Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-21
MERCURY ON DOWN GRADE
A Temperature Which Will Chill the Ardor
of Gold Hunters.
Small Comfort for Those Who Neglect
to Get the Camphor on
Their 0vercOafs.

the presence at the capital of Mr.. Joseph
Ladue, the millionaire prospector OF Alaska,
has anything to do with the cool tempera-
ture here, but gentleman remarked sap
iently today:
"All the warnings sent out by the gov
eminent will not have the effect Of induc-
ing wCuld-be visitors to the Klondike to
remain away as Will this little forecast Of
the arctic regions"
The gentleman states further that he
deemed the present conditions providential
In the extreme. From the way in which
those unfortunates who had neglected to
provide overcoats last night shivered and
shook, it appeared that the taste of arctic
We ather was sufficient to chill any desire
to try any country further north.
NO. sab. l am gwine to no Kornduck
pants. said colored gentleman this
morning on the avenue as he tried to keep
off the chilling blasts with one button and
a rusty nail to his coat.
IF yo' gifts ter dat country an fms
bed ur pure COLE dollahs 1t ain gwine do
yo half de good as feathah bed will
blankets will. Yo' heah me talkin'. Take
back yo' COLE an let me keep wahm. No.
sab, dis heah is rich ernuff fer me-"
Doors Tightly Closed.
All of the doors to the public buildings
and others. which have been thrown open
during the summer months. with such an
apparent warm welcome, even to Office
seekers. have swung to. and the entrances
now present an appearance inhospitable In
the extreme. The whirr of the electric
fans in the buildings has been subdued and
the chirp Of the Potomac mosquito has
been stilled. There are rare cases of where
the pests still hover about the bedside. but
these are of the Klondike variety, specially
acclimated there and their presence here
is due to invitations from their brethren
M ha hIv1 "a mo-
not of determination against the human
race. or even serious trouble, but Simple
annoyance.
AT o'clock this morning the mercury
here registered 16 degrees, while it was IS
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. At 4
o'clock this morning the thermometer
showed As degrees, and it was just ten de-
greeS warmer at noon today. 1t was 65 de-
grees at noon yesterday and was - de-
grees today which was regarded as small
comfort for those who anticipated post
Poning the purchase OF winter apparel until
some more propitious season, hoping that
In the meaEtime the weather would grow
warmer. The Marine Band when last seen
still had on its summer uniform. SO that
this may be regarded rs a favorable omen.
Where Extremes Meet.
Williston, N. D., Is place where ex-
tremes meet, as the minimum reading of
the thermometer there yesterday was 3S
degrees. Pittsburg shared the honor with
Williston of being one of the coolest places
in the country yesterday, the mercury
there registered the same number OF de-
grees. The mercury went down to 40 de-
grees yesterday in Indianapolis Ind, and
Huron, s. D., allowed Williston to steal q
march on 1t. for the Thermometer was two
degrees higher there than at Huron.
In New Orleans yesterday the lowest
thermometer reading was CT degrees,
which was a long way from being cold
enough to destroy the germs of yellow
fever. In Mobile, Ala, it was four de-
grees cooler. Columbus, Ohio. had a rather
abnormal temperature for this season Of
the yesr-6 Cegrees-yesterday. At Grand
Haven it was "a degrees.
Season of ROnSt Chestnutx.
1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody any
good. An Italian fruit seller this morning,
though he was seen to shiver and rub his
hands as he looked at his stock of peaches
and pears. still a smile of satisfac-
ton. He stood still for a moment as if
contemplating deeply. Suddenly he braced
himself and, all uncorsciously, went
through e motion with one of his hands,
1t was the same stereotyped movement
by which the vendor stirs the roasting
chestnut. to prevent it's burning in the
pan. This may prove almost conclusively
that while winter is not near the fall is at
hand. ~ 80
The weather bureau promises fair
weather until tomorrow, with probable sta
tionary temperature. 1t Is thought the
mercury Will receive an upward tendency
In two three days.