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Professor Small of the University of Chicago, in a lecture, recently declared that Bunyans character of That he Christian" was a cad. left his wife and children to save him-sel- f and with no thought other than his own salvation, abandoned them to their fate whiie he went on his journey through the Siough of Despond, through the Valley of the Shadow, to the land of Beulah, across the Delectable mountains. Well, perhaps he was. There is a great deal of looking out for No. 1 these days and there ever has been. It is natural. Old Father Adam is said to have started it. Adam was a bigger cad than Christian, for, when the serpent tempted Eve and she had partaken of the forbidden fruit and offered the same to Adam and he did eat also, when cornered, Adam laid the entire blame on the woman. Adam showed the yellow streak right then and there. It would seem that he would have made a bigger hit had he stood up and declared: I am to blame, and lied like a gentleman for the sake of the woman. & the Hindoo version of our first parents far better than the Christian or the Jewish, which ever it may he. The Hindoo relates that in the beginning the First Cause created man and woman I have always liked and placed them on an island, favored with all the pleasant surroundings imaginable. The birds were of the richest plumage; the flowers were arrayed- in the most gorgeous colors; the fragrance of the atmosphere was delightful; the brooks flowed clear and bright; the fruits were luscious; in short, every condition was perfect. But all this happiness had, what we would designate in this irreverent age, a string to it. That is to say, there was one particular tree that the pair were forbidden to touch. Of course, they did It. All we have to do to make men and women do anything Is just to tell them not to, and humanity does not appear to have changed In the thousands of years since this Buddhist narrative was written. They ate, and heartily, too, and the Great One appeared, and in tones of thunder demanded to know the reason His imperial mandate had been disobeyed. Now the Hindoo Adam wasn't a moral coward. Not a bit of It. He stood right tip and declared that it - I. i 166 M1 SinA Troy Laundry. was all his fault; that he partook of the forbidden fruit and Induced the woman to do likewise. He shouldered all the blame and acted like a man. The story then goes on to say that the Great One declared He would do all manner of things to the man, but that the woman pleaded with Him for forgiveness because she loved her husband. That the Almighty Being granted the pardon and that ever since that day mankind has been bettered by the pleadings of women. To my ignorant and untutored mind, my Irreverent understanding, that narrative beats the Adam and Eve yarn all hollow. I would rather believe it. I would rather my first ancestor was a brave fellow, who would take upon himself all responsibility to shield the woman selected as his life companion, and I would rather my first mother was a womanly woman, pleading her great love, than a shrinking creature who laid the blame on a snake, while the old man hid himself behind her fig leaf petticoat and declared: The woman tempted me. & In i the case of Christian there are a few points which Professor Small tentionally or in- over- inadvertently which, looked, perhaps, a common layman may be pardoned for alluding to. Christian left his wife and babies and started out to seek the salvation of his own soul. At the time he left he had no reason whatever for believing that he would ever see them again, In this world or in the next. How a loving husband and father could abandon his family to a fate like that is a mystery. Because the land that is fairer than day is supposed to be a clime where happiness Is unalloyed; where there isnt a shadow of cloud to mar the peace of those gathered together to spend an eternity growing in wisdom and intelligence; in purity and integrity. To thoroughly enjoy that peace one must retain the memories of earth and the companions one had, for it follows if those memories are not retained the man becomes another being entirely, and, ergo, he is simply working here below that another may be saved to enjoy eternal pleasures. Conceding, then, that one remembers earth and its associations, how can one reconcile himself to the creed that teaches him that he may fly through vault of heaven, the his wife and while a harp, twanging fricassee beand roast babies fry and low in the lake of fire? This theory that the gilded structure of happiness is reared over an eternal abyss of pain is irreconcilable to one mind at least. I can not bring myself to the belief that I could be happy for a single Instant while I possessed the knowledge that my wife and ohlldrpn wpre In jewel-studde- d Telephones 192 and 1933 rings. 166 Main Street. what is known as the bottomless pit. It seems to mo that I would want to say to the Eternal: Let mo go that I may wing my flight to ihe place where they are, that I may say to each of them in the language of tlio poet of Ireland: i i I i t girdles are the proper my own waist finish. stricken deer Insertions of colored lace trim some Though the herd have lied from thee, of tho sheer white blouses. thy home is still here; Tucks of all sorts of circular and Here still is the smile that no cloud crescent-shapdesign aro used. cau ocrcast. is more in evidence work Hand And a heart and a hand, all thine own than ever in the fashionable wardto the last. robe. Stiff little hedges of foliage and Oh, what was love made for if 'tis flowers encircle a few of the hat not the same Through joy and through torment, crowns. through glory and Bhame; Surplice waists are to be much i know not, 1 ask not, if guilts in that worn by the woman with a pretty heart; throat. know but I love thee, whatever thou Those printed bobblnets in big flowart. ered designs are wonderfully attractThou hast called me tby Angel, In ive. sheaf of flowers lying on the arm hours of bliss; And thy Angel Ill be mid tho horrors is said to be the most convenient form for the bridal bouquet. of this; As many as six plumes, the tips Through the furnace unshrinking, thy are barbed with cut steel, whereof Btcps to pursue. And shield thee, and save thee or bob on the heathenish hat of the faddish girl. perish there, too. o There Is a tendency at present to A household treasure is a good cook, relegate the trimming of skirts exaro who but those acknowledged toward the middle when it is applied Clear perts wont use anything but horlsontally. Wide-shape- d Come, rest in this bosom e Creek coal. o The Peacock Girdle. In spite of the superstition In reference to pesrnrv fathers, they are to be seen on various dress accessories One of the most exclusive glrdlci shown, for instance, has sixteen pea cock feather tips, each one mounted and framed in a glass case and joined together with long gold links. These glass cases, which are about the size of a dollar, have a narrow frame o! gold about them. The flirdle is fin lshed in front with a gold chain fringe the ends of which have emerald, blue and gilt stones dangling from them. This offers a suggestion to the girl who wishes to mount her favorite flower and wear it for a girdle. Real or artificial pansies mounted in thii manner would inako a stunning girdle Lengthens Life of 8heeta. When the middle of a sheet begins to get thin cut it down lengthwise and Bew the selvedges together so that the sides form the new middle; then hem the sides. If this be done to sheets before they are too much worn it will make them last nearly double the time they would without this turning about. - - -o Modes Becoming to Few. There are some Individual women who look charming in 1830 garb pale shades of lavender taffeta, old embroidered fichus, with the quaint drooping shoulder, but the ordinary modern typo would do well to avoid these modes. The bouncing, healthy, looks athletic young woman of y terribly out of place in fashions of the early Victorian era. to-da- o Coal is high by the scuttle full, but when you buy it by the ton and get Castle Gate or Clear Creek you are getting a ton cheap. o To Wash Velveteen. Not every owner of a velvetees gown is aware that velveteen standi was&lng. Have ready a warm, soapy lather, Immerse the velveteen garment in It and gently rub until the dirt disappears. After rinsing, press as dry as possible and iron damp on wrong side with hot irons frequently changed. Then hang in front of fire to finish, and the pile .will come up like new. o Dont throw away poor coal. good money on ) i . i i I i 1 f I $ t |