| Show expressions FROM THE PEOPLES PEOPLE suggestions foit toil tilie THE labor OF in connection with my last article published in your issue of the ath dinst I 1 desire to offer A FEW suggestions which I 1 trust will be considered as coming from a f friend one who is deeply interested in the latter day saints who immigrated to utah with the spirit of the gospel in their hearts jt it Is often a source source of chagrin to me W while hile hiie shaking the warm h hand a nd of one wh om f I 1 have hay e favorably known in theold country 11 to learn that he has been here onetto on etwo three and sometimes six months and as yet has not obtained employment such individuals often state their thein willingness to work at any kind of labor and my heart has ached because I 1 was personally unable to employ them though I 1 have done so for short periods in several instances in order to assist and encourage them but this relief in any case can only be temporary and does not meet the real want of the situation nothing short of permanent em employment p lo 10 can effect what Is required ar for the people who come from abroad for the gospels sake to make their home with us in this territory it must be evident to every thinker thicker and observer that the number and character of HOME industries in this city and vicinity are too limited to offer great facilities in the direction desired namely universal and constant employment unless these are multiplied to correspond with the continually increasing population want and distress must follow and must be relieved by the hand of benevolence this is not to bo be entertained to any great extent except in behalf of such cases as those of utter helplessness As a community we can neither tender nor accept SUPPORT AS A FREE GIFT it is not in the nature of a people as enterprising and self reliant as the latter day saints what then presents itself in the absence of labor supplying industries industry e and through the gettins of of the lab iab labor or market each season what is suggested but to induce the incoming seeker of home and support to strike out for the he outly outlying settlements where his labors a ors may a be baboon a boon to the farming population op ula uia ion lon as well as a blessing to himself 11 self seit there here is hardly a season but what harvest hands bands are scarce in the farni farming lm districts and remunerative employment could ouid be afforded to many persons who through desire lor tor city life I 1 are compelled to spend their time seeking for employment or what is worse waiting lor for some one to come and offer th them assistance in that direction again many persons who come from england and have been in the habit of draw drawing i ng their weekly wages in inon mon eyare averse to working flother for other kinds of pay this is A MISTAKE cash Is not required to obtain every thi tiling needed in a family many things are obtainable for labor which are a use s ful in the household such as groceries flour vegetables fruit wood boalan aland cealand co furniture and which abich would have to be purchased ledwith with cash if not otherwise sup bup supplied plied piled Iti it is often soften the case that in consequence of not getting all of their wages in money persons accumulate a credit sufficient to purchase some useful articles which would have seemed beyond their reach if they had undertaken to save money enough to buy it when wages are received every week in ready money they are frequently SPENT NT AT ONCE and the habit of exhausting th last dollar becomes so fixed is difficult to change it for the better one of saving a part of their earnings for fora a rainy day frequently those of the working g classes who come here from england have already acquired the habit of spending all their income this is the result perhaps of long years of limited earnings an and aud through being paid in cash which was always easy enough to part with for what appeared in the market it has become chronic with some I 1 have seen abroad to be penniless within 24 21 hours after pay day ay and anti such people would naturally chafe under the restraint which bakter DARTER AND TRADE arade posa pose upon them they da not cee oce the great advantages they are obtaining in by the system of trade not only in the t hg e increasing supply of 0 stock on hand even eveir though it should be at present but alstrin also aiso in the excellent habit which it would engender of keeping something on hand band for f future u use although imperceptibly to themselves the litt art of saving Is being learned and its rewards are already to some extent enjoyed the writer knows of many who live in their own homes in this city and in various ether other parts of the territory as a result of this very condition they were ivere unable to expend all their earnings as they went along and fahd ing themselves possessed of building material and other unconvertible substance they concluded to utilize the supply in providing a home for themselves and little ones a luxury which they would never have aspired to perhaps ha s in al foreign land this flits th then en shows TILE TUB advantages OF ACCEPTING WORK even if the pay be in other means than thair ready money I 1 another aning to be considered is the price charged for labor in these hard times employment should not be spurned at eyen even what we call low wages waives better earn a little than to go idle it often occurs that a man obtains offers of employment through his bis being seen antwork at work when ithe had bad been sifting sitting around with his hands ands in his bis pockets be he would not have been so favored industrious habig habits soon attract attention and produce their g good 0 od results and the people in zion are no slower than those elsewhere in recognizing the presence or absence of this sterling quality willingness to work at anything that comes along moderate charges char gep faithfulness to employers and general god good habits willy willylu will win ln their way in utah as well as in any other part of the country and those who exercise these virtues will nind find their circumstances gradually brighten to the comparative exclusion of others who are ate more grasping and in other respects less lebs worthy JEAN VALJEAN A WORD OF CONSOLA P september 2nd and 1885 editor niese fiese deseret ret ref nees hevos there seem to ba bo a feeling among some andl andi and I 1 presume it has more or less lu infected our brethren who have been beed made a target for hatred and prejudice that we are ALONE IN THE WORLD a feeling of loneliness akin to that which the boy feels when thrown la water tor for the first time dez dew well weil ell eil be it so such a feeling Is and proper we must sink or i swim by our own exertions those who strike out boldly ani and fear not are very apt to float while the timid and fearful are sure to hink let all remember rl high and low rich and poor you who i are clothed with a little brief authority as well as those who linger in tyrants chains we have ONE F FRIEND R I 1 EN D who is mightier than all and one ono who never fails falls to come up on time wh why should we care for any other WA with him on our side we are able to cope with ten thousand millions this world Is but tran transinor transitory in short but a shadow this and not nothing til ng more then what should we fear surely not a shadow let them baa bark and howl and work themselves up to a pitch of frenzy by the gods you shall digest the ve venom of your spleen though it do split you for from this day forth firth ill use you for my mirth yea for my laughter when you are waspish talk about putting down polygamy extinguishing extinguish ing inq faith As well talk about stor stoy stomping stopping ping the lightning or the rain from falling ailing it such fools were capable of sensing the thousandth part ot the contempt they inspire they would pray for some one to bury them the god of israel is running this world though some slimy worms imagine they do and he does not require any help he does not stand la in need neel of any favors and what is more HE understands HIS ills BUSINESS fear rear not you that are poor in spirit and in the friendship of this world be of good cheer firm and faithful to gods given truths bravely bear up though worldly hopes go down let the sword of truth bt be boidi boldly drawn and in the name of rig nig right ht WN walk firmly on so shall lifes very ills bow to the triumph of thy conquering will we nind find recorded in johns test testimony xiv 1 12 verily verily I 1 say unto you he that bell beil eveth on me the works that I 1 do shall he do also and reater greater works than these shall he do lecause because igo I 1 go to my ray father let us look up to our standard bearer ile he made this world for himself and he is going to have the honor of regulating it according to his own pleasure the impuissant arrogance of man notwithstanding standing 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