The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-08
Third Count Monday, May 26.


your door, clamoring for admittance.
1t is up to you.
Have you seen a track meet? The
man ahead has set a hot pace, per-
haps for his own good. The trailer
is coming into his own on that last
lap. 1t is a magnificent exhibition
of gameness the man behind gives as
he comes from the rear with pound
ing feet and breath. At the very
tape he snatches victory. 1t is in
spring..
Between now and the closing day
of the third count, May 26th, there
may be such an upheaval in the
standing of the girls that today's
leader may be down in the last by
that time. They may not They have
shown splendid work in the past and
let this be their warning. If they
are wise, it will be. Over confidence
has beaten more athletes than you
can number.
Any of the prizes are worth win
ming, and are well worth working for.
The Herald has pointed out the ad-
vantages of this popular voting con-
test so often that it will not reiterate
the wonderful possibilities to the girls
M nd hn q
opportunity that offers itself but once
in lifetime.
The contest is nearing its final
close, so get busy; don't let the days
slip by without having gotten to-
gether a bunch of votes. Get your
friends busy by getting busy your
self, that's what counts. BY your
endeavors you get the good will of
others, and then in turn, by getting
busy, interests others-an endless
chain which works for your good.
Every interested merchant and the
advertiser has plenty of coupons and
is anxious to give them out when the
conditions are fulfilled. Ask for the
coupons-get your friends to ask for
them. Don't let this beautiful Ober-
meyer piano which The Herald is CIV
ing get away from you. Put on your
hustling clothes and most engaging
smiles and 60 after votes.
Remember to have your friends
trade with merchants who are giving
the coupons.
Remember that many of our lead
ing merchants are interested in the
contest and are giving 25-vote cou-
pons with dollar purchases. Also
those who do not understand the
rules and regulations of this contest
can call at this Office or write us and
we will be pleased to go over the
proposition with them.
Until the next count we are going
to offer the following bonuses~
For every Z new one year subscrip-
tions 10000 extra bonus votes, max
ing a total of 14,200 votes.
For every 7 one year renewal sub
scriptions 5000 extra bonus votes,
making a total of. 1900.
For every bunch of 40 merchants
coupons 1000 extra bonus votes will
be given, making a total of 1000
votes.
One five year paid up subscription
and two yearly paid up subscriptions
we will credit the candidate with the
10000 bonus votes, or any comblna-
ton of paid up new, or renewal sub
scriptions, for more than one year,
totaling seven subscriptions, will en-
title the candidate to the 10000
bonus vote.
Five, ten and twenty year sub
scriptions are in themselves bonus
and cannot be counted in the group
of seven at more than the value of
five, ten or twenty single subscrip-
tions.
For every 40 merchants coupons
brought to this Office and counted by
the publisher or his assistants, a
bonus of 1000 extra votes will be
given, a total of 1900 in all.
These coupons may be collected
from any and all merchants who are
in the contest.
Remember and have your friends
trade with the merchants who are
giving the coupons. They are reh-
able tradespeople.
$1,000 in gold to be given to the
lady who makes the largest gain In
votes between the second and third
counts.
Peoples Drug Co.,
J. A. Murdaugh,
J. D. Copeland,
W. D. Rhoad,
A. Rice,
Mrs. A. Mob. Speaks & Co.,
.