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Gillette buys Country Place.

GREENPoRr. y, Y, Nov. l3-Willlam
Gillette, the playwright and actor, who
spends much OF his time here aboard his
houseboat the Aunt Polly has bought a
twenty-five acre plot fronting on Peconic
Bay. known as the Chauncey farm. Mr.
Gillette will improve the place for a per-
manent residence. The property was the
summer residence of Henry Evans, presi-
dent OF the Continental Fire Insurance
Company OF New York.
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ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

The engagement Of Miss Clara Kent,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. william J. Kent
of 243 Garfield place, Brooklyn, 10 iona
than +. Kilbourn OF Manhattan has been
announced Mr. K!lbourn Is a son OF DR..
and Mrs Joseph a. Kilbourn Of Hartford.
Conn,
MoNrcLAIR. v. j.. Nov. i3.-The en-
gagement OF Miss Pauline Smms, dauSh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward y. Simms 81
North Mountain avenue to Howell Condit
Shepard. son of Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
NJ Shepard OF East Orange, was an
uOunced to-day.
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PLANS SAFETY FIRST LEAGUE.
Elliott Returns From $500 Mile
Auto Tour OF states.

A national federation OF Safety First
.' cities and committees. OF which there
.' nearly 500, probably will be organ
.'i AS d result Of the nine weeks auto
l'e tour through eighteen States from
70 Frederick II. Elliott. general sec
'rr Of the Safety First Society OF
'.lHi"r New York, returned last night.
]" each of seventy cities visited on the
.."o mile trip Mr. Elliott spoke at meet
'-r organized through local boards Of
H fl" lie found safety first ideas ad-
'at us everywhere.
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Mrs James Madison Bass gave a
breakfast at her home, 700 West l7Sth
street. yesterday. when the engagement Of
Miss Marche Mel Overton Bass to Leo
Robert Collier was announced. After
ward the party were the guests OF Mrs,
Jose Haws Autry at the Punch and Judy
Theatre. The guests were Miss Amy Sea-
man, Miss Thelma Krowner, Miss Mildred
Clambour, Miss Minette Pearson, Miss
Catherine Rrocas, Miss Edna Lynch, Niles
Marche Mel Overton Bass. Miss Penrose
Neve Mllsted, Mrs. James Madison Bass
and Leo Robert Collier.
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Walter j. McNair.

Walter j. McNair, United States FIX
aminer OF Limoges chlnaware Mt this
port. died yesterday at his home. zoe
Edgecombe avenue. In the eighteen years
Mr. McNar has been attached TO the
customs service he served on two commits
sions sent to France TO adjust differences
between importers and the French Gov
eminent concerning tho valuation Of
Limoges ware.
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MOUNT KIsco, ". Y. Nov l3-Richard
Harding Davis. the author and writer,
closed his country home at Byram Lake,
several miles east OF this place. yester-
day, and with Mrs. Davis, who was Bessie
Mccoy, the dancer. returned to New York
for the winter
The srorK n Is anticipated, will make
a visit {. tho ptis home In few weeks.
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COL. HOUSE HOST TO WILSON.
VIII Entertain President Here UptiI
Tomorrow Might.

wAsHINoroS. Nov. ls.-The pres,den,
left at midnight for New York 10 be the
guest of Col Il. NJ. House until Sunday
night. He was accompanied by Miss
Margaret Wilson and DR.. Cary Grayson.
The President has received pressing
invitation to visit the Panama Pacific Ex.
position In San Francisco next year. The
invitation was extended by Secretary
Lane and BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler, presl-
dent OF the University OF California, who
called at tho White House this afternoon
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100000 ART SAVED IN FIRE.
+. ID. Phillips Long Island Home
Damaged 20 Extent OF $4,000.

Fire destroyed the upper part OF the
summer home of Frederick d. Phillips, a
New York lawyer. at Lawrence Beach.
l.. l., yesterday noon. doing $1,000 dam
age. Firemen carried out most OF the
paintings and objects OF art, which were
valued at 100000 and were on the arst
floor.
The fire Started on the roof where tin
smiths were working and left their stove
when they climbed down for lunch A
soon as the fire was discovered Assembly,
man-elect Thomas w. McWhinney. head
OF the Lawrence Cedarhurst fire depart
ment' and his assistant. Postmaster j. Il.
Morgan Dodge. called for volunteer. from
lnwood. Woodmere and Hewlett. The Are
was put out In an hour and a half
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The annual entertainment and recep-
ton OF the New York Telegraphers Aid
Society will he held In the Lexington Ave
nue. Opera House on Tuesday evening
November II n. J. Marin. chairman
OF the entertainment committee. an
nounces that the usual vaudeville per-
Torrance will be given by high class pro
fessional talent. The proceeds OF the
will be devoted to the relief
fund
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George Lafayette Felt. a.. contractor
and president of the Twenty-fifth Street
Construction Company died yesterday
at his home, iS5 Central Park West He
was member OF Marble Lodge, No. 7O2
A +. and A. NJ. knights Templar. Mecca
Temple. Mystic Shrine and of the Re-
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ZinHer-Thatcher.

