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Show Mnrrlace In Knglimtl. Some curious marriage statistics of England nnd Wales have recently been made public. Taking all persons above I. years of age. there are S.7U'.-;(i;:' S.7U'.-;(i;:' unmarried males, l.sr.i ..vis married mar-ried mules, and is t.'.'tll) widowers, airainst s.'.KJs.ijr,:, unmarried females. I.'.'h'i.e.l'j married females, and l.ll.:;iu widows. Knglish scientists have these rather pu.zling questions to answer: Why does the number of widows so greatly exceed thai of the widowers? And again, how can t here be 4,'JNl.O W married females and only '1,v"il .5 IS married males, unless some 100.000 or so persons have been guiltyof bigamy? |
