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spur, and generally went through the ca mp.
once went on bicycle. saw the Owl camp,
where Ethel Mcclure is staying. 1 climbed
Mount Tamalpas and will sometime tell you
about the trip.
think the picture gallery very interesting
and shall send my photograph as soon as 1
have it taken. / saving for the scrap
books, but don't quite understand how you
want us to put the pictures in. hope my let
ter is not too long, and that you will not be
ured before finishing IT. l am glad you en-
1oyed your week of rest Your friend,
GRACE Lob.
P. ST. think 1t would be fine ii the C, R. C.,
could meet
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.
Dear Editor: I am happy to be member of
tne .. T. C., and hope to be an active one. l
shall send for my badge soon.
am glad the Washington statue movement
Is progressing so well and that there are so
many little patriots in San Francisco. Won't
we children be proud when we see the bust of
our beloved Washington in that beautiful
spot which the children love SO we'll
We must not forget to thank the many kind
friends who are helping us in this patriotic
work.
Wasn't that dear little boy that set us such
worthy example by picking apples to earn
his contribution?
while we children are working hard to place
the statue of our glorious Washington in q
better place, we should try TO be as good as he
was. Your patriotic little friend,
HAZEL BELL &C. R. CO.
F. 81 have just received a present of the
money for my badge from my grandmamma,
so inclose 1t in this letter.
HAZEL BELL &c. R. CO.
LAYToNvnLE, Cal.
Dear Editress: never saw a letter from here
SO l thought would write to you. I have two
sisters at home, the eldest one is years old
L have brother 8. He and have gone to
school three weeks this term. Ny teacher is
Miss Arnold of Oakland. There are twenty.
four pupils in our school. We had forty trout
last Sunday, which were given to us by a
friend.
Papa has dog that opens all the gates in
the yard
My papa hauls redwood logs on trucks to the
sawmill. He brings 1900 to 1000 feet at
load He has six horses and drives with a
jerk line. 1 have horse. Her name is Pink
Please put this in your next paper to surprise
Guy, Dora, Amy and papa
INEz SLEEPER, 10 years.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Dear Editress: 1 like very much to read the
children's page in THE SUNDAY CALL, and
think should like to belong to your club, the
c. R c. am 1111 years old, and wonder If
am too old TO join. l have pretty little NAL
tese cat for my pet; her name IS Tinkle, and
she is very playful. 1 live on Twenty fourth
street, between Mission and Capp. Yours
truly, RICHARD ACTON
CUALALA, Cal.
Dear Editress: As 1 had not written to THE
CALL for quite a while thought would write
again. l like the C. r. C. gallery very much
and have saved every one of the members
pictures. L saw that some one proposed that
the editress have her picture published, and
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such dull life and longed for adventures

such a dull life and longed for adventures
and excitement.
So, forgetting my promise to he duti-
full child, one day slipped away without
even bidding my mother farewell. That
was because I'm so tender-hearted, you
know, and can't bear to see any one weep.
This time L stopped on the second floor
the bedrooms and closets for a cozy nest.
Finally 1 chose the madam's Sunday
bonnet which l found in box on a shelf,
and made myself q soft bed in the daln ty
silken Innings. This was warm, COM
Portable home, and Fortune seemed to
have chosen me as her favorite child. for
right beside the hatbox was basket of
delicious French bonbons, and for the next
few days L feasted like king.
But alas, my good times came to an
end. One morning as l was taking a
quiet deze, madam came in and lifted
the box from the shelf. did not awaken
until she took the hat out and was about
to place it on her head, then 1 suddenly
awoke and jumped right down upon her
nose.
Ohl how she screamed "a mouse. a
mouseP The servants came running
from all parts of the house, armed with
all sorts of implements of war. from a
broom to stove-lifter.
As soon as I could, scempered down
over the lady's face, she shrieking and
yelling at the top of her voice. and made
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my escape, iust before the advancing
enemy entered the room. AS l hastily
sought refuge once more in the dark old
garrett / heard them moving chairs and
humping on the floor with their weapons
trying to run me from my hiding place.
l found no mother at home this time
and l felt very lonely for a while, but
1 soo1 recovered my spirits and now lead
q merry life, always retreating to the home
of my childhood when danger threatens.
Since the eventful day when l chung for
while 10 madam's nose, / have had no
very startling adventure.
o. OLGA F. HERMAN &C. r. c..
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fl 6ot S<boo(.

