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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Boys and girls from ten to fifteen
years old are stoop-shouIdered in
about three cases out Of every 10 ex-
smiued. Faulty posture at school is
the first factor; faulty clothing is
the second; plain ignorance of what
constitutes a normal erect posture Is
the third.
Fitting children to school desks in
stead Of fitting desks TO school child
rem is a habit which explains many
cases Of stoop-shouIder as well as
spinal curvature. We think every
school should be required TO give q
certain course in military training, for
the physical welfare Of the future cit
izens If for no other reason. At any
rate. every teacher ought TO know how
TO foster good posture in the school
room.
Il is q great mistake to apply
shoulder braces OF other artificial
means Of overcoming stoop-shoulder
or fat chest. II apparatus must be
rssorted to. the selection Of the appro-
pirate appliance is a matter for medi-
cal advice.
For little girls or boys the game or
playing soldier IS ideal provided some
body is interested enough to show the
youngsters how a soldier real sol
der, not a movie caricature holds
himself The chest is not pushed out
ridicuiously the heels are not clapped
together; the chin is not stuck up in
the air.
1.-THE stomach" is drawn in; the
chin Is pulled back upon the collar;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

German government is warned that a
repetition Of such act, IN eontravention
OF the rights OF American citizens 70
travel the high seas aboard unarmed
ships, guaranteed by treaty and inter
national Law, shall be deemed as de
liberately unfriendlg."
Al the same time this government
announces that II invites the coOpera-
ton Of Germany II obtaining the
same great object" for which both are
contending-ths freedom Of the seas
and that it holds itself ready at any
time as the common friend who may
be privileged to suggest a way" to this
end.
These assurances, together with the
broad intlmation that this government
is prepared 10 deal separately with
England In the fuFtherance Of ends
similar 10 those which il seeks in its
negotiations with Germany. offers q
way for the imperial government to
secure through diplomacy, the main
object for which it says 1t has adopted
/ its present method Of warfare.
The tone Of the presidents note IS
friendly bat firmness stands out in
every sentence. The language used is
the strongest that diplomatic usage
sanctions and there can be no misun-
tderstanding or misinterpreting it.
In taking the course he has the pres
ideut has the backing Of the united
American people, judging by the SEN
timents universally expressed in the
/ press and otherwise. That he will be
supported in any eventualittes which
may arise as a result Of his declaration
! there can be no doubt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
FORD ON NEWSPAPER AID
VERTISING.

c. A. Brownell. advertising man
ager since 1906 Of the Ford Motor
company, recently made this impress
sive statement before the St. Louis
Advertising club:
Our advertising department In buy
ing advertising is absolutely devoid of
sentiment as in the buying of van
adfum steel or any other merchandise.
We figure that it is as much q part Of
the cost of producing an automobile
as is the steering wheel or the carbu-
rotor. and We buy our advertising in as
cold blooded q way as we do the steer
ing wheel. For our purpose We al
most exclusively use the newspapers
because we find that through them we
reach the people along the lines of the
least resistance
"One of our reasons for selecting
the newspapers is that We have learn
ed to follow the local advertisers
lead. We have for a long time used
the s0-calIed national magazines. but
l would rather, 10 to 1. insert q mod
erate-sized copy in the Post Dispatch
with its AGO 10000 readers than in any
Of the national magazines, because ]
know that there it will come face to
face with the man who is going to buy
a car alongside the intimate read
ing matter that is part of his daily
reading. It is because of this posi-
bjIity Of getting close personal touch
with them thar we use newspapers,
and would rather be where the mass
Of advertising Is. I'm the newspapers
that carries the most. than not Place
it in the paper which is the most
used
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
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Stoop- Shoulder.

