New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
CONTEST IN PROVERBS
FOR TRIBUNE READERS
prizes To Be Given Away Approx
innate More than $4,000
in Value.
START TO BE ON MONDAY
Conditions of the Competition
Simple and Easy, and Field
Will Be Open TO All
Tribune Readers.

~. T-1hu,f to-day announces one ~ ths
.os, novel and attractive contests ever
..rducted by q daily nevspaper-a contest
,,s. ail test the cleverness ~ every Trin-
,,s reader AND a. tho same time prove ex-
,,.relv entertaining 70 every member 81
~. family
The competition * 70 be = great Pictorial
r-ov.rh Contest and Vill consist If =
..ri.s of illustrations representing we'll
tnouu and commonly used English prov
.-bs A page announcement describing and
nlus,rstinx a number Of tho grand prizAs
~ Re given. together with a sample prov
.-h picture and its answer. appears in this
ersve Tribune readers should read this
,agA announcement and note the provero
. illustration very carefully. as it gives a
,ood idea 81 the nature Of the picture 10 he
published.
There will - sixty-three OF these proverb
Illustrations in al. One picture will appear
,s-h dav beginning Monday. in the Daily
and SUNDAY Tribune. untH the series IL
completed
The proverbs 70 be illustrated are nov
heinz selected according to their common
vse They are proverbs that are IN com
NeTndTl.tT USE anu NN- -luf n 1lOndi
tee, IF the competition will lie largely in
re accuracy with which the authentic
-.rts ar4 quoted transcribed and trans
--,,,A6 This test Of correctness will ex-
tend 70 wording. spelling. punctuation and
construction ~ the proverbs. Scholarship
and general care in filing. fling and mall
,,r the answers VIII he only minor details
sr6 u.iu have little effect upon the final
results
The contest will be open n al readers ~
n. NAu-Yo-k Tribune. excepting en-
-r1ovas ~ The Tribune and members Of
tAsi- families ANY one NAV enter the con
.sst AZ anv time bv simply becoming
Tribune reader
coupon blank will be published with
.scn p-overb Illustration for convenience
of contestants 70 write their answers upon.
al answers 10 he sent in 70 the Contest
Manager. The Tribune. New York City. in
= complete set after the last or sixty-third
ricturs has been published.
The prizes % bA given will Approximate
more than r2Hd IN value and will number
more than : thousand distinct and individ-
usl rewards
Further announcements concerning the
complete list Of prizes will appear in the
columns of The Tribune within few DAYS
There Is that element in this great con
test that puts the bright school boy or girl
upon On equal footing with the most
learned person. English proverbs. the
horely common sense sayings which every
one hears daily. are common property No
one has IN option on them; no one can
corner them. They supplement daily con-
vsrsstions. ft IN az the right moment and
round NJ an argument with a most appro-
pirate Anis
Interest in the competition will develop
70 high pitch where family as a whole
VII - working 10 earn one Of the prizes
and me contest will prove very interesting
ana amusing for every member thereof
Read the rules and conditions which are
puoAs-ed to-day in another column. then
instruct YOUR nswsdealear 10 serve YOU
vith copy Of The Tribune daily and
sunday from nov on in order that YOU
nav enter the contest from the very be-
Ginning on Monday. February o. when the
trst proverb illustration viii appear.