The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-21
PIANO GIVEN. AWAY
IN THE TINES AND DEMOCRAT
VOTING CONTEST.

EUTlNG CONIESA.
Nominate Lady and Help Win That
or Some Other Of the Valuable
Prizes.
Would you like to own new
piano? Have you not, from time to
time watched your more fortunate
neighbors with feeling somewhat
akin to envy, and then consoled your
self with the thought that some day,
perhaps, you, TOO, might have a new
piano?
Then, too, doesn't that some day
keep Just beyond reach with a per-
sistence that is discouraging? OF
course, you may not admit it, but
you feel just that way about great
many of the good things of this life
- some day., heweyer, things will
be different.
About the piano, though, "some
day has come for you, that is, If
you will help, just little bit, The
Times and Democrat will give you
that piano in return for slight eff
fort on your part during your leisure
time. You know, of course, that cir
culation is as vital to the existence
of q newspaper as it is in the anat-
omfcal scheme.
Heroic measures are resorted to,
at times, in both, to foster more
: healthy circulation. This is one of
the times when a special effort on the
part Of The Times and Democrat was
deemed advisable. This opportunity
is a golden one for you. Determine
to win that piano, and you will be
surprised to learn how easily you can
win 1t. i -
If you do not succeed in winning
the first prize, you're chances for the
others are equally good. Haven't
you set your head on winning that
piano? 1t Is waiting for you in ex-
change for a, little work. Would
useful New Home Drop Head Sewing
Machine be of any use to you, or
handsome porcelain dinner set of one
hundred pieces?
Any of these can be won by a little
work. To enter this friendly strug-
gle will not cost anyone who is eligi-
BILE q single cent; it will cost nothing
to stay in and 1t will cost nothing to
win, Why not enter and see what
you can do.
The prizes are to be awarded to
the person receiving the greatest
number of votes in the contest. There
Is only one way to get votes, and
that is by securing prepaid subscrlp-
tions or the renewal of old ones to
The Times and Democrat. 1t is light,
pleasant work, and any lady can sue
cessfully engage in it. 80 .l.
While it is not absolutely neces-
sary before being voted for, a nomi-
nation blank which can be secured
from The Times and Democrat Office
or cut from this paper, should! be
sent in for each candidate. A can
didate may be nominated by any one,
provided such candidate be in good
standing in the community. All ques-
tions as to eligibility will be finally
determined by the, Contest Manager.
Remember that we have no bonus
votes to give away. These votes be-
Tong to the contestants, and we have
no right to give them away. 1t would
not be fair to contestants to give away
votes that have been made valuable
by their work.
In case of tie for any OF the
prizes offered in this contest, the
value of the prize or prizes thus tied
for will be equally divided between
the candidates who tie for same. In
accepting nomination all candidates
must accept and agree to abide by the
conditions.
VOTES ARE ALLOWED ON BOTH
OLD AND NEW SUBSCRIBERS
WHO PAY IN ADVANCE AND TO
THOSE PAYING ARREARAGES.
The judges will be selected by The
Times and Democrat. Enter your
name or that of friend at once and
get a good start.
The following are the rate Of sub
scription to The Times and Democrat
and the number, of votes each sub
scription entities contestant to re-
ceive:
months-T5c. :. 500
/ year-S1.50. .. 1000
years-s4.50. >. =. 1900
5 years-S7.50. =. 5000
Old and new subscribers count
alike, and contestants are assured
that the above scale will be in force
to the end Of the contest, February
IS, 1912.
Union-Misses Docia May, Lizzie
May, Mary Thomas, Ethel Blewer,
Wilhelmena Smith, Leila Antley,
Willie Lou Hayden, Louise Green,
St. Clair Cope, Glen Fogle; Mrs. M.
J. Thomas, NJ. J. Hutch.ns, Miss F. M.
Hughes, Miss Vernon Grey, Miss c. S.
Thompson.
Cav Caw-Miss Nellie Goodwin. =
Neeses-4Misses Nellie Keadle.
Goodland-Misses Edna Tarrant
and Essie Kennerly.
Liberty--Misses Marie Kirkland
and Lizzie Binnicker