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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
Awards in The Tribunes Junior Educational Contest

would discover why they were not In
the key list.
In every list there would also be- a
few errors in spelling. Letters would
be transposed or omitted. and these
would be ruled out.
Then there were those who wilfully
changed the spelling Of words to make
them have the right letters. AS an In
stance, there were few lists Where
such words as country" and county
were spelled "countrie" and "countie'
Sometimes where Il word had final
sc" that would make II contain two
"e's," the last sc" was dropped.
"Pluras formed by adding s. and
'es' not allowed" This rule was vio-
lated in many cases. 1t was necessary
to make such rule as otherwise every
noun and verb in the dictionary would
have had added to it an "s." All other
plurals are given in the dictionary i'm
mediately after the noun. as country
pl. countries" ana where the letters
were correct these were admitted.
words" only were admitted. Under
this Interpretation sutliXes and prefiXes
were not allowed. as they are not
words" but only parts of words. Com
pound words were admitted. as COM
pound word is ~ word" In some in
stances the dictionary defines combina-
tons of two or more words. hs sea
robin" and as these are clearly separ-
ate words and could in no case be con-
sidered "a word" they We're not ad-
nitted. a. "I' and 20" were ad-
nitted, us they are clearly words.
contractions. such as 'nint.' were
not admitted. ns they are not complete
words.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
AWARDING THE PRIZES
How the Gifts Are to Be Presented
to the Successful Boys and Girls.

The most important part Of the whole
contest is yet to come. The boys and
girls are all waiting to learn how they
are to receive the prizes they have won.
The Tribune would like to have as
many as possible of the twenty-siX
young people. whose names are print
ed in the table on this page, come to
| The Tribune office at 4.30 o'clock this
afternoon. and each will be given an
opportunity to select the gift they
would most prefer on the list published
herewith. The figures in the table show
just what The Tribune paid for each
present and they are published in the
order Of their value. but this does not
mean that Robert l.. Spencer. the boy
in thirteenth place. must take the girls
skates. nor that Esther II. Hopewell
who is sixteenth, must have the set of
boxing gloves. just because that is the
sixteenth gift.
William Rodriguez will have the first
choice. and it is quite natural that he
should choose the gold watch, but he
can have anything else on the list in
stead of that if he wishes. 1t is cX-
pected however, that the first five viii
take the watches. and if Miss Gertrude
Marguerite Malone. of Forest city, are
unable to get to The Tribune office this
afternoon, silver watches will be sent
to them.
Next comes Willie Toy. in sixth place.
and he will have his choice of any Of
the other gifts. He can have the writ
ing desk. the game board. or anything
else if he prefers. After he has made
his selection. Raymond G. Hodges will
have his choice. and the others in the
order in which their names appear in
the list of successful contestants.
Robert l.. Spencer, who is in thr-
tcenth place, is too far from Scranton
to be able to get here this afternoon,
and the Contest Editor. who was boy
once himself. will make selection for
him of IA gift that would be most suit
able for ii boy of thirteen years.
There are three other winning con-
testants who are out of town--AIssas
Carrie Harlow and Florence Stone, of
Hawley. and Miss Madeline r. Walk
or. Of Carbondale. If they are unable
to get to Scranton in time this after
noon, the most suitable gift of the
greatest value will be set aside for
them when their turn to select arrives.
The Tribune would he glad to wait
until it's out-of-town friends could get
to Scranton, but it seems advisable to
give out the presents this afternoon
so that the boys and girls can have
their Christmas gifts on Christmas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
Educational
Advantages.

