THE SEPTEMBER NUMBER 
OF 
Ti NATli'AL GEIIGIUPHIC mkWl 
will contain an illustrated article on the 
RECENT EARTHQUAKE WAVE 
ON THE COAST OF JAPAN, 
By miss ELIZA RUHAMAH SCIDMORE, 
who was near the scene of the catastrophe at the time of its 
occurrence ; 
ALSO 
SPANISH TOPOGRAPHIC TERMS: THEIR 
FULLNESS AND PRECISION 
(As illustrated in Arid America), 
Bv PROFESSOR ROBERT T. HILL, 
Of the U. S. Geological Survey ; 
AND . THE 
WEATHER BUREAU 
RIVER AND FLOOD SYSTEM, 
By professor WILLIS L. MOORE, 
Chief of the Weaiher Bureau. 
JUDD & DBTWetLER, PRINTERS, WASHINGTON, D. C. 
