The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-02
FROM FAR HOLLAND COMES A TRAVELLER Carel Heye Van Krooneuburgh
 Tours World on Bet WILL HE HERE TWO WEEKS Must Circle the Globe in Five Years, Make Ills Living and Save One
 Thousand Dollars to Win
 Bet of $1e,ooo.

Carel M V. Heye van Kreoneuburgh, who hail from Holland arrived in Bir- mingham yesterday at noon on the Louis- vile and Nashville enroute around the world on a wager. He Is from Utrecht, and his last sojourn in this part of the world was Knoxville where he stayed two weeks.
 This globe trotter will be here two weeks making enough money to carry him to the next large city where he hes ito visit in order to win the wager He will sell pictures of the old country play at recital or two and turn an honesty penny in any way possible. He Is stopping at 2121 Sixth avenue.
 Besides having a long name, this travel CT Is long man. He stands 6 feet 4 inches in his stocking feet, and none the worse for his many miles of travel under peculiar circumstances
 The Wager.
 MT. Heye van Kreoneuburgh left HoI- land two years on a wager of S1600O that he could circle the globe, visiting speci- ned places. In five years. make his living while on the trip and also save S1O00 He regrets the wager now, but says he is living up to his contract and hopes to return to his native land a short time before the date expires and carry with him thousand and more He left Hol- land without a cent, and had nothing hut his fare across the Atlantic. He sold cigars on the steamer and made enough money not to be absolutely penniless when he reached this country.
 The traveller agrees to visit every state east of the Mississippi river in this coun try, and half on the west Alabama and Mississippi were the only states east of the river he had not visited until o'clock yesterday morning, but now he has only the latter left.
 Mardi Gras.
 From Birmingham the Hollander pro- poses to go to Montgomery, down through Mobile and along the gulf to New Dr. leans where he will be during Mardi Gras
 From New Orleans he will travel up the Mississippi to St. Louis, where he will do the big fair and thence travel across the western states to Yellowstone Park, Dem yer and on to Frisco from where he will sail to Hawaii about a year from next January. Canada was included in the list. but he has been there already. The trip from Hawaii goes through Samea New Zealand, the principal cities of AuSIdHd, the DutCH EdSC 1nQleS ana then direct to Holland.
 MT. Heye van Krooneui'rugh has number of interesting pictures of the old country which he is selling, and he claims to be an accomplished musician. He lectures on many subjects, and be- sides is correspondent for a number of European papers, who take regular stories from him about his experiences and impressions.
 In a special book the wanderer has nothing but passes of various kinds, and they are varied and numerous enough to cause a pang of longing in the hearts of those who are not so fortunate. While here he will visit every city and town within street car distance. as well as col leges schools and all places of interest. The traveller says he has enjoyed the trip and learned much. He claims the ability to make $500 year at home prac- ticing law, besides being a of a wealthy family. He always makes it well under stood that he is not a tramp in any sense of the word. except that he is roaming over the world
 He said he was very much impressed with Birmingham and the wonderful re- sources of the district. While he has at still his ears had been open and he had heard enough to make him understand that this was the mineral center of the country. His impressions of the south are favorable, but he dislikes the warm weather, preferring the bitter winds of zero to those of southland. q