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BRIBE is GIVEN.

These were representatives of the
best class of refugees, and like most
of their set they had obtained little
assistance from the relief warehouses.
Il once got real bold" said one of
the first, and took list as long as
my arm down to the warehouse, but
so cents from the woman ahead of me
got from the attendant the last OF
the only things on hand that | want
ed, and | went away with fine white
Tam o Shanter as reward for an all
day, patient siege"
| have spoken of the empty hand
ed, timid, self-respecting refugees and
of the-impudent, grasping sort. whose
tents fairly bulged with plunder Why
were the worthy ones not ferreted
out and why is it only occasionally
that the plundercrs are recognized. !.
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LONGING WOMEN.

The committee could first utilize
the public parks for the sort of apart
ment houses | recommend and then,
if need be, could lease land for other
like structures.
Il feel that in making this sugges-
ton | am speaking for many laborers,
for / have talked with dozens of
them. They are not anxious to buy
homes at present, and the lifting of
the rent burden for a time would go
furthest toward solving their present
troubles. know the workingman
and | know his needs better than
lot of these fellows who are trying
to tell what we want"
In the camps | found great de-
sire to get into comparatively per-
manent homes. Women by the score
expressed their longing to get back
into some place where they could FIX
things up" They were like question
ing little children, wondering eagerly
what was going TO be done for them.
oh, the homesickness that comes
over us at times is terrible to bear"
sighed the wife of a plumber. IF
only we could get some few rooms
to ourselves! But we can't stand the
rents. My husband and | spent Sun
day tramping about seeking some
place that would be reasonable and
fairly near his work. But we didn't
find thing that was both cheap.
decent and not as far out as the park
or Presidio."
The speakers tent was as neat as
much care could make a little unfur-
nished shelter. She had built, up a
cupboard out of packing boxes and
had invested in cozy small oil stove.
Her neighbors had knocked a few
boards together to form an outdoor
kitchen and over the entrance had
cheerfully chalked 1T might be wus-
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17
CHECK FOR $4,000.
New York Underwriters Pays Mrs. c. f.
Clark in Full.

Mrs. Charles F. Clark received a
check for $175, 1000 from the New York
Underwriters yesterday. It was in full
payment of her Insurance policies on
The Antlers, the Solar flats, the Ariel
the Hotel Ellis, property at Ellis and
Jones streets and property at O'Farrell
and Mason streets. These were part Of
the estate of jeremiah Clark, a San
Francisco pioneer.
Mrs. Clark has other large policies,
including one for $500 in the defunct
Traders of Chicago, on which she has
not yet been able to secure payment.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17

great force and the impact threw Gen
eral Warfield off the automobile on to
the rails between the automobile and
the engine. He was rolled about twen-
ty feet.
James Brodie. superintendent OF con-
struction on the mountain road, who
was a spectator. assisted the train
crew pick up the crushed body and
place it in the coach. The coach con-
taining the body was returned TO Mill
Valley and placed in the roundhouse.
Coroner Sawyer has taken charge OF
the remains. which were badly cut up;
the neck must have been broken.
General Warfield leaves a wife and
two sons. During his management OF
the Tanlalpais Tavern he frequently
utilized the track automobile to reach
the tavern. He would return early the
next morning on the gravity car.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17
PROPOSALS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE To CONTRACTORS.
Ofice of the Board OF State Harbor Commis-
cisco. Cal. July IA. 19O6-Sealed proposals or
bids win be received at this once at or prior
10 2:15 O'Clock D. m Thursday, July 26,
1906. for furnishing materials and erecting a
freight shed seawall lot No. ~ OF the cftY
and county Of San Francisco. In accordanes with
the plan and specifications prepared therefor by
the chief engineer OF the board and adopted BY
the board July II. 1906 and hle in this
Office. to which special reference is hereby made
The materials to be used In the work will consist
of yellow hr and redwood lumber, wrought and
cast iron. galvanized iron. sewer pipe, roofing
and painters materials. etc, all OF the best
quality specified.
No bid will be received unless II Is made ON
a blank form furnished from this Ofice and iS
accompanied by a certified check for Ave az
per cent OF the amount % the bid payable fo
the order Of the secretary OF the board as a
guarantee on the part OF the successful bidder
that he will within six (6l days after the ac-
TO do said work according 70 the plan and sDe-
ci6cations prepared therefor, and will also ave-
cute and file with this board bond In such ann,
the board may deem adequate with a surety
company, TO be approved BY the Board OF Stafe
Harbor Commissioners and conditioned FOR tina
faithful performance OF such contract nor will
said bid be considered by this board unless AZ
retary at the Office OF the secretary at or prior
to 2:15 o'clock D. m. Thursday, July 26 iona
at which time and place the bids win be ooensd
The board reserves the right to reject any or an
bids IL deemed for the best interests Of ths
State. Bidders are invited 10 be present at the
opening OF the bids. CHAS. II. SPEARJ n
MACKENZIE. HENRY ]. CROCKER. Board OF
State Harbor Commissioners: LOTT ID NfE
TON, Chief Engineer; JOHN NJ. FAY, Secre-
tary.
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A MAN oF AFFArRs.

