Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-06-08
The Census,

The Census.
The blank schedules, to be used in taking
the census, are in the hands of the Assistant
Marshals, some of whom have already COM
menced operations There are FIVE sched-
ules altogether. They embrace a wide range
of information. In order that our readers
may know what is required of them We give
condensed form of these blanks. Let
each one famiIiarize themselves with the
questions, SO that prompt answers may be
given when the officer calls:
SCHEDULE No. will contain information in re-
alton to the inhabitants of each county.
Dwelling houses, numbered in the order
ofyisitation
Families numbered in the order of vista
ton
The name of every person whose place of
abode on the first day of j dne, 1870, was in
this family, with age, sex and color.
Profession, occupation, or trade OF each
person, male or female.
Value of real estate and personal estate.
Place of birth, naming State or Territory
OF y. S.. or the country. if of foreign
birth.
Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane
or idiotic.
Male citizens of U. S. of q years OF age
and upwards.
Male citizens of T. S. of 2l years of age
| and upwards, whose right TO vote is denied
| or abridged on other grounds than rebellion
and other crime.
SCHEDULE No. , will give the statistic, in rela-
tion to deaths under the following heads.
Number of the family, as given in the I'd
column of schedule |.
Name OF every person who died during
the year ending June |, 1870, whose place
of abode at the time of death was in this
family, giving age, sex and color.
Place of birth. naming the State or Ter
ritory Of the U. s., or the country, if of for
eign birth, with birthplace of parents.
The month in which the person died
Profession occupation or trade.
Disease or cause OF death.
SCHEDULE No 3 will be used for the purpose of
recording the productions of agriculture under
the following heads:
Name of agent, owner, or manager of
land; whether improved or unilnproved
| with value of farm.
Farming implements and machinery.
Total amount of wages paid during the
| year, including the value of board
| Number and value of live stock, June &,
1870
Amount of grain raised
| SCHEDULE No will relate to products OF in
dustry, under the following heads.
Name of corporation, company, or indi-
vidual producing the value of $500, annu-
ally.
Name of business, manufacture or pro-
| duct
Capital (real and personap invested in the
business.
Kind of power (steam, water, wind, horse,
or hand
Name, description and number of ma
chimes.
Average number of hands employed, with
total amount paid in wages during year, and
number of months in active operation, re-
ducing part time to full time
Kinds, qualities and value of materials,
| Including mill supplies and fuel.
Production, Including all jobbing and
| repairing
ScHED0LE No. will contain social statistics
which are divided as follows:
Naluation-reai and personal estate.
Public debt-couuty debts for which bonds
have been issued, other county debt, deb
ofbOrough, township, &c.
Taxation tnot National. State, county
town, &C.
Pauperism-whole number of pauper
supported during the year, native white
native black and foreign.
| Crime-Dumber of criminals convicted
native white, native black and foreign.
| Libraries town, or city, court, &c
| ages-average paid to farm hand PEE
month, hired by the year and boarded
average wages paid day labor, with anC
without board, amount paid carpenter, do
nestle, &c.
Newspapers and periodicals-name, char
acter, how often published, average circu
lation.
Colleges, academies and schools.
Religion-number of church organiza
tions and edifces, denomination, number o
persons each church will accommodate, val
ue of church property.