INDIAN TERRITORY.

Cheyenne Transporter, Maffet & Merritt, publishers, Darlington.

The Cherokee Advocate, E. C. Boudinot jr., editor, Tahlequah.

Indian Chieftain, John L. Adair, editor, M. E. Milford, manager, Chieftain Publishing Co., publishers, Vinita.

INDIANA.

The Indiana State Journal, Journal Newspaper Co., publishers, Indianapolis. The Millstone & Corn Miller, (monthly,) D. H. Ranck, editor and publisher, Indianapolis.

Indiana Student, (semi-monthly,) D. Driscoll and D. K. Goss, editors, Bloomington. Mennonitische Rundschau, Mennonite Publishing Co., publishers, Elkhart.

IOWA.

The Iowa Historical Record, (quarterly;) published by the State Historical Society, Iowa City.

LOUISIANA.

Southwestern Christian Advocate, Marshall W. Taylor, editor; published by the Methodist Book Concern, New Orleans.

MARYLAND.

Johns Hopkins University Circulars, (monthly;) printed by John Murphy & Co., Baltimore.

Jottings, (monthly,) Insurance; Jottings Co., proprietors, Baltimore.

MASSACHUSETTS.

New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (quarterly,) John Ward Dean, editor, Boston.

The Woman's Journal, Lucy Stone, H. B. Blackwell, and Alice Stone Blackwell, editors, Boston.

The Unitarian Review and Religious Magazine, (monthly,) Jos. Henry Allen, editor, Boston.

The Youth's Companion, Perry Mason & Co., publishers, Boston.

Popular Science News, James R. Nichols, and Austin P. Nichols, editors, W. J. Rolfe, associate editor, Boston.

Harvard University Bulletin, Justin Winsor, editor, Cambridge.

Library Notes, (quarterly,) Melvil Dewey, editor, Library Bureau, publishers, Boston.

Lend a Hand, (monthly magazine of organized philanthropy,) Edward E. Hale. D. D., editor, Boston.

United States Official Postal Guide, (monthly,) Houghton, Mifflin & Co., publishers, Boston.

The Citizen, (monthly,) Citizen Publishing Co., publishers, Boston.

Estes & Lauriat's Monthly Book Bulletin, Boston.

The True Educator, (monthly,) Chas. C. Ramsey, editor, South Lancaster.

MICHIGAN.

The Fireside Teacher, (monthly), G. H. Bell, publisher, Battle Creek.

Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association, publishers, Battle Creek.

The Unitarian, (monthly), Brooke Hereford & J. T. Sunderland, editors, Ann Arbor.

MISSOURI.

Kansas City Times, (daily,) Morrison Munford, President, Times Publishing Co., publishers, Kansas City.

Kansas City Daily Journal, Journal Co., publishers, Kansas City.

The Kansas City Star, (daily,) Star Publishing Co., publishers, Kansas City. Kansas City Live-Stock Indicator, F. D. Coburn, editor, A. D. Simons, commercial editor, P. D. Etue, business manager, Kansas City.

The Kansas City Live-Stock Record, Cuthbert Powell, editor, Ramsey, Millet & Hudson, proprietors, Kansas City.

The Kansas City Medical Index, (monthly,) S. Emory Lanphear, editor and publisher, Kansas City.

The Kansas City Record, A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co., publishers, J. F. Guiwits, manager, Kansas City.

Western Newspaper Union, W. A. Bunker, manager, Kansas City.

The Mid-Continent, Samuel B. Bell, editor, Mid-Continent Publishing Co., publishers, Kansas City.

The Centropolis, Rev. C. C. Woods, and Rev. D. M. McClellan, editors, James A. Hayes, agricultural editor, F. W. Butterfield & Sons, publishers, Kansas City.

The Witness, J. H. Smart, editor, F. D. Pettit, S. S. editor, J. H. Smart & Co., publishers, Kansas City.

The Herald, Herald Publishing Co., publishers, Kansas City.

The Kansas Magazine, (monthly,) Kansas Magazine Publishing Co., Kansas City. Missouri and Kansas Farmer, (monthly,) Cliffe C. Brooke, editor and publisher, Kansas City.

The Sun, (bi-monthly,) Kansas City.

St. Joseph Herald, (daily and weekly,) John P. Strong, general manager, Herald Publishing Co., publishers, St. Joseph.

