The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-14
Pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian Church Writes of
His Trip Abroad.
INTERESTING INCIDENTS
THE WRITER TELLS IN A cAPTI-
WAITING WAY OF THE MANY
THINGS THAT STRIKE ONE ON
A LONG VOYAGE.

church, who recently made a trir
abroad. has promised the Palladium
an account of his trip for the benefit
of its readers. The first installment
of the series of articles is presented
today and viii be found of more than
ordinary interest:
This is the first of some jottings
on my journey. The venture, the voy
age, the wonderful vision seem integ
raj parts of an ordinary experience
of life after the sail and sally are com
pleted. The older civilizations appeal
TO everyone. Many say, I should like
10 visit the other side, Others say
they would go, if it We're not for the
ocean. But with distances and diff
culties, with seas and sacrifices
weighed in the balance. many Ameri-
cans, an ever increasing number, face
the winds and the waves. After some
decision is reached in the matter, the
common ritual used by boys in get
ting a foot-race started, with a single
revision, states aptly. the necessary
procedure, One for the money, two
for the crowd (show), three TO make
ready and four to go
Number one comes in different
ways. Some have it, some work for
it, some work others for it. some wait
for it and where the others get the
cold cash, who can guess?
What strikes the travellers is that a
good many seem to have plenty of
money and the Oriental with his Eu-
Topean and American assistants has
a strong impression that every Am
erican who can make a respectable
tour is made of u. S. Bank Notes.
Consequently, they are waiting for
you, The T. S. Custom officer said,
.They see yca coming" | am sure
they are willing TO relieve you of any
unnecessary carriage of cash. One
thing is sure today and that is the
system of American express checks,
and steamship certificates with
the regular letters OF credit of the
banking houses of the world simplify
the matter of the carriage of and &C
quaintance with the moneys of the
East very considerably. Aproposl of
the money question one learns that it
doesn't take nearly as much to make
a royalty good. independent trip as
YOU had figured. You may probably
be overtaught. over guided and GER
1ainly over charged in 1st class
observation-disclosures Cook, Gaze,
Clark, Hamburg-American, Dunning
or Willitte trip at about the rate of
ten dollars day including every
thing. but tips and personal expenses
and be led as sheep to the shearing.
but YOU can arrange to reduce that
figure by 20 to 80 per cent according
TO your care and cunning.
The crowd is big asset in going
TO a far country by sea and land A
sine qua non of travel is good hum
ored, fair-minded and hust1ing crowd.
Ours was six in number. The party
should be at least four in number and
not over eight for obvious reasons. l
made this note in my diary at Venice.
To see the real and enjoy it. one must
appreciate the ridiculous Humor
yourself and your foibles and woe be
your travelling companions, your ser
wants and mainly yourself, The way
of the crank and constant objector
is rocky.
Ny companions, though nearly all
of the same line of work, were well
equipped by many outside interests
and by reading and previous expert
ence and were a choice lot with whom
to enjoy much and profit immensely
on three months tramp.
Making ready includes too many
things and interests to expand upon
here. Some of the readers of these
notes have been making ready by
their reading and planning and saving
for many years. Men go. at least, we
did. with light luggage There was
an absolute ban upon friiIs and stuff
Warm, necessary articles to the mini
mum We're carried. Others go with
many trunks and much paraphernaIia
and display. Do as you please as Lin
coin said. For those who like that
sort of thing that is the sort of thing
they like" When YOU are getting
ready. the railroads and steamship
comnanies and travelling agencies will
gladly help you with information and
keep YOU from possibly making
mistake.
Then Just so, I went to Boston,
enjoyed some of the sights of the Hub.
saw the Turkish Consul. for his wise
on my American passport. met my
chums and on February >. 1907. 10
m. we drove from Young's through
the slush and cold to the White Star
docks, where we went aboard. the
Republic. 15,4oo tons, which was to
be our sea-home for II days We
sailed out of sight of Bunker Hill
Monument at / u. m. among consider
able demonstration. 1t was quite a
send-off and IN Boston too. | had
seen before something of a crowd as
semble I'm New York TO see a depart
IRE but this was far ahead. Flowers
flags. tears. farewell kilograms. ship
letters and shouts were everywhere.
The last augmented BY the Yale yell
which lusty threats gave III eompii-
ment of the fine young St Paul ath-
lete who had broken in health by
over exertion at the oar and MAS off
10 find wat he lad lost Let me tell