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point of view, while from another it is apparently in ruins. We are assured that this condition of partial decay proves the enduring worth of the labor of the Prophet's followers and its superiority over that of unbelievers; for the walls that have crumbled and fallen were built by Christian slaves and Jews, while the walls reared by Moslem masons have successfully resisted the attacks of time.

AN AFRICAN ACCOMMODATION

THE ALGERIAN EXPRESS

Turning from Tlemçen and its souvenirs of the dead