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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27

he accepted a situation in the Office of
the Carbondae Leader, where he re-
manned until March of this year. This
was his first and only employment.
Although he was thus kept busy he
did not lose any chance of obtaining
an education, but attended the night
school in Carbondale, although often
being fatigued after hard days work.
Mr.. Thornpson's reason for entering
the Educational Contest was to take
advantage of the opportunity to win
scholarship so that he might crafty
his ambition to study law.
William T. S. Rodriguez.
William r. S. Rodriguez was born in
the island of Cuba. He is about four
teen years Of age and is Il bright, en-
terprising young man. His parents
came to Scranton when he was very
young. He has attended the public
schools of this city and is q brilliant
scholar His charming manners and
politeness have made him a universal
favorite among his neighbors. Two
years ago, Willies brother won The
Tribune's first Educati tional Contest and
thereby earned a four years scholar
ship in Wyoming seminary of the value
of $1,000. Last year William won The
Tribune's Junior Educational Contest,
the prize which he received for con-
structing the largest number of words
out of the letters in Scranton Tri-
bune," being a gold watch.
William H. Sherwood.
William II. Sherwood was born in
Hartford, Susquehanna county, seven-
teen years ago last January He has
always lived at Hartford with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. d. B. Sherwood.
He graduated from the Hartford high
school last spring and during his vaca-
ton this summer has been helping his
father on the farm at that place.
Mr.. Sherwood says that his ambition
is, first of all, to study and secure the
advantages of an education. He has
made no definite plans as yet for his
future lifework.
Albert Freedman.
Mr.. Freedman is well known as the
newsboy with leather lungs who has
his station at the intersection of Spruce
street and Washington avenue. He has
than any newsboy in this city and he
is a hustler of hustlers. Notwith-
standing his business calls, Mr.. Freed
man has found time to interest many
of the business men near his stand in
himself and his great ambition for an
education that will enable him to lift
himself above his present sphere of
usefulness. He is about II years old,
large for his age, and aggressive to
the last point in defending his interests.
Fred X. Gunster.
Fred X. Gunster. who finishes in
ninth place. is a native of this city and
a son of the late Peter Gunster. of
Green Ridge. Mr.. Gunster is about IS
years of age and is a student at the
Scranton High school. He is ardently
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27

devoted to the study of civil engineer
ing and this summer during vacation,
| was "a member of the corps engaged in
the surveying of the route for the street
railway line to Moosic lake.
Joseph A. Havenstrite.
Joseph a. Havenstrite, son of Charles
and Elizabeth Havenstrite, was born at
his present home on farm near Mos
COW, Lackawanna county, Pennsylva-
MIA, July 22, 1879.
After completing the course of study
given in the graded school at Moscow,
and having in the meantime taken a
Jams Business College, Scranton, he
decided to extend his studies by enter
ing college. Two terms were spent at
Adrian College in 1900. After that, not
being in circumstances enabling him to
return, and still contemplating a fur
ther pursuit of his college work, he en-
tered the service of the Lackawanna
Railroad company as trainman, where
he is still employed.
Charles w. Dorsey.
Charles w. Dorsey was born in this
city on Oct. 90, 1884. He has attended
public school No. 3j from which he
graduated in 1901. The following fall
he entered the Scranton high school,
in which he has made good progress,
and in which he entered upon his Sec
ond year this fall. Mr.. DOrsey's father
is well known in Scranton, as he has
for many years been in the employ of
Colonel II. NJ. Boies, of Clay avenue, as
coachman.
Hendrick Adams.
Hendricl Adams was born in Chin
chilla sixteen years ago next Decem-
Der. His parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Adams, the former a native
of Hartford, Pa, and the latter's maiden
name having been Jennie Leach, of
Chinchilla. With the exception of one
year, Hendrick has lived in Chinchilla
since his birth.
He has attended and graduated from
the Chinchila graded school. His
home has always been on a farm and
like most farmers sons he has an earn
est ambition for the future, his taking
the form of going to State College, and
so he has entered the Educational Con-
test as a step to it's fulfillment.
William Cooper.
William Cooper was born in Oily
phant on Sept. 3, 1884. His parents are
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper and they
now reside in Priceburg, where William
makes his home with them. For a
number of years he has been one of
The Tribune's efficient carrier boys.
He has attended the public schools of
Pricehurg for four years.
Williams object in entering The
Tribune's Educational Contest was to
win scholarship in the Willamsport
Dickinson Seminary, but the long coal
strike interfered sadly with his work.
Fe has nov made up his mind to be
and will gladly take "a scholar
ship in either the Scranton Business
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27
Dared His Son to Return Unscathed.

