The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-04
GREATEST FLOOD
HITS RICHMOND
ll-nntInued from First PAGE. !

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quarter of a thousand dollars, or six
diamond rings or six watches. After
winning an auto, then dream. Your
dream Will be true and free of night
mare.
The Value of Friend.
The value Of q friend cannot be
measured by dollars and cents. They
are more valua bic than money, and a
true friend will go to almost any ex-
tent 10 help or protect ones interest
Every one has a few friends-~some
more than others---but every person
can ask favor of a certain mum Der
Of friends and be sure OF II being
granted. There il an unexcelled op-
portunity for new candidates to en-
ter The Richmond Virginian's Great
Prize Voting Campaign. Ask your
friends for their prepaid suhscrip-
lions. After YOU get these have your
friends ask their friends for their or
ders. This endless chain idea works
admirably. and 1t VIII get you thous-
ands Of votes. There Is just one course
10 purSue--gct busy and win.
Say You Can Win.
Don't be a quitter--be game &c,
in now, while the getting Is good.
Don't give up. but say you will win.
Then start the ball rolling and YOU
viii win your prize. You Will prob
ably notice in to- days list that sew
eral new contestants have entered in
t list since last Wednesday. There
"ill be new names in the next list.
and the next and the next. They
viii be coming into the race up 10
the time the nomination closes. These
people are beginning to realize what
may be done with hard work They
look among the list and see what lit
tie is being done, and this shows them
the possibilities for good worker
And they can win. too. If they will
work.
These prizes have not been won Yet.
and no person on earth has any way
If telling who will wins them. II you
get right down to business and send
IN the votes and subscriptions. Moth
ing can stop YOU from winning No
one VIII be able TO prevent IT. Every
vote you send in viii he counted in
YOUR favor, be IL a coupon clipped from
The Ntrginian or "A subscription.
A Good Suggestion.
Here's a good suggestion: Note the
number of votes credited to the lead =
ers to date. Go in to defeat them.
Pay no attention TO other contestants
II YOU secure more votes than any
ether contestant, the 81 500 automo-
YOUR name heads the list Then YOU
don't want to rest until you are an
Hounced the winner and have received
the automobile.
The Nirginian has and Is doing its
part. and II insists that contestants
must work II they hope to he named
among the winers OF these prizes The
Nireinian is speaking to them individ-
ually-not in the aggregate. II YOU
you, or you. expect to secure Tbs
prizes for which you have manifested
q preference, Won must really get DOWN
10 work; otherwise there may be a dis
appointment in store for you. You
know YOU don't want that to occur
Neither does The Virginian. And The
Firginian is forever trying to convince
you that you can prevent It.
II The Nireinian has not been able
10 make II perfectly plain TO you, The
Virginia wants YOU 10 ask the Cam
paign Dap~ inent for further informa-
ton. The following list Of standings
Z contain all votes deposited In the bal
lot box up TO O'Clock Tuesday after
noon.
Second Payments.
great many contestants do not un-
ferStand what is meant by second pay
nlents. and for their information we
VIII say any one starting to take the
paper since the campaign started will
always be considered new subscribers
during the life of the campaign, and
votes given accordingly. II a subscrib-
or starting the paper during the cam :
ps'gn now wishes TO pay more on his
subscription. he will still he consid l.
cred q new subscriber. For example
II new subscriber paid 500 and sc.
cured 1000 votes. and now wishes 10
pay SO 90 more TO make his fun year a
subscription to the daily delivered by
mail. The Eirgintan will give the con-
'estant tire difference between the 1000
sates that sss~re .ebtalnad on the 81, 90
payment. and the 500 votes that
would have been received II the $500
was paid at one time. In other words.
the contestant would get 6,1oo votes
for this second $500 payment