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£ i. m>.-. - , ' ^ r ir Z .3f5£ .«•.'. il'l.tX *; *« if *v£y;. ^ "• 4-' i'~' ' ',S' * " ' ** * %efr-: *$&?*• * Vkw to play £ru/gt AUCTION M CONTRACT me Ferguson Author of 'PRACTICAL AUCTION BRJDGB* Courts*. MM, *r *«*•. Jr. ARTICLE No. 26 % '•' t" * - v f ( >' ::,ru:; "Don't judge by results" is a mighty . good slogan and one that should be Applied at all times. Most players are apt to judge by results at Auction or Contract, rather than by analysis, and there is nothing more harmful if a player really and sincerely wishes to improve his game. Sound bidding is based on probabilities, not upon certainties. If you or any player at the table fails to make his bid, analyze the hand before deciding whether the bid Was good or bad. Be sure of your facts be*ore you criticize. Many a bid that is defeated several tricks saves a game or rubber and tnay, therefore, have been perfectly justifiable. Anything can happen to a hand, <yen to the strongest. There is practically no hand that you will ever hold which on r high bid cannot be defeated cards. Learn to analyze the various hands that come up for discussion and you will soon determine whether or not your bids or thoeewf players are sound. your fellow* During an evening's play there probably will be several nands that will- , puzzle you, and those are the hands that you should note and ponder over. One of the greatest players of the day owes his skill to just such tactics. After every game, lie would study over hia mistakes and those of the other player* : and try to figure out the proper play* • > and bids in each instance. All of us . haven't his patience, but it's a great system if tried out even with only a « few hands an evening. , The following represent interesting Twice Told Tales !rr £ Itcai of Interest Taken Ptoar the Files of the Plaindeah* of Tears Ago ^ a hands that were noted by the writer a freak distribution of the other I during one evening's j>lay: , •" * 3 ' " Ifeam - J I6r*. ;•*«. .»*' . y - v . • C l u b s -- 8 , 7 , 5 , 2 " > v A • Diamonds -- K, J, 10 •' .'-'.v i -- 10, 8, 3 Hearts -- A, Q, 8,2 Clubs -- J, 6 Diamonds -- A, 4r 3 i-A,K*J,5 Spades• H Y Z Hearts --K, 9, 5,*J~ " Clubs -- none Diamonds -- 9, 8 . Spad«-a».Tr<.4.« Hearts-- 7 Oubs -- A, K Diamonds -- Spades -- none No score, first gai passed and Z bid five ne. B dealt and clubs. This is a perfect example of a preemptive or shut-out bid at either Auction or Contract. Z's strength was confined to the minor suits and he was right in trying to shut out a bid by his opponents. A, with apparently four sure tricks, doubled and all passed. B should have bid five spades, but his hand was so weak that he failed to do so. As a result, Z made five clubs doubled, losing only one heart and one'! diamond. An analysis and study 0f ***" hand will be well worth while. Hearts--tf.J, S Clubs-- J, 7 - *- Diamonds -- J, 8 Spades-K,Q, J,9,3, 2 s Hand No. 2 Hearts--K, 10.1 Oubs-- A, K, Q, 4 Diamonds -- A, K, Q, 3 Spades -- 8,3 Y i' Hearts--A, 8,4 Clubs-- 10, 6, 2 f'iamonds-- 10, 6, 4 pades -- 10, 7, 6, 4 fa.'- Hearts -- 9, 6, 3, 2 Qubs -- 9, 8, 5, 3 Diamonds -- 9, 7, 5, 2 Spades -- A AUCTION No score BIDDING: , first game. Y dealt and bid one no trump, B and Z passed and A bid two spades. Y doubled, B passed and Z bid three hearts. All passed and A opened the king of spades, which Z won with the ace. He then led the deuce of hearts, A played the jack, Y the ki ng and B won the trick with the ace. B now led a spade and Z discarded the deuce of diamonds. This was a . very smart play as it enabled Z to win the game as all he had to lose was oae more heart trick. This hand is a perfect ipftmpk of the wonderful results obtained by ose ial the Wbrmstofy double. A close study of this hand, of the various plays and bids, will not .. only be interesting, but also very instructive. CONTRACT BIDDING: Y should bid two diamonds and Z should bid two no trump, the minimum response. A should pass and Y should now bid three clubs. Z should now bid four diamonds and Y should bid five diamonds. It should be evident that Y Z can make game at diamonds as, they should lose only two heart tricks. ' •».*- " A*' ' Hearts -- 4, 3< 2 Qubs-- 10,7,5 Diamonds -- A.K.Q.8,6 Spades -- 8, 2 Hand No. 3 Hearts -- A, Q, J Clubs -- K, 6, 2 Diamonds -- J, 10, 4 Spades -- Q, 10, 7, t i A Y Z Hearts-- 10, 9, 8, 6 Clubs -- Q, 9, 8, 4 Diamonds -- 3,2 Spades -- J, 5, 3 Hearts -- K, 7, 5 Clubs -- A, J, 3 "Diamonds -- 9. 