'4. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1900. 0e ttanfon riBtme 1 uMlshed Dally, lltcept Sunday, by ThijTrlb' rulilidiltiff t oiiiiuny, at Tilly Cents a. Month. imc MVY S. 11ICIIAHI', IMIlor. O. K. DYAIIKi:, lltiilneM Manager. New York Offl... IM.Ngwu .mANn Me ARont lor foreign AiUcrtlsUiRj Kntrrcd at the l'ostoffloe nt Bernnton, Pi., Second Class Mull Matter. Whtn tPii-c will permit. The Tribune I'li'" Flail to print Miort letter from Its tilf-r-'' '''" Inc on current trple, hut Itn rule Is thai Jhf'e mint he nlRnr.1. tor nubile atlon by '" rltfr s iral name nnd the condition iTccedrnt Hi ae eertaiee l that all contributions ihall be vit'Ject to editorial reilnlon. TEN PAGES. SCIIANTON, SKI'TUMHUn 13, 1000. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. National. rreili'ent-WH.MAM VcKIStXY. ,,, .cc-1'rcsldi.nt TlirODOlli: HOOSU i.LT. Stnte. roncremrn at-LarRe 0U'UA A. CUOW, hoiiiiht ii. roi:itDi:ui it. , Auditor Uiiiiral-U. U. HAltDr.NnnitClt. County. Conirrcw-WIM.t M rOVST.t.ti. .'mid OhOHlli: M. HATSOS. MicrHf 10IIN II. H'.l.l S. Tr. .Hirer .1. A. M'UAVION. )trlet Attornci Wll.I.lAM lb LEWIS. I'mlbfjiotarilOIIV ( OI'IXAMl. rbrk o( Courls-Tll(ilS I'. PANIIXS. liecurilcr t I)ee.li-KMIL 110SV. IteirMi r of VII1 V K. HIX'K. . Jury I'oniinlkblomr KIiWAlll' II. STUiGHS. Legislature. Hrst District THOMAS .1. ItrYNOLD'. Se. nnil District .IOI1N SClll.lT.II. .1" Tlnr.l llhtrirt KDNVMID .7AMI.S, Jit. r..mtli District 1. A. 1'IIILUIN. "If there Is any one who believes the gold standard Is a good thing, or that it must be maintained, I warn him not to cast his vote for me, because I promise him it will not be maintained in this country longer than I nm nble to get rid of it." William Jennings Bryan in a Speech at Knoxville, Tenn., Deliv ered Sept. 10, 180G. End of the African War. RIXKNT DESPATCHES from South Aft lea indicate that the ISoer war Is vlttunll) at an end. TIip former 1'iesl dent Krugor has arrived nt Lorenzo Marques, evidently with no idea of n t'Utnlng to the Transvaal, and Captain Kolehman, the American military at tache appointed to nbsoiw the cam paign for this government, has to quested Instructions In view of tin de parture of other ul-tnchoi. and has been ordered to return to this country. Thete two circumstances mean that the entire collapse is not far off when Kngland's triumph will be completv. The South African war, which re cently, on ncount of the Chinese crisis, has to a certain extent been ob scured In press reports, lias upon the whole been Interesting. The lloer ul timatum was Issued October 0, ISO?, the British reply was prepared tho next day and a proclamation of war was Issued at 1'rctorla October 12. Eleven months have thus elapsed since tho campaign was opened. Al though the area covered wni eompata t'ively small, the war has been carried on with a stubbornness on pait of the Dutch that has prolonged for nearly a year a campaign that considering the overwhelming forces of the llrltlsh was expected to last but' a few weeks. The contest has demonstrated that small bodies of eomparathcly unorgan ized troops armed with modem imple ments of war and Intrenched In ad vantageous positions can Inflict tertl hle punishment upon Invading hosts when dliected by cool heads and en dowed with the courage of despera tion. Had tho indifferent soldiers of Spain displayed n small peicentage of the tenacity of the ll.iers in defending position against- the advancing aimles of the United States In Cuba one may well shudder at tho piobable lesnlts. The South Afilean war has been in teresting not only on account of the evident desire on part of tho conti st ing forces to live up to the laws of humanity governing modern warftue but also for tho heroism and high de gree of lnilitnry skill displayed by the officers and troops of both Great liilt aln and tho Transvaal tepublic. The fact that LI Hung Chang desires an American armed escort whenever he travels in China is npt to arouse suspicion as to his ability to cairy out his promise to keep older In tho flow ery kingdom. Fool Hypnotism. A YOUNG MA Va., has be desire to si YOUNG MAN in Hlchmond, joen seized with a fchlno as a hypno