The Cecil Whig., 1871-08-12
For The Cecil Wiig.
ON BANKS.
NoRvu EAST, July 25th, 1871.

NORTH EAST, july a5tll, 1871.
We have in our village one hank Of sur
ings, known as the North East Building
and Loan Association, which is well attend
ed on the evening of the fourth Wednes-
day in every month, by the sober, indWstri-
ous and economica part of our citizens,
who deposit their mite which they have
saved during the past month, which we
consider one of the best institutions that
could be got up in any community. We
know quite number who are saving five,
ten or fifteen dollars per month, which in
a few years will net them a snug little
home; and we are satisfied we have the
material in our community to establish
and carry on another of equal magnitude,
which perhaps would be done, only for the
fact that there are banks Of losing in every
community at whose counters the youth
and the aged regularly attend day and
night-to deposit their daily or weekly
earnings. The only interest paid on the
breath, and remorse of conscience. Every
one who makes deposit gains loss. One
man goes into the bank with a full pocket
and comes out with it empty. Another
goes in with good character and comes
out with ruined reputation. Another will
enter with a good suit OF clothes, and come
out all tattcred and torn. Another enters
with the glow of health and comes out
1,rp nj Wo hou
men to leave good situations behind them
in one of these banks for losing. Prosper
Gus tradesmen lose their business there
Church members have been seen to reel
walk straight but 6acksliding at every STEP
What is still worse many 60 in there and
lose their immortal souls. If the cashiers
of these institutions were honest they
would post on the door some such notice
as this: "Bamk for Losing, open at all
hours. Nothing taken in but good money,
nothing paid out but disease, degradation
and death! An extra dividend of delirium
trensens will be given to old depositors. A
free pass to perdition given to those who
pay we'll at the counter. Also tickets to the
semetery, emitting the holder to drunk
ards grave. All the children of depositors
sent to the almshouse without charge, (pro-
viding the mothers are not able to MAINTAIN
them) by making application to the trus-
tees of the poor"
Young men beware of the banks for los
ing. Some bait their depositors with lager
beer, some with ale, wine, pack of cards,
or bagatelle tables.
If you wish to keep character keep out,
and unite yourselves with Building and
Loan Association; it will not require as
much of your earnings to pay your dues in
the association as it does to keep up the
rum-seller in his lucrative business, and in
a few years you will be able to purchase
home for yourself. Many suppose from
the fact that the rum seller is protected by
the "civil law" he is doing an honorable
business, and is justifiable in the eyes of
the moral law. We would say beware of
the delusion as "Woe" is pronounced on
the man who "giveth drink to his neigh
bor." Many a respectable woman is MUIR
dered by her drunken husband, and many
a lady is murdered for years by distressed
mind, where anguish, disappointment, pow
erty and rags have possession Of her,
Many toll and labor to support their family
when they ought to live in affluence. Such
women suffer an existence of fear, perplex-
ity, anxiety, disappointment, vexations,
Theirs is life of torment and misery,
hundred or a thousand fold greater than
the victim that is killed outright.
TEEToTAL.