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A Pope Related to "a sultan.
We learn from a Swiss writer Of IL


We learn from a Swiss writer Of the
seventeenth century that Pope Alexan.
der VII, whose pontifcate extended
from 1866 to 1867, was related to the
sultan Mohammed w. The connection
between these two contemporary SOW
ereigns is traced to one of those occur
rences which in the times Of Moslem
invasion and predatory aggression Of
ten led to strange blood relationships
between representatives of Christian
and Mohammedan houses.
The story Is told by Wallichius, a
contemporary of Alexander VII. and
Mohammed Nv. Some Turkish corsairs
attacked and pillaged the castle of the
Marsilis in 1926 and carried of Mar
gherita, the daughter of Mani Marsili,
and this fair lady was reserved as a
present for the Sultan Solyman, who
made her one Of his wives. BY this
union she became the mother Of Selim
H., ancestor of Mohammed Nv.
From the same noble family Alexan-
der VII. was lineally descended on the
maternal side. LEONARDO Marsfli, broth
er of the captive Margherita, had a
son, Cesare, whose daughter, Laura,
married into the Chigi family and be-
came the mother of Fabio Chigi, known
on the roll of pontiffs as Pope Alexan.
der VII.
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And Tired, Fretted
Mothers
Find Comfort in Cuticura Soap
and Ointment
When All Other Remedies and
Physicians Fail.

Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skin-tortured babies and rest for
tired, worried mothers in warm baths
with Cuticura Soap, and gentle anoint-
ings with Cuticura Ointment, purest of
emollient skin cures, to be followed in
severe cases by mild doses of Cuticura
Resolvcnt Pills. This is the purest.
sweetest, most speedy, permanent and
economical treatment for torturine,
disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding,
scaly,. crusted and pimply skin and
scaly humours, with loss of hair, of in
fants and children, as well as adults.
n is sure to succeed when all other
remedies and the best physicians fail.
The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema the frightfui
scaling, as in psoriasis ; the loss Of hair
and crusting of the scalp, as in scaled
head; the facial Disagreement. as in
pimples and ringworm; the awful suf-
fering of infants, and anxiety of worn
out parents, as in milk crust, letter and
salt rheum, all demand a remedy of
almost superhuman virtues to success
fully cope with them. That Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Pills are such
stands proven beyond all doubt. No
statement is made regarding them that
Is not justified by the strongest evil
dence. The purity and sweetness, the
power to afford immediate relief, the
certainty of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy have made them the standard
skin cures and humour remedies of the
civilized world.
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Busy Week at Pierre.

Pierre, Feb. 22:-Since the va,Dos
policy law is out of the senate ana
the anti-compact bill through tha
house, both sides in the insuranoo
war are resting and the battle Will
not be resumed until some time nevt
week when the senate will take m
the anti-compact bill which il
claimed by its hackers will mass win,
a larger majority than the valued
policy bill.
Tuesday will start the matter of
special appropriations in that bodv
and the coming week promises
enough excitement to keep the mem.
bers from becoming drowsy.
Since Secretary Berg has refused to
file the petition attempting to
amend the constitution on equal
suffrage, the leaders will use a petit
tion to present to the, members Of
the two houses in an effort to Sc.
cure the passage of a resolution to
submit the proposition to the people.
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BRIEF NEWS OF THE STATE

