J.J"5f7 hT?' 3""f7 . . .: y irstrS THIS SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1902. 4 t t JMuijf.uy i ..t,. rublUbtil Dally Ktcept Sunday, by 1 lio Tribune Publishing Company, at Fifty Cents n Month. MVV H. lllCllAttl) O. F. IVXIIKU ...... KnimRi 1ICMNKM MAHMlltH. Enteral at the 1'oMoIIlce at Scranton, m Hecond Ulau Mall Matter. Whnn pnr will permit, Tim Trllmno It tinny Kind to print (hnrilrttera from Hi frlnnd henrlnit on current tuple, hut ll ruin la that theio trnut lio alcnrrii for rmb llenlloiii ly the vrrltnr'a rant tmme ami tho condition precedent to ncerptnnre If thnt nil contributions thnll be subject to editorial revision. THK FLAT KATE FOIl ADVERTISING. i The following table sbona the price per Inch each 4isertlon, space to bo U'cil within one year: BldTnc on rtrndlnir MHPIjAA' Itun'of Taper mil Position Cess than CO Inches i M) Indies i . . i loo " 310 " MO il WOO " .VI .10 .30 .ss .m .in .ro .HI .10 .10 .11 .11 .:;s ... Iks Tor cards or thanks, resolutions of condolence, and similar contributions In tho nature of adtertlslng, Tho Tribune makes a charge of S cents n line. TEN PAGES. StlfiA.NTOX. NOVJ1.MHKU HI, J 90.'. The Tlmen In piliitltifr nmii nluliul'ile ri'iiorlH of tho pniipi'illiiKt of Hip niitlit.i iltn tonl t'ominl-sloii tliiin. niiv ntliet iionsiupcr on cartli. Woiliicml ij's Tlmcw. In Indus the ounipm Ison to tho Iofp of Tliui.si1.iy utltiiioun'u notion stooil IS follows: Tillmiii; 1.06S Tinici ..' Mi" Ti ihtino uuw 33 an aush uciiuil to IP,, loluiiins or III per tent. Tlic (oinp.iilMin us to quality may be .i-lqi tallied bv nolidiifr liow liuipli of The Tilliunc's excellent lepott Is copied bodily Into the Tlnicb each day. Enough s.ild. In Regulation of Trusts. Tin: assuutio.v or rieidem I5ooscolt th.it a eoiibtltu tlon.il .iinenilincnt may bo neteao.iiy to clothe tongic-s with power to legul.iti' (orporatlons oi ', trusts doing an intei state business has peived uh.it was piobablv the purpice for which it was made. It has tatf-eil si tlioioilKh slud. to he ni.tdo of exist ing laws and (otnt diiNIons and has ollelted a lesjieitablt opinion that Amendments of these laws mil be made adequate to the net ess-lties of the oc i.islon, without reiouise to the tedious and doubtlul method ot constitution il amendment. Attorney Genet al KnoVs Pitlsbutg .speech nscilliiK the ilsht ol tongiess to prescribe conditions upon whlih cor porations may use eonunon canier lacillties in the tians.iitlon ol intei stato business poiuted the w.u; and it is announced that Senator Culloin and other men of epeilenie in tills Held of unstiuetho statesmanship aie now at work upon diafts or legislation in this lliection. Attention lias also bpen illietlcd to a section oi the hhoiin.m nnli-tiust law by whlih am peison who tan in o e that he has been In juiLd In his business or piopeity by icasoii of a'iy unlawful combination, may sue in the Tnited States Cln'ult touit and i entitled to ieioei tin ee timeH the amount ot damage sustained In addition to the costs of the .suit and leasonable attoinej'.s itet. llete, it would scein, is the foundation of a leineds-. Jt supplies : method of jediess whete pi oof or unlaw tul ioiii oiimtion is lot tluoniing. Time lemalns the ptohlem of laeililating the asier fiininent of moot; and one obvious .solution would be to leqiiiie the pio duction neouit ot books and papas where unlaw ml uiniblnation sliould be spec illc illy alleged, That this might lontilbute to attemptid blacUmall oi to iiifetltutlng hisimeie and wholl ineddlesonie and annojlng