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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-10
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He is at Dr. Caffyn's office. There are
only three persons before him-an elder
ly lady, with a small boy, who wriggles
uneasily in his chair, and young girl,
who sits alone alone at the table, turn
ing over a volume of John Leech's draw
Jugs. Burton seats himself by one of the
heavily curtained windows and falls into
a reverie.
After awhile the opening of a door
in The hall, faint murmur and a light
football warn the last victim that his
hour has come He rises and follows the
servant.
'Quite so,' remarks DIR. Caffyn, thin,
weasel faced man, after examining his
patient. "Quite so. You are-er-er'
vainly hunting for his card.
Burton is my name-barrister and
journalist
''Quite so!' repeats the physician. with
the air of one arriving with some difficult
ty at the truth. Hard worked in your
profession, Mr.-er-BurtOn?"
mo; not very much. l have not been
able for much lately, owing to that faint
ness 1 told you of. Would l not be the
better for change of air to brace me up
little Dr. CaHyn!
1.-The fact is, says the physician, lean
ing back in his chair and lingering his
eyeglass-"the fact is, my dear sir, | can
give you only 4 poor report of your
health. Nothing that I-or any one else
can give you viii do you much good
'Plainly speaking, DR.. Caffyn," he says,
rousing himself at last, chow long have |
to live?'',
Not more than n few months, l fear"
returns the other feelingly. Five or six
at most. But you may find some tempo
rary relief from this" handing the pre-
scription and rising. Come and see me,
Mr.. Burton, when you like. Avoid worry,
excitement, late hours and-er-good
morning"
He passes through the still hall into
the blazing sunlight once more-the life
giving sunshine which will never again
minister health and strength to him.
A letter awaits him at his chambers
Mechanically he opens it. What does
it matter? What does anything matter
now?-
1t is from Kite & Prabble, the pub
fishers, to the effect that the first edi-
ton of Mr.. Burton's novel, ''Thothmes,"
having been exhausted in three weeks,
they purpoSed gong to press with
second edition i'll view of the unprece-
dented demand. Meanwhile they in
closed a check for $500, in terms of
contract and remained his obediently-
TOO late" he exclaims bitterly. "Too
later'
$50 you really like the book?"
"Yes, very much" she replies 81
have never read anything which touched
me so deeply"
They were walking in a Devonshire
lane, the niece of the rector of Dalling-
ton and Burton. The people at the
rectory were old friends of his family,
and it was there that he had met Emile
Conyers.
The book they had just been discussing
was ''Thothmes," his own anonymous
novel, but he had not told her he was
the author. Not worth while now, he
thought to himself.
Tell me something you like in 'Thoth-
mes Miss Conyers, II read it lately"
''Oh, well, there is that fine passage
about recognition-no, recollection, rath-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-10

THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MONTsERRATE.
escape impossible, he called upon the
Virgin Mary to preserve him and prom
ised to devote his life and fortunes to
the cause of Christ if his life were
spared. Instantly the maddened bull
fell to the earth with his legs broken,
and there appeared in resplendent
cloud of dazzling whiteness the Holy
Virgin. with the Christ Child upon her
knee. She gave to the frightened farmer
a message to build upon that spot
sacred shrine, at which all mankind
might worship. and where the faithful
would be healed of physical ills. -
The devout and believing tiller of the
soil was true to the obligation he had
entered upon and straightway COM
meDced to fulfill his promise. With the
assistance of his neighbors, he cut away
the crest of the mountain and erected
Of massive masonry the sanctuary Of
Montserrate. The church grew rapidly
in power and influence. and its wealth
increased enormously from year to
year Miracles are said to have been
wrought within its walls, and the story
of them spread throughout Porto Rico,
and even to the neighboring islands
Here. it is declared, the blind have been
made to see, the deaf to hear. the dumb
to speak and the manned to walk.
The number and gratitude of the pill
grims is attested by gifts of gold, superb
vestments. canopies of almost priceless
value, rare paintings and splendid al
tars. The massive iron chests in the
anteroom are filled with vast treasures,
the value of which is known only to
the worthy padre in charge. This is
Father Antonio Gonzalez, who has been
stationed here "a years. He takes great
delight in exhibiting the rare treasures
of his church and in reciting the tales
of the miraculous cures that have been
wrought at its shrine. He is in thor
ough sympathy with American rule
in Porto Rico and is a firm friend and |
admirer of Colonel Burke, who has dill
gently guarded tile church from plum
derers since he has been in command OF
the department of Mayaguez.
