'4 - THE SCRANTON TK113UNE-SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1900. l)e ,cranfo.. CrtBime Published lUlly, KiMpl Sunday, by Tlit ; Trjli line Publishing Company, lit Tilly Cents Month. i.nv k mi iiaiiii, i:utor. 0. 1'. llVMllli:, Business Malinger. New York Officci 110 Nassau 51. S. S. VIllXXANn, bole Agent (or Foreign Advertising L'ntcrcd at the IWollHe nt Fcr.inton, l'J., as Second Class Mall Matter. When space will permit, TheWlVine Is alays cMail to print short Irttrrs fronylh friends bear ing on current toptc, but Its rule Is tliat nrso inut Ijc signed, lor ,iil,llt jtlon. b) the writer s leal name; nnd the coiiilillon pncoilcnt to i ac ceptance Is that all contributions shall be subject to editorial rctlslon. TEN PAGES. 8CUANTON, AI'Ot'ST 11, 1900. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. National. President WILLI M Mi KIVIT.Y. Vice-President 1 IIKOUOlli: ltOOSr.VI'.LT. State. Con(rrefOTien-.il-I,nrc( flU.rFlt.V A. CROW, iionniiT ii i ui:rii:ui:i. Auditor O.ncral-L. It. II Uinr.XnCIHSll. County. Conerrss-Wll.I.tAM rONN'M.U Judge- (il (lIKli: M WATSON. Mic-rllf JOHN II. it.llows 'Jir.iMirrr-.l. A. M ISAM ON. Mslrlct Attornci WILLIAM It. Ll'.WIS. I'rotliopotnri JOHN COI'KLAMJ. Clerk of Cnurl - MIOMVS l'. lUNU'.LS. Unorder c.f IVeilir.MIL BONN. Jli'gMrr of Ullls-W. K 1IITK. Jury Corainlsslumr LliW.Mtl) n. srUltOCS. Legislative. Hrst l)ililet-T110HS .T. nt'.VNOI.DS. Fcconil District JOHN S( IIKI 1.11, .lit. Third Ilwtilct-KIIWAIIH .1 Mi:S. JH. fourth Dutric.t-1'. A. l'llll.lll.N. In an l-sui- of ve-r.u-lty between Col onel Hrynn nml Ailmlinl Howry as to whether Dewey u cnmilpit the Fili pinos as allies, the h.ilnnee of credi bility will Incline to Dewey. How It Would Work. WHAT Till?: llryan pulley of HuriPiulerlnK to the ABiiliialilo crowd of ban dits in Luzon would lead to If carried out Is indicated in a letter written to the loin, Kansas ltoKister by Lieutenant llurtnii J. Mitchell, aide to General Fuiihton. Tlie lieutenant writes: Take, for instant r, this town of Sin Isidio, one of the best towns in l.tirnn, sittutid un the Illo fir.imle ile Painping.! lint, will built, tin' capital of Nitcia IMJi proiluee, Fiirrniunleil by a lich eoutiliy, well garrisoned, military prlou litre, ami more fan ml in uiiinitinrs iiis thin almost nnj other town otf the mlit'id. The pieMilinte, or Mint we would tall iimnr, ixiept rJitt he Im nuuh lnoie poiMi.li.is bom piifilttiti of the town unihr thi paiihids anil in-tuinlf'. ami is now bidding the sniie oilue iindtr our rule. He is lull iiliicitod, Inli-lllgriit, ,inl M foy as ean be, funis ptifeeth lo.nl to us, fur nishes reliable Information about the lmmimnts of the mm., anil helps us in many wais, .mil undoubtedly w.iuts the w ir to end. His life his bein threalmeil time mil time again, nml lie Ueier icps in tie aiiio hou-p two nights In MHiesftiuii, for ft ir of n.ini'itlnii. If we were to take the troupe out of here wlut ilo eon Hippose woulil beuMiie of him mil the other piople who hue 1 em friiinlli to in? I will till jou There wouhl be a wholesile iiiavane within twenti-four hours, ami nciy person who hail been frlenilly to us, their fniiiillij ami proper! wouhl be the mtTenrs. llryan objects to government by foice. How else could he, in the (list Instance, -seeuie stable government in the Philippines? ARUlimldo and his pals don't want a Rtable government unless they, a mere fraction of the to tal population, can boss it and tun it to suit themselves. The withdrawal of the American soldiers ftom Luzon vould put millions of peaceably dis posed but unarmed natives at the mercy of the armed bands of Insurg ent cutthroats numbuiing altogether not a third of one per cent, of the population of the Philippines. It would be to those natives who have helped U3 perfidy unparalleled. Taking his own view of It, by what right does Tlryan propose to force a stable government on the fugitive Fili pino insurgents? 