Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-03
9Th HALF-YEARI.Y COMPETITION
The most Interesting Contest ever offered by
The Canadian Agriculturist.

One Thousand Dollars in Cash, Il Pair of
Handsome Shetland Ponies, Carriage and
Harness, and over two thousand other valu-
able prizes for the AgriculturiSt brightest
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the usual custom for some years past the pub
fishers of THE AGRICULTURIsT now offer their
Sixth Half-yearly Literary Competition. This
grand competition WILL no doubt, be the most
gigantic and successful one ever presented to
the people OF the United States and Canada
One Thousand Dollars in cash will be paid to
the person sending in the largest list of En-
glish words constructed from letters in words
1.-The Canadian AgriculturiSt.r
Five Hundred Dollars in cash will be given
to the second largest list.
A Handsome Pair of Shetland Ponies, Carri-
age and Harness, viii be given for the third
largest list.
Over one thousand additional prizes award
ed in order OF merit: One Grand Piano, $500
Organ; $f00 Piano; Dinner Sets; Ladies Gold
Watches SILK Dress Patterns; POrtierS, Cur
tainS; Silver Tea Services; TennySon's Poems,
bound in cloth; Dickens in L volumes, bound
in cloth, etc.
As there are more than 1000 prizes, any one
who takes the trouble to prepare an ordinary
good list will not fail to receive a valuable
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ition line that we have ever placed before the
public, and all who do not take part will miss
an opportunity of a lifetime.
RULES. a letter cannot be used oftener
than it appears i'll the words 1.-The Canadian
Agriculturist." For instance the word egg"
could not be used, as there is but one '.S'' in
the three words. =. Words having more than
one meaning but spelled the same can be used
DuG once Is. Names OF ana persons OAR
red. 4. Errors will not invalidate liSt-the
wrong words will simply not be counted.
Each list must contain one dollar to pay for
six months subscription to THE AGRICULTURE
IST. If two or more tie, the largest list which
bears the earliest postmark will take the first
prize, and the others will receive prizes in Or
der of merit. United States money and stamps
taken at par
The object in Offering these magnificent
prizes is to introduce our popular magazine
into new homes, in every part of the American
continent.
Every competitor enclosing % cents in
stamps ezra will receive free, by mail, post
paid, one of THE AGRICULTURIST'S Elegant
Souvenir Spoons of Canada.
Prizes awarded to persons residing in the
United States will be shipped from our New
York office free of duty. All money letters
should be registered.
OUR FORMER COMPETITION-We have given
away 49, 600 i'll prizes during the last two years,
and have thousands of letters from prize win
| of Canada and Newfoundland, Lord Kill
coursie, A. d. c. to the Governor General of
Canada, writes: Il shall recommend my
friends to enter your competitions" VI. NJ.
Branden, Vancouver, b. c., received $1,000 III
gold" and we hold his reception same. Anew
of the prize winners: Miss J. Robinson, TorOn-
to- $1500; j. J. Brandon, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
| Sl500; David Harrison, Syracuse, N. Y, 1885, ii
Beavis, st. Louis, Mo-, $500; James Baptie, West
Duluth, Mimi, $780, Miss GeOrgina Robertson
Oak St, Brooklyn, $1,000; Fred fl. Hills, 359 State
| St.. Bridgeport, Conn.,, and thousands OF
others.
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TURIsT. Peterborough Ontario.