The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-27
Studied Across the Sea

away across the seas in Norway the
proverb pictures printed in The
G o e are being studied as they were
studied by the thousands in this coun-
try, as witness the following appre-
citation from a resident Of Lake Park.
Mimi:
L hereby send my answers TO the fifty
proverbs. AS a lifelong Democrat and old
subscriber to T h e G o b e. l will say
nave taken great interest i'm trying to
lind the right answers. sitting UP many
nights to , or o'clock after my days
work in a store.
The proverb pictures 1 have cut out,
and together with a copy of my answers
sent them to my two daughters who
have been visiting in the city of Bergen,
Norway, for the last two years.
The public libraries of the various
cities afforded much aid to the contest
ants. In Hastings they have no such
institution, and as a result one brave
woman, doctors wife, writes to the
manager as follows:
In the work done on these proverbs
nave had no help, we have no public
library here. l formed the answers right
Or wrong. in my own brain. with what
help my husband could give me.
An Educational Contest
Another appreciation from st. Paul
contestant, a resident on Rose street.
voices the sentiment in many of the
letters received:
The proverb contest has not only been
an educational contest, but a real pleas
ufe for me, and recreation to all of the
household
! have tried hard to gain one of the
prizes, but during this time of proverb
study L gained SO much self-contTol that
l shall count myself among those of my
friends of whom il may be said. Blessed
are they who do not expect anything. for
they shall not be disappointed"
A confident miss living on West
Geranium street, st. Paul, writes in
the following optimistic vein:
Catch the bear before you sell his
SKIN. Wen, L sold the skin in advance
this time. because / am confident I caught
one. II not the biggest not one of the
wee little ones either.
Part of the proceeds shall cover expenses
though we get two papers every morning
L found they were not near enough when il
came to the end, and the remainder 1
have laid aside for a good purpose
Mostly everyone talks about the pleasure
this contest afforded them. 1 can't say
much about that, as l was obliged to go
a-huntlng nights. my work not permitting
me to go by day. But if / am not mis-
taken, 1t Is by moonlight you make a hit.
Interest Widely Spread
Interest in The Globe proverb
contest spread we'll over the country.
Many subscribers living in the extreme
eastern and western portions Of this ma
ton were interested contestants, and
when the announcement was made that
the area for prize winners would be
restricted to the residents of Mime
sofa and the immediate neighboring
states, it was received with great dis
satisfaction by those contestants liv-
ing further away. A lady over Ga
years of age, living in Avalon, Pa,
sends the following letter in Sepdinp
in her solutions:
Rest assured 1 am no expert in this line
having never visited a public library,
living five miles out of the city of Allie
gheny, and having received one prize Of
one dollar only.
Please examine my answers and see
where l would rank-even if you still de-
eide to give no prizes outside of the six
states named. l have enjoyed searching
for anSwerS-but of course should enjoy
much more the receipt of one of your cash
prizes. l wonder how many will have the
same answer to No. 80 as L have.