'What would that be but government without the consent of the governed? Trade' Follows the Flag. COMMHItCi: between the United Plates and 1'orto Hlco duilng this two mouths In which the new taj Iff act has been In operation shows tin enormous Increase over that of the cot responding two inonthfi of the preceding year. This Is the more obseivable because of the as sertion which has been frciiuently jnado during the past few months that the Island Is practically impovcilshcd since the storm of last August. Not withstanding the conditions due to the storm both ns to material for exporta tion and facilities for purchase, the exports to the United States In May nnd June, 1000, wero CO per cent In ex cess of thoso of the corresponding months of 1809 nnd the impoits from the United States wove mote than double thoso of the same months In 1S99. In May and June, JS99, the Impoits lrjto the United States from Porto llleo, as shown by the reports' of 'the TJreakury Tluieau of Statistics, were jjl(l9fi,8,"and. In May .arid June, 1900, tiipj; invert" $3,322,154. In May and June, 1199, .tho exports to Porto Itlco 'from tjie United States were $GCC,9S7, and In May. and June, 1900, they were $l,sjS7, 4T8. Thus the Imports Into the Unlt.ed States from' Portn Plco show In May ojld June, 1000, an Increase of CO per cent over those of the same months of 1899, both of which occurred prior to the storm of that year, nnd the ex ports from the United States to Porto Tjlco show an Increase of 140 per cent efvei the corresponding months of 1899. 'The figures of the total crmmerce w;ltli puba, Portp Itlco, Hawaii and the Philippine show In each case a marked growth, especially In exports. To Cuba, the total exports of the year nro J26.613.613 against $18,616,377 In the fiscal year 1S99. and $9,561,656 In 1898. To Porto Illco'tho exports In 1000 are $4,610,435 against $2,685,848 In 1899, and JLBpRJMJ In 1898. To the Hawaiian Ia lanii's'lfjo exports for the year 1900 are ni's'lijo :,G09,1 i )13,C09,HS against fO.305.470 In 1S99 and $5,907,155 in 1898. To the Philippines the exports of 1900 arc J2.610.419 against 3101.193 In 1S99 and $127,801 In 1898. To the fiamonn Islands tho exports of 1900 are 4146,207 ngalnst $56,522 In 1S99, and 539,982 In 1898. To Guam, tho exports of 1900 are 113,217 against) J6J5S3 in 1899 nnd $4,070 In 1898. The total exports jto Cuba, Porto Rico, the Hawaiian la- and Guam for the three years are as follows: Klwal Year. HxporlcJ to. ISOs. ltw. 1D00. Culm o,.V11.6Sffl $18,01fl,3?7 $:fl,5t1,on Poito llleo ,'.fW,nid 2,tiM,8t8 ,(llD,t1l lliwjilan IsIjiuIs fi,')r,lVi l),.W,4;o ll.W.tti" Pfilllpplne lulsniki 1J7.801 401,1111 2,1110,14) Samn.ui lihmls. :,IW1 M,M1 mi,2f." (iiiam 4,0711 fi,W H.447 Tofal to Mandi.'M7,lll',013 l.O'WW $l7,l&1,tM in other words, trade follows the flag, That Count von 'Waldersee Is a bril liant and accomplished soldier goes without saying; but we do not expect to live to see the day when n German Held marshal will be commanding an Amerlcnn army. A Tlcans of Education. ANNOt'NCRMRNT li made thnt the organization of a National Civic Federation, "to provide for study nnd discussion of questions of national im port nffectlng either the foreign or do mestic policy of the United States; to u lil In the crystallization of the most enlightened public sentiment of the country In respect thereto; and, when desirable, to promote necessary legis lation In accordance therewith" has been effected and that In December next a general conference will be held In Chicago, at which the subjects