Show COURTESY URES during courtesy week of the kiwan is club a prize was offered for the best esay by a chool school pupil on the sub pet of courtesy the first award on th essays which were judged the last of last week went to edna spen cor who detailed the things aha she would jo do to show courtesy second prize 1 went to david hammond whose production outlined what courtesy Is i and how to cultivate it following is what david wrote courtesy is one 0 I 1 the T mot imbor tant things of life it il Is a strong feel ing which comes from the hearts of people I 1 do not mean by thil this that every one who is polite has this foel feel ing au for politeness which is assumed la Is as worthless as a summer cloud true 16 politeness must be the out flow of the heart for no amount of pol pot ish can dispense di with truthfulness IF courtesy is a costless thing and one may bo be very polite and gentle with little mon money mony y in his purse an old french saying is politeness goes far and costs little 11 it 11 not only costs lettle but it helps men and women in a good many waya ways for graciousness and kindness are two of the greatest bids aids to suc ceia while rudeness and gruff ness close the doors of business busl ncr houses and shut the hearts of your friend friends and as you know one can not have a kool gool business NIt without hout having is to dinv friends as possible this Is I 1 where the golden rule is a great help if it one will only follow it an old brinch saying is more wasps are caught by honey than vinegar while I 1 nm am writing of courtesy court cy I 1 will tell you where it comes conies from to be really courteous one must have it in his soul tho home Is the true school ot of courtesy courte ey and tho the teacher of this school ii is the mother this teacher should teach not only by precept but by example for all children follow in their parent parents foot prints to be courteous one must havo have cheer culnen ful nen friendliness a pleasing pleating voice and sympathy sym pathy ie Is no other than kindness kinda esi ess and cheerfulness and this in the 11 very flower of life without ese people would sit around and groan and A laugh is worth a humored groans n any state or market 11 when allen we atop stop to consider there 14 I 1 but one adin who could be gruff and have an oil excuse and that is the th sher iff when he a boot bootlegger legger 11 auy ally one else who would be puff gruff would have no excuse and wonlu be considered re es a roan man with poor brain power for ft it take takes more brain braht power to be courteous than to be curt aay man era be curt but it takes a gentle man to be courteous of to be a gentleman you must be kind for as we all know that to be really courteous ie Is to do and eay say the kind est thing in the kindest way dont tulla your house upon sand but don dont it try to build character with out sand 1 I I 1 ashing Is good for the fish there are as many ungrateful par ants as ungrateful children IS S peculiar but a childish man mau never has fine boyish disposition |