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SHORT IN HIS AC ,oUNTs

Report of the Examiner on Chiffon County, p.7st tis's A's--o -ovet $500 Short .s~n
 Montgomery, Aug. 4satspecial) )AAs- sistant Exsminer, of Public Accounts Mir. J. G. .Cowan. has filed his report on the office accounts ahd books of B. NJ Gen try exytax collector of Clifton county; ,,I The report says e thorough exa miFsation was made of tine books for4he years 1893, 1S94sansis fsg5, so far as the examiner VI s able to get possession of them. The ex- aminer says: T called upon the probate
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after al church festival and smashed the guitar to sn7ithereens over Turks head. Sp3hn says his wife was the cause of the trouble. The guitar ed Turks head morning and Spahn was fined s15 and costs by Recorder Pro Tem. MeKleroy
The age-herald., 1897-08-05

The Selma Times says a corps of sur vcyors are now i1 tine field surveying a road from Faur5iale to Linden, and it is possible that this mov: is to conlnedc this road with the Camden and MoE>- gomery road, thus making belt Mne around Selma. 8
The age-herald., 1897-08-05

The Eutaw Mirror says: Ross Knox sold fins Jersey he!fer last week to some man for hundred dollar bill. That's right. Raise em boys-tit costs mo more to raise one of that sort than common stock animal which sells for five or eight dollars. Fine Jerseys, fine hogs, fine mules and horses, make all other things ffni. in sympathy
The age-herald., 1897-08-05

The Annis'o Hot Blast says: A grealt many peaches are being shipped from here this summer. Sterne has been ship ping great quantities all over the country and T.ibeles Bros. will ship fifty large basets to Birmingham tonight
The age-herald., 1897-08-05
PROF. PATILLo CHOSEN
The State Normal Col ege Selects Another
 Teacher

ra Florence. Ala, Aug. 4.-(Special)-Ou of more than fifty applicants for the chair of mathema tics in the State Nor maj college at this place.. Mir. N. A. Pa tlllo has been selected. Mr. PatilIo is a native of Lee county, and is a graduate of the Southern University. Greensboro, this state, where he afterward held the chairof mathematics. For several years he held the same position in, A1illsap Col lege, Jackson, Miss but gave it ups to pursue his studies at Johns Hopkins,
 where he sobtainedYthe degree of Ph D., with mathematics as his principal sub ject.
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V'HDancing at East Lake five
 nights a week. Music by Mon -wtano's band. =, augltf

.@Sacred Concert at East Lake Sunday by Chace's band, Phil Memoli, director.
The age-herald., 1897-08-05

Mobile recently held an election on the public ownership of wa.erworks and sew CTS. The vote on the v7al;erworks stood 2,1S9 for and 46i agaialst; sewerag, 2,145 for and 505 against.
The age-herald., 1897-08-05

Union Springs is expecting her first bale of cotton every day. The first bale oi laEst year sold for ten cents per pound and weighed near 1000 pounds.
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DAILY BULLETIN.
STATE NEWS.

The Tim.s reports no smallpox in TlIs- caloosa. A report was. circulated Mon day to the effect that there were several cases in the city, but it proved to beea canard. z
The age-herald., 1897-08-05

A wind storm passed over Eufauls Monday, doing considerable damage to fences and shade trees. The wind twist ed the stand pipe of the old watsrwo1ks and rendered it useless. During the storm lightning struck the steeple of=the Baptist church, slightly injuring it.
The age-herald., 1897-08-05

The Mobile Herald says things are get ting quiet in that old city. In by gone days Sunday was regarded as a. hot day. by the police, but not an arrest was registered last Sunday. This change is attributed to very stringent anti-saloon 1aus
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29

