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remember hearing the following
story frem the late Canon Bardsley,
author Of english Names and Sur
names" There was once a woman
"a little 'crackey,' I think" said the
canon, by way of parenthesis-who had
a son whom she had ch7istehsa
What" Her idea seems to have bssa
that when in after days he was asked
his name, and kept saying What"
amusing scenes would follow, which
was likely enough, especially If the
bow was careful to pronounce the as
pirate. Such a scene did. I believe,
occur once when he went to school.
and was told, as a newcomer. to stand
I'D and furnish certain particulars.
What is your nane?" asked the
teacher. What" blurted out the boy.
amid the laughter Of the class. What
ia YOUR nane?" asked the master
again, with more emphasis. "N hat
replied the boy. Your name, sir!'
roared back the Infatuated pedagosue.
What, What" roared back the terri
aed urchin. The sequel I forget, but
I balieve it ore Of those cases in which
the follies Of the parents are visited on
the children of the first generation
Notes and Queries.
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part of the armor must be removed,

part of the armor must be removed,
and in ~theprocess the animal becomes
weak and thin, and the fishermen do
not consider them fit to eat. Before
the old shell has been discarded a
new thin one has been provided, but
it takes a long time to make it of much
protective benefit.
There are few things in the water
which can overcome a full-hedged
lobster, and he apparently knows it.,
for he does not hesitate to attack one
of his enemies of the days of his in.
fancy, and he squeezes and cracks
them with infinite pleasure. He will
hunt for fish and clans all day, dig
ging up the mud and cracking the
shells of the clans with ease. When
clans are scarce the Holsters lie in
wait for fish, founders being particu-
larly welcome"
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Whence cane the J1pnnesc.

The people OF Japan have shown
such adaptability to European ideas
that particular interest attaches to the
conclusion Of a writer In the "Transac-
lions" of the Japan Society that the
ancestors Of the present inhabitants of
Japan built tho sepulchral chambers
called dolmens in that country, No
similar dolmens are found anywhere j.,
Asia until the search comes westward
to the shores of the Caspian sea, and
Cor more closely allied forms II ia 100.
essary to go yet farther to Western
Europe" 1t is shown that the orig
inal Inhabitants of Japan, the Amos
were driven out by invaders from
whom the present Inhabitants are d.
snandaa
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O

Nine. Bernhard gives the following
account OF her admission into the Con-
s~ervatoire: "Auber was present, and
asked me: Your name is Sarah?' Yes,
SIR You r a Jewess?' BY birth,
sir, but l have been baptized" Sarah
then recited two verses Of Les Deux
Pigeons" and was interrupted. That
will do; you are admitted" Then came
the business Of selecting the right
class. Beauvallet declared for tragedy,
Regnier for comedy, Provost for both,
and Sarah selected both, and thus de-
voted herself simultaneously to the
culture OF the two muses., Mslpomene
and ITALIA.
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The Reward Of Pra YER,

Banker II. H. Pitcher of Livermore,
Cal, wanted four inches Of rain. 1t
would mean the saving to him of thou
sands of dollars in an agricultural
way. He jokingly mentioned the
matter to Mrs. A. L. Fuller, an ardent
worker in the Methodist church.
why don't you pray for ito" she
asked.
800 You think it would do any
gcod:" inquired the banker.
Certainly" she said.
':If you will give me four inches of
rain I will pay the debt on the Meth
odist church." said the banker.
Mrs. Fuller at ono went home and
commenced to pray. She told other
members of the church about tie
matter, and they prayed. The whole
town of 1900 people became inter-
ested. Two days later it commenced
to rain. Steadily down it came one
inch, two inches, three and three
quarters! At last, while the town
held its breath, the gauge filed up to
four inches, and the crops of Alameda
county were saved.
Then Mrs. Fuller reminded Banker
Pitcher of his promise. He was still
inclined TO treat the matter as n joke,
but he toei the scratch manfully and
paid the church debt of $500.
Then came the complications. Mr..
Pitcher is a trustee of the Presbyterian
church of Liyermore, and the members
thought he ought to help his OWE
church instead of the Methodist. So he
compromised the matter by paying for
extensive repairs on the Presbyterian
church property.
Opinion is divided as to whether the
rain came in answer to the prayers of
Mrs. Fuller ct. al, but both the church
people and Banker Pitcher are satisfied
with the result.-St. Louis Post-D Dis
patch.
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A. Unnecessary Explanation.

