| Show q POINTS P 0 1 N T S OF mm mm 3 11 7 2 AllEr MATION N 1 I must do 30 it 1 I felt that I 1 had to A higher power compelled nit me these are ra the excuses of the crank as wo we call C all him when he doo does some strange L sometimes I 1 es what hat he does Is IB harmless lk and sim simple ale at other times it Is 13 murderous as when the th assassin of president ct carl ld committed his crime k os as he asserted hl hi command of tire alt A this idea that flint ono one must do For nothing Is however a very common one find and it 1 if riot not strictly insanity though it Is a a symptom in atom of men mental tal die case aas e such compelling impulses are known kno w nto to students of mental aberration k 0 as imperative conceptions conception they are thus thua described in on an article by dr I 1 Pic theodore odore diller of pittsburg ritts bure in a paper N I 1 U b fished in the medical new york r it january uth the term imperative conception la Is misleading in that tile iho command it implies Is in by no means always obeyed oh yea morbid lm puta may from and rid for or many yes coara arise in rn and rid yot of alwa a bo be successfully re k probably in ill or of us its impulse Im puls apar 0 or r doubts arlo arige in consciousness a as a isolated or er nollon n anil and kiy be apparently latall discon k red with ihfe mental slat ar y preceding their appearance bior I 1 in n tinned stance many of us tie I 1 pir presume tsume havo have beer been with nith the desire to count the uan aln dous dom or door in im pains imong ong along it a street tt or in to nold moll carefully the C cracks in a pavement or OP to touch tenca fence hacks ami pam looking from it a treat height ill thal lea ea occurs to mot most gernns to tat alnio thern ioles belon tile sight of oc a fraddo frazel 0 piece ot of china or sue peili the idea thai hat it could bo be readily cru bed A helpas help ls i child or cr a feeble in old suggests how easily aas fly each coom coo 14 be t killed cortula words cords or phrases chips 0 oc t poetry or bars ban or music may them olam into cs at odd times I 1 these them simpler forma of imperative con one connot cannot of course bt be considered total in few or of this the fact that they pr probably badda batda 0 ur in borne abaco alia to all clr 0 frons O in normal they nover result in action contrary to voll volition tion lo in their term lorm ren peon alono alone or in conjunction with noth some bis or psychosis thoy they const conti lune tuto a serious and nifty may do bo the dominant fen fa ture t I 1 of I 1 a arao forne orro of insanity Inpan ity rie be tho t treat tremt tr emt there are all 1 tlona long ant anil to ahrn e an dative con conception eption to bo be physiological or the boundo of health could bo be all aa difficult as aas to tay ay aco macro gently ends and insanity beg many morbid impulses ond and fears fear have hato rolvea special names binm tho the impulse t to 0 10 teal has han bern been ber n called to 0 ot at fire to property re pro manla romania tile tho fear or of open A jt a the iho beur of nor nar row claustrophobia the for fear of dirt t th the fear of croda an tear fear ol of fears fear ta there ore can now be little doubt that tain crimes tire aro luo due to sudden impulses n hech arl arac in tho the minds ol of dacons who are not ordinarily regarded a insane and hh the tha aro are wholly unable to relt impulses to Ful cIde or to mako make ns as vaults raulte or do deed de aln of violence or commit crimes arow arlio in pr arn on ond and at do not result in action arc not ol obad b bf cause they aro are put FUI in 0 o to lo freak hi b the it 0 inhibitory tomes of the thai mind han tin nn impulse to commit crime arara ar find and tho the inhibition 1 hibi tion to check chck it 1 Is in on liflet ent the th crime ly iti tills thin Is id the pallo philosophy ordy of tho the and homicidal the simpler forms of impulses doubts arid and re beara are cannot rig a I 1 havo have mid bald be re cardad as abnormal in certain individuals vi however thoy mav be he fro strong or as t to 0 bo be distinctly morbid in instance stanco the iho impugn to touch anco once posts might IM be obeeda exciting comment by a person passing along a quid country rood roa d and suc fully rc vl 1 hout hour groat pi lort when hen under other circumstance thep the P antioni would excite or subject him to ridicule on tho the other hvid if ho he acted on the impulse being unable to co pretist ret lit ft ici while walking alth friends in streets the woula I br bc distinctly abnormal it mig it be an in the th absence of any other bb normal brynt of th tho mind TIIE THE ASSISTANT SPEAKER an important allicer of the la Is a young man who may be seen when the house la Is in session constantly in front of the speakers dealt lie ile appears to be on very ery familiar terms with the th speaker and Is seen to frequently make suggestions lie ile Is 19 what la Is known knori as the clerk at the speake ratable and ho he Is a fort eort of assistant speaker he makes a business of learning tho the members names and anu and when the speaker pays bays tho the gentleman from he tile the name of the state stale ile he also alao follows the proceedings cry closely so that when the speakers attention has haa been diverted he h Is able to post him