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THIS man and his family Are prosperous, COM
Portable and very happy. II you ask him about
his well being he will assure you that his well con-
tains better water tran ans other In the country.
Nearly everything that he needs, or wants, In
Guiding tobacco. 10 grown on his farm, and II
he has little cash he has little use for It. His
children can read and write, but they read and
write little, and 1t would De hazardous to stand
sponsor for their photography. He receives his
weekly church paper from Raleigh, which
brings him . week old all the news he hears
from the world, ssndwiched always with good
doctrine and spiritual consolation for the un-
suspected evils Of the frying pan. He is good
citizen. kind neighbor. an upright man, a Free
mason. an uncompromising democrat. and no
less, less nncomproms,ng Baptist He will ride ten
tho health Of sick neighbor. and
the old lady has sat many Q night when
there was no necessity for IL. by the bed
side of neighbours sick child. When the plums
and wild strawberries are ripe she invites her
truitiess friends to come and the boys are sum-
moned with horn from the field TO help the
girls gather half bushel for every visitor To
oHer payment, Of course would be an insult.
Inc preacher once made a persistent but vain
EFFORT to persuade this man to send his boys to
Doardlng-school and then to college. But COL
legiate education here implies one of the learned
professions; neither Of the boys felt called" to
preach; they were not smart enough to be
aWterS, and there were already two good doc
tors in the neighborhood. Moreover, his father
before him had never been to college he himself
had never been to college. and they had both
''got on mighty WELL" and he didn't see why mis-
sons should not 60 on so. too. or course you
couldn't change his opinion about anything
with any greater ease than you could
buy an acre of his land. On this mans
life the railroad. the printing press
and the post Office Out for his weekly paper).
TO say nothing Of the telegraph, of banks and
OF trade, and all that makes modern life differ
ent from ancient life, have no influence at ALL
He lives hundred years ago. country full
OF such yeOmen is very safe. but 1t is likewise
very slow But this man has neghbor who is
less prosperous aud active. though no less con-
tented persona man who is sometimes called
an old fogy by his neighbors, because he never
rode on the railroad and never had box Of
matches In his house. The fire that was kim
died in his big fireplace thirty or forty years ago
has been fed ever since on such rich hickory
logs, and been preserved by such good ashes al
night; that 1t Is az sure fire as that on the
vestal altar. This worthy old citizen drives his
OK cart to Cary once a fortnight with a yoke of
HOmeric fashion, and while his OK chews its cud
he talks to the whittlers at the post Office about
states rights, old Hickory jackson and the
Mexican war. in which there is tradition that
he was soldier.
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The Delights Of Country Lite.

