The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-13

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his son had received fellowship in the
University of Pennsylvania in Econom-
les and Political Sciences. This is an
honor that many work for but few re-
ceive and it is the first time that a
scholar from Manitowoc has been SO re-
warded.
London, July 81, 1908
My Dear PARENTS
Mr. Cummings and myself have ar
rived in London and we have found
room in West Kensington, (the western
part of London.) Since | wrote the last
letter we made our way by wheel as far
south as Seamington and Oxford On
the way we took in Manchester and
Birmingham, the great manufacturing
cities. At Oxford we took in the great
university, (some q great colleges
Owing to the constant rain we came to
Lon Ion by train, and took temporary
quarters until we found good room for
a reasonable sum.
| at once proceeded to the American
Express Office on Waterloo Place, Pail
Mall, but found that no mail had yet
arrived for me probably to early for re-
turn mail, IA days since | sent the ad-
Dress
Yesterday l went through Kensington
Palace, the birthplace and home of
Queen Victoria. 1t was certainly grand.
| also went through the London Muse
um of natural history, the greatest OF
its kind in the world. From there |
proceeded to the Indian Department
of Albert Hall This was the finest
thing ever saw in my life. The wood
and ivory carvings of the Hindoos and
Asiatics go far beyond anything that
the civilized world can show, This
building contains all the imperial jewels
dresses and furniture which the English
armies took in the Hindco wars. The
English took from the Hindoo kings
most magnificent chairs of solid gold
inlaid with thousands of diamonds. |
saw robes OF gold containing hundreds
of diamonds and rubes OF the rarest col
ors and the greatest value. A watch
man told me that the gems and yalu-
ables on exhibition were valued into the
hundreds of million9of dollars and pay
several times for the wars. asked him
if any thoughts of recompensing the
owners had occurred, and he laughed
and said, this was taken in war.
Today spent in visiting the Bank of
England, or the Bank of the World as
should call it, also visited the London
Stock Exchange, both of which are very
important from economic standpoint.
From here proceeded to ST. Paul's Ca
thedral, the greatest church in England,
and next to St. Peters the greatest
church in the world 1t is a very re-
markable church indeed, Of immense
size, with many wonders to behold, and
graveyard for England's heroes on
land and water. The one thing which
has struck me particularly is the honor
which England gives to her authors and
heroes, the servility with which one
class regards the next higher class, and
the intense loyalty of the entire nation
to the king and queen. We seem to
think in America that the English
crown is figure head, but this certain
ly is mistake since English life to the
very core is centered in the crown.
The first thing that peasant farmer
will tell you is that his landlord or that
and that landlord is very good land
lord A landlords standing, aside from
his birth, rests in his being a kind,
generous and reasonable lord. Every
body seems 10 be servant to somebody
who is higher in the social scale and SO
the classes are graded upward.
This afternoon | proceeded to the
British Museum, the greatest museum
in the world. This museum contains
everything in the original as brought
together from all the corners of the
earth, and it is said that careful OBJ
servence of the things in this museum
Will take several months.
discovered that this museum also
contains an immense library including
books on my thesis. / proceeded at
once to the official to gain admission,
but found out what red-tape in Europe
is. presented my pass port and my
recommends from the University. In
consequence they granted me three days
at the library and told me that before |
could get more would have to see the
U. s. Consulate General and get a rec
ommend from him. SO | looked him up
and he gave me recommend with his
seal attached. This / am to send to-
gether with an application, to the di-
rector Of the museum, who will present
the matter before the board of trustees
and in few days they will lot me know
if can be accepted Nobody under the
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