The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-05-09
A SHOWER OF GUESSES.
FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT
GUESS CORkECTLY
Out of the Twelve Hundred and Eight In
tho Word Contest for the Past Month";
"Structnre Was the Weird.

contest for April ,,.;n, ov.r
tho record. il is found that there were
more successful guessers for the past non."
than for any other of the monthly con,
tests which The Constitution mas oeon
running -. o,+b DOS
guesses for the missing word III the loi-
'0~ .sTfiE sG EN- 0OD WAS AT IT'S HEIGHT.
RIFT THE HEAVY WORK WIr WIN
STOOD IT STURDILY;; III, TH y, m PE ~
PIE OF THE TOWN ,Nc;l i, Gai IF NTH :;I
LEFT dEN1x P r. WkTDR IF FELL 1hN rA Afi
HOMES WOULD BE LExEh,Elh1
SUDDENLY \ sct, TI Nf1,cE SIK SGoN y
BECAME a TORR EEHHpASh Ed And 3
f fT \ RR aH AND SwEPT LIKE A
TORNADO DOWN THE VALLEY.
OF the number who guessed. quite a
having guessed at all, there were, lbs who
supplicd the missing Mord, which was
"structure.
There having been 1,20S guesses accord
Ing to the terms of the contest. one-fourth
of 81. POS is the aggregate amount to be
divided among the successful guessers,
which is S5O2.
or those who guessed there We're 43S
who supplied the missing word. An I'M
usually large number having guessed cor
rectly the pro rata of the successful COM
YctitOrs is not as large as it would ordlnari-
With fund of $500 to be divided among
43S persons it is found that each is en-
titled 10 60 cents, and a check for that
amount will accordingly be sent to every
one of the following addresses.
II is true tx amount is not large, but
they get in addition the best weekly news
paner published in tho world
We announce also in this issue the next
missing word contest. which will not con-
clude until the LIST of September.
between now and that time several thou
sand subscribers should take advantage of
this splendid opportunity to secure q por-
zion of the fund TO be divided on the LIST
of September.
Suppose. for instance, that on the LIST
Of September il is found that 5000 sub
scrlbers are found TO have sent ballots for
the missing word contest. This would al
low division Of $3.50 among those who
supply properly the missing word.
Here IS a chance for every one. and our
readers should take prompt advantage of
il.
The Successful Guessers
Here arc the successful guesscrs in the
April contest 1t will be noticed that
several OF them are credited with a num-
Der of successful ballots 1t should be re-
!nenbered that every agent or subscriber
Is entitled to a guess with every subscriD-
uon sent; and every correct guess counts
one Tor the gueSSer.
The winners are:
Mrs. V. L. Stubs Gardens Bottom Ark
a. W. Jones, Clinton Conn
J =. D. McWhorter, Iron Rock, Ga.
j. ID. banner, Glennvlle, Cal
T.; Thorpe. Flagg. Ill.
6. F. b Lancaster. Washington, N. c.
G. r. f M"yIs fk" BONE sIix .n N c.
J; H. Grlflng. Martin. Miss.
Mrs: Lena Cairus. WeaverSville. n c.
Charles Il. Callahan. Callahan, Fla
NJ. i. Lewis, Lisbon. Ga.
j. NJ. joyce Franklin. Tex.
Captain William f. Cunningham. Franklin
M Mis- b A, a G Hnray, Waray. Miss.
harley Price. Hillsboro Ga.
W Il. Alexander. Felix. Ala.
r. J: Owens. worthington, Ind.
S. d. Watts. Moscow Tenn
Eli Smith Mount ida Ark
Mrs John A. Watkins Mount Ida, Ark.
i. p. Davis, Creek. n c.
A. J. Rcdmon wilkins. Ga
" B. Gross Gross; D1dsGnviIie, Ala.
J. II. Fuller Paran. Ga.
!. r. Leard. Hartwell Ga.
Rev C. p Pearson, Deport Tex,
Mrs W. p. Daily. Moss Point. Miss.
Mrs NJ. r. Baxter. Gregory Tex.
T. Gross, Dover. Ga:
&. E. Schultz. FaSS station, Ga.
n. r. Avert. Ridge, Ga.
A. NJ. Fincher. Rome. Ga.
I H. GI"1 r1,r nqrt T TyGpinri IL;
p G. Merrett Carrie. Ala me- ~
Enl9 Fe eI,,. A Al \; c.
II. f. Finn. Obed, S. G.
NJ. r. Perry. Knoxville, Ga.
A G. Fleony. Macon, Ga, so Oglethorpe
II. A. stanton: springle. n. c.
W. L. Black. riperton. Tenn.
r. X. Rynnm. SheimHn Ga
A. J. Turns; Admire; Kan.
M MIS- Rid Nf Flowing L ma@g T Ten n
r. r. MORGAN. Pond spring. Ga.
I. s. Herring. Lone Oak. Ga.
u s Hacomb. Evansville. S. C.
Thomas Y. Ncwson. Clinton. La.
Mrs Mary lay. TasS0. Ala.
Mrs L. J Wilson. Harrisburg. \. G.
" n Davidson Mount Union, Ala.
A. r. r Scruggs, Antioch. Va.
Miss Narearct f. Cox Blue Ridge. Ga.
.Toin NJ. Patterson Jacksonville. Ala.
W. H. Robinson, Ladonia, Tex.
~. II. Pridgen. Creek, \. c.
T. S Evans, Evans, Ala.
Mrs Mary G. Wilson. Paint Rock, Tenn.
Il o. Hutner. B"than,a. n. G.
7. T.. Rullard Enterprise. Miss.
i. ! Branch Bishop. Ga.
J. II Ruff Nickajack. Ga.
Miss ]. Mcmillan, Granitcyille, s. c.
Nj n Hart, Nimrod, n c.
7, RI. Eel. Smithboro. Ga.
7 y, prarce. Cedartown Ga.
y Nj
W T. Minish. Patterson. \. c.
J. +. Mountain. Aubrey Tex.
George X Briggs Greensboro, n. c.
II S Shumate. Anderson S. c.
7 c. Howell. Clio, Ala.
lane McInnis. Clio. Ala.
p s. Shaw. Clio. Ala.
+ J. Rurch Cave City, Ky.
7. A. Kicks Swapping Shoals. Ga.
r. II Simmons. Patterson, n G.
+. G. Long Coburns Store, n. G.
NJ Rhyme. bonneville. Ark.
Mrs n F.. Oliver. RodGersville, Ala.
w J. Haney. Spartanburg. S. c.
John T. Rclihan. Johnston Station, Ga.
T. #. Lucas. Lecont. Ark.
George Thomas Paola Fla.
Robert Ruckner. Brittsvile. Tenn.
Louis Tilotson. (nostofiice not given.)
r. p. Faulk Pilot Mountain. n G.
NJ. G. Dorset. Pilot Mountain, n. G.
NJ. II. Shuck Jordan. Ky.
r. r. Starting Dot. Ga.
N. T.. Startling. Dot. Ga. two times.)
J. T. TT. Crismor". SpottSylvania. Va
Thomas II. Fl. Harris. Spottsvylvania, Va.
r. F. Kearse Eearse. 6. G.
Mrs. L. NJ r. Oneal. Wadiey. s. c.
4: Rrahham. Kearse, s. G.
A. W. Brabham. Kearse, S. G.