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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-07

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Iiallstcad court.
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ers' names and generous rolls Of bills
to pay for them.
Miss Wilhelmina Griffin, the winner
of first place, did not come TO the office
herself on Saturday evening. Her
sister. Miss Cora. represented her in
terests. Ray buckingham was also
absent. With these two exceptions
all of the rest of the winners were
present, but none of them will have
any knowledge of what their positions
are until they see this mornings
Tribune. The last return of the day
vas made by Miss Minnie Wallis, of
Carbondale who sent a letter from
Carbondale. enclosing three points.
AS each contestant or his or her rep
resentative made an appearance they
We're taken to one end of a long room
and their points and money received,
recorded and compared in absolute
privacy. Nc one knew anything of the
returns of the others and each of the
young men and women seemed graft
fled that their interests were thus
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-02
WELSH Bros SHOWS.
A Splendid Arenic and Trained Ami
NAL Entertainment-only the
Very Best Acts Are Given.

The older residents have pleasant re-
collections of the old-time circus, with
Its one ring, which the modern hippo
drcne, with oil its sawdust and tinsel
cannot crowd out. Welsh Bros Rail-
road Shows, who are coming here
shortly, while they have everything
strictly p-to-Gate in the artists and
acts, have but one ring. and thus 90
not give n top-heavy exhibition. One
act at time, and that the very best.
pleases the spectator more than the
confusion and tumble of the three
riny affair.
The arenic company this season Is
composed OF the highest quality per-
formers that could be secured in
America and Europe. First and fore
most among these are the distinguish
ed Oriental circus cxpositors, the fam
Gus Takezawa japanese troupe (cisht
people,. These dexterous Antipodeans
present a series of extraordinary acts
and advertisements that border uron
the marvellous, and must be seen to be
appreciated Tho other displays COM
prise Prof John Whites $4,000 herd OF
performing porles. mules and dogs. the
Great Del Sabos. sensational French
Gerial!sts; Lee and Lenorc, grotesque
gymnasts, Peasley and Schnorr aero
hatic marvcls; Mile. Rice's school of
educated dogs, Max and Ida McCor-
mick. lightning gun drillists. and Lit
tie All Right, in his wonderful slide
for life.
Besides the above, there are all
, kinds of clever equestrians, acrohats.
clowns and general specialists. who
participate. One of the best bands
you ever heard play accompanies this
show. 1t is directed by Herbert II.
Whittier ard contains fourteen mem
bers. The giant holiday street parade
at II o'cloc.: on the morning OF the
day of performance will be an event
of more than ordinary interest. 1t is
claimed by the Messrs. Welsh to he
the best equipped and most beautiful
street pageant ever presented by a
One-ring tented organization. On the
exhibition grounds, afternoon and
evening, prior to the opening Of the
main doors, numerous free shows Will
be given. all free to the public. Two
performances will be given, afternoon
and evening at and s o'clock. a
Scranton, Ash street grounds. We'd
ncsday and Thursday, Sept. and g.
Or. II p. Ware will be in his office
on and after Wednesday, September 4.
rr,, tba nan, e. o;~or sIy1anop
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Each Advanced One Place
Over the Standing
Saturday Morning
MISS GRIFFIN SCORED
NEARLY 1000 POINTS