General warfeld came to California
from Rochester. New York. In the Civil
" ar he served in a New York volun-
teer regiment of engineers. He was
closely identified in this State with the
National Guard and Grand Army OF the
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17

To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money IL 1t fails to
cure. E. E.W.Grove's sig. on each box. Csc. .
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17
A Guaranteed Cure for piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles. Druggists refund money II Pazo
Ointment fails to cure in to Ii days.5oc'
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July IL 19O6-Sealed
proposals In trtplicate VIII be received at the
office OF the undersigned, Preside OF San
Francisco. until IL a. m Aug ~ 1e0s s1d
then opened. for furnishing and Installing
OF Monterey, Cal Government reserves tne
right to reject any or all bids Preferences
given to articles OF American production. CON
dltions OF price and quality Qncluding In tha
price OF foreign productions the duty ther.orS
being equal, and such preference given to ar
tlcieS or American production produced on
the Pacific Coast to the extent OF consnro,,
tion required by the public service. All infor-
nation furnished on application to the Chief
ouartermaster's Office. Presidio OF San Fran
cisco, Cal. JNO. l.. GLEN. Asst q. M. Cen
eral u. g. A, Chief Quartermaster
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17

PROPOSALS for subsistence supplies-Of6ce
Turehasin$ Comm issary- San Francisco, CAL
July .. 1906.--Sealed proposals FOR f1rnis6i,.,
and delivering Of such quantities OF subsisfencs
supplies, delivered at such wharf or wharves
per circular TO be seen at this office v~Iii -
received here until IL o'clock a. M Thrrsdav
Jniy -, 1905, and opened immediately there,
after In the presence OF bidders. Sner1ece
tons general Instructions 70 bidders and bisnk
forms OF proposals win be furnished to esfah-
llshed dealers application to q. ~ GRA11r
Hohh- Aaior- Comm lzzarE.
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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17

San FRANCISCO. Cal, July IL. 19O6-sealed
proposals. in triplicafs, win be received No.
uatil IL a. m, July %. 1909. and then Opened
Tor furnishing all material and erecting
temporary barracks, and mess hail ana kftch-
en-, at Fort Winfield Scott. CAL accorrfin~ -
plans on nle In this office. The Governm ent
reserves the right to reject any or All BIDS
Preference given to articles OF Amerfoan pro-
dnction, conditions Of price and quality 1ln
Guiding IN the price OF foreign productions the
nished on application to the offce ~ fka
Chief ouartermaster. Department OF Calffor-
Ma Presidio OF San Francisco. Cal mo y
Quartermaster. - ~A'0~
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Blame Is Laid
to Those First
Having Charge

Continued from Page i, Column 0.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-29