DENVER. Nov l3.-RObert Lee Hunt
Finger. manager of the New York music
house OF John Church, and Miss Luna
Ada Thatcher were married last night
at Pueblo. the brides home Mrs, Hunt
Finger Is the daughter OF Mahlon ID.
Thatcher OF Pueblo and heir TO the mill
ions left by her grandfather, John A.
Thatcher.
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George r. Storm, secretary and treas
urer OF Stern Bros, West Forty-second
street, died yesterday at his home, 203
West ll7th street, in his SEVENTEEN year.
He was born In Troy. y. Y. and had been
with Stern Bros. for more than forty
years. He is survived by his wife.
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Miss Florence James is organizing a
rs Of dinner dances 10 he held at the
ham on December 10. January 7 and
nary 9S The patronesses are Mrs.
'Hnl - 1hebaud, Mrs, Henry s. Fleming.
Ml- Alexander Won Gontard, Mrs Henry
T. inruett Mrs, Philip Britt, Mrs. Charles
D. lorkley Mrs Justus Rupert and Mrs.
Joseph Baker Bourne.
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TALMA's DRESSER DIES AT 1O7.
French CentenariRn Who Saw
Napoleon Passes Away.

PARIS, Nov. l3-The death Is announced
Of Chanel Roy. aged l07. lie was a
dresser for the great tragedian Talma. He
was fond OF telling that he remembered
seeing Napoleon.
He attributed his longevity 10 his
sobrlety and above all to good humor and
gayety, which was the basis OF his char
acter.
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In mes Geddes.

NASHVILLE, Nov, l3.-James Geddes for
years assistant general manager OF the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad. died
here to-day. He was ~ years old and
was one of the surveyors OF the original
main line of the railroad. He served
under thirteen presidents of the road.
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Irish League Convention on.

owing to the continuance of the Euro
% 1 war the national convention Of the
"''"d Irish League Of America, called
'r New York at the Hotel Astor on De-
cr s, has been indefinitely post
pDrcl
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TORONTO. ONT. Nov. l3.-Lady otter.
wife of Gen. Sir William u. otter. was
found dead In her bed to-day. Heart dis
ease caused her death. She was IS years
old
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husband from Lexington KY. her recent
home, Mrs. Lanigau was Miss Elsie
Smith OF Brooklyn and her first husband
was Howard T.. Stoughton. Besides her
husband, one son survives her.
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Mrs. Elsie stoughton Lanigan.

Mrs Elsie Stoughton Lanigan. the wife
of Ernest J. Lanlgan, former sporting
writer, died last night at the Hotel Mar
tlnGue. where she had arrived with her
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G. r. stsnReInnd Reaches London

Special cable Despatch 10 Tue Sun.
LONDON, Nov. l3.-Dr. Charles Emil
Stangeland arrived here to-day from
Copenhagen to assume his secretarial
duties at the American Embassy
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~ EXECUTORS ~
Wv Unrestricted Public Sale
AT THE
Havemeyer Residence
242 and 244 Madison Avenue
~. W. Cor. ssth street,
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
American Art Association
Madison So. south. New York.
By Direction Of T. A. Havemeyer, Esq,
and W. Butler Duncan. Esq. Executors
OF the late
Mrs. Emile DE L. Havemeyer
widow Of the late Theodore A. Havemeyer)
ADMISSION TO THE PREMISES
ON THE DAYS OF SALE.
will be exclusively by card limited to tn. capacity
Of the ,alesroom. and issued free upon written
application only, the applicants specifying the
date for which they are desired.
ORDER OF SALE
MONDAY next, 18th inst. at 2 p. M.
Louis Quinze. Renaissance and other
Carved and Gilt Furniture, and grand
lorcheres. Catalogue Nos to us
inclusive.
MONDAY Evening next. 10th inst, ats
Water Color,. Engraving, and Book.
Catalogue Nos. 1919 to 1868 inclusive.
TUESDAY next. 18th inst. at 2 p. NJ.
Antique Flemish. Italian and Spanish and
Chinese Marquetry and other Furniture,
and Expensive interior decorations Cata.
logue Nos. 10 to 2l3 inclusive.
WEDNESDAY next, 18th inst. ,at2P.M.
Miseellaneou, Furniture. Electric Light
Fixtures, Andirons and other objects
Nos. IA to 342 inclusive.
THURSDAY next, 18th inst, at 2 PM.
Rare Cobelin, and Flemish Tapesthe.
Antique Embroideries. Broeades and
Velvets. Nos. 343 to SIS inclusive.
FRIDAY next, goth inst, at 2 p. M.
Antique and Modern Silver and Sheffield
Plate. Nos. 529 to 75S.
SATURDAY next, 2lst inst, at 2 p. NJ.
Miniatures. Snuff Bo1e. and Mi.eeane.
Gus Cabinet objects. Rhodian and His
PIANO Moresque Plates. Chinese and
japanese Porcclains, Enamels. Bronzes.
Clocks. Brasses and Arms and Armos.
Nos. $50 to 1896 inclusive.
MONDAY, Nov. 23d, at 200 p. M.
Concluding SESSION.
European Porcelain, and Fsienee. Table
and fancy Cla. and Table China
Nos. 1897 to 1873 inclusive.
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THE SEAGOERS.

