TIE IOB.ITIO II.GIB· SOCllTY . OFFICIAL PUBLICATION A magazine devoted to the study of Horatio Ala;er, Jr,, his life, works, and influence on the culture of America. 1832 - 1899 VOLUME XXXIX MARCH-APRIL 2001 NUMBER 2 VOL. IV. SAN FIUNC!!lCO, SEPTEMBER, 1878. NO. 2~ . 0 1 DOCK THIEVES: no i:.:~: r:.:!i:::torning hi• BUcceBll WU -OR- Tho first application wao fora bookkeeper.. Ono had been accepted.an hour beforo ho Alger story THOM.\8 H.\Rl.lND'S !DVENTIJRE. reached the place, and ho learned that 1horo luul been • hundrod applicanla. The oecond Bw Jl<INJUD Algn-, .Jr. waa for & clerk.in an lnaurance oflloe.. BU· here too, there were eeveral app11cantl who I' were recommanded by po.a' experience, and one of theee was accepted. The third wU for a H 0 !d AS HARLAND light porter. Whon ho oaw lhe long lino of reprinted in looltod over the col· men competing for the place ho decided that nmnR of t.htt NetJJ Ytn-k it would be of no use to rffmaln, and deputed . in sadneae and dl•ppointment. H•l'ald to oee If any •it- Oh hio way back ho stepped In to a 1mall uation waft adverth1ed hotel to rest. He took hiaeeat beside aecret1n which there waH any and eoon became an involuntary auditor of a J>roapect or hiR btting oonver8ation which wa11 going on on the other The Sunbeam ablB to obtain. He fin - :~~=~- Tlll'e"l:!~~:i::r!'~~~~ !~i ally nott>At 1.hree, and he heare«l, and felt that he had better continue ;~::i'!.~.:t :~~: ,~: ~~;r:;I :'~·g:: :&:~.~ ~:~ l::e.00~.:;:- -- See Page 3 had taken refuge with can tnanagft to urry off a couple of b&]l'Jlli of· hla family. he proceeded to try hie fortune. cotton. it·wlll fetch ue in a neat 11um.'' "What ia your plan?" .· . He wua boolr.-lr.eeperhyproteoalon; but a "We will bring a boat round under tho few week A prevlou1 th6 firm with whom he wharf at one o'clock. We can then clamber was engaged failed, and of oourae he was up on the wharf, and I will puah over the thrown out of a plate. lie had a wife and three bales to you two '"ho will remain below." children to provide for, &nd bad but one hun- ... ~-:::~~.~";':"1 ;lml of course there will h<> a dred doll&ra 11.ved up for a rainy da,J. He .., Certainly ; but I have Mcured him." waa ani:loua, therefore, to obtain a new place "What do you mean T" ·. aa aoon u poesible, But buesineaa wu un. "'~~~ ~u= h~!i~h; r!~d ~1!,..=~~~i ~~~ · uaually dull-there were many out. of em. right eort. He'a to have fifty dollan, and . ploymenl, and wherever he applied, he found will help ua. Ho'll 1woar to old (,'rawford himself one of a large crowd of applicants. that hn wu &fJt on by half a dozen men, and So week• offruhleeB efforta paBBed. away, couldn't help himself." • "Arc you oure of him l He may be play-' Convention and hio money rapidly dloappearod underthe Ing poMum." . cona!&nt demanda for reut., food, and oth .. r ne. "Never you fear. He'll serve ua faithful. ceooary expen...,, ly. The fifty dollaro was to much for him." He ,... · beginning to got diocouraged. Ho "Old Crawford 'Ii be rather aatoniohod when he hears about it in the morning." had some time thrown aside oride, "Oh, he'll rave ; but he's a rich man, and 2001 update sin~ &11 and was willing to accept any employment.. can etand tht' loee. We'l make five hundred however humble, that wol:.ld bring in a few dollara between ua." dollara a week for the 8UpJX>rl of the family "Good I" oj&culated the first. "II 'II come whom he loved, and whose auff'cring he could j in good time, for.I'm dead broke." -- See Page 5 ool beu to think of. I ( To be Oontimu<l.) THE DIAMOND RING A mystery story by 'Oliver Optic' - Conclusion -- See Page 9 Page 2 NEWSBOY March-April 2001 HORATIO ALGER SOCIETY To further the philosophy of Horatio Alger, Jr. and to encourage the I . .!I spirit of Strive and Succeed that for half a century guided Alger's P resments undaunted heroes - lads whose struggles epitomized the great American dream and flamed hero ideals in countless millions of young Americans. OFFICERS CAROL NACKENOFF PRESIDENT A few words from our Vice President ROBERT G. HUBER VICE-PRESIDENT CHRlSTINE DeHAAN TREASURER The Ottawa convention will soon be upon us, and I ROBERT E. KASPER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR always look forward to our annual get-together. Not only do we get to visit with friends who have similar ANGELO SYLVESTER (2001) DIRECTOR interests, but we get to hit different book stores and THOMAS B. DAVIS (2001) DIRECTOR antique malls in search