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|POCKET CARTOON By OSDERT LANCASTER
“Isn't it lovely having the news again ! **
PARADE
agree
QUALITY. Engllatmen STREET
that it is the finest street in Britain. Soots boast that it is the world's, handsomest thoroughfare. People who have never even been to Scotland know it
history and tramlines alled
Princes
any event, the mile of
Street in
a tourist at treetfen that profits Edinburgh, Thy we thin City Fathers "of the Scaltish capital took searching look at their justly famed main street and decided they were not happy about what they saw.
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The south side of the street, can be allowed to teach what with its gardens backed by the be enruot practise, it will be castle' and the spine of spires that is Old Edinburgh, wie ni, come a social evil" sausfyingly handsome'ns ever. Cauro for солость
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LANGUAGE Russian kinder-
In the Satellitur a ug opened at Vidin, Northern Bulgaria,
from any of the 48 varķetics. Greek wine.
of
The biggest festival of all is held at Daphni-suppropriately
SLIM
years,
one
River
·
-1954;
Should a man lecture
his wife
of USKIN,. prophet
himself aa 繇
Rocialism and evangelist
In the balanced
sensibilities,
Jast' pages
and
the hos told ite
com-
BOOKS
even if he IS a hero
GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON
denled.
Advice
?
matically. Of the many res
why Rore and Ruskiti should not marry this stems tho least sub- - stantiel.
onsel
grow shorter as
from the first
But madness came back again
near the site of the ancient JOHN RUSKIN. By Joan north side with its big stores COLLECTING Tax gatherers Eleurindan mysteries where, ta
Evans. Cape, 25. 447 in France are rumoured, THE TAX
the male Athenduns
pager. and hotels.
running up of BC held drinking bouts for Most of these
sober against some rude opposition, a week each year.
By an ironie reversal of eventaj enough to full the two that The other day they decided to One shilling entities you to a gave birth to Jahn Knox. But collect
Rose offered him the same kind from a farmer in the care bearing the venerable
of marriage that he had inflicted Sarthe
who in four years in portrait of Bacchus himself.of art, saw there were signs that architec-
en Effie. He refused indignant- zin arrears, and sent the balliffs to When they see this card ptraied hero. tregin-
ly. Then the whole business turally the street was
on your lapel, the wine caterers ning to run wild, What with the auction off his two cova.
He was right in this self- crisis caused by his family's ended pitifully: Roso died, after Getting inevrzien of highly competitive
wind of this,
the are at your service. Bo muc
n spelt of insanity. And, within chain sterea into
provided, the refusal to allow him to marry a pals barricaded the so that one has only to choose judgment,
Roman Catholic. John Rurkin,
three year
years Ruskin was for the traditionally
a Quality Strecht. So the police turned out from the wine list, hout your word "hero" Is given the their ron, fell in love withd
'first'
time touched by the wings Was more chromium and armed Mobile Guards who order loud enough and your meaning Cadlyle gave it: Roman Catholic, Adele, daughter
of madness. glass than befitted "Edin circled the farm. The farmer's glass in Inerantly filled with
one who
The shadow of Bowerswell, sums up the of his father's Spanish friends appeared,-3.000-strong delicious nectar.
partner burgh's
Pedro
which his mother had feared for thought of his
Domerq age and
And, although _good_laugh_watch- menade."
hallot a few drinks your drop imparts to it a fresh forward Demeca was quite willing that lung in der chined was a decision by the ing the bailiffs and police catch- the "please." Roxult
his daughter should turn Pro-
Ruskin had inherited a cyclle city's planning committee that
ing the caws in big fleld. At the For the sake
testant, Ruskin was forbidden
form 'of mentai disease in which of thom wan impulse. auction the two the matter
cows fetencil really was ope for two shillings aplece. Given the festival,
mean to enjoy the In that sense Ruskin, to marry the girl. His father was periods of wild exaltation alter tional concern, They agreed to cost of the Mobile Guards, the greets them on arrival.
