St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-31

COUNTING THE PEOPLE.
SOxE or THE IxQCIRlEs 70 N MADE
u THE CExsUs ESUxERArORs.
The Eleventh Census OF the
United States will be taken during
the month OF June. The census
enumerators viii begin their work
next Monday, June ?, and viii visit
every house and ask questions
concerning every person and 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,
Yuadr00n, o~ct0roon, or Chinese.
japanese, OF Indian. Inquiry will
be made also OF every person - to
whether they are single, mar
ried, widowed, or divorced, and
IL 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,
- well - . statement Is to the pro-
fession, trade, or occupation follow
ed and the number OF months un-
during the census year.
For al persons ten years Of age or
over . return must be made by the
enumerator - to the number able
to read and write. and also the num-
Der who can speak English. For
those Who can not speak English the
particular language Or dialect
spoken BY them viii BE- ascertained.
For children Of school age, also,
the number Of months they-attend-
ed school Win be recorded BY the
enumeratoes. In tho case
Of mothers m inquiry win be made
- to the number u children they
have had, and the number Of those
children living 1t the present time.
This inquiry il to Be made Of I'll
women who are or have been marri-
I'd, including III who are widows or
have been divorced. Foreign-born
males Of adult age, that b u yeaEs
u age or over, will be asked % 10
The number Of years they have been
the United States, and whether
hey are naturalized or have taken
out naturalization papers. OF the
head u each family visited the ques-
ion win be asked - to the number
persons In the family, and wheth-
r bis home b owned or hired /; also,
{ owned. whether the home l. free
rom mortgage incumbrance. II
he bead Of the family i . farmer,
inquiries win be made con-
,erning the ownership OF The farm.
n addition to these inquiries, Ill
4 which are made On the popu-
alton schedule, the law under
The census y taken makes
PROVISION Tor special inquiries con-
'erning such Of the population =
nay be mentally or physically de-
in any respect, that b, in
ane, feebleminded, deaf. blind. or
sippled, O. who may be temper
Eily disabled By sickness, disease,
Z accident 1t the time Of the enum-
rator's visit. Certain special in
uiries viii also be made concern
3 inmates Of prisons and reforms
,ries and Of charitable and benev-
lent institutions. Besides this,
tatement win Be called concerning
4 persons Who have died during
,e census year, giving their name,
e, sex, occupation and cause q
cath. u
This Official count OF the people
,mes but once in ten years, and
rery person should consider Il to
Z their duty to answer the questions J
! the census enumerators willingly
I'd promptly, 20 that definite and
,curate Information may Be gain
! concerning the S.. 900. 900 peo- ;
living within the bounds of this !
eat country.