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Odds and Ends.

Father McGlynn says that non
church going men are living in their
lower natures, probably corrupt and
immoral lives.
Columbia (Mo.) is to have Fathers
club at which married men may gather
every evening and all day Sundays
to discuss the correct rearing of chill
dren and other things.
British Columbia contains the largest
compact timber area in the world 1t
includes Douglas pine, cedar, spruce
and Alaska pine, worth many millions
of dollars.
A young st. Louis husband, looking
forward with delight to the birth of
his first born, determined to call the
baby Dewey. 1t happened to be "a girl
baby, but the happy parent has called
her Dewella.
The purse Is now discarded by many
ladies. The up-to-date ''tailor-made'
girl keeps her change carefully tucked
away in some of the many tiny pock-
cts with which her suit is so pientifully
supplied.
The London cottage known as "Lalla
Rookh," where Tom Moore DIS said to
have written the poem of that name,
for which Messrs. Longman paid him
$4,000, is shortly to be swept away.
The Ragged School union of London
comprises 1876 schools, manned by 5000
devoted voluntary teachers, who, week
by week, all the year round, give the
children of these schools religious in
struction.
A Kansas man who weighs only 1876
pounds won $50 last week by carrying
$50 pounds of flour three miles without
putting it down. And then he offered
to bet $50 that he could go another mile
Just before w. V. Smith of Florence,
Kan, goes to bed he carefully places
his beard in a muslin bag. After he has
entered the bed he puts the bag under
his pillow. His beard is nearly eight
feet long.
1t is a curious fact that the queen
should have an equal number of grand
children and great grandchildren-32
of each-which. together with her seven
children, makes the number of her de-
scendants II.
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persistently republican, narrowly gold
bug, and proudly expansionist. But
the Oregonian does not like the way
the administration is running the war.
1t has been impatient over the presi-
dents tardiness-and that surely is not
to be wondered at. 1t is the Oregon
ian's opinion that the determination of
the president to send an adequate force
to the Philippines like most of the
acts of the Mckinley administration
comes when the full Possibilities of bene-
fit have passed away"
To this the Oregonian adds that
things that require to be done prompt
ly lose much of their value if they are
postponed until the dullest ap-
assured of their necessity. Public
opinion has this popularity, that
while it moves slowly itself,
it expects wise administration
to move faster 1t has no patience or
forgiveness for failure to adopt a
wards it's wisdom becomes manifest in
the popular view. The fact is that pub
lie opinion in the United States is en-
tering upon a new phase of the Philip
pine problem. and it is one that bodies
no good either to the nation itself or
the administration. In sacrifice of
military wisdom to politics the admin
istration mas inauspiciously opened a
door for 'anti-imperialists to get back
into the room of sane criticism"
Along this line the Oregonan runs
on, telling truths that are self-evident
but which are worth noting because
they are the comment of a thorough
going republican publication.
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when the Filipinos believed that Nc
Kinleys chances for 1900 are good.
Later in February, toward the end of
that month, the war department issued
a bulletin which said: General Otis
has asked for achievements. The
natives have concentrated again. They
fight with stubbornness that surprises
our army officers 1t must be that,
late in February, the F'ilipinos conclud-
ed that Bryan or somebody else was
liable to put up hot fight against Nc
Kinley in 1900. Along in the first week
of May the war department sent out
"a bulletin saying Secretary Alger
looks for the surrender of the Filipinos
within a few days. Thus it must be
that in the Filipino circles, if General
Otis tells the truth. Mckinley stock
was up again. At length came late in
May the dispatch from General Otis,
edited by the war department. which
announced that according to the best
authorities at Manila, 1t is idle to ex-
poet to crush the rebellion without a
larger army at the disposal of our gen.
erals
Now, 1t is doubtful whether a very
large number of these fighting Fill
pinos know anything whatever about
presidential elections in the United
States. 1t is not reasonably probable
that they have any knowledge what
ever on that score. They are I'M
tutored savages; they simply know that
they have had Spain as their oppres-
sor to fight in the past and that new
master threatens them now. However
that may be, the current of criticism
against the Administrations policy ran
quite as strong in our own country in
the days when Otis was putting out
predictions of speedy success as it does
now in the days when the administra-
ton must find some excuse for its fail
ure to deliver the goods. The Otis talk
about politics, which we believe to have
been edited into his dispatch, is a man
Hesitation of mighty poor political
strategy; recent experience bellies it.
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~ NE of Montana's centers Of in
terest for the Fourth is the site
in suburban Helena where i'm
pressive ceremonies will take place in
cident to the laying of the corner
stone of the new state house. This
site is about as bad a location for a
capitol as could have been chosen had
this broad state been ransacked. In
and near Helena are locations that
would have been far preferable.
However the site is there and, for
better or for worse, the state building
is going to be there; and the Fourth
finds observance of the most pleasant
sort in the cermonies incident to-day to
the laying of the cornerstone. That
office is to be performed by the order
OF Free Masons, essentially with en-
tire acceptance, as we believe, to the
people of the state and in accordance
with old-time traditions. The Free
Masons laid the cornerstone of the
national capitol and, unless the Stand
ard errs, they have performed like
office in connection with all Of the
state houses in the union of states.
At the ceremony in Helena, Hon. ].
K. Toole is to be the principal orator.
The fact that Mr.. Toole was the first
governor Of the state of Montana
makes this selection fitting. Aside
from this, however, it is remembered
that his famous plea for the admis-
sion of Montana TO statehood, when
he was Montana's territorial delegate
in congress, was, in its most signif-
cant paragraphs, a paraphrase of the
declaration of independence.
In this form the speech attracted
more than common interest and this
recital doubtless prompted congress to
the conclusion that, in fact, the ter
ritory of Montana, kept out of state
hood unfairly long, had grievances
that ought to be listened to. So that
the former governors appearance in a
formal way at the cornerstone laying
on this Independence-day anniversary
seems to be in the proper order of
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TT may be that General Otis is a first
rate commander. The public has
been disposed to be patient with
him, to restrain criticism, to betray no
signs of disappointment. to give him
all the opportunity in the world The
shafts of public criticism, in all that
relates to campaigning in the Philip
pine islands, have been aimed not at
Otis but at the war department and at
our commanders at Manila have not
been properly supported. Dangerously
late In the day the administration has
virtually admitted that this criticism is
well merited-it has finally reached the
point where it has made up its mind
to run the risk of the unpopularity
that is incident to a call for more SOL
diers.
But, however it may be, meanwhile.
with General Otis as commander, he
has proved himself to be the poorest
possible strategist in politics. He late
ly furnished the administration with
the ridiculous statement-unless, in
deed. that statement was censored"
into his report by Alger-that the Fill
pinos rest their hopes on the defeat of
Mr.. Mckinley next year and that they
are sustained by the criticisms of the
war policy that start in the United
States. Apply recent history to this
assertion. Two, three and four months
ago the criticism referred to was quite
as vigorous as it is to-day One of the
dispatches given out by the war de-
partment early in February announced
that General Otis has just cabled THAI
the situation is improving rapidly,
that the rebel army is disintegrated
and the natives returning to their vii
lagos"
That must have been one Of the days
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just for Fun.

