The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03

The kbargain week" of The Adver- tiser'sl prize contest opened with rush. every contestant being on the keer jump for new subscriptions pre- paiy for not less than one year. in or der to secure the extra votes allowed onithe same during the current week. AInumber of the wideawake contest ants have already profited by the bar
 AAin week, and others will have a lumber of 25.000-vote clubs to send fh in few days.
 Little Virginia Bragg Smith has again become queen" of the contest. IShe has recovered from the nnurnps and yesterday started to school again. Her score at the same time took jump over the 100000 mark and she moved up from fourth to first place. E. l.. Thornton, a dealer in general merchant disc at Mountain Creek, Ala, helptd her to do it, by sending in his sub scription for one year In her favor. It was a timely lift, and Miss Virginia hopes others will favor ner in like manner.
 Mrs John Bryan also passed the 200, ,000 mark and is a close second to Miss Smith. The wife of the Glenwood merchant continues to be powerful factor in the contest, and whoever would beat her in the end, will have to do some tall hustling this weeH anc next, for Mrs. Bryan will spare no effort to land first prize.
 Miss Sallie Watkins Wood has re- tired from first to third place and is "queen" of the contest no more. The friends of her father and mother nave been very generous in supporting 1lss SaIlie in the race. but she still 'ccks q good many votes to win the S1,OoO nrize automobile. She does not covee the automobile simply for the sake of having 1t to ride around in. Should she win it, she has a friend who will buv if of her and she will use the money she gets for it to pay the ex- peuses of her education after she fin- ishes the high school. for Miss Saiie is an Independent girl, as well az an Ambitions one, and intends to her edu- cate herself.
 The sMobiIe belle" Miss Ethol May vviIIiamg. has slipped back to fourth place. her votes. if she sent any, nav tr1 failed to arrive in time to be in nIuded in today's score. Although sne is fourth today, she may be first tor morrow, as no one can tell how many votes Miss Williams has up her sleeve to be used when she thinks they VIII do the most good.
 has been heard from again in an em- nhatic manner, so emphatic that sne has come within fifty votes of catch ing up with Miss Louise Guenhyvar Noble, of Selma.
 LouIa Williams, Ladrue Collins, Susie Rarnes and Mrs. Ruffin al5o have made substantial gains, but their po-. sIttons are the same as oR- Monday morning. The figures tell the rest Of
 Extra Votes for New Subscriptions.
 As a special inducement for all con testants to try harder to secure new readers for The Advertiser, an extra credit of votes will be allowed on new subscriptions secured during the nrst week in March. The bonus in the form os extra votes will be as follows:
 The first new subscription to The Dailv and Sunday Advertiser for one wear. secured by any contestant this week will count for 5000 votes as be- fore. The second new yearly subscrip- tion will count for 4.000 votes, making T 0O0 for the two; the third new yearly a,ihscription will count for 5000 votes. making I2,OO0 for the three; the fourth wear will count for 5000 votes. mak ing 1s.0OO for the four: the fifth will count for 1000 votes. making 25,O0O votes for five new subscriptions to Inc Daily and Sunday Advertiser prepaid for one year.
 After five new yearly subscriptions have been cashed in during the week