Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-25
lily stock and increase. the family sub,

lily stock and increases the family sub
stance.
But OH most startling discovery was
that VII n 3 man marries, instead OF
giving rs name 70 bis wife as with as.
he take her name aud drops his own
entirelyg Thus II Benjsmin Smith
marriesf Angelina Brown he becomes
Benjamin Brown, and al his property
passes INTO the Brown family. So that
a famiiy'S hopes for the perpetuation
their names and fortunes are conferred
10 the daughters not the sons, aud the
dowry business is quite reversed. Here
is hiatt for wOmen's fighters which, II
they can carry out, will emancipate
them at a single blow.
The great marrying N onth OF the
Minicovites Is may, SHORTLY after the
return OF the feet with their csddies OF
rice, their silks aud their silver orna-
ments, which they bring from Bengal
aud other trading ports, as presents
for wives already made or wedding
gifts for brides 20 be. 10 1892 there
were hfty-three marriages on the
island, tnirtY-sevea OF which took
place in the golden month Of May. No
marriage is performed without the girls
consent To make sure that This Is
voluntarily given the kazi (prlest) sends
TWO nukris (seNtOns) 10 obtain the true
sentiments OF the girl, so that she shall
not be forced into a hateful alliance.
The Minicovite women having trm
hand on the domestic strings, use every
effort TO keep tbs family together.
This they believe 70 be the foundation
stone Of true economy. You may see
ErandmOthsrs. mothers aud daughters
with their three generations OF male
counterparts all living peacefully to-
gether under the same roof aud eating
from the common dish.
Should the members OF the Brown
household gov rather too numerous Tor
their quarters, the males OF the Brown
family are set 10 work 70 put up ne"
house near by, In which the eldest
daughter, say the married Angelina, Is
duly installed and the new branch De
comes distinguished from the old by
bei.g called the BrOwn-S@ith.
rhe wealth OF family Is indicated
by the carvings Of pillars OF their YER
audas, and by certain brackets and
cornices on the walls.
In the afternoon we got considerable
amusement 10 watching q rat hunt In
the cOcoanut orchard behind the town.
Il was nut gathering time, and the
yaranei ladies' would come along
presently with their baskets, but first
the professional tree climbers must GET
rid OF those little creatures so terrifying
10 women the world over.
This orchard is a veritable rats para
disc. Plenty 20 eat and drink, and save
Tor the regular harvest attack OF man,
this Eden OF rats is without serpent
/ IL hasn't even rat snake. The rats
/ live in the tops OF the palms, q coy
corners, where the branches shoot out
/ from the trunk.
A dozen sinewy tree climbers swarm
/ ID aud begin 10 poke among the branch
! es with their short sticks. The result
is a perfect shower OF rats which have
taken headers 20 elude their pursuers.
/ But they are not 20 escape, Tor the
company below are ready for them, and
the slaughter begins They are caught
in mid air az YOU would catch base
ball and hurled with bone breaking
force upon the ground. IL catcher
should miss, the rats fate is no better,
Tor an outer circle OF meu and boys
await him, aud be IS Drained with a
stick. The more s1gacious OF them
leap into another tree, and II it should
be without climber, they either es-
cape altogether or postpone thair fate
until that tree is reached by their pur-
Suers
At the northsra end OF the island Is
a collection Of small huts wherein dwell
those afflicted with leprosy. On the
appearance OF this disease the sufferer
is al once sent 10 the leDer colony. A
hut is built for him, ana be is supplied
with food aud drink by his relatives
VINO leave it on the ground al safe
distance.