From the Cincinnati CommercialGazette
'Hello, Mr.. Spivkins. moving again?"
"Yes, you see me here amid the debris of q
once happy home" replied Spivkins. ''But my
wife called the Dance 80 grabbed the coal scut-
tie and swung In for another cotillion with the
furniture van. The twins and the canary bird
are coming with the next load"
"Been living in flats AGAIN." asked the news
man.
sob, no! Flats are not lofty enough now.
My wife grew ambitious. She wanted place
in the suburbs, one of those fifteen-minute walks
from the train Swiss cottage, gable-ended coun.
try mansions with every modern convenience
and lots of expense, where We would be free
from the dust and smoke of the city. have
plenty Of butter and eggs. fresh air and a goat
for the children"
''And you had a goat?"
''oh, yes, we had several; one wasn't
enough"
"How't that?"
'Why, it was too exhausting upon one to keep
all the trees in the neighborhOod baEked. eat
up all the old boots, hoop-skirts and tramp
down all the adjoining gardens, and not liking
to show any Partially among neighbOrs, or
prejudice against this particular goat, got
several to assist him" ---..,- - -.
''And the butter and eggs? You had plenty,
I supposed" -. -, ., :. o..
Oi"oou 'o.'h u SiuS " DUN etActa % ldSt az tnc
hens laid them" .~.,--
Ibid your hens lay SO fasta',. 49,, S'''-
"Oh. no, not my hens-nO, these were the
grocery mans hens-lny hens had their hands
full asserting. Why, had one hen that sat for
four weeks under a barrel, in a tub Of water,
that never laid an egg In her life. Another sat
on a screw-driver and a monkey-wrench
in horse trough for fortnight and 80 deter
mined was she to become a mother that six
rOOsters with q peck of worms couldn't tempt
her to move. We finally concluded it was
cheaper and more convenient to buy eggs than
wait for another generation Of chickens, so the
grocery man was called In. To really enjoy
country life and get health, pure air and lots Of
mud. man never wants to go beyond the sub
urbs. He must keep within hearing of the
street-car drivers whistle and the tin pedlers
voice. He must carry home q market-basket
every night, and occasionally bundle of brooms
and q ham; and then when he sits down on the
back porch at eve. with a towel over his bald
head to keep the mosquitoes off he will think with
fondness unimagfnable of those -dolIar-apiece
roasting-ears and three-dOll tomatoes that his
wife and the gardener are going to raise next
summer, II his purse holds out. Have you
bought your ticket to the gymnasium YETI"
s'No."
.Well, don't do 1t. Go and buy you place
In the suburbs"
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u |; ii;E u i. III $SSjj$EEEi;EEE +!

DIR. CHEFvER's ELECTRIC BELT, or neecnera-
tor made expressly for the OF arrangements Of
tho provocative organs whenever any debility Of the
eenefative organs occurs. from Whatever cause the
continuous stream Of ELECTRICITY permcating
through the parts must restore them 10 healthy action
There is mistake about this instrument Years OF
have tested it. and thousands testified
to. Weakness from Indscretion Incapacity. Lack q
Vigor sterty-in fact any trouble of these ORGANS
cured DO not confound this with electric belts
tsed to all ills from bead to This is for tho
ONE specified purpose. For circulars giving ful
information address
CHEEvER ELECTRIC BELT Co.,
mh3-s&w lU3 Washington street, Chicago.
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TER b. WILLIAMS & co, Auctionecrs,

