100 W W(?f,P flR '.w fcn$" rv-, H;"1 fs7. ' ' ''. . '. ,r'?.!; ".V ArX,-6v ' " J$fri,ity'a "I'lB f... ' ,'.,fl.V & (.T, u. THIil SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1002. v jrapJ ,.f. :, V m fi w. V lfc: .V" & "1 . $0e ttattfott CttBune Inbtlahd Dally Except Buody, by Th Trlhims Publishing CJorapany.iU Ftny Cent! at Month, LIVY B. ntCHARD a. r. byxbkk ...... F.MTOH, BUStNSM MAKAIIEIl. RnUted t ttat l'ostofflco at Bcrnton, ai Recond' Clau Mall Matter. When ipncs will permit, Tim Trlliun la Iwnyi Blnil to print ihort Utter (mm Its friends boarlng on ctirrmit toiilci, but Its rtllo li tlikt tlmiomtut llcniMl. for pub Mention, liy the writer'! renl nnrnm til tho condition precedent to ncccptnnre li thiit nil contribution! tlinll bo itilijcrt to editorial revliton. THE FIAT KATE FOR ADVEItTISINO. The following table shows th price per lucli ench Inaertlon, pce to be used within one year: Itun of I "'" "" Full l'l"f I ur?"liigl '''""""'. DISPLAY r?Tl!tr56'TltciiM"" A0 Inchon . . . 1iK) " 550 "....! ,',0il " 1IMX " ,5(1 .41) ,5(1 .so .10 .1.0 mi .si ,.",11 .ST.! !i;s ;w .'.'4 .IB For cards of thanks, resolutions of condolence, and similar contributions In thn nature of nrtverlWnf, 'I ho Tribune makes a cbarffo of 6 cents n line. TEN PAGIiS. SrilANTOX, NOVK.MUKIt T,, W1. THANKSGIVING. By tho President of the United States, a Proclamation. Aerunlln-,' to tin? yoinly I'.tstimi of our people. It i'dllM ilium (Im President lit tills season to iiiiolnt n day of festhnl ami tllltlliiXRlVllIK to til)"l. U-er ii iTiittiry Mint n ipi-u-tor litis piicscil slneo this roimtry took lis plaeo atiwiur the nations ol' tin- ( .11 ill. a ml iltirlim thru time wi have lunl, un tli.' whole, moi-u to In' tliiinkl'iil for lliiin Iihh fallen to the lot of liny other people (iniiuriitlou lif ter (jeneiiitloii lin.s crown In mniiln'oil niul pushed nwtiy. l-Im-h liiis' lunl to hciif ItB pci'illlm- litllilcns. e.-ii'll to face lis Hpci'i.ll cilsi.s ami eneli ha Ittiowu yearn ol srlm til.-il. when the emmtiy wivi menaced liy ma lice, domestic or i'iiicIkii levy, when Hie hiinil of the l.oril was I vy upon it In ilionth or lloeil or pcslileiico. when m boillly illrtress and mmtiMi of Mini It paid the lifiinlty of folly and n lYownrd heart. Nevertheless, decade liy decade, We ll.ivo Mtnicitlcil onu.iid and upward. We now aliinulantly en.loy material well IicIiik. and under tin; favor of the .Most IIIkIi we tire HtriviiiK earnotly to achieve moral and spltitmil nplirtiim'. Tla-jyear thai has just closed has lieen one oC peace and of over tlowint: plenty, llnroly has any peoplo enjoyed Kt'cntc.r piiiipeilty than we are now cn.lo.vins. I'or this we lender heart felt and .solemn ihanUs to the (liver of (iood; and we sec-It to pinKo Mini not liy word only, hut liy deeds, hy tin way in which we do our duty to ourselves and to our follow men. Now, Iherefoie. I, Tlioodotc ltoosevell, President or the t idled States, do herehy ilcsiRUiile. as a day of nener.il thanlis kIvIuk. Tlitiihiluy. the- twenty-si.'Venth day of the conihiK Novt-mlior. and do recom mend that throimhonl th-: laud the peoplo cease from thel:- ordinr.-.-y ocui!p:itionu, and In their- several homes and nlaees of worship vender thanks lo Almighty (Soil for tho manifold lile.-sius of the past year. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused tho seal of tho lnllcd Stntej t he nl'llxed. Done at the city of Washington, this L'fllh day of October, in the, lU. H.) year of our Lord, one thousand nine, hundred and two. and of the Independence ot the l'nltcd States the one hundred and twenty-seventh. TiiKonoTiK Koosi:vi-:ir. l!y the l'li-sldenl: lolin May, Secrelary of State. The best suitcu for today'.', illnnci' will be a little kindness to some unfortun ate. If you don't believe it, try It. A Consistent Attitude. TUB ItKPOUTIOD sarcasm ot Jlr. Lloyd concerning- the ap parent Instability and ca- prlciousnes.