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THE WORLD'S WONDERS. 



strangely enough, they were sandwiched in between tribes of the 

 most disgusting cannibalistic tendencies, and soon after leaving 

 their village Stanley's party was again attacked. 



HUGE SPEARS. 



AT one place the savages paraded up and down the banks hold 

 ing up to the view of Stanley and his people bright spear-blades, 



six feet Ions and six inches broad, with edges as sharp as razors. 

 Realizing the danger of being attacked with such weapons, Stan- 

 ley had his camps fortified at night, while passing through that 

 country, by surrounding them with a circle of felled trees and 



