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The Seaforth News, 1926-06-17, Page 2WSW ..ora..,. F}, A TRUE FAIRY STORY BY MARGARET \rANDEGRIFT. Thero was once upon a time ,a little "Oh, my little Theodora," said the princess, and, of course, being a-prin fairy, crying a little herself, "it was cess and living so long ago, she had your own fault! You listened to that. a fairy godmother. foolish plaid -of -honor, and their you Now this fairy was not like those began to think only of yourself and fairy. godmothers of whom you have your clothes, and what people would, readso often, who only visited their think of you, and the air ;grew so , godchildren once a year, or so. No; heavy that I could not breathe in it, she liv-ed in the palace, just as the so T was forced to go away," , Tittle princess did, and they were to-: "I'll never do it any more,' sobbed gether all the time, the princess "and I wish my new, The godmother was even smaller flock, and the maid -of -honor, and that than the princess, and was always horrid little Prince Charming, were in ready with sore delightfulplay or: Halifax, so I do!" Other, which usually began 'with; "It wasn't the frock I minded," an - "Now, let's pretend" • and sometimes swered the fairy, ,'nor the little prince, they were to pretend that they were who seems a good enough sort of boy; birds, and sometimes that they were but I really thought you would play flowers, and sometimes that they were, `.tag' and- 'hide-and-seek,' and all the dreadful wild` animals, which hada other games we had on your last birth - great deal of roaring to, do, and lived day, and I was dreadfully disappoint- indens under the greatdining-table,' ed• Of 'course," she added, "it's no in the long hall. harm to have new frocks; the harm is Until the . little princess was ten in thinking how fine•you are in them." years old, she was the happiest of "I was very, very silly and vain," II children, and although she did: not said the little princess, penitently;) know, it,this was almost entirely be- "but if you'll only not go away' again, cause she loved her little godmother I will not care which of my frocks I. so dearly, and was always ready to have on, and I'll teach little Theodore', listen to her "let's pretend," or "now, to .play 'tag' with us to -morrow a1 supXose." recess. •But on her tenth birthday, a foolish •The prince was three years older' maid -of -honor talked to her in a silly than Theodora, so the fairy smiled way about the beautiful frock which when she heard hire called "little 1 she was to wear at her birthday -party Theodore" by the princess; but she 1 that afternoon, and about little Prince said nothing, and they both fell Dr. Maxine Mallard, French X-ray expert, who has been awarded the Charming, who had arrived that day asleep. 4 Audiffred prize of 15,000 francs, founded for the express purpose of rewarding at the cola^e. Years passed away. The princess ; acts of devotion to the welfare of humanity. He came from a far, far -array come- and the prince studied, and played, I try, where there were no histories, er and, I regret to say, quarreled some -I I. geographies, or gammars, or arith tinges together, until at last the sowed- i Leave you behind, my darling little o mo ler. Theodora folding the palace for the two old kins the • taught these young people everything the tiny form to ,her heart. "I would father of tg herince nher they ought to ]earn • and by that time 1 as soot leave Theodore, and I don't p ss and-theaft • PI of the prince -had agreed that, if they Theodora was eighteen years old, and' Wish to cave ,m, as you now, a Theodore twenty-one she smiled and blushed in the moon - liked each other well enough, Theo - light, "But how may I keep you? I Bora d When people are together a great an Theodore should be married. when they grew up; and ' so theydeal, they generally do one of two can't put you in a trunk; you would thought that the two children had bet- things -they grow very fond of one smother, and the journey to Nowhere ter go to just the same school and another, or they dislike ea , study the same lessons, for the old more than they can possibly tel' ! I have arranged it all,' said the King of Nowhere -Prince Charming The prince and Theodora had grown parry, joyfully, and she clasped around father -hinted darklythatfonder of each other everyday. Theo Theodora s neck a chain so fine as to' when his y be almost invisible, to which was at - queen was in.a bad humor, she twitted dors had been inclined, at first, to t him with the fact that he did not laugh at Theodore's ignorance, and to tached &hcart-shaped locket, adorned know his capitals, or even the multi- Put on