Show THOUGHTS FOR WOMEN probably at no time in our history has marriage its being a failure or other otherwise been more freely discussed discus eed than at the present woman her status beatus her heir duties and her true position in the commonwealth are brought more prominently to the front than ever before not only in this but in every country on the face of the globe the marriage tie will wil I 1 always be low ered woman is degraded as she is ie in many so 80 called civilized communities muni ties those who would degrade m marriage arriage forget that by so doing they degrade themselves vw those who degrade that which is holy thereby degrade themselves we frequently find that bad men have excellent wives and that good men often have hare v very ery bad wives and this ism is most ost noticeable amor amoc g great and gifted men and women and the cause to is easy enough to L be e explained love to is notoriously injudicious it often overlooks suitableness and equality Cerv cervantes tes says love levels level 8 all yes yee it lowers down king cophelia Coph elua etus and raises up the beggar maid if a man marries for b beauty being the over lover of her feature not of her intellect it will be strange if he Js is not disappointed in trouble lie needs comfort in difficulty counsel and in the events of life wisdom and he finds beauty a poor substitute for any one of them with age the superficial attractions vanish and his admiration mi ration vanishes likewise meu men do not always make their choice by reason which to is the man himself although marriage involves tremendous elisues another thing men often overlook in their choice of partners is religion A woman without religion to is as ae anomaly religion in a woman should be gentle it should win not repel it should be pure and holy and yet human heave heavenly but without superstition and not too sublime for or earth when woman marries for love it grosses engrosses en her whole soul in wo man mans Is love the divine element predominates men man ind women should make marriage and the life that must follow it a study not enter into the estate thoughtlessly though tl esely the welfare of their children requires it and the goad of the commonwealth demands it women are struggling for foar political equality are they fitting themselves for the charges that will occur in the near future do they realize the responsibility bill ty which even the right of franchise will entail if not it is time to begin tb the study of those subjects which citizenship requires quires rc they should know when we enter upon the task of self education we musk begin at home we austbo must be good daughter and ei st etere aters if we w would uld be good wives and intelligent mothers lessons learned at home will stand us in good stead abroad home is ft a small community but there we must earn how to live in a great one at home one learns to love to associate to td practice self denial to bear and to tar fox foi bear and we must carry the prin caples and habits of home beyond its if bounds some disbelieve in the ability of self ou culture itu re this to is an error to be carefully avei avi ded god has bestowed upon us a self forming power whose extent we can scarcely comprehend our life to is a mission this is one of the mout helpful thoughts there is in a place for each one of us a place appointed for our very selves which none other could occupy ogreater A greater soul would not fill the space to fit ourselves for the mission assigned to us should be our aims aind nd end to each one god has given talents to la prove perfect and use according to his will we are not all intended for startling achievements achievement our work may not extend beyond the sacred precincts of home and this is the most peaceful life woman can enjoy and it requires no small talent to make bright and joyous the lives of those entrusted to our care the history of the most humble life is a marvelous tale it is a wonderful creation of god where each individual has an appointed place this should bean be an incentive to self culture we know there is a duty for us to perform in the sphere in which we are placed and how great is the pleasure we experience peri ence when we feel that duty has been done to the best beat of our ability we cannot know or do all things thin gF nor is it necessary we should but what we do should be well done we should endeavor to ac accumulate material for thought we cannot think if we have nothing to think about we should be careful to acquire by reading and conversation a supply of ideas to give us a start in thinking in order to learn we must be attentive and we must reflect upon the information we have received this is the only way to become profi proficient elent in the art of thinking M A Y |