The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-11-06

ling only done for money is and must be
more burden than a pleasure, as il
ought to be. Il. A. SCHIFTERLISa.
Divorces I'm Different Countries.
IL is interesting TO trace the different
phases OF thi, custom among various ma
I lions of the world. In our own country
divorces are common aud easily obtained
and the following shows that they are
equally 30 ia other countries. The dec
laraliOn oi our Saviour: "Whosoeyer
shall put away his wife. except Tor for
lnicaIion. and shall marry another com
mitteth adultery" became the founda-
7 ton of the law of divorces i'm all Chris-
ltian countries: but wilfu desertion aud
cruelty are now con sidered sufiicien'
grounds in most of the States. The Gus
toms OF various countries are rs follows
AUSTRALIANS. Divorces have never
been sanctioned IN Australia.
JFws. Ia olden times the jews hsd 8
discretionary power o: divorcing their
wives.
JArAN If q wife be dissatisfied. she
can obtain a divorce by pa!ing certain
,uIn.
THIBrrANs. Divorces are seldom al
lowed. Gnicss with the consent OF both
parties. neither OF whom can after wards
remarry.
MOogS.- If wife does not become
the mother Of a hoy. She msy be div orrrd
- ih the consent OF the tribe, and ,hc
may marry again.
! ARYssINIANs. = No form ~ marriage
j. necessary. The connection may hc
dissolved aud renewed ~ often IA the
parties think proper.
~iRFRiANs. II "A man he dissatisfied
with the most trifling ret pf his wife he
tears the cap cr veil from Ter head. anh
this constitutes .iivprre.
SuuIH 50 lsLANns. The connection
iharhi, deserves tie urme OF marriage.
A. il j. dissolved whenever the husband
dcsirr- a change.
, toREAN. The husband can divorrc
his wife al pleasure. aud leave her the
charge of msiniaining their childrrn.
( II she prove unf.,ithiui. he can put her
20 death.
. ARcTfc ErGIoSs. when y man de-
7 .ire> divorce. he leaves the house in
iauger. and docs not return Tor several
a s.. The wife understands The hint
pack. her clothes and lrav.s.
4 SIAursr Tie first wife NAV be III.
ivnrced but nut -rld ~ the others INA,
he. She then may claim the first. third
aud iiuh child. aud the alternate chill
dren are Welded 90 ih. husband.
\ nruSF A>D TuEkrNAS-. Among
these people. ii wife asks her husband
p.l mission to go out. and he says, Go.
without addin-. '-but come back again.
Ia. j. divorced. Though both parties
lle-ire IL. they an not live togeth,I
without being remarked.
+, tocHIN CmNE~F.--lfthe parties choo>s
ito separate. they break pair of chop
sticks or copper coin in the presence oI
witnesses. by which action the union !.
dissolved The husband must rr,ror,
To the wife tie prop riy belonging ,G
:. her prior ~ marriage
I. AGrEfra. iNrtaNs. Among SON,
iiri'n.. i..t pi.ef. "f stick given 10 ID,
lwii.p--e- 81 the marriage are burnt ~ s
sign ol divorce. Usually new connec
tions ar- formed without the old one,
being dissolved. y man never divorce,
his v iic III he has borne him sons.
\ TARrsEs. The husband may put away
hi. partner lnd ek another wheneve
p'e"s ',',' ~. i"' ~ ;,,,l,, ~, ~ "'i y" n' @
plains TO the magistrate who, attended
bv some OF the principal people. accom-
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