The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-18
ksokDk, iowa ~ February 10, 1910.
TAKING TIE CENSUS.

TAKING THE CENSUS.
The taking o. the thirteenth United
States census will tegin the morning
o. April is, which has been deslgnas
81 ae census day, and all the inforfna- 1
ton taken will be as 81 that date. THE /
census mast be completed within two
weeks. Between the present and the
opening Of the census the e1amina-
ton papers must be marked, approx
81 By the department al Washington
and the appointments announced.
The census bureau at Washington
4, sending out 10 the census superyis-
ora printed instructions regarding
most points in the taking Of the cen
sus Copies will be given 10 each
etitimerator. which he tg 10 congult
when he meets an unusual case.
With a native American the enun-
orator must record the state or terri
tory in which he Was born. Where
territory has become q state since
the birth there Of the person under
examination. the present designation
OF the locality must be recorded.
Relative 10 conjugai condition, the
enrfneratorg are TO report whether the
person Is single, married widowed or
divorced Married persons are 10 be
asked II they have been married be-
fore. If the present marriage is the
first, the fact Is to be indicated by the
aiCn m. !" but II # Ia the second or
subsequent marriage. then the enrrn-
orator Is To write m. ~ meaning
married more than once.
The question calling for the number
of years OF the preaent marriage Is
declared by the census bureau 10 APP
ply only 10 persons rcpor. ed as mar
ricd oftener than once, and the record
should show tho number Of years the
person examined was married TO the
present husband or wife. Thus a
woman who may have been married
for ten years To former husband,
but has been married only three years
to her present husband, shoula be re-
turned as married three years. The
number Of yeas entered should be
the number of completed years. A
person who on April Is has been mar
ried three years and clever. months
should be returned an married three
years. For person married less than
one year the entry IL TO '0,' meaning
less than one year.
One question, which calls for the
year Of immigration to the United
States. applies TO ali foreisn-born per
pona, male and female. Of Whatever
age. The enumefator must enter the
yenf in which the person came TO the
United States II he has been II the
United States more than once ths
year OF his first arrival rs 10 be atated
Tie inquiry whether naturalized o.
alien applies only 10 foreign-borr
males 81 years OF age aud over. !
does not apply 10 females to foreign
BORN minors or - any male born Il
the United states n the pernon wa
horn abroad, but has become fttl
citizen either by taking out aecon
or final papers Of naturalization o
through the naturalization OF hi
parents while he WAS under the az
OF 81 years, the ennmerator Is TO writ
NE" (for naturadzedD. II he has d.
clared his intention to become q
American citizen and taken out hi
first papers" the enumeration Is t
write "Pa.' If he has taken no step
toward becoming an American citizel
write "Al' (for alien).
The inquiry as TO the ability I
speak English applies TO all person
10 years OF age or over, If English
spoken, the enumeration must writ
English" in the proper column
the person enumerated Is not able
speak English, the enumerator Ii II
CURED In such cases only, to write Of
the name OF the language spoken, q
French, German italian, etc. If MOI
than one language Is spoken by a pc
son who. however. does not spea
English. then the enumerator Is
write the name of the language Wink
10 his native language or moth'
tongue