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ducks about Toxic, and the Emperor has
great duckponds and duck-dItches in his
palace grounds into which the ducks come
and are caught by means of decoys. The
ponds cover acres, and they have embark
ments about them which are eut up by
little canals running out from the pond.
These canals are 80 lined with trees and
embankments that a man can easily hide
along them. The pond is studded with de-
coys, and grain is scattered about In the
canals as bait. The ducks light and go
up into the canals. where the Emperor
and the mobiles are concealed, each with a
net in his hand. They throw these over
the ducks. and they catch them In large
numbers. 1t requires great skill to throw
the net properly, but the Emperor has
caught scores of ducks in single day"
The Mikado is BY y means poor man.
he receives about So, SOC, 900 10 keep up his
palace and his household establishment
every year and he has large private for
tune. Mr.. Sannomiya, his grand asler
of ceremonies, told me that be knew all
about his investments and that he was a
good business man. He has great deal
of money in public land. He is not ex-
travagant in his living, and the customs of
Japan are such that he does not have to
entertain as extensively as the monarchs
OF Europe. He has magnificent turn outs
and rides about in great state. He opens
Parliament in person. and. at the back o f
the Senate chamber, behind the Presi-
dents chair, there is a little acove where
| he sits and from whence his address is
read to the members. lie has the appoint
ment of large number of the members of
Parliament, and the constitution is so
adroitly worded that he is still the almost
absolute ruler of Japan.
The Emperor of Japan is entitled to be
considered the most aristOcratIc ruler on
earth. The royal family OF Japan has
genealogical tree which reaches to heaven.
and their traditions state that the emperor
comes from the gods There have been
ia emperors OF Japan, and they all belong
co this family. The first one governed
japan just $500 years ago. He was ON the
throne long before Julius Caesar aspfred
to be the emperor of Rome, and 800 wears
before Alexander the Great tboupht he
had conquered the world. The ,Jananesa
have the history of all of their emnerors
from that time down to this, and they will
assure you that the Mikado is a lineaI d.
scendant oil the first emperor, whose name
was Jimmu Tenno.
Any other royal family would have RIM
out in less than this time. especially in an
isolated county like Japan, but the jan
anese have a law by which the Emperor
cannot marry one of his own family. Ha
has to marry the daughter of one of the
court mobiles, and the Empress is there.
fore not of royal blood. She is the dauph-
ter of Ichijo Takads, and she is said to be
a very bright woman. She comes from
Kioto, in Western Japan. and she was 1s
years old at the time she was married.
This was away back in 1868. and foreign
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There is no ruler in the world so In
teresting to-day as the Emperor of Japan.
lie has moved from his capital, Toxic, 400
miles westward to his naval station at
Hiroshima, and he has practically taken
control of his army. He has his Parlia
ment and his Cabinet with him, aud he is
directing the naval and military forces by
Telegraph. There Is no monarch in the
world who is less understood and of whom
the Worlo knows so little. You hear little
said about him in Japan, and the informa
ton which l got had to be worked for, and
II only came IN response to many CUES
tloEs. Among others whom intervs we'd
on the subject was his Majesty's grand
master of ceremonies, Mr.. Sannomiya. II q
told me hat the Emperor was the hardest
worked man in Japan. and that he had
directions to bring all kilograms that came
concerning the rebellion in Korea directly
10 him, no matter what hour of the night
they came. He said his whole day was
devoted TO work, and that he had his
fingers on nearly every branch Of the Gov.
eminent. 1 heard the same from other
Japanese statesmen, and the change in
japan is no more wonderful than the
change which has taken place in the
character of the Emperor.
The present Empe of Japan was kept
In sort of glass cage, fgnratively speak
Ing. during the first third of his lie He
was % years Of age last November. and he
was put on the throne at the age of Is.
This was when the Shotgun was still COM
mander-ln-chief of the army. and was
practically the ruler of Japan. | had AT
one time in Kioto guide furnished me by
the Governor of the city, and he took me
into the palace Of the Emperor, where the
present Mikado lived for the first part of
his life. and told me something about him.
AT this time he was so holy that no one
mentioned his name. When it was neces.
sary to write it letter was left ont from
reverence. Re was, like the Emperor of
China, sort Of a son of heaven, and he
was kept in his big palace, surrounded bv
bakers dozen or so of concuhines and a
lot of servants. Whenever he went out il
was in closed cart aud ha knew nothing
whatever of what was going on in Japan.
saw his throne. 1t looked more like a
four-poster bedstead than anything else.
1t was covered with fine white silk. and
the Emperor sat cross-legged on the floor
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and he had couple of swords on ables
beside him. / had to take off my shoes
before l was admitted into the palace and
] walked for about a mile over soft matted
floors. The palace is altogether japanese
in structure. 1t has sliding walls covered
with gold leaf and it is decorated with
paintings by the old Japanese masters.
i was in it that the Emperor received the
foreigners for the first time. This was
about twenty-six years ago and it was
shortly after that that he moved his court
TO Toxic. He has visited Kioto several
times since then and at one time came
back to open the railroad at Kobe.
The home of the Mikado at Toxic is far
different from these old Japanese palaces
in Kioto. He has a vast estate right in the
center Of the city, made up of hill and
valley, containing lakes and woods. and
vast one-story palaces. 1t is surrounded
by three meats, some of which are crossed
by marble bridges, and at all of which Won
find soldiers in modern uniforms. These
mOats are in places from 100 TO 200 feet
wide. They are filed with water and
magnificent lotus flowers float upon them
Oh sheets OF green leaves.
His palaces are now a combination of
10,
and the walls of many OF the rooms are
sliding ones, made of immense plate-glass
doors in lacquered frames. They are 40
arranged that a great number Of rooms
can be thrown into one, and many of the
parIors are large. Some are ceiled with
the most magnificent embroideries, an d
there is one room, which has a ceiling
OF gold-thrsad tapestry, the cloth covering
of which cost $4,000. Many of the floors
are inlaid, and they are all covered with
the finest and softest of white mats, on
the top of some Of which are 10 magnificent
rugs. l don't know how many rooms
there are in the palace buildings, but
they run we'll up into the hundreds.
There is one dining-rOom that will seat
100 reople. There are bathrooms and
drawing-rooms. libraries and studios, and
there are bedrooms finished in both
foreign and japanese style. The banquet
ing-haIl takes $40 square yards of mating
to cover it. ITS ceiling CLOVIS with gold.
and its walls are hung with the costliest
silk. There are six imperial studios in the
palace. and the throne chamber has cell
ing paneled with the Japanese crests. 1t
is here that the Emperor receives the
foreign Ministers, and he talks to them
thro ugh interpreters. They bow three
times when they come in, and also bow
three times when they back out, and
the receptions. as a rule, are very stiff on
the part of both the Mikado and the for
eigners.
The Emperor of Japan, according to the
people most closely connected with him at
Toxic. has by no means an easy Office to
NIL. japan now contains more than 49,
@ OOO.O 00 peoI lie. aud there are a bakers
dozen of political factions, many of which
are anxious TO create trouble. The chang
Ing condition of the people makes plenty
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They Are Skilled in the Art of
Using the Lasso.

