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.DAMSEL-FuY.

with thread-like legs, were never meant
for strenuous life.
1t is her eyes that are most unusual
Looking her squarely in the face you
see a cross. The eyes are on each side
Of her head and very prominent. They
stare at you with an almost human ex-
preston. The slender neck and the
unusual shape of her head add to the
impression, so that YOU do not easily
forget the damsel fly.
Little flying is done by these insects
Their food is snapped up when it comes
within reach. They act as If they had
been born tired and are resting up.
In the tissue of water plants the eggs
are inserted by the sharp egg placer
found at the tip of the mothers body
The offspring are ugly little beasts. who
drop into the water and fend for them
selves, as they race over the bottom OF
the muddy pond or stream. They
breathe by means of three leaflike
tracheal gills projecting from the tip
Of the body. They are spiderlike in
appearance, with six legs, long body
and strong jaws.
For several months these youngsters
go about hunting, eating and shedding
tight garments Then it is time to
change their mode Of living. Climbing
up the stem Of plant or clinging to a
bit of wood, they make themselves Sc
cure to it. Safe anchoring is neces-
sary, and should they neglect to be
sure of a firm hold by digging their
claws into the surface, they pay for
their negligence with their lives. Once
they have secured themselves, they rest
This performance is in the early
morning hours, to evade their numer-
Gus enemies. Now the larval skin splits
down the back and the creature begins
to sway gently back and forth as 1t
begins to pull itself free from the old
skin Slowly the emerging insect with
draws from the old shell. The damp
crumpled wings unfurl. and in a short
time the air has hardened the tender
body At last the damsel fly stands in
all her glory on the empty shell of her
former self!
Once you have witnessed this trans
formation. you have feeling that you
have seen the dead come to life. and
it Is an experience you will never forget
For several hours the damsel fly is too
weak to move. Then the glittering
wings Of iridescent green and copper
move. and soon the fairylike creature
is fitting about among the low growth
to be found close to the edge Of q
stream.
You may bring home some damsel
fly nymphs, to be found in great num-
bers, roaming over the floor OF ponds
and sluggish streams. place them in the
aquarium and watch them transform
in the Spring.
Copyright. 1o33)
Evening star., 1933-09-22
Conquering Contract
-By P. HAL SIMS

bid three hearts, that is an under
bid which he may have to pass. for
feiting a probable game; II bid four
hearts over three clubs, that is an
overbid which might drive him to a
slam try of five hearts or clubs. and
five hearts may be an impossible con-
tract even If he has the imposing
holdings needed to justify slam try
after my minimum raise. No. four
clubs is the right bid. inducing him
to bid four hearts so that I can pass
that declaration and close the ac-
count. -
If Partners Rebid Is Two No Trumps.
This rebid should be very welcome,
although you can never let him play
the hand in no trumpS. Your re-
sponse is. Of course. three hearts. If
he bids three no trumps. continue to
four hearts. The hand must play at
least one trick better in hearts, prob
trumps your hand affords no early
entry card Hope that the opening
bidder is not relying much on strong
diamond holding. for this would con-
stitute a duplication in connection
with your singleton. If he has the
ace of diamonds and as good as
K and @ in the black suits,
there should be excellent chances OF
game in hearts probably depending on
the result of a finesse in hearts. On
this bidding your partner may very
likely hold only four hearts. How
ever, this should not decrease your
chances, as he will then be all the
stronger in the off suits.
Slam DEVELOPMENTS With Somewhat
Stronger Responding Hand.
Do not bid four hearts over two no
trumps without high cards, as this
might be read for slam try with
disastrous results. Your hand should
include an ace and high heart
honor in order for this belated jump
raise to be permissible. Five hearts
would then be a pretty safe contract
if opener made the slam try In this
form. or in a form compelling you
to bid five hearts in reply. If he bids
six hearts over four, the contract Is
likely to be a lay-down as you can now
read him for three aces and four and
one-half to five primary tricks; with
less he could hardly bid so boldly after
your minimum raise on the first round,
despite your later jump to four hearts
over two no trumps. He would ap-
preciate that your belated Jump raise
was based on his illuminating no.
trump rebid, and did not mean that
your first response had been an under
bid at the time it was made.
(Copyrisht. 1889
Mr. Sims will answer all INQUIRIES on
Dsper with Stamped
yelope.
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after your discouraging minimum raise,
shows a promising hand; but he needs
a really good hand to make four hearts
(the only game contract you can
stand). and I would want to make him
reach it only after further discourage
ment from me, because he is not likely
to make game unless he can keep bid
ding in face of my warnings. I would
therefore bid three hearts over three
clubs: if my partner bid four clubs
or three no trumps, would naturally
take him back to four hearts and hope
for the best The play of the hand will
depend mainly on his spade holding;
whether we must lose one. two or three
tricks in that suit. I limit our dla-
mond losers to one: the spades are
the key suit With three little spades,
the opening bidder should not persist
beyond my three-heart sign-off. With
Xxx or K X in spades, a heart game
would appear likely to him. assuming
that his hearts are good-A K j X x
and that the club suit he had bid Sec
ondarily was A K J or A @ j x.
My club support for him is unimport-
ant-if I am long in them the suit
will clear up and he will have finesse
to lose no tricks in the suit II am
short, he can ruff the suit out.
Raising the Clubs.
To raise three clubs to four, I would
need a hand with which, in view of
the fresh information about the club
suit, was able to decide that we must
play for a game in hearts. With
Sp K xxx Di X
Hts x Xxx CT. Z xxx
I would bid four clubs; this would
drive my partner to bid four hearts,
which I wish to be able to pass. If
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The Plotters.
A plot, 1t should be understood.
May not be bad; 1t may be good.
-Reddy FoX

