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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
RISING AT MILLICAN.

Rising Al NILLlCAN.
gllean, Texas, August 2.-The river
hnsnced rising yesterday evening and is
b Using at the present writing. The
L lands in the bottom are being slowly
badlted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

s,,, ..ArioN BETTER AT BRYAN.
1, I. lekas August 2,-The food situa.
tei,ns pldiy growing better. The river
llsy isst ana the water is recedIng
4 ei4tsnV NH me Inundated. The effect On
EN - y being watched with great H.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
District Averages.

.Not iacluded In means.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
~ FARK REACHED AT NAyAsOTA.

1, go Texas, August AT 6 O'Clock
Shs the Santa BE bulletin stated
s. +Sl : o'clock yesterday morning to
eSe ms sais morning q rise of one foot
y Ia trVn WIS recorded This made a
IN liss night Of about inches.
RHei ~. n. the same authority re-
|Sd Tue river seemed to be on a
tTsd ~ p m. the same observer re.
N hon to have fallen three-fourths
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

Esane,, Texas, August 2.-Reports from
points on the Brazos rivers are to the
La that both rivers are within banks
d that they are falling rapidly. The
samt Of damage done is now the im-
khpt Questiua. Many believe that tae
t,a which has been under water Is prsc-
Ely ruined, while others say 1t may come
] and make part Of crop.
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ais and covered a wide range of sub
jects, treated in some instances with
ccmmendable technical skill. but in
many instances the motive of making
pictures instead of photographs seemed
TO be missing.
There was also exhibited an interest
ing collection of lantern slides, many Of
them made from places OF historic in
terest about the city, and, from the
large attendance on this exhibition and
the exhibition of the work of the art
classes. we may safely conclude that the
time which has been spent in this class
of work is time well spent, and the
homes of the pupils of this school will
show the influence of the art teaching
afforded in the course of instruction at
our public schools.
The recent exhibition of the work of
the art classes of the Central High
School at Veerhoff's afforded valua-
bic object lesson to those interested in
photography of the Importance in sim
plicity OF composition. 4 few simple
landscape studies with the point of in
terest so strongly emphasized that there
could be no doubt as 20 the intent of
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have had nothing but table at one end
of the corridor above referred to, the
hospitalities of which they share with
the ofiiceseekers and visitors.
The contemplated building being SO
simple. its construction will not require
more than ninety days, so that it will be
ready for occupancy in the fall. Mean
while the business OF remodeling the
old White House will go on, one of the
most important features OF this work
consisting in the strengthening OF the
editice. which is decidedly weak, struc-
turally speaking. In fact, Col. Theo-
dore A. Bingham. who has had charge OF
it for years. says that it would soon
collapse if it were used simply as an
Office building.
Accordingly all the floors are to be
strengthened. particularly that portion
OF the second floor which forms the cell
ing of the East Room. Solid masonry
is to be placed beneath the floor OF the
East Room, which has 10 support an i'm
mense weight. owing to the crowds
which assemble in the historic apart
ment And finally the magnificent
screen. which hitherto has shut off the
great vestibule from the private part of
the mansion. Is to be removed, the vesti-
bule being thus converted into a superb
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Her dinner occurred on the last night
but one before the marriage ceremony,
the last evening being uneventful save
for short time spent in rehearsals at
the church. So the dinner proved ac-
tually the final preliminary entertain
'nent, the sole remaining one of an un-
usually extended list of gayeties. She
mixed up her bill of company" as much
as she could. but much dinner giving
had left her little chance of attaining
any effect in that direction from the
pleasure of novelty. She sent in the
bride on the arm of the best man, and
brought up the rear of the procession to
vous groom.
