Evening journal., 1894-01-23
THE WORLDS MIRROR
Superb Reproduction of Fa-
nous Scenes and Places.

MaryeIs of Interest--Ancient and Mod
ern History EpItomized aud Pre-
sented In Most Attractive Pictorial
and Descriptive Form.
The success Of the EVENING JOURNALS
distribution of views, entitled "Sights
and Scenes Of the World, has been most
hattering
The series comprises collection of
SEQ of the rarest gems Of nature and
art, gathered from the Worlds Great
Storehonse as treasures by eminent
travellers and distinguished scholars, who
from long years of experience have
learned exactly what is best calculated
to instruct the mind and delight the eye.
These tourists have themselves stood
in awe and admiration before the mighty
pyramids. the lofty cathedrals, the aw-
fJfl catarac.s, and other great sights of
the word, sud now in the splendid series
OF views they have presented the exact
counterparts.
AS a result one may sit in comfort b
the freside and see pass before him in re
view q grand panorama, England, Scot
land, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria,
Turkey, Italy, Spain, Asia, Africa and
New; the whole forming an object lesson
In history SO simple that a child may un-
derstand and so intensely interesting that
the oil are held spellbound while passing
from scene to scene.
The scenes presented are surrounded
by the romance and history of past ages.
Castles whose towering battlements
for centuries looked down upon scenes
Of war, misery and barbaric splendor.
Cathedrals built by ambitious mon
archs, every stone telling a story of ig-
norsnce and oppression.
The homes of kings and queens, pre-
tentious but unhappy rulers Of the past
and present.
Mountain scenes rivaling in glory the
splendor of the sun itself.
Tropics teeming with vegetable and
animal life.
The home of the Esquimaux and the
land of the Midnight Sun.
The views take one in Bonnie Scotland
to Burns's birthplace and the home Of
Walter Scott, aud IN England to STRAIT
ford on Avon, where dwelt the great
Shakespeare and his fair Ann Hathaway.
To Stoke Pogis Churchyard, the place
in which was written Grey's "Elegy in a
Country Churchyard," and the famous
London bridge, and the Tower of London,
and the "Old Curiosity Shop, immor-
talizsd by Charles Dickens
In France to Paris and Versailles,
where the mighty Napoleon planned the
conquest Of nations, and TO Monte Carlos
famous gambling den
Ia Berlin to the very house where Bis
marck, the Iron Chancellor, mourned for
the return Of past powers.
In Rome to the Coliseum, where glad
iators aud wild beasts fought for life TO
please Nero and his savage followers,
aud to the Orient where Cleopatra iured
kings to death, and in Jerusalem to
Bethlehem, the birthplace Of the Saw
iour.
They lead the way through the great
galleries Of Versailles, Luxembourg,
Dresden, Florence, aud ancient Rome,
showing the worlds masterpieces in
painting and statuary.
In the New World they take one step
by step, from Greenland and Alaska in
the North to Patagonia in the South.
In the United States one sees all the
principal sights, including the splend OF
Of the Sierrss.
In Mexico a visit Is paid to the homes
of the MOntezumas and scenes made
one sees as to-day, Brazil, Argentine Re-
public, and little but tempestuous Chill.
Who would not enjoy such a tour Of
the world2
Millions of dollars are annually spent
by tourists In an endeavor to see treasures
represented by these views.
Many they never see, and those beheld
are not fully appreciated since the history
connected with them is not remembered
In this series one not only views scenes
true TO life from every land, but also en-
joys the descriptive history which accom-
panies each.
Contents OF Part I.
, I. Osborne Palace, Queen victoria's home.
2 Pope's Villa at Iwickenham on the lhame
g. Robert Burns's cottage. Ayr.
2 T. Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Ire.
5. Lakes Of Killarney, ireland.
g. Palace of Sans SOuci potedam. Germany.
e. Castle Of Rheinstein, Germany.
3. The Appian Gateway, Rome
! O. The Grand Canal. Venice.
! 10 1hp Grand Opera House, Paris.