The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-15
Rev. ErancIs E. clark,s New Book.

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idly illustrated volume is record of
q recent journey around the world by
Rev. Francis E. Clark, D. D., presi-
dent of the United Societies of Chris
tian Endeavor,H and his wife.
Throughout the long nionnney, which
occupied more than a year, and COW /
cred nearly fifty thousand miles by /
sea and land, they enjoyed rare op--
portunities for observation and stddS- 1
1t is one of the. most valuable books |
ever issued by the American press.
The reader is personally conducted /
through Australia, LddiA;A China,
Japan, Egypt Palestine, Turkey,
and many othsr lands. We see these
countries through American eyes,
and obtain perfectly clear view of
them and theirpeopie, supplemented
by two hundred and tweatS Pteudidi I
illustrations from photographs, most
of which were taken by DR.. Clark
himself; for he carried a complete
photographieao9ta atewls n hiaht 7
Or. Clark was one of the last
Americans to travel through China
and Japan before the war between
these countries was begun. In this
rare volume he gives us the latest
and best insight into. the daily life of
a Chinaman in his own country; his
favorite food and odd dishes; opium
fiends and their ways; the singular
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public execution of,criminals ;Chinese
farms and farming; the seamy side
of Chinese life; Japanese acrobats
and their wonderful performances
Japanese life, queer customs, art,
wonderful skill, etc, the burning
CHATS of India, where the bodies of
the dead are consumed on huge piles
of wood Ia ceremony DR.. Clark wit
nessedl the Towers of Silence where
the dead are exposed to be devoured
by thousands of waiting vultures
that constantly sit on the walls;
wonderful native jugglers, fearless
snake charmers and fakirs-these are
but a few hundreds of interesting
topics presented.
The route led across the land that
Joseph gave to his father and breth-
rem; past the very fields where the
Israelites made bricks without straw,
and along the highways where once
rolled the chariots of the Pharaohs.
The story of the discovery of the
mummy of the Pharaoh who OPP
pressed the children of Israel, is
wonderfully interesting. 1t was
found among those of forty other
mummies of kings, queens, and
princes in the royal mortuary cham
ber in the Theban Hills, and the
Identification of Pharaoh is complete.
Illustrations from photographs show
where the mummy was found, and
others give full length, profile, and
front views of this ancient king who
was contemporary with Moses and
reigned in Bible times, thus enabling
all to see ''just how Pharaoh
looked.'
A journey was made of hundreds of
miles in an old spring wagon across
Turkey and Armenia, through an
unknown county, infested by roD-
bers and hostile natives, the scene of
the late horrible massacres of Ar
menians by Turks and Khurds. DR..
Clark was the last Christian to
travel across these countries before
these terrible massacres were perpe-
trated. The story of this perilous
trip is full of thrilling interest and
exciting adveptuEes.
Mr.. Clark accompanied her hus-
band everywhere. She draws a vivid
picture of life in far-off lands, "As
seen through a woman's eyes" Her
narrative is packed with anecdotes,
incidents, and personal experiences.
Her story of the long journey in the
wagon is highly entertaining, its pri-
vations and perils, especially to a
woman, being many. She was the
only woman in the party, which con-
sisted of herself and seven men.
DR.. Clark's name is a familiar
household word, and his fame as
president of the United Societies of
Christian Endeavor, with its two and
one-half million members, has ex-
tended to every corner of the world.
Many distinguished persons urged
him to write this book. They knew
that he had acquired in this remark
able journey a wealth of material
which. with his unique collection of
photographs, would make one of the
most valuable books of the day.
1t contains steel-plate portraits of
DIR. Clark and of his wife, from re-
cent photographs; large map, ex-
hibiting the whole world at a single