Lake Preston. AT the spring cleo
tion two questions will be submitted
to the voters which will settle the
question as TO whether this town will
engage in the matter of municipal
ownership. Sentiment is in favor
of the town owning the water works
and lighting plant. and bonds will
be voted for putting the same in to
execution.
Fairfax.-An election will be held
Tuesday, Feb. "a. for The issuing OF
bonds for the erection Of a 500 0
court house in Gregory county,
which, at the present time, is with
out a county building. Citizens OF
Bonesteel are making preparations
| to defeat the issuance of bonds, for
they hope to be successful in secur-
ing the permanent location OF the
county seat at that town. II the
bonds carry they see defeat on county
seat removal.
Rapid City. NJ. MedburY has
entered into a contract for his rail
road company for the construction of
a line of road acros the reservation
from Pierre to Rapid City ..and it is
to be completed within a period Of two
years. The people of the Black Hills
look at the proposition rather ques-
tioningly at the present time, as it.
makes a good deal or the railroad en-
terpriseS that have been projected
just about the time when the capital
fight was coming on, and this has
the appearance OF tt old time boom.
MISUNDERSTANDING citizens are
behind an enterprise fol. the erection
OF an opera house, and if sufficient
funds can be raised it is expected
that work will commence on the
structure this spring.
Washington Splings.-The Semin-
airy was in the throes of a revolt this
week. Some differences existed be-
tween Principal Shay aud the
students. On monday morning nearly
every student in the Seminary left
the institution, and it looked for a
time like it would have to close. The
differences were settled by the resig-
nation of Prof. Shay and wife, and
Prof. Cooper being placed in charge.
When that was done the students re-
turned to the college and things are
moving along smoothly.
Madison. = This town is in the
midst of a strong--revival season.
Miss Anna Downey. OF Evanston, has
been engaged in the..-work for the
past week and splendid results have
already appeared. The evangelist.is
a powerful speaker and her methods
are highly satisfactory to the general
public.
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No Revenue Commission.

Pierre, Feb. 22.-There is little ex-
%pectation OF the passage Of a bill call
ing for a revenue commission as an
nounced several days ago. With
eleven days left of the session there
is no n ready to make the effort to
get such a measure through the leg
islature and the parties who had the
project in mind have abandoned it.
The only remedy suggested for an
Increase of revenues is contained in
Carroll's bills, which are now in
the senate, and another bill intro
duced in the house by Berndt, Of
Hutchinson, providing for limiting
the board of equalization OF the
state to a hundred million dollar
raise in the total assessment. THIS
bill is probably introduced for the
purpose Of modifying Carroll's bill,
which gives the board unlimited
freedom in that direction.
The senate is fayorably disposed
toward the Carroll bills and especial
iy toward the one creating a board
OF assessment. AS this lost the en-
Urgency clause before it got through
the house it is imperative so far as
it might affect the revenues of the
present year. And the senate is dis
posed to replace the emergency pro-
vision and ask the house to concur
in the amendment, but the members
of the house have given notice that
If the bill comes, back amended in
that way 1t will be promptly hypno-
tiZed.
The natural conclusion therefore is
that the remedy to be applied to the
revenue problem will be Carroll's bill
giving the hoard of equalization
power to raise the assessment with
QUO limit, or a modified measure
limiting the raise to something like
the amount stated in Berndt's bill.
AS the house appropriations COM
mittee is from Missouri" it re-
mains to be seen whether they will
SET in this measure Of relief sufficient
reason for %loosening up on the grip
which they have on the special ap-
preparation sack.
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'cENTRALIzING THE SCHOOLS
How 1t is Operated Successfully in
One Township in O%hiO-Feas-
lille Anywhere.

William B. Shaw, in American
Monthly Review of Reviews: In
Ohio the schools of 3 townships are
now fully centralized, and there is
a partial Capitalization in $50 others,
under d general law which permits
the people of any township at the
annual town election to vote on the
proposition to abandon the small dis
trict schools and transport the child
rem at public expense to a central
school. This township Capitalization
Of schools began at Kingsville, Ash
tabula county. in 1894. Five teachers
are employed in the Kingville school,
and to 1T are brought all the children
of the township, ian area of rs square
miles, with the exception of two
districts. Four wagons are required,
at a total cost Of $97 a month, for
the nine months of the school year.
There is an actual saving to the
township under this plan, and. at
the same time, a marked gain in at
tendance and in school efficiency. In
Madison township, Lake county. the
superintendent reports the cost of
tuition per pupil, or the basis of en-
rollment, as reduced from SIG to
S1O.4S and. on basis of attendance.
from 1926. &C to SI6.07. The total eX-
pense, however, is about the same
under the old plan. and this is eX-
planned by the fact that the school
attendance has been increased from
PIT to 300 pupils since consolidation
was effected.
The experience of two Ono town
ships, in particular, has attracted
the attention Of school offers in
other states. chiefly because both
townships afford frst-class examples
Of school Capitalization in a purely
rural environment. Gustavus town
ship, Trunbull county, maintains a
four-room school, with a principal
and three assistants. Nine wagons
were employed, which call at every
farm house in the township where
there are children. The drivers are
required to have the children on the
school grounds at S:45 a. M. and to
leave for home at 3:45 p. m. The
cost Of this transportation averages
s1.25 a day for each wagon, the long
est route traversed being AZ miles
in length. In the adjacent township
Of Greene the same policy of central
lzation was adopted, and bonds were
voted for a S6, 600 eight-room brick
building, heated ty steam and pro-
1ided with every modern conven-
.ence, this is the center of 25 square
miles Of farming country, remote
from village or railroad. This town.
like its neighbor, reports Signal
gains in attendance under the new
plan.
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Meet at Big Stone Lake.

