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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23
Dom PouI's Spies.

No one ever denied that Dom Paul.
President of the South African republic.
was an astute old statesman. Time and
again he has beaten our British cousins
in diplomacy and has proved his worth
as a diplomatist.
At the time of the Jameson raid it
caused DIR. Jameson and his associates
were known to the Beers almost as soon
as they were conceived. The British were
met, fought and defeated by an ambusned
body OF men almost at the beginning of
their attack. and il was believed at the
time that one of their number had turned
traitor and given the plans TO the Beers,
but now the secret is known.
The old warrior enlisted the services of
the barmaids of johannesburg in the po-
utical secret service. Through them he
learned that new men were being enlisted
being shiIDed, week after week, from
England. Through the same source he
vas informed OF the attempts that were
being made by English politicians to forco
the hands of the Government of the Or
ange Free State in case war should be
declared by the British Government
babbled all this over their cups and the
barmaids' winning smiles and bright eyes
never gave them the suspicion that they
were telling secrets of vital Importance.
No sooner had the pretty barmaids en-
ticed from the sturdy colonists their i'm
portant secrets than Dom Paul was in
parry blow with blow. To the amazement
of the British. no sooner had they in
creased their force of available fighters
bv means of secret enlistment than they
were informed that Dom Paul had en-
listed a still larger number OF men. No
sooner had their guns arrived from Eng
land than they found out that the Beers
also had obtained from firm in Germany
a larger number of weapons of still bet
ter manufacture. BY means of always
being forewarned Kruger warded off war.
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Wis not too much to say that in some
ways the love Of salmon passeth
that Of women. To reach the objects
CT their affections they perform feats
and undergo harGshIps greater than
any man could do or bear; and 20 nam
tain it they fight with a courage and fury
which might make many a soldier en-
vtous.
The salmons' trials begin when they
first leave the sea, on their long upriyer
Journey to meet their sweethearts. Pres
emily, perhaps, they meet a high water
fall. Then the salmon backs away as
far a. possible, makes a loc0mOtiVe-lIhe
rush and leaps for the top He actually
whizzes through the air. his tail is nov
ing ike lightning, his scales shine Ike
glIver-enameI. Perhaps he fails to reacn
the top by a foot, but he catches the
water, hangs suspended for a moment,
and then with a miraculous strength
forces his way up and reaches the quiet
water beyond.
Perhaps the next waterfall is FIVE feet
higher, and the salmon leaps in vain.
Then finding the feat impossible he ac-
tualIy climbs the sides, jumping up from
ledge to ledge and resting in little pools
until the river above Is reached. Then
he goes on pushing through rapids, and
foUudering over shadows, until the
spawning ground IS reached. In many
Oh LGs larger rivers OF tIllS continent the
salmon is no beauty when he reaches his
journeys end. His scales, perhaps, are
worn off, his fins torn and his body a
mass of bruises. But. nevertheless, he
woos his lady love boldly care.ses her
tenderly, fights his rivals fiercely and
wins his bride like a soldier.
But all fish are not so romantic. The
Goldfish, for instance, is unsentimental
and actually ridiculous. He is q great,
gray, ugly fish, and his name itself Is alb
surd. If there were such a thing as sub
marine humor he would figure in it as the
goat does in our own comics. The cod
fish has, in fact, an appetite which makes
the goats look pale, and when fishermen
cut the fish open they assert that they
often find such things scissors, sus-
pender buckles, horseshoes, potato par
fng, oil cans. doorknobs, marlinspikes,
corncobs and indiarubber shoes.
Another startling story told by fisher
men is that in heavy weather Goldfish eat
stones to ballast them, but 1t IS more
likely that these rocks are taken in while
attached to sea anemoneS, of which the
Goldfish are very fond. 1t may be in
ferred that codfsn do not object to nibble
the fingers or hands of human beings,
because the wedding ring Of a drowned
woman was once found IN Gods sto-
mach, and the finder got $3.50 reward for
its return.
Oysters and CLAIMS in the shell are very
popular with the Goldfish, and there are
vast heaps of dead shells in the ocean,
"nested" together like strawberry boxes,
which are believed to have once been in
the stomachs Of Goldfish. The appetites
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breadth Of shoulder becomes most pro-
nounced in this act, for the muscles
of the neck swell to the utmost, and,
in fact, head and shoulders appear al
most one without the usual connection
of neck.
1t is generally considered a most DIFF
flcult trick TO tear in two a deck Of
gether and, with bare hands, not only
tears them IN half, but quarters them
as well.
He can hold up with one hand fifty
two gallon cask with two men seated
thereon, in all q total weight Of over 45O
pounds.
With his head on one chair and feet
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she then places upon the floor and lies
down fat on her back with the bell at
her head. and raises It with both hands
until it is straight above her head. then
holding It with one hand only. rises to
q sitting and then a standing position
with the bell high above her head still.
Another feat Miss Dunphy does with
the same bell in connection with the
Roman chair" This chair has strap
across the seat, into which she slips
her feet, then she leans over the back
until her head rests on the floor, reaches
over her head for the bar and rises with
It to a standing position on the seat OF
the chair, with the bell high over her
head, then descends in the same man.
ner and lays it on the floor above her
head again. These feats require enor-
nous strength, as any one can easily
ascertain by trying them.
Some Of her friends belonging to
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THE GENEROSITY OF WOMEN.

