The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

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ost Of Yours seE:
LADDOcKS .
~ nwus ssasso - sAiae9 sh1st tsa1ts
ooddie hsr ioea as1 unstse vAile 1ebel9enly
smgBsraAes ~ fnnetioa.. !
onits u ecpealfs g th1s = - 1nsAos9
aad fa&hse vhe 6sos0h ~ Ghosa s< tAeys.
apeasihu1u e kseD1ng ~ eAEllfs4 haSVv
ana busy. Ihass FsasaAy nova ss1asaing
fAmrly ef ths middle aes1 eAfldfua e Q esnial
Engtishman whe. whea thsy wsFe sAi1dssn.
sntertatneA tAsD q . Sunday sftesnom b. Q
simpss Asvssi. ths pesetous msnoS ef vhieA
thsy trsasuss b tAstr Jevhs rsss,,sessens q
him.
Home Amusemenss Vsluahaa,
He weui1 taks great aepls sAA Pare Il
moSe siabosatsly while tAsy loolpsd on. q.
tssing into the business - sseieusly - thsy.
Then he would cut Il into many little $50
tions. some Of which hs njeksd. others of
which b notchsd. and others ys< he left
without nick or notch. Thsss hs dEtsd hack
around the core Of the appis aad thsn he
would ~ 10 sash one. Nick. notch. o. no
noochr' After thsy had guessed which. he
would pun ont the piscs into which he had
stuck his knife, n the chiid had guessed
right hs or shs got the pises. but Il not the
father. Q professional man Of much dignity
-ats II himssifA or gavs Il 10 the one who
had been very unfortunate In his guessing.
This seams IKE . simple thing for . digni-
ned man to occupy himssH With Tor N hour
OF two. but these men and women children
of hi2 scattered over the world. look back
to thoss happy and exciting Sunday altar
Moons - among the best Of their lives. OF
course their regard for their father had
been strengthened and built up in many
other waysL or they could not havs bsen %
excited and happy over such . little game
- 1this.
An old fashioned word for husband and
wife was hsapmatssL Today ws msAn much
the sane thing when ws say oomraAsa but
there u somsthing more signtdcant and
beautiful h the older word Il has bssa
said thaA the reason II Was dropped Was
because Il was used almost exclusively In
rsesrancs to the wife Thers must b. givs
and take when people are real hslpmates
The sslnsh one seldom sssms TO realise that
b - % ssl1sh - hs ID. or perhaps he does
not want to realise.
Duties Of Men and Women Same.
History and litsrature and everyday men
are forever setting Oh In air light compart-
ments the duties Of msn and women. but
there 10 bound TO b . place whore these
overlap. - they most surely do In the homs.
II 10 to 20 hack 70 primitive man to drdk
hard and fast lines In these things. to times
whsn it was mans duty to hunt dsh. and
III about although the women were often
a. good - The msn in The more strenuous
businAss.
II has bssn said thaa among prfmitivs peo-
pla0 th0 men were considered better fitted
for violent and brief muscular effort and the
women for prolonged sx9tion. A. certain
Indian chief once said. Women are made
for work. One Of them can earry or haul
twice - much - man can 10"
II - impossible In our day to Be dogmatic
about the different spheres Of men and
women. Attempts to b % srs often re-
sponsibls for unhappy homsA Each has
trsspasssd upon the tsrritory Of the other.
- ancisntly conceived and defined.
Anc3ant proverbs and faithful Old saws are
oftsn quoted to prove the one thing or the
othsr. A man possssssd Of the idea Of rul.
ing htD homo with Q high hand may say
that II two people ride one horse. one must
ride behind He fofEsts. however. that
many things have disappsarsd With the Dill.
lion. Men and women today mostly ride
side BY side. except when the man II an un-
derlinS and must take the box or drivers
seat There 10 also confutation Of the idea
ln the fact that the most nourishing ana we'll
conducted business enterprises have bean
By partners In many cases whore
the community Of interest could not b %
nearly one and indivisibas - In marriage.
Family Co-operation Helps.
A modern theoiogian In writing on the
Iub5ect Of the happy family has said: Tho
'amily can get along with . good deal Of
Individual scosntrictty and BE- the bsttsr for
I. At the same time . common domestic
. household loyalty. an unrsssrved
In the large interests Of life.
md the habit Of doing things together. are
plainly In the direction Of the family GOOD.
Under these conditions brothers are more
ikssy to love their sisters and childrsn their
,arsnts. Out Of such . homo boys and siris
Ire more Hksly to come out into strong.
wholesome manhood and Womanhood
That Il the fAther's business The sue.
,essful father - the man who accomplishes
hat result. Once Q week he has his great
opportunity. Sunday should always BE-
estival OF domestic solidarity. Z. :.
:" I have h mind the attitude Of the stu.
,snts At Yais toward the college prayers.
leeandanes st the daily services = q uattsr
" Obligation. but The msn prsesr It They
sea that It has to DO not oujy with rsNsson
'ut with The college spirit Once every day
hs college ssas itself. Il 10 pleasant sight,
{ which institutions Whers the prayers are
'oiuutary st but . faint and passing glimpse.
md just - the battle of Waterloo vas won
q the playinS nslds Of Etou and Rugby.
Q college victories on the track, on the grid
roo. the diamond. and the river are won in
he Quist Of the college chapel"
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