THE SCRANTON TREBUNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1900. 1'uMfshed Dally, T'Accpt Sunday, by The Trlh unc Publishing Company, at Hlty Cents a Mollt1 I.IVY H. ItiniAIIP, i:.lltor. O. V. 1IYMI1X, lluilnnu .Manijer. Xrvv York Olllco: 1M Nassau it. S. S. Vlir.KT.AND, Solo Affcnt for I'nrclKn Advcrtlslner. Kntertd at the Postofllio nt Hcianton, l'i., as Second tlass Mr.ll Matter. When space will pcrmll, "llio Tribune Is always glad to print short letters (nun Its friends bear ins on curiint teples, tint Its rule Is tint tlif'c Hunt lie slsneel. lor publication, by the writer -icol name: ami the eoiidltlon precedent ,',ar; teit.nre Is that nil contributions shall lie subject to editorial revision. TEN PAGES. SCliANTON, SKl'THMUini S, 1000. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. national,. ('resident-WIM.IAM MiKINM'.Y. '.cc-lTuiJeni-Tiii onoiu. itoosi:vi.t.r. State. roncremrnal-I'irpr-(!l.r.sIIA A. GUOW, Tioni.itr ii. Hn:ni)KiiKit. AuJltcr llcmial-i:. II. II MlDUMinilOlI. County. C.nrcss-VIU.l M CONNKI.T. ,ludl.c-,l OMii: J tt .VI SON. Mienll JI'IIN II. I I.I.I.OWS 'Jr. inpi J. A M'HWIOM. Iit'lii Attorney vvll.I.IWI It. I.BttlS. l'r,.il, i,nlai -.UlllN KII'IXAMI. ! tl, nf Courts 'I IIOMs 1'. DANir.LS. I! .. nlri r,f Deeds IIMII. HOW. Ilfi stir o( Wills- V. K. HI.CK. Jurj Commissioner -KIiiVAHU II. STUKGUS. Lcglslatuie. First I)itilrt THOMAS .1. lll.VNOI.DS. t-c.nd litsirlet .IDIIN SCIII'.Iiril, .lit. Third Dutrlet IMIWVlll) .1 MI1S, JH. I until District-1'. A. I'llll.lll.N'. If free silver Is not an Issue why illil Hryun refuse to be it cnivllelute tmloss liln It! to 1 hobby was explicitly re iiitlorsod? Our Population. Tin: OIIOWTH of Scranton. in ten yeais from a popu lation of 73,215 to a popula tion of lOL'.OJfi, or S.".G!i per rent. Increase, represents tt wttlsfut tory showing ami rioulily so because it N genuine and rtubstnntlal. Tlu ctiimis of lliOO was taken honestly and ellleleiitlv. Its leturn of population Is im lwaily aecurate as It was possible for an enumeration to be. This latin nf giowlh, while ex ceed ed in the ease of one or two large cities prtilUIng by peculiarly advan tageous local conditions, such as To ledo with lake business and an oil and gas boom, and Indl-uiapolls, with a multiplicity of prosperous railroads feeding It and a suiT'iunillng populous country of gient wealth and rapid development m accelerate its growth, Is slightly In excess of the average percentaire. This average for the tlility hugost cities Is .A2J. I'reparation must now be made for a reconstruction of our machlneiy of municipal government to conform to the leouliemenls of a city of tho S'Cond class. In another place we In dicate briefly some of the changes which will necessarily occur. The sub ji rt will kmiuIio much careful atten tion, thought and new legislation and It will add to the Jmpoi tance attach In? to t'ne choice of member rf the next Icgislutme fiom tills city and county. A novel reason for opposing McKln-lc-y is advanced in tho "Washington I'ost by a resident jf Arkansas. It Is that his election now would mean a third term in 1004 and after that a despotism. Undoubtedly this is very tcirifylng to those anxious to be fccaivd. The Vote in Vermont. VARIOUS interpretations of the Vermont returns have ap peared in print. The plu tallty of "U'.r.OO is consider ably above the average of state elec tions in presidential years and this fact is regarded by many Kepnblicnns as Justifying hopefulness. On the oili er hand, the plurality Is less than In 1S0O. the Republican vote showing a (ailing off of nearly ! per cent., while the Democratic vote shows a gain of nearly 12 per cent, as compared with the presidential vole of that year. If this ratio of change should prevail throughout the I'nlteil States in the November election It would elect Ilryan. To conclude that the Vermont ratio will prevail tluoughout the Union would bo to ignore the lesson of the Juno returns In Oiegon, wheie almost the exact opposite was Indicated. All accounts agree that