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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1890)
WEST SHORE. 317 HOW SMART ARE YOU ? If you are pretty bright you will stand a good chance of win ning a prize in the West Shore Word Contest. The five persons sending in the largest lists of words made from the phrase " Illustrated West Shore," will receive the following prizes in the order of the length of their listB, the longest list taking the first prize. LIST OF PRIZES. Fuut Prize A scholarship in the Portland Business College, or the Salem Business College, the leading business educational institutions in the Pacific northwest, good for either the business or short hand courses, and available at any time during the year 1891. Value, 160.00. Second Prize Superb freehand crayon portrait, sUe 25x30, executed by the well-known portrait artist, Mr. E. W. Moore, at his studio In Portland. The winner of this priie can have his own portrait made, or that of any relative or friend. Value, $50.00. Third Prize-An elegant oil painting of Safrano Roses, executed by the celebrated floral artist, Mrs. J. T. Hayne. This Is a most beautiful picture and is valued at her studio in Portland, at $40.00. Fourth Prizi Full set ol Chambers Encyclopedia, with the American ad ditions, bound in sheep and consisting of eight quarto volumes, of about ' .... ..... I 9 l J 800 pages each, illustrated with wood engravings ana coioreu uupe. This is the most practical and valuable encyclopedia for constant uss yet published. This is a new set, procured from J. K. Gill 4 Co., book sellers, Portland. Value, $30.00. Fifth Prize A copy of the new edition of Webster's International Diction ary. This Is the only authoriied edition of Webster'! Unabridged Dictionary,' and has just been revised and enlarged, making it the only complete and standard work in one volume. It is Indexed and bound in sheep. This work is sold by J. K. Gill A Co., Portland. Value, $10.50. RULES COVERNINC THE CONTEST. No one will be permitted to compete whose name Is not on our subscrip tion list tor at least three months of 1891. All words beginning with the same letter must be grouped together, and the groups arranged on the list in the alphabetical order of the Initial letter of each group, the total number of words In each group being noted t tm hnltnm of the ffTOUD. n.i i. ii.. i ... w. analixl Vit nulns the letters contained In the nhraae " Illustrated West Shore " will be counted, and no letter can be need In the same wow more times wan u oocure m jm,.. 1 mils the use of s three times, e three times, t three times, r twice, 1 twice, .) .n tt,. nth. nnlv once each In anr one word. Proper names and geographical names will not be allowed ; but adjec tives derived from proper nouns, when having a aisunn igmuu.m, . . 1 If 111 k wiltitu1 Only English words, or fully anglicised foreign words, such as appear , ... ...j . i. ti.. .iiMUn. will h counted. Tliis includes all com- in mil imi vjho iu - . I. pound words given separate paragraphs and definitions, but excludes all words printed In Italics, insieaa oi iuuim uw i. ---- .i.i. m.,v . H.iiat foreinn words. All words so marked are excluded. Two words spelled alike, though having different meanings, will be counted as one word. All forms of the verb, but only one form of the noun, will be allowed. ta.. .A ...ffWua will not count as separate words. l niua wi w- .... . The latest edition ol Webster's dictionary will be the authority lor set- U two lists contain the same number ol words, preference will be given . .. .... a ! ) IM. AfTlo tO Uie US UTW reiWIVWU . v.... .... rr. , i qi uoi ind all lists must be In this office ine conieei ciuww i --i , . , .. . i j .v. . IK. nnniMUnti be entered on our Ust lor at on tnat oar, mi w uu v. v lMrt three monthso. the ye .SS The result of the contest will be puoiunea imiu. - and the priies held subject to the orders oi me winne. A scheme is on foot at Seattle for the establishment there ol a snuar re finery. The proposition is that the citiiens of Seattle will furnish $200,000 and a like amount will come from the city of Honolulu, H. I., and the party who is the principal mover in the enterprise agrees to raise an additional $100,000, making $500,000 in all. Solicitations (or subscriptions for stock have been very successful, and It is now thought quite likely Die arrange ments will be completed in a very short time. San Francisco has the only refinery on the Taciflc coast In the United States, and supplies the entire Pacific northwest. This business could be very largely secured by a home Institution, and with the advantage of saving transportation charges, should be made profitable. " Echoes from Dream Land " is the title of a small volume ol poems by Frederick AlliBon Topper, of Shelbume Falls, Mass. Mr. Tupper's Puritan ancestry gives the chief color to his verses, all ol which are good and some of which are very fine. Among the latter are " If Love Were Dead," and " My Ship." According to the tax roll of Jackson county, Or., one resident pays tax on $20,000, ten on $15,000 or over and thirteen on $10,000 or over. The South ern Pacific railroad company's property is assessed at $1138,805. PUZZLEWITS. Under the head of " Punlewlta," Wkst Shore will begin In January the publication ol a department devoted to original ponies ol all kinds. It purposes to make this department a co-operative one. There are hundreds of bright boys and girls who enioy exercising their faculties In originating and solving puules, and West Shore offers Itsell as a medium through which they may exchange the products ol uieir Drains arm wmn mej w 1 1. wnn.iiilnii Th time thus enent in intellectual effort la Uink lu uroiiui; ww... . beneficially employed, the mental strength gained being ol far more lasting value than the prises secured or the pleasure oi success in conipeuug wivu other minds. In order to stimulate effort by giving some definite object to work for, priies will be given, both for original puules and solutions. Tin satisfaction of gaining a prise In an Intellectual corneal is very sremi u. value of the prUe Itself cuta but a small figure; yet the prises offered are well worth special effort to gain them, ti.. j.n.m.nt will innur nich month, in the Issue published the iuv ireiiivMi " r I - , nearest to the twentieth ol the month, and all puules for that Issue and answers to those ol the previous Issue musi reacn wis ram o wr uwu the tenth of the month in order to compete for prises. The following prises will be awarded mommy : Foa Puwws.-For the best pussle ol any kind, two dollars in cash. For second beet, subscription to W est shore lor six mourns, hkmibumiu u..t ...i.rUMnr, tn Vm Riiohi lor three months. imp u,fov..r..w " ,,.11, Foa Solutions -For the first complete let ol answers received, two dollars In cash. For the second, subscription to w est biiore iot six urauw... For the third, subscription to West Shore lor three months. Answers must reach this ollloe by the tenth of the month following the publica tion of the punlea. In case of no complete list being received the . l.i. -Ill K. ...nl.it III nrliM. Geard Psisxs.-For the greatest number of pussies accepted and published during the year 1891, an elegant Hie sue portrait, wuwcraww color as the winner may select, executed at the photographic establish ment ot II. C.Towne, corner of First and Morrison streets, IVatland, Oregon. For the greatest number ol correct answers received during the year 1891, one of Towne's portraits as described above. The second greatest In each of these classes will receive a subscription to Wart Shore lor one year, the third greatest, lor six months, and the fourth greatest, for three months. The portralta will be ot the finest work and the winner can have his own portrait or that ol a Iriend. He can either sit lor a new photograph or can send by mall one previously taken, from which to have the crayon or water color made. . Subscriptions awarded as prises may be sent to any address or may be used to extend the time of a previous subscription. Contestants are re quested to be carelul In giving name and address. All communications loi Ihlsdeputment should be addreed " 1'u.sl.wils In addition ta ," W est Shore, Portland, Oregon." Contributors desiring pussies to be returned If not accepted should enclose a stamp lor that purpose Mae winners 111 be promptly notified ol the fact and their names and addresses will be pub lUlied In the department. All are Invited to oompete. Itsspsctfully, WEST BIIORE PUB. CO.