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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Englishman's Criticism of
Americans Stores Answered
Selfridge's Manager Unjustified in Saying Gus
toners Wait Too Long for Parcels.

Managers Of Atlanta department
stores made tests at random to dem
onstrate that ii takes on an average
80 seconds for the delivery of a pack
age and the making of change.
Lucian York, manager of Rich's,
says:
We have a system which we be-
lieVe is the best yet devised from
the viewpoint of the customer, and
Selfridge's certainly have nothing 10
compare with It. We use an 1denti-
fiCation coin
Departs at Once.
Most of our charge customers
have their parcels delivered. After
the transaction is made the customer
merely gives her name and address
to the salesperson, shows her identi-
fication coin, and departs at once.
Even when the customer takes the
parcel with her, the wrapper in the
stand has it ready in a jiffy. Time
records to gauge our wrappers show
that on an average they use less
than a minute,
THE delivery of packages. after all,
is simply a minor matter. What our
American people want broadly is
service-the right merchandise at the
right time at the right price. In Eng
fish stores customers still are impor-
tuned to buy; In fact, in many of the
stores 1t is almost impossible to leave
without buying. Fancy such a condl-
ton here!
Again, here we make every effort
to get what the customer wants. We
anticipate the styles. bring on new
models and patterns.
when the customer purchases
these goods she buys them at our
risk-if they are not pleasing to her
when she gets them home she is at
liberty to return them. Here the GUS
toner is always right-in England,
from what l understand. she is more
at the mercy Of the storekeeper"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

A z. Cowper. one Of the important
men in the organization Of Selfridge
& Co, which in turn has, perhaps the
most important department store in
London, recently made a visit to the
United States. He spent most of his
time, of course, in looking over
American department stores, and be-
fore he departed for England freed
himself Of some criticism.
One thing which struck me was
the time it takes to complete a pur-
chase and get your goods wrapped
and delivered" he said.
AT home we have no bundle wrap
pers; the clerks wrap the packages,
and we find 1t saves time and mis-
takes. When a customer has made a
purchase and the goods are shipped
by carrier or messenger to a distant
CASH and bundle desk, every second
she has to wait is magnif1ed to a
minute, whereas If the goods are
wrapped by the clerk, the customer
is getting the full attention of that
salesperson, and if a minute or two
should be lost. she is seeing the ac-
ton all the time. and does not feel
that she has been lost sight of, In
Selfridge's we use cash registers and
we find them great savers of time"
Atlanta merchandise experts do not
agree with the English student of
store service.
Mr.. Cowper, in the opinion OF va
rious Atlantans approached on the
subject, magnifies the Importance of
the transactions where the purchases
actually are taken away by the buyer.
Tney remark that while II may be
the custom in London for shoppers to
carry home their purchases. nine out
of ten customers in Atlanta demand
delivery by wagon.
At any rate, they say, there is very
little delay, and it is much better to
free the salespeople from the duty
Of wrapping packages.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Rome, Ca, Exhibitors
Sign Up for Space

Rome, Ga, is growing over the fact
that it made definite plans for a per-
manent exhibit before Atlanta.
Twelve manufacturers already have
signed contracts for space, and nine
more are about to do so. 1t is eX-
pected that 1000 feet of floor space
will be used.
a building, and the exhibit will be
ready within two months, Louis Spen-
Ger, managing director, says.
Included among the exhibitors are
a stove works, machine factory, 4
foundry, furniture factory, a trunk
factory and a spring bed factory.
Some of these lines are duplicated.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Thousand Lined Up
To Get Into Store
Furniture House DevIses Attractive
Scheme to Induce Public to
Notice Low Prices.

