The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-30
POSITIVELY THE LAST SPECIAL, OFFER IN THE sENTlNEL-REc-
 oRD's TOUR CONTEST.
Popular With All contestants-New Leaders in Each Distrct--Small Number of Votes Polled
 Yesterday,

There Is always a hull after a storm and following the strenuous efforts and heavy voting of the candidates on last Saturday an unusually light vote was boiled yesterday, but II 900 votes being cast. These were distributed among ten different contestants and created new leaders in each district. Miss Blanche Bailey capturing the high seat in the first district and Miss Gertrude Sanders coming from third to first place in the second district.
 There did not appear to be much cessation of effort on the part of the contestants in securing subscriptions, however, as these were received in large numbers and the young ladies bringing them in announced theis de- termination to secure as many as pos sible of the special 5000 vote certih- cates, which are given with each set of new subscribers aggregating s15
 All Ready for the Last Heat.
 Now that the second period has come to a successful close and one IS as far from being able to pick the probable winners as he was the frs. week of the contest, contestants and their friends should get ready for the most interesting and exciting period of the contest, which will close at 9 o'clock Monday evening, December 15. The time is short, only ewelve days left. and those contestants who ex- pect to win will be required to de- vote every available hour to the se- curing of subscriptions and to eniisr every possible friend under banners. These eleven days will be the time in which to test friendships and ev- cry contestant will expect all of her friends to do their utmost for her success.
 No "Sure Thing Here.
 There's nothing more uncertain than sure thing" Bobby Burns, the famous Scotch poet said many years ago that there's many slip twist cup and lip" an aphorism that the young ladies in the Sentinel-Record's s she already has enough reserve strength to win in her district might as we'll make up her mind she will contest can remember with profit contestant who become satisfied that not be one of the fortunate three young ladies who will tour Europe next July and August as guests of the Sentinel Record. The girls who win those trips. will all be hustlers, who will not be satisfied with past achievements, but keep gathering in every subscription they can possible secure up to the last hour of the con. test.
 Easier to Secure Subscriptions. Contestants will find that it will be easier to secure subscriptions during this last period than 1t was the first or the second The public interest in the contest is very much alive and is increasing with each passing day. The contest has been so thoroughly advertised all over this section that everybody knows about fl and the contestant will not be required to oc. cupy so much of her time in explain. ing it to her friends upon whom sne calls for support. They understand it already and are anxious to help her come out Of the contest with fly ing banners.
 This makes 1t much easier for a contestant to amass big vote, and those young ladies who have not made much showing thus far ought to ap preciate it and get move on tss.n- selves.
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