Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-11-16
PROCESSION OF THE STATES

An analysis by States OF the total
increase of about 81 per cent. in the
country's population since 1890 yields
much suggestive data.
New York has gained 1,270,146 in
habitants-the largest actual addition
made to the population of any of the
forty-five States. New York's per
cent. of increase, however, is only a
little above the average for the whole
country. Pennsylvania has gained
80 per cent, adding 1,043,551 to its
population; Illinois % per cent. add
ing not quite 100000 to its popula-
ton, and Ohio only 13 per cent, add
ing 4S5,229 to its total count. And
these four States still lead the Union
in point Of population.
Of the more populous States, Texas
shows the fastest rate of growth since
1S90-37 per cent. 1t is the banner
State of the South, having added
Sl3,3O5 to its population in the ten
years. Missouri has gained only 427,-
933 in the same period. Texas now
numbers within 10000 as many people
as Missouri, and in the same COM
parative rate of increase as from 1890
to 1900 the former will soon outrank
the latter State.
Ofall the Eastern States, New Jer-
sey's percentage of growth in the last
decade is the highest. She has in
creased her numbers from l ,444 1888 in
1890 to 1,SS3,060 in 1000 so per
cent. gain. OF the six New England
States, Massachusetts, alone shows any
large increase of population; she now
numbers 2,SO5, 346 people, against g.
238,943 at the last census. This is a
gain of sec, 403, which is a Is per cent.
rate OF growth. Rhode 1sland and
Connecticut have gained respectively
10000 and 162, 900 over their popula-
ton figures of ten years ago. YER
mont, New Hampshire and Maine
have gained so little that they may be
fairly called stationary States.
illustrating the tendency to mis-
lead of the percentage method OF COM
parison when applied to small figures,
it may be noted that the highest per
cents. of growth are found in the Far
Western States. Idaho has grown
81 per cent, Montana "a per cent. and
North Dakota Is per cent. since 1890.
But the total increase in the actual
population of all these three States
put together is only about 1926, 600.
There is, in fact, no longer any marked
movement of population toward the
Far West. Moreover, the Middle
West shows surprisingly small gains.
Illinois, it is true, has scored % per
cent. gain, a little faster than New
York's pace, but Ohio, Indiana and
Iowa all show rate OF growth below
the average for the whole country.
Colorado and South Dakota score
gains of only 81 and % per cent,
while Kansas has only per cent.
more population than in 1890, and
Nebraska only l per cent.
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JULIAN Hawthorne says that the first
time he ever saw Thomas Huxley, the
great scientist, was at the first scien.
tiic test of the photograph in Lon
don. Huxley was selected to talk into
the machine, and in a ponderous voice
recited the old nursery jingle, "Hick-
cry, dickory, dock" In the repeti-
ton the phonograph spoke in weak,
squeaky voice, with a comical imita.
ton of Huxley's deep tones, that made
him shout with laughter.
The Empress Dowager trembled
with rage.
"Shut that door !" she shrieked,
bestowing a terrible look upon the
Christian powers. "Don't you see
you're letting in about a million
flies ?"-Detroh Journal.