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ject-glass. They spoke of a failure to obtain one from the 

 Ann Arbor Observatory in consequence of the residence of 

 the janitor's family in the building, and they discussed the 

 possibility of obtaining the coveted prize from the Alleghany 

 Observatory. This clew "was followed up with great ingenu- 

 ity until the 8th of November, when the glass was discov- 

 ered in the rooms of a friend of one of the parties referred to. 

 This has since been returned to the observatorv, but was 

 found to have received serious damage in the form of several 

 scratches, which may require the regrinding of the glass at a 

 cost of thirty or forty per cent, of the original cost. College 

 Courant, November 16, 1872, 217. 



GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS. 



International industrial exhibitions are prominent among 

 the many new institutions marking the onward progress of 

 civilization. They promote industry, peace, and prosperity 

 among nations, and are rapidly increasing in frequency and 

 popular appreciation, as shown by the following figures : 



The area given for the Paris Exposition of 1867 is that of the 

 main building only. There were many outside constructions 

 of which we give no account. The total area devoted to the 

 exhibition was a little over 171 acres. The total area given 

 up to the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 is greater than this, 

 and for the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, at 

 Philadelphia, from 250 to .500 acres of Fairmount Park will be 

 assigned. 



SHIPWRECK OF THE BARK JAPAN. 



The Commercial Advertiser, of Honolulu, of November 11, 

 contains an account of the shipwreck of the b&vk^Japan, the 

 first whaler ever fitted out through a Victorian agency, and 

 which was wrecked on the Siberian coast of Behring Straits, 



