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TEN PAGES.
hCHANTON, nnCIJMUUIt .i. mo.'.
Tlif statesman nt AViiJuhliiKtou who
; does iiot'nlin u bill at' the liusta iluritiK
l' the pi'i'ftpnt week mien inclei'il be luuk
: lnsr in thlist lor sloiy.
The resaage.
V
IJCn AT-I, of bis dollciniut'.
whether ot ill or wilttcn, the
jiipsldent't iiiosari H u
str.iljjhtlonvnid uoinniunlcu-
,. Hon, clear In moaning, earnest In tone
I unci mentally pinueii?.
The president belli'Ves with all his.
; Ih'iiiness of conviction that the liuniensu
jiovvcis inheipnt In laige combinations
of capital and enteipiNc need to bo
S- better f-atcsuarded by legislation than
' they now are, and ho sajs s-o, plainly.
' Tie does not say it In a manntr to Im
ply that Ids Intel est in the Mibjecl is
languid or dictated by peional voto-
, KCtthiFr motive; the earnestness ot the
man is in bis woitK He wants action.
. "Yet bis message exhibits the teaching
' oC experience and responsibility. It
i hhows that ho appieciates the large
I tllffeience between an ideal of k'Rlsla-
l "tion and what is possible and piaetlc-
ublo in view of the limitation'' of human
jiatuie. Ho no longer lumps to the cori-
' i'hifelon of a constitutional amendment;
lie has been In ought down to the mote
mm of I "'ijjj1 I run
J'f lllonUlnKl1'""'""1
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immediate pioblems or seeming an er
( iictnieiit wheieby on "peciflc informa
, tion and proof a inlsbehm Ing: trust mav
, bo disciplined through dliecl court pio
v ve.ss without involving all the activities
, of coipoiate buMncss in the application
of theoretical remedy. Jn other words,
the theoiist is being superseded by, the
' statesman.
Tt is somewhat singular that the mes
sage contains no dliect allusion to what
. many peisons consider the most sig
, nlfii'.iiit and momentous step taken by
j Jlr. lioosevelt since his accession to the
. Iiesldency namely, hi eomse otlntei
i jiosition in the coal strike, culminating
- in the appointment by bim unoffleially
' of a tribunal to adjust lelations in that
iudustty on a basis of peinianence.
' t'osslbly the fact that this action was,
' nominally .it least, without oillcial as
pect explains the omission; jet ceitain
, ly n lack in the authoii?ed ploceses
. of government so glaiing as lo have
, i ailed for a vtutuiesome and unpiee
I edenled unofllclal e.speilincut w an ants
. serious and t onstuietive discussion be
' Joic the law-making-power. The duties
i ot a president of the United States
t hhould.be dellnetl and limited by the
- constitution and laws, and if. in the
uuveiuiiiiimii ol oui institutions, new
tluties aiise not thus authorized, op-
poitunlty should be aftoided the Inw-
anaking bianeh ot sujiplying the doflc-
Sency. Opinion may divide ever so
1 sharply as to whether or not the piesi-
' dent's view of bis duly In this matter
' was the who one, but theie is no room
for division of opinion as to the adit-
'; ability of h.'iving his duties defined.
In the paiagraphs in his message
, tieatlng genei.illy of the i elation whit hi
( fhould exist between capital and labor,
the piesldeut Is eloquent and Impressive
though the tone Is that ot any essay
' lather than a state paper intended to
1 guide leglsl.itois towaid specllio eu-
autments. The tHhlcs which ho then-
si.sserts aie nol in dispute, but the- mac-
tlcnl ptobleni Is to enforce them b lawn
rind l emulations, effectively asset ted,
which shall assuir- to men the llbeity
and fdlr dealing fiom their lellow men
which he emphasizes as desiiable. In
our own coiniiniiiity for many months
the violation ot these fundamental
principles has been continuous and gen
eral, leaching at last a condition which
lias been tuithfully desciibed as ln
loleiable. It Is possible and It is hoped
Hint the expedient of moral suasion as
peisoullled by the Anthiaclto fo.ii
Strike roniinlsflou may suffice to allay
this uniest unci smooth the way ui ii
a "assertion of law, oider and Viiiidu
jlfifciitar Amerlcanlsin. Hueh tloubls as
'fxlsit'ln this dlreetlnu lest moie on the
Thtin.lfest"' reltietanco of holdeis ol pollt
' Ji-arofjUo to do their swum duty In
HUoh(pU'inst;s than .upon any u-ul dlh-"-V-MSJ
nt lhe 1'ixloi lying coiisulence of
Jlioieoolc, onep it conipieheuds the slt
.natiou. A permanent eonipnmiihtt with
. nnarchlstio tendencies l iinpo.sslble.
