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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

From the Springfield (Mass) Republican.
The war in South Africa is the hideous
product of the imperialistic system to
which Great Britain. by the immense
growth of her dominion, seems committed.
To be entirely just to the British people
in placing the responsibility for this fierce
and sanguinary conflict, one should, per-
haps, look beyond the wrangling and
covetousness which have been the Inn
mediate preface of the war and regard the
forces which have their play in the ebb
and flow of the tide of empire.
A great empire may be compared with
a giant monopoly in that as it continues
to grow in size it tends to grow less and
less tolerant of small competitors that are
obstacles to it's complete ascendancy. The
larger it grows the greater is the Internal
pressure to hold absolute sway. And, con-
versely, the greater it is the less can IL
endure successful opposition by smaller
and less powerful rivals.
To illustrate: AS a reilroad company
extends it's field the extension of itself in
wolves the absorption of more and more
branch lines, feeders and parallel sys-
TENS. AS the Standard Oh monopoly
grew in power the impulse to grow still
destruction OF competitor When a per-
feet monopoly exists as in the case OF the
coinage OF money or the control Of the
postal system by the United States gov
eminent, it is found necessary to make
even the smallest and most insignificant
| competition a crime punishable by fine
and imprisonment. The government can
| not tolerate competition, because OF the
| "a 1fofy re
| tige. And so an empire finds as it in
| ereases in size and power that this same
prestige OF 'paramountcy" tends to in
hibit more and more the Independence OF
smaller concerns which border upon its
field Of operations. The smallest prick
even that Of a needle-will cause the
largest balloon to collapse in time; and
| 50, in huge empires, the question OF par
amountcy' assumes in the minds Of the
empires supporters the character Of self
defense.
There seems something very absurd ir
the idea that the British. in fighting the
| small Boer republic of South Africa, are
acting in self-defense, yet to the British
imperialist mind that is evidently wha
1t all amounts to. First, it is question
of "paramountcy" in South Africa, OF
making sound the monopoly; then 1t cas-
lily becomes a question of defense. since
the monopoly balloon must have no pin
holes in it's huge inflated sides. Wher
the situation appeals to great govern
ment in that light they soon find them
selves, like the managers and legal coun
| sci of industrial monoDolies or huge cor
| poratons, disregarding law and even jus
tice in the effort to maintain ant
strengthen their grasp.
In the case of the Transvaal the Brit
ish government has not sound lega
basis for interference in that states do
nestle affairs. The empire however, Xix
growing monopoly must absorb IT
small rival by hook or crook in order t.
remain an empire. With empires, there
fore, such as Great Britain's, territorial
extension becomes a habit of their nature
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
Aunt Jane.
n n ONTANA rises to salute Aunt
M Jane Wickham' Aunt Jane is
i the proprietor of a small store

Nj 's Sse: Hs rs: to 4 ;as'; ;-s ss1 !:
] the proprietor of a small store
in Columbia Falls, and strictly speak
ing she is aunt only to the wife of Rep
resentative Carr; but as a term of en-
dearment, the good, old soul must per-
NIT all Montana to call her Aunt Jane.
For all Montana takes an interest in
Aunt Jane-she is indeed an interest
ing character; shrewd, opinionated,
dogmatic, with touchy temper, but
withal with a warm heart concealed
somewhere about her person. Aunt
Jane is ready to fight for Mr.. Carr at
the drop of the hat; and, we suspect,
at the drop of a hint to fib for him, too.
The Standard has no desire to impeach
Aunt James veracity. Surprising Aunt
Jane does fib, what tell? The Prince
of Wales says he would perjure him.
self, like gentleman. to protect a
lady. Why shouldn't Aunt Jane per-
jure herself, like friend and relative,
to protect her nephew?
They We're looking for Mr.. Carr In
Flathead county last week to take his
deposition relative to how he came to
vote for w. A. Clark after he had been
nominated and elected on a platform
pledglng him to support W. G. Conrad
But Mr.. Carr was not to be found. He
had been hastily summoned out OF
town on important business. and had
neglected to leave his address or any
intimation as to when he might re-
turn. Nobody had taken the precautior
to lock Mr.. Carr in his room, as was
done by Mr.. Clark's lieutenants ait the
Grand Central hotel in Helena one day
| last winter.
Well, the lawyers couldn't find Mr.
Carr last week, but they did find Aunt
| Jane. 1t seems that after returning
from the legislature last winter. Mr.
Carr bought a ranch for $500. Mr.
Carr, 1t was proved, paid the money
4 in one one-thousand dollar bill, three
| five-hundred dollar bills and the re-
mainder in hundreds and fifties. The
deed was made out to Aunt Jane. Hence
the subpoena on Aunt Jane. Hence the
Aunt James remarkable testimony
Aunt Jane took the oath. settled hel
severe skirts about her and glared a,
the lawyers as if defying them to come
on and do their worst.
Questionable Aunt Jane buy that
ranch? Yes, she bought that ranch
and she didn't care who knew it. Mr.
Carr acted as her agent III buying and
paying for the property. She had never
talked with the owner about buying i
: before, but she had had her eye on
a long time, and If anybody didn't llk,
it, he could lump it. Mr. Carr, still
acting as her agent, was improving
the property and collecting the reve
nues.
Question-Where did Aunt Jane &c
the money? She had kept It in he
house for six years, and that's all Their
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
TUESDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1899.
THIRTY PAGES.
The Day In Butte.

