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National Geographic Society 200 



The Fisheries of Japan ; by Hugh M. Smith, Deputy U. S. Fish Commissioner 201 



A Chapter from Japanese History; by Eke HroKc, First Secretary of the Japanese Lega- 

 tion 220 



Our Smallest Possession— Guam ; by Wiu,iam B. Safford 229 



The Milch Goat 237 



National Geographic Society 241 



Utilizing the Desert 242 



The Seaweeds of the United States 244 



Geologic Folios in Schools 244 



The Activity of Shishaldin Volcano ; by HOMER P. RiTTER 249 



Cotton Cultivation in the British Empire ; by C. M 249 



Water Erosion Theory a Fallacy 249 



The Economic Importance of the Plateaux in Tropic America ; by J. Russet Smith, 



Ph. D 250 



The Exploration of Alaska ; by Alfred H. Brooks, Chief of Alaskan Division, Geolog- 

 ical Survey 251 



Geographic Literature. , . . 252 



"Anemia in Porto Roco " (Bailey K. Ashford) 252 



" Sweden ; Its People and Its Industry" (edited by Gustav Sundbarg) 252 



"The Moon " (William H. Pickering) 253 



" Early Western Travels, 1748-1845 " (edited by Reuben G. Thwaites) 253 



"The Future of Road-making in America " (Archer Butler Hulbert) 253 



"The Great American Canals " (Archer B. Hulbert) 254 



" Historic Highways ; Pioneer Roads " (Archer B. Hulbert) 254 



Forecasting the Weather and Storms; by Prof. Willis L. Moore, LL.D., Chief United 

 States Weather Bureau and President National Geographic Society. With 20 full-page 



charts and 5 illustrations 255 



What is the Population of China? by Rear Admiral C. E. Ci^ark . . 306 



Note on the article " Forecasting the Weather," etc 306 



Note on map showing seat of war in Eastern Asia 306 



Geographic Literature ... 307 



" Excursions and Lessons in Home Geography " (Charles A. McMurry, Ph.D.) 307 



"The Philippine Islands, 1493-189S " (edited by Emma Helen Blair and James Alex- 

 ander Robertson) . 307 



"Along the Nile with General Grant " (Elbert E. Farman) 307 



"Dodge's Advanced Geography " (Richard Elwood Dodge) 307 



"The United States of America " (Edwin E. Sparks) 308 



"Grundriss der Handelsgeographie " (Dr Max Eckert) , 308 



Map showing seat of war in Manchuria (18 x 44 inches) Supplement 



Evolution of Russian Government ; by Edwin A. GrosvEnor, LL.D,, Professor of 



Modern Gcvernment and International Law in Amherst College 309 



The Purpose of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance ; by Hon. Eki Htoki, First Secretary of the 



Japanese Legation 333 



The Purple Veil — A Romance of the Sea ; by H. A. L 337 



Our Mines and Quarries , 342 



The Home of the National Geographic Society 342 



The Geographical Balance 342 



Diagram Showing Geographical Balance « 343 



The Victoria Falls , 349 



