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AUCTION sant
CONTRACT
4Wynne Ferguson
ARTICLE No, 29
The "two-suiter" is a hand that con-
tains two suits of at least five cards
each, It is the stongest Band that can
be held if played at the best suit of the
combined hands. Such a hand is con-
sidered, on the average, one trick bet-
ter than the usual suit bid, and at
least two tricks better than a no
trump bid. This fact shows the im-
portance of the proper bidding of such
hands in order to arrive at the best
suit of the combined hands, As deal-
er, or before partner has bid, if your
hand is a "two-suiter," try to bid both
suits, provided of course, they are suf-
ficiently strong to warrant an original
or forged bid. As a general rule, bid
the higher valued suit first, provided
it contains sufficient strength to war-
rant the bid. If not, bid the lower
valued suit, and show the higher
valued suit on second or subsequent
round. In the same way, always pre-
fer, if possible, the major suit to the
minor.
If partner has bid no trump, and you
hold a "two-suiter," always bid both
suits, if you have the opportunity, ir-
respective of values held. If partner
has bid a suit, and you hold a "two-
suiter," bid both suits, unless holding
at least one trick better than average
support for partner's bid. If, after
bidding both suits, partner persists in
rebidding his hand, either at no trump
gr a• third or possibly a fourth suit, let
him have the bid. You have informed
him of the character of your hand,
and it is for him to decide. The only
exception to this rule is a "two-suiter"
so strong that you have a game in one
of the suits, irrespective of partner's
hand. If partner supports one of your
suits, it is not advisable to bid the
other suit unless such suit is a major
suit and the first suit bid is a minor
suit.
• If, as dealer or second hand, you
have bid a no trump and your partner
shows two suits, always support one
of them if possible. Do not rebid no
trump unless you have a double stop-
per in the other two suits, and less
than normal support in the suit bid.
Remember that a' "two-suiter" is the
strongest suit hand that can be held
at Auction or Contract, if played at
the best bid of the combined hands,
and it is your duty to figure out this
Hearts -7
Clubs -8
Diamonds -9, 8
;Spades -J, 9, 3
bid, if in any way possible.
The following hand is a good ex-
ample of what happens to the player
who doesn't follow the rules just
given for a "two-suiter." Z, the deal-
er, held:
Hearts -K, Q, 9, 7, 6
Clubs -10, 9, 8
Diamonds -A, Q, 7
Spades -J, 4
Auction Bidding
Z dealt and properly bid one heart.
Second hand passed and the dealer's
partner bid one spade. Fourth hand
passed and the dealer properly bid
one no trump. Second hand passed
and the dealer's partner bid two
clubs. Fourth hand passed and the
dealer incorrectly bid two no trump.
With three clubs and such a big out-
side hand, the dealer should have al-
lowed his partner to play the hand at
clubs. As it was, he made only two
no trump, while his partner could
have made five clubs. His hand was
as follows:
Hearts -8, 4
Clubs -A, K, 7, 6, 2
Diamonds -9
Spades -A, K, 9, 7, 3
Contract Bidding
One heart, pass, two spades (a forc-
ing bid), pass. Second round -two
no trump, pass, three clubs, pass. Z
is now in a position to realize that Y
wants to try for game in one of his
suits and should now bid four clubs to
show a decided preference over
spades. Y should now bid five clubs
and he will score game.
When your partner has bid two
suits, you can assist leis bid with a
much weaker hand than with the
usual suit bid. Z held the following
hand:
Hearts -Q, 7, 6, 2
Clubs -10, 9, 7, 4
Diamonds -6
Spades -Q, 4, 3, 2
His partner had bid both hearts and
spades and his opponents had overbid
with four diamonds. Z failed to real-
ize the great strength of his hand and
passed. If he had bid four hearts
either at Auction or Contract, his part-
ner could easily have scored game and
rubber. Be on the lookout for "two-
suiters" and try to realize their un-
usual possibilities.
Problem
Hearts -Q
Clubs -none
Diamonds -6, 2
Spades -A, Q, 10, 4
: A
Y
B :
Z
Hearts -6, 4, 3,
Clubs -A
Diamonds -K, J, 7
Spades -none
Spades are trumps and Z has the
lead. How can Y Z win six of the
seven tricks against any defence?
