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Fund for Boer widows and Orphans.
The Christmas Carol.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS- Sir; read with
very great interest the letter OF Mr. John T. Mayhem.
published in yesterdays Sus. entitled oldest Of
Christmas Carols" and giving copy of the old song
"CJme VIII Sing YOU" Mr. Mayhem states that
his object in asking to publish this old song was
to see what explanation OF Its very curious wording
might be obtained by correspondence. When was
at school at Marlborough Wiltshire England. nearly
forty yelr this old song used 20 be sung by the
boys immediately before tho Christmas holidays.
The wording as given by Mr.. Mayhow is, think.
substantially correct eIcept there were some gentle.
men, called the Striped Brown Walkers" included
in our song which Ito has omitted. Tho air was
horrible thing. kind Of rcotauve, which waS
droned over by the fellows who remembered tho
words and then We all used to yell the chorus 'Ono
and one Is all alone and over more ,hau be So"
rather think that the words and music OF this old
song were published in or about 1860 and have
written to W. :. cambridge, who thcn was and now
Is. ehcr master at Marlborough, to ask IL am cor.
rect in this regard, and II am to send me u cory,
that could hum the air over II air 1t could
Dc called. to any musician who could take It down.
Il. II. MoERAA
% PINE ST.. NEW YoRK CITY, Dec. Ia
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Tho Passage of the Currency Bill.

The passage, by the House OF Represent
atives yesterday, Of what is known as the
Caucus Currency bill is an important event,
not 80 much on account OF the Immediate
results It will effect when 1t finally becomes
q law, as for the evidence II affords OF the
resolve OF the Republican party that hence
forth the maintenance Of the single gold
standard shall be one OF its cardinal prin-
ciples, free from the delusive promise Of
international bimetallism. which marred
the declaration in favor OF gold made by
the st. Louis Convention OF 1895. The bill
adds nothing to the force OF the present
law making gold the standard OF value; and
It's provisions for protecting the Treasury
gold reserve against depreciation for cur
rent expenses will be efllcacious only In the
improbable event OF a recurrence of dcti-
ciences OF revenue. like those which hap
pened In 1894. 1895 and 1896. Neverthe-
less 1t Is we'll that it should be enacted, just
now, on the eve OF another Presidential
election, since It will again, and, 1t isto DO
hoped. for the last time. bring before the
people the issue between gold and silver.
and require them to decide for gold
The speeches made In the course OF the
debate upon the BILL reveal discouraging
lack OF knowledge Of monetary science on
the part OF the defenders Of gold. as we'll as
on that Of tho, advocates Of silver. The
silverites, as might be expected, merely
repeated the worn-out fallaces and mis-
statements which they have been using for
the last twenty years. and yet none Of
their opponents answered them salts
factorily. Still. when it came to voting
the gold men voted right. and were Joined
by a select band OF Democrats who have
arrived at O correct conclusion, however
poor may be the reasons that led to it.
The bill now goes to the Senate. where 1t
will be materially amended and returned
to the House. conference between the
two bodies will then be called for and in
that conference 1t ia to be hoped that the
bill will be purged Of the crudities and i'm
PROJECTIONS which now disigure It, and DO
reformed into symmetrical and logical
shape. AS 1t stands, 1t is a bungling piece
OF work, disgraceful In its details to the
body which has passed 1t.
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Belief In the idea that the twentieth
century begins January 1, 1900, seems to
DO based on an unaccountable notion that
there was year zero, and that January
/. A. d. 1. meant the first day Of the second
year. This implies that every number
used TO designate a year refers really to
the year preceding The most notable advo-
cate OF this theory is, we should say, Mr.. g.
w. MYERS. the professor OF astronomy In
the University OF Illinois. According to a
statement credited to him in the Chicago
Times Herald he says that "the date always
indicates the number OF years which have
elapsed"
How queer this reasoning Is will be seen
from the official records, unless the world
Is all awry in lisa computation OF dates
In writing dates, the days, months and
years are denoted on the same principle
THESUY this morning bears the date OF De-
cember 10, 1899. This date Is not meant to
refer to yesterday. 1t does not mean that
December 10 Is past. We are in It, The
year 1899 A. ID. means ammo Domini or,
literally interpreted, in the year Of the Lord,
number 1899. When President MCKIN-
LEY signs proclamation, he adds to the
year OF the Christian era the year OF tho
independence of tho United States in which
we are at the time OF his proclaiming.
A statute passed In the British Parliament
to-day will bear the mark "63 Victoria"
This does not mean that the English
Queens sixty-third year has been COM
pleted. but that we are in her sixty-third
year.
January of 1900. therefore, will not sig
Nifty that we have completed the l9Ooth
year, but that We are upon the first day Of
the l8ooth year, the year 1900 But tho
twentieth century cannot begin until tho
l8ooth year is completed. which will be- on
December 81, 1900. So the twentieth
century will begin January /, 1901.
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One-Acre Crops.

