Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
PIANO CONTEST TO
CLOSE JULY 9TH.
A Few More Days in Which to
Work for the Beautiful Piano
Last Struggle for Capital
Prize Now at its Height
Hard Work Will Win.

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The Beacon's great piano voting
contest has been continued for
only a few days and is now near
ing it's close, and as the time for
the final count and awarding of
the prizes approaches, the interest
in the outcome is unprecedented,
the whole community being stirred
from center to circumference.
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 beautiful Obermeyer 4 Sons
piano and other valuable prizes
before them they are working as
never before. 1t is no longer a
catch as catch can contest, but a
rousing, systematic, hand to hand
battle of ballots. The contestants
realize that to the victor belongs
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
cautiously and playing the game
with all the diplomacy of trained
politicians. Friends are being or.
ganized for the grand finale. The
next few days of the contest will
show as pretty a race as the peo-
pile of this town have ever seen.
From hints dropped along the way
side it is evident there will be
some big surprise when the final
count is announced. No one but
the contestants themselves know
how many votes one may have un-
voted. There is always possibili-
ty of "some dark horse coming un-
der the wire ahead in field" with
a bunch of votes that have been
held back. Contestants in the
lead should not rest on their oars
at this stage of the game in the be-
lief 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 a seemingly poor
showing now, undoubtedly, will
at the last give the leaders 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 $400. 90
piano is not to be picked up any
day. This a 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 securing
the country side for votes from
now until the close of the contest.
The one who wins the piano will
be the one who marshals her
forces the most effectively and who
hurls every ounce of her voting
strength into the arena at the final
count.
The bonus in effect from now un-
til the final count on July 9th will
be as follows:
For every seven new subscrip-
tions, 5000 extra votes, making
total of II, 200.
For every seven renewal sub
scriptions. 5000 extra votes, max
ing total of $500.
For every seven back subscrip-
tions, 1000 extra votes, making
total of $500.
For every two 20-year subscrip-
tions, a total of 135,00O votes will
be given.
For every three 5-year new or
renewal subscriptions, $4,000 ex-
ira votes, making total of 5000.
For every 40 merchants cou-
pOns, 1000 extra votes, total off
5000 votes.
SPECIAL.
The three five-year subscriptions
may be for either one, two or
three parties and the two twenty
year subscriptions may be for
either one or two parties.
PRESENT STANDING OF CONTEST
ANTS:
Miss Lizzie Stewart. 219, ,25O
" Augusta Smith . 203,9 ,925
Mrs. Fred Kellis. 166, ,475
Miss Cora Morgan 131, 1875
" Frances Dent. la, 800
" Eva Kate Pagan :. 81, $50
Rita Blnion 1880
May Park -. -. 1850
Mrs. T. l.. Jackson 2,400
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