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Show v . - - - '..' , ' f fcEN CASE? 1,1,, i'r tw - rrnT-- - STACKED ASAINST rrs heaps tj By NEAL ADAMS """" T--l S XVX il H Wl mSni M- Ewin, X. J if V 5 V TAKE FDR THIS VJAM. MORE THAN THE DOC P'SH' What Is A Dodo Bird? JTY STf JOB IS FINISHED" . VDU 60TA SWEET TOOTH F0RTHE BUT HE'S GOT A PEAF EAR FOR ANYTHING BUT THE OLD OPERATIN' TABLE. 7UU Ink HUM I (NO I HtS UW3, IUU... THE IACKSON TWINS ' 2 jffl ..,7ZS1 mtf I ff -- By DICK BROOKS ( LOOK, I KNOW VOU NEED BUS RACE, BUT ABOUTTHIS ) SNAKVSkl fut Xvcxjaaav THEPE WANT TO AOE TWO JLOOK ALIKE, Calif. ".-';".- sion "Dead as a Dodo?" What - T SLUMBEI? PARTYf 15-vola- thd you ever hear the expres- " the shlumps actually fir GOING' TO SLEEP ATA I I A Win th BrlUnnica Junior encyclopedia for school and home. Send your Questions, name, are, address to "Tell Me Why!" care of this papen In case of duplicate questions, the author will decide the winner. Today's winner 1st Barry - Powell, 13, Burhank, m A To dodof Was related to tiie pigeons. At jne time, probably thou, sands of years ago, the dodo could fly. But in time it had no need for flight, so its wings be came smaller and finally it couldnt fly at all. In fact, it couldn't eVen run fast. This didn't mean the dodo was helpless. It had no ehemies on the islands where it flived,, and nothing to ' fear. Then came man. Early in the 16th century, man arrive in the islands and found this big, feath ered waddler's breast was more or less eatable. Since food was a problem, ihe Iortuguese sailors went after the dodo. They killed them simply by knocking them over the head with clubs. And because the birds didn't know enough to jrun away, they called them "doudo," meaning silly or foolish. That's how we got the name for jthem of "dodo." v After a time men brought hogs, which ran! loose on the islands, destroying the dodo's eggs and young. Nafurally, it was not long before the dodo was extinct. The By A. LEOKUM : POC? WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1962 Toll Mo Why VT" CARNff IN MAYBE TEN YEARS. it means is that something no longer exists, it belongs to the past. And the reason there is such an expression is that the Dodo bird it extinct. To begin with, the dodo was one of the most jocular and pitiful birds man had ever known. It used to" live in Mauritius and other islands In the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. It was a comical-lookin- g Ibird about the size of a gwanj with a lare, hook - tipped bill, little wings, and a tuft of curly feathers for . I r- ' - , a tail. By KARL GURBERT THE BERBYS --j A YES, i Tzn I THINK A HUSBAND AND WIFE SHOULD HAVE AN OUTSIDE INTEREST THEY CAN SHAJ2Pnofsjr vrv 12 RIGHT, 7 r - ,; last dodo is supposed to have Writing' About died on the island of Mauritius in "I WANT TOf HELP" the year 1681. Howdo We know what it looked like? A few specimens of the birds had been taken to Europe. 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Today In History iter Needs Much Skill Tvo-S- u SHOEING of them your hand becomes muc Ml lose a heart trick. Written for stronger than its actual high can 31 If South had done his thinking Assn. Newspaper Enterprise holding indicates. But if you donl after ruffing the diamond he r would know how) to handle5, your have seen that he could When you hold two five-car- d the in won't you gel not afford the luxury of drawing play suits and your partner raises one even full Value out of it. trumps but could have made the The general rule is not to play hand by going right after the NORTH 12 trumps until after, you have ruf heart suit fed out losers in your side suit, AQJIOd VflS South failed to follow this prin K87 ciple in a rubber bridge game in 10764 Q The bidding has been: Fort Worth and the result was a WEST EAST West South North 1 East gamej 2 4783 Pass Pass 14b IV 4 He followed suit On the first twi ! Pass 1N.T. 14k Pass VQ108 4 diamond leads and ruffed th 2N.T. ? Pass QJ10 A6532 third. Theft he drew two round AQ5 You, South, hold: KJ982 A6S4 VAJ87 4KQI 4.108? of trumpsj, cashed the ace an south (d) What do you do? , A AK864 king of hearts, ruffed a heart an p. A- - Bid three Yotnr AK752 made a grimace when East fail Invited rame has strong partner 9 4to follow. 'He went into a huddle useless because it was too late to TODAY'S QUESTION East and West vulnerable do anything about making the South West 1 North East of bidding one spade Instead hand. Finally he led a club from 1 over your one heart your partner Pass 24 Pass What 4 4k dummy, j has rebid one Pass Pass Pass won West led do? the his do last trick, you Opening lead Q trump whereupon South had to Answer Tomorrow By OSWALD JACOBY j piu nari v 1 tyTr--w'"''- J ' By KEN ALLEN MARY WORTH I V5EE, M106E I WHEN FIRST LISTEN TO WHAT TED RUSHED OVER HERE TO TELL YOU- !- DADDY 15 WILLING TO HIRE YOU AT HK FOUNDRY I J AS Mi had the4 fHJHJil.R: NEWlJ I HAD $OME BRAND IDEAS I p WITH rot BY. 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