rate with periods of word of advice petulant, self-indulgent, a wawilling to give him the free-
profound put the whole question of the State
gom. The intervals of normal "Before development of their world-
£100 out n you join this (ce'iva)-have you
{quivering feminino mass of dom that he him I had been behaviour between those twa famous thoroughfare before the packet in the deal.
remembered your olive oil? A
nerves and
states lend to Secrowry of State or Scotlandi,
spoonful will keep your head was one of the heroes of his parents, John Ruskin rettes
Shielded, adored fettered by the discase pogresses. But Grat they £greed They RICH
clear throughout the 48 wines."
fle recovered Victorian Britain. A tragic a girl-cempanien; in his egotism would seck
So now you know, planning advice
of what he called The from "sources commanding the
hero.
and innocence, it did not occur Long Dream-recovered enough highest respect and public con- up
of her to him that marriage should to write, lecture, grow foolish Bcience."
sympathetic must involve something more over young girls and plan the Freighters currently blography, Joan Evana claims tha.companionship.
building of a new Socialist world ANNA entering the Elbe for the tormentod figure whose
within the detested reality of For the past Ihrea
oro dipping lors
Victorian industrialism. THE OLD At 74. Sir Gerald Rusla haa bien a compulsory their pecinants to a 73-year-old passion due to оде whose MASTER Kelly the art subject in all People's Schools woman, Mrs Einma Miothbauer failings were human and Effte Grey, who became his and again. He saw "the stars
world's "Man Who Now, however, the children of Germany'a
unly woman
common, but whose
wite, was not a young woman rushing at greatness
each other, and Come To Dinner." To the de Vidin are to be "Russianired Ughthouse keeper,
were fus own. His likely to be ecatent for ever with thought and sorrows
the lamps light for beary folk, benused from the cradle to the grave.
of London The occasion for the sea cap-life,
ca lectures was a tragedy Effe endured
Italian
painters, were gilding through the night she says, by the talest abstractionist
Ky
Russian",
'atns' courtesy is Mrs Mieth-wit
without a villain.
the painters for into Everybody
A world collision. trends, he cores
I took off verbal
bauer's warns Radio Solo, "canne, be
retirement after 25 acted with the best of intentions five years and then asked her my pretty nurse for brombides which succeed in in regarded
years of tending the lighthouse and everything converged to her to have a baby. a private malter, "Schlanke Anna" (Slim An) worde malignant ends.
doctor for advice. He advised Vision of furiating k haired sandal and can no longer be left to the at the mouth of the Elbe. As
Judgment and 1 found I was still alive, individual." Henceforth, "with
Ruskin complained of hi Unkly Italian organ became Neither BBC inicophores nor the
mistress of the lighthouse, Mrs help of lullabies. faly MiethbouCT
wife's irritability. The shadow
The Ruskin me the muste of the spheres. cueras
van awe this old stories and nurtery rhymes" the
was, in her own
parects shook their heads over At last came an attack from Etonian whose exquisitely tiny tots of
motherly Vidin are to
way
maritime
Eme's frivolity.
which there was to be no re- drawn paintings hang in pubile taught the "language of Penes docking at
oclebrity. Ship captains, after
Ruskin's tragedy is, above all,
One day, during a holiday in covery, Ruskin, who had in collections [um
the story of a hereditary tain'. Paisley
Cuzhaven, used to His to and
the Socialism" before
heart of Pietermaritzburg. Beth listenert reach school age. In this way.
they visit the lighthouse
ask Rusks. Effle decided to famed peternal grandfather, merely have a chat with the
Scottish
for her freedom, so England with generous dreams, and viewers have been startled say the masters, they
grocer, endca
an that she might marry
John died in 1900. But, years before, by us bluntness,
will be whoon seafaring stories (second-eccentele and extravagant life Everett Milla Nor did his elevation
1
botter able to follow the cum-
an artist, then the curtain had fallen on the hand but nevertheless, graphée) in madness and suicide. Ruskin's ccupying is mind--or Presidency
Russian lev ons
his tragedy without a villain--and-- the
now rivalled those of any
father and mother, respectively paintbrush-on portrait of with so strange a hero. Royal Pulsory
Mrs Academy do anything to mellow righ in all Bulgarian schools
Micthbauer's
con and niece-housekeeper assoc
Ruskin posed against а him. And this week,
with upwards,
the "Siim Anna"
dead ilght-
тап feared
* that this Highland stream. Next year the Iwo months of his 75th birthday
Russian", explains the new house dates back to the begin (ragedy might be regented in the marriage was ammulled. Ruskin HYMNS AND HUMAN and incidentally, retirement paper Kaboinitchchesko Delu, "ning of the century, when the life of their son John. The fear decided he had suffered worer LIFE. By Eric Routley.
