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A BICYCLE FOR A POSTCARD.
An Easy Competition for
Boy-Chums, © Girl-Chums, Young
Chums, Old Chums.
WILL YOU” TELL” YOUR. FRIENDS ?
Tt year every Briton will, insome form’ or other, join in
the celebration of the NELSON CENTENARY.
~ A hundred years ago the world rang with the great Admiral’s
name; this year the world rings with it louder than ever.
The life story of Lord Nelson is known to all. His tragic
yet glorious death at Trafalgar at the moment of his greatest
friumph has stamped hima “hero for alltime. It is safe to say
that every Briton loves Nelson. . And it is knowing that each
of you, too, must glow with pride when his splendid feats are
recalled that I have arranged the following simple. Com-
pti
ant you to suppose, for a moment; that the Battle of
Trafslean has just been fought, and that you, at: home-in this
country, have heard of Nelson’s splendid victory. Your first
impuise is to run off to “shake hands with the Hero of the
Seas; but that you cannot do. Instead, you decide to send
him a message of congratulation. W hether you are a Boy-
_ Chum ora Girl-Chum, whether you are old or young, you can
Now, I want-each of you to give me—on a postcard—in
exactly TWELVE words, your
MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION TO NELSON.
To { Nelson, Trafalgar.
| | ! |
Name.
AGC rere AMAVCSS.srsreerrerees
How to do it.—Take a Write the words
‘ToO+NELSON, TRAFALGAR,” as. Then add your
Twetve Worps of Congratulation—no more, no less—and
fluish with your name, age, and address. Send your posteard
postcard.
here shown.
CHUMS.
to ‘The Prize Editor of §Caums,’ La Belle Sauvage, Ludgate ~
3, 1905,
Till, London,” on or before Monday, October 2.
The Bicycle will be awarded to the reader wee TWELVE
WORD MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION ae considered by me to
be the best; but when reading the postcards, I shall take into
consideration the ages of competitors, so that all may have equal
opportunities of success.
THREE SILVER WATCHES
will be also awarded.to the senders of the next Three Dest
Postcards ; ; and as appropriate gifts for the occasi on,
. Twenty Copies of ‘*Britain’s Sea-Kings and’
: . Sea-Fights,’’
which Messrs, Cassell and Company publish at Seven Shillings
anc each. These splendid illustrated volumes will
be given for the next Twenty best Messages of Congratulation.
Only one posteard in connection with this Competition may
be sent by each competitor, and my decision as to the winners
must be absolutely final.
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This Competition was first announced on p. 98 of the
September 13 No., included in the October monthly part,
BEAR THIS IN MIND.
“‘CHUMS”’ ROLL OF HEROES.
Por a long time we have recorded in the column entitled
“On the Watch Tower”. noteworthy cases of .brayery
where boys and girls are concerned, We feel that the time
has now come when ‘‘Cnums’’ should recognise such
meritorious deeds.
We therefore propose to award, EVERY TWELVE Montus,
Six Watcnes (suitably inscribed) and Carns to those boys
and girls—under eighteen years of age—who perform in that
time .
THE BRAVEST DEEDS
in connection with life-saving in any form whatever.
The first twelve months will start from the date of the
first No. of the present Volume of Cums,” namely, August
16th, 1905 ; and applications, giving full details, must be sent
through parents, schoolmasters, employers, or other responsi-
ble persons to the Editor of ‘‘CHums,” La Belle Sauvage,
Ludgate Hill, London, as soon after the event as possible.
Boys and Girls residing in the British Isles only are eligible
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to win the Watches and Chains here offered ; and we feel sure
that, like ourselves, Chums will welcome with pride the band
of Ieroes thus enrolled under our banner.
Our “Coupon” Competition.
Wednesday, October 18th next,
Rais See
is the closing date of the recent ‘‘ Coupon Collecting”
Competition. - Be sure to send in your Coupons on
or before, then,
Our “Contributions” Competition.
(See page 104.)
“ The Contributions which I consider to
.. be the best this week are :—
“1.
2.
3.
Name.
Address
Sixth Set—September 20 No.
&2- This Form to be cut out and Kept by
you, in accordance with the directions
printed on page 104,
SELF-HELP BUILDS SELF-MADE
MEN.
NEVER was there a greater »pening for the sclf-
made man than there is to-day. The world
offers him the best she has to offer—tho highest
positions, the greatest wealth, the truest satisfaction,
-Be a self-made man. You can beif you will. All
the material the self-made man had to start with
was—himself. But he started right, and he con-
tinued right. And he finished right.