SALE BY CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE WORKS or
Art HAVING FoRMERIY BELONGED 10
BOUGHT IN HOTEL DE yENTE, PARIS, 1877,
AT RESIDENgE NO. 1859 fHIRTf ENTH
STREET NORTHwEST ON wEDNESDAY, AU-
GUST 6,G, oTWENTY-NiNTH. 1888. AT ELEvEN
WORKS OF ART
l. One Antique Cabinet Secretare in Mosaic wood ana
gilt bron re ornaments.
2. Two Antique Candelabres gilt bronze with black
winged Statueties; very massive and heavy, Like
those In Chateau de Versailles.
g. Two Flower Vases Porcelaine de Sevres-
L. Two Ours. with SaUcers and Covers, ANTIQUE pur-
blenu, with portraits Of Louis XVI. and the Prin-
cess LRnballe. Of the deep blue enamel (bleu du
Rod which is now . lost art. Very rars. and Of
8. One Pendue and two Candelabres Of French SOLID
gilt bronze.
g. One Monoele Of largest Cglass inches In diam.
etsr). in Walnut Case.
And Immediately thereafter the household effects yiu
be sold per manuscript. named in part
upholstered In Raw silk; Velvet Conches Lace Cur.
ta.ns and Corntces Walnut Bookcase. Writing
Tnbles, Library Tables. Raw Silk Curtains Hal
Rack Tennessee Marble Base Mirror back; Walnut
Chifonier. Marble Top Chamber suites Ward
robes. Folding Bed-Sofas Walnut Pillar Extension
Table, Walnut Marble Top Bduffet, Fnsy Chairr.
Brace Arm Dining Ch.irs. Refrigerator. Chili's
Garriase Brussels. Ingram and other Carpets
China and Glassware. Kitchen Utensils, etc.
GUST 26TH. from to o'clock - m Catalogue can
be obtained from the Auctioneer day previous TO sale
WALTER b. UIIIIAMS6 CO., Aucts
au24-d Corner 10th and peDpsyysnj ayeDue.
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The Pal Mall Gazette makes this curious de-
ductiOn $50 The earthquake at Ischia is very
horrible no doubt. The suddenness of the ca
tastrOphe, the horror of an immediate and I'M
expected doom, and the grim contrast between
the gayety and merriment Of the Italian water
Ing place on q summer evening and the wide
wasting ruin which filed Ischia with desoiation,
naturally impress the Imagination. But. after
all, the deaths do not exceed 600, less than the
total number of those who are condemned to
death every week by preventable disease in this
country a1one and, notwithstanding its APP
palling accomplishments, 1t Is easier to die by
the earthquake than to perish Of typhoid fever"
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From the Stock journal.
Young man, see you are about to take
drive this morning. and will offer you some ad-
vice. Your horse Is FESTIVE and wants to be off
before you are ready; you may as we'll break
him Of this now as at any other time, and here
after you will find that it has been half hour
well spent. Just give me the reins. while you
put your foot on the step, as if to get in; the
horse makes move to go; I tighten the reins
and say whoa" Now put your foot on the
step again; the horse makes another move; I
hold the reins and speak to him again. The
horse is getting excited. Pat him q little on
the neck and talk to him soothingly. Put your
foot on the step again, and repeat this process
until the horse will stand still for you to get in
and adjust yourself in your seat and tell him to
go. few such lessons will train him so that
he will always wait for order before starting.
Now, as your horse has just been fed. drive
him at a very gentle pace for the first two or
three miles. until he warns up and his body be-
comes lighter. But. before you start, let me
'shoN you how to hold the reins. Take them in
your left hand, have them Of equal length from
the bit, and to cross each other in your
hand. the off side one resting on your first
finger, the other on the fourth finger. the back
of the hand upward. Now, in guiding the
horse, you have only to use the wrist joint,
which will direct him either right or left, as you
wish. Keep your hand steady, with gentle
pressure, on the bit-no jerking or switching of
the reins If more speed is wanted, take the
whip in your right hand, to be gently used for
that purpose; be careful not to apply it any
harder than is necessary to bring him up to the
required speed.
Speak to him soothingly, and intimate in the
most gentle manner what you want him to do
and he will try to do it. So noble an animal
should not be handled roughly nor over
driven.
When you return have the harness removed
at once, and the horse rubbed down with wisp
OF straw or hay. Give him bite of straw or
hay, and let him cool off before being watered
or fed. Every one who handles horse. or has
anything to do with one, should in the first
place cultivate his acquaintance; let him know
that you are his friend. and prove it to him by
your Kind treatment; he needs this to inspire
confidence, and when that is gained he is your
humble servant.
If your horse gets frightened at any unusual
sight or noise, do not whip him, for if you do he
will connect the whipping with the object that
alarmed him, and be afraid Of it ever after. If
he merely SHES at an object, give him time to
examine it. which, with some encouraging words
from the driver. will persuade him to pass it.
You get frightened, too, sometimes, and would
not like to be whipped for it.
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DOWNING. Auctioneer.

