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The following table shows tho price per Inch each Insertion, spaco to bu used within one year: rilAtiiif I on I Heading mil Tosttlon DISPLAY Knn of Paper Lw than 60 Indict , to Inches . . too " 0 " coo " looo " .511 M JO .21 .'JO .III .1.0 .19 .11 .21 .ID .41 .11 .27 j For carrt of thanka, rralntloni ofcondolenie, ami almllar contrlbutloni In tho natiiri'of ndvertMnjr, 'Iho Tribune makm a chnrifu of 5 cents n lino, SIXTEEN PAGES. SCKA.NTON, DKCHMIuiu. 13, 19ft:. The luiouell nihlif of Hon. ISa lusha A. I iron., tlellveiert In the hou-e nL lepieKcntntlvc.x, on Wednesday lust, which appearH In full In another col iinin of The Tilbuin' today, will mi doubt bu io,ul with Inlet est specially by suibsrilbqis of mnuiie yeniH who ;uo familiar with the billli.int career if Iho Xoi thoaMein Pennsylvania statesman. Mr. (itov's ilrst speech In the house of 1 opt eent. Hives' llfty-one jenis ago wat upon "Jinn's ItlRht to the Holl," nntl was the Initial move In legislation titled by tho young con-griess-niaii which lesultetl in the enact ment of the homestead law, a liie.tstue that has1 been of vast benefit to the cit izen of moderate means by enabling him to claim equal lights with the millionaire In the distribution of gov ernment lands.. Hit. nddres this week upon the "Relations Hctween Cap ital and Laboi" Is a lltting valedletoiy to a Ions cat our of usefulness that be gan oer hall a tenuity ago in pro moting legislation that has enabled the stuuly plonceis of humble biith to gtow up in piospetity in the 'Kie.tt west. 'Ill man) respects Ga lusha A. Oiow has been more foitunate than most of the men of gtand achieve ments in tho past. He has lived to see the great results of his life woik and the piaeticabllily of his theoiles of half a century ago demonsttatetl. Still hale and lieaity lie will lctiie to piivate life .it the end of the piesont tcim, honored by all and blessed by thousands who have enjoyed the lrults of his labor. A Department of Commorco. IN A COUXTnY. in which consti tutional government prevails it is pei haps no less an evil la ita way to have too many dcpaitmrnl.i of state than to have too few. TJ.tPcutlve iiutocracy is bad, but minisleiirl bur eaucracy is scaucly a phiido belle. Too much administiathc led tap? has a tendency to strangle official efl'clency in the nation as in the tlepat Intent. In this republic, however, thoie ir. little danger of a supeifluity or cabinet offices. The president cannot create them, and thete is small teasoa to fear that congtcs" will petmit tho multipli- ation of bmeaus which aio not only expensive, but which in Hid couiso of time might become dangerously inde pendent of- congressional supeivision. Xelther the picsldent nor hlj cabinet i; diteclly iespon.?ible to congiess. It i& possible, though hardly conceivable, much less piob'ablc, tnat a stiong presi dent suppotted by the political in lluencc, tho pergonal patronage and collective eiitluisiasm ot h'.s advlset.-, might shape the fuum o.' tlie country in a way Inconsistent with or antagon istic to the highest national interests. In England the execntivs Is not merely directly responsible to parlia ment, but the cabinet forms a com mittee of paill.iment Itself. A vote of consul o p.tssed upon It by the House of Commons, and It automatically ceases to exist. J3ven under such con ditions, Englishmen avo complaining that them ate loo many cabinet olll reis; that is, too many hada or de partments. It lends, the;.' think, to nepotism and, In gonnal, to innllcl mcy. In Franco the mlnislty in i er talu respects has n dual oMs-teno. In .i ministerial eapnc!t it Is i (riponsililo to the Chamber 0" Dtpi.tlt.t; )n tin i? tcutlvo sense to tho president find ten ate, but piactlcally all Its other lutic tious end with its jiatllanictitury prt