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Smyrna times., 1884-07-02
Death Of Noted Colored Man.

Death Of "A Noted COlOred Man.
Among the deaths that occurred last
week in this town was that of Peter
DOwnham, well known colorcd man
at the age Of 81 years. Aside from the
fact that he had a great deal Of natural
shrewdness, had accumulated some
property known by its habitucs as
" Downhamville," and was withal no
better than he ought to be, he had a
distinction growing out Of certain
episodes in the slavery days that made
him quite famous 40 years ago and
damaged the reputation and franchise
of several white men. lie had the dis
tinction of being in the slave dealers
hands three times. The first time he
was sold by his master whose name he
bore, but was smart enough to make
his escape at Salisbury en- route for the
South. The next time through the
energetic interference of one of our
Quaker citizens he was intercepted at
Baltimore, and the third he was be-
guiled into woods by three resident
white men, overcome, tied, aud deliv-
cred to slave dealers in Maryland but
made his escape at Sassairas and
came home. He was u "likely" fellow
which may account for the partialty
for him by the slave dealers as he
would bring n better price, but his
luck IN escaping was one of the most
remarkable incidents Of those remark
ablo times. Had the incidents been
written out mt the time as he narrated
them, they would have made a chapter
Of thrilling interest pownham had
the opportunity in his after life as he
had the shreWdness, to have made Il
useful citizen, but he did not learn
lessons from the Vicissitudes Of life,
Smyrna times., 1884-07-02
New Advertisements.

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Time Table Of the Delaware, Mary
land & Virginia Railroad.
Dr. Halls English London Malaria
Pills.
Insurance Notice.
Report of the Fruit Growers Nation
al Bank.
Clothing -Hirnhcimer.
Report of the National Bank OF
Smyrna.
Boy Wanted. w. b. Collins.
The Champion Peach Basket.-II. Il.
Mustard q Co.
A Rare -Voshcl, Groves &
Co.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-02
DEATHS.

bE5ll.ENear nrookheld, No. June 9th. Kate n
ueughter OF William A. Bell OF this Town e,,ej
y years month and day. ''""' "seu
aged 40 years. N' ""ii" HtiOei
THOMAS.-In Dover. June l7th Tarr,. r,.o,,..
aged about so years. '''' i"iry lho'nss'
iS5,MNsEND..ln Frederica, June 2Gth. William
lownsend Esq. aged IS years -''' "''''Aih
Smyrna times., 1884-07-02
WANTED

a Boy from Is to II years Of ags IN = H.,
ware Store " "se III HARD
SMYRNA, July ], lss4..tf ." N"LLiNs'
Smyrna times., 1884-07-02

Life and Public Services of Jamos
". Blaine, published at Augusta, Maine Ills
nome by the renowned hjOgapher and hiStor.
ian' Col Russell II. Cunwcll, whose life of PreS
dcht Garfield outSold the twenty Others by 600O0
copies MT. blalne, his friends and his relatives
uo,oPerated with the publishers in order that the
Nolume might be most complete and correct i'm eIl
paruSnl9[S The Augusta, Maine, edition is the
standard ne OF Blaine; The people Of this locali.
y VIII Ilrectly be called ON by the agent of the
33eH ,S us having a tremendous sale. ANDERSON
'""Nl>9' agent july 25w
Smyrna times., 1884-07-02
FOR RENT.
FOR SALE.

A good two ostory Frame Dwelling II
with buildings attached. good smoke f-m
house. IA very large garden. good well Of I5fiH
water, building lot adjoining the prem A--A4a--
lSeS. Known as the property of Daniel D. Far-,
situated on Methodist street smyrna. bel
For particulars, address
CHARLES FRAZIER
may 2l-f Red Lion, New Castle Co. Del.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-02

7lALE ~. OF DElAWAEL. C"r>lN CO., kiNr. ,>.
90 soIemnly swear that the above. >tltrT1,, ,oA.
70 The lest OF my knowledge and bclicf d. 'Ne
W. " BELL Cashier
Of July, 1851 ''''- ''' DAY
HENRY q. BrbD. Notary Public
COEEECr-AttcSt:
y. J. CIMMIN-
Join /. COLLINS b-r,,.-
JOHN G.. EAILLl ''
Smyrna times., 1884-07-02
D EPoRr oFTHE coMDIr,o.

