The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-10-07
Marriage Probabilities.

a table OF marriage probabilities .ior
both sexes, from the age OF fifteen up
10 seventy, based OH figures taken
from eight thousand marriage licen-
scs issued by the county clerk during
The twelve months ending August 2.
Jtdcduces the following facts from
tile table: n'- ~
. In oiie'lhousand cases no oneiwas
married bei0re the age oftiliecn. The
marriage ofwomcn at that age isinot
unknown, but tits rare. MenaO not
begiito marry, rs a rule, until they
are eighteen Years old. AT the, age
Of nineteen, when young inen arejust
teginiiHg to- think seriously OF the
subject, young women are at their
most favorable time, more oftllem
marrying" at that agei than at any
other. The years ofgfeatcst lproba-
biIity with u woman are from eight
ccii ~ q twenty-five, eliminating at
twenty-five. At iiinetecn,I twenty
and twehty-onc, The chances are even,
bciiig betierat nineteen aud twenty
two, than ateiiher Of The intervening
years. AT twenty-three, begins a
steady decline, but not untilthe age
la,v nrs .,nio i,andrsS. aeiers ,hatrsoe
they do, andin the Pest of hcifiife her
chances are but seventy In aiilioiE
sand At the age Of flfty-threc the
vanishing point appears ir sight, no
,.,nrr;an,:ss occ,,rrin,' a. ,h,t ,,s,o' ,,,J
=, ~ Z no orfif,y tam. At''fi7y .;ve
,a ~ III p'sf5SL m six "o;.cn,si one, = m,;r,,n,s
Sn.n. | az f,,r sonsn1,i ,sn,,o,, @ as asr
e;.yh1 ea lmSns m .Is;sd ,,,se, ia, n waman
T. I,siI y Il, o,.aiiy lno, ono c,,a,,co ;n /" thoi,
s.nd @ nr rcdd,ug 'IIer has, yeors a, n
,SnS ~ .hnnLer bcing frnm tninatpcb
,o' ,,on,,'',wn ,;ncl,,s;yn b W;I,,S,S
w 0,o, 4, ;s 5;flarcrt liz hcs, xasrs a.a
,"n % ;u-,'nmnar from ;, ,von;v ono ~
,,Ir,s. III m ;ne,"s;rn II i. o. iho o@o NJ T
a, u nS"' ,',a H., ho on;do,',iv 49,
49, ...,,,.,;o, % ,n;romorS ' on,, !, nos is ho
% ,ha, ac;s,a,ors rora an,;rely rigb,
na. ',V's NV. "Ss' ~ ", ans2 ~ ,,sr, w.
" mas ,,s,, wvor ~. nS 1S" ~" ny roa,. nr
nf oT ~. % l;re aro m ,he yhauces one 10 s tc,
'hat nc wil., inerr!. Llis hesI pss'
cn".oo'' NV - tMe"i;y,y'| ;,,'. | Npn ',s.',
y-hve' a.u a" S",s .nese'
are .a' an'"e'ecn ., n,u .won1i.so.
FROM t"cn'y-onc u,1'S S Ppy
steaus ,nvieas uh.l ne .we",y
uyc, hn.' uSh ihs ona'oea s'yWly, w
cime' aHnoush lhsy W ny wop 9uu'
uehiy uiui no-is my. i mmo.is
OF note that ine sudden Hrop ID w
chances 81 po'h neI anp MYncn oc,
ccnrs we year ai'er ,uey 9eS9nls .o,,p
Oact,eiV.rs orl oiui Ha.uS', Me,i "
MOI begin 70 marry nh!li aopnl lnree
yaars 'a.fri llahs WoncH, pm Msl
keen ,it,up more or iess ss'eapl,ysnye
years ,ialerte,M ny lpen tlc chanccs
do not iaii oeiow onc III que nunsIes s !
anti c,hc Ee ~ iol'y y ,eponeu y,
linen ~ ~ ohc " n'y, a"uu s, s"i'ct Nia ia'
but one IN .wo nuhnrco, Ma.,,ase Y, !. Z
occur, hoWeHef, ese.s 1% na.l'nH
AK Is .eacneu' ih ~ S.V'io ,i,n, Va, va
70 sihy-tMy, W.v Wy, ~ .,'a, oone @
wy ohe'iMhiipSnp 10 y noiaso v so'e'''
i Wh.., ,ju,..a =, i;.I,,,,
n nu wv ,nUusaur .,.o, ,;. my s
,h",o u.', e a;,,h,, y ,anr "c p.'on !, :
,i;vorca5 u ~ ,he ,onrtnsn % nne 1' ro
m,rr;cd ,bo man from, whnm she ba,
heen 5ivorccd a, thc r,rn Inn, ,hre,
bsI ha.n divorccj How ,,omv wor
I m;dowors @ hero arc nn means @ ~ " ,oi,
. mo - s''7l7'f'TS
, 6f tbc IOOO MARRIAGES 1877 were be
| ,wcc,' nar,iss iiving In tbo san
Isonse Whenever n inan narr;es m,
: lar such I,ircu,nstanees il is inaturo
!! N s,ipi,ose j6atwI,en he feli in Inv
viii fhe cirl Il wns Tho result of mi.
accident Iie was moi probably look
inc nyer bis Tia, ofIadv 'ocGnaintanc q
for 4 wife mud Iiis seIcci in,, vasi inS;o,,
nbly mi fhc rcs,ili of ni,rSi ichnitr \ \
lIhe opinion that she was the hest a
au the women he knew TO make I
wife 'The two banperp5 N be throw,
in close contact ,he fire OF yonil, wa
|, ivni,ed and N hlazed nm and tbe,
, We're married. THE figure caniIo;
however be taken as IN any derre
corrsct ~ sbow'the ,d,mbcr of chanc
marriages. Perilaps5 mine.tenths IA
iii The marriaces ire chance. But IN
chances Ara yefv strono tbat tbey Wi.
Ali ckauce. pGre chance, and notirin
!. but chance q .Tl 5iI Gl 'T1ii- 'fI'i'
The census oflS7O gives tbeito,,
male nopulation of lhe countrv at N
O29, ,oSs, and the total female at is