The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-30
FOR THE CHILDREN,
A Grand priIe Distribution offered by
Three OF the city's Best and
Most Popular Merchants.
Boys and girls. attention.

Boys and girls, attention.
Do you want a lovely Rambler wheel
IA Twentieth Century bicycle, geared
absolutely TO your siEe and OF the very
best quality that money and brains can
producer
Do you want handsome slO suit. or
It's equivalent in new and shining eur
rencyG
Do you want beautiful sterling sill.
yer watch, American movement. guar
anteed for year and valued at SJ,5Of
II So. here is your chance, a glorious
chance. open to every bright and
hustling lad and lasslo under sixteen
years OF age who may read these
lines, The Astorlan wants new sub
scribers. II believes that the children
can procure them when eanvassers
and the old folk nnd Il dlflleult.
With the AstorIan you win be sue
cesSful everywhere, All OF your friends
and acQuaintanees who are not already
subscribers, win want It. Its splendid
telegraphic service and newsy and
pungent local page have carried It far
in the van OF local competition,
and made Il an indispensable feature
Tor the model and up-to-date breakfast
table. Therefore. here Is the plan;
The Columbia Electric a Repair Com
pany represents the Rambler bicycle
II is the wheel used almost TO the ex-
elusion Of every other make In the
Paclae Northwest aud is the only BIZ
cycle shipped IN constant carload lots
into the great state OF oregon. The
Columbia Electric 4 Repair Company
wants to please the big army Of chill
dren In Astoria. and has therefore de-
cided 10 present 10 the boy or
girl Inder sixteen years OF age who
shall secure the largest number OF sub
scribers for the Astorian during the
months OF September and october, one
OF its latest model $40 wheels,
Now, 1t Is not to be supposed. OF
course. that every boy or girl can win
the first prize. To make IL really In
teresting, there must be. In addition,
to the first prize, a second and a third
trophy. Mr.. Danzlger. who sells from
his San Francisco store 80 many OF
the pretty suits worn by the youth OF
this city. will contribute the second
prize. Now. children, listen. The boy
df Il proves to be boy) who obtains
the second largest number Of subscrib-
ers for the Astorlan during September
and October. will be entitled TO one Of
the best and latest fashioned $40 suits
carried by this enterprizlng and popu-
lar clOthier. II the winner OF the sec
ond prize is a girl. however she will
be entitled to the equivalent OF the suit
in silver.
The third prize Is the donation Of Mr..
]. II. Seymour, the well-known watch
maker and jeweler. The boy or girl
who shall secure the third largest NUM-
her OF subscribers TO the Astorlan dur
ing September and October, will be en-
titled to a dainty silver watch, Amer
lean movement and valued at $3.50.
Naturally enough. the time piece will
be adapted TO the winner. and II boy
1t will be Of a different design than II
the winner be a girl, since the fair sex,
as every little fellew knows, usually
wear smaller watch than their broth
ers. All Of the prizes will be duly dis
played by the generous firms who con-
tribute them. and Of course, there Is
hardly boy or girl in big and bustline
Astoria who will fail to strive for these
splendid prizes which are so easily
within the grasp Of all.
Who will be the lucky ones?