litigation is ery evident; but that danger t!.sls already, and is better iemued b frank publicity on the pait of Ineor poiatcd enterprises than by nil atti tude Indicative of a desiie to shun in vestigation. t A law authoilzliig the depaitinent ot justlre, upon responsible complaint, to i In ins Into couit for ln estimation anj coipotntlon accused ot unfair methods, these to Include either dishonest capi talization, uisnonest selling or conspir acy to lostiain Hade, and clothing the couit wltli power, upon conviction by legular pioccss, not only to lutilct punishment by line and iinpilsoiiincnt or either upon the oifunding peison, but also to saj that until pinged of the offense the lotpoiailou shall lie en joined fioui use ol the malls, tele. Kiaphs or other cauiois ougaged in Intcistate conimeue, would, H consti tutlonul, pioide an itiVclIc miaus of haleguaullug the puhllu Inteiesl, The bullet' of Attorney Cirnot.il Kno that Mich a. law would be declined couslitu. tlQVuIIJs entitled to it'speit until ctm v it led by a lliml untit decision, 1 , J 1 "richpnettmly seems to be ttirnlshliig tlit-besfexrijiiples In tho matter of boy- TOit.-nnpiel1 coutenipt or the cowaul'ly wpiiocm. Trial by Newspaper. i "7'lAM S. FOUIWT, 2 I'H'ininent Clileago hiw- y y yd. Iws been visiting , ,i, lingland lately. Among tiny objects of his study while In that iiiuntiy was the lelatlon of tho newh . pftper to judicial cilnilmil pioceedingi, IRn law, or lather a mle of law-, In j tluiJAiltihh islands, that edltoilal opln- ions lii.n newspaper w a case sub Jiul , ine amount to conlempt of mint, and , that tlio editor, publisher, and wiltei ' of tho ntticle may be ennunltteil to jail fora'if imleflnlto time for suah an out- iagq upon Judicial deccnuiu and iccog- nUetl legal privilege of the accused. A slnMUr pl'ocess holds good In our own cjiuile, but It is so iniely linoked that f Jie a Judge sometimes tukes down ( this rusty weapon ftoni its place among the umlquuteil teuois of his preiogu- tlvc, ho vciy rarely lesorts to this ai- juoiy a second time for self defense or i tho defense of the peison chuigml be T toifiwhlm, Tho, only difference hi thb ina'Uer between the IJuglisli-uiut-Anier-.ian proecduie,ln.a Jiiw.cif thjs Ind, Is V-thut in England "almost "any "judge would unhesitatingly cither punish or severely lcptlnutnd the editor who per lnltled In his pupdr tho expression of nn opinion on the guilt or Ittjioeeucc ot the tiecused nnd be upheld ticeordlimlyby public! sentlinent In doing so, while' In this eouiilty the custom bus become obsolete and popular opinion on the whole seems to be iig.ilnst Us practical application. It will be lecnlled that In the flint ti Jul of ltolat! U. Molinetlx the yellow Join mils virtually put n pi leu upon his head. The two lending :.ellow join mils of Xcw Yoik wetc briltnlly, outraBCOtis ly uctle In hiauufauturlng cvltlence thnt would lend (o his conviction. They got what they wanted because they paid for It, 'it was mote shameless stilt that tho detective foices of the dlstilct at torney's odlco made what use they could of tho tesult of this Inquisitorial still hunt and Kecouler Golt accepted It as testimony. Etit this was a noloi lous Instnnce In which an excess ot journalistic activity was nntutal If It was altogether ttnjustlllablc. All the pertinent facts In the Jlollneux case which the public needed to' know or had a light to know, or even that the jtny should have had before them, could have been fully and easily obtnlnnblo under any legitimate lestilctlon of newspaper