The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-29

eompaniedsby q party of Americans. including Senator Dietrich of Nebraska. Professor At kirson of the Insular Department of Educa- Bay. in Baiaan Province. where they were met the iesdership of their ia head n man and a Tasa- log interpreter who had assembled them at Professor Worcester's request.
 As the Americans landed the two parties mingled together. objects of mutual interest me ~no % % %sse ndo S an 2 s1eS svsS SeTe n the admixture of a foreign strain most >pfPsrent were plainly not of Malay stock , epinion that the negritos are not of African origin. the other members of the party groes, and especially to the dwsrfs found by Stanley in Central Africa. The pure bred
 s , n aA ht Ofy nsSS SsSs tSSs s%d woody hair. The nose is not as hat as among some African and Malay races. and the nostrils Malays are angular giving them singularly ferocious expression.
 The head man led the way from the shore followed by. all of his tribe. except few, who took turns beating copper gong in the Al q shufiins trot the Neeritos, passed through the main street of the TaEAl village bridge of such primitive construction that it seemed scarcely able to bear the Americans, but few of the black men WHO nad donned the garments of civilization to welcome the | NtSlhoIs began to remove tnefnf TWO H1lleb tramp brought the party to a brook. and on the other side of 1t clearing where a dozen | In the middle of the clearing was a platform of green hrsnches, stripped slesr Of leaves
 nr, nsd hne hssr Sp,Tsr no tHs rrons at a height of twelve feet was a platform of branches Of young trees. three feet square. | of less than ninety degrees. there was a run away as wide as the platform itself. and like it made Of branches dashed 50 closely together on cross pieces that goat might walk on 1t and not ind an aperture large enough to let away, and fin no sense a ladder or stair. In front of this structure sduatted several wo- men and old men. The men were in the ma tortty and it was noticeable that there were few children about
 The infant mortality among the Negritos is the quality of food they eat. The CUTS that live in American cities are as fAstidious and G well fed as they.
 The group before the structure rose. the men andF women who had been down to the sea only breech ciout about their loins and the women contenting themselves with what by man made circle before the runaway, the man with the song who had been resting, began to shuttle around the circle. The snuff ne presently developed into rude dance, the
 6n t sun ,S4 sons in sTnn the n eTs s eaSh most On the heels of the last. They seemed te take their places according to age. all
 
 was still at breast contentedly sucking an unlit butt Two women were admitted within the circle and began to sing in minor key The line, which was sung over and over again seemed to be repeated each time by the dane CTS. and consisted of about eighteen syllables
 Of this much of the ceremony the ragal interpreter said he knew nothing save that 1t was not necessarily followed by wedding but that the wedding proper was about to be- gin. The bridegroom left the group and crouched ih the edge of the brush. At this JIlnetirs the guide pointed out the bride. who was being reluctantly parted from a baby that she was suckling. The marriage ceremony had been postponed, he said. to convenient son.
 Erofn this point on the proceedngs were In- tensely interesting. 1t became evident that the marriage customs of the Eegritos sym their brides from the lairs Of unwilling pa rents. This custom is by no means confined to the Philippines. but still exists among prin- tive people in widely separated parts of the world-in Central Africa. among the descend ants of the Huns. in the Balkan States and
 Thb bride was carried far into the woods and bound to a tree. a captive. Presently sounds were heard in the und srbrush and the brideKroom and his friends could be seen clearing At Intervals the bride would str Ig- gle, and for a moment the party would come to a StAndstill. while the lover and his friends were evidently pleading and threatening. At came to a determined malt, Some of the dancers left the circle and joined the captors. offering presents to the captive in behalf of themselves and the suitor
 It was now ralning and so dark that it obtained with a camera. The Festlsssness of