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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Gases Used In Warfare.

A recent scientific report from Eu.
rope treats of the principal gases used
for attack. These include chlorine,
bromine, sulphur dioxide and formal
dehyde. Chlorine and bromine have
proved most effective, because Of their
great weight. They roll over the
ground like water. These gases are
released from compression tanks. The
sulphur dioxide and formaldehyde are
produced by burning the appropriate
chemicals. There are many gases
more deadly than those named, but
in order to be effective for trench
work the poison gas must have sufi-
Gent weight to stick to the ground.
The gas mask has practically done
away with the actual effectiveness Of
the gas attacks. but they are said to
have considerable psychological effect
still, many soldiers thinking they are
"gassed" when they are only smelling
the harmless vapors set up inside the
gas masks.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
LiVinu on Galleries.

The cheapest eating in the world is
rice and peanuts, measured by the
calories, which constitute the only real
test. The former costs five cents per
1000 calOries and the latter seven
cents. So that If a person would eat a
good helping Of rice and wind up by a
plentiful dessert Of peanuts, he would
get more muscle, brain, nerve and bone
out of it than he would out Of a diet
of roast beef and potatoes. There is
no attention paid to the value Of food
in practical living. Our sole guide is
what hits I'll appetite, says the Ohio
State Journal. We want what "we'd
ruther," as the poor woman told Jane
Adams. 1t is going in and buying
potatoes by the pile, without regard
to the bushels or pecks. There is
twice as much living in some kinds Of
foods as in others and yet we pass up
our plate perfectly unconcerned
whether it comes back with 500 or
1000 calOries. This is one reason we
are poor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
EVERY GOLFER IS CHAMPION
u He Doesn't Like the Ordinary
cla~sslfcations He Can Make New
Ones to Suit Himself.

1t long has been a mystery to the
man who doesn't play golf to UNDER
stand What there is about the game to
make otherwise dignified and rational
persons to go nutty over 1t. Should a
non-golfer casually confide to his fam
lily doctor that all is not well, and that
he finds that he can't get away with
three square meals a day and a light
unch before retiring quite so happily
as he used to, the medical man prob
ably will tell him to play golf. And If
the non-gOlfer asks If the doctor plays
the game, the physician proceeds to
give him 5000 words on how he made
the seventeenth hole in three, and that
he can swing his mashie like Chick
Evans. And it is the same with other
acquaintances they all prescribe their
fad as a means of battling old age.
Another queer thing about the game
Is the ready conceit acquired by the
dub, says the Seattle Post-Intelligen-
Ger. Give a near-golfer two or three
lessons and he is ready to bet money
on himself. And he will go to a lot Of
trouble to round up q bunch Of other
dubs and take them out to the links
to trim them out of 40 cents. Any
player may be a champion in his class.
He may be the best 240-pound, side
whiskered and ~bald-headed player in
the world. II he doesn't like the ordi-
nary classification he can make new
ones to suit him. There is no reason
why any man should not be champion
In his class.
Also it is exasperating for a man
who must stay in the office or store
oil day to have somebody come in and
clank his golf sticks on the floor and
talk about niblicks and brassies and
the "drive through stroke" whatever
that is. And just when the conversa-
ton gets around to the point where
one could happily expatiate on the
joys Of backyard garden, a motor
boat or a ~fllvver, the bounder usually
rises and leaves hurriedly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

