The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-23
TALK OF TILL TONN
GREAT INTEREST IN THE PRIZE
VOTING CONTEST.
Early Entrants Can Gain Valuable
Time in Race for the Handsome
Prizes Which Are Offered.

Time in Race for the Handsome
Prizes Which Are Offered.
Like everyone in Orangeeurg and
the surrounding country, you have
given some thought to The Times and
Democrats prize voting contest, IN
which forty valuable prizes will be
given away. The remarkable num-
ber and value Of the prizes has as
tonished many of our readers, and
number Of them have already made
enquiries or sent in their names as
contestants for the piano and the
other valuable prizes.
This is the time to enter your
name and set out to win one OF the
stfts offered to those who get the
highest number Of votes In the con-
test, 1t will require little time and
energy to win the prize, but think OF
the fine reward. If you enter today
and work steadily toward your OBJ
ject you may win the handsome
Piano, a New Home Drop Head Sew
ing Machine or q beautiful one hun
dred piece Decorated Porcelain Din
nsr Set. Somebody is going to win
these valuable prizes. Why not you!
Send in your nomination today and
when the published list appears snow
your friends that you are in the race
10 win. Ths one who enters today
has twenty-four hours advantage
over those who postpone until to-
morrow. The prizes are here to be
given away to some ambitious peo-
pie and you have an equal chance.
Nominations have already COM
naenced to come in, and you can win
the prize you want If you are willing
to make tho effort. The list Of the
standing of the contestants will be
published OH Saturday.
See that your name is In the list,
and then do not forget any Of your
friends. There are plenty Of them
and there is a chance that you may
forget some of them until it Is too
late. 1t is a good plan to make list
of all those whom you think will help
you, and when a fresh name occurs,
lot it down on this list so that no OPP
portunity may be lost. Introduce as
many of your friends to Tho Times
and Democrat as possible.
Call on your friends and ask them
to renew their subscription to The
Times and Democrat in your favor.
Get as many renewals as you can
from those who are already subscrib-
srs, as the votes will be issued to
your credit. Get those of your
friends who are not subscribers 70
subscribe. Send US the names OF
your friends who do not take The
Times and Democrat and we Will
send them sample copies.
A years subscription, either old or
new, counts you 1000 votes. You
are given 1000 votes when you en-
ter to start you off. Just see what
a nomination and few yearly SUBJ
scriptions will give you. After that
1t is easy to keep going. Every vote
received will be counted and kept
on file until after the close OF the
contest. The Times and Democrat
guarantees that all candidates will be
treated with complete justice and Inn
partiality.
In order to equalize competition,
the territory has been divided into
Your districts, and each district into
townships and the contestants in each
district snl township will contest
among themselves for~district ana
township prizes. Cut out the nomi-
nation blank which appears on an
other page and bring or mail 1t to
the Contest Department, and the
terms Of the contest will be ex-
planned to you and all necessary
blanks furnished to you.
The next few weeks will pass
quickly and if you want to be sure
of one Of the big prizes, an early
start is advisable. Get your friends
to help you. Many will be working
in few days, and those who got the
earliest start have the easiest work.
See your relatives, friends and &C
quaintances and get them to promise
you their support before some one
else reaches them. A little hustling
now will probably pay you better
than it ever has before. Fix your
eyes on one Of the big prizes and
start out to win it today.
Send in your nomination. You
will find the nomination blank on
another page, which counts for 1000
votes. Only the first nomination
blank received for each candidate
will count for the 1000 votes. You
can get votes and subscriptions any
where, from any district as well as
your own. Votes will be allowed on
all paid subscriptions, either old or
new. We give no bonus votes to any
candidates for any purpose.
Call on or send to the Contest De-
partment Of The Times and Demo-
crat for a receipt book and all other
necessary blanks. The Contest Man
ager will be glad to have you call so
that he can explain anything you do
rot understand. Telephone or write
if you can not come, and the repre-
sentative will explain fully all details
of the cootcSt to Won Should yOur