i iTlio other poitlous of tho message uu
'nioiss catUfitctoiy becuuso mote spe
'tltlL1. From a literal y standpoint the
vl Jsago Is notably i callable, Its felicity
v f nft woidlng; being unite unusual 111 state
IMpeis.
Its comparative brevity, too,
ih cuiiiiui'iiuiimc,
endahle. Due can lead It with
out fatigue, which Is peihaps the high
est compliment Hmt can bo raid.
a 1.
1 1M1 olllclul Hiltisli computation of the
fuMti'to Ihiglund or the .Smith Afilmn
' vv'Al' )hlces the total at a billion and a
' Wuult,er"UolIUtb." U'as it vvoith It?
, , JY'fiW Qoojier Ileultt, who iccently
.invented ; piotoss wheieby iho vapor
of ineicury, iutioduecd Into hIiiss tubus,
becomes Incandescent upon application
tif electilclty, Is to liavu his light vx.
ploltcd Wy1 'o 2,1)00,000 couipliuy tho
capltul for which has been nimbly sub-
scribed. The Hewitt light Is sultl lo
'resemble sunlight moio neatly (linn any
other aitillclal light now on tho nutt-
het, and lo have bciictk lul effect upon
the eyes of students and night work-
fis. How far those clnlnis vUlt be borne
nut cumins to be hocii. lhit If the
L'o'itiliiR Amen Icitn, Is not lo be blind
theic will Inn i lo bu mnikcil liniuove
incut In our iiitlilelnl Unlit.
The Mniillii ptlltoifl who lulVo been tie
ftniil.tiila in ii llbft Mill t inuy now Inv;
clnliii tn hnvlnir been tlim-niiKhly Aiue-i--iamilgeil,
The Question of 'Recognition.
I
T WAS Josh Hillings who said It
never paid to "argy agln1 a con
clusion," There was a lime when
It would have been In oider to
"aigy uglir " locoKiiltlon of tho Illinois,'
union, but the time bus ptissed, Tin!
union Is now a conclusion for a time,
at least, If not for all time. No sensible
man In his heat I doubts thl". Those
wliw aie lighting against ircognlllnn
mo simply making n technical stand
for something without substance. Tho
union Is heie. Closing eyes to It will
not leniovt! it.
Air. Mitchell says that lecognltlon of
the union unit full use by the opetatois
of Its machine! y of discipline, which Is
open to Impioveinont, tlnougli contiact
agreements would not Inciease but
lessen the petty fi lotions concerning
which tlie opetators most bltteily com
plain. He also aigues that recognition
would put the union on its good be
havior and bilng Into piny the full
measme of Its initio to win and hold
public respect. These asseitlons aio
plausible and in lonfoinilty with wlut
we know of human uatuie.
Tin operatois bail their chance to
light the union and to beat 11 and they
lost. Success wus within their giasp
when they got cold feet and laid down.
They have none but themselves to blame
for this outcome and they must face its
consequences. The duiable existence ot
Hie union as a factor heteafter to be
reckoned with is foiemost among them
and since lighting the union has not
weakened or tlestioyed it, but on the
contrai y has only made expense ami
trouble for all concerned, the next thing
to consider seriously is whether it
would not bo possible and expedient to
co-operate with the most conscivatUo
Influences within the union towaul
biinglng out of tho union Its better
capabilities.
