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~HAT any consid durable number of
Americans are organizing in this

~HAT any considerable number Of
Americans are organizing in this
country to go to South Africa
and help the Beers fight the British is
hard to believe. 1t is not SO easy for an
American to get to Natal as it was to
get to Cuba. Enistments Of this char
acter would not pay. 1t costs pot of
money for anybody to go from the
United States to South Africa. AS the
Beers have no ports. Americans would
have to be smuggIed through Portu-
guese territory, and as Portugal is not
pining to be wiped off the map by Eng
land she would not tolerate that form
of smuggling. American recruits could
not go in transports, they would have
to travel as ordinary passengers in such
vessels as they could catch. The United
States as a neutral would be after them
Portugal would be after them and Eng
land would be after them. They would
have to run all sorts of gauntlets at
great cost Of time and money before
they could ever get in shape to get
after the British.
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Evidences of Civilization.

a 1R. ROBERTS, the dispatches
M are at pains to inform the
~ ! world, went to the house of
representatives yesterday in "a silk
hat and a black frock suit" Evident
ly there had been some fear in Wash
ington that Mr.. Roberts would show
up attired in war paint and breech
clout; or possibly in red flannel shirt
and blue overalls; or perhaps in the
toga of a Roman senator, or base
ball uniform, or golf suit, or the pink
tights of trapeze performer. 1t is re-
assuring to learn that Mr.. Roberts
made his appearance clothed and in
his right mind. The dispatches are
not as full as they might be. Some
in,nortant details are missing. We
are obliged to guess at the texture OF
the black frock suit and the size and
make of the silk hat. The world out
side of Washington remains in pro-
found ignorance as to the height OF
Mr. Roberts standing collar, the shape
and color of his neckte, the hue of his
undertaking and the complexion of
his SOCKS. Dcep ana ucllSe DIS k!le
mystery of death is the mystery Of the
tint of Mr.. Roberts suspenders. The
| dispatches are disappointing to a de-
gree They leave a vast deal to the
| imagination. However, the descrip-
| ton of Mr. Roberts habiliments is
more exhaustive than that of many
others One searches in vain for any
| account Of what Speaker Henderson
! wore. For aught that the kilograms
! tell us to the contrary, Henderson was
dressed in patent leather shoes, plain
! gold ring and a winning smile. The
human race is compelled to arise this
morning and resume its ceaseless pur-
suit of happiness, not knowing wheth-
err w. A. Clark wore link cuffs or q
| linen handkerchief. Presumably most
IL not all the gentlemen in the national
capitol yesterday We're correctly, G. at
least decently, dressed. At any rate,
Mr.. Roberts was. There is no further
doubt on that score; every fear has
been dissipated, every misgiVing set
| at rest. Let the world recover from
its groundless alarms and go about It's
business to-day serene In the knowl-
edge that Mr.. Roberts did not swoop
down upon the house of representa-
tives in the garb of a naked savage
but sin a silk hat and a black frock
suit"
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS.

The critic in the barn yard sat
In hours of rural rest.
He sought for flaws in this and that,
Such was his daily quest.
A kindly hen was cackling there
Beneath the genial sun,
As she strobe past him with the air
OF simply duty done.
I'm sorry, Mistress Hen" quoth he,
ITO hear you spoil a song.
You're cackling sadly off the key;
Your phrasing's very wrong.
"And then your strut! A touch of grace
You very sadly miss
When you would move about the place
You ought to walk-like this"
The poor hen halted on her way
And in detection stood.
Her humble manner seemed to say,
I've done tho best l could"
His naughty hand the critic waved.
And sadly wrenched her heart
BY saying, You have misbehaved,
And broke the rules of art.
1t grieVes me much to tell you so;
Your pardon 1 must beg;
But, Mistress Hen, you do not know
The way 10 lay an egg"
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What Butler Is Up Against.

