Show PAUPERS OF THE mm census bulletin no 19 presents an interesting study of pauperism in this country contrary to the common belief that haupers paupers are increasing in the united states the bulletin shows a marked decrease in the last decade a the ratio of almshouse haupers paupers to the total population of the country it appears that there were in 1890 against in 1880 the ratio last year was 1 to against 1 to at the time of the tenth census the decline in the ratio is mainly due to the decrease in the number of haupers paupers cared for m the north atlantic division where there has been not only a relative but an absolute decrease in the number of the total number almshouse alms honse haupers paupers pau pers not including tho colored haupers paupers pau pers who with the exception of thirteen chinese may be supposed to be natives of the united states were native born foreign born and 2274 were of unknown birth new york contains the largest of almshouse haupers paupers pau pers then follow pen ohio illinois and massachusetts chu each of which has an house population exceeding the smallest number of haupers paupers for any state is contained in idaho which has oily oi ly total number cf outdoor poor that is the poor who aro permanently supported at public expense at their own homes or with families is estimated at approximately |