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Adultery, in all States and Territories, excepting South Carolina, which has no divorce laws.

Impotency, in all excepting Arizona, California, Connecticut, the Dakotas, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, New-Mexico, New-York, South Carolina, Texas and Vermont.

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Wilful abandonment or desertion, all except New-York, North Carolina and South Carolina. Period: Six months, in Arizona; one year, in Arkansas, California, Colorado, the Dakotas, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming; two years, in Alabama, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee; three years, in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New-Hampshire, New-Jersey, Ohio, Texas, Vermont and West Virginia; five years, in Rhode Island, or shorter term (in discretion of court), and Virginia.

Habitual drunkenness, in all except Maryland, New-Jersey, New-York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. In Arizona divorce is granted for this cause to the wife only.

ruelty, inhuman treatment, etc., in all

except Maryland, New-Jersey, New-York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. In Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee divorce is granted for this cause to the wife only.

Conviction of felony or infamous crime, sentence to imprisonment, imprisonment, in all except the District of Columbia, Florida, Maine, New-Jersey, New-Mexico, New-York, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Failure or neglect of husband to provide for wife. Period: Six months, Arizona; one year, California, Colorado, Dakota, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming; two years, Indiana; three years, Delaware and New-Hampshire; time not specified, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New-Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin (in discretion of court).

Disappearance, absence without being heard from, Connecticut and Vermont, seven years; New-Hampshire, three years; Rhode Island.

Other causes are as follows: Voluntary separation, Kentucky and Wisconsin; having former wife or husband living, Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New-Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee; joining a ligious sect which believes marriage un

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lawful, Kentucky, Massachusetts and New-Hampshire; indicted for felony and is a fugitive from justice, Louisiana and Virginia; husband indicted for felony and flees from the State, North Carolina; refusal of wife to "remove with her husband to this State," Tennessee; indignities rendering condition intolerable or life burdensome, Arkansas, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wyoming; conduct rendering it unsafe for wife to live with husband, Tennessee; turning wife out of doors, Tennessee; habitually violent and ungovernable temper, Florida; attempt by either party upon the life of the other, Illinois, Louisiana and Tennessee; gross neglect of duty, Kansas and Ohio; wife "given to intoxication," Wisconsin; husband a vagrant under the statutes, Missouri and Wyoming; insanity or mental incapacity at time of marriage. District of Columbia, Georgia and Mississippi; insanity, permanent and incurable, occurring subsequent to marriage, Arkansas; incurable chronic mania or dementia, having existed ten years or more, Washington; any cause rendering the marriage originally void, Maryland and Rhode Island; or voidable, Rhode Island; marriage within prohibited degrees, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, NewJersey and Pennsylvania; marriage by force, duress or fraud, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington; marriage solemnized while either party was under the age of consent, Delaware; when one of the parties has obtained a divorce in another State, Florida, Michigan and Ohio; public defamation, Louisiana; any other cause deemed by the court sufficient and when the court shall be satisfied that the parties can no longer live together, Washington.

CONJUGAL

The Census Bureau, on April 12, 1894, completed its report on the number of single, married, widowed and divorced persons in the United States, on June 1, 1890. This is the first presentation of data regarding conjugal condition as a part of the United States census. Of the entire population at the time the census was taken 59.29 per cent were single, 35.66 per cent were married, and 4.74 per cent were widowed. The divorced constituted only one-fifth of one per cent, while those whose conjugal condition was unknown was only a fraction above onetenth of one per cent. Of the 32,067,880 male population, 19,945,576 were single, 11,205,228 were married, 815,437 were widowed, and 49,101 were divorced. Of the 30,554,370 female population, 17,183,988 were single, 11,126,196 were married, and 2,154,615 were widows. The proportion of widows is shown to be three times as great as the widowers, thus proving that a greater proportion of widowers than widows remarry. Of the males under fifteen years, the proportion of married was inappreciable, while of the females under fifteen about one in every 10,000 was married. Between the ages of fifteen and nineteen only 0.52 per cent of the males were married, and 9.49 per

Five years, Massachusetts (if when married both parties were residents three years); three years, Connecticut, NewJersey; two years, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan (when the cause for divorce occurred out of the State, otherwise one year), North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont; one year, Alabama (abandonment, three years), Arkansas (if cause occurred out of the State, plaintiff must have been a resident of the State at time of occurrence), Colorado (unless cause for divorce occurred within the State, or while one or both of the parties resided in the State); Illinois (same as Colorado), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (if cause occurred out of the State, plaintiff must have been a resident of the State at time of occurrence), Maine. Minnesota, Mississippi (in case of desertion, two years); Missouri (same as Colorado), Montana, New-Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin; six months, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, New-Mexico, Texas, Wyoming; ninety days, the Dakotas.

