Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-03-29
Saint Narg's Beacon.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

annum. They are New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
While Mr.. Roberts OF Utah is
"walking the earth as angels walk
the Clouds" the three Mrs. Rob-
crises will probably tag along be,
hind, as usual, with the perambu-
lators.
1t is gratifying to notice that a
large and increasing number of
men, especially young men, are find,
out for themselves the relative value
of the different articles OF their APP
parel.
A Boston church has purchased
q farm near Shirley, Mass, which
will be used as vacation home for
working mothers, young men and
women and children connected with
the congregation.
In two articles on the develop
ment Of the United States which
have just appeared in the Vossische
Zeitung, one Of the leading news
papers, that journal declares that
no people has better right to bless
the nineteenth century than has
the American nation.
The Cuban census shows a sur
prisingly small population, only
about / 200, 900, being only three
fourths of what it was, or was said
to be, in 1894 This is in part due
to the sutferings Of the last decade,
when thousands Of the poor died,
but hardly four hundred thousand.
The business of college education
ia one of the greatest businesses in
the United States. The 42G col
leges and universities, in which are
enrolled 175, 900 students, represent
an invested capital of $3.50, 600, 900,
and give employment to %, 900 per-
sons as teachers and officers.
The rule of the South African
war has been that to attack meant
defeat and to defend meant victory
to either side. The only way to re-
store the balance thus profoundly
disturbed is to invent artillery that
will destroy entrenched troops from
beyond rife range. This was ex-
pected of Lyddite, but the British
have been disappointed.
The New jersey bureau Of labor
statistics has gathered some facts
relative to the existence Of company
stores in the State. Fifteen such
institutions were found. and the
statistician estimates that on an av.
erage the person obliged to deal at
a company store pays thirteen cents
on the dollar more than if he could
purchase where he pleased.
There are more Indians today in
the United States than would equal
those living east Of the Mississippi
when the white man set foot upon
American shores 400 years ago,
The present Indian population is
something over 243, 900, while it is
said there were never more than
100000 Indians in the United,
States east Of the Mississippi river.
Wars and war debts have to be
paid for by the common people,
who are the principal taxpayers.
The wars of the nineteenth century
cost the world, mainly Europe, di-
rectly or indirectly, over one hun
dred billion dollars. This is
enough, if devoted to commerce
and the arts of peace, to build one
thousand ship canals at a cost of
one hundred million each.
During 1909 there were $40 cases
Of suicide reported in the papers,
in comparison with sos the year be-
fore. OF this number rs per cent.
were men and % per cent were
women. OF the causes assigned the
following, in order, we're the most
frequent Lack of work, love, do
mestic troubles, sickness, business
troubles. The number of lynch
ings reported in 1900 was 107,
which is the smallest number in
any year 80 far recorded. In 1892
the number was 235 and in 1893,
200, since when a steady decline
has been noted.