The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-20
REGARDLESS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON ALL ARE
 ADDING VOTES DAILY.
GAP IN RACE IS CLOSING UP
Even the Latest Candidates Are Get ting Support and Several Expect to be Under Full Way to the
 Top Rung Soon.

Regardless of Christmas activities and shopping, the contestants in the Sentinel-Recrd voting contest kept busy yesterday and many of them bet tered their position in the race. Can didates rave found that Christmas business and activities have interfer- ed somewhat with their canvass for subscriptions and votes, but with the Yuleti6e thing of the past they anti cipate a renewed interest in the con- test Some of the new candidates are just getting under way and with the passing of Christmas will be in the race in earnest.
 Further interest in tlhe contest is manifested over the expected arrival of the magnificent Leyhe piano. This is a cabinet grand instrument, with English oak case. modelled along the beautiful and plain lines of the most modern instrument, costing S40000 at the factory. and is really one of the finest instruments ever shipped to the city. It is expected daily. and will be displayed in the big show window of A. c. Rhodes & Son, where it can be seen by all With it's arrival we predict that many of the candidates who have not been giving their special attention to the contest, will at once plan an active campaign for support.
 The race is only begun. The bulk of the voting will be done after Jan uary 1, and new candidates entering noM to establish their candidacy among their friends will have as good an opportunity as any to win A few yearly subscriptions would put any of the candidates in the lead, and once In the lead or near the lead the ease with which votes can be secured will be surprising.
 The Sentinel-Record assures all new candidates or prospective candidates that the opportunity to compete for the piano has not yet passed, while the opportunity to earn money is greater than ever with the liberal percentage being paid during the sec end and third periods.
 Ladies now working in the contest earn from $2.50 to s4.O0 per day. You can do the same. The securing of votes is a delightful undertaking-th contestants enjoy the work. They meet their friends, secure plenty of out door exercise and at the same time are being well paid.
 Perhaps you do not care to com pete for the plano. If not you may we'll compete for the money prizes. Tn the cash awards everyone wins. Four winnings are based upon the amount of active work you do and the number and amount of subscrip- tions received.
 Several of the new candidates open ly declare their intention of working for the cash prizes, but state that if their success developes they will en- ter actively for the big prizes.
 That is the proper spirit. Nobody ever won anything they did not strive for All the good things of life come only after earnest effort.
 One could hardly expect to win a splendid s400O0 piano without work and effort, and the same applies to the cash prizes the candidates will VIII. lHe tOuteStdnlS ludhlHS lht best effort will win the largest amount of cash.
 Those who have been hesitating about entering the contest at this stage should take note of the man ner in which some of the later candi- dates have worked their way towards the top. A steady daily increase Of votes has cut down the lead and they are now in excellent position to go to the front and win.
 The contest has only been under way ten days Another ten days will entirely change the standing Of the vote An entire new set of leaders may have been developed by that time.
 You can never tell who will win one of these voting contests. Even those working in the contest would not at this time venture even pre- diction as to the probable winner. It is anybody's race, and it may be yours if you enter your name today | T IA