Vou li, mr, sec APM 2, ne! THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: MAGAZINE TEOGRAPHY OF THE LAND ANNUAL REPORT BY VIGE (PRESIDENT HERBERT G_ OGDEN WASHINGTON: Weaitnindy mie come Nauriitd: Goin Boater Price Si Genta© Mot, tl, 2m, aia . THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. APA. wy TES, F CEOGRAPITY OF THE LANT. = Axsva. Revoir oy Vier-Piceinex'n + HERBERT GOODIES, 5 | (Prewutedl ta the Society Siamnnry 28, 1891) = Very fow of the gedirapbie events of the jmxt wour have heen “of such nn essential nature as ty require u referenee in this re= port, and vot some of thom ane of sarpnssing interest. Franight, os many of thom are, with policies that must have a marker ine ‘Auenee i in the fatore Ta developing the till uncivilized: regions cand fhereacing the prosperity of the established communities, they present a fiekl for research that fins alrenely attmatid: the political econviaist, enlisted the labor of the philanthsopist, and coxcited the enpidily of commer. “The division of Africa, as commionly nefurred to, has iaturally arated the most profound attention of all ehviigend popples. Mut fow have attempted to penetrate the darkness of the future with predictions of the ultimato results of the partition of this great continent. That civilization will ovintunlly fallow, we may ‘fen! reasonably aestitnd; and if we could but eee the end in the estublishinent of ‘prawoehil nations without the repetition of lie ‘tory in thé quarrels, strife, wie wai that have prevolled the kuttled ‘order of political progression on uthor continent, wo might well hope the Tmmar had improved his hmanity nnd beliews we hail ‘ontoted the burdér lind of the nillennian tht enthusiasts havo olen held mp to we ax the final stage in the progres af man. SNet. Gree) Mac, WH TTL UH. pny