s~pace-saving articles of home equip
ment, because the results obtained by
their use in a very small house is very
striking. Their application to the lar
ger houses is just al effective, IL not
so striking. Any house might have
n or more disappearing beds in
stalled Is a substitute for the extra
bedrooms. Houses having sun parlors
r not yielding the fullest return on
the investment unless the sun parlor
is also serving as a sleeping porch.
The type of building which is Sc
lected will determine largely to what
degree economy, Of space can be car
ried into the design of the house itself.
Perhaps the greatest capacity per
square foot OK ground within the foun-
dalton walls is possible with the So
called square" type of house. A
house of this type is very easily d.
vided up into rooms without necessary
loss of useful space. Furthermore,
the appearance of the square house is
altogether pleasing, as may be seen
from a study of the accompanying per-
spective view.
In the design illustrated, the walls
of the house proper are finished with
stucco, while the sur parlor, porch,
chimney and foundation wall above
the grade are built of brick. In a house
of this size the combination of stuccO
and brick is striking. The color and
texture of the brick surfaces may be
selected with the object of producing
the effect which is most pleasing to
the owner, and the stucco is capable of
various treatments to bring out the
desired effect.
The rooms are arranged In a very
pleasing manner. In the large recep-
ton hall an open staircase is built.
Double doors lead off to the living
rooms. In the main living room a
brick fireplace and two bookcases are
the most attractive features. Glass
doors having an ornamental window on
each side are placed between the main
living room and the sun parlor. These
two rooms give the house a splendid
basis upon which a model home may
be founded.
The dining room and kitchen are
connected by a pantry built out from
the rear wall of the house between
these two rooms. The arrangement
is very convenient.
Four bedrooms and a bath are pro-
vided on the second floor. Every room
is well lighted, Of good size and full
height. There is a balcony above the
porch, the roof being covered with
deck cloth and waterproofed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Measuring Your Pace.

4. How many steps do you take to the
mile? Even If your considered reply
be "1,760," I shall take leave to doubt
1t. Should you be a British infantry
man your pace will be the longest of
any infantryman. The Russian pace
is the shortest, being but 27h inches /;
the French, Italian and Austrian pace
is 20 inches, the Germans do 80 inches,
while British soldiers stride an extra
half inch. But your own pace, what
of it? 1t depends upon your height.
Take your eyebrow height, halve it,
and that represents your pace. You
will find 1t to be somewhere between
30 inches and 80 inches, so that you
will need between 1000 and 2,1OO
PAGES to the mile.-London Chronicle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
ENGLISH AS SHE rs SPOKE
What the American Soldier Intends to
Do With Kaiser Is Not Under
stood In England.

With c~ommondable enterprise q Lon
don editorial brother seeks to clarity
for his readers the quaint expression of
certain American soldiers who have in
timated that their first undertaking In
Europe will be to "can the kaiser" In
interpreting them to intend to seal up
his high mightiness Theoretically, how
ever, the Londoner's zeal outruns his
Information.
Nix, nix, friend, It doesn't mean that
at all says the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch. 1t means merely that they pro-
pose to decorate the German emperor
with hardware; to take his taw; pour
the leather into him put him on the
pan slip him d on the windl kid
nap his Angora; show him where he
gets Off. To put 1t more plainly, hav-
ing bought chips In a game where the
custom has been to play 'em close to
the waistcoat, the Americans have
taken off the limit and announce they
will copper all bets, see all raises and
intend, the very first time the kaiser
gets his feet wet, to call him CT the
Christmas tree.
1t is plain In the circumstances that
our British brethren are about to find
their knowledge Of English handsome
~ increased.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Children and untruths.

Why do children lie? Edwin s. Pull
Ter in the Mothers Magazine answers
the question by saying that the imagi-
nation of a child is stronger than his
intellect, that fiction is as real to a
child as fact.
"The cure for lies inspired by lmagi-
nation" he asserted. 'is the education
Of the chlld's intellect to distinguish
between fact and fancy. AS his error
Is mental, not normal, his ire must
be mental. 1t would be a grave error
Of training to attempt to suppress his
imagination as a cure for his untruths.
Imagination is the handspring which
move his mentality to growth, hence
It should be directed into rational
channels and not curbed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

a considerable amount of floor space
with a stairway to the attic which, it
is probable, will not be used a great
deal. There is a solution to this prob
lem also. The movable stair is being
manufactured for just such use. 1t is
built into the attic floor, has a neat ap-
pearance from the floor below, is
strong, substantial and serviceable and
is very easy to operate. All that can
be seen from the floor below, when the
stair is folded up, is a carefully fin
ished panel of wood, which is finished
to match the trim in the room where
it is located.
We have mentioned only a very
small house in connection with these
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

One delight Of small Harold was to
90 on an errand to a ne~ighboring store.
After school yesterday at No. 3 be
was sent by his mother to get a siphon
of vichy. He was long In returning.
When he did arrive, his mother scold-
ed him for consuming so much time.
"Why," she exclaimed, "and the Sc
phon is nearly empty. Do you mean to
tell me that is all the vichy there was
In the bottle when you got It'll"
swell, mamma" Harold replied. ION
the way home / met little Sarah's cat
"Well?"
"The cat said 'p-s-s-t' to me and the
sIphon said sp-s-s-t' to her."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Suuelched.

