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Lady Lawrence!

The night fell; the servants lit up the
great room; the hour for dinner ap-
preached. Suddenly the door flew open
and a servant announced. Lady Law
renee"
Then in walked dressed in heavy
black silk, with neat little cap of
costly lace upon her head the little old
woman whom the heirs, had known as
Mrs. Payte.
consternation-dism Then everybody
except Honor, who, when she had re-
covered from her surprise, laughed mer-
rily--began to assume the character Mr..
Stafford had said Lady Lawrence liked
best
MY dears, | am glad to see you ALL"
said Lady Lawrence sweetly, with a mis-
chievous sparkle in her swapping black
eyes.
She had been living among her con-
nections under an assumed name, sizing
them up as 1t were, and separating the
gold from the dross.
AS to the picture of Lady Lawrence
which she had sent them, the old woman
had bought it in a shop. AS to her
writing them from India. she had sent
her letter out there to a friend to be
Iemailed to England.
few hours before, had been to give her
self-seeking connections a last chance
to show what they were.
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Honor became Lady Lawrence's COM
parton, and together they went to Italy.
where Lady Lawrence, after a years
travel, died. Honor returned to England
one of the richest women In the kingdom.
1t Is now time to reutrn to Royden
Keith. Tirelessly had he been working
to ascertain new facts regarding the mur-
der of Old Myddleton.
BY accident he discovered what he was
looking for. He saved the life of the
only child of a widow who lived in an
obscure place in the country. BY the
aid of his dog, who was killed in the
rescue, he got the child from the path
of an onrushing train just In time
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= OLD MYDDLETONS MONEY ... ecu
Heirs Prospective

to the rich man at Abbotsmoor of the
existence of his poor relations.
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BY
MARY CECIL HAY
Searching for Evidence

departed in high dudgeon. reviling both
Lady Lawrence and Honor.
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Where the Money Went


So Lady Lawrence read her will to
the assembel heirs Of Old Myddltons
money.
To Mrs. Trent she left e1000 ito defray
the expenses of short and fashionable
mourning for Old Myddlton's sister,
To Theodore she left also $1,000 'in re-
quittal for her having been first to arrive
in London of the heirs
To Phoebe Owens she left $1,000 to spend
on clothes; to Jane a1000 because she
knew Jane would never spend it,
To Lawrence Haughton she left e20OO
with which he can speculate according
to a fancy he has for his clients bene-
fit,'
To Captain Hervey Trent was set down
.eeoo0, enough to supply him with segars
for the term of his natural ife."
All the rest of Old Myddeton's money
and her own, too. went to Honor. What
more need be said of the wiz? The heirs
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Guaranteed Eczema Remedy.

The constant itching burning, redness,
rash and disagreeable effects of eczema,
setter, salt rheum, itch, piles and irritating
skin eruptions can be readily cured and the
skin made clear and smooth with DR..
Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Mr.. ].
G. Eveland, of Bath, ILL.,, says: ~ had
eczema twenty-five years and had tried
everything. All failed. When l found
DR.. Hobsons Eczema Ointment l found
a cure" This ointment is the formula of
aphysician and has been in use for years
not an experiment That is why we can
guarantee it. All druggists, or by mail.
Price SOC. Pfeiffer Chemical Co, Phila-
delphia and st. Louis. Gove's Pharmacy.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-06-20
VT. EQUAL SUFFRAGE ASSOC'N.

