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Harry Warner Jr, Editor of Spaceways, a mag U will liked IMAGINATION!, for it is patternd after the last-named in a number of ways, even to the extent of an article about Esperanto, rocketry & stf, in Amcermanese, in its initial number...War-ner writes (from 311 Bryan Pl, Hagerstown/MD): "The last MADGE received, and thanks for the nice set-up you gave our ad. ~~ Copious tears have of course been shed of MADGE's passing, but I really hope that it's only suspned animation, as you say. If it is, and you ever revive the old girl, you're sure of at least one subscriber---me. Hodgkin's eulogy was truly heartrending (Russ did not write it); but after all, it was a much better way to quit than just to let the mag degeneratemonth after month and then just al of a sudden stop. Haven't the time nor energy to say more now, so I'll clear either, and hope to hear from you soon. Pip-pip." Calling all Conan ad-mirers! Amongst Madge's vale-mail, a letter to LANY Co-op from the son of the cinemaeter (& see Leaves #2) [Signature in middle of page.] [~Chicago?: "I had never] read The Hyberian Age when it appeared in fan magazine form, and so last night I settled down and had a very delightful very powerful one -- as Lovecraft noted. ~~ Let me compliment you and your col-leagues, both the editors and the mimeographers, for a very able bit of publishing. The introductory matter is well chosen, and the outline of Howard something that ev-ery one of his admirers would be delighted to possess. The outline of Conan's career strikes me as careful and scholarly, and it is interestingly combined with the bibli-ography. The format is dignified and simple, and -- above all --- clear. The mimeo-graphing is a pleasure to inspect. ~~ More power to you all in such enterprises. I would be grateful for any news along such lines. ~~ Greetings to the fans." YSSRB of 1319 1/2 Howe St, Vancouver/BC/Canada, who is really Robt Marx Baker, writes in what probably can best b described as Bakerian (but worse things will b said of it) after which U will welcome with wide open minds a return to good old-fashiond simple ackermanese: "d'mac: im sori t se tt yr puny pub. hs hd to fold up fr lak v tim. hoever t'rz wn cslad?. praps the insanti rat in t' U.S. wil dclin slitli in csqns. 'tgks ev so mc fr t 't nelezd foldr. im dlited wt' it; ?l sert. sbscrib t sc a wurt 'i efrt t erd t' poplrs?n v mistic siuns. t 't itm bot ligkn redg a piano wz jus tu duki fr wurds-----it aperz tt 2 copis v t' cqest v marz r defnit non t be in xist. M ?ror haz un M fasaki noz hu haz t' ut'r. wd y min askg M ?ror wt t' plot v t' stori is. dd Servis rit eni ut'r bks bsid t' oz we wr rprintd in Amaz., t' madn v t' mun & t' eqst. v marz. d he rit non fc? az wel. wt d y 'tgk v t' ide v getg a fu cops v t' cost tipt ot t srclat mg intrest stf fanz. if a no, wer t club tget' it wd not be so der; or wd tt b csid a vila? v cop rit, & so ilegl.redg tim t be limit t sc & sc a pered, or wd t'r be a grat dajr tt meni fanz wd hag on t t' 'tg az sun az t'a got it & not rturn it. or mabe t'rs nt nuf interrest in tt pticlr itm t mak sc a projct fe-ar. u prob wd fm yr nolj v t' fan wrld..." At this point the typewriter keys went completely crazy: After all, the machine was only human! So far as our best brain-specialists have been able to unravel the maniacaletter preceding, it proceeds something like this: "Dear Mr. Ackerman: I'm sorry to see that your puny pub has had to fold up for lack of time. However, there's one consolation: Praps the insanity rate in the US will decline slitely in consequence. Thanx ever so much for that inclosed folder (the True Mystic Science ad). I'm delited with it; shall certainly subscribe to such a worthy efford tord the popularization of mystic science. That item about Lincoln (?) a piano was just too ducy for words-----It appears that 2 copys of the 'Conquest of Mars' r definitely known to b in existence. M. Shroyer has one, M. Far-saci knows who has the other. Woud U mind asking M. Shroyer what the plot of the story is. Did Serviss write any other bks beside those which were reprinted in AmS, 'The Maiden of the Moon' & 'The Conquest of Mars'? Did he write non-fiction as well? What do U think of the idea of getting a few copys of the Conquest typt out to circu-
