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1921ZB626412NY 1921. volumes 113 114 116 117 119 120 124 125 127 128 129 1921-1929 bound ex library with all the ads having been pulled; else texts clean & bindings tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. NY unknown
1989ZB393463Elsevier 1989. complete volume partly bound ex library overall near very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Elsevier unknown
1967206701967. African American Education Archive of five issues of The Journal of Negro Education: A Quarterly Review of Problems Incident to the Education of Negroes published by The Howard University Press for the Bureau of Educational Research Washington D.C. between 1967 and 1973. Original printed blue wrappers. Founded in 1932 by educator and psychologist Charles Henry Thompson the first African American to earn a doctorate in educational psychology and later Dean of Howard University's School of Education the journal became one of the most influential scholarly publications devoted to the study of Black education in the United States.<br /> <br /> Established during the era of Jim Crow segregation and continuing through the Civil Rights and Black Power movements the journal sought to collect and disseminate research on the education of African Americans critically evaluate educational policies and practices and encourage scholarly investigation into issues affecting Black students and communities. By the 1960s and 1970s it had become a leading forum for examining school desegregation educational inequality Black identity poverty higher education and the social consequences of racial discrimination. The archive includes five substantial issues published during a transformative period in American education and race relations:<br /> <br /> Winter 1967 Vol. XXXVI No. 1. Articles include Some Effects of Deprivation on Intelligence Achievement and Cognitive Growth; Notes on the Education of Negroes in North Carolina During the Civil War; The Negro Undergraduate Student: Factors Relative to Performance in Predominantly White State Colleges and Universities in Tennessee; and Beyond Poverty of Income. Published amid the national debate surrounding the War on Poverty and educational inequality.<br /> <br /> Spring 1967 Vol. XXXVI No. 2. Features studies on school improvement unemployment emotional development among Black youth and contemporary trends in Black education reflecting growing concern over urban poverty and unequal educational opportunity.<br /> <br /> Summer 1967 Vol. XXXVI No. 3. The annual Yearbook Number devoted to The Higher Education of Negro Americans: Prospects and Programs. Essays examine graduate education the role of predominantly white institutions in educating Black students educational opportunity and the experiences of Black college students in the South. Issued during a period of rapidly expanding college enrollment and increasing demands for equal access to higher education.<br /> <br /> Fall 1969 Vol. XXXVIII No. 4. Published in the aftermath of major civil rights legislation and amid widespread school desegregation efforts. Articles analyze academic desegregation interracial attitudes among college students self-concept among Black and white youth in segregated environments and methodological questions surrounding social science research on race.<br /> <br /> Winter 1973 Vol. XLII No. 1. Reflecting the intellectual climate of the Black Power era this issue includes studies such as Differences Between Black Youth Who Support the Black Panthers and the NAACP; Do Black Studies Make a Difference in Ghetto Children's Achievements and Attitudes; The Children of Immigrants in the Schools; and School Desegregation Socioeconomic Status Sex and the Aspirations of Negro Adolescents. The issue captures scholarly efforts to evaluate the impact of Black Studies programs and evolving forms of Black political and educational activism.<br /> <br /> Taken together these volumes document some of the most significant debates in twentieth-century African American educational history including segregation and desegregation educational deprivation Black identity formation civil rights Black Power access to higher education and the continuing struggle for educational equality. The contributors represent a generation of educators psychologists sociologists and policy researchers whose work helped shape both academic scholarship and public discussion of race and education in the United States.<br /> <br /> Light fading to wrappers primarily along spines and edges with minor staining and handling wear. Bindings remain sound and contents clean. Overall very good condition. An important scholarly archive documenting the evolution of Black educational thought during the Civil Rights and Black Power eras. unknown