tist. Ho has been quite the most popular man In his set by reason of tho entertainment ho hns been able to afford with his amateur efforts nt making ills friends do weird things. Hut young air. Cook's popularity has suddenly waned and tho peoplo in tvhose parlor he was giving tho ama teur performance now are not at dome when ho sends up his caul. It was nil on account of a llttlo leance the other evening when a young nan of frail physique was tho subject. fr. Cook had hypnotized him after vhlch ho was assured that lie was an ithleto of fabulous strength. The sub ect immediately arose and "went for" hlngs. Ha tipped over tho piano and hen pitched a china cabinet across he room; then ho uprooted tho radla or and smashed a sideboard. All this Ime Operator Cook was vainly en leavorlng to wake up the subject, but teemed to liavo lost tho combination. Physicians were called In but with the united strength of the assemblage. Ihey found it difficult to subduo the astonishing energy of the hypnotized man. It was only afttjr several hours of hard work that ho was aroused from his trance. The Indiscriminate use of tho hyp notic Influence should bo restrained by law. Tooplo are bad enough and weak enough when managed by their own impulse, but to have tholr bad tenden cies strengthened and tholr wills .weakened by someone elso probably rworse than themselves is to bo de plored. tTlw collego profeasoc la JIaryArd who euros boys of clfrarcttc smoklnc nml the drink habit Is using his powers to some Rood effect, but ns a rule the nmntour hypnotist simply makes fools of his subjects nml with no other pur pose than to show them up In a ridic ulous light before the public gnze. Mr. Hrynn's penchant for quot'lns from Lincoln seems a strange disre gard for the feelings of the old-tlmo Democrats. The Real Contention. (From President MeKlnlcy's Letter of Accept ance. w OtTLD NOT our adver saries have sent Dewey's Heot to Manila to cap ture and destroy the Spanish nc.a power there, or, dlfl patchlng It there, would they have, withdrawn It after tho destruc tion of the Spanish licet: and If the latter, whither would they have direct ed It to sail? Where could It have gone? What port In tho Orient was open to It? Do our adversaries con demn tho expedition under tho com mand of General Merrltt to strengthen Dewey In the distant ocean and assist In our triumph over Spain, with which nation we were at war? Was It not our highest duty to strike Spain at every vulnerable point that the wir might be successfully concluded at the earliest practical moment? And was It not our duty to protect the lives and pioperty of those who came within our control by the for tunes of war? Could we have come away at any time between May 1, IMS, and the conclusion of peace without a stain upon our good name? Could we have come away without dishonor nt any time after the ratification of the peace treaty by the senate of the I'nited States? There has been no time since the destruction of the enemy's fleet when we could or should have left the Phil ippine archipelago. After tho treaty of peace was latlfled no power but congress could surrender our sover cisnty or alienate a foot of the terri tory thus acquired. Tho congress has not seen fit to do the one or the other and the president had no authority to do cither If he had been so Inclined, which he was not. So long as the sov ereignty remains In us It Is the duty of the executive, whoever he may be, to uphold that sovereignty, and If It be attacked to suppress Its assailants. Would our political adversaries do less? There seems to be no disposition on the part of Democracy this year to solicit the service of "Coin" Harvey In a return engagement. Loan Associations. -rpHK DISASTER that has overtaken another building nnd loan association, says the Pittsburg Times, wIM have the unfortunate tendency to cast a doubt over the tiustworthiness of the institutions generally, a thing that is not deserved. If a building and loan association is managed along the cor rect and simple fundamental lines upon which the associations were at first established, and is carefully watched by the directors, there Is not much