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Seventh Street.
Hecfat & Company,
Seventh Near F.
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ExquisitelyMadeDresses j Women's$10to$15j>9 89
ValuiffoSer'e' M 1 Trimmer! H*tx Z*
l>elicat* fabric* and rxquiiit*- touches of ? i J -
giv.' to these girlish frocks a 'harm that is ''n1'
takablc. Voiles and lingeries are the materials. >,ai
nitured with luces. ribbons.
eries. Sizes up to 20 years.
$3.90 '; Trimmed Hats
touches of color i Tt 1. _i _ ? i
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chift'ou a'id fine ?lubruid- ^
Misses' and Girls'
Balkan
Blouses,
$1.09
Of heavy, serviceable whit?
iwill, with collar, cuffs and
tic of blue and red; very
obby and becoming
Girls' 2-Piece /IQ^
Middy Suits.
i*h? suit consists of regula
tion middy and pleated skirt.
All white linene. with collar
nnd cuffs, trimmed with blue.
Sizes 6 to 14 years.
T'nii?
iiaiiKin
Middy.
*1.09.
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Misses' $24.50 Imported Eponge
Suits, $4.45
Elegantly made and trimmed
skirts; 14 to 18 years.
Balkan coats and draped
Misses' Country Club CI /fQ
Norfolk Coats . . . N* * ,,
Of white wide-wale pique, with silk tie and self
bel? Very smart and becoming and a big value.
value. Sizes up to 20 years.
$1.09
l>re**e*. of wide all-over white embroidery,
v. ith deep Jlounces; siies 6 to 14 years. Value,
i',98
C hildren'* Dresses, of percale, gingham, chain- A*1 c
iruv rial lav ns: sizes 2 to 6 years. 98c value
(kilriren's lOe Dresses, of dark percale and 1 Q
gingham: neatly trimmed: sizes 2 to 6 years ?
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Children's 25c
Ron,p- 1 ?c
ers
(Like Picture.)
Of checked ging
ham, in shades of
pink and blue.
Finished with a
tiny breast pock
et and self belt.
Also plain colors.
T.imit, two to each
customer.
?Second Floor.
INFANTS' LONG
AND SHORT
SLIPS, with dainty
embroldery yoke
and ruffle trim
ming. 35c
value Ar-/C
INFANTS' 39c
L A W N C A P S,
tucked and trim
med with lace:
many embroidered
and tititch- 17c
Cool, Feather
j Weight Lawn
\ Kimonos . .
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(One Pictured.)
Short "butterfly" styles of dainty col
ored flowered lawn. Nicely made and
finished. They'll make you forget the
heat. (Limit, two to each customer.)
Percale House Dresses. 63c
At the "bargainly" price of 63c we are of
fering good House Dresses of fine percale.
There are luw-neck styles with three-quarter
sleeves. Sizes 36 to 44. _AnaM> SewiiJ Kloor. \
The balance our midsummer models, all
up-to-the-minute styles, artistically trimmed
with fancy ostrich, riowers, ribbons, etc. One
would hardly expect to buy such beautiful hats
for so little, but it's clearance time here, and
we can't afford to carry them over. -Third fi?*
Odds & Ends of Silks, 11
Ribtois, etc., Yd. . . "
The woman who delights in fixing up her
own hat will find this table full of little treas
ures. There are malines and chiffons in a vast
assortment of colors, worth 39c to 98c a yard:
ribbons from 3 to 6 inches wide, of all-silk tai
feta; also satin-back, worth 49c to 98c.
?Third Floor.
?^5)
$2.25 Fiber Suit Cases, $1.29
Large sise. with brassed trimmings,
leather surface. ' Guaranteed waterproof
Imitation
95.0O Leather Traveling
Bays, 16 or 18
Inch size
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$2.89
95.00 Leather Salt Cim?
$2.98
brown; steel frame 1
$1.69
93.00 Fiber Suit
Canes, with straps
95.00 Ciitii - covered
Trunks, with strong metal
trtm- $3.98
mings.
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Bathing Suits Way Down
$2.49
Women's 93
Bine Serge
Bathing Suits.