sHEN the announcement was
wv made, few days ago, that
the government of China has
ordered the destruction of the famous
Chinese wall, the story promptly start
ed was that an alleged Chicago engi-
neer is on his way to China as the rep
resentative of a Windy City syndicate
that is commissioned to tear the wall
down.
AT once the newspapers that are on
the alert for such things began to
gather material wherewith5 to write the
obituary of the Chinese wall. That was
not an eXacting task; they could get
plenty of information of the encyclo-
pedic kind. telling how the wall is two
thousand years old, how long it is SUD-
posed to be, what mountains 1t crosses.
what streams 1T runs into, how high it
was originally and how wide, what it
was built of and what It was built for.
There was little of news in all this
Chinese-wall talk; the only purpose the
inquiry served was to satisfy those who
looked the matter up that the story of
tilt plOpoSSu INSTRUCTION the CnlnPSe
wall is a whimsical conceit, a rumor
without word of truth to support it.
The Chinese wall doesn't miss much of
being a wreck at most of the points
along its line where it's existence could
be any barrier to traffic. Much of the
structure passes across regions that are
not traveled-in instances the wall is
carried directly up and over steep
mountain peaks. The foundations are
of granite, the wall itself, rising to the
height of from twenty to thirty feet,
is built for the most part Of brick
There is no estimating the millions of
money that would be spent in the work
of tearing this wall down, and that
would be a wanton waste of money.
In the portions of the empire most
densely populated this Chinese wall is
now simply picturesque ruin. 1t Of
fers no substantial obstacles to traffic
and the report about the Chicago syn
dicate may be written down as a mid
summer tale.
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TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.


