The times., 1899-10-01
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est market Taking these facts into consideration.
the Boer has done what other less nomadic peO-
ties which lay before him, and has allowed the
othefs TO pass untouched. When a Boer's
children marry they settle within short distance
e the original family homestead generally sew
eTal Hundred yards distant In this way, in a
few years, small village is formed ON the fam
lily estates, which may consist Of from 500 to
l3.030 acres of uneRclosed grazing ground. Every
son when be maTTies is entitled to a share OF the
estate. which be Is supposed 10 use for the sup
poTt Il himself and his family. and in that way
the various estates grow smaller each genera
tion.
The rowing existence. the life in the open air,
and the freedom from disturbing cares have COM
bined 10 make of the Beers a race that is almost
physically perfect. If average height of all
the fullgTown males in the country were taken
il would be found 10 be not less than six feet
two inches, and probably more. With
the Boer his religion is his first and uppermcst
thought The Old Testament is the pattern
which he strives to follow. The father OF the
family reads from its pages every day, and from
IL he formuiates his ideas of right and wrong,
as they are 10 be applied to the work of the day.
Whether he wishes to exchange cattle with his
neigibor or to give his daughter in marriage
10 a neiEhbor's son, he cOnsuts the Testament.
and finds therein the advice that Is applicable
10 the situation. He reads nothing but the Bi-
bic and consequently his belief in its teachings
Is indcstuctible and supreme.
The Beer Of today IS creature of circum-
stance He OutStflpped because ne mas nau no
opportunities for development. Driven from Cape
Colony where be was rapidly developing a ma
tonal character, he was compelled to wander
into lands that offered no opportunities OF any
description. he has been cut of for almost a
hundred wears from older and more energetic
civilization. and even from his nsighborS; it Is
no wonder that he Is 4 century behind the van.
No other civilized race on earth has been handl-
capped in such a manner, and If there had been
one ii Is q matter for conjecture whether II would
he
whether il would have fallen 10 the level of the
savage.
The o-tcome If all this is that the Beer has
been made by his conditions; that it is these
very conditions of life which he is striving
to peTpetuate. He inhabits one of the rich
est regions on the face of the earth, since
the discovery of the mines in the Trans
vaal; and he desires to keep ii for cattle
breeding and grazing country. It does not
look very much as if he would be able to
do SO. OF as if, considering the disadvant-
ages of isolation and imbreeding, which
must in time have their effect upon him,
IL would be best for him il he could carry
out mis- own wishes.
There is a picture of President Kruger,
which is worth reproducing for the vivid
ness and skill with which it is drawn. II
is this:
President Kruger is short in stature. measuring
less than five feet seven inches. His head and
body are large and fat, but his legs are thin and
short. His head is Just a triae longer than
broad. and almost fits the English definition of
square head" The small eyes are surmounted
by busly white eyebrows, which extend half
an inch beyond his forehead.
When he Is not sitting for a photograph his
hair is not realty arranged as il appears in
the well-knovn pictures, but hangs loosely down
over his wide forehead. except when, with a
hasiv swish Of his hand he brushes it aside
I...sa e rurlt~ or1 ta71- he
sides q his head in long tresses which cover
both his cars.
Mr. Kruger's nose and mouth are the
chief features Of his face. Both more exten-
siye than his large face demands but they are
such marvels in their peculiar way as to
be Distinguishing marks. The bridge of the nose
grows wide as it goes outward from the point be-
tween the eyes, and before ii reaches the tip it
has gentle upheayal. Then it spreads out on
either side, and covers fully two inches Of area
above his upper lip. Ii Is not attractive, but in
that il follows the general condition OF his facial
landscape.
The mouth is wide and ungainly. The constant
use Of heavy pipe has caused deep depression
the left side Of his lower lip, and this gives
the whole mouth the appearance Of being unhal-
anced His chin is large and prominent, and his
ezrs correspond relatively in size and symmetry
with his face. When in repose his features
not pleasant TO look upon, but when lighted up
by smile they become rather attractive, and
generally cause his laughter to become conta-
gions among his hearers
According TO Mr.. Hillegas, the style in
which President Kruger lives is as un-
pretending as the most severe Jacksonian
could ask Of the president of republic.
His door is always open to visitors, and
he treats them all as equals. His salary
as President is S35, 900, with $500 more
for house rent, although he has long since
become the owner of the house in which
he lives. The author had an interview with
him. through an Interpreter, which is de-
cidedly interesting. And there is another
interview, directly following this, with
Cecil John Rhodes.
These two men are as different as two
men can possibly be. One represents the
most conservative. the other the most ag
gressive power of the world. They are
not only different in nationality. in his
tory, in thought, but they are of two alb
soutely antithetical types, mentally, phys
icalIy, and racially. II is doubtful whether
a finer example OF contrasting personali-
ties could be found anywhere in the world
There is no detailed word-picture of
Rhodes such as is given of Dom Paul, but
everyone is familiar with the two faces
as they appear in the pages of current pc
riodicals, and the chapter devoted to
Rhodes in this book is full of the person
ality Of the man. Here are scraps of it,
which may give some idea of the whole:
He himself originated the plans BY which the
Mediterranean and Table Bay viii eventually be
united by bands Of steel and strands OF copper,
and II Is through his personal efforts that
the English fn2ncieTs arc being induced 10 sub
scribe the money with which his plans are being
carried out The marvellous faith which the Eng
lish people have in Mr.. Rhodes has been Illus
trated several occasions when he called
10 London 10 meet storms Of protest from the
shareholders. who feared that the two great en-
terprises were gigantic fsscos. He has invaria-
bly, returned 20 South Africa with the renewed
confidence Of the iimid ones, and many millions
Of additional capital.
Mr. Rhodes has tasted Of the power which is
absolute. and he viii brook no earthly interfer-
ence with his plans. The natives may destroy
hundreds Of miles of the telegraph lines as they
have done several occasions. He teaches them
q lesson by means Of the quick firing gun. and
rebuiids the line. White men may fear the deadly
fever of Central Africa, but princely salaries and
life insurance policies for host Of relatives viii
always attract men 10 take the risk
lie takes pride IN his Incidence, and declares
that the man who performs more labor than his
physical needs demand is fool. He says he never
makes long speech because he is too lazy TO
eNpenG the energy necessary for its delivery. He
declines 10 walk more than an eighth of a mile
unless il is impossible to secure a vehicle or
native hammock bearers 10 convey him, and then
be proceeds SO slowly that his progress is al
most inlperceptibe. Notwithstanding his
autipathy to physical exertion he is great trav-
eler, and is constantly moving from one place to
another One week may find him at Broote
Schuur, bis Cape Town residence, while the fol-
lowing week he NAV De planning a new farm in
fsr-away Mashonaland. The third week may have
him in the Portuguese possessions on the East
Coast. and al the end Of the month he may be
hack in Cape Town. prepared for a voyage to
England and fortnights stay in Paris He will
charter bullock team OF steamship with like
disregard Of expense, in order that he may reach
his destination at specified time, and in like
manner he will be watchfui Of his comfort by
causing houses to be built in unfrequented ter.
rftart, ..l,fet he may yrfefr 10