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CIMARRON NEWS
OKLAHOMA
Beef. It Is said, "ronimamts fabu
lous prices «t I'ort Arthur Sam
bere.
Never borrow trouble. Hit your
frb-nd for the rash ami M Ml lm p
the trouble.
Some people are no economical
when it cornea to truth aa to be posl
lively parsimonious
A Kenturklan died recently from a
rattlesnake bite The only known
remedy has failed at last.
Charlie Schwab haa nailed for Kn
rope and the fur of the Monte Carlo
tiger in again standing on end.
You dreamed laat night that Pre*
Ident Baer had recommended a re-
duction In the price of coal, did you"
Huh!
A Pennsylvania man claims to have
found the ideal woman. Let him re-
main single and preserve his pleas-
ant delusion.
The fashion news about the start-
ling new atyles In bathing suits In
spires In many a'worthy tnan s long
ing for old ocean.
No matter how Jovial a bachelor
may seem, a woman always believes
In her secret heart that his alleged
happiness Is holjpw.
Any one who could be so Irreverent
•s .to eat goobers at an Ibsen play
probably deserves the severest rebuke
that could be administered.
King Edward and Waldorf Aator
have become reconciled. Waldorf
held out until he realized that the
further humiliation of the king would
lie useless.
A London firm haa decided to make
war on the Standard Oil company.
One needn't be much of a prophet
to predict what will happen to the
London firm.
Physicians are again advising
agalnat drinking water while eating
Many men carry the advice to the ex
Ireme of refusing to drink water
while drinking.
When you don't get quick attention
In a place, Just make a noise like a
piece of money. Jingle a coin on the
counter and see how quick the boss
will come to you.
Rev. Dr. Hlllls declares his belief
that In the next generation It will be
vulgar to be rich, vulgar to spend
money lavishly. Rev. l)r. Hlllls must
be very credulous.
It la reported that immigration In-
spectors have detained an Italian dam-
sel for "flirting on the voyage " l^et
her pass, gentlemen, let her pass, and
give others a chance'!
No doubt It may be true that If a
man loves his wife he will eat her
cooking, but the wise wife will strive
to arrange It so that be will love
both her and the cooking.
A famous dealer in sporting goods
•ays fishermen are invariably honest.
So after this you must accept the
whole story about the uutnber, weight
and fighting qualities of the catch.
Great Rrltain Is trying to dlgeat the
pleasant information that the cost of
the expedition Into Tibet will hence
forth be $1,500,000 a month. The
British taxpayer. of course. Is good for
It.
A church In Pennsylvania Is almost
disrupted because the women of tbe
congregation proposed serving deviled
eggs and angel cake at a sociable.
There's something, after all, in a
name.
Now that Golfer Travis has taken
the championship away from Eng-
land It will be harder than ever to
convince the average Hrlton tint the
American Invasion is not a t• 11 i l • i.
reality.
This new doctrine that children
ought to he taught to bawl in unison
will meet with stiff opposition front
unsentimental persons who have lis-
tened to rats howling In unison on the
back yard fence.
Evidently Mrs. Rallington Booth
unaccountably omitted to take her
tact with her when she went to Sing
Sing Otherwise, she wouldn't have
asked the prisoners to sing "Sweet
]jind of Liberty."
The Wight brothers announce glee
fully that tlicy made their flying ma
china go thirty feet the other day be-
fore something broke. An flying
machine inventors look al thing* this
la Encouraging Success.
A New York aoc
Bounces that ahe Is
'on a business trip
the business tnti
the fact that she Is i
19-year obi daughter
along with her.