The Tribune has been complimented
many times on the educational adVant-
age of the contest. Fathers and mothers
Who have brought in lists have re-
marked: Here Is my boys list OF
words, and whether he wins anything
NJ not it has done him Il lot of good.
He has had the proper combinations OF
letters more firmly fixed in his mind,
and it has taught him the value of
writing carefully
Others have spoken of how their chill
dren had been led to look up the mean
ing of words which We're new to them
while still others claim that they have
learned to operate the typewriter with
greater accuracy and speed
There may be n few who have over
looked these advantages and when they
find that their boy or girl has failed Ia
secure prize, when their list was
longer than the others, will wonder how
they could have failed, In any event 1t
will be interesting to know just why
many of the words were ruled out.
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letters, filled full of the little blanks,
came In in every mail, until it was nee
essary to assign two men to the task
OF sorting and classifying them ac-
cording to numbers.
soon after the contest opened it was
found that the winner would have over
l'5OO words, and accordingly all esti-
mates below that number We're thrown
aside. 1t was also ascertained that it
would be impossible to get more than
1900. so that those above that num-
Der Jared the same fate. All coupons
between these two figures We're care
fully numbered in the order i'm which
they came in, and sorted so that those
of each hundred were kept separate.
AS soon as the contest was decided. it
was only necessary to go over those
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24

being folded, and these We're Il joy to
with delicate ribbons rcd, pink blue,
yellow and green.
Then there We're those which were not
SO neat. They came rolled, which was
against the printed rules; they came
written on both sides of the paper,
which was also against the rules there
were some in which the words We're not
numbered or We're not i'm alphabetical
order then there We're some written on
paper of all sorts and sizes, some writ
ten ON paper bags, and even on wall
paper,
But the majority were creditable to
the boys and girls who worked hard to
secure one of the Christmas gifts
offered by The Tribune. and IL they
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
The Successful
Contestants.

The winning contestant. William T.
S. Rodriguez. is IL brother of Charles
Rodriguez Cwho secured first place in
The Iribune'S 1900 Educational Con-
tesD. and is Il bright little fellow of II
years. His brother. Charles. had four
more words in the list he sent in, but
accidentally misspelled II few and is in
second place. with only one word be-
tween him and the top They each lost
about 800 words.
l.. +. Davis, who is in third place,
with 1883 words, lost but 200 words.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24

and is only two words below the win
ming number.
Gertrude Fitzpatrick, of Carbondale,
lost but a little over 100 words. ana had
one of the cleanest lists received, as
there WAS hardly Il list with less than
that number of wrong words.
Dolly Filley and Lathrop Bevan had
the longest original lists, in the table
of winners. but it was evident that
they bad used some other dictionary
than Wcbster's. as their lists con-
tanned about.a thousand words that
could not be found in that book, and
many that We're in Websters were
omitted.
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not get their estimates to the Contest
Editor until later.
Another fact worthy of mention is
that the two most successful word
builders We're also two OF the most ac-
curate estilnators.
Those whose names are given in the
above list are invited to call at The Tri-
bune business office at any time most
convenient to themselves and secure
the sums set opposite their names The
two ladies residing in Nicholson will
have checks forwarded to them today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
Interpretation
of the Rules.

A great many lists lost more than a
hundred words through using wrong
letters or using letter more than once
when II occurred but once in Scranton
Tribune" This was very natural
error and the editor was led to look up
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
Many Very
Neat Lists.

1t would be impossible to give the
names of al that sent in very neat
lists. but the majority were most cred
liable. Many were typewriter. while
others We're written beautifully. A nun,-
ber were handed in fiat. without even
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
FORTUNATE ESTIMATORS
Those Who Came Nearest to the
Number of Correct Words in the
Winning List.

While lists of words We're coming in
by the hundred, coupon estimates We're
being poured on the Contest Editors
desk by the thousands. Hundreds of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24

failed in this they have had at least n
very profitable pastime.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24

who had estimated within the limits of
1900
1t was found that eight had esti-
mated the correct number. and they
will be awarded the prize money in
the order in which their estimates were
received. Their names. the number of
words estimated. and also the number
showing the order in which they were
received, are shown below:
Fred Lengler, 612
Connell bldg. 3ss 1885 $500
Mildred Replogle,
500 Sunset ave. 1900 1885 400
Mrs. F. P. Steph-
ems, Nicholson. 1887 1885 100
Bessie M. Steph-
ems, Nicholson .2679 1885 so
zell Grewer, 110
Grand View ave.2S41 1885 rs
Chas. Rodriguez,
Roy Whitman,
3S3 s. Hyde
PARK ave 80. .2947 1855 .25
F. Stanton, III
Spring street. ..3oo3 1885 rs
VIM. Rodriguez,
42S Webster av.2S94 1884 rs
All but one of the successful esti-
majors named the correct figure. and
the other came within one of it. There
estimated 1884 and 1856. but they did
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lcontinued on Page 81
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-05-28
STANLEY DREoGINGs.

