The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-25
FOR A GIRL AND 100000
T. Allen McQusry, Young
Miosourian, Has Circled The
World For Il Wife, and is
now Known the World
over as the
NNNANSAW TRAVELLER, Jr.

(F'rom Muu0tIiU Grove P.Htu u .airr)
~ Aleu- McQutry, who left Moun-
saM Grove. July 1 '97, on his trip
rouud the world for an Arkansaw
G ri aud five thousand dollars, re-
'urned here Thursday, Nov. -, hav~
Ing succe"-fuly made the trip and
cOWI"cmed with all the recurrence euts
under which he undertook Il, arriv-
ing twO days ahead OF time. Satur-
day evening he delivered an interests
IuG lecture on the trials and Incidents
Of his 2S 600 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 a
sufficient recumpcnse 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 viii be here for
sometime, anyone may see these arti-
cles which are well worth exswina-
ton Among the most interesting Of
them are the signatures of pOslm ters
from Min. Grove to the :, tiantic Cnlat.
of the governors of Missouri, IIlin0is,
etc, special passport signed by John
sherman, u letter Of recommendation
and certificate of passage from Can't.
rheophoIis Trottor, of Liverpool, on
whose ship. the Iudrani, McQuarv
was carried through all the foreign
countries Of note; letters and sou enirs
| from the English COVER nor of B0rneO;
postnarks 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;
a letter of recOmmr rndation from the
English foreman OF the Japan Gazt tie
office, III Yokohama. whera McQuary
set type alongside the tiny fingered
little Japs; a certificate OF date of ar
rival and departure from Jepan, sixn>
ed by our consul general at that place;
and fiually the signatures Of post
masters f.om the Pacific coast hacl. to
Mountain Grove After re ting him>
sel!a few days. MIR McQuary pro.
oeeded on down 10 the old plantation IN
Arkamsaw where he fir>t met the little
girl who w 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 only to a few
intimate friends of the two families
'nnctrned in this modern romance in
real life; but the publisher OF Nc
Quaiy's own story of his trip round
the world "A book of over 20J pages,
fully illustrated in his ad dvertisem-
now being placed hefore the reading
world, announces that the book will
: not only tel what occurred at the close
"f the trip, nut will II 80 publish to the
world the whole in-id story Of his
en- agemrnt to the girl, her name,
les esrdence, family relations, characte-,
Sec m plis hmenfs. s 'hern ueculiari.
ties, etc, etc; ami certain things If m
trres about the contract, the dogs,
aud the S5 900 which have rever been
tod Yet. However. all these little
to tie 10 pubic that has heard 80
) much about thi- affair during the last
: lSt" 20 months. arc bat a drop in The
bucket cOmpa ed to the real history of
% Z IdI; not tat others have not
made just as bong journeys over the
world, but never has tie globe been
: rirci"d hy an American youth under
such trying and peculiar circum>
stnmces-cOuscquenI ii is a matter
I "f interest To nil patriotic citizet of
| Nm RIGA 10 huuE how jIe was received
bN tie ,erding natirnallti"s OF he
world; AID III" m"re iutere-ting get
' bee ,use NCQuary is IA highly educated
a J. fined anu practical W,Iter knowing
h,w 10 tell his story il Il sensible and
p asing style Weighing all these
points in he proper light, we must
ack nOwle ledge that the book will prove
not only an Interesting y ory Of 1--we
+, a d romance. hur truthful cOmpen,
dium of his oricaI information on
, v4ri us suhjrcts aud places all over
the world The book IL being put on
g the market 10y Michael = Glenn, a
e popular and responsible publisher OF
= Mountain Grove. Mo. And while the
= Ie. uIar subscription price will events
' ualIy be 81 90 per copy, he II making
a run on the first edition at so cents
= per copy, by mail, postpaid, direct to
! purchasers. 1t is predicted that 100,
600 cppies wi | be sold during the
;, next six months, owing to the great
, interest already shown. 1t will pay