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Carrie? on
Charity Stamps used tp
raise I.OOQOOQ -for Soldiers
In CiviLW&r; forerunner
5(masSza
Back In 1862 when our grand
motaert played at "post .office,", the
"charity stamp" made its first ap
pearance. Women of Civil War
days had the vision to see the tre
mendous appeal of a penny stamp
used as the symbol of a great public
service. :
The tuberculosis Christmas seal
which has now become an established
part of our holiday season every
fear, Is thus American in origin. Wo
men interested in the Sanitary Com
mission in 1862 opened miniature.
ost fhces at fairs held in Boston.
Brooklyn and oiher eastern cities.
i his commission was really the fore
runner, of the American Red Cross.
Anyone wishing to receive letters
from these post offices had to pay
postuge in the form of "Sanitary
Fair Stamps." By 1864 the charity
stamps sold in these post offices had
brought to the Sanitary Commission
more than a million dollars for the
care of wounded soldiers.
After the Civil War the charily
stamp was forgotten and did not re
appear until 1892 when such a stamp
was ! I for Red Cross work in Por
tugal '.'lie idea, returned to this
count. j in 1907 by way of Denmark.
It was Denmark, callerl by Jacob A.
Riis, the eminent, philanthropist, "San
ta Claus' own country", which sur
rounded our charity stamp with
the atmosphere of. Christmas. ., Christ
mas is the .mo beloved of 'nil fetes
in Denmark and the sale of the holi
day stamps to raise funds for .the
building of a hospital for tubercu
lous children in that country was the
forerunner of the Christmas Seal, the
famous symbol of health which has
now circled the globe. , ,. . .
Stamp Collect Millions.
Today this little stomp with the
tremendous significance back of it, is
practically a national institution in
America and the nations' of the
world. Million; of men, women and
children reognize the Christmas
aeal as an opportunity and a personal
responsibility to help stop the spread
ot tuberculosis, bo vividly has it
seied on the popular imaitintition
that now the .penny stamp, culling for
lite smallest gilt ever conceived, ha
bv its salt brought in more than
125,000,000 in the United States alone.
The 1921 eil shows a little child
If. frunt of a fire place with the head
of Santa Claus appearing in the
moke that mounts from the hearth
A . Christinas wreath formed the
motif for the first Christmas seal
used In this country, which was sold
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aware in 1907. Until 1919 a Tingle,
red cross, the symbol of the American
Keil Cross, appeared on the seats.
Since 1919 the Christmas seal has
not been in any way connected with
the Red Cross. It is strictly a tu
bcrculoKis seal and always hears
the-double barred cross, the symbol1
ot the National 1 uberculosis Asso-
ciation, ,
' The tuberculosis Christmas stamp
is ' now recognized by everyone.
President Roosevelt, President Wil
son, President Harding and now
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge
have been among the first to' encour
age the sale of the cheerful little holi
day stamps. When the- Prince of
Wales and General Foch were in
Afncrica, they recognized the Christ
mas seal as the symbol of a great
public service and personally en
dorsed the movement.
Artists Design Seals.
,? The seal In Denmark this year
shows a whaleboat with the Faroe
landscape in the background and with
th. words "Chri-rtmas . 1923" ,in the
Danish and Faroe languages. The
Danish love' for the sea and for
hips has heen well depicted in all
of her- Christmas' seals. Last yeat
the Danish seal 'showed a stately
five-masted ship. I he Swedish seal
for 1922 gave n view of the Lund of
tiie MidniEht Sun with a figure honi
ng up the double barred cross against
Duly la and around Wilmington, Vat-1 the sun. The Iceland seal for list
year showed the Christmas staf shin
ing over Iceland. I he Norweginn
seal for 1922 had a picture of a Ash
ing boat, the work of Henrick Lund,
one of the most celebrated Norwe
gian nrtists; .
Among the many seals which have
been collected by philatelists is that
for the Virgin Islands printed in
1909. It shows a beautiful old Dan
ish man of war, the "Ingolf," which
made many trips to the Islands. Por
traits' of rulers) prominent public men,
public buildings, caurcbes ana cathe
drals, tuberculosis hospitals, snow
landscapes, little children, birds, fire
side' scenes, and angels ringing
Christmns ' bells', have been among
the subjects appearing on the Christ
mas seals iof various countries.
Charity stamps are sold in nearly
evjry country in the world today.
Many are the purposes fob 'the sale
of stamps; ' '.Soldiers' .stamps have
Deem sow in .Italy, Hungary,, Rou
mania and elsewhere. In '-Austria
many stamps have been, sold for
children's hospitals. In England mis
sionary organizations' and. churches
sell stamps for special f funds, and
stamps commemorate' special events:
Practically1 all charity- stamps are
sold throughout the year. Notable
exceptions' are In the United States'
and in Norway- Denmark and Swed
en; where, special- Stamps tor tubercu
losis purposes, are sold during the
holiday season. '
- Jacob A. Riis' was responsible for
the return of the Christmas seat idea
to this country. It was in 1904 that
M. . Holboll, an enterprising Dan
ish postmaster, conceived the jdea of
using a stamp as a rubcrrtlaiir seal
j:..;o-" v. ' 'ft..;
In Denmark: ' The' firat yar morey
than 4,113,000 stamps were sold, two
for every man, Woman and child in
Denmark, so vividly did the idea
seize the imagination of the; Danish
people. Mr. Riis received in' his
Christmas mail ' a letter f torn - 0en- -mark
bearing some of these' seals. In"
a magazine article in 1907; he told
of the origin of the Christmas' stamp'
in Denmark.. The' stamp bor' a
message that in his opinion should
go round 'the world. ' . ','
. , First American Seal.
