Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1936, Page 29

Winning Contract BY THE FOUR ACES, Inventors of the system that has besten every other system in existence. Avoiding a Finesse. OST novices love to finesse, and usually do so at the first opportunity. However, as the player becomes more experi- enced, he learns that, whenever pos- &ible, he should postpone the finesse until the last minute so that (1) he can get a count of the opponents’ hands and thus obtain information as to which hand is more likely to hold the missing honor, and (2) as a direct result of getting a count on the hand he may be able to throw in | one of the opponents and avoid taking the finesse altogether. South, dealer. Both sides vulnerable. A AKE6 Pass Pass 6NT(4) Pass (1) A forcing bid, intending to bid more laetr, (2) The natural response. (3) Almost demanding six unless Nature’s Common Eel (A BY LILIAN COX ATHEY. O BE referred to as “slippery as an eel” is no compliment, but I it is the reflection on the fish that is unfair. Some day we are going to tabulate the virtues and cleverness of some of the outdoor folks. They are a clan so clever in many instances as to have outwitted their human brother, and there are today thousands of them still'an un- solved puzzle to even those who have, been investigating them. The common eel led a mysterious life that defled the astute students for & long, long time. But perseverance, as always, brings its reward, and we do know today something of the unusual traits of this fellow. It was once said: “A youtful eel resided in a tiny tidal pool; He was lithe as gutta-percha and as pliable. From his actions and contractions he appeared to be a fool, But his virtue was completely unde- niable.” ~—Carryl. It is about these descendants we are talking, the tree eels. There is but a single genus of this family, with one species in America. The adult eels spend their Winters in the sea. They leave the ponds and rivers in the Autumn. A fully-grown eel may be from 4 to 5 feet long and weigh slightly over 4 pounds. And to the uninformed, this fast swimmer may look like a snake gliding from under some water plant. ‘When you have the opportunity to do so, read the interesting myths and fables concerning the eel. The ancient Greeks called them Neptune’s chil- dren, and even Aristotle wrote that eels were sexless, being offspring of the sea. These and many other stories are not one-half so wonderful as is their true story. This, by the way, you will soon find is true of most of the outdoor folks. Sonnysayings o © 1916, Bine Fuamres Symdic, Y. Wodld vty smarved == I guess the “early Christian Mark- ers” hadn't nuthin’ on me. There goes Tommy an’ Billy fishin’ while I has t’ stay home with Baby! & A Superine ? ) TALCUM C/AHNTAINS SPECIAL @ How different from ordinary tal- cum is Cuticura Talcum! Babies especially, need the fine softness of texture--the wholesome punty it affords. Mildly medicated with val- uable Balsamic Oils. Cuticura Tal- cum, dusted on after a bath with Cuticura Soap, comforts tender prevent chafing and ir- onder!ul for ldn]tl, too. 5e. tllTll:llllA lalesiant o st South has the barest minimum opening bid. (4) Perfectly sound, in view of North's strong bidding. West made the safe opening of the queen of spades, which dummy won with the king. Declarer then played four rounds of clubs, West discarding two small diamonds and East & spade. Three rounds of diamonds exhausted the diamond suit, East throwing an- other spade. Declarer then played the ace of spades, which left West with the only remaining spade and three earts. Both East and West had carefully refrained from discarding & heart, so as not to give a clue to the location of the queen. However, declarer was now able to avoid taking the heart finesse, since he could throw West in with the last spade and force him to lead hearts, thereby trapping the queen. Of course, the defense made things easy for the declarer. If West had held four diamonds, throwing a heart in- stead, declarer would not have been able to make the throw-in play, since ‘West could then cash the long dia- mond. However, the heart discard might well have given the declarer the clue that the queen as in the East hand. East also could have made things more difficult, by holding at least one more spade and discarding either one or even two hearts in an effort to make declarer think that he did not hold the queen. (Copyright, 1936.) Children nguilla rostrata) Along about 1777 it became defi- nitely known that these strange snake- like creatures had a family story that was, indeed, a thrilling one. That the mother laid about 10,000,000 eggs was not found out until many years later, when it was dicovered that the breed- ing place of both the European and American eels is a region southwest of Bermuda, The eelets or young fry—sometimes called elvers—are very thin and trans- parent, and resemble their parents not at all. They were, until late years, thought to belong to a different species of fish. As soon as they can, they swim to- ward fresh waters, and that is why you will find young elvers in fresh water, though their birthplace has been in the sea. It takes about two years for them to grow to their full larval size, and one more year to pass through the final metamorphosis, before they are completely grown. Once they feel the urge to return to the scene of their birth, nothing short of death prevents them from doing so. The obstacles overcome by eels, in the form of waterfalls, docks and debrls in their pathway, are little short of miraculous. To see ells milling about, trying to leap over the barricade, is well worth going far to see. To catch an eel, you may also have to pit your wits against this slippery member. Traps, eel-pots, seines and hooks catch the wily fellow. “Bob- bing for eels” is considered great sport. As they are scavengers, choice of bait is of no moment. ‘These travelers take life as it comes, and they accept captivity unconcern= edly, having been known to live to be 37 or even older as star boarders. No other fish is known to live its youth S0 happily in fresh water, after it has been born in salt water. You may look upon an eel as an unusual fellow. (Copyright, 1936 ) New Springs in Cushion THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1936 Bedtime Stories A Sorry Young Fox. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. nnl w. you -m nm I8 Mother ‘Nature. the Great World, realizing that he L Lot W THERE WERE TWO LITTLE WHIT- 1SH THINGS STICKING IN IT. was doing so, had taken a path that led him straighi away from home. Now, of course, this little Fox knew very, very little of the Great World or the people who live in it. But that didn’t trouble him in the least. You sée, he felt very confident that he was fully able to take care of him- self. He had been able to boss his brothers and sisters, because he was big and strong and bold. So he ex- pected that others whom he might meet would yield to his wishes in the same manner. So when he had met a stupid-looking stranger of about his own size he had impolitely ordered the latter to get out of the path. The stranger had refused to do this. The Bold One had lost his temper. He P had promptly reached out and cuffed the stranger. No sooner had he done this than he wished he hadn't. You see, he was painfully surprised. He was a sorry young Fox. Yes, indeed, he was a sorry young Fox. He had jumped back with a sharp yell, and then, as the stranger had once more shuffied forward, the young Fox had hastily stepped aside and given a clear path. The stranger had paid no more at- tention to him. He had kept on his way, just as if that young Fox was nowhere around. The Bold One watched the stranger disappear round the turn in the path. All the time he was whimpering, was the young Fox. He was standing on three feet, with a fourth one held up. That was the one with which he had cuffed the stranger. Now for the first time he really looked at it, to see what was the matter with it. There were two little whitish things stick- ing in it. He thought they were thorns of some kind. Anyway, they felt like that. But when he under- took to pull one out he yelped. That was no thorn. It had gone in easy enough, but it didn’t come out. Have you guessed what it was? It was a quill. 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You know, those little quills had lit- - | tle barbs, a great many of ‘hem. All Porcupine quills have. This is what makes it so difficult and so very, very We reserve the right to limit quan- tities. “I don't understand. I don't under- stand it at all,” he kept saying over and over to himself. “I don’t know ‘what happened.” For a long time he lay whim- pering, and who could blamé him? He had just learned a very great lesson, and it was a painful one. It was 5o painful that he never would forget it. What was the lesson? It was the lesson that it is a dangerous thing to be impolite to or meddie with a stra; 3 (Copyright, 1936.) Tuesday. FOOD SHOPPING CENTERH«c. 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