New-York tribune., 1911-03-24
PROVERBS A DELIGHT
TO DR.. WASHINGTON
Nsoro Educator Uses Them Free.
" in His Speeches
and Writings.
PRAISE FOR TRIBUNE PLAN
Hundreds of New Contestants
Enter the Struggle for the
Handsome Prizes
Offered.

Every ono recognizes in the career OF
r. Booker = Washington. the negro ed
.csior something of the picturesque. Up
.~,o, slavery" is the title OF his autooi-
.--sohy. up from slavery 20 enjoy the un-
soneht homage Of a President OF the
--ri,sd states and OF number OF the
,.oV.ned heads Of Europe. Behind the pict-
r..sque. however. lies the secret Of his
Greatness He grew character for him
81 and taught others of his race to build
c.s~scter for themselves.
u- Washington is a thinker ard 4 writer
NJ force and charm. His writings indi-
cite 'r tho highest deSree that power Of
c,rre>s.0n that he previously manifested
speaker Much Of their charm lies
,r ,rs simplicity OF style. bat this IS
heightened by decidedly epigrammauc
coior,7c Running through his works,
v,ar.n- together narrative ard sermon. is
t.- cqe~am or provcrb indeed. a study
cr .ro Nfe Of this most remarkable rep
r-seuts;ve q his race shows that pr.
Washington l. really the embodiment oi
.-e .-uta cs ali good proverbs, and u can
scarcely o.. said that there are any bad
Owes. Most proverbs are the cNponcnts OK
,a-scfer
Owe = .1c latest books II Or. Washing
..~ s entitled Tho Building or Charac-
r-" 7. i- volume made up u -slcc-
..-4 f-or. lis SUNDAY evening TALKS 90 the
-..den-s at TusbeSee institute. which he
Tho nabit Of civins when he Is a.
o-- AND every one who is familiar With
-r. knows how much the educator relies
.Ho. tho inherent power - the Qroverb.
Ors can scsrcclv find time 60 dry ono
.~es after listening to a simple narrative
- .-Ts-inc and privation before pc IS
...c-.n- heartily ovor a story Of darky
.erasorrv that is In Itself proverb Dr.
Washington himself Is living proverh
T~--- an class. ot spaper readers
,r-a wo-d, ~ praise Tor rho Tribune
--,vo-n contest The secret OF suoh popu-
..- -~a.z. lies m the fact that o study and
.rr-sa.er familiarity with the proverbs oi
... English language IS one of the most
o.e-ome and henercia, pursuits in which
-e. woman o- child can indulge.
Sc ar ir-orI,c to study ike this The
Tribune offers SIS valuable prizes. includ-
i.- two automob cs and four player
-aros Tar sr, legitimate incentives. %
say t-e 'ea~t and the manner in winch
..,.-a-f- a. earnest men. women and
.fr-a rav. thrown themselves heart and
.r. Irt. rho work Of solving tho provcrb
.o.t,,f, ~ etod da ly ~ The Tribune makes
NOR. Tran probable that these prizes
.-. m.c-tt inviting ones. New contestants
,-e joiu'u- tho RANKS cvcry morning 10y
.r I.lireGs
Mary contestants have attached undue
IMPORTANCE o. Tho amendment or Rule 50.
+.. 10 contest. which was announCod yes
..-a.y morning Trey vii note that the
..n-e apple only in The case 80 cor-
...ta~ts that arc cited" r. s not likely
.s- any tvo contestants vil Furnish an
ever, that ars ezactly alike. vot u is
eesarv for Tho Contest Manager n pro-
..5s Dro0-~ ruiinS IN tr" event of tic.
-ta 20 rho popular DEMAND seemed To-
.a-.- such change rho demand was
,e.-d
~', -o7.est Manage desires 10 orlpha-
..-e tri- ra-' ..at. in Cas-" a cont"st2ut
.,-.- ere answers and has 81 correct out of
.-s -o.eI of f and auothe' contestant
-rc1'e .ard In only S. s0sVcr- and have 90
-o--4c- Pc first contestant would natu-
-sr- rs a6f-5Sed tne wirnc~ over the
e-rs-. because hc had tho largest number
-f co-~--- answers
~-1-e-tant- a~e requested 20 read 10
rules s~5 tre stories that appear es.h day
n -le Tribune regarding 'hem. M7rv
~ue-les trst arise might easily he am
ps-eC tv -he contestants themselves Il
'he -r.as and the read g matter were fol-
'avsc carefully eao. dsv Home made an
.re- blanks s-e not rerrli-sIh'o. : printed
'isrs eo~oupariee tho rrovo-h 0uzzie
picture f-rr These alone aye aocep od.
-rr- -~r- -e procured iu any quantity ~
CO Gene each for the daily and 6vo cents
each for -ne sunday editions ono cent for
postage should also be sent with each mail
o-ls- fr- coupons
0~'v orr ret oF answer ran 30 s"r' IN
'' any rre oorteetaut. bat ,ris Sc NAV
contain r7 answers or arv number up to
r-. provided not more than Eve answers
s1- unlimited for any ono p-overb Where
-oo-e than one version o. 'lc provc~b
occurs In me Tribune T-ovorb Book. the
nos- commonly used form oS rho p-ovcro
'8fi.a'sd iS 're one - r.. uecd
.~he foHouIrT rs~aptra-e Expresses the
''7ti0er'e ~ Miss Fdt T. Nevcoub. ono
'-r enthusiastic and ambitious con-
usr'e i7 Lyons y. r..
Ne-- rad . r-r- -oos
~ proverbs ~r' 81 few
t-' s-e-v7 rere tra' "sr, 0cr'
ra' i''.t book per'. no.
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a-. a.ro.. eost re- ooa-.
-- Nl- 0rotec p-ove~-H
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7-z. -ssss Ths T-i-u-e P-ov,rh Eocs
o-o,~e n Nsrv's eyee2
V-r Nsr-s ir the contest.
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