The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-11-06

subscriptions are received. Certifi
Gates for these extra votes are is.
sued and mailed to the winners al
once. Attention to these things will
obviate much worry, trouble and
annoyance, both for contestants and
the Contest Department.
These votes can be held till No
vember 25 before they need to be
counted and keep your actual vote
to yourself. Don't even tell your
best friend for she would spoil ev-
erything if she should happen to let
word drop. Remember the Lord
gave you two ears and one tongue
that you might hear twice as
much as you talk. 1t is the reserve
vote that will count in the end.
ACQUISITION FOR CANDIDATE.
A question for all candidates to
ask themselves at the close Of each
day is: "Did l do all that was pos
sible to gain votes today?" If you
cannot honestly answer the affirma-
tive, then you are not doing enough,
ard you should decide firmly to i'm
prove tomorrow.
INTENSE INTEREST.
Interest in the contest is intense.
Everybody is watching the paper to
see how the candidate stand from
day to day. Ali are apparently will
ing to help one another Of the can
didates with their subscription if
their favorite candidates were to re-
quest their assistance.
Candidates will find it an easy
matter to secure subscriptions and
thousands of votes this week if
they go around to see their friends
and acquaintance and ask them to
help them with a subscription. The
friends of the candidates realize that
they can do more for their candi
dates by subscribing now than they
will be able to do at any other time
Of the contest. In consequence they
are more than willing to give what
assistance they can.
NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND.
If your standing is not all you
would wish it to be, remember the
saying that it is never too late to
mend. If you start Systematically
to build up your vote you will be
surprised to see how quickly it will
begin to ''look good to you." When
it looks good to you, it will look
good to the public, and you will find
that they become more willing to
help you as you advance.
GETTIEG NERVOUS.
This is the critical period when
the nerves of the candidates are apt
to get what a woman calls "jumpy."
Some who felt secure are beginning
to wonder il after all they are SO
sure that the person Just below them
may not be holding back enough
votes to be just above them in the
final count.
WORKERS AND WATERS.
The contestants are now divided
into two classes. They are the work.
ers and the walters. You can tell
the difference in them. The work
ers get an early start and by person
al solicitation are securing suDscrip-
tions Of their friends. The walters
are those who are content IN think
ing that their friends will turn IN
the subscriptions either to them
selves or to the Contest Department.
The workers are the ones who Will
win. The walters are the ones who
will remain behind. In SO far as the
number of votes are concerned there
is not such a difference in the stand
ING of the walters and workers now.
So the walters by good hard work.
and seeing their friends at once,
might be able to secure a prize
which they never will secure unless
thew get out of the waiting class.
For those who are working are
RAPIDLY increasing the distance oe-
tween them.
ANOTHER WAY.
Then another way in which you
can tell the difference between the
workers ano the walters is that the
waters do a great deal OF talking