Solution: This problem is an excel-
lent Illustration of the "grand coup:"
tbat is, the trumping of a winning
trick in order to shorten one's trump
holding. Z should lead the ace of
clubs and trump Y's hand with, the
!four of spades. Y should now lead the
ace of spades and follow with the six
of diamonds. If B wins the trick with
the ace, he must lead back either a
diamond or a heart. In the former
,+case, Z should win with the jack and
lead the king. A must either trump
Ilearts-J, 10
Clubs -2
Diamonds -A, Q, 4
p^des-K
or discard. If the former, Y should
overtrump and should then win the
balance of the tricks. If A discards,
Y should discard the queen of hearts
and then must win the last two tricks.
At trick four, if B leads a heart, Y
should win and lead the diamond so
that Y Z get the same play as before.
At trick three, If B refuses to win the
first diamond trick, Z should win the
trick and lead the heart, which Y
should win and return the diamond. No
matter what B now does after win-
ning the trick, Y Z win the balance
of the tricks. It is a tricky little prob-
lem but interesting and instructive.
Berliners Like Boating
Citizens of Berlin enjoy all kinds
of sport, but especially every variety
of aquatic sport, because 6 per cent.
of the total area of the greater city
is water. As soon as the warm days
come, everybody who can possibly 3o
so spends his week -ends on or at a
river or one of the sixty lakes that
surround the German capital... Steam-
boat trips on the Spree and the Dahnre
to the lakes around the great Mueg-
gelsee in the east, and on the Havel
to the lakes in the Potsdam district in
the west are especially popular.
About 6,000 Berliners own canoe;,
2,000 have motorboats, 17,000 own
rowboats, and 6,500 have sailboats.
The oarsmen have; 279 clubs; the
swimmers, 103; the yachtsmen, 55;
the motorboat owners, 5; and there
are forty organizations of canoeists.
. The oarsmen andpaddlers general-
ly tent on the shore at places designat-
ed by the forestry authorities. Per-
mission to erect a tent costs about 25
cents for members of organizations
and about 50 cents for others. Owners
of yachts and motorboats generally
sleep on them.
Most of the yachtsmen are found
on the lakes of the Havel in the west
and on the Mueggelsee, Secldinsee and
other lakes to the east. A prominent
figure to be seen on Sundays on the
Havel is Professor Albert Einstein.
Ile is an ardent yachtsman and has a
week -end house in Capirth near Pots-
dam:
There are twenty-five municipal
baths, the most important of which
are on the Wannsee and Mueggelsee,
:'R,11e Wannsee baths extend for miles
Vont the beach between Berlin and
Potsdam.
HIGHEST PRICES PAID
The Canadian Wool Co. Ltd.
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Average German Train
Shows Speed Gain
A study of the average speed ob-
tained by the trains on main lines of
the German railways indicates that
considerable improvement has been
made in recent years in the average
speed attained by all trains, but that
the express trains as a whole travel
but little faster than they did during
the year 1914.
It would appear, therefore, that the
German Railway Company looks to
the development of motor -driven rail
cars for further advances in increas-
ing the speed of its express trains. It
also expects to reduce operating costs
by the use of motor -driven cars on
feeder lines and, to a less extent, on
main lines, --United States Commerce
Reports,
"You come home all hours of the
night."
"No, my dear, only one hour each
night."
Cheerfulness
You find yourself refreshed by the
presence of cheerful people. Why not
make earnest effort to confer that
pleasure on others? You will find half
the battle Is gained if you never allow
yourself to say anything gloomy. -L,
M. Child.
Young Bride; `To commemorate an
awful quarrel we had last week, dim
and I planted a tree in the garden."
Friend: "Well, now, that is a nice
ideit. If Fred and I had done that we
should have a wonderful forest by
hove
O M Y
Woman's Susceptibility
ity
war
o "White Man's Plague"
Twice as many women as men die
of tuberculosis between the ages of
fifteen and twenty-four.
WhY? For the first time a scientific
answer is available to this question.
A report of an investigation rade
public by the National Tuberculosis
Association gives the "jazz age" a
clean bill of health, and designates'
early motherhood as the most import-
ant contributing factor,
The study was made in one of the
` ntr
largest industrial cities of the 'Jessamine Y•.
under the direction of Miss Jessamine
S. Whitney, statistician of the aesocia
tion. To quote a press release sent
out under its auspices: '
"The life histories of all girls be-
tween the ages of fifteen and twenty-
four, who had fallen victims to the dis-
ease during a single year, were inyes
tigated, Miss Whitney explained. The
homeof each girl was visited asrsbon
as possible after. tuberculosis had
claimed her life, and in a personal in-
terview with parents or near rela-
tives, all possible information about
her habits of living prior to the de-
velopment of the disease was seeured;
"'The result,' says Miss Whitney,
'indicates that motherhood at an early
age during the period when physical
development constitutes a more OT
less consistent strain upon strength
and general health is probably the
most important factor in this phenom-
enon.
