Show A 0 JAPANESE PREDICTION The Tine J poni e f minister to to o this lists country has tins m dt the prediction Ihli this coon coun country COUl try 11 before tIlt Ihl of or the tIme present elt ten len tur lur tury will wiit wi have iia n a I population of ut COO GO The rho mill hind Is 11 li to It furnish fumEs in hOJ 8 for tr tl that number mm II 1 tin bet hel of tat human hUlln hi U nian gut annul nanny many ony more For If it I tho Ih lid country were nere ns tint IS densely I populated nn as n It I would have over oven o ri n an 1 billion So go goI there I her Is IH ample room t WI for fist tI lilt Hut predictions of o that Ihal kind seldom mint I literally true Irue President Jre Lincoln In II I a his hil hi Is n I ge to 10 Con Ire ISHi let tine the IIII population of u uthe the tho country In the tie year UI JOO 10 M at lt O OHr US Hr This estimate was IK based hn upon the tho census cennus returns for tor TO iO O years er preceding 1830 which showed nn on of ot per cent celt Hut tine the wag Wil too high the tho actual 1 o or of the tho bureau showIng only or over twentysix t I millions l lel s tuna IhAn President estimate |