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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Nov. 2i. 1908. 
$250 in Prizes for 
Narratives of Outdoor Life 
Cash Prizes for True Stories—A Chance for 
Every One to Turn Experience to Account 
ONE PRIZE OF $100.00 
ONE OF $50.00 TWO OF $25.00 FIVE OF $10.00 
Forest and Stream wants true stories of life in the open. Not fiction, 
but narratives of travel, adventure, life in the wild, experiences with big 
game. They must be Forest and Stream narratives, with all that this im¬ 
plies. They must be based on your own experiences or the experiences of 
those you know. They must be above the level of the commonplace, the 
kinds of happenings that appeal to the real outdoor man, that stir the 
memory, that make the blood tingle. 
The competition i& open to everyone. There are no limitations. Con¬ 
tributions must be legibly written, preferably typewritten, on one side of 
the paper. Manuscript for the first and second prizes must not be less than 
10,000 words or more than 15,000. Manuscript to be considered for the 
$25 prizes must not be less than 5,000 words. 
Manuscript awarded a prize becomes at once the property of Forest 
and Stream. We reserve the right to reject any or all manuscript sub¬ 
mitted. Manuscript which does not receive a prize will be returned to the 
writer if accompanied by stamps. We always have need of good stories 
of the Forest and Stream kind. Every good manuscript which does not 
win a prize may be available for our use. 
HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR SUBJECTS: 
Adventures With Big Game at Home or Abroad 
Travel in Wild Lands Camp Life in the Woods 
Small Game Shooting 
When photographs accompany manuscript their interest will be given 
consideration in determining the availability of the contribution, but no 
manuscript will be accepted wholly because of the quality of the photo¬ 
graphs. 
PRIZES IN DETAIL: 
$100 for the best narrative of Outdoor Life not less Than 10,000 words 
$50 for the second best manuscript of not less than 10,000 words 
$25_Two prizes of $25 each for two manuscripts of not less than 
5,000 words each 
Five prizes ol $10 each for the bes short (2,500 word) narratives of 
Outdoor Life 
This contest will close Dec. 15, 1908, and the prize winners will be 
announced in Forest and Stream at the earliest possible date thereafter. 
All communications should be addressed to Forest and Stream and plainly 
marked, “Prize Competition.” 
FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., 127 Franklin St., N. Y. 
A TALE OF SNAKES. 
Saturday afternoon Hardy Williams, a young 
farmer living northeast of Temple’s mill, was 
out in the woods along Water Oak Creek look¬ 
ing for his hogs, of which he has many in that 
neighborhood. He had with him a fine dog to 
catch the porkers, and the dog got on the scent 
of some “varmint” and chased it into the swamp 
near Yulee Silcox’s place. The dog did not 
come back, although Mr. Williams called him 
many times, and failed to return home at night. 
Next morning Mr. Williams went into the 
swamp where the dog had entered it, and after 
some search found the animal dead on a small 
island. The carcass was swollen almost to burst¬ 
ing, and it is presumed that the dog had been 
killed by the bite of a rattlesnake. 
Saturday morning Joseph Starling, who lives 
on Black Creek, in Clay county, went along the 
creek swamp looking for squirrels. The ground 
nlong there was hidden by a rank growth of 
ferns. Mr. Starling saw a movement in a tree- 
top, cocked his gun, went toward the tree, then 
stopped to single out the squirrel among the 
Spanish moss. He felt a curious squirming and 
trembling sensation under his feet, and looking 
down, saw the black and yellow markings of a 
diamond rattler. It is unnecessary to say that 
Mr Starling did not “stand pat.” On the con¬ 
trary, he got out of the way as quickly as pos¬ 
sible. He then cautiously went back to where 
he could see the snake and despatched it with 
a load of shot. When he stepped on the snake 
he had probably pinned its head down so that 
it could not strike. The snake sported twelve 
rattles purl was of good size.—Bradford County 
(Fla.) Telegraph. 
: TRAVEL, NATURE;STUDY, SHOOTING. FI 
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