enterprise within Its pioper pheie and functions. Mr, Foiest would have this limitation established by law. AVe do not think such shitutoty enactment Is nt all necessary. The gutter sheet llnds lis nntutnl Inlet Into the sower, It imtv sut vlve for a time, or eeu llouiish, but It theio Is one aspect ot the Ameilcan pi ess moie piedomlnatlng than another, it Is the fact that tho newspaper that Is conducted with san ity, honesty and on ilgld moi.il piiu 1'Iples, Is the only M'hlcle of public In fot lunllon that can live. Til.il by news paper Is not onl a nulsanie, but an outrage, and It Is not a peimatient e II, The Home Maikot club of Boston, the Influential protectionist organization, will hold Its annual banquet November i" at .Mechanic's hall, Uoston. The list of Invited guests is a notable one. It Includes Hon. James Wilson, secretin y of agrlcultuie; Senator Hoar, Congi ess men Giosvenor and Littleficld, live stale governors and tlnee goveinors-elect. Our esteemed Schenectady contiibutor, Walter J. Ballaid, Is also Invited. Tho Best Index of Prosperity. I X Sl'ITK of an e.xpendltuie on bet- teiment of Hack and equipment last year avei aging mote than $1,000 a mile tor all the mileage in the country, the railioads of the United States find themselves shoiL ot iuilng facilities to an amount icpie sented by moie than BO.OOO standard cais. This is In spite of the tact that In the past few jeais not only has Hie aveiage sle of the ftelght car moie than doubled, but theie has al-o beer such an Ineiease In nintlvo power and impiovcment in gindes.and qu illtv ot ti.uk, that ti .tin loads have neatly quadiupled. Theie Is no painllel in enu hlstoiy oi In th.it of any other counti to the giowth In tiauspoi tation demands whleh has taken place in tup United States dining the last sK Itepubllt an eai.s. The Ilguies, so lai as they aie iiiinpiehendible, lead like woiks or magic. Let us look at them, taking Hi st the number of miles opeiated, the ton or fi eight mileage and the fi eight dPiisitv, which Is the nunibci ot ton mile1! per mile of load: Ton- MllclRP. I n b77,J7(. fir2 7'l,11.'lC.,l.'"i SLJIlMJI,:!.'! si, 111, 197,1 W !l B'J.Ol'.SIO i.'.Jinnw, 1'iS N'',.'l.7,770,Siil ll'.S'lilltKll ;)7.SIJ,;i,'M.O lll,r,M173.1il 2i. 011,701,110 111,16.', W. ill HSCn.sew.lHj Ui eight Ui'llSltV. in.,s".s roi.svf I'll.VU UI.7M r. i ;- . Miles .ii;.i.si ..I'mITIi ..1i.!,,J ..111) WJl ..17!, .nl ,.17i.,JJt . . 170,1 ". t ISA'I li.ll is. j 1SW is'li 1V.3 II li,".! ls l,li r.i'i.oiti .". 10.37J l.-'i.Slij 111,'CO 737,112 7nt!,0JI lv'tf, iwi.vil 1SI7 . ,1M,r.", 1M5 1S1.117 ISI) 1MJ2J4 lrif) Tll.l", 1'nil I'll I" Look, next, at the percentage ot bus InesM done in each ear, taking the Ilguies of 1SS1) as 100 per rent. Year lSsri as st.uul.iril 109 Ton Ticlhlit IK'lisIt. 112 2 Miles. 102S 10b S lll.W 112S 114 1. nor; 117.7 117 S llt 7 121.1 i2i r. 12(15 Mlleige, ll'i'! US 2 1221 111 S ii'i.T 12"! 0 1 Hi 7 112 1 lii.S 1SCI JC ." 21H9 l'JU 1M1 1EI'2 lM Ib'lt ISM lS'ifi IW IS'iS iwa lilfl 1901 110.". iin.7 lld'l 101.1 110 li in; i 320 n i':2 1"..' Il 3U 0 171.1 equipment The piovislou In added made to take cnie of tills Incieiisp since 1S94 Is shown by the follow lug flguies; In 1891, locomotives Sii.JOl, fielght cais l,2JS,7Sli 1S95, locomotives ,",0,010, Height cais, 1,2I0,79S; KSOO, loco motives ;!0,.iu1', ft eight cais i,'2ir.,ui; 1S97, locomotives 110,410, fielght cai.s 1,231,70-'; 1hVi, locomotives, 20,710, fielght cuts 1,231,807; 1S99, locomotives J7,:itri, fielght cais 1,323,011; WOO, loco motlvrs ::S,003, fielght cais