logatlve. Prance is pre-cmlnejitly a land of buiuutoiacy, antl actually the inlnlstiy Is supreme. In advocating; tho cieatior of a dt paitment of oo'mint'tcu Pre&ldcnt Itonio. volt Is echoing the heutlnn nt of the commercial, luduhttlal and fluaticlnl In teiests of the cnunti'. Jt lam lonir been seen and Hit that ourii a depnitmeiit would ha nf paramount impoituucc to out' home and Interimtln.iul business roiatlos. "When It Is erected theio can bo no question that thn dopattmtnt of rommorro will bo o" the utmost import juice. Tint picsldent nMcs Hint It bo endowed .with latge porvPr tic does not specify what these shall be. Jiut If they ato ti( he analagoiis to Iho tlurmi of Trado In HtiglaiKl the will ho tulko oxtenshe. and commercially dominating, (Jreat Hrltuln has Inimenpa niatltlmo Int'etests, fiver nil Its nst aggrega tion of Milps and shipping tho lionid of Trado exercises an abldlmj Interest that amomits in detail nlmo'st to jmr entnl rontrol. This Is, of course, only onb division ot Ita multifarious t'tinc tlons, but It Is tho most Important one. Others Include railwajs, thn supervision and regulation of factoiles, and kindled matters. It s tiinoijsr the oldest of the cabinet offices. The department of commeico with ua will be tho youngest when It comes Into existence. An objection that has been, raised to t)io extension of cabinet ofllcest Is that they tend to unrtermlno state rights, not directly hut Insidiously. It Is a com plaint which deserves and which should receive strict and Impartial consider ation. Tho consciousness of national unity Is, the yeast of our political activ ity. The t-overolgn state 13 tho symbol r our national life. Xo liuo Amerlran Is, wo hope, capable of looking forwnul lo tt time when wo can conceive It to be otherwise, Federal Integration, state Individuality, Is the keel of the con stitution, At the same time wo mtift not forgot that at the Hum of the rati fication of tho confodt'tnllmi we had a small population, the hotiudiulet! be tween the ntntefl weto Utmost ronll nenlal and liielr Intel esls In many 10 ppects were iih dlveise as those of 1,'uropean imtlomt today. Xow all this li changed, radically, Irretrievably. Whrtr the nutlet lnl InterestH of the cottntty demand thai tho national government ought to be Intrusted .lth wider executive powetfl, it does not mean that sovotelgnty of tho staUs In losstned, but that their coln nion petmpatlntr'lnt'oresls' ate conccn tintetl nnil co'nstctated for natiounl ends. Major IhiwiU'h tematks concetnlng the I'eniiHylvaulit Xntlomtl (litnrtl should ptodttce Imptovement In the way of etiest expansion It nothing che. Proeross In the Philippines. Tin: unvinw of riiinppino tuTalis contained In the ic tpnt annuul M'Pn.t Pf Secrc lary Itoot was not conipletu for the lcMi-ou that a detailed .stale mcnl fiom the Philippine commission was In the' malls when tho Hoot icpott was written. It will be made public when It shall have been leeeivcd Hut in the secretary's summary tliete is much that Is of geneial Inteiest, The negotiations of Judge Tuft at Homo t oncoming the problem of the ftiar.s form the topic of some explana tion, fioni whli h it appears that tho authoiltles tit Washington had no ex pectation of a complete understanding but hoped simply to establish the ba.sis of further negotiation such as is now in piogiess. 