II lhE NAllDNAL BANK OF SWNbN0F
ut Smyrna, in the State of Delaware 80 ,.r I'NA,
Of business, June -, 1854. ~ 'i'e close
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Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12
PREPARING THEIR PLUMES.
The Young Mcn Organize n Blaine
and Logan Club.

The new Blaine and Logan club has
secured the following names on it's en-
rollment, and many others are to follow
T. b. Baldwin, John w. Baird, j. II.
Marshall, George Metcalf, w. f. Sapp, Jr.,
L. A. Spooner, w. A. Groneweg, d. r.
George A. Keeline, Walter !. Smith, A,
W. Hickman, i. IL. Odell, N. G. Philips,
Mark Duryee, Jacob Sims, Frank G. Geer,
G. b. Judd, Nj. b. Brown, Ernest Il. Hart,
T. w. McCargar, T.. Blanchard, j. n.
Baldwin, II. A. Baird, n. H.. Metcalf,
Chas. II. Fesson, A. j. Crittenden, j.. +.
Kimboll, j. Nj. Kimball, Charles d. Arnold,
Phil Armour. Il H. Scott. III. A. Wood
bury, j. NJ. Phillips, Jr., and Il. III. Stead
man.
Thomas Baldwin has been elected
president; Major Marshall, vce.president
aud w. +. Sapp, Jr., second vice-presi'
dent; f. H. Odell, secretary and Mark
Duryee, treasurer.
The club proposes to secure an appro'
pirate uniform, and that matter has been
referred to a committee consisting of
Messrs. Sapp, Metcalf and Kimball.
Messrs. Arnold, McCargsr. Spooner
and Metcalf have been elected as a tenn.
porary committee on music.
The membership has been fixed at Sc
each, and the mex meeting of the club lie
to be held next Tuesday evening at the
Ogden house.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12

are not trs .nsferred here and need no re-
billing hsre. II 3 through billed car is
now for.nd to need repairs, it is imme.
distely overhauled by the car repairers
and tent on its journey where before the
Union Pacific wished no better reason for
transferring the same and charging itup to
the railroad from which this car was re.
ceiyed. This style of business has be-
come necessary from the fact that tho c.
Il. & O., road are taking a good share of
the freight from the L. p, and the U.
L. are rushing their freight through in
all possible haste to compete with the .
The clerks in the office under MIR.
Burns entertain great fears of their being
unuseful to that gentleman after the first
of July, and expect that a number OF
them will be required to look elsewhere
to earn their living.
This uneasiness on their part mas q
very substantial foundation from the fact
that the pool roads which, as il well
known, includes the r. l., Milwaukee,
Wabash, Northwestern and U. F., have
concluded to reduce their expenses at the
transfer.
1t is stated that the Wabash railway
will transfer all western freight at their
local depot after July LIST, but whether
this will be done or not remains to bC
seen, though this statement is denied by
one of the officials of the road.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12
THE EsTHErIC sLUGGER.
There Is No Place Like Boston, Says
Prof. John Il. Sullivan.

Speaking to a Boston Star reporter, af-
ter his return from his tour, Prof. John
Lawrence Sullivan, the celebrated expo
nent of the tistic art, was heard by the
Sommerville Journal man to say: "One
thing | have found out-there is no place
like Boston,"
I've travelled from Maine to the far Golden
Gate
A tour of adventures prolific -
I've watched the sun rise in the Dirago state
And set In tho mighty Pacific;
Niagara's cataract grand 1 have seen,
The waves of Lake Erie been tossed on,
But this | mn sure of where ever I've been
I've found there Is no place like Boston.
I've travelled more miles than Ulysses | know,
Or the heroic son of Anchises,
And victry has everywhere followed my show
As it followed the Persian Cambyses.
1 have seen the palmetto and pine where they
grow;
A Pullman the "Rockies" I've crossed on;
I've seen many places, and this much l know
There is certainly no place like Boston.
Her culture and learning arc everywhere
known;
She holds an exalted positions;
The beans that make brain, brown bread that
makes Drawn,
Arc hero in their purest condition.
To me every street is indeed hallowed ground,
And proudly / give you the toast on
This happy occasion Tho "Hub"-for I've
found
There is certainly no place like Boston.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12
The High Collar CriZe.

