When prominent people realize the injurious effects of coffee and the change in health that Postum can bring, they are glad to lend their testimony for the benefit of others. Mr. C. C. Wright, superintendent of public schools in North Carolina, says :"My mother, since her early childhood, was an inveterate coffee drinker and had been troubled with her heart for a number of years, and complained of that 'weak all over' feeling and sick stomach. 'Some time ago, I was making an official visit to a distant part of the country, and took dinner with one of the merchants of the place. I noticed a somewhat peculiar flavor of the coffee, and asked him concerning it. He replied that it was Postum Food Coffee. I was so pleased with it that, after the meal was over, I bought a package to carry home with me, and had wife prepare some for the next meal; the whole family were so well pleased with it that we discontinued coffee and used Postum entirely. "I had really been at times very anxious concerning my mother's condition, but we noticed that after using Postum for a short time, she felt so much better than she did prior to its use, and had little trouble with her heart and no sick stomach; that the headaches were not so frequent, and her general condition much improved. This continued until she was as well and hearty as the rest of us. "I know Postum has benefited myself and the other members of the family, but not in so marked a degree as in the case of my mother, as she was a victim of long standing." St. Nicholas League Advertising Competition, No. 18. LETTER-BLOCK PUZZLE. HOW MANY ADVERTISEMENTS CAN YOU SPELL IN THIS BLOCK OF LETTERS? R LIFE BUO RAGOTA PRAATIVATL DIXONSPENCI AN DIRECTIONS. 1. Each advertisement must read in a straight line, from right to left, left to right, up, or down, or obliquely. 2. Each advertisement begins to read from a letter at an edge of the block, and none can be begun inside the marginal line of letters; for example, "Rubifcam" is spelled in a straight line up from the bottom, where the index-hand is shown. "Cyko" is spelled from the right side obliquely up in the direction of the index-hand. 3. Each name is spelled by a continuous chain of letters in a straight line from the starting letter, and no break is made between letters or names where more than one is contained in the advertisement. You may look for any advertisement that has appeared in ST. NICHOLAS during the year 1902. 4. Write your answers in alphabetical order, and number them in regular order. FIFTY DOLLARS IN PRIZES. For the thirty-five best solutions to the Letter-Block Puzzle received under the conditions, the following prizes will be awarded: One First Prize of Five Dollars, Three Second Prizes of Three Dollars each, Five Third Prizes of Two Dollars each, Twenty-six Consolation Prizes of One Dollar each, $5.00 9.00 10.00 26.00 $50.00 These thirty-five prizes will be awarded for the best, neatest, and most creditable solutions (age being considered in the consolation prizes) received before November 25th, under the usual League regulations- which will be sent upon a request, enclosing a stamped and addressed envelope. Address solutions to: ADVERTISING COMPETITION 18, ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE, UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. Award of Prizes in Summer Vacation Competition. In the June ST. NICHOLAS twenty prizes of five dollars each were offered for the best advertisements of articles mentioned in the magazine's advertising pages. In this competition the following awards have been made : PRIZE-WINNERS: Margaret Hyde Beebe, 13, La Ruche, Nanking, China. Frances Benedict, 14, North Abington, Mass. Elsie Bishop Buckingham, 11, 432 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio. Polly Buckingham, 9, 432 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio. Mabel B. Clark, 14, 40 Cypress Street, Newton Center, Mass. Marjorie Stone Collins, 16, 359 Union Street, Springfield, Mass. Asa B. Dimond, 13, 431 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio. Ruth M. Peters, 15, 233 Hancock Street, Dorchester, Mass. Margaret J. Porter, 14, 3 South Arlington Avenue, East Orange, N. J. M. Letitia Stockett, 17, 1604 John Street, Baltimore, Md. Fanny Ogden West, 13, 613 East Division Street, Chicago, Ill. William G. Whitford, 15, Nile, Alleghany Co., N. Y. Frederick Yaffa, 14, 320 East 121st Street, New York City. The following competitors came so close after the prize-winners that they deserve Victor W. Jones, 14. In the December number. for Competition No. 19— we are to have some true advertising work, practical writing and designing. So we advise our artistic competitors to sharpen their wits and their pencils that they may be ready to produce some especially excellent illustrated advertisements that will be so good they will be actually used by the ST. NICHOLAS advertisers. Of course the Christmas number of ST. NICHOLAS has an especially large sale, and the competition will therefore be more intense. Nursery. Toilet and Bath. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS & GROCERS, IMPORTED BY 122 PEARL ST.. NEW YORK. The American Boy Biggest, Brightest, Best Boys' Paper in the World. Hezekiah Butterworth says, It enters into their life Trial: 3 months for 10c Regular: $1.00 a year Boys are enthusiastic over it. Clean, inspiring stories. Information, encouragement, advice. Games, Sports, Animals, Stamps, Printing, Photography, Debating, Science, Puzzles. How to make boats, traps, etc. How to make and save money. 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