- of the heads of the big coal companies Jlmls a sympa thetic response among many who are not partisans of Mr. Lloyd's side of tho controversy. At no time has the atti tude of those magnates been such as might be expected of men large enough to occupy such large pusltlons. John Mitchell can teach all of them valuable points In good generalship. We think that the Instability and evi dent friction among the.-e men com prise the best answer possible to the nssertlon that titer Is a coal trust. Jf there were a coal trust, it would have huh head find one policy. That head might or might not be shrewd and that policy might or might, not be enlight ened and wise, but In any event there would bo uniformity where now every Interest seems to be striking out blind ly for itself, like allies In a panic. The one cleat advantage which might follow complete-lei-ogtilllon of Mr. Mit chell's union Is the necessity It would Involvo ot an eiiually complete nnltl calloti of employing Interests in the coal trade. With both sUUs so thoroughly organized that a war between them would mean the auulhilallnu of both, the Incentive to pfuu-t mi u basis of mutual respect would be powerful. In tiuio this will come about, in some form or other. All the Indications arc now pointing to It. In the meantime, the position ot the Indlvldual operators Is the only posi tion among ihoo which have beeis as sumed on tho operating side which is consistent and logical, They fought ijntll.-twtsld'! pressure forced a cessa tion n? lighting and now they propose that the president's comiulssloa shall not bo thrown over us a mete makeshift avnuiKenit-nl, bat held strictly ui the limit-ot Its duty under tho president's sWeeping charter ot instructions. Thus the country wilt at lust bo put in the way of learning the truth about the aiHhracito Industry, which Is an cssen hf of any permanent adjustment of its detail.-. AW- think that It Is about time for TJm-iq .Ham tp take oft his gloves in dealing with Colombia for canal con ctsslons, $ A nistaken Spirit. IT IS NKAUY twulvo months since a number of bridges ctoss ' Uitf the Lackawanna river and various creeks In and around Beauton were t'lther swept away a. together of mi seriously damaged that th'ey menace the 1'vcs of those who m forced fo use them. Should we cxper Jence even on a limited scale a repeti tion of 'the Hoods which made last De cember hj iiieinorublo tor the deautlou and volume of the freshets that limn? dated the vuley.we would Hud ourselves In an Infinitely wo'rse-predleajnent 'than beset .us at the bft'lnuliig of the prcs- cnt yenr. rrnotlcnlly no effort has been mode lo renlrtco the tirldptca Unit worn ftwept away or (o sltonKthen e(TectlVo ly those that remain. Tito sunnnor and fall that have Jttst passed w.et-o pecul iarly ravotable roi- tho construction ot public work. Owlnir to the strlltc, thoit,ands of men were available for that purpose, whose labor cattltot easily lie had ngnlm V sincerely hope that no such opportunity will recur next year. Hut the wink remains to be. dono mid must be done, ncverlheless. The mlsoarrliiBe or the orig inal bond ordlnanre was due to clrcuniHtance.x which nelthef . the councils not- ilto heads of tho city departments emtio, have fot seeii or prevented. They did their best to lloat lite loan and wete disappointed becatiHc of a tutestloiuiblo technicality. It the success ol' the effort to raise the money had been uh nmrkod as Ilia eo opettttlon on all hands to spcure It was devoid ot IntrlKit" or (itiestlomiblt! mo tive, there would have been ample funds to carry nut the public Improve ments which, even lit their Initial stages, and with limited funds, made Scranton within the past two years appear as If It had progressed In hygienic, and gen eral municipal Improvement fifty years since tho application ot the provisions of the "Infamous ripper bill." We are iiorry to see that the common council, In Us elephantine playfulness, killed the new bond ordinance last Monday night. It was a foolish slaughter. The spirit In which It was consummated was any thing but creditable. The ordlnanco should have been considered In the serious manner In which It was Intro duced. It was or Is capable, no doubt, of amendment. All such