The Detroit times., 1913-09-04

Are you working as hard as you
know how to work.
Are your minds oiled with enthusi-
assn and optimism or are they squeak
ing with the grit Of GOODNESS and
pessimism2
Do you realize that this Is the last
month OF the Shetland Pony and
Buggy Contest, and that this is the
I4th OF that last month?
Do you realize that there are but
eight more working days in the Sec
ond period and In which 70 hustle TO
win the special second period prize
the 500 Victor victrola and $26
worth Of records?
Do you realize that the school bells
will be singing their ding dong" mel.
ody again next Monday. and do you
realize the Importance of making an
extra special eaort TO land subscrip-
tons for The Times and pile up votes
In the meantime?
Are you using your parents and
your big brothers and your big SIS
ters and other relatives and your sim
cere friends to help you in your cam
paign for subscriptions and votes?
Are you following our suggestion to
take advantage of the distribution of
5000 extra copies of the recent spe-
cial edition Of The Detroit Times?
Are you following up that distribu-
tion and trying to secure new men,
bers In 'the $4,000 Clean Journalism
club?"
Are you visiting the contest depart.
ment daily or frequently and using
the contest manager to assist you in
your work?
Read the above questions and think
about them and use them TO make
you better subscription-getters during
the balance OF the contest.
Look at roday's List.
Look at today's published list Of
candidates. -
you have In that list. make up your
mind to hustle and climb before the
list appears again next Monday.
Remember what somebody said
II here's always room at the top and
an open road to the summit" Head
fer the top and keep up your steam.
Attend the Free Concerts.
When you get a bit tired or hot or
feel the need of a fresh supply OF
ginger, &c over to GRINNELL BROS
head store, il you can, and enjoy one
of the free concerts.
Listen to Victor melody and the
reproduction of vocal and instrumen.
tai music that has come from world
famous artists
Or listen to the breezy and funny
songs.
Ask for the things you want.
Ask TO hear Victrola XII, like the
one that ia TO be won by the boy or
girl who turns In the greatest amount
of subscription money in The Times
Pony contest between the morning
of Aug. 81 and the evening of Sept 10.
Take this little. rest and recreation
and see II you do not have new vim
for your efforts to secure subscrip-
lions and votes.
II has been said that all work and
no play makes Jack dull boy" and
II this. IL. IJue.. "all work and no play"
ns.ast be bae. for Jill, too.
But rTen, we don't want you to
think of your hustling tor subscrip-
tons as work We want You to take
80 much interest In. H., that IT will be
fascinating fun. --'---s---'
However. anyway, It's possible to
get. tired and hot, even In play, so
take our advice and rest and cool oil
occasionally by spending a delightful
half-hour or SO with GRINNELL
BROS in one Of their freeS-eencert
rooms,
Keep The thought In your minds
that this is the last month. of the
Times Shetland Pony ana Duggy con:
test, and that the month IL continu-
ally getting smaller az the days 20
by. Let this thought prompt you to
Increased activity and make you more
persistent and more frequent callers
on your relatives and friends and
other folks who have not subscribed
for The Times or renewed their sub
scriptions for from four months to
two years. -
Get Big Ones " Possible.
Don't be cont6hted With d four Or
six-months. subseyiption-,. Whsn--- with
a little extra pressure you might
land" for two years
Always aim and try for two-years'
subscriptions and always be glad to
accept four-months' subscriptions with
an appreciative smile when you can
not do any better.
Remember what has been said
about extensions.
II you induced a man TO subscribe
for four months earlier In the contest
and think II possible that he might
be induced now to change his sub
scription to the one-year or two-years
class. roll UP your sleeves and tackle
him again. IL you get him to add an.
other year or enough months to make
a two-years' subscription. you will be
credited with all the additional votes
that the additional months will en-
title you to.
And remember. too. what we said
IN yesterdays paper about subscrib-
ers In arrears. Paid up arrearages
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