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jous to nally 9 st acd ed end ds man a. The tepped What Is the Worst Novel of the Past Year? And Why? Three Prizes, $100, $50, $25. 'O the contributor who sends in the best an- swer to these questions, Lire will give One Hundred Dollars. To the contributor who sends in the second best answer, Lire will give Fifty Dollars. To the contributor who sends in the third best answer, Lire will give Twenty-five Dollars. CONDITIONS. All manuscripts must be addressed to the Edi- Lire, 17 West Thirty-first Street, New . and must be marked “ Worst Novel Con- No contribution must exceed five hundred words in length. The shorter the better. The name and address of the contributor must ten plainly on each manuscript. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the oss of non-return of contributions, but where a ped and addressed return envelope is in- 1, rejected manuscripts will be returned. Fach contestant may send in as many contri- butions as he or she desires. The contest will close on February fifteenth, no manuscript received after noon of that day being considered. The contest will be decided by the Editors of Lire. . Turre is a proverb in Sanskrit that in the Kalijooga (the age of Iron) poverty covers all good qualities, and wealth covers all blem- ishes of a man. We the Hindoos believe that the late Rev. Orlando Harriman was undoubtedly a favorite son of God or his son Mr. Edward H. Harriman would have never risen to his present position. The father’s prayers have been ac- cepted by Him, and now it is left with his son Edward to fulfil the Divine will. We have in cut younger days seen Mr. John de Ruckeffelar attending the Baptist Church on every Sunday morning all the way walking from his house at the Fifth avenue. Irrespective of any judgment of any secular court, we are bound to say, and millions will agree with us, that we have seldom seen a more meek and humble Christian than kim. The above is taken from the Indian Appeal, a paper published in Calcutta. Wes we ONS COMMITTEE se _(Tanits) AN OLD INFANT rican Manufacturer (on his way to claim Pro- ® for his industry): Infant a bit old? Why, inlv! Guess he’s my father’s Old Infant! wl, The tariff proceedings before the Ways and {cans Committee of the House have a familiar sound Ninety per cent. of the witnesses appear to be, di- fectly or indirectly, beneficiaries, and naturally no Ealing proposals for a reduction ‘of the rates and luties have been made. I note among the witnesses tome bearing the same names as those which figured twenty-five years ago, and in some instances those five evidence are sons of former witnesses, who inherited their fathers’ businesses, which can Farccly longer be regarded as * infant industries.’ "— New York Correspondence, November 16, 1908.) ‘om Picture Politics, London. The Gillette is kind to the face. 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