The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05
SOfGE THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

some THINGS
M and OTHER THINGS h
Culture means physical training, re-
finement in manners and tastes, refine
ment of heart, intellect and morals. It
takes the hyena disposition out of US
If Old Nick IS in you, you need more
refinement of culture.
It is so common for the man who
deals with immature minds, to get the
notion that he possesses valuable
brains. He wants to give instruction
to men of affairs, and when they do
not accept his INFESTED advice, he
starts to knock the stupid doubters.
So many are living by the philosophy
TO myself be enough" 1t Is phil
osephy of real selfshness. 1t viii never
lead you straight through" difficult
ties. It will never call you forth. Re
member IN your final analysis you will
have deeds done, achievements, fail
ures, tears, sobs and groans. How are
you acting? Answer this question and
you will know how you will end.
If you are to be 'tyour one best self, p
you will have to slay your natural self
You must follow some crusader who
carries an uplifted sword calling youon
to noble sacrifices.
The average man found upon our
street cannot follow an academic dis
cussion, but he understands full well
something is radically wrong in the
management of our political affairs.
He knows he wants a chance, does not
want sweet charity, and cries out for
restitution. He does not want finely
turned phrases, but does want element
/ airy honesty practiced when dealing
| with his fellow man.
! l am not able to tell you just how
/ this new demand for social conscience
will manifest itself There is one thing
mighty plain, that it is asking for law
obedience rather than law evasion; ard
it is asking the man higher up to meet
the requirements of reorganlzing soci-
ETY..
About the rawest buffer you will
meet is a posing literary genius. He
takes more chances, tries to make US
believe in his intellectual worth more
than a hold up man of the Jesse James
type. If it were not so presumptous
and ridiculous, it would be serious.
Did you ever hear man yell be-
cause he was not recognized when an
opening came2 1 have. He talks loud,
and threatens to quit his present posi-
ton, says mean things and makes II
most miserable for the man who takes
his coveted job. Now the reason
he did not get the position was, when
the days for him to prepare for this
position were open to him, he spent II
in being generally smart, being tough,
filing his mind with character rust and
trusting in his native smartness. He
fails, because he was not prepared. He
is fool but does not have sense enough
to know that other people know he is q
fool.
Suppose we go back to college days
again, dear reader. You remember
game has been called. The air is filled
with lusty shouts, by the bleacher root
ers, the president is scared white be
cause he fears the game is lost, the
line of town girls all dressed in white
girls YOU know, who are not yet college
widows, watching the game-we win
the madness of victory is shoWn-bells
are rung, fires built-oh yes, you are z
part of it ALL l know you are sedate
old business man now and are acting as
though these pranks are terrible-but,
yes, you were part of it all! Be glad
that you were. It has helped to make
you success.
This is the year that two or three
good average men are nominated fol
the presidency. The days are about
here, when the papers viii tell US what
wonderful fellows they are. Wilson {
professor, Hughes a judge--up to the
time of their nomination had never done
thing that would keep them in ma
tons memory for six months aftel
death. Now we will be convinced b!
writer's, speakers and advocates tina
unless we had found them, this dear na
ton would go to the wreck dump. L
is a mighty nice thing that we do no
have to believe more than ten per cen
: of what we hear of these men.
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