Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-05-25
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A Society Organised for the Benefit of
Husbandless Women.

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Society Organised for the Benefit OF
Husbandless Women.
So many efforts have been made to
equalize the disparity of the sexes that
the latest attempt to soften the lot of
spinsters deserves a more serious con-
sideration than 1t may possibly obtain.
This is the "Anti-Celibacy Assurance
Society,"" which has been founded in
Denmark. Why the new association
has received this title. it is hard to
say. For it it is likely to have one in
fucn ce more than another, it will be
to multiply the number of hus bandless
women. since the one great object
with which it has been eslab-
lished is to render marriage no
longer the one aim and object
of a porlionless girls life. The society
is for the softer sex alone. The
premiums. which are on various scales,
begin at the age of THU teen. and end
at forty. a period at which most +
the subscribers will have abandoned
any thought IF helpmate. Then
If, however. she marries at any future
period. or at any date before forty,
she forfeits all claims. and with the
profits thus acc ruing to the society
from tho brides it has been calculated
by their actuary that provil ed the
association Is properly launched, it
will be able to support the members
doomed to single blessedncss. We
see no reason why these Prescriptions
should be il-founded. The principle
on which the association is established
is by no means new. 1t is adopted in
the annuity funds of most professions.
he bachelors paying equally with
, he married men. 8, that if any sub
>criber dies without attaining the are
when he would be entitled 10 come on
the fund. or does no IL AIRY or his wife
predeceaSes him his fellow -mem-
bers in different 20 ition
profit by the facts mentioned.
In this respect these assurances
differ from those ordinarily entered
INTO. However, the Danish society has
features of its own which may possibly
brow the actuary's calculations out
of gear. All women. it is charitably
concluded, are inclined to marry, pro-
vided they find the l., yer who is all
their fancy painted, and will. there
fore, not be dissuaded from this
natural trait by the prosp' ct of their
latter years being provided f'r. This.
h.,V nt mill w nt
Some women. unfortun ately. marry TO
please their friends. Many more do
SO simply because they see nothing but
want ahead of them if thcy do moi ac-
cept the proposals made to them. b.
tween these two opposite class Of
clients it is. therefore. Just possible
hat the society may come to grief
1t also follows that there are girls in
position which renders their pros
poets Of marriage rather better than
others on a parity with them. They
are more frequently in society. or live
in town or in part of the country
! where young men are more abundant
than in other districts. Again, though
girls fortune may be TOO small to
put her beyond TIL, necessity of join
ing such II society, her money may be
tempting enough 10 n great many SUI
ors who would otherwise fail TO dis
mount at her fathers gate. Or her
parents may have that position in life
which would render them desira BILE
connections. And. finally, girl pref
| ty or accomplished or charming in
other ways would unquestionably have
better chance of not coming as an
annuitant on the socicty's funds than
one extremely ugly. unamiable or I'M
attrac i've generally. London Stand
ard.