22643Printed heading Essex County Standard Office Colchester 22 Nov. 1941. Two pages 8vo tipped on top slightly larger backing page information about author typed under the letter good condition. He thinks an author is wrong in a statement saying "The duty levied under Charles I fixed in 1628 was 36 pence underlined per gross on all playing cards not 36 shillings underlined. Actually the duty was 2s. pergross but there was a further 1s. pergross payable to the Officer appointed as Receiver of the Duty. This levy was granted to the London Company or Corporation of Makers of Playing Cards." He goes on to discuss the later history of the duty on cards one increase rousing "vehement protest by the Company of Playing Card Makers. Sone years ago I went carefully through the Company's Records of Minutes. They do not record an increase in the duty in the time of Charles I but it may that there was an increase. Unfortunately there is not in existence a pack of English Playing Cards of the 17th Century." He then refers Leftwich to his book if he has a copy offering to send one if he hasn't. He concludes with discussion of excavations at Lexden including Cymbeline's 'tomb'. They were both local historians of note. He concludes "I rather hope that the prohibition of Christmas Cards for 1942 may be withdrawn or modified next year but this will depend upon the war developments .". Benham's other claim to fame is his book of quotations. [Printed heading] Essex County Standard Office, Colchester, 22 Nov. 1941. unknown
NC00G-00151The Christian Science Journal. Used - Good. Good condition. Lot of 19 The Christian Science Journal ranging 1900-1979. Rebound. Slightly dampstained. Bookplate inside. Writing inside. christianity christian living periodicals NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. The Christian Science Journal unknown
4696JAPAN. Diary. January 14 1950 to late 1954. Various places Philadelphia Japan Fort Meade. A lengthy diary of an American officer Lieutenant Louis T. Holtz who was stationed in Japan during the Korean War. It was written on dozens of sheets of loose-leaf notebook pages and it contains many black and white photographs with captions as well as newspaper and magazine cutouts and brochures from places he visited. The diary begins on January 14 1950 in Philadelphia and he discuses seeing shows and such but notes that All in all this constituted a very enjoyable ten days of leave prior to going overseas. Sometimes I wish I could stay at home and live a normal routine life like everyone else. Other times I find myself eager to goAlmost two years ago who could forecast a war in Korea and the manner in which it would rip everyones life to shreds He writes on January 2 1951 from Kurume Japan: perhaps 10 years from now it the diary will be of interest if any of our civilization remains in 1961I collapsed 28 June and spent 3 weeks in the hospital with excessive fatigueI am the Officer-in-charge of the Kurume Office with an area of jurisdiction of approximately 1000 square miles. In April 1951 he mentions I am very busy in my position as OIC Officer In Charge. Its a full 7-day-a-week jobThe Korean mess has everyone guessing as to eh future of the Far Eastbeing the senior official in an area of jurisdiction of nearly 10000 square miles with dozens of mayors and police chiefs constantly catching my every word as official. The next couple dozen pages contain black and white photographs of protests in Japan and Holtzs commentary about the images including When people get hurt propaganda fills the air. The winner: the Kremlin always! Demonstrations take planning and people. You can always be sure the plans were framed in red and the spectators sprinkled liberally with dye-hard communist stooges Demonstrations & rallies are usually fantastically well organized. And as often as not they can be unbelievably orderly and But orderly or violent you can always be sure there is a professional communist keeping the sheep in line or arousing them to maximum fury. In September 1951 Holtz writes from Sapporro life in the Armed Services has been a miserable one because of one bad experience after anotherKurume was one of the most pleasant and enjoyable assignments I ever held. The 45th was without doubt the most bitter and least enjoyable. I gave up so much for so little. Holtz was in Californias Camp Stoneman in November 1951: with all the hundreds of officers here not particularly anxious to go overseas and with several actually fighting the assignment I was amazed to find that someone eager to return is sidetracked so abruptly. He was back in Japan by December and then wrote a lengthy entry entitled The Korean Story starting with Combat precautions make it mandatory that no diaries or personal papers be kept where they may fall into enemy hands and he spends the next seven pages describing his experiences in the Korean War. Holtz wrote in part: Things had not gone well at all with Trubotas unit prior to August 1951. After my arrival working results proved very satisfactoryThree other officers has also joined up in the interim between leaving Sapporo