Even in busy Atlanta, It is seldom
enough that a thousand people are lined
up waiting TO get into a store when
the doors are thrown open. This was
the record established by Sterchi Bros.
& Barnes, Mitchell Street. near White
hail. Thursday morning
The attraction was an unusual sale OF
furniture, coupled with q prize offer.
Tags were widely distributed among the
friends OF the store. Each OF these tags
was numbered. and 100 Of the numbers
| correspondent with the numbers on tags
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
MORE BUYERS THAN PEACHES.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Buyers re-
turning here from Georgia say that it
is generally estimated the peach crop
of Georgia will run about 1900 cars.
According TO the railroad men, they
do not expect to move over rs cars a
day out Of the State at the flush OF
the season. There are a great many
buyers at Fort Valley. Fully IS per
cent of the peaches are being sold
on track-in fact, there are more buy
ers than there are peaches.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

borne by articles in the store. When
any visitor matched HIS tag with any
tag in the store, he was privileged to
claim the article. without being obli-
gated to purchase anything
The plan drew a big crowd, and, bet
ter, 1t attracted attention to some very
low prices. and resulted in good sales.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
rAFFETA RIBBONS SCARCE.

A scarcity of taffeta ribbons in
stock colorings is reported. PinlSs.
blues and whites are especially hard
to get.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-25
THE HORN OF PLENTY AS A
SYMBOL OF THANKSGIVING

The cornucopia, or horn Of fruitful
ness and abundance, always used by
the Greeks and Romans as the symbol
Of plenty. is an apt expression of. the
sentiment that prevails on Thanksgiv-
ing day. Filled with fruits and flow
ers, it makes one Of the most charming
Of centerpieces for the Thanksgiving
dinner table. The contents should be
arranged so that the cornucopia is over
flowing, the fruits and flowers running
out Of the horn and over the table.
. A cornucopia may be made of wire
covered with silk, or again with linen.
or it might be made Of cardboard on
which vines or autumn leaves are
sewed. The leaves Of the galaX. which
do not fade. could be used, although
one should prefer the beautiful black
berry vine. which at this season is al
ways at its best in color. The leaves
of the vine should be made to run up
toward the mouth of the horn and
trail about its edges, suggesting horn
being wound about with them. Flow
ers. too. should fall about the brim so
that fidelity to the original idea might
be preserved.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-25
ONCE A FAST, NOT A FEAST.
Thanksgiving Was Not Fatal to Tur-
keys In Early Days.

NCyS w G0''J SoJS'
Turkey did not figure in the original
thanksgiving feast. but it became a
feature of that historic meal so long
ago that the reason is lost in oblivion.
On the original Thanksgiving day the
pilgrim fathers tasted and gave verbal
thanks that they had been saved from
the perils of the sea and permitted to
find Il home III the ne" ,.i1. Giving
up every sort of occupation and spend
prayer. the coonists regarded it as an
annual occasion of much solemnty.
1t was not until thirteen years after
the settling Of Massachusetts that
Thanksgiving day received official
cognizance. although it was generally
observed by churchgoing and-after a
few years of stern fasting-a better
dinner than was served on week days
Thus by degrees the feature Of the
great day became the dinner that &C.
companied it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-25

The goose may soon replace the clas-
sir bird which now forms the apex of
most Thanksgiving feasts if the ad-
vice of some food experts is followed
According to them. tho turkey is In
mature before Christmas. being put
through system of forcing to get to
the proper weight and fatness. While
its flesh is all right as far rs health
goes. its flavor is not at its best until
king of fowls. On the other hand. the
flesh of the goose has reached its per-
lection ut Thanksgiving time.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-25
Pride Goes Before a Fall.


The word was Kissed by goose just
as Il gobbler with all sails set strutted
by. But the proud bird. intent on ad-
mirng his own plumage, ignored the
command
"Humph." shifted the envious an
serine. He's all puffed up because he
heard the farmer say Thanksgiving
would be his day to enter society"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-25

which We dwell; for the love that unttes
US; for the peace accorded US this day;
for the hope With which We expect the
tomorrow; for the healtf, the work, the
food and the bright skies that make
our lives delightful for our friends In
all parts Of the earth"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-25

A distinguished authority says that
rich people live longer than poor peo-
pie. In spite of this fact people con-
tinue to be born poor. 1t must be at
tributive to ignorance.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-25
WHAT THANKSGIVING MEANS

To the small boy
Turkey and cranberry sauce.
TO the debutante-
The first dance of the season.
10 the farmer and florist
Big business.
To the wanderer-
TO the mother
The family will all be there.
TO the father
More carving to do.
To the collegian-
Football.
10 the tired shopgirl-
A holiday.
TO the chef
Extra work.
4 Candy cornucopia.
A cornucopia formed of nougat or
white candy makes an effective table
decoration at Thanksgiving and has
the added advantage that the children
can break it up and eat it afterward.
1t may be filed with candied oranges
and grapes. marrons glaces and other
nuts.
A New York jokesmith has written
a new libretto for one Of Verdi's Op-
eras. The next we know some sure
fire sharp from Tinpan alley will be
tinkering up the music.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-25
A Thanksgiving Prayer.

