Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-01-12

besides large private fortune. Mr.
Sannomiya, his Grand Master of Ccre-
monies, told me that he was good
business man He ha- great deal of
money in public land.
The Emperor OF Japan i entitled to
be considered the most aristocratic
ruler on earth. The royal family of
Japan has genealogical tree which
reaches 10 heaven, and their traditions
state that the Emperor comes from the
gods There have been ~ Emperor,
OF Japan. and they all belong To this
family. The first one governed Japan
Just about 300 years ago lie was
ON the throne long before Iuleus Caesar
a>pired 10 be the Emperor of Rome
and 500 wears before Alexander the
Great thought he had conquered the
world The japanese will assure you
that the Mikado i Il lineal descendant
Of the first Emperor, .Immu Tenno.
Any other royal family would have
run out in les than than this time,
especially in an i>>olaicd country like
Japan, but the Japanese have a law
by which the Emperor cannot marry
one OF hi> own family. He has to
marry the daughter Of one OF the court
mobiles The Empress, therefore, i
not Of royal blood She i, u very
bright woman, aud WAS but eighteen
wears old at the time she was married
This was away back in 1868, when
foreign ways had not vet obtained in
the empire. Her Majesty wore nj
that time japanese clothes, and she
followed, am told. the custom of
shaving off her eyebrows and blacken-
ing her teeth Later on, however, her
Majesty changed her ideas about this
matter, and her eyebrows have again
grown out and her teeth are n white
as those of an American girl She Is
al the front OF all movements for the
introduction of the Western civilian
ton, especially any innovation that
promises to better the condition Of
japanese women. She has hospitals
and schools, for she is one Of the most
charitable of monarchs. She is not
fond OF society, and she Is almost Is
busy as the Emperor. She has her
own secretaries, and her time Is taken
up with reading, study. receptions and
charitable work She is very fond Of
riding.
There are number of ladies con.
nected with the palaces ut Toxic, who.
like many wild flowers, are "born to
blush unseen" though they do not
waste their sweetness on the desert
air refer to the secondary wites Of
the Emperor. You hear nothing about
these in Toxic, for they are kept as
much as possible in the aekground.
But from time immemorial the En-
peror has been allotted Il cartein num-
ber OF secondary wives and there are,
| am told, twelve Of these in the palace
grounds. They have establishments
of their own, and are the daughters of
mobiles. The Crown Prince i the son
Of one OF them, his mothers name
being Nine Ianagiwara.
The Crown Prince was sixteen years
old last September lie is very
bright boy. dark faced and almond
eyed, Of the most pronounced japanese
type. He has an establishment Of his
own inside the palace grounds. with
his own servants. guards and attend
ants.
1t has hitherto been the law in Japan
that il woman was not married hv Il
certain age, the authorities picked ont
a man and compelled him te inarry
her. The Mikaio has abolissed this
usage. In the future japanese women
will be allowed to live and die maids
as in European countries.
\ Silver Creek woman who started
out to earn 81 for church purposes,
contracted to shave her husband ten
times tor the money. Ia relating her
experience she said she was quite sue.
cessiul in her undertaking. cutting
only few gashe> in his face, which
she puttled up without much difficulty
William Goldby, Of Trimble, Ten
ne>see, recently took refuge under
popular tree during n thunder storm.
Lightning struck the tree and severely
stunned Goldby, vino lay unconscious.
exposed 10 the rain. When conscious.
ness returned he WAS Mortified 10
discover that hi. skin had been turned
a black as that Of an African. aud it
has remained 50 ever since.
johnny, who had been much inter
e>ted in American history. thought he
would test grandpa's historical knowi-
edge, 30. as the old gentlemen was
reading his paper, Johnny began
Grandpa, do YOU know what great
war broke out in ls12?'
The Old man slowly raised his eyes