Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
~ Prizes: aggregatlng.

~ Prizes: aggregatin ........ 500
The first prize of 500 will he paid for the
explanation which comes nearest 10 the
true solution; the second prize of $73 to the
rerson sending the explanation next near
est, and so on, for the third and fourth
pr,ZeS. The remaining g. TWENTY-FIVE prizes of
SO each will be awarded. 70 the persons
sending the twenty-five explanations next
nearest TO the fourth prize, as the Judges
may determine their merit. >r...
d. The Star is pre-eminentlys a family
newspaper and Its daily irstallment of a
high grade serial story is feature intend
eu TO especially commend il 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
ther condition is made that the $500 in
prizes shall be paid only for explana tions
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, VIII continue
IN daiiy installments untilslFriday Novem-
per :, on which date all but the final chap
ter will have been published Tho interval
between Friday. November S, ana Tuesday
November 70. six O'Clock pm., inclusive
will be: allowed for the forwarding of guess
es' es' an3 the hnai chapter WIN be published
In The Star on Friday, November IL. In
der no consideration whatever Will t,resses
be received from any soMice and considered
prior to Friday, November s. or later than
son whatever will guesses frosa any source
be received or considered after six o'clock
+. nj. November II.
Rules of the Competition.
]. But one solution can be entered by
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
guesses are forwarded. Indicating the day
and hour Of delivery of the letter to him.
and such suesses will be accepted at the
Washington post Office on the day and hour
certihed. The Endorsement, plainly written
in Ink, must be personally signed by the
postmaster CT acting postmaster
f. inquiries not considered fully answered
mere VIII receive proper attention If ad-
dressed to Prize Story Editor, The Even
ing Star, Washington, d. c."
q 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 10 this contest.
q. "A complete and correct solution" can
tie made in the readers own language and
in the numOer 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 clear and full
explanation Of the mystery
The names and addresses of the winner
or winners of the cash prizes will be pub
lished in The Star at the earliest date pos
sible after the publication of the final
chapter.
No condition of subscription to The Star
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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
ticn. 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