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This Funny World
Laing Faria
McNaught Syndicate, Inc.
"Sheddap or I'll feed you to him!"
.BY. THE WAY.
•
by Beachcomber
"You'll
excellent
THE attempt to introduce the round Corton, "Caxton!" cried system of payment in cash the master, as a new boy raised instead of marks at Narkover his ink-pol and began to drink, has had some odd results.
potsen yourself." One boy's essay was returned wouldn't call this to him
by his form master, Corton a poison,, sir," replied marked "YOU 40," In another the boy, The head master form a boy whose Latin transla- turned the tables on the Upper tion was marked 35. Bd. com- Sixth by marking paper that he had been done "minus Is. Go," and claiming plained out of 2d, the master pleading the money from the chagrined that he hit no change. A row scholar, broke out, In a third form boy who had been awarded £2 149, 4d, for history, filed him own und hle neighbours' Ink-pots with Burgundy - D
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19. Mr. Mrop comes in to do this,
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The headmaster intervenes DR
R SMART ALLICK explain- ed this action. "If boys are to be given money when they do well," he said, "it is only fair that the moster should have is suller reward in cash when the boys do badly. Otherwise, where is the money to come from? I realise the temptation to masters in this part of the system, but nobody can expert them to go on paying out all the
The time,
Fuggestion
that money paid for places in the first eleven should be allocated aled for the cash system in form- work is impracticable. That money is needed for other pur- poses, and sport and work must not be confused."
Neat and
useful
fool proot device for heating sponges over a candle.
Solo for foghorn
A
MUSIC erlic writes: "The question is, where does realism In musle begin or end? If it is realistic to suggest 50 minutes of fog by blowing a realitie foghorn, it is equally
ր
that
to suggest whole day's fog by blowing the
for fog-horn whole day. If it is realistic suggest rood-work by using four road-drills in a Symphony, it is even more realistic to suggest the break for tea by having one hour's silence in the middle of the Symphony. I admit the new music is in its infancy. but infants need discipline, and
We are not to have crossing the platform with open exhaust, to
suggest a lorry crossing the platform with open exhaust, we must keep a sense of proportion,"
YOUR BIRTHDAY.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8:
Both today, you possers a high
powered hitellect and are able to accumulate knowledge without any apparent -difficulty. Knowledge mega into your mind and detail stay there so that at any given moment you are able to bring t sut, correlate it and make good
Your 10 of 11.
intuitions are trong_and_your reasoning powern excellent Thús is a rare combina- Son and It can be a powerful Instrument for success.
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Your disposition in calin and col- boted, and you never ny aff handle. Consequently, Miways able to handle any kind of pre- saltuation with Justice and
laton Inclined to look on the bright side of things, you bring optinian and galety" "wherever you 1. You are a nippant conversation alist and like argument for the sake nt debate. You'll take any elde provided you can find someone to
ake the other one!
Are
Although you μάνα definite piniona of your own, you
SATURDAY,
''AQUARIUS · (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- Pallow routine this moming. for Afternoon may bring something quite unexpected-a · real "break" For you.
FIACES (Feb. 20.Mar. 20)- Positive action can settle matiers, specially MOMIS personal affair Voying around your affections.
21-Apr. VARIES (MAK.
By STELLA
sensitive to those of othera
You
always want to make a good im- pression and will always try 10 put your best foot forward. Сол- sequently,
you
tzienda make wherever you go. And since you enjoy travelling, you will have a chain at friendr that reaches around the world.
You are not one to enjoy Ilving alone and king t You are more content whers müürrounded by your family and close friends. Wed early for the best happiness.
THE CHINA... MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1957.
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Two Aces Net Grand Slam
By OSWALD JACOBY
WES
VEST had the courage of a lion in today's hand, but ho should have remembered the saying that it's better to be a live dog than a dead Hon.
To put bluntly, West was foolhardy when he doubled six hearts. If ho felt sure of defeat- ing the contract he could keep quiet and collect a small profi, If he had doubts, he could bid six spades and taice a small loss rather than risk a big one. The double turned out disastrously when the
the opponents ran from six hearts to seven clubs.
Incidentally, North's bid of no-trump was the "unusual" no-trump at a very high level. It was clear that he didn't like hearts and that he could hardly want to play the hand at six no-trump when he had made no carlier attempt to play at no-trump.
South Was Hence
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NORTH
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WEST (D) AAKJ10932
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North-South vul.