From The Galveston Nasty N,pF
An acre IN this country contains Al. 600 sluare
feet or 100 square is You will not miss IL far II
You make the patch s.xty.nine yards ilye inches
wide and seventy yards lons. An acre il not vast
field and may not have Klondike on II. but It may
have In II something OF great value Tho record OF
one'acre crops Is OF sucitnt importance to warrant
reproduction:
Mr.. ]. u. Drake. sovth CAROLINA :56Sl bushels
corn.
Mr. Smelling, South Carolina. $50 bushels corn
DR.: Parker. South Carolina 2OOA bushels corn,
!; 4 Carmichael, Georgia. l24 bushels corn.
Hon W. L. Peek, Georg. IA. $50 bushels corn.
J, H. MGCnllun, Georgia, Ia In .hols corn.
X, ~ Hatdaway, Georgia, llv bushels corn.
Or. Wyhe Lancaster county, South Carolina, 40
bushels oats.
H. A, Johnson, Georgia, lGl bushels latz.
j., Honnicutt. Georgia. 100 lis bushels oats.
j, j, Dennis, Georgia, IO2a bushels oats.
j, II, Madden, tic lrgia. lB7 bushels rats.
Il. W. Leak, Georgia, 4Oll bushels wheat
A. j. Lane, Georgia, ~ bushels wheat.
DR., X. Moody, Georgia 1898 pounds Bermuda
IK,Wlntsrs, Georgia, e07o pounds Bermuda. hay.
ono cutting
III, MlitoS, chnch county. aorgia I.440 bushels
sweet y liatoes,
j. s. Sanders grew $50 bushels turnips
Let Texas farmers show Just how much they can
raise per acre rath than follow the old plan @:
showing Just how many they are able TO plant
and partially cultivate. The one.acre crop II In line
with high-clAss diyerhnsd farming.
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eERMANps COLONIES.
Trade Reports show What They Cost
to the Empire.