The Vermont Equal Suffrage
Association held it's annual con-
vention at Rochester, June Hip.
Delegates were present from the
southern, western and northern
parts of the state, only the north
eastern part being unrepresented.
Most encouraging reports were
given for the past year, especially
of the legislative work, which was
conducted with dignity and eff
ficiency. Gaining friends for the
woman's cause, though meeting
with seeming defeat. Prominent
women of the state and several
from New Hampshire addressed
the convention, and Professor
George G. Cox of Dartmouth Col
lege gave most logical and con-
vincing lecture on the question of
suffrage. A most significant thing
as indicating the earnest spirit of
this meeting was the fact that when
the financial needs of the Asso-
citation were presented, the sum of
one hundred and twelve dollars was
raised in about ten minutes. The
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Frances Rastall Wyman, Man
chester Center; Vice President for
Western Vermont, Mrs. Elizabeth
Van Patten, Burlington; Vice Presi-
dent for Eastern Vermont, to be APP
pointed; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. Amanda Seaver, Barton;
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Mary
Grace Garfield, Woodstock; Trea-
surer, Mrs. Julia A. Pierce, Roch-
ester; Auditor, Mrs. Jessie G. Tink-
ham, Rochester. Mrs. Julia A.
Pierce was made honorary president
in recognition of her long and
faithful services to the Associa-
ton.
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remain about month after Lieut.. Parker's
arrival to assist him in his work.
The officers elected at the recent ses-
sions held at Rutland are Grand Army
Department commander, Thomas Harmon
superintendent of the Vermont Soldiers
Home, Bennington; senior vice-com-
mander, G. E. Youtt, Middlebury; junior
yice-commander, B. F. Bowman, Ran
dolph; medical director, DR.. R. E. john
son, Concord; chaplain, the Rev. j. E.
Goodrich, Burlington; council of admins
tration, Albert Dow, of st. Adams, j. M.
Tracy, of Middlebury, A. N. Learned, of
Chester, Perry Porter of West Burke;
representatives to national encampment,
George P. Martin, of Burlington, William
Richardson, of Cavendish, W. H. H.
Slack of Springfield, Nathaniel McWayne,
of Dorset, Henry T. Cushman, of YER
gennes, James Bennett, of Concord,
George w. Flagg, of Randolph, George
W. Kenney, of Rutland.
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STATE NEWS.

There are seven cases of smallpox
in North Troy.
Mrs. J. L. Gates of Newfane will try
an experiment this season by planting
corn from an ear which was brought to
her % years ago from Michigan, and
which she has kept all these years as
akeepsake.
Jordon Clifford of Springfield, milk
man accompanied by DR.. G. w. Locke
has gone to Providence, r. l., where
he will undergo the second treatment
for tuberculosis from Doctor Friedman.
Middlebury farmers think the outlook
for large hay crop is the best that it
has been in years. 1t is thought that
the corn and other crops will be set back
owing to the recent heavy rains.
Mrs. Charles A. Plumley of Mortified
broke a small bone in one ankle and
also put the ankle out of Joint when,
with her son, Fletcher, in her arms, she
jumped from carriage which was back
ing down a hill. She set the joint herself
before medical aid arrived.
G.. H. Grimm and DIR. M. r. Grain
have returned to Rutland after trip
around the world. Mr.. Grimm was the
first home of the party of four men
who started to circle the globe, leaving
the remainder of the party at Naples,
Italy. W. H. Valiquette and o. J. Maigne
are in New York now.
After July the Montpelier post
Office will be changed from a second
class to a first-class office. This change
is made whenever the receipts for year
amount to $4,000, and in the year from
April |, 1912 to April l, 1918, the receipts
of the Montpelier office were upwards of
$4,000
Several Vermonters purchased horses
at the recent auction of G. F. Hutchinson's
stables in Plattsburg. Government
Bond" considered to be the pride of the
stable, was bought for 5000 by H. A.
Harding of Barton, and 'Rabellcyone"
was bought by S. d. Caldwell of Enos-
burg Falls.
Henry G. Brownell has arrived in
Burlington from Oxford, Eng, having
his three years course of
study there as a Rhodes scholar. He
will pass the summer in Burlington
and in the fall will leave for China to
teach at the Canton Christian College.
Saturday June 7, was the 150th ami
versarysof thetgranting of the charter of
the old Atown Aof Burlington. The original
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The department Of agriculture
has issued a warning to the country
that we may be facing a famine in
meats. Who cares, this is the
vegetable season.
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ability is matched by his devotion to the

