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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-15

if it had been caused by the stroke OF an
AK or Ratchet. There were three bullet
wounds discovered on the body, appar-
emily caused by revolver of small CALI
bre. One bullet had entered the neck at
the right side about an inch forward of
the ear, and another about three inches
below, down toward the shoulder blade.
OF these bullets one had come out Oh the
left side of the neck and the other on the
left cheek. The third bullet had pene
trated the left arm below the elbow, com
ing out above, after SCATTERING the bone
Evidently the arm had been lifted in a
warding position Not less than twenty
six cuts were counted on the face and
head-some slight, merely bruising the
skin. Others penetrating deep into the
skull, laying bare the brains after smash
ing the skull One of these wounds, un~
doubtedly the fatal one, if the bullets did
not fulfill their deadly mission, was on
the left side of the head, beginning
about one inch above the ear and extend
ing to the top of the head distance Of
fully five inches. The blow had crushed
the skull, making an opening fully an
inch wide, through which the brains of
the unfortunate man were found ooZing
when the body was picked up. There
was hardly square inch of cuticle whole
on the right hand and the right wrist was
broken Ly powerful blow, which caused
it to swell up to double the natural size
Undoubtedly these injuries were caused
when the brave man was in the last
stages, lifting up his right hand and arm
to ward off the blows which were raining
down npon him. The great gaping cut
on the top of the mead also seems to have
| been made after the man was on the floor,
| for it is in a slanting position. and not
direct from above. Everything about the
mutilated body shows that the life was
cruelty beaten out. What the weapon
was is merely surmise. 1t might have
been heavy iron bar with sharp edges,
or an AK, or Ratchet, though the latter
would hardly be heavy enough to cause
| such terrible wounds The clothing of
| the murdered man was not torn, but was
| soaked with blood. 1t was sent back to
| Morris to do service at the inquest.
r,
MoHhis' lii'' MATCH :, nus morn
lns on an angular rodu aoout niue
noi 'ne"s. VI 't1 'o"n' sumo 'i"ooo VI
"nele 'eah' vi iiolses allu sP.lhS wagon
hau peen hl'ched were lound' anu IL II
tnoueht that st something VIII DC mace OF
inns crew inc 'raChs Vi 'he horseS
sho"eu 'hat lucy nau oeeh stunuins loi
long tlne' anu mac through hmpallehce
stamped sreaC ueai Oh Tue EARN IRON
un''el :, 'he.n' no uePu's 'ne',ns " Nv
arc io,ioWihs 'I,S cie"' nave i'o' Se' lc
p wos Iof, az ,bo H. soS sn 70 for ,bl
use of the murderers.
1t is singular fact that although the
muruerers must nave jumped OH the tFaii
aI,bonch tbnra was Iigbt snow nm III,
ground. no foot prints could b,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-15

The tax collectors office for Rock Isl.
and is now open in the county treasurer's
office in the court house, where people
are requested to call and pay their taxes.
GEO. E. LAMBERT, Tax Collector.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-15

The finest mail and paper box ever in
vented is for sale at the ARGUS office at
the low price of 81 each. The same box
is sold everywhere at $1.50. Call and ex-
anime them.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-15
Saville Johnston,

Will run an excursion to the lands along
the line of the Atchison, Topeka Il San
ia Fe r. r., Tuesday, March 10Th. 1886
at the lowest rates of fare ever made in
this vicinity. Here are IA few
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-15
For Sale.

A house and lot on Twenty seventh
street and Sixth avenue, by Frank W..
Blocklnger. Inquire of Sweeney &
Walker. 13d3W
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-15

At Lowell Institute this winter there is
a course Of lectures on the civil war.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-15

In Searsport, Me-, there are 131 cap>
tains--one to every three voters.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-15
WANTED!

