Evening journal., 1910-04-13
Some Of the Questions.

Every member of the family has TO
be classified under 20 specifications.
stating whether he or she is he or "a
she; whether white, black. mulatto,
Chinese. japanese or Indian; age at
last birthday; single. married. widowed
or divorced; II married. whether pres
ent marriage is first. second or subse-
quent; years of marriage; If married.
widowed or divorced, how many chill
dren during lifetime; number of chill
dren living on April 10. 1910; State or
Territory or foreign country where
born; If foreign born, the mother
tongue or native language; where
father and mother born and native
language; If foreign born. when victim
first came 20 United States; whether
naturalized: whether speak English; iC
not. give native tongue; trade or pro-
fession nature of business. industry
or establishment in which person
works: whether an employer, employee
or working on own account: whether
out OF work on April TO- 1910; number
Of weeks out of work in IaO9; whether
read or write English: whether attend
ing school since Septem 1, 1903; IL
man over so, whether served in Union
or Confederate Army or Navy.
The individual slips contain the ad-
ditional queries as to whether the clti
zen is deaf dumb or blind. and owns
his or her home.
And Don't Get Mad.
When DR.. Ball begins to enumerate
some of the trials which his enum-
orators are going TO experience he will
have his time fully taken up. For in
stance:
The census-take may find himself
against hard proposition when he
asks for the names of the head OF the
family. If you happen to be woman
and claim the head place in the fam
ily, don't tell that to the enunerator
and don't get angry If he disputes your
word if you claim to be. The husband,
in the eyes Of the census officials,
comes first. no matter how Insignificant
or unobstrusive he may be. The wife
comes second and the children, whether
sons or daughters, in the order Of their
ages. Last comes all persons living
in the same house.
Don't feel insulted when the enum-
/ orator asks how old you are. The
enumerator is sworn to secrecy. Your
age should be given in completed years
at your last birthday. In the case OF
children under years OF age their
age should be given in months, while
children not yet a month old will be
entered as such.
Your work should be given in answer
to such a question put to you on OF
before April 15 This applies TO all
occupations or professions which you
usually or regularly follow, no matter
what your sex or age.
Should you be seeking work and can
not find II, do not fail to tell the census
man, for the Department is making
an endeavor to ascertain the measur'
OF enforced employment.
However. II you are a woman doing
housework in your own home and have
no other employment. you should tell
the census man that you have no en-
ployment If you work for wages
then you should state you are a house-
keeper. servant, cook or other, as the
case may be. You should also state
whether the place in which you work is
a private family. hotel or boarding
house, or If you are in addition 10 doing
! your housework regularly earning
money by some other occupation,
whether pursued i'm your own home
or outside, you should tell the census
man that occupation.