the feet are slightly separated, with
the toes pointing nearly straight
ahead, not outward. Your tin SOL
der breaks all these rules and makes
a freak Of himself. He is all right
in the movies, but he wouldn't IasI
long in action.
One little stunt is worth while en-
couraging in any case OF stoop-
shoulder or round shoulder. The
child clasps his hands behind his
back, as though to make a step for a
rider 70 mount without unclasping
the fingers he then turns the thumbs
down. under, and finally to the rear
thus bringing the backs Of the clasped
hands upward The shoulders are
thereby forcibly drawn back into po-
sition. The posture should be taken
and held a few moments many times
a day, and a few deep breaths OF air
inhaled to expand the chest.
Pliclng the Aiimentary Canal
/ find, carols distinguished read
er, that while have about thirty feet
OF alimentary tract I can control only
a few inches Of it. ] am habitually cos
tive. viii you kindly give me good
scolding?
Reply-Glad to scold any reader
who will include with his request a
stamped. addressed envelope, From
the number Of citizens who have
chronic constipation there is some
thing radically wrong about the polio
ing Of the canal Our preferred mon
ograph is a bit Of uplift literature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
THE AMERICAN STAND.

Publication OF the third. and what
liz expected 20 be the last note from the
United States TO Germany with refer
ance to the sinking Of the Lusitania
shows that the president has not
deYiated one iota from the stand he
took IN the very beginning The
rights OF neutrais IN time OF war" he
says, "are based upon principle and
not upon expediency. and the prin-
ciples are immutabla."
The demand for s disayowal OF the
deed of the submarine commander
who sank the Lusitan1a and such re-
paration for loss Of American lives as
is possible 70 make Is repeated and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

The list of republican candi-
dates for the presidency is a long
one and there is every reason to be-
lieve it viii lengthen. Already these
names are on this list; Root, Hughes
and Whitman of New York; Burton,
Herrick, Harding and Willis of Ohio:
Mann and Sherman OF Illinois; Brum-
bangh and Penrose Of Pennsylvania
Weeks Of Massachusetts. Fairbanks OF
Indiana, Smith Of Michigan, Borah Of
Idaho, Cummius Of Iowa. A long dead
lock in the next republican national
convention may be expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell Hildebrand
returned from Missouri Wednesday
where they spent part OF their honey
moon seeing the big show The young
couple are nicely situated in house
keeping room over the Big Store. and
are settled in life, as marriage is
termed when the twain start to carry
out the contract to share equal In the
trials and pleasures Of q home. They
certainly Will do well and never have
cause to regret thistle most event
full step. Anyhow, everybody wishes it
and that is very, very much in their
favor Cascade, Mont. Courier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
JULY "a in American
History.

1zS3-Simon Bolivar. South American
Hberator, born IN Caracas, Venezue-
la; died 1880.
1S03-Aiexandre Dumas. ST., the nov
elist born: died 1870.
lS62-Martin Van Buren,. eighth presi-
dent of the United States, died;
born 1882.
1914--Russia asked Austria to extend
the time limit Of the Austrian al,
timatum TO Servia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Before 1888, when wooden matches
with phosphorus were made in Vienna,
people were dependent upon flint and
steel 10 secure light. The first pat
ent for phosphorus match in the
United States was taken out in 1886
by A D. Philips of Springfield. Mass.
For many years people refused To use
them but in 1845 the III smelling and
clumsy old finder boxes were gener-
ally discarded and are preserved, like
snuff boxes, as curiosities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
The Word Bible.

The word Bible is derived from the
Latin name Biblis. which was treated
as a singular, although it comes from
the Greek neuter plural meaning lit
tie books This Greek diminuttve was
derived from byblus, or papyrus. the
famous material on which ancient
books were written. The title Bible
was first used about the middle OF the
second Christian century IN the so
called second epist1e Of Clement, xiv,
2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
The Happy Man.

