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(QISDS EXPERTS
mike estimates
p lace Total At 100,000,000.
All Kinds Of Statistical
Records to be Made.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Despite the
that census officials decline at
* I 'i, time to population make predictions of the as United to the
reliable statisticians state that
States in 1910 -
th I coining census will show a popu¬
lation of between 90,000,000 and 95,
0(j0 ooo, while some more sanguine
atl( j optimistic place the figures as
hi gh as 100 , 000 , 000 .
prom a study of the statistics com
[he •j e( j by the census bureau bearing on
population of the United States
to the last census, taken in 1900,
U p compared with the estimates of
as the larger cities of the
population in
United States for 1908, it may be seen
that an estimate of even 96,000,000 for
the population in 1910 is hardly ex¬
travagant. of the
The estimated increase pop¬
ulation in 60 of the principal cities of
the United States, as shown by sta¬
tistics of the census office, is 3,434,407.
The number of immigrants admitted
into this country between 1901 and
1908 was 7,002,030. These two sets of
figures added to 76,303,387, the census
figures of 1900, bring the total esti¬
mated population up to last year to
80,737,824. Little doubt exists in the
minds of statistical experts that the
census of 1910 will reach almost 95,
000 , 000 .
CENSUS CORPS 65,331 PERSONS.
Director Durand, with his corps of
330 supervisors and 65,000 enumera¬
tors, will take the thirtieth decennial
census. This will include not only
population, but also statistics relating
to agriculture, manufactures and mines
and quarries of the United States,
Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
The census must, according to law,
be completed by July 1, 1912.
The census of 1910 will cost the
United States gevernment no more
than that of 1900, despite the fact that
there are 30 more supervisors, about
14,000 more enumerators and agreatly
increased population, entailing more
work. The last census cost $14,000,000
and it will be seen that this means the
practice of rigid economy.
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED.
The census law passed at the last
sestion of congress provides that the
schedules relating to population shall
include for each inhabitant the name,
relationship to head of family, color,
sex, age, conjugal condition, place of
birth, place of birth of parents, num¬
ber of years in the United States,
citizenship, occupation, whether em¬
ployer or employe, and, if employe,
whether or not employed at the date
of enumeration and the number of
months unemployed during the pre¬
ceding calendar year, whether or not
engaged in agriculture, school attend¬
ance, literary, tenure or home and
whether or not a survivor of the union
or confederate army or navy, and the
"uame and address of each blind or
deaf person and for the enumeration
°f institutions, shall include paupers,
prisoners, juvenile delinquents, insane,
feeble-minded, blind, deaf and dumb
and inmates of benevolent institutions.
decreasing birth rate.
Uie l nited States is following the
Seed Oats For Sale.
Seed Oats and Seed Wheat. Appier Oats, the Old Georgia
>i Proof and Texas Red Rust Proof Oats raised in Georgia. The
e is 7 5 cts. and $ 1.00 per pushel, depending on the kind and
nt ‘ l y> delivered in Covington. All seed are carefully fanned and
eaned.
L- W. JARMAN, Porterdale, Ga.
NICE fresh groceries
'l °U will always find at my store as nice and fresh Gro
C j[ ries as can he found in the city, and when purchase
hom you
em me I make it a point to get them to your home
l Us t as quick as it is possible for me to do it.
I RESH MEATS
«J ^ so ^ ave in connection with my store a first class Meat
ar G and can furnish you with the choice kind of Meats
- jj ike so well, Giveme an order. I will appreciate it and
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Ci sars aud Tobacco. Cash Paid for Hides.
R. F. Wright,
Covington, Georgia.
tendency of western and southern
Europe in a decreasing birth rate and
a less rapid decrease of population
says the census office. The popula¬
tion of Europe, excluding R ll98ia and
turkey, increased 8 per cent, during
the ten years ending with 1880,
• Tghtly less than 8 per cent, in the
ten years ending with 1890, and
slightly more than 8 per cent, in the
following ten years. These people be¬
long to the race stocks of the United
States.
In this country the increase of
ulation is complicated pop¬
the foreign by an influx of
born and with a higher
birth rate among the foreign born
than that of the old native stock.
These are having a temporary effect
upon the actual rate of increase;
after an elimination of these tempo
lary elements, which serve only to
mislead to extravagant computations
of population at distant years in the
future, the natural rate of increase of
the population of this country, native
bom of native parents, appears to be
approximately 12 1-2 per cent during
a decade, or 1 1-4 per cent yearly,
with a tendency toward diminution
in the rate.
growth in agriculture.
The number of farms has increased
from 4,564,641 in 1890 to 6,1000,000 in
1898; the total acreage has increased
from 623,000,000 in 1890 to over 1,000,
000,000 in 1908; the capital of the far¬
mers in the form of land, buildings,
improvements, live stock, implements
and machinery is computed at $28,
000,000,000, which represents an in¬
crease of 75 or 80 per cent, over 1908.
The percentage of increase of crop
production an acre now have a new
significance. The farmers are dem¬
onstrating that they can provide for
a population increasing faster than
by increase due to excess of births
over deaths.
The capital invested in meat ani¬
mals and live stock farms and ranges
in the United States represents a to¬
tal of almost $11,000,000,000.
The rierpy Eagle, the Aye-aye and the
Taemania Devil.
The world has been so thoroughly
explored that one might imagine It
impossible that any noteworthy spe¬
cies of mammal or bird could still re¬
main unknown. Yet every now and
then something new turns up. For ex¬
ample, it was not so very long ago that
a first acquaintance was made with
the harpy eagle, a fowl native to the
region of the Amazon, which feeds
chiefly on monkeys. Another curiosity
not long known is the aye-aye of Mad¬
agascar, a mammal which has one fin
ger of each hand most curiously skel¬
etonized and elongated for the purpose
of dragging from their burrows the
earthworms ou which It feeds. As is
well known, it is from Australia and
New Zealand that come the flightless
birds, some of which readily breed in
captivity.
