TIE 10BITI0 ILGEI SOCIETY ()F"F"lCIAL PUBLICATION

A magazine devoted to the study of Horatlo Alaer, Jr., hIS life, works, and influence on the culture of America.. 1832 - \899

VOLUME XXXVII MARCH·APRIL 1999 NUMBER 2 Dash to DeKaib H.A.S. Convention update -- See Page 3

Altgeld Hall, on the campus of Northern Illinois University.

Mrs. Pollifax and Tattered Tom: A sequel -- See Page 7 Earl Reed Silvers: An appreciation -- See Page 11 Ragged Dick in the inetie -- See Page 9 Page 2 NEWSBOY March-April 1999

HORATIO ALGER SOCIETY

To further the philosophy ofHoratio Alger, Jr. and to ellcourage Presiaent's cofumn the spirit ofStrivealld Succeed that for haifa celltury guided Alger's ulldaullted heroes - lad who e stmggle:. £'pitomized the great Americall dream and flamed hero ideals ill co/miles millions of youllg Americans. Had lunch with our ditor, Bill owen, while he wa OFFICERS inLan ingg ttingth January-F bruary ewsboyr ady CARL T. HARfMANN PRESIDE T to mail. W had a very intere ting con ersation relative CAROLNACKENOFF VICE-PRESIDE T to th m rit of an antique mall over an indep ndent CHRISTINE DeHAAN TREASURER antique hop. r know that the b t book I have found ROBERT E. KASPER EXECUTfVE SE RETARY ha eben in mall antique hop ,whereas Bill feel you p nd your tim b tter looking at the mall where you ARTHUR P. YOU G (1999) DIRECTOR ar abl to view many different shop at one sitting. ROBERT R. ROUTHIER (1999) DIRECTOR (1999) DIRECTOR At th Antiqu onnection in Lan ing, wher my on ROBERT G. COLLMER MICHAEL MORLEY (2000) DIRECTOR ha a booth (he handle comic and r lat d item ), J an LAWRENCE R. RICE (2000) DIRECTOR and I put out a few books. Ray Wal h, owner of the PETER C. WALTHER (2000) DIRECTOR uriou U d Bo kstore in Ea t Lansing (one of the b t ANGELO SYLVESTER (2001) DIRECTOR in Michigan) al 0 has a booth at the mall. B tw en u , THOMAS S. DAVIS (2001) DIRECTOR m t of the good books that come into the mall are ROSERT L. KERSCH (2001) DIRECTOR pick d up. Deal r elling it m th y pecialize in to LEOMSOS"SE NETT EMERITUS other deal ar very common. I guarantee that you will RALPH D. GARD ER EMERITUS n t find a fir t dition in OJ of ancy Drew orHardy Boy . Newsboy, the om ial new I It r of the Iloralio Alger W ha on dealer in Potter ille, Mich., who buy Society. is publish d bi-monthly ( ix i ue per y arlo Mem­ e tat and leftover it m from hou e sale . He ha ber hip fee for any 12-month p liod is $20. with ingle thou and of books and ell th m thr e for a dollar. issue ofNewsboycosting 3.00. PI ase mak all remittance Mo t f hi b ok ar not old, more modem lit ratur , payable to the Horatio Alger So iety. but g d r ading material. nce in awhile we find an Memb r hip application . ren wal . han es of addre author w collect. and other corr spondenc should be cnl to Horatio Alger Society, P.O. Box 70361, Richmond, VA 23255. Drop u a lin and let u know about your booking Newsboyisindexed in the Modern Languag As 0 iation' peri nc . International Siblio raphy. I'd tiI< toremind rybody again to make donations BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY B.A.S. for ur annual fund-rai ing auction. Thi i a tradition -Horatio Alger. Jr.. A Compr hensiue Bibliography. by Bob that goe back to the earliest day of the Society, in the Bennett (PF-265). 1960s, and continue to be a major m an of fund­ -HoratioAIg ror, The Am rican H ro Era. by Ralph D. Gardner rai ing. While consignment have become more popu­ (PF-053). -The F1ctional R public: Horatio Alg r and American Political lar in r c nt y ar ,donation mean all of the proceeds Discours . by arol NackenofT (PF-92I ). from tho item go to H.A.S. They don't neces arily -Publication Formats ojthe 59 Stories by Horatio Alg r. Jr. as hay to b Alger b ok . You can donate other erie R printed by theJohn C. Winston Co.. by Bob Sawyer (PF-455) book, memorabilia (popular items include souvenirs and Jim Thorp (PF-574). -Horatio Alger Books Publish d by A.L. Burt. by Bradford S. from pa t H.A. . con ention ), along with art -and­ hase (PF-412). craft item (homemade jam and reli h s, etc.). -Horatio Alger Books Published by M.A. Donohue & Co.. by If ou don't have r om to bring your auction item Bradford S. Cha e (PF-412). with you, nd them to Samuel Huang, Founder Me­ -Horatio Alger Books Published by Whitman Publishing Co.. by Bradford S. Cha e (PF-412). morial Library, F 403, Northern Illinois University, -The Lost UJe ojHoratio Alger. Jr., by Gary S hamhorst with o Kalb, IL 60115. Be ure you mark them with your Jack Bales (PF-258). name, and wheth r th yare a donation or con ignment. Newsboy ad rates: Full page. $32.00: on -half p, ge. 17.00: one­ I quarterpage.S9.oo:per olumnln h(11n hdeepbyapprox.31/21n hes hope to you all in oeKalb. wide). $2.00. Send ad . with heck payabl to (Ioratio Alger Society. P.O. Your Partic'tar Friend, Box 70361. RI hmond. VA 23255. The above rate apply to all wantad . along with ad olTering non-Alger arl T. Hartmann (PF-102) books for sale. How ver. Il Is th polley of the Horatio Alger Society to 4907 Alli on Drive promote the exchange of Alger book and retat d Alger materials by providing space free ofcharge to our m mbers for the sale only ofsuch an ing, MI 48910 mat rial. Send ads or -Le ters to the Editor" to Newsboy editor WU1lam R. E-mail: [email protected] Gowen (PF-706l at 23726 N. Overhill Dr.. Lake Zurich. IL 0047. March-April 1999 NEWSBOY Page 3 Dash to DeKaib A '99 Horatio Alger Society Convention update Th 1999 Horatio Alger oci ty convention, "Da h to DeKalb," i drawing near, and we hope you will be able to mak it to orth rn Illinoi Univer ity May 13-16. o Kalb i locat d about one hour's dri e we t of hicago on Inter tat 88 (the Ea t-We t Tollway). Ify u ar coming to th con ntion byplane, hicago'sQ'Har Int rnational andMidway airp rt areapproximately 60 mil ea t of 0 Kalb. Locator map of th airport and dir ction via Int r tate highway can b found on Pag 5. To ummariz : If you arrive at 'Har, you will take Interstate 294 (th Tri- tat T llway) outh to 1- 8 w t and drive appr imat ly 35 mile to th econd DeKalb e it at Anni lidden Road (mil po t 92). An alt mate route i 1-90 we t fr m 'Har to Illinoi Rt. 47, south on Rt. 47 to 1- ,and w t n 1-8 to Annie lidd n R ad. Ifyou arriv at Midway Airport, you will take icero Av nue (Illinoi Rt. 50) n rth about a mile to I-55 (the The Egyptian Theater is one of many historic attrac- Stev n on E pr way), go outh on I-55 (r ally, outh­ tions in DeKalb, III. Northern illinoiS University Photo we t) to 1-294, it north n 1-294 to 1- ,th n w t n 1- h . PI ant that a clarifica- 8 a d scrib d above. tion need to be made in the enclo d con enti n Th dir ti n are the am for tho driving to the chedul for Saturday morning, May 15. Th annual convention. If you ar arriving from the ea t (Indiana, H.A.. members' book ale i going to b h Id b ­ hio, etc.), you will take the Indiana Toll Road to th tw en 7:30 and 9 a.m. in the Found r M morial Frank Borman xpr way (1-80/94) we t, follow it to Library taff lounge, in conjunction with the r I a e th Tri- tat T llway (1-294), go north to 1-8 w t, and and igning of Brad ha ' n w b ok, Horatio Alger foUow the dir tion abov . Books Published by The ew York Book Company. Th IfY u ar oming from th north (Minn otaorcentral breakfa t buffet will al 0 b erved from 7:30 to a.m. Wi consin), take 1-90 outh to Rockford, Ill., pick up 1-39 in th arne room. outh to 1- (ab ut 22 mil ) and driv a tto the Anni Th event list d from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on th ch dul Glidd n Road xit. a the "book ale" i really the H.A. . m mb r 'con ign­ From th outh ( t. Loui, tc.) take I-55 north to m nt auction. Thi e ent will take pIa in th R g n Blo mington, m., pick up 1-39 n rth and drive about 90 Room locat d in Holme Student nter, a Ii t d on minut t 1- ,thn attoth Annie lidd nRoad it. your chedul . In entering 0 Kalb on Anni Glidden Road, tumright A i ant r minder: All regi tration form mu t (ea t) at Lincoln Hwy. Gu t pa t th underpa ), go a be received by Samu I Huang at NIU Librarie by April hort distanc to th McDonald' on your I ft, tum left at 30, 1999. Thi d adlin i critical for th accurat plan­ the light, and th Holm Stud nt ent r i traight ning of meal, particularly th Friday dinn r at ahead. It is th tall t building n the campu . Kishwauk e ountry lub and annual H.A.S. banquet You can r nt car at 'Har or Midway airport, or on aturday night. the 0 Kalb- 'Hare Limou ine rvice i available. Th far from ith r airport i $40 for one pa ng r or 35 each for two r mor pa ng r . Th ir nationwide toU­ Registration deadline: Forms must be received by fr r rvati n number i 1-877-367-5525. A Ii t of0 Kalb-area attraction is curr ntlyavailabl NIU no later than April 30, 1999 on the official 1999 H ratio Alger ociety onvention Intern t sit . Th URL addr for thi web ite i Hotel registration: Call the University Guest Room www.libws66.lib.niu/algerI71999at.htm. We will al 0 in­ Hotel direct at 1-815-753-1444 clude this information in your regi tration package. Page 4 NEWSBOY March-April 1999