~ EDDY FOX had led a Dog into
- trap. He had done it delib-
II erately. He had done 1t be-
i cause it was the only way he
could escape from that Dog. not
because he wanted to. Now. the follow
ing night he and Mrs. Reddy had come
ro see If the Dog was still in the trap.
He was. All the long hot day and all
the long night before he had lain
there, held fast by those terrible steel
Jaws that seemed to keep biting in all
the time. That leg was badly swollen
and the ache of it seemed to throb all
over him. He had nothing to eat and
nothing to drink. Oh, how thirsty he
was! His mouth and tongue were
parched. His tongue had become q lit
tie swollen and would be more so an
other day. 1t hung out the side Of his
mouth.
All that day he had had to lay there
while the rays from bright, hot Mr..
Sun had beat down on him piteously.
And added to the suffering from that
swollen leg, hunger and thirst, was the
feeling of dreadful hopelessness. He
would have to lay there and suffer until
he died. At least that is the way it
seemed to him. All this Mrs. Reddy
realized as she sat watching him. She
pretended that she was glad that he
Evening star., 1933-09-22
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

which the citizens do not like. The
deeds OF her gangsters have been pub
lished far and wide in newspapers. It
is true that there is more crime In Chi
cago than any city should permit, but
it Is a mistake to suppose that gunner
are to be seen at every corner. I have
been in Chicago scores of times. and
never once have seen a man firing
either revolver or machine gun.
During the past 10 years I have OBJ
served a great increase in the number
OF skyscrapers in Chiceso. The city
has several buildings more than 500
feet tall, and one of the hotels rises 635
feet above the street level Another
hotel was built at cost of $50 900 900.
There is reason for Chicago to be
proud of her lake front Hundreds of
acres along Michigan's shore have been
turned into public parks. Much of this
land was gained by filling in the lake
The Field Museum of Natural His
tory, the Museum of Science and In
dustry, the Planetarium and the Aqua
rum are other points of interest. The
Aquarium is the best I have seen any
where. and the Planetarium is the only
one of its kind on this continent.
For "Travel" section Of your scrapA
book)
Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1933-09-22
Chicago.

