Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-09-21

same drunkenness, and the same vaga-
bondage, and the same abomipation that
were to be found under the old horse rae
ing system.
Long ago the English government got
through looking to the turf for the dragoon
and the light cavalry horse. They found
out that the turf depreciates the stock, and
1t Is worse yet for men. Thomas Hughes.
the member OF parliament and tho author
known oil the world over, hearing that a
this country, wrote letter In which he
said. "Heaven help you. then, for Of all tho
cankers Of our old civilization there is
nothing In this country approaching in un-
blushing meanness, in rascality holding its
head high. to this belauded institution OF
the British turf" Another famous sports
man writes, "How many fine domains have
been shared among these hosts OF rapa.
cious sharks during the last 400 years, and,
unless the system be altered, how many
more are doomed to fall into the same
gulf" With the buil6ghts Iof Spain and
the bear baitings OF the pit may the Lord
God annihilate the Infamous and accursed
horse racing OF England and Americal
Another temptation lowering around the
watering place Is the formation of hasty
places are responsible for more OF the
domestic infeliclties OF this country than
nearly all other things combined. Society
is 80 artificial there that no sure judgment
Of character can be formed. They who
form companionships amid such circum-
stances go into lottery where there are
twenty blanks to one prize. In the severe
tug Of life you want more than glitter and
splash. Life is not a ballroom, whore the
music decides the step and bow and prance
and graceful swing OF long train can make
up for strong common sense. You might as
we'll go among the gayly painted yachts of
n summer regatta to find war vessels as
I togo among the light spray OF the summer
watering place to find character that
can stand the test Of the great strug-
you want stronger weapon than lace
fan or croquet mallet. The load Of life
Is so heavy that In order to draw 1t you
want team stronger than that made up
OF masculine grasshopper and feminine
butterfly. If there is any man In the COM
| mupity who excites my contempt and who
ought to excite the contempt OF every man
anil woman 1t Is the soft handed, soft
headed dude, who, perfumed until the air
Is actually sick, spends his summer in
striking killing attitudes and waving senti-
mental adieux and talking innnitesimal
no.hings and finding his heaven in the set
OF lavender kid glove. Boots as tight as
an inquisition. Two hours Of consummate
skill exhibited in the tie Of q flashing era
vat. His conversation made up of "Ahs''
and "Ohs!" and HE hes'
There Is only one counterpart to such
man as that, and that is the frothy young
woman at the watering place; her CONVEX
sdnion made up of French moonshine; what
she has in her head only equaled by what
she had on her back; useless ever since she
was horn and to be useless until she Is dead
unless she becomes an intelligent Chris
ttan. We may admire music and fair faces
and graceful step, but amid the heartle-s g.
ness and tho imitation and the fantastic
influences OF onr modern watering places
beware how you make lifelong covenants.
AM tG..r Fam ,faftn tInt he = I,
watering place Is that of baneful litera-
ture. Almost every one starting off for
the summer takes some reading matter.
There is more pestiferous trash read among
the intelligent classes in July and August
than in all the other ten months of the
year. Men and women who at home would
not be satisfied with a book that was not
really sensible find sitting on hotel piazza
or under the trees reading books the index
OF which would make them blush ii they
knew that you knew what the book was.
oh" they say, "you must have intel
lectual recreationl Yes. There is no need
that you take along to a watering place
"Hamilton's Metaphysics" or some ponder
GUS discourse on tho eternal DEGREES or
"Faraday's Philosophy" There are many
easy books that are good You might as
well say, II propose now to give lit.
tie rest to my digestive organs, and in
stead of eating heavy meat and vegetables
will for little while take lighter food. q
little strychnine and few grains of rats
bane." Literary poison in August is as
bad as literary poison in December. Mark
that. Do lot let the frogs of corrupt
printing press jump into your Saratoga
trunk or White Mountain yalise. Are there
not good books that are easy to read
books Of entertaining travel, books of con-
genial history. books OF pure fun, books Of
poetry. ringing with merry canto: books Of
fine engravings. books that will rest the
mind as well as purify the heart and ele-
vnte the whole life? There will not be an
hour between this and your death when
you can afford to read a book lacking in
moral principle.
Another temptation lowering all around
our watering places is intoxicating bever-
ages. am told that 1t Is becoming more
and N ore fashionable for women to drink.
l care not how we'll n woman may dress, II
she has taken enough Of the wine to flush
her cheek and put Il glassness on her eye
she Is drunk. She may be handed into a
S2500 carriage and have diamonds enough
to astound the Tiffanys'-she is drunk.
She may be q graduate of the best young
ladies' seminary and the daughter of some
man In danger of being nominated for the
presidency-she is drunk. You may have
a larger vocabulary than have, and you
may say in regard to her that she is econ
vivial," or she is merry" or she Is "fes-
tive," or she is "exhilarated," but you
cannot with all your garlands of verbiage
cover up the plain fact that 1t is an old
fashioned case nf drunk.
Whether you tsrry at home-which will
be quite as safe and perhaps quite as COM
fortable-or so into the country, arm your
self against temptation. The grace Of God
is the only safe shelter, whether in town
or country. There are watering places
accessible to all Of US. You cannot open
a book OF the Bible without finding out
some such watering place. Fountains
open for sin and uncleanness. Wells OF
sal alton. Streams from Lebanon.
flood struck out Of the rock by Moses.
Fountains in the wilderness discovered
by Hagar. Water to drink and water
to bathe in. The river OF God,
which is full of water. Water OF
which II man drink he shnll never thirst.
Wells OF water in the valley Of Baca. Liv-
ing fountains of water. A pure river Of
water as clear as crystal from under the
throne OF God. These are wateringe places
accessible to all of US. We do not have a
laborious packing up before we start-.only
the throwing away OF our transgressions.
No expensive hotel bills to pay. 1t is
without money and without price," No