7, 5 Spades -- A, K, 9, 6 TEN YEARS AGO The west end of the mill pond is Bow entirely free of ice and with a few more days of sunshine the entire body will have freed itself of its winter's coat. The frost is rapidly coming up from tlhe ground and as a result some cf the roads in this vicinity are once more in very bad condition. In fact, in One or two instances they are,next to ijtnp&ssable- Mr. and Mrs. John Schuenemann of Chicago hav» purchased the M. M. Nifseri house on the corner of River dde Drive and Washington street and will take possession of the place on April 1. Unless all signs fail, McHenry will Witness' the biggest building boom this summer ever experienced iiv the liistory of the municipality. The Three Hortons - 8& By FANNIE HURST TWENTY YEARS AGO Butter was declared firm at 29 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. From present indications the snow and frost should make an exit within tiie next three or four months. Tomorrow is contract day at the local Borden factory. As usual, the milk producers are looking for an increase over the summer prices paid by the company last year. Rum^r has it that Jacob Bickler, the hustling proprietor of the McHenry House, will construct an open air paviljpn just west of the hotel and conduct dances daring the summer months. Next Saturday, March 16, is the day set aside for the holiday of the annual town caucus for the town cf McHenry. Only one office will be contested, that being the office of township highway commissioner. The office is now held by Jacob R. Justen and he wishes to be renominated, While John H. Freund also, is asking to be placed into nomination. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The price of butter on the Elgin board of trade Monday was 31 cents. The D. F. Hanly farm *Wch was •old at the county court house last week was purchased by the Hanly ^ros. A number of new Tiands were taken on at the Borden factory this week, making the total number employed nearly forty men. 1 .... L. F. Newman is building a number Of new row boats for several of our local hunters and fishermen, and L, Fis doing some nice work. - AUCTION.BIDDING: No score, first game. Z dealt and elected to bid one no trump. All passed and A proceeded to lead diamonds, "Winning the first five tricks. This hand , is interesting because, if Z had bid apades instead of no trump, he could nave made game. It looks like a better chance for game at no trump, however; SO Z's bid cannot be justifiably criticized. A made a good play by refusing to bid diamonds, having the lead at no trump. If he had bid the diamonds, Z would then have bid the spades and re game. The lesson to learn from tactics is: Don't overbid a no trump OB your right if you have a set-up suit or one that will set up in one round and a sure card of re-entry. To bid under aoch conditions shows the no trump the danger spot of his often drives him to anotherr '4 «tji^game bid, as in this example. CONTRACT BIDDING: Z should bid one spade. One of the lessons learned by Contract players, as distinguished from Auction players, is to prefer a suit bid to no trump if the suit is in any way a sound bid. In this instance the spade suit is a sound bid , and, therefore, preferred to the no trump. A should bid two diamonds, and.'. Y should bid three spades. B must pass and Z should bid four spades, which f «in be made against any defense. As previously mentioned, the foregoing hands were selected during one evening's play and illustrate the writer's suggestions as to study of hands. If players would analyze even one hand at night, they would be surprised at the good results obtained. FORTY YEARS A#tF The young friends of Miss Mary Block gave her an agreeable surprise on Thursday evening of last week, it being her birthday anniversary. They joyed an evening of real pleasure, •nd on their departure left tokens of their regards in the shape of several beautiful presents. Jos. Heimer of Chicago has purchased the McHenry House prosperity, in this village, and will immediately *efit and furnish the same, making it a first class resort for Hunters, Fishermen and pleasure seekers generally. ' &V . re -=A. JOHNSBTTBG Wm. J; Meyers