He was describing a hold-up in
which he had played the star part.
Yes" he said, "the biggest ruf1an
held me SO tightly against the brick
wall that l could feel the mortar
scratching my backbone. Gimme
your watch he growled. I gave it to
him Immediately" There was a pause.
Gave it right up, eh?" said the
breattless listener. Yes" said the
victim, Il did" Then he drearily
added: "You see, I was pressed for
time!"-Cleve!and Plain Dealer.
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The ALI. led Treasures wers Faxed" in
Cen sraI Asia.

Or~ientalists will do well to be on
their guard in connection with Central
Asian manuscripts, which have Of late
provided them with such an endless
subject Of discussion, says the Scots
man. 1t was Capt. Bower who first
discovered the existence Of some ex-
tremely ancient manuscripts during
his great journey across central Asia,
and Dr.. Sven Hedin brought back a
rich collection for the e%difcation and
justification OF o~rientalists. Since
then the supply Of ancient manuscripts
has been very great, but 1t is stated
that the gravsst suspicion Is now cast
upon the authenticity Of a very large
proportion of these so-called relics OF
antiquity.
An English officer who Is now en-
gagged in some exploring work in Cen
trail Asia has discovered that there
exists IN Khotan a regular manufac-
tory Of the manuscript relies, and SO
large is the output that he believes
that at least IS per cent OF the manu-
scripts which have reached Europe
from central Asia during recent years
are spurious. The process OF manu-
facture has been explained to him, and
SO impressed Is he with tha difficulty
Of distinguishing between the genuine
and the counterfeit that he has him
self adopted a rule Of never under any
circumstances buying any ancient book
offered to him for sale. Meanwhile
there is much searching Of hearts
among the owners OF the manuscripts
which have already found their way
into q collections.
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A POLICY KING coNFESsEs.
Rivals In Thrilling Interest the Creates
Criminal R~Olnances.

hisais La AhTillInS interest the Ofeatest
Criminal ROlnances.
Prompted by remorse, a Philadel-
phian, who for twenty years was king
Of the policy players in this city and
who took 800, 600 out of it, has writ
ten a confession that rivals in thrilling
interest the greatest criminal roman
ces Of the day. He says:
philadelphia is the largest policy
city of the United States. I ought to
know, for l was the representative of
the New York syndicate in this city
for over twenty years, and controlled
all the policy shops in it.
The strange part of it all is that the
people will not open their eyes. They
go into the lotteries and imagine that
the Numbers they hold stand a chance
of being drawn, but there have been
no drawings for over twenty years, all
of the le3alized lotteries in the United
States having expired by limitation
previous to that time. The numbers
are simply fixed up in New York,
where the syndicate of swindlers has
its headquarters, and the numbers it
selects are telesraphed all v e the
United States.
1.-The daily receipts in Philadelphia
alone are over $4,000, and the expen.
ses are light The net profit daily
is about $4,000, all of which, with the
exception OF a few dollars for batting
purposes and to encourage the dupes,
goes into the pockets of the hackers.
And now something about the
game. Superstition plays the most
prominent part in it, and numbers are
selected generally on dreams. There
are dream-books which tell you just
what numbers to select on the charac-
ter of your dream. Say, for instance,
a man dreams of the police. The
dream-book tells him to select 21-41-
81. This combination is known as
police row. If he dreams of prison
he selects 28-35-67, or prison The
colored people bank on 4-11-44. An
other fancy combination is 7-17-76. In
all Of these combinations the chances
against q man winning are 70, 900 to /.
''The bait held out is 500 for 81.
But as nc drawings are ever made ana
the numbers given out as having been
drawn are fixed up so that you can
not win excepting triafng sums occa-
sionally, the swindle will te readily
see through. Of course, men multi
fold their put up for proportionate
gain.
There are four alleged drawings
da ~. The results of The fake morn
ing drawings are announced ut 4 80
p. M, and the afternoon drawings at
$50 p. m The winning rsassndhhAfy5 are
sent from New York all over the
United States by telegraph cipher"
New York World.
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al notice mat your boy nows the
lawn every three or four days. How
do you get him to do it," "S-sh-h!
Don't let him hear. His papa threat
.ned, when he bought the mower, to
punish him severely if he ever dared te
take it out of the BASEMENT
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A Schemer.