when a point of order la Is raised d he be looks up etc for the speaker mr reed eed li Is very quick himself and does doe riot not need aced much coachi coaching rg but the temporary officer and the chairmen chairman of the committee of the who demen deman dc alln pend upon him he fie la Is asher C la it a bright young maine newspaper man who got his experience tn in the fifty first Congre rs and hat a natural aptitude for the work ork the speaker Is 1 well fixed la in the thea matter of assistants lie ile has a i secretary the clerk at his ta crivaro ble le an ordinary find and a messen iter wisconsin THEY AITTO GRAPHED IP mr derew depew has haa a 9 large larce collection or of southern ifor 0 of which the following Is hla his favorite 1 I went into a hotel in georgia and said paid to the clerk cleric where shall I 1 autograph 11 capped the clerk 11 ti yes ca sign IRTI my name you know oh right here 1 I rny my namo name in the register in a little while in came some som georgia crackers I 1 ono of them adix advanced to the clrk clerk 11 will you autograph asked aske tho the cleric with a smile fi nines rye nc said bald tho the georgian beaming to acl lows turning to the other crackers Crac C kera the ri clrk clerk treated trea teJ with good eurael I 1 then he leaned leand back and glared at mo me I 1 felt fell sorry borry for him and was wag somewhat I 1 eon st too bad I 1 said this Is what comes from speaking Ppe aking a foreign lanu la ago in ones own country indianapolis I 1 ind journal A TEST or OF NERVE dr cyrus catus falconer a distinguished physician of hamilton 0 waa aas ery aery active in tho the prosecution of the assassin and desperado tom mcgeachan McG echan who 7 though lie ho murdered not less than six men could not dot b be convicted and finally was shot to death by a vigilance committee tho the assassin swore ven go L nee tile th doctor and soon aown nt er fully armed met him on flit I 1 highway dr falconer said eald tho the as in do you linow know that I 1 am collir i to kill you the doctor noticed that thai 1 hla his assailant was deadly pile pale tom said eald the doctor you know mo me well I 1 enough to know that I 1 am not afraid of you that you cannot frighten me t now what do you mean the two stood in silence e the hand in ili bis big side bide coat pocket in a moment the t doctor noticed with creat relief tho the color corning into toms fact face which I 1 quickly deepened into crimson rh thun I 1 I 1 knew I 1 we was 8 safe bate said bald the doctor I 1 and I 1 proceeded to give tom such a 1 lecture ils aa he be never had before t I 1 I 1 WANTED HIS WILL WILI op OF IT I 1 an irish relation 0 of mine found two countrymen in the dust of the highway I 1 the uppermost was thumping the ol 01 beaten foe severely verely ac the newcomer I 1 A cried crl d let him get up tin a cowardly t thing to hit a follow fellow when hes tary wit the victor panted conord heya e f tr or be after asking me to let him up av y know knew tho the th rubble I 1 had bad to down down him the same gentleman ent leman tells tella how hall be visited a wild beast show and baw a yf I 1 countryman courtr man come in bearing barin ff annil 8 I 1 1 signs elms of having had a glass too y if nuch A tiger scratched Rerat ched tho back ot of I 1 ithe the hand with which UK the man grasped cramped a i I 1 lt bar of the cage the laceration was iovele and the ihu pain great creat the puffer pu furor e r danced about and twirled its ills achl crying lot let him out let id him out till I 1 havo have me will av him A companion tried to soothe booth tile irate cancer dancer with nith this neat impromptu never mind rat sure lie ile onan wanted allied to bel are acal acquaintance m ald ld ell westminster gazette THE or OF alil DOERS that engli englishmen aluen in case of war bill a III exhibit enough of dogged clogged bravery to uphold tits the reputation of the anglo saxon saon rat has awn eon proven by the mener manner in which Jam ciona esons toreva forces conducted themselves in ili the battle of 0 it la 12 not known that the troops against chich dr JIt jimeson meson led his men are counted among tho the most redoubtable lighters of our times the follow follon ing excerpts will III assist tho the reader in farming an idea of 0 the strength of thi small nation which has defeated troops under all ajl impossible circumstances whether the pitter litter were entrenched behind i lions encountered in tile the open field or forced to attack the enemy in an od ad 1 ant ageous t tho the deutsche amsterdam says bays tha armed force of the south african Ro republic public con consist of nil maila capable vt of hearing arms betseen the of ia 16 and na 0 tile tho standing arr army la Is A ry email 20 men of t afi to artillery and Q a mounted polle police force of equal numbers thore there Is 1 dlo also a small email of 0 held and nl a corps of engineers this foren force howe howeth ho cr or upon the best beat mo acm lcm ern principle tic p ii com acm d of ef bood t ta ivall 1 I drilled and altogether very pill clent tho the emms of tile beer army la is formed of the iho citizen farmers carmera far mera who tire oro called out ot at iho u ill of tho the president the chui coui country it 7 la Is di 11 elded into SoN enteen military districts ere with till sixty four cuba llon