measures are. lint what will or can brokerage firms think of the validity or the financial value of bonds when discussed in their ordinance stages by men In a represen tative body wlio seem to have a child ish conception of the value of time, the iirderlnsr of public affairs and the con cern of the public of a great city In the necessity of hose houses, bridges and seweruKi-, for their convenience, health and safety? It now develops that David I!. IJlll wan not the Jonah tlutt the Democ racy llsel:' hoodooed the New York -,'amc. XV v suspected as much. "flayor" or "Recorder.'' Orrt KSTKKMKD contemporary, the Truth, is earnestly labor ing to have restored the an cient and dignified' title ot mayor to the civic bead of our muni cipal government. We cannot see that It matters very much one way or an other. Mayor is an appellation of re spectable, historical, if not of classical lineage. We Introduced the word, as we Introduced the otlh-j which It implies, from Kngland. Knglnnd borrowed the otllcc and its functions from Prance. It is very possible that the world itself is Indigenous to France, although phil ological antiquaries may trace it further back, so far back, In deed, that no trace can be found ot Its original meaning or application. We do know, however, that when France was founding u mouarchlal dynasty after the death of Altlla, "Mayor of the Pal ace." was synonymous with all that was cruel, brutal or vicious and 'degrading to human nature, human freedom, and human dignity. 'the Mayor of the Palace was a functionary In those days of internecine strife and savage retaliation who became for a time supreme until in the ordinary course lie was murdered and his rival or assassin temporarily stepped into his place. When a stable and heridltary dynasty became established under Pepin, the Mayor of the Palace became ji court functionary, or, more probably, liaraSlte, and In the course of time was transformed Into a public or municipal functionary. AVe give this brief and Imperfect sur vey of the olllce and Its origin, not be cause II can coucet n a single person Interested In the progress of modern municipal affairs, but because it has been adduced fruiueutly as one of the most repulsive features of the ripper bill that "recorder" was established for "aiaur." We do not know why "recorder" was so substituted, nor that there was any good or suillclent reason for the exchange. No doubt tlier- was some purpose In It, good, bad or indif ferent. Tlie mayoral dignity is primar ily magisterial and ceremonial. The re coulers of the thu-e second-class, cities of this slate have no magisterial, and scarcely any ceremonial functions to perform. Their olllce is mainly execu tive, appointive and supervisory. The ripper bill, It may be anticipated, will undergo some changes during Hie next legislative session. We do not think that there Is any deep seated public sentiment In favor of the res toration of "mayor" for "recorder" as an abstract of nomenclature If the fun dameulal provisions which have given anil arc giving such Irrefragable satisfaction am allowed to remain as they are, with such modlllcatlotii, as time and experience have approved, Hecorder Is a good descriptive, denio-crath- term. It answers every purpose. Much more Important than the question of the name are the character and fit ness of the man, Tho afternoon lournals that stalled tho coal differences again demonstrated that one should look in tho columns of tho morning paper for reliable tu-ws. Powdered Silk. ANOTIUUt wuudrful achievement In economic) chemistry, which will prove of special interest in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Is chronicled In the Sclentlllo American. Although It reads almost like a tale of licilon, Urn statements are made from facts no longer In doubt, In hilar, It Is the accomplishment of a process whereby the skimmed milk now regarded as waste at most dairies Is utilized In the production of u dry powder eontulnliitf the uonfatty solids of milk In a fouu to render them available for food purposes n any ell mate. At