The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-27

Car drawn by bull0CkS c~0nSeCrated to
his imperial use. When he died, 1t was
believed that he entered at once into the
company OF the gods.
The present emperor Ii somewhat
taller than the average Japanese. He
does not look nearly SO imposing in his
European garments, which were adopt
cd some years ago, as he would in the
old style imperial japanese robes His
complexion is described by q traveller as
being about the color of coffee with
plenty of milk, his eyes are OF a bril-
liant black, and his eyebrows have the
arch which in Japan Is considered in
dicative of ~aristocratic breeding. His
person il somewhat stopped, and this is
believed to have been caused By his re-
tanning the old time japanese custom
of sitting upon the door during his early
years This has now been long ahAn-
doned. He now not only sits ON chairs as
Europeans and Americans do. but he
also takes his meals at table and eats
with knife and fork
It il the ambition OF MutsuhitO 30
adopt whatever he considers best In the
ways Of western civilized men and TO
procure the adoption by his people and
his government of western methods of
living and OF doing business 30 far as ID
desirable and practicable. He shows
himself TO his subjects at brief inter
walls. he sometimes rides horseback ON
these occasions, and when he dos 20 ID
accompanied by the imperial guards
after the manner of the czar Of Russia
and the emperor of Germany. Some
times the mikado drives, and his car
riages, which were imported from some
European country, were tine wondsr Of
all Japan when he got them. He gives
q great amount of attention TO, .kle NJ
fairs of government and also to the con-
duct OF his own personal business mat
ters. These latter are Of considerable
magnitude, for he In In his own right q
very rich man and 10 allowed d salary
of ca, 800, 600 q year TO maintain The
imperial establishment The number ID
persons included In his household Ii
very large. and it would be interesting,
IL there were space at command. &c
speak Of it In detail Among the on.
cials are included nine physicians The
culinary department il considered oi
great importance, 90 great indeed thai
Iwakura, O prince but once removed
from the imperial blood, Ii grand mas
ter OF the kitchen and the cooks
Ever since his accession to the throne
Mutsuhito has BEEN devoted 30 the army
and navy. He has been In the habit d
reviewing the troops several times each
year; and his ordinary costume ID ths
uniform Of an officer In the Japanese
army. During his reign the military
forces Of the empire have been broughtt n
On exceedingly high grade Of efficiency.
He lii fond Of outdoor sports of various
sorts, especially hunting but although
no il himself a good all around sports
man he often prefers 10 watch the 9th
ers rather than 70 take part
It ID easy TO pee that the emperor d
Japan must be b busy man. He rise'
early, has breakfast by himself at T d
8 O'Clock In the morning, and BY
o'clock Ii ready Co receive his minister
in his study. Audiences with them les
until IL. when he takes lunch. Aftel
lunch he reads the Japanese papers q
| the day and foundations Of articles re
ferring 10 Japan from American NM
| European periodicals. When he has IN
ished his reading. he devotes some tina
20 exercise or recreation, and dinner
sometimes with the empress and some
times alone, follows He has newer b.
time 10 learn the European languages
much 70 his regret
The empress HI about tho Same h6s :
her husband Until d few years Ag0 -
wore the old Japanese costame, but nos
ahe dresses I'm European style. Both y
personally very popular. and the erapez
or's declaration Of WA against Chin
Ina caused one Of the greatest outbuEsa
IL patriotism the land Of the chxysax
<heFIYra his ever seen.