The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-08


Only three more days and the sec
ond period in the Daily Telegram's
Great $1,000 Prize Voting Contest will
have passed into history. Only three
more days and the schedule OF votes
will be decreased to the lowest voting
value and the final stretch in this
great race will have been reached.
who VIII Be the Winners9
Already the halfway post has been
passed and contestants will soon
strike off into the fianl lap and the
home stretch to decide who shall be
the winners of the sixteen magnificent
prizes offered absolutely free of cost
for a little work among your friends.
Intense enthusiasm has marked the
contest from the very start. Every
contestant is being watched by thous-
ands of persons who are anxious to
see their favorites among the winners,
and the work done during the next
few days will surely determine who
shall be the winners.
Take Every Advantage.
To gain place of advantage now
before the home stretch is reached
to be able to move up to the inside of
the track and gain the best position
among the racers, is feat which can
be done between today and Monday
night, the closing of the second period.
and this will give such an advantage
to some one that it is going to take
so no
u1ar Dan PatcH' squirt to overcome
this great advantage.
Big Bonus Offer.
The 10000 bonus offer will be in
effect for three more days, during
which time an extra bonus of every
$500 of new subscriptions reported
will be given Perhaps the winning
of one of these bonus votes might
make you the winner-perhaps your
nearest competitor according to the
standing of contestants as shown this
evening will be able to overcome the
lead you now hold with one subscrip-
tion-who can telI2 AT this stage of
the contest a step in the wrong direc-
ton may mean defeat. DO not stop
to look back upon your competitors.
You have hundreds of friends who
are keeping an eye on the race and
you must look to them for some good
advice. Be able to pull into the in
side of the track Just at the right min
ute. BE prepared to make the final
dash down the home stretch and come
under the wire winner You can
do it if you do your best during the
next three days when work commits Tor
so much,
Mistake of Overconfidence.
Contestants should not make the
mistake of being too over confident
Many race has been won or lost by
the work done in the last few days.
You. may have good lead today, but
what will you have when the judges
count the final vote? That is the inn
portant question for you to consider,
Think it over and then get to work
harder than ever-the prizes are sure
" worth every effort that you mako.
Wants Business Scholarship.
81 would be happy If could only
win one of the scholarships in che
west Virginia Business College," said
one of the contestants to the contest
manager yesterday. ''I want to get
a business education 81 that can
make some money for myself con-
tinued the happy worker. and If she
keeps up the pace 1t looks like her
wishes will be grattfed There are
sixteen prizes in the list of free gifts
and they are all the best that it
was possible for the Daily Telegram
to purchase in Clarksburg.
About the Diamond Ring.
The s125 diamond ring offered for
the largest amount OF money on new
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