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the constellated chandeliers that burn in the dome of heaven, not a firmament that spots the robe of space with a fringe of light, but is a visible statement of a conception, wish, or purpose in the mind of God, from which it was born, and to which alone it owes its continuance and form.—Thomas Starr King.


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DIVORCE


The growth of the divorce evil in recent years has been a subject of wide comment, and many remedies have been advocated. The diagrams and maps here shown indicate the increase and present status of divorces in the United States as compared with other lands.


Divorce-rate per 100,000 Population in 1900. (See Divorce.)


This diagram affords a comparison between the divorce-rate in the United States and in certain foreign countries.


Showing Number of Divorces Granted for Certain Specified Causes, from 1867 to 1906. (See Divorce.)