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fcT l certain that tin Amr-rtran baby of .1 or
less who rejoices nc i aslonn 'ly In being allowed
to do what Is not good f..r him would rn hange
places even for n day with an. nf II, five little
bny hn .ire at present o-copying I lie i ii'llcn
nf royalty. In spite of alf the pr erngatlvrs and
prestige which lire supposed to go with myal
imiiyninin. hiitp in no im so hard or life en
Pit. minus as Id led hy the little klngllrgs mil prlncc-si a.
There In nnt only nn end to the scientific and hygienic
principle: w hich are pr He ed In the bringing up of all there
babies, but there la. In addition, the fait that If they arc nnt
deprived of that bent nf all the attributes nf babyhnnd, the
piivHege of being ' mothered." It la only because nf nun nr
two happy accidents. These have to dn with longitude and
me affected nnt only hy the purth ul ir .ncrldlan upnn which
the stork has set dnwn the baby himself. .ut a Inn upon that
In which has occurred the birth nf his rynl mother.
Babies Taken from Royal Mother.
For Instance, the " baby " of the young crown prlncrsa
nf Japan, who la only a year younger th. n her first born,
the heir ti the throne, la not even allowed to live In the house
with her. And iilthoiiKh Ida bringing up, which la considered
of only little leaa Importance thnn that of the older brother,
Is attended with elaborate ceremonial, hla mother baa no part
or voice In the matter At the lime nf her marriage the
little princess Hud I waa only 1.". and win- ronslrii red far too
young to be Intrusted with anything an prrrlous as the cure
nf her ftiKt nun. He win promptly removed to the house
nf Viscount Kawamuru. and It waa a common sight to we
the nurse carry-In the baby on n pillow and followed by at
tendanta.'aa she went tietween th. crown prim e a palace and
the palace where the guardian of the baby resided.
When the second hahy arrived he. too. was i-oiihK ned to
the guardianship of the vlacounl, from where hla mother Is
allowed to si him only ns a visitor.
Mother Love Is Ignored.
When one of the Japanese official waa naked why they
were ao cruel as to take theae children away from the crown
princess, since she. could not fall to grieve for them, he
answered:
"O, that is our old custom. These hoya me too precious
to the empire. Tha mother Is too young to take care. Sup
pose she should let one boy die. It is loo dangerous." He
could not ace that It mule any difference how the mother
might feel if one of her little ones died In a stranger's cure.
In every other respect the moat scientific of western ideas
la rnllowcd in the bringing up of the little princes. The
bahy haa a doten nurses and already Inn b en provided with
a governeaa who tenches him to babble In French and another
who teaches him Engllsii. The third teaches him Japanese,
and when he Is a little older he will. like Prince Mlchl, have
another who will begin to train him In the difllcult. elaborate
etiquette or to court of the mikado. The clothes of the little
ittle TBo;y
has not been allowed with the little princes, who wear their
hair like English babies, although the nurses are kept on
account of the old custom.
Count Kawitmura, who Is a life long friend of the crown
prince, regulates things In a stern fashion for the babies' well
being;. Soon after each prince's birth he had a slight surgical
operation performed which has cllmlnattit the almond eye
which belongs to the race. It was a painless little surgical
operation which conslslcl of an Incision at the iMiliit of the
i yelids In a straight line for the barest part nf an Inch. The
lashes were then drawn down Into shape and wire held
firmly by n piece of sticking plaster. The wound healed In
less than a week and both of the babies have lost much of
the oriental look.
Russian Rules Bow fo Mother Love.
The trudltlous nf the Russian court have also laid down
ironclad rules for the care nf the heir to the throne. The
czarina, however, being; of F.figllsh Ideas as to nursery gov
ernment, lias tint been so easily effaced, and, in fact, has
been responsible for scientific und latest Improved methods
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fellows are like those of tiny European baby and the customs
of the Knglish nursery nave been followed from the time of
their Infancy.
Although the mikado is not in the least supersrlilous. there
Is a curious blending of westernism and orientalism which
hedges around the little linces, the las; nf which is out nf
deference to the traditions of the country. For instance. It
Is a fact not generally Known that court astrologers every
day cast the horoscopes of both children, and I hla lias been
done ever since they were born.
Eyes of Jsp Princess Straightened.
Another tlilnu wnlch shows the ilef 'lence paid to old
Japanese, cubtoms In the fact that each rule prime has a
retinue of twenty nurses, who are trained In the art of shaving;
the heuds of the children of whom they have charge. With
Japanese, babies generally this is practiced every day, but it
of carinu for babies which prevail now at the Russian court.
It I as not been easy, and the hist years of her married life
her unpopularity was Increased because In dellance of all
custom she Insisted upon the "infradlg" practice nf nursing
her babies herself.
Since the birth nf the little Alexis hldebnund custom has
prevulled to u greater extent, and the cr.arina has given up
her habit in this matter, the baby having l is wet nurse, almnj
with other medieval nursery arrangement which are harm
less and merely stand for gorgeous splendor. One of these la
the bodyguard In the person of a huge Slav, who Is always
in watching beside the tiny czarevitch and who permits none
to pass into his presence except the emperoi and empress.
In all of the essential matters the ciarlna Is so determined
that the little Alexis sh ill receive the best care that one nf
her secretaries is employed constantly In studying the new
est literature giving instruction and advice upon the rearing
of children. Many of these hooks come from America.
Kngland. Germany, and France. A summary la prepared of
any new theory concerning the diet or treatment.
Czarina Devoted to her Son.
So devoted is the ciarlna to her son that she seldom leaves
him, and the life in the nursery is of Intense Interest. Twice
every day the baby is carried around the grounds of Tsarskoa
Siio by his Kngllsh nurse, hidden from view In a muss of
costly white furs. His clothes are mostly brought from
England, for there Is a family or old servants who made
clothing for the family of her mother, the Princess Alice,
and who have always sent the garments by the trunk load
to her mother, earning thereby the highest price and praise.
