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wl? Mid good and uMful.
And the lawmaker la the legists
tire chamber as he vote* half the en
tire reYenu0 or his state for the froi
free education of the youths. or chair
plots some law' to guard and protect
them from evil, must have a p^o
found deftire In hla heart that tfcat
boy grow- Into a aelf-supporting, law
abiding, patriotic cltlsen.
All these wishes are one. Th?
business m&a, the lawmaker, th<
?doctor, the teacher, tho pr9*e* f tb<
father?above all the mother;?an
wlahlng for the boy the solfsam<
thing?that h* be strong and clear
and suoceasful.
It ti this wish In the hesrts of al
the world who care for tho boyhoo<
of today and the manhood of tomo^
r row, that is making them bitter enc
mlea of the cigarette
TV war on the cigarette habit h
?not the mere clamor of professions
agitators?a sentimental outbreak c
reform impulse; but s cool, dlsn&s
slonate. Tiiai straggle for the rerj
Ugjjij- - - ? ? - Of the boy
f sionate. ritai straggle i(
body and brain and soul
i<a 1?M lltsWai* B
acted a law making It a hundred dol
lar fins to ssll or give cigarettes 01
cigarette material to any boy unde
eighteen. Ia it OS that law rxm
strengthened by another making 1
a ten dollar fine for any boy to smoki
cigarettes In any public place, 01
any road or street. In any bualnesi
house or place of amusement. Ant
Missouri legislat urea are "not glvei
to reform legialatioh. In fact a
?aril must be rery apparent and th
sentlmont g^ainat It very strong and
permanent before the Missouri As
sembly will undertake to curtallthe
cltixen.s hereditary right to be as
caused 4a he wants to b?. ;'
Kunaas has a law prohibiting tbe
sale of cigarettes in any form to any
body. Almost every state in the Un
ion Has some form of an tl-cigarette
law designed to protect the bor from
the ovlL
What means sll this legislature?
Merely that cigarette smoking is an
expensive and offensive habit? Eat
ing candy costs money; carrying fisfc
wprms in the pocket Is a disagreea
ble habit, but there Is no law pro
hibiting the boy from thes.
No, it Is not a mere matter of tasta
e can pass over a dozen unpleasant
traits and disagreeable fatbits In t*?
boy?s? have to?. if only they do
seriously Injure him. But the
fight is on against tbe cigarette be
cause It is a deadly enemy to that su
preme wish for tbe boy?thn^he be
strong and clean and successful.
He cannot be strong and use it.
No habitual cigarette smoker ever
won any athletic contest.
It Is absolutely Impossible for a
cigarette smoiting school twy to
grow Into healthy manhood.
Dr. Morgan Clint In discussing the
physiological effects of tobacco in
general says:
"In th? anemic, pasty complexion -
ed. undersized weakling called a 'cig
arette fiend* we see the affect of to
bacco at lbs worst. Here Is-a yotth
who fthould be Just growing Into man
hood, the possessor of vigorous
health and strength. Instead we
have an old man In hla teens, prema
turely aged and decrtplt, ^bo la In
jured both physically and. mentally
beyond a 1 ope of repair. Iu school
he 1# a dullard, Incapably of concen
tration. Socially he can q>aM||fw
progress, for hla Bprsan Is offensive,
la athletics be is a non-entity?he
hasn't lungs enough to mage a g^oJ
?r ? f >--* rv .*&'*
A fever that kills ten per cent of
Its victims is s dreaded disease; one
thst kills twenty Is a scourge; ami
a glseas? that kills half of those It
attacks Is s terrible plague.
But cigarette amoklng begun early
in boyhood and continued. wrecks
the health of every one of Its victims.
I do not know of a single Exception.
I have never known a boy who began
to smoke cigarettes under the age
of fourteen an? continued the hallj
iiywhor? confcBB thai
HH_ '?du
cat,, a boy. who uses tobecco--e*pe
dally civaretten. It so diseases Ifc*
brslna and nervous system that clear
nets and tpoysncy of mind, applies
tion and concentration, are Impossi
ble.