Bannister-"So you think you will
spend your vacation at some inland
resort?' HOUSEWIVES. I don't feel
that we can afford to 90 to the sea-
shore this year" Bannister-"What
place do you expect to 60 to-" How
son-"I don't know. Haven't the least
idea. Somewhere here in the west,
though. My wife always decides such
matters" Bannister-"Is she partial
to the western resorts Howson-
mo, but I've been urging that we go
to the sea or some fashionable place
down east."-Chicago Times-HeraId.
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CURRENT

) ,Leslie Bassett, thirteen years old, Is
riG.- across the many miles of prai-
tie betwee.S Colorado an. the Missouri
river. The idea Of making this jaunt
across three states struck the boy last
winter. Attempts to persuade him to
abandon the trip were useless. An
ticipatins that ~highwaymen might at
tack him, he practiced with a revolver,
and on his departure carried a gun.
The boy wears a bicycle suit, carries
no baggage and only a little money.
He is an accomplished amateur enter
tainer, and relies on his ability in this
line to win the shekels OF the Kansans
and obtain accommodations en- route.
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The large herd OF fallow deer Il
Birmingham park. the seat CT the late
Sir Frederick Ml!ba1k, near Bar2arl
castle, has been sold en bloc 10 Capt.
Ormrod Of Wyresda!e park, LaEea-
shire. This herd IS one Of the fines
in the north Of England. Tie deer
were caught the other day, a2d placed
in specially constructed wooden cages,
station at Barnard castle, whence they
were conveyed by train to Garsta1g.
Half q dozen CT the animals gave a
most exciting chase IN the park, and
were ultimately lassoed by a number
Of hOrsemeD.
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thist Justice BleckieS, OF Ga, has tr! ID Ty-
ners Dyspepsia REMEDY. His decision:
"Atlaiitn, Gsr March l4-Dr. Ihas o. Tyno-,
AtIanta. Iia.; have Used, ard am now using.
syner's Dyspepsia Remedy. 1t is ne3:al a..
we'll as q physical elixir With Its ali IN q pair
Df spactacles I can frequently see the law In
kpite or unsuitable OF too mu:h diet. CGAN 3.
5LEcRLsY.' Price soc. q bottle at ali druggists;
Or sent FOR price, express paid. by Tynor Dys
pepsta Remedy Co.. a Mitchell st. Atlanta. Ga,
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Percha-Giverne, we'll know In the gay
capital for her inventions in parasols
and walking-sticks. that Paris is TO owe
this gigantic umbrella. 1t will be
more than three hundred feet In
height, and will be supported by
metal column, the base OF which will
be more than ore hundred and twenty
feet in diameter. The covering will be
four hundred and fifty feet across, and
will be decorated with designs In col
bred glass, which will serve at night
to i!Lumine the exterior and interior
with electric light.
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Ask Your Dea,or For Alien. Foot e s..
A powder to shake into your sho S; rests
he feet. Cures Corns. Bunions, Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Cailous, Aching. Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Fout Ease
makes new Or tight shoes easy. At all drug
yists and shoe stores, rs c.s. Sample mailed
FREE. Adr's Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, MY.
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oreyesweakened bysyphsliticd disc ases are cured
1t once by Leonardfs Golden Eye Lotion. Sore
ness and inflanmatton relieved without pain in
one day. Soothing, healing. strengthening Insist
on getting "Leonardts'-it makes strong eyes.
Guaranteed or money refunded. Druggists sell
1t at Is cts. or forwarded prepaid On receipt OF
price by s. 3. Leonardo & Co, Tampa, Fla.
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The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
tsarn that there is at least one dreaded dis
case that science has been able to cure In all
its stages. and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrn
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con,
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building UP the con-
.%titution and assisting nature in dolag lts
work. The proprtetors have SO much faith in
its c~urative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials. Address,
FL CHESEY & Co, Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists, T5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
You should remember that people are quick
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The Best Man Wins.