of discussion will bo Industrial arbitra tion, taxation nnd municipal owner ship. This mganlzatlon Is nn outgrowth of tho Chicago Civic Federation which carried through successfully a year ago a national conference on the sub ject of trusts and which has performed In other ways n valuable work in fa cilitating tlie ripening of public opin ion on problems of government. It, like tho other, will be non-partisan, nnd, says the Chicago Times-Herald, "even when tlie subjects it takes up are of such Immediate vital Interest as Imperialism, the tariff and taxation, or trusts, the nlm will be to give ev erybody full nnd fair opportunity to help crystallize public sentiment, no matter how conservative or how ex treme lUs views ate." That these lcprcsentatlons are trustworthy will be understood when It Is leariud that the executive council of the federation includes among Its forty-one members such distinguished men as ex-Oovernor Drown, of Rhode Island; ex-Governor Dagle, of Arkan sas; ex-Comptroller Eckels. William Dudley Foulke, Harry Garfield, Samuel Gompers, Rev. Dr. Gunsaulus, Presi dent Harper, Abram S. Hewitt, Freder ic . Holls, Theodore Search, William Wirt Howe, Clark Howell, Archbishop Ireland, Professor Jcnks, ex-Govcinor Line, of Michigan; ex-Governor Mc Corkle. of West Virginia; Fianklln MacVeagli, ex-Mayor Schleren, Dr. Al bert Shaw, editor of the Review of Re views; President Henjamln Ide Wheel er and Hooker T. Washington. The by-laws of the federation pro vide for standing committees on the following subjects: FORF.IGN RELATIONS. INSULAR AFFAIRS. HANKING AND CURRENCY. INDUSTRIAL COMBINATIONS. INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE. CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS LAIIOR. EDUCATION. IMMIGRATION. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. TAXATION. CIVIL SERVICE. INDIAN AFFAIRS. THE NEGRO QUESTION. These committees will bo constituted so as to represent every shade of popu lar opinion and to reduce these various opinions, beliefs or hallucinations to a definite form. The membership of the federation Is expected to become very large, and to Include the great body of representative men who believe that every aid they give to the serious study and discussion of national prob Iems by tho public is an aid to the successful opeiatlon of a democracy. Former Senator Lindsay, of Ken tucky, one of the ablest men In the United States, nnd a Democrat of the old school, says President McKlnlcy Is more of a Democrat than Colonel I3ry nn, whom ho classifies as an out-and-out Populist, nnd represents vtorc real Democratic principles than Hryan. For this reason Mr. Lindsay will vote for McKlnley. Another day has elapsed without Colonel Uryan refusing to accept tho electoral votes of southern states which govern the negro outside tho consti tution. If the constitution follows the flag, whereahouts in the constitution is there authority for hauling the flag down? In laying his last hope on Bryan's election, former dictator Agulnaldo Is building on the sands. If Adlal Isn't careful the Ice trust will refuse to contribute to his cam paign fund. m TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horoscope Brawn by AJacchus, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabes Cast: 4. Ill a. m., for Saturday, An. 11, l'. A clilld liorn on this diy will notice many a man who talks as though his head w-ai .full of Mar maps, who would li.ne difficulty In locating the boundary line of his oun ward. A' man can sometimes spea'c with rloquenie upon "good coxernment" and )ct liaie a boy at homa who is the tciror of the neljliborhoo 1. Tin Chinese xxar new Is rapidly reaching a stage that will nuke Minister Vu'i name "Wot:" There Is suspicion that the mlcsinz Pun mor,i wild man has taken a hand In running the Scranton Times. Tim man xrith a slncle Id.