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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09

] am the immigrant.
Since the dawn of creation my restless feet have beaten
paths the earth.
My uneasy bark has tossed on all seas.
My wanderlust born of the craving for liberty
and better wage for the sweat of my face
looked towards the United States with eyes kndIed by
the ire of ambition and heart quickened with
born hope.
approached its gates with great expectation
entered In with fine hope.
have shouldered my burden as the American man-of-
all-work
contribute eighyve per cent Of all the labor In the
slaughtering and meat-packng industries.
do seven-tenths of the bitumnous coal mining.
do seventyeght per of all the work in the WOODEN
mills.
contribute netents of all the labor IN the cotton mills
I make nineteen-twentieths Of all the clothing.
manufacture more than half the shoes.
build four-hfths of all the furniture.
make half of the collars, cuffs and shirts.
turn out fOur-ffths of all the leather.
make half the gloves.
refine nearly nineteen-twentieths Of the sugar.
l make half of the tobacco and cigars.
And yet, am the great American problem.
When pour out my blood your altar of labor, and lay
down my life a sacrifice to your god of toll, men
make comment than at the fall of sparrow.
But my Drawn Is into the warp and wool of the
fabric OF your national being.
My children shall be your children and your land shall
be my land because my sweat and my blood will
cement the foundations of the America of To-
morrow.
can be fused into the body polite the melting pot will
have stood the supreme test.
will let another tell the whole story of my coming and
the problem of my being here.
It will be told by Frederic J. Haskin
The tIrst article will appear IN this paper Tuesday
December TO-
Save them all.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
SMALL STOCKMEN
INCREASE HERDS

Santa Rosa, n. NJ, Dec. 9.-Moise
Brothers have made another shipment
Of cattle to the Kansas City market.
and expect to make further shipments
in the near future One carload was
also shipped to Nara Visa. NotWith-
standing the high price of good stock.
as compared with year ago, there
has been a number of purchases
among local stockmen, and many OF
the smaller raisers are increasing their
herds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09

G. A. Martin, lots 10 to 16, block 90,
Bassett's addition; consideration, $500;
Dec. 8, 1912.
Licensed to Wed.
B. F. Hfbbs and Bertha Acklin.
Automobiles licensed.
1232-F. D. Hadlock, Tobin's second
addition. five passenger Studebaker.
Bfrfhs-GirIs-
To Mrs. Angel Lopez, Fourth and
Broadway, Nov. "a
To Mrs. Francisco Albelais. First and
Tays, Nov Is.
To Mrs. Abram Gonzales, 1117 Santa
Fe street. Nov. Is.
Births-BOys.
To Mrs. Y. Gutierrez, 1858 Santa Fe
street, Nov. II.
To Mrs Alvino Flores, Fourth and
To Mrs. AlYino Flores, Fourth and
Do your Christmas shopping early.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
FERRAzAs CATTLE REACH
HERE FOR THE s.

A trainIoad Of Terrazas cattle from
Guzman Mex, arrived Saturday night
consigned to Charles F. Hunt, Of the
FL Paso Live Stock Commission COM
pany. There are about 500 head in
the shipment. R P. Heron has pur-
chased part of the herd and will ship
them to winter pasture on his property
near Orogrande, n. NJ. The old steers
will be shipped to H NJ. Stonebreak-
er, of Kansas City, for market. Tom
Bailey was in charge Of the shipment
He viii return Immediately to Guz-
man to endeavOr to get another ship
ment out, as Mr.. Hunt has contracted
for SIS 900 head Of Terrazas cattle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
LIVESTOCK
RECEIVES RECORD
PRICE FOR STEERS

Alpine, Tex, Dec 9.-W. E. McCuI-
loch has bought Is carloads Of steers
from the Love ranch at Valentine for
$3.50 a head, the highest price ever
paid in that locality. The stock were
shipped to Reno, New, where they viii
be fed until March
John Young has leased the Altuda
pasture of %, 900 acres to the Big Can
yon ranch company for the winter.
The first consignment Of 1000 cattle
will be unloaded at Altuda this week
Henry Fletcher, OF the "02' ranch, is
shipping three carloads Of stock to
Fort Worth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
MEN SELL
1900 MEXICAN STEERS

