Six Envelopes In The Bank

Ia the safe of the Farmers' & Mechanics' bank are six envelopes each containing anumber on a small card. No human being knows what the numbers are that are to be found in those envelopes, nor will they know until February lst. The numbers were placed in the envelopes in this way. Two thousaad little cards were placed before County Treasurer, Fred Belser last Mondav. He was then blindfolded ana six empty envelopes were placed where he could reach them. iïo one was allowed anywhere near the table on which were the cards excepting the blindfolded treasurer. He picked up six cards placed them in six envelopes and the balance of the cards were at once destroyed by fire. No one will know what those envelopes contain until February lst. We propose that our subscribers for '89 shall guess what numbers the envelopes contain and to the successful guessers will give the India ink portrait, the $25suit of clothes the silver watch and the steel engravïngs as told in another column. If you have paid your subscription for1889, send in your guess early. If you have not yet paid, pay early, while you have a larger choice of numbers to guess f rom. It costs you not a cent to euess and the presents are valuable ones,