The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-11-13
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For the benefit OF those sho were
not at the Christian Endeayor last
sunday night, we would like to give
our talk over again about the infiu.
ence Of the home. The home ought
TO be the pleasantest place for Our
boys and girls., 1t ought to be SO
pleasant thst the boys will not want
TO go down town and loaf around
the stores, and the girls will enjoy
the atmosphere of the home life.
Parents are apt to fix up any oia
room for the boys to sloep in, just
so they have place to sleep. Their
room ought obe as pleasant as any
other place of the house, and mora
SO. 1t ought to be real cosy and fix-
ed up pretty. Pictures should be
hung around the room, a carpet on
the floor and a little furniture ~
that things can be stored out Of
sight. Parents ought to see thai
there are good books that boys and
girls like 70 read, and magazines Of
interest. There must be some games
provided so that the long winter q
venings can be spent as a pleasant
time around the Preside. Fathefe
and mothers must help the youn&
people to have q good time, and b
ask in some of the neighboring boys
and girls for social evening. MAKE
the home a social center and so at
tractive that the boys will net carB
to 20 down to the store and loaf. Ths
reason 90 many Of the young peophe
leave home 80 early, or to spend
their evenings with the crowd, is be-
cause home is not what 1t should be-.
A little money invested in making
home attractive, in buyingsome good
books and subscribing for good mag
axines, and on few other necessi-
ties, will be money that will brink
IN large returns from our ho, 8 and
girls, The writer has been ia hum
dreds of homes where there is nota
book of any kind, no magazine fos
the Young people and the boy chuck
ed off in a side room 10 get him our
of the way. There are no games, and
no social life is provided for them
1t is no wonder that the Dung man
seeks ont other young men for't
game Of cards, or TO throw dice on
do some other things harmful. Good
books will create love for higher l.
deals and lofrier thinking. They win
be a tremendous inspiration to the
boys alb orhing mind, and spur him
on a more useful life Good maya
zines will keep him in touch With
the pulsating life around him, and
create an appetite for sill better
things. In too many homes the only
paper taken is the little cheap silly
love story or detective story paper.
The boys are hungry for anything
that deals with excitement or hril-
ling hair raising stories They get
these in the dime novel that are %
trashy and soon they are dev curing
every story they can get along those
lines. Had their parents commenced
in time to give them something
worth while at that age, and to
have made home the best spot on
earth, they would have made splen-
did men and women. So fathers and
make home the place your
children would rather be than any
where else, and instill into their
minds the splendid things that are
being written for their especial ben
eft. A little money invested on this
children and in the home will saw
ofour boys and girls from
out of our lives and into evil ways.
IL will be the vest investment thai
can oe made by any father or moth
or. You men that drink. take that
money and put into the
home and make Il attractive, stock
it up with some books, and have 3
few live magazines coming in every
Do this for the sake of your
boys and girls. and see what inter
est il will bring you in your old age
in having splendid sons and daueb.
ters TO be proud Of. You men that
are investing your money into land
and cattle, invest some in your chill.
dren and the home, and you will re-
loice in after years. Home to me j.
the best place ] want my children
10 love. and be coptended with, AMI
to enjoy while they are getting ready
10 fight their own battles in life.