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avpwwiiuiwppy iv wr " ym V V Hrr NOVEMBER 24 1905 The Commoner. 13 usually smaller than the rocks we see about us." And I have known persons unall of stature who In mind towered above others with large bodies and little intellect. I say however much we may differ in appearance, in dress, in custom, when you come to know people you find that they are very much alike, and when you can touch the heart you find that the heart of man differs less than the Xaceor even the mind of man. And so. I am sure that if I speak from my heart I can speak to the hearts of those who lis ten to mo. (Applause,) In speaking to students there are two or three things that I feel like suggesting. First you will pardon mo if I say a word in regard to public speaking, for it has been my lot to do a great deal of public Speaking, and I have noticed that in Japan there is a growing tendency to take part in public discussion. I entertain this thoory that every citizen should be able to present his own ideas to every other person in order mat the nation may have the advantage of the wisdom of all its people, and" students es pecially need to. fit themselves to pre sent their views in a way that will best convey their ideas and most im press others. Now what is eloquence? What is oratory? There are people who imagine that with the coming of the newspaper the opportunity of the orator disappears. There never will be a time when there will not be a place fbr eloquence and oratory. Whenever grear, interests are at stake, whenever the destinies of men hand upon decisions, whenever people feel deeply upon great issues, there will be elcquence, and if I were going to define eloquence I would define it as th.i speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what ha says. There are two things that the public speaker must have; he must have information, because if he does not know anything he Can not tell anything to anybody else. He must, in Hie first place know what he is talking about; he must be informed upon his subect, and then he must be earnest. A great Latin poet said nearly 2,000 years ago: "If you would draw tears from the eyesof others, "i'ourself the sign of grief must show ' HOG CHOLERA The New Method of Treating this Destruc tive Disease Proves a Wonderful Suc cess. A book, fully explaining the Treatment, Mailed Free The new treatment for Hog Cholera ana Swine Plague has now been thoroughly tested by a number of the most experienced and prac tical hopr raisers and breeders of the United states. It has proven a success beyond ques tion. These men tried the remedy on very bad outbreaks of the disease, beginning the treat ment on them after the hogs were sick and Y ing off fast, stopped the disease and restored the herds to nnrmnl hnh.lt.hv nnmUMnns In a few uys' time, saving almost every sick hog-in the different herds that were able to take the treat ment. Its success is phenomenal and it only remains for our farmers and hog raisers to leurn this new method of treatment to stamp the disease out of the country. The method of imndling the disease is simple and easy to un aprstand by the ordinary farmer and is along thoroughly praotioal lines, so that anyone who v.U read the instructions and make an effort, can stop the worst outbreaks of the disease uat ever como and restore his herd to thrift In a few days' time. t rF-J10' Wakita,Okla.; Oliver O. Gordon.il. xt D N- z Eudora, Kan. ; O. B. Ohryst. It. P. D. No. 3, Sedalia. Mo.; Geo. W. Seckman. Ripley i J. H. McMUlen, Deuatur. 111., and David Rankin, Tarkio,Mo., who Is the largest hog rais- treatment on sovqrai occasions and pronounce u a success. It12 also a Preventive of the disease by clear ly' the herd of every character of worm and p-rasite, and putting them into such a perfect te of thrift that there is no material danger ' ll.se lasostriking them. It is also an inexpen ve treatment, because it clears a herd of every t '3?cter ,f worm, and puts him Into such a I Tv ty conNtion that the extra gain ho will r 'iIPmIt! effectin a few months' time will t "Loo Tanner five times. In this extra gain j oauces, as much as this treatment has cost You must feel, if you would havo o.hers feel. So, the first thought which I wish to leave with you is if you arc to have effective public speaking, you must study tho matter in hand, something that really must be said, no matter what it may cost. Where you have (1) information, and (2) earnestness, you will surely have persuasive speech. The next thing of importance in public speaking is to state clearly what you want to say. Present each thought so that it may be understood. We sometimes say in our country that mere are certain "self-evident truths ' truths that are so plain, that one can not help seeing them. I make the statement even more broadly, that not only are there "certain self-evident truths," but that "all truth is self evident." The best service you can render to the truth is to state it so clearly that it can be understood; for