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Show Marrlate In Hi l'lilll,,ln. In no respect will the domination, or even the Influence of tho United State In the Philippine work for good moro than In the social life of Ihe people. An American minister who hot recently recent-ly returned from the Itlandt I the authority au-thority for the (tatement that tho prlott have for many yeart charged th native no let than ISO for performing per-forming the marriage service. At tho average native under Hpanleh rule win ablo to earn about IS a month, "when tlroea were good" and he had regular employment. It It easy to tee why tho rite of matrimony haa been moro honored hon-ored In the breach than In the ob-tervance ob-tervance aud why common law marriage mar-riage have alway been the rule rather than tho exception. It It tate to aay that among the first reform Introduced Intro-duced In the Islands la one that will have illre. hearing upon tho sanctity or tho marrlago relation. Washing-ton Washing-ton Star. |