- T wouldn't be the truth to say that
II the reception given in Butte yester-
t day went with a giddy whirl. A
Sgood many untoward agencies COM
Sbined to dampen the ardor of the city
(which, in the name of the state, was
host, and, as well, of the soldiers who
were the guests.
The weather was ideally bad. You
couldn't imagine a more cherries day
for general turn -out-cold and snow
and mud. The soldiers were late in
arriving. They were not to blame for
that and the delay would not have
been fatal if a plan calculated to
quicken and warm a well-chilled pub
lie had been--if it could have BEEN
put into effect. The fact is, it wasn't a
good race-track day.
The dense crowds of people who, up
down, waited from morning till noon
to see the soldiers march under the
arch, would have endured it patiently
another hour or two if, even after that
limit, for the purposes of lunch, the
aine of march had been taken up. But
that was not done-the ridiculous truth
is that it was dark and after quitting
time before the remnant of the regi-
ment left the park to march through
the heart of the city where, nearly an
hour earlier, official proclamation had
abandoned.
But, anyhow, the speeches were saved
and that, to the minds of some peo-
Sole, is something. To be sure, the bulk
of the crowd that had gathered at the
driving park left the place weary with
waiting for the parade to take its start,
out the foothills remained, and the
orators who were loaded for the occa-
sion had them for an audience until
past twilight. Otherwise, the parade
might have moved under the arch at
reasonable hour-but it didn't. So,
what nature failed to contribute toward
making the reception a f1zzle, in COM
parison with what had been planned
was made good by the several agencies
that helped to make the day disappoint-
ing in several Of its essential features.
Seven speeches fired at a part of the
regiment after one delay or another
had brought yesterdays clock plump
to the hour of four in the afternoon!
Think of it-and then lay the blame
on the weather. if your mind is built
that way.
Things will go wrong often, and you
can't help it. Mistakes will happen.
Sometimes they are regrettable, as in
the case of those who were kept wait
dng in vain in yesterdays mean wealth
er; sometimes they are ludicrous. The
soldiers will pardon this sort of thing
of course, at time when everybody is
doing everything that anybody possibly
could do to get things right. But mis-
takes will happen
In any event, the Montana soldiers
are home, and that's the principa
thing. Some features of a programme
which was intended to express Mon
tana's appreciation, fell by the way
side and the outward manifestation
are ended The bonfires are out; tn
last rocket has spent itself in tn
night; the big butte is dark once more
the whistles and the bells are silent
the shouts and the cheering hav
ceased but the members of the Firs
Montana know, in the quiet of thi
mornings dawn, that they are welcom
home.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
MANY ARE HOME.

Number of the Anaconda Volunteers
Came in on Night Trains.
Many of the Anaconda volunteers
were not content to remain in Butte
last night, but came home on evening
trains, not caring to wait day before
tasting the delights of being in reality
home again. Sergeant Swift Hunter
was the first to get in, arriving on the
train at p. m. The trains that fol-
lowed each brought a considerable dele
cation of the boys of Companies M and
X. AS they arrived the small crowds at
the depot eheered them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The Standard can be found at the fol-
lowing news stands:
( New York at Astor House.
4 Chicago at Postoffice.
i Chicago at Auditorium Annex g.
/ San Francisco at Palace Hotel.
!, Denver at $50 Lawrence st.
! Denver at COG Seventeenth st.
! Salt Lake at 81 w. Second South st.
! Salt Lake at Salt Lake News Co.
All general business letters and CORE
spondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
anaconda, Mont.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
The Standards Position.

