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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUJWSJDA, DUUUiiUBKll tf, 11)01,
H)W)ifi1 niillv. rxcpl Sim.liy.ln Tlis Trtli.
turn 1'ubllihliiB Cotiisiaiil, t Fifty C'mU Monti.
MVV P ltlritAltl), IMitor.
U. 1. llVMll.r. UihIiitoi Muiwr.
Jiw Vutlt Oitkcl HO Nissan SI.
s s vitmrAvn.
Bote Afttnl lor l'orclftti AihctlliliifT.
Lokrcil it the IVntodlrc nl Srfintoti, 1M .
fifcoml CIasj Mull Matter.
WIimi ntiire will prrinll. 'llm 'Irllnino I' tihvijs!
dart to print uliort letters trotn IH frlcnils J"-if
Inif on uitrc-nt topic, lint lt rule l Hint Jnce
nnit lie slRtietl. lor piilillritinii, lj the writer i
fcnl nmes mul tlio crnrtlllon proi eilrnt tn ac
icptinre l Hut nil contributions slull be Btibjoot
to Mllforlal rclslon.
TUB FLAT ItTi: I'Oll ADVKItTISISO.
The follmvliiR tible tliim Hid rrlrc per hull
rli Insertion, ipuc to K ucil within one jean
" Hun l lilillne on Full
I)l!Pt.V, Jloper Itciilhuf Ppvltlon
I "( hiirBUO nrlies .15 .I.J "."0
'00 Indie a) ,'il .21
1000 " in .173 .1"
W " IV 17 1
" .I1 H.5 1
Pur rnrtN tif think" resolution f onmlolfnei
lid nlmllir mritrllnillons In the tiiltirp nf ml
"Tllrtiijr Hie Tribune mikes a charRO "f S cents
' line,
rtftes fur ClJJsllioJ AclvcrtUIn; furnlslicd on
riif.llt allmi.
SPItANTON. niX'UMHlMt ?., 1001.
Ilo.vecitls mill liltic kllsts nil1 uiiunHy
un-Aineikin Atvny with both'
President and Congress.
IT I.S NHVnn sifo to lnulto pie
dU'tlons mul pt If this title: vieie
uboj-el to thf letter a lot of fun
VWlllIll III' IohI out of life. JllHt
now ii number ol cpurth hip toiccti'st
!ns Ibo nlatlons. IIUoi to elst bo
twofii Pi evident Hoosovi'll mul the
riii-M'onth iuiikiiisn mul the ti'nor
Of t IlC It plIlRIIUlli' lllllllb points illicit
K to tiouble.
I'n.twiil by the lilt.li icputi' ol Uium'
mI)miiIj1iik l' 'his Ilw, hi' Imllnu
in the ootitliiiv bclkl t-niiii liiisun
ili'iht.iiullnt,' and fi lotion .no lncltnbk'.
Mm .no few who, like Mr. .McKlnlo.
know i.tttlv the timpei ol oonsiesi
.mil how to handle It with a minimum
ol le.sKtanio f'olonel ltoo'-ielt Is not
pilm.ulb ' iliplomat, skilled in the
line ml of simoothllli: out wilnkks Yet
up luiM' a lolei,ilil. Rood line In Ills
i aut'i at Alb.ili) on wh.it Ii to bo e
lii'itcil of hlni In tlio white house.
Human n.ituie Is slinilai in xtato and
in national lcvlsl.it tii" 'I he Icaloiwlos
In tlio one ajinospheie lctimble those
in the othei. ConKii .'sinon and I'niteil
Males fcnatoi . moe on a laiR-or statte
ill in tlio nokuis who kr?IMato liu a
tato but their niotlMs and inaln
ipilnKS ne idontkal and the pioie-s
ol hniulliliK them dlffeis sonu In ile
t.iil lint Miy little In pi Ini Iple
At Alb inj 'llnodoie itooscvtlt. to
11k. sin pi Ni' of most ol the knowing
outs, i;ot aloiipr uolabU well with tin
luutlouieu ol tin. I,r.-m iKIhk biaiuli
Thev icspfitod lit in iidmiud him and
in souk cases feaiod hlni, .aid the ir
sult as that thtv nlascd fail with
blm. 'Iluio w.is Ol llttli 1 1 v illcr to I
anibiish lilin aftti nine the liadeis hid
taken the nicisuie. .Men lought him
iipenlv .mil faied none the woisc foi
a but il was, e.nlv illseoM'inl noL to lie
piolltablo to ti .my tunny buslnchs on
this eeiuti( The man who tiled it
inai l.rbly lost
So it will be m Washington Tlioso
who me lookint, loi a fight will piob-
ibly Kit It but in eeiy use the will
'me to ;o mi leeoid as beint; the att-
le"-"-!!, as otleiiliK piovoeatlon
That will mean tint in a show down
the eounti will be with its piesident
'I hen- mav be senatois loollsli ciioukIi
and ilkieg.iidful enough of the less-ons
ol hlstoij to eoutt stuli a lest of theli
ibilitj lo stand in li out ot a cjclono.
