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September in the past sixteen years except 

 in 1881. Its rainfall was three times the 

 average for the month, and nearly three 

 inches greater than that of any previous 

 September. Excepting June, 1876, which 

 produced 12.11 inches of rain, it was the 

 rainyest month of any name upon our seven- 

 teen years record. There were two days in 

 this month which registered over three inches 

 of rain, there having previously been but 

 five such days in the entire period of our ob- 

 servation. 



Lieutenant John P. Finley, who will 

 be remembered by our citizens on account of 

 his tornado investigations in this region of 

 the country, and his articles on the same 

 subject in the Keview, is now stationed at 

 Fort Myer, Virginia, where, with the aid of 

 four assistants, he is vigorously prosecuting 

 his scientific observations and experiments 

 in the same direction. Lieutenant Finley 

 has fairly earned his promotion by hard and 

 meritorious work, which has also been other- 

 wise recognized by his having had conferred 

 upon him the degree of " Master of Science," 

 by the Michigan State College ; " Fellow by 

 Courtesy," by Johns Hoplvins Univei-sity, 

 and election to permanent membership in 

 the Meteorological Society of France. 



De. a. a. Holcombe, State Veterinary 

 Surgeon of Kansas, has written a special re- 

 port upon the nature, cause, prevention, and 

 treatment of hog-cholera, which has been 

 published by the State Board of Agriculture 

 for distribution among the people. Copies 

 can be obtained by addressing Hon. Wm. 

 Sims, Secretary, at Topeka, Kansas. 



The St. Louis Academy of Science and 

 the Missouri Historical Society have finally 

 gained the property which has been so long 

 in litigation aad will probably at once erect 

 a building suitable for the purposes of both 

 bodies. The property was donated by the 

 late James H. Lucas, a number of years ago, 

 but the delivery was refused by his heirs on 

 account of delay in complying with the terms 

 of the grantor. Such a gift to the Kansas 



City Academy of Science from one of our 

 wealthy citizens would not only be highly 

 appreciated, but would meet with a prompt 

 response from its members. 



The International Congress convened at 

 Washington, October 1st, to confer with re- 

 gard to the establishment of a standard 

 prime meridian for the world, was organized 

 by the election of Admiral Rogers, of the U_ 

 S. Navy, as President; Mr. W. E. Peddrick, 

 Secretary, and Professor Jansen, of France. 

 General Strachey, of England, and Dr. Luis 

 Cruls, of Brazil, Scientific Secretaries. The 

 meridian of Greenwich seemed to be favored 

 by the majority of the nations represented^ 

 and was finally adopted. At present, Eng- 

 land and the United States use the Green- 

 wich meridian, Spain uses that of Madrid, 

 Portugal that of Lisbon, France that of Paris,, 

 and Russia that of St. Petersburg. 



Professor E. B. Tyloe, jjresident of the 

 anthropological section of the British Asso- 

 ciation, and Professor H. N. Mosely, presi- 

 dent of the biological section, of England, 

 who attended the session of the British Asso- 

 ciation, at Montreal, as well as our own 

 Philadelphia meeting, accompanied by Pro- 

 fessor G. K. Gilbert, of the United States 

 Geological Survey, passed through the city 

 last month on their return to England 

 from a visit to the Zunis, Navajoes and other 

 tribes of New Mexico. Professor Tylor ex- 

 pressed great satisfaction at the result of the 

 visit. He said he had found the Zunis to 

 have retained in a remarkable degree, the 

 customs and religion of their ancestors, while 

 the Navajoes had been much altered by con- 

 tact with the white race. Professor Tylor 

 and Professor Moseley are both fellows of 

 the Royal Geographical Society. 



The first meeting of the Kansas City Acad- 

 emy of Science for the winter sessiotn of 1884 

 and 1885 will be held at the rooms of the 

 Young Men's Christian Association, on Fri- 

 day, November 7th, at 7:30 P. M. The open- 

 ing address will be delivered by the Presi- 

 dent Col. R. T. Van Horn. 