If the men paid more attention TO the
eternal things than to the temporal"
During the conversation, however, Mrs
Sage cited the case of one woman who
was inclined to lean to the temporal side
of affairs. The woman is very wealthy
Mrs. Sage had heard often of her love of
money, so she determined to ascertain
whether 1t was so strong that an appeal
Il the name of charity would be disre-
garded.
Mrs. Sage sent a pencil note to the
wealthy woman. Inclosed with IL was a
printed circular requesting contributions
for the new building of the Woman's Hos
pital The woman returned the circular
without any comment, and also without
any subscription.
Before the conversation closed Mrs
Sage made one reference to her husband
Mr.. Sage would rather give money"
she said. Ito women than to men. He pre-
fers to support them in charitable wor.l
He has great confidence in women"
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in grip and arm to straighten
out the curve and literally pull
the metal asunder. But driving a nail
in by a blow of the hand, protected by
the Slight covering of a handkerchief.
Is the most marvellous of all. This he
really does, as shown in the photos
herewith, and moreover, he can break
the nail off with his teeth or draw it
from the board with equal facility.
Mcmillan first realized that he was a
bit beyond the ordinary about three
years ago. He was in a small town
where Jack Donohoe was giving some
exhibitions in dumbbell work and hap
pened to be in the theater one night
when Jack offered $40 to any man who
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Reodx to Bend Incb and ope-EIehth Iron.

fed with the plain homespun name Of
Samuel ]. McMillan-no high-sound-
ing strong man" name for him. he
says His own fits him we'll enough.
In fact, it has only been within the last
few years that Mr.. McMillan's re
markable strength has dawned upon
him. OF course, as a boy he was able
to equal the best man in feats Of mus
Gle. but he thought little of that Now.
however. that he has reached mans
estate-he is but 33, and can perform
marvels that surpass the combined eff
fort of six men-he has gradually real
lied his superhuman strength.
At first glance Mcmillan would
scarcely impress one as a man so far
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Vessels NoDed
After HDimols