Smily, sober, teary face,
These take up the knowledge race
In the morning, rain or sE me,
AS the clock is striking nine.
All in frocks so clean and white;
All with hair smoothed down right.
Smiles are theirs who've learned it well,
Sober, not so good to tell;
Teary, haven't learned thing;
Start whene'er the class bells ring.
That's the way that things appear
When our school begins.
Merry laugh in every hall,
Merry, yes, are large and small.
Happy hearts, for study's done.
Now hurrah, let's have some funi
Let's play BALL Let's skipI Let's -unI
Fond good-nights are being spoken,
Meier a heart that's sad or broken;
Hair is tumpled; frocks so clean
Now are awful to be seen.
And that's the way that things appear
When our school is done.
BEATRICE BAILEY &C. R. c.
For Childhood's Realm.
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heartily second the motion. think 1t will be
very nice to make scrapbooks for the little sick
children, and am going to make one. think
the drawings by Ethel Mcclure and Ida Ker-
van are very good. have solved some OF the
puzzles, and send you an original triangle.
should like to have some of the members write
to me. FROM your reader, ELSIE AIKELAN
SANTA MARIA, Cal.
Dear Fditress: This is my second letter to
The CALL l think the C. r. C. gallery is very
nice. have little brother named Rey. He
has some kittens, and he calls them White
Paws, White Nose, Spitfre ana Blackie.
Our school commenced week ago last Mon
day. I have a big brother who is atte nding
the High School.
Hoping to see my letter in print remain,
CLARA l. SCHAUER-
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Aaa 61ly a Glole.

The following amusing incident was
published in an Eastern paper about q
bright boy, Walter w. Case, who Is now a
mem Der of G. R. G. Ed.
II have good story for your Day by
Day column, said bright-faced lad who
had walked into the Journals editorial
rooms. Upon receiving encouragement
to proceed he said:
ut happened in one of our schools. The
principal stopped boy in the hall one
day last week and asked him how he was
getting along in B seventh. The boy said
he was all right. Miss d. then questioned
him further. and asked him how ne was
in arithmetic. He said he was always all
right in arith metic. And how are you in
geography Miss D. inquired. 'Geogra-
ply, why we don't have geography any
more answered the kid. That's strange,
said the principal in wonder. I thought
you had geography in your class Nav
said the confident kid, all We have is q
GLOBE"
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. 26. 1897
Dear Mrs. Richards: do wish we could meet
together, as Alice Bell suggested l thought
OF suggesting it some time ago, but l always
forgot it.
think it would be real nice If we met to-
gether once in a week or two. We could bring
our scrapbooks with US and all work together.
We could get many different suggestions from
each other, and then we would know what all
the others were doing. 1t would be so nice
for you to be with and encourage us in our
work, If you could spare the time to be
with US.
1t is too bad though, that those who have
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FROM NON-MEMBERs.
Correspondents Column.

Retha W.-The lines you quote are part of
an old song. Author unknown.
Eugene Z. C.-Contributions gratefully &C.
cepted- Appropriate for Admission day mum.
ber
Hazel nberg-Coutribute to our page.
When your article is published you are en-.
titled to mem bership.
81. Jackson, Fred Anthes and Theo Joos-
We hope to hear from you during the coming
week.
Walter ". Case-photograph received and
placed on file for Publication. There are 173
mem bers of C. R. C..
Mamie Kellogg-Photograph on file for pub
lcation.
Earl-You are a member
M. Lagomarsino-Many of the members are
engaged in filing scrapbooks, which they are
going to give to the little ones in the Chill.
dren's Hospital at Christmas time.
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Il C5oO$9t
SOY the w eek.