and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. John King at McHenry Sunday afternoon- Mrs. Charles Michels entertained her card club Wednesday afternoon. Prizes being awarded to Mrs. Peter Smith first; Mrs. Joe King, second; • and Mrs. Charles Michels, consolation. Mrs. Ed Forst, Miss Laura Meyers I "and Eddie Paolicchy of Chicago visit-1 . ed with Mir. and Mrs. Wm J. Meyers and family Friday. Joseph Althoff of Kenosha and Joseph KeThmann were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Althoff. Peter Pltaen is visiting with his father for a couple of weeks. «? Mrs- Elizabeth Tonyan and mother, Mrs. Wm. Althoff, Miss Barbara Althoff and Sylvester Tonyan motored to New Mimster and Burlington Sunday. Little Jimmy Althoff of McHenry, viBited his grandparents here Monday afternoon. Jimmie Chamberlin and Miss Katie Pitzen of Chicago visited with John Pitzen Sunday. ijLrs. Joe P. Miller, Miss Rose Miller and Miss Martha Miller motored to Elgin Saturday. Miss H«3en Schaefer ia visiting in Chicago. i Miss Isabelle Schmitt is employed In Chicago. The Ladies' Forester Court fio. 171 will receive their Easter Holy Communion on Palm Sunday, March 20. • Whols World Joined in Mad Desire for €liange In the reign of Charles I, when disturbance was brewing In England, Falkland Imparted to parliament -the maxim: "When it Is not necessary to change, It Is necessary not to change!" He was for no violent change but for medication of public affairs without It Would he were alive to set the fashion now when change runs loose In the world! Change for no good reason, merely for the sake of change. One's first morning coffee comes ID a can with a new label, a new double lid. The old label was all right, nothing the matter with It; the top of the can fitted perfectly; nothing ailed It. The new label Is a shock, the donble lid an Impediment. One's shaving soap has a new holder, new cover, or comes In a new size every year. The same with tooth powder; new cans, no better. Just new. Do not our good friends the merchants-- does not everybody now--undervalue the familiar? For the familiar does have a value. Qoa Ukes to get what he got before In the mom kind of a wrapper, whether It Is gospel truth or English marmalade. There Is a rush to translate the Bible Into contemporary vernacular. Little Is gained by it. It Just makes unfamiliar words and sounds of what was part of the mental texture of millions of people.-- Life. FIFTtf YEARS AGO We are now enjoying genuine March weather, and longing for the first of April to appear. There has been occasionally a flock of ducks and geese seen going north the past week, but it is a little too tarly to make a business of hunting. Geo. Owen received by express on Monday evening, from Nebraska, a live Eagle. He is a fine looking bird and George says' he is game to the backbone. The Steamer "Mary Griswold" made her first trip of the season on Tuesday. She is taking up lumber for the new Boat House to be built by the Fox Lake club.. '*,*v * ,r --u #n an average, the American famllj itott umm irn it* mar. , vS.. -, % Cariosity The- natural curiosity of the mule deer often leads to this animal's ictlon. vlf will make a quick Plunge toward shelter and safety when startled by a hunter, but too Often after It has gone but a short distance It will stop and look back, thus giving the hunter an excellent opportoaltar for a kltt. CKUdi.li Playthings __A_fiomprehensive survey leada to flSe conclusion that building blocks are the favorite toy for children up to the age of seven. Drawing and painting materials rank high. With little girts, dolls and housekeeping equipment are favorites. Sand and clay for modeling retain the interest of most children. Mechanical toys, on the other hand, are soon discarded. Adults usually enjoy the mechanical toys more than the children for whom they are purchased. /.."Via, KIIU W^. v ' The long, green tomato worm la familiar to all gardeners. B« relies on his color to blend perfectly with the stalks and vines of his favorite fruit and often a vine Is entirely denuded of foliage before his presence is discovered by the Irate gar* dener. There Is a certain parasitic fly which lays white «\ggs on the back of this worm which in time hatch and burrow into the body of the worm, dmtroylog it. ^ ' • 1 " 'r 0« N.rn. w., M«J "Science tells us now that Ufe bogan in a few puddles of hot water In a polar depression." We're beginning to see the light. Our first ancestor was a mud pie.