The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-22
FOR A GIRL AND .$5,OOO.OD
7. Allen McQuary, a Young
Missourian, Has CircIed The
World For a Wife, and is
now Known tho World
over as the
ARKANSAW TRAVELLER, Jr.

.'rom MTouatain Grove Plain d a),D
"T Allen MrQutry, who left Moun,
tain Grove, July 4 '97, on his tip
round the world for au Arkausaw
G ri ard five thousand dollars, re.
turned N"'e Thursday, Nov. II, hav-
InG succesEfuIly made the trip and
couf":mcd with all the requirements
under which he undertook 1t, arriv-
ing two days ahead of time. Sstur~
day evening he delivered an Interests
ing lecture on the trials and incidents
OF his 2S 900 mile journey, to large
and appreciatiye audience. He met
with numerous difficulties and dan
gers, but says that the Knowledge of
the world thus obtained was itself q
sufficient rec"mponSe for the hard~
ships endured. He Possesses many
credentials, relics, etc. which are oOu-
elusive evidence that he actually made
the trip, and as he will be here for
sometime, anyone may see these arli-
cles which are well worth examina-
''''' lHlpilS lIlt IbOSJ interesting OF
them are the signature es of postmasters
from Min. Grove to the Atlantic coast,
OF the governors Of Missouri, Illinois.
etc, special passport signed by John
sherman, "A letter OF recommendation
and certificate of passage from Capt.
fheophOlis TrottoI, OF Liverppol, on
whose ship. the Iudrani, McQuarv
was carried through all the foreign
countries of note; letters and sou enirs
! from the English governor of Borneo;
p"stmarks of Spanish, Egyptian, ia.
! panese and other foreign ports where
he went on land week or two to view
historic places Of note, and study the
customs and conditions Of the natives:
certificate signed by the ships crew;
letter of recCmm sndatiOn from the
English foreman Of the Japan Gazette
office, in Yokohama. wherr McQuary
set type alongside the tiny fingered
little Japs; a certificate of date of ar
rival aud departure from Jepan, sign>
ed by our consul general at that place:
and finaIly the signatures of post
masters f.om The Pacific coast back to
Mountain Grove After re- ting him.
SELF IA few days, Mr.. McQuary pro.
eeeded on down to the old plantation IN
Arkansaw where he first met the little
girl who W. s afterwards the cause of
his peculiar and perilous Journey
round this big old world Just what
took "lace upon the young travellers
faithful return is known onIy To "A few
intimate friends of the two families
! concerned In this modern romance in
real life; but the publisher of Nc.
Qualy's own story of his trip round
the world book of over 20D pages,
fully illustrated. in his advertisement
now being placed before the reading
world, announces that the book will
not only tell what occurred at the close
of the trip, nut will so pubIi-h to the
world the whole inside story of his
enlargement to the girl, her name,
residence, family relations, character,
arc' IN mplishmeuts. southern ueculiari.
ties, etc, etc; and certain things uf in
teres about the contract, the dogs,
told yet However, ali these little
seer t. as Interesting as they are bound
To he 20 public that has heard so
much about this affair during the last
lS I" ~ months. arc but trop ia the
bucket comPa ed to the real history of
iie trip; not that others have not
made just as long journeys over the
world, hnt never has the globe been
"iIcIed 10y al American youth under
such trying and peculiar cirrum>
stamces-cOnscqueuuy il is matter
Of interest to all patriotic citizens of
Am rica To kuow how he was received
"' lhe .etding nationaliti.s OF he
world; ard IN" more iutere-ting vet
h"" tn" N'Quary Is a highly educated
l"hn"d ana pracJicu writer. knowing
u ." 10 tell his story ia sensible and
pleasing style Weighing all these
poir in he pr0per light, we must
a"kn"wlrdge that the book will prove
not Only an interesting ory Of love
u d romance, hu' "a truthful cOmpen-
dunn Of historical information on
vari IL subjects aud places all ever
, the world The book is being cut on
, the market hy Michael = Glenn, a
popular ard responsible publisher OF
: Mountain Grove, Mo. And white the
, REGULAR su description price will events
ually be 81 so per copy, he IL making
run on the first edition ut so cents
per copy by mail. postpaid direct to
purchasers. 1t is predicted that 100, .
600 copies wi be sold during the
next six months, owing to the great