l.KSO.L'.'S; 1901, locomotives ::9,72!i, .fiflghL cais 1,109,17-'. In view of this wonilritul expaiiHlon till our Intel uol conimeue, which has not only lesulied In the additional cm plojmeut of thousands of railway woikeis, but has notwithstanding this addition, put a laigo tax upon thn en duinuio of all the woikers by tho uu a voidable necessity for ovettimo woik, It is tint siupiislug that tho luigc tail ways aie voluntnilly advancing wages after having, al.so, In many Instances, Instituted pension featuies in the nu luio of piollt-shaiing. Wage Incieases aheady announced or foieshadowed In tho iitllwii wotld alfect neaily tlitee qu.uU'ts of a million men and Involve the nddltlonul dlsbui.sement of close to $20,000,000 annually. It Is a good illus tiatlon of the Until of one of 1'ies.ldent Itoosevelt'b tavoritc lenuuks that, upon tho whole, tho Aineiic-au people go up or go down together. Just now, In spile of ceitnlu foolish excesses both among speculator and among unwise leadeis of otganled labor, the Ameilcan peo pie uic still going- up. Klght per cent, ot the population ot this couutiy Is still illiterate. In Ger many, only one per cent, of Illlteiates exists, and In Uavarla, U.ideu, Wur. temberg, ami Bcandliiavla theie arc no totally uneducated people. Tlio Ameri can schoolmaster needs icluforcemcnts. Accoidlng to a writer in Success, the aggregate capitallzutlou ot the Indus tiles ut PJttsbuig Is moie than two billion, live liuudicd lullllon dollais. The pioduetlon of steel nt flushing, In 1801, eiiunled half that of Knglnnd, was nioio than that of Get ninny, twice that ot Kinncc, live times that ot Ilusla or HelR'Um, rtittl Iwenty.lHo limes Hint of Spain. No wonder Plttsbilig ciows. if alt the lalltonilH In the United .States should grunt the ID per cent. Ineieitsp given to employes, bv some of Hie moio piomliient ones, It would nggtegnte $00,000,000, it sum .eqtlat in half the total ralhoml dividends de clared last yeai. This looks a good deal like piollt shining. Time Is now tome question whether the Utah o1umo was the real nitlcle or simply the smoke mlsed over the scnntuilal campaign of Apostle Kmoot, Memphis', Tcnn,, does not often cele brate, but when she does, her citizens demolish nle their ability to ihoiouglily enjoy that campaign feeling. One In four ot the (!."O,O0O Immigrants who ttriivpfl last year could not toad or write. Is It sate to InHe such chances? MEXICAN NOTES. Compiled for The Tilbiuie by Walter .1 miltiid. Tho cultivation ol this In the stnle of Thixuila (Atevlco) lins piovcd so sneros ful Hut the piojcct ol establishing a limn iiictoiy at some lioliit convenient to tin tlelds mid le.idllv accessible limn the 3lclcap and Intel nc entile mllwajs, both of which Intel feel the state, Is bclnc; se rlouslv eonsldeicd. Theio am iilic.ul two Illicit fnitmles, one In 3lelco City and the othei iil.ii Ciieinnvca, both do ing well and known as the Coinpanla I.iucia. i.v Tin: ciTV or miixico: Cillfoinia ft till Tils for SO ceiil a IMiuinl. Stiawbonlcs uie sold cvci day In the year. J lot H i.iiclv nialnlaln t lie It own us tnut. ints. 