NOTEBOOK

Offered $10,000 a year to edit Judge—the labor re-
quired estimated at "one hour of my time per week.*' Can't
accept.

Mailed letters to William M. Clemens, P.O. Box 1716,
N.Y. and the Bowen Merrill Co. Indianapolis, warning
them not to issue those books.

"Those books'* were copies of a biography of
Mark Twain, prepared by W. M. Clemens
against Mark Twain's wishes. This Clemens,
known as a "nephew" or "cousin" of Mark
Twain's, was neither: or, if the latter, the degree
of cousinship was very remote.

When you climb the hill of happiness may you never
meet a friend.

Drove out to Dollis Hill (4:35 to 5:10) in the rain-
storm and took possession. It is certainly the dirtiest
dwelling-house in Europe—perhaps in the universe.

This was a furnished house just outside of
London, taken for the summer of 1900. It was
at one time a favorite retreat for Gladstone, and
the place, today public property, is now called
"Gladstone Park."

He loved Dollis Hill, once he was established,
and left it with regret.

Better sixty days of Dollis than a cycle of Cathay.

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