The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

claimed in establishment. MY husband is
the best man in the world. and what bet
ter could l offer you than him?'
Il was very much incensed at this oner,
and while under the excitement of It met
another patient the next day and told her
what had occurred the day before. 1mag,
Inc my establishment when the secoho
woman said:
DO not marry her husband. Marry
mine: he Is a much nicer man.
Plurality Of wives and large famiIiSs
are considered .godlike attributes in Utah.
THE more wives and children a man nas
the. next world. In a small village a MAJ
had three children born to him on the
same day by three of his wives while he
was away with a fourth wife.
during alone the agony of motherhood
was the most heartrending ordeal / nave
ever passed through.
In that same town 1t was a certain
wife's turn to entertain her husband.
When he arrived he found three Of the
children Ill with measles. Never mind
Mary he said. I will go and visit Jane
this week and come to you when It is more
convenient for you to receive me-
EDNA. the wife of President Joseph F.
Smith. is his show wife. n 1t was she
attend. the dedication of the Worlds Fair
grounds. accompanying the Governor OF
Utah. his staff and other high of1cials.
At the luncheon given by Senator kearns
10 fTtS!uelll ISUOScNtil ~ "do 49,
"There is always a show wife: for whom
the best of everything Is provided, Tho
duties of attending to the husbands ma
terial needs are divided among the other
wives.
zone will darn his stockings. another
will do his washing ! know OF a case
where the society wife lived in great style,
while the wife who darned her husbands
stockings could not speak a word of Eng
lish.
WEALTHY WELL GRooMED.
These women. especially those In Salt
Lake City. whose husbands have become
wealthy. take the most exquisite care of
themselves. Their bodies are well groomed,
the clothes are the finest, and no sum
Of money Is considered too large to ex-
pend in identifying and enhancing their
charms.
1.-The woman who goes to Utah to give
beauty talks speaks before large audi
ences. The shops which sell cosmetics
and toilet articles are the best appointed
and patronized in the cities.
These women must keep themselves. In
perfect trim. Think Of the competition
msst h Se to re asa1iz the a9T hu a5ssasSiye at asay
tons! Is 1t not pitiful?
I'm Brooklyn. within the last year. the
children going to u certain kindergarten
came home and told their mothers how
perfectly lovely 1t was: when they grew
up they could have as many wives as they
wanted.
1.-THE mothers. Mortified. consulted to-
gether and in a body visited the school
and interviewed the teacher. She, a very
men missionary. Needless to say. the kim
.dergarten was speedily broken up.
Women. 1t is your duty to protect YOU
homes and your children. II you raise not
your voices to protest to the seating of
Reed Smoot you permit the rotten apple
to remain in the barrel. and soon all the
apples will be affected.
"Remember one thing, every householder
has a vote: nine out of every ten polyga-
nous wives owns 160 acres of land, n can
vote for your President. Every woman
will vote as her husband bids her, every
Mormon man as the church commands
him. Ponder that statement. Shall Reed
Smoot be allowed to put the entering
wedge Of Mormonism into the United
States Senator"