Chicago.
TAST GROWING Chicago now
l. ranks fifth in size among the
cities of the earth. It is the
i largest Of all cities in the Amer
ican Middle West, and 1t Is the
leading railway center OF the entire
United States.
The name Chicago" came from the
Indians. OF that much we are sure,
but no one can say just what 1t means.
In the Ojibway tribe. the term she
kag-ong." meaning wild onion place.
was used, and that may have been the
beginning Of the city's name.
Nowadays Chicago has the nickname
of "the Windy City" There are times
when fierce winds sweep along the
streets. thanks in large part to Lake
Michigan. Well do remember VIM
ter's day when the wind almost lifted
me of my feet while tramped through
The snow laid down by blizzard in Chi
cagO.
Back in 1898 Chicago received the
honor Of being classed as a town instead
Of as a village This year-a century
later-the Century of Progress" Fair is
being held to celebrate the growth and
progress of the city. Millions of visitors
from other parts, many from foreign
lands. have attended the fair.
Chicago is famed in another way
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Suet Pudding.

Silt half a teaspoonful OF salt, hall
a teaspoonful of baking soda and halt
a teaspoonful each of cinnamon and
nutmeg with two-and-one-half cupfuls
of flour. Add to two lightly beaten
eggs. Add one cupful Of chopped suet,
then one cupful Of chopped nuts, one
cupful of chopped seedless raisins and
one cupful of chopped dates. Mix one
cupful of milk with one cupful OF
molasses and add to the dry mixture.
Steam in a well creased pudding mold
for three hours. Serve with the fol-
lowing sauce:
Sauce-Beat the white and yolk of
one egg separately. Add one-fourth
cupful Of sugar to the beaten egg yolk,
then add the beaten white, and last
of all half a cupful Of heavy cream,
whipped to make one cupful. and fla
voring to taste. Serve at once.
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I h r G c diamonds.
Let us now assume
that his rebid takes
the form of
Three Clubs
Over Your Raise
to Two Hearts.

Should you now
show your club
support by raising
to four clubs? I
think not. That
would be too op-
tinistic a bid, Civ
ing your partner
no freedom to sign
off short of game.
It is true that his
bidding by break
;., {~Nrl, rrNy,yNd
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How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
I'm Vino Veritas."

That wine loosens the tongue Is vel
known. And in convivial company the
saying "In Vino Veritas" is sometimes
used by people who make no claim tc
further acquaintance with the classical
tongue! 1t is one Of those sayings that
have just been adopted by US.
Literally, in Latin, In wine there Is
truth" the saying goes back to the an
cient classic, Pliny's Natural History.
A later use Of it that may have had
considerable influence on its adoption
into modern English speech is in the
popular Anecdotes of Samuel John
son." by Mrs. Piozzi, dating 1880.
(Copyright. 1880
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YOU KNOW" SAID SHE, THAT HE
IS A SORT OF RELATIVE"
had been caught, but all the time she
was thinking and thinking. trying to
think Of some way to help.
You know" said she, that he Is q
sort Of relative"
Who, that Dog?" exclaimed Reddy
Mrs. Reddy nodded. Foxes and
Evening star., 1933-09-22
Sweet Potato Puff.

To 2 cupfuls Of mashed sweet pota-
toes add tablespoonfuls Of melted fat,
salt and pepper to taste and 4 cupful
of milk or cream. Beat l egg yolk
and egg white separately, add the yolk
to the potato mixture. and then fold in
the egg white. Put into baking dish
or individual molds. set in a pan con-
tanning hot water and bake until puffy
and brown
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Beet Greens.

Wash and chop two pounds Of beet
tops and put them in a kettle with four
tablespoonfuls Of fat one thick slice
OF lemon, four tablespoonfuls Of hot
water. q dash Of ginger and half a
teaspoonful Of salt Cook rapidly for
20 minutes, stirring occasionally to
keep from scorching. Let stand In a
warm place for IS minutes. Remove
the lemon rind and serve
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Snow Pudding.

