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Miss Rose h. Parker

Born in Skowhegan. Me. September
7, 1927 Died at Pesoadero Cali. July
20 1912 Buried at Santa oru4 Call
She went to California IS years ago
and has resided there ever since Mlss
Parker was a relative OF the late
Moses Littlefield OF skow hogan Ne
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Don't allow The horse 10 drink too
much water az one time
salt Wla remove a fresh Ink stain
from . carpet
When making merlngue ase grauu-
lated sugar iu preference to powdered
sugar
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COTTAGE TO LET AT LAKEWOOD

COTTAGE To LIT AT LAKEWOOD
lor spiritual tamPmeetlng Seven ro"H1
pletely furnished. Good location. all
ON or address Mrs l.. b. Lombard, r. + p
No, D, Skowhegan. Maine. 2"-
FOR SALE--House of nine rooms
and bath. all modern commences lae-s
stable. Corner lot. Apply 81 North
wANTED-Man about 40 for inside porter
Apply Elmwocd Hotel, WaterVllle Me. W.
ron SNLE-Good house and sta7.r
in Madison village. Fine location ans
good trade. Fred c. Williams. 4Wkats
ron RENT--A small tenement by f.
r. Steward al Island Grist Mill 4"
FOR sALE-Nine room House.
stable. good size lot; well pump u
house, also city water: good locaueH#
price reasonable. Inquire OF f. {.
p Bush street. ~
INDIAN MOTOR CYCLE-For sale:
II. F.. cylinder, loop frame in g n
condition. J. Max Clarke. tl-s
TO LET--Two new cottage hou-es
OF eight rooms, electric lights. me-
Fairview Park, one minutes walk -
electrie car. Inquire of Joseph Bl'-
Ter, kilcare Farm. TIA
PIANO FOR sALE-For Cash or on
easy terms new Bailey upright r..
ano. Beautiful mahogany case. WI,
be sold at a good trade. Inquire ~
DR.. F. Q. Sawyer, Skwhegan. TVS
WANTED FOR U. 8. ARMY--Able
bodied unmarried men. between ages
OF Is and IS; citizens OF United stats,
OF good character and temperate habits
who can speak, read and write the
English language. For informant
applyato Recruiting Of1cer. Is WatSe5s
street. Skowhegan. tbs
VACUUM CLEANING--I am still In
position to do vacuum cleaning ana
small Jobs Of electric wiring, Lea
From. St., N. Eng. phone. 1912; Farm
ers' phone. 2s-13.
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Years of Suffering
CAtarrh and Blood Disease -
Doctors Failed to Cure,

Miss Mabel F. Dawkins. 1914 Lafay-
cite ST.. Fort Wayne, Ind. writes;
sFor three years l was troubled with
catarrh and blood disease. tried sew
eral doctors and dozen different REM
edies. but none of them did me any
good. A frlendtold me of Hoods Sar-
oaparilla. I took two bottles of this
medicine and was as well and strong
rs ever. feel like different person
and recommend Hoods to any one suf-
fering from cltarrh."
Get 1t today IN usual liquid form or
ehocolated tablets called Sar5G.anS.
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Questions For Gov. Plaisted to Answer

Announcement is made that Governor Plaised is spe
skowhegan week In view of his coming, aua in ord
give the of this intelligent understand
the issues involved in this campaign present folio
< question:
Did you not while speaking in this town two year,
point your finger Mt SherlG MOOers and in sub
stance that there sat who enforced the Prohib
ory Law and that Ii entrusted with the work OF admin
i>traon, you would see that the Law enforced all
over Mainel
Ii you now state, you did at Saco, that You, as
Governor do not propose act Chief OF Police
something that eiiect and that you, Governor, can
do nothing the enforcement OF all law, what did
you by your promise OF two made ON the
platform OF the Skowhegan Opera Housed Was 1t bid
for votes! Did you Keep your promise to the people!
Were you honest with the voters! Although, having
been SheriH of kennebec County, you plead ignOr
ance OF the power of Governor in his duty to
see that all laws enfOrcedl
Yaa claim to have lowered the State tax rate to 4
mills. Will you please confess frankly te the voters OF
Skowhegan that last year the rate miIls-iarger
than under Governor Fernald-and that by means OF
this increased revenue your administration able to
reduced the tax rate for the present year,
We have In this town who acts as Sherin
OF the County: He is an honest gentleman eOnscien-
tious his dutes and has served the people Sheriff
in manner that has met with their approval You pro-
TESS in your speeches to love the old Pine Tree State
that you dislike awfuly to see her laws in the mire,
that you love honest men, and that You want to see
faithful officials in office. In view OF the record OF
John MoOers-eren though William r. Patangall has
held him up rdiculewill You honestly endorse his
candidacy before the voters in the Opera House when
you speak here next week! II not why not! Will an
excuse that you do not to dip into local affairs
answer the purpose You have taken occasion to speak
a word for John MoOers in the past, why not now!
Cne more question: You claim to be unable to
have the ProhibiOry Law enforced. Name thing
you have done, two things you have DONE ten things
you have DONE to prevent notification. ii You have
done nothing, you cannot claim the Law Incapable OF
enforcement Somerset has enforcement
May we suggest, Governor that what want here
owhegan is a good straightforward discussion of polite
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Some people get so accustomed 70
looking on the bright side that they
can't see the other side at all.
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afarss

