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SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA, 0A„ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1913.
4 A
HEARST'S
55 CENTS COST
OP 1
Youngsters in ‘Play’ Wedding Q|)(|['5 VOUNG
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Society Sees Novel ‘Ceremony’
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‘Nuptials’ Dolls’ Congress Event
Miss Keller Lauds Edison
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Writes of Work for Blind
.s.
This Will Be Average Price for
Each Member of Family Next
Thursday,
SUPPLIES MUCH CHEAPER
Turkeys, Celery and Fruit Prices
Drop, but White Potatoes
Have Advanced.
Mr. Heatlofafamilj. well
throughout the universe for
culationa. Saturday night
known a feu figures which
Adeline Winston, a charming bridesmaid, is shown above.
Below, from left to right, are Billy Hoisted, Sarah Peel Tilt and
Rankin Manley.
institution
around 30
r>mewhat
t*nfh per pound.
♦*hper than last
compiled regarding that
his Christmas dinner.
Generally speaking. Mr. 11
can treat his flock to a pretty good
dinner at 55 cents per plate, according
to his figures. And, tie adds on the
side, the remnants of that meal can
he used for at least two others to fol
low. with a few small garnishments
Here Is what tlie makings of a
Christmas dinner disintegrated are
selling f«
Turkey
which is
year’s price
Cranberries are 15 cents a pound.
Irish potatoes are 40 cents a peck, a
raise over the preceding Christmas
time. Sweets are 30 cents.
Celery, selling last year for 12 1-2
cents a stalk, is priced at 10 cents.
Lettuce is 10 cents a head.
Oranges haven't been so low in
many years They are running 10 and
15 cents less u dozen now than last
season. Some are selling tor 15 cents;
others, and good ones, for 30 cents.
Good bananas may lie bought for
20 cents a dozen; grapes at 25 cents
a pound; apples at an average of 55
ents. which Is 10 cents higher than
.isf year.
Christmas candies are cheaper this
'ear. because of the low price of su
gar. Nuts and raisins are slightly
higher, owing to drouth and unsea
sonable rains.
Sugar may be bought at the rate of
nineteen pounds for a? cents; flour Is
cheaper at 70 to 90 cents a sack; can
ned a-1>. n agio is much cheaper than
formerly, selling at 25 cents.
CHAPPED
SKINS NEED
Government Experts’ Eyes Opened
to Possibilities of Increase
in Yield Per Acre.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The vie-
it to Washington of a small army of
bo> and girl agricultural club winners
l as opened the eyes of experts of the
Uepanment of Agriculture to what
• an be lone in the way of increasing
the yield of corn per acre
The four prize winners and their
leeords are: Walker Lee Dunson, of
Alabama, 232.7 bushels on an acre,
at a cost of 19.9 cents per bushel;
.1 Ray Cameron, of North Carolina,
190.4 bushels, at 33.29 cents; Edward
,i Wellborn, of Georgia 181.72 bush
el at 30 cents, and .1 Jones Folk, of
Mississippi, 214.9 bushels, at 21.4
cents.
‘Teachers’ Pets’ Are
SoughtAmong Cadets
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. If there
are any “teachers’ pets’’ at West
Point Senator chamberlain, chairman
of the Committee on Military Affairs,
Intends to discover the fact Favor
itism in that institute, in which the
Government educates young men for
the army, has been charged.
Tin resolution offered by Mr. Oham-
berlain instructs his committee to
conduct an investigation. The Sen
ator announced to the Senate that
several complaints had been made to
him.
Thanks “Wizard” Who Promised
Invention to Enable Blind to
Read Any Book.
Continued From Page 1.
said l^ook for them and you will
And them.”
The talk was a sort of rhapsodv on
love and its influence. Miss Keller
said she owes all she has achieved to
Its force. She answered questions by
persons In the audience with a qulek-
n**hs of epigram and a grace of speech
that awoke great applause
Mrs. Mary, her teacher, talked for
nearly an hour, telling of the work
required to teach her the things she
has learned. The talk preceded Miss
Keller’s, and so plainly aroused an
interest that the entrance of Mrs.
