Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-03-25

-Mr. Roosevelt WIN b greatly dis
appointed II he fails 10 kill several
specimens Of the white rhinoceros.
This animal IL the same 81 the square.
mouthed -rhinoceros and ID the nearest
Ewing ally to the type OF the sxtin@
Tichorine Or woolly FhinoceFos which
lived In England at the close OF the
Glacial period.
Journey Across Uganda.
Leaving NAlrobi In October. the
party will proceed By the Uganda
railway to Port Florence, On the
shores Of Lake Victoria NyanHa, where
. short stop will be made; then
steamer will be taken to EntObbo, $50
miles away. There . caravan viii b
formed and the journey across
Uganda to the Nile will be begun. II
d expected that the White Nile win
be reached about the AFst Of the year
1910. Lake Albert Nyansa VIII Do
touched ct Kibira.
In q general way the course Of tho
Nile will be followed to Gondokoro'
and thence to Khartoum. At this city
Mr.. Roosevelt and Kermit will DO
Joined by Mrs. Roosevelt and they wiz
continue down the Nile slowly 70
Cairo, visiting many points Of interest
on the way.
TO speak In EuropShn Capitals.
Plans for the remainder Of the sT-
presidents two years tour have not
been decided upon definitely. but the
time will be spent in Europe, and sew
sral matters Of Importance have been
announced. He will visit Berlin at tho
Invitation Of Emperor William and
while there will deliver an address
Wpon the one hundredth anniversary
Of the founding Of the University Of
Berlin.
From Germany he will 60 to France
and deliver an address at the Scr
bonnie. It has not been learned how
long Mr.. Roosevelt intends to stay 10
Berlin and Paris. After his visit in
France, Mr.. Roosevelt will 90 to Eng
land, where . reception Of great
warmth undoubtedly will be accorded
to him. He has accepted an invitation
to dellyer the RomAnes lecture at Or
ford university and In all probability
the honorary degree Of D. G. l., whish
oxford has bestowed on Emperor VIII
tam. will BE- conferred on Mr.. ROosS-
welt.
The versatility Of Mr.. Roosevelt win
BE- shown BY the fact that he viii
speak German in his address before
the students OF the University Of Ber'
lin, French in his lecture at the Ser
bonnie, and English In delivering the
Romanes lecture at Oxford.
Pays HE Own Expenses.
Mr.. Roosevelt will dsfray the Ox-
penses Of himself and his con on the
African trip. but those Of the scien-
lists and the cost Of preparing the
specimens and shipping them to Amer
ica will be paid out Of . fund secured
for the purpose by the Smithsonian
institution.
One Of the objects Of Mr.. Roosevelt
In taking this trip 10 for the purpose
Of collecting material for writing sew
eral books regarding his experiences.
During last summer be 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
b Africa II IL said that the contract
price agreed upon h 81 per word.
but this never has been verified
Nc Slaughter Of Anlmala.
Even II the British colonial govern
msnt should ofer to throw opoa 70 NJ.
Roosevelt and hlt occupations tAs A.
rican game preserves under ~ con.
trol, the szlpresIasnt NiH refuse 70
take idvantAG6 Of TIN opportunity.
Llks other lras SpsTtsmen. b. believes
that ths utmost psotsetiol should BE-
giFan b wild animals On rassrTntisns
and that parminsion % I'm thsm
should rot ~ given OF eoetptst uldsF
any circumstances unissr. bot1ibly.
When prsakt6Fy snlnll9 art tscsuias
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