Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-02

.& go 4&aN" Il 81 k9@ Ill service T
= fe@n recognized. Hauilear. Hanni-
s@f. ftasfafas tto!fhu-. Marshal Say were
eaEalryrea. In this arm 81 thu seryic.
e@Ari@ Itr:el a. the battle o. Poi;iers beat
"a ( tae Ara INVASION. The Ca1hayin.aa
faFa -. E=Th the los II only 10 men. oreg-
Sar+'F tee E~3naaar1y With the Los Ct TO-
ts8- Il tae sane way the Spanish chivairy
drove 1ask tbs Moorish ynries. The best
wy II keap peace in ~thi-eouutry and ip al
countries : u - prepared for war. ankthere
- 10 Success IN such q contest unless there
Y pfe1ty - light footed chargers Our
fhr3-staa patriotism all our instruction.
fram the vori 81 God demand that first Of
al ~ Kind trea: the ho--a. aud then after
'hat. th4. we develop his fee.ness and his
sran1e1r saf Ms majesty ani his strength.
Bat what ssali | say cf Ire effort being
TIA r. III this Law n Il large scale 10 make
-2,4n lii rrea'gre q God, this divineiy
h9ttTst : ing. al instrument cf atrocious
eFi< -aSe - indss'1rninate assaul.
against tae turf. believe IN the turf ii it
IAN T. e5alactei On rich. principles and
wl'h 10 hattia-. There i NJ more harm IN
Offering 2 prlx- for the swifte-t racer than
there i harm Rt an agricultural fair in offer
lnr q rr.ze - the farmer who has the best
wheat. or T. thu fruit grower who has the
iat-est year. or 70 the uacninist who pre-
-efts the best corn th-asher. or in q school
Offering q prize Of a copy Of Shakespeare to
the best reai.r. or in q household giving a
lamp q Z TO the best behaved youngster.
prtze7 bsalt means. rewards by all means.
That * the way God develops the race. Re-
warts for all kinds Of well doing. Heaven
itself il called a prize. the prize Of
the high calling Of God in Christ Je-
sis.' 81 what is right in one direction Ii
right in another direction. And withouttho
prizes the horses 1eetness and beatty and
strength will never be fully developed. Tit
cost $3.50 or 5000 or 10. 00J and the result
ta - - j.. d. - --~
where the betting begins. for that Is gam
bling or the effort to get that for which YOU
1iEe ~ e!uisaicnt. and gambling. whether
q q iarce scale or a small scale. ought to be
,.nouneef of men as II will be ~accursed Of
Goi. Il YOU have won fifty cents or 5000
- a Wasar. s1u had better get rid Of it. Get
Ri II il right away. Give it 10 ONE one
VIII lost III a het. or give it 10 some great
r@fer4Aatory institution. or il you do not like
fip. - town u the river and pitch it of
t5a Tx. YOU cannot afford to keep ii. 1t
Wili burn a hole IN your purse. il will burn a
H9it i'll your estate. and you will lose all that.
perhaps l. o1times more-perhaps you will
lose all. Geynhllng blasts a man or 1t basis
his children. generally both and all.
What a spectacle when at Saratoga, or at
Long Bran,h. or at Brighton Beach. or at
~sh"et-netl Bay. the horses start, and In a
fash $4,000 or 500, oo) change hands.
Multitude ruined by losing the bet. others
tpE- - ilillf8t Ht eitliil- TIE bct. ioI IL Il uihU
la-s u bet II a nor9e race, he may be dis
..urtg-l AMI quit. hut ii he win the bet be
i, vcrs art t. - straight on to hell.
An intimate friend. IL journalist. who in
the line Of his profession Investigated this
evil. tells M that there are three different
Kinds IF betting at horse races. and they are
about equally ~iepr1us-by. auction POOLS
~ 'Fren.n mutuais." by what is callei
.oaosmasin;'-all gambling, all bad, all
rotten with iniquity. There Is one word
that seeds - be written on the brow Of every
Ioaleriler a he sits delucting his three or
tlyt per cent. ami slyly ringing up" more
tickets than were sold On the winning horse
"a word t. be written also on tho brow
81 every ho0kkecper who at extra in
lucemrut scratches n horse of OF the race,
and on til. brow ii every jockey who slack
tns pace that. according to agreement, an
other may win. and writing over every
Judges stand. and writing on every board Of
the surrounding fences. That word Is
"-wini.cr',' Yet thousands bet. Lawyers
btt. Judges o. courts bet. Members Of the
Legislature bet. Members of Con ,ress bet.
Professors Of religion bet. Teachers and SUI
pcrintendents Of Suudav-schools. l an told,
Ir.. Ladies bet not directly. but through
agents. Yesterday and every day they bet,
they gain. they lose; and this summer while
the parasols swing, and the hands clap, and
tire huzzas deafen. there will be a multitude
of peoIie cajoled and deceived and cheated,
Who Will III the Races 80 ucch duu uteh. ucCh
and neck to periiti0n.
Cultivate the horse by all means. drive
hin a. last a. youdesire, provided you do
n5f Injtire him or en1anger yourself or
others. tat be careful and do not harness the
horse To the chariot Of sin. Do not throw
vtur Jewels ofmoralitv under the flying hoof.
p1net Ter the prcteXt Of improving the
lts--r Destroy a man. Do not have your name
LIT town in the ever increasing catalogue
II thfSt who are ruined for both worlds
FIT til. designations OF the American race
curse. They say that IN honest race course
80 "-traicht' tra.s. and that a dishonest
race course is a"croone1' track-that Is
tho parl4nee - tell you that every
rtrs track surrounded by betting men AMI
betting women AMI betting customs Is a
straight track-I mean straight down Christ
a-krt 10 one If HIS GOSPELS. is not a man
is.ttcf than Il sheep" say. yes. aud he is
hrtt.rtlaa a4i the St.e Is that with lathered
ltank- ever shot around the ring at a race
aoeIr-.. That i 4 very poor job by which q
ms.a III orier l. get a horse tn come out q
ftf.I Faneth ahnai Of some other racer SC
IL ne~ Li- oWn morals that he comes out g
whole length behind III tue race set before
him.
u v5i MT realize the fact that there Is d
asi-hty effort On all sides to-day ao get
mon y without earning it, That Il the curse
al tIthn cities, 1t Isthe curse OF America
the effort t. get money without earning =
aud a. other forms Of stealing are not re-
specialize, they & into thase gambling prac.
tees. / preach this sermon on square ole
fashioned honesty. | have said nothing
against the horse. | have said nothing
against the turf. | have said everything
a-aau.t their prostitution Young men, you
60 into straightforward industries. and
yau will have better livelihood. aud yoI
will have iar-er permanent success than You
Fan ever get ~ a wager. but you get in witt
some - the whisky. rum blotched crew
which | see going down on the bouIayards
though | never bet. | will risk this wager
1000 e0 10 nothing. YOU will be debaachet
anu damned. 3.
Cultivate the horse, own him it youI cal
afford 10 own him. test all the speei hf has
it he have any speed In him, but be- 2Afekl
which way YOU drive. You canno away
te!I what direction q man Is driving in By ID
way his horses head In my hoyhood y
r9le three mics every SABBATH morning t
t~A4eaun;ry church. We ware drawn by tw'
eae he-Ses. Ny father drove He RlfkS
them. ant they knew him They -!
tsseaeI~. Sometimes they .oyri 10 80 fafF
-. ~ IL iii u; Interfere with their hap
:*as~. H. raj al Ct - IL II
sa-ea nlth lin. He drive II the coaatr