It Is tine that dining the past five
mouths especially, though with arylng
intensity for the pjst tin ee ytais, wo
have had all kinds of dmlltiy and mis
chief in the anthracite fields. It is
futile in John Mitchell to deny this, for
the evidence is overwhelming, tlut it
does not necessaiily follow that that
kind ol thing is a noiniaf or permanent
f colli to of tho union's activities. Tho
besL men in the union deploml it as
much as the men who wcie lighting tho
union and it remains for the best men
on both sides, reinforced by the full
power of the best Ameiican public
opinion, to co-opeiate to biing about a
cessation of those ouliages, the ex
tinguishment, of this incipient anarchy
and the restoration and advancement
ol civilization in the antluacito coal
Ileitis.
Human institutions ate all evolu
tionary. Our splendid republic todav
bcais but flight resemblance to the
diminutive one ot Washington's time,
having grown and stiengthened as
needs arose and education developed.
Yet for even that small lepubllc of
Washington's time men wtio willing to
lay down their lives. Anil so it is with
the mlneis' union. It is only a guiin
compared with wliat, under wise lead
eihlp and the benefit of filundly public
lecognition and co-opeialion, It may be
come. Yet It has piovod abeady that
It holds tho loyalty of the ovci whelming
piopoition of Its, mi'inbcishlp, with a
gill) which lesWts foicible sepaiatlon.
Om of this loall as a slatting point
what benefits may not evolve piovided
the evils aie cut awaj .' ' '
We say tills fiankly notwithstanding
the many ciiticlsnis which wo have
pilnted of excesses in the union move
ment atticisms which we will lepeut
so long as these excesses and abuse,
exist. We do not oppose unions, but
wc shall eternally oppose nnaichy, law
lessness and the foicible denial of fun
damental American lights, t temoins
for the unions to piove that they, too,
share In this opposition and aie willing
to govern theli conduct accordingly.
In the matter of
New York can shake
isthmus of Panama,
canal agitation,
hands with the
Entitled to a Raise.
A
DISPATCH Horn AVilkes-llime
to the Philadelphia Kocoul
.says that the sentiment uniimn
tho uiganl'od inluo-woikeis of
the AVyomlng legion is unanimous in
favor of the le-elecllon of I'lesldent
illtdioll and also in favor ot raisins his
salary 1 1 0111 Jl.SOO to 5,wo a .vear. We
bfllevo that (his is inueil
It John .Mltclii'U weie in dl-iiho In
other walks of Hit- Hie ability which ho
lias shown in handling the mlneis" iase
ho could piobahly cam 111010 than one
hundred Hint's his picsent sahu.v Homo
tluiu aso iiimor ticilliiil I'luules Jl
Selivv'iili with fit'tting $1,000,1)00 a your as
picsident of the sleol trust. The IK'iucs
woiu tloubtless u.N.iKKi'iutfil: Indtetl, It
was btibsi fluently said upon .mtluuity
that Schwab's pay tor ability vias only
500,000, or unit times Hie jiaj ot llio
president of tho United .States, thouiji,
ot couise, hih Income, by icasou of in
vestiuent anil other legitimate oppor
tunities, nmy have e.Mtedcd l, 000,000 a
.vear.
John Mitchell and Schwab Imih
stalled as poor bojs and w 01 ked their
way up, one taking Inboi's side and tho
other capital's. Hut ailtohell's success
bus been tho gmiter, becau.-i' ho not
only hud to loutend against muny 01
tho veiy lulluciues which helped
Hfh wab, but ho has also got lino ids
1 1 ust a linger peicentage of the field
which It ciiveis 1I11111 Hcliwiib bus cor
lulled In his, The steel tiust conipiise
only about CO pur cent, of the steel pio.
ducing ludiistiles of the United States
ami has laigo and keen competition,
both pic-sent find piosiiectlvej wheieas
tlio oiganUutlou whose head .Mitchell
is, and over which ho wields a fur
greater mcasute of pcisonal authoilty
than Schw'ab wields ovei th Uultet)
Stales Sleol coipoiatlon, computes to
all intents and purposes a complete
monopoly ol the labor engaged In
coal pioduction thioughoul the United
States, and Its monopoly Is nuwhcic
scilously thicMtenvd. If jiay weio al
ways pi opot Honed lo rebiilts, thciefoie,.