Polite at home, polite everywhere. Cul-
tivate the habits of courtesy and propri-
ETY. at home, in the sitting-room and the
kitchen. Be polite to the weary mother
in faded gown and to the worried father.
Then you will be sure in other places TO
deport yourself in a becoming and attrac
tive manner.
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new PDZZLGS.

L Diamonds.
(d) letter in cauliflower.
Came together.
Even.
A number.
letter in caulfiower.
o. ELvA D. CRIDGE &c. r. c..
(b) letter in letter.
Not even.
Name OF boy.
A letter in letter.
o. NJ. LAGoMARsINo &C. R.C.(.
II. Word square
l. Unoccupied.
2. Part of clock
3. A young girl.
q. Otherwise.
o. JOHN MORRISON &C. R. c..
III. Rhomboids.s
Across the inner parts, a number, commod-
tiles, part OF the feet, and evident.
Down-A letter, proposition, riot peri
ods OF time from which to compute, a sharp
ening instrument an outcry, body of water,
musical note, and letter.
o. JENNIE EDWARDS &c. r. CO.
Nv. Across-A girls name, girls name a
girls name, kind of tree.
Down-A consonant, proposition, steal, an
open surface, the who.e, an exclamation a
vowel
o. MAX sELIG &C. R. Co.
v. Across-wasted, to model, to withdraw
from any desire, boys name.
Down. consonant, a proposition, to
- spread. a plant, human being, mega
tive, q consonant.
o. ETHEL MCCLURE &c. R. c..
VI Anagram.
An ox-drys-name of precious stone.
VII. Pi.
Uatups-name of n month
VIII. (d) Beheadings and transpositions.
Behead 'to correct" and have "to re-
repair; again, and have extremity
Transpose letters of last word and have
boys name; again, and have a cave.
(b) Behead ''fascinate'' and have "in.
jury; again, and have ga part of the
body" Now transpose and have an
animal; again, and have "to impair"
o. L. E. DENMIRE &c. R. C).
(c.) Behead "to have a keen pain" and
have "place OF public sale'; again. and
have 'sKilL" Transpose letters and
have small animal; again, and have a
''resnous sap"
o. ALICE THOMPSON &C. R. C.(
/. "Method" la pen" equals "absence Of
conceit.''
2. can effort of the lungs"+"a recon-.
pense' equals "a beverage"
8. "1O0O"+" strap" equals ga sign of af-
fection."
4. ''1O"+"to watch" equals ''to spre ADJ
5. "1O"+"the cavity of the eye" +"a pro-
noun ~ "a small insect equals excessive"
ED.
x. (a) SUPPLY OMITTED LETTERS
/. -es-i -i--t-- noted American.
2. -e--or large city in the United
States.
g. R-m- A city in Italy.
4. a-i-i- The largest body of water.
s. I-a-i- h m - Name of C. R.
C. girl.
g. -a--e-. Name of a San Francisco
street.
7.-ha-t- Name of a California noun
tain.
8. S-n --a-ui- Name of a California
river
9. -r-in- A noted prose writer.
10. -i--i- Name of a musical instru-
ment.
o. MARJORIE CRANE &C. R. Cl
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Il Local @baPtey.

