The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20
CENSUS MAN COMING SOON.
HE'LL ASK BLUNT QUESTIONS, But
DON'T GET ANGRY.
Orders Given to Him to he Firm. but Always
Polite lis Mission Il Absolutely Conn.
dental and JAN and n Fine Await II He
Tell, What He Finds Out His Instructions.

DENTAL ana u NV - s' - TT
Tell, What He Finds Out His Instructions.
Some time about June / a man Will call at
your house and ask YOU questions III may he
that the questions that he asks VIII strike you
as being very personal in nature You will
find him possessed of n raging CURIOSITY as
to your age, condition business status, family
relations and financial capabilities lie will
even go so far as to inquire earnestly OF you
whether YOU are white or black perhaps he
may exaspera,e YOU, but YOU must remember
that he is a man and a brother ana refrain
from hitting him with the furniture Tor he Is
employed by the Government 10 get YOU down
on paper and make YOU a part OF inc census
Of 1900 II you refrain from replying 10 any
Of his queries perhaps he'll put YOU oown as
n deaf mute, for there Is a special catalogue
of persons thus afflicted and also OF the blind,
But IL YOU turn him out Of yonr house by force
or commit any assault upon him You VIII have
your Uncle Sam to reckon with and the next
time your name appears on n list 1t may be on
the roster Of n Jail.
Officially the census begins on Junel As
there aren't enough census enInerutors to
make the entire rounds on that day, or for
many days following, in all probability the
process will be stretched ont a good deal, but
all questions will be asked and answered with
reference to that day. For instance, the emit
merator may arrive at your hous" on June 8
or 7 and find that YOU were married on June
2. Down You go on his list As II bachelor, your
wife set down as a spin~ter living at the resi-
dence OF her parents The census won't recog-
nize your marriage At al bocause Il took place
after June l. Similarly yoi may bc dead sine"
the first day Of the month, but If the cnumcrator
n--l 80, VN-, .1tL. "a, t1av dan. ,slt,
are part of the population of New Io-k and sill
exc out a fictitious existence IN the sum total
Should a baby bc born in your household after
June /, tie child l. non-eyi>tant 50 far ns the
census goes. Nothing, absolutely nothing.
can happen to ynu between the lst of June
and the dale Of the ruumrrator's arrival The
law says 80 and tho law goes.
When the cnumerator comes 10 your house
he will identify himself by his official schedules
and also by a badge which he will wear on hi-
waiStCoat He Is bound by his instructions
to he not only civil but patiently polite. and if
he isn't you can writ" u complaint about him
which, supposedly, will receive prompt attrn-
ton Special stress has been laid on thi, mat
ter Of poljtencsS in the INSTRUCTIONS to tho emu
mprn'ors and they have been warned that any
proof If bad manners on their part will result
"'''' W. '""' wv ''""' '''"
Mics that the average American resent, hay
ing to discus, MI, private affairs with outsiders
and has set out 10 make this census a. little of
an ordeal A. possible, At the same time it is
to be pretty sweeping In it, scope
Here are som" # the things which the emu
merator will want To know about Yourself
and IN" inmates Of vour household, and he
wont necessarily depend upon tn. evidence
Of ms "y"~, either. II" wll ask YOU ourrlaht
trouSor, and a white SKIN wont ,NriI,r van
from answering. II" VII ask Won Tho date
of your birth, month and wear, whathnr YOU
long YOU have been MARRIED 10 your present
consort. how many children YOU have Ind
and how many are now LIVING vhether Won
To know tlre~" th'ncs about each member If
Your family. NoI will be expected 10 t,ll
wher" Won were horn and it Won ar" a native
Of another country, when Won came 10 ,Lis
country and wha, steps. If any, Won have taken
to become II citizen.
Then your business will come under con
sldnration, and here is vhcrc the euumsrators
anticipate the greatest trouble. husIrass
man generally considers his business rs his
h. own business and nohody clse'-. and pre-
ferS To tell almost ANYTHING else ahoir himself
rather than give details Of the pruCn~Sa, wh.rohy
he makes his l,ving But tho Government -
,uHl as much interested N your business as il
what your occupation j.. and II ,ou Elya mora
than one Won VIII bn listed under the heod Of
mat one from which NO! derive the rhipf pnr.
Of Your income. In case Won arru't s,ira ~
that, tho one Won spend the most time and
effort on will be thar under which Won viii W.
described Thus. If Won tend liar in Tho J,,.
time and usher in the tlrntrr IN tL, nvor,in,
Won will 90 down as bartender som, narN
sons have no occupation. The will In. oltsd
whence Their income ia derived. and if ther
receive most Of il from loaned rnnnny .,nrg.
bonds, or other soctIri tics. vo,ln re n runit,n.i
by the Government definition. In clsn am,
hasn't any income n, Mi thor. ., h'
ably be a note To that effect os thn Gdvorr
ment Is too polite To sci, anyhnd, d,uu ~ -
hobo. If there were any uonth. ~ ,mnr,..
of months in the last wear when Won war,
ont Of work the cnumerator u Il wan, ,| L "mr
about that. but vacation isn't snnlrion n'' w
land Won IN the prrn, Cr,,ron "m' '"
ployed. You are to tell wheth,r Won n
Won own home and if So vLr,b,r Nv"
gagged. Also. Won are eypected to st,,o ,yho,ho-
YOU can read and write tho ErpIi.b I,n
lf YOU can't. but can read and wrife some other
language. that * duly sci down Ia ,,,tr crnI,t
and saves Won from Tho Ssti"mmo ," or'ui
When the cons,ls enIImarntnr cot ',brn",L
with Won he will proLoLlv Enoy, th,rr 49,.
YOU that your most Intimate friend a.,
know. As soon as no hn. asked nnd rncoi,,J
the answer 10 his Inst m,o.tnnn 40 ,naaI
10 leave vOur premises and prGrnutlv fnrgat
everything he has found nut II 49,,
| forget il. or hohnve n. II ho IaJ u uoeNn !
| will get into verv hot wotar ' /" . Nv
Severe penalties are established ,.r ,h.
punishment Of any h.troyni 81 rl !"
received bv the enuruorotor Wba.or' u,
| tell HIM is n confidence between Won and Tho
| Government and he il nneroIr ~ W Nv
| through which The do.,r rcd md'ii ns W., apparatus
If he is false In bs ,r,,.t a,d ~ ,,.',on passes
| son any Information received in tLn rarr "r,, i ~
of hiS duties he mavbp fined 400 i,r,n, r,n ,i
Not only NAV he not show his SCHEDULES J., ~