Blns fam#-kna - ta Hf and AIRS
Harold HHe saH
~tarks Aux A. d. Mr and Mrs
HARRY Maafn aaaRhter
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Who love too much hate In the like
extreme
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skoW Hssaa Aua as Ms fsla -
ftea'ef aged 10 8aars
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May we suggest Governor, that what here in
Skowhegan good straightforward discussion of political
issues We don't a whole Of ard feathers, yell
ing and gestculang Dragging. WE WANT THE FACTS.
viii you face discuss them, will you you
have thus far campaign paricu
ay of the State and deny declarations
of 1910 made public places.
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Advertising rates made known upon
application. Short or longtime con-
tracts made
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THE INDEPENDENT-RE co.
Uncorporated)
G II Smith. President
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FOR SALE,-House of nine r,nt
and bath. all modern commences l4a
stable. Corner lot. Apply 81 North
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-25

than a pleasant young man had he not
been smitten with the desire of being
thought superior in everything and of be-
ing the most admired person in all com
psnics. He had been early flattered with
the idea that he was a man of genius and
he imagined that as such. he was entitled
TO be impudent wild and eccentric. lie
was really good fellow, but one spoiled
or almost spoiled-by flattery. success.
petting, wealth and idleness- enough to
spoil most any young man.
He was not profligate. he had a strong
sense of honor and quick feelings of hui
manity. As to his relations with Lady
Delaeour. they were purely Platonic, and
ne would have started with horror at the
idea OF disturbing the peace of n family
But he was vain of having 1t seen by the
world that he was distinguished by a
lady of her wit and fashion and he did
not tlank it incumbent on him to be more
scrupuious or more attentive to appear
ances than her ladyship. BY Lord Della
cour's jealousy he was sometimes pro-
voked-sometimes amused
Belinda saw a great deal Of Harvey
and she liked him very much Lady De-
laeour rallied her and she bluShed and
protested.
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In CHARGE of a "Climher.

So with a lot of worldly society
wisdom and a2o0 in money Mrs. STAN
hone packed Belinda off TO London and
considered that the end OF her strenuous
labors as matchmaker were nearing an
end.
Belinda's few little accomplishments,
BeInda's beauty and Belinda's "spright-
lipess." etc.. had been trumpeted far
and wide by Mrs. Stanhope and worldly
maxims and advice had been hammered
into her so hard that Belinda, who was
at lotion a really sensible girl had be-
come Disguised with her aunt's too APP
parent hawking of her about and well
coined any relief and change-even
though she went from one worldly wo-
man to another.
And she, like the rest of the world,
was fascinated by Lady Delacour. She
thought her the most charming person
she had ever met. The newspapers
were full of Lady Delacour's parties,
and Lady Delacour's dresses and Lady
De.acouris bon mots; everything her
ladyship said was repeated as witty,
everything her ladyship wore was imi-
tated as fashionable
Female ait sometimes depends on the
beauty of its possessor for its reputa-
tion-the reign of beauty is poyerbially
sho-t and fashion often caprciously de-
serts her favorites even before nature
withers their charms.
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Lady DelacOuY

