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be relied upon, of which The Fresno Republican 

 is the most conspicuous. The Editor is not only 

 an able man but takes pains to get the facts and 

 then analyzes them fairly and honestly. The 

 Sacramento Bee, which has the distinction of fur- 

 nishing the best news service, is also a paper of 

 integrity though not so influential editorially. 



How so many newspapers manage to live and 

 find material with which to fill their columns is a 

 mystery in a State only half a century old and so 

 sparsely populated. But Californians are great 

 readers of current publications and almost as 

 much so of more serious ones, if I may judge from 

 the recent demand in the Church which I attend 

 for $465 for printing and papers for the coming 

 year. 



The Church, or The Churches (as you like) 

 and other organizations for social betterment are 

 too numerous to mention. Every denomination 

 that I had ever heard of and many others are rep- 

 resented in California. The thoughtless reformer 

 often asks why not unite them all, or at least the 

 principal ones, and thereby save time, effort and 

 expense. Well, that has been tried several times 

 in the past and always failed; for in order to carry 

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