but we do not suspect that theie aie
mam in that those who do not hesi
tate to tillle with tale will be ot inui li
account ot s.kIIv missed
The piosklent who is not a niastei
pollik Ian but who ha publk i oiul
iknco, a stout buk bone and hoi se
m use is tiuiie aimed. .Stub ,i piesl
ilnil N Tluoiloie Iloosevelt He will
l.ue well with ioiiKtes because the de-
i nt nun in ifmrciess win soon le.un
to icsjieil lilm and those who ale not
decent, il time be sin h, .ill be too
well .scaiul at him to dine to tone an
i"sue
'I he sttpoil ol oiii at inj last ,ve.u i osl
$lu"i7iiJ,ln in $ iO.nuD.nuu lews than was
paid lot pensions ".Milltailhin" neul
not wmiv those who don't wiiui to be
rtiui led
Croker's Nerve.
IT IS TO the ciedit eif the Uemo
eiats of the South and Wist
that tiny Co not lellsh ltlihanl
e'loUerV attempt to dictate a
polls y loi the Uciuoeiatii' iiu ty in
lOIIKIChi. !lln llllpeiiou.s oldei to lt(p
lc.seiitatUe .Miriellau, ol New Yoik
i liy, to toice thtoimh the icient Demo
i i.itle hoime i.iuius a fet of lesohillons
diaftid the ulKht lietoie in I'lokt'i's
lull was an s-Neiilho ol boshlsin coin
luoueitoush within Tiiuiiiiany'H liatuial
llmitt-, that U to :ia, within the hoi-(iiit-U
of .Maiihatt.in, lint not in eai
hihjlhiieh u thins? bien atteinpteil nt
Wariiugtou. l'oi Ciokci to lr tu sH
orddrs lo Hie iiiliic Deinoiiaey llsht
ilftoT Ills w link sili) dele.it ill liouiii is
an jju&taiiee of eftiontuj witliout pai
alia Vc mo not iiuaiitlliiff with the k.h.
liliipus at) leiaihillou.) l'roni a Dcino
iiaiie Nlandpoiut they aie mil bad.
They to;!, the lU'0 t-iher lotiMi and in
lidenliilly William .1. lbjan ociho.ini
without bcnellt oi ileu;. Tlioj ill op
nil tht I'opulistiit itint and uiin.si use
that Ii.imi s'hlelly sneupitd tho DuuiO"
rajie plattotius and llteiutiiitt of the
pasj llsq jeain. Thej runic back to the
okljjinhhloni'il Duuociutio st.inijilin;
t,'isunl ot IH'O Hade, oi "tin ill io
loi ij." oppose hhl) MtilibldlcH Just as
ihiiJJLiiiouue bcfoiii Hiian win away
with it used to oppowo Piotei Hon; and
inae ii demand tor nolf-oveiniueiU in
ihi' nun dept'iidenelefa which diffcis
liotii the JtepiibUcaii position nialnly
In ti'injy so woided ns to ptesent the
iippemauto of nn Hiuo when none
leally exiitw.
Hut the iietvy p.ut of tho tiansae
tint) Ik Ciokei'a method, lie culled none
nf the nation il le.ulerb Into ioimuIKi
Hon. None or them knew w h,t" wuh
iiuniuK. Hu Hiinply foiwnuled the unu.
lutfons to MsjClclluu with oiders to In
liodiuo iheui and to lino all the Tam
many loiiRiosMiicii up In auppoit of
them, and thta was done between tawn
itint ihik. N'o wiiudci JtleliitiilHiiu, the
iJeiuiictutle Hour Icitdct, lenicil, Kiimled
mid fount Hfeiunie to u tpn.lnl
10111111111(0 No wtniilei the llryuiiltt'H
ttllcutcll, If t'lohet n tenolii(lollM lit i
lUi'ftHi'it, Hi slehiaiiil the tmlislliiitloii of
tile iinulti'ieil Kiinsim 1'lty pkilfsnin
When1 the ineti v low will end none can
loll.
Anolhui blow lo loiniime The lb"
Itumiitiicc conipiinles mo dlsclnluilntr
liability for losses due In the buinllit,' sif
t'htlstniiiH ticcH. Hantu C'latiH mav i.l
hiic to lefoit lo asbestos.
The Latest Postal Suggestion.
s LINATOIt .MAKDN of Illinois.
