Telegram-herald., 1890-03-23

him ls given below. With this he must
a. ~ each f4mily and. II possibl ge.
answers tson each mem bsE ot u 70 AL
he que tions which CT ths case. Ths
trss lissssnt out fer the ase OF shs enum-
srztors contemplated the securing OF
Information ca those general points.
Name, age, sex, racs. place OF birth aad
residence. citizenship. oecup alton, edu-
cation. health and family ties. These
zre all questions more or less % statis-
tics. such Is have been asked IN
almost every census, and answers
d them o-ght 70 DO easily obtain.
able. Lezs success may be expect
81 with tns las; few questions. which
are I-ico-economicAl in eharac.
sar. They try 70 draw ont some
information on subject beset
with dificulties-the relative proper
tion OF owners and lesSees OF houses
and farms and the amount OF mount b.
RANGES on farms and homes occupied by
their owners There seems TO be a
widespread demand, however. for such
information on tAese questions as could
be got through the ceRsus-taker. and
Congress as this session amended the
census law SO IS 20 require the collec-
tion OF statistics about homes and
farms Here Is list OF the ques tions:
l. Givs Christian name In ruil. and initial OF
middle name. surname.
z Whsgher \ soldier sailor or % arfne during
tie civil var united States or COnfederats) or
widow Of such person
3 Relationship TO head OF family.
roon. octoroon, Chinese. japanese or Indiaa-
s Sex
& Age ., nearest birthday. n under year
rive age IN nonths.
:. Whether sis.ia. married. widowed or d.
yorced.
Whether married during the census year
June 1. 1852, 70 May 81. ls9ol.
g Mother OF bow many children and number
" there children living.
10 Place OF birth faft,
n. Place OF birth OF father.
f2. Place o; birth OF mother.
IS. Nulaber Of years In tho United St.tea
"a. Wkethsr usturaliEed-
IS. Whether rRatzralizstion papers have been
taken out.
1s Profession, trade or occupation
a. Months unemployed during the census
Tear June I. 1882 20 May 81. isao)
lS Attendance At schools ua months) dur
Jog the census year CJune !, 1870. TO May 81,
is90).
10 Able 10 read.
20 Able 70 write.
q. Able to speak English II not the Ian
guage or dialect spoken
- Whether suffering from acute or chronic
disease with mans OF disease and length OF
time Afflicted.
q Whether detective IN mind sight hearing.
" speech or whether crippled msimed, or de
formed with name Cf defect.
81 whether q prisoner. oOsyiot, homeless
shiid, or PsgpeT.
a5 and y Is the home Toa live In hired. or is
10 owned ty tne head or % a memocr OF TIE
isniiyi
q II owned ey head o. member Of family, Is
the Rome free frou mortgage incumorznce'
"A II the hesd Of the family Is n Sfarmer, IS tbs
fan which hs cultiVsles hired or Is IL owned BY
aim or BY member % bis family
p Ifornsd byhssd OF member OF family, is
the farm free from mortgage ineGmbraueet
50 II the Eouse or farm Is owned By head OF
uem Der of faauliy. and nortgagsd give The post
Once addres- " owncr-
The wors OF the special agents who
collect statistics of manufacturers is not
20 be limited 20 the month of June. and
the facts they gather will not be put
into shape Until after the tables OF pop
ulation aro completed. II may be added
that Mr. Porter hopes 20 have rough
estimate OF the population Of the var
fous States and Territories ready early
in August He Will complete the tables
needed for the reapportiohnent OF Rep
resentatives In Congress in time for use
a. the short session