A family tree is unquestionably of
equal value to some persons as is real
estate of a more material nature. But
It all depends upon whether or not the
branches OF the tree are clean limbed.
This vas the decision reached by the
two men discussing ancestry and he
redity and such philosophy.
81 had my own family pedigree
traced by a genealogical authority last
week." said the taller OF the two men.
"Indeedl What did 1t cost your
"Fifty dollars hush money"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
No Chance for Hin,

They were sitting in a secluded cor
ner of the veranda. For a long time
neither of them had spoken. Sudden
ly he took her little hand in hrs. His
voice was choked with emotion as he
said:
do you think you could ever learn
to love a man"
Eyes," she interrupted in a soft
whisper. Bring on your man."-St.
Louis POST Dispatch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

and the dining rooE of our three-room
house will occupy their ordinary ca
pacity in the house. At night their
usefulness in this capacity dwindles
and, by an easy Encouragement of the
furniture and the addition Of a disap-
pearing bed, they come into new use
fuhless.
But where Is the bed during the day
timer 1t Is tucked away out of sight
In a closet. folded back into a wall re-
cess or drawn up into a reiling recep-
tacle. Closet space is required, no
matter what type of bed is used, but
the net result win show a good saving
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

been eliminated from the five-room de-
sign-in addition to its ordinary use,
which must not be interfered with.
OF all the rooms in the average
house, the bedrooms are actually used
fewer hours than any other rooms.
Consequently, If the bedrooms can be
eliminated, a maximum saving of space
is accomplished. How may the living
room and the dining room of our three
room house also be used to serve as
two bedroOmsf The problem has
been solved in the disappearing bed.
During the daytime, the living room
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Maybe He Did.

The couple had stopped before the
brilliantly bejeweled window Of a shop
In Fifth avenue, near Thirty-seventh
street. New York. The girl. petite and
altogether a treat to the passing mas
culine eye-passing, but hestitatingly
so-was gowned charmingly in some
thing which chung to her affectionately,
pardonably so.
"Oh, Harold !" she exclaimed, did
you know that knee vanity boxes were
becoming all the RACER"
$50 l see," replied the unashamed
Harold.
you horrid thingl You do not"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
The Need of Caution.

Guide-Here you e the waistcoat
worn by Captain Snoot when he was
shot by the assassin. The bullet that
ended his life went through that hole
there.
Mother-Do you remember, children,
how I have warned you against care
lessness. If the hole had been mend
ed at the proper time the bullet could
not have gone through 1t and he would
stil be alive.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

OF space in favor of the scheme, even
IL these closets are made fairly large.
This three-room house will not have
space on the main floor which can be
used for storage purposes. The base
ment is not a suitable place for the
storage of certain articles. and so the
attic space must be utilized. 1t hardly
seems like good design, when space
economy Is the object, to take up quite
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Work Like LIohtnino.

"As a borrower he's a wise guy"
"Whataya mean?'
"He never asks a man the second
time for a loan."
That's what a fellow meant when
ne said he worked like lightning. he
1ever strikes In the same place twice"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
The Family Pride.

II suppose you're proud Of your boy
Josh, now that he's In the armyY
"0f course" said Farmer Corntos-
sci. But that's no so important just
now. What Pm supposed to do is to
hustle an run this farm In a way
that1l make Josh proud o. me-"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Position.

"What is your old enemy's position
In this crisis?"
II don't know exactly" replied Sena-
tor Sorghum. But whatever his posi-
ton is, it pays a good salary, or he
wouldn't accept it."-Washington Star.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
A Little Too Much.

Father Gladys, ] want you to give
your beau a message. Tell him ! don't
object to his staying here and running
up my light bills, but / do object 10 his
carrying of tine morning paper when
he leaves.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Bad Weather.