They Are Skilled In the Art of
Using the Lasso.
1.-THE boys of New Mexico, Texas
and Arizona are all skilled in the art of
using the lasso," said Louis Edwards of
Santa Fe. II used to be in the ranch
ing line myself and once thought that
l could throw rope as straight
as any man living. But that was
before l had mixed to any extent with
the Mexicans. As good as the American
cowboys are, they can't hold candle to
Greaser when 1t comes to the roping bust
ness. They can do things with hemp that
no other mortals can ever hope to accom-
plish. AS the Australian ands out pre-
eminently in throwing the boomerang, so
does the ignorant son of the Land of God
and Liberty exceed all other men in this
one accomplishment.
"a Mexican will chase deer at full
speed, and while he guides his bronco
with one hand whirl his rope with un-
elring aim with the other, and 1t isn't
once in a thousand times that the moose
will fail to catch just where the rider
meant. A favorite trick with them
is to stick lot of long-handIed
knives In the ground close together within
the limits of narrow circle and bet with
outsiders that they can ride past at race
horse speed and pick up any one of the
knives designated with rope. They are
good marksmen with the rifle, too, but in
this regard the cowboys are fully their
peers. "-Washington Post.
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of work. You can never tell who is going
to fly off on a tangent. and the news
papers have to be carefully watched. The
Emperor keeps his eye on everything. At
least, was told So He rises early and
breakfasts about o'clock. He uses
knife and fork whenever he takes foreign
food, but be prefers the chopsticks at his
Japanese dinners. He eats both kinds of
food, and is very fond of rice, taking it
with every meal. He likes meats. and is
by no means averse to sweets. He usually
eats his breakfast alone and also his
lunch. His dinner is served in table
d'hote style and with all the European
accomplishments Contrary to the regu-
lar practice in Japanese families his
wife often sits down at the table with
him and also the Crown Prince. His
work begins as soon as his breakfast is
over. From O'Clock until IL ne re-
celves his ministers and discusses mat
tiers of state. After this he takes his
lunch, and then spends a little time in
reading newspapers. He watches closely
the Japanese press, keeps track of current
public opinion and. l venture, changes his
actions somewhat TO suit it. All the papers
are looked over for him and the passages
which he should see are marked. Ordi-
nary misstatements or criticisms he passes
over, but if newspaper becomes at all
dangerous he gives an order to his cens0rs
ana the newspaper is stopped. while its
editors are liable to be thrown into prison.
he has also the leading foreign papers. and
the articles of these which treat of Japan
are translated fog him, and be keeps track
of public opinion all over the world. He
takes our illustrated papers, and the arti-
eles relatng to the pictures in them are
sometimes translated. He does a great
! deal of work in the afternoon. but toward
evening goes out for exercise. He is a good
horseback rider and is fond of fine horses.
He has about 800 in his stables and these
are of all kinds. including a number of fine
hunters. The Emperor is fond of hunting
| and he has large game preserves where
there are deer and wild pigs. There are
plenty OF pheasants, and his majesty is
said to be very good shot.
There is one kind of game" said the
| man connected with the Government who
gave me the above information. (which
the Emperor is especially fond of and that
is duck-netting. There are lots of wild
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feet beneath the summit of the same

