The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-05

should perish. Peter 3:9.
The Lord is nigh unto all them
that call upon Him. Psalm las :18.
There are big duties and little tasks
there must be big men and small
men to do them Which are you?
Merit seems to rule the world, and
that is the reason Henry Lloyd
George is ruling England instead of
King George.
Johnnie Weakened and Billie Shall
Iowbrain are always talking about
honesty not paying.
Do not come around giving US your
opinions for they do not mean any
tt!1iL g to US, but you may show US re-
II Its and we are willing to give you
hearing.
Opportunities to a large extent
may be equalized, but it is impossible
to equalize men. If you are lacking
in grit and mentality we are unable
to GO much for you:
You may have anything you want
providing you have brain enough, are
tenacious enough, and can last long
enough in the contest
Some men you meet look as
though they had gone out to borrow
tt ouble, and that they were finding
plenty of it.
Some people are so everlastingly
cgotistical that they think that men
should applause everything they say.
Such people leave the impression that
hoU
Ny advise is to keep your troubles
to yourself: your neighbors have
plenty of their own. I never have
been able to enjoy a visit from old
man Misery. Real sorrow is too sac
red TO be gossiped about; and sham
sorrow is only croaking. Leave
cToaking to the frogs
When we have to spend hours
rroping you up, you may know that
you are a weakling for props spell
weakness.
We know you are not true blue.
because you have been running"
when the adverse rains of life beat
Upon you.
More people need kicking than cod
ding. When you receive a kick it
gives you a chance to kick back, and
every time you kick back it gives you
more self confidence, and self conf
dence develops your powers.
Any man who goes around predict
ing panics will fail as salesman.
You cannot be pessimist and be the
Advance agent of prosperity. A cheer
full man will always picture bright
future.
The man who is always talking
about mot having time" when asked
to do something for society is usually
toe trif1ing and lazy to do anything
for humanity.
Sure there is a place for you; my
| advice to you is to hunt that place,
then it will be possible for you to en-
Joy the sensation of feeling a duty
yell done.
! It was once thought that war meant
''nigh prices and good times" and
We are now saying what prices
money everywhere, but "after the
war is over" we will learn that the
taxes will be an awful burden and
suffering and oppression will follow.
Money will be plentiful for the next
three years, but after that these I'M
then will come the grind. Com
mence to save now to meet the future
condition.
One of the most dangerous men is
he who is able to do the work of
three average men. 1t makes 1t hard
fnr the other three to make a liv-
comes plunderer. He may mean
well, but he is not doing well for gen
er&1 society.
I want to ask this question: Is it
true, that all Of US who live in any
measure of comfort, live more or less
by economic stealing, no matter what
l-our occupations or intentions may
be? It is true that our comforts are
bought with the poverty and even the
lives OF beaten men and women?
It is the thought of many, that we
can no more keep what we have than
We can "make a living" without TAX
ing advantage of the present system,
of society founded, as it isy- eR-iRiuss
tice. Under our present system, a
man must do more than a dollars
worth of work in days effort before
he will receive pay for his labor. In
other words a laborer must pay IN
work more for dollar than it is
W nth.
No man is wise enough or good
enough to govern another, yet the
meaner and more narrow minded q
man is the more he insists on fore
ing others to walk his ways. We'll
as we become wiser we cease to de-
spise those we do not like nor see
what we admire When we become
wise as gods we may not desire laws
to control the other fellow Laws
are only for those who want to dc
wrong or do wrong through ignor-
ance.
i The more you possess the more
care and worry you have; but Ger
tain amount Of care and worry is very
beneficial Only people who shoul-
der responsibilities direct the affairs
IN the community or nation. You
must struggle to maintain your posi-
ton in life. Life reminds one of
Alice's position IN Through the
Looking-glass" where every one had
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