--Toledo Blade. " . TeBtMal Smtor Jtienry Clay" was elected to the United States senate before he had reached the official age. He was born April 12. 1777, and when he entered the senate, December 9, 1806, he" lacked four months and three days of being thirty yearn, ' .© by McClure Newspaper Syndtcftt*.) (WNU Service) , NIMBLE-footed, nimble - wltted, v were the Three Hortons, and their long bookings on wide vandeville circuits testified to It The Three Hortons were a cheering part of any bill and almost In variably second only In importance to a headllner like Friganza, Brice or San Francisco. There were Beatty Horton, whose patter was' as nimble as his soft-shoe dancing. Alicia Horton, who could outpattem but not outdance her spouse, and,* from the age of seven oh, Wlnstead Horton, who could fling himself in a biidge from maternal to paternal shoulders, and sing In a cholrsoprano that had captivated his audiences from the days he had toddleil on j&tage with lifted hands balancing unsure feet All that was changed now. Wlnstead was grown, his fathe^Beatty had developed a gouty tendency and had been obliged to cut out the soflshoe work, and Alicia, while she still made up to something of the old dazzling blondness and was adorably cute in^her flip line of patter, was nevertheless subject to the relentless eye of her audience to the extent that they simply did not want the "young stufT* from her any longer. Alicia, in rather severe togs and a slight comedy ni|ik6- up, was getting around that, tffese days, by doing the young matron sort of thing, and to a point making her audience like it. But the fact of the matter was that by the time he was eighteen,, and his parents were In their forties, Winstead, single-handed, .was carryihg the act. And carrying It brilliantly. A flying contortionist, voice for comic, character and solo singiug, a baffling ventriloquist and a soft-shoe dancer who seldom failed to get his six recalls, the Three Horton act practically rested on his slim young shoulders. Not that anything of the kipd was <iver admitted in the confines of the Horton family, however achiugly Beatty or Alicia might long since have realized it to themselves. Regularly, the Three Hortons held confab for the refurbishing of their act; periodically rehearsals were called, changes inserted, songs revamped and costumes freshened for each and every one of the three of them, with emphasis on the requirements of each. Beatty's audiences wanted his sure-fire bombardment of patter; Alicia's wanted her's blond and graceful; WInstead's wanted him the flylng.^dancing, comic, vocal young devil. The Three Hortons. Up to the bitl «r until Beatty's patter began to crack In his tnroat, and Alicia's ankles to twist and turn as she danced, there was no out-and-out admission on the part of the older Hortons that they were finished. The situation racked Winstead and tore at the very withes of him. They were such a gallant pair in his eyes; the dudlsh, rakish, old Beatty who would limp to the wings from his dressing room, with his face made up Into a grin and the darts of pain through his ankles like fire; the prankish dear-beyond-the-teJling, Alicia, whose role In life was to, pamper everyone except herself, from her husband and son down to the most obscure performer on the bill. To see them slowly disintegrate, to see a merciless public grow cold to them, to behold the hurt In the eyes of his father and the bewilderment on the face of Alicia was pathos beyond the telling. Not but what they gloried in the rising success of their son, and stood back with their faces perspiring and their hearts hurting from exertion and something else, for him to take the honors for the act, but there came the time when there was simply no -easing the fact, for the two of them that they were finished. Managers were clamoring for Winstead, and for years had been tolerating the presence of the older pair for the simple reason that he would not book without them. But the time had come when It was apparent even to Winstead himself that there was Imposition In any longer asking for bookings for the older pair. Beatty was winded almost before he reaehed stage. Alicia, poor dear, no longer had the stamina. Strangely, this realization dawned, nearly