Show GUARD THE YOUNG FOLKS I The developments of the last few days prove that there is great need of energetic action in this city for the protection of the boys it is seen that they are too much left to their own devices and that the most awful consequences con-sequences may follow upon this parental pa-rental indifference The reading of the boys needs to be especially guarded guard-ed A lurid list of Impossible stuff such as has been published as a boys reading should never be allowed to be in a boys possession it 1 gives the youthful mind such a twist to feed on such stuff that the brain becomes Incapable In-capable of distinguishing the right from the wrong Jin such trashy reading read-ing the most extravagant things are related as the doings of boys teaching lessons and alleging things as admirable admir-able that arc simply destructive of all common sense and rational aspirations aspira-tions 13 the boy away from home nights Be sure he is taking harm Is he away from his studies or from work for hours at a time during the day The parents should know what he Is doing1 how he is spending his UJ 1cDQcs he run with a lot of idle boys He will soon be an Idle boy himself his head filled with the bogus delights of vagabondage Does he exhibit ft tendency toward untruth He then needs the most careful attention for idleness and falsehood unchecked pave the way to further violations of the decencies of life and the boy gradually slips into vice and crime by insensible stages If wo would have upright citizens capable ca-pable and fit to carry on the earnest business of life to do their part in the works of business morals piety and humanity and to reap the rewards of welldoing there Is a very solemn and watchful duty due from the present pres-ent generation In this city to the generation gen-eration that will take their places as the years go by We adjure the people peo-ple to arouse themselves and perform this duty whJlo yet there is time |