Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-30
Society Bell to Walk Through
Africa, May Meet Roosevelt

whereby one set Of natives "a not al
lowed in the others territory. So we
shall have 20 engage new carriers
about every 200 miles. Naturally the
guide who win have charge Of the eX-
pedition will have 10 speak the various
dialects. The man ! am taking knows
nearly every part OF the country Well
and he Is much thought OF by the ma
tives. So / shall have little 90 fear
on that score. or course. there are
bands Of wild natives throughout this
country whose one thought seems TO
be 10 keep people from getting through
their territory. But. even these we
hope to mollify by showing them that
our expedition is q J lce8ble one.
AS 20 dangers from wild beasts. 1
have no reason 10 look for trouble on
this score, equipped as we shall be with
plsnty OF guns and ammunition for an
kinds of big game ] would like 20
make q point OF the fact that j am
going 60 do mo- shooting for tho mere
sake OF killing for the fun Of 10. We
shall, as ! said. kiln what we need, and
10 the big game let us alone, we shall
not trouble them. My main idea viii be
TO get through the country and TO
make the most out OF the experience.
NEW JERSEY SUGGESTIONS.
THE only serious trouble which /
am told 4 shall have 90 guard against
are the mosquitoes. from the bites Of
which one gets fever. We shall provide
ourselves with an the latest scientific
precautions against these pests AS 1 90
through the country 1 shall write de-
scriptions, and take photographs. l
am providing myself with a special
Photographic outfit which VIII with
stand an climatic conditions. No one
has been through this country with
proper Photographic appliances and /
think that the pictures I procure viii be
revelation TO tho outside world.
am very anxious 20 meet President
Roosevelt under the peculiar Circum-
stances that win attend us. 1 hope
TO obtain from him his own impression
Of the country, and 1 shah improve my
opportunities by Joining in some Of his
hunting expeditions, III he viii allow
nfe. After we have reached the Upper
Nile. our difficulties VIII be practically
over. as there are plenty Of boats 90
take us to Khartoum. AT the latter
place. 1 hope 20 meet Mrs. Roosevelt.
The 1000 miles OF practically uneX-
piored country through which we viii
travel lies between Lake Tangauyka
and the Upper Nile. The trip should
take several months. though 60 is quite
impossible to set time limit upon 10.
~ we make DO miles "a day steadily. we
could do the D 600 miles from Capet0Wu
90 Cairo ln Eve months. But there are
am sorts OF Unforeseen circumstance
which might interfere, und So 90 is well
not 90 figure TOO closely ou the time.
HIGH SOCIETY 80 GOOD.
Many OF my friends have asked me
why I am undertaking such jour
uey. Well, in the first place-it may
sound frivolous as "a reason wish TO
accomplish such a trip for the purpose
of diVert.ug society women from their
useless way OF spending their lives. 1
move ln what may be- called high 500
ciety bon England, and j md much OF
The lifa led is perfectly purposeless and
lapid ] hope by such a trip as this
10 stimulate interest in travel and adj
venture. t0 show women that there are
better things than bridge and house
iry safely, it win bee, as 10 were, am
opcnsuig wedge. and 1 have no doubt
that bon few years time. society Wo-
men Win take up This class of work
Thor. DIS plenty of amusement 90 De-
Obtained from such am adventure, and
boz addition Co this there b the great
Ha.u Go tho empire oi opening up the
district
Dcsplt. au Miss MousnclTs disclalm-
D.. uH tY the danger that may attend
I.r iu passing through thls country,
persons acquantcud with the matter
say Ilat 20 Del "a risky thing Tor woe
m1u t1 du. Shc has already received
hosts uf letters from white residents
boo Africa. wholly unknown to her
warning Deer against undertaking. s0
I.uIous "Trip. huI us 900 her arrange
meuts ur- made. She says there is no
Turning back. Miss Mansfield has
achieved tame n England in various
walks 0l Nfc. She d. Wcll-knowu
author ana Hs poet enjoys the dis
Uuauou off being called the CELIA
. Wheeler Wilcox of England. Tier
UIua book off poems, Flowers Of tha
Wind created quite "a furore n Ion.
don society circles u year ur Two ago.
while her novel "rom Lace was
widely commented upon.
COMES or OLD COLONIAL STOCK
Miss Mansfield lays special claim ON
American interest owing to the fact
/ Chat Der grandparents. the Matlers.
went over bob enc Mnyhowor and diH.
uusuIshrd themselves Dob MassaHhuratt-
I for fnaIr "witch-buning' agitation.
[ NIas Mansfield owes considerable 0I
hUr literary success 90 the tact thaI
] William Waldorf Aston urst Iruo-
q ducel her to the public through hr
I columns of the Pan MALL Magazine. H.
I published her fret poom-Wrltt0u dur-
| ms me- hoer War-outiuod. CHOSE who
I Wait and Weep M was rocltod ln
many parts of England at thr ume
] ERNEST H. SCOTT.