Offcial statistics OF Germany's commerce
with her colonies In 1903 show that in that wear
there we're imported from all the colonies
goods TO the value OF 81. 15i $50. while the *.
ports. including railroad materials. ammun.
ton and coined silver. amounted to S2.437,-
$50 To assist the colonies and protectorates,
subsidies were paid amounting to S3,6970O
more. that IL. than tho value OF the whole com.
merce between mother country and dependCn.
cIes. and this source does not include the OK.
penses at Samoa. nor 100000 paid as subveD-
tions to steamship lines. nor the more directly
governmental expenditures for naval stations
and posts and telographs.
In the South Seas In 1893 the chief posses.
sons OF Germany were part OF New Guinea
with the Bismarck Archipelago and share Ia
Samoa. The imports from Samoa for that
year amounted to s1.250. the exports to the
islands to s23.750. including $4,000 worth OF
umbrellas and 81. $50 OF beer. For New Guinea
and the islands attached TO II. the imports
amounted TO $5L500. the exports to s67.7j0.
No figures are given for Kiaochou nor for the
smaller islands.
For tho three districts In Africa. where Ger
many has exerted herself greatly the past ten
years to establish herself on n commercial
footing, the figures are even moro noticeable.
The imports from Southwest Africa were wall
ued at $40. 900. made up chiefly OF $4,000 OF
guano and S3.50O OF ostrich and heron feathers.
The exports from Germany to the colony
amounted to $723.500. but this sum includes
the cost OF rails and other material for the rail-
road that the Imperial Government Ia building
and $4,000 worth OF beer For West Africa.
the Kameroons and Togoland. the figures are
more respectable: Imports s910.75o. repre-
senting cocoanuts. copra. cocoa beans. palm
and cocoanut oil aud india rubber. the latter to
the value Of s42S. 500: exports from Germany.
$4,000. but these include Runpowder S12s.-
500. spirits $3.50. 100. beer s50.500 and silver
coin $4,000. From East Africa the imports
were only s144.750. among the articles being
coffee. india rubber and wax. but little money {;
theexports to the colony. however. amounted
to 1881 $50. Us a railroad and other Govern
ment works are under construction: among
the items are 1920. 900 OF silver coin SIS. 400 Of
wine and beer and s3s. 500 o: ammunition.
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Orleans toward the same region. The
report says that the most favorable area
for escaping the tendency to cloudiness.
and therefore the best region for the eclipse
stations, as far as that consideration Is
concerned, is central Georgia and eastern
Alabama. The observations have been
conducted on so large a scale for three
years that the deductions from them seem
decisive.
Long eclipses lasting five or six minutes
are OF rare occurrence. The total phase oil
the 1900 eclipse will last In the United
States from one minute and thirteen sec
onds to one minute and forty.two seconds,
only It Is to be hoped that the observers
may have an unobscured view OF 1t.
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Butler Didn't Say II,

To THE EDITOR or The sus-sir; In your lead.
ing article on tho Boer this morning you state:
"GSn. Butler himself upon leaving England for the
held. loosely and vaun,ingly proclaimed his in.
tenton Of eating his Christmas dinner In Pretoria -
Might call your attention to the following OF.
tract from letter to an old friend OF the General,
which appeared In tho weekly edition OF the london
Times on Dec. ~
"DoNATTAR CASTLE. AT SEA, Oct, 81.
II never was foolish enough TO make any such
statement attributed to me. There is an old say
Ing which has sound sense in II: Never prophesy
unless you know Yours very faithfully.
REDvERs BULLER."
II hardly needed Sir Redyers's denial to nut the
last nail in Its CONN. HERBERT BECK
NEW YoRK, Dec. IT.
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GEORGIA SCHOOL CASE.
The Supreme Court sustains tho Action of
the Richmond County School Board.

The Supreme Court Sustains tho Action of
the Richmond County School Board.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-The school case from
Richmond County. Ga. was decided today
in the Supreme Court. Justice Harlan sus-
facts are thess: The School Board. In 1897.
for economic reasons. as alleged. temporarily
suspended the Colored High School In Augusta.
attended BY about sixty pupils. In order. they
said. that the funds thus saved might be d.
verified TO the education OF 800 children in the
primary grades. Thereupon tho parents Of
some OF the negro children thus deprived OF
school privileges brought suit to restrain the
Collector OF Taxes from collecting 80
much OF the tax as related TO
the colored high schools. and TO
restrain the Board OF Education from using
any OF said funds for the maintenance OF the
white high schools. The States courts denied
the prayer OF the petitioners. and they ca me to
the Supreme Court. alleging that the nc ton OF
the School Board and the Judgment Of the u
prsme Court were in violation OF the Fourteen IN
Amendment OF the Constitution. The supreme
Court Sustained the decree, OF the Georgia
tice Harlan said, the Supreme Court was not
permitted from the record TO assume was
based upon opposition tocoiored schools or the
reasons. and was within the Just discretion OF
the board
The case was argued for the colored petition
ers by ex-senator Edmunds, purely as q matter
OF courtesy and for what he believed to be the
right. In the course OF his argument ho told
the Court that Il was probably his last appear
ance before that tribunal.
Friday next the court would adjourn until
Monday, Jan. =.
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THE SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA.