EXTENSIVE SALE OF GROCERIES. COMPRISING
FANCY AND OTHER SOAPS CIGARS TOBACCO
AMP AN, GiGAk N T .S, CHOW CHOW. PICKLES.
s9NES S MHdb And TEHf SN MaK Fnpn
AND PAPER BAGS. TIA CADDIES, I'm AND
GLASSWARE, ORoCKEKy. LAMPS. &C; GOAL
OIL. AND LARGE TANK, Coal HODS ICE
BOXES, TWO PLATFORM AND FOUR OTHER
Scales FINE LARGE COFFEE MILL. SILVER
PLATED SHOW CASE, CHEESE CASE. COUN-
TIERS AND FIXTURE &c. &c: ALSO. HORSE,
WAGON AND HARNESS. BEING THE ENTIRE
AND COMPLETE STOCK OF GItOCERlE Els CON.
TANNED IN STORE No. 2s25 BRIDGE STRELT.
GEORGETOWN. ID. c.. All AUCTION.
On WEDNESDAY, NORM NC, AUGUST TWENTY
NINTH. 1883. at len O'CLOCK. at 1925 Bridge
street, VIII sell the above nearly aud complete
stock The stock and fixtures will be at private sale
until 29th instant and offers a splendid opportunity
Tor an investment. Store for rent. For further
Terms cash. THOMAS BOWLING.
aul7-lOt Auctloneer.
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There were some grotesque incidents con-
nected with the tragedy at Iscllia. An actor es-
capped and reached Naples in the costume Of
Pulcinello. Some slightly clad ladies had caught
up theatrical r0bes f09 warmth. priest WAS
carried to the ambulance covered with woman's
gown. One woman who was dug out would
not leave the place because her little dog was
still there. Another held, fast. q, cage with q
canary. Another, when the soldiers had made
q hole large enough to get her through, held out
her hands, saying, sTake this hen first"
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A California Idiot

very handsome young lady, whose name IL
A. w. Rich, from California, and On her we'd
ding tour, has created quitea sensation in Sara
tosa. She is stopping at the Grand Union, and
Is to be seen walking up aud down tho piazza
OF the hotel Tor hours at a time in company
with a beautiful little black aud tan dog. She
seemst to be wonderfully fond Of this pet. The
little creature was made a wedding present and
cost S4OO. The lady ordered for the dog ear
rings and gold collar Of special pattern. The
earrings are worth % CO., and the collar, which
Is studded with emeralds and pearls, is worth
S3.cS. This lady and her pet are not only the
talk of the town. but have created the greatest
sensation known here for years. A servant il
provided to feed the dog and attend him when
his mistress does not have him in charge The
dog answers the name OF Darling" He must
be seen to be fully appreciated. PC.
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sale by Candle.
From the st. James' Budget.