TT was impossible to arouse any
enthusiasm in Anaconda over the
recurrence of the Fourth. The day
will be observed here, but without for
NAL demonstration, except as the vet
Grams in the G. A. r. have braveIy re-
solved to see to 1t that the anniversary
shall not pass without the public read
ing of the declaration of independence.
Otherwise, the observance of the an
niversary will be general throughout
Montana-and with good reason, for
the people of the state have ample
cause to join heartily in the national
festivities Montana is prosperous, and
that adds zest to the holiday. Then,
too, this states regiment of Volun-
teers is soon to return from service that
has covered them with glory, brought
honor to the flag and given Montana
honorable distinction. The conspicu-
Gus part this state has taken in the
hardest of the fighting in the Philip
pines will not fail of honorable men
ton to-day on a score of rostrums.
The day will be noteworthy because
Il
extended so as to find observance in
Porto Rico, in Cuba and in the Philip
pine islands. 1t will, in fact, be the
first Fourth of July Uncle Sam has ever
celebrated in the role of an expansion
list. We actually have Porto Rico, we
claim the islands and the theory is that
Cuba will be ours-not TO speak of the
Hawaiian group, which We thought We
sorely needed but of which, now that
we have them, we rarely think as a
part of Columbia's domain. Whether
these new possessions are a good thing
for us, remains to be seen. Bnt, at any
rate, we have them, in part at least.
The accepted theory is that to the vic
tor the spoils belong. These domains are
our spoils of war; to the victor belongs
the right to shout over the spoils, and
there will be a disposition to do that to-
day; later on, in the celebration Of
some other Fourths we may or may
not care to.
Undoubtedly this anniversary will be
a notable day throughout the nation.
1t will be a day of the style and kind
of noise that is the outward manifes-
tation of patriotic fervor Vast audi
ences will listen to oratory that will in
struct and inspire. The flag will float
everywhere; the sentiment it typifies
will be quickened and the observance
of the Fourth will serve it's useful pur-
pose.
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ANACONDA NEWS
SALES WERE ENORM GUS.
Everybody Bought Fire Crackers Last
Night-NoveIties This Year.

ciyDouy bought ftre Srackers Last
Night-Novelties This Year.
Fireworks were in great demand last
evening in all of the stores where they
were on sale. This year the store
Keepers have several new and novel
firecrackers, but despite the high price
of the novelties they were being bought
up rapidly last evening.
The Chinese bomb is a new thing
this year. 1t contains 700 or 800
crackers and when it is touched off it
creates considerable of a disturbance
in its Observation-Disclosures only immedi-
ate, but remote.
THE continuous Chinese firecracker'
is an invention on the continuous per-
formance plan. 1t Is simply the old
plan the Chinese laundryman uses on
Chinese New Year, namely, stringing
several thousand crackers together,
hanging them to a pole, lighting the
bottom and letting them go like a flu
sillade of musketry. The explosions
keep up for 10 minutes.
A dealer discussed the trade last
evening as follows
Fireworks are selling 20 per cent.
better this year than they have been
for several years past. The reason for
this is that there will be no public
demonstration this year and every per-
son in particular wants to do his own
celebrating. There were more fire.
works purchased by the merchants this
year than there have been for several
years, and at the rate at which they
are selling now there'll be none left in
town by tomorrow evening"
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Current Comment.
Hanna Could Give Loubet Advice.

From the Peoria. gHerald-Transcript.
If President Loubet will call in Mark
Hanna while the latter is in Paris he
can get some adyice in the way of get
ting a cabinet that will stick that will
be of real services to him. Mr.. Hanna
managed to secure a. cabinet in this
country that will stick if every man
in the country was demanding that it
get down and out. In fact, one of the
members of the cabinet has already
given proof that he is that kind of a
man and officer
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After All.
From the Baltimore Sun.

It lVIll llIt bdIIIIIIUTV pUl1
The summary of the situa ton in I.u-
ION sent by General Otis enumerates
all the best points that can be made in
its favor, yet after all is said it is clear
that there is very little to show for a
years work
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1t Has Filled Graves.

From the Boston Globe.
The family war between the Bakers
and the Whites in Kentucky is said to
have filled 5000 graves since it began
nearly go years ago. And it was all
caused by woman, it is said. Such
is life. sometimes.
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What We Have and Hold.

From the Boston Post.
His report of stretch of sixty miles
of territory in our possession may be
taken with a grain of salt. Does he
really hold this territory? Or
is it simply the ground over
which our men have fought
bravely and successfully, and
then retired leaving it to the returning
natives?
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If 1t Only Had.

From the Philadelphia Record.
If certain thing had happened at
st. Petersburg the other day there
would have been a sort of all the week
Fourtht of July throughout Russia But
it didn't happen. On the contrary. it
proved to be a girl. So the little father
of Muscovy may with equanimity let
his thoughts revert to The Hague
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AT THE DANCING HALLS.
Fourth of July Ushered in by Gay
Revelers.

