The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-01
THE IRISH PEOPLE ARE LEAVING HOME Steady Drain of Emmigra- tiOn Works Havoc in the
 Population Statistics

Dublin, September 30.-(Special)- )- The natural increase of population in Ireland is still insufficient to meet the steady drain of emmigration. The official figures for 1910 just issued show an excess of 277S6 births over deaths, while 92,547, Irish men, women and children sought homes elsewhere. Thus there was a decrease in the total population of 5,3SS as compared with the previous year.
 The vital statistics of Ireland are not at all discouragint. The marriages registered in the year 1910 numbered 22,112; the births, 101,963; and the deaths 74,S94. The marriage rate was 5.06 per, 1000 of the estimated popula- tion, showing a decrease of 0.12 as com : pared with that of the year 1909, and a decrease of 0.OS as compared with tho average rate for the ten years, 1900- 1909. The birth rate was 23.3 per cent 1000 being 0.2 below that for the pre- .ceding year and 06 below the average rate for the ten years 1900-1909., One of the most interesting facts brought out in the report is the maintenance of the decrease in the mortality from tuberculosis This has now been con- tinuous since 1908, when the death rate from the disease fell from 2.7 per 1000 In 190S In the following year the rate declined to 2.4 per 1000 and in the an- nual period under review to 2.3.
 An estimate of the progress of ele- mentary education, the report states, may be formed from the signatures made by the contracting parties in the marriage registers or certificates. In 1910 there were 20.666 or 93.5 per cent of the husbands. and 21.O47 or 95.3 per cent of the wives who wrote their names, and the remainder signed by marks, as against 1S,525, or S6.S per cent, of the husbands and 19,042, or S93 per cent of the wives in 1900.
 Exciting scenes characterized the eviction of Widow IIileen, her two daughters and her two sons from their homestead in Straide the other day. An interesting feature of the proceedings was that the house in question, to which is attached one acre of land, was the scene of a similar act many years ago, when the late Father John Me Hu Sh was evcted from it for sh eltering Michael Dewitt and his parents after they had been thrown out on the road side.
 In sview of the rumored shortage of tobacco leaf. it is interesting to know that MT. PatericS Whelan, ]. P.,, New bliss, county Monaghan, has succeeded in growing the weed" most snccess- fully in garden patch at Dooskey in what is generally considered anything but good land. MT Whelan, who only tried the growing of the plant as an experiment, procured the young roots from Colonel Everard. His plot, which consists of two sorts-the "old Irish" plant and more modern specimen akin to Virginia leaf--is about a square perch, in extent, the area allowed by the authorities free of revenue, and for experimental purposes only.
 The gold caddie has risen in revolt at last, and the golfers pet privilege is thereby seriously endangered. Hitherto the player has considered the links an excellent place for giving vent to his feelings. But now the caddies at Bray, mean to put an end to this state of af- fairs. A strike has been proclaimed, and an indignation meeting held Fi- nally, amidst many other things, 1t was decided to complain of and protest against the strong language that was used to them and in their presence.