Artesia. N NJ, Dec 9.-MOrgan
Davis and Dick Eaton disposed of over
1900 head of steers to the Powder
River Land and Cattle company, which
were shipped to Turquoise, n. NJ, in 40
cars from Lakewood. These were the
steers they purchased in Mexico about
a year ago and brought overland from
FL Paso to Artesia- So profitable was
their investment that they secured in
FL Paso last week 400 head of steers
and brought them to Artesia-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
HEAVY SHEEP SALES ARE
MADE BY CORONA RA

mADE II NOAeONa -
Corona. n. NJ Dec. 9--AlOnzo Jen-
kins has purchased from Pop and VAL
des for the Kansas City Livestock
Commission company 1900 sheep that
he will ship at once
R L. owen has been holding several
thousand head OF sheep purchased
from Pop & Valdes and ". r. Love-
lace, the E. P. & S. ". company to fur
nish cars. They will be shipped to Il
1fn0fs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
SHIPS TWO TRAIN LOADS
OF CATTLE FROM VAN HORN

Van Horn. Tex, Dec. 81 =.
Hughes shipped out two train loads Of
cattle he bought of Hail and Cannon
Andrew Coggins and father, also A
n COggins are here buying ana sell
ing cattle.
F. J. Coggins sold 100 head Of cows
and calves to Bean Brothers at private
terms.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09

Swellings Of the flesh caused by in
flammation, cold. fractures Of the bone,
toothache, neuralgia or rheumatism can
be relieved by applying BILLIARDS
SNOW LINIMENT- It should be well
rubbed in over the part affected. Its
great healing and penetrating power
eases the pain. reduces swelling and re-
stores natural conditions. Price 25e. SOC
and SLIGO per bottle. Sold by Scott
White & &C., three stores.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
MEXICAN CATTLE ARE
SENT TO ST. JOSEPH

Naco, Ariz.. Nov. sc. A. Tovrea, Of
Bisbee shipped Is cars Of Mexican
cattle today. They were purchased OF
Magdalens, Sonora, rancher, and
were shipped to st. Joseph, No, and to
New Mexico pastures. Beside these a
large bunch was kept by MI TOTrea
and viii be slaughtered.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
DERAIIMENT DELAYS A
rE7 AN nm ~ r.AugIlI z

A deraiIment about 40 kilOmeters
below FL Paso has delayed the cattle
train expected to arrive Sunday night
from the Bustillo ranch. The train
contains 400 cows, 400 four year old
steers. and pa bulls. The cattle are
from Alberto Madero's ranch and have
been brought to the United States for
market BY the Pitman Live Stock
company. It is expected that the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
SHIPPING SEASON IS

Wilcox. Ariz, Dec. s.-Cattle ship
ments, which have been unusually
brisk this season are now about over
for the fall, and very few shipments
will be made again until spring.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
BUYS A TRAINLOAD OF
CATTLE AT villa AHBMADA.

J. P. Peters, OF the Peters Commits
sion company, Kansas City. has
bought a trainload OF cattle from o.
B. F'ullers Santo Domingo ranch at
Villa Ahumada, and is shipping them
to Kansas City for market.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
FUCSONIANS GET RECORD PRICE
For 800 HEAD OF CATTLE

Tucson. Ariz-. Dec. s-Bayless &
Berkalew through J. NJ Ronstadt have
sold to a California company 900 head
OF stock at record prices. One, two
and three year olds brought SIS. $50
and $50. Deals made earlier in the
season were at SO, SIS, and $50
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
MOVES CATTLE TO RANCH,

Fort Davis. Tex. Dec. 81. ". Espy
is moving several hundred head Of
COWS to the Ryan ranch which he re-
Gently bought from ". T. Jones.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
sHIPMENFs an KENT.

Kent. Texas, Dec. &C. B. McEIroy
is preparing to ship several cars OF
cattle. The Taul Cattle company has
shipped a car Of horses.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
TO PASTURE MEXICAN
4 III u, NELR LnnHL nANLs

UT LIZ MIN = OANN u = =
Fort, Davis, Texas, Dec. 9--Bryan
Cartwright received a bunch Of Mexi-
can cattle near Preside, Tex, which
will be pastured on the Cartwright
ranch near Fort Davis
B. B. McCutcheon and brother has
shipped six cars loads of cattle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09

evening
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09
SHIPS Four CARLOADS.

