The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-14
STRUGGLE
J | ) MIGHTY !
Candidates for the Tee Dee, Out
ings Are lIustling as
n fSs Never Before
GIRL With COUPON SMILE
Embryonic Poet Takes Off the
Pretty Misses iii Fine
Style.

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The numerous candidates for the sum
mer outings OF The Tlnes-D ispa tcf' are
all hustling for coupons and enlisting the
interest OF friends in their struggle. ! t55is
hard to find a copy Of the paper an hour "
old which lassnot been cut the coupon
being removed and filed n way to swell
THE total Of some candidate. Some OF the
young ladies are Bdreanling Of nothing but
coupons, and their thoughts by day, as
we'll. wander to coupons. Every friend is
asked to help. AS a result ZACH copyl
of the paper la eagerly examined 70 see
If THE coupon hastbee taken out. 4
{ With just ten days more for the cor
test the many trlos ofEaspirants for tho
trips arid their chaperones are straight
Eening out for the finish. They are on the
last quarter now. and apparently are we'll
strung out, but the announcements next
Sunday are going to show some great I.
surprises. Many of those who have been
advancing but slowly are coming with
rush. so while the leaders will have
gained some, n the prop rtionate gain Of
some who are back In the bunch will be
even greater Only fourteen couples can
win the outing tours & but at this date no
one can namo the winners. Nh
i Will Change Result.
The immense number Of votes repre-
scented by voting certificates, which are
being held back BY the beneflclarles. will,
when thrown into the scale. materially
affect the result. "a ew yearly subscrip-
tons Will &make$a differencesof hundreds
or votes In favor of the holders. These.
with their coupons, will If greatly swell
the total.SsT There are severa ! dark horses
.tnthe rac e who are going to finish very
fast and strong. I, n Al i NJ 5fbs
II The consolation prize trip to New ork,
up the Hudson, down the st. Lawrence
from Thousand Islands to Quebec and
MONTREAL, back up the n river and Ito \
Abenakis Springs ii Quebec Province
4 Is tho splendid reward which may fall I:
to the lotto f3any8 one Of the contestinet;
pairs having over one thousand votes.
1T is, therefore to the interest Of as
many OF the competitors as possible q to
swell their; total vote to that number.
and thus get al chance at this rich rtze.!S
by far the best e o fls the fifteen in the
contest. tlis not a long chance, either
for the number having over one thousand
votes, and not included among the four
teen winners. Is going to be compara-R
lively small II a,s# si}5 E
b The exciting campaign for coupons has
inspired q local poet to drop into rhyme.
a nd, IN a fine frenzy OF admiration. he
+ has written the following lines descrip-3
tive ofAtwo of the young ladies and their
Coupon Smile.
Oh, have You seen our Matte!
She's getting mighty gay, s5s 5l
And raking an the coupons. .lss
-Four hundred by the day
W Her head Is full Of scheming, 3g
s5 H ert ways are full of%gulle;
And everywhere you meet her
She has that Coupon Smile.
She s always on the ahust lie,
She and sweet Madden;
A-yanking In them coupons, sl$ sss
From morn till dcwys G en-; sts 81
| You simply can't resist her.
It isn't worth your while:
This charming little +sistcr,
Who wears the Coupon Smile.