Mltchell''s Income would bo linger than
Schwab's, In about the piopoition of
100 to (10, or, suy, $.1.10,000 n year.
This, ot couisp, s a limited View tit
tho iiiiestlon, Theie me forms of toin
peiisntlon other than money, and "Mitch
ell 1 gelling ii lllict nt Jnit not nil mi
iiatuial share1 at them lu'p'cisotinl popu
linlty, uldesptr.'id lecognltlon and the
loyal devotion or ri lends and followeis.
Vol nt the saine lime, ns n simple bust
ness pioposlllon, ability siieh as his Is
wuilh to Hip cause which enlists It far
moto than a paltiy Jl.sou a year. Men
who nigiie for better wages strengthen
tholr iiigiiineiit by themselves paying
better wages when they, In thin, act as
emplnyeis.
1'lther the Tin Its or the Eastern news
paper coi respondents aie again com
mitting "honlblo aliocltles.". Suspicion
points to the latter.
MB. CONNEXjL WILL CONTrST.
Washington Letter In 1'hllailelphla 1'ic-s.
Mr. Council has tally derided to contest
lli election or Mr. Howell In the Koian
lon district, lnfoiinnlliiii he has iccctved
since the t'lectlonit'onvliMPS him that Hie
few bundled majmltv Ills opponent ie
lelved on Hip face of the lotums do not
eslsi, inn on the contrary If a legal count
had l.eeu 111111I0 the majoilly would bo
laigelv the other way. It lias been dis
covered, It Is understood, that while Mr.
Howell's li'iint! was not on tho lcirulni'
Domncintlc ticket lit iniinv pieclnels Ihaf
ticket writ coiuilud for hlm Jf ballots so
counted are tin own out Mr. Council will
have a lnige majoilly.
IMItn1l.1l hi Philadelphia Pres.
Congipssinmi Council, who on Hie faco
ofthu 1 etui ns was tlcfeatcd for le-electlon
In llio Tnickavvaniin tirstiitt, 1ms detei
inliiptl to make a contest on the gioiind
)f tlishnuest 1 etui ns. Mr. Council bus
been Invesligntlii',' and has reached the
conclusion that he lccelvcd a majority ot
the legal voles cist. 1 "niler such chcliiu
ntanccs Iheic was nothing for him to do
but make a contot under which a thoi
ough pxposiun will lio niatle. lie would
wrong himself and ihoic who suppoiled
him should ho suhmlt to defeat which he
believed to have heen pioducod by fiaud.
JItlltoiI.i! in I'ittslnng C.iyelte.
If Congressman Criimell of tho Seinn
ton dlsliict can move the claim that Is
made in his hchnlf, Pemivlvanla will
have one 111010 Itcpulillcan inember In tho
T'lfly-tightli ttimiioss, making llio dele
gation "t.iutl -i Kepublicans to tbiee
Democrats Mr. Connell has placed the
matte- in the bands of his attorneys, who
will endeavor to develop tho facts. Geoige
Howell, who inn against Congicssmnn
Connell. Is a Demociiil, but the Pemisv 1
vaula ballot istim and eoitoln Demo
ciatlo coinpllcallons formed a coniunctlon
that excluded his name fiom' the Dcmo
tiatle colimni on the oillcial ballot, ills
name appealed, however, In another col
umn, and the vote letiuned showed his
election liv a m.iioillv ol 101. Since this
return it has heen learned that cpilniu
r lection bo.iuls hail views or then own
that tin not haimonl.o with either tho
letter or the spirit or the law. and Hint in
the counting of the vote their views pie
vailed over the statutes. Knowing Mi.
