Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-02

E.mpire in Pawn 10 European Credttore
lin Finnncial Mved,
L0ndOn Standard Lutefe Some uIt-
expecfsd change In wrongly III the for.
tunes Of Abdul Azkx. heas destined to-
see the loss of his c0untrt & 1ndeEsnd-
euce. The danger ~ imminent, and
arises not from the revolt 81 the tribeas
but from the financial needs of the
ShereefIan government. The empire ~
being pawned For two years no taxes
have been collected, except at the ports,
and the cost of carrying on the Wiz
loans. Great Britain, France and Spain
are creditors to the mount of 2S00,009
each. ana France il about to make q
further advance OF 10, 600, 700 francs. The
security for this support ~ y customs
dues-the only sure revenue OF the Sul-
tan. This generosity on p part Of
th& powers IL not d~isinterested. and,
though cIoaked with the pretense Of
maintaining the status quo, car have
hut one eTect-to place Morocco al the
| mercy on the highest bidder. France IS
rAsoIved not 10 be Cutstripned tia his
race FOR control OF the Barbary ports,
and nets no limit to her Offers OF assist
ance. Seeing that the customs are val-
ued at only 100000 d year, another loan
or two viii give France the control Of
the ports.
such d recognition az the ascendancy
Of the republic would have important
political consequences. To the people
OF ENGLAND Ii ma matter little wheth-
err q not they have n share In the agri-
cultural Snd commercial possibilities OF
Morocco. But we have q military in
terests that fs vital. The power that
holds Gibraltar and requires free nc
cess by the sea to the east cannot allow
the ports OF the sultan to pass into the
hands of any European state. Gibraltar
fs largely dependent on the Moorish
markets for supplies and the range Of
hills from Cape Spartel to Ceutra Isl
capable OF being fortified IN q manner
that would threaten access to the
Mediterranean. To keep the straits
open Is even more essential to the Sc
curity OF the British empire than the
unobstructed passage of the Suez canal.
An Evil IN Food the Law Should Reach.
In reference to the use Of alum bak-
Ing powders Prof. Schweitzer. OF the
1.-THE deleterious effects OF alum and
the soluble salts Of alumina upon the
human system, even when used In
small quantities, are too well known to
need relating; their use In baking
powder is dangerous, and should be re-
stricted."
The effects OF the continuous use Of
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up In a medical publication:
Alum taken into the stomach re-
tards the digestion OF the food.
1T Is IN irritant which infiames and
irritates the stomach and Intestinal
canal
1T Is an a%stringent and tends to con-
stipate the bowels, which interferes
with digestion.
1T renders the albumen OF the food
partially insoluble, and therefore takes
away from It's nutritive value.
1T is absorbed into the blood, which
III tends to thicken and ~coagulate. The
free flow of the blood through the or
cams OF the heart Is thus retarded.
Its continued absorption into the
system cause some forms of nervous
1rostrations and many OF those affec-
lions OF the nerves from which both
women and men suffer,
Fourteen grains OF alum have
aused the death Of a child. Larger
loses have frequently resulted fatally
n the case OF adults. >
mo drug SO powerful and deadly. no
natter In what proportions 1t may be
Employed, can safely be used I'm any
trticle OF food"