With scarcely a slngl? oxceptlon,
from the commissioner of sduc l ion
down, all superintendents. school
boards and teachers who have to do
wKh the education of boys, are-Im
placable foes to the clgsrette^hablt.
President David Starr; Jordan of Le
land l anford University, eren for
bids collate m^n from using cigar
ettes abywhere on tbo University
grounds. , I
H. H. Seer ley, principal of Iowa
State Normal, says: "After malting
a study ot Several hundred boys
running .through a period of ten
years, I have not met a pupil that <a
addicted to the "habit that will go
through a single day's work and hare.
/?Bo far semy observations ft art*
extended not a single .|M*
ed the examination requl red for ad
mission to the high school after he
has acquired the habit; and not one
has graduated from the high school
who began the habit after beginning
bis course 1 rf the high school. \
"Pupils under the influence of the
weed are constant subjects of dis
cipline, are not truthful, practice de
ception. and can not be depended
upon."
Even more appalling, if possible,
than the wreck of health and mind,]
Its the effect of the cigarette habit
on a boy's morals. *
Judge Lindsey of Denver?and the
boy never had a better friend than
Bon B. .Lindsey. speaks emphatically
"I have been in the Juvenile court
nearly ten years, and In that time I
h?.e had to deal with thousands!
oX boys'who have disgraced them
selves and 'their parents, snd who
have brought sorrow and misery in
to their lives; and I do not kn?>w of
any one habit that is more respon
rible for tttJrvM aUlwXwi
than the vile cigarette habit
IWfth a pretty Wide experience as
a student of boys, a worker among
Mm*
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(convinced that a clean moral life
and the cigarette habit are practically
impoeslbel in the same boy.
I have never seen or heard a sin
gle boy who began the use of cigar
ettes under fifteen and continued the
habit who had not before the age
of twenty-five become either immor
al, a drunkard, a gambler, or a drug
Washington's - Greatest - Department - Store
OUR LAST CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION
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: May be helpful to yoo. as you bare posaibly overlooked some friend, we hove here tabulated ;
some of our Gift Articles, whicfc msy prove just what you are looking for. we tnve cotnpil
ed some very suitable articles. Elaborately displayed, and well chosen, for your inspection,
by looking over this list at home, then coming to oar store you will find ojr Christmas dts- ?
piay the greatest we have ever shown.
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Only 1 More Buying Day Then Christmas
r'p Faafclon decroes SMIn and Vel
vet Pomp* 'tor 'evening or street
wear. These would make some
one happy Price 94.<M) per pair.
Circular Center-pieces, hem
stltcbed<v22 to SO Inches across.
Ask to see our.special Table
Damask nt $1.00. This was $1.26
and a real value at that price.
? should command your atten
8PKCI4L DLANKKTS '
All wool. Price $44NI whUe and
pink borders. ?> * v
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Ladles' heavy fancy reave;
Sweaters, cream w|ilte. V 5?pec-ol
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Sofa Pillow Cords, fitcjflr o:
Plain colon 30c and SOr. ?>&
INDIA* BJiAN'KI.T
Can be used aq bath robe, d^yioh
cover or'blanket. Price *0.00
forest Mill hand trlmmd uu
derwear, union aults 91.00. Sep
arate garments 50C each. These
garments are fine ribbed and
breachetf.
Outing ,Nlght. Shirts. for ^he
cold nights, 50c to $1.00
to I9JW.
^yiihe QqaUtj that-can be had 1* fl
l.nt jnio )'!?: p.p.d it only coat ?
c qu $:i.oo. X ; i j ?
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MUX'S SILK fiOX
Our sales pa this article has been
the greatest in our history. There
la u reason for It Why? Because
we baTe the finest pUTe alHs h?ao
at ffOci
p?
v ? MONARCH
This trade mark signifies the beat
91.00 shirt on the market.
