The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

y IN The way OF GUINNESS !"
"a FOR this there are severai good
..s,eient rea sons, but the most po-
IN Is the almost incessant rain.
u.rstou people are supposed to De eau
s' .o.-or /, it down?--to rain and
~, The unusual, persistent and en-
..,,,, rain, Of this summer have GER
''.,v had them, the Houstonians at
.,v,ntaes. The usual lively sociability
: ch.racterlzes our people seems 10
~. haan washed away. Or Is 1t That all
s IN. asorvies have been consumed IN the
WI mort to find and Jump over the
.s,sr ,sces on the side walks and street
rosslngsl ,o 49,, ao.,,.
social events is the fact that greater
..sSsr Al people have gone away Tor the
.amrer than Is usual. This Is taken 10 ne
asu OF prosperity, and SO far IS good'
M the good OF II Is not iell Dy our
,ome merchants. On the contrary, 1t ~
decided loss to them. rms summer
s,raus however. is a question ON when
rvch has been said pro and con, anu
,s,lly believe the absentees are very
,,rnsable. indeed. 1t IS all very well to
y true TO your own town, but really
I'M the rain is pouring down and the
IlAat Is steaming up, one is eXcusaDle for
krsing for the dry. bracing climate of
Icanada Virginia, Colorado, California or
nv Of the delightful parts of this North
arerica, not mentioning the charm OF
he Old World Houston has been cool
md pleasant this summer in comparison
sith some Of the large Eastern cities.
hgeyer. and those who have remained
hire have experienced no great dlscom-
Mt from the heat.
Thoss who 90 away for the summer,
loo. bring back with them new IDEAS
he'd new energy wherewith to carry those
isns out Shakespeare. the greatest Of
human authorities, says:
demonstrating youth
Hath ever homely wit"
And we do not care for too much "homely
sll,' We need little outside brightness
secasonaly
bright CLEAN OF hope has been thrown
sero;s the dull picture OF Houston life IN
he past week in the renewed activity III
the Carnegie library matter. 1t does
sem that at last we are to get thNt
soOOe and with it library that will be
> Joy forever to the lovers OF books. 1t
Is Just as well to be up ana doing. The
rlst week brought the news of the sud-
ain death OF Mr.. Huntingt on, and with
ls death probable loss to the library
q NoO0. which the railroad king h4l
Promised toward the purchase of the site.
iils executors may make the promise
1000, Il was given In a letter and Is held
y lha one to whom the letter was VIII.
ten! or they may not Yet the lesson Is
ne'e and our people would feel very un-
@nio.iable II the news Of Mr.. Carne-
sls death were brought to them by the
corning Post and the city left to mourn
la' Nnat might have been It Is well II
ru'tle, for the Reaper spares neither
peal nor small in his rounds.
Margaret Hadley Fostes
MIS- Rosne Ryan who has been al.
pshied one of the two honorary member.
Ton Texas Of the woman's board OF man.
ssneni of the Pan American exposition
Ai9 10 be held al Buffalo. n. Y. next
~ Is In constant communication with
~ president of the board, Mrs. William
X i,.I,ln' and the secretary. Miss Marian
rueSt They have written TO her on
'uulecl Oh the women clubs of Texas
~. view to organizing the clu5 con-
~ . snich is to be part of the programme.
Is opposition There have been seven
''ees appointed by the woman,
~ take charge of the departments
and cprpmnuieS anniia,
ns' fine arts, educ ..n rnh,i,,a apP.'er ga
Promotion clubs arT @ puollcity area
IsRh the exeeutIy 90" ''1a'lou. ThCaf
iad carry ONT ,hs oo-,''I .ee' are to 49,
asdsd Under t lus sgyeI,l lines of work oon
be 10 b ss., Inese aeads ana In his tn ssr
ssa IRON an ~ ~. me non 'ary mem :,
Nis William - 80, 9'u.e' o. The Union. :
b other honora ,1'p ,, eTo, Of Waco, who IS
l's 10 Buffalo All ,,. iOer nom Texas, RI .
home With her tba 10. wi. WI no doubt brlIsk
ieli and colleaens Sg Ts work o. 4lef q
N s. = begin at once to prepars OF for aish
n. eSposition and assis, r NJ Tor op, a
wv W cameron In their efforts :, nyin,r his
ai 's'0'' the world in tayd sad ID
Nh ~, 49, is asi
''nasr Card club. ~ me ,u.er'a'ns gets
a'nSss THURSDAY a ~ wn'cn she ma
sy Nh ihs br her ,h home was BY on
ss i autumn sumner m ssv ana herald ss sar
" ss sIsS foliage Of palms t drGs' is tot
s''sOn comes ui no matter ME- yIe Q
slglsls 'aa ~. were all the nrser Bto
VIM s ss' ", Tsss ;sP PS'5 T Tssse ai.r,5
,d rest from gaiety Yam and ze Est. given hat
.s ~ The sst "a" .. were Ari H'sa''