feet beneath the summit of the same
mountain.
The city of Paris is located on deposit
of fossiliferous earth that was in the main
built up at the bottom of some ancient sea
by the rain of infusoriae. Some years ago
a Partisan merchant wishing to make some
alterations in his building cut trench be-
meath it aud found to his amazement some
gigantic bones. The report was spread
that the grave of giant had been discov-
cred, but further Investigation showed
that it was whale, rorqual. the largest
of the tribe, and one that extended under
several buildings for distance of seventy
five fee:.
The Brighton England cliffs bear many
large whales, and the remains Of several
have been found from time to time-giants
whose skeletons were literally showed un-
der by the ancient rain of shells.
One of the most remarkable occurrences
relating to whales on dry land was OBJ
served and chronicled by Captain Pendle-
ton at Deception Island. While Iyin q
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-02
A QUEER QUEST.
Hunting for Whales in the
Mountains.
WHAT A PRosPEcToR FOUND.
Bones of a Rorqual Uncovered In
Paris - Some Astonished
Sailors.

was once invited to go fishing with q
friend Of geological leanings who assured
me that we would take some fish that
would surprise me in the matter of weight.
l joined him early in the morning and
found to my establishment that he was
equipped with pickax and shovel in
place of split bamboo, and instead of
entering the water we climbed a high
noun tain in the vicinity and fshed with
the tools, digging out some fine specimens
of fossil fishes, that in the long walk home
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of schiaccirta, country cake made of The
ordinary dark -four, favored with anise,
and put to rise like bread After the
shacciata, small cheeses were produced,
and, lastly, piles of waferlike biscuits,
(cialde). Meanwhile drinking had been
going on freely. In the middle of the
table stood two gigantic bottles OF
country wine, while smaller TASKS were
passed merrily about. When full justice
had been done to the wine, light liqueuI
called rinfresco was drunk out Of small
glasses, as we'll as another liquor. the re-
verse of light, consisting. we are told, OF
rum and gin, or rum and brandy.-Good
Words.
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A Wedding Breakfast.

