The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-04

Observations and IMPRESSIONS 81 N:B. Broughton on His
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| marching I'D and down one line and
q few steps away the soldiers of Spain
| marching UP and down another Hne.
and to think this hes been going on for
two hundred years.
! Here, Ia these waters a conference
met a few years ago with regard 70
the Of Morocco by the
French and their desire to forty the
same. h conference decided against
| the Notifications attempted. and they
were abandoned.
But. the d~eep-sounding whistle Of
our steaner is calling US back We
have a few moments only 10 run into
one OF tho Protestant Mission chapels
where a number Of our party have
gathered. Every Christian organlza-
ton in Gibraltar is represented
Bishop Hartzei. OF h Methodist
church. who has the oversight of all
the work Of his denomination along
h Mediterranean Was one of tho
principal speakers: hf was followed
by a Captain of the Salvation Army
and others. The meeting was very in
teresting and helpful to all of Us. At
its close a collection OF $10e was raised
to aid the four Christian organizations
working at Gibraltar.
Anchored at Aigfers, Africa.
Another smooth run Of a night and
half a day and we steam into the har-
Dor Of Algiers on the north coast Of
Africa. Ny. my. how the blood al
most runs cold as we hin of what
has taken place in the waters Of this
ocean and especially in connection
with Algiers, and the piracy that pre-
vailed here h ~hindTance for
centuries. Look UP your history and
read the horrible tale of the Arabs
who overran Northern Africa in the
dark ages. 1t IS said that 5000 YES
sells are known to have fallen into the
hands Of these ruffians and 600, 900
people, citizeps Of every nation and Of
every rank n society made prisoners
Of whom very few ever saw freedom
again.
But what a change now. AS our
ship approaches the harbor we behold
one of the most beautiful pictures of
a great city surrounded by fertile hill
sides OF rarest beauty and from its
mid rise stately buildings and beauti-
full residences, mosques, c~athedrals,
etc.
Our Sunday school party under the
direction of MIR. Clark, Of the famous
"Clark's Tours" are given a three
hours carriage ride over and around
the great city. 1t is a revelation to
all who had never seen Algiers before.
The masses of clematis hanging in
festoons from the Olive trees, cactus
and aloes running wild in the glens,
the olean1er and jasmine from the
gardens of the poor and rich aiike c,
lemons, dates, figs growing
along the roadside.
We can not describe his beauty that
nature has poured into the lap of this
wonderful pot Of earth, nor can we
finger here. The carriage drive end
and in roups Of 25 to 80 We are
placed in charge of guides and go into
what is called the Arab quarter
80, 0OC or more Of them live here.
Into narrow alleys, up and dow slip
perry stone paved crooked, uneven. foul
smelling streets we go and such sights
as we saw the limits Of this letter will
not admit of telling. Such sO-called
such Wrett holiness have never
beheld. 1t was astonishing to under
how human beings could live
in such an atmosphere. And Yet we
saw a great many old men and women
The sight of the children and their
h~ardships of the women and their
slavery made US sick at heart.
Out from these narrow 6 foot streets
of the Arab quarter, with all sorts of
trading, trafficking. gambling. loafing,
smoking and the like on both sides
out into Gods air me sunshine we
go and try to look away to dear old
North Carolina. -four thousand miles
away, and thank Him for a home in
a land so favored.
We next take a look into many of
the shOps-just a few are of good size.
MOST OF tnem are IKE all we nave seen
in this section small packed full. Here
We found the Hebrew, the Arab ana
the F~renchman and We're told among
them are many wealthy people who
own the elegant mansions that grace
the hilltops around the city. 1t was
exceedingly difficult to max purchases
because we could not tell them what
we wanted nor did we have the money
they use. Making change Is the diff
problem and getting at the right
price of the article. for it is we'll I'M
that nine times out of ten the
Will charge two to three prices.
For the first time We enter a Mo-
and see for ourselves It's
wOrshippers-300 or more were pres
ent-ln one of their five services held
each day. It was very solemn and
rcverential-full of deepest apparent