Splendidly made with col
lar and cuffs of fast color
red galatea. Full cut and
comfortable bloom erf.
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Hams. Fancy Lean, Sugar
Cured. 7 to 9 Its., per lb. -
Bonelss Strips.
22c
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full
W o men's
92.49 Bench A | g\n
Cloth Bathing J) | .</{$
suits ..........
Nicely made and designed.
Finished with braid around
square cyt neck. Full cut
bloomcre. ? Second Floor.
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21c S
Bacon,
2% to 4
lbs
Flour. Pillsbury's
Bert; %bbl
Tomatoes, large,
packed tin 7 Xr*
(CVan'a) / 2 C
? Jello or Ice Cream Pow
der, all
flavors
Ice Cream Salt, 56
lb. sack
Pickles, sweet mixed;
15c bot
tle ............
Olives, plain or
stuffed; 10c bottle..
Grape Juice
(Welch's), full qt..
Orape Juice. Smith &
Painter. 40c bot- T ! .
tie ^ I C
Sugar, best Granulated;
10-lb. cotton 48c
7^c
40c
mixed;
..^8^c
7*c
39c
sack
Sauer's Lemon or Vanilla
Extract; 10c bot
tle
Milk. Van Camp's,
tall tin
Shredded Wheat
Biscuit
Fejs-Naptha Soap,
10 cakes.............
Salmon, Argo Red
Alaska
Salmon, Red
Alaska .
Clam Chowder, B
ilarge 25c
tin
Baked Beans, Tomato
Sauce, large
tin -
Toilet Paper, 5c
rolls, 3 for
Brooms, 4
string
Peanut Butter, 35c 0*2^
glass jar AtJC
7{c
7+c
lie
39c
16c
:d 11 {c
& M
19c
?mato
9c
10c
19c
Any Boys* Wash Suit
Sold up to $3.00, now
rhey re mighty easy to wash and besides, the young
sters like them?they're so cool and comfortable. Beach,
military and kimono styles, of rep, galatea, linen, cham
bray, madras and percales. White and colors. Sizes 2}4
to IO years. ?Fourth Floor.
Boys' Cloth Suits
Double-Breasted Styles.
.The suits in this special lot offer no end of a choice in fabrics
ana colors, a feature that mothers shouldn't overlook; knicker
w?ortvr?T^lts; size3 7' 8? u> 10- 10 17 J'tars only: *?any suits
worth $7.00. ?Fourth Floor.
$3.45
$1.85
Boys' $3.00
Cloth Suits..
A good, serviceable suit for
everyday wear. Material Is
cheviot in various fancy
mixtures. Sizes 7 to 15 years.
?Fourth Floor.
Boys' 50c Khaki 38c
Pants
Knicker style, of heavy
quality tan khaki. Belt loops.
Sizes 5 to 15 years.
?Fourth Floor.
Children's
Overalls,
16c
(Like Picture)
Of tan, khaki
and blue denim. In
all sizes.
Limit, two to
each customer.
?Fourth Floor.
44c
Boys' Cloth
Pants, now
All-wool cheviots; knlcksr
style; 6. 6, 11 and 15 year
sizes.
38c
Children's 75c
Straw Hats
Sailor and Jack Horner
styles; ribbon trimmed.
?Fourth Floor.
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Men's $4 and $5 " Foot
Model" Low Shoes . .
These, shoes will not be carried into next season,
hence the extraordinarily low price. Every pair is per
fect and this season's styles?iorty of them in all sizes.
Leathers are white nubuck, Russia calf, dull velour and
patent colt. Drop toe, hi-toe and straight toe styles
?First Floor.
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"Hard Wear" Low Shoes
for Boys & Little Gents,
Every pair Goodyear sewed;
colt, Russia calf and dull velour.
$179
all sizes in patent
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?First Floor. ,
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A Most Convenient Thing?An Account at
"FASHION CLOTHES" From Rochester. N. Y.
Schloss "Baltimore Clothes" L. Grief & Bro., Etc.