sailing to-day by the cunarder Orduna.
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GOOD ADVICE FOR THE BOYS
Two Paragraphs Could We'll Become =
Part Of Equipment Of Every EN-
pioyss Of Every Organization.

u. Z
Always be courteous and willing
to do all you can for everyone,
whether q member or not. II he is
not , member, show him the spirit Of
the organization; II he is member,
let him keep the opinion you gave him
when he was not member.
Learn as much as you can about
the job Just ahead of you. and show
the fellow Just behind as much about
yours as you can" |
We had an once boy. He came up
a stroke of work In his life, and 30
we undertook to train him. In three
months he was advanced to posi-
ton of telephone operator. He learned
to run the typewriter and did neat
work. He learned to run the files.
He called up committees. He was
wanted to do thousand things day.
Every man was his boss, and with 1t
all he was Invariably courteous,
cheerful. smiling and efficient. He
never spent any time fooling around,
he didn't play practical Jokes. he
didn't esteem himself to be the ONCE
comedian, and when he found 1t nee
essary to go back home. he left with
our very best wishes and honest re-
grets. ..
We asked him to set down certain
things for the use of his successor.
and among them we found two para.
graphs quoted above. They are both
gems. and they apply not only to this
chamber of commerce, but to all
businesses and to all men. We are
glad, Of course. that an office boy per-
ceives the spirit of the chamber Of
commerce. We are pleased that we
have had hand in training that boy,
because wherever he goes, he is going
to be we'll thought of. and we feel that
the members of the chamber should
know some of the things that were
going on in that boys mind. The two
paragraphs quoted above could well
/, become part of the equipment Of
every employee of every organization,
and would advantage both the en-
ployee and the employer.-Oflcial
Bulletin. Rochester Chamber of Com
merce.
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PROTECTION FOR THE BIRDS
Blue Jay Devours Many orasshoppers,
caterpiliars, Bugs. Weeviis, Cut
q Worms and Other Insects.


Some of our sweet song and in.
sectiyorous birds threatened with ex-
tinction have at last found sanctuary
in Gods acres. In the City of Brother.
ly Love, through the untiring efforts
of the Liberty Bell Bird club of the
Farm Journal. which has arranged
to install bird houses. feeding baskets
and bird baths In West Laurel Hill
cemetery In Philadelphia. These will
be constructed after models most ap.
proved by bird families and arranged
in an artistic manner to beautify the
grounds. The richly colored plumage
of the happy songsters will add a bit
of brightness to the place of peace.
and 1t is hoped, their songs of thanks
giving will uplift the heavy heart thai
comes to mourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bird are very particu
lar tenants. according to the reports OF
the many members of the Farm Jour
nal Liberty Bell Bird club who have
been putting up houses for them to oc
cupy. Complaints are daily received
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\Nhe||Ce(df|le
{bslI)0|yl|eSid||S

