Show INDUCING INDIANS TO MARRY the indian scheme for perpetuating the indian jacc the commissioner of indian affairs mr browning is determined to prove to the indians that marriage is not a failure he nas discovered that most of the red men under the bureau at the present time have been induced to believe that it is not the proper thing to get married and for this reason in the mind of the commissioner the numbers of the red men are decreasing fast it is not certain but that th commissioner in the interest of preserving his bureau was forced to give some study and attention to the matter of matchmaking among the people the commissioner has labored over this matter very industriously and according to the kansas city journal he has evolved a scheme he proposes to prove to them that they can get in fa abr with the great father if they will join in the holy bonds of matrimony the scheme is a novel one and it is the opinion of the commissioner that very soon the leading duties of the indian agent will be to act as remarry ing agent for his colony the reward for getting married is a striking marriage certificate it starts with a heavy sheet of paper with a red border much is expected of this red border then the united states of america is in blue while the our glorious eagle has not the savage look but a sort of wedding day smile and the E pluribus pluri buB unum and the american flag are displayed with an intensity that would be cheap at any price the eagle presides over a marriage certificate in the sual form the agents are to be instructed to make an exhibit of the scheme and to use their influence in petting the indians to come to the conclusion that they will be out of luck if they refuse to get married the agents are to show the certificates which have been prepared tt ith the hope that they would have the catchy appearance and to possess one would be the ambition of the average indian and this would last him until after the ceremony was perforated fo by the flash of the certificate it is hoped to prove that marriage is a I 1 success |