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WHO In in oe i nun iiiuii i uir
(oiniultlic on post ollh os and
posiul laws, thinks thai u
Bond Held foi postal expeiltuent Is lo
be had In the use ot the telephone
mul tclettuiph for the inpld ttansiuh
slon ot mall. "It Is believed li iniinv,"
ho Has, "that it Initio shnte of the
mall between New Yoik and I'hluigo,
shoi I couuuunli ntloif, i mild be sent
bv teleKtaph nt telephone and tlellv
eied by the ttineniinenl lor ten tents
and nt a profit. A slirnt nie'ssatfe lo
New Yoik, If put In the malt bos In
rlilcnt-'O nt i" o'clock would be ilelh
eted the nest inoiiilDK In Niw Yotk
bv the leprulur i ait let. wlieteas il it
went by mall 11 would not iiach New
Yoik until the nest night and would
not be dellveieil until the second nioin
lut,'." If we undei stand the senators idea,
he would pitnldc In connection Willi
the posiul set Round undei Its stamp
lor ii i houpoi use of telephones oi
telcKiuphi tot lonj? distance comnnml
uitloi. In slim t mosMtKos tiiiin Is now
available under the iciall lolls ot the
telephone and teletriaph companies
Thus instead of lmlUR a iii.iitei loi a
ten-woul nn Sbaifo between hole ttiiil
New Yotk he would m huikc matteis
so that a ten cent om t nineiit stamp
would sLlUlf. its iiiiniidlato liansuils
slon li oiu the Si t in Ion lo the New
Yoik post office, dcllwiy Hoin the kit-
tei to be made In leirul.u ionise
'I his an.iliKetucnt would beii sal
isl.utoiy to the individual, how it
would please tho teli'Kiaph and tele
phone companies Is anolliei ui.itlci.
II is iiue that some Cubans ,ne im
Kiiiteftll So aie some Amei io in" Hu
man n.iluii' is pielH inui h the saine
the win Id oct
The Forestry in the Philippines.
AMMJCIAIj tcpoit bj t apt.iin
CiioiKO 1'. Ahem, in iliaiBo
of the loicstiy bim.ui In the
Philippines, upon the tlinbei
liscaniis oi those islands is lull of
intoicstlntr intoimatlon
No .itlempl has et bos n mule to
me.isiui .Hiiu.ileh in een appiol
m itelv the uncut tlinbei in the aicln
pilano but Captain Abel ii is loininied
tlicie is not less than .10 UW.OOO aeies of
public i oust, land alone, mine niob
ablv 10,OUO,UOi), lo say nothliiff of mil
lions ol aeies of wooded ana owned
h individuals, i hill ill oideis oi tilbc
In a icient visit to the southcin is
lands the laptain s iw ti.uts of viiwin
finest wheie liom 10000 to .'0,000 cubic
feet of in.it?nlliient tiinbu liei .uii was
f-taniknn: tiees moie than I'D leel in
height and with ti links ileal of
huinehes for SO foot and moie than t
feet in diaiuetu. Thete aie mam mil
lions ol cubic lie! ol Umbel in thobo
foiesls that should bo cut In oulei lo
piopeilv Ihln out the dense giowth
Tile molds show .! tiee speiie. but
10 additional specie have alu.ulv been
disioveied and Captain Alieiu lliiuks
th.it theie aie not less than ."no di
nner kinds of tieis in the l'hilipiiines,
niostlv haul wood 'llicie is a tjieat
v.nlotv of valuable atuni uibbei, and
gutta-peiiha tiees. Theie .no 17 dve
woods, the levenuo liom wlikh II piop
nlj cploited sliould pi the i ost of
the totestiv seiviu. A book has been
v.iittin on the mcdkliial iU ilities of
the native plants, mimv tues being
mentioned as possessing valuable
medicinal qualities The lang vlang
ti oo aliounih Us bios onis pioduiint,
an oil vhkli Is the base ol m inv 10
nownid peituiues Quito a uvenue is
gained bv thoe owning these tues.
Tho west slope ol the island ol Kom
bion i-. a mass of loioanul palms fiom
the w.itfi's idge lo the mountain top,
eviiy tin biinglng In a joailv levi'lide
ot fiom 1 lo $.', and 100 or .".00 such
lues mav bo giown on an line
The totestiv buieau at .Manila Is
compiling data as i.ipidlj ah possible
and will boon be In condition to supply
much detailed inhumation useful In
lumbeiinan who mav wish to Investi
gate Philippine nppoi Utilities. I'ntll
loads ale opened ami facilities thus uf
loulid lor getting the ml timber to
inuikcl, lunibetiug, howevn, will not
be u w huh sale bullish but now Is
just the time, boioto the vandals get
their wink In, to plan loi Histeniallc
foiesttj. It Is satlsfmtoiy to note
th.it h'liietutv ltoot is tully alive to
this sibllgalioii, for In his annual io
pmt in ii'latlon to lMilllpplns' all ills he
htl,VS,
"Kioni time iiuiuenuni il Urn iuhabi
tunts of the h.l uuh have 1 en diettb
tnmiil to U'Mitt lo tlic pulillo l'ousts loi
tilth thewotid and luiubn in the eei
ilae of lishts under liieiu'es Kgulatid
by law, Tho toiestry liwn and icku
luttuut. ot hpalii In the Philippines,
while ultoidin:; this uo ot the public
toiCfitS to the lu'ople, alined nt the es
tablishment "t U seielltllie hsleili of
luii'hU Mtnill.lt' to that Willi h i sIh in
tieiiuiiu.v and othei thiiopcau iiniu
tiles. Thi'Su icfaulatlons weie, however,
not ndequatclj enloiicd. Upon the
nillltaiy oceup.itlou ot tlio couuti by
Hie Anieih.in louts it was ditiuniued,
If possible, ts culouo thu sj.stein and
ill the sallli) time pittcnu and lltlll.o
tho Igie.sls, The pillliiph) tollowed
undei hiii It a system, Instead of mt
tlut; all the tiees at onen and leaving
waste land, Is to cut only the full
Blown tiees, leaving the smaller tiees
lo gtow and In their ttiin become leady
lor cutting in ti nevei -ending seiles.
