The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
THINKLETS
BY HARRY STOCK


was ressurected.
Portland, Ind, is in the clutches of
winter. The Sun states that Miss
Icy Frost and Miss Snow Frost Wis
tied over Sunday, with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Frost.
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A COW owned by NJ j. Smiley of
Belle Fourche, S. D., has established
a record by giving forty-seven
pounds of butter in seven days, says
the Nashville Banner. Jack War
wick of the Toledo Blade rejoins
this was no cow but a churn. We
wish to state that it might have been
a cow, but she certainly had to go
a long way to pasture.
oOoo
Now the winters over
Spring is drawing nigh
Easter seems a nightmare
Since clothes have>gone so high
The Brewers Association spent
$4,000 trying TO kill the "Bone
Dry bill
Col. Henry J. Watterson, the Lou
isville editor, says it is war for Ger
tain this time. It is with deepest
regret that this news is received.
Heretofore this colyum has had i'm
plicit faith in Wilson, expecting him
(although we didn't see how to keep
US out Of it. But since the Colonel
has expressed himself so forcefully
we expect to do some drilling in our
own back yard.
Clad Thompson, in Kansas City
Star: Whether the egg come before
the hen or not, the hen stayed the
longer. We hasten to add that
makes no difference. The egg is the
oldest.
The man who buys a new suit
every month has about one new idea
a year, and that is a present from a
friend.
Those writers who bewail the fact
that women are not producing as
did their grandmothers, would pro-
badly hide at the mere mention of
chopping wood or following a walk
ing cultivator all day.
Oooo
In a recent magazine we noticed
an advertisement What is Love"
27 cents net. These advertisers evil
IDENTIFY believe in P T. Barnum's
statement, because any right-mind-
ed American citizen would testify
differently.
The New Republic, which by the
way we regard as one, of the most
interesting sheets published, gives
a resume of the war new up to the
present day with a series of sug-
gestions which the nation might use
if really drawn into war. On the
whole this digest is the most fair
minded, sensible article we have ever
had the pleasure of reading.
This colyum has just recently fin
ished reading a copy of J. B. Ker-
foot's Glow to Read" The author
makes no attempt to dictate the book
one should read, but rather gives a
reason for the better reading of the
books we do peruse. He sums the
whole up IN saying that reading is
experiencing life-s'Right reading is
not a trick. It is a structure. 1t is
built up from the digested satisfy
ing of myriad curiosities. Ig you
would learn right reading Live, and
compare notes."
The prison reformers are agitat-
ing the question of permitting con.
victs self government. This may
work very well in a prison, but fol
some reason it has been denied those
who have the good fortune to escap,
the clutches of the law.
The Busy Bee class of the Meth
odist Sunday School consisting o.
fourteen Junior High School girls
met at the home of their teacher
Miss Hazel Miller, last Friday. Dain
ty refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Oldham o.
Collyer, announce the birth of boy
February 7th- Mrs. Oldham, vii
be remembered by her many friendl
here as Miss Ida Mutton.
Fred Miller and Jonah Mutton
spent several days Of last week, il
Cove County, looking over land IL
that section Of the country.
Mrs. Ulrich, mother of Mrs. W. A
Boys. left Tuesday, for her home II
Manhattan, after an extended visii
here
Mrs. Geo. Wilson of GrinneIl, il
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G
/ N, Cox.