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Cradle .s1
The empress loves simplicity in her daily life and her little
gliis have been brought up with a Hpartaii absence of luxury
They are usually dressed In white cotton, free from the
superfluities of lace and frills, and their diet consists mainly
nf porridge and milk, bread and butter, and fresh fruit and
vegetables. They have been obliged to rise at tl o'clock sum
mer and winter, with school hours beginning at 7 o'clock and
extending at bth f Intervals until 1 o'clock.
Already plans for the education of the czarevitch are
taking shape. Hardly will he be able to walk or talk before
professors In physical culture, tutors, and military In
struetors will have rontnl of htm. The empress Is cut It civ
wrapped up In her little boy. who Is a fine child, although
subject to perhaps more than the ordinary small ailments of
childhood. It has aroused widespread comment that her face
haa entirely loat that absorbed and melancholy look which
characterized it before last summer.
Queen Mother Nurses Piedmont.
Perhaps nowhere except In the home of the prince of
Wales has there been such absence of formality as in the
elaborate care which surrounds the prince of piedmont The
"hope of Italy" Is nurn"d by the queen. This fact was at
first kept a secret, but it became known because the wet
nurse who was employed kept her baby with her. lie Is
described as a greedy youngster, who will eat any time and
always, and who, when Hungry, exhibits , lamentable absence
of self-control and bad temper, which usually gets him whr
he wants.
The greatest of precautions are taken foi bis health. The
doctor pays him a visit dally. Inspects the nurseries and
gives orders us to ventllaMon and fresh air. The temperature
of his dally bath Is measured by a thermometer and Is kept
upon the tepid aide, and Ills rooms are cleaned with disin
fectants. None but the king and uueen In allowed to kiss his
face, and it Is the plan of the queen when he Is a little older to
send him to the north of Italy to live for a few yeais among
the mountaineers with the hope of developing In him their
hardiness.
Although Ids Infancy Is luxurious, the prince of Piedmont
will be reared in a Biartan school, as was hla father, who
at first delicate, acquired physical robustness through train
ing that was vigorous.
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English Nurses for Italy's Baby.
The imby's chief nurse Is an Englishwoman. Sister
Margaret llrown. who was nurse at Queen Charlotte's hos
pital Hiul who was sent to her present st as a result of a
special selection by the matron, and he Is also partly under
the chaige of Miss I ilckens. the Englishwoman w ho has b id
full chaige of the little princesses. For all nf his English
rearing the little prince Is always carried on a pillow, accord
lug to the Italian custom, and when he was baptized the
most elaborate ceremonial was followed.
One of the funny things that happened In cop .i ion with
the birth of this little mince was that the nee n 'numbed
to give a cradle or $'-" '.n money tn every baby lorn on the
same day In Home or Naples. Four hundred families claimed
the gift, but no questions were asked about this extraordinary
Increase In the birth rate and the present was bestowed In
every case. I,ater the favor was returned, as no fewer than
seventeen cradles were presented to the heir. In all of which
he has been laid down for good luck.
Belgium's Heir Well Cared For.
Little Prince Charles, son of the heir to the throne of
Belgium, has probably the most scientific care of uny of the
present royal babies, as be has his own mother, who Is
almost a constant attendant, also his physician. The mother
was the daughter of Puke Charles, the celebrated oculist,
and was always surrounded from her Infanry by the most
eminent members of the medical profession in Germany, and
has always lived in an itmosphere of science. The Princess
Elizabeth hus now taken her degree of M. P. and Is now the
chief physician of her husband, Prince Albert, and of her hus
band and her children. Medicine has always been her hobby,
und she has published many scientific trentlr on the subject.
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MOST COSTLY GOBLET IN WORLD.
NEAR CHICAGO.
ALLIGATOR WITH TWO HEADS.
WORN BY STORK.
CHAUFFEUR WITHOUT HANDS AND ARMS.
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This extraordinary veBsel, known as the Gabbltas Rlberon, which realized $WVHH),
the lurgest price ever given for a single example of artistic workmanship. Is carved in
rock crystal, mounted with enameled gold. The Hiberon is in the shape of a grotesque
animal and the head forms the spout. The work is believed to be German, and of the
sixteenth century, but the figure on the top probably is Italian. It is U'V, Inches high by
16' inches long.
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found on a pottery urn taken from the excavations In Central
America.
WASTE OF SHOE LEATHER.
WORK WITH TOW DER.
SULTANS FAVORITE
Picturesque old Dutch windmill located at
Kolie, a suburb of Chicago, sixteen mile
from the city.
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dt posited to make a shoe this size.
The artificial leg
shown hire Is worn
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household. The bird,
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Hen F. Coffniun. county treasurer of Logan county, 111., Is an expert and enthusiastic
autoist. although he lost both arms below the elbow In an accident several years ago.
Kings at the ends nf his artificial arms take the place of hands und fingers, and he operate
the steering gcitr at will, latter In fact than do many who have full use of their limbs
TIGER'S SKULL.
The" Illustrate Zeltung prints this xir
Strunge costume wora by the employee t.itlt of the f ivorlte wife uf the nultan of the
of a German gunpowder mill. Funs, mi African tribe.
There are ten eggs in the nest. When the
householder opens the box to take out the
b tters thu bird simply looks at him and
chirps.
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reading rooms.
Leo XIII s rems'r' hnv bieri idaced
A Muas.iehusetts man lives In a house In a flnully In the baslllra of "I. John the Iateran.
trie in summer. The monument Is by J uli s 'l a lodinl.