The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-18
MERCURY MISSES
MONDAYS MARK
Stopped at 81 on Upward Jour
ney, When Storm Threw
Crinp Into 1t.
RELIEF PROMISED TO-DAY
Reports From North Pole and
Harbor Master Of Ashland
Mention Frost.
RELIEF PROMISED TO-DAY

After wiggling up the tube to %
degrees III the shade at o'clock the
| mercury yesterday afternoon elumped
TO So degrees under the benign in
/ llucnce of a five-minute thunderstorm
| and the setting ball OF lire in the
| west. The weather doctor on Chin
/ bora2o Hin had primcd his heating
! apparatus to ring the gong at least
one degree higher than the maximum OF
81 attained, after considerable loss OF
energy, on Monday afternoon, but the
gentle drops OF water put a crimp In
his efficiency.
Compared to sweltcring Louisville.
ST. Louis and savannah, sizzling under
a temperature OF IS yesterday, Rich
mond was as cool that touching
scene recorded by Rubard Kiosk ''un-
derneath the Dough, a book Of verse,
jug and thou" Doe Kiosk, who
wrote them beautiful words in one
Of his tendercr moods. tipped us the
wink last night that he was only
kidding Richmond yesterday. and that
| ne is not to be foiled in his attempt to
touch high to-day by any lusty shower
Of rain. But the real weather doctor
says 1t will be cooler
While Atlanta. Montg emery, Raleigh
and Tampa were battling for the lead
crshp OF the second division with tenn
peratures of 96 each, the wea Their man
in Calgary stamped his feet. blew on
his hands, looked at the thermometer
reading 46 and said, My. how chilly
it Isl" Charleston and Kansas City
had a slump in batting yesterday. and
reached high tide with the mercury at
81. AS matter OF fact. although
many good citizens compared Main
/ street 10 the lid OF a red hot stove
without disparaging the stove. Rich
mond frisked along with Atlantic city
NJ % degrees and lacked only beach
and a board walk at the foot of the
Main street hill of being the best little
summer resort in the world. Wash
ington was as the flowers that bloom
in the spring, with tho lawmakers
basking In the rays of an SSdesree
sun.
Fine ut North Pole.
BY far the most affecting hit OF
( meteorological news handed out yes
! terday for the consumption Of the
! weather fans was tho squib in the
newspapers about the beginning Of Dr.
I Nilhjalmar Stefansson's expedition to
/ the polar circle.
The description OF Dr. Stefansson's
7 new fur neckpicce, with the point dc
sheffield insertion, made interesting
reading underneath the electric fan,
a book OF accounts. n Bryan cock tail
and coffin nail ii was received with
tears in some quarters
4 reporter approached william Poin-
dexter Quale. Of the Jefferson who
has just received news from Wash
ington Of his appointment as harbor-
master at Ashland. FOR some pithy ctch-
ings anent Stefany's little Arctic
Jaunt. Mr.. Quale seemed bit ele-
waited BY his honors. it took him as
long TO recognize Us as II did the
United states 10 see the republic OF
China
"Dr s,cfansson sailed yesterday
from Victoria, Il. C.. with party Of
friends on board the steamer Karluk
for personally conducted tour OF the
North Pole" said the reporter. "Giow
40 YOU think The North Pole sta ciis
up beside Ashland rs !. summer re-
| Sort"
Cant see it with spyglass," said
Billy. TELL Stefanny to push the
Hardluck up the channel OF the Rich
mond, fredericksburg and Potomac to
1 Ashland, Keeping in close touch with
the Potomac and I will be delighted.
IN nay capacity as harbormastcr Of
Ashland, 10 show him the futility Of
going all the way TO the North Pole
Tor invigoratinG atmospheric condi-
lions.
by the way" said he. I'm going
downtown tomorrow to he poured
into one OF those old Mother Hubbard
linen suits the boys are all affecting
THIS summer You can't leave your
Uncle Fuller when il comes to follow
ing the styles; I'm the guy that put
the dress in dress suit Those Mother
iIuhbard's don't fit the !lgscr and
they're a bit embarrassing when one
Is caught In a shower. but one must
not suffer too much TO be beautiful
Front boy"