Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-09-08
NEW SERIES--V0L. 81, NO. 35
SOME INTERESTING FACTS.

absence OF well arranged statistical
bureaus. Even in some Of those States
whore bureaus of statistics are in opera
ton, their work is incomplete and un
satisfactory. In some cases we find
the commercial, manufacturing and
agricultural interests well attended TO-
Carefully collated tables show what
has been done in each Of those great
departments of industry. One can
learn what amount Of trade has been
carried on, how many wagons, how
much oooperage, how many tons OF
steel or iron rails have been made, or
how many bushels of wheat, corn, rye,
oats, barley or potatoes have been pro.
duced. All these and any number Of
kindred facts, all of which are impor-
tant, have been put in convenient shape
for reference in all time to come in
most of the older and some of the
younger States.
But in the matter of social and vital
statistics there is very general failure
which we trust, will be remedied by
thorough organization, local co-opera.
ton and all the other agencies required
for the collection of these classes of
data. There ought to be in every
State and Territory the means of as.
certaining from year to year, the
number of births, deaths, marriages
and divorces, and variety of inior.
nation in relation thereto.
In recent years q great deal of ut.
tention has been directed to the subject
of divorce, and in most of the New En-
gland States the statistics on this topic
have been kept with very commenda.
bic thoroughness and accuracy. An
article in the North American Reriec
presents some phases Of this subject
which cannot fail to interest the gen.
eral reader. 1t appers that in Massa.
chusetts, from 1860 to 1878, there were
25S,55O marriages and 1924 divorces
In Vermont during the same period,
there were As, S5S marriages and 2,775
divorces in Connecticut, As, 1853 mar.
riages and 1871 divorces. The ratio
of divorces to marriages in Connecticut
averaged about one TO eight, in Yer
mont, one to thirteen, and in Massa.
Conrt yecords sbow tho, ohor, ana
onerter-ratber more tbon Iossot
tboso who roIo onni;oot;an an,nI
mani NJ Tho n,arriddo contrao, fa;i e,r
yoriors roosons 20 aooonnIish ,bo,r l
nnrnoso OS no,rao sV IT, % Z ',on rn uaanni .uu
KENT oI tho yery Iorac nnmbor Tvho
annly 20 o,,ornags SaSs LA in nroo,r;n
iy ralecyso Jrom r,otr;,on;ai honds Ln, As
no, go so Sar as to b"no ,So;, % an;,o
bronsbt 10 trial Putting ~, those Sacts
togeihar wc have rotber a disconraC
inc record of coningoI and domes,5c
infelicitv
Itisnart,cnlarlv ,oticoohlo thot,bo
statistics Of ali tbe above States shoT
a steady and dec;dcd increase IN ,bo
ratio of divorces 10 maria COS rosnl,ing
mainly from cbanges in he stotntes
II is an pnvorvins rnlo tbot d;yoroos
increase whenever and wberever facil
;i;oOs,upgqou VIA csbrm,gyc o1ng1cNjed
NO ;mncaimon,s we cannot tclI bnt Il
ia oniio Hkelv that socictv wopld be
nrd,ty ,Loroy,,hlv disorr3p;zod if ali
ybo nroforrod 10 40 90 were normittod
40 soporoto from, the;r rrosent nortncrs
ond dnter unon now Contracts
Atbon,h tbo olleged causes for di.
vorce in he several states are similar
,boro IL a J;foronco IN tho oxtent 10
,yh;oh ,hov nrnraT In Massochnsc,ts
ot = oa9 d;rorcos ho,weon ,ho yco re
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