-a is ill right pro xlded he dcei not Insist upon talking about it all the time. Tho "shirt waist" men In the trAehes es. ttrday pitied those who were obliged to wear four-inch linen collars. It Is carder for a camel to go through the eje of a needle than for a born orator to keep out of politics. People xho have nothing to do experience the greatest difficulty in keeping cool. AJacchus' Advice. T rol borrow trouble. If 3 011 must borrow. 1, borrow uieceii , . . Weekly Letter on Municipal Affairs X "JACKSONVILLE'S FIRST YEAR OP MUNICIPAL LIGHT ING." (Copjrlght, 1D00, by William S. Crjn.tall.) WITH Tin: lIXIl of May, 1"0, the control of the .tai)onllle (Ha.) ileelrlc plant bad Ih-cii wltli the Hoard of lloml Trus teen for one ear. The rotne date prac tleall run pitted the first jear alo of the ep ilation of the enlarced plant, nnd the deduitloni to be gained from an Inanition of the cost of operation and of lt.iome will have a pertinent Inlirmt for all who fnor the munlelpil owner Klilp of public utilities. It was pn dieted utter teieral months of opi ration that the plant would proiluee nn ineome nulllclent to meet nil fixed ilinricis and lean- n handsome profit, whlih mlirht lv appllul to the p.itneiit ol Inlirest on outstanding bonds ami to proilde r. lnVini fund, Willi Willi h the bonds might ultlinitily be retired. Ilelim- are uiicn the IlKuris of the ti.ilie months' iperation under the manage ment of the bond trusties, from which the In telligent Ftinlont of the problem inav make his own deductions as to tlie wisdom of munlelpil ownership, as illust r.ilnl b.r the p,n titular utility 111 quentlon; Commerelal Disburse Months. Iteielnts. mints. June M'i.i'.s; 7S ?-7"h 05 July n,7.IS :i) .l,7-l 01 August 4.."r, 4S 2.75S 14 September :i,r,'i5 fit 3,2.11 02 Oetober 3,M, OS 3,trj Oi No emlier 4,0V, 71) 4,4 1 1 30 Detimber .',,'277 10 4,&V 02 January 4,070 ,'in 5.71S 25 February n.OtiO 15 4,mvi 85 Manli 0.2IJ 2S 3,000 SI April 4,1.51 31 4,37.18.1 .May 4,037 07 3,074 tt) May, 1W, p.i roll .. 1.8S0 75 Totals r, I.21U 2t $11,1172 07 The total income from tlie plant Is derlied from two Fourtesj first, (rem commercial Hulit Inir, according to the table ctiien aboie; anl from tils- or public llelitlrk', for the pajment of which a ppeci.il tax is leiled and is pal I through the Hoard of Public Works to the lieud trut.'f, to lie applied to the piiinent of inteicst on bonds. Tlie budget of 18'r) provided for an appropilatlon of $20,000 for public lluhtinp, and of this amount the Hoard of Public Works turned oirr to the bond trustees for the pamcnt of the Mi.v Installment of interest 'lie sum ol $0,17107, instead of the entire amount of 20,om, as pro lded by ordinance. This makes the actual in come from the plant within the twclic months in question, as follow: Commercial lichtins $31,21124 Public llRhtnlnc (1,100 07 Total A1,3S5 01 The disposition of these funds is shown in the following statement: Onliinry expenses Intert't (.'aj.li lialancc ....$11,172 07 Il.1h0 07 4.217 17 Total $0.1,35 01 In explanation of Ihe expense account as shown In the 1abl aboie, It is to be mid lint the Item of I,BV,.7.1, for the May piv toll of ls-n, was an inheritance from the previous nnmgcmcr.t of the pUnt, which was necessarily autnod by the Inind trusties, although it was net properly ch.1rse.1ble to Ihe ."iilminMr.itlen of the plant In Ihe bond trustees. The expel ilitures and debts of fie year are more explicitly itcuilrid in the following table- Superintendence and otllce expemes ....