Lady Delacour seemed to be a fortu-
nate exception to these general rules.
Long after she had ceased to be a nov
city in society her company was courted
by the gay, the witty and the gallant;
long after she had lost the bloom of
youth she continued to be admired as a
fashionable bel esprit
TO be seen in company with Lady Del
acour and to be admitted to her house
were privileges of which numbers were
vehemently ambitious, and Belinda was
congratulated and envied by all her ac-
quantances when they found she was
going to spend the winter with Lady
Delacour.
But short time after Belinda arrived
at her ladyship's she began to, see that
Lady Delacour abroad and Lady Del
acour at home were two different per-
sons Abroad she was all life. spirit and
good humor; at home listless, fretful and
melancholy. When her house was filled
with well-dressed crowds. when 1t bazed
with lights and resounded with music
and dancing, Lady Delacour, in the char
acter of the mistress of the reves, shone
the soul and spirit of pleasure and
frolic.
But the moment the company retired
when the music ceased and the lights
were extingushed, the spell was dis
solved, She would sometimes walk up
and down the empty. magnificent saloon
absorbed in thoughts seemingly of the
most painful nature.
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up to the group and with her laugh
and one or two witty remarks, re-
vealed herself as Lady Delacour Who
then. was the Muse Tragedy? The
young men had tried to get that muse
to talk before they began their gossip,
but as she had not responded they
merely considered it one of Lady Del
acour's whims. But nowhere was
Lady Delaeour as the Muse of Comedy
And the Muse of Tragedy must, of
course, be the very girl they had been
landering-Belinda Portman. II was
embarrassing all around The only
thing the young men could do was to
pretend not to know. And the only
thing Belinda could do was to beg
Lady Delacour in a whisper to take
her home.
As soon as they we're in the carriage
Belinda told Lady Delacour what had
taken place and declared: Never again
will / take such advice as Aunt Stan
hopes never more will | expose my
self to be insulted as a female adven-
turer, Little did | know what gentle
men thought of Aunt Stanhope. of my
cousins and myself"
Lord, my dear" replied Lady Della
cour you must give up living In the
world or expect TO hear yourself, your
aunts, your cousins, and all your rela-
lions abused by your friends and their
friends---'tis the common course of
things. You'd better marry Clarence
Hervey If possible and then II will be
your turn to laugh"
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A CLASSIC
IN A P A GE

Belinda is one of the best known
works of Maria Edgeworth and would
have been one OF her best IL her fath-
err had kept his fell hand OF of 1t. But
Mr. Edgeworth had to introduce inc
tiresome episode of Virginia into IT,
and he kept Lady Delacour alive Wnen
Maria wanted to kill her dramatically.
The first part of the story is excellent
jim Maria's best form-but 1t gets
ragged toward the last because of the
interference of Maria's papa. Mr.. Edge
worth was a man of great talent in
MANY ways and writer of some fame.
hut he never could strike a true note
In novel writing. and thus he bungled
when he thought he was improving one
of his daughters stories which she let
him have hand in. Belinda" is a
story of fashionable London life, with
which Maria Edgeworth was well ac-
quainted, and for which she had no
love. Belinda was published imme-
diately after Castle Rackrent'' The
former story had given Miss Edge
worth a reputation and when to it was
added Belinda" she became famous,
and the novel was at once translated
into French and German, in which Ian
guages. and in English. it has delighted
successive generations of novel read
erS
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Lord Delacour. Drunk

For some time after her arrival Be-
linde heard nothing of Lord Delacour
his wife never mentioned his name. The
first time Belinda saw him he was being
Carried up stairs in the arms of two
footmen. He was dead drunk. HIS lady.
sho had just returned from Ranela gh.
Iassel him on the landing with a look of
Sovereign contempt
What Is the matter who is il p, cried
Belinda. only the body of my 7 o,4,
Delacour." said Lady Delaco,,r ..bis
bearers have brought it up the wrong
staircase. Don't look SO shocked and
amazed, Belinda, don't look so .new .
child. This funeral of his lordship's intel
lects If, to me. nightly. GRAND she
looked at her watch. yawning-.a daily
ceremony--6 O'Clock. I protest.
The next morning. as her ladysbip
and Belinda we're sitting at a late
breakfast. Lord Delacour entered the
room. Lord Delacour. sober my dear y
said her ladyship by way of introduce
ton. How old do you take my lord
to be7'' continued her ladyship. as
she saw Belinda's eyes fixed upon the
trembling Hand which carried his tea
cup TO his lips. ''Ill give you six
guesses. and III lay you wager
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DISCUSSION Overheard

