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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-19

Of the year, VIII you Get slch good rns
high. Grade Coats at such an awful
slaughter. The newest fabrics and latest
cuts In Chlnohlila, Plush and Fur
Goats; almost like laying up So many
dollars
One his lot Coats worth up to $1,000
only damp at bottoms. Pick then
at S9' $2.99 and $3.50
One big lot new Norfolks; On 90
latest creations, at half UT = y
One bio lot Ladies' Finest $500
0ressy Coats. all 90 O. 90
S2Ooo Fur Coats also big lot Of
Hspy Cloth Coats,
MS sure enough like laying up money
In the hank.
FURS.
One lot Of the biggest stocks YOU eVar
saw Not damaged. but prices droo
below the low water mark. II you ev r
expect 10 ewn a fine Muft or Scarf,
do II now. PriceS AGo
from 25c, ACC to ...-. , ~
lOoklna Is huSinu
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-19

One big lot SNATCH
AND GRAB" turned loose
by Watson, that Bargain
Wizard, without an equal
or, peer in bargain SELL
Ing in the whole United
States.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-19

Just a frolic of bargain
fun that will tickle you In
the pocketbook. They
are latest styles, Weaves,
patterns.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-19

| Big lot Boys
| Wrieht's Under
%1'' W; Csc
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-19

FNToA SPECIAL.
One lot Mems Pants all pat Coz
terms; a slVe-away price Of. wv
And old "Iehn D." says: Buy
when the other fellow is frreed 10
sell. You can follow ''hls" ad-
vice now--hy buying your goods
when they are forced 10 sell. That's
why Watson Is HERE.
LITTLE BOYS PANTS.
ons lot that sold up to SI.0o. n
bunensd to go for ..... SC
"glye- away Brlce, Indeed.
One fine lot Of Little Boys TO-
Pants. punched to 90 for. ..... ~
Elegant lots Of Little Boys Q7o
Fine wool Pants 90 ior r........ y y
,ol Special bargains 6oc to 99C
SHIRTS.
Mems Dress Shirts that are 'dressy."
You know the Kind bought and sold by
StNrnau--Worid famous brands, qelna
for the lowest prices ever known. Nearly
every man needs Shirts nearly all the
time. Get a lot Of these.
One fine lot goes for soc. That
sounds ridiculous for these shirts :
worth up to Si.5o, Included QOo
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-19

Dry Goods, Clothing, Underwear, Shoes Furni
the tlniest baby. All share in the great ans
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
BEST DIVING DRESS|ST. LOUIS sHVERS
Real Meaning Of War Brought
Home to City.
Just What Would Happen, Suppose
Modern Siege Guns Were In
Action, 10 Most Unpleasant
Thing to Contemplate.

What would happen to st. Louis IL
the town were subjected to such
bombardment as reduced the forts ut
Antwerp would be appalling to con.
template. reflects the Post Dispatch Of
that city. According to an officer. tie
enemy would need only to post such
weapons as the great German siege
guns on the hills southeast OF East St.
Louis to reduce the business section
Of st. Louis to matchwood in a few
hours. To protect the city from such
q bombardment it would be vitality
necessary to hold those hills against
all the efforts Of the enemy. To hold
them would be dangerous and diff.
cult task for troops in the field, for IL
they were defeated and compelled to
fall back they would have the big river
behind them and might be terribly
punished before they could cross it to
the safety of the entertainments.
According to the army officer, if the
enemy fired only shrapnel shells at the
big downtown buildings of the city
they would be riddled and those of
steel construction would not be de-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

President Wilson gave strong en-
couragement to southern colored men
who are promoting an exposition in
Richmond next year concentrating
the fiftieth anniversary of the emanci-
patton of the Negro by accepting an
invitation to visit the exposition and
make an address.
"A large delegation, headed by Giles
Jackson of Richmond, president of the
exposition, and Judson w. Lyons Of
Augusta, former register of the treas
ury, representing the Negro Historical
and Industrial association, under
whose auspices the exposition is to be
held, called on the president and ex.
tended the invitation.
In accepting. the president said that
he wished the exposition every sue
cess. The president was told that the
progress of the Negro in the last so
years would be fittingly celebrated at
Richmond. and that this progress was
shown in the fact that in the state Of
Virginia alone the Negroes pay taxes
on $34, 1000, 900 of property, church and
school and similar properties not in
cluded. ......-.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
70 eET BEST OUT OF COFFEE
Method o. Preparation Has Much 70
% With success In This I'm
portant Matter.

