The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-05
A GREAT CONTEST

a GREAT CONTEST
The interest excited by The
Glo e's proverb contest, the last pic
ture of which appears in this morn
ing's paper. has been unparalleled. No
newspaper feature in the northwest has
ever won so much attention, and none
has been participated in by such an
enormous number of people. This in
terest has grown steadily from the
start, until today the incoming mails
are burdened with letters of inquiry
and the outgoing mails with sacks Of
papers dispatched to those who are
filling in coupons for the contest.
We have been particularly pleased
with this great success. because this
is no guessing affair. but has been a
real educational feature. Young and
old alike felt the charm and Joined in
the effort to attach to these interesting
pictures the familiar form of words
wishes to repeat here what has already
been said in its local columns; that
this contest has been in one respect
unique. Those conducted elsewhere
have been based upon lists of proverbs
and series of plates obtained from
syndicates organized for this purpose.
Necessarily, one or more persons con-
nected with these syndicates would be
aware in advance of the correct an
swers. Although their good faith might
be taken for granted, there would still
be a possibility that some one thus
indirectly advised might win a prize
by advantage rather than by skill and
study.
T h e Clio b prevented this by max
ing it's own list of proverbs. This has
any other human being than the editor.
A sealed copy has been deposited with
the president of the Northwestern
Trust company, to be opened only by
the committee appointed to award the
prizes. The Illustrations representing
the proverbs have been drawn by T Q
GIL o b e's own artist under instruc-
tions from the editor, giving the details
of the picture to be made without
mentioning the proverb. 1t is thus an
utter impossibility for any one to fur
nish correct answers without having
solved the problem.
The series of pictures is now COM
plete, and the lists of replies may be
sent in at any time. 1t is important
for those who have spent many hours
of delightful labor on this contest to
remember that there may be more than
one current rendering of a popular
proverb, but that only the one accept
ed for the list already prepared will
count in prize winning. The selected
form of proverb is written in the list
now in escrow. To be sure of getting
as many answers to each proverb pic
ture as there are probable selections;
that is, as many different proverbs as
might reasonably apply, and as many
different forms of each as can be found
in common usage or in the standard
authorities.
Twelve days are still allowed within
which answers may be sent in. The
conditions of the contest have been
published daily in connection with the
pictures, and must be strictly observed.
L h e G o b e is more than repaid for
the labor involved and the money to
be expended in prizes by the great in
terest which this contest has awakened
and it's educational effect upon the
minds of those engaged in 1t. I e
G o b e has further seen fit to exclude
those. who have become expert by ex-
perience in proverb contests from car
rying off the prizes designed for it's
own regular subscribers and readers
by limiting to its own territory the as
signment of awards.
There is big money to be won. With
in few weeks $500 in cash will be dis
tributed to those who have solved
these proverb pictures correctly. There
is still plenty of time for all to partic-
ipate, and for those who have been
following the contest as a matter of
mere amusement to come into It, in ear
| nest, complete their lists and send
them in. The heavy work of checking
and tabulating replies is before us and
will require some time. Announce
| ments. however. will be made at the
earliest possible date. and in the mean
time the contestants for the prizes
should finish their labors with all the
| accuracy and completeness that they