Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-10
81. Yalenilne,s Eve.

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Seeing 20 many store wlndowa decor.
alod with pictures not at All handsome,
reminds mo that H. Valentine's day
IL close at hand, ani n few suggestions
ON the custom attached TO II may no.
DO out of place.
The custom 90 prevalent here, on
this DAY or rather evening, " hoaping
insui,s and BIO lIgultirs uIOn friend anu
foe by way OF the ugly, unsightly carl.
catufus sometimes called valentines,
sttms to me entirely unworthy OF n
ulyillIrd community. Hat was Il lin.
lied 10 merely sending thrsb "tukous OF
esteem" 10 friends In quiet, peacnabln
way, II might be passeI by Ia silence;
tut thofu is feature about 10 rendering
/ II particularly Objectionable, anu IL IL
THE. IL Hoems 10 DO regarded ~ many
~ n time In which boys are
licensed 10 commit any manner Of
depreciation that their fancy can
| suggest, such as throwing rocks NJ
neighbOTsi doors, breaking fouces,
catty ing gates oil and the llkc. Pfac.
tices Of this Kind are not the ones 10
inspire one with any particular love for
| his fellOwmAu, Or with admiration for
/ his nelnhb1T's children, aud | there
fore suggest that a strong effort DO
made 10 oneck It.
IL 10 T. b, regretted that 90 many
dealora can be found willing To engage
In the sale OF such iniHmOug Htun,
| Haunting IL before the gaze Vt children
| aud thus encourage tho practice; know.
| ing, a. they certainly must, that near
/ ly everyone slld means rock al some
/ ones door Would 70 not DO tue proper
| thing for tho public ~ show their dis.
| approval OF it Ia a iurcible wny-by
| Withholding thrir patronage from thia
class OF deAlufs2 lhis | believe would
bling most OF them 10 their senses.
| Another and most important step
necessary, 10 check tue evil referred
10, would bs Tor parents 10 keep chill
ufrn in alter dark; and A. THIRD step,
let the police DO prepared tor the coca
sion auI out ia nunUsr 20 take care Of
the class Of children who always can
bp found Out on such Uooaalons, who,
II cannot DO said 10 tho credit Of their
parenla, are brought up Ia hOmes
where restraint u unknown, / am
nanny to think w have police force
able and willing 10 act Ia this matter,
AS coon as their attention In called
thereto,
Thinking possibly lhis might reach
homes wAstu the happiness Of parents
seems hlIghted ny tho waywarunvss OF
sons will II DO proper 10 add dAugh'
teftg -lmpells me - give what oOser-
walton mas taught mo R being the
most fruitful caussO Of n; Tor 1t has been
INV misfortune, Or shall 1 say fortune,
10 have overheard conversations among
Inc boys, whom out On tue streets ss-
pecialiy alter dark, aud when they
were no. aware u anybody oyerhear-
ing them, and the conversations have
been OF the mlst Indecent olAsphem-
Gus nature. Could the parents ~ those
bsya have heard what uuhri,i Il would
nave caussI them 10 hidu thoir face In
shamp hut VINO are 10 blAme3 tho
pgFents VINO allow their children 70
foam tho streets az al hours, % the
ebilIren who are unAwares lou into
snoh eurfouudugs: 1 say most en-
phatirally tho parents are TO blame. IL
Ia false love that prompts patun1s 10
Hlys suoh liberty - their ohildteni u
| ID mofs, il IL criminal nesilgelcs, al