Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

The Atlanta Constitution offers 5000
cash prize contest for January, February
and March. 1909. as follows:
To the person sending a yearly sub
scription TO The Weekly Constitution. to-
eether with the correct estimate on the
cotton receipts at New Orleans during
The first seven months of the present
cotton year (September /. 1909. TO April
|, 1901
1850 II estimate is received during
January
1900 II estimate is received during
February.
$500 II estimate is received during March.
The above are for the exact estimates;
there are besides these six prizes, rang
Ing along. $500. $500. $3.50 $780, SIPS and SIS,
amounting TO $500, that will be pold out
sure for the six nearest estimates to
AZ New Orleans cotton receipts at any
time during the three months of the con-
test But you hit 1t exactly during jan
uary and secure the full 1880 prize
check.
Tho Constitution believes somebody will
hit the figures exactly and expects TO
nay out the full amount of the prizes
offered-S.0o0 In ali. In n Constitution
contest upon the same subject in 1875
Mr.. II. n. Poole. OF Capels Mills. N. C.
nv hiN CNbNN nb anu received
check for $1,000 ss his prize. Mr.. Poole
did not try to swell himself tn at once,
but very generously paid off a mort
cage on his fathers home place and with
the balance he very wisely educated him
self at Trinity college. Durham. N. C. He
is now doing we'll In business in North
Carolina md lives still near his old home.
1t iR needless to say he is warm friend
: The Constitution.
As guide ir making eet'mstos unon
tho New Orlearl -0rt receipts. The Com
stitution rives the following figures, conn
niled from statistics OF the past four
years:
- N.o.ros's no; rea's Total a.
sss-Se .1s,9H,. l%SI IE5 31szsstss
iso7-oQ...... " ..A4s2als 2s7f.tsl 1i.ipa.aai
ls9S-99.. -. ..1,Soii5s 2iS0.2os 11,274,si1
The Constitutions marletN page, WIN
give each week the port receipts for TIE
cotton season from which YOU can always
zee the New Orleans port receipts from
September l. 1920, IN through the Friday
Immediately preceding the publication.
This will keep you posted to within two
or three DAYS of the time you send in
Your estimate.
II is believed that some NJ the T"vas
crOn, that az rue Is sent IN nulK TO
New Orleans will be diverted this year
Ia other points because OF the ouaran-
tine regulations against New Orleans
TN EFFORT Of Louisiana TO have quaran-
tine raised by Injunction from United
states courts viii not have very soothing
effect upon tho direction of cotton ship
ments tn New ORLEANS. This Is mentioned
sinplv MS n roI-ter in making up esti-
mates: how much to allow. II anything,
fbr thta cause must be left to each mans
Judgment
The s3.n0n contest 10 an expross contract
10 which The Constitution VIII stand IN
every particular. Yet 1t Is IN IT'S nature
sfmply an advertisement by which The
Constitution. combined with this paper
mny he made better known In this COM
munity. Send US the subscription to The
Constitution and our paper at the ad-
yertised price of the two and with 1t
your estimate on the New Orleans port
receipts. and we will forward all together
for you. On April LIST we trust a $500
check will reach some OF our subscribers
10 help make times even more easy
round about us,
The Weekly Constitution for 1900 will
no better than ever before. Its special
news features arc unsurpassed. The Boee-
British war, the Philippine and Cuban
operations. the busy session of the mos:
The Atlanta Constitution al
will be sent to any address. t