Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-04
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~ FrlzeSi aSgreEatlng ............. 500
The first prize of 500 will be paid for the
explanation which comes nearest to the
true solution; the second prize of $40 to the
rerson sending the explanation next near
est and SO on, for the third and fourth
prizes. The remaining twenty-five prizes of
80 each will be awarded to the persons
sending the twenty-five explanations next
nearest to the fourth prize. as the judges
may determine their merit.
8. The Star is pre-eminently a family
newspaper and its daily ipstallment of a
high grade serial story is feature intend
ed to especially commend ii to the home
circle. To emphas.ze-and advertise-the
fact that The Star is a newspaper peculiar
ly suitable for women's reading the fur
Their condition is made that the $500 in
prizes shall be paid only for explanations
sent in by women and girls. All may read:
but only women and girls may guess-and
win the gold.
When TIE War Was Over will continue
in daily installments until Friday. Novem-
Der 8 on which date all but the final chap
ter will have been published. The interval
between Friday, November S. and Tuesday,
November II. six o'clock pm. inclusive,
will be allowed for the forwarding of guess
es, and ths final chapter will he published
in The Star on Friday. November II. I'm
der no considera ton whatever will guesses
be received from any source and considered
prior TO Friday, November 8. or later than
SIX O'Clock pm. November l.. For no rea-
son whatever will guesses from any source
be received or considered after six O'Clock
pm. November Il.
Rules of the Competition.
]. But one solution can be entered by a
reader.
2. All guesses must be sent by mail and
IN no other way. plainly addressed to
Prize Story Editor" The Evening Star,
Washington, D. C.
J.. In order to put out-of-town readers of
The Star on time equality with city read
ers, they Will be permitted to secure from
their local postmaster an Endorsement on
the back of the envelope in which their
SuesseS are forwarded. indicating the day
and hour Of delivery of the letter to him.
and such guesses will be accepted at the
washington post office on the day and hour
certified. The Endorsement. plainly written
in ink, must be personally signed by the
postmaster or acting postmaster.
T. Inquiries not considered fully answered
mere will receive proper attention If ad-
dressed to Prize Story Editor. The Even
ing Star, Washington, d. c."
s. The $500 will be awarded under the
foregoing general conditions. according to
the best judgment of the judges appointed
by The Star, and they will have complete
control and final decision in all matters re-
lating to this contest.
g. "A complete and correct solution" can
he made in the readers own language and
in the numaer of words necessary for an
absolute statement Of the readers guess
1t must disclose the mystery and such ma
terial facts of the plot revealed in the de-
velopment Of the story as may be deemed
necessary by the judges to a clear and full
explanation Of the mystery.
The names and addresses Of the winner
or winners of the cash prizes will be pub
hshed in The Star at the earliest date DOS
sible after the publication Of the final
chapter.
No condition of subscription to The Star
is imposed. Guessers must be women and
girls and necessarily they must be readers
OF The Star, but they may read the story
In The Star taken by any member of the
family and need not be regular subscribers
themselves in order to enter the competi-
ton. While only women and girls may
guess and win the prizes, they can receive
help as to their guess from any member of
their family CT from all the family.