ole anoeren Nefprmen gum 9eufel
Qeaangen Iiuo. On iie flammerten
iih Die GefDrmer INNER an. Uenr
alles anbere perlDren ging uno lire
@eaner lieBen iie ibuen, wuBten ite
ou9 1ebr eenou. oaS oieie @eiebe
ibnen nihts ihaoeten. SIN @eeens
tell, iie bienten nur oasu, 9urdites
hereien uuo corruption Al erleihtern
uno bic BenDlterune aeouloia fir iie
au MAIDEN.
8ir peroen ME i'm Stanoe letn,
oauernoe neutrality-suspicious. 81
ldaffen, beoDr mir niht Die RefDrm=
arbeit loslDlen pDn a[len ihrunens
baften ~@rperimenten. tuelde oarauf
aus iino, genaltiame moralii9e BEL
lerungen an Der Bep6lterune our5us
nebmen. Sn unlere 8efDrmtdtigteit
ibleihen itd oiel gu oiele oerartiae
unmDalibe Sheen Elm uno ite qeraoe
biloen Die Stefenpferoe. auf oenen
uniere &eformer am 2iebIten berum,
reitert unb ourb Die lie oann aud
oas iibriae pDn ibrer Nrbeit, ba8 Out
mar. mieoer sunidte MAIDEN. 8tr=
ben mir bel unieren GefDrmen bier.
sulanoe auf nihts meiter Beoaht bas
ben, als oarauf. ebrlihe. IparIame,
uerninftige uno fortihrittlihe Ser
paltungen All i1affen. onnn miiroen
mir auh oauernoe @rf0l9e eraielen.
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2eritreute Gnfteolunaen oeut5dar
proteftantii6er 8auern ftnoen Gid
nod i'm Observation-Disclosures WDs.
ta1. 6ier aeIten beionoers Die Mes
nOnIteno6rfer als Wuiters &Olouien.
@nofih lei audi nod Der alteiten
oeutihen &ol0nien EuBlanos aes
oaGt, Die BON Der aeiitpuuen &atha=
rlna Der 3neiten auQeleQt nuroen.
Sic liegen i'm Seairt oes ct. BE-
tersburaer proteitantiiben Goniito.
RUINS uno adbleu etma $500 Sin.
pobner. nriprun9lih bate Ratba=
rina r0miid=fatbOliibe &Dl0niten
aus Der 8fal5 geaoaen-freilih quBe.
rer uriahen balber Dhne oiel @rfule.
Sic rief oann nod proteitantilhe
Nniioler berbei, Die bereits i'm Bes
tersbureer Commencement itd3 nieoers
eelaiien batter. uno nun oelona es
audi bier balo, Die beutlhen 8Dlo>
MEN 81 Wuiteritdtten fleiBi9er &uts
turarbeit a%usSubauen.
giaentlib mdre es i0tnit etne grz
tenntlihteitapfliht Der ruItl6en Ges
gierune. ibre oeutiden 8ulturpio=
Mere u0r Dem Neio uno Der WtiR.
gunit inferiDrer Nabbarn in oieien
oranaoolGen Eagen trdftia gu ibuben.
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Die Qlerste iinn er,tannt.

Die mertniiroiae 0eilung BON Sem
meth WcSuer uur B%anceboro, We.,
bat Die meoisinifbe SSatultdt uno
feline 5reunoe lebr eritaunt. @r iagt
BON ieinem Sal: Sin Solae beftiger
@ntsinoung oes 6alles uno 9onges
itiun Der 2ungen, aaben mid orei
Nerste auf. SD nabm Or. Sing'a
0eue @ntoedung uno iie rettete mein
2eben. 6eilt ben ihlimmiten 6uiten,
@rtdltung, 8ronhitis. 9Dniilitis.
i6wa6e 2unaen, Seiierteit, 8rippe.
Blu baben bel IoDlpb 9reiB uno s.
&alteger q Sobn. 80 Cts. uno
$1.00. BrUbefIaihe frei.
Tr. &, u. Wther,
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Die alte @efnihte.

Nus Cincinnati fdreibt man: Der
Nniiht bon SenntDr 6arper uno &es
%prGientant eugene Noler nah 1T es
gar niht einmal 10 unpabriheinlid,
oaB Die iebige 9e9islatur Obiu gun,
ab}0luten BrDbibitionsltaate maht.
Beioe 6erren muroen ppr ibrer Nbs
retie nah Columbus gefragt. ruas Sie
Don ben Nusiihten elmer Burlaae fir
abiDlute Brobibitipn bielten, unb
beioe ertldrten, Die 2egislatur babe
iih Bis iebt in Temperensira9en 10
iberaus raoital aesei9t. Dob allies su
ertuarten mare, ielbft bic Nnnabme
elmer Brobibitionspprlage far Nufbez
bung oes @etrdntehanbels in unles
rem, Staate."
Sc 1T Die alte @eidifte. Sn Obiu
nurbe Der leBte Wabltan1pf unter
benz Banner Der .Wefurm" Qetampft,
bic &efDrm iiegte unb oae &eiultat
iheint cine augemelne Wuder< uno
Notwithstanding gu iein. Sci
oer ndhften Wabl miro man oann
Die 8eformer b5hft mabrIheinlid
mieoer gum Teufel iaaeri uno es 1T
onnn mieoer. ME es mar. Dob
neini Gs lift ihlimmer, niel ihlim.
mer. DEM oas, mas bic 8ef0rner
@utes angebabnt haben, oas mirb
nerlorer aeber uno bic ifledter @es
iebe, bic ueroen befteben bleiben.
Das 1T nod INNER 10 aemeien. 8rps
bibitionsaeieb uno Sonntaaaeeleb,
bic iino INNER aeblieben, menn audi
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Snges Temi9feiten
Z nLn B.

