Show BRITAIN'S DECLINING DEATH RATE The Thc official reports of births and deaths in Eng Eng- land and anti and Wales Vales during the first quarter of 1902 1002 as aswell aswell well veil as statistics of marriages during the last quarter quarter ter er of IDOl 1901 afford ground for reflection In the last mentioned period the marriages of persons were vere registered or per thousand of the esti esti- estimated mated population as against per pel thousand for fora a like lile period in iii each of the ten years from iSO to 1 JOD 1900 inclusive The Tile marriage lowest arriage rates were 39 in Middlesex in in and an the highest in Netting Netting- hamshire in South Wales and in Cam- Cam In London the rate was The births in iii the first r t quarter of 1902 were 2324 or SJ per thousand of the time population against the mean rate for the ten preceding first quarters The rate ate for the first quarter of 1902 is indeed the low- low lowest est cst st for the time corresponding quarter in any year Jeur on onre re ecord ord In six seventy great towns the birth hirth rate averaged per thousand and in smaller towns owns 20 while in the remainder of f the country it was vas 2 7 Englishmen have for some time pointed the he finger fin er of scorn at France with its vanishing population but the conditions con of or life in Britain it- it itself self elf may bring about just a similar state of affairs in i the time insular kingdom The population of England and nd Wales Tales is already much greater reater than the nat- nat natural natural ural ral products of the tIme British isles them them- selves elves can sustain So long as few products from other countries are within reach of the English masses the latter may maJ dwell in peace and anti comparative comparative tive ive plenty in their island towns but hut the destruction or 01 r excision by bJ- any cause of these food supplies is certain ertain to be followed by bJ an exodus from Britain the he most in history histo The real danger to Britain's imperial greatness lies not in foreign in in- or domestic disturbance but hut in curtailment of f the peoples people's s food Man ran to live anywhere must ha have lave e the necessaries of life within reach Civilized nan man must have at hand all things necessary nece for civilized as distinguished contra d from savage life liCe If f British statesmanship can guarantee these things to o the British masses England is certain cert to main main- maintain tain fain ain her imperial ial grandeur for many ninny long years to toome come collie but her lien growth in population n has likely cached its water high mark and the period of stand stand- still till to be followed by b recession begun be un The Governor of Washington ton should take a hand in n that sheriffs sheriff's man hunt If the force of peace officers and militia in his State are able to cope with wilh Outlaw w Tracy he should ask Uncle Sam Sain for aid lid The story of the efforts to capture the desperado desperado desperado des des- reads like the libretto of a comic opera and an brings the West Vest into disrepute King Edwards Edward's physicians are still conscientiously conscientious conscientious- ly and jealously guarding the royal patient against drafts noises disturbing sights and other dangerous danger ous oils influences influences including including the poet laureates laureate's coronation coro core nation doggerel do The King ICing will probably not be permitted to read that poem until he is strong enough to digest ten penny nails again Bailey ailey of Texas an old fashioned bully who used to take part in is mentioned mentioned chiefly chiefly by himself as himself as a Democratic Presidential candidate Bailey evidently e does not understand his party Such men as McMillan of Tennessee Sayres of Texas Tex as IS or 01 Wheeler of Alabama would vote for a lican sooner sootier than him indorse the bull bully Councilman Fernstrom ought to get some kid in ill ib the primary grade to teach him the elements of tl the nm multiplication table He would then be able to figure out ont the cost of repairing our lying lying- street street- I cornet corner signs without getting l beyond the correct correct cor cor- lect sum Bum I The county Republicans point with pride to the fact that every ery pledge made in our platform haH has I been carried out According to the time Democratic i View view these enthusiastic part party men are arc long on self self- I praise and short on facts i I It is said the tilt reason Senator Jones is to book a place on the tile canal commission is because be he did so much for the Republicans b by conducting the last Bryan campaign He lie deserves the time reward Bailey has Juts not not yet et apologized to t the lC country He cems to think the people like bullies He should subscribe to a a. newspaper clipping bureau and he would ch change his opinion Admiral Deweys Dewey's word picture of Aguinaldo would mal make e a a. fine ornament for Edward Atkinsons Atkinson's fr front nt parlor I Senator is maintaining such di dignified silence that he mu must l hae a real ing ini center You Yon cannot u be a n. genuine AD and have ha appendicitis Perit is the thing doncher know play Gun on the part of the Washington ashington Sheriffs is what is needed in ili the Tracy Iracy case casc t 1 |