The following are the names of few of
the San Francisco members who have
expressed their willingness to work for
local branch or chapter of g. R. c. Some
of them neglected to send their. addresses:
Walter W. Case, 1122A Sacramento street:
Alice Bell, 1923 Geary street; Ida Wight
man, 457 Guerrero street; Beokie Heino,
9S9 Howard street; Grace Lob; Max Selig,
$40 Vallejo street; Antoinette Crawford.
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TX. Hidden fish. Addition.
Herring, Skipper.
Haddock, Gilthead.
x. II was many and many a year ago,
In kingdom by the sea,
That maiden there lived whom you
may know.
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other
thought
Than to love and be loved by me-
EDGAR ALLAN POE.
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be with u.s. but If they should ever visit our
City, then they could.
Perhaps we can meet at the houses OF the
different members.
Hoping have not tired YOU with my letter.
remain, your little friend,
ETHEL NJ FERGUSON &C. r C.).
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This pretty little pin Is made of silver
and was designed on purpose for the Chill
dren's Club of the San Francisco DAILY
CALL, and is now proudly worn by fifty
one girls and boys in California and
Oregon.
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One 1OtoI(o$Yaphy o
a n9eoCs.

was born in an old trunk, way up In
the garrett and lived there for some time
quite happily with my brothers and sis
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Letters Acknowledged.

Besides letters published pleasant communi.
cations have been received from the fol.
lowing members of e. R. c.:
Maude Mallory Ida wightman
Beckie Hetno Walter w. Case
Alice Bell A. Crawford
John r. Morrison Jennie McCaughen
Retha Waldau Jennie Edwards
NJ Lagomarsino
FROM NON-MEMBERS
Irene Condor Hazel Greenberg
Miss NJ. NJ Bode Judith Guslean
Mabel Richardson Zena Brown
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A drink for the sick-well water.

Exchanges Received.
Weeklies-Harper's Round Table, Youths
Com panion.
Monthlies-St. NicholaS
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La GRANGE, Cal
Dear Editress: This is my first letter to THE
CALL and hope it will escape the wastebasket
My uncle has taken The CALL for some time
and enjoy reading the "Childhood's Realm"
page very much.
contribute story and hope hat it will be
published, 80 that l may be a member of the
c. r. c. 1t is my first attempt at story-writing
and no one helped me.
have four brothers and no sisters
l am 13 ana in the eighth and ninth grade
al school.
Our school opens September 6. We have
teacher from Oakland. fYour new friend.
ROSE MCGARR.
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SolVers.

Answers to puzzles of August Is have been
received from the following members:
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The above pictorial puzzle represents the
name OF man who at one time was at the
head of our Nation.
o. WALTER W. CASE &c. RC0.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Dear Editress: During my vacation at Tam
alpais had SO much fun l thought l would
tell you a bout 1t. The water there is so nice.
used to 60 in bathing most every day, and
now know how to swim, float and give. /
used tc climb trees after apples and plums.
One day went fishing, didn't catch many
fish though. The first few weeks the wild
black berries were ripe, and 1 went gathering
them. rode 10 Point Reyes, which is twenty
three and third miles from Tamalpais sta
ton.
Another time went beyond Fairfax. 1t is
lovely road, and beautiful ferns can be seen
growing along the hillsides. We often went
untlng the m aidennair fern.
Once we went on straw-ride through Sa n
Rafael We got out and had our lunch and
had the jolliest timel | often went to Lark
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Etc aunlta zay Eagle Sunday morniug ganuaru
MUST PLAY OSTRICH
CONTINUED from First Page.)

ernment. Cubans here do not believe
Spain intends to carry out her program
OF reform. They are practically unani-
nous for independence, and annexation
to the United States.
MEAN ENOUGH FOR ANYTHING.
London, Eng, Jan. 9.-A Paris dis
patch to the Daily News says: If the
report that DR.. Zertucha has offered to
guide the Spaniards over the province of
Pinar del Rio in Cuba be correct, it VIII
increase the belief that Maceo's death
was due to treachery. General Weyler's
latest measures, prohibiting the sale even
OF medicines to the rebels, warrants be-
iieving anything of him.
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Seattle, Wash, Jan. 9.-Advices per
steamer Agapanthus concerning the
Philippine Islands rebellion, report the
wrecking by the rebels of train at San
Marcos. near Manila. The rails were
loosened for a distance Of twenty meters,
throwing the engine and four coaches
down an embankment. About i 900 re-
bels appeared upon the scene and made
prisoners Of the trainmen and passen-
gers, and took possession OF the mails
and freight. While the train was being
wrecked and plundered, another band of
rebels set fire to Calumpit, a nearby
town
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CATARRH THREE YEARS
A Cure Il Pound Last In DIR. HzrfrBan's
free Treatment

