The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-30
GREAT I BRITAIN IS
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Millions Competing for1 Prizes
Offered Almost Every Popt-
rPapcrSin England.
Slips FOR SINGLE LINE
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LONDON, SUNDAY. Isl estimated "A
thtt lt4oVor a million persons are '.lm-
erlcking'3 In England every day. OF all.
tho crazes that ever lave struck tho q
Brllish Isles tliis limerick craze Is tlln
worst. Compared to 1T pin gpong wna
h passing fancy an, and bridge is tho
|amusement o. itt FEW. n Z. Is 3}2BB
~ C,ity,z Clerks have neglected the s"luncll q
scofes" Of cricket Jtthd devoted their
noon hours To VERSE. Lincricks In
vadcd y the louise Of Commons, whore
thee ttorney- General was asked $2 IL x
limerick contests were legal. Tlio ma-
Iall$out of gear bya famine Q {. slxpennyg
lpostalROr --theikihd contestants use
tofsWel the sizo of "prizcs." Limerick Y
I.Gottests With gorgeous prizes" linvo
been started In almost every popular
periodical In England. And as the
4 ~ lHGs. ht UStslhO COIllCbLdlllS
themselves sat sixilcnca eacll. there is
ln6s reason why the contests should not
go OF sfoftver4-unlessa some one dis d
covers 2thntsthe Whole thing is b lot
| terry ana a swindle. 4 81
The limerick contest Is supposed ITO (
! be Il contests OF &skill.a% Thus Pcarsoll'H
lsWeekly# comes ouL,witli Ibis: n s
saf There w as q young lad y, OF r. de
! fi!Af,o was carredaaways By the tide;
5s# But a courtysdlds shark,
With "a bow, did sremar k
and here enters the eis,nent q SKILL
fares are lowefhd---inside' another.
|HAflss,H the visitors book Is inside e a.
third Can q fish for, /, y be
4 t1.iod7"aAa fourth, at Our servant
I ..Well--of hair pln-decitis no died.
And the reward for each vas " ,s2b.
I lallotted BY Mr.. G, b Burgin, the we'll
, known author" who was assisted by
a ous physical task, but happily no IN
!; tellectuhl effort IS Ire1uired. n. isS
, rhe prize money let mo hasten o.
)contrtbutions from less fortunate COM
j, |petitors In this poetic com bat.
4 10 " many fledgelfng GByrons there
J, are l may be GUESSED at from the fact
! enabled last week 4 to distribute In linz
/, ericls prizes $6l.985. Hero arc tie de-
= tails: 6tfts 8 l Ss3
4 Pearson's Weekly .. v. Il 300
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Iuets 80. *. u. FIJI III o.
~ eeR ispntch A...... 2,7253
lAs ~! e., q me ORD 7,7s0
Ally slo per- - 4. !. s.. gl a6v
h i f. youworf iii; Sun, ST. * ;sl &:
pa,Ii,, q ofnsixpence Der person, the pre-
( b.se4 persons entered these eight,
contests alone. There arc dozcnss'ipr
81 oLiler. !. contests e with almost as many
eoippetlsorsaa o. ndllerents or patients
n US tlloso mentioned nbovc
oNn n, OF tho most Amusing fcn t,,,o.
~, lnes 4. con tests is the scrIousncs.
WI, VIII which tho editors Of tho yar1,,s
puszles p ed their poetic
example: Informs His rcaVers I th e ~ 4.
mas arranged with H.. c. II ca til 81 oskrn,
: Gs,: famous TACT as ff,d "a,
q NELL Mi.n 3 s.an oftrained adjudlcators TO
: assist s, AND advise HIM in coming !,
a .lss on csnso dcclar ca Il la "only
!, Irinl = ed Journalists arc c,nploynil -
81 3nna a e,,,iGincricks.and It IS announced
.tat erick coupons are treated us
r poem Kept for q reasonable period wifi
= t &c estroyed In the Shoreditch Borough
a council dust-dostructor before author.
= ICED Wltnessc 5$5s or ;4d4S,.s b
The famous novelist and the train.
ca al lcators in&5 this case first com.
III mitted to memory: S7s; -
= There was a young fellow OF Lee 4
:. Wlh w -, N fought >, It an excellen spree
!e 70 81 IS on 4 q post s gS
- DRESSED up as . a g hos t---''
& And then selected for the first prize
le tnls bril- liant line 8:""No re-'spectre' Of
x. persons was he..' 81 ;}S E3sS "a
d., 81. Prizes were also awarded to $%@'"1ht
KY TO his Il, conduct-whiskey,''',4 a nt
Il ...i'Im like Eve. q slide issue, ! said He;
20 Ideas has thoroughly skilled star
A. e literary m len. struggling to do thu
s33 Millions inspi:cd by:
ot zt3s3 Dressed up as a. 9Th ost-8@s z3YY39
.&sS - = joliy young FAY her Of three
Looked glum at his spare E 81 d.:
i$5 ~ holidays we t, s55
IA III Unless I can Is - s is5
- I5rcnthl oss Britain awaits tile result
: l5ut a. las for pur @ art I5C Commercial
s. SIN lis no W creeping Into the thing, an
,!a Wo are b ginning to SEQ this sort o
le lineric e: 3S sS85s
Ia, |..rh hat. tho Dope's the best cigarette;
o. Q. Is l,aE tip. thes. YOU cannot t! regret;5sS
CO s& And y In buying T. il mention 4g s
,,a There's q three- pound q week pen
VI That IL. =
A. And o$rob the contest Of some Of 1t
~ rigors the - ope scigaretto firm fur
y, rhyme :Withs"ette.n 20
IS, r. Punch this week even extends til
n n craze with Our Elysian Limer1cks.
=. SirssNV. Scott gets a.:first prize wit
~ thN: H : e. y Ri III
NJ NJ 'Clh young I.ocliihVar $ como out 4
=; * tho NV es t, y I
~ Througll3all@ the wide border his stec
- 4Esfa Is he best; -
4aE IIe.rode all alonc. 5 t, 81
s5 And to Judge by Ills tone. n 8
;3 .Bri dAl' pexlls were It he pat his E$s &c
~: whic1 he was In quest.
lm 1,irlt,, s,vi y rs ds'.a S3
' 's u sprang to the stirrnp, and = oris a,
18H slle V Wy n faS
galloped, Dirk gall oped. We gallope
Good speed n cried they a ma
y @ uiok Z echoed the wal J, @
me For 1T " asnlt a very goo d echo, 20
be see 81 n ~ III .Si ~
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