Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-16

iper and you will be treated to num-
erous surprises. No one has clncn
in any district in this grand free-for'
all. II is meltle and energy that will
win in the end regardless of present
position in the field Of candidates.
Interest Still Increasing.
Just as in the days of Caesar al
roads lead TO Rome, SO now all ROADS
lead TO the Alexandria Gazette office
where the subscriptions are secured
and the ballots cast TO determine the
three of the estimable young ladies
contesting for the prizes who Will
have the honor Of being members OF
the party which will represent this
paper, city and section on that Euro
pean tour next summer, and TO whom
lother splendid prizes shall be award
led. There is scarcely an individual
lin all this country who is not inter
ested TO some extent in one or more
of the contestants, and this is al
most certain to lead the individual
to give his subscription and his in
fiuence 10 assist his favorite to win.
! This assistance should be given this
week or next as the number OF votes
allowed on subscriptions after nine
o'clock p. m. Wednesday, March u,
will be materially less than the pres
ent schedule.
Persons and candidates living out
side the city Of Alexandria will be al
flowed credit under the second period
voting schedule on all subscriptions
which are mailed to the contest de-
Dartment on the first mail leaving
their postoffice after nine o'clock
Wednesday night. March p.
Several of the candidates who
could not come TO this Office yesterday
called up by telephone and reported
pleasing progress and stated that they
were doing everything in their pow
er to build up Il large reserve special
ballot force. which they hope will
carry them 10 victory when the de-
cision of the judges is announced.
While many Of the young ladies
have done excellent work, yet there
is room for still greater effort and
the majority Of candidates will find,
when it is TOO late, they have rested
on their oars, believing they had vic
tory won. when they should have been
gathering in new subscribers. In a.
contest Of this kind . candidate can
never be sure Of success until lheI
judges decision has been announced.
for her competitors are doubtless just
as anxious as she is to take the trip,
and some of them may realize more
fully than she does that it takes
work TO win and may have the requls-
tie determination TO make the nee
essary effort. There are some splen-
did workers in the various districts
comprised in this contest. but there
is hardly a district in which a good.
live hustler entering at this late hour,
if aided by her friends. could not
come off the victor. This being the
fact. each candidate now in the race
ought TO realize that if she would
win she must work. and work hard.
for that is just what each one OF her
opponents intends doing, and the
best worker almost always proves
the winner
Count More Now.
We have been told that some people
are holding back their subscriptions
in the belief that they will count FOR
more later on. but in this they are
mistaken, as the value OF Subscrlp-
tions will be very much less next per-
riod than now. If you renew your
subscription this week or next fori
$500 it will give your favorite can
didate ,4UU votes. Dul IL W" ue'e'
your payment until after March ~
the special ballot will be good Tor
only 1900 votes. A new subscrlp-
lion for $500 this period will count
the candidate $500 votes.
Contestants should remember that
a second subscription from sub
scriber who commenced taking the
Alexandria Gazette since the con-
test started February Is, will also
be new under the rules and regu-
lations and should be marked new
and renewal" on the subscription
blank.