The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-17
REV. FRANCIS f. CLARk's New Book,
Our Journey Around the World.

Our Journey Around the World.
This highly instructive and entertaining vol.
| ume is record of a recent journey around the
world, auch as, owing to the peculiar circum.
| stances attending it does not often fall to the
! lot of man to make. 1t Mas undertaken under
especially favorable conditions by Rev. Francis
! Il. Clark. ID. D.. President of the United
Society Of Christian Endeavor, and his wife
and throughout the long Journey, which oc.
cupied more than year, and covered nearly
/ fifty thousand miles by sea and land, they en-
| loved rare opportunities for observation and
study. The entire volume is marked by fresh,
original, and striking material, and is one of
! the most valuable books ever issued by the
! Amer can press.
The reader is personally conducted through
Australia India, China. Japan, Egypt, Pales-
tine, Turkey, and many other lands. We see
these countries through American eyes, and OBJ
tain perfectly clear view of them and their
people, supplemented By tteo hundred and
tucenty splendid illustrations from photographs,
most Of which wee taken by DR.. Clark himself; ,
for he carried complete Photographic outfit
| with him.
The daily life of Chinaman in his own
| country; his fayorite food and odd dishes the
singular rites witnessed in the temples; Chi
nese farms and farming; thu seamy side of Chi
nese life japanese acroba. and their wonder
full performances the burng CHATS Of India,
where the bodies Of the dead UNI I'd
huge piles of wood "a ceremony DIR. Clark wit
nessed) the Towers of Hence where the dead
are exposed to be deyour by thousands of
waiting pultnres that constantly sit on the
walls; native jugglers, snake-eharmers, and
fakirs- these are but few of hundreds Of in
tere ting topics presented.
Their route led across tn lard that Joseph
gave t. his father and brethren; past the very
fields where the Israelites made bricks without
straw and along the highways where once roll
ed the clariots of fbeF pharaohs Much time VA
spent in the museum Of Bulak (EgypD the
most wonderful museum in all the world
where may be the mummy OF the
Pharaoh who oppressed the Children of Israel.
The story of the discovery of Pharaoh's mummy
among those Of forty other mummies of kings
queens, and princes found in the royal mortuary
chamber in the Iheban Hills, and the identified
ton of Pharaoh is vel told. illustrations
from photographs show where the mummy was
found, and others give full length, profile, and
front views OF his ancient king who con-
temporary with Moses and reigned in Bible
times, thus enab' ing all to lust how Pha-
raoh booked Il is one of the most wonderful
II ngs Of this age that the mummy of this in
| famous king whose burial place was hidden for
centuries, should at last be found, and the
withered body EXPOSED TO the gaze ofthe curious.
The description of modern life and scenes in
Palestine is written with an earnestness and
fervor that make this portion ofthe book won
derful real and precious to Bible readers.
A journe, made of hundreds of miles lin
an Old spring wagon across Turkey In Asia,
through an unknown country infested by rob
bers aud hostile natives. The story of this
pefilous trip is full of thrillnh interest and ex-
citing adventures.
Mrs. Clark accompanied hfr husband every
where, She draws vivid picture of life in far
eff lands, As seen through Woman's Eyes "
Her narrative Is packed with anecdotes incl
denls, and personal experiences. Her story of
Ian l. ,.t1
tainmg. its priyations and perils, especially 10
woman being many. She the only
woman in the party, which consisted of herself
and seven men.
The name of Rev. Francis L. Clark is fami-
liar household word, and his fame has extended
to every corner o. the world. Many distinguish
ed persons urged him to write this book. They
knew that he had acquired in this remarkable
journey wealth of ma erial which, with his
unique collection of photographs, would make
one Of the most vaiua nle books of the day. All
Will find in it delightful entertainment, rare
amusement, and solid Information. TO possess
II Is to pr re it; to read it is to obtain liberal
education
1t contains steel-plate portraits of DIR. Clark
aud Of his wife, from recent photographs:
large map, exhibiting the whole world at a sin
gle glance, showing the authors journey from
the beginning to the end, and 220 fine usra-
tions, from photographs from life. These must
be seen to be appreciated.
Nedo not know when $40 pages have given
us more genuine pleasure. II we speak warm
y OF the book, it is because it richly deserves it.
1t is sold only by agents, and is meeting with
an enormous sale Agents who introduced
first ass work like this ought to be cordially
welcomed We believe that the best way to keep
out poor books is by introducing good ones, and
better one than this has never been brought
to our uotice. Put it into your homes. 1t
will be read and over again by old and
young, with pleasure and lasting profit.
The work is pub i~hed by the old and we'll
known firm of A. b. Worthington \ Co Hart.
ford, Conn, whese imprint is sutficie' guar
ahtee Of the excellence of the yolume.