The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-09-15

lea to- ms great NOlN lll"'P .llU lil'
rStahIi hmcut ol I'll" White rai1hs.
Advent OF the Brooie;a.
This action OF The rajuh was So un-
usual that the governor Of Singapore
and the Singapore chamber OF COM
mcrcc resolved to recognize his @pncr-
o~ity by sending presents and a letter
of thanks. james Brooke, the son of
Thomas Brooke Of the East India ON
p1ny'S civil service, was chosen to car
ry out this mission. He sailed from
Singapore in July, surveyed parts OF
The coast of what was destined ID be-
como his domain, finding lis position
So much in error that he was 'ohii2cd
to clip some hundreds of miles ot hab-
table land off the charrS.'
ON the 18th Of August ho anchored
in the SaraWak river, ut the toNn Of
Kuchiug. where nc was well received
10y Nayim. After six weeks ne de
parted. greatly To the regret OF lluSim,
whose confidence he had won.
Mr.. Brooke again sailed from %in~u-
pore on August IS, 1910, for Manila.
intendn" to pay only Il short visit 70
IlaSim on the way but ne found n"
Corner friend distracted 10y rebellion
in his country. which he was powcre-@
to control. The visitor rcluctuutly coy,
spntcd To give assistance in re>turiae
order.
In return for this service, U.~,m
agreed to give Mr.. Brooke the govern
ment ana trade of Sarawak, with The
heir prpSumptivc To the throne of ErU-
mel, foresaW his own prestige hc.eht-
eI.ed If he could return 10 Bruucl,
leaving SaraWak pacihpd in Mr..
Brooke's control.
But when Hasim saw his country NJ
peace aS the result OF Brookc's efforts,
he forgot his obligations to the visitor
and cuuuiycd in Il plot against the
latter. This failed. however, ANA he
was obliged To fulfill his agreement
and proclaim Brooke rajah and COVER
nor OF SaraWak in September. 1911.
The Sultan Of Brunei confirmed the
deed given by Hasim and presently
also acknowledged Itaiah Brooke's
complete independence.
Rajah Brooke was recognized rs an
independent sovereign by the United
States in 1880 and by Great Britain
in 1863. Sir james Brooke died in
1868, naming as his successor to the
raj his nephew, Charles Brooke. Sara
wax was made'a British ~protcctoratc
in 1883.
What the People Are Like.
With most of the Sarawak tribes.
personal cleanliness is the rule. and
the Dayaks have been known to coln
mcnt on Il white traveller to the effect
that. although he seemed To be other
wise all right, he did not battle quite
as frequently rs they considered nee
esSary. They are Il fine race physical
ly and delight in personal adornment.
in which they show excellent taste in
the use of cOlors for the chawat. or
loin cloth, and for the bead necklaces
and hcaddresses.
In cOmmOn with the other tribes of
Bornco. their houses are long com
munal dwellings, built on posts s or Q
feet from the ground. a paSsageway
on one side giving access to the rooms
each of which is occupied by one family.
The Land Dayaks, unlike the other
tribes, also build Il square house on
very high posts. considerably above the
level Of the long house" 1t is called
the 'head house" from the fact that
in il are kept the heads which they
have taken from their enemies.
Thor. are three fairly we'll defined
social classes in the Kayan house.
The upp"r class. COMPRISING the chief
AMI his relatives, occupy rooms in the
middle Of the long house the middle
class. whose members are NOT related
10 tie CHEF, o g lpy rooms IN both
-,dcs adjoining, H;hile The rooms n
rach crd 90 tie mousse are occupies
ly The ,'arc~-ltnt rs. the A~pecenlan'~
of those c"s.tIr - Na;,