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Show -- T .WflMAim SEX P ONE NT. FAREWELL TO THE FLOWERS. faced by. violent disputes, and those .odieus reconciliations, every oho. of which steal something from loyes original stock. .And if failure meets the man of mature age who ventures oh the conquest of a young beauty; it comes without disgrace, for he rarely hazards; by a jfcbb rapul advance, the chance of a -'- tdp ylolehit check; 1H6 looks out : lor feyihr tomSj and is not so blinded but he can propel ve the breakers which warn him Of the 1 Between the trarlcacti bt.WIoteri on l In gay procession o'er a brilliant zone , - ITe're traveled? bpldinffup before "the e je The Ahape of perfect; Beauty, and the tone' Of that harmonious ookxriny Which we try In rain to equal or indeed come nigh. ; o ; ',, ; yL -: r ' Sweet was the honey which ye rare the beef, L. Industrious rippers of your gulden cells: . .'.: Rich was the fraf ranee which y gave the breeze, As he ran ringing- aU along- your bells; , Glad were ye when the rain from cloudy wells Sparkled npoh your petals and the sun,: Like one who in the 'blecsed beaten dwells, Came down and kissed you fondly ere ry one, And every day until your course was run. 1 ;' r. : Kean ; HOW TO SAVE YOUR EYES. AVhen wilt ilhosq working; by lamp-lighave lh iehsd to underhand5 the use of, shades' to protect the eyes? We ;seoi persons -- ht i sitting holding their sewing or other work before and near to a lamp, while ihe light lis blazing full into their It is . plain that the object that they work upon - cannot be seen with so great distinctness while the field of their retina Is already occupied by a blaze. But they work on for hours, and. eyes. , : 1 .,,-:- Ahoughithe jiext morning, their visual : orthe abuse by redness and inflam igans tell of mation, the workers are to6Tdail-tOTiea- rn them. Cirthe Jessoh"of "expeHehce off cular paper shades cari ba obtainedo for a few eyes cents, and those not only "protect-threas a from tho excess of light, but servo flector behind tho blaze, increasing tho il. Besides the abovo lumination - mehUoned evil, there is that of tho varying i'quan.tity of light. thrown ntothe oyer. by its being suddenly and alternately directed towards the blaze or obliquely away from it, hv which tho nuoil has not time to adapt itself to the increase of glare; whereas, with - the use of tho shade, the illumination would The number ot persons be more uniform. in the community having 8jK)ts light or dark, in their field of vision, arising irom injury V; t6 the retina by the ill usages which we raro ..m'crliioningJs greater than is commonly that Imagined. It 'mustibo, borne in mindamauthese spots are $ 'serious step toward rosis and gutta serena, such as plunged In darkness tho latter years of tho great Milton, and many others more eminent for their talents than their caution. )p NTOVEL BEADING. 1 A great deal has been said and a grejit deal more might be said4 on this subject; In my opinion it is one of the many evils tnat lCad4he youngjastray; fpr when they begin to read novels it is h'ara 'to' 'give' , therH"- up," they get their minds so wrapped up in them . that they think and speak of nothing else. . A lady told me she had a sister who when she read a novel could talk of nothing else for about three weeks afterwards; if you asked her a question she would half answer and then say something about the novel she had read X nsed to be a grearhovel read-- 7 er but they, never did me any good; I was y. told so many a time, but still I kept oh un-ti- l I joiheVl the. Btrenciimen t f'AfssoIati'oii, about a year ago, and jBirico then, Ihve not have read ; the 'church read any novels instead of works and storing my mind with From thirty downwards (would it could bo reckoned the other way I), men calculate in proportion to the force of their attainment. They imagine probabilities of fail-urwhich never riso in a young man's brain. He proceeds, as".It" were,' by instinct, ind every step he takes is rather the. effect of accident than design. But they deliberate on each detail. They weigh their words. They watch for opportunities. And it is thus that so many young women are attracted and caught, they not how or why, and, to the great wonderment of shallow observers, by suiters discrepant in various ways, beside the mere disparity of years. And to the lover who thus enters into the daring adventure with all the odds against him, what are his chances, what tho compensation? Tho impetuous burst of boyish fancy is incomparably less interesting than the delicate; yet manly, march of matured passion. Whoever lias felt the first, may be allowed to image the latterto picture to n mind , with reason, himself the taste, and sentiment united, choosing its object and firmly careering on its Way; each day growing bolder and tenderer, but not less wise; bringing but the development of the heart It would make its own; fostering its timid virtues, yielding to its young cap- . rices,, training its tendril . fancies, losing "gradually all separate identity to their foliage; till at length the parent stem and the encircling parasite becomes a3' one, ' nourished by the same sap, and mutually Supporting and embellishing each other In Such Is the progress . undivided sympathy. of n. successful passion between