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The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23

NlLI1Ah JE1NNl4NGS Bft AN. added to her former title Empress of India Under the English theory of government power descends from the throne, and the subject exercises such authority as the sovereign surrenders to him..
 such Q government can govern the people of England in one way, the people of Ireland in another way, the people of Canada in another way, and the people of India in still another and different way; in this country, however, power emanates from the people, and authority is conferred by the people upon those who, from time 10 time, hold office.
 ''The constitution created the office of chief executive, granted authority to the occupant of the office and strict ly defined and limited his powers. To say that he can exercise a power not conferred by the constitution is to say that the creature is greater than the creator.
 When the president of congress . does anything which is unauthorized e d law, because law is the act of the people or of their representative act ing within the limit of authority. An unauthorized act of public servant is personal and individual.
 In an unlimited monarchy the monarch can do anything that he has the physical power to do. In a re- yl1h in off io1 T ,J1t IL, people authorize him to do. Constitu- tions are of no avail if they can be set aside as those who temporarily hold the offices created by constitutions.
 ITO impose upon the people of Por- to Rico such taxes as congress may determine when the people of Porto Rico have no representative in con- gress is to assert either that taxation without representation is right or that it is wise for us to do wrong.
 If the people of the United States wish to enter upon career of empire and possess the physical force neces- sary for such a career, they need not consult the constitution at all, be- cause force knows no law. The strongest nation has the physical right (if the word right can be used in such q connection) to do what it pleases, but the people of this nation have never decided to enter upon an imperial career.
 When the present congress was elected in November, 1898, the treaty with Spain had not been signed, and therefore the question of imperialism conld not have been presented to the voters.
 If the republican leaders in con gress act without authority from the constitution they must do so with full recognition of the fact that the people who make constitutions and who elect public officials will have chance to speak before a republic is converted into an empire.
 Uniformity in our tax laws is not orly legally necessary, but it is wise. Unless the people of Porto Rico share in the benefits as well as the burdens of our laws they Ind A' no protection whatever against injustice and oppres- sion.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR.
Spencer Wilkinson Reviews the Site
 uation in IsataI.

London, Feb. 21.-Spehcer Wilkinson, reviewing the military situation in the Morning Post, says:
 ''The meaning of the position in Ma tai Is that the Boers have sent the bulk of their forces to resist Lord. Roberts. Gen. Buffers aim is to join Sir George White, and then either to push on lo Iaing's Nek,or to send back two divi- sions to reinforce Lord Roberts, retain ing two in Natal to complete the re- coHery of the northern triangle"
 It is hoped that Lord Roberts will overcome Gen. Cronje before the latter is reinforced. Otherwise the British commander may find himself facing a Roer army equal in strength to his own, as all the Boers appear to be hur- ryiDt toward Cronje. The British com handlers ought soon to be able to free bo1h Natal and Cape Colony from the enemy. The actions now in progress are the decisive battles of the war, and every effort must be made to reinforce Lcrd Roberts.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
Sentenced to Banishmept.

Clinton, Mass, Feb. 22.-Arthur Payne, 15-year-old lad, was sentenced to be banished from the state for two years in the district court here Tues day after having pleaded guilty to a charge of forging check. The lads father will take him to California to remain with friends until the period of his punishment expires. At the end of the two years, if he comes back to Massachusetts, he will be placed in charge of q probation officer.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
A Paradox?

French omnibus lines seem to be very much like certain street cars which ply on the less frequented lines in American cities. A Parisian paper records this dialogue between would be passenger and an employee:
 ''IIow often do the omnibases leave for St. Clcud?"
 Every ten minutes"
 ''lIow long shall l have to wait for one now?"
 "Oh, only about a quarter of an bour."
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
French Sword-PistoIs.

France has devised for her army new. sword pistol which can be dis charged at every thrust of the sword. IL is believed that with this weapon cavalry attacks, particularly upon cav airy. can be made more effective. The weapon is designed to penetrate armor, and, therefore, will be espec- tally useful against cuirassiers, says the New York Press. It weighs, of course, more than the ordinary caval- ry sword, and when not used as a firearm can be wielded as an ordinary sword. The pistol attachment is in the hilt, with the muzzle pointing in exact alignment with the sword blade. Thrusting with the blade forces it backward against the hilt with force enough to release a hidden spring, which acts as the trigger in discharg- ing the pistol. Thus each thrust also fires a shot,making the weapon doubly effective.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
Political Crisis in Jamaica.

Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 21.-There is excitement here over the political crisis. The elected members, as pro- test to the subyersion of the legisla-. :ure, lefe the chamber in a body. Ad-' ditional official members where then introduced and sworn in, marking tho re-establishment of crown govern ment. The American reciprocity treaty will be considered Wednesday.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
Only One.

''Only one ldss!" he pleaded.
 "Only one?" she asked, coyly. and could it be?-with tinge of disap- I.ointment in her air. ingly. and the maiden yielded. But it lasted from s:15 to 11:45 P. m.-Som- eTyille Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
Exasperating.

Quinn-When women imagine them selves wits they are menace to the community.
 De Fonte-You must have met some of late.
 Quinn-Yes, my wife. She asked me if sea horse was in any way related tc a bay mare.-Chicago News.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
Mostly Under Ground.

London. Feb. 21.--A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Mafeking, dated Fri day, February 9, says: All business hero is being conducted underground. The resident commander has fine apartments ill a subterranean bomb proof room. The Cape police have Il large hall, with a piano. The Mafe- king hotel dining room seats 40. All these have been dug out, and are iul- pervious to shells.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
Burghers Busy "sniping.v

Durban, Feb. 19.-Evening.-Whi,c Gen. Butler is continuing his move ment on the extreme right, and has made every disposition for the defense of his position to the left and south of the Tugela. by maintaining there a force adequate for that purpose, iso- lated parties of Boers sometimes cross the river. There is much sniping.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
A "stop the War Meeting Stopped.

Liecester, England, Feb. 21.-An at tempt to hold a 'Stop the War" meet ing here, Tuesday night, was a fiasco. Mir. nwright-Schreiner husband Of Olivx Schreiner, was on the list of speakers. The proceedings broke up in disturbances.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
Capture of the British Convoy.

Cradock, Cape Colony, Feb. 21.-Dc- tails have arrived here with respect 10 the capture of the British convoy at Riet river. It appears that the wag- ons were laagered near the drift, and that the convoy was attacked by 1,600 Beers, with four guns. The shelling continued all day. One hundred and iEg provisions and forage. Half the drivers and leaders were killed or are missing.
The Forrest City times., 1900-02-23
Deserved n Better Fate.

London. Feb. 21.-A dispatch to the Standard from Modder River, dated Monday, February 19, and declaring the relief of Kimberly, says that the maker or the gun christened Long Cecil'' at the De Beers workshop was an American named George Labram. He was afterward killed by Boer shell, which fell in his room at the Grand hotel.
 The correspondent confirms the re port that the escort. with the British C nvoy at the Riet river was reinforced and made an unsuccessful attempt to attack the Boers in the rear. He says wagons to be abandoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

HIS INSIGHT HELPED HIM IN a REAL ESTATE
From The Lewiston (MeJ Journal
DEAL

From The Lewiston (NIeJ Journal
\ good lawyer learns many lessons in the school
Of human nature. ana thus il was that Lawyer
Hackett did not fear to purchase tract of land
which had been "awed Over for years.
Some Of the people wondered why ne wanted to
get hold Of property with such an incubus Of I'M
he wanted some legal knitting work, and would
his hook.
That's what the of the adjoining land
thought he braCtd himself for trouble when he
Hack,u across the fields one day.
Said ltacket.; What's your claim here, anyway.
to this fence
II insist" replied the neishbor that your fence
is over my land TWO feet at one END ana foot
at least at the other
Well" replied IIac<ett you ahead just as
quick you and. set your fence At the
end where you say that | oncICuch you feet
set the fence my land four feet. At the other
end push il on my land two feet
But" persisted the neghbor, that's twice wha.
l claim
Il don't about that said tIaclett There
been fight enough this land. want you to take
enough you perfectly sa stieG. and then We
can get along pleasantly. Go ahead AID help your
SELF
The paused abashed. He had been ready to
commence the OLD struggle tooth and nail but this
move of the new neighbor stunned him. Yet he
wasn't 20 be 0utdone III generosity. He looked at
Hackett.
Squire said ne. that fence ain'l going he
moved an inch. | don't want the land. There
want nothH' in the fight, anyway but the prIn-
ciple of the thing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

