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Show B WIVES MUST BE BOUGHT. Hi Better Halves Only Secured by Pur- j chase In Parts of Russia. j Wives nro still obtained by pur- H chaso In some parts or Hussla. In tue Hj district of Kanoshln, on the Volga, H '( 'or cxamplo, this Is practically the HfMH only way In which marriages nro HJj brought about The price of n pretty K : Rlrl from n well-to-do family ranges j I from 20 to 40, and In speclnl cases B a much higher sum is obtained. In V 1 "0 villages the lowest price Is about J .Cr.. It Is customary for tho fathers of TH the intending brhlo and brlilegroom to MTMVH hagglo for a long time over tho price K to be paid for the lady. A young H farmer whose father cannot afford to K fay for a wifo tor him need not think V . of getting married. |