The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-06-05
SECOND COUNT IN
THE CONTEST TONIGHT
SPECIAL PRIZES TO Be GlVEH
viii Have No Bearing Upon
Question as to Who Will Win
at the Final Count Which
Occurs in July.

Tonight the ballot box in
the Commercials popular vo-
ting contest will be closed for the
second count for leadership in one
of the most interesting events
which has been pulled off in CO.
lumbus. In this contest the
candidate who has made the
greatest gain since the first count
of month ago will receive $40
in gold as a prize, and the second
highest will receive So in gold.
No matter what your standing
may have been at the conclusion
of the first count, if you make a
greater gain over that count than
any other candidate you viii win.
For instance, if you had but 35
votes in the count made May 9Th,
and you made a larger gain than
the leader, you will get the mon-
ey. fyou make a gain of $4,000
or 20, 600 or $4,000. and the lead
er in the first count makes only
one less you have the prize
cinched for yourself. So get
busy and bring in all the votes
possible before 500 p. m.
A little exertion and hustling
among the contestants is what is
required to win, and the one who
is the most active and who uses
the best judgment and business
sense in her canvass is the one
who will land the prize. 1t will
come without the expenditure OF
a penny to the one who captures
the prize, but eternal hustling
will be the price of success.
New subscribers are what
count the most in this contest, be-
cause for every new subscriber
brought in. the person bringing
it in is entitled to 600 votes, and
500 votes is given for each re-
newal. while 400 votes are given
with each back subscription.
Bear in mind that the ballot
box is closed for the second count
at6:00 o'clock tonight Be sure
and have your votes all in by
that time SO that you will have q
fair chance to show what your
standing is.
There is no reason for any OF
the contestants to get discour-
aged, as there are other prizes be,
sides the piano that are vel
worth working for, and each still
has a chance for the first prize
as only the first count has beer
made.
We will give the following bo
muses. from now till the mex
count, June 5:
For every seven new subscrip
tions: a bonus of 10000 extra
votes, making a total of 1900.
For every seven renewal sub.
scriptions: a bonus of 5000 extra
votes, making a total of IL, 500.
For every seven back suDscrip,
tions:a bonus Of 200 extra votes
making a total of $500.
For every forty mercants' cou
pons brought to this Office, anC
counted by the publisher or on'
of his assistants: a bonus of 50(
extra votes will be given. max
ing a total of l,500. These cou
pons may be collected from any
and all merchants who are in tn,
contest.
The following is a list of tn,
merchants who give coupons OF
dollar cash purchases. Be sur
and tell your friends to ask TO
them:
l.. E. Lide, druggist.
r. E. Leigh.
A. ]. Rombach.
Gunter Brothers.
Columbus Clothing Company.
Miss Parsons, photographer.
Banks Hardware Company.
Miss Neva Turner, milliner.
The standing of the contes
tants at the last count on May 8
was as follows:
MAYHEM.
Miss Rose Kennedy ----- 1866
I" Mary s. Tate. $685. 800
PIcKRNsvrrIF, ALA
M;ss Miss Oll;a Coleman 10 10