simultaneously, upon the three of them, sparing Winstead the almost unbearable pain of tell' ig them their hour had struck. "Wfe're finished, Beatty," Alicia announced to her husband one evening, as they sat around trying wholeheartedly to discuss plans for a next sea son's act. "What's the use heating around the buRh? They don't want ,ns. We're dead weight around Win stead's neck. I>et's face the music." It was with a sense of what seemed positive relief that Beatty capitulated. Actually, his old face seemed for the •ret time to allow Itself to fall Into the luxury of wrinkles. "I guess you're right. Alicia. We're done." There was no| any money scare Winstead, of course would see to that and besides the Hortons. Beatty and Alicia, simple-living, simple-minded folk, had put by their little penny. It was fear of Winstead that lay In their hearts. This hoy. never out of his parents' tracks, suddenly atone or< rhe road! Fear of Winstead hari squatted on tbelr old chesta. both ef them, ever since the shadow of UUa day of their retirement had begun to cast Itself across the drcnlt He was such a child, Winstead was. • helpless, confiding genlus-llke fel'ow. No good at money, for Instance. Had to have It handed to him every morning. So much for taxicab. So much for lunches and little luxuries. So much for tips. No good at watching himself agninst colds, to which he was subject. It took all his mother could do to keep after him effectively with mufflers, rubbers and precaution about drafts. No good at eating well. His father was foTever giving him the second helpings of food without his even knowing it, stacking his plate when his attention was diverted and £hen Insisting that he eat. , "But I have eaten, father. Didn't you slip some more potatoes on my plate?" "Nonsense. Eat, I say!** Imagine a boy like that, a helpless, off-in-the-clouds fellow who had never had to think much for himself about , the creature phases of life, off suddenly by bimself on^ a circuit. It hurt the heart of Alicia oo that she cried most of her nights. It threw such a dread into Beatty that his efforts to pretend to Alicia that all was well were pathetic to her almost'beyond endurance. .' Well, It had to be faced and the sooner the better. The Hortons purchased for themselves the inevitable chicken farm In New Jersey, that haven of all good retired vaudevlllians, and winstead, bewildered and a little frightened with his released, began rehearing a new act with, a young girl with the stage name of "Yvette," whose singing and dancing had attracted the admiration of the Three Hortons. It was a whirlwind turn of fast, arfluslng young-blood talk, really exquisite and highly diverting soft-shoe and toe-dancing, and some pretty duet singing that marked them for almost Instantaneous success. After a tryout In Newark, Winstead and Yvette were booked over a fortyweek cycle and the pair of the older Hortons settled dowp to what gallant resignation they could muster. And muster they did, except It actually did seem that with the letting down of the strain and excitement of their iife-tlme of years on the circuit, Beatty and Alicia were destined to fall apart1^ like the proverbial one-hoss shay. Bad health set In for both almost the month after retirement. An old pair were nearing the final turn In their road. It was quiet and peaceful and even beautiful In a way. Sweet, come right down to It, growing old out of a youth that had been so long and tumultuous and vigorous. It was Winstead that brought dread to the heart--Winstead, who had been so babied. His first visit home after the forty weeks brought peace to the heart on that score. He and Yvette had come back to the farm to be married. She Is a tumultuous little thing. Dances like a whirl and can fling herself In a horizontal bridge from the neck- of Winstead and start whirling. She Is young, vivacious, beautiful and a whirlwind for making Winstead toe the mark. Rubbers! Let him try to venture out on a damp day without them. Appetite! Let him try to skip that glass of fresh "cream with his lunch. Money! Yvette holds the purse strings and doles out to him as If he were a child. ~~ '• There Is nothing left for Alicia and Beatty to dread about the twilight. Tbe exact Iomm at the battle of Waterloo are undetermined. The fifcoch probably lost over 31,000 per- •ooa, killed, wounded