Meyer Lewis Dropped from First to
Third, Being Overwhelmed by an
Avalanche of Points Brought in by
Miss Griffin and Garfield Anderson
on the Last Day-The Close Was
Intensely Interesting but Devoid
of Friction--Most of the Contest
ants Had Held Back Yearly Sub
scribers Till the End--Gome Very
Large Returns Were Made-order
in Which the Contestants Report
ed-All Got in Before 8 o'clock-A
Word to New Subscribers--out-of
Town Contestants Number of
Points Scored saturday-The Work
Of Contestants Reviewed-Those
Who Are Entitled to Ten Per Cent.
and What They Will Receive-The
Eight Special Rewards.
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were several reasons for this belief.
First in the smaller places there 10 q
local pride In any young person who is
earnestly striving to better his pros.
poets in the battle Of life by securing
an advanced education. In the city
this pride must necessarily be divided
among several and does not centre on
any one individual. Then. too, there 10
not tina competition that is experienced
in the city, where In many instances
the same householder has been called
upon by six or eight different con nsest-
ants. The result Of the contest demon
strates that The Tribune's theory vas
founded upsn sound argument The
records of Garfield Anderson, c; Car.
bondale; Ray buckingham. OF ELM
hurst, and Miss Vida Pedrick, of
Clark's Summit. are examples of what
was within the reach Of many others In
nearby towns who feared to enter into
competition with Scranton young peo.
pie. In fact. the only contestant IN
the central part OF Scranton did not do
as well as two others. one from the
Providence section and the other from
the Pioneer city.
What Was Accomplished Saturday.
The number OF points each contestant
brought or mailed on Saturday Is as
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p. m, and thus all chance for contro-
versy was avoided.
Every possible chance of changing
the result, as announced above, is now
regarded as past. The complete list
of contestants, with their standing, is
published this morning and can be re-
lied upon as absolutely correct.
A Remarkable Contest.
The best feature of the grand wind
up of the contest is the entire alb
senCe of anything that would pro-
woke controversy. There was no pad
ding Of the returns by ten or twenty
year subscriptions, as many thought
there might he, but, on the con-
trary, there were but five subscrip-
tions extending beyond year. The
$500 points scored yesterday represent
new subscribers who were not on the
circulation books of The Tribune. As
each point means at least a months
subscription now and a possible re-
newal every month hereafter, the mag
nitude of The Tribunes Educational
Contest and its splendid success may
be imagined.
To Our New Subscribers.
We trust that our new subscribers
will bear with us if a few mistakes are
made in the delivery of their papers a.
the start. 1t is hard for any one not in
touch with the work to realize the
magnitude of the task before our cir
culation manager. He was compelled
to work all OF Saturday night and a
good portion of yesterday alotting the
names to the various carriers in the
city and suburbs, comprising North
eastern Pennsylvania. 1t Is hoped in
few days to have everything running
smoothly and that there will he no
cause for complaint Receipts will be
sent to each subscriber as fast as they
can be made out and should be re-
ceived within two or three days, II by
the first OF next week The Tribune is
not received regularly and in good or
der, of II a receipt for the money paid
contestant has not reached you,
kindly notify The Tribune and no effort
will be spared TO correct all errors.
The out-of-town Contestants.
The Tribune during the early days OF
the contest, repeatedly called attention
to the fact that out-of-town contest
ants had an equal chance with those
residing in the city OF Scranton. There
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-02
No Possibility of Further Change

AS explained above. in accordance
with the rules printed in The Tribune,
no report of the standing of the con-
testants was given out on Saturday
night. as it was possible that some
mail returns might materially alter the
result. 1t had been provided that any
letter with n rostmark of p. m. or
earlier would he received and any
points that might be con aimed would
he counted for the contestant who sent
It. There were several letters re-
ceived at the rostcficc from con est
ants that came under this rule. but
they did not make a difference in the
final result. Fortunately no letter
came in that was postmarked after s
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-02
The Closing Hours.

There was at no time during the rush
incident to the close the slightest frc-
tion, and the fortunate young men and
Wolaen who finished III a position en-
ttling them to the eight special re-
wards, Won strictly on the merit of
their individual work.
During the earlier hours of the clos
ing day returns came in very slowly
but as night came on and the hours
began TO get close to the limit, the
competitors, accompanied in most cases
by their fathers or brothers, or some
older friends, began to troop into the
Office Of the business manager, where
the returns were received, and to take
out of their pockets large patches Of
the little subscription blanks with the
names Of new subscribers thereon.
1t became more and more evident, as
the various contestants reported, that
they had been reserving most of their
long-term subscribers until the last
day in the hope that by so doing they
would overwhelm some of those above
them. AS it turned out, this policy
benefited Miss Griffin and Mr.. Ander-
son very much, but did not help the
rest of the competitors to any extent.
How the Contestants Reported.
The first contestant to make a re-
port on Saturday was Frank KEN
merer, whose brother Arthur (who
won second place in last years educa-
tional contesD brought in ten points
for him at $3.50 a. m. At II o'clock
letter arrived from Factoryville
enclosing ~ more points for Kemmerer
|
brought in II points. Then there was
a lull until nearly o'clock, when Will
liam Miles came in with 1876 points
putting him at that time in third
place. Ten minutes after one of Ray
Buckingham's friends brought in "a
points for him, and he was followed
an hour later by Rays mother. who
! added 81 more points TO his score. Miss
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-02
WILHELMINA GRIFFIN
SECURES FIRST PLACE

safeguarded. AS the hour OF ap-
preached there was nervous tension
on the part OF the few who were wait
ing. but all were assured that II they
were in the office at o'clock they
would be taken care of.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-02
Providence Young Lady at the Top
in The Tribune'S Contest.
GARFIELD ANDERSON OF
CARBONDALE IS SECOND

and she brought in lS7 points at $50.
From that time until the closing hour,
o'clock the contestants hesiaged the
office with large packets of subscrb-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-02

The popular Punch cigar is still the
eader of the 10c cigars. 80
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Miss Norma Meredith ........ {
Miss Minnie Wallis .........

