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1911

COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY

CHAPPLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTD.
COPYRIGHT, 1911, BY

JOE MITCHELL CHAPPLE

Under the titles Heart Throbs and More Heart Throbs

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THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE

BOSTON, MASS.

EDITED BY JOE MITCHELL CHAPPLE

August 31, 1905

It gives me great pleasure to announce to you that The National Magazine has awarded you one of the 840 prizes for your "Heart Throb" contribution.

Heartily congratulating you upon

your success, I am,

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FACSIMILE OF THE NOTIFICATION OF AWARD

Signed by Senator Allison and Admiral Dewey-Each of the 840 Awards was Personally Signed by these Distinguished Friends of the National

In the NATIONAL MAGAZINE for September, 1904, the following announcement was first published:

"I WILL GIVE $10,000 FOR HEART THROBS"

I am editing the NATIONAL MAGAZINE for what Lincoln loved to call us, "The plain people of America." President McKinley told me I could do it, and the magazine has been a success beyond all expectations.

Now, I want you to help me edit the NATIONAL, and I am going to give ten thousand dollars to those who will do it. What I want is real heart throbs-those things that make us all kin; those things that endure the classics of our own lives. Send me a clipping, a story, an anecdote, or a selection that has touched your heart. It is in the American homes that I am searching for the literature that endures-those things that touch and pulsate with the best and noblest emotions and sentiment.

It may be in that old school book in the attic; it may be between the leaves of the family Bible; it may be in mother's scrapbook, yellow with age and hallowed by sacred memories; it may have been given you when you could scarcely read through the tears; it may be one of father's jovial jokes pasted on the side of his desk, or in that drawer long since unopened; it may be that clip. ping well worn from taking out of the pocketbook often to show a friend for a hearty laugh. Wholesome good cheer, humor, comfort, hope those things that make dark days endurable and sunny days enduring. In this way I hope to get those priceless little gems which you have always looked for in your favorite periodical.

Heart throbs-yes, heart throbs of happiness, heart throbs of courage, heart throbs that make us feel better. Those things that appeal to you must appeal to others; that note of inspiration laid aside-bring it forth and let us make a magazine that will speak the language of the heart as well as of the mind. I want you to send me these clippings to show me what kind of stories interest you, your mother, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters

I want to know just what kind of short, pithy articles you would select if you were sitting here with me at my editorial desk. You are constantly reading stcries and anecdotes in the magazines, books, newspapers, or religious periodicals. Perhaps you have clipped them or pasted them in your scrap-book, or you may have remembered where you have seen such a story, and said to yourself, "Well, that's about as bright as it could be." That is the kind of a story I want.

I have placed on deposit with the First National Bank, of Boston, ten thousand dollars ($10,000). This money to be held in trust until the time specified below, when it will be divided among those who help me. To ten persons sending in the best clippings, I will give each one

A PILE OF SILVER DOLLARS AS HIGH AS EACH SUCCESSFUL
CONTESTANT

That is, if you secure one of the first ten awards, and measure six feet high, or four feet five, I will send by express as many silver dollars as will measure your exact height, one silver dollar placed flat upon the other. The others will be 10 awards of $50 each for the next best stories; 20 awards of $25 each for the next best stories; 100 awards of $10 each for the next best stories; 200 awards of $5 each for the next best stories; 500 awards of $1 each for the next best stories.

EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY AWARDS IN ALL

Remember you may clip the stories or verse out of an old newspaper or magazine, or an old book, or you may remember a story some one else has told you, or you have read in years past but cannot give the source. Write it out and send it in, but I would like to know where it was published and when, so as to give due credit, but this is not binding, if your memory fails you. They may be bright, cheerful, humoro'is, pathetic or biographical, or anecdotal-anything you would call a good story.

United States Senator Allison and Admiral George Dewey will make the final awards on behalf of the Judges.

For Chapple

NATIONAL MAGAZINE, Boston, Mass.

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