The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-05
HYMENEAL INSURANCE.
AsArFos THE LovE-LoRN YOUTHS.
An InDtItutlOu that Holds Ost PrOHl,ss TO the
InpscunI0uu-Aa Explanation Of the MAF.
FIags EadOWRsnt Associations that
Does SOt Exactly ExplAla.


Of q reporter was attracted the other day BY
an advertisement in paper calling atten
tion to the benefits Of the Marriage En-
dowment Associations represented by tht
Bureau of Insurance." 1925 Arch street
This advertisement set forth, among othel
things, 'that q certificate Of membership
in these Associations carries with It an
amount to be paid ut marriage or matur-
ity," and moreover, that "the Judges and
editors who oppose these Associations dc
not understand their beneficial character. y
There was something so delightfully."- vague
in the first announcement, and such an
implied sarcasm in the other, that the young
reporter read them over and over.
The newsman determined to investigate
the subject and II he could only be en-
dowed then he would puo Off singleness
and put on duplicity, or rather matrimony.
Under no other circumstances could he say
to any girl, nWith oil my worldly goods
thee endOw,"
4 little, bent, nervous man, about fifty
years Of age, with sOHe struggling hairs
trying to hide his badness and small,
thin beard and nloustache Just turning
color, was sitting at u desk flmbling over
circulars and papers and talking in low
tone OF voice TO puffy individual with
whiskers dyed blacker than q crow sitting
on u chunk of coal ut midnight was found
sitting in the Office Of the insurance bureau.
The remainder Of the furniture consisted
OF two chairs, The only decoration OF the
walls was whbk broom and an old hat
on q nail.
"'Take u seat, sir; take seat, sir" said
the little, nervous man, waving his hand
to the visitor and bending closer TO the
black mOIstaChe. an be ready to attend
to your case directly, sir"
In the course Of time their whispered
conversation ended, the pair Of black
whiskers went out and the little man, get.
ting up nervously Sat down again. "Now
| am ready for YOU" he said.
"Well," said the visitor, heaving q sigh,
~ have no idea OF dying and don't want to
insure against that, but II there IL any way
Otinsuring against natrimony In favor OF
yourself would like to do it,
Certainly, sir; certainly, sir" said the
nonneement proved 10 he William; "
Consler. general manager al the Marriage
Endowment AssOclatiSn, Hvon show voiIr
GOOD sense air. You couldn't do n better
thing. sir Now. I will slow vou We have
two associationa The North American
here h yery good. You can insure I'M tn
e CO0 In that and Won nav N ior eyerv
tLomsanI nj the start ani trige every
veor IN nav exnenses and thcn von NM
81 80 for every one who pets married. Yoi,
get YOUR MONEY Whatever Won insure for
n lie end Of three vears. whether Won uet
married or not and Won ,lon't hnve IN INV
towards the naturities" ~ r'
0The maturities: what are the moturi,
t,ea ~
TWhv In MI tbese associations tbe
amo,ni Won ins,,re ior natures St n certSin
time whether YOU marry OF moi.
WOh, / thou9ht you lad TO get married y
HSo Won do IN tI;e Hand in ffNndi There
4 is-fHanI in Hand Mutual All SociSiv
ior Unmarried Persons II / were you I'iI
insnre In that. PIT the lniv In loo. S3GO0
earl. THAT Will he s8OO1. then we Hre
going TO start children's endowment. too
SndEwby in n yenr or two von have no
idea what you'll have. Yon eouldn't he.
vin 10 do 80 well in anv kind of business.
Here 4 Il. Won see VrEe Oommonwealth
Mutual Relief 4 ssociatIon Of Amerioa. in.
,oTnorntel unier the Laws oi pennsvI vnnia
and recon" Recommended hv Governor W3v, and
A vreaf many otheE We insure anvbodv
nm In ei0hty.fiye. Whv air, therp's n lei.
ter.rnrrier inst mt e. nm nn hia f,thar n
Inv or two mo lnd the oll man'a liable N
no OF al a moments notice. see how i,lee
Il viii be for lint younv man then int
the Hand in Hand Il the filing Iio ;nio
that vet tnnrried, md in fiitaen months
vnn'll vat SI mn All vnu have IN Ilo Ia IN
INV S91 down and Al n year and the ossass.
ments
GHut how about the nssessments?D asked
the rep0rter IWill / have to INV INV
share Of the a GOO, $1,000, or whateyer 4
NAV he. to everyone via gets marFieiS
Uow many men,hen are iheroS How
many are Oning to oct marriedp Inv
nm going IN know whether ths mSr.
rinvps Inke piace or notP How far Ioes
,neInberSh;n exteni9 win nre IN H9
WLat glarintee have I 10 vet anvthing II I
,marrv$D W ~" '' "'''' "''' : T" s'' "''' "'s :
1oh we'll Give vou the nroos M the
marriSvrsb ssid NJ Canslar hnrria,Iiv
and M iihe iorvot Il bsfore, ha be",,n ~,
mo lie Quaker 7oFh, of sneecb. ItEse viii
hhys IN INV lilo Sssessmenis iii there viii
moi be 40 many. and II thee finds i hard I
viii heIn then ont Then II thoe vn,a
,n"rriad NM p;,ht a,yoS aitsr tIse ioins NE
vii Eavo IA" SIvants"e n III liz % man, hsrV @
Who some aiter Thee 7Tbce nav @ he srrs
Tia societv il ali ri1ht TShn 4 Colt NJ
NortLumkerland in t6is State IA sccretnrv
I ior,et ihe nrrsiilents maine Ia Il n vaSv
nice man I'bere viii I've abont i n CnS man.
hers in n l;ttle Wills and whenaysr srV 90 coi.
lei nm tlssessment and there 4 more t6Sn
enough M to nav Tie person WHO mSrrles IVY, wa
Sil keep u to ,, pay Ito, towards TIE next mar;
sinee we started, three months moo, Thpe
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