The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-20

Optimism will add a foot to your
height It will make you stronger in
arm, and will give stimulus to your
brain.
Impossibilities take back seats as
your faith in yourself increases.
Pessimism is always brake to your
powers. Doubt is the reverse on; hes
itation the power shut off while worry
devitalizes your batteries. You cannot
run when despair is exhaUsting you.
Do not retard the spark on good
roads. If you do the other man takes
your job.
Remember a grin is not pull but a
frOWn is handicap.
despise a man who asks for favors
in an open contest. Privileges are only
asked by weaklings.
Anything between here and the hori-
ION is yours If you are willing to pay
the price; but if you expect "dad'' to
purchase 1t for you, you are fool.
Strength will be found at the top and
weakness at the bottom when fighting
for position in the control of things.
We are reaching the age, where it is
a case of showdown, and the best hand
takes the pot, according to street par
lance.
Takers only exhibit copies as genuine
A duplicate person never lives a life
of his own biography. You do not
want your life made up of limitations
a life of phony diamonds, lead dollars,
paste coffee, and Bobytonian tablets
made in Buffalo. There is enough of
you to be the zeal thing" if you will
develop yourself.
Just making yourself storage plant,
will not make you Of much Importance.
Most walking Encyclopedias are not
much else.
You hear people talking about
helping hand-it is largely a fiction.
Most people who are always wanting
help, are tramps. The rule is, 'all
things are now ready" and the
most of US will go little out of our
way just to be good scout to help you.
You have no business to say "the
world owes me living" The world
only owes you an opportunity, and
even then you must establish a legal
right, an honest title before we will
honor you.
We will trust you, as soon as you
honestly show US that you trust your
self. Line up, put up, or shut up.
What does it mean to be happy? At
the age of eighty, Goethe said, I'm all
my life 1 have had but four happy
days" Goethe had wealth, health and
friends, but they did not bring him hap
piness. God promises to give peace to
anyone who will come unto Him.
Twenty-four self taught men out of
the 10704 men registered IN who's
who, reached distinction enough to be
mentioned. A common school educa-
/ ton gives one chance In 5000; q High
+ school education gives twenty-five
chances IN 5000, while the college
/ trained man gets 200 times the chance
/ the common school boy has. Educa-
ton puts tools in your hands. But after
/ the tools have been given, every man
/ is self-made or self-destroyed.
/ On Tuesday, the 30th of May, when
the cemetery is visited and flowers are
scattered on the mounds beneath which
sleep what is mortal OF our imperishable
army Of volunteers, remember the men
who saved the union. Utter q prayer
for the living, and when you meet one,
reverently lift your hat, for fast they
are passing to be numbered with the
1 inn1merable dead. We are one nation.
! Through all our boundaries, north and
I south, east and west, there beats but
one heart In the Republics breast.
1 Scatter the flowers on the brave and
/ chivalrous graves. Valor Is the uni
versal honor of our nation.
A practical man has q program and
works it. Build by plan or have life
| huilt On the crazy-quilt pattsEG.