The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-08-10

in 1870 in Lincolnshire. England 4, v
away from school and served year Ugs
So'u'er III France and the Netherlands p,s
ne Knew nothing Of the art Of war hs Won, i
ana studied and planned campaigns "a, An,
months.
ihen he started for Transylvania. vA,.
Christians We're fighting the Turks IN ~
his shipmates thought him Jonah ana a.
MIN into the sea. Smith found bis v,v n
other ship, engaged in a fight with rich Trs,
argoSy, captured ii, and was rewarded with,
purse containing $4,000 in gold as his rar NJ
spoil
In his fighting against the Turk he Won IN
and fame and coat Of arms and his title 81
tain. Before Ober Limbach In Trapsylv,s, n
devised a Strategem of lights which epsNr \
Christians To annihilate half of the n6ds n
AT another time he killed and cut of the has 4
three Turks in lists held before the opVog
armies. Finally he was left for dead upa y
field of battle.
Sold as slave by the Turks, he was sn !,
COnstantinople, thence he was sent to Rus
There he was worked in a chain gang One n
overseer, whereupon he beat out his brains 70
fail and escaped.
So at q we find Smith starting out for Vktsa
in 1907. 1t was the great adventure Of hs d
which gave him immortal fame. He vas v
the leader of the cOOnists. He was mereJ q
of the important men in the party The !e' \
fore the king. James |, had granted chsns ;
EirUipia tho nurrosa AZ 40,
fishing trading colonies in America The cGn
ran to London and Plymouth merchants u
divided into two sub-cOmpanies.
1t was the London company which made
jamestown settlement. There were great tnf
ties from the start. The cOlonists were pefl
selected-there were "fOrty-eght gentlend
four carpenters" The site selected was nsan
The colonsts had no stomach for WORK y
ferring to search for gold. The lndustna y
TEN. under which all abored for common s0'
did not encourage thrift. The government
cumbersome and the kings appolntees were 1@
petent.
Smith became involved In a serious dintal
before the voyage was finished and san4
landed in chains. Edward Maria Wingnen y
NlldIEtu MN WIFI Hiuliug lHC
instructions showed Smith to be one Of me o''
and he was released. Later he was given c'l@
of the supplies. In December, l6O'' ne NhH
tured and saved by PocahOntas de was wv J. !.
the loss of two Of his men. sentenced - Z,
and only saved by the arrival of the firs WV.
from England. Soon after he was eiecol =,
dent of the council. During the winter y.
% the colony nearly lost 60 out Of III ~, I,I \
persisted from starvation. Smllh S''''
getting corn from the Indians
Smith sailed for England in l6o9 ior ue'. !.
of a severe powder burn. He never re'1l'' =,
the colony. He Travelled in England, pre- =
the colonization of America. Id ivi' -
pl0red the coast Of New England I'd lHe
of private adventures, made good nap
and gave IL its name. He puollsheu Ia "a -
books about his experiences In Ame'i.a -. IA
where from zoos to 1851, the year VI ' rs
Capt. John Smiths claim to fame To- -,
the fact that IL was he who kept u'e ma n
colony together for two years ne "as a. =
capable man among insists. he oria'O IN \
diers. He compelled labOr-he WIZ ,soasl
work will not eat" was his dictum' n ~, M
the fort. traded with the ihuians ss5ue ~
friendship under difficulties ana hiaus ID q
ages of discovery. He actually suoe
ing the colony the character OF pei'u 'ar'nsn, u
Because he did this. the LONDON s..s, VS. =
the courage 10 keep on. new ', ss.ss. tnsli
cured and increased efforts MADE , su tbs y
crowned these efforts. There io,,V~ "Ss,tIspsi 8
grims and the Puritans and English se''
the Atlantic seoboard was assured tbsr
With the name and fame Oh iVN" :, Cant ~
fore. is Joined the name and 1aH H.,osd HID -
Smith. She saved him and she H''
TIE jamestown colony. ..,,n shOBls
PocahOntaS in bronze at Jan'sp
Joined by Capt. John Smith In OiV"