In the inter mountain and Pacific slope states tho tendency of the people away from Uryan and toward indorsement of Mc Klnley and expansion Is general and marked. Tho Vermont returns are chiefly significant as teaching that the Jtepubllcan managers must not count too strongly upon DemocuUlu defec tions from Uryan In tho states win re the gold Democracy was conspicuously In dvldenco four years ago. Tho fact eeems to be well estab lished that Mr.' llryan is succeeding in rallying to his support many of the conservative Democrats who openly op posed him In lisM. Wu cannot believe that they now legnril Bryan as a safer man to be president of the United Btates than they regaulcd him then: tho more reasonable supposition Is that they have wearied of the unavail ing struggle against Hiynnlsm In their own party and, regarding McKlnley's election as assured anyway, piefer to keep In touch with their party so as 4o bo in position to superintend Its reorganization after election. In other words, overconfldenco is losing votes for McKInley both nmong Itcpubllcans and among sound money Democrats who would vote for him If they considered it necessary to present the lection of Bryan. Tho country is bo prosperous, business men are so busy; vofklngmen eave where strik ing for higher wages, aro so steadily employed that tho party In power can pot rally its forces. Tho opponents wf the party in power, Imvins no re sponsibilities, being free to criticize, 'suffering from a keen hunger for offlca", and willing to play upon every existing prejudice, have tho advantage ,iil this respect, for "mankind never is fcut always to bo blest." I It is well that thesn conditions tiould, be frankly, admitted and faced. Tho ltcpubllcon party must work to win. It cannot win by laylntj down. Statistics Issued by the Interstate commerce commission show that over '10 per cent, more nun are employed In the operation of American railroads Iday than riming the last Democratic administration. Tills accounts for tho prevalence of Republicans among tialnmen. The Business Value of Expansion y-HK AMERICAN people, soek I Ing markets for their goods, JL In order to continue them selves In prolltnble employ ment, nnd In fact requiring foreign outlets for their surplus production, have n perfect right to Itmulrc into the commercial value of Republican expansion. The question of our moral duty to establish law and order In the Philippines where these ate threatened by bandit uprisings Is a question apait; but without considering that now, let us see what commercial op portunities are Involved in the McKIn ley piogramme. In the llrst place our new possess ions can supply a large proportion of the 1350,000,000 worth of tropical nnd sub-tropical products now annually Imported. They will supply annually an Immediate market for from $.10,000, Ooo to $50,000,000 worth of American products and manufactures 'and a much larger market later on. Rut by far the most Important featuro of these island acquisitions In the Raclllo Is their prospective effect upon our tinrie with ths countries commercially adjacent to them. The Imports of the countilcs commercially adjacent to the Philippines amount to nbout $1,200,000, 000 annually, or practically $100,000,000 per month. Nearly all of these Impor tations are of the classes of articles for which tho people of tho United States aro now attempting to find a matket. Grouped around Manila as a point of distribution is the most densely popu- l.iteel part of tho world. More than 800,000,000 people form the population of Japan, Asiatic Russia, China, French Cochin China, Slam, British India, Australasia, the Dutch East Indies, etc., all of which aro nearer to Manila as a point of distribution than to any other great commercial center, while such cities as Shanghai, Canton and otheis are as near to Manila as Havana Is to tho city of New York. Tlie commerce of this section, of which Manila may be made the great com mercial center, now amounts to more than $2,000,000,000 per annum, and its annual