The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-23
MAY PROVE TRUTH
OF ANCIENT FABLE
virginian Voting Contest May
End Like Hare And
Tortoise Race.
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ONLY SEVEN MORE DAYS
Still Easily Possible to Squirt in
Stretch and Secure
Reward.
ONLY SEVEN MORE DAYS

1t is more than possible that the
next seyen days may witness a pres
emit day proving of the truth of the
old fable of the hare and the tor
toise.
In the fable, IL will be remembered,
the tortoise, crawling along with
progress 80 slow as to seem almost
painful, finally overlook and passed
his speedied contestant, who. secure
In whit seemed an insurmountable
lead. had lain down and gone to sleep
before reaching the finish. In the
present-day instance as regards the
spirit of stickto -it-iveness, the tor
toise may find a human prototype
In the person of some worker who
now needs, and who intends plugging
along after subscribers until he gets
one of the steaks and intends plug
ging along until he gets enough sub
scribers to win one of the stacks of
gold offered by the Richmond Nir-
gilman in its great voting contest.
Those who succeed in securing the
rewards will be those who take Moth
ing for granted, and who leave no
stone of effort unturned. They will
be those who know that the fates
usually are most kind to those who
get out and hustle for themselves.
They viii be those who believe that
the average person whose success Is
attributed 10 luck" is possessed OF
hrbaracteristirs which would enable
bfrr IN sncrssd mn matter vhathar
ropdition. uera fnworahIo ~. ,pfovor-
able.
In tho Ions run ,nck has ,.sr, iit,Ia
to do with anything still less to
do win the Ser,,rinr of yotas In ,ba
yirSintan-s contest u is ir,nor+a nj
thaf vIrrinian contestants taka coz.
nizance az this Ca,
T.uck may favor tho contestant
when he goes out after suhscrintions
which is an one bss to Al IN aa,.,,r.
one of tha awards, tina, he NAV
Ano those he anproacbea u-,IIfny ,o
rt0n thaIr raras ia .,,t,snrtr.,,s,,
hienL air,os, ,.s,h,,-. -, 49,
this he's hean ,ha g.a 81 ,r a.. 60,
instannas ,r,asa ah 80
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, az ass ~ soch persons OF
IL s. ias .'ie gu 70 s"heiuet nun
| - ", "u' tH'eily IA that ne
cna o'eu 70 save ufhe "hleh ne may
eapehu On thost "h" 90 not YET Kno"
~ha' piisnt' cleaH' he"sy paper the
800. s siis'.,an IS IL Is IN THESE
So ~ 'ailces tHat ne must WORK.
Sthoush' aeSordihs 10 the statements
20 tnose S'ahuiag h'shest IN the list
/ =, nes' me Work Is not at an
afuaous' tsusilS' they declare. II
.otisiSts q ne more strenuous edort
.n1h producing the goods The pa
1 PeI 'ieh SPEAKS Tor Rseh.
/ ana the whole thing resolves itself
Gown I" questlon of getting out and
.us.tihs -ahd those who hustle most
u w. tne next seven days, which are
al 'nat remain OF the contest. viii
pfopapS WIN OUT the big stacks of
sefiow metal inere Is no need for
| any one 10 get discouraged and quit
lying H'efeiS because some one else
has more votes. Inc old fable con-
/ seI.'shs rue mare ana the tortoise rs
JUS as uue To-Day as IL was when II
"ss "rit'eh'
you hhu Hourseit stacking up In
! your WORK. thitlA o. what Dig pile OF
none! you are allowing TO slip from
! soH' ssaSp, II YOU secure Inc Hfst
s"ato -. lhe cry, you Will get soou
irohi Inc Nirgihiah. Ihe sum IL
elioush 10 40 any number Oh those
tn'Hss "hi'n you nave long since