The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-01-07
BILKISs WILL START ABROAD.
Unless ProvidenfialIy Hindered the
Major VIII Start on His Trip
Around the World Sometime In
January.

Bilkins, expects to start on his trip
around the world sometime In Janu-
airy. The Major had expected TO go
abroad several months ago, but was
prevented on account OF illness In
his family. but he now writes US that
he expects to start on his wonderful
voyage about the first OF the year.
He will write a full account OF his
trip weekly and his letters will ap-
pear in The Caucasian, each week.
exclusively.
The articles descriptive Of this
trip will be of more than ordinary
educational value, considering the
small amount 1t will cost to read
them, and they will be entirely
original.
Both old and young people will Dc
interested, for the story will be writ
ten in plain language. The descrip-
lions will be pen pictures. You will
live and move with Bilkins and see
the great world through his eyes.
Some of the experiences will proba-
bly, be of the side-splitting variety.
Mr.. Bi.kins has had this trip in
view for several years and his pre-
vious letters might be termed fore
runners of it.
Mr.. Bilkins will tour England,
France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy.
Spain, India, Africa, Denmark, Swe-
den, Turkey, Morocco, Holland. AID
other European Kingdoms in that
portion of the world; also Russia.
China, Japan, the Philippine Islands.
and other countries in the Far East.
Comparatively few people have
gone around the world. In most in
stances they have hurried through
the trip, getting only casual glimpses
of the various countries from the
beaten paths of travel. Mr.. Bilkins
will travel leisurely and take in the
interior as well as the principal
cities of each country. He will hob
mob with monarchs; but he will also
go down among the masses and see
how they live, and dispense advice
where he thinks it is needed. Doubt
less Bob will be the centre of at
traction in many countries where the
American mule is unknown. His &C.
centricities will play an important
part in the articles.
Bilkins will hunt lions and tigers
in Africa and elephants in India,
shooting them from Bob's back. He
will spend some time with the Sui
tan of Turkey and try to learn why
he is the greatest ladies' man since
the days of Solomon.
A special and most interesting
feature of the series of articles will
be exhaustive descriptions of Egypt,
Jerusalem, Palestine, and other lands
and cities anciently familiar to Bible
students, but about which so little
is known to-day owing to their lack
of commercial Importance. Bilkins
will trace up old family history and
relics back to the days of Adam and
Eve.
At some time during the tour Mr..
Bilkins will make an attempt to
reach the North Pole. In fact, that
is the height of his ambition. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have
been lost and many lives sacrificed
in attempts to reach the North Pole
but it seems impossible owing to the
extreme cold. Bilkins processes to
believe that Bob can make the trip
regardless of ice and snow. Doubt
less the stories of his experiences
will be thrilling.
OF course, we cannot go into de-
tails. Suffice it to say that these
articles will be genuinely descriptive
and historically true even though
they will not be written in serious
vein. Mr.. Bilkins will be giver
| plenty of latitude, and he will write
in his peculiar style. But we Car
safely promise that the reader viii
know far more about foreign lands
the peculiar customs of the natives
their good and bad points, their past
present and future, year from nov
than he or she knows to-day, and the
stories will be interspersed will
quaint expressions, odd experience:
and thrilling narratives which will
tend to relieve them of all dizziness
| AS a writer, Zeke Bilkins has &C
cupied an humble and modest posi-
ton. Society has never set it's sea
of approval upon his work. Thu
| great literary critics who can max,
and unmake writer's are blissfull.
ignorant Of his existence; fate ha
decreed it so.
| But Bilkins has a small but grow
ing coterie of friends who read hi
letters regularly, and refuse to b.
comforted without them. This littl
army consists of boys and girls from
five to ninety years of age. Amoni
the number who may be classed a
admirers of his letters, on their testi
mony, we believe it safe to say tina
there are more boys and girls from
eight to fifteen years of age who Cal
come nearer repeating yer batim on
of his letters written perhaps one o
1.-TWO years ago than any other write
can claim in proportion.
This goes to show that his work |
natural and impressive, though ia
from brilliant.
| The trip around the world wi
begin soon, and will continue for
year, or longer. Those who care t
read it should send a dollar for
years subscription to The Caucasia
at once. If your subscription
about to expire, you should rene
promptly. If you have been a sui
scriber, now is the time to renew. d