The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-05

most intelligent Foung faan with 4
siaxsrs red beard He RS bora 10 Mil
vile. Ohio, CO the ID 81 March, fS3.
Tn Isse be went % White Clord. IN the
state OF Kansas. He pnrsncs1 q regn-
lar course o. studies IN the public
schools, and in fssD be vas admitted
20 ths state university al Kansas
In 1854 be wss m8de an A. ~. Dur
ing his college life be founded . Jour
nal called the Tnixyxisy Courier, Of
whirh be was the editor and prpprie-
tor for about fxo years. From 1854 70
Isss he worked Is railway raachinist,
travelling continually through the
states OF Kansas, Missouri. Illinois and
Wisconsin. hat never cezsing 70 con-
tribute articles TO the leading journals
and 70 the reviews Of Kansas City.
Chicago and New York.
On the 9Th OF November OF last year
he decided TO undertake very ardu-
Gus project which he had cherished
Tor . long time This was 20 make =
tour through the world on foot. He
remained IN the United States until
the aforementioned time. because,
ike q good American. be didn't wish
70 leave the country Nifhout first
knowing the result OF The presidential
election. He erabarked at New York
and landed at southampton. On foot
he Travelled through the Isle of Wight
aud through the greater portion OF
England then from Hayre TO Paris.
from Paris 10 Lyons, Marseilies. Tou-
lon, Nice. Geneva. Pisa and Rome
He will take the northern route
through italy. Switzerland and Ger
many, arriving directly at Berlin.
From Berlin he viii go directly TO
Dresden. Vienna. Gonstantinopie,
Odessa. Moscow ard Sc. Petersburg.
From there he win start for Sweden and
Norway, Scotland. Ireland and Eng
land, remaining short time in Lon
don. From London he will set sail
for Egypt and traverse Arabia, Per-
STA, India and China. From China
he will go TO Japan. From there he
viii start for Australia. and thence, as
the last trip. to San Francisco. From
the Pacific coast be viii return TO his
native town, Kansas City. after Chi
cago, the next important agricultural
emporium of the far West. He calcu-
Iates that. in order 70 pat the project
into execution, be viii need no more
than three years. All his luggage con-
sisis OF knapsack made. purposeiy
for his excursion. and ale to hold
only one single change of sindcrcioth-
ing, He also carries with HIM q
rubber oyereoat, a compass and map
Iof the country in which he may find
himself Neither rain, nor wind. nor
snow. nor thnnder-storins he SAYS.
have numbered him or viii hinder him
from continuing his voyage. Accord
ing to his calculations he can make AZ
kilometres day. When he started
out. besides English, he could only
speak little German, but knowing
Greek and Latin well, by studying,
collecting. observing and noting he
was able TO learn language composed
Of different words and altogether diff
ferent idioms--a species Of yolapuk,
most original and curious, with which
he succeeds admirably in making him
self understood.
lie is the correspondent OF the Globe
Democrat ard several other American
journals. saks
At one time he was arrested in
France as q German spy. He was
often obliged &c sleep in the open air.
exposed 10 all sorts of weather. He
was the object of suspicion and dis
trust, and on several occasions, when
worn out, he asked for lodging, and
the door was shut in his face.
The following are his impressions:
Il found the English more reserved
and more dignifed than the Ameri-
cans. and the Isle of Wight is q beau
tiful country.
'.In the west of France more than
any other part l was impressed with
the cleanliness and neatness OF the In
habitants. They we're ali very cour-
teous to me, but they were all full of
that unhealthy suspicion or uneasi-
ness which in French eyes turns every
foreigner into German spy. The
police gave me no rest, in spite Of my
papers and references. They could
never understand why an American
should travel on foot
Without intending 10 iiatter the
country in which / ann at present. l
viii say sincerely that / was treated
by the Italians more Hospitality and
more courteously than by any other
people in Europe. | had to suffer no
annoyance or persecution from the
police. the authorities, or the military.
| believe that the Riviera Is the most
beautiful country In the world, and
the vision of that terrestrial paradise
is constantly before my eyes. Ii
could select a place of residence. and
had no projects TO carry out or en-
gagements TO fulfill in my own coun-
try, would establish myself in Rome.
the city that prefer to any other in
either the New or the Old World.