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fasteners for the straight-edges are placed so that their curved ends fit across the 

 outside convex edge of the sheets, and upon applying another course of roofing 

 the contiguous edges lap over, and are held in position by the short hooks upon 

 the curved end of the side-fastenings. 



This method of applying corrugated roofing, etc., dispenses entirely with 

 leaky nail-holes and nails, and in addition to other advantages over the old rigid 

 nailing process, the sheets are free to expand or contract with the varying tem- 

 peratures in which they may be placed. Recently patented by Mr. John Smith, 

 of this city. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



Major F. F. Hilder, of St. Louis, hav- 

 ing been appointed by the Governor of this 

 State commissioner to the " World's Indus- 

 trial and Cotton Centennial Exposition," 

 which will be opened at New Orleans the 

 first Monday in December, 1884, calls atten- 

 tion to the importance of having the vast 

 resources of Missouri in minerals, soils, man- 

 ufactures, and agricultural products fully 

 represented. The State having made no ap- 

 propriation for the purpose, he appeals to its 

 patriotic citizens to contribute funds to cover 

 the necessary expenses. 



The Social Science Club of Kansas and 

 Western Missouri meets in this city Thurs- 

 day and Friday, May 8th and 9th, at the 

 Second Presbyterian Church. It is made up 

 of the best educated and most thoughtful 

 ladies of this region, and the papers to be 

 read at its sessions will be of engrossing in- 

 terest. 



tickets exchanged, $413,061.63, making a 

 grand total of $6,176,634.10. 



To give an idea of the amount of passen- 

 ger business done at the Union Depot in this 

 city, we select a few items from the report of 

 the Treasurer of the Union Depot Company 

 for six years, ending December 31, 1883: 

 Cash received for tickets in 1878, $474,- 

 591.26; for 1883, $1,161,202.26, an increase 

 in six years of $786,611.30. The total cash 

 receipts for the whole time were $5,763,- 

 572.47, to which is to be added the value of 



Jansen, McClurg & Co. have published 

 a series of very useful Tables for the Deter- 

 mination, Description, and Classification of 

 Minerals, by James C. Foye, A. M., Ph. D., 

 Professor in Lawrence University. Second 

 edition, revised and enlarged. Mineral 

 species are determined by tables I. and II ; 

 table III gives the crystalline structure, frac- 

 ture, specific gravity, hardness, luster, streak, 

 color, action of acids, and blowpipe reactions 

 of each species ; table IV classifies the spe- 

 cies according to the 5th Ed. of Dana's Sys- 

 tem cf Mineralogy; table V classifies by 

 basic elements and ores. The Appendix en- 

 ables one to distinguish between some of the 

 closely allied species and varieties. Scales 

 of hardness and fusibility, systems of crys- 

 tallization and all the blowpipe reactions re- 

 ferred to in the work are fully described in 

 the introduction. Cloth, 12mo., 85 pages ; 

 price $1.00. It is a very complete work and 

 offered at a very low price. 



On Monday, the 21st ult., snow fell in 

 this city continuously for twelve hours, viz. : 

 from 6 A. M. to 6 P. M., amounting to at 

 least six inches, though as it melted nearly 

 as fast as it fell it could not be measured. 

 We put this on record as a phenomenal 

 I day. 



