The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-06-12
PIANO CONTEST CLOSES JUNE 21.
A Few More Days in Which to Work
for the Beautiful Piano.

The Bamberg Herald's great piano
voting contest is nearing its close and
as the time for the final count and
awarding of the prizes approaches
the interest in the outcome is un-
precedented, the whole community
being stirred from center to circum-
ference.
The young ladies realize that it
is now or never-that the time has
finally come for the final dash down
the home stretch, and with the beau
tiful Obermeyer e Sons piano and
other valuable prizes before them
they are working as never before. 1t
is no longer a catch-as-catch-can con-
test, but a rousing, systematic hand
to-hand battle of ballots. The con-
testants realize that to the victor be-
longs the spoils, and that each young
lady lined up for the final dash is an
opponent that will require some tall
| huStling to overcome.
The young ladies are working eau
tiously and playing the game with all
the diplomacy of trained politicians.
Friends are being organized for the
grand finale, the next few working
days of the contest will show as pref
ty a race as the people of this town
have ever seen From hints dropped
along the wayside it is evident there
will be some big surprises when the
| final count is announced. No one but
| the contestant themselves know how
many votes one may have unvoted.
There is always possibility of ''some
dark horse coming under the wire
| ahead in the field" with bunch of
votes that have been held back. Con-
| testants in the lead should not rest
on their oars at this stage of the
game in the belief that they have
| the race cinched. A contestant far
| in the rear may dump in bunch of
| votes at the last sufficient to sweep
aside all opposition. The piano, no
doubt, will be won and lost many
| times in the next few days. Some
| of those making seemingly poor
showing now, undoubtedly, will at
the last give the leaders a run for
their money. These tagging ones are
saying nothing but doing a lot of
| woodsawing Nothing worth having
| was ever gained without some effort,
and $4,000 piano is not to be
| picked up any day. This is prize
| worthy of the most strenuous efforts
of any young; lady and the contestant
who is wise will expend every ounce
of her energy in scoring the country
side for votes from now until the
close of the contest. The one who
| wins the piano will be the one who
marshalls her forces the most effec-
lively and who hurls every ounce of
her voting strength into the arena at
the final count.
YOUNG LADIES, REMEMBER
that when you go home on the even
ing of June 21st, with beautiful
$4,000 Obermeyer & Sons piano
tucked under your arm all your hard
| work and worry will be forgotten.
It is all opportunity that comes but
once in life time. Tell these friends
| who have told you and promised you
before the contest closes to help you
! that the tine has now come for them
| to make good their promise, and that
they should. rally to your support in
these closing days.
The bonus in effect from now until
the final count on June 21st will be
as follows:
- For every new subscriptions
5000 bonus, a total of 12,200 votes.
For every renewal subscriptions
5000 bonus, total of $500 votes.
For every 40 merchants coupons
/ 900 borus, total of 1000 votes.
Extra Special.
For every three five-year subscrip-
tions $4,000 bonus, a total of 10000
votes.
For every two twenty-year subscrlp-
tions 5000 bonus, total of 1885,
600 votes.
By studying out the above bonus
offers any contestant will be able to
win as each and all have this right.
The following merchants give
coupon with every one dollar cash
| purchase to those who ask for them.
Get your tickets when you buy your
goods. No tickets given on accounts.
E. A. Hooton.
Ba1nberg Pharmacy.
Rentz & Fielder.
The Millinery Store.
c. R. Brabham's Sons.
A. Mob. Speaks & Co.