The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-02-16
BACHELOR RHODES.
S outh African Magnate Who Wants
Only Single Men to Aid Him
in His Undertakings.

III Ills OnuefCaRlnRS.
In Ainslee's "a writer gives "A clever
picture If Cacil Rloies. He SAYS:
The first thing you notice about
Mr.. Rhodes is an absence of affect4-
t on. He receives alike the day
laborer and the foreign minister.
In voice. manner and conduct he Is
ever the same. Nothing is studied.
Unlike most hnmau beings, he il
not an actor. There is nothing
mysterious about him. He makes
use Of no subterfuge, but comes
straight to the point. In converse
tion he meets your eye squarely and
impresses you with his sincerity.
L could not stand out against him.
walled Barney BarnatO, when berat-
ed by friend for merging his dia
mond interests with the De Beers
syndicate. He just rOped me in
roped me in because knew he spoke
the truth
This ingenuOusnes5 disarms you
one moment, but engages your ad-
miration the next
Cecil Rhodes is a keen observer,
philosopher, shrewd of wit, not
given to long speeches, brave and
lavish with money when he thinks
it profitable to be so. His counte
nance is not an encouraging stndy
for the sentimental. In the knowl.
edge of S)uth Africans he has
never shown attention tn any wu
man. Disappointed in-love stories
about him 90 the rounds at intervals.
out they are never verified. There
seems 10 be little room in his make
up for that sort of thing. he treats
the gentler sex with Indifference
and even rudeness. For his two
sisters alone does he exhibit fond
ness, and they, in turn, have the
reputation of being man haters.'
Nothing aggravates Mr.. Rhodes
more than for one of the Chartered
Company's employees TO get married
| came GOWN from Beira on a Ger
man steamer with a newly welded
lul Il who Were returning to Eng
land most detected. The bride
groom had been trusted lieutenant
in Rhodesia and we@t home on a
| leave of absence at lis general
u ;gestion. When he return d
itA rosy-checked b.,ue, however
Rhodes received him c0ldly, and re
marked shortly that the climate il
South Africa was ruinouS to IL wo
mans beauty.
While this might ba construed al
a 'littleDess,' it is popularity o
the man that falls in line with his
life's aim and work. He holds tha
the unmarried man will take great
er risks and accomplish more TO
him on the fringe IF civilization
He looks at it in purely business
way and is willing to pay the high
est prices for the most efficient work
Rhodes face and form cOmmanl
your respect. His forehead is mas
sive. The grayish light hair lay
rather close to his head, and is in
clined TO curl. The ears and nos
are big; the chin firm, prominen
aud double. The brows are heav
and overshadow bright, keen anl
thoughtful gray eyes. His mOutI
indicates severity, sarcasm and de
termination. His neck is thick, hi
shoulders strong. his bands muscu
lar, with fingers broad at the euds
H e is Of medium height, his bod
heavy. In his forehead you Sc
where gigantic ideas are generated
in his chin how they are carried ou
The lines of his mouth tell yo
plainly that slight infringements c
the ethical code are not to iEterfer
in his project; that the end justifie
the means"