Juat what he is going to .1
the Chilian cruisers. Kanierab
Chacabuco the purchase pr
which be I'as deposited In Par
Charles R. Flint declines to sa
the meantime he Is probably the in
heavily arm«d American eltlsen
A woman who waa dreaael
bloomers tramped from Huenos Ayn
to Orange, N J She reporta t! ,
ahe encountered many dangers apt
the way. Hut the dangers prohali
gnlloped hack Into the a out* as so<
as they got naar enough to see r
bloomers
Mr Timothy 1' Nelaoa, atai boat
er In a Boaton ciiltm' on • sfuek I
landln-ly 1tae other day because si
gave him rot hi AI but pork and bean
It Is perfectly evident that Mr Nt
Ml la not III lo i re in lloat«n.
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS
NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION
CHICAGO, June 24.—The awlft, aura currant of public opinion far the
second time In the history of the Republican conventions yesterday resulted
in the selection of a national ticket without a dlaaenting vote.
Theodore Roosevelt for Preeldent and Charlee W. Fairbanks for vice
president received every vote in the cinvention.
Regardless of the fact that the nomination of one had been asaured for
montha and the other for daya, the announcement of the choice waa accom-
panied by a resounding demonstration whlcn atteated the candidates' unlver-
aal popularity.
The cheering waa led by figures known throughout the breadth of the
land and echoad by a mighty throng of enthuanstic men and radiant women
aeeambled In the Coliseum to wltneea the crowning feature as wsll as the
cloee of the national convention that marka the aemi-centennial of the Re-
publican party in the United States.
No less than 10.000 men and woman participated in the ratification of
the part/ program and the consequent roar of cheer,ng and hand clapping
waa deafening.
The band stationed high among the girders of the hall waa dro'-vnsd by
the tumultuous, unbounded demonatratlon. Hata were tosssd in ths air,
state emblems were waved, and flaga. beautiful tri-coiored, shimmering silk-
en flags, fluttered from every hand aa though atirred by a gale.
When Governor Black of New York made hia speech nominating Preal-
dent Rooaevalt to succeed himaelf as President, the delegates in the Repub-
lican convention proved there is no absence of en'husiaam in their ranka
when occasion justifies exhibition of that quality.
For twenty-five minutea the great throng told its approbation of the
convention's choice for Preaident. The name of Roosevelt came from every
throat.
At the conclusion of every seconding speech the performance waa re-
peated and the speakers themeelvea were generally applauded.
When Senator Fairbanks had been nominated for vice presldsnt there
waa no diminution in the demonstration. Voicee were hoaree but the nolee
for the choice was Just aa unanimoua aa it waa in filling the flret place
on the ticket.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Dolliver Names Fairbanks.
Chb ago, June 24 —After thr applause
succeeding the nomination of President J
Roosevelt bad measurably subsided.
Chairman Cannon announced
"The clerk will call the roll for the
presentation of candidates for vice
president ."
Mr Hundley of Alabama, as before
on the presidential roll call, announced I
that his state desired to waive It* right
In favor of the state of Iowa This'
i.i<ant Senator Dolliver. who was to de-
liver the first nominating speech In fa
vor of Senator Fairbanks of Indiana
A* the tall form of Iowa's Junior sens
tot was seen pressing toward the plat
form the cries and shouts broke out
and they were redoubled In violence
when Chairman Cannon led forward
Senator Dolliver and apoke afew words
of introduction
The first mention of Senator Fair
banks' name was the signal for cheers,
which were renewed when he formally
presented the name of the Indiana sen
the chairman. "Hearing none, 11 only
remains for me to declare Charles W
Fairbanks of Indiana the candidate of
the Republican party for the term com-
mencing March 4. 1906."
It was with difficulty that the chair-
man obtained order, so hearty wa« the
c.enionstratlon for Fairbanks. Oiiar
could not be restored until Mr Can-
non announced that Senator Fairbanks
was not In the hall
The nomination wax seconded in a
brilliant speachs by Senators Chauncey
lw pew of New York and Carter of
Montana.
Are there other nominations?" said
Every Delegation Unanimoua.
