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HOME LIFE OF THE AFRICAN. 
There are not more than 2,000 Europeans in Morocco, and only a 
few Americans who are Missionaries. 
The other coast towns of note are Tetuan, Lasache, Rabat, 
Casablanca, Mazagan, Saffi and Mogador. Fez is the largest town, 
quite a distance in the interior. Its population is estimated all the 
way from 24,000 to 150,000. Nearly all the towns ate walled, 
unlighted and incredibily filthy. 
Since 1830 the French have greatly improved Algiers and 
improved it as a Port and a City. 
It is a strongly walled city, has palaces, synagogues, mosques, 
good shops, bazaars, markets, hotels, libraries, museums and club¬ 
houses. 
In the outskirts of the city the country is dotted with beautiful 
villas, among olive, orange, pomgranate and fig trees, palms, cactuses 
and American Aloes. Regular steamship lines connect Algiers with 
all the Mediterranean ports. A cable line runs to Marseilles. The 
population is 81,800, half of which are French. 
THE CITY OF TUNIS A SEAPORT. 
The City of Tunis is the seaport of Tunis. Tunis has greatly 
advanced since the French took possession in 1881. The city is 
situated on an island and has 145,000 people; 45,000 of which are 
Jews; 11,000 French and 8,000 Maltese and Italians; the rest 
natives. 
The wonderful ancient history of Alexandria would be the his¬ 
tory of Egypt almost as would be the history of Cairo. Alexandria 
is the principal seaport of Egypt. Under the Ptolemies it was the 
capital of Egypt and the most important commercial city of the 
world. It was the chief center of Greek Science and Literature, 
with a population of 500,000; the city was built by Alexander, the 
Great, 332 b. c. It now has electric lights and modern improve¬ 
ments to a considerable extent. It is connected by rail (113 miles) 
with Cairo and other towns in northern Egypt. 
The remarkable edifices of Cairo comprise many of the finest 
remains of Arabian architecture, all dating from the time of the 
ancient Sultan of Egypt. The famous pyramids and the Sphynx are 
