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and rules of hygiene for the steady
walker. He holds his head up and his
chin out. Ie keeps his lips closed and
breathes through his nose. His eyes
ire partly closed, as are the eyes of all
professional walkers. and the head is
held straight.
A sometimes companion is Senator
Platt, VINO is something of an athlete
himself and enjoys a brisk walk One
day. not long ago, the President was
accompanied by an unexpected guest.
little mongrel dog, seeing the tall,
well-formed gentleman pass, came out
of the corner of the fence where he had
been hiding, and fell into the Presi-
dents tracks. Perhaps the dog thought
that with so stalwart a guide, he
could come to no harm. Perhaps he
Caught sight of the bump of benevo-
lence on the Presidential head, and cal
culated that there would be a dinner
at the end Of the walk. But, If so he
was disappointed, for he got not even
pat of the head, and after three
blocks the disappointed little dog skunk
back to watch for the next cookbook
Ing pedestrian.
For awhile secret service officers fol-
Owed the President on these walks,
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police replied, and the war was on.
Volunteers were called for, and to eva
cry. man who enlisted were promised
5000 acres of land and twenty claims
In the new FL Dorado. when 1t should
be won. The Matabeles were attacked
on three sides, their capital, BuluwayoJ
was taken, and great was the slaugh-
ter. Opinions differ as to the justice
of the Matabele war, but 1t put the
South African Company on It's feet
again, which was its purpose. On April
%. 1898, Matabeleland was thrown
open to the world.
The new land was called Rhodesia.
Rhodes was made premier Of the coll
ony and in 1895 was appointed Queen
Fictorla's privy councillor. a purely
honorary position.
His great ambition was partly real
lied. He added almost an empire to
Great Britain's possessions.
The present war in South Africa In
in line with Rhodes policy-the forma-
ton Of British empire in South AZ
RIGA that shall embrace the Transvaal
republic and the Orange Free State.
Rhodes, with all his millions, lives
humbly. He has a home, Groot Schuur,
at Cape Town which Is presided over
by his sister. who is as great hater
of men as Rhodes is of women. But
he Is happier when living on the plains
In tent with only an attendant to
look after his personal wants.
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Mr.. MOOdy's Biography.

Mr.. w. R. Moody, son of the great
evangelist, will prepare a biography of
Dwight l.. Moody, which will be pub
nshed by subscription. In a statement
concerning the work the author says
that, announcements having appeared
of several lives, some even claiming
to be official" 1t has become painful
necessity to state that any other than
the authorized biography referred to
will be issued not only without the ap-
prevail, but regardless of the urgent
protest of the family and friends. Mr..
Moody, it is asserted. was particularly
anxious that errors and misrepresenta-
tons of former unauthorized works and
misleading newspaper reports should
be corrected in an authentic work pre-
pared by his son, thus obviating the
multiplication Of partial and inharmo-
NOUS biographical sketches.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18

MAKE FINE WAX FROM OIL.

Residual Oil from I11umiuants Makes
Article Superior to Honeycomb.
The busy little bee was long ago
honey making business by artificial
honey manufacturers. Now he is left
to improve the shining hour as best he
may, for his corner on wax Is rapidly
slipping away from him. Paraffin, q
product of crude petroleum, Is taking
the place Of beeswax In commerce very
largely, and half the "wax" candles Of
to-day are of pure paraffin and never
saw the inside of a beehive.
Whiting, Ind, just over the southern
line of Chicago, Is the place where
this wonderful wax Is made Cleve-
land, Ohio, has raraffin works, but
1t Is only small affair compared to
the Whiting plant. The paraff1n works
are quite distinct and apart from the
oil rehnery-which IS near the lake
front-and Is quite large plant in it
SELF The oil treated here Is the IRE
sidual OIL" or oil from which all ilu-
minating and fuel oils have been dis
TILED in the oil refinery, and which
would be deemed practically worth
less by an outsider
AS it Is pumped from the oil refinery
into its first receptacle, the tar stills"
huge piles of iron and brick with
innumerable pipes-it has the appear
ance of liquid tar or New Orleans mo-
lasses or anything else that Is dark.
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The most picturesque figure next to
Dom Paul In the glo-Transvaal war
is Cecil Rhodes, diamond king and pol
ttieian. He Is the mighieSt million
aire OF the age. Others may have more
money, but Rhodes possesses the pow
er and ability to shape the destiny of
South Africa. The son of a minister
sent TO South Africa to improve his
health. he has added within a few
gears an empire TO England's territory
and has become the modern colossus of
RhodeS.
The surprising growth Of British
South Africa Ia due largely to the eff
forts of this one man, the organizer
and manager of the Imperial British
South African Company. The career
of Rhodes has been meteoric. Proba
bly, no Englishman since Sir Francis
Drake sailed round the globe with the
gold of Spain has brought more glory
TO his country with less expense to his
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
France Objects to waIdersee.

