. St. Nicholas [serial]. eague Member). THE DE VINNE PRESS, NEW YORK. SHOES §0RQSI(§ SHOES To the Public in General;—Greeting: Now that the March mud, March sleet, andMarch dust have passed, perhaps details of my ex-perience with the Storm Shoe of the Sorosis Com-panys make may prove interesting. I bought apair in January, 1902. I have them yet in goodcondition. I wore them daily, rubberless, to aI school nearly two miles from home, traveling upon ordinary dirt sidewalks, often covered with snowand ice. They fitted perfectly from the first andkept my feet dry and comfortable. In addition, they
. St. Nicholas [serial]. eague Member). THE DE VINNE PRESS, NEW YORK. SHOES §0RQSI(§ SHOES To the Public in General;—Greeting: Now that the March mud, March sleet, andMarch dust have passed, perhaps details of my ex-perience with the Storm Shoe of the Sorosis Com-panys make may prove interesting. I bought apair in January, 1902. I have them yet in goodcondition. I wore them daily, rubberless, to aI school nearly two miles from home, traveling upon ordinary dirt sidewalks, often covered with snowand ice. They fitted perfectly from the first andkept my feet dry and comfortable. In addition, theyare stylish and shapely, and there s lots of wearin them yet. I consider them an ideal boot forMarch wear. These shoes cost $ a pair, andare made by A. E. Little & Co., Lynn, Mass. Ruth Marion, Dorchester, Mass. Ruth M. Peters, age IS, Dorchester, Mass., First Prize in Competition ATo. IS. Apr. 1903. 5 S2^^^2^^222S2222ZS^S2^2^g22^222222S223SS^^SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSa; ST. NICHOLAS STAMP A LIBERIAN PROVISIONAL STAMP. PROVISIONAL stamps of different countries aremore apt to become scarce, soon after they appear,than are the regular issues of a country. Such stamps,whether they be surcharged with a new value, or made bysome cheap process, such aslithography, are intended fortemporary use, and therefore,in almost all cases, the numberissued is limited. It is wellto secure such stamps as soonas possible after they are is-sued. An odd provisionalhas recently been made forLiberia. The method of canceling the old value of onedollar and replacing it by the new value stamped in thecenter is unusual. Lines are more apt to be drawn clearacross a stamp or to be omitted altogether than to bemade as shown in our cut. NEW STAMPS FOR ICELAND. ANEW issue of stamps has been made for design consists of the head of the King to theright, inclosed by four bands or scrolls containing thevalue above, the name of the country at the left, the word postage at th
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