The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
SOME THINGS :.
and OTHER THINGS

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n and OTHER THINGS
Every idle word that men shall
speak, they shall give account thereof
in the day of judgment. Matthew p
Sc.
What doth the Lord require of thee
but to do justly, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with thy God.
Micah 6:8.
It is more than likely the form
your labor may take, you will not be
able to fully control, but your zeal
and purpose to make that labor the
best of its class are yours to direct.
If you think your are bigger than
your present job and by so thinking
neglect your honest obligations to
better and bigger task will be calling
for you.
Careful men always verify their
knowledge. Information may be
two-edged sword, but it is of no use
until it has handle so it can be hon
estly employed.
1 have spent hours talking to law
yers. Many of them could quote the
texts they used, make review of lead
ing cases they had to study while pas
sing through the legal college. They
were good classroom lawyers. But
when they reached the court room
they were the most pitiful beings i'm
aglonable. They We're not even
good ''hOpes'S as trial lawyers. They
should pay their Giants good daily
wage just to be known in the cease"
You viii run a great deal longer
in this world if you will be 2 watch
maker instead of a watch watcher.
1922
A little while ago our boys were
back from college to spend the holi-
days and much of their talk was
about the right fraternity to which to
belong. We are willing to grant that
all frat boys are good fellows, but it
has long been conceded by US who
have been in direct touch with the
frat-ife, that the ''Push, Plug, Dig
and Plod'' fraternity gives largest re
turns to its members.
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Superior souls are always over
flowing. You will find it absolutely
impossible to place and keep big men
IN little places. You may by mani
pulation keep big men in minor plac-
es for a time but the change will
come just as sure as little men in
big places will be reduced in rank.
If you have a rotten spot in you.
it will be sure to manifest itself,
when an opportunity shows itself for
you to slight your task and you take
advantage of the opportunity. By
this rule you may know how rotten
you are If you are badly decayed,
you are eXcusing yourself by saying
all men are rotten" but you may
rest assured the more you quote the
rule the more rotten you are.
I was listening to a man the other
day give a "blue print of himself
He was telling me of his mastery over
| electricity. How he could make old
things new. 1t was a fine blue print
of his talents and workmanship. Well
his talk cost me fourteen dollars but
I have felt from that day like quot
ing the old adage "all men are liars"
| and all electricity men when discuss
ing automobile starters are double
faced liars. This perhaps is f'little
Bit strong but if you have ever
~ recognize the feeling.
AS the years go by, 1 am conclud-
ing it is a good rule to brag less and
do more; to speed up and keep up
but not to talk about it. So many
would rather tell what they can do
rather than do it. Men who are ever
lastngly mounting have no time for
achievement. Men who spend their
time IN stacking their cards for the
other fellow, find that in the run of
years, that they are outlaws.
You will find that you will never be
recognized until you are able to get
away from the mob Of little men. You
may in sense be big, but you are
not big enough until you can force
men who are less able than you to
work for you, to boost you. A big
man, a truly geat man, is one who
can gather men around him IN their
! individual capacities who are greater
than he and force them to work for
him. You take this rule and measure
yourself as to your greatness.
You say to us you deserve success
but the most of US think that is
nothing more than self-camoufagine
unless you are meeting with a rea-
ISonable recognition from society. The
most of US you know are everlasting
ly looking through the glasses of self
interest. Some people think what
they. do-more than likely the very
| rdinary-should be shouted from
the house tops and be proclaimed won
derfu1, marvellous. Such people have
the ego so developed, that they lift
their hats when they hear their names
mentioned
We hear the expression, standard
ization." It means we, the people
have reached a point on some given
thing where the last thought has beer
thought. : While l do not believe the
last thought has ever been thought or
anything, call your attention to this
that Nature never standardizes any.
thing. She never repeats herself. Sc
we viii find man will never become
standardized. Individuality will eve.
be found where men iiye-Tnan is
ever a speciality.
l was watching a man who wa:
standing on the street corner a few
days ago with his hands jammed IN