From The Denver Post.
The Editor of The Lost Creek Tyre thus starts
newly married couple down the rosy path Of
welded bliss
'May Cupd's hand forever strew
Your nuptial path with big jack roses,
And coat with honey dew
The ripe. red lips beneath your
May cloud Of dscord rise
To darken your telcitation,
And may there never be flies
Upon your sweet d0mcSticaton.
Thanks for the dollar yc blew in
(Rece.pt for which is hereby giVen)
To ye editors glad grin
An wake ye muse inspi Of heaven
This touching obituary apps airs in the last
issue OF our hlghaltitude contemporary The Lost
Creek I-yre'
Another from our ranks hath went
Across the SO-called mystic river
Another Old-time resident
Hath gone from trouble with his liver
The soul from out its prison fled
And went, We trust direct to heaven,
Leaving the body Still and dead.
At twenty minutes past eleven
(MOuEtain timeJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
A LEFT HANDED H4NDSH4KE.
n The Boston Globe.

From The Boston Globe.
State Senator Frank w. Maynard. of New Hamp
shire has Just returned his home in Nashua
from Louisville Ky, where he attended the an
nual convention of the Merchant Taiors' National
Exchange. He arrived in Kentucky just after the
shooting of Mr. Goebel, and witnessed the excite
ment which followed During his stay in Louisville
he was introduced Colonel Jack Chinn, and he
tells amusing story of their meeting.
We were introduced" said Senator Maynard.
"by a mutual friend. and | noticed that Colonel
Chinn extended his left hand to At the time
| thought ii Il bit queer hut after him do
the Same thing with several other men | came 70
the conclusion that he left-handed Perhaps
my Indicated my surprise at his manner of
shaking hands. for he turned a few minutes
and remarked:
You have noticed. perhaps. that l shake hands
with my left hand? Well. have grown accus-
toned that during the past few days. You SEE.
e like to keep our right hands close TO pistol
pockets just now
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4N 4SESTHETIC REVEL4TJoy

rom me New Orleans Times Democrat
some OF the queerest experiences of 8, Jo.,o,
atc pitlty certain 10 be connected with Nh. al.
iulHlst ittlon of anaSthetics" said A Naw-orlc'rs
pnS 'tln' chattins the other day with a news
~ tilcHd ana apropos Of the subject | recall a
3ltl" Sto'S that don't mind telling as the Incl
uNHt occurred long since and i'm another city
!"E S SF,'rS ago. when | was temporarily located
it,i - .'uL3 was calIed one day the old Iindel
lio''4 10 XIV" chlnrotorm To IvnTn.r n -
was au'ut To dndyIEo a slight surgical ourr,ti"n
20 remove ! morbid growth in The car Tba.
patient, rs II developed my arrival bad -
rn mar only few days before. and was i'm the
.tF WIN her husband on their bridal tour Il
t""Hsh quite handsome. she was no Longer sxactI,.
III her hrst youth, and she was very mucb ,verss
!" HtNlhS her husband present Al thr ot,.r>'tit,N
ti"wrNrr; ne insisted and she finally agreed thai
M, , SI'S. out noticed that she seemed very
nervous ana preOccupted The opcration - l. -
n @ylHty was f'iin Ming She took the choroform
gaming consciousness when she opened her rr,nth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
BrRGL4RS 0RLIGE 4 WONN


From The London Chronicle
Z asst evening an elderly woman returnls
church. stood upon the doorstep Of hef ~
kIl.uIu. ana discovered Jhai SHE had i0'sg-
latchkey Ii was The servants evening =.
there are several bad quarters Of an n94l :.
and IL on Il February evening Her diem
noticed wv a group OF men On he 0lhel -.
street. With the inbred courtesy OF NA'uss !.
six skeleton KEYS flashed in the air. In =
Instant the Spcedi-'St operator mad opens. =,
door and was receiving the hanks or 80 -.
woman, who was much pleased but 80 80 Z
teCtiCn diminished ner pleasure IN TINS 49, "a
influence of human understanding On mt ~"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
4 COINCIDENCE.
stroit Free Press.

