The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24

he was responsible for the Kovernnn.n, -
two millions Of natives, who were lar,oIN
heTded together without any legal ri,
or title To the land they occupied and u.
were multiplying beyond cnrnp,,,.,,,..,.
There was no race suicide IN South Afric,
II ought to have been the most llas.s =,
land on earth in this respect. n Mr. Kr...
vclts theory il correct. The ua,ly..
said MIR Rhodes in a notable sp...b BE-,
the Cape Parliament, devote their mind.
u an enormous extent to the muI,!ps.,
ton Of children
As "a public speaker Cecil Rhode. Y
not rhetorician but he adopted "A rlnys,-
sational manner and was per-ua-,va r.,.,o,
than aggressive. Sir Thomas F,-Ile- -,v.
that the breadth Of his nature ann ,,..,
Ness Of mind led him to feel that d, ~,
usually better to reason out an issue TIA,
to fight IL out While he was tempurar,Iv
under a cloud after the Jameson r,,t
he served as "A soldier in the second Matt
belle war and he described himself a. nav.
ing been in funk all the time though s,n
more afraid To be thought afraid In.
truth Is. however, that he bore hims.y
creditably in times and places Of m Ion dan.
ger during that campaign and af,aruard
AT the rltf.fpA Aholkl untlpNGf-
edly his genius was better ada pied u the
career 81 a civilian than that % a soldier
The annals OF life saving record no A.,
evincing more unselfish courage than N.
expedition which Cecil Rhodes undertook
on tug boat on a Wild and stormy NIGH,
at Cape Town to render assistance 20 som.
lighters which had been detached from
their moorings and driven out Ia s@a With
all their men on board. After reading a
his conduct on this occasion IL 10 imposs.
bile TO DENY him the attribute ~ physical
ntrepidity.
Sleep was the sheet anchor which q.
abled Cecil Rhodes 90 weather the mani
storms which beset his tempestuouS
career. His ability 90 get a nights sleep
never deserted him except when he re-.
c"ived news % the raid and the capture
~ Or. Jameson. lie told SIR Thomas
Fuller that he believed II he heard that
Cape Town was burning. when he wu
going 90 bed. he should still drop asleep.
We may remark that no such somnolsncs
will overcome the fortunate reader II
this entertaining and instructive volume
IL ia fun Of good stories, one Of which
We must recount When the British south
Africa Company was obtaining its conce~.
SION from the famous native chief I.oben.
Rula "A party ~ English gentlemen visited
his stronghold To conduct the negotiations.
-Eve~y movement Of the party was
watched by the young bloods ~ the tribe.
by night and 10y lay. and one morning ons
Of the party went without clothes to have
a morning dip in n stream which flowed
Just outside the kraal He took with hiV
som" rcd tooth powder and after his diA
proceeded with the usual mouth ahluuon
which unfortunately redeemed the stream
Instantly the watchers seized on HIM and
him in "A nude condition 70
I.obengula. insisted on his condiRn pun.
ishment for hewitching the water IN
PLANTATION was Of course given by his
who came To the rescue; hut
the offence was most seriously regarded .
and the release of the prisoner obtained
" ith difficulty Explorers were thus
warned In look not upon the tooth powder
" hen It IL red.