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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 
THE GREEK BRONZES 
SO MANY requests are being received 
from members desiring original pho- 
tographs of the wonderful Greek bronzes 
illustrated in this number that a special 
arrangement has been made witi. the 
Museum of Antiquities of Tunis to sup- 
ply a very limited number of photo- 
graphs on special paper; size, 9 by 12 
inches. The price for the complete set 
of nine photographs, mounted, is $20; 
for single pictures, $3. Orders should 
be sent to the National Geographic Soci- 
ety. The proceeds will be forwarded to 
the Museum at Tunis to further its work 
of exploration. 
MAP OF MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS 
THE readers of this Magazine wih 
find the map published as a supple- 
ment to this number exceedingly useful 
during the coming months, owing to the 
growing interest in Morocco, Tunis, and 
Tripoli, and in all sections of the Medi- 
terranean Sea. Many articles will be 
published in the Magazine during the 
present year on this region, so that the 
map will be a convenient form of refer- 
ence to these articles. Members desiring 
extra copies can obtain them by address- 
ing the National Geographic Society and 
enclosing 50 cents for each extra copy 
desired. 
Early numbers of the National Geo- 
graphic Magazine; will contain a splen- 
did map of China in colors, 16 by 22 
inches ; a bird's-eye view of the Panama 
Canal in colors, 9 by 18 inches, and sev- 
eral beautiful panoramas. 
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 
THE National Geographic Society 
has been advised by the trustees of 
the late Miss Tane M. Smith, who re- 
cently died in Pittsburgh, that the Soci- 
ety has been bequeathed the sum of 
$5,000 by Miss Smith. It was directed 
by Miss Smith that the said sum be m- 
vested and the net income thereof be 
used for the purpose of creating life 
members of the organization in cases 
where worthy and competent persons are 
not able to pay for such memberships. 
She left a very large estate, of which 
more than $100,000 is bequeathed to 15 
educational and religious institutions. 
Miss Smith was a life member of the 
National Geographic Society, and was 
always interested in scientific work. 
During her lifetime, with her sister, she 
gave the University of Pittsburgh a 
splendid collection of minerals, known 
as the Smith collection. 
Mrs. William E. Curtis has given to 
the National Geographic Society the rich 
collection of lantern slides made by her 
late husband, the well-known author and 
traveler, William Eleroy Curtis. Mr. 
Curtis had been a member of the Society 
from its organization. He had always 
shown a keen appreciation of the Na- 
tional Geographic Society, and in many 
ways had contributed to its work and 
welfare. 
The American Government. By Frederick J. 
Raskin. 395 pages. With illustrations. 
J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. $1.00. 
This book gives -i delightful description of 
the many branches of the Federal Government. 
Its chapter on the work of the President has 
been approved by President Taft, and the de- 
scriptions of the other departments have each 
been read and approved by the head of the 
department, so that the reader may be abso- 
lutely sure that every fact contained in the book 
is correct. Members of th,i National Geo- 
graphic Society will be especially interested in 
reading those chapters which describe what 
the American Government is doing in practical 
science for the health and wealth of the Ameri- 
can people. The scientific bureaus of the 
government form the greatest academy of 
science man has ever known. The many 
branches of their activities are very graphically 
described by Mr. Haskin, and with a breadth 
of understanding that enables every one to 
appreciate the real value of this work, to which 
hundreds of the world's brainiest men are 
proud to give their lives and talents. Mr. 
Haskin has done a great service in writing and 
publishing "The American Government." A 
work of this kind has long been needed by the 
people, and they are to be congratulated that a 
man of his experience and understandmg has 
written it. , , i • 
"The American Government" should be m 
the library of every American citizen, that he 
may have a comprehensive knowledge of the 
stupendous work that is being done for him, 
and should also be used as a text book in every 
school, where it will stimulate a patriotic pride 
and deep interest in the heart and mmd of the 
coming generation. 
