The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-12-23
KEEP HEAD OF HOUSE BUSY
Will Seek to Clear the Nativity
of all the People in the City
as Well as Their Family Connec-
lions.
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care you the head of the family,
or is the head out?'
That is one Of the leading questions
that will be put to whoever may come
to the door when the census enumeration
rings or knocks next April. 1t is i'm
portant that the government keep
track Of every family head, 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 their work when
the enumeration calls.
care you married9 Have you any
children? Is your mother-in-law liv-
ing with you9
These are few of the multiplicity
of questions which, beginning with
April IS, 1910, will be asked every
housewife in the United States and it's
territories by Uncle Sam IS army of in
quisitors known as census enumerators.
From house to house all over the coun-
try will these inquisitors 60. Some
times, if the records of census gather
ing can be taken as evidence, the
enumerators will be welcomed and
sometimes they will not. That they
will ask half hundred scheduled ques-
tions and probably half a hundred
more which are not scheduled is to be
expected. The work of taking the
next census, it is hoped by census of
fcials, will be done better and more
rapidly than past censuses.
If, when ~elean-faced, well dressed
smooth-talking young or old man jerks
the door bell almost out of it's socket,
or raps the skin off his knuckles, have
fpatience with him. IF when you hap
pen to be housewife and answer the
summons of the door bell and four of
your five children answer it, too, do
not scold the enumeration man when he
asks if you are married, for he will be
receiving, perhaps, some Of the very
taxes you pay to do this land then it
really is necessary to know how big
we are. Uncle Sam has not counted
noses all over the country for ten long
years, and it may be, as some of the
pessimists say, the race is lessening,
and if so, the government wants to
know it in order that it can be deter
mined just what kind Of premiums to
offer for Roosevelt families.
There is one request in particular
the government makes of people living
in small cities, towns and rural dis
tricts, and that is to have all dogs
chained after April IA for at least six
months.
When the enumeration calls he will
begin by asking this question:
"What street, road or avenue is
this? What is the numberq"
He will then say:
"What is your name? Are you the
head of the family? What is the name
of each person living here on April Is
1910? The surname, initial of every
person in the abode? How many
children, their names, ages places of
birth?''
If you are not the head of the fami.
ly you will be asked what you are to
the head. The enumeration will then
take a description Of the occupants
He will ask the sex, color and race of
every person, the age at last birth
day. Then come to questions to the
women.
care you married or single or di.
vorced, or widowed?0
If you have been divorced and re-
married, you will be asked the number
of years Of present married life.
How many children are you the
mother of9 How many children were
born, and how many are ivingqn
These questions will be asked in the
order named, SO don't get impatient
and fretful and think the enumeration
is asking questions which seem per
sonal and impairment, for they are fol-
the government.
After assuring you that it is quite
important that twice as many more
questions be asked, the enumeration
will ask your nationality. The gov
eminent is particularly anxious that
this question be answered truthfully
What state or territory, if born in
the United Statesg What country. ii
foreign born? The place of birth OF
the person being Intercepted; the
place of birth of the father of this per
son and the place of birth of the
mother.
| The question of citizenship will be
thoroughly gone into.