present one hundred pounds of milk will yield on an average four pounds of butter and tte remaining nlnet-slx pounds are thrown away, If not wholly wast ed, at least used to very little purpose. I'mler the new process this waste will THE PHILOSOPHY OF IT IS one of the curious nmt unhappy traits In human nature that loads men to be least thankful when they have the best and greatest reasons for being so. Seasons of 'peace and prosperity among a people arc the Very limes when selfishness and extravagance, hcartlessness, Injustice, and the still grosser Vices and tho crimes Hprlnglrtg out of luxury and Idle ness, attain their most noxious growth. Some of the saddest and darkest chapters In human history are those recounting this fact. In brief, so generally has It been tho rule that national degeneracy, decay, and ruin have followed close upon the rootsteps ot great national prosperity that the thoughtful historian may well regard It almost as a. fixed principle In tho philosophy of human events, while to tho student ot current history the genuine lover of his country such a period of material wealth and na tional ijdvancenienL as we now enjoy may well give rise to grave apprehen sions of coming evil and general decadence. The United States at tho present time Is undoubtedly In the full, tide of the proudest, happiest, and most pros perous period In all Its- history. Of all times In our history, therefore, It Is well Just now that we should be reminded by lite voice of ofllelal authority of the true source ot our pros perity and till obligations we are under to render a Just and heartfelt trib ute of praise and gratitude to Him to whom wo owe It all. If this observ ance Is not purely perfunctory; -If It leads us, as It should, to a deeper and more abiding sense ot the value and necessity of pure, honest, and righteous living as the basis tor true national greatness, then, Indeed, may we regard our present prosperity, not as a precursor of evil, but only as the beginning ot still better and happier things In the days to come. Leslie's Weekly. yield a by-product weighing nine and one-half pounds, and commercially as well as scientifically, fur more valuable than the butter Itseir. It Is calculated that the full saving possible to be ef fected in the United States as a result ot the perfecting of the long-sought process ot powdering milk will exceed In value the entire wheat crop. Of course, In this process, all the fatty substances in milk are lost. The pro duct coinea out In form and appearance not unlike the -whiter grades of corn meal. It Is soluble and high In nutri tive value. It also has dietetic useful ness commending it strongly to physi cians. To make a perfect milk from this milk powder would necessitate the addition of fata similar to the butter fats, but tills would probably not bother the chemists much, especially after their success la the manufacture ot oloo. If It Is true, us recently stated In the New York Herald, that a Col umbia professor has devised n. sure thin;? process, whereby the nutritive qualities of the common potato may ho confined in a tablet, warranted to keep in any climate, there will soon be no soldier or explorer who may not carry adequate rations on any march and in the midst of hardships live like a kin?. So long as old General Gome:: lives and gives his support to the adminis tration in Cuba, there will be little dan ger of revolution. The way he squelch ed the cigarmuker's strike by threaten ing to take up arms against the strik ers on the ground that they were revo lutionists threatening the safety of the government is an Interesting object les son in Latin-American character. Al though these Cuban bourgeoisie have no sense of humor and are, therefore, easily wrought upon by demagogues and fanatics, they have a wholesome fear of a stern military figure like old Gomez. This quaint survival of the old-time soldier of fortune may have his eccentricities und, from an Anglo Saxon standpoint, ids short-comings, but it Is very evident that he fills a val uable no less than a. picturesque