which appeared and one that seeming
ly entirely precluded' European infiu
ence was that the New Testament his
tory or the Bible was conspicuous only
by its absence from the native lore,
This was and is now taken as certain
evidence that no Europeans had visit
ed the islands, for had they done so II
is readily apparent that the New Tes.
lament history must have been para
mount In their teachings.
One Of the Lost Trlbes7
Possibly the most plausible theory
as to the descent of the Hawaiians and
the other branches Of the Polynesian
race is that they originally sprang
from some Of the lost tribes of Israel.
who in some unaccountable manner
reached the shores Of the great west.
ern ocean In their rnigrations and pop
ulated certain of its islands.
In support of this theory. which
gradually Is coming to be accepted
among scholars, are numerous ancient
legends which have been handed down
by word Of mouth for centuries. OF
these not the least interesting is the
legend having to do with the creation
In the beginning Kane, ku and Lono.
Sunlight. Substance and Sound. consti-
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.HzZzo!Nc1eL2 Zsz5 R4EaaEl"

ment-at all evepts In the far North
is a trihe strong. 1t cannot be doubt
ed that enmities are ended and friend
ships strengthened in the general re-
joicings.
So then, every Scot, wherever and
whatever his lst-Scots Wha Hae and
Scots Wha Hinna-will raise the
glass to the New Year. and his heart
the home of his poet and prophet,
Robert Burns.
Writing to an English friend from
Scotland in 1902. Henry Bickersteth
says: On December 81 almost every
body has a party, either to dine or
sup. the company almost entirely con-
sisting of young people. They wait
together till midnight strikes, at
which time every one begins to move.
and they all fall to work--at what?
Why, kissing! Each male Is success
sively locked in pure Platonic e1m-
brace with each female. This matter
is not at all confined to those, but
wherever man meets woman It is the
privilege of this hour.
New Years gifts have taken many
different forms at different periods
from the eggs exchanged by tho Per-
slams and the sacred branches of mis-
tletoe of the Druids down to the fat
capon which the tenants in many Eng
lish counties were expected to pre-
| sent to their landlords.
In the sixteenth century, gloves
were often given on New Years day.
and there is record Of certain Mrs.
Croaker, in whose favor Sir Thomas
More had decided case, sending the
chancellor pair OF gloves with 40
gold angels therein.
Mistress" wrote More. returning
the money. Since It were against
| manners to refuse New Years gift,
am content to take your gloves. but,
as for the lining, I utterly refuse it,
What precisely is "Hogmanay!"
Etymologically, 1t has been derived
from the French "au.gui-menez,"
come on to the mistletoe." The Nor
man French "a.gui-l'an-neuf," also an
association of the New Year and mis-
tletoe, seems likelier
Can anyone tell us precisely. what
was the origin of the custom in sone
parts of England, of the going to the
parents bedroom on New Years
morning with new snow tif/it can be
had), and the song.
New Years day 10 the morning
The cocks begin to crow
Open the doors and let me In
And I'll give you some New Years snow.
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the picturesque procession Of the
boar's head at Christmas, quaint
but less known custom for New Years
day has been retained. After dinner
on this anniversary the bursar pre-
sents to each guest a needle threaded
with silk OF color suitable to his
faculty, and prays for his prosperity
in khe words. Take this and be
thrifty" This word thrifty" has no
connection with the philosophy Of the
late Samuel Smiles, but is. according
to Doctor Magrath, the retired pro-
vost, the old English for prosperous.
To grow thrifty" In the sense Of to
thrive was used in America within
living memory. The ceremony Is a
practical Norman-French pun (aiguiile
ct fiD upon the name of Eglesfeld.
the chaplain to Queen Philippe. who
was. the real founder of the college.
A picturesque ceremony marks New
Years eve at the court OF Dresden.
A reception is held in the evening
generally one of the. most thronged of
the years-during which the king In
stead OF receiving the guests in his
ordinary manner plays cards with
his suite.
Those invited file past a group Of
card-tables. all the players at which
are intent upon the game. except the
king. whose aide-de-camp stands be-
hind his chair and whispers the card
for him to throw, SO his majesty can
devote his attention to acknowledging
the greetings of his courtiers. The
king plays a card. then bows as a
curtsying lady catches his eyes. then
another card, another bow, and so on.
until the long procession has passed.
The little Scotch fishing village Of
Burghead, on the Moray Firth, keeps
up strange survival of pagan ritual,
the burning Of the "Clavie." This is
sort of rude spoked wheel or tub
made from half herring-cask and
half tar-barrel, knocked together
without the use. of hammer. for
which a smooth stone is substituted.
The blacksmith supplies long nail.
This contrivance is borne flaming
on the >shoulders of succession Of
bearers to the town boundaries. and
then to the "Doorie." sort of stone
altaT, on SLudii NH. me SIaFle
is then smashed and the crowd scram-
bles for the pieces. The custom de-
fies explanation and Is immemorial.
