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Manawatu Herald, 1 September 1900, Page 3

£5,000 Our Grand J35,000 Ornithological Contest. Something entirely new and interesting. Rsad what you are to do. You may get £200 cash. Our contest is to see who can make the largest list of names (or kinds) of birds from the following list of letters : WDOOOCCKQULIAPRTARIDG E S P N I E L V E'BR DIMWADOHTL We will recognise as a bird anything belonging to the feathered tribe, whether it be a Hen, Crow, Singer, or any other kind. You can use any letter as many times to make a name as it appears in the list of letters above ; for instance Woodcock, Plover, Snow Bird, -Ac. To any persons who can make a list of 25 or more different names of bmls, we will give absolutely FREE a beautiful Prize value £200 or less. BIG PRIZES AWARDED DAILY. When you have made out your list fill out the line on the bottom of this adv. and send to us with a Stamped, Addressed envelope, then if you are awarded a prize you can if you d c-sire get the prize by becoming a subscriber to THE WOMAN'S WORLD. We shall award a prize io every person who sends the name of 25 Bims, and our Gifts will be as follows : For the best list, received each day, si Gold Watch ; for the second best solution each day a beautiful Importc ;l Tea Set; for the seven next best solutions/each day a Konrah-Sakih Diamond and Euby Ring; for the next best solution, a Gold Piece : and for all other correct solutions, Prizes of Good Va lie. These prizes will be forwarded daily, you will not have to wait a long time in uncertainty befoie you know the result. There is no element of lottery in our plan, it makes no difference whether we get your solution late or early in the day. All you need is to post this adv. to us, and on the day it reaches us, if your list is the best, YOU SHALL HA\ h THE GOLD WATCH, or if second best the Beautiful Tea Set, and so on. We guarantee that we will award you a prize. There is absolutely no opportunity for deception on our part— we cannot afford it. We want to get 1,000,000 well satisfied subscribers, nnd for that reason we don't want you to send any money until you know exactly what prize you have gained by answering the puzzles. As soon after 4p m. each day as possib c, the examiners will judge the lists to the best of their ability, and will designate the prizes. We will write to you at once notifying you what prize has been awarded you, then if you are fully satisfied you can send your subscription to THE WOMAN'S WORLD and your prize will go by return of post carefully packed. To a person of narrow ideas it seems impossible that we should be able to make such a gigantic offer, but we have the money, brains, and reputation, we know exactly what we are doing, and if we can legitimately gain a miiou subscribers by this grand idea, we know that this million of well pleased subscribers can be induced to recommend THE WOMAN'S WORLD to all friends thereby building up our circulation still further. We are willing to spend £5,000 in this contest in building up a big subscription list, and when this money is spent we reserve the right to publish a notification that the contest has been discontnued. Don t delay until it is too late. The contest will continue until January Ist, 1901. We give a Forms Prize of £50 independent of all others to the person who sends in the list gotten up in the best and handsomest manner. Our Committee will decide and award prizes daily, but the special £50 prize will be awarded in March 1901. Any birds name found in the dictionaries accepted. WHO WE ARE. The " Woman's World " is a thoroughly reliable concern, we are known to do exactly as we advertise. As to our reliability we refer to any Advertising Agent or business man of London. Name • Street Town ...Country o Address : The " Woman's World," Brentford, London, W., England.

NOTICE. ALL ACCOUNTS owing to me in connection with the Foxton Bakery must be paid by 14th of September, or will be sued for without respect of persons. All accounts may be paid to my brother, A . Langley, Foxton, whose receipt will be a sufficient discharge for 3am c. : G. J. L\NGLEY. QTRAYED, from Mrs Watkins', v 3 Carnarvon, last week, an old yellow and black Sheep Dog. Reward on information to j Miss Caldwell, Colyton, Feilding. The Tailor, FOXTON. HAVING severed my connection with Mr A. R. Osborne's Tailoring business, and at the request j of numerous intending Customers, I have deoided to start a First claps Tailoring Establishment opposite Hunter's Hotel. A large variety of Patterns of every description t > choose from. . FIRST-CLASS TAILORING GUARANTEED. E. Edmund Smith. O m makes BOOTS A|J|A^ HARNESS GOLD MEDAL soft us v.lvet. a^Mfe B ■ • Adds three times lows polish with blacking. 22 EXHIBITION HIGHEST AWARDS for superiority. Blaok or Brown colour* Sold by Boot atorea. Saddlers, Ironmongers* lx. Manufactory, Dulwich, London, EwjPlanting Season. Louth Nursery, FOXTON. RICHARD GRAY, in tt-nderinp his thanks 'to the public gene rally for their patronage during tbf past 20 years, d'^iirj- to en 11 athn tion to his NURSEF»Y STOCK, par ticnlarly Cupre?-', M;:crocarpaa and Raspberry Canes. Landpcnpe work is a special feature of hip, also planting Forest Trees by the acre. t ■ ,

WEATHER REPORT. Captain Edwin wires to-day :— N.E. to E. &S. gale. Glass fall. Sea and tides moderate. Much rain. POUKT PRIDE OF FOXTON, A.OF. The ordinary fortnightly Meeting of the above Court will be held on Tl^D V EVENING, 4th September, at 8 o'clock. Business- Initiation and General. THEO. J. MITCHELL, Secretary. GREAT UNRESERVED SALE OF DAIRY COWS AT FOXTON. FRIDAY, 7th SEPTEMBER, 1900, At 12 o'clock. A BRAHAM & WILLIAMS have f\ received instructions from Mr A. S. Easton, who is relinquishing dairying, to sell by public auction &t his farm, No. 1 Line, Foxton, as above the whole of his splendid Dairy Herd, comprising :-- --100 first-class Cows to calve end of August and early in September 2 pedigree bhorthorn Bulls 10 Berkshire Sows 1 Berkshire Boar 10 Light Draughts, Harness Horses and Hacks. N.B. — The Auctioneers wish to call the special attention of Dairymen aud others to this sale. Mr Easton has been dairying for a great many years, and has without doubt one of the best dairy herds in the Colony. Full particulars of each cow will be given when offered. A coach will meet the morning train trom Palmerston at Shannon and return in time to catch the j evening train. Luncheon Provided. ERNEST BALL, HAIRDRESSER, &c, MAIN-STEEET, FOXTON. Up to date Hairdressing . A SPECIALTY.