danger of failure. Hut if the association gets Into foreign waters, attempting schemes which ate not tho legitimate functions of the associa tion, or ventutlng upon methods that complicate the management, there Is reasonable certainty of danger. The managets of these associations must confine themselves to the busi ness of loaning money on the ample security of good mortgages if they ex pect to be successful. If the business begins to decline It Is far wiser and more profitable to retire stock and narrow the limits of the transactions than to jeopardize the money of the Investors by departing from the safe and simple rules of true building and loan practice. Nothing can be safer than the building association properly conducted, but the oilglnal ideas of building and loan practice must bo ad hered to, and tho directors must give the association careful and conscien tious attention. Investors should keep their money out of associations where these things arc not done. The labors of tho political forecast man are liable to be more arduous the next few weeks than those of the w dither prophet. Vertical Penmanship. l: HAVE received from , " -' Heath & Co. an iiiuTesung pamputet in defense of tho vertical system of writing now taught In our sc hools. Accompanying the pamphlet Is a request for an opinion upon that style of writing. Our opinion Is not likely to have any Influence upon the battle now waging among excitable pedagogues for and against simplified penman ship; but tho test of every day experi ence fully sustains those who prefer the vertical to the old-fashioned Spen- cerlan slant kind of writing. In a newspaper ofllce where legibility Is tho llrst and last consideration In penman ship those who write the vertical hand are blessed by editors, composi tors and proofreaders while those who do not aro very often reprobated. In tho copyright registry department of tho Congressional library at Washing ton, where legibility of writing Is of tho utmost Importance, often deter mining weighty Issues nt law, the ver tical hand only Is tolerated, a result not due to a fad but to experience. Our vote can be counted upon every tlmo for the vertical system. We nro glad to know that It Is to be con tinued In our schools. A corner In broom corn Is tho latest Tho broom corn trust will doubtless sweep clean. Nearlng the Pole. I NTEI..LIGI3NCE of the safe re- turn of the latest Polar expedi tion under direction of the Duko of Abruzzl Is Included among the Important topics of the day. The details of this Journey to the Arctic regions will be awaited with unusual 1 interest, The, jnera fact that Abruzzl got farther north than Dr. Nansen by methods quite unlike tho lntter's se6ms to throw no new light on polar ex ploration, but tho announcement that nccttrato observations hnve been pushed to a point nineteen miles nearer what wu call tho north polo than has hitherto been reached will thrill human Imagination the world over. Two hundred nnd seven more mlle3 remain to he traversed before tho mys tic spot Is reached which Henry Hud son started for three centuries ago. In that period human Ingenuity and daring have penetrated about threo hundred miles farther than he was nble to go. Who can say that what remains will ever bo crossed by man? The success of the latest effort Is cer .trtln to Inspire other adventurous spir its to new attempts. "Neither In the Philippines nor else wheio will the cause of human liberty look for Its champion to a party whose only hopo of obtaining power lies in the suppression of human rights and In an organized conspiracy to nullify the guaranties with which the constitu tion endeavors to surround the citizen. From thousands of polling places in this election, In which the Democratic party Is so much concerned about 'tho consent of the governed,' the negro citizen will be excluded by laws so contrived ns to keep out the negro He publlcan while admitting the white Democrat, though both present them selves with similar qualifications, ex cept ns to color. The party which will not nllow the constitution to follow the ling through the Carollnas, through Mississippi and Texas, has no occasion to distress