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WANTED WIFE:
SEVERN TIDAL WAVE.
WHEN IS A MAN "EDUCATED.”
Tragedy of Passing
Chances.
"What's the matter, George?" I asked the nicest of all my consins.
Well," said George, "it's hiko this. Next week my leave is up. and I have to go back Zanibar."
to
"Have to! But I thought Zanzibar was such a heaven upon arth all coco-nut palms, coral reefs and cocktails?
So it is," he said, "it's a wonderful place. Plenty of
Cafes And Bungalows Washed Away.
The famous bore, or tidal wave, which sweeps up
Heavy Vote in Favour of Classics.
the Rivar "The marks of an educated Severn, reached unusual dimens-man are intellectual and moral much imbecility," is Mr. Bernard Shaw's ions last month, and damage resulted.
characteristic reply to the ques- Helped by a gale which was tion, "What is an educated man " blowing up Channel, the tidal Mr. Shaw (whose reply is wave rushed along Sft. to 10ft.published in the Teachers' World above the usual loval, and the declares that "the only remedy river rose 238. in an hour.
vet discovered is the destruction of civilisation by the action of educated man.
It was the biggest bore experi- enced for some years.
The worst effects were experi- "This involves incidentally the enced at Severn Beach, a newdestruction of educational institu- games, from polo to ping-pong, summer resort, which Bristol and tions; and the consequent escape
perfect climate, adequate in-, the
comes, with pension complete, and
Great Western Railway of mankind from education to the
DAIRY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1923.
FARM NEWS
CANDIAN FISH
Ex R.M.S.
"EMPRESS OF CANADA"
Company have boomed during comparative sanity and mental Chicken Halibut
competence of savagery."
as cheery a crowd as you'd meet the last two years, anywhere. But
not
single girl in the place. Every one of 'em married. That's no use to ice-I want a wife of my
OWD.
"Without wishing to datter you. George," I said, "I see no reason why
"And I can't find oar," he went on gloomily. "I've been home
Along the banks of the Severn! In an address to the City of
at this spot, where the river be-London Vacation Course in Ed-
gins to narrow, a number of uestion, Dr. N. Murray Butler. Silver Salmon wooden bungalows, refreshment president of Columbia University. houses, and other structures bave had said he considered the five been erected, and many of these chief marks of an educated man were completely swept away.
hattered to match wood.
to be-
Correctness and precision in When the tide recededed the wreckage of some of the buildings the use of the mother tongue;
Refined and gentle manners, was floating about while other ruin
were left high and dry. which are the result of fixed four months, with an ere liftingSome of the places, had been habits of thought and action: the entire time for the right girl. Nothing doing. And. mind you, I'm not alone, feither. Half the men I know swear they'll get married next leave. turn up again in six month- swearing because they haven't." "And why haven't they?" asked him.
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Sound standards of appreciation One of the biggest refreshment of beauty and of words and cha- places the Pioneer Cafe-which racter built on these standards; Wax mare substantially cons-
than tructed
of the Some other erections-remained intact. The water. however, invaded the
The power and habit of reflec- tion: and
Efficiency, or the power to do. To this Mr. Clynes adds a sixth interior, and the stacks of tables public-spirited interest in the and chairs stored there for the good government of nations: the while Sir Oliver Lodge regards winter had vanished in morning. Some were seen float-the fire as "admirable selections;
be expected ing in the river, many of them from what may
as the result of a good education." smashed.
Sir Oliver specially emphasises the first point, and considers that its attainment is barely possible without some classical education
with other: and acquaintance languages.
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"You see, it's rather difficult, living abroad. You get out of touch with home. When you come back the people you knew
A piano weighing 4cwt. was are dead, or gone away, of some- thing.
Perhaps you go and stay found embedded in the mud some with a married sister, who intro-30 yards from the building.
A farmer living in the vicinity duces you to her friends lot of dear old-well, that's not said it was the highest tide for 15 exactly the idea. So you leave years.
