The San Francisco call., 1906-07-01

Nfnety-two degrees in the: .shade, the
humidity rising, heat simniering: from
the superheated asphalt streets, a
great showing of white dresses, light
duck trousers, straw hats and q super
abundance of good nature in spite of
discomfort. This is Washington. in the
summer time. Away in the corners: of
cool hooks, where 1.-The. electric fan
whirs to: right and toieft of one and
the darky. winter IL there with the,
mint julepttkat breathes the breath: OF
springtime that was too soon dead,
are the rear guard of politicians, sight
seers, and: a -sprinkling OF Congress-
men and. Senators. :.
The hotels are still croYrded-theX v
usually are until late in. the seasoh---
and in the-yarious departments of the
Government: a few. of the big fellows
are. still. lingering, for the. President
has had a vast amount of hard work
to finish he fore he starts for the coast:
Stenograpters.: are. busy. rattlfng on
hundreds of letters: Secretary Loeb,
smiling and affahle, is at: his desk
ready to receive the last of the official
callers who have come to- pay parting
compliments TO. Mr.. Roosevelt. The
diplomatic corps has already departed.
and in tfe newspaper bureaus only
the regular correspondents are on duty;
the extra staff and some of the special
men have gone to New York, Philadei-
phia and Atlantic City or have started
across thi, continent on a three months
leave of absence Washington Is about
to go into period of quiet home life
and suffer tne tortures Of HaHamanI
bath a la nature. -
When ;he President leaves the Exec
utiye mansion Washington society
feels that il must keep indoors: until
such time as trunks can: be packed and
announcement made that So'n'so has
left the city for the summer."- IF YOU
belong to the exclusive set. and: have
no particular business TO transact at
the capital, Ii isn't etiquette to remain
in Washington after the President has
departed. This rule. applies to the
majority of society people WHO. make
their winter homes in WaShin gton: but
there are many of the hnest people
of the city who are among it's peFma-.
nent residents and who spend; much
OF the summer between such places as
Laurel, Maryland, and nearby Virginia
springs. and their Washington homes.
THE LATE MATCH. -!
One Of the late watch. is Senator
Carmack of Tennessee Carmack is "a
reserved sort OF fellow, but he enjoys
a good story and it may he that; he
delays hts stay in Washington. after
Congress has adjourned TO gather I'M
spiratieu for new anecdotes Ito relate
to his constituency. as there is always
big bunch of hunorists ready 20 play
all kinds of pranks as soon as the exo-
dus has -commenced: :s.
. sCarmack.s opponent for the Senate
was Ex-Governor Bob Taylor of Ten
nessee. Toylor. has since been declared
elected after a red hot. .campaign and
that made Carmack; stay to: gather a
story or two about Taylor, and there
were always Tennesseeans enough
present to make these range from Jim
Crow. car laws to negro batting. Car
mack doesn't like the negro much more
than Taylor does. The jokers used to
send negroes to Carmack to-. say I'm
from yo' Country, Senator, and 1 wants
to do something fer var" This hap
pened so often that: Carnnack lit out
one day, declaring veheinently that .I
am going to country where man
can see a white man once In awhile
and I'm going to.efind out II Bob TAYLOR
didn't put UP these iobs; IL he did II
Will be hotter in Tennessee for. him
than 1t is in Washington in the summer
time
|. TAYLoR,s ADVENTURE.
. Bob Taylor used to get his share of
jabs from the practical. jokers. One
of his Memphis newspaper friends. T.
think. was responsible for little story
of Bob when he. was on the water
wagon" Bob had been just as fond
of a. mint julep as any Kentucky colo
mel ever was. but that famous Tennes-'
see whisky was too strong for him and
he declared that 1t was time that he
mount the sprinkling cart and let the
whisky take care of itself Bob was
a great bookworm and one calm
summer afternoon he rode out to the
banks of a small stream to commune
with nature and read his favorite vol
ume.
+ The old nag munched away at the
grass and Bob leaned back in his sad
die and thoroughly enjoyed the sooth
ing sounds of the woods while his mind
wandered about with those .of famous
poets. While roofing around on the
banks of the stream the horse got into
"a bed of mint. Bob's eyes commenced
to pop and his nostrils distend. The
horse munched on The sweet aroma
was waited the Governors way and
this time 1t was too much for Bob: he
turned his horse toward the nearest
buffet and. rode for dear life.
Ten minutes later Bob's nose was
into the biggest mint julep ever turned
out in those parts and the sprfnkling