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THE MODERN SPECTATOR .
Spectator No. 3. The Spectator Dis-'
curses Present lay Supertition
Superstition is for the igmrar.t and
credulous. It is very strong among
the mountain people and many of;
These old mountaineers will rot own ;
a cat that happens to be born black:
but it is not only the ignjrant Ethi-!
cpian or the rustic monutaineer it i
is in the people of the cities whose!
circumstances are up-to-date, but
among whom, deep down in their j
hearts. lurk the superst turn of their i
primitive forbears. It is with this;
temper of mind that I consider the
superstitions of the present day. !
The old black cat! A superstition
that is most generally believed in is t
that a black cat brines ill luck. Last
week as I was walking along a coun-,
try road with a friend of mine a black I
cat ran across the road. My friend ,
would not go on until he had turned
around fifteen times. Other ways of,
breaking the evil charm of a black cat !
are: Turn in another direction, make,
a cross mark and spit in it, and turn
one's pockets wrong siiie out. etc. I
Ghosts are associated w:th dark
ness, old houses and ccir.etric. A
little distar.ee from r.n- houe is a
grr.ve yard row tilled with hedges.;
trees and hV.vers. People who l.ve,
r.eaiby claim that they can see each
night spirits of the departed moving,
among the trivs. IVy'e occupy the-e
houses a short while, bat sot n rune
away- j
Although people c!:i m to be t.n-l
n;une to superstition. 1, the Spectator.;
by this paper, intend to show that the
people of today art' superstitious. If
the Monroe-Charlotte f.o; ball game:
had occurred on Friday, the ;h;r-1
tten.h. one would have heard many
remarks about "our unlucky day.";
And did you ever hear of a wedding
on Friday, the thirteenth? Almost j
anyone will tell you that a broken i
mirror means seven years lad luck. .
And there are innumerable other?;
that I might mention. If any man i
thinks these superstitions incredible,;
let him enjoy his own opinion to him-1
self and not disturb the beliefs of i
others. The Spectator.
tJ make hire ga on by wh-;p ng him I
but thafdid not do any pood, so we ,
sot oat of the buggy and my father
pd'.ed h:s ears. tited h s tad and
Jid a number of other thing but U
did n n do any good. U anything, he j
stood there more tiuiet lhan ever.
Finallv we could net think oi any-
th ng else to do so we built a fire
under him. We thought that would,
makr h.m go but he just moved up,
enough to let the buggy catch on fire
and it did not hurt him. We dec hied (
the onlv thing to do was to take him
..... ... h,,.--v anil try to lead
him. We did that and then he start-!
ed off. We led him up the road a lit-,
tie distance and went back after our;
buggy and hitched him to it; then he;
went on to town wunoui any mvi
Inventions We Hope For Hut Neer
Expect.
Did you ever think of the numer
ous inventions you would like to have
but never expect to get? 1 have.
And if there is any pupil in the Mon
roe Hgh School who has not wished
for some invention to heln him on an
txam. of which he was rather ignor
ant he is very extraordinary. Al
though we have one invention of this
kind it does not help much because
of the sharp eyes of the Latin teacher.
This invention is the translator "po
ny." which is a drawback instead of
a' help.
I once heard a classmate remark
that he wished noiseless soup spoons
would be invented. Another remark
ed that he would rather have a knife
that would hold peas so they would'nt
roll off. Hut getting down to real
facts, wouldn't you like to have an
itiPtrumont with which you could
reach a person's mind? Or some
thing with which you could talk to
the spirit of some departed friend?
And wouldn't you be glad if some
great genius would perfect an inven
tion with which we could communi
cate with Mars? There are a num
ber of other suggestions I might sug
gest but just think for yourself of
ho nvnv iiivonfions vou would like
never expect to nave. nazi i
vis.
but
Davi
Adventures With n Halkhg Horse mine Au-t:n.
One day as my fatner and I were
going to town we got up on the top
of a very high hill and the hi we
were driving stopped. We tried
trouble. Mattie Thomas. j
Mv Experience As Cook
When I was small 1 had a great
ambition to be a goenl cook. I would;
go into the kitchen and watch mother
cook good things and it fille-d me
with a desire to be able to do the
same. Watching her from time to
time filled me with determination.
1 said 1 would try to be a cook when
I grew oULr.
1 shall never forget my first at
tempt at cooking. One day when
mother was sick I thought the time
had come when my joy in cooking
could be realized. With very little
persuasion I secured her permission
at biscuit making. She told me where
to find the recipe bu; I was so assur
ed of mv success 1 did not feel the ne
cesi'v of one. Mv biscuits were soon
ready" t bake. 1 had heated the stove
until it was red. sin.-e mother t.dd
ne to have it hot. 1 put them in and
the telephone rang. 1 i.nswered it
and forgot al! !ou my cooking.
When 1 thought of Pip b scuits 1 ran
to the kitchen but 1 was too late
thev wore black. When it came time
for' dinner I was ashamed to put my
biseu'tf on the table but still I had it
to do. The family did not say any
thing, but occasionally 1 would see
a few smiles around the table ac
knowledging my failure. My r.ext at
tempt was cake baking. Of course I
selected my favorite ihocolate cake.
I his t ime l" was pla I to profit by my
past experience and uo my recipe.