Thu iiuuuul gtowth of these, foiestn a
estlnmted at 1,100,000,000 cubic, (eet,
about thiee times the cut of lunibi r tin
I'JOO In the entlio United States. At
piPbeiit nunc than M per icpt. ot this
annual giowth Is going to waste. AVith
ptoper Ue.itiuenl H may be made an
Ineshaustlblc souue of vm.iUIi "
Under tho regulations now in lone.
Hi cases limited to one yiai uie Issued
v
iiiilhotUliiK lie holder to enter public;
foiesls mill ml tn nkod tues of full
glow th utiil also ration limber for lit o
wuml ami for tiinibu. I ink i this nvs
loin there was cut between July I I'jijo.
and .tlltio 10 liiol, .', II'MII i uble feet lit
tlinbei illld ,000,001) eubli' feit ol llle
wood Melding 11 icnentti' to the Insular
goveinineiil ol SlT.37.l.tt (Mexkun).
The nggiegali' nt thi"o tunings,
uinoiintliig to I ll'i.Ul ruble feet. Is less
than otto-thlul or I pet 1 cut of the est!
niitid annual giowth of the foicsts, so
that If 11 peitiit fluently sstein weie
applied, thiee bundled times us llltlih
1 milt! lie cut each .vent without elect eas
ing lite uuppl.v. 'Ihtoe times us much
was 1 nt tor Ititiihii alone dm lay the
eur I'lOO In Alabama, tin 10 times as
iiiueli In Mlssouil, ilt llimsiis intieh In
Jllsslsslpiil, eight times ns much In
I.DiiMnim, tin i tint h us iiiuih In Ar
kunsas, eleven limes as much In Teus,
twenty Mines us mm It in Uiegon, nlul
Iwontj-ihc' times as much In Washing
ton olghtv-llvo limes, as ninth In these
eight stales, although the population of
the Philippine Islands Is ubotit one
tenth ot the population of the entile
Tiilled States Societal. v Hoot adds:
"The nuiotinl out litis piovoil to be In
udeqtiiito to tho wants of tho commun
ity. The inuiiesslblllty of the fousts,
the absence of lalho.iels ttnil the pio
hlblllou ugalnst building then), the luck
of pioper tools and machinery and
skilled laboi. htive combined with the
limitations ImpoMil bv Hie loiestiy
i emulations to make II Impossible to
get enough tlinbei tor I lie uses of the
people About i"0 pel cent, ol the Um
ber nit bus been ued by the govern
ment in the consti tie thin ol bauaeks,
slm chouses, bildges, nnd other public
wot its, .mil with 10,000,000 aeies or the
llnist tlinbei In the win Id standing In
the Islands, gieal numbeis of native
ptopoity uwuciit hive been tillable to
lebulld their homes destioied dm lug
the w.n, nnd the guveinnient bus been
obliged to impoit 1 10111 tlio t'nlled
States neailv 1,000,000 feet of ltltubei
loi its absolulelv neicssaiy constuie
tlon "
It leitalnlv is to be hoped that steps
will bo tula 11 as i.ipldlv as possible to
hu lease the Icuestiv toice and to In
augmato eoneiu lelitly with Anietlcan
institutions a 1 Iglcl s.vslcin of inlelll
t,c lit foi est supei vision and piotoctlon
Tile Town Topics' SI, 000 pi 10 foi the
best diama submitted In n leionl eeim
potltlon has been awaiikd lo un .111
thoi vhosc wink deals in Southcui as
sault and the but mug at the stake of
a negio villain. It is a mallei foi
iDinUul that .it least one ol tho t oni
mittee ol live -elected to judge the
ni.musci ipts dissented liom enoouiag
ing tlio pioductlon ol a pluv that m tsl
nctissnllv be lovolting liom stall to
llnl-h
'I he pi in lo hi lug Agulnaldo to this
iounti fciems to be a piopei solution
ol the situation l will lie better for
all louieined if the slippeiv statesman
ii toned to leside m some loiallty
wheie the patiol wagon is hauilv.
