Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-07-10

distance the Cape or Trafalgar. Near
here was fought the battle which kept
Englsnd mistress of the seas. Here
Nelson gave that laeonie exhortation,
"EnRland expects every man to do his
duty;" and it was here, dong his duty,
he gave up his life. We shall see the
monument erected to his memory in
London
Another day of calm sailing. We
have not seen what could be called tan
ocean wave" on this trip, and we are at
Algiers.
Algiers! Land Of the Mohamme edan
Arab and Moor! A city of 25o,0O0 in
habitants, there are many wealthy
English msn living here, but they are
not to be seen.
The streets are fairly jammed with
Arab and Moor bright with red fez and
gay trousers, scattered among these,
the woman in white garbs, fitting about
like so many ghosts, rather soiled
ghosts, increase the feeling that we
have entered world unknown.
Here We visit gardens of marvellous
tropical beauty. Again we look out up
on wonderful panoramic view; besuti.
full almost beyond the power of pen to
described. On the other hand we
enter the old Arab town, squalid, filthy.
streets go narrow that man could not
lie down CROSS wise in them. Man,
woman and child. dirty, sickly looking,
lacking in annimation forgetting every
thing except to beg. Buildings of
stone tower above these narrow streets.
1t is like being in corridor of some
awful prison.
Yet narrow as these streets are the
Inhabitants use them for parlor, dining
room, and work room. Here they sell
their fruit, vegetables, and trinkets
of all kinds. A glimpse at the interior
OF their homes reveals rooms as small
and as dark and uninviting as the
streets. could only think of rat holes.
Algiers is worse than three rinped
circus We gazad in dumb, open.
mouthed smszement, and could not
see it all. The streets in the down
town part are SO crowded that, our
driver made progress only by standing
up and yelling at the mob to open for
him to pass. Vendors and beggars
followed by our side, often riding on
the carriage steps. In the shops the
keepers are az keen to sell They begin
by asking double what they will accept
for an article, and will take any kind
of money, tho the Italian is least
desired. The bartering is confusing,
for it is impossible to know the value
of an article. The only way to strike
"bed rock" is to offer price he will
not take, and then work up as he works
down. But Alas! This takes time and
time is what the tourist does not have.
We visited mosque with its pulpit
under the main dome, its praying ring
covering most Of the floor 1t is other.
wise quite empty. Water is in&the hall
where the worshiper washed before
entering.
The Moorish men are good looking,
keen. clear-cut, dark. The women,
wrapped in their soiled white sheets
and uncanny face cloths are anything
but attractive. A poor man has one
wife, a rich man has four.
Our boat sailed for Naples at 10 .. m
Rows uf e1aefrie liohfo ripoad tho
harbor, and sparkling lights of all
colors moved about in it, Delightful
of course, but nota small part of the
delight came from the fact that VIC
were leaving Africa, returning to the
land, as the Mohammedan expresses it
the land of the Dog of a Christian.
Ny little party are all we'll, happy
aud>send greetings to all our friends il
the little western town most attractive
to Us. E EstelIe Carrier.