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WEATHER DN DE
GMNDDEMUCH
Elements Polluted by Excessive
Atmosphere—All Same Third
Rail Whisky- Run Wild.
Certain citizens "f Atlanta irhnhat*
been irritated by the fact that the
weather fore-' ast does not pan out
more than one time in four, will un
derstand now that this is not because
of ana - err»r in the foreca.M, but be
cause the weather fill- tn conform to
the progrinsti. .'tion.
That matte; was made ridiculous y
plain to a Georgian reporter by Sec
tion Director -I''. VonHerrmann. of
the weather bureau, today The trou
ble with the weather in Atlanta this
summer is that It is on a lone de
bauch The I'nlted States weather
bureau can't tell anything about il
The superhuman barometer can't toll
anything about it. Nobody can tell
anything about it. It's exactly like a
man who gats unmercifully tanked and
either doesn’t come home at all or cist
etumbles In very late.
This meteorological jamboree, so to
epeak, is caused by a plethora of at
mospheric pressure Rxcessive atmos
pheric pressure has the same effect
upon the weather as a quart of whisky
has upon the human form
Here’s the Plain Truth.
For instance, as Professor VonHerr
mann explained. Atlants has a normal
atmospheric, pressure of 29.9 Inches
Just now It has a pressure of 30 1
inches, and as even a tenth of an Inch
excess atmospheric pressure Is equiv
alent to a barrel of boose, anybody can
see why it Is that the weather situa
tion isn't a situation at all. but an orgy.
That’s why It's so silly, as Director
VonHerrmann explained, for a fellow
to cal! him up from the shelter of a
corner cigar store and ask him if he
■doesn't think he'd better change his
fair ■weather sign to one that says at
least somewhat cloudy, because it's
been raining pitchforks for two hours.
Director VonHerrmann explained that
this fellow is silly for more than one
reason Because, In the first place, the
weather bureau hangs out Its weather
signs as prognostications for the day
• fte"
"We don’t got paid by the govern
ment." he said, “to predict the weather
that's already happening Some hu
morous persons say that we’re getting
paid for predicting the weather that is
not going to happen, but I II pass that,
because, while the national weather
bureau forbids us to verify our fore
casts. I am pretty sure that we’ve been
right nine times out of ten even this
summer,"
How They "Hit It,"
Here - the point," explained Direc
tor VonHerrmann. with lucidity. "We' i
•a> the weather bureau here makes a
fair weather prediction for tomorrow.
Well, tomorrow comes and with it
Dysentery is always serious and oft
en a dangerous disease, but it can be
cured Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured it
even when malignant and epidemic. For
Mie by all d< alera.
SEASHORE EXCURSION
VIA
SOUTHERN RAILWAY,
MONDAY, JULY 22, 1912.
$6 Jacksonville; Limit 6 days
$8 Tampa: Limit 8 days
$6 Brunswick; Limit 6 days
$6 St. Simons; Limit 6 days
$6 Cumberland; Limit 6 days
TICKETS GOOD RETURNING ON
REGULAR TRAINS WITHIN LIMIT.
Tickets to Jacksonville and Tampa
oeod only on special trains leaving At
lanta 8:00 p. m. (Pullman sleeping cars
enly) and 8:30 p. m. (coaches only).
Tickets to Brunswick. St. Simons and
Cumberland good only on regular trains
leaving Atlanta 9:30 p. m. Both phones,
Mein 142. Write James Freeman, D. P.
A, Atlanta, for further information.
. DIXIE
EYE CLASSES
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frame fitting? Do you know that
a poor-fitting frame will do the
eves as much harm as poor
lenses" You want your frames
a* well as your lenses right; then
come to ns, as we understand
every part of the Optical busi
ness.
Twenty years experience In
testing tin eyes and tilling Ocu
lists’ prescriptions.
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91 Peachtree St.