$ 4, 0" 01 Kxtcnsions and iinprnw incuts 11,7.11 Ml Ilcpalrs and construction 12,511 00 KxpciiM'S at power titlon 2.I.M5 20 MiscellineoiLS 551 .12 licfumlcd .17.15 Interest O.lnO 07 l'.ij roll fur Mil, lS'ri l.Kvi 75 C.1O1 on hand 1,217 17 Total $0.1,383 01 The items of extension and improicricnts are giicn as fnllovg; Copper wire $1,350 00 Transformers 1,31s 75 Meters 3,'1 7 Ituilding fchop 202 05 Instruments 1.12 ' Lamp hangers 12S 20 Holler foundations 70 M Holler connections 1S 01 Total $0,721 80 II mis of repairs and maintenance arc the fol low lug: Salariii C,-,oo II C.irlir.ns lo'l 1.1 Scries lamos 007 '10 Poles 521 50 i:tra labor, supplies, repairs and feed.. 3,314 !9 Total $12,513 M Items of expense at power station: Sahric $7,!)70 21 Fuel 12,170 17 Itepalrs to building 005 01 Supplies and repairs 2,092 U Total $2.1.8.13 20 From tlie figures thit haxe been giien aboie the actual ii.ecme and expenditures of the twche inontl s may be seen, and Ihe cash balance rep resented was the deposit in bank to the credit of tlie plant on May .11, I'M). On the basis of these figures, some deductions inaj be drawn as to the financial operations of the plant, under iir cumstancs that would make dimand for sexcnl itims of extraordinary expenditure, such as are shown in the statement aboie. Under the prc cut financial condition of Ihe city there are outstanding municipal bonds.draning interest at the rate of 5 per cent. er annum, paahle semi-aiinuall. Instead of If 1 lug a direct tax on the real and personal property of the city for tlie pa 11 cut of this intirc-t, there Is levied a tax for pill illc lighting, which is applied to the paxuient of this interest, and from the Income from the city electric plant and fiom the city water woik is secured a fund to be applied in tlie pa; mint of this interest. in the climate of expenses for the currfnt jear the Item for public lighting was placed at $20,00(1 b the final action ol the clly council, although the sun if $21,000 hid been asked for this purpose. The aitual ut of lighting Ihe clly at ceirmcrelal rates is but little less than $20,000. Tho appropriation being so much lens than was demanded, has prevented the cxt-nslon of the public lighting s.istcm, and the repeated requests of the board of public xiorks for the lo. cation of additional street lights, which arc need ed, have necessarily been denied, excepting In such places as public necessity has impcrathely diinand the extension. Moie than this, the ah. breilatcd appropriation allowed by the city council is in-ifhclcnt to meet the expenses of those lights lint had been located before the preparation of the budget. The exeivs of tills expense must, therefore, be an expense to be met by future appropriation, to be carried as a claim against Ihe city by the bond trustee, or It must be deducted, from the prohtj of the plant, and the deficiency In Interest mutt be supplied from other sources. Although the proil.lons of the budget ordi nance require that the sum due for public light ing is to be pild at certain periods, the Hoard of Public Works declined to miet this require ment a to time, claiming that the illy should not be required to u in ndnince of the senlees rendered any more than are other customers of the clly plant. This boud made the appropria tion for Ihe purpose one third of h sum re qulnd, or RiiOl.ii;, and after consultation with a committee (10m the Hond Trustees agreed and did adiance still further the sum of $2,500. The Inmtment in Ihe plant and extension is practically $150,000, on whlih sum a per cent, per annum would lie $7,600. The question of dipriiiatlon of rapid moling machinir, such as electrical appliances, Is an open one among engineers, but none, so far as is known, mal.es this Item greater than 10 per cent, per annum, Allowing this on Ihe Imoslmcnt woulil mean $13,000 snmullt. It is