'While many of the ques tions involved aie delicate and difficult, Secretary Hoot says he has no doubt that Just conclusions will be leached satlsfnctoty to both .sides. Huilng the year the trade of tho Philippines has been gte.itly hampered by the lavages of rinderpest, cauing a mmtallty In some provinces of over yo per cent, among the e.uabao and thete by a shoitage of food ctops. Huslness In many sections was nlso interrupted bv the cholera. Xevertheles.s the lm poils of the archipelago weio tho latg est In Its hlstoty and its exports were exceeded In but two previous yeais. In nlue the imports weie $32,111,842, a gain of ti per cent, and tho exports J2.1, P2T,C7l, a gain over last year of 3 per cent. Imports from the United States inci eased over 3900 143 per cent., and exports to the United States increased over the same year US per cent. Our Hade with the Philippines is growing mote lapidly than that of tiny other country, Illustrating the tiuth of the spying that trade follows the Hag. Tho total Importations received from date of American occupation to and in cluding June 30, 1902, amounted to $, 175,691, or, reckoning complete yeailv periods coveied by tho last three fiscal years, an average annual Import ttade of mote than twenty-seven and a half million is shown to have been main tained; and the total duty collected dtuiug these years appioxlmated twenty-two and a half millions. Tho value of meichandiss expotted during the same period was S79,2G0,G07, the duty collected amounting to $3,000,000. In the tame lime the total revenues have amounted to $33,589,819.05 and the total expenditures to $23,253,")73.13, American money. The surplus of income over ex penditure has in a gieat measure been allottPd tc tho payment of various con tiacth tor public improvements and public benellt, so that the real smplus of free cash in the treasury is compaia tlvely small. Immigiant.s to the number of 30,091 arrived in thn Philippine Islands dining the fiscal year 1002 as against 17,108 in 1901. Of this number 12,751 (Including 10,101 Chinese) had been In the islands before. Among the 17,313 who vnme for tho fit st time there were 15,312, or SS per cent. Ameiicnns, 305 Chinese, 451 Japanese, 222 English, 35S Spanlaid, 129 East Indians, and tiOJ of other na tionalities. , Tlieto-weio 2,497 females and t2S children umer 11 yenis of age. "With the exception of S.319 Chinese but 3 per cent, of tho Immigrants were II llteuiles. Among tho Aiuei leans theie weio 17ii merchant dealers and gioceiv, 790 teuchois, 122 cleiks and account ants. The greater number of' Ameti cans aie, however, not descilbed by oc cupation. Moie than tluee-fourths of the Chinese were laboiets, and mote than half the remainder mil chants. Sectetary Hoot makes an eloquent appeal to congress to extend to tho Philippines the same degiee of tempoi til y lellcf in way ot tin Iff i eduction that was gtanttd by the last congiess to Poilo Kico; and also urges that tho .uchlpilago be peimltted to establish Its nionutaiy system on tho gold stnnd atd, Tills is his nigimient; Tho pooplo ot a tommy jusl cmeigliig f i inn nuuly sl jtais of devastating wuifaic, dining which ptoiluctlvu Indus liy was luUirupted, Mist nmmmtH of puiputy weto desttoii'd, iho bonds of so. cliil tn dor wno biukuu, habits ot' peace ful iudimliy vscra 1cm, ami at iho tlo.-io of which a guut lesltlnum of dlxoulcily nam weio left letullng a Hto ol bilgatulage uiul lobheiy, hud a sulllcloully ilitllcult task betute llioiu to lestoie oidtr and jutiapullty. In addltliiu lo this, however, the pcopto of the Plullppluo Inlands have within tho past car boon vlslled by gnat inlsloitunes. The Undotpest bus de.stioyed about 'm pur cent, ot till their uiubiios, leaving them without thait anlniils to till tlielr lautl nut) aid in tho (itdlnaiy voik of ftum mid vlllagn life, ('mnb.ion have Inci eased In pilen fioni J.ii to $JU0 Mexican. Tho Eastern disease known ns "siuru" has killed and Is kill ing tho natlvo nnd Ameilcan hotses, fur ther cilppllng ti nnspoi ttitlnil. Tho ilco nop has boon loduccd to i5 iei cent, uf tho oidluuo" cioji. Uist jear hi the Visa uu isluuds and (his ytar In Luzon a plnguu of locusts has como upon tho land, destiovlug much of the icinalnhig 25 per cent, of tho rice ciop. A thought In China and the tall In the pilco of sli ver