The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-02-09
WHO'S HEAD OF THE HOUSE,
UNCLE SAM WISHES TO KNOW
Calls About Your No+Io
in-Iaw, Too Citizens Asked the Dog When the
B,g gins Next April

Are you the head of the family,
or is the head out?'
This is one of the leading ques-
+ions that will be put to whoever.
NAV come to the door when the CEN
enc enumerator calls next April.
It is important that the govern
ment keep track of every head OF
family, and the answer, though it
NAV cause domestic wrangling after
ward it 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 enum-
orator calls.
"How About Your Mother-in-Law?
Are you married? Have you any
children? Is your mOther-in-law liv-
ing with you?"
These are a few of the multiplied
ty of questions which, beginning
April Is, 1910, will be asked every
housewife in the United States and its
territories by Uncle Sans army of
ipouisitors known as census enum-
orators.
From house to house all over the
country these inquisitOrs will go. If
YOU happen to be a housewife and
answer the summons of the door
bell, and four of five children an
swer it too, do not scold the enum-
orator when he asks you if you are
married. Uncle Sam has not count
ed noses all over the country for ten
long years, and it may be, as some
pessimists say, the race is lessening;
and, if so, the government wants to
know in order to determine what
kind of premiums to offer for Rcose-
veltian families.
Chain the Dog After April 18th.
There is one request in particu-
lar the government makes of people
living in small cities, towns and ru-
raj districts, and that is to have all
dogs chained after April 14th.
When the enumeratOr calls he will
begin by asking these questions:
What street, road or avenue is
IuIS w udI - Tie uuuUGI
He will then ask: What is your
name? Are you the head of fam
lily? What is the name of each per-
son 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
family you will be asked what rela
ton you are to the head.
The enumerators will ask the sex,
color and race of every person; the
age of last birthday.
Then come questions to the wo-
men.
Are you married or single or di-
vorced or widowed?" If you have
been divorced and remarked you will
be asked the number of years of the
present married life.
How many children are you the
mother of? How many children 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
enumerator is asking questions which
seem personal and impertinent. The
information is LOT Iu0 SOFeI uul6HC
The enumerator also will ask you
your nationality. The government is
particularly anxious that this ques-
ton be answered truthfully.
What state or territory, if born
in the United States? What coun-
try, if foreign born? The place of
birth of the person being interro-
gated; the place of birth of the father
of this person and the place of birth
of the mother" are among the ques-
tons.
To Identify Citizens and Aliens.
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 nat
uTalized, or are you still an alien?"
The enumerator will have to ask
whether all persons enumerated
speak English, and if not what Ian
guages they speak.
The trade or profession, the kind