The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-06

Yesterday marked the beginning Of
the Scranton Tribules great Educa-
tional Contest. This practical business
and benevolent enterprise started off
on its first day of active life with
vigor and those who entered into the
work displayed marked enthusiasm.
Applications for the books of
credit blanks were numerous and re-
quests for them were made both per-
sonally and by mail, showing that am
bition has been stimulated both in the
city and country. More interest has
been manifested in this contest thus
early in It's career than in anything of
a like nature that has been laid before
the public in this section of the coun-
try. AS each contestant enrolled his
name in the contest and received the
necessary stationery to aid him 1t was
easily perceived that he was glad of
an opportunity to demonstrate his
capability to achieve good results.
From now on the contest will be in
full swing, and those who have shown
the wisdom to start in at the
beginning will doubtless be pleased
that they have taken "time by the
forelock" and covered a large portion
of territory before the number of con-
testants gets to its high-water mark.
Early Application Advisable.
From now until Sept. 20 many
more contestants will enter into
the work. AS the details of this gen.
erous offer become more generally
known and better understood by the
public, both inside and outside The
Tribune's constituency, there will be
a very large number OF active can
vassers striving to secure one OF the
special rewards and all filled with a
spirit of determination tc excel every
other one who may be working along
the same lines. Those who enter their
names now on our books as partici-
pants will be able to secure lead
over the ones who will enter later,
and as every point counts they may
thereby be able to maintain that lead
until the close of the contest and thus
be one of the fortunate ones. 1t Is
better to enter during the opening
days of a contest like this than to
procrastinate and have to work doubly
hard later in order to catch up with
the leaders.
No Excuse for Idleness.
No unemployed young man or
woman In Northeastern Pennsylvania
Will have excuse for idleness this
summer nor chance to claim that
there is nothing to do There
is presented to all a great incentive
for individual effort and a promise
of steady work during the usual
months of idleness If they will only
embrace 1t. AS stated in the first an
nouncement of The Tribune's Educa-
tional Contest and reiterated in SUBJ
sequent articles, every one who enters
the contest this summer will be re-
warded in accordance with the amount
of work they do.
Have "Side Line"
Every person who is now in receipt
of a regular salary, no matter how
large, is always willing to increase
that amount If 1t can be done in an
honorable, legitimate manner. To
such young men and women The Trib-
une's plan of special rewards can not
fail to commend itself. None of them
Is so busy that he will not have
time to go among his friends and
ac1uaintances and solicit their patron
age. Nearly all commercial travellers
carry what they call a "side line"
and the young persons who now have
a situation in any sort of employ
ment would do we'll to make this cam
Yass a side line" issue to Increase
their amount OF ready money or for