Chicago. June 24.--When the roll
was called on the nomination for Pree
ident, the unanimoua vote of delega
Hons recorded for Mr Rooeerrlt with
out Incident until the name of New Jer-
sey waa reached New Jersey aaked
unanimous consent that the roll be dis-
pensed with and that the secretary of
the convention be instructed to raat the
entire vote for Mr Roosevelt The ob-
jection was general and every state ac-
< epled the opportunity of easting its
entire vote for the President
Pandemonium broke looee again whan
the speaker announced that there were
t 5 4 vote* and ! :*4 votes hnd been cast
lor Roosevalt A great picture of the
President was carried about through
the hall
SP'Ml
V Ma
J rmMf
J •,r.p
Senator Fairbanka.
Certelyou National Chairman.
Chicago, June 24 George R Cortel-
i was i bourn i lialrman of the Kepub-
in national commute* ai a meeting
i !
In thanking
for the same measu'c of confidence and
support that had lirrn given to the late
c balrman
Rooaavelt Congratulates Fairbanka.
i your nomination I need hard
how pleased I am personalis
TIIKODOHK ItOOHtCYKl.T."
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS
The National Populist convention
will meet at Springfield i inola, July
4th
President Roosevelt deli < red an ad-
dreaa at Valley Forge on June 15Kb,
"Evacuation I>ay."
The steamer Frlthjof with the Zeig
ler relief expedition on board, sailed
from Trondhjem, Norwav June 16th.
The National Confeiei. ■ of Charities
and Corrections voted to hold ita next
year's meeting at Portland. Oregon.
Rear Admiral Jamen A Greer, Call-
ed States Navy retire*! :i«d at Waal.
Ington, June 17th, ag< i seventy two
years.
President Rooaeveli has sent to the
treasurer of ths Genera Hlocum relief
committee a contribution of $500 to tbe
relief fund.
The award of the King of Italy In
the Anglollrazlllan arbitration regard
ing the frontier of Hri-ish Guiana t*
in favor of Great Britain.
Almost the entire business section of
the little town of Cul de Sac, Idaho,
was destroyed by fire June 20th. The
total lua will probably iea< h $3U.OOo.
The appellate divl-ion of the New
York Supreme Court has decided that
It Is not illegal to keep In 'old storage
out of season game that waa killed In
aeaaon.
Cardinal Satolll was received by tha
President at Washington a few daya
ago and presented a felicltoua address,
which was kindly re-ponded to tiy
Preaident Roosevelt
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Sparrow Hawk struck an uncharted
rock off Saddle Island, near Hang
Chow bay, June l th, and la a total
lo«a. The guns from the vessel were
saved and no Uvea lost In the dlaaater.
The Union of Italian Artists bas
passed a resolution wishing succeas to
Signor Biondl In his contest with the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New-
York resulting from the refusal of that
ln*tltuti.„. to accept the sculptor's
"Saturnalia."
At Cleveland. June 18th, Ix>u Dillon,
a trotting mare, driven by her owner.
C. K. G. Billings. was nent a mile to
wagon to beat the amateur record of
2:10. The mare made the dlatance In
2:064. The last quarter was made In
20 seconds.
The bureau of equipment of the Nnvy
Department has planned to establish a
large coaling station with a capacity of
100,000 tons at California City Point,
on the western point of San Franclaco
bay, where the department baa acquired
a tract of land
The American Surgical Association,
at lta meeting in St. Louis, decided to
hold ita next annual meeting at San
Francisco. Ben Johnson of Richmond.
Virginia, was elected president. One of
those elected vlre preaident is Emmetl
Rixford of San Francisco.
Captain Fr-atu Is W. Dh kens, com-
mandant of the navy yard at I.eague
Island. Pennsylvania, has been ap-
pointed a rear admiral in the navy to
All the vacancy cnused by the retire-
ment of Rear Admiral J. J. Head, chair
man of the lighthouse board.
In a decision Juat handed down at
Cincinnati. Judge Littleford held that
blacklisting could not be remedied or
prevented by Injunction. He refused
to restrain the proprietors from
blacklisting men of the cab drivers
and hackmen's union, who have recent-
ly been on strike.
