Show I 1 IETTER BETTER FROM A YOUNG missionary we are in receipt of a letter from elder joseph seph henry felt now on a mission to en gland glaud that Ahat breathes a spirit of humility and understanding riding t and a devotion to the work he ia is engaged in that we are ever pleased to see cultivated hy by the some ors of hla hia letter are deserving of quotation as they we were re no doubt intended to reach dorae of the rising generation k 0 41 ft 0 0 T like the sainta saints but not the country it ia is toa too foggy too much rain and smoke not to be compared with 11 my mountain home but I 1 am well satis batis satisfied Ged qed and never was as content ed as I 1 am now feeling as I 1 do that I 1 am of some use to the lord that I 1 lam iam am per pet forming performing the work that I 1 was as sent here on earth to do I 1 thank my hea bea heavenly verily father that he considered me worthy to corm corn on this ibis mission and if my young brethren could realize the blessings in store for then them the n by coming L they would be as anxious to come as they are now backward prest told us before we ift if f t that there were principles and knowledge stored tip up in the innermost recesses of our hearts that we knew nothing of 0 till they were I 1 re and then they would come forth and n I 1 we wo iid tid e ourselves all this 1 I have baye experienced since I 1 have been here I 1 have been forced to depend entirely upon the loi lol loid lold d it has been all that has sustained m and ile he has never fa tailed failed led leq me and as loni ioni long iong as I 1 am humble and do right striving to do his will I 1 know that I 1 will prosper and be blest I 1 have learnt more since last april than I 1 thought it possible to learn in so abort a time I 1 feel very thankful to those ubo who were instrumental in III sending me on this thia mission for it has been the best fhlug for meara ard and is for all who are called caliel it lays the foundation for far a building that the spirit of god may have a dwell dwelling ing placer placed within us it we do right and be humble bumble e before the L rd or if ve we are careless in adhering to the counsels given by those placed over ua us and go io iu opposition to their advice we will become became an am abiding place for the evil one I 1 often wish I 1 had been mo more et ulious and attentive to the teachings of the servants of god but we must live and learn and that by our own experience it my brethren especially my yeung young brethren would profit by toe abe experience of those bibo who left their homes last spring and came on missions they would find it of great benefit to th them em in their future lives riar alar blaay blary y of them expect to be called out on missions to preach ro to the nations oc ot the earth buh but boiu bope hope that it voll will hot be this year and put off preparing pl and when they are called regret that they had not been more stu iou more milligent dill igent in trying to understand the work th y are engaged in brethren give up your light reading let novels mone ione lone As they are not only a waste of time but they deaden and blunt the memory so that when you do wish to remember anything it is very difficult to do so but it we would read the scriptures book of mor alor mon and all th the good instructive books we can get and store our minds with useful knowledge we would always be thankful that our I 1 time was not spent in idleness brethren study bythe the tha scriptures try to learn ask god to enlighten lighten your mins mias minn s and you will find them of more interest than any novel ever published become perfectly conversant with the first princ principles les ies of the gospel and try to become thoroughly acquainted with the order of the church try and improve in education attend every meeting of the saints that you can cam take every opportunity of listening to the counsels and teachings of crests Pr ests B kimball and wel a and the Twelve and aili ally all ali those who are placed over you be attentive try to treasure up their teachings gs in your minds that they may be forth forthcoming com ing when they hey are needed pray to god of en for lila ilia spirit to assist you in doing what is right bo always ready and willing to do as those over you yon may direct be k kidd kind ind idd and obedient to your parents be kind and loving to your bro I 1 bers hers and sisters be obliging and kind to your friends be sober be honest be huan 1 lv be all that makes a saint of god and serve god with your whole heart beart in Z on that 3 ou om may have lave his spirit when hen you are called to any office in the church try and appreciate the great yoa enjoy in the val les ica of the mountains for lor great they are compared with the doubt and uncertainty of the world ac quan that I 1 made on my journey here told me that when I 1 once got into the world and saw the pleasures of it I 1 never would wish to return to utah that I 1 would be e perfectly satis satisfied Sed to let mor go and aad re malaia maia ia t ae world they know noe nok tha the pow el er of the lord I 1 wish to return retarn as egon eoon as I 1 can caa do dd so ith with alth the consent and approbation of the servants of the lord and until I 1 can return so I 1 do not wish to see my parents my brothers sisters or c r