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Show ;' UNCLE 8AM IN ROLE OF CUPID. ' Forced to Act as Matrimonial Agent In B the Philippines. H One of tho little dctalfs that fall to H the Philippine government is that of H finding husbands for tho orphan girls H of tho Institution, bearing the name of H tho Hosplclo do San Jose, and to do B this Is no easy matter. Before the H Filipino will consent to go to the altar H lie has to be shown a monetary advan- H tage In tact, a bride without a dowry M . -wouldn't get a husband In a thousand B years. Uncle Sam's agents, after H wondering why there was such a H dearth of bridegrooms for their pretty M charges ot the Hosplclo, finally dls- M covered that In order to .marry them M off dowries would havo to be found, H As tho result a matrimonial brokerage M ' commission has boon formed. Through H this,' (ISO Is offered to any young M ' Filipino of good character who will B take one of the orphan maids as his H , life mate, but no bargain Is closed un- H til after official cuplds have thorough- 1 ly examined Into tho history ot the H husband-to-be. |