Negotiations for a merger between
the American Automobile Association
and the Motor League have cea8ed.
The former la roniposed of thirty-two
active automobile cluba from Massa-
chusetts to California and of Individ-
ual automobillsta who sympathize with
the work of a national organization.
Major Oeneral Henry C. Corbln has
been ordered to take command of the
Division of the Philippines, succeeding
Major Oeneral J. F. Wade, the order to
tane effect In October. Oeneral Cor-
btn at present commands the Division
of the Atlantic and Department of the
K st. with headquarters at Governor's
Island, New York.
Harry Bullock, aged nine, while fish-
ing In Bitter Root rh> r. Montana, fell
Into the river. Ernest Rich, who waa
walking In the vicinity with Miss Anna
Strong, Jumped In to save the boy and
both were drowned Mlas Strong faint-
ed when she raw the two drowning, and
has since lost her reason Mrs Rleh
la almost Insane because of the drown-
ing of her son.
Hillsdale College. Michigan, has con-
ferred the degree of LL It. upon (Sen.
Frank Baldwin, rom ander of the De-
I artment of the Colorado. II. S A Oen-
eral Baldwin was n dent at Hillsdale
when the Civil VV;i broke out, and
the recognition of his worrh comes
Irom the college after Congress has
given the soldier two medals for con-
spicuous gallantry on the battlefield.
Justice Gaynor r the Supreme
Court of New York -it ting as a mag-
Istrate In Brooklyn has handed down
nn opinion in whi h he holds that
games of professional baseball, such
as have been played at Washington
park this seaaon gutnes to which the
public Is Invited and to which an ad
mission fee is chared are illegal on
Sunday, being prohibited by the 8un
day law.
On her last trip the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wllhelm left
Sandy Hook at 1:07 a in June 14th
and arrived at Plymouth England, at
I f>7 a. m June 20th Before arrlv
ing she seat a message t wireless
telegraph saying. ' All re. broken,
but thla did not prove to lie the case
although she l< said to have beaten
the record as to average hourly
speed, which for the trip was 23.62
knots.
S Pearson A Son. Incorporated of
New York. have flied a certificate of In
.orporatlon with the secretary of stale
at Albany, to build a tunnel between
the boroughs of Manhattan and (Jueetis
under tbe Eaet river. The capital Is
(I.OOO.OoO and the director* a <■ K W
Molr of London, Kngland and tleorge
W Wyekerahani. Henry W Taft John
F Charlton and Arthur C Rattemon of
New York City Mr Molr suhscrlbea
for 9C0 of the i.noo shares. '
John Gilbert Melggs. one of the beat
known and ninat highly respected
American* of l/ndon died at hl home
there June ills! Mr Melggs who was
horn In New England reventy seven
years ago had the laat thirty years
lived In London lie left tbe t'tilled
States for Pet n w here he Joined his
brother Henry Melua. In building the
un on Oroya tniiw*y, which Is atlll
regarded n- a great feat of engineering
The big No Two hoist of the Ontario
mine located near I'ark CHy was to-
tally destroyed l> file June :<Hh throw-
ing son men out of employment and
causing a nominal loss of about floe
non the actual low however will ex-
ere I |«P0.(l n The loss other Viae being
at' Immense fornlah pump which h.n
iot been uaed since (he completion of
tbe Ontario tunnel, which drain* that
, district Several year* ago
MORE RUSSIAN VESSELS SUNK
AND LAND BATTLE IMMINENT
New York, June 17 —The Central
Newa haa received the following die-
patch from Ita Toklo correspondent,
dated June 26th. evening:
"A detailed account of the naval bat-
tle at Port Arthur has Just been pub-
lished here.
"The Russian battleship* Peresviet,
Poltava and Sevastopol and the cruis-
ers Bayan. Aakold and Novlk emerged
from tbe harbor on the morning of
Ji.ne 26th. led by ateamets used for
• baring the mines At 11 o'clock a. m.
the battleships Czarevitch. Retvizan
and Pobleda Joined the others.