Paris, Aug. l2.-Though official France
when forced to decision VII graciously
admit the superior rank of Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee and acknowledge him
as a generalissimo of the allied forces in
China, the Paris press and French citizens
will meet the situation with a grimaee
such as bitter medicine produces. Though
years have passed the time is not long
enough to efface the memory of the day
when the German troops marched along
the Champs Elysees, and so it is even
thought an eXpedltionary force under
German commander will be sufficient to
throw the anti-republican press into
qualms of resentment. Naturally Ger
many is the government against which
they hurl their anathemas.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
MkINLEY AS A PEDESTRIAN.
President Takes Long Walks to Over
come a Tendency to Corpulency.

President Takes Long Walks to Over
come Tendency to COrpu1ency.
President Mckinley, who is now 81
years of age, has taken up pedes-
trianism. Every day for weeks he
has taken long walks as the best medi-
cine to overcome a tendency to short
ness Of breath and corpulency.
1t is interesting, says correspon-
dent, to watch the President on these
walks. He goes at the pace of a de-
termined man, not a stroller. One of
his feet Is thrown well out ahead of
him to make sure of long stride, and
the other foot is bent between the ball
and the heel, as is the fashion with the
long distance walkers. The stiff footed
man Is the man who can walk only a
short distance, but the man with the
supple feet can keep good pace for
long time.
The President observes all the laws
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
Forest Eires In Colorado.

Glenwood Springs, Col, Aug. l5.-FOr
100 miles in each direction from GlenwOOd
Springs fires can be seen. So numerous
are the fires in the forest reserves that the
chief of the supervisors, W T. S. May Of
Denver has caused to be posted by the
forest rangers notices that hereafter no
persons will be allowed on the government
reserve near the White river or the Battle
ment without being provided with stove
OF some kind for cooking purposes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18

Government than he. He has taken
the milk from the African cocoanut
He was born on July 5, 1858, and his
father was Rev. Francis William
Rhodes, vicar Of Stortford town
about twenty-five miles from London.
His elder brother, Herbert, had a
plantation In the south of Natal, and
ga 1869 Cecil. whose lungs were too
weak for the English climate, was sent
to live with him.
1t is impossible for those who know
aim now to think of him as a consump-
tive sent abroad to die He Is six feet
one inch tall and heavy and muscular
an proportion. His appetite Is a mar
vel. Chief Lobengula called him 'the
man who eats whole country for his
dinner.
His Early Ambition.
The story is told that, on arriving at
Natal, the boy of 16 laid his hand upon
Ia large map of Africa, exclaiming:
''All that my hand covers will one
day be miner
A merchant who heard him said:
That Is your dream, Is it?'
THAT is my dream" replied the
young man.
Well I'll give you ten years to
wake up" was the reply Of the mer-
chant.
Two years after this the history OF
Soalth Africa changed. Diamonds were
discovered on the present site of Kim
berley and Rhodes. with his brother,
&astened to the place where the future
empire builder laid the foundation of
mis- fortune. In 1889 all the diamond
mines We're consolidated under the
name of the De Beers Consolidated
Mines (Llmited), capitalized at S19.-
100000, with Cecil Rhodes president.
Meantime Rhodes brother had died.
turning over to the former his interests
at Kimberley and Cecil himself had
found time to return to England and
graduate from Oxford.
While busy with his mines Cecil
Rhodes did not neglect politics. Early
IN the sos he was elected to the Cane
House of Assembly from Barley. Az
ter receiving a charter in October
1889, hr started back to Africa to open
the new lands.
There was still the unexplored region
on the Matabeles left. The King of the
Zulus was Lobengula, who pursued the
usual Zulu policy of exterminating all
weaker people with whom they came
in contact and appropriatng their cat
le and wives, but they had whole
some fear of the whites.
Far to the north of the land of the
Matabeles was Mashonaland, a nation
conquered by the Zulus, and the King
OF the Zulus gave TO Rhodes permits
sion to dig for gold in the land of Ma
shonaland. Railroads were built and
with them came the telegraph and
mail.
The Matabeie War.
Mashonaland doomed for two years.
and then IL was discovered that its
wealth was oyeresdmated greatly.
1t looked like failure for the South
African Company. Something must be
done. The gold miners were clamorIng
Tor chance TO locate claims In Mata-
oeleland. Then was started the Mata-
belle war, the barbarities Of which ex-
.ceeded previous campaigns. because
the company was bent on DESTROYING
the Matabele nation to seize their rich
country. The Matabeles gave the ex.
eeuse by sending warriors to punish
ztus thieves. The company's border
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
HOT NEATHERl|N THE FII1
THIRTY-THREE MET DEAN
Records for Heat Broken-cAn,
suffer Most-RepOrts From a..
Where Heat Was Wors.
Washington. "

