Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-04
Divorce in Different Countries.

(Prom the Bench aud " for JAnury)
AUsTRAILIANs - Divorces have
never been sanctioned in Australia
Jews In olden times the Jew
had a discretionary power Of divorc
ing their wives.
JAPANs. If a wife be dissatisfied
she Can obtain q divorce by paying
q certain sum.
THIBErANs Divorces are seldom
allowed, unless with the consent OF
both parties neither of whom can
re.marry.
MooRS.-If wife does OF become
the mother of a boy, she may become
divorced by the consent of the tribe
ard she can marry again.
ABY+sINIANs. No form Of mars
riage is necessary. The connection
may be dissolved and renewed as of.
ten as the parties think proper.
SIBERTANs. If man be dissatisfi
ed with the most trifiing act of his
wife, he tears the cap or veil from
her head and this constitutes q di
vorce
s Urn SEA I.LANDs. The connect.
ion hardly deserves the name Of mar
risge. as il is dissolved whenever the
husband desires a change.
CoREAN.-The husband can divorce
his wife 1T pleasure and leave her the
charge of maintaining their children
II she proves unfaithfnl be can put
her to death
SIAMEsE. The frat wife may be
divorced, hut not sold "a the Others
may be. She then my claim the
drst, third and fifth child, and the al
ternate Chi dren are yielded to the
husband
sires divorce. he leaves the house
in anger and does not return fer sev
eral davs. The wife understands
the hint, packs her clothes and
leaves.
DRusE AND TURKoMANs.-Amer 2
these people, if wife asks her hus-
bands permission TO go out, and he
says, 60" without adding, "but
come back again" she il divorced. -
Though bofh parties desire it, they
cannot live together without being
Remarked
C'CHfN CHINESE IF the parties
choose TO separate they break a pair
OF chop.sticks or copper coin in the
presence Of witne- SEES, by which ac-
ton the union is dissolved. The hns-
oand must restore to the wife he
property belonging TO her prior to
marriage.
AMERICAN INDIANS Among some
tribes the pieces Of stick given to the
witness of the marriage are burnt a.
sign of divorce. Usually new con.
nections are formed without the old
ones being dissolned. A man never
divorces his wife if she ha, born
him sons.
TARTARs. The husband may put
away bis partner and seek another
whenever it pleases him aud his wife
may do the same. Ii she be- iIi.treat-
I'd she complains to the magistrate,
who, attended by some of the princi.
pal people, accompanies her to the
house and pronOunees formal di-
vorce
CHINESE Divorces are allowed in
cases OF criminality, mutual dislike,
incompatibility of temper, or too
much loqnaci'y on the part of the
wife. lne husband can not sell his
wife until she leaves him and be.
comes slave to him by action of
law for desertion A son il bound
70 divorce his wife if she dispIeases
bis parents.
CIRCA--IANs.-Twu kinds of divor-
Gees are granted in Circassia, one to-
tai, the o her provisional Where
the first is allowed the parties can
immediately marry again; where the
-ecnnd exists, the couples agree 10
separate for year, and if, a: the ex
piration of that time, the husband
does not send for bis wife, her rela.
tions may compel him TO total d..
vorce
GRECIASE-A settIem Mt was usu
aliO given To wife at her marriage
for her support 10 case Of u divorce.
The wiie- PARTON was then restored
10 her, and The husband required 20
pay interest for is use during the
time be detained it from her. U>u-
ally the men could put their wives
away on slight occasions. Even the
fear of having large family sufficed.
ID Vorces scarcely ever occur in Nod
ern Greece.
HrND )os.-Either party, for a
slight cause, may leave the other and
marry again Where a man calls his
wife "mother," it is considered indel
icate to live with her agsin. Among
one tribe, the "lisros," IF the wife be
unfiI htul the husband can not 3D.
tain divorce unl4-s he gives b .r all
he property and the children. A
woman, on the contrary, may leave
when the pleases, and marry anoih-
-r man, and convey TO him the en-
ire property Of her tormsr husband.
r MANS. In oIden times a man
might divorce his wife ii she
we're unfIithful, If she counter-
fitted his private keys, or
drank wine without his knowledga
They would divorce their wives
when they pleased. Notwithstand-
irg this, i've hundred and twenty
ono years elapsed without one di-
vorce. Afterwards law was pass
ed allowing Ell her sex To make the
application. Divorces then became
frequent on the slightest prstexts
Seneca SAYS that some women nc
longer reck lnei tn years Nv 10,
consuls, bat bY tn pumber of their
husbands. ST. Jerome speaks of q