All the ships then advanced, endeav-
■ ring to iliapose of the mine* laid by
the Japanese, but they were hindered
1;> two Japanese torpedo boat destroy-
< ry which had been guarding tiie mouth
of the harbor.
"At 3 p. m the Japanese torpedo
boats exchanged shots wiui seven Rus-
s.an destroyers which were covering
| tbe clearing operatlona. One of the
Kusalan destroyers was set on Ore and
jictired Imide the harbor
"Subsequently the Japanese decoyed
I the Russians out to sea and aw aited an
opportunity to begin a general action,
but between * and 9 p. m the Kussian
J sl ips made for the harbor The Japa-
| nese torpedo boat de-t royera and torpedo
boats chased the Russian* and at 9:30
delivered the first attack. In conse-
quence of which the enemy was thrown
into disorder.
"During the night eight separate at-
tacks were delivered, lasting unti
dawn Friday In one of these assaults
the Chirataka twice torpedoed a battle-
ship of the Peresviet type and sank her
A battleship of the Sevastopol type and
a cruiser of tbe Diana type were dis-
abled and towed away The Russian
vessels re-ent< red the harbor during
Friday."
MAP OF THE THEATER OF WAR.
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Russian View of Naval Battle.
St. Petersburg. June 2«.—t'p to to-
night the Japanese report of the loss of
three Russian shiiw at Port Arthur has
not been published here, though the
authorities have allowed to be printed
a statement that the squadron had made
a sortie and also the news of the loss
of the Japanese torpedo boat destroy-
ers. Some of the papers have even
■ ommented with satisfaction on the
prospect of a fight on the open aca.
vhere the merits of the two fleets
vould be fairly tested.
An official explanation of the oppo-
sition of the Japanese report is that the
bdmlralty Is unwilling to unnecessarily
alarm the public by the circulation of
such statements entirely on the auth-
ority of the enemy and In the absence
of definite advices from the command
tr at Port Arthur. It is also suggested
as possible that there has been a flghl.
and that the Japanese have minimized
their own lossea and magnified those of
the Russians, with a view of effecting
the new loan which it is underatood
Japan ia negotiating
On the other hand, according to a
■ oreign naval attache, tbe admiralty
to-day admitted that Rear Admiral
Withoft (tbe naval commander at Port
Arthur! lost one battleship and two
irlulsera. but in the absence of details
it Is Impossible to give out any news.
In high court and army anil navy cir-
iles. where the report of the Port Ar-
thur affair has been freely circulated,
the Japan version is iecelved with con-
siderable reserve
The ofllrial* do not attempt to dla-
gulee the eeriousne* and tin far-reach-
ing consequences which might result
I'otn the loss of three of the Port Ar-
thur warahlps. but they prnfeaa to be
more Inclined to believe that the ves-
sels were lo-t in . pen tight rather tbaa
as the result of a torpedo attack
Should this be the case the Japanese
could not have escaped without ma-
terial loas and the ■ rippling of one or
two of their battleships . noiigh to as-
sure command of the m a to the Balth
squadron
There i- much speculation to-night
as to whether the Vladivostok squadron
n.ight not have gone out. and perhaps
he on the eve of Joining the Port Ar-
ilnir fleet A I'-le^tam 11 .nn Vladivos-
tok dated June zritb which has been
received here does not mention the
squadron, but It is conceivable that
smh mention might lie suppressed for
strategic reasons
A general tension Is evident In this
ili> to night There are many rumor*
i float and everyone is realizing that
moat Important news tnay lie expected
at any moment it Is reuorted that a
terlous land light has taken place near
Ta Tche Kiao Ktao in which the Rus-
sians wi re defeated but
non of this report is obtainable.
Japanea* Advancing.
