...We had noticed ffi a 1 several on the wayside as we approached the hill on our upward ride. It may not be out of place here to give a short account of the event known as the Isandhlwana disaster. When war was declared, in January 1879, against Ketchwayo...

...the inquiries on the subject of its fauna, on which subject so much remains to be done, and it may not be out of place here to give a short account of the general results of this work as regards the chorology in the Quarnero. Dr. Lorenz has found the...

...this textbook. Since the book is only a year old, and since its title is rather misleading, it may not be out of place here to give a short account of it. Its strong point is that along •with the study of the morphology of the seed, the root, the stem,...

...Paul Leighton and others died. As frequent reference has previously been made to Paul Leighton, it may not be out of place here to give a short account of his early life. When quite young he was one among very many of the heathen and Mahomedan people of...

...thence to start operations. The Preceptory or Quhair was built by the Knights of St. John, and it may not be out of place here to give a short account of their history. The Knights of Jerusalem were the outcome of religious merchants who traded between Melphi,...

...MAY 3, 1895.] 497 Since the book is only a year old, and since its title is rather misleading, it may not be out of place here to give a short account of it. Its strong point is that along with the study of the morphology of the seed, the root, the stem,...

...refer frequently to the commercial organizations doing a salmon-packing business in Alaska, it may not be out of place here to give a short account of the growth of this industry, in order that the references may be properly understood, although an account...

...distant stations. They are all on the home station, and are all kept in high-class condition. It may not be out of place here to give a short account of an experience which I had with respect to the Japanese navy. Last year I was with Mrs Stead in Seoul,...

...been pursuing, and which was represented in only one or two collections in the world. Perhaps it would not be out of place here to give a short account of the kno^ n species of hartebeests and a description of the several groups into which the sub-family...

...Lyon composed music at least ten years before Billings did, while the latter was yet a child. It will not be out of place here to give a short account of Frances Hopkinson, laying particular stress upon his musical labors, especially as regards German music....