By one of the largest, best and
most successful Assessment
Accident Insurance Compa-
MES in the world. a good, re-
liable, active agent in this city.
With one having had expert
ence in either soliciting insu-
rance or selling goods on the
road, and No. / references, prof
liable arrangements will be
made. For full particulars
address
BOX 851. new YORK CITY,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-15

When the body of the murdered man
was found at Morris it was discovered
that his right hand clutched tuft Of han
torn out by the roots. This again speaks
for the hand-to hand struggle of the brave
man who defended the property in his
care with his life The hair is of a sandy
color and straight being rather coarse
1t may play an important part in the
Identification of the robbers.
APPEARANCE OF TIE VICTIM
A reporter of the Herald visited The
undertaker's where the remains were con.
veyed on arrival in Chicago, and says;
1t was frightful sight which met the
Herald reporters eye when he entered the
dreary room. Upon cot, only the low
er extremities covered, lay the corpse
that Of man of medium size, somewhat
slender, but well.knit in muscles. The
face, what could be distinguished of 1t,
was of oval form, the light brown and
slightly curled hair receding from high
forehead. The nose was prominent and
the chin square, denoting tirmness and
determination. 1t was split open by a
deep cash which reached down to the
throat. A long, dropping mnstache OF
the same color of the hair was cleft asun-
der by gaping wound which looked as
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Always ready to strike e-The police
The interests of the butchers are always
at steak.
Somebody has written book entitled !:
''What Shall my Son be2p Has he failed
as a baseball player2 If not, there is
still hope. Call.
Glove is blind" True, true. The
young man never discovers the dog until
it is too late to escape in digni6ed
manner. philadelphia Item.
1t is boldly asserted that the American
hen is not doing her duty. She stands
around doing nothing, and expects she
patent incubators to carry the heavy end
of the contract. Philadelphia Call.
''Now, miss concluded pompous
young Pittsburger, 'T've given you a
bird's-eye view of the whole subject
Have l not" "You have" was the be-
wildering response; ''a goose's. Pitts
3urg Bulletin.
A man in Lawrence, Kan, has been ar
rested for burglary He attempted to
prove an alibi by declaring that he had
been out fishing, but he couldn't produce
any fish and was held for trial Here IS
a state of things. A string of fish abso
lutely necessary to prove that man has
been fishing This is against all prece
dent. Kansas City Journal.
he called at six, and then remained
Until the midnight bells hsd rung,
And it was two o'clock. The maid
Was angry at the way he stayed
At length she said-her tone was hot
"You are astriker, are you notl"
"How soan his eyes he opened wide;
Twas then the little maid replied:
sat least you're open to Improvement;
l see you're in the eight-hour movement.
lid BITS
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14
Ship-WOrms.

There are several species of what are
popularly called ship-worms, which are
ordinarily included under the name OF
teredo. Although they have worm like
appearance, they are not worms, but
she'll mollusks as much as the
common long-necked clam of the At.
lantic coast of the United States.
The teredo is not particular as to the
kind of timber into which it bores, but
always goes with the grain, unless it
meets with some obstacle, such as a nail
or very hard kuot. 1t is not believed that
the wood perforates furnishes any nutri.
ment to the animal, but that its susten
ance is derived entirely from the water
which is constantly passing through its
body.
Upon the water fronts of San Fran
cisco, have known (says a writer piles
of Oregon pine and fir, over a foot in
diameter rendered worthless in eighteen
months, and have heard of even more
rapid destruction of wharf piles in the
harbor Of the city. In the case which
came under my notice as above, the wood
of the pile had not lost its original fresh
ness when it had to be removed from the
wharf, and a new one put in its place
One case occurred OF the destruction
of the supports of a small pair Of piles in
six weeks. The money loss entailed by
these little mollusks upon private parties
and business corporations engaged in
commercial marine enterprises, and on
the naval equipment and appurtenances,
is enormous, and has led to a number Of
experiments by governments and invent
ors, for the protection of woodwork used
in marine structures; but from the result
of experiments, it is believed that the
constitution. of the ship-worm is poison
proof
The palmetto tree of the Southern
States is said to be never bored by the
ship-wom, and some Australian woods
have similar immunity.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

One Of the forest curiosities of the
Isthmus of Darien and lower Central
Amer is the tree killer (matapalo).
This starts in life as a climber upon the
trunks of large forest trees, and, owing
to its maryelously rapid growth, soon
reaches the lower branches. 1t then be.
gins to throw out many shoots, which en-.
twine themselves all around the trunk
and branches, and also aerial tendrils,
which, as soon as they reach the ground
take root. In few years this gigantic
parasite will completely envelop hetrunk
OF the tree which has upheld it, and kill
IT. The whole of the inner dead tree
viii then rot away, leaving the hollow
matapalo standing alone and flourish.
inc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14
HALF OF MY LIFE.

