The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-24

rBy W Zee


IBySEG. lee.
GAPO. Siberia, Jan. LIT has not
been many years since told the toll Ks
sat home OF my first visit 70 the re-
hottest parts OF the world, not even
emitting the wiids of india, and the
sandy plains OF Africa, and the great
sahara desert that lies in Asia Minor,
all this and my travels In other parts
OF the world Will now relate to you
MY object in telling of this tour Is
to impress the people at home 81 us
educational benefits and to impress
1.-THE school children that after all many
kthtngs can be learned outside OF the
school room On my first tour saw
la great many things though on my sec
iond tour have, seen and purchased
Icurios of high historic zxalue, and
Imany of the little trinkets that are
Enow IN my possession a kings ran
som has been paid and deeds OF llIst
Land blood have been enacted IN the
lsattempt to get possession. 81 - :s,;Ii
Shortly after left home If You Wa4l
remember ] left the depot at Clarks-
'tburg and headed in ,northerly direc-
ttion. and since that day the compass
THAT has been my guide has pointed
lin the same direction, and when y re-
ltllrn TO the little town OF ClaTkspufs q
which will be in a few months nay
direction. MY first destination AFTER
II leaving home was to get over to Eu-
n rope. this accomplished in rev
months England is a fine country
through in my opinion 1t does not COM
III pare with the country where was
RI horn and bred. After asouJourn OF a
hfew months m the old country heao-
ed in direct line forsErance. n ..s:,
|Eing This old and ancient country was
Elareatly impressed with the hospitality
III the people, and not in any OF nay nay
travels have met race or peop4e
Etfhat were equal in hospitality 70 the
4 5French. / did not remain very long
France as it was my intentions y
n see the world, in the short space OF q
few years, and ont -eas - 49,
n tbe world in this short space OF Tune
II NOT very long will he remain IN one
n Mace. for indeed there are many Things
II ~ see more valuable than that Wnlch
u t1e French republic offers, and neeo-
n less for me to say, as snail !ateI
tell you, found places, ana Z a Dusu
VI shoulders with the aristocracy OF 9tus
Il world, and dined with the da a ~ 9,Is
warriors that you Will read OF IN ehe
histories of the world.
rs After leaving France and enrouts
Il IN Naples the steamer that74 : was OF
tfoundered in a gale on the coast %
SICILY and the entire crew came near
1Iosing their lives 1t was on the morn
ling Of the eighteenth of DECEMBER. 7 Is Is
4 day broke calm and breezy tno ,,t
I hefore night the wind was hoWllng
i II tha rigging and it was with DIM
4 c,,ltv that we weathered the gale IN
Il tn the following morning AT this
Il iuncture the sea veterans reallzed th St
III would he Impossible for us to keep
4 afoat and the captain gave the oroei
4 that sent every man to scurry TOT u n
self. At 9 O'Clock in the mornlng az
bonI5s abandoned the ship and IoI
4t'.ea days we drifted hither and
i t1,ifher until on the third day out we
Handed on the southern end OF the IS.
Il 1a11d If Sicily in the western part OF
4 I+,Iv more dead than alive. Here we
f.renained for three days 9nell lls
schooner Bustamante came alons az sl,.
4 conveyed us to Naples wnere ! spsnS
4 Tnenv happy days. Naples is indeeo
h -raa+ cify and one is at first s1ght:
81 a., go NV Impressed with it, though
. -s1,on second sight one soon reatlzes
100 II il not so fascinating, after ALI;
H ~ S,,,etF needless to say enJoyede every
II moment that fortune allowed me y
| remain in the city of Naples. ,,4
| nv next long jump was: 70 Es s.i ~
II Here I spent many days viewing Will
~ Sv,,, ewes one Of the greatest won
X 'ders Of the world, that Of the great
lsand almost invincible Pyramlos. deIe
one one is impressed with the Antiquity =,
of the country, as well as the antiq 1 u.SS
|taoF the people at large onlS W WIS.,,
Et tn the people at home could see the
great Pyramids of Egypt as ! nave seen
them 20 away feeling that itha ey nave
unquestionably seen one Of lie tie great gesat
est wonders of the world. Ihese grea5
pyramids have been sung in prose anu
verse the world over, and yet they
are one of the greatest attractions n
all the world for tourists that RE
tauent the ancient country OF the
NV trip from Egypt to Arabia was
lnot a very long one, though It was
! about the toughest trip that have
ever undertaken in all my days, ana
IN was glad indeed when it ended Inc
Iheat in this country is almost neyond
the point Of human durability Z. t INC u, 9
however 1 managed to endure It for the
X short time that ] was in the country.
The most important town IN Arabia IS
Excellent Tor Stomach Trouble.
HI NJ fms.