There are two points necessary IN
getting the best out Of coffee. One
ID. Of course. to get all that 10 good.
The other Is not to get what Is bad.
The best preparation Of CO. % ex-
tracts the aromatic oils and eliminates
coffee.tannin to practically nothing.
In, the flrst place the housewife
must see to it that her coffee is finely
ground. But, having had 1t practical
" pulverized, she must be careful
that It Is quickly used or confined In
air-proof, moisture-proof Jars, other
wise the oil viii escape into the air
and will absorb moisture. I. -.
In the actual preparation Of the
beverage. however, the important
thing Is to brew the coffee. "Brewed"
coffee is not cooked" In the process
OF brewing tho oils are extracted
from the fbrous tissue, whereas when
coffee is boiled or cooked" the fiber
is stewed in and the flavor and purity
OF the liquid is damaged. Tie water
must be boiled; the coffee must not.
Water at the boiling point should be-
poured on the coffee. but 1t should
not stand too long, and It sh .uld not
get chilled. .s..2 -, ~, &
The elimination of the coffee-tannin
Is best brought, about in the filtration
or drip method Of preparing coffee,
When brewed in this way the coffee
contains only 20 Of a grain of coffee
tannin per cup, es against 2.90 grains
by five minutes sleeping in the perco-
lator method.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
I'm nre..Ino the Natives.

In a small South American state
which had recently undergone
change of administration the new po'
tentate summoned an artist and OF.
dered new designs for all the omcla'
uniforms. -
II wish snowy costumes very
snowy" he said, for people are I'M
pressed by them. have here some
sketches that l myself have mace.
Look them over and be guided by these
ideas as far as possible"
The artist examined the sketches
carefully. This" he said, turning
the pages, ''is evidently for the navy
and this is for the army but, II you
please, what is this-a long plume On
= three-cornered hat. yellow dress
coat. trimmed with purple, AND
n. N "That '.3 replied the chiefzoi stats
grayely. lis the secret police
Everybody's Magazine. a.5. i a.,y5 IA
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

stroyed. He thinks, however, that II
a shells from huge Drummer" or
busy Bertha" should hit one of these
big buildings at place where the
steel Orders Joined, 1t would bring
the whole structure tumbling into .
mass of ruins. From the East St.
Louis hills it would be child's play
for an expert gunner to hit the Rail.
way Exchange building. or any Of the
other big downtown buildings.
An architect and . structural ensi-
gineer were asked what they thought
would be the effect Of heavy artillery
fire upon the big steel-girder office
buildings. Both Of them inclined to
think that, while the damage would be
great, It would take more shots to raze
one Of the modern buildings than It
would q structure Of solid masonry.
They pointed out that If a shell were
to fall on the roof of the Railway Ex-
change building it might drop through
a floor or two before it exploded. The
great power Of an explosion is derived
from the impact on the cushion Of air.
The air Is. thrust outward in every
direction. Naturally 1t would seek
the point Of least resistance.
The result would be that it would
smash out the windows and all the
thin partitions adjacent, but would
have little effect upon the steel skele-
ton of the building.
According to the architect and the
engineer, between so and 100 shells
would be required to demolish the
Railway Exchange building entirely,
and each of them would have to strike
a vital point on steel column. LOOK
ing from above straight down the
building might be conceived as built
in sections. Each section would be IN
the form of a square, with three ver'
teal columns in each side OF the
square. If a shell struck the column
at the exact center Of the square, II
might cause it to give way. The Sec
ton of the building embraced within
the square would collapse.
Both of the architectural authorities
agreed that the damage from a shell
exploding within building OF solid
walls would be unreasonable. 1t mas
been estimated that thickness OF ~
feet Of solid concrete is necessary to
stop the largest German shells. inc
explosion would cause q solid wall 10
bulge outward and the whole house
to collapse. -, w %..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