North East South 5+
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Opening trad-K
clearly
invited 10 choose between the remaining sults- diamonds and clubs.
West Kaw
no Berd
to think about the
Ic opening lead. opened the king of spades, and that was the end of him. South ruffed, drew trumps, cashed the see of hearts, and led the queen of hearts through West to ruft out the king.
WOMANSENSE
EILEEN ASCROFT reports from Paris on the Spring collections
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THE COCKATOO HAS CLARA BOW KISS-CURL
THE new Paris spring hairstyles are medium short and smooth- crowned, flattering and easy, to wear for all ages. Artist Crosthwait? has sketched for you some of the latest Ideas from leading hair salons.
IT'S THE LYRE
LINE FOR 1957
Paris. THE Lyre line is graceful and new as 1957.
THE
It
completely transfigures the old classic suit. He gives the jacket 'n rolled-under broad busque,
A maily new desk in kales styles for spring — Autexio say it. "Cockates" and broken the hair high at the back into an agerm swirled such. The front dressed high and feathered sun the" forehusd. Note the return of the Clare Bow kiss-ext).
Reed-slim, short skirts made; of miniature knife pleats achieved the stem of the Lyre.
Two of his most Interesting exclusive materials are heavy hand-woven shantungs and range of miniature wool tartans, It is good to see so many British fabrics appearing in Paris
this
scason, Sekers' trans- Allegro a wonderful parent silk and worsted chiffon has been taken by Patou und
-
rounded Chanel. necklace
wag introduced at a mid- night Paris show by de signer Raphael. Often the shoulders and a best ideas come from the collar that stands away from smaller houses. Raphael the throat.
HOME-MADE DENTIFRICE
AND MOUTH
WASH
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
Vou don't have to spend a lot YOU
of money to get a good dentifrice or mouth wash. feet, you can make both of them yourself if you desire.
Most dentifrices are based on two inexpensive ingredients an abrasive, such as chalk, and a detergent.
a drop of all of peppermint to flavour the mixture.
Even if you think it's too much trouble to mix your own good dentifrice when so many commercial products are readily It might be a good available, idea to remember how it's done just in case your supply
of toerally. I think you'll find out some day.
South then returned to his hand with a trump and dis- carded all of dummy's dia- monds on good hearts. At the end he had successfully dis- carded every
Jast
опе dummy's six-card suit. Then ho could run his own single ton diamond and claim the grand slam.
♥÷CARD Sensens
Q-The bliding has been: North
East Soutte Yest 1 Diamond Pass Heart Pass 2 N/T. Pass
You. South, huid: 4985 QJ752 483 4852
What do you do?
A-Pass. The jump to two no. trump shows about 19 or 20 points, and you have only ve points. The total should not be enough for, game.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold:
AK 85 KJ75 #63 8332
What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
AR-119!!
which you buy In metal tubes and tooth powders are more effective than the or dinary liquid teeth cleansers, Liquids usually Just aren't abrasive,
runs
What about mouth washfa? The American Dental Ascocia tion's Council on Dental Thera- peuties says that generat use of mouth washes helps remove food and debris, but that's about all. A
1
little
His silk and wool mixture has been chosen by Dior in a delicious deep rose, Acrilon
one of the season's successes. It tives bulk without wolght to silk
fabrica. Some of these mixtures have an Eastern up- pearance, re the hand-woven silks of Burma, Slam and In- dia. Sixteen of the top French designers have models in British fabrics.
The mast prettily colited mannequins come from Jaques Heim. Elizabeth Arden has dressed their hair in short semi- smooth shining shingles, like
by caps broken
small curls across forehead and ficking checks.
Red tones and silver blonde seer most popular this season.
Make-up has changed little. Sull much emphasis on cyės and lips. For evening, lids are given a sparkle, with metallic eye shadow.
Jacque Dayztepe ti-The, young en wie colfs west of the top poonavitačna in Paris. - For spring De Texturas smooth “cops" hair, but binoks the mene ilun wirs Jorge wandering locks in the foru herd and carving ever the checks.
Fas the young_pirt who she a colunt, ony - Tu - manuoS style comes this buck-swept affect from Beurgels. The heir is caught un Top with amo:l butterfly bow; An attractive volation of the sid
HOT COFFEE EGGNOG
—A Quick Breakfast Treat By Ida Bailey Allen
A BEATEN EGG, some instant coffee, cold water and. sweetening, as desired; helps bring a quick breakfast up to proper standard.
