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QUERIES FRAMED yrkat the Cjmsus Enumerator Will Asjyou Next Sum mer Decided On. 32 point! on population Arrangemeifs Made for Convenience in Coaectlnir and Onmnil. f ing the Data. WashiDrfon, B.JC., Dec. 20. The , l nuea aLaiea census population schedule i hich, will be carried by the enumersjprs during the thirteenth da i cennial Wnited States census, April 15 next, CMtains 32 questions concerning every Jan, woman and child in this coutryfthe total of whom is expected to readh the number of 90,000,000. Th?preparation of the . population schedfle engaged for the . past few jmoDtJs in joint consideration of As jsistiJttt IMrector Willoughby. William ; C. ffunt, the United States census chief statistician for population, and Prof. William B. Bailey, the Yale In structor in political economy, a promi ueat member of the census bureau ad Tifory board of statisticians, etc.. who ! later was commissioned supervisor of census for the state of Connecticut, f The schedule has been approved by Census Director Durand, and in its final form will be 16x23 inches in size, printed front and back, with 50 lines on each side, one for each person enumerated. The government printing office will print l.SOO.OOO copies, so as to give each of the 330 supervisors .if census an ample supply to meet all the needs of about 67,000 enumerators vrr.o will enumerate the population in Aprii next. The paper on which the schedule will be run off will be first-quality white writing, 23x32 inches, 64 pounds to the ream, the total weight being 230.4CO pounds. The entire edition will be printed on a web press, which will print two of the schedules, face and back, each revolution, at the rate of 9.000 an hour. It will take about six and a half days for the press to print the 1.800,000, running 1C hours a day. More Convenient Form. " The schedule paper is very heavy and will stand a great deal of handling. The form of the schedule is more con venient than tht used ten years ago, and the two pages are so spaced that when the schedule is placed in tho card-punching machine, each time a card has been punched, the ratchet wheel automatically moves the schl nle up one line, and all the operator has to do is to operata the keys on the punching machine. For this stage of the compilation of the population statistics 122.000,000 manila cards have been ordered for tho card-punching machines. The 32 questions are classified un der 13 groups. The first is location, and under this head the enumerator must wite down the street, avenue, road, etc.; the house number in, cities or towns; and tho number of the dwelling house and the number of the family, in the numerical order of the enumerator's visitation. Under the subject "name," for each person whose place of abode on April 15 was in the family being enumerat ed, the census taker is instructed to enter the surname first then the given name and the middle initial, if any. He must include every person living on April 15, 1910, and must omit children bom 6lnce that date. The third group, relationship, calls for, a statement of the relationship which the person enumerated bears to the head of the family in which he re sides. Tiie personal description group asks for the sex; color or race that s, whether white, black, mulatto, Chinese, Japanese, or Indian; age at last. birth day; whether single, married, widowed, or divorced; the number of years rt present marriage; and, under the sub ject of "mother of how many children," the number of children each woman has had and the number now living. The Country of Birth. The group relative to .nativity re quires answers stating the place of birtri of the person enumerated and al so of his or her father and mother. The instructions are that if either is born in the United States, the enumer ator must give the state or territory, but if of foreign birth he must give the country- The two questions regarding citizen ship apply to foreign-bem persons on ly, and call for a statement of the year of immigration to the United States, and, in thecase of adult males, wheth er naturalized or alien. The next question requires the enu merator to ascertain whether the per son is able to speak English, or, if not, to give the language spoken. There are five questions touching up on occupation. The first calls for the trade or profession of, orri particular kind of work done by the i?rson,beiag enumerated, such as, to quote" the schedule, "spinner, salesman, laborer, etc." The next inquiry calls for a state ment of the general nature of the in dustry, business, or establishment in which the person works, as, again to quote verbatim from the schedule, "cot ton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc." The third wants to know whether the person is an employer, employee, or working on his or her own account, and under the fourth and fifth ques tions, whether out of work on April 1.".. 1910, and the number of weeks out rf work during th.-? year 1909. The questions in the education group are "whether able to read." "whether able to write." and "attend ed school any time since September 1, 19r.9." Information regarding ' "ownership of home" will be obtained by these questions: Whether the home is owned o rented; if owned, whether free or mortgaged. a"2d whether it is a farm or simply a house, as in a village or city; if a farm the schedule carries for pur- THE ROCK' ISLAND ARGUS, MONDAY, DECEMBER, 20, 1909. , - '0" f ' f - A- 9 P- et e i'r ! Buy Your Christmas GOOD Early at Battles. If you want to make those Christmas boxes you're going to send out the best ever, hurry to this store tomorrow and take first choice of the de licious fruits and nuts that are waiting her J for you. f eezt your Christmas things at the same time and you'll be on the safe side. You've heard of people waiting too long the choicest always goes first and sometimes everything else is gone if you do your shopping at the eleventh hour. We're mighty anxious to have you all enjoy the feast of good things we've prepared. Every one who comes will find the most delicious array of Christmas eat ables in this region. They will find some pleasant surprises too. We won't tell what they are, come and find them. If you don't your Christmas dinner. w't be all it should be. , , Come early tomorrow" H. R. Battles Co. f Teas, Coffees and Groceries. 