When the guests gathered around the
table they discovered the festive board
decorated in bridal white. a huge rope
Publications. The outcome of her dinner
the inner edge of the circular table, not
far from the covers of the guests. a
large mound of the same fragrant
spring blossoms decorated the center,
while hanging from the low chandelier
on dangling white ribbons were dozen
tiny cupids pointing bows and arrows
at the pleased guests. In front of the
bride was the regulation wedding cake
richly decorated in thick white frosting,
with the silver knife beside it tied with
large white bow. The guest cards
were wedding rings fashioned OF thick
gold paper. and attached to each was
narrow white ribbon. whose other
end was mysteriously hidden under the
thick rope of lllacs which encircled the
table.
The flowers for the bridesmaids were
large, round bouquets of snowy sweet
peas and maiden s. hair fern tied with
the typical bridesmaids bow. The
groom and his ushers were decorated
with jaunty punches OF lilies of the val
ley, made according to the latest and
most fashionable floral favor. At the
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signed merely for temporary use, and
will probably be torn down two or three
years hence.
For 100000. which is the amount to
be spent on the building, a pretty sub
stantial structure of that size can be
put up. 1t will be neatly painted in
side, of course, bat without any at
tempt at the decorative. The floors
will be of hardwood. suitably polished.
and will be covered with rugs in prefer
ence TO carpets, all arrangements being
made with regard for the temporary
character of the quarters. The furni-
ture. practically all of it, will be new,
only a'few desks and such things being
brought over from the White House, and
for this purpose $4,000 will be ex-
pended.
This means that the furniture will
be exceedingly handsome, as becomes
the appurtenances of the Presidents
business office; but, unlike the building,
ii will be for permanent use, and will
be transferred eventually to the large
structure which Congress proposes to
pIoNile ~! Lhe uousiu5 vi bHe E@ecu-
tive Department. That, of course, is an
enterprise of the future, and there is
10 telling how long it will be before the
big White House annex, expected TO
cost 100000 or so. will be started"
The front door of the Little White
House will open directly into a largo
reception room for visitors. This room
will serve for officeseekers and the gen.
eral run of callers on the President, who
have been accommodated hitherto in a
part of the main hallway of the White
House, on the second floor, for lack of
any better place to put them. II will
be an apartment about twenty-five feet
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brides plate she found anticipated her
flowers of the eventful ceremony still TO
come, for lovely shower" offering of
the same delicate blossom worn by the
groom and his ushers lay awaiting her
blushing acceptance. 1t was typical
bridal bouquet, and she bowed her face
in its trailing beauty as a mandolin or
chestra began to tinkle forth the we'll.
known notes of Hail to the Bride"
The menu of this particularly sue
cessful dinner was cleverly arranged to
suggest hearts and rings and cupids and
turtle doves. The ice cream was tiny
bride. half hidden under the folds of a
voluminous tuile veil, while sprig of
orange blossom lay at her feet. The
music was Of the most amorous and hy-
meneal OF characters. and was freely
enlivened by the songs of the delighted
company and the mirtkful protests of
the blushing bride and groom. At the
conclusion of each course different
usher rose 10 his feet and proposed the
healths of the happy couple in neat
little speech, which was as witty and
felicitous as its owners brain could con-
coct on the spot. and won liberal ap-
plause for the effort CT the success. just
as the ice arrived the hostess began to
recite happy little rhyTning toast which
she had written for the occasion in the
intervals of much dining and festiyity.
and when she stopped the refrain was
taken up in turn by each successive
maid. who had found the card contain
ing her special four lines in an envel-
ope addressed to her name in the dress
Ing room. 1t was a pretty little senti-
mental thing. quite clever and musical,
ana it quite deserved all the ringing.
hearty hand-clapqing it received.
Then the bride cut her cake. the
guests standing for the important cere-
mony. Then she drew out the first piece
and found it contained a small gold
wedding ring. 1t was simply case of
the purest luck, for she could have cut
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into its snowy surface any place she
chose. but the goddess of good fortune
certainly lowered close to the hostess
that night. Then the cake was passed to
the groom, but he failed to capture any
prize more significant than generous
slice of the appetizing loaf. The first
time around not one of the assembled
company succeeded in discovering the
other secrets of the cake. A second
serving. however, gave the dime to the
groom and the thimble to the most pop
ular bachelor usher. chance which
caused many signs and smiles.