gered Claw.
the dress. The discharge is immedi-
ately cupboard and, of course, against
the water head. =
The pump is driven by compressed
air, this exhaust is delivered into the
suit, and thus meets the breathing
needs of the diver. The air is led
down through a small tube, together
with the electric light and telephone
circuits, which, in turn, are carried in
a 2h-inch armored rubber hose. The
free space remaining in this big tube
forms the channel back to the sur
face Of the used air., -.
The diver has no lifeline to bother
with, and his telephone permits him
to keep in constant communication
with his surface attendants. a..
There ought to be no difficulty in
carrying on operations at depths Of
300 and more feet. OF course, the op.
orator is entirely sheltered within his
armored dress, and an ingenious me-
chanical hand is relied upon to grip
and to make the, necessary connec-
tions with suitable tackle or chain
sings. %.5.'s @.% a. -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
American Invention Infinitely Su-
!. .' d. perior to All.
New York Man Seems to Have Revo.
Iutionixed Process Of Investigation
Of Wrecks That lie Many
H. Fathoms Below Surface.

Several years ago, after q number
of distressing accidents. the British
admiralty determined to make some
scientific tests In the hope OF elimi'
mating certain dangers to which the
naval divers were exposed in service
Without going into details, but by
using double the number OF air pumps
and adopting several important pre-
cautionary measures, they did succeed
in sending down two unusually lit
men to a depth of 210 feet In the shell
tered water of landlocked bay,
points out Robert G. Skerrett In the
Scientific American. t->-.
Now keep the next fact in MIND.
In descending. bottom was reached In
two minutes, and after stay or 5A
minutes the men were slowly brought
back to the surface, the ascent taking
so minutes! This was required to in
sure safe decomposition and to guard
them against any i'll effects OF their
great submergence. r.e
In the American idea, the all-metal
armor, the men were lowered to the
water bed in trifle over three min
utes, being held when about hundred
feet down to see that the telephone
was working properly. s.
After. being on the bottom for ten or
more minutes the divers were hoisted
up and out upon the deck of the par
ent steamer in less than minute and
a half.
Why was it possible to do this in
the latter case and not with the Brit
ish admiralty divers?
Simply because the American divers
were not subjected to the hydrostatic
pressure of the enveloping water, and
were able to breathe air at atmos-
pheric pressure. Their bodies were
not subjected to- abnormal stresses,
and therefore no period of readjust-
ment was necessary.
This innovation in the art Of sub.
aqueous enterprise is the result of
some years of gradual evolution, and
Is the invention of Chester E. Mac
Duffee of New York city. The suit is
made of an aluminium alloy of great
strength, and even so weighs mat
ter Of quite $50 pounds.
The articulated sections are clever
adaptations of the sleeve or rotating
joint, and, while suitably packed to
reduce leakage to a reasonable mini
mum. still, thanks to roller bearings,
give the diver ample freedom Of ac-
ton when the weight of the dress is
taken up by the surrounding water. b.
Indeed, certain amount Of leakage
is desired, for It serves to lubricate
the moving parts and, too, to keep the
packing swelled,, and therefore more
efficient. But how ia the leakage dis
posed Of? In a recess back of the
main body or trunk Of the suit Is IN.
stalled powerful little pump with
suction intakes located In each foot of
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
HOUSEHOLD
SQyES'T'Iohs

To clean a polished table that has
oeen marred by having had a hot dish
placed upon it rub 1t with camphorat.
ed oil.
To clean tinware dampen a cloth,
dip it in common soda and rub the
ware briskly, after which wipe dry.
To overcome the annoyance of the
hands perspirirg when doing fine
sewing battle them with strong alum
water.
To lengthen the life Of a comb wash
1t in soapy water before using it, and
when it is dry, rub it with q little
olive oil.
To restore their natural color to
ivory knife handles that turned yel
low rub them with turpentine.
To preserve clothespins and clothes.
lines and keep them flexible and dura-
Bile boil them q few minutes and then
dry them quickly. This should be
done twice a month.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
Activities Of Women.


All of the post offices In Germany
are now being conducted almost e1-
clusively by women.
More unmarried than married wom-
en- were defendants in the New York
criminal courts last year. 81 ~
The average salary of a chorus girl
in a first-eiass musical show is $35 per
week. }.F,...s I'LL s.5.,:sq I'll ..gs& q
Women N Belgium who earn from
ave to seven cents an hour consider
themselves well paid. @ .3S r 2. 4
& Among the French troops fighting
Germany Is young woman laundress
who wears q soldiers uniform. G'
II The New York Young Women's
Christian association has opened q
training school for maids and cooks.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
The Retort Courteous.