Passenger-What changeabie wealth.
err you nave in this part of the state.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES? II 1t had
been changeable we'd have changed
1t long ago."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
And She accented hIm7"
Subtle Patriotism.

that's a funny little coat you're
wearing"
Il know II. The tailors are doing
the proper thing just now and making
all clothes that aren't soldier clothes
look as ridiculous as possible"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Abundance.

America has no art and no poetry"
Evidently" said the business man,
severely, you are neglecting to read
our advertisements"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
Honest Advertising

pTSHIS is q topic we all hear nowadays because 8 many people re In.
cined to exaggerate, Yet has any physician told you that we claimed
unreasonable remedial properties for Fletcher's Castcia? Just ask
them. We won't answer it ourselves, we know what the answer will be.
That 1t has all the virtues to-day that was claimed foritin its early days
istob be fourd mhs ncreasedu use, therecommendationby prominently physicians
and our assurance that its standard will be maintained.
Imitation. are to be found in some stores and only because Of the Cas-
toria that Mr.. Fletcher created. But it is not the genuine CaHoia that Mr..
Fletcher Honestly advertised, Honestly placed before the public, and from
os ssn me e a.~s.a . ssp.,a bear. s.' IL. ., Is. .s~s' ., RMAZzzM
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
The Eirst can.

Robert. the children need shoes"
$50 does the auto. The children will
have to wait"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

There are two methods of designing
a house so that ii will have sufficient
capacity to meet the needs for which
1t is required. One method is to pro-
portion the size of and number of
rooms to the special requirements of
the case. The other is to utilize certain
of the space for two or more purposes
and thus obtain the same results with
a lesser actual floor area. Home equip
ment designed for the purpose of saw
ing space has been and is being devel-
oped with success because of the fact
that its need is urgent, calling forth
the efforts OF exceptionally ingenious
men to meet the need.
Suppose, for instance, we consider
how it may be possible to realize the
same utility cut of d house of three
rooms which might be expected of a
house of five rooms Naturally, this
requires that two of the rooms in our
three-roOm house be so constructed
and equipped that each will success
fully provide every useful quality of
the corresponding room which has
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

History spends half its time repeat
ing itself and the other half in get
ting itself revised.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

The board Of health consists of thres
meals a day.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16
SPACE ECONOMY
IN HOUSE PLANS
Modern Dwellings Have Very
Little Waste Room to
Catch the Dust.
BEDS DISAPPEAR IN CLOSETS
Design Described Here an Example Of
Architectural Ingenuity-Stueco
and Brick Blend Well in
Decoration.


Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
Questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, Ill, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

How men drink staggers a woman,
but what they drink staggers the men.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

Whenever a man fails In an under
taking he attributes Il to fatalism.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-16

"He was engaged three times before
he proposed to her."
Eyes"
And she accepted him?"
"Yes, but she's insisting on an inn
mediate marriage. Profiting by the
experience of the other girls she isn't
going to take any chances on his
breaking another engagement"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-22
DOZEN MORE ADDED
TO THOSE SELECTED
FOR DRAFT SERVICE

an even dozen more registrants
were certified yesterday as accepted
for military service by the Rock Is
land board to the appeal BODY al
Peoria. They have the right OF ap-
peal and some Of them expect to pros
ecute their claims for EXEMPTION
Those IN list six were:
Serial Order
NO. Ne
1856 Howard KiIbourue Morse. 81
1928 Tweuty-sI4th street
2317-George y. Hamburger. IL
Milan.
3787-Richard Crooks, 413fs $50
Twentieth street.
1850 benjamin IN. Roach. 1906 SIS
Fifth-aud a-half avenue.
2S70-Merle C.. Sheppard, Harms 496
hotel
1896 RolIa Sylvester Pierce. 514
2T30 Seventh avenue.
2652-HoIIis r. Tanner. 1484 7s5
Fortieth street
WiIfred D. Engel r. +. u. $50
Ne 4 Coal valley
1923 0ctavf Van Den Brooke. So
3156 Fifth avenue
-o31-Anthony Charles 0hga. s72
1901 Tweuty-sixth street
2ss6-Edward X. Charles. 1904 SIS
Third avenue.
5929-Harry f. Nlssea, 1905 III
Seventh avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-22
BOY SCOUTS WILL
GET INSTRUCTION
Arrangements Are Made hy the Local
Chapter Of Red Gross Society
TO Teach Them.
10 STUDY WORK OF FIRST AID
Troops are Also Urged to Prevent
Boys From Throwing Rocks at
the Street Signs.

