The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-25

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tiary.
More people know the dates and at
fractions of the Russell, Wilson, and
Ellsworth Fairs than they do the date
and attractions of the Hays fair. By
the way, when is the Hays fair, any
way?
The last evidence of the tango craze
disappeared from Hays this week.
Professor Wooster reprinted his resi-
dence.
The devotees of fashion point with
pride to the Biblical authority for the
new roll stocking. Does it not go from
Genesis to Revelation?
One of the preachers told the Specta-
tor that both the ankle and the knee
watch showed a cracked brain and a
empty heart. But one OF the high
school boys said that they exhibited
much more interesting things.
James Russell Lowell says, "Once to
every man and nation comes the mo-
ment to decide President Wilson
probably believes Lowell meant once a
minute
The Spectator wishes to enter in the
contest for the meanest man the high
school principal or school superinten-
dent who tells his best teachers that
they are almost failing in order that
they will work harder and neither try
to get better job, nor ask for a raise
in salary.
Many of the Is, 600 school teachers
of Kansar will agree with Plato who
said, ''Of all the wild animals the boy is
most unmanageable, and with Carlyle
who added, "a boy shonld be brought
up in barrel and fed through the
bung hole"
The Spectator, like John D. Rock
Teller, will refuse to participate in the
billion dollar loan to the Allies. The
Germanic nations have already been
turned down.
Walter B. Roberts, the new profes-
SCR of piano at the Normal, showed his
good sense and good taste by playing a
beautiful piece for his first public ap-
pearance instead of giving a free for
all exhibition of technique.
COCO
The Lewis Press runs an ad which
features, ''Fall Millinery that is nobby,
thrifty, and up-to-date. A chance of
a life time, men.
Bryan has appointed himself as
peace envoy to Europe. Doubtless he
will take along some oratorical worms
to feed the dove of peace.
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An auto killed a chicken on the Gold
en- Belt and the neighbors wrapped it
up in paper and threw it back into the
road. Civic Pride?
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Old styles will return, you know.
Do you remember when people who
wore stockings with white feet also
wore low shoes? This year we have
had the shoes themselves with two
colors, white uppers and black lowers.
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A parishioner of one of the churches
in Hays handed the Spectator this item
clipped from the church paper. ga
young preacher thought his main aim
should be to show himself a mighty
orator and one night in his dreams he
telephoned to Demosthenes and said, 4
understand that in your training in ora
tory you were obliged to put gravel in
your mouth. What would you advise
me to put in miner" Demosthenes ans
wered, 81 would advise that you use
Portland Cement.
Old settler stories are good reading
as long as they are old enough.
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The public-be-damned-spirit of Mr..
and Mrs. Eminently Respectable of
Hays who are trying to boost the price
of room rent to Normal students is
about as Christian-ike and unselfish
as the Union Pacific railroad.
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The aeroplane caused number of
Hays citizens to look up for once in
their lives.
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The churches of Hays did lit tie ad-
vertising last week. No souls were
sent to eternal perdition by this lack of
dignity and the congregations were
larger Sunday as a result. Even
churches often learn something.
A fair without booster is ike hot
air without heater.
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The public Library of Hays should
be used more. The librarian should
bar some book from the shelves and
Immediately there would be rush to
get it or some other book equally as
good.
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