The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

extremely close relationship that exists
between the Beers and the English. "Dop-
per comes from 'dop," which Is the Ger
man "topf" bowl, and is supposed to
apply to this sect of rcltgionsts because
they wore their hair as If the barber had
put bowl upon their heads and cut round
il. According to this derivation, which
seems the most probable 'roundhead
would be an almost perfect translation OF
"dopper"
A distiny dished Englishmnn who went
to the "dopper" church to hear the presi-
dent In his religious role thus recorded his
impressions: I'm truth there rs good deal
of the orator In Dom Paul, and not little
OF the actor as well. As Cromwell Is sala
/ to have been an epileptic so TINS hnhr
Cromwell is something of nehropa th.
Had no been educated he would have
/ shown subtle and wide intelligence
Even now. according to Chief Justice
Kotge. he will discuss such questions as
Immortality and the henehcenoe OF the
deity with a singularly fair appreciation VI
the arguments that make against ms own
belief, which he nevertheless recurs TO- 40
If Welding to an overpowering instinct de-
veloped through generations oil pious ioi
bears"
After his conversion IN the wilderness
there soon befell an incident which gave
rise to the superstition that Paul Kruger
was not born to be drowned One day nc
saw a KafAr struggling in the river. while
other Kafirs stood on shore as spocta-
tors He at once jumped in for the pur-
nose of saving the Kaffr's life. But The
black man lost his head, hgurativeiy
speaking, and grappled Kruger with sueh
violence as to to render 1t quite probable
that both would drown together. Dom
Paul was splendid swimmer. and was
able to remain very long time under
water. On this occasion he could only
rid himself OF the frantic black by tota
immersion. and so he remained under
water for period of time which thor
oughly alarmed those who witnessed thu
pc rformance. AT last, however, he elnerg
ed upon the ourface-without the kafhr'
, Many are the incidents which 20 to up
hold the superstition that Kruger was
never destined for prey 10 wild beasts oil
| death by bullet. assegal or other sinlste
regency employed by his enemies He wa
: but years old when he shot his frst BIZ
game--an age when most boys coulI
scarcely raise q gun. much less aim i
5 steadily. In those days he lived noma
--treklng IRON pl~e 70 place over IN
prairies with large herds OF oxen ans
sheep. AT II years OF age he had kiilo
S his first lion, and with his thirteenth yea
, he was lighting for his country aloas
! With the rest OF the citizens.
: Ii Is very we'll known that Kruger IN hi,
. prime was one OF the 1eetest and mos
n enduring foot racers the world ever saw
? II was in carrying out one OF his mos
s noted performances in this line that h,
: was rescued by some invisible and mirac
8 ulous power from the jaws OF a man
i eating lion. AS an athlete he has Away
h been Arm believer in the superiority o
the white over the black races. In ex
i emplifcation OF this belief he still love
: 10 tell how he once ran against thre
!. Zulu sprinters, and beat the best OF then
n by some ten miles, covering over eight
o miles in twenty-four hours, which, 10
70 an unframed man. must be regarded a