The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-15
CHANCE FOR
MANY GIRLS.
The WInd-Swept West Full Of
Young Men, Il Is Said.
ALL ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO WE'D
Woman Received 153 Proposals In
Answer to Printed Personal.
SHE IS INTERESTED IN ECONOMICS.
Wanted 10 Find Out How Many Men Would
Marry Respectable Young Woman Il
They Knew She Was Willing.

Kansas City, Aug. 15.-"Almost any
girl can marry" said an unmarried
woman of 80, who lives on the west side.
Husbands are cheap commodity.
j have just purchased 15S proposals for
eighty five cents"
She walked over TO her desk, opened
drawer, and came back with great
heap of opened letters in her hands.
Then she explained in a matter of fact
way that she had put personal ad-
vertisement in newspaper asking Tor
a husband, and had received these l13
answers
Ii is necessary TO know at the outset
that the woman is Interested In econo-
mics and that her conduct was, there
fore entirely impersonal. She desired TO
secure statistics.
She wanted to know how many men
would marry a respectable young woman
If they knew she was willing 10 marry.
'.'rhe advertisement brought amazing
returns" said the woman, rapidly going
through the pile OF correspondence. III
IS not true that good husbands are
scarce
OF me men who have proposed to me In
these letters would make excellent hus-
bands for an ordinary girl
Most of them, OF course, are from men
OF small education: many OF them are
amusing, but every one of them is beau
tilulIy and commercially in earnest.The
lesson these letters have taught me,
however, is that there is no dearth OF
husbands In the marriage market and
10 efet fr .lxr f.sts L aR A.
enough to say that she is open TO pro-
posals she can quickly find a suitable
mate"
A FIRST CLASS CHANCE.
Here the statistical young woman drew
out an assorted bunch of letters from
the heap and began reading bits from
them and commenting on them:
II have a good chance here to get
young lady an excellent husband.
young medical student of % at Kansas
City Medical College is eager tosneet me
and exchange photographs with me. The
girl who takes this man might have TO
live plain for awhile, but II isn't every
one who can marry professional man.
Now here's a farmer from Missouri
wants to marry me. He has $50 acres of
land. but he writes a wretched hand and
spells indifferently. He says he's been
pursuing the phantom goddess of So
ciety' till he's tired. Now he wants "A
pleasant lady Well. $50 acres of good
land is not to be sneezod at.
''rne man who writes on this pink pa
per is another farmer He's worth $1,000
has never went into society Neither
chews nor drinks. but confesscs he's not
pious. He signs himself. yours In matri-
mony' That young man would marry
on the spot.
This man here Is more exacting and
cautious. lie requires explicit particu-
lars about my finances But here. I'm
contrast, is n fine. impetuous. impusve
young man. who. in spite OF his bad SPELL
Ing. Is pleasant to hear from.
'IIe says: I will offer my hand in we'd
lock 10 one so noble as you. for THAR are
few Ike you. and feel that could love
you for your stern remark "scttied life"
have always lived such life. hut failed
10 find a mate 7 think that will do very
well for first love letter. don't like
man who wants TO know particulars by
hrst mail.
BRED IN THE WESTERN PURPLE.
''The next letter comes from n young
man WHO belongs to one Of the first fam
tlies In tho country where he lives. He
wants me to marry him off-hand. He
says he has hal no love affairs. He
ends rather weakly. though. If you zee
At 10 play bah with gentleman who Is
a college graduate We can sec each 9TH
err. | don't like that ending.
THE ncxt seems an excellent choice
A professional man from Topeka writes