The Washington times., 1909-06-17
First Prize of SIS Offered in
The Times of Sunday Given
to Unique Solution.
MANY THOUSAND
ANSWERS RECEIVED
Accuracy, Promptness, and ESpe-
cially Neatness Considered
by the Judges.

After receiving several thousand an
gVers many of which were unique.
from people all over this city, the Dis
triet. and nearby States, the Proverb
Editor is able today to announce the
prize winners in The Washington Times
$50 contest
Mr. Ficklin receives S25; Mr.. Keith
SO: Mr. Poole IS: Mr.. Calhoun 50; Miss
GrCssart 81: and the others 81 each.
All OF the prize winners had the cor
rect solution, but as was announced in
Tue Times of last Sunday, after &C
curscy and promptness had been con
sidered. the Proverb Editor fell back
upon the neatness of the answers. Jean
V Ficklin's answer is by far the most
original of any Of the thousands re-
ceived He took sheet of white paper
about the same width as page Of The
Times and turned il. with exceptional
skill. into very good likeness of the
papers first page. Across the top Is
strung the name The Washington
Times in letters which can hardly be
distinguished from print. The date
line, the boxes at either corner and at
the top containing the weather report
and the edition are there: in fact
every little detail is attended 10 with
great care.
An Advertisement"
Covering the whole left half of the
sheet below the date line is a sort OF
advertisement" which. in big type,
SAYS. Find the Proverb In Sundays
Times and Share in the Distribution OF
Fifty Dollars. Below these words is
a pen and ink figure OF Columbia or
Liberty or some such person. clad in
blue skirt with red stripes. blue
bodice, star-spangled. and a star-psan-
gled liberty cap The figure is holding
her left hand high in the air. In her
fingers is a wreath of laurel, at the
back OF which are two golden ribbons
on one OF which is the word Who
on the other half of the page the first
word 10 strike ones eye Is the single
word Found" in le-ge letters of red
Immediately below this is the thing
found. the proverb Itself: All Is Not
Gold That Gitters Below the proVerD
come the writer's address and his eS-
PLANTATION of where the words making
The answer appear
The solution sent in by +. +. Keith,
most as much work, probably. as does
that OF Mr.. FiCklin. It is really nothing
more than a typewriter book. but the
excellent work of the operator VINO
L
little touches or each page make II
most attractive. on the first page OF the
book IS a heading, Hidden PfoVerpl
under which CONES, All sNot eold
words in the advertisements which
make up the proveTb. then the name
and address OF the solver.
Ads" Are Copied.
On the ensuing pages come verbatim
the advertisements in The Times in
which the proverb words are found.
The words used in each advertisement
are UNDERSIGNED with red ink. and at
the bottom is given the number Of the
page OF the on paper which It appeared
There Is not written or typewriter
word In the third prize winners solu-
tion. that OF John Poole. he cut out
The advertisements as they appeared Ia
The Times, skelct0uized them in many
Instances until nothing but me name
OF the advertiser and the word needed
were left. and then put them INTO book
form. on the hrst page Of bis answer
are the words "PrOVerD Editor and
the title ..The Washington Times,
taken from tine first page and pasted
onto a book. The second page mas the
Cd with "AlI' in IL and the following
pages the other words. on the last
rage AIr Poole pasted part OF a letter
head, giving his name and his business
Charles F. CALHOUN. who won the
fourth prize. wrote his solution on one
sheet of paper. He made a box con
tanning the word. Ghe name Of the ad-
ver1 User. the business address of the
advertiser and the page Of The Times.
Augusta c. Grossart, who won the
nth prize followed much the same
general idea. except that she so aTTang-
90 the advertisements that The necessary
words looked like part OF an acrQstic.
These words are written in red ink.
The other FIVE prize winners all sent
IN commendahle solutions