BaImorhea. Tex, Dec. 9.-Fayette
Duncan shipped four carloads of cat
tie from. his ranch in the mountains
over the z. Y 5.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-09

. HERE is an ancient theory that
the one indestructible thing on
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-05-30
SURREY COMMENCE,
MENT JUNE Z

m6NJ JUNE
The following excellent program
will be rendered at the commence
naent exercises of the Surrey school
to he held Tuesday evening, June 1 :.
i Selection Orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. VIM. Irwin.
fSalutatory-Ora tion-Civ1c Int elli-
gence, Herschel w. rearson.
Vocal Solo-Anna Wooley.
Oration-Work Of the Public
Schools, Mary c. Callaghan.
Oration-Dawn OF Worlds Peace
Walter K. Gordon.
T. Instrumental Solo-Mrs. J. j. Lar
sen .a ...
) Oration-Vocational Educ A:lcn-
Lloyd H. Fox.
Reading -E'va Dterdorft
Valedictory--Oration - The New
South Evelyn Fox.
Presentation Of Diplomas-Prcs Of
School Board,
Benediction.-Rev. D. T. Dicrd.rfl.
observation-disclosures
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-05-30
DARBY e. PETERSON

SELL LAUNDRY
Pioneer Laundrymen Dispose Of Bus
mess to Myers Bros. Of the Excel
sior Laundry.
Darby &, Peterson. the pioneer
laundrymen of this city, have dis
1osed Of their plant to Myers Bros.
of the Excelsior laundry, who will
conduct the business of both concerns
soon. The new owners will take DOS
session Of the Model laundry soon .
Both Mr.. Peterson and Mr. Darby
have been in business here for about
seven years. They have always con
Quoted first class place and many In
Minot regret that they decided Il
sell. Mr.. Peterson has not announc.
ed his plans for the future. Mr..
Darby expects to prove UP a Berthoid
homestead, he being one Of the win
ners Of claim.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-05-30

~sSos>As~.~>
The wide awake farmers of Burt
township, southwest Of Minot, will
vote on the consolidation Of schools
at the regular school election June 4 .
There does not seem to be much OPP
position. the farmers merely inquir-
ing for information.
At a meeting held at the Somers
school house Friday evening. talks
were given on consolidated schools
by N. G. Mcdonald, state school in
structor, and Co. ;Supt. Warren. It
was the opinion of those gentlemen,
that while perhaps the consolidated
school might cost little more, 1t
would be worth it. The price Of
farm lands would be enhanced and the
country would be made a more ideal
place in which to live. The commun-
ity spirit would be engendered ard
neighhors learn to know each other
better. Nv. -
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-05-30

The Hills SURROUNDING N1not have
not appeared 20 Sreeo and freah IN
years. Thsy ars pretty AgAt IN
deed.
In fourteen years. farming condi.
tons have not been 40 good, 40 this
year, and this has an excellent effect
on business. Tho Stone Ordean
Wells Co. for ono days business,
broke all previous records Monday
and other concerns report an Increase
in business over I'll former years.
+. B. Lambert returned from Min
nsapolis where he attended geneeal
N. D. conference and transacted legnl
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-05-30
EACCALAUREArE ADDRESS

SUNDAY NIGHT
Rev. P. W. Erickson of the Pres
byterian church gave the annual BAG.
calaureate address at the opera house
Sunday evening before a large crowd
Most Of the churches had dispensed
with their evening services. Places
were reserved on the stage for the
seniors, 81 in number, the ministers
participating in the services and the
high school chorus. The chorus rem
dered three classical selections. The
invocation was given by Rev. Mr..
Bennett Of the Baptist church, Rev.
n. Nilsen Of the Lutheran church
read the lesson and Rev. Mr.. Olsen
of the NJ. e. church pronounced the
benediction.
The address by Rev. Erickson was
one of the best ever heard IN the CITY,.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-05-30
ROLLING GREEN .

| Mrs. Andrew Owen and son ara
Ole Hollen we're guests at the Hippo
home Sunday.
Nels Bjaaro and Mr.. Hillesland Of
Grelland transacted business in MI
not Saturday.
Htalmar Magnusorf who has heen
visiting old friends returned to Minot
Saturday
On June 4, at p. m. our school
election comes OFF. which the writer
hopes that one and all Of the voters
will be at the polls to re-elect our
old gentleman who has been our d.
rector for number Of years. There
are quite a few candidates in the
field so 1t must be good paying Job,
but I suppose they will be defeated
now the same as at the spring cleo
tfon by the Socialists
Mrs. G. F. Truax and sons leave
Sunday for the Mountrail county
ranch to visit two weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. W. c. Hunter Ne
turned from Louisville, Ky, where
where they attended the big Pres
tyterian meeting. Mrs. Hayford.
their daughter, OF 4 Minneapolis, re-
turned with them to visit.
Chas Williams, who has been III at
the hospital, expects to leave Nbr his
home in Stanley Friday. !,
Peter Fugelso and brother, Lewis
Peterson, Of Foxholm, let Tneeday
for Minneapolis, where their bscther.
Mr.. Fiske, is at the point ofsdAath.
all hopes having been given up
A crowd of friends who were en-
tertained recently at the Peter Fu.
gelso home IN honor Of his 50th birth
day anniversary, surprised Mr.. Fugel'
30 Monday evening, by again calling
upon him to present him With .
beautiful Turkish feather rocking
chair. They enjoyed several hours
at Norwegian whist. IT,
The Burlington base tall team play.
ed a great game at Portal 6aturdy.
resulting IN a victory for the tatter
team, 2 to 1. Until the hast haR Of
the ninth, Burlington was ahead with
one score, when Portal ran in Two on
an overthrow. The Burlington boys
60 to Berthold to plav today. White
pitched at the Portal game ,@4
Roosevelt carried New Jersey b.
about 10000 majority. The D del.
eeates from that state WIN help some
ana ought to insure his nomfnetfon
at the Chicago convention.
Fritz we.lander was arrested charg
ed With burglar1zire the Lor's watne
nome. He appeared before Judge
Murray Wednesday afternoon ana was
discharged.
Atty. Pradforh Is at Ryder to-day
delivering the Memorial Jay address.
The Zion Lutheran church will hold
confirmation services Sunday at 1890
a. m. Eight will give the promise.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-05-30