purchases to about $1,200,000,000 pe'r annum, or us above Indicated, practically $100,000,000 per month. Prac tically all of this vast sum which Is sent to other parts of the world than the United States is expended for the class of goods for which the people of this country are now seeking a matket. In most cases the apparent disposi tion of these countries Is to purchase from the people of the United States rather than from any other section or people. China, which in 1SS0 took only 2i per cent, of her Imports from the United State's, In 1!99 took S.i per cent, from this country. Japan, which In 1.S02 toek only 0.8 per cent of her Im ports, in 1S9!) teiok from this country 17.:; per cent. Our exports to China, which in the fiscal year 1893 were but $3,!00,457, were In 1000 $15,023,2(30. Our exports to Japan, which in 1SU3 were $3,19.-.,491, were In 1900 $29,0S7,C12. To Brltlh Australasia our exports which in 1S94 were $S,131,939, were In 1900 $26.725,702. To the Hawaiian Islands our exports In 1893 were $2,827,003, while those of the fiscal year 1900 aro $13, 509,148. To the Philippines our exports in 1897 were less than $100,000, while those of the fiscal year 1900 are $2,640, 449. Taking Asia as a whole, our ex ports, which In 1S93 were but $10,222, 354. were in 1900 $54,913,9S4, or four tlnifj thoe of 1893; while to Oceanlca our exports, which In 1893 were $11, 199,477, in 1900 were $43,390,927. Thus our exportatlons to Asia and Oceanlca, which in 1S93 were $27,000. 000, In 1900 were $108,304,911, or four times as much as seven years ago. That permanent occupation of the Philippines, followed by their develop ment along American lines, would Im mensely augment the American pro portion of this Oriental trade is self evident, for commerce follows the Hag. This Is the commercial side of ex pansion in its broad general aspect. What individual opportunities does ex pansion offer to our young men? This question Is in Its Infancy but in a let ter to the Sun lieutenant Colonel James Parker, now at the head of the Forty-fifth infantry in the Lagonoy, a rich Interior, district of Luzon, pre sents a few Interesting suggestions. Up points out that In the hemp in dustry In the Philippines there Is room for many blight young men to serve us agents or middlemen In the small towns where the hemp Is purchased of the natives and shipped to Manila, adding: Cm we (tot our let jounc men to Isolate tliuiwlu's in .i small loun In the I'liilippliii-a at .i moclcrjle wlaijr This it the quotion I wjiit to ninir. It Is tine, Is it not, tlut a j onus man in banking or ilrrUmr lnilnesj in .iv York eily on u salary ot ?l,50O or $.',000 per jear, has tome elilikuliy in lajinu aside any iinldeiablc part of his stipend, pjitleularly i( he heloriRs to a Rood lamll) ? Well. t is i(.r. fcttly eWdent to omt on the uroniid, that that fame) young man, engiired here' as an agent buy. inir hemp, at a salary of .',(xw, ounht to be able to retire, i( he so phusis, Willi ji.io.ucio or $.10,000 to Ills credit at the end of t(.n jMr. II he obtain a connnlxlnn on piotlts, be should do belter. And in tho meantime 1m could live here like a centliman The explanation of this is that Ihlntr Is siry cheap here, rood, with irood sonlce, should not cost more than 15 to $.'U per month: a body servant $3 per month ; rent o( a house $i to ill) per month! a cult ol white clothing, such as all foreigners wear, $), and so on. In all, $.W0 per )ear should be a liberal allonanic for all ex penses, making It possible to save all the rest o( th salary. I am not speaking o( Manila, which Is a more espeime town: I speak of the protlnelal capitals and the laiger towns of the prolnces, many of which (or many reasons are far preferable to Manila as places of residence. With a salary of J.'