Boy's Corduroy Reefers?warm
and hard to wear ou*. Price
Taffeta Silk Skirts, special $8.90
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nor uec
clgarette
been well wmed ?'coffS'nalls." They
?re more; befor. the ccffu is reach
ed they naU up every c.?Ul for holp
la branded, "No cigarette smokers
wanted."
I hare never seen a single boy
who began the cigarette habit In TMa
teens and conttnued , it, secure and
hold by bis own worth and abt:|ty
!n any time in attar life a position
that paid as much aa a hundred dol
lars* a month. . ^
The ease and frequency and ap
parent cheapaesa- by which this hab
it may be practiced donbles its evils.
And how to keep the bofr from the
clgarJtte and the cigarette from the
boy hag become a vital question to
evafy lover of the human ize
The motlvp that prompt* the for
mation of (his habit?and many an
other had one?is the hoy's ?deglr^
to he a man J oat aa qulcklyes possi
ble. Ware it merely'a matter- of
choice nine beys ojit of tea would
wake up lnt he morttiag with hoards.
They imitate men; andjafcltaturally
words, acts, and habits thfikt atw em
ph |Me',, anusual, or avaggjrtsh make
a strong impression on tty youthful
observer. Oaths (because usually
spoken with emphasis), reoklesa driv
lng, a peculiar gait, the ^at tipped
hack; the rolling of a cigarette, puf
fing the smoke, the dff-ha?A way. of
aaklng each other ;ptor |tbe "man
kin's" all appeal to< the boy aa some
thing Interesting. Ah?l aa he does,
not discriminate In rfpklng fcablts of
for Imitation, he <ju!tft nattnal
ly choose* t&e ones ihat have impress
Ied him most.
To counteract this the mother
I should begin early and make every
possible effort to enlist the assistance
of the men of the family afod the
friends, in emphasising bef#ro the
boy worthy traits and habits. Noth
ing is bettor for this purpoa? than
elean' atletics. (live boy what he can
excel in. give him a ehanoe to sAtract
attention In a commendable way.
Also by afcrx and .eremite -and
straight teaching impress on him
that the smoftfr Is a weakling, the
dullard, the one left behind In every
conteat both banly sports and the
work of life. And of course teach him
the evil of It?that It la wrohg; that
whll* auccesaful men sometimes some
times smoke cigarettes. It may ruin
even them; and they would not have
juacceeded had they begun the habit
ln-'joyhood.
Ttfuch too can be done by mothers
Individually and in clubs to save
the neighbor's boy as well as their
own
They can arouse public sentiment
In the community against the evil?
make it unpopular for the men to set
tho^xample nnd the boyn who fol
low.
In & Missouri town of ten thous
and, every bualness houso displays
the algn, "No Olgaretic Smoking Al
owled In Here."--<-put. there and en
forced by public sentiment.
A good plan for a woman'* club
Is to Invite the husbands and msn
friends some evening?on,the lure of
Tefree'gnents, and get them to do ]\\ >
talking. Have a doctor to dlscuas
itbe Boy and the Cigarette from the
standpoint of health; a business mat.
from that of success; a professor
from the point of education; and a
Sundhy School superintendent or a
minister, the moral eff< |? Then all
discuss together "What can be done
to sav6 th? box* of our town."
I bcliove lfNten successful men of
coniqpnnlty should invite in ten cig
rirctie-arcoklng bdys and ha*e an
hour's heart to hea I'. talk with them
on habit, tfeVen out of the ten
would quit In a month.
. But the work should not stop thero
?\Ve*ste t'oWlng these days. Our,
hearts are brcarfcnln.t as well as our 1
knowledge. Today It Is not enough
for the mother to know fhat her i
own brood Is tookfnl in safely. Her I
sympathy and activ? Interest goetf
oi.; to t" ? uother shd has never aeon
*?io the uc.ther ' anywhere whose
prayer that har boy may be strong
ai d clean and successful Is being an
s*.v-?red In disease and sin and fail
ure.