II reads ike a novel Every word %
y. however. - prossic history and exact
truth. A young man has before hiu e
brilliant career Chronic catarF1 has
fastened itself upon hiH1. he tried
many remedies IN vain. AZ colIege =
roommate persuaded him % ~ Pc
ru-nz Pe-ru-na cures him IN q short
zine ard ha goes on as say reJoicinT
Without the Pe-rr-na fhe success 81 life
would be imposs DIE chronic catsrrii
nave blasted this yo8aS mans csrssT =
Il had not been Tor fhe kind suggestion
% a friend Read What a. r. Stern.
Marine City. Nch-. sage
y was troubled xii1 csts-rh 'o- three
years and frisd almost eysry cztarrI
-uediclne 7 heard O. : rsnt down %
Delaware. o. 80 attend cgiiczr. ghs-e
7 x; o1e ~ your s.nanacs. and saw a.
olae- re1ne8y f1r czfsrra. J Eas sifrDsf
discouraged Eifh trying al kinds -
rnedicsEe. bat ny rsgu-rnats tod ne
thas ycu- u8esacle Tss al rlEnf. ard -
tired Is; Afler -ak51z seven b1tffes
ac-or1irz az directions ! MAS cgrs-d ard
reir IKE = nee ran rrco-orne1a 81 -
all zho are s11ersng fra1s tbs d-sadssi
flsezEs j. - t1e beEt medicine 10
casarra csc mr. bssiia L. ia
An ca;zrrh SUFFERS Elll bs sateresfezS
n = book written - IfT. Ezrtnnzn- rs
~ a. ius.Tuctivelg Illustrates ef-psE~
haok. and treats - csEzrrn ~ al So
sfzzes ard isc4sseas u AZ q ss1f
free - Shot s57ne ~ The Pr--ls-z@
I-uE Asagt2ctar1-s CoDYaaS. A98sssl-
s.-ss on
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SHOULD THE srSprNo ELL FAIL
Forty Miiiioos of Capital stand Ready to
Take Action

New York. AIN s--The latest develop
ment in regard - Union Pacific Affairs
IL the formation q new syndicate coua-
posing practically al % fh= leading
banking houses here and representative
foreign banking interests. 20 take meas
ures f8r tae protection 81 TIE property
In ire ev@ct Of the failure u ne funt-
ing BAL and decissoa on the part u the
goTerumso: g. sell fh< properly under
Foreclosure. su5)ecs 70 ne iie1 - -
frst mortgage bonds TIE pros esto1 q
ne Kansas Psc1c - also covered TIE
capital s1oscrs6-d Aggregates SO -. %
and the syndicate operations viii. la
case o. the prsTfFvs sians8 % 2Krs--
mai. ~ cortrsiirt - Kuhn. No., 4
Co. zni the sssacSatiie Truzt csmpsHT
Ire org "a msTSers u iae t.s.sisa 90
syE91czts srs xsySa TIE cpt.cz q rt,s-
i.g ;se.- Subscriptions .ro .st4- !. re
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HE INSERTS HIS FOOT
Continued from First Pagc.)

