 70 ali
tl,e lav.rs % nature, among whom he
had made himself pre- eminent, and TO
Oh zho study the snnal. % phiisn-
lhrapy. lie could not have been more
highly honoFed wherever he vss
kfoxn. but il sas doubtless hi. own
1no,is4ty that kept his personality
frOfu TIE kno4 edge of macy To whom
bis maine v0aia have been q
lousriold word II tie bad
the willingness to De opsnls
af,trec!afes! Of . large 81 sss Of public
bcnefaetors His lie conveys some
isssoils which ought not Ia DC lost
upon this modern world vi hurTs and
striving. AMI especially ia our coun-
tgy, WHERE so many rich men go on "a
tie seFy end of iite. glvIfg up every
faculty To money Iuasi z. necau-e
tiI.s have lot 0r neses acquired a
taste fof any other occupation. Mr..
SHAW : csrreg proved that it was po--
sitls to achieve conspicuous success "a
business aitd at the ,ane time 10 de-
vote a large part of lie 70 the eulOs-
n,ent al tie pnsss, pleasure, cniei
among them being the satisfaction ui
working for the good al otarrs.
Mr.. >HAN Vas an EngHsnanan VIII
setGlei ia ~ Louis. aIId retired from
business hen ho VS. 40 years ola
xlth an estate oi about quarter of
m ion. This g.s ia lsia. and ihat
wa a large fortune ia those day.
SUI. his Willingness 20 Withdraw al n
unie when he aas stlll young. sud
when he tad demonstrated marked
capacity a. a money -naker, showed
that he gas endowed to sa mus.
degree With thu nhilosophic spirit
lie MAJ sht easily have yielded To the
temptation IL enroll himselt among
The iainp8S inlliio1airc- ut the cuuu-
tfF. 1t i easy 10 believe
that he could have accom-
pii~bed this when We are told that
lac Increased h,s estate merely bv Judi.
clotfs investments, so that, after de-
tuetiug large gifts for public purposes,
ii is now estimated 10 bee nearly ten
times ~ large as II was when lie re-
tired from hasine -. He speft about
teti wears ia foreign travel Then re-
turUing Ia 1t. ! q ~. he devoted him
self "a the sfu V ~ b tauy. II e.
tah'ished the Nilsson ! botanical Gar
den, said to be The unest Ia the couu-
tfy, and to RANK with those 81 London
and Parts, The il1wergsrdeu is aid
to contain 0lmosi eyerf d ger grown
.n the latitude: tie psnthouses
shelter thousands of eAotlcs; the
experimental fruit garden has
every variety 81 fruit growing ia
tie open AIR in thu, ciituate. tile the
sritoretiim presents every ornamental
afei forest tree known e. thi, country.
Er iuts there t. X nrc- proof buildius
containing nu,eum ami botanical
library. : wa~ Ia the development oi
;hl~ institution. which he hoped Ia
make ut great service iu prom.,tins
the Study 81 botany and hoFthultur.
that Mr.. shaw devoted the wears that
might have bcca pa~~,. / with ouiv the
unns FAKE in haun. II uiaV Ncli be
,rtevcd thAt he found the pursuit a
fascinating one. IL j. diii-
ctlt q conceive az uurer
of mere serene atmosphere than
that 90 y hlcn Ice passed has old ace.
lth the q svr. aud trees Tor his daily
anal hourly companions MIR shaw
maintained sbls in titatiOn "a his pri
vAte property, spending money upon
20 .ayi,h4y, bat 70 wa~ always open ia
the people. and -a has been 10 all iu-
tents nut tUrpsSes a public place.
TIE title t. u passes uuN upon hi.
death 10 the state of Missouri.
Antther magnificent rlii ss= that III
lHNef Grove pArs a plca~utu-grotGs,
containing -ssi arTeS b;ch Nj. shan
presented e. The clty nt ~ Louis, after
spending wears ia Identifying II. Il il
bc4i.vc,! THAR o large part ~ his prop.
ertv vi 90 The botanical Garlcn auu
the city of -. J. ais.
ihls el~ a career thtt aboun3e,l in
gentle AMI humsu.siug influence.
aua hat she merit ut the same time oi
originality Mr. ShsN's i3fe-.ofk a.
as distinctive a. ti Na- useful Whsl
hv gave go The community whlCt
hot-tr~ rs memory - hiEhig NsS
REALLY part ot nim~cll the out
eroNtu ui lIy taste. aHi studies. AMI II
>Ceiu> for ibat very reason something
ta tv' pf'fe. Tar 30ove thsu she wi't u
a ni itou-tls wi.o eu,'uwS a college %
oauts an originate asS lum uerv.y rs
trs~ ,heck. tho "a hene
taet.cHs sal that sort A~e M ut
u}saus Ca lse Discouraged Mr. ~hsS
ess crstsiuiy phlAutrorbj>t lu $50
best ests@c eel the WORT lie hr1siaued
tH hr Shgthst shc hve- pt thousands
t.e gave tarp4 uuABste.i opgtrta0i
ties Tor f.uoeens rkra>ufc sua lUF "a
st-l-ltas =, relf Sic dit - ii,t
without Stosst}ousflsus. ard usu.
hasv derived from the work it,eit 20
b FAs .usc a. fati SSH fact.un. II,
rived ,..rfv8 7, ed hy the fruits ~ Ia
"a ,srs au5 seB-eiuuS 81 thc gesieiS
arp ia stiou ~ Use Cow fUuuitN he IA
- ragsl "a tas fiss old ssv ~ - iE
tie t,ll los &C., "a a., BITS faculties !
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