The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-07-24

the bder and llQuer dispensary .holds
out IT'D invitation and inducement to
old and young, aud there is no home
safe unless parents fight hard with
precspt and example TO keep their
boys away from temptation.
We women Of the Temperance Chris
tian Union cannot afford to be luke
warm and asleep-we must keep awake
and ever on the alert.
Mothers. do you not see the danger
the youth Of our town are surrounded?
Should we not work. work hard, in
our white ribboned band to lessen the
evilof temptation? Would we save
our beautiful boys! We must fight
the great fight through our children.
We must influence the young. There
is an army marching. Tramp, tramp,
the boys are marching" Forward
they move in their youth and strength.
Whether they march to victory or
defeat depends on the habits they
form now.
Building character is the great work
of our public schools. We want to
place on this broad domain people
who shall know their rights and dare
to mention them We want to instill
into our children the character that
can be trusted anywhere. We want
our boys and girls to be truly equipped
for liee's mystic battle, ''helmet fas-
tened on and sword in hand"
In this broad field of life our chill
dren play an important part. They
are the coming men and women of the
times; through them We look for that
higher attainment that is to lead in
the public walks of life. How neces-
sary.we should gain the attention of
the young. We would have genera
tion Of pure, moral men-men Of clear,
unclouded brain and loftly intellect.
The deadly cigarette habit is gain
ing on the fair youth Of our country.
Should We not speak out in defence Of
our boys. How many of us stop. long
enough to say few, words against
this pernioious habit-to talk, work
and pray over it? Tobacco impairs
the Intellect; no user Of tobacco has
ever taken first honor at Harvard.
This evil has grown to such evil pro-
portions that State Legislators and
school boards have listened to the
appeal Of the white Eibboned host and
have secured enforcement Of the laws
in many places.
The cigarette habit is running
health, dwar6ng the forms and send
ing young men to insaae asylumns.
Eyesight is impaired, hearing dulled
from nicotine poison. This habit un-
fits many young men from flling many
positions in life. Let the w. G. T.
U. women make an appeal to the boys
in the name Of all we hold dear-to
resist this awful habit. Arrest them
in this and it is easier to influence
them in the drink habit.
Let US appeal to the young girls,
who are so pure and beautiful and
form 30 great part in our society, to
frown upon their brothers and. their
friends who are addicted to tobacco
and whiskey. Demand in them as
high standard of morality as they
demand Of you. Be kind and firm.
Boys, we appeal to you, in the name
of love and reverence, resist the olga
rette habit.
Tobacco robs .he nation Of it's health.
An eminent writersays, Put into my
hands the money wasted in tobacco in.
the United States and will feed.
clothe and shelter all the suffering
poor on this continent Now, is
this not o shame? AThink Of it'll In,
this glorious land of chivalry and pa
triotism, where waves the s1Star Span
gled Banner that conauers all over
whom it waves, has not conquered it's
tobacco slaves.
The moneysconsumed by the saloons
throughout the nation is estimated at
one billion Of dollars. What does il
take to cover the red stains or wipe
out the misery cf this liquor habit?
1t has caught in its mad whirl many
OF the brightest and faireat that have
bloomeL beneath the shelter Of our
Southland homes. They have had to
sink beneath the seething pillows Of a
relentless foe.
Women Of the w. C. 7. IT,, do We
work enough in our temperance cause?
l tell you you now we should be up
and doing. Ny hearts interest is for
these beautiful growing girls and boys.