Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-11

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THIS CEN
Sis AND CrNSJsCs ~ GENERAL


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The term census is oi "id l,oii'i orr
gin, group of the many functions per
formed by the high officer called censor
having received the name census LII
modern acceptat'on 1t IS "an oihciai emu
meration of persons, their property gen
orally, with such facts as TEND 10 siio"
their moral, social. physical and lhdiis-
trial condition. In the fen'ateuch, me
enumeration OF the people Is ehloih'',
and the most ancient statlstl'ai RECORD ol
the kind Is that OF Noses IN The "liuef-
ness. There Is record oi Il ohihese ceh-
sus made by command of the Emperor
Fee, 2,Ol2 Il. {. ana ol one III ""P"1i
nnder Mlsado Sulun III the ast oehtui!
before Christ 'haet inc CONSTITUTION oi
Solon the citlieh5 "i A'i'i'S "trc NV iue'
and registered IN tour classes "ccoruins
to the amount q thcf 'I-""i' iioP'i'S
or income, ,
The Roman census oflaiiiateu uHuer
Servlus Iulllus the siAtn hins Oh hoi'e'
in the distribution CT citizens II mo =" Glasses,
IN most solemn haliiici on 'iie S|i'puA
Martlua, where every cllzen had I" ap
pear, and declare upon oath MS ''aii'e hiiu
dwelling, the hummer ana age oi MS
children, ana inc 'iine "i ms pipp','s'
under pehal,! ol nav iis ms SoouI I Iii
tiscated, ana oi "'iiiS s''u' Sei anu soiu
for slave. me whoie P"pula''oi was
divided me- SiN ei''s''a' "'S,u ui',i' Pr,
perty qni'lli."ti''is iii'iio' e''i' '''' "e-'
made under Augustus
In the SA'eehth 'Sili.rH ''n'' mo
vogue the riaciicr "i he'PinS tiiatSl
registers oi bif'h'' ihaifi''Sth anu iea'hs
out OF which gre" t'ie 'il"u'rrii systems oi
recording the movements "i me p"l'"i'-
ton. ieter me "i'a'' ii i''', h''',
census taken "i me mao l,1l,un''h' i''l
purposes oi eoh-'ril'''"h a,'''i'I'''n n "pihS
made nhtii in"-' wien NIi'i"i i',''enu '
OF Statistics was "fSaiii"ed' II Wn'cn Gu was VA;
reorGahiZed IN iN'-. FROM ,','o " 'i'
Russian census gre" 10 ii'i''ur ie8ai pop
u'afl"h, information WIN r'i'''''' "
sexes, nuinh'r "i houses III 'oWils'
churches, chnf'iS' ii'S'it"''"'iS' "'''''''4'''
turing establishments %tt-
In ftussia, census '"N',iS '''''H ''''N I,
fredenck W iiiiaih !: and WIS improve"
under frcderirN H. Inc enumeration
EN- braces hecii1ii,S' iii'I'''ili'' n i'l.ioi''
etc ana is 'aa"e ny 'i'il o,"'eis o'' 1a.'
day i"eeil'h'f' in' nv" w 4 ''i''i' I.i- IN
pre-, on i2etilp'r i, L., 100 'o"h Il ot'''"'
Tor the hfst '!lil"- me "erHiiiii '7''.'S'
tor the most par', take census hiiHt'-
~. Austria census W'iS hi't tiheii Ill
1881, and unt!l lN1' WAS usfi rhiifei! i"r
military purposes. II Is taken every
three wears
The science of stall siiCs has been more
cultivated in Swed den than many other
country. Tie practice dates back TO 1850,
and has been carried to high state OF
perfection. In Turkey the census Is
taken for cunscription. The first taken
in France was in 100 it is now taken
at quinqucnnial periods, Denmark hcinS
the only other country that takes It's cen
sIis every five years. The United States,
Great Britain and ireland, Holland, Bel
giun, Sutherland. Portugal, Sweden and
Norway on the other hand. do the wnrk
every ten years.
1t has been remarked by eminent ar-
thority on this subject that III Ireland the
greatest progress has been made. The
inst census WIS taken III ISL. but was
not considered trustworthy. An English
report SAYS ''Prcr to ISL the IRISH
cnumorators were persons taken from the
general community. In the years 1911,
81, '6l, Il, the censns WAS taken by the
constahulary and police under the con-
troll Of the officers of these forces their
knowledge rendered them particularly
smted for tins TndcrtahiEg, amt Their
pnsi'i"n tiir1ra i.";il iii!,; 'iiiorIa d us a
Suiii'i'ht ht;'ii Ui 'iii' i'n' i'''.i, .:
over Whoin t'Ie ,'"''l,,i'At II, 1oii'ii'''ia ~
exercise c"',.ioi- 1h'S IN Il'' We NJ NJ
reason To hciio'e' lerSoii'liS "c' i"''4'te'
with every mouse III 'ii'if i'Siec'i, ui
trcts. rive ,honSah" "',u nlli9', -S.A
men heioh@ihS 10 tilg culi5,'oiI''iN M, II