Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-27
9l)eelin9 Register
COUNTING TUE rEnrLr.

SOME Of the Inquiries To he Made by ,he
Census Euumcrators in June.
The Eleventh Census Of the United States
VIII Doe taken during the month Of June
The census enumerators win begin their
work ou Monday, June ., and will visit
every house aud ask questions concerning
every person and every family ia the United
States. The questions that viii be asked
call Cor the name of every person residing
iu the lnitcd States on the first day of June.
with their sex ana aye, and whether white.
black, mul0tto, QuadrOOu. OctOrOon. or
Chinese, japanese. or Indian. Inquiry VIII
DE made q ot every person rs 90 whether
ihe} ARE single, married. widowed,
on divorced and, If married, whether mar
ried during the census year. The place Of
birth oi each person. and the place OF birth
oi the father and mother OF each person.
viii also be called for, As wen as state
mcut AIS to the profession trade or Occu-
patton followed and the number of months
unemployed during the census year For
an Persons zen wears of age or over re-
turn must Doe made by the enumeration as TO
che number able t0 read and write. and also
the number who can speak English. For
those who cannot speak English the par
ucu.ar language or dialect spoken by them
VIII hc asccrtaiued. For children of school
age. also, the number of months they AT
tended school will bc recorded by the cen
sUs ouumerators. In the case of mothers
au inquiry viii Doe made rs 90 the number
uf chldrcu they have had. and the number
oi those children living al the present time
This inquiry is to bee made of all women
who are or have been married. including
al who are widows or have been divorced
Fore igu-b0ru males OF adult age, that is 81
pears no age on over, viii be asked
I'd u N...nr lts.rr
ueeu FOO the United States, and
whether they are naturalized or have
taken out naturalization papers or the
head of each family visited the question
win bc asked as to the number OF persons
Foo thc family and whether his home is his
or hired, als1 if owned whether the home
Is free from mort sdgc REMEMBRANCE. III the
head ot tac family IS farmer, similar IN
quirios will Dee made concerning the owner
Ship of the farm IN addition 10 these in
guirics. an OF which are made on the pOpu
atioa schedule, the law under which the
census Is taken makes provision for special
inquiries concerning such of the pOpu-
latiou us may Dee mentally or physically de
Z icctIEc I'M any respect. that Is. insane,
feeblcmiudcd deaf, blind, or crippled, or
who may bc temporarily disabled by sick
ness. disease, on accident 40 the time of the
cuumcuitOrs visit Certain special in
'Quirics viii also be- made concerning I'M
mates of prisons and rcformatOries and of
charitable and benevolent institutions. Be
sides this, statement viii be called for
concerning an persons who have died
during the census year, giving their name,
.acc. sex. occupation, and cause of death,
THIS official count of the people comes
but once iu ten years. and every family and
every person should consider il 10 be their
duty OBJ answer the questions of the census
euumcrators willingly and promptly, So
that definite and accurate information may
be gained concerning the Gj,OOO,OoO people
Iiv,n. within the bounds of this great coun-
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