Macy’s wonderful pupil was dramatic.
After Miss Keller’s talk she was
crowned with a wreath of laurel by
the Laughters of the Confederacy and
hilled In speeches by Miss Mildred
Rutherford, of Athens, and Mrs. C.
Helen Plains as “the Daughter of the,
South.” Mrs. McCarthy placed a
wreath on the head of Mrs Macy. An
enthusiastic reception followed the
exercises, hundreds crowding to the
edge of the stage to shake Miss Kel
ler’s hands.
An appealing element in the au
dience was a large party of deaf
mutes, before whom an instructor
stood, busily tranimrltting to them the
address of Mrs. Macy and of Miss
Keller, as fast as the words were
spoken. Miss Keller talked to them
by means of the well-known sign
alphabet "A Merry Christmas to you.”
she waved.
A Joke on Carnegie.
Mrs. Macy, Miss Keller's teacher,
told of a joke the latter turned on
Andrew Carnegie.
“Helen had almost a set-to with
Mr. Carnegie the other day on a train
near Pittsburg,” she said. “Mr. Car
negie is a warm friend of hers, but
he doesn’t care much for suffrage
ideas—that is. militancy. He and
Helen had had quite a warm little
argument, and at last he said;
“ ‘Now, see here; you’re my little
girl, aren’t you? Well, little girl, if
1 hear of your preaching any more
of this sort of thing I’ll take you
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world. 1 iberal sample of ea« h mailed free, with 32-p.
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•Mr*Men who shave and shampoo with Cutlcum
Soap will nod It heat for skin and aculp.
LETTER OF THANKS
TO THOMAS EDISON
BY HELEN KELLER
Dear Mr. Edison:
Thi* Is the first opportunity I
have had in the rush of our jour-
! neylngs to thank you tor the won
derful afternoon that Mrs. Macy
and I spent with you last Sunday.
How my heart beats and glows as
I recall those three happy hours
In your beautiful home!
I had read with greedy fingers all
that I could find about you, and I
loved you because of your entire
consecration to the service of your
fellow-men. But I never dreamed
that I should see you or have you
speak kind worda into my hand!
Those words I shall keep safe in
a phonograph, that neither time
nor earthly accident can reach.
In my soul they shall ever vibrate,
a precious, inspiring memory.
Miss Keller was writing this
letter whelp the picture which ap-
) pears on page 1 was made of hsr
; at the machine.
was makin a record, and they were
so interested that their heads kept
bumping. and neither of them
thought of apologizing.
Has^Faith in Edison.
"Helen could feel the vibration
from the disc, and even catch some
of the words, and how* she did treas
ure up all that wonderful man told
her in the three hours they were to
gether! She read the words from
his lips, just as you’ve seen her do
when I am speaking. I really don’t
know which thought the oth„ the
more wonderful. It was a sort of
mutual admiration society.”
In another place The Georgian re
produces a part of what Miss Keller
thought of her visit with Mr. Edison,
typed with beautiful accuracy on her
own light little typewriter, which she
always carries with her.
"I begged Mr. Edison to invent
something that would enable the
blind to read all kinds of books,’’ Miss
Keller said. ‘‘They are taught to read
the raised-lettsr books now. but there
are so few of them—and there is so
much to be read! And he said he
would try to do it—and I know what
that means. He will succeed. That
man can do anything!”
Mrs. Kate Adams Keller, Miss Kel
ler’s mother, will remain in Atlanta
with her daughter and Mrs. Macy as
long as they are here. They expect
to leave Monday morning to fill oth
er engagements.
“And don’t forget to tell your pa
per how glad I am to do a little to
help fill the empty stockings,” was
Miss Keller's farewell.
Typewriters rented 4 mos.,
$5 up. Am. Wtg. Mch. Co.
properly across my knee and spank
you! ’
“And what was it you told him?”