I.lao Vang Jun. J i Report* of flr
Ing between the advance guards are
continually coming in The battles are
Indecisive but they show that the Jap
aneae are moving forward regularly
on ea< h front Thi* la corroborated
by official dispatcher
Member* of the Red Crns* togeth
rrlth
slrous
altn
itanti
ng the lighting
de
B>g Battl* Unavoidab'?
i Yang June tt Tbe at
Great Rejoicing in Tokio.
Toklo, June 26.—Tokio is in a fren-
zy of enthusiasm over the tremendous
naval victory won by the Japanese
fleet under Admiral Togo at Port Ar-
thur on Thursday, fresh details of
which are arriving hourly.
Every additional dispatch brings
confirmation of the utter rout suffered
by the Russians.
The entire fleets of both powers
were engaged, and a naval battle that
will live in history was fought in the
gathering twilight Thursday night.
The engagement resulted from a
desperate attempt of the Russians to
escape from Port Arthur and effect a
Junction with the Vladivostok squad
ron.
The most thrilling gallantry was dis-
played. The Russians also fought with
a courage and desperation born of re-
peated defeats, but their gun practice
was bad. which accounts for the trifling
damage which the Japanese ships sus •
tained during the engagement.
Sheila from the Russian ships con-
stantly exploded in the air. or in the
wat. r Juat too abort of the mark or
Just beyond the enemy's ships.
It was the torpedo boats of the Jap-
anese Heet that inflicted the greatest
damage A torpedo struck the Peres
viet midway in the engagement, and in
live minutes later, with a roar like an
exploding magazine, she Mtnk beneath
the wave*.
A well placed ahell struck the other
battleship, the name of which has not
yet been ascertained. Just after the
boiler, and put her out of commlsalon.
The cruiser was hit by a torpedo and
disappeared toward Port Arthur, ap-
parently In a sinking condition.
Meanwhile thti smaller guns on the
Japan, -e ships were spreading havoc
among the torpedo boata of the en-
emy.
For more than Ave hours the battle
lasted. The moon rose over the scene
of the terrific struggle and showed a
blurred and reddened face among the
flame and smoke of the conflict.
Slowly the Russians backed away
from the Japanese ships, describing
great loop* to keep out of range, ar. !
with difficulty making the entrance to
Port Arthur Into which they retreated
under cover of the guns of the fort-
ress.
The ships of the Japanese sustained
little damage. The torpedo boat de-
stroys Shlrakumo was hit by a shell
whb h fell In the cabin and three men
were killed and three more Injured.
These were the only caaualtlea on
board the Japanese fleet.
Battle Expected Soon.
New Cliwang. June 25, 10 p m An
Associated Press courier who has been
out three days returned tonight and
reports that Japanese scouts were
seen ten miles southwest of Knl Cbou
this morning Information from pri-
vate Busslan sources Indicate that the
Russian* have only a few plecea of
field artillery between I.lao Yang and
Kal Cbou.
A Chinaman who la known lo the
Associated Press correspondent as s
Japanese agent, says that the Japan
pl«n to enter Kal Cbou unopposed
not later than Mondav and expect a
battle near Ta Ti he Klaou If vlctorl
on*, they will place troop* In New
Chwang Immediately.
Preparing to Make a Stand.
Tien T*ln. June 2*.—II la reported
here that to onn Kussian troope are at
Ta Tche Klao. fifteen mile* north of
Kalplng. where Intrenchmeat* are be
Ing erected and where It la eapected a
stand will be made agalrat the Japan
Thirty officer* or the Red Croaa flo
i i ty went Into New Chwang yeater-
day and purchased medl< laes and com-
fort* fnr the alck
HOW JACK LONDON "ARRIVED.™
Popular Author Struggled Hird for
High Position He Holds.
Jack London, the fascinating •hort-
atory writer and brilliant war corre-
spondent. now at the front, la but
twenty-eight year* old Three years
ago he waa unheard of by the reading
world. To-day he is read everywhere
Is sought by publishers, and the pages
of the magazines, from Tha Century
down, are open to him
The story of how ho "arrived."
bow he flrst set foot upon the
stepping-t'.one to succeas, he
tells In The Editor, the New
York megszlne for literary workers.
