Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-05


The first prize Of SlG0 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
prizes. The remaining twenty-five prizes of
$40 each will be awarded to the persons
sending the twenty4ive explanations next
may determine their merit.
j. The Star is pre-eminently family
newspaper, and its daily irstallment of a
high grade serial story is a feature intend
ed to especially corrmend it to the home
circle. TO emphas.ze-and advertise-the
fact that The Star is "a newspaper peculiar
ly suitable for Wonlen's reading. the fur
Their condition = made that the $500 in
prizes shall be paid sonly for explanations
sent in by women and girls. All may read;
but only women and girls may guess-ard
win the gold. 80
when tire War Was Over" will continue
in daily fnstallnients until Friday, Ncvem-
Der s, on which date-a1f 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 forws riding of guess
es. and the final chapter will be published
in The Star on Friday. November To- I'm
der no consideration whatever will guesses
be received from any source and considered
prior to Friday, November S. 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
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
The Star on time equality with city read
hay mi no MI tod
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 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.
4. Inquiries not considered fully answered
mere will receive proper attention if ad-
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-
Ia ting TO this contest.
e. "a complete and correct solution" can
tie made in the readers own language and
in the nurnrer of words necessary for an
absolute cement of the readers guess
1t must d...,.cse 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
lished 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
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.