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Show - l. - . - . : .. j , 164 EXPOxWT. THE WOMAN'S IiVIiA GBEESTE RICHARDS, XHSXEI.IWE B.' WEIXS." Editor. Published y, 13-0- SALT LAKE QITY, APRIL I, 1877. BE A TRUE WOMAN. iHMJLW omnkQii MJutjL Raise the world from all that's low, Place high In the social heaven Virtue's fair and radiant bow. Lend thy influence to each effort That shall raise pur nature human, Bo not, fashion's giddy lad- ytrue woman." Bo a brave, " t T whole-soule- d, . hood. There Is a vast amount upoken .and written In the present day about what women should or should not do; advice in general terms is given profusely. It is scat eclyr possi ble to lay down rules for guidance in the education of because girls, especially their so it must be modified by many conditional or controlling circumstrances, that what would be practicable for one, would not perhaps be possible for others. Duty is the main point, butjduty Is regulated by the different surroundings of a person, and the varied phases of character. To be consistent one must take all these perceptible dlfterences into consideration. Woman is active in her nature, aud dreads stagnation of any description, and if girls are trained to habits of industry and regularity in real work of some sort it will be a good preventive against "ennui," idleness and gossip.' There are many young women no doubt, who scarcely take a thought of the time they waste. They rebel against their fate as they . call it, and long for something fresh, somehome-educatio- n, thing sensational, anything 16 break the monotony, of life. Therefore often in place of a reality, they accept that which' calls forth only the emotional part of their nature, and grasp the unreal believing it will prove the "true alchemy' when all around them are thioie? resources out of which might be produced a growth of attainment in excellence in some qualification or profession, which would develop a corresponding happiness in proportion to the enlargement of thought, views and comprehension. ' After school days are over for girls, and more particularly is this the case in large families where there aro many daughters, there is a great need of care and watchfulness in ihe path of action which should be chosen to walk in. Young women hate to be looked upon as waiting to be married, and hear the observation made "so and so are In the market," as if they were; goods and chattels to be sold at auction; ;, they naturally shrink from those things and it makes them sulk and becomo to bo considered out of place because they - don't marry. They. want some systematic disand to be encipline in their life couraged in turning their mind and "attention . to some worthy object, and that is safest which presents itsolf most forcibly as the avocation 1 greater." HOME AFFAIRS. -- We return thanks for the "Utah Musical Bouquet," edited by Daynes & Son. We watch with pleasurable interest, all the improvements which tend to develop talent among the people. We are gratified to see so many home productions in songs and music. The Temperance Song, "Pearly Water, Pure As Snow," we conscientiously recommend as suitable"! fur day or" Sunday Schools. Too much cannot bo done to influence the young , , -- on dress-makin- ng, i ill-tempe- and-pursuits- : The girl at home is thus portrayed (and indeed the picture is not overdrawn) a little a little note writing, aJittle littleeading, a little cro- ractisusjcV'a quet, a great deal of chatter, and," morethan ail, much running in and out among near neighbors, till the power of steady improvement is frittered away and no; progress is made." There is an old Latin proverb, which translated reads thus, "Friends are the thieves of time," yet all love to have friends; what would this life be without them; but this prov-ei- b is true to a very great extent. Every person can realize this in some degree. It is an imperative duty to be conscientious in regard to wasting the time of another, aswell as one's own. This is a point which seems to be very little considered, but it is of such vital importance that it cannot be too deeply Impressed upon the minds of the young. Let us return to our subject, marriageable KixlsJiotgltj9.who want to marry but who are just launched into womanhood and haveno fixed purpose in life,aud long to find avocations and an impetus for undeveloped capacities. Young, beautiful, innocent, sensi ble,posses8i ng all those rare and exquisite traits which blend so harmoniously in woman when cultivated to a high degree, with all the. expectation and hope which belongs to - that period of life, knowing there is something expected of them, but without positive force to step forward and carve out any special purpose alone. Parents and friends sometimes forget that these young women are full of vigor, and must have scope for action.and that once turned into some proper channel, they could so discipline their own mind-- and characters as to effect their whole after life for good. They want some regular, steady employment of genuine