conceded tlut there will exist a continues) demand for tho enlarge ment of the plant with the continued growth of Ihe clly, for which Ihe climate has been made of a regular annual expenditure of $C,000, which amount, it is asserted, will rover the average of such an enlargement and extension. Taking, then, these figures, together with those giicn as the ca.h transactions for the past twelve months, the value of the electric plant as a municipal investment would bo shown by the following statement: INCOME. Commercial lighting , $"1,210 21 Publio lighting -20,000 00 Total .$S0,2I9 24 niMlUllSKMF.XT.S. Operating expenseii $11,35042 Intrrcot 7,500 00 Kxtruslons ti.ooo ui Depreciation ,. 15,000 00 Ualance 10,301 72 Total 50,210 24 In eiplanition of the item of operating ex pomes, as given above, it, Is to be said that from the expenses of tho last twelve months there sre to be deducted two items, tbe pay roll lor May, 1SH, arricrnllnE to l.'ffl.TS, and the csJerwlon and Imprtncuunt of the plant, amounting to $0,7.1 l.fu, tor which allowance is made in an other ltim. The tot it ol tin si amounts ile ducted from the total epembtures of the list twehe months leaie Vl,350.U as tlie actual op crating expenses, as stutcd. The income trim the plant, according to these cMlmatcs, wrtild, tin 11 hue, lie tlo.W.'lJ, or $soi.oo per month, 5" ur tint , under ordinary expensH. As his been Mated aboxe, the present tlninclil plans of the city provide tlut the In come from the rlert lie plant nnd from Hie walel works Is appllul to the p.i.imint of Interest on outstanding bop,. While It Is the belief that tlie num of 15,tli ohould be n tlglously pet aside from the income of the plant for the item of depreciation and tu be mailable for this pur pose alone, ns woulil be done in Ihe mimgrnietit of the plant under prliute oiwiowhlp. It Is re quired tmdir municipal ownemhlp In Ibis clly lint this mm hill be ileioted to the paiment of I nlc tet on bonds, that when the nrcrssltj (dull arise for future n pi 11 log maililneiy and renewing of woin npplhiiices, the sum tint has been inrni'il for this puipiwe will be wanting, ill. though It has been proper! eirnid. mid It will beiome noiissir to proilde by ppesial appro priation to meet tlie iHiissill. NEVER AGAIN. Trom the Philadelphia Press. The acquisition of teirllory by treaty is not new. Tlie suppression of resistance to authority conferred b treat began a century ai;o. (iov eminent first by commission .mil thin by silf- rule Is tlie inibrokiu precedent c.f the past for newly acquired territory of tlie I'nltcd States. nnat is new Is for a presidential candidate to encourage resistance to the hnfnl authority and tho fettled policy of the t'nlted States, to con. done attacks cm its llig and the slaughter if Ha soldiers. This no man has cier before dared to do when a candidate for the piesic'eney, and wnen ino American people is though with Mr. Urjan 110 nan will cur dare It again. TROUBLE AHEAD. From Clinton's Mcgazlne. Tho Democratic plitform fix-ors an Immediate declaration of the nation's piupo.e to gle the Filipino. Independence, but lailler in the docu nient it asserts as a fundamental principle ol Democratic fiill. "that the contltiiUon follows the Hag" and cxtmds equally our all territory within or piwsced b the I'nltcd Mates Mmo the Philippine hale ahead been annexed, IhU principle woulil certainly debar the Democrats from earning nut the plan to giic the islands Independence; for tlie party would hardly under take to alienate and thnut out what it as--crts Is now an inhcicnt part of the United State. The Reason. Mistress Bridget, this la altogether too much; jou hate a new follower in tho kitchen cicry week. llrkUet fcoinphilningl) Well, mi'am, jou sic the food in tills house is mi bad Hut no one will ionic here for longer thin .1 week Punch. Particulav Interest centers around our $20 Thrce-Plcco Bedroom Suites. And It Is not difficult to decide xhy. There is something about each piece which catches tho eye and Invites a better acquaintance. Then construc tion and finish nro observed and com parisons made. The decision generally Is that these aro better In every way than anytr'r,g ever offered at the pVlce. Hill & Connell 121 N. "Wasliiiigton Ave, ALWAYS BUST. t-r August sale summer shoes are going. 