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smaller capacity. All the large shipbuilding establishments in Great Britain seem 

 to be full of work. On the other hand, the building of wooden vessels in Maine 

 has been steadily declining. During the year 1880 ninety-two vessels, with an 

 aggregate tonnage of only 35,847, were built in the state. This was less than half 

 the tonnage of 1877, since which there has been a decline every year. It is 

 useless to try to bolster up such an industry in the face of the much greater favor 

 with which iron vessels are regarded. We should not be so far behind our British 

 cousins in this very important industry. There is a growing demand for iron 

 river and excursion boats, which alone will sustain several shipyards. — American 

 Machinist. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



The reception which the first number of 

 the fifth volume of the Review, in its im- 

 proved form, has met with is very encourag- 

 ing and flattering to its editor, but the pub- 

 lisher's department suggests that such im- 

 provements cost a good deal of money, and 

 that a hundred more subscribers would be 

 exceedingly welcome. 



The meeting of the Missouri Press Asso- 

 ciation for the year 1881, was a memorable 

 one for many reasons, but principally, aside 

 from the instruction and entertaining exer- 

 cises of the meeting itself, on account of the 

 hospitality of the people of Jefferson City ; 

 the excessive courtesy of the Chicago and 

 Alton Railroad Co., through its officers Mr. 

 Charlton and Mr. Bowes; the polite attention 

 of Mr. Palmer, of the Palmer House, Chicago; 

 the liberal concessions of the Pittsburg and 

 Ft. Wayne Railroad, through Mr. Ford and 

 Mr. Adams; the urbanity of Capt. Blake, of 

 the Mt. Vernon steamer "Corcoran," and 

 finally, the unwearying good offices of Senat- 

 ors Cockrell and Vest, and Messrs. Burdett, 

 Clements and Morrow at Washington City. 



Everything was promptly and cheerfully 

 done to make the excursion pleasant, and 

 every effort was eminently successful. 



The commencment exercises at the Kansas 

 State University will be held from June 3d 

 to June 8th, and will undoubtedly prove of 



great interest to such of our readers as may 

 attend. 



The local gas company, accepting as a 

 challenge the admiration evoked by the 

 Swan electric lamps, at present lighting the 

 thoroughfares of Newcastle, England, recent- 

 ly placed at the corner of one of the streets, 

 in close contiguity to the electric light, one 

 of Bray's three-light lamps. The lamp was 

 obscured at the top, and the effect is describ- 

 ed as very striking, its illuminating power 

 being pronounced excellent. The advocates 

 of gas-lighting claimed a victory for the old 

 over the new mode and power of illumina- 

 tion. 



The Review is well appreciated by western 

 readers and we are glad to see that it is re- 

 ceiving flattering recognition from some of 

 the ablest eastern journals and is favorably 

 known to scientists in England. The Review 

 is the only periodical of its practical charac- 

 ter in the West, and under Mr. Case's care- 

 ful and excellent management, is a feature 

 of our literature that we are all proud of. — 

 Topeka Capitol. 



The Mineral Springs of Clay county, this 

 State, are attracting a great deal of atten- 

 tion just now. We shall visit some of them 

 soon and report through the columns of the 

 Review. 



