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Pianos and Urgans ,_ I The Charlottetown » Guardian .

akes its greatest and most wonderful offer to the ladies

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Grand Uprioht Willis Pianos Value $500. each 4

; 2Magniliceut Dominion 0rigans Value $150 each 2 .

This Contest is for the ladies only and is an op- __

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$500.00 Willis Piano. First Prize in District it 'that would please the most particular houseunfe $500-00 Willis PiiUl°» First Prize in District

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Rules, Conditions and General information ofthe Contest READ CAREFULLY

Any woman resident of one of the districts named who is

of good character and between the ages of fourteen and forty-fi ve whether married or single, is eligible to compete, provided thé conditions set forth below are complied with:

Candidates may be nominated in the regular way or they may

nominate themselves, either by the enrollment coupon or letter _or they can be nominated by a friend.

All nominations must be accompanied by the proper home

address of the candidate.

No employee of The Charlottetown Guardian, nor member

of his or her immediate family may become a candidate.

The Contest Department reserves the right to' reject any

candidate or contestant it may consider undesirable, without giv- ing a reason for doing so. ,

The balloting will be by means of single ballots, which will

be published in all issues from The Guardian, and renewals and new subscribers to,The Morning Daily, Rural Daily and Satur- day Guardian will carry votes according to the accompanying schedule of votes.

Votes cannot be purchased. All money must be accompanied by subscriptions and the

names of subscribers must accompany remittances.

Votes will not be issued for a subscription less than One

Dollar.

All votes issued on subscriptions are good until the end of

the contest, and may be polled at the discretion of the candidate or the subscriber. v

All coupons will be kept for the inspection of contestant at

any time during life of contest.

Single ballots (those printed in thcf paper) must be polled

within the time limit printed thereon.

Votes will be allowed on subscriptions secured anywhere. Votes once cast cannot be changed to count for another

candidate.

Candidates will be divided into districts according to their

place of residence, but they nuy secure ballots and subscriptions anywhere.

READ OVER THAT SECTION RELATING TO DIS-

TRICTS; DETERMINE WHICH ONE YOU ARE IN AND SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS 'l`O THE CONTEST MANAGER.

A candidate cannot remove from one district to another and

retain the votes to her credit in the former district.

Districts showing little or no activity may be cancelled at

the discretion of the Contest Manager, and his decision will be Hnal and conclusive.

In case of a tie in any separate district those tieing will each

receive the district prize.

A board of three responsible business men will have exclu-

sive control ofthe ballot box the last day of the contest, and make the announcement of the result of that day’s voting and declare the winners.

A list of candidates and their number of votes will be pub-

lished during the contest.

No promise or agreemut, either written or verbal, made by

agents, solicitors, or canvassers, beyond those stated above, will be recognized by The Charlottetown Guardian.

The contest opens otlically Nov 28, 19! 1. The balloti ng

will start Dec 2, 1911 and close at 8 P. M. January 27, 1912.

Address all communication relating to the contest, to

CONTEST MANAGER.

Charlottetown Guardian,

Charlottetown, P. E. I..

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Two Dominion Organs $|50.00 each, One to be Awarded to the Second Highest Vote in each district that receives

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highest number of votes.

$l0.00 in Gold will be awarded first person nominating Contestant receivinf-1

Districts

District No. One-Includes Charlottetown, Summerside, Alberton, Tignish, Kon- i

sington, Montague, Souris and Georgetown.

District No Two--Includes the villages and Post Oiiices in Queen’s County, except

Charlottetown

District No Three-Includes theivillages and Post Odices in King’s and Prince coun-

ties, except the towns and yillages included in district No One. ‘

A Subscription Price and Vote Values in Contest

Subscription Rate

Morning Guardian by Carrier, at $3.00 per year Number of Votes allowed L.. --~\--J r year . ..................-..-.......$3.oo... .............iz,ooo

Mornin Guardian by Mail to U. S A. . ..

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ryear ...... 3.oo...... ......xz.ooo

MorningEuardian by Mail to Canada .

1 year (outside of P. E. Island) .... .... .. .2.5o...... .........io.ooo

Morning Guardian by Mail to P. E. Island.

1 year z.oo.... . 8,ooo

Rural Daily Guardian by Mail to U. S

xyear 8,ooo ‘

Rural Daily Guardian by Mail to Canada .... ..

1 year (outside of P. E. Island x.5o...... 6.000

Rural Daily Guardian by Mail to P. E. Island

. 1.25 5.000

Saturday Guardian (Weekly) to any Address Canada or United States

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PLAN OF CONTEST

Prince Edward Island has been divided into three districts,

as follows; ~ ,-

District No. One---Includes Charlottetown, Summerside, A1-

berton, Tignish, Kensington. Montagne,Souris and Georgetown

District No. ’I`wo-- Includes all the villages and Post Oilioea

in Queen’s County except Charlottetown.

District No.'1`hrce---Includes all the villages and Post Oficcs

in Prince and King’s Counties except those included in District No. one.

’I‘he ladies receiving the highest vote in their respective dis-

trict will be awarded a$5oo.oo Upright Willis Piano, Louis XV design, Mahogany finish.

The lady polling the highest vote irrespective of district,after

the district prizes have been awarded, will also receive a $5oo.oo Upright Willis Piano, Louis XV design, Mahogany finish.

The two beautiful organs. valued at $t5o.oo each will be

awarded to the two cancliates polling the second largest number of votes in their respective district where but one Piano has been won. >

It is distinctly understood that each district will he awarded

two prizes. it is further understood that each district will ‘bo awarded one of the Pianos, and the fourth Piano goes to the highest "candidate after the district Pianos are won. No candidate can win two prizes. A coupon will be printed in each issue of the Guardian and will entitle the holder the amount of votes specified. Paid in advance subscriptions will entitle contestants to votes in proportion to amount secured. ' `

Plan of Nomination--Any young lady over 14 years who lives

in territory comprising the three districts,is eligible to complete in the contest Candidates may nominate tifeinselves or their friends may do so for them. Read over thc list of the three districts,dcter- mine which one you or your friends are in, and send in your nomination. The Rules ofthe Contest are very simple. The list of nominations will be published Dec, 9 and the first vote announce- ment will appear Dec 16. Get an early start,for the prizes are cer- tainly worth trying for.

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Additional Rules and Conditions

The first announcement of nominations will be made at an

early date. _

There will be three separate districts from which to enter, as

described on this page. All coupons clipped from the Morning, Rural Daily and Saturday Guardian will be known as "Clipped Coupons’; and will entitle holder to number of votes specified. In order to be voted, they must be trimmed neatly on border edges for filing purposes. All coupons issued on paid in advance sub- scriptions will be known as "Specials", _

No coupon either “Clipped” or “Special” will bc sold for

money or other consideration,but shall he obtained only by being clipped from the Guardian, or being secured through the regul- ar subscription channels.

$500.00 Willis Piano to be awarded to the Contact

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