The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-08-31
LONG MOTOR CAR TRIP
Charles J. Glidden's Experience
In Round the World Tour.
TOOK KING OF FIJI FOR A RIDE

His Subjects Called Well known
! the oFather OF All Devils"-Royalty
Received Mr.. Glfddcn and His Wife.
and Monkeys PeIted Them With CO.
coanuts.
Charles J. Gli6den OF Boston, the
travelled more than $4,000 miles in mis-
motor car in foreign lands in the last
! fol-r years, arrived at New York re-
Gently on the steamer Kronprinz Will
helm, says the New York Times. Mrs.
Gliddcn accompanied her husband.
Sac has been With him in every mile
of his trip in his big gasoline touring
car. They ran over nobody, had no &C
cidents and were only delayed one hour
/ for repairs.
There is nothing more delightful
than viewing the wonders Of distant
lands from an automobile, but l am
glad to get back to American civiliza~
ton," said MI. Glidden while await
ing the inspection of their baggage on
the pier. 1--WE have been associating
for so long with the natives of the FIJI
islands. the Maoris and the natives Of
Java and the Malay peninsula that it is
q real treat to get back to American
ways once more"
Automobiles have had some pretty
! hard names given to Them" said Mr..
! Glidden, "but the natives of Fiji, who
are only one generation removed from
cannibalism, devised name for MY
machine which is fully as good as those
originated by more civilized individ-
uals. They style it the father Of all
devils AS it was the first automobile
that ever entered the Fiji islands,
don't blame them. When they saw
that it did not scatter death and ruin
in its wake they eased UP on the name
a little and called it the boat on the
road
'It was sometimes with difficulty
that l could drive the car, the natives
crowded around it in such numbers.
clamoring for ride. If had gone in
to the rapid transit business | might
have paid my expenses, for they OF
fered me an English shilling for ride.
"The king Of Fiji and the princess.
his sister, couldn't understand what
made the car 60. l gave them ride,
and the king wanted to go faster. By
the way, you might like to know his
name. l 9ot quite adept at pronounc-
ing it, but it was hard task at first.
His subjects cell him Ratu Peniaka-
davu Lew Roko Tuitailevu. His cos
tune was q queer mixture of European
and native styles. He wore coat and
waistcoat, around his hips was wound
a colored piece Of cloth, and his legs
were bare. The princess wore loose
silk garment reaching to her ankles"
Mr.. and Mrs. Glidden went from the
Fiji islands to New Zealand. When
600 miles from land the steamer caught
fire in the hold, and there was excite
ment among the passengers until the
fire was got under control. At Auck-
land Mr.. Giidden had to pay $3.50 de-
post to take his automobile into New
/ Zealand
!; ''It is the largest sum / ever paid to
! take my car into foreign country"
said he, "but all except SIS was re-
| funded when / left. l toured 1,145
miles in New Zealand. Crossing rivers
gave the most trouble There are few
bridges, and the water at some Of the
fords was SO high that it covered the
wheels. In the south island of New
1 Zealand is fine road known as
Wards Paradise. It is the most south
erly road in the world, and / drove to
its end, getting as near to the antarctic
circle as it is possible to reach.
eve then crossed to Tasmania by
steamer. In Tasmania are magnificent
roads. They are made by convicts and
are built Of small stones put together
like mosaic, with topdressing Of soil
| When we got to Australia we found a
marked contrast. Half of our tour Of
over 1000 miles was over some Of the
/ poorest roads in the world, about as
bad as the roads from Albany to Utica.
II have seen great many snakes in
my life, but there are more of the rep
tiles In Australia than in any other
place know of.
Then we went to Java, the most
wonderful country for motor car trav-
Ell. Its roads, people, volcanoes, hotels,
ruins and scenery are all interesting.
We stopped under a tree one day to
watch some monkeys at play. They
evidently did not take kindly to the
motor car, for they pelted us with
cocoanuts. The sultan of Java took a
ride, but he was not so courageous as
the Fiji king and only allowed me to
! 90 four miles an hour. His bodyguard
preceded the car, and big force Of re-
tainers brought up the rear.
"Our next touring place was the Ma
lay peninsula. There we had another
| festive time the sultan Of Johore being
our host. He gave us luncheon, and
everything was served on gold dishes.
Talk about the effete civilization Of
our own country! We can't equal
some Of those eastern princes yet.
Singapore saw the end Of our auto
yn0f,1In frip Wo wont diroo% ~ an