'1 he lesitll ol the icient football
game mav have the eftci I to slinplif.v
ing the knottv iiuestion ol aimv and
naval pitiideuie which bobs up at
neailv evciy social function at Wash
ington J.et tlio best Khkeisgo (list.
One thing mav b" said in favot of
(..moial Mullei Ho allows his fi lends
to do most ot the talking.
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.
iliiu if Hi. I nlmnr -
S Nun in in cliiiiir. '"- oi In in. .u
i Iii-nl tu 1 1 un silu litis iiiluil Hum vIo-liij,
ltiil i. Id l'oit Vitliiu, the llii-ilni tiiniinui on
tin- I Inn i 'ii- Un c Us vie lo I.' huill ml
lilppnl in - i tloiis i nil put ti (.villi r inn th le
IIh in in ik " lf fiiiii'i" stc iiii-lap lli.n .'it
.litiiiicu-b ill. hi ai- inii-mis to iliick Vim ii
iu an i-u u if li iii-put tii nun- inn tii"
mi w i if -'iipincr it. Lid ul n it is 'i I.I sins
uul liaikn uilh ml limit
l Mil con-ill it I llnn-pink smlh Vtiki lis
' Vim tin w a is mil time ill be i .nil ill
mini Ini Vim i le in I inn uui lianii v, Imli is id
lultlnlh Hie bet ill llx wotlcl .mil i I' il inn hue
liiiin.' .mo iwi! Iln sum. will lui. no ntlici if
lit in .it il."
Wi in mIHiu I mull the bulk e lln .n . Is
-ho bio-, but Infill i infu a In ruipioi.il le
hlioiis is In the tillll, i-lie inii-t ill pt the Hi tu
I liu i lint mil in til 1 1 31 i'i.lil iiiilll.nis is
eivtiin tlmis is lu.'i a- hit's nf llo niillioiH
I he Vnniiiiii sful mil Wiin i iimp in p rt
i.l T.vo t in i win uul vii mils in Diloln,
Ini il In.- flu in. nl I ii . n. an ulli till- t ir.
out iiu-ul nt Nottltul un uptrls t la.i' ik
in uul In I iil'IjiiI hu Viiitrit m sln.nk ,
Dm iiiimiI it Miliillii iipiut i hrtij i!c
in in I li i mil t ll pill ll ..no i i.ni. i n dun. nil
ini; to bin .".'" I imus if pilits mil iniklitloiis Mill,
this i.niipjiit u-is JHXMoi. mini ilh.
Vnniiiiii mul is -i mini it Djibouti ltnl s, t,
i t VIiimIHis uinpuo oil. i loinpniiis m
l'liini' mil spiln ,n, miking i-i 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 iirmni
i I nui M not ill s io i-nl,
V.iiuiM 1 1 it tin' ttollil In suiiilii .i untile'
tu iiunti still luhl.'i's foi tlio l;mli nil
mul in 1 1st Vfiii i I.illi-li uul i.uillii. ul il firms
put in libit bill mis win the lunc-t in pun mid
thoili:! in I ion i f ililivm
'Hit Ixthiulili i mil built In Vlu ih ills owiutl
1. 1 iuiileiiiis, ti.iitu.lk'.l b VniiihiiH, will bo
vmilli luillloiis if il.'liis it ul.' fnnni, to oir
1 u.-iii. ns nun mil w i,t ruiitis In inniaril kr
tl.'ii 1 1. ik
"V I ill In hi uul 'io haul ' is ill i- irijulro.
Vi n mt In trith nitli ill itopki "i in n'n
-i Ion. it lirutiiiiit tli tt will mike1 inr i.iinrKiic .
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I Ml. IK I l I'll HU ti. I" I. ... '..' .1 I'lU.M .L
iiuitibi- liu i.-.hU mi Nifib be lilt to
m.i in siiiiiis .ml eiitii.1." (Ilui loluiliii)
Imp lis Infu .Vusliii-lliuuii) liofi the 1 ultcil
sidis on iniinjsliu; 1 1 ulli tm tin tir IjOO
tin Pmius win s.,o,-,ue1tni, but they ioiiII be
iiiuoiilu ibh inlii!,.. I iifiiui iiimufjituicis
jiid iruulluii.-ti- arc ii-t ii'K in Hit K
until lie ll ll u'llftlcmi .It VlUUIl tu Ukl llicis
arcs i.'iuisi i in KJiupitillru 1 In in n( nn m
tililicl J.i i Hi i lul i.s it ikwi not ciubiJi. ll.i
mlisiiuii'is St lb colli icilii l is t p ill
ntkliuwb tUnl tin! tin iw l hl's miiiu uid poll
ul tht instill lluio i. llll.llul uul lllllltllllll 1
lbi I nihil slit... On iiuipttiliuii InuU tu
tlw ul, If inn iituill il.sliu, nuiiN Viisii
Iliiu. aim iiitliustii ., leriuiltiirn upnldb Out
end is i vpiitnl mil nn Irni .in I nit huu'i boo
u 111 lit iiiiithuhl
' i iot in i i uutp of fills piibi i .i tutu nu.