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Harry Warner Jr, Editor of Spaceways, a mag U will liked IMAGINATION!, for it is patternd after the last-named in a number of ways, even to the extent of an article about Esperanto, rocketry & stf, in Amcermanese, in its initial number...War-ner writes (from 311 Bryan Pl, Hagerstown/MD): "The last MADGE received, and thanks for the nice set-up you gave our ad. ~~ Copious tears have of course been shed of MADGE's passing, but I really hope that it's only suspned animation, as you say. If it is, and you ever revive the old girl, you're sure of at least one subscriber---me. Hodgkin's eulogy was truly heartrending (Russ did not write it); but after all, it was a much better way to quit than just to let the mag degeneratemonth after month and then just al of a sudden stop. Haven't the time nor energy to say more now, so I'll clear either, and hope to hear from you soon. Pip-pip." Calling all Conan ad-mirers! Amongst Madge's vale-mail, a letter to LANY Co-op from the son of the cinemaeter (& see Leaves #2) [Signature in middle of page.] [~Chicago?: "I had never] read The Hyberian Age when it appeared in fan magazine form, and so last night I settled down and had a very delightful very powerful one -- as Lovecraft noted. ~~ Let me compliment you and your col-leagues, both the editors and the mimeographers, for a very able bit of publishing. The introductory matter is well chosen, and the outline of Howard something that ev-ery one of his admirers would be delighted to possess. The outline of Conan's career strikes me as careful and scholarly, and it is interestingly combined with the bibli-ography. The format is dignified and simple, and -- above all --- clear. The mimeo-graphing is a pleasure to inspect. ~~ More power to you all in such enterprises. I would be grateful for any news along such lines. ~~ Greetings to the fans." YSSRB of 1319 1/2 Howe St, Vancouver/BC/Canada, who is really Robt Marx Baker, writes in what probably can best b described as Bakerian (but worse things will b said of it) after which U will welcome with wide open minds a return to good old-fashiond simple ackermanese: "d'mac: im sori t se tt yr puny pub. hs hd to fold up fr lak v tim. hoever t'rz wn cslad?. praps the insanti rat in t' U.S. wil dclin slitli in csqns. 'tgks ev so mc fr t 't nelezd foldr. im dlited wt' it; ?l sert. sbscrib t sc a wurt 'i efrt t erd t' poplrs?n v mistic siuns. t 't itm bot ligkn redg a piano wz jus tu duki fr wurds-----it aperz tt 2 copis v t' cqest v marz r defnit non t be in xist. M ?ror haz un M fasaki noz hu haz t' ut'r. wd y min askg M ?ror wt t' plot v t' stori is. dd Servis rit eni ut'r bks bsid t' oz we wr rprintd in Amaz., t' madn v t' mun & t' eqst. v marz. d he rit non fc? az wel. wt d y 'tgk v t' ide v getg a fu cops v t' cost tipt ot t srclat mg intrest stf fanz. if a no, wer t club tget' it wd not be so der; or wd tt b csid a vila? v cop rit, & so ilegl.redg tim t be limit t sc & sc a pered, or wd t'r be a grat dajr tt meni fanz wd hag on t t' 'tg az sun az t'a got it & not rturn it. or mabe t'rs nt nuf interrest in tt pticlr itm t mak sc a projct fe-ar. u prob wd fm yr nolj v t' fan wrld..." At this point the typewriter keys went completely crazy: After all, the machine was only human! So far as our best brain-specialists have been able to unravel the maniacaletter preceding, it proceeds something like this: "Dear Mr. Ackerman: I'm sorry to see that your puny pub has had to fold up for lack of time. However, there's one consolation: Praps the insanity rate in the US will decline slitely in consequence. Thanx ever so much for that inclosed folder (the True Mystic Science ad). I'm delited with it; shall certainly subscribe to such a worthy efford tord the popularization of mystic science. That item about Lincoln (?) a piano was just too ducy for words-----It appears that 2 copys of the 'Conquest of Mars' r definitely known to b in existence. M. Shroyer has one, M. Far-saci knows who has the other. Woud U mind asking M. Shroyer what the plot of the story is. Did Serviss write any other bks beside those which were reprinted in AmS, 'The Maiden of the Moon' & 'The Conquest of Mars'? Did he write non-fiction as well? What do U think of the idea of getting a few copys of the Conquest typt out to circu-
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