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Mr. Gowen: i£ditors note6oo( Under parate cov r I am nding you a c mplim n­ tary copy of mynew book, The 122 Books ofHoratio Alger, Jr. I will not describe the book here, but I t it peak f r it eU. lop n this column with ad new . Dawn yberg, 46, A you th wifeofBartJ. Nyberg (PF-879) pa sed awayon March will see, it 24. This i particularly difficult for me, since Bart i a i a com­ hicago-area neighbor, and in addition to the many, put e r The 122 Books of many b ok-hunting trip we've made over the years, I printout, Horatio Alger, Jr. hav fr qu ntly ocialized with him and Dawn. bound by By A1vlfI K. fundaburg Bart a k d that I mention thi in ewsboy becaus he my elf. I ha n't had the time to contact all of his friends in the have 25 ci ty on uch hort notice. If you want to drop him a copie on card, do 0 at 20W450 Rutgers Drive, Downer Grove,IL hand and 60516. awn di d of complicati n from hepatiti ­ intend to indue d liver di a . Sh wa being valuated for a II them tran plant at the time her condition wor ened. for $25 ne thing I'll remember mo t about Dawn was her each, plu un nding pati nce with our b k-coll cting ob e ion. $2 hip­ And that w nt both way, b cau Bart never let hi ping and hobbi (bo k and fi hing) interfer with his marriag . handling. In all th trip to H.A.S. conventions we've made to­ Wheth r g ther ( ix traight b tw n 1992-1997), he ne r failed there will to call home daily for a chat with Dawn (usually at be takers around dinnertim ). And when we had travel problem remain to (like when our return flight from the 1992 Waco conven­ be een. I tion wa d layed som fiv hour) hi main concern wa also plan to have a mall upply n hand for the conven­ for Dawn and the Sunday dinner they wouldn't have tion in DeKalb in May. tog th r that ning. Dawn and Bart ho ted a reception Ralph Gardner was kind nough to prai e the book in their home th weekend of the ovember 1997 direc­ and he suggested that I end you a opy. Plea e t r m ting. Tho offic r and dir ctor who attended comment on my work and give m your rili i m , will not forget her kindnes . We all will mi sher greatly. uggested changes, etc. In hi i ue: Final pr paration are being made for Al 0, if you want to acquaint your ewsboy read­ the 1999 Horatio Alger ociety convention, hosted by ers with it availability, or if you want to u my five­

