The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-11
FOR A GIRL AND $5,OOO.OO
7. Allen McQusry, a Young
Missourian, Has Circled The
World For a Wife, and is
now Known the World
over rs the
ARKANSAW TRAVELLER, Jr

IT. Alien McQusry, " b 10 le II Noun
tain Grove, July '97. ou his trip
round the world for an Arkansaw
Girl and five thousand dollars, re.
turned here Thursday. Nov. II, hav-
Ing succesafuily made tho trip and
conformed with all the requirements
under which he undertook 1t. arriv-'
ing two days ahead of time, Satur-
day evening he delivered an Interest,"
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 a
sufficient recumpcnse for the hard-
ships endured H. POSSESSES many
oredsntials. relics, etc. which are oon
elusive evidence that he actually m ade
the trip, and as he viii be here for
sometime. anyone may see these arti-
ci"s which are well worth examina-
ton Among the most interesting Of
them are the signaluI es OF pos masters
from Min. Grove to the A tlantic coast,
of the governors Of Missouri, Illinoi.,
etc special passport signed by John
Sherman, Il letter OF recommendation
and certificate of passage fr0m Cap.
iheopholis Trottor, OF Liverpool, on
wh"-r ship, the Indrani, McQuary
was carried through all the foreign
nf N nf 10. 10 t..r a
rom the English governor of Bornso;
p"Nimarks OF spanish, Egyptian, ia.
ranese and other foreign ports where
h" went on land a week or two to vi w
historic places Of note. and study the
customs and conditions of the natives:
ac'rt. .tcate signed ty the SHIPS crew :;
Litter of rec' nm ndatiOn from the
English foreman Of tn" Japan GsZ lite
Office, in Yokohama wher. McQuary
set type aiongs,d- the tiny fingered
litfle Japs; certificate Of date of ar
rival and departure fom Jepan, sign
ell by our consul general at that nlsce:
and tinaily the signatures of post
masters f.om The Pacific coast back -
Mountain Grove Alter re ting him-
sci! few d'ys, MIR McQutry pro
oeeded on down 10 the old pa taIiun ~
Arka"saw " here he fir.t met the lite
girl who W 3 afterwards the cause of
his peculiar and per!ous journey
round this big "a world Just wha,
took lace upon the young traveier's. :.
h tL L.
Intimate friends of tho two families
'nnc-rnrd In this modern rOmsnce i'm
rea' life; but the pub isher OF Nc
Quaiy's "wn story Of his trip rounu
thu world book Of over 200 pages,
fully Illustrated. in his ad dverti.en..nt
now being placed iefore the reading
world, announces that rhe hork will
, not nnl' tell what occurred at the close
OF the trip. ""t will 40 publish to the
world the whole inside story nf his
engagement to the girl, her name
res dence, family relations, characte-,
acc III ulirhmenrs 81 uthern , ,eculiari.
teres abon' the contract, tn. dogs.
aud the SIS, 900 which have never heen
told Net' However, all these little
secr' II rs interesting ns they a,e boun
to he 10 n pubic that has heard so
much about this affair during the Last
| IL I" ~ months. arc but dron in the
hncket compa ed to the real history OF
the trip; not that others have not
world, but never has tie globe been
4 circied by an American Youth under
such trying and peculiar :irrnm>
, stnnces-cOnscquen,iy it is matt, T
! Of interest to all patriotic citizens ut
Am rica to know how he was received
by tie leading natinnaliti, s OF he
! world; AID the more Interesting vi
! because McQuary is highly educated
refined and practical writer. KNOWN
! how to tell his story in sensible anG
pl.s sing style. Weighing all thee
! points in he prOpe' light, we mus
! acknowledge that tie book will prove
not only an interest ting Ory Of l.v,
a romance, hut truthful compen
dunn OF historical information or
various subjects and places all owe
the world. The book is being put OF
the market by Michael = Glenn, ,
popular and responsible publisher o
Mountain Grove, Mo. And while the
regular subscription price will event
uaily be 81 so per copy, he is makiDl
a run on the first edition at so cent?
per copy. by mail. postpaid, direct Il
purchasers. 1t is predicted that 100,
OOo copies wi be sold during tn,
nextsix months, owing to the grea
interest already shown. tIt will pay
you to ordes copy at once In order t,
get IN on the SOC deal. Simply ad.