Dissolve one box Of gelatin In one
pint of cold water. When soft, add one
pint Of boiling water. the grated rind
and juice Of two lemons, two and one
half cupfuls Of sugar and the whites
Of five eggs we'll beaten. Let stand
until cold and 1t commences to jell,
then beat in the whites Of the eggs
Sauce-One quart of rich milk and the
yolks Of five eggs with two extra eggs
added. Add half cupful Of sugar and
flavor with vanilla.
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N A II u r E. S
c H IL D R E N
Damsel Fly.
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

AMSEL flies are also called
mosquito hawks! Would you
think this dainty creature
could catch the willy mosquito?
She has often hear, r,oistaken
Evening star., 1933-09-22

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest liutng contract and auction
player. He Uas captain OF the renowned
-Four HorSemen" team, no,U diSbanded,
and has worl "a national championships
: since 1924. These articles are based on
the Sims system, whtch includes the
one-orer-one principle ,rhich the Sims
group OF players aUas the first to EN-
ploy and depelop.
Evening star., 1933-09-22
More About the Minimum
Raise in a Major Suit.

w YE are still dealing with this
a | weak responding hand:
w sp: 5}2: xxxx xxxx Pi-x 63
The partner opened the
bidding with a heart, you bid two
hearts with the above hand We have
discussed the later bidding if the opener
next bids three hearts, two spades or
Evening star., 1933-09-22

for the dragon fly and thought to be
youthful one, on account Of her size
Far from being bold policeman oi
the air. she is shy and retiring. She
clings to the stem of plant like a
dainty butterfly at rest. Her beauti-
full coppery wings and slender body
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-14
ROTATION IN OFFICE

Thirty-six years after the Constitutional ConVen"
ton had completed its labors Madison wrote:
"The difficulty of finding an unexceptionablc
process for appointing the Executive Organ OF
Government such as that of the United States
was deeply felt by the Convention; and as the
final arrangement of it took place in the latter
stage of the session. it not exempt from
degree of the hurrying influence produced by
fatigue and Impotence in all such bodies"
The proposal made by former Governor Frank
o. Lowden of Illinois that as the next major gov
ernmental reform Presidents, Vice-Presidents and
Governors be made ineligible for reelection is one
that in one form another has been made fire.
uuently in the course of American history. Mr..
Lowden believes that single term of six years
would offer President every opportunity to carry
out useful program and would free him from
ever-present temptations to use the first term as a
stepping stone to the second.
The founding fathers were not in clear agree
ment upon the mode of electing President. After
a great deal of debate in the course of which they
changed their minds many times the delegates to
the Constitutional Convention on July 26, 1887,
arrived at an agreement that the President should
be appointed by the National Legislature for a
term of seven years and should be Ineligible for
a second term. This latter condition was consistent
with a tradition as old as American politics. that
of rotation in office. committee of the Continent
tai Congress five years earlier had reported that
the security of the State depended upon frequent
elections and rotation in office The Articles If
Confederation provided that member of Con-
gress should hold office for than three years
in period of six. Mason argued that the great
officers of the State, and particularly the Execu-
tive should at fixed periods return to that mass
from which they were taken'
Though the Constitutional Convention eventual
ly laid aside its plan for single seven-year term
in favor of the proposals of the Committee on
Postponed Matters, incorporated in the Con-
stitution there have been those in every genera
ton who have questioned the wisdom of eligibility
to reelection. Jackson discussed the single term
in his inaugural message in 1929. The Democratic
platform of 1912 advocated it, but as President,
Wilson effectively disposed of the issue In Mr..
Lowden this age-old issue has found a powerful
and disinterested advocate who demonstrated in
his own political the that springs
from voluntary devotion to the doctrine of rOta-
ton in office.-New York Sun.
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,rn TRANSFORMATION has created.