Placer mining in this locality
is in full blast, and has been for
some time. Everybody that has
placer ground and water for it
is busy.
At present the dredge is stand
ing idle. but operations will be
resumed as soon as Manager L.
E. Moses arrives.
Geo. NJ. Smith has struck rich
placer ground in the head of the
Cy Odell gulch, and is making
big money with a rocker. Mr..
Smith wintered here and done
development work on the Lucky
Strike quartz mine and found a
large body of high grade gold ore.
1t is a mistaken idea about there
being a heavy snowfall in the
mountains last winter. Parties
that wintered here say that last
winters snowfall was not more
than two-thirds of an average
crop, and owing to cool weather
the snow is not melting any fast
er than it is needed for placer
mining. Already some of the
placer miners are getting short
on water, and the output of plac-
er gold for the season may fall
below the average.
Pat Hyde came in on Wednes-
day the 18th, via. Clayton, and
brought force of men with him,
and went on to Elk creek, and
has begun active operations on
big ditch. Mr.. Hyde intends
doing some extensive ditching
and mining in the Elk creek re-
gion this summer.
Extensive mining operations
are expected this season. Weaver
& Co., of Boise, promise us an
other dredge boat, while Waters
& Co. promise a twenty mile
ditch that will absorb all the
waters of upper Valley creek.
also a hydraulic lift gravel plant.
Lyttleton Price will do extensive
development work on the Valley
creek quartz mine. All the par
ties named are now on the other
side of the Galena summit wait
ing for the snow to weaken so
they can get in. 20. z.
STANLEY BASIN, Idaho.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-05-28
DON'T.

Don't think that because you
are old and well known in bust
ness that there is no use in ad-
vertising. The people may get
to thinking that your goods are
also old and well known.
Don't imagine that good cloth
es will hide a despicable disposi-
ton. You can't always be on
dress parade.
Don't fool yourself in the be-
lief that your party newspaper
struggles for existence through
the year without your support
just for the privilege of whoop-
ing things up for you when you
come out for Office. The paper
owes you no more support than
you owe it.
Don't think you have the true
brand of religion SO long as you
get up from morning prayers and
kick the cat.
Don't think all women are
stuck on you because your wife
tells you that you are good look
ing. She may be working you
for new silk dress.
Don't imagine the devil is not
pleased when you abuse your
dumb animals. He knows you
would be just as mean to human
beings if you weren't a coward.
Don't think you are fooling
God by punctually attending
church each Sabbath. Perhaps
the neighbors have heard you
curse your wife during the week,
or you have let your husband do
the housework while you read
novels.
DON imagine that because you
are cock-of-the- walk in your own
barnyard you are the gamiest
bird on the perch. There are
eagles in the world, while you
may be of the dunghill strain
of fowls.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-05-28
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The examination for Second
and Third Grade Certificates will
be held in Challis, May Both, 31st
and June 1st, 1901.
MARTHA KEENAN,,
Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst.
CHALLIs, Id, May %, 1901.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-05-28


