The Washington times., 1910-07-16
LIMERICK WRITER'S
WORK IN HUNDREDS
Judges Overwhelmed With
Rhyming Complaints of
Conditions in Cars.

Conditions in Cars.
I II any one has any doubt as to whether
the people Of Washington are overlook
/ ing an opportunity TO express their
sentiments against the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and the Cap
. ital Traction Company let the doubt
/ ing Thomas drsD by the postofdce and
gaze in-o The Times letter box
No matter what hour OF the day he
may arrive he viii find scores OF con-
tribUtiOns TO the limerick contest.
When The Times first took uD the
+ question Of open street cars scores OF
letters were received daily protesting
against existing conditions When calls
were made for cartoons so many illus
tratOns were sent ia that Il was not
only a difficult matter TO pick the win
, uer. but it became necessarv to re-
/ produce only the best OF the cartoons
The limerick contest Is bringing out
expressions Of opinion from street car
patrons in great numbers L5rnericks
are being received in bunches-uot Of
tens, or tWenties. OF ffties-but In hun
{ dreds. It IS already apparent that IL is
going 10 be a mighty difficult task for
the judges 20 decide upon the prize
winner
Difficult Task for Judges.
Many Of those c0ntestEnE for the s.
prize 10 be awarded TO the contributor OF
the missing line in the uncompIeted
limerick are periIoUsIv close to the
right solution. while a Eo0LIy number
o. the original limericks are so good
i that II VIII be necessary for the judges
/ TO so through them several times 10
/ decide upon the winner
Remember thar there IS no limit TO
the number Of suggestions which can be
made for the unfinished limerick. and
everyone Is entitled 70 send along as
many original IImerfcks as he uIeases.
The contributor Of TO-DAY has as good
a chance TO win 3 or SO or SIS as the
contributors whose efforts were con-
tanned in the first mail on Friday morn
ing
The best original limerick wiz receive
the SO prize, regardless Of the time il
is received in the cfffce. so long as il
reaches the Limerick Editor before &
O'Clock next Wednesday evening The
SANG conditions apply TO the contestants
for the missing line prize
Just as il was impossible 10 publish
all the cartoons received so viii fl be
impossible TO reproduce all the liner
icszs. The fact that q particular con
tributiOn is not printed however does
not mean that II has been rejected. All
OF them are being fled away. and the
prize winners VIII not be selected by
the judges until after the contest closes /
next Wednesday at O'Clock
Some New Limericks.
Among the latest samples Of the
Muses. inspiration are the following.
Br. 90
you'd think her the wife Of a douc.
But a car ride, Satanic,
Threw her in a panic.
She returned, yes, but almost d spouc.
s N COMPTON,
SIS Eleventh street northwest. I
4 young miss whose mother had sent
her
To shop with some money she lent her.
came home wTiuEiuE wet
And she's sick in bed YET
For she rode II a pay-as-yOU-enJer.
\ young man whose first name was lin
Asked his father 10 teach him 10 swim 4
wei, come along. lad
Fer thu Swimmings not bad
in The cars that we ride on, BY Gin
"A sinner there was and he died.
50 straightway 70 Sheol he MED;
But he found II too cool
For the misguided fool
IN life on our street cars did ride.
JOSEPH w SAUNDERS
There was an old woman named Scott. !
Who went for q walk, but found 1t 20 /.
hot
She took a closed car
But did not ride far
When she tainted right there on the 4
spot
MRS. G. G. DECKELl1AN.
HyattsvIlle, Nd 4
The reasons are many for kicking
Al conveyances not Of your picking,
But q Washington ear
All your pleasure can mar
50 you'll want 70 be everyone licking.
BegrUdge not the ICss OF your dinner.
6eWall not the fact that you're thinner.
From all anger 3e free
Let them grin in their glee-
inventors Of Old Pay-Within-er-
1here once was g system Swoboda.
OF reducing ones weight q la code-Ab-
But the P-A-Y-E
Does the business. Won see
s-uu lLeI 10 Lurther need OF Svvoboda !
CHARLES p. KEYSER
"a Wyatt building.