The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-28
THE FUTURE. MIKADO.
LITTLE PRINCE MIccHl, WHOSE
HOROSCOPE is CAST DAILY.

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HOROSCOPE Is CAST DAILY.
The Training Of This Mighty Atom
Shows That While Japan is Up to
Date in Many Things There Eis Al
ways Blend Of tho Oriental With
the Western.
They have mighty atom in Japan
for the future Mikado will not be
three years old until April next.
Grandson Of the present emperor,
His Royal Highness Prince Micchi, is
strong, healthy, fusty boy, whose
FRANKS are already chronicled and mar
rated throughout Japan. even as are
those of the youngest princes Of the
English reigning house.
Japan Is up to date in many things,
but in everything there is always a
quaint blend of the oriental with the
western. The Mikado is not the least
little bit superstitiOus, and in spite Of
early influence, when he was taught
poetry and the arrangement of flow
ers, prefers everything about him to
be European. 1t is curious to learn,
therefore, that on the birth of Prince
Micchi court astrologers were set to
work to cast the baby's horoscope.
Indeed, it has been done every day
since The real fact is the people de-
mand that this should be done A
hnrnCnnn0 I'll
royal princes for rs centuries, and ev-
cry one in Japan was most anxious to
know what fate had in store for the
new baby. 1t was a small matter, and
both the Mikado and the Orown Prince
gave their consent to the mystic rites
and elaborate lamentations being per-
formed, though they have not the
smallest belief in the published re-
suits.
Before little Prince Micchi was six
months most elaborate imperial seal
had been made for his use" Here
again the ancient customs of Japan
were too powerful for the new western
ideas. In the land of the chrysan-
themum mans seal is his most i'm
portant possession. Forgery of seal
is punished more severely than rob-
berry. Consequently, baby Prince Mic
chi's seal became a matter at once of
the greatest Importance It had to be
different from that used by his father
Special artists worked at it for months
before suitable emblem was made
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or used by the prince.
The heir presumptive to the great
eastern throne has the distinction of
being the first baby of the royal house
of Jimmu Tenno who has been allowed
to grow his hair like an English baby.
Both his father and the Mikado, when
babies, had their heads shaved daily
by their nurses. 1t is on record that
when the emperor was seven days old
his mother displayed her talent as a
barber by shaving her sons tiny head
Then, as the hair grew, her chief de-
light was to experiment. with various
designs to discover the most becom-
ing. Sometimes she shaved the top
and the rim, and left tonsure, some
times she left only the rim, and some
times scalp lock and two other locks
only. This went on for quite six
years. Although Prince Micchi has
20 of the prettiest little Japanese
nurses imaginable, they are not allow
ed to practice their decorative tonso-
rial powers on the wee prince Count
Kawalmura, lifelong friend of the
Crown Prince, is superintendent Of the
royal nursery, and he regulates mat
tiers in a very stern fashion for Prince
Micchi's well-being. Not even a silk
en- cushion goes into the nursery un-
less the count has first seen it, and
has set his own hallmark of approval
and the princes seal to it.
Soon after the princes birth meas
ures were taken to eliminate the cal
mond eye" of his race. A painless lit
tie surgical operation was performed
An incision was made on the outer
point of the baby's eyelids in a
straight line for the barest part of an
inch. The lashes were then drawn
into shape and held firmly by piece
of acknowledgement sticking plas-
ter. The wound healed in less than a
week, and the effect now is that Prince
Micchi does not look bit like son
of the eastern island empire. The en-
bryo Mikado Micchi's wedding is al
ready under most serious discussion,
and quite three noble young ladies
goo-gooing with might and main in
Flowery Land nurseries have been Sc
lected as candidates for the future
rulers partner in life. BY the time
Prince Micchi wants a wife matters
may have progressed SO much that he
will possibly be allowed to contract a
love match. At present, however, the
law forbids it. Prince Micchi's wife
will be. may be has bee. selected
from the daughters of the highest
families in the land. In ad ion, he
is also entitled to choose infen wives
to the number of eleven from TIE best
families, and the position of such
wives is recognized
Curiously enough, custom will con-
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