New York, Aug. l2.-Deatb ro,.,
harvest Saturday from New York's hp eu
ity At least 80 persons died in n" 'll'u'
and vicinity, 30 from prostrations NY
three children from falling from fro "ua
capes, on which they had crowded e. "
some relief from the torturing heat 81
Since August g., when the temner.,n..
was 81, the conditions have been grow;s'
worse. All in all it is the hottest cont;-s
Gus weather New York has had
The greatest sufferers were the obaa..
Within the four days, during which w.
heat has been oppressive, there has hoas
an average of 66 child patient at Bellevn.
dispensary alone, the ages of the cbildras
ranging from five months to two voast
There was no more humidity TODAY 49,
has previously been reported, being ia ~.
cent early in the morning and advanoDa
during the day. Many horses were s1
struck.
At Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. l2.-Six deaths here wsn
due to the heat Saturday and there wen.
% prostrations, three of which will prm,
fatal. The mercury touched its highea
point at 3 o'clock, when SO was reached
the weather bureau office. Down on r.
street it was 80 and 81.
Hottest in United States.
Washington, Aug. l2.-Sunday this
was the hottest city in the United States
The official thermometer at the weather
bureau registered l0l.
A Death at Milwaukee,
Milwaukee, Aug. l2.-One death waa
ascribed to the heat today, also one pros
tration. The record for eight days shows
nine deaths and Is prostrations of grown
people and about % fatalities due to heat
among infants.
Two Deaths at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Aug. l2.--The mercury rose
to 80 Saturday afternoon. The deaths by
sunstroke were two. There were mine pros
trations.
AT Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-Two deaths and
eight prostrations by heat is the record for
Saturday. The government thermometer
registered 90 at o'clock
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
A LEAPING SWORD.
Large Open lot Good Place to Practice
the Trick.

