Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-12-05
cIRCLING THE GLOBE.
Racing Trip Of Two Young Lady Journalists
Around the World.

| and Miss Elizabeth Bisland, have
started to make the circuit of the
globe, one sailing eastward from New
York last week and the other starting
westward by train, spanning the con-
tinent before taking to the water voy-
age. Miss Bisland's attempt is to
beat the time oi Miss BY, the former
being dispatched by Brisbin Walker,
proprietor of the Cosmopolitan Maga-
azine, and the latter 10y the World,
Miss Bisland sailed few days ago
from San Francisco, where she was
interviewed as ( o her worlds journey.
She SAID:
''1'he way the idea OF my trip oriei-
mated was this: "Mr. Walker, OF the
Cosmopolitan, was speaking OF Miss
Bly's race against time to some news
paper men, and he said she made u
great mistake not to go westward.
He thought she could get around
quicker that way.
"T'here was u heated discussion. and
Mr.. Walker declared that he would
prove the truth of his assert ion.
"lie sent for me ut o. clock Thurs
day morning, and asked me if would
start around the world that evening.
| was astonished, OF course, but told
him I would decide in an hour.
"At II O'Clock sent him word that
! would 90. Then, as the novels have
it, 'all was hustle and confusion for
the next few hours. All thought of
was trunks, trains, steamers and
broken engagements.
81 had fifty people invited to after
noon tea on Friday, but ] simply left
them to their own devices. Nv sister
remained to make my excuses for me-
| ruthlessly committed the greatest
crime in the social decaloeue-broke
two dinner engagements. You know
they say there Is no reason that will
excuse one for this henious crime
except death. But with my mind on
Hong Kong and Yokohama, it was
natural that social rules should seem
u trlile to me.
"My thoughts were occupied think
ing how ] could squeeze enough clothes
into IA little trunk To take me around
the world. ] finally decided that |
must not try to he n butterfly OF
fashion and harlworking bee at
arrangements wonderfully.
''My dressmaker had gown i'm an
unfinished state, which was the very
thing needed. ! told her she must
have it ready to put on i'm two hours
or be under the ban of my everlasting
displeasure. But it is impossible she
cried. Nothing is impossible I re-
piled, growing epierammatic i'm my
.l | haN laf
at came i'm time.
al have only Il little steamer trunk,
IA valise and shawl strap. got
ready for my long Journey in exactly
five hours. Ii ! had had one more
hour couldn't have done 1t. But Just
as everything grew chaotic and felt
az ii ] were IN II dreadful nightmare
and wanted to give up i'm despair. the
carriage came to take me to the train
and ] was moving out OF New York on
the fast express before could collect
my scattered senses.
I'VE came through the country at
II tremendous speed. ] really felt a
little nervous when we were coming
from Omaha to Ogden. Weran sixty
five miles an hour for some time and
it was terrific, As knew had long.
fatiguing journey before me, | took
every possible care to make myself as
comfortable as possible, so this morn
ina ! was very little fatigued when |
reached san Francisco. feel very
well, and do not dread the ocean voy-
age at all.
81 have never been accust omed to
| taking care OF myself much, and it is
ii new experience for me, but think
| sT,af nj I Ia
route laid out OF course, but may he
compelled to change 1t little by some
unforeseen circumstance. Ii | am de-
layed 10y accidents am instructed to
spare no time or expense in finding
some sort OF conveyance to hurry me
ON. ] shall be "A sort OF feminine Mar
mon. shan't |? Always urging people
| to go On
My plan now is this: 90 from
here direct to Yokohama, thence to
lIongkong, Penang, Colombo. Alden,
Port said, Brindisi. Ii ! can catch
the train from Brndisi to Havre in
time, ] shall try TO get the French
STEAMER, which will bring me o New
York two days sooner. But if | can't
do that ! shall 90 from Brindisi TO
London and take the City of Rome
for New York. Miss bly, had nearly
twelve hours the start OF me. don't
| think we shall meet, at least not to
our knowledge. We may pass each
other 'unbeknownst, as Gabriel and
| EVangeline did.
| Il went out to-day and bought
some thin waists to wear in the hot
countries; otherwise am simply tax
ING one dress besides the one travel
in. Then purchased mething
which ] seldom u~e-some silks and
wor-ted for fancy work In the long
sea voyage shall want sonnet hing to
do when ! am tired OF writing my inn
pressions OF sea and sky.
"Ies, shall enjoy the trip on the
whole, though, of course, | shall see
very little OF the countries through
which pass. am very much inter
ested in the Orient. ana | wish had
more time to spend there. However.
| know ! shall he very glad to get home
again.
The reporters all seem very much
interested in my trip. didn't realize
what public charactcrit would make
me when | started, but everything has
/ it, drawbacks they say. Does it al
ways rain a. hard a. tins IN San
francisco
~ left New York in fearful storm.
hope ! am not going To take 1t all
around the world with me-
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