orth rn Illinoi Uni r ity in 0 Kalb. Th article on page II onfes ion of an Alg r Fan" in ew boy, Page 3 mainly deals with "how to get there" with full plea e feel fr e to do so. tra I information. n thing about 0 Kalb - it' in th inc rely, middle of the U.S., and easily acce sible by car or air. lso, a r minder that NIU ne ds your convention regi ­ Alvin K. Funderburg (PF-1025) tration form by April 30 so that meals can be planned. 3840 Hertland Dr. Al 0, b ur to mak hotel r gistration directly to the Kettering, H 45439 Univ r ity Guest Room Hotel by calling 1-815-753-1444. We hav thre int r sting articles in this is ue: Lead­ Editor's note: This is a wonderful piece ofwork, a clean and ing off i a qu I to an article John Dizer (PF-511) did a fully professional example ofdesktop publishing. To describe the few y ar ago ab ut popular "Mr . Pollifax" author book a little more fully, Mr. Funderburg, one of our newest o rothy Gilman and how she was influenced by reading members, has written one-page plot synopses of Alger's books. Horatio Alg r torie as a youth. Loi Varney (PF-1004) (For The Disagreeable Woman and Timothy rump's giv sua look at the career of Earl Reed Silvers, who Ward, he acknowledges not being able to provide synopses wrot mor than two dozen books for young people. because he did /lot have access to copies of these scarce titles, Finally, Prof. Carol S. Loranger of Wright State Uni­ although he devotes a page ofbackground information on each. v r ity di cu es her literature clas 's use of Alger's Mr. Funderburg's "Confessions ofan Alger Addict," the preface Ragged Dick a part of an active-learning curriculum. to this book, will be published in an upcoming issue ofNewsboy. March-April 1999 NEWSBOY Page 5

Directions from Airports

From O'Hare International Airport to DeKalb

-Take 1-190 to [-294 outh (Tri- tate Tollway) OHare A1{JOrt -Take 1-294 South to 1-88 (East-West Tollway)

-Take 1-88 West to second DeKalb exit (Annie N l' Glidden Road)

From Midway Airport to DeKalb

- xit Midway Airport north (left) on Cicero Avenue (lL Route 50)

-Take Cicero Avenue North to I-55 outh ( tevenson Expresswa )

-Take I-55 South to 1-294 orth (Tri-State Tollway)

-Take 1-294 orth to 1-88 West (East-West Tollway)

-Take 1-88 West to second DeKalb exit (Annie Glidden Road) Page 6 NEWSBOY March-April 1999 MEMBERSHIP The Horatio Alger Society Repository Endowment Chart r memb r ewmembers Brad and Ann Chase (PF-412) Mary Ann Ditch (PF-861) Dan U ry (PF-1026) Robert G. Huber (PF-841) 1404 m r n Av . Mr. and Mrs. James J. Lowe (PF-668) Jeff and Judith Looney (PF-903) ali bur I MD 21 01 (410) 546-501 [email protected] Carol Nackenoff (PF-921) -mail: Jeanette and Robert Routhier (PF-889) Dan, who profe ion i out id al for an electrical Arthur and Patricia Young (PF-941) di tributing c mpan ,b gan r ading Ig r' tori Fireman's Fund at ag 9, and now, a a b ok 011 etor,l intere t din ontributor th Jd r, illu trat d dition (hi colI ction now num­ William Baach (PF-492) Lucent Technologies b r 102). Hi book c II cting intere t al 0 includ Bernard and Marcene Foundation my t rand ci nce fi tion, and he al collect mu i Biberdorf (PF-524) Mr. and Mrs. it m (r rd, D and book ). He I am d about the Paul A. Cripe (PF-633) Van Daele Mabrito (PF-883) i ty fr m David Iii r and Bob B nn tt. Milton and Carol Ehlert (PF·702) Raymond L. Murray (PF-546) William R. Gowen (PF-706) Iddo Pillman, Jr. (PF-962) Change of address R.J. Hatfield (PF-615) M.R. Royar (PF-300) o u la . Fl min (P - 99) Samuel T. Huang (PF·963) Robert E. Sawyer (PF-455) 1 57 Blak n Rd., P. . B 221 Deidre A. Johnson (PF-596) Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kersch (PF·946) John B. Schnell (PF-629) Park nham, ntari D KO 2 0 Beverly A. Krenek (PF-968) Florence O. Schnell (PF-344) (613) 2 -1 14 Robert C. Lawless (PF·924) Carl E. Wulff (PF-900)

I JUST PURCHASED SEVERAL MAJOR COLLECTIONS.

I HAVE THE FOLLOWING TO TRA.DE: L..L'","""",L&. BOOKS FROM THE FOLLOWING SERIES AND In dust jacket complete sets ofthe following: WIl.l. BIlY OR TRADE FOR THEM: To a large degree these are books from my childhood that were Tuffy Bean ponted from the 50's - 70's picture cover illustrated boards Trigger Berg d1iD. dustjacketed versions are both desired. Andy Blake Jeny Hicks RIck Brant by John Blaine Ken Holt by Bruce Campbell Numerous runs ofthe following series iJLDJ: Chip Hilton by Clair Bee Alfred Hitchcocks Three Investigators. various authors Many Hal Keen, ie Doom, Amazon, Swamp etc. Brains Benton by VerraJ or Wyatt Most Poppy Otts and Jeny Todds Christopher Cool by Jack Lancer lots ofearly Edgar Rice Burroughs, TARZAN, Oig Allen by Joseph Greene Venus, Mars etc. Mike Mars by Donald Wolheim X-Bar-X high nwnbers, Don Sturdy Judy Bolton by Margaret Sutton Hancock - Invasion ofthe US in dj (and applique) Tom Swift Jr. by Victor Appleton II Beverly Gray - Worlds Fau Tom Corbett by Carey Rockwell Horatio Alger Jr. Rocky McCune by Wilfred McCormick Bronc Burnett by Wilfred McCormick Non - OJ books: BIrr Brewster by Andy Adams 1st edition early Oliver Optics Lone Ranger by Fran Striker

many other single books in OJ and w/out OJ also Interested in: Verrill - Deep Sea Hunters Sue Barton by Boylston Wycoff- AL Burt editions Trixie Belden by Campbell or Kenny including paperbacks Adventures in the UnJcnOWD - Claudy Ralph ofthe RR. Great Marvel LETS MAKE A OEALI Square Dollar Boys early Stratemeyer authored books Jeff Escue 164 Larchmont Lane. BloomingdaJe,lL 60108-1412 etc etc. (630) 307-6415 email: [email protected] March-April 1999 NEWSBOY Page 7 Mrs. Pollifax and Tattered Tom: A sequel