Fortunately, there was no loss there and push off to hydro, or smart hotel of sorts where thereof life.
All nice girl. are plenty of girls. You could be happy with almost any of them. But, when it comes to marrying them...omehow they don't seen to fit in out there, You feel the life wild bore them. You're afraid to risk a word..
"But, probably it you knew them better..."
"That's just it! You never do know them, because the moment you fir on oat you like. she's off to stay with an aunt in Scotland. br. booked up for weeks with people you've never heard of. Perhaps you might follow her up, but, somehow, you feel a bit
He also regards skill in read- ing aloud as a most import- But for the fact that a dyke ant feature in education. "Unless bail: many years ago was still in people can read aloud they do not existence, farm houses and co-read intelligently at all. A great ages in the district would have deal of careful writing is wasted: on the majority of people, because been washed away.
Burnham, in Somerset, was also they read with such bad emphasis dowed by the high tide, and the and with pauses in the wrong greater portion of the town wa-place." under wife. the Clarence Hotel Miss May Sinclair ade that a being the most severely damaged completely educated man should People had to barricade them have a knowledge of history, of Greek and Latin, and of at solve in their homes.
least *Wo modern languages.
In M. Hilaire Belloc's judg REEF DEATH-TRAP.
meat the marks of an educated man àre four: - The great Barrier Reef. which Power to appreciate irony.
The intelligence to admit of Ba outsider. You don't like jextends for 1,250 miles along the
a general principle and. butting in. I envy these fellows east coast of Australia, and in both as who live at home, trailing about places is 100 miles wide, was des-in particular, especially religious from one house party to another cribed as the worst region in the and academic examples.
Clear thinking, and and papering their walls with world for navigation at the Pan-
Pacific Science Congress.
Suficient instruction, especiall. Invitation cards."
Between 1891 and 1918. it was in Latin and Greek and history
Of course, I've been to heap-
of dances and all that." he stated. 353 vessels, including to enable him to support argu- went on. "but never seem 201
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A PUZZLE A DAY.
Steamers. had been ment and conclusion by illustra- Ye: wrecked OD these teacherous tion. meet the right girl. there's scarcely a day passes shoals. These disasters, involv that I don't see her, shopping in ing the loss of 162 lives, farm- Bond-street. playing games. din-ed the main argument advanced ing and doing theatres with other by Professor H. C. Richards fort
and efficiens
immediate men-always lovely and desirable, Jun But never for me! Sometimes survey of the passage inside the reef. It was extremely danger- I meet her in the street, and we look at each other. but I daren't oas. and not long ago a new speak to her, although I know, coral reef was discovered in thei and I believe she's the girl 1 Hillsborough channel.
want.
Captain J. K. Davis, the Com- "My poor George." I said, and monwealth Director of Navig there were tears in my eyes. Butation, declared that this reef had! they were not for him. They been Found at three fathoms in a were for that girl those hundreds place where shipping charts
of girls that he never had showed the depth as 10 fathoms. chance to marry! Mrs. Horace tie urged that a survey be made!
Irantediately. Tremlett in Daily Chemick.
THE REPEATER.
BY BERTON
BRALEY.
We like to hear humorous stories.
We don't so much mind if they're old. For some yarns retain all their glories No matter how often they're told:
But Angels in Heaven defend us
And keep us away from the bloke Who trumpets a horse-laugh tremendous,
And keeps on repeating
repealing
repeating Forever repating the joke.
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He starts with a grin and a chuckle, Proceeds with a snigger or two, And breaks both his belt and his buckle
Before he's a quarter-way through. Deliver us all from that fellow,
Avaunt from us, beat it, sroint! roar and a bellow,
That bird with
Who keeps on repeating
reposting
repeating
Forever repeating the point.
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We get so we wince at his laughter
Which irritates all of our nervos,
We wish him a torrid hereafter
Where he will get what he deserves;
Red devils with pitchforks to prick him
In every old fibre and joint,
To barry and jab him and stick him
And see that he's getting, Be sure that he's getting Eternally getting the Point!
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