~ VEN if Methuen succeeds in re-
lievng Kimberley and the siege
of Ladysmith is lifted, the Brit
ish are still a long way from complet-
ing the subjugation of the Transvaal.
Before the British can reach Pretoria
they must fight over a distance as great
as that from New York to New Orleans.
There will be no forage, no water, and
the Beers will harass them by day and
by night. One great physical ally of
the Boer is the prairie fire. Nearly the
whole South African plateau is covered
with a long, slender grass, which, un-
der that fierce sun, is often dry as
finder. Nothing can live in a weld
fire, and in it's passing it leaves a desert.
arises the Beers can utilize that STRAIT
egg for which they are famous. To
show what a difficult task the British
have before them, one Johannesburg
correspondent writes that the favorite
topic of conversation among the Beers
British when they come to destroy the
republics, how to fight the great de-
fensive war which every Boer has felt
sure would inevitably come. The plans
that are being carried out and will be
carried out are the result of years upon
burghers Of all ranks, consulting to-
gether upon the Stops of their matched
houses Of evenings. The Boer is a nat
ural strategist, willy, crafty, hard to
corner, quick to seize the slightest ad-
vantage quick to see advantage where
even trained soldiers of other nations
would fail to see it.
1t is mistake, according to the same
correspondent, to suppose that the
Beers have deteriorated in marksman-
ship. The battles of Belmont and Mod
der river prove the fearful accuracy Of
the Boer eharpshooters; and practically
all the Beers are sharpshooters. The
city Beers may not have had so much
practice but the villagers and farmers
are as sure OF shot as of old. With Il
smoothbore gun a Boer shot Sir George
w. Cooley through the head in the
Majuba hill fight at 1,400 yards. With
one of the new guns General Symons
was shot in the Beers new target, the
stomach, at a far longer range. If Sir
Redvers Butler shows himself at 1000
yards, his fate is hardly doubtful. For
the Beers are now armed with the
sporting Mannlicher and they can, with
their knowledge Of air currents, hit
small object almost every time at 4,5oo
yards.
President Kruger has been buying
these arms in large quantities ever since
the Jameson raid. The Mannlicher bull
let travels with a velocity of 1000 feet
per second. At 1900 yards it will pierce
two inches of solid ash and three inches
of pine. At 1000 yards the bullet, If ii
does not fiatten, will bore hole right
through bone without splitting. This
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rifle has barrel thirty inches long and
weighs% eight pounds. Its caiioer Is
thirty. 1t is -trigsered, has pis-
tol grip and the Beer carries 1t sluns
over his shoulder by strap. In the
last two years the countrymen have
been putting away the old smoothbore
and providing themselves with the
Mannlicher. In killing game they use
a bullet of which the lead point Is ex-
posed SO that it mushrooms when 1t
strikes. On entering the bullet expands
and tears an ugly hole. If 1t strikes
sidewise the effect is horrible.
Speaking of invading krugers do
mains by way Of Natal. the correspond
ent gives vivid description of the al
most insuperable difficulties in the way.
The British must traverse the Drakens-
burg mountains, the only great range
in South Africa. The peaks OF these
mountains rise as high as 1000 feet.
The way through the range is tor
tuous course along steep cliffs ana
above yawning precipices. Every few
hundred yards there is an impregnable
position. The evaporation of the low
lands condenses there and gives plenty
Of water for a force intrenched high
among the rocks. Forage, too, is plenty.
A few men can hold out indefinitely,
aud unless the British take heavy artil-
lery with them-a well-nigh impossible
feat-a few hundred man can almost
destroy a great army.
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NONE OF THEM SUPERSTlTlOuS,
But They Got OF Car as 1t Was About
to Gross u Funeral.

Firm the Washington Post.
A funeral procession passing along l.
street crossed Fourteenth along to-
ward o'clock the other afternoon. The
motorman of an uptown Fourteenth
street car pulled up to permit of the
passage Of the cortege, but when he
glanced down the side street and per-
celved that it was an unusually lengthy
procession, he decided to go ahead. He
looked back at the conductor and the
later nodded assent and gave a couple
OF tugs at the bell. There was muftied
shrek from one Of the forward seats
of the trailer and Ratchet faced wom-
an dressed in black and with an armful
Of hurriedly gathered bundles, stepped
off suddenly onto the concrete. Being
a woman, of course she stepped Off
with her face to the rear. Had the
car gathered any Roadway to speak Of
she would have landed upon her face,
AS it was she spun around, toplike,
and her bundles went flying. She con-
trived. however, to keep her feet. The
conductor stopped the car suddenly
whats the matter, ma'am?" he
called out to the woman who had, per-
formed such a sudden debarkation.
She shook her umbrella at him furi-
ously.
do you thing I am born fool enough
to cross a funeral even eff ain't super
stitious!" she snapped at him.
Cant help it, ma'am," said the con-
ductor with his hand on the bell-strap.
Got to stick to the schedule. VIII
you get on again?"
Not eff know myself I won't!" the
hatchet-faced woman replied picking
up her bundles and the car started
again.
Three well dressed men who had been
looking thoughtful since the woman's
reply to the conductors first question
quietly dropped off Just as the car was
about to pass through the line of carri-
ages, and tried to look unconcernet
while they waited for the passing of the
procession and the arrival Of the next
car. 1t is probable that IL any one OF
the three were to be accused of har-
boring superstitions he would want tc
fight
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Current tiumor.