GOOD thing to read on Thanks
N giving day, If one feels that the
|HJ trials and tribulatiOns Of the
year outweigh the compensa-
tons, Is the prayer Of Robert
! Louis Stevenson. the poet, writ
ten during his last illness in Sa-
] moa. 1t breathes the very es-
9 sence of the Thanksgiving spirit.
Here 1t is:
'We thanh thee for this place IN
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-25
AIDES THANKSGIVING
FAITH.

Here is story apropos of !:
; Thanksgiving for which George :.
AIDE. the humorist, is directly re- !:
sponsible. ::
The only time ever believed !:
in the RECONSIDERATION of souls ::
was one frosty November after ::
noon on my Indiana farm" he =:
, said to some friends not long ago. !:
1T was day or two before :;
Thanks giving. The trees were !
bare. The fields We're russell :;
brown color Toward me over j
those russell fields strutted very +:
plump. very large, very young ;;
turkey. ::
Then it was that an ardent !
belief in the doctrine of metemp- :;
sychosis seized me. !;
You | said to the superb ::
bird-'you are now turkey. And ::
you will die tomorrow. But {
cheer up. Your next transmit !
grafton will be into the body Of !
humorist not unknown to fame" ]
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22
Before the Camera

How very few people really knew
how to sit fer a photography! Ia ere
face has its weak points. and these NV
fortunately, have way Of cropping Up
In picture and running the effect. OF
course a photograph should be abso-
iutely lifelike. but at the same time
one naturally prefers to look ones hest.
Scarcely one face In hundred has feat
lures perfect enough to promise salts
factory photograph IN profile. for this
pose brings any little defect into the
foreground. For full face picture Il
sitter must possess fine eyes above all
things. If they are good the pose will
be success even if the other features
are lacking in loneliness. If one has
any pronounced defects to hide the
three-quarter face is really the happi.
est way to be photographed. This po-
gition enhances the charms of the beau
tiful and tones down the irregularities
Of the plain face,-London Answers
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22
Mexico's Finest Statue.

One of the chief works of art In the
City Of Mexico Is the bronze eque5-
TRAN statue of Charles ~ 1t is cali.
ed '1The Iron Horse" or 1.-The Lii tie
Horse" 1t stands In the Plaza &c Ia
Reforma. Visible from many difec-
lions, it serves for a landmark to Wis
it0rs unacquainted with the south
western part of the city. 1t was, *.
cording TO Perry's Mexico" the first
important bronze statue made III
America Humboldt declared 1t the
second finest equestrian statue III ths
world the first being. In his opinion.
that Of Marcus Aurelius at Rome II
has ever been popular with the Mex l.
cans Il has occupied several sites IA
the city. and its several removals have
caused 1t to be dubbed "El Cabill;o
de Trpya" (the little Trojan horspi.-
New Orleans Picayune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22

Many different con lectures as to Just
what color light we reflect to our neigh
boring planets have teeu made fros
time to time and the common consen
Sus of ollAion atpiiiS to be That what
ever color it does throw is determine
by the vegetation on the surface 1t
Is not the highest form of plants that
always produce the greatest effects
Some of the most striking scenes on
the earth owe their characteristic feI-
lures to mosseS and icnens-for in,
stance. the famous crimson cliffs" ot
Greenland. which extend for mica
northward from Care York and deriv'
their glorious color from the growth 1t
red lichens that cover their faces T.,
the same principle 1t IL thought tn t
the earth's broad exnanse of forest HI
prairie land causes our planet TO refe
considerable quantity of green fight.
which at the time Of the new mo,,n
spreads greenish light over that part
Of the lunar surface which IL only IL.
Illuminated from the earth. Chi, i;-0
Tribune
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22