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w. E. Hanna was up from Ellis
last Thursday.
Jas. Briner was up from Pah~
samaroi last Saturday.
DR.. H. E. Burnett, of Salmon,
was in Challis last week.
Mrs. G. A. Pfeiffer and child
rem moved to Custer last week.
Salmon on the 18th inst. voted
S16, 600 bonds to build new
school house.
August Sargent of Bayhorse
made business trip to Challis
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. MCGOWAN and fami-
ly moved to Bonanza last Thurs
day for the summer.
The rains of last week in this
vicinity were of great benefit to
all growing crops.
Considerable damage was done
to alfalfa in different parts of
the county last week by frost.
H. II. Marshall arrived from
Iowa Thursday last, and the fol-
lowing day departed for Stanley
Basin.
The high water in Salmon riv-
er has decreased considerable
during the past week, on account
of the cool weather.
From last reports it is learned
that Judge Perky is out of dang
er, and is improving quite rapid
ly, which is good news.
Miss Ida Hanna arrived in
Challis last Friday from Idaho
Falls. and on the following morn
ing departed on the Salmon stage
for a visit with her parents at
Ellis postoffice.
Peter Mcclure was in Challis
one day last week. 1t is said
that he is delegate from the
Custer Miners Union to the con
vention which meets in Denver.
Colorado, shortly.
Enos. Watson with a crew of
men, have been rounding-up his
horses during the past week.
Mr.. Watson has sold his entire
band of horses to Montana buy
ers, and they are at his ranch to
receive the animals.
The survey on the Short Line
from Blackfoot to Challis is pro-
crossing rapidly. One party is
at work II miles this side of
Houston. The survey will come
into this valley by following
down Warm Spring creek.
Next Monday, June 3rd, an
election for two school trustees
will be held in this place. One
trustee to be elected for 8 years
in Mr.. H. f. Powel's place,
whose term has expired. There
will also at this election be one
trustee elected for a term of 1
year, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. VIM.
Bradbury.
John Brown and A. L. Trenam
came near meeting with a serious
accident near Bayhorse last
week. The buggy tongue in
some manner dropped to the
ground while going down a steep
grade at a good jog. When the
tongue struck the ground both
gentlemen were thrown out the
buggy, but fortunately neither
were seriously injured.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-05-28

Interest at z per cent. Inter
est commences from date of reg
istry to 10 days after date of ad-
vertisement.
ALICE FELKNER,
County Treasurer.
Dated at Challis. May 90, 1901.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-05-28

Memorial exercises will be held
in the hall at this place next
Thursday at 2:30 p. M. by the
citizens. Below is the program:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-05-28

Placer mining in this locality
is in full blast, and has been for
some time. Everybody that has
placer ground and water for ii
is busy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-17

Taking on the moss is little more than
the treatment of a symptom: yet the
moss should be removed, for in remov-
ing it the bark will be made more hex-
ible to allow of the expansion of the
trunk, and the tree-if it is a fruit tree
will have a more tidy appearance.
The moss may be scraped on lightly.
1t is also readily killed by spraying
with Bordeaux mixture. 1 believe that
part of the good spraying lies in the
softening of the bark; this was un-
doubtedly one value of the old prac-
tice of scrubbing trees with soap or
lye. Stunted trees become hide-bound
and cannot swell with new growth.
Any treatment which softens the bark
will tend to alleviate this condition,
but other good treatment must be CIV
en- at the same time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-17
note. ON Alfalfa.

In different countries its duration as
a plant varies. In Peru and Chilli it
is said that fields planted by the Span
iards hundreds of years ago are still
in existence and still bearing alfalfa.
It is a perennial plant there, not only
botanically, but in the ability it has
to exist without dying out. At the
New Jersey station, however, its dura-
ton seems to be less, as that station,
In one of its reports, says of it: AL
falfa is a perennial plant, and once
well established will last a number OF
years, from four to ten or more, de-
pending upon the character of the soil
and the treatment of the plant in ref
erence to manuring and methods Of
cutt ing. The annual upright and
branching stems, when cut, do not
sprout, but die back to the crown,
when new shoots start and grow rapid
ly' Doubtless in climates such as
that of New Jersey, the plant succumbs
more quickly to adverse conditions
than in a climate of unclouded sun
and abundant heat.
There is, however, problem con-
nected with its growth that has not yet
been entirely settled. No matter how
well it may grow in the semi-arid area
it sometimes shows decided tendency
not to do well in the more moist states.
Recently the writer saw at Southern
Pines, North Carolina, a large field OF
alfalfa. The ground seemed to be suit
able for it, and it was learned that
the seed bed for the alfalfa had been
well prepared and enriched. but the
growth was meager. At the time of
the visit the owner had ordered a bar
rel of soil from Kansas from field in
which the cultures that work on the
roots of alfalfa were supposed to be
abundant. He hoped by the fntroduc-
ton of these germs to cause a larger
growth. The soil on which it was
growing was sandy, but rich. Doubt
less the same problem of root bacteria
that applies to the growth of the clov-
ers applied here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-17


