The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-06-06
COUNTING THE PEOPLE.

began their work last Monday
Hume 2, and will visit every house
land ask questions concerning
|every person and every family in
the United, States. The questions
that are asked call for the name o1
levery person residing in the Uni
tied States on the first day of June.
with their sex and age, and
whether white, black, mulatto.
lquadroon, octaroon, CT Chinese.
japanese, OF Indian, Inquiry will
be made also of every person as
to whether they are single, mar
Tried, 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
mother of each person, will also
be called for, as well as state
ment as to the profession, trade,
Or occupation followed and the
number of months unemployed
during the census year. For all
persons ten years of age Or over a
return must be made. by the emu
merator as to the number able to
read and write, and also the num-
ber who can speak English. For
those who can not speak English
the particular language or dialect
spoken by them will be ascertain
ed. For children of school age,
also, the number of months they
attended school will be recorded
by the census enumerators. In
the case of mothers an inquiry
will be made as to the number of
children they have had, and the
number OF these children now
living at the present time. This
inquiry is to be made of all women
who are or have been married, in
Icluding, all who are widows or
have been divorced. Foreign
born males Of adult age, that is,
|21 years OF age OF over, will be
asked as to the number of years
they have been in the United
States, and whether they are
naturalized or have taken out
naturalization papers. OF the
head of each family visited the
question will be asked as to the
number of persons IN the family,
and whether his home is owned Or
hired; also if owned, whether the
home is free from mortgage in
cumbrance: If the head of the
family is farmer, similar in
quiries will be made concerning
the ownership, of the farm. In
addition to these inquiries, all of
which are made OIL 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 physically defective
i'll any respect, that is, insane,
feeble minded, deaf, blind, or
crippled, or who may be tempor-
arily disabled by sickness. disease
OF accident at the time of the
enumerator's visit. Certain spe-
cial inquiries will also be made con
cerning inmates of prisons and re-
formatories and of charitable and
benevolent institutions. Besides
| GHlS, q SldtSIIlClIC Will Uc Cdlltd lOI
concerning all persons who have
died during the census year, Civ
ing their name. age, sex, occupa-
ton, and cause of death.
This official count Of the people
comes but once in ten years, and
every family and every person
lshould consider it to be theiMduty
to answer the questions Of the
census enumeraters willingly and
promptly, so that definite and ac-
|curate information may be gained
concerning the 65,000,000 people
living within the bounds of this
fgreat country.