The Washington herald., 1910-10-20
AT THE HOTELS.


ships, who is In this country conducting
examinations for the celebrated endow-
ment
There is nothing in all the history
OF The world that can compare with the
erection OF this great united South Afri-
can empire. It is only five years since
the war between the English and Beers
came TO an end. and to-day the leaders
u ooth parties, Gen. Botha for the
Dutch and DR.. Jameson on the part OF
the English invaders. are sitting az the
same council table. discussing the well
rare OF the country. I do not mean 70
sly that those who fought each other
embrace to-day when they meet but
gay that both parties are working to-dav
for a common veal
was IN Pretoria at the tjnos King
george was proclaimed. and those st,,rd,,
IIdilsFasIers and Orange Free Skaters
VINO Fought every inch Of s~-o,,,,a =, -,
war with England. were irst as r.s-a-,
iul IN theiF attestatiOn OF lovaltv - ,ba
new hihg OF England as those v-bo ,,,ara
DOih IN England under the british Aaa
dare say that IL will not 49,
long 70 efface the scars OF tb,s mar a. =,
IS taking the Northern and Sou+boT, ~,
pie Of the United States to eTaca tba
FEELINGS engendered through the civil
war" me S4F-
Speaking Of the Rhodes scholarships.
IT iarhln said that II was the intention
OF me FOUNDER. Cecil Rhodes as inter.
preted by the trustees Of the fund. that
the young English scholar and student
should come in personal contact with
young Americans and colonials, in order
70 exchange views and know each Other
better and bring about a general under.
standing between England and America
and the English colonies.
1t is the Interpretation of the boa,1 =,
trustees that IL was meant By tbs
founder said Dr. Parkln. that those
young Americans who are sent 10 Fng-
land as Rhodes scholars should be native
born, and not immigrants. The tvnicsl
nauYe American is meant, no doubt ana
~ seems 10 be the intention Of tbs
scholarship authorities 10 carry This
thought into execution. II may be. how
ever that they Will modify II by granting
the privileges of the scholarship 10 those
foreigners who have become citizens Of
the United States and have resided here
al least ten years, thereby signifying
mat they have bona 1de intentions 20 be-
come American citizens"
Or. Parkin enteTtains the highest al.
miraiion for Col. Roosevelt. whom he has
met on various occasions. He said thar
the former President IS undoubtedly acrr-
ated IN all HIS public utterances and con
duct by absolutely honest, patriotic. and
sincere principles and that he will again
be elected President, either in 1912 or 1915
American democracy was very teIlingly
Illustrated 70 me the last time 7 visited
this country concluded Dr. Parkln. II
had an engagement TO meet President
Roosevelt, and IN the anteroon Of the
White House I found waiting Secretary
Taft and Booker. T Washington. When
the turn Of the next caller came. the
usher called the colored educator. leaving
Secretary Taft waiting for his turn"
Charles Guest Norris Royal Exchange.
Manchester. England. engineer, member
Of the Iron and Steel Institute Of Lon
don, is ~ the New Willard. Nh. Norris
is an inventor Of note, and his latest is
the so-called Iron man." which IS an
immense movable platform. principally
used in great construction and engineer
ing work
My iron man takes the place OF ex-
pensive temporary staging or falsework.
i IS built on land. and literally walks
out % sea. carrying drilling machines.
breakers, piie-drivers. or any plant
required for harbor. river, or sea oper-
stions. II would be an easy matter.
comparatively speaking. 70 raise the
Maine in Havana harbor II this iron
man were used in the operation. L has
been used for removing 1000 cubic yards
Of granite rock from the entrance 70
Peterhead Harbor, Scotland. for building
bTeakwaters, &c, and the British admir-
atty Is now using IL in connection with
extensive drilling and blasting operations
at Dover Harbor. England"
Mr.. Norris is a man OF about sixty
bat his eye is still clear. his hair Is
dark. and his beard shows only faint
traces OF white; his step is light and
mind alert. Taking from the desk in his
room the photograph OF an elderly lady,
framed in a red leather frame. Mr. Nor
RS said:
TT is 70 my mother that owe ny
success in life. and I shall feel young os
long as she lives. She is now ninety
two years old, and when 1 am AT home
I she still comes 10 my bed every night.
sees that / an covered up properly. and
blcsses me with her prayers-the same
rs when I was a little boy. I am a
grandfather myself, and yet I am young. r."
Mr.. Norris said that one Of his sons
studied in Germany. where he rerre-
sented his interests. and that his daugh-
ter acted as his private secretary. and
that by interesting only members OF his
own family in his inventions and bust
ness affairs he would keep the same and
prevent strangers from coming into pos
session Of them.
Your American business men are
alert TO every advantage, they do not
let any opportunity 90 by which may
prove Of profit 10 them" he concluded
I have always been treated with thu
greatest consideration and attention by
Your American business men. which Is
more than I can say Of orr own English
and Canadian business men"
Dr. William Porter. OF Boston. who
Is al the Raleigh, IN discussing the
shortening OF the day and its influence
on the human body. said last night:
1T seems great pity that We have
so much darkness IN the days OF winter.
when we need the daylight most. for
what We have OF sunlight IS faint. COM
pared with tho fun effulgence OF q sum
mer day. One OF the chief difficulties 7
find on winter mornings is lack OF suffi-
c!ent energy TO ger UP. even when day
light comes late as Il does. In summer
there is no difficulty IN rising at
o'clock. provided one has gone 70 bed
reasonably early. but I find il harder 20
get up al o'clock or even al 7:35 O'Clock
in winter
Especially is this the case in January,
when the weather is usually cold and
the light is latest in coming 7 used %
wonder why il was that il seemed darker
IN the morning for the month after the
shortest day than 1t did for the month
before. for ! supposed that the DAYS
grew longer and shorter equally al botn
ends. But a little study disclosed the