As will be noticed by the table OF
winning contestants there were no ties
although every precaution was taken
to guard against a dispute in case there
should be, an accurate record being
kept OF the hour and minute each con-
testant scored. This table gives the
leading points OF information and a
summary OF the work Of the winners is
given below:
Miss Welhelmina r. Griffin.
Miss Wilhelmina r. Griffin, of S07
William street, in the Providence Sec
tion of the city, is Is years old. She was
born in Scranton and is the daughter
OF the late Edward and Mrs. Annie
Griffin. Her father died when Will
helmina was but six months old.
will" as all her friends call her was
educated at public school No. 25. from
which she graduated in June, 1900. She
entered the High school last Septem-
ber and passed the examinations with
credit this spring for the sophomore
class. Her mother has anticipated that
Wilhelmna would come in either fret
or second in the contest and thereby
win the scholarship at Swarthmore col
lege and she has therefore made plans
to send her to the School of the Lacka-
wanna to enter upon a preparatory
course.
Miss Griffin entered the contest on
May q. two weeks after it began, being
the thirty-ninth applicant to enroll.
Her first return OF 81 points, was on
June s, when she was tied with Miss
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The office of A. ID. Preston, dentist
hears building, will be closed until
september 0. -
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What Was Accomplished Saturday.
Miss Wilhclraina Griffin

The number OF points each contestant
brought or mailed on Saturday Is as
fOilOVa,
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n HE TRIBUNE'S Educational Con-
test is over. For nearly four
months n number Of earnest young
men and women have been striving to
secure subscriptions for The Tribune,
in order that they might be credited
with points in the contest, each hoping
10 secure some one of the eight valu-
able special rewards which were Of
fered to those scoring the largest num-
ber.
Saturday evening the contest closed
and all points counted in the grand
total were in the office Of The Tribune
or in the hands of Uncle Sam" with
instructions to deliver to this office
Wilhelmina Griffin First.
Although it was not until sunday
morning that the result in full was
known, Miss Griffin had such an over
whelming number of points TO turn in
on Saturday night that as soon as they
We're counted it was seen that she
would lead unless Meyer Lewis, whose
turn came next. could bring in over 900
points. AS the returns Of each contest
ant were kept secret from all the rest.
Mr.. Lewis had, of course, no means of
knowing how great was his necessity,
and when he brought in but 122 points
as his final contribution It was at once
known that he had lost first place, II
not second, as Garfield AnGerson's
score had been so materially augmented
by the large number of points he had
put in. The victory of Miss Griffin
gives her the first choice of the entire
eight scholarships, and she will in all
likelihood select the four-year course
in Swarthmore college, valued at 81, Geo.
The other winners are given in the ac-
companying table.
The friends of the various contest
ants all seemed to be contert to wait
until MonGay morning for informa tion
as TO the outcome, and, quite unlike
last year. the employees in the business
Office had few questions TO answer. It
was necessary to ask every one who
did inquire TO wait until Monday
morning, as several Of the contestants,
who reside out of the city. had pos
sibly not made their full returns, and
these might later change results.
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Continued on Page II
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Try the new &c cigar "Kleon." 80
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Or. II. p. Ware will be in his office
on and after Wednesday, September 4.
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The out-of-town Contestants.

The Tribune during the early days OF
the contest, repeatedly called attention
to the fact that out-of-town contest
ants had an equal chance with those
residing in the city OF Scranton. There
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-02

the cradle that Christ used when q
child. Now, really that's ali right, and
l don't see why they shouldn't have
the cradle, but they don't stop there.
They bring the hay that was in the
manger that Christ was born in. Now,
really it's pretty hard to go the hay,
yet; oh well, if | go st. Paui's three
jumps and those three corresponding
springs can go tie hay, so down
goes the hay.
1t seems to me every church in
Rome has large piece of the true
cross. Mark Twain says he saw
enough of the true cross IN Rome to
have built the ark with" Mark made
it a little strong but as he has got to
hold his franchise one can readily for
give him, but really there seems to be
an endless supply of the cross aud If it
were all put together, well, hardly
think man would carry it very far.
There are legends and tales until
one can't rest and to believe one is to
believe all, so it's rather hard to pick
out just what you really think is true.
But | don't know, the tales of the
Christians are certainly not as classical
as those of the Pagans, and really it
doesn't seem half as hard to down the
Pagan stories as it is some of the
Christians.
1T In.,,,. Yr,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-02
4 look Of clearness, but after time the
suppressed disease like smothered FIRE

4 look OF clearness, but after time the
suppressed disease like smothered ERE
breaks out with new violence.
1t is the uniform testimony Of those
who have been cured of scrofulous dis.
eases by the use of "Golden Medical
Discovery" that the cure is permanent.
In many instances the testimonial to
the cure has not been offered until the
lapse of several years proved how
thoroughly and lastingly the medicine
had done its work.
No class of people are more grateful
for the blood purifying power of the
aDiscovery" than women whose faces
have been marked and marred by
pimples and other eruptions. The
smooth skin and clear complexion
which come back when Golden Ned
ical Discovery" has swept the blood
clean of its corrupting poisons, are q
source of unfeigned delight to those
who for years have had their beauty
marred by some form of eruptive dis
ease. Beauty begins in the blood, aud
the FIRST step to beauty is to cleanse
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-02
LAST WHOLESALE
QUOR HOUSE.
John Under Forsakes Coun-
Gil Bluffs for Omaha.