A large number Of Boy Scouts from
the different troops left Market square
this morning at 80 o'clock under
Sc0utmaster p. b. Weaver for a nike
I'm t1e country. Tire boys hiked 20 a
nearby town and cooked their dinner
ON she way. Active scout work viii
be done in the course of the trip. The
return VIII he made this evening
Assistant Street Commissioner Henry
Thode has asked that the scouts Of
the city unite for the purpose of keep
ms tbe streets clean and beautiful
by not throwing paper and other refuse
In The cutters. They are also asked
10 refrain from throwing rocks at the
enamel street signs and to stop this
practice among the other boys Of the
--H
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-22

list of Teachers.

Appended is list of the teachers
for each school,
Ezn school j. Burton princi-
-a-. Cora Eastman. Andrew Nc
E7aau. Alice Rush. Jennie Sturgeon.
John W Casio. Georgia First. Annie
Ferguson Marguerite Thompson,
Florence Grady Myrtle Summers. Al
prrlE AEeIzon. Elsie Wirkler Fir-
e.ra Ballard. Katherine Ferry, Mae
AoEer. Bessie Bladel $. r. Willett. 2.
+ Clark Mary Ann Love, A. C. stan
r-r Margaret Lawson. Z. L. Harms.
Hazel Eealv r. w. Gill. Louise ID.
ErEzr- Leu8belTa stiles and Joan
Watkins Total IS.
Special teachers and supervisors
A. g. HllE. a. .. Adams. Charles AIul-
-r Abigail Dean Dorothy Stevens, i.
j. PhiLbrook e. r. Nusseiman, Mar
uarta Coneer. Elizabeth NicoI. Edna
Woodlands Jean WEIGH. Clara Red
ecker. Margaret Sackett--Total, l3-
-1Eaude Robertson. prin-
..uaL. Gretchen Boyd. Mary Lannenr
Mabel Sundehr. Lila Clifford. Lucille
Foster Helen Hazard Sue Donaldson,
3 Grace Woods Mildred WraT. Mary
Brennan Dora Hartz. Marian Bland
ing and Ora Redman Total, a.
E.nnIa-Adda Muse. principal.
Lrua close. Alice Rltzler, Agnes Far
ra- Margaret Ferry and Bessie NIL
E.H.&I D.
LHneo.n-Jessie b. Frick, Anna
Johnson. odessa Wakefield. Julia An
.arzar. Ellen Freed Agnes SIC =" mr.
ler. Agnes Crawford, Jenny swan
1aI55 IE3la hL17ey. Florence -4o-
~aE.aF. Marina fi9esihs.- QUA IL -
eugene ela-.lafF ~, - r 4 IN.
-taI- Aae w ii1-aLns. 5-tt4 " aA ,,
.a.a @lee 7e-atl. e5y ell'4.s -.i1s5ll,
.@5 zaa FREEMAN 1-@Ty r. MAI lag anu
....,,-l.
-ahgfe Nl1l s. pooh pooh Pm [
..H7- t+.--- vi a4-aiil' T i9- g-5e7 ~ ~
r-- [s--l5 49, zsTsi-sraora
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-22
FILE OBJECTIONS TO
FIFTH AVENUE SEWER

Objections to the sewer on Fifth ave
nue. from Twentieth to Twenty-frs5
street were filed in county court this
morning by Mrs. Fred Woltman and
Mrs Sarah SCHNEIDER They claim
shat the street is solid rock and that
the work cannot be done for the figure
estimated and also that their proper
ties would not be benefited to the ex-
tent Of their assessments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-22

9 lbs sugar 83c
With a $500 Purchase of Groceries.
We Deliver TO All Parts of the City