and dramatic place In the Cuban scheme ot things. May his shadaw never grow less. The latest explanation of the kaiser's recent visit to King Edward is that ho went to sound Kdward on his attitude In case Germany should purcliuse the Danish West Indies In defiance ot the Monroe doctrine and get into trouble with Uncle Sam. The story goes that he got no satisfaction, but inasmuch as it is manifestly an English story, pos sibly put out for effect. It need not be accepted as gospel truth. In all proba bility we shall have to cross swords with Germany over the Monroe doc trine sometime, but the time Is nut now, nor is It near. Tho dogs of war have a long snooze ahead of them. Special Ofllcer Theobald of the cus toms house has demonstrated that an employo can occasionally perform his duties too well. Theobald, through anxiety to make a record for himself, It seems, lias brought the department Into disrepute by Ill-advised selssures of imported goods, and lias been removed by order ot the secretary of the treas ury, ills experience should prove a warning lo overbearing and over-zealous otilclals. In lSl!i, John Jl. Stevens, an easterner, looking- for a western homestead, start ed for Texas, but was hold up by a snow storm near the Falls of St, An thony, and finally decided to locate there, pre-empting IliO acres of land. That was the beginning of tho city of .Minneapolis, now containing 1!25,000 people. Who says tills is not the age of romance',' ... ' A Viennese banker has decided to publish a newspaper for nervous per sons, it will contain no reports of crimes, or accidents, or other things liable to shock or 1ar the sensibilities of delicate temperaments, but will em phasize, the soft side of life. It should prove an interesting experiment, espe chilly as Its projector Is rich and can stand it. The fact that not a single army post commander In the oiulre service has reported Improved conditions as u con sequence, ot the abolition of the can teen, while from hundreds of com manders comes testimony showing a very large Increase in Ill-effects, should weigh heavily with congress, Our boys In blue should not be sacrificed to sen timent. rm m ..s ii ii. The fact that the country has not been seriously jarred by -Mr. Hryun's implication illustrates anew that sll-very-tongued oratory often looks very commonplace In cold type, The speculative mania which has ap parently prompted Colombia to take a "margin" on the Panama canal may prove expensive for that country In the end. ' lty means of dams and turbine wheels constructed on the Susquehuuua thirty five miles above llaltlmore, Inhabitants of that city are expecting soon to get THANKSGIVING DAY. electrical power for about one-fourth tho present cost and electric lighting proportionately low. A convenient river Is certainly a. great asset. TARIFF REVISION NOT NECESSARY. Editor of The Tribune Sir: A significant but very attractive feature of the viilue to oar Industries ot tho Itcpublican system of protection Is tbu fact that under protection oar fac tories nre so stimulated towards increased production that larger importation of manufacturing materials Is necessary. A tabulation just issued by the treas ury bureau of statistics shows that In tlio nine months ending September SO, lno-j, manufacturers' materials comprised $a:'.", 000,001) of our total Imports of $TO-',000.000, or -10.39 per cent. In the last full low tariff year, 1!.!), the Import of manufacturers' materials was only JISD.OOO.OOO, or :I5.10 per cent, of tho total Imports. Tho net result ot the com parison is 11.