.OOO a jear, een without commissions, our joung men would soon hae a small capital ol bis own which h could Jmrst to gieat advantage. Thus, on a small salary, the j oung man of, say 21, ought to be able to go back home at the age of 31 with a compe tence, This Is true here not only w the hemp Industry, but o( the tobacco, sugar and copra Industries, There are over 200 towns of our 10,O)0 inhabitants in these Islands, In nearly all of which such openings enlst. At them, or near litem, there are likely to be garrisons ol American troops, the officers of which will srTord coin. panlonthip. The climate Is sery trying lor the first ytar, but tho healthy aputartnee ol the englishmen and Germans engaged (or many years In trade here Is proof that Americans will not, as a rule, suffer in health In tho long run. There arc numbers of Americans of n low class here, hangers-on of the army, whose pres ence Is rather undesirable than otherwise, since they gbe the nitles n filse Idea of our man ners, i-ustoins and morals, What wo want hero Is Americans of n high stamp. Such men resid ing In the towns will be of the greatest assist ance to the I'nlled States In the establishment o( a proper sjslem ol go eminent and In bring ing about friendly rehtlotis with the people. Why should not these opportunities bo developed? Kvery other territory acquired by the United States in tho course of Its expansion has been de veloped by young men nnd mado to blossom like the -osc. Will it bo otherwise with the Philippines? The opening of the oyster season baa been accompanied by the usual amount of stories regarding fortunate people who have discovered pearls of fabulous value In shell oysters. These talcs read well In print, but Klondike stock Is a safer Investment than a plate of oysteis If one Is looking for financial returns. Tho Individual who Indulges In taw oysters at this season has letter prospects ot encountering typhoid fever than seed pearls. It Is n pleasure (o note that Mr. Hryan has secured a new subject for his continuous performance Tho oat crop Is appropriate for consideration ut tho county fairs, and Is a refresh ing depnrture from the forced rehear sals of worn-out prophecies of '98. A new nri.loctlve has been contrib uted to the vocabulary of politics by that master of terse English, Senator T. C. Piatt. Ho speaks of Bryan's following as the "bilious Democracy" and It la a designation which will stick. Mr. Timothy Woodruff has demon strated that n man with a fancy vest ran stay In politics It he chooses to, In spite of the derision of Jealous op ponents. People who found fault with tho al leged Anglo-American alliance are now worrying In the fear that It is to be broken. If the coming frosts will stop tho palaver about the shirt waist man, they will Indeed be welcome. Ofllclal census returns threaten to take the wind from the booms of sev eral western cities. No matter what the powers may do General Chaffee seems disposed to stay all winter. TOLD BY THE STABS. Doily Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 4.0.I a. in , for Saturday, Sept. 7, 1900. & Jg; A child born on this el.iy will nnttcc tint tho man who attempts to use religion as a co.it generally finds In the end that it is not storm proof. The man who is in aiWance of his age Is often considered a clank, but the majority of cianhs are at the rear of the prociluii. The- only men who .lie not aslumiM to wear old dottle's are the men who are able to pur chase new ones. There's a elilTerence between the rlrc age and mellow age when applied lo man. Hie man who attributes his failures entirely t others is usually not Aery (ond of work. Strikes as a rule are caused by the disposition to make the other follow gio in. Ajacchus' Advice. I" you must tell your secrets, confide in Eom one who necr tells bis own. It Is better to marry for oe; but If one can not secure love', by all means get wealth. It makes collections easier. Weekly Letter on Municipal Affairs NO. XIV. "MUNICIPAL CHA21I TIES EXTRAVAGANT MAN AGEMENT." New York, Sept. 6. IT MATTl'.HS not bow extravagant in its ev pendituies any city mi) be, NVw York cltj can always go one better. A recent c animation Into the methods ot adminltlirlug municipal liutltv in Ohio elllc.i leicjlcd a movt glaring l.nk of Mstun