Our Clean Sweep sales of Men's Clothing have always en
joyed an enviable reputation lor values nnd quality, but this, year
we are going one better by offering garments that have more
originality in fashion fabric and finish than any clothcs in Amer
ica. No matter what sort of suit you have in mind the chances
are you're going to find just what you're looking for here and
now.
$15.50 and $17.50 Suits
Now
$6.65
CARRIED OVKR FRO* L%ST *E%KO*
Fur men anil young men. in rh*^ i??t? and Sixe*
r,2 to 4H. Alterations at cost.
All $12.50 to $15.00 Suits
Now
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p!
$9.65
i AU $2.50 Trousers $1.50
; All $3.00 and $3.50
Trousers $2.65
I All $4 & $5 Trousers. .$3.65
| AU $6.00 and $6.50
Trousers $4.65
Neat cheviot and cassimeres. Two and three button nack*
and Norfolk* Sizes for men and young men. Many blue
serges included.
All $17.50 to $20.00 Suits CIO
Now
Cheviots and worsteds in neat light and dark elTecte. Two
and three button sack models.
All $22.50 and $25.00 Suits CIO CP
Now ???#?????
Double and single breasted styles. Also 2 and 3 button
English models. Tans, light and dark grays, blue self stripes
and black and white club checks. ?
All $30.00 to $35.00 Suits COO CP
Now
The best in the house?English and conservative styles.
Beautiful imported and domestic fabrics.
All $17.50 to $30 Norfolk Suits. $14.65
Including many suits of "Fashion Clothes" from Rosen
berg Bros. & Co. Blue serges, fancy mixtures, black and white
checks
AU $12.50 Palm Beach Suits. $8.50
Many made of silk poplin. Beautifully tailored and perfect
fitting.
Credit
The easiest terms of payment can be arranged,
so why not make your selection tomorrow
from the best makers the world produces.
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Choose Any Man's Straw Hat in the House, Formerly
Priced Up to $3. Many Imported Straws Included. Now
95c
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! The Clean Sweep of MEN'S FURNISHINGS
Reaches Its Climax Tomorrow-Look These Over
Mrn'? Neglige ?klrt?,
both stiff and soft cuffs;,
coat style; neat patterns.
79c value
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Men's Neglige Skirt*, of
madras, percale, pongee,
etc. Values to $1 50.
Three for $2.00, or, each..
Wen'* Mereerlsed Ma
dras Shirts, also Pongee;
coat style and soft cuffs.
Values to $2.00. 3 for
$2.50. Each
48c
69c
85c
Men'* Guyot funpend
ers, the regular 50c kind.
Limit, two to a customer.
Pair
Ulea'a Tie*, the wash
able kind. Usually sold
at 12Mjc. Saturday's
Clean Sweep price
Men's Silk Ties,
flowing-end styles.
All new, becoming
colors. Values to
50c
35c
4%c
reversible and
11254c
Men's Silk and Linen Skirts, coat
style, soft cuffs.
Values to
Saturday C 1
Sweep price..
Men's \t hie tic I nder
wear, of cool madras and
pongee. Values to 75c. A
garment
Men's Seamless Hose:
black only, with high
spliced heels and double
soles. 25c value
cuffs. -
'-$11.35
35c
II 4c
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Conservative, full-grown farmers v. ho
r?u.v. sneered at book-farmers have been
- taught by the boys' corn clubs that It
>aya to mire a little knowledge in with
the dirt when growing corn?that it in
crease ??? tii'* > it-Id for one acre from say
twenty bushels to two hundred and
tii'-my, Xow i-ven the most conservative
farmer, even on? whose conservatism is
o grounded in kindred ignorance, thai he
is ur.ab.c to read ond writ", does know
how to add and substract. He docs know
lis- difference between twenty bushels
and forty bushels: and eighty bushels of
torn to the acre. It has long been held
be desirable to teach farmers' children
how to "read and write and cipher**: why
i'ut also teaeh th-'in how to grow corn?
*.t<l \ hy not do It at the same time they
' are learning these other things .'