Cine i'm bDhften @raoe mpItes
riDle WOroael6idte miro aus Wins
neapOlis in Wtinnelota aemeloet.
Wtan bat bort in einem tteinen 0aule
an Der 5ebnten Npenue Die 2eihen
bon lehs W6nnern. aues 8ulearen,
q%efunoen. Die ermoroet uno furbtbar
augerihtet maren. Bter 2eiGen la
gen in einem 3imrter oes oberen
St0d uno auet i'm Seller. Die Sea-
men Der @rmoroeten lieBen iib ourb
Bapiere feftiteuen, bic iie in ibren
Saihen iteden hatten. ueber Die
WtDrotat berribt n~orldufig nod elm
oidtes @ebeimnis. Gpr Ginger Belt
mietete elm gut eet(eioeter Staliener
ben 0beren Stod oeS 0auies ppr
Dem Beiiber. einem aemiiien Waa.
nuHen, uno lagte ibm, er uoue bort
cine Nnaabl 2eute einquartieren, Die
an einem 8abnbau arbeiteten, uno
Die er in feinem Sotel unterbrinaen
Tonne. Die 2eute. atu0lf an Der 8abl,
aoaen aud elm, betrugen lih ruhia
uno 0roentlib uno Niemanb tlmz
merte fid UNI tie. Sim WittuDh fam
elm otter 9eutiber. Der Den unteren
StoG oes 6auies ben0bnte. au Woq,
nuiien uno iaate ibm. er babe an,
5onntaa elm eiaentiimlides @erQuid
in ben oberen Rimmeru oehDrt. o(s
tpenn bort cine gr0Be Briiaelei i'm
| @anae mQre: ieitoem babe er BON ben
Sausbemobnern meoer etpos aehbrt
nod oeleben uno Dies beuuruhioe
i'm. Waanui5en lanbte Iofort slr
| Bultaei uno ties cine uuterSuhuuo
oes 6aules pornehmen; bel oie5er
fone man Die iehs Qeiden. Werfs
uurbiqer @etle lit Der o(te DeutId1e
felt oieIer 2eit perStmuuben. rpahrz
iHeiu(ih bat er NnoIf befDmmen. 0os
er in Die 5afe perwifelt smiiroe:
uieqeidt peiS er auh mehr. ola er
iaaer tpoQte. Gin ,Dronmon" SEQ.
mems Wtid(enbero bat am Wpntoo
nabmittaa smDlf 8atete BON Dem
6aule nah Dem union-B ahnhpf oe.
fabren. Gin iunaer Wenih DON I'M.
ae|dhr apausio Sohren fubr NIT Inn
sum Babnhof uno mehrere onbere
Wanner oinaer ueben Dem @ooen
Der. Wtidlenbera belt Die Qeute FIR
Staliener ooer @riemen. Nuf benz
Bahnbufe idlo11en ,id linen noh
einiae Mauner iuuie cine TrQu un6
elm fleines Waodeu an. Ser iunoe
Mtann, Der init ibm nad Dem 0ahns
bof fuhr, laate All Mid(enbera, bic
gauge @elealdaft noble nod Duluth,
bort iino bic 2eute aber niht moe.
tDmmen. 8orlaufia lit bic aarae
Nfdre nod in tieFes Dunfe( oehiilIt,
-Das Eeuer in SphnstDun, 3D.,
bat einerl aroBen Sell Der @eih6lts.
itaot serit5rt uno einen Shaben BON
5000, 900 anaeriftet.
Ser B~unoeslenat bat Die bette
Qu8fidt, eineu meiteren @rout Al
ieinen Witolieoern au befommen
Ger Staat Nrfanlas miro b0hlt
pabrIGJeinlih Ieinen bisberiaeu @ous
oerneur Self. Dapis in Den Senat
fHiden.
gio Erooo nh $40 ma,,,tau Aor
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7r. &. u. Ytper,
S{teDpath,

