Advertisements appear in leading journals all over the country. Without this the great fraud could not exist ten minutes. There are numberless instances, we are quite sure, where the publishers have no suspicion that they are furthering the cause of scoundrels. In others, we regret to say, the motive for accepting these advertisements is traceable to nothing more or less than just the plain greed of the publisher. It is impossible for a private citizen to prophesy whether the entire power of the government of the United States can purify the columns of some of our greedy newspapers. [Illustration: HOW TO TRAIN A HUSBAND] These matrimonial agencies are frauds. The newspaper man knows this and takes their money for the advertisements, and becomes a messenger of a crime for a paltry sum, and if I were the District Attorney I would get busy and call the attention of the Postmaster General to these alleged newspapers for the purpose of shutting off their distribution through the mails. Here are a few samples of the ads appearing in the reputable daily press of the country: MATRIMONIAL AGENCIES' ADVERTISEMENTS FOR RICH WIVES AND HUSBANDS. They Appear in All the Leading Newspapers Throughout the Country. This is a very select list of ten ladies picked at random from our books by one of the leading newspaper reporters of this city, February 1, 1904: Minnesota Maiden--30 yrs., 5 ft. 2 in., weight 128 lbs.; brown hair, blue eyes; has $10,500. Missouri Maiden--28 yrs., 5 ft. 7 in., weight 150 lbs.; blonde, blue eyes, German; has $4,800. Pennsylvania Maiden--20 yrs., 5 ft. 4 in., weight 132 lbs.; light hair, blue eyes; will inherit $30,000, provided she is married on her 21st birthday. [Illustration: Can a Man or Woman Know Each Other Before Marriage? BEFORE. "When he was wooing her, Romeo devoted his time to thinking of delicate little attentions that he could pay Juliet, and of things he could do to make her happy." AFTER. On Christmas he is liable to shove a dollar or two at his wife, remarking: "Get yourself something. I don't know what you want, and I haven't time to fool with it."] [Illustration: "ONE HOUR OF IT IS WORTH LIVIN' FOR AN' DYIN' FOR."] [Illustration: "AN' DAT WOMEN'S CLUBS IS DE CAUSE OF ALL DE PO' LITTLE NEGLECTED CHILLEN."] Wisconsin Widow--49 yrs., 5 ft. 3 in., weight 130 lbs.; black hair, black eyes; no children; worth $15,000. Will marry elderly man. Indiana Maiden--29 yrs., 5 ft. 4 in., weight 122 lbs.; brown hair, blue eyes; pretty and worth $7,000. Would marry farmer. Illinois Maiden--21 yrs., 5 ft. 8 in., weight 140 lbs.; chestnut hair, blue eyes; worth $40,000; is a cripple. Will marry kind man who will overlook her misfortune. New Jersey Widow--28 yrs., 4 ft. 11 in., weight 150 lbs.; brown hair, blue eyes, one child; worth $35,000. Will marry and assist husband financially.