of literary treasures! I haven't ROBERT L. KERSCH (2001) DIRECTOR found anything of significance in months and months, DOUGLAS E. FLEMING (2002) DIRECTOR and hope to change my luck in Ottawa. Of course, RALPH J. CARLSON (2002) DIRECTOR (2002) DIRECTOR competition will be keen, but I think most of us have MARC C. WILLIAMS RlCHARD B. HOFFMAN (2003) DIRECTOR some book interests that are not shared by everyone else SAMUEL T. HUANG (2003) DIRECTOR in the Society. JANICE MORLEY (2003) DIRECTOR Speaking of books, Rob Kasper tells me that there will LEO"BOB"BENNETI' EMERlTUS be a special consignment auction. It will include about RALPH D. GARDNER EMERlTUS 50 nice Algers (10 or 11 first editions) and a good Newsboy, the official newsletter of the Horatio Alger selection of non-Alger books, mostly Stratemeyer but Society, is published bi-monthly (six issues per year). Mem­ others, too. This is in addition to our regular consign­ bership fee for any 12-month period is $25, with single ment and donation fun-raising auctions, so there should issues of Newsboy costing $4. 00. Please make all remittance be something for everyone. payable to the Horatio Alger Society. Membership applications, renewals, changes of address This also will be the first convention where I have and other correspondence should be sent to Horatio Alger made a presentation. Doing the research for my talk Society, P.O. Box 70361, Richmond, VA 23255. about World War I and children's series books has Newsboy is indexed in the Modern Language Association's been both informative and entertaining. I did not International Bibliography. realize how dependent the Allied High Command BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY H.A.S. was on the advise and suggestions of teenage boys. I -Horatio Alger, Jr.. A Comprehensive Bibliography, by Bob thought they were just used for cannon fodder. I also Bennett (PF-265); republished by MAD Book Co., 1999 found out that there are an awful lot of series books -Horatio Alger or, TiteAmericanHeroEra, by Ralph D. Gardner (PF-053). that deal with the war, both directly and indirectly. -The Fictional Republic: Horatio Alger and American Political Hopefully I can give a good overview and go into Discourse, by Carol Nackenoff (PF-921). some detail about some of them. -Publication Formats of the 59 Stories by Horatio Alger, Jr. as Art Young has an interesting article on Page 3 of this Reprinted by the John C. Winston Co., by Bob Sawyer (PF-455) and Jim Thorp (PF-574). issue of Newsboy concerning a known Alger short -Horatio Alger Books Published by A.L. Burt, by Bradford S. story, "Dock Thieves," published in a previously un­ Chase (PF-412). known venue, The Sunbeam, a California publication. -Horatio Alger Books Published by M.A. Donohue & Co., by Finding Alger stories in unexpected publications is some­ Bradford S. Chase (PF-412). -Horatio Alger Books Published by Whitman Publishing Co., by times luck and sometimes hard work, but usually both. Bradford S. Chase (PF-412). There is always the lure of finding a completely un­ -Horatio Alger Books Published by The New York Book Co., by known Alger story to drive one on! Bradford S. Chase (PF-412). My father recently attended the Lansing Book Show, -Tite Lost Life of Horatio Alger, Jr., by Gary Scharnhorst with Jack Bales (PF-258). but as a customer this time, not as a dealer. He reported that there were quite a few Algers, but they were the Newsboy ad rates: Full page, $32.00; one-half page, $17.00; one­ quarter page, $9 .00; per column Inch ( l Inch deep by approx. 3 1 /2 Inches usual reprints. Its tough to come away from a large book wide), $2.00. Send ads, with check payable to Horatio Alger Society, P.O. show without buying a book, but he did it! Dorothy Box 70361, Richmond. VA 23255. The above rates apply to all want ads, along with ads offering non-Alger Meyer's son, a dealer atthe show, told him that Dorothy books for sale. However, It Is the policy of the Horatio Alger Society to has cut back on her book selling activities. Maybe that is promote the exchange of Alger books and related Alger materials by providing space free of charge to our members for the sale only of such why I haven't received one of her juvenile book catalogs matertal. Send ads or "Letters to the Editor" to Newsboy editor William R. (Continued on Page 4) Gowen (PF-706) at 23726 N. Overhill Dr., Lake Zurtch, IL 60047. March-April 2001 NEWSBOY Page 3 Alger story VOL. IV.