Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-09-11
Yellow Jack Continues His Raw.
ages in Florida Bismarck on
American Protection.
ATTENTION BACHELORS,
All Ye Who Have the Proper Certificates
May secure Wives.

NslVts, teachers, clerks, nOusekeepere,
3Sc, with health and character certifi-
;ates from their physicians and min
listers. There are $4,000 women in
Massachusetts who can never hope TO
marry. their lovers having gone west.
Some of these girls tell me that they
will go west II we'll conducted and
well received. Men wishing to en-.
gage them in either capacity should
meet them on arrival of train, with
certificates of health and character.
The coming Of the train will be well
advertised il the plan il put through.
Kindly write what you think Of IL and
also send me copy Of paper with plan
discussed.
The above is genuine and IL from
the superintendent OF a noted charita-
BILE mission In New York city. the
pame of the writer and the institution
he Is connected with being withheld
by his request. The plan sin some re-
spects novel and we might say i'm
practicable. There is nothing new In
the idea OF New England girls seeking
husbands in the far west or vice versa,
ne the unequal relations that the sexes
in each locality bear to the population,
naturally suggests such 3 move; bur
heretofore these matrimonial alliances
have been pre-arrang-d through the
medium of correspondence, generally,
1t il true. Initiated by an advertise
mept 10 so-cslled matrimonial papers.
but permitting some opportunity of
allowing the correspondents to learn
something Of each others family, per.
sonal appearance, education and
worldly condition, so that those who
entered into matrimonial partnership
"unsight unseen" as the boys say, did
know something of each other through
their correspondence, always presum-
ing that the truth had been told. The
plan under discussion. however, ap-
pears to contemplate the starting out
from Boston of several carloads Of
comely damsels equipped with certifi-
Gates OF health and character, and
when the region has been reached
where the surplus male population
exists, to commence peddliDg out the
young ladies. as 1t were. by system
of natural selection, the selections to
be made in the short space OF tile
that the train remains at the depot.
However matrimoDislly inclined q
Young man may be, he will certainly
find IL a difficult task to make
selection from among some hun
dred or more expectant damsels
while the train waite; the time allowed
by the No -thern Pacific road at sta
tions would barely permit the exami-
nation of certificates, aud by the time
this all important duty was performed
the warning cry of "sll aboardn would
effectually cut hort all further proceed.
Ings, unless indeed in the case Of q
pronounced "mash" the intending
groom should journey to the next sta
ton for the purpose Of perlecting Ills
acquaintance with his fdncee; even
then he would be subjected to the
Establishments Of scores of other fe-
males, who put on their mettle by the
apparent success OF the favored one.
would without doubt sp edily undo
the silken fetters and render the un-
happy man mentally incapable OF
making choice. II this Adamless
Eden would travel through the coun-
try somewhat after the manner Of q
circus and make days atop at each
place, matters could be more lelsurely
arranged and no doubt more satisfsc'
torily; with proper announcement IN
advance, aud commodious tsnt IN
which the young ladies could be sssp,
a.! the msrriagsabls young ma in .
radius Of one huncis1 miles could be
collected for the grand occasion. Then
by system Of numbers. and cata
logue corresponding thereto. all im-
portant particulars relating to each
fair one could be readily ascertained,
and selections from the lot materially
assisted. The attendance ofthe probate
Judge With blank licenses, and OF a
juslicel OF the peace 10 tie the kno,
would also be proper II not necessary
adjunct.
Seriously speaking, the result sought
for In this proposition-whlch we be-
love 10 be made entirely In
good faith-is just what we want;