ff'V s- -s kwiSw'v'? I ' 4' A TflE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, .i.EMBER 22, 1002. . -v tiv -tj- WENTY PRESENTS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS The Tribune's Junior Educational Contest Will Make Manu youngsters Hannu. PACTORYVILLE GIRL WINS FIRST PRIZE yilss Jcsslo A. Tilllnpflmst Secures Twenty Dollars In Gold as a Christ mas Present from The Tribune. MlB3 Jessie A. Xeach, of Scranton, Is Secnntl and Gots S10 ill Gold. Gould Hunter, o Scranton, Third! i In Lino for $5 in Gold Fifteen of i the Presents Go to Scrantonlnns and Five to Other Towns Six Girls and Fourteen Boys Are Sue-. cessful Why the Lists Were Cut Down Prefixes, Sufilxes and Con tractions Were All Ruled Out. How Ties Were Decided Names of Thoso Who Sent in Lists Saturday. A Merry Christmas to All. The Tribune's Junior Kilueiitlonnl Contest, which has kept the girls and boys of Northeastern Pennsylvania busy for the past seven weeks, came lo an end on Saturday afternoon a I "1 o'clock. During these seven weeks the little folks have been poring over dlc tlonarles and spelling hooks, and try ing their best to form' the most words out of the letters In "The Home Pa per." Jluch surprise has been ex pressed at the large number of words tlicse nhotit KiO rontnlurd more limn MO words. livery Hut containing li"t imnilirr of words was gone ovrr wire fully ami tho list jmt aside for futino refcrente. If any one thinks a mls liiko has been made In their list, or It should have had more correct worde, they can secure It by applying to the Contest Kdltor, before noon on Tues day. After that time all lists will bo put away to save room. Two brothers In the contest submit ted lists containing the same words, one coming In a day ahead of the other. Thu first one left one letter off of the end of a word and this little mistake cost him $1.50. How Ties Were Decided. Karly In the contest It was realized that It was possible there would be a number of "ties" on account of the limited number of words thut could be made out of the phrase, "The Homo Paper." As each list was received It was placed In an envelope that 'had boon numbered previously, and these numbered envelopes were the deciding factors whentwoormorellstHcontnlnrd the same number of words. Four con testants each got 3:11 words, two 320, two ?M, two niT. and two S21. The pre caution was therefore well taken. The following lists were .received Saturday: "Win. .Moflltt, 36 "Woodlawn avenue, Carbondale. Charles X. Lord. 13G Madison avenue. Dunmore. lloland Samuel, 307 School street. Margaret Payne, SOIj Klcctric avenue. Kdwurd Hesslnger, VO'J Pittston nve nue. Charles A. Splecher, !"i23 Prescott ave nue. Frank K. Miller, 510 Cedar avenue. lllghter Ij. Keck, 1010 Pino street. Mabel Brooks, S05 Electric avenue. Kflle Jones, 4GI Mary street. Francene Stearns, Kingsley, Pa. Orrln Rogers, Simon, Pa. John Summers, !)20 Price street. Harold Clark, 1013 Mulberry street. The Twentu Successful Contestants. No. of Prize, list. 1 lt'.l 2 17 ;! 12 1 1f ." i i! TS 7 137 S 11 0 V.'O l(t 277 11 142 i: 171 1.1 'Jili U lo 3 SS If, IIS 17 1 1 IS 51 1!) IV. 20 262 Olig tnal Nome. Address list. Jessies A. TJIIInghast, Factoryvllle "72 Josslo A. Leach. 601 Olive street .lit Gould Hunter. Hotel Nash M2 Win. T. S. Jtoilrlguoz, 128 Webster avenue .. in "William Johiw, Vaudllng il llarley Joslln, 111 Qulncy avcuuo 3,'S "Willlo Toy, rll Harrison aveniio 3fi3 Clias. "W. Rodriguez, -12S Webster avenue.... 110 H. P. Coston. Ri2 Madison" avenuo 3IS Lennre Stanton, 722 Pino street 431 Howard McCormick, 815 Monroo avenuo .... 12.5 Annie Watson, Pittston, Pa -tort Prancis Mellale, 2235 Jackson street .'... 312 Walter Toy, 311 Hanlson avenuo 372 Kdward Fadden, 015 Adams avenue 370 Ksthcr Hopewell. 1357 Sanderson nvenuo .. 311 ficrtrudo Kllpntiick. Carbondalo 372 Cedric F. Joslin, 411 Quincey avenuo .... James Kllpatrick. Carhondalo Harold Clark, 1013 Mulberry street Cor- Amount leetod ot list. pi Izc. M 315 JM.OO 3'J1 10.00 3!! ;5.n0 3il 2.30 3JI 2.50 331 1.00 331 1.00 310 1.U0 3.".l 1.00 320 l.fO 32S .r) 32il .30 :Oi .30 325 .50 125 ,50 321 .50 321 .50 321 .51) 321 .50 320 .30 4 that could bo found and In many cases parents have been gratified with The Tribune's plan on account of its edu cational value. Miss Jessie A. Tilllnghast, of Fae toryvllle, Pa., has the honor of being the iDiie to win the first prize of $20.00 in gold. Miss Jtssle A. Leach, of Col Olive Htreet, Scranton, is second with only one word less than