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 Silver bracelets, anklets, brooches, coral-studded ornaments for head and neck, old coins that have been lying hidden for decades—all these and a hundred other strange and curious belongings are offered to us at prices that show a flattering opinion of our pecuniary standing. Like all semi-barbarous people the Kabyles are possessed of an innate love for gaudy personal adornment, and no family is so poor but that on festal days its members may appear in public loaded with jewels that in kaleidoscopic effect are certainly the most remarkable that we have ever seen.

"I SAW YOU, SIR, ON THE MIDWAY"

They care not that mere coral takes the place of rubies; that base metal replaces silver, and that much of the enamel is little better than mere paint. What they are after is the effect, and more effective jewelry is seldom seen. We bought a generous quantity.

AMONG THE BENI YENNI

Imagine my surprise upon being accosted in one of these villages by a smiling Kabyle, who exclaimed with a distinctly