'I lie uinnier climate Is the llnest of all the yea t The demand tor n big, modern hotel Is still uus-ttisucd. Ulnnkets nie n neecsltv oveij night, siunnier oi wlntoi. I'llests are not allowed upon thu sttoets In their cleiical lobe. A dozen Jree open-uli eoncvils b mlll taiv binds arc given every week. Xtvvbojs are foi bidden to civ anj thlnr but the names of thcii papei - Manv model n houses particularly tlinc built by loielgncts, aio being piovlded with (iieiilace-J. The copper output In Mexico Is inneis ing veiv npldlj, as oliown bv the e norts ot the lh-t ten months of the liscal jni I'i01-l'i02, which amounted In moni'V value to $.ll,2,:s,0U gold, a gain of no.ii Iv J2.'100tiOO iivci the corresponding tin months ot Itmu-VOI 11 Is pudlctid that t lie pioductlen ot coppci dining tho cm rent ibcal veur Phij-I'iOI will show i .till gieiter Incicuso. a a lcsiilt ot scv eial new mines ot large pioiliielug c ip j.clly I e'Ing now icady to j leld. Pi at tic nil v all the copper piodueid lu Meleo Is (wMiiti'i, a l'Uge put ol It as assort ed ni e --Model n Mcxlio. Melcan lallvvav- built fiom 1V77 to Is'll. Kilcinclf is, lii7o! i iitial to (m,I inlli'- fciibsidles paid bv the goi eminent i.i iiomised to be paid, on stipulated Mle-' In cnM, ?JiiSll,"iI8 00 III lallwav ceitlllc.ttes 12,1,21,'d' C2 Jn i.illway bonds 1 O'n.r.T ''2 Toll! " ?10'i,-,22 2!S ".I Tlp'so subsidies hive been liipildated within tlio teinis stipulate" bv the gov ernment when the uspectivo concessions wele siamccl. 'J he difieiiiKe between Mel'0 and some oilier countiics i" tint thU rounliy litis a continuous government, a well-thought-ouL set ol public policies, and that heio epeils take the place of pio fesslounl )olitieians. Whcnver the too talKatlvo luiivcMir of olnquenee Is kept In the b lekgioiind time is ie.il profilers, pe.'ice-aliounillng, and a eh nice lor the ininipv -making pilVate citizen to go his own wav unwouled. Ileie we aie all talking of silver and tlio fcold fctnudaiil, but no one doubts that the. admlulstia tlon is doing a deal of haul thinking alio.it the monetuiv situation, and that, in tlio end, it will announce a sensible decision, and avoid uii-ettlng tho tnisl- ness coiiiniiinlty. Ulsevvheie ilure would be niasi-mielliir,''. much declamation by lussv and supt lllclal oiatois, pii.cosslous and buiss bands. MeIro settles her piohlcuis illffciciitly. Meantime, wo aie all huliistiioiiilv pui-ulng the big slei peso, know intr; well lis depieeiatlon, but also knowing that we are not in any danger of a Hood of nig money. Mexico, in any case, Is going to h ivo a metallic cunency to back her bank notes nnd glvo st.ibllitv to hi i expanding trade. In ternal and external. Mexican Herald. The avei.igp annual value or Mexico's URileultui.il e.xpoits to tho United States for the last live jeais Ins been $15 ,'.00,100 gold. American impoits of agrleultmal produce last o.tr i fuelled a valuo of Ti2,000,ij(nJ. Mexico occupies eleventh plaie among the i aunt lies sii)iillng these pioduets, furnishing only ;i."l per cent, of the total. These Ilguies indi cate the gi. at possibilities thnt exist for tho extension of tioplcul ogllcultute In Mexico, A conip.nn has hwt hi en formed In Tncste, Austria, under the muni' ot the "Austio-Me-xleau lonipanv." to trado and eneoiuagii Hade belwten Mexico and Austiln. The company also ptoposes to islubllsh a fust line of ste.imeis between I-Iuiojip and Mexleo. Wh ill o wo not also establishing lines to loiclgu pmts to glvo us oideii nn our mulllpblng lac. tmles'.' The uusvvtr is "W'o aie waiting on longiiss foi a ship Miusldy bill " SCRANTOW'S BUSINESS HOUSES. THESe ENTCHPRISINQ DEALERS OAfJ SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS OF EVENY CHARACTER PROMPTLY AND SATIS' FAOTORILY. FOR SALB nUGOinS ana WAGONS ol ill Hindi; sl5 Houses and Culldlnc Lots at baruilni UUIIbCS a,ll'l'i:i) jiiJ GItOOMt'D at M. T. KELLER Lackiwanna Carriage Works. aeauRirr builoino asavinqs union Homo Office, 203 200 Mears Bulldlns. We 3rc mitinlnt' thaici each month which show a net gain to tho investor of about 12 K. ."'