have raised the price of ilco tiom $1 to $7 a plcul. Tho commission has been obliged to go out of tho Inland and tiso Insular funds to buy over 40,0u0,000 pounds of ilco to eavo tho peoplo fioni peilshln by fit in I no. Cholcia bus ingod and It i aging thioughout tho Islantls. Tho ig norance of tho peonlu and their imwlll ingaes to submit to saultuiy icgtilutions huvo mude It almost imposslblo lo check tho ravages nf tho disease, v lilcli, It Is estimated, will claim not less than 100,000 victims. Tho decline in the pi too of sil ver has cut i led Mexican dollars down flum u ratio of two to otto In gold to a tQtlo of over (wo and one-half to one, and this has hot no hctvllv on tho com mercial Inteiests and on llu wage mm em. The Insular Roveinnient has In ten months lost over tl.OnO.OOO gold by thn dpillno In silver bccauHo It was opctal lug on it silver b.ifls, anil this has elmiiRrd thn siuphis of, icventles Into it deficit at the Very time when thn other tanse.s mentioned have eiiusfd un'elin m (Unary iltrmintt fiir'lht' tine tif tlio love, lilies for tho lollef of tho .people. Agil tMllttito l piimtintid. Commeicu Is htiuiiieved and illseounigeil. All the po litical pin ties In tho Philippines ingciit ly tletntihil tt ch.nmu of thn pieseitt ciir leney ntuintnid. Hnnlo lellnt would bo nf fouled by opening a piolltiibte nmtket in tho United States to the ptoditcN of tho Inlands. Still gi enter toilet would be nf fntded by tlcllveilng the lluslnes of the lslnnils finm tho tllMtisttotm effects of ttip ileclluo In tho pi Ice of silver and the lliictiialloils hreveliange. mid putting It upon the substantial Insls of tho gold sltindatd ciiiienev. There is In the teport n consldetnblo discussion of .he ptoblein ot governing the Mohammedan Moios with whom our relations me Just now pomewhat strained, but It deserves attention by 1 1 self. Fieqiient leports fiom the land ot the rising sitn to the effect thnt tho Mnd Mullah has been asaasslntited Indicate Hint unless one ol the Mole St. Nicholas; cm lespondents has clinige of the Mul lah news, the existence of the dusky ptophet must be truly feline. Aliendy theie is friction between the Gorman and Hiitlsh naval commandeis over the question as to who shall have tiie llrst play, with tho Venezuelan ping-pong ball. - With neaily half of last year's hai vest still on hand, dealcis In congealed water aie not becoming unduly excited ever tiie piospects for a huge ice ciop. Picsldent Castio, ot Veneraicla, pio poses to inn the government until the anivnt of the Hiitlsh and Get man lleets. Tt Is to be hoped that Dewey will not tpoll the new tt features ot the Vene zuelan war by cutting the vviie. ' The magnate of the tllffeienl base ball ti lists may yet dilute fiom the same canteen. Govetnoi Yates evidently did not know thnt the cattle contiovorsy was loaded. Outline Studies of flUman Nature Oiigin of a Slang Phrase. The oiigin of sling has nlwas been a puzzle to philologists, lint once In a while it cm lent plu.t-.e can bo triced to ita soittcc. Tiie colloquialism, "To fed like thlity cents," Is npp'iicntlv nonsensical, but li is otitnlnly the moxt loicel'til ex pietslon of the dav to,- denoting small, mean, ana contemptible In ones own sight. Its oiigin Is thus t plaincd by tt Philadelphia lawjei, who", sometimes pinctlees in Xew Yotk: "Theie Is a vnsrnnt law in Xew Yotk, under which a poison li.ivitiK no vNlulu means of snppott miy bo placid In dui nnce. It lias also been decided 111 thit state that a pcison having so sm.ill .i sum as thhty cents In Ills possession has 'visible means of Mtiipnrl.' Xovv, theie in no law In New Yotk, ejeept tho vagiant law, under wlilih pool-sellets and gamblets of that soit may bo held. Slioitly after tho decision Just mentioned was l'ointul.itcd two gambit is weto eap tined in a laid nnd tnon to the Ten