The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-30


The heat is streamin', an beamin'
An gleamin' from the sky;
Old Sol is rearin', an tearin',
An farm hot and dry;
The ice has played out; Wen fade out
Be laid out-you and 1
"An' have er hot time in the old town to-
nightI'
No use er pinin, an whinin';
She's shinin' everywhere;
III bet er shilin', in N1illen,
It's klIin' people there;
Don't let 'em fool yer-no cooler
In Pooler than It's here
Don't mind 1.-The hot time in the old town
tonight! r. c.
IF talking about hot times makes EN-
hot Savannah ought to be literally afire"
remarked a citizen of ripe old age yester-
day. Il have never in my life heard any
thing like the way the Savannah people
talk about the weather. In point of fact
il has been hot lately but why is it that
we have to go about telling everybody
about it as though they didn't know il.
Every year about this time there are
plenty of people ready to declare that it
is the hottest summer they ever experience
ed To my own knowledge we have it as
hot as this every summer at one time or
another, but what of that?
1T is so different with Atlanta people
They would not be going around hopping
the great dewdrops of heat from their
foreheads and complaining of the heat
On, no. They would be Dragging on it,
and declaring that it isn't every town in
the world that could boast of such hot
weather, and the first thing you would
know the people in that ever-glorious
town would really be revelng in the hot
weather triumphantly, proudly. Why
don't we do the same in Savannah"
Atlanta, in this respect of making the
best of everything, always reminded me
of the character of a little boy Mark
Twain pictures, who had to paint a fence
10y order of his parents one afternoon
when he wanted to go off on a frolic His
chums began to gather around him. but
the little chap was awake to the situation
and when they poked fun at him for hav-
ing to stay at home and paint fence he
adroitly turned the tables on them by de-
claring proudly that it isn't every boy
that gets the privilege of painting a fence
and after playing upon them for awhile
IN this vein, he makes the temptation so
strong that they beg one by one the priv
Iege OF welding the brush, and in this
way he got the whole fence painted for
him, while he sat by and bossed the job
lie did 1t all by Dragging on the proud
duty of painting a fence.
Let us adopt Atlanta's policy in re-
spect to the heat, and it viii seem heap
er. let's brag on it-eh?"
Capt. Carter, of the United States corps
of engineers, who has been appointed mil
itary attache to the embassy in London,
VIII sail about Aug. 1 for the other side
He will be relieved in his Office here
between July 10 and IL, and will leave
savannah about the 10th for New York,
Where he Will remain a week or more.
His numerous friends in this city will
regret very much to have him leave his
post here.
Yes, we had to abandon the Fourth of
July yacht races" said Mr.. Julian Schley
yesterday, "for the reason that this spell
of warm weather has sent many of the
yachtsmen away from the city and warp
ed the interest others might have taken
IN 1t. 1t had been our hope that there
would be sufficient number of men inter-
ested to have a good, large list of entries
Tor these races, but so many of them
have left town that we thought it best
to abandon the idea. There will be very
little chance to have any more yachting
this summer, fear"
Mr.. Robert L. Colding. clerk of the
city court, is one Of the many who have
cottages at Tybee this season, and he de-
clares that he has suffered no inconveni-
ence from heat on the island He is in
clined to think that the complaints some
times heard about It being unpleasant at
Tybee cannot come from parties who have
visited the locality of the island where he
lives.
They had been talking about swimming,
and one of the crowd on the corner re-
marked that he had been surprised to see
fellow from the interior, born and rear
ed on Georgia plantation. such an adept
IN the science or art of swimming.
'Pshaw, you don't know what you are
talking about" said one of the number
Il have never yet seen a lad brought up
on Georgia farm, no matter where, but
could swim like fish. 1t comes natural
10 them. There isn't a creek or river in
Georgia but in summer time offers a per-
feet paradise for the boys of contiguous
plantations on Sundays, when they have
no work to do on the farm. If there is no
creek, nor branch convenient, they will
take the nearest pond and go several miles
In groups to spend the afternoon swim
ming III there Is not even a pond close
at hand they win dam up a spring branch
and make pool in which to learn to
swim. You fellows along the coast need
not think because you have an ocean here
which they don't have up amid the old red
Mills, that YOU have a monopoly on swim
ming Some of the one gallus boys, who
live over the creek. can give you cards
and spades and beat on the deal every
time"
The number Of base ball fans" is IN
ereasing as the games come and go. and
Is now quite clear that before the sea-
son IS over there will be as many enthu-
tlasts IN this town as there are pebbles
on the beach. There Is one thing about
base ball, and that is It Is no respecter OF
persons. Young and old. rich and poor.
enjoy good game OF ball. and the day
VIII never come when II will lose It's fas-
elnation and charm, regardless OF the
weather.
Sing a song OF base ball:
Season just begun:
Savannah and Augusta
Just the game for fun.
Populistic platform,
FL. I.aclkluna lunf RIM