The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-11


anchored amidst the British war vessels in
the quiet bay of Gibralter. under the
guns of that unassailable fortress of the
world. Moreover the Duke of Cambridge
had just landed. lie is the commander of
the British navy and was received by the
troops on sea and land, $500 ''red coats,
great military splendor, and then it being
Sunday all the city was out to see the sights.
A company of gentlemen went ashore,
among them, we hired carriages and joined
in seeing the city, the review and the duke,
and we saw it all.
From Gibraltar our boat steamed forth
Sunday at 1890 p. m. on a perfect sea and
Monday morning the glory of the Mediter-
ranean was all it could be while that even
ing from tive until nine spent in AIgers,
a splendid section Of the worlds Midway"
and in many respects the most interesting
place ever expect to see. This city was
the center of what was at one time the pr
rate camp of the world; from no other place
in the world have gone out such bloody ma
rauding bands. Moors and Arabs, Bedouins
and Turks with French and Jews are still
here-and the dog came here also and multi
plied-multiplied until, in the public square
and up the narrow, rocky streets to the hill
number goat, and goats outnumber children,
and children are SO numerous that at some
intersections of the streets they can not find
room for all to appear at the same time. As
night came Oh and protected l wandered the
dark, narrow, stone Streets could scarcely
keep from stumbling over the parcels OF
humanity wrapped in burlap and laid away
for the morning anywhere along the street
AT $3.50 entered dining hall for my din
ner, magnificent, ceiling at least thirty feet
high supported by elegant pillars, relief
worked in palms and fruits, but the rich
Moorish colors on the walls and all most
brilliantly lighted seemed to bring me into
the ideal OF that age preceding the slaugh-
ter of the Mo0rs and my dinner came on.
Under intense excitement at the marvellous
surroundings, concluded not to live alone
on my dinner when suddenly the matter
was settled for me. A native in costly
dress came in, He wore dog in like costly
apparel. | say he wore dog, that is he
had dog attached to him. He sat oppo-
site me. He took his dog and wore it more,
that is he placed 1t on his forearm and drew
it in front of him. His dinner came; he
commenced eating, sharing it with the dog
which kept eating small bits of it from the
left hand OF the master. | took my further
satisfaction, not from my plate but from
the marvellous decorations of the room and
for once thanking the Lord that l was not
like other men--feasting with dogs.
Here in Algiers summer had come with
flowers, fragrance and vegetables in plenty,
and in first class fertile fields and luxuriant
gardens in grandeur of mountain and sea;
yetwith few exceptions wretchedness clothed
the masses and made nothing seem so
mournful as man. No general intelligence,
no cleanliness, no hopeful activity, nothing
to give solid promise TO the people who
springing from 1000 years of robbery and
plumber are now infamed slightly by the
French passion and will always fall below
the western people of whom, thank God,
are we and ours.
NICHOLS HosPirAL, May 2, 1894.
The Charitable Union of Battle Creek,
which, for years has been doing such
noble work among the sick and poor,
dates back to small personal beginnings,
as does many another grand endeavor.
From 'S5 to 'S7 certain benevolent
lady looked after the wants of two poor
families; scanning her expense account
one day, she decided that she had carried
them as long as she could afford to in
dividually. Accordingly she laid the
cases before neighbor, who agreed that
others should be given chance to help.
Several more ladies were readily enlisted,
and they decided to give a charity ball.
This was held The I'd of January, 1887,
the net proceeds being something over
$780, The success of this enterprise SO
to make the amount the nucleus of
Stntidl iuiiti W NC ucSe III tluink tilC
worthy poor and sick, and a committee
for its proper disbursement was appoint
ed, and finally permanent organiza-
ton was effected.
Kind hearts are ever ready to respond
to the suffering cries of humanity, and
money was readily raised in various
ways, thus the work grew and grew, as a
good cause is bound to do. by the blessing
of God. A poor boy suffering from rheu-
matism was discovered. in pitable con-
dition, without friends or means. Accom-
mittee of ladies took the case to DR.. Kel-
logg, who agreed to care for him and
others whom the Union might send, at
the Sanitarium hospital for nominal
sum. The boy remained there nine
weeks. and by that time cottage had
been rented and so far equipped as to be
opened, and this boy was the first pa
tient at the Union Home, as it was then
called. As he grew better, he was sent
to school, did chores about the home, and
finally went to learn trade. He has
always looked back gratefully to those
who helped him so generously in his dire
necessity.
A matron and cook were all the help
provided at the outset. One chair and
few old dishes which came with the
house. "We will receive anything from
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