Council Bluffs is about to lose its
last wholesale liquor house, John
Linder having determined to remove
his stock and his business to Omaha.
The transfer viii be completed pro-
badly about July I.
Mr.. Under has bought the Brown
building on Douglas street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. now
occupied by the stove repair works.
When seeh last in reference to the re-
moval, Mr.. hinder said he could not
stand the hindrances continually
thrown in his way on this side and, be-
sides, fully three. quarters of his BUSH
ness is on the Omaha side of the river.
John Under has been in the whole.
sale liquor business in Council Bluffs
since 1873, and while others have re-
moved across the river he has main-
tanned his business on this side. Sew
eral times when refol mers have become
active he has threatened to remove,
but has each time been persuaded to
remain. Concerning his residence, he
said he had not decided whether he
would remain on this side or not.
Linder carries general stock of
liquors valued at OOO-Council
Bluffs Department of Omaha Bee.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-02
A Record Breaker.

The Western Hail Mutual Insurance
Company has broken all the loss pay
ing records and has made the smallest
assessment of any company for the
1900. This Company paid all the loss
es within thirty days after sending
out the annual assessment September
81, 1900. This places the Company in
the front ranks and entities 1t to tie
confidence of the best agents and q
large share of the Hail Business.
We closed the year 1900 without an
unpaid loss or loss in litigation, which
speaks well for the careful selection of
risks and the prompt and liberal pay.
ment Of losses. Agents wanted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-02
AFTER THE LIQUOR.
Dunlap Ladies Armed With
Hatchets, Visit Express
Office.

Only closed and bolted door pre-
vented an unusnal scene at the depot
observation-disclosures. SIX ladies, armed
with concealed weapons, (hatchets)
hied themselves TO the express office
shortly afternoon, with determines
ton to smash the eternal daylights
out Of the boxes of booze which have
been piled up in countless numbers for
some time past. They were only pre-
vented from carrying out their inten-
lions because of their inability to gain
entrance to the express office. Dunlap
ladies are not alone in their indigna-
ton at the wholesale liquor business
carried on by the express companies;
other towns have ladies who are Just
as indignant and they declare they
wall st"pit ifthey have to adopt Carrie
Nations methods. Weexpect develop
'nehts la'er on.-Dun!ap Reporter.
| Here a., a few benefits that would
occur TO farmer who had telephone
i'll his house: In case of sickness he
could summon doctor and have him
at his house by the time he could reach
town. Hecould send word to his neigh.
hors in haying OF harvest time when
needing help, instead of spending q
day riding around to tell them He
could call up the post master and get
the weather signals for the day and in
time of haying OF stacking, govern
himself accordingly, and save himself
more than the annual cost of his phone
in 8 single day. 1t there is anyone
telephone exchange would benefit, it
certainly is farmer.-Maxwel Trib-
une.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-02

must deal with the blood. 1t must be
able to eradicate and eliminate the
poisons which corrupt the blood and
breed and feed disease. When the
blood is cleansed, the pimples, blotches,
boils and other eruptions disappear,
ulcers and sores are healed aud the flesh
becomes sound and healthy.
THE RIGHT WAY
to cleanse the blood from scrofula is to
choose that remedy which has cured
thousands of people who suffered from
scrofula in its most greyious forms.
az am using good many Of your
medicines in my practice" writes DR..
Joseph Fike, of Lost Springs, Marion
Co., Kansas. vTen years ago there
was an emigration from Rusland to this
country and there was lady in the
company who was badly affected with
that dreadful disease, scrofula. Her
mouth and throat were in an awful con-
dition, and there were Jumps on the out
side, below the jaws, the size of hens
egg. Other doctors had been called
and they said it was fatal case. I felt
confident that none of my remedies
would benefit her any. 1t came to my
mind that DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery was recommended for such
cases, so went to the drug store and
bought one bottle and gave it to her to
use as directed. Five bottles cured
her and she is we'll to-day. She is
married now aud has three healthy
children"
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry judged solely by the cures it has
effected is without doubt the most pow
erful and most perfect blood purifying
medicine Of the century. 1t Is radi-
cal remedy. 1t goes to the root of the
disease. Some preparations containing
mineral poisons such as mercury are
offered as cures for scrofula. These
medicines only suppress the symptoms
Of disease for while aud give the skin