The War Cry . y on the hearsay. evidence ofHerodotus, in ancient times, and thetheories of the late Dr. Oppert. Thesswriters made the city a vast parallelo-gram, surrounded by a wall fifty mileslong and a hundred feet Jrigh, with,one hundred gates, and hiseeted - Euphrates. According to them,the area was about as large as Lon-don and PbiIb togetherj or some fortysquare miles. AH this wild conjecturehas been swept The exploration of the walls com-menced at the Babll Fort, and herewas fouiid a wall twenty-five thick,with buttresses every sixty Theline of the wall won
The War Cry . y on the hearsay. evidence ofHerodotus, in ancient times, and thetheories of the late Dr. Oppert. Thesswriters made the city a vast parallelo-gram, surrounded by a wall fifty mileslong and a hundred feet Jrigh, with,one hundred gates, and hiseeted - Euphrates. According to them,the area was about as large as Lon-don and PbiIb togetherj or some fortysquare miles. AH this wild conjecturehas been swept The exploration of the walls com-menced at the Babll Fort, and herewas fouiid a wall twenty-five thick,with buttresses every sixty Theline of the wall won tc theSouth-Kast angle, until it Trends to theWest and Joins the great quay on-thehanhs of the river. This portion waspierced by only one gate, the Gate o£Isar, flanked by tall towers, decoratedwith friezes :o£ lions and dragons. SnEncaustic tile work. On the North itwas traced to the river bank. Thewhole enclosure covered aa •area ,oSa little over on« -SQuaro jaiie. SEl&S&Sw mm ?-I-i-^Efr^ij. iWHH If LOOK THIS WAY I COLONIZATION. Some time ago the Commissionerreceived numerous applications fromsoldiers and friends asking that anopportunity might ba given them onthe land of thlB country, to make ahome for themBelves. The followingannouncement is made for these com-rades, and friends, and others whomay have similar desires: A limited number Of able-bodiedmen, experienced in bush or farmwork,- are wanted, with the ultimateIdea of taking np a homestead. Therewill he 20 accomodation for families(or at least six months after work com-mences on the Colony, but wort willbe found during that time at reason-able wages. The prospects ot makinga home and becoming the owner of afarm under most favourable conditionsare good. Applicants must give the fullest In-formation concerning themselves, theages of Eelf and family (if any), exuetfinancial position. Information con-cerning capabilities, together with thename of a reliable person from whomgome reference may be had. All enquiries to
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