Mrs. Macy asked Miss Keller.
“I told him if he spanked me every
time I talked suffrage I’d be black
and blue in two days,” Miss Keller
said eagerly. “And then I told him
I w*as going straight to Pittsburg, and
I was going to talk revolution there.
And I did, too!”
She was writing to Thomas A.
Edison Saturday afternoon to thank
him for a “wonderful visit” she had
had at his home in Orange, N. J., the
Sunday before.
Mrs. Macy said it was the greatest
experience of her life, watching the
two together.
“There they were,” Mrs. Maqy sand,
“their heads bent over a new' kind
of phonograph on which Mr. Edison
RINGS—RINGS
For Him or Her a ring is a gift that al
ways is appropriate and appreciated. Onr
cut-price sale of Xmas jewelry continues
for the next three days. Don’t fail to see
our value§ at “give-away” prices.
DURHAM JEWELRY CO.
20 EDGEWOOD AVENUE
Let Us “Mere Men ’ Consider a
Moment the Kind of Candy We
Will Give This Christmas
Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment keep the
skin clear, soft and beau
tiful under all conditions | Bridegroom, Aged Ten, and B
of outdoor exposure in- ^' ve ' Bravely Vow All
cidental to winter sports. the VowSi
Just tor jthe sake of argument we will suppose that
we are all “mere men,'' busy with this, that and the othei
thing and that we have not all the time in the world to give
over to the selection of Christmas gifts; also that there is
someone on our list for whom “a box of candy is the
most appropriate remembrance. Also that we have given
“a box of candy’’ before—and that we ordered it just that
wav—"a box of candy;’ as if “a box of candy were a
standardized article costing so much a pound. Doubtless,
we have all done something like this at one time or
another.
Let’s see if we were right—let’s see if we are going
to do the same thing this year.
All of us are not.
The reason is we are going to know more about Whit
man's eandv.
Tofsay it is the best is hut to state a fact, but why is
it best? We wish we could put before you all the skill,
the “know how,” the spotless cleanliness, the absolutely
purest ingredients that go into the making of every piece
of Whitman’s candy.
Some say that the Whitman people are cranks—that
they over-do things, that some of their methods are too
strict.
They will insist that it is not necessary to keep a huge
factory down to the chilly temperature of 60 degrees,
winter and summer.
But Whitmans do.
They will say they can depend on the importers for
their cocoa flaus.
But Whitman’s know they get the best cocoa beans,
because they go across seas themselves to select them.
Some makers will say that the best fruit flavors are
not absolutely necessary. But Whitman’s think they are.
Some makers do not think it necessary to use only
selected nuts.
And yet Whitmans do.
Explain it by saying that Whitmans are an old
Quaker establishment, if you will. But then look at the
packages—it would seem that Whitmans were a Parisian
candy shop.
Better to explain it that Whitmans are seekers after
the best, whether it be the candy or the package.
Their packages! But we see the packages and
how novel, charming and different they are; how distinc
tive. We recognize their gift possibilities when we re
member that first impressions are lasting impressions.
So Whitmans at Christmas time give us their superb
candies—in mahogany jewel chests—in hand-painted
opera and sewing bags—in rich reddish brown Japanese
wickers—in satin-lined, ribbon-wrapped Christmas bas
kets.
Give ‘ ‘ a box of candy ” this year! He will give Whit
man ’s who once sees and knows Whitman’s!
And now the Cone Service to add to the Whitmans
quality. We see to it that it is absolutely fresh, that it
will be delivered in Atlanta within the hour you name, or
that it shall he mailed or expressed to reach her on the
day.
So
Xmas Gifts
For Men
If a store told me, through its advertise
iiients. that it could save me money on the
things I had to buy for Xmas that its store
service was par excellence—that its stock of
goods was exceptionally complete that its
business was conducted according to the
[strictest principles of integrity in all its deal
ings—I’d put that store to the test, and if
they did as they claimed to do, I’d say—
“Me for Jack Webb’s.”
