The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-05
THE PASSING THRONG.

''The ChautauQua Lyceum Bureau" said Sec.
Rotary Fairbank. "is endeavOring to I'LL a niche
In this Western field. Chautauqua in the East
stands for education In its full, rounded term.
Some time would like to tell you of the making
OF . summer assembly programme. 1t was my
privilege to be at the great ChautauQua from its
commencement down to the last few years, and
an familiar with all ito work.
"This lyceum work during the year IL but In.
tensfying, II may % call II, the work of the
summer. and 10 hoped to b . good adjunct to
the prescribed course Of reading enlarging our
minds In other directions. am in correspond.
euce with nearly oil of the best lyceum and
musical attractions, and II Seattle will sustain
the effort, guarantee to have the coming fall
and winter . course equal to anything offered In
the Eastern citisa I want to say q word about
Mr. Alfred 2. Burbank, who 10 accompanying
Mr.. Nys on his Western trip Years ago, in
New York. heard the great and only Jefferson
in Rip Van Wrinkle, and can say that to hear
Mr.. Burbank in his characteristic sketch Of this
old man OF the Hudson will show that he 10
second only to the best I have known Mr..
Burbank twenty years, and consider him-and
this 10 the opinion. also, Of critics-one OF the
best elocutionists In the country. He II good
alike in comedy or tragedy"
Last Saturday J. A. Moore, heedful Of domestic
fnJunctions, on coming down town did some
marketing. He took his purchases around to
his ONCE. where ho left them and then attended
to his business about town. The other desk
owners In the office, noticing package OF eggs
among Moore's purchases, and wishing to cele.
brate the day. took the hen fruit out to neigh.
boring restaurant and had them boiled AZ hard
AZ they could be. Moore thought he would have
some soft-boiled eggs for supper, and after sew.
eral attempts to properly adjust the time OF
boiling them, he finally realized that he had
been made tho victim Of an April fool Joke
Yesterday morning when he appeared in the of
fee he acknowledged the broad grin on his asso-
cisiss' faces BY saying: "well, boys. you got it
on me that time wharn you haver' Oranges
were suggested aud some OF the fnest-lookins
specimens OF that fruit were brought in AZ
the fruit disappeared the boys voted that there
was some satisfaction in getting the joke ON .
man who knew how to appreciate it properly
Their praises had hardly ceased when each one
of the joksrs became suddenly reminded Of the
fact that the joke had been turned on them. The
oranges were loaded with croton Oil
JOSEPH I. Barker. assistant editor of the United
Stotes Inrcssor. is in the city. He has been in
vestigaung the Mexican Central railroad and il
on bis way TO Boston. He said yesterday: 81
have been through nearly every state in the
Union and know OF none with brighter pros
poets than Washington The state 10 much
talked OF in the East. and the credit OF Seattle
stands high. Her bonds and mortgages sell
readily and rates OF interest are being reduced
money likely to end its way 70 washineton
There 10 any quantity OF 10 available for invest.
menI One reason for this accumulation 10 the
failure Of so many farm mortgage companies
For the last two years the farmers OF Kansas
have been fairly pros perous ana have paid Cd
An immense sum for mortgages, but the lenders
have not overcome the scare they got There 10
IN excellent opportunity for good securities in
this state being taken. have no fault to ind
with Seattle, but IL IL certain that the city 10 far
IN advance Of the country"
Leopold jordan, the dramatic author. n in
the city, representing c. b. Jefferson, Klsv
Granger, the we'll Known managers of Car.
msucitx. the great Spanish dancer, who viii ap-
pesr at Seattle on April IL and Il, in 1.-THE Prodi-
gal Father" Mr. Jordan, who is the author OF
Rose Coghlan's play, "Dorothy's Dilemma" saye
tnst Csrmsnc!ta has been meeting with great
success oil over the country . fact which evi.
dsnoss . demard for q higher class OF comedy
than has occupied the stage Of late years
A. II. Joss, Of North Bend, who Is 1t the
Grand, said last night: 1.-The miners who have
been working their claims at the north FORK
Of she suo1uslnis we're driven out yesterday by
. 1ve-foot fall OF snow, and they will not return
no. sill IL goes away They cay they are sstis-
fed with the showing the minss are making,
sad predict that some Of the best mining prop
critic. IN the state Will yet Be developed in that
district"
I. ii. ysseu. OF tie swsuk Greek Bedrock
Fiums Company. who il stopping at the Ar
uastoa. says that there was a dsep fail of snow
on shs other side of the range last weak which
las prevented the commencement of work on
ihe funie- The company has closed contract
with the kittitss Ditch Company for a supply
o. waite. with 9 head OF so Zee. TO work the by
irsQl!c nositors
Hon K :! SeesxArd, representative In the leg
islatars from Adams county. has removed from
k.ixvilie 70 oaksxdale, whitman county.