THE SCJENTI^T. 61 
The ieienfeisfe ^'in<:LDUN l.n. fully de- 
A w^i<.iiLiOL. ci tied to visit centnil Africa with a 
FORMERLY THE NATURALIST. yiew of Observing the female characters 
~ — and customs of the natives of ''the dai k 
Entered ill Kansas City, Wo., for trans- ^^,,Hnf.,it" 
mission tluougli Ihc mails at second class ^^uLiiiem, . 
ra 1 es. 
— The Wcstisevei- aggressive and pro- 
Kansas City, April, 1891. gressive as well. Fortunate Caiifoi-nia! 
Her Leland Stanford. Jr., University is 
A Monihiv Journal, devoted to congratulated, having secured for 
all brandies of Its president, tlie learned and distin 
SOUBUnTCIB- guished ichthyologist, Dr. David S. 
Jordan. 
TJie Academy of Science, Pub. Co., THEPhmet Mars makes onelrevokition 
Publishers and Proprietors, it^, o^.^^it in 087 days, or "431^ davs 
Kansas City,^^ - ^ Missnuri. short of two Julien years, hence it wiH 
Jl. B. Trouslot, Editor. en opposition with the earth in 1892, 
^'^"'"^=^^%,!aa'\^nd"iid?j.'lyi"e: and it is expected and hoped that a 
telescope of sufficient power be 
CORRESPONDENCE AND ITEMS UPON SUBJECTS OF IN- ^ i 
TEREST TO S C I E NT I STS S 0 1.1 C ITE D FR O M A LL. fillislied by that timC, tO flll'lllsh a SO" 
I^^xizs ^^e query. Is Mars inhabited ? 
lUjAsoNABLE. iiiakc clcar the straight lines, re- 
sembling canals. Eminent Astronomers 
WHEN WRITING FOR INFORMATION. IF YOU WISH TO ]ook for grcat rcsults US Mai'S cxhlbits li 
MA<E CERTAIN OF A REPLY, PLEASE ENCLOSE STAMP. = 
greater analogy with the earth, than any 
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE other planet of the solar system. 
K.iL3STS.iLS Oix-Z" We learn through the Junction City 
•REedEniU nf SEIEnCES. ^'^'^'^^^^e that Nebraska now has an Acad- 
emy of Science; Dr. T. S. Kingsley, of 
OFFICERS FOR I89L the State University being president. 
E. IJUT Pesident. 'J^'his, we understand, was attained from 
w. n. Y EATON Vice President, forces set in operation by Chaplain 
R. B. TKOU.SLOT, Recordini>- ^ec. i-x , , . . 
DAVID IL TODD Correspond] n,^^ Sec. John D. Parker, while Stationed at Ft 
EDWARD T. KEIM ... Treasurer T?obin^on N'eb Thi^ is thp third ApkIo' 
FREDERICK McINTOSH Librarian. -KODlllSOn, .ytU. iniS IS me tnilCl Acacle- 
PID. J. HARE Curator, my founded by the Chaplain, and we will 
EDWIN WALTERS Chairman, Ex. Com. , • ^ ' i,, 
not be surprisea to hear of his starting 
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION; another one in Arizona, he now being 
Single Sub. - - $1.00 per year, located at Ft. Bowie, that state. 
Vor y ear in F(jrei(jn Countries, - $1.10. STATE GEOLOGIST WiNSLOW, in a paper 
Sample Copies, - - 10 cts. each. ^.^^^^ ^^f^j.^ ^^e Geological Society of 
America entitled, " The Geotectonic and 
Remittances should t)e made by New York T>v,,.„?^^„„,^t,:, n^^i^^ ^* i»r ^ < 
Chicago or Kansas City Draft; MGney Order, Pbysiographic Geology of Western Al- 
PostaiNoteorany Express Co's. Order. Un- kaiisas,'' advances a new theory on the 
used I and 2 ct. U. S. postage stamps will he ^ 
accepted for sums under one dollar. Make much disCUSsed Subject of Prairies and 
l^,^^]^y^^'l^^^^^ their Treelessness. Speaking of the 
E. T. Keim, Business Manager. Prairies of Western Arkansas, Prof. 
^AnddirectailCommunicationsA Articles winslow says : "Praries are generally 
R. B. Trouslot, Kansas City, Mo. subordinate valley features. The ab- 