of administration and wis dom in expenditures. And yet for every bad mcthoil in Ohio, .New York could double it. lheie wjh raised by taxation In the state ot Ohio and expended for public charity In lvn the sum of l,.1l)l,ni.is. For the same ear was ixpendtil by New Yoik cite' mere than .j,()0l),(). It Is only to be regretted that so little ol thee largo sums ol money is applied to the relief of neeesit0UA cases, for which it was raised. Much more is paid In sal tries and for the aclmtnistiatiori of the funds than for the poor. Corruption lias been rife throughout Ohio In the baiiilling of the poor funds, until within the hst j ear or two, when some wisp legislation has been made effective by lioncid-heartcd executives. The writer was shown in one of Ohio's liydlng cities where, in 1M)7, more than one-third of the poor fund was paid ostensibly fur medical unices, but really (or political Influence and paitj work. In the case of a smaller city out of .i total expenditure of ?.!0,s-,o, 21,;3 more than one-hall o( tho whole was piid to doe tors, while the directors kept l,h.V) tor them selves, Ordinarily the leeoiels (or the relie( of the poor (.how two parents for each family, but in this Instance the olllelalsi reported that they had lelleveel S79 families and 4.S!'j patents, cxaetly tlve pirtnts to each lamllv ! 1'ioni another city report it was shown thit out of .1 total fund of tf-'UM, ?.100 went to tho doctor. Hut the robbery In another In-dame was even worse; of the tal amount expended, $1,070.47, the lecorels slunV that the doctors re. ceived sU.OIM.'&'i the commissioners, IJJM.TT; and tho worthy poor, $22.1)5. .Vow ork stale has a number o( cities whose poor departments are In bud odor. Hue Is one otiler, copied (lorn the records, and issued to a Iimily of four persons in July: "Three ami one-half kaeks of Hour, 5 sacks graham, .1 sacks eorn meal, 3t4 bushels potatoes, 11 pounds pork', 12 pounds oatmeal, 23 pounds ham, .it) poundi gTJiuldted eugnr, .t'a poumls tea, 8 pounds cof. fee, 2 pounds staich. S kicks fait, 1 gallon oil, li'i pounds butler, 4 pounds lard, 4 pounds crackers, 1 pound saleratus, 1 pound baking powder, 3 bushels apples, 2 jeast cakes, 1 dozen bars soap, ',i gallon molisses." 'I he poor (nnd appropriation, In another city, Increased from if.W,OeX) tu J'.'OO.Ofs) within three j ears. An Investigation was made and among other ineguhirities It was found that teveral rich contractors, who emplojed quite a large number ol elrlveis (or their teams in the summer, were supporting their horses off from the city poor fund. All o( which was connived at by the commissioner of tho poor department. Hut it takes New York city to demonstrate how recklcinly the poor fund can be hamlled. Controller lllid S. Coler has made some as tonishing revelations during his term ot otnee In connection with the expindltuies In this depart ment. And he has done all within his power to correct its abuses. The lec or ds show that a number of alleged charitable Institutions and societies, lecelving money from tho illy, apply nearly nil their (unds to the pavment o( salaries ol officers and employes, while their relief work Is very limited and ol doubtful character. In one case, a so. clety which claimed a board of directors and numerous officers, was really niansgeel by one person, who, In one jear, had leceived $I,WI0 (rom the city and 7il trom other sources, and had expended tl.300 o( that amount (or salules and fto (or the relief of the destitute. New Urk city appropriated in iv.i'.i, .-,,nno,(X) (or public ilnrlty, ol whleli 1,II4I,21.