The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-09

read these quotation pointers carr
fully wheDever they appear.
will be found answers TO quesI.
sent 10 the Quotation Editor TO ~ ~Wne"
II Is not practical to respond ny ie.se.
| The great contest is creating won
derf. interest Inquiries and ORDERS
for THE STAR are pouring in tron
all points - the State. The foiloWins
questions and answers will enlignteh
the thousands:
Don't neglect to study the rules care
fully.
Don't write the Quotation Editor long
letters.
Don't write about questions that are
already answered in the rules.
Don't tear out your blanks, cut them
out neatly.
Don't erase your writing after you
have filled in a blank. Get ne"
blank.
Don't write more than one answer
on blank.
Don't think it's too late to enter the
contest. Just get back copies at THE
STAR office.
Don't fail to place &c. stamp on let
ters containing your answers.
Don't borrow your neighbours STAR
he needs it himself to make out the
quotations. Have the Evening Star
delivered, regularly at your home and
be Independent.
Don't miss Quotation Picture No. 9
on page 2 today.
The following letter was received from
M. Van Ness. 1853 South Ninth street:
"Quotntion Edftor--First. Is 1t
the exact wording of the answers
which count. or the meaning OF the
quotations. that IL, ! mean does one
necessarily have to ase the exact
words Of the author of the quota
tion and the exact style of spelling.
"second. i find In different
quotation books quotations having
the same meaning, but worded JUST
a little Inherently.
"Third, Is this where the catch
is to be.
"Tourth. Is 1t necessary to quote
the aufhors.~ .
Now. il Mr.. Van Ness will read num-
Der of the rules he will find that 1t
Is the exact wording of the quotations
which count In this contest the Quo
tation Editor wishes to impress upon
every contestant the Importance of
saying EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN.
Don't leave any chance for doubt; the
exact wording, spelling. punctuation
and construction of the quotations are
the essentials that will be graded.
In this contest it will not be neces-
sary to use more than one book, as it
is stated in the rules that the answers
have all been included in The Stars
Book of English Quotations, and which
L L. 4 -<,1 49,
There is no catch "or catches" in this
contest. the prizes will positively be
awarded to the persons who send in
the nearest correct solutions to the
thirty-s six quotations. OF course, 1t is
not necessary to quote the author of
the quotation, but, then, II Mr.. M. Van
Ness desires to do this, there are no
objections. In case of tie this might
be deciding feature.
I. M. Charlotte, of IL Valley place,
Upper Montclair, N. j., writessa long
letter, and in an agrieved tone suggests
that the rules be changed. The letter
follows: e.
"Quotation Editor---I am deeply
/ Interested In the Quotation Con-
/ test now going ON, and with your
/ pcvmission will make. a suggestion
regarding Rule 10, I'm the event OF
a tie for any prize, the value of such
will be equally divided It is
possible, yes quite probable, for the
contestant sending in NIL correct
quotations to receive a prize of less
value than one who has guessed
only haIf---this is msnifestly unfair.
It would seem the only fair division
of prizes to be as follows; Con-
testants sending In all correct