Sale by candle Is q method of auction that was
at one time common throughout England and
Scotland and that still survives In some places
north OF the Tweed In a form slightly differ
ing from that which used to be almost universal
in this country it may to this day be witnessed
In Bremen, although the municipal authorities
Of that city have decided to abolish IL at the end
OF the year. Every Friday afternoon in q room
I'm the old Exchange judge and his secretary
take their seats, attended by q crier and SER
want dressed in a ilame-cOlored coat and SUM-
piled with box OF tiny candles each of which
Is Intended to burn for one minute. At given
signal candle is lighted and the bidding for
whatever happens to be on sale begins. At each
offer from would-be purchaser the burning
candle is eXtlnguished and a new one is lighted,
and the property Is only disposed Of when q
candle burns itself ont ere a fresh bid has been
announced by the crier. This custom dates
from medieval times, and 1t is said that for five
hundred years sales have been held and candles
have been burned every Friday without inter-
ruption.
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Ed Long and John Kelley are Indianians with
sweethearts, and Long remarked that his girl
was the better looking. Kelley replied that Long
was liar: 1t WAS then agreed to fight it out
a long struggle long's girls superiorlty of
beauty was established
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Queen Victoria has asked Tennyson to write
poem on John Brown, her deceased servant,
and Sir VIM. Leighton to paint his portrait.
Girls In bad health are not admitted to We'll
lesley college. All applicants are submitted to
a medical examination, to exclude weaklings.
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Letter. Writing In Olf1erent Countries.
From the Loodoa Times.
Turning to Mr.. Fawcett's report for the year
ending March last we ind the usual narrative
Of steady development. The circulation Of let
tiers has increased at about the same ratio az the
population; that Of postcards, - was the case
last year also, rather more rapidly. The total
number ofletters delivered during the year az
ceeded ,260, 000, 600, while the number Of post
cards was Ia 100000. 1t is interesting, as bear
ing upon the state Of education Of the country
and the efficiency Of the postal service, to COM
pare the number ofletters per head of the popu-
latton now sent through the post on the one
hand with the number sent in former years; and
on the other with that circulating ia foreign coun
tries. In 1882 the year before the introduction Of
the penny post, 8 letters were sent per head.
In the following year the number more than
doubled; in 1873 it had risen to 90 and it now
stands at So. Comparing the different divisions
of the United Kingdom. England is far In ad-
vance, the average number being there Al, in
Scotland 81 and In Ireland II. In Germany
on the other hand. where the postal system
Is In many respects superior to our own and
where education is generally considered to be
more widely dfYused, but where the population
Is thinly scattered over extensive districts,
the average number Of letters per head is,
according to the best returns. available, only 13,
while in France the number ia Is. When we
turn to kilograms we do not find the
same evidence that the present system reaches
the mass of the people. The number of mes
sages sent is only Sc. OOO. coo, and the increase
was little more than third of that of the pre-
vious year. The proportion of kilograms to let
tiers is not stated in the present report. but last
year it was put at to A. while in the case of
France it was to 20; in Belgium. to "a; in
Holland, 1 to %; and in Switzerland, to %.
Bearing in mind the much larger correspond
ence Of thiseountry. as indicated by the figures
we have just now quoted, the small use Of the
telegraph here. as compared with the continent
tai countries. shows that the service is Of a far
less popular character. 1t is to be hoped that
the promised reduction of the minimum charge
to I'd. to which Mr.. Fawcett alludes, will re-
dress this anomaly in the postal system.
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: An old woman took q seat in Grand Radios
church, at the time ofthc usual evening services
and went TO Sleep About midnight she awoke
locked In and alone. Her cries made fii.htful
echoes, and she was nearly dead with fright
SBhea released.
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GR1MAuLr & Co.'S

MA LIQUlD
Where al other medicines have failed. this prepare
ten In always effective Rapid and extra binary cure
OF al dischsRes recent td ouG standing II used
IN the Hospitals Of Paris by the celebrated Dr. RlcoRn.
and il found greatly 20 ~ remedies hitherto
known. Sold by all DguxglstA aa22-wAsly
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BROS. Aucnoncers.

III ISNSANooN btsoo.s AuctOnctre.
AssIGNEEs, AND TRUSTEES SALE OF SPLEEN.
DID AND WtLL-ASSOR1ED STOCK OE
SNAALs. ALPACAs. yISIINGs. FlKEPRooF
ETC. Vow CONTAINED IN STORE No. HOS
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of deed of assignment given by etS
Mertz duly recorded in Liter l047 folio AIS et seq,
one OF the land records for the District Of Columbia
we viii sell on the premises, l105 Pennsylvania
northwest, on MONDAY, AUGUST TWENTY-SEy-
ENIH. AID. 1888. commencing ut Ten O'CLOCK A.
M, and continuing at FOUR p. M, and each NOR Y.
ING and AFTERNOON thereafter at same hours until
the entire stock is disposed Of of the finest
ments Of goods as resards quality and styles in the
$50 Suit Patterns. different cloths and styles.
IS Pants Patterns different cIothe and styles.
40 pieces of Diagonas, Broadclothe Cassimerao.
Marseiles Vestlngs, six Trimmings
Suits Of Clothing. TRIMMINGS.
Walnut SHOW Counters. with Drawers and Bran
Rails.
Walnut Tables.
Cutting table, Racks.
French Plate Mirror.
Mier's Fire proof safe combination lock.)
Chandeliers. Carpet etc :, etc.
he above stock will first be oere1 entirety,
and il satisfactory bid Is obtained will be sold other
wise il will then be sold In detail.
he trade and private buyers requested to attend
this SALE as seldom such goods sold st auction.
Terms cash. THOMAS H. CALLAN.
ANDREW ID. WILCOX.
au23-3t Aesigueee and Trustees Of ty A Aiartx
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HOME MATTERS.

