Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-21

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District One remains about sta
tionary. Miss King still holds top
seat. The Second has new leader,
Miss Esther r. Heisley, who moved
from second place. Miss Heisley's
friends and supporters are getting
very anxious and they declare that
the trip to Europe will surely come
to her.
District Three has a new leader,
Miss Julia w. Lewis Of Manassas.
This will be good news for the peo-
ple at Manassas. Miss Lewis Is
working hard, and is getting subserpl-
tions, and wants to go to Europe
next summer. Still, there are 9TH
ers in the Third who want to make
that trip to Europe and the fight is
getting interesting.
There is still rumor Of dark
Horse" entering the contest, and II
YOU see another candidate coming to
the front in the next day or so don't
be surprised. 1t is plenty of time
for anyone to enter the contest. The
writer personally knows this, for the
last contest which he conducted, a
lady entered after the contest was
half over and she cast the highest
vote of any other contestant in hte
whole contest and won. You have
plenty of time to win.
Just five more working days until
the Diamond Ring" period will come
to q close and with it ends the big
vote schedule. Each and every one
should try and get in just as many
new subscriptions before that time
rs possible.
Is Worth Winning.
The magnificent offer now being
made by the Alexandria Gazette has
never been duplicated anywhere in
this state by any newspaper publish
ed in a city no larger than Alexan-
dria, a fact that should be appreciat-
ed by the reading public Of this Sec
tion, and many Of them are fully
alive to the fact and are exerting
themselves to carry off the trophy
to which they will be entitled if their
hustling qualities are superior to
those of their competitors.
No Sure Thing" Here.
There's nothing more uncertain
than what is known as "sure thing
Bobby Burns, the Scotch poet pro-
claimed many years ago that there's
MANY a slip 'twixt the cup and lip
an aphorism that the young ladies in
the big tour contest will do well to
hear in mind. The candidate who be-
comes satisfied that she has enough
strength to win in her district, might
as well make up her mind that she
will not be one of the fortunate ones
who will tour Europe as the guests
of the Alexandria Gazette. The girls
who win these trips will all be hus'
tiers. who will not be satisfied with
past achievements, but keep gather
ing in every subscriber they can pos
sibly secure up to the hour the polls
close on the night of April 10.
There's Danger in Overconhdence.
At this stage of the contest there
is danger of some of the leading can
ddates making an error in believing
that they have the race already wor
mad relax their efforts. The victory
is never won until the last ballot has
been cast and counted and the judg.
es have announced the names of the
winners. Every candidate who ex
poets to be one of the guests Of tn,
Alexandria Gazette on the PERSONAL,
conducted European trip next Jul,
and August should bear this nj mind
Remember the race is not to the swif
nor yet to the stroag, but to tn
one who keeps going, going all tn
: time and never lies down to rest b