Prize lighting ma not be a pleasant sab;ect.
but it teaches a lesson never,hsiess-the In
ability of man to hold the championship for
champion OF health, Hostetter's Stomach Stt.
ters, which has never been beaten, and tor
h:ty years has met and conquered the worst
cases or constipation, dyspnpsia, ltliousness
and liver trouble. See tkat e. private Reyenue
Stamp covers the neck Of the bottle.
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In her counsel practical assistance.
hrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn.
Mass.
MRS. MABEL COOP, Cerrectionville,
Ia, tells how Mrs. Pinkhatn saved
her life. She says:
cannot thank you enough for
what your medicine has done for me.
I can recommend it Is ona OF the best
medicines on earth for all women's
ills. I suffered for two years with
last became bedfast. Three Of L
good SO concluded to try lydia
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Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar'
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
R Ron;sh ni fT0% the ho; bod y;ot geg,n hl tojd hsad t.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c. Csc. Soc.
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Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. kline's Great
EerveRestorer. So trial bottle and treatise free
DR. r.. Fl. KLINE, Ltd, 63l Arch Sc. Phila, Pa.
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ea@HE Ills of women overshadow their whole lives.
Some women are constantly getting medical treat
"A n7snt and are never we'll. "A woman best understands
xonen,a Ills" and the women who consult Mrs. Etnknan hna
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for childrea
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c a bottle
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From an orthodox point of view forewarn-
I'd is sometimes forewarmed.
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The Climax of Culture

HWhat is 4 eosmeEolitsn?"
tHs'asa sa who can 81 al, aFeasd
tho wsgla wi:ssas hayiag 4 sss,ysass
srses,h
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Supreme Cour. decisions

hash IS the sc1stance of things hoped TO
nd the evidsIce of things unseen.
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When some people attempt to put on airs
hey pile cyclones on top of hurricanes.
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SyDhilitiC EYES

More men give according to their meanneSs
than according to their means.
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A man has one big annoyance each day and
\ woman has a dozen small ones.
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Ycur Life Awsy,
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
letic. full OF life, nerve and vigcr, take No-To
Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists. soc or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet ard sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
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Money makes the man only when the man
makes the money.
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There is nothing that affords people more
pleasure for less money than self-esteem.
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Educate Your Bowels with Eascareta.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever,
toc, 25c. 1t C. c. {. fail. druggists refund none
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The best time to go to the country is wher
the trees leave.
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Ask Your Dea,nr Tor AIlen,. E.,at

Economy may be wealth, butt is not a sat
sfactory Inheritance.
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Zoe or 25c.
II G. c. G. fail to cure. druggists refund money
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Now lie the Time to Plant =traUberri"s.
Our free pub icat ons tell how to make m2ns{
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Piso's Cure .or Consump tIon Is an A No. I
Asthma medicine.-W. r. WILLIAMS. Ant.
bch. Ill. April Ii. 1894 "
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300 Reward. 500,

4 man who can be fooled the same way
four times Is a fool,
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Compliments prove nothing-not even ad
miration.
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A handsome woman is a Jewel; q good WON.
an is q tEeaSure-Sanide.
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Beauty Ii Blood Deep

A blind woman never ~squanders any money
for mirrors.
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When you lose money and gain wisdom by
1t your 10. g Is your gain.
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BAG for FIFTY Centc.
Guaranteed te5acco habit cure, makes weaA
men strong, blood pure. SOC. 81. All druggists
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You should remember that people are quic'
to notice" things.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-11-04

