The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-07-28

mosquitoes, but that is after all only
passing incident of travel to which
all strangers are exposed, not only i'll
new country like California, but in
the classic confines Of some Of the older |
States, New jersey for example.
On behalf Of the Queen City Of the |
Pacific coast, the Chronicle bids the |
National Editorial Association heart |
felt welcome. San Francisco puts her
self and all that is hers at their feet
and bids them come in and share all
we have. The city has not adorned
itself in holiday garb nor decked its
streets and highways with waving ban
ners and Haunting pennons, but it has
made ready to throw wide its portals
to those who will be its guests and to
give them the freedom of the city in
the broadcast sense of the term. We
feel that it is good to have the National
even if the visiting editors find here
some things of which they cannot con-
scientiously approve they will do no
more than we ourselves do. Faithful
are the wounds of friend, says the
proverb, and if our Eastern friends, as
we are certain they will be, will but
do us handed justice. we may
| have to vince but we can have no Just
cause of complaint.
I CALIFORNIA WEATHER.
| 1t would certainly be a violation of
! all precedent to let such an issue of
the Chronicle as this 60 without some
reference to the climate and weather
Of California. We presume it would
be a hopeless task to attempt to con-
vince our visitors that the weather we
have had since they have been here is
extraordinary for May, so we will
simply commit them to the tender
mercies Of the oldest inhabitant, who
may be able to persuade them that our
recent spell Of weather is something
out of the ordinary.
We may venture, however, to call
their attention TO two facts. The first
is that while they have been riding
around over the State with the mercury
in the vicinity of the nineties it has
been showing and blowing blizzardwise
in the Western States; and the second
is that the heat which they have felt
has been the dry heat which is charac-
teristic of California, and which is en-
tlrely lnnocuous as compared with the
moist, enervating heat of so many
localities of the East.
It has been really amusing to see
the fuss San Francisco has made over
two or three unusually warm days, and
it furnishes conclusive testimony to the
fact that hot weather is a thing to
which the city is not accustomed. II
we should tell cur visitors that people
60 to the country from this city every
summer to get warm, instead of cool.
we can fancy the smile Of incredibly
with which the statement would be
received, and yet it would be an exact
statement of the literal truth. San
Fsanciscans who know what theyreally
; want to so to the interior of the State,
where the summer heat is much greater
than in the city, while the residents OF
the interior come to 4" the bay,'' as
they call it, for the salt air and ocean
! breeZeS.
We may venture to promise our
guests as much Pacific ocean breeze
as they will desire during their sojourn
in this city, and, very possibly, sus-
picion of the fog which is so useful for
preserving the freshness of the COM
plexions Of our ladies. If there be
anything our visitors want, all they
have to do is to ask for it and it shall
be theirs if it can be procured. We
have special weather clerk who sits
up in a high tower, like Sister Anne,
to watch for what is coming, and al
though he is sometimes misled little
by cyclonic disturbances which DO not
materialize, he will probably let out
an extra link in his calculations during
the visit of the National Editorial AS
ISOLATION, and forecast the weather in
such way as to best suit their wishes.
This much we may tell our guests
in all sincerity, that if they should stay
with us all summer-as we wish they
night-they would probably not see
any warmer weather than this city ex.
perienced last week. Ofcourse it was
not hot weather when compared with
the heat of an Eastern or Southern
summer, but such as it was it is not
likely to be equaled again this year,
unless, possibly, at the end of August
Or beginning of September, when the
ocean breezes begin to lose their
strength.
My only apology for drawing SO
largely upon other sources for the
matter composing this article is want
of time to write myself. Having to
|, be away this week in attendance upon
the meeting of the North Carolina
Press Association, accounts for it
But l am sure our readers will find the
above no less interesting than any thing
, l could lay before them, hence they
will not be the losers.
The President is an Indiana man
the Secretary of State is an Indian;