The Detroit times., 1913-08-21
Gracious, this IS Thursday!

GRACIOUS, this Is thursday
And this is the second and last
week in the special Diamond Ring
Contest
And the last week in the first pc
Rod OF The Detroit Times Shetland
Pony anu Buggy Contest.
It's time TO get excited!
II you are a candidate in this big
contest and are not enthused al this
stage OF the game, We guess right
( here that you'll never be president
OF the United States or governor "
Michigan.
Only two more days after today IN
which TO stack up money 10 your
credit in the Diamond Ring race!
| Only two more days after today In
which cash subscriptions will nave
their maximum value in votes
! Hustle TO beat a motorcycle,
Close up all the business you pos
sibly can during the short time re-
naming in THIS week,
Don't let any possible subscriber
escape you
Publish List Again Monday.
The list OF candidates with credits
| for ballots cast is published today
again next Monday.
Some boys and girls are turning
| in lots of votes and subscriptions.
It's up TO you TO get lively move
on" if you want TO be a prize winner
| in the Shetland Pony Contest.
plan TO make a dandy showing in
the list OF candidates when IL is pub
lished next Monday.
Turn in as many subscriptions and
votes as you possibly can between
now and o'clock Saturday evening
so as TO swell the figures in the pub
| lished contest returns on Monday.
! Be too proud TO remain at the bot
| tom OF the class, or anywhere near
the bottom of the class in your dis
trict.
Aim TO land at the top, and If you
can't be a leader get as close as you
can TO the one who does lead.
| Let the people in your section OF
the city or the state know that you
are intensely alive and "on the JOB
Have You Had a Ride Yet7
Candidates are having rides behinc
Times Shetland ponies these days
Have you had yours?
Have you asked for ride?
If not-ask.
Don't be bashful, or backward.
We want you TO ride.
We want you TO see the two tine
little ponies already here, and the
two classy carts or buggies that are
being exhibited
The word cart" has been used
mostly In what has been printed III
regard to the Shetland Pony Contest,
but the International dictionary says
that cart has two wheels.
Our carts" have four wheels, ana,
according 70 the dictionary, are not
carts.
They have the wheels and the dig
nifty OF buggies.
Have you seen them?
They are swell little vehicles.
Don't forget 10 cinch ride
A Few Hints.
Keep tremendously busy up TO .
o'clock Saturday evening.
Use YOUR feet, your head, and your
relatives and friends.
Don't get discouraged.
n YOU can't see a fellow in the day
time. make a date to reach him at MS
home or room In the evening
Come to the Contest Department
frequently.
Never allow yourself 10 feel )eai'
Gus of another candidate.
Make the most and the utmost OF
THIS week.
Get as many two-years subscrip-
tons as possible.
Tell the people The Times Is clean
and progressive.
Tell them they should stand by tne
paper that has the courage 10 nght
for social and political decency.
Tell them that The Times Is YOUR
friend.
Tell them about the human ana
punchy editorials.
Tell them The Times Is worthy
and YOU want a prize.
Toi, Thorn about famous Tom May
and his cartoons.
And come on with your subscrip-
lions and votes,