Jay Green-Hoh! What do you girls
want with chaperon at your picnic to-
morrow, if there ain't going to be any
men along?
Daisy Medders--stuptd! Don't you sup
pose we want somebody to turn the ice
cream freezer?-Harper's Bazaar.
Remember, Pat, 1T is the hand that
rocks the cradle that rules a nation
"Well begorra. Yez may be roight, but
Ofm fer thinking mesilf, It's the cart
we've got before Their boss. Ut's the hand
as cradles ther rocks phwot rules err ma
ton. Life.
Aunt Martha-For mery's sake. what
are you crying about, Carrie?
Carric-Harry called me dearest to-
day.
Aunt Martha-I'm sure that was nice.
Carrie-Why, auntie, don't you see. If I
am dearest somebody else must be dearef.
If there Is. it will surely break my heart.
Boston Transcript.
"The British reserve at I.adysmith," re-
marked the Observant Boarder, was pre-
cipitated by the stampede of some
mules
II suppose" the Credulous Boarded
said, that the Beers will point to the
circumstance that even the mules kick
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
"Charley dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins. "why don't you converse? What
have you been reading about?"
1.-THE proposed partition OF the Samoan
Islands,
well, T think a partition is a splend
did idea. II they can't agree they ought
to build one and each keep on his own
side" Washington Star.
She--Harry, Kate Snowhill has a dia-
mond ring that her lover, Fred Stanton,
gave her. Funny that you never gave me
any diamond ring.
He-Nellie, it is only girls who are not
precious in themselves who require the
establishment Of precious stones.
She-Oh, Harry, what dear fellow you
are.-Boston Transcript
His Interrosation--Little Clarence with
rising inaecton)-Pa?
Mr.. Clippers-Uh?
Little Clarence-Pa, If a man so years
old marries q girl Of II, and his son, aged
| %, narries the girls mother, don't that
make the old man the son-in-law of his
own son. and the father-in-law of him.
| self: and-and, pa can go fishin' all this
| afternoon with Johnny Jumpup If I won't
| ask you any more questions?
| Mr.. Clippers (hastily)-Great guns! Yes
| Puck
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vive except the eldest the late prince
Of Bulgaria. By his second wife, who
was a princess of Braganza and a SIS
ter of the hereditary grand duchess of
Luxembourg, he has nine more chill
dren.
Professor George r. Ladd, formerly
of Yale but who now occupies the chair
philosophy in the University of Tokyo,
Japan, has one of the most magnificent
houses in the japanese capital a re-
tinue of servants, corps of managers
for his estate and a company of private
attendants. 1t Is said to be Professor
Ladd's intention to induce Japanese
students to go to America, and espec-
tally to New Haven, to study.
1t is remarkable, but it is an historic
fact, says the New Orleans Timee-Dem.
ocrat, that our great secretaries Of the
treasury have invariably come from tho
ranks of the non-commercial classes.
Hamilton and Walker, Gallatin and Chase
were trained in a school very different
from that of ia haute finance In Eng
land one finds in the career of Mr.. Glad
stone the most striking evidence that Sue
cess in practical banking Is no part of the
equipment of great chancellor of the ex-
chequer. Mr. Goshen, on the other hand
Is a banker OF training, but he was h
very modest chancellor of the exchequer
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Will They Still Decline ?

n HR. W. A. CLARK, against
MI whose seat in the United
States senate protests were
filed yesterday, has never yet specific
ally denied the charge which has been
repeatedly made that he obtained lis
seat last winter by means of wholesale
bribery. In general terms he has de-
clared in public speeches that the ex-
posture of last winter was the culmina-
ton Of a conspiracy. The details of
such conspiracy, the evidence in sup
port Of his charges OF conspiracy have,
however, never been given to the pub
lie. Whenever Mr.. Clark has been given
an opportunity to say that he is guilt
less and to show the public that he is
the victim of a conspiracy he has de
clined to answer"
The validity of Mr.. Clark's seat is to
be the subject of investigation at the
hands of the senate committee on privi-
leges and elections. Will he still decline
to answer the questions that will be
put to him? Or will he at last come
forward with his Compromised proof
and demonstrate to the people of Men
cana that he has been Wrongfully ac-
cused, that he is guiltless of bribery,
that he is worthy to represent them in
! the sena,>. of the United States?
While Mr.. w. A. Clark has been de
+ Ginning to answer" the Butte Miner,
like the ostrich, has been burying is
head in the sand. trying to deceive it
self, or its readers, into the belief that
there is no evidence of bribery i'll con-
/ nectiOn with Mr.. Clark's election, that
/ there Is no protest on the part of the
| people Of Montana, that there is no con-
test. Last winter the Miner professed
| that ii could neither see nor hear any
| thing wrong going on over in Helena
When an Investigating committee re-
i ported in a joint session of the legisla-
| ture that brides had been offered and
made, when $4,000 was produced the
| Miner did not publish for the benefit of
its readers the evidence presented to the
! Legislature. 1t said something about a
conspiracy, but then hid its head deeper
! in the sand and has never deigned since
| that time to produce an atom Of evil
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The Standard can be found at the fol-
lowing news stands:
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the senate of the United States, then
he is at once characterized as DAILY
man." Such has been the course of
some of our esteemed contemporaries;
is it to be inferred that our esteemed
contemporaries who have been sup
porting Mr.. Clark have become afraid
of honest men, and do not want any
thing to do with them any more?
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Men and Women.