why don't you flirt with the other
muse, Clarenee?" said one youth. nod
ding toward the Muse of Comedy,
whom they supposed to be Belinda
There is danger in flirting with flirt
Of Mrs. Stanhope's training" replied
Hervey. "A man must be novice in
deed" said another, that he could be
taken in at this time of day by niece
of Mrs Stanhope-
"Ah," said another. 1T was a clever
idea of the matchmaker general TO send
Belinda Portman to Lady Delacour.
But | fancy she hangs upon hand Why
last season. when ! was at Bath. her
aunt was hawking her about every
where and putting her with might and
main Belinda Portman and her ac-
copiplishments were. | fear. as well
advertised as Pack woods razor
strops
But Hefvey, / hear, sees her excel
lencies.' said Sir Philip BaddeIy
"damme. but ! think he's smitten. I'll
be hanged If lie don't change color"
Laugh on, my merrymen ALL" said
Hervey. you don't imagine / go to
Lady Delacour's for wife, do you?
Belinda Portman Is a good, pretty girl
But do you think I could be taken in
by one of the Stanhope school? DO
you think do not see as plainly rs
any of you that Belinda Is a compost
ton of art and iaffectation?T
Belinda Is Advised
The Farafe Muea unxy rama frinnff,e~
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When Lord De lacour was summoned by
his lady to her loom and she revealed to
him her secret The viscount was stricken
with grief and llll his old love for his
wife came back to him. The pair vera
now thoroughly reeonciled and her lady
ships slightest " Ash was command for
his ordship Hell gave up his bibulous
habits, his gamblA * and his wanderings
to become a sonsttl mt aud devoted attend
ant upon his vita. Also BelindE- pur-
suaded Lady DelsA our to have Helena
brought home and Il e dream of a reunited
family was realized4 But over that FAM
lily brooded the horrd of Lady Delacours
condition and her. / apparently, speedily
approaching death.
Clarence Hervey ca me often to the
house and he and Ba india felt more and
more drawn toward ei lch other. But Be
linda had resolved ne,2er to marry any
one and Clarence sudd emily began to act
In a strange manner oward Miss Port
man. He seemed san and nervous In
her presenoe-al his on wit and gaiety
had left him.
One day he handed al packet to Lady
Delacour-who still peril listed in max
ing up" and receiving-anAl asked that the
contents be communicated to Belinda. At
the same time there canie to see Lady
Delacour the eminent sun geon, DIR. X.
He said that he was by means sure
that Lady Delaeour was 4 afflicted with
the disease she supposed He ordered
that she cease taking opium and submit
to a careful examination anal If pecessa-
ry. to an operation. To thiA Lady Della
cour finally agreed and a house was taken
at Twickenham, where the invalid might
go through the ordeal In prE racy. Lady
Delaeour communicated the 4 ontents OF
Hervey's packet to Belinda.
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Lady Delaeour had a maid named
Marriott, who seemed to hold her mis-
tress in a sort of subsection. This
puzzled Belinda for, with everyone else
but Marriott, her ladyship was domin-
eering and imperious. They were GO
ing to a masked ball and Lady Della
cour had ordered two costumes, one of
the Tragic Muse and one of the comic
muse. She had intended TO go as the
Comic Muse but Marriott had made her
change her mind and select the Tragic
muse While Miss Portman took the
part of the Muse of Comedy
And the secret leaked out of course.
that her ladyship was to apepar as
Tragedy and Belinda as Comedy. But
on the way to the ball Lady Delacour
rebelled and stopping at the house of
friend. she made Belinda change cos
tunes with her Thus 1t happened that
Belinda, the young men not knowing
that 1t was Miss Portman in these
sweeping robes heard a group of maca-
ronis discussing her. And in the group
was Clarence Hervey
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Family Row