and going to KoreaWhen oriented in Tokyo they were told that the 45th Detachment would remain in Sapporo and they had already alerted their families to start to prepare to join them overseasI had to fight Trubota in order to be able to fight the enemy. In one occasion I was reprimanded for going to a forward observation post and not being personally available to answer the telephone at my CP and the section finishes with a photograph of the USS Marine Lynx the ship that brought him home. The diary continues with his being stationed at Marylands Fort Meade. There are photographs of the mansion he occupied in Kyushu Japanese women at the beach his fellow soldiers after a bowling tournament etc. There are Samples of United Nations propaganda leaflets dropped on North Korean positions early in the Korean conflict that show Truman and MacArthur a December 7 1950 letter signed by the mayor of Kurume City Japan. The condition is fine to very fine. unknown
D17552Autograph diary written in pencil signed by Miss Elizabeth Woods of Bowling Green Kentucky. 135 pp. Well educated wealthy American woman's account of seeing Europe; mostly Paris France. Her Southern sensibilities were shocked at seeing a white woman at the same table with a black man. Turns out he was a minister from Haiti and the lady was his wife. Miss Woods saw the Paris Exposition several times; saw Sarah Bernhardt perform; saw President Kruger of South Africa; saw a street where Jews were not allowed to come out after 6pm; describes fancy balls and dinners; shopping for clothes.much of interest. Worn oil cloth binding. Numerous accounts of "charming" or "lovely" people. <br/><br/> hardcover
1930D14181930. Very Good. Cloth-covered boards 12 x 10.5 inches; contains 30 grey heavy cardstock leaves. Nicely preserves silver-gelatin photographs in sepia and b/w average size is 2 x 4 inches passenger lists postcards telegrams newspaper clippings pamphlets a few manuscript entries and more tipped-onto the rectos and versos of every leaf or laid-in at rear. Boards a bit scuffed with a scattering of tiny bleached spots. Binding a bit shaken as expected as the volume is near-to bursting with keepsakes and treasures. <br/><br/>Photographs of landmarks landscapes streetscapes and some wonderful images of the clothing interior design and cars of the period. Postcards mostly b/w with a few colored include but are not limited to Stonehenge Tunbridge Wells Warwick Castle Shakespeares Birthplace Anne Hathaways cottage and lovely garden Raglan Castle Gloucester Cathedral Blarney Castle a portrait of Lenin a portrait of Stalin The Paramount Hotel of New York City. Here and there throughout this travelogue includes quite a few interesting pamphlets. All of them are clean and legible though adhered to the scrapbook by their rear covers and as such not removable without causing damage. They are: A guide to The Duke of Cornwall Hotel Plymouth; The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ; Canterbury: A Handbook for Pilgrims; Guide to the High Rocks One Mile from Royal Tunbridge Wells; A Short Guide to Battle Abbey; A Catalogue of an Exhibition of Original Paintings and Drawings Made to Illustrate Books Published at the Bodley Head New Burlington Galleries 1930; A guide to Compton Wynyates History of Blarney Castle; A Guide to Glebe Hotel Lakes of Killarney Ireland; Kate by Mary McCartie staple-bound illustrated wraps printed by The Veritas Company Dublin; The University Collection of Antiquities Short Guide-Books I. The Oseberg-Ship and The Oseberg-Room Oslo: A. W. Broggers 1930; Authorised Guide to the Tower of London. The final leaf introduces a new cruise aboard the S. S. George Washington to Hamburg Southampton and Cherbourg and Cobh Queenstown with a passenger list menu and one tiny photograph of the Statue of Liberty. Though no details of this journey are provided one legend is recorded in manuscript: A one-page telling of The Seven Sluggards in the Courtyard of the Paula Becher Modersohn House in Boettcherstrasse in which seven brothers dig a spring because theyre too lazy to fetch water from the well build a dyke around their house because theyre too lazy to fend off flood pave a road because theyd rather not dig their wagon out of the mud in general perform any number of laborious feats so that they can enjoy their laziness in comfort. Some rather brittle newspapers a love letter in which a very particular engagement ring is demanded a few stray postcards and photographs and manuscript see below are laid-in at the rear. Manuscript: 5 folded leaves comprising 17 pages. Hastily records a series of charms spells superstitions and omens undated not offering a location. If you see leaves and dust suddenly rise in a little whorl wind bless yourself and leave there is a passage there i e the fairies are going by hardcover
