The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-12-02
WHO'S HEAD OF THE HOUSE?
UNCLE SAM WILL ASK YOU.
Farmers ASKED To Chain Dogs When
Census Taking Begins.


may come to the door when the
census enumerator calls next April.
1t is important that the Govern
ment keep track of every head of
family, and the answer, though it
may cause domestic wrangling
afterward, will be recorded from
the one of whom it is asked. That
is where the women of the family
will get the best of it, as it is
likely the men will be at work
when the enumerator calls.
Are you married? Have you
any children? Is your mother-in-
law living with you?"
These are few of the multi
plicity of questions which, begin
ming April 10, 1910, will be asked
every housewife in the United
States and It's territories by Uncle
Sam 5 army of inquisitors known
as census enumeratOrS.
From house to house all over
the country these inquisitors will
go. If you happen to be a house
wife and answer the summons of
the doorbell, and four of your five
children answer it, too, do not
not scold the enumerator when he
asks you if you are married. Uncle
Sam has not counted noses all
over the country for ten long
years, and it may be, as some pes
simists say, the race is lessening,
and if so the Government wants
to know in order to determine
what kind Of premiums 10 offer
for Rooseveltian families.
There is one request in partiCu-
lar the Government makes of peo-
pie living in small cities, towns
and rural districts, and that is to
have all dogs chained after April
IL for at least six months.
When the enume1ator calls he
will begin by asking these CUES
tons:
what street, road or avenue is
-; What is the NUMBER"
He will then ask. What is
your name? Are you the head of
a family? What is the name Of
each person living here on April
IS, 1910? The surname. and in
itials of every person in the abode?
How many children, their names,
ages, places of birth?"
if you are not the head of the
family you will be asked what re-
latlon you are to the head.
The enumerators will ask the
sex, color and race CT every per
son, the age at last birthday.
Then come the questions to the
women. Are you married or
single or divorced or widowed?"
If You have been divorced and re-
married, yoI will be asked the
number OF years Of the present
married life.
How many children are you
the mother of? How many child
rem were born and how many are
living?"
These questions will be asked in
the order named, so do not get i'm
patient and fretful and think the
enumeration is asking questions
which seem personal and imperti-
nent, The information is for the
Government. The enumerator also
will ask you your nationality. The
Government is particularly anxious
that this question be answered
truthfully.
What State or Territory, if
born in the United State? What
country, if foreign born? The
place of birth of the person being
Intercepted; the place of birth of
the father of this person and the
place of birth of the mother" are
among the questions.
The question of citizenship will
be thoroughly gone into thus:
"Were you born in the United
States? Were you an immigrant?
What year did you come to the
United States? Have you been
naturalized or are you still an
alien?"