and they let me 60 ana live in Dresden.
/ went TO live among gentlepeople alto.
gether and then / knew-I knew-that i
couldn't help it-that it was in me to like
it best and 10 be like them-and not like
my own class. 1 read and I heard
things, and / longed To see the world.
] suppose l was am bilious. according to
my miserable lights, and / thought |
could make life for myself. | saw Mrs.
Cochrane's advertisements and l answer d
It, l didn'a tell my father and mother
where / was they look upon me as "a
being from another sphere, poor things,
and leave 10 all 10 me. They've never
even heard Of you'll couldn't very we'll
no married from homo. you seeP' She
stopped an instant, drawing quick,
deep breath. Then she went on: II IN
an adventures | suppOse-like a mclo-
drama, or "A third novel ] never
thought OF that beforel / never thought
OF marrying until / got into the swing
OF things and saw-how easy it would be.
iten 1 made M my mind that l would.
Nou may rs well know the very worst Of
mel drew you on thought you were
just the thing. And it was all right /
should have gone through with IL only
only" Her voice broke and died away.
There was moments silence, and then
she added, hoarsely, at doesn't matter.
/ couldn't bear to hear that hateful
woman sneer at you-that's oil.
IL seemed to be all, indeed. There was
no sound In the room, except the mans
quiok breathing and the soft sound mado
by the girls hand ms she clenched and
unclenched 10 around fold In the cur.
tain. At last Ralph Hamer said, In a
low, stifed voice:
"Do you mean mo 10 understand that
you never cared for meY'
A spasm passed across ber face.
II don't see what that has TO DO with
IL, she sHtr. W ucCC1Vcd You, don YOU
sccf l don't belong 10 your class You
would never have thought of marrying me
N you had known oil nblut me. - She
sto ped abruptly; then, as abruptly, ehe
s,tks again 1T Is no uso to say I'm
sorry. or anything Of that kind. or &C urse,
you'll always hate the thought OF me !
1Iy not to think Of me nc ali. "
she tore h r hold from the curtain, and
was dsshing blindly across tine room
toward tie door, when her passage was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29

BY virtuo OF an execution. No. 5O42 issued
from the Common Pleas division of the Su-
preme Court, holden at Providence, within
and for the county OF Providence, dated
March "a A. d. 1897, and returnabe TO said
Court September 20 A. ID. lssG, wherein Robert
Is. Chambers, George b. Calder, William q. CAL
der and William >. Chambers, all of the city
and county Of Providence, IN State aforesaid.
are plaintiffs, and Ann Hacxot and Charles
j. Hacket, both OF said Providence, are de-
PENDANTS, will be sold at Public Auction mt
rhe Sheriff's office. in the Providence County
Court House,i in the ctv OF Providence, corner
Of COLLEGE and Benefit streets, on SATUR-
DAY, AUGUST II, A. ID. 1897, at IL o'clock
noon, all the right. title and interest the
within-named defendants. or either of them,
had at the time of the attachment of tho
same on the original writ in the suit in which
the above execution was obtained, viz, De-
cember 2Sth A. u. 1906, at q o'clock and
minutes q. m, in the city OF Providence,
bounded and described as follows: That lot
of land with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, In Providence. II. l., bounded
westerly on Perry street northerly partly
on land of Phebe w. Angel and partly ON
land OF samuel Ames trustee; easterly partly
on land OF Mary and Kate Hnckett and partly
on land of Francis Farrell, and southerly on
land Of heirs Of David Patti, and contains an
area OF $500 square feet, and is the lot now
numbered lU7 on Assessors Plat, No. 85.
Levied on this 10th dav of May, A. ID. 1897
at 10 O'Clock and thirty 1907 minutes n. M.
and will be sold 10 satisfy said execution IL
sufficient.
ALBERT q. COATES,
1y2 -thu-it Deputy Sheriff.
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suddenly blocked. Ralph Hamer stood
straight before her.
It's too late, SylviaY' he said. His
face was white and drawn, and his voice
was husky. ''It doesn't matter now what
/ should have done or shouldn't have
done Dc you think i care hang who
you are or what you arel You Sylvia
my Sylvia! That's all / know-all
care about, unless you don't love meY'
She drew away from him, gazing into
his face
4 "Do you quite understand what I've told
you - she asked. DO you quite nndor-
stlndY'
II don't understand whether you love
me, Sylvia-and nothing else mattersv'
There was moment's breatnloss pause,
and then, quito suddenly. she was sob
bing passionately on his shoulder.
"Oh, how dense you arel" she cried,
wildly. How very, very dense Don't
you see that It's just because I've grown
60 love you SO. tO love you more than
ANYTHING or anybody In all the world,
that / was forced to tell your"
IL answered. very well. What far off
ancestor had repeated himself IN Sylvia
Yorke IL was impossible TO say. But
whoever he was, gentle blood had run in
his veins, and surely gentle blood ran now
In hers. Lady Hamer made herself n
place In tho London world and she and
her husband are ono Of the happiest and
most popular couples To be met with.
They are nowhere more popular than In
the house of bady Hamer's father, which
t1ey yyisit-occasionally. And no one was
more surprised at the success OF tho match
than Mrs Cochrane. Mary Angela Dick
ems In The strand
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29