and missing. The allies' losses, according to official returns, amounted to 22,428. w»T'V Warily Pfcifatfrtfttepbt William Take, an fcgWA philanthropist, born 200 yean founded the "Retreat," under tbe management of the Quakers and discovered what are called the best modern methods of dealing with the Insane. Back T^o Prosperity With Small for Governor ^ / > • ° f I l l i n o i s r You SiPe enroll as a memler or the County Len Small for Governor Club now being* formed by the friends and supporters of the former Governor in this county. Men and women alike are invited to join. There are no dues and no obligations other than your expression you favor the nomination of LEN SMALL as tbe Republican standard bearer at the primaries on April 12, 1932. Join now by sending in your membership. Cut out and fill in the coupon below and mail it to Theodore Hamer Chairman, Woodstock, III Mr. Theodore Hamer, Chairman, Woodstock, TIT Please enroll my name as a member of McHenry County Len Small for Governor Club. I favor Mr. Small's election and will support him at the primary to be held April 12,1932. Naafta '--"v - »• ^ ^ " i n*il • jT'. W <irtlMllil Address McHenry County) Illinois Dogs With Titles The amazing history of Pekingese has been told by Mrs. A. C. Dixie who spent a long time In China. A thousand y'ears ago these small bundles of trouble were worshiped as symbols of Buddha, and Invested with the highest titles an emperor could devise. They were created princes and dukes. They were granted gigantic revenues. They were honored with literary degrees. To steal one was to run a certain risk of enjoying that death known as the Death by ten thousand slices.** Today the Peke is guarded with something of the same stringency, but In Tibet and not In his native birthplace. China last her hold on him when the Summer palace in Peking was sacked In 18(10, and an English general brought a "sleeve dog" home In his hat a* a gift to Queen Victoria." Britain's Red Tape The sleepy little village of Upper Tean, between Uttoxeter and Stoke-on- Trent, is where the government obtains its red tape. Officialdom ties Itself up with tape from Upper Tean, It al > uses the same tape to tie up the parcels of restrictions which go to make Britain what It is. Old women with kindly faces turn out tape by the mile. It falls In cascades from the looms and, on the floor, great piles of red tape may be seen. There Is enough tape to trip up the nation when handled with the cunning dexterttgr of Whitehall.--Montreal Herald. 8p«*d-at Wrosf Tiase If some men speeded as fast at the Office as they do trying to get there, more work would be accomplished. ^ Waval Trtisfai Seheei The United States Naval academy at Annapolis, Md„ was established In 1845, by a special act of congress. The origin of this technical educational Institution was due primarily to the efforts oYvGeorge Bancroft* secretary of the navy. . '-;xr' ' ^ Dying Raqueat Denied Though England has produced fraat painters, oddly enough the only one commemorated In Westminster abbey" Is Sir Godfrey Kneller, portrait artist from the time of Charles II to George I. Still queerer, Kneller's dying words were: "By G--d, I will not be buried In Westminster." To make absolutely certain he designed his monument and paid $15,000 for the stone and work and chose a spot in Twickenham churchyard. But due to a dispute of his widow with Tope over the rights to this plot. Kneller was boiled la Uka abbey In spite of himself. l|l»l ' ' -M'i. A U C T I O N ! WM. A. CHANDLER, Auctioneer Located 10 miles' west of Libertyville, 1 mile north ^#f Wauconda and 3 miles south of Volo on Bond Road Wednesday, March 23 Commencing at 12:30 p. m. . ' i 40 head of livestock, 20 heifers, 1 to 2 years of age, 20 good farm horses, 5 to 9 years old, weight 1,300 to 1,500 lbs., 4 sets harness, 100 bushels wheat, brood sows, a full line of practically new McCormick, Deering and John Deere machinery, including a 10-20 tractor. Usual terms. Blackburn, Broughton, and Bert : - Dowell, Props. AUCTION SALES CO., Managers " USE THE CLASSI12ED COLUMNS FOB QUICK RESULTS GENERAL MOTORS i TRUCK EXPRESS BODY CHAS6IB F.O.B. PONTIAC f.«.k Pieeei t* Electrie Faa An electric fan" built by Thomas A Edison's company before 1900 la pre served by tbe Ohio StaLe^ Hl&tprfcal society. 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