dci loin station house. They sent for a lawjei, who eamn and had a inlk with them, it will never do to make any show of monev hole.' he said. -Glvo mt your lolN.1 They handed their wads over to him, and ho gave each of them a quar ter and a nickel, with insti actions lo pio diue tho coins when he asked them to do o in coin I. "When tlirlr cases weie called, tho lawyer got them tilt on tho pica that they weio not vagiant--, each having tho legal amount of funds In his possession. Just as tho decision was iciuleied In fa voi of his (lletits, ti mos'-enRor enteied the eoiiit loom and u milled the l.iw er'.s iiiobcnee at the Supieine touit. Ho left without .-ceing his clients, and they wended tin ir w.tv to the ueaiest saloon. " 'How do yon teol?' said one. " 'I feel liko thlity cents, said tho oth er, 'and ptobably will until I get my loll back, or what's left of it.' "And that is how that phtast was stalled on its tiavol-." Philadelphia Teleginph. What Tempeiance Cost Him. r. N. Chniiington, the English tem perance lefotmcr, who has conceived tho idea, of a teetotal paradise, mu i oumlod by water, has hail one of tlio most remark able can cis in tho history of the temper mico movement. What situation mom dutmatlc has any woik of llction to show than liianlngtnu's assembly hall, whcio tho huge canvas ndvi't tisement of tcm pei.nuo meetings is almost permanently hung out In the eloso pio.lmlty of Cliiu lington's hi one i y, whence nto supplied hunch eds ot public houses in tint neigh bothood Hot u In 1S50, a iiortion ot his (diicntloii witb leceived at Mailboiotigli. Itather than go to the university he pie. lei i ml, atfr a continental toiu, to take his place in tlio bnvveiy of a father. Meanwiillo ho was " cinvm ted," After somo lime spent in assisting mission and ( vangellstle wot I' tho Irony of his por tion oveiwiiubned him and ho cut him self ftotn tlio piomioci. of a vast foituna with a i omp.irntlvo pittance, "i vvonde.' wli.tt you got for wearing that bluti ilb bon'.'" sild it cynic to lilni once "I am not ceitalu of the eact niiiouiit," ho io pllod, "bin 1 know il costs mo .'0.Wkj a jttir." . Baron Haussmnnn's Dismissal, Cliio of tho most amusing occasions on which n Tutk tiled to coufoun to Eu lope.tn customs wilhout quite knowing what the meant happened when Haion HausMuaun came lo Constantinople on n visit to Abdul -V.U, the then stlltnu. Oitn day J3 u on Hnus&manu hnd nn in terview with tho giand vlzlcr, who' did not know a woul of Kieneli. At tlio be ginning of tho Interview tho old long Tiiiklbh pipes weio biotight in, and then llnron Haussmann began making a veiy Joiir? speech in Pionch. Tho gland vizier could not updoistaud n woid, but listened must attentively mi ho noticed that bis pipe had youn nut, and clapped his hand for a beivaqt to como and to light It H.iiissmaiin, 'thinking ho was applauding, lushed towaitt him with out sti etched hand, intending to shako hands and thank hlni. Tho grand vizier, seo lug his hand put I'mth, shook It waim ly and said, ,,iootl-Uo" under tho 1m. piesslou It was Huiib&manu's intention in leave, and quitted tho loom. London Dally Tolegrnph, Mad Mullah's "Miiades." A good story lb told in tho Englfbh pa pcis of how the Somali Mad Mullah woikcd ono of thobo "mlraileb'' which diow many waveieis to his banner. An English man-of-war was sent to demoustiato off tho coast, and at night tliiew a bcuictillght on to tin Junglo cov eicd mountains. Abdullah was In hldin3 theie, uud. knowing fiom his vltlts to Aden what it was that his followeis hull ed as u now stui, told them Unit tho light was becking hhn. 