Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-11-11
AS TIE EDITOR SEES IT.

! We are all ready to critfcise a
young girl if she becomes wild, or
giddy, or indiscreet. But wouldn't it
, be even better to look beneath the
surface, and consider the actions of
the parents who allowed her to travel
| the dangerous path in the days of
her childhood?
Perhaps you have noticed the news
paper accounts of the number of
young girls who are reported miss
ing in the big cities. In one big city
alone it averages two thousand a
year.
Many of these girls have drifted in
from the country towns and farms in
; order to better their condition, and
nave fallen an easy prey to the vul-
lures who are living in wait for
them.
most Of these disappearances are
the result OF the girls taking up with
strange men on the streets, or in the
parks, OF the cafes.
Dut the girls are not always to
blame entirely for allowing them
selves TO be led astlay. OFTEN they
..ie the vlcCIms of neglect on the part
OF tnelr parents during the forma-
Give period OF their Characters.
A hen never neglects it's little
c.nc..s until they are able to care for
themselves. -.
But some parents are not as care
Aul or considerate as the mother
hen.
they allow their girls to begin
.unnIng wild wIile yet in their
tender years. This spirit Of wildness,
ignored III infancy, grows with time
until it reaches the point where it is
beyond control.
And then the port of missing
girls"
Not all parents neglect the proper
training of their children, of course,
but too many for the public veal. a.
Extension and development of the
parcels post would be an excellent
. ing for THIS country. 1t would be a
potent rector j. the e,;:slination OF
gambling and juggling IA the neces-
sites OF life. 1t would reduce the
lumber OF middle hen WHO are tat
tening at the expense Of the consumer.
these middle men and g4m5Iers
"ho juggle the products before they
reach the retailer or consumer are
responsible for much of the sky
rocketing which has cursed this coun-
try Of late years. There is no end to
their capacity.
With practical extension of the
parcels post the retaile- and the con-
sumner could order the bulk of his
supplies direct from the manufacture
Ell on the farm. 81
! Manufacturers and farmers could
sell their products as easily through
newspaper and magazine advertising
as t-ey do now through the present
method OF sending hordes OF salesmel
.roughhout the country at enormous
expense, all Of which is eventually
pala by the consumer.
Some day we will have parcels
post that we can use as we should.
out III the meantime we will continue
20 bIunder along and feed a horde OF
parasites who have fastened them
selves upon us.
| We Americans are great on pay
ing the freight"
You can do it! Very few things are
impossible of accomplishment in this
world Of modern men.
Il Can't" is an expression which is
used about thousand times where it
should be used but once. A man
thinks he can't do thing simply be-
cause he is too lazy or Indifferent to
exert the necessary energy.
| If he would bring his will power
and his energy and perseverance in
% play he would find that accom-
Fishing difficult things is but one of
the many incidents of day.
| "Cantw
He would laugh at the word as the
refuge of weaklings and the father of
incompetency.
| 81 Willw
| And YOU bet he would.