I.' ihc tnree preceding articles on ti e
.experimental rural school at Rock Hill,
4*. i'.. it has be^n shown how reading ana
writing and numbers are taught as an
ip-.'Ident to practical everyday affairs-,
.ilayi.ig and gardening and cooking. To
how well done le the main work,
the gardening, the teaching of the science
*>1 agriculture, it is better to take a single
p ant?corn?and see what the new rural
school did with it. Kor this study of corn
e will take the school In Its second year,
v hen it? pupil* were more in number,
wheu they were actually farm children,
brought in every day by a wagon from
their homes, and taken back in the w<-.ind
v.-ay at night. There will be more of this
-eeond year's work in later articles. For
H e present, to the study of corn:
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it began in the winter, began with a
Vijdy the birthplace and the home of
the corn?the soii.
Study Of Coin We children felt
U ? TTT" thC SOil' aU<1 Whe"
^ P? Willtcr. u,e tescher asked
iio about it, we said it was moist. Then
?>.e asked us how much water there was
hi it That was a puzzler for a moment,
1 ;t one of us had the wit to suggest
v?eighlng it wet and then drying it out
a-d weighing it again. W? took three
T*o.inds, and when we had thoroughly
d-ied it. it weighed but two and three
foartha of a pound. And the very smallest
:.r?d youngest of us knew that a quarter
of a pound of water had been driven out.
The t.-acher told us it had exaporated,
and that was a g"od, new word.
Then she showed us something < lse.
She pat the same dried dirt in an iron
vessel and set It on the stove and let it
get red-hot. When it was cold again we
weighed it. and we saw it had lo*t some
more weight. Was that water, too? No.
the water had all gone before, So the
t<ooher told u?? about humus; that it was
' organic riiatter" in the soil, tiny bits of
liavcs and sticks and so on. We guessed
that it was the humus that had been
burned out of the soil, and we now knew
that the soil In our garden had water in
It and organic matter in it. But there
wss more.
The teacher asked us to look closely
i;nd ?? feaw sand. How like little roelcs
the g-uins of sand are! How were tho
littio roc*in made? We rub two rooks to
wether over a pleee of white paper and
we se??sand Is made by rubbing rocks.
Do we think this could happen naturally?
/locks rolling down hill, rocks ro.ling on
th'i bottom of a stream, would be rubbed
V. e put *ome stones Into a picklo Jar, and
pour In water. It was almost clear In
tb?* Jar. And then we shook tho bottle
aid. and let It nettle. Which rails first?
. 'it, sand or jjravel? Then we went to
??!? mouth of a MttJn ntream Just after a
rah; and theru wu found silt, then sand,
then gravel, then tho stones, Just as in
J THE NEW RURAL SCHOOL.
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|j| IV.?A Study of Corn.
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:| By Frederic J. Haskin.
SUMMER SIRENS
at By Inez Casseau
,il\ Pond.
the bnttie. It was lots of fun. and we
learned a great deal.
Then ?c took four lamp chimneys and
fastened them in a frame and tied net
ting under the bottom of each. Tnto one
we put garden soil, into another sand,
another clay iind inio the last one gravel.
We poured in water and watched which
one held It longest. And then we did the
same thing with new polls and put the
ends In water to which would soak it
up tite quickest. Now we already Knew
that corn must have water, and must
have it all the time in thu soil, ard in
this* way learned all about what too
much sand or too much clay would do for
our garden.
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We put grains of corn between damp
sheets of blotting paper, and put some In
a warm and
Grains of Corn some in a cold
?i ... _ Iplace. We knew
in Blotting Paper. h wa8 u joke
when the teacher told us to put some
grains in damp sawdust and some in dry
sawdust to see w hi oh would come up
first, for we knew that in the dry it never
would. We put some grains in a tin can
tilled with soil that had holes punched in
the bottom, and some In a can of soil
without any holes. We put some grains
in damp paper in the air and some in a
tight box.
The grains of corn that were cold, that
were dry, that were too mu?h soaked In
the can without holes, that had no atr,
all did not sprout1?"germinate" the teach
er taught us to say. But those that had
motnturc, and heat, and air. and not too
much moisture, all began to grow. We
took some ears of corn and tested thern
for seed?planting five grains from each
ear and numbering the ear so that we
could see what ears would five the best
seed. We will remember that we must do
this whenever we plant corn, so as to get
th#? best seed.
