Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-04-05
CHOOSE YOUR BRIDE.


lay before the people Of Madison a
. matter Of absorbing interest. Many,
very many of the citizens Of this
parish are prevented from rising 10
the pinnacle OF financial success BY
the lack OF few paltry dollars and
! the attainment Of the said dollars
, are now within your reach. !
matrimonial bureau is to be, nay,
: has been. established in New York
BY means of which every poor
+ young man or disconsolatc widow
! or can obtain a rich wife ana free
/ himself from all groyeiiing cares.
This company starto 4 with cap
iital of:20.O)0 but was increased to
320o. Geo. The organizer of the
concern is Prof. Herman s. john
son, Who is a blonde haired little
man Of Is, OF excellent reputation
and married. Ho is . professor Of
Greek, andis a gentleman ofvaried
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. There are sew
en- stockholders, al Of whom are
respectable gentlemen, and one is
said TO be an eminent divine (can
it be Henry Ward B?l. The Pro-
fessor's object is 70 happily unite
couples Who would otherwise be
old maids, widows, bachelors or
widowers, and incidentally to make
money.
For rich Americans he proposes
to keep on hand a large and thor
oughly assorted stock Of impecun-
ious foreign noblemen and ladies,
of good habits, perfectly respecta-
bic. and who are guaranteed to be
genuine. No sham Counts, etc,
viii be offered at any price; moth
ing but the genuine article viii be
furnished. This IS no slop-shop
fooncern, it is first-elass in every
prospect, and every order filed will
be '.iust as Represented or money
: refunded.n There are, of course,
fees to be paid the company, but
they are merely nominal.
l.. To get a,rich wife You have only
TO follow this recipe. Write TO
the company just what you want,
). for instance widow Of say 81 years
of age, or thereabouts, worth &c.,
eco year, you Will hardly want
one worth less than that. you pay
i the ridiculous sum Of one dollar
for this application, fifty cents is
the fee for each letter sent and re-
ceived. You don know her name
nor she yours. That is the COM
pany's secret. You pay two dol
lars for having her property invcs-
tigated, $25 for a guarantee OF her
Responsibility, and two dollars for
!. information as to her physical
soundness. In addition to this is the
wedding fec of one per cent. on Che
valuation of her property. Except
this latter fee, which the larger il
is the better you like it, the entire
expense is $50, not including the
letters.
Now what more could a reason
: able man want. Why the ordina-
ry expenses of an ordinary court
F" ship would far exceed this sum.
= Presents to the lady, buggy rides
and that sort of thing, not TO men
tionice-cream bills, the purchasing
of special apparel for yourself,
, neck-ties, borderod silk handker-
chiefs, searf-pins and other things
too numerous TO mention, would
not leave a trace of that $50. And
then you avoid all wear AMI tear
on.your mind. Your sleep is. I'M
broken, your tranquility is undis-
!, turbed, your appetite is regular
! and ample, and all for $50, the
= the price ofone good suit of clothes,
or the value of a plug horse, less
, Chan the daily expenses Of a candi-
date for office.
= The ladies are not excluded from
= the benefits of this Institution, il
is designed as much for them as foI
. the male population, but they are
not so mercenary as men, and may
hesitate to take advantage Of Sc
splendid an opportunity. But FOL
the boys, this is a care killer, a
Re rnind-soother, a bonanza. Don't
stand back or the 100000 widows
J. will be all gone. Jump in at once
N a 80, 900 or 100000 widow dom
2 cost any more than a $50, 900 OF
a $4,000 affair, and you might a,
% we'll oct n Good o~f;c1a Wilt 49,