Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-17
9Th HALF-YEARLY COMPETITION
The most Interesting Contest ever offered by
The Canadian Agriculturist.

One Thousand Dollars in Cash, a Pair of
Handsome Shetland Ponies, Carriage and
Harness, and over two thousand other valu-
able prizes for the Agriculturists brightest
readers Who will have them? According to
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 AgricultuTiSt.n
Five Hundred Dollars in cash will be given
to the second largest list.
A Handsome Pair of Shetland Ponies, Carri-
age and Harness, will be given for the third
largest list.
Over one thousand additional prizes award
ed in order of merit: One Grand Piano, $500
Organ; $400 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 valuable
prize. This is the biggest thing in the Compel
ition line that we have ever placed before the
public, and all who do not take part will miss
an opportunity of lifetime.
RULES-L A letter cannot be used oftener
than it appears in the words 1.-The Canadian
Agriculturist." For instance the word egg"
could not be used, as there is but one ''g' in
the three words. 2. Words having more than
| one meaning but spelled the same can be used
red 4. Errors will not invalidate a 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 30 cents in
stamps ezra, will receive free, by mail. post
| paid, one of THE AGRICULTURISr'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 S25. COO in prizes during the last two years
| and have thousands of letters from prize win
ners in every state in the union and every part
| of Canada and Newfoundland, Lord Kill
! Canada, writes: II shall recommend my
| friends to enter your competitions" NJ. NJ.
| Branden, Vancouver, B. c., received $1,000 in
| gold" and we hold his receipt for same. Afew
| of the prize winners: Miss j. Robinson, Toron-
| to, $l50O; j. j. Brandon, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
$l500; David Harrison, Syracuse, N. Y, $535; IL
| BeaviS, st. Louis Mo-, $500; James Baptie, West
| Duluth Mimi, $500; Miss Georgina Robertson
Oak ST., Brooklyn, $1,000; Fred HI. Hills, 359 State
ST.. Bridgeport Conn.,, and thousands O
| others.
| Address all communications to THE AGRICUL
| TURIST, Peterborough Ontario.