The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-11
THE COMING CENSUS.
HOW Il Will BE Taken and the
questions That Will be Asked.


June ? is the day appointed for the
, k'eAt armv OF censps ennmerators TO sci
""t on the march. The United States
nss been divided into l75 supervisors
nis'ricts. aud Ia each OF these districts
mere will BE- ~ least two hundred epn-
merS'ors. Nearly half tho supervisors
~" large proportion Of the enumcra-
'ors nave been selected, hut between now
snd me second day Of June a great
amount ~ work must be- done II Tho cen
eus work is 70 e'srt promptly on fine
q month will be given ~ field work. bus
!. - calculated the figures of the ennmer-
"'ors will he ready 10 forward 10 ma
superintendent At Washington b, ,Jnly
l. These figures will probably be little
."nre man the groas resnIis. as the de- \
'a's VIII require more time 70 he worked
cu'. from these gross totals the Wash Il
."g'on experts will figure ont rough
s"'a' OF the population Of the United
S'n'eS. which they expect to have ready
'or pnbIication early in Aupust. In tha
WORK o. ennmera'ing the population the
'"Pervisor's district IL tho upit. thelI
supervisor appoints the ennmerators
VINO are given two weeks IN ci,;es III
more than ten thousand inhab,t,nts ana 7
J month In rural diatricts. IN which tol
nnish their work. Each enumnra,or l.
= q, % supplied with tho following sched :. .
:. :, Give Christian name in fnll, and :.
ni'ia' OF middle name, surname.
=: Whether = soldier. sailor or marine y
,ur'ng the civil war United States or :
or widow of such person. 7,
.. Rela'ionship to head of family. "
=. Whether white or black, mulatto
nsnro""' octoroon, Chinese, Japanese = "
5. Sex. gl
Q. Age a. neareat birthday. II under =
ne year give ago in months.
I; Whether single, married, widowed =
8. Whether married during the cer. %
y year (Jnne 1. 1882. to Nav 81. 1890,
n Mother ofhow many children. and rp
lmber Of these children living. ~
TO- Place OF birth. W
IL. Place Of birth or father.
IL. Place OF birth OF mother.
10. Number Of years In the United
ates.
IL. Whether naturalIxed.
70. Whether naturalization papers .es
ve been taken out. Oe
10. Profession, trade or occupation. ex
IL. Months unemployed during the M
nsns year (June !, 1889, 10 May 81. gr'
9O.) qu
Is. Attendance IT school lin months> pr
ring the census year (Juue l, 1889, TO ns ~
" 81. l6JO.) OF
l9. Aole 10 read. ir'
~. Able TO write. liea
u. Able 10 speak English. IF NOT. 'ro
} language or dialect spoken. ms
.. Whether suffering from scu,e or acq
'onic disease. with name Of disease wei
length Of time afflicted. pro
.. Whether defective In mind. sight. W.
ring or speech. or whether crippled OF
lined or deformed, name OF defect. an'
4. Whether : nrisoner conr;.. forf
neless child. manner he {
) and 26. Il the home yon live in me
~, or is Il owned by the head or oro'
nber Of the family? and
I. Ifowned by head or member oflcon'
lily. is the house free from mortgage ing
lmbrancc? thei
J. II the head OF the family il VIII
1er, Is the farm which he cu,iivstes slav'
q, or is Il owned by him or BY ne
1ber Of bis family? thro
. lfowned b. head ar member ing
ly, is the farm free from mortgage had
mbrsnce? they
II the home or farm Il owned by ny
or member OF family ana mort. ,'n-ii
a, give the postoflice address oelon ID
Or. and I
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