itself about the constitu tion's Journey 4,000 miles across the ocean." New York Itepubllcan Plat form. Democratic leaders evidently dare not risk an Inquiry as to the opinion of Grover Cleveland on Hryanlsm this year. Weekly Letter on Municipal Affairs XV. "THE VOTING MACHINE IN THE MUNICIPALITY." Xew York, Sept. 15. r HI! CAPACITY of the lotlng machine will be seicrely tested at the coming election, Thcie .ire already elcien or twclie pre-i- dential candidates in the field, while the machine is limited to eight. To jllay any feara on the mibjut, the secretary of Niw York state announcts tint theie need not be the slightest doubt js to the adequato pnnislons of all lot ing midlines used within the state to handle ail duly qualified candidates, presidential or otherwise. "The sime sensational question has arisen since 112, when the machine wjs first mcd. The Mine conditions cxUtod then as now, there bdn neaily an equal niunbir of umertined nominations. Mot of thc-.e failed to comply with tho wise proilslons of the law, and so were not entitled to a place on the r.flidal ballot. " t the picsmt writing only four parties arc entitled to a place on the blanket ballot or tho loting nudiine. Thus far the lotlng machine Ins been equal to all tests. To dismiss the fp.ars of the public, howeier, it may be said that am ple proiMon is made for all imcrgeneies in tho construdion of the machine." Kour tatcs will use the lotlng machine at the Xniunbir diction New York, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. In the la-t tluce states the trial will he In the nature of an experiment. Most of the machine otlng will l,e done in cities ami largely in Xew York. Well on to S0O machines will lie operated, of which the Fmplrc state will Use about half. t the election of Tinsday, Nov. 7, 1SD0., tho city of HiifTalo made the u-e of lotlng machines for the first time, and this Is also the first tlmo that they lme eicr been nstd on so large a scale in tills country. They more than met all expectations. It lequired 103 of them to fully equip the city, while spien more wire held in resene in case of accident or liolence. The machines used have capacity for eight dif feient parties nominating thlrtv candidates each, and for eight constitutional amendmints or oth er questions submitted to the people. Only four party columns were in use, howeier, and four aminduxnts wile soted on. The number of candidates on cadi machine was between seventy and eight, and there were not more than twentj three in any one column. Candidates wire grouped icrtleallv by parties and horizontally by oflices, all candid lies for the same otflec being on the simo hoiiontal line or group of linos. The arrangement was exaitly the same as that cf the Austiallan ballot In the form used in Xew York state. The number of loters registered in cadi dis trict arlid from IV) to 7M. The polls opened at r, a. m. and dosed at 5 p. in.; by noon two thirds of the entire Note registered bad been cast In in aily all the dWilcts. The law allows the inter to remain at the machine one minute, but compaiatliely tew took as lon.r as that. In the early morning bonis lotos were cast at ratis i.ujliu from dghty-fhe to WO an hour, but no erne was huriiid. The most wonderful fe.atuie of the election, howeier, was the speed with uhlili the returns came in. Aiiangcineut had been made to haie them brought from the polling plaois, to the city lull by blejcles, the Press Cjcllng dub furiiMi Ing 150 of Its swlftct riders for the purpose. The marhlnes count the lote for cadi candi date soparatclv, so lint at the dose of Hie elec tion the ceiunt is complete and the inspectors hue only to copy the figuics from the counters in the machine upe n their tally sheets. The polls dosui at 3 p. m , and eight minutes past hie the flrt complete n turns reached the city ball from a polling place two miles dMantl lly half-past fhe complete returns wire in from 10.i out of 10S di-tricts. The other three camo in a few minutes past six, and by lnlfpast plicii tlie entire rcult of the election In the city was printed In extras by the afternoon papirs a feat unprecedented in the hl-tory of tills