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458 IMPROVEMENT ERA. and a true Latter-day Saint, is the substance. Is substance all we want? To be sure it is the main thing. The rough diamond is valuable, but is it always recognized? Boys, we girls are human. We ".like our diamonds polished, and the passports to the feminine heart you will find are faultless manners, good deportment, and general social culture; with ability to earn the dollar, and the art of saying gracefully to the young lady whose company you find so pleasant Sunday evening, and whose hospitality you are ever so ready to accept, — "Would you like to go to the theatre?" The traits a boy should possess to be my ideal character are these : first of all he should be truthful and honest, having a strong will to command and lead in all things right. He should be able to shun all evil habits, and have the thoughtfulness to look after the pleasure and happiness of those he loves and be courteous to strangers. STAY. 0 man with eager eyes, Why do you hurry so? In your haste to gain the prize, You miss much as you go; You hear no song-birds sing: Nor stray in flowery places; You never stay to bring Glad smiles to weary faces. There are blossoms along the way That never again shall blow; So, stay a little, friend, And soothe some heart that's aching- Why do you hurry so ? — Selected.