The chief interest for the moment In con-
necton with the war In South Africa In the
absence OF any important move on the part OF
the British commanders out there. Is In tn Q
number and composition OF tho force about to
be organized In England to raise the army
under Lord Roberts to the strength judged
necessary to bring tho war to conclusion.
The whole OF the army reserves are to be called
1.-The mum bers OF which are varlously estimated
at from twenty to twenty-five thousand; a
strong division OF militia which may number
about twelve thousand lie also 10 be incorpo-
rated into the army; and a force made up OF
volunteers from all arms OF the volunteers
and militia will be formed. mostly mounted. A
proportion OF the regular troops In the Medi-
terranean garrisons. probably nine battalions.
will be sent out to South Africa. their
places being taken by militia battalions
from England. fresh battallons being called out
TO I'LL the places OF those sent abroad. Colonial
contingents also have boon offered and ac-
copied, but their strength 10 not known. In
any case II liz not likely to be- very large. prob
ably not over Ave thousand. The total strength
OF the reinforcement will be somewhere about
fifty thousand.
Blu: perhaps what inspires the greatest con-
fidencs in the British public Is the nom Ination
OF Lori Roberts to the chief command Of the
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Consul Hoi,,. Arriv,. n, Pretoria,

WAsuISGToN. Dec. 1S.-The Secretary OF
State has received telegram from Stanley
Hollis. United States Consul at Lorenzo Mar
quez. Portuguese East Africa. reporting his ar
rival yesterday at Pretoria, Transvnal. Mr..
Holis will actps tho United States Consul at
Pretoria until the arrival from tho United
States OF Adelbert 4. Hay. the new Consul.
Charles T.. Macrum, the retiring Consul. is sup
posed to have sailed from aome South African
port to-day for the United States.
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New England is against expansion
Gdirsston N,ics
This is a mistake which several Southern
newspapers make. Surely they cannot believe
that the Atkinsonlan handful amounts to
more than O slice Of east wind. Mr. REED Is
New Yorker. obviously out Of sympathy with the
feeling OF his state and district as to
expansion. The Hon. GEoRGE FRisBIE HoAR
IL worthy person. but he doesn't represent his
State or his party In the State ON this question.
The sentiment OF Republican New England as
to expansion agrees with that OF the most pro-
gressive OF the Southern Democrats. The New
England expansonists are few. but they have
damnable iteration and tipped pens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-19

Albany. Dec. 1S-tfov. Roosevelt win
probably appoint q member OF the National
Guard TO succeed Adjt-Gen. Andrews. and 10
ia said that he Is giving much consideration to
Col. L. VI, Hoffman OF Elmira. who is an in
spector on Malor-den. Roe's stan. Col. Hoff-
man commanded the Thrt New York State
Volunteer regiment during the Spanish
American War.
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A few Democrats seem to favor the propo-
sition that the next Democratic National Con-
vention be held In Philadelphia, in the shadow
OF Independence Hail." but az the new Decla-
ration OF Independence" or Chicago platform
is still deep In the hearts Of the Organizes,
Chicago should be their city OF meeting. There
the Boy Orator OF the Platte had his apotheoss.
That Is the right place for his temperance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-19

1t Is pleasure cordially to agree with
our esteemed contemporary, the Chicago Tri-
June, that the wlse friend who can iathom
ones intellectual needs and choose the volume
that 10 not Immediately put behind glass 10 OF
the rare and precious kind that should be
gpappled TO ones SOUL" In accordance with
this ruling, the Hon. Com HARVEY will make .
Christmas present ot his complete works,
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A Democratic Representative In Con-
Rress. Mr.. CUsAcK OF Chicago. AYERS that the
power Of the Supreme Court will have to be
restricted,as it is entirely tooe great. That court
is practically q monarchy" Whereas. oil
course. II ought to be Populist convention In
perpetual session. A court Of lawyers ia
necessarily aristocratlc and monarchlcal. Mr.
CusAcR ought to have them abolished.
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bound in silver calf. TO DOL BRIAN. and the
Hon. BATHHousE JOIN will give copy OF
the Chevaier FuLLEn's Thoughts on the
Artless Inartisticallty OF Chicago" to the Hon.
HtNKY DINK,
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n our friends pho favor m wih manuscripts for
publication wh 10 hare r,j,e,,d articles rsiurnsd. sp
rpa IN oil cate, tsnd sta mps for hat psrpose.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-13

