Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-13
9Th HALF-YEARLY COMPETITION
The most Interesting Contest ever offered by
The Canadian Agriculturist.

The most Interesting Contest ever offered by
The Canadian Agriculturist.
One Thousand Dollars in Cash, Pair of
Handsome Shetland Ponies, Carriage and
Harness, and over two thousand other valu-
able prizes for the Agriculturist's brightest
readers Who will have them? According to
the usual custom for some years past the pub
fishers of THE AGRICULrURIsT 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."
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 i'll order of merit: One Grand Piano, 500
Organ; $40O Piano; Dinner Sets; Ladies Gold
Watches: Silk Dress Patterns; Portiers, Cur
| tains Silver Tea Services; TennysOn's Poems,
bound in cloth; Dickens i'll Il 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
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 life time.
Rules letter cannot be used oftener
| than 1t appears i'll the words 1.-The Canadian
| Agriculturist." For instance the word EGG"
could not be used, as there is but one 'g'' In
1 tfle Ullfee WOTuS NOTuS udNlnS IllOIe bHdti
one meaning but spelled the same can be used
but once. 3. Names of places and persons bar
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. II two or more tie the largest list which
bears the earliest postmark will take the first
prize, and the others will receive prizes i'll 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, i'll every part of the American
continent.
Every competitor enclosing 30 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 ONCE free of duty. All money letters
should be registered.
| away 5000 in prizes during the last two years.
| and have thousands of letters from prlze-win-
ners in every state in the union and every part
of Canada and Newfoundland, Lord Kill
coursie, A. ID. c. to the Governor General of
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-
$500; David Harrison, syracuse, N. Y, S5}5; III
Beavis, st. Louis, Mo-, $500; James Baptie, West
Duluth, MIMI, $780, Miss Gsorgina Robertson
Oak ST., Brooklyn, $1,000; Fred H. Hills, $50 State
ST.. Bridgeport, Conn.,, and thousands OF
others.
Address all communications to THE AGRICUL-
TURIsT, Peterborough Ontario.