Commander Blanchard announces
that the next annual encampment Of
the South Dakota G. A. r. and w.
r. 9. will be held at Big Stone Lake
on June %, "a ,25. The Commander in
Chief Of the 6. A. r. has been invit-
ed to be present, and a fine program
will be arranged to entertain the old
soldiers and their wives. Big Stone
Lake, with its fine body Of water,
ought to make an ideal spot for the
gathering of the old soldiers, and
doubtless many Others will take ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to visit
the summer resort during toe few
days Of the encampment.
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WEALTH IN FARM ANIMALS
The Number and Value of Them are
Increasing at a Tremendous
Pace,

Louisville Courier-Journal: An
impressive illustration of the in
crease c~f.actual wealth that has been
going on in this country during the
last few years is shown in the estim-
ate of the number Of and value OF
farm animals at the beginning of
1908. just issued by the statistician
of the Agricultural department. Ac-
cording to his figures there was
a gain Of 487,573 in the number of
animals over the previous year, and
a gain Of sll9, 345, $50 in their value.
AS the value is estimated at the
tremendous sum Of SO, 1Os. SIS. $40, it
can be-.readily seen what an i'm
portant element of our national
wealth is to be found in these an
imals. Every item on the list has in
creased in number and value with
the exception Of 'other cattle,''
mules and swine. Mich cows have
gained, but other cattle show a fall
ing off of thirty-one cents per head
IN value, and a delcine Of 6S, SOL in
number. Horses have advanced So. "a
in value per head and gained 26, 149
in number. Mules have gained 81. 50
per head in value, and though they
have lost %, 1927 in number, presum
ably on account Of the British buy
ing, they now represent an aggregate
value of 1897, 753, 1927, as compared
with s1S6,411. 704 for January /. 1902.
Swine gained seyenty-five cents in
average value and s22, s52, 9Os in the
aggregate, but lost l,776,2 66 in num-
Der.
These figures when taken in con-
nection with the sum represented by
the value Of the 1902 farm crops.
show that the creation of the actual
wealth on the farm has been going
on at a tremendous pace.
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lake 4 BRIEF RECESS
Legislature Adjourned satu,o,.
Meet Again on. Tuesday,
Busy Week Ahead

Pierre, Feb. 22.-At the
the session in both houses ling Of
a motion was carried to ,di o.erday
laesoay afternoon, after which ~
many members left for home that sc 50
enough were left to pass hil,S no.
short sessions resulted. and
An attempt was made to put son,..
bill No. 80 out or the bands -.
judiciary committee but this sot Tue
was opposed by Lawson, ninao
Frieberg and Bottum, which wu,
esloenee .hat the move would 90
down to defeat and practically kin IN
the Dill. Close withdrew his mo'
tion. The measure is now IN f. l th.
judiciary committee to report At ite
convenience. Us
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Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-.
sumption. "Eat plenty of
pork was the advice to the
~consumptive 50 and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the c%onsumptive needs
most.
SCOTS
ern method of feeding fat to
the Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
refined Of fats, especially
~ .E -
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of codliver oil and hypophos-
phites in SCOTS Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
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You KNOW IT2
ROCKY MOUNTAIN rEh Z

Wakes You Well, Keeps You Well. Cures
pimpies, Biotches, Liver Marks, Skin Erun.
tons. Constipation, Sick Headache. Jaundice,
Pain IN Back. congested Kidneys, Sluggish
stores Beauty and Perfect W'orranhood. Good
Tor Grandpa, Loved by Grandt:ie, Makes Father
Strong, Helps Mother do The Hoasework,
Makes the Girls and Boy Wen, and Keeps
Baby Good Natured Gil Of We Time. The
Genuine IS cts. q package. Made only by
MADISON MEDICINE CO.. Madison, Wis
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DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.

