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Outwork Canada, as well as the South Seas, Japan, and 

 on fishes Kotea. Of the species of fishes now known — be- 

 tween 12,000 and 13,000 in number — my former 

 students and myself discovered more than 2500 

 during the course of our various investigations. Of 

 the 7000 genera, actual and nominal, named since 

 scientific nomenclature began in 1758, 1085 are to 

 be credited to us. 

 In the On the expedition of 1884, I was assisted by 



Gilbert and Meek. Beginning at Ottumwa, Iowa, 

 we proceeded southward and westward through 

 Missouri, Arkansas, and Indian Territory to Texas, 

 taking stream after stream in turn and ending with 

 the Rio Comal at New Braunfels. We thus secured 

 large numbers of specimens, including a great many 

 new species, the whole constituting a very con- 

 siderable addition to our knowledge of the distribu- 

 tion of fresh-water fishes. 



At New Braunfels I was an involuntary listener 

 to a political campaign speech, the only one I ever 

 heard to the end. The hall was half a mile or more 

 distant from my hotel, but the stentorian accents of 

 Governor Hogg reached me through the open 

 window. I have always insisted that no man can 

 shout and tell the truth at the same time. 



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The following autumn certain unpleasant cir- 

 cumstances which I need not relate here — since 

 they wholly concerned others than myself — re- 

 sulted in the abrupt resignation of Dr. Lemuel Moss 

 from the presidency of Indiana University. The 

 board of trustees, an able and devoted body made 



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