The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-26
SOME THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

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The most pathetic word in our Ian
guage is ''nevermore. 1t has such
finality to it. It has sobs, regrets and
forevers in it. 1t suggests partings,
disappointments, and hopelessness. 1t
makes you think of Dante and his dark
and gloomy thinking. I do not ike the
word.
When you meet a man who acts and
thinks as though the world were treat
ing him as if he were living example
OF. the passive voice, you have found
a man who believes society is using
him as blood sacrifice on the alter of
hate.
Remember that chevrons rot IN the
coffin; that the ear of death is dull; that
the praises you speak of the deceased
are useless-speak your words of ap-
probation for the living, and give your
bouquets now.
!
Stability is the best kind of ability.
Where growth ends, decay begins
1 When great men are scarce the aver
age man is at premium. Prejudice is
an unreasonable reason.
The storm-center of the political
weather chart of Western Kansas
seems to be Ellis county. 1t is rather
amusing to see the number of men who
want to belong to the ''official family. -
You are made to think that many are
politically starving to death. Before
''time is called" we are apt to have q
''free for ALP scramble. Many are to
draw blanks from the big grab-bag of
aspirations.
1t seems to me, that when we hear of
good in people we should tell it; that
when we hear an evil tale of people,
we should quell 1t; that it would be well
to let good have the light and the evil
should be put out of sight, so the world
would be more like heaven, and less
like he'll.
am sure the adjective ''sorrowful'
Or ''happy" does not describe life. Life
is not bed of roses nor vale of tears
but the word interesting" will come
nearer, if an adjective must be chosen
to describe life, for it is full of great
absorbing, and surprising interest, ap-
preaching it from any angle you may.
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Men are most popular who learn to
keep self in the background. A man
who talks only of his own personal af-
fairs is never wanted in social gath
. erings. 1t is the man who is ready to
be interested in anything and every
thing and is always willing to hold out
I helping hand to anyone who needs II
, that gets the warmest welcome. Be
interested in what the other fellow &C,
. complishes, and you viii find others
are interested in you.
You always gravitate to what you
secretly love most. Into your hands
will be placed the exact results of your
thinking. You will only be able to re-
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rise or fall by your thoughts. They are
your Visions ideal.
Sometimes, friends you will have to
carry through to the grave the burden
of great disappointment or loss. go
Sorrowl" exclaims Tennyson in two OF
his most expressive lines:
go Sorrow, will thou live with me,
No casual mistress, but a wife?'
Yes, always with me, walking and
sleeping, bound to me in indissoluble
bonds-so something enters into life
and remains. How does it come? In
various ways. Sometimes by the way
of love, deep and passionate, that is
unrequited. Part of Elaine's dying
message to Launcelot is,
81 loved thee, and my love had no
return,
And therefore my true love hath been
my DEATH
But souls grow big by turning these
great disappointments into real use.