Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-22

h, Rider Haggard may be proven a
Inhet. after ALL From the first of
British Boer trouble he never con-
bplated the possibility of a defeat for
English lion.
Bath and | have just been reading
History of the Transvaal," pof
o Of which is a reprint of his early
Biz, "Cetewayo and His Neighbors.
itten before he turned romanoer.
e present volume carries the history
the Beers down to the present war.
Haegsrd treats this question with
Measure on both sides, but with a
ural leaning toward the English.
holds that had the British govern
Int put down its foot firmly ut the
b symptom of a desire on the part
the Beers to take more advantages
BIZ the convention allowed to alien
kidents, the present sad condition
I'd not have arisen. He openly asserts
ht in his opinion the war is part of
beep- laid scheme to expel the English
|wer from South Africa. why" he
IS, "has the Orange Free State
rown in her lot with the Transvaal?
ere was no grievance, no quarrel
bre, and suddenly she appears in
bus against England. Whyf Because
citizens believe that the time has
bns to translate into action the old
pam of the coming Dutch Republic.
th its S,000,0 900 of people, ruling
preme in the vast territory between
b Zambesi and the Cape.
30 you see, Mr.. Haggard thinks the
ir was forced upon England by the
bers in their blind ignorance and con-
it, the mass of them believing, be-
use they defeated British troops in
bne small affairs in 1881, that they
d a match for the British Empire.
MIR. Haggaid says that the sacrifice
Bosr and British blood will be
oater than in any other war Of
pdsrn times. 1t would seem that be
edicted truthfully. He says: AFTER
Q Rand is worked out. when the
hmps cease to fall heavily by day and
night, when the brokers' voice is
rot in the exchange and the promoter
habits some new city, still the Boer
,men in the farnlhouses will tell their
ldren how the damned English
oilers shot their eiandfathers and
pk their land. In South Africa new
oands will arise, and from the
fagon's teeth that we are forced to
Nv the harvest Of hate will spring and
BRING again. Thus we must eat Of
10 bitter bread that we have baked. !"
ANY one wishing to know of the
bnditions of affairs between these two
Puntries at present can find clear
fpanation in this book of Haggatd's,
hich is less prejudiced than most
crks on any problem of great interest.
couldn't persuade Beth to read
by more tonight, she was SO wrought
over a remark a 'disting uished ply
cian made to her. propheoying dire
fsults if this higher education of
pmen were carried any further on.
low, you know Beth has just the worst
hse of college fever," and is excited
consequence of this bubble Of talk.
he girl with an ambition to study
PENS periodically to drive the medical
Paternity into hystericai expostula-
ons. And new, the doctors claim that
omen and men ale so differentiated
to demaud methods of training
holly different. They give out com.
prative brain measurements and say
bat study, except in homeopathic
pses, is fraught with peril for the
daughters of Eve. These same daughters
Eve do not seem to regard these out
ursts with much awe, for after 30
ars OF the same sort OF agitation
omen have gone on invading colleges
pa outstripping men in the manner
winning prizes, while these doctors
70 still shouting themselves hoarse
ver, the dire effects of teaching girls
reek instead Of potato boiling.
late PAPER in medical journal
hys that it has been discovered that
irl students are afflicted with a new
astric disorder which produces head
che. And for this affliction this up
p,date" physician prescribes cooking
nstead of walking, bicycling, golf or
Timming.
would Just like to tell this old fogy
pedical adviser little legend: Once
pom time there was beautiful
arden, filed with lovely trees and
powers land fruit-esrecially fruit
mong which apples seemed :: the favor
te' But that ! another story" as
Elrling says. Well, in this garden
wed two happy people, Monsieur Adam
nd Madam Eve. One day for desser t,
pc chief chef Of the ancient household
eNed apples. Eve ate one and then
at down by the fireside to her spin
ing, while Adam, after the manner OF
lis sex, walked abroad to smoke, and
aw wonders she had never dreamed Of,
nu learned great things she never
new Ihisswent on for several gen.
ralions' and while Eve sat by the fire
winch she oft times made herself),
pihning her wheel. Monsieur Adam
I'd great things in the world, put up
ELeat buildings. stored his head full OF
ne beautiful things of ear tn and said,
oenold what /, man, know and can
Eve expostulated, just a little,
hlhd you, very little, and very mildly,
or she was timid and she was told to
" content with her lot, which her
oraiy master explained was by the
preside and not in the world. But the
tpp'e had left taste she could not
esist, and she. began to make little
excursions away from her wheel. She
ouhd the paths of action very pleasant,
inu the time came when her fire
pushed,
nut Adam had had SO much OF 4
'alt mat Eve found she'd have to dc
VISA! OF sprinting to catch UP with
LIN She met lots of her sisters on thu
way sisters who had been encouraged
her temerity and who came out tt
lGln her. Adam saw her coming ant
tiu not like it. "I've done all this, .
u.s. SAID; can't have woman inter,
,sine; you are too weak, you dom
nhow the world as / do (which was no
'eharkahle fact considering he'd hat
~ underbelI start in the racel, yor
l uust go 6ack." But Evo had TASTED
,n,e5ty now and he might as we'll have
s Sleu To drive the incoming wave bach
i.ne hlodded on, she built college!