5 00 Unlets, $.1.50; $4.00 Ilusscts, $2.50. Wholesale and Itetail. Lewis &ReiHy Established 1888. 114-116 Wyoming Ave. I GOD BUSS OUR i sv .rcA-i numi i . iziw-1 un.ir lujytfp KiTy 66 Don't 99 wear If you haven't tho proper ofllce sup. piles. Come In and elvo us a trial. We huvo the largest nnd most com plete line of ofllco supplies In North eastern Pennsylvania. If it's a good thing, wo havo It. 'Wo make a specialty of vUltlns cards and monogram stationery. Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, liotcl Jcrmyn Building. I, t N f 1 -T5L T . .-Jf"- TT 1 , 1 7j ' - -rf I '"' I I. Etelfe.lfcV -tr VZ FINLEY Omir ilimsMe Underwear That was dam aged by water has been all closed out, but 'we still have a few of the Lace Ciurtalnis left, which we will sell as ateiriisd at almost half-price. The first invoice of Ladies' New Mus lin Underwear for fall has just come to hand, and is ready for your inspection. 510-512 iACIAWAMA AVENUE nercereaM & Coeeell JEWELERS Temporarily at 139 PEINN AVE CONTINUED h Jewelry, Sllverwear, Etc Hot Miiageo! Our full force of workmen at work again, as usual. Watch Repairing and all kinds Jewel ry Repairing and Engraving done promptly. HENRY BEL1N, JR., UeucrulAcent Tortus Wyomlni District j. 'lining, lllaiting.Hportlns, HuioUcjImi una ilia rtepauno Unoiulca. Company's MM EXPLOSIVES. - tttlety Kuse, Caps and Kxptoisti. Itooru 401 Conuoll uullillaj. ttcrauUa. AUKNCllii TIIOS. FOItD, - mtuton, JOHN B. BUITU BON, Plymouth. W. E. UULLIQAN, WIlkM-DsVr. 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In order to introduce it we seek the co-operation of ambitious, intelligent young men and women, and to gain their help have put into exe cution a plan that will interest every one. We are going to give the scholarships and other special re wards to the ten persons who will be most successful and attain the highest number of points in our Educational Contest. By schol arships we mean a full course of study, paying the tuition charges in each, and in the cases of the two leading scholarships, The Tribune will not only pay all tuition charges but will also pay the board of the fortunate winners during the life of the scholarship, covering four and three years respectively. In addition to the ten special rewards, and in order to com pensate those who may enter upon this work and not be success ful in obtaining one of these, The Tribune will give to every one who succeeds in obtaining subscribers under the terms of this contest ten (10) per cent, of all the money from subscrip tions they may succeed in winning for it. The Tribune wishes to emphasize the fact that this is in no sense a gift enterprise or a scheme to swell its circulation books at the expense of outsiders. It is a bonafide business offer, con ceived in a spirit of fairness, and it will be carried out with equity and justice to all. Every young man or woman who participates will receive a share of the proceeds, even if successful in securing but one subscription. All letters of inquiry should be addressed to "Editor of the Educational Contest, Scranton Tribune, Scranton, Pa." The Tribune will be pleased to answer any inquiries for additional in formation and urges those interested to write if in doubt on any point. SPECIAL REWARDS. 