PErER RICHARDS
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-10
PLAYING AT PARLIAMENT.
A New Game Which FIourishes In
the schools of Japan.

An ingenious schoolteacher in Japan
recently conceived the idea CT having
his pupils hold sessions similar to those
of the japanese parliament, and so sue
cessful has this noble idea proved that
it is now being generally adopted
through the schools of the country. 1t
has also attracted the attention of
many Europeans and certain leading
Journals in Germany and France claim
that schoolteachers in every country
might well follow the example of the
Japanese professor.
In his school the principal plays the
part of the prime minister. and three
teachers represent respectively the min
listers of public instruction, of war and
of the navy. Three of the senior scholars
take the part of privy councillors, and
the oldest professor acts as president of
the parliament, the place of vice presi
dent being taken by the professor of
history. Other professors and pupils
act the parts of speaker, secretary of
state and the other official personages
attached to the parliament.
At the opening session, which was
held in the large schoolroom of the high
school at Sendai. city in the north of
Japan, an embryo member of parlia
ment presented for discussion bill for
the abolition of all examinations. The
principal champion of the bill was
young student named Kato. He spoke
for two hours in its favor. paying not
the slightest attention to the many in
terruptions which were made by the
deputies on the crowded benches. The
newspapers next day gave long ac-
count of his speech and predicted for
him brilliant parliamentary career if
he decided to enter public life.
The speakers who followed him were
not so fortunate. One of them indeed
was SO embarrassed by the Interruptions
from the benches that he lost his head
completely and was fain to turn aside
and swallow a cup of tea, after which
he hastily left the platform. A curious
feature of the session was the gayety
of all those who took part in it. Stu
dents, as we'll as professors, did not hes
itate to lay stress on the weak points of
the grave dignitaries whom they rep
resented, and many hearty laugh was
aroused by the skillful manner in which
they portrayed the leading Legislators
of their country. This first session last
ed for seven hours, and it might not
have ended then if the prime minister
had not remarked that it was time for
dinner.
Evidently there will be no lack of
candidates for parliamentary honors in
Japan. at least during the present gen.
eration.-New York Herald.
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er. l liked that-about remembering
what is happening now as having oc
CURED at some far back date of ones
life By the bye"-this with a vivid
blush-''that reminds me! Do you
know, Mr.. Burton, l am quite sure that
| have seen you somewhere before we
met here? l can't remember where,
though have tried-somewhere, not
long ago"
Il am sure l can't say" he says quiet
ly, looking down into her frank brown
eyes. Il don't think we have met be-
fore, and yet-ah, well! Perhaps it is
only the same curious feeling you were
just speaking of. and to which l allude-
IL mean the author of 'Thothmes' al
ludes-in your favorite passage. Do
you know that the psychologists tell us
now that all that sort of thing arises
from a mere twisting of our nerve
tibers?"
Of course. before their stroll had ended
he had confessed to the authorship of the
novel-for an author is an author,
though he may have only few months
to live. And he also told her-gently-
of his approaching fate.
She was only young girl, but she had
a woman's heart, and as he told his sad
story and how fame was coming to him.
all too late, her eyes were wet with sym
pathetic tears.
"0ne word with you, Burton, before
you go out" quoth the rector of Dalling
ton a few days later. You remember
telling me about that London physician
you consulted and who gave you such a
bad account of your health. What was
his nameT
"Caffyn - Dr. Caffyn - Cavendish
square,
All i thought so. Did you happen
to know him at all before you consulted
him."
mo; not at all l went to him by a
friends recommendation"
MY dear fellow" said the rector. eff
fusively, putting his hands on the others
shoulders, Il have something to tell you.
Take it easily, now-don't get fiurried."
Here he whispered something.
You don't say 500"
Eyes, it is a positive fact. Why, my
niece here was nearly frightened out of
her wits by the same man not many
weeks ago.. He told her she had only Il
month or two to live. l fancy DIR.
sentences on people. In fact, they say
is dying of some incurable malady him
Eelf, and this colors his diagnosis"
1t is the same Devonshire lane in
which they are walking-a trihe closer
together than before.
you gave me a new lease OF life
darling he whispers.
why, it was Sir Percival who did
that she answers, roguishly; or was it
Kite & Prabble?'