-, was cm. ploved for the maintenance of the department of public rharllles. The balance of this larRi sum ot money wus divided among more than 220 oolcllrs and Institutions managed by corpora, lions or private individuals. "In theory," the controller sajs, "none ol these private Institution" Is supported by the city, the munlelpillty merely paving to them a mixed sum, which Is supposed to be supple, inenletl by private donations. In reality nine tenths of them could not exist six months with out the money they receive from the public treasury. Very few of thro seini-publlc char ities hive an Income from all other sources equal to the appropriation from the city." The city pais for the support nt a child In a private Institution the um of fllO a ve.ir, and the average allowance for the tnalntcnmee of an adult is ,1J0. Of the larger nnmbrr assisted there are numereius smaller Institutions, some of them hiving the endorsement and moral suppoit of lending cltirens, tint spend from 01 to Ml per cent, of all the money the.v receive In the pavment of salirles, and In one case, eliscovered b.V tho controller, the expenses absorbed 91 per cent, of the total income o( the surlily. Ol the societies now depenilent on the public (unds, more than one hundred ol them hive been organized with the past ten .vears. The rreords ol the llninee eteparlmenl nnd the annual ri'ports ol these new organizations show that many ol them hive received (rom IV) to 1)0 per rent, of all the funds the.v hive handled from the city, and that almost the same percentage of their total income was charged to expenses, the chief of Item of which, In every rase, was the pay ment of silarles tn officers. There are worn of these small orginiatlotH, helping to spend public monrv, thit aie unknown lei the general public. In fart It is reported tint some nf them are never heard of exe-ept when their officers appear before the boarel of estimate onec a year to ask for inore- moiu'i. One soelelj, purporting to supply clothing to shlp-wreekrd sailors foi sevei.il jcars, obi lined a small appropriation from the cily. When the officers leejuested on increase of the- amount al lowed, the city authorities asked for some pir ticulars of tin- work done. The report submitted in reply .showed tint the socio!) had received, in addition tn (he money obtained from the city, several donations of seeonibhand clothing and one box of wristlets (knit bands to be worn on the wrists in wintei): hid sent to a sailor ship wrecked on the coast o( Oregon a mlt of under wear, a pair of hose and a rubber coat; to a crew shlp-w reeked on the reefs nf Florida some shoes ond oilskin caps. Theie was no re'port of relief or clothing supplied to a sailor or any other person in the city or stile of New York, but theie was a charge for salaries which almost b.ilinceel the amount recelveel from the clt). New York city heads the list among the lirgc cities of the country with regvrd to the subsidiz ing nf ch.irits.ble institutions. The amounts ap propriated in a few ( the larger cities to private institutions, according to the statistics of the Charity Oiganir-itlon society, are as feillows: New York City J,l.ll,.r,'.0 51 llaltlmore !!J7,.Tin 00 Washington ltil.f.oo no Philadelphia ljt.dji) O0 .New Oilcans iiO.un no St. Louis 2i,:i?i ::o Detroit ...i S,fil Ol Xcuflik 7,500 0 Chicago 2,700 no Minneapolis 2,(KI 00 Huston Nothing Cinrinmti Nothing ( levelsnd Nothing Pittsburg Nothing Milwaukee Nothing Jersey City Nothing POLITICAL HOME THBTJSTS, Present Indications il not suggest tint much will bn bend about "Hriti-h gold" in the cam paign funds of any party this ,vear. The llrit I-h am rather shy of gold (or their own use and may have to eonie to the t'nitcd states for more loans beforo the )car is out. The American way of relieving (he lrgalloners at Pekln was the proper way, 'Ihere is hut one successful way of doing things ami tint is to go ahead nnd do them. It heals the Dciuoeialle habit of holding back and giowling all to pieces. The political party that rejoices in the re verses of the troops over the country it purports to mpport is not to lie trusted. Ihppily the Democratic party his had but slight cause (or celebrating Tag.il victories. Doctor Harper's contention tint a man can live on l.l cents a day would have leceived more practical attention had It been made during the last Democratic adrninKtratlon. Tour )cars ago the people listened to Mr. Hiyan's calamitous predictions and hoped