New-York tribune., 1911-03-07

The second week of the Tribune's great
s12, 900 Proverb Contest opened yesterday
with the interest spreading to all parts
Of the country. Letters OF inquiry and
congratulation from the most remote Sec
tions told OF the thousands who had en-
tered this supreme test OF human worth,
tho battle OF brain against brain. Every
one Is anxious 10 be in II II only to sho"
what ne can do. II Is q competition IN
which there is fair field and no favor
The man with the slightest common school
education has the same chance as the
wisest college professor 1t is not ques-
tion Of learning. but a question OF Wit
memory and common sense.
Only nine of the proverb problems have
been published TO date. and no one need
think that It is too late 10 enter now. IL
will not be too late To enter until after
the last picture is published. But there
Is a proverb which points out the ad-
vantages gained by initiating the early
bird and it is helpful In such a contest as
this not only 10 be able to guess the
proverbs but also to take note OF them
and put them into practice. This may be
accomplished by solving to-days problem
and then securing the eight back numbers.
They have been published in convenient
form, and will be supplied at the rate of
cent each for the daily numbers and 3
cents for the Sunday.
While IL should not be forgotten that
he who enters the contest at the last min
ute has az good chance to win the
S1,f00 Jackson automobile as he who be-
gan with the first picture, nevertheless
those following the pictures day by day
will undoubtedly enjoy more OF the fun
which comes with rackine ones brain than
those who procrastinate. And while il lasts
the fun is just as nice a thing 10 have
as a diamond ring or round trip 10
Bermuda; IL is a prize which nobody can
fail to win If only he gets busy now. You
NAV be bright enough to solve some of the
problems with only a casual glance, but
some will surely come which yoiI will want
70 pore over for hours at time and carry
around in your head all day trying TO
think out. Why not tackle to-dsys picture,
which is one Of the easy ones. and then
get after the other pictures early every
morning.
But here is hint. There are lots of
other people trying to find out how bright
| they are by these same means, and il you
depend on the newsstands for your Trib-
une you may find they have got there he
fore YOU and left not a copy behind. Such
a contingency would either put you to a
lot of trouble in looking around town for
more satisfactory newsstand or cause
you 10 lose day or so In the contest while
you sen1 to this Office for the required
number OF the paper. The circulation de-
partment is already overtaxed in meeting
the demand for copies and certain
amount of delay is unavoidable. The sun
day Tribune, for instance, was exhausted
early In the day In spite Of a large sup
Elementary edition put on sale an / many
contestants We're compelled to send into
the Office yesterday for copies OF the pict-
ure. The only way IN which this incon-
venience can be avoided Is TO order your
newsdealer TO supply you regularly with
The Tribune. 1t must be remembered also
that new5dealers have to regulate their or
ders for the Sunday edition on Thursday
OF each weak, making 1t advisable TO place
your order we'll in advance.
The contest Is never too old to be en-
tered so long as 1t runs and you are never
too old to enter II so long as YOU are alive.
IL appeals TO those who have read the
paper for sixty years just a. much as 10
those who have read II for sixty minutes.