The citizen., 1913-09-04

| WHO 10 use toDaCCo, WOulu auNlSe yOu
not to begin.
Does Tobacco Pay7
To begin with, Just consider whe.
ther il is wise use Of money. IL Is
not a pleasure that will last, and il
is not a use of money that will bring
money again Any man who uses to-
bacco, unless he begs il from his
ncighbor, will spend on the average
as much as ten cents a day. That is
seventy cents week; three dollars
and five cents a month; thirty-six dol
lars and fifty cents a year. Let
him spend this money for harmful
/ pleasure from the time he is l8 till
the time he is 20, and it means $l2,6s3
think Of it 1868 wasted in smoke
and spittle!
| But il is more than a Udsic. II is a
harm There is some question about
the effect of tobacco on a man fully
developed. Some doctors think that
some men between the ages of thirty
and fifty may use tobacco moderately
without any harm But all doctors
agree that for a man under thirty
years TO use tobacco, 1t is a stunting
Of his growth.
All Athletes Avoid Tobacco
Every man who goes into prize
I a..H afh al of ia
contest has to give up tobacco. Now
isn't life as important as boat race?
Doesn't a wise and ambitious young
man wish to be always at his best,
as though he were training for a
prize fight or race?
Then We must learn it is an awful
thing TO he the slave of a habit. This
slavery often takes hold on strong
men. General Grant was strong
man, but his tobacco got the better
Of him, and he died ten years before
he needed to, because of this awful
habit President Mckinley was a
strong man. but couldn't use tobacco
without using too much. II affected
his heart, and so when he was shot
at Buffalo, the doctor said if he had
not been broken down by his to-
bacco habit he might have recovered.
But he had tobacco heart" and so
this wound which needn't have kill
ed him proved fatal,
shall not stop now TO talk about
liquor and gambling and other harm
ful pleasures, dangerous pleasures.
If you are learning to enjoy the
higher pleasures. these things will
not tempt you.
Let us review once more.
What are we building? The Lad
der of Success
What are the side pieces? Religion
and Education.
What are the first four rounds?
Work. Careful use of money. Enjoy
ment Of the higher pleasures, Tenn
perance.
We will put in one more round,
and this Is an important one. We
do not want to climb to the top, and
then stumble on the top round! The
top round OF our ladder of success is
called perseverance.
Some years ago was speaking to
the indians in northern Michigan. |
would say few words and my inter
prefer would repeat it in the indian
language After little he stopped
and said the indian language had no
word for perseverance. Then | knew
why the indians had been swept of
their lands. How could they continue
in possession of this great country if
they had no word for perseverance
Perseverance means stick at il,
never give up, always at il, never des-
pair, early and late, thorough and
complete, standing by till the end, find
way or make it.
1t is not enough to desire TO be sur-
ceSsfu. We must determine to be
successful, we must be ready TO pay
the price, be ready to stick through,
and make sure of the very largest
success we can possibly grasp.
Let me apply this principle of per
severance to your work in the public
schools. Many of the young people
who are here tonight have been in
school. Perhaps you have gone thru
the fifth grade, or the sixth grade,
or the first year of the high school,
and now you are thinking of dropping
out There is danger you will not
perseyere. You have climbed little
way but are not going to be sufficient
~ ambitious to 90 TO the top.
Let me tell you it doesn't pay to
stop half way. Now that you are
started in school 20 on and finish.
There is no danger that you will
learn too much or climb too high.
Every week of my life | hear of
men who are sorry they did not study
more when they were young.
1t reminds me of the story of a
man in a village out west. This