1806 Second Avenue. m w f-v. u I & .'It v- t Out to JHow I' Can IVfdney on Save ; You Pianos and 4 Player Piaiios. If my prices are the same as competitors, quality considered, buy of them. I do not ask your trade unless my prices are lower. If you will call and examine my line of pianos and player-pianos, I will convince you of the above facts. New Pianos from $150 Up.' Also Some Bargains in Slightly Used Pianos. ' ::'': : : : Easy Therms if Preferred. If you buy a piano of me on payments, I do not sell your contract to a bank nor send to a piano- factory. tYou owe me and not a factory or a factory store. And in case of sickness in your home we do not come the next day, arid take the piano from you. , Our one price insures your getting the lowest price for the. quality of goods purchased. , Our prices are so low, our profits So small, though we buy all our goods for cash, and in large quantities, that we cannot make you a $50 or $100 reduction, be cause it is Christmas, Fourth of July or George Washington's birthday. Watch the papers for more announcements. IbeFt Smalloeld. The Only One-Price lusic StrSe in this Vicinity, and we can prjve it. 313-315 W. 2d St. Davenport STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. poses of identification the number of the farm schedule. - The schedule further contains .in quirles as to whether the person enu merated Is a survivor of the union or confederate army or navy: whether blind in both eyes, and whether deaf and dumb. Revised For Christmas. "You say Jack writes he can't be here With you on Christmas day? Well. 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder," So the poets say." " 'Tls not Jack's absence. What care I Because he can't be near? It's absence of the presents That I. of all, most fear." For sake of up to dateness now We'Jl change this little rhyme. " 'Tis presents make the heart grow fond, est" , Just at Christmas time. Walter Wellman. Daddy's Christmas Dream. That Christmas comes but once a year Is rather sad for Willy. And likewise limits much the cheer Of Mabel. Maud and Milly, For they would welcome ten or twelv. To shout around the shanty And in their stockings deep to delve For goodies left by Santy. . But one. a year is quite enough (Since buylng's such a bother When times are panicky and tough) ( For these dear youngsters' father In fact, poor daddy hopes the fates Will cause (to get a cheap Tear) The calendar to change its dates And Christmas swap with leap year. ROBERTU3 LOVE. Stung for 15 Years by indigestion's pangs trying nany doctors and $200 worth of medicine in vain. B. F. Ayscue of Ingleslde, N. C, at last used Dr.-King's New Life Pills, and writes they wholly cured him. They cure constipation, biliousness, sick headache, stomach, liver, kidney and bowel troubles. 25 cents, at all druggists, 4 '' All the news all the time THE ARGUS. ' Don'ts From the Postoffice Don't neglect to place, postage stamps on upper right hand corner, and your name and address on upper left hand corner of letters and pack ages. Millions of pieces of mall fall to reach either addressee or sender on account of such neglect. Don't address your mail matter with a lead pencil, as the handling of mail will wear off the pencil marks. Al ways use ink. " ' Don't fall to ascertain the correct amount of postage necessary, as sec ond, third and fourth class matter can not be dispatched until fully prepaid. Don't wrap second, third and fourth class matter so that the contents can not be easily examined by the post office authorities. If you do, your friend at the office of destination will have to pay for your error. Don't use "stickers" of any kind, so as to seal the package against inspec tion. This Is a frequent error, and has been the cause of much trouble to the postoffice and its patrons. . Don't enclose writing in . packages, unless you prepay first class postage. Tou will be subject to a fine of $10 for illegal enclosures. Don't telephone instructions relative to change of address or the delivery of your mail. Send your instructions to the postmaster in writing, and they will have proper attention. . Don't neglect to register all valuable matter and take receipt for same. The small fum of 10 cents will insure de livery, and a return receipt from the person addressed.. Don't send' money in the ordinary mail. v If lost, you have no recourse. A money order costing only , a few cents insures you against, loss. Don't wait until the last moment to deposit your, mail matter, expecting thatit will reach Its destination regard-1 less of storms, train service and other conditions. -Don't forget that a special delivery stamp, or ten cents in ordinary stamps with the words "special delivery" plainly written on the envelope in ad dition to the regular postage; will. cause the immediate delivery of let ter or package by the office of destina tion. ' 1 Don't write message over or to the right of the line on face of" postal or postal cards. Only" the left one third of the address side of card may be used for correspondence. Always en close tinseled cards in sealed envelopes and place first class postage on the en velope. " , THREE CHILDREN BURNED Little Ones J.ieft Alone by Parents in Home at Sonth Chicago I'erinh. Chicago, Dec. 20. John Corrodio, aged 7, Charles Corrodio, aged 2, and Mary Corrodio, aged 4, were burned '.o death In their home in South Chicago when the house caught fire from an unknown cause during the absence of their parents. The children were alone in the home while the parents went to a barn. Shortly afterwards the fath er saw fire bursting through a window in their home, and, hurrying to the res cue of the children, was driven back y the flames. He was powerless to do anything for the children, who wero burned, beyond recognlzation. Tho building wuich was poorly constructod burned to the ground within a short time. N Looking One's Best. It's a woman's delight to look her best, but pimples, skin eruptions, sores and boils robs life of Joy. Listen! Bucklen's Arnica Salvo cures them; makes the skin soft and velvety. It glorifies the face. Cures pimples, sore eyes, cold sores, cracked Hps, chappe I hands. Try it. Infallible for piles. 23 cents, at all druggists. T Tndl Km j! 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