Howell to lie a Democrat they cicdlled
him with Ibn vole cat for the Demoeiotie
ticket whole the voter 111.11 ked a cios
In the clielo above the Doniociatlc t ol
uinn, though, as lias been explained. Mi.
Howell's name did not appear thtiein.
Whether this uas done in a sufiie'Ient
number ot cases to count him in does not I
yet appear, and .Mr. Council's attoinevs
will endeavor to find out whether It is the
ease. 11 it is, theie tan bo no tiucbtioa
as to the result, whether the fraud bo In
tenLional or the result of innocent Ignoi
anee. One election bo.ud admit'! giving
twelve iicli votes to, Howell, "believing
thov weioiight In doing so, because theio
fwas no candidate on the Democratic tic
ket and Howell had been nominated by
tho Deiiiociuts." Congros-, is safely IJp
publitau without tho vote of Mr. Council,
and Pennsylvania'-. Republicanism docs
not letiuhe additional vindication, either
In or out or congress, hut tbi will be no
leason for tinning a cold shoulder to his
claims II' he is entitled to Ills seat. Who
ever had a majoiitv or tho number of
votes lawfully tat foi congipssmnn It)
the Sciantou ilNtilct should have the
piie.
REMEMBERED BY FRIENDS.
Fiom J, h. Ileiuv's Wii-lilnlou Letter In
thn I'hlladelphi.. f'res- on the Opening
of Congiess.
Jlr. Connell, or SeianUm, w.ih on hand,
lrallv lookl lg ten Mots oungci than ho
did nt Hip adlouiiuiHiit last July. The
wealth of lloweis placed nti nntl aiountl
his tltsk put to blush thn tributes paid
an.v other mniibcr In tho lioute and gave
expression to tho esteem In which ho Is
held.
REPUBLICANISM IN FIGURES.
I'nr The Tribtiuo by
W. .r. llallaid.
Public debt:
1SI.C
jfioo
RodiK'tluu
Public debt, pel capita:
Hi.il
lOUi
.$2l.i..-,:o.S'i-i
. l.lDT.'ll.'J-iS
?l,UT3,S10,n37
.$711 00
. 1 1 r,2
H duello ?(5I.IS'
luteiest on debl, per capita:
lsftl , S,.:,n
I'm'
it. duello ?::o
Annual luteiest on debt:
1 st.t; $iri,iiiio,ij.o
ri.' L-i,wio,o)
Itediiellnn 5t-i,O00,0W
I'niled States bonds hold ahnmd:
lcwi, at least JL.VW.OOO.OOn
lWJ, less than l,w),0ei)
llodiu Hon
fl I'lii.imiino)
SCRAWTON'S
BUSINESS HOUSES.
THZSE ENTanpniSINQ DEALERS CAN
SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS OP LVEHY
CHtRACTEn PROMPTLY AND 3ATIS'
FACTORILY,
FOR SALE
midairs ami WAGONS ot all UmU; alj
lloiufs ami nullJIiit: Lots at baiiralru,
IIOIISI.S CMI'I'KD ami GHOOMl'l) it
M. T. KELLER
Lackawanna Carriage Worli.
SECURITY BUILDINQ JL SAVINGS UNION
nome Office, 203 200 Mean lliillOIni?.
H'o arc matnrlnj; !iait. catli nuiitli which
show a net (tain to the iuiestor of ahoiit J
VUL .""' c l0:"1 moiiii. Wo aUo U-uo
1 I'M. PAID hloiK SlOOW i.cr kluie, inter
fit lujjblo teml aiiniHlly.
AUir.Ul' II Mb, Sccrctaiy,
E, JOSEPH KUETTEL,
n .. w, .vaa.,tfnii4 aruur. iiuiiiuariurrr tl
( Wire Screens of all kinds; lully jircurrl for
.ID h.m'k wJsuH, tie inat.0 jii iunu) ei
porch (crcriu, etc,
PETER STIPP.