And when the little grains we are
watchipg begin to grow! What fun it is
to mark the tip of the root and the tip of
the- stalk with a tiny pen-and-ink mark
and then to j-co next morning how both
ha\e grown. As the grains that were in
j the blotting paper grew we drew pictures
leach day, showing the bursting grain, the
I tiny root and stalk, the radicle and plum
ule.
Spring came and we began to think at
our corn in the garden. We must plant
far enough apart so as to give our corn
air and sun. but we don't have to plant
as far apart as on the farm, because we
will cultivate our corn by hand and
not with mules. We mark off the hills
one and a half feet apart and make
them in rows two feet apart. We are
going to put five grains in each hill, for
It is easier t<? pull up a stalk than to re
plant. And then how many hills in your
row? And how many grains will it take?
When our corn is about six inches h&h
we give it some nitrate of soda fertilizer,
for corn must have food, and this kind
of food Is not in our soli We find out
all about when to cultivate the corn and
how to keep a dust muich on top of the
ground to ke^p the under part of the
soil from drying out too quickly, and
many, many things.
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We have enemies. Smut appears. We
burn the Infected stalk to keep it from
spreading. Weeds
Enemies Appear; and grass come
Hut Be Fought. ?
kinds of weeds and find out how many,
many seed they have, and how necessary
It is to dig them up by the roots and
get rid of them altogether. We know
now that we must cultivate our corn
for three reasons?to loosen the soil, so
that the corn can get its food and drink;
to keep a dust mulch, so that the water
will not all evaporate, and to kill the
weeds and grass that otherwise would
steal the food an-l water from our corn.
Then we find that weeds are of some
good, after all. They make a lazy farm
er cultivate his corn, when, if there were
no weeds, he might not take the trouble
to do it, just for the sake of making a
dust mulch.
Our corn is in bloom. It has flowers.
We find out that the tassel is one part of
the flower and that the silk Is another
part, and that without both parts there
will be no corn. There Is yellow dust on
the tassel, pollen, the teacher tells us.
And a grain of that must fall on every,
single, tiny silk to make a single grain
of corn.
We cut the silk off one ear, and wc
tie it up in a hard ball on another. Later
when the grains are filled and the corn is
ready for "roasting ears,"' we find that
where we cut off the silk there are no
grains, and where we tied it up there are
only a few. And every little grain has a
silk of its own. Its wonderful!
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We take up a full grown stalk, roots
and all, and wash out the dirt from the
roots and draw
Study of Boots Pictures of it all.
nki./vf We see that there
an Object Lesson are two klnd(J of
roots, a few brace roots to keep the
stalk upright and a very great many
fibrous roots that run cut Into the soil
to collect food and water. And we see
how the stalk is Jointed, and how it Is
arranged to carry the water up to the
grain, and how the stalk Is flattened to
permit the baby ear of corn to nestle
close to the mother stalk. Too woo Id
never believe there are so many interest
ing things about a stalk of corn unless
you would come to our school and look
at one real close.
We eat our corn! We take roasting ears
and cook them and serve them for lunch.
And we talk about how corn is used, how
human beings eat it and how livestock
eats It, and how the grain is used and
how sometimes wc cut it all up-together
for fodder.
The corn is ripe. The leaves die. We
gather it. We shell some of it and we
inakc an Indian mill out of two smooth
stones and grind some of it and make
ash cakes, just as the Indiana did before
Columbus came. We read all about how
corn was first used by white men, and
how it was the principal food at the first
Thanksgiving dinner when the colonists
had so very little to be thankful for.
And wc also read Whittier's "Corn Song"
and "Hiawatha's Fastolng" many times.
Aut"mn comes, and Hallowe'en, and we
have a party and sit on corn shuck mats
that we have made from the shucks we
grew and eat popcorn we have grown In
our school garden and we know that we
have followed the corn from its birth to
its death; from its germination to its full
fruition, the teacher tells us.