Miss Tilllnghast, and thereby secures a Christmas pres ent from The Tribune of $10.00 in gold. Ciould Hunter, who resides at the Hotel Nash, this city, is third, also hy one word, and his holidays will bo made happier by the possession of $3 in gold as a result. In all, there arc fourteen boys and M- girls who have won Christmas pieseuts in accordance with the rules governing the contest, and qf that number fifteen of (be prizes go to S-rantonUns and five to winners who live outside Its precincts. The first pri.o, which is won by Miss Tilllnghast, of" Facloryvllle, and the llfth, belonging to William Johns, of Ynndllng. are the enly two large prizes to go outside the city, Miss Jeshlo A. Tilllnghast Is but 12 years uld. Her list was received at The Trlbue oflice on Dec. fl, and con tained 372 words In its original form. It was found that there were 37 words that ha'd no right In the list and when these were crushed out .Miss Jessie hud S35 correct words remaining. As no other list had more or as many correct words tin" little maid from Wyoming county wins a great, big, shining, gol flcu double eagle fur 'Iut Christmas Flocking. Jllss Jessie A. Leach, who Is second, scut In her list of words on Nov. fi. It comprised a total of .'It I words when, It was retelved. 'IV 11 of tho words had Fonie fault which necessitated their rejection and the remaining 3"JI were unbeaten until Miss Tillinghast's list came along more than a month later. Miss Leach's list had fewer words erased than any list that was read. If pho had waited a few days longer and found only one muro word. She would have been llrst: but tho prize shu has won Is wull worth having and tlieru nre many children In this city who would bo pleased to trado places with her. Prefixes and Suffixes. One. of tliu most notable causes of u reduction of lists came about through tho erusuro of prefixes, sulllxes and contractions. These nro not complete words. Among tho many that were found wero these: Apo, o'er, ep, or, h.unio, heiua, hemato, hcnio, heptu, latero, inula, o'er, oma, petro, prue, pre, promo, tor, th, therino, thro', and no on, Theso incomplete prefixes, suf JI.mh and contractions met an untime ly end. Soniu lists that had originally more than 400 words wero padded out In this wuy to a great extent and tho reduction necessary under tho rules made them usclubs as competltlors. Some misunderstandings In regard to thu rules arose, as Is sometimes tho case. Duo hoy bunded In a list of more than n.SOO words, which, when half a day had been spent In editing it, yielded the total of 165 that wero rorrect. Jt this young man had dropped u postal to tho Contebt Kdltor asking for an expluuutioii of tho rules, lui would have been saved u week's wieless labor. In ull 278 lists were received. Of Francis Mellale, 2235 Jackson street, Ruth M. Carr, 172 Hrook street, Dun more. T. II. Gilpin. Grc Uown, Pa. Marion C. Scott. .loscow, Pa. Kdward Corby, C40 Hitchcock Court. Gertrude Kirst, 1101 Cedar avenue. Peter Schumacher, 610 Alder street. Mary Jones, 1706 North Main avenue. Don C. Capwell, 202 Webster avenue. Lilllo A. Rarth, 17G Brook street, Dunmore. Irving Richard, 309 Wheeler avenue. Adah Richard, 300 AVheeler avenue. Lenore Stanton, 722 Pino street. Selma Rarth, 170 Brook htreet, Dun more. To all of tho contestants, whether successful or otherwise, Tho Tribune extends thanks for helping It make this Junior Educational Conttst the great success it lias been, and wishes each and every one of them a Meny Christmas and 11 Happy New Year. The successful contestants may pro cure their presents by calling at The Tribune at any time after 1 o'clock tills afternoon. Following is the llht of Miss Jessie A. Tilllnghast, that won first prize: A A, ah, ahem, am. ameer, umuivt, amort, ampere, ape, oper, apert, upon, apolhrni, apputo, apt nr, are. arot, arm, arniet, nropli, art, at, ate, tiiinii, atom, atop. K Maine, car, earth, eat, cater, ealli, eet, eh, cm, erne, cmeer, empte, cplm. ephemera, ephor. hpopes. cpopt, era ernto, ere, ernie, Kruteme, et, elhe, ether, II I la. h.ini, home, hamper, hap, baie, harem, harm, harp. Hart, hut liale, hat er, lisitli. h". Ileum, heap, ln-apor, hear, heart, lii'.irth, heat, heater, heath, heather, In ep, lioer, hem. hemp, he p llep.il', Jlepper, her, here, lieieat, hereto, Hernia, hero, liert, Merle, lletn, lie, lio.i, hear, hoe, home, hop liopo hopcr, hopper, hnppet, hure, hot, hole. M .M11, Muline, nuip, mar, mine, mail, mat, mate, mater, 11101I1, blather, me, merii, meat, muitli, nicer, meet, mcctcr, inecth, mere, mot, nielapliol, inele, nn--teor, meter, me'.iOpe, metro mo 111011, moat, nine. Mulmii. mup, mope, mtppet, Mora, limit, mot, mute, uiolh, mother. u 1), oar, cat, oath, oh, ohm, omer, opah, ope, opera, opeiate, or, Oru, 010, 01 1, uther. J' Pa, pall, pain, pamper, pampero, p.uupi'c, pap, pupe, paper, par, pan, part, pat, pate, patee, path, pea, pear, peart, peat, pee peep peeper, peer pepo, per, pero, peiempt, perment, pert, pelar, peter, poire, rnaiu I'liaio, pueer, 1'litor, I oa, Poc, poem, pact, poll, pr U', pomp, liuinpet, pup. P"pe, popct. j. 