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Show j a cofid husbaml and children. Kvcry fa!ln-r is anxious to bavf his dau;:h tr-rs marry v ). To yciie a wife oik ieu.t p;iy a dowry In eaitle to the fa th'T. or, slioubl the latle-r be dead, lo th" niaror-t ioril" rc'!aiie. If a L-irt i:' I in'icli soiil' hi atter her latli'-r nalur.iM-j nalur.iM-j asks a la r-j r dow ry 'hen a man lei: i P'ed art ol the dowry the lailo-r ci li- coi.-pt lo a pro'.",::o:ial le ;i i -. and p-rir.;i tiie eapfe to liv" :nn in: ! Mioeld t:,f has ha ad If too rV-.v ia . ! 't:i; lUi- i'.ii:;,i:K)- r of tiej dowry h.c ' -a i fo is ra ii from him. Tna 1 i r . -; r I ria 'ji-y. a r- com mon and c' n be si 1 ! aside hy fi'b'T party Tln-ir pnncipa' r;h;e!s in tea rrt; vr- 'inj metua! h' Ip f nine; h and the p'-rpot ua t iou of i ut-jra,,. : WOEM FRIZEO AS PROPERTY . J Have a Definite Value A-non African : Nstives and Are Treated ; j Accordingly. Although won, an in Africa is r c;irii ed as property, she hrs certain rirJi! which are seldetn in! ringed ujicn, and of t h( se the mcr-t in: porta nt is ..-r ! right lo marry whom she phases, "r 5 rati;er lo r' fas to marry one . ho does not pha- h r. th- Soatlu-in 1 Workman says. Tr. jre are two prim reasons for this rirM. women rnar- ; ried against the:r uills have be-a l known to commit si,;cid" SroiJ, women marrierj a?ai nst their wiil3 - j 'lavp mnrdt-red 'heir unloved husbands, - tis'-jally sirancling t!i:.,i when asleep l And tc these rea.-ens may be added s ihe fear of marital unfaithfulness. So, in forcing oneself upon one of th'p& . women there is liability to a preat losr. the loss of valuable properly or of L no less highly prized life. The young Erls are w M cared for, partly that they may be comely and draw many 3 uitors K"ery girl will tell you fr:.ak- ly that i-he wishes to marry and have |