Neckwear SOc to $2.00
Scarf Pint 50c to $1.50
Cuff Links SOc to $1.50
Notaseme Hosiery, box of 4 $! .00
Box of 2 $1.00, Silk
JACK WEBB
2J Marietta Street
and Rankin Manley, arm-in-arm.
faced tin* parson.
Rankin was a bit shaky about the
knees, a fact which redounds greatly
to the credit of the young lady, for
Rankin is 10 years old. and Sarah,
the bride, is only 5.
Hut the woman, they do say, is
always the calmer of the two at the
fateful wedding moment, so the wed
ding of Sarah l’eel Tilt, granddaugh
ter of Mrs. W. L. Peel, and Rankin
Manley Saturday* afternoon merely
ran true to form.
If it had been a grown-up wed
ding. a really and truly affair, it
could not have been more exact in
(Very detail. There was a bride in
veil and train, bridesmaids in lace,
a minister in stole, a wedding march,
ami a formal ceremony. The only
difference was that the guests laugh
ed instead of cried, and the bride
demurely refused to let the bride
groom kiss her.
Performed at Woodbine.
li was a pla\ wedding, performed
at Woodbine, the home of Colonel and
Mrs. Peel, on Peachtree road, and
was the event of the afternoon’s pro
gram for the Congress of Dolls of
the P A. R.
The Daughters had plan no* i to
make the midget wedding an elabo
rate affair, and were successful. The
bride and her tiny bridesmaids might
have been dolls themselves, for all
the lace and fluffiness about their
silk-and-ribbon costumes. The bride-
groom apd his retinue of grooms
men were garbed in elaborate rai
ment as well.
Billy Halstead, the 9-year-old cler
gyman. wore a purple robe and white
lace stole, and was very fatherly and
patronizing as he pronounced the
words of the ceremony, a special
ceremony written by Mrs. W. D. El
lis, as follows;
“My dear, will you take
This very small sake
To have and to hold forever?
To love with your heart
Till death do you part,
or cruel fate dissever?”
They both announced that they
would.
Real Wedding March.
The wedding part> formed upstairs
and mar, bed in due ceremony down
to the ballroom, and on to the draw
ing room, where the altar was stet.
The bridesmaids, all little girls, were
Mary Goddard. Helen Calloway.
Doughty Manley. Margaret Moore
and Frances Stewart, and the grooms
men were Joseph High Williams.
Lindsey Hopkins. T B. Felder. Ed
ward Winston, Henry DeGive and
Barry Grant.
XMAS RATES
Reduced over N., C. & St.
L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R.
Apply any Agent.
“Pink of Perfection” Package
\ Chocolates or Confections. In
pound, two-pound and five-pound
boxes, at $1.00 a pound.
“Sampler” Package
One-pound or two-pound, at $1.00
a pound.
Milk Chocolates, Assorted
20-ounce packages, at $1.00.
“Fussy” Package Chocolates
in half-pound, one, two, three and
five-pound packages, at $1.00 a
pound.
“1842” Bitter Sweets
Pound and half-pound packages,
at 80 cents a pound.
Art Round Boxes
Two-pound, $2.50; three-pound,
$3.50; five-pound, $5.50.
“Fine” Chocolates or Confec
tions.
Half-pound, one, two, three or
five-pound, at 60 cents a pound.
Old-Time Favorites
Eleven sorts of candy, 60 cents.
“Super Extra” Chocolates or
Confections
Half-pound, one, two, three or
five-pound, at 80 cents a pound.
Round Boxes, two, three and five-
pound, at 80 cents a pound.
“Super Extra Honey” White
Nougat
Half-pound, 50 cents.
If you, “mere man, ” live out of Atlantq, inclose two, three, five dollars or so
with your card and we will parcel post one of these beautiful boxes to her.
Cone 9 s
“A Good
Drug Store”
60 Whitehall
and
Kimball House Block