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A Brave Drummer Boy.

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In the war with France, previous 10
the Revolution, an English drummer-
boy, not more than fifteen years OF
age, having wandered from his camp
toone the enemy's lines, was,seized
and brought. before tile French COM
mander. On. being asked who he
was by the General, he answered.
A drummer in The English service.
This not gaining credit. rftlrum
was sent for and he was desirrd TO
beat couple of mafclcs, which he
accordingly did. The French,nan's
suspicion being. however, no, quito
removed, he desired the drummer 10
beata retreat. ItJt Dfj3y II
a retreat, sir, said the youthful
Briion; don't know what That IA. \
This answer so pleased tho French
officer that he dismissed the drummer
and wrote to his General couiInend-
ing his spirited behavior. ,,Tr =
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The prominence of the letter G Just
now is singular. 1t is initial of the
majority OF the most prominent states
men Of the day. America has her
Garfield; Great Britain her 6 Gladstone;
France her Grevy and Gambetta;
Italy her Garibaldi, Russia her
Gortchakoff; Greece her George, and
if the French form of the words VIII
liam and Wales be employed, Ger.
many has her Guillaume, and England
another &c" celebrity in her Prince
De GALES. Did Guiteau ever think
Of this, and consider that he, too, was
worthy to enter this category Of the
illustriousg G-ism among tho dis.
tinguished men of this ,danus mira
bills, this year OF grace 1881. appears
to have been entirely overlooked by
those who have beer entirely DESTROYS
to give tothe comet bestdckon epoch
a tinge Of the supernatural. Wake
up, gentlemen; let's hear from you on
the matter.--I Cincinnati Gazette,
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constancy's Reward,

A touching little romance illustrnt-
ing wifely DEVOTION has come TO light
on Mount Ida. Four years ago u
comely young lady was accepting'ihe
attentions OF two gentlemen, one the
possessor OF a fair completeness and
the other poor, like herself, Upon
the death of her parents her grand
mother assumed her control. To
please this relative sshe consented 10
unite her fortune with those OF the
poor young man, who besides his i'm
poverished: circumstances was q Grip
pie. The more acceptable sutton was
nearly crazed. A tempting offer TO
enter business in New York was re-
fused by him. lie declared his de-
termination to be wherever his loved
one, then the wife of another was To-
Gated. A year after the wedding the
husband fell i'll. AS disease made
inroads upon his constitution, and
poverty stalked in at the door, the
young wife was obliged 10 seek en-
ployment in knitting mill. After
long illness, in which he was stead.
lastly attended by his hard working
companion, death brought an end 10
the poor cripples existence. During.
this illness the rejected lover was the,
contributor of delicacies to the SICK
which the patient. with knowledge
of the source from which they came,
accepted. A VOW that the disap-
pointed gentleman made upon the
marriage of HE idol to the deceased
is possibly attended with prospects Of
realization. 1t ives that should the
accepted one die during the lifetime
of the rejected one, he would renew
his suit. Although the earth over the
grave of the dead has hardly settled,
an interview has been requested, and
two hearts separated by fate will
probably be united by love.-Troy
Times.
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rather ,scedy looking. customer

a rather Iscedy I0okilgS cuIdmef'
came into q RESTAURANT on Austilt
Avenue, and said TO the proprietor:
& What do you ask for nicely cooked
,beefsteak well done, with onions9 !,
twenty-five cents. .se
3 And the gravy?
We don't charge anything for the
gravy9 2s1 q 'Vu 81, ~
You don't? That's liberal. How
much do you charge for b. ead2
We throw IN the bread.
So You throw in bread and gravy
Certainly. 't l it4 ~ b,
Then bring me some bread aud
gravy. It's not healthy to eat meal
II Summer. t.., ,.ss,
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They stood at the gate beneath the
starlight. In a few hours he would
be whirled away across the prairies,
aud she would return alone 10 Won
der YEARLY aud sadly amid scenes
endeared by q thousand tender recol-
lections-if it hadn't been that she
wasn't that sort Of girl. "0ne last
kiss" he murmurcd londly," zone
last look-one last word-what shall
IL bep" She gave him the kiss, she
gave him the look, and abe gave'him
these last words, "Remeinbcr your
promise to me not to eat any onions.
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The Steiner Sex.