You arch tease! No, Milly; if it had
not been for YOU | would by this time
have died from the fear of DEATH
Don't he foolish. BY the way, when
are you TO begin the new novel your pub
fishers are writing for?"
oh, soon. Whenever certain cere-
mOny is over" he replies laughing.
Have you got hero for it?'
mo hero in it, Only q heroine
"What is her name?"
"Alilly! And the title of the book, Re
called TO Life London News
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Bill was one. The story dates from the
night attack Captain Clarke, who was
fine soldier and who seemed never to
sleep, hurried back from the trenches
to where the men of the company slept
and cried: ITO armsl Get upl They
are coming at usl''
One or two men sprang to their feet,
and few sat up and drowsily rubbed
their eyes. The rest slept peacefully on,
dreaming of home perhaps. They were
dead tired. Then Captain Clarke began
to swear. We will hope that in tie
excitement of the occasion the Angel
Gabriel failed to set it down against
the captain. Clarke began to swear and
to go from man to man, kicking each
one in turn. 1--WE are attacked Rally
at the trenches!" he shouted.
But still the weary, tagged out men
were Glow. They reused, but seemed
unable to shake off the meshes of slum-
Der which clogged their brains.
''For goodness sake, boys, wake up!"
cried the captain, and then, with sud
den inspiration, he shouted. Company
F. play ball!''
That settled it. The men were wide
awake in an instant, and, led by their
captain, every man dashed for the
trenches to the relief of the detail al
ready there, and the enemy was thrust
back--as history will tell Wilt
mantle journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-10
PORTO RICO'S SHRINE
STORY OF THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY
OF MONTSERRATE.
Many Pilgrims Said to Have Been
Miraoalously Cured of Bodily In
frmities at the Lourdes of the An
tiIIes-A Historic Spot.
Especial ,Correspondence.l

tiIIes-A Historic Spot.
Especial Correspondence
MAYAGUEZ, Porto Rico, June L.
This progressive city of so, 900 inhabi
tants, the third in importance and
population in our new insular posses
sion in the Antilles, seems to be grow
ing and prospering under the beneticent
rule of the United States, and the peo-
pie seem to be thoroughly satisfied with
the existing conditions. 1t is decidedly
a modern city, with clean streets, good
drainage, pure and abundant water,
street railways. newspapers. schools and
savings banks. There is large export
trade in sugar, molasses. coffee. hides
and fruits.
In striking contrast with this bus
tling, up to date city is the tiny tile
rooted hamlet of Hormigueros, about
four miles southeast of Mayaguez. 1t
is spot of both historic and devotional
interest The village, which is made
up of few struggling, ancient and
weather stained houses, is situated on
rough, rocky, barren mountain side
of blackened volcanic formation.
Oddly enough. it was here two de-
cisive events occurred which had
most important bearing ON the future
of Porto Rico. 1t was the scene of the
last of the deadly struggles between
the armed hosts of the Castilian kings
and the sullen. retreating and defeated
aborigines, which completed Spanish
domination of the island. Almost upon
the same spot in the end of this nine
teenth century the Spanish army made
its last defiant, though Ineffective,
stand in the western hemisphere.
Overlooking the struggling village of
Hormigueros and at the end of the
roadway leading through it stands
Montserrate. lofty mass of rock, up
which ascends stairway of hundred
steps hewn from the solid rock. These
steps lead to small plateau formed by
cutting away the apex of a mountain
peak This level place is surrounded
by low stone wall, within which in
closure stands the venerated Santuario
de Nuestra Sonora de Montserrate-
the Church of Our Lady of MChtserrate.
1t is the Lourdes of the Antilles, and to
its shrine have focked the faithful for
900 years, seeking healing for their
bodily infirmities. The story of its
founding is told in the old records:
''Shortly after settlement of Porto
Rico by the Spaniards husbandman
was clearing the forest growth from
his crown grant in the wild Hormi-
gueros mountains and breaking the
soil with rude wooden plow drawn by
a bull, when, the intense rays of mid
day sun having made toll painful to
both man and beast, he released the
bull from the plow, in order that the
animal might seek food and water.
