The Green Forest tribune., 1896-01-16
IT'S LEAP YEAR.
MANY GREEN FOREST BACHELORS LONG
FOR MARRIED BLISS, BUT ARE sAsHFUL.
Now the Girls can Propose-A List Of Choice
Bachelors now the Market.

century ard intact not until 1904 can
the unmarried women of Green Forest
avail themselves of the present OPP
portunity. They will then be consider
ably older; although according to the
ordinary way of counting but one or
Two years will have been added to their
ages. This is the day of the "new
woman" Women now vote, hold
office. wear boomers and do a great
many things in advance of usuat ways
oflast leap year. Why then should
she not assert her privilege and pick
and choose for herself in this last
leap year of the century. The right is
certainly hers and THE TRIBUNE hopes
she will improve it, and the bashful
men who have been afraid to make the
advances will at last be made happy.
70 help the good cause along we have
prepared the following list of Green
Forest bachelors fer the assistance Of
the girls. Most of them probably have
q young man picked out and have a
grim determination to bring him to
taW this year or know the reason why.
But it won't do any harm TO consult
this list aud they may pick out likely
fellow. This, however. is not complete
and it will be well enough to keep an
eye open for others. Here are some
Of the choice bargains on the market
this year:
BUTT: Festus OrestHs Butt is a
boss kind of fellow and is we'll cal
culated to make a good husband If
taken soon His age is all in his
favor. He is attractive in personal
appearance and carries a neat sum
of life insurance He should be cap
tured at all hazards.
C0XSEY: If in quest of financial
man apply TO George Coxsey, He
wears bis hair short, but he also wears
good clothes. He is tride fastidious
in his tastes and the girl who wins
him must come close to his ideal. lie
has big heart and sticks close to a
friend His cheerful disposition will
brighten the home life OF the one who
gets him.
COXSEY: Bryant Coxsey would
not be bad choice for some girl, He
is rather "sp,ing chicken" but
would most likely make good hus-
band with the proper training, and he
carries handsome popadour right to
the front
EsLiNGER, Our genie and hand
some friend, Bert B. sEslin ger, can
hardly be classed as bachelor, bat
he follows whatever be may be engaged
in SO assiduousIy he may get on
that track. He is ambitious and has
not reached tue position in life that he
means to occupy. Some good Girl
ought to fix UP the matter with him.
He is first. class prize in this leap
year lottery.
HOWARD: Here's your chance to
marry base bali player. Henry
Howard Is an expert and bravaly as
sisted in uphoding the reputation OF
the Green Forest nine several times
last season. Henry can also lay claim
to some good looks, which is rare &C
compiishment among cold baches.
His doom should be sealed this
merry leay year.
/ uANBURl: VIM. Hanbury hasa t
doabledu vet H4 is not rail
old bachelor but his friends think hs
might have been married severa
years ago Mr Hanhury is carpen
ter By profession and is aregular ar
tist ia his line win bas Seen thinkin.
seriously of leaving the country snt
he should have immediate attention.
! MeM0RRIS lsn'tit surprising tina
both Newt ana Will McMorris shoult
still be trodihg the path of life alone
There is apparently no reason for
unless they have simply been afrai,
10 ask the girls, and now they snonl'
come to their rescue, bat he.a trih
careful about it. They are both pros
pelous farmers and either Que woul
be a good choice.
NORRIS: One of the eniemas {
the town is Ben Norris. the big 81