Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1914 — Samoa Again British. [ARTICLE]

Samoa Again British.

To many Englishmen the greatest Interest In the capture of Samoa is the fact that it brings the grave of ]tob#lt Louis Stevenson into the British empire again. It is curious to recall that when he first touched the 4|]and daring the South sea cruise in 1889, Stevenson was by no means favorably impressed with place or people, and Intended to stay there only a obuple of weeks to oollect JThia boolean the fcuth s°is. ThJ

fascination of the island grew, however, as the days went by, and, abandoning the project of a winter home in Madeira in favor of Samoa, he bought land three miles from Apia, and, except for occasional trips to Sydney, neyer left the island again.