Her hate Joins all hate for the ene
my that steals the boy's hop* and
strength and leave* him a suffering
derelict at /he port of manhood. T'?r
hand. Her voice her lrifloence la quick
join ell. the (fiends of humanity
fort to spread knowledge and
create a sentiment that will mske
?*d in force laws, ahd awaken a feel
of self-manliness among the boys
Ch will glve^them an open chance
be | rong and c n and ?nccee
leeland?Iceland, about half thf
?l.e of Missouri, hu ^?o Ml. no
eoun u4
Not . drop of
>d? on the l.y
toss's
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SEALS SOLD
HUNDRED*) OF THOUSANDS ARK
HELPING IN THE HALE AND
PROSPECTS ARE TH^T LAST
YEAR'S RECORD WOfi BE DOU
BLED?FIGHTERS ARE JLBI
law. ; '?j':
. Washington, D. C.. Dec. 23.?-Re
port* from headquarters of the Ame
rican Red Cross given out today In
dicate that at the beginning of the
laat week of the aale of ChrUtmaa
Seals, nearly 3^,000.000 have been
aoid and that the prospects are bright
for a sale of more than 60,000.000.
The actual number of Seals told to
date la nearly 15,000,000-ln excess
of the entire nunfcer sol* in 1909
and la already nearly three umes the
aale of 1908. If the sales this weak
keeps up st the same rale as since
December 1, the national authorities
estimate that over $600,000 will be
added to-tke tuberculosis funds Id
all porta of the country. This will
be doubled the amount realised last
rear.
Engaged In this campaign for * il
ing Red Cross Seals Is an army of
Over 100,000. including men women
snd children of every rank and sta
tion.
Agents have been appointed in one
or more places In every state, except
Idaho and Montana. Among the
groups and Institutions "which are a?
sisting-ln the movement are the anti
tuberculosis societies, Red Croas
chapters, Women's Clubs, Labor Un
ions, Lodges, Schools, ginks Thea
ters. Department Stor*o, H~pitals,
and Innumerable other agencies.
Thousands of dollars worth of ad-|
vertlsing is being donated to the cam|
palgn, and many millions of circulars]
are^being distributed to remln?l peo
!ple to buy Rod Crojw Seals.
CHRISTMAS GOODS
HARDY'S DRUG STORE.
AVNVAL HALCTOT DAN(*fc
TUESDAY NIGHT. DEC. 27.
The Halcyon Club will give their
annual Christmas German next Tues
day night, December 27. They wll\
also give the children of Washing
ton a dance from 8 to 9:30 the same
night.
CINCO AND 44 CIGARS
HARDY'S DRUG STORE.
mit any liquor |to be imported.
"There is not an Illiterate person
on the island, not a chili ten yeaf&
old unable to read the system of
public schools being practically per
fect.
"There are special seminaries and
colleges, several good newspapers
and a printing establishment which
every year publishes a number of
books on various lines."
8uch is the repo |. brought by
northern travelers of this Incompar
able and ideal land. It speaks with
a mighty voice for prohibition.
Dr. H. A. Kelley. of Johns Hop
kins Hospital. Baltimore. Md., at the
Washington meeting of the American
Society of .the Study of Alcohol and
Other Drug Habits, speaking as a
physician with 32 years experience,
said:
"I began my practice in private
life by prescribing nlcohol in its va
rious forms as an easily diffusible
stjmulsnt in cases of periodic weak
ness, in low fevers and exhaustion,
In accordanco with a common cus
tom of a generation ago. My expe
rience has told me that the effect is
temporary, evanescent; that the drug
({or such It la) does no real good;
and that a dangerous habit is "thus
easily .eadangered which .may be
rcosf 'difficult tto eradicate, o habit
that may utterly ruin the patient's
body, soul and spirit."
C1NCO AND 44 CIGARS
HARDY'S DRUG STORE
It must be that Balllnger simply
ncdst he money.
100 * U? \H *
Chicago, Dw. 22.?Fire 'Marshal
Jamtm Uoran. Assistant ChUf Will
iam liurrough. several captains aad
lieutenants and more than a score
>f firemen were killed.
