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greatly reduced drunkenness and given 

 the people a better and purer liquor. 



' ' Russia is no state ; Russia is a 

 world," is the voice of the soul of Rus- 

 sia — "Russia that ever waits; Russia 

 that is ever patient ; Russia that ever 

 advances ; Russia that never hurries ; 

 Russia that looks upon other peoples as 

 disorganized communities and dying 

 races and considers herself the heir of 

 all the ages." 



The two maps given are unfortunate, 

 both being very incorrect. The map 

 showing Russian advances in Asia rep- 

 resents entire Russian expansion east of 

 the Urals as having taken place since 

 1648, whereas the Russian had already 

 reached Bering Sea at that time. The 

 statements of advance on the east coast 

 of the Caspian, and also south of the 

 Amur, are also much, displaced in time. 



The U. S. Geological Survey has adopted 

 a design for a Survey flag. The de- 

 sign is shown in the accompanying dia- 

 gram, the triangle, cross-hammers, and 

 stars being white on a blue background. 

 The flag will be flown hereafter from all 

 Survey camps at all times. The flag was 

 designed by Mr Robert H. Chapman, of 

 the Survey. 



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A map of the Republic of Panama, 

 23 by 42 inches, has been published by 

 the Military Information Division of the 

 War Department. The map is in colors 

 and shows in detail all that is at pres- 

 ent known of the territory of the Re- 

 public. A large and excellent map of 

 the Panama Canal, with explanatory 



text, has been published by E. J. Be- 

 verstock, of Washington, D*. C. 



A Map Showing Commander Peary's 



recent discoveries in north Greenland 

 and Grant L,and has been published by 

 the U. S. Hydrographic Office. It is in 

 four colors, 30 by 34 inches, and is very 

 beautifully engraved. The price of the 

 map is 50 cents and it may be obtained 

 from the Hydrographic Office. 



44 Diplomatic and Consular Service of the 

 United States, with maps showing loca- 

 tion and Classification of Consular Offi- 

 cers of each Grand Division of the 

 World," is the title of an exceedingly 

 useful report by the Bureau of Statistics 

 of the Department of Commerce and 

 Labor. 



BOOKS RECEIVED 



The Philippine Islands. 1493 -1898. 

 Volume ix. I593~i597- By Emma 

 H. Blair and James A. Robertson. 

 Pp. 329. 6}4 by 9^ inches. Cleve- 

 land : The Arthur H. Clark Com- 

 pany. 1904. 



New Physical Geography. By Ralph 

 S. Tarr. With many plates and dia- 

 grams. Pp. x + 457. 5)4 by 7)4 

 inches. New York : The Macmillan 

 Company. 1903. $1.00. 



Longmans* School Geography. By 

 George G. Chisholm and C. H. Leete. 

 Illustrated by plates and diagrams. 

 Pp. xii + 513. s}4 by 7% inches. 

 New York : Longmans, Green & Co. 

 1903. 



Turkish Life in Town and Country. 

 By Lucy M. J. Garnett. Illustrated. 

 Pp.viii + 336. 5 by 7^2 inches. New 

 York : G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1904. 



Madiaeval England. By Mary Bate- 

 son. Illustrated. Pp. xxvii -f- 448. 

 5% by 8 inches. New York : G. P. 

 Putnam's Sons. 1904. 



La Japon d'aujourd'hui. By G. Wen- 

 lersse. Pp. 359. 4^ by 7% inches. 

 Paris: Librairie Armand Colin. 1904. 



