Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-02-10

and touched il not save Jonathan, and he not
knowing tbs military order about ab-til-
eHce dipped the end Of. a stick he had in
HI, hand into the candied liquid. and as
yellow aHa tempting it glowed on the end
81 the stick he Vut it 70 his mouth ant. ate
the honey. Judgment fell upon him. and
hut f0r special Intervention he would have
been slaia. IN nvteyt Jonathan announces
his awful mistake: 4 did but taste a little
honey with inc end Of the rod that was in
NY hand, and 10, | must de" Alas. what
multitudes Of people ID AL ages have been
damaged by forbidden honey, by which I
mean temptation. delicious aud attractive.
but damaging ard destructive.
Corrupt literature. fascinating hut dread
FIJI. comes in this category. Where one
good, honest, nenlthful book is read now.
there is a hundred mad up OF rhetorical
trash consumed with aviiitv.
Corrupt literature is doing more today
for the disruption OF domestic life than any
other cause. ElopementS, marital in
triSue-. sly correspondence, fictitious
names given at postof1ice windows, clan
destine meetings in parks, and at ferry
gates, ana in hotel parlors, and conjugal
I,eriurias are among the ruinous results.
When a 0man Young or Old. gets her
bead thoroughly stuffed with the modern
novel sAa Is IN appalling peril. There is a
wealth Of gcot books coming forth from
oar publishing houses that leave no excuse
for the choice Of that which is debauchins
to body. mint ann soul. Go to some intel
ligenL man OF w0man aud ask for a list OF
BOOKS tnar viii BE strengthening TO your
mental and mora, condition. Life is so
shor5 aud yoGr tlme for Improvement so
Abbreviated that you cannot afford 10 eli
up with EG5Is. and cindrrs and debris.
stimulating liquids also come into the
category OF temptation delicious but death
fiji. YoH say = ean:io- hear the taste OF
intoxicating Il lor. ani how any man can
ike 1t is 20 me IL a~naze.2ent.' Well.
then. it IS no credit 70 YOU ttl&t yea DO not
tate il. 10 not "raS about your total alb
-tincnc". because it il not from any prInci-
lIe th@G YOU reic. alcoholism, bat for the
reasAA that Euu reject certain styles Of
foof0yon simply cont like the taste OF
them. Bat lnuititu1es Of lfcOpie have q
natural foudneSs for al KINDS OF intCXi-
cant-. They like it so much that it makes
them smack their lips to look at it. They
are ,'yspeptic and they like to aid diges-
ton: or they &ra annoyed by insomnia,
ana til"y take it to produce sleep; or they
"re troubled. AMI they take it to make
item obiivious; or they feel happy, and
t1cy mast celebrate their hi,arity. They
begin With mint iulc1 sucked through two
StlaWs IN the Long Eraach piazza aud end
ia tho ditch, taking from 3 jug aliquid
hall kerosene anu hale whisky.
One would suppose that mcn w1uli take
warning from sOlne OF the OminOus names
given - int0X,cults. ana stand off from
the devastating influence. You have
noticed, for instance. that some Of the res
taurants are called The Shades typical
Of the fact that it putt q mans reputation
in The shade, and his morals III the shade,
and liz prosperity in the shade, and his
wife and children in the shade. and his i'm
mortal destiny in the shade. Now, [ find
on some OF Il aliqu0r signs in all our cities
Jta W. VI ltftIj ErnX.- - ,ni,hfjI ~ C,1 ~ sac = i-n
Of the carcass and the filthy raven that
sYoors upon it. Men and women without
u;imber slain Of. rum, but unburied, and
this evil is necking at their glazed eyes.
and pecking at tIair hloated cheek. and
peckin- at their destroyed manhood aud
W~Omanh0Od. thrusting !'elts and claw into
the mortal remains Of what once vas glOri-
ously alive, Bur now morally dead. "OIl
Crow But alas, how many takeno warn
Ing. Remember Jonathan and the forbid
den honey ID the woods 1T Bethayen.
Furthermore, mes atnestcr's indulgence
must be put in the list of temptations de-
| Iici0us but destructive. You who hayo
crossed the ocean many tirnes have noticed
that always one Of the best rooms has, from
morning until late 1T night, been given up
TO gambling practices. | heard OF men
who went on board Will, enOug for IN
Iuropeau excursion who landed without
money to get their baggage VI to the hotel
Or railroad station.
State Legislatures have again and again
sanctioned the mighty evil by passing
laws in defense Of race tracks, and many
young men have lost al their wages at such
ao-ca!lel "ineetings.' Every man who
voted for such infamous bills has on lis
hands and totcnead tao blood Of These
souls.
Safeguarding comes into the same cat
aiogue. 1t must pc very exhilaratinc to 20
into The stock market and, depositine a
SnnHli su!n o money. run the chance of tax.
ing oUt . fortrne. I2ny men are doing IN
honest AID safe business il the stock mar
Ltt. and you are IN ignor&1nus if YOU DC
not know CHAT it is just as legitimate to deaI
IN "tocHs rs it i, to zeal in coffee, or sugar,
@f ;loUr. Bat nearly til the outsiders WIG
50 there Oh Ii financial excursion lose
all. The old spiders eat up the unsus-
nert'ns iies. ] had Il friend Hho put his
band Oh his liP-rochet and said III sab.
stance: I have there the ralue Of twc
I%uadrei and fifty thousand dollars" Ills
llo!Ha j. t"-dfE penniie@S. What was tht
MHtter,- Nt'ch-Samblin-. Gambling is
gam5iln"- whether is stocks or bread.
StulS. ~ flic", or race horse betting
ENhii1r"tion at the start, but q rayinn
t1aln. and y shattered nervous system, AM
a sacrificed property, and a destroyed Soll
a. til" last. 1onng men, bay no lottery
iith'tH, purchase 40 priZe-pHGGaCes, bet
Oh no baseball games or yacht racing
nave no i~ult}rin ilck answer no mysterious
tlrct:I;trH, Proposing great income for srna!
lavestmtntS, drive away tho huz2ar!s thai
hover around cur hotels trying to entrar
strangers. 60 put anG make an hones'
living. Have GOD on your si!", ana be I
candidate for heaven. Remember all The
paths Of sin are banked with flowers at tht
start. and there are plenty of helpful hand:
to te-eh TIE gay charger to your door anC
aolt the -tI-rup while vou mount. Bal
further on the horse piunges to the bit il
Il slough inextricable.
The best honey is not like that whicl
Jonathan took on tue end Of the rod AM
brought TO his lips, but that which Cos
puts on the ban 1uetiny table Of mercy. a
which We are all invited TO sit. When
atan may sit ut the Kings banquet. WI,
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