81 de- . Geoapbe. 8eioe Telephone 1885.
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HAMBURG -AMER|kA.
Spppelf9raitben @gpreRs
am6 Ypffs9 ampfers9 iemft.
Bon Retu Yort bia Eipmontb, 9ober
nro G~berbOurg mad 6amburg.
New York mach neapsl und esnua,
-gia Gibraltar.

Die nemen gftefen.scampfer, gImertfa..
uub ). aaifertn aluauife Nietpaia...
23, 500 @ee. Sonnen, 42, 0O0gruttosS onnen
srt5p. 5000 Reg. Ssnnen, 1900 9rutfoz
! Sonnen, baben auBer ben lururi6ien Gins
ri&tungen aIs geuigfeiten elm Neiau=
rant a Ia Carte Unit 3fgeuner= Rapele) ,pai=
{ooier- Mufsua, Snrnb ale, elettriIde 8dber,
] 9h4er= unb 8lnmen . qaoen. l., 9. uno 8.
9aihte uno 3wii9enoed ETC., etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-04

into a mulberry tree. signifies dat you
VIII surmount your present trubbles
and come out on top.
IF you go to sleep wild three dogs
under de bed and de baby cryin' wild
de collie and de old woman lickin' de
rest of de chill'en and dream dat a
watermillyOn you am bringin' home
suddenly turns into a yaller cat who
splits in your face, look out for your
self Burglars am gwine to break into
your cabin, lightnin' am gwine to
strike de chimney and your landlord
am comm around for de back rent
and act mighty ugly about it.
TO dream dat you am skatin' on ice
in de summer signifies dat good luck am
comm to you next Writer. At de very
least, your uncle viii die and leave
you a mewl.
IF you go to sleep thinzin' of angels
and golden harps and dream dat you
are a member Of de legislature and
have been offered price to vote for
a sartin bill, be mighty keerful for de
next two weeks. Sich a dream signi-
fies danger. Don't sit under a dead tree
nor walk across a shaky bridge.
.Brudder Calamity Jones of dis club
dreamed one night dat he was ridin
through de darkness and rain on de
shoulders of witch woman, and dat
she suddenly kicked up and frowed him
off into a quagmire where he was suck
ed down. He come Ober to my house at
3 o'clock in de mawnin' to ask me to
interpret dat dream. I told him dat It
signihed a change of luck and de very
next day he found a diamond ring in
de road
ITO dream dat you am trabblin' on
foot and have stopped at a wayside
hotel kept by q red-headed man havin'
a cross-eyed wife and a yaller-eyed
dawg, and dat in de night de landlord
came up to your room an killed you
wild a crowbar, signifies dat your ole
woman am thinkin' of runnin away
4 n a
sideshow of a circus.
ITO dream Of falling from a great
height and comm down on top Of a
picket fence and havin' three piekets
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with state prison for life. When he
had returned to the sitting room I
asked:
Did you have fainting spell at the
Office today"
course not. told you I never felt bet
ter. What made you ask such a silly
question:"
Because I have a bit of news. ana If
your were not feeling vel I wouldn't
break it for a day or two
Let US have it now. You can hold
the camphor bottle to my nose II you
Mother viii be here the middle Of
the week
.sWil she2 That's good. was think
ing Of the dear old lady this afternoon.
I shall be glad to see her.
she is your mother-in-law. you
know"
And when she IS here she-she
rather bosses you"
.sOf course. but don't lay that up
against her. I'll meet her at the depot
with a carriage, and she shall stay all
the rest Of the summer with u.s."
For the next five minutes I didn't
know whether to telephone the doctor.
ring for the ambulance or send out for
the police. Mr.. Bowser's demeanor
fairly frightened me. It was plain that
spell. BY and by I determined to
bring up a subject that has never failed
to arouse his anger and bring him back
to Bowserdom. He was smoothing the
cat and praising the color of her eyes
when I said:
Mr.. Bowser, do you ever recall the
silly love letters you wrote me before
we were married."
"Once in awhile, he replied. follow
ed by a laugh
Il have kept them and was reading
them over the other day. 1t doesn't
seem possible that you could have writ
ten such rot"
But I was like all other young asses.
I thought you were the sun, moon, stars
and all else
You used poor grammar and spelled
many of your words wrong"
mo doubt, my dear. When a Teller
is in love he doesn't stop for grammar
or orthography. Lord, but how I did
want to die for you"
I had brought up the most painful
subjects in our lives, and the one to
prick him hardest, and yet he had not
WINGED. He had even smiled comp cent
| ~. I sat there and tried to think of
| something else. but gave up in despair.
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IS. The letter to the governor of New
Hampshire was printed in Exeter as
quarto Of sixteen pages with the title:
Gen. Washington's Resignation and
Address in a Circular Letter to the
Governor of New Hampshire" The date
there given is June II. The letter to
Gov. Paca of Maryland was issued as
pamphlet of Is pages without title or
imprint. It is dated Headquarters,
Newburgh, June IA, 17S3,' and is headed
simply Circular" The letter to Gov.
Greene of Rhode Island was separately
printed in London by Sfockdale. It has
the title "A Circular Letter from George
Washington. Commander in Chief of the
Armies of the United States of America.
to his Excellency William Greene, Esq,
Governor of the State Of Rhode Island
1t is dated June Is. The Massachusetts
edition. Printed by Order of the Cen
eral Court forms the second part Of
book having the title "A Collection Of
Papers, relative to Half-Pay. and Com
mutation thereof, granted by Congress
to the Officers Of the Army. Together
with a Circular Letter. from His Excel
Iency General Washington, to the sew
eral Legislatures of the United States. :"
The letter is dated June II.
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Smashed a pane of glass, eh?" he
queried. "Oh, well. it was probably an
accident. He was throwing at a cat. I
was d boy once myself. and know how
reckless I was with missiles"
looked at him across the table and
wondered If he wasn't going to drop
dead. I said nothing further until we
went up to the sitting room. He had
sat down and lighted his cigar. and had
the cat on his knee, when I observed:
I'VE might take a ride in the open
car this evening"
A week ago when I made the same
suggestion he glanced at me for half a
minute, and wanted to know If I
thought he was the man 10 mix himself
up with cattle and hogs. Now he smiled
sweetly and replied:
with the greatest of pleasure, dear.
I think the ride would do both of Us
good"
Did you know that the gas bill Is
just as large as last month";" I asked
directly. determined to move him.
Il didn't know it. but our bills are
always so reasonable that we have no
kick coming. I used to think gas
company fun of tricks. but have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-04
About New Books and Authors