The Supreme Court of Oklahoma, on September 8, 1894, handed down a decision nullifying all divorces granted by probate judges in Oklahoma since March, 1893.

CONDITION.

cent of the females. Between the ages from twenty to twenty-four less than one-fifth of the males were married, while of the females nearly one-half were married; from twenty-five to twenty-nine over one-half of the males and nearly three-fourths of the females were married; from thirty to thirty-four nearly three-fourths of the males and four-fifths of the females were married; from thirtyfive to forty-four the proportions were practically equal, and above this age the proportion of married women diminished, owing to the increased proportion of widows.

Of the native white of native parentage the proportions were as follows: Single, 59.76 per cent; married, 35.40 per cent; widowed, 4.52 per cent, and divorced, 0.22 per cent, while among the native white of foreign parentage the proportions were: Single, 76.77 per cent; married, 21.47 per cent; widowed, 1.63 per cent, and divorced, 0.11 per cent. From the tables prepared it is seen that in the North Atlantic division, which constitutes the principal manufacturing section of the country, a section made up largely of urban population, the single are found in smaller proportion than in any other part of the country and the

married and widowed in larger proportion. Conversely, the South Atlantic and South Central divisions, which are almost purely agricultural and rural, contain the largest proportion of single persons and the smallest proportion of the married. These results are directly opposed to popular belief. It is assumed that the development of urban population diminishes the number of the married. The figures appear to indicate that in the most densely settled parts of the country, parts where the urban element is greatest. the native white of native

parentage marry more freely than in the rural parts of the United States. Considering the conjugal condition of the native white of foreign parentage, the

largest proportions of married and widowed are found in the South Atlantic and South Central divisions. In the three other, divisions, where this element is much more numerous, the proportions of the married and widowed differ but slightly. The presentation regarding the conjugal condition of the foreign white develops the fact that the largest proportion of the married is found in the North Central division and the smallest proportion in the Western division. This difference doubtless arises from the character of the immigration to these two sections, that to the North Central division consisting largely of Germans and Scandinavians and that to the Western laregly of English, Scotch and Irish.

February 22-In all the States, except Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi and New-Mexico.

March 2-Texas only; Texan independence anniversary.

April 19-Massachusetts; Concord Day. April 21-Texas only; anniversary of battle of San Jacinto.

April 22-Nebraska; Arbor Day.

April 26-Alabama and Georgia; Memorial Day.

May 10-North Carolina; Memorial Day. May 20-North Carolina; Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.

May 30-Memorial Day; in all States except Arkansas, Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New-Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

June 3-Florida only; Jefferson Davis's birthday.

July 4-Independence Day; in all the States.

July 24-Utah only; Pioneers' Day. *September: First Monday-Labor Day; a National holiday. September 9

California;

Admission

November: General Election Day (first Tuesday after first Monday)-In Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minneosta, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New-Hampshire, New-Jersey, New-York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

November: Last Thursday-Thanksgiving Day; in all States, though not a statutory holiday in some.

December 25-Christmas Day; observed in all States.

Arbor Day is a legal holiday in Idaho, Kansas, Rhode Island and Wyoming, the day being set by the Governor.

Mardi Gras is observed as a holiday in Alabama and Louisiana.

Good Friday is observed as a holiday in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Ten

nessee.

Every Saturday, after 12 o'clock noon, is a legal holiday in New-York and NewJersey; and from June 15 to September 15 in Pennsylvania.

The Act of Congress making Labor Day a National holiday, signed by the President on June 28, reads as follows: "Be it enacted, etc., that the first Monday of September in each year, being the day celebrated and known as Labor's holiday, is hereby made a legal public holiday, to all intents and purposes, in the same manner as Christmas, the 1st day of January, the 22d day of February, the 30th day of May and the 4th day of July are now made by law public holidays."

Fiftieth.

.....Silver wedding .Pearl wedding .Sapphire wedding

.Ruby wedding .Golden wedding .Diamond wedding