According to story now current in
London, whore Richard j, Seldom, pre-
mier of New Zealand has been conspicu-
Gus among the coronation guests that
colonial dgnitary has hettered the de
votion of the Spartan mothers who told
their sons, when the latter went to war
To come back with their shields on them
1t is well known that Mr. Seddon was
most Industrious in recruiting troops in
New Zealand for service in South AZ
riCa and that his extraordinary energy
i'm that direction gave rise 10 some criti-
cism among the members of the opposi-
ton One parliamentary opponent had
the bad taste to taunt the premier with
a willingness to sacrifice the colonys
young men I'm a distant and questionable
quarrel" The premier listened to his
critic for a whiles until the latter eX-
claimed, You are ready enough to send
our sons and brothers to be shot at.
but"
stop" shouted Seldom jumping to his
feet II signed commission for my
own son this morning, He will be shot
at, too, and | have dared him to come
home without u wound"
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A David Harum Trade.

cided TO treat himself to a horse and rum
about In every case he insisted upon
knowing the attitude OF the prospective
purchase in relation to automobiles, II
don't want my neck broken daily" he
would say.
There was a horse that suited him. II
can warrant him on the automobile ques-
tion," said the Jersey farmer who owned
him. II will guarantee that he will pass
a dozen an hour all day long and never
look at one of them"
"Will you give me written statement
to that effect?'
II will"
The sale was made. For once a Jersey
man had told the truth in horse trade.
The horse was Washington Post.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27
HISTORY OF PAPER.
Progress from the Days of Papyrus
to Age of Spruce-People of An
cient Egypt, China and Japan
Were Expert-Various Plants Used

From the Ashton -under~Lyne tEngland)
Reporter.
Egypt, China and Japan are the Coun-
tries in which the earliest manufacture
of paper is known to have been carried
on. The Egyptian paper was made OF
the plant called papyrus, il kind of
grass. According to the information
! handed down to us, the delicate inner
fibers were separated from the blade Of
the grass and spread upon the table in
such manner that they overlapped
one another. The table was sprinkled
with water from the Nile, which had
no doubt, the effect of moistening the
natural gum of the plant so as to make
the tibers adhere, When the first layer
! of papyrus fiber was complete, success
i've layers We're placed upon one an
other until the paper was thick enough
These layers We're then pressed to-
gether, and the sheet of paper was
dried in the sun The best quality was
preserved for religious uses, and not
allowed TO be exported,
The Romans, however, discovered
process of cleansing this kind of paper
/ from the marks of writing; and after
this discovery they imported from
| Egypt sacred books written on this
material which they used for their own
purposes after the original writing had
| been erased.
! Inner Bark of Trees.
Besides the papyrus ancient paper
was made of the inner bark of trees.
Egyptian paper was in general use in
Europe until the eighth or ninth CEN
| tury. 1t then slowly began to give
place to paper manufactured from cot
ton and other materials, which art was
| apparently learned by the Arabs in
Asia, and introduced by them into Eu-
| rope. This manufacture had apparent
ly spread To western Asia from China,
where II is known to have existed at "A
very early period. Paper was made by
| the Chinese from some material or 9TH
| er as early as the beginning of the first
century, and, according to their own
| account, the making of paper from cot
| ton appears to have been invented by
| them about 200 A. ID.
The materials that have at various
times and i'm various places been used
| for the making of paper are very nu-
| merous. Hemp and linen rags are now
| used in one part of China, the inner
bark of the mulberry tree in another,
while the bark of the elm, straw and
bamboo find favor for this purpose else
! where.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27

may take Il number of years to fit him
self and it will be necessary to COM
municate with the institution to ascer-
tain If Il contract can be extended to
meet the case. AS rapidly as possible
the list of winners will be gone through
and the scholarships awarded.
In order to compensate those who
were not successful in winning one Of
the thirty-three scholarships The Tr-
bune will give to every one who sue
ceeded in obtaining subscribers under
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27
CLOSE WORK in
GUESSING CONTEST
Eight Named MI. Kellerman as the
Winner and Estimated the Exact
Number of Points.