n it's desire fittingly to join in the
glad welcome to the First Montana,
the Standard has left nothing I'M
done that it was possible for news
paper to do. 1t is proud of the mag
nificent record the regiment has made.
1t rejoices that, after arduous and
heroic service, so many Of its members
have survived to return and to receive
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

While the weather was rather chilly
in the daytime, there was no reason to
complain of the temperature OF many
quarters Of the old town last night.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

While the orators were taking heats
at the race track, many of the audi
tors were taking colds.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The British victories in South Africa
seem to have enabled Mr.. Chamberlain
to fill his bob-tailed flush.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

There seems to be no danger of thu
South African war relapsing into {
state of Otis desuetude.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24
TO ADVERTISERS:

/. The Anaconda Standard guarantees its
advertisers a bona fide paid circulation.
Daily and Sunday, three times greater
than that of any other newspaper pub
lished in the state of Montana. Advertis-
Ding contracts will be made subject to this
guarantee.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

of public issues reminds one OF the man
who sawed off the limb of tree win
himself standing on the sawed Off part
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

Owing to a heavy track and varie-
ty of other unfortunate circumstances
the pageant record was not smashed
to atoms.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

+ New York Office-4S Tribune Building.
Chicago Office-469 The Rookery.
+ The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency
Eastern Representatives.
:. Washington Bureau-1,415 G St, N. W.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

Owing to the poor start the Oratorical
handicap at the race track was not run
in as fast time as was expected.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

That Dillon breakfast. however, was
entirely free from 'flukish tendencies.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The manner in which the Butte IN
ter Mountain saws Off the exposed
points" of the Standards discussions
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

There was so much Sandy Hook FOG
and calm at the track, no wonder an
nouncement was made uptown of mo
parade"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The weather was guilty of some
mighty course work.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

Few of the exercises came In unde!
the time limit.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The Standard has branch offices at
Butte, Missoula and Great Falls where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
: rlication.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

ting the Bulls eye with any degree OF
regularity.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The Montana regiment made a bril-
liant home run, anyhow, if 1t did sprawl
all over the home plate.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The Orange Free State is down with
bad case of entangling alliances.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The celebration developed marked
rag-time features.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

The Anaconda companies and severa
others wouldn't go home till morning.
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The Butte programme found itself
Subject to change without notice.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-24

It was a warm welcome under chilly
circumstances.
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-30
MUSIC WARDS OFF FATIGUE

A Philadelphia contractor who has re-
Gently returned from the Soudan, tells of
an interesting fact connected with the
building by the English of the new mill
tary railroad in that region. With every
gang of forty or fifty men are assigned
two harpers and a flute player. Music is
furnished almost continuously, and so
long as the musicians play the workmen
nearly all ncgrOes-do not seem to feel
the fatigue ana their movements are con-
formed as nearly as possible TO the time
of the music As a general thing the
players get tired before the workmen
do. TO a white man the melody pro-
duccd by these ChcereTs of labor would
not be inspiring, for it is peculiarly plain
tive. The Africans, however, find the
music n great inspiration, and work with
chcerfulncss and dispatch. The Phila-
delphian declares that the IDEA is one well
worth considering, for it is well known
that colored laborers and stevedore3
along the river front will work harder
and faster if permitted TO sing. AS a
matter of fact, singing among them is
encouraged. d.-Philadelphia Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-30
sPARRoWs WHIPPED A CAT.

A queer fight. in which a pair of spar
rows wOrsted a cat, was witnessed at the
lower end of Hudson street, HobOken, to-
day. The sparrows had built a nest in
tree, and one of the young sparrows
with which the nest was afterward
equipped fell huttering to the sidewalk.
The parent birds followed it, but an
alert cat was already after the young
sparrow.
Nothing daunted by the size of their Op-
poncnt, the parent birds made a rush for
the cat They nuttered about the cats
head and peCkcd at its eyes, and kept 1t
50 generally busy that il had 10 time to
look after its intended prey.
While this was going on a bevy of spar
rows few down, and in some way sup
ported and upborc the young sparrow
until they carried 1t to a fence, whence il
made a short flight on its own account
and succeeded in reaching the tree from
which it fell
BY that time the cat had been put TO
flight, and the parent birds flew back To
the tree whore they and the other spar
rows twittered and Chirpod for half an
hour. as If they were holding q jubilee
cOuvontiOn.-Ncw York Mail and Express.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-30