By John T. Dizer (PF-511) bei fartic1 inth May-Jun 1993i u of ew­ boy e plored th conn ction b tween Dorothy A iIman and Horatio Alg r, Jr. Mr . Gilman, a mo t readers know, i the author of the world-famous Mr .P llifa my terie a w 11 a a numb r of oth r highly r gard d book. HoratioAlgeri known to a more limit d audi nc a th author of Tattered TOni, Ra ged Dick and many other book, m t f th m in the "rage to rich " in. The 1 93 article d cribed on of Mr. ilman' ju nil b ok in which Tattered Tom played a pr mi­ nent part. In th b ok, The Calico Year, publi hed in 1953, tw i t r ( n 16 and one 22) found four b full of pap r and old book. I quoted from the Gilman book, "H r ar thr by Horati Alg r," cried Tina ~CAlCO (the 16-y ar-old), pock ting a c p of Tattered Tom. "thi i g ing to be fun." AI point d out in th artic1, th 16-year-old girl r cogniz d 19 r, had appar ntly read ther Alger and YE R G\man Butters p ct d t ha fun r ading Tattered Tom. In fact, btJ Oor th I ilman ay that Tina r ad Tattered Tom while he wa fi hing and wa 0 engro d in r ading hapter 3 that h didn't notic when her lin ank with a nibble. I al 0 not d that n ar the end of th b ok, a rare-bo k dealer ga th m a lectur on th valu of fir t dition, with Hawthorn, M lvill , Ale tt, Mark Twain, a well a of them. It was 0 very uperior to the others, which Alg r, aU di u d. I fini h d th articl with"It i a real eemed to begin with snow falling and blood foot-prints plea ur t find a writ r f uch wid knowI dg and of orne poor orphan child in the now. J loved it. but it' r putation a Dorothy ilman who knows 1ger and o long ago I d foprgotten that Tattered Tom was a girl. m nti n hi book in a non-judgm ntal way in one of o there you have my introduction to (and affeclion her own b ok for young p opl :' for) one of the Horatio Alger books (and I belie e I inc th articl appear d, I hay had a number of found more in the library and continued reading them" qu ti n fr m Aig r fri nd a to wh ther I had learned It eemed only natural to fit it into alico Year. any m r ab ut how Alg r came to appear in a mod m And how good to ee the co er of it repr duced! I children' b kandhowMr. ilmanknew omuchabout ould gue that I was ten or ele en ears ofage hen I 19 r.Ir allyd" lik imm lyb theringfamou writers met with Horatio Alger - \i hich begin to be a I-o-n-g with uch qu tions but I wa as int r ted a other ew- time ago. boy r ad TS, v ral y a ag I wrot .Gilman. h With thank and be t \i i he , v ry graci u ly an wered, and at th prodding of several incerel , Parti 'lar Friend ,I am b latedly haring her re poose. I ( igned) havealso nth rthisarticleand h ha givenmepermi- Ooroth Gilman ion t r print h r 1 tt r. P rtinent e c rpts follow: It wa a graciou an w r ir m a graciou lad . What About Tattered Tom Ican only tell you that growing haY we learn d? W now kn w that Doroth ilman up the daughter ofa mini ter, mo t ofthe books I read fir t r ad Horatio Alger when he wa 10 or 11 ar Id. had to come from the public library. but occasionally­ W know a little about th circum tanc . We kn w that perhaps from some "missionary box" or someone in the h f It Tattered Tom wa much up rior t th other church - J would inherit orne quite Victorian books Victorian b ks whi h h r ad and we know h b­ (wish I'd kept some ofthem) and Tattered Tom was one (Continued on Page 8) Page 8 NEWSBOY March-April 1999

A Adult Novels Mrs. Pollffax and Tattered Tom: sequel The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax Doubleday 1966 Uncertain Voyage Doubleday 1967 The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax Doubleday 1970 The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax Doubleday 1971 APalm for Mrs. Pollifax Doubleday 1973 ANun in the Closet Doubleday 1975 The Clairvoyant Countess Doubleday 1975 Mrs. Pollifax on Safari Doubleday 1977 The Tightrope Walker Doubleday 1979 Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station Doubleday 1983 Mrs. Pollffax &the Hong Kong Buddha Doubleday 1985 Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle Doubleday 1988 Incident at Badamya Doubleday 1989 Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish Doubleday 1990 Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief Doubleday 1993 Mrs. Pollffax Pursued Wheeler 1995 Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer Fawcett Columbine 1996 Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist" Fawcett Columbine 1997 Other Books On Creative Writing (contributor) Dutton 1964 ANew Kind of Country (non-fiction) Doubleday 1978 Note: Several of the above adult novels were Reader's Digest Book Club selections; some were also repnnted In paperback by Fawcett or Ballanline . •Also published in 1997 by Random House In a large·pnnt edition.

Juvenile Novels Title Publisher Year Enchanted Caravan Macrae Smith 1949 Carnival Gypsy Macrae Smith 1950 Ragamuffin Alley Macrae Smith 1951 The Calico Year Macrae Smith 1953 Four-Party Line Macrae Smith 1954 Papa Dolphin's Table Alfred Knopf 1955 Girl in Buckskin> Macrae Smith 1956 Heartbreak Street" Macrae Smith 1958 Witch's Silver" Macrae Smith 1959 Masquerade Macrae Smith 1961 Ten Leagues to Boston Town> Macrae Smith 1962 The Bells of Freedom" Macrae Smith 1963 The Maze in the Heart of the Castle Doubleday 1983 >Junior Literary Guild selection .. Weekly Reader Book Club selection Note: Enchanted Caravan was published as Caravan by Doubleday in 1992; The Bells of Freedom was reprinted by Peter Smith in 1984. March-April 1999 NEWSBOY Page 9 Ragged Dick in the Nineties An active student learning project By Carol . Loranger i tant Profe or Dept. of Engli h Language and Literature Wright tate niver ity