The fur seal rebels in captivity.
The seals which one sees captive and
which do such Intelligent tricks are
hair seals, belonging to quite a differ¬
ent species. So opposed is the fur seal
to the very notion of deprivation of
liberty that it will invariably starve
itself to death rather than submit to
such a condition. Likewise it is with
the Tasmanian devil, a queer little
marsupial about two feet long, some¬
what resembling in appearance p. baby
bear, which is found only in Tasmania,
a large island formerly knowu as Van
Diemen’s Land, to the south of Aus¬
tralia. It is almost incredibly fero¬
cious. preying upon the sheep and poul¬
try of the farmers, and never yet.
though captured in earliest infancy,
has It responded to kindness by mani¬
festing an amiable disposition.—Phila¬
delphia Ledger.
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SOLID INDUSTRIAL
RECORD OF THE WEEK
Facts of the Unhampered March of
Progress During the Past
Several Days.
1 he Georgia and Alabama Industrial
Index, published at Columbus, Ga.,
says in it last week’s issue:
Perhaps the simple facts of the in¬
dustrial march of Georgia aud Ala¬
bama during the past several days
speak best for themselves, unadorned
by comment and unhampered by elab¬
oration. A large radiator factory for
Hirmingham, Ala, a foundry and ma¬
chine works for Athens, Ga., paint
works for Atlanta, Ga., a stove fac¬
tory for Birmingham, Ala., a $100,000
power enterprise for Paulding county.
Georgia, with the necessary amount
ot local stock subscriptions secured
in 12 hours, a pants factory for Ar
muchee, Ga., and the award of con¬
tract to build a big cotton factory at
Albany, Ga., are among the chapters
in the week’s story.
“Municipal enterprise is decidedly
aggressively, in evidence. Atlanta,
Ga., will vote on the issuance of $3.-
465,900 of bonds for various public im¬
provement, Tuscaloosa, Ala., will vote
on sewer bonds, Cuthbert, Ga., Cor
dele, Ga., and Waycross, Ga., have
also ordered bond elections. Mobile,
Ala., is inviting proposals for paving
and additional paving work is project¬
ed in Anniston, Ala., Birmingham,
Ala., Ensley, Ala., Gadsden, Ala.,
Huntsville, Ala., New Decatuar, Ala.,
Pratt City, Ala., and Rome, Ga. Bir¬
mingham sold $200,000 of school bonds
at an unusually high premium. New
Decatur, Ala., awarded the contract
for $20,000 of sewer extensions.”
Oysters, we sell oysters, receiving
them daily from one of the largest
oyster dealers in the south, whose
house has for fifty years been build¬
ing a reputation by giving the best
there are to the trade. We will sell
these extra standard oysters at same
price as last season, 35c per quart.—
Parkers Place.
TOO COMPLICATED.
The Reason We Say ‘‘You’’ Instead of
Using “Thou.”
The reason commonly given for the
substitution of the second person
plural for the second person singular,
“you” instead of “thou”—that it origi¬
nated as a fad of courtesy—may ex¬
plain its origin, but Its universal adop¬
tion Is due to a deeper reason—namely,
that the second person singular of the
verb Is a complicated and difficult
form, while the second person plural
Is simple to the last degree.
With every principal verb In the lan
guage and with every auxiliary except
“must” the pronoun “thou” requires a
special change in the form of the verb,
which is often the only break in an
otherwise uniform series. Thus in the
present tense of every verb, with the
single exception of the verb “be,” the
pronoun “you” employs the unchanged
root form of the verb, as “you love,
have, can do. shall, will,” etc., while
“thou” requires a change of form, as
"thou lovest. hast, canst, dost, shalt.
wilt,” etc.
In every such choice the unchanged
root form has always the right of way.
Thus “you” has become everywhere
current In the busy activities of life,
while "thou” is carefully laid up in
the museum of antiquity or the shrine
of religion.—James C. Fernald in Har¬
per’s Magazine.
Making Sure of the Architect.
Norman-Al-Oouar, an Arabian king
who reigned long, long ago at Hlrah.
commanded the architect Sennemar to
build him a wondrous palace. This
the architect did and when it was
done a single stone fastened the whole
structure, aDd the colors of the walls
changed frequently during the day.
The king was greatly pleased and
showered all kinds of rich gifts upon
the builder with the lavishness of ori¬
ental kings. But monarchs were
treacherous In those old days, and it
occurred to the king that Sennemar
might build a palace equal In beauty
or even superior for some rival ruler.
The more he thought over it the more
Jealous be became until one day he
ordered the architect to be thrown
from the top of the palace to make
certain that no duplicate palace would
be made. After this the king was sat¬
isfied that his palace was the only
one. and the Arabians regarded it as
one of the wonders of the world.
As Good as He Sent.
At a recent meeting of the directors
of an eastern railroad a prominent
railroad man repeated a story that he
just had from a conductor on one of
the limited expresses between New
York and the west.
It seems that a dapper chap in the
first chair car had managed to become
unusually friendly with an attractive
woman in an adjoining seat.
voung pulled into Buffalo the
When the train
masher, in taking leave of the lass, re
#
-Do you know. 1 must thank you for
awf’lly. awfily pleasant time, but
an would not have been
I’m afraid you known that I
so nice to me bad you
was a married man.”
“Oh as to that," quickly and pleas¬
antly ’responded haven’t the charming ^ least advan- young
woman, “you eaeaped lunatic.
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