'e, poit, porta, porto pot poiucr, luuni, irate, pin ompt, pro, proa, proem, proheme, I'mni. ut licit, prompt, prop, prophet. R Ita. nun, ramee, ramp, Itainpe, rap, rape, Raphe, rappee, rapt, rat, rale, rath, rathe, re, ream, jeame, reap, Itce, rcem, hcbeiit, Rome, remote, rep, jepeat, ret, role, Rhuplie, Rhea, ltlieuc, roam, roe, Rome, romp, rope, rot, iota, role. T Tu, tahr, ttimo, tamer, tamp, tamper, Tiimpee, tap, tape, taper, tapper, tar, tare, turo, lea, team, tear, tee, teem, teenier, tehee, temper, tempera, tempo, tepee, tcpor, tcr.ipli, term, ternia, Tlmr, th, Then, Hire, tlicrin, theme, Theorem, there, thermal', tho, Thor, Thorp, tlnenp, three, thrcpe, throe, Throp, to, toe, Tom, tome, top, tope, toper, toph, tor, toro, train, trump, trap, trape, tree, trump, Trompe, trope. They Pay the User. If you wish a hulf-tono or Una cut, let the Scranton Tribune make It for you. Our equipment for this work Is complcto and up-to-date. Wo have facilities for doing tho finest sort of work at lowest prices and what's more, wo do It. A trial order will convince you. Useful Holiday Gifts vp C si f& We shall be very busy the next few days. Saturday last was a JT vOUlSC good indication of what we may expect. People crowded every aisle of this store. We believe every one received attention and prompt service. Our regular, as well as extra salespeople respond quickly to your demand. But there's one favor we would ask of you do your buying as early as possible earlier if you can. Here's a Few Suggestions. There's Many More That Are Not Suggested Here : e3 Wfi;-jit. . ''.' .5 ' -f. J COPTCICIIT ik lire B3TI1 Smoking or Lounge Coats You won't find any larger assort ment than is found here. From $5.00 to $12.00 -sw C,l'-""''wtP''''iM tr.'.".. aii. . ' ' Mufflers and Neckwear You can purchase these popular Holiday Gifts to much better advan tage here because of the large assort ment of Silks. Neckwear, 50c to $1.50 riufflers, 50c to $1.50 if Ladies' Umbrellas, $1.50 to $5.00 Gentlemen's Umbrellas, $2.UU to &o a A Holiday M Hint w W " S M A Mr of M W Sorosls m S Shoes m for a wt Christmas M P GMt if. 'RcaVftjrtf "iS ,v . ?.; O- -" Fancy and White Vests Send a young man a present of this, kind and you'll surely win his appreciation. Many dl f Gl C( patterns, from P1 lvPJv You'll find the best here in all things that make his wardrobe complete. A US UT Sp W333 i Wt Bnamm B M0 m KB 9 Mkzxm w. Complete Outfitters. OTHERS ;atg;iaaHiB!taziafflgi5fflBas IIHI"' ifmi"iii t Novelties in Leather Goods 8 Of Every Description Right Up-to-Date CALL BEFORE PURCHASING. G, W. Fritz, Go. 41 0 Lackawanna Ave, $$$$ "tegv T 11IL ltuuu of the gun may be like the report of . frm V. Nffi:(?ginRnrailaCi' zHHElfl r vst;,t3v2:a',',','!'' the strike com mission, kiqks both ways However m will nut Kick as lutnl as the gun at not being able to find a suital.. Christmas Present, if yuu will call at- l'lorey & Urooks'nii-'-Wl Spruce St, You will fintl Air Kifles, Shot fitins, Target Killes, Shales, Polo Sticks, (Janie Hoards and everythhiK ill the sporting goods line; also a complete stock of Cameras, Kodaks, Photo Supplies, Albums, Cards, Poster Hoards, etc. Some great bargains in up-to-date Cameras. OPEN EVENINGS. Florey Sc Brooks, 5-534 Spruco Street. Have You ALL Your Christmas Presents. Isn't there some one you ought to remember ? If so, here are a few things, just as sugges tions, that would help solve the Christmas problem. Sheet Music or music books are very welcome to anyone who plays. We have the latest oper atic pieces and popular successes and the stand' ard works as weli. Violins, Mandolins, Banjos and Guitars at prices from $3. so to $50.00, and all the smaller musical instruments at all sorts of prices from Jive cents up. Some of these would please any boy. Come in and let us show you, N. A. HULBERT? 1 17 Wyoming Avenue. . 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