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Utilize it as a source of glucose. Prof. Bailey read a paper upon the relative 

 values of different sugars. From his experiments glucose has six-tenths the 

 sweetening power of cane sugar. Prof. Scoville discussed the early history of the 

 beet sugar industry, and drew important lessons of encouragement for Kansas 

 cane growers. Prof. Swenson, also a superintendent of sugar works in the State, 

 reviewed the reverses and successes of the business, and predicted that it would 

 prove eventually a financial success. Unfortunately the recent fall in the price 

 of sugar had left no margin for profits ; they were in a much better position to 

 make good cheap sugar than a year ago. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



The severity of the past winter at this 

 point may be seen by reference to the fol- 

 lowing table, showing the number of days in 

 each month when the mercury reached zero, 

 or below : 



S. B. Hill, of Stockton, N. J., writes : "I 

 am glad you continued to send the Review 

 for I think it the best periodical of the kind 

 that I know of. 1 inclose $2.50 to pay for it 

 another year." 



Mr. John P. Jones, the archaeologist, 

 writes Feb. 10th, "Enclosed find $2.50 for 



the Review. Glad you keep it going. I 

 take most of the journals published in the 

 United States of a kindred nature and do not 

 find any that affords more satisfactory read- 

 ing than yours. 



Dr. D. G. Brinton, of Philadelphia, has 

 in press the fifth volume of his series of "Ab- 

 original American Literature," entitled "The 

 Lenape and their Legends." It will present 

 the full original text and all the symbols or 

 pictographs, 184 in number, of Walum, Olum, 

 or Red Score of the Delawares and has never 

 been published before. Cloth, $3.00. 



The accomplished Librarian of Congress, 

 A. R. Spofford, asks for back numbers of 

 the Review that he may have the vol- 

 umes bound for preservation in that library. 



The State Normal School of Kansas, at 

 Emporia, was founded in 1865. Its endow- 

 ment fund is $182,331.40; annual income 

 about $16,500. Total enrollment in 1878-9, 

 80. Total enrollment in 1883-4, 534. The 

 total enrollment in 1884-5 will be much 

 larger. It is strictly a Teachers' Training 

 School, and offers excellent facilities for spe- 

 cial preparation for the active duties of the 

 profession. 



Prop. C. F. Chandler, of the School of 

 of Mines, Columbia College, New York City, 

 editor of The Photographic Bulletin, which 



