Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1911 — From the Swiss Census. [ARTICLE]

From the Swiss Census.

The census of Switzerland, which was taken on December 1 last, furnishes interesting information on many subjects. Thus on the question of the languages which are spoken in the republic, German heads the list with 2,599,149 persons speaking it; French comes next with 796,220; Italian, with 301,323, and Romanche, with 39,912. All four languages are “official” and may be employed by deputies in the Swide parliament. On the western frontier French is gradually ousting German, while Italian id gaining over German in parts of the Canton of Valais, especially at Brleg. There are 565,025 strangers in the land, of whom at least 23,000, as far as can \>e fudged, live la hotels the greater part of the year. In the census of 1900 the number of strangers was 383,424. Lausanne boasts the largest single family, numbering 22 including the parents. In the village of Walcbwll, Canton of Zug, with a population of 1,044, 508 villagers possess the name of Huriimann, and as many of their Christian names are the same, comic opera situations frequently happen. Five women and two men have been requested to “reconsider” their ages.