Hcneril Cmtractor, ItuIUIer and Dealer
Ilulhillil hlonr. (r!ii.itln nf ihIL4 n ,iu
cialli. Ttlcjitu.ne 25DJ.
Offlte, o27 W'jihlnjton avenue.
Thescrantonvitkified brick
anotilemanufacturinqgompany
MAcr of Paving Uriel, etc. M II. Pile,
(icucral Sjlii Accol, OlOeq MJ9 asbiuytuii
aie. Urk at Xaj ,iiy, l'j , I". K It It
ALWAYS BUSY
?S?5
At Inst the beautiful snow is here.
The Always Busy Shoe Stores are
always here to protect your feet
and make your heart glad.
Child's Happy Rubber
75c
$1.25
$1.50
50c
25c
25c
$1.50
aioots, sizes 8 to lU'S . . .
Youth's Happy Rubber
Boots, sizes 11 to 2. . . .
Boya Happy Rubber
Boots, sizes 3 to 0
Men's Good Quality
Rubbers
Ladles' Good Quality
Rubbers
Childien's and Misses'
Rubbers
Men's Felt Boots and
Overs
M 0 11 ' s Woonsocket
Rubber Boots
$2.25
Hvery department teeming with
good sense Holiday Goods. ,
LEWIS & REILLY
Wholesale and Iletall.
Hi and HA Wyomiiijc Avenue.
Complete Footwear Outtltteis.
THISISTHE AXE
That cuts the faui pike out or dia
monds. V01 11101 e dellnllo inhumation
tall at my pailm and "ae me," and at
the same time see the lice and Intel est
Ing exhibit ot diamond cutting. Dia
monds In Hie lough as well as iancra ; s,
Opals and other piecioiis stones.. 1 he
b.ng.iliK for this week nic:
Gents' 7-Kt. Illnjt ?i00
:','4-Kt. Iting L'7)
1H-Ivt. Itlng 1J-,
L'-Kl. Hing l.V)
1-Kt. RIiik SO
iulies' Hoop Itlng, live diamond!?,
l',-Kt r.-.
Clustei King, ten diamonds and lubv. SO
livpsv Itlng, 1 diamond and two uibicb Jl
Tlffanv King, VKl ID
Tirfauj King, V-Kt -"'
Tlft.inv King, :s-!i.-Kt lo
TltT.uiv Jling. "i-lvt u
i:.ir St 1 ens, VKl 10
13.tr Screws. vs-Kt I",
Uar Diops', 1-Kl '. 70
liar Digps. IVi-Kt ill
Lull es' llioooli. VKl II
Ladies' Jtiooch. '.', diamniitls, 1i-Kt.... Pfi
Slmnuock. St.uf Pin, sm ill diamond., u
Diamonds le-ciit, polished and im
Pioved. Sitislaetion kIvoii. or "join money back '
vviiuoui iiigiinieut.
WALTER W. WINTON'S
DIAMOND PARLOR
U07 Jleais I'liilding
Xt w Vtuk offlec. (m Nassau slicol: Ula
mniitl Cutting V.ictoiy, 1 !.,-i Allantic Ave
nue, liiooklvu, N. V, and -! and X I.oo
jeisgraLht, Auistcitlain, Holland.
swz. . "
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''ft v:
A Photographic
Christmas Warning
Artistic photographs require timo
for proper production. Santa Claus
Day is but three weeks in the fu
ture. To secure the best results
h.tve the sitting made at once by
SCHRIEVER,
110 Vjomlng Avb.
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That we are the leading credit
clothiers iu America, and that we sell
Stylish, Depeudable Clothing ou
credit for woineu, men and children.
We ask no more than cash stores
bnt we give you the privilege of
paying in convenient payments
weekly or monthly.
Monte Carlo Jackets
$10 to $25
Men's Overcoats
$8 to $22
'cuptES
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317 Lackuwaiuiii Avenue First Floor. Oneu Evenings,
Oneita
(Clastic Ribbed)
Union Suits
For men cover the whole
, body like an additional
nkln, fitting- liho a glove,
softly anil without pres
sure. No buttons down
tho front. Special price,
$2-50
Worth $4.00
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A12. Spruce St.
