WACO

a city of Texas in McLennan ©o., of which it is the county seat. It is on the Texas Central, the Waco and Northwestern, the Mi ouri, Kansas and Texas, and on the Bosque and Brazos rivers. Here are many churches, Baylor: University, U. S. government building, public and National banks, public library and several newspapers. ‘There are also many waterworks. It has foundries, flour mills and manufactories of cotton and woolen goods, iron, bra , ice, lumber and other articles. It hane dles about 160,000 bales of cotton annually. Pop. (1920) 38,500. native state, Africa; situated between Darfur on E., and Baghirmi and Lake Chad on W.; area, c. 170,000 sq. miles. Surface is generally desert land; several oases and dense forests; capital, Abeshr; inhabited by Arabs and negroes; produces rice, wheat; cattle, camels, and horses raised. Under Fr. protection since 1903. Pop. 1,000,000.