Daily Republican., 1880-06-01
To-day the census.

be visited and everything necessary to
make up the statistical reports Of the
nation will be collected. The questions
that are to be asked may appear some
what inquisitive to many, and there
may be some who will not only hesitate
but refuse to give the required answer.
Such persons should remember that
if they are private individuals they are
liable to penalty of 800 for not an
swering; ifoficers Of corporations the
penalty will be $4,000 foK refusing to
answer. Amongst the answers that will
be required to be given will be the
name of the street on which the person
lives who is..interrogated and the num-
ber Of the house the name, color, sex
and age Of every member Of the family,
also the name, coler, age and sex OF
any member Of the family that may
have died during the year prior to the
frst Of June, also the disease with
which they died.
The questions twenty-six in number
are to gain information on the follow
ing points: Name Of street, house num-
Der, name Of each person whose place
Of abode is in the family, color. sex and
age; if born within census year, the
month relationship OF each person to
the head OF the family whether single,
married, widowed or divorced; whether
married during the census year; pro-
fession, occupation, or trade of each
person number of months employed !;
sickness If any whether blind, deaf or
dumb, idiotic, insane, MANNED, crippled
or otherwise disabled ; whether attend
ing school during census year whether
able to read or write; place Of birth
and the place Of birth Of father and
mother.
In giving occupation especial pains
are to be taken to use terms which con-
vey definite idea Of the occupation.
No man should be called factory or
mill hand, but state the kind Of factory
or mill in which he works do not apply
the word "jeweler" to manufacturers
of jewelry or watches; when boys are
entered as apprentices state to what
trade when a lawyer, merchant or
others have retired, SO designate them;
clerks are to be returned as "clerk in
store," "in weolen mill,", "in bank, )"
"R. R. clerk" &c. distinguish between
stone and brick masons reserve the
term manufacturer" for proprietors Of
establishments when single words,
as "grocer." will designate a mer-
chants business use it, Otherwise
specify particularly; use the word
huckster where it applies; distinguish
between farmers and farm laborers
confne the words "glover," chatter"
and "furrier" to those actually making
them in their own establishments !;
dealers in the articles are to be charsct
erized as such; officials should have
their positions designated, if any ; re-
port all domestics as domestic ser.
wants." the term "housekeeper" is re-
served for those receiving wages for
performing that service "keeping
house" where women keep house for
themselves or their families without
hire ; grown daughters assisting them
will be reported without occupation.
These and many other questions are
to be taken into consideration in tn.
gathering Of information for a complete
census, and for two weeks in the city
and four weeks in the country our
friends should put themselves on their
good behavior, and answer all questions
promptly and intelligently.
The compensation Of the enumeratoi
is for each death returned cents. for
each establishment reported on gene al
schedules Is cents, for each living per-
son 2 cents, for each establishment re-
ported on special schedule 25 cents, for
each farm, minium allowance, 123cents,
for each inhabitant 2 cents.