ability is matched by his devotion to the
public service
Vermont has reason to be proud of
Senator Dillingham;. Her influence at
Washington-an influence out of all
proportion to her population-has been
maintained through the policy of sending
senators who showed that they had
superior qualifications back to the Senate
when their terms expired. There should
be no change in policy now.
Mr.. Dillingham;, who was elected
United States senator in 1900 to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of
Justin S. Morrill,, and who has served
continuously since that time, should
be reelected next year. His services
are worth more today than ever before
Vermont owes it not only to herself,
but to the country, to do her share
toward keeping in the Senate the able
and experienced men who have shown
that they have sound and conservative
notions concerning constitutional gov
eminent. There was never greater need
OF such men at Washington than there is
at this time"
Rome sends despatch which
says "the olive oil investigation has
proved that practically no genuine
oil is exported to America, but
with few exceptions, cottonseed
oil imported from America is re-
fined, bottled and returned" And
all this with our pure food laws in
action. 1t is not unpalitable and
it is harmless, but it is a fraud
just the same.
Just why the term Simple
vegetable ingredients" lulls to
sleep all qualms regarding nos
trums is mystery as some of our
deadliest poisons are vegetable.
The death Of Laura McAllister
because of these supposedly
Simple" ingredients ought to wake
up persons who notice the case
to the possible danger there is in
this label.
Agriculture is no longer some
thing to be laughed at. Farm |
lands in Illinois have increased in
value seventy-one percent in the
asst ten years, and we shall have
a chorus of western states claiming
that their lands have increased
N an equal ratio.
Schools are now just closed.
This year has been badly broken
nto by the measles epidemic, but
jhings might have been worse.
had the whole town have
measles this year ought to insure
several years of unbroken school
SESSIONS.
We extend our sympathy to
Newbury in the disaster which has
,efallen the town but we congratu-
ate the citizens of that town that
ak of rebuilding was heard even /
IS the ruins were still smoking.
The department of agriculture
as issued a warning to the country
hat we may be facing a famine in
heats. Who cares, this is the
season.
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The Mortified News has it's
eyes on pippins and if the Vermont
farmers want to increase their
incomes, a little investigation and
scientific apple culture ought to
be way to do it. The News says:
"The Boston Herald of recent
issue contains the following edi-
torial regarding the New England
Apple Crop. Vermont is not espec-
tally mentioned, but there is no
better field for apple culture and we
can safely say that no apple in
the world has better flavor than
the Vermont grown fruit; it's
famous Mcintosh Red, the North
ern Spie and numerous other
varieties all we'll known and of
excellent quality. The Herald says:
1T is not only from the wheat
fields of the West that we are
promised another record breaking
crop this year. While the orchards
are still white and fragrant with
their wealth of blossoms, the apple
experts make the confident prophe-
cy that the 1913 crop will reach
100000 barrels for commercial
purposes, which is about million
barrels more than the crop of last
fall. Of course, many things may
happen before the apples are picked
and in the markets, but the opti-
mistic estimate is based on the
conditions in poisoning time and |
on the average of expectancy as
determined by the experience of
past seasons.
" In Maine, which is one of the
leading apple states, both in the
quality and quantity of it's fruit,
A. G. Gardner, the state horticul-
turist, expects to see at least a
million barrels of salable apples.
This will be a big increase over the
crop of last year, but the early
conditions all warrant the predic-
ton. Mr.. Gardner, who is the son
of ex-senator Obadiah Gardner,
is leading the Maine orchardists
in a new and more vigorous crusade
against the enemies of the apple
trees-the tent caterpillars, the
moth, the bud worms,
and the scab. He is showing them
that the old time neglect or hit
Or-miss attention cannot produce
record breaking or profitable crops,
but that the orchards, with proper
can be made the best
paying part of the typical New
farm.
"'All the northern part of New
England is ideal territory for apple
raising, and it ought to be raising
more apples every year than are !
now produced in the whole country. !
It is little less than a disgrace to this !
'egion that apples from the far =
northwest, apples that are big and :
inc to look at, but not superior
o New England apples in flavor
n quality-are sold in considerable !
Quantities in all parts of New :
England every year. And it is a =
,ity that New England orchard
SITS are not more prompt to take :
lesson from the Northwest in
he packing of apples and their
for the eye of the
consumer.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-06-20

Nav the weather man be kinder
in June than he was in Mayl
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We extend our sympathy to
Newbury in the disaster which has
befallen the town but we congratu-
late the citizens of that town that
talk of rebuilding was heard even
as the ruins were still smoking.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-06-20