into her brain. What should she
do? Was she dreaming, or was
Don really a hero after all? Was
he suffering much, and would
she go to him? Every nerve in
her body tingled an answer to
the last part of this question. OF
course.
The sharp wind whipped a
bright red color into her cheeks,
as in her eagerness she half ran
towards Carraway's home. Once
she stopped suddenly. The
thought that perhaps Don did
not love her any more almost
took her breath away, and when
she started again, it was less
confidently. Ten minutes later,
when she arrived at the house,
her courage was at its lowest.
Tom, the Carraway's old but
Ter, actually grinned with delight
when he saw her. To him the
face of Master Don's old sweet
heart was familiar, answering
all the while the yolley of an
xious questions poured out to
him. And then he ran upstairs
in All unprecedented fashion,
three steps at a time, to an
nounce her arrival to Mrs. Car
rawaway. A few moments later
Don's mothtr entered the room.
The two women were old friends
and embraced warmly. Then,
without word, the older put
her arm around Katrina's waist,
walked upstairs with her. and
left her in front of Don's door.
1t was slightly aiar, and
Katrina made no sound as she
entered. 1t may be that the man
on the bed heard the breathing
of her heart, for he turned sud-
denly and regarded her. For a |
moment his expression was one
of startled joy. Then he held
out his unbandaged hand with
friendly courtesy. This is kind,
be said. But Katrina had seen
the expression, and her trepida-
ton fled.
Donny,' she breatlled. And
the next instant a small avG-
lanche of SNOW, descending from
an ernline hat, fell upon Don
and the counterpart with conf
mendable impartiality. And
Katrina laid her cheek, rosy and
cold, upon Don's warm, white,
ne.-Doston Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22

lit was found necessary to kill
another pony on July II this veal
because the fodder had given
out. The next day the last pony
was killed, much to the distress
Of the members of the members
of the expedition, as a few miles
farther on splendid pasturage
was found.
The rations of Capt. Kock and
his companions had been, mean
while gradually reduced, and on
July Is their provisions were
finished.
On July Is they tried to push
on to tile coast, which was now
visible, but they were so exhaust
ed they were scarcely able to
move. Finally the pet dog which
had tramped with them for about
800 miles was killed and eaten,
The meal was hardly finished
when the explorers sighted a
sailing boat in a ford to the east
of Proven, on the west coast of
Greenland.
By means of shots and signals
the explorers succeeded in at
tracing the attention of the
vessel, and Pastor Chemnitz; who
was on the ship. soon with the
assistance of the crew, had the
famlshed and WORKOUT explorers
in safety.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22
Tho Quotations Used Most.

The vote Of the people as to the mos,
hard worked quotations from q
Shakespeare, ~ Milton. 81 Dryden, a
Pope. o. Cowper, TO- Campbell. G.
Byron, ~ Shelley, 0) Wordsworth, 90
Tennyson. has resulted as follows:
a. To be or not to be-
(D They also serve who stand and wait
60 None but the brave deserves the fair
~ A little learning is dangerous thing
t6) The cups that cheer, but not inebriate
60 Distance lends enchantment to tbs
view.
90 Truth is always strange-strange,
than fiction.
90 Hail to thee. blithe spirit!
90 We are seven.
CO. IT'S better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all
We think these hard worked quota.
lions have right to at least an eight
hour day.-London Truth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22
Be Good to Your Hogs.

A hog does not need any pa,.
ticular kind of feed, but he must
have something other than corr.
though half of the iced should
b. corn to make him grow we'll.
Feed weeds, plums, apples,
wheat bran or any old thing wi
help to build the bone and mus
cles, Cobs and ashes from the
stove, with a little salt, is a good
conditioner.
If any cholera is in the vicinity,
put a tablespoonful of coal oil in
the slop for every six hogs. 1t
is fine germ killer; but do not
dose your hogs with medicine
when they are not sick.
Another thing is very neces-
sary: Make your hogs gentle SC
that you can go to them any.
where and examine them for lice,
feas and other troubles. More
hogs die from half-feed, lice and
worms than cholera. Use pc.
troleum; smear them good witt
it for lice and fleas, and give
cooperas, half teaspoonful to
each full-grown hog, for worms,
once day, for two or three days
Some one askes, how do you
tell when hog has worms? Fol-
my part l admit l cannot tell
but if they fail tc respond to theil
feed it is reasonable to think tn la
there is something wrong, ant
worms are the most common
trouble with hogs. Anywa,
these remedies will not hurt
them, and they will help if they
have no worms.
have raised hogs for thirty
years. | make my hogs gentle,
and | love them as we'll as a mar
can love brute. l make then
lie down; then l roll them ovel
and see if there are any lice or
them or examine hurt. Ny
hogs are always happy and so an
when l ain among thu
hogs. My hogs are Duroc Jersey
but will say that you get the hof
that you like best. but do no
raise any more than you can car
for. Treat them like one of TIL,
faulty, and you will learn t.
love them, not only at the table
but in the field too. You cal
turn many things into meat tina
would go to waste. Home an,
Farm.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22
= .nen.i EXCUSE For p,rt;ne...


