Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-23

SETTLING PROPERTY on WIFE
When men are prosperous and are max
ing money, and consider Themselves rich,
/ wouder that IL 30 seldom come- home TO
them that they are li4ble to reverres,
which shall plunge their families int, the
utmost pecuniiry distress. Men k:,ow
that business IL subject to fluctuations,
and that nothing L. more frequent than
that men should in One year Lase ali The
comforts and advantages of wealth, and
the next year be- stripped bare. But a
vicion- hopefulDess prevents hem from
realizing that they rhaii ever BE- subject
to this fste which befnli- OTHERS.
i have LIVED long eDoueb 20 -ee the
overthrow Of "A great many families be-
cause the father, believing that he should
live and always keep them in cornforra-
BILE circumr' anceS. had neglected TO make
AN independ.nt provision TOR them.
! b-lie,e IT to b. Tia. duty of every man
who Is pro.peroii-, out of debt, aud maxi
ing money, Do settle upon hI- vile a cer-
tain amount Of property. which shall not
be affected by either hi- bankruptcy on
bis death. This may be done by n life
especially If it be "a policy
which j. not forfeited by neglect of pay
nent. But still better way - to -etile
upon the wife good house and the fur
niture. Then, II mi-frtuDe comes. the
man will still bsve a home. He will b.
secure at ia. root. and may begin sgAin
with some hope. II death takes away the
father, the nest remains The children
do not need to be scattered.
Some persons have qn.-ri"ned whether
a scrupuiou- hon.--ty would allow one Ia
hold back from creditors any part of a
husbands property. A settlement Of
property on another. while debt hangs
oyer IL. either for the sake IF avoiding
payment of debt. or of securing the family
wouid be fraudulent, dishonest. and
wicked. But If, while clear of debt. the
ha-b,nd settles property on his wife for
the just maintenance of herself and chill
dr-I,, hi- after debts have no more claim
upon that property than If b- had sold
and transferred il 10 "A beighbor instead
of bis own wife No man bse a right to
leave n fsmily whom be- has accustomed
II sffiuence hibl. 20 sudden and Wasting
p 'verry. A provi-ion made berim-s. in
property, for the sifety ot his family in
case of his death or b.nkruptry, may be-
accepted and employed by the most -.nsi-
tive cDfsci.nce. ] write strongly ON this
subject. because hav. --,n much die
tre-- arising fr"n m" want ~ -nch pre-
caution.-H ". Bocher. ta " y. Lodgcr.
The ECcLIsiAFTfcAL CENsUs oF
ROME.-Ib- ''ri.-Is-iical sbth'Ii'r- II
Hpu,- bnv. just JuhlI-b.-d a e.-nru- for the
present. year 1b.-e -taii-'i"s show hist
the r~guIhr clergy . c''mIH'r-d Of 2-2'j
per-on-, thus divided Cardinsi-. ~
Bishops. 26: priests and clerks. .56G,
sbd student. si the ecs'is-isriInai colleges,
S41. The religious ciniDnni'i.- e"nnt
6.2l5 .Oulr. 1888 men aud 2,2.1 w"usn.
The lay pppnlatioD Bn"nnir to l3I. 1855;
soldiers ia vsrri-sB. iO.2o1. priss'n.r- nn-
der Sebf.n-.-. BPS: Pr,i.-s,sDir. GJ1. and
jews. 2.GsZ, nakipv tDi.sl oi 20 S5Z. or
-, incr.a-. "a g. l53 over the year 1868.
The number 81 families j. 42.5lJ. or nn
nversy. OF rather Dnrs than fy. per-sns
"a each. M.le- are more numerous than
f.m ,l-, 'h. figures h.-ipy 1888 abd Iol,-
go respectively. L'Dp"vi'y H. greater
an,ong the latter. o. ter-.D- who have
STAINED III. sge of 10 To 30. the woman
count 2 3c1 and the mrn 2.ls} only;
fr.,ru 80 o., gb 5J6 AID 49,: aDd b.fween
40 and 100. 81 aud "a TIE Dnmb-r of
Care innI- residing ira the Eternal City has
rem lined nearly the sam- during ten
yesrs never having berD below 20 nor
.bove "a Mt present it i- 32. The rsme
remark does rot apply TO the Bishops.
Who have never been few. la 1864
they counted 40: nt fbi- moment they are
no more than 20. Priests and regular
clerks have sl-o diminished during the
last decennisl I,~rI"d. the Dumbsr never
being 40 low. In 1864 il WIS 1.5O4; at
present il is ,265. On The other hand,
the members OF .reIigious communities
have augmented in 1860 the males were
800, aud the females 2.U21 the progress
lion h.s heen constant and the fgare now
are. 2,0t0 and 2.2j6. This increase In
n.tps.lly explained by the oonfi~cstion of
the Church pr'p-rty in Irsly. and the ex-
puision Of the monks and nuns from their
monasteries and conveDts. many Of them
having sought an asylum in the capital Of
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