The Fourth of July festivities were
opened at the two dancing halls, the
A. o. H. hall and the Turner hall, at
midnight last night. At the former
place the programme which had been
prepared by Professor Akers had at
tracted a large crowd. The cake-walk
which had been advertised did not ma
terialze, owing to the lack of cake
walkers. At midnight sharp the lights
In the hall We're extinguished and Il
display of fireworks was given.
A large attendance had assembled at
the Turner hall, where good music and
an interesting dancing programme was
provided. At midnight the manage
ment gave a display of fireworks, after
which the dancers had a gay time I'M
til an early hour this morning
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"On entering the room, Demange and
Dreyfus threw themselves into each
others arms. The scene was most
touching. Neither was able to utter a
word" The Dreyfus case seems to be
winding up in a hugging bee
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From the Baltimore Herald.
Dom Paul is a fighter, but he does not
belong to the Jeffries class. He should
beware of John Bull
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The Balance of Power.

From 1.-THE Boston Post.
The conference at The Hague suffers
in efficiency by reason of the anti
quated notions regarding the prepond-
erance of Europe in the affairs of the
world. But this to-day is mere tradi-
ton. The center of the balance of
power has moved westward 1t has
shifted from the continent of Europe
and is now to be found on the continent
of America.
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Unless his private secretary censors
the clippings since the Alger incident.
the governor is rapidly discovering
what small potatoes most newspapers
think him.
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Dewey May Catch 1t.

From the Washington Post.
When Admiral Dewey executed q
loop in order to give his men time for
breakfast, he came dangerously near
the SampsOnian idea of reprehensible
conduct
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AS we understand it, the box to be
deposited under that corner stone in
Helena to-day will not contain the pho
tographs of the original capitol build
ing commissioners
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Poor Timber.

From the ST. Louis Republic.
It's funny that Frances best political
carpenters should prove unequal to the
simple task of making a cabinet
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These are Helenas gala days. Be
sides laying the corner stone of the
capitol she rubs it into the Copper City
by beating the Anaconda ball club
twice in succession.
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Objective and Subjective.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Henry Watterson declares that he is
out of politics, but it will be a long
time. if he lives, before politics is out of
Henry Watterson,
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Look not upon the cannon cracker
when it is lit: for in the end it explod-
eth like 13-inch shell and killeth like
a dumdum.
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In calling this the last Fourth of
the century" the Butte Inter Mountain
seems to be spelling for beginning
of-the- 2Oth-century controversy.
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Weakened and Broken Reed.

From the Detroit Free Press
General Alger will do his best and
bravest to put up with Mr.. Pingrees
support.
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Unless the Yale faculty are a year
off their reckoning, the last Fourth of
July of the 10Th century will be July
a. 1900
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The Standard has branch offices at
Butte, Missoula and Great Falls, where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
p1ira tjoo
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An Organ Out Of Tune.

~ DOT all Of them are happy-the
M number of discordant notes in
the republican organs muTtiplies.
We have the Portland Oregonian for
instance. That newspaper has been
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-04

That Cuban general who wants to be
king Of Cuba is probably laboring un
der the influence of a royal old jag.
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Working the Other Way.


From the st. Louis Republic.
France is showing an inclination to
quit forging a bordereau for Dreyfus
and to start forging him another sword.
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Young America has more on his
hands this morning than he will have
tonight, especially in the matter of
FINGERS
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To number of people the glorious
Fourth will be followed by a painful
fifth
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All general business letters and corre-
spondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Anaconda, Mont.
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WOULD WORK ON THE SABBATH
Conscientious Barber BeguiIed by a
Tramp Into breaking a Rule.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
In Sixty third street is a barber with
conscientious view of a Sabbath days
sacredness and with the courage of his
convictions. There is prominently dis
played in his window neatly lettered on
the back of an advertising card the an
nouncement:
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In racing parlance, firecrackers strike
their fastest gait when they're off in
a bunch"
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We fail to notice the name Of Mr..
Bickford of Missoula as one of the ora
tors at the cornerstone laying to-day.
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Professor Schurman and the sultan of
Sulu might further cement their bonds
of friendship by an exchange Of loving
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Governor Pingree wishes the admin
istration to understand that he is about
as good a cuckoo as they make them.
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As Usual

From the Chicago Tribune.
When Admiral Sampson goes to talking
about the needs of the army, though, he
is about ten miles off his base.
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Though the cruiser Olympia is all at
sea there is no danger of her forgetting
what day 1t is.
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New York O-.ce-4S Tribune Building.
Chicago Off1ce-469 The Rookery.
The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency
Eastern Representatives.
Washington Bureau-1,415 G St, n. W.
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This is the day when the small boy
is due to make big noise in the world.
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The kissing bug" which is making
so much disturbance in the East,
should be given a chance at Hobson
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The Illinois coal regions are partial
to niger chasers" this Fourth.