r- Miss Emily P. Bissell, a Red Cross -worker
of Wilmington, Del. read
Sr. Riis' article and conceived1 the
ea of selling Christmas stamps for
a -tuberculosis sanatorium which' she
was then establishing on the outskirts
of Wilmington. She secured more
than $5,000 for her project. Miss
Bissell saw the possibilities of the '
stamp'' and it was upon her. sug
gestion that the American Red Cross
undertook a nation-wide sale of
stamps. The next year $200,000 worth
of seals were sold. By 1914- the sal
had passed the. half - million' mark.
During the last four years the an
nual sale of stamps has amounted
yearly to between three and four
million dollars.
As the sale of seals hat mounted
year after' yejr the toll of the white
plague in this country hat steadily de
creased. The death rate for every
one hundred thousand was ,198 la
1908. Last year it wat 97 for every
one hundred thousand. ,f
Christmas seals cannot be told
without' selling first the idea of the' '
prevention of tuberculosis. Through,
the Christmas teal' millions' of men
and women' have earned the nature
and prevention of tuberculosis; hun
dreds of hospitals, clinics, open air
schools, preventoria and other agen
cies for fighting tuberculosis" have
been brought into existence. Mothers..'
have learned how to safeguard their'
homes- against the 'disease and - men
have won their way back to health'
through a proper ' regulation' of
their work and. rest. The remotest'
hamlet hat learned that to be .cured
of tuberculosis the patient must have
rest, fresh air, proper food; the proptf'
mental attitude and goodtare.,,. ,
SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT WINTER LUBRICATION
if
solium
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ThaW why we say use Zer
olene "cold-test" oif," it re
mains fluid in cold weather
and lubricates the bearings
and cylinder walls at the first
turn of the motor and makes
starting easier. s
You'll probably avoid trouble
and expense by getting on the
safe side, with Zerolene. ,
A poor.' cold-test" oil often
means scored cylinders, worn
bearings and expensive re
pair bills.
Be sure use the grade of Zer
olene recommended for the
winter lubrication of your car.
Consult the Zerolene Correct
Lubrication Chart wherever
Zerolene is sold.
"STANDARD OIL COMPANY
' (California '
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Zerolene No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 are
all good "cold-test" oils.
If you hnve trouble phifling gears,
use Zerolene Transmission Lubri
cant "B" it remains fluid a low
temperatures and permits ready
hiftintf of tears.
Would Allow Gen.
Pershing to Hold
Post Spite Law
WASHINGTON,- Doc. 0. The rcc-
onitneiidutlon that a apecinl bill be
I'liactud to peitntt (lenernl 1'epshlng to
remain on urtivo service after he
roachOH th statutory retirement ne
iH-xt yt-ar has been forwarded by Sec
retary Weeks to the senate and house
military committees.
"Ilia vast fuml' of. neenmUlntert ex
perience as- com inn mli rig general of
our armies In . I-lurope," aald Mi.
Weeks' letter to the committee, "and
his Virile, interest; ih OuV eatnblish
moiVt iinuestronifi. afffctlnr? tho' na
tional de?orisrfjJiirt! rortftons which
emvinee nie" tliarrtrent mistidte will
be 'made if the present law on the
suhjeet of riirement is allowed to bar
further active military Borvice to the
nation,' by him."
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3 Texas Oil Plungers
Plead Guilty to Charge
llOrySTOK.1 Vfaiyo e.-(fiy the
AHsolatedf I'roys) Hei)i- H. Hoff
nmnrfj fnriv'nff .ronldVDk-tif UwHHie
bird Oircorporation and John H. Mo
Cain of 'Houston; M. M. Leavltt an'd
II.' I. Mchho, Chicago;, who with fif
teen others went;, on trial in court
herd today charged with using, the
Unitefl States mails to defraud in con
neMion with- oil operations entered
pleaft of guilty when their case was
called before Judge J. C Hutcheson.
Sinclair's Club Plan
. Closes Otf Saturday
If you have not catted'nt Sinclair's
Jewelry Shop aud investigated the
Community r1ate club pliin they are
featuring you should do so. Tho plan
enables you to purchaso Christmas
and other gifts on weekly payments
and they have a lurge line of Coin
nt unity silver and dthyi silverware.
(Hamoitds, watches for Christmas
shoppers. -
Saturday is the last day to take ad
vantage of-this Hub plan.
One of the new features of this
storo Is their "art shop."
i
Hardware Sale
v Proves Big Success
Tho Crater Hike Hardware Co. 'a
stuck reducing and; nlterijtlnu sale
has gone off with a bang. The daily
specials have been sold out before 10
o'clock each morning. f
Krerylhlf.fr In the store is marked
In plain fipures on lags co that orery
tino purchasing goods can rco - for
themselrea the greatly redmMMl prices.
The ealc only last until Monday. -
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