they would not prove true. Now they lang'i at llicin and know they will not. The Democratic allies regret the slaughter of the Filipinos, but hive no word of pi ilse for the bo)s who follow and defend the flag in the Philippines. Mr. Hr)an said In ISM that this nation pro. poed to quit borrowing money. This is the only one of his predictions that has been ful filled. In discussing constitutional questions Mr. Rr.van never refers to those recently side-tracked by the Ninth Carolina Democrats. The Hon. Perry Hclmont lias eatrn bis words and eleclarcd for H.')an. Thins is the emit tight ag.ilnt plutoaacy encouraged. There Is not much dinger of the Democratic campaign managers being overcoma by ovir confidence this year. The cry of "anti-Imperialism" Is intended as a mask to conceal the ugly features of the Kan sas City platform. Fishing for the German vote with Popullstle bait is not a promising performance. THE CHILD. He owns the bin! songs of the hills The laughter of the April rills; And his arc all the dlimoiids set In Morning's dewy coronet And bis tie Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture) bara And litter all the tkles at night With glittering scraps ot silver light The rainbow's bar, from rim tn rim, It. beaten gold, belongs to hhn. James Whitiomb Riles- ALWAYS BUSY. K5 ,5T )GM00L You are Invited to our eleventh annual cato ol school shoes. LewI&Refllllly Established 1BSS. Wholesale and Retail. 114-116 Wyoming Ave. yW, H0ES The Publisher's Desk. "He that toolcth not his own horn Ills horn shall not be tooted." Advertising Mediums. WK DO NOT INTIIND to talk shout adver tising rvcry day. There are oilier Im portant matters. Hut we wish tn say a word this morning concerning "me diums." There Is an old thread-lure argument iibctit quality being better thin rjitintltj there Is some tiuth in It, too. It is a good ileal like the lllble. It Is one of thoe facts which you cannot get away frvm Hut there is something even better thin quality as against quantity. It is quality and quantity combined. Now, The Tribune Hut wait a mnmrnt, Listen to a word ol wisdom. Tint The Tribune is able tn maintain and conlinuilly inere.isn lis circulation at .'.() cents a month in the face ot competition at hall prbe, and even less, Is sufficient evidence tint The Tribune Is the piper tint meets the de mands of the peeiple who arc able tn pay what n good newspaper Is worth. Some one has raid: WHAT DOTH IT l'HOliT AN AD VIIRTISCK IP HI! WilO Hi: MIRTH HIS AD. HATH NOT Till: PRICK? Tribune readers have flie price or they would not bn taking The Tribune when they can get other papers at cut-rates. Have )ou, Mr. Advertiser, given this question serious thought before 1 THE PROSPERITY ALPHABET. Abundance of work. Iletlcr limes.. Calamity dethroned. Duty performed. i:pinsion realised. Fiee silver exposed. Cold Standard continued, Hawaii annexed. Inelcprndcnee lo Cuba,' Justice to all. Knowledge promoted. Liberty extended. McKiitte js rc'clcetion. Nltional honor uplichT. Opportunities Improved, Protection a'surcd. Quantities cl employment Hoosevclt r. winner. Stabillly ol credit. Trade extended. I nlon forever. Values upheld. Wages lne.rcai.cd. "As" more plentiful. Yankee Doodle Dandy. Zenith of I'ro-pcrity. & Coeeell JEWELERS Temporarily at 139 PENN AYE CONTINUED Tn m H iiJ Aadl Barpias to Jewelry, Silverwear, Etc Our full force of workmen at work again, as usual. Watch Repairing and all kinds Jewel ry Repairing and Engraving done promptly. AlUtJi 'm mwi ,i Ar'hf W -5 ' JMmm ii. wi u&b 1 m P5L " I am 14 years old and vrax raixcil in the country, lwt have lirol here about two years," said the coneliictor on an Indianapolis: electric street car. " In this business," continued he, " it is catrJi as catch can in (jet ting one's meals, and this irregular treatmen! of my stomach finally r;ave me trouble. About six months ai;o I was at my worst Kverythinrj I nte distressed ine. I went to two didrrent pliysictaus hut pot no relict 'I hen 1 tried patent medicines, but, instead of improving I