The herald., 1894-08-05
Tho Prize Contest Letters Given in Full.
Tho Award VIII Be Made the
Present Week-A Grand
Enterprise.

artistic manner than ever before. In the
east the circulation Of Glimpses has been
enormous. In ell the great cities where
the book has been offered on the coupon
plan people actually stood in line at the
newspaper offices waiting to get it
at the nominal price 1t is sold at, or,
rather, given away.
The following letters are in response
to the offer of the HERALD to present
fret and second prize for the best COM
munication of 40 words or less descript-
i've OF Glimpses. The committee to de-
eide on the merits of the letters is as fol-
lows: Mrs. M. Lsngstadter, Prof. G. A,
Hough, w. S. Creighton, esq. They
will probably announce their decision
Wednesday morning next:
GLIMPsEs BRINGS A STRONGER PATRIOTISM.
Los ANGELES, Aug. A.
In Glimpses of America there seems
such q reality and nearness to the
scenes that perussl of its pages threat
ems to become o passion. bringing to our
homes, as it does, new conceptions, q
new love and stronger patriotism.
CHAs. e. CARaILL.
AS THROUGH A sPYGLAss.
SOUTH Los ANGELES, July 81.
Glimpses of America is a magic lam
tern which shows US glaciers and marine
scenery, the Yellowstone region, Yos-
emite, Alaska and many other places, as
if we were looking at them through
spyglass and only away short distance.
MRS. r. 9. M.
ALL THAT IS WORTH LOOKING AT.
Los ANGELES, Aug. 8.
Glimpses of America has filled me
with delighted sstonishroent. No other
book that have seen has taught me 30
much about the land of the free. With
it have seen all worth looking at in the
union. MRS. M. LAvELLE.
NO OTHER SCENERY CAN BEAT IT.
LONG BEAoG. Aug. 2, 1894.
It is only when one has seen Glimpses
of America that one is prepared to say
that no scenery in the world can beat
our country's. For glorious spots to be
seen in Glimpses no other book is equal.
EMMA 2. CAREY.
FAIREsT OF FAIRY sCENERY.
SANTA MONICA, Aug. l, 1894.
Sitting here by the ocean l. sse revolv-
ing as peruse Glimpses of America the
fairest of fairy scsDery that ever 1 be-
held. Mountains and dales, the works
OF nature and of man, all these do pass
in review. Arthur z. PERLEY.
GLIMPsEs is MARVEL.
REDoNDo, July 80, 1894.
C,syerly executed pictures of magnifi.
cent scenery portraying the finest views
from Alaska to New England and from
the Canadian border to the Mexican
frontier, interesting reading matter
about these beauty spots-suoh ia
Gimpnes OF America. 1t is marvel.
JOSIE ALLEYN Moss.
MATCHLEss LANDSCAPES.
Los ANGELES, Aug. l, 1894.
The diversity of views OF Glimpses of
America, the matchlees landscapes which
make me familiar with 30 many scenes
that 1 had no inkling OF. fill me with
admiration and the wish to behold all
the splendors in the feah. j. II. B.
THE sUBLMTY OF YELLOWSTONE.
Los ANGELES, Aug. 8, 1894,
Glimpses OF America has shown one
beautiful Florida, the SHOWS of Alaska,
the mountains of Colorado, the sublim-
ity of Yellowstone and Yosemite, the
landscapes OF old New York and New
England, and hundreds OF scenes that 1
did not know. y. j. LONG.
THE IMMENSELY OF THIS COUNTRY.
Los ANGELES, July 81, 1894.
1t is only by looking over such work
as Glimpses of America, by seeing and
admiring its pictures of hill and dale,
mountain and ocean, river and lake, that
one obtains a comparative idea OF the
immensity OF the United States.
GEORGE L. BRONSON.
PEERLESS GIFT.
Los ANGELES, July 50, 1894.
NV opinion is that Glimpses OF Amer
lea is a peerless gift, due to the gener-
osity of the HERALD. 1t must be eeen
to be appreciated, but once seen none
would be without 80 artlstic and COM
prehenelye an album OF home views.
GEORGE B. DELAHANrY.
BETTER THAN BIOGRAPHIES.
Los ANGELES, July 81, 1894.
The complete series of Glimpses OF
America, so beautifully illustrated and
elegantly described will teach the per-
SON who may not journey to see all the
beautiful places in this country more
about it than all the Biographies and
statistics extant combined.
EsTELLA WILSON.
VIVID AND MAsTERLY DESCRIPTIONS.
Glimpses of America suddenly per-
meates ones sensibilities with thrill OF
ecstatic awakening to natures supreme
loveliness OF most favored conntry-be
it in the vivid. mastery descriptions
treating of the characteristics, or the
superb illustrations, carrying out" the
writer's ideas with greater force and
truthfulness. EMILE y. BELL.
CANNOT CONCEIVE OF FINER GIFT.
Los ANGELES, Aug. 1, 1894.
It would be hard to conceive of fner
gift than Glimpses OF America. Its pic
lures are interesting to the young, in
structive to grcwn-np people. and REM