country. The lotlng lnfclilne seems to hue soiled tho problem of securing honest elections. Tho mcehanUm cannot go wrong if it is started at 7cro, no fraud is possible without instant detec tion, and the prompt publicity of tho result pre sents am alteration of the returns. Of course. like any other human deilie, tho machine must be worked by lionet men, or by men who are to wale bed that they aro forced to be honest. It is safe to say that no otcr in IlutTalo, and certainly no election officer, would care to go back to the obi sj.tim of separate paper ballots. It Used to take the election officers until 2, 3 or 4 o'clock the next morning to count the ballots and nuke out the returns. Xow they finish the-lr work anil go home before 7 o'clock on tho day of election. It was thought by some thai there would bo more "straight" lotlng than ever this jrar, but the returns showed that here had been ery mueh less. The entire Republican ticket w.u ileetcd, but the pluralities on It ranged from 0,212 for superintendent of education to fill for muuliipal court Justice. This result shows that 'Splitting" Is quite as easy, If not easier, with tlm machines than It was with the paper bal lots, and that a "plit" Kite is sure to be counts cd as cast, which Is not alwajs the case with separate Inlluti. It also shoni that Hie people of Iluflalo, at least, are both able and willing to discriminate between good and bad candidates, and that, in a purely municipal contest, as this was, party nainm do not count for much. Again, there is great economy In the use cf toting maililnes. List ear there were 155 elee tlon districts in Iluftalo, tills year lOSj thus the ilty dispensed with fortj-sti en complete election Imard, and all the ballot clerks, of whom there are two for each district when paper ballots are used. The printing bills, too, are much less, and the sailng In these and other wajs Is esti mated to bo over $10,000 a year a sum which will pay tho entire cot of the machines In about live years. Xeier did the city make a Iwttcr In vestment, and It i qulto certain that loting machine haie come to stay In HiifTalo. The lotlng machine save fght and large ex. pense over contested cues, often occunlng where there I a, majority of only one. An Instance occurred at tho lat election in the Kleicntli ward of tJtlca, N. Y. There wa n majority of one, Inte. Tlieno were the llurp IW-M2. Fancy uhat uouhl bile taken place with printed bailout The count would haic been illpiitcd. llecounta and count) ac.iln would bale been made. The announcement would bale been de lajed till the hour: of mornlnft, and thrn the matter would not line been willed. Iheie would haie been defective billoU on which to hand ft content, nnd possibly appeal to the court, with oil the Intercut both turtles: would bale felt In the outrotne which decided the control of the rotinclll The machine han no defective balloK, none marked, nothing but the plain record of what the inter! liaie done. The majority of one wan accepted on the Instant and no contest, bad feeling, excitement or extra expense fotlowa. LAWTON'S LAST LETTER. "I would to God that the truth of this whole Philippine situation could bo known to every one in America as x Know it. If tno real History, Inspiration and conditions of this In surrection, and the influences, local nnd external, that now encourage the enemy, as well as the actual possi bilities of these islands and peoples and their relations to this great East, could be understood at home, we would hear no more talk of un just 'shooting of government' into the Filipinos, or of hauling down our flng in the Philippines. If the so-called anti-imperialists would honestly ascertain tho truth on tho ground and not In distant America, they, whom I believe to be honest men and misinformed, would be con vinced of the error of their state ments nnd conclusions and of the unfortunate effect of their publica tions here. If I am shot by a Fili pino bullet, it might as well como from one of my own men, because I know from observations confirmed by captured prisoners that the con tinuance of fighting is chiefly due to reports that are sent out from America." IF BRYAN IS ELECTED. From the Philadelphia. Press. 