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Show SIKH BOY WHO WON FAME Queen Victoria Gave Silver Cup to Ram Singh, an Indian Artist. The story of Sirdar P.ahadar Rum Singh, whose death occurred recently, is that of 11 Sikh hoy, horn in humble circumstances, cir-cumstances, who rose to honor and distinction by his own merit and endeavor en-deavor and who remained, in spite of that (list i action, unspoiled, a kind-hearted, kind-hearted, modest, genuine man to the end, "L. J." writes in the Indiaman. Ra'e Vlngli, as a lad, attracted the attention of Lockwood Kipling, father of Itudyard Kipling, and under the auspices of the famous Anglo-Indian artist the young son of a Punjabi cultivator cul-tivator became almost equally widely known as a designer. Later lie succeeded suc-ceeded to Mr. Filling's post as principal prin-cipal of the Mayo Scin.ol of Art at Lahore. La-hore. In ltam Singh was ordered to proceed to England to design and supervise the decorations of the Iur-bar Iur-bar hall at Osborne house. The new room was to be in Indian style, and the work was executed with remarkable remark-able beauty and effect. The queen look great personal interest in the work during its progress, and much ndnred It on comple'-on. Ham Slngli might have obtained many commissions in England after that, hut lie was a singularly sin-gularly unambitious, modest man. lie loved his work, but in the strange surroundings sur-roundings he was often homesick, and in 1 8'. )2 he returned to the l'unjah with the treasured possession of a silver sil-ver cup given to liim by Queen Victoria Vic-toria and a letter in her majesty's own handwriting. |