purlin ul in I.ll.liliin inui On Wilkin
upon tin -u it tin mil w. u if nil, i tiufi.iit
lutr tin i ai a With, ut tn. ilium hlu mil
tldiml -i.nni.li nut luV U Is un iuili. n lhl
inuuiM In Hun' 'I luil.nil linger Vnurl. in
piuiluil must lu mini In VinuliJii ihlps,
in aim. I I. Viii'iuaii tiiuiiii isiuiior Me
Laiirln),
liu iii'iipli t( tlio liuliil Man ao i, tin
thliikau tl.iiih nf I In. tulli and riiinuHiii
lit in liohl 1 1st tn lliiJi Inn. inn 111 ll piaulpks
Wi mil. f in. e nun ml. i .i limuu njil.U (or a
fonli,ii ni.irl.it .4 invd ivtiiil Wi muji nut
.Will i Miu iiinkit h'l .hi uiiui'Uiii cm " lliuv
1 1 nor tint t iiiiiinliii)
Our lun-ul ut .Njutt's, I'rjiuo, uikh Unit thjc
ol uui Minn.- lieu who lie tn bo nut nni tu
cvplnt 1 1 line loi Ai'in li an l.a-iiioi , khoul I bit
ul In i no tu iwu i.u in mil incu In li tin the
Immune uinl thu Iiiuih wJ'f it ilolnu l.miu si
rirniliuiiii ire Hot pnpiii.l tu ili business Jit
uui lll-p, hholl w.n
Wi li.nl il.Mli iirs icilpiixll with Clludl,
1EU IM'i, jml In Hut tluif our fjv i.ibk Iij.Ic
jrtarly balmie "' leAit'ilil ua ili.m.'cl inw
.'n niifii.Hiil.lo 11110 ul $l,lil,0'i0 (t . II. link
rlt riclinlh mm cut mil).
Niftlrj i.t Miilt' liu fpiikc ttnnk "I wUlmi
ivluii ho Mill, tint mc mr mtV wltllii out irllllniis
mul riiuiiiiiiip wllh olie i n 1 1 loin in ituu'riicil
uul (.ul Ictl In tin Mourn- ibcltlne' uul Ibo p b
id n I uh'
liu Iiiiilnii lliilj libaiiipli n lint llir llrlt-
I'll (.two llllll 4 ulfnlii In lllllll in iiMiipo
llllnii lire mi flu llrltbli litmutiillliii pimliltei
ut 1 1 tn 1 1 whit tin. Vtmrli'iii iinnutii tutrr pui
ihiem it Mhnkstto "Hip Vinetliiiit iri' tnn!)
t ii then! ol n," Mjti our I'nlMi iiiiiiiiiIic
tiinr, win tniitiiniis, "Hip mc el linclillicl', lib
wiii up In .fit. . he mt et tin' ulmli lull
In "
Ihr l.'iimiii ,un eriiiiniiiiili tun nth lliikti Hull
ol tin' I'lilllppltirt fiom il business: pilnl nt .lew
mul limn l.'iimiti mi iihinli tu net utter the
biilius i ( thu Miii.
Mint' It ii k.i.iiI it ul tic foi Vim t " in (uinl
Imp in I iiMiiitliuipk) If unilp In nflot lo cull
flic pitiullluir I i.c. DIiiI'ik liiniiis mul bit!
tui in vl up prliiilpilb hi iltinii.l
t'liiniil (.nurd lluu'lii-, e( t nhurir, file Hue
smith Vmlutli linpoili uitlfliiit luiiiiuM lni,ib.
Iiunti imp Hioii.iimI tv ii him. In. I ml b ton
let ipir, uul :i,(ni ton, this v r n llr ni
hp uiifcht In irit iftcr muip nl tint Imdui'U.
'Hip Mill' cuiisiil (ii in ul flbii ti tint I lie
hlh in enn itiinriit hn it tu ill-lo-il uior
4,l)i) (Xt lot llllitml piliposis lilllllnr lliL'lll.o,
i its btlJcii, rti , .luiliiR tievt fmr iir Ihero
Is iiunthct ihmrp (ot u
Ihp Ni Veil, 'liiiim mk tint the Nifionil
llulprmlti tomrntlon hoi I this wcr-'c In ili
Imjtnti iiiluptpil iriolutloiH whlrli fpi'lleil "ti'ilp
melt" i niw wn, imiiih, "I'rotcilloii "
ci Irub oilrn,
diet I llillml.
Sihoiiulul',
AT THE FOOT BALL GAME.
