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In these two volumes we have the conclusion of Medina's early Augustinian history and a survey of affairs generally in the Philippines for 1630-1636. It is, of course, all original material translated into English, the Spanish text not being given. There are enough notes to explain the most important points. With the present rise of Japan into world politics it is very significant to note the friction at that early period between the governments of these two archipelagoes. A considerable part of these pages deals with church quarrels, and Medina gives numerous biographies of ecclesiastics. Religious zeal is very apparent, just as in other Asiatic lands today, as there are constant calls for more missionaries. The volumes are up to the high level of the previous ones as to paper, print, and binding. C. M.
This is a perfunctory and uninteresting description of life in Antarctic regions. The expedition of which the book is a narrative followed beaten tracks and accomplished little that is new. Beyond the fact that some brave men incurred danger and passed a winter in a hut about 9 by 6 feet, there is really no reason for the existence of the book. The illustrations are lifeless and poorly printed.
SOME RECENT GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
Loug Range Weather Forecasts. E. B. Garriott, U. S. Weather Bureau, Bull. 35.
Soil Inoculation for Legumes. George T. Moore, Bureau of Plant Industry, Bull. 71.
Periodic Variation of Rainfall in the Arid Region. Wm. B. Stockman, U. S. Weather Bureau, Bull. N.
Seeds and Plants Imported, 1900-1903. David G. Fairchild, Bureau of Plant Industry, Bull. 66.
Development of Single-germ Beet Seed. C. O. Townsend and E. C. Rittue, Bureau of Plant Industry, Bull. 73.
Copper as an Algicide and Disinfectant in Water Supplies. George T.Moore and Karl F. Kellerman, Bureau of Plant Industry, Bull. 76.
Beneficial Bacteria for Leguminous Crops. George T. Moore and T. R. Robinson, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bull. 214.
What Forestry Means to Representative Men. President Roosevelt, the Ambassador of France, Secretary Wilson, Senator Warren, Congressmen Lamb, Lacy, Reeder; Mr Charles D. Walcott, Dr David T. Day, F. H. Newell, Guy E. Mitchell, J. B. Lippincott, A. P. Davis, Rev Edward Everett Hale, Overton W. Price. Giffort Pinchot, etc., Bureau of Forestry Circular 33.
Imports of Farm and Forest Products, 1901-1903. Compiled by the Division of Foreign Markets, Bureau of Statistics, Bull 31.
Exports of Farm and Forest Products, 1901-1903. Compiled by the Division of Foreign Markets Bureau of Statistics, Bull 32.
Report of the Condition of Treated Timbers Laid in Texas, February, 1902. Hermann Von Schrenk, Bureau of Foresty, Bull 31.
Forest Conditions of Northern New Hamshire. Alfred K. Chittenden, M. F., Bureau of Forestry, Bull. 55.
Chestnut in Southern Maryland. Raphael Zon, Bureau of Foresty, Bull. 53.
Forest Planting in Western Kansas. Royal S. Kellogg, Bureau of Forestry, Bull. 52.
The Basket Willow; also Insects Injurious to the Basket Willow. William F. Hubbard and F. H. Chittenden, Bureau of Forestry, Bull. 46.
Coyotes in Their Economic Relations. David E. Lantz, Biological Survey, Bull. 20.
Raspberries. L. C. Corbett, Farmers' Bull. 213.
The External Parasites of Hogs. Earle C. Stevenson, Bureau of Animal Industry, Bull. 69.
Information Concerning the Milch Goats. George Fayette Thompson, M. S., Bureau of Animal Industry, Bull. 68.
The School Garden. L. C. Corbett, Farmers' Bull. 218.
Investigations for the Promotion of the Oyster Industry of North Carolina. Caswell Grave, Ph. D., U. S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Report, 1903. Pp. 247-341.
Report of the Special Commission for the Investigation of the Lobster and Soft-shell