190440092Orange: J. S. Whitman Printer and Publisher n. d. 1904. 1904. MASSACHUSETTS. First edition. 9 1/4" x 12 1/4" oblong string-tied orange colored printed paper stock 52 pp. illustrated from photographs portraits and illustrated advertisements. Contains town and building views from photographs portraits and illustrated advertisements including: North and East Main Streets Bacon Street G. A. Whipple Store Hand Engine & Fire Company Old Depot Bingham's Block Orange Furniture Shop Waite Block Rodney Hunt Machine Co. Mann's Block Memorial Hall Chase Turbine Mfg Co. Grout Brothers Automobile Co. showing the 1904 models of Grout Steam automobiles the Touring Car Runabout and Runabout with Surrey seat etc. The town of Orange is a typical example of the best New England manufacturing village. WorldCat finds only a 1988 reprint with three holdings. Front cover lightly soiled with three small spots at bottom corner area else a very good clean copy. A nicely produced item. J. S. Whitman Printer and Publisher, n. d. (1904)].. unknown
185556140Providence 1855. Folio broadside approx. 15½" x 11" text in double column beneath the running head the whole within a typographic border; some wrinkling but generally very good. First line: "Who knocks a stranger open let him in!" N.Y. Historical and Brown only in OCLC noting a John Miller imprint not present here. unknown
20202081502111905980china labor social security 2020. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. china labor social security paperback
1688GT402London: Printed by Authority 1688. Original issue . original print. Fine. 4to. 2pp. Original single sheet issue of the London Gazette No 2426 dated February 18-21st 1688. Double column layout printed by Edw: Jones in the Savoy 1688. Includes news of A DECLARATION By The Prince of Orange 'For Restraining and Preventing Abuses in Forests &c.' dated Sixth Day of February 1688 W.H. Prince of Orange. The advertisements carry a very nice listing of 'There being at New Market a Horse Match the 18th of April and two more on the 22nd and 24th days.that the 12 stone Plate Gentlemen to ride is to be run on the25th Day of April value100l.Any Horse that runs for either Plate to be kept a month in New-Market before the day of racing'. A rare early racing item. Newmarket ran its first race in 1622. <br/> <br/> Printed by Authority unknown
1688GT402aLondon: Printed by Authority 1688. Original issue . original print. Fine. 4to. 2pp. Original single sheet issue of the London Gazette No 2391 dated . Double column layout printed by Edw: Jones in the Savoy 1688. Includes news BY THE KING OF A PROCLAMATION For Restoring Corporations Liberties Rights and Franchises James. The Proclamation cover the front page entires with the reverse has two replies by John Nicholas and P. Sutherland. Plus some news items and three advertisements includingnews of a stolen horse in Andover. <br/> <br/> Printed by Authority unknown
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1900375731Builders' Journal London 1900. Hardcover. Good Condition. 11 volumes : 11 13-16 20 23-24 28-29 37. All in original period bindings. These are working copies and have minor wear and typical age related signs of use. They are not intended to be glamorous shelf bindings but useable working books for reference and research. Due to the complex and extensive nature of these substantial volumes it is not guaranteed that there are no missing plates or pages but they are priced appropriately to account for that uncertainty. These books have come in recent years from a private working collection and should be considered as ideal for that ongoing purpose. Given the weight it is very unlikely that overseas postage will be available on these volumes. UK delivery costs will be by arrangement our standard delivery price will not apply. Size: Folio Approx. A4 size. Category: Builder & Building News; Antiquarian & Rare; Architectural Interest Complete Volumes. Builders' Journal hardcover
19812080502106912446Not Available 1981. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19812080202103900781South Japan Newspaper 1981. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 book South Japan Newspaper paperback
196270217Cambridge: UP 1962-1988. 27 volumes. 25 cm. halfcloth. ca 11000 pp. ills plates diagrams. references. -library stamps first 6 volumes red halfcloth rest blue some volumes slightly water-damaged otherwise very good See pictures UP hardcover
1979435204Journal of Society of Landscape Studies 1979. 1st edition. Hardcover. 6 very good tomes in colorful paper-covered boards with paper labels on the spine. Boards and spine dust-dulled nicked and rubbed as with age. Internally bright and clear. Particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 21 volumes in 6 books 29.5 cm. Subjects; Landscape history. Journal of Society of Landscape Studies. Landscape periodicals. History periodicals. Urbanism periodicals. Journal of Society of Landscape Studies hardcover