Nit ulncc the mciunrihlp ocriitliti wlicu Diiiicl
Wibstu iii.si .mil hilp.il .liiiiu Llttil tu binit the
nitlonil .iiithrm while frlrnillv limits ttiiritul .it
Ids io it tiiln In villi Ini tbeic bien i inuic Je
ll.'litful fin bli nl 1 1 1 m tint which hippiuril siiur
iIji un 1 rjiikliu 1 irlil, whin Jliroilmr lloin-cvclt
Hood up mil criul mil his Jo in words Midi i,s
hmlii" mul "-uiiMiir," .ihllo Mrt ltoosrnlt
1 nl li . I mul im.li.iil In uii-iu iis-ful ii -ti ilnt. Win ii
the hi mini ilinw lie-in lo illtf the first path
(.1 tho I hiipi ikp .mil Oliio c mil. Ihp ciriloit
tnliipil-p of Its h, Ike fpuh (.tnirl. n s'onc.
Unci limp be tiled anil lill tioihli (ollowcil
Anifii hi sliiipd without rp-ull. Hun he slipp d
oil Ins nut mul unit it it In hi- oliftt skcies,
while the' ernwd a. lit tip ihcns Hill nut tin mr
Vloip ilutifi Iliiu Wibsln's sln.in. ml
Vilmis' diji,lnir wn the bonol ciilhuslisin of our
luiiiig pipsh'ont. II wi flu piintteiul iinpiileo
of the loici of true 'iioit And In! had j:o.il
iiiiisp to clicor If w i- ii girjt rune 'Hu crowd
ins flic flno-t (in loueuiritcd to sip i mu'esl
bcturui tin1 two biiiiihts of flip -oiiiip, III bolli
of whuh lloa-cidt hid sericd, js ns.i-tmt yeir
I ir of the inn, is l In lie ..liintiii In llm
linn He mill won iiul t,n it Is in Jm, but
hue Tfln siornh Imip foiptliu tin flitiui of
Ilm i nit, thp pri-idcnt i f th (.'li ito-t inlioi on
ruth, slimline mil iIipuiua: .mil bolh.iiuj ' l.u-f
ci ' uul "miii-Ihi," will lp i fimiliir tiling to
flu (.pun aims tli if up to bp
Always Busy.
r t
fehois foi the TJe.n kiltie One and
the Deal kittle One s ti lends; tlio easv,
win m kinds loi the house ot stieet,
loi woilc oi pi i. Nothing just as
good as ti liollilii.v gilt, as ll blcsse-s
the givel as well as the receiver. Oui
ptites on the best common sense gift
mc
25 cents to $5.00.
Lewis & Reilly,
114 and 116 Wyoming avenue.
Can Appreciate
a Good Shirt
Aftu weuimg the uncoiutoit
lble, ill-llttlng kind. Onto
they ate suited, nn epei i
inent ot otliots just as o'ood
i not 111 olilel.
I'm Ibis it'.ison ??
Monarch Shirts
Lead Today.
They are cut to
fit, made to wear
and insure the
money invested.
A new shipment In this vuek
in.ill Hie leading patteins and
inlois. Stiff bosom, ahhoileil
skeve lengths, .nHustable col
lai bands with lollins ami
uilfs selling U.N'l'. DOlili.MS
IJAfil.
A full line or di ess Bhliip,
r-v oiilug ties, the now mm -In-hituils,
gloves nnd other need
fuls lu men's tm iiWiIheh at
ptli es i onsislcut wllh su
puloi rjuulilv and oic!lciil
woikmaushlp.
Meldiiiiii,
Scott & Co.
126 Wyoming Ave,
V5ssVssV-'VvVVNrsVsy VWssnAW wyyvWl
Allis-Clialmers Co
Sueee&sois to Muchlno Huslnesa ot
Dlckbon Manufucturlne Co, Scranton
and Wllkes-Buire, Pa,
Htutlonaty nnelneu, Hollers, Mining
Muclilnety, X'utups.
TRIBUNE WANT ADS.
BRING QUICK RETURNS
&
All Men!
ii
Christmas Gifts forthe Children
ms 5eaet-i jkoisv
-5fe
$hi,&E&
Wi
-mv,
JUNIOR EDOCATIONAL CONTEST
Gold and Silver Watches,
Sleds, Skates, Games, Etc.
To be given to the Boys and Girls of Northeastern Pennsylva
nia who succeed in making the largest number of words out of
the letters in
SORA-NT-0-N TR-hBU-N-E.
HERE IS WE LIST OE GIFTS.
Gold Watch.
Foui Silver Watches.
Writing Desk.
Three Sleds.
Two Knives.
Combination Game Boaid.
Bagatelle Boaid.
Checker Boaid and Checkei9
Hop Scotch.
Numei ica.
RULES OF THE CONTEST.
I'lizes will be given to the boj, or t;ltl, undei lb 0.11s of 11,50. biiild
IiiK the laif,cst iiumbei of woids out 01 the letteis contained In ' Sei an
ion Tiibune."
