The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-12

.laas~a II Ese college 70 Nee; ny con
trsszg5pEs.'
In Memory Of Mary Lyea-
aea Mount Heaycke cussege lay in
.affss Sa-ee years ago and r. X. pexr~sss.s
ssas Pied 50 the trustees. Fifty tasss-
s@l3 s"slaFs 20 nassG up Mount fsoayoke
= ssw - the directors xrew tha story
tnsS lay behind TIE gs<e. Il .sus ss.. 49,
sssa @. tao large SUITS which ne eerte~
$50 sssys 10 us Institution As 3 young
,l.@a u Aassach asesss Or. rea~xssss krew
-a@Fy Lyon. tire founder of III. srsy s-ss3
iese Tor American xeszssvs.
Aiis~ Mary Lyon. SAYS TIRE sfocfev.
parents died aas she was left Afarc
sac faen did hssuseworx for ne~ arxszs.sr
who lived On szrra. saa Sy.,,r a.,s w..
a'fa MADE eossTlets ard sold sas-n and got
10y eaeGsh 20 go 10 AsaEesa aeaEs-
.Hs- saw her a. work LAYING TIE first
-~s@AAtloh or asr magnificent anSg5tsf4gn
sasVs asked an cid man whv he ssia nos
NesF Mary Lyon Nay said sfse ola
.ssstn. IT Is Of no use sending girls 20 col
iege. II 17iil spoil them for servants. sh~v
"1A oe worth = cens for servants If they
g1 10 school. That darkness that r,ls-
h4ns over Se@ England Mka Ball. and
.a9sE LYON Vas TIE heroine wfss ssssssa
ssNsA through IL aad sre the stars h-svaua
iaas country has not produced another
woman like Mary Lyon. Tt.ere have. 4.se.s
stat many woman. hls Mary Iyon
siS','a Tar above taszn all What did saae
"a1ts SIZE wanted an institution wfs.sres
TIE daughters cF poor rnsu cas.ia rs.t an
education en- a very srnan amount q.
sneney. She went 10 work she begged
tae lAn5Sr 2n3 the brick She werst
among this farmers ! was praettcEng mol
icin@ Within FIVE miles Of her. and / used
10 Ies her III Her travels around and
safnetasriss she WAS aisheartened, and al
I said 70 myself: II ever get ANYTHING
ahead in the World, tho FIRST thing I take
up VIII BE sleh work as Mary I-yor il
doing And tEen.' adds fae doctor quaint,
~. MARY LsoQ was very kind 70 me.
There were good many Vermont girls
az tsiat school. and I used 10 go up there
20 console the girls for their absence from
their native mountains, and she used to
le; me In every time and | priced her
very highly. These are sssn.e ~ me rea-
soAs why ! gave money 10 Mount Hob
yoke
How He Made a Fortune.
Dr. PearSoas often remarks that rov-
erfy deprived him OF complete college
education Il started life poor ass E~ear
as the devil he says. chuckiing softly.
Nevertheless. he gos about the best that
New England afforded in the way OF edu-
eatienai advantages lit those days. He
faraa. sawed wood In winter. and Y,iuwest
corn In summer. He graduated at the
Woodstock, VT. academy and took his
degree In medicine az Dartmouth coiaeg.
He taught school for FIVE years. and after
studying for a time "a. Dartmouth coli
lege, praetices medicine But nay wife
got me cut Of that" he SAYS She thought
could do something better, and she told
me- TO go 10 work
So they moved to Illinois. and DIR. Pear
sons went into the real estate business
lie sold millions OF acres Of land In rtu.
uols for the Illinois Central railroad Mi
chael sullivan. the farmer king. and 9TH
eTs- Taen he began the business 81 loan
Ing money for other people He was often
trusted with thousands 81 dollars for
which the owners had NOT a xerar, OF
paper "a show. He soon built up a large
| business on his own account. and 20 this
day has remained Closely identified with
all the great enterprises OF Chicago.
Mrs Pearsons was Miss Chaplin or the
well known New England family AMI hss
always shared All her husbands asrira-
lions and has inspired his life Of hart,
work for q fortune 10 be Distributed among
the people, Very few men ~ coDpara =
tive leisure have found 50 much time 20
devote 20 she duties Of citizenship as Or.
pearsons. and thirty years ago he was a
prominent figure in local politics. ere OF
tae Offices he held being tha; % alderman
for the First ward
saved Ghicage's Financial Credit.
In the 'ssS DR. Pearsons was chairman
81 The finance committee az the council
Times were hard Chicago needed money
desperately. hJt /, was run0red in the
East th8s the city could not ard would
rot meet i;s obligations, There appeared
taen among the bankers OF New York an
an he. .Dts sss
Gould himself He spoke quietly. bat the
nsonsys3 men had confidence In hin1. he
pledged his individual word and honor
that no matter who sas in power or what
the courts might decide, Chicago would
pay al her certificates OF Indebtedness
dollar fer d@liar. principal ana Interest
Ills word Was kept. and soon after. as a
RESALE az bis visit he raised "A half usil-
lion dollars for tbs city. The quiet man
who made the fwe memorable jeusAevS
among the New York bankers Was nanisl
Eirnaail Parsons He extrsrsissl tsss city
from tae most difficult financial situation
ta which Il was ever placed ard he ala
il hy bis cwn uEai9eA word
Previous 80 hts tegfaaing his college a.
5owmesgss r1r. T'earsnnS had ai3asf gscoYx
every charity ga Chicago. He was tssra ~
Bradford. rs. April IL, fssa fn personal
appearance he bears a striking reSs~ssll
smre 10 thss late William Ewarf fssss~
store. KIe has the Same large somewhat
hooked nose ard large piercing eyes
He wears the same fringe ~ white beard
ahcut hrs square chin. When he sits sn
Ria favor4fe attitude. Well back is 4 eaasr
wish Shoulders iTsopEne A8a nis extreme
IS faa silk hat pBsfasss Dawn eu tse back
a. sag< bead fAe resemblance So very
marked. re is q Very appresraabIe essn
genial. ard a master hard 70 tell a SlaFy
ga Instance of Economy.
Va s95sAEpasr,syes ~ extra vagaTc@ - saiE
SORTS. ana 3 grad story srruESo> ~ fAls -
tsz}a ny "a xp1n4 asaS whn Rad icls hag
kindly help In Fsagy wars. TIE Saun-s
ry4s.Ea TsreSsn fesg himself esss day efEs- ~
hand a8fSe3r@fing Eaxos. The ODD dec-
tor Mssemesa IA has Story patiently
4rTsasssr Yr&s" he safa at Last. 81 als
sysff4 ssra Rs&mE isfse. .saaw n1ess 8As yoa
Pa far fssat cigar yes are saaeki -
Ten cents
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