The great Scottish festival of Hog
manay is celebrated in the wee. sma'
'oors ayont theEtwal" with unusual
zest among the Caledonians.
In every corner of our far.nung
empire, wherever the Scot has car
ried his accent and his Robert Burns,
the festival of the Celtic race will
find Its earnest. II decadent. express
sion in good wishes and good resolu-
tions for the newborn year.
II you have taken part In the festi-
val in Scotland itself you will be able
to conjure up what the Saturnalia
was in the classic days. The modern
Italian carnival bears little resem-
blance to that great festival in which
the worker in the field expressed his
whole-hearted delight that one year
OF toll had ended, and that a new, and
perhaps better, year had dawned.
Hogmanay is the Saturnalia Of
Scotland, and II the Bacchanallan ele-
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tuted triad named Ku.Kaua-kahi, rec.
ognized as the Supreme Unity
These gods existed. as expressed by
the Hawaiians, from the time Of night.
darkness and chaos. which latter they
dissipated by an act of their will The
heavens. numbering three in all. were
next created, and after them the earth.
which was used by them as footstool.
Next in the order of events they ere.
ated the sun and. following this, the
moon and stars and number of spir-
its and angels to act as their servants.
Then man was made by the gods from
spittle. The clay was brought from
the ends Of the earth by Lono. When
the earthen form OF man was complet.
ed, the triad breathed into his nose
and he became living being. Last OF
all, woman was created from one OF
the ribs of the man while he slept, and
upon awaking he took her as his wife,
the two becoming the parents of the
present race. Although the names Of
the first man and woman vary in the
different legends, they are most gen
eIdlIy TtleTTeU 10, tuc iuhl DO huHu'
honua and the woman as Kealakaho-
nua.
Like the Bible Eden.
The original home of the founders
CT mankind is spoken OF in the Hawaii.
an legends as a wonderfully beautiful
place. and in 1t were various fruits.
nuts, roots and animals for the main.
tenance Of tie lives Of its human in.
habitants. Several Of the fruits, how.
ever. were tabooed, and It was through
eating one Of these. a species Of bread.
fruit, that the founders of mankind
were expelled from their home and
met with other misfortune.
\ Other legends tell of one Of the spir.
It's who were created as servants to
the triad having revolted and attempt.
ed to create . man similar to Kumuho.
nua. The man was constructed OF clay
and earth. but when the spirit breathed
into his nose and commanded him to
come to life, he failed to do so. For
this ofSenss the spirit was thrust down
into uttermost darkness-llao.loa-i.
po-where he lived and was lord.
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go to proclaim them as originally hav-
ing descended from highly cultured
and civilized stock, but, strange to re-
late, Just what that original stock was
or from what portion of the world 1t
migrated many centuries ago has
never been accurately decided by stu
dents, and through some freak Of
chance not one Of the hundreds Of an
cient Hawaiian legends which have
been handed down through the gen
erations alludes to the part of the
world from which these people came.
May BE Of Caucasian Descent.
Physically, the Hawaiian typifies his
race in being of prepossessing ap-
pearance, tall, symmetrically built and
handsome in both form and feature.
His COLOR varies from dark brown to
almost white, while his features IN
many cases show European cast, a
fact which has given rise to the theory
that he Is undoubtedly Of Caucasian
descent. This theory. although for
many years secuted by students. grad
ually has come to be generally accept
ed, and although there are many who
maintain that 1t ia without foundation,
the majority Of scholars are its pro-
pohents.
Outside of the racial characteris-
tics displayed. strength is lent to the
theory through the study Of the my
thology, folklore and primitive poetry
of the Hawaiians and other Polynesian
branches. All these are found to be
rich in cosmogonic tales and ancestor
myths, primitive epics and hero stories
being particularly abundant.
When first the early missionaries
visited the Hawaiian islands they were
most particularly impressed with the
similarity OF the native legends to the
Old Testament history Of the Bible.
They were for a time inclined to ac-
count this peculiar fact to the visits
to the islands at some previous time
of Representatives of some Of the Eu-
ropean races. but upon closer associa-
tion with the natives and more thor
ough understanding Of their customs
and language It became apparent that
they were absolutely free from Euro.
pean influence. Another strange fact
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i.dlan Marriages Recognized.

That a marriage contracted between
members OF an Indian tribe In accord
ance with the customs of such tribe.
where the tribal relations and govern.
ment existed at the time Of such mar
riage. and there was no federal statute
rendering the tribal customs invalid.
will be recognized by the courts as .
regular and valid marriage for all pur.
poses. IL held in Buck VS.. Branson. "a
Okla. S07. And the same effect Is also
given to the dissolution OF marriages.
under the customs Of the tribe, AS II