In soldering and Sport In Uganda"
the author noticed the extreme dirti
ness Of Shensi herdsman, whose hair
was matted with clay and his face and
arms incrusted with yellow sand:
when / checked him for his slOven.
iy appearance. poking my stick through
bis cntangied curls, he told me he was
. herdsman and went ON to explain
that when he tended cattle If he turned
up clean and washed they would have
such fright at the sight Of him that
they would run away, whereas in his
present messy condition they had no
fear Of him whatever. Again. when he
had to milk them. the more begrimed
he was SO much the more did they pro
duce. asked him IL he would
like some elephant meat, but he replied
that II herdsman ate meat the cattl,
would mistrust him, whereas az 1t wa
they treated him as one Of themselves.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22
Thrilling Arctic Story.

Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug.
18.-The story told by Capt.
Koch, the Danish explorer, OF
the crossing of Greenland in
company with three hardy COM
panions, shows that the dangers
and hardships to be encountered
on the great inland icefield have
not decreased since Rear Adj
miral Robert E. Peary and DR..
Fridtjof Mansen made their
journeys over a portion of the
same deserted wastes.
The Danish leader and his
three companions, DR.. Wagner, a
German Larsen; a sailor and
Sigurdson, a native of Iceland,
were reduced during their jour.
ney to eating a pet dog, the only
animal left.
After landing from their ship
on July "a, 1912, the first mis-
hap encountered was the loss of
a number of ponies. Shortly
afterward their motorboat dis
appeared through the thin ice
and the explorers were obliged
to wait until nearly the end OF
September before the ice was
sufficiently thick to carry Their
sledges and horses. When they
were ready to start DR.. Wagner
fell and broke a rib.
The expedition established
winter quarters near Queer
Louise Land on October Is. The
, scarcity of fodder necessitated
the slaughter of all the ponies
but FIVE. During a sled trip
Capt. Kock fell 40 feet into a
! crevass, breaking his right leg
which kept him helpless through
out the winter. On April 20 thi.
year the four men broke Camp,
, and with five sleighs, drawn BY
ponies, started on their 75O-mit
march to the west coast.
During the first 40 days violen
billiards. ragged. The ponies be
came snow-blind and so exhaust
ed that three had to be killed
Later the suns rays tormentee
the travellers and burned the ski
from their faces. Snowshoe
were fitted to the feet OF the tw
remaining ponies, and proved O
wonderful assistance to them i
the loose snow.
| Unfortunately for the explorers
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22
An Anatomical Puzzle,

Behind the bridge of your nose Is a
little cavity tn the skull the origin Of
which appears to be unknown lt
probably was a gland. consisting Il
two tiny iobes Joined together. and b
named the Sella turcica. Physiolog's,s
believe that this is the remains OF a
sixth sense which was Of practical l.
ne to our antediluvian ancestors. but
whether IT enabled them to see In ,':e
dark in days before they possessed frs
or helped them to fnl their Wy
through trackless forests as wild beas q
can today or what other purpose II
may have served we do not know and
probably never shall know.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-08-22
His Prize Garden.

Somebody asked old Doc Quigley
why he didn't trim OF his scraggly
beard
mot on your hfe." he replied.
Them whiskers is tn only thing
ever had any luck in raisin'-an' it
took me seven days a week an TWEEN
ty-four hours day for twenty three
years to bring 'em to their present
state Of Cleveland Plain
Dealer.