The British navy draws upon the animal
world for many OF its names. and the fol-
lowing list is compiled from the last navy
list issued by the admiralty: Barracuda,
Buzzard, Cockatrice, Basilisk Dragon
Fox, Goldf1nch, Griffon, Lapwing, Linnet,
Magpie, MOSQUITO. Peacock, Penguin,
poise, Quail, Raccoon. Rattlesnake, Red
breast, Redpole. Ringdove, Salamander,
Sparrow, Sparrowhawk. Sphinx, Stork
Swallow, Thrush, Whiting, Widgeon, Al
bacore, Eagle. Jackal, Lion. Raven, Sea-
horse, Sheldrake, Triton, Unicorn, Bea-
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~ a strong woman" Miss Char
lotte Dunphy, the 17-year-old
Fl daughter of a West End avenue
millionaire, Is the latest marvel
II was only last June that Miss
Dunphy was graduated from the Instt-
tute of Holy Angels, at Fort Lee, a
physical wreck, as so many young girls
who aim for high honors find them
selves at the close of their school days.
1t was thought that she was going into
a decline, and many specialists were
consulted, but there seemed no organic
disease, simply a strong tendency to-
ward nervous prostration. Drugs were
ineffective, walking was exhausting.
Ordinary gymnastics, such as are
usually praCticed in schools for girls,
did not seem to do any good.
More in a joke than anything else
Miss Dunphy called at the studio of a
professional athlete just three months
ago and informed him that she wanted
to be a strong woman" 1t did not look
very promising, as she was slight,
weighing less than ninety pounds, and
was weak and ILL., But there is moth
ing this athlete will not try. and so he
put her through his twenty-five differ
ent sets of dumbbell exercises with the
HghteSt bells, adding to their weight
as her strength increased, until she
could swing flye-poLnd bells with per-
feet ease.
Taking a set Of bells home, Miss Dun
ply began exercising before breakfast
and soon found the work delightful and
easy; her appetite increased, and she
began 20 long to do greater feats. For
variety's sake her instructor allowed
her to learn several weight lifting ex-
ercises, and found to his establishment
that she could actually do them, and
do them gracefully and firmly. From
one feat TO another she went. until now
she has mastered every sort Of strong
woman feat. and her teacher himself
gaZes on her with establishment.
Miss Dunphy has a most wonderful
back. and the muscular development Of
the entire body comes to its support, SO
that she does Max Unger's tricks. One
of these is the lifting of big barbell
from the floor with one hand, turning
1t and holding it high above the head
without a tremOr. This same barbell
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nave q splendid new building. The srrucr-
ure will cost $500 900. Mrs. Sage has raised
$500 600. She expects that early in the fall
she will obtain the remaining 800 900.
had a chat with her a few days ago
on the subject of generosity. The wife of
the great financier is an interesting con-
versationalist. She talks in a measured
way, but she cannot be described as slow
Of speech. Mrs. Sage may begin a SEN
tence very deliberately, but you will soon
realize that when she gets into the middle
OF IL the words come quickly.
I'm my experience" said she, 'I have
found that men look too much on the tenn
poral side of affairs, while women look to
the eternal. This is a rather severe die
tum. but my observation leads me to that
belief OF course, there are exceptions.
women labor for great moral ends.
Men do also, but / must say that the
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Using Mouth as wise to Bend HoIf-Inch Rod.

above the ordinary IN muscular power.
You would notice, probably. that he has
a remarkably small head and massive
jaws and that he is a large man; but
his height and weight are so evenly
proportioned that he seems hardly out
of the ordinary to the passing glance
II IS when he is in the costume Of the
athlete and performing some prodigious
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strength Of arm and grip to pull the
best quality of steel horseshoe apart,
and merely gentle exercise to daily with
q seven hundred pound weight.
Now this man is no fable but actual
hard. solid fact Of flesh and blood and
right here in our midst
He is a protege Of the Acme Club.
lives in Oakland, and is perfectly salts
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on another he forms a human bridge
capable of sustaining as many men as
can be piled upon him.
His horseshoe feat is most extraor-
dinary. He takes the best No. horse
shoe and tears 1t apart by sheer
strength Of hand. Now, a good
shoe is not brittle, so a trick Of
this kind means sufficient power
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feat of strength when you can see the
iron muscles brought into play, that his
marvellous power is evinced.
His weight is 215 pounds: height. ,
feet 10 inches; forearm ia inches; BIZ
ceps, 17a. inches; thighs, 80 inches;
calves, 49, inches. and neck. 19 inches.
The neck measurement as compared
with the head is most remarkable. He
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ern lights Of lesser brilliancy.
Just imagine, Il you can, being OF
such prodigtous strength and remark
able anatomy that with single blow OF
his fist. protected only by handker-
chief. he IS able TO drive siXty-penny
nail through a two-inch scantltng.
Moreover, 10 make the matter still more
wonderful, he can draw the nail out
again or break It of with his teeth.
1t is childs play for him by sheer
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used. as can be seen from the photo
graph, is a simple piece Of leather to
prevent injury TO the mouth and teeth
from contact with the rough iron. 1t
is all the eight men can do to bend the
iron, so the pressure on McMillans jaw
is something tremendous. The small
ness of the mans head as compared
with the mas5iveness of jaw and
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Iron Rod Twisted In Double Circle.

