Evening star., 1877-12-28
THE EVENING STAR.
Another ssamp.CoIIecsien story.

Some time in October an aged lady In New
York city, finding herself without the means
TO procure the neceSSarieS of life. made appli-
cation TO various persons for assistance in Oh
tanning admission To the ~. Luke'S Home for
Women in that city. One gentleman 90 whom
she applied asked her IL she was willing 20
make great effort 60 obtain the desired end.
She replied that IL was not much that she could
do, but her viii was good. and she would try
lect one million OF old postage stamps I viii
give you the $40 needed 10 obtain admission
10 the home" The old lady was at first much
discouraged. However, as she was a person
of much energy and courage, she went 90 work
i'm earnest. She first sought the assistance of
some friends of better days, and was fartn-
nate in finding two ladies noted for their en-
ergy IN works of charity, Mrs. Gibhins and
Mrs. Halstead, of New York. who promised to
aid her. Their plan was as follows TO call
at many of the offices in the city and ask that
all the stamps on the letters received might be
saved, Mrs. GibhinS also wrote TO the Wife OF
Mr.. T. q. Champney. the artist. of this city.
requesting her assistance. Mrs. Champney al
once began work She Informed her friends
OF the scheme and requested their assistance
The enthusiasm with which this idea WAS re-
ceiyed was wonderful. Children began TO
watch Tor letters that came 10 their houses
with almost as much impatience a. any lover
watches for dainty, perfumed notes. Men aud
women on receiving letters would proceed 10
cut Of the stamp before reading the epiStle
From hundreds the number became thousands
and ten thousands. Last week all that Wa
wanted To complete the amount WAS ninety
four thousand. On receiving the contributions
from various sources this week n was found
that they had one million ana five thousand
and on informing the gentlemen who takes the
stamps of the fact he offered To give another
free bed i'm Dr. BuTghart'S Hospital for A see
ond million, the bed To be disposed of by Mes
danes GibhinS and HalStead 90 the most de-
serving person known 10 them. Persons Who
desire 10 assist in this work NAV send their
contributions Ia MeSSrS. Brooks * Walbridge
Brothers, Isl Hanover street.
ON being informed that her home for life was
ensured the lady expressed her gratitude TO
the kind friends who had assisted her. Al
though having had the assistance of MANY the
lady has gathered by her own personal efforts
over three hundred thousand stamps i'm the
past ten weeks, or an average of thirty thou
sand in week or five thousand I'm a day. The
stamps on being received were counted aud
tied up I'M packages of one hundred each, and
then ten OF these packages were tied together
and in this form they were sent To the gentle
man who had agreed To furnish the money.
What final disposition was To be made of the
stamps was for long time a matter of much
curiosity. Ii was at last aScertained that they
are TO be sent To Europe 10 be used in the man-
utacture of papier mache goods, the paper of
which the stamps are made making them very
desirable. and the mucilage also adding Ia
their strength. The million stamps packed i'm
the manner described. fill an ordinary sara.
toga trunk Boston Post. Dec. p