Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1901 — FACTS ABOUT : : : : : : THE CENSUS. [ARTICLE]

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Director Merriam has made public a bulletin showing the number of persons of school age, males of militia age, and males of voting age, for the States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado and Connecticut, and the territory of Alaska. This bulletin is the first of a group of eleven. The number of persons of school age, 5 to 20 years inclusive, is as follows: States and Aggre- —Colored— Territories, gate. White. Total. Negro. Ate 733,222 394,152 339,070 338,980 Maska 11,408 1,719 9,689 10 Ari 5.38,868.38,868 28,371 10,497 365 Ark 629.375 380,815 148,560 148,534 Ca 1429,081 405,868 14,213 8.225 C 01160,531 157,752 2,779 2,043 C0nn257,101 252,760 4,841 4,272 The total number of males of a militia age in each of the States and territories is as follows: States and Aggre- -—Colored— Territories. gate. White. Total. Negro. A1a328,949 187,048 141,906 141,828 Alaska .... 19,703 13,331 6,372 141 Ariz 34,231 27,427 6,804 1,047 Ark250,880*181,266 69,114 00,966 Cal..» 378,877 842,856 36,021 2,658 C 01142,136 139,020 8,116 2,501 C0nn207,606 208,722 3,974 8,447 The total number of males of voting age in the States and territories named is as follows : States and Aggre- —Colored— Territories, gate. White. * Total. Negro. A1a413,862 232.294 181,568 181,471 Alaska 87,956 25.966 11,990 141 Aris 44,081 34,911 9,170 1,184 Ark 813,836 226,597 87,239 87,157 Ca 1544,087 489,545 54,542 3,711 C 01185,708 181,616 4,092 3,215 C0nn280,340 275,126 5,214 4,576 The percentage of native and foreign born of total persons of school age: Native Foreign born. born. State and Territory. per ct. per ct. A1a99.8 0.2 Alaska 96.5 3.5 Aris9o.6 9.4 Ark.»99.8 0.2 Ca 194.1 5.9 C 0196.1 4.9 C0nn87.3 12.7 The percentage of native and foreign white and colored of total persons of school age: Native while Native Foreign Foreign parents, parents, white. Colored. State. Per ct. per ct. per ct. per ct. A1a52.1 1.5 0.2 46.2 Alaska.. 7.7 5.4 2.0 84.9 Ariz. ...36.3 27.7 9.0 27.0 Ark 69.3 2.4 0.2 28.1 Ca 149.5 42.1 5.0 3.4 Colo. ...62.3 81.1 4.9 1.7 C0nn....40.0 45.0 12.7 1.7 Among persons of school age in 1900 the native white element of native parentage constitutes nearly seven-tenths of the whole number in Arkansas, nearly thtee-fifths in Colorado, more than onehalf in Alabama, and not quite one-half in California. In Connecticut 45 per cent of the persons of school age are na tlve white of foreign parentage, and 12.7 per cent are foreign white, these two elements together constituting 57.7 per cent of the whole number in 1900. Colored persons of school age In Alabama, comprising rtilctiy persons of negro descent, constitute 40.2 per cent of all persons of school-age In that State in 1900, while thia element' constitutes more than five-sixths of the whole num tier in Alaska, representltfk chiefly native Indian children. Andrew Hill, a painter, fell 100 feet from a standpipe at the Sharon, Pa., steel works. He grasped a rope, which partly broke his fall, but his hands were frightfqlly lacebated. He landed an hla head. Will recovua