The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
THE MISSING WORD FUND.
Some Increase Last Week-$SS. 63 Now
on Hand for the Guessers--ThePer-
centage Grew $25 Since Last Issue.

On Monday, July 18th. we offered in adj
dition to the 10 per cent Of subscriptions
received for the missing word contest 800
extra cash prize for the first correct
guess of the contest. Up to the present
writing one has named the correct word.
SO that we renew this week the same offer
for the first correct guess received on or
before August LIST. No one has yet struck
the exact word but they have scared it
pretty badly. and surely it will be named
this week Some are on the right subject
and will run upon the right word Just
keep pegging away at 1t, you will hit it
after while.
contest is increasing; the percentage last
week shows considerable gain over its pre-
decessor on the 10 per cent plan.
Remember that the premium sum is TO
be 10 per cent of the amount of money re-
ceived for subscriptions from those enter
ing the missing word contest. We have
kept an accurate account of this percentage
since June LIST; the gucsses nave been re-
corded every day when received and the CO.
rect amount placed to the credit of the
guessers. Up to date. July 10Th, this
amounts to SIS. co.
We believe this sum will grow faster now
and a sufficient amount Will soon be In
hand TO induce many contestants to study
upon the word and enter the race. Quite
a number have written to us asking about
the correct word at the end of the SEN
tence; we discovered by n closer compari-
son with the book from which the SEN
tence Is taken that we should have used
Them" instead of "some," as formerly
advertised; every one who had guessed in
the contest believing tho word to be some"
was given an opportunity to make an
amended guess, and nearly. If not quite all,
have forwarded TO us their corrections
These have been as carefully recorded as
~ ,,iciD1s NJ
been allowed to suffer from our slight
error i'm the printing Of the sentence
500 Cash for the First Correct Guess.
Since no one has struck the correct word
yet, we viii give 500 cash 20 the first per-
son who names the proper word between
this date and August list; In other words,
If you are the first person to name the
correct word before August LIST. In add,
ton 10 your share Of the percentage.
should there be other correct guesses, you
will receive 500 premium. This will make
the word worth 500 more 20 you than TO
anyone else if you are the first TO strike
ii. You need to begin at once your study
of the sentence. and be lively about It. and
get the proper word. This is the sentence:
owe have not -- enough and are
put TO very awkward shifts for want
of then
It may be that you have the correct
word in mind now If so, send Il In at once;
we want to be able to announce next
Monday that some one has struck it. 1t
Is very simple. and the word that is to be
supplied is one that Is often used.
The sentence is taken from printed
book. the work of an author of unques-
toned ability, and if you can locate the
hook, YOU viii have the right word. IL
just means 500 cash extra of the 10 per
cent 10 the first one who gets the word he
rr-fI Ia fnf.
est.uc to you. and want the right word
at once. and want you to send II to MS.
The percentage for the month of June
$50 J0-may seem small. but II Is from our
dullest month. and II remains fer YOU and
the other readers and agents Of the paper
To increase this per cent until X Is well
worth CONSIDERING
Now, we have added Sio0 for your special
benefit, and we want YOU 10 take adv2n-
tage of It. and IN doing SO You VIII in
crease your own prize. and everybody else
who attempts to name the word will con-
tribute 10 per cent also.
We give every one an opportunity to
enter the contest under tho terms. The
mere fact that you are now a subscriber
docs not cntite you 60 guess The con-
dition precedent for making guess Is
that each and every guess must be accom-
panied by a years subscription to The
Weekly Constitution. No forgetting It or
or not knowing of the guess at the time
you subscribe or any oth"- reason viii
cntitlc one TO send guess afterwards. The
guess must come with the subscription, in
the identical envelope that brings the
money that pays for the suhsCr.pt I'M
der which Il Is claimed. Old subscribers
may take advantage of this offer and have
their subscriptions renewed from the cX-
piration of the present one. We allow any
one guess with every yearly subscription
sent in, and the more you send the more
gucsses you can make. and the more
chances you will have TO name the correct
missing word You may guess the same
word over again if you like. or you may
select a different word every time you ST.
cure a guess. The money win bc paid out
TO the successful guess or guesses For
Instance. should the prize sum reach
S2.oO0. ana you should have made three
correct guesses with three subscriptions
sent by you. and some other man should
have made one correct guess, making four
correct guessos in all, the one sending IN
the three correct guesses would receive
81 500 Of the money. and the other party
would receive $500.
II is to .vcrybody's interest 20 guess; the
more eucsses the more the 10 per cent viii
amount to. and the more money there will
be to pay out as premium. Try il. You
might strike the word and IL You did so,
and no one else should be so fortunate,
you would get 10 cents on every dollar re-
ceived by US for subscriptions under this
offer. and everybody would be dropping
dimes in the til for your benefit. If you
should not hit il. your dime would help out
the man who does get it. We hope the
prize SUM Will be divided NJ; we want 70
see il scattered. and il must be sent every
where, but this can be done only by hay
ing the correct word named by persons in
various sections. You take the chance for
your locality, and some one else will try
in his community. and some may fail and
soma may strike.
Take a common-sensc construction of
the sentence and I'LL in the gap with such
a word as seems t0 carry out the idea per-
fectly. and you may hit it; you cannot
miss Il far: you may get Inc money. We
viii publish each week how the fund has
grown We hope we may announce next
Monday that it Is double its present sum.
We will give the exact figures. and our
hooks are open 20 show the care and fair
ness of every feature of the contest Read
th,. terms, read the sentence, send in your
subscription or subscriptions with your
guess. and on September LIST lookout for
your check. Lightning may strike you as
well as anyone else.
Send all subscription orders 20
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