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Letters From Abroad. Mr. Stack Lands at Bremen? The Popular Monroe Lawyer Crosses Old Ocean and Takes Up His Plan to Visit All the Places of Interest in the Old Countries. BY A. M. STACK. (CopyrlRhted, 1900, by R. F. Beasley ) NO. 1. Bremen, Dec. 1. ' I have always thought that the lawyer asked our Savior a pertinent question when he en- J quired who was his neighbor. 1 He did it, we are told, to justify ( himself. But, ba that as it may, ( the question evoked an answer ( that is one of the priceless gems ' r?f t.hft Christian relieion and ' has been a blessing to many. ' And 1 for one favor giving that 1 lawyer credit in this world for what he said, since the record is J silent as to what became of him after death. Since his time the secrets of nature have been divulged and her I ] forces made tne servants of man J The multiplied uses of these ! ( forces have removed the barriers . i of distance and time and drawn all people nearer together. The I] increase in travel, the extension! i' of commerce and the spread of; the gospel have bro.ught all nations into closer relationship 1 < with each other. Along with these things lias come an in- , i creased desire in our country to know more of our neighbors i across the sea. t There has been, it is true, no , lack of letters and books written by travelers on this side of , the water?most of them devo- J ted to natural scenery, works ot , art and ancient ruins. The real < life of the people?how they live , and how they make a living? . has received scant attention, j The reason of this is not so oh. vious to the readers as it is to , the writers of the letters and | books. It goes back to Babel , when the Lord confused the tongues of those who attempted j to enter heaven by the tower |, route. The punishment inflicted , for that conduct was a keen one, L and is still visited upon the de- L cendants of those who look part , in that folly. And while the an-! cestors of the English speaking people, in my opinion, had nothing to do with that tower affair, ? yet the moment we get among , he real descendants of those old niers we must share in the! shment. it is but natural,j; 'ore, that English and , lan travellers should turn | -mm the confused jargon! r and write merely of ae. To go under the I ^aets trorn and about 1 1 different lougue is ' er. It involves work, i ^ money?and many1 "mistakes. ^vho have travelled ^Jave learned that their .d hijfo home often want in ProJrtion about the most, com..ion matters. Even theinos' learned acquaintances ask the most , (iuestions about the simple, every A - - | day life ol the people over here, and especially in regard to the way an American gefs along among people of whose language i lie is ignorant. The letters which I shall write will be in the form of a running narrative of incidents, observations and such facts as I may blunder upon. In all letters of travel reference to the writer is necessarily frequent, but the intelligent reader will know that such is not. always the product ot vanity but in order to give a concrete story of travel. EQUIPMENT EOK TRAVEL. Naturally money is thought of first. But that should give o concern, as foreigners don't want our money. When I leit New York 1 had only $4.25 in my pocket?and the expenses of two must be paid in three continents. You see the lack ot money need not cause A.mercans to deny themselves die pleasures oi nice trips to the jld countries. You might bring along a mint of cash and it would be no good ? except at the oanks where the yellow metal is 'worth its weight in gold." But, ivhile you need bring no money fou must bring "something equally as good." That you may do by buying a letter of credit at the larger banks, traveller's checks of express compau es or other forms of paper. If you travel in Russia or Turkey, or their dependencies, a passport is necessary. None is required tor a woman?slie is not supposed to be an anarchist jr bomb thrower. The passport must be approved by the Consul Grenerals for Russia and Turkey, before setting a passport you must take and subscribe the oath t of allegiance. And when you swear that you will be true to Uncle Sam, lie engages on his part to lie true to you. Behind that simple document is the en tire army and navy ol the United States, and wherever 1 may - ramble I snail know that same ;irmy ami navy are pledges tor my salty and