1887434351Great Britain : Smith. Edler & Co. Adlard & Son. Journal of the American Medical Association. Et al 1887. 1st editions. Hardcover. Poor copy in gilt-blocked leather-backed marbled boards. Covers and spine cracked dust-dulled and rubbed as with age with some tears. Loosening pages. Physical description; 22 cm. Subjects; 19th century medicine. 19th century periodicals. Great Britain : Smith. Edler & Co. Adlard & Son. Journal of the American Medical Association. Et al hardcover
1965216150Sivanandanagar.: Divine Life Society. 1965- 1978. A broken run of 103 issues 1 in duplicate 102 different issues of The Divine Life. All but one in original pictorial wrappers. A little light browning wrappers generally in good condition with some small chips and creases. 23 x 18.4cm. <br> <br>The issues included in this collection are: <br> <br>Vol. XXVII: 1965. No. 12 only. <br>Vol. XXVIII. 1966. 12 issues complete. <br>Vol. XXIX. 1967. No. 2 only. <br>Vol. XXXI: 1969. No. 9 10 11 12. Lower wrapper November issue torn with considerable loss. <br>Vol. XXXIII. 1971. No. 4 78 9 11 2 copies 12. <br>Vol. XXXIV. 1972. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12. <br>Vol. XXXV. 1973: No. 4 5 7 8 911 12. <br>Vol. XXXVI. 1974. 12 issues complete. April issue missing wrappers. <br>Vol. XXXVIII. 1975. 1 2 3 4 9 10 11. <br>Vol. XXXVIII. 1976. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. <br>Vol. XXXIX. 1977. 12 issues complete. <br>Vol. XL. 1978. 12 issues complete. <br>Vol. XLI. 1979. 1 2 3 4 5 6. . Divine Life Society. unknown
227716Bulletin Newspaper Company Ltd Sydney 1908 & 1909. 726 pp original Bulletin/ Norman Lindsay Bear design gold-blocked boards colour and b&w plates photographic illustrations maps advertisements boards flecked fine copy. Wonderful graphic primary source of Australian life and art early in the 20th century - with bookplate. Bulletin Newspaper Company Ltd, Sydney, 1908 & 1909 hardcover
73937Sitka Alaska Territory: Alaskan Publishing Company 600. First edition. Newspaper dated January 30 1886. Folio. 4 pp. Typical folds with some areas of separation that have been repaired with Scotch tape including central horizontal fold of front page. Remarkably nice condition. No copies at auction according to RBH.Very early Alaska Territorial newspaper with news regarding the territory and advertisements for local businesses printed just 19 years after the Territory was purchased from Russia. The Alaskan a Sitka newspaper published from 1885-1907 was an important voice for Alaska. The newspaper was managed by a Miss Cassia Patton. She was a fierce proponent of sending Native American children to "white schools." Patton first came to Sitka in 1889. She taught school then owned the Alaskan newspaper . She was supported in all this by her brother-in-law Governor Brady. Alaskan Publishing Company unknown
5300CARIBBEAN TRAVEL JOURNAL. Diary. 101 pages. The Caribbean. c. 1908-9. The handwritten journal belonging to C. B. Benson of Hudson New York. The diary recounts Bensons experience on an organized cruise group visit to Caribbean locations such as St. Thomas Puerto Rico Kingston Jamaica Caracas Venezuela Panama City Panama Port of Spain Trinidad and Martinique. Benson records his experiences in each location including his impressions of the town the locals sights he visited and local travel. He visited forts a school churches a mill a sugar plantation and Carnival celebrations. Benson took his tour during the era of colonial rule the attitudes of which infuse both his experiences and observations. Based on his mention of an earthquake in Kingston Jamaica taking place a year or two before he travelled in 1908 or 1909. St. Thomas where we arrived about 6 A.M. mid morning Jan 26 is one of the Virgin group and we found her framed and frescoed in the principal churches. Columbus in 1493 gave the group of 100 islands rocks andwhich comprise the group. St. Thomas is 13 miles in length and 3 miles in width at its broadest. And I guess we walked the length of it speaking broadly and in the abstract at this distance.The heat of the tropical sun also takes its toll and blurs our ideas of time and distance somewhat. The town of Charlotte Amelia contains 13000 inhabitants merchants and black babies and they are all dressed in their Sunday best to receive us properly.Thursday morning at 8 we went ashore at Porto sic Rico.Returning thro the village streets we stopped at the market place and noticed the display of fruits in baskets a couple of men seated on low stools with blacks in front of them.a native womanwas entertaining us in the middle of the road with a dance.When passing the island of Haiti.Do you know why we do not stop at the Island of Haiti No There are cannibals there there are so many fat people aboard you would lose your wife At St Thomas the American council held open house and received some of us who dared to invade this solitude.An hours railroad ride which was made interesting by stops at every littleand station where the bare legged boy with the oil gun in hand squirted oilbearings sic