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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 