The only positive cure for blind,
bleeding, itching, and protruding
piles, cuts, burns, bruises, eczema
and all abrasions Of the skin. De-
Wits is the.only Witch..Hazel Salye
that is made from the pure, unadul-
terated which heal-all others are
c%ounterfeits. DeWitt's Witch Heal
Salve is made to cure-counterfeits
are made tosssell. L. Q. Gale.
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Hosg Would Be Senator.

Former Gov. James S. Hogg OF
Texas, who has made millions in oil
now desires to succeed Joseph w.
Bailey In the United States senate.
Though the contest is four years OF.
Hogg is trimming his sails for IL by
getting on intimate terms with the
members of the present legislature.
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An Aged Pigeon.
There is q pigeon at Binield Bsrhg.
England, which is ayerred to be- n
years old.
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Nora. don't forget my Rocky Noun
tain Tea tonight, felt rocky for a
week, bowels and liver all out of
whack. Tom says it cured and made
a new man of him. S. Fl. Scallin.
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Cotton on the Nile.

Experiments now concluded on the
banks Of the Nile show the quality OF
the cotton grown there to be the equal
OF any in the world. There are avail.
able 15,0o0.000 acres of irrigated land,
and only hands to work it are lacking.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
CANAL TREATY SIGNED.
FOR THE PANAMA ROUTE.
agreement With Colombia Reached
MT T0sf
at Last.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The treaty between the
United States and Colombia for the construc-
tion of the Panama Canal by the United States
was signed to-day in this city
No details regarding the signature of the
treaty could be obtained, but at the Presidents 8
reception at the White House tonight the news
that the treaty between the two countries
at last an accomplished fact leaked out,
and later was confirmed authoritatively on in
quiry in official quarters 1t had been intended
not to make the announcement until tomorrow,
but the news apparently too good for some
Of the friends of the canal to keep after the long
delay and suspense, and it became known, as
stated, at the Presidents official reception.
Fears had been entertained until this week
that Colombia might not be willing to accede
to the wishes of the United States in the mat
ter, and that recourse to the Nicaragua Canal
project might be forced on this government.
But this week affairs took a more favorable
turn and Colombia transmitted instructions and
authority to DR.. Herran, her representative in
the United States, which made possible the con-
clusion of the long pending negotiations.
The principal obstacle for some time to the
conclusion of the treaty has been the price the
United States to pay annual rental for
the strip of territory along the canal. 1t could
not be learned tonight what was the price
finally agreed on
Some time ago there a hitch the
question of the extent to which control of this
strip of land by the United States should CO.
Colombia objecting on the ground that the pro-
visions requested by the United States wsuld
mean REIMBURSEMENT of sovereignty over part
of her territory. but this matter amicably
adjusted. was a difference as to the length of
the lease of the strip of land in question, the
final result being practical lease in perpetuity
of the strip to the United States for canal pur-
poses and incidental police control and protec-
ton of the canal right of way
The treaty was signed at Secretary Hays
house this afternoon Mr.. Hay acting for the
United States and Dr. Herran, the Charge daft
faires of Colombia, to whom full powers to
gotiate the treaty had been given, signing in
behalf of Colombia. The treaty will have to go
to the Senate for ratification. and it is believed
it will be transmitted to that body tomorrow.
It is said that details of the agreement will not
be made public in advance of transmission to
the Senate 1t is understood that Secretary Hay
from time TO time consulted reading members of
the Senate on the essential features of the
treaty he was negotiating, that it is believed
it will be ratified al the present session.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
CAN'T PLAY WHIST IN EARL HALL.
Columbia Students Angry at New Rule
Made Perhaps Because Cards Are Used

