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mp.nnhat.'l'hoehrk\ddhln' he only had a few sheets, showed| him these (in those days postâ€"ofâ€"| fice wickets were not crowded on|! first day of issue), and because he did not think the stamps were well enough centred he did not buy any. But the clerk told him more would c-ouuuu- Bo at noon he went in â€" tacnl opcrigs out a sheet of stamps, which he im« mediately paid for, though his heart . beat extra hard. For there was a sheet of inverted stamps. ‘The blue |_STAMP CORNER ||SUNDAY sCHOOL ofâ€" envelope with the . new stamp it appeared on May 14, 1918. He arranged ahead of time with his friends, and on the morning that the stamp would be issued he went to the nearest postâ€" office to his work to buy 100 of the became known, and it is a exciting story. A in Washington decidâ€" ed to some friends a firstâ€"day> ofâ€" envelope with the . new New George VI pictorials from Gold Coast, Basutoland and Fiji Islands. â€"Stamps courtesy Stanley Gibbons Ltd., London, England. Every stamp collector looks forâ€";finish off the George VI issue. ward to the day when he can proâ€"| There will be no commemoratives, cure accidentaily a rare stamp. according to present plans, and no Such a stamp, for instance, as the new values for empire air mail purâ€" inverted centre 24â€"cent air :imall|poses, according to a high postal mpdmuuwmm.mmunomn...w in 1918, which is toâ€"day valued at Bechuanaiand and Swazieland have Recently the story of how |issued new George VI stamps, conâ€" the \first collector obtained this|sisting of 11 values in each set became known, and it is a|from !, penny to 10 shillings. . . . exciting story. Another charity stamp has been A uwmm.p-ndbyl‘nm. for Statesman ed to some friends a firstâ€"day~ betta. . . . Eire will soon reâ€" ofâ€" mflumm,lunmmplmlmm stamp uwumnad'rmmmm 14, 10} He arranged abead of | Matthew. . . . Portugal will honor time with his friends, and on the|its heroes with a new postage set mummmummmw... issued he went to the nearest postâ€" Russia has issued a new stamp feaâ€" mwnmwwnu«mumnmmmmm mp.mmmwdu-mmuvflhumm‘ umm.rwmwmm...mmm him these (in those days postâ€"ofâ€"|a miniature sheet for the 20th anâ€" mm-â€".mmfludvmdmm... xtamp of the United States, issued in 1918, which is toâ€"day valued at Recently the story of how the \first collector obtained this became known, and it is a sheet of inverted stamps. ‘The blue aeroplane was upside down in the red border. He asked if there were any more such stamps, but were not. work, where he dispatched teleâ€" grams to New York and Philadelâ€" pu..nllouhuovwlmubd to buy other inverted sheets at other postâ€"offices. Postal inspecâ€" tors appeared in an hour, but he would not give up his sheet of erâ€" would not give up his sheet of erâ€" ror stamps. It was later learned Mmmummm sheets, which were at once destroyâ€" ed by the postâ€"office. By evening bids were starting to come in for the stamps, $500 for the sheet beâ€" ing the first bid. The next day there was a bid of $10,000. The third day in New York brought no better bids, but the fourth day in Philadelphia a dealer took a threeâ€" day option on the sheet at $15,000. He sold the sheet to that dealer who, in turn, sold the sheet to a collector for $20,000. But within a week $24 in stamps had brought mmm.wdlto(l".""! Such luck comes once in a lifeâ€" cent special delivery stamps, new 10â€"cent, 13â€"cent, 20â€"cent, cent and $1 postage stamps, as * unvo-eou_nl_r_m!lndu' Sold for $20,000 lowlummhv«}a!flmr Coâ€"operating New Issues will issie this summer as well in Service to Dean Everett W. Lord, of Boston University‘s College of ‘Business Administration, recently outlined t.n commandments for persons who wish to be successful in life, stressing as the most important one his first commandment, "be M ," Dean Lord‘s commandments are: 1. Be yourself. Analyze your personality: cultivate the desirâ€" mâ€"mmw 2. Be alert. Look for opportuniâ€" ties to express yourself. 3. Be positive. Determine your goal and the route to it. . o " A. Be systematic. ‘Take one atep St‘a time. > > .. > > . S CUUEEC. 