CLASSIFYING HIM

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 28, 1 February 1919, Page 11

CLASSIFYING HIM

"Pa," stud Tommy, who had caddaed one afternoon at one of the golf clubs, "is a man a good golfer if he knocks the ball one hundred and twenty-five yards?"

"Just a (novice, my son."

"Well, if he knocks a ball one hundred and seventy-five yards, is he pretty good ?" .

"Yes, prettjr good, my son." "Well, pa. what if he knocks the ball two hundred and fifty yards?"

"Mighty good'! He's mighty good if he can do that, my boy." "Well, pa, what if he knocks it two hundred and seventy-five yards?" "He's a splendid player, Tommy," replied pa, as he once more fastened his eye on the newspaper. "Well, pa, what if he knocked the ball three hundred ' and twenty-five yards—what would he be then?" "Probably a liar, my son. Now you had bettor kiss mamma and go to bed."

From Montreal comes a startling and accurate prophecy mado in Canada by the lato Ix>rd Roberts, recounted by L'Fjvenoment, of Quebec. The paper says Lord Roberts, \vhon in Canada ton yoa<rs ago, stated on one ■ ooonsion : "They refuse to beliovo mo, and we are asleep under false security, for I do not hesitate to affirm that wo .will havo <a. frightful war in Europe, and England and France will havo tho hardest experience of their existence. They, in fact, will see defeat very near; but tho war will bo finally won by tho genius of a French General named Ferdinand Foch, professor in a, military school in Paris.' Tho newspaper says Lord Roberta's prophecy was heard by a. number of people, and that tho Duke of Devonshire has repeated tlio prophecy, attributing it to the fiold in»r-