the fine language in the world. ne la ep with a y.dedictory can-
married the lighthouse KCVPET.
ver did not diminish as it became over Adele Domecg: Elle was nonnde at modern painting,
The Innguage of th Soviets When he died a quarter of a
Murray. 16s. 346 pages. apparent that John was **- "In many respects unfit to be The future of art, he salt, possess the magnificence and century ago, she took over her ceptionally gifted.
He was painfully THERE are "Moders painting "gloomy was
Anery of Spanish, the livelines husband's job and has held it
probably half a Mrs Ruskin cherished, in 'pai surprised when Millais Insisted million Christian hymns, Mr
THE was so easy that far too many of French, the drynes, and
ever since. And now? The Lady ticular, a superstitious dread of on breaking off their friendship Routley confines himself to the people were taking to it.
severity of German, the tender of the Lighthouse is moving to Bowerswell, tho house near but doilghted with the por- two To
or three hundred the
Artists
best- General heas of Italian, and the rich- farm-to keep chickens.
Perth where
tho suicide had trait. When his father threaten- known
to Benevolent institution which he nest and forcefulness of Greek
English-speaking peniarife Ruskin people, discussing their authors, Never, never would ed it with a occurred. Is houds, he issued this warm- and Latin."
ou flew to its rescue, return there! A strange
the circumstances in which they ing: "I am quite frankly haunted
COULDN'T Pestered
Twist in eventa
brought her
were written, their past and by the idea that there will be a
thieves, Canon
back. READ
For, in Bowerswell, in
present popularity. terrible increase of unsuccessful
Bridoux of Notre the room of the suicide, a child
Hymn writers spring from all painters who will in future look
Dame Church at Melun has had
was born who became John
classes, and
for to the AGBI for help.
professions. Ittle notices put up above all Ruskin's wile. Mrs Ruskin
example, politicians. Gladstone the offertory boxes "Plonse I went to Howerswell for the
Then (aged 47) he asked Rose is the only
Prime Minister in don't bother to break into this wedding-and deported, shud-
La Touche (aged 17) to be his the list, his only hymn: O Leat It is empiled every day."dering, without spending a night box;
wifo. Rome's mother, a devout my Blindness by the Hand. Another box was
robbed this
Anglo-Catholle, was advised by under its roof. week. Said Canon Bridoux,
hver solicitor that, if Ruskin were Another curious repetition in charitable to the last: "No doubt the Ruskin story: Mrs
to prove himself capable of poor noul who couldn't
Ruskin marriage, the nullity decree and married her husband after he ing his marriage to Efe Grey bad passed through an emotional would itselt be annulled auto
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4 Competitor (5)
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3 14ght craft (5).
12 Spoken 141.
13 Beasts (9).
16 Well-behaved (4).
16 Animal
fat (4).
18 Course at dinger (U1
20 Offer (*).
21 Brood (8).
23 Rub out (5).
24 Materiui (6).
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.—~ëToss: 1 Custom, Debar.
# Peri, 9 Cellar, 10 Litre, 11 Lilac, 12 Etch, 13 Tills, 18 Delete, 18 Elutr 20 Ladra 22 Spam. 23 Ethic, 25 Luce, 20 Covers, 27 Error, 28 Heads, 29 Neared. Down:
Cockerel, 2 Selected. 3 Opal, 4 Merited, 3 Dilates, 6 Ellelt, 7 April, 14 Leap- year. 15 Surmised, 16 Dusters, 17 Lexicon, 19 Leered, 21 Amuse, 24 Core.
to the
from six
within
KS
Capitan tic English 15, ol course, not worth mentioning.
