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■’age Two THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, July 20, 1902 TOT TALK W(' novor cease to marvel at the A'ay a small child takes things literally. Recently a new pupil came into a New Bern Sunday school class, and the teacher asked him, "Will you be here all the time.” "No Ma’am,” he replied quite jeriously, “Just on Sundays.” And one of our favorite stories concerns the fourth grader who was sent from the room at public school, because he was disrupting the class. Since the moppet was always frank and honest, he told his mother about the incident when he arrived home that after noon. "The teacher called me a scurvy elephant,” he confessed. His moth er was puzzled, and pondered over the words for hours. Finally it dawned on her that what the teacher really said was her little darling was “a disturbing ele ment.” The story has remained with us because those are the exact words that the superintendent of the New Bern City Schools used when he happened to meet us in the halt the week we were graduating many years ago, and commented on our departure from the institution af ter a career of mischievous be havior. Not only did we start off on the wrong foot in the very first grade, but also on the wrong hand. It seems unbelievable in today’s more enlightened era, but in those days a strenous effort was made to change left handers into right handers. Even as a southpaw, we had great difficulty w'riting legibly, and all attemps at writing with our right hand were hopeless. Thank goodness, the teacher fin ally gave up in disgust. No one knows better than an honest to goodness left hander that you’re born left, right or ambi dextrous. One child in twenty two is a southpaw. That may make him an oddity, as far as the law of averages is concerned, but it doesn’t necessarily make him an incompetent screwball. Admittedly, some southpaws are strange characters — including us — but doa’t forget that this mixed- up world is dominated by rig'nt handers. For Top Tunes by Your Favorite Recording Stars YOUR TEEN-AGE MUSIC CENTER IS HAWKS Radio & Appliance Cs. 327 Middle St. Evinrude Outboard Motors MFG and G & W Boats Carolina Trailers Boat Supplies Kimbrelis Outboard Service 1305 Pembroke Road ME 7-3785 Where Quality and Experience Save You Hours of Boating Pleasure. Harsh counsels have no effect: they are like hammers which are always repulsed by the anvil—Hel- vetius You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause. —Henry Ward Beecher I shall not let a sorrow die until I find the heart of it, nor let a wordless joy go by until it talks to me a bit.—Sara Teasdale Conventionality is not morality. —Charlotte Bronte A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work won ders and accomplish miracles.— William Hazlitt Peace begins just where ambi tion ends.—-Edward Young Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but ac cording to our powers.—Frederic Amiel Insecticide Use Is Causing Some Hurt By BOBBY R. EASON Assistant County Agent In order to receive the desired results from any insecticide, it must be applied properly at the recommended concentration. Some farmers have experienced cotton leaf damage due to improper ap plication. This will result from either using too much insecticide or from uneven application due to faulty equipment. Be sure that: 1. Your equipment is in proper working order. 2. You calibrate equipment to deliver approximately six gallons of water per acre of 15 pounds of dust per acre. 3. You use only the recommend ed concentration of insecticide. 4. Apply at the recommended intervals. 5. Respect the insecticide you are using. It can be dangerous if not used in accordance with in structions. An Attractive Memorial for Your Cemetery Lot Need Not Be Expensive We Use Only the Best Quality Marble & Granite LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Neuse Memorial Co. LESLIE C. WATSON Kinston Highway Telephone 637-5853 ETIQUETTE By ROBERTA LEE Q. Is a man obli,gated to give up his seat in a bus to some woman he knows? A. While men no longer give up their seats in i)ublic convey ances indiscriminately to women, it still is considered the polite and well-bred thing for them to extend this courtesy to women they know well. Q. What is really the correct position in which a person should hold his head at the table? A. The head should be held in an erect position, without appear ing stiff. The body can lean for ward slightly, but the head should never be bent at a right angle. Q. If a widow is to be remarried, and she has always worn her first wedding ring, would it be proper for her to wear both wedding rings? A. Certainly not. Q. When are bread and rolls served at dinner? A. As soon as the soup is served, the rolls or bread are passed. Most popular container nowadays is a shallow wicker basket that has a fringed napkin laid in it, and several sorts of bread displayed. Q. When a woman has been in troduced to you as “Alice Young,” how do you know whether to ad dress her as “Mrs. Young” or as “Miss Young”? A. The only thing to do in this case is to ask her, unless there is someone else nearby whom you can ask. Q. When a girl’s widowed moth er has remarried, in whose name should the girl’s engagement be announced? A. Her stepfather and mother’s name should be used. “Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Gibson announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Marshall, etc.” Q. When there is a guest of honor at a house party, isn’t it the duty of the hostess to see that A MATCHLESS NEW EXPRESSION OF A FAMOUS TRADITION..;^ TtPEWRUEB With all tha virtues that have made Royal famous for 56 yearsi tow cost, hard work, long life, high trade-in and a pleasant way with secretaries. M, : When mat/ toe show gon thk matchless new Boyalt CM m today,i CALL NEIL VESTER Owen G. Dunn Co. ME 7-3197 — New Bern Tips From New Bern's Post Office What’s Your Postal I. Q. ? UJIfE/7 UNURS£ Q 1. WISE.—It is advisable for you to notify the post office before you leave for your vacation. Your mail may be for warded during your temporary absence or held at the post office during your aijsence. % This action will prevent a large accumulation of mail at your home which is an excellent advertisement and invitation for unscrupulous persons to enter your home and relieve you of your valued possessions. all her guests are formally intro duced to this person? A. She would certainly be a very negligent hostess if she failed to do this. Q. Is it ever permissible to write a social letter with a lead pencil? A. This should be avoided. Q. are there any kinds of food that one may convey to the mouth with the knife when eating? A. Most certainly not! The knife is used only for cutting anything that the fork will not cut.
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