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Joint resolution (S. R. 109) to print the 

 report of the Eighth International Geo- 

 graphic Congress. 



Resolved, etc. , That the Public Printer 

 be authorized and directed to print the 

 report of the Eighth International Geo- 

 graphic Congress, held in the United 

 States in September, 1904, the edition 

 to consist of the usual number for the 

 use of the Senate and House of Repre- 

 sentatives, and 1,500 copies to be bound 

 for the use of the Eighth International 

 Geographic Congress. 



The work is being edited by the Pub- 

 lication Committee, consisting of Henry 

 Gannett, chairman ; James Page, and 

 Gilbert H. Grosvenor. All the papers 

 which were presented to the Congress, 

 some 220 in all, will be included, so that 

 the work will be one of the most notable 

 contributions to geographic science that 

 has appeared for some time. A copy of 

 the volume will be sent to every mem- 

 ber of the Congress. 



On the conclusion of the Eighth Inter- 

 national Geographic Congress excur- 

 sion to Mexico the members of the ex- 

 cursion, wishing to show their appreci- 

 ation of the many courtesies, time, and 

 trouble freely given by Dr David T. 

 Day, chairman of the Excursion Com- 

 mittee, subscribed to a handsome silver 

 pitcher as a testimonial of their grati- 

 tude. The pitcher, designed by Tif- 

 fany & Co., has just been completed 

 and was recently presented to Dr Day. 

 A picture of the pitcher is given here 

 in order that the many friends who 

 joined in the presentation and who are 

 now scattered over the five continents 

 may see how their wish has been real- 

 ized. The seal of the Congress and an 

 appropriate inscription have been en- 

 graved on the pitcher. 



Geographic Literature 



Through Town and Jungle. Fourteen 

 thousand miles awheel among the 

 temples and people of the Indian 

 Plain. By William Hunter Work- 

 man and Fanny Bullock Workman. 

 8vo. Pp. 24 -f 380. Map and 202 il- 

 lustrations. New York : Chas. Scrib- 

 ner's Sons. 1904. 



This is a narrative, in journal form, 

 of extended travels in India, mainly 

 by bicycle, the chief purpose being a 

 study of the architectural remains. The 

 greater part of five years was occupied 

 in these wanderings, during which time 

 the authors covered India from the Vale 

 of Kashmir to Cape Cormorin, besides 

 visiting Burma and Ceylon. The nar- 

 rative is well told and is of great inter- 

 est, as much concerning the peoples, 

 their home life and industries, is scat- 

 tered about with the story of bad roads, 

 bad food, and bad beds in Dak bunga- 

 lows. But the chief interest of the book 

 is in the illustrations. There are fine 

 reproductions of most excellent photo- 

 graphs of the wonderful architecture of 

 the past, created by peoples now gone 

 or degenerate. H. G. 