Fort/ others were more or less
lerlously Injured.
The property loss amounts to f if
Kip ,000.
The mayor of Chicago was .nearly
killed by a bursting pipe.
About noon?Central time?a sec
Mid big explosion occurred, sending
? roof off a warehouse. Half a dos
m companies of firemen narrowly es
caped death at that time
Fire threatened to destroy whole
it Stock Yards district. It haa been
ledged la. but the buildings already
attacked cannot be saved.
Buildings destroyed Include two
warehouses, full of dressed meats,
hemp, etc., s tallow bona* and oth
w structures.
The Are carrying its loss of Ufa
which may reach forty started from
an explosion. Immediately after the
first alarm war given the fire spread
with great rapidity and In a few mln- '
utes it was seen that the firsmea
had a hard light on their hands. A
general alarm brought Marshal Ho
rann from his home on the west
side of the city and as soon as be
reached the scene took up the task
of directing the men.
Philadelphia. Dec. It.?Thirteen
are known to have been killed.
Olaaler held helpless by heavy tim
bers for thirteen hour*, was rsscned
still conscious. He caaaot live.
Fifty others were badly injured*
Twenty live are now In the hos
pitals.
Several of these may die.
Two firemen held under maw ot
twisted Iron and broken bricks for
twelve hours, were taken oat ali^e.
ACCIDENT m
CHQCOWINITY
A terrible accident happened In
Chocowinlty last night .at the home
of Mr. Robert Hill. His oldest son
and one Mr. Frank Daniels were ? n
gaged In loading and unloading a gun
Standing year them were the tro
sons of Mr. Hill, aged respectively,
seven and three- By accident the I
gun went off and the right shoulder
of the younger boy was shot off and
his arm nearly amputated, the old
er boy'a hand 'was nearly severed
Just above the wi^at. .
Dr. Jack Nicholson of this city was
hastily summoned and rendered
what, medical aid he could. Both I
the children, were_brought to ibis city
laat night and are now In (be Fowlo i
Memorial Hospital. It's the Intention I
of tbe physicist to operate on them
as soon as reaction takes place. The |
condition of the younger boy la pre-'
carious and the chances are that he
will not recover. The thances of the
older are more favorable.
CHRISTMAS CANDY
HARDY'S DRUG STORE.
The late shoppers will be busy
for the next two days but there Is
a plenty left to buy.
The Kaa boat Pungo running be
tween this city and Swan Quarter,
has been on the rail ways for repair*
the past few days.
Mr. J. F. Co well went to BsyborJ
yesterday afternoon rla the Norfolk
Southern.
Miss Hudnell daughter of Mrs.
Alex Hudnell returned #home laat
night from Littleton Female Collide
to Kpend the holidays.
Mr. B. D. Rowe of 8mall, N. C.
was a Washington visitor last night
and today.
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
HARDY'S DRUG STORE.
Weather Forecast
Rain on the coam. Rain or snow
La the InMrler 4on%fe<. Warmer In
the east Saturday. Saturday rain or
?now. Colder Saturday.
CHRISTMAS OOOI>8
HARDY'S DRl'G STORE.
Cotton Market.
Cotton Meed, per ton, SO.00
Lint Cotton. 14.60.
Seed cotton, 6.60.
CHRISTMAS DE<X) RATIONS
HARDY'S DRUG STORE.
Just Three More Days to Christmas
WE ARE OFFERING
our entire stock of Ladies' Tailored Suita, ?25.00
to $35.00 values, for the next three Ol ^ nQ
days at - V* U?VO
All Furs Greatly Reduced
BOWERS-LEWIS CO.,
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Watch Tomorrow"? /? Ulcscst, Iter UixxieAt Slo^e.
THE GEM THKATllE
HOLIDAY TIME: A Chrlstraaa bill
that will please everybody?a down
to-dat o i)?>rfortnanca that we know
cannot be equalled anywhere.
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