the Trick.
"Of all the cities | have visited In
Europe" said Il. A. Stinson, of Boston,
recently to the New York Tribune man,
II found Madrid one of the most inter-
esting. 1t has a number of out-of-the-
way features that appeal to one.
While was in Madrid tried to pur-
chase one of the famous Toledo blades.
The old-fashioned two-handled sword
was what l wanted to get, one of those
that were built to cut through armor
and which fulfilled their mission COM
pletely, as many bloody battlefield in
ye ancient days bore testimony.
Il had to give it up on account of the
expense. They cost from $3.50 up. but
while l was looking for one a shopkeep
er showed me a most scientific trick.
His store was very lofty, running up
two or three Stories and he. was descant
ing on the beauties of this particular
sword, when, in order to prove the per-
feet temper Of the metal, he drove the
point into the floor and bent the blade
until hilt and point met. He then sud-
denly released the hilt and that six feet
of cleaning sword sprang up into the
air like thing alive. Up and up it
went, almost to the lofty ceiling itself,
when it lost its impetus and began its
descent, hilt first. 1t returned almost
to the place whence 1t started, the shop
keeper catching 1t by the hilt with prac-
ticed ease and returning it to its case.
Il was crazy to try it myself, but the
owner refused to allow me, as he said |
would probably not only wreck the
store, but perhaps injure myself as
well. He told me that If l wanted to
learn the trick l had better practice in
a large open lot and that suit of armor
wouldn't be bad thing to wear until
got the hang Of it,
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tiful candles as possible. The COM
pany has the money to pay for the SER
Vices Of expert chemists and by their
skill, combined with continual work,
this ropy, dark stream becomes q
thing of beauty.
A parallel could easily be drawn be-
tween the paraffln works and bee.
hive, only instead Of one building there
were many. each under It's own man.
ager and each doing its part In con-
verting this worthless looking refuse
into wax.
Nothing Is wanted. AS this residual
oil'' is pumped from building to build.
ing in its course of publication 1t in
turn leaves refuse from which axle
grease and all kinds of lubricating oils
are made. Here they make wool oils,
rope and Irvine oils-some Of pale yell
low, others red-and carbons for cleo
tric light. The carbons are made from
the last stubborn dregs from which ev-
cry drop of oil has been pressed. The
extreme refuse Is used as fuel and Is
called coke. 1t gives out great heat
and is used for heating stills" and
sometimes the homes of the employees.
A more interesting process cannot be
conceived than that by which wax Is
made from petroleum. The machinery
USED Is massive and complicated and
the manager Of each department Is an
expert In his particular hne.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
Seattle's Big Fair.

Seattle, Aug. l2.-At meeting OF Du'f
ness men recently 100000 was pledged lot
holding an international exposition in tn'
city in 1904 in commemoration OF tne
Louisiana purchase and the Lewis anu
Clarke expedition. The plan differs ron
that of any similar event ever held IN inc
world, inasmuch as its primary object y
the development of commercial expansion
and the growth of trans-Paciflc trade
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18

The August Century is out OF prln ,c:.
the result of the popular interest IN -
Hunkle's historical romance, the riepDs
OF Navarro which begins in tins nu ~.
Der. As a rule, the critics hesitate 10 r. -
nounce Judgment on novel wnen y i
one installment of it has appeared; ou' :. I
this case an exception has been MADE ~
chorus of praise has greeted the ~
story.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18

but he found it out and forbade them
from following him, declaring that he
was not afraid
Since beginning his pedestrian exer
else, President Mckinley has reduced
his girth and increased his lung power,
so the exercise may be called a sue
cess.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
Drowning at Spokane.

Spokane, Aug. 1.-two boys dlscosei
ed the body of Mrs. Carrie Smith noa',hs
in the river a short distance west Oh w
Olive street bridge. The police were no~
fled and the patrol rushed to the pla'S
The body was taken from the rlVer' O''
life was extinct.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
Civil Engineer DEAD

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. l4.-Charles
Talbot a prominent civilian and lneena ,d
zeal engineer of the coast, and who secure
to Portland, Ore, her unsurpassed wa
supply, died here of congestion OF the U'a CO.
The body will be taken to Portlanu
interment in Talbot Heights cemetery
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
Bull Fights In Paris.

Paris Is to have its bull fights to add
to the excitement of Its populace. The
arena, however. will not be within the
city walls, but at Enghien, which is
some twelve minutes journey by train.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18

If woman looks contented and hap
Ply, it is usually a sign that she is a
widow, and that her late husband had
q lot OF life insurance.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
ShOns I'm Chill.

