EDITORIAL NOTES. 



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The song we hum is but one faint sound 



In the hymn which echos from pole to pole, 



Which fills the domes of creation's round, 

 And catches its key from the over-soul. 



And when it ceases all life shall fail, 



Time's metronome shall arrested stand; 

 All voice be voiceless, the stars turn pale. 



And the great conductor shall drop his wand ! 



— Springfield Republican. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



Dr. E. R. Heath, the accounts of whose 

 explorations in South America have been of 

 so much interest to the readers of the Review 

 during the past two year?, has returned home. 

 After reaching this country he delivered sev- 

 eral lectures, descriptive of his travels and 

 the regions he explored, in New York and 

 Philadelphia, under the auspices of various 

 learned societies. These lectures were well 

 attended and highly appreciated by his au- 

 ditors. He will remain with his brother Dr. 

 Ivon D. Heath, at Wyandotte, Kansas, dur- 

 ing the winter. His lecture before the Kan- 

 sas City Academy of Science on the 29th ult. 

 was delivered after the Reveiw for Decem- 

 ber was in print. 



The Kansas City Board of Education, hav- 

 ing a nucleus of a public library numbering 

 about 3,000 volumes, and a moderate fund 

 on hand from individual donations, is en- 

 larging its accommodations and is about to 

 purchase a quantity of new books. This Li- 

 brary is becoming very valuable by reason of 

 the good judgment exercised in the selections 

 made heretofore, and if properly fostered 

 and encouraged by the citizens, will, before 

 many years, be the pride of the city. 



Prof. L. A. Thomas, formerly principal 

 of the Topeka schools, died November nth 

 at his residence in Topeka, of quick con- 

 sumption. Mr. Thomas was an educator of 



rare ability and possessed many traits of 

 character that greatly endeared him to those 

 with whom he was associated. His loss is 

 one that will be keenly felt in the educational 

 ranks of the State. 



Patrons of the Review will please remem- 

 ber that they can procure all of the periodi- 

 cals of the day at 15 per cent below the regu- 

 lar subscription rates by ordering through 

 this office. Also any book published by any 

 of the prominent publishers, at 20 per cent 

 below retail prices. 



Prof. S. W. Burnham, the noted astrono- 

 mer of Chicago, passed through this city on 

 the 23d ult. on his way from California, where 

 he had been for the past month in company 

 with Professor E. S. Holden, of Madison, 

 Wisconsin, visiting and inspecting the Lick 

 Observatory, and observing the transit of 

 Mercury. 



Prof. Ernest Ingersoll, of the United 

 States Fish Commission, made a brief call at 

 this office on the 22d ult. He has been, for 

 several months past, engaged in exploring 

 the ancient ruins and other objects of inter- 

 est along the line of the Denver & Rio Grande 

 Railroad in Colorado and New Mexico. The 

 results will soon be published in a handsome 

 illustrated volume, and will, doubtless, meet 

 with a ready sale. 