BURKE COUNTY SETTLEMENT
The commissioners from Burke
county came down Wednesday and
are wrestling with the settlement
proposition with Ward county. II
will be q comparatively easy matter
to effect a settlement
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-05-30

business. Mn. Lambert who sooon-
panied him, stopped ct her Old homo
n Wahpsto0 Tor . visit.
Even with all the rainy weather, \
70 believed that our acreaSe this year
will be 80 per cent Of what It was M
with prospects for bumper crop at
that.
The Nuns and Peterson sale at tho
Keavin store amounted to about $500.
It 10 presumed that the remainder d
the goods WIN be moved IN Z few days
as an attempt 10 being made 70 MsDoas
Of the fixtures.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-05-30
CONSOLIDATED SCHUOL.
Fur BUZZ TOWNSHIP

This Proposition Must Be Solved
Within Short Time-Will Probably
Garry.
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MlNOT HIDE & TANNING co.
sos Front St. Phone 10 Mlnot, N. D
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The Zion Lutheran church will hold
confirmation services Sunday 1t 1890
a. m. Eight will give the promise.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-04-05
MORNING ROBES ARE DAINTY
Elaborate characterization Allowed on
Costumes to BE Worn at
Breakfast.

Breakfast robes are being made in
most ornate style with founcings and
ruchings of lace. adorned with satin
rosebuds. The dresses are completed
by shoes to match and dainty little
caps of lace adorned with flowers.
A charming version of the break
fast toilet was to be seen recently in
one of the shops. The foundation Of
the dress was white satin, yelled with
pink ninon and founced with white
lace. A series of flowers caught up
the lace f1ouncings, and the cap which
went with 1t had frill of lace franz
ing the face prettily, with clusters Of
flowers at the sides.
Some of the simple house frocks
are filled in at the throat with folds
of tulle in V shape. while others are
made with high transparent collars Of
the tulle, edged along the top with a
narrow band Of satin. Satin, after tat
fetas, is the principal material for the
house frock this season and there are
charming little dresses in crepes Of
silky weave, trimmed with lace and
satin folds.
In length the skirt Of the house
frock touches the ground all the way
round and the sleeves are long to the
wrists.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-04-05
Twenty-Five Directors OF a Kansas
City Bank All Started Their Careers
Practically Without Money.

DR.. James T M. Johnston, president
of the National Reserve Bank of Kan
sas City, at a recent meeting OF the
directors of that bank. arose and ask
ed that each one present who had be
gun business With a capital of $10.-
900 stand IN There were Is direct
ors of the bank in the room, and their
wealth would aggregate about $40,
100000. Not a man Of the rs arose.
DR.. Johnston then put another prop
osition He said:
Each man of you who had $4,000
with which to begin business stand
up"
The twenty-five directors looked
around at each other. but not one OF
them stood up.
Each of you who had $1,000 stand
up" persisted Dr. Johnston.
The directors looked at each other
and laughed, but none of them arose
DR.. Johnston kept putting the propo-
sition, lowering the amount by 500
each time. and when he got down to
$3.50 one Of the directors stood UP
and said that was the amount of his
capital when he began business.
The majority of the others began
without a dollar.
DR.. Johnston himself. estimated to
be worth we'll on toward q half mil
lion dollars, began his business career
without even a pair of shoes.-Okla.
homa City Times
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-04-05
PRETTY GIFT FOR TRAVELLER
Pincushlons Of Novel Designs Make
Acceptable Tokens Between
Parting Friends.