When the dinner was at an end the
hostess set the example to her guests
by pulling the narrow white ribbon
fastened 10 her wedding ring from its
mysterious ending under the lilacs on
the table. Attached to the groom's rib
bon was tiny suit case marked with
his initials and decorated with a white
satin bow. The bride brought forth her
trunk out cf its seclusion oruamented
in the same SNOWY and effective man.
ner. while dangling from the ribbons Of
bridesmaids and ushers was dainty
silver slipper packed full with rice.
Rice fell in showers from trunk and
suit case, and the prospective man and
wife tore out of the dining room, beat
en- with silver slippers and dcluged with
their contents. while the mandolins
tinkled the wedding music from the
Midsummer Nights Dream"
The success of the last wedding din
ner was assured. Ushers and maids left
the table arm in arm, sporting their
bridal favors, and carrying their bou-
quets. They danced and sang. and had
a good time generally, and when, later.
they departed from the final scene OF
preliminary festivity. carrying regu-
lation box of wedding cake. stamped
with the initials of bride and groom to
be, they had forgotten fatigue and sor-
rows of ennui. and voted the evening
and the hostess the most charming of
their kind.
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One Of the interesting features con-
nected with the closing Of the public
schools was the recent display of pho
tographic work at the Eastern High
School held in connection with the
art exhibit of that school. The en-
tire wall space Of one of the large class
rooms was covered with photographs.
those on the northern wall being loaned
to the school for the exhibition. The
west wall was covered with the ordinary
blue prints, and the massing together
OF so many examples of work in this
printing medium produced a very bril-
liant decorative effect, and it was really
wonderful to note the many artistic
prints contained on this wall.
The south wall contained an inter
esting exhibit of the work of the schol-
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TN these days when the young mans
fancy turns so very generally to
i love that a goodly proportion OF the
youthful generation of Washington
seems actively engaged in marrying or
in preparations for matrimony, the pre-
liminary festivities attendant upon a
wedding are so very much matter Of
engrossing thought to the bridesmaids
and ushers who desire to entertain the
prospective husband and wife that a
novel suggestion for ante wedding din
per or supper will arouse the gratitude
OF the troubled host or hostess who
wishes his or her own special contribu-
tion to the general Offering of festivity
a little better, a little more enjoyable
and very largely different from the en-
tertainments which have gone before.
Happv is the hostess whose dinner is
first on the hymeneal schedule. Less
fortunate are the hostssses who follow
in succession. Most unfortunate of all
is the bridesmaid whose dinner is the
final wind-up of Drotracted series Of
jolIihcations. The outcome of her dinner
is almost preordained to failure. Her
guests mount her steps expecting a
stupid time. They are eaten out, talked
out. laughed out. even smiled out. There
is no task so Irritating to overstrained
nerves as the effort to be agreeable when
to be agreeable means an effort.
But If she Is n girl of manifold re-
sources. as the heroine of this story,
she will wrest Il veritable social tri-
umph from the very jaws of disastrous
defeat OF course. she rather antici-
pated the special prerogatives of the
marriage supper and in nautical par
lance took the wind out of the sails"
of the bride, but her dinner was a sue
cess and her guests gay and happy, and
by unanimous vote of assent her en-
tertainment was proclaimed the star
feature of the wedding festivities. And
what more could any bridesmaid desire?
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and has voted the straight Democratic
| ticket since he was voter and he be-
gan voting away back in the vicinity OF
the campaigns of Clement l.. Valland-
ingham.
William z. Amin was again in "our
midst" this week, as he has long been
in all our hearts. He was on his re-
turn trip from visit to his alma mater,
Princeton. Amin vas graduated from
Princeton in 1877. and was toastmaster
of his class banquet on the twenty fifth
anniversary of graduation. He is now
in the Government service, but he was
for fifteen years prominent and hugely
popular Washington correspondent. Af-
ter his graduation Mr.. Amin went to
the West and had some stirring .expe-
riences at Western army posts. includ-
ing the holding down of the fat situa-
tion of postmaster at Fort Robinson.