The whole party, all of Pistoia, on the
Apennines, some forty in number, now
proceeded to the rinfresc0. On the
co arse, clean tabecloth lay great hunks
of excellent brown, homemade bread,
each piece about the size of an ordinary
loaf. These were eaten with slices of raw
ham abouta quarter of an inch thick. After
the bread and ham appeared huge pieces
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-02
CORSETS.
The French Still Anxious tc Know II
They Are Injurious.

fney Are Injurious.
Attention has been once more called In
France to the great corset question by a
petition from private individual to the
Chamber of Deputies against the wearing
of that garment as being injurious to the
health of the female part of the pop-
ulation. The Chan Der solemnly received
the petition as in duty bound. and passed
it on to committee for consideration.
In the mean time Paris journalist has
been gathering the opinions of notable
women on the subject. A great many de-
Dounce the corset. "Gyp'' declares that
it is awful. unhealthy and ungraceful,"
and that il turns all figures into one com
monplace mold, spelling the pretty ones
and doing nothing to improve those which
are ugly. Mile. Bartet of the Coincide
Franchise simply declares that it is
horror" and Mile. Jane Hading is OF
opinion that it is an iron hand in a velvet
glove, adding that since she has been to
America she is for the war Of Independence.
Mile. Darlaud thinks young women can
do witho out corset of any kind. and Mile.
| Rosa Bruck has never worn one. Mile,
Yyette Guilbert, ON the other hand. says
some women should wear 1t and othernot:
Nine. Reiane thinks it depends upon the
! style of costume whether it is desireable
to have one, and Mile. Reiche m berg gose
in frankly in favor of it, although she is
against tight lacing. Daily News.
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Hebrew cemeteries were always situated
without the walls Of the towns, the pres
enee of the dead being supposed to cause
pollution. This peculiarity is noticeable
also among the ancient Greeks.
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A comrade of Edwin Libby Post, G. A.
r.. of Rockland. Me-, has made with his
knife 100000 toothpicks within the last
three years, and sold them for the benefit
of the post
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-02

The oldest known coin comes FROM China.
1t is brass or copper. in block nearly
cubical, and weighs about pound.
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Statistics show that deaths from hydro
phooia are about equally divided between
all the seasons.
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At least 10000 died in Canton, Ctiua,
during the first SIX months of this year Of
the black plague.
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THE COWBOYS.

Copyright, 1894.
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from photograph taken while Mr. Carpenter in Toxic
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-12
HonOrs AyyrrC,rd.

The following is a list of the successful
students In Miss Maggie Leahy's music
school, which final exercises took place
on Monday evening:
For Rapid Progress-Silver Medal
Misses Maggie Augustine. opal Earnest
and Theresa Donahue.
A gold medal was offered for class ex-
celience, and was drawn by Miss Minnie
Thon.
To the younger class was awarded n
silver medal and 1t was drawn by Miss
Eta Paris.
Distinctions were awarded TO the COM
petitors for medals as follows: Misses
Mary Mccarthy. Kate Murphy, Rosa Car
reras, Mamie Eubank Mamie Mccarthy,
Mamie Carrera, Estelle Duke Rosa
Samuels. Pearl Wade. Alice Cowardln,
Lille Splitting, Julia Maynes, Mary Low,
Sadie Marks. Mollie Rhoads, Blanche NAL
lory Florence Hirshberg. Estelle Paris,
Fannie VIM, Eta Paris, Lille Kantro-
WITT, Fannie Goldstein, Mary Dobson.
Lille Goldstein, Nellie Leahy, Nellie Suih-
van. Rosa Grasberger. Loretto Leahy. and
Masters Willie Greaner. James Earnest.
Joeeph La Frattea, Thomas Leahy and
Hyman Marks.
Miss Rosa Thon was awarded a pre-
MUM Tor Improvement in vocal music
Yesterday the whole school attended
a, picnic at Forest Hin Park given by
Miss Leahy
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-12
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Day.
BY II. y. Chaflln & CO..
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
No. north Tenth street

