Show TAKE CARE OARE OF OP TIlE TIIE CHILDREN Tho The means to bo be use used to surround children with proper Influences Is a n. problem of ot somo Intricacy Father and mother ma tray may lead lend Ideal lives but tho influences which their children meet In tho the children children children chil chil- dren of ot par parents nl who are arc not so circumspect frequently frequently fre fre- outweighs both example an and pre pre- Tho The writer knows a n. bright bo boy of ot 14 1 whose father fath fath- er or has hns never hover smoked a f cIgar has never tasted beer heel In In short whose life lito has been as clean and wholesome wholesome whole whole- some as OR tho lifo lito of a 0 woman yet this ho boy with a kind and affectionate natured good professional father tather who is moro than willing and ablo able to send him through the best university in America will smoke Jump freight ht trains and run away from home will not go o to school indeed will do everything but what his fond on parents expect of or him Tho The other boys do so and So so o. o consequently ho believes be be- lioves Hoves and trusts them instead of ot his parents Boys Bos have havo a powerful Influence over each other Thero is a fOYs fOY's boys boy's atmosphere as ns well as a mans man's atmosphere See Seo a n. group roup of or boys In their early teens discussing some subject that appeals to them ono or two aro tho the self constituted leaders for they thoy do tho most talking make mako tho the most daring bluff and affect an air all of ot wisdom om which gives their words weight Present Presently tho the talkers aro exhausted and tho the crowd disperses Tho The chances aro that the sentiments sentiments sentiments sen sen- there expressed become tho the sentiments of or half tho too crowd at nt least A lad Jad of or 17 was giving his experience to a mere mero bo boy of ot about 15 16 somo some days das ago as tho the car moved slowly down ono one of ot our beautiful streets Tho The language language lan Jan guage guale an and a sentiments of or the older boy would havo have caused a seasoned libertine to blush The younger boy was so wrought up at tho nervo nervo of or his hero that it t mid Auld have boon been Impossible to place enough sar safeguards ab him Just at that time to restrain him from evil If It an ann opportunity had presented It Itself itself itsoU it- it self soU to him Do you 1 think this boy scarcely out of or knickerbockers knickerbockers knicker knicker- bocker will twill remain pure lon long with such company to o him and stimulate him with courage Fathers there aro some things that your boys bos are aro going to know lon long before they aro 20 20 and they should get Ket their Information from you OU rather than from such a source urco as ns was lending leading this Innocent nt tl ch I Id to rut ln M tK 8 n i Take them and kindly direct them and counteract counter counter- act the tho Influence amon among tho the bo boys s Emerson was right when ho he said Wo We 0 send our boys to schools that the teachers may educate educato them but instead tho the boys bos whom the they meet thero hero educate them The greatest Influences over boys aro tho the examples examples exam exam- ples and sentiments of ot their associates |