The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12


What makes Brooklyn proud is the dis
covery that Robert Granam, clerk for a
glass dealer. is no less a person than Sir
Robert James Stuart Graham, tenth baronet
of Esk. Sir Robert. having no money, went
to work TO earn his living. He was getting
along very comfortably until this discovery
was made, but now ne will have to go into
society fss r8elss
When an alarm Of fire is sounded in the
city of Wurtemburg the fremen form in
company front and answer to the roll call,
after which the second officer in command
goes through the dormality of announcing
to the first officer that the brigade is ready
for action, and the men are told off in
squads of four. By the time they are ready
to start the fire has burned itself out
Baron Hirsch once paid what is probably
the largest rental for a country house that
has ever been given by anyone. A few sea-
sons ago he rented for. eight weeks Lord
Walsinghams historic manor. Merton Hall,
in Suffolk, England. For this period he paid
1000 guineas, which is at the rate Of SOC
guineas a week As be did not reside there
more than month, each week of his stay
cost him 600 guineaS for rent alone.
James Lane Allen. the writer whose re-
cent stories have pleased so well, is typical
Kentuckian. His father was a native of
Kentucky and his mother was from Missis-
sippi. He is tall, straight, and has an easy
dignity. has deep blue eyes, heavy mus
tache and a firm mouth. He always had a
prediction for literature, even after he be-
came engaged in educational work. He pos
sesses keen sense of humor and has high
ideals.
Mr.. Quilliam. lawyer of Liverpool. Eng
land, follower of Mobarnmed. and the
Sheik-ul-Islam (chief of the religion). Of the
British isles, has issued a proclamation in
his journal, the Crescent, and has had IT
translated into Arabian. Persian and Hin
doostanee, calling upon all the faithful to
decline to take part in the Soudan cxpedi-
ever gives glass of water to a soldier in
tending to war against his fellow-believers
is not worthy OF being counted among the
faithful
Legend tells how Napoleon. while Mos
cow was in flames found time to draw up
decree organizing the Theatre Francois
Alas! the story is not true. The French ma
tional archives have recently been over
hauled, and it seems that Napoleon was ir
Poland when he received the decree, ready
to be signed He there signed ii and sent il
back to Paris, but in the margin wrote the
following: ITO be forwarded when the army
will be at Moscow. 1t is his Majesty 9. in.
tention that the decree should be dated from
that town." .ss
The fragile looking Archduchess Maria
Theresa of Austria has in reality muscles oil
iron. Indeed. she could well engage in q
match for the exhibition of strength wit,
any of the music-hau freaks in that line
with even odds. She can lift a man with
one hand, and on one occasion wnen grea
iron column fell across a man and there was
rush for levers. the Archducness gave the
column a neave AMI drew the man from un
der ii. Maria Theresa Is the wife of Charlie.
Etienne and daughter of the titular Crane
Duke OF Tuscany.
Queen Victoria Is most careful anf
methodical woman, and II is said that sh,
knows the whereabouts of her entire per
sonai estate. even to her discarded mourn
| ing gowns. Her almost innumerable sets O.
| lace some of which are of great value, hay,
| been cleaned over and over again. IN,
| crimson velvet and ermine gowns she wor,
| at the opening OF Parliament and the pinl
| satin gown IN which she inaugurated the ex
| hibition OF 1851. are all carefully preserved
| II Is impossible TO overestimate the inferes
the Queen takes in the preservation Of thi