Upon the whole matter, I account
a person who has a moderate mind and
fortune, and lives in the conversation
of two or three agreeable friends, with
little commerce in the world besides,
who is esteemed we'll enough by his
few ueighbors that know him, and is
truly irreproachaD1e by anybody; and
so, after a heaIGhful, quiet life. be-
fore the great inconvenience Of old
age, goes more silently out Of it than
he came in flor I would not have him
so much as cry in the exits this inno-
cent deceiver of the world, as Horace
calls him, this 'muta Aersona," I take
to have been more happy in his part
than the greatest actors that Till the
stage with show and noise nay, even
than augustus himself, who asked
with his last breath whether ne had
not played his farce very weLI.--Abra-
ham Crowley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Digging trenches is part Of the work
required Of the national guard at en-
campmeuts this year. Members or
company A face the prospect Of rails
ing a crop OF blisters other than the
kind that the sun usually brings forth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

A note in a bottle found floating in
the Chicago drainage canal said the
writer was about to drown himself. In
a short time the body Of man was
found in the waterway. The coroner
is deeply puzzled over the remarkable
coincidence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Ii the trying situations that have
faced him since the war started Presl~
dent Wilson has been fortified with
the knowledge that no former prest-
dent ever had the solid backing Of the
people in grave crises that he has had.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

when wife throws the percoIator
at her husband" remarked the Man on
the Car, lit is news, but when she
kisses him good-by on the front porch
when he leaves in the morning it is d
dull day. Toledo Blade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Davenport has an ordinance against
musical illusions rendered in the bus
mess part of town and an Italian or
gan grinder was arrested and fined
this week for violating it. 1t is sus-
pected. however. that the officer who
undertakes to enforce the regulation
when the German band comes TO town
will be inviting trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Orders for pianos and other musical
instruments are pouring into the
United States from the southern re
pubics, telling the story, as the
Quincy Herald observes, Of the sweet
concord between the two Americas,
north aud south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Fads in popular amusements come
and 20, hut it viii take something
stronger than the moving picture 70
force the circus 70 strike its tent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

There is no anxiety about the Ger
mans in WARSAW. III They have al
ways had the town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

With Roosevelt going about the
country demanding that every man be
trained for military duties. and Bryan
advocating peace at almost any price
there is, somewhere between the two,
a middle ground which meets the ap-
prevail of the average thinking Ameri-
can, and that is about where President
Wilson stands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

IN cooking perfectly fresh egg it
should be allowed to boil at least half
a minute longer than one which is
several days old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Why is summer resort IS a Ques-
ton that Rock Islanders are having a
hard time 10 answer this season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Natural gas and petroleum have Just
been found near Chicago, the one on
property owned by J. Ogden Armour
and the other on a farm belonging to
Edward White, vice president Of Ar
mour & Co. Verify them that hath
surely have the edge on the rest OF US.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
Sidelights on the European War

named "sieger" CVictors). In addi-
ton to one "F'rieden" peace there
are IS called "Friede." The statisti-
clan takes it for q peculiarly good
omen that there is but one 'Nieder-
lage" (defeat).
London Correspondence Of The
Associated Presst-One German indus
try that the British blockade is un-
able to touch relates to diamonds
When the war broke out. G. German
syndicate found itself with a stock OF
rough diamonds worth over S7,500.0J0
which had been bought in German
Southwest Africa. This syndicate now
hires expert Belgian cutters at low
wages and dlsposes Of the stones IN
the United States by way Of Holland.
The United States is now practically
the only country buying diamonds, and
the market there seems as brisk az
ever.
Production Of stones has practically
stopped since the mines IL South AZ
RIGA are closed down. their engineer
Ing stats disbanded and native labor
ers repatriated. It VIII take long
time after peace is declared before the
industry is restored to its old proper
lions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
Cal In NJ Willard

J. NJ. c.: What do you suppose has
happened to Jack Johnson? I hayent
seen his name in the papers for weeks.
IGNATZ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

