The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-08

and then lets the visitors hand drop.
The shakee feels as if he had been
greeting man of ice. This shake inn
parts a creepy feeling, which runs
from the hand up the arm and chil1s
the whole body. Men who have gone
through this ordeal have been seen to
walk swiftly over to the nearest steam
radiator and lean against it for half
an hour. Others have been observed
slipping into the cafe and saying
something hot to the man behind the
mahogany
Nearly all of the Mckinley boomers
can duplicate these two shakes down
to the smallest detail, and the re-
sembIance is so true that the rumor is
abroad that they have been tutored in
the work by the major himself.
The Man From Maine.
Big Tom Reed, of Maine, has changed
tremendously since the days when he
was known as the car All summer
long his friends have been impressing
upon him the necessity of squelching
his unpleasant habit of saying sarcas-
TIC things and losing some of his self
assertlveness. They have worked hard
to make him suave and diplomatic, and
have succeeded fairly we'll 1t has been
a tremendous trial to the Maine states
man to keep his tongue from wagging,
but his long silence during the sum-
mer and fall shows how well he sue
ceeded.
Moreover, he can shake hands as
We'll as the best of them, statement
which viii be a surprise to those who
knew him only in the days of his
speakership. Mr.. Reed has assumed
benevolent, kindly attitude towards all
mankind, and his great height aids him
IN this work. He has shrunken some
what about the girth, and instead of
wearing a nineteen-inch collar he man
ages very well with an eighteen-inch
AFFAIR. He used to weigh 300 pounds,
but he has got down to 275, and con-
fides to his friends that he feels as
light as a feather.
The Genial Grip.
When Mr.. Reed sights a likely friend
he walks towards him briskly and,
with a large smile of delight, ex-
claims: How are you, my boy?"
The Maine statesman's right then de-
scribes a rapid circle in the air and
closes with a. hearty whack upon the
palm of the other. Mr.. Reed shakes
the hand vigorously, as if the new
conner We're a long-lost brother. He
keeps up the shaking process until he
has had time to place his left on the
others shoulder and whisper in his
ear how delighted he is to nave met
him.
This is the shake given to the aver
age polltician-the man who NAV have
some small influence at the next ma
uonaI convention. When he meets one
Of the powers in the party, a man
who will have considerable to saw
about who shall be nominated, he
gives his diplomacy full swing. Nov
ing gracefully forward, he lifts his
hat and extends his hand as if he
were about to help a lady into her car
riage. He shakes the others hand
gently with a short up and down
movement.
Harrison's Elaborate Shakes
Benjamin Harrison has had such a
long experience in the field that he
can give the others big odds and then
beat them easily at handshaking He
has particular Shake for the mil
lionaire protectionist, another for the
solid business man who has free trade
tendencies, a special one for a min
lister or church official, and others for
the big pilitfcian, the little politician,
the old soldier, and particular greet
1ngs for the leaders of all nationals
ties
Mr.. Harrison's ordinary, everyday |
handshake is classic. 1t Is timid and |
modest, and makes the visitor feel that |
he is comforting a great favor upon |
the ex-president by acknowledging ac- |
quaintanceship with him. General |
Harrison first extends his hand, then
withdraws trifle, and then allows it