"W the most important and toast
There is surprisingly tule 66HAT do you consider Do you consider julce, coffee good balanced jewellery In the Parls collec tona. What there is, mostly of
breakfast, Madame?" large pearls used
as single-eating event of the day,
"No, Protein, such as meat, Now I know you've read
strand necklaces or stud ear-Madame?" asked the Chef. fish or an egg is also needed. swishing lot about dentifrices containing
din-
"For a The girls whose rings,
"Breakfast," I replied, "This
husty breakfast, the penicillin, ammunium
or other liqually,
around in your mouth monds are her best friend
is literally a treaking of thegg may be introduced in, the substances, preventive
These after eating and after brushing going to find herself a little out fast-food is eaten at the end form of hot coffee eggnog. Ada substances may help reduce your teeth wil help remove
of date...
of about 8 hours of fasting. citrus Juice and buttered toast- tooth decay in certain
food cases, many of the
particles
Here is a tip for learning the
"Even during sleep the body and there's a balanced 20- and between the model-girl walk. I
breakfast- picked it
minutes Studies are still being made to lodged on
at the Paris School
uses up some energy. Break- minuto of determine Just how much value teeth,
Mannequins You
can make
models fast is necessary to furnish 'the to prepare, 6 minutes to eat and they
have.
where
drink. to the
with which сству But you can make a good mouth wash by dissolving two train for the big fashion houses,
If breakfast is
"It will make the difference dentifrice right at home in a teaspoons of ordinary salt in Tie a string round the legs just start the day.
pessimistle and an skipped, or if it is not balanced, between a quart of water. As another above the knee that stops
physical letdown occurs optimistic approach to the day." the a cleansing wash or gargle you can tho stride and gives you
during mid-morning and fatigue use suds from blond French model girl's guide, even
and irritability set in." ~(London Expreša Service). neutral soup,
matter of minutes.
Just mix one part of table salt with two parts of baking soda. If you want, you can add
BOYS'
AND
China Doll's Dilemma
-Old Sol Finally Came to the Rescue-
By MAX TRELL 4 one side
your
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The children wero down- stairs. But they couldn't talk to the children and make them understand. Toys never can.
"It's past her arms now!" Teddy gasped. "It's up to her neck! Is....It's??
Rain Stopped
Instant that And at that The harder the rain fell, the
rain stopped Then all of a sudden the sky higher the water rose!
very instant-the "I've got
the grew as black as ini.
roof and to do something! pattering came the rain!
Now!" General Tin sold again. streaming down the window. I
But what could he do? Tin stopped dancing on the ponds soldiers can't go marching out and lakes and
No garden, ono ever heard of such a thing.
one alde and a like bush on the other and a puddle of water THE GUA had been shining all around her!
brightly a moment before.
Down
It pattered on the roof of the house where the children lived. It streamed down the window of the playroom, Outside In the garden, it formed ponds and lakes and rivers.
Greatest Excitement And in the playroom, there was the greatest excitement,
of a house rescuing dolls.
on
It just stopped.
rivers in
the
Then, just
No one in the playroom could as suddenly as it disappeared, do anything-not Hiawatha nor the sun came out again. Mr Punch, nor the Canary, nor
"The the Hobbyhorse, nor
Mrs. Teddy
Bear.
Mrs. Cuckoo called out three o'clock instead of two!
The
Hobbyhorse
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DINNER
Hot or Cold Tomato Júteo
Bacon Potatoes and Green Cabbage Corn Bread Squares Pickles Hot Apple Compota Coffee Tea Milk
All Measuremenia Ara. Level Recipes Proportioned to Serves to 6
Bacon
and with 'Potatoes Green Cabbages: You will need 2 lbs. green cabbage, 1 lb. lean bacon sliced " thick and 10 medium-sized white pointosë, In a 3-qt. kettle, layer thick slices of the cabbage and 1/9 of the bacon. Add a layer of the potatoes, peeled and quartered,
and potatoes,
Repeat with 2 alterating layers cach of cabbage, bacon
mixed 'Add 3 c, hot water with 2 tsp. table mustard ̋and 3 tbsp. sweet plekie-vinegar. stopped Cover.