Col. DIN Scott of Bennington
left his money to relatives and to
institutions as many persons OF
means are doing, but remembering
his own youth, he left the residue
of his estate to perform a great
work. In the words of his will he
says: Because of the fact that in
my own boyhood and youth |
had to deprive myself of pleasure
and to struggle against adversely
to obtain what education | re-
ceived, in later years, it has been
my privilege and pleasure to assist
worthy boys and young men to
obtain an education, trade or
profession and thus equip them
for upright and useful lives; and
so thus to perpetuate this object
| desire that my executors shall
hold said residuary estate until such
time as a corporation has been
formed to take this fund as a trust
and use the net income therefrOm
to assist young men and boys by
the way of loans, Announcements
or gifts, as may seem to said
trustees most beneficial to enable
them to obtain an education, trade
or profession, hoping, however,
that it will adopt such rules or
plan that the income from said
residuary may be continually in
creased and the scope of this work
thus be enlarged for the good of
humanity" Col. Scott has done
a great work for his country
in helping the poor boys provide
for an useful future not by aid of
charity but by loans, which
any self-respecting boy can accept
and repay. Helping others to
help themselves is the highest
art in giving.
The Income Tax may have
breakers ahead for there is a feel
ing in Congress as well as in the
country at large, that this may be
class legislation in so far as less
than one percent of the whole |
people will be subject to this tax
as it is now arranged. There are
not in this country over four humid
red and twenty-five thousand per-
sons whose net income is four
thousand dollars or over. In a
matter of voting the power would
be entirely with the ninety-nine
and odd fractions of voters who
did not pay this tax. In other
countries when the income tax
is a revenue getter, incomes are
taxed nearly down the scale al
though a sliding percent of tax
is levied increasing as the income
gets to the size where it affords
luXuries. 1t is easier to give away
others money than ones own and
SO if nearly every income feels
even the slight burden of taxation,
the tendency to extravaganza in {
government will be somewhat cur '
tailed. Let the rich pay their !
share of the tax according to :
their property but let the poor man @
pay his share also. The poor man a
however, does his duty c
better than the rich man, when it |
comes to taxation. 9
Mrs. Parkhurst has progressed a
sufficiently toward health so that Il
he British authorities think she f
S able to go back to Jail to serve a
he rest of her three years term. &
She declares that she will go on a
mother hunger strike and judging n
rom recent procedure, she will h
gain be released to nurse back "
Ter health. 1t will take her about
fly years to get her three years
entence worked out if she per- y
lists in taking it a few weeks at a .
ime.
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YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN

Are urged 10 study Boo KKEEPINo, SHORTHAND
TYPEwRITING and STENoTYPY at the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-06-20

The American Agricultural Com
mission may give as much infor-
nation as it gets on its trip to
study conditions abroad. Austria
is taking a lively interest and Is
asking questions as well as ans
wering them. There will be no
complaint about this, however.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-06-20

Father Vaughan has been visit
ing the United States and Canada
and now he has returned to London.
Unlike some returning English
men he received such courteous
treatment that he has a very good
impression of chose awful Ameri-
cans" Being asked if he recon-
workingmen to ego out"
he told them some facts which it
will be well for some of us already
"out" to ponder:
"Do | recommend the workingman to
go out? l recommend anybody to go out
who goes with the determination to take
his coat off, roll up his sleeves, put his
back into the work and let the sweat
roll down. l recommend any man to go
)ut who is determined to make hrs way
and who is not going to give up be-
,ause things do not 90 well with him.
Persevere, go on, and in the end | am
Iuite sure any man in America will
,ome out on top.
zone thing is certain. do not know
my land on earth where in exchange
or an honest days work you will get
/ finer living wage have come back
rom the United States feeling that in
Ill the great things which really matter
here is very little difference between
my of us. We all have the same hopes,
he same SORROWS, the same disappoint-
nents, the same trials and troubles that
AVE built up every mans life, no matter
what his position is on the social ladder"
The Rutland Herald has a word
If praise for Senator Dillingham;
md those who know the Senator's
work at the Capital know that it
deserved. The Herald says:
Ever since Mr.. Dillingham; went to
II years ago, he has been
,nown as one of the strong men in the
senate. He is honest, he is capable,
le is fearless, and he is industrious. This
S the universal testimony Of those who
nc familiar with his record az the national
apitol A man Of keen intelligence, his
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-06-20

