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Show . . .n Too Muek MtrlmD, '"CI A marriage epidemic now troubles Hervln. and Hie cause of Ihe trouble la a system of marriage bunks, which were founded with tho Idea of encouraging encour-aging thrift. Young men and maidens In Hervis pay Into these marriage bnnka lu order to aeeure a premium whenever tbey marry. Immediately a aninll Bum hna thus been accumulated accumu-lated tho desire to marry aeema overwhelming, over-whelming, with the reault that tbt first chance of entering the "holy ea- tnte" Is engeiiv aelxed 1111011. To mar- ry In haste UNiuilly meuns to repent at leisure, and In Servia the effect of premature and lll-conaldcred marriages mar-riages la siicb widespread misery that llio government Is now considering tho advhiulillity of abolishing marriage mar-riage banks ultngelber. -, . t |