After being so particular with my
recipe I was sure of a success. I was
not d "sapnointed for when my cake
was finished and sampled I was as
u:ed bv all that Heinig's Hakery
could not excel it. v'ocoanu, fudge
was my next att. nipt. My first at
tempt was not quite as successful as
1 made a little later on. Being sure
that recipes were very helpful, 1 soon
achieved a great success not only in
biscuit making but many other pal
atable aishes. Dayle (.Jul ledge.
Mv Opinion of Santa Clau
Wha't would Christmas be without
Santa Oaus? In different countries
he is known by different names. Kris
Kringle. St. Nicholas nnd Santa Claus
being the ones we hear most often.
P.ut whatever his name, the message
he brings is the same everywhere.
Whether he puts his gifts into a,
small woden shoe; or riding upon a
big white horse he drops them down'
a chimne v; or best of all. with merry
sleigh be'lls and eight tiny reindeer,
he comes, bringing joy and happiness;
to both young and old. ;
From my earliest recollections San- j
ta has been a very real Personage to j
mi, Pn. h rhristirms haf brouirht his!
mysterious visits and the gifts that
appeared as if by magic.
As I grow older my faith in Santa
is just as strong and I look forward
to his coming with joy as real as
rhen I was a little girl. But there is
the difference. We miss the real
meaning; of his visit if we see only
the material gifts he leaves and lose
sight of the sp'ritual ones. It should
mean n lesson in unselfishness and
love for others. For those who have
learned this. Santa's visit also means
a cominir of the Christ child. .lessa-
pe&lk Lusdeir"
Louder! SS, r'
Louder! InJFB Louder!
During the course of a political meeting an address was being made by one of the candidates,
who unfortunately had a weak voice.
One of the audience who was sitting near the back could not hear so well and began
yelling, "Speak louder! Louder!"
Finally one of the opponents sitting near the front, becoming annoyed, arose and in a
strong voice asked the gentleman In the rear, "What's the ..matter back there; can't you
hear?" '
"No," came the reply.
"Well, thank God, and sit down," advised the man in the front row.
Now, we do not want to yell too loud, but we want you to hear what we have to say:
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JEWELRS AND STATIONERS.
our regular history lesson each pupil
brings to class a current event w hich
is read and discussed. We enjoy
these current events ve-ij mum j
cause it helps us to keep up with w hat (
is going on in the world. There is a
striking contrast in Thursday's lea-1
son which is about tne nappenings oi
centuries ago and Friday's lesson;
about the happenings of the present'
vear of 1M2.
MiWS ITEMS
Kverv I'fidav afternoon instead of
A million men
have turned to
One Eleven
Cigarettes
a firm verdict for
superior quality.
cigarettes
15 far 10
' The High School girls are going to
have a basket ball team this year
I with Miss Grace Henderson as coach.
;The court is being fixed now. All the
' grass has been removed and the
' ground leveled off. We hope to gel
our poles and baskets and all neces
' sury equipment real soon and start
! our' team. We want to have a team
from each grade in High School so j
! we can choose tne Hest players ironi
! the various teams for our regular
school team.
Two fine bulletin boards form the
latest addition to the high school '
equipment. They have been placed '
at the Iront entrance and nil a long
felt need. Our pictures which were
I nt thn art exhibit Vear be
fore last are now being framed. They J
are copies oi tnp great masterpieces
and when distributed among the city
schools will a id viuch to the attract
iveness of the buildings.
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Inster.d of our monthly test the 9
C sect'on of Home Economics prepar
ed breakfasts. In planning the menu
the occupation and age of each girl
was considered because this informa
tion is essential in order to know the
amount nnd kinds of, food required by
each one. Ms Bradley graded the
girls very strictly because they have
been studying the planning and prep
aration of breakfast menus for four
weeks.
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Trains 41, 44, 31 and 34 will be
restored effective Wednesday Novem
ber 1st. First train of 31 will be
made West from Hamlet instead of
Wilmington on that date.
This will restoVe the through local
service of trains 31 and 34 between
Charlotte and Wilminrton that was
discontinued during July.
E. W. LONG,
Divixion Passenger Agent,
. CHAKLOTTE. N. C.
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One of the most interesting fea
ures of the Home Economics work
has been the making of the "Health
Posters" by the girls in this depart
ment, these posters bearing such slo
gans as "Eat fruit for ripe old age,"
"Sa 1 to health by the milk way," etc.,
shewed both originality a.d artistic
ability and will do much toward help
.r.g alonif the "Health Crusade"
which is just being put on. In judtf
Injf these posters several have been
heard to say that they would be a
.redit to any college girl. This is ouite
compliment to the High School
cir Is who made them. The posters
judged best were made by the follow
ing girls: Fannie Person Rudge,
Martha Adams, Virginia Neal, Mable
Hamilton and Jessamine Austin.
Kimball Gulbransen
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Jer good
makes of
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Phone 571 Monroe. N. C.
Mr. Starnes made a very interest
ing talk on "Perseverance" Friday
morning during the chapel exercises..
He brought out the fact that every
one had some failures in life, but
could finally reach Success by perse
verance. He illustrated this by the
story of George Westinghouse, who
was disappointed time after time
with his air brakes. He also told the
story of Thomas A. Edison who per
formed 9000 experiments before he
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Buggies and Wagons on hand at all
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