The tears were not quite dry when
she got up, but her hands were very
steady and the shears were buster
than perhaps there was any need for.
The next day the captain came home.
The rattle of the carriage that brought
him from the station and by and by the
humping of his crutch on the pave
ment made quite a stir in the quiet
street. but when the driver helped him
out and carried his vaise into the
house for him the captain looked IN
vain, hoping to catch a glimpse of
Miss Anna beyond the fence among the
flowers. What he did see, though sent
the blood stirring through his veins,
and made him feel young. despite his
departed youth, his gray hairs and
the lost leg, for Miss Annals rose vine
had been cut and pruned of all it's
climbing branches till now it stood stiff
and straight and solid, bare and desc
late, it is true, but a bush neverthe-
less
The captain limped up to the little
break in the hedge where the gate had
been, and stood leaning on his crutches
looking over.
anna lie Silu very gently, ana
then Miss Anna came out from behind
the lilac bush and held out her hand
to him.
"I didn't know you were there, An
ma" he said Il only wanted to see if
you had-if you had"
IF 1 had changed my mind, do you
mean. Josh?' she finished sweetly. "I
think | have-about the rose vine, you
know"
But the spring of youth was in the
captains heart, and he caught Miss
Anna's hand again and drew it up to
his lips and kissed It,
That settled the matter. and after
that the rose had to take things in its
own hands for awhile and when March
swung around again the long, fresh
shoots ran quite up to the top Of the
trellis and the foliage and flowers were
more glorious than ever. So that the
captain says Miss Anna obtained pos
session of him under false pretenses.
However, the rose vine nOurishes.
Evidently the captain does, too. for
i'm the towns where he goes to hold
court now the people call him judge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-30
WAS A DRAWN BATTLE.
Some Other Shopper Will Get the
Bargain, However.

From the Philadelphia Times.
The massive doors Of the big bon
marche had swung back on their
hinges at o'clock the other morning
when the perspiring crowd of women
shoppers, early birds, in pursuit Of
the bargain worm, crashed into the
avenue leading to the counter where
unheard-of opportunity of saving the
nimb'e dime had been appropriately
and seduclively advertised. The
stormng of SebastapOl wasn't a patch
on the enthusiasm with which this
besieging brigade of determined wO-
men made their assault upon the de-
voted heads of the salespcoplo keep
ing watch and ward over the fabrics
piled high upon the bargain counter In
alluring invitation.
At the very forefront Of the invading
host that swarmed so fcrccly toward
the coveted goal were twoI fair mat
rons before whose energetic rushcs
their weaker sisters had been fain to
give way. Confronting each other
with the light Of set purpose glancng
In their bright ewes the twain laid
hands upon the lovelicst Of bargain
suits. and in n trice the others in the
throrg were treated to an alteration
that began this wise;
ITS mine"
"Taint." came the answer very hot.
~. II had this first and Eou dellb-
erately snatched the skirt from me-"
'Why l did not. The salcsladv told
me this was mine. and she had no
sooner turned away than you took
the waist"
Hard as il may be 10 believe it, the
fact remains fixed that those two
daughters of Eve notwithstanding the
remonstranceS Of their sisters and
the pacific efforts of clerks and floor
walkers, kept up a sharp fusillade
that only ended when the two Anna
zons calmly took seats in adjoining
chairs before the bargain counter and
while the business of the great mer-
camille establishment pursued its
wonted course they glarcd at each
other with a portion If the coveted
suit in her tightly clenched hand.
Hours waXed and wancd. and with
the approach Of the noontide the pangs
OF hunger lent their subtle influence
to the persuasions Of the salespeople
that one or the other should WELD
mo surrender" was depicted upon the
lineaments Of the contCndng matrons
And what they said they meant When
the sun began to cast slantinG rays
through the windows Of the store the
would-be purchasers of tho biggest
bargain OF the bunch stoadfastly
maintained the positions assumed in
the early hours of the fray.
Then whom the shades Of evening
began to fall upon the scene Of this
unique conflict of woman's will and
woman's won't and the salespeople
found their arguments still falling on
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ears that were deaf to persuasion, tho
head hOorwalker effectually interviewed
by ordering both contestants to sur
render their spoil of the bargain cOun-
ter, declaring that tho firm could not
AFFORD to keep the store open all night
pending the settlement Of this remarl7-
able and irreconcilabe dispute.
1t was a drawn battle, but each Of
the women wended her way home in
the consciousness Of victory won and
dignity maintained.
The bargain is still there.