The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

He will be very gracious unto thee
at the voice of thy cry. lisa. 30:19. |
When you become jealous of the |
other mans success, you are weak
ened, out distanced, defeated.
You can afford to leave a thing |
or pay two prices, but you cannot |
afford to "Jew people down."
1t is better to have a big whole
some splendid life, than to have a
big bank account and a feeling of
selfshness pervading evry fiber of
your being.
One of the meanest men you have
to deal with, is the man who, when
he wants anything will come to you
for help; but when he has anything
to give or benefit to render, always
gives it to the other fellows.
One of the surest ways to get
bank account is to think right and
feel right.
A man who is always thinking
viii finally end in failure.
All rag chewers" you will find
to be shortsighted people. A rag
chewer" is always talking about get
ting even. He is misfortunate.
Every age has had its winners. No
chance; all opportunities are gone;
the big ones have hogged the ring;
an too badly handicapped. There
IS nothing now in such statements
shiftless fools. If you want to be
somebody refuse to think such
| thoughts, to associate with such an
thropoids and start to be different
Do not come to me with an arm
! load of widowed excuses and lot
of gray headed apologies-the kind
your forbears used-they do not
salty the present conditions. Yes,
yes, I know you are poor, had to-
work and you did not get TO-
| Shut up! You should be glad you
are poor, it gives you a chance to
struggle to get rich; you should be
glad you had to work, for it is work
that will redeem you. Rotten rich
people are too insignificant to be
considered. Big souls are fighting
souls.
Only people with unfolding pos
sibilities are appreciated If you
will do something above the medi-
OGRE, and then do more things a lit
! tie better, we will appreciate it and
will recognize your worth. No great
man ever launched a great enter
prise but a little enterprise backed
by grit, grace and gumption will
grow into a great enterprise, 1t is
the result of little things well done,
that really lead the big things.
Are you doing work that is wor-
thy your best efforts? No Then
you are fool Anything you do is
worth your best endeavor If you
do not approach the work in that
mental attitude, you are preparing
to stay with the mediocre herd.
You say all you want is a start.
1 say getting ready for the start is
most important. It would be so
easy to point out to you number of
fellows, who got a start without
a preparation and they are now social
dissapointments.
1t takes courage to abstain from
weakness, folly and sin. There is
not a young man but knows cigar
cite smoking is physical and men
tai sin. But there are dozens of
boys in our little town who are too
weak to say no. No one admires
a tobacco stained cuspidor, but what
is any more disagreeable than a to-
bacco stained mouth?
IF it is the bankers business to
know how you are going to spend
the money you borrow from him
and. the most of US concede it is his
business why is it not your
employers business to know how you
spend your hours, when away from
his place of business?
About the sickliest young man I
know anything about is the one that
has been relieved of all responsible
ity. A young man that has been
reared in the atmosphere of 'sMy
dear Willie my baby, my only own,
and mammals darling boy-weI he
is a sissy.
hear some people say It is wrong
to play football, baseball, climb
trees, swim-our boys viii get hurt.
1t is better for the boys to have
broken bone than broken spirit.
would rather see a boy fight, than
to think he felt he was "too proud
to fight when he was imposed upon.
A country boy on becoming
a man, leads as a rule IN all races
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