The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

The readers OF The washington Herald
are gradually waking up to the fact that
a great voting contest is being conducted
by this paper Very little has been done
so far toward the winning of that beautl
ful home which We are giving away as
the first grand capital prize. However.
the interest viii increase as the days go
by. and you are advised to get into the
race at once. as now is the best time 10
90 among your friends and get them 20
subscribe, giving you their votes. II you
wait too long YOU may find. when you
do decide 10 enter. that some one more
energetic than yourself has been over
the field ahead Of YOU So. the moral is:
DO not wait" it may be fatal The
proper way for you 10 do is 10 get
in your nomination now, before too many
candidates have announced themselves;
then get after the subscriptions while the
time is ripe We have no fear OF your
interest waning when once you are en-
tered and have discovered what a ''cinch'
you have You will be wondering why
YOU did not begin long before. II this
were hard work We are asking you 20 do
we might be troubled with a guilty con-
science. But il is rot And this is a
fact which you can easily prove to your
self, no matter how skeptical you may
be. All the argument we can advance
viii not begin 10 weigh I'm the balance
with the experience YOU will get in two
hours work getting subscriptions for
this paper. IL is not so much that we
are trying 10 convince You of the ease
with which you can secure subscriptions
10 The Washington Herald We only
want you 20 try for yourself. You viii
find II easy enough. We have no fear OF
that
There have been contests and contests,
But We have tried-and We really be
reve that we have succeeded in our ef-
forts-to eclipse them all II YOU can
recall a time when you have been offered
such a proposition as the Washington
Herald makes YOU now we will be more
than obliged 10 you II you will acquaint
Us with it. We are taking a justifiable
pride in this contest, and We are de-
termined 10 make complete. a lasting
success OF H. We DO not ask you TO do
something for nothing. You are asked
to work for yourself. and incidentally
help TO increase the circulation OF The
Washington Herald.
How Prizes VIII BE Distributed.
The territory covered by this contest is
divided into eighteen districts. eleven be
ing in the city. and seven in the adjoin-
ing country.
To the contestant securing the largest
number Of votes in the entire contest. re-
gardless OF district limitations. viii be
awarded the grand capital prize, a $3.50
house and lot in the city OF Washington.
-rrbo. se,o~,7 ---sr,.7 -,-g-a , TErtF+a c.a.-,
CT automobile. will go TO the contestant
receiving the second largest number OF
votes in the entire contest.
An elegant Columbia victoria electric
is the prize which viii fall TO the lot OF
the contestant receiving the third largest
number Of votes in the entire contest
A 1900 building lot will be awarded to
the contestant receiving the fourth laTg-
est number OF votes in the entire contest.
The contestant receiving the fifth larg-
est number Of votes in the entire contest
will become acquainted with the delights
Of European tour. and to make Il all the
more interesting. the privilege OF select
ing a friend is granted 10 the winner
The district prizes will go 20 the con-
festants receiving the first. second. third.
and fourth largest number OF votes in
their respective districts. each district
candidate living in one district may win
a prize in another district He may,
however. in fact. he should, compete for
one Of the i've grand prizes
Remember that you are not confined 10
securing votes in your particular district.
On the contrary. you are permitted 10 Sc
cure them IN any part Of the United
States
The Way fos You 10 WIN.
II you live in one OF the eighteen dis
tricts included in this contest, and If
you wish TO enter the contest and win
one OF the magnificent prizes which are
TO be given away absolutely free. you
should see that your nomination is AT
once sent TO the Contest Manager. A
nomination blank Is printed In each issue
Of this paper. and all you have to do
is TO cut il ont. I'LL it IN. and send IL to
the Contest Manager Of The Washington
Herald. Then all you have TO do to win
is to receive the largest number Of votes.
according TO the conditions Of the con-
test The conditions are also 10 be
found in each issue.
You should apply at once 70 all your
friends; get them interested: get them
10 subscribe for The Washington Herald
and TO give you their votes. When YOU
send in your nomination. you will be
started of with 1000 votes.
The Special Vote Coupon.
The way TO secure a Special Vote
Coupon IS TO secure the subscriptions
Of your friends for from six to TWENTY
four months. payable in advance. II
costs the subscriber not one penny extra
TO co this, and besides, he is saved the
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