Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-11

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wlldcnt on leopnrd-cat as II was called
In The Congo The explorer WAS sitting
near "A window I'm n village dwelling
when the Ont unped down upon her
from the branches of "A tree outside.
hllghtinp on her shoulders and entnn~
Cling its fore paws In her hair. No one
was near to pull the beast OF and Mrs,
Sheldon was badly scratched ana
mnued before she succeeded In shoot
Ing the animals tail OF with her re-
yolyer. Then II released her aud
bounded through the window again,
leaving a splash Of blood behind lt and
that was the last she ever saw OF H.
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In spite OF the fact that she pene-
trated into the most savage parts OF
The Congo district especially those on
the old caravan routes, where the
blacks have been made degenerate and
british by the drink supplied to them
by traders, she never was molested.
She seems to have made a really eX-
traordinary impression ON the natives,
the more 50 as there are practically no
white women In the Congo, and the
blacks regard their own women mere
ly as chattels. Mrs. Sheldon, however,
they dubbed "Bib Baana Penba,"
which means white woman master
and IN some districts she was given
the title "Bbi Bula Matari" which
the natives apply to all officials Of state
and which means rock breaker II
was first given TO Henry NJ. Stanley,
who blasted his way through part or
the Congo Free State
I, atnazod the natives To zee Mrs.
sheldon treated on terms OF equality
nv the white men at the various posts
The women would flock 10 see her as
rhe passed through their villages and
often would bring their children and
their babies ip their arms and selzing
IKE little heads between their hands
turn their fnces toward her, saying:
"T,ook look al the white woman who
has come as a fetish for good" or:
"put votIr eyes upon her that YOU may
prospcr and telI Others Won have seen
Tho drst white woman who ever came
nmone, usn
Mrs sheldon learned more about the
Congo women Than probably any ex-
nlorer over aid before. II found out
iots about them" said Mrs. Sheldon,
INV getting them TO help me catch but
terales, After all, did quite a lot OF, OF
back some beautiful specimens. The
women took "A delight In helping me
and had no idea how closely / was
STUDYING them an the time"
What IMPRESSED her most about
these women was the fact that in spite
of the contempt with which they are
looked upon by their men folk they
are physlcally rather more than their
EQUALS They act as carriers side by
side with their husbands and work
for the state In making roads and on
tho coffee and cocoa plantations and
Along do they move less robust than
the men. and Mrs. sheldon thinks that
this is because none OF them Is al
lowed any meat, the men keeping Il all
for their own use. Vegetarlans, please
notice.
The chief object I'm life IS to contrib
ute TO the comfort of their lords and
masters. Mrs. Sheldon says that often
while ON the march her women car
rlerg even though burdened by heavy
loads. made point OF keeping well
ahead of the main body so as to arrive
beforehand at the stopping place to
fnd winter. get fires burning and have
food Drepared before the men arrived.
$500. ,,,,,,r,,,,,
hhAN Jh" ELM
"'rhe women of many tribes said
Mrs. Sheldon are keen yotarles Of fash
Ion ana shou, nm elegance IN the man
nor a, which thev wear their clothes
ma I'm arranging their hair that a civil
j2ed wonan might envy. They are
mnrtyrs 10 many tribal customs. one
If theu the wearing of enormous brass
collars weiahmg from 10 10 IL pounds.
Around their ankles, too, they have
from tvo To four equally heavy and
cumbersome brass or iron rings. And
,vhetber WORKING. walking or dancing
tho women never show the slightest in
clination to relieve themselves OF these
fashionable burdens.
"And not ONLY are they so fastIdlous
az ia their own personal decorations
hut they bestow constant care on the
decoration and ynleting of their hus-
hands and among some Of the tribes
the mens' colffures are as elaborate as
The women's"
accidentally Mrs. Sheldon ment loned
the simplcitv of divorce proceedings
nmonc the Congo natives. The Bel
rian adrninistrators insist on their be-
ING legally married. and a certificate
is gives I'm every case. But when man
md wife decide to separate they Just
tear nm the certificate and that constl-
tuies The divorce.
There are about 1000 white men I'm