Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-03


The first prize of 800 will be paid for the
explanation which comes nearest to the
true solution; the second prize of SO to the
PERSON sending the explanation next near
est and SO on, for the third and fourth
prizes. The remaining twenty-fiv prizes of
$40 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.
3. The Star is prominently a family
newspaper and it's daily installment of a
high grade serial story is feature intend
ed to especially commend it to the home
circle. To emphasize-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 s, on which date all but the final chap
ter will have been published. The interval
between Friday, November S. and Tuesday
November IL, six o'clock PM, inclusive
will be allowed for the forwarding of guess
es, and the final chapter will be published
in The Star on Friday. November Is. I'm
der no consideration whatever will guesses
prior to Friday, November 8, or later than
six O'Clock pm. November T. For no rea-
son whatever will guesses from any source
be received or considered after six o'clock
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.
3. In order to put out-of-town readers of
TIE Star on a time equality with city read
W 10 Tod 10 fvar
their local postmaster an Endorsement on
the back of the envelope in which :heir
guesses 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 Enforcement, plainly written
in ink. must be personally signed by the
postmaster or acting postmaster.
/ 4. Inquiries not considered fully answered
mere will receive proper attention If adj
dressed to Prize Story Editor, The Even
ing Star. Washington, D. c."
| 5. 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
6. "A complete and correct solution" can
he 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 a clear and full
explanation OF tine mystery.
The names and addresses of the winner
or winners of the cash prizes will be pub
lshed in The Star at the earliest date pos
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.