From The Detroit Free Press
Tn strangost thing that happened To me ."
said The Old operator. who was in a reminiscent
mood, occurred good many years ago when |
was L young man holding down Il night office in a
Httle town in the West | half asleep one
night when | called To the key receive "A
rush message. ! took il of the wire without real
lZinB what II meant a will do Il times
when half asleep. But when / glanced AT what |
had pat down 1 saw that it read II YOU wish 10
see your brother alive YOU will have to i'm
medately.' The message came from San Fran
else. and addressed an old man who lived
across the street from the station | put my
hat and went over ana delivered 1t. seeing that it
was important that he should have il a once.
The Old man caught the train that lett "A mid
night. and while he buying his ticket he told
that the message referred his brother who
had left home twenty years before. and from whom
he had heard nothing during all that time
The next night party called and asked If
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
TACTLESS.


From The Philadelphia Post.
DR. James Walker Unknown phy stefan of
San Francisco. in discussing the necessity of tact
in political life tells the following incident:
We had candidate year for reelection a
Congressman. 1t was very close fight and every
thing depended upon holding all voters togeth-
The campaign was to end with a meeting
where the candidate To be the chief speaker.
The committee had discovered that the enemy had
made a slight InrOad upon of the Irish voters
and warned the speakers to be extremely careful
ia all their references to the Emerald and its
people. The Congressman. when spoken to- drew
himself up proudly and said:
e Leave ii to my discretion. gentlemen | will
not offend them. l VIII charm them
And ne did.
ION the closing night he said. almost at the be
ginning of his Grafton: i glad see So many
here tonight who come from The little green island
beyond the sea the land OF Tom Moore and Father
Prouty, of romance and of verse. Americans can
bc grateful to the Irish race for what
has performed ia the New World. Th, names of
Patrick Henry and Generals Montgomery ana SHEER
idan will Eo ringing down through the corridors
of time. And America has tried often Ia .ynrass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
KRTEGER AND THE JEWS.
he London News.

Prom me london News.
The following stories of MIR KRUGER appear in
Mr. Hobson's book about the Transvaal War pub
l.shcd yesterday by NiSbet x Co:
"A few wears ago he WAS induced. to take part in
the opening ceremony Jewish synagogue on
entering and taking his place he removed his hat
and paid no heed whatever the suggestion of his
secretary. who explained the Jewish custom of
covering head. When the time came for the
Presidents address ne calculated a few brief SEN
fences and amazed his congregation by concluding
thus 4 declare this synagogue open in the me
of our Lord Jesus Christ on another occasion.
shortly after he had presented on behalf of the
State a piece of land tan erf) for the building of
Dutch Reformed Church. he was approached by an
influential Jew who rendered Il similar request on
behalf of a Jewish congregation. The President
promised consider the request and soon after
wa ri announced that he had granted it Shortly
after however. he waited on by his Jewish
friend. who complained that the piece of land they
had received was only half the of that given
for the Dutch Reformed Church. Well retOrted
KRUGER. what fault have you to find? They De
iieye the whole Bible so they get an err you only
believe half the Bible, and you get half erf. -
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there any messages for him, giving the same
the old who had left the night be
fore. He must have noticed that | looked at MN
rather blankY. for he went on to explain That he
had brother in California who was sick, and that
he anxious TO hear from HIM.
We'll. it turned out that the message that had
lived the night before vas intended for him
lie was a stranger in the town, and CHANGED to
bear the name the old man whom | mad
sent on a wild goose chase across the continent.
Fortunately for me ! transferred to another
town before the old man got back. That Is all
there is to the story, except that II is true
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

and out fell a set Of false teeth She IA
nothing about that detail. and the truth -
she had hoped. poor woman 90 pass tnro-s
ordeal without the fact OF her WeaTl-s
things being known 10 her husband D.
effect on that individual was entirely unsAr
the old surgeon and seized him by TIE :
You Infamous SCOUnGre." ne yelled, !u-
broken my poor darIiuE's jaw Al ta2l =
affairs / beat a retreat / lever did leAl- =
what the husband thought had happeheu y
sort of explanation was off. Fed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
WHEN SHELDON Is EDITOR