Boston Globe.
"Yes, sir, this high collar craze is as
Stunning rather high proportions, remark
ed a dealer in gents furnishing goods to a
reporter yesterday. "You see the pres,
ent style of 1884 is higher than it has
ever been before, and the young mer
seem all collar"
"Where will it eno2"
"Well, | declare, ] do not know. ]
IN looking for an addition by 1890 tina
will entirely e~nvelop the chin and give
barber no end of trouble when he want
to shave a customer. Then, as one ex
treme will lead to another there may b.
IN uprising by 1896 when young mel
who cannot raise a mustache will be glat
to add another inch and take in an uppel
lip and a pug nose.
This lis a great country, sir, and pro
gress is our motto. / look for still
another bull movement in collars wher
we reach the new centusry, 1900 and w
may expect q collar which will take il
the entire head and face, with air hole
for nose, mouth and eyes, 1t will b'
warm and nice in winter and will b.
particularly popular with homeiy yount
men,
IF ! we're John G. Emo or Ferdinand
Ward ! think / should order such a col
lar and wear it in public.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12
Pot Cheese for Nlilk-Men.

A Chicago milkmen is named Schalk.
1t doesn't look so bad spelled that way,
but the milk has the usual taste,-[Low-
ell citizen.
"Milkmsn, why does you milk always
look 30 bluel" "My COWS came from
Boston, num-" proudly replied the
milkman, "and they are blue. bloodsl"-
[Pittsburg Chronicle. Telegraph.
"Chicago has a milkman named
Schalk," whines a contemporary. II
that's the worst you can say about Chi.
cago you may call yourself off. Lots of
other towns have chalk and water named
mIlk.-[Oil City Derrick.
Milkman-There is another queer
looking animal. What Is it2
Keeper-That's not on exhibition.
It's my private property.
Milkman-Belongs to you, eh2 Wha'
a strange looking thing it is! What dc
you call it2
Keeper-Its my family cow.-[Phila
delphia Record.
The flow of milk from the butter fac
tory on Logan street into the Beargrasl
makes the creek white for twenty feet
East End Reporter. This is indeed al
important piece of news. 1t has hereto
fore been customary in Louisville not t.
let the milk flow into the water, but tn
water into the milk Louisville Courier
journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12
An Idyl of Hate.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
"That horrid Mrs. Sawyer" said Mrs
Jones the other day. II wish she would
move GU; of the neighborhood."
"Well. what do you run there all the
time for2 l told you how it would be-
retorted Mr.. Jones.
This was not the kind of sympathy
Mrs. Jones expected, and she became
ominously silent.
"What has she said about you now2'
inquired Jones.
''Oh, its nothing about me-" said Mrs
Jones inditferently.
"What is 1t about2" asked Jones will
evident anxiety.
at is about you," resumed Mrs. ."She
a y you're no more fit to run for office
than a brindle cat, and that if Sawyer
votes for you she'd never speak to hin
again, she says"
"Never mind" said Jones loftily. "I'n
not the least interested in anything
feeble minded, gossipy woman says"
But the fiatiron had struck home, ant
Jones left the table with a look Oh hi
face that BODIED no good.
1t was baking day at Sawyers.
If there was anything Mrs. Sawye
prided herself upon, it was the tender
haky quality of her paste. Jones knew
this.
Mrs. Sawyer was just rolling that ten
der pie-paste into great sheets of trans
parent dough, when there came a knoc
at the door. Mrs, Sawyer answered il
rolling.pin in hand. 1t was Willie Jone
who had knocked.
"Please, Mrs. Sawyer" said the in
%nocent child, ''pa would like a piece c
your pie-crust."
Certainly, Wi lie," said Mrs. Sawyer
much Aattered, ''but it isn't baked yet.
"He doesn't want it baked"
"But he can't eat raw pie-crust."
"He isn't going to eat it,"
"Then what is he going to do wit
itY'
HE said he wanted to mend the ha
ness and make hinges for the barn doc
with it, and"
The rolling pin hung fire and the be
escaped, but the barrier between IL
houses of Jones and Sawyer can never /
broken. 1t is tougher than the pi'
crust.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12

