Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-23

There are old-time boys who wear
linen coats aud resemble the Pendleton
escort of 1858. Among them are Gen.
Maisb, Of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Funston
and Mr.. Morrill,, of Kansas. and Judge
Stewart, Of Vermont.
The hot weather will never drive
men a. Mr.. Peel, Of Arkansas. Mr..
Elliott, Of South Carolina, General
Ketchum. Of New York, Mr.. Kerr. of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Adams, Of Illinois,
Judge Cothran, Of South Carolina. and
the Hon. Roswell p. Flower. Of New
York, Into wearing negliges shirts.
They stick to the old-time costume
and mop tbeir brows every minute
with oId-time linen handkerchiefs.
Well may the house and the penate
rush to their flannels. The heat here
has been most Intense. Yet, with II
all, there 10 no statement In the num-
ber Of Office seekers. They swarm like
flies In fish market. Pennsylvania
avenue is undoubtedly ss hot rs any
avenue in the United States. The
sun beats upon it every hour In the
day. Its broad, concrete pavement
retains the heat, and springs beneath
the pressure Of hot feet. A thermom-
ster placed upon 1t at ii o'clock recent
ly registered liz degrees. The avenue
10 much lower than the capitol, aud
gets few passing breeses The breeze-
themselves are like blasts from the
forge Ia Gehenna.
The heat here, like the heat iu New
Y ork, is humid beat. II me ts aud
then roasts . man. Marcus Aurelius
Smith, the delegate fron Arizons, and
one of the flannel shirt brigade, Gays:
It's beat that parboils and then
roasts you. Out In Arizona 1t 1. hot,
but not steaming hot. can stand ITO
degrees Of that dry heat out there
much easier than 80 degrees Of this
beat here"
The heat In Washington appears 10
overcome all physical and intellectual
life and animation. Men drag them
selves through the corridors Of the
capital - though impelIei by no
mental motive. ver,' few use fans.
The physical exercise required 10
wave them 10 too much. Some mem
bsrs draw long breath, at regular In
tervals and utter the words: "Whew,
but It's hot" Others stand in the
doors and windows, with their coat
sleeves above their elbows and their
wristbands thrown back. A friends
pes them they shake their heads and
say nothing. They arc in Q state of
lassitude, and cannot summon even
energy enough TO talk. Others, like
Ger. Spinola, Chas. O'Neill and Asher
q. Caruth, remain at their desks. an.
swering letters. blotted by the beads
Of penpiration which drops from their
brOws.
A good story 10 told of Hon. Chss.
8. Baker, Of Washington. He usually
walks up to the capitol. One morDing
1t was hotter than usual. When halt
way up the hill he gave out. lie
threw himself upou the sward beneath
O magnificent tree and said: There,
blast you, breathe II you want TO. I
shsu't."
The democrats have. In their cloak
room, . large cooler filled with lemon.
ade. On extremely hot days The
crowd surrounding this cooler re-
minds one Of scenes around popular
soda fountains on street corners. All
eagerly quafY the cooling beverage.
Some elevate tneir heads and pour
down long tumblers without taking q
breath. Others assume an attitude oi
dignity, and take Il swallow BY swal-
low. A few members sip II - though
Il was coffee, maintaining . lively
conversation. All. however, seem te
be refreshed by IL. The cooler on hot
days 10 refilled every hour. On oas
tcrrid day there was . greater crowd
than usual around 1t. Everybody
commented on the improved quality
OF the lemonade. Quite q number o
artistic republicans, hearing of it, ex'
cellence, crossed over and treatet
themselves. Each smacked his lip
and took . second glaes. 1t was {
long time bef,re the secret Of the ex
cellence Of the fluid was discovered.
Somebody-probably Asher @. Car
u,h-had surreptitiously emptiet
three quarts Of old Kentucky whisk,
into the cooler. The horror Of th
Iowa, Kansas and Maine member
was amusing. A few Of them ha'
psrtaken Of the lemonade and ha'
praised II In the highest terms. Whe'
they learned that they had bee'
drinking whi,key their faces looked
though they had Just received news Q
the dest tcuction Of their towns by tor
nadoes, or, worse still, Of another or
ginsl package decision.
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