FOR sALE-Hound puppies. En-
quire Of j. Falkeisicz at the North Side
meat market.-Stevens Point, Ill,
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Geneva, Switze~land.--(C Correspond
ence OF The Associated Press For all
the progress made by man in his con-
quest OF the air, especially since the
beginning of the European war. the
birds are still the masters Of the un-
charted heights. The Swiss and Aus
triau inhabitants on the frontier Of
the Voralberg have just had a striking
example Of this brought home to them.
A farm worker engaged ia cutting
hay on the slope of the Camp Alp, q
mountain some 5000 feet high, near
the Swiss-Austrian boundary line,
brought his child to the field with him
and placed the 31a-year-old youngster
under q bush while he set about his
hay making.
Some two hours later he returned
to the place but could not find the
child. He searched high and low, fear
ing he might have mistaken the bush
in the shade Of which he had left his
offspring, but could find no trace of
the infant. Beside himself with anxi-
ETY., he hurried to the nearest village
and reported the circumstances to the
police, who sent out a general alarm.
Several days later, some chamois
hunters of the district, having learned
of the loss of the child, reported that
they had seen an eagle flying over
them, carrying something heavy.
The conclusion was reached that the
eagles burden must have been the
missing child.
Local Alpintsts at once formed an
expedition to search the mountain fast
nesses for trace of the eagles nest
But, Notwithstanding their earnest eff
forts, nothing has been discovered to
indicate where the giant bird has his
aerie, or whether or not the child is
still alive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Berlin.-(C Correspondence Of The As
ISOLATED Press.) - Some genius for
hard work and statistics has compIet-
ed a survey Of the huge directory OF
Great Britain with it's hundreds of
thousands Of uames-and has complied
a list OF the persons who are unfortu-
nate enough to have names that are
peculiarly reminiscent of the war.
Thus he finds that Berlin contains
one person named England. IS are
named "Englaender five named
Russland" many names Russ: three
named Scribe: eight named "Italien-
err. and a number named ''Pariser"
There are a great number with the
names of "Oestreich", "Oestereich",
"Oestreicher." "Oestereicher'' "Tuerk''
and "Tuerke".
He finds enough with names of
weapons TO strike the enemy dead, p
for there are Il named "Halbitz'
(howitzer); q called Bombs; one
"Granat" (granade); two "Gewehr"
gum 10 "Dolch" dagger seven
Pistol; six "Saebel" (sabre), and two
"WafTen" (weapon).
Berlin has five families named Gen
eral"; Il named Major; seven named
Haupmann Captain; II named
"Landwehr' (militia) one named
"Feldkaempfer" (feld fighter: and
one Regiment" There are several
dozen with the name "Krieg" fwar) /;
several hundred tKrieger'' fwarriors) /;
scores called ''Sieg" victory, and Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

EIGHT Americans are aboard the
liner Orduua on her return trip to
England boarding the ship in the face
Of the fact that she was chased and
fred upon by a German submarine on
her voyage to New York, Ii some
mishap should befau them between
Gotham and Liverpool there viii be
little sympathy for them among Amer
leans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Christiania.-Pa Parliament has voted
the sum Of $6,500,000 for building sub
marines and terrifying the entrances
to Christiania
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

meat market.-Steyens Point, Ill.
Journal.
WHEN you were a small boy there
were two nights you did not sleep a
wtnk-Christmas and circus day.
Those were the happy days, and should
be Of pleasant memory. and you
shouldn't frown on your kids if they
sneaked away at Z this morning to see
the elephants unload and then later
pressed you for the price Of getting
under the big top.
JOHN Fewclothes left this evening
for Morgantown to spend short visit.
High Point N C., Enterprise.
RING LardneT says something ought
TO be done to brighten up the pages Of
the daily newspapers. Why not print
EN- in red ink?
ROOSEVELT approves the Swiss
army system. Now his countrymen
breathlessly await his opinion on Swiss
cheese and the Swiss watch.
I'M C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