could put a 1o7-pound dunbbell over
his head with one hand.
McMillan's friends persuaded him to
try and he won the $40 so easily that
it opened his eyes.
He is a blacksmith by trade, does not
believe in training, nor IN the usual ex-
ercises of the athlete and eats and
drinks what he pleases.
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~ YRS RUSS SELL SA G E has
NH reached some very definite
opinions regarding men and
" women as a result of her many
4 years of work in the field of
charities. She has been en-
gagged recently in raising a fund in
order that The Woma2S Hospital may
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teeth as a wise, twists out letters of the
alphabet.
With rod OF iron ten feet long and
one and one-eighth inches in diameter
balanced in his mouth, he braces him
self squarely on his legs and then al
lows the rod to be bent by the COM
bined effort of eight men-four on
either end. The only paraphernalia
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and try some of these feats. But with
all of their boasted athletic achieve
ments Miss Dunphy easily outdistances
them all. In fact, these college bred
young men are just as jealous Of this
little slip of q girl as they can be, and
her 4ttIe private gymnasium has be-
come the center of attraction on the up
per west side.
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Girl Once a Physical
Wreck, Now Does
Astonishing Feats,
Easily Toys With
Weighty BarbeIIs.

yacht club have been inveigled by her
brother to come home with him and
visit the gymnasium on the top floor
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S strong woman" Miss Char
Iotte Dunphy, the 17-year-old
daughter Of a West End avenue
millionaire, Is the latest marvel.
L uac only last June that Miss
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Drives Nails With
Bare Fist, Tears
Horseshoes Apart,
Can Bend Iron
Bars With Teeth.

can without unbuttoning his collar slip
off his shirt with ease over the top of
his head Another strange point: his
hand is massive, taking No. II glove.
while his foot is very small. He wears
a No. shoe.
He has teeth the like of which have
never been known. Not regular teeth
nor beautifully white, but long, strong
yellow teeth-teeth that can literally
bite through iron. His Jaw and neck
seem one and part of his broad shoul-
ders, so firmly are they set.
The best proof Of his power in jaw
and teeth is shown in the feats he per
forms. several of which he has had
photographed for The Sunday Call.
He takes an ordinary three eighths
round iron a yard long and. using his
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-21

evaporated a pound and a half OF water
or other undesirable material out OF 1T.
But shall not undertake to repeat
in this article all that Mr.. Simpson
told me about bees. [ was not with
him more than two hours; but to re-
peat it all would require more than
page of the paper. I'll give one more
interesting point, however, which but
few people have probably thought
about. Though Mr.. Simpson has 80
colonies in all, he only has 80 at his
home. The others are at another
point several miles distant. When l
asked him why this was, he explained
that the ordinary range Of bee is
about from o mile to mile and half,
and that so strong colonies are about
as many as can live and prosper in
this country within the radius lndl-
Gated. In certain other sections OF
the country, say parts Of California
for instance, as many as 200 or 3Oo
colonies could prosper in this radius.
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-Ex.Judge John II. Reagan. tn.

Ex-Judge John II. Reagan. the
only surviving member of the Confed-
crate cabinet, said the other day at
the laying of the corner stone Of the
monument to be erected to the Con-
federate dead at San Antonio, Texas,
by the Daughters Of the Confederacy:
"The war is over and facts attending
that great struggle and incidents
transpiring since have demonstrated
that it is better for the Southern peo-
pie to be in the Union than out Of it.
No other people could have gone
through with what We did and SO
quickly recover. We are united in a
Union sealed by the best blood Of our
land, under one flag, and with the
glory already won and that to be added
stand in our proper position as the
foremost nation in the world.
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honey making season Of the year is
during the month of October. The
honey Of that season is made princi-
pally Of the aster or iron weed. 1t is
Of splendid quality.
I asked Mr.. Simpson as to the aver
age yield Of honey to the colony, and
he answered the question in a very
satisfactory manner. Gone year got
an average Of only 4 pounds. Last
year the average was 81 pounds. An
other year I got 60 pounds: some of
the colonies yielding over 80 pounds
each. I would say, however, that the
general average, taking one year with
another, is about 80 pounds to the
colony He went on to say that last
year he sold only 800 worth of honey.
Year before last he sold 1000 pounds
for 1924, and another year he took
from his different colonies a total of
$500 pounds. From the bes. infor-
nation at hand, l am inclined to the
opinion that this last yield is seldom
equaled by any other single honey
producer in this State.
On this same line. Mr.. Simpson
also related another interesting Incl
dent. During one very fine honey
making season, he left hiye on the
scales and noted production Of So
pounds in 26 days. One day the bees
made IL pounds, and during the night
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1t is Wise Teaching.

