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Show 1 PLANNING AFRICAN TRIP BBsSjbg? Frederick C. Selous, tho famous British hun- (cr wn 'iows tho Jungles of Africa ns muny . PSjjPpjp men know sections of their own towns, Is tho SkUiPS man wno ls nlnnnln8 coming African trip yt kIkS of I'rC8ldcnt Roosevelt Sclous Is ono of tho (feS&S notable hunters of big gamo In tho world. Ho ft?? was born ,n 1,0,1(10,1 on Now Year's ove, 1851, of ft' " llll mljiecl Froncn. Scotch and English blood, and Y&J&jkyfc. flA w"n nie of these ho Inherited also a roving W& tV7T disposition and a dlsllko for tho humdrum exist-wWPrltfiJ exist-wWPrltfiJ vT enco cf tn0 UDner C1Q8S Englishmen. tS' 'Kvs&.w Selous was 20 years old when ho first left WV'Atv k. England for Africa. Starting at Mataboleland, vrkm)Vyr jgm ho lcgan a sort of endless, half-aimless expedl-WW expedl-WW WV sfflJmlr tlon' Personally conducted, through tho denser wfmka. TvHJffiffll'Afm, portions of central Africa, which continued for 20 years. During this time he mado his living by elephant hunting and the collection of specimens of natural history, Including In-cluding somo magnificent members of the Jungle's nnlmal royalty. In 1892 ho returned to England, but In less than a year ho was lonesome again for his savago play-land, and tborcforo bo hurried back In tlmo to get Into tho first Matabclo war. A fow years later ho camo back to Great Hrltaln again, but as bcforo tho dreariness of civilized cxlstcnco palled upon him In a few months. Then there came rumors of another uprising In Africa, and tho hunter went back again in season to witness tho outbreak of tho rinderpest and tho succeeding Insurrection. A number of books on various phases of his lifo and experiences in Africa havo been published by Selous, and ho has received many honors at the bands of tho Royal Geographical society- and other similar organizations. At present ho is living in Surroy, England, whoro ho occupies himself with shooting, cycling, hockey, cricket and thinking about the good old days in inner Africa, |