6. Be a worker. Work your brain more than your body. 7. Be a student. Know your job. 8. Be fair. ‘Treat the other man uyouwndb.tmud. 9. Be temperate. Avoid excess in anything. 10. Be confident. Have the faith ‘untennoth\nnkund. New George VI Pictorial From Gambia. BE YOURSELEF Be persistent. Hold to your ILLUSTRATED SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON :::: (The International Uniform Lesâ€" . _mmum.mwcmmy“ ‘“.l.mozmnmoom‘l‘-t ”-_wmo:co."rorum:u 1| not against us is for us.") Parl®] WHAT 18 it that is turning the hwmmmmmuum. . . . .\ Atlantic and Pacific, but on our| side as well, into a madâ€"house with ._â€"â€"â€" |hordes of men ready to spring at * mmmmmâ€"ul t cal destructiveness? Is it not selâ€" 1 d | nsnness, cither in the torm of pride or greed? gelves. MflnnMum‘:'.‘ \ou-m-mumuua-l'“- ing civilization? Only in the spirit| us is \olcuflnuddmmu.l“;ll”: taught it to his disciples, saying,| DMC®® The Son of man is delivered up UDt into the hands of men and they| biS "« shall kill; and when he is killed,| U8." ! again." "But they understood not | MUSt ud Anirtaiks w | ow C mm atIeuudcet the saying, and were afraid to ask him." Like folk who know they -houldcn-unsplyddnornr-} geon, but fear to do so because they do not want to face the necesâ€" sities of their case, so these disâ€" dpmammwdlh stern necessity of the cross, It was not entirely clear to them, but it was clear enough that they fearâ€" ed to have it made any more clear, By DR. ALVIN E. BELL Mark 9:40â€""For he that is not against us is for Antidote to Selfishness Crosses Versus Crowns Scriptureâ€"Mark 9:30â€"41. PREVIEW -0' THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON The Golden Cext Coâ€"operating in Service he shall be last of all, and servant of all." "And he took a little child and set him in the midst of them; and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such litile children in my name, receiveth me; and whosoâ€" ever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me." GRIMSBY _ INDEPENDENT «d not us." But Jesus rebuked ‘u--nua-'-u.-u iwu-qnm."m {him not: for there is no man who | shall do a mighty work in my name | and be able quickly to speak evil ‘of me. For he that is not against {us is for us. For whosoever shall ;‘ give you a cup of water to drink, Intolerance Rebuked ‘ How selfâ€"centered their thoughts were, is shown in John‘s confesâ€" sion: "Teacher, we saw one castâ€" h(enmlnlly-o:ud we forbad him, because he followâ€" because ye are Christ‘s, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward." Not "Do they follow must ever be the center of gravity in spiritual work. If he includes a worker, who are we to exclude whom he includes ,even though that one be able todo no greater service than the giving of a cup of water for Jesus‘ sake? ONE MINUTE PULPIT And not be grouchy, mean, im / But laugh and sing, as others do, ‘The north wind driveth aWAy| "Cause she‘s a house to clean; rain: so dothan angry countenance| sny1) find that work is good at a backbiting tongue. â€" Proverbs kind, * " but "Do they follow Christ" is PREVIEWED IT‘S SPRINGTIME IN THE . NORTHLAND en n..”u.hm”m nOW, And how the soft snow shrinks, ‘The roaring rapids tell the tale, mml\luanM brinks; : Yunlrmhsvw’-ulldh"' _ ‘The mating season‘s here, \While otter rolls and scratches The muskrat voice, * Now akirts the water‘s edge, And throwing caution to the winds, luhl‘odflunddfl': ‘The mink, his bank enjoys and i [ n‘mmmo lmwuwwi""" And seeks a place to stay. lmnn-hlllw"“" mml-hwmm ‘The rapping of the partridge now As zealously he drums; As through the woods they chase, mummumflfl Are heard from down the race. Poems T hat Live ‘The streams will soon And then their silv‘ry song mun.l-mum’.mm'- When summer days are long: m.,mmmm. ‘ ‘The vireos are here, ,'n.rl’tlnllW'-“" now, |, ‘The flowers are peeping through, And nature in her dress of green, | _ Is callingâ€"calling you. In .u"dâ€""w near. It‘s springtime in House cleaning time has Bill Jones is mighty sad, ‘ His wife is always cross and sore, And storms and blows like mad; She moans and groans and stews and chews, About house cleaning time, ‘The way she gives poor Bill the Bill says when labor must be