Oct. 4, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOUPNAl., 



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A Close and Exciting Election! 



Which will be Elected? 

 How many Votes will he Get? 



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Send 25 cents for a three months' subscription to the 



Farm, Field and Fireside 



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CHICAGO, 



and a chance in the 



Prize guessing contest 

 for $5,000 in cash, 



Bryan 





which 

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will be awarded to those coming the nearest to the official figures of the popular vote cast for the successful presi- 

 dential candidate, 

 ublishers' Guarantee Association has deposited 15,000 in the Metropolitan National Bank, Chicago, III., for the pur- 

 pose of paying these prizes, under strict conditions preventing its use for any other purpose. 



First Grand Prize, $2,000, 



to the nearest guesser, and 197 more cash prizes to be awarded as follows : 



To the nearest correct guess 12,000.00 



To the second 500.00 



To the third 250.00 



To the next 5, $50.00 each 250.00 



To the next 40, $25 00 each 1,000.00 



To the next 50, $10.00 each 500.00 



To the next 100, $5.00 each 500.00 



198 cash prizes $5,000.00 



TO AID GlIESSERS: 



McKinley's popular vote in 1896 7,107,304 



Bryan's popular vote in 1896 6,533,088 



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Our OflFer : 



We have made arrangeinents with the Publishers' Guarantee Association, of Chicago, to ena- 

 ble oufsubscribers and friends to participate in these great cash prizes. Every one is invited 

 to participate, and for each three months' subscription to the Farm, Field and Fireside sent us, 

 accompanied by 25 cents, a guess will be allowed. Those remitting SO cents for six months' subscription will be allowed 

 two guesses, and those remitting $1.00 for one year's subscription will be allowed four guesses. This applies both to new 

 subscribers and to renewals. Present subscribers can send in their guesses, accompanied by the money, and their sub- 

 scription will be extended. 



TT ± r^ ' , When you send in your subscription you make your guess. Be sure you write your 



H OAAT TiO I T1 1 ft SS ' name and address and guess as plainly as possible. As soon as we receive your sub- 

 -*■-•■ ^^ '''' '^^-' ^^ y^yy^^J • scription we will fill out and send you a certificate corresponding to guess made by 

 you, which will entitle you to any prize that you may draw. Be sure and keep your certificate. We will file the duplicate 

 with the Publishers' Guarantee Association. Every subscriber will receive as many certificates and have as many guesses 

 as he sends subscriptions to Farm, Field and Fireside. 



In case of a tie, or that two or more estimators are equally correct, prizes will be divided equally between them. 



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CUT THIS OUT AND SEND WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. 



My Candidate is 

 My Guess is .... 

 My Name is .... 

 Address 



This Contest 

 will close 

 November 5, 1900, 



at 6:00 p.m., and awards will be made 

 as soon as the official count is an- 

 nounced» Address, 



FARM, FIELD AND FIRESIDE, 



710 Masonic Temple, 

 CmCAQO, ILL. 