"'Many people have presumed to
explain off -hand the reasons why the
group of young women between the
ages of fifteen and twenty-four con-
tinues to show the highest death -rate
from tuberculosis in the whole span of
life for either sex.
"'Some ranted about short skirts
and scanty clothing. Others issued a
blast against dieting.
"'Cigarette - smoking received its
share of blame. A few laid it to the
fact that the war opened -the doors of
industry to women. And nearly all
took occasion to point a finger at high-
school and college students, and to
raise an eyebrow at all extra -curricu-
lar activities, including late hours. It
was pure speculation'."
The investigators, to their surprise,
found that they had to discard most
of the reasons usually given for the
high death -rate in this group.
The industrialization of women,
Mentioned most frequently, was
proved out of the picture, because 35
per cent. of the group never had been
employed outside of their homes, and
20 per cent. had been employed less
than a year.
Likewise it was discovered that the
length of the working day and week,
early employment, long distances 1
be traveled to work or school, and low
wages, seemed to be negligible factors
.lasr
fa as this group was concerned.
To quote from the interesting re-
port of.Miss Whitney again:
"Dieting as a cause for tuberculosis
was given a solar -plexus blow by our
data. The usual remark was that the
girl had dieted in streaks for six
mouths or so and then forgot it, or
ethat.'she dieted about a week, forgot
it for a time, and then started again.
"The study of clothing habits show-
ed that, if anything, the girls who con-
tracted tuberculosis had worn more
adequate clothing than the perfectly
healthy university students used as a
Control group. The sick girls, how-
ever, quite obviously had too little
rest."
Miss Whitney sounds this important
warning as she proceeds:
"Another important factor was
found to be actual contact, without
taking proper preventive measures,
with another person who had tuber•-
culoeis. More than half the girls who
died showed such a history.
But if motherhood were excepted
from the account, the mortality rate
among young women between these
ages would compare more favorably
with that among young men. Thirty-
five per cent. of the cases gave a his-
tory of one or more children. These
children were born, in 70 per cent. of
the cases, before the girl was twenty
years old. The onset of tuberculosis
was usually closely associated with
childbirth.
"I believe the results are in no way
to be considered an indictment of ear-
ly matrimony, but rather that the
young mother does not take the pro-
per measures to protect her health.
This factor, together with the high
proportion of cases having lived with
consumptives, seems to point to the
direction in which we should go to
stop this unnecessary loss of life."
What New York
Is Wearing
BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON
Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Ficr-
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Lover for.spring wear is the jacket
dress,
And here are soma of the "fors"
concerning this smart bolero model.
Note it feats es the new built-up
skirt so youthfully chic. The cross -
closure bodice of the dress is very
slimming. The dropped shoulders
form brief sleeves. The dress is just
as attractive as can be when you take
off the jacket. •
In a navy blue silk crepe, either in
a rough or flat finish, this model is
just perfect. Blue and printed crepe
lends a gay note of contrast.
Style No. 2715 is designed for sizes
16, 18 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches
base. Size 36 requires 31/ yards of
39 -inch material with % yard of 39 -
inch contrasting.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving number and size of such
Patterns as yott want. Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (eoin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order tri Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St:, Toronto.
Treasure
Out of life I would keep
Some things to love dearly -
Hours to be still,
To see far, and think clearly;
A spot for a dream
Where a hilltop would lift me,
And the Presence of God
Would winnow and sift me.
WINO
After long years of work,
And this world's busy stirring,
I should like time to rest,
With all memories blurring;
To hold my hands still,
Lest they reach out, and bind me
To the small things of earth
I am leaving behind me.
Yet a farrier I am,
And when all is over,
I know I shall take with me
Dogwood and clover,
Ripe wheat in a sheaf.
And young corn's first greening;
How else could my Heaven
Have heavenly meaning?
-By G., in the Southern Agricul-
turist.
Iodine for Storage Battery
Iodine, the same chemical element
that ie used as an antiseptic far cuts,
ed Rose Tea
at reduced prices.
Red Label, 25,1` z ib.
Orange Pekoe, 38/ Z lb.
Owl Laffs
The Wife -"Do you think I look all
right in my new gown, dear?"
The Husband-"Hm! Yes, but I
would suggest that if possible you get
In it a little further."
We have often pointed out that
there is no such thing as a painless
tax and agree with the sage who de-
clares that the only honest creature
who is taxed and doesn't mind it is
the dog.
Courtship Under Difficulties
Consider the mail pilot's sweetheart ,
She watches until he is a mere
speck,
Then saunters off home with the
knowledge
That he is her pain In the neck.
