A new book has just been published in which are some fresh stories about Disraeli the younger. This man was Prime Minister of England, and came later to be Earl of Beaconsfield. Beginning life under many adverse circumstances, and having racial prejudice against him, he was able not only to attain the highest honor in the kingdom open to a man not of royal blood, but to do for his sovereign services second to no Prime Minister who ever served a British queen or king.
To deal with a sovereign and a woman requires tact. Lord Beaconsfield possessed it. To a friend he said one day: "I never contradict. I never deny. But I sometimes forget." He had many enemies, and yet he triumphed over nearly all of them. "I never trouble to be avenged," he said. "When a man injures me I put his name on a slip of paper and lock it in a drawer. It is marvellous how men I have thus labelled have the knack of disappearing."
This Department is conducted in the interest of stamp and coin collectors, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question on these subjects so far as possible. Correspondents should address Editor Stamp Department.
New sets of stamps are now being issued with old-time frequency. The following are those of most interest:
Salvador.—The 1896 set has been reprinted in new colors for 1897.
| 1 centavo, vermilion. |
| 2 centavos, green. |
| 3 centavos, brown. |
| 5 centavos, orange. |
| 10 centavos, green. |
| 12 centavos, blue. |
| 15 centavos, black. |
| 20 centavos, slate. |
| 24 centavos, yellow. |
| 30 centavos, rose. |
| 50 centavos, violet. |
| 100 centavos, brown. |
Registration stamps.