The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-11
WHITE RIBBON
COLUMN
Edited by Mrs. Thos. Weir

tapplneSS ana Cneer,
Flower-White carnation
Thank you ladies for your words OF
cheer Come again
Vacation time and as many want
and need a vacation, but they come
back to us fresh and ready for extra
work
God gives us more sunshine and
happiness than sorrow, but we re.
member our troubles more than our
bright days. There is always hope.
If it were not for hope we could not
live.
Our last meeting was on Fairs"
and an excellent program was con.
Quoted by Mrs. Fordney, our fair SUI
perintendent OF course, we do good
at fairs. SO many opportunities to do
the good. See the tired mother watch
ing for place to rest; her eye catch
es sight of four letters. she goes
straight to the w. C. T. U. tent, and
she Is sure to find rest and maybe
some refreshments are furnished A
| little encouragement, a word of cheer
| and she goes on her way refreshed
and rested anyway SO ladies' be on
hand at the fair. Cast your ray of
sunshine. 1t will reach some one and
| dispel the gloom.
Be busy 1t will not give you time
for other thought and deeds. When
we think of the busy life of the con-
[ fined man in our public institutions.
| and how they are compelled to work
il they only were as busy outside,
they would never need the necessary
punishment, for they would not have
J time to do the deeds that sent them
there. On visiting the o. S. R. at
Mansfield, you will find each depart
ment busy, about 900 inmates as an
average year, 80 days in the month,
365 to the year, finds the bakery de-
| partment force busy. One meal, 174
loaves; 1 year. making ,905.30 loaves
of 3h pounds to the loaf. At that
rate each inmate eats 740 pounds of
bread year, adding go pans of corn
bread or biscuits baked twice week
With the baking for the Administra-
ton building besides makes that one
department busy. Yet some of these
boys" are called loafers. But the
loafer is usually found on the out
side of the institution, and because
he has not something to do he thinks
and does the deeds that send him
clogs his brain and makes him a
loafer Oh, man! The highest ideal
we have outside of God, be sure your
time is occupied in some good
Here are more facts given by one
who knows; who has given the bread
of life to those unfortunate ones on
more than one occasion:
At 23-Man thinks fate is making a
special effort to keep him down.
At 35-He might have done great
things If his wife had not handicapped
him.
At 40-He knows If his children had
not made him cling to the sure things
he would have been great.
At Sole is positive that they
conspired against him in every way
Al Golf he was only 35 again moth.
ing would keep him back.
AT 7O-He believes. almost, it was
lack of courage.
AT Sole ls sure of it.
Women of low estate will be aided
by more women organizations which
will work with the police matron.
1t was decided at the Federation col.
lege women's clubs, in Los Angeles
recently, to investigate the occupa
tions of women other than teaching IN
order to direct others girls into other
channels of work
People of this country spend annu
ally $300,000000 for soft drinks and
yet they wonder why they have SO
much headache,
Carrie Nation left a fortune of $40
600, more than the inventor of ths
hatchet made probably.
Some man said Q woman has nc
natural weapon. What's the matter
with her tongue?
Well a woman died the other day
and was 1870 years old. OF course she
never drank to excess or wore high
heeled shoes
1t is no disgrace to be poor, Many
lives have been saved because they
could not purchase an automobile
So blessed is the poor
Don't forget the contest. Remem
Der that Ankenytown is doing some
good work, and have several hundred
points.
The regular all day meeting will be
held at Camp Sychar on next Friday
August IL, when Mrs. Rev. Trego will