j f FARM TX Knows IS YELLoW TAV-
ERN, IN HENklCO COUNTY, on
BRo6K TrRNPIKE, ABOUT SIX
MILES FROM RICHMOND. CONTAIN,
mo ABOUT 10 ACKES.-By virtue Of
n deed OF trust dated March 4, 1880. re-
corded I'm Henrico County Court. In Deed
Book 12y a, page 3sS and at request OF
beneficiary, default having been made in
payment Of debt secured, and In obe-
dicnce to a decree Of Henrico County
Circuit Court entered June D. 1924. viii
sell by public auction. on the premises, on
WEDNESDAY, July Is 1894.
at 2 o'clock =. NJ, the PROPERTY DE-
SCRIBED IN SAID DEED as follows.
All that certain tract Of land containing
10 72-lO0 acres, with the buildings and
improvements thereon, lying and being IN
Henrico county, on the Brook turnpike
about six miles north Of Richmond,
known as yellow Tavern" and bounded
as folows-tO-wit: On the west by the
Brook turnpike, on the north bye Gar
pena, on the east by Or. Moore and King.
and on the south by Haynes, being
part OF the land allotted in the division
OF the land Of James Hills estate, and
= ACRES 1l3 conveyed BY deed dated ro Apr
Court, Deed Book 06, page AS, and
2 5.735-l0 900 acres conveyed by deed
dated February 20, 1874, and recorded in
menri 90 County Court Deed BOOK w.,
Of the best roads ledfing into the city.
and that section Of country has been
greatly improved, and Major Ginter Is
Sun making improvements to the roads
and lands. This sale offers q chance
for a good investment.
TERMS; Cash for expenses of sale. any
taxes due, and 70 pay note OF Sl,5QO
with interest from March 4, 1898. and the
balance in two equal instruments, at one
and two years, from date of sale. with
s per cent; interest. and title retained
Till deferred payments are made and con-
veyance ordered by the Court. Said
sale is made subject TO the approval Of
the Court. II. Il. CHAFFIN, Trustee.
r. b, CHAFFIN q, CO., Auctioneers.
jyG-td
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-12

BY virtue Of a deed Of trust from
Robert Armistead TO the Undersigned,
dated May H. 1856, and recorded in the
clerks Office Richmond Chancery Court,
Deed Book 1870 A. page 1913. default hay
ing been made in the payment OF GER
tain note therein secured, and being re-
quested by the beneficiary 50 10 do,
Will offer for sale on
SATURDAY, the DIST Day Of July, 1894,
NJ. THE BALANCE OF THE PROP
ERTY MENTIONED in said deed and
unsold, as follows; All that certain LOT,
PIECE, or PARCEL OF GROUND,
and other improvements thereon, situate,
lying. and being in the said city OF
Richmond. beginning on the south line
of Cary street, at its Intersection with
the east line Of Foushee street, and run
ming eastwardly along the south side of
said Cary street 63 feet and A inches,
thence at right angles and in a south
wardly direction 100 feet 10 inches 10
an alley 10 feet wide. thence along the
north line of said alley to FOushee
street thence along the east line OF
Foushee street TO the point of beginning.
These houses contain about 10 or II
rooms each with modern Improvements,
and are now we'll rented, and Will prove
a good investment TO any one desiring
to purchase.
TERMS: The deed requires cash. but
by consent Of the beneficiary, the fol-
lowing terms Will be accepted: The pur-
chaser of Tenement No. /, east Cary.
which fronts "a 9-12 feet, more or less
10y l55 1912 feet 10 an alley, VIII assume
mortgage Of $1,000, with interest at q
per cent. from May Is. 1894 having two
years and nine months 10 run.
The purchaser Of Tenement No. 2. adj
joining. which fronts 10 G-12 feet, more
or less, by 155 1912 feet. VIII assume
a mortgage Of $500, with interest from
June 10, 1884, having twelve months TO
run.
The purchaser of Tenement No 3. with
assume a lien of $1,000. with Interest
at 6 per cent, which will be due October
8. 1894. The balance Of the purchase
money will be paid one-third cash. and
the residue in six, twelve. and eighteen
months. with interest added. and Sc
cured by a deed Of trust on the property.
..,o JOHN A. COKE,
ylo-llt Trustee