ratio 1ger, Jr.' Rflgged Dick i th m t p pu­ lar t t in my yllabu for Engli h 356 "Am ri­ H can T xt : 1 0-1920." ur i a m tr politan univ r ity with a large population of working-cia and low-incom ,di abl d and minority, fir tog n ration col­ leg tud nt . Aig r' affabl her, hi truggl to\! ard "fam and fortun ," and th d tail d d pich n of urban ill ha r nanc f r tud nt f rwhomju tg ttingtoc II geha b en a truggl ,a well a piquanc : th ir life peri nc ug t that "m ral capitali m"l no I ng r op rat ,if ind d it r did, but th Yknow they mu t act ifitdid if th yar t hay any chan at all f g tting ah ad. A a mild-mann r d Marxi t with a long- tanding commitm nt to h Iping tudent h w literatur ab t or challeng th h gem ny, I t ach Rag ed Dick with oth r p ri d t t that addr th r lati n hip betwe n character, mon yand ucce , including Sister Carrie, The Song ofthe Lnrk, AutobIography ofall Ex-Colored Man, The Home-Maker and McTeaglle. 2 A the fir t t t of the term, Rflgged DIck ha a wa f brin mg the oth r int f u, particularl in pr aging th att ntion f nickel-and­ dim a ountin hara teri tic of that mat riali tic ra Ragged Dick, an illustration appearing with the first and it e ation of the ub tratum of p verty und rI ­ chapter of Alger's serial in Student and Schoolmate, ing th Am ri an dr am. Vol. 19, No.1, Jan. 19, 1867. Engli h 356 i a writing-int n iv cour e r quired for Engli h maj rand trongl recomm nd d for tudent Th Rflg ed Dick r majoring in ngli h Education. In addition to th u ual cour e a and am, I like t giv my tudent a choic ofbriefindep ndentproj ct mpha izingInt m t or primary ur r arch or, f r ducation major, de lopm nt f unit plan and activiti for teaching on of the t t in r gular r ad anced placement high cho I ngli h cia

Al/tIJor' note: In tlJi artIcle I de cribea cOllr eas'ignlllent geared toward teaching Alger' Ragg d Dick in till' context ofa politicized or historicized literatllre cOllrse. 11wve had a great deal of IIcce s witll thi active learning approach alld believe it Call open the way, not only toward more inc/II ion of Alger and other "ephlllereral" 19th centllry writer in contermporary cllrriclIla, bllt also to increasing stlldent 11/1­ derstanding ofacllit lire and literat lire soon to be een by them as two centl/rie old and, therefore, irrelevant. Page 10 NEWSBOY March-April 1999