INVALID blET-APPETIZIN9 PICKLEs-PEACH
YES AND sHoBTCAKE-How TO COOK THE EGG
PLAST-sUNsHINE FOR sIEEPLEss PEOPLE
HOW TO DEAL WITH IRON RUsTs AND NILDEw-
THE HEALTHFULNEss OF SALT.
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NUNCANsON BROS. Auctioneer-

FOR ACCOUNT OF WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN TO
PAY ADV NOES AND CHARGES.
On TUESDAY MORNING. TWEEN EIGHTH Az
GUST. 1883. at ELEvEN O'CLOCK we will sell within
our saesrooms 9th and streets northweSt by r.c-
on of the holder Of certain collateral note the fol.
lowing valuable jewelry:
One pair Pearl Ear Rings.
One Pearl Cross.
One lair Gold Chain Bracelets. (pearl setting)
One Diamond Pin, l9 stones
Terms cash. suo1 ef
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New Discovery In MEDIcwR.
dPORTANT NOTICE
GA .a.I NaInN


SANTAL mildly
Will cure g hours OF the urinary
organs in either with venionce Of kind.
GklAAOLT 4 Co. Z. Rue viyaenna Paris .ax2-wAs1r
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VNHoMAS BOWLING. Auctionesr.

IMPROVED PROPERTY on THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF TWEETY-THR RID AND SrREETS
AND ON TWENTY-SIX III STREET, BETWEEN
AND f STREETS NORTHWEST. AT AUO-
on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THIRD nj rryr-s.
O'CLOCK, Will sell. on the premises Part Lot T. IA
IN square No. 60. fronting 81 feet south side OF ~
street by depth of 81 feet inches ON 23d street. i'm
proved by two comfortable frame houses beine Nus
2222 and 2224 street, between 22d and 234 etress
northwest.
IMMEDIATELY AFT Err. Part of Lot No. s. In
square No. H. fronting 30 feet the side of 2Gth
street between and sire w. running through to
New Hampshire avenue, aud improved by "A comfort
able frame house being No So 26th street northwest
Terms: One-third cash; balance in and two yearu
with inte est secured by deed of property sold;
or all cash. at option Of purchaser deposit OF so
wu be required each piece Of property 1t time Of
sale Conyeyancirg at cost OF purchaser.
au24 d&ds THOMAS DOWNING, Auctioneer.
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FUTURE DAYS
FOLEY. Auctoneer.
N 4

MI FOLEY. Auctoneer.
viii sell the stock Of Dry and Fancy Goods. con-
taneo IN store No SS 9Th street northwest auction.
commencing EVERY MORNING AT IMAM D.
A-HAIF O'CLOCK. and win continue from day 10 d az
until all 10 disposed Of.
The stock consists Of silks. Dress Goods, yelvets.
cashmere. Table Linens, Towels, NAPKINS Marseiles
Spreads, White Goods. Hosiery, u derwear, Ccrsets
sees and Embroideries Dress Shirts, Sheetings al
wdths Cassimeres flannels. Domestics Of all kiuds
Lawns and other articles numerous 20 me ntion
Ladies specially invited to Httend this sale as she
goods are fine and will be sold witho reserve
1y30 Nj. IuI,EA. Auctionr-r
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DIR. n. F. Hamilton says that at least once
day girls should have their halters taken of
the bars let down. and be turned loose ike
young colts. "Calisthenics may be very gem
teel, and romping very ungenteel, but one is the
shadow, the other the substance, Of healthful
exercise"
The Rev. A. p. Happier, d. D., figures ont
steady decrease in the population Of China. He
says the present number OF inhabitants cannot
exceed SOC, 00O, GOO. Chief among the causes of
the dminution is opium. He believes that the
population OF India will soon exceed that of
China. the latter ceasing to be the most popu-
lous country ON the RlobA