Arkell Weekly Company

To assist in enlivening the Holiday Season, the Publishers of llave concluded to inaugúrate in America the latest Knglish fashion : Tlig ií s sí n g Word Contgst These atnusing con tests are now qm'fe I he rage in Londoii, and ve liave heard ni'one of ihein in which 217,000 persona participated. As encli participant contributed a shilling en trance fee, the amount divided among iliose whosupplied the missing word ;is large. The tota!. $53.500, was divided among 114 persons, so each oí these got almost $470. Each person who wishes to try to supply the missing word in the paragraph that wil! presently follow, ïnu.st cul out the ''MISSING WORD COUPON " from Frakk Lkslib's VVekki.y, mul witli uauie aud address, and the missing won! plainly written in the proper blank spacea sein! the sanie to the office of the pub lishera, toitether with twenhr-flve cents in postage stampa or currency. On the lower left hand corner of the envelope enclosing the coupon awl entranée fee Bhould be written "MISSING WOKD CONTEST." Thb total of kntrance FEEs will he divided equally among those wh COrrectly Blipply tlie missing word. This coupon 11 be priuted in the issues ei December 2'2 and 29th, and in those of Januarv r 1 1 1 anl 12th. The resul t of the cm test will be unnounced in tho issue of January I9th. Nu conteetanta will be permitted t" enter alter uooi) "t January i }th. TPrs rs hfc pavasaph] : "The amphitheatre was filled with excited and angry people. Those on the outside were apprehensive that the excited crowd would do serious damage to üfe and property. These apprehensions were shortly confirmed by the firingr of a shot from one of the " -_ . . The missing word in tliis parairraph is known only to the Editor, and it been written and sealed by liiui in au envelope which will nit be opened till i pi January ]4t!i. COMPET1TORS may make as many attempts as rhoose, hut pacli attempt must be made un a coupon taken froni Frank Lesi.ib'b Wekkly, and accompanied by the entrance FEE of 25 Cents. PoBi-ibHER "FftAKK Lkslie's Weeki.v." 110 Fifth A ve., N . Y. Cit y.