ROCK Island fan has come forward
with a suggestion that it might help
some if the Davenport papers, in APP
pealing for support for their baseball
team, would occasionally print the
pictures of the officers Of the assocta-
ton It has been a week since their
faces appeared on the sporting pages
Of the papers and they have been al
most forgotten by the admiri1g fans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Cairo.-The excessive heat at Kar-
toum, where daily maximum tempeTa-
ture of 10 degrees lasted for some
weeks. caused directly the death OF
some members of the city Of London
regiment stationed there. Now peTiou-
ic dust storms rage in the Sudan ana
add to the miseries. When the storm
is in full blast, neither man nor beast
can stand up against it, 1t is recorded
that in 1897 an entire convoy was SUI
located by one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

Duukirk, France.-The Germans ere
now using a metal destroying liquid
on the western front, similar TO taGt
which they have used for some time
against the Russian wire entangle-
ments.
The liquid IS contained IN a cylinder
under high pressure. The cylinder Sc
carried on a soldiers back like fire
extinguisher; the turning Of levsz
releases the liquid, which Is t1rown ln
q stream Of about ten feet against the
barbed wire, burning It through more
quickly than wfrecutters could seTaT
If
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

AFTER reading the latest communi-
cation addressed to the Berlin govern
ment one feels securer in leaning on
the old chap with the high hat and
the flowing Whiskers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

IF you still persist in carrying the
hyphen you are respectfully advised
to read over a few times President
Wilson's note 10 the kaiser just deIIy-
cred
Arizona republican., 1915-09-21
R|FL|STS JET
 MERIT MARKS
Nine Members of Phoenix Rifle Club Qualified as Experts in National Rifle Association Badges Are Sent Here

Nine expert buttons" received from the National Rifle Association Yester- day hy Burt Freeman, secretary of the PhoenIx Rifle Club, raises the number of the shooters so honored here to fif- teen, within the present wear. Eight of the buttons were earned at the Ma tional shoot of July 25. when the local club won second place.
 Bronze medals, signifying second place in the National Shoot. will be here shortly for the ten rifle men engaged in that contest.
 Those who won their expert buttons on July 25. are Thomas Cooper, John Mullen. Garland White, Juan Ochoa, Jack LinVille, C. V. GulleY, Claude Shamhart and Prank Behr. Ray De Mund. winner of the ninth button, qualified sOnce the big shoot.
 Secretary Al. s. Jones of the National Rifle Association praises the local club for it's good shooting, and says he eX- poets to snip more badges of marks manship to Phoenix riflemen before the year is over
Arizona republican., 1915-09-21
rbs In WORLD of SPORT
Mrs. Twitchell completes
 5000 Mile Automobile Tour

at time inconceivably bad Most of the valley roads and the roads near the big cities in oregon have been inn proved An immense amount of money has been spent on roads. with satis factory results Said MT. Twitchell: We enjoyed some of the best roads we ever saw. in Oregon. We travelled miles and miles and miles of highway butt with ;L concrete base. and with the Warrenite Rithulitic wearing sur face. They certainly believe that it pays to build nothing but high class roads. to the end that they will have lasting roads with the minimum up- keep expense though the initial eN pense k somewhat large.
 some of the mountain roads are very wonderful. The new roads have been made through places on d seven per cent grade. where formerly grades as high as forty per ceht had to be negotiated. Northern California. also has made great progress in the way of highways. Though there are many miles of exceedingly bad roads vet from appearances. within another year or two the principal highways will all he connected with well built road ways
 MT. Twitcheu also described the mountain camping in the Siskiyou mountains of Oregon. We always enjoyed hunting the widest looking country and camping and sleeping out" Many miles out in the noun tains ar one of the highest points they reached on their trip they found 8 handsome little French toy poodle This little dog had evidently been lost by some touring party. Previous tu the find. Mir. TWitchell was Frequently called upon to stay awake at night camps to quiet the women and children in the party from fear nf bears and other wild ami mals Soon after they were joined bv this little poodle dog they discov- cred he made an excellent watch dog. The dog now k q great pet in the TwitcheH family and ir now properly installed in the Twitcheu country place northeast of Phoenix
 Portland. OroGen. was the birthplace of Mrs TwitcheIl. The party spent much time in Oregon. visiting her relatives.