In his baccalaurcate sermon to the
students of the Missouri State Univer-
sitv, the Right Reverend Bishop Atwill
of Kansas City urged upon the young
colleeians about to begin their real life
work in the world the fact that money
getting is not the highest mission of q
scholar.
Just at the present stage OF the higher
development of man it would be OF vast
benefit to society could this truth, ex-
tending beyond college bred men and
embracing all men OF forceful and am
bilious character, De so deeply I'M
pressed upon the national mind as to
leave it's mark in the establishment OF
the truest ideals and IN the direction
of the wisest effort. The American
people are in sore need OF such teach
ing, inasmuch as the greatest evils now
menacing the country arise from the
greed for gold.
A sound belief in the public mind
that the safest and happiest social con-
dition is that where the greatest mum. l..
ber Of persons are reasonably Wen-oil
in this worlds goods, and content with
their moderate competency, Is lmpera-
tive if the people OF the United States
are to nCClngly Iuluii Iuc1L uOoIinJ'
popular government under which al
men may strive hopefully for financial
independence, where commercial and
industrial enterprises are numerous
and open to all, where business interests
are fostered and protected, not tor the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the few, but for the
benefit OF the many, should be logically
inevitable in this country it the prlncl-
pies of its founders are faithfully
maintained.
In the ominOus growth OF the trust
evil, a system cnriching q limited num-
Der of monopolies at the cost OF the
business and industrial health OF the
country at large, there is disquieting
proof of a tendency to repudlate those
principles under the stimulus OF that
hunger for vast wealth which tends to
create the sure contrast OF vast poverty.
American teachers may not be more
wisely employed than in combatins
this tendency. American young men
may not be more truly strengthened
than by the fostering Of higher ideals
than those limited solely to the acqlur-
ing Of riches.-,Sf. Louis Republic.
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Color aud Characteristics OF The Eye.

Blue eyes are said 10 be the weakest.
Upturned eyes are typical Of devo-
tion.
Wide open eyes are Indicative Of
rashness.
Safeguarding eyes are always to be
distrusted.
Brown eyes are said by occulists to
be the strongest.
Small eyes are commonly supposed
to indicate cunning.
The downcast eye has in all ages
been typical Of modes:y.
The proper distance between the
eyes is the width of one eye.
People Of rnelancholic temperament
rarely have clear blue eyes.
Eyes with long, sharp corners indi-
cate great discernment and penetra-
ton.
The white of the eye showing be-
meath the iris is indicative Of nobility
of character.
Gray eyes turning green in anger or
excitement are Indicative of cloleric
temperament.
When the upper lid covers half or
more of the pupil the indication is Of
cool deliberation.
An eye the upper lid Of which pass
es horizontally across the pupil indi-
Gates mental ability.
Unsteady eyes, rapidly jerking from
side to side, are frequently initiative
of an unsettled mind.
It is said that the prevailing colors
Of eyes among patterns Of lunatic asy-
lums are brown and black.
Eyes Of any color with weak brows
aud long, concave lashes, are indica-
tive of a weak constitution.
Eyes that are wide apart are said to
physiognomists to indicate great intel
ligencc and tenacious memory.
Eyes OF which the whole of the iris
is visible belong to erratic persons,
often with a tendency toward insanity.
Wide open, staring eyes in weak
countenances indicate jealousy, bigo-
try, intolerance and pertinacity with
out frmuess.
Eyes placed close together in the
head are said to indicate pettiness of
disposition, jealousy and turn for
fault-fnding.
When the under arch of the upper
eyelid is perfect semicircle it is In
d;cative Of goodness, but also timidity,
sometimes approaching cowardice.
All men of genius are said to have
eyes clear, slow moving and bright.
This is the eye which indicates mental
ability of some kind, it does not mat
ter what.
Blue eyes are generally considered
effeminate, but this is mistake, fol
blue eyes are found not only among
Caucasian nations, and the white races
rule the world.-Peorson's Weekly.