"Half Of my life is gone, and 1 have let
The years slip from me, and have not full
filed
The aspiration Of my youth TO build
Some tower of song with lofty parapet.
Not Incidence, or pleasure, nor the fret
or restless passions that would not be
stilled;
Butsorrow and a care that almost killed,
Kept me from what / may accomplish yet,
Though halfway up the bill, sec the Past
Lying beneath me with its sounds and
sights;
A city in the twilight dim and vast,
With smoking roofs, soft bells, and glsam-
ing lights,
And hear above me, ON the autumnal blast
The cataract of Death far laundering from
the heights"
-LongJeliotO, from his Biography
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

Experiments have recently been made
by DIR. Younger, of San Francisco, on the
subject of the transplantation of teeth,
with view to their growth in the new
position. 1t would appear that, if proper
precautions be taken to secure perfect
opposition and cleanliness, the operation
is often attended with success. and pos
sesses many advantages over the use Of
false teeth. The inflammation of the
gums, however, is somewhat persistent,
and constitutes drawback, from the in
convenience which results therefrom.
Recourse to this method is more particu-
larly indicated when the teeth to be re-
placed are front teeth, and essential both
for appearances sake, and for perfect ar
ticulation.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14
NEXr-pooR NEIoHeoRs.

One cottage porch, with open door,
Shelters a nesting brood and mother;
Upon the toy besprinkled floor
A sturdy baby guards the other,
The NAPLES and the cherry-trecs
Shut in the boys and birds together,
And here the honey-scented bees
Are busy all the summer weather.
The farmer husband, early, late,
Tilling his land, his produce selling,
By thrift compels unfriendly Fate;
He makes homo Of labor telling,
Broad barns and swelling stacks of graiH,
lat, placid sheep, contented cattle,
Prove that his toll is not in vain,
And mark the progress Of the battle.
His round-faced wife, with chubby boys
Goes briskly by in rattling wagon;
The pewee, frightened at the noise,
Darts from her nest, poor timid dragonl
Whirling about, with ruffisd crest,
Her mate pursues her, tender, savage,
As who should say: Beloved, best,
Who'd dare this happy home to ravagel"
The stubborn farmerwould but scorn
The plucky spirit of his neighbor,
That lightsome heart, of sunshine born,
That sings its songs to sweeten labor;
Yet bound are both in loves own chain,
Each tethered to a central dnty,
To the house-mother, with her pain,
And the bird-mother, with her beauty.
ID. H. r. GoodaIe, in Youths Companion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

California carries on large business
in sea shells, which are gathered on its
coast and shipped to Europe. One firm
has a contract to ship forty tons of shells
every sixty days. They are worth from
s7O0 to $1,000 per ton. They are used
IN all kinds of decorative industries, re.
turning to the United States from France
vastly increased in price, when trans
formed into pearl buttons, brooches,
shawl clasps, knife handles, or inlaid
work. Tahita shells, large fat mother
of-pearl shells, are worth from 81, so to
"a each, and the finest selected pairs are
sometimes sold for as much as $50
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14
Some Washington Callers.

