Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-07
A EUROPEAN CENSUS.
The Inquisition to Which the Germans
Are Subjected.

Are subjected.
The German year book gives the figures
of even the income tax. An income of
$3.50 or less is not taxed, and up to $3.50
the tax is nominal For incomes over
$3.50 the owner must swear as to the truth
of the figures he gives. The exact rental
of each dwelling is obtained, and the av-
erage rentals for different conditions are
published. The showing for the year 1885
makes the average rental for single room
without a stove-or an unbeatable room
as the expression used is-a sum that cor
responds in our money to $50 per year.
1t makes the rental for single room with
a stove in it-or single "heatable" room
$50 for living apartments, consisting of
two "heatable" rooms, SS5 per annum;
for apartments consisting of three such
rooms, $3.50; for four heatable" rooms,
$500, etc.
The figures throwing light upon the
amount of reading done by different
classes of citizens is very detailed. In
Berlin they have a system of popular ward
libraries, of which there are twenty-five
altogether. These are owned and managed
by the city. The drain upon these libra
ries during single season is sought to be
shown more usefully by classification of
the readers Twelve hundred officials of
the city civil service are reported to have
taken out altogether 10000 volumes or
twenty-five apiece. Nine hundred and
eleven teachers are stated to have used in
the same period of time 25,000 books !;
5000 pupils of the schools, $4,000 vol
umes; 1900 business men, $4,000 volumes !;
$500 artisans, $4,000 volumes; 500 work
men of the lower class, $4,000 volumes :;
125 soldiers, 999 volumes, and $500 wom-
on. 50 900 volumes The official library
of the Mayor of Berlin had recently 0,000
volumes; the library of the Statistical Bu-
reau had at the same time 5000 books I;
the ROYAL Library 100000 books, of
which 100000 We're taken out in the year
the University Library loaned in the same
time $4,000 books the library of the Geo
logical Society, 80 600; that of the Tech
nical High School, 5000 that of the Agri-
cultural School, 10000; that of the Patent
Office, 10000; that of the Imperial Statis-
tics Bureau, 10000 and that OF the Prus-
sian Statistics Bureau, $4,000.
MARRIAGE STATISTICS
The figures given in regard to marriage
are interesting. Ia Germany compulsory
civil marriage law is in force. The only
question before the parties to a marriage
in Berlin Is whether, after the civil mar
riage, they shall seek the blessing of the
Church upon their union The Year Book
shows that in 1886 per cent. more mar
ried couples sought this blessing than in
the preceding year; 81 per cent. of all
those married couples, not classed as Cath
olics, were married a second time with a
religious service. During the same year
81 per cent. of the children in the whole
population are shown TO nave been bap-
tized. The ordinary church statistics, Gu
riously, appeared as follows Churches in
Berlin, 45; chapels Chiefly meeting places
of sects), q total church seating capacity,
10000; clergymen 127. The population
of the city is about 100000. There is a
special report OF accessions and assertions
OF the evangelical body in Berlin. In 1887
2S5 persons were converted to Evapgeli-
calism and ia persons left the body Six
of these latter went over to Judaism, and
los to other religious denominations.
PERSONAL LIBERTY IN BERLIN.
The police methods in Berlin greatly
aid In the preparation of an accurate CEN
sus. No room can be rented at a hotel or
boarding house, and no apartment or house
can be legally leased until the landlord has
sent to the police the name and purpose OF
the newcomer and the length of time for
which he will probably make the city his
home. The same method is in vogue in
other German cities. The experience of
one of the Professors of the University of
Pennsylvania last summer is significant as
to the effectiveness of these methods.
Wishing to communicate with an Ameri-
can lady who was abroad, and, as he
thought, in Leipsic, he wrote to the police
of that city. The answer declared that no
person of the name was in the city. A
similar letter was sent to the police head
quarters of Dresden, and similar answer
was received. When, later, however, the
Professor wrote to the police of Berlin, the
reply announced that Mrs. - was living
ut No. -- street, on the - floor.