The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-10-11
Bilkins Going Abroad.
Extraordinary Announcement by the
Raleigh Enterprise -zeke Bill
kins, Its Special Staff Writer,
Soon to Start on Tour Around
the World.

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that Is special staff writer, Zeke Bii,
kin-.1 sill coon start Ona tour around
tba world and readers Of that paper
have something % interest 20 look
forward to. Those who have read
ZeEe BIIEiEs- letters in the Enterprise
know what 10 expect-Only with a
broader fsId 10 Gull from they prom
ise 70 Le better aud more iluninat-
inc. PIkins' little excursions abroad,
70 Washington, tie White House,
New York City.and elsewhere outside
Of North Carolina have been full OF
r.ch kumor aud L0-.ely philosophy
and his travels IN foreign lands will
doubtless IL productive OF a series
tia. vii, have no parallel d the kind
I'll. announcement u the Enter
prise follows:
We ara Glad 70 b-aJle 70 announce
70 the readers 81 the Enterprise and
the public generally. that our special
writer Zeze BiIkins. viii in a short
TINE start Oh q tour around the
world. Ou tits trip lie will ride biz
famous mule. Bob OtA-r= hare
Travelled around the world by rail
and steamer. d few have made much
o:tLe distance OIL bicycles and auto
MOBILES. but 10 one has ever attempt
q tae trip OIL horseback. or mule
hack. OF course. he will cross the
OCEAN bv steamer. and long land
TRIPS wi. II made bv rail.
N-. PIk.ns will tour England,
France. Germany, Switzerland. Italy
spain. Turkey. Morocco. HoIIand.and
Other European kingdoms in that
portion D: IT, world; also Russia.
j'L..a. Japan, the Philippine Islands.
AMI other countries il the Far East.
Comparatively Jew people have
gone around tie world II most il
stances tL-v have hurried through
tie -r.p. getting only casual g.imp~es
Of tie various countries from the
b..4--u paths 81 travel Mr. Bi.ains
will travel Ie.-urely and take in tne
interior a. we'll Is the principal cities
Of each country. f. will hObuob
wica uOuaTcA-: but h TI.l also 20
down among the masses and see how
they live. aII dispense advice where
lie thinks il j. needed. Doubtless
Bob will BE- the center OF attraction
IN many countries where the AmeTl-
can mule i unknown. His eccentric
tiles sill play an important part il
the articles.
B.lkius will hunt lions and tigers
in Africa. and elephants in India.
shooting them IRON Bob's back H
will spend some time with the Sultan
Of Turkey and try L. earn why he i
the greatest ladie7mai. since the days
Ot Solomon.
\ special and most Interesting tea
ture Of the series Of articles will b
exhaustive descriptions Of Egypt.
Jerusalem. Palestine. and other lands
and cities aucientlv familiar 70 Bible
students. but about which 50 little i
known today, owing 10 their lack OF
commercial importance. Bilkius will
trace up old family history and relics
back 70 the days OF Adam and Eve
At some time during the tour Mr..
BilkiEs viii make an attempt to
reach the North Pole. In fact. that
j. the height Of his ambition. Hun
dreds OF thousands OF dollars have
been lost and many lives sacrificed
In attempts 10 reach the North Pole.
but 1t seems impossible owing TO the
extreme cold Bilkins processes to be-
lleve that Bob can make the trip. re-
CARELESS Of ice and snow. Doubtless
the stories OF his experiences will be
thrilling,
OF course, we cannot 90 into de-
tails Suffice il to say that these ar
ticIes will be genuinely descriptive
and historically true even though
they will not be written in a serious
vain. Mr.. Bilkins will be given plenty
Of latitude and hewill write in his Pc
cuIiar STYLE But We can safely prom
ise that the reader will know far more
about foreign lands the peculiar Gus
toms OF the natives. their good aud
bad points, their past, present and
future, d year from now, than he or
she knows today, and the stories will
BE interspersed with quaint express
siOns. odd experiences and thrilling
narratives which will tend to relieve
them OF all dizziness
As q writer. Zeke Bilkins has occu-
pied an humble and modest position.
Society has never set its seal OF ap-
prevail upon his work. The great
literary critics who can make aud uu-
make writer's are blissfully ignorant
OF his existence: fate hath decreed it
so.
But Bilkins has a small but grow
ing COrterie OF friends who read his
letters regularly, and refuse 10 be
cOmiOrted without them. This little
army consists OF boys and girls from
five 10 ninety years OF age Among
the number who may be classed as
admirers OF his lettess, On their testi-
mony, We believe it safe 10 say that
there are more boys and girls from
eight 10 fifteen years OF age who can
come nearer repeating verbatim one
OF his letters written perhaps one or
two years ago than any other writer
can claim in proportion.
This goes to show that his work Is
natural and impressive, though far
from brilliant
The trip around the world will be-
gin soon, and will continue for a year,
or longer. Those who care to read
it should send a dollar for a wear 5
subscription TO the Enterprise at
once. Eyour subscription is about
TO expire. you should renew prompt.
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now Is the time TO renew. Do no,
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