The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-23

country must sink to insigniRcance
among the nations. The infant death
rate and other causes are named. Dur
ing the past hundred years the popu "a
ton has increased only SO Fer cent, COM
pared with Englands increase of 240 per
cent, of Germany's go per cent, and OF
Russia's 500 per cent. The birth rate is
now only a few thousand in excess Of
the death rate, In other words the growth
OF population is at stand still The
French language too, which at one tine
seemed more likely to become the uni
versal language than any other is now
spoken by only G0,Gg0,000 Of people, whsre-
as German is habitually spoken by S0,t00,-
0G0, and English by 120,eC0 COO. This, too.
in face of the fact that it is much easier
to learn by ear than either German
or English
Many of the better class of Republican
papers of Pennsylvania do not take kind
ly to the reelection of Senator Quay.
The Philadelphia Press cordially invites
the members who were elected and
pledged not to vote for Quay and tf.en
went back on their Pledges to follow the
example of. Judas. ard so out and hang
themselves.
.
The yarns about Rooseveit's thrilling
adventures with bears. lions and wolves
In Colorado read like extracts from some
Of the three for five cent novels for boys.
1t will not be long now before Terrible
Teddy, the Terror of Ten Territories
will be added to the long list of these
strenuous stories.
The Creek Indians are on the warpath
down in the Indian territory and Bixby
is up here wondering whether he is still
a senatorial candidate. But Teddy is still
out West, however, and might be sent
down to quell the redskins 1t would be
little change from killing lions, bears
and wolves.
Senator Gallinger, whose amendment To
! the army bill declaring against the
! liquor business in the Philippines failed
TO pass, said in a speech in favor of his
measure that 1.-The record showed there
! mad been steady increase in the ex-
! port OF liquors from the United States TO
the philippines since the American occu-
patton: For the four months last passed.
! OF which there was a record LIQUORS to
/ the amount of $3.50, 337 had been exported
| from this country to the Philippines, al
most one-third of the total expectations
/ to the islands, The American occupa-
Ton or the Islands costs over IS for every
81 sent to the islands from this country.
Prof. A. E. Frye late superintendent Of
public schools in Cuba, has been forced
out of Office by military interference.
after fifteen months of work in an office TO
which he had originally intended to de-
vote five years without pecuniary COM
pensat1on. Some time ago a nephew of
senator Hanna was appointed commits
Sloner of education for Cuba, and Hanna
IKE ne saw the practical side Of the work
IN the form of contracting for school
supplies, and as Prof Frye stood in tho
pain he had to go. With President Nc
Alnley's brother looking after general
contracts in Cuba, the Canton-CIeyeland
syndicate will now have its own wav in
the fair island.
Today, Jan. %, is the anniversary of
the birth, in 17SS, of George Gordon Noel
Byron-Lord Byron-an English poet of
rare genius. 1t was on Wednesday. too
1t was also on Wednesday, Jan. e. 1911
that Lorenzo Niles Fowler. the noted
american phrenologist and lecturer. was
born. VS.
senator Towne was called to take the
cha1r of the presiding officer of the SEN
ate the other day, and for a short time
was acting vice president