AS soon as he obtained his freedom the
hull turned upon his master and at
tempted to gore him to death. Vainly
did the man endeavor to avoid the at
tacks of the infuriated animal. Finding
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-10
Mineral Names.

In view of the abundance Of material
from which to select and the illimitablc
field Of invention, there seems TO be no
good reason for descending to the numer-
ais to designate towns and villages in
this country, yet there are at least IL
postotfices in the United States that pos
Sess no other official name than that of "A
common numeral. Here they arc:
Seven, Tennessee; Fourteen. West Vir-
ginia; Fifteen, Ohio: Sixteen, Montana;
Seventeen, Ohio; Thirty-nine. Alabama
Forty-eight, Tennessee; Seventy-six. Ken
lucky; Seventy-six, Missouri; Seventy
six, Pennsylvania; Eighty-four, Pennsyl-
vania; Eighty-eight, Kentucky, and Nine
ty-six, South Carolina
This does not include Quarter, Tennes-
see; Duo, Tennessee; Duo, West Virginia,
or Ninetimes, South Carolina.-Youth's s
Companion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-10
AN UNBURIED SKULL.
The Weird story of the Ghost Of
BOynton Agnes Hall.

Boynton Agnes Hall.
Boynton Agnes Hall, the country seat
of Sir Henry SomervilIe Boynton, whc
has so recently died has one of the
most extraordinary ghost stories at
tached to it. The house, which was de-
signed by lingo Jones, is a large and
picturesque red brick building, partly
in the Tudor and partly in the Eliza
bethan and Jacobean styles. The in
iarior, which was decorated by Rubens,
fontains some magnificent apartments,
including a grand hall, with a finely
carved screen, behind which is splen-
| did staircase. Over the mantelpiece in
the hall there was a curions representa-
tion of the Empire of Death in the
time of Elizabeth the hall and estates
became vested in three sisters. coheir-
esses, who determined to have erected
for themselves and their descendants
the present mansion. instead of the old
er building
The Youngest of the three sisters,
who bad taken special interest in the
erection of the new house. was brutally
maltreated ny some ruffians when pay
ing visit To Harpham Hall. the resi-
dence of Lady st. Quentin, and died
very shortly after Before her death
she made her sisters promise that her
head should be removed from her body
and preserved within the hall, to re-
main there forever. She also left
tvpirl 10 ft,tn Of tho
house that if they disobeyed these in
functions she would render tho place
uninba hitable.
Her sisters, who had only made the
promise to pacify her, had the body in
tered in the church without decapita-
tion. A very short ti1ne sfterward such
terrible disturbances took place in
Boynton Agnes Hall that the servants
refused to remain in it, and it became.
in truth, impossible to live there. The
two sisters then consulted with the
vicar of the parish and had the coffin
brought mp from the vault, and, on
opening it, found the head severed from
the body and rapidly assuming the ap-
pearance Of feshless skull The skull
was duly brought to the house and
placed on a table in the hall, where,
with the exception of very short
periods, it has remained ever since.
On one occasion maidservant Sc
cretly threw it from window on to a
wagon, which remained immovahle IN
til, terror stricken with what she had
done, the girl confessed. and the skull
was restored to its place. At another
time the Boynton of the day, ignoring
or disbelieving his ancestress' power.
caused the skull to be buried in the
garden. The result was that dreadful
wailings and numerous unexplained
crashings were heard about the hall,
and the skull had to be again rein
stated. London Mail.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-10
Paid n Shilling to Kiss the Queen

The death is announced in Essex of
an old woman whose sole title to fame
is that she once kissed the queen for a
shilling. Instead of receiving the shill-
ing, she paid it. 1t happened long
time ago. A school of girls met the
baby, Victoria, cut with her nurse and
offered shilling each for permission to
kiss her. The nurse made about SO by
the transaction. The Duke of Kent
cher majesty father) reprinlanded her
and said that in future she must never
take less than guinea per kiss. In
honor of the event the schoolgirls form
ed themselves into the Society of the
Queens Kiss and sent in fulsome ad-
dresses from time to time The old
woman in Essex was ths last survivor
Chicago Tribune
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-10
aOBBERYAND ROMANCE
How Tiburcio Palma Stole the
Belle of I ecate.
