The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-10-09

he can truthfully say that Powell
County holds its own when IL
comes to great hearted men and
women who are loyal to their
church and the citize iship, and for
the best interest of our county
Let us continue to build up our
county in education, religion and
moral Improvements. We are
never so good but what we can be
better, and let us not stop with
4 only what is the best obtainable.
Nothing is too good for our boys
and girls, and we all want them to
make the best men and women that
it is possible for them to become.
Then as citizens let us surround
them with influences and environ
ments that make men and women
noble and pure and strong, intel
lectually, physically and spiritual
ly.
The writer wishes to acknowledge
the scores and scores of praises and
good things that have been said to
him and written to him since he
began to write for this valuable
paper. The good things that have
been said and the words of encour-
agement received have helped 10
lift the burden from .his shoulders.
Plain language is easiest under
stood and because of his great in
terest in our town and county and
the people he has spoken very plain
en- many. things. Not one person
yet has ever accused him Of writing
something that WIS not true. The
words of appreciation given have
helped him to forget the cutting
things that have been spoken a
gainst him and he hasn't time to
reply to any of them lie does not
write these items that he might in,
cur hatred and malice but that he
might in his small way try to make
our town and county one of the
best in the state. He Graves for
friends as much as anyone hut he
will not silence bis voice on any
thing that he thinks is wrong
though every person in the town
or county turns against him He
was glad to hear Rev. J. c. Hanley
raise his voice in protest agairs:
the disgraceful dOlngs of Rally
Dav. Will not more good citizens
of the town rally to our support in
making Stanton a better town for
our boys and girls to grow up in
and for all of us to live in.
The writer has noticed in our own
college here that there were SOM
young men attending it. They
took TO cigarette smoking, and now
they are out of school. The cigar
cite destroyed their desire for M
education. All college Presidents
all over the country have declared
that the cigarette is brain de-
stroyer. Stataticians have found
out that the average grade of tn"
cigarette scholar is 13IS and thab
# the nOn.smoker is S1%. Th-
brainy men Of our country leave j.
alone. Our Statesmen and leaders
of our country do not touch the
poisonous thing The men that va
look up TO and honor aud crown az
the great men of the earth are n
fraid of them. The railroads do
not want cigarette smoker a. ON"
of their emplo~ees. The business
work saws that they 40 not wan'
them. The places that demand
clear thinking and a keen mind,
are not for the cigarette smoker
Employers of all kind are saving.
"DO not send MS your cigarette
smokers - They have poor
chance against the nnnsmoker in
this keen competition of ,he battle
of life. OF course all losfers an
nuns. and the lowest class of aur
men and ho,s are cigarette smok-
ers. Aud many of those who starr
10 smoke them will soon land in that
class Nov the writer knows IhlC
such AN item as This is resented hv
those who smoke cigarettes II,
does not write this that he might
offend them hut that he might u,.
ter his voice against such nm awful
evil. lie Graves friends as we'll ~
anyone and wants the friendship -
everybody he meets. hut he VI 9
not silence his vnice upon anvth,u..
that is wrong that he might ho. I
The frie dship of anyone,