beings of unequal ages, but of similar natures, undo e, full-grow- ng . romantic imaginations I am seeking to store It with knowledge that will not only do me 1 good in this world,' but also in the world to come. I once heard of a man who took a f journal for three years and when. ho was counseled to give it up ho would saynvait till this: story is finished but when be got the number with the end of the story there j was the beginning of another In it, and so' he would begin that one, and so on until he had three year's numbers he then formed a resolution that he would stop them; but says he, "If I give them away thpy wiirdo some other person as much harm as they! have done me, sol will burn them." And. he took and piled them up and set tire to them, and he said it was as good a days work as he had done for years; and I think so too; we should follow his axample; if wo read novels let us stop tnem ana n we nave any books that we know will not do us, or any one else any good, but if we read them fill our minds with wrong, ideas letTus burn them and then they can't do us: any harm. I think that we betrencum eft girls should 6how to the world that wq deslro true intelligence; and we can't become intelligent unless we read useful books. , :, JV In selecting reading matter, something ; I, j should be chosen that will be beneficial to' us in some way; something that will serve to enlighten and enliven the powers of Intellect; not always the same subjects but a diversity of interesting and Instructive themes. And In reading simple anecdotes, we sometimes hit upon a little. dint of inspiration, which will lay the foundationusfor great and sublime reflections and causeto to tho develop ideas that may be given world In glowing richness and beautiful orfginality. That wo may have strength to conquer all our weaknesses, and live pure " JT - ' r t:. HINTS ABOUT BEAUTY. , ? r " ' t FROM AN OLD JKNGLlSi; JFAFEIV one-hal- f. ' - -- HINTS FOB YOUNQ: LOVERS. : I' Forjb JStrosRsxi' , clus-teri- : i i - , ; Mc ; p, " 7 -- field. Sarah Salt Lako City, Nov. 20th 1875. -- - ' :!:'ci- V hVfails his rising reIs gard hot turned to lasting hatreds No ruffian jealousy tramples out the memory of hope nor is wounded pride left fostering iri- Zto fierce reyehgejHe can make allowanco V for her who was worthy his affection7ahd lie can admire andicsteem, even when he may not dark to love her. Agnes do Mans- -' : Like one bereaved, upon your graves I gaze, Mourning- your absence with unfeigned f fief; EememDranee paints mo au your pretry ways--: ' Icf your fine progress from your first green leaf, Until ye stood up like an Autumn sheaf In mellow splendor. , O ye fa: ry things! Why should ye go down like a sunken reef? Why Hke the swallow ply your farewell wings, And cause the desolation which your absence brings? Thou Snow-drorival Of the taintless snow; V hou Crocus, symbol of the monarch's crown; jrhou Primrose, shiuer in a folden show ,' Which glittered Bchly all the green bank down; Thou Daisy wearer of the bridal gown: Thou Lily, lady of tho ancient hall; Thou Poppy, soldier In thy red renown; Thou fiose, the queen of every bush and wall How have je all fohe down under the spoiler's pall? Farewell companions of the singing' hills, .. : Of the green grass, and of, the yellow crop; ; Ye friends of rivers and of glassy rills; mountain's Ye watchers on the lofty top; Ye worshippers beneath the crystal cope. And in the flaming, shiuing, sq?ar fane: Farewell, farewell, in sorrow and in hope; Our hearts will linger on in daily pain, ' Until we see yeur happy looks again. , 1 ' ' rdck&vi Hence when - - and upright before Gdd, that we may gain a celestial reward limy prayer In the name .''- of Jesus. ' - Deir cMreu'ci the yarden?fleld and Trood "Lai jsldeVye fc4ve come, and ye have irone, ; i Like players la aom taerty iaterlude, 10? .unfovorable 40 fe- -; There is. npChlng-mormale, beauty than lato hours. Women, who, , thfik from necessity or choicd spend most of. the day iu bed, and, the night af wprk or dissipation, haye always a pale, faded coin. weary; eyes. plexion, and ; as too ias hurtful Too much sleep is almost with a . little, and Is sure to float the personalso has pallid and unwholesome at. Diet "a marked influence upon personar bVauty. b dark-rimme- , 1 d, Generous living is favorable to good iooks, as' It tends to 'fill out1 and' give cblor and sleekness to, the skin. ' "iV gr6ss sand exces- ' si vo ' indulgence, however "in eating or drinking is fatal to tho female charms, espec-to ially where there' is agreat tendency 'making flesh' Begulariiy of time In the daily repast and scientific.) cooking j are the best means of securingrnot only good health .. Tho appetito should never but goo bo wastedduring the Ihtervalf between meals on pastry, confectidnarjT, o any other tickler 6t the appetite, which gratifies , the taste, but docs not support the' system- - Exercise is, of course, essential to female beauty.' It animates tho whole physical life,quickens.the circulation of tho blood, the growth, heightcns thQ col5r,deyeIop3 limb and tho and perfects the form of each and grace . . entire body. : It also gives beauty to every movemcht.' looks.-- : - . , . . : 'EnvV- is an insult to a man's; good sense, fori is the pain we feel at the excellencies of others. , i |