of the cars and engine. As it was before the 17 miles came to an end the rear axle of the parlor car so called because it had leather covered reclining seats caught fire. But when this happened we were nearly at the end of our journey and we were not delayed much. At the sugar plantation where we detrained we found we had some distance to walk downto the sugar mill. As there was no path and the sticky wet ground to soil made worse by the heavy rain of the night before.A sugar mill is never a clean place.The process is somewhat intricate but way he likened to the process of brewing.The cane piled up in the yard is boiled in a number of vats then is run off with barrels and in a black and solid state in shipped to the Refineries at New York. The fiber of the cane is then hardened and dried and is fed to the furnaces to boilcane. After return to the town San Juan we visited the shops. Walked out to the fort at the entrance of the harbor. The town is excellently policed and paved in the principal streets with telegram blocks.As this day was Thursday we concluded that every day was wash day for the native women and girls who for want of other diversions spend most of their time in this form of dissipation. Even the balconies of the main public street filled with traffic of street cars carriages and drays had their fill of wash some of which are found laying in the street having been carried down by the wind. No one had appropriated it as yet; and we did not add it to our collection of souvenirs. At the officers quarters I applied for a permit of the officer of the day to enter the fort San Cristobal the fort commanding the entrance to the harbor.The fort was like most forts. The high tower gave a commanding view of the town and harbor. Then we visited the Governors Palace. In the Reception Room hanging on opposite sides facing each other are life sized oil paintings of McKinley & Cleveland. In the garden were some large palms tropical ferns a fountain &.Jan 29. early in the morning we were at Kingston in Jamaica. The channel is narrow and tortuous but well Taking a local pilot we soonopposite itof three vessels one of which was the Princess Louise that was caught in the hurricane here three years ago andthe larger of the three vessels was trying to pick up the light from the light house which had been blown down. This destruction of the hurricane.After driving about a mile thru the city the destruction to the buildings & pavements made by the earthquake here a year or two ago half of the city seems to be in ruins and no attempt has been made apparently to rebuild & restore the city. Thousands of lives were lost here at that time which did immense damage to the fruits. Most of the uninhabitable part of the island belongs to the United Fruit Company a Boston Corporation who ships immense quantities of bananas from Port Antonio. Owing to recent destruction by fire of Hotel Litchfield our stop at the port of San Antonio and stay of night at the Hotel was omitted. An excursion across the island by train to Mandeville was arranged in its place.The town of Colon in its principle streets are paved with brick and appear clean. We noticed many buzzards. The air was clear and there was a delightful cool breeze blowing.We stopped at all of the stations going to Panama and noted the wonderful impressions made by the Sanitary Commission. The well ventilated and screened houses. The plan for disposal of garbage the open drainage the cleared landsBut of course the facts are here bug and drain all working to the mutual exclusion of some ideas to the American white employers. Therefore after a few months they must have a reaction in the States toand detach themselves from all absorbing facts. The fighting for life againstfires. Most things arebetween the white employers and the black employees. So we find the White Bar and the Black Bar The White Employees The Silver White Employees &c as signs on the cars intended to carry workmen back and forth from the works.Caracas the capital of Venezuela is about 3000 ft up but the sun in the middle of the day we found very hot.Plaza Bolivar was decorated with rows of colored electric lights. They are preparing for the Carnival season which ushers in Lent in Catholic countries. The market place had counters for dry goods highly colored handkerchiefs etc. Another section was devoted to fruits vegetables etc. We noticed some very large apricots. Mr. Bolivar apparently has done a great deal for his native town. He has given his name while the people furnished the funds for the largest parks a street and the coinage of the plutocrats.The Spaniard theHildago -in his easy subjugation of thepleasure loving tropical savage has replaced the native of simple taste and left in his place the mongrel half-breed with all the vices of the conqueror and none of the virtues of theIndian savage. The diary is in very good condition. It is mostly written in pencil but is quite legible. hardcover