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Show Iju. r;CUIII0U8 PAPUAN LAWS. Tribe Where Sisters' Children Inherit " a Man'e Property. A Methodist missionary In British , Now Guinea now knowa as Papua Rov.,W. E. Brownlow, has added to the world's knowledge of the curlou and little known races of the great north Pacific Island by the discovery and partial taming of a now tribe. The race In question consists of about x 20,000 blacks, living at a place called - , Dobu. The customs of the race are 5 must curious. JL Th immigration policy Is more jf drastic than that of "Whlto Australia," W tor all strangers have either to ba nk come full members of the tribe or bo Jt a'ten. When dealing with Mr. Brown- "" low, however, the difficulty was got over by making Mm a father of tho ? tribe. Each tribe and each family had their own land, and no portion Is allowed al-lowed to go out of their possession except as a loan for a season's crop. The men marry out of their own tribe and on their death their land becomes the property of their sisters' children. L Women have great Influence In the affairs of the tribe, and their duties flU are quite distinct from those of the S . men. Tho men clear the bush and ttR'' " dig the ground, then tho women pre- rparrf It and plant yams, the crop being be-ing tholrs. If a man wants any yams he has to ask for them. The banana patch, however, Is his own proporty. p Wives are obtained by purchase. If ira man pays well for his wife he can . thrash her occasionally, but she could -leave him If she did not like It, and go --back 'to hor own village. Their heaven Is a place where thG healthy,' Btrong nnd good-looking go. iAll the others go to hell. London Chronicle. 4rff' |