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Show A bill has been introduced into the New York Legislature to prohibit the marriage of girls under 16 and boys under un-der 18 years old. As a rule, marriage should be deferred until the man and woman are matured, but early marriages are by no means ranked among the leading lead-ing sins against society. More even can be said in favor of early marriages than can be said in favor of deferring that event indefinitely. The idea that the young woman must wait until the young man has a competence or a fortune, and they must begin life with as much as their fathers or mothers accumulated during all their years, is a great mistake. Marry for love and work for riches is a good motto. |