Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-05-20

only one foundation for success in a contest such as this, and it is built of such elements as Energy, Persever- ance, and Hard Work-plenty of the latter for the remainder of the time.
 And don't forget to start TOMOR- ROW to make your cleanup of votes. START TODAY. Don't be Q regret ter. Be a winner. It is when you see that $350 handed to some one else that you will remember the time you vast ed when you might just as we'll have been getting the votes that [. would have made you first prize winner.
 Plan at night for the morrow, and make every hour until the final one a source of productiveness.
 Kingman and vicinity are interest edly watching the progress of the Bat tie of Ballots, and thousands of votes awaiting the contestants who shows the "pep" and stamina necessary to winning fight. By the display of these requisites you show the people that YOU are worthy of your share of these votes.
 NO "CINCH
 Don't let anyone tell yo1 that any one of the contestants has "cinch' on either the first prize or any of the others. No one of the contestants has this contest won yet, by a long stretch of the imagination. It is at this period of the contest that all kinds of fantastic rurnors are apt to be started. And they are generally started with a purpose behind them.
 There is only. one thing that will win any of the prizes, and that is votes. These are, obtained through your own pluck and energy. They can't be bought. There isn't money enough in Mohave county to buy one single vote that doesn't come through the regular channels of business of the contest. Keep this in mind, and don't let silly rumors affect you.
 n SUBSCRIBERS CAN HELP >- To those who are thinking of help ing some of the candidates with their subscriptions, we ask that they relieve the pressure on the contestants by bringing in their subscriptions to the office. The contestants will get them as though they had written the re- ceipts themselves.
 " Don't wait for them to call in per son. This is their busy period. They are making strenuous efforts to get in the. big money. Help them out by bringing in your subscriptions. While it means only few minutes of your time, it means that your favorite is the gainer by thousands of votes maybe the very votes necessary to get her that $350..' k <. 4-'s 'ssr
 This is very little to ask of you. The contestants are very willing to call on you, but during these last two weeks of the contest they should have your help as much as possible.
 You have some contestant you would like to see win. Don't depend upon George to do it. HELP HEX YOURSELF.
 JUDGES TO BE NAMED
 In next Fridays Miner will appear the names of the judges in whose hands the fate of the contestants will be placed. These will be well-known men, and they will practically have charge of the campaign from the time of appointment. : z In the next issue also we will pub fish the closing rules of the contest.
 LAST PAPER COUPON
 In today's issue appears the last paper coupon that will be published. It calls for 250 votes, and is good un- til Wednesday evening, May 25. The morning of the 26th Is too late, for then the ballot box will be sealed, and any paper coupons in the box when it is opened by the judges will be thrown aside. So it is advisable to get them in early so they will not be forgotten.