-0 per cent. In favor of pro tection. In fact. It Is much more than that, as the per cent, has to be figured In 11102 on a much largo aggregate of to tal Importations. The benefit to protected manufacturers of this, at first thought enemy to pro tection, increased Importations, has boon constant since- tho protective tariff was adopted on July 21, 3S!7. The yearly figures of the Import of manufacturers' materials, and Its per cenr. of thn total Imports, are subjoined, leckonlng millions only: I'or Nino -Materials cent. of to months. Imported, till imports, isoii is! :n.ip 1S97 '.'Ill -1-MU 1S9S lit! 10.70 1899 ili Il.:i0 1900 2S1 ir..n 1901 t'S:i ISM uxe i-i:: -n,.a!i The Increased per coin, of total Imports was about ' per cent, for 1902 over 1KKJ, but the increase In valuo of manufactur ers' materials tnported was $142,(h"i0,00iJ, or nearly 75 per cent. This is highly signifi cant In view ot the fact that from 1S90 to 1902, the inereuso in all other Impor tations was only i! per cent. These figures prove one thing and that thn most Important, namely, that IJepuli llcan protection keeps out the goods wo can and do proilucu and make, and only lets In what wo do not produce or make at all, or only hi quantities insufficient for our needs. This result means the conservatUm of our home market, and constant work at much better than Ktiropean wages, for the li,7."K),000 of our peoplo who depend on manufacturing employment for tho sup port of themselves and those dependent on them. "Why worry ourselves about any schemes of general tariff revision while these most satisfactory results aro being so continuously attained? Walter J. Ballard. Schenectady, Nov. 2(i. LITERARY NOTES. The two most striking articles ot tho well-varied contents of tho World's Work for December aro President Kllot's article on "The Needs ot Amoiican Public Kiln cation" and Frank XV. Vanderlip's con servative note ot warning on the finan cial situation, 'tile Illustrated features Include a handsome series of ropi educ tions of Georgo Grey Uarnaid's sculpture printed In ii brown-toned ink, accompany ing an article about the sculptor and bis work by Alexander Ulalr Thaw. Other Interesting Illustrated articles are For rest Cilssey's story of tho development of Tho Traveling Posl Office, a complete description, by Chalmers Itoherts, of tho work on the famous Nile Dam, and tho intitr history of tho growth of Mormon Co-operation by (lien Miller. I'ortraits of John 11. McDonald and Dement A. lliiscom aro accompanied by appreciative Interpretations of the work theo men have done. Interviews with prominent employers In icgard to profit shilling and Christmas gifts to employes are report ed by Fullerton Waldo. Frederick A. Job, the chairman of tho Illinois Statu Hoard ot Arbitration lolls ot an Interest ing and successful experiment it Iris niado In arbitrating labor tioubles. The usual editorial review and departments are maintained to the limit ot tho high standard for which this Incomparable magazine Is noted. Alpslee's for December opens with a dramatic story ot modern life, entitled, "Tho Unequal Yoke," by Neltb lloyco. Molly Klllot Senwoll contributes a protty lovn story entitled, "Black or Heir,'" John Gilmer Speed writes entertainingly, and with Impartiality about "Tho H.u-helor Maid," The first short stpry that Edgar Saltus has published In n long lime ap pears In this number, under tho title, "Tho Dear Doparled," It Is character ized by all the power ami grace buhltuiil to Mr. Saltus' fiction, In all there aro (tbout thlrty-flvo contributions to the I'llirlstmas Alnslee's, Anion:: thn au thors Included In It are Sir Kdwlu Ar nold, Ilonry M. Hlossoin, Jr Joaquin Mil ler, Caroline Duer. Ktliol Watts Mum ford, Lady Violet Grevlllo and Josephlao Dixon. Country Life In America for December Is it, large Christmas annual with a beau tiful cover and a hundred superb Illustra tions, and colored supplements besides. Itudyard Kipling contributes the poem, "Pan In Vermont," deifying tho man who. hi whiter, brings tho soeds of phlox and hollyhocks into the snow bound country wboro Kipling once lived. Thcrn is a profusion of elaborate pictures and ar acles that havo to do with hockey, skee lug and tobogganing, saowshoeing, ico yachting on country lakes, fishing thiough Urn lev, and oven tho homely sports ot skating, bkato-salllug and tho pursuits that carry one Into t)io deep woods. Among tho Christmas numbers Leslie's Monthly appears in an edition do luxe, Tho number of pages is Increused; a story by Kgcrtnn Castle printed in tint and one by Seumas