125 times the 1860 price of "two cents a glass" (p. 7). Ragged Dick in the ineties Mo t ignificantly, th ninetie Dick could not help (Continued from Page 9) underwrite the co t ofJohnny Mull n's week in the ho pi­ careful track ofall mention ofincome and expenses. tal, much Ie s mergency care for his injur dig. Alger then do a little research on the possibilities for a d not make clear how much of th $3 Dick chipped in/ Ragged Dick in Dayton in the 1990 assuming no but yen if tudents a sume it wa no mor than on -third ocia! sa~ ty net. Likely income from shoe shines? (or the income from 10 hin )/ it' clear to th m that Dick r mrent? clothing? the equivalent ofbeefsteak and andhisfri ndswouldhav to hin v ralth u and h coffee break fa t? week in a hospital with treatment to pay Mullen' bill. Health-car co t vary wildly acro for leg injury? equivalentofanight atTony Pastor's? the United Stat / and stud nt will hay to peculate other e penses? Don't worry about adjusting for about the nature of Mullen' injury, r ulting in dramati­ inflation, ju t find out if our Dick could enjoy a cally different e timat of the c st - but no matter how Ii festyl comparable to thatofDick Hunter. Arrange mode t their figure / even my m t ially con ervative comparative data in table and write a 500-750 word tudents ar amazed at how inac sibl ba ic and m r­ introduction in which ou comment on the pros­ gency car have become for the working poor. pects for orphaned street urchins today. Attach me f my mor pragmati tud nt hay not doth r copies of adverti ements, price lists, menus etc., drains in th ninetie Dick's p k tb k. n may not from v hich you drew your information. legally hin hoe on tr t c rn r in our ity, 0 Dick would need to rent pace and supply a seatfor hi cu tom­ Student may n ed orne additional guidance in the ers. Changing attitud toward personal hygi m an Dick b ginning, esp cially if they have worn running h all would ha e to spend ome of his earnings at th laun­ their liv .I giv alitoflikely locations forlocal shoe shine dromat or ri k 10 ing both his u tom r and hi space. op rator - th airp rt, Air Force ba e and local yuppie Dayton is the fifthmo tdispersedurbanareainth Unit d gr ry - and ugge ted tudent earch th wantad for tat and none of the three popular sh hine venu in r mingh u e .Mo t tudentsne dnoa istancelocating our town are n ar the di trict wh r Dick c uld rent u ed clothing tore and cheap food. Dep nding on ity lodging. Dick would ne d to budg t and additi nal 10 cod , studen may need to investigate th c t of pennits or hine ( 25) P r month for a bu pa and, if he h Id th b th rental, neither of which were an issue for Dick Hunter. airport conce sion, b gin hi commut no lat r than 6 Whatmy tudentsinitiallyfindi thatthegoingpric for o'clockifh want dtocatchth a.m.bu in commuter. a r gular hine in Dayton is about $2.50, with high hin When tudent pr nt their finding to th cla / it runnin at $4.50 to $5. Most c nclude that if Dick worked parks a lively and unpr dictabl di cu ion of Alger' with" n rgy and indu try (p. 8) and performed enough novel and comparativ cla s and conomic politic in the high hin achday, h c uldindeedafford a "notparticu­ United State from th ilded Ag to th ra of diminished larlyattracti e" (p. 75) room withoutbath inanyof veral xpectations. Since Ragged Dick is bri fer than the majority till min r ming hou 3, at a imilarly fat-and-protein laden of mor canonical 19th century text / ntly r ad­ m al in a fa t-food tablishment and clothe himself ser­ able and trangely curr nt in its conc rns, this a ignment vic ably from thrift t r . While my tudentsar comfort­ can asily b adapted f rAm rican history orinterdiscipli­ able with th food and clothing available to Dick in the nary courses or for econdary chool nglish curricula. 1 90 , th who actually isit d th room th y found OTES adv rtis d were di gu ted with the qualor of a $45 to $50 1. "A etwork of influ nee and cro -inAu nc in which a w k quat, yen in compari n with tudent-affordable allwhoar inn d,andwhoar goodandindustrious nough hou ing, which can be pretty squalid itself. to help themselv s, are given a hand on th irway to the top." In m ting the bar n cities both young entr pr ­ (Ernest 61). neur are g n rally equally ucce ful, but the nineties' 2. e Loranger, "'Character and Succes ': Teaching Sis­ Dicklag b hind hi pr dece orin"lifestyl " and h alth­ ter Carrie in the Cont t of an n-going Am riean D bat ." car pectation. Second-run the dollar theater - for Dreiser Studies, forthcoming summ r ]999. ur purpo th quival nt of the play of the Old 3. Ragged Dick hou d himselfand Fo dick on th incom from ]0 shines per w k. The nineti s Dick n ed a we kly Bow ry -m en ure the n ed never to mi a night' minimum of]O high - or]8 r gular hines. amu ment. But m tudents argue that today' Dick could not ften enjoy hearing the late tongs sung by WORKS CITED ri ing arti t a at Tony Pa tor' , ince concert ticket at Alger, Horatio. Ragged Dick. [1867] .Y.: P nguin, 1986. Da ton nue beginatabout$25.Themor mathemati­ Ernest, John: "American Profits: Moral apitalism in cally inclin d point out that, while a shine today brings Horatio Alger, Jr.' Ra ged Dick." Dime ovel Round-Up in 25 time as much money, a hot or glass of be r co t 60.4 (August 1991): pp. 58-64. March-April 1999 NEWSBOY Page 11 Earl Reed Silvers: An appreciation By . Loi amey (PF-I004) arl R d ilv r wa a writ r who e character , ituation and id al r fl cted hi p ronal life. EHi 26 publi h d books for y uth were ba ed on p ri nc which occurr d during his car r a an ad­ Ihe RecI-HMded mini trator and teacher at Rutger Univer ity. Writing wa an avo ation rath r than a ation. R d, as h wa called, wa born on Feb. 22, 1891 in Halfback Jer y ity, .J. Wh n he wa n year old, hi pharmaci t fa­ ther, arl Britton il­ v r ,di d. Hi m th r. E Iyn R d ilver, moved th fami! to Rahwa, .J., to Ii with Dr. lihu il r, R d' grandfath r. H Ii d in Rahway for the r t of hi lif . It wa arly in life wh n R d fir t met publi hing ncourag d and h Ip d b hi Aunt Emma, t and publi h d a mall book of po m , This wa dul r cognized b th local new pap rand th tory wa picked up b The ewYork World, which publi hed an ac­ ompan ing pictur of R d in whit knick r and a blu jack t, with th caption "Boy P t f Rahway." At lea t two hq Earl lZeed Silvers c pi f thi early work ar tr a ur d by Red's famil today. coli ge yearbook and new pap r. Hi cholar hip abili­ Forth n tfewy ar , tie w re ne er in doubt and R d wa lect d t Phi Earl Reed Silvers R d' writing talent B ta Kappa. thl tic ability wa not lacking, ith r, f r w r honed on the u u­ R d played football, ba k tball and am d hi ar- ally r quir d ch Ic mp ition and a column of high ity 1 Her a a memb r of the tra k tam. -ar! R d chool n w which h wrote for th local paper. Upon ilver graduated from Rutg r in 1913. graduating from high hoi, R d wa award d a chol­ How r, R d wa n t fini h d with that instituti n. In ar hip, allowing him to att nd Rutg r 011 ge in n arby fact,hewa tobeas iatedwithRutg Univ r ityf rth w Brun wick. r t of hi ill. h rtly aft r graduating, h r tum d t R edcommut dtocoll gefromhi homeinRahway b om A istant to th Pre ident of th c 11 ge. forhi fir ttwocoll g y ar ,butr alizingthathewa m ucc ive years, h d loped and rv d in th mi ing much of th coli ge perience by not living Alumni Office, taught a writing cour , and finall b am on campu , h I ok d about for om way to am th D an of Men. Th uni r ity award d him th h n rar co t of room and board for the r maining two year . d gr of Ma ter of Arts in 1923 and in 1942 a Litt. D. He found th nec ary fund by taking a part-time Shortly b for hi marriag to dyth I. T rrill in 1 16, Engli h t aching as ignm nt at a private girl' chool R ed had b gun writing hort torie for hur h n w pa­ and by b c ming a Rutg r n w corr pondent for p r and youth publication, which w r num r u at three new papers. Living on campus, he edited the (Continued on Page 12) Page 12 NEWSBOY March-April 1999

Earl Reed Silvers, right, with - from left- his son Earl, Jr. (Sam), his wife Edythe, and daughter Evelyn (Fliv) in the summer of 1931 at Sebago Lake, Maine. Photo courtesy of Earl Reed Slivers. Jr

"K P the faith. Don't let yours If down." Earl Reed Silvers: An appreciation om of Re d' t rie mov d away from th ch 1 (Cantil/lied from Page 11) campus, into the exp ri nee of young p opl at ummer th tim. Hi in piring torie app ared in such maga­ camps. In 1924, at th invitation of the headma ter of the zine a Boy' Life, The American Boy, The Youth's Menlo School in Menlo Park, alif., R d and Edyth , ompanion, t. ichola,The Open Road for Boys and al ng with their childr n, Earl, Jr. ( am) and velyn The merican Girl. Hi fir t book for boys was an (Fliv), traveled to Menlo amp on Lake Tahoe to p nd pand d v r ion of on uch tory, which had fir t a f w w ek and gather mat rial for The Spirit ofMenlo, appear d in erial form, which was often th cu tom at which wa publi hed in 1926. For Carol ofHighland Camp th tim, il r wa to write more than 1,000 short (1927), Silv r dr w on hi p ri nc a A iate tori and 27 b ok . Director of a girl' camp in apl , Main , wh r hi In hi non-fiction book, The Editor Accepts, publi h d wif was a wimming in truct r and hi daughter, Fliv, by Rutg r Univer ity Pre in 1943, Reed m ntion the one of the camp r . b y' b k writt n by Ralph Henry Barbour, who Twenty ofSilver' b ks f r youth w r publi h d by writing tre ed the 0 d Sport and lean Living im­ D. Appleton and o. Six books of th Yank Brown erie age. R d wa to inc rporat the am moral values into w r publi h d by Bar & Hopkin und r the p eud­ hi own bo k. ilv rs one told a friend, "When you onym "David Stone." writ for youth, yuh Id the am power as a minister Although Reed had prov n him elf in ucc fully of th g pel to influence boys and girls for good or writing youth fiction, he long d to break through into bad, but your opportunity to in pire thou ands of writing for adult. With a y ar's I av f ab nce from boy and girls who would often write to him for Rutgers, h mo ed his family to Main for a f w month ad ic in olving t en-ageproblems. Hi me sage was while h concentrated on writing for the adult mark t.In oft n th ame a h gave to young men of Rutger : 1937, the tory, "00 You Rememb r" was publish din March-April 1999 NEWSBOY Page 13

