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Show Julius G. Lay, U. S. Consul-General at Barcelona, reports that according to the census of 1000, the population of Spain was 1S.S01.674, of which 9.0S7.S21 were males nnd 0.S03.753 females. The number unable to read and write, Including In-cluding children, Is given at 11,000,000. That the number of illiterates is being slowly reduced is evidenced by the facts that in 18G0 only 10.97 per cent of the population could read and write; in 1877 j the proportion bad Increased to 24.48 per cent, ten years later to 28.49 per cent, and In 1900 to 33.4G per cent The populations of the largest cities aro given as follows; Madrid, 539,825; Barcelona, Bar-celona, 533,000; Valencia, 213.G50; Seville, 148.31G. The union of Spain, France and Italy would form a vast. Latin empire em-pire which could well be made the grand center and trength of the race, I thwt J Is not such a union, the Latins aro In danger of amalgamation with the Teutons Teu-tons and the English, and of being made nltogothcr subsidiary to the main ruling rul-ing races of tho world. |