my friends by coming here I 1 have seen what the world is and it makes my heart ache and yearn tor for the home 4 of the saints to be again in their midst I 1 have seen more wickedness in every chape an d form since I 1 have been here than I 1 ever dreama of the professed christian christians are horror struck about polygamy and their ministers hold up their hands in horror of it ahen when when aben even their cities are full of lewd arid and ous women here prostitution ia is carried on as a public profession in palace palaces and palaces they are on hearly every corner co rn er in n fact every inducement is held out to the young and thoughtless to draw them from the path of 0 rectitude purity and from god the scriptures are valued at little or nothing what ia is taught is spiritualized spi ritualized and changed to suit men m en not as it was given I 1 know mormonism ia 13 true that joseph joeeph inith smith was a prophet of god I 1 have received i the knowledge even as peter received the knowledge knowl edse e of who jebus jesus was by the holy i spirit 0 of our father in heaven and I 1 am aia thankful for the knowledge I 1 have and it is j my continual prayer that I 1 may always have the he testimony te stimon y that I 1 now have praying god to bless and preserve you and all good faints saints I 1 subscribe myself your brother ther in the true and everlasting gospel HENRY HENKY FELT TO THE PA PATRONS OF MUSIC the editor will oblige by permitting the circulation of lof a word ord to the patrons of mu ic through the columns of the NEWS agnews their isolation and distad ce from the great bazars subject the people of this territory to abuses i alid and impositions without number hence the following word A notice in the columns of a sheet published south of this city and the frequent inquiries as to the character alid and reliability of a certain music vender compel me to say a word about the gentleman over whose 1 sign maneual the notice appears and about whom the inquiries are so repeatedly made I 1 allude directly to H L raymond ile he is evidently an adept in music and in this i ably has no equal for many miles around but his big superior gift appears to be in promising and not fulfilling tu filling in engaging to make purchases for hib his patrons but in very few past instances meeting such euch engagements with entire batisa satisfaction action to the parties of the second I 1 part I 1 have followed this gentleman from hig bis advent to the territory to the present and I 1 know of noone with whom and for whom be tie has done ba business siness fully satisfied with the termination term of such euch transactions hla hia not long since trice 8 premature spiritual birth the abortive termination tormina tion of a mission which he solicited and his repeated financial difficulties indicate without mistake the character of the man and render him inny in my humble and candid opinion unfit to d do business bu sineas for the i ing of our industrious indu people I 1 wish mr R no HI ill but I 1 do hope that a polite notice like this will deter him from begging another commission I 1 or again asking the loan of a sincle greenback so long as be he remains in our midst I 1 cannot persuade peri suade myself to believe that a person ra Rs habits and manner of doing business are at all productive of good food with proof to back the allegations above I 1 rema reman n respectfully A friend ot of the people A mllton G S L r city april 1864 THE STROLLING COWS tyzz CITY april annil 25 01 yoi MR nir EDITOR I 1 heard beard many express great satisfaction with your dig at the owners of cows u who ho itt lit them run loose in the city to pick up their daily food at the expense pense of the badly provided with indestructible fences and hopes were entertained that the object sought would be attained but I 1 regret to say that we are still at the mercy of some of ot the devastating va quadrupeds one particularly a brown bendy legged and branded belonging to the fourteenth ward ia is a perfect pest peat an ani 1 nuisance nati niti sance breaking dowd down where there ia Is a green patch to tempt hr ler what elmul I 1 we do yours ac A do ly can do nothing better than get he the owner to apostatize get him to go over to anything and leave the country taking his bis cow with rith him A man who is aa as indifferent to his bis neighbors weal as must be the owner of that cow after the poking be he has h d ia to fit for nothing but to drink vad bad ad whiskey ab nb alcey and go goto to hi his declination tur tuu PRESS OF or GUAT goat bai BRI eam sag ram the aa sta of the newspaper press of great britain for the present year show A a total of 10 news newsham newspapers pam mam nam now dow thus divided england gig wales 37 scotland alq W 1 ie e land british isles idi lel 0 0 daily papers 72 are published ji a england 1 wales only supports a single daily paper aper p scotland 9 and ireland 14 tt ese figure shuw shew an increase in ten yeara years of rne ene bait balt the en tira number of maga maca zlines including quarterly reviews etc is of these are cf of a dt cid edly religious character leaving to in represent 4 science and art previous Frev loui ioui to the tue war tb number I 1 of newspaper newspapers news neWa papers in th the k united states yag tag was estimated at isgut 3 |