ern transportation has created
A reduction in the number of counties will nee
essarily mean that some county-seat towns must
surrender the courthouse and such advantages as
its presence brings them, but most of these towns
are declining despite the presence OF the court
house. Farmers and villagers that used TO traue
near home are now going ten, fifteen, or twenty
miles to do the bulk of their trading. The per-
netuation of superiuous seats of government VIII
not check this trend. 1t is of the products Oh
the automobile Progress has always involved eco
nomic injury to certain individuals and certain
communities Many of the little country villages
are doomed as trade centers unless their merchants
and tradesmen are unusually alert. The presence
or absence If the courthouse will not greatly affect
them 1t is not fair to the taxpayers nor to the
cause of democracy to postpone logical and need
cd political reorganization in order to give doubt
full benefit to few merchants.
Il is not suggested that there be hasty or whole
sale consolidation of counties IN North Oarollha
1t is suggested that the legislature consider inc
ABSORPTION by stronger adjacent counties OF SIX OF
eight small weak counties that are so lacking IN
unity and taxable resources that their perpetuaCloh
as separate counties is obviously impractical. Ihen
it would be desirable to provide for statewide
survey covering the distribution of population ana
wealth population movements, the growth and VI
tality of trade centers the extent OF trade areas
and the determination of the boundaries of exist
ing natural communities as basis for promoting
furtAed county consultations or revisions The
survey should also consider the amount of debt IN
each county the condition of county buildings and
the use to which they could be put if the county
seat were discontinued, and the sentiment Of the
people in respect to consolidation. Hasty and i'll
advised legislation should be avoided but the time
has come for careful study of the areas of local
government in this and every other state.-Paul
w. Wager.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-14
BOOT-STRAP BUILDING

The monthly figures on construction in the
South, as gathered by The Manufacturers Record,
are pleasant enough when taken lump sum.
Everybody is glad to know, for the sake of the
contractor and the workingman, as well as his own,
that contracts awarded in January exceed S190O0,-
OOO which in turn exceeds the contracts let during
each of the first two months last year.
Progress is progress, but there might be some
doubt as to whether we are moving forward or
backward if we break down the total figure and
examine its parts little more closely.
For example, General Building" which is to
say private building, accounts for contracts of a
million and a quarter, while Public Building, y
which is to. say at the immediate ultimate expense
of the taxpayers, runs to nearly six millions.
Roads, streets, and paving all of them activities
cusromarily paid for in whole or in part with tax
money, aggregate $S,OO0,O0O or somewhere near
40 per cent of the total contracts awarded Fur
Their, under the classification Industrial and En-
cheering Projects" it develops that by far the
greater output of money is for dredging, levees
and dikes, sewers, drainage and water works all
of which may be relegated without much question
to the general category of public construction.
Progress is progress, to be sure, but does it not
occur to us that we backing as fast as We can
into the reality Of state capitalism? Only govern
ment has money to spend?-Charlotte News.
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It's getting worse all the time. Among, the ma
erias for spring hats is straw made of artificial
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER

SVTASHINGTON. - Pr S d e'nt
w Hoover's early plans for life as
an cX-president are now fairly we'll
worked out and it is understood
hat he doesn't intend to make any
speeches, publish any writings or
accept any job until at least nine
months after he leaves the White
House.
Nevertheless, the impression has
grown steadily that Mr.. Hoover
has no idea of renounCinG politics
for all time and that he expects to
continue as leader of his party.
Republicans who don't want him to
continue in control have thus far
tailed to get together and do some
LhinG about it and there is no as
surance of a definite crystalization
Of the anti-Hoover sentiment even
after March fourth. Many Re-
rublicanS. after the manner of
Hoover himself, prefer to wait
awhile and see what happens to the
Democrats before making any dras.
tic reorganization.
The understanding that the pres
ldent will take Secretary Of the
Treasury Ogden Mills along with
him if he returns to California by
boat through the Panama Canal,
with a few days off for fishing en-
route, is taken to indicate that
Mills-a political power in New
York state and often suggested as
he G. o. P. 1886 presidential candi-
jate-is not likely to narticinata
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SNTOW that the mail planes
" sailed away with all the val
,ntines, let's play with scraps that
are left in the house. said Quincy,
with a grin.
Well make some things all of
our own. Gee. I can paste one up,
alone" The TIMES rushed back to
the house and promptly scam
pered in.
The valentine man said, well,
boys, do what you wish. Make lots
of noise. While you are having
fun, I'm going to make a little
lunch.
"Iou helped me with my work,
you see, and so l think it's up to
me to Psl you back, aEi eating is
a very happy hunch."
HVOU bet it u.s." said Scouty II
l. will try to help. At least I'll
try" So, while the others cut out
paper, Scouty lent hand.
A little table soon was set and
all the food that they could get vas
spread around it. Twas a luncheon
that looked grand.
Then Scouty shouted, Here's a
treat! Hey. all YOU TIMES. come