The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

weary Willie. 81 have been telling |
that fellow am so dead broke that
have to sleep out of doors" Ibid that
fetch hirn?,,', asked the other. mo.
He sad he was doing the same thing
and had to. pay the doctor for telling
him to do it..
The Appeal to Reason has this advice
to give those who want to go to war.
eff you favor war, dig trench in your
back yard, fill it half full of water,
crawl into it and stay there for two or
three days without anything to eat, get
a lunatic to shoot at you with a brace
Of revolvers and a machine gun, and
you will have something just as good
and you will save your country great
deal of expense" If this advise is
carefully followed it would reduce the
desire to SCRAP"
Its rather amusing to hear some
young men complaining about not hav-
ing any ''big jobs to do" They say
"Our fathers discovered the world,
have made all the inventions, have put
all things under their feet and the only
thing left US is to do clerical work, live
fast lives and die But the report has
just come that there are millions of
square miles of country in Africa that
have never been explored. Here is
chance to satisfy a few of the unem-
ployed.
What a fine thing it would be for the
world If a lot of traditions, customs,
mannerisms, jealousies, stand-pat con-
ceptions, and fool notions could in the
presence of the silent, solemn thinking
masses of people be cremated.
Many years ago, admirers erected
statue to the memory of Dante, be-
cause they loved his "Inferno;" and
now the report comes that the Aust
rians have cast that statue into guns
to make an inferno among his present
day admirers.
It is reported that the property value
of the United States, exclusive of
church, school, and government pro-
perties, is valued at S187, 739 200, 600.
"Taat is going some" But the esti-
mated cost of the present unpleasant
ness of Europe is $50 200, 900, 900 up to
date. It seems that the only thing the
world has gotten out of this needless
conflict is little more standing room.
But it has forced old blood-mad Europe
to fill our pockets and she will have to
nav tribute to US for the next hundred
years. There is no reasoning with men
when they see red.
A man with big drove of cattle will
drive out to the pasture to look them
over; but it would he hard for you to
get him to spend one hour during the
school year visiting the public schools
where his children are getting their
education. From his actions Here
ford is worth more than child.
For 100 years our country has been
boasting about being able ''to lick tho
world. But of late the most of US &C
into the back yard and laugh when oul
army or navy is mentioned. We arc
an innocent sort of folk. Perhaps
Roosevelt is not as irresponsible 3
critic ~ some of his maligners would
make him to be.
The fellow who says he is not aflaic
Of the dentist is a liar or has no teeth
You may take your choice.
When Gov. Capper was IN town last
week he said: al am not strong on the
dead languages. If you will think
about it, it is surprising that Latin has
survived SO long as basic language
study. While it does furnish Us menta
discipline and gives US some knowledge
of words 1t may be questioned whether
the FIVE or six years spent in its study
is commensurate for the time so EN-
ployed. Perka Is time spent in wore
study would serve the student better
purpose.
In the '.elder days" the motto was
''let the buyer beware;" but we hav'
now changed it to read, "let the seller
be honest.
What are you doing in this world?
yo1 have not added happiness to life
if you have not helped brother in tn
struggle; if you have not comforte,
some broken heart; if you have no
made some heart glad; if you have no
eheered burden bearer; if you hav
not made = lonely ehild's face glow be
cause of kiadness-w you are
mighty poor thing. Be a real blessin
and stop your everlasting posing. B
a man or be mouse, but commence t
be.
Suppose you read over this list o
words and find how many of them de
cribe some trait of character in you.
may enable you to shape the future
iArs you cheerful, courteous. punctusI
accurate, Industrious, and careful, @
are you tardy, lazy, forgetful, dis