, 1879-02-01

Tho breath Of crcrv passing brrczo. IS soon
A. n buy IA hIh enough to understand anything
something ot business. lie hears h't la:htr AMI
other men talk about Il, snsl a,,sorbs knowl.
rtlgc " it with every waking. BREATH. Then at
school hc IA Taught with n view to Tint. n!,sl
hts fathers place rs q tnnn nn1onErt tnen. isnt
the Eiriat poor thlnVsI 1t is quite enough, II
they have sufficient knowledge Of arit'in,ettc
to cnrnt the change when they hny ttciF R1nrcs
AMI ribtnns; 1uite epaugh of the n!iWr Goni-
mon EnEl!th Branches II they know That Paris
ts III Gurope, nnl tnn FncaE Win tolrr-
ab'c correctness so rs 70 rlreuiste
tue small coin which passes current ~ conycrsa-
tIon: ami these With slight knowledge Of mti-
Ste, possibly A enlastcrlnr Of French or terMan,
nn.i great deal OF dancing. arc all thu hitting
given thrm for their. laEt tn fhr rrcnt, busy
! world. Is & ans wonder we have 20 nai,y vast
cd iivesl Ia It strange that nearly every week
brinEs 10 me the waEltng cry az sutne t'oor,
strtrken child begging Ia almost frantic despair
How .ns iense aches for them, bit how bower
less AMI Men who hnve situations IN their
gilt arc bcslcgcd OH alt sides ns applications.
one Of our first merchants. n Erand-so1ett mnn,
wlahca most heartily hc couls find room for all,
could ut!iixe, and' ial On h,s appii-
eation,book over lf!y nsmcs for an!
hal advertised for nm assistant bookkecpcr
at very moderate salary told me no t,ud III
replies, md he added, folt AS II could Weep
over such state Of things"
Hut so many avenues arc now open to women
that wot.ll nre every Glrf, whatever her aoctat
statHs, take n thorough rnursc Of training LII
sumo sort of businrsa which would enable her,
" the SAT- ncrrss.tv ever canc, tn pIacc herself
tcyont The react, OF walt, dependence, or Temp
tattOn. Compel yourselves to Pass eertuln
portion Of every weck.tinr In nlnhtcr!nH thu
principles nj t!r branch you hare choscn letting
netting short Of poslt!yo illncss Interfere, and
never rensinr yttr cnrts iii s,1r pf thc yic!pry
There Will te F!cntv Of time. for other things,
look less attractive because yun Know how to
I'LL up a draft, send a telegram. take rhost-
hand report, count putsr, Or make plea IN a
court OF laW. You may never be compelled to
use yotir knowledge but II yol1 nre you can feel
sure that you hare a friend which will serve you
well, Tor ''knowcagc Is power"
It seems to me tltat cycrv one feels q greater
degree Of fclf.rcspeet who knows Tint her char
nctcr iIas f,ecn syHltnctrraiiy roun1edby making
tho most Of all the talents fptrslstcd tn her;
ct!ltsratEpE alt tlat Is bc.t nf her, sO though
she tlrvcr needs tu toll or sntn u moro than
tile fattcst lily ut them all, sllt knowa she Is
prepared for whatever comes, and her tnRuetsce
OFT thOsc around her, a. well as TIL her children,
should any be svut her, will Le Of the graud,
tlnc glorious sprt which ncrer ceatcs, but gath,
| era strength nrnlvo1nma lfl'c mountain atream.
Dear girls, each vi lis may do Romethiug to
better the world. Let us do it. THIS llte Is like
| piece Of mnsc, hnd each Individual life Is q
single nolc. Let II lie or care to 10 place ours
upon the seorc that no t!iseotl shalt b. heard
| when thc Divine Director rulsts Ills baton fur
tic great final chord. GRANDMA 0LDwArs.