little airs of superiority; butt with one large pure pearl. I shall plication table; and the old King of she soon found that he was "catching sill' into this, to -night," murmured Somewhere -who was Theodora's up with her," as she ex -pressed ,it, and the fairy, and so long as you keep. father -said that it had been very when he had fairly passed her, she my home bright and the pearl pure, painful to him when he discovered that grew quite meek, and, if he had not you will have me with you. You have his queen cared nothing at all for been a generous and chivalrous boy, asked me often to tell you my name. trigonometry, and fell asleep when he would have spoiled him by her defer- I will tea you now, for you have a read to her from his favorite works ence to his wishes. right to know.'Z am called Child - read on political economy. So the two old kings had their way heart, and the pearl which fastens The little princess was not to have without any trouble at all, for Theo your Iocket is called Truth heard anything about the plan of the dere and Theodore could think of no There was a magnificent wedding two old kings for her marriage with thing more dreadful than the possibil- the next day; flowers and music and Prince Charming, but this foolish ity of having to part with each other. speeches, and a few' tears. A shower maid -of -honor had picked up a rumor The sun had just set in a bank of of it somehow, and she told the prin golden clouds, and the full moon was eesa. of it while the new frock was trying to •nieke people believe that he being tried on, so that, when Theodora had not set at all. met Prince Charming that afternoon, Theodora stood at a western win - instead of behaving like a bright, dew, crying softly as she thought how, frank little girl, who liked to play, on the next day, she was to leave the she tried to look and act as much like happy home which had been all her the queen as she possibly could, and world for eighteen years, and start on only succeeded in being very stiff and the long journey to Nowhere, alone unpleasant, so that the prince, who with the prince. was a very jolly little boy, in spite of A hand stole gently into .hers, and his ignorance, began to yawn and wish looking down, she saw her little god - that he had not come; for, instead of mother standing beside her in the proposing games like "Hunt the Slip- moonlight. per," and "Pussy Wants a Corner," But she was startled and alarmed and "Blind -man's Buff," the princess be' the change which had come over sat and talked as grown-uply as she the fairy -who seemed to be growing could, until all the little boys and girls smaller and thinner and lighter, until fell asleep, and the, rest said it was Theodora fancied she could almost see time for them to go home. through her -and knelt beside the The princess was so absorbed hi window, clasping her beloved little herself and her conversation that she godmother to her heart, imploring her never noticed until the evening was not to make the parting from friends quite over, and she was just going to and home and country still more sad step into bed, that, for the first time by her desertion, just when she was since she could remember anything, most needed. her little godmother was nowhere to "The time has come," murmured the be found. fairy, in a weak, little voice, "when The palace was searched at the you must choose whether or not, I may princess' biddiree but quite in vain, always stay with you. Even if you and poor little Theodora, forgetting decide to keep me, 1 must take another all her fine airs, was crying herself to form, and only appear to you in my old shape when you are alone, oe am- ong children; but I shall be always with you, our love will be unchanged, and I shall be able to help you in all your troubles, as I have always done. But if you leave me behind," she whis- pered, "I shall disappear forever!" ch other is Tong." sleep, when lo! the fairy was nestling at her side, and gently wiping her tears away. "You never left me before," sobbed the princess, squeezing her as tightly as you can squeeze a fairy, "What made you do it?" REG'LAR FELLERS -By Gene Byrnes. of rice followed the bride, as Theo- dore's splendid white horses bore her away; but, when all was over, and the palace had grown strangely silent, the chief thought in every heart was not of the grand display, but of the light of innocence and peace which shone upon the face of the bride. 9 On to Him. Bass -"What did your wife say when you said you were sitting up with a sick friend?" Pike -"She .said it sounded very 'fishy' ' Clever Queen. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands is studying law because, she says, "They may not want a queen when my A Canadian Boat Song. Thomas, Moore wrote many songs, mostlyIrish, but the following Cana- dian song is a good example of his lyrical style. More used to sing his own songs, and made more money out of his verses than almost any other poet except, perhaps, Scott and Tenny- son. Faintly as tolls the evening chime • Our voices keep tune and .our oars keep time, Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past. Why should we`yet cur sail unfurl? There is nota breath the blue wave to - curl; But, when the wind blows off the shore, 011 -'sweetly we'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, • The Rapids are near end the daylig) s • past. turn comes, and in that case I'd like to be a lawyer." Something tells us that the Dutch, who are a forehanded people themselves,' will want just that kind of a young woman for a queen. IItawa's tide- this trembling- moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon. Saint of this green isle- hear our pray. ers,, Oh, grant us cool heavens and favoring airs. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the deyliglit's past. Signs Are Deceiving. An elderly farmer drove into town one day and hitched his team to a telegraph' post. Here," exclaimed the burly police- man "you can't hitch there-" "Can't, eh"? shouted the irate farm- er. "Well, why have you got a sign up, 'fine for hitching'?" Looks Rich. Goofus-"That new neighbor of yours must be rich." Podger-"What makes you think so?" - Goofus-"He bought ten pounds' 00 Potatoes atourstore all at once and paid the cash for 'em." Correct. "How can you say Blank is.effemin ate?" "He's always late at an appoint ment." }DiDi1TCHA OSA t_ l, ABOUT ? BUMP HUDSON elAS A BRAN' Me Bp. H R BROT! si'SHOULDA SEEN 714E SATCHEL' -q-IE DOCTOR BROWN elleel 5CAAD yen.% 01/20064S. AN MY FAlelER LLL M H6 esOULDN FOR sa IOL ARS1ON D e Never Series by WYNNE FERGUSON� author of ' er'uson o7?. oucctfo7I237Zdge" Cop -5,404 1925 by IToyle, Ir. ARTICLE No. 36 One of the points about every or sport that every player recognizes is the necessity of constant play and practice to keep in tiptop form. Auc- tion bridge is no exception to this rule, and a player who wants to keep his form or improve, can do so only by constant play and practice. One of the best means of practice is to work out therproblerns of play and bidding that are given in these articles, They stinnr- late the mind and give_the player the benefit of other points of view thathe might otherwise have missed. Here are several hands, for example, where proper bidding and play would have been well rewarded. See what youwould have done and then compare results' with the writer's analysis. Have you ever noticed how often certain cards or groups of cards will be duplicated in one or more hands? An observing player can gain many a trick by looking out for these duplications or repetitions. The writer saw a good ex- ample the other night. Hand No. 1 Hearts -A, 6, 5 Clubs -8,4 2 Diamonds - 8, 7, 6, 3 Spades 9, 4, 2 IFland'No. 2 - Hearts --A, IC, 7, 4 Y t Clubs -9, 8, 4,'3 : A 13: - Diamonds - j, 7 Z - i Spades- Q, 8, 5 No score, first game. Z dealt and bid one no -truer , If &bid two diamonds and'Y passed, what would you bid with B's hand? B should bid two no-trujnp. If A's bid of two diamonds is sound, AB shouldhave a good chance for game at no-trump. A. bid ,over a no-trump. when you have the lead should indicate -a very strong hand, so B ahoted try for game by bidding two no-trump, IIand No. 3 Y :A B: Z Hearts -Q, J, 9, 8, 7, 4 Clubs - K, J, 9 Diamonds - K Spades -A, K, 7 Score, YZ-10; AB -20; rubber game. Z dealt and bid one heart. A and Y passed and B bid one spade. Z bid two hearts and all passed. A opened the eight of spades and Z won the trick with the king. In order to make game and rubber Z must win nine tricks. What was his best plan of play to accomplish this re- sult? Z noted that he held a hand divided among the four suits in the ratio of 6-3-3-1. In his own hand he held six hearts and in the dummy three. If there was a duplication or repetition of the divesion of the cards in hie own hand and those of the heart suit, it would be divided in the same ratio 6-3-3-1. This is, one of Z's op- ponents would hold a singleton heart. If that conclusion were correct, was there any guide as to what the single- ton heart would be? Z noted that he held the singleton king of diamonds so that if one other player held a singleton heart,' it should be the king. Laving analyzed the hand in that manner, Z led the four of hearts at trick two and when A played the deuce, Z played the ace from dummy and B's singleton king dropped. Every one at the