Penny dolls made of china are the
foundation of cunning little pin cush-
ions, which look like ballet-dancers at
first sight, but on second glance it Is
discovered that in lieu Of fluffy skirts
they wear balls of brightly colored
satin, silk, Pompadour ribbon or tinsel
cloth. To dress one of these cushion
dolls. wind a strip of inch-wide cotton
about the trunk, from the waist over
the left shoulder, back to the waist
again and over the right shoulder and
then tack it with stout thread. That
is the basis for the f1uffs Of cotton
scented with sachet powder-which
must be put on to form symmetrical
bail that is covered with white. soft
linen and finally with the fancy silken
material When finished. the dolls
hands, feet and head only are uncov-
cred and no matter how many long
pins are stuck into her. their points
are scarcely likely to reach her trunk.
Pin cushions of fancy ribbon, velvet
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-04-05
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith. Virgtnian. now a bor-
der plainsman. Is looking for roaming war
S at full galIop 81 Ias11 PURSUED ed By by men on ponies
When Keith reaches the wagon the raio-
ers have massacred two men ana de-
parted He searches the The victims ,!. nh1ans nnnz
trait Keith is arrested at Carson Cty.
charged with the murder. his accuser pc
Ing ruff1an named Black bart; A nes.o ~
companion in his cell named Neb tells MN
that he knew the ketths In Virginia" Nep
says one Of the murdered men was .. ) Sonn @
erIT soe eteea sn ofeer The
and Neb escape, and later the fugitives
come upon a cabin and find its occupan. pam
to be y9nng sirl; whom on. Kefa stI expiains ,G,
that she is in search OF a hrotner Who
had deserted from the army. ana tnat q
Mr.. Hawley, induced her to come 70 ,ne ms
ley appears. and Keith in hiding recog-
mixes him as Black Bart. There is ter y.
rife battle in the darkened room IN Wh,ch d
Keith Is victor Horses are appropriated.
and the girl who says that her name ,s Is
Hope, joins in the escape. Keith explains
his situation and the fuEftiyes make 10.
she is the daughter. of General waite;
Keith and Neb drift into Sheridan: ir Wnere
Keith meets the brother Of Hope WaIte'
under the assumed name OF Fred WI.
iouEhbyt and becomes eonvineSeds Ssn. tnas nss
two. Hope learns that Gen Waite. who
was Thought murdered. is at sheridan.
and goes there where she Is mistaken for
Christie Maclaire. the Carson City singer
Keith meets the real Christie Maclaire
and finds that Black Bart has convinced
her that there Is a mystery In her me
which he is going to turn to her advan,
tage. The plairsman tells Hope W aite OF
her resemblance to Christie Macla1re.
They decide that Fred Willoughby may
hold the key to the situation. Keith hnds
willoughby shot dead. Hope Is told or
the death of her brother, Keith fails to
learn what representations Black Bart
has made I to Christie Maclaire. Hope
suggests that in order to learn the secret
she must briefly impersonate the stage
singer. DR.. Fairbain is in love with
Christie Maclaire and Keith induces him
to detain her from the stage while Hope
goes to the theater where she meets
Black Bart, who. thus deceived. tells
Hope that General Waite has suspected
his plans and that they must fly. Hope
greatlv alarmed. demurs. General Waite
appears and says Black Bart has stolen
papers from him regarding an inheri-
tance. Keith is informed that Christie
Maclaire's real name is Phyllis Gale and
that she is the half sister of Hope. The
latter has been carried away by Black
Bart and his gang. Dr. Fairbain avows
his love for Phyllis and she accepts him
Keith and his friends strike the trail OF
Black Bart. They find Hope has been ia
ken back to the old cabin.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-04-05
plminutlon Of French Birth Rate,

The Journal Oficiel has just pub
lished the French vital statistics for
1910. The most striking fact is that
the excess of births over deaths IL
only 70,5S1, as against S4,061 in the
previous year. In England and Aus
tria-Hungary the excess Is about 500-
600. This result is consequences
of the extraordinary fall in the births
which have dropped from 1.000.01S in
1859 to $4,000 in 1868. Se9 900 in 1887
and 774,35S in 1910. If the total pop
ulation remains stationary it is be-
cause the death rate also has consid.
erably diminished. The actual figures
are 703.777. the lowest ever observed
But DR.. Bertillon. the celebrated stat
istician. justly remarks that this re-
suit is due partly to the diminution in
births, since 1t Is the infants that
furnish the largest part of the NOR
tality statistics Thanks to the prog
ress Of hygiene and of care for the
children. infant mortality has fallen
from IA per cent in 1905 to 12 per
cent at the present time