That The rribune's Educational Con-
test attracted widespread attention is
evidenced by the large number OF
guesses on the result that were re-
ccved. These estimates came from all
parts of the city and from almost every
town in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Thousands upon thousands named Mr..
Kellerman as 4 winner, and very
large number of these came very near
TO the correct figure, but the great ma
jority were altogether too high.
Eight named the exact figure, 1900
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27

says: II thank The Tribune for the
generous offer of giving such good OPP
rortunites to myself and many others
through the Educational Contest"
Herbert Thompson.
Herbert Thompson. was born In
Deadwood, South Dakota, twenty-one
years ago, but now resides in Carbon
dale. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel S. Thompson. He attended the
public schools of Carbondale until he
was about sixteen years of age, when
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27

School Directors on the 9TH of May,
1902. He also completed a course of
study in the International Correspond
ence Schools of Scranton.
On Dec. 10, 1900, Charley's father re-
ceived injuries in the Clinton mines.
which resulted in his death the follow
ing day. In order to continue his stu
dies Charles worked as an agent for
the Grand Union Tea company outside
of study hours.
Mr.. Burns future ambition is to take
up the study of law and oratory. He
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27

College or the Scranton Conservatory
Of Music.
Miss Edna Coleman.
Miss Edna Coleman was born in
Scranton on Feb. Z, 1884. Her mother
died when Edna was but six months
old, and she was taken and brought UP
by her grandmother, with whom she
still resides.
Miss Coleman has attended and
graduated from public school No. SO
and from there entered the high
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points, and they are awarded the prizes
| in the order in which they were re-
| ceived. Many others came within one
point of the correct number. and the
| first two of these received get the last
two prizes. The successful guessers and
their prizes are as follows:
1900 Howard Dorsey, $40 Webster
avenue ........................$ 5000
1900 Mrs. d. j. Reese, S2S North
Main avenue ................ lUU
| 300 j. II. Schwenker, 712 Pittston
avenue ....................... 1Uu
1900 ID. NJ. Horton, GAG Monroe ave-
nue. ....................... lUu
1900 Bennie Phillips, 1926 Washburn
street .ou
1900 Harry Seamans, 304 Miflin ave-
nue. ........................ 100
1900 George Gilhool, 524 Quincy ave-
nue. ....................... 10
1900 Willie Wooler, 1922 Price street .25
1901 Homer Kresge, North Hyde
avenue 10
1901 Homer Kresge, North Hyde
avenue 10
Mr. Kresge put in two separate
guesses on separate coupons with the
same number, 1901. He probably made
a mistake, as no one would intentions
ally waste a coupon by using the same
number twice when there was such a
wide range to be covered, but this mis-
take proved profitable, as he is thus
entitled to two prizes.
The successful guessers can get their
prizes by calling at The Tribune Office
today or any time convenient to thenl-
selves.
Late Saturday evening. when the re-
suit was still in doubt, it looked as IL
there would be little difficulty in de-
termining the winners Of the guessing
contest if Mr.. Shepherd should prove to
be in the lead While other contestants
were named freely. it was evident that
the estimators did not consider that
Mr.. Shepherd was likely to win, and if
he had been fortunate enough to have
finished at the top there would scarcely
have been prizes enough to go around.
AS the guesses We're received they
were carefully sorted, each contestants
list being kept separately and in the
order in which they We're received.
When it was ascertaned that Mr.. Kel-
lerman had won, his guesses We're taken
and, beginning with the guesses which
were first received, all those who had
named the right figure We're taken out
and the prizes We're awarded in the
order in which the correct guesses were
received.
When it was ascertained that eight
had guessed the correct figure, then the
next thing was to find out who were
the first two to guess within one of the
correct number. Beginning again with
the first guesses. search was made
for the first coupons bearing the figures
1899 or 1901. The first two found We're
those of Mr.. Kresge. There We're T.