table said: "How did you guess that?" So Z explained the frequency of repetitions or duplications not only of the distribu- tions of the suits but also of the exact card or cards. It's really very interest- ing so be on the lookout for hands of this type and if you run across any good examples, send them in. Z's appli- cation of the rule in this hand gave him a game and rubber not otherwise possi- ble,. as he won six heart tricks, two spedeaand one club. Y t ;A B: Z s: Hearts -A,9 4 Clubs J 8, il,'6, 2 Diamonds- J, 10, 9, 8 Spades -A No score, 'first game. What' would you bid,as dealer, with the fbregoing hand? Z hould pass. It is too unbalanced a. hand to justify a no-trump bid. Let the other players bid and then decide what to do. Hand No. 4 Hearts- K, J, 10, 8 Clubs -9 Diamonds - A, 7, 5, 4 Spades- K, 9, 8, 3 Y t A B: .- Z : - - No score, rubber game. Z dealt and bid, orie no-trump and A passed.' What would you bid with Y's hand? This is a very close hand. Most players would pass but the singleton club is a danger spot for a no-trump. The writer would bid two hearts, particularly because of the distribution 4-4-4-1 which, as a rule, indicates a long"suit in one or more of the other hands. If this suit is clubs, it will undoubtedly be opened and will probably prevent a game at no-trump. There is just as good a chance for game at hearts as in no. trump but without the risk, so the writer prefers the two heart bid with this type of hand. Hand No..S Y to B: Z Hearts - K, J, 8, 7, 5 Clubs -10, 8 Diamonds -9, 6 Spades -6, 5, 4, 3 - No score, rubber game. Z dealt and passed. A passed and Y bid one no- trump. If B passed, what would you bid with Z's hand? Z should bid two hearts. His hand is of no value what- ever at no-trump and yet should do fairly well at two hearts: In this par- ticular hand, YZ score four odd at hearts and only one odd at no-trump; , Dube p. dlffarnnre Can You Read Faces? Of all the methods by whtch one can tell a person's character, probably the most important, is that of reading the face. Clever people have the upper part of their faces more fully developed than those of poor intelligence. The forehead is high and the salve length as the nose. which in its turn mea- sures the same as the distance be- tween its tip and the point of the chin. A narrow mind is indicated by a long, thin face, and if the ohiu is pointed' but not jutting out, a weak will and critical nature are also ohar- aeteristies. A round face shows good humor, together with a strong will and decided opinions. A square chin goes with a.strong will. :High cheek -bones show accuracy and a capability for hard work, If eyebrows are bushy, they show vitality and determination. Thin eye- brows indicate refinement and also. weakness of mind. It your brows are highly arched you have a strong souse I of humor. A slight arch ,shows coin - emu sense and a practical' mind. "-- 1, finely -shaped, delicately -curved mouth shows a liking for art, sweet- ness of temper, and a fine mind, Thin lips- are a sign of severity and then. nese, A pout mamas seltishn'ess and 3.16 .411.4 INCOMING SUMMER Where by the etrsame the towers o the 'wild hya,oiiith bore their clustered bolls, sought by titat,gold-vaunted Wild bee, the willow wren sang his little melody, pausing awhile to watch the running water•. The early purple orchids grew with the bluebells, their` .spnrs upraised, ` their green leaven mottled with ,purple, ' Aleeady the' blackthorn had But, forth 1ts' blos- - lioins, a sign of fios.tless nights and warm days; already a.blackbird had planted its nest in the alder bush. Now the year would advance till the grain was bronze: and the red, arms of the reaper -and -binder whirled among its baked stems Following the green and silver• windings, of thewater the blue swallows hovered and fell, but the cuckoo's 'soles had not yet called from the pbenaant covets, , - . , The willow birds perched en the wand of th-e swI'l ws, and the sw,d1 lows twittered as they glided. Two singing notes, eft repeated, came from an ash -tree where an olivine ohiffchaff was piping his steeple music ' Through the gusty wields of March . , he had been piping by 'the brook, a -wan- derer whose notes -would be heard till the blackberries of °dotter. From theetream and the shallow the Tushes were rising green spearpoints scarce sturdy enough to con tial the nest of the wild ducld" Now they were thin and over-sharpenedas though ex- hausted by the effort of straining up- ward& to the light, . . Iii lune they would he "thick and snappy," , In winter the cattle • would tread their dried ateme upoit the beat- en floors of the shippen. . . Those galleons the clouds have sail- ed into