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Weekly commercial herald., 1885-09-25
A detective suelng for HIS Reward.

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DETROIT, MICH, Sept. 19.-About
one year ago the Pacific Express Com
panylwas robbed at Peru, Ind, the ex-
press messenger being gagged and valu-
ables taken. A reward Of $1,000 was
offered for the arrest and conviction Of
the robbers. Detective Pat O'Neil, Of
this city, was employed on the case
and succeeded in bringing to punish
ment the perpetrators, D. w. Downer,
Little AL, and Bert Lewis, the express
messengers. Payment Of the reward
having been refused, E. Donnelly to-
day brings suit for Detective O'Neil
against the Pacific company for $4,000
damages. being the reward with inter-
est and expenses. The suit is a novel
one, being probably the first Of its
kind.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-09-25
An AonulttaI Expactad.

BISMARCK, OAK, Sept. l9.-The
summing up in the Marquis Demores
case closed this morning. The court
will instruct the jury at 2 O'Clock and
a verdict win probably be rendered
this afternoon. An acquittal is ex-
pected.
Weekly commercial herald., 1885-09-25

II would rather not talk about Tie CASES
be said sharply "Nothing ior. many years
has 50 much annoyed mel
'fWhyi Your client only met with his
deserts.p
''Irue-trus. But I am a lawyer, SIR.
Our provinces Is not to thiak 50 much ok
deserts as Of what we can do Tor q client. Ib
Is hard to try and serve foolp
''No doubt; but ! scarcely understand
yo1r meauiTzD
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
Composite Likeness

The latest craze in the combined mschan-
ical and sunstroke art of photography Is SAID
to be composite Portrait One chief troubls
with the composite licensees. however, ap-
pears to be tho same with other and COM
mon photograpbs-that they are not like
nesses at ALL Mr.. w. Curtis Taylor ex-
planned in the Franklin institute. that a
composite photograph made up from a
dozen single photograph chosen from the
rogues' gallery was n likely to be a fair
Likeness of an honest gentleman as a com-
positive portrait made up from a dog, IN
bank cashiers or lawyers or clergymen,
showing plainly that something is very
wrong standardization in the composite
business or in the learned and other profess
sionS
IL the composite likeness could only be
relied on marvellous development might be
expected from il. Everybody knows that
the trouble with photograph Is that it
takes only the EXPIRE sion OF n human face
for one moment of its existence. and as
nothing in the universe changes as quickly
and constantly as the human face the single
photograph is not of much account except
rs n dull color to fiatter and spoil A COM
posue likeness, which would really DO q
composition of several other photographs,
would in some cases be like portrait male
up OF several si;tings 1t might be more
than this, and at once be an evolution OF
human character, an evolution in art and
a final proof in n new line OF the entire
Darwinian scheme. But il this composite
likeness i, a lie it appears to BE- another ar
gumsnt TO prove that mechanism cannos
take the place II art and cannot be used AS
an advertisement in that like. Tnera are
lies enough in would-5e art already.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
A Dudes Nerve and sfoaey.

bcirOit fTtSsl
Soon after the boat left Vicksbury q
young man in swell suit brought out a
rearl-handlei revolver and began shooting
at floating objects on the bosom OF the
mighty Mississippi HIS object seemed to
he to show of and. as knot Of pas engerS
began to applaud his shots, he grew what
might DO called triumphantly reckless.
The steamer presently overlook a fatboat
loaded with hoop poles, hound for the Ne"
Orleans market The steerSman. wearing a
broam- brim hat and rel shirt, was q very
prominent figure
I've seen the day. remarked pas7en-
ger. shat could put bullet through that
chaps ha. and not harm hair Of his head
Il can do it my SELF replied the shooter
@Idcubt it, sir; doubt it very much. II
you make that shot. YOU can call yourself
the champion Of the world
What did the IDIOT DO but haul OF and
pop away! We saw the mans hand 20 up
to his ear, and it wasn't half a minute BE-
fore bis place was taken by second man.
and be WAS pulling of for Us in n small
boat He was soon alongside. and net 8
man Of Us moved as be rushed up stairs
with q bowie knife as long as the leg Of Q
chair in his mad right hand The shoote,
was whittier than chalk. but his sang froid
was the genuine article. Before the man
with the bleeding ear had come within ten
feet of him he had $50 bill out Of his wal
let and, taking step forward, be held II
out and said;
-SoFry 70 have troubled you. nv dear sir.
Intended to leave it for you at the next
landing. / shot TO break tie pipe in your
mouth, hut hit your ear. This IS my reSu
lar price when make such bluaierS'
Red Shirt heitatei-:ook the bill
scanned the figures on the corner-slowly put
up bis knife and then turned and left ths
steamer without having said one single word
10 one Of US The nerve and money OF the
| dude had prevented that wicked knife from
| tasting life blood
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
MAKING EDUCATION PaAcTIcA,
Obiec. Lessons for Common School Pu'
piis-Sight-Seeing and Questioning.