protection. In the palmy days of Rome, when her dominion extended from the Atlantic to the Eujdi rates and from the Rhine and Danube to the African deserts, it was esteemed a great privilege to he able to boast, "I am a Roman " Rut prouder still, and meaning much more, is the right to say *'1 am an American citizen.'' No other voucher is necessary in order to travel anywhere. But experience had taught me the needol'somefhing more. Fori this trip I was given a letter of introduction by the Governor, who als o wrote Mr. Roosevelt in my behalf, and the President mailed him the following letter, which will loof great he'p to me: ' Department ot State, Washington, Oct. 23, 1906. j "To the Diplomatic and Con-1 sularf >lficers of the United Stales i "Gentlemen:? At the instance of the L'r'jsid nt, J take pleasure in introducing to you tlie Hon orable A. A1. Stack, of Monroe, N. (J., who i-> about to proceed abroad, accompanied bv his wile I cordially bespeak for thorn i such courte-ies and assistances i as you may be able to render,! consistently with your official duties. I am, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, Elihu Root." As we are to travel in countries under the civil control and! religious influence of the Sultan j of Turkey (who is the head the groat Mohammedan religio a word frnn him would be of j finite advantage. Governor Gle was kind enough to call with i at the State Department and i quest the Secretary to use ii influence in trying to get for i a firman from Constantinop The Secretary wrote a most c< dial letter to our Ambassad there, Mr. Leishman, asking h: to procure, if possible, a doc ment that would so accredit r as to be able to talk with offici and professional men in Turk and her dependencies. THE DEPARTURE The Ivaiser Willielm II. w scheduled to sail at 9 o'clock m., but was delayed some reason of the large quantity mail and t. unks, which a loaded on the ship by stea For some time prior to starti the scene was an interesting or Everj thing was motion ai hustle. The din of machiner the search bv passengers I their respective quarters and t jabber of nationalities ma confusion worse confounded- A classes and conditions were lit rying on board, from Frank Gould with his valet and M Gould with her maid passing i one gang way' to the grea Shcenev wit hout a valet and 1 ugly \vi:e doing the maid stu for herself going up another the steerage. The number of pi setiuers on board amounted some 1,200, of whom 800 we stored away in the steerage li sardines. The crew consisted GOO men and few women?in i over 1,800 persons. When i on, ihe groat engines began move, the brass band played lively air and hundreds of vii tors on the pier waved ha handkerchiefs ami Americ tlags at their departing friends Our vessel steamed down t Hudson,through the bay into t open sea, pointed its prow the northeast and started on : long journey. Of course, eve true American gazed at the i ceding land until it faded out vision. And it is a solemn m ment, indeed, when the land ' love and that contains all tl is near and dear to us on eai iroos down behind the horizc For whether we shall ever see again is known only to II who holds the seas in theholl' ot his hand and who tak knowledge ot even the sparro> fall. We next began to take c bearings and adjust ourselves new surroundings. .Just h? soon we might make a lunch some horrible monster under t water we didn't know. We me inhered donah?but could not expect his good luc We mentally debated our rea< ness to go?and which way LIFE ON THK OCEAN WAVE, Our ship was German a nearly all ot the passengers w< Germans or German-America They were not so approachal ms the free, easy going nati American, ami acqu*intan< were not so readily made. J1 tional claunishness asserted self and those of the same coi; tries soon (locked together. 1 hands tried to deceive them* ves into believing that they w< ha v* tig a good time. Every p : "Hard Times" nn i Breaking ii|> Bnsioess. 1 le. 1 -Just Two More Weeks Will i End The Chapter. ? We have only to offer to the lowest cash buyers, one car-load, 150 barrels fine Baldwin App.e. as One car-load High Grade, up-to-date Flour at $2.00 per sack, a. Five thousand pounds assorted nuts, by Four hundred sacks Salt. of Twenty barrels new crop New Orleans Molasses, and only ire fifty-five caddies of that good Tobacco at $2.50 for 10 lb. box. m. Best assortment of fruits and all kinds of cake doings for ng Christmas. ie Come now, don't wait till the last day?and remember the . little account is due if you owe us. yf Yours Kespecttuiiy, E Bennett Grocery Co'py. ill . I Bargain Seekers ? Take Notice us nt We will ofTerto the trading public for the next 30 days our to entire stock of Men's and Boys'Clothing ; also our line of nice !4s. Pants at cost. In dry goods and notions we carry ever> thing thnt ic L-ont in n tvcmm*r>l qtv.ro ?