The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-09-17

divorced men, still unmarried, was ST.
600 and the number of divorced wom-
en- was 114.NO. Either the average
man is surer he was in the right or the
average woman is surer she was
wrong in marrying.
1t Is not surprising that density or
population in the East IS becoming one
of the notable features of American
life. Rhode Island has 401 persons to
every square mile. and Massachusetts
follows closely with 34S. New York
has but 1a2. but her per cent. of in
crease in population is rapidly rising,
being three per cent. In 1SW-19Wj
above that of the previous decade and
five per cent. above that of 1870 to
1850. At the present time there are
living In the sO-called rural districts
Of New York State barely - per cent.
of her population. This is far greater
than the record in Rhode Island. of
five per cent. or of Massachusetts
with So toward which the trend is
very rapid.
DECREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS.
Some rather remarkable facts are
developed In the mortality statistics.
1t is demonstrated by exact figures
from so-callcl ''regi,tration area
comprising those sections of the United
States which have accurate reports.
that the increase in pneumonia deaths
fpn 49,
of heart disease, II per cent; of kid
ney disease, Al per cent; of apoplc.y,
II per cent, and of cancer, II per cent.
On the other hand the figures show Il
decrease In deaths from consumption
Of nearly 80 per cent. and Of bronchitis
20 per cent. a marked Illustration Of
the effect of better knowlcde Of infan-
tile diseases and the growing use Of
antitOXin is the large decrease In
deaths from those causes. Thus the
decrease in deaths from cholera infan-
tum from 1890 to 1890 was 81 per
cent; Of diphtheria, 81 per cent. and
Of commissions % per cent.
Some rather common ideas as to the
tons are dispellcd by these figures.
Consumption. supposed to be cold
climate disease, had in 1900 an aver
age number of deaths in New York
State of 194 to 100000 popula ton. In
the same year this disease had In Yer
mont. a much colder State, 152 deaths
to 100000 population, and in the Dis
trlct of Columbia, a much warmer
place. W. deaths to 100000 population
a trltle more than 10 per cent Of the
population Of the United States is on.
gagged in gainful occupation. New
Iork's per cent. runs up to 51.6 and
Massachusetts to 53.3. but these zig
ures are very largely exceeded in the
South, notably in the cotton districts,
where 1t is evidently more profitable
to go to work than to go to school.
The total number Of persons engaged
in gainful occupations has risen almost
"a per cent. since 1890. AS the total
population gained less than 81 per
cent. in the period. 1t is evident that
industrial competition is forcing more
and more of the youth into labor.
INDUSTRIAL FIGURES AMAZING.
The great manufacturing develop
ment of the country is shown forth IN
some amazing figures. The total capt
tai invested in 1900 was almost S1O,-
C00,OUO,0OO, gain of fifty per cent.
over the total Of 1890 and of $50 Der
cent. over the total Of 1880. The valle
of products from the factories of the
United States showed an increase of
3S per cent. over the total of 1890
How much of this capitalization is
due to the trusts can only be figured
in general way. The tota! capitali-
cation of the Industrial combinations
was reported as $500, 100000. OF this
the iron and steel industries
furnish almost 81 600. 900, 900. food and
products S34S.OOOOOO, and
chemicals and allied products $354,-
100000.
a notable fact in industrial revolu-
ton is shown in the figures of the pow
err used in American manufa ctures.
Thus, Of the total Of 100000 horse
power, which is a gain of almost 100
per cent. from 1890. S,76O.OOO horse
power is steam. but the increase In
steam horse power is less marked than
the increase in other methods of power
generation. The increase in horse
power Of gasolene engines was more
than 1000 per cent, that Of horse pow
er by water wheels was SO per cent,
and that of electric motors 1000 per
cent. The tendency Of the times is
thus plainly indicated
A rather significant showing in q
of the States is that Mas
sachusetts in 1900 produced but 1863
worth Of manufactures pc: capita,
against 1897 worth per capita In 1880.
This is entirely contrary to the general
trend of the industrial States. Con-
necticut reported a per capita value of
products in 1900 of 1888, against 1888
IN 1890. New York also showed an in
crease in those periods, the amounts
being 5000 and 1856, respectively. Pos
sibly in the relative decrease which
the manufacturers of the Bay State
may have felt even If they had not re-
allied it In figures. is to be found the