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Show IK Is Your ! Boy Worth? BY REV. REX BAKU. Thl,) is a queer question, Isn't It? But had you ever given this question any thought? It is worth thinking of a bit. It' I should ask a farmer what a certain hog were worth he could tell me what the animal was worth to him because he keeps posted on the price of hogs. He could also give m a price on a horse or a cow for the same reason. Each of these animals have a certain market value. Dut what about the farmer's boy? Does hi? know what he is worth? As a government we appropriate 'millions of dollars for the study of I the diseases of bogs, cows, chicken and other domestic animals. Everything Every-thing is doue to perfect a certain breed of animal and no expense U spared that this certain breed may be absolutely pure blooded. One man I knew spent a great deal of money on his hogs. On day an agent camo to the house and displayed perfumes, powders, and other articles that girli love to own. The girl asked for sev eral articles but. was refu ed on the ground that they were useless. T. I man also had a boy. An agent came sefllng an excellent book (hat would help the boy in his growth from boyhood boy-hood to youth :nd then to mar.hool When the boy asked fo- this, bo.ik is was told that he didn't need it . iiuv lie already had a book. I followed this i ,1 a.ul ho ii: their career. ri h. girl became a woman who wan rn thoroughly respected by those wi'.c knew her. The boy ::t a tender a'.c when boys should be playing and growing, was placed behind the bass, in a detention home for grand 1 ir-ceny. ir-ceny. How much was this b"' worth? Well, they proved to be -j( little use to either their parent., otto ot-to society in general, and all bee u:k the girl didn't need powder and perfume per-fume and because the, boy already had a book. A little investmni'. might have saved these two lives. JtiRt a short while back I was Informed Inform-ed that a certain boy could not Join a well-known character forming organization or-ganization because it would cost tor much. The entire expen e was $3 per year and this amount was to be pali at the rate of He a week. Was thl boy and his future worth l-Si that $3.00? The boys in Bingham are aboil the avc age run of these liule h?.:t liens. li-ens. W! at are they worth to the cl-y cl-y and the community? Boys will usu ally live up to our estimate of them. They de.erve the best we can g!v;-them. g!v;-them. We have in Bingham certain excellent organizations that help to make boys into real men. You will find the Boy Rangers, Bosy Scout.; and Sunday School classes all under prop r supervision of adult leade -s: ip. investigate these organizations and help the boy. to get started on the up-grade to worthwhile manhood Help us boost for Bingham boyhood. |