Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-30
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.

The eleventh census of the United
States will be taken during the month of
June. The census enumerators will be-
gin their work on Monday, June 9, and
will visit every house and ask questions
concerning every family in the United
States. The questions that will be asked
call for the name of every person residing
in the United States on the first day of
June, with their sex and age, and whether
white, black, mulatto, quadroon, octo-
room, or Chinese, japanese or Indian.
Inquiry will be made also of every per-
son as to whether they are single, married,
widowed, or divorced, and, if married,
whether married during the census year.
The place of birth of each person, and
the place of birth of the father and mo-
ther of each person, will also be called
for, as well as a statement as to the pro-
fession, trade, or occupation followed and
the number of months unemployed dur
ing the census year. For all persons ten
years of age or over a return must be
made bv the enumerator as to the num-
Der able to read and write, and also the
number who can speak English. For
those who do not speak English the par
ticular language or dialect spoken by
them will be ascertained. For children
of school age, also, the number of months
they attended school will be recorded by
the census enumerators. In case of mo-
theirs an inquiry will be made as to the
number of children they have had, and
the number of these children Lying at the
present time. This inquiry is to be made
of all women who are or who have been
married, including all those who are wild
ows or who have been divorced. For
eigu-born males of adult age, that is, q
years of age or over, will be asked as to
the number of years they have been in the
United States, and whether they are nat
uralized or have taken out naturalization
papers. OF the head of each family yisi-
ted the question will be asked as to the
number of persons in the family. and
whether his home is his own or hired al
so, if owned, whether the home is free
from mortgage incumbrance. If the
head of the family is IA farmer, similar
inquiries will be made concerning the ow-
nership of the farm. In addition to these
inquiries, all of which are made on. the
population schedule, the law under which
the census is taken makes provision for
special inquiries concerning such of the
population as may be mentally or physic-
ally defective in any respect, that is, in
sane, predetermined, deaf, blind, or Grip
pied, or who may be temporarily dsa-
bed by sickness, disease, or accident at
the time of the enumerator's visit. Ger
tain special inquiries will also be made
concerning inmates of prisons and refor-
matOries and of charitable and benevo-
lent institutions. Beside this, state
ment will be called for concerning all
persons who have died during the census
year, giving their name, age, sex, occu-
patton, and cause of death.
This official count of the people comes
but once in ten years, and every family
and every person should consider it their
duty to answer the questions of the cen
sus enumerators willingly and promptly,
SO that definite and accurate information
may be gained concerning the 65,00O,0O0
people living within the bounds of this
great country.