The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-02
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Although it WIS announced in this
column three weeks ago that the Spec
tator would not advise President Will
son, Tom P. Morgan, who does the
Starbeams, said Friday that the Presi-
dent was acting with amazing wisdom
onsidering the vast amount of advice
he is receiving.
Miss Gertrude M. Fish r, a nineteen
year old Philadelphia girl, was voted the
prettiest girl in America by acongress of
photographers last week. If the girls of
Hays will glance at her picture, they
will see that her mouth is shut.
This old world is balanced up after
all. A great many poor girls are pref
to and great many rich girls are rich.
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Boudoir caps, those dainty little crea-
tions of lace and cloth, are not properly
worn at the Sunday morning breakfast
table, yet number of the sweet young
things wear them to the postofice.
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The Saturday Afternoon Club, one of
the organizations of Hays, is studying
a book this fall in which the important
words are 'gynecocracy' and matiar-
chate". The men, after looking up
these words in the nearest dictionary,
should form mutual protection and
consolation society.
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Dean Butler of the department of
music. and choral director, Nevin of
the University of Kansas, recently
brought to Kansas from the east, are
unable to see the musical situation in
the state on account of haze.
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London papers are continually dig
ging up the longest sentence in English
literature. The London Chronicle has
found one of 302 words in Jeremy Tay-
lor. Any teacher of high school rhetor-
ic in Kansas could find much longer
ones in any set of themes.
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More than one-hundred girls at the
University of Kansas weigh over two
hundred pounds each. The beaux and
gallants of Lawrence will shift knees
more often this winter in the favorite
parlor pastime.
The UNCONVENTIONAL colleges of Kan
sas have established publicity bureaus
this fall. The life of the country edit
or is just one chuck at the waste bas-
ket after another.
The servant problem is solved in the
Southern South by the negro, in the
west by the Jap, in the east by the
immigrant, and in the college towns
of the Mississippi valley by the future
senators, congressman, and the rail
road presidents.
The Spectator wonders how many
women of Hays ever tried to keep
their help by giving an eight hour day,
to the kitchen girl.
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P. Samuel Pittman, of Monet, Mo-,
who stopped off in Hays on his return
from the exposition, told the Specta-
tor that the prettiest girls seen on the
entire trip were those of Salt Lake
City, and he had the nerve to say it
after dining at the Normal dining club.
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FTl,o soI, rs. hoxy Sr,
smoke cigarette, also prompts some
men with desire to understand the
Mexican situation.
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Kansans who return from the Fair
are won't to refer to the hollows of the
state as canyons.
In reading a London newspaper the
the other day, the Spectator noticed a
full page ad of the new "Anti-German
League asking for $500, 200. The
war has progressed to the place where
hate IS capitalized.
One of the leading ministers of the
state noted for his beautiful prayers
invoked diety as follows not long since
"Oh, Lord, help US to stand, you in
your little corner and me in mine.
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One of the gold fish kept in the home
of Professor Bird died. Little Robert
told playmate, 1.-THE tail got infected
and germs ate it off"
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Now that Anthony Comstock, since
1873 the efficient secretary of the New
York Society for the Suppression o.
Vice, is dead, it is expected that virtu,
will become its own reward.
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However, if gossip maintains it
membership in the society, vice vii
flourish like green bay tree and Ger
tain people in Hays viii not wait unit
arbor day to set out.
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The Diagbilew Imperial Ballet Russ
wisl be in Kansas City this season. I
IL announced tA&t Diaghilew himsel