'hoii tho clectilo itie netuully Hooded his ciicainpntent he riled in liliuiipli: "WHI j, oti deny now (hat I ntu tinder (ho cyo uf lod?" Tho Scttntill fell tm liielr knees, heat tlio cnlth with their forehead, and ie piled! "Thou rtto truly thn Elect, the 'iio-ni, the Mullah, tho Master. Our goods, our cxlstcilct , our souls belong lo thee. Wo pluco out pelves entirely at tho disposition nf thv will.' A few weeks later ciima the iiowh ot (lie lMng ot soinu four thousand of theso Homitll. Bevcildge Silenced. They mu tolling a story on Senator Hovel Idge, ot Itulliulii, who has Just 10 tutiied from an Iniiiili.V into the cinlms of O'tlnliomtt, Now Mexico and Arlzon to ntnteliootl. Mr. Heveililge was dlsgii'lod with tho Ignotaiieo displayed by fouio Justices of thu peace, and ei)icsed him telf In hli imu.nl vigorous mnniior. An old follow, holding a jtutlcu'a com inl.SHlon.vviio had been meilltallvcly chew hur lobncco dinlns tho cxamlnatkin. tut nod on Mr. Hevciltlge, nnd hi his tlinwilii'; way, ef.clalmcd: "Senator, In tlio spilng I nlvvajs go back to dear old lnjinuuy and round up mr old f i lend. Jeeins whltcoml) lllley, tho Hnosicr port. Wo lay In about lliteo gslioun of Kentucky whisky, get it io it- intiu and whip tlio Wabash for black bass. I Jos' wish you'd come along on ono of them tilps. 1 know :ou don't keer notion' l,ir thn Iomuv nne thn fish 1 In', but 1 wlsht while wo llsh you'd step back into tho tall timber along the vVa bash bottoms and put your tests to somo ot our Inilaiiny Justices of tun peace, Mr. Itevetldgo concluded the examina tions at mice. Washington Coiicpond enco Philadelphia Pi ess. The Iiishman nnd the Mule. Geneial Phil Shcildan was once asked what llttlo incident dining bis armv ex pel leneo iimusetl him most. "AVell," ho said, "I don't know, but I stlwaja laugh when 1 think ot the Irishman nnd tho rtiiny mule. I was tiding down tho lino ono day when I saw an Jilshman mount ed on a mule, which was kicking Its legs lather fieely. Tho initio Ihrilly got Its hoof i aught hi the stltiup. when, in tho excitement, the Iilshinau lemaiKed: 'Well, begin l all. If jou'ie golu' t' get on I'll get off." A Child at Seventy-one. Senator Piltchnrd, of Notth Caiollna, telling how healthy his section of site state K lenutiked: 'A mountaineer, aged 9.', and his wlte. ngod 90, were re turning fioni the funciul of their oldest child who had died at the ago of 71. They weto both decplv gt loved. As they weio tllscusslnsr their Ics the wlfo said: "'I always told jou, John, that wo would never ialo that child.' "Now Yoik Times. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. 1'or Tlio Tilhuno by Walter J. Hallaid. Of tho 1,"00 locomotives In uso on the Japanese tallways, ,U0 ate Amcticnu built. Tho Schenectady woik-t have sent l"i since IVis, and the Ualdwln Locomotive AVoiks 2" in the past ten cais. Uncle Sam still has b'l iin. 17rt aeie-, of public lands to divide anmngthe mem bers ot Ids niimeiotis family. This is equal to mote than 10 acres for each man, woman and child In the country. In addition ho has lluMiil.tilS acres reserved for various put pose1-. Patent application" to the number of -f...r,CJ weio tiled during the last eitt, and 27,"S7 patents weie gtantcd during tho cai. Mlnetnl pioilucts alone Inci eased oui national wealth last jear bv over $1,000, 00O.C0O. Tieasuiy gains dining 1002, flscul year: Inci ease of available cash bal itnce $'3J,TS0.5t;': Hedlietlons of United States notes 17, ISJ.T'.O Reduction of Troasuiy notes l,27l,C90 Total, ,$-J,337,713 Convincing. Hunter Baltimore e The pe.-fect lyps of the purest whiskey, claims this : The test is taste, and a taste con vinces that it is Pure, Old, Mellow It is (he American Gentleman's Whiskey C SoM nt all flrttt-clast rafes ami by Jitltliers. M. LVNAHAN i faOS, llaltliimit. Mil. J fr ! ! Every Roof t Guaranteed Ten FrSifli KMtrMiU Wfl f-S fcaswia-aiy lite,- Ehrefs Slag Roofing. : WARREN-EHRET COMPANY, t 321 WASHINGTON AVE. . .j. .j. ALWAYS BUSY. HJlftffl&il It 111 'OlrW V. .. i? Lewis & Reilly Of Good Sense Boots, Shoes, Slip pers and Rubbers, on our Main Floors and in the Basement. 