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succeeding term will be one hundred million and one ; but 

 the next number presented by the rim of the wheel, instead 

 of being one hundred million and two, is one hundred million 

 ten thousand and two. The whole series from the commence- 

 ment being thus, 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



99,999,999 



100,000,000 



regularly as far as 100,000,001 



100,010,002 the law changes. 



100,030,003 



100,060,004 



100,100,005 



100,150,006 



100,210,007 



100,280,008 



" The law which seemed at first to govern this series failed 

 at the hundred million and second term. This term is larger 

 than we expected by 10,000. The next term is larger than 

 was anticipated by 30,000, and the excess of each term above 

 what we had expected forms the following table : 



10,000 



30,000 



60,000 



100,000 



150,000 