Obiec. Lessons for Common School tn.
piis-Sight-Seeing and Questioning.
Boston in 1851
ave have made great studies in metho Is
Of teaching since l was boy" said an old
gentleman. a prominent educator "Then it
was hooks, books, books and gloomy school
roomS Discipline was always the first OBJ
ject in the teachers mind. / have not for
gotten, although am a pretty old man,
how pined while in the school-room for the
fresh air and changes of motion to refresh
the eve and brain. Now all is changed.
Object lessons have superseded book lessons
school Of fifty pupils is usually
divided into three classes, with one
teacher for each class At 9 every morn
ing, except Saturday and Sunday, tho
pupils meet at the school building and each
Of the three teachers gives a twenty min
utes' lecture on the lessons Of his class for
the day previous, asking q question occa-
sionally. Then each teacher starts out with
his class for day of sightseeing and ques-
tioning and answering.
"One day dry goods store is visited. this
next a market, the next some kind OF maui
factory, and the next perhaps the country.
Take q market, for instance. The prices OF
the meats and vegetables are asked for. the
pupils are told where and how the meat IS
raised and slaughtered. and where the dif-
ferent vegetables are raised, what are their
seasons in the different states and how they
are brought t. market A return is made to
the schoolroon, about p H., and from
then until there will be an exercise in
practical matthew ltics with say fifteen min
utes for questions nv the pupils about the
lesson for the day. The mathematical prob
- 4, Av,N
sons buying meats and vegetables would
naturally be callei upon to solve in every day
experience Subjects for short compost
tions are assigned to six or eight pupils each
day. In this way spelling and the proper
construction Of sentences are learned.
Textbooks are made readable, and are
not filed with knotty problems and rules to
be committed to memory. Aregular course
Of reading is mapped out by each teacher
once q month, not to be memorizei, hut to
| DO enjoyed The mind is trained 70 think
more than to remember Whatever makes
an impression on a chilI's mind Is very apt
to be remembered, | believe that the boy
| Of fifty years ago got more useful informa-
tiCn out Of school than in school, In their
| sports they saw the practical working of
natures laws, AMI they could appreciate
| them and remember them. A boy who has
1 . large number of facts in his head that ne
| has OBJ erved him elf can easily deduce the
| laws which govern them Let him see the
| facts, at any rate hefure you try to teach
him the principles which unierlis them
ITO tell you all OF the improvements that
| We have made in our school system would
| take me a week, but the rough Outline l
have given you will serve TO show You, l
think. that very great Improvements have
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
TRUCKING THE coNooRs.

