The National tribune., 1906-08-09

| If you can" You see, it is the veteran
who is appealing to them.
L do not think there has been any at
tempt to put up "eating" prices any
| where. Temporary eating stands and
houses are going to be established in
advantageous localities throughout the
city, and 1t is we'll, for, as 1 have said
| before, this town is worse off than al
most any town / was ever in for eating
houses at moderate prices. and they are
all jammed all the time, anyhow. Mighty
little room among them for strangers.
But, also, you will get something to eat,
plenty Of it and wholesome food.
The Weather in August.
A great many thousand veterans have
wondered why the National Encamp-
ment date was set for August, which is
very early date and mighty hot
month with most Of them, as well as a
really inconvenient one because Of har-
vest and thrashing and always pressing
farm work at that season. The Mime
sofa State Fair, which Is one of the
finest State Fairs in the United States,
Is always held early in September, and
the Commercial Club, which is greatly
interested in it. declared that it would
not consider the proposition of having
the State Fair and the National En-
campment come at the same time.
A mighty wise conclusion, as you will
see when you get here.
But now let's see about August. For
the especial information of the veterans
l have looked up the August record for
IS years, and 1t is all right. The warm
est August in Is years was that of 1900
when the average temperature was II
degrees. The coolest August was that
of 1903, with an average temperature Of
65 degrees. In 1896 was the very hot
test August day ever noted, when the
mercury hiked up to SO, and in the yery
coolest August day, in 1891, It doubled
itself up till II struck AZ. There is never
very much rainfall in August, but it
shows a good deal of cloudy weather,
which, of course, accounts for the cool
ness. The prevailing winds in August
are from the south, with a velocity Of
about nine miles an hour. In the Is
years August has averaged nine clear
days, nine rainy days. Il days of partly
cloudy weather and eight days of cloudy
weather. Now, you must prepare for
cool days and nights, you who come
from more humid climates. for you are
going to feel the bracing air, which is
dry and delicious.
Where the Money VIII Go.
Here is an item which appeared in
one of the evening papers also, and
which is really amusing to those who
know a Grand Army crowd. The item
speaks of the additional "heIp" that IS
being trained for service in hotels, bar
ber shops, restaurants and furnishing
houses, and then says:
1.-The general run of business men ex-
pect a falling off in trade" Now,
wouldn't that jar you? Why, it has
been the experience in National En-
campment cities that every line Of trade
except saloons and billiard parlors and
places like that made money, big money
off OF Grand Army Encampment. But
the paper goes on after this fashion:
"MixoIogists in Demand.
Double forces will be the order of
the day in saloons and at soda fountains.
The business of dealing out LIQUID re-
freShment will be tremendous, and prac-
tically every unemployed 'mixologist' in
the city, whether of the hard or soft
variety, Is engaged for the week Of Aug.
l13.
mo preparations will be made at the
] dry goods and clothing stores to handle
the crowds, as they do not expect much
patronage. The furnishing business will
experience a boom, however. Every
place where clean linen is for sale will
have extra clerks, for. with 100000 WIS.,
itors in town and hot weather, the call
for clean collars, cuffs, shirts and under
wear will be immense. One leading
haberdasher says that he expects twice
the normal business through the week
and will be ready for it,"
Statements like that go to show how
very little the newspapers and people
who are managing things know about
the people whom they are about to en-
tertain. II fully $4,000, 900 isn't left in
this town - direct outcome OF the