The Washington times., 1906-10-22
JAPANESE PRINCE
IN FRENCH ARMY
His Royal Highness Meisama
Soon to Come to United
States.
TO STAY AT WEST POINT
Will Study Methods of Educating
American Officers Before Return
ing to Island Kingdom.

PAhlS. oct. 22.-Prince Meisama a
nephew of the Mikado OF Japan is one
of the most up-to-date and enlightened
OF all Eastern princes. and the exper-
lence he is now giving himself shows
how much he intends 10 be in The fore
front OF civilization
Prince Meisama has just taken ser
vice for time as an officer in the
french army. his wish being To study
the methods in military affairs obtain
Ing In this country
When this period OF probation is over,
the prince intends going to America. and
VIII stay for a time at West Point, for
'he special purpose of studying the
methods of educating officers in the
American army. His highness is sure
or a hearty welcome in American So
ciety.
Crushed Man Sensation.
The huge sensation Of the moment in
Paris IS the ''Echase vivant." or the
Man crushed alive" which everybody
IN the city is crowding TO see
nightly at the FolIes Bergere. This man
lies on the stage, and. first of all allows
a huge Dion BOutOn motor care Of 40
horsepower, welghin~ 1000 kilos, 10 go
over his foot. II then travels in the
same manner over his head. and finally
ne lies his full length while the machine
which is full OF people, goes over his en-
tire body Shrleks of fright from nervous
women echo through the hail. but the
crushed man seems none the worse
Tor his astonishing experience.
Prisoners and Jaiier.
The little town of Brioude. In The De-
partments OF the Haute Loire, has some
nFiSDnAFG Faf1
heart and character. A day or two ago
the warder while walking along one OF
the galleries, fell over the rail into the
corridor, and was severely injured.
There were three prisoners in the
place AT the time. and one OF them
named Belmont, after a risky climb. and
breaking through several doors, succeed
ed in reaching the street and securing
help. While he was doing this the other
Two did all they could 20 relieve the SUI
ferlngs of the Jailor
When the latter had been removed
and his place taken by his successor.
the three men returned 10 their cells,
refusing 20 take advantage of the un-
ferings OF the jailer-
Crusade on American Kisses.
The good. old-fashioned way of kiss
Ing, smack right on the mouth. that
mas done duty since the Pilgrims
bllNElLl II 10 America early IN sixteen
hundred Is TO be abolished II a lot Of
American refoTmeTs who visited Paris
this summer have their way.
These TefoTmers wish to suppiant the
vigorous. rugged Anglo-Saxon oscula-
ton by the gentle French mode OF ig-
norlng the mouth and kissing first on
one cheek and then On the other.
The Indictment that is brought against
the American kiss consists Of many
counts, among them being that IL is
semi-harbarous. that il is obviously
relic Of the custom Of wild animals.
trying 10 bite each other. as cOntended
by Darwin, that il is unhygieniC, that
II abOunds In microbes, that IL in truth
should be called the mlcrobe kiss.
Carmen Sylva's Blind Asylum.
Queen Carmen SYLVIA has just started
a colony Of the blind. There are over
10000 blind people in ROumania and
nothing like enough institutions 10 haT-
Dor them. Houses will be built which
will be fitted with every convenience
for the blind. and in them those so af-
hicted can make their homes. with their
families.
They will be taught trades which they
can nractice at home but their means
of earning a livelihood will not be re-
stricted 10 manual labor. as they Will be
provided with typeWriters and printing
machines invented by Herr TheOdOr-
escue the Queens blind secretary.
These machines are said 10 be far supe-
rlor 10 any at present IN use for the
blind.