The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
AROUND THE WORLD
The A. P. Spencer Party Arrives
4 Home From Long Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Spencer and
daughter, Miss E. HELEN Spencer,
arrived in Oskaloosa Thursday from
a tour of the world. They left Mrs.
Lizzie A. Birdsal. the other mem.
Der of their party at her home in
| Davenport. The party departed from
tuscaloosa August is, 1913 and ar.
rived in New York, March Is, 1911,
seven mouths to a day and seven and
Ia half months away from home hay
: ing made total distance betWbPn
points of about $4,000 miles Which
does not include mileage during their
stops, going about towns and visiting
points of interest. 'H ns-
Mr.. Spencer says they had q most
lenjoyable trip. They maintained the
schedule planned before the start,
did not miss a connection nor a boat
did not loose a piece of baggage and
in the whole distance did not :eX-
iperience a single mishap nor a mis-
adventure. Every where they met
scores of Americans enroute, moving
both east ana west and the amount
of travel. was the wonder of all. To
secure hotel accommodations, ad-
vance communication was necessary
on account of the crowds. -
Sailing from San Francisco Sep.
TENDER 10, 1913, in the u. S. Steam
ship, "Manchuria,n the party had for
company the new Democratic Gov
ernor of the Philippines After touch
ing at Honolulu the Pacific was
crossed by September 81, when the
party landed mt Yokohama and a
month and half was devoted TO
Japan, the Philippines and China.
The party were in Tokyo, Lake Shllz.
emf fMiyanoshita, Lake Hakone, Ma
g0ya and Nara, -kyotO, Lake Biwa,
IGigawa, Osaka, Kobe, Onomiehi and
the Inland Sea, the Sacred Island OF
Miyajma and toiched at "Naeasaki.
They we're in Manila, in and around
Hong Kong, visited Canton, Macao,
and left. Hong Kong for Singapore.
Here, and at Penang was experienced
tropical heat and special clothing and
head protection became necessary.
But only on one occasion was suffer
ing known and members of the party
were almost overcome by the intense
heat. Next they visited Rangooh IN
Bnrmah. went on to Calcutta. Oar.
jeeling and Tiger I'm and they were
at 'Benares for Z sunrise View OF the
Himalayas. They saw Lucknow
Cawnpore and Arga, personally in:
spected the beauties OF the Tai Ma
hal and had a glimpse Of Sikundra
and Fattehpur-Sikri. Three days
were spent in Delhi and vicinity and
from ,Jaipur an excursion was made
to Amber Dy elephants. Enroute to
Bombay they made stop at Ahmed
abad, With an excursion to ele-
phanta Island and Cave following ar-
rival. Out from Madras a day was
spent in Central India (the gDeccan).
After stopping at Tanjorc, 1Ttchin.
opoly and @Madura, they. ended the old
year in sail to Colombo whore they
arrived. on New Years day. Sever
al days were spent here and in trips
about Ceylon to Nuwara, Eliya ana
Randy tile garden spot Of the, whole
world" as Mr. Spencer expresses It.
AT Colombo boat was taken for Port
Said and cnrOute they touched AT
Alden, Arabia. More than 4 week was
devoted to Cairo and Egyptian e&-
curaiOnS and then from Port Said by
boat 10 Naples, Italy and thence To
POmpeii, Sorrento and Capri. Four
days were devoted to Rome. Flor
ence and Venice were also in the ltal-
ian itinerary, while a day each was
given TO Milan and Genoa. The tour
ist here decided to extend their trip
to France and England. They were
in the French capital, Paris crossed
the Channel End stopped in London.
Put the United States is the most
wonderful the most beautiful and
the most progressive country of ALL
said Mr.. Spencer, "and We are glad
to be here at home IN Oskaloosa once
more" T. as .' .e.' .,r-'. u