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Page xii
... present policy of publishing only a few selected articles , these might not advantageously be replaced by a greater variety of less lengthy and expensive works , and whether a few pages of geographic notes might not be inserted . Mr ...
... present policy of publishing only a few selected articles , these might not advantageously be replaced by a greater variety of less lengthy and expensive works , and whether a few pages of geographic notes might not be inserted . Mr ...
Page 16
... present century , republics were established , but they were republics only in name ; the people were neither educated nor fitted for self - government . Their presidents gener- ally exercised the powers of dictators and often assumed ...
... present century , republics were established , but they were republics only in name ; the people were neither educated nor fitted for self - government . Their presidents gener- ally exercised the powers of dictators and often assumed ...
Page 28
... present , as there could not be sufficient business to pay the operating expenses of such a road , it must rely on government subsidies to build and operate it . Those who have given the most consideration to the subject say that the ...
... present , as there could not be sufficient business to pay the operating expenses of such a road , it must rely on government subsidies to build and operate it . Those who have given the most consideration to the subject say that the ...
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... present a field for research that has already attracted the political economist , enlisted the labor of the philanthropist , and excited the cupidity of commerce . The division of Africa , as commonly referred to , has naturally aroused ...
... present a field for research that has already attracted the political economist , enlisted the labor of the philanthropist , and excited the cupidity of commerce . The division of Africa , as commonly referred to , has naturally aroused ...
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... interested do not conclude the present arbitration on a just and satisfactory basis . On the lower Niger there are also points of friction , and even the sands of the great Sahara are becoming the subject of dispute in the anxiety.
... interested do not conclude the present arbitration on a just and satisfactory basis . On the lower Niger there are also points of friction , and even the sands of the great Sahara are becoming the subject of dispute in the anxiety.
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