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Winnetka Weekly Talk ISSUED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK by LAKE SHORE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1222 Jentral Ave. Wilmette, IIL Telephone ......cccveuee Winnetka 388 Telephone ......co000000 Wilmette 1920 SUBSCRIPTION......... $2.00 A YEAR All communications must be ac- companied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication should reach the editor by Wednesday Joon to insure appearance in current ssue. Resolutions of condolence, cards or thanks, obituary poetry, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Entered at the postoffice at Winnet- ka, Illinois, as mail matter of the sec- snd class, under the act of March 3, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1922 STAMPS FOR HISTORY Everything about America sug- gests a slightness of regard for what has been. The very fact that certain conditions have ex- isted for a generation is reason enough to the next for changing them. Nothing should be allowed to endure too long. After long years of honoring the great of our past by the print- ing of their likenesses upon our stamps, we are about to see a change, just what is not yet an- nounced. But a new series of stamps is to be issued, and pre- sumably Washington and Frank- lin are not to be used to grace the epistles that Americans shall in- dite to each other in the future. There is a wide range of sub- jects from which choice might be made for the new stamps, choice which should not include the like- ness of any of the heroes of the past, numerous as they are in the history of the nation. It is a doubtful honor, at best, the print- ing of a face upon the little square whose certain fate, barring the unlikely chance of coming into the possession af a stamp collector, is the cancellation stamp of the pdstal clerk. i 'Some of the most successful, from the point of real arustic merit, among the stamps that have been issued by the United States government, are those which have commemorated some event, such as the World's Fair, the Panama-Pacific exposition, the Tercentennial of the landing of the Pilgrims, and others of that style. Why not limit the decora- tion of the new stamps to the de- piction of the picturesque histor- ical events of the nation? There could be an element of sequence in, them which would be educa- tional as well as helpful in de- termining the denomination of the stamp. The state seals could be utilized to the advantage of everybody, for nobody knows the seal of his own state, to say nothing of rec- ognizing that of his neighboring commonwealth. There are Latin inscriptions on many of these which could proclaim the culture of the people of this new country which is making its educational system serve as a vocational insti- tution rather than a means of bringing to the people as a whole acquaintance with the lore of the classics and the languages of other peoples now gone. The custom of putting human heads upon postage stamps goes back for its origin to the time when the people were, except the very few, illiterate. It was a means of keeping the government before their minds, of personify- ing the machinery by which they were governed in the form of the ruler. Today.when nearly every- body can read, it is no longer nec- essary to resort to the picture lan- guage for such purposes. It is time to begin to acquaint the peo- ple with a little of the history of the country which they are sup- posed to control. Why not use the stamps as a means of dissemi- nating knowledge of the great events which have made us what we are? WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1922 HIS LAST STRONGHOLD GONE There are things about feminine dress with which to find fault, but vital statistics seem to forbid that there shall be any criticism on the part of healthfulness. It is enough to make mere man shiver and lament the certain untimeli- ness of death that impends when he sees a frail maiden in the bit- terest winter weather clad, except for her coat, just as she would be dressed were the thermometer hovering around the high point of summer. Low shoes, thin hose, short skirt, low neck and bare arms, these are quite as much to be seen in the bitterest weather as in the hottest of the summer. But figures show that, whether in spite of it or because of it, women live longer than men do, even with all the care that the average man gives to protecting his head from the summer zephyr. Women in | the United States, according to the census of 1920, reach an aver- age age of 57.41 years, as against 55.23 for men, and this despite the greater freedom that has been grasped by women generally, and their consequent greater risk of accident. ---------------- Soon there will be nowhere for a man to go to indulge himself in an experience of the wilds, to get away from the artificialities of civilization and enjoy the primi- tive living that made life interest- ing to our forbears. One can even "do" Alaska in a Pullman now, and lose all the thrill of the dog sled, the danger of being lost, and the chance of being frozen to death on an unfrequented trail. Candied Figs This season's crop prepared with granu- lated cane sugar. Full pound boxes $1.00. Six boxes, $5.00, postpaid. College Candied Fruit Co., A pure and whole- some confection. Citronelle, Ala. The Door Is Open! Q The door of opportunity is open at all times to those who have been trained for their work. Give yourself a chance to make good in the world by securing a thorough busi- ness training. The new school year opens Sept. 5, day and evening. Evanston Business College W. H. CALLOW, Proprietor 634 DAVIS STREET Eee OE OI OI OOO OOO I OJ O FJ OE OF --J 010 o OI OTe O EX © Tee O Eel Eee O eI O eee OI OX O10 Hubbard Woods Lumber & Coal Co. Few people on the North Shore realize how extensive our busi- ness 1s, nor do they know that in addition to supply- ing a great portion of the Building Materials used in the North Shore Towns, we reach far into Chicago. o Our earnest endeavor to deal fairly and squarely gained for us our many friends and customers. PHONE WINNETKA 452--FOR LUMBER OO = O I O Tee O I) © TeX TX O EJ OJ O EX OX