Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-04-14
TAKING rhE cENsus.
Process to Begin Tomorrow.--TeIIt the
Enumerators All.

EnumerAtorA ALL
Tomorrow, the 18th inst, the census
euumeratora, c. /. Bnyden for the town
and Charles B. Adams for the village cor
poration, i'll begin TO number the people
according to the regulations governing
the taking of the 18th decennial census Of
the United States.
After the fashion OF the FIRST enumera-
tors, Moses and Aaron, no took the sum
OF the congregation of the children OF
Israel, they will inquire ssafter the fami-
lies. hy the house OF their fathers. with
the number of their names, every male by
their polls" They will not, however,
content themselves by ascertaining only
the lighting strength of the communi-
" or. following a more modern compre-
pension OF " hat that strength really con-
sists. they will count every female q BY
their polls'' as we'll as every male and,
setting aside ths Mosaic age limit OF
twenty years, will in0Iu te in the list every
mortal from one day old and upwards.
The questions to be answered are as fol-
lows:-Name, relationship, colcr or race
married or single, widowed or divorced,
number OF years OF present marriage;
number OF children born, number OF chill
dren living; place CT birth OF self, father
and mother; il foreign. scar Of emigra-
tion to the United States; naturalized or
alien; able TO speak English or, il not,
what language is spoken; trade or profess
sion; nature OF neutrality-suspicious. or
employe; working or not on April 15i
number of weeks of work during 1903;
able to read and write; il children have
attended school at any time since Sept. ],
1909: bone owned or rented; II owned,
neither mortgaged or free, farm or
house; whether survivor OF Union or Con-
federate army; il blind in both eyes, deaf
or dumb. II a villager owns three acres
or more OF land, or land less than three
acres which has produced $3.50 or more in
a year, said property must be entered in
the agricultural schedule. There are also
separate schedules for barns and other
places containing live stock and for
slaughter houses.
To reassure the people and TO stimulate
a cordial outpouring OF all hearts to the
enumerators, President Taft has issued q
proclamation declaring that lit Is the
duty of every person to answer all ques-
tions on the census schedules applying to
him and the family to which he belongs,
and to the farm occupied by him or bis
family, and that any adult refusing to do
so il subject to penalty"
"For the due protection OF the rights
and interests OF the persons furnishing
information every employe OF the census
bureau is prohibited under heavy penalty
from disclosing any information which
may thus come to his knowledge"
Therefore the enumerators are debarred
from aspreading aroundn little items OF
personal interest for which the neiRhbors
yearn and which there is no fun in know
ing If you can't tell. Under such kind
protection Of paternal government one
might consent to reveal a natal date in
the middle of the 10th century and dare
census taker to so much as raise an eve
brow II hereafter one ever thought fit in
his presence to diselaim any personal re-
collection Of the stirring events OF the
Civil war
"Therefore, the president earnestly
urges upon all persons to answer prompt
ly, completely and accurately all in
quiries addressed to them By the enumer-
ators or other employees OF the census
bureau, and thereby contribute their
share toward making this great and me-
eessary public undertaking success"
tion every ten years is required by the
constitution OF the United States for the
purpose OF determining the representa-
tion of the several states in the House OF
Representatives. The census has nothing
to do with taxation, with army or jury
service, with compulsory school attend
ance, with the regulation OF immigration
or with the enforcement OF any national,
=. -. he slU
purpose is to secure general statistical in
formation regarding the population and
resources of the country, and replies are
required from individuals only in order
to permit The compilation OF such general
statistics.
The frst census of Vermont was taken
in 1878, during the Colonial period. as a
part OF the census of New York by whom
the Grants were claimed. The next cen
sus, and the first for the country at large,
was in 1890, when Vermont had popu-
Iation of So, 341 and one important road,
running from Concord, y. H., aud Ash
burnham, Mass, through Rutland and
along the eastern shore of Lake Cham
plain. Over this highway the products
OF the surrounding country we're taken 70
Boston for export.
I'm 1890 Orange county had total pep
ulation OF 1926 aud in Randolph there
we're 500 inhabitants, Of whom 227 we're
IS years and over, 237 under is years,
and 429 females. The county embraced a
large extent OF territory and had these IN
inhabited towns, to which No settlers had
then CONSTELLATION, Billymead, Brown
ington. Burke, Caldersburgh, Ferdinand,
Glover, CRANKY, Harris Gore, Hopkins
Grant, Lewis, Msrshfield, Minehesd,
Navy, Newark, Orange, Random, st. An
drews, Sheffield, Victory, westmore, Win
ok and Woodbury.. some of the places