the nearest correct guess as to the authorship of the stories contained in the book entitled A House Party has been won by Mrs. Horace Silsby, 168 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, New York, and she has received our cheque for this amount. Mrs. Silsby guessed the author correctly of each of eleven of the stories out of the twelve. The book contains the stories that were told at an imaginary gathering of famous American authors, the story-tellers being introduced by Paul Leicester Ford, Mr. Ford also telling one of the stories. The interest shown in the book has been so great that the publishers have decided to open a new contest, Mrs. Silsby, the winner of the $1,000.00 prize, having pledged herself to keep secret the knowledge she now has of the contributing authors and the story that each told. For this new contest there is offered A new prize The stories were written by the following authors. PAUL LEICESTER FORD ROBERT GRANT SARAH ORNE JEWETT FRANK R. STOCKTON The conditions of this new contest are similar to those governing the contest just closed. They are given in full in each book, together with a guessing coupon. The person who guesses correctly which author wrote each story will receive from the publishers the prize of $500.00. If more than one person guesses correctly, the $500.00 will be divided equally among the winners. If no correct guess is received, the guess nearest correct will win the prize. All guesses must be on the coupons provided in the book, and all guesses must be in by midnight of May 31, 1902. North and South-East and West NORTH "So little discrimination has been used in applying the word 'great' to works of current fiction that it has become almost meaningless. But Mrs. Harrison has produced a novel which may successfully challenge comparison with the work of her most distinguished predecessors, retaining at the same time enough of her own individuality to mark its individual distinction. 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