Good Hou ekeeping, which wa to publi h ub equent Barry Series hort tori th r" lick" magazin which published Barry the Undaunted Appleton 1924 ilv r ' tori w r The American agazine, Country Illustrated by Edward C. Caswell Home and Reader' Dige t. Ev ntually, R d had pub­ Barry and Budd Appleton 1925 Ii hed thr adult n I and a manual for t aching Illustrated by Edward C. Caswell oth r t writ "hort tori that magazine will bu ." Barry Goes to College Appleton 1928 Thi b k, The Editor Accepts, i om what autobio­ Illustrated by Edward C. Caswell graphi al and gi th r ad r a glimp into the lif and Menlo Series philo phy f th author. n can how his bo ks The Menlo Mystery Appleton 1926 w r patt m d t app al to the youth of that day. Illustrated by Manning de Villenueve Lee In 1948, R d and dyth w nttoSara ota, Fla., where The Spirit of Menlo Appleton 1926 R d wa to r cup rat after uff ring an attack ofpneu­ Illustrated by Edward C. Caswell monia th pr iou wint r. Hi hart, wakened by th Carol Series illn , onfin d him t th ho pita!, wh r h di d n Carol of Highland Camp Appleton 1927 March 26 at ag 57. Illustrated by A.D. Gabriel Rutg r h nor d him with a m morial tribute in the Carol of Cranford High Appleton 1930 March 194 . u f Rutgers Alumni Monthly, a publica­ Illustrated by Beebe ti n which h had b gun for hi bid univ r ity. It wa clearfromth tribut writtentocomm moratehis yearsat Glenwood Series Rutg that h w uld be much mis d at that in tituti n. The Red-Headed Halfback Appleton 1929 Hi bo k , which ar m what difficult to find now, Illustrated by James Reid ref! t th man and th id al h h t foil w. Team First Appleton 1929 SOURC Illustrated by T.F. Hargg Appleton 1930 il r, Earl Red. The Editor Accept . 1943, ew The Glory of Glenwood Brun wick, .J.: Rutgers Univ r ity Pre Illustrated by T. Victor Hall Rutge Alumni Monthly, March 194 . "In M mo­ Other Appleton books: riam." pp. 7-20. The Scarlet of Avalon Appleton 1930 Int rvi w with ariR d il r ,Jr.( am)and velyn Illustrated by George Avison Sil er Daly (Fli ), July 19 , at uth a co, Maine. Code of Honor Appleton 1932 Illustrated by Ferdinand E. Warren Yank Brown Series Books by Earl Reed Silvers (written under pseudonym "David Slone") Juvenile fiction Yank Brown, Halfback Barse & Hopkins 1921 Title Publisher Year Illustrated by Charles L. Wrenn Yank Brown, Forward Barse & Hopkins 1921 Dick Arnold Series Illustrated by Howard L Hastings Dick Arnold of Raritan College Appleton 1920 Yank Brown, Cross Country Runner Barse & Hopkins 1922 Illustrated by George Vanan Illustrated by Howard L. Hastings Dick Arnold Plays the Game Appleton 1920 Yank Brown, Miler Barse & Hopkins 1923 Illustrated by George Varian Illustrated by Howard L. Hastings Dick Arnold of the Varsity Appleton 1921 Yank Brown, Pitcher Barse & Hopkins 1924 Illustrated by George Varian Illustrated by Howard L. Hastmgs Ned Beals Series Yank Brown, Honor Man Barse & Hopkins 1925 Ned Beals, Freshman Appleton 1922 Illustrated by Charles L. Wrenn Illustrated by Leslie Crump Ned Beals Works His Way Appleton 1923 Illustrated by Leslie Crump Adult fiction If This Be Forgetting Westminster Press 1944 Hillsdale High Series Son of Tomorrow Westminster Press 1947 At Hillsdale High Appleton 1922 Illustrated by Richard Holberg Jackson of Hillsdale High Appleton 1923 Non-fiction Illustrated by Richard Holberg The Editor Accepts Rutgers U. Press 1943 The Hillsdale High Champions Appleton 1925 (Reprinted by Grossel & Dunlap In 1947 as How to Buy Short Stories That Illustrated by Richard Holberg Editors Bu}'? Page 14 NEWSBOY March-April 1999 BOOK REVIEWS HORATIO ALGER BOOKS Bradford . Chase: Horatio Alger Books Published by PUBLISHED BY TI,e ew York Book Company. 1999, Sandpiper Publish­ ing, 6 andpiper Road, Enfield, Ct., 06082. 144 page, JULlU~ THE oftbound. Library of Congre Catalog Card o. 98­ Tn EW YORK BOOK 90066. vailable at the 1999 Horatio Alger ociety Con­ m!Et COMPA Y vention, and thereafter, for 15. BOT