Only to arrest attention. rewrote one
of those unnoticed pieces one day, using
bad spelling. 1t was copied all over"
"Do you think there is any humor in
bad spellingi"
"No. lt,only arrests the eye. Still
it lends q homely air to the paragraph
that takes"
"whcre do you get the matOriala for
your ~sayinssF
Through my eyes and ears, As |
said before, | never wrote till | was 40
years old. Up to that time | had been
seeing and thinking without knowing it
my sef. The world was my college and
mon my books. | observe everything
unconsciously, and Immediately appro.
pirate it for use"
"Then you do not really invent.
"All that do is to present tho few
truths that so exist in a new and con.
donsed form that stands out before the
eyes. For instance, when in my lecture
| desire to convey the idea that one
must not spend the whole time on dress
and one that does make dress a success
is good for nothing else, do not talk OF
1t an hour, l simply say 1.-THE man whC
can keep q collar clean for a week ia goot
for nothing else The people have al
seen Just such fellows and comprehend
| the whole idea"
"How can you write fifteen or twenty
sayings every week.
people have often wondered why
don't run dry. l am blocking them on
all the while, some consciously some un
consciously. This very conversation ha
has suggested several. The walk of tina
man across the room might sugges
another me-"
"Do you reason them out9"
"No, they come to mo intutively.
always carry q notebook with me ant
iot down the thought as it occurs"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12
TRANSFER TALK.
The Causes of the Falling on in Bust
ness-The Clerks Fearful that
designations Will Soon
be Welcome.

Business at the freight transfer, of
which VIM. FL. Burns is the agent for the
tripartite roads, is decreasing every week,
and from rumor that are a1oat it is very
certain that the small amount Of business
now being transacted at this station will
very shortly diminish considerable, Five
gangs of men have been all thst has been
required to transfer the freight from the
cars of the eastern roads to those of the
U. p. since the tripartite compact war
put in operation, while it took eighteen
or twenty gangs before this compact went
into effect. The principal cause of thii
is that the cars are now billed through,
where before they were billed only tc
| Council Bluffs, and therefore all freight
destined for points west of here, if only
to Omaha, it was necessary t.
rebill at Council Bluffs, ant
also to transfer to u. p. cars
as in those days it was an unusual occur
renee for a car other than one belongin:
the Union Pacific to cross the bridge
Cars of the eastern roads having their ter
minus here were occasionally reloaded
with Omaha freight and run over tn
river, especially wheni it would benefit tn,
Union Pacific by so doing, but as abov
stated a very large portion and in fact /
may with safety be stated that So pc
cent of the cars that go through this sta
ton now are billed through to point
west of the Missouri and consequent.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12
Reform In Cows.
New York Journal.

New York Journal.
Virginia has long since ceased to dis
tinguish herself as the mother of presi
dents. 1t was necessary, therefore, for
the grand old state to do something in
order to recover her lost prestige. The
mother of presidents has therefore con
cluded to improve upon the old brand OF
COW and / o produce something novel and
striking, Her latest efforts in this direct,
ion have been a cow with three horns,
name, tail and legs like a horse; also q
calf without eyes or tail. If this cow had
been introduced at the proper moment in
Chicago there is no saying what effect il
might have had upon the Blaine boom.
But it is now TOO late. 1t is to be feared
that for practical milking purposes the
new COW will not supersede the old
Three horns are too much for any COW
even a dark horse democratic COW, and
she is certain to be a kicker. A call
without eyes or tail is too much Of a dude
to suit the average milkmaid.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12

cleveland flalndealer.
Rev. II. e. Macduf, pastor of st.
Msry's church, was arrested yesterday by
Patrolman Seibel for riding a bicycle on
Wilson avenue. This morning Mr.. Mac
duff appeared in the police court and
pleaded guilty.
~ desire to make an explanation" he
said. 81 reside at No. 1852 Slater ave-
nue., and my parish is q very large one. l
am often called to the bedside of q sick
or dying person, and must get there al
fast as / m. hope / am a law-abiding
kind,I Am going to respond at all hazards.
l consider that In following my calling as
a minister l am obeying the law of hu.
manity, a higher law, even though / vic.
late the law made by man."
"Where is your church, asked the
court.
"At the corner of Woodland avenue
and Wallingford court"
81 have frequently heard of you," said
the judge, although never on wheels.
am much pleased with your discourse and
must go out soon and hear you preach.
Mr.. Macduff looked pleased and
smiled.
"But | want to say to YOU" continued
the judge, shat when the laws of human
ity, or higher laws, as you call them, con
hict with the laws of this state and city
the higher laws are going to come GU
second best. ! respect your calling-it il
a noble one; but the laws to enforc'
which / am placed here are applicable II
everybody without distinction as to per
son or occupation. For the present II
stand by the ordinance. My ad vice t.
you is TO keep in the middle of the road.
If you take to the sidewalk you must g
afoot."
the Reverend Mr.. Macduf was fnet
the costs, and walked up TO the captain
! desk, where he settled.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12
Partner