am reminded, apropos of nothing at
all, of the difficulties foreigners have in
learning the customs of the American
Court, says the New Orleans PicayuRe's
Washington correspondent. The green
members of the various legations some
times make funny mistakes. 1t is well
known and laughed at, the little error OF
the foreign Minister who called on a
lady one afternoon, and when leaving
was invited to come again. He made
a deep obeisance, departed, and in half
an hour called again, repeating his visit
with as much formality as on the first oc-
casion. He Lad beer asked to call
again, and courtesy in his country re-
quired the command to be instantly
obeyed.
On another occasion a member of a
Celestial Legation made his first call on
lady. He stayed an hour, two, three
four He could speak but little Eng
lish, and looked bored, worried and
bothered to death. His enforced hostess
was at her wits ends, but still the luck
less visitor stayed on. She called in her
husband, and they entertained the at
tache in relays, relieving one another like
guards of camp. Finally, at the end
of the 7th hour, with the humblest manner
and great depreciation, the visitor asked
forgiveness for the mortal offence of re.
tiring from the fray. The Joke then
came out. The poor fellow had been pa
tiently waiting to be dismissed, as was
the custom in his own country.
A certain young lady living in Wash
ington earns a fine salary by teaching
American small talk to these young at
taches who are great beaux in society.
Her plan is simple enough. Her pupii
calls, is received, and converses with his
hostess teacher for two hours. The talk
is confined to drawing-room topics. This
wicked young teacher taught six young
fellows precisely the same round Of
pretty and witty phrases, and at a GER
tain grand bail they were lowering
around Miss Daisy Ricketts,, one of the
youngest and most popular of the Wash
ington girls, and each and every one was
saying the same things to her
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14
An ArmOr Plate That No Shot Can
Pierce.

The latest victory in the long drawn
match between the gun and the armor
plate has been scored in favor of armor.
At Spezzia a German chilled steel
armor plate, five feet nine inches in
thickness, weighing 100 tons, was fixed
against the face of the cliff, and battered
with chilled shot from the l00-ton gun.
A thunderbot weighing almost exactly a
ton was hurled against the face of the
plate by the explosion of n cwt. Of
powder without producing more than a
slight indentation and some triding
cracks. Three shots failed to make any
serious impression or the plate, which
has thus come off victor in the struggle
II would seem that no shot yet invented
viii 60 through six feet Of chilled steel
Pal Mall Gazette
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

At recent Mexican bull fight Just
across the Rio Grande from Brownsville,
Texas, one of the bulls broke through
the enclosure and began climbing up the
benches. Women screamed and tainted,
men scrambled TO get out of the way,
and q general fusillade began, every man
near enough popping away at the bull,
who succumbcd with thirty bullets in his
hoe.9
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

The subject and facts of longevity
have been made almost a life's study by
Professor Humphrey, of London. His
investigations show that in the first year
Of life the mortality among males is much
greater than among fcmales-the latter,
therefore, have the start of the former at
the very beginning, in inherent vitality.
The average height of women he has
found TO be FIVE feet three inches and of
men five feet six inches; in pulse aud
respiration, also, the women have the ad-
vantage, showing eighty-nine in com
parison with the mems seventy-three,
while the latters respiration is nineteen
as against twenty-five of the weaker sex.
The bones of men and women which, up
to maturity, increased in weight, after
that period lost considerably, though
with no decrease in size, but more often
an increase, to which latter fact may be
attributed the bony appearance presented
by many old people. The average num-
ber of teeth in men and women above
eighty years of age was six and three
respectfully. The greater proportion Of
these old-liyed people, Professor Hum
pbrey found, came Of long-liyed families.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

In the opinion of NJ. Gambler, Chief
Roadmaster of the French Government
railways, the best plan yet discovered
for consolidating, by the interlacing Of
its roots, the loose soil of newly made
embankment is the double poppy. Ten
years trial has enabled NJ. Gambler, as
he says, to guarantee that the poppy will
be found far more efficient for this pur-
pose thnn any of the grasses or clovers
usually employed; and while these re-
quire several months for the develop
ment Of their comparatively feeble roots,
the double poppy terminates in few
days, and in two weeks grows enough TO
give some protection to the slope, while
at the end of three or four months the
roots, which are ten or twelve inches
long, are found to have interlaced so as
10 retain the earth far more firmly than
those of any grass or grain. Although
the plant is an annual, it sows itself
after the first year, and with little care
the bank is always in good condition.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Hints and Recipes.