." . "",. lo,n "lone. We also Usue lull. PAID STOCK iflOOOO per shaie, Inter est payable teini annujlly, AI DIIHT BALL, Secretary. E, JOSEPH KUETTEL, rear fill IaiUattami? aipnn. m.n..iir.in., .. ir icrcens of all klndaj fully prepared for ..... H,,, aca.un. .ic make an fciniu oi porch ccrceru, etc. PETER STIPP, i'emtA Ccntractor, Uulldcr ami Dealer In Muildliip Stone, I'r.iicntlnir of cellait a iic dally. Telephone SSW. Olllce, fJ7 Washington avence. The Scranton Vitrified brick and Tile ManupacturinqCo.mpany MakcN of I'mlnc Uriel, etc. JI, II. T)jlc, General talei Arent, Olflie 3) Washington ac. Works ut Nay Aue, I'a , J', k W. It It. Free Distribution l'OK TJIK KEMilj'IT OF THOSE WHO HAVU NOT TUSTKI) THE VIUTUEM OF Dr. David '.l-!!('..""' mifiunllliir with Its ihciIIm, aiinugemcnln havo lici'ii iiindo for n I'llMi: 1JI8TI1IIHJTION of SAMPlit: 1K)TTT,i:3, ft out tlio cling stmes ol tills city. ApI pitr UitiRglsl for a i'JtULJ llOTTLn and convlnco youisclf ot Ilia wonderful vultto of this gieat cine for Kidney Disease. iPemale Weakness and the other conditions for which It Is nsi-u wiih Hum success in tins locality. Snniples fieo at tho following ill tig stoics: William II S. II. Ileiiwond iV. f'o, Matthews Uios Men's Cloves, Thn $1.50 Kind for A full one dollar nnd n half's woith at a saving of 50 cents on encli pair. It Is a Cape Glove, lined with silk or tinllned, diessed or' unchessed, soft skins, modern backs, all sizes, nnd in nil the populnr colors. A renl bar gain nt $1.00 per pair. Ench pair warranted. Ono of tho best street gloves you ever saw for $1.00. 412 Spiuce Sheet. 309 Lackawanna Avenue. u.N'u op impokti:d wool glovks, PLAIN OU FANCY. COc. The Moosk Go Booms 1 and 2 Commonwealth Bldg. SCBANTON, PA. n MINING AND BLASTING Made at Mocjle and Ru'hdalo Workt Laflin cS: Band Powder Co. '3 ORANGE GUN POWDER Lleetiio I!atterie nioctrlo H-spIoders, Ex. ploding Bh'ts, Safety ruse. EEPAUNO CHEMICAL CO.'S HIGH EXPLOSIVES. Headquarters for Incandescent Gas Mantles, Portable Lamps. THE NEW DISCOVERY Kern Incandescent Gas Lamp. ti unsterfiForsiftli 233-327 Pciin Avenue. J iZBmmmsxMzzm $1 m Smoketf Everywhere rcw7y,i wKHiantgTWKmr jav.-jmTwgrtirea Kennedy's Remedy lecoinniPiidcd, and for whleh It hns been Jtcaaiiah, ,T. TI. Phelps, EDUCATIONAL. Do You Want . a Good Education? Kot a ihorl courie, nor an ejy rourae, nor a cheap course, but the best education to to had. Ino other education la worth ipendlnr; time nnd money on. II you do, write for a catalogue ot irli'.ch offers thorouch preparation In Lnglncerlnp and Clicmlcal l'rolesslona u is the rcEUlar College courses. tha well STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, EAST STROTJDSBUBG, PA. Regular State Normal Courses and Special Dcpaitments of Music, Elocu tion, Art, Drawing, Stenogiaphy and Typewriting; stiong College Prepara tory Department. PBEE TUTION. Hoarding expenses tIZQ per week rupils admitted at any time. "Winter Term opens Dec. 20th. "Writo for cata logue. E. I. KEMP, A. M., Principal. SCRANTON CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS SCRANTON, PA. i T. J. Toster.Pres. nhncr II. Ltmnll.Tieas. It. J. l'ostei Stanley P. Allen, Vice Piesldont Societal y. Lubricate Your riachinery by Scientific ilethods nnel save SIXTJT PIJIl CKNT. of c-:-penseb. AVe make a specially of pioper lu Inlcantb for piopei puiposeb. The Sanderson Oil and Specialty Co., 1 Race Street, City. HENRY BELIN, JR., General Agent for the