Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-13

rssfo aaa5r. these ere the main-stayss
which tie us on to the anchor and
hold ns secure until the last dasning
whl,s-cap has lost It's fury ana tne sea
I is calm. ~. q. - :.
From President 10 pauper let u oe 8
race FOR manhood. From queen 20 tne
cook let character and womannooo' Win
An their sterling virtues, osoeck each
woman. until every man shall De King
1 and every woman princess.
Tbe start for manhood IS made IN
babvbood. uD through youthhood, aud
the 'frst twenty years Of human life VIII
largely shape destiny and develop the
character.
when our sons and daughters shall
be made companions and friends OF
wise parents and led along the lines or
! honor. aud truth, and virtue, and no.
bi,itv. the father leading the procession
the mother next, and on down until the
whole family ia line, they shall make a
Durrfmaqe through this world, and
when thew depart hence, the world will
be poorer because they have gone, and
heaven will be richer because they have
won It's crown.
Let every father and mother who
read these lines compass their home
about like angels Of mercy and teach
their children a true and better way,
and thus we shall save the nation from
ruin and a world from hell.
We need reform in our literature.
Some one has said that zone never gets
over the influence Of a bad book, >"
which recalls the story of the good old
mother whose seven sons all went TO
sea. She depIored the fact that her
sons were an sailors, aud said TO a
friend visiting her. "Oh. why In the
Providence OF God have all my sons
gone 20 sea, leading a rough sailors life
aud leaving me all aiOne?" The friend
cast his eyes above the mantel and there
saw picture of a great ship under full
sail I'm mid-Ocean and replied. Chow
could your boys have been anything
else than sailors with such a picture al
ways before their eyes.
A picture, q book, playthiDg will
turn the current of a life like a pebble
will turn the current Of a river when
you drop the pebble near its source.
A father once came into the room
where the children were and said,
"ChiIdren, If you don't stop that quar-
rellng and iussiug will wear you out"
The little girl replied, Papa, we are
ucl fussing." "WoN, what are You
doing then2' She replied, Just play
log Mamma and Papa" Many chill
dre1 have played mamma and papa in q
Thousand ways and played "Old Harry"
while they were az it.
When father and mother, once got.
ting into q buggy 40 the front gate,
LITTLE Willie playing in the yard, ran
towards them aud said, LET me 60
WITH YOU" They replied, "All right.
run and get Jour hatl" While be ran
Co get his hat they drove off, When
he returned 90 the gate and looked up
the street aud saw them almost out OF
sight, be threw up his bat and ho,ared,
Biggest liars TO town" III that boy
did not grow up 90 be a full hedged
liar, then the picture o., the ship cannot
make sailors of the mothers boys
Leu us teach our children that the
c0mrauiOnship OF dogs is less hurtful 90
them than association with protane
swearers; with hogs, better than com
uani0ushIp with drinking men. As
morals stand above manners, let as
teach them that iusts0 FAR SassOciation
with bruces better than compenionship
with those who would hurt our morals
aud ruin our character.
SAM P. JONES.