Tip Top Weekly No. 52: Frank Merriwell's Dash — page 33: what you’re looking at

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TIP TOP A PUBLICATION FOR YOUNG AMERICANS. NEW YORK, APRIL 1M, 1897, Terms to Tip Top Weekly Mail Subscribers. (Postack Prep) —_ 8months - - - +... 65c. | One ve 5 he e i - ¢ {ir = -_—_° = = » 3.5 4months - ---.-. Se. | 2 coples one yeur . « - . nis 6 mouths - - .« - .-. . $1.25) t copy two vears - - - - 4.00 How To SEND MoneEy.— By post-office or ex PUSS : : St- aS MONEY order raced ier, me cheek ur draft, at our risk. At your own s sent by postal note, currener, coy sustage staray orainary jetti, ’ ; In, OF postage stamps fu ECEIPTs.— Hecéipt of your remittunce is acknowled jed by proper change of number on your label. Tf not eorrect you have Not heen properly credited, aad should Jet uae now ut once, ‘TO CLUR RAISERS.--Upon request we will send sample copies to : aid you ihobtaining subscribers, - AN ee ae Bild reinat to : TE > SMITH’S TIP TOP WEEK 232 William sSt., New York ‘liy. Grand “Summer Sport” Contest. FIFTY_PRIZE WATCHES. To commemorate the FIFTIETH issue of Tre TOP WEEKLY, the pub- ishers have decided to offer to their young read- ers fifty splendid watehes, made expressiy for this ublication br a well- nNowh manufacturer. The Contest. All Americun boys are fond of outdoor sports, and they take a keen § fnterest {11 athletic pur- AAA suits. To further their ma interests, fifty watches mm Wl be given to the fifty mea readers sending In the thus Dest answer to this ques- FF ' tion : ‘* What is your favor-« ite summer sport and why ?’’ The name of the “sport”? must be written on the . eoupon printed ‘below, coupon to be pasted on a , pustal card addressed to Tre Top WEEXLY “Sport’’ Contest, Street & Smith, New York City. The description (which should be brief) to be written on balance of postal card This Contest closes June 1, 1897. The above cut represents (2; size) the watch made expressty for | this contest. Itisa first-class stem-windlng timekeeper, fully guar- anteed in every particular. The winning cards will be judged from these points, viz. : ' 1. Neatness of writing. 2. Brevity of description (the greatest amount of information in. the least number of words). A rance of card. ‘ PPro be Pasted on Postal Card.) “SUMMER SPORT" COUPON: Name of Sport FUE we Pe RSERETDOEUTORD OHED EVES allele ed De tele k ek a etd eek ee Re el te ell te PP oa AE KCOTPSI SESAME HQORT VOUS TOE Beane Vanm (PROFESSION CONTEST. . Replies by Postal Only. es ‘*What would you like to become, and why? ’”’ Have you chosen your future profession or trade? If not, think of one you wuuld tlke to adopt, and write the name and your reason for making the selection upon a POSTAL CaRD and mall to taisofice. = Four Splendid Prizes! int. For the best sinwer a prize of §5 will be given. Rd. For the next hest, $s. $a... A Ane regulation f1ll-size football. . 4th. A Baltimorean printing press, complete with type and outét. Address Tip Top Weekly “Profession” Gontest, » To ee esaion ) ‘Street & Smith, 282 William St. New York. WEEKLY, Che Prize Plot Contest. ~~ <--— Se en oe AO Reta, RA ey Ot eye This contest, commenced in No. 44 Tip Top WEEKLY, ‘is now ended. Its success has heen phenomena!, and the . number of plots sent in by our readers run into the thou- | sands, The task of reading them required some tire, but i€ach and every plot received careful attention. The ‘judges, after due deliberation, have finally decided that i the first prize, | FIVE DOLLARS IN GOLD ‘ be awarded to | HARRY S. ADAIR, McConuelsville, Ohio | The plot submitted by him is now in the hands of Mr. ; Burt L. Standish, and the coimpleted story will shortly be | published, aE Special Mention, H. R. GLUTZBECK, Say Shore, Long Island. JOHN A. DOCKHAM, North Tonawanda, N. Y. FRANK L. CAMPBELL, Chester, Pa (These plots are published on next page.) —-——_ -—— Roll of Honor. LYDIA WETZEL, Lincoln, Neb. H. L. SHEDD, Huntington, W. Va. LEWIS W. RAWLINGS, Hartford City, tnd. HARRY H. BOYD, Meadville, Pa. JOHN K,. ARNOLD, Mount Sterling, Ky. HARRY§McCANN, Fortland, Maine. j. H. ANDREWS, Elmira, N. Y. N. P. HAMPTON, Ponca City, O. T. A. H. OPPETT, Vinton, lowa EDWARD METZ, Jersey City, N. J. ' HERBERT M. BACHMAN, Allentown, Px ERICH J. SCHRADER, St. Paul, Minn. JAS. DOYLE, Holyoke, Mass. FRANK S. SORGATZ, Concordia, Kan. . KIRBY RIFFEL, Little Rock, Ark. DAVID IRELAND, Columbus, Chio. FELIX MORTON, Atchison, Kan. | BERT MONSON, Bridgeport, Conn. . FRANK DOOLEY, Fishkill on the Hudsoa, N. !, FRANCIS J. KELLEY, Bridgeburg, Ont. ROBERT HARDING, Newcastle, N. H. BAYARD F. RIFFEL, Little Rock, Ark, JAS. B. MABRY, Belton, Texas. HARRY BLOM, Fargo, N. D. | EDNA WILLMAN, New Harmony, Ind, W. COOK, Ja., Albany, N. Y. THOMAS YOST COOPER, Hanover, Pa. “CHARLES KING, North Robinson, Ohio. DAVID A. ROBBINS, Maiden, Mass, JOHN E. GRAHAM, DeKalb, HL j. JOSEPH GRAHAM, Cleveland, Ohio. FLORENCE E, SHIPP, Kansas City, Mo. P, E. BEAM, Anamasa, lowa. LEO M. DILLON, Braddock, Pa. JAY ALLEN, Otsego, Mich. | ISIDOR ‘HERSKOVITS, Toledo, Ohia. | CORN ELOOO SS (CO 3}