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FORMERLY THE NATURALIST. 
Kansas City, February, 1S91. 
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lENTlST. 
At the last meeting of the Academy 
of Science Mr. Chas. Dawson, one of 
its active members, donated to the 
Academy an extensive Mineralogical 
collection, many Geological. Archa3o- 
logical and other specimens, classified 
an(J neatly arranged in a ct^binet. 'I hey 
may now be seen at the Academy's 
headquarters, No. 200 Baird Building. 
Steps are being taken to purchase book- 
cases for the Ferrel Library and also 
for the Volumns Mr. Lykins stands 
ready to donate the moment case room 
for their proper preservation is in 
sight. 
The great state of Kansas, the scene 
of many stirring events prior to and 
during the civil war, serves to bring out 
the best thought and intelligence of a 
people. The establishment of the State 
University and other educational insti- 
tutions by the state, the liberal support 
and encouragement given to works of a 
statistical character speaks of the wise 
forethought of its founders. We have 
received a copy of Kansas Historical 
Collections, Vol., IV, 1886 to 1890, pub- 
lished by the State Printer. A very valu- 
able work of reference containing a great 
amount of interesting matter put into 
permanent form for future use. The 
trials of the founder of the Historical So- 
ciety are graphically given by Hon. D. 
W. Wilder, its President, who, in speak- 
ing of the powers of the Press, says ; — 
" A united Pr ss can move Kansas, the 
World and the whole Solar System, and 
remains fresh and vigorous enough to 
tackle some other trifle the next day. 
Austin Corbin's great game paik, 
near i^evvport, New Hampshire contains 
22,000 acres of hilly land. It is stocked 
with Buffalo, Elk. Moose, Black-tailed 
Deer, Red Deer, Caribou, Antelope and 
Wild Boars from the Black Forest of 
Germany. The experiment is said to 
promise great results. 
