The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-07-05
VOTING CONTEST CLOSES ON JULY Is.
Piano-Last Struggle For Capital Prize Nov.
At Its Height-Other Prizes

There are now but few more days in
which the candidates engaged in the
JOURNAL popular voting contest have to
work for the several prizes offered. The
voting comes to an end on Monday, July
IS, at 3 o'clock and Immediately there
after the counting will be commenced to
see who shall be declared the winner of
the splendid Obermeyer piano and other
beautiful and useful articles offered to-
those who are making an endeavor to
| land the premiums. 1t is not believed by
those who have given the matter careful
thought that any particular person has
the grand prize cinched at the present
time but there are several in the race who
have good chance to land it if they only
will hustle.
If you have not yet seen the fine piano
offered in this contest go to Alice & Shep-
herds store and take look. Many of
our citizens have examined the instru-
ment as 10 its quality and appearance and
there is yet the first one to say that it is
not nice one. II is of a plain, rich
mahogany, and prettier piano was never
unloaded at Rising Sun. Musicians Of
this vicinity have tested it as to its quality
Of tone and volume and every one Of them
say it is finer than silk.
There are several young ladies who ap-
pear to have the best OF the contest, but
none of them have a sure cinch OF being
the ultimate owner of the first prize. If
one of these contestants who is way down
the list should take ii into her head that
she was going to win the big premium
she could do so. She would have to do
some work to make it. but that was what
was expected when the contest opened.
Several punches of seven new subscribers
or renewals in the groups of seven would
put the lowest candidate in the race up
among the leaders.
For those who wish to vote without any
competitor seeing them, the JOURNAL de-
sires to state cash with your subscription,
telling where the paper is to be sent and
to whom the votes shall be given can be
placed in an envelope and deposited in the
bank. The judges will open these envel-
opes as soon as they start to count
and will credit all votes. including bouus
votes. In order to secure bonus votes on
merchants coupons they must be conuted
at the JOURNAL Office before being voted.
Miss Addie Richardson was in the lead
at the last count. Several others are well
to the front and are putting forth every
effort on the home-stretch to win the
coveted prize. Either Of these ladies can
land the prize If they will take the time
to get out and solicit new subscriptions
and rene walls. Every bunch of seven new
subscribers means ID, 400 votes and seven
renewals will bring in 1900 votes and
the way to win is to get these new sub
scriptions and renewals, as they count up
rapidly and they carry with them the big
bonus offers which contestants should be
seeking.
From now on until the close of the con-
test. which will be on Monday, July IS,
we win give the following bonuses. These
will positively the last bonus offers. and
they will hold good until the close of the
contest:
For every new subscriptions, 10000
extra Votes, making IA. 200.
For every I renewal subscriptions, 5000
extra votes. making 1880.
For every 7 back subscriptions, 5000
extra votes. making $500.
For every forty merchants coupons
brought to this Office and counted by the
publisher or his assistant. bonus of
1000 extra votes will be given, making
total of 5000 votes.