yrevv worse, Finally I bought some Ripans Tabules The relief was immediate I began to improe -i-ith the first dose, and I think I am cured now, but I keep the remedy bandy, I have recom mended the Tabulcs to t number of persons, for I believe in them." (OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Tnlbtii aie's Educational Contest The Tribune is going to give scholarships and other special re wards to the ten poisons who will be most successful and attain the highest number of points in its Educational Contest. By schol arships is meant 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 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 W.iomlng Semi nary (1 jcirs) including till Hon and boaul $1,000 2. Scholarship In Kejsloie Acad emy ('! )cars) including tui tion and Loanl tJOl 3. Sohmrr d n Piano, including stool and scarf (on exhibition at J V. (iuernsey's, 311 Washington avenue) 153 4. Couise In Piano Irslructloti at Scianton Conservatory of Mu sic 75 6. Columbia Illc)clc, Clnlnless, 1D(X) model (on exhibition at Conrad Ilrothers', 213 Wyo ming avenue) 73 0. Scholarship in Scranton ltusincsa College, conmieicial cumsc... 00 7. Seholirrhlp in Scranton lluslness College, thor timid course; .. CO 8. Solid tlold Watch, lad.v's or gen tleman's (oi, exhibition at llu gene SehimpU's, :U7 Lacka wanna avenuv) K) 0. Tclc-Phnto C.vcle l'oeo H. Cam el i, 4xo (on exhibition at the Crilbn Art company, EO'J U joining avenue) 40 10. Lad.v's Solid flold Watch, or (icnUcnnn's Solid Silver Watch (on exhibition at lhi-f-'eno Schlmpll's, J17 Lacka wanna avenue) 30 2,1M Tach contestant falling In i.eeuie one of tlifse special rewards will be given ten (ID) pe-r cent, of all the money lie or she turns in. ooooooooooooooooo GCD BLISV Ol'P. JM' &'&,yrl2 -EV1- - " v" '. 'Wv ." .';'. W',l 66Domi9t 99 If you haven't the proper office sup plies. Come In nnd give us a trial. We have the largest anil most com plete line ot ofllco supplies In North eastern Pennsylvania. If It's a Rood thing, we have It. Wo make a specialty of visiting cards and monogram stationery. Reynolds Br Stationers nnd Engravers, Hotel Jermyu Building. jrKl BSkE 'M &2i SBsSfvvw fTST.n.-'-'rf- .ESfe RULES OF THE CONTEST The special revvirds wilt be given to the pel sniis bcctiring the largest number of points. 1'olnts will bo credited to contestants seeming new subscribers to the Scratfion 'Jilbune as follows: Points. One Months' Subscription...? .SO 1 Three Months' Subscription.. 1.15 3 Six Months' Subscription.... 2.50 0 One Year's Subscription .... 5.00 12 Tho contestant with tho highest num. her of points will be given a choice from the list of special rewards; the contestant with the second highest number of points will be given a choice ol the re maining lewarcls, and so on through tlu list. Kach contestant falling to secure a special reward will be given 10 per cent. of all money he or she turns in. All subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. Only new subscribers will bo counted. llenewals by persons already on our subscription list will not be ciedlted. No transfers can ba mado after credit has once been given. All subscriptions, and the cash to pay for same, must ho handed In at The Tribune olllce wllhln the week In which they are secured, so tint papers may be bent to the subscribers at once. Subscriptions must be written on blanks, which con be secured at The Tribune ofllco ,or will be sent by mall. The contest will close promptly at 8 o'clock Saturday evening, September 29, 1000. ooooooooooooooooo W9 U JLIAM ILdlU We open today in our i 1,000 yards u 99 For Waists, .Dress ingSacques or House Garment of any de scription that are the equal of a French Flannel in looks at one-fourth the price. The line comprises a most exquisite as sortment of choice patterns, as well as all the desirable shades in plain and colors absolutely fast. 510-512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE W Vv was Goods De partment m. L. a. , ,
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