N'o lottoiss must be used any moie times than thej appear 111 these
two viottls As an Instance, .1 woul with 11101 c than one "I"' would
not bo admitted, but a woid might contain two "tt'.s" or thiee "N"s "
Pluiais foi mod by adding; "s" or "es" not allowed
Only woids louutl In the main pot Hon of "Webstet's International
Dictlonaiy" (edition of 1&9S) will bo allowed. Any Diction.uy enti be
used, but in ItidRinK' tlio eontcbl The Titbunc will debai , ill wot ds not
found lu Webstet's
Pioper names, or any other words appeal ini; in the "Appendix"
will not be allowed. This applies only to pioper nouns or names in
the AppendK those tlellned In the main portion of the book will be
admitted.
Obsolete woids 111c admitted if they aie defined in the dictlonaiy,
Wtito on one side of the paper onlj.
Write eiy plainly; if possible, use a tj pew liter
Place the woids in alphabetical older, numbeied in lot.ttion
AViite jour name and tidiness,
the
top of -oiir list.
l-ohl the lisl do not 10II
Contest closes Hatuiday, Docembei JI, at 0 p m
All Icttcth of intjuliy for additional itilounation will be pioinplly
answeied Adchess otir list of woids, 01 any itucbtiou jou wish
answeied, to
CONTEST EDITOR,
Scranton Tribune, Scranton, Fa.
Employee of The Tribune
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
! THIRD NATIONAL BANK 1
OF SCRANTON, X
Organized 1872. 0
I Depositary of the United States. $
I Capital, $200,000 Surplus, . $550,000
( I i.i.au. mini i hi n in ilniinaltnn. N .', nor cent, eel a it till tu. V
( Special uttcnlluii Rlvon to nil accounts wbctliet latjeoi siimll
) iipen irtitunlaj ovenln's S totto'ctaec.
llireo pet cant, Intel Mt paid on Mivitiss deposits.
( luteicsl compounded lutumiy inland July Jst.
V. sj-irTT TT ATWT rTfHW.T .T . Ti-Aatr1nnt
HENRY BELIN, JR., Vice President.
WILLIAM H. PECK, Cashier.
OIRECTORS.
William Connell, James Archbald,
Henry Belin, Jr., Luther Keller,
Geo. H. Catlin, T. Benj. Dimraick,
0 ThomaB H. Watkins,
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ii&..
Si
fsclcclcil iillli cue a.) to join puiju
Jll'i IHCl'i SJJ1
FALL UNDERWEAR
bled. I rvroiuioiulb soi'l iiulli foi lln pure
hniall mun tall, til.' ami daio inuih etlcnstli
amongst out eiaiuiulilu ollciiu.'4
rfiPn
wiiiusdaaii
S&-4
41; Spruce Street.
v) irvvHi am ;.ib-s
'ilVl,
kiim'
3"
z
I C t- mt
VL Ti VViCT' JLet. . .
-1 m, v 1 1 utr s - urv--rACfi am
mErIZBn fSiZ .- M&twiJiig -SSkJIO
(TO TKJ iTcrK 1JS.
SV-r
twyas - "
THE TRIBUNE'S
Set of Boxing Gloves.
Hugby Foot-Ball.
Biush and Comb Set.
Bagatelle Boaid.
Magic Lantern.
Dominoes (with double nine).
Piogiessive Woids.
Pillow Dex.
Swing-a-Ring.
age and total nuinbei of woids at
Are Debarred from Entering These
James u uonneu.
r n
IH
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Gunsterti Forsyth S
.T2T Vcnu Avenue.
KTj
1
'&
ry
Estimate the
Number of Words
How many woids do you think
there aie in the letteis in "Scranton
Tribune P"
To put it anothor way, How many
woids do you estimate the winner of
The Tribune's "Junior Educational
Contest" will haveP
This is just a little "Estimating
Contest" in connection with The Tri
bune's "Junior Educational Contest,"
in which every leader of The Tri
bune is invited to participate.
Ten Dollars
For the Best Estimates.
$5.00 will bo given for the first cor
icct, or neatest correct, esti
mate. 2.00 for the next nearest.
1.00 for the next neaiest.
50 cents each for the next two
nearest.
25 cents each for tho next four
nearest.
Kecoid your estimate on the blank
below and mall it to "Contest Editor,
Scianton Tribune, Scranton, Pa.," 01
the envelope may be handed in at
The Tribune office. You may send
in as many estimates as you have
blanks.
CUT Tills OlT.l
Contest Editor,
Scranton Tiibune.
I estimate that the winner of the
fiist prize in The Tiibuno's "Junioi
Educational Contest" will have
, woids.
Name
Adchess
Contests.
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Mannracturers r
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
485 to 455
N. Ninth Street,
Telephono Call, 3333.
A Second-Class
City with a
First Class Stock of
Gut Glass,
Sterling Silverware
Clocks, Etc.
Suitable for
Wedding Gifts.
MercereaU & Connell,
132 Wyoming Avenue.
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