The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-30

tentions were of the very best, but I did
not have the will power to live up TO them-
Pray what is the sense of making new onesF
Well forget last years good resolutions and
forget the past wear entirely Turn with hope
and confidence to the great new year about to
dawn and-yes, make new good resolutions as
many of them your brain can conjure up. Per
hapS you did fail to keep the good intentions
that made you so happy when you thought them
out, but remember you are very human. Indeed,
if all were not very human there would be
absolutely need of making any kind
of good resolutions.
Many of us will see the old year go with few
regrets. 1t brought US, perhaps, an extra share
of cares and disappointments but are we not all
the better and stronger for them, and will not
the lessons they taught US stand US IN gooQ stead
during the coming days? Dear friend, let me
sure you that the difficulties and discOuragements
you surmounted during this still present year will
without question make you better and Drawer
Welcome the new year; and by all means make
new good resolutions. Every of US needs to
make them. because as I have said, we are all
woman.
In the hearts of most of US is a wonder, curl
osity as to what the coming year may bring to
u.s. whether good fortune or bad, sorrow or joy.
How many of realize that the shaping of our
fortunes during the year to come is in our hands?
We do not need to depend some imaginary
fate to deal out good luck or bad, as she win,
if we have the earnestness and the desire TO sue
ceed
But after ALL we want something more out Of
the year to come than just material success, well
come though that may be. Success is not always
attended by happiness, and what we all desire
in reality in 1917 is happiness matter what its
source To be contented and happy, that is the
most we can wish for anyone, including ourselves.
We can find true happiness by making and keep
ing the proper kind of New Years resolutions
The annual period for taking stock Of our
mental, spiritual and material resources finds
most of US about where we were year ago. We
are living about the same. We thinking about
the same thoughts.
We are animated by about the same expecta-
TONS When we depressed it is because Of
the same old fears.
Some have learned something in the dying
year. Some have not Some hope to learn during
the coming year.
In disappointment over the failure of that which
we hoped might come to pass. balancing that with
our washed-out pleasure that the worst Of the
things we feared did not happen Some of
lack grip upon ourselves.
This annual stock-taking of mentality
should light the future of the coming year with
the experience of the year just passed If it
doesn't do that not doing the job right
The extent TO which have learned our les
sons in the old year will be the measure in which
we may gauge our expectations for the year
Turning the New Leaf
From time immemorial it has been the custom
OF the forehanded good old-faShioned neghbor to
square up his accounts. make new Resolves. start
cutting OF certain bad habits, and 'turn over
new leaf"
This is perfectly reasonable and natural AS the
calendar marks new cycle Of time, so we in