MuoMunus on colored pa por; and a collection of full page illus trations by John Cecil Clay, Iteelaald lllrcli, W. Gluckeus. Florence Scovcl Slilnn, John Woleott Adams, 11. M. Hilt on and Howard Giles Illumine tho mag azine. Thcro are stories by Iialph Con nor, Harry Stlllwell ICdwards, Anna Kutberlno Green, Kden liilllpotts, Emer son Hough, author ot thu "Mississippi Hubble," and othcts. Jt is a twenty-live cent mugazlno any wuy you look It at. CEYLON TEA GREENorBLACK Is the best tea on the market. This is proven by the fact that it is being largely used by dealers to tone up and strengthen teas grown in other coun tries. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR SALADS i Ceylon ami India Ten. REFRESHING. DELICIOUS 5old only In Lend Packets. 60c. 60c, and 70c, Per Lb, rMtii itaoa4Mi T I Rich Rye j ! 5 i Rye whiskies are richsr in nutrition 'than those made from any other grain, as Is proved by chemical analysis, which concedes to Baltimore Rye The merit of being the most perfect development of an alcoholic stim ulant. It is particularly recommended to women because of its age and ex cellence. Sold nt nil I1rlt-li i-afc-s ami liy Jnl'l'OM. O, 1.ANAI1AN A bON, ilaltlillute. Mil. -.- (.-.B.ia-aaafrieca, t v. tn K n t V, K t , V, V. S . V. t. DICKSON' s X St Best PATENT FLOOR S The Celebrated . It .IE r a . x X X X Always reliable. Dickson & Grain Co Scranton and Olyphnnt. '4 "4 4 "A M 'A "A 'A 'A 'A 'A 'A 'A SS "A "A 'A sssnaaassmaEBtssss We are On the Way to Turkey Dinner, Why spoil a kouiI dinner with old linen, it's a forcKono conclusion that with tho sluil honu'-coinliiu time now linens fur tlio' table mast bo purchased. Tho 1. Incus on our linen counters arc Irish lilciicln-d and of the finest quality. Tho designs aro so pretty tlioy sccin almost good enough to cat, How dainty your tabln will look when ready for dinner. rieldrum, Scott & Co. Lubricate Your riachinery by Scientific methods and save SIXTY Vliil OHNT. of ox. poiisca. Wo make a specialty of proper lu lu Icants for proper put puses. I n J liMUNSFt i HI n ,4fHK3&l3?V9!fc. 6 o Tho Sanderson Oil and Specialty Co,, 1 Ruce Street, City. 10 who- f A (JO For a 01 1 r I li! Christmas fM 1, Wants LVktM present jmmMm&. Nx ?J&?M$ .' . 'j jt7 Twenty Christmas Presents $50.00 To lie Cllvcit by Tlio Surnntnn Tribune to the Children ot Scranton ami Northcautcrn Pennsylvania. One Present $20.00 in Gold $20.00 One Present 10.00 in Clold 10.00 One Prcsont 5.00 in Gold 5.00 Two Presents 2.50 Each.: 5.00 Five Presents 1.00 Each 5.00 Ten Presents 50c Each 5.00 Total Twenty Presents $50.00 Till TRIBUNU'S SECOND ANNUAL Jxxmov Educational Contest A Contest in Word-Buitdiiiir. Who Can Make the Most Words Out of the Letters in T-H-E H-O-M-E P-A-P-E-R. HIS IS much easier than last brightest boys and girls will making the largest number of lots of fun to think of the words and hunt them up in the dictionary, and besides it will help you with your spelling. You will be surprised 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 or guard-' lans are subscribers to THE TRIBUNE, building the largest number of words out of the letters contained In "The Home Paper." No letter must be used any more times than they appear in these three words. As an example, only one "A" could be used, but there might bo two "H's" or three "E's." Only words defined in tho MAIN PORTION of "Webster's Inter- " national Dictionary" (edition of 1898) will be allowed. Any 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 "Appendix" will not be allowed. Obsolete words are admitted if defined in the dictionary. Words spelled two or more ways can be used but once. Vords with two or more definitions can be used but once. No single letters counted as vords 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 vords alphabetically. Write your name, age, address and number of words at tho top of your list. , Write the name of parent or guardian with whom you live and who is a regular subscriber to THE TRIBUNE. Fold the list DO NOT ROLL. 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