The Portland daily press., 1900-01-25
CECIL THE FIRST.
Rhodes, ''The Man who Eats a Coun-
try for Ills Breakfast"
(Aiuslee's Masazine.)

"a
Cecil Rhodes appesrs In A,psIes.s. written
nv A,,an sane ,aa. . oorrsspondsnt. re.
csntlv rs.urnsd from south Africa. He
avs IN mart,
s.,n the land that be.rs his nnme. Cecil
Rhodes receives the homage Of a mon.
a,cn ua stands for tina countrv's riss or
fall He "a thu sour ca OF coed and evil:
pra,sed for combating n railroad and
hla n, al for a oontinusd drought. Among
ooh ,,o men ba ,s n sub,eot Of hero vor
n -, -. .,-..,.. a..
snip. 40 pieck nv" ns .e
whole Anglo-Saxon race. 1ney call MIN
'Separntcr of Bulls' Son Of the Great
NJ h,,s n ,a.r, .,a .th. man vho ents n
~ =.
country ZOE mas ofs>A@ Az sns" NC
I" Dss'iny i.ssn. ~
rhodes "a an ah.enee Of aff.et alton. He
r.oa,vs. al,he the s.v lnborer and the
.o.,t,,, ,,,,,s,.r Tn xo,,. r.nnsr ana
oo,d,,o. r !. 3. ,,.r ths ..u,. No,h,uo n
ooA 49,, s.,- =.
stuoieo. onhke mess human eeinss' mo
10 not an actor. There IL nothing mys-
ter,ous about him. He makes use OF no
., $500. a. al.
snpteriuse ous ooines s"aisns :" sHe
equarely and imprssses you with HE sim
oar,t, Ct o,uya nos stand out agaisst
-, -.
MIN, "ai'eu barney o"rnoso' "ao"
rated by q friend for merging his dia-
mond interests with the De Beers Syndi-
-. an. a.. -, ,n--,,,.,t ,,,s In
ca'e' ne J"'' iop'" n'' ~. -"
because l knew he spoke the ruth.
"This righteousness disarms you one
romant bpt apgag.s vour admiration
..,-. -,
the next. IL ID inssahtiys ioio~u upon
you that here Is man who holds HE
too serious and brief for masquerade.
whose thoughts are detached from petty
th ings and enRrcssed In vast ideas. Mr..
Rhodes eives evidences Of this By break
ing of conversation when IL becomes
| small, and concentrating MS MIND on
some entirely foreign subject
puoDES THINGS IN TONS
"
EYou need not talk with MIR. Rho1es
five minutes to learn that he is thinker
Dr' 'a",eso" anu oo"oi
saa", h son's .s ma.Ss ar,ng shant An aIo
light. They think In penpyweig nts;
Rhod IS In tcns- He never bothsrs with
details; tney tase care ol tnense.
haI tne tlHe ne uo.s nos sven nav
pooEee money. Issenps o1 1870 VI
IN Sspe t1w' one usy, ms , iopu 1.h.s.'
wlsnoHs t1e neoes t'AAso
pence! Z, aIu scxPssu loap
nnooe., sAeu sno n,'..r
eonoIesor IN 1"s s'ro ~ 'cioss'.s
hosas, l guss noeeu, sne O'ose"s
.oon.u @ az. ms Ja,a,, ~
Itamp aIohs tne uooAs. u1 "
a s nV vi rsra,,, ~ H. fsSar,,s oarb h.
poo.D anu 10y, ohs.+ .,,h 800 dot
white nan nei sni.t Win pokn W.
tie, sois ielt nat anu inquest Sss aay Vi e .nds
eio.ns. ~ u ..s. S,- A,s-sd
~ oan III
allner, az she eoue.ae snIa.. -. "a
uuhney ~ sne uoo'. no'o oi'ai
nD sp,ns Al raAns ~ .,,r
bot MI nnoues oiosn1 .s yoa
asCeneion az 80 ann. .b.s
oPpiessesS. MS presence ~
ne 10 uhiko o.ner Iuenon "
nunan poss'o"9' t,na. o.. 1.a..iv
raI rom ~ a. w S....s $500
enyoys 49, ois"i' S0o
ana champagne
HIS INDIFFERENCE TO WOMEN.
Cecii Rhodes Is Keen oossrver'
philosopher, shrewd Of wit, not given to
ic,,s .ps.chss- brava- and lnvish with
r,ors, wna, ns th,nts a. nrofi.abls tn bs
A'o"0y "ne" 70 .- - W
SO His countenanoe Is not an encour-
aging study Tor the sentimental. In tne
knowledge OF south Africans he nas
mover shown attention TO any woman.
disappointed -fn-love stories about MIN 60
the rounds at intervals, but are never
verified. There seems to be httie room
in his makeup for that sort Of thing
He treats the CENTER sex with inainer-
snce and even rudensss- For MS TWO
sisters alone does he exhibit fondness,
and they, In turn, have the reputation OF
being 'msn-haters.
Nothing sgEravates MT. hnodes more
than for ore Of the Onssssred ComPany
employees to est married. ! came GOWN
from beirn on herman steamer WIN
newly welded couple who were returning
to England most ae1eoted. Inc pride
groom bad been trusted hsutenans In