Chapter III: CIVIL ENGINEERING.--The Kioto-Fu Canal in Japan.--A

Japanese canal connecting the interior of the country with the
sea.--3 illustrations.

The Iron Gates of the Danube.--An important engineering work,
opening a channel in the Danube.--1 illustration.

The New German Ship Canal.--Connection of the Baltic with
the North Sea.--Completion of this work.--1 illustration.

Transit in London, Rapid and Otherwise.--By JAMES A. TILDEN.
--A practical review of London underground railroads and their
defects and peculiarities.