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Show Bv ALFRED ANDIOLA DRAKE KERRY VysL'-- vcW l THE STUFF VICTORIANS AN OR, SCHOLAR, SHOULDN'T BE EXPECTED TO LIVE ON HUSKS AND WATER SOMETIMES, HE IS JUSTI FIED EVEN IN ACCEPTING RESENTEP THE FACT PR. WEAVER, IN TODAY'S 'fcNTHAT HE WA5 MAKING MONE COLT ) LECTURE, YOU SAID TROLLOPE'S ....... HMM A NOVELS ARE MORE POPULAR NOW THAN WHEN HE DfED . WHY IS THAT? ..ARMED BANDIT TERRORIZES J BIERCE DEFINED ITS iNOISE-- A STENCH IN THE EAR N FUN TIME that has a very unromantic origin. It comes from the Anglo-Saxo-n The Chuckle Box "mistletau," .which is traced to the Danish word f'mis-tel.- " Teacher: Jimmy, how did you for bird dung, and "tein," get that horrible swelling in your Norse the word for a plant. It nose? "Tell Me Why!" was a age, address professor of botany. The was once believed that the dung care of this paper. In case of dupcypress was first brought from of birds helped this plant grow. Jimmy: I bent down to smell Tree." It was long thought to be a native of Prussia The name gradWin the Britannic a Junior ually became "spruce." encyclopedia for school and Tha magnolia is named after home. Send your questions, name, Pierre Magnol of France, who to By A. LEOKUM vjrt 11 ""It", J r V. Vra Col .w 14. v v. W Il 1 THE STORY OF MARTHA WAYNE ( By WILSON SCRUGGS TIMMY, YOU ANT JUSt) WHY aVTT ( WALK OUT ON DONT AKB tF tAY JHOTHER -C- I YOUZl? I J I WHEM AEE YOLKSOtUS"?) I fl'M AiClrr...f SUKB.M WOT I AgEfiTS YOU' WIMS V?l JTYS "TkiWrrTr-rrW5- fTHI jCSfinP BILLY, WHAT ABOUT T1MAAY GOT TO TALK fan-shap- TO YOU, - licate questions, the author will the Island of Cyprus in the Meddecide the winner. Today's winner iterranean. Willow comes from the Is: old' Anglo-Saxo- n word "wileg." Yew Welsh word comes the from Tana Breisacher, 10, Toledo, Ohio "Ywen." In Madagascar there is The names of many trees, a tree called the Traveler's It has large, plants, and herbs have interest- Tree. leaves that catch the rain and ing origins. Others of course, have simply come down to us from oth- passing travelers can quench their thirst at this tree! er languages. of some more the into look Let's Among plants with interesting names trees of names there is the Barber Plant plants, interesting tree which The herbs. and grows in the Orient. The gets pine Latin natives word rub its leaves on their the its name from tree to faces keep the beard from "pinus," a point. The spruce should really be called "Prussia growing. Mistletoe is "& name Mint owes its name to Menthe, brose in my garden. Teacher: But there no "b" in a woman who in the ancient fable rose. : 7 was transformed by her rival Pros-perinJimmy: There was In this one. into a, plant. Thyme comes a, from the Latin "thymus," to sacTearhprv WVist rlnps TtrflT.il rrrw rifice. This plant was burnt by duce more than any other the Romans on their altars. Dandelion comes from the French Henry: Brazilians! "dent de lion," because the leaves of this plant were; supposed to WORD PUZZLE resemble the teeth of a lion. Arrowroot was said to be used by North American Indians for exI tracting the poison- from arrow ed '", By KARL GUHBERT TBi. dEKRYb Alt -- HOWS MY DARLING LITTLE SWEET PrE t- - T7QNIGHTy tsSmkf- - v rifhis rwrv4 U. . k Pat. Off. jr DCTI MAYtst YUU WUKK LIKE A HORSE, BUT YOU SURE DONT LOOK LIKE ONE LIKE A wounds. r NC South Errs Early in the Game T j l I Can you change the first word South hand and actually the only ed ace and king of diamonds. He to the last Word "Cool" "Gnat" the finesse real question is "How many over-tricks- could not afford 4 moves? Change one letter in " in if East held the queen, Newspaper Enterprise Assn. the word with each move. Se to would It take real genius go When West opened the four of dummy would be shut out forever. tomorrow's paper for the answer. His- nine trick total consisted with the clubs, dummy's six won the trick. down at three! The club ten was returned and of four spades, two hearts, two WTin the Britannlca World Atlas since East gave a mild heart" sig- diamonds and one club. The or Yearbook of Events. Send your NORTH 5 pound foolish play, nal, West took the trick and led penny wise, AQ1083 cost him three riddles, Jokes to: Riddles, Jokes, one at had trick the ten of hearts. This produced "Tell Me Why!" TodayV winner VQ2 the queen,' king, and ace. South tricks later on. KJ1094 is: 10 6 proceeded to go after the diaNancy Gunten, 13, Oakland, Calif. WEST EAST monds. He played the ace, led A J 96 A A52 the three, finessed, dummy's jack, VK986543 ran the rest of the suit, cashed Q The bidding has been: 8 52 North West East Sooth Q76 the jack of hearts and made the 2 ; AK943 2 3 V Pass V Pass last four tricks with spades since 4A ? Pass SOUTH (D) West had to unguard his jack in hold: You, South, AAK7 order to hold a high club, A A 2 VK965 4Q43 J954 V AJ7 What do you do? imade South At other table the A3 A Bid four spades. There Is a a very careless play, at trick one. QJ875 tendency to bid four East and West vulnerable He won. the first trick with the but you should-no- t take, control SouUi West North East seven of spades! hand of from thd your partner. 14 Pass 2 4 Pass duckten was A to club the lead TODAY'S QUESTION 2N.T. . Pass 3N.T. Pass ed by West. West took the second Pass Pass Your partner Jumps to six te:n of hearts. club led the and hearts over your four spades. lead A guy doesn't mind shoring N$ Opening At this point South was forced What do you do nowT 4 of clubs at table A with a gal who makes him jack p. to settle for three He 4 of spades at table B fed like a king. Answer Tomorrow tw cashed his two high spades, play be-caus- ?" , - no-tru- ALL DAY W x-w- 0 N. By OSWALD JACOBY Written for A WELL THANKS, PAL J-- 1 J TO MF r NORSE rY ' J . I WORKING BEAUTIFUL I l'l AFTER VOUVE NEVER LOOKED' MORE HOT'."1 AND TIRED v f kM IC' 51 - Jacoby On Bridge ft, .5, 1961 How Did i rees Gev Their' Names? . tflX h THURSDAY, OCTOBER Vfty ffM' HMPH' SIHTH AS CROWD IN SUPER MARKET JeJJ L i- rr I ( WELLi YOU LOOK VERY I HAPPY, i $UM!DID YOU YOLIR BAG?? RECOVER B THE WAY, SEPTEMBER... BR0U6HT YOU 50METHINSI...A MOST INADEQUATE TOKEN OF MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR KJNDNE55E5J ) AT?TiA"M0.U! J( lJPZ mL hJ By Klii ALLEN fATUtB lllARTII LOVELYI... 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