The Pacific Monthly in connection with the Press Publishing Co, of Detroit Mich.. offered last year $25,000 for the best guesses of the Population of the United States for 1900. In a previous number the official announcement of the population was given: 76,061,128. Following are the leading prize winners:

No.

Certificate. Guess.
Leroy Monroe, Darien, Conn......82709B 76,060,750
ELEVENTH PRIZE-$60.00.
L. A. Guthrie, Muncie, Ind.. 42954C 76,061,573

TWELFTH PRIZE-$50.00.
Alson Brubaker, Fargo, N. D.....18418C 76,061,608
THIRTEENTH PRIZE-$40.00.
Eben Stock. Douglass. Kan. .27228C 76,061,623
FOURTEENTH PRIZE-$35.00.
Geo. W. Holmes, Cincinnati, O....5151B 76,061,654
FIFTEENTH PRIZE-$30.00.
J. D. Rhodes. Knoxwood, Ala....63667B 76,060,560
SIXTEENTH PRIZE-$25.00.
Fugelsong, St. Edwards, Neb. 89088B 76,060,550
SEVENTEENTH PRIZE-$20.00.

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Smith, Cheyenne, Wyo......9522B 76,060,430
EIGHTEENTH PRIZE-$15.00.

S. A. Floren. Lakota, N. D. .....35964B 76,061,827
NINETEENTH PRIZE-$15.00.
A. J. Harris, Fordsville, Ky.. 14760B 76,061,851
TWENTIETH PRIZE-$15.00.
O. L. Jones, Maywood, Ky.. .10274C 76,060,400

All successful estimators for the next 980 prizes, guessed within the figures 76.036 735 to 76,085,533. If your guess is within these numbers you are entitled to a prize. Copies of afflidavits and other matter is at the office of The Pacific Monthly for inspection of any interested in this contest. believe that it was fairly conducted.

The Pacific Monthly Publishing Co.

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