The National tribune., 1899-11-30
ONCE: $50 Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.
our GUESSING CONTEST.

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Upon page - of this issue the details oi
an interesting and instructive contest vii
be found, by the terms of which we shal
distribute $500 in cash as an extra premium
to our club-raisers. The money, it will be
seen. is to be divided into seven prizes, rang
ing from 5000 to S25, and all that is neces'
sary to secure one of these prizes is TO be
club-raiser for THE NATIONAL TRIB,
UNE, and then to guess. as proposed IL
the offer, upon the receipts of the United
States Treasury for Jan. 81, 1900.
1t will be observed also that it is moi
necessary to guess exactly the amount
but simply to come nearer to the correct
amount than other competitors.
This contest is fair alike to all, because
no one can possibly know until JAM
81, 1900, what the receipts of the
Treasury will be for that date, and all an
swers or guesses by competitors must be
received by us on or before Jan. 30, 1900,
or at least two days in advance.
Please notice also that competitors may
have any number of guesses, depending
solely upon the number of subscribers sent
in thus, a person who sends in but one
subscriber between Dec. 1 and Jan. 81
will have but one guess, while those send
ing two subscribers will have two guessrs
five subscribers five guesses. and so on.
A he, 70, nj
to guess. must be other than the sub
scriber's own; it must be another sub
scriber taken in the usual way in club
raising to entitle the competitor to each
guess.
From week to week we shall publish
such Information and suggestions as
may be of assistance to competitors il
enabling them to arrive at as correct ar
estimate as possible. 1t will be remembered
also, that this $500 in money is purely an
extra premium, and that all regular pre-
miums under the various offers in our lis
will be given just the same for the respect.
i've clubs without reference to this guessing
contest.
The Treasury receipts are published
each day, being issued in printed
form upon an official sheet, showing thu
condition of the Treasury for the day
This sheet is labelled Division OF Book
keeping and Warrants. Form 1866"
To give some idea of the range of thest
figures the receipts for last week were al
follows:
Monday, Nov. 20. ...... s2,41S, 1851 20
Tuesday, Nov. 21. 80. 1,116,655. "a
Wednesday, Nov. 22... 2,O1O,O2343
Thursday, Nov. 23..... 1,757 ,161 %
Friday, Nov. A... -. 2,054 .51S1S
Saturday, the 25th. being the day o
Vice-President Hobarts funeral, the Treas
ury was closed, and no statement wa
issued. 1t will be remembered in sucl
cases as this that the next statement issue
will cover two days, and be corresponding
sarge. 1t will also be found that Monday
receipts, as rule, are considerably large
than those Of any other day in the week
The 31st day of next January will fal
spon Wednesday.
These receipts are made up, as show
By the official statement, of three items
viz, customs, internal revenue. and mis-
cellaneous, and it will be noticed, ais,
that at the present time the daily receipts
aside from those Of Monday, are runnin
not far from S2,OO0.00O.
in our next issue we shall publish tn
receipts of the week following the aboy
Statement for the further guidance an
information Of our club-raisers.