In the towns of Chill most shops are
open till midnight, and during the hot
afternoon, when everybody takes a
siesta, they are locked up.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18

In families where they don't put ur
any fruit. one Of the children ia sent
around the corner for canned peaches
whenever company unexpectedly
comes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18

Every dog has his day, but a man
who fights duel has only q sec,nd
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18
CAREER OF RHODES.
DIAMOND KING, STATESMAN AND
MILLIONAIRE.

tie Is the Most Picturesque Figure
After Dom Paul In the TransvaaI
war-His Meteoric Career In South
Africa.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18

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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-05-16

-Four Saw Mills
Electric light plant, with 60 arc lights and 1000
incandeScentS.
most modern $4,000 water system with 30
fire hydrants.
Public school buildings and church buildings.
One steam laundry.
Two savings and one safety deposit bank.
Two newspapers.
One opera house.
-Four hotels.
Ten restaurants.
About IS lodging houses.
Six general merchandise and grocery stores.
Two hardware stores and plumbing shops.
-Four dry goods and haberdashery stores.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-05-16

Three Jewelry stores.
Two drug stores.
Three cigar and confectionery stores and news
stands, with u newspapers on sale from the
mining centers Of the United States.
Two furniture stores.
Two tailoring establishments.
Two millinery emporums.
One fish market
-Four meat markets
Five barber shops.
Two bakeries.
Sixteen saloons.
The Sumpter Club.
One brewery.
Two hay and grain stores.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-05-16

Three livery and freightng stables.
Three stage, transfer and freighting companies.
Six stage lines.
Three blacksmith shops.
Two harness shops.
About 900 dwelling houses.
Eleven business houses under construction, two
of which are brick.
Three two-story brick buildings completed.
Seven assay Offices, numerous real estate, min.
ing brokers and law Offices, besides physicians,
dentists and civil engineers.
Number Of secret societies.
No city taxes.
City out Of debt.
Splendid fire department.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-03
Movements of People

\. G. Hunt is in New York.
w. T.. Thayer was III Honesdale on
Monday.
Mrs. Eugene Ham was in IIonesdale
this week.
Major j. y. Fish returned yesterday
from New York.
Mrs !. Ii. stevens Is visiting frltnds
Mr. and Mrs. II. B, Reynolds will sail
for Europe today.
S. Il. Hayes has been seriously inda-
posed for the past few days.
William Wirth, of Denver, col, is Wis
iting his parents Oh Hickory street
Miss Grace Sprague will so to Boston
this week to remain for Il fortnight
Mrs. George Smith, of Providence, t..
l.. is the guest of North End friends.
ls!dorc Roos, of Pine street, is recov.
cring from severe attack OF the grip.
Miss Rebecca Burke, of North Main
avenue. is visiting friends in New forn,
Mrs. i. II. Gilleran, of Carbondale, WAS
the guest of Scranton friends yesterday.
Mrs. J. L. Rea. of Sanderson avenIc,
has returned from a visit in New Berlin,
Pa.
Mrs. Armstrong, Miss Johnson and Miss
Sisson are guests of Mrs f. ID. Me
Gowan.
Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Fuller returned last
night from New York, where they spent
the week.
Mrs Clcmons and Mrs. l.. $. Barnes
have gone to Florida for the remainder
| Of the winter.
Archibald Mears. of South Main ave-
nue., has been home from college for the
| past few days.
Mrs. james. who has been the guest
| of Mrs. ii. y. Reynolds, has returned to
| her home in Brooklyn, y. y.
Mr.. II. NJ, Winton and daughters. Mrs.
rr,,v;t ;t,l,, Vala
ton. are in Washington. ID, c.
Alexander Law. jr., of Aberdeen, Scot
| land. is the guest of his uncle AleXan-
| der Meldrum, of Richmond Park.
Mrs. l.. r. STEELE, Mr.. and Mrs. a. -.
| Stelle and Mr.. 7. l.. Stelle have returned
from a ten days visit To Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sayre, of Mon
| trosc, have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Townsend Poore, for the past few
| days.
| Mrs. w, J. Pi>ley, who has been tho
| guest of Mrs. Charlosworth. in Green
| Ridge, returned To her home in Iirts-
burg.
| Mrs. Springer who has been guest
at thr home of her brother Dr. II. B
Ware has returned To her home in Al
| lantc CITY,
| 4, &. Twitchell has become the mana
ger of the general store conducted by
| the Fuller Coal company, vice G.. A
| Burr, resigned
Miss Elizabeth A. Jones and Miss Jan,
| cite Jones, of Olyphant left on Wednes-
day for an extended "Trip through The
| south and California.
Colonel l.. A Watres will entertain a,
his home. 3S3 Quincy avenue. next Tues