The Journal is after me to do almost anything I want at my own figure, as a correspondent.

They have made Ralph London correspondent and their paper is the only one now to stick to.

They are trying to get all the well known men at big prices.
I have had such a good time helping Mrs.Hicks in Seymour's absence.
She had about everything happen to her that is possible and she is just the sort of little person you love to do things for.

She finally sailed and I am now able to attend to my own family.
The Central American and Venezuelan book comes out on February lst.
Several of the papers here jokingly alluded to the fact that my article on the Venezuelan boundary had inspired the President's message.

Of course you get garbled ideas of things over there and exaggerated ones, as for instance, on the Coxey army.