125,000 Pairs of the Best Boots, Shoes, Slippers and Rubbers that ever came to this or any other market. On account of the requests of our thousands of customers whom we have served so well for four teen years Our Stores Will Be Open Evenings Until After Christmas. Lewis & Reilly Wholesale and Retail, 114 and 116 - - Wyoming Ave. Lawyers The Tribunes will guarantee to print your paper boolc quicker than any oth er printing house In the city. ' WU MIBVl 1124 Lackawanna Avenue, TaKo Ulovalor. Closing out entire stock of Silk Waists that were $5 to 17 at 98c 1.98 2.98 3.98 4.98 Now's -Your Clinnce. Como tinrly. J J J .J 'I "fr J ! 'J i !' . Yenrs Merry Christmas Sale, u i M$m Hli 1 Wats IJJr- Twenty Christmas Presents $50.oo To He Given by The Scranton Tribune to the Children of Scrnnton and Northeastern Pennsylvania. One Present $20.00 in Gold rf... .$20.00 One Present 10.00 in Gold 10.00 Ono Present 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 THE TRIBUNE'S SECOND ANNUAL Jtmio Educational Contest A Contest in Word-Building. Who Can Alakc the Most Words Out of the Letters in T-H-E H-O-M-E P-A-P-E-R. THIS IS much easier than last year's contest, and twenty of the brightest boys and girls will seenre Chrismas Gifts in cash for making the largest number of words out of- these letters. It Is 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 tho number cf 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 uced 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 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 tvo 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. J 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 regular subscriber to THE TRIBUNE. Fold the list DO NOT ROLL. CONTEST CLOSES SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20TH at 5 P. M. All letters of inquiry for information will be promptly answered. Ad-' dress your list of words, or any question you wish answered, to CONTEST EDITOR. SCRANTON TRIBUNE. SCRANTON. PA. DAINTY LITrU GIFTS THAT ARZ INEXPt-vlVZ Sterling Silver Novelties Seem to be the most popular gifts for girl friends this year and it isn't at all surprising, for girls, as a general rule, are partial to this very sort. Then, too, there are so many pretty and inexpensive designs that are ser viceable that making the selection becomes a pleasure, rather than a task. I'osslblv ou'vo iilio.ul) made a mcniouiiuliim oC a few von wish to iniu'liiiM'; for tittiuo convenience may wo mik kom: Hell ltiicKles, Itoii-iloii Hexes, rionl; Maile. lliacolcts, Paul l'.ms Cinnbs. tllovn Hooks, lltilr l'ins, Hut l'hm, .livvel TinvH, l.ockelH. .Mnnleuio Ai tides, Hil.sois, Paper I'ullois. l'h(Uoi;iaih I'mmes Shoo IIouis, llinp: Tieos, Seal f I'lnn, Thimbles, Thlmhio cVihom, ami many otheis nitmlly as iibcltil. Everything That l.s GojiI in Jewelry and Diamonds Mercereau & Connell, 132 Wyoming Avenue. Kfj ngiTMg.1 A "For Rent" sign on your house will only be seen by the casual passerby, A "For Rent" ad. In The Tribune will be seen by ALL who may be contemplating a change of residence. Only One-Half Cent a Word Ti For a Christmas n eoid Present $50. 00 I - i KMenUlensiis NO POISON Has ever been found inthoenaraelol Agate Nlckel- Stetl Ware. Th8 BLUE LABEL, (iuri i tul TRADKMARIC llenalonor I. nlted Hutu L'ouit, lotted uifYrry ilne, PROVES IT. 11 HiljjUtutri are of- ft IP,I. writ,, nil. Hew Booklet Free. gait AieMSIttl , flail tt foltl tvtht I hading Vtpartmmt I1UHNBDIN THC BIJAHtU ARESAFE uhu icufurnuA- ttiy fvrrf. Zlline. A Orul, lilt. CO , H.w tt. CO . H.w i rw. , scion, ewcixo in. FOOTE & FULLER COl 140-14S WASHINGTON AVENj SCRANTON, PA. Comiilcte line of the genuine J a. wanutaotuiuig' contnany's At NlcKle stcei wme. mJFTy
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