A Norel Way Of Earning tho bounty
Paid in Chilli for Condor Heads
lCiyde N. " Cor. Chicago News.l
A half dozen were the other night listen
ing to the stories Of Ned Conroy, one Of the
young mon Of this place. vino has travelled
all over the world. He has just returned
from South America, bringing considerable
money. When askei how he got it. he said:
shooting condors in Chill. The govern
ment pays s. for every cond0r's head
brought in. but most Of the hunters soon get
sick of the business. The eondors are
thicker than buzzaris, but they can see a
rifle further than q man can see a house, and
they catch on to all sorts Of ambushes in the
neighborhood OF deal carcass almost be-
fore they are made. The nests are II, 600
Test above tho level OF the sea, so It is little
use 70 hunt for them in the mountains.
They ere trapped occasionally, and some
are poisoned, but as rule the business
doesn't pay, and the condors increase in
number
"How did you manage it!7 he was asked.
by playing of sick Along the coast there
are great stretches OF sand, without vegeta-
ton, which are p,rilous to cross at all
times because Of the heat and the liability
OF getting lost 1t was my plan to start out
at night, well provided with water. and seek
place under a big rock where I could find
shelter and to which could return by land
marks. At midday l would start out in the
broiling sun, walking briskly and describing
a large circle. It was very easy to stagger
after while and fall, and then got up and
stagger on again, keeping good look out
for the birds all the time, lest one shonld
suddenly drop on me from behind. 1t would
take a very short time to bring them swoop-
ing around, waiting for the death Of what
they supposed was a WORKOUT traveller.
Many a poor fellow has fallen down there
on those sands and been torn Ia pieces before
he was dead
when l found them getting thick ia
back up against the rock and throw stones
at them and shout as il I was wild with
fear. and the great vultures would gather
around just out OF range OF the stones.
which iidn't throw very hard. and sit on
the sand and look at me sideways. Then
was my opportunity. Pulling two navy re-
volvers from under my coat I'd let drive at
them. They are wonderful in the air, but
to get aloft they must first run along the
sand with wings spread for a couple Of
rods 1t was a cold day when / didn't get
at least three, and one day l captured seven.
That was a trick which the condors didn't
learn easilyn
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
AaAoHeALAfaom The SPANISH

Paul Hamilton Hayes in The critiel
Nestle closely, little hand,
Closely, warmly ciasped IN minsl
While across this evening hand
Fainter grows the sunset-shine,
And a low breezs thrills the pine,
Then serenely die, away
Past the stranded wreck OF Day;
Linger, little hand, in mine!
Whisper. voice OF liquid tone,
Whisper in thy captive's ear;
OF all voices Earth has known,
Thine is sweetest, Love. to hear;
Heaven therein seems STRANGELY near,
Since it hath the fall and rise
OF tho rills Of Paradise
On the souls enraptured earl
But for JOY that borne apart,
Love hath built for love nest
In his deep eutranced heart
There. my gentler self, thou art.
while for thy pure-thoughted sake
All the songs Of Edeu wakeI
r Sheltered, tranquil and apart
Flutter nigh me, timorous lips,
Coy as bird wings poised for night;
Ali but twilight's half eclipse
Slowly melteth into night;
Then We faltering lips alight,
Soft as dew-falls Of the South,
On softly answering mouth,
Surely yelled by gracious night
Hidden with the Pickering flush
OF his own delicious blush.
Love may kiss, and kiss Alright!
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
Country without Th..tr. or Ciro..
IyvashisksrA aerusiieaa

Everybody on he i,laai Of Malta works
and slaves at lsas: s;xt,Ca h3urs day. and
be Is fortunate inieei. who counts lbs
weekly stipend at tl51. There nsver has
been . theatre CT a cIrc1I or q secular hell
day in Malta, and the POPULAR amusement Is
confined 70 feast days Wen The peopls con
grsSass in one place AMI make Themselves
sick on pink candy In the evening. when
the hot. blisteri1S ssh goes down, you can
80 I'D 70 the baS;n. vhers the sea leaves a
placid pool Ia thu rock. and ioiuiSs In tsa
Siidy designations Of q bath You caa live
there in splenio. Tor e. week, b0t at The
end Of four years you wont know waesoss
ven are = ca.araaran or bind Ssh.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

ICincinnat EnquIrerI
Blue teas arc 50 called because, besides
s.ea-drinkine.' the guests are expected TO
read. recits. a. sao something original for
the eutertaiument Of the assemblaga The
mos; famoos sbiue tea ever given was that
OF Mrs. Julia Wari Howe. ut Newport, last
season, where many noted authors and
srisntists participated
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
kissing In Public

ll-iult-> J'0fu III
Men don't do it; neither should women
and girls 1t is a vulgar practice because,
Intentionally or other wise, it attracts the
attention of strangers. When two women
at a railway depot or other crowded place
rush together with resounding OSCILLATION,
like two rapid meteors out OF their orbifa
the whole crowd grins, and the the dude:
prick I'D their ears and Eyeglasses. Don't
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

