Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-18

| banquet hall deserted during the
summer. They argue that as con-
gress is the gift of the year to the
capital-when it adjourns, or as we
say when congress dies Wash
ington life sleeps in death until the
next congressional trump awakens
l. to judgment.
Strange as 1t may seem to these
people, after the distinguished WIN
ter visitors leave Washington, the
wheels Of our government move
right along undisturbed and
though Washingtonians speed the
parting guests, they continue to at
tend to their respective pursuits
and pleasures, displaying no percep-
tible grief for the departed.
The brilliant birds OF passage
who fly on the wings OF the wind
to congress. and then fly away
home again when it adjourns, do
not at any time constitute the
whole Of Washington.
There is always the old Washing
! tonian left, to whom the great WIN
| ter visitors seem mere human be-
ings. He has breathed in the at
| mosphere of greatness since Lin
coins time, perhaps. and SO the lat
ter day celebrities and dignitaries
do not phase him, for he realizes
, how extremely tickle Dame Fortune
appears to be, and he welcomes ev-
erybody alike. and during the sum-
mer he enjoys himself quite as well
as in the winter.
AS Washington is quite the most
beautiful city In the world. especi-
ally in summer, when the reserva-
lions, parks and gardens are most
inviting, 1t is pleasant place to
be, though the gardens are so shaw
en- and shorn and artificially adorn-
ed that question whether Father
Adam himself would recognize these
earthly gardens Of Eden.
II. during the heated term, ths
president Of tho United States, and
the chief justice and associate jus.
tees Of the supreme court, and the
cabinet officers leave Washington,
even they can be spared for a briei
period without seriously discom-
moding Uncle Sam, for those more
faithful servants OF the people, the
assistant cabinet officers and the
government officials, usually remain
more or less during the whole sum
n1er to attend to the more impor-
tant machinery OF the government.
The astronomers of the naval OBJ
servatory never neglect the heavens
for earthly pleasures. and the sci
entists Of the Smithsonian Institute,
the agricultural and other depart.
ments 1t seems make special efforts
II their Respective researches dur
Ing the summer. especially the bac-
teriolog'sts of the medical museum
The experts OF the bureau of en-
craving and printing-who make
about IS much money rs congress
man, and who handle quite as mucn
Of other peopie's rresnhaclys. are in
the city during the summer TO keep
mcnev in circulation elsewhere.
The great army of government
clerks, al educated up to the top
notch. and who N all seriousness,
are efaithful and conscientious en-.
ployes Ct The governmant, remain
during the heated term except for
short vacations occasionally.
There are also students, authors,
artists aad distingu Iterateurs
who prefer Washington ely to any
i other place because OF tho libraries
and educational facilities to be
| found there at all times.
! Besides these there are some PEG,
! pie of wealth and leisure who like
\ the comforts of their own mansions
where they can get in the shade OF
their own vine and fig tree to the
crowded, sunny and noisy sea shore
and mountain resorts.
| And so Washington City is fal
from being deserted in the summer
sven If II becomes very warm. or
as tho Seattle man said $50 hot 20,
can boil eggs in tho fountain II
front of the White House."
During tho good old summer tim,
the climatic conditions make It ex
cusable and customary for people I;
move about seedately and leisurel,
when they attend to their respectiv,
pursuits, moreover, they do not thinl
it is necessary to hurry and scurr,
and furry all the time beliveins
they accomplish quite as much ii
their own leisurely way.
And so even if the broad tho
roughfares present a languorous ap
pearance II contrast with the viva
city of the winter scenes, the OLE
Washingtonian enjoys the change.
Then 1t is that Washington ha'
finished housekeeping, and so al
the dusky street sweeper has 10 d.