The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-24

atantly warnod. ! taeo every prccau.
lion to convince myself that applicants
arc honest and sincere. II a man an.
pltns to mo IN person hero NJ my office,
before accepting his application / mako
record Of his aye, weight, height, color
OF hair. color Of eyes. disposition, 10.
como, property or means. or both, and
now much. rs to tho rsn Of tobacco or
Intoxicating liquor, present occupation,
nationality. religion, wt0tlior a bachc.
Tor or widower. aud whether or not no
has a legal right to marry. Those qucs.
tiona boing answered satisfactorily,
upon payment OF s., which makes him
n yearly member. | furnish him cards
OF introduction to such ladies Us from
his position In lilo. education aud dis
position | consider moat liable to please
him."
"Does his obligation to you ond with
tho payment OF S5?" was asked.
THAT depends upon what success no
has In getting married. Each man gives
mo a note for S25. which Is payable only
In case no marries n lady 10 whom ho
was introduced by me-"
"You got n rake-oir from the ladies,
too. do You not?"
"Woll, thoy have to DO handled dif.
f~orently because | can't send Thorn gu.
to call on gentlemen. All that / do for
them Is TO register tbcm IN MI pnrticu-
lara OF age. disposition. means, etc, as
In tho case OF u man, but then they
have to wait until | can send mon to call
who l think would DO c~ongenial TO
them. get the ame price, S. for put.
ting their names On my list, but not 10
much at the time thoy are married."
FLOW many ladies have you In tho
city who are looking for q lord and
master ?"
about 200 at tho present time, but
the list changes continually. Some got
married, and others got tired and drop
out, while now onos ccme In. There
arc moro marriages made In this way
than you have any idea. There arc
many matches made by tho agency be.
tween out.ot.town parties OF which. |
never learn, because | have no foo for
tho contamination OF the match from
any but those residing In tho city. |
believe that during my fifteen years OK.
pericnce AZ many as 5000 couples have
been married that have been introduced
or brought together by this agency"
That Mr.. Mcdonnell has found the
business OF introducing manageable
men aud maidens a profitable one is
evidenced by the fact that he has boon
engaged in it for n number OF years and
requires a dozen clerks to assist In car.
rying on the business.
The city feature Of the game Is the
small end OF it. Where the bulk OF tho
money comes Is from country cores
pondents. The price Of service to such
Is the same as to those living in the
city. The way tho country is worked Is
by securing through advertising and
circulars the names, descriptions and
photographs Of buxom widow, and
blooming maideus who are willing to
venture upon the matrimonial sea. The
lame are given numbers in tho
agency's private register, aud from time
to time are published in what are called
"private lists" From the photographs
received miniature duplicates arc print.
ed in large numbers. The man who
pays S. for an annual membership re-
ceives evory private list OF ladies as
published, and will be mailed photo.
graphs OF any with which he may de.
sire to correspond. To men who have
not the price OF an annual membership
or do not care to 20 in so steep a limited
number OF photographs and introduce
tons will be furnished at a reduced f..
ure.
Five photographs and introiuc.ions
OF ladies Glass A will DO furnished for
so cents. These arc tho ones who do
not claim possession OF property or
money, will marry for love and mako
some mans nome Il paradise. Glass d
ladic, come higher. In fact. Just double
the price, for they are the ones for.u.
nate enough to possess property In
their own right and who are hciresses
to large amounts.
From the hundreds OF photographs
that Mr.. Mcdonnell has may be selected
almost any type Of femininity that
exists. 1t is a peculiar fact that no
photographs ever came to the agency Of
a woman so big, or homely, or old, but
TO some man who came along vile.
hunting it appeared to DO his. But
while the p photographs are handsome
v : ho'4o'y. ~ Nuo Saso miSit uc, oHe OF
the peculiarities Of tho matrimonial
agency is that every description that
goes out paints each blushing~ candidate
as the sweetest and best.
When one reads the glowing descrip.
tons aud marks the deep view Of humor
that lies under Mr.. McDonneirs cheer
ful, elderly widow with $4,000" and OF
tho other who has 4 thousand acres OF
land and no children. it is possible to
realize the vast opportunities for a man
Of braius-and nerve-iu the matri-
mouial agency business. As long rs
there continue to be more fools than
wise men in the world matrimonial
agencies and kindred schemes, will un-
doubtedly flourish, for the "iool and
his money arc loon parted"