the northeastern main, and no canvas or furled rigging is visible. For weeks no treasure of rain has been broughtforthe earth.' to spend with lavish abandon on verdant raiment, no largesse of shower has been thrown to the humble chickweed or vagrant'sor- rel, But on the surface of the land green things are stained with -sap and charged with.alchemizing sunbeams. Peeping from the ivy-bowered seclu- sion for sight of a flashing hawks, a robin slips like a copper oakleaf from its neat. . The stream is sing- ing a matted melody of soft sounds; by listening intently each one can.be dis- tingulahed. Different notes arise from the shattering of a. crystal bubble up- on the stones, the hollow dripple of -a pebble rolled over the shallows, the foamy swirling past willow trunks - moss -covered, the splashing into dwarfed. •"trout -pools. Where a sun- beam loads the ripples a gold network drifts over the sand,, holding a twig in its eddy; or the wind stirs the leaves, and a million sunpolnts are thrown upwards like a silvery. flight of starlings: ' From the mud precious doubloons have been raised by the Toot -divers of the king -cups, and are east thickly by the bank. Behind the hedge the gorse grows, - stretching up the hill in spiky profu- sion of rusted jade and orange. , The spread dish of the dandelion, so richly hued, le more beautiful now. - A common flower, a dee• pised weed, yet a symbol of that puls- ing golden happiness that is the herit- age unclaimed of so many. Summer to ms would be incomplete without thellandelion. Summer: the very name brings to the Heart a feeling of joy, ' There is much for all, so much -. beauty of thought stored in the raggedest dan- delion. Sunshine, the swallow, and the celandine; .to know these in Child- hood is to take to the heart the glory of summer for ever. -Henry AVilliam• son,' in "The one Swallows." The Bird -Chaser. . bad temper, while shapeless lips indi- cate a character with no opinions or convictions: The nose is full of meaning to judges of character. The Jewish nose shows friendship, good temper, and a love of peace. A love of luxury and business ability are other indications. A ,thin bridge indicates courage and honesty and also coldness and,persist- ence. If a 1:ose"is very short, conceit is shown. If your nose is iong, thin, and pointed, it is a had sign;` It means conceit, obstinacy, and a mind deaf to reason. I Don't Blame Him. Kr, Brown -"I understand that Sen- ator Green wanted you to act as his private secretary." - Mat Simmons -"He ltd; but I would not accept the position because I would have to sige everything Green, per Simmons." - .... ' A Rich Cherry Plea Seed and stew the cherries, Use 1 cupful of water to 1 pint of seeded fruit. Sweeten with brown sugar, and when partially cool add I scant tea- , spoonful of vanilla and a hump of but- ter. Beke as usual. Genius conies to nothing if it doesn't hold grit. It's All in the Family. N1 5 ear EARS LAKE MOS AN' Es -(E9 LIKE FOP AN' A NOSE LIKE MoM AN'' A VOICE,. LIKE OUR • tech'1e.Lti Co. nht 1926 by The 'Bell Syndicate. Iia) �R A method of frightening birds which is cheap and gets results is used in Sumatra by the Dative farmers. It is not only unique, but something similar could be used with satisfaction In North America. The Sumatrannative, when his rice crop begins to mature, is threatened, with myriads: of birds of various size To keep themoff the fields he erects high, strong pole at the edge of the ground to be protected. At the top of the pole he builds a weal -braced pelt - form with a roiling. To this ie fasten- ed two or amore banibco rods. ' From these, long strong cords are -.carried - in all directions over the field and fas- tened to upright flexible stakes driven at variousspots about the. boundaries, - so that the field is ooveredainglet like a.net. To the cords are attached gro- tesque paper represeutattons: of the spirit of the forest, a deity of the Su matrens who is placated withsacri- fices of pige and chiokeps. In addl- . time ddl-'tion, numerous email wooden bells and wooden rattles are attached to -the cords. On the platform, from morn- ing till night, one of the farmer's little sons stands on guard, and whenever ho sees a flock of birds apprnavjiing he strikes 011 bamboo ptl e smartlY, thereby settiug in motion the bells and rattles and paper images. The bells and .rattles give orf a fairly loud discordant sound, and this and the fluttering of the images never fails to protect the field. - Man to Arlan. "I suppose you're hose, now that the wife is away?" . "No, my deaghter's still bora." _ Definite Answer. "How long must I tell you to go to the store for me, Robert?" "Till I go, muvves'."