a truth, so stated, needs no argu ment in its defense. Next to clearness or statement is brevity. Say the thing in just as few words as possible. I do not know whether you are sufficiently familiar with our language to understand me if I tell you-a little story, to illus trate what I mean by brevity; for sometimes it is difficult to catch the point of a story even when one could understand a general conversation. But I will see whether I can make it plain to you. It will show you how much can be said in a few words; I will use the story to illustrate my meaning. A man once said to an other man, "Do you drink?" The other man was a little offended at the question, and said: "That is my business, sir." Then the first man said: "Well, have you any other busi ness?" (daughter and applause.) I do not know whether I have been able to make the point clear to you, but what I nfean is that in a very few words a good deaL was- said; and the more you can say in a few words, the more effective will be your speech. But there are some who do not aspire to public speaking, and I desire to say something that will apply to all of you, on the subject of education. There are some people who imagine that only a few of the people need to be educated, and it used to be the general opinion that it was sufficient for any country if just a few of its people had well-trained minds. I do not believe in that doctrine. If God had intended that only a few of the peo ple should have their minds developed, He would have given minds to only a few of them, and the rest of the people would have been given only bodies, -without minds. But when God gave minds to all of us, I think He gave the best possible proof that He intended that all of us should have minds trained. I have met a better it Is for him and for all thoso who come within tho circlo of his influence. It Is necessary, I say, that there should be, at tho back of tho education, some useful purpose. I do not know that I can better descrlbo tho difference between tho two kinds of purpose, than by saying that somo seem to think that the object of lifo is to got as much for one's self as possible and to keep It; while othors feel that the object of life is to do as much for others as possible. (Ap plause.) If you visit a cemetery, or go to tho places where monuments are erected in memory of the dead, you will find out what the people buried there have done for tho world, what they have given to tho world. Some people are great, in one way or an other, they may be learned, or power ful, but are always thinking of "something to eat," or something to drink, or something to wear and, when they die, the people all just say, "Very well!" (Loud laughter and applause.) Then there are those who arc like the bee, doing something for the good of others; and when these die, they leave something behind them, to make the world glad that they have lived. I do not know that I can leave with you a better thought than this What do you want people to think about when you are gone? You have in this land a deep rever ence for the dead, for your ancestors; you revere those who lived before you, and yet, some of them -have done more for the world than others, and you distinguish between thoso who have done largo things and the others who have not done so much. And, as we get older, and think of tho impression that our lives have made on the world, and how men are likely to regard us after death, things that seemed very important to us when young seem less so. Some spend their lives trying to make money, to surround themselves with riches, others seek to gain high po sitions, but as they get older, they find that their place in history will be determined not by what people have done for them but by what they have done for tho people. (Loud and prolonged applause.) In conclusion, the assemblage gave three cheers for Mr. Bryan, on the call of Dr. Hatoyama. m bcatbyTerf-aO YEARS. Wc DAY CASi Want HOKE Balimmkw r A I Wwilr PORTRAITSlhS FrMtnmsWX X)imaiHoUApnU. 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But if he understands that it Is given him in order to make him more use ful and helpful, and to .help him to do a larger work for manKind, men he can not have too much education. The more education you give him, the A SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT In his speech in Akron, Ohio, Sec retary Taft told tho people that "Wil liam J. Bryan would become the suc cessful leader of the democratic party and a menace to the prosperity of the country unless something should be accomplished by President Roosevelt." This is not only a significant state ment, but it is a compliment to the Nebraska democrat, and, reaumg e tween the lines of the utterance, the fact stands out that the "something" President Roosevelt nmst do to pre vent democratic success in the nation is to carry out the reforms for which Bryan stands and which have given birth to the term Bryanism. -New Or leans State. 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