81 hope you are not thinking of go
ing to his birthnight. Lady Delacour,"
said his lordship; you cannot have the
new carriage you have bespoke. Will
you do me the honor to attend to me,
Lady Delacour?"
Then you won't venture to guess.
Belinda" continued her ladyship. pay
ing not the least attention to her lord,
well I don't blame you for, certainly,
you would guess he was six and sixty
instead OF six and thirty. But then he
can drink more than any two-legged
animal in his majesty's dominions, and,
you know, this is an advantage which
is well worth 20 or 30 years of a mans
life-especially to persons who have no
other chance of distinguishing them
selves
In short, a very acdulous family row
took place In the course Of which my
lord and my lady flouted each other,
limited at each others pasts and de-
nounced each others present life with
animation.
Save that they used good grammar,
and did not throw the breakfa dishes
at each other the morning quarrel did
not materially differ from that of Hodge
and his wife the. morning after Hodge
had been on drunk and his wife at
tending a chowder- party.
Belinda was shocked. amazed and
thought: And yet the world says
Lady Delacour made such a brilliant
match; and yet Lady Delacour is the
envied of all society,"
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Heryey and Virginia

Some years before riding through q
forest, he had CHANGED upon an s)ld wom-
an, living alone in n cottagel with a
beautiful young girl her grandd aughter.
The old woman's daughter had been mar
ried to a man who had, after the birth OF
the child, deserted her and gomez to the
West Indies.
The grandmother had retired into the
forest and had secluded her Rrand-
daughter so that. until Hervey accidental
ly met her, she had never loolSedf upon
a man. The nearest she had GOMEZ to it
was seeing once. In the house of al Mrs.
Smith. who lived near. the picture Npf
young sailor. HerVey being rudelyl re-
ceived by the old lady. rode away; but
afterward returned. He returned TO lind
the old woman dying and with her dying
breath she commended her granddaughter
to Hervey's care.
So he had brought the child up after. a
theory of his. secluded her from contact
with men, as her grandmother had Nekv
this Mrs. Ormond. whom Hervey had en-
gagged to take care of the girl, thouglx
that Clarence was bringing the girl up TO
be his wife, and. as she grew older. haaa
acknowledged to her that such was thea
case.
Such was the gratitude of the girl !
whom Hervey called Virginia-for what
had been done for her by Clarence that
she frankly told him when he went to
see her one day that she was ready to be
his wife. Hervey was astonshed and
called Mrs. Ormond TO account; but that
lady said that Virginia really was In love
with him and that he had no right now
to draw baok--that II would ruin Nir-
ginia's reputation and break her heart.
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Introducing Belinda
ers.

Mrs. Stanhope lived at Bath and was
known as the matchmaker general"
because she had married off half a
dozen portionless nieces to men of
wealth and fashion. Mrs. Stanhope was
what would be called in these days a
climber" and with but a moderate for
tune managed to live In the very high
est company.
One niece still remained on Mrs. STAN
hopes hands. Beldina Portman. whom,
after maneuver1ng with more than her
usual art, she had managed to fasten
upon the fashionable Lady Delaeour Tor
the London season Lady Delacour was
one of the leaders, if not 'the" leader OF
society To be under the patronage OF
the Viscountess Delacour was, Mrs. STAN
hope felt, something which any young
lady ought to be devoutly thankful for.
Except to be the viscountess herself.
human ambition of the feminine sort
could go no further. To make good
match was the old lady felt, the end
and aim of every young lady. and that
Belinda would profit by the advantages
and opportunities which would now be
hers would, her aunt thought, go with
out saying.
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Lady Delacour's Activities

Hervey, though he did not love Virginia,
thought it his duty to marry her under
the circumstances. But Belinda knew
where his heart was. Belinda concluded
that she would live and die an old maid
so wrote TO Mr.. Vincent that she could
never be his, and that gentleman. after
nearly losing his fortune at gambling to
Mrs. Lutterldge and being rescued by
Hervey. went travelling upon the conti-
nent and disappears from our story.
The expert surgeons who examined
Lady Delacour found that she was not
suffering from "A cancer. but from the
effect of the treatment of the quack who
had been so long attending her. Now
Lady Delacour was we'll again. But she
self to work to unravef the tangled skeins
Belinda Portman.
She sought out Mrs. Ormond and Vir-
glnia and began to do some excellent de-
tective work. She found out that Vir-
ginia was not really in love with Hervey
only grateful to him. She found that
the girls imagination still chung to that
picture of the sailor youth which she had
seen, years before In the home of Mrs.
Smith.
She set out to find the original of the
picture and finally did so. II would be
a long story to tell how she did IT, but
a picture of Virginia which was exhibited
In an art gallery, and the agitation which
a sea captain displayed in her presence
when he saw II. gave her the clue and
she discovered the unknown In Captain
Sunderland