Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-06
WIVES FOB BACHELORS.
HOW a Washington Matrimonial
Bureau Is Conducted.
a Lovers Agency That Supplies Needed
Assistance to Cupid and Puts Unmnr-
ried Men In Danger-The System
Fully Explained.

presume, sir, that your intentions
are perfectly honorable" said the red
nosed man behind the big desk. "This
bureau regards it as a part of it's
business to protect its innocent and
trusttul female customers from falling a
prey to the wiles of constituencies de-
ce1vers, whose pretensions to real man
hood are exclusively expressed by G. pair
of pantaloons apiece"
Ihe red-noSed man scowled yirtuous-
~ as he uttered these words, and the
washington Star reporter noticed that
the same formula precisely was repro
duced at the bottom of the printed cir
oular that had just been handed to him.
II am tired of being a bachelor" he
replied, simply, "and 1 have understood
from your advertisement that your sloy-
ers' agency is prepared to furnish wives
to order"
"Xou are talking business. We have
many very beautiful and ACCOMPLISHED
young ladies at present OF our books
short and tall, plump and thin, blonde
and brunette-all blessings waiting to
be appropriated By the lucky fellows"
And you will introduce me to some
Of them?" ...
mo, sir. That is not our way. The
tirst thing necessary for you to do is to
become member of the Order of the
Golden Circlet,' of which I am president
and treasurer. The entrance fee, paw
able In advance, Is five dollars. By the
paymentoS that sum you are admitted to
the order without initiation or further
formality. At the same time, however,
you are required to fill out one of these
blanks, giving full description of
yourself, including age, height, weight,
Color OF nair, eyes and complexion, ma
tlonal1ty, education, disposition, habits
as to liquor and tobacco, and financial
standing. You give me a photograph
and L give you a number, for CORE
spondence between male and female
members Of the order is effected entire
ly through the medium of numbers, and
this is the general post-ofice."
"And L presume you will let me see
some OF the young women's photo
graphs?''
"By no means. We take as few
chances as possible Of revealing their
identity, for their negotiations with us
are conducted in the strictest conf
dence." -, ..
lis the young bachelor expected to 90
it blind, then, and select his bride after
the oriental fashion, without seeing her
beforehand"
Certainly not; and If you will give
me an opportunity will make it clear
to you. When you have had your name
entered in my private membership
books, which are open to no one but
myself, will show you number of
blanks filled in with the descriptions
full OF as many young ladies. Here ia
one for an example:
MISS -, No. %. Z
age. ...s-.......N.,.N 20.
Height 10 feet inches
weight. 49,. .130 pounds
Complexion .....,.. Blonde, with blue eyes.
Education. ......... High school.
.D1spoS1t1on. .Amiable.
house, father wholesale grocery clerk. A'p
The IN. b. is added by myself" ex-
planned the red-nosed man. "Of course,
the name and address Of the young lady
are inscribed in my secret books, op-
posite the number 90, 80 that alone
know who she is. may show you
twenty such descriptive blanks, each
representing a female member of the
order, and, If you select from among
them No. 20, say, as the one appearing
to satisfy your notions of loveliness
best, 1 place you in communication with
her at once. You write pretty little
note to the fair unknown and leave it
with me; I place it in pigeonhole No.
26, and when she comes in she gets it.
A reply penned by her goes into your
box, and so the correspondence pro-
gresses until photographs are exchanged
and, very likely, an appointment made
for meeting somewhere"
$50 you don't have them meet herep"
Scarcely. / can not turn my Office
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