the same position that Father McGlynn
did in New York after ne was unfrocked.
A Populist candidate for Office came to
him today and said: Hello. Sly. give me
your paw. I want you TO shake the hand
OF an honest Populist."
IF you are an honest Populist," said
Sly, why are you carrying that face OF
yours about with your"
The gentleman felt the sarcasm more
keenely because 1t was the truth. He
really had a terrible face.
George Vickers Of Woods county and
Cassius Barnes OF Logan county are the
only Republican members present, the
third man having been caught In snow
blockade or something OF the kind in the
west. Both gentlemen held caucus last
night. but they would not outline the
program carried out there They claim
they are the happiest men OF the house
elect for the reason that they have no Of
fees TO give out and hence no promises
10 make or TO keep. or 10 break, as the
exegsncies Of the case might demand.
John V. Knoogle Of Perry arrived last
night 10 look after the interests of the
silver Republicans. He brought a rab-
bits foot in each pocket, but TO his
great establishment he founH this morn
ing that he had slept in room l3 in the
Capitol hotel, and ne felt grieved over IL
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funding hill should not be passed. and
If an attempt should be made 10 fore
close. the syndicate stands ready % buy
in the system and pay all the govern
ment lien. II the funding bill should
pass. the syndicate subscriptions viii.
Of course. be largely reduced. No for
NAL limit Of time as 20 the duration %
the syndicate agreement has been made.
but IL is tacictly understood that its cD-
erations terminates with the close Of the
present session OF congress II 10 ac-
ton has been taken one way or the 9TH
er in this session. q new agreement vii
be formed. subject TO whatever condi-
cate is in the interest Of the Union Pa
caJe is IN the interest Ofthe Union Pa
ciic re organization committee. which
controls practically all Of the bonds sold
by TIE government 20 pay of the ma
turing currency sizes
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WALCOTT'S ARRIVAL IN EUROPE
He Ii Told That His Coming Won't do Him
Bit of Good.

Liverpool Jan. 9.-The Cunard lire
steamship Campania, which arrived here
today, after leaving New York on Sat
urday last, had a most stormy passage,
encountering strong gales and high seas
all the way over.
Senator Edward o. Wolcott of Colo
RADIO, who is understood to be visiting
Europe in the interests of bimetallism,
was in good health when he landed here.
He read with interest the dispatches
from the United States during the week
but refused to say anything except that
the work he had in hand lies chiefly N
London. to which city he is proceeding
Immediately.
London, Jan. 9.-The Speaker, conf
mentinG on the mission Of Senator VOL
colt, says that nothing IS likely TO result
from il.
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POPS GET THE cBAPLAIssY
And onsr it to = Catholic CIergymss. Who
D<eliues

Denver. Col. Jan. Sin the distribute
ton OF Offices BY the senate caucus ths
position ~ chaplain zen 70 the Populisis.
They decided on Rev. 7. " Malone. Cd
tor OF the Colorado Catholic. Father
Malone declined in favor % Rsy. NyroS
y. Reed Of the Broadway Temple. q
co1grega fionsl church. This II the hr~e
time r. the history q the state that a
Catholic priest vas offered the chap
Iaincy 81 either hous> Father Aslons
and Rev. Mr. Reed are leaders u the
committee who have succeeded 10 getting
The Denver CITY council 70 promote works
- Improvement for the employment %
Idle laborerz OF Denver
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rected at the evil Of exorbitant freight
and passenger rates are being prepared
and some of them will go through
Nv hat school legislation?'
Principally in regard to text books.
The people of this state pay several thou
sands of dollars toll every year to the big
text book monopolies. and we shall REM
edy that so far as Kansas is concerned.
/ have bill prepared now providing
thar each district shall purchase all text
books used in its schools, and shall con-
tract for the series for periods of five
years at price governed by law al max
imum prices of First reader 10 cents:
second reader, 10 cents; third reader, 90
cents; fourth reader, % cents; fifth read
er, 50 cents; and other books in proper
ton.
These prices are TO cover all cost of
books delivered to the various districts
and all companies refusing to do business
on this basis will be excluded from the
state. and if IT becomes necessary to
guarantee these prices the state will take
the matter in hand and publish it's own
books. Similar laws are in successful OPP
Grafton in Indiana and several other
states. and 1 believe the people Of Kansas
will welcome such law with hearty ap-
prevail"