From The ST. Paul Globe.
. during the temporary absence of the cfrcula ton
mar, desire To that the of this
paIGr Is Twenty-Five hundred by actual count
ien-dollar suits at WaSstaff'S for 81 ~ this
week only IN Il. We have personally examined
EditorD" ~ ~ Ne"'S'
,i n very oad man was arrested last evening for
uVoiHS something WrGnS. We publish no crimes in
inns paper. therefore will merely state that he
PROMISED I" De good and go back to work LAST
"tSk ne was foreman this paper
wanted \ woman for general hOuSewOrk Eotb
ing served undrrNScd. and time allowed for Rib.
reading and prayer meeting" " ''''N
one OF the reporters of this journal WAS as
sduIleu oy Il stranger yesterday afternoon lie
uutheu the other cheek. Later on the. stranger
him in "NS'e 'ieS TOOK
MT Howe Editor of The Atchison Globe. who
- ttnliOritrliy nllnS Mr. ShedOn'S Duuit Will. ~
Is ehsSed with this journal, will preach on sun
gay upon The Printers Devil -" Jun
10 us normal size Crhe editor has had OCCASION
clamed)" ~ '''Vhi al tAdt IS
o, n 1hhleu-A Christian young man to saw wood
but good society" 40 pay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
ELEVATED.

From The Chicago News
Detective-Man vas robbed of his purss
train.
Chief-Hm, Another highway robbery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
DANGERS or NEWSPAPER BORROWING.


MORAL TRACT THE COUNTRY EDITOR
From The Kansas City Journal
Here Is the Stest story vi the who is
StlnSy to take us home paper A who was
too economical take this paper sent his little boy
10 borrow the copy taken 10y his neighbOr. In his
haste the 0Oy.rln over 81 stand Of bees. and ten
minutes looked like warty summer squash His
cries reached his father who his assistance
ami failing To notice 4 bdrhed wire fence ran into
that, breaking ii down. cutting handful of flesh
trom his anatomy. and running a 81 pair o. pants
The old cow took advantage OF the gap in the
fence and got into the cornfied. and killed herself
eating green corn Hearing the racket. the wife
ran, upset 4 TOUR gallon churu full of rich cream
into Il basket of kittens. drowning the whole flock
in the hurry she dropped s. set OF false teeth
me baby left alone, crawled through the spilled
mlik and into the parlOr. running a brand new so
carpet. During the Axct ement the oldest daughter
ran away with the hired man: the dog brok. up
eleven setting hens, and the calves got out and
chewed TIE tails OF fOar fine shirts"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

her gratitude When the great famine threatt ned
Death to ireland she sent provisions by the ship
load across the sea. and here in this, our city
where American ingenuity has invented the street
sweeper. which does the work of fifty Irishmen
who formerly performed this task. have kindly
and appropriately called il the steam paddy
There Il shout a yell. crash. and the
meeting broken up forever. | believe that the
infatuated MeSiauS chased the candidate i mile"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
IN TNSINUITIOS.

From The Detroit journal
He rivets his burning gaze upon ne' ,
cOuntenance- -
rs IL possible" he eXClJiuS. 'thst ~
blood can attain TO such perfection! ...,l
Mr.. Butterfield. il you mean 20 lnSih-''
my cOmpleXiOn'-
Here she becomes hysteric3L
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-03-14
CHAPTER XIII.
POLLY'S ENGAGEMENT.

During the reading of the first
pages OF The manuscript, Clarence
speedily reached the conclusion that
he vas to be a martyr for the next two
hours or thereabouts, and he deter
mined to make the best of his posi-
tion by studying the face of Dolores;
but from the moment when she
reached ths name of Pedro Mendoza
and, further on, the description of the
Mendoza birthmark, his attention was
powerfully arrested and held till the
last tragic word of the story. He was
neither blessed or cursed with the
great faculty of imagination, but even
his prosaic mind could not fail to see
the threads of destiny by which the
living descendants OF the traitorous
Spauiard and his two unhappy wives
were bound forever to the victims of
iha: awful tragedy of the rekindled
volcano; to the one through crime and
the b!aekest butchery, and TO the
other Ivy the still more awful tie of5in-
justice and deathless grief reaching
out appealing hands for succor even
beyond the grave. To him, even
more than 70 Dolores, the story had
peculiar significance; for by its light
he coald now understand all that
hal Lsen mysterious and me1plic-