Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-10-22
BRYAN AND TIE soYs.

A Well Nept Knl~ nre&-a tn q Gsssf Cause
--ssskss . speech At . >-w.b.sss- Hsm.
Brave wsra. esg.atst-l To Lirt the
Lswiy saa In.vsr- New and Nss1-r
rhaaxht. where Home r.&- htnx W.s
wsastnx.
DKrKorr. Mich. Ocs I9.-The rule
established hy William J. Bryan 20
Avoid any public addresses on sunday
vas broken yesterday when hr spoke
or efsv 90 a crowd ~ newShovs ar the
N~v>hvy- Home. lie dill Il 70 0bIse
his friend and supporter, Cni. l. =.
Butler. president % th- Newsboys' as
socia.ion- AZ Mr. Bryan's request the
affair was kept very qui~t. and outside
of the little vendrrs a few visitors only
were present ln the belief that Mr..
Bryan could not cDme. CoL Basler dis
missed the boys shortly after . 'clucis.
Nearly all were cut of the hall v hen
Mr.. bryan masis his appearances. They
scrambled back 10 their places ami
heard this little speech fr,sm the can
disiate.
hev-. did aat come 10 maze a speech -
night, b~eanss this Is tas azy that r--st. and 1
have feit the need q aavius q aay % r-St aorr
rerrntiy than ever h~tir-. But I came De
e.suss. never li.e - ieriine an invitation 10
be present az Auv piase saerr an ensieasar =
beihs masis 10 ,ia gu1sL kad I iuut knes af
any vurk Nairh Is better thaa that earN
whieh dane fur bows We we're AL asys
onre- and some u a. nut very ians a.ru-
and shrn Z sc- 0.fYs { sn rrmindeI % NaAt
gnc ~ 0ur presidents. { thlnk lt waS Garfield
said that yuu cpulti not t~li snag Possibilities
we're nuftanst up uuslrr the v--t q bay.
Waen think % th- possibilities that Ne be-
A RsrT n N Ets1nu
einie any movement saIcn for IL object has the
b-tferins af the coasiitlon q bovs or giving to
them hisher bisAs in uf-. and tac mssins OF
better men
Saw, are not ourselves responsible for
thr surroundings af ygutn We are bora into
thls world and ths sarroun ling. meet "a and
"a a certain extent they affect a. But oeyoa.i
that We have much a. tn sisn shaping our own
course. Waas ~ amount - IN this surid de-
pcasis upon me l,l-a, have >onns ON. has
said that a perSua VIM aims At tho stars viii
sheet hign. which simply meats that those
vha have the highest purposes viii accom- psish
mo~t meeting - rhis Sind. sh-r. th-y
tesch you patriotism. Nherr they tearh you re-
gard iur -tsch other. respect for esrh others
rights, aeressartly elevafss vuur tte.s. gives
yuu oruaaer views u life. sna tnuse views sill
help you 20 accomplish more.
NaW- in this country. IN vnich We live boys
arr more b4e--.t tnaa In aay other country on
every tnlng open "a aim. and the bay In his
country may accomplish more tnan hr caa in
any other country. 1 hers simply % tes-
ufV. hy nv ure-enrc more than bv my NorstS
a. the interest feet IN organizations sHca a..
thls. care not under .hss auspices they are
eonanctcd Sa soa,i effort Is ever iusr aud u
kiHd sur4 spoken 10 boy a kind hand
given % a huy gives aim hope. maS-s hlm de-
slrr better thiaSs, starts nlm an Upward
course, there is no measuring the Influence
that tnar Kind wgrri Gr Kind act ha-. There IS
q sang thas th=y SING n sunday -ssnoai.
Kind words can never die.
klud deesi> can Rrver4fc
Now there times when a human life or
maBv human lives viii depend upan the action
Of cue person. there are times when The vel
fare oi the community viii depend one per
soa. there arr times vhea the welfare Of the
nation viii depend apun one person. and when
you remember how Influential one person may
Deveme. IN the destin7es af the nation. hox
useful he may 20 "a MS fellows 20 sOciety -
you can see that IL q ami word Or act saoaId
be tar cause Of getting tnat 5oy startrst right.
ieaaiing him up n take Vantage of Ms oppor-
tuaiti@s, what results may follow.
sInt YOU 20 remember that good ever
comes 10 boys or meu from doing wrong anI
that right Always pays knnw it is hard al
WAYS 10 believe. aut Il you take a bruad view
Of life AMI its possibilities. YOU will ini that
II always pays % du what you believe II right
Il - always necessary that you should try to
nud cut what right is and the education
Whieh you receive N the schools enables you
to see things and understand things ami then
the desire 10 d. the best thing leads you 10
tase advantage u the opportunities that are
oIcted u you l notice the notices on the
wall and notices from the national songs I
want you 10 xruw into larger boys ami Into
men. appreeiating tho advantages which your
country Affords aad then that ash gRu gs sou
shall have the ambition 10 make the must out
Of thase advantages. because you know, II adj
vantages come - persons and they do not use
them. advantages might Just q well not have
conn- a43 a person desires to use adyan-
tagss anu they do not cUme. thea he Is help
less. BUT Il Tn country iike this you have
the advantages aHd then MAKE the best Of the
opportunities. you can zee the highest form %
citizenship.
feei Interested IN YOU boys who are starting
cut young - make living some of us. IN
stead uf having 70 depend our own exer-
tiaHr. we're carried forward oy others. | an
not sure but that Yuu khu begin this life Of IN
Dependence snd necsssIry activity - early
have an advantage over IA who did not. but
NActAsr you 1ad the advantage or not II y1U
improve every opportunity that comes and let
yaur motto b.. Treat everyone a. you
weuid have tnat person treaE you and
"a mskr the best opportunity u everything
that ceui-- Nifhin Ygur reas-h AMI - do uotn-
iuz hat your conscience still cunsieHna Yua FOR
Nhgn Fuu xrt tu De aid men Yuu eili b. ahls %
lsez hack AMI b. grateful - Cot 3uri-r ani u
thass sna are associated Win hlm ia this
vffaFt 10 give Yaa aisa Ideas. ant G. give yuu
Esrtss af encouragement ia th- years qf vaur
EstsEh. aad an.~~z I am mistaken the Older
yaa grus me deeper stI 8- FuuE fe-iin. q
&Hxsituls sssaFris taass saa gave V1a this
sin-iT Aass-saace %aeu goa s-rs Boys