Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
THE WORLDS POPULATION.

THE WORLDS POPULATION.
d Could All Find Standing Room ON On.
o1 Englands ahirss.
England today contains so, 600, 900
people. but it has trebled it's population
In the course Of century, inasmuch as
the population was 10000 900 ON the
accession Of the Hanoverian dynasty
st the time of the great revolution in
1888 England contained $500, 900.
while London, now $500. 600, contain.
ID only 500, 900 inhabitants.
1t further appears that the entire
population of the country was under
1000, 900 when tho "Doncsday Book
was compiled shortly after the Norman
conquest. Other nations are more or
less amenable to the same principle of
Increase, aud modern ideas of the vast
populations of antiquity arc far from
being correct. In spite Of the grossly
exaggerated statistics of Josephus, the
| site of Jerusalem and the course Of it's
ancient walls, which can easily be
traced, prove that the Holy City could
never have accommodated more than
lCO, 900 pt ople, while the outer walls of
Rome, still standing, indicate that the
ancient population of the Eternal City
could not, even in its ralmy days. have
excet ded 1000, 900 people.
Westward the star of civilization
takes it course" is truth confirmed by
the history of the ancient world and set
forth in the rise and fall of the success.
siye empires of China, India. Assyria,
Dabylonia, Egypt, Greece aud Rome.
The westward trend Of the Aryan fa.
miles Of Celts, Teutons and Slavs in
prehistoric times points to all eastern
origin of the primitive nations that gath.
cred strength as they marched toward
the lands of the setting sun, aud it now
appears highly probable that the bulk
of the worlds population had congre.
gated around the blue waters of the
Mediterranean when Greece aud Romo
were in the meridian of their power.
The numerical strength of these nations
was not great, and modern ideas Of the
vast population Of the ancient world arc
more fanciful than real.
From the foregoing considerations it
would appear that the regular homo
troops of the British army, numbering
about 100, 900 men, could find standing
room Oh four acres Of ground, a space
equal to that of Trafalgar square, Lon
don, while the entire force of volun.
teers i'll this country, numbering about
$50, 600, could be accommodated in
Lord cricket ground.
The $500, 900 people in London could
easily stand i'll Regents park, while the
40,O0O,OOO of tho United Kingdom
could be packed together in space
within range Of cannon that can fire
the distance of a mile.
The present population of the world
could stand in Middlesex, while all
who have ever lived since the Chris
tian era could stand in Yorkshire, and
all the inhabitants of the world, reck-
oning from the time of Adam to the
present day, could, as far as area is con-
cerned, have found ample standing room
| in England.-London Tit.Bits.
Whist In tho Church.
And that's what's the matter with
Emporia-too much whist. The paint
ed china set is married to cards. Women
have no higher thought from week e
end to weeks end than winning head
prizes. They grow nervous, irascible,
bad tempered and ugly playing cards.
Little crows feet appear at the corners
Of their eyes after an evening with
whist, and deep, vertical lines plow
themselves just above their noses.
There are more plain women in Empo-
ria who lost their bloom at the rented
card tables than there are women who
have worn themselves out over the
kitchen stove. 1t is worry, not work,
that makes women fade, and cards are
sapping the juice out of the town. Only
the young people pAtronize the public
library. The old folks make ''What'i
trump" the chief end of man. Cards
have invaded the churches One church
has a big factional row looming upon
the horizon because the pastor has jump.
ed cards Another church narrowly
avoided it last winter. A third pastol
sees his best customers whooping it uI
in whist clubs and hasn't the nerve tc
say a word. In the meantime poke1
rooms, which are just as improving and
elevating and just a. helpful to the
town as whist clubs. have opened on
Commercial street, and the town is en-
joying the fruit Of the seed the women
have planted. .-Emporia Kan. Gazette.
4 Probable Enough.
'The feelings Of woman are far deep
er and finer than those Of man." criet
the lady orator in fiery tone. "Wt
are told by those who style themselve!
the stronger sex that we are much infe