done, Like scrubbing walls and floor, Look on it as a plece of fun, _ And don‘t get cross and sore; He says there‘re women by In every burg and place, If they cou‘d work, would Fill all the wood with cheer. But some are poor and have no|most perpetually on the go, they| To call a home complete, | And wouldn‘t smiles illume their; * â€"Ralph Gordon. P ' »â€"â€"_â€"_â€" lOne Minute Pulpit And some are invalids and sad _ Some cripples all their life, SAY! Wouldn‘t they be mighty So if she‘ll change her point She‘ll find that work is good and kind, * And sorrow will take wings, ‘That happiness is in the mind, Not in external things, Is little short of crime. ‘The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out and the young eagles shall eat it.â€"Proverbs 30:17. HOUSE CLEANING TIME As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.â€"Proverbs 28:15, And wear smiles on their face Could they work like Bill‘s wife? Iythbv.mtlnll And Alfred J. Buescher | face be settling With the coming O *****~_"""lous and ".'.-‘ well m.-umww'l-""" se l ty of insects, hosts of insectivorous Are Several Species northward. Warblers u-x::ll-v-d-l;“.: birds start Â¥ expected between April Vireos, Fiycatchers and nru-:"..,-:. Of these, the Blackâ€"throatâ€" mmmm'm .‘,ommfiw begin to be everywhere. ‘wmm among the most As a rule, the immigration comes WMMW in waves. Overnight, apparently, 4\ ‘The Blackâ€"throated Green is soft number of mixed SP°CI@®|prownish green above, pale yellow Prvve northward, so that where 00| pejow with bright yelow checks NMWNW"M and a black throat. It shows two & MV CC T n _LDs semasal ... 1__0 Ln he wine and white en | perpetually on his toes. ‘Thrushes are quiet, Warblers are small birds, about| which are more conm . |five inches long, very active and than seen. restiess in their movements. Al-‘ ‘The Veery is in a oc £b cot cA dn n es on the next, one will come across mammmm mmawm without seeing more than a sprinkâ€" ling of them then in some small valley the trees will be alive with perhaps 20 species. Such a gnther> ing keeps one very busy merely identifying and checking up songs. Warblers Don‘t Warble The Warblers should be more property called "Lispers" for their wmmmhmndlnotll the least suggestive of s warble. Many Warblers songs are so alike that even very experienced obseryvâ€" ers find they must learn them cnew ui 4o acth ces Prast «en P Arvipimty each year. In addition to this difâ€" ficulty, many birds, warblers among them, sing only C s piete version of their nesting song. Een U Onreace © renicks anoik ) m while in migration. ‘This sort of mmflyamNM‘wm'uflunMI hop the length of one branch as a Brown Thrasher. Most of our w;tztwmmulhy‘wmnumdmdr nuummummm‘mwumwrm In mu«.%p'ud_l(mn.mm'u.._hm.,.- . If their songs do | the spots faint. It gives a common m-mwnufimthunlunn-hmm-u-flm. means of identification, their patâ€" song slightly buzzy and a triflie terns make up for (this weakness. weird in quality which is composed Nearly all are brightly colored with of descending phrases. Blackâ€"throated Green Warbler (top) Redstart (bottom) WHERE CATHOLICS MEET IN MAY of the Danube" | P NETEIOCOE : t + *) â€" ‘The Biackâ€"throated Green is soft I¢" \prownish green above, pale yellow 0C\ pelow with bright yelow checks 8| and a biack throat. It shows two *"®\ white bars on the wing and white 4Â¥ |in the outer tail feathers. Wing bars, white tail feathers, rump and other specific patches of color are .mz.mummd birds. ‘The Restart is glossy black above with white breast and orange patâ€" ches on the flanks, wings and tail "“m.mmflaâ€"- monly hops about with wings drooped and tail spread out to set off the pattern. |1\0M'ubl¢rln a yellow crown, greenish black with black streaks, white cheeks, biack patch through the eye in a sort of V, the apex at the bill, one arm bordering the yellow crown, the other continuing into a chestâ€" nut band which runs along the \flanks, _All underneath is white. The Yellow Warbler or summer Yellow bird is soft yellowish in the ummmm with fine chestnut streaks on the Crested Filycatcher (top) Chestnutsided Warbler (bottom) ‘Thrushes are quict, retiring birds May 5th, 1938.