The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-10

which runs to the baths passes first under
palms and mimosa through the exquisite
oasis OF Beni-Mora, out into the desert,
taking about three-quarters of an hour.
In tho afternoon there are excursions,
driving, riding, on horses or camels to
the environs and to the neighboring GASES,
and, after dinner, concerts, operettas, pc
tits chevauX and baccarat at the casino,
or visits to the numerous Moorish cafes
In the town. where may be seen the M
tive girls dancing their strangely monot-
onous Arab dances to the no less monot-
onous accompaniment of Arab music,
strident tom-toms and ear piercing pipes
intended only, one is told as an accom-
paniment to the distracted thoughts of
the listener. while he sips the sweetened
coffee and smokes innumerable cigarettes.
The rather squalid habits of the hashish
smokers may also be visited; excellent
guides are to be found al the hotels, all
of whom speak French, and some little
English. Travellers who visit Biskra, UNI
less for health, usually stay a day or two
only but it is really worth longer Wis
it. A fortnight certainly can be pleasantly
passed there, in the course of which the
expedition by diligence to the important
oasis and city of Pugart can be undertake
en- There is also fairly good shooting
within easy reach. chamois, and tne
mouflon, which are really Barbary sheep,
abound between Biskra and El kantara
and for these expeditions the services of
one of the numerous trustworthy guides
can be requisitioned. A feature of Biskra
is the curious villa o. Count Landon
which he kindly allows to be shown to
visitors during the afternoon. The various
rooms are not under one roof, but are
isolated and distributed in different parts
of the splendid tropical gar
dens, in which are success
fully acclimated many rare fruit trees.
shrubs and other plants. Very charming
ly do the hours slip away in these en-
chanted gardens, remote from the noises
of the town. remote from the world.
Screened from tho MONDAY sun by thick
est tropical vegetation, one can repose in
the heat of the day IN the Arab salon
where daylight filters in sparing.y through
hanging masses of vivid bougaiuvilleas,
stroll later through groves of feathery
bamboo and orange gardens golden with
fruit and heavy with the voluptuous scent
of blossom, and, finally. watch from the
river terrace the scarlet glory of the
sinking sun, most splendid of natures
many splendid pageants. most glorious of
Gods many glorious gifts, TRANSPORTING
in blaze of rose-colored fire the gray
SHOUTED outline of the distant Djebel-
Metlili, and touching with magical RAYS
the golden waves of the Sahara and the
island GASES of Lalia and F'iliash.
This same sunset hour is one of the
daily charms of life in the desert and
the Northern traveller must stand spell
bound before such riot of Southern col
oring. | should like to say that during
a two months tour in Algeria and Tunls
in the hight of the recent Anglophobia
l experienced nothing but the utmost
civility and kindness from all classes, both
of Frenchmen and Arabs. Where the re-
verse has been experienced may it not
have been because our countrymen are oc-
casionally. a modern novelist has wit
tily told us, too conspicuously dressed in
the Union Jack?'