St. Joseph Weekly Gazette, Gazette Publishing Co., publishers, St. Joseph. American Journal of Education, (monthly,) J. B. Merwin, managing editor, H. D. Shamron, J. Baldwin, G. I. Osborne, and R. C. Norton, associate editors, St. Louis. The Central Christian Advocate, Benjamin St. James Fry, editor, Cranston & Stowe, publishers, St. Louis.

St. Louis Evangelist, Rev. E. Cooper, D. D., editor, Presbyterian Newspaper Co., publishers, Carlos S. Greeley, President, St. Louis.

Western Newspaper Union, Newspaper Union Co., publishers, St. Louis.
Western Newsdealer, (quarterly,) Lang & Co., publishers, St. Louis.

The Altruist, (monthly,) devoted to Common Property and Community Homes; A.
Longley, editor, St. Louis.

NEBRASKA.

Western Resources, H. S. Reed, managing editor, Lincoln.

The Woman's Tribune, Clara Bewick Colby, editor and publisher, Beatrice.
Western Newspaper Union, Newspaper Union Publishing Co., publishers, Omaha.

NEW JERSEY.

The Journal of Orthoëpy, (monthly,) C. W. Larison, editor, Ringos.
Orchard and Garden, published by J. T. Lovett, Little Silver.

NEW MEXICO.

The Daily Citizen, Thos. Hughes, editor and proprietor, Albuquerque.

NEW YORK.

New York Tribune, (daily), New York.

The Daily Register, New York.

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Century Co., publishers, New York. Harper's Weekly, New York.

Magazine of American History, (monthly), Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, editor, New York. Scientific American, Munn & Co., editors and proprietors, New York.

Science, Science Co., publishers, New York.

The Swiss Cross, Harlan H. Ballard, editor, New York.

Electrical Review, Geo. Worthington, editor, Chas. W. Price, associate editor, New

York.

The Library Journal, (monthly,) Official Organ of the American Library Association, C. A. Cutter and R. R. Bowker, editors, New York.

The Coöperative Index to Periodicals, (quarterly,) W. J. Fletcher, editor, New York.

The American Missionary, (monthly,) published by the American Missionary Association, W. B. Washburn, LL. D., President, New York.

The Home Missionary, (monthly,) published by the Home Missionary Society, New York.

Nation, New York.

Political Science Quarterly, edited by the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia College; Ginn & Co., publishers, New York.

Appleton Literary Bulletin, D. Appleton & Co., publishers, New York.

Irish World, Patrick Ford, editor and proprietor, New York.

New York Weekly Witness, John Dougall & Co., publishers, New York.

The Voice, Funk & Wagnalls, publishers, New York.

The Public Service Review, T. F. Rodenbough, general manager, New York. The Decorator and Furnisher, (monthly,) Edward Dewson, manager, New York. Student's Journal, Andrew J. Graham, editor and proprietor, New York. Sabbath Reading, John Dougall & Co., publishers, New York.

Home Knowledge, (monthly,) Robert A. Ginn, editor; Home Knowledge Association, proprietors, New York.

The Phonographic World, (monthly,) E. N. Miner, publisher, New York City. The Library Magazine, John B. Alden, publisher, New York.

The National Temperance Advocate, J. N. Stearns, publishing agent, New York. The Publishers' Weekly, (a book trade journal,) R. R. Bowker, manager, New York. Sheltering Arms, (monthly,) New York.

The Husbandman, Elmira.

OHIO.

Magazine of Western History, illustrated, (monthly,) Cleveland.

Ohio Archæological and Historical Quarterly, Prof. George W. Knight, Dr. I. W. Andrews, Prof. W. H. Venable, Prof. B. A. Hinsdale, and Prof. G. F. Wright, editorial committee; A. H. Smythe, publisher, Columbus.

Deutsch-Amerikanisches Magazin, (quarterly,) H. A. Rattermann, editor.

The Cincinnati Weekly Times, Cincinnati.

The Christian Press, published by the Western Tract Society.

Christian Standard, Isaac Errett, editor, Cincinnati.

American Grange Bulletin, F. P. Wolcott, editor, Cincinnati.

Farm and Fireside, (semi-monthly,) Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, editors and proprietors, Springfield.

PENNSYLVANIA.