An enterprising partner with 10000
to establish a patent medicine business.
An independent fortune to be made in
one year. Men who mean business only
need apply. A capitalist preferred.
Business will be located in Omaha. Ad-
dress, F. G. o. S., BEE office, Council
Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12

DR., A. B. SPINNEY, proprietor of the
Northwestern Dispensary at Minneapolis,
Minnesota, is stopping at room 80,
Pacific house, until Saturday evening,
the 14th inst, where he gives consulta.
ton free. He treats all chronic, nervous
and special Diseases. The afflicted in
yitad to coll
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12

Refrigerators and ice chests at bottom
prices. w. s.. Homer 81 Co., 90 Main
street.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-09
Don't Be in n Hurry.

Don'tbe in hurry to answer yes or no;
Nothing's lost by being reasonably slow
In hasty moment you may give consent,
And through years Of torment leisurely Iepent'
If u lover seeks you to become his wiiG
Happiness or misery may be yours tor life
Don't be in a hurry your feelings to confess,
But think the matter over hafo,e yaH answe'
yes.
Should one ask forgiveness for grave offence,
Honest tears betnying earnest pentence,
Pity and console him and his fears allay,
And don't be in hurry TO drive the child
away.
Hurry brings us worry; worry wears us out
Easy-going people know what they're about.
Needless haste will bring us surely to the ditch,
And trouble overwhelm us ii we hurry to bs
rich
DON'T be in a hurry to throw yourself away;
by the side of wisdom for q while delay.
Make your life worth living; nobly oct your
part;
And don't be in hurry to spoil it at the start
Don't DO in hurry to speak an angry wosd
Don't be in a hurry to spread the tale you've
heard.
Don't be IN a hurry with evil ones to go;
And don't be IN q hurry to answer yes or no
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-09
PRICE THREE CENTS.

l remounted the ladder and carefully
changed the eggs. and came down as
rapidly as could, before the birds ra
turned. ss.
The poor creatures, not perceiving
the deception, went on sitting on the
new eggs; for we noticed they took
turns in their sittings--the male,
which was the larger of the two, sit
ting by day and the female by night.
After four weeks close watching,
we knew, one day, that the eggs were
hatched; for there was a great trouble
in the stork family. Both the birds
were standing and clanking their bills
at each other as if they would talk each
other down. At last, they both few
away and soon returned with many
others of their tribe.
They all perched around the nest (or
as many as could do so, therest hover
ing over it and waiting for their turn
to have a close look at the goslings
After due inspection and careful exam
ination, they set up clanking of bills
that could be heard great way off.
They clanked and ratified, ratified and
clanked, until their jaws got tired;
then they suddenly ceased, and began
pecking at something, after which they
all took to flight.
We were curious to know what had
happened. We made haste to ascend
the ladder and find out the state of
affairs before the birds came back. I
was the first to explore, and / was
both amazed and grieved to find the
mother stork lying dead on top of the
young goslings which had been hatch
ed, and which were also dead.
came down the ladder at once, and
after the others had had their turn,
the dead birds were removed by SER
want. ~ss..--
We learned many years afterward
that no stork had ever, after that day,
perched upon that chimney.--St. Ytch-
oIoa ISL.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-09
A Fatal DeceniiOn.

One season, Keahat-hanen-K Keoy, a
cozy little village in the valley of the
Sweet Waters, where the Golden Horn
begins, was chosen by our family, for
our summer home.
We children were delighted with the
place; but especially when we discover
ed that two storks had built their nest
on the fiat top of the kitchen chimney.
One day when they were away, we
got ladder, and raised it on the top
of the small house which served for
the kitchen. There we rested it against
the chimney. and ascended to the
nest.
We found their bed, or nest, made of
the coarsest twigs, and pieces of sticks.
1t contained four eggs. about the size
of goose-eggs, but they were of buff
color, while goose-eggs are white.
When we came down, and as we
were talking about the nest, the idea
struck me that it would be very funny
to play trick on the storks, by taking
away their eggs and replacing them
with goose-eggs.
My brother suggested that we should
paint the goose-eggs exactly the color
of the stork-eggs, with some water
colors We had, to make the deception
complete.
We prepared four fresh goose-eggs,
and when both Of the birds were away,