The authorities at Columbia who have juris-
diction over Earl Hail. the building for student
social life, have just ruled that students must
not play whist in the hall. The members of the
Columbia Whist Club, who have so far used the
hall for their meetings and practice games, are
astonished at the rule, saying that they
do not play whist to gamble, but merely for
pastime 1t is a branch of intercollegiate
competition for Yale and Columbia to hold
an intercollegiate whist tournament next month
The wrist players say that they cannot see the
justice of a ruling which permits backgammon,
chess and checkers in Earl Hall and forbids
whist The Columbia Spectator in an editorial
yesterday said:
If the whist club may not play in Earl Hall,
what next? is a question asked by those who
would be interested in explanation of the
latest bull of the lords spiritual of the univer-
sity. We confess that entirely at sea
for rational explanation of the decree, but We
venture TO surmise that IL was based on the fact
that cards are not infrequently used in gam
bling We should be loath, however, to charge
the management with line of reasoning Sc
elastic as TO prohibit game because its para
phernaIia are sometimes employed for Illegal
and immoral ends. Such logic might exclude
cause Stephen A Douglas is said TO have gone
the rostrum intoxicated
Little by little true college spirit has been
crowded out, and its place taken by an atmos-
phere almost effeminate Under Il continuance
of the present policy of management we shall
the building abandoned and deserted by the
students, and the white robed spirit of hide
bound sanctity treading its echotng halls in all
the sublimity OF spiritual isolation.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
REGRET BOMBARD1HENI H.
Washington officials Unable to O"-
derstand Germany's NOtiUe.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The continued Doiii-
bardment of Fort San Carlos by the Germans
seems incomprehensible to the of1ciaIs ol 'ne
administration in Washington They are cast
ing about for a motive for this hostile actIo"
brt declare themselves unable TO find one unless
t. ,s si,nnIe desire on the part of the Germans
to make a show of force and recover what little
prestige may have been lost in the retreat OF
the Panther when she was compelled TO retire
after Smelling the same fort several days ago
This last act of the Germans. it is suggested
adds a picturesque feature to the whole block
aiding affair. an1 gives to them an opportunity
to demonstrate the effectiveness or Germany
naval strength on the Venezuelan coast
The bombardment has created a decidedly un-
favorable impression here and feeling of gen
utne regret at a time when negotiations looking
IN a settlement of the differences between Nene-
zuela and the European claimants seems al
most under way.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
MAURICE GRAU RETIRES.
OPERA HOUSE FOR LEASE
ImpresM1o Forced by Illness to AOoad
Business for a Year.

The Metropolitan Opera House is on the mar
ket and awaits impresario. Yielding to
the strain of over thirty years of almost unin-
terrupted labor, Maurice Grau has been forced
to retire for absolute rest, and. so far as the
Maurice Grau Opera Company is concerned,
The announcement of Mr.. Grau's retirement
was made yesterday. after he had had two con-
sultations with his physicians ard talked the
situation over with the directors of the COM
pany of which he is president. Mr.. Grau Will
continue in charge of the opera till the end of
the present season. about May l. He will
then retire from all business for at least year
At the end of that time he hopes to return to
his old field of labors, but what arrangements
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
CARACAS rs MYSTIFIED.
Knows of No Reason for the Bombardmeut
of San Carlos.

Caracas Jan. 22.-The German bonbardment
of Fort San Carlos is fncomprehensible here
The Smelling was begun without any warning
whatever All the foreign residents OF Caracas
are greatly dissatisfied with this action OF the
German warships. especially as the Venezuelan
government maintains fair and generous atti-
tude in the matter of the claims.
The correspondent here Of The Associated
Press questioned Foreign Minister Baralt to-
day concerning the bombardment. Dr.. Barar
said:
What more can we do than accept the terms
of the powers and send Mr.. Bowen, with full
powers from Venezuela, to negotiate at Wash
ington? Have we refused to agree to the
terms?
II takes six hours in boat to go from Mara
cg 30 10 Fort San Carlos. Communication be-
ing very difficult. little news OF the lombard
ment has reached Caracas The Indians, the
boatmen of Maracaibo, refuse to go out to the
fort except when paid very literally.