The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-04
AMONG THE NOTABLEs.

Emperor Francis Joseph IL 20 years old.
hut refuses to follow the advice OF court
official to take the baths at Gasten for
rheumatism Says he is too busy. hut will
begin to think Of Il when he grows old.
Ernest Kruger. a compositor employed
I'm "A printing office in LEIPZIG. Germany,
has Just completed his fiftieth year OF
service, and has been occupied In setting
tyne for one book nearly all that time.
The book Is Grimm's German dictionary.
and the first batch of manuscript was
turned over 20 the compositor In 1851 Thus
far 80 COO pages have been printed, and
the work is not yet half done.
General Roberts Is the only living man
entitled 10 wear two Victoria crosses.
He has won one by himself and one that
was awarded his dead son. Tho latter
he ~ comma nded to wear. Thus he is
decorated with two one on his left breast
and one on his right II Is safe TO assume
that he thinks more OF the decoration won
by his boy than OF that which he wears
as token Of his coun,ry's appreciation OF
his own valor.
The net value of the estate 81 the late
John Ruskin has been sworn IN AZ 5000
The 81. 00oUa he inherited from his father
in 1854 he distributed fifteen Years ago, re-
tanning for himself only sufficient capital
To yield rim Gl a day. He beaoeathed all
his unpublished matter 10 Johanna Severn
and PROT. G.. +. Norton. ~ Cambridge.
Mass. and revoked a Request 90 the bod
loian library cf books. portraits and draw
inRs by himself and Turner.
Miss Mary Johnston. the author Of ITO
Have and 70 Holdt' and prisoners ~
Hore" was born IN Buchanan, Va.
little town on the James river. where Il
breaks through the Blue Ridge in she
9 so fasN
In this town her childhood and early
youth were chiefly spent. though she was
familiar with other sections 90 her native
state. and With that portion ~ West Ntr-
ginia which had been her mothers home
She was n quiet child. liking 10 be out -
doors. but caring little for games or play
and whom indoors always wanting a book.
Her education she received At home.
Rough and harsh a. he was Nicholas
tho First car ~ Russis. rad measure
cf chivslry In his disposition. while driv-
Inc through ne streets - ~ Petersburg
on one occasion he caught sight % an ~
acsr ~ his household in tho act ~ M
setting an old beEsar woman. whose hand.
were raised IN q prayer Tor aims The
official waH quite am rnindfui 81 the august
witness - his aCt and was rather pleased
whcn. = few hours later he was sum
rnoned 30 the imperial presence Nicholas
soon lud@CsiFed him. and in he presence
% "a. dozen coHrtiefa cut him 10 the quick
with nis indignant repFoof. Enough
said Nicholas finally you wiil walk 40
and down that corridor 81 rixht and
every time vou turn you VIII say IN
loud voice. 7 I'm "A puppy I am a pop
~"
Prince Rupreehf u Bavaria hafrpthal
90 the Are bdHc hess Anna of Austria TuE-
cauy IA af Interest % Englisa people on
she ground that no ga the eldest son ~ tho
Stuart hs3resn 20 the thrones - Great
Britain ard ireland. m the opinion az
the Jacoblte party ne should therefore be
prince % wales. IL Viii loo RENE nnisered
that when Prince Rnprecht came over 20
England FOR The Jubilee he had consider
able trouble IN avoiding the unwelcome
attentions that hts Jacohits partisans tried
20 shower upon him. He was born May
- issa, and IA the eldest % his family.
His bride-eiect. the ArChdpchess Anna -
Austria Tuscany. was born on October II.
1879. Her imperial hlghuess is one Of nine
brothers and sisters. only one Of whom