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to play bridge AUCTION^ CONTRACT Ferguson Author of -PRACTICAL AUCTION BRIDGE* ARTICLE No. 29 The "two-suiter" is a hand that con- tains two suits of at least five cards each. It Is the stongest hand that can to 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 ait of the combined hands. As deal- er, or before partner has bid, if your hand is a "two-suHer," try to bid both suits, provided of course they are suf- ficiently strong to warrant an original or forced 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 nits. If you have the opportunity, ir- respective of values held. If partner has bid a suit, and you hold a "two- uiter," 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 rebiddlng his hand, either at no trump or a third or possibly a fourth suit, let him have the bid. You have informed him of the character of your hand, mnd it is for him to decide. The only exception to this rule is a "two-suiter" o strong that you have a game in one of the suits, Irrespective of partner's hand. If partner supports one of your juits, it is not advisably to bid the other suit unless such suit is a major nit and the first suit bid is a minor nit. If, as dealer or second hand, you have bid a no trump and your partner hows two suits, always support one of them if possible. Do not rebid no trump unless you have a double stop- per in the o^ber two suits, and less than normal support In the suit bid. Remember that a "two-suiter" is the trongest 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 bid, If in any way posbible. 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 band 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, , 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 his bid with a much weaker hand than with the usuaj 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. Woman's Susceptibility To "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 made public by tin- National Tuberculosis Association gives the "jazz age" a clean bill of health, and designates early motherhood as the most Import- ant contributing factor. The stu<iy was made in one of the largest industrial cities of the country under the direction of Mi^.s Jessamine S. Whitney, statistician of the associa- 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 inves- tigated, Miss Whitney explained. The home of each girl was visited as soon as possible after tuberculosis had claimed 'aer 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 secured. " The result,' says Miss Whitney, 'Indicates that motherhood at an early age during the period when physical development constitutes a more or 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. Hearts 7 Clubs 8 Diamonds 9, 8 Spades J, 9, 3 Problem Hearts Q Clubs none Diamonds 6, 2 Spades A, Q, 10, 4 Hearts 6, 4, 3 Clubs A Diamonds K, J, 7 Spades none Hearts J, 10 Clubs 2 Diamond." A, Q, 4 " 'I : K What New York Is Wearing BY ANNE BELLE WORTHLVGTON Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nished With Every Pattern Spades are trumps and Z has the lead. How can Y Z win six of the even tricks against any defence? Solution: This problem is an excel- lent illustration of the "grand coup:" that Is, the trumping of a winning trick In order to shorten one's trump holding. Z should lead the ace of clubs .ind 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 shouM -win with the jack and lead the king. A must either trump 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 beans 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 kin^s of sport, but especially every variety of aquatic sport, because 6 per cent. of the total area of the greater ci*y is water. As soon as the warm days conif, everybody who can possibly lo o 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 Dahme 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 canoes, 2,000 have motorboats, 17,000 owi lowboats, and 6,500 have sailboats. The oarsmen hav- 279 clubs; the swimm-rs, 103; the yachtsmen, 55; the motorboat owners, 5; and there re forty organizations of canoeists. The oarsmen and paddlers 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 membets of organizations and about 50 cents for others. Owner.* 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, Seddinsee and other lakes to the east. A prominent figure to be seen on Sundays on the Havel is Professor Albert Einstein. He is an ardent yachtsman and has a week-end house in Caputh near Pots- dam. There are twenty-five municipal baths, the most important of which arc on the Wannste and Mueggclse*. The Wannsee baths extend for milts along the beach between Berlin ar.d ^P^^ S ^** Potsdam. . . WOOL HIGHEST PRICES PAID The Canadian Wool Co. Ltd. I CHURCH ST.. TORONTO 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. 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 leas 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 as far as this group was concerned. To quote from the interesting re- port of Miss Whi'ney again: "Dieting as a cause for tuberculosis was given solar-plexus blow by our dati. The usual remark was that the girl had dieted in streaks for six months or so and then forgot it, or that she dieted about a week, forgot it for a time, and then started again. "The s'.udy 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 ctntrol 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 j found to be actual contact, without taking proper preventive measures, with another person who had tuber- culosis. 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- nve per cent, of the cases gave a his- tory of one or more children. Theee 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." Red Rose Tea at reduced prices Red Label, 25' 1 Ib. I/range lekoe, 38^ 2 Ib. 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 mall pilot's sweetheart , She watches until he la 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 frieods 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." 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 'he Presence of God Would winnow and sift me. 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 nip. I Yet a farmer 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. 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 I? 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." "You come home all hour- x' t';e night." "No. my dear, only one hour each night." Cheerfulness You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful iwoyn?. Why not make earnest effort to confer that j pleasure on others? You will find half; the battle is gained if you never allow ! yourself to say anything gloomy. L. ' M. Child. ,, ^...- .4-..-. ,..^ _ ... ^ . Young Bride: "To ivitunc'inorate an awful quarrel we had last week, Jim and I planted a tree in the garden." i Friend: "Well, now, that is a nice idea. If Fred and I had done that we should have a wonderful forest by now." 27/5 LoveU i> i spring VK.IU- is the jacket dress. And here are SOUK' of the 'fors" concerning this smart bolero model. Note it features the new built-up skirt so youthfully chic. The cross- closure bodice of the dress is very - mming. The dr< pped shoulders f. rra brief sleeves. The dress is just as attractive as can be when you take nff the jac-ket. 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 buse. Size 36 requires 3*4 yards of 3'J-inch material with % yard of 39- inch contrasting. -4_*.?.*iv **/ *- flOW TO ORDWR PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. 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Boissier asserts that the Iodine stor age battery is superior to the conven- tional 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 gases or vapors are given off and con- tinual maintenance is not necessary. Bachelor A man who, when he ac- complishes something, gets all the credit. Prosecuting Attorney "Your Hon- or, your bull pup has chawed 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 leave 'em Is better than to "love them and deceive them." Customer: "Where's the waiter?" Manager: "Oh, he's serving." "Serv- ing what time?" mmmer Ills "Baby's Own Tablets are wonderful for summer complaint", writes Mrs. Laura Wheeler, Toronto, Ont. "Whenever my children get cross and peevish and refuse to eat, I give them the tablets". ~-"" , [Equally effective for teething, colic, j simple fever. 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Push A man was lecturing 1 to a village audience on "The Art of Getting On." He lectured hard for about an hot::-. and concluded: "The successful man 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. Tile 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 be in pinching th e petrol out jC your motor to light a bonfire, and there's no petrol In the village." Self-Denial Teach self-denial and make its prac- tice pleasurable and you create for the world a destiny more sublime than ever Issued from the brain of the wildest dreamer. Sir Walter Scott Classified Advertising AGENTS WANTED. A GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE!. J\. prepared letters for winiiow and truck lettering, free instructions! fan, doing the work yourself, also automobile] monograms and name plates. 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