her--paid her to Introduce me and take
mo about-do you undorstandp'
There was long deep breath. Ralph
Hamer had risen TO his feet and he stood
gazing full at her, his pleasant face pale
and daZed.
"I-don't think 1 dop' he said, In
low, uneven voice.
She laughed fierce. grating laugh. A
burning patch OF color appeared on either
check, and she began TO speak recklessly.
You WILL p" sne said, "when you get
used to IL I paid, tell YOU, 60 live IN
her house ana 60 about with her, and
nothing was TO be said by either of us
to any one Well. that's not all-if it
had been, L might have told you whom
wo Were first engaged. l suppose It's
Just possible that | might have come into
Mrs. Cochrane's house In this way and
yot have bcen--all right-a lady. and
that kind of thing. But-Tm not L
come OF common poople-not even middle
class-but common people My father
she paused n mCmant and then con-
tinued, deflantly-"my father / eep little
public house in a suburb OF Manchester. "
There was n moments blank silence.
Then Ralph Hamor turned away, and,
stretching ont his hand, Steadied himself
against "a tall chair back, and stood with
his head bent as though he were confront
ing rough wind.
dropped strangely. 1t was hard and
dull.
1T IL due To you, she said, Ito know
how it came about-as far rs | can ex-
plain It, don't know how IL was that
was always different from the girls
ought to have made friends with-the
butchers daughter and the baker's =
daughter But 1 was. / always wanted to
know more and see more. l wanted
another kind OF life. and hated all our
ways My father and mother spoiit rrIu.
Thoy sent me 10 "a good school away from
home even when | was quite little
thing. And then. when my money came,
IL was oil easv" She paused and laid
ono hand on the window curtain, Glen IL
ing>t tightly. "It was cousin OF my
fathers who left me money, she said.
I've not deceived you there. I have
money. Father wouldn't use it-be said
he did not want ~. ani they wanted me
10 have my way. 1 was fourteen then.
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"Sir Ralph is here, please miss. He
came away with me at oncei"
It was 10 o'clock on the following
morning-the day that was TO be Sylvia
Iorke's wedding day, and the words were
spoken by Mrs Cochrano's nousemaid.
She was standing on the threshold of
S,lvia's bedroom.
There was no answer. Sylvia herself
was standing with her back to tho door.
For tho moment she did not move. Then
she turned and came across the TO IN
She seemed hardly TO realize the servants $
presence until she was actually passing
her and then she suddenly put out her
hand
Thank you, Lucy" she said. "You
Then SIZE went on down the stairs; she
opened the drawing room door ana went
in, shutting it deliberately behind her.
Sir Ralph was waiting for her, and he
came hastily toward her.
Dearest ~ he said, there's nothing
wrongS Your note-Sylvia, dearest, how
odd you look ~
But Sylvia stopped him.
Don't !" she said, steadily, hut in a
low. strained voice. "I'vo got something
to toll you. SIT down, Ralph.
Something 90 tell meg' he echoed
He obeyod her mechanically, and she
walked To the window. Then she turned
and faced him steadily.
81 didn't mean TO tell you until after
we were married. i didn't mean you To
know You won't marry me. of course.
when you do know, but l can't help that, /,
] must tell you"
Sheer wonder and bewilderment evi.
IDENTIFY kept Ralph Hamer i'm his seat,
ard sealed his lips. His ewes were elo-
quent acknowledgement of absolute lncom-
prehonsion and incredulty. There was
hardly breathing space of silence, and
then she went on.
I've deceived you" sho said. You've
simply boon taken In. You think I'm n
cousin of Mrs Cochrane's. girl OF good
family and without relations I'm moth
ing OF the kind. 1 never heard of Mrs
Cocbrane. nor she Of me, until few
months ago. don't want 20 drag her
into H. moro than is necessary. but you
must knowIthe fact paid to come TO
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The News Daily Story.