Reviewed by William R. Gowen (PF-706) ALCER' In this, th fourth in his ongoing ri on lect d Alg r publi her, Brad ha tackle what may b his tough t ubj et of all: Th w York Book Company. otonlyarethe ebooksregard da "thecheape tofth ch ap" by orne Algercollector , thi companypro d to b among th mo t difficult for ha e to re earch, simply b au Th w York B k ompany wa a mas ­ produ ti n ub idiary of a larg r firm, and not a ea y to tra hi t rically a uch firm a M.A. Donohue, hitman and A.L. Burt, th ubj ct f ha e' thr arli r b 0 in thi erie. But th intrepid ha , with the h lp of hi broth r, Rolf (PF-602) and on, cott, worked through genea­ ,-' THE I gi al ourc to paint a fairly complete pictur of CASH BOY h w th firm cam into b ing in 1908, the locations ...... '"0 JtJ..G~" .. wh r it did bu in and how it m tits d mise in 1929. Thi full armotated portion of hase's book is invalu­ abl to anyone doing r arch on arly publi her . AI 0, N.Y. BooK th w York Book Co. Alger reprints themselve were co. ry h Ipful ince n arly very book in the 190 -13 DL...... 8RAOFORD S. CHASE P riod ha a print d dat on the title pag , and th yar r lativ ly a y t find in u d-book tor and fl a mar­ k t , although not u ually in great condition. B f r h pr id d tail d d cription of the b ok abl to th collect r. Aloof pial not i a "flip ind " format th m elve , Cha off r a chapter titled "Vn­ of thumbnail co er d ign in the upp r-right com r f d r tanding w Y rk B k mpany Alg r ," which ach pag , making it a y t I at a format quickly. gi g n ral Wormati n, along with an introduction to Incidentally, ha has calculated that if a collector th f rmat .H also drib th quality of the boo , w nt after ev r po ibl w York B k ompany any t tual change or abridgm nts that were made to format produced for th 49 Alger title over that 190 ­ Ig r' tori , plu p cific charact ri tic of the books 1919p riod,hewouldaccurnulat 752b ok !Atth back ( nd pap r , illu tration , adverti ements, etc.). He foi­ of his book, Cha off rs a matrix tabl for all format, l w with a g n ral introduction of th four main ri eri andyearsth ywer produc d,inca m collec- in which 1ger books were produced over a 12-year tor d ire to hoot for all 752. p ri d, 1 0 -1919, by th company. Th e are ba ed n I'm ur ther will b f w Partic'lar Fri nd who want pin de ign , which ha calls ri I (Plain Spine), nearly 800 different ew York B k ompany Alger, ri II (Curlicue pine), rie III (1910 Double Vol­ but Horatio Alger Books Publi hed by The ew York Book ume ), and rie IV (Leaves pine). Company i an exc llent r f r nc tool for th coll etor, a Th h art of ha e' book, the ction titled "Pre en­ w 11 a a "good r ad." Th hi torical ov rvi w f th tati n f Formats," giv u a detail d de cription of th company flows like a good det ctiv tory. 26 f rmat within the four ri s, Ii ling the Alger titl In urn, Horatio AT er Books Publi hed by The New York app aring in each particular format. He use hi own Book Company i a valuabl addition to ha' ri, d tail d lin drawing of the covers (a tradition for this both for the Alger coll ctor or anyon inter t d in b k ri ), a f ature that mak thi book even mor valu- publi hing in general in the arly year of thi c ntury. March-April 1999 NEWSBOY Page 15

Horatio Alger, Jr. and O. Augusta Cheney: Seeking His Fortlme, and Other Dialogues. 1999, Collier & Westgard, Glendale, Calif., and Boynton Beach, Fla, 270 pages; fac imile of the original 1875 A.K. Loring edition, 79 in cloth covers, $99 in leather (a limited edition), Postage i 3 per book. Make check payable to David Lee Collier,andmail to1845 CrestmontCourt, Glendale, CA 91208.

Reviewed by William R. Gowen (PF-706) om v ry d lightful writing can be found in Seeking Hi Fort/me; unfortunately, the original book i 0 carc that not many Alg r enthu ia t have had an opportu­ nity to r ad th 22 "dialogu ," which h wrote in collaboration with hi iter, O. Augu ta heney. king His Fortun ," the pening dialogue, i ac­ knowI dged byAlg r in the book's pr face a the only one written by him, and he credit the oth r 21 dialogue to

Ch n y, with hi contribution "merely that of an editor.II o matt r their author hip, the e are very readable "drama ," and it' an Alger family proj ct, it de rve to b in your coll ction.

The e litt! II itting room play II pr ent storie of hu­ man foibl - gr d, j al u y, lov gain d and 10 t. A

typical xampl i II Aunt Pati n e' Ear-Trumpet," in which Mr. ranby and her daughter, lara, ha e eye on Iderly AuntPati nc ' $30,000 tat. When the aunt vi it , u ing an ar-trumpet and claiming to be deaf, the Hiram Johnson's, and it almost tum d my mother and daught rd' cu out in the open what they stummick. I han't drink anything strong r plan to do with their inheritance, saying Aunt Patience than cider."

w n'th ar th m ch ming since h is "deafa an adder.II Deacon P: That' right, my on. Cid r' f cour , he can hear perfect!y well, and after he good, forw knowwhatit' made of. Appl ar I ave, h nd th m h r ear trumpet, along with a h althy, and wh n a body' tired, a mug of letter informing th m sh ha d cided to will hermoney ider go to th right pot. to th Hom for Ag d Wom n. "Although deaf a an You get the idea. PI nty of lang, fractur d Engli h adder when I came to vi it you, my hearing ha been and interestingconver ation b tween character. Tru to wond rfully r tor d, 0 that I can now dispens with form, Jonathan ha hardly ett! d into hi ov r-pri d my ar-trumpet.! th r fore nd it to you, hoping it may Bo ton lodging (he wonder aloud wh r th citiz n do you a g od rvic a it did me, in howing m for "pa tur' all their cow ") when h an w ran w pap r what I wa valued mo t." ad for a job uppo edly paying $2,000 per year. You Alger' contribution portrays a typical"country boy gues ed it - he end up getting windled, But, in tru heads to the big city to get rich" theme, in this ca e, a real Alger spirit, thing tum out all right in the nd. bumpkinnam dJonathanPet r who,atage21, wants to Gilb rt K. We tgard II (PF-D24) ha design d th cov r leav the family cabbage and potato farm in Beanville of this book with great care. The cloth edition is in Loring

and move to "Bo town," in order to "... mal< my fortin. II gr n, with gold lett ring and d sign 1 m nts. H ha He withdraw $250 from the bank (an inheritance chosen a Liberty-h ad coin motif for the front co er, with from hi aunt) over hi par nts' objections, and gets th figur of Ragged Dick on th spine, which W tgard ready to leave home: de crib in theJanuary-February is ueof ewsboya "in the style of th popular Loring olum ." Mrs. P: The ity i a wick d place. Jonathan. The pages of the book are acid-free pap r, with print­ Who know but you'd g t to drinkin' and ing a clear, e act reproduction of th original. wearin'? Seeking His Fortune in this facsimile edition i aery J.: There aint no danger of that. mann. I worthy addition to any Alger collection. Itlook gr at n tasted orne whiskey, the other day, down to the shelf, and better yet, it make njoyable reading. Page 16 NEWSBOY March-April 1999

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