large number of others with these two
numbers, but as he sent in his suesses
earlier than the others, under the rules
of the contest he was entitled to the
two last prizes.
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in her left the scale of justice. Around
the coin are the words "Neo Eboracen-
sis" with the date in eXergne, 1856.
| The Vermont cents were coined for
four successive years. One variety has
| on the diverse an eye with rays eX-
tending from it, which are divided by
thirteen stars; around the coin are the
| words, "Quarta Decima Stella; re-
verse, the sun rising from behind the
mountains, plow in the foreground,
vita the legend, vermont Ersium Res
Tublica," with the date 1885. Another
! type has on the diverse a poorly cut
| head with the words, vermont Auc-
tor" on the reverse, "Inde ct Lib"
with the date 1888. Another with the
same legend, reads, EFT Lib Inde, 17SS.'
Connecticut Coinage.
| The Connecticut cents bear date 1885.
1856 and 1887. The diverse has head
with the words "Auctori Connec," on
| the reverse figure of Liberty holding
a staff in one hand and an olive branch
| in the other, surrounded by the motto,
"Inde ct Lib" and the date. There
are many varieties of this cent, all of
which are very poorly executed.
Without date Is a cent having on one
side the motto "Unanimity is the
Strength of Society" encircling hand
holding Il scroll on which is inscribed
"Our Cause Is Just" Reverse, fifteen
stars in the form of a triangle; on the
stars are indented the initials of the
several states, Kentucky heading the
column. This was struck at Lancaster
England, in 1871, for circulation in
America and was called the Kentucky
cent.
Massachusetts.
In 1887 the commonwealth of MaSsa-
chusetts ordered from its mint cop-
per coin having on one side an Indian
With his bow and arrow, near his fore
head IL star and around the coin the
word Commonwealth" on the other
side the American eagle, holding in his
right talon an olive branch, in the left
bunch of arrows, on its breast a
shield on which is inscribed the word
Gent" and around the edge of the coin
Massachusetts, 1881" Half cents of
the same type We're struck. This COIN
age was continued for two years, but
upon the adoption of the Constitution
of the United States, which prohibited
the several states from coming money,
the mint was abolished The mint was
established by vote of the MassaChu-
setts assembly in 1886 and $4,000 in
cents and half cents We're ordered to he
made. Part of the works and machin-
cry for the mint was erected at Boston
Neck and part in Dedham.
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the rules and terms of this contest 10
per cent of all the money from sub
scrptions he or she turned in. A table
of these is given elsewhere and checks
for the amount opposite each name will
be sent them tomorrow.
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ter of this city is the Russian horn
peddler. The man himself is pictur-
eSque, having the strong features. dark
skin, long beard and ill-fitting clothes
which mark the Slovak. while his
wares are always noticeable for their
oddity. Sometimes it is the hatrack,
consisting of two OK horns, beautifully
polished and fitted together at the butts
upon small wooden board, ready for
hanging in a hallway. At another time
it is a small three-legged stool, Of
which each leg is a great horn. Again,
it is IL gun rack, where the hooks are
horns, yellow, white, gray, brown and
black. If you desire it he will supply
you with easy chairs, arm chairs and
rockers, of which the entire frames are
made of horns. OF similar construc-
ton are easels, music racks, picture
frames, wall trophies and baby cribs.
The industry was started about tf-
teen years ago by some poor Russian
Jews near the kosher slaughter house,
Before that time the horns were sold
with the hoofs To the glue makers and
button manufacturers. They brought
but a few cents a pound, and the glue
buyers had no trouble in getting all the
raw material they needed.
The manufacturers first prepared the
horns by boiling and using alkalies.
Afterwards they found they could Sc
cure better results by treatment with
cold alkaline solutions followed by anti
septics. After the horns have been
cleaned, they are scraped and polished
until they gleam like FURNISHED metal.
A few are vanished, but the practice
is not recommended by the trade.
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Music, Business and Art.

