A NEW $40,000.00 



FIRST PRIZE, $10,000; SECOND PRIZE 

 $3,000; THIRD PRIZE, $J,000 



It Costs You Nothing to Guess. You May Get a Prize 



Every subscriber to The Floral World will have ein opportunity to share in these magr- 

 nificent prizes if he wishes to participate in the Great Educational Contest in which these 

 prizes are given. 



The subject matter of this great contest is the total vote cast for Governor in the States of 

 Ohio, Massachusetts and Iowa on the»third day of November, 1 903. 



Every uerson interested in the science of Government should be interested in the elec- 

 tion in these three States, as much valuable information can be gained by a study of the 

 political conditions involved in these elections. 



CONDITIONS OF THIS GREAT CONTEST: 



Every subscriber who remits 25 cents, the regular subscription price (a year's subscrip- 

 tion) to The Floral World will receive a certificate that will secure for him einy prize 

 which his estimate entitles him to claim. 



When you send in your subscription, also send your estimates of the total vote for Gover- 

 nor in th3 three States. Write your name, address and estimate in the subscription bleuik 

 below and mail it to The Floral World, Springfield, Ohio. 



The contest will close at midnight. November 2, 1905, and no estimate received after 

 that hour will be allowed. The official certificates of the Secretaries of the three Slates, 

 showing the total vote for Governor, will determine who are entitled to the prizes, emdthe 

 awards will be made by a disinterested committee of prominent judges just as soon as the 

 official figures can be obtained. Read the special prizes for those who guess early. It will 

 pay you to guess now. The Press Publishing Association has already deposited the $40,000- 

 with the Central Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich., for the payment of the prizes. 



CERTIFICATE OF BANK PRESIDENT 



I hereby certify that the Press Publishing 

 Association has deposited $40,000 in the Central 

 Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich., for the express 

 purpose of paying the prizes to those making 

 the nearest correct estimates of the total aggre- 

 gate vote cast for the office of Governor in the 

 States of Ohio, Massachusetts and Iowa, on the 

 3rd day of November, 1903, and that this fund 

 can be used for no other purpose. 



President 

 Central Savings Association 



VALUABLE INFORMATION. 



To aid in forming your estimate we furnish 

 the official figures showing the vote for Gover- 

 nor in each of these States for the past ten 

 years, as well as to give the total vote for the 

 three States combined. The total vote for the 

 three States is found in the right hand column. 



Ohio Mass. Iowa Total 

 1801... 795,629 321,650 420,212 1,537,491 

 1893... 823,658 365,012 415,806 1,604,476 

 1895... 837,466 328,121 401,345 1,566,932 

 1897... 854,986 269,795 438,292 1,563,073 

 1899... 908,159 299,166 433,351 1,640,676 

 1901 ... 827,566 324,526 390,489 1,542,581 



What will be the total vote for Governor in 

 these three States combined on the third day 

 of November, 1903 ? Figure it out and send in 

 your estimates. It may mean 110,000.00 in 

 casli to you. 