Simmer-bolt 35 min. or until the potatoes and bacon arei ten-
water's going down!" the Stuffed Bear, Cuckoo, nor Teddy, the Stuffed shouted joyfully. "It's down to ber akms. It's down to her General Tin, the tin soldier. They thought of asking the knees. It's going down... paced up and down with his Cat to go out and drag Gloria down"
out of the puddle before she General Tin stopped pacing rocking. musket over his shoulder say.
Mrs Cuckoo gently opened Ing: "I've got to get out! I can't floated away. But they knew up and down.
Hiawatha stopped still and her door and called out the der, that the Cat wouldn't go out in stay here and do nothing! I've
Arrange on a large platter, correct time. smiled. the rain. to e
get out at once!"
And in the garden, between Dust the cabbage. generously They would have asked Picky Hiawatha, the Wooden Indian
Poo, the Brown Poodle, to go
the rose bush and the lac with fresh ground black pepper RxP: 2 RtxR, K1-K7ch;
with mince couldn't. And out. 3 K-KI 13 BXKt, Q-Rich), Boy, jumped up
But they
bual, ent Gloria, the Beautful and the potatoes Doll, bathed in sunshine)
parsley or chives... QXPeh: 4 PXQ, RxPeh, real excitement. in
Mr Punch kept sliting down him to nik. K-B2, R-K17 mate.
and standing up and lighting
Among thone bom on this dzie were: Richard Watson Gilder, noted editor and critic: Jules Verne anti Samuel Butler, autore John Tinks, phiompher and essayist; General William T. Sherman, US, Army: King Vidor. Mim direcŁOT: and Lana Jack Luden, actor: Turner, seiremn,
Delect the
To Bnd what the stars have #tore for god tomorrow, your birthday star and read corresponding, paragraph. Let your birthday mar be your daily guide, FEBRUARY 9
LEO (July 11-AUE. 23 Windom and fact will pay betler than averago dividends today. Don't Jump at conclusions, either.
Vino (Aux.
24-Bapt
1)-
(3)--
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(Sept. 24-Oct. You need to be wise in knowing how to not if the unexpected oc- days this month, Take thingen 15% curs today. Be prepared for any- Your strido pallently; all goes well.
thing.
20)
Not one of the most propitious
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. Zjm TAURUS DIAPE.5 21-May 213 Guard against a low due to care- PPZSNES), Indy #sewto get out of Jam or, hasty action, You control, but if you manage 'right, you can keep them within bound on it if you take plenty of
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White mates in two. Solution to problem!
yesterday's
TARGET
How many
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four
jettern
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PUT
from the letters in the square on the right ? In making each word, the fattara, în each of the
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FORMINI (May v 22-June · 21)- · ·BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 11-Déc. EI)-* Personal affairs move · along better. There can be imfenderetanalogs... tomorrow. than anticipated Keep a positive even among the best of frienda, but "attkude and all works out well, đơ gbur atare to prevent them..
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CAPRIGURN. (Dec. 21-Jan. - KG)--- Take ones of esential matters, but dona.. Waaja time or energy
porient,
on
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·klatant bioni kiot höst bolt - tuta fota liné natal chain tall' İKİM taint talien talon tile Lixi path tował total,.
and down in
his pipe and telung it go out.
The canary fluttered around his cage in a worried way, Hobbyhorse rocked.
Even Mrs Cuckoo was an exelled that she lung Open The door of her clock and called out three o'clock Instead of two.
And at the window, Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, sal with his nose pressed against it, trying to
rain on the see past tho glass. Into the garden.
The water is up to her ama now!" he said, “And its rising higher! Oh!"
This is what had happened. Gloria, the China Doll, had been taken outside Info the Barden by the children,ju The moment the rain alarted coming down, the children ran into the They forgot all about
poor, Gloria
So thero she was, sitting, the ground with a rose, buki on
Mr Punch contentedly t his pipe (and it stayed it),
The Canary stopped Buttering about in his enge.
Rupert and the Windy Day-13
As the little kite rises higher atrocig for me.. Do come and help Rupert and Edwped sen; that is, je me stopish I'm not heavy their pal Willie, House" who in enough f§**We'murt hurry," Kaya cholding the string, “look” crits Rupeet, *for this wind will carry. Rupert That lovely kice must "him away 1" They mo, but before be what was in Willie's mysterious' they can › reach, bima gbere, in jaj
can't gaape the desperately, to, the string, is lifted *** partel 1 -- Hi, Wille, wait for us? (violent, gust and Willie, "clinging
Cylittle="mouse."** is hala thing'a', too":"right"off his feet,
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