H. Harenbersh School OF Music and Art Scranton. 2OC
H msTS mr. S"i SUMNER St e2s aeT w For M
Is. Scranton Conservatory OF Music Scranton .. 12s
sl. a " courses 10 '"e value OF
49, Scranton Conservatory OF Music Scranton .... To-
H. Scranton Conservatory OF Music Scranton ..... Ia
Same as Scholarship No, 10,
ID Hardenbergh School OF Music and Art, Scranton
s TS'N For ' so"%s ! a% Or in noRs" Ho under Miss
20. Scranton Business College Scranton ........ 100
%R''i Ses'sS os IN ''' sS5 %Sn" Or business depart
81. Scranton Business College Scranton ....... 100
Same as Scholarship No
30. Scranton Business College, Scranton w I'M
Same as Scholarship No 90
%. Lackawanna Business College, Scranton . s.
''S" % S'"S' rS'%@ Scma or ""s"eS" de-
"a. Laekawanna Business College Scranton ~ s.
Same as Scholarship No G}
70 Hardenbersh School OF Music and Art, Scranton 50
ss5Ss $ . !fS, .s' AZ s1 d each Mss gsI a ia
2G. Alfred Wooer's Vocal Studio Scranton amman. 50
I%S 6o Fo " soE two mani Hya or w each
% Hardcnbergh School OF Music and Art Scranton GO
SS SSS $ @ % SSS 'V %GSSso" S IN
Is international Correspondence Schools average
$ Ill: 3ss! .s% s i % %
30 International Cores spondence Schools s7
Same as Scholarship No S
80 lntsnsto9a sam s corrsspondence Schools 81
81 International Correspondence Schools ..... 81
81 lntsrnat,osal Correspondence Schools ..>. 81
3a Alfred Wooers Vocal Studio Scranton .... 45
week @'S each
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FACTS ABOUT COINS.
Government Loses Money Preparing
Gold Currency-Baser Metals Re-
turn Fair Profit Over Cost of
ufacture-Pennies in Colonial

From the Boston Herald.
A strange thing about our coming
system is that the government loses
money in coming gold, but makes II big
profit in coming pennies, For instance,
in a $40 gold piece there is exactly $40
worth of gold and 10 per cent. of cop
per-put in to harden the precious
metal-besdes the cost of mintng A
silver piece of money is about half
profit, but the penny pays Uncle Sam
best of all, as the blanks are purchased
at the rate of $1,000 per million, That
s the United States government OBJ
tans for $40 cents the copper blanks
which by the process of stamping are
transformed into 81 worth of pennies.
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The japanese show marked prefer
ence for the mulberry tree and the
paper made by them is not to be equal
ed anywhere for strength and softness
qualities which enable it to be used
for many purposes for which here in
England we use leather such, for in
stance, as in the manufacture of
purses, ladies' bags, etc. After the in
PRODUCTION into Europe of cotton and
linen rags as material for paper-mak-
ing, the use of other vegetable tibers
was for many centuries almost entirely
given up-chiehy because rags proved
as cheap as they We're suitable.
method of treating straw so as to
make it capable of being made into
paper was invented as comparatively
recently as the beginning of last CEN
tury. Various improvements have since
been effected, and there are now many
mills which turn out nothing else than
paper made mostly from straw and
wood pulp, but the best and most i'm
portant feature Of these materials is
the stiffness they impart to the paper
Spanish Grass.
Esparto, the Spanish grass, has been
the last few years. The use of rushes
for this purpose belongs to our coun-
try and dates from 1866 The paper
made from this material is white, firm
and of good quality, and considerably
cheaper than that made from wood.
Nothing is more remarkable than
the great number and diversified new
uses that have been lately found for
paper. Besides being largely employed
for making collars, cuffs and other
articles of dress, it is sometimes used
for making small houses in the back
woods of the western states, of AMERICA
which are found to be warmer than
those made of wood and sheet iron. 1t
is used also for making boats, pipes,
tanks and pals for water, armor firm
enough 10 resist musket balls. wheels
for railway carriages, and even bells
and cannons have ben made of it.
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THE ox-HoRN INDUSTRY.

From the New York Post
A familiar sight in the business quar-