The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
MRS. DON n Ell L x
Is THE MI N lJ.EI2.
Replies from Almost Every Post
Office and City ii Virginia.
North Carolina Isull5of Poets,
+, With South Carolina and
West Virginia Not
Far Behind.
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Endoubtelly the limerick contest.
last week quitescclipsed the effort Of tile.
week previous, excellent as that was for
a starter. In the past, six days over,
1000 Individual replies have come I %
tile limerick editors desk. Each reply
meant on an average five separate
lines. One lady alone sent no less
than forty lines, and many others sent
ten. fifteen, twenty or more. Nv hen We;
say, therefore. that the winning line
was selected out OF not less than 5000
tries. We are putting the matter quite
The limerick last week was unques-s
itionably hard one. In the first place,
the numbersof possible rhymes was very
limited. and in the next place the
range of possible ideas s was not very
large. Considering these facts, we
feel that the results, which are printed
so far as space will permit on this
page; are very good.
Because OF the fewness of;tl,e rhymes
almost the same lines came In dozens
OF. times from as many different COM
lpetitors Such lines as: II can't take
these thing in my stock You'd bet
ter so jump in the dock, 2 and These
things wouldn't buy you q frOck, z We're
repeated in slightly varied form, so 1t
seemed to the jaded limerick editor,
at least one million times Q Il course,
twas not possible to print the Sdupli-
Gates, and If many contestants feel
that their lines We're as good as many
hero. printed. they must realize hat
the other FLOWS were Quicker III get
ting In their >replie and that their
ideas had been pre-enpte ted before they
got into line. Our idea. Of course. Is
Ito get as wide a diversity in the printed
Times as the merit of the yarlou US tries
will permit. IT 81 ;ssi
For the reason that We have lust
namely, that q great major
Eity sof tho lines We're Very much alike,
the picking OF the best line this week
week, il 4 we may ,iudg from9such COM
Iments as 4 hays i ea cheds us, . our choice
was pretty general i ~ sap proved. and
we are more or 4 es;; confident That our
contributors wi II i efalS that Nv have
picked sias xvi selys this week.
M Mrs. Thar esS IDonnell y'stWinnlngSl line,
."ThanSto hear the brass ring when 4
|knock."ais pointed, original and witty,
land we feel thatfsh lis getting, only
Itestants We're only hairs breadth he
mind hers nd soIneSof ting best 8of those
who were in the running to the very
last wa print be low under tho head
Especial Distinguished AIentipn.n y
large numbeli Of excel lent 4 ines which
were closcl considered for I lie money
arc AIS printed below ins a separate
Iigroup.sl 38sss ~ 4
This limerick for this week ( Is TAI
Istmplers thnnstha Il of las t, We nladesi
ISthls way son purpose, iii 10 der q give
the w1dcstSopportunit toEthe ingenuity
! ansl originality of the eompettt0rs. Tile
rhymes are simple and offer very fine
ana tho 70 III lines NJ llct
1--WE & iye "A mot nd ioate any par iallla,
Tor, aetinlte fifth Inc. 4 lle con tast ants
)inllshort Enre s. lyellss M absnlllt nv free
llland, aud IA we f'al COZ llld ~ nythlng
Efrnm thesS h tgh grad ess q # AZ sWersS no