The following way of keeping apples
can hardly be considered according to
the rules, but we publish 1t as a small
scrap of evidence on big matter. At
a meeting of Minnesota hortieulturists
George Andrus read a paper on "a
Good Way to Keep Apples in Com
mon Cellar Pack the apples care
fully in a barrel or box, keep them
moist by pouring water on the cellar
floor and upon the apples themselves
The fruit should be protected from
light and air. The air draws the
moisture from the apples, and SO will
paper, If the apples are wrapped in it
Mr. Andrus says in this way he has
kept Tollman Sweets ten months, VIII
low Twigs twelve months, Golden Rus
sets thirteen months, and they were
just as fresh as when taken from the
trees. The best success he ever had in
keeping apples was one spring when
the water flooded his cellar The wat
1er was two and one-half inches deep.
This method is certainly worth trying
in a small way, but is such an innova-s
ton that 1t win be best not to risk too
much in the hrst trials.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-17

While twenty states made gains ON
the number of cattle for 1900, yet only
two states had greater number OF
cattle than in 1892. There were 10,-
165.176 more cattle in 1892 than In
1900, and while we are losing these
10, 1851 cattle we are increasing our
population 10, soc. 900 for these eight
years, as our population was 65. .451,-
600 in 1892 and $4,000, 600 in 1900. We
thus had 826 cattle for each 1000 in
habitants in 1892 and 5S5 cattle per
1000 population in 1900, being a loss
of 241 cattle per 1000 population. or
about &c per cent of reduction on our
ratio.
To maintain our present ratio of cat
tie in 1908, when our population will
reach S0.000.000, we should have 49,
500, 900 cattle, or net gain of 1,000,-
600 annually. Our average annual de-
crease for these eight years on cattle
was 1,27o. 600.
In 1892 the number of cattle was 54.-
067,0 900; population, 65,450.00: ratio.
S26; in 1900 number of cattle. 43.902,-
600: population. 75.00o,oo0; ratio. 5s5.
The above includes all cattle.
In 1920 at our present increase, our
population will reach 100, ,000. 900 and
even to have 500 cattle per 1000 pop
ulation our cattle must increase 6,000,-
600 and to maintain our present ratio
we must have in 1920 $500. 900 head of
cattle.
When we begin to gain about 1.000,-
600 annually we are getting in a po-
sition to simply maintain our ratio on
cattle, and when our increase Is only
soc, 900 annually we are preparing to
have only 500 cattle per 1000 in 1920.
The lowest price of meat cattle oc-
Cured in 1891, being $14.76 per head.
against $14,76 per head in 1900. The
loss in number has been more than
made UP in price, being SIS in value
per inhabitant, against $14 in 1892.
A view by states is perplexing. For
while Ohio gained 80, 600 and Iowa 49,
600 for 1900, Illinois lost $4,000; In
diana $4,000, Kentucky $4,000, Tennes-
see $4,000, Missouri $4,000, Texas 1885,
900 for 1900. Every southern state is
losing at about the same rate for 1900
for the past eight years on cattle.
So when the agricultural department
issued its stock bulletins for 1901, an
nouncing less than A 500 900 cattle OF
all kinds, As, 300, 900 for 1892, the farm
ers can depend on the ratio to be still
on the decline on cattle.-William
Adams in Indiana Farmer.