II was a bright boy who asked his teacher
the other Sunday what language was
spoken before the rolyglot performance at
tile tower OF Babel.
the English languages, Of course. was
tho reply Which gees to show. as strange
as it may seem, that there are some teach
e., who 10 no: know everything.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
The Baby's Collie

To quiet Q baby roaring with colo, lay It
On its back and pat it from its neck down.
ward over its little abdomen, taking care
not to pat upward This usually not only
brings relief 70 the infant. but 70 the family
and the neishhorhood and all young mar
riei people should have the recipe
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

A feature of teas in Washington Is the
service Of compound known As cheese
sticks the materials, dough, cheese and red
pepper. being forced into straws which are
then passed 70 the guests with SANDWICHES.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

Lamp Burner.

Placing gold fish in salt water for spas
Of thirty minutes vii kill the fungus which
often aftiicts them 10 such a great extent
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

Naoy fanciful monograms are nov
sdopted BY young ladies' for their own
writing. paper, and many young girls have
their pet names printed In rather large
s;sed letters Tho pet name Is never. Of
cnurse urinted on the envel,rse
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

e3ogSed with char put them in strong soft
susD suds and boil avhile 70 clean them
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

A ConnsciicGt Sportsman recea,iy 500. Z
rril, peacock belonging % one Of his n>is D.
bsrS He said be thought it was VIII
soosss
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Sealed Proposals Notice.

sealed bids will be received by the secretary
up to saturday evening". july p. 1855. for the
material aud construction of the Garfield Pos,
Association building. accordikg to plans and
specifications. the board of directors reservine
the right 10 reject any or all bids Plans and
specifications can be seen at the Office of Terry
& Dumont. b WRIGHT, secretary.
Wichita HAS July 10th, fss5. d5i-d
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
Sealed Proposals

For painting the Arkansas river bridge on
Douglas avenue in the city of wichita. Kan
sas. will be received at the ONCE OF the county
clerk ND 10 noon OF the Sd day OF August, 1856.
Said BRIDGES TO be painted one cost Of good ms
terial: bids must designate the kind OF material
proposed to be used.
By order the Board of County Commission
ers L. =. FORD, County Clerk.
Wichita, Kansas, July 10th, lss5. d5l-l0t
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21
WANT COLUMN.

asrevfisemel.ts in fhis oof4un riH be charged 10
a, the rate of Fire te'fs per hne Fr 0ee< w
rdrrr,isrmeaf taken 70, .css than % cents.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

VVyANrEp-Bids for pIastering my resi-
w dence will be received up To the 2sth
inst. Right reserved to reject sny or al bids
NJ W Levy. af'-''
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

Yy,NTEp-To buy or trade for good, well
w broken young horse, of good style and ac-
zion. TO weigh 100 or -" pounds . hen IN
sition Answering describe your horse and say
where can AHd you. Address A b. C., Lock
Box lse wichita, kas. ds-6t-wlo-H~
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

VXyANTED-If anyone wants nurse they
" can call at Mrs q W. smiths dwelling
house, on Emporia avenue. second block. NO
o1h Snufh Emporia avenue. ufo-Ot'
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-21

nor TRADE-I bsve some very desirable
L residence property on East Douglas avenue,
| or North Fourth avenue q farm to trade for
| good brick. Apply to &. W Myers. over Al
| len shoe store. dJO-6ts
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04
THE COCRTs.

Judge McRoberts cleared off the docket at
Princeton last Thursday and adjourned court
The testimony taken by Horace Hull law
stenOgraphcr, in the case of People &c. v.
Utica Cement Mfg, Co. ct al. will fill nearly
ten books, being one.third greater than any
testimony he has taken IN any case heretofore
The attention of the circuit court for the
past ten days or more has been taken up by the
suit of the canal commissioners against the
Utica Cement and Manufacturing Company.
1t took until yesterday to present all the evil
dence before the jury aud on that day the
jury visited the scene and personally inspected
the spot where the clay washed into a creek
basin has found its way into the canal, requir-
ing considerable outlay of expense on the
part OF tie canal authorities TO keep the chan
mel open.
George Washington, a colored scalawag,
who had the coldheartedness TO desert his
wife, Anna Washington, is about TO be sued
for divorce in the Circuit Court at the June
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04

