W. R. WHEELER.--U.S. Revenues were first used in October, 1862,
and almost every legal or commercial document (policies, leases,
conveyances, etc.) used during the next ten years bore Revenue
stamps. Also every receipt, and check, every box of matches or
bottle of medicine, every photograph, every barrel of beer,
package of tobacco, etc. In fact, very few things escaped taxation
in those days. After the war ended, one tax after another was
removed until only the tobacco and liquor taxes remained. These
pay taxes by stamps to this day.
GEORGE WERNER.--Most of the Central American States have been
using "Seebeck" stamps during the past six years. It makes very
little difference whether these stamps are used or unused. Of the
earlier issues the unused are generally the rarer.
SIDNEY MULHALL.--Always use hinges, and of the best quality. Care
must be taken in turning over leaves, or the book should be
examined beginning at the last page and going backwards. The 1885
Corea stamps were probably never used. The 1895 issue is in use at
present.
F. PULIS.--There are four varieties of the 1802 cents, and they
can be bought of dealers at 10c. to 35c. each.
M. S. TAYLOR.--I cannot assist you in the sale of your album. As a
rule albums two or three years old are valueless.
CARRIE E. BALL.--The only small cent which is scarce is the 1956
flying eagle. All the others are in common use.
PHILATUS.
It was in the dusty smoking-car on the Long Island Railroad that the
following was overheard. A number of anglers were grouped together
discussing their big catches, and at times the wind that rushed by the
car windows fairly groaned with the weight of the wonderful stories that
it carried away. An old man in the corner with a short clay stump of a
pipe stuck between his lips turned slowly around in his seat and
surveyed the group. Giving a hitch to his trousers, which nearly
dislocated the pins that held them together, he approached the boys.
"Tellin' fish stories, eh, boys? Well! well! Did ye ever hear what the
whale that swallered Jonah did?"
"No, never heard about that," said one of the anglers.
"Never heard that, eh? Well, he went around and hunted up a lot of other
whales, and then he bored them to death tellin' them how the largest man
he ever caught wriggled loose and got away."
DON'T WORRY YOURSELF
and don't worry the baby; avoid both unpleasant conditions by giving the
child pure, digestible food. Don't use solid preparations. _Infant
Health_ is a valuable pamphlet for mothers. Send your address to the New
York Condensed Milk Company, N.Y.--[_Adv._]
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Postage Stamps, &c.
[Illustration: STAMPS]
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