Wash the hair in cold sage tea.
To remove ink stains soak in sour milk
over night.
To brighten and clean old alapaca
wash in coffee.
To brighten carpets sprinkle with salt
before sweeping.
When cooking beans add one-half tea
spoon Of saleratus.
To polish stove rub with newspaper
instead of brush.
Mix stove polish with vinegar and
teaspoonful of sugar
To remove tea stains from cups and
saucers scour with ashes.
Soft waffies-One quart of milk, four
eggs, one-quarter of pound of butter,
yeast; to be made as thin as pan cakes
To remove grease from wall paper lay
several folds of blotting paper on the
spot and hold hot iron near it until the
grease is absorbed.
Crackers that are not fresh can be made
to appear so by putting them into hot
oven for a short time. Watch them care
fully, as minute too long will serve to
brown and spoil them.
A good potato, when cut, will show a
light cream color, and white froth will
be the result produced by rubbing the
cut surface together. Reject that variety
where drops of water appear Another
test is to put potatoes into solution of
salts; the good will sink, the poor float.
Bishops bread-Beat fourteen ounces
of sugar with the yolks Of six eggs and
the whites of three for half an hour.
Then add slowly eight ounces of flour,
six ounces of blanched almonds cut in
thin strips, six ounces of raisins and
three ounces of citron cut in fine pieces
Pour in well-gressed pan and bake
slowly.
To bleach a sponge, soak it we'll in
dilute muriatic acid twelve hours. Wash
we'll with water to remove the lime. then
immerse it in a solution of hyposulphite
of soda, to which dilute muriatic acid
has been added a moment before. Al ;
it is bleached sufficiently remove it,
wash it again and dry it. 1t may thus
be bleached almost snow white.
Birds net pudding and core
eight tart apples; in each hollow stuff
sugar and little cinnamon; make bat.
ter of pint of -four, a spoonful of corn
starch, large teaspoonful of baking
powder and spoonful of melted butter.
Mix with milk to the consistency OF
drop-cake, pour over the applies and
bake quarters of an hour. Eat
with sauce.
Petroleum jelly serves to clean and
kalr Ill - 4 80 4
hands after work in the shop or labo-
ratory. For that purpose, you need only
rub the hands with small amount of the
jelly, which, penetrating into the pores
of the skin, Incorporates itself with the
greasy matters which are there. Wash
them with warm water and CASTLE soap,
and the hands become cleansed and soft
ened.
A palatable supper dish--Line veg
etable dish with well-seasoned mashed
potatoes; leave a large space in the
centre, wet it over with the white of an
egg, or with milk sweetened with very
little sugar, and put it in the oven to
brown delicately; take about two dozen
oysters, and little milk, with butter,
pepper and salt, and let it come to
boil on the top of the stove. Put in
with the oysters few thin slices of cold
roast beef; when this is sufficiently
heated and the oysters cooked, pour il
into the space left in the potato lined
dish.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

Every graceful shaded line,
Strength and beauty does combine
IT'S the penman's pride 70 draw
Each fair curve without a fiaw
Records of all deeds and times,
Boosters brag and poets rhymes.
Rude or artful, still must be
Only writ, bright pen, by thee,
Oil what power for good or III
Kept la hands that show thy skill
Surely for such power and might,
Swift to act and strong to sniite,
Tempered like Damas u.s. blade,
Even, true and perfect made,
Tn pen the unrivaled pen
Leads the roll with living men,
And exalts tho race
BY tracing deeds of living grace,
Not for foul purpose wrought
Stained with sin or evil thought
--Penman's Art JoUfna
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

The temperance hospital just estab-
'ished in Chicago under the lead Of Miss
Frances Willard is the second of its kind
in the world, the first one having been
founded in London in 1873. Alcohol
can only be administered in cases where
council Of physicians decides that moth
ing else can avail.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

They have fogs so dense in Pittsburg
that the citizens use them 10 stuff pillows
and mattresses with. - Washington Critic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-07-14

If the night air is unwholesome, why
do owls live so long. .-National Weekly
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