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be reached about the first of the year
1910. Lake Albert Nyanza will be

1910. Lake Albert Nyanza will be
, touched at Kibira.
In a general way the course of the
Nile will be followed to Gondokoro,
and thence to Khartoum. At this city
4, Mr.. Roosevelt and Kermit will be
Joined by Mrs. Roosevelt and they will
continue down the Nile slowly to
Cairo, visiting many points of interest
on the way.
To Speak In European Capitals
Plans for the remainder of the ex-
presidents tour have not been decided
upon definitely. but the time will be
spent in Europe, and several matters
Of Importance have been announced.
He will visit Berlin at the invitation of
Emperor William and while there will
, deliver an address upon the one hun
dredth anniversary of the founding of
the University of Berlin.
| From Germany he will go to France
and deliver an address at the Sor-
bonnie. 1t has not been learned how
, long Mr.. Roosevelt intends to stay in
| Berlin and Paris. After his visit in
France, Mr.. Roosevelt will go to Eng
land, where reception of great
warmth undoubtedly will be accorded
to him. He has accepted an invitation
to deliver the Romanes lecture at OK
ford university and in all probability
the honorary degree of D. G. L., which
Oxford has bestowed on Emperor Will
liam, will be conferred on Mr.. Roose.
welt.
Pays His Own Expenses.
Mr.. Roosevelt will defray the ex-
penses of himself and his son on the
African trip, but those of the scien-
lists and the cost of preparing the
specimens and shipping them to Amer
lea will be paid out Of fund secured
for the purpose by the Smithsonian
institution.
One of the objects of Mr.. Roosevelt
in taking the trip is for the purpose
of collecting material for writing sew
eral books regarding his experiences.
During last summer he contracted with
Charles Scribner's Sons of New York,
giving that firm all the rights for the
serial and book-form publication of
whatever he might write on his visit
to Africa. 1t is said that the contract
price agreed upon is one dollar per
word, but this never has been verified.
No Slaughter of Animals.
Even if the British colonial govern.
ment should offer to throw open to Mr.,
Roosevelt and his companions the
African game preserves under it's con.
troll, the ex-president will refuse to
take advantage of this opportunity.
Like other true sportsmen, he believes
that the utmost protection should be
given to wild animals on reservations
and that permission to kill them
should not be given or accepted under
any circumstances unless, possibly,
when predatory animals are becoming
too numerous.
Moreover, the killing of animals for
sport is not the main object of his trip.
Mr.. Roosevelt hopes to send back to
the Smithsonian institution two adult
specimens, one of each sex, and a
specimen of their young, of animals
he meets with on the Dark Continent
Nal. Mearns Heads Scientists.
In selecting the three scientists to
accompany Mr.. Roosevelt, Secretary
Walcott of the Smithsonian institu.
ton chose some Of the best naturalists
In the country. Their chief, Mai
Mearns, Is retired officer of the medi.
cal corps of the army. As a field
naturalist. Mr.. Alden is probably the
most efficient and experienced man in
the party. He has made a speciality
of the smaller mammals and it is said
of him that. where other traps and
bats fail, he can devise a trap and Sc.
lect a bait that will lure any of the
smaller wild creatures into captivity.
OF the party the only one who has
had previous experience in that sec.
ton of Africa through which the ex.
petition will journey is Mr.. Heller.
In addition to being fine rifle shot
and a good horseman, young Kermit
Roosevelt has made himself An expert
with the camera, having devoted much
time and study during the past year
70 the Photographic Of animals.