10 give vent to her temper, and Sylvia s
Indifference iYritated her. There was "a
spiteful CLEAN in her eyes as she said,
lightly:
"And what have YOU two boon doingp
Lady Ellinor, wasn't itp ito oil nlcelyF'
Tfere was moments blank silence I;
then Sylvia Yorke said, brusquely:
II don't know that IL did, particularly.
Why should itg'
Ralph Hamers protest was forostallcd
by Mrs Cochrane. she laughed.
Really, / don't know." she said.
"Peop,e-in law are proverhinlly bore.
aren't thew It's lucky for Sir Ralph
that you don't bring him any"
She glenced as she spoke iron Sylvia TO
Ralph Hamer, with cynical little
laugh. And as his frank tone responded,
Sylvia Yorke moved restessly. The
irritation Of her nerves seemed 10 10
growing upon her.
"D1esu't it depend Mt oil on whOt they
might be likey' returned Mrs. COchrane.
She was looking at tho young man with
q touch of mockcry In her face and shs
was quite unaware that sylvia Norke was
gazing intentiy at her. "Supposlng you
had found Sylvia's aunts s-as she evi.
IDENTIFY hnds yours-nuisancesP
did vau find Aunt Ellinor-a
nuisanceT said Sir Ralph. waiving the
point at issue. aud turning very siTply
She started sharply. aud great wave
OF color swept over her face.
IL never said that" she said, reck-
lessly. "But don't care for that style.
don't you Know Don't suppose for n
moment that 1 shall grow into tko old
fashioned type Ralph. l shall 40 wi h
tho times I'm nothing II not modern
mind that''
MIND yourself, In short SIR Ralph,
cried Mrs. Cochrane, bilariously. YOU'D
better make sure what kind Of young
woman you're marrying, while there s
time. It's proverbially weak minded.
you know, TO buy pig In n poke
There was nm. unmistakable sneer In
her voice now, ms she fixed her shallow
gaze ON Sir Ralph's open face. aud quite
suddenly Sylvia Yorke. started 20 her
feet
Ralph, I" she said, sharply, 81 wish
you'd gol I'm tired To death. Go At
once.
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Take your turn.
A MERRY TINE.
Steamship Ticket Agents al Rhodes
on-ihe-PAwtuXet.

The ninth annual picnic of the Rhode
Island Steamship Ticket Agents Associa-
tion was held at Rhodes-on- the Pawtuxet
yesterday afternoon and there was large
turnout of the members. Notwithstanding
the inclomency OF the weather.
Ihe merry company included the wives,
children and lady friends and number
of tho agents of Trans. Atlantic lines.
They were Gus Falok OF tho American
and Red Star lines, New York; John
Cortis of the Cunard line, New York +;
Edward Workman of the North German
Lloyd line, New York j. w. Martin of the
White star line New York; Arnold
Falck OF the lnsular Navigation Com
pany and president of the New York
Association of Steamship Agents; Cesare
Cont OF the South American line and
treasurer of the New York Association |;
August RabIen, chief steward of the
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
which u the largest passenger boat In the
world; Thomas Edwards of the Cunard
line. Boston; ID. B. Blanchard of the
French line, Boston; John Farley Of the
Dominion line Boston, w. Walter Ken
nedy of Saltville. Va. James Kelley Of
Washington, and William Nj. Peckham Of
pawtucket.
Lunch was served at O'Clock and late
In the afternoon one of Rhodes typical
Rhode Island feasts was set before the
crowd of well developed appetites. Mean
while various sports including baseball
and boating on the river beguiled the time
pleasantly. At nightfall the company re-
turned to town feeling that an after
noon of uncommon pleasure had been
afforded.
The committee of arrangements In
cluded j. T. Kennedy, f. ;. Windsor and
T.. j. Murray.
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MORTGAGEE's SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.

Will be sold at Public Auction on MONDAY,
store situate ISo WasbipSton strcet ' Proyi.
dence, T. f., by virtue of the power of sale
contained in that mortgage made and exc
cuted by Hermann c. Bornner. dated Feb
ruary 27th 1897, and recorjed ~ said Provi-
dence in pei sonal property ortgage boo No.
IL, at page 2J1, the conditions Of s,llu mortgage
having beer broken: Z large mirrors,
small mir ors barber chairs, show cases,
~ chairs fe, gas and electric fixtures, car
pets, oil clo,a, benches, tools, stock Of hair
goods, perfumery and all other personal prop
orty now contained i'm stores lO3 Mathewson
street and l20 and l23 Washington street,
Providence, and mentioned and included in
said mortgage.
BY order of the mortgage, who hereby
gives notice of her intention to bid upon said
mortgage property at the sale thereof.
FREDERICK RUECKERT,
81 Weybosset street.
Providence, II. l., July 2s, 1897. jy2Sl0t
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Continued from Yesterday.

