New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
An Excellent Time for You to Begin
to Try Yonr Skill in Solving
the Bookreaders' Pictures.
1HE TRIBUNE'S Bookreaders' Contest. is

v~HE TRIBUNE'S Bookreaders' Contest is
now entering upon its third week OF exist
ence. and the fifteenth instalnent OF BOOK
readers Pictures Nos. 29 and 81, are prnteo thi'
morning. ,
lust for argument we will assume that you are
reader who has not yet entered this great and
entertaining contest. OF course, we know 'ndt
YOU like it, and that you are watching it closely,
but that YOU have not actually made up your mind
70 try and send in an answer to the pictures tnat
will appear. ,.
Most people who pass by an opportunity OF TINS
kind reason with themselves that they have no
chance They often believe that there are SO
many thousands OF competitors ana tndt mere
will be so many sets of correct answers sent III
that there would hardly be any opportunity Tor
them to come in line for any of the prizes.
But this is not the case, even though there are
many thousands Of contestants entered IN COM
petition of this nature. There always those
who succeed in answering the large majority OF
the contest pictures correctly, which TACT demon
strates plainly that the contestants who are per.
sistent, careful and accurate are more certain OF
success. -
And that is the way for those who have never
entered the contest to integently reason out TINS
proposition with themselves. Make up your Hllnd 10 10
enter this contest now and be one or th9se VINO d VII
answer the greatest number Of the Bookreaders
The conditions of The Tribunes Bookreaders' Con-
are liberal that even though conteStant Pe 3
fneXperenced he has exactly the same opportunity 10
prize as those who have been competitors
The fact that contestants are required give only
the name or title of the books represented by the
pictures without bothering with the name OF the
author the subject matter of the book represented
establishes the further simplicity of the contest ana
is q guarantee against many possible errors
Every one everywhere, old and young alike knows
of books. and II stop to think OF them you iop
ably could give tine names Of long list Of BOOKS
from memory almost without an instantS heslta-
ton Those VINO study the pictures will find in many
of the illustrations representations of book tues
that arc familiar to them, and thus the work of com
petng and solving the pictures becomes simply
matter of fitting the right title to the right picture
OF course. it is possible that certain pictures VIII
inevitably suggest different answers TO dluerent peo-
nIe and certain pictures will undoubtedly suggest
more than answer TO some people but If the con-
testants will anayZe tho pictures carefully they Will
Inv the aid Of the Contest Catalogue be able in most
cases 10 select the correct answer.
The Contest Catalogue. which contains large list
f book titles and all of the correct answers that VIII
be shown throughout the period Of the contest is
great aid to contestants and puts every one upon an
even footing. -. -. l. Il.
TRY this new contest by making your entry to-day
Soive the pictures Secure all of the back numbers
as specified AT the foot OF this announcement ana
make an effort stand among the winners