The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-08
SOFTE THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

yourself stretched, BRa-Izd, dlvioe5,
hs-Aed ard 2 wrecked. Suppose Y9a a.
q a yourself 10 the political suggestions
offered gou bg the various candidates
for the ills CT the Geaz people and let
your sympathy 90 out to each and you
will fnd that iC will not be long until
you have one Of the 8oEss cases of
p5.ltical jaund &c that was ever wit
nsased II Ellis county. and have been
informed that there have bsen some
bad cases.
Since Huerta has gone to Paris for q
Sumner vacation, taking with hin a
H5sle spen5Fnd ncnsy-s6. 600, 900 for
tle good cid sumner time. Jones CT
the International Hargest graft was
not Confirmed by tns senase, AID Is
President Wilson Is not able TO force
the dear Senators to pass the Anti
Trust b., We sili hive 70 go Il Euro e
to settle our dziiy mental SENSATIONS,
as you know AUstrs is trying TO pull IF
listle iatcrnz tion j advertisement 1t
wiI be settled by a peace conference
or It will fiji or pockets with European
gold. We have the bfea3 AID meat to
feed the fiEb ers- We believe E1rops
would rather settle than to send her
god to Americs, and re ADVISE settle
ment- The killing of g duke is not
excuse enough to Kill thousands and
psoperize Europe.
Iw.sa to call the attention OF the
people to the Iaw regarding the nox-
ious weeds. Ia some parts of the town
we have the fnest growth of mammoth
pig-weeos, Russian thistles, cookie
bUrs, Sand burs and sunfiowers that
can be found IN eng state Some Of
them are go large that birds OF the air
can roost in thziF branches, children
can have soeiais under them and the
oigs and CHECKERS can f7d shade. If
there is anything under the sun that
makes q town look cheap, and gives a
traveller a conception of the class OF
people living in II. it Is the neglected
-7oxious weeds that are left 20 groV
While these weed my say 70 the
passer-by ''Inighsy good soil, - they
also say "uighty careless and lazy
people" Clean up, clean up. man clean
IN your lots, To US haf re privileg-
ed =, lie on h c Iden B It rnu-e,
rh.ca br=n-s tHous IS Of m.t'-ista
tl,rou n them very a~ason, zHou'' al
vsvs wear their ''sla 'tess" rags
rpovement hes - hee Sid t
WASHINGTON to c-n=o- sil so7gs for
which a copy right is asked II geo
in 'gment Is used. this Yii relieve the
o7u sqff ering D bic It will give real
music a chsncz. Rag time will have
20 go, ard The low suggestive songs
viii be kent from young minds Nov
If there was some method OF censoring
the abomiraole suggestive dances we
would have started long needed
reform. -
TIE women of Independence, Mie-
souri,. are to be congratulated.
Taey i7troduced p method that taught
she booze fighters, intimidators and
political robbers, 8 real lesson. The
women demanded 3 reform, but were
given 10 un-lsrssa d thai they were
not wanted, ard that the common, old
Missouri political manipuiations wonld
De us=d. Bot the women would no. be
bluffed. Thsy called these riDgsters
and told them where to beat il; .ntr5-
duced the camera into the political
game, stood pat. and won ouE By
195 MAORI '. Efen would rot have
Jared to take such q stand; this l.
1hat ne get By having woman suffrage;
It means clean poiItics. II fact there
is much character washing going On
among the politicians at this time
Many cameras are being used. 1t will
not be long until the woman will occupy
seats in the house of representatives
and the senate. They are needed
there bad enough.
We now call the attention of all citi-
zens of the world to Kansas crops
the biggest of all kinds IN the history
of the state; and would advise the
critics of Henry Ford 20 turn their at
rentloa to Kansas, and tell her how to
spead god to the best advantage.
Dear old Kansas is sure a beauty this
year. She is the biggest and best on
earth. She has more wheat thaB
North Dakota, Sou Dakota and Mi
nesota combiued. She hops into tn
ing and shouts 1874. 1000, coo bushels t.
De transformed into IL, 776 600, 600
loaves of bread. Sac bas enough young
chickens to fry to furnish q worlds
banquet AID mixed with this she has
miIk and cream, butter, eggs, pork,
bsef ana potatoes to meet the r,quire-
ments Of the feast Truly Kansas Is
he place 10 Ii e. She Is the queen Of
the prairie states Her throne is her
elevated wheat plsins. her footStool is
the rich subzoii Of her millions or culli-
waited acres, her scspter is the wisdom
and grace of aer educated people, her
hand maids are wheat, corn and { If If,
her SINGH 3 are ner men OF Drain Wi.h
ns .ds OF Drawn, her palace Is carpeSso
with prsiri- & cen, and her courts e. e
laid with puresc jasper, water T
tinkle in her borders, her men ase