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B Catarrh of the Bladder
x >TOifi
I comes a downpour of rain on upper
Peachtree street, while it doesn’t rain
iat all nt Five Points. According to the
I ~ules of the department, we consider
jour prediction verified. Or, we’ll aav
Iwo predicted a rainless day and al
phough it rains two or three times
l dicing that da', if not more than a
I fourth of an inch falls, our prediction
j is verified, but, of course. if more falls
! ait prediction did not come true
And, as I raid before, that's another
reason that makes ft so silly for the
fellow to call up and complain that we
and the weather must have had a per
manent falling out."
In view of the bureau's success in
prognosticating the weather so far this
summer the reporter asked Director
VonHerrmann if he thought we were
going to have these fai- weather del
uges right along up to Christmas
Director VonHerrmann replied with
becoming modesty that he didn't rare
to make an explicit forecast on ac
count of the abnormal atmospheric
pressure, but he said that according to
the weather averages lie thought there
wouldn't be any great let-up in rain
storms until September. Then he said
It w ould probably slough r.ff sufficiently
so as to bring the rainfall of the year
to just about normal, which is 19
Inches here He said he couldn't fore
tell this with the usual certainty be
cause here It is only the middle of July
and we lack but fiv<- inches of equalling
the whole years normal fall. He was
a little more confused over the situa
tion because he raid Dublin, Gh , has
already obtained more than Its year’s
quota of mtn and on top of that three
week's steadi rain fell In that town
yesterday.
Ot herwfse
The weather In Atlanta today will
be— ?
MAJOR EDW. WHITE
OF SALVATION ARMY
IS SENT TO BUFFALO
Atlantans Interested in the Salvation
Army will miss Major Edwy White, who
has been transferred to the western New
York division with headquarters at Buf
falo. The local division, which Includes
Georgia, Florida. North and South Caro
lina. will be in command of Colonel R. E
Holz, of Philadelphia
In the four years Major White has been
tn the Houth the Salvation Army pro
gressed rapidly New posts were estab
lished at Rome, Waycross, Brunswick.
Columbus. Anderson, B. Durham. N <’ .
Raleigh, N C , and Newbern, N. C.
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| Curtains. Etc. All Our 25c Curtain Nets
SE Just for this one day sale wo give choice gzx
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styles, that have never been I yLj
offered under 25c per yard
i Lace Curtains to $2.00, Choice
EE One. two, three and four pair lots of Lace
Curtains. Arabian and white shades, in
beautiful patterns; $1.50. $1.75 Jl
ss; jmd $2.00 values, pair
| Drastic Reductions On Rugs
k’ipf Japanese Matting Rugs In most popular patterns and
—— coin s, very durable, < on] and high-elass
36x72 Rugs. 7.'r value 40c
SS 30x60 Ruas. 50c value... 25c
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== like cut, suc value c ups , §
| 25 Cents I
All Remnants of Table Linens and E
Odd Napkins Will Be Sold at
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12-yard bolls of fine English
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS WEDNESDAY, JTLY 17, 1912.
M’PHERSON TROOPS
TO GO TO WAR CAMP
AT COLUMBUS, MISS.
Orders received at Fort McPherson to
day will send one battalion and the Sev
enteenth infantry band to participate in
the Mississippi national guard maneu
vers at Columbus next month. Either the
first or the third battalion probably will
be detailed. Roth these battalions are at
the camp in Anniston.
Colonel John T. Van Orsdale. In com
mand of the Fort McPherson regulars at
Anniston, will command the detachment
at Columbus
This will lie the third time Fort Mc-
Pherson troops have been sent to the Mis
sissippi camp
SOCIETY TO NAME OFFICERS.
AI'GI’STA. GA. July 17 The ■ -
nual meeting of the Richmond County
Agricultural society will he h--!d to
morrow. Officers will lie elected hi><l
other important business trapsai-ted.
The society was formed largely through
the efforts of the late P. J. A Berck
mann. Georgia's most prominent h.iii
cuituraHst and one of the leading agri
culturalists of the state. R. c. Beck
mans. a. son of the founder, is now
president.