He then became connected with the
Omaha Bee" OF which he was soon
made managing editor, and for which he
came 10 Washington soon afterward. BY
reason OF his striking individuality and
unique talents Amin at once became the
talk Of the Row, and gained fame and
friends he has always retained. During
his later newspaper service here he
represented the salt Lake Tribune"
and Lincoln State Journal" and was
Major John NJ. Carson's right hand on
the philadelphia Ledger" He was one
OF the best writer's among the cores
pondents. a rattling raconteur. excel
lent speaker. and a crack presiding Of
fcer at banquets and such He had
the uncommon accomplishment of know
ing his Bible from "kiver 10 kiver' and
could quote IT with the best OF them He
never made speech which he did not
garnish with many apt quotations from
the volume which Major ]. J. Dickerson
calls IA mighty interesting book" Some
years ago Amin. to the great regret of
his many friends, began TO fail In health
and was obliged to seek another eli
mate. He was appointed chief of the
Western division OF the Rural Free De-
livery Service with headquarters at
Denver. He has made an excellent rec
ord in that capacity.
The invitations are out for the Penn
sylvania Railroads much esteemed press
excursion to Cape May, which will
occur June q to June 30. in
elusive. The correspondents who are
able to go, and their ladies'. always
have a very great time on these out
ings. II is not easy for the boys to get
away in the closing days Of Congress.
and the fear of being "scooped' while
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vHE Little White House" as th


new building for the Presidents
/ business quarters will probably
be known is to be in effect a
part of the Executive Mansion proper.
One-half of the present large conscrva-
tory attached TO the west wing will be
torn down, and the rest of it will re-
main as a sort OF passage, decorated
with flowers, through which Mr.. Roose-
welt will make his way from his home
to his office. and vice versa.
The new building will be directly in
a line with the White House. at the
west end of the latter" said Secretary
Cortelyou yesterday. and will be con-
structed in such a style as to harmonic
with the ancient edifce 1t will be paint
ed white, to match the Executive Man
sion, and the material used will be
brick. With length of 40 feet and n
depth of so feet. it will be only one
story in height, with a basement and an
attic. The length of it will extend
from east to west. like the White House.
and the front door will be in the mid
die of its length on the north side.
Nothing could be moro simple than
the plan of the building, all of the
rooms, seven only in number. being on
one floor. In the basement will be lava
tories, arrangements for heating, and
nothing else except space for fuel. As
for the attic, it will be nothing more
than a ventilation space. to make the
house cooler in summer. But the struc-
ture will be n substantial affair, not
withstanding the fact that 1t is de-
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Mr.. Vernon NJ. Dorsey, of the Capital
Camera Club, has recently made a trip
to Baltimore by water. on one of the
steamers which stop at most of the
river landings, and reports the addition
OF some very interesting negatives to his
collection, and among them some of un-
usual historic interest. especially those
made at and near st. Mary's the location
of the first settlement In Maryland. I'm
fortunately for the full enjoyment of
this trip, the mural decorations in the
old hotel at Kinsale have been removed.
and to see these atrocities it was fully
worth the whole expense OF the trip,
for it is safe to say that there was
nothing on this continent except some
of the decorations of the savages equally
as bad.
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away is very potential. Some thing.
have happened here that made the
largest kind Of good news while a ma
Jority OF the correspondents were frol-
| licking by the sea several hours away
Grover Cleveland suddenly called an ex-
traordinary session OF Congress to re-
peal the Sherman silver law while many
OF the leading correspondents were at
Cape May. and it caused great scurry-
ing back TO the red-hot capital.