1. Scholarship in Wjoinlnc; Scml- riry (4 yrars) including tui tion and board $1,000 2. Scholarship in Keystone Acad emy (3 j cars) Including tui tion ami board SGI 3. Sohmcr 5-D Piano, including stool and scarf (on exhibition st J. V. Cucrnscy's, 311 Washington aicnuc) 'Si 1. Course In Piano Instruction at Scranton Conscriatory ot Mu sic "5 6. Columbia Wcjclc, Chainlesj, 1000 model (on exhibition at Conrad Brothers', 213 Wyo ming aienue) TO 0. Scholarship In Scranton Husl- ncss College, commercial courso 00 7. Scholarship in Scranton Busi ness College, shorthand courso CO 8. Solid Oold Watch, ladj's or gen tleman's (on exhibition at Ku gene Schlmpfl's, 317 Lacka wanna aienue) SO P. Tele-Photo Cjclc Toco n Cam era, 4x5 (on exhibition at tho Griffin Art company, 203 W) online aienue) 10 10. Lady's Solid Cold Watch, or Gentleman's Solid Sllicr Watch (on exhibition at Ku gene SchimpII's, 317 Lacka nanna aienue) 30 $2,439 Each contestant falling to secure one ot these special reuards will be given ten (10) per cent, ol ail the money he or she turns in. OvXC0000000000000 v Wmm . k i I ,, i y , r, mlffis. i . ! " i -.5k' ' ' jmm.i,m k MMlltm I mmw)maBkx.i Wi,AiWAViCem.W W0&& immwMM li ZiX cs Tn-A ck mrm r-A. r Mm Pi! 4 ( I) I" D I stsv-srr .a-stV". r w -i ivjn iur.sw a if iv ' l I.NUB KSffl7 II '. if i i.. r , in.1 i' ". n 1 1 I aim to keep Ripans Tabules always on hand. They are such a fine medicine, visitors, and others at oilr house, come in for a share also. A new style packet eonUlnlnc tin mr ks Tisrl.ts In a psiwr carton (without cUst) Is now for sals ilxitni dnue worts ro ris cpkts tliu low iirleed sort U intended tor ih poor anil lu tvonomlost dm rtoen eftEs i aVsint erton (IM tbule) en bo ht by null bv Mndliicr fortTUht .-in- to the lliuss cnuicil, CoiSiJir, So. IJBfruol Street, New s erk-er a siiigls crvn uu Ui wlU be Km (er art osuiu. ooooooooooooooooo THE MOST ENERGETIC RULES OF THE CONTEST Tho special rewards will be glv-n to the persons securing the largest number of points. Points will be credited to rontestsnts securing new subscribers to the Snanton Tribune as follows: Points. One Month's Subscription.. $ .60 1 Three Months' Subscription 1.25 3 hlx Months' Subscription... 2.50 8 One Year's Subscription ... 0.00 li The contestant with the highest mm. ber of points will bo gtien a choice from the list ot special rewards; the contestant with the second highest number ot points will be glim a choice ot the re maining rewards, and so on through the lUt. Kadi contestant failing to siure a special reward will be giien 10 per cent, of all money he or she turns in. All subscriptions must be paid in ad- ance. Only new subscribers will be counted. Itcncwals by persons already on our subscription list will not be credited. No transfers can be made after credit lias once been giien. All subscriptions, and the cash to pay for Fame, must be binded in at The Tribune office within the week in which they are seemed, so that papers may be Brnt to the subscribers at once. huscrlptions must be written on blanks, which can be secured at 1 he Uiibune ofllce, or will be sent by mall. The contest will close promptly at 8 o'clock Satunlaj eiening, September 29, 1000. ooooooooooooooooo fifersv .momm :WkA ilii'.V 'MM m.MmWL MkwUi?it( .I&iffelmTiiii. i BtfY?3y M n. k riTy-i? .ttv-i.r i'l iWJ 1 I 1 O K -ir-aiJKMSr-JrTTXvXJF . i ' (sss&sam $$mti )iyt, . 'ii!vP: fi , , ' ''it tt In: aVs,9z HI ' ix.J'A'V.tt' I IV ii- . 471V. tv ""'"iX ""W rvm'y Ai MI , t .,. 'i , i . i. AWfl. m$ i ' i sm&ti ' v U YSbSfry-r-r m 'rWWv Tii p,. 'fflmYuW'1' I :?Ji!Hiii,l''i kmWXlAl MiTTX 4 " .
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