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tab on everything of public interest, either 

 in the way of new inventions or improve- 

 ments on old ones. It is published 

 monthly at Philadelphia. 



The "Practical Farmer," of Philadel- 

 phia, occupies a unique position among the 

 agricultural press. It submits all sorts 

 of practical farm questions to those most 

 experienced in the specialties, and pub- 

 lishes answers of inestimable value to its 

 readers. The weekly letters of T. B. 

 Terry are of themselves a feature which 

 ought to give the paper a hundred 

 thousand subscribers. 



" Practical Irrigation and Fruit Grow- 

 ing " is the title of a new paper just started 

 at Eoswell, N. M. As its name indicates, 

 it is to deal with practical questions, and 

 it should be of great benefit to irrigators, 

 especially those in the Pecos valley where 

 it is published. THE AGE is always glad 

 to welcome new papers relating to irriga- 

 tion, a journalistic field which THE AGE 

 created. 



" Greater Texas " is the name of a new 

 publication which comes to our table, which 

 shows rather extraordinary editorial abil- 

 ity. Its comprehensive grasp of the prac- 

 tical questions, upon the solution of which 

 the future growth of that great State im- 

 mense in area and equally so in resources 

 and its admirable discussion of them, 

 cannot fail to make it a power for good. 

 It shows excellent judgment in its appre- 

 ciation of irrigation as one of the leading 

 factors in the development of its latent 

 wealth, and its advice may well be heeded. 

 Texas has at length succeeded in securing 

 from the general government its assistance 

 to improve the harbors of the gulf coast, 

 and three of them are already open to the 

 larger class of merchant ships. With its 

 favorable climate, rich soils and accessi- 

 bility to ocean transportation, it will start 

 in the race with the interior agricultural 

 States with many substantial advantages. 



BOOKS AND MAGAZINES. 



Artesian Wells as a means of water supply. By Walter 

 Gibbons Cox C. E. Published by Capsford & Co. 

 Brisbane, Australia, American Agents, Van Nost- 

 trand Company of New York . Price $3.00. 



This book written by a prominent en- 

 gineer of Australia is filled with informa- 

 tion of great importance to those interested 

 in irrigation. It gives the history of arte- 



sian water supply from ancient Biblical 

 times to the present, including the ex- 

 periments and results of boring in America, 

 Europe, Africa and Australia. Naturally, 

 the chapters relating to Australia are more 

 numerous than those of other countries. 

 The geological conditions affecting the 

 flow of artesian water, analysis of water, 

 temperature, effects on climate are all ably 

 treated. The author has used good judg- 

 ment and care in selecting material and 

 he has handled the subject in a thorough, 

 practical manner. The volume should be 

 in the hands of all irrigation engineers. 

 C. STIRLING, M.D. 



WONDERLAND 1896. 



By Oliii D. Wheeler. Northern Pacific Railroad. Chas 

 S. Fee, General Passenger Agent, St. Paul. Six 

 cents in stamps. 



The 1896 edition of "Wonderland" issued 

 by the Northern Pacific Railroad is beyond 

 comparison the most interesting of tourist 

 publications. Beginning with a descrip- 

 tion of the transcontinental train, as it 

 waits in the depot at St. Paul before start- 

 ing on its long western journey, it closes 

 with valuable information about far-away 

 Alaska. From first to last it is filled with 

 graphic word painting of the grand, inspir- 

 ing and beautiful scenery from Minnesota 

 to the Pacific Coast and it is illustrated in 

 a most luxurious manner. The pictures 

 and description of scenes in the Yellow- 

 stone National Park are especially worthy 

 of attention, and tourists and sportsmen 

 will be particularly interested in the ac- 

 counts of exploring and hunting trips in- 

 dulged in by the author, Mr. Olin D. 

 Wheeler. It has become a confirmed habit 

 with the passenger department of the North 

 ern Pacific Railroad to issue annually a 

 new "Wonderland" book and with each 

 succeeding issue the work becomes more 

 and more interesting, and this year's num- 

 ber with its startling cover in black and 

 red is worth many times the six cents in 

 postage for which a copy will be sent to 

 any address by Mr. Chas. S. Fee, General 

 Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn. 



American Newspaper Annual for 1896. N. W. Ayer & 

 Son, Philadelphia, Pa. 



This is one of the best and most reliable 

 newspaper directories issued and the pres- 

 ent edition lists the enormous total of 21,- 

 225 publications including the United 