So
WORSHIP This ja 1 clne- Then he quoted statistics. OF WINE festival Ume There were, he had been told,
Greece--the birth- 67,000 art students in Britain place of Bucenus, the ancient who, after twelve months train- wine-godk
reverently, a ing, could take diploma en lae, do the Greeks do justice titling them to beach.
Bacchus that for the "If after that, a young untried equivalent of a shilling you can mechanically produced painter drink to your heart's delight trud."
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
THE MAN WHO CAN CONVINCE HIS WIFE
THAT HE IS A DEEP THINKER WITH A LOT ON HIS MIND AND MUSTNYT BE DISTURBED IS THE ONE WE ADMIRE
NO ONE LEAVES HERE BROKE — ANSWER THIS
ETC.- ETC....
ارم
I THOUGHT THE
10
DINNER WAS SUPER, DEAR ---
YOU REST
WHILE I DO THE
DISHES
ANSWERING QUESTIONS
ON TV SHOWS IS A GOOD DEAL THE HOURS ARE SHORT AND THE WORK
LIGHT.
Вобр
-DA-
BOOK
WKINLIG
10-17
KUING
Avoiding Work
THE BRIDE CAN ́ GET OUT OF A LOT
OF WORK JUST
BY ACTING DISAPPOINTED
WITH HER COOKING.
to woman
sho
bry
of the
the
my
A proposal
-
It was ten years before he thought of marriage again.
BY HARRY
WEINERT
THE INTERESTING TALKERS ARE ALL RIGHT AT
TIMES – BUT NOT WHEN YOU ARE PAYING THEM
BY THE HOUR. TO DO A JOB.
CÔFL, 119 BY CTHIRAL FEATURES COM.TWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.
WHEN YOU GET
CAUGHT IN THE RAIN —
ALL THE TAXIS IN · TOWN AREN'T AVOIDING WORK. IT ONLY SEEMS THAT WAY.
ITS THE BOSS - HE WANTS.
• TO KNOW, IF YOU ARE P STILL AVOIDING WORK
AT THE OLD STAND/
black
when
a
19
young
of
Greatest woman writer hymns was an Irishwoman, Mrs Alexander, who wrote Once in Royal David's City. There is a Green Hill and All Things Bright and Beautiful, but also a chlidren's hymn containing this
VICTIO;
"They do not hear when the
great bell
Is ringing overhead, They cannot rise and come to
*church
With us, for they are dead." The best-known hymn is, perhaps, Abide With Me, by H. J. Lyto, who also wrote the hymn most often
an sung "national" occasions today. Praise My Soul the King of Heaven. And the finest hymn of them all? Routley puts In a plea for Thomas Kelly's The Head That Once was Crowned with Thorns. But this is a question in which overybody. will have an opinion.
THE MIDWIFE OF PONT CLERY. By Flora D. Sande strom. Barker. 10s. 6d. 256 pages.
THE new midwife in the Norman village of Pont Clery, although respectable and compétent, has a serious defect
she is pretty to the point where
every male grows dizzy in her presence. The village, women meet this menace with a strata- gem which is as old as Aristo-, - phanes: they will have no more bables, thue depriving the.. intruder of her occupation.
This situation may lend, itself.
the discreetly. Doughty approach or the broadly Rabelai“ sion. Flora Ganditroin 'inclisses. towards modesty and whimsy with no more than a demure glance or two in at the robuster possibilities of her theme.
The cloud of delicate sentiment in which the ancient tale is wrapped will pleas a' larga public. It would have astonished Aristophanes.
LIBRARY LIST
PROSPECT OF CANADA. By Ernest Watkins. Becker utid Warburg. 818, 271 pages. Packed with facts, crammed to bursting with figures, and supported by this is a
personal obro show on
Canada:
that
what the United States
Ured be -“the land of the expanding frontier. Nobody who follows Me Walking on his Inspiring tour of Inspection, well, doubt that Canads
fow will set growth
LOVE OF SEVEN.
the
and
NO ONE SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO WORK, WHEN THEIR SOUL IS FULL OF MUSICNA