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Show j, i - ! n ! . - I BEN'CASEY By NEAL ADAMS itEu TSvSi, pSiiSiSlt'JA - f 7A 'A KNCWHOWSORRyiXl ABOUT THIS... 1 AM ,Wf?f ft) V I V1 . fS K' Ml DIFFICULTY Jfri 8 Win the Britannic a Junior Encyclopedia for school and home. Send your Questions, name, are, address to "Tell Me Why!" care of this paper. In case of duplicate questions, the author Philip Mattheis, Today's ffifH Z' J J SZ?Y5i V7 l TDN HE'LL iCNOW HOW HANDLE IT 4 -PASS THE BALL BACKTOTHE BOYS LET 'EMTIP OFF THE COACH HOW PERSfSTENTLV " ' By DIQK BROOKS ! jy&rJ& j ICE RCfeS ? WATEKZjlM, WHAT ( ON EARTH IS TRANQUILIZERS THE SHOCK IS MOREV WRONG? t I CAN STAND THAN I jfC 1 V . First of all, what exactly is a V coin is made of metal, of course. But it must also be of a coin? certain weigktvand alloy (that is t if 4 . I A"FII?ST"iN THE RECORDED "X H1STDQVOPMAN TWO TEEN- - A AGET?S JUST CALLED THEIR OWN J c FATHER A GENIUS Lennox, S.D. 11, a mixture or combination of j cer- tain metals.) And it must bear the mark or stamp of those who is-su- . it. were primitive coins me winner is: " made of improved on this method. The circular blanks were molded and al"electrum," a natural composi- lowed to cool They were then retion of 75 per cent 'gold and 25 heated and placed between dies per cent silver They were about that had been engraved by the the shape and sizeof a bean and best artists in the land. were known as fstaters," or' The flower die rested on an anvil "standards." and the upper die was struck a to The Greeks were Very quick heavy blow with a sledge shamrealize what a good idea it was mer In comparison with modern to have standardized metal money minting! of coins this method was and so they began to make coins. clumsy. Yet it produced some of About 100 years later many cities the most artistic coins ever made. on the mainland of Greece, Asia Greek coins were used for about of the Aegislands the 500 Minor, years. Then the Romans ean Sea, Sicily, and southern Italy adopted the idea and carried it on all were issuing their own coins. for another 500 years. Then the Gold coins were the most art of making coins seemed to Next came silver and fin- decline. From the year 500 to 1400, coins were thin, unattracally copper. and were cast tive, and very crude in style. In The first coins a with then struck punch bearing fact, coins almost stopped being Greeks soon used and business waS conducted The a crude design. By A. LEOKUM will decide the winner. THE, JACKSON TWiNS valu-aibl- e. re ' .In the 7th century B.C., the who were a wealthy and powerful people living in Asia Minor, made the first coins. These Lyd-ian- s, Jacoby On Bridge SSP ill 1 MSWmmm ' ' rJ?ti SOME - candy - ' ITI 'v V'-Nr"7 . . y By KARL GURBERT I . f , ? WANT SOME CANDyH f WELLTr GUESS THAT) 1 RIGHT NOW-p- : C i WORKj any moreti i a minimum came more plentiful (partly because of the discovery of precious metals in the Americas), and good artists were .employed again to engrave the dies, From theh on coins b?gan"'to develop to their present state in appearance and uniformity. . FUN TIME The Riddle Box 1 What gets lost when you stand up? 2. Why do people like to sit in the back of an airplane? 3. What do you take' pff last when I : you go to bed? Answers 1. Your iap.' 2 Who ever heard of a plane backing up into a mountain? 3. Your feet off th j . WHY WE SAY IT p. no-trum- Learn the Jacoby system with You also note that there is no reason to use a transfer bid be- your copy of "Win at Bridge With cause no lead can hurt you as Oswald Jacoby." Just send your declarer. What do you do in the name, address, and 50 cents to: game and have considerable slam Jacoby system? Oswald Jacoby Reader Service, You respond three spades. interest provided that your partP.O. Box 489, this ner has good spades for you, at This tells your partner all these co A, newspaper Radio Station, New City Dept. least two aces and better than things and asks him to bid three York 19, N.Y. with poor spades; four with good spades and a spades or minimum 21 NORTH (D) with some suit of other four good AQ104 a maximum and spades VA97S Q The bidding has been: AQ4 East West South Hence, North's four diamond North KJ2 2 1N.T. Pass V Pass WEST rebid does not indicate that he 2 EAST 3 A Pass A Pass wants to play diamonds, but 3 V A A2 A93 4 Pass Pass V Q J 105 confirms a near maximum VK842 4 6 Pass Pass 10 85 3 J962 with good spades. T Pass 64k 873 965 You. South, hold: This leaves South no problems SOUTH VZ 4K2 KJ1065 at all. He uses Blackwood to AAQ754 What do do? you KJ8765 check for aces and bids six A Pass. You may make sevV3 spades after North shows two of en, but you have no excuse for K7 those nice cards. bidding: it. AQ104 he bids six When South Both vulnerable. spades TODAY'S QUESTION is not certain that the slam will North East You open one South West and 1 N.T. be a laydown, but South knows your partner responds three Pass 3 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 N.T. Pass definitely that at worst the slam hearts. You, South, hold: 5 V Pass 6 4k Pass will depend on a finesse and 4AK54 VJ2 QJ98 AU3 Pass Pass What do you do? there is no reason to refuse to bid a slam under those Answer Tii..i$f Opening lead y Q no-trum- p. ! v-tA- By OSWALD JACOBY Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Take a look at the South hand. Your partner opens one You want to be in by barter or payment in kind, In the 15th century the art of coinage was revived. Metal be- floor. One Bid To Get Many Answers THE BERRY S L7ce? What Were the First Coins PLEASE ME KNOW. BUT J LET I'M SURE PR. 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