Wyomirg District for Dupont's Powder Minlns, Elastinj, Sporting, Smokeless and tha Ilepauno Chemical Company'! HIGH EXPLOSIVES. Safety Fuse, Caps and Exploders, llocra 101 Cou ncil Dulldlns .Scranton. AQEXaCS. JOHN n SMITH & SON rli-mouth E. W. MULLIGAN WIlLes Darre Lafayette College Easton, Pa. nr.TipnT'flfiT'jfVtitfrifiirOTiriligfi" In the North, East, West and Southall over the city,' smokers are find ing that the "Henry the Fourth" is a permanently successful cigar. Made in but one quality, O'Hara's Cigar Store, 431 Spruce Street Box trade receives WHO WANTS $20.00 in GOLD For a Christmas Present ? Twenty Christmas Presents $50.oo To Re Cilvcii by The Scranton Tribune to tlic Children or Scraitttin nml rseirtliciiRtern I'cniinylvttiila. Ono Present OnePrcsont One Present ... , .. , Two Presents Five Presents. ion presents Total Twenty Presonts THE TIMUUND'S SECOND ANNUAL Junior Educational Contest. A Contest In Wortl-IIulldiiirr. Who Can Alakc the Alost T-H-E H - O - M T HIS IS mticli easier than the brightest boys and 111 cash for mafciiifr the; (hesc letter.s. U is lots of fun to think out the words and hunt them tip in the dictionary, and besides it will help you with your .spelling. You will be siirpiiscd at the number of 'different ways these twelve letters can be used. Rules of the Contest. Presents will be given to the boys or girls, whose parents 01 guardians aie subscribers to THE TRIBUNE, building the largest number of words out of the letters contained in "The Home Paper." No letters must be used any more times than they appear in these three wouls. As an example, only one "A" could be used, but there might be two' "IPs" or three "E's." Only words defined in the MAIN PORTION of "Web ster's International Dictionary" (edition of 1S98) will be al lowed. Anv dictionary can be used, but in judging the contest THE TRIBUNE will debar all words not found in Webster's. Proper names, or any other words appearing in the "Ap pendix" will not b.e allowed. Obsolete words are admitted if defined in the dictionary. Words spelled two or more ways can be used but once. Words with two or more definitions can be used but once. No single letters counted as words except "A" and "O." ' How to Write Your List Write on one side of the paper only. Write very plainly ; if possible, use a typewriter. Place the words alphabetically. Write your name, age, address and number of words at the top of your list. Write the name of parent or guardian with whom you live and who is a renular subscriber to THE TRIBUNE. Fold the list DO NOT ROLL. CONTEST CLOSES SATURDAY. All lcUcrs of inquiry for information will be promptly an swered. Address jour list of words, or any question 'you wish answered, to CONTEST EDITOR, SCRANTON TRIBUNE SCRANTON. PA. BED ROOM We have now in stock the finest display of these goods ever made in Scranton. 'Mahogany sets in the Colonial and Na poleon post bed styles. They are ele gantly rich. Dressers and Chiffoniers in beautifully finished Mahogany; Colonial and Louis ' XIV styles. We Invite Inspection Whether You Are Going to Buy at Once or Not. Hill & COfinell, Washington Avenue absolutely clear Havana. careful attention. $20.00 In Gold $20.00 ,.00 n Q0d OQO r-.oo In Ooltl eon J.we 111 uuiu,,,,,,,,,,,, 5ou 2.50 Ench s,oo 1.00 Each 5.00 50C Each. 5'00 .$50.00 Words Out of the Letters In - E P-A-P-E-R last year's contest, and twenty of girls will secure Christinas Gifts lart'osl numlwr nf words out of DECEMBER 20TII at 5 P. Al FURNITURE Successful Everywhere " I J rTnwriiwiTnmirninTirnnBMr"!