the unit first call reet ultes the atit ahrlin o of all men inn between the iho aces of 01 IS IK and 31 some in number tile native have to up appear roar under their choir 0 own n chiefs chief they aly form a contingent oer doer baw strong the th citizen maers mear no military clr ra but re as they tire are in A very uniform manner ner they present a good appearance app carance A resident of new york ho he has served in both the british and the roer door armies furnishes furn lh the literary digest with the tol lowIng sketch regarding the latter tho the military organization of the see bocra m 1 la 9 altogether althou although antrom lahr lt her hr men nor aro are uniformed n and ald thoro is 3 an buttor chaotic of all m pomp discipline Is not thero more rag rigorously kept up tho the officers aro are clockel any attempt to lucei 0 uch elections cl would woul 3 be futile the th col liidi d practical hoere choose tile tho man altom thy regard bosi bear dried for tho position po Hillon to accept no i cry uncommon thing ls 18 pun pull by a fine alln the f t the foro Is 1 kept up by periodical dillan io but in addition to CM the iho cap initial and 1100 tenants nanis to vit ih each homo home at ai in t cri a as 9 to see sec that overy every man Is properly rl aror armed and horsed hors and convince t thom ore flola that the younger men tin do not rim noc leer ir ct rinar the ht beit point of the boor boer warrior the iho word soldier would be a misnomer as thy they receive clo re no paa lal s tits ability to audro 0 1 o tb this the rising generation ceaf ration I 1 tj carefully in stra red in physique the boers are undoubtedly the finet race of ahlf mon men in the ibo world arll tall muscular abstemious in their habits habit s res re s ic RI hi P puro u in their ideas edwia rt garding the re lallon of tile clr poxes they firm a nation which can bear hardships with the greatest ra iol ease la is armost almost unknown among them fiat lights the despise as 03 bracal but r coolness and courage corraffe cou raffe in ili a battle of liro fro and death la Is unrivaled and their obeal once to tho the commands of tho the ofIl corn the they have cho chosen choon on tor for the mcives aal all european Cu military men tt ho have mine como in contact walh till thorn tho the continual wars ware in ilia boers bo rb have loen been forced to lo defend their homed bornes against both black and nello racen have them a per cantago of 0 veterans v alch can not bo be mate matched by any other nation A writer in the Tage blatt berlin also a may man w who be bay bas served in the doer boer forces expresses serious doubts that dr Jam Janie econs sono forces were at a disadvantage when hon they encountered the abo boers stories to that effect ho he ro re bards as aa attempts on the part ot of the iho Britis li to soften tho the ignominy Is of their defeat lie ile says JO jolivert Libert awaited jameson Jam esona Is forces noar near no ar because it la Is tho the best strategies point here the trans canlers could attain reinforcements if beaten and as a prudent commander jouett joubort was taa not to disregard tho the possibility of a choo check there ii little doubt that Jm Jamee esons ons troops werft were in much better condition than the doer boer forces tho the Enc liall bad balta BAlt 4 horses hom pit cuir e dd to halo haio passed nt ahmu rh tho the gruarin dreaded a d it 8 at know and therefore seasoned to 10 the clr cernat cl roal nat that tho the boers bocra bad horses la Is doubtful as they and rid their mounts into tho the neighboring republic during the present time of the iho to save bave thora them from the sickness beckney that the english n anted pro slon la is hard to as they through districts in chinh farms owned by film rhodes khotim 9 coterie are vry very thov they must havo have 1 awn n in first class clam n trim for the material of which h loll 1011 Jam esons troops sera ficro insco u up Is 13 not at all they aro are en alno 0 hardy follows fellow tewo a many of thant son of rood ro 1 far carnilla nilla but down on their luck on tho the other hand ilia iho ion doers faoro ore called toRp thor bomon somo nhat hat hast liv and there la Is little reason reanon to 10 doubt thai filar they woo role III supplied with broil lona ions A military correspondent of the st jamess gazette london writes dr Jam esons forces had to attack tits ci plind infantry kotoran rana a as re c gards arl the ble uso use of their weapons noa pona 1 in n a defensive position which allowed breech loading rille oro firo to tell fell with fill normal affect tho the ignorance of modern warfare end and of scientific field tactics displayed dle played by tho the attacking commanders comman deni Is 5 astounding toun ding a 8 nee me the aley hero er deficient inas in artil artillery lerv there could coull have hav been amo no ration for the th infantry attack by sustained tire or at long range and Jam caona esons men were billowed allowed to attempt ahal list ever very girman ae preach or huseman officer Is caught to regard as aa an absolute impossibility namely to cross croe a fire aweld space of some eight hundred yards yarda without gup ports port and in ill ahr face ace of breading breech or magazine rifles held by vi huo in mcd ell with drift unshaken nor iros tho the whole |