labor, else perchance they drift into habits of irregularity and try to "kill time," perhaps just through the want of proper advise and.help from those who do not fully realize how important is,the issue at stake. -- Every profession and avenue of labor that opens for woman is a blessing; there is no occasion for waiting girls, you have ttn Hrvin tr wolf thcro la tn rrmfVi rpnl arnrlr in be done for any hands to lay idle. Your mis- ii isoi as raucu consequence it earin sion upon inis as that of your brotherman, and by all available means prepare yourselves physically, morally, mentally and spiritually for the grpat battle of life, and the more real strength you have time to gather for the conflict, the more sure and steadfast will bo your onward course, and the better will you be prepared to lend assistance to others. Learn adaptability to the times, the places and the circumstances, wherever your path of duty may be, and cultivate application and endurance of purpose, and remember "he who builds a pyramid builds a great thing, but he who builds a character, a vase-dressi- In, Salt Lake City, Utah. - one ff3.60one One copy eix months, Terms: copy ' year, i.OO. Ten copies for ihe price of jalne. Adrertlslng rates: Each square, ten lines of r nonpareil space, on e ' per month, $3.00. A liberal discount to time, regular adrertiscrs . . - ;.r j Exponent Office, corner ef South Temple, and. First Eaststieets, opposite Eagle Gate. Business hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. crery day except Sunday, Address all business communications to :r 7. Publishers Woman's iELTOKSNT, Salt Lake City, Utah. , semi-monthl- opened a small store one door east of Mrs. Sloan's establishment, Second South Street. Mrs. Strickland has a variety of fancy notions for sale; knits ladies and gent's hosiery, on. the Lamb machine, and also carries on likely to develop the best po wers of woman- the subject.of Temperance. Notice: Mrs. II. Strickland has. recently g. She respectfully invites the patronage of herfriend$,and alLwho are Linterestedjn home-manufactu- On re. Saturday morning; March 24, President D. ii. Wells and wife, with some other members of his family, and Hon. George (fc Cannon left this city for St, George. Bishop Edwin D. WooUey, Bishop Samuel Woolley with some others of their family, and Prof. O. H. Riggs, also accompanied them making up quite a a pleasant party, they will reach St. George Tuesday next. We LEARN by letter to the Deseret News . that the company that left Salt Lake City Mo'nday March 19, "enroute" for St. George were enjoying themselves vastly by the way, holding meetings in different place3 and meet- "" ing with old friends and acquaintances. We noticed the sisders were doing their part in ad- dressing Relief Societies and organizations of women. The meeting at Meadow Creek Mrs. Phtbe Woodruff and Mrs. Phebe Snow addressed the sTslers7 Dr Young and Mrs. Jane S. Richards. The CotUMBiA Herald of March 21, published in Columbia, Pa., contains an interesting letter from Elder A. M. Musser of this city, in which he contrasts the insti tutions ef this people, religious, social and educational, with those existing in the world. He relates in brief the condition in which the saints found this country, and the drivings aud which had been the cause of the exit Saints from the borders of of the Latter-dacivilization. Elder Musser is publishing a pamphlet there on the belief of this people containing a defense of Polygamy. anTaTana,Trina -- mob-violen- ce y SISTERS BE IN EARNEST. The article below is republished from Ex- It was written by speciaij request of President Brigham Young, and approved by him before its publication. We have been asked to furnish copies of this article at different times, and haviog no spare numbers, we decided to give it to the ponent No. 10, Oct. 15, 1876- - public in print again. Io consideration also of its being seed time, and that this pecple anticipate storing all the grain they possibly can this season, they cannot bo too deeply in1" pressed with the importance, of the Grain Movement. And in the season thereof let all Saints forget not to ak Him the Latter-da- y who giveth seed time and harvest, to multiply the measures of harvests that the Saints throughout all the borders of the land mJ have an abundance of grain to store up for Zion. - At the suggestion of President Brigham woYoung we would call the attention of the men ef this Territory to the subject of sating grain. It is one important item which President Young has labored diligently to impre3 upon this people ever tince their residence. these valleys. His advice has ever been to the brethren to cultivate the soil and let the mines, and mining; speculations alone, for the graiD was of more consequence than gold or "ler And these people are witnesses to that fad particularly having experienced the scarcity provisions and especially of breadstuff, w lD earlier settlement of this country. The Lord has blessed this people abundantly in the few years past in their fields and intber 1 f |