WEIRD STORY OF OLD MEXICO.

Mounted on Stolen Horse, the Bold
est of the Bandits Abducted the
Daughter of Don Emi1io-WiId and
FruitIess Chase.
Tiburcio Palma. a notorious but gal
liant Mexican bandit, recently abducted
Tonia Castenada. the beautiful daughter
OF Don Emilio Castenada and belle of all
the countryside in and around Tecate.
TIburcio. with 4 price on his head, rode
into TccatC. up even INTO the dooryard
of the Cdstcnilda rancho, and stole away
this beauty Tor whom all the men of the
border have been signing in vain. Up in
TO his saddle he whisked her, and away
they flew on single pony SO swift and
sure that no trace of them has been
found to this day.
1t was Il stolen pony at that.
Don Emilio was absent with his boys,
says the San Francisco Chronicle, round
ing up drove of steers, and nobody but
aged Donna Maxima and a young cousin
named Cruz was there to guard the
flower of the rancho. Donna Maxima
was asleep on the piazza. Cruz and Tonia
were roaming idly in the garden like two
fairies. stealing forth, when nobody was
about. to see the flowers bloom. Up rode
lone horsemau.
'Nho is that man. Tonia? 2 asked Cruz,
withdrawing TO the shelter of the piazza.
Tonia did not move. Perhaps she rec
ogniZcd the tall. 1.-THE figure under its be-
spangled sombrero-perhaps she was
merely curious.
When he had thrown himself from his
pony and strobe into the garden and up
to the beautiful Tonia. Cruz gave an ex-
clamation of amazemeDt and terror.
Go away, stealer of horses and killer
of men, she cried (she had heard of a
fight between Tiburcio and Thomas Val
verde over at Jacumba a few weeks be-
fore, in which poor Nalverde' had been
foolish enough to let Tiburcio get the first
shot; go away, for your life! Don EN-
lilo, my uncle, with 20 men, is upon your
track even now for stealing yon pinto
gelding. Tonia, Tonia, come into the
house and let the bad man go!''
Thus cried Cruz. bit Tonia only staid
and smiled back into the smiling face so
close to her own: nor did she think to re-
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buke the arm which encircled her waist
Perhaps, alas, the poor girl could not
move, sos tightly did the brawny arm
press her frail form III restraint.
AS for Tiburcio, he certainly did not
waver for moment at Cruz's words,
and he glanced with visible apprehension
at the pinto gelding paving the earth
just outside the garden gate. There was
sense in the girls warning. He gave a
quick glance at her and then at the old
woman blissfuliy slumbering ten steps
away. From these two powerless pro-
tectors his gaze returned to the passive
form in his arms; thence it swept to the
pinto gelding champing its bit under the
palm tree by the gate.
Caramba, would it be possible?
Why not? They were on his trail.
Very well. he would give them some
thing to chase him for. Cruz swooned
away in the old donna's lap az what hap
pened i'll the next few seconds. She saw
the terrible Palma gather the light form
from the ground, fly with it across the
garden and through the gate and lift it
to the horses ueck as he himself sprang
into the saddle. And the last of the aw-
full picture to stamp itself upon her mind
was TiburciO's evil face smiling back
over his shoulder and laughing and ours
ing defiance to the whole CastesAa fam
lily, Don Emilio, the boys and all, while
The pinto gelding, with the precious Tonia
across its neck, tore out upon the road
ind started furiously for the mountains.
Cruz's shrek as she fell reused old
Donna MaXima. She was just in time
to see the pinto gelding and it's load dis
appear up the lane. If she was slow to
awake. she was quick to grasp a situa-
ton when it fell upon her. The fate of
Ionla she took in a: a gasp. Calling
loudly to the servants inside the house.
she rose like a giantess to the rescue.
Cruz was turned over to a maid, and
the task of reaching Don Emilio with a
message was intrusted to second The
old don was two miles away, but the girl
got pony out of the barn, took turn
of the halter around IFS nose, sprang
upon its bare back and galloped away as
only ranch girl can when saddles and
brides are scarce.
Apparently everything was done that
could be done, yet he got away The
last reported glimpse of him was old
Donna MaXima view of the pinto geld
ing and its two riders as they disappear.
ed up the lane by the Castenada garden