If you want to know anything about
corn, just ask one of ufe children who
conic ill from the country four or five
miles every morning to go to school at
Mrs. Browne's in Rock Hill on the edge
of the campus, that funny school where
we can all taik if we want to, and where
we work in the garden more than half
the time. We know all about corn.
ENGLISH COAL MINER
HAS REMARKABLE MIND
Can Repeat Whole Chapters From
Books After Hearing Them
Bead Once.
From ti.a Ne\r \'oik fcSuu.
LONDON, July 14.?A Northumberland
quarry miner. George Harbottle by
name, has been the subject of many
tests lately, and he has been proved
to be in possession of a memory which
retains an Indelible impression of every
thing which he hears or reads.
He can repeat half a dozen pages of a
book without the omission or misplac
ing of a single word after he has once
heard or read them. He is also able
to repeat long lists of words backward
or forward after they have been read
out to him. For a wager recently he
read once through a whole pamphlet
of street songs, a task that occupied
twenty minutes, and then repeated the
whole from beginning to end without
a mistake.
His gift, though now regarded as
wonderful, would have been regarded
as an ordinary accomplishment in olden
times, when men were accustomed to
train and exercise their powers and
gifts of memory. This was particular
ly the case with the priests of the dif
ferent religious systems, as in the ma
jority of instances the contents of the
sacred books were not permitted to be
committed in writing.
Thus, the Vedas, Talmud and other
sacked writings were preserved mainly by
committing them to memory. Apart
from these, however, there are many au
thenticated cases on record of people in
all classes and positions?kings, states
men, Ko'diera, artists and others?who
had remarkably trained natural powers
of memory.
"Justus Llpsins, a Flemish writer of
great celebrity In his time (the eleventh
century), knew by heart the whole of
Tacltua. About the same time a French
poet by the name of Nicholas Bourbon
astonished the Parisians by reciting accu
rately the French history of Chancellier
de Thou and the eulogies of Plolo
Glovio," says the Standard. "Avtoenna,
the famous Arabian physician, who lived
is the eleventh century, could repeat
OUT-OF-DOOR LIFE AT THE RESORTS
word for word the whole of .
'Metaphysics,' and also knew in ??tle 8
with many Moslems, the who?a n?"#1?"
Koran by heart. wnoIe of ??e
"George Vogan de Arrsso i,non, .
heart line after lino the wftole olrvSgirJ
'Aeneid.' which he had learned when at
schooL Klopstock. the celebrated Gor
man epic poet, 1h said to have known the
whole of Homer's "Iliad.' which he had
memorised In his school days.
"Before the days of shorthand writing
Memory Woodfall used to attend th<i"
house of commons, and after listening to
a debate could reproduce the whole with
out taking a single note, a pow?r a't-o
possessed by William Radcllffe, the hus
band of Mrs. Radcliffc, the novelist."
Picture Winning First Prize of Week July 19
in The Star's Amateur Photo Contest
j 1st?For Subject 2d?For Clear, Sharp Detail |
3d?For General Points of Excellency
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED ONE EACH WEEK.
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The contest is free for all pleasure photographers?not professionals. Important condition jl,
?Pictures must be taken at or near resorts that are advertised in THE STAR. A Ten-Dollar
! Prize, consisting of a ten-dollar photo supply order on Reid S. Baker, photo supplies and ;
| art dealer, 1322 F street, will be awarded each week to the person who sends THE STAR the
best picture as above described. Send finisned photo with name of summer, resort where
taken, and your own name and address on tlie back of it, to Summer Resort Editor, THE
STAR, to reach us not later than Friday noon, August 1.
NOTE?All photographs should contain the-element of human interest with an attractive
setting and not be merely scenes. .
All the photographs will be kept at THE STAR office except when postage is inclosed and
the return of the pictures is especially requested.
FIRST PRIZE?*YACHTIX<i AT COLONIAL BBACH." MY CL*IK A. CAUMl ?.
PRIZES FOR PHOTOGRAPHS
THE STAR has arranged to publish a series of pictures reproduced from photographs
taken by amateurs at various summer resorts These pictures will be selected and passed
upon by competent judges and the best ones chosen on their merits.