The telephone girls are forbidden to
ANSWER back" no matter how abu.
sive customer may be. Sometimes
They get around these hard conditions
in a very clever way. An instance of
the retort courteous happened recently
in Los Angeles in one OF the big ex.
changes. E..f5, s5,S #4
After vainly trying for ten minutes
to get the number he had asked for,
the irate customer shouted: what
the deuce IL the matter with you tele-
phone girls, anyhow-are you all
crazyr Gsss. NJ .,..,, :. ,%...
Il The answer came with exasperating
sweetness: II don't know. Ask in
formation" MI {, f#a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

The second annual meeting OF the
Philadelphia branch of the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People was held at the
Friends Meeting house. Fifteenth and
Race streets, Philadelphia. The re-
ports Of the work OF the association re.
vealed that considerable had been &C.
complished during the year in behalf
of the colored race in that city. It
was shown that In several cases dis.
elimination In moving.picture shows.
theaters and restaurants efforts to
safeguard the Negro had been met
With success and in one instance =
damage suit had been won against the
proprietor Of . moving-picture show.
The meeting listened to addresses by
Miss X. NJ. johnson. travelling repre-.
sentative of the National association,
and Miss May Childs Nerney. national
secretary Of New York.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year: President. Ellwood Heacock;
vice.presidents. Dr.. J. Max Barber,
Mrs, S. w. Layton: secretary. lsadore
Martin; treasurer, r. R. Porter, Brad
ford. Executive committee. Hon.
George H. White, r. R. Wright, Mrs.
Mary Murdah, James G. Davis, Rabbi
Eli Mayer, Bishop J. s. Caldwell, Rev.
E. w. Moore, Miss Francis Bartholo-
new, Mrs. Addie w. Dickerson. DR.. ].
Max Barber, Ellwood Heacock, Mrs. S.
w. Layton, Isadore Martin.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

Returns from the several American
consulates and agencies in Australia
show an aggregate export trade to the
United States duing 1913 to the
value Of $13,159,470, compared with
$1O,9SS,747 in 1912; to the Philippine
islands, s2,759,604. compared with
$3,O01, 113; to the Hawaiian islands.
$514.96O. compared with $377.74s.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

Booker T. Washington and other
Negro leaders took part in the open
ing ceremonies for the Paseo Y. NJ. C..
A.. which was opened for Negro men
November %. The new building,
which is on the Paseo between Eight
eenth and Nineteenth streets. repre-
scented a total cost OF about one hun
bred thousand dollars. and is thorough
ly modern and complete. R. B. De-
Frantz, the secretary of the new build
ing, worked out an elaborate open
ing ceremonial that lasted from No
vember % to 20.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

has sought for the fountain Of youth.
It has remained for our own genera
ton to discover that direct sunlight 10
not merely beneficial In stimulating
the general health and raising the
tone Of mind and body, but that. %
we shall later see, It possesses .
therapeutic value in certain ailments
which borders on the, marvellous and
forces MS more and more to recognize
that disease is the result Of social and
economic conditions. 8
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
The Boys Room.

A neutral color Of wall paper makes
good choice for boys room. Such
tone will harmonic with pennants,
posters and varied trophies sure to be
collected Warm, gray bun, tan, dull
yellow, are all excellent foundation
colVrs that Will not clash, no mat
Ter what the color introduced.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
White Fruit Cake.

To make an especially delicious
cake Of the lasting variety cream
together one cupful Of butter and
two cupfuls Of :, sugar and add
one cupful Of milk. Slit three
cupfuls Of dour and one tea
spoonful Of baking powder three
times and add to the mixture and stir
we'll. Slice very thin one pound Of
eitron. blanch one pound OF almonds
and chop fine and crate one medium
sized fresh cocoanut and add to the
mixture with one wineglassful Of
white wine, stirring enough to mix
only. Last fold in the beaten whites
Of eight eggs. BAKE f. tEo loaves and
cook In Q moderate oven.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
Apple Slump.