MRS. DOLE STANLEY,
Campbe llsburg. Ind.
writes: DEAR Mas.
PINxHAM-I was troubled
with sick headache and
was so weak and nervous,
I could hardly go. A
friend called upol ne 0na
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PRACTICAL
HELP EO3
a As =
GIVE e EsNE as Ii h @-S
WDnsz-W

5 with female weakness and 80
Of our best doctors did ne 10
LYDIA E. Finkhau's Eezet21'o-
ew bottles Of your medicine, I"@3
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able to do all my EcEGc"
work. know that yoIc
medicine raised re frot1
a bed of sickness and
perhaps death, and al
very thankful for whatis
has done for me. lhooo
that every suffering
woman may be PSF.
to try your medicine"
ct Mrs. Pinkham's advice
soon as you begin to Do
zled. The sick headaches
dragging sensation como
a durable cause. Write
help as soon as they s2-
roar
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-08
RAILROAD TO LAPLAND
Iron Horse Has Penetrated the
Arctic Circle.
NAY PROVE ANOTHER KLONDYKE
Swedish State Railway Has Catered the
Laps Country and Brought Them Into
Close Touch with Civilization-An Amer
leans Visit to the Country and What He
saw-BoRd Of sympathy Between the
Laps and the A IN ricane Indians

Stockholm, July 15.-The writer believes
he can lay claim to the distinction OF
being the first American to travel over
the new railroad that has at last pene-
trated into the heart Of the Laplanders
country. The Laps have been dreading
this invasion of their primitive territory
BY the iron horse for a long time past,
and at last the bolt has fallen, and the
Swedish State Railway, running now
right up into the Arctic Circle. has opened
up a country with which few white men
are acquainted. AS the entertainments
OF civilization have reminded the Lapps
that the greedy race that claimed high
eT civilization would not be kept at a re-
spectacle distance, the natives, ike the
North American Indians, have retired be
fore the onward sweep of civilization, and
have gone farther and farther North.
Now they have settled down 10 the be-
lief that they are doomed TO eXtermina-
ton, and that the inevitable end is near.
The Lapldnders have little sympathy
with the advanced methods of travel.
Shooting rapids and navigating rivers in
their own peculiar boats, or trampirg
through the mosqUito-swarming forests,
with the reindeer as their pack animal,
they were boisterously happy, and no one
criticised them In bygone times, for Their
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W. Il she kbomnis.

Col. Sir r. l. Plsyfsir. in Chambers Journal
We appeared 10 be regarded with some distrust
netting Ike cordial welcome accorded 10 Us
but the eWner OF hut placed IL al our service II
not more than fifteen feet square reeking with
foul odoEs, the ground splsshing with liquid mud,
and party consisted OF ten persons besides our
selves. We therefore preferred pitching our own
tent. 10 S0CBeT this done and We had cam
msuced to prepare cur dinner o. preserved meat
With the aid Of spirit lamp. than great circle
Il Withholding fellows gathered around Us arI
watched our movements with wondering gravity
They allowed US 10 eat eur neal without INTERRUPT
tion. which done. We commenced 10 snlse then Nv
the exhibition % cempssses, bsroneterS and tricks
with pocket hznGkeTekiefs AID string; ard Kingston
who unerrins shot, sstenisbeG them vita
TIE accuracy Of his aim. l do not think. however.
that it till Ne produced a pot Of Jam ard dis
eesdsd in gaining tEer affection and became .hs
best possible friends. They declared that We ruust
never leave tben-tAey would give Us land and sheen.
md fer wives the full number OF four each were
: disposal very moderate terms
Ultimately they undertook TO escort Us 10 ',
Gale. the frontier town In Algeria and Ne f.lt
hat tie pacific conquest Of the khOmsis had hz-n
Effected. 30 little was known OF these people thst
When the military authorities Of Algeria deterzi, "a
to invade their Country the General in Chief con
suited 10 its topography and rts5urceg. End
des Scierces net AZ Algiers in 1881 vas asked n
give conference On The subject Tkis I did at /.
se4nc- generate in The the4teE.