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Show Literature as an Influence. Tho Influence of books and papers upon a person Is remaikable and unmistakable. un-mistakable. You can lightly Judge people by the books and papers they read. If a young lady acquires tho habit of reading novels that are trashy, weak and foolish, It will only be a mittcr of time until tlioso attri butes are plainly manifested in her. Patents who have a icgard for the welfaieof their offspilng should sec to It that dime novels and yellow back lileratuie aie kept fiom their homes. On the other hand no man has a right to lalsca family without suiroundlngtho members with good papeis and books. A collection of them Is an absolute necessity In a family. Men of ancient dajsare dead, ainiles and fleets havo disappeared but yet many of them practical)- live in books that havo been handed down from ono generation to another. Reading makes a man; a leading man will becomo a thinking man and a thinking man must of necessity becomo be-como a great man, and will forgo to tho front. Men are like water, they tlnd their level. Do what jou may, an Intelligent man cannot bo kept down long. You may malign, tia-duco tia-duco his character and Impugn his motives, but like a cork ho will come to the surface. Think of It, whoicver and whenovor In the world did anj Ignorant man acqulie enviable distinction or notoriety. notor-iety. Souio men when solicited to sub-sciibe sub-sciibe for a paper, will reply "I am too busy to read." This exhibits sclllsli-nes.s sclllsli-nes.s on his part. What about the family at home, the boys and girls r whoarc at the right age to be susceptible sus-ceptible to Impressions what about them? In all candor, It would be better bet-ter to do without some of those fine dresses, hats, coats, etc., and put the money In something that will prove an everlasting benellt to the children. To rear an Intelligent boy or girl bespeaks be-speaks culture at home, which will redound in credit and honor to the parents. In the long winter evenings let jour tables be bare of papeis, good up-to-date Journals and what will bo tho lesult? Charms for homo and fireside will wane, the boy will visit pool rocms, saloons, and finally the gambling gam-bling table. In tho selection of reading matter, piocure that which Is .elevating In Jts character; watch the papcis, see which amongst them havo editorials that have requhed thought to vviltc them, and fuither what Is the moral tone of such writings. See that tho principles set forth are of such a character char-acter that jou take delight In reading them, and In so doing, ask yourself whether they carry a conviction to jour minds that they aie true. If so, that Is the paper for you to placebo-foie placebo-foie jour family. If on. the other hand tho trend of the naner Is to In jure, abuse, vllllfy, destroy characters, leave It alone, abolish such Journalism, Journal-ism, for as sure as the sun shines, those samo principles will finally become be-come Inculcated Into the minds of the leader, and Its subtle Inllucnco will bo maikcd In the traits of men's lives. Therefore we say to parents,have books, papers, magazines and see to It they aie of the right kind. If not, In years to come i egrets may follow, when It is too late. |