Nj OF the breeziesJ novels of
several seasons viii be pub
nshed this month by Moffat.
ard & Company under the
~ title Of Richard the Brazen.'
1t is the joint work of two ac-
compEshed craftsmen, enc A novelist
the other a playwright, namely. CYRUS
Townsend Brady and Edward Peple.
the latter author Of The Prince
Chap. Imagine two financial mag
Mates one New Yorker and the other
a Texan, with a finish fued between
them and their daughter and son re-
specuYely, deeply in love but uncer-
tain OF each others Identities. Rich
ara, the Texan, tackles the compli-
Gated problem of eastern finance. So
ciety and love making with genuine
Texan fervor, and there results such
q tangle Of trouble that the readers
brain fairly reels with its difficulties.
IL IS novel that you sit up to finish
no matter what the hour.
Messrs. Mcclure, Phillips & Com
pany announce for publication on or
aDoue august 1. Letters to a Chinese
OnclaI by William Jennings Bryan.
reply to the famous volume which
has attracted such widespread aften-
tion both in England and America
Letters from a Chinese Od7cial''-fn
which the ideals and state of civiliza-
non OF the western world were criti-
cisco from an Oriental point of view
and In comparison with Chinese stand
ards. The story OF the writing Of Mr..
Bryan's book has a peculiar interest
OF us own Mr. Bryan was in China
When the above mentioned little book
was brought to his attention; and be-
cause ne felt that the cause against his
OWE race was overstated. and too glow
ing picture was painted of the con-
ditigT Of affairs in the Celestial en-
pre- ne sat down in an interval, on
ship board, and wrote a reDlv. sending
i 70 this country from Suez, Egypt.
Ar. .eryan's book is more than a mere