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\MATEUR JOU RNALI aos. tes Zz hax: ) 2@): Ali <f _® News NOTES \ 4 DN 4 “Zz OF INTEREST TO THE ROP ‘YOUNG PUBLISHERS , , NII ~~ ‘y AND AUTHORS “cs eee in gold for the best short story written identified with the amateur press of the United States in a general sense, and who meaut tiiose who are are not regular contributors to professional publications. in length, and can be on any subject. Address cemler 13, 1897. OF AMERICA A SHORT STORY CONTEST. — To encourage amateur writers in the United States, Army and Navy offers a monthly prize of five dollars and submitted by an amateur author. By ‘‘amateur authors’’ is Stories should not exceed one thousand words Manuscript for the first contest inust reach this office on or before De- all communications, ‘*Short Story Contest’? Army and Navy, Street & Smith, publishers, No. 238 William street, New York City. EDITOR’S TABLE. Prominence is given this week to the follow- ing letter from Butte H. Tipton, publisher of ‘‘The Junior World,’’ and chairman of the recruit committee of the National Amateur tion. It is well to say in passing that Army and Navy is absolutely im- partial. The department of ‘‘ Amateur Journalism”? will be devoted to the welfare of amateur jour- nalism throughout the United States and to no one organization or asso- ciation. Space is gladly given this week to a_ re- view of the papers of the National Amateur Press Association. Helena, Montana, October 6, 1897. Army and Navy Weekly, Amateur Journalism Department, New York, 1 ie Vear Sir: Ina copy of your paper received to- day I notice the depart- ment devoted to amateur journalism, which is a move in the right direc- tion. Every year the am- ateur press throughout the country is gaining a firmer foothold, and with- in a few years profes- sional magazines devoted to young peoples’? inter- ests will not be sought after unless containing such a department. Press Associa-~ ‘*Dilettante’’ for Octo- ber; ‘‘The Junior World,’’ September number; ‘‘The Arcadian’? and ‘‘Ocean Waves’? for July, and the January issue of ‘‘Crit- eria’’ have reached the ‘*Table.’?’ —_— The upior W orld. “70. AID EMBRYO AUTHORS UP THE LADDER OF FAME.” HELENA, MONT., SEPTEMBER, 1897. VOL. 1. No. 8 ‘‘Dilettante’’ is a 4- page publication, size 7x10 inches. It is publish- ed in Chicago, Ill., by S. J. Steinberg for private circulation. It is marked as being entered for the editorial laureateship of the N. A. P. A. Frederick L. Hunter has an inter- esting article on an old SUNSHINE. O, Earth, what would you be Mithout the sunshine bright and olcar? No flower, noribird, nor tree : AWould cheer thee---lonely, bleak and-drear The rainbow meets ournviei-—- The landscape with its colors blent; ; The-sunset’s gorgeous hue; time pilgrimage of the All by the merry-sunshine sent. Golden State Amateur Great Falls, Mont. ‘TULA V. CRAIN. Press Association. The rest of the paper is taken up with editorials and de- partments by the staff of . editors. LITERARY STYLE IN NOVEL WRITING. ———oe A Contrast: The Old and the New. ee care “6 Geen Waves’’ is a very neat publication of our pages. The general appearance is exceedingly © a reflective mind the history of the modern novel 1s most startling. Allunknown a-coupleof centuries ago, it is now the great means.of-culture in literature, and, in its lighter vein, the love pleasing. It is published of the masses. _ in San Francisco and is Until the time when De Foe delighted his world by that strange edited by a staff of four. story of the castaway upon a desert island, and, soon after, shy-It isin its fifth volume. Fanny Burney blushed with pleasure at the praises of the anonymous Hspecial mention is due a novel of which she only knew the authorship, culture had been de- poem entitled ‘‘Destiny,’’ pendent for its growth upon poetry, the drama and the few travels by John L. Peltret, one of which had then been written. the editors. Continued reading of the wondrous pages of Shakespeare, Spen- . = ser or Chaucer, together with the study, of languages had developed +‘'The Arcadian’? is also in the reader a logical mind, capable of understanding the many relax g four-page paper. It is tions of the long, intricate sentences found in all the popular books. published in San Francis- With this came a sincere admiration for the clever manner in which eo by Herbert M. Shirek the thoughts were woven together. and is noticeable for its When the novel was introduced, its easy, narrative style-capti- good display of adver- tisements. Arthur H. Permit me to say, that the scope and influence, as well as interest, of your Amateur Journalism Depart- ment will be limited if restricted to the affairs of one association. : In this mail I send a bundle of up-to-date papers representative of the National Amateur Press Associa- tion, organized in 1876, at Philadelphia. The last con- vention was held in July in San Francisco, and next year will be held in New York City. A committee has been appointed to arrange for the reception of the N: AieP. A; in Paris in 1900. Enclosed find copy of my paper, ‘‘fhe Junior Very truly, World.”’ Butte A. Tipton. Goodenough, the N. A. P. A. poet laureate, contributes a well-written poem entitled ‘‘Yesterday.’’ The editor is represented by a short story on the days of ’49. A reproduction of the first page of ‘‘The Junior World’? is given in this number. ‘The Junior World”’ is a very clever amateur publication edited by Butte H. Tipton and published monthly in Helena, Montana. It consists of eight pages, and in typographical ap- earance Gan hardly be excelled, The September num- er contains a thoughtful artjele on literary style in novel writing by Edith Ella Bickell; a poem by Tula V. Crain; a pastelle entitled ‘‘Memoirs of a Moss Rose,’? by Mabel Beaumont, and the usual editorials i= COmmicloo <S (C©) 3