1. The house will be Democratic. If Itrjan is elected. In thlity jcars no president has been dieted without a home of the sune polit ical complexion, sale when Hayes was chosen In 1S70. lly no possibility can it happen in the present election that a Itcpublluin House esii be chosen If Hrjau ts cleeted. President Ilryan would have a lX'inocrat-l'opullst House behind hlin. 2. The (senate will lie sllicr Democratic and Populist, if llrjan is clrctcd. In no way can any one, as we haie lepcatedly shown, iiekon n majority for ISi.iau in the llleetoral College without giilng a eineiiratlc-Sll!e.r-l'opiilist ma jority In the senate out of the doubtful states, and through Sllicr Hipublloins silur will be two sides stronger in the Senate than llrjan's party, llrjan will bate the Nnate. 3. If elected, nr;an Ins pledged himsdf to call an extra session. Xext M.neh, therefore, ciery buslnevs Interest in the country will face a l'opulkt-Deinociatlc president, house and sen ate in e'Xtra session. Business will stop until their work is done. What will this woik be if llrjan is elected? 4. Tho Philippine will be sunendercd, en dangering our position in the Kast, but this Is only to lome after a "stable goi eminent" is established by the I'nited states, whether the 1'iliplnos want it or not. The lountry will hale all the nils of "scuttle" and none of the ad lantages, such as thei are, of a swift relic.it B. The gold stnnthrd law will be repealed and free sllicr coinage oideiecl. Both pirtle'S and platfoims are pledged to this, and so Is Mr. Ilr.ian. He and ids party stand tow ml fiee sllicr exactly where President MeKinley and bis puty stood toward protection four years ago. Wlnteier isie may be toiisplcuoiis In the canvass, free sllicr Is sure to come forwaid lu lDOl, if llrjan is elected, us piotection di 1 in 1H'7, when McKlntey was elected. 0. If the gold stamlard law is not directly repealed Mr. Itrjan's seerrtai.v, probably Mr. Altgeld, has only to do two things order sllicr pild out wlicie gold Is not required by law and lefuse to sell cold bonds to maintain a gold st indard, and both he could legally do to bring In the ilwr basis, if Hiyan is elected. 7. In his Topek,i speech Mr. Ill j an attacked the banks and planted himself on the Populist pljtfoim, fnoring tho substitution of the na tional bunk turrenov bv teroi nbacks. "The final question, at this time," said Mr. Ilryan at To pe ka, "as to paper monej-, is whether tho banks or the goiernmen eh ill issue It." With presi dent, senate and house faiorin-r a genernment issue, an irredeemable paper nirrenev would be added to unlimited tiller coinage, if llrjan is elected. 8. Iloth putles demand a free trade tariff. This would bo pissed, if Ilrvan Is elected, ex actly ns a protectne tarill was passed In l. 0. Xo free trade tariff can glie sutlldent rev. cnue. Witness the deficits l'O! to 1S97. An income tax would be indispensable! to meet ex penses, if llrjan is elected. 10. An income tax luq.ilres a remodeling of the Supreme court. The eourt next jear will bale one member 74 lears of ace, two mem bers m and OS, and two (15. Klthcr 1'icsid nt llrjan' appointments will remodel the court or a stntute can add two members, reiersing tho income tax decision. Holding president, senite ami bouse, any lunge can be made in the Supiemo court, if Ilrvan Is elected. 11. Pledged bj both platfonns not to us thn army to suppress riot, in the latior strikei certain to follow the pinie, depression and dis aster these things would bring, our great citns and their peace, order, pio-perity and proprrty would be where Chicago would baio been if Cleicland and Olney bid not acted In Ml. Moreour, the Supreme court, as it would be chinged If llrjan is elected, would rcur-,0 its riot decision. These are the pledges and logical results, if Hrjan is elected. Me commend them to every man who values the honor and pinsperity of his countrj' or bis own chance to cam an bonrst llilng. They mean ruin for the whole land and for ciery min's Job. HIGH-WATEH CIRCULATION PER CAPITA. Fiom tho Chicago Times-Herald. Hidden avvav amid the several thousand