In the summer before the Spanish war,
and while American relations with Spain
were greatly strained, the Pennsylvania
people gave their annual excursion and
a large number of correspondents went
away. Congress- was in session. and the
Cuban war was on. 1t occurred to Mai
Alfred ]. stofer chat it would be an ex-
cellent time to give some of the truant
correspondents a shaking up. So. col
laborating with two others. he con-
cocted bulletin for transmission to
the Stockton Hotel. Cape May. contain
ing the following startling important. If
true information:
"HAVANA-Lieut. Rail Ruoy an
Of1cer OF the CIVIL guards, assaulted
Consul General Lee. Latter's residence
now protected by marines. Intense eX-
element
Following this, Major Stofer's cocoon
spirators helped out little. Louis "A.
Coolidge wired to Robert J. Wynne. who
was at Cape May: Don't worry about
Cuban sensation. VIII cover it for
your papers" A couple OF other tele-
grams did the business at Cape May.
This was no time for special CORE
spondents to be away from Washing
ton. The correspondents at Cape May
were a badly shaken-up lot. Many of
them wired urgent appeals to stayat
home friends in the Senate and Hoouse
galleries to look out for their papers
until they could get back. Others bun
died themselves back to Washington
Just as fast as the first trains could get
them here. II is remembered that Chas.
a. Conant, who represented important
commercial papers to which the news
tsic) was of vital concern, led the re-
treat which was nearly as fast as that
from Bull Run.
When they got back the correspond
onts found the Capital just as hot just
as dry, and just as dull as when they
went away. They alao found that they
lad been fooled by the time-worn and
threadbare hoax of spelling a name
backward. Rail Y Ruoy, reading for
ward looks and sounds rather Spanish.
but reading backward it becomes "YouI
Liar"
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n TAS PROF. MOORE SOLVED THE
/ QUESTION OF KEEPING COOL?

outside at temperature of eighty-five
degrees explained Prof. Moore, "and.
descending through the cylinder.
emerges, presently ut thirty-six degrees.
In the upper part of the apparatus it is
cleaned and dried, incidentally to par
tial cooling, and in the lower section it
is reduced almost to freezing point. The
advantage of reducing the humidity Is
obvious, while the cleaning Of the air
so as to free it OF dust and dirt. renders
it more healthful to breathe. As IL
comes out at the b ottom of the machine
at the rate of 12s cubic feet a minute il
spreads along the flpor of the room, and
slowly ascends, foroing>the warmer air
out through the open top Of that win
dow over there, and thus securing an
admirable ventilation.
THE machine does not require any
power to keep 1t going. 1t is absolutely
automatic. its working being caused by
hte warm air outside and the cool air
inside. The warmer the air outdoors
become, the faster the apparatus
works. Thus, when it is 100 degrees in
the shade outside, the cooler air pours
out in the room at a great rate, where
as, on the other hani. If the thermom-
eter goes down to sixty-ive degrees,
the contrivance stops working of its own
accord. The hotter 1t is, the faster it
works: and vice versa, tho machine
regulating itself and always supplying
just the requisite amount Of cool air.
1.-THE machine requires no attention,
except to be charged once day with
certain composition. just as you would
put fuel into furnace. I am not pre-
pared yet to disclone the nature of this
composition, but the formula will be
made public as soon as my invention has
been fully protected by patent. The
cooling stoves, If such they may be
called, will be made of various sizes.
One six feet in height will suffice to keep
q large room at the proper temperature
during the hottest weather. The one you
see before you, which is twelve feet
high, would serve to cool a hospital
ward.
Not only private dwellings, but Of
flee buildings will doubtless be cooled
by these machines before long. They
will be specially serviceable in hospi-
tails, where hitherto the difficulty of
keeping down the temperature in sum-
mer has always been a cause OF much
among the sick. Inasmuch as
they will clean the air and free it from
while cooling it. additional
benefit will be derived from their use
under such conditions. Perhaps should
have explained that the stream of cool
air may be turned off at any moment by
simply pressing a knob. which controls
a damper, shutting off the current Of
warm air above from outdoors.
"You will notice that the outside of
the machine down below is encrusted
with about an eighth of an inch OF fine
snow, and that there are also a few
cicles hanging to the galvanized iron
Of the cylinder. OF course. both snow
and icicles are formed by the condensa-
ton of water from the air OF the room"