Counsel (examining prejudiced wit-
ness) -"I suggest that Mrs. Gibbons
is anathema to you."
Witness -"Then you suggest wrong.
It's only my friends that I calls by
their Chrsitian names."
A husband who is in the habit of
coming late at night with elaborate
excuses says the best present to give
a doubting wife is a copy of "Believe
It Or Not."
Hen -"You've been looking a bit
shoddy of late, old man. Haven't you
spent any money for new clothes late-
ly?„
Peck -"Oh, haven't 1? You should
have seen her last Sunday."
The girl who used to marry a man
to reform him now has a daughter
who figures that two can go to the
devil as cheaply as one.
Jarvis -"And how is your wife?"
Pervis-Oh, her head is troubling
her a lot."
Jarvis -"That's bad. Chronic head-
aches, eh?"
Pervis-No; she wants a new hat."
Henderson - "Did you get my
cheque?"
Pennington - "Yes, twice. Once
from you and once from the bank."
Bachelor -A man who, when he ac-
complishes something, gets all the
credit.
Prosecuting Attorney - "Your Hon-
or, your bull pup has chewed up the
Bible."
The Judge (grumbling) -"Make the
witness kiss the dog. We can't ad-
journ court to get a new Bible."
After all, "to love 'em and Ieave
'em is better than to "love them and
deceive them."
Flying Sparks
Is now heir.= used in a storge Between sense and nonsense the
battery of new type invented by Fran- latter is the best seller. Let's ride
cols Boissier and announced to the back to business on a buy -cycle. To
French Academy of Sciences, says keep a romance from blooming, nip it
Science Service. The battery looks
like an ordinary dry cell, with a rod
electrode of carbon in the centre sur-
rounded by an absorbent material
In the bud. It is dangerous to lose
the habit of making friends. You can-
not build a reputation on the things
you are going to do. When your foot's
saturated with zinc iodide, contained asleep let the sleeping dogs lie. Don't
in an electrode shell of metallic zinc. question your wife's judgment -look
When the battery is chc.rged the zinc who she married. If a. man isn't hon -
iodide breaks down into metallic zinc est there's no use bothering with him.
that is deposited on the zinc sheeting True religion is not in services so
and oxide that accumulates on the car -much as in service. Haw polite and
bon electrode and in the absorbent obliging people are when work is
material, which may be carbon pow- slack. Money may, but it never gives
der. "he zinc iodide is re-formed dur-
ing the discharge of electricity. M.
Boissier asserts that the iodine stor-
nage battery is superior to the conven-
tions.). storage batteries of the lead or
nickel -iron varieties. The plates do
not disintegrate, there is no acid or
caustic liquid to spill no dangerous
gastee or vapors are given off and con- Push
tirual maintenance is not necessary.
A man was lecturing to a village
Customer: "Where's the waiter?" audience on "The Art of Getting On."
Manager: "Olt, he's serving." "Serv- He lectured hard for about an hour,
what -time?": and concluded: "The successful man
ing
is the one who strives persistently.
His motto Is, 'Push and keep push-
ing'; by that means alone does he
reach his „goal."
A small man in the audience laugh-
ed loudly.
The lecturer held up his hand.
"You, too, my friend, will have to
push-" he began.
"So will you," interrupted the
small man. "There's half -a -dozen
youngsters been pinching the petrol
out of your motor to light a bonfire,
and there's no petrol in the village."
itself away. No man has the nerve to
tell a woman the things her mirror
tells her. A small man is easily satis-
fied with himself. Difficulties
strengthen the mind, exactly as labor
does the body. A criminal Is a person
who breaks the wrong laws.
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children get cross and peevish and
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and absolutely
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ack -
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Teach self-denial and make its prac-
tice pleasurable and you create for the
world a destiny more subibne than
ever issued from the, brain of the
wildest dreamer. --Sir Walter Scott,
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yy 1 CH RD SON DOUBLE CABIN
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altogether only four or Sve months In
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glassware and silver as well as all mar-
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cruiser with its two cabins and its ,veli
equipped galley is an unusually comfort-
able boat for week -ends or longer,
cruises for four to six people. It Is ex-
ceptionally seaworthy and has cruised
all over the Great Lakes. It has a nigh
class and very economical 60 horsepower;
six -cylinder power plant with complete
electric lighting throughout and speed
of 12 to 14 miles per hour. It is a spe-
cial paint lob and very attractive in ap-
pearance. Owner will sacrifice for halt
its original cost. H. Watkins. 73 W.
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