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3. Ambrose Bierce His awful humor Fitch 

 and Millard A great occasion lost Liter- 

 ary journalists A grim old fighter 



4. Stebbins, Wendte, and Brown Voorsanger 

 Other friendly neighbors Olney The Cooper 

 staff Stallard 



5. Sutro Valentine and Mills A strong woman 



General Lowe The Mission Inn. A Sac- 

 ramento trio The Bidwells A monumental 

 romancer The Baron of Arizona 



6. Welcome guests An interesting career A 

 Bismarckian critic Lapses from German grace 



"Primitive" Americans -- Our greatest 

 preacher 



CHAPTER TWENTY 478 



1. Death of the founder-- Southern Pacific owners 



- An unforeseen dilemma In the Probate 

 Court Leland Stanford's funeral 



2. His early life General merchant - - War gov- 

 ernor Railway builder The last spike 

 United States Senator Kindness of heart 

 Religious attitude Freedom from entangle- 

 ments of church or party Training for useful- 

 ness in life Value of cooperation Waste of 

 labor - - To dignify labor - - An open road to edu- 

 cation Need of competent teachers Suc- 

 cess not measured by numbers Equal educa- 

 tion for women Increase of individual effi- 

 ciency - - Value of time - - Farm loan project 



3. Defect in enabling act Welton Stanford 

 The panic of 1893 -- Professors as personal 

 servants -The bag of gold A monthly al- 

 lowance Contribution by professors The 

 crisis at Vina The "freezing out" process - 

 Pioneer reception Stanch supporters 



4. A staggering blow Government aid to Cen- 

 tral Pacific --Two valuations -- No help from 

 partners "Stopping the circus" Favorable 



