The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-02-24
STRANGE DEMANDS ARE E,'ADE
All Data Must be Made Up for April
18th and if a Man Dies After That
Date He Must be Counted for the
Census Of 1910.

The explicit and lengthy printed
instructions to the census enumerators
which have been prepared by the
United States Census Bureau, give a
clear idea of the character of the
answers expected from the people of
the United States with regard to the
questions in the population schedule
to be carried in hthe Decennial Census
April Is next.
All answers are to have reference
solely to the "Census Day." which
is April Is. Persons living on that
day, but who died after it and before
the enumerators call, are to be count
ed, but persons born after April 10
are not to be included in the count
Persons who were single on April Is
are to be reported as single, even
though they have married subsequent
ly and before the canvasser has call
ed. This is true, similarly, of per
sons who became widowed or divorced
after April Is.
The census law provides that all
persons shall be enumerated at their
"usual place of abode" on A pril Is.
This means the place where they may
be said to live or belong or the place
which is their home. AS a rule, the
usual place of abode is not the place
where person works or where he eats
but where he regularly sleeps. The
enumerators are cautioned, however,
that where man happens to sleep at
the time of the enumeration may not
be the place where he regularly sleeps.
There will be a number of persons
having their usual places of abode in
enumeration districts who will be alb
sent April Is. These are to be in
Guided and enumerated after the facts
regarding them have been obtained
from their families, relatives, acquain-
tances, or other persons able to give
the information. For instance, if a
member of any family in an enumera-
tion district is temporarily away from
home on visit, or on business, or
travelling for pleasure, or attending
school or college, or sick in a hospi-
tai, such absent person is to be enum-
Grated and included with other mem
bers of the family. But son or
daughter regularly living in another
locality should not be counted with
the family at home.
Servants, laborers, or other en-
ployees, who live with the family, and
sleep in the same house or on the
premises, should be enumerated with
the family.
The census bureau states that there
will be, on the other hand, a certain
number of persons present and per-
haps lodging and sleeping in districts
at the time Of the enumeration who do
not have their usual places of abode
there. These are not to be enumerat-
ed. 1t must be assumed that they
will be enumerated elsewhere. The
canvassers should not, therefore, I'M
less it is practically certain that they
will not be enumerated anywhere else,
enumerate or include with the mem
bers Of a family they are enumerating
any Of the following classes:
Persons visiting a family.
Transient boarders or dodgers who
have some other usual or permanent
place of abode.
Students or children living or board
ing with family in order to attend
some school, college, or other educa-
tional institution in the locality but
not regarding the place as their homes.
Persons who take their meals with
a family but lodge or sleep elsewhere
Servants, apprentices, or other per-
sons employed by family and work
ing in the house or on the premises,
but not sleeping there; or
Any person who was formerly in a
family, but who has since become a
permanent inmate of an asylum, aims
house, home for the aged, reformatory,
prison, or any other institution in
which the inmates may remain for
long periods of time.