Public Ledger, (daily,) G. W. Childs, editor and publisher, Philadelphia. Faith and Works, published by the Woman's Christian Association; Mrs. A. H. Franciscus, Philadelphia.

The Naturalist's Leisure Hour, A. E. Foote, editor and publisher, Philadelphia. Farmers' Friend and Grange Advocate, R. H. Thomas, editor, Mechanicsburg. Zion's Watch Tower, (monthly,) C. T. Russell, editor, Alleghany.

The Morning Star, (monthly,) published in the interest of Indian education; R. H. Pratt, A. J. Standing, and Marianna Burgess, editors; Indian Industrial School, Carlisle.

Building Association and Home Journal, (monthly,) Michael J. Brown, editor, Philadelphia.

TEXAS.

Texas Live-Stock Journal, Philip H. Hale, editor, Fort Worth.

VERMONT.

The Woman's Magazine, (monthly,) Esther T. Housh, editor; Frank E. Housh & Co., publishers, Brattleboro.

WISCONSIN.

Wisconsin State Journal, David Atwood, proprietor, Madison.

FRANCE.

Société de Géographie, compte rendu des Séances de la Commission Centrale, (semi-monthly,) Paris.

Bulletin de la Société de Géographie, (quarterly,) Paris.

Chronique de la Société des Gens de Lettres, (monthly,) Paris.

Bulletin des Séances de la Société Nationale d'Agriculture de France, (monthly,) Paris.

Bulletin de la Ministére de l'Agriculture, (monthly,) Paris.

FINANCES.

The finances of the Society for the year ending January 18th, 1887, including the Treasurer's account of receipts and expenditures, and the expenditures from the appropriations made by the Legislature, of which detailed statements are given in accompanying papers, will be found on the next page.*

*The following is the financial statement made by the Board at the Annual Meeting, January 19, 1886, for the year ending at that date:

Jan. 19, Appropriations to June 30, 1886....

Jan. 19, Balance in hands of Treasurer of Society, fees..
Feb. 23, Miscellaneous appropriation, extra clerk hire.
July 1, Appropriations to June 30, 1887.

Receipts from membership fees.

Total.....

EXPENDITURES.

Salaries and clerk hire from general appropriations, $2,052 55

Clerk hire from miscellaneous appropriation..

Clerk hire from membership receipts.

Purchase of books....

Postage, freight, and contingent..

Balance unexpended.

$1,249 26

11 20

1,000 00

3,250 00

52.00

$5,562 46

The estimates for appropriations which the Board submits, for each of the two ensuing fiscal years, are as follows:

On motion of Hon. James F. Legate, the item of clerk hire for each of the two fiscal years was by unanimous vote of the Society increased to $3,000.

The reading and consideration of the report of the Board of Directors having been concluded, on motion it was then adopted.

General Wilder, from the Committee on Nominations, made the following report:

Your Committee on Nominations recommend the following persons for members of the Board of Directors for the term ending January, 1890: John G. Pratt, Maywood; J. B. Abbott, DeSoto; N. A. Adams, Manhattan; J. B. Clogston, Eureka; Geo. W. Knapp, Clyde; G. W. Veale, Topeka; A. S. Johnson, Topeka; L. B. Kellogg, Emporia; H. H. Williams, Osawatomie; E. B. Crew, Delphos; T. A. McNeal, Medicine Lodge; Thomas A. Osborn, Topeka; E. B. Purcell, Manhattan; John W. Scott, Iola; A. L. Coleman, Centralia; W. S. Tilton, Wa-Keeney; Geo. W. Doty, Burlingame; J. Wayne Amos, Gypsum City; T. S. Haun, Jetmore; J. R. Burton, Abilene; J. H. Downing, Hays City; C. E. Faulkner, Salina; J. K. Hudson, Topeka; Cyrus Leland, Troy; J. B. McAfee, Topeka; C. H. Kimball, Parsons; Chas. Williamson, Washington; A. W. Smith, McPherson; T. B. Murdock, El Dorado; Noble L. Prentis, Atchison; John H. Rice, Fort Scott; H. B. Kelly, McPherson; T. T. Taylor, Hutchinson.

And to fill the following vacancies in the term ending January, 1888: Thos. P. Fenlon, Leavenworth, vice Wirt W. Walton, deceased; T. A. Hurd, Leavenworth, vice W. B. Clarke, removed from the State.

The report was then adopted, and the persons so nominated for Directors were elected.