Fergus County argus., 1889-10-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular 'orresp"njsni.
WAsIIiN,.ToN. oct. u. $50

lIarrnany aud enudicllow.hip II these
words I,. not too weak To- d,.Serihe the con-
duet Of these loyal grnilcmeu has per-
vaard every hour s,i the triennial conclaNe
of the Knights Templrr. The city had
hong hooked To their coming, aud c"-opera-
ting with ih, lural committees .i Knights,
were ready Ia give a royal welcome. The
ornate cnihrms ol the order have been
ever, y h,r" ia he decorations nj exterior.
aud intrrior uiusling With Tia" national
r,lor- aud - hundred QUEER ,"nrriiS ia
bunting.
The grand parade had the nd,antage Of
good weather aud rnnl. hni not too cool
daN. No hitch occurred ia the sl,rneresinss
The A,euue from the eapii"l Ia the White
House. was lined With pr"p. The thons-
and~ IT men ia line presented an imposing
pic,ur' aud the spectators. -specislly the
a,ii.s. urNer tired during lr four houfs il
tnnk Ia pass "a given point.
Washington may never see such ~ crowd
again. VI, inauguration III lart March
brought = mucl larger crowd bat IT, was Il"
- considerable extent, made mp "l the
iHlisih ~ 7'' " fA|'' '''f''fN 49,
rahraut Will, the rcmplar~, pride in he
nrlrr WAS paran"upt aud every man was
.u hi~ mcttlr. The city appreciated this
aud nublN did it, part. ri rourse therr
war the occn-ioual "Lich-r, bat lac was
not prominent.
Thcr- is always the important ecntlr-
nan from the remote districts Who has
booked i"rwnrd I" his cutting for months
Who brings hi- vile aud daughter With him
and who experts Ia hr met at the railway
station lay The band. When hs finds that
his particular train cannnt get in'n the
station aud he ha> To- walk live blocks Ia
.ot "a Conveyance tn hi- lodgings, he il boil
ius. When hr finds that the rooms are
small and o,rrl.nk blind alley hi- wrath
i- very great. lie inrsris that thousands
oi lr-- iurht Visitors arc sleeping On cot,
aud commences tp make a SHOW of himself.
After hr has lrlt hi> baggage aud paiiehi
fanily ia the hali fer an hour az two while
hr applies ts ai the leading h"trl, ~li-rr hc
j. met with he smiling invitation that all
the rooms urrr engaged months ago he
goes hack 10. The boarding house cured.
livtNcrn the EouiiarrS. great aud small.
oi Washington anh the inauguration visit
ut- there has always been u sworn deadlv y
cnmity. tn" landlnrl-' prices have been
regulated hy the amnunt al money pos
-rss,ei hN the visitors, aud fixing the taN
ha, been u matterof expert sl">-iug. This
custom had IL origin in the attempt of
visitors t. procure the earth for ten crni~.
The lan,llnrl- had To- prnte.'i Themselves.
The X ni.lt, have come with open hands.
aud their generosity has been appreciated.
DnlY - lew instances ri nserrli1rsiu. fut
lni.ings have bceu Noticed, ahi these nert
+ iu small rNcr-- al the usual prices, whil'
f,nl every wher' ha, remained AZ the usual
prices. Ia how iar this harmony between
the l,cnpr aud their visitors Mill Improve
f the chanrrs of Washington i"r sl,iainin.
the w"rld's lair remains Il" DE seen. ll,
TENOR 81 Feeling among the Visitors "n TIM
-nli,,t j. IN al.rr", al "f Washington a. II,
proper side.
/ 1t is perhaps ia The renewal 81 "Id iri"n'l
ships that the .nn,la>e has been pru,ltrriit,
81 the most s""d. The general cN.hansin.
ef bld..~ aud cards and -mhl-ms lp"k'
I pleasant, unlieuiird ia sti1lled men Th'
,.inbrm- ii the eastern STATES hasr beet
nn,-t sought fur 10y western tnrn who wer,
horn IN tie, east. I Jaw u stdy giant Z"
-iNty wearing - dazzling mass o1 rnbir-
stpphirrs aud diamonds. pendant from u
Masonic design. | know that hr il nn" %
TIA. Nealthi-st men ia tal,lnrnis. aud YET
he looked fondlv aud proudly ,l"Ws OH Tia,
1 hnmel Nao,irn nut meg that n sir Knight
from Connecticut had just pinned upon hi'
breast aud thanked him ia u voice that
was u lit husky with the ilnsdius rrc"llec
iians ri au plI New Ensaad home last seei
many. many y-ar~ age. reenlle.iinus thai
came back ."a~ the sabbath sounds -
doves Im quiet urighhnrhoods.
Thrr- never Nas - long procession
about the White II"usc a. that surround
ina it un Wednesday night ahrn the presi
d.nt received the knisiiis. The lines *
tended ull and down the avtnur aud th'
visitors urrr - selil mass ir,.m the rseeii
tive mau~inn t" AWAY u" "n. knows where
.,unt, tine state war and navy building
White plumr- dtrorati inns aud sword hilt'
we're e,-ryahrr,. mingled With the ila.hini
.,-n- ,.i beaHtiiui women for the ladir
Who a,.nmplus the hai.ht- iulis d-.cr,,
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