Canada, for almost the first time in l.er
history, is involved in formidable war
with the Indians 1t grows out of the half.
breed troubles in Manitoba, which date
back some fifteen years. The country
northwest of Winnipeg has for years been
settled by hardy race of hal. breeds, who
have squatted on and claim to own large
tracts of land along the Assniboine, Sas
katchewan and other streams and lakes in
that region, while the Canadian govern.
ment has undertaken to survey these lands
and bring them into market This led TO
a rebellion in 1859, when the Canadians
were drived out of Fort Garry by Riel and
the government was compelled to recog.
nize the claimd Of the halfbreeds. OF
late with an immense increase of white
population in the country and the building
OF the Canada Pacific Railroad, white spec
ulators have again begun TO encroach on
the lands OF the half.breeds, and Riel has
again arisen in rebellion. He encountered
the Canadian mounted police" on the eth
at Duck Creek and killed IL and wounded
10 OF them, and has also driven the Cana.
dian garrison with Gen Crozier and Col Ir
vine out Of Fort Carlton, in the Prince Al.
bert settlement He is said to have 1 800
men under him, and the prospects are that
he will be joined by most OF the Indians
ia that region, who are said 10 number &c..
900. The Dominion Government at Otta-
wa, is tremendously excited and is hur
rying thousands of troops TO tho scene of
strife.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04
From Serena.

The proprietOrs of the roller skating
rink have selected lot on the corner of
Main and Jackson streets for the rink, and
will commence building il as soon as the
frost goes out. Dimensions of building
50XS0 feet.
The Sereua schools closed last Thursday
with an entertainment in the afternoon
which was we'll attended by visitors.
Mrs. Lilis will continue To teach the
spring term, and Miss Myers will go to the
Parr district to teach.
Ducks are thick, and the boys are max
ing it hot for them.
Link lIoag is living in town.
1t seems as though everybody is going
to New Orleans at present
The farmers are anxious TO commence
spring work, hoping they will reap boun-
tiful crop.
1t appears If somebody would like 10
make out that most valuable log that was
shot and killed on one of the principal
streets of our little burg, nuisance. But
if they only knew the good qualities of that
poor animal, and the proof there is 70 show
the kindness that poor quadruped had for
its kind master, they wouldn't have called
il a nuisance. The person that inflicted
the mortal wound upon the poor creature,
was probably or has proved to be, a nuts
ance in certain places as well as doggy?
L. and |. must not vote the dog a nuisance
because others say so.
Services at the school house every Sab
bath at 3 p. NJ Attend church instead of
going TO the river hunting.
The Serena Cornet Band is in thriving
condition.
DIR. Hazen, our new physician, is receiv-
inT numerous calls.
Ed. Barnard is going to work his fathers
farm this year.
Election will soon open your eyes, boys,
for "the early bird catches the worm
MIKE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-04-04
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

There has been no balloting for L. $. Sc,
nator at Springfield during the past week
beyond the formal vote at noon each day
at which only from one to dozen votes were
cast II Is evident that neither side will
again attempt to muster its full force until
after the successor to senator Bridges has
been elected and qualified
Meantime neither house is doing any bu
siness worth mentioning, and it is proposed
to put in week or two in junketing excur
sions to kankakee, Elgin, Chester, Jack
sonyille, &c. The railroads usually lend
half dozen Pullman cars to such excur
sons, the institutions visited entertain the
eXcursionists on gorgeous scale, and the
state pays for the refreshments" by the
way.
The Governor on Thursday sent to the
senate the names of GeneralJ ohm |. Rlna-
ker, of Macoupin county, ex-congressman
Benjamin z. Marsh, of Hancock county,
and exec. treasurer William Il. johnson, of
Cook county, to constitute the state board
of Railroad and Warehouse Commission
ers. This leaves our friend +. c. Lewis, of
Deer Park, out in the cold, as we'll AS the
other members of the old board, who we're
applicants for appointment