The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-14

The coming man will bravely stand
Without the wineglass in his hand,
4 sun-crowned chieftain of the land:
No taint Of wine in his full brains,
No trembling hand will hold the reins
When he who rules shall drink no wine.
-Burgay.
Child Welfare Day
AT the request of the National Con-
gress of Mothers, am pleased to
designate February II, 1913. as Child
Welfare day throughout the state of
Florida. Every thoughtful citizen rea-
Lies that the nations future finds its
lodgment in the children of today
The work of the National Congress
Of Mothers is truly worthy one. and
l am sure that the citizens of Florida
Will be greatly benefited by giving,
upon the day above designated. careful
thought to the welfare of the child
rem of this state.
Park Trammell, Governor.
Life would be sad and disappointing g
if we could not believe in the possi-
bility of building character, and max
ing it better,
Our character, a pure Greek word,
comes to Us unchanged from the Greek
thinkers and writer's of more than
1000 years ago. 1t is made of the
Greek verb "charasso," meaning en-
graved.
Character is that which your life,
your thoughts, your habits, engrave
upon you and your mind.
And the result of character is that
impression which you, in your life,
engrave upon this world and the men
and women in it
Do you know a saloon that does the
community any good? That makes its
patrons better husbands and fathers?
That gives anything of value for the
money spent over its bar? That brings
happiness to homes of the men VINO
patTonize it? That aids a young man
in securing a position? That parents
advise their sons to visit? That makes
better citizens? That eneoura ges men
to lead better Iives3 That does not
scoff al the church and it's members
That should not be wiped off the map
because of it's menace to the happiness
and welfare of the people of the neigh
iborhood FLORIDA journal
| The Drinking Man Fo0ts the BiIls
Every drinking man will do well tc
consider each time he sees a saloon
keeper, brewer. distiller or any and al
their employees, that the cost of theil
living is added TO the cost of the liv-
| ing Of those who drink
The men who drink pay the saloor
rent, pay for the bar fixtures, pay tbs
tax or license, keep up the homes o
1.-The saloonkeepers and hartenders
clothe and feed their wives and child
rem and furnish them with all tn,
comforts and luxuries they enjoy.
| The men who drink build the bis
tbreweries and distilIeries, buy the dia
monds and automobiles which th
brewers own, buld the palaces il
which they live, send their wives ant
children on pleasure trips abroad, ant
furnish them with all the money witt
which they seem so we'll provided,
Do the men wro drink realize tha
the brewers, distillers and saloonkeep
ers do not produce anything? All i
handed to them over the bar, and
large part of this enormous sum i
contributed by men who cannot affort
to keep families other than their own
Many a man compels his wife t.
perform the most menial labor, wea
1.-THE cheapest clothing, fare on tn,
Iplainest food, live IN poor and un
sanitary home while he gives of hi
earnings that the wife of the brewe
or saloonkeeper may live in idlenes
and in a comfortable home and ma!
Ihave expensive clothing and her tabl
LOADED with dainties.
/ Many a man will withhold from hi
lchildren comfortable clothing. goo'
food. toys, books and pleasures of al
kinds, and bestow these on chfldrel
of the brewer and saloonkeepeF. H
may not know these women and child
rem, and yet he gives his money 70
their comforts and pleasures and with
holds them from his own wife an,
lchildFen, and vet this same man woul
, probably resent being told he loves hi
wife and children less than the wifi
land children Of the saloonkeeper.
The man who spends his money 70
drink cannot get away from thes
truths. He gets nothing Of value 70
: the dimes and dollars he pushes Owe
: the bar Neither does his family.
is money worse than wasted. It is
? loss TO the family and to the commun
, lity
The sensible plan to pursue is I
, close these grog shops in every town
I ship, municipality and state and thu
give the women and children a squar
\ deal.