>nrl will qoII thorn lnwor Hmn you can buy them anywhere in town. We have some superb bar{ie gains in dress goods in all colors and styles. or HATS AND SHOES. fdl Hats in all styles and prices to suit all. For men we offer an sill attractive line of fine shoes in 3.50 and 5.00. These are the celt0 ebrated Reynolds Shoes, the best on the market. In ladies' fine shoes we give you the Stroolman Shoes, one of the best in Amer. ica. We have them in all kinds and styles and they are right SI" up to the minute and are in the prettiest kind of patents and black leathers -from 2.00 to 3.50. Our line of shoes for boys, au misses and children surpasses anything ever before offered^by us?from 50c to 2.50. j November 6, 1006. Yours for business, lie McCardoll & Allison Bros. ,to Old Mercantile Stand. its tv ;?- - _ e ISIf ftTslrtri S Auditor's Notice. of i'tl I "US ^ 1 f NOTICE is hereby wiveu that this otlieo Pa Wj rf bin Qh J I wib be open from tlie 1st day 01 January >0 sj m 1^1 ?11 | to <be '20th .lay February lit 7 for the purI pose of receiving tiie returns of the tax.. I We want to buy within the next < ' Lancaster county. iHt | i I be Auditor or an Assistant will attend t hr/lwi oil 1 hn /laiiro c It onn i it. *_i? _ . . i mi w >? wuo n11 inv/ i uj?* ioiiowiu^ puict-h id me county on the ! goats, hogs, cllickons, geese, tur- \ ,l'l>s n'l"ie'1 !,elow tor tl'? ?>nvenience of ,n* ke>'S? ducks- guineas, eggs, but- OsceoVl'nesdaV.Jan 8th 1U07. 12 to :j p m it ter, etc., for sale in Lancaster; Flea-nut Vary, w.-d. Jan t?. in 7. im county, and will pay the highest A,1,u.r,K i"y " ,,,? " 1 i 1 J 1 J /-v 1 \ tin Wick. Friday. " 11 ' "to 2 ' ' ow cash price for same. Our busi- i> xi0i Monday. 11 12 m 1 ness has increased to such an ex- wiKi?t, Monday. 1 p tu 71 tent that we fin.t it difficult to " v s keep enough meat to supply our Fiat ? reek ch. Ti.urs, 17 traae,and for this reason we are 11,^1',,^ frl' 7. V? , ... .. . , . Irimns, fatnrday, l.l to 12 in ,ur paying a little better price than iiaiioOohi Mine. m.?u. 21 'other folks for cattle, poultry, k<-rsji.iw, iii.s .v Wed. 22 and 23 i&>7. lO . r, ... 1 fi He ith Springs, linns "21 It) 7. I etc. So it you have anything in inn. Friday. 2-, - to 1 nN j this line for sale, bring it along w Vnniandinghaiirs m??u, ja?. 28,1017. and bring it quick. We also It wiM bo to the interest of every taxpay1 lit .. _ or, to make their returns promptly of all In) 1 want tf? hnir nurn nona (fnoon .. 1 . ' . " iuiiv vw |jvmu, personal property, also nil transfer* or inirp.'and dry hides. Highest cash prnven.ents on real estate and save the i i* . ? 11 penalty of Alt per cent which attaches alter we I 1^ paid lor all. tl,t. {j, ()f February. , We wish to say to our trade Tlju 1 oil lax of one dollar is laid upon all that we are prepared to deliver persons b tween tt.e of 21 and <$0, [li-i anything you want in the meat txcw,,t 1 i0,e exelui,t l,yj^^i.pctfniiy. line. Handling sp many beeves Jnn. a. rook, a day enables you to get your LftnCflstor s Cm Deo. Vi>ti';tn^G.ditor" I choice cut. W e also handle lish _ an(1 oys^rs- t The World's Best Pianos, ns Plyler Bros, j Superior Organs, ble """ for j|,e Htunes or the Churches at low In I j prices and on easy terms. A GOOD lVe }\im\ (0 Loan. HOLIDAY I'KKMCNT can be ha<l 303 arm,.omenta will, parties | "/AR!*V?. . - . . , lit . .. 4 i?i nir. ?i n i"i- uii tirn h ill .>1 /\ I A J Vj '7S hi- J" Nr;W, ' 1,v hy w,,K'h 1 can,,1('??V;lt Write at once to loaus tor five ycais <.ii improved cotton it,- (arias, in sums o| ~:| o i it unit upwards, at IVTnlfino'c lVTucip Hnitco the rat. of 7 i" r cent on amounts of SH'UO WlttlUUO a W"blt nUU5>e? 'h* I antl over, ami k per c< n? on >oiins less than COLUMBI A, S. C., ^|| $l(i(Jt>. No brokerage or comm ssion char- for catalogs, prices and terms. g< tt Only a reasonable fee lor abstract of . cl ,i"?- Thp Npwt !Jobs {ob I'rinting are _______ 1110 llOHu for others. Wliy as- Subscribe to The News. can't we do yours? ??????