Bourke Cochran, the famous New
York orator, was once a porter for A.
T. Stewart.
A fund has been started in Des
Moines, Ia, to enable Jason Brown, the
aged hermit, son Of John Brown, to pay
off a mortgage on his 20-acre California
farm, and give musical education to
the little blind girl whom he recently
adopted.
DR.. Garth Wilkinson, who has just
passed away al the very advanced age
of 81, was the most notable English
Swedenborgian of his time. Without
him we should probably never have
had the famous essay on SWedenborg
in Emerson's Representative Men"
Herr Won Volmar, the leader Of the
Bavarian socialists, is the son of one OF
the oldest families of the Bavarian
aristocracy. He was reared as an arts
tocrat, but for more than 20 years has
devoted his time to the spread Of So
cialism among the democrats of Ba-
Varia.
Speaking Of his future movements,
Signor Marconi, of wireless biography
fame, who sailed for Europe on We'd
nesday, said: My assistants and the
instruments have already started for
Africa, and in a short time I shall join
them. When I will leave for South
Africa I cannot say"
At the dedication of its new law
school building on February Il, the
University Of Pennsylvania will confer
the degree of doctor of laws upon Por-
firio. DiaZ. president of Mexico. A no
table departure from the usual custom
is to be made in his case, as the degree
will be conferred in absentia.
The failure of the scheme to reorgan
ize the Carnegie steel interests within
the time fixed is said to have cost
four men, one of whom was Henry G.
Frick, S250,000 each--the 81 900, 900 going
to Andrew Carnegie for no other con-
sideration than their inability to meet
the terms of the option given to them.
The Bourbon Duke of Parma, who
| was obliged to quit his duchy in 1853,
has larger family than any other
royal parsonage In Europe. By his
first wife, princess OF Bourbon-S Sicily,
he had nine children, all Of whom sur
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Honeyed Words.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Why should not the raw sugar of Cuba
and Porto Rico be admitted into the coun-
try free OF d. y? Of what value ara our
conquests If We re not to be permitted to
to taste the sweets thereof?
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Pin pricks.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Colonel Baden-Powell has shown that a
man with a coupling pin in his name can
be as real a hero as anybody.
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And He Quit the Town.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
1t follows az a matter of course that the
young editor who has been called to the
Harper publishing, house was once a Chi
cago reporter. aEn
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News That Is Rushed Through.

From the Detroit Journal.
The statement that the Beers fired on
British soldiers under the white flag rush
es by the censor without difficulty.
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Freak With Two Heads.

From the Savannah News.
Among the odd things about Hawaii Is
the fact that she has two presidents, One
resides in Washington and the other in
Honolulu.
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From the New York Mail and Express.
Don't fool with the get-rich-quick syn
dicates" IF you have money to burn use
1t for fuel purposes. Winter is close at
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The Standard has branch Offices at
Butte. Missoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plication.
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Current Comment.
Sampson Proves an Abb.

Sampson Proves an Alibi.
From the Richmond News.
Sampson is talking about the bad shoot
ing of the Spanish vessels at Santiago.
but It was better to have shot and missed
than never to have shot at all.
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Editor Wattsrson's Loy

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Mr. Bryan is a young man. He Is a
clean, attractive young man.
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Bourke Cochran, the famous New
York orator, was once a porter for A.
r. Stewart.
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Main Ofice-standard Block, Anaconda
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1899.
SIXTEEN PAGES.
The Protest Filed.

\ J A. CLARK, elected senator
" by the Montana legislature
last winter under circum-
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