The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-06
And For Sixteen Ladies Who
Assist Them in Their
Efforts.
SUBSCRIPTION CARNIVAL
West virginian To Give
Prizes and Pay to Unsuc--
cessful Contestants.

Today The West Nirginian an,
nounces the details OF q Christmas
Prize Carnival for boys and girls, In
which twenty splendid prizes will be
distributed among the young folks OF
Fairmont and vicinity who take part
in a circulation campaign.
The purpose OF the carnival is two.
fold. The management of The West
Virginian believes that newspaper
should advertise, the same as any 9th.
er business, and 1t takes this method
OF introducing the paper into homes
where 1t is not now being read, and
hopes to make a number OF new
friends and readers during the cam.
paign.
GRAND PRIZE.
The grand prize is a fine Shetland
pony. cart and harness. The pony is
three years old. black, with white
face; Il inches high; thoroughly
broke to ride and drive. He was pur.
chased from the Audubon Stock Farm,
'aynes Depot, KY, and will be ship.
ped to Fairmont in few days. Tho
cart was manufactured by the Eagle
Carriage Company, OF Cincinnati,
Ohio. This company manufactures
pony vehicles exclusively, and every
vehicle is fully guaranteed by them.
The cart was ordered last Monday AMI
will be ready to ship within ten days.
AS soon as it arrives the complete out.
ut will be on display on the streets OF
Fairmont. The pony. cart and har.
ness will be given as grand prize to
the hny mr. oiri tyba rapatVa, tbn HI .xt,
est number of votes.
DISTRICT PRIZES.
In order to equalize the competi.
tion, the territory embraced In the
contest has been divided into two dis.
tricts, with nine splendid prizes for
each district. The City OF Fairmont
will be known as District No. 1, and
all outside territory will be included
In District No. 2. The following Sc.
ries OF prizes has been set aside for.
each district: A $50 Victfola, s35'
bicycle, a $25 gold watch, $15 gold
watch. a $40 camera and four S. mer.
chandise credits. The boys and girls
In one district do not have to compete
with those In the other except for the
grand prize. The Victrolas were pur.
chased from C. A. House, the bicycle
from j. L. Hall Hardware Company
and the merchandise credits at Hart
ley's. The watches and cameras
have not been purchased, but the best
possible values will be secured.
CASH COMMISSIONS.
In order that all who take part in
the contest may receive a reward In
keeping with the effort they make, a
cash commission of ten per cent of tho
subscription money secured by each
contestants will be paid those who do
not secure one of the regular prizes,
provided such contestants remain ac-
lively in the race to the finish and SO
cure as much as $40 worth of subscrip.,
tions during the last ten days OF the
campaign. This one condition is i'm,
posed merely as a matter of good faith
and is easy to comply with.
THE PLAN.
Votes will determine the winners
OF the prizes. They are obtained by
clipping the free voting coupons that
will appear daily in this paper until
further notice and by securing prepaid
subscriptions to The West Virginian.
Votes can not be bought. They can
be secured only by one Of the two
methods mentioned.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
In oredr that the ladies who assist
the boys and girls in the campaign.
may receive a reward themselves SIX
teen S0.piece dinner sets will be given
as special prizes during the campaign.
The dinner sets are beautifully decor.
ated, high grade china, andare on dis
play at the Christmas Carnival Head.
quarters of The West Virginian, 404
Main St. Watson Hotel Building.
The first dinner set will be given
Saturday, November 10, and one set
each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
until the entire sixteen sets have been
used. ;ss
HOW TO eETtTHEM.
Ladies' may secure these dinner sets
by helping their young friends who
take part In the Shetland pony con-
test, and getting the boys and 'glrlsto
help them In return. When a sub.
scriptionis turned In for some boy or
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