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Show . u ; Vast Sum Long Tied Up. Thirty-five years ago In Birmingham, Birming-ham, England, a man died whose will wns contested, but Anally allowed by tho court. The provisions of it were I not to coitm into force in a quarter j of a centr-y, so that though he left j, four million sterling to be divided f among three persons, ono of them in J tho meantime had died in the work- j house. Their relatives, including the I deceased pauper's heirs, are numerous, numer-ous, and all In a humble position in life. Some are factory operatives, some cabmen, some beer-shop keepers. After' twenty-five years of hope, despair de-spair and heartburning, this millionaire's million-aire's wealth is about to be divided. |