Show ADVICE TO THE As the long ion days lays of summer have liae passed mid find the short days and rind long nights of autumn have set in the season for amusements usual in print erwill soon commence we think therefore that the tile present is nn all opportune time to offer oller a few suggestions gest ions to our young friends while we consider that a fair amount of proper I recreation is legitimate and healthful ve would remind them that there is a danger in indulging in ill too much of any kind of amu amusements cither either in the ball room theater or any other place of nightly resort of pleasure there are other pleasures more beneficial and last lasting than these A well cultivated mind will yield much enjoyment and will gain for its possessor ingress to and influence in good and refined society but it is necessary to store the tile intellect with a rich fund of knowledge on a variety of useful subjects they roust must have noble aims ahns and wor work k earnestly to attain them for incessant labor in these matters is the price of success truthfulness and integrity should be among their chief mottoes truth is the firmest foundation upon winch which a young man can build his reputation while the moral gran grandeur deur of inde independent p ondene integrity is the sublime st thing in nature says buckminster we believe alic young men of this community aspire to become good and great men of deep thoughts and noble actions which is very desirable man is born to dominion but lie must 01 enter it by conquest the conquest I of ignorance which is the parent of much crime he must conquer his desires for that which is unprofitable un p ita w he that ruleth his own spirit is greater than he that a cit city y tile value of self control is is very great it will prevent the waste of vitality in emotion and passion and enable one to master many difficulties cul ties to which lie might otherwise succumb the great thoughts of great men can now be obtained at a small outlay good books abeso areso are so cheap that a young man can procure a choice selection of sound healthy literature indeed bystrick by strict economy he c can soon possess himself of a library of excellent works worlds c containing the flowers of knowledg ethe attentive study of which will enrich his mind and qualify him for or many positions which he aou would otherwise be unable to fill an investment in ill good publications will always pay large and permanent interest the meetings of the mutual I improvement pro associations assoni actions will wi 11 soon be resumed and we aduke the tile young people to take tak ce advantage of every opportunity to visit them all and d to r acquire through 11 those excellent institutions as well as all other channels such information that cannot be found by listening to or reading g he the trash which too many young people seek after so eagerly honor your own being build for yourselves a good name th that 11 t will outlive your earthly career and rind be honored when en you have passed into the dark valley and shadow of death |