The evening world., 1890-06-25
STORIES OF The SEA.
" Evening World Readers Invited to
Relate Their Maritime Experiences.
A Prize Of a Golden Double Eagle
for the Best Yarn.
Read tho Conditions of the Contest
and Enter the Competition.
Who does no, love sea stories .,

WIN NVtN nbN lONt bth hNNi itH
From the earliest stages Of literature.
chronicles OF love or adventure, OF war or
enterprise which we're favored by the
breezeR that blow over blue water have ever
possessed the most engrossing interest; the
heroes who on storm-swept decks have bat
tied with the elements have held the warm
est corner in human hearts; the naval war
rior has higher romantic rank than the SOL
dier on horseback or on foot And in love
everybody nov that the sweetest smiles,
the softest Establishments of earthly beauty
are always responsive TO the call Of hand
some, gallant Jack.
what moro thrilling tale thar that OF n
Ehipwrcck What in history 40 prolific OF
patriotic %endeNvor, 70 emblemntio OF the
acme OF human courage, 10 exemplary TO
postcrity. NJ the word picture of a sea fight 2
I'VE have met the enemy and they are
ours - were PCrry's immortal words.
England expects every man to do his
duty - signAlled Nelson at Trafalgar. Tho
sentences form an opitomo OF human no.
bility.
There il an infinite variety to oceans
phases. The sailors life Ia typiied by the
waves that with tho endurance Of eternity
beat upon our ~shore-novor quiet, never
monotonous, never restful. There ia
supreme hardship forgot in exquisite
pleasure; %exhausting toll compensated by
the delight of rest in diversified climos.
Hunger. thirst. heat. frost, rain. hail,
fatigue. e1posure-danger in all its myriad
forms-these are the lot OF tho sailor.
Few OF earth's physical secrets are hid
from the mariner. All chimes. all peoples, all
customs, all religions are familiar to the
mariner. The iceberg OF the Arctic, the
driftwood of the Gulf Stream. the sea SER
pent which summers at Long Branch OF
Newport, the sperm whale OF the Southern
Pacific, the Sierra-like waves OF Cape Horn,
the coral reefs OF the Indian Ocean. the
pearl fisheries Of Ceylon, the thousand and
one currents and eddies Of the British
Channel-all these, in yacht or merchant
man. in frigate or ocean greyhound, are aa
household words to the picturesque, the
loud-voiced, the Supplemented. the darling
Of his conntrywomen Jack the Sailor.
The logbooks OF ocean-goinR vessels are
often epics. In plainest OF language are
these recorded stories hat In skilful hands
would electrify the world. But for lack OF
telling untold Thousands Of romantic gems
are lost to the world OF letters.
As q fitting link In its chain OF literary
contests, The EVENING WORLD now openi
q competition for sea stories. The readers
Of this paper are invited. under conditions
stated below. to contribute tales OF the sea.
which may have had origin in their own ex'
perience, in family tradition. in the chat Of
shipmates. or in the dearly priced letter.
from loved ones far AVA on the billow.
A.. .kas., 80 IEn anA aayautnra on Nha
water, OF shipwreck or contest with wind,
wave. ice or reef, OF observance OF strange
countries or peoples, incidents OF the daily
or exceptional life OF Mr.. Martingale in the
cabin, or of Jack In the orecaatle-any tale
OF the sea or sailors which has not beer
printed before will be welcomed and given
its fair consideration and stand it, fair AnC
equal chance for the prize.
The conditions are that no sea story shall
| contain more than ESQ worda; it shall be ad'
dressed to the Editor of TIL EVENING
WORLD; IL shall be written on only one sid,
OF the paper; shall be written legibly. ant
snail be accompanied by the true name And
address Of the writer. the same not to b,
published when accompanied by . Request
to that effect.
No contribution will be returned unless
accompanied by the requisite post stamps
and n request that it shall be sent back.
All letters to be addressed to THE SeI
Story Editor Of The EVENING WORLD. Post
Office box No. 1851, New York City"
A prize of . golden double eagle, or sec
piece. will be awarded to the writer Of
the bost sea story within the abov'
conditions. Selected letters will be printed
from day to day. but all letters, whether
printed or not. will be eligible to compete
for the prize,
Any reader OF The EVENING WORLD Il
eligible TO compete.