The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-01
FIRST REAL TEST Struggle in Journal Courier's Free Trip Contest on in
 Earnest. INITIAL COUNT TO-DAY Every Candidate Should Keep at It. Turn in Your Votes for Your
 Choice.

The real struggle in the Journal Courier tour contest commences to- day The first count of the ballots will be made tonight. Tho voting is going on With a rush.
 Coupons clipped from the paper are being placed in the ballot box, single and in packages, and all of tho candi- dates seem to be eagerly engaged in getting the special ballots that are is- sued on paidn advance subscriptions in order that their scores will be one in the high figures right at the start The vote exhibit showing the number of ballots cast for each candl- date will be given daily, beginning to- morrow. The votes cast each day will be counted that night and tho vote ex- hiblt will be given each succeeding day.
 From the way the contest is starting figures worthy of the prizes which have been offered. Hundreds of peo- pie throughout the district have be. come interested enough to get Into the fight personally, assisting some favorte candidate. And though the contest is open. the rush of candidates continues, the numbers in the districts outside of the city now increasing as fast as did the number in the city the first few days. The rush Is ox- pected to continue for several days
 What more could inspire the con testants on to earnest effort more than the six great tours that have been provided by the Journal-C Courier to the six successful contestants, in this great contest.
 Tho ladder to the goal Is not reach ed by one single round; persistent effort, careful planning and a little patience will keep up the spirit, and make your possibilities surer and easier.
 In a big contest of this kind each candidate must "be up and doing, guarding every channel where vote can be coaXed In to the ballot box Organization should be perfected as the contest progresses and one or more campaign managers is timely sug- gestlon to the wiry vote getter. Al. ready some of the young lady contest. ants are being prompted by moro experienced friends to pull every wirc possible.
 Only after strong and persistent ef fort can such costly trips be obtained vet there are few If any of the young ladies that have entered the contes that are not alive to the situation ant capable of copirg with the situation as they arrive from time to time.
 Sldellghts.
 Coupons clipped from the pape should be cut on border lines, thu making them uniform in size. whicl greatly facilitates the counting.
 It is necessary to write the name of candidates on each individual eou pon.
 The territory from which the can ddates may secure their votes is no bounded. The votes are awaiting fo the contestants to discover them.
 Vote early and often. stufing tn ballot box s permitted and there 1 no limit on the score The coupon will appear daily on the second pag of the paper.
 Get your friends busy with thei shears and start the coupons fyin : toward the ballot box. Secure specid ballots on subscription. The follow ing table shows the number of vote that are given with three six an twelve month subscriptions Watc the date limit on both the single an the special ballots and cast all in votes that you can accumulate now.
 Special ballots issued with paid 1 advance subscriptions are good for tn following number Of votes:
 Daily by Carrier.