Low crowned soft and stiff felt hats
are the fall fashion.
Flannel shirt laced up in front are
all the rage.
Brown is the fashionable party color.
Turn down collars are the rage East.
Men who wear their watch CHAINS
on.the outside of theis coats are re-
garded as noodles" by the girls.
Plain small breast pins and studs
have taken the place ofthe large, fancy
ones worn last season..
Tight leggei pantaloons with large
springs are again in style.
2 ulsters are to be worn very long
this winter. Some Of the gang will
wear last ysar's style.
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y A Buffalo young man bas, just
married his aunt who is fourteen
years his senior. When he alluded
10 her as .'dear gazclle" shc merely
sighed, but said nothing; but when
ae whispered "aunt-elope"" she rose in
the power OF her mighty love and
said: "fIitch up your team, I'm
yours til DEATH" M
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a simple remedy for ueurslgia is
Z 10 apply grated horsearddish. pre-
pared the same as for table use, TO the
iapsple when the face or head is Affect
~, or 10 the wrist when the pain is
IN the arm or shoulder
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nxaaANaE scINEELLATloNs.


The ihan whose business It is /
sell frh is not necessarily scl6slr.-
IGfuelle.
The blacksmith is sheer cure fc
t6uderfoo.edaess in the horse
Iilasgow Times.
You exactly FIJI the Lill,'' as tn
ssnlpe saii,when !, tackled hinge red
y worms--fGlasgow Times.
Whisky bottles are still worn in Til
HIP pockets, and long coats are getting
fashionable Ccnstilutionalist.
A homely young girihas tho conso
lation Of knowing that when she i
(. l'Sfxty she'll be pretty old girl
Il 1 Paducah Enterprise.
" Olive Logan says she never meets {
pretty girl without wanting to kiss
). her, Same here, but we were toe
lnodcsty to say so.-EBreckiniidge
News. .
An exchange speaks Of a Young
gentlemen Of its place as .'apromising
young man" 1t probably obtained
ITS information from the yiliage, shoe
maker Gruelle.
The man who takes loaded gun
by the mnzzle and pulls ittoward him
lived in New Jersey the other day.
: He doesn't live there any more
Sunday Argus.
The Cincinnati Enquirer had dis-
gram showing that the Presidents SUI
geons located the ball at point two
ieet and half distant from where it
was,feund.-[ Yeoman.
"The old oaken bucket" is fast
losing its charms in then approach
of winter and as sort of compromise
humanity hangs on to the cold quart
BOTTLE" with the paper stopper
GAllison Holland.
1T is sail that we are great smok-
or ofthe pipe. We do smoke consid-
orably, but it is done through ccono-
my-you see wethus get the empty
tobacco. bags gratis to pack away gold
coin ip Estate Journal
rtis alleged (mind, we don't say it
is sol that the reason some women
Nip around so helpless when they en-
ter street car isto get q chance to
suddenly sit on some fellows lap and
make him feel bad [Sunday Argus.
II is suggested that a system Of fire
escapes should be adopted with the
new alarm instruments. lfsome tel.
low will invent fire escape which
will run over into the other world, he
can find a customer by applying al
this office = Sunday Argus.
The jury at Frankfort before whom
the wild Mayor Of that city was triet
fbr9 breach d the peace when Fore
paugh's Cifeas.was,there, returned ,
verdict Of not guilty. You sec tn,
Mayor carried a double-barrel shot
gunabout with him. State Journal
Joseph Mulhattan has been to Hop
kinsville and gave the editor of til,
Kentuckian, goodly number ofitems
: upon the reception Of which Charli'
Neacham wrote TO the Junior pencil
p1= bot nt'thizpoint with he rcques
that we meet him aE 4 hali Ha} ioi'i
in order that he might "swop les
with us. Sorry. butwe don't know
amy lies, are incapable Of manufacture
-ingthem, and George Washington
like, could not tell lie, even if W
had dozen good ones [Constitu
tionalist.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-10-04
INVENTORS

snoain , address EDISON BROS, Attorney a.
,Washington, ID. G., for circulars OF ipstr,,s.,
lions Reasonable tcrms. References nnd MI
wee sent FREE. We attend oxcinsise,r "
a rasent business Ieissucs, Tntcrferenccs' ami
Trs us M, prs On other hands specially.
ceipt OF model or sketch, aud desert az .,sa
gwo our 9pinion as to ,patentabil b x Il. ~
Charge. we refer to the CommissIepSf ,.t
lished 1865 '''s'0hefss srssapt
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To prevent the offensive odor
when boiling ham, cabbage, etc,
from filling the house, pnt one or two
red pepners, or Tow pieces of char.
Coal Into The pot. f. D
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-10-04

= Health, strength and yisor' given
and miraculous cures effected, by
using Browns Iron Bitters. Its sale
Is immense.
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Time Table In effect Jnno sar.I. iss,.,

East and West The shortest, omickes, ami
most direct limo to Louisville, Ciln,iunsti ami
nil Eastern points. At Owonshoro Jnnetion
Tor owensboro; ut Ellzabcthtown with l. Il X
kai,roal; at I.oniayille with Isl, 4 L. Rail-
S'a, " 4 d; railroad ami y. skiail LIKE
Enst; u, NJ. y !. railroad for lnl.anapoli,ut
chicago and the Northwest; d. M. rnIlroa,l
FOR st. Louis and the weA. : : - '' '''''''
crn B.J. HORTON,
Cent Passenger Agent, Elizabelhtown,Ky.
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Young Ladies go West.