words of President MeKinlej's letter of acceptance are i four figures that tell a remarkable tale of the I nollil basis of our pnsent monetary (..vstem. Speaking of the Increasing lolimie of our cur lemy he compiros the per capita elieulitlon of $20.50 on July 1, 1000, with the $21.10 of 16H0; ALWAYS DUST. You are invited to our eleventh annual tale of school shoes. ILewis&Reilly Established 1ESS. Wholesale and JleW 114-116 Wyoming GH00L HOES and Incidentally remarks that on Sept. 1 last It wai $2(1.8.1. Mr. McKlntey had no many other things to say In hit letter that he could not pjue to elabor tae on the fact that this per capita, based upon an oiorcstlmatcd population of 7$,0!7,tK), marks the blRh water reiord of the money In circula tion In the Fnlted States. We will supply n little table that will afford Interesting reading for Mr. Ilrjjn and the other prophets of cill who four jcars ago predicted n shrinkage in circula tion If the gold standard preialled. Beginning with the een decade before "the crime of 1ST3," the money In clrtnlntlon and per laplla in each half ikijilc has hc;n as f illowsi Money In Clrctihllon. i;n $ (i;:,,2i:,Tiu i" "61, 1111,017 lswi nT.i.nJ.'Ji lhj l.S'W.WS.filj 1VM 1,4'2H.1!1,270 lvij l.flQI.tViS.li.l ink) (Sept. l) ,o,i''..r.s.t,mj Clrtnlntlon. Per 1'aplt.i. $17.M 17 in Id. It :.1.W 2rt.s, If tho pir capita circulation were ratdilatol on 7H,tHK),(), which Is the conservatlie estimate of the population of the Fulled Slates todiy, It would be oer JJ7.W), or almost double what It was at the outbieak of the war. During the list twenty jcars under "the iMlng gold standard" the amount of money In circulation in the I'nltcd States has more than doubled. CURIOUS AGE CARD. 11 an) peron under (It jears of age Indieata all the columns in which his age Is found. Add together thn numbers at the head of thesa col umns and the sum will be his age, a n c i) i: r 1 J 4 is 111 ,'!2 3 3 5 0 17 33 5 6 10 IS 31 7 7 7 11 19 35 9 10 12 12 20 30 11 11 13 13 21 37 11 II It 14 22 M 15 15 1', 15 2.1 31 17 13 20 21 21 40 1!) l'l 21 25 25 41 21 22 2.2 2d 2d 42 23 2.1 21 27 27 43 25 2(1 24 23 23 44 27 27 20 2' 2'' 45 20 30 30 30 30 40 31 31 31 31 31 47 31 34 30 40 41 4S S5 35 37 41 4'l 40 37 3S 39 42 M 60 SO SO SO 41 .51 51 41 42 41 41 .52 152 41 41 45 45 .51 5.1 45 40 40 40 .54 .51 47 47 47 47 (55 (15 40 50 62 50 50 60 M 51 S3 57 57 67 61 5( 54 59 53 53 55 55 6" 60 50 SO 67 53 fiO (10 00 CO 60 50 fit fit (.1 (11 01 02 02 02 02 f,2 63 CI C3 0.1 CI C3 & ConmieM JEWELERS Temporarily at 139 PENN AVE CONTINUED Jewelry, Silverwear, Etc mageel Our full force of workmen at work again, as usual. Watch Repairiag and all kinds Jewel ry Repairing and Engraving done promptly. TPTTTiV TT (O A IT TP A gentleman of Brooklyn, employed by.Tgre.it publishing house, lincl suffered for three years from dyspepsii and had it so badly that the doctor said his wasa confirmed case. This gent'etnan, who was somewhat face tious as well as dyspeptic, used to say that he hail his ticket engaged for a passage over the Styx. He had dieted for years until his wifesaid he had nearly come down to drinking dew and eating rose leaves. Now it happened that one day he had a dinner invitation which he really wanted to accept and he was induced to make trial of Ripans Tnbii.cs, because he had seen their wonderful effect advertised so much. He began three days in advance, taking one after each meal, then he went to the dinner and allowed himself full swing; but took two Tabules afterward. Next morning he found himself all right and very soon a lady neighbor was heard to ask his wife: " What have you been doing to your husband lately? He is looking fine 1 " He had not eaten a good dinner for three years be fore that night, but now his friendly relations with turkey have been re. sumed and in the exuberance of his new liberty he cultivates pie and, in fact, has a tendency to sample everything there is going. 1 new mtI rsicJc't rcntiOntiur TM ruriM Tixn ui In a paivr c Hon ( Knout g'oss, Is nou for nMr ct wrs 4uritm- rciirrTie chhts. 1 hLs lw-iirlesd iwrl Utiaald furl lie l,er nul iiifi-i,numtra Oreile,, it SjV Ore-cent reuiullW !