Low Summer
Excursion Rates
CINCINNATI, $19,50
LOUISVILLE, SIB.OO
CHICAGO, - $30.00
KNOXVILLE - $7,90
Tickets on Sale Daily, Good
to October 31st, Returning
City Ticket Office, 4 Peachtree
as
BOOSTERS FOR TWO
NEW COUNTIES GET
JOLT IN COMMITTEE
The Georgia legislature, if the house
committee on constitutional amend
ments knows what it Is talking about,
is in no mood this year for the creation
of new counties.
The committee came down hard on
the proposition, argued for three long
hours, to make a new county of a slice
of Berrien and to call it Cook county,
i M- RICH & BROS. CO. Ol
5 “The Real Department Store” ®
1 I PRE-INVENTORY I t
I PRICE REDUCTIONS IN THE |
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1 PANAMA, SERGE AND VOILE |
| SKIRTS! |
I I
- * l' wn himdi'Pfl splendid quality Panama, Absolute $5 to $8.50 /f IX *
Serge and Voile Skirts. In a large variety \()\V S jTW
of fashionable colors and novelty weave ■K-
effects. Gray and tan mixtures, liiaek "
and white stripes, tine cheeks, shepherd Absolute $9 to $11.75
* grays av ith pencil stripes, solids in NOW
eJ* navy, black, tans, brown, black and white - 2
jg ——i— Absolute $12.00 to $lB. do (bZ* E* •
,** feels, Dutton trimmed, dust look at the values-- rill / ■
’=s Pre-Inventory Prices. NOW
“ TOMORROW i
f LINEN SUITS AT HALF AND LESS THAN HALF PRICE f
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* Marquisette and Lingerie Dresses Greatly Reduced in Price i
T! , *.
;;g Lingerie Waists and Shirts Blazer Coat Suits «:
* . A grand assortment and charming variety of We have a few very select quality models of
J* these fresh, sweet, new. s these popular Suits. Car- J
yj daintv, lace and embroid- # M B dinal Coat and white \
- M erv-trimmed ® B M > I pique combination.
jS SI.OO Waists Regular $12.a0 to sls
: S J;
w Dimity Shirts Blazer Jackets ; ;
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Dimitv Shirts with colored collars and cuffs, We have eighteen of these stunning Coats "Jp
-J and all-white Shirts S in the brilliant blazing d* Z\ Q Sr
“S with low sweeping 1 Bz-T orange and black, and <P f J
C* collars. SI.OO f orange and blue com- S
k:* \ allies V W B. y binations. Absolute m 0
;| i F x values $6 to $7.50 at ....
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2 Tailored Shirts Red Norfolk Jackets
, \\ ( > w j|| make a quick clearance of all of We offer the remainder of our Red Norfolk Jp*
2 our Tailored Jackets at practically d» J"
' * Shirts in our # I’l half price. Beautiful $ F O J
•J, positive $1.50 4 T garments that were ml
i values B ZBx > formerly priced at a 1
ym ;1 i $9.75 to $12.50, at
I M. Rich & Bros. Co. r |
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in homm of the secretary of state. It
also throttled another proposal to mike
a new county of several slices of Ap
pling, Ware and Coffee, and to call it
Aiken.
There were two delegations on hand
fmm Berrien. One urged the new coun
ty of <’ook The other advised against
it. When it came to a vote, the new
county men lost out 11 to 2. The bill
will be reported adversely, and can not
hope to pass.
Th» Aiken county proposal hardly got
a look in on the committee.
BOY, 7, THE LATEST
VICTIM OF OIL; LAMP
EXPLOSION IS FATAL
The death of Clarence Watson, seven
years old, 96 Wheeler street, was add
ed to the inflammable oil toll yesterday
when he succumbed to burns received
when an oil lamp exploded at the fam
ily home Monday afternoon.
The boy died at a private infirmary.
He will be buried in Westview ceme
tery late today.
JACKSONVILLE-BRUNSWICK
ROAD SHORTENED 15 MILES
BRI XSAA ICK. GA., July 17.—A nen
public road has just be£n completed
through Camden county, which short
ens the distance between Jacksonville
and Brunswick fifteen miles. The new
road also does away with the portion
of sandy and rough roads south of the
St. Marys rive/, which has made the
Brunswick-Jacksonville highway so
unpopular to autorrtobilists traveling
11 his section.