Many thousands Of men and women
spend their lives in single blessedness,
aud all because of the unequal distri
button Of population. The East
abounds with a surplusage Of women,
and the West is unfortunate enough
to have an excess Of men. Could
these things be equalized, there would
be many more smiling homes in the
land, and fewer old bachelors and old
maids. The enumeration Of popula-
tion shows that the marrying outlook
for single women in the East is rather
Of a discouraging character. There
are not husbands enough to go around,
and thousands Of women well calcula-
ted 10 create Sunshine in homes of
their own will probably live aud die
without an opportunity to marry. All
the New England States have large
excess Of females, Massachusetts, stand
ing at the head with 66. 900 overplus.
New York has 1000 more females
than male, New Jersey 1000, Penn
syivania 10, 900, Maryland about the
same number, while most of the South
ern States have entirely too many rep
rcseutatives Of the gentler sex. On
the ether hand the preponderance> Of
males in the Western States and Ter
ritorics is proportionately large. Hi
nois has an excess Of $4,000, Indiana
$4,000, Michigan $4,000, Iowa AZ, 900,
Wisconsin $4,000, Minnesota s., 900,
Colorado $4,000. Nevada $4,000, and
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vantage Of tho good chances for ma / IN ma,
ey mat arc offered, generally ncco,oc wosi,h.,
VIM shqsc who 10 not improvo such chsness
wome',. IL op pog n, c,r W. want many mon.
N hoirown localities Tic business " n XIV
more tnm ton times ordinary wnors KY KY
furnish an expensive ontft and ali W., 10
, "oaai ,res, no onewhcengages fails Il MAKE
,vhSle t iS ~ Iapl,iy. rQn san slesoie yoir,
J, full i,fofdatlqn and al ,sni ege
4 '12,,l Address SIIxsas t;o'
q n ' ,'t aJan Il "
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] ncver would Thought Il Of Thad.
Thad's so. replied Geriie, and only
think, continued she, he wanted IN,
to marry him.
What n fortunate escape said John
with a shuddcr.
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in order that he might "swop les
with us. Sorry. but we don't know
any lies, are incapable Of manufacture
ing them, and George Washington
like, could not tell lie, even if we
had dozen good ones Constitu-
tionalist.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
SIGNS OF VICTORY.
An Important Pledge Signed-The
Defeat OF COnkling Deemed Sure
A Compromise Ticket.

The New York Tribune of to-day in q
letter dated from Albany at / o'clock
this morning sayS:-The ant;-machine
men have been hard at work tonight
and have achieved important results.
The first pledge, which was hardly
adequate to the occasion, has been dis
carded and n new pledge positively
binding the signerS not 10 60 into the
caucus has been signed already by more
than enough members OF the two houses
to insure the defeat of COnkling and
Platt. The signing OF the pledge is not yet
completed and a cOnsia erable number
OF additional signatures is regarded
as assured, SO that the whole number
will leave a wide margin for the ma
chine 10 beat down il il can before it
reaches the twenty-siX vital votes. Ii
is said that eighteen OF the twenty-five
Republican Senators are opposed to
ConkNng's reelection.
1t would be difficult to 0verestimate
the elation and Joy Of the anti-machine
men. They feel that the defeat of
Conkling and platt is now, what it has
not been before, assured, and there IL
already talk Of compromise ticket OF
Governor Cornell and Chauncey Nj
Dep"w. There are ruluorS that the
friends Of Governor Cornell have prac-
ticauy stopped talking for him, and
are TO al appearances as earnest as
ever
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
HESSY HELFMANN HANGED:
Tortured to wiring Confessions
from Her-A Terrible Story.