silver republican, ia; ]. s. Kemp. re-
publican. S19: ]. S. Kemp, silver repub-
lican, 1853: Elmer Hughes. republican,
1926; Elmer Hughes. silver republican,
l43. And these same persons are yell
ing ''perfdity."
1t will be observed that the maximum
strength of the silver republican party
in Missoula county is 1853. Presume that
it had been agreed last fall that their
candidate should have the joint nom-
nation for state senator, and the repub-
llcans had been as true" to that can
didate as the silver republicans were
to the republican candidate, his total
vote would not have been to exceed So
And yet they cry "perfidty."
This same political editor of the Mis-
soulian will remember that posters
We're even printed billing the present
chairman of the city central committee
10 make two speeches, and at the elev-
enth hour he refused to go, pleading
that he was TOO busy He was too
busy" in congressional state and
county election. hut in a little city cleo
ton he finds abundant time.
The same with respect to the late
candidate for mayor. When asked at
least six times to make speech or
even sit on the platform last fall, he
was also too busy"
The political editor of the Missoulian
would better learn something OF the po-
htical situation in Missoula county and
city and then expound his theories on
"Perfdity. REPUBLICAN.
Missoula, April 10.
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THE NEWS OF MISSOULA.

The Knights of Pythias entertained a
large circle of friends at their hall this
evening with a banquet, which was
highly enjoyed by all.
j. d. Galley, formerly a member of
the 25th infantry band, has arrived
from the East. During the war Galley
was assigned to the quartermasters
department and saw no active service.
Missoula, April 12.-The smallpox pa
tient, Health Officer Burger, is reported
to be not very i'll. He is still able to sit
up, and the report from the pest house
to-day was that he was using carpenter
tools and repairing the building SO as to
make it more comfortable. There was
report in circulate to-day that he
had no smallpox at all, but the physi-
clans in charge of the case are positive
that this is the disease. No new cases
have been reported.
The street department to-day COM
pleted the cleaning of the bridge and
the job is good one. The improvement
is marked and passers across the bridge
are no longer annoyed by the offensive
cloud of dust that has been so trouble
some in the past few weeks. The work
that the department has done during
the week has been good work, and the
appearance of the central part of the
city has been much improved. DO.
Captain Frank G. Higgins returned
from the coast tonight by the way of
the Northern Pacific. He was accom-
panied by his sister, who is much i'm
proved in health as result of her trip.
Captain Higgins reports a pleasant trip
both in the sound country and in CAL
ifornia. When asked regarding the
Oregonian interview that caused so
much local comment, Captain Higgins
said that he was not interviewed at all
by the reporter and at no time while
he was in Portland was he seen by any
scribe. He says that the Interview was
faxed from information that was given
by an officious acquaintance. and that
he IS not responsible for any of it.
Those of the captains friends who
know him best have all along been con-
fident that this was the case.
Higgins avenue does not look like the
same street. 1t is now as clean as any
street in the state, and this result has
been accomplished at nominal expense
to the city. There is no town in the
world that has better streets than Mis-
sOula All that is necessary is to have
a little attention given to them. There
are some who object to the criticism
that has been made is to the condition
of the city's streets and alleys. There
has been no disposition to injure the
reputation of the city but ra ther a wish
to improve matters, SO that the condi-
ton of the town would be such that
people here could be proud of it in
stead of ashamed. If the work that
has been begun this week is continued
the city streets and alleys will be all
right in a short time, and the cost will
have been slight as far as the city is
concerned.