The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-28
Get Ready for the censu. omcials.

| Next Tuesday, the lst day oil June, the
taking OF the great decennial census will
begin. 1t ia of the greatest importance
that Eve, the people OF the United States"
should assist the officers OF the Census
Bureau to the fullest extent OF our power
ia the execution Of the census lay. Every
man, woman and child in this country is
directly interested in having the tenth
census as perfect document as it is posi-.
Bile to make 1t; for upon the census is bas.
ed many Of the greater rights, duties and
powers Of American citizenship. In times
Of peace the appointment of representa-
tives in Congress and all legislative
bodies is the most important ques.
ton which is decided by the census.
When the country is in war the census
tells whether FIVE, ten, fifteen or only one
regiment shall be raised in county. To
the real estate owner and every man
whose business depends upon the growth
OF the community, the census figures are
Of the utmost value. To the taxpayer,
whose poll may be levied pro rata, accord.
ing to the population, it is Of much con.
sequence that the figures which decide the
amount Of his tax should be Of the highest
accuracy. In view of these facts, and in
order that the public may know the kind
Of data it must furnish, we publish the fol-
lowing summary Of the information and
statistics which the enumerators are re.
quired to obtain:
In cities they are to record the name OF
the street, house number, the dwelling
houses in order OF visiting, and the fami.
lies in order OF visiting. The name OF each
person whose place Of abode is in this
family on June LIST, 1880, must be record
ed; also his or her color, sex, age at last
birthday prior to June LIST, 1880, and II the
age is under one year 1t must be recorded
in fractions OF Q year, that is in twelfth
II born within the census year, give the
month. The record will also contain a
statement OF the relationship OF each per-
son to the head OF the family-whether
wife, son, daughter, servant, brother, etc.
also whether single, married, widowed,
divorced, married during the census year.
The profession, occupation or trade Of
each person, male or female, and the
number OF months they have been en-
ployed during the census year.
II the person on the day OF the enumer-
ators visit is sick, or temporarily disabled
so as to be unable TO attend TO ordinary
business or duties; what Is the sickness or
disability; whether blind, deaf and dumb,
idiotic, insane, MANNED, crippled, bed.rid.
den, or otherwise disabled, the number
who have attended school during the cen.
sus year, and the number who cannot
read or cannot write. The place OF birth
OF each person must be given, naming |
State or Territory OF the United States, or |
II OF foreign birth, giving the country.
The place OF birth Of father and mother,
under the same rules must be given.
In the country the following facts will
be cleaned: The name Of the person who
the farm, the name OF the owner,
amount OF rents, number OF acres improy.
ed titled, in meadow, orchard, vineyard,
forest. Farm values, and the value OF
improvements, stock, cost Of buildings
and repairs in 1879, wages for farm labor
In 1879, acreage and products harvested.
In manufactures, the modest enumer-
ator will ascertain the name OF the cor.
poration, company or individual produc-
Ine 10 the value OF $500 annually, the
name OF business, manufacture or product,
capital invested, greatest number Of hands
employed at any one time during the
year, average number Of hands employed,
number OF males under sixteen years OF
lge, number Of females under fifteen
years Of age, number Of children EN-.
ployed, number Of hours OF labor per day,
ind wages, the average days wages OF
killed mechanics and for common labor
srs, the power used-whether Of water'or
other details.
As to mortality the following facts will
be recorded: Age, sex, married or single,
,olor, nativity, profession or occupation,
disease or cause Of death, when that dis
Ease was contracted, the name Of the
physician in attendance.