About this time of year, it is
customary to warn against a dan
gerous Fourth of July and to
preach the doctrine of a Sane
Fourth. And then a little later
come the obituaries of the little
boys who exploded the gun powder
in their faces and held fire crackers
in their hands when they event
off"
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Schools are now Just closed.
This year has been badly broken
into by the measles epidemic, but
things might have been worse.
Having had the whole town have
measles this year ought to insure
several years of unbroken school
sessions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-16
ADVERTISEMENT.

said unpaved street intersections,
and by the construction upon the
said Twelfth street of brick catch
basins, and by building up and re-
pairing the one "a brick man-hole
now in the said Twelfth street and
supplying a cast-iron ring and a cast
iron cover therefor, and for the levy
and collection of special tax assess
ment upon contiguous property to
pay for the said local improvement.
and that said Ordinance No. $50 Is
on file In the office OF the City Clerk
of said City OF Cairo, and that the
whole of the cost OF said improves
ment, amountinglto the sum of Seven
Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety
Nine Dol 'ars and Two Cents
($769902) is by the terms of said
Ordinance No. ESQ to be paid by
special tax assessment of the whole
cost of said improvement according
to the benefits and in accordance
with the provisions of said 0rdi-
nance, and an assessment thereof
having been made and returned to
the said Court, the final hearing
thereon will be had at the January
Probate Term, of said County Court,
HH +. \
at the County Court House, in the
City of Cairo, Illinois, on Monday.
the 9th day of January, A. d. 1919.
at the hour of nine o'clock a. m. of
said day, or as soon thereafter as
the business of the court will per-
NIT.
All persons desiring may file OBJ
jections in said Court before said day
and may then and there appear on
the hearing and make their defense.
The said assessment is payable In ten
and all of said INSTALL
ments will bear interest as provided
by statute, at the rate of five per
cent per annum.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, January
18th, A. ID. 1913.
WALTER WARDER,
Commissioner.
1-11-f3-14-15-16-1T-fS
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struction In the said Sixth street.
from the manhole, located at the
intersection of Commercial avenue
and Sixth street, in the Commercial
avenue main sewer, to q brick man
hole to be constructed In the said
Sixth street on the east line OF Wash
ington avenue, OF vitritied tile pipe
sewer, with house connections lead
ing from each side thereof. and by
the construction in the said Sixth
street of two CD brick man
holes and supplying cast-iron rings
and cast-iron covers therefor, and
for the levy and collection of spec
ial tax assessment upon contiguous
property to pay for the said local
Improvement, and that said 0rdi-
nance No. 27S Is on file in the Of
fee of the City Clerk Of said City of
Cairo, and that the whole of the cost
of said improvement, amounting to
the sum of Seven Thousand, Three
Hundred and Fifteen Dollars and SO
Cents tS7315S3l is, by the terms
of said Ordinance No. 27S. TO be paid
by special tax assessment of the
whole cost of said improvement ac-
eording to the benefits and In ac-
cordance with the provisions OF said
Ordinance, and an assessment there
|of having been made and returned
to the said Court, the final hearing
thereon will be had at the January
Probate Term, Of said County Court.
at the County Court House, in the
City Of Cairo. Illinois, on Monday.
the 9th day of January. A. d. 1918.
at the hour of nine o'clock q. m. of
said day, or as soon thereafter as the
business of the Court will permit.
All persons desiring may file OBJ
jeetions in said Court before said
day and may then and there appear
on the hearing and make their de-
Tense The said assessment Is pay
able In ten installments and all OF
said instaliments will bear interest
as provided by statute. at the rate OF
| five per cent per annum.
Dated at Cairo. Illinois, January
lffth, A. D 1918.
WALTER WARDER, =
| Commissioner.
1-tf-f3-14-15-16A7-1S
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ADVERTISEMENT.

The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed executor of the last VIII and
Testament of Patrick j. Purcell, late
OF the County of Alexander and
State of Illinois, deceased, hereby
gives notice that he will appear be-
fore the County Court of Alexander
County. at the Court House in Cairo
at the March term, A. D. 1918, of
said court, on the first Monday in
March next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said es-
tate are notified and requested to at
tend for the purpose of having the
same adjusted. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the under
signed.
Dated this 2Sth day of December
A. ID. 1912.
MICHAEL j. HOWLEY.
Executor.
1874 3w