The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
Herald Offers Cash Prizes to Boys and Girls
For Coloring Uncle Wiggily Picture.
Several Cash Awards to Be
Given for Best Use Of
Crayon or Paint Brush on
Accompanying Drawing.

Here is grand opportunity for
children readers Of The Washington
Herald to earn money by having
some fun. - O..
Yes. that's just 1t. boys and girls!
You are to get paid for having fun.
1t is a feature introduced to The
Herald, by Uncle wiggily. the rab-
bit gentleman, whose stories and
drawings have appeared in The
Herald for a long time.
Wants to BE CoIored.
It's like this:
Uncle wiggily has given his con-
sent to be painted and colored. In
fact, he has banded together all of
the animal folk who live near his
hollow stump bungalow, where
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. the musk
rat lady. keeps house for him. and
they will let all the boys and girls
paint them, too.
The idea is to paint or to color
with crayons the Uncle Wiggily
picture, printed herewith. All chill
dren from babies to those 16 years
"f age will be taken into considera-
tion in selecting the winners.
For the best coloring Of the pic
ture on this page, the Herald will
give - in cash.
For the second best, the Herald
prize In S1.50.
For the third best picture. the
prize In 81.
And then the next six best will
receive so cents each.
Use either water colors or crayons
in painting.
The finished pictures must be in
The Herald office not later than
Wednesday noon, and prize winners
will be announced in The Herald
next Sunday. when another Uncle
Wiggily drawing will be published
under the same conditions.
oner Cash Every sunday.
Beginning today, the same prizes
will be offered for the best coloring
OF pictures that will be printed
every Sunday until further notice.
Contestants should fill out the
blank below the Uncle Wiggily pic
ture. Write your name, age and ad-
dress clearly so that Uncle Wiggily
will make no mistake in awarding
the prizes.
Envelopes in which the painted
Picture is sent to The Herald should
be addressed as follows:
UNCLE wIGGILY.
SUNDAY HERALD,
|. WASHINGTON. DC. x=,x- Z
Uncle wiggiiy says he is sure
his children friends are going to get
a lot of fun out of the coloring
stunt.
It's going to be such a lark"
says he, for the kiddies to think
up just. what color will suit each
figure best. remembering just what
animal folks like and how the diff
ferent animals wear their hair"
If you read the Uncle Wiggily
stories in The Herald every day dur
ing the week. it will help you win
one of the Sunday cash prizes, be-
cause then you will know that
Uncle Wiggily's rheumatism crutch
always is red, white and blue, and
he most always wears his tall silk
hat.
Uncle wiEgily in Spill.
In the picture today. we have
Uncle Wiggily spilled right out of
the automobile carriage belonging
to Brighteyes, the guinea pig girl
Wasn't 1t nice since he had to be
spilled that he wasn't hurt a bit
for he landed on one of the auto
mobile cushions. heels over head
and not a scratch.
Brighteyes is looking right at US
as bright as ever and didn't she
fall in a funny heap. and won't she
have a time getting up. but then
Mr.. Longears is a bunny rabbit
gentleman and he will, help her
after he gathers himself together
and picks up his tall silk hat.
Now, boys and girls. get just
the right color for the cushions and
things. and a nice fine point on
your crayon or brush and remember
to keep within the lines, for maybe
Uncle Wiggily doesn't want to have
baggy clothes, and Brighteyes looks
as IL she Is trying to reduce