('" e" I Mb Uu.ll by oruiUnt foilj-ILli! u lit, tnlhc l.iriMCliviilcjL ElSsaB, " toruo BUt,liir Kerk-vr sUsijie cwlsoi ft miuis.) U1 U tent for live ciuu. v ooooooooooooooooo THbifliie's Educational o etest The Tribune is Roinp; to give scholarships and other special re wards to the ten persons who will be most successful and attain the highest number of points in its Iidncation.nl Contest. By schol arships is meant a lull course of study, paying the tuition charges in each, and in the cases of the two leading scholarships, The Tiibune 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 thev may succeed in winning for it All letters of inquiry should be addressed to "Editor of the Educational Contest, S'cranton Tribune, Scrantc-n, 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 YVjoinlng Semi nary (1 J ears) including tub tlon and boaid f'.000 2. Scholnishlp In Woomsbuig State Normal School (3) jeus in cluding tuition and board.... COO 3. Sol.tncr 5-lt I'fano, including stool and scarf (on exhibition at J V. (iucrtisey's, 311 Washington avenue) 4S5 i. Course In Piano Irstructlon at Scranton Conseriatory of Mil Pic 75 6. Columbia Bicycle, Clnlnless, 1000 model (on exhibition at Conrad Brothers', 243 Wyo ming aicnuc) ,3 0. Scholaishlp In Scranton Business College, (ummcrclal couise.. 7. Scholmhlp In Scranton Business College, shoitliaud course .. 8. Solid Ootd Watch, lady's or Fen I Ionian's (on exhibition lit Eu gene fsfhlmpfl', :U7 I.aeUa wanna aicnue) 0. Tele-Photo Cycle Poeo B. Cam era, 4s5 "(on enhihltloti at the (Jrlfiin Art company, 200 Wjcmlng aicnue) CO CO CO V t 40 10. I.adv's Solid Gold Watch, or Rrntleimn' Solid Mlver Watch (on exhibition at Bu gene fetl'mptl', 317 Lat.Ua namia avenue) 30 ?2,173 Bach contestant falling to (.eciirc one of these spe, lal rewards Hill be gnen ten (10) per cent, of all the money lie or she tums in. 0 ooooooooooooooooo .Co SL QL'R SW?. JK-e-5 i 'j i , (as.o .UVX'll 66 Bom9! 99 If you haven't tho proper ofTico sup plies. Come In and givo us 'a trial. Wo have the largest and most com plete line of ofllce supplies in North eastern Pennsylvania. If it's a good thins, wo have It. Wo malso a specialty of visiting cards and monogram statlonoty. ReynoldsBros Stationers and Engravers, Hotel Jermyn Building. i sT k 1 .SfflH A A tcRi W ooooooooooooooooo 0 RULES OF THE CONTEST The ppeclal rewards will be given to the persons securing the largest number of points. Tolnts will be credited to contestants securing new subscribers to tho bcranton Tiibune a follows: Points. One Months' Subscription. ..$ .M 1 Three Months' Subscription.. 1.2J 3 Six Months' Subscription.... 2.50 6 One Year' Subscription .... 6.00 12 The. rnntesfsnt with the bleehest mrjl. her of points will be given a choice from" the list or special reuurus cue comcsisim with tho second highest number of points will tic given a choice of the re maining rewards, and jo on through the list. Each contestant falling to secure special reward will be given 10 per cent, of all money he or she turns in. All Eubscrlptions must be paid In ad vance. Only new subscriber will be counted. Henewals h subscription 1 Itenewals by persons already on our 1st will not be crcdtlexJ. Xo transfers can bo rnado after credit has once been given. All subscriptions, and the cash to pay for same, must bo handed in at The Tribune olnee within the week In which they are secured, so that papers may be cent to tho subscribers at once. Subscriptions must be written on blanks, which can be secured at Tho Tribune cilice ,or will be sent by mall. The contest will close promptly at 8 o'clock Saturday evening, September 29, iim ooooooooooooooooo ILJIU Steamer U.ugs AND Golf SMltflegs Our Fall line of the above have just been received, and your inspection of the same is cordially invited, lull Sleamer Mgs We are showing some handsome de signs in qualities ranging from $4.05 to $ngo f'M Back Golf Suitings 54 and 60 inches wide, a beautiful as sortment of new col orings, including many novelties not shown heretofore. We are making a special display of these this week. 51 S12 LACKAWANNA AVENUE FIN ' "ST770 TM vx ,
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