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L’ Exploration, “This valuable weekly con- 
itinues to reach our sanctum regularly. Each 
mumber has inclosed a valuable map, which, 
‘in the copy before us, is a delineation of the 
new frontiers of Greece. The two former 
-gave sections of Africa and are to be fol- 
‘lowed by additional sections, until a map of 
the whole of Africa, comprising the latest 
explorations, shall have been furnished. We 
translate the summary of contents as follows: 
The New Frontiers of Greece—Col. Prjéval- 
ski’s Expedition to Thibet—Learned Socie- 
ties—The Commercial Geographical Society 
of Bordeaux—The Normand Geographical So- 
ciety—News from all Parts of the Globe— 
Europe—The Archeological Exploration in 
Ancient Lydia—Mourmain Exploration— 
Petroleum in Russia—Explorations in Sibe- 
ria—Lake Onéga—The Caucasus—The Dis- 
covery of a Necropolis—Asia—The King- 
dom of Israel— Fucus-gummiflua—Explora- 
tions in Indo-China—Mineral Riches of Ja- | 
pan—Africa— Oriental Africa—New Bel- 
gian Expedition to Africa—The Eastern 
Cape——-France and Western Africa--America 
Arctic Expeditions—Hudson River Tunnel 
—-Niagara—Mouths of the Mississippi—— 
Wild Lands of the United States—-Oceanic 
—The Port-Breton Colony—-Earthquake in 
the Phillipine Islands, et. Vo ite 
THE September Number of the orth Amer- 
zcan Review contains the initial paper by M. 
D. Charnay on ‘*The Ruins of Central 
America.” This article is illustrated by 
photographs, which aid materially in the 
study of the text. An expedition under the 
auspices of the American and French govern- 
ments, of which M. Charnay is in charge, 
is now operating in Central America, and 
the explorations are likely to create an inter- 
-est more profound, and to be attended with 
KANSAS CITY REVIEW OF SCIENCE. 
more valuable archeological results, even 
than came from the researches of Champol- 
lion in Egypt. They promise a new chapter 
in American history that shall establish the 
origin of the remarkable race of which noth- 
ing but splendid ruins were left when Colum- 
bus discovered the new world. Following 
this article is one on ‘‘The Perpetuity of 
Chinese Institutions,” from the pen of 5S. 
Wells Williams. Gen. John W. Clampitt, 
the surviving member of Mrs. Surratt’s coun- 
sel, writes upon ‘‘ The Trial of Mrs. Surratt.” 
‘¢The Personality of God” is discussed by 
W. T. Harris, LL.D R. B. Forbes gives 
some valuable suggestions in reference to 
‘*Steamboat Disasters.” The Rev. Edward 
Everett Hale follows with a paper upon “ In- 
sincerity in the Pulpit.”” The number closes 
with a review of several recent works on the 
Brain and Nerves, by Dr. George M. Beard. 
THE American Naturalist for September 
presents the following named original articles: 
The Syphonophores, by J. Walter Fewkes; 
Destruction of Obnoxious Insects by means 
of Fungoid Growths,by A. N. Prentiss ; List 
of Birds of the Willamette Valley, Oregon, 
by O. B. Johnson, and Do Flying-Fish Fly? 
by C. O. Whitman. The Editor’s Table is 
devoted to reasons why the Government 
should foster scientific research, and these 
reasons are set forth both forcibly and unan- 
swerably. The General Notes, as usual, com- 
prise a brief abstract of progress in Botany, 
Zodlogy, Anthropology, Geology, Paleontol- 
ogy, Geography and Microscopy. These ab- 
stracts are furnished by such scientists as Dr. 
Coues, Prof. O. T. Mason, Prof. Yarnall and 
Dr, R. H. Ward. The Book Reviews are 
written in a vigorous and comprehensive 
style, yet with fairness and liberality, and 
constitute a valuable feature of the magazine. 
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