NEW LINE OF SMOKING JACK
ETS, HOUSE AND BATH ROBES.
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Celebrated
SDW WHITEI
Always reliable.
Dickson
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Scrnnton and Olyphant.
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N. seventh St.,
Old 'Phone, 2331.
New 'Phone, 2935,
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Twenty Christmas Presents
$50.oo
To Be nivcn by The Scrantou Tribune lo the Children
Scrantnii and Norllicastcrn Peniisylvanin.
One Present $20,oo In Uold $20.oo
One Present ,0.0o hi Ooltl 10.00
One Present s00 in Oold 5.00
Two Presents 2,0 Each c nn
rive rrcscnts
Ten Presents
Total Twenty Presents
THE TRIBUNE'S SECOND ANNUAL.
Juniot 'Educational Contest
A Contest in Word-BuilUitiK'.
Who Can Make the Alost Words Out of tile Letters In
T-H-E H-O-M-E P-A-P-E-R.
T
HIS IS nuich 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
ians 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 be two "H's" or three "E's."
Only words defined in the MAIN PORTION of "Webster's Inter
national Dictionary" (edition of 1898) will be allowed. Any dlcllonary
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.
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 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.
CONTEST CLOSES SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20TII at 5 P. M.
All letters of inquiry for information will be promptiy answered. Ad
dress your list of words, or any question you wish answered, to
CONTEST EDITOR.
SCRANTON TRIBUNE.
SCRANTON. PA.
BED ROOM FURNITURE
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.
EDUCATIONAL..
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY,
Syracuse, N. Y.
OKFIIHS, IidsIiIo Iho U'Riiltir C'ollPRe
Ciiiiiscs, Mi'eliiinli.il. i:iit'ttlc.il ami
Civil IhiBliiPoilii!;, Aii'lilti'ituio, .Musle1,
IMIntititf, l..ivv, Mullein,', Soelolosy
iuul I'uluKOKv
OVIJH KOIt'l'V or the IpuIIiik unlvor
Miles of tills coiuitiv iuul Kiiiopo mo
Uliicitntcil on tho lucnllv ot tho l.lli.
I'llll AlH f'nlle'o'o Tuition oppnsefl
mo t,o mmlt'Uitu tliut llii'y uio hss
limn til" tt'C I" Homo ctillests vvlioio
tl i'ii tuition Iu given
Send for Catalogue.
B0RANTON CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
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Rooms 1 nnd 2
Commonwealth. Bills.
SCRANTON, PA.
MINING AND BLASTINQ
Made at Morale ami Ku.-I.djle Wotks.
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ORANGE GUN POWDER
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liloillnj DUsU, bJlcly Fuji'.
REPAUNO CHEMIOAIi CO.'S
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
or 1
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50c
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S.oo
Each ,
$50.
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year's contest, and tventy of tho
seenre Chrismas Gifts in cash for
words out of these letters. If i
121
1 Washington Avenue
EDUCATIONAL.
Do You Want
a Good Education?
Kct a thort course, nor an fir course,
cor a cheap course, but the best education
to be had. Ku other rtlutatlon ii north
(pending lime and mone on. If 7011 do,
write for a catalogue of
aiaye
lege
Easton, Pa.
nhleli oflerj tliorougli picpaiatlon in the
Lncflneerlns and Chemical I'rofpwlons M well
as llio fftsular Colleze courses.
STATE MIL SCHOOL.
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA.
llc'iilur Stnto Noinml Coursci nml
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lion, Ait. Ui.ivvIiik, Htr-miKr.iphy anil
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toiy Ucpuitiue'tit
FREE TUTION.
DoudliiK oxpi'iisi's J3.W per vvrfls
IMiplls mluilllril tit any time. Winter
Teiiu ope'iis Uce1. SOtli. Wlllo (01 eata.
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