Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-16

IndL Is dS accurately dS the CENSUS
Bureau can give it to US. An increase
of 2,905yS14 since the census of 1900.
New York has 3,716,139, Chicago, L.
S73,SS0, Philadelphia 1,367,716, St
mark, Cleveland 414,000, Buffalo $780,
600, Baltimore $4,000, Cincinnati 322.-
900, San Francisco is 1856 900, Pitts
burgh 345,o00, Detroit, Milwaukee,
New Orleans and Washington are
around the 5000 mark Fourteen OF
our states exceed 100000 each in pop
ulation and but twenty-five states now
have less than 100000.
Between the years Of 1916 and 1920
the alien immigration to this country
amounted to 100000; for the year end
ing last June S57,046 strangers landed
On our shores. Pretty nearly 100000
of these people from Southern and
Western Europe and not all of the
most desirable classes. In times gone
by nearly all our immigrants we're
from Great Britain. Ireland Germany
and Scandinavia, a sturdy stock, and
pToeenitors of some of our best citi-
zens. We might as well admit the Chi
rec as three-quarters of the immi-
grants we are admitting today.
London statistIcians tell us that DUR.
in the past twenty years there has
been general reduction in what
might be termed the graver crimes,
yet. there seem to be waves of crime
every once in while that last for pc
RODS of six months or more. crimes
Of striking similarity, markedly show
ing the power Of suggestion or exam
pie. 1903 there were SCI ,667 persons
tried in England for crimes of various
sorts, chiefly against property, 1902
figures were 1856. The crimes
against public morals show a still
greater decrease The British tax.
payer pays oTt nearly $50 1000 900
year for what suppression of crime
there is and $60,000,O00 year for the
relief of the poor.
The railroads of the country afford
the very best opportunities for prog
ress to young man of energy and
ability. More men rise from the ranks
In railroading than in any other yoca
ton. President Harris of the Burline-
ton system began as a telegraph oper.
ator, so did President Earring of the
Milwaukee, President Galloway of the
Union Pacific was an auditors clerk.
The general manager of the Baltimore
ONO was machine-shop laborer
President Underwood of the Erie, Man.
ager Chaffee of the Alton. and Man.
ager Schaf of the Big Four all started
as brakemen; President Truesdale of
the Lackawanna as clerk. and r'resi.
dent Newman of the Lake Shore a
station agent.
The pay roll of the United States
navy represents $4,000, 900 year.
II is estimated that the education
ana bringing up of every child in this
country costs the nation $1,000. That
sum represents the capital invested In
each citizen. Assuming that Il costs
Ireland but one-fifth of that amount or
WOO, to bring up child. she has lost
completely lost an investment of $500
100000 In the past fifty years by rea
son OF the emigration. chiefly 10 this
country. Her loss has been our gain
One night In the middle of January
last a comparatively restricted terri
tory in London was visited with the
object OF counting the homeless ones
There We're found 1863 men, 1876 WON.
en- 70 boys and girls. Cthe boys and
girls being under 10 years of age
VINO were walking the streets or asleer
under stairs or areaways. Resides
these, there were 2S,442 people asleer
IN common" lodging. houses. place,
OF temporary shelter so that il is SAT,
10 calculate that in London City on,
out Oh every two thousand people has
no hxed abode or means of sustenance
me latest estimate of the number,
OF people practicing the different re-
Ielons gives the Christians as $40
uVu'ooo' Mohammedans, 202 0O0 600
Jews, 100000; Confucians. e53 600
GOO; Taoiasts. $4,000 goo. Shintoists
l7,ooo,ooo The same Authority state,
that the population of the world /,
very evenly divided between Monotbe
lists and Polytheists.
The conquest of Egypt by the Sara
Gems deprived Europe of papvrus and
caused sort of hiatus in the histor,
oil the world for the simple reason tina,
people making records. etc, scratched
out ancient writings on that parch
ment in order to use il over again
thls losing to the world most valuable
records.
The Chinese Six COMPANIES renra
sent the six districts near Canton
CHINA, from which almost all the IN,
migrants come to this country The
companies bring the Immigrants here
paying their passage. supporting tben,
until they set work, taking care q,
them when sick and CARRYING tnai,
bones back 10 China. for all of which
they exact enormous rates of ,nteres,
and biackmail their subjects fron
time to time. as occasion arises tn.
highbinders are simply the agents Of
the companies in matchmaking or in
removing the Cinnamon who refuse t.
be black-mailed or are otherwise OBJ
noNiouS to the companies