Incidentally giving the latter class
aome excellent advice. Here are a
few of hit terse, pregnant sentence*
Work! Don't wait for aome good
Samaritan to tell you, but dig it out
yourself.
Fiction pays beBt of all.
Don't write too much. Don't dash
off a 6000-word story before breakfast.
Avoid the unhappy ending, the
harsh, tbe brutal, tbe tragic, the horri-
ble—If you care to see In print the
things you write.
Keep a notebook. Travel with It,
eat with it. sleep with It Slap Into
It every stray thought that fluttera
up Into your brain.
"As aoon as a fellow sell* two or
three things to the magazines." say*
Jack Ix>ndon, "his friends all aak blm
how he managed to do it." and then
he goes on. In his own racy way, to-
tell how It happened to him.
He had many liabilities and no as-
sets, no iccome and several mouth*
to feed. He lived In California, far
from the great publishing centers,
and did rot know what an editor
looked like. But he sat down and
wrote. Day by day his pile of toanu-
scripts mounted up. He had vague
ideas, obtained from a Sunday supple-
ment, that a minimum rate of $10 a
thousand word* was paid, and figured
on earning $600 a month, without
overstocking the market.
One morning the postman brought
him, instead of the usual long, thick
manuscript envelope, a short, thin
one. He couldn't open it right away.
It seemed a sacred thing. It con-
tained the written words of an editor
of a big magazine When, modest as
ever, he had figured in his mind what
the offer for this 4000-word story
would be at the minimum rate—$40.
of courae— he opened the letter. Five
dollara!
Not having died right then and
there, Mr London is convinced that
he may yet qualify as an oldest in-
habitant. Five dollars! When? Tha
editor did not state.
But. by and by. In the course of Its
wanderings, one of his stories reached
an editor who could sec the genius of
Jack London, and had the patience to
penetrate beneath the husk of wordy
Introduction and discover the golden
grain.
Here Is the incident that proved
the turning point In Jack Ixmdon'a
literary career, as he so graphically
tells It:
"Nothing remained but to get out
and shovel coal. I had done It be-
fore. and earned more money at it.
I resolved to do It again, and I cer-
tainly should have done It, had it not
been for Tbe Black Cat.
"Yea. The Black Cat. The post-
man brought me an offer from it for
a 4000-word story which was more
lengthy than strength}'. If I would
grant permission to cut It down half.
Orant permission? I told tbem they
could cut It down two-halves If they'd
only send the money along, which
they did, by return mail. As for the
$5 previously mentioned. I Anally re-
ceived It, after publication and a great
deal of embarrassment and trouble."
And the rate he received for his first
Black Cat story was nearly 20 timea
what the five-dollar editor paid!
Nor Is Jack I^ndon the only writer
who has been lifted from obacurlty to
prominence by the lucky Black Cat.
which, a* the New York Preas has
truly said, has done more for short-
story writers and short-story readera
than any other publication.
Each of its famous prize competi-
tions has brought new writers to the
front. In its most recent, the $2,100
prize waa won by a young Texan who
had never before written a story, and
the second, $1,300, went to a lawyer'a
wife in an obscure Missouri town.
It has Just Inaugurated another con-
test in which $10,600 will be paid to
writers in sums of from $100 to $1,500.
Thla will, no doubt, add many new
names to the list of those who liavo
"arrived" through Its recognition
The conditions are announced in tha
current Issue of The Black Cat. and
will also be mailed free to any one
by the 8liortstory Publishing Com-
pany, Boston, Mass Even those who
cannot write a winning story them-
selves may earn $10 by giving a time-
ly tip to some friend who can.
But all Khould bear in mind that It
will be entirely useless for any one
to send a story lo The Black Cat
without first reading and complying
with all the published conditions.
Here Is a chance for tbe reader to dig
dollars out of his brain, for what life
does not at least contain one talo
worth telling?
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