Pare and slice your apples, .sweeten
to taste, add cinnamon and a little
salt. Prepare crust as follows:
Two cupfuls flour, two level teaspoon
fuls baking powder, one teaspoonful
salt, sifted together. Mix thoroughly
with this two tablespoonful shorten
ing, wet with milk or water until a
soft dough. Place over apples. Make
three or four cuts in top, to allow
steam to escape, and bake Serve
with molasses sauce or with sugar
and cream.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

The population of Belfast is slight
ly under four hundred thousand, and
in the entire province. some of the re-
mote parts Of which are unsuited to
motor cars, there are only about one
million seven hundred and fifty thou
sand people.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
Stuffed Celery.

Thoroughly clean perfect stalks Of
celery and cover with ice until crisp.
Mix to cream one-quarter pound Of
roquefort cheese. one-half pound of
cream cheese, one tablespoonful of
butter, one teaspoonful OF Worcester.
shire dressing. one-eighth teaspoonful
of paprtka and one teaspoonful of
finely chopped olives. Stuff celery
with this mixture and serve ice cold
on lettuce leaves. After the celery is
stuffed cut 1t into two-inch lengths.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
DIshwashinq Wisdom.

While spending the day with
friend on farm last summer, l no
ticed clever little arrangement of
hers in washing dishes. The water
was piping hot, as it should be, and
in the middle of the dishpan she set
small deep pitcher full of hot suds
for the silver. This obviated the
need of plunging her hand down to
the bottom of the dishpan, as I have
always done, and also kept the silver
from collecting grease.-McCall's
Magazine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

the stripe which Is to represent It in
the standard. The whole Is to be put
together in the Betsy Ross house, In
Philadelphia. and to make q flag that
is to be unfurlcd when President VIII,
son presses AN electric bltton in
Washington. Colonel Goethals has in
terested himself in the matter and
there will probably be no difficulty in
carrying it to q successful conclusion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
One sent.

Mrs. Padding (who is distributing
flowers among the poor)-Is It pos.
sible, my dear, that none Of your fam.
lily was sent away by the Fresh Air
mission? Il NJ. ; ,s II III
Mrs. SlavinAre thin tn bla'.
guards that caused me husbind 70 3
sint away f,r 80 days PUCK.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

AS an indication of the initiative. the
industry and the capability Of Negroes.
It is reliably reported that more than
ten thousand business enterprises in
this country are owned. controlled and
operated by Negroes. .-.,g&
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
sausaaettes and Tomato.

. Take three small pork sausages and
dip in cold water for few minutes.
Now slip of the skin and form the
meat into Nat cakes. Fry in small
pan until nicely Drowned. Pour of
the surplus fat and add onehalf cup
full Of leftover tomatoes, a little
chopped peppers and. II mixture IL too
thin, q little rolled cracker meal may
be added. Al soon - hot serve on .
heated plate and press small toast
points around edge. '.- '
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
unloua Fad Tor tl1e canal.

There is q touch of sentiment that
will appeal to all In the proposition to
manufacture in Philadelphia, the flag
that IL to fly over the Panama canal
on the occasion Of the formal opening
Of that great engineering enterprise.
The idea u to have the flag made
Jointly by the 10 original states, each
OF which is to contribute the star and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

A playground institute has been or
ganized in Cleveland, o., to train work.
ers for the local Fairgrounds and rec
reation centers. DR.. A. E. Patterson,
director of the department of hygiene
in the public schools, started the
work.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

To solve the problem of disposing
of the dead, a famous German archi'
tect proposes to erect in the chief cit
les immense pyramids, each of which
would hold the ashes Of 100000 Gre
mated bodies.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

The Sarino (Ont.) Canadian says
that Thomas Collins Of the first con.
cession of Biddulph township, who is
ninety-nine and one-half years old,
has just commenced taking music les.
sons" ~. y -. L.a.-L =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
~ eIu Mistake.

!. Whats the natter" we asked Of
the June groom. ..s ls 't-z
A "'I'm III bad. MY wife says her faith
III me IL hopelessly shattered" 6t5
what terrible thing have you done?''
1T didn't seem 30 terrible at the
start. + broke q dish and. tried to
blame 1t on my wife's pet cat" a4s ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04

In California there are $4,000 acres
on which grape vines are growing;
ITO. 200 planted to wine grapes; 1000
to raisin grapes and $4,000 to table
grapes. ~ ..&sae ',-... ..s.t-'