Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-10-07
A WONDERFUL BOOK.
Something All should Have. -"Glimpses
of the World."-A Portfolio Of Photo
graphs by the Great Traveller aud
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Something All Should Have. -"Glimpses
of the World. Portfolio Of Photo
graphs by the Great Traveller aud
Lecturer, John l.. Stoddard.
We have before us a copy Of n truly
wonderful book. Thousands of books
are issued annually by the great pub
fishing houses of our country, but few
attract more than u passing interest.
Occasionally, however, u work Is pub
lishcd which by its originality. novel;
~, aud merit forces itself before the
public aud commands respect aud All
miraiion. Such u work is 'Glimp,es
of the World" Il sumptu0us portfolio
of photographs, prepared under the
supervision of that prince of travellers
aud lecturers, Mr.. John St0ddarh. Mr..
Stoddard needs no introduction 10 the
great American republic. For thir-
teen years he has lectured IN our large
cities on his travels IN foreign lands,
illustrating each lecture with hun
dreds of beautiful views, made from
actual photographs taken under his
personal direction. During his long
and brilliant career his lectures have
been the delight and his views the
wonder OF countless thousands. No
man Is so capable or so well fitted for
preparing a work Of that kind. An
interchangeable traveller, Il close observer
aud brilliant scholar, he knows. Ms
his success before Il critical public
proves, what will best instruct the
mind and delight the eye. Extensive
travel and study has enabled him TO
gather from the "wUrld's store house"
the choicest treasures, the rarest gems
of nature and OF art
"Glimpses of the World" ia roval,
oblong portfolio, size ii by IA inches,
richly printed on enamel paper and
beautifully bound. 1t contains 26S
full page engravings of famous scenes,
each a model of the engraver's art and
each direct reproduction of all actual
photograph. Below each picture is
description of it,written In that bright,
fascinating style which has made the
Stoddard lectures famous. Every
country in the world is represented.
Such a volume as this will never
grow old. 1t will be continually re-
ferred to, and will always offer wide
field for mental profit. The student
who wishes to make u careful study
aud comparison OF different conditions
of life in many lands will derive more
benefit from ''Glimpses OF the World"
than by actual travel. With this port
folio of photographs in his lap he can,
by the turning OF single leaf, contrast
the luxuriant tropics with the barren
rocks and ice OF the Frigid Zone. lie
can look at London, Paris and other
great art ccnters and see the height of
civilization, then at once compare with
them the mud huts. straw houses and
rude implements of natives and saw
ages. He can compare the palace Ut
the emperor with the peasant's home,
grand cathedrals and churches with
idols and temples, and the works of
modern art with the treasures dug
from the ruins of ancient cities. In
fact, lie sees the world as ii exists to-
day, and that, too, without the great
expense or the discomfort OF travelling.
1t should find place in every home.
and would prove an invaluable in
structor in our public schools. 10
quote from the Chicago Herald: at
stands peerless amongst the most ar
tistic and elaborate books Of the year"
We can conceive o. no finer gift for
the young or the old. 1t is published
by the Werner Company of Chicago,
and is sold only by subscription ut
popular prices. Z. o. Noble is the
agent for this vicinity.
1t is unnecessary for us to add any
words of commentator for Prof. No.
ble or his work, as he is so well
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