Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-08

not recovered within a few days they will be
come imDedded with the cars beyond re
covery.
The Law Of Divorce in Different COun'
tries.
| observation-disclosures have never
been sanctioned in Australia. Jews
In olden times the Jews had dis.
Cretionary power of diVorcing their
wives. Javans-I the wife be dissatis-
fed she can obtain a divorce by paying
certain sum. Thibetans-DiVorces
are seldom allowed, unless with the
consent of both parties, neither Of
whom can afterwards remarry. Moors
If the wife does not become the moth
er Of a boy she may be divorced with
the consent of the tribe, and she can
marry again. Abyssinians-No form
of marriage is necessary. The cOnnec-
ton may be dissolved and renewed as
often as the parties think proper. ST.
berians-If the man be dissatisfied with
the most trihing acts of his wife, he
tears her cap or veil from her head, and
this constitutes q divorce. Corean-
The husband can divorce his wife, or
treasure, and leave her the charge Of
maintaining the children. If she proves
unfaithful he can put her to death.
Siamese-T first wife may be d.
vorced, not sold, as the others may be.
She then may claim the first, third and
fifth child, and the alternate children
are yielded to the husband. Arctic Re-
gion-When a man desires divorce he
leaves the house in anger, and does not
return for several days. The wife un-
derstands the hint, packs her clothes
and leaves. Druse and Turkomen-
Among these people, if wife asks her
husbands permission to go out and he
says "Go'' without adding, shut come
back again" " she is divorced. Though
both parties desire it they cannot live
together without being remarked. CO.
chin Chinese--If the parties choose to
separate, they break pair of chop
sticks or @ copper coin in the presence Of
witnesses, by which action the union is
dissolved. The husband must restore
to the wife the property belonging to
her prior to her marriage. American
Indians-Among some tribes the pieces
of sticks given the Witnesses OF the
marriage are broken as a sign of di-
vorce. Usually new connections are
formed without the old ones being dis
solved. A man never divorces his wife
if she has borne him sons. Tartars--
The husband may put away his part
ner, and seek another when it pleases
him, and the wife may do the same. If
she be ill-treated she complains to the
who, attended by the prin-
cipal people, accompanies her to the
house and pronounces formal divorce.
Chinese-Divorces are allowed in all
cases of criminality, mutual dislike,
jealousy, incompatibility Of temper, or
TOO much loquacity on the part of the
wife. The husband cannot sell his
wife until she leaves him, and becomes
D slave to him by action of the law for
1esertion. A son is bound to divorce
lis wife If she displeases his parents.
Two kinds of divorce are
granted in Circassia-one total, the
,ther provisional. When the first is
allowed the parties can Immediately
marry again; where the second exists
he couple agree to separate for q year,
md if at the expiration Of that time,
he husband does not send for his wife,
Ter relations may command to him
otal divorce. Greciansr-A settle
nent was usually given to
rife at marriage for support in case
( divorce. The wife's portion was
hen restored to her, and the husband
equired to pay monthly interest for its
SO during the time he detained it from
er. Usually the men could put their
lives away on slight occasions. Even
he fear of having too large a family
lfiioed. Divorces scarcely ever occur (
/ Modern Greece. Hindoos--E Either
arty for a slight cause may leave the
ther and marry. Where both desire (
there is not the least trouble. If a
ian calls his wife mother" 1t is con- (
dered indelioate to live with her [
gain. Among one tribe, the Cores" I
the wife be unfaithful, the husband
lnnot obtain divorce unless he gives 1
Or all the property and children. "A
oman, on the contrary, may leave {
hen she pleases, and marry another '
an, and convey to him the entire y
.operty OF her former husband. Ro- Q
ans-ln olden times man might di- q
,rce his wife il she were unfait6ful, if n
10 counterfeited his private keys, or t
'ank wine without his knowledge. b
hey would divorce their wives when 0
eY pleased, Notwithstanding this u
j years elapsed without one divorce. 0
Iterward a law was passed allowing a
sher sex to make the application. Di- Il
rces then became frequent on the
ghtest pretextS. Seneca says that d
me women no longer reckoned the Il
ars by the consols, but by the number P
their husbands. St. Jerome speaks K
a man who had buried twenty wives, "
q a woman who had buried twenty a
o husbands, The Emperor Augustus h,
to restrain the license by Il
Gfld Bar. W
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How is it, in fashionable weddings, "a
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