She spoke with so sharp note Of irrta.
tiop that Ralph Hamer looked at her In
itsrtled am ment. Her lips were pale
and compressed, and Ter brows wero
drawn together as she looked straight
! . or, her.
lin awfully sorry. dearest" he
faltered. II didn't know
She stopped him with gesture
"Ther3-don't!' she said. "Here wo
are. thank goodness. +"
The cab drew up at Mrs. Cochi ane' s
door. Ralph Hamer helped her out, and
then hesitated.
cam to come imp he asked
ooh, yes, suppose So )" WIS the almost
fierce answer. Yes. Mrs CoJhrane ex-
poets vou-you oan comet
Ard the door eng opened. she swept
impetuousiy into the house.
Mrs Cochrane was In the drawing
room, ard she held out her hand to Sir
Ralph with an effusiyo but rather forced
smile. Mrs. Coohrano had found it by no
~rieans unpleasant to havo a young man
ueyutedly attached TO her mennee, but at
tho moment IL borod her To have TO be
Amiable to him.
"Here you arel' she said. "Im too
dead beat to get up TO receive you Take
finger and shake it gently or | may fall
Co pieces F"
"l'm awfully sorry" returned the
young man. Parties, Mrs. Cochranep'
"Parties' she echoed. "As IL should
hnye time for parties today That's
Sylyiss tea. No. Sir Ralph, weddings
your wedding. Such n bother about the
flowers, Sylvia. and that wretched woman
hasn't sent my frock. /"
Hasn't sheY' Nothing could have
we'll been moro curt and less interested
than Sylvias comment and Mrs Co..
rane looked at her sharply. Then she
leaned back In her chair. She was tired
and she was cross The non-arrival of
her dress was a grievance; she wanted
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until the gray dawn sends the men folks
out to hitch up the horses
The last event of the club was partici-
pated in by exactly sixty-three gen
tlemen, sight chaperons and three young
ladies' There were just twenty. one dances
entered on the program. The proposition
was put down about like this:
II
y equals young ladies
equals III dances
equals G3 gentlemen
Then
X Y divided by z equals dance for each
man.
j.. ID.
Take your turn.
To the credit of the noble young women
OF tbiscounty let it be said that they fell
in with the formula and gave each man
one dance. OF course these three Spartan
maidens are now under the doctors
charge but the Town Council unani-
mously passed an appropriation to defray
the expense Of medical attendance.
The next regular session of the Social
Club is postponed until tho patients re-
cover or more girls arrive.
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KEROSENE ON HER HAIR.

Late In the morning Mrs Croupper
who lives next door. chanced TO glance
into the kitchen Of the Staats. house, and
was surprised TO see the young wife
pouring kerosene over her hair and light
cotton gown.
Suspecting suicide mrs Oroupper ran
from her own home, but did not reach
the crazed woman until she had applied a
lighted match TO her hair which was
ablaZe when her rescuer threw sheet
over her. smothering the flames.
Her gown was also torn from her.
Mrs. Cruuppers calls for assistance
brought several neighbors 10 her ana, ana
bv them IL was decided that Mrs. Stats
ought TO be watched. Mrs. Croupper
for saryIcp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29

10 the John III. Woodbury. Dermatological
Institute and has 1t altered to harmonlze
with the rest OF the face.
The John III. Woodbury. Dermatological
Institute. at IL Winter St.. Boston, was
established over twenty-six years ago. and
IL is equipped with all the latest and most
approved surgical instruments for the
correction of facial Irregularities and
blcmishes, and has associated with II
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
Mrs. StaatS Made Two At
temptS al Suicide.
She Poured Kerosene on Her
Hair and Set II On Fire.
Saved From Burn'n She Tried TO
Cut Her Throat With a Razor.

New York. July 20.-Crazed by q hus-
bands brutality. Mrs. Veronica Stasts
90 year-old wife, of Perth Amboy, has
twice attempted her own life, once by
incarceration and once by cutting her
throat.
Both attempts were thwarted by a
nelghbor, Mrs. Croupper. but only after
prolonged struggled
A year ago the girl was living with her
parents, who are prosperous Germans Of
Perth Amboy when she met Joseph
Stats. who had arrived in the town
from Buda- Pesth. Hungary, but a few
weeks previously.
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tain or protec, good complexion. and MS
grand toilet combination should~be on the
toilet table OF every one who values these
marks OF beauty. For 20 cents we Will
mail you a sample OF each OF these artt-
cies (sufiiciont for two weeks use) and an
Illustrates book on Dernatology. and how
10 Improve the Skin, Scalp and Complex
ion.
John II. Woodbury. DermatoSSgfral Ina
etitutes. Boston. II Winter ST.: Ph1aocii
phla, 1905 Walnut St: Now York. IN w
43d St: Chicago. State. cor. Monroe
Address all letters TO II winssr ss-s ase'
ton