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Show 'buj ; .' .' "tjv, : ".' IN THE MIKADO'S EMPIRE. Traveling Is Not Altogether tin Un- M Mixed Delight J A lady traveling in Japan gives tho M following sketch ot an inn at which a she stoppod: "Tho landlord and his 1 wlfo and tho servants all como to talk fl to you and whon you Inform the com- I pany thnt you aro sloopy and want a your bed laid, ovorybody Bays at onco, 9 'Honorablo bod augustly Is Itr but nobody no-body does anything, and whon at last you have achieved your deslro you have to force apart, In deflanco of police po-lice regulations, tho woodon shutters which hermetically seal tho house, In ordor to avoid bolng smothered with the fumes of charcoal and humans. As coon as things are quiet enough rats chase over tho rooms and gonorally over you as well, and somotlmos blto you. One o'clock In the morning, In the old Japanese reckoning, was called 'tho hour of tho rat,' doubtloss for this reason. And all night long tho watchman watch-man sounds his rattle to show that he Is attending to his duties. You havo to be up with the cock to got tho first go at the bath, which la only filled once, and tho wash hand basin, which is only as large as a c&ko tin, Is si ways kept In tho veranda." |