Self-Lelp was the secret of his success, ‘* No man
_ has a greater interest in my welfare than myself,”
he argued, “therefore no man can help me with
such earnestness and zéal as I can? help myself.
Influence exerted outwardly can never aid me like
influence exerted inwardly. If I am to succeed I
must rely upon myself; I must develop my own
individuality. . No one else can do that for me.”
Ile started right.
But that would never have carried. him through,
and he knew it. Plenty start right, but they stop
there.’ The self-made man: persevered. With
grit and zeal he worked unceasingly. - He allowed
nothing to swerve him from his purpose. He didn’t
turn aside to take up insignificant side-issues.
Instead of allowing his difficulties to master him, he
made them his servants. - While others were spend-
ing their evenings in pleasure-taking, he was busy
improving himsclf—and he was happier than they.
Time enough to play, he persuaded himself, when
work was over, for only he who earns pleasure can
enjoy it, “When the unambitious were too tired to
work, he. was too fresh to play; while they were
making their molehills into. mountains, he was
scattering his into dust. His cars were deaf: to
discouragement, but his eyes were very wideawake,
and his hands were always strctched out to grasp -
opportunity, IIe continued right,
And he finished right. When his life’s oppor-
. tunity came—as it will come to you some day—he
was prepared for it, The others, who had not
prepared themselves, were forced to let the oppor-
tunity slip from them for ever, and were left to
reflect on the truth of Shakespeare's words :
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune,
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries,
Tf you would be a sclf-made man—if you would
be independent of the help and patronage of friends
—cultivate self-help. -Work earnestly; work
methodically; work. while others play. Whatever
your position of life, prepare yourself for something
better. ~ Begin now.
Smiles, in his ‘ Self-Help,” says: ‘Even the
best institutions can give a man no active help.”
And this is quite true. Active help must come
from you, and you will learn a great deal more of
what you nced to know, and a great deal less of
what will never be of service to you, by zealous
home study, than at night schools and similar
institutions. “You will’ teach yourself more
earnestly than anyone could teach you. ‘Cas.
sell's Popular Educator” is the Self-Ilelper’s
School. It is solely for those who are determined
to’ get on by individual effort.- It is no~ mere
experiment; its value has been proved over and
over again, Thousands of men and women have
written gratefully telling how the “ Popular Edu-
cator’? has helped them to raise their position in
the world. “It has done more for the self-educa-
tion of sclf-made men than any other book in the
English Janguage,” “declares the School Board
Chronicle, while the Daily Mail says :
“Tt would be difficult to over-estimate the cnormous
benefits which have been derived by the English
reading public from so universally ‘valuable a work
as ‘ Cassell’s Popular. Educator.’ . ». A sound
education was never more needed than at the pre-
sent time, and if our youth are to compete success.
fully with the youth of foreign nations, they must
continue and perfect their education long after
leaving school. ~‘ Casscll’s Popular Educator’ offers
them the best and most easily available means of
equipping themselves for the battle against forcign
competition.”
The lessons in. “ Cassell’s Popular Educator”
cover a wide range of subjects, They are arranged
so simply and clearly, and ins such~casy “stages,
that there is no fear of confusion, ‘The work is
profusely illustrated, and contains many maps and
coloured plates. Itis now about to be re-issued. in
weekly parts at 6d. net each (first part ready Sept.
26th). The first five parts will contain a special
supplement on Esperanto, the universal language,
Don’t let this winter slip by without starting to
be 'a° self-mado man. ~Make up your mind to
perfect your education—remember that unless your
éducation advances it is bound to go back, Start
right by ordering Part 1 of ‘ Cassell’s Popular
Educator ” of your bookseller to-day. .This winter
is your opportunity. Grasp it, if you would be a
self-made man,
THE CROMER EXPRESS DISASTER.
rpue popularity of the coupon “system of free
accident insurance hassbecn once mOre exem-
plified in the case of the Cromer express accident
at Witham. Mr, Frank Clarke, an employé in the
Accountant-General’s Department of the G.P.0., who
was one of the victims of that disaster, was the holder’ .
of one of Letts'’s Original Diaries, published by
Messrs. Cassell & Co.) Ltd., and was consequently
insured through the Ocean Accident and Guaranteo
Corporation, Ltd., for the sum of £1,000, This is
the second clain for £1,000 which the Ocean
Corporation havo dealt with during the last few
weeks in connection with Messrs, Cassell's publica-
tions, the other being that of a commercial traveller,
who lost his life in the recent Liverpool Electric Rail-
way accident. So widespread is now this simple
and convenient form of insurance, that no. accident
of any magnitude can occur without claims arising
similar to those we have mentioned.