New YORK, May 3.-The Evening
Telegram has the following from Paris:
A startling piece OF news, which, If it
is false, the Russian Government would
do well to contradict and prove false
without al hours delay, is published
in this mornings IntranSigeant, which
appears with deer black border. On
the strength Of ID letter from ST Peters
burg it announces that "at o'clock in
the morning of the 10th instant, just tonr
DAYS after the birrA Of her child, Hessy,
Helfman, whom everybody supposed to
be still alive and awaiting the pleasure
Of Alexander, was hanged in prison.
II is said she had been tortured daily III
Il most hendiSh manner to wiring con-
tessions from her. Night after night
she was awakened md warned that her
hour was near For several days III
succession she was literally strung up
and cut down only just in time TO pre-
vent her expiring. On the morning OF
the 10th the hanging process is said to
have lasted little too long, and when
Hessy was cut down it was discovered
that she was stranglcd TO death. The
Intransigcant adds that "the indigna-
ton and excitement in ST. Petersburg
are immense. The troops have been for
hidden to leave their barracks on any
pretence and a revolutionary move
ment seems TO be anticipated.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
VOL. VII.---NO. 339.

& Mr.. JONATHAN HILTON, member of
S8sbe Board of Education, from the
EIeventh Ward, it is said was naturally
IN hut a few days before the School cleo
Fl %fion, though he had been in this city en-
caped in the grocery business for al
least twenty years, and consequently
LIE first vote, if he voted at all, was cast
In the school election, the first Saturday
lin Nav, Considerable liberality was
'seypected of Mr.. Hilton in the School
Board. as he always protessed to have
no politics. 1t will be seen, however,
sby those who have taken the trouble TO
watch Mr.. Hilton s course that his indie
nendence consists in voting for the most
4extreme fanatical measures introduced
Sby Messrs. kenncy and kyne and bows
mis- neck meekly to their lash. Mr.. Hill
Non may hereafter be put down for a
Democrat. dyed in the wool and the
hm with which he stands out i'll sup
bort of the two "K's," looks as If he
WANTED to make up for the unnaturaliz-
|ed portion of his life. Mr.. II. has a per
feet right to be Democrat, but to be
consistent he should lay aside all claim
b. independence or liberality.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
CHURCH ORGANIZATION.
The Church of the Redeemer Or.
ganiZed Last Night.

The church, at Eighth and Monroe
streets, which was purchased by Rev.
j. l.. Estlin and his friends, is being
thoroughly repaired, and will be ready
for occupancy by the first Sunday in
June. A gallery, extending from side
to side, has been placed at one end of the
building. The church will be nicely
furnished and will be greatly improved.
Rev. Mr.. Estlin and his friends met
in the church, last evening, for the pur-
pose Of ottecting permanent organiza-
tion. The meeting was opened with
prayer followed by singing, after which
Rev. Mr.. Estin was chosen chairman,
and Mr.. Hallam secretary.
A resolution, providing that the cor
poration name of the church shall be
"rhe Reformed Episcopal church of the
Redeemer," was adopted
Trustees were elected as follows /.
w. Hallam, Robert Roberts and f. p.
Mason, for three years; benjamin Eli
OFT and j. W. Todd, for two years :. l..
Aldrich and f. n. Morley, for one year.
Robert Roberts was elected delegate
to the General Council, which meets in
the city Of New York, Tomorrow.
AA' ioAAoNAi = ANoolhlIDll NdS dtlODbtus
Resolved, That this congregation
recognizes and accedes to the constitu-
ton, canons, doctrines, discipline and
worship of the Reformed Episcopal
church, and herewith officially requests
the veStry Of the church to make appli-
cation 10 the General Council for recog-
milton as parish in union herewith.
Messrs. Beatty, Hallam and Mason
We're elected delegates to the Synod,
which meets in Philadelphia next
year.
1t was resolved that morning Sun
day School should be established.
Officers for it We're elected as follows:
f. P. Mason, superintendent; +. Beatty
assistant superintendent; Z. Haynes,
secretary and treasurer.
MeSsrs. Hallam and Roberts were
board of parish counsels.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
The Sale Ofshe Revised Bible.

The sale of the Revised New Testa-
ment has practically been stopped in
Philadelphia by the supply becoming
exhausted. At almost every establish
ment the better grades We're sold out
early yesterday and but few of the
cheapest remained available. The en-
tire number brought to Philadelphia,
whether from Europe or New York, is
estimated ut 10000 copies. Vastly the
greater number of these were forward
ed South and West and estimates as to
the number retailcd here vary all the
way from 10, 900 to 10000 copies.
A partial canvass made Monday
would seem to Indicate that 10000
would be fair figure to set the sales at.
Last evening good supply was obtained
at Wanamaker' Grand Depot, and to-
day consignment to Lippincott " Co.,
brought by the Illinois, will be got ont
of bond. II includes only about $500
copies and will 60 no distaace toward
satisfying the demand. 1t consists
chiefly OF three or four special forms at
pretty good prices. In about week 1t
is expected supplies will be on hand in
reply to cables, and as the better re-
prints will then be ready the market
will become "easy" about that time.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
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A MAN DROWNED.
Isaac Pierce Falls from a Schooner
but does not Rise Again.

Isaac Pierce, a deck hand on the
schooner Alaska, fell from the vessel,
when She was passing down the Brandy
wine creek between the works of the
Bowers 4 Dure and the jackson u
Sharp Companies, about 9.1j o'clock,
this morning, and was drowned. The
SuppoStion is that his feet became en-
tangled in some rope, and that he aC-
cidentally tell overheard, because,
when he fell, he drew u line along with
him. When in the water he lee go OF
the line and sank, hut he did not rise
again,
The Alaska, which belongs to VIM.
Lea x Son, WAS loaded with meal, and
was being toWed by the tug Martha to q
New York steamer at the wharf of the
Diamond STATE Iron cos. works. As
soon Us the men on the Alaska became
aware Of Pierce's accident they signall-
ed 10 Captain James Davis, of the
Martha, 10 stop. The captain, imme-
dlately after hearing the signals, did so.
Pierce could not then be seen. Search
for him was made with a boat hook, but
he could not he found.
The drowned man resided in Brandy
wine village. He Is over thirty years
Of age and leaves a wife and three or
four children.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
CRUELTY.
A COlored Man Hangs his Son by
the Wrists allNight.

Henry Miller, colored, was, on com,
plant of the S. p. G. G., given hear
ing before Acting Mayor O'Neill, last
night, on the charge Of cruelty beating
his ten year-old son.
Miss Emily Webb stated, In her tes-
timony that numerous persons had
complained to her about the man beat
ing the boy. She said she had seen the
child looking very sorrOwful and
hungry.
Charles Albert, the next witness,
testified that nearly every day for some
months past, he has heard the boy
screaming after being beaten by his
father. He had seen cuts upon the
child's face, back and breast, which, the
little boy said, had been inflicted with
beaten upon the last occasion, the hoy
told the witness, was because he stole a
piece of meat. In addition to being
beaten for taking the meat he was sent
To bed without any supper, The child
also told the witness that, on one occa-
sion, his father hung him, all night, by
The wrists, ut home, In the rear of
French street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets.
Little Joe Miller, the victim of his
parents anger, told how his father had
ni,rreated him. His testimony was Il
Confederation Of that Of Albert's. The
chi}d'S shirt was removed and his back
and breast We're inspected by the mag
i>t"ate and others. The marks OF the
,asJ beating Gnhicted yesterday morn
ing) were visible
The magistrate considered the case an
aggravated one, and inflicted upon the
a fine of So and costs.
Miller was then charged with neglect
ing 70 feed his horse. The evidence,
however, proved unsatisfactory and
the cASe was dismissed.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
AKandsOme Building. .

The building being erected on the
east side Of Market street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets, for G. +,
Smith, will be a very fine structure, 1t
will be GO feet high, A feet front, s. feet
deep, and will have a pressed brick
front trimmed with cut stone work. 1t
will he four stories high and will con-
tain lodge and store rooms and Off
GERS. The first floor will he occupied by
Elliott, johnson & Co. bankers.a .and bro
kers, and c. f. Smith, Stone mason
The second story will contain officers,
and the third and fourth stories lodge
rooms. c. 4. Graham q Son are the
architects, and L. W. Thornc & Bro.
the builders.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
uERects Thousands Of Cures.

A prominent gentleman in Cerro
Gordo county, Iowa, writes US that he
finds Kidney Wort to be the best RENE
dv he ever knew for u complication of
diseases. 1t is the specific action which
it has on the liver, kidney and bowels,
which gives it such curative power,and
it is the thousands OF cures which it is
performing which give it its great cele-
brity. Liquid, (very concentrated), or
dry, both act efficiently.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
A Lady's wish.

"Oh, how 1 do wish my skin was as
soft as yours" said lady to one of her
friends.
"You can easily make it So" answer
ed the friend.
"How?" inquired the first lady.
"By using Hop Bitters, that makes
pure, rich blood and blooming health.
1t did it for me as you observe Read
Of it.
Daily Republican., 1881-05-24
Grand Army Matters.

Inspector William ?